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Chinese Modern: A Tribute to Cathay Studios A Special Showcase of the 45th New York Film Festival
October 10 - 16, 2007
Sponsored by the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office New York and organized by the Film Society, in collaboration with the Hong Kong Film Archive.
Like the film industries in the U.S. and Japan, the Hong Kong film industry was dominated by a few large companies that did everything from make films to own and run the movie theaters where they played. By the mid-1950s, two studios moved to the front of the pack: the legendary Shaw Brothers and Motion Picture and General Investment Ltd. (MP & GI), or as it was universally known, Cathay. Each made dozens of films a year, had stars and directors under contract, and operated large studios that ran practically 24 hours a day. Competition was cutthroat, and more than once an announced film by one of the studios would be scooped by the early release of a film on the same subject by the other. Although both studios made broad selections of films each year, the Shaws became internationally known for their huangmei (opera) and later wuxia (martial arts) films, while Cathay was best known for its decidedly contemporary comedies, musicals and melodramas. If the Shaws hoped to transport their audiences to an imaginary Chinese past, Cathay productions such as Mambo Girl and Our Dream Car asked those audiences to imagine a different kind of Chinese future.
Most historians cite the overwhelming influence of Cathay's chairman, Loke Wan Tho, as the reason for Cathay's distinctive style. By all reports a worldly, highly sophisticated gentleman with a passion for bird watching, Loke oversaw the creation of a "modern" vision of Chinese life that embraced not only Western ideas and technology but also lifestyles and attitudes. Stars such as Grace Chang and Linda Lin Dai were new kinds of Chinese women, not only strong, but also independent. Even in some of their more formulaic films, the emphasis is on making up one's own mind, on deciding things for oneself. Chairman Loke died tragically in a plane crash in 1964, and sadly the fortunes of Cathay went down soon after; the company ceased production in the mid-'70s. Yet Cathay films remain popular with audiences and filmmakers alike. Tsai Ming-liang used the songs from The Wild, Wild Rose for The Hole, and several critics have pointed out the influence of several Cathay films on Wong Kar Wai's In the Mood for Love. Chinese Modern: A Tribute to Cathay Studios offers a brief introduction to this most important element in Hong Kong cinema.
Calendar to view the schedule, film descriptions and, to purchase tickets online.
Special thanks to Cathay-Keris Films Pte. Ltd., Cathay Organization Holdings, especially Violet Kwan and Jennifer Wee, and also to Sandi Tan, Norman Wang, Sam Ho, Hazel Chang, Wong Ai-ling and Shu Kei for their help in making this series possible.


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The Federal LegislaturePost Comment The Federal Legislature Nigeria
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The National Assembly has responsibility for making laws for the good governance of the Federation. Each of the Houses of the Assembly is made up of several specialised Committees whose work focus on aspects of national life. All members of the Assembly, in accordance with the Constitution, are required to sit for a minimum of 181 days in a year.
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Fantasy sports are a $1 billion business, involving 16 million people in 2006.
For CBS SportsLine, a division of CBS Interactive, fantasy sports generate revenue in the double-digit millions that is second only to its advertising revenue, said company spokesman Alex Reithmiller.
CBS provides a $149 online service that allows football fans like Travis Pyan of Commercial Investigations Inc. and Brian Tromans of Tully Rinckey & Associates PLLC, to run their own fantasy leagues. CBS had about 3 million participants in its fantasy sports services last year, Reithmiller said.
Yahoo! Sports, the biggest provider of online fantasy sports information and games, has more than 9 million users of its online games. The average user spends about 90 minutes on the Web site each month, according to Yahoo! spokesman John McCartney.
All fantasy sports work the same way. The participants draft a team of real-world players from actual team rosters. The performance of those players during actual games drives the scores.
The fantasy sports Web sites take the drudgery out of tracking player statistics and scoring for the teams, opening the game to non-fanatic sports fans.
According to the Fantasy Sports Trade Association, it is mainly a male preoccupation. Ninety-two percent of fantasy sports participants are men; 22 percent of American men aged 18 to 49 with Internet access play fantasy sports. These fantasy sports enthusiasts are also more likely to attend sporting events.
Of these participants, 59 percent make more than $50,000 annually. Th average fantasy sports follower's household income is $76,871.
While there are fantasy sports options available for all major league sports, football is hands down the most popular, Reithmiller said. About 85 percent of fantasy sports participants follow football, according to the Fantasy Sports Trade Association.
Following fantasy baseball means keeping track of a lot of relatively complicated statistics. Football, on the other hand, is relatively easy to score.
For the Business Referral & Networking Fantasy League run by Pyan and Tromans, a touchdown scored by a player equals six points; a player who gets 10 yards rushing scores one point for the fantasy team; the team gets four points when a player scores a touchdown on a pass, and so forth.
The BRNFL teams each have six players: one quarterback, two wide receivers, two running backs and a tight end. This evens out the scoring opportunities, Pyan explained.
A baseball team plays 162 games a season, while a football team plays 16. It's far easier to track favorites in fantasy football.
Meanwhile, the fantasy sports industry keeps growing at 7 percent to 10 percent annually.
The Fantasy Sports Trade Association was founded in 1999 to represent the then-fledgling industry. In 2006, major league baseball tried to get a piece of the pie by seeking licensing fees from fantasy sports companies. A court rejected that legal action.
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Quai Branly Museum
Quai Branly Museum
Paris is home to the world's most iconic museums like The Louvre, The Orsay Museum, Orangerie Museum, filled with exhibits and artefacts that are globally cultural and historically significant. Whether it’s contemporary art, fashion, architecture there’s a museum for visual art in all its forms in Paris. Here are some of the best museums in Paris for you to explore.
Foundation Cartier Pour l’Art Contemporain is a popular museum for contemporary art featuring a wide range of themes including Bird, Desert, and more. This steel and glass museum building is quite impressive to look at too.
Why Visit: There are several live events around the artists’ display to join here which are known as Nuits Nomads.
Timings: 11 AM to 8 PM (Wed–Sun), 11 AM to 10 PM (Tue), Closed on Mondays.
Address:261 Bd Raspail, 75014 Paris, France. Find on a map
La Cité de l’Architecture et du Patrimoine, an architecture and history museum, was opened in 2007. This museum covers over 1,000 years of French history and the collection is divided into the Middle Ages to the 19th century and the Industrial Revolution to the present year.
Why Visit: One of the highlights of this museum is the walk-in replica of an apartment from Le Corbusier’s Cite Radieuse in Marseilles.
Timings: 11 AM to 7 PM (Wed; Fri–Mon), 10 AM to 9 PM (Thu), Closed on Tuesdays
Address: 1 Pl. du Trocadéro et du 11 Novembre, 75116 Paris, France. Find on map
Created for the 1900 Universal Exhibition, Petit Palais was turned into a museum in 1902 and has a huge art collection. This covers Renaissance paintings, medieval artifacts, 19th-century sculptures, 17th-century French paintings, and more.
Why Visit: The highlights of this museum are the European masterpieces by Eugene Delacroix, Peter Paul Rubens, and so on.
Timings: 10 AM to 6 PM (Tue–Thu; Sat–Sun), 10 AM to 9 PM (Fri), Closed on Mondays
Address: Av. Winston Churchill, 75008 Paris, France. Find on map
Dedicated to the work of famous artist Claude Monet, Musee Marmottan Monet is a popular art museum in Paris. Here, you will find over 300 Impressionist and post-Impressionist artworks by Monet.
Why Visit: It is the biggest collection of Monet’s works and displays works by other famous artists such as Picasso, Degas, Manet, Renoir, and so on.
Timings: 10 AM to 6 PM (Tue–Wed; Fri–Sun), 10 AM to 9 PM (Thu), Closed on Mondays
Address: 2 Rue Louis Boilly, 75016 Paris, France. Find on map
Musée Carnavalet - Histoire de Paris is a popular history museum in Paris that is located in Hotel Peletier and Hotel Carnavalet. This museum showcases the history of Paris through hundreds of years.
Why Visit: At this museum, visitors will find paintings, sculptures, furniture, and other items to give a little insight on Paris’ history.
Timings: 10 AM to 6 PM (Tue–Sun), Closed on Mondays
Address:23 Rue de Sévigné, 75003 Paris, France. Find on map
Musée Jacquemart-André is a 19th-century mansion-turned-museum which was built for Edouard Andre and Nelie Jacquemart. This museum displays the private art collection of this couple over the years.
Why Visit: You will find 18th-century French paintings, Italian Renaissance art, and many masterpieces by the likes of Rembrandt, Botticelli, Tiepolo, etc. here.
Timings: 10 AM to 6 PM (Tue–Sun), 10 AM to 8:30 PM (Mon)
Address: 158 Bd Haussmann, 75008 Paris, France. Find on map
Musée des Arts Décoratifs is a decorative art and design museum that has a collection of over 150,000 items from the Middles Ages to the Art Nouveau movement.
Why Visit: Apart from its permanent collection, this museum also hosts temporary exhibits on fashion, advertising, graphic design, etc.
Timings: 11 AM to 6 PM (Tue–Wed; Fri), 11 AM to 9 PM (Thu), 11 AM to 8 PM (Sat – Sun), Closed on Mondays
Address: 107 Rue de Rivoli, 75001 Paris, France. Find on map
Located in the Art Nouveau building designed in 1937, Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris was opened in 1961. This modern art museum focuses on the works in the 20th and 21st centuries and features around 13,000 artworks.
Why Visit: The museum features works of famous artists such as Matisse, Picasso, Vuillard, etc., and hosts temporary exhibitions throughout the year
Timings:10 AM to 6 PM (Tue–Wed; Fri–Sun), 10 AM to 10 PM (Thu), Closed on Mondays.
Address: 11 Av. du Président Wilson, 75116 Paris, France. Find on map
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Louvre Museum is the most-visited museum in Paris, attracting over 7.5 million visitors yearly.
Direct entry tickets to the Louvre Museum cost €17, while admission prices for other museums in Paris range from €8 to €16.
Yes, many museums in Paris offer discounts on tickets for children. The specific discounts and age ranges may vary depending on the museum, but generally, children under 18 or under 26 (for EU residents) are eligible for reduced or free admission.
There is no age limit for entering museums in Paris. However, some museums may have restrictions on certain exhibits deemed appropriate for young children.
Yes. Museums in Paris are accessible to all, including children and visitors with special needs.
There is no strict dress code for museums in Paris, but visitors are generally expected to dress modestly and respectfully. Visitors may also be required to remove hats or caps while inside certain exhibits.
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Martin Bashir | April 20, 2012
>> we begin with a big day for mitt romney as the governor opens his arms to be embraced by the gop establishment during the rnc's meeting of state chairman and officials in scottsdale, arizona. we are expecting a headline event to kick off the unity weekend with senator john mccain about to introduce the presumptive nominee in just a moment. who better to bring wary republicans on board than the former presidential candidate whose relationship with romney four years ago has just been highlighted in this brand new dnc video.
>> i haven't changed my position on even numbered years.
>> he has switched position and change his record in order to get votes. senator mccain --
>> on every issue, it is a matter of record.
>> i hope he doesn't say anything like that. no, i'm sure he won't. you see, senator mccain is now part of the effort to etch a sketch romney back to the center. especially with ? key voting groups like at a lien ovlatinos. he took 31% of the hispanic vote to the president's 67%. i guess that's not so good. nevertheless, this is the president's rara moment. and as our new nbc " wall street journal " polling shows, they have some work to do with president obama leading mr. romney by six points. as we all know, presidential elections are won and lost in those crucial swing states . and unfortunely for that gop, new polling from fox news suggests republicans are in a real battle for those battlegrounds. in ohio, the president leads romney by six points. 45-39%. almost an exact flip from a few months ago. not exactly the direction romney wants to go. in florida, it is the president up by two. a tight race within the margin of error. but the difference is much more stark with the nonwhite vote. breaking two-thirds for the president with just one in five backing romney . just one more thing, mr. romney , as bit of back ground and position. florida's hispanic population, up 54%. black population, up 26%. it's the white vote that is actually shrinking. our political panel is here with us now in minneapolis. ana marie cox . jonathan capehart, an opinion writer for the " washington post " and strategist julian epstein. one is hispanic , where he is down about 70 to 20, depending on which poll you look at. and with independent women where his numbers are real bad. as for the event this weekend, we've joked about romney being the bridesmaid, never the bride. now he is the bride.
>> no need to refer to ted nugent so early in the broadcast. our polling shows the president's national lead is built on advantages with latinos, 47%. with women. 12 points . independents, ten points. that's a lot of ground to make one a lot of groups for mr. romney , isn't it?
>> a lot of ground and a lot of groups. and groups that don't necessarily swing really easily. the president leads with true independents. people who say they don't lean toward either party. you would think that would be a group romney might camden ? you are since he has leaned both ways himself but he has not. and that gender gap is real. it is real with suburban women who will turn out and vote. you have questions about whether or not the turnout will be as enthusiastic as it might be in other years since we have a republican nominee who does not get much excitement. the people who the president is ahead with, they may not be as enthusiastic as they were four years ago. but i don't think they'll change their minds.
>> jonathan, romney will have help with conservative interest groups . american cross roads and cross roads gps reporting they've raised $49 million in the first quarter of the year. both have accepted multimillion-dollar contributions and those checks are only going to get bigger, i suspect, aren't they?
>> right. they will get bigger. but it is not so much because of deep abiding love for mitt romney . it has everything to do with a deep and abiding anger and in some cases, hatred of president obama . they are raising money has not over fist to oust him from the white house . whether the nominee which the presumptive nominee being mitt romney or it could have been rick santorum . it could have even been newt gingrich . that money still would be raised.
>> donald duck ? would they have raised the same amount? you're suggesting it could be anyone.
>> right. because as i said, it has more to do with about anger and rage against the current president than it has to do with a deep and abiding love for mitt romney . ?
>> as romney reasons these massive donations, how much is he beholden to the agenda pushed by the been factors? does it make it tough for him to hue to the middle and claim those independent think if the money is coming from, you know, fairly extreme right wing conservatives?
>> well, not just fairly extreme right wing conservatives but the center for public integrity has just done an analysis of where cross roads is getting its money from. and the vast majority, if i understand the center's analysis correctly, the vast majority are undisclosed and they are over $75,000 a piece. you contrast that with the contributions that at least the obama campaigns and super pacs are getting, the average amount and it is quite a stark contrast. i think for romney , he has a couple problems. one is the gordon gecko image. second this question of trust. whether you can trust what he says given that he's taken so many positions on so many issues. the third problem i think he has in addition to the demographic groups that ana marie touched on, whether he has a credible argument on the economy. the data shows, my one complain with the white house is that they haven't prosecuted this argument effectively enough. the data shows very strongly that the recovery plan of the president's has worked very, very well. we cited the data the other day on the show. i think the data is very much there for him.
>> these groups have to do some serious selling of their product. voters are not excited about romney . take a look at the fox poll in ohio. just 29% of romney supporters say they are voting for him. ; @&h(lc% 33% are just voting against the president. is this a case of shrugging your shoulders and say i'll vote for romney ?
>> i think that's what's happening on the base. a lot of them might say this is a year to wait it out and get excited about 2016 . we've talked about this. the republicans had a very weak presidential field but a very deep bench for 2016 . and i think a lot of people, i'm hearing a lot of chatter of people already looking forward to that which does presume a romney loss. i also wanted to say that when you, i think it was the nbc poll today that showed when you strip the names off the economic policies and off the economic messages, it is obama 's message of economic fairness that really resonates with voters regardless of party identification . i think that's another sale the romney team will have to make that will be really, really difficult. people want fairness. people believe it is okay to succeed. romney often says he doesn't have to apologize for the successful that's not the problem. people are fine with people being successful but fairness is key and that's what obama 's message is.
>> absolutely. and the disparity of wealth.
>> it has been a big "newsweek" and you've hemmed us follow it. we've already had mommy gate, cookiegate. and even doggiegate saying, sorry, mr. president. he's not on the menu. this just felt like ? a low blow for senator mccain .
>> reporter: senator mccain who send out that tweet isn't exactly the senator mccain we fell in love with again when watching game change. he has been a bit bitter, it seem, since losing to president obama . all this talk about puppies and dogs and what's on the menu is, you know, it is light-hearted, giggle worthy. dare say it is even fun. what we really should be talking about is the economy and what is happening in afghanistan and other more concrete issues. if that's all senator mccain has to worry about, then i guess things must be going just fine.
>> i think they probably. are julian, does that bode well for the president? does the kind of dissent into people talking about dogs and the implication that he may eat dog meat , is that an example of the fact that the argument on the economy is in effect being lost in some way?
>> yeah. and i think the republican primary was either, was an alternate show between the, something like watching the archie bunker show where they attempted to insult just about every demographic group they could possibly insult, the republicans , that is, and an episode of seinfeld where it was much ado about nothing. still, the republicans at this point don't have a very clear message other than we want obama out. other than a negative message. and you can't win on negative messages. the republicans , their economic message come down to two things. cut government spending and cut ?xes. taxes for almost all americans are lower than they ever have been. and government spending is a percentage of gdp is pretty close to the historic average. and it doesn't seem to be a very compelling message that the republicans have other than a negative one. and if we get not the you'll, at least, moderate economic recovery and good news, i think it will be difficult for the republicans to make any kind of argument.
>> indeed. thank you so much for joining us this friday


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SPS Commerce (SPSC) to Repurchase $50.00 million in Shares
SPS Commerce (NASDAQ:SPSC) announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock repurchase plan, which allows the company to buyback $50.00 million in outstanding shares on Thursday, November 2nd, EventVestor reports. This buyback authorization allows the software maker to repurchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are often a sign that the company’s management believes its shares are undervalued.
SPS Commerce (NASDAQ:SPSC) traded up $0.43 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $48.45. 405,067 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 188,708. The stock has a market capitalization of $827.11, a P/E ratio of 72.76, a P/E/G ratio of 3.25 and a beta of 1.07.
SPS Commerce (NASDAQ:SPSC) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 26th. The software maker reported $0.23 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.20 by $0.03. SPS Commerce had a net margin of 3.97% and a return on equity of 4.25%. The firm had revenue of $56.15 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $56.15 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.27 earnings per share. SPS Commerce’s revenue for the quarter was up 13.9% compared to the same quarter last year. equities analysts forecast that SPS Commerce will post 0.59 EPS for the current year.
Several brokerages have recently issued reports on SPSC. KeyCorp restated a “hold” rating on shares of SPS Commerce in a research report on Friday, August 25th. Canaccord Genuity cut their price target on shares of SPS Commerce from $65.00 to $62.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, October 27th. Zacks Investment Research upgraded shares of SPS Commerce from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating and set a $56.00 price target on the stock in a report on Wednesday. BidaskClub upgraded shares of SPS Commerce from a “strong sell” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 16th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus cut their price target on shares of SPS Commerce from $75.00 to $68.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, October 27th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating, six have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. The company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $69.78.
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Gethuk (pronounced : geutoock) is a traditional typical Javanese, and identical to Javanese itself since a long time. It is a variants of cassava-based food as among Javanese cassava is one of staple food along with rice. Gethuk is made of cooked and mashed cassava, mixed with some sugar, either granulated or brown sugar, and served with cooked shredded coconut with some salt. It becomes part of Javanese’s coffee or tea time much alike Afternoon tea among Britons.
Gethuk itself is known among Javanese diasporas particularly in Malaysia and Suriname where Javanese has great numbers. Meanwhile, there are variations of Gethuk depend on the regions. Those are :
Typical gethuk. Usually white or brown in colors and rectangular in shape.
Gethuk Trio, typically from Magelang, Central Java. It is rectangular, and consists of three colors (white, pink, brown). It smells like vanilla, and sold in small pieces.
Gethuk Goreng (Fried Gethuk), deep fried gethuk and it’s brown. Only found in Sokaraja, Banyumas, Central Java.
Gethuk Lindri, another type of gethuk, but the differences is as it is flavored in various such as durian, chocolate, vanilla, and more.It is grinded with meat grinder and cut into cubes. You can also sprinkle cheese or shredded coconut on it too.
- Besides from cassava, gethuk can be made of banana, taro, and sweet potato. The famous one is gethuk pisang made of banana and typical of Kediri, East Java.
As the trend grows, gethuk also follows. Some recipe books have got its newest type of gethuk. Rainbow gethuk. I tried to practice the recipe, especially the satay form. It looks like easy, but actually it needs special efforts in order to make a delicious gethuk.
As I don’t have blue coloring, so I don’t call it rainbow gethuk. Just fancy gethuk. And for the variations, I add some cheese in it as the best choice. Inspired by Ny Liem’s recipes, I try and it works though some ingredients are unavailable. Just play with the available coloring
1 ½ kg of buttery cassava (yellowish one)
250 gram of cheese (shred it all)
200 gram of sugar
Some satay sticks
Orange essence for orange color
Strawberry essence for red
Grape essence for purple
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Yellow food color
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Cook the cassava and coconut for around 15-20 minutes. Separate the coconut then.
Mash the cassava until smooth, add the cheese and sugar. Mix well.
Prepare the colorings. Parts the cassava into five or six parts. And add coloring according to your taste.
Roll into balls and arrange them by satay sticks
Enjoy it with the coconuts.
This is a modification of Gethuk and it looks brightly colored, but trust me, it’s not dangerous colors, just made of natural colorings. It tastes similar to other gethuks, but with slightly salty as cheese components.
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Emerson, an ACCA Corporate Partner, recently surveyed HVACR contractors on their knowledge of and preparation for increasing federal minimum SEER/IEER efficiency requirements. The requirements will be mandated for air conditioning systems and heat pumps by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) in January 2023.
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OVER 500,000 Covid-19 jabs will be administered this week in the Valencian Community, mostly to people in the 12-19 age group. So far, focus has...
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Missouri Governor Jay Nixon pledged yesterday that St. Louis-region authorities will protect the rights of protesters to stage mass demonstrations, marking a shift in tone from last week when he vowed the National Guard and several police agencies would crush any violent outbreaks.
“We are working extremely hard to make sure there are a broad range of opportunities for people to speak,” Nixon told reporters awaiting the decision of a grand jury in the August shooting death of an unarmed black teenager by a white police officer in suburban Ferguson. “The principles of community policing are going to be out in the forefront here.”
Nixon, a 58-year-old Democrat, is seeking to strike a balance between allowing free expression and protecting the public as he faces criticism from civil-rights activists including Jesse Jackson for declaring a state of emergency in anticipation of violence if the grand jury declines to indict the officer, Darren Wilson.
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The West Virginia University community is welcomed to attend a town hall meeting called “Bullying in the LGBTQ Community.”
All students, faculty, staff and community members are encouraged to attend this event, held in the Mountainlair Ballrooms on Tuesday (March 20) from 7-9 p.m. It will be the first of its kind at WVU and is intended to draw attention to bullying.
The event is hosted by Brian Jara and Melissa Chesanko, professors from the Center for Women’s Studies, Daniel Brewster, a professor from the Division of Sociology and Anthropology, Barbara Copenhaver-Bailey, the assistant vice president for Student Success in the Division of Student Affairs and Benjamin Seebaugh, a board of governor in the Student Government Association. Additional sponsors include the Carruth Center for Psychological and Psychiatric Services, the President’s Office for Social Justice and former SGA President Chris Lewallen.
“We want people to walk out knowing what bullying actually is, who is doing it, who is a victim and what we can do to stop it,” Seebaugh said.
The event is presented as a discussion rather than a lecture, and attendants will participate in real-time surveys similar to the clicker quizzes that WVU students are accustomed to in their classes. Other components of the event include videos and statements from students, faculty, administrators and community members.
“We realize that bullying is a problem on our campus and of others nationwide, and recognize that bigotry toward LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning) people leads to self-loathing, a feeling of being ostracized and sometimes even death,” Seebaugh said. “That is unacceptable anywhere, and we want to do our best to make sure that it doesn’t happen at WVU.”
The hosts of the event have additional plans for an anti-hate campaign in the future.
“A take-away from the event will be that people will be educated on some of the problems faced in the LGBTQ community in Morgantown and everywhere,” Seebaugh said.
Seebaugh said this event is not an end of the road for the movement against bullying at WVU but instead a starting point for what will grow to be a campus-wide campaign to support the community.
“I want everyone at this event to feel empowered to make a tangible difference to help our fellow Mountaineers,” Seebaugh said.
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Open forums are an important aspect of having an open campus that encourages productive and progressive dialogue. With such a small campus, it’s obvious these forums are critical for maintaining the sense of community that Knox values in its administration and students. With this in mind, our editors discuss their opinions toward administrator-mediated forums as a means of engaging in campus-wide discussion.
Kate Mishkin, Editor-in-Chief
Knox needs forums. They’re platforms on which we can have frank and honest conversations and respectfully communicate with the administration as equals. They’re an especially good alternative to the Internet, where people sometimes making statements that are erroneous or blatantly disrespectful. Instead, students, faculty and staff come together to have mature conversations that usually find some solution or mutual understanding.
As President Teresa Amott always says, we learn from those most unlike us, but that’s nearly impossible when we’re not face to face. How can we possibly learn when we’re confined to our circles, or worse, Yik Yak? We’re at liberal arts college to learn to communicate effectively, construct an argument and to think critically. Forums are a great place to practice all three. That’s why it’s incredibly important to simply attend these forums, even if they’re led by faculty members. An effective forum isn’t led, it’s simply guided.
The problem isn’t who’s leading the forums, it’s who attends them.
I think administrator-mediated forums have a valuable place in the community, because it makes visible the people in charge of the campus. Open forums and addresses — like President Teresa Amott’s State of the College or Vice President for Student Development Anne Ehrlich’s recent meetings in Old Main — may be contentious or sensitive, but they allow a platform for voices to be heard and more direct communication between students and administration.
My only complaint about administrator-mediated forums regards the lack of advertising or communication about the forums in general. The most heavily attended events — such as Student Senate’s Dining Services forum from last term — are communicated through the student body mainly through word-of-mouth. Beyond that, I’ve seen forums advertised through email or through TKS. Sometimes that isn’t enough to reach the entire campus, so I would suggest utilizing poster campaigns and social media (especially since the official Knox College Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Snapchat accounts are already being marketed to the entire campus through poster campaigns) to get the word out to the campus community.
Administrator-mediated forums are important for the student body, but only if the student body knows about them in the first place.
Callie Rouse, News Editor
Administrative-mediated forums can play an important role in student-administration relationships. When miscommunication and frustration rises to its current level on our campus, direct, face-to-face communication is the best way to get grievances out in the open and hopefully be understood. These forums symbolize that the college is recognizing student grievances are valid.
However, I don’t think that the college should implement these forums only when in crisis mode. The administration a few years ago promised that we would get more regular forums, but after the immediate upset no more forums were held. Regular avenues of communication could help students feel like they are being heard. Even if they simply occur on a yearly basis, I think that letting students know the administration wants students to express their concerns will help improve relations.
I would also emphasize student participation. When the administration gives us the opportunity to speak out, we need to make the effort to attend these events and engage with them. The administration can’t see your Facebook pages; if you are concerned about an issue, make your voice heard.
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Forums give Knox students, faculty and administrators a chance to connect, to clarify misunderstandings and to lay the groundwork for collective action. And administrator mediated (or simply attended) forums prove to the student body that our school’s leadership is listening — by showing up to do just that.
These public exchanges work not only to address pre-existing problems but make space for simmering grievances or thorny questions before they fester and grow. The walkout that took place two years ago leaps to mind as an example of what happens when discourse breaks down, when student concerns stay bottled up for so long that they blow. I believe that event was necessary, but not inevitable. It resulted in large part from a communication breakdown, from the pressures students felt to make themselves heard.
Structured forums provide an alternate pathway. They aren’t easy. They require a willingness from all parties to open up and share. But they also represent one of the most direct, least scripted catalysts to action and, hopefully, change. When everyone shows up and brings something to the table, we move forward as a community instead of reacting as individuals.
Tawni Sasaki, Discourse Editor
Although I recognize the importance of having a figure of authority at these events, I think limiting the mediators to faculty members or administrators leaves out an important part of the Knox population. Even more, administrator-mediated forums convey that student opinions are only allowable with the permission of the mediator and may prevent important points of view from being expressed. I still believe that administrative/faculty participation is necessary to have successful dialogue, but having students at all steps in this process is an important way of maintaining communication and holding everyone accountable. Not only will students be held to the same standard as their fellow mediators, it will automatically give them a seat at the “big table” of discussion and legitimize their position on an issue.
If there’s anything that recent movements on campus have shown us, it’s that students are capable, engaged and motivated individuals. We care. Any change on campus will change how we experience our education — whether it be top-down policy or from a student movement. It doesn’t make sense to have important conversations exclusively led by those who would implement the policy and not those who would be directly affected by it. With all of this being said, I’m in favor of forums that are representative of the populations expected to attend and contribute. Just as Knox prides itself on having small class sizes and less formal relationships between professor and student, allowing all parties on campus to contribute equally to campus dialogue would help to dissolve the “us” and “them” mentality that often accompanies these situations.


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Our community health agencies such as the CDC and NIH, and tv medical experts seem unable to address key health messages which could have a dramatic effect in reducing risk of severe sequelae in higher-risk populations such as the minority and African-American population to the scourge associated with SARS-CoV-2.
These agencies plus media echo chambers thrown away many opportunities to inform the general public on simple yet quite effective messaging (vitamin D supplementation, obesity control, early therapy etc . ) that could possess reduced morbidity and saved lives. They continue to. Not just for Covid-19, but for many other illnesses.
For example , obesity surfaced as a potent super-loaded risk factor behind age in the harmful sequelae and a human being target for SARS-CoV-2 in most studies, in addition to being elderly, frail and having comorbid conditions. Being younger with comorbid conditions also placed one at risk.
We knew this information very early on, maybe one month post-March 2020 yet the CDC etc . failed to either see the data, understand the data, or even act on the data. It could have behooved our organizations to have addressed these risks in large-scale education applications for the populace and especially simply by calling for a reduction in body weight and particularly for the minority sub-groups (African-Americans).
In a similar light, studies showed that vitamin D supplementation for African-Americans has been associated with a lowered risk of severe condition and mortality from SARS-CoV-2. So the evidence was right now there; just the action by wellness agencies was absent.
Earlier ambulatory outpatient treatment with successful mixture and sequenced antiviral real estate agents, corticosteroids, and anti-clotting therapeutics should be used (and must have been used) widely to assist the people at risk. The African-American community is aware that “ Covid (is) a killer for the obese: like flowing gasoline on top of a fire . ”
Unfortunately, more than two years into the pandemic, the express issue of public health education and sound policy decisions remain absent and aloof, given the erratic and confusing responses from your health and governing officials.
Now we all face another looming issue: the potential danger of the chlorine, polyester, and microplastic components of the face masks (surgical principally but any of the mass-produced masks) that have become part of our daily lives due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Emergent reports, albeit nascent and anecdotal but nevertheless very important (and will be clarified and defined in time) regarding the manufacture of masks, where, “ many of them (face masks) are made of polyester, so you possess a microplastic problem… many of the encounter masks would contain polyester with chlorine compounds… basically have the mask in front of our face, then of course We inhale the microplastic straight and these substances are much a lot more toxic than if you swallow them, as they get directly into the nervous system . ”
A very recent 2022 British publication ( Jenner et al. Detection of microplastics in human being lung tissue using μ FTIR spectroscopy ) focused on thermoplastic-polymer that is a element of the face masks and reported that such “ microplastics were identified in all regions of the human lungs using μ FTIR analysis. ” Furthermore, “ polypropylene and polyethylene terephthalate fibres were the most abundant. ” Researchers concluded that inhalation was “ a route of MP exposure. ” And that this study “ is the first to report MPs within individual lung tissue samples, using μ FTIR spectroscopy. ”
There were also early reports of toxic mold , fungi, and bacteria that can pose a significant threat to the immune system by possibly weakening it. Of particular concern to us will be the recent report of inhaling synthetic fibers in the face masks. This is of serious issue.
“ Loose particulate was observed on each type of face mask. Also, tight and loose fibers were seen on each type of mask. When every foreign particle each fiber in every facemask is definitely secure and not detachable by airflow, then there should be simply no risk of inhalation of such particles and fibers. However , if even a small portion of mask fibers is certainly detachable by inspiratory air flow, or if there is debris in mask manufacture or product packaging or handling, then you have the possibility of not only entry of foreign material to the air passage, but also entry to strong lung tissue, and possible pathological consequences of foreign bodies in the lung area . ”
Reports are that “ Graphene is a strong, very thin material that is used within fabrication, but it can be damaging to lungs when inhaled and can cause long-term health problems. ”
There is a risk of potential inflammatory/fibrotic lung diseases because we are inhaling these materials within the masks now for two yrs with more duration to come and no end in sight. These substances might also be highly dangerous. Not just for us as adults but we must be very concerned about the risks especially to our children since they depend on all of us as mentors and manuals for their decision-making.
These blue surgical masks pervade our lives. They remain ubiquitous. “ Health Canada issued a warning about blue and gray throw away face masks , which contain an asbestos-like substance associated with “ early pulmonary degree of toxicity. ” The warning is definitely specific to potentially poisonous masks distributed within schools and daycares across Quebec, canada ,. Health North america (and full praise to them)…. “ discovered during a preliminary danger assessment that the masks consist of microscopic graphene particles that will, when inhaled, could cause serious lung damage. ”
Reports are plus were that “ for some time now, some daycare teachers had expressed suspicion regarding the masks, which were causing kids to feel as though these were swallowing cat hair when you wear them. We now know that instead of cat hair, children had been inhaling the equivalent of asbestos the entire day. ” It appears to be a substance known as graphene.
What is indeed alarming is that “ the SNN200642 masks that were being used all across Europe in school classrooms had certainly not been tested for protection or effectiveness. ” This is indeed a catastrophic failure by the regulators as these medical face masks are linked to early pulmonary toxicity.
What is indeed frightening is that all of these blue and similar surgical face masks cause plastic fiber inhalation and the outcomes could be damaging, especially to our children. Yet it has pervaded and individuals making Covid policy decisions do not seem to care about the harmful implications. These nose and mouth mask plastics will degrade extremely slowly over time and as such, in the lungs it may remain and build up to dangerous ranges.
All of us do not even know what is an ‘ acceptable’ level, pertaining to there should be none. There is controversy that the immune system can assault such foreign objects, therefore driving prolonged inflammation which might lead to diseases such as malignancy. And reused masks which pervade our daily life, and based on our individual experiences, do produce a lot more loosened fibers.
Dr . Rich Urso demonstrated us just how dangerous they are by putting them within microscope, revealing the melt-blown polypropylene plastic. Some face masks even contain fiberglass and this is very dangerous as we know to inhale. We as parents make these decisions; we have to take a step back and question many of these decisions we are making that appear suboptimal. If it does not seem right, then you have to test their limits and question and demand the science, demand the information from these seemingly untethered professionals.
We certainly did not get (across the last two years) and they are not presently getting the research and protection from public health experts, the relevant health companies, and policy makers that people need.
Moreover, the mass media seems incapable of doing the investigative kind of journalism to fully inform the particular populace on what the public has to know. We close by reiterating the warning in the JAMA distribution that “ Face masks should not be used by healthy individuals to guard themselves from acquiring respiratory system infection because there is no proof to suggest that face face masks worn by healthy individuals are effective in preventing individuals from becoming ill. ”
Each act has a consequence, plus there is always risk. It is therefore imperative to weigh the consequences before embarking on a specific course of action. These are risk management decisions especially for mom and dad and not because a Dr . Fauci type tells you to do something means that it is accurate or necessary. Just consider the nonsense we heard about double hiding where he said use them one day only to then withdraw on another day .
Children come with a potent innate immune system functions tremendously well. At the same time plus similarly, their immune systems are still being developed, and we have forced lockdowns, college closures, and masking on the developing child. We have simply no prior experience on the following outcomes pertaining to children’s development, health, and well-being.
We may end up being faced with catastrophic consequences associated with what we did to our kids over the last two years of unsound Covid restrictive policies, plus allowed government technocrats in order to force these upon them. These are matters too crucial to nonchalantly disregard.


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Jennifer Lopez may be trying to get her spot back on American Idol. Idol just lost of three of its judges, Randy Jackson, Mariah Carey and Nicki Minaj officially and Keith Urban is still in limbo…but Jennifer Lopez may want to be back on the show and even spoke with FOX to get her gig back. “J.LO’s manager, Benny Medina, was in talks with FOX even before Mariah and Nicki announced their departures last week,” a source told RadarOnline.com. “Benny told FOX that she does indeed want to return. They’re talking. Negotiations are in their infant stages, but they’re underway to get her back to the judges’ table.”
Rumors are swirling that Idol may return with a judging panel filled with former contestants like Jennifer Hudson.
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The City University of New York is turning to online bookstore provider Akademos to help address the rising cost of textbooks.
Cedarville University in Ohio is simplifying its tuition payment processing with technology from ACI Worldwide.
Blackboard has partnered with online transportation network Uber Technologies to let students pay for rides on their campus card account using the Uber app.
Kenneth Green draws on 25 years with The Campus Computing Project to reflect on higher ed's IT priorities.
The Texas Association of Community Colleges (TACC) is contracting with a new e-procurement company for volume purchasing.
Updates business software includes new modules for scheduling and proctoring exams, managing conferences, and creating programs for corporate partners.
Business students at the Philippines-based institution will soon be getting practical experience in with cloud-based enterprise business software.
An analysis of online transactions highlights schools with the lowest fraud rates.
A company that provides tuition management to K-12 and higher education payment systems will be adding a service that allows the families of international students to make payments in the currency of their home countries.
Two financial services companies have launched a joint feature that will allow institutions to accommodate international payments as effortlessly as they handle domestic payments from students.
Frederick Community College, a two-year college in Maryland with about 6,300 students, has begun implementing a new refund disbursement system.
Two schools in West Virginia are streamlining the payment process for students by using a new gateway feature added to a program used for registration with their non-credit classes.
Tianjin Polytechnic University, a technical university in Tianjin, China will be upgrading its smart card technology in an effort to improve security in payment processing activities campuswide.
Blackboard's product strategy has moved from that of a course management platform to a suite of integrated, enterprise systems that span a range of institution-wide services from communications to e-commerce. And Blackboard leadership--including Blackboard Learn President Ray Henderson--has placed a new emphasis on client support and openness. Trent Batson spoke with Henderson about the company's new direction.

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Farmer White’s is a family owned and operated Northern Michigan farm market located in Williamsburg, just 2 miles south of the traffic light in Elk Rapids. We have local produce, artisan baked goods, handmade jams, salsa, dressings and more.
The 3rd generation local market started as a self serve roadside farm stand in 1958 and then graduated to the back of a pickup truck, then to the red roofed white barn and finally expanded to add the current market and kitchen in 2008.
Although Farmer White’s continues to expand to serve it’s growing family of clients it maintains the heritage, small town hospitality and quality produce and artisan goods that it has come to be known for. The family farm raises cherries, peaches, plums, pears, apples, strawberries, raspberries and more. In addition to selling fresh local produce they also transform much of their harvest into gourmet jam, jelly, butter, salsa, pickles, dried fruit, salad dressing, pie, cake, cookies, muffins. There is also a selection of Northern Michigan gifts and home goods to choose from including baskets, candles and cherry and farm inspired toys and decorations.
During the busy season we work 14 hour days, 7 days a week to harvest 10 acres of sweet cherries by hand, 50 acres of tarts mechanically as well as an assortment of other fruits and vegetables and then reserve some of the produce to be used to make handmade pies, jams, salsas, dressings, muffins and more.
We are here to build new relationships. Our orchards allow us to contribute local produce to the community and connect with people through nourishing food. The majority of our customers (including visitors) are not just one time guests, they keep coming back to see us. We get to watch people grow up and then they bring in their kids and they bring their kids. Our customers become extended family.

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With more than 20 years’ experience in wildlife photography, Moose Peterson is America’s most accomplished documenter of endangered species. He reveals his professional secrets and techniques in his most comprehensive and spectacularly photographed guide to date. Peterson explains exactly how to make the most of your equipment and how to use animals’ habits to optimize your results. Find the right tools for the job, including every type of lens; learn techniques such as panning, shooting from blinds, and remote triggering of the flash; and take expert advice on how to make the subject really come to life in your images. Understand how to use animals’ habits to optimize your results, see how to frame the animal within a background for that perfect shot, and explore techniques for modifying the natural light to really highlight your subject. Of course, Peterson has fascinating stories to tell about his own experiences, and his fabulous photos provide real enjoyment even as they teach valuable lessons.
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A special designed screw conveyor receives the raw material, and can feed multiple cookers. The distribution conveyor vary in size and length with respect to plant design. The conveyor has as many doors for ejecting the raw material as there are cookers in operation.
Capacity :8 t/hr
Length (depends on # of cooker) :10 m
Diameter :40 cm
Electric motor consumption :7.5 kw


I recently met Karen Dougherty, founder of the website Unheated.com, which attempts to lower the heat around environmental conversations. She writes in a clean, crisp way on topics that are of great practical value. Here's a recent one on using paper or plastic bags when shopping.
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Michael Strong was just in The Netherlands doing a stamp show and visiting with Hetty Sanders. They made a fun video tutorial for a gatefold card using Michael's Octagon stamps. While I don't have that stamp yet I do have his Paisley set with which I made this version of the card in their video. You can see that tutorial video by visiting Michael's blog. http://www.blog.strongstamps.com/
The very first time I can remember hearing of Michael Strong was on the Gingerwood message board. The stampers were raving about seeing him on the Carol Duvall show. When I finally figured out how to see him on that show I learned about his Faux Cloisonne technique. The paisley's on this card were done using it. So fun to have come a full circle on this one!

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Pilots at Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines apparently haven’t given up hope for a solution that would reopen merger talks stalled by differences over how to fuse their union seniority lists under a combined carrier.
Pressure is on for the two pilot groups to devise a plan to mix the lists. On Friday, Delta President Ed Bastian said the carrier had no “Plan B” if consolidation talks with Northwest fall apart. Earlier in the week, Bastian and CEO Richard Anderson issued a memo to employees saying the airline would continue to operate on its own if talks fail. A similar note went out from Northwest CEO Douglas Steenland to his employees.
Both pilots groups reportedly have agreed on a $2 billion package that includes more pay, an equity stake in the combined company and a seat on the board of directors. The only contentious point preventing pilots from coming together is seniority, which is paramount because it determines salary, what planes and routes pilots fly and where they live.
“The impasse seems to be at the Northwest [chapter of the pilot union]. Our [chapter] is pretty happy with the terms,” Michael Dunn, a Salt Lake City-based Delta pilot, said Friday.
In spite of the stalemate, no one appears ready to declare the merger dead. A few positive signs surfaced late last week signaling that the pilot groups are trying to restart the talks, which broke off Feb.21.
On Thursday, a group of Northwest aviators posted a declaration acknowledging that seniority continues to be the obstacle preventing them from embracing a Delta-Northwest tie-up. But the group, which is not affiliated with the Northwest chapter of the Air Line Pilots Association, said it is still possible the issue can be hammered out.
“That would be best because failure to do so will probably mean a great loss of economic opportunity for all,” the Northwest pilots said.
On the same day, The Associated Press reported that Northwest pilots are continuing to look for an acceptable formula to combine seniority lists. It’s not clear when negotiators from both chapters of ALPA will meet again, but there’s no indication that they won’t keep trying, the AP said, quoting a person with knowledge of the situation.
The intense feelings Northwest pilots have for seniority was outlined Wednesday by some of the airline’s Seattle-based pilots. In a written update on the progress of talks, the pilots said the largest difference between them “and other potential pilot groups” is that nearly a quarter of Northwest’s 4,800 pilots will turn 60 within five years. Although mandatory retirement age is about to change to 65, Northwest pilots survived bankruptcy with their age-60 pension largely intact and many are expected to retire before age 65.
That opens up an avenue for younger Northwest pilots to move quickly up the airline’s seniority list, something that might not happen if they are mixed into the younger work force of a consolidated airline, the aviators said.
“Stepping down a seat position or two due to lost, merged seniority can rather easily wipe out a pay raise, especially if the merged company overpays its way back into bankruptcy. Despite bankruptcy reorganization, Delta is a very, very inefficient airline,” a Northwest pilot told The Salt Lake Tribune.
Even if the outlines of a formula for mixing seniority lists is reached, meshing the two pilot groups will still be a challenge. US Airways and America West merged in September 2005. Twenty-nine months later, the combined US Airways has not fully integrated the two seniority lists, forcing it to continue operating, in some ways, as two carriers.
Perhaps tellingly, Delta and Northwest entered bankruptcy in the same month the US Airways-America West merger was first announced. It took less time for Delta and Northwest to reorganize and emerge from bankruptcy, which occurred last year.


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We designed LabVenture! to give Maine’s 5th and 6th grade students firsthand experience doing the work of scientists.
This immersive experience challenges students to collaboratively solve problems, collect data, reason with evidence, hone their ideas, and reflect on what they have learned. They work on real research questions that our scientists are looking into – questions we don't yet know the answers to.
While many students leave remembering new facts, we are most interested in students leaving with a better idea of what science is, who scientists are, and how there is so much left to be discovered and understood.
Every detail of the LabVenture! experience was designed to engage 5th and 6th graders. From the minute they step on our marine-themed coach bus, students are made to feel important and celebrated. The LabVenture! experience puts students at the center of their learning and inspires them to think of themselves as scientists.

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Newly released data for August reveals a decline in median sale prices for potential buyers and sellers in Tulare County. According to an analysis of data from Realtor.com, the median home sold for $330,000, down 4.1% from the previous month’s median sale price of $344,000. This means that August experienced a decrease in housing prices compared to July.
It’s worth noting that the median home sale price in August 2022 remained consistent at $330,000. However, it’s important to understand that the data from Realtor.com relies on real estate deeds and thus has a delay of a few months, which can result in less up-to-date information. Additionally, the statistics provided do not include currently-listed homes for sale and cannot be directly compared to listings data.
Focusing specifically on single-family homes, the median selling price in Tulare County was $330,000 in August, showing a decline of 3.8% from the previous month’s median of $343,000. In terms of sales volume, the number of recorded sales in Tulare County dropped significantly, decreasing by 67% from 382 in August 2022 to 126 in August this year. The total value of residential home sales in Tulare County amounted to $44.7 million.
In comparison to the broader housing market in California, Tulare County experienced a different trend. While the state witnessed a 6.1% increase in median home prices, reaching $748,725 in August, Tulare County saw a decline. It’s crucial to consider the regional variations within the housing market.
Despite these fluctuations, the sale prices of single-family homes across California increased by 6.9%, with a median price of $764,615 in August. Similarly, the sale price of condominiums and townhomes across the state rose by 0.7%, reaching $690,000.
Understanding the nuances of the housing market requires looking beyond average sale prices. The use of median sale prices offers a more accurate view of market conditions by eliminating the potential skew caused by extremely high or low sales.


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Former Premier Services Medical Aid Society chief executive Cuthbert Dube is now known as the Thief Executive of PSMAS, Shamva South Member of Parliament Joseph Mapiki says.
In his contribution to the PSMAS scandal debate, Mapiki said it was a shame that if one was caught with a gram of gold worth only $22 one was given a sentence of five years in jail, or if found with a twist of marijuana you went to jail for five months, yet Dube who had siphoned millions from the medical aid society was scot free.
Dube earned more than $500 000 a month at PSMAS and enjoyed a wide range of allowances which even covered his daughter and son-in-law.
Bulawayo South legislator Eddie Cross introduced a motion calling on those involved in the PSMAS scandal to be brought to book.
He said 11 executives of the society earned more than $119 million between 2009 and 2013.
Board members were also paid hefty allowances with the highest paid, a civil servant, walking away with more than $500 000 in sitting allowances.
*HON. MAPIKI: Thank you Hon. Speaker. I want to thank Hon. Cross for the motion that he has moved in this House which deeply concerns us. I was looking at a situation whereby we now have 34 000 war veterans. They get a pension of US$100.00 monthly, countrywide. If we are to add it, it comes to about US$340 000.00 but when we went for the liberation struggle, we said we wanted fair distribution of resources. From 1980/1983, if we are to look at individuals, we realise that a person will never be able to earn that US$500 000.00 that was earned by Cuthbert Dube. He is now known as the Thief Executive of PSMAS, not the Chief Executive. So, I am looking at a situation whereby we sat down and we wanted Commissions like Anti-Corruption and others, but up to date, no one has been brought to book.
If we look at the departments of Home Affairs such as ZRP and CID, there are no issues that have been investigated. From the constituency where I come from, if a person is caught with just a gram of gold that is worth US$22.00, he is given a sentence of five years but Cuthbert Dube who has stolen from the people, because the Constitution says that the Government is there to protect the Constitution, he is taking US$500 000.00 but nothing has been done. Anyone found with a twist of marijuana is given five months in jail, but on the issue of Cuthbert Dube and the money that he embezzled from PSMAS, he is still walking scot free. What I am saying is that we need to interrogate this legislation and fast-track it for people to be arrested.
We looked at the issue of Rwanda. Rwanda was involved in genocide and was given sanctions but from the time the sanctions were removed, it has done very well because it has managed to fight the issues of corruption. Here in Zimbabwe, it is just a talk shore and that is what is affecting us. I agree with Hon. Nyanhongo who said we need to act now. The action is not taking place because if the Minister is benefitting from PSMAS, he cannot take action. If a magistrate is conducting my case, there is no way that he will give me a prison sentence because probably he is a tenant in my house. Even if it is a policeman who is lodging in my house, he cannot arrest me because I am his landlord. So, the way we are fighting corruption is a challenge.
What we see is that those engaging in corruption and who should apprehend corrupt individuals are the ones engaged I corruption. My proposal is that on the issue of child marriages, we say that a person who benefits lobola from early child marriages should be arrested. So, what we are saying is that anyone who benefits from corruption should be brought to book. If that person is a Minister, he should be arrested as soon as possible. For him to be a Minister is not an opportunity. I represent people who would want to see such corrupt people arrested. If other countries have managed, for example in China two weeks ago, one of the elite who was engaged in corruption was killed. When we bring the issues about the elite who engage in corrupt activities, they are not arrested. Someone who is a nobody like me is quickly brought to book. So, what I think is that this issue should be investigated.
The issue of Board of Directors that should be approved by the Ministers has created problems because the Ministers are now taking their puppets to become Board of Directors. So, for them to interrogate such issues, it becomes impossible. I agree with Hon. Chibaya that Board of Directors should not be chosen by Ministers so as to do away with nepotism whereby you have all the museyamwas becoming Board of Directors. That is an issue that we are also looking into and this is an issue that deeply concerns us because nothing is being done.
The issue of corruption is a challenge because even at the Anti-Corruption Commission, it also needs to be interrogated. There was an issue that fuel was stolen there but nothing has been done. Hon. Cross has looked at the issue of PSMAS but I want to extend it to all Government departments. It is being talked about that in Councils, monies are being collected and yet there were circulars that were written to ensure that Chief Executive Officers do not get a lot of money. Where are the people who should be arresting such people? I think we should propose that if a Minister heads a government department for example, if it is the Council, if the Executive is earning a lot of money and yet the circular has been sent, the Minister should be arrested because there is no enforcement of the law taking place, this has become a menace.
If we look at the issue of the budget, we went to Victoria Falls and we were told that the wage bill is taking 87%. When we asked ourselves as to why we went and spent money in Victoria Falls to discuss just 13% – because 87% is going towards wages. As Parliament, we also need to be given powers to ensure that we take measures to address this issue, not just Cuthbert Dube but all those who have been engaged in corrupt activities. Under Air Zimbabwe, we heard that something was done but now there seems to be a regression. If we behave in this way we are not going anywhere as a nation. So, my request is that once we decide that this should be done, let us do it and take action. I thank you.


Russia's Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump will meet on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Hamburg next week, but no separate meeting is planned, the Kremlin says.
"They will meet in any case there, on the sidelines of this summit, but no (separate) meeting is planned at the moment," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Thursday.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday it would "probably not be right" if Putin and Trump did not talk at the summit in Germany.
Speaking at a news conference with his German counterpart in the southern Russian city of Krasnodar, Lavrov said he had nothing to add to media speculation about plans for a formal bilateral meeting at the summit.
"We assume that contact will take place, as the two presidents will at the same time be in one town, in one building, in one room," Lavrov said.
He said it was traditional at such events that leaders crossed paths. If the two men meet, it will be their first face-to-face encounter.
"Probably it won't be right if they could not have a talk ... on many issues," Lavrov said.
Lavrov said it was especially important that Trump and Putin had an opportunity to talk about the conflict in Syria and efforts to find a peaceful solution.
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Graphisoft adds the new Graphisoft MEP Modeler [mechanical, electrical, plumbing] for ArchiCAD 12. Features include:
- Runs on Windows and Macintosh platforms [take that, OS-loner CAD vendors!]
- Custom MEP elements; 3D and floorplan views.
- Interference detection.
- And [speaking of competitors], imports 3D models from AutoCAD MEP 2008 and 2009.
Price? I dunno. More info here.