Purabi Deshpande is undertaking her PhD at the University of Helinksi. She is an urban ecologist, with an interest in understanding how climate change and anthropogenic disturbance affect bird communities. Purabi shares her recent work on the interaction between climate and habitat on over-wintering bird abundance in Finland.
Purabi, watching early spring migrants in winter whilst surrounded by tens of centimeters of snow on the ground. (Photo credit: Ricky Nencini)
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Institute. University of Helinski
Academic life stage. PhD
Major research interests. Urban ecology, ornithology
Current study system. I study the response of birds to changing environments at the intersection of urbanisation and climate change. Human impacts on ecosystems are often studied at a local scale (e.g. habitat destruction due to a city’s growth) or at the global scale (e.g warming temperatures due to anthropogenic climate change). I am interested in understanding how birds respond to both these local- and large-scale changes caused by humans. Part of my research is carried out in Bangalore, a megacity in India, and the other part in Finland, which at 60 to 70 degrees north faces the brunt of climate change.
Recent paper in JBI. Deshpande, P., Lehikoinen, P., Thorogood, R., & Lehikoinen, A. (2022). Snow depth drives habitat selection by overwintering birds in built‐up areas, farmlands and forests. Journal of Biogeography. 10.1111/jbi.14326
Motivation for this paper. Snow cover in Finland, especially in the south of the country, is decreasing drastically as a result of warming climates. At the same time in human inhabited areas across the country, there is a lot of supplementary feeding, either directly, indirectly (think garbage), or in the form of introduced plant species. Species that would typically be classified as “migrants”, which would leave Finland during the winter, are now seen overwintering in Finland. This change in migratory behaviour is possibly due to milder climates and/or constant food supply. We therefore wanted to explore how different environmental variables and their interaction with different habitats affected the abundance of overwintering birds in Finland.
A brambling, seen in a snowy winter (Photo: Petteri Lehikoinen)
Key methods. We explored if abundances of birds in three different habitats (built-up, farmland and forest) changed with snow depths and temperature across 32 winters and whether species traits could explain the observed changes. We expected most variation in abundance to occur in built-up habitats as snow depths were likely to be lower and food availability higher, which would allow more birds to overwinter here. This work would not have been possible without brilliant long-term climatic monitoring datasets that are maintained in Finland. The Finnish Meteorological Institute maintains mean daily snow depth data for 10 by 10 km grids across the country (among other climatic variables). More importantly, the Finnish winter birds census which is an effort undertaken by citizen scientists every winter for more than half a century is a mind-blowing effort. This is especially true when you consider that some of the data collection is done at temperatures as low as minus 30 degrees centigrade!
Major results. There are two major results from this recent paper. First, there is an interaction between habitat and climatic conditions. As expected, decreasing snow depth led to increased bird abundance in farmlands and forests. However, as snow depth increased, there was increasing abundance in built-up areas. These results indicate that built-up areas could provide refuges for birds to over-winter when climatic conditions become less favourable. With climate change there are expected to be more extreme weather events. Overwintering species that can occupy urban areas might benefit, compared to those species that avoid built-up areas. Secondly, we found that snow depth is a better predictor of bird abundance than temperature. Even though there is a correlation between temperature and snow depth, snow depth may better reflect climatic harshness because food or roosting sites will be covered at high snow depths. However, collecting snow depth data is more difficult than temperature, so it is often overlooked while studying the effect of climatic factors on species.
Unexpected outcomes. As I was interested in seeing how urban environments are affecting birds, I had expected that the largest changes in abundances of overwintering birds would be observed in built-up areas, due to low snow depths and easy access to food. On conducting the analyses, we discovered that this was not the case and most of the changes were driven by farmland areas! The most exciting finding of this work is that the variation in bird abundances is explained better by snow depths rather than temperature. Data pertaining to snow depth is often difficult to collect at a level that is relevant to study animal ecology. So, most research uses temperature instead. Few studies investigate how habitat preferences of animals change with changing snow depths. Here we show that even though temperature and snow depth are often correlated they might be affecting animals differently and warrant separate investigation.
Barnacle geese foraging on a thawing farmland.
Next steps. As a result of warming climates we know that many species are moving their ranges along latitudinal and altitudinal gradients. Most of this work is focused on movements in the spring, However, weather is more variable in the winter. We are currently working on a manuscript which explores not only the poleward shifts in wintering bird communities in Finland, but also whether birds are moving poleward faster in certain habitats, and how changing snow depths are affecting these shifts.
If you could study any organism on Earth, what would it be? I have always been excited about birds and I am quite happy sticking with them! More than particular organisms I would like to get my hands on some long-term monitoring datasets of different taxa and explore similar questions with all of them.
Anything else to share? My PhD journey so far has been a real adventure. Before I moved to Finland (from India), I had only seen snow once before. Carrying out fieldwork in sub-zero temperatures, thinking about winter ecology and shifting my “home-range” has been an excellent experience!


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Citgo Petroleum, the PDVSA U.S subsidiary, symbolizes what was a prosperous time in the South American country’s oil sector. The acquisition of this Houston-based company was part of an ambitious internationalization plan designed by the parent company in Caracas.
This way, PDVSA solidified its presence in the U.S. fuel market, its main crude buyer, and at the same time guaranteed its oil would be placed in the North American territory.
Venezuela carried out this type of operations all over the world. In Germany, for instance, it held a 50 percent share of a refinery owned by Veba Oel, thus increasing its positioning in the Old Continent.
This way, the modest Venezuelan oil company, nationalized by democratic governments in the 1970s, was on the same level as some majors in the competitive global oil business. This was a source of pride for the small Latin American nation.
Socialism of the 21st century changes the scenario
Nevertheless, Hugo Chavez, a socialist military that made a failed attempt at a coup d’état and then went on to win the presidential elections, saw things differently.
The lieutenant colonel harshly criticized that PDVSA would play along with what he called “wild capitalism”. Since the start of his government, he devised strategies aimed at turning the oil company into the financial arm of his political project.
More than once, he claimed that PDVSA would sell Citgo (as it did with its share in Veba Oel), which never actually happened. However, his administration’s energy policies significantly weakened the once thriving company.
In this context, PDVSA Citgo became one of Chavez’ strongholds in the United States. An inheritance that, after his death, was handed to his successor, Nicolas Maduro.
Crisis flourishes in Venezuela
Without the popularity of Chavez, Maduro was forced to face the consequences of the model he had inherited from his predecessor. Excessive dependence on oil revenue and the near destruction of the private sector had their effects.
This is how Venezuela, in spite of its many resources and industrial power, came to be in a crisis that is nowadays known across the world.
In this context, the opposition has been gaining ground, such as winning an absolute majority in the country’s National Assembly. As a response, Maduro and his collaborators began to implement arbitrary and anti-constitutional measures to hold on to power.
These actions included holding elections without the proper preparation time, with no true representation from the opposition, without guarantees, and without impartial observers. Thus, Maduro self-reelected for a new presidential term. Nonetheless, the process was not recognized by the opposition and a large part of the international community.
In line with this, the president of the National Assembly Juan Guaidó has assumed the national executive powers under the Constitution.
However, Maduro still maintains his grip on power. He controls the public authorities (except for the Parliament), as well as state companies, the military, the police, and PDVSA.
On the other hand, the United States has implemented a series of sanctions that have helped Guaidó’s interim government control, at least partially, part of Venezuela’s financial resources. And PDVSA Citgo is in the middle of this struggle.
New Citgo directive
Asdrúbal Chavez was the president of Citgo Petroleum, but on January 30 he received a notice stating that would no longer have access to the company’s assets and that his email account had been closed.
The subsidiary was now controlled by Citgo senior executive Rick Esser, who was backed by both the interim government of Guaidó and the Trump administration. He will be responsible for paving the road to a new anti-Maduro board of directors.
Esser monitored the actions taken to isolate Chavez, cousin of late President Hugo Chavez, and is expected to remove other senior executives linked to the Maduro regime.
An ongoing fight
The battle for Citgo will be critical in the efforts to loosen Maduro’s grip on power, seeking to have a key source of income for a future government.
Citgo stands as PDVSA’s last financially stable asset, earning more than $23 billion a year and accounting for 4 percent of the fuel consumed in the U.S.
Inside sources told Reuters that many Citgo employees are concerned about working under the control of a socialist administration accused of serious crimes. In view of this, they have been waiting for a new Board – formed by members chosen by the opposition-controlled Parliament – to be officially appointed.
The new Board held its first meeting in Houston on Thursday. There, it moved to appoint executives to replace several employees that have been removed, Reuters added. Citgo has yet to reveal its new composition.
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Thor has been coddled his whole life, unknown to him, and he thirsts for adventure after Sif easily beats him in battle with a broken pitchfork. Algrim the dark elf is Odin's long time adviser and aid who hides that fact that Thor and Loki stow away on the Warriors Three's ship bound for Jotenheim where they seek Surtur's lost sword, Elderstahl. Yeah, the Asgardian names can be a bit much at time. But the story manages to have a youthful, upbeat feel to it. There are a few funny moments peppered throughout the movie (such as showing a table of Greek gods at the bar having no fun at all, Thor throwing a common wooden mallet to spectacular results, or Hogun's memorable quote, "I have to say, I'm close to weeping, lads.").
The storyline closely mirrors that of the live action film. It involves the Frost Giants and there's a threat of war between them and the Asgardians. Still, it manages to blaze its own trail by focusing on Elderstahl which corrupts those that wield it. We also get to see the home of the Valkyries. There's no way of telling if this film is in continuity with the movie or not. It simply isn't an issue. Thor stays in Asgard's realms for the entire film.
Visually, the character designs and Asgard itself are nearly identical to the comics. For some reason Loki has a strong anime influence but none of the other characters really do. The art is clean and visually appealing. The action is presented in a dynamic way that is interesting and easy to follow. The artists pay attention to the little details, even having Thor and company leaving footprints in the snow. The Thor/Algrim fight at the end in the dark is pretty cool (Spoiler alert... wait - too late. Sorry.) There are a few cameos for long time Thor fans such as the Fenris Wolf and you can sneak a peek at Mjolnir too.
All in all, this is a very enjoyable movie for old Thor fans and the young alike.
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No devaluation of Barbados' dollar, urges PM
Concerns by those in the business community about the declining foreign reserves and possible dollar devaluation are being put to bed by Prime Minister the Rt. Hon. Freundel Stuart.
His comments were made during the Barbados Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) monthly luncheon, which was well attended by members of the public and private sector as well as senior government officials.
The 2016 economic review released by the Governor of the Central Bank (CBB) revealed Barbados’ foreign exchange reserves stood at $681 000 000 at the end of December which equated to 10.3 weeks of imports, two weeks below the accepted standard.
In his presentation, Stuart told the gathering fluctuations in the economy are expected as Barbados is heavily dependent on other international economies for trade and imports.
He said the low level of reserves is no reason to believe that the country’s dollar will be devalued.
“So it cannot be that every time there is an adverse movement in our foreign exchange or foreign reserves situation, whatever the reason, the only solution to put forward is that we should devalue the currency of Barbados.”
He went on to say there is little evidence in the CARICOM space to confirm that dollar devaluation produces ‘any spectacular results’ or achieves the desired outcome.
“Put very simply, devaluation of the Barbados dollar is not an agenda item for the present government. There will be no devaluation of the Barbados dollar.”
Stuart also said the fluctuations in the earnings of foreign exchange are ‘part of the economic reality of Barbados’, adding the government has developed a ‘well-honed system’ of monitoring and managing foreign exchange and reserves.
“As we go through the months of any year, we can reasonably predict how much foreign exchange we are likely to earn… and down to the floor below which we do not expect to fall. It is expected that we will not always perfectly predict the outcome, but to the extent that the system allows us a degree of control over what happens – and more importantly how to respond to what is happening.”
Out of the CBB 2016 economic review, Governor Dr. Delisle Worrell said there is an expected 250 million dollars of inflows which will be used to bolster the country’s reserves. These inflows are to come from the construction of Sam Lord’s Castle, estimated to be 68 million, the sale of the Barbados National Terminal company Ltd (BTNCL), an estimated 100 million and 40 million from the sales of the Four Seasons property.

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Table Mountain National Park celebrates its birthday on the 1st of May this year and South African National Parks (SANParks) is granting free entry into most of the picnic and Braai sites available inside the park.
The offer is available for the 1st of May and as it falls on the South African Workers Day public holiday. Visitors can make the most of their day off and enjoy the park free of charge by having a picnic with family and friends or a traditional braai! The following areas will be open to the public free of charge: Oudekraal, Perdekloof, Silvermine and Newlands Forest picnic and Braai sites. The offer does not include entry into Cape of Good Hope (Cape Point), Boulders Penguin Colony or Tokai Forest picnic site.
The Table Mountain National park was proclaimed a park on the 1st of May 1998 in order to protect the natural environment of the Table Mountain range as well as Cape Point. Protecting the rare fynbos vegetation that can only be found in the Western Cape of South Africa was the main purpose of proclaiming this area a national park. The protection of the indigenous antelope that was reintroduced into the park like the Bontebok, Cape Mountain Zebra and Eland was also essential to the establishment of the park.
The park is home to two of the world’s most recognisable destinations namely Table Mountain, after which the park was named, and the Cape of Good Hope, the most south-western extremity of the African continent. The park has been proclaimed a world heritage site for its protection of fynbos and Table Mountain has been named one of the 7 Natural Wonders of the World.
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Cyclone Empire (2012)
Formerly known as Devastator, this three piece thrash act is now called Blessed Curse and here we have their debut album literally 10 years in the making. They toured the US with Rattlehead for 40 dates during the summer of 2009, and have released a series of potent EP’s to whet your metal appetite. For bassist Patrick Hamby, drummer Derek Bean, and vocalist/guitarist Tyler Satterlee, Blessed Curse takes the best of early thrash and speed metal from all sides of the globe and creates a sound that will flatten all takers- much like Megadeth, Exodus, or early Heathen did back in their formative years.
The slight galloping riffs, the caustic, sandpaper-ish vocals, song titles like “Demon Dance” and “Feasting Witch” and a surprisingly decent production for an independent band add up to something most ardent thrash heads love. Considering half of this material already appears on previous EP’s, the newer material like opener “Bleeding Cross” and “Eternal Hate/ Blessed Curse” catches my attention the most- the former maze-like in its mid-tempo Kreator meets Exodus pacing while the latter has a lot of the riff hallmarks and chord changes that re-live “The Legacy” album from Testament.
The pit parts are obvious and yet not forced within the songwriting- but I wonder if Tyler’s monotonous, distant Hetfield-like delivery will be a deal breaker for some fully getting into Blessed Curse. You can’t deny his shred-tastic soloing throughout the 12 songs, so maybe most will forgive his vocal approach in the long run.
Overall, Blessed Curse as a band is adequate to get the job done, but really aren’t pushing anything out there you’ve heard performed better from their array of influences. In terms of their contemporaries, Savage Messiah and Suicidal Angels are leap years ahead in terms of sound, songwriting and total performances.
Rating: 3.5 / 6
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Near Vasant Kunj’s ‘Green Avenue’, shielding residences of Delhi’s super elite, Veeresh Malik discovers one man’s mission to save the destitute
The people at the tea stall, where I stopped to ask for directions, give me an indication—everybody knows where The Earth Saviour’s Foundation (TESF) is located.
As I park my car next to brilliantly manicured green lawns, I notice some temporary shelters housing about four dozen elderly people and a couple of hundred young children in school uniforms, on the other side under tents—it is all about the circle of life. Suddenly it strikes you—the balance between the young and evolving next to the old and fading away. These are abandoned, destitute, mentally-challenged elderly people rescued from the mean streets of life who will, in all probability, leave the premises only on their final journey. The young children, some of them also rescued from the same mean streets, will hopefully move on to make something of their lives. Both sets are bound by an important element they find at the shelter—respect. And that is what makes TESF different.
There is something so natural about this simple balance of the young and the old that TESF’s other activities, more on the ‘environmental’ side, also fit into a natural whole. In a brief four years of operations, TESF has grown phenomenally; its website lists a series of activities—from rescuing destitute women, to anti-noise pollution to working towards controlling fire-crackers to responding to the needs of providing decent funerals to unclaimed dead to promoting electric cremations, TESF seems to have taken multi-tasking forward in a sector which often gets stuck on one specific function.
Ravi Kalra, the man behind this pro-humanity drive, has certainly had a chequered life. Son of a police officer, he cut his own path, teaching martial arts to the uniformed forces. He then dabbled in a variety of businesses in which he reportedly did well, but a major turning point came when it all collapsed. Recovering from this setback, he revived his martial arts into a successful venture, but again, decided to hand it over to his brother and focus on trying to give something back to society.
Initially, he worked on rescuing the elderly abandoned in and around Delhi. Some of the stories he relates—of elderly parents being thrown into the streets, of unwell siblings abandoned outside hospitals, of people incapable of looking after themselves, of handling funerals—are simply mind-boggling. Soon he realised that there was a major problem with street children too and started working on that as well.
Essentially, TESF, set up in 2008, rescues the young and the old from the streets, cleans them up, provides basic medical assistance, gives them food and shelter for the rest of their lives and, eventually, ensures they get a dignified funeral (Mr Kalra also helps cremate hundreds of unclaimed bodies). The children are a mix of street and impoverished neighbourhood children, who are provided day-school facilities till about pre-puberty.
TESF has four ambulances, plenty of computers to put order into their activities and I watched bags full of old clothes being sorted out. TESF was started with Mr Kalra’s personal funds; your donations to it will be eligible for tax exemption under Section 80G of the Income Tax Act. However, what Mr Kalra would really want from people is more volunteering. He wishes that people would just come to meet the abandoned elderly since many of them still crave for their family.
Getting like-minded people on board is a challenge, and it is his hope to some time build a ‘pukka’ construction. The basic philosophy is simple—‘do what you can, don't expect to change or improve matters too much, and certainly concentrate on the effort, the results will follow’. If you like the thought, do go out and volunteer. All that is asked of you is friendship and empathy!
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Production of some of the nation’s favourite breakfast cereals could be hit by possible industrial action, unless a union rep working for Cereal Partners in Trowbridge, Wiltshire with an ‘unblemished’ 18-year work record is not reinstated.
Unite, the country’s largest union, said that its members were prepared to take industrial action, which could hit the production of such cereals as Shredded Wheat and Shreddies, unless Justin Beckett is given his job back.
The union said that Mr Beckett, a manufacturing operative and a rep of 10 years standing, was a victim of ‘an internal stitch up’ during the disciplinary process, following an alleged minor verbal altercation between him and a company manager.
Talks held last Friday (4 November) between Unite and the bosses at the Staverton site ended without a resolution. The union described the management’s attitude as ‘frosty’.
Unite regional officer Tony Hulbert said: “The management has a final opportunity to resolve this dispute and reinstate Justin Beckett who has an unblemished 18-year work record, before the union moves to the next stage which is industrial action.
“Such action will hit the production of some of the nation’s favourite breakfast cereals, such as Shredded Wheat and Shreddies.
“Unite will not stand by and allow Justin to lose his job in a manner that smacks of an internal stitch-up, following a minor verbal exchange with a colleague.
“Last Friday’s talks could be described as frosty and the management gave no commitment to reinstate Justin.
“I have another scheduled meeting with the company on Thursday (10 November) which gives the management a chance to do the right thing and reinstate Justin, who enjoys maximum support from his work colleagues.”
Unite has a mandate for strike action and/or industrial action short of a strike from the workforce in its campaign for Justin Beckett’s reinstatement, following his dismissal on 7 September. Unite has nearly 100 members at the site which has a workforce of about 170.
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For more information please contact Unite senior communications officer Shaun Noble on 020 3371 2060 or 07768 693940. Email: firstname.lastname@example.org
- Unite is Britain and Ireland’s largest trade union with over 1.4 million members working across all sectors of the economy. The general secretary is Len McCluskey.


Highlights of foreign congratulatory messages on Xi’s election as Chinese president
World leaders continued to extend congratulations to Xi Jinping on his election as president of the People’s Republic of China.
Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune said he is ready to work with the Chinese side to raise the comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries to a higher level to realize the common expectations and common interests of their people.
Under Xi’s leadership, China has made remarkable achievements in various fields, and the ancient civilization is taking on new vitality, said Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas expressed his confidence that Xi will lead China and the Chinese people to make new successes and achievements and fulfill more established goals and visions.
Kenya will continue to maintain close ties and cooperation with China as the two countries have done since the establishment of diplomatic relations six decades ago, said Kenyan President William Ruto.
Under Xi’s wise leadership, great China has attained economic prosperity and is entering a new stage of development, said Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa, adding that China has played a major role in the cause of global justice that is built on respect for countries’ sovereignty and diversity and the realization of the common prosperity of humankind.
Xi’s election is of great significance in defending the principles and values of fairness, justice, peace, security and development around the world, said Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega, adding that his country is willing to work with China to build a world that is fair, peaceful and safe and pursues happiness for people.
Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Dominica Roosevelt Skerrit said he is convinced that Xi, in his new term, will lead China to score greater achievements, continue to maintain its influence and play a constructive role in international affairs, and strive to build a community with a shared future for mankind.
Chairperson of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat said Africa will remain firmly committed to strengthening its partnership with China.
Those also sending congratulatory messages include: Nepali Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi, Burundian President Evariste Ndayishimiye, Somalian President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele, Bolivian President Luis Arce, Guyanese President Irfaan Ali, and Zeljka Cvijanovic, rotating chair of the Bosnia and Herzegovina Presidency.
Xi, Putin sign joint statement on deepening comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination for the new era
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin jointly signed and released here on Tuesday the Joint Statement of the People’s Republic of China and the Russian Federation on Deepening the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership of Coordination for the New Era at the Kremlin in Moscow.
In the statement, the two sides pointed out that China-Russia relations are not the kind of military-political alliance during the Cold War, but transcend such a model of state-to-state relations and have the nature of no-alliance, no-confrontation and not targeting any third party.
They said that different countries have different histories, cultures and national conditions, and they all have the right to choose their own development path. There is no such a thing as a superior “democracy.” The Russian side highly regards the Global Civilization Initiative proposed by the Chinese side.
The Russian side in the statement reaffirms its adherence to the one-China principle, recognizes Taiwan as an inalienable part of Chinese territory, opposes any form of “Taiwan independence,” and firmly supports China’s measures to safeguard its sovereignty and territorial integrity.
Both sides agree to strengthen cooperation in law enforcement such as preventing the “color revolution,” and cracking down on the “three forces” including the “East Turkistan Islamic Movement,” transnational organized crime, economic crime and drug crime.
The two, according to the statement, will build a closer partnership for energy cooperation, support enterprises of both sides in promoting energy cooperation projects such as oil and gas, coal, electricity and nuclear energy, and promote the implementation of initiatives that will help reduce greenhouse gas emissions, including the use of low-emission energy and renewable energy.
They will also jointly safeguard international energy security including the security of key cross-border infrastructure, and maintain the stability of industry and supply chains of energy products.
Russia spoke highly of the Global Development Initiative (GDI) and will continue to participate in the work of the Group of Friends of the GDI.
The two countries call on an objective, impartial and professional investigation into the explosion of the Nord Stream pipeline, said the statement, adding that they jointly oppose the attempt to politicize origin tracing of viruses.
China and Russia express serious concerns about the consequences and risks of the trilateral security partnership – AUKUS and related nuclear-powered submarine cooperation programs among the United States, Britain and Australia on regional strategic stability.
The two sides strongly urge AUKUS members to strictly fulfill their obligations of non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their means of delivery, and safeguard regional peace, stability and development.
They also express serious concern about Japan’s plan to discharge nuclear-contaminated water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant accident into the sea this year, and stressed that Japan must conduct transparent and full consultations with neighboring countries and other stakeholders and relevant international agencies.
The two sides urged Japan to properly handle the nuclear-contaminated water in a scientific, transparent and safe manner, and accept the long-term supervision of the International Atomic Energy Agency and related countries, so as to effectively protect the marine environment and the rights to health of people of all countries.
Also in the statement, the two sides expressed serious concern about the biological military activities of the United States, both inside and outside the country, which seriously threaten other countries and undermine the security of relevant regions. They demand that the United States make clarification on this, and refrain from carrying out all biological activities that violate the Biological Weapons Convention.
The two sides urge NATO to abide by its commitments as a regional and defensive organization, and call on NATO to respect the sovereignty, security, interests as well as diversity of civilizations, history and culture of other countries, and treat their peaceful development in an objective and fair manner.
They also express serious concern about NATO’s continuous strengthening of military security ties with Asian-Pacific countries and undermining regional peace and stability. The two sides oppose piecing together a closed and exclusive group structure in the region, and stirring group politics and camp confrontation.
China and Russia, said the statement, express concern over the situation in the Korean Peninsula, and urge the U.S. side to respond to the legitimate and reasonable concerns of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea with practical actions and create conditions for the resumption of dialogues.
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The Hispanic and Immigrant Affairs Board advises City Council on barriers that impact the Hispanic and immigrant community in social, economic, and vocational pursuits.
The Raleigh City Council created the commission as an advisory body in February 2020. The creation of the commission is to make Raleigh a more welcoming city:
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text: So today I’ve started typing. Today’s been an okay day. I went to work, came home and pretty much did nothing. Lovely to do once in a while. I’m aware at how much washing I have piling up and how many other productive things I could be doing right now. But at this moment in time I feel like typing. I keep thinking back to this time last year recently and how much things have changed. And they have changed quite a bit. I was at such a different point in my life 12 months ago. I was in the process of a break up from a long term, childish, insignificant relationship. Maybe insignificants the wrong word, I didn’t always think that at the time but I did always know it was never going anywhere and the day we finally broke up was tough but after a couple of weeks of feeling sorry for myself it felt like such a relief. So yeah, 12 months ago that was happening. I was also in the early stages of buying my house. Something I decided to do on my own and felt it was the right thing for me at the time. I loved my house so much from the first viewing. A small two bed new build which was perfect for me. It was a pretty stressful time with constant phone calls and emails as it is when purchasing a house. However it was also pretty exciting. I cannot quite remember off the top off my head when I passed my driving test but I do remember starting to look at cars this time last year and looking back now my expectations were way too high for a first car. I was also hoping to start college in the September to start an access course to study social work, that unfortunately didn’t end up happening. I think all in all I’d found a new lease of life and was quite unsure of what to do with myself. I look back to that time, the time when I couldn’t imagine life with another person, in another relationship. Or despite the fact I had started the process for buying my house and was looking at cars, I didn’t really realise what it would be like to become so dependent on your car and to live in this little house of mine on my own. And now I do imagine all those things because I have those things, I’m living that life and I can honestly say that the decisions I made roughly a year ago today were good decisions. Very good decisions in fact!!

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In a recent opinion, Society Hill at Piscataway Condo. Ass’n v. Township of Piscataway, Middlesex County Superior Court Judge Douglas Wolfson ruled that municipalities could not unilaterally extend certain expiring deed restrictions encumbering affordable housing units if those restrictions did not explicitly empower the municipality to do so.
The Society Hill at Piscataway Condominium was developed more than thirty years ago following protracted Mt. Laurel litigation, which resulted in the rezoning of several properties throughout Middlesex County to accommodate affordable housing development. As part of the settlement of the litigation, Society Hill sought site plan approval to build an inclusionary development containing 109 low- and moderate-income units. As a condition of the site plan approval, an Affordable Housing Plan was adopted which, by its terms, was to expire thirty years from its execution. The Plan required that the Association’s master deed and each of the unit deeds to the 109 units contain restrictions prohibiting the owner from selling or leasing the unit to a purchaser or tenant whose income exceeded the threshold necessary to qualify for low- and moderate-income housing as set by the State. The settlement was memorialized by the Court and, as a consequence, Piscataway received credit for the 109 deed-restricted units against its fair share obligation since that time.
On July 17, 1989, the Council on Affordable Housing (COAH) adopted its first recapture regulation, which prevented the purchaser of a deed-restricted unit from reaping a windfall after the expiration of the deed restrictions. In 2001, COAH adopted the Uniform Housing Affordability Controls (UHAC), which provided in pertinent part that “[a] municipality shall have the right to determine that the most desirable means of promoting an adequate supply of low- and moderate-income housing is to prohibit the exercise of the repayment option and maintain controls on lower income housing units sold within the municipality beyond the period required by N.J.A.C. 5:93-9.2.”
On December 8, 2012, nearly thirty years after the first affordable housing units were constructed and sold, Piscataway adopted an ordinance that purported to extend the deed restrictions on the 109 deed-restricted units in Society Hill through June 7, 2045. Piscataway asserted that the ordinance was adopted pursuant to the UHAC and N.J.S.A. 5:97-6.14(a), which permits a municipality to extend such restrictions to address its growth share obligation.
Society Hill and five of its members sued Piscataway, claiming that the extension was unlawful, that it violated their legal rights, and that it constituted a cloud on their respective titles. The Township argued that its power vested in the UHAC and in the “state’s strong constitutional and public policy imperatives, which compel municipalities to provide their respective fair share of affordable housing.” With respect to the UHAC, the Township claimed that the power contained therein for municipalities to unilaterally extend the restrictions applied retroactively because, when read as a whole, the Plan “reserved” the Township’s right to amend or modify the covenants unilaterally. The Court disagreed, finding no express language in the Plan, the Master Deed or in any of the individual deed restrictions which permitted the Township to unilaterally modify the restrictions.
The Court found that “it is plain that the UHAC regulations were designed to implement the Fair Housing Act [N.J.S.A. 52:27D-301 to -329] by assuring that low- and moderate-income units created under the Act are occupied by low- and moderate-income households for an appropriate period of time. . . . As contemplated by COAH, municipalities were clearly empowered to impose deed restrictions, but only on newly constructed low and moderate income units subject to the FHA.” As all the deed-restricted units within Society Hill were constructed and approved prior to July 17, 1989 (the date of the first recapture regulation adopted by COAH), the Court refused to allow the unilateral modification power created by the UHAC to apply retroactively to deed restrictions. Even had the restrictions come into play after 1989, the Court found that N.J.A.C. 5:80-26.5(a)(2) prohibited a municipality’s ability to extend the affordability controls for any “unit that, prior to December 20, 2004, received substantive certification from COAH, was part of a judgment of compliance from a court of competent jurisdiction or became subject to a grant agreement or other contract with either the State or a political subdivision thereof[.]” N.J.A.C. 5:80-26.5(a)(2).
As a result of this case, the first to construe the UHAC provisions that appear to authorize the unilateral extension of affordability controls, municipalities should think twice before unilaterally extending the affordability controls on deed restrictions set to expire shortly unless such restrictions explicitly empower the municipality to do so.
This decision is not only important to municipalities and the owners of deed-restricted units whose deed restrictions are set to expire; it is also important to those common interest communities whose membership includes the owners of such deed-restricted units. Following this case, associations in developments containing affordable units with restrictions set to expire should consider taking a leadership role in defending against a municipality’s attempt to unilaterally extend those restrictions.
If you are a board member or manager of an association, a property owner, or a municipal administrator looking for guidance in the wake of this decision, please contact the author of this Alert, Steven G. Mlenak.

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text: In Perception and the Internal Senses Juhana Toivanen advances a detailed philosophical reconstruction of Peter of John Olivi’s (ca. 1248-98) conception of the cognitive psychology of the sensitive (i.e. animal) soul. Like most medieval philosophers, Olivi thought that higher animals and human beings have many psychological capacities in common. The book analyses these capacities by concentrating on Olivi’s conception of the metaphysics of the soul, his theory of perception, and his views about the post-sensory cognitive power which medieval philosophers called the internal senses. Being the first monograph in English that concentrates on Olivi’s philosophical psychology, Perception and the Internal Senses enables us to understand better medieval ideas concerning animal psychology and the human/animal boundary.

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PORTLAND, Ore (KXAN) — A Portland woman who found a tiny worm inside her eye discovered she was the first human infected with Thelazia gulosa, an eye worm found mostly in cattle in parts of North America, according to a report by the Portland Tribune.
Abby Beckley pulled the wiggly worm from her left eye in August of 2016. The 26-year-old was working as summer deckhand on a commercial fishing boat near Prince of Wales Island in Alaska at the time.
The Portland Tribune reports in the span of a few weeks, Beckley pulled 14 of the tiny worms from her left eye.
“It was shocking when it happened, and it’s just fascinating now,” she told the Portland Tribune on Friday, Feb. 9, from her home in Grants Pass, where she’s lived for the past couple of years. “It was also concerning.”
According to the Centers for Disease Control, humans become incidental hosts of the Thelazia gulosa (the cattle eyeworm) when the insect intermediate host feeds on the humans’ tears. Beckley may have been infected when she worked on a cattle ranch in Oregon.READ Beckley’s full story here.


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Investors fretted on Monday about what would likely come of President Donald Trump’s insistence on placing tariffs on another $0 billion worth of Chinese goods, however CNBC’s Jim Cramer felt they were missing the big picture.
Yes, the president has reportedly been unsatisfied with the trade talks between the United States in addition to China, in addition to sure, his day-to-day hawkish proposals have not been well-received by Wall Street, Cramer acknowledged.
however to the “Mad Money” host, trying to gauge the actual impact of the tariffs meant looking at the overall market format — specifically, comparing the U.S. market’s performance with China’s.
“Our economy may be doing just fine, in addition to so’s our stock market, however China? I see real problems in addition to real worries,” Cramer said Monday. “The Chinese stock market has fallen to its lowest level since November of 2014. In fact, the idea’s right now down 20 percent year to date, in addition to I don’t think the idea’s found a bottom yet.”
U.S. markets, on the different hand, are “booming,” he said, noting of which the S&P 500 has climbed 7.5 percent since the start of 2018, bolstered by healthy growth in addition to limited inflation.
“If the tariffs so far are supposed to be hurting our economy, how is actually of which possible?” he asked.
in addition to, with the Trump administration considering lowering the tariff percentage to 10 percent on each item through 25 percent, Cramer wondered if they would likely hurt the U.S. economy at all.
“If This particular were a real problem, the retailers would likely be at or near their 52-week lows, not their 52-week highs,” the “Mad Money” host said.
So, with strong employment, a healthy economy in addition to most China-tied stocks trading as though there’s little to worry about, U.S. markets seem to be resisting trade-war-induced panic, Cramer said.
“The pundits can fret about all they want about the trade-war saber-rattling, however the action inside stock market … tells me of which the idea’s not cut-in addition to-dry how much these issues do hurt business, especially not when you consider the red-hot state of our economy,” the “Mad Money” host concluded.
“Maybe we need to take all these worries about the tariffs President Trump’s slapping on Chinese imports, perhaps, using a grain of salt — maybe a whole container of Morton’s Iodized.”


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The use of clutches and brakes to control motion--be it an assembly line, bottling facility, or an industrial bakery--can result directly from the need to minimize downtime and increase productivity. Standard industrial electric motors cannot provide long life in high cycle rate applications nor can they provide consistent accurate positioning. Adding a clutch/brake to the drive system alleviates the shock of rapid starts and stops. It also extends motor life and efficiency and enables accurate positioning of materials for efficient, productive operations.
While applications for electrically operated clutch/brakes vary greatly, one fact remains constant--if the clutch/brake components do not operate correctly, the application will have a hard time operating efficiently. To successfully operate and maintain clutches brakes, consider the following factors.
Proper sizing and selection minimizes wear
For a clutch/brake to operate consistently and wear normally, it must be sized to handle the intended application. When designing a clutch/brake system, specify the correct size clutch/brake on the basis of accurate speed, load, and inertia calculations. Undersizing a clutch/brake results in aggressive wear that causes premature unit failure. The extra inertia an oversized clutch/brake adds to an application may adversely affect other drive train components. If you are not sure about sizing and selection, your clutch/brake supplier will be glad to offer assistance.
Basic versus packaged products
Many clutch/brake manufacturers make two families of clutches and brakes--basic and packaged. You assemble and install into your machine a unit from the basic product family; the manufacturer pre-assembles the packaged product. Some customers prefer basic products because they cost less and provide some flexibility in mating to special mounting brackets or output devices. While not very complex, installing a basic product does require alignment and assembly skill and the time to do the work. Concentricity of bolt circles to shaft, squareness of mounting for the two working components, and angular misalignment are critical issues when assembling clutch/brakes.
Packaged clutch/brakes were introduced over 30 years ago to reduce the installation time and to eliminate common assembly errors. Because these units are pre-assembled at the factory, they already meet alignment tolerances. Many customers find that using a packaged clutch/brake actually saves money during machine assembly compared with the cost of purchasing and the labor cost of assembling a basic product for the same application.
Packaged clutch/brakes reduce maintenance time because they are ready to be used right out of the box. Installing a packaged product requires only the installing a key, setting the set screws,attaching the wires, and aligning the mating machine components. In today's industrial environment, machine downtime can result in lost production costs in excess of $1,000 per hour. The reduced time required to install a packaged clutch/brake easily covers the increased purchase price of a packaged unit. That is why nearly 80 percent of new applications use packaged clutch/brakes rather than the basic equivalent.
A packaged product line parallels the basic product line. Thus, an existing basic clutch/brake can often be replaced with a packaged clutch/brake with little or no machine redesign. The packaged product line offers shaft or foot mounted units and units designed for use with C-Face motors and reducers. Your clutch/brake supplier will gladly assist in selecting the best packaged product to use in upgrading your application.
Troubleshooting clutches and brakes
Clutches and brakes are fairly simple devices. Determining the cause of poor performance or failure, therefore, is fairly simple. Problem solving is often quickest when users recognize that the clutch/brake malfunction may be a symptom of a problem rather than the source.
When evaluating the improper performance of a clutch/brake, begin with the simplest and least expensive elements. Ask the simple question: "Has it ever worked?" This is the first step in a flow chart that helps to focus quickly on the possible sources of clutch/brake problems.
If the unit is newly installed and has never run, check its assembly or installation. Using the least- expensive-to-most-expensive philosophy, a maintenance technician should first check for a blown or missing fuse, disconnected or damaged wires, and improperly set torque controls. Too often, expensive clutch/brakes are replaced only to find that a 25-cent fuse caused the unit not to work. Wires can work loose from their connectors, a new switch may not install in the same way as the old, or the torque pot on a control may prevent enough power from reaching the clutch/brake. Finally, check coil resistance using a standard volt/ohm meter.
If power is reaching a good clutch/brake coil but the unit still fails to function, then check mechanical conditions that arise from improper installation or assembly. One of the most common problems is an air gap that is too large. Electro-magnetic clutch/brakes require the two friction surfaces to be in close proximity. When powered, the magnetic force created by the coil causes the friction faces to clamp together. If the air gap is too large, magnetism cannot pull the pieces together. Once the air gap has been set, it should never require readjustment. Better models of clutch/brakes automatically adjust the air gap to compensate for wear throughout the life of the unit. Other mechanical points that enhance performance include a proper key in the keyway and a burr free splined hub.
Finally, for new clutch/brakes there is the issue of burnishing--the action of wearing two surfaces against each other to achieve intimate planar contact. For a new clutch/brake, the normal flatness tolerance for the friction faces is a few thousandths of an inch. Therefore, the friction faces will not make full face contact when initially installed and new units exhibit less than full rated torque. To address this, some vendor's pre-burnish packaged products at the factory, especially failsafe products. None of the basic product is pre-burnished. Proper burnishing can require as few as a dozen or as many as several hundred cycles. The difference is in the amount of work being done at the friction faces during each cycle. A high speed, high inertia load burnishes quickly, a low inertiaload takes longer. A new unburnished unit provide from 60 to 70 percent of rated torque when first engaged. Burnishing brings this up to rated torque.
Troubleshooting clutch/brakes for performance
Many of the same troubleshooting principles for new clutch/brakes also apply to existing installed units. The practice of checking the least expensive repair first is still a good one. Checking to see that the unit is receiving power when it should and that the unit is mechanically able to engage applies to both new and existing units.
Something has changed when a previously operating unit stops working. Sometimes this change is a different motor or a different ratio in the gearbox. Sometimes the unit reached the point at which wear affects performance.
If the clutch/brake has not performed properly since work has been done on it, evaluate how the change might have affected the clutch/brake. Changing a gearbox ratio from 5:1 to 10:1 may not affect the footprint of the gearbox, but it does double the output torque of the gearbox. Such changes that are not readily apparent account for many clutch/brake problems.
Wear is a fact of life for friction devices. When a clutch/brake is worn out, its performance declines. Aclutch/brake that has stopped accurately for millions of cycles begins to stop less accurately; stop times increase inconsistency from one cycle to the next. These changes occur over a period of time. When cycle rates are low, performance decline occurs over weeks; when cycle rates are high-200 per minute, or higher- it will becomes evident in days.
Wear grooves are normal in an electro-magnetic clutch/brake. They result from friction between the metal armature and the metal poles in the rotor or magnet. Pole tracks appear at these contact points (see Photo 1). Pole tracks are normal and should not be machined away. The photo shows pole tracks for a well worn armature. Note that the pole tracks wear more rapidly than the friction material area. This is also normal. When repairing a clutch/brake, replace both friction faces. The two faces wear against each other at the same rate. If only one face is replaced, the new part will wear very aggressively until it matches the wear pattern on the older part.
Factors that degrade clutch/brake performance
A variety of factors adversely affect even properly sized clutch/brakes. Most common among these are improper installation and environmental factors. The most common cause of poor clutch/brake performance is improper mounting. For a clutch/brake to work properly, the friction surfaces must be square and concentric within fairly tight tolerances that vary somewhat by unit size. These tolerances are stated in the installation manuals included with new units. Failure to adhere to these tolerances causes a unit to perform below its ratings. Time spent making sure that a unit is properly installed saves hours of downtime later.
Environmental factors also cause clutch/brake problems. The most difficult situation is airborne lubricant mist. This mist contaminates working surfaces, decreases the coefficient of friction of the working faces, and decreases torque capability. To address this, some models of clutch/brake are enclosed, either completely or partially, so that contamination cannot reach the working portions of the unit.
Enclosed units are also a solution for food industry applications in which pressure hose wash down is part of the cleaning process. Some applications require something beyond enclosing the unit. These cases require special shafts, bearing seals, and coatings to withstand the caustic chemicals of some washdown processes.
Other possible contaminants include chips of metal or plastic, cutting fluids, food products that can fall onto clutch/brake components and cause them to malfunction. In such cases, common sense should prevail. If clutch/brake contamination is likely, a shroud or guard ensures that the unit provides the performance required for continued operation.
Properly selected and properly mounted, a clutch/brake provide millions of cycles of life. Clutches and brakes are fairly simple devices, mounting and installation problems, environmental situations, or changes in the application affect them negatively. Common sense helps in diagnosing most of these difficulties. When additional expertise is required, manufacturers offer toll free technical support to help resolve problems. Most manufacturers also have an experienced sales force capable of providing on-site assistance.


text: I believe that it is important to surround yourself with things that make you happy. Your environment plays such a large role in your state of mind. I’m really excited about the print above, which is a new addition to my office. I couldn’t pass it up. I’m not sure I’m in need of a comeback but it seems to conjure up the right amount of spunk and ass-kickingness for me. Other borrowed rap phrases can be found at Paper Jam Press.


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Man was stabbed in Vaughan during dispute about dog sale: YRP
Published Thursday, July 22, 2021 10:25AM EDT
Last Updated Thursday, July 22, 2021 4:30PM EDT
York Regional Police say two suspects have been taken into custody in connection with a stabbing in Vaughan Wednesday night that occurred during a discussion about a possible dog sale.
According to police, a male and female went to a home on Crooked Stick Road, in the area of Dufferin Street and Glen Shields Road, to discuss the possible sale of the victims’ dog.
“Investigators believe that a dispute occurred and the male victim was stabbed,” YRP said in a news release Thursday morning.
Police and paramedics were called to the home at around 10:15 p.m. and the man was taken to a trauma centre with serious injuries.
The female victim was assaulted and her phone was stolen from her, police said. The dog was unharmed and was not taken.
Police told CP24.com late Wednesday that tactical officers, a canine unit and a police helicopter were involved in a search for the two suspects but they were unable to locate them.
In their release, police urged the two to get a lawyer and to turn themselves in.
Later Thursday, police said that both suspects were arrested after a search warrant was executed at an address in Toronto at around 12:45 p.m.
Police said that a 19-year-old man and a 15-year-old girl are now in custody and will be charged in connection with the incident.
“Anyone with information on the incident or anyone with residential video surveillance or dashcam footage in the area are urged to contact police,” investigators said.
Police told CP24 that they received calls about fireworks going off in the area shortly before the stabbing, the but that the fireworks were not related to the incident.


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Background: Food insecurity and mental health negatively affect the lives of women in the United States. Participants in the Women's Interagency HIV Study (WIHS) provided the opportunity to understand the association of food insecurity with depression and mental well-being over time.
Objective: We investigated the association between current and persistent food insecurity and depression among women at risk of or living with HIV in the United States.
Methods: We used longitudinal data from the WIHS, a prospective cohort study in women at risk of or living with HIV from multiple sites in the United States. Participants completed 6 semiannual assessments from 2013 to 2016 on food security (FS; high, marginal, low, and very low) and mental health (i.e., depressive symptoms and mental well-being). We used multiple regression analysis to estimate the association between these variables.
Results: Among 2551 participants, 44% were food insecure and 35% reported depressive symptoms indicative of probable depression. Current marginal, low, and very low FS were associated with 2.1-, 3.5-, and 5.5-point (all P < 0.001) higher depression scores, respectively. In models adjusting for both current and previous FS, previous marginal, low, and very low FS were associated with 0.2-, 0.93-, and 1.52-point higher scores, respectively (all P < 0.001). Women with very low FS at both time points (persistent food insecurity) had a 6.86-point higher depression score (P < 0.001). In the mental health models, there was a dose-response relation between current FS and worse mental health even when controlling for previous FS (all P < 0.001). Previous low FS was associated with worse mental health. These associations did not differ by HIV status.
Conclusions: Food insecurity placed women at risk of depression and poor mental well-being, but the risk was substantially higher for women experiencing persistent food insecurity. Future interventions to improve women's mental health call for multilevel components that include addressing food insecurity.
Keywords: HIV; United States; food insecurity; mental health; women.
© 2019 American Society for Nutrition.

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Anne Adeney, Tim Archbold. Presents retellings of classic stories, in keeping with the National Literacy Strategy. Anne Adeney is well known for her educational wooden toys and more recently for her children's writing. In 1997 she was short-listed for the Fidler Award, for the best new children's novelist. Anne lives in Plymouth with her husband, four children and loopy dog! show more.
Jack and the Beanstalk. While you do not have to read Hansel and Gretel before this one-as each book is its own tale-it is best that you understand that Jack and the Beanstalk is the continuing story of Hansel and Gretel, as Jack is their son. I have included the following blurb from the back of the book so you may get a feel for the prequel and understand the circumstances.
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Use during fairy tale unit. What others are saying. Measurement Skills compares length using non-standard unit of measure. Use during fairy tale unit. Jack and the Beanstalk We have really enjoyed small fables and fairy tale units the last few weeks. You could do in a high school library with retold tales or in middles school with the Grimm series. Once upon a time - for fairy tales, nursery rhyme picture books. Posts about Giant Book written by Staci Cox. love the sign, could go on the front of the circulation desk.


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Boney Kapoor on Ajith’s Valimai, Maidaan and other projects on hold
The producer discusses his plan of action once shooting resumes
Earlier this week, the Producers Guild of India submitted its list of safety recommendations for the resuming of on-set shoots. Over 30 Bollywood films, television series and digital shows have been left unfinished due to the lockdown. Producer Boney Kapoor, who has three major films in production, is gearing up for his return to action.
The pandemic has severely affected Boney’s upcoming release Maidaan - the $25M-budgeted soccer film featuring Ajay Devgn, for which his company built an enormous set that was later dismantled due to the lockdown. Additionally, the producer had to send his international crew and talent back home.
Opening up about the situation with Maidaan, Boney said, "We built a massive outdoor set covering a 16-acre plot around Mumbai, with all the production infrastructure. Just as the shoot was getting underway, the pandemic hit the world. We had to ensure the safety of our entire crew so we had to stop all prep and send everyone home. The set has now been dismantled as the rains are due to arrive in Mumbai.”
Boney estimated it will take at least two months to rebuild the set. Even if construction resumes as early as September, shooting can commence only in November. “This has resulted in a massive loss for us,” the producer said. “Thankfully all the indoor, and some outdoor, training portions of the film were shot in Lucknow and Kolkata so are already in the can."
Meanwhile, Boney is keeping busy with his South projects. These include Valimai, a Tamil action drama with Ajith Kumar, and Vakeel Sahab, the Telugu remake of Pink starring Pawan Kalyan. Both projects are expected to be up and running much easily, Boney assured.
"Vakil Saab is a remake of the hit Amitabh Bachchan starrer Pink, this time with superstar Pawan Kalyan, who is back on the screen after more than two years. It’s a social drama with a strong message and we have just 10-15 shooting days pending. Valimai is a big action film starring Ajith Kumar, it happens to be his 60th film. That one is 50% complete,” he said.
On Amazon buying up seven Indian features that skipped their theatrical releases, Boney said he believes all forms of exhibition will co-exist.
“For producers whose films are ready and cannot wait for the unknown (when cinemas will open) OTT platforms offering to buy premiere rights for digital has come as a blessing. Streamers have grown phenomenally over the last two months. This trend to watch on demand is here to stay and will expedite cord-cutting in India,” he said.


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COVID-19 and SARS-CoV-2 update from Immunopaedia.org.za.
A recent tour de force of our current knowledge of immunity elicited by SARS-CoV-2 and progression to COVID-19 severe disease is given in a recent Immunity article. The authors review what we currently know about the involvement of innate immunity, T and B cell anti-viral responses, including the hyper-inflammation that often accompanies these responses in some infected people. Can any of the immune response markers be used as predictors of COVID-19 disease susceptibility and risks of how severe the disease can manifest. What about known anti-virals, convalescent plasma and vaccine development? The authors state “…it is imperative that immune responses against SARS-Cov-2 and mechanisms of hyperinflammation-driven pathology are further elucidated to better define therapeutic strategies for COVID-19.” This is a comprehensive review of the recent published data.
Journal Article: Vabret et al., 2020. Immunology of COVID-19: current state of the science. Immunity

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The great Gotye-Glee debate has come full circle.
After the high school musical show covered the Australian artist’s smash hit “Somebody That I Used to Know,” splitting the vocals between Darren Criss and guest star Matt Bomer, Gotye had some harsh words for the show, calling its version, “dry,” saying it sounded like it was playing from a cardboard box and, on some levels, “dinky and wrong.”
In a conversation last night with The Hollywood Reporter, Glee’s Executive Music Producer Adam Anders said that he was fine with the criticism — in part because it was out of his hands.
Justin Bieber, Gotye, Maroon 5 Hit Record Books as 2012 Digital Song Sales Are on Fire
“I have no problem with what he said,” Anders told THR. “The reality is, it was drier in the show. The problem is, you have a director who is trying to serve a storyline in the show and then I deliver the way I hear it and he did his thing. If I had written a song and obviously it’s a very precious song to him and it should be, it’s one of my favorite songs to come along in a long, long time. You know we painstakingly recreated that track and I absolutely love how it turned out. Like I said, if you listen to the iTunes version, I think it’s very true to his.”
In fact, that tracks well with what Gotye himself said when addressing his initial comments during a live show in Los Angeles.
The artist said that he was referring to “this xylophone hook in my song — it’s kind of dinky not just in the cover version but the original song,” and even went on to compliment the show’s interpretation, saying, “I thought it was really clever to transpose the song to two guys … It was a great idea.”
It would seem all hunky dory, then, something that Anders clearly reflected when he added, “I’m just happy he let us use his song because we love the song and I think he’s an amazing artist. So it’s all good with me.”

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The tale of Atish Taseer's American Green Card
That the striking-looking Taseer is now taken, has possibly caused the breaking of many hearts, in Delhi no doubt and especially London.
Hillary Clinton plans to 'staple' green cards on STEM grads' diplomas
Hillary Clinton has said that if elected she will launch a "start-up" v...
Hopes of faster green cards, anti-terror rhetoric make desis gravitate to Donald Trump
United States been described as a melting pot or a sal...
1,200 Indians queue up to shell out half-a-million dollars for US green card
The US Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) approved 111 EB-5 visas for Indian applicants between October 1, 2014 and September 30, 2015 (FY15).
US judge declines to undo government order on green cards
More than a dozen of the immigrant workers sued the government in federal court in Seattle last week, arguing the change was arbitrary and had violated their due-process rights.
Aadhaar for street children on cards
Other key measures for street children include health insurance, bank accounts and financial sponsorship for families to help meet medical and nutritional requirements of a child.
Green card may no longer be a valuable asset for NRIs as Fatca sword hangs over their heads
For those who think the Indian authorities are a tenacious lot, they ain’t seen nothin’ yet, namely the US Internal Revenue Service in action.
Green check-ups on the card for Gulf of Kutch
Identifying the future pressures on Gulf of Kutch, an initiative has been undertaken to carry out its environmental health check-up at regular intervals.
PM Modi extends deadline to change PIO cards to OCI cards
The government plans to start skill development programs for young Indians who want to seek employment opportunities abroad, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi today at the 14th Pravasi Bhartiya Divas in Bengaluru.
Card system collapse bleeds weekenders
The failed transactions took place in a two-hour window from 6pm to 8pm, when card transactions peaked, and were reported from across the country .
Demonetisation effect: Sharp rise in credit card applications
The immediate impact of the currency ban has been the rise of credit card transactions by 9.5% in November last.
'Consumers, dealers not to bear MDR cost on debit cards'
In a chat with ET Now, MK Surana, CMD, HPCL says that MDR levy is not going to be passed on to consumers & dealers using debit cards however the MDR charges are going to be there between bank and customer using credit card.
Lakhs of fake and invalid NREGS job cards scrapped
Officials said the total number of job cards has been brought down from 13 crore last year to 12.48 crore in 2016-17 so far.
No OCI card to people with military background
The inter-ministerial committee's recommendation came after careful examination of all aspects of granting OCI cards to Indian origin people who had served the armed forces.
'Trump's pharma card to have disturbing impact'
In a first press meet conducted by President-elect Trump, pharmaceutical companies were targeted. Trump said that pharma companies were "getting away with murder" in drug pricing and promised that it would all be changed. The pressure has sent pharma stocks in tizzy. ET Now caught up with former MD of Pfizer to talk more about the impact.


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So often, my friends with one, two, or even three kids will say something like this to me: "I'm so stressed, but then I look at you and remember you have four kids, and I think, 'I have no right to feel this overwhelmed!' "
But it's not true. We all have every right to be overwhelmed. Kids or no kids, life gets crazy. And no matter how many kids you have, parenting can whip your butt. Yes, the number of little ones living under my roof whining, fighting, and needing me may be double what some other parents have. But still, the second you become a parent, the weight of the world is placed upon your shoulders. And – one kiddo or six – that's heavy!
It's not about the number of tots traipsing through your house. Parenting. Is. Stressful. And we all have our own stories. Some days, I look at my friend who has two super-active sons and I wonder how she does it. Other times, I'll hear horror stories from parents with high school–age kids and think, No way am I going to be able to handle that level of worry. But I figure we can all (just about) handle what we've got going on in our own homes. We use every ounce of energy that's required of us as parents, regardless of the number of children.
So listen up. This is my message to all parents out there: You have the right to feel the stress of caring for your kids, whether you watch over one, two, four, more, or (heaven help eight) twice my brood.
Every single day, every parent feels that crushing responsibility of wanting to do the right thing … to strike the right balance between disciplining our little darlings and letting them just be kids. To keep them safe in a scary world, feed them a nutritious diet (most of the time, because – frozen yogurt), and not lose it when there's slime in their hair, in the rug, and on the dog (true story). To let them make mistakes. To balance work, household chores, and a basic level of personal hygiene with meeting their every last need and whim 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
I do all of that for more mini people than most; I can't deny that. But hear me when I say, we all love our children with a fierceness like nothing else. We'll jump in front of oncoming traffic if it comes to that, all for them. So yeah, parenting is a big job, across the board and no matter what the numbers. Never look at me, or any other mom or dad, and figure we are somehow entitled to more stress just because our minivans are at capacity.
Like you, we are doing our best to smile and get through each day with some dignity and some joy. And we are not over here judging you or thinking, One kid? They have it so easy! Instead, we saw your toddler have a full-on tantrum in Target and thanked God it wasn't our turn. This time. We felt for you when your baby was screaming bloody murder during the kindergarten play. Been there. We also flinched when your son fell off the slide. We too wanted to cry when your daughter cut her own hair the one second you weren't watching her.
We are all in this together – moms of many, dads of one, mamas of twins, papas of plenty, whether you're one and done or going for a baker's dozen – from the moment we hop aboard the crazy train of parenting and for the rest of our lives full of blessed chaos and love.


HARMAN launches Harman Kardon Soho Wireless Headphones at IFA 2014
Refined sound quality in a stylish, easy-to-use Bluetooth wireless headphones
Berlin, Germany – HARMAN International Industries, Incorporated, has announced the new Harman Kardon® Soho Wireless headphones at this year’s IFA in Berlin.
Designed with travel in mind, the Bluetooth® headset embodies sleek, head-turning visual and touch appeal, with premium-stitched leather and a stainless steel body and sliders.
Ear-cup-mounted touch-sensitive controls are at your fingertips, providing instant access to remote functions — the ultimate in simplified control and total convenience. Truly wireless, these headphones combine the connective ease of Bluetooth® technology and NFC for maximum pairing from a wide spectrum of smart devices.
Thanks to specially selected 30 mm drivers and high performance neodymium transducers, Soho Wireless headphones deliver crisp highs and a thunderous enhanced bass response. Additionally, with aptX and AAC coding, the Bluetooth streaming never suffers from data compression.
"It's a standalone look with an enhanced level of performance," said Michael Mauser, president of HARMAN's Lifestyle Division. "Our new Harman Kardon Soho Wireless headphones are so stylish and comfortable you may never want to take them off."
The headphones boast a fold-flat design for ease of travel, and the structured carrying case keeps everything organized and together — the perfect sound complement to any road trip. Whether you wear them for work or play, these on-ear headphones offer maximum wireless connectivity to an ever-widening array of smart devices, like smartphones, tablets and laptops.
Harman Kardon Soho Wireless Headphones
- Premium on-ear stereo headphones
- Frequency response: 20 Hz to 20 kHz
- Impedance: 32 ohms
- Max input power: 30 mW
- Sensitivity: 100 dB @ 1 kHz / 1 mW
- Bluetooth®-enabled with NFC
- aptX and AAC coding for superb sound quality
- Optimized for travel, with included felt carrying case
Pricing & Availability
For additional information on Harman Kardon Soho Wireless Headphones, RRP £199.99, or to purchase, visit http://www.harmankardon.co.uk/


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Conventional In-Person Treatment. Betterhelp Unethical .
Traditional in-person treatment is still the most popular form of therapy. It involves meeting with a therapist face-to-face at their office. Here’s how traditional in-person treatment compares to BetterHelp.
One of the most significant benefits of BetterHelp is benefit. With online therapy, you can access therapy from the comfort of your own home, at a time that matches you. In-person treatment, on the other hand, requires you to arrange consultations and commute to your therapist’s office.
The cost of treatment can be a barrier for many people. In-person therapy is typically more pricey than online therapy. BetterHelp offers more budget friendly rates plans compared to standard in-person treatment.
When it comes to therapy, personal privacy is an issue for many individuals. With BetterHelp, you can access treatment from the convenience of your own home, which can offer a sense of personal privacy. In-person therapy, on the other hand, needs you to meet a therapist in person at their workplace.
Your options for therapists might be limited by your location when it comes to in-person treatment. With BetterHelp, you have access to a larger network of therapists, which indicates that you have a better chance of finding a therapist who is a great suitable for you.
In conclusion, BetterHelp treatment offers several benefits over traditional in-person therapy, including cost, therapist, and convenience selection. While there are other online therapy platforms offered, BetterHelp stands out for its big network of therapists and cost effective pricing plans. Eventually, the option in between online treatment and traditional in-person therapy comes down to personal preference and specific requirements.
Therapy can be beneficial for a large range of mental health conditions. In this article, we’ll check out 10 various conditions that individuals might have and how treatment can help.
Anxiety is a typical psychological health condition that impacts millions of people worldwide. Therapy can assist by offering a safe area to talk about your feelings and emotions. A therapist can assist you recognize negative idea patterns and behaviors and deal with you to establish coping methods and favorable habits.
Anxiety is another common mental health condition that can be crippling. Therapy can assist by teaching you relaxation strategies, such as deep breathing and mindfulness, and dealing with you to establish coping methods to manage anxiety triggers.
PTSD, or post-traumatic stress disorder, is a psychological health condition that can develop after experiencing or witnessing a terrible occasion. Treatment can assist by supplying a safe space to process the trauma and develop coping strategies to manage the symptoms of PTSD.
OCD, or obsessive-compulsive condition, is a psychological health condition defined by intrusive ideas and compulsive behaviors. Therapy can help by teaching you how to determine and manage these behaviors and thoughts, in addition to establish coping strategies to handle the signs of OCD. Betterhelp Unethical
Bipolar disorder is a psychological health condition characterized by severe state of mind swings, ranging from depressive episodes to manic episodes. Therapy can assist by providing assistance and guidance in handling these mood swings, developing coping strategies, and improving communication skills.
Eating disorders, such as anorexia and bulimia, are psychological health conditions that can have severe physical effects. Therapy can assist by dealing with the underlying emotional and mental problems that contribute to the eating disorder, as well as establishing techniques to handle the physical symptoms.
Drug abuse can be a tough practice to break, however treatment can be an efficient tool in handling dependency. Therapy can assist by dealing with the underlying psychological and emotional problems that add to substance abuse, along with developing techniques to handle yearnings and activates.
Relationship problems, such as interaction issues and conflict, can have a substantial effect on mental health. Therapy can assist by supplying a safe space to talk about these concerns and establish methods to enhance interaction and resolve conflict.
Sorrow and loss can be a challenging experience to browse, however therapy can assist by providing assistance and guidance through the grieving procedure. A therapist can assist you determine and handle the emotions associated with grief and loss, as well as establish coping strategies to move on.
Stress is a common experience for many individuals, but it can have negative impacts on psychological health. Treatment can assist by teaching relaxation strategies and establishing coping techniques to manage tension, as well as identifying and resolving the underlying psychological and mental problems that contribute to tension.
In conclusion, therapy can be an effective tool in handling a wide range of psychological health conditions, from depression and stress and anxiety to substance abuse and relationship problems. If you are struggling with your mental health, consider seeking the support and assistance of a licensed therapist.
Seeing a therapist can have many advantages for a person’s mental health and wellness. Here are a few of the advantages of seeing a therapist from a mental perspective:
One of the main benefits of seeing a therapist is increased self-awareness. A therapist can assist you identify patterns in your emotions, habits, and thoughts, in addition to the underlying beliefs and values that drive them. By ending up being more familiar with these patterns, you can get a much deeper understanding of yourself and your inspirations, which can result in personal growth and development.
Improved psychological policy
Psychological guideline is the capability to handle and manage one’s emotions in a healthy and adaptive way. Seeing a therapist can assist individuals find out and practice emotional regulation strategies, such as deep breathing and mindfulness, that can be valuable in lowering and managing hard emotions tension.
Much better social relationships
Interpersonal relationships are an essential element of psychological health and wellness. Seeing a therapist can assist individuals enhance their communication skills, assertiveness, and compassion, which can lead to much healthier and more satisfying relationships with others.
Increased analytical skills
Treatment can likewise assist individuals establish analytical skills. By working with a therapist, people can find out to method issues in a more organized and efficient way, identify possible solutions, and make decisions that are aligned with their worths and goals.
Self-esteem describes an individual’s sense of self-regard and worth. Seeing a therapist can help individuals recognize and challenge unfavorable self-talk and beliefs that can contribute to low self-confidence. Through treatment, individuals can discover to establish a more favorable and practical self-image, which can result in increased confidence and self-respect.
Improved coping abilities
Coping abilities are methods and strategies that people utilize to manage tension and adversity. Seeing a therapist can help people develop and practice coping abilities that are tailored to their particular requirements and choices. Coping abilities can include mindfulness, relaxation methods, analytical, and social assistance, among others.
Reduced symptoms of mental illness
Treatment can also work in lowering signs of mental illness, such as depression, stress and anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Therapists use evidence-based treatments, such as cognitive-behavioral treatment (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), and eye motion desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), to assist individuals manage signs and enhance their general quality of life.

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Priceline, the world’s leading accommodation booking platform, is to buy restaurant booking service OpenTable for $103 per share in an all-cash transaction valued at US$2.6billion. OpenTable, which has been testing mobile payments in San Francisco, has seated more than 125million diners worldwide while one million guests stay in accommodation booked by Priceline every night.
- Samsung to ease online payments with new app
- Apple Pay to expand rapidly in Asia and Europe
- A quarter of Brits will make NFC mobile payments in the next year
- MasterCard collaborates on speeding up EMV checkout
- Samsung Pay to launch in Spain next week

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|Title:||Myeloperoxidase and oxidation of uric acid in gout: implications for the clinical consequences of hyperuricaemia|
|Authors:||Stamp, Lisa K.|
Khalilova, Irada S.
Forbes, Louisa V.
Kettle, Anthony J.
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|Abstract:||Objectives. The aims of this study were to establish whether, in patients with gout, MPO is released from neutrophils and urate is oxidized to allantoin and if these effects are attenuated by allopurinol. Methods. MPO, urate, allantoin and oxypurinol were measured in plasma from 54 patients with gout and 27 healthy controls. Twenty-three patients had acute gout, 13 of whom were receiving allopurinol, and 31 had intercritical gout, 20 of whom were receiving allopurinol. Ten additional gout patients had samples collected before and after 4 weeks of allopurinol. Results. Plasma MPO and its specific activity were higher (P < 0.05) in patients with acute gout not receiving allopurinol compared with controls. MPO protein in patients’ plasma was related to urate concentration (r = 0.5, P < 0.001). Plasma allantoin was higher (P < 0.001) in all patient groups compared with controls. In controls and patients not receiving allopurinol, allantoin was associated with plasma urate (r = 0.62, P < 0.001) and MPO activity (r = 0.45, P < 0.002). When 10 patients were treated with allopurinol, it lowered their plasma urate and allantoin (P = 0.002). In all patients receiving allopurinol, plasma allantoin was related to oxypurinol (r = 0.65, P < 0.0001). Oxypurinol was a substrate for purified MPO that enhanced the oxidation of urate. Conclusion. Increased concentrations of urate in gout lead to the release of MPO from neutrophils and the oxidation of urate. Products of MPO and reactive metabolites of urate may contribute to the pathology of gout and hyperuricaemia. At low concentrations, oxypurinol should reduce inflammation, but high concentrations may contribute to oxidative stress.|
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