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Locally Grown Food And School Cafeterias
A recent report by the Governor’s Council for Agricultural Development recommends wider distribution of products from Connecticut’s farms. That includes getting more Connecticut-grown food into school cafeterias.
But schools have been trying to do that for nearly a decade and haven’t gotten too far.
Lunchroom server: "Did you want meat sauce or plain sauce?" "Meat sauce please."
Students at John Winthrop Middle School in Deep River – part of Regional District 4 – are grabbing squares of lasagna as fast as the cafeteria staff can serve them. The kids have no clue that food service director Thomas Peterlik has gone out of his way to use local ricotta cheese or made the meat sauce from unprocessed hamburger spiked with fresh vegetables.
Peterlik is a 10-year veteran of Yale University’s famously local food-serving dining service. But in the two-and-a-half years since he came to region four, he’s faced a frustrating reality.
Peterlik: "Right now what would be available local is apples and butternut squash."
The school year and the growing season don’t match. Getting local food that is available to a school is challenging and typically costs more than the fruit and vegetable program run by the Department of Defense that many districts use.
Directors like Peterlik have found they’re on their own trying to figure out how to get and pay for local food, and for Peterlik that means less time being the Austrian-trained chef that he is, and a lot more time raising money.
JES: "You’re a trained chef. You’re out there being a development director and a fundraiser these days. What’s wrong with this picture?"
Peterlik: "Unfortunately, healthy food costs much more money."
He got a grant to put salad bars in all the schools. And he’s forging partnerships with local food businesses to supply items like fresh made pizza dough.
But money isn’t the only challenge. To help with the seasonal conflict, the state department of agriculture has just awarded a grant to the Norwich schools for a pilot project this summer when farm output is high and the schools aren’t used.
Jacobs: "So we decided that we would set up a processing kitchen."
Food Service director Roberta Jacobs:
Jacobs: "We would take as much as we could, process a lot of it during the summertime and freeze it, and then we would have it for use during the school year."
Agriculture commissioner Steven Reviczky said this addresses one of many hurdles.
Reviczky: "Some of them are governmental, and some of them are related to aggregation light processing and distribution. And trying to get all of the points to line up has been a challenge."
And one of those points is the farms themselves. Selling to schools at wholesale rates isn’t always top choice. Many farms don’t have the time to deliver and schools don’t have the ability to pickup.
Mary Beth Draghi of Littel Acres in Glastonbury said she’d be happy to grow what schools need – but they have to ask ahead of time.
Draghi: "You’re supporting your local community, you’re supporting your local farmer, you’re supporting the health of the children in the schools so it doesn’t get any more passionate than that."
Other suggestions are putting a non-profit in charge of a farm-to-school program, financial incentives to buy pricier local products, and collaborations among school districts as well as farmers.
But until then, Chef Peterlik’s school kitchens are packed with California produce through the Department of Defense program, not the nearby farmers.
Peterlik: "The guy down the road behind the high school has a big field with apples – Scott’s orchards. Right now I don’t have the money to purchase it because I’m participating in the DOD program. So if I don’t buy the apples through them, I need to come up with money out of my budget to buy apples."
He says what he like to do is buy all the farm’s apples and peaches in season, maybe as soon as next fall.


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What is Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy?
Crazy Because: Causes searing pain as if on fire
Cure: Complex; disease may spontaneously resolve, but treatment usually only lessens symptoms
Imagine being tormented every waking moment of every day by searing pain in your limbs. Your arms feel like they are on fire, they are swollen, hot to the touch, and you sweat excessively. These are just a few of the symptoms of reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD), a poorly understood disorder defined by pain in the limbs that is way out of proportion from what is expected following a particular injury or harmful event, such as surgery or stroke. The disease is believed to be caused by an abnormal chain reaction of the sympathetic nervous system, the body system that regulates blood flow and other aspects of the skin. Experts liken the pain response to that of an engine revving out of control.
While the disease may spontaneously disappear on its own, many patients undergo intensive treatments for years just to lessen the pain. And for some patients, the pain can become so profound that they must undergo the most extreme and expensive of therapies -- being placed under a Ketamine coma -- to essentially reset the pain connections of the body. In 2003, under the guidance of German colleagues of renowned RSD specialist Dr. Robert Schwartzman, 14-year-old Lindsay Wurtenberg of the U.S. underwent Ketamine coma-therapy and successfully recovered from a particularly debilitating case of RSD that developed following a harmless spider bite. "I donít think there is a worse pain problem," said Dr. Schwartzman of Lindsayís condition. He was probably right. //Jessica Adams

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Sausage and Peppers Sandwich
1 large pack
1/4 cup give or take
Warm oil in a large pot. I like to use a large pot so the oil does not spatter all over my stove top. Once oil is hot, brown your sausage on all sides.
After sausage is cooked, remove sausage from pot and drain oil, leaving about a table spoon. Return pot to heat and add peppers, onion, salt, pepper, and sausage to pot. Do not overcook your veggies. You want them to stay nice and crisp.

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Our Top 10 Everything Langkawi guides are the perfect place to start when looking for the very best of what this tropical island getaway has to offer, and proves why it is one of Malaysia’s premier tourist destinations. Home to beaches, rainforests, and waterfalls that are perfect for a wide range of outdoor recreational activities, Langkawi is a massive playground for nature lovers and the adventurous at heart. But it does not stop there, as Langkawi’s duty-free policy means that you can buy imported alcohol, cigarettes and chocolate at lower-than-average prices.
Once the sun sets in Langkawi, the island transform into a lively hub filled with quirky beachfront bars and pubs that overlook the breathtaking Andaman Sea, particularly in Pantai Cenang and Pantai Tengah, and Langkawi is an island paradise. Needless to say, Langkawi is more than a quiet tropical island getaway. To make sure your vacation is a truly enjoyable experience, check out our comprehensive list of the best of Langkawi, from where to stay and tours to attractions and activities.

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Black Desert: The Mystic Class Comes Later This Year
Kakao Games and PearlAbyss today announced that Black Desert Online will be welcoming a new female class. The Mystic will first make her first appearance on Black Desert Online’s Korean service and will be released soon to other regions. More in-depth information and a video about this exciting new character will be revealed next week. After releasing the Striker class and its awakening, the recent Shultz Guard Station, as well as the Terrmian Festival content, Black Desert Online will keep on giving. In the second half of the year, players can look forward to the massive Kamasylvia Expansion, new world bosses, the co-op horde mode, new siege war content, and an exciting new PvP arena. You can certainly look forward to another fun class to Black Desert in the later part of this year.
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On the Move
is the secnd full-length album by Jersey City-based group Kiwi, a masterful and joyful celebration of reggae rhythms, soulful vocals, and Latin jazz-inflected harmonies. The band’s expansive, brass-heavy arrangements echo the classic reggae and R&B grooves of the late 60s/early 70s.
Kiwi’s music is welcoming and eminently danceable, radiating an infectious energy that belies the oft-introspective content of singer-songwriter Alex Tea
’s lyrics. Tea, the grandson of a classical violinist, playfully sets melodies inspired by the classical music he grew up hearing against Brazilian jazz chords and an insistent reggae rhythm.
Initially founded as an acoustic duo, Kiwi has grown into an 8-piece juggernaut with a stable core comprised of the New York area’s best jazz and funk players. On the Move
features the talents of Ramsey Norman
(drums), Matt Quinones
(bass), Ben Guadalupe
(percussion), Dave Stolarz
(keys), Barami Waspe
(tenor sax), Curtis Taylor
(trumpet), and Robert Edwards
As a singer, Tea is a gentle crooner one moment and a raw-throated proselytizer the next. A lyrical ferocity undercuts the percolating rhythms of many Kiwi songs; a conscious lyrical vision of a world full of injustice as well as possibility. “My poetry leaned left as I was leaning to the right,” Tea sings on the Wailers-evoking album track “Sun Never Set.”
The inspiration for Kiwi’s sound has its origins in Tea’s multiple extended stays in Brazil, beginning with a trip to the ocean-side city of Fortaleza over a decade ago. It was in Fortaleza that Tea first fell in love with the Portuguese language and capoeira, the Brazilian martial art that combines exuberant dancing with powerful strikes and take-down maneuvers. Capoiera was developed in colonial Brazil by enslaved Africans and their descendants, who wanted to keep their battle training a secret from their Portuguese overseers.
What drew me most into capoiera was the sense of community among everyone involved,” says Tea. “Each roda [capoeira exhibition/match] also had a live soundtrack that featured instruments, melodies, and cadences that I had never heard before." The new album features an original love song sung entirely in Portuguese called “Aprendiz”.
Brazilian instruments also play a large role in shaping the sound of the record; Brazilian jazz aficionados may recognize the sounds of the cuica and agogo, as well as the fishing-pole shaped berimbau. On the Move
was produced by the band and mixed in upstate New York by Jocko (moresound).
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More than 2,200 helicopter search and rescue operations were carried out over the last year in UK with west Scotland recording highest number with 350
- The UK saw 2,208 helicopter rescues over the last year, government data shows
- Emergency crews were sent out to six helicopter rescues on average a day
- Search and rescue helicopter teams saved 1,226 people and assisted 232 others
The UK saw 2,208 helicopter rescues over the last year with 50 per cent of the operations taking place on land, figures have shown.
Data shows emergency crews across the country were sent out to six helicopter rescues on average a day from April 2020 to March 2021, with search and rescue helicopters saving 1,226 people and assisting 232 others.
Prestwick in west Scotland recorded the highest number of helicopter rescues, with data showing 350 rescues were undertaken by emergency teams in the region.
Meanwhile Newquay on the north coast of Cornwall saw 255 helicopter rescues and Lee on Solent saw 252.
East Scotland saw 222 helicopter rescues from its Inverness base while Stornoway saw 139 helicopter rescues.
The latest figures mark a seven per cent decrease compared to the year before when there were 2,380 civilian search and rescue helicopter operations undertaken.
The UK saw 2,208 helicopter rescues over the last year with data showing emergency crews across the country were sent out to six helicopter rescues on average a day from April 2020 to March 2021. (Stock image)
The were 139 rescue operations undertaken from the Stornoway base in north west Scotland and 128 taskings from the Sumburgh base. Meanwhile Prestwick in west Scotland recorded the highest number of helicopter rescues, with data showing 350 rescues were undertaken by emergency teams in the region
Overall the number of search and rescue operation for the year ending March 2019 and year ending March 2020 followed broadly similar annual trends. But in the year ending March 2021, search and rescue were initially lower than previous years in April when the UK-wide lockdown was in place
Figures show there were 1,054 land rescues, which accounted for 48 per cent of all rescues, and 883 coast rescues over the last year.
Meanwhile there were 271 sea rescues carried out by search and rescue helicopter teams – this accounted for 12 per cent of all rescues, compared to 16 per cent in the previous year.
Data shows the number of helicopter rescues were initially lower than in previous years, when the UK-wide lockdown was in place, with bases responding to just 64 taskings in April 2020.
However the figure increased to near previous levels between May and June, with August 2020 recording 365 taskings – the second highest monthly volume of helicopter rescues on record.
This may be due to the number of people taking to the nation’s outdoor spaces in the summer of 2020 and the preference for domestic holidays in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Figures show 47 per cent of helicopter search and rescue operations took place on land – the same proportion as in the previous year – while 50 per cent of the helicopter rescues took place along the coast – a four per cent increase from last year.
Figures from April 2019 to March 2020 showed Newquay and Prestwick had the most taskings, responding to 298 and 338 rescues respectively.
Meanwhile Stornoway and Humberside had the least taskings, responding to 140 and 180 rescues respectively.
The Sumburgh base had the highest proportion of rescue and recovery taskings (87%) with the majority taking place at sea.
August 2020 recorded the second highest monthly volume of search and rescue operations on record (365 taskings) following the easing of lockdown easing. Meanwhile figures ffrom November 2020 to February 2021 were in line with previous years
In the year ending March 2021, 69 per cent of pre-arranged operations took place on land – a decrease of 4 per centa compared to the previous year
From April 2020 to March 2021, there were: 1,054 land based operations which accounted for 48 per cent of taskings, compared to 50 per cent in the previous year. There were 883 coast searhc and rescue operations and 271 maritime taskings
Earlier this year figures from The National Water Safety Forum revealed that Cornwall recorded the highest number of drowning deaths of any UK region over the past five years.
Data showed 80 people drowned in the county during this period, the equivalent of more than one every month, followed by 55 in Devon and 54 in Kent.
The figures also showed that men were far more likely to die in the water than women, making up 82 per cent of total fatalities, with young men aged 21 to 25 the most affected age group.
Almost half of all those who drowned had not intended to enter the water, according to the data.
The study came as the RNLI and Maritime and Coastguard Agency launched a winter coastal safety campaign, reminding people to steer clear of stormy seas and cliff edges.
Inverclyde in Scotland was the region which recorded the lowest number of accidental drowning fatalities at two in the last five years.
Caerphilly, in South Wales, registered just three deaths while Neath Port Talbot documented five.
Meanwhile, London recorded the fourth highest number of accidental water-related deaths at 47, followed closely by Scotland’s Highland at 45.
The statistics, released as part of the Water Incident Database (WAID) report, also found 46.8 per cent of those who died had not intended to enter the water.
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DVSY primarily helps to plan after-school activities for children between the ages of 5 and 14 at Marillac House, a community center in East Garfield Park. We assist with Hope Jr., the Center's after school program that provides youth with positive experiences at a young age that will translate into positive choices in the future. Volunteers provide after school help as well as positive examples, and lots of love! DVSY also promotes awareness on campus by holding events that integrate the youth we volunteer with and the DePaul community. The purpose is to set positive examples for the youth as well as help to build a stronger connection between Chicago-land and DePaul.
Sunday, October 13, 2013 at 3:00pm to 6:00pm
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I have two pfSense 2.2.1 boxes on separate sites that each have an Internet connection. The sites are also connected to each other by two microwave links There multiple networks at each site and some remote sites connected via site-to-site OpenVPN. I have configured Quagga for all the networks, including the OpenVPN links and this is all working well and as expected.
For the two microwave connected sites a I wanted to use the other sites Internet connection in case of a local Internet link failure. To test this I just unplug the WAN link. OSPF reroutes everything as expected (mainly meaning the OpenVPN connections) via the other site except for traffic which uses the default route.
The issue seems to be that even though the WAN link is unplugged and the gateway has been detected as being down, the kernel default route pointing out the unplugged interface remains in the route table. I have selected " Redistribute default route" in the Quagga configuration and this is present in the route table, but the kernel route is always selected ahead of it.
I am probably missing something obvious here, but I am stuck. Can some one point me in the right direction to solve this please.
are you sure its a routing issue and not a NAT issue ?
does a traceroute show you to go out the default WAN instead of the intended WAN?
Please, post a network diagram. Describing complicated setups just utterly fails.
Heper: Yes I am sure it is routing and not NAT.
If I delete the default route using route del then OSPF provided route is used and everything works as expected.
doktornotor: Diagram attached.
Some explanation to go with the diagram:
- The Office pfSense is not part of the Lab other than providing a gateway to the world.
- None of the WAN interfaces are in OSPF.
- The "connecting" interfaces (OpenVPN and "microwave" links) are all in OSPF
- All the LANs (not shown in the diagram) are in OSPF as passive interfaces.
All of this works well. Except for the WAN failure scenario which is only a partial failure.
For example, if the WAN on pfSense #1 is unpluged, all the hosts on all the LANs remain contactable to/from each other and the LANs on pfSense #2 and #3 can still get to the "Internet". However, the LANs on pfSense #1 cannot get to the "Internet" because of the default route still pointing out the WAN interface that is unplugged. If I manually delete the default route on pfSense #1 then everything works as expected with pfSense #1 hosts/LANs using pfSense#2 for "Internet" connectivity via the OSPF provided default route.
The output below is from pfSense #1 with the WAN port unplugged. igb0 is the WAN port and igb5 is one of the "microwave" links to pfSense #2.
Quagga Zebra Routes
Codes: K - kernel route, C - connected, S - static, R - RIP,
O - OSPF, I - IS-IS, B - BGP, A - Babel,
> - selected route, * - FIB route
O 0.0.0.0/0 [110/10] via 10.100.2.71, igb5, 00:58:47
K>* 0.0.0.0/0 via 10.21.2.254, igb0
O 10.10.10.2/32 [110/100] is directly connected, ovpns2, 00:59:09
C>* 10.10.10.2/32 is directly connected, ovpns2
O>* 10.10.10.6/32 [110/220] via 10.100.2.71, igb5, 00:58:48
O> 10.10.10.9/32 [110/320] via 10.100.2.71, igb5, 00:00:16
O 10.10.10.10/32 [110/100] is directly connected, ovpns3, 00:59:09
C>* 10.10.10.10/32 is directly connected, ovpns3
O>* 10.10.10.13/32 [110/420] via 10.100.2.71, igb5, 00:00:16
O>* 10.10.10.14/32 [110/220] via 10.100.2.71, igb5, 00:58:48
O 10.10.10.18/32 [110/100] is directly connected, ovpns4, 00:59:09
C>* 10.10.10.18/32 is directly connected, ovpns4
O>* 10.10.10.22/32 [110/220] via 10.100.2.71, igb5, 00:58:48
C>* 10.10.10.24/30 is directly connected, igb7
C>* 10.21.2.0/24 is directly connected, igb0
O 10.100.1.0/24 [110/30] is directly connected, igb4, 00:58:54
C>* 10.100.1.0/24 is directly connected, igb4
O 10.100.2.0/24 [110/20] is directly connected, igb5, 00:58:54
C>* 10.100.2.0/24 is directly connected, igb5
O 10.100.3.0/24 [110/30] is directly connected, igb6, 00:59:09
C>* 10.100.3.0/24 is directly connected, igb6
C>* 127.0.0.0/8 is directly connected, lo0
O 172.17.1.0/24 [110/10] is directly connected, igb1, 00:59:09
C>* 172.17.1.0/24 is directly connected, igb1
O 172.18.2.0/24 [110/10] is directly connected, igb2_vlan150, 00:59:09
C>* 172.18.2.0/24 is directly connected, igb2_vlan150
O 172.18.3.0/24 [110/10] is directly connected, igb2_vlan152, 00:59:09
C>* 172.18.3.0/24 is directly connected, igb2_vlan152
O 172.18.4.0/24 [110/10] is directly connected, igb2_vlan153, 00:59:09
C>* 172.18.4.0/24 is directly connected, igb2_vlan153
O>* 172.18.5.0/24 [110/30] via 10.100.2.71, igb5, 00:58:48
O>* 172.18.6.0/24 [110/30] via 10.100.2.71, igb5, 00:58:48
O>* 172.18.7.0/24 [110/30] via 10.100.2.71, igb5, 00:58:48
O 172.18.14.0/24 [110/10] is directly connected, igb2_vlan160, 00:59:09
C>* 172.18.14.0/24 is directly connected, igb2_vlan160
O>* 172.18.16.0/24 [110/30] via 10.100.2.71, igb5, 00:58:48
C>* 172.18.17.0/24 is directly connected, igb2_vlan112
K>* 172.18.21.0/24 via 172.18.21.2, ovpns1
O 172.18.21.2/32 [110/10] is directly connected, ovpns1, 00:59:09
C>* 172.18.21.2/32 is directly connected, ovpns1
O>* 172.18.23.0/24 [110/230] via 10.100.2.71, igb5, 00:00:16
O 192.168.2.0/24 [110/10] is directly connected, igb3, 00:59:09
C>* 192.168.2.0/24 is directly connected, igb3
O>* 192.168.3.0/24 [110/30] via 10.100.2.71, igb5, 00:58:48
O>* 192.168.4.0/24 [110/30] via 10.100.2.71, igb5, 00:58:48
All this detail aside, I think that the question boils down to why is there a default route pointing out an interface that is down?
Is this just the way it has to be on pfSense and/or is there something fundamental that I am missing?
What if you remove all the default gateways from the interfaces and rely only on the OSPF routes?
did you try creating a failover group with member wan+microwaves ?
Yes I had thought of that, but was unsure of the side effects.
Each of these boxes only has one gateway defined, which is marked in the GUI as a default gateway. The GUI will not let you change this gateway to not being a default. Well actually it lets you deselect the "Default Gateway" option and then silently does not save it. Because of this I figured that there was maybe something fundamental to the way that pfSense was strung together that requires a default gateway configured in this way and had not taken this thought any further.
I haven't tried deleting the gateway altogether though. This would mean that there were no gateways defined on these machines. I would then need to figure out how to inject the default routes into OSPF correctly.
I will put this on the list of things to try.
Thanks for the thought
Yes thought of that, tried it and dismissed it.
But, you mentioning it just made me think about what I actually configured (and did not configure) and I am now thinking that this might be a workable approach.
I will revisit this today.
Thanks for triggering the rethink :)
Just to close this thread out.
I tried the the failover goup stuff again and ran into the issues with services on the pfSense box (Squid and unbound) continuing to use the default route no matter what I did. I see that there are many threads raising the same issue.
While trying to understand/resolve that I came across the "Enable default gateway switching" option. Which I had previously been unaware.
I now have this option enabled, two defined gateways (WAN and one of the microwave links), no gateway groups and no policy routing. This achieves what I wanted to accomplish very simply.


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JoyCut‘s third Album “PieceOfUsWereLeftOnTheGround” was released on 19th September and it was celebrated with a release party at Bologna’s most renowned Live music Venue ‘Estragon’.
After the great critical acclaim that JoyCut’s new Album has received from The music press around Europe, the Band is now ready to embark on the PieceOfUsWereLeftOnTheGround International Tour starting from the British Capital on Sunday 29th September that will see them perform at the London Summer Jam event, the Band will then fly overseas for a few shows in the Big Apple and Philadelphia.
They will return back to Europe in mid October with dates in Holland, Belgium, Germany, Poland and concluding this amazing tour in Italy.
Stay tuned as more dates are being added to the Tour!
29.09 LONDON (UK) – London Summer Jam
04.10 NEW YORK (US) – Pianos
05.10 NEW YORK (US) – Matchless
07.10 PHILADELPHIA (US) – World Café Live
07.10 PHILADELPHIA (US) – The Fire
17.10 HAARLEM (NL) – Patronaat
18.10 BRUXELLES (BE) – Botanique (w/ Sebadoh)
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25.10 BERLIN (DE) – Monarch
02.11 RONCADE (IT) – Irma Goes Indie @ New Age Club
10.11 SENIGALLIA (IT) – Le Boudoir
29.11 ROMA (IT) – Le Mura
12.12 FIRENZE (IT) – Tender:Club
25.12 TITO (IT) – Cecilia

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TNT-UPS merger collapses in boost for Royal Mail
Monday 14 January 2013
Royal Mail received a much-needed boost today as United Parcel Services, the world’s largest deliverer of packages, dropped a €5.2 billion (£4.3 billion) takeover bid for Dutch rival TNT Express after it became clear that it would be blocked by European regulators.
The pull-out saw TNT’s shares halve in value, with industry experts questioning the company’s future despite the fact that it is the market leader in Europe.
A combined UPS and TNT would have held 35% of the UK parcels market and would have been a formidable competitor to Royal Mail. It is believed that UPS suggested selling parts of the merged business to Royal Mail in a bid to get round European Commission competition worries.
Ahead of Royal Mail’s planned privatisation, chief executive Moya Greene has been pushing its parcels arm and express delivery — where a united TNT-UPS would have offered stronger competition — to promote its commercial future.
UPS had wanted to buy TNT to help it expand in the faster-growing Asian and Latin American markets using the Dutch firm’s networks. But TNT has been struggling for several years in its markets closer to home.
TNT Express shares, which were briefly suspended when the market opened, fell as much as 50% to €4.05, compared with the UPS offer price of €9.50 per share.
UPS will pay TNT a fee of €200 million for breaking the takeover deal. But that will be little compensation for the business which made losses of €3 million in the third quarter of 2012 on revenues of €1.8 billion.
Chief executive Marianne-Christine Lombard quit TNT in September part-way through the bid, and came under heavy criticism for bailing out when the deal looked to be in trouble. She had stood to make a €2.6 million bonus if the takeover had gone through.
UPS had made a number of offers to the European Commission, including selling off parts of the small packets business and opening up the two carriers’ airline networks to rivals. But a meeting with the commission at the end of last week made it clear the deal would be blocked.
“We proposed significant and tangible remedies designed to address the EC’s concerns with the transaction,” Scott Davis, UPS chairman and chief executive, said in a statement, expressing disappointment at the decision after months of talks.
“The combined company would have been transformative for the logistics industry, bringing meaningful benefits to consumers and customers around the world, while supporting growth in Europe in particular.”
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The mission of Next Chapter program is to provide quality training and programs to help reduce recidivism and to enhance life skills, and build a stronger sense of community.
What is the Next Chapter Program?
The Next Chapter Program is a re-entry program designed for the inmates of the Dade County Jail. The program consists of video modules that teach basic digital literacy, economic self-sufficiency and life skills. Topics like basic household finances, budgeting, how to care for a car, how to maintain a home, how to open a bank account, how to pay bills online—this is knowledge many inmates lack, but need in order to navigate life. There is a virtual live-classroom component to the Next Chapter Program which is overseen by the Dade County Jail.
The video courses for the Next Chapter Program were developed by the Cherokee Regional Library System with grant money from the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
In order to qualify for the Next Chapter program, inmates must be booked on a non-violent crime, and sign an agreement to fully commit to complete the program.
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Rafale, Tejas enhance IAF’s firepower in 2020
Acquisitions are an integral part of the Indian Air Force’s functioning and the year 2020 was no different. Rafale and Tejas aircraft, MAFI Phase-II and integration of BrahMos air version missile on Su-30 MKI aircraft were among the highlights of the year.
The Indian Air Force (IAF) engaged in several crucial acquisitions in 2020, including the Rafale fighter jets from France, while the successful integration of BrahMos air-launched missile on Su-30 MKI aircraft was a major achievement during the year.
Modernisation of Airfield Infrastructure (MAFI) was yet another significant event. In May, MAFI Phase-II contract for 37 airfields was signed by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) with Tata Power SED for Rs 1189.44 crore. The upgradation of navigational aids and infrastructure under this project enhances the operational capability by facilitating air operations of military and civil aircraft even in poor visibility and adverse weather while enhancing aerospace safety. The MAFI Phase-I project which was completed in December 2019 involved modernisation of 30 airfields of IAF. The 37 airfields of MAFI Phase-II include 24 of IAF, nine of Indian Navy (IN), and four of other services.
Under a deal with France, Rafale aircraft have been ferried to India and fully operationalized. Moreover, the first squadron of Rafale was successfully inducted in September 2020 with necessary assets and infrastructure.
The IAF also successfully integrated BrahMos air version missile on Su-30 MKI aircraft. The BrahMos missile provides IAF a much-desired capability to strike from large stand-off ranges on any target at sea or on land with pinpoint accuracy round-the-clock and in all weather conditions.
Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) was accorded by Defence Council for procurement of potential indigenous platforms such as ASTRA BVR missile, Smart Anti Field Weapon (SAAW), Long Range Land Attack Cruise Missile (LR-LACM) and HTT-40. Procurement of these defence equipment is in progress.
Another major procurement is that of 83 advanced Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Mk 1A from Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). Similarly, procurement of 56 C-295 from Airbus with participation of an Indian production agency for manufacture of 40 aircraft (out of a total 56) in India is also at CFA approval stage and a contract would be signed soon. The case is first-of-its-kind which envisages participation of private companies and would give a boost to India’s defence industry.
Light Combat Helicopters (LCH) from HAL; IEWR and D-29 from BEL; Harop (P-IV) (Option Clause) and upgrade of UAV systems are also at an advanced stage of acquisition procedure.
For actively supporting the national vision of ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’, IAF avails various schemes launched by the Government of India (GoI) and provides impetus to the process of self-reliance in Defence manufacturing. Some of the major programmes under the Make in India initiative are:
Make-II Scheme: IAF has issued Project Sanction Order (PSO) for prototype development to undertake design and development of chaff & flares, IRST for Su-30, foldable fibreglass mats, 125 kg bombs and fuze for aerial bombs by the Indian Industry.
As many as 18 IAF projects under the Technology Development Fund (TDF) set up by GoI and managed by DRDO are at various stages of implementation. For instance, contracts for the design and development of video processing/ switching board for Su-30 MKI and burner rings for Mirage-2000 engine have been awarded to Indian vendors.
Under the iDEX (Innovation for Defence Excellence) framework of DIO (Defence Innovation Organisation), MoD for engaging industries, including MSMEs, startups and individual innovators, IAF participated in four Defence India Startup Challenge challenges during 2020.
AoN for procurement of six AEW&C (Airborne Early Warning & Control) Mk-2 aircraft with associated equipment has been granted by DAC (Defence Acquisition Council) in December under the ‘Buy (Indian-IDDM)’ category.
Yet another milestone crossed by IAF in 2020 is the induction of LCA ‘Tejas’, which is a product of indigenous effort towards building a potent fighter aircraft with contemporary capabilities. Tejas is the first advanced fly-by-wire fighter aircraft designed, developed and manufactured in India. The first LCA Squadron was formed in 2016 and till date, 16 aircraft have been delivered to IAF in IOC configuration. Delivery of FOC aircraft has also commenced and IAF would be procuring 83 LCA Mk 1A soon. The FOC configuration comes with improved weapons capability, enhanced flight envelope, inflight refuelling capability and advanced features for low speed handling.
In 2020, IAF initiated the process to upgrade its legacy Pechora missile system of post 1987 vintage and the contract for digitization of firing units of the system was signed in September. Post digitization, performance of the system would be enhanced considerably. Currently, the digitization of the firing unit is progressing.


President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey has agreed to withdraw his veto and endorse Sweden’s NATO membership application. The breakthrough resolution was reached after last-minute negotiations between the two countries ahead of a summit in Vilnius.
Turkey’s decision came with a condition, as it demanded Sweden to take stronger action against exiled Kurdish activists, whom it accuses of terrorism. In response, Sweden has committed to enhancing anti-terrorism cooperation and bilateral trade relations with Turkey.
The news was officially shared by Jens Stoltenberg, the Secretary General of NATO, who had been closely observing the discussions between President Erdogan and Ulf Kristersson, the Prime Minister of Sweden. The development brings Sweden one step closer to securing its place within the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
While Hungary’s approval of Sweden’s NATO membership is still pending, it is widely anticipated that they will endorse the application in the near future, further bolstering Sweden’s chances.
The decision received resounding support from two influential leaders, US President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Both leaders applauded President Erdogan’s endorsement and expressed their willingness to collaborate with Turkey and Sweden to reinforce NATO’s defense and deterrence capabilities.
The breakthrough comes at a crucial time for NATO, as the alliance seeks to adapt and strengthen its collective defense strategies amidst evolving global security challenges. The inclusion of Sweden, a key player in European security, will undoubtedly contribute to NATO’s effectiveness in countering emerging threats.


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On 20 December, in the framework of the “Lake Sevan new national vision roadmap” activity within the EU4Sevan UNDP project, a national workshop was conducted by ADWISE Consulting.
The workshop brought together representatives of various stakeholder groups with the aim to share and initiate a discussion on the draft vision and the procedures that preceded its development, as well as to refine the initial vision based on the
received feedback and comments.
The workshop was attended by 40 representatives of governmental and public institutions (ministries, local self-government bodies, regional administration), NGOs, academia, and international organizations.
During the workshop an interesting discussion took place, the details of which will be taken into consideration for finalizing the vision and during the further steps stemming from it.
The “Environmental Protection of Lake Sevan” (EU4Sevan) project is co-funded by the European Union and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). It is part of the BMZ-funded programme “Management of natural resources and safeguarding of ecosystem services for sustainable rural development in the South Caucasus (ECOserve)․” The project is implemented by GIZ and UNDP in Armenia.
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Steve Aoki has been on an absolute roll in 2018, with plenty of originals and remixes galore to entertain his millions of fans. He’s back again today to team up with Marnik for “Bella Ciao,” a multi-layered main stage festival banger that hits hard, pulls back, and hits you again.
As you could surmise from the title, the vocal samples in the track are all in Italian (where Marnik are from), with some especially Italian instrumentation thrown in to double down on the sound. However, it’s not until the drop that the fun really begins. It’s anthemic as any big room banger we’ve heard in the past few years, but the rhythm is pumped up a bit higher and the energy is absolutely infectious.
A short orchestral bridge between drops gives listeners a little time to catch their breath, but not for long before the next drop comes right back in.
Marnik said of the collabortion, “We are happy to be back with ‘Bella Ciao’ through this collaboration with Steve Aoki! This is one of the most euphoric club records we ever made. Let’s get party people back to the floor!”


It was just one shot, but it made all the difference.
After going back and forth with Copperas Cove for a majority of the second half and playing to a 52-52 tie following overtime, it appeared host Shoemaker was in for another four minutes of battling.
That did not happen, though.
Grey Wolves junior Romeo Postell opened the second overtime with an immediate basket in the paint, triggering a 7-1 outburst and propelling Shoemaker to a 66-59 victory.
Following the game, Postell admitted he felt the momentum change when his shot fell.
“When I made it,” the forward said, “I heard the bench and the crowd get worked up, and I knew we were about to take off.”
And the Grey Wolves did.
After being limited to just 23 points in the second half and first over
time, Shoemaker exploded for 14 points in the final four minutes of competition, but no basket was more critical than Postell’s, according to Grey Wolves head coach Brandon Gilbert.
“Romeo’s basket finally gave us a little bit of energy,” he said. “We’d been waiting on that all night, and he came through.
“That was the spark we needed.”
Postell finished with 10 points, including four in the second overtime, but he received plenty of help.
Led by junior Jwan Roberts’ game-high 18 points, four Grey Wolves recorded double-digit points, including Du’Wain Thomas and Ta’Veon Sevaatasi, who finished with 16 and 11 points, respectively. Additionally, teammate Tavon McCorvey had nine points.
Early on, it appeared Shoemaker (15-10, 6-4 District 8-6A) would earn an easy victory.
After Postell scored the game’s opening points, the Grey Wolves pulled away to a 7-3 advantage and took a 17-8 cushion into the second quarter. The lead swelled to 24-10 before the Bulldawgs began to rally, trimming the deficit to four points, 29-25, by halftime.
Less than a minute into the third quarter, Jyhlil Rice’s layup gave Copperas Cove its first lead of the game at 30-29, beginning a stretch that saw seven ties and seven leads changes during the duration of the contest.
“We were very fortunate to come out with a victory,” Gilbert said, “but I’m happy with that.”
The outcome extends a streak of tough losses for Copperas Cove (22-10, 1-9).
The Bulldawgs, who were led by senior Neyland Block’s 15-point, six-rebound, four-assist outing, lost their ninth consecutive game, including six by three points or less and two in overtime.
“There is some talent on that team,” Gilbert said, “and their record doesn’t indicate how good they are by any means.
“That is a really good team.”
Postell feels the same way about his squad.
“This shows just how good we can be,” he said.
“We had a full roster today, so pulling out a tough win like this shows what our potential is.”
Tuesday’s 8-6A boys
- Ellison 76, Harker Heights 67
- Killeen 65, San Angelo Central 63
- Shoemaker 66, Copperas Cove 59, 2OT
- Waco Midway 58, Belton 39
- San Angelo Central at Belton, 6 p.m.
- Copperas Cove at Harker Heights, 7 p.m.
- Ellison at Killeen, 7 p.m.
- Shoemaker at Waco Midway, 7 p.m.


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Background: Though the dysfunction of central dopaminergic system has been proposed, the etiology or pathogenesis of schizophrenia is still uncertain partly due to limited accessibility to dopamine receptor. The purpose of this study was to define whether or not the easily accessible dopamine receptors of peripheral lymphocytes can be the peripheral markers of schizophrenia.
Results: 44 drug-medicated schizophrenics for more than 3 years, 28 drug-free schizophrenics for more than 3 months, 15 drug-naïve schizophrenic patients, and 31 healthy persons were enrolled. Sequential reverse transcription and quantitative polymerase chain reaction of the mRNA were used to investigate the expression of D3 and D5 dopamine receptors in peripheral lymphocytes. The gene expression of dopamine receptors was compared in each group. After taking antipsychotics in drug-free and drug-naïve patients, the dopamine receptors of peripheral lymphocytes were sequentially studied 2nd week and 8th week after medication. In drug-free schizophrenics, D3 dopamine receptor mRNA expression of peripheral lymphocytes significantly increased compared to that of controls and drug-medicated schizophrenics, and D5 dopamine receptor mRNA expression increased compared to that of drug-medicated schizophrenics. After taking antipsychotics, mRNA of dopamine receptors peaked at 2nd week, after which it decreases but the level was above baseline one at 8th week. Drug-free and drug-naïve patients were divided into two groups according to dopamine receptor expression before medications, and the group of patients with increased dopamine receptor expression had more severe psychiatric symptoms.
Conclusions: These results reveal that the molecular biologically-determined dopamine receptors of peripheral lymphocytes are reactive, and that increased expression of dopamine receptor in peripheral lymphocyte has possible clinical significance for subgrouping of schizophrenis.

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Today, April 29, at noon, LDWF Secretary Barham will open in Shrimp Management Zone 2 including state outside waters between Freshwater Bayou Canal and the Atchafalaya River Ship Channel and that portion of Zone 1 north of 29 degrees 30 minutes 00 seconds north latitude, with the exclusion of the area south of 29 degrees, 30 minutes (or the mouth of the Mississippi River/Mississippi Delta area). These waters will remain open to shrimp harvesting until further notice.
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COMCAST SPORTSNET CALIFORNIA PRESENTS LIVE COVERAGE OF EL CAMINO REAL DERBY FROM GGF
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SAN FRANCISCO, CA (February 9, 2012) – Comcast SportsNet California, the home of “Authentic Bay Area Sports,” will present live on-site coverage of the El Camino Real Derby, live horse racing from Golden Gate Fields in Berkeley, California, on Saturday, February 18 from 4-5 p.m. PT. The network’s comprehensive one-hour coverage will feature an in-depth race preview, retrospectives of the Bay Area’s historic racing legacy, analysis, live interviews, and feature stories, culminating with the 31st running of the El Camino Real Derby.
The Grade 3 $200,000 El Camino Real Derby is Northern California's premiere race for Kentucky Derby hopefuls. Three-year-olds will be in the spotlight in this 1 1/8-mile (nine furlongs) test on Golden Gate Fields' synthetic Tapeta racing surface. The Kentucky-bred colt Russian Greek, winner of the California Derby, and the Kentucky-bred filly Lady of Fifty, winner of the California Oaks, are among the scheduled starters in this year's El Camino Real Derby. Russian Greek and Lady of Fifty are both trained by Hall of Famer Jerry Hollendorfer, who has saddled a record five El Camino Real Derby winners.
Comcast SportsNet’s coverage of the El Camino Real Derby is co-hosted by veteran broadcaster Ted Robinson, alongside HRTV’s renowned analyst Scott Hazelton. The broadcast team also includes race-caller Michael Wrona; contributing analyst/handicapper Sam Spear who also hosts KNBR 680 AM’s “At The Track” ; and on-track reporter Mindi Bach.
Comcast SportsNet California’s coverage of the 2012 El Camino Real Derby will re-air later that evening (Saturday, February 18) at 9 p.m.
In 30 runnings (1982-2011), the El Camino Real Derby has produced a Kentucky Derby winner and Horse of the Year (Charismatic-1999), two Kentucky Derby runners-up (Cavonnier-1996 and Casual Lies-1992), five Preakness Stakes winners (Charismatic-1999, Tabasco Cat-1994, Snow Chief-1986, Tank’s Prospect-1985, and Gate Dancer-1984), a Belmont Stakes winner (Tabasco Cat-1994), and a Belmont Stakes runner-up (Ten Most Wanted-2003).
El Camino Real Derby graduates have made it to Triple Crown races four of the past six years. Chocolate Candy, the 2009 El Camino Real Derby winner, ran fifth in the Kentucky Derby. Tres Borrachos, the third-place finisher in the 2008 El Camino Real Derby, ran ninth in the Preakness Stakes. Bwana Bull, the 2007 El Camino Real Derby victor, ran 15th in the Kentucky Derby. Cause to Believe, the 2006 El Camino Real Derby winner, finished 13th in the Kentucky Derby.
Comcast SportsNet Bay Area’s SportsNet Central and Chronicle Live will present week-long coverage of the El Camino Real Derby with the latest news and analysis, interviews and feature stories. SportsNet Central is the place for local fans to turn seven nights a week with half-hour newscasts at 6 p.m., 10:30 p.m. and midnight. Chronicle Live airs live Monday-Friday from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. and features high energy, interactive roundtable discussions and debates covering the hottest sports stories and topics on the minds of sports fans throughout Northern California. Visit CSNBayArea.com for more information.
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Comcast Sports Group, part of the NBC Sports Group, consists of 14 local networks that deliver 2,400 sporting events annually and breaking news and analysis to more than 50 million cable and satellite homes. Comcast Sports Group’s sports networks are: Comcast SportsNet Bay Area, Comcast SportsNet California, Comcast SportsNet Chicago, Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic, Comcast SportsNet New England, Comcast SportsNet Northwest, Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia, SNY, The Mtn. – Mountain West Sports Network, CSS and Comcast Sports Southwest. Comcast Sports Group also manages NECN (New England Cable News), the nation’s largest regional news network, and The Comcast Network, based in Philadelphia and Washington, which delivers community-oriented programming. For more information, see ComcastSportsNet.com.
About Golden Gate Fields:
Golden Gate Fields, owned by The Stronach Group, is located along the bay on the Albany/Berkeley border. Golden Gate Fields commenced its first meeting on Feb. 1, 1941 and has been the venue for many of horse racing's greatest moments. The legendary jockey Bill Shoemaker scored his first career victory at Golden Gate Fields, and the track has showcased equine stars such as Citation, Noor, John Henry, and Lost in the Fog. In addition to Shoemaker, the track has hosted riding greats such as Johnny Longden, Laffit Pincay, Jr., Chris McCarron, Gary Stevens, and Russell Baze. Hall of Fame trainers such as Charlie Whittingham, D. Wayne Lukas, Jack Van Berg, Bobby Frankel, and Jerry Hollendorfer have sent out winners at Golden Gate Fields. For more information: visit goldengatefields.com

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The IEEE European Technology and Engineering Management Summit will take place at FH Dortmund, Germany.
Target audience: researches/master students/PhD students
The main focus: Smart Cities through Projects: Achieving Quality of Life?
How can innovative projects improve our quality of life, support human interests, and digital transformation? The European Technology and Engineering Management Summit will address this question. Researchers and students are invited to share their ideas on how to create a sustainable future in smart cities, showcase their digital transformation projects, and explore related themes. The topics vary including mobility aspects, industry 4.0, Urbanizing Sustainably, digital innovation, engineering, security, and gender perspectives.
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"A very odd, easily played, and definitely interesting project, it's a decent amount of fun, and aurally it shines," our John said after he met the AI named Susan trying to understand humanity through the minigolf comedy game Cheap Golf. It was in early access back then and now, one year later, it's proper done. I assume that means Susan has perfectly calibrated the game's challenges and questions to analyse and understand humanity. Oh god, Susan is going to be so disappointed after we play Cheap Golf.
Back to John to introduce the setup...
"It's a game about pinging a frankly square ball around glitchy, crude levels, trying to frenetically bounce it into the enormous hole, while the game offers a mix of confusion and berating between levels. The idea is a peculiar AI that may very well be called Susan (you’re name is not Bill, by the way), is attempting to understand humanity through the microgestures it experiences as you hold the mouse. The game exists to facilitate this."
Ah, maybe you'd understand better if I showed you the trailer.
Cheap Golf is available now for Windows, Mac, and Linux from Itch.io and Steam. A 20% launch discount brings it down to £3.19/€3.19/$3.99 until Monday. I believe John will return to Cheap Golf in a bit, and I'd imagine he'll tell us more of wot he thinks.


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August 20, 2013 at 5:51 pm #40861HaveLipsWillSmileParticipant
I am a brand new member to this site and after trawling the web for some ‘answers’, was so absolutely excited to find Tiny Buddha with it’s broad range of knowledge, advice and experiences.
I am 26 years old and in the last fortnight, I have had some life-changing realisations. At this point, they are all in idea-phase and I am here to learn how to practically and effectively implement them into my life.
I have spent the last 16 years being a very bitter, spiteful and negative person after having ‘lost’ my mum to a very controlling and manipulative step-father. I must point out, my mum is still alive but I have lost her in all senses of what a mother should be. I was very angry for a long time that she would abandon her children emotionally so she could have a sense of security herself, and I truly believed that I could never have a relationship with her until SHE changed.
But, this last fornight, I’ve started seeing a new therapist who very cleverly planted the following ideas in my head:
1. Let it go. You must learn to forgive in order to move forward. Forgetting isn’t as important but if you learn to accept and acknowledge your feelings about what’s happened in the past, you’re going to feel much better.
2. Control your inner-critic. This was a concept completely foreign to me but when I started to actually listen to my inner-voice and understand how critical and negative she was being, it was mind-blowing to know that without controlling her, there was no way I was ever going to feel better about myself.
3. Choose happiness. Happiness seems to be this elusive, fleeting feeling that we may get moments at a time but I never knew that it was our own choice to be happy. By changing the way you think, we are much more open to be happy.
So, now I am at the stage where I need the tools, the outlets and the support to implement the above. I have decided that Buddhism may be a great place to start as the principles really appeal to me. I am seeing the director at the local Buddhism centre to learn about the foundations of Buddhism in the hope it resonates with me and I can put the principles into practice.
I also need to get to know myself again. I find it really hard to explain to people who I am without giving the whole “my name is ____, I work ____, I have this many animals” etc. I don’t know what I really like, I don’t know what drives me, I don’t know what my passions or my goals are.
Seems like I have a lot of work ahead of me and I’m so excited I have found this community to guide me and hopefully support me along the way.
I will keep you all posted on my progress!
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Good luck Kristy, I look forward to hearing more about how you are getting on.August 21, 2013 at 7:44 am #40906luciaParticipant
That is awesome Kristy! Not a lot of people are willing to take that first step to acknowledge and do the self-discovery. You’ve got some great insight. Keep it up! 🙂August 21, 2013 at 5:48 pm #40942HaveLipsWillSmileParticipant
Thanks both, I am just glad I’ve had these realisations now and not many years down the track.
I am still blown away constantly learning new perspectives and ways to see the world. It’s addictive and eye-opening and I’m having a lot of ‘ah-ha’ moments. I’m loving it so far.
Keep you posted!

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“We are in a much more fragile situation than we should be because the regulators haven’t been on the job,” said Marcus Stanley, policy director for Americans for Financial Reform. “This is a real economic crisis we’re facing.”
In August regulators issued a rule that dramatically weakened the Volcker Rule limits on direct proprietary trading by banks. Today, they have proposed new changes that would greatly weaken restrictions on banks taking risks through ownership of external funds, including venture capital funds and securitization vehicles like collateralized debt obligations.
Today’s financial stability report from the Federal Reserve clearly documents that we are at or near the peak of an economic cycle, with inflated asset prices and strong lending growth leading to signs of excessive leverage in the corporate sector. The peak of the cycle is the time to strengthen financial safeguards, not weaken them.
“‘When lawmakers vote for banking deregulation even though banks are raking in record profits, it exposes what is really at work,’ said Lisa Donner, executive director of Americans for Financial Reform. ‘The bank lobby has flooded the political system with money, and is getting a return on its
investment. The result is legislation that makes the financial system less safe and less fair, and puts consumers at greater risk of abuse.’”
“‘The proposal ‘is an attempt to unravel fundamental elements of the response to the 2008 financial crisis, when banks financed their gambling with taxpayer-insured deposits,’ Marcus Stanley, policy director at Americans for Financial Reform, said in a statement. ‘If implemented, these proposals could turn the Volcker Rule into a dead letter.'”
“’What is critical is that simplification not undermine the core principle at stake — that taxpayer-supported banking groups, of any size, not participate in proprietary trading at odds with the basic public and customers’ interests,’ Paul Volcker said in a statement…
‘This proposal is no minor set of technical tweaks to the Volcker Rule, but an attempt to unravel fundamental elements of the response to the 2008 financial crisis, when banks financed their gambling with taxpayer-insured deposits,’ said Marcus Stanley, policy director at Americans for Financial Reform.”
This proposal is no minor set of technical tweaks to the Volcker Rule, but an attempt to unravel fundamental elements of the response to the 2008 financial crisis, when banks financed their gambling with taxpayer-insured deposits. If implemented, these proposals could turn the Volcker Rule into a dead letter, a regulation that would not meaningfully restrict trading activities.
View or download a PDF version of the letter here. April 12, 2018 Dear Representative: On behalf of Americans for Financial Reform, we are writing to urge you to vote against HR 4790, which is being considered on the House floor this week. This bill
“No other piece of Dodd-Frank “mattered to Goldman quite like the Volcker Rule, which would protect banks’ solvency by limiting their freedom to make speculative trades with their own money. Unless Goldman could initiate what [AFR Policy Director Marcus] Stanley called the ‘complexity two-step’ — win a carve-out so a new rule wouldn’t interfere with legitimate business and then use that carve-out to render a rule toothless — Volcker would slam the door shut on the entire direction in which Blankfein and Cohn had taken Goldman.”


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The therapeutic effect of AMP and MPH in ADHD is consistent with the finding of abnormalities in the catecholamine system in individuals with ADHD (e.g., Volkow et al., 2007). Both AMP and MPH exert their effects on cognition primarily by increasing levels of catecholamines in prefrontal cortex and the cortical and subcortical regions projecting to it, and this mechanism is responsible for improving cognition and behavior in ADHD (Pliszka, 2005; Wilens, 2006).
As already mentioned, AMPs and MPH are classified by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as Schedule II substances, which means that buying or selling them is a felony offense. This raises the question of how the drugs are obtained by students for nonmedical use. Several studies addressed this question and yielded reasonably consistent answers.
Lebowitz says that if you're purchasing supplements to improve your brain power, you're probably wasting your money. "There is nothing you can buy at your local health food store that will improve your thinking skills," Lebowitz says. So that turmeric latte you've been drinking everyday has no additional brain benefits compared to a regular cup of java.
The evidence? Found helpful in reducing bodily twitching in myoclonus epilepsy, a rare disorder, but otherwise little studied. Mixed evidence from a study published in 1991 suggests it may improve memory in subjects with cognitive impairment. A meta-analysis published in 2010 that reviewed studies of piracetam and other racetam drugs found that piracetam was somewhat helpful in improving cognition in people who had suffered a stroke or brain injury; the drugs’ effectiveness in treating depression and reducing anxiety was more significant.
I do recommend a few things, like modafinil or melatonin, to many adults, albeit with misgivings about any attempt to generalize like that. (It’s also often a good idea to get powders, see the appendix.) Some of those people are helped; some have told me that they tried and the suggestion did little or nothing. I view nootropics as akin to a biological lottery; one good discovery pays for all. I forge on in the hopes of further striking gold in my particular biology. Your mileage will vary. All you have to do, all you can do is to just try it. Most of my experiences were in my 20s as a right-handed 5’11 white male weighing 190-220lbs, fitness varying over time from not-so-fit to fairly fit. In rough order of personal effectiveness weighted by costs+side-effects, I rank them as follows:
In our list of synthetic smart drugs, Noopept may be the genius pill to rule them all. Up to 1000 times stronger than Piracetam, Noopept may not be suitable for everyone. This nootropic substance requires much smaller doses for enhanced cognitive function. There are plenty of synthetic alternatives to Adderall and prescription ADHD medications. Noopept may be worth a look if you want something powerful over the counter.
Also known as Arcalion or Bisbuthiamine and Enerion, Sulbutiamine is a compound of the Sulphur group and is an analog to vitamin B1, which is known to pass the blood-brain barrier easily. Sulbutiamine is found to circulate faster than Thiamine from blood to brain. It is recommended for patients suffering from mental fatigue caused due to emotional and psychological stress. The best part about this compound is that it does not have most of the common side effects linked with a few nootropics.
Many laboratory tasks have been developed to study working memory, each of which taxes to varying degrees aspects such as the overall capacity of working memory, its persistence over time, and its resistance to interference either from task-irrelevant stimuli or among the items to be retained in working memory (i.e., cross-talk). Tasks also vary in the types of information to be retained in working memory, for example, verbal or spatial information. The question of which of these task differences correspond to differences between distinct working memory systems and which correspond to different ways of using a single underlying system is a matter of debate (e.g., D’Esposito, Postle, & Rypma, 2000; Owen, 2000). For the present purpose, we ignore this question and simply ask, Do MPH and d-AMP affect performance in the wide array of tasks that have been taken to operationalize working memory? If the literature does not yield a unanimous answer to this question, then what factors might be critical in determining whether stimulant effects are manifest?
Smart pills containing Aniracetam may also improve communication between the brain’s hemispheres. This benefit makes Aniracetam supplements ideal for enhancing creativity and stabilizing mood. But, the anxiolytic effects of Aniracetam may be too potent for some. There are reports of some users who find that it causes them to feel unmotivated or sedated. Though, it may not be an issue if you only seek the anti-stress and anxiety-reducing effects.
Nevertheless, a drug that improved your memory could be said to have made you smarter. We tend to view rote memory, the ability to memorize facts and repeat them, as a dumber kind of intelligence than creativity, strategy, or interpersonal skills. "But it is also true that certain abilities that we view as intelligence turn out to be in fact a very good memory being put to work," Farah says.
It looks like the overall picture is that nicotine is absorbed well in the intestines and the colon, but not so well in the stomach; this might be the explanation for the lack of effect, except on the other hand, the specific estimates I see are that 10-20% of the nicotine will be bioavailable in the stomach (as compared to 50%+ for mouth or lungs)… so any of my doses of >5ml should have overcome the poorer bioavailability! But on the gripping hand, these papers are mentioning something about the liver metabolizing nicotine when absorbed through the stomach, so…
Smart pills have huge potential and several important applications, particularly in diagnosis. Smart pills are growing as a highly effective method of endoscopy, particularly for gastrointestinal diseases. Urbanization and rapid lifestyle changes leaning toward unhealthy diets and poor eating habits have led to distinctive increasing lifestyle disorders such as gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), obesity, and gastric ulcers.
Companies already know a great deal about how their employees live their lives. With the help of wearable technologies and health screenings, companies can now analyze the relation between bodily activities — exercise, sleep, nutrition, etc. — and work performance. With the justification that healthy employees perform better, some companies have made exercise mandatory by using sanctions against those who refuse to perform. And according to The Kaiser Family Foundation, of the large U.S. companies that offer health screenings, nearly half of them use financial incentives to persuade employees to participate.
…Four subjects correctly stated when they received nicotine, five subjects were unsure, and the remaining two stated incorrectly which treatment they received on each occasion of testing. These numbers are sufficiently close to chance expectation that even the four subjects whose statements corresponded to the treatments received may have been guessing.
After I ran out of creatine, I noticed the increased difficulty, and resolved to buy it again at some point; many months later, there was a Smart Powders sale so bought it in my batch order, $12 for 1000g. As before, it made Taekwondo classes a bit easier. I paid closer attention this second time around and noticed that as one would expect, it only helped with muscular fatigue and did nothing for my aerobic issues. (I hate aerobic exercise, so it’s always been a weak point.) I eventually capped it as part of a sulbutiamine-DMAE-creatine-theanine mix. This ran out 1 May 2013. In March 2014, I spent $19 for 1kg of micronized creatine monohydrate to resume creatine use and also to use it as a placebo in a honey-sleep experiment testing Seth Roberts’s claim that a few grams of honey before bedtime would improve sleep quality: my usual flour placebo being unusable because the mechanism might be through simple sugars, which flour would digest into. (I did not do the experiment: it was going to be a fair amount of messy work capping the honey and creatine, and I didn’t believe Roberts’s claims for a second - my only reason to do it would be to prove the claim wrong but he’d just ignore me and no one else cares.) I didn’t try measuring out exact doses but just put a spoonful in my tea each morning (creatine is tasteless). The 1kg lasted from 25 March to 18 September or 178 days, so ~5.6g & $0.11 per day.
With all these studies pointing to the nootropic benefits of some essential oils, it can logically be concluded then that some essential oils can be considered “smart drugs.” However, since essential oils have so much variety and only a small fraction of this wide range has been studied, it cannot be definitively concluded that absolutely all essential oils have brain-boosting benefits. The connection between the two is strong, however.
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The leadership position in the market is held by the Americas. The region has favorable reimbursement policies and a high rate of incidence for chronic and lifestyle diseases which has impacted the market significantly. Moreover, the region's developed economies have a strong affinity toward the adoption of highly advanced technology. This falls in line with these countries well-develop healthcare sectors.
Methylphenidate – a benzylpiperidine that had cognitive effects (e.g., working memory, episodic memory, and inhibitory control, aspects of attention, and planning latency) in healthy people. It also may improve task saliency and performance on tedious tasks. At above optimal doses, methylphenidate had off–target effects that decreased learning.

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Doctor martin luther king, jr's contributions to education as a black leader ( 1929-1968) clarence white loyola university chicago this dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the theses and dissertations at loyola ecommons it has been accepted for inclusion in dissertations by an authorized. Free essay: what was the contribution of martin luther king to us affairs 1) introduction: 1 before 1945, the negro community was regarded as socially. Before one can adequately examine the effects of dr king and malcolm x's efforts on today's black community, one must first understand the lives of each activist and their contributions to the civil rights movement while many americans are familiar with dr martin luther king, jr's, contributions to the civil rights. Martin luther king, jr was a social activist and baptist minister who played a key role in the american civil rights movement from the mid-1950s until his assassination in 1968 king sought equality and human rights for african americans, the economically disadvantaged and all victims of injustice through peaceful protest. Martin luther king jr dedicated his life to the nonviolent struggle for racial equality in the united states his legacy still inspires millions. Martin luther was a controversial christian theologian who made a significant contribution towards both the development and expression of.
Ucsf will celebrate the life and legacy of civil rights leader martin luther king, jr , with a series of events that the campus community is invited to attend. Although martin luther king and cesar chavez came from very different backgrounds, their success as leaders of the civil rights movement bears many similarities in its historic development one major similarity between king and chavez is that they were. View mlk history ia from history lol at white oaks high school history ia ( evaluate the contributions of martin luther king to the civil rights movement) name: omar mhiri teacher: ms.
In the sixteenth century, the world was divided about martin luther one catholic thought martin luther was a demon in the appearance of a man another who first questioned luther's theology later declared, he alone is right in our day, nearly 500 years hence, the verdict is nearly unanimous to the good both catholics. Although african americans had previously refused to give up their seats it was rosa parks who sparked the montgomery bus boycott she was a civil rights activist and even worked with martin luther king, jr she contributed to society because she was one of the brave people that brought racial issues out into the open.
Martin luther king jr, was an american pastor, activist, humanitarian and leader in the african-american civil rights movement he is best known for his role in the advancement of civil rights using nonviolent civil disobedience based on his christian beliefs. In two of his later works, luther expressed antagonistic views towards jews, writing that jewish homes and synagogues should be destroyed, their money confiscated, and liberty curtailed condemned by virtually every lutheran denomination, these statements and their influence on antisemitism have contributed to his. Dr martin luther king jr summary: martin luther king, jr became the predominant leader in the civil rights movement to end racial segregation and discrimination in america during the 1950s and 1960s his training and experience as a minister undoubtedly contributed to his renowned oratorical style and cadence.
There is no doubt that mlk shaped the way people campaigned for black civil rights in america during these years however weather that was significant to any head way they did make, one example of his significance is the amount of peaceful protest that was carried out, now that mlk was promoting.
Parked at the intersection of gloucester and stonewall streets monday morning, brunswick resident jimmy billue, 80, had a great vantage point to watch the rev dr martin luther king jr. History teachers for questions and comments join the cork hta facebook discussion group: wwwfacebookcom/groups/corkhta many thanks to the student who help. In this lesson, students will experience the text and audio of dr martin luther king jr's “i have a dream” speech while learning about king's key contributions to the civil rights movement they'll define and explain key words and phrases from the speech, including examples of figurative language the lesson culminates.

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John Travolta, William Macy, Martin Lawrence and Tim Allen star in this hysterical comedy about living life and living free. These friends are weekend-warriors who live completely different lives from one another. Doug is a dentist who has a hard time taking any time off for himself. Dudley is a computer programmer and is scared of women. Bobby works for The Firm, AKA, a plumbing company, and let’s his wife wear the pants. And then there’s Woody. The one who’s living the fantasy. His wife is a supermodel and he’s rolling in the dough…until he finds out he’s broke.
With all that aside, the one thing these guys share is passion for the open road. But over the years, each have settled down into a suburban lifestyle and are looking to bring back some edge. Known as “The Wild Hogs,” these guys zip up their leather jackets and strap on their skull caps for a cross-country motorcycle adventure. With no destination in particular, they kick their cell phones to the curb and hit the road.
Little do they know, a lot can happen on the road to nowhere. Not only does their tent go up in flames and they are found spooning by a gay cop, but they also encounter the Del Fuegos, a real bad-to-the-bone biker gang. When the Wild Hogs enter their bar, they find out very quickly that the Del Fuegos don’t take kindly to suburban wannabes. The Hogs aren’t looking for any trouble, but Woody has other plans. Will a harmless prank have them hunted down by the Del Fuegos?
In any matter, try this spicy chili recipe, inspired by Madrid, a small town the Hogs stop at along their trip. Word on the street, it’s so hot your throat will bleed. Just Kidding…
Recipe: Spicy Chili
- 2 pounds lean ground beef
- 2 (15 ounce) cans kidney beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 (11 ounce) can whole kernel corn, drained
- 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
- 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
- 2 cups water
- 2 jalapeno peppers
- 1 habanero pepper (optional)
- 1/2 red onion
- 2 large cloves garlic
- 3 tablespoons masa harina flour
- 1 tablespoon ground cayenne pepper
- 4 tablespoons chili powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 2 teaspoons white sugar (optional)
- Place the beef in a skillet over medium heat, and cook until evenly brown. Drain grease.
- In a large pot, mix the beans, corn, tomato sauce, tomato paste, and water. Bring to a boil, and reduce heat to low. In a food processor, finely chop the jalapenos, habanero, onion, and garlic. Mix into the pot. Mix in the cooked beef. Stir in masa flour. Season with cayenne pepper, chili powder, salt, black pepper, and sugar. Cook 45 minutes to 1 hour, stirring occasionally.
Cooking time: 1 hour 20 minutes. – Servings: 12. – Back to Top
“V for Vendetta” is one of the most talked about movies in history. It goes further than anyone can imagine and won’t bore you for a second.
We’re in England in 2015 and nothing is as it’s supposed to be. There’s general chaos, totalitarianism and revolution in the air. People stay in their homes, and every form of liberal art is repressed. No more freedom for the English, in exchange for an apparent peace granted by the government. But this regime isn’t here to stay, if V has a say in it and no doubt he will change history.
V is a man who suffered in the previous civil war and is in search of revenge (Vendetta). He has survived a concentration camp where brutal scientists have used him as an experimental animal, and to cover up his wounds he wears Guy Fawkes’ mask. No wonder he’s mad! With his actions and plans and the involuntary help of Evey, step by step he will destroy the political system behind this disastrous society.
A hero? To almost every breathing soul, yes. V cooks for Evey a humble egg in a basket… In the end, they fall in love. Was it the egg? Could such a simple recipe prove the humanity and loving feelings behind the mask of this man?
Let’s not spoil the end. For breakfast, make an egg in a basket for you, make it for your lover, and watch this colossal movie with bated breath!
Egg in a Basket Recipe
- 1 tbsp. melted butter
- 4 eggs
- 4 slices bread
- Cheddar cheese, shredded
- Remove crust from bread. Press bread slices with a rolling pin. Brush with butter. Press each slice of bread into a muffin tin. Crack an egg into each. Sprinkle with salt, pepper and cheese. Bake at 400 degrees for 15 minutes.
Cooking time: 15 minutes. – Servings: 2. – Back to Top
Before Mickey Rourke had work done and after Enrique’s “Bailamos,” 2003’s Once “Upon a Time in Mexico” stars them both with one thrill after another. A sequel to “El Mariachi” and “Desperado,” Antonio Banderas returns as “El Mariachi” with guitar-toting and gun-slinging action in the final chapter of the pulp Western trilogy.
The story picks up years after El Mariachi has been presumed dead. A CIA agent tracks him down and recruits him to kill General Marquez. Marquez murdered Mariachi’s wife and child and now has plans to assassinate the Mexican President under the instruction of drug lord Armando Barillo. Mariachi accepts the job not for money, but for honor and revenge.
With Latin favorites such as Salma Hayek, Eva Mendes, Cheech Marin, Banderas and Iglesias, this movie has it all. Oh, and of course, Johnny Depp. So, are you a MexiCAN or a MexiCANT? Either way, enjoy Puerco pibil, a slow roasted pork. In the movie, Johnny Depp enjoys it with tequila and lime. But don’t mimic him too much, let the cook live.
And as Johnny Depp would say, “nothing fancy, just happens to be my favorite.”
Recipe: Puerco Pibil
- 5 tbsp. Annatto
- 2 tsp. Cumin
- 8 Allspice
- 1/2 tsp. Cloves
- 1 tbsp Black Pepper
- 1/2 cup Orange Juice
- 1/2 cup White Vinegar
- 2 Japaleno Peppers
- 2 tbsp. Salt
- 8 cloves Garlic
- Juice of 5 Lemons
- 5 lbs. Pork Shoulder Roast
- Grind all the spices in coffee grinder used only for spice grinding.Add everything but the pork butt to a blender jar and pulse until it is well mixed.
- Cut the pork into large chunks. Put the pork and the marinade into a ziploc bag and let it sit in the refrigerator for 3-6 hours.Preheat oven to 325.
- Pour the pork and marinade into a dutch oven and cover. Bake in the oven for 3 hours.Serve with rice.
Cooking time: 6 hours. – Servings: 4. – Back to Top
In the summer of 1969 Jo Harding is rushed to her family’s storm shelter when the television announces a severe weather alert. As her father holds down the shelter door, a tornado sweeps over the top, ripping the door from its hinges and carries him to his death. From that day on, Jo vowed to hunt as many tornadoes as she could, and works on a team of professional storm chasers.
Bill Harding is a retired storm chaser who is now becoming a weatherman. He is also Jo’s husband. He seeks out his ex-teammates with his girlfriend Melissa, to have Jo sign the pending divorce papers. The team is analyzing a storm when Bill arrives, and Jo stalls for the papers. She is in denial about the separation and isn’t ready for the marriage to end. But with Bill’s girlfriend close by, changing his mind will be quite the challenge.
The team is testing out a tornado-analyzing device that was initially Bill’s idea. The device is called “Dorothy,” and Jo wants Bill out on the field for her first use. If Dorothy is a success, a more accurate warning system can be developed.
The team gets wind that there is a tornado approaching nearby. Jo and Bill go ahead of the group to see the tornado up close, with Jo’s truck being lifted off the ground by its force. Battling for their safety, they place Dorothy directly in the line of fire.
The storm chasers sit down for a hearty meal at Aunt Meg’s. While swapping stories from years of adventures the crew chows down on juicy steak and eggs. Don’t torture yourself by watching, cook some for yourself!
Steak and Eggs Recipe
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- One 1-pound sirloin steak (about 1 inch thick)
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 8 large eggs
- Preheat a large cast-iron skillet over medium heat until hot, about 5 minutes. Raise the heat to high and add the oil. Season the steak generously with salt and pepper. Place the steak in the skillet and cook, turning once, until well-browned, about 4 minutes per side.
- Transfer the steak in the skillet to the oven and cook for 5 minutes more for medium-rare.
- Transfer the steak to a cutting board. Cover it loosely with foil and let rest for 10 minutes before carving.
- While the steak is resting, cook the eggs. Heat 2 skillets over medium-low. Melt a tablespoon of butter in each pan.
- Break 4 eggs into each skillet. Season the eggs lightly with salt and pepper, and cook until the whites are just set, about 3 1/2 minutes. (If you want the yolks to be cooked through, cover, and continue cooking for 1 to 2 minutes more.) Divide the eggs among 4 warmed plates.
- Cut the steak on the diagonal into thick slices. Fan the steak slices on the plates and serve immediately.
Cooking time: 30 minutes. – Servings: 4. – Back to Top
The Godfather III is the epilogue of the two famous movies that have amused people from the entire world. What will the Corleone family do this time? The whole gang is back in the beloved New York, theatre of the previous events. But something is different now: everybody is trying hard to participate in the honest working world that surrounds them. Goodbye Mafia!
Happy? Don’t worry, it doesn’t last long. Crime, death and plots knock on their door and, in no time, the mafia is back. There’s opera, singing, the Bank of the Vatican and the Pope! Chaos reigns the scene, as usual, and Michael Corleone has a death sentence hanging over him.
Let’s not forget the excellent food scene of this notable family movie! When Andy Garcia deliciously teaches his cousin how to prepare Gnocchi. Hmmm, sexy and you can smell it from your homes. So don’t settle for the smell and cook it for your family; recreate the Italian family atmosphere. Well not everything, of course. Just stick to the food!
Gorgonzola Gnocchi Recipe
- 10 oz. boiled and peeled potatoes
- 4 oz. flour
- 4 oz. steamed and chopped spinach
- 2 eggs
- Salt and nutmeg
- 5 oz. Gorgonzola cheese
- 3/4 cups cream
- 2 oz. butter
- Mix the flour, the eggs, the mashed potatoes (still warm) and the spinach (be sure to have squeezed out all moisture) until you get a soft dough. Let stand for twenty minutes. Roll out the dough into long rolls about a 1/2 inch thick. Cut into 1-inch pieces. You can shape these by making little balls and pressing lightly with a fork or the thumb.
- Melt the chopped Gorgonzola cheese in the cream and butter over a low flame.
- Bring a pot of salted water to the boil. Gently drop in the gnocchi. When they float, remove with a slotted spoon and place in a warm serving dish.
- Pour the Gorgonzola sauce over the gnocchi, mix gently and serve at once.
Cooking time: 30 minutes. – Servings: 4. – Back to Top
“Our Man Flint” is the original action movie. Flint is a retired secret agent, enjoying the much sought-after rest, who is called back to deal with one of the worst enemies’ planet Earth could dream of: Galaxy. You may wonder, what is Galaxy? Nothing less than an evil organization made up of three mad scientists with the same tremendous goal: mastering and controlling the world by originating artificially natural disasters.
The world’s governments are on their knees and Derek Flint is sent across the ocean to solve the problem. In one of his long and risky journeys, he finds himself in France, precisely in a strip club in Marseille. This exquisite town is noted because of its traditional bouillabaisse soup, somehow similar to fish stew. France sure knows how to cook and Flint is lucky enough to savor one steaming bowl, before getting back to action. Italy is his next stop and after that Exotica. Will he save our world? Make yourself a bowl of bouillabaisse and hope for the best!
Bouillabaisse Soup Recipe
- 2 lb (900g) mixed fish
- 1lb (450g) mussels, scrubbed and bearded
- 1/4 pint (150ml) white wine
- Olive oil
- 2 onions, peeled and chopped
- 3 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed
- 2 sticks celery, destring and chop
- 1lb (450g) peeled and thinly sliced potatoes
- 1lb (450g) peeled and chopped tomatoes
- 2 bay leaves
- Sprig parsley and sprig thyme
- 2 pieces of orange peel
- Pinch of saffron strands
- Creme fraiche, double cream
- Chopped fresh parsley to serve
- Clean and cut the fish into quite substantial pieces – not too small. Heat about 3 or 4 tbspns of olive oil in a heavy based pan and fry the onions and garlic until softened.
- Add the celery and potatoes and fry for a further 2 minutes.Add the tomatoes, herbs and orange peel and cook for about 5 minutes.
- Add the mixed fish but not any prawns you might be using and cook for a further 5 minutes. Whilst you are doing this, put the wine in a pan and add the mussels – steam until they open. Add the mussels, their juices and prawns to the soup and heat through.
- Pour into individual bowls and add a blob of cream and some fresh parsley. Serve with crusty bread, garlic bread or croutons.
Cooking time: 1 hour 30 minutes. – Servings: 8. – Back to Top
Kung Fu is one of the finest fighting arts and DreamWorks Animation couldn’t miss the opportunity to produce this brilliant cartoon. What we see in Kung Fu Panda is an ambitious enormous panda (Po) who dreams of practicing this noble art. But life doesn’t seem to give him what he deeply desires: his father, oddly a small goose, comes from a noodle restaurant family that passes down from one generation to the other a secret ingredient to add to the noodle soup. How can Po reveal his secret ambition in order to evade the family predestination?
Crazy coincidences and fortunate events lead him to become the Dragon Warrior with the mission of battling against the most evil and most feared Kung Fu warrior of all, just escaped from prison: Tai Lung. Nothing is impossible and he is taught an vital lesson: “Yesterday is the past, and tomorrow is a mystery. But today is a gift, that’s why it’s called PRESENT.” This inspires him so much, that he makes the best of this opportunity. Now, the only thing left to do is to terminate the schooling, stimulated by food (what else?), and learn the secret that beholds the power to master Kung Fu and defeat Tai Lung once and for all.
Let’s hold our breath and entrust Po as he learns his secret ingredient to Kung Fu, and we learn the secret ingredient for the delicious noodle soup that awakes China and Po’s strength: believing is key!
Chicken Noodle Soup Recipe
- 4 ounces dry Chinese noodles
- 1 (14.5 ounce) can chicken broth
- 6 shiitake mushrooms, sliced
2 green onions, chopped
- 1 skinless, boneless chicken breast half
- 2 eggs
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Stir noodles into boiling water and cook until al dente, 8 to 10 minutes. (For a chewier texture, shock the noodles by pouring 1 cup cold water into the pot when it starts to foam, then letting it come to a boil again to finish cooking.) Drain and divide into two serving bowls.
- Meanwhile, bring chicken broth to boil in a medium saucepan with mushrooms and green onions. Cut chicken into bite-sized pieces and stir into boiling broth. When broth returns to a boil, crack eggs into broth. Continue to cook until chicken is no longer pink and eggs are cooked, about 10 minutes. Pour the chicken soup over the noodles in the bowls and serve immediately.
Mixing time: 30 minutes. – Servings: 2. – Back to Top


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The subject of Alzheimer’s disease is certainly going to be difficult viewing. This awfully cruel illness is hard to explore but in the hands of French novelist turned Director Florian Zeller and an actor of the calibre of Anthony Hopkins … I found myself heavily drawn into this powerful drama.
Hopkins plays ‘Anthony’ an ageing man who is looked after by his daughter (The Crown’s Olivia Coleman). The approach here is at first hard to follow as the setting and characters keep changing with no explanation, and even the time line jumps back and forth. Yet when it clicks and you realise such a confusing narrative is purposely due to Anthony’s perspective, you realise you’re witnessing what it might be like to suffer from this disease. It’s very cleverly done and I recommend just going with it until it’s final scenes – because trust me, it’s worth it.
Olivia Coleman is very good like always, convincingly playing a daughter struggling to care for her father. There’s also appearances from Mark Gattis, Rufus Sewell and Olivia Williams. However at the centre of it all is an incredibly layered and it has to be said, heart-breaking performance from Hopkins, who deserves every inch of that Oscar. A powerful, surprisingly amusing at times yet also very authentic drama that gripped me as much as it got me teary eyed. A must watch.


Linear Technology’s LTC4020 power manager and multi-chemistry battery charger can efficiently transfer power from various scources to a system power-supply rail and battery. The device feature ±0.5% charge voltage regulation and operates across a 4.5- to 55-V input voltage range. Output voltage ranges up to 55 V. Coupled with three selectable termination algorithms, the controller can handle a variety of battery-stack voltages and chemistries. Moreover, a step-up/step-down dc-dc controller enables operation with battery voltages above, below, or equal to the input voltage. A PowerPath topology reduces the voltage range required by downstream system components to that of the expected battery-voltage range, rather than the full extent of the input-voltage source. Instant-on operation ensures system load power with a fully discharged battery. PowerPath also preferentially provides power to the system load when input power is limited. There are three pin-selectable charging profiles: a constant-current/constant-voltage (CC/CV) charge characteristic with C/10 or timed termination for lithium-based battery systems (Li-ion, Li-polymer, and LiFePO4); constant-current (CC) characteristic with timed termination for charging supercapacitors or trickle-charging nickel-based batteries; and a four-step, three-stage lead-acid charge profile for lead-acid batteries. Packaging is a 38-pin, 5- by 7- by 0.75-mm QFN.