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Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee, who is in charge of the case against former President Donald Trump, donated $150 to Fani Willis’ campaign prior to his appointment as judge.
Appointed by Republican Governor Brian Kemp of Georgia and taking office on February 1, 2023, McAfee, previously an assistant U.S. Attorney, disclosed a donation made in June 2020 while still employed by the DOJ, according to The Daily Caller.
He is now facing the task of determining the disqualification of Willis, accused of profiting from assigning her "world traveler" lover-boy, Nathan Wade, to the Trump case.
McAfee's professional background also includes working with Willis in the Fulton County District Attorney's Office's complex trial division, as reported by the New York Times.
Atlanta criminal defense lawyer and legal commentator Philip Holloway informed the Daily Caller News Foundation that McAfee's contribution was minor yet emphasized it ought to have been revealed to the defendants for assessing any potential conflict of interest with the judge.
He told the Daily Caller: “The donation itself is more or less a token amount and was made prior to his becoming a judge. But failure to disclose to the defendants a political donation to the prosecutor can be seen as a present appearance of a conflict of interest. Judges are required to avoid even the appearance of a conflict of interest.”
The report notes that "the Georgia Code of Judicial Conduct states that judges should 'avoid both impropriety and the appearance of impropriety in their professional and personal lives.'"
Recall, Willis exploded in anger on the witness stand last week, accusing defense attorney Ashleigh Merchant of lying about her relationship with Nathan Wade, answering questions with meandering dialogues before being admonished by the judge, and talking herself in circles with an attitude for the better part of an hour.
"Let’s be clear, because you’ve lied," Willis yelled at one point, waving documents around. "It is a lie! It is a lie!"
"You think I’m on trial. I’m not on trial no matter how hard you try to put me on trial," Willis yelled.

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“Ecology Action has been awarded a contract with the Department of Energy as part of the Renew America’s Nonprofits Program. The Renew America’s Nonprofits Program is helping nonprofits across the country reduce emissions and amplify their community impacts. Our program will serve the facilities of Food Banks and their distribution networks in Western States. We will provide turn-key energy efficiency retrofit support to improve facility operations and drive energy bill savings. To announce this award, the DOE scheduled a press conference in San Jose today with the Secretary of Energy, Jennifer Granholm. The press conference was held at Martha’s Kitchen, a food pantry that benefitted from energy efficiency projects that we installed in 2012. Martha’s Kitchen was chosen to host the announcement because it represents the types of facilities that will directly benefit from this award.” Keep READING.


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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- n. A steroid hormone, such as testosterone or androsterone, that controls the development and maintenance of masculine characteristics. Also called androgenic hormone.
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- n. The generic term for any natural or synthetic compound, usually a steroid hormone, that stimulates or controls the development and maintenance of masculine characteristics in vertebrates. A male sex hormone such as testosterone or anabolic steroids.
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- n. a hormone, such as testosterone or androsterone, that promotes development and maintenance of typical male sexual characteristics. They are mostly produced in the testes.
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- n. male sex hormone that is produced in the testes and responsible for typical male sexual characteristics
This hormone is called an androgen because it occurs in higher levels in men.
Short-term androgen suppression produces inferior survival compared with long-term androgen suppression in the treatment of locally advanced prostate cancer, according to the results of a study published in the
When these sebaceous glands are stimulated by a hormone called androgen, these glands go into hyper mode and start producing excess oil
But a new study by physicians at Fox Chase Cancer Center shows that men over age 70 with high-risk prostate cancer lived longer and experienced increases in PSA less frequently when treated with long-term androgen deprivation therapy.
MDV3100 is the first in a new class of medicines called androgen receptor signaling inhibitors, and is an oral, once-daily drug.
Conventional wisdom was that once a patient relapsed, the so-called androgen receptors—structures that protrude from tumor cells like a lock to attract the testosterone "key" that activates them and promotes tumor growth—were no longer driving the disease.
THE QUESTION A widely prescribed treatment for prostate cancer, called androgen deprivation therapy, involves reducing levels of androgens - male sex hormones, such as testosterone - that circulate in the blood.
To take just one example: individuals with XY chromosomes and a condition called androgen insensitivity syndrome, which makes their bodies insensitive to testosterone have the anatomies of women and, moreover, are often what Natalie Angier calls
Newswise — A popular prostate cancer treatment called androgen deprivation therapy may encourage prostate cancer cells to produce a protein that makes them more likely to spread throughout the body, a new study by Johns Hopkins researchers suggests.
MDV3100 is one of a new class of drugs, known as androgen inhibitors, designed to interfere with the ability of testosterone to bind to prostate cancer cells.

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Scientists at T.H. Chan School of Public Health at Harvard conducted a gate-to-gate study to determine the layered approach U.S. airlines took to protect travelers and employees from COVID-19 has made the risk of exposure during air travel low. According to a release from Delta Air Lines, one of a few remaining airlines still blocking the middle seat, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has not confirmed a single case of COVID-19 transmission on a U.S. airplane.
According to the study, universal use of face masks, enhanced cleaning protocols and advanced ventilation and filtration systems offer protection against the virus, lowering risks to minimal levels. The report also noted face masks are “the most essential part of a comprehensive set of measures to reduce COVID-19 during air travel.” Delta was among the first airlines to require passengers and employees to wear masks or face coverings onboard the aircraft.
Harvard’s research team said highly effective ventilation systems mitigate disease exposure by rapid and continuous filtering and exchange of cabin air. In addition to HEPA filters on aircraft, Delta is replacing the current air filtering systems that pump outside air into jet bridges and parked aircraft with LEED Platinum MERV14 filters for a 40 percent reduction in air particles and cleaner air in those spaces.
In conclusion, the Harvard study found a “combination of layered infection control measures” reduces the risk of COVID-19 transmission during the air travel process.
Do these studies make you feel more confident about air travel? Have you flown since the beginning of the pandemic? What additional measures are you taking as a traveler during the pandemic? Tell us about it. Email us at [email protected]. Please include your full name and location.
First opened in 1742 by George William Wilton, a seller of oysters, shrimp and cockles near Haymarket in London, Wiltons continued drawing diners with its delicious food for more than two centuries. This summer, Wiltons celebrates its 280th birthday and its place as one of London’s most beloved fine-dining establishments with a unique dining experience.
Start planning that long-awaited trip to the island of Ireland. With all travel restrictions now lifted, there has never been a better time to visit.
Resting on the edge of Reykjavik’s Old Harbour next to the soaring, sparkling glass edifice of Harpa concert hall and conference center, the brand-new Reykjavik EDITION brings a new level of swish lodging to Iceland’s capital city. Steps from Laugavegur — the city’s main shopping street — and an easy walk to a wide selection of museums, restaurants and cafés, the newly opened hotel delivers high on luxury and service in a location ideal for becoming fully engaged in the energy of this spirited capital city.
Recently, more than 345 million people globally watched OMNIYAT light up the sky for the launch of AVA at Palm Jumeirah, Dorchester Collection, Dubai thanks to more than 500 drones. Now, OMNIYAT will once again illuminate the sky with one light to signify the groundbreaking of AVA at Palm Jumeirah Dorchester Collection, Dubai.
When American travelers make plans to visit Portugal, Lisbon is usually their first stop.
In time for summer, the recently opened Palacio Provincial hotel in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, launched a new exploration-driven offer. The Sip & Savory Summer offer includes a mixology tour for two adults, a sweet or savory welcome amenity and a hotel-branded gift.
United Airlines remains firmly committed toward sustainability in aviation. The latest development in its eco-conscious goals includes working with Oxy Low Carbon Ventures to commercialize the production of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) with biotech firm Cemvita Factory. Cemvita looks to develop a revolutionary new way to produce SAF by using carbon dioxide and synthetic microbes. Additionally, United Airlines Ventures (UAV) recently announced an equity investment in Fulcrum, and United has invested more in SAF production than any other airline in the world.
Monticello, New York, population 6,400, is an old Catskill town in Sullivan County that thrived from the 1950s–70s, with hundreds of country resorts. Although the town lies just a two-hour drive from Manhattan's cultural attractions, Monticello always seemed light years away in terms of cultural ambiance.

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Real Estate release Atlas, their highly anticipated third album and now you can see how this blissful album came to be in this charming film, filmed in The Loft in Chicago during recording and directed by Charles Poekel. If that and the album itself aren't enough, Real Estate will return to the UK following February's sold out Bush Hall show. A string of European dates including shows at Dot to Dot Festival and at Shepherd's Bush Empire on October 29th are listed below. Tickets for Shepherd's Bush Empire go on sale on March 7th.
The most collaborative Real Estate record to date, Atlas was written by Martin Courtney, Matt Mondanile, Alex Bleekerand Jackson Pollis while cruising through the Arizona desert and during a presser in Madrid, in a practice room in Greenpoint, Brooklyn and in an attic in the band's hometown of Ridgewood, New Jersey. It was recorded in the summer of 2013 in Chicago with Tom Schick (Sean Lennon, Low, Cibo Matto) at Wilco's loft studio where new member Matt Kallman (formerly of Girls) joined the fold on keyboards.
Real Estate will play the following dates:
23rd: MANCHESTER, Dot to Dot Festival
24th: BRISTOL, Dot to Dot Festival
25th: NOTTINGHAM, Dot to Dot Festival
26th: GLASGOW, Classic Grand
27th: DUBLIN, Workman's Club
29th: BARCELONA, Primavera Festival, Spain
31st: NEUSTRELITZ, Immergut Festival, Germany
2nd: PARIS, Trabendo, France
3rd: BRUSSELS, Botanique - Rotonde, Belgium
4th: HAMBURG, Indra, Germany
5th: COPENHAGEN, Pumpehuset - Wasn't Born To Follow, Denmark
29th: LONDON, Shepherd's Bush Empire

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It was incredibly humbling and encouraging to receive the Emerging Excellence Award for my work on Art/iculation in front of so many of the talented journalists, editors, and publishers who inspire me!
Many thanks to the judges and to the organizing team behind the Digital Publishing Awards for this wonderful honour and for celebrating Canadian media talent! And congratulations to all of the #DPA19 finalists and winners for your well-deserved recognition!
Thank you again so much to Alanna Thain for nominating me, believing in me, and providing such wonderful mentorship and support during my time as a grad student!
And immense thanks to Vincent Mousseau, our editorial team, and all of the incredible writers, poets, artists, and scholars who have contributed to Art/iculation over the last few years! You are the reason for the magazine's impact and success and I'm grateful and humbled to have had the chance to work with you!


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Key L.A.-Las Vegas highway link reopens as wildfire rages on
- Wall Street falls as investors ready for Trump's inauguration
- IBM (IBM) Tops Q4 EPS by 13c, FY17 EPS Guidance Beats Consensus
- American Express (AXP) Misses Q4 EPS by 7c, FY17 EPS Guidance Tops Views at Mid-Poinit
- Skyworks Solutions (SWKS) Tops Q1 EPS by 3c, Offers Q2 Guidance, Announces Buyback
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A firefighting helicopter makes a drop close to power lines to protect homes during the Blue Cut fire in San Bernardino County, California, U.S. August 17, 2016. REUTERS/Patrick T Fallon
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WRIGHTWOOD, Calif. (Reuters) - The main highway linking Southern California to Las Vegas reopened on Thursday as firefighters gained ground on a fast-moving wildfire that raged for a third day in mountains east of Los Angeles.
More than 80,000 residents were ordered to evacuate because of the so-called Blue Cut Fire, named for a narrow gorge near its origin. Authorities lifted mandatory evacuation orders for some areas on Thursday, although it was not immediately clear how many residents were allowed back home.
The blaze erupted on Tuesday in the Cajon Pass near Interstate 15, the primary traffic route between greater Los Angeles and Las Vegas, Nevada, to the northeast and quickly devoured canyons and hillsides filled with dense, drought-parched brush and chaparral.
Authorities reopened Interstate 15 in both directions through the Cajon Pass as the fire's leading edge moved away from the highway on Thursday, ending a two-day closure.
However, the intense blaze, producing cyclone-like whirls of flame, has charred some 36,000 acres near the ski resort town of Wrightwood and destroyed dozens of structures, including an unspecified number of homes, fire officials said.
Despite being impeded by treacherous terrain, hot, dry, windy weather and the ferocious blaze, authorities said nearly 1,600 firefighters had been able to carve containment lines around 22 percent of the fire zone, up from just four percent earlier in the day.
Much of the fire was burning across unpopulated swaths of the San Bernardino and San Gabriel mountains about 60 miles (95 km) east of Los Angeles, but Wrightwood and several adjacent communities were being threatened.
Many residents, having made it through previous wildfire emergencies unscathed, opted to stay put for the time being but packed their belongings in preparation to flee.
"I can't take the risk. Last night the smoke was blowing into town," Perry Van Dran, a Wrightwood musician and construction worker, told Reuters after filling his truck with his instruments and tools.
"You could look down Highway 2 and see where the fire was burning, and that's a little too uneasy for me," he said.
The Blue Cut fire is one of nearly 30 major blazes reported to have scorched at least 530 sq miles (1,370 sq km) in eight Western states this week, in the midst of a wildfire season stoked by prolonged drought and unusually hot weather, according to the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho.
The cause of the fire was under investigation.
(Additional reporting by Alex Dobuzinskis and Nichola Groom in Los Angeles, Laila Kearney in New York and Curtis Skinner in San Francisco; Writing and additional reporting by Steve Gorman in Los Angeles; Editing by Toni Reinhold, Cynthia Osterman and Paul Tait)
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Iran has threatened to cut oil exports to the west and threatened to close the Strait of Hormuz through which one fifth of global oil supplies pass through - in bitter retaliation to the Iranian oil embargo agreed by the European Union.
The warning from Tehran comes after EU ministers agreed on Monday to stop any further oil contracts with the country with existing deals being allowed to run to July. The latest threats have added to an already tense relationship between the West and the Islamic Republic. Ian Traynor and Nick Hopkins have written:
Tehran threatened to respond by closing the strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of global oil supplies pass, while a senior US official vowed that the west could use force to keep the route open.
The decision by EU foreign ministers in Brussels raised the stakes dramatically in the standoff between Iran and the west over Iran's nuclear programme.
The closing of the Strait would impact heavily on oil exports from not only Iran but also from Saudi Arabia - the largest exporter of crude oil in 2010. As the third-largest exporter of crude oil, Iran is also of major importance as would be the closure of the Strait of Hormuz which provided the route for 17 million barrels per day (bbl/d) in 2011 - totalling 20% of oil traded worldwide.
But where does Iran export its oil to? And how does Iran compare world-wide for oil reserves? The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) provide a thorough breakdown in their country analysis brief on Iran showing the top export destinations of Iranian oil, production and consumption over time and details on refinery capacity.
The top destination for Iran's crude oil exports in the six months between January and June 2011 was China, totalling 22% of Iran's crude oil exports. Japan and India also make up a big proportion, taking 14% and 13% respectively of the total exports of Iran. The European Union imports 18% of Iran's total exports with Italy and Spain taking the largest amounts.
Sri Lanka and Turkey are the most dependent on Iran's crude exports with it accounting for 100% and 51% of total crude imported, respectively. South Africa also takes 25% of its total crude from Iran.
Saudi Arabia, as of 1 January 2011, is the country with the top proven oil reserves at 263bn barrels followed by Venezuela and Canada. Iran has the fourth largest oil reserves in the world at 137bn barrels beating Iraq, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Below are top export destinations for Iran's crude oil. Download the spreadsheet to find details of Iran's refining capacity and oil reserves by country.
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This site is for our HATR FAMILY to come to and visit with other Friends and Family. We are all about enjoying the outdoors. Hunting Target Shooting, Gun Collecting
Chess2U is a place to discuss and share anything related to Computer Chess! So you will need Chess2U to keep up with Chess progress!
A group to have fun with PSP.
Divination with playing cards, Lenormand, tarot, and various other oracles (mainly cards). Psychic, spirituality, magic and related topics also welcome.
Fürõr is a Horde Guild @ Tarren Mill (EU) realm. Furor has shifted from Neltharion - Molten-Wow (10x Private Cataclysm realm). Previously Fürõr played at Magic-Wow
FBO #1 Official Free Online Omniverse website/Wikipedia that includes Comics, Anime, Manga, and Video Games, with battle profiles listed.
PunBB Community Forum is Forumotion hosted forum which offers a lot of quality tutorials, skins, tips and tricks for your forum. Improve your forum quality today with us!
Winnebago Aspect & Itasca Cambria Class C RV forum group. Where else to meet others with the same RV's that you can ask questions of any issues and concerns? This is the place to discuss
A gaming community with knowledge beyond the universe!
Free forum : Riders group and forum dedicated to the guys who ride hard and play hard with the Polaris RZR
Welcome to the Virginia Tech Airsoft Club forums. We're Virginia Tech students participating in the sport of airsoft, a military simulation game akin to paintball with more emphasis on realism.
Free forum : This forum will be for the people who want to learn how to make cool things out of whatever you can think of. Make sure to reach for the stars and never give up!
Ace Combat: Legends is dedicated to all things Ace Combat, with an emphasis on Play-by-Post RPGs centered on the arcade flight combat video game series.
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Free forum : Friendly everyday chat in Basherville!
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A clean minecraft community dedicated to multiple styles of gameplay with a variety of plugins
Let's all improve our creative skills and hone our writing by exploring new plots and worlds and characters and fanfiction with friends in a fun and safe environment
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The Friend's tavern is a place where you can come to share all those crazy ideas, adventures, characters, and other things that our crazy minds come up with. Yeaaah!
We are a fun, happy, safe, and growing community and proud to say that we are Runescape's #1 F2P and P2P Flipping Friends chat! Everyone is welcome. Enjoy flipping with us!
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Total Juvenile Circulation - According to Bibliostat, total juvenile circulation in Minnesota in 2010 was 22,677,363. Multiplied by the circulation per item value ($6.48), we get the total value of the juvenile circulation which is $146,949,312.
The role of the library as a community gathering place was stressed repeatedly at focus group sessions. Whether discussing concerts, classes, and other events, book clubs and other social groups, or simply a forum where people could come and sit, talk, and read, quite a few people expressed their appreciation that libraries stand alone in many communities as a gathering place. Although many towns also have community centers and parks, Wisconsin winters render such options unavailable a significant amount of the time. Many interviewees place a great deal of importance on the value of a comfortable public library facility where they can gather, especially as opportunities for social interaction have decreased in the wake of more people seeking out services online (p. 54).
Total Adult Circulation - According to Bibliostat, total adult circulation in Minnesota in 2010 was 34,824,173. Multiplied by the circulation per item value ($7.48), we get the total value of the adult circulation which is $260,484,814.
Adult Programs - According to Bibliostat, total attendees in these programs in Minnesota in 2010 was 320,558. Multiplied by the resulting per attendee value ($6.48), we get the total value of the adult programs which is $2,077,216.
Technology has become increasingly important, and the issue of a level playing field is particularly important in this regard. Although home computers and Internet service have gotten considerably less expensive in recent years than they were a decade ago, the fact remains that they are still a luxury that a sizeable segment of the population cannot afford. In 2003 (the most recent year for which data is available) 38.2% of Wisconsin households were without computers, and 45.3% of Wisconsin households were without Internet access. What was once a luxury has increasingly become a necessity, as many businesses, organizations, and individuals rely on websites and online resources. Certain job opportunities, events and programs, and other resources are primarily if not exclusively advertised and made available online, and libraries open the door for everyone to enjoy these opportunities even if they would be otherwise unable to afford to do so (p. 54).
Young Adult Programs - According to Bibliostat, total attendees in these programs in Minnesota in 2010 was 75,633. Multiplied by the resulting per attendee value ($4.32), we get the total value of the young adult programs which is $326,735.
Children’s Programs - According to Bibliostat, total attendees in these programs in Minnesota in 2010 was 878,248. Multiplied by the resulting per attendee value ($4.32), we get the total value of the children’s programs which is $3,794,031.
it has been noted that the concept of return on taxpayer investment can assist libraries in demonstrating the benefits of private-public financial partnerships, such as private-sector gift or grant programs to leverage library services beyond those paid for by taxes.
Respondents were surveyed about their attitude toward public libraries and the extent to which they value the presence of public libraries in their communities. Almost all respondents felt that public libraries contribute in a meaningful way to the quality of life in their community, and that funding public libraries was a good use of tax revenue. These results are not surprising, inasmuch as the overwhelming number of survey respondents were regular library users. However, a recent statewide survey of Wisconsin residents, which was prepared for the Wisconsin Public Library Consortium (WPLC) included a random representative sample of both library users and non-users indicates that even among the population as a whole, the vast majority of Wisconsin residents value their public libraries ... Although the number of respondents who "strongly" agreed was higher among the NorthStar survey, which included fewer non-library users than the WPLC survey, more than 85% of respondents to both surveys agreed that libraries enhance quality of life, and support funding libraries with their tax dollars (p. 46).
ROI is estimated at $4.62 for every taxpayer $1 generated in support of Minnesota's public libraries.

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The Oetztal Alps with its stunning Oetztal Nature Park are one of the largest mountain chains in the Eastern Alps
The Oetztal Alps are characterised by their considerable spread: They expand on North Tyrolean and on South Tyrolean territory, that's to say between Austria and Italy, and can be subdevided into different subgroups. Some of them are the Kaunergrat with its eponymous nature park in North Tyrol, the Nauders Mountains and the Texelgruppe (Tessa Group) in South Tyrol.
There are several other protected areas, such as the Fliesser Sonnenhänge, the protected area within the Oetztal Alps and the Oetztal Nature Park. In the north, the Ötztaler Alpen - how they are called in German - are bounded by the Lechtal Alps, in the north-west by the Mieming Range, in the east by the Stubai Alps, in the south-east by the Sarentino Alps, in the south by the Ortles Alps and in the west by the Sesvenna Alps. The mountain chain mainly consists of crystalline slate.
Peaks: The highest elevation of the Oetztal Alps and of all of North Tyrol is the 3,768 m high Wildspitze. Further mountain giants are Mt. Weisskugel (3,738 m a.s.l.), Mt. Hinterer Brochkogel (3,635 m a.s.l.), Mt. Similaun (3,599 m a.s.l.) - famous place of discovery of Oetzi - and Mt. Oetztaler Urkund (3,556 m a.s.l.). The glaciers include the Gepatsch, the Gurgler and the Hintereis Glaciers.
Trails: The cross-border path Via Alpina traverses the Oetztal Alps in 9 stages. Furthermore, the different protected areas offer stunning tours, from easy hikes to challenging high mountain tours. The ascent of Mt. Wildspitze, which challenges the fitness, can be done in 9 to 11 hours.


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The International Atomic Energy Agency and Iran will continue to hold meetings to enhance their mutual cooperation.
On Monday, Russia welcomed the agreement reached between Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on the possibility for its inspectors to operate security cameras inside Iranian nuclear plants.
On Sept. 12, IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi and the he Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) head Mohammad Eslami, issued a joint statement, confirming that Iran has allowed IAEA inspectors to replace surveillance cameras' memory cards in Iranian nuclear plants, which will be kept under joint seals of the IAEA and the AEOI.
“We would like to highlight the constructive nature of Rafael Grossi's statement at the end of his visit to Tehran, on Sept. 11-12, and his meeting with the head of the Iranian nuclear agency, Mohamad Eslami,” said the Russian Foreign Ministry.
“We welcome the agreement between the heads of the IAEA and the AEAI on the maintenance of verification equipment in Iranian nuclear facilities,” it added.
Moreover, Russia “shares Grossi's opinion that a solution has been found to the most urgent technical problem, which will allow the Agency to keep a clear picture, without gaps, of the state of affairs in the Iranian nuclear program”
It has been confirmed that Iran and IAEA will continue to hold meetings to enhance cooperation. Eslami stated that he will attend the IAEA general conference in Vienna to continue negotiations and that the IAEA director will return to Tehran soon to "hold high-level talks with the Iranian authorities".
Grossi stressed that during his visit to Tehran last weekend "a clear agreement was reached for high-level meetings since it is not possible to continue as before".

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It is a thermodynamic fact that around 94 % of the energy needed to run a compressor gets converted to heat. Without heat recovery, this heat is directly blown into the atmosphere.
The heat generated during compression is paid for as part of the process, then it creates additional costs as this heat needs to be removed by cooling fans. At the same time, most companies consume a lot of energy and money to generate hot process water, space heating or preheat water for steam generation.
Given that compressed air systems account for 10% of all electricity used in industry, and energy is the largest single lifecycle cost of a compressor, it makes sense to recover this heat, save energy and reduce costs.
With heat recovery system from CompAir, the heat generated by the compressor can be re-used, providing the following BENEFITS:
The basic principle lies in the transfer of the heat to a medium and then transporting it to where the heat can be utilised.
Instead of simply removing the heat from the airend, it can be used to generate free hot process water or supplement hot water heating systems by utilising a high-efficiency oil-water heat exchanger – factory fitted, retro fitted or as a CompAir energy recovery box.
By re-directing the hot cooling oil to a high efficiency oil to water heat exchanger, the heat can be transferred to water, raising the temperature to a required level for a multitude of applications - heating, process, production or washing:
Heat recovery systems are perfect for augmenting your facility’s heating system. By utilising the heat energy from your compressor(s) that would otherwise go to waste, you can keep your premises warm, reduce your heating bill and cut back on your company’s carbon emissions.
Heat recovery systems can provide up to 72% of the energy required to heat your hot water system. By utilising the heat energy that would otherwise go to waste, you can have running hot water and cut back on your company's carbon emissions.
Heat recovery systems can also be used to pre-heat the water supplying your process application requirements, for example, steam generation. Anywhere hot water is required, supplying pre-heated water makes the process more cost efficient.
An enclosed, air cooled compressor with defined air outlet can transfer the total amount of heat of the cooling air for ambient air heating:
The compressor’s heated cooling air can be utilised to increase the ambient temperature of rooms instead of being dissipated into the atmosphere. By ducting the air to somewhere where it would be more useful, you can increase the ambient temperatures of those rooms and save on their heating costs.
Best case scenario: Based on 8.760 hours a year 15℃ IN 75℃ OUT Temperature Increase 60℃
1)For illustration purposes only. Depending on electricity cost, water input heat and required temperature rise, the savings and pay back time will vary.


Busking for Breakfast are an excellent example of the whole being greater than the sum of its parts. Four incredibly talented individuals come together to form something truly special. With vocals that put all these TV ‘talent’ show contestants we see so much of nowadays to shame, and a catchy and lively folk-meets-pop-meet-rock style Busking for Breakfast are the real deal when it comes to an invigorating live music experience.
I first saw each of the members of BfB (Mischa Pearson, Carl Best, Carly Ryder and Serena Grant) perform individually and I can honestly say I was struck by the skill and passion each of them perform with. When they come together as a band the result is simply spectacular.
If you get the opportunity, I strongly recommend that you see them live now before they become the massive stars they deserve to be.
You can connect with them on Facebook at www.facebook.com/buskingforbreakfast
Mischa also recently recorded a great version of ‘One of Us’ and posted it on YouTube. She has vowed to give a donation to charity should it receive 1000 views and so I have included it bellow, well worth 2mins 58seconds of your life.
Author: Keith Sadler
I want to share my music-making journey with you, as well as my experience of the amazing local music scene here in Suffolk.


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Sept. 22, 2008— -- `We're about three hours into a 10-hour boat ride up a tributary of the Amazon River when it really sinks in that we're entering a different universe.
One of our guides is using a machete to kill a pair of poisonous snakes slithering around on the riverbank, right where I'd been standing moments earlier. And he's laughing about it.
We're heading upriver to a place no reporter has ever been before: a remote jungle village, home to isolated Indians who, in many ways, live now as they have for hundreds, if not thousands, of years.
We got the idea for this trip after seeing pictures that came out in May of "uncontacted" Amazonian Indians. The aerial photos show naked warriors, painted red, aiming arrows at a plane flying overhead. The pictures caused a sensation, giving millions of people the feeling that they were staring across a chasm at their ancient selves.
(There was some controversy about whether those photos were legitimate. The paper that started that rumor recently ran an apology.)
We obviously couldn't visit the Indians in the pictures. They clearly don't want visitors. What's more, we carry germs to which they are not immune.
However, when we reached out to the group that publicized the photos, Survival International, which advocates for Indians worldwide, they were able to get us extremely rare access to another isolated tribe, called the Enawene Nawe.
Voyage to Remote Village
The members of this tribe have had enough exposure to outsiders to develop immunities. They have also had enough exposure to know that allowing in a reporter might help them get their story out -- because the Enawene Nawe believe they are in mortal danger.
My producer, Almin Karamehmedovic, and I take the interminable journey up the river to the tribe's village with a representative from Survival International, Fiona Watson, who will be translating for us.
En route, we're assaulted by blinding heat and enormous, dive-bombing insects. We have no idea what to expect when we get there.
We're hoping to arrive at the village during daylight. But as our boat chugs along, the sun gets low in the sky and it gets completely, utterly dark.
At one point, using only flashlights to see the way, our drivers pull over to the side of the river to kill a sleeping crocodile.
Fish jump out of the water and whiz through the air. One of them lands in the boat.
When we finally arrive at the village, it's the middle of the night.
In the exhilarating early moments, we see Indians emerging from the darkness in various states of undress. We see a tree full of green parrots. We see the obscure outlines of the huge, communal huts in which the Enawene Nawe live.
For a people who deliberately shunned the outside world until recently, they are remarkably friendly.
One of the first people we meet is nicknamed "the Bear." It's not for nothing that he got this name. He's a strapping young guy with a big, easy smile and a high-pitched laugh. The Bear grabs a bunch of our bags and announces that we'll be staying with him.
Observing Ancient Rituals
Walking into the enormous hut where the Bear lives is unforgettable. It's the type of thing curious journalists live for. The place houses perhaps seven different families. We hear babies crying, a strange language being spoken, fires crackling. (It gets surprisingly cold there at night.)
The ceiling must be 30 feet high. The thatch room is held up by wooden poles.
Each family has its own area of the hut, where they tie up their hammocks and store their belongings. The Bear ties up hammocks for Almin and me right next to where he and his wife and children sleep. This will be our home for four days.
In the darkness of the hut, lit only by fires and flashlights, we're surrounded by the curious. Most of them children. I do my best to communicate greetings.
Everyone here is extremely receptive. It's hard to tell who's more curious about whom.
The first thing we notice is that the Enawene Nawe wear very limited amounts of clothing. (Although, to our surprise, we do see people wearing T-shirts, which they get from health workers and anthropologists who visit.)
Also: everyone has the same haircut -- men, women and children. In the back, it's like a mullet; in front it's a Three Stooges-style bowl cut.
Once our hammocks are tied up and our fire is lit, the crowd clears out and we try to get some sleep.
Just a few hours later, however, we're woken up to a strange sound coming from outside the hut.
It's 4:30 in the morning and the male members of the Enawene Nawe are engaged in an ancient ritual. They're circled around a bonfire, chanting in deep rhythmic tones.
Their religion governs nearly every aspect of their lives. They believe that the demanding spirits they serve could wipe them out if they don't follow a very detailed script every day. The ceremony is sacred, but the men don't seem to mind our approaching and filming. It lasts until dawn.
As the sun comes up, we get our first clear glimpse of the village. There are about 500 people living there, in about a dozen huts built in a circle around a main courtyard.
We see men going off to tend their gardens in the forests, carrying bows and arrows (in case they encounter a jaguar), women gathering wood for the morning fires, and parrots waddling around, snacking.
We're again surrounded by kids, staring and laughing. Some of them are carving up raw stalks of sugar cane for breakfast.
The pace here couldn't be more different from our world. The list of daily activities is quite short.
Fishing is a big one.
The Enawene Nawe use ancient fishing methods, like submerging poison roots in water, which stuns the fish, who then float to the surface.
They also use more modern tools, like motor boats, goggles and swim trunks, which they've also acquired from their limited contacts with the outside.
We notice, though, that they only seem to latch onto the bits of modernity that help them live their ancient lives more easily. Just because they use some of our technology does not mean they want to live like us.
While we're out fishing, I ask the Bear if he could ever imagine living like we do. "I don't want that way of life at all," he says. "Absolutely not."
(To communicate, we have to use several translators. The translation goes from Enawene Nawe to Portuguese to English. It's quite a process.)
They fish and live by a simple rule: Take only what you need. Nothing more.
This notion is reinforced by their faith. They tell stories of the spirits killing tribe members who over-fished.
Faith, Food, Family
Their faith also requires them to share in order to survive out here in the supremely inhospitable jungle. Interestingly, that means that that extramarital affairs are accepted, for both sexes. (Although it's not considered to be polite to discuss this openly, we're told.)
One couple invites us in for lunch.
The diet here is extremely limited, consisting mostly of fish and also bread made out of yucca. (It's a starch -- kind of like potato.)
The food is placed in a big metal bowl on the floor. Everyone grabs with their hands. The husband, whose name is Marikerosone, is encouraging me to eat. In order to distract from the fact that I am having trouble stomaching the food (which tastes like cardboard to my dainty tongue), I decide to ask an impertinent question.
"This is a sensitive question," I say, "but if you want to be alone with your wife, if you want to be intimate with your wife, you're living in this room full of people. How do you have privacy?"
After a lengthy process of translation, Marikerosone breaks into a high-pitched laugh (one of the most charming Enawene Nawe cultural traits) and throws his food at me.
Then he explains that they get plenty of privacy at night once people fall asleep.
Apparently so. He has seven children and his wife is pregnant with number eight.
Spending time here in this village really gets me thinking about our modern notions of "progress" and "sophistication." The Enawene Nawe don't have high technology or high finance (or last names or currency, for that matter), but they also don't have crime, poverty, hierarchy or drugs. Living here, you don't have to worry about losing your job, getting ahead or having as much stuff as your neighbor.
In fact, not only do the tribe members take only what they need, but they also seem to need less to make them happy.
The simplicity of their lives frees them up to do some of the things that we in the outside world have sometimes lost in our lives: spend time with the kids, enjoy nature, laugh.
But while this is a happy place, there is also, we learn, a constant, nagging fear.
The Enawene Nawe believe they are on the edge of oblivion.
'They Will Destroy Everything'
According to their faith, when the world began, two groups of people emerged from giant stone: the Indians and everyone else (who they call "the whites"). The Indians took only a stone ax, and let the white have technology and disease.
Now, the two civilizations are colliding.
The Indians' take-only-what-you-need world is in a clash with our modern, take-all-you-want juggernaut, and the Indians are losing.
Marikerosone brings us to see huge swaths of the tribe's ancestral land that have been deforested and destroyed by ranchers. He also brings us to the spot in the river where the Brazilian government is hoping to build a hydroelectric dam, which the tribe believes will ruin their traditional fishing grounds.
When Marikersone talks about the threats to his people, the happy glint in his eye disappears.
"They will kill the fish," he says of the government. "They will kill the environment. They will destroy everything. And it will mean that they want to kill us, too, as a people because we won't have anything left."
This is not an abstract threat. We're told of tribes throughout the Amazon (there are more than 200 in Brazil alone) are being slaughtered and driven off their land by ranchers, loggers and miners engaged in what's been called the "rape of the Amazon." An area twice the size of Colorado has been cut down in the Brazilian Amazon in the last 40 years.
The same thing that threatens the Indians threatens all of us. If the Amazon goes away, it will put the process of global warming (which scientists say is already creating stronger storms, heat waves and droughts) on steroids.
In his own way, one of the Enawene Nawe elders, a man named Kawaree, seems to understand this.
"If our land is destroyed," he tells us, pointing at me and my team, "we will die ... and you will die. .. and you will die. The only difference is you don't know it."
The Enawene Nawe are keenly aware of horror stories involving tribes in other parts of the jungle.
In fact, Survival International tells us about a tribe, called the Akunste, that is now down to its final six members.
We travel deeper into the Amazon to see for ourselves.
The Akuntsu live on a protected patch of jungle, completely surrounded by cattle ranchers. There's an outpost of government officials who live nearby full time, to protect the Indians.
One of these government officials takes us down the jungle path, past the Entry Prohibited signs, to the Akuntse village.
After an hour's walk, we see them. The final six.
They are incredibly friendly, embracing us and staring into our eyes. They ask me if I'm a doctor or a shaman.
There are four women left. Many of them are getting on in age. Genetically, it is virtually impossible for the Akuntse to survive. These six are all that's left of what was once a civilization with its own religion, culture and language.
Virtually no one outside the tribe speaks their language. The government official with us is actually the one who made first contact with this tribe in the mid-1990s. (He later shows us video of the encounter. The tribe members are so scared some of them are literally shaking.) From what he can piece together, ranchers massacred the tribe for their land. (The bullet wounds in the men corroborate that story.) Since no bodies have ever been found, no charges have been brought.
One of the men tells us he saw his parents shot before his eyes.
Another tells us he wants revenge on the whites who destroyed his tribe.
As the final members of the Akuntsu take us into their hut, the eldest male plays us a mournful song on his homemade flute. I realize that this is perhaps his most eloquent means of telling his story, and that what we're watching is a real-time human extinction.


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UNITED NATIONS — President Bush delivered an unapologetic defense of his decision to invade Iraq, telling the United Nations Tuesday that his decision “helped to deliver the Iraqi people from an outlaw dictator.” Later, Bush condemned the beheading of a U.S. hostage by an Islamic militant.
Bush’s speech to the U.N. General Assembly, running just 24 minutes, appealed to the world community to join together in supporting the new Iraqi interim government. He included an appeal for intensifying the global war against terrorism and for focusing energies on humanitarian missions, from helping to end the bloody violence in Sudan to combating AIDS in Africa.
Two years after he told the world body that Iraq was a “grave and gathering danger” and challenged delegates to live up to their responsibility, Bush strongly defended his decision to lead a coalition that overthrew Saddam Hussein’s regime without the blessings of the U.N. Security Council.
He spoke shortly after U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan opened with a warning that the “rule of law” is at risk around the world. Annan last week asserted that the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq “was illegal” because it lacked such Security Council approval.
“No one is above the law,” Annan said. He condemned the taking and killing of hostages in Iraq, but also said Iraqi prisoners had been disgracefully abused, an implicit criticism of the U.S. treatment of detainees at Abu Ghraib prison near Baghdad.
Bush, meeting with the interim Iraq leader after the session, condemned the beheading this week of U.S. hostage Eugene Armstrong. The CIA has determined that the voice on a tape of the beheading was Islamic militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi and that al-Zarqawi was likely the person who did the beheading.
Bush told a subdued U.N. session that terrorists believe that “suicide and murder are justified …And they act on their beliefs.”
Six weeks before Election Day, Bush’s comments were directed as much to his audience at home as to the assembled U.N. delegates. His Democratic rival, John Kerry, has accused him of “stubborn incompetence” and “colossal failures in judgment” on Iraq policy.
With the casualty toll in Iraq still rising and with a rash of recent suicide attacks, Bush did not dwell on his decision to lead the invasion of Iraq. On Iraq, Richard Holbrooke, U.N. ambassador during the Clinton administration, said this week that the goals that Bush has articulated for the new Iraq “are things that this administration has proved incapable of achieving.”


Depeche Mode Announce North American Tour Dates
Depeche Mode have announced North American dates for the upcoming world tour in support of their 'Delta Machine' album, which drops March 26. The trek kicks off Aug. 22 in Detroit and is scheduled through an Oct. 8 gig in Phoenix, Ariz. Tickets go on sale on April 6 here, and their entire American schedule is available below.
“I’m really looking forward to getting out there and performing," singer Dave Gahan says in a press release. "There are so many die hard Depeche Mode fans who have been with us every step of this journey that I can’t wait to see. I also hope that we gain some new fans with the release of 'Delta Machine,' and I look forward to exposing them to a great Depeche Mode live performance."
In the meantime, the Mode will make a rare appearance on U.S. TV tonight (March 11), when they rock 'The Late Show with David Letterman.' That performance will be preceded by a multi-song set on 'Live On Letterman,' which will be webcast on CBS.com and VEVO at 8PM ET / 5PM PT.
Depeche Mode North American 2013 Tour
8/22 -- Detroit, Mich. -- DTE Energy Music Theatre
8/24 -- Chicago, Ill. -- First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
8/27 -- St. Paul, Minn. -- Minnesota State Fair
9/1 -- Toronto, Ontario -- Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
9/3 -- Montreal, Quebec -- Bell Centre
9/6 -- Brooklyn, N.Y. -- Barclays Center
9/8 -- Wantagh, N.Y. -- Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
9/10 -- Washington DC -- Jiffy Lube Live
9/12 -- Atlanta, Ga. -- Aaron's Amphitheatre at Lakewood
9/14 -- Tampa, Fla. -- Live Nation Amphitheatre
9/15 -- Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. -- BB&T Center
9/18 -- Houston, Texas -- Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
9/20 -- Dallas, Texas -- Gexa Energy Pavilion
9/22 -- San Diego, Calif. -- Sleep Train Amphitheatre
9/24 -- Santa Barbara, Calif. -- Santa Barbara Bowl
9/26 -- Mountain View, Calif. -- Shoreline Amphitheatre
9/28 -- Los Angeles, Calif. -- STAPLES Center
9/29 -- Los Angeles, Calif. -- STAPLES Center
10/8 -- Phoenix, Ariz. -- Desert Sky Pavilion


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The last decade has brought about massive changes in our national kill profile. As dairy cow numbers have increased, so too has the number of animals of dairy origin being slaughtered. This has been coupled with a reduction in suckler cow numbers and, in turn, a reduction in the number of animals of suckler herd origin being slaughtered.
In 2011, 47% of the national kill was of dairy origin while 53% of cattle killed that year originated from the suckler herd.
Fast forward to 2020 and this profile has changed to 57% coming from the dairy herd and 43% coming from the suckler herd. This has presented challenges for our beef finishing sector.
From 2013, dairy farmers – in preparation for a rapid expansion phase – have been concerned with breeding cows to produce more profitable cows
On the suckler side, our indexes are predominantly concerned with beef traits, so in effect beef farmers are in control of their own destiny on the genetics side of things.
On the dairy side of the house, this isn’t the case. From 2013, dairy farmers – in preparation for a rapid expansion phase – have been concerned with breeding cows to produce more profitable cows. This meant a smaller cow with higher milk solids. Some might say, how could you blame them, it’s the right thing for them to do. Beef isn’t their business and why should they be concerned about it? However, when it came to picking beef stock bulls or AI beef bulls for their herd they focused on easy-calving and short gestation, again forfeiting beef traits in the selection criteria.
Reducing the beef attributes in dairy cows has meant carcase weight has been very slow to improve
Smaller cows breeding smaller calves may be good for the dairy industry but it isn’t good for the beef industry. Reducing the beef attributes in dairy cows has meant carcase weight has been very slow to improve and, in many cases, we have seen reduced conformation over the last 10 years.
With the beef merit of dairy cows continuing to head in a negative direction, there is a risk that trying to improve the beef traits of dairy progeny will be just running to a standstill with any increases in beef merit eroded by reductions on the cow side.
Table 1 outlines the national data of dairy-beef animals being slaughtered in 2011 v 2020 and the changes that have occurred over that time.
The number of under 30-month bullocks from the dairy herd has more than doubled from 144,311 in 2011 to 310,244 in 2020.
During this time, Aberdeen Angus and Hereford sired progeny have seen the largest increase in slaughter numbers with an extra 53,575 Angus bullocks slaughtered in 2020 compared to 2011 and an extra 45,215 Herefords slaughtered. Friesian bullocks saw the largest increase in slaughter numbers with an extra 54,950 Friesian bullocks slaughtered in 2020 compared to 2011.
While numbers are small Charolais, Belgian Blue and Limousin bullocks saw the biggest carcase weight increase in the last 10 years. However, both Limousin and Belgian Blue haven’t reduced days to slaughter. The biggest improvement in days to slaughter has been from the Aberdeen Angus and Hereford breeds.
Aberdeen Angus bullocks from the dairy herd were slaughtered 20 days earlier in 2020 compared to 2011. Hereford bullocks from the dairy herd were slaughtered 15 days earlier, on average. All breeds have seen reduced conformation over the last 10 years with Aberdeen Angus, Hereford, Simmental and Friesian bullocks seeing the biggest drop. The majority of breeds are sitting in the O=/O+ category with the exception of Friesians coming in at O- and Belgian Blues coming in at R-. Carcase fat hasn’t changed with a small increase in carcase fat scores.
Conformation is displayed in a 0 to 15 point scale where 0 is equal to P- and 15 is equal to E+.
The majority of dairy-beef animals are O grade carcases.
The dairy-beef index was launched in 2018 to counteract some of the reduced carcase conformation and weight that was seen in the national kill statistics.
The dairy industry, along with Teagasc, has embraced the need for change and has put its shoulder to the wheel to encourage dairy farmers to use better bulls.
While some progress has been made, a lot more is needed. If we look at the most popular AI beef bull used on dairy cows in 2020 with 16,859 inseminations, he’s coming in at -2.2kg for carcase weight.
He’s the easiest calving bull in the top 25 list of DBI bulls used on the dairy herd in 2020.
For very small increases in calving difficulty there are bulls that will deliver +10kg of carcase weight but we haven’t been able to convince dairy farmers of the merits of these bulls.
With calf exports coming under increasing pressure, more conversations need to be taking place between dairy and beef farmers on how they can work together better.
Breeding calves which will take away carcase weight from an already miniscule beef value in the dairy cow is not the way forward. If both industries are to work together, the dairy-beef index is central to forging that relationship and should be used on dairy farms to breed more profitable calves for the beef farmer.

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An unusual child custody case has been making its way through the courts for nearly four years, and has recently led to a high-profile custody change. That change removed a child from her long-time foster home in favor of a different placement. The child custody dispute centers on the provisions laid out within the Indian Child Welfare Act, which has led to a great deal of debate in Texas and across the nation.
The child at the center of the matter is 6 years old. She was removed from the care of her parents at a very early age, due to drug issues and a criminal history. After being placed in two foster homes for brief periods of time, she was settled in with a family that wanted to care for her for as long as needed. Because the little girl’s biological father has a small degree of Native American ancestry, the child is considered to be 1/64 Choctaw. That is enough to include her within the provisions of the ICWA, which exists to ensure that Native American children remain connected to their heritage and are placed with native families whenever possible.
Eventually, the family sought to adopt their foster daughter. However, the child has distant relatives that have custody of her biological sister, and who have pushed for custody of the girl. Because of the biological and ancestral link, the little girl was removed from her foster home and sent to live with her relatives. She has had contact with that part of her family over the years, including visits and Skype communication.
The case has garnered media attention in Texas and across the nation due to the foster family’s insistence that they should have been allowed to adopt their foster daughter and provide her with a continuation of the care that she has received over the past four years. Others support the placement with family, no matter how distant. This is an example of a child custody dispute in which there are no simple solutions, and where two parties both want to provide a loving home for a child in need. It has also led to increased focus on the Indian Child Welfare Act, and debate over whether the protections afforded by that law are still necessary.
Source: durantdemocrat.com, “Choctaw Nation issues statement on child custody dispute”, Maria Moore-Kass, March 24, 2016


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Phillips 66 selects new global headquarters site
Phillips 66 (NYSE: PSX) said Wednesday it will set up shop in west Houston for its new headquarters.
The 14-acre site is in the Westchase District, located off Beltway 8 West between Westheimer Road and Briar Forest Drive. Phillips 66 will acquire the property from an affiliate of Thomas Properties Group Inc. (Nasdaq: TPGI) for an undisclosed price.
The new headquarters will include office space, plus conference and training facilities, and it will offer wellness and dining options. Phillips 66 currently is working on designs for the campus.
Construction is expected to take between 24 and 36 months after ground is broken.
“We searched for several months for the right site to build a headquarters campus where our employees and future employees can come together to work, and develop their skills and talents,” Greg Garland, chairman and CEO of Phillips 66, said in a statement. “This property is conveniently located in the Westchase District and a location that aligns with our commitment to making our company a great place to work.”
The refining and chemicals company spun off from ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) earlier this year, and selected a space at the Pinnacle Westchase building at 3010 Briarpark as its interim headquarters.
In April, it was reported that Phillips 66 sent an email to employees saying it would build its new headquarters near Interstate 10 and Beltway 8, within 10 miles of ConocoPhillips' current headquarters at 600 N. Dairy Ashford Road.
Phillips 66 will join a number of energy companies in the Westchase District, including Halliburton Co. (NYSE: HAL), Schlumberger Ltd. (NYSE: SLB), Apache Corp. (NYSE: APA), Cameron International Corp. (NYSE: CAM), National Oilwell Varco Inc. (NYSE: NOV) and Statoil (NYSE: STO).
“Their decision to locate here is a great validation of all the work we have been doing to enhance the area through mobility, beautification and public safety improvements," Jim Murphy, general manager of Westchase District, said in a statement. "It’s a great area of the city, and we’ll be pleased to welcome them here on a permanent basis.”
An earlier version of this story incorrectly identified the selected site as Dow Chemical's former site. HBJ regrets the error.
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Nunes is the only person not named Ronda Rousey to successfully defend the bantamweight belt.
Nunes, a black belt in BJJ and a brown belt in Judo, is known for her ground game, but has looked great on her feet her last few fights. Nunes won by decision. Bantamweight title challenger Valentina Shevchenko stays warm while training, while reigning champion Amanda Nunes turns her hotel room into a walk-in sauna and dance party.
After winning the first two rounds, Nunes worn out and nearly allowed Shevchenko to steal a late win. In addition, Romero is one of the most decorated wrestlers on the UFC roster, but he's also showcased fearsome power and athleticism.
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The recently concluded United Nations Environment Assembly provided an opportunity to assess progress in the development of a post-2020 global biodiversity framework and consider African priorities related to biodiversity and development.
The fifth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-5) is being convened in two parts, the first of which was held virtually from 22-26 February 2021. The world’s highest-level decision-making body on the environment provided a platform for stakeholder engagement and participation in defining the most significant threats to the environment, as well as discussing how they can be addressed through collaborative efforts. UNEA-5 was guided by the overarching theme Strengthening Actions for Nature to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, which emphasises safeguarding the environment while pursuing nature-based solutions in support of the UN Agenda 2030 Sustainable Development Goals.
A global biodiversity assessment published in 2019 presented alarming findings: approximately 25% of the plant and animal species in the evaluated groups are threatened, and 1 million species face extinction within the next few decades. It is apparent that we have failed to meet the targets that were set a decade ago by world leaders under the Convention on Biological Diversity to protect and restore nature – known as the Aichi Biodiversity Targets.
These global trends relating to land degradation and biodiversity loss are also evident in Africa, with the World Bank predicting that the continent could lose approximately 50% of its bird and mammal species by 2100. The degradation of ecosystems also threatens the wellbeing of African societies, with the African Development Bank stressing that biodiversity is, in many respects, the “engine for socioeconomic development” given the dependence of African economies on agriculture, forests and water sources.
Africa’s population of 1.25 billion is predicted to double by 2050. This, together with rapid urbanisation and ongoing economic expansion will put further pressure on the continent’s biodiversity and the ecosystem services it provides. Climate change presents an additional set of threats to the region’s biodiversity, both through direct impacts on plant and animal life (such as desertification and ocean acidification), and through the heightened pressure that climate change will place on natural resources to support socio-economic activities.
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UNEA-5 served as a platform to strengthen multilateral cooperation on protecting nature as the world deals with the wide-ranging social and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Indeed, a key message emerging from UNEA-5 was the importance of incorporating the biodiversity agenda into efforts to ‘build back better’ in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The frailty of our planet calls for immediate and strengthened action, cooperation, ambition, and finance for the restoration and preservation of biodiversity. This sentiment was echoed by the President of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN), Barbara Creecy, when delivering the African group statement at the opening session of UNEA-5. She noted that African ministers had pledged their commitment to support the preservation, restoration and enhancement of the continent’s environment and natural resources as integral to their efforts in tackling the COVID-19 pandemic.
AMCEN has recently adopted the African Green Stimulus Programme, which sets out 12 action areas through which Africa will seek to respond to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. These efforts are aligned with a number of key regional policy frameworks, including the African Union Agenda 2063 and the Pan-African Action Agenda on Ecosystem Restoration for Increased Resilience.
AMCEN has emphasised that the post-2020 global biodiversity framework should address all three objectives of the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity, that is to say biodiversity conservation, the sustainable use of its components and the fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising out of the utilisation of genetic resources, including by appropriate access to genetic resources to encourage conservation. For the Africa region, questions around biodiversity preservation are intrinsically linked to the region’s ambition for sustainable, equitable and inclusive growth and prosperity.
The Pan-African Action Agenda on Ecosystem Restoration for Increased Resilience emphasises that “Africa’s biodiversity is one of the key assets for the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals and can be sustainably and equitably used to reduce inequality and poverty on the continent”. There are significant opportunities to realise this vision through programmes that seek to develop synergies in addressing environmental, social and economic objectives. Whether framed as nature-based solutions, the restoration economy, or linked to broader green transition processes, such efforts are all essentially aligned to the African Union’s Agenda 2063, which aspires to a continent where “Africa’s unique natural endowments, its environment and ecosystems, including its wildlife and wild lands are healthy, valued and protected, with climate resilient economies and communities”.
- For more on this topic, see SAIIA Policy Briefing on Key African Priorities for a Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework, authored by Nicholas King.
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Ellen DeGeneres surprised longtime fan Rachel Wobbe along with her husband Dane and their two children, Carter and Jaxson through video chat on the show.
Rachel said meeting Ellen is one of her life goals. Not only did Ellen surprise her with a video chat, but the Wobbe family will receive all the gifts from Day 11 of Ellen’s 12 Days of Giveaways. Ellen also surprised the family with a trip to Los Angeles to see a taping of the show.
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A 25-year-old D.C. transgender woman was being kept alive Wednesday on a breathing machine at Prince George’s Hospital Center after she was found unconscious and suffering from a gunshot wound in the neck about 6 a.m. on July 4 in the 200 block of Division Avenue, N.E., according to a D.C. police report and transgender activist Earline Budd.
Budd said police sources informed her that Donita Dodds was discovered lying on the ground bleeding by a pedestrian who immediately called police.
“Complainant 1 was found suffering from an apparent gunshot wound to the neck,” the police report says. “At the time of this report there is no suspect information and or motive,” says the report, which lists the incident as an assault with the intent to kill.
Budd said she was informed by police that no witnesses to the shooting have been found.
Police spokesperson Sean Hickman told the Washington Blade that detectives from the Homicide Branch were investigating the case as part of the department’s normal practice when the victim of a violent crime suffers a life-threatening injury.
Erika Murray, a spokesperson for Prince George’s Hospital Center, said federal privacy rules prevent her from disclosing information about Dodds’ medical status other than that she is in “critically stable condition.”
Murray would neither confirm nor deny information from sources familiar with the case that Dodds was being kept alive by a breathing machine and was not expected to survive the gunshot wound.
Although she was alerted to the incident unofficially by police sources who know her as a longtime transgender rights advocate, Budd said she is troubled that as of early this week police officials had not issued a statement or press release disclosing the attack on Dodds more than a week after it occurred.
Budd noted that police also had not officially disclosed that another transgender woman — 22-year-old Lola Bell — was robbed at gunpoint several blocks from where Dodds had been shot six days earlier, on June 28, and that police arrested a suspect in that case.
“I know there were a lot of robberies and other things that happened on the Fourth of July weekend,” Budd said. “But for two transgenders to be in some very serious incidents and the city put out absolutely nothing about it. That’s very concerning to me.”
Of particular concern, Budd said, is that the person who shot Dodds remains at large. She said the as-yet-unidentified suspect could be targeting other transgender women in that area, which is known as a place where transgender sex workers congregate.
“They need to put out the word to the community that this happened,” said Budd. “Somebody may have seen something during that early part of the morning. They may have seen her with someone,” said Budd. “Someone may have heard the shooting.”
Sheila Alexander Reid, director of the Mayor’s Office of LGBTQ Affairs, said police officials did disclose information about the shooting case to a police organized committee of LGBT community advocates called the Violence Prevention and Response Team, or VPART.
But VPART members say police officials have instructed them not to disclose most of the information they receive through email messages and during VPART’s regular monthly meetings in which members are briefed by a police official. Sources familiar with VPART have said each of its members must sign a written agreement promising to keep information disclosed to them by police confidential.
“We are not allowed to speak about any ongoing investigation,” said VPART member Samantha Shinberg, a staff social worker with the D.C. LGBT Community Center who works on the Center’s Anti-Violence Project.
Rob Hawkins, a spokesperson for Mayor Muriel Bowser, said concerns about privacy rights of Dodds played some role in the initial decision not to release information about the case.
“We are deeply saddened for the victim,” he said. “Incidents of this kind are felt broadly by the community and we understand the desire to release information,” said Hawkins.
“Due to privacy rights of the victim of this case and because the MPD’s investigation in ongoing, more information will be made available as appropriate,” he said.
Budd and veteran D.C. transgender activist Jeri Hughes also expressed concern when informed by the Blade that the police reports on the incidents involving Dodds and Bell identify the two by their male birth name and make no mention that they are transgender women.
“I think that’s wrong,” said Hughes. “Are we going backwards on this?”
Hughes was referring to past statements by D.C. Police Chief Cathy Lanier that police would collect accurate data on transgender-related crime and would address transgender crime victims by the gender to which they identify.
The police report for Bell’s case says the arrest of the suspect in the armed robbery of Bell was made about 7:40 a.m. in the 900 block of Eastern Avenue, N.E., the same location where the incident took place on June 28. Charging documents filed in D.C. Superior Court identify the suspect arrested as Jolonta Little, 25, of Northeast D.C.
The police report shows that arresting officers initially charged Little with robbery and carrying a pistol without a license after recovering a pistol from his possession at the time of his arrest. Court records show that the U.S. Attorney’s office, which is prosecuting the case, moved forward in court with only the robbery charge.
During a preliminary hearing on Tuesday, Superior Court Judge Sherry M. Trafford found probable cause that Little committed the robbery and referred the case to a grand jury. She ordered that Little remain held without bond until the time of his trial.
Budd said the police sources with whom she spoke told her police ruled out Little as a suspect in the shooting of Dodds, saying Little was already in police custody at the time they believe Dodds was shot.


On Monday, 20 NFL teams — including the Kansas City Chiefs — will begin Phase Three of their offseason programs.
During Phase Three, teams may conduct a total of 10 days of voluntary organized team practice activity, or “OTAs”. No live contact is permitted, but 7-on-7, 9-on-7, and 11-on-11 drills are permitted.
Article 22 of the Collective Bargaining Agreement stipulates that clubs may hold one mandatory minicamp. This must also occur during Phase Three of the offseason program.
The Chiefs will conduct their 10 voluntary OTA sessions on these dates:
- May 22-24 (Monday through Wednesday)
- May 30-June 1 (Tuesday through Thursday)
- June 6-9 (Tuesday through Friday)
Credentialed media will be permitted to attend practice and interview coaches and players on Wednesday, May 24, Thursday, June 1 and Thursday, June 8.
The media will also be permitted to cover each day of Kansas City’s three-day mandatory minicamp, which will begin on Tuesday, June 13 and run through Thursday, June 15.
The Arizona Cardinals, Baltimore Ravens, Buffalo Bills, Chicago Bears, Dallas Cowboys, Green Bay Packers, Houston Texans, Jacksonville Jaguars, Las Vegas Raiders, Los Angeles Chargers, Los Angeles Rams, Miami Dolphins, Minnesota Vikings, New England Patriots, New York Giants, New York Jets, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks and Tennessee Titans also begin Phase Three on Monday.


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