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The American Heart Association (AHA) has teamed up with one of the nation’s leading home care providers to bring its life-saving research into the homes of America’s seniors.
The AHA is devoted to saving people from heart disease and stroke—the two leading causes of death in the world. Every 90 seconds, another American dies of heart disease – more than all forms of cancer combined, and some 85.6 million Americans live with some form of cardiovascular disease or the after-effects of stroke.
In a first-of-its-kind collaboration, home care startup Honor and the AHA on May 1 will bring the AHA’s latest heart disease and stroke research out of the lab and directly into the homes of patients suffering from heart disease or recovering from a stroke. The research will provide science-based information to home health care professionals so they might better treat their patients and to individuals so they might better educate themselves on taking care of themselves and their loved ones.
The technology-driven initiative is part of a broader movement by organizations like the AHA to have a greater impact on patient care beyond clinical trials and hospital treatments. Honor has similar agreements to provide specialized in-home care with the National Parkinson Foundation and Alzheimer’s Association.
“We are taking the guidelines and scientific statements for conditions like heart failure, stroke and lifestyle modification and compiling them all into formats, like Honor’s, that can be delivered directly to patients in a language they can understand,” said Patrick Dunn, Ph.D., manager of Connected Health for the AHA’s Center for Health Technology and Innovation. “Honor is the first but certainly won’t be the last. We are trying to help the technology world fulfill a basic promise that technology solutions can result in better health. Our strategy is that the science matters. Our strategy is to make sure the content that is delivered to customers is accurate and will lead to better health and lead to a better healthy life.”
Traditionally, Dunn said, the AHA worked with health care providers, mainly physicians, to pass its guidelines for treating heart disease to patients suffering from high blood pressure, stroke and heart attacks. But the reality is that doctors are busy and patients need to get information on a more consistent basis from a reliable source.
“People want information they can trust,” Dunn said. “After you have been diagnosed with heart disease, it is obviously very overwhelming and it’s hard. So this is really about helping people and providing information they need from a trusted source. We are a trusted source for consumers and health care providers. We are giving them evidence- and science-based information they can use as opposed to having to work from other sources or even find other sources.”
Dunn worked as a certified exercise physiologist in cardiac rehab for more than 30 years
Doctors have long prescribed medication, diet and exercise for Americans recovering from heart attacks, but until now there hasn’t been any real way to enforce it once they got home. The partnership between AHA and Honor will allow the home care company to specially train its frontline caregivers on the latest AHA research for seniors suffering from heart disease or recovering from a stroke. Ultimately, Honor will incorporate the research and best care practices directly into its innovative mobile app, Honor Family App, which will not only provide caregivers with the latest tools and knowledge at their fingertips but will allow patients and their families to track the care they or their loved ones are receiving.
As the number of seniors in the country continues to grow exponentially and the demand for homecare rises, the initiative has the potential to fight America’s #1 killer while simultaneously helping more of the country’s 40+ million seniors to age at home, instead of in a hospital or nursing home.
Honor provides home health care in the form of medication reminders, wellness needs, staying active through movement and exercise, grocery shopping and meal prep, transportation, light housekeeping, personal care and hygiene, companionship and check-in visits from skilled care advisors.
The company, which launched in 2015, currently operates in the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, Dallas-Fort Worth and Albuquerque. Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins, Head of Care at Honor, said Honor plans to be nationwide within two years. The startup’s model attempts to provide high-quality care while driving down costs for families and pulling up wages while offering W2 employment, she said. Its advisors include Dr. Bruce Allen Leff, director of the Center for Transformative Geriatric Research; Dr. Ron Greeno, chief strategy officer at IPC Healthcare and founder of Cogent Healthcare; and Carol Raphael, chairwoman of the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) board and Primary Care Development Corporation board member.
Through this collaboration, Honor Care Pros will be trained on the latest AHA research in order to deliver specialized home care directly to clients suffering from heart disease or recovering from a stroke. “We want to make sure they have training specialized to the condition of the person they are caring for,” Ellis-Lamkins said.
She said Honor has a team of engineers who have designed software that matches caregivers to patients based on the condition of the patient and the training of the caregiver. For instance, a patient who has Parkinson’s Disease and weighs over 200 pounds would need a caregiver that is not only trained in caring for a Parkinson’s patient but on their special needs as an individual weighing over 200 pounds.
Ellis-Lamkins said Honor only accepts the top five percent of applicants for the caregiver role. “We only take the most skilled,” she said. “Then we interview and train them so when we send them into a home we know what skills they have.”
The company’s software not only tracks the skills and qualities of the caregiver and matches them to the needs of the patient, but it is also integrated with an application for caregivers, patients and family members, so that the technology is usable to everyone through the company’s website or any web-based device.
The Honor website and Honor Family App allow family members to know who's coming and when as well as what that caregiver is doing for their loved one—24/7. Family members can see when they arrive, what they help with and when they leave. They can also request care on the app, and have a Care Pro at their loved one’s home in two hours. App and website users can also schedule hospital pickups, assistance running errands or a ride from a friend’s home. They can give feedback and build relationships with their caregivers.
Over 27 million Americans live with heart disease. While doctors can prescribe medication and recommend diet and exercise regiments, there are few ways hospitals can ensure patients follow through on treatment. And while 90% of seniors want to remain in their homes, until recently, most home care companies didn’t have the resources or manpower to provide specialized care for people suffering from specific medical conditions. Ellis-Lamkins said this is precisely why companies like Honor and individuals need to find new ways to bring best practices in managing heart conditions into the home. This collaboration is an innovative way to take the work the AHA has conducted and directly apply it to coordinated home care to improve the quality-of-life of Honor’s clients who are recovering from stroke or living with heart disease, she said.
“Through the AHA agreement, Honor Care Pros will now receive training on the nuances of caring for clients with heart disease as well as those recovering from a stroke. This will ensure clients are receiving holistic support outside the clinical setting,” Ellis-Lamkins said. “Specifically, Honor Care Pros will learn about the kinds of foods that are best for heart disease clients, what sorts of daily exercises are good for them, and how to help clients monitor their overall condition.”
“Honor is committed to helping seniors age in place because we recognize that’s where we want to be,” Ellis-Lamkins said. “It’s how we stay healthy and stay out of the hospital, and it’s how we get those coming out of the hospital back home and as healthy as possible. We’re fundamentally a human services company that uses technology to provide better services.”
Based in Dallas, Texas, the AHA is the nation’s oldest and largest voluntary organization dedicated to fighting heart disease and stroke. To learn more about the AHA or to get involved, call 1-800-AHA-USA1 or visit heart.org. Follow them on Facebook and Twitter.
For more information on Honor, call 1-877-777-5116, visit www.JoinHonor.com, or follow them on Facebook and Twitter.


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I’m just beginning to learn about myself and my life. I’m just now working on my dream. It’s scary, but I’m more afraid of how my life may turn out if I don’t act on them now. I wish I can describe how my dream has given me a sense of purpose, but Les Brown does a great job of describing it for me.
Please help me celebrate a great man of God. Man I’m so proud of you words can’t begin to convey the love and gratitude I have towards you. I feel so blessed to be in your life in this season of change and growth. I pray that God opens doors where windows have been closed. And that he continues to pour out his blessings and love over your life as you open up your heart and your mind to his will. One thing that I leave with you psalms 23 though I walk through the valleys of the shadow of death #iWillFearNoEvil #forURWithMe continue to let God be the light in your life continued To let your light shine through the dark places love you

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SCG is present worldwide thanks to its sales and distribution networks.
SCG’s commitments :
– Daily contact with the main agents in the food market
– The most effective response to demands from around the world.
– Current price information and news on specific markets.
– Hundreds of containers of food products dispatched every year to international destinations.
Beef, pork, poultry and fish products: SCG provides only quality food products to buyers throughout the world.
Our relationships with the principal world suppliers and the biggest international brands allow us to offer the highest standard of products and services.
– We permanently monitor your demands, considering your particular needs.
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The SCG supply chain consists of reliable producers in more than 30 countries on all continents. Hundreds of customers already place their trust in us.
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This Idaho Farm Stand May Be Worth the Trip Just for a Pie
Luckily this place isn't too.
If you've hung out with me on the air the last few weeks you know that I've been preaching playing tourist around town and around our state. There are so many wonderful things to see and experience all around us. I'm a big fan of supporting local and that includes just exploring the place in which we live. And with COVID international travel restrictions still in place, it's the next best thing.
You never know what you might stumble across, like Volcanic Farms in Horseshoe Bend.
I personally haven't been here, but they recently got some love on OnlyInYourState.com. The website shouted out their mission of handling foods properly after being dissatisfied with traditional stores. So they opened up their own farm stand in 1986. And while fresh produce is delicious, it's even better when served in a buttery, flakey crust.
I'm talking about pie.
See, Volcanic Farms has gained quite a following for their pies. I'm not sure this was on their radar when they opened up their doors, but sometimes in business you gotta go with what's hot. Only In Your State shouted out their huckleberry, marionberry (had to Google that one), strawberry rhubarb, apple, cherry, and pumpkin pies.
As someone who grew up in a tiny town known for its pies, my mouth is beginning to water.
The farm stand also features eggs, jams and jellies, pickled items and salsa. And unlike a traditional farmers market, they are open all year round. Have you visited Volcanic Farms before?


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Share My World: Day 4-Hidden Lake Overlook Hike
If you have been following my recent posts of Glacier National Park you have been amazed at the beauty of this national park.
Today let me introduce you to one of the most diverse hikes in the park,
Hidden Lake Overlook Trail.
Hidden Lake Overlook Hike
This hike gets a 10/10
|Sara's Rating||Part of hike||My thoughts|
|2||Access to trail||Parking close to trail head. Very big parking lot at Logan Pass|
|1||Difficulty||1.5 miles of great trail. The hardest part was the very slippery snow... in July!|
|2||Views||Great and diverse views the whole way|
|2||Destination||The overlook has great views|
|2||Time on trial||2.5 hours. Great amount of time for me|
1- Extra point for the cool mountain goats on the trail!
As noted above it was a great time of 2.5 hours. The hike to the over look is 1.5 miles (2.4 km) and 3.0 miles (4.8 km) to the lake.
The trail started at Logan Pass visitor's center and a beautiful field looking toward Mt. Clements which has an elevation of 8,765 feet (2,672 m) source
There was a nice board walk leading up to the mountain.
July 19, 2020 and @jarvie is sporting his shorts and t-shirt.
Just on the other side of the green field was snow! Which I was not prepared to walk in. We all made it across!
The water was so crystal clear.
Look at this view!
As we were hiking to the overlook it started raining and we turned around and saw this rainbow and then double rainbow.
Did a little posing with the rainbow.
Us at the overlook
The view from the overlook
We couldn't hike to the lake because of bears in the area.
A few pictures on the way back.
Fun silhouettes thanks to @jarvie
Another day in Glacier and another fantastic hike!
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Lucknow: The Congress today said the filing of an FIR against its leaders in connection with a scuffle with Samajwadi Party youth wing supporters at Rahul Gandhi`s rally in Uttar Pradesh was an act of political vendetta.
Talking to reporters here, Congress Legislature Party Leader in the UP Assembly Pramod Tewari, who is also named in the FIR, defended the party activists` action of forcibly stopping SP protesters at the Gandhi`s rally in Phulpur.
"The action against an aggressor, a charger and a trespasser in defence of our leader is not a crime in the eyes of the law and the FIR lodged against the Congress leaders, including Central ministers, is an act of political vendetta,"
"At that point of time there was no method to ascertain that those who intruded into the prohibited area meant no harm.
"Going by the threat perception to Gandhi our main concern was his security," Tewari said.
He said the law provided the right to defend oneself as well as any other person.
Tewari said filing of cases against the Congress leaders clearly indicated involvement of some people in the ruling party and the authorities.
He questioned why those who indulged in the illegal act and others who were with the trespassers were let off and no action was taken against those who allowed them to reach there.
To a question, he asked why there had been a security breach in the programme of which the state police had full knowledge.
An FIR was registered yesterday against Union Ministers Jitin Prasada, R P N Singh and Tiwari in connection with a scuffle with SP youth wing supporters at the venue of Gandhi`s rally.

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Furthermore, keep CBD dog treats separate from any common treats you have for your pup. Although hemp-derived CBD doesn’t have the psychoactive results of THC, dosages ought to nonetheless be carefully monitored. Also, ensure everybody in your family, in addition to any potential dog sitters, are conscious of the difference between every sort of doggie biscuit in your house.
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With our specialised products, your pet will profit from the terpenes and hemp phytochemicals used in our recipe. For canine underneath 20 kilos, we recommend one biscuit each twelve hours.
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These are various chemical compounds that act on cannabinoid receptors in your nervous system. These receptors can alter neurotransmitter launch in your mind. Both THC and CBD are cannabinoids, however the psychoactive properties in THC are remarkably absent in CBD. That implies that you don’t have to worry about legality or thoughts-altering results.
While legality of marijuana varies from state to state, THC based mostly merchandise usually are not really helpful to be used on pets. Dogs particularly are recognized to have a adverse response to THC based products. Hemp has been used for tons of of years in textiles, medication, and therapeutic tinctures (though not fully authorized till lately) like our M CBD Pet Tincture.
The solutions that CBD can provide for us also can relieve a number of the most typical health circumstances in pets. Dogs are prone to arthritis as they age, with some estimates claiming 1 in 4 canines might be affected by arthritis. Arthritis in canines is visible in the identical way it’s in humans.
Cannabidiol (CBD) does its work by targeting these receptors situated in the central nervous system, organs, brain and the immune cells that can stimulate stress-free effects. As more people seeking the help of CBD to treat their furry pals, the benefits of CBD as a therapy for pets have gotten clearer. In this case, in case your canine is already on treatment, it is important to check along with your holistic well being practitioner or your vet earlier than you administer CBD to them (supply).
A dog affected by canine arthritis, particularly an older canine, might be obvious. Stiff movements, limping, and unwillingness to go on walks are frequent. A canine struggling joint ache may even cease eating or become aggressive.
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Neil Woodford's flagship fund is hit by a £560m loss in value as nervous savers pull out cash
- Money in Equity Income Fund dropped from £4.33bn to £3.77bn this week
- The fund looked after £10.2bn of investors' cash at its peak in 2017
- Woodford is under mounting pressure to improve performance
Nervous savers pulled cash out of Neil Woodford's flagship fund as it lost £560 million of its value in just four weeks
Nervous savers pulled cash out of Neil Woodford's flagship fund as it lost £560 million of its value in just four weeks.
Money in the once-feted Equity Income Fund dropped from £4.33 billion in April to £3.77 billion this week, research firm Morningstar said.
The fund looked after £10.2 billion of investors' cash at its peak in 2017, nearly three times the current amount. Woodford is under mounting pressure to improve performance following a series of high-profile disappointments.
The repeated falls in the size of his flagship fund suggest some savers are giving up hope of a recovery and abandoning the 59-year-old fund manager.
The situation is being closely watched by regulators at the Financial Conduct Authority who want to ensure enough cash is available to pay those who decide to leave.
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Woodford predicted the financial crisis, allowing him to avoid the worst of its effects.
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He has also made a string of unfortunate bets on troubled individual companies.
A spokesman for Woodford said he still believes that UK-quoted domestic stocks 'such as housebuilders and other consumer stocks, are profoundly undervalued and offer long-term potential returns'.
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The sun seems unrelenting as it beats down on the two families huddled together in a rickety makeshift boat. The rafters have been floating in the open sea for what seems to them like years. Their food and water supplies have run out and the littlest ones cry out of hunger. But the keep going. Because they know that once their feet touch the land of opportunity their prayers will be answered. Finally, their raft makes it to the ankle-deep waters and they are only a few short steps away from dry land and freedom. As quickly as the wave of relief and happiness rushes over the rafters, so does it disappear. The Coast Guard is there and telling them that they will be shipped back. So close to freedom.
Other families know what its like to have freedom snatched away. After years of working six days a week for miniscule wages, sewing dresses or picking vegetables, they have had freedom and the opportunity of a better life taken away after being rounded up by Immigration Naturalization Services and deported back to Guatemala, Honduras, or Mexico.
These are only two examples of the travesties that occur daily in the land of opportunity and freedom—the Unites States of America. The United States was built by immigrants, many seeking a new life in a new land. Before 1882, anyone could move to the United States. As the population grew, however, the Federal government decided to control immigration. But they have done this in a very inconsistent manner, letting some people in from one country more than others from another country. The current U.S. immigration policy is immoral, unethical and inconsistent in its dealings with immigrants.
Early immigration laws aimed to preserve the racial, religious, and ethnic composition of the United States, which was then largely European (Wilbanks, 1993, p.1). The first immigration laws were aimed at nonwhites. In 1882, for example, the Chinese Exclusion Act suspended immigration from China for sixty years. In addition, in 1907, President Roosevelt, negotiated an informal “gentleman’s agreement” with Japan, under which the United States promised to desegregate its California schools in exchange for the promise from the Japanese government to stop the immigration of its citizens (Anderson, 1998, p.2).
Soon, however, Americans were complaining about European immigrants as well, especially those of eastern and southern Europe. As a consequence, Congress passed a new law in 1921 based on quotas; only a certain number of individuals with a given background or heritage could move to the United States. And only 30 percent of those could be from eastern or southern Europe (Anderson, 1998, p.2). Again in 1952, we see the same kind of discrimination when President Truman signed the McCarran-Walter Act. Under this law, ideology became a criterion for admission. Political beliefs were questioned as the government sought to weed out people with even a marginally communist background (Wilbanks, 1993, p.4).
In the last half of the century new laws emerged seeking to abolish quotas that discriminated against nationalities, replacing it instead with an overall limit of immigrants allowed into the country. These new policies, however, not only did not end discrimination and unethical treatment against immigrants but also touched off a serious illegal immigration problem. The latest and most extensive of these laws came with the 1996 Immigration Act which doubled the U.S.-Mexico border control force to 10,000 agents over five years and adds fences to the most heavily trafficked areas of the U.S.-Mexico border.
The controversy over immigration emerges between advocates of the open door policy and those who support restrictions on immigration. Those Americans who support restrictions on the number of immigrants allowed into the United States annually feel that our country is “running out of room” (Carr, 199, p.2). They also feel that we are being overrun by immigrants who intent on draining our resources. On the other hand, those who support an open-door policy, feel that the unethical treatment of immigrants must stop.
These open-door supporters argue that the 700,000 immigrants allowed into the country annually is not enough. This overall limit should be lifted and replaced with an open-door policy, which would allow any number of people in without question. These supporters also feel that shipping rafters back even if they are inches away from dry U.S. soil is immoral. And worse yet, deporting families who came here illegally but worked in the fields or did numerous other jobs that most U.S. citizens do not want to begin with is unethical.
These policies demonstrate that this country has a hypocritical value system. On one hand we value our heritage and the fact that we are all descendants of immigrants overcoming enormous obstacles to come to the land of the free. We value the ideal that Emma Lazarus penned on the Statue of Liberty when she wrote “Send these, the homeless, the tempesttost to me, /lift my lamp beside the golden door!” Now the consensus and un-American attitude has become “shut the door behind you.” We value our heritage so much that almost every generation has drawn up some barriers to immigration. Now we value keeping out the same people as our ancestors once were, looking for a better life and freedom. As pat Buchanan wrote in 1996 in a column against immigration, “ When did we vote to rid America of her ‘dominant European culture’?” He supplies the answer to his own question: “Never” (Wilbanks, 1993, p.4).
In a recent article in the Miami New Times, Defede (1999) writes that the “immorality of America’s immigration policy exists not in its treatment of Cubans, but in its treatment of the rest of the world when compares with Cubans” (Defede, 1999, p.13). Defede feels that the United States is inconsistent with its immigration policy and is especially lenient towards Cubans. According to Defede, it is immoral to repatriate a Cuban refugee caught in the surf, so close to dry land and freedom. But he says the problem exists because the U.S. allows Cubans who reach dry land to stay in the U.S. and grants them residency 366 days after they arrived. That is the lure that brings the Cubans and the promise that they risk their lives for. Eliminate this and the illegal immigration from Cuba would slow to a trickle, according to Defede.
The U.S. policy towards Haiti, however, couldn’t be any more contradictory. According to an editorial written in America (1992), a U.S. District Judge tried to halt U.S* efforts to ship back some two-thirds of the 15,000 Haitians who had left their homes after the military coup that overthrew the government of Jean Bertrand-Aristide. The U.S. Supreme Court lifted the ban and the Coast Guard began removing more than 10,000 Haitian refugees being detained at the U.S* Naval base in Guantanamo Bay. This led to a hunger strike by the then 82 year-old humanitarian Katherine Dunham. Also, according to the article, an outcry erupted from U.S. Catholic bishops who said it was “morally irresponsible” and “morally questionable” (America, 1992, p.1). The article also quotes the Catholic Archbishop Edward A. McCarthy who said, “It is only natural that the refugees experience should spawn well-founded suspicions that the treatment received by Haitians is the result of institutional racism. Only 55 out of 9,000 Haitians are granted political asylum, while there is no publicly recorded case of any one of some 10,000 predominantly white Cuban boat people being denied admission” (America, 1992, p.1).
Another author argues that the U.S. immigration policy takes away our freedom to act as humanitarians (Wilbanks, 1993, p.1). Wilbanks goes on to say that national governments make decisions about refugee admission on the basis of national self-interest and that humanitarianism takes a back seat. Wilbanks feels that the U.S. should view refugees from a religious point of view instead of a pure national interest view. In this way, Wilbanks feels, citizens will not see refugees as strangers or objects for receiving but instead as people made in God’s image with whom to enter into a relationship (Wilbanks, 1993, p.4).
In a recent article by Carr (1999), she examines the recent immigration laws as being unethical. As an immigration lawyer she deals with immigrants seeking asylum or fighting to not be deported. One case Carr gives as an example is of a young man who was guilty of the “crime” of working in the United States without permission. He was doing work that most Americans won’t do in order to support his American wife and child. Carr had to break the news of his deportation back to Mexico to him. In another case, a mother was deported away from her six-month old baby. There wasn’t time to arrange for the baby to travel with her so she was sent back to Mexico alone. In her desperation to get back to her baby, she died in the heat of the New Mexico desert (Carr, 1999, p.1.)
This is the kind of unethical treatment of immigrants by the U.S. that Carr speaks out against. One of the new laws that Carr is opposed to is the requirement that a petitioning relative provide a guarantee to support the new immigrant—even if the petitioner is a woman with young children who herself depends on the immigrant husband for his support (Carr, 1999, p.2). Carr does not understand why such laws were passed when several studies concluded that new immigrants contribute more to the economy overall than they take out. In addition, immigrants do not commit proportionately more crimes than American citizens do. Carr contends that immigrants bring energy and expertise to a jaded society (Carr, 1999, p.2).
Proposition 187, California’s notorious ballot initiative to deny schooling and medical care to illegal immigrants, spawned a wave of controversy when passed in 1994. In Rosin’s (1995) article she examines some of the un-American and immoral attitudes towards immigrants. Rosin (1995) quotes one Republican, Marge Roukema, as saying, “These criminals come here to prey on American citizens.” Another Republican, Lamor Smith, sponsored a House bill, which in part would put a cap of 330,000 family-sponsored immigrants. In addition, it would cut down the total number of immigrants by 25 percent from 800,000 to 600,000 by the end of the century (Rosin, 1995, p.1).
This un-American attitude, according to Rosin, is spurred by the belief that immigrants are welfare sponges. Republican Alan Simpson goes as far as to threaten deportation for legal immigrants who make ‘excessive use of welfare’ in their first five years (Rosin, 1995,p.2). According to the article, a recent Urban Institute study shows that working-age non-refugee immigrants are less likely than natives to be on welfare.
Activists to ensure a more ethical treatment of immigrants have suggested several strategies. For a more humane approach to reduce the influx of Cubans to our shores Defede (1999) suggests an end to the “wet-feet policy.” Defede also suggests curtailing smugglers who bring Cubans ashore by perhaps using the FBI or the Navy. As mentioned earlier, Defede feels the “wet-feet policy” is unethical and cruel to those Cubans who risk their lives only to be repatriated when caught before they could step on dry U.S. soil. Defede suggests ending repatriations altogether and says that if Castro threatens to unleash another flood of refugees that we encircle the island with warships and cut off all oil shipments to his country (Defede, 1999, p.13).
In response to the Haitian refugees, activists have suggested that all boat people be granted refuge for a time. Archbishop Daniel Pilarczyk said that even Haitians who cannot qualify for political asylum deserve the shelter provided by the legal remedy called Temporary Protected Status (America, 1993, p.183).
The United States Government and its citizens need to re-examine the immigration policy. Allowing 700,000 immigrants into the country a year is not enough. Instead we need an open-door policy. The overall limit gives the INS too much power to pick and choose whom they feel should be let in. A 700,000-year immigrants cap also encourages illegal immigration. American’s are always saying, “ If those people want to get in let them do it the legal way.” Well, given the means and resources most immigrants would most definitely choose to come legally as opposed to climbing high barbed-wire fences or floating for days on a raft. The fact that we allow people to die trying to get to our soil is an inhumane, immoral, and unethical as forcing Africans to this country and turning them into slaves. An open-door policy would also end the inconsistency of the current immigration policy. Presently, we allow thousands of Cubans to enter the U.S. and to remain as residents while the majority of Haitians are turned back.
We have an historic commitment to immigration and we need to remember that immigrants keep our nation strong, economically competitive, and culturally rich. The question of whether America’s doors should be open or closed will continue to be intensely debated in the courts, in Congress, and in communities where immigrants settle.
Anderson, George M. (1998). Fortress North America: the new immigration law. America, 178, 3.
Carr, Ann (1999). Deporting Resident Aliens: No Compassion, No Sense. America, 180, 6, 18.
Defede, Jim (1999). Life in the Echo Chamber. Miami New Times, 14, 13-15.
Rosin, Hanna (1995). Strange Days. The New Republic, 213, 11.
Wilbanks, Dana W. (1993). The moral debate between humanitarianism and national interest about U.S. refugee policy; a theological perspective. Migration World Magazine, 21, 15.
Throwing people back is no good. (1992). America, 166, 183.
Questions about the golden door. (1993). America, 168, 3.

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|Title:||Investigating landslide triggering rainfall and susceptibility modelling in northern Philippines||Contributor(s):||Javier, Dymphna (author); Kumar, Lalit (supervisor) ; Sinha, Priyakant (supervisor)||Conferred Date:||2018-08-14||Copyright Date:||2018-04-10||Related DOI:||https://dx.doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11069-015-1790-y||Handle Link:||https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/27377||Abstract:||The increasing global trend in reported disasters and economic damage shows that the most adversely affected is the Asia-Pacific region, especially developing countries like the Philippines. The Philippines is located in the Circum-Pacific Ring of Fire, a volcanically and seismically active zone. It lies in the Western North Pacific Basin, where tropical cyclogenesis is most active. While volcanic eruptions and earthquakes have long recurrence intervals (ranging from decades to centuries), rainfall induced landslides (RIL) and the damage they cause are dealt with almost every month of the rainy season. Locally and globally, the northern Philippines is among the most landslide prone and is among the most adversely affected.
In order to foster community resilience, more landslide-related science-based information over space and time is essential. This study investigated the timing and impact of RIL, the amount of 24-hour and antecedent rainfall associated with RIL, and the weather conditions that enhance landslide triggering rainfall (LTR). The mountainous region of the Baguio district, where the highest 24-hour rainfall has been recorded, was chosen as the area of study. A threshold for LTR as basis for early warning was then established. The results showed that early warning for landslides may be based on one or a combination of the following: (1) 24-hour rainfall of 70 mm, (2) intensity (I) – duration (D) equation: I = 6.46 D -0.28, (3) normalized ID equation: NI = 0.002 D -0.28, (4) 24-hour rainfall that is 0.02%-28% of the mean annual precipitation, and (5) antecedent rainfall of 500 mm over a 60-day period. During a tropical cyclone event, the knowledge of accumulated rainfall can provide immediate and real-time information to signal needed action, e.g. mobilization of emergency crews, road closure, work suspension and evacuation of those at highest risk.
The study constructed a landslide inventory from high resolution satellite imagery (HRSI), field observations and local knowledge in the southern area of the municipality of Tublay in Benguet province, some 20 kilometers north of Baguio city. Utilizing remote sensing and GIS software, a semi-automated method combined with a manual method was adopted to highlight 853 landslides, most of which were slides and debris flows.
With available satellite imagery and access to remote sensing, GIS and statistical software, robust estimates of landslide susceptibility were generated in a process that is expeditious, straightforward, evidence-based and cost-effective. A methodology for estimating attributes of selected landslide-conditioning factors and modelling landslide susceptibility was developed. The bivariate and multivariate statistical methods of frequency ratio and binary logistic regression, respectively, were applied. A five-fold cross-validation approach in the application of the frequency ratio method demonstrated that the five factors most closely associated with RIL were NDVI < 0.38, slope is 50-60 degrees, elevation is 1800-2000 meters, aspect is south and distance to drainage is >500 m. The landslide susceptibility models that were generated using DEM, scanned maps, and HRSI factor sets separately and in combination showed consistent results. The combination of the HRSI factor set with the DEM or scanned map factor sets improved model performance significantly. The landslide susceptibility models using all factor sets provided the best results. The average success and prediction rates were 90% and 89%, respectively.
The effect of training and validation data size was investigated in the application of the binary logistic regression. The training–validation proportions were 80%-20%, 60%-40%, 40%-60% and 20%-80%. Ten sample data sets in each proportion group were examined. Based on the coefficients obtained, the factors NDVI, LULC, aspect, lithology and slope showed strong influence on landslide occurrence. The factors plan curvature, distance to fault/lineament and distance to road were also important contributors to the models generated. Training and validation accuracy, ranging 89%-95% and 84%-95%, respectively, were best obtained using the 80%-20% data proportion. Validation accuracy diminished with decreasing training data size.
The use of cross-validation and multiple training and validation data sets confirmed the model consistency and generated robust results. They are thus advocated in future assessments of landslide susceptibility. The landslide susceptibility maps could serve as reference for identifying no-build, high maintenance and safe zones, complementing information from the available landslide hazard maps (1:50000 and 1:10000) of national government agencies and community stakeholders. The methodology and data products could be refined and replicated in similar landslide-prone regions. It is hoped that the findings reported would contribute to ongoing efforts towards building a more landslide disaster resilient community.
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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, announced Tuesday he will resign effective in 14 days after allegations of sexual harassment that were detailed in a state attorney general’s report last week.
Cuomo’s resignation came as the New York Assembly started deliberations Monday on an impeachment inquiry into his conduct and as top Democrat officials, including President Joe Biden, called on him to resign.
“The best way I can help now is if I step aside and let government get back to government,” Cuomo said in a televised speech.
But Cuomo said that he did not intentionally show disrespect toward any female staffers or women, asserting that the claims against him were “politically motivated.” An impeachment, however, would thrust New York into a state of turmoil for months, the three-term governor said, explaining that’s why he’s resigning.
Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul, a 62-year-old Democrat and former member of Congress, will become the state’s 57th governor and the first woman to head New York state.
“It is a matter of life and death. Government operations and wasting energy on distraction is the last thing government should be,” Cuomo also remarked. “I cannot be the cause. New York tough means New York loving. And I love New York and I love you. Everything I have ever done has been motivated by that love and I would never want to be unhelpful in any way.”
And speaking to his three daughters, Cuomo told them, “I want them to know from the bottom of my heart that I never did and I never would intentionally disrespect a woman, treat any woman differently than I would want them treated and that is the God’s honest truth.”
It came about a week after New York Attorney General Letitia James, also a Democrat, wrote in a lengthy report that he engaged in sexual harassment and his chamber mishandled allegations against him. She did not charge the governor with a crime, although several sheriff’s offices and prosecutors have announced they’re investigating.


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Jaguar Ipace – Jaguar’s first all-electric vehicle
The all-electric Jaguar I-PACE has completed an historic treble at the 2019 World Car Awards. Not only has it won the coveted 2019 World Car of the Year and World Car Design of the Year titles Equalling the success of the F-PACE in 2017 – it has also been named World Green Car for 2019.
The I-Pace is the first model ever to win three World Car Titles in the 15 year history of the awards and comes just weeks after claiming European Car of the Year only cementing its bid for the most desirable electric vehicle in the world.
The I-PACE has also earned a five-star Euro NCAP safety rating. The body structure provides high levels of occupant protection, and is complemented by technologies designed to protect other road users and pedestrians, including a deployable bonnet and autonomous emergency braking with pedestrian and cyclist detection. The I-PACE has received 62 awards since it was revealed little more than a year ago, including European Car of the Year, German, Norwegian and UK Car of the Year, BBC TopGear magazine EV of the Year, China Green Car of the Year, and Autobest’s ECOBEST Award.
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Samuels in alleged contact with bookmaker
Thursday 01 November 2007
The International Cricket Council has ordered an investigation into allegations that the West Indies batsman Marlon Samuels was in contact with a bookmaker during the tour of India in January.
The ICC's anti-corruption and security unit reported Samuels and ordered the West Indies Cricket Board to delve further into the matter. It is alleged that Samuels has breached the ICC Code of Conduct regulations for receiving any money, benefit or other reward which could bring him or the game of cricket into disrepute.
The WICB report will be handed to the ICC by 31 January, 2008.
Elsewhere, Paul Nixon has confirmed he will be play in the Indian Cricket League next month. The Leicestershire captain, England's wicketkeeper at the World Cup, will line up with his former Grace Road team-mate Darren Maddy and other international stars such as Brian Lara, Inzamam-ul-Haq, Damien Martyn and Chris Cairns in the month-long Twenty20 competition in India.
It will compete with the Indian Premier League, the competition officially sanctioned by the Board of Control for Cricket in India which includes Australia's Ricky Ponting, Adam Gilchrist Andrew Symonds and Michael Clarke.
David De Gea latest: Louis van Gaal wants goalkeeper sold to Real Madrid so Jasper Cillessen can be signed before Saturday
UFC 190 Ronda Rousey vs Bethe Correia: What time does it start and where can I watch it, plus Mauricio Rua vs Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
Arsenal vs Chelsea - Community Shield 2015: Mesut Ozil can prove his greatness at last, says Arsene Wenger
Manchester United and Adidas branded 'sexist' and 'discriminatory' as women's shirt features plunging neckline and different design
Arsenal vs Chelsea - Community Shield 2015: 'We are our own biggest threat,' says Cesc Fabregas
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New Delhi, July 17: The Supreme Court today asked Parliament to consider enacting a new law to effectively deal with incidents of mob lynching, saying “horrendous acts of mobocracy” cannot be allowed to become a new norm.
A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra also passed a slew of directions to provide “preventive, remedial and punitive measures” to deal with offences like mob violence and cow vigilantism.
The bench, which also comprised justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud, said it was the duty of state governments to ensue law and order in society, besides ensuring that the rule of law prevailed.
“Citizens cannot take law into their hands and cannot become law unto themselves,” the bench said.
“Horrendous acts of mobocracy cannot be allowed to become a new norm and has to be curbed with iron hands,” it said, adding that states cannot turn a deaf ear to such incidents.
The bench asked the legislature to consider enacting a new penal provision to deal with offences of mob violence and provide deterrent punishment to such offenders.
The top court passed the order on a plea seeking formulation of guidelines to curb such violent incidents in the country.
The bench has now posted the PIL filed by persons like Tushar Gandhi and Tehseen Poonawalla for further hearing on August 28 and asked the Centre and state governments to take steps to deal with such offences in pursuance of its directions.
The CJI, who pronounced the verdict in a packed courtroom, did not read out measures directed by the court to deal with such offences.


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The Defense Department has reversed the Bush administration’s ban on photographs of returning coffins of US military personnel killed in war abroad.
Apparently a lot of the families of fallen warriors liked the ban. Future such families will be able to keep it in place for their loved ones if they so choose.
But everyone should be clear that the Bush administration did not impose the ban for the sake of the families. It was a cynical move intended to disguise from the American people the cost of the Bush elective war in Iraq. And, despite the administration’s occasional inability to control the visual record, it largely worked.
The American public saw a sanitized Iraq war, certainly compared to what was visible on Arab satellite television. We seldom saw the wounded or dead in Iraq (typically if US televison showed us the aftermath of a market bombing, it would just be the crater and some burning cars; it doesn’t look like that). We almost never see an injured veteran on television, even though nearly 40,000 GIs were wounded badly enough to go to hospital.
The Bush administration set some of the rules, the US corporate media set others. The effect was to mask for many years from the US public the sheer horror of what happened there. Former secretary of defense Donald Rumsfeld repeatedly stood before the camera and told baldfaced lies. There was no looting. There was no guerrilla war. There was no civil war. Some people read Orwell’s 1984 in high school and take it as a horrific warning of what could happen. Some apparently rather like what they see and take it as their how-to manual. Even to this day, unrealistically low figures are quoted for those Iraqis who died as a direct or indirect result of the 2003 US invasion, and more realistic projections by public health specialists are routinely rejected by the press.
The war dead belong in the first instance to their families, and it is right that their wishes will be respected. But they also do belong to the Republic, and we need to be able both to commemorate their sacrifice for the nation and also to gauge the degree of sacrifice the nation is making for an enterprise. The sleazy liars and propagandists of the previous administration wanted us to remain ignorant of those costs, wanted us to remain child-like and ignorant.
Indeed, the artificial separation of the war costs from the regular budget replicated in the arena of public finance the hiding of the bodies of the dead from the photographers. It even often fooled seasoned journalists, who gave budget deficit figures in the Bush years that ignored the expenditure of treasure on Iraq!
Now the wars will go in the regular budget, as they should have all along, so that the lazy are not so easily fooled. The whole Bush administration was a massive Madoff-like Ponzi scheme, made possible only because no one bothered to audit the books.
The new administration will need to be audited, too, of course. That is what a Republic is. But at least they are signaling that they won’t stand in the way of the audit, and, indeed, will work toward transparency to help the public carry it out. Now that is a revolution.
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A Louisiana man pleaded guilty to stabbing his girlfriend, killing 29 times in front of her 1-year-old son.
Damon Osen, 43, pleaded guilty on Monday to charges of manslaughter and obstruction of justice, The Times-Picayune and New Orleans Advocate reported.
District Judge Stephen Enright Jr. sentenced Usain to 60 years and 40 years in prison for manslaughter and 20 years for detention. The sentences will be played consecutively.
Gretna police said Osen and Gray’s 35-year-old were “intermittent” dating, but in the weeks before Gray’s murder, Usain assaulted her.
Gretna police chief Arthur Lawson previously said that Usain left Gray to die on the street early. The couple walked regularly in the neighborhood and the video surveillance camera confirmed that they did this with Ibn Gray around 4 am the morning of the day she was killed.
Lawson said Gray was stabbed 29 times in the face, neck, chest, and back. Her son was not injured.
A major jury had previously accused Ussin of second degree murder, but he agreed to plead guilty to a revised charge of manslaughter.


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On Wednesday 25th March Sayadaw U Jotika will be making a second public appearance here in Bangkok.
Some notes from one of the attendees at Sayadaw U Jotika’s previous talk here:
Calming things down:
“Get things ‘inside’ yourself calmed down, then the outside calms down.”
E.G. No need to send one’s mind out towards wars or crimes etc as reported in the news media. When our mind becomes calm, we realize that all of those external events are beyond our control.
When we accept Anicca (Impermanence) we suffer less.
That is, those things outside of us that we see, love, desire etc are all Impermanent, so when we understand that they are uncontrollable, we accept whatever happens with equanimity.
The result from acceptance is Peace – if we try to use Force, the result will inevitably be Unsatisfactory.
Realize Wisdom by yourself.
Gain Wisdom by yourself – inside.
Wisdom arises due to persistent internal development.
The Teacher’s duty is > To Point the Way.
The student’s duty is > to Practice and Realize truth by him/herself.
Said Littlebang regular: referring to a group of questioners after the talk
As Sayadaw spoke I noticed how he had a BIG Body – like the Buddha – his eyes sparkled and the room seemed to fill with a luminosity of Dhamma. My body felt light…almost like it could float up a meter off the floor…as though uplifted by the presence of this monk who had penetrated the Eye of Dhamma and could share his experience in clear, practical language, so that the thrust of what he was saying was easily accessible to the group of 10 listeners.
Sayadaw said to focus on the Positive aspect of one’s Practice.
When we are sitting, we should not merely have the neutral feeling that comes form watching the breath, BUT CLEARLY REALIZE THAT:
‘Now, I am making Merit‘.
So the Merit rises up to the forefront to force out unskillful thoughts.
When we abandon all wishes – the Mind lifts up.
That is to say, sometimes we meditate with an incorrect sort of mind set with a sort of greedy idea of ‘profit’ while performing the action of meditation.
We should remember all our friends in the Dhamma – we should be humble and thankful to all these friends who help us in many ways – e.g. the farmers for instance who grow the rice and other foods that we eat.
Vipassana = Accepting reality as Truth.
in this case WHAT IS REALITY? accepting the true nature of things is vipassana reality…
If our mind darts around to many different external objects, it gives us the feeling of “What’s the use?!!”
So we must cultivate the Volition to be calm.
Being Mindful = a Wholesome Action = Usefulness.
Being Unmindful = Unwholesome = the same as a deep sleep, of no use.
Try to know in every moment of daily life What am I doing right now?
Knowing what is the meaning of my action = Wholesome Kamma.
The Skilful (Kusala)
I am sitting here in meditation, understanding new things = Skillful = Wholesome Action is arising, Merit is arising.
Listening (to a Dhamma talk, e.g.) and Understanding = Merit.
So when you watch yourself, KNOW if that Wholesome Kamma is arising,
KNOW your Mind, KNOW the Result of your Action, KNOW the Benefit.
E.G. when bowing (before meditation, or in a temple to a Buddha image or monk) KNOW that you are being HUMBLE and PAYING RESPECT to the Buddha, Dhamma, and Sangha = a Wholesome state of mind arises.
KNOW IN YOUR HEART that when you offer flowers etc I am HUMBLE, paying respect…be Mindful of your Intentions and Actions, then a Wholesome state arises
Little by little this will LIFT YOUR MIND UP.
So when you practice > ALWAYS make this Wholesome input into your mind = Benefit will result!
Does sending Metta produce results?
The immediate, primary result is that sending Metta reduces our own Greed and Stinginess (which are definitely NOT manifestations of Loving Kindness)…then, through the reduction of these Unwholesome states of Mind > A positive RESULT occurs.
Concentrate on producing a Result “inside” = this is the more Wholesome course of Action rather than looking for external manifestations of a positive result of sending Metta.
We must realize that the results (vipaka) of previous Unwholesome Kamma CANNOT be reduced quickly.
We focus on Wholesome Kamma “inside” > the “outside” results vary.
Curiously, those being most likely to most immediately feel the effects of our sending Metta are our blood relatives, those people closest to us.
The POINT is: the GIVING of kind thoughts, HELPS YOU (the giver)!
Be aware: I give because I want to reduce my own Greed.
When you perform Dana (an act of charity or giving of an item or money)
Don’t concentrate on the smile given by the recipient of your generosity…
Concentrate on your own reduction of Greed.
Every good action clears out Unwholesome tendencies…and makes you sit closer to Buddha.
When we understand, we feel Very Light…
we are relieved of our weighty burden.
SO IT IS!!!!!! BE HAPPY!!!!!

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In my role as Manager of Zimmerman Service Healing and Support, I have the privilege of meeting people who are directly or indirectly impacted by the abuse. In listening, it is clear the Church’s historic failure to protect children, deal with perpetrators appropriately and, at times, withhold acknowledgement and support, has caused a re-traumatising impact that is varied and complex.
Accordingly, meanings associated with the day are individual and equally valid.
Catholicism embraces diversity, and if one member suffers, we all suffer. These teachings are very relevant when it comes to survivors of child sexual abuse within the church context.
For some, the Perpetual Day of Remembrance is an important day to commemorate, so that the past is not forgotten nor repeated, and so that the many lives that have been lost to suicide are remembered. For others it is a painful reminder of crime and coverup and they refuse to participate.
I asked some individuals to share their views on the Perpetual Day of Remembrance and the ongoing impact of the abuse that occurred.
“The Perpetual Day of Remembrance is an important day for all Catholics. The focus must always be on remembrance if we are to ensure that the past is never repeated.” (R. O’Toole, survivor and Co-founder and Chairperson of Clergy Abused Network.)
“My son is not a part of our family. His children don’t know us or we them. I often ponder on all that we’ve lost and the misery that is always there, but especially so on this particular day.” (Single mother estranged from her now adult son who was assaulted as a child.)
"It reinforces that child sexual abuse did happen. There was no acknowledgement of what we were going through as children... we lived in fear and shame, called liars and no one supported or believed us.” (Survivor)
Experiences and their impacts are diverse. The path to recovery has many twists and turns and can take many forms. For many, there is no sense of completeness. It is up to the whole community to acknowledge the crimes of the past, their ongoing impact, and take the time to listen, reflect, and never forget. This is true always, but especially so on the Perpetual Day of Remembrance.
Perpetual Day of Remembrance Sunday
Louise Gannon rsj
Resources to support the community’s prayer response on The Perpetual Day of Remembrance (15 Sept) and Perpetual Day of Remembrance Sunday (11 Sept) are available on the diocesan website.
The range of resources enables everyone to participate in whatever way is most authentic, from lighting a candle and perhaps saying a prayer in your home, to joining with others at Mass on Perpetual Day of Remembrance Sunday.
For Perpetual Day of Remembrance Sunday Mass times in your local Catholic parish, please visit the Diocese’s website or download the Diocesan App.
If the light of Christ is to shine, if the mercy of God is to reach into this time and place, if hope is to be found, we all need to work to rout from our hearts and society those human qualities that continue to enable even subtle forms of abuse – disrespect, silence, judgment, privilege.
We pray for this change.

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Usher is gearing up for a show-stopping Super Bowl LVIII Halftime Performance.
In a recent interview with Vogue, he shared intriguing details about what fans can expect from the highly anticipated event.
He emphasized that the night was meticulously curated to showcase R&B as the main attraction.
“This night was specifically curated in my mind to have R&B take the main stage,” he said.
Drawing parallels to his Las Vegas residency, the performance will feature signature rollerskating, a significant costume change, and the inclusion of special guests who represent the architects of the R&B genre in terms of performance, connection, and spirit.
Reflecting on the significance of R&B, Usher expressed his desire to make the performance a personal serenade, reaching out to every woman in the audience.
“I’m literally speaking to every woman. I want to make it feel like that,” he explained.
Usher also detailed how he drew inspiration from music legends like Michael Jackson and Prince.
“I’m thinking about the fact that I’ve been able to walk through the front door as a result of their sacrifice and ability," he began. "So I’m carrying a little bit of that. It’s made me feel joyous. It made me feel like I want to go out there, and I want the world to smile when they look at me. I want them to feel something, and feel my passion, my love, feel like I was the right person to sit in this position, and I was the right person to bring this kind of energy and love and connection to the entire world.”
While keeping the specifics of the setlist under wraps, Usher assured fans of roller skating, killer choreography, and a major costume change. Unlike last year's performer, Rihanna, Usher teased the inclusion of special guests who contribute to the essence of R&B.
The people he will be bringing on stage with him are “people who represent, for him, the genre’s architects…Not just R&B music, but R&B performance, R&B connection, R&B spirit.”


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