Editor’s note: ANU researcher Dr Ross Tapsell met Bandung mayor Ridwan Kamil the day after his victory in the West Java gubernatorial election. Ridwan was happy to answer some questions on the record for New Mandala readers, and a transcript of the Q&A is provided below.
How would you assess your victory in the context of broader recent trends in Indonesian politics?
I am very happy. Why? Because there is no such thing as what happened in Jakarta. People are getting rational. No issue in religion, no issue in ethnicity. It’s more about competence. I’m selling ideas, I’m selling the future. I’m selling the hopes that people like and believe. So that’s why I am very happy. And also West Java election is very peaceful. There is no news about something bad—so far so good. And I’m reaching the millennials which is the holder of Indonesia’s future. So I’m the face of their future. If Ridwan Kamil can, so they also can. So I think this is a historical moment not only for me and West Java but also for Indonesia.
Yes there was not an explicit Islamist campaign in West Java. Is that because candidates adjusted knowing what happened in Jakarta? For example your choice of Deputy; [and] getting along Ustadz to your campaign events; I see there is an Ustadz waiting outside about to meet you now. Did you adjust your campaign to target these voters more?
In Indonesia perception about politics is always divided in Islamic image and nationalist image. So if the combination comes from both, people consider it as a balance. People consider me more as nationalist, which means I have to find a vice-candidate that has an image which is more from Islam. This combination is really the image of the candidate number 1 [our pairing]. So if there is issue which is shifted from rational logic argument to more religious I have a vice-governor who can answer. That’s why we are very solid image so far because of this perception.
And getting Ustadz? Is it now part of a candidate’s job to get these people along, like Ustadz Effendi who was going to come to one of your campaign rallies, and there is someone outside waiting to meet you, for example.
That’s not uncommon. Because in the way we do things we always pray first. So for people to see that the campaign is not about a tangible dimension but also we believe success is part of intangible dimension, part of God to create destiny for us. Bringing an Ulema is a necessity.
[Ridwan interrupts the interview to ask an aide if indeed the Ustadz has arrived, and tells the aide to be his tour guide around the Taman Sejarah building…]
A lot of people are saying you’re a nationalist but also a pluralist candidate.
How do you reconcile being a pluralist candidate but not standing up for LGBT when the time came in this campaign?
The LGBT is a controversial thing, not in your context but in my context. I lived in America where it was no issue. I lived in Hong Kong where it is no issue. But I live in Indonesia where there is an issue. By the opponent claiming I’m a supporter of that issue, it really created a massive problem to my electorate. My personal view is always the same: I’m a Muslim so anything says by the Koran I will follow. But as I said, I cannot do more without the formal law. But if that issue come to the public, creating an issue, then my responsibility is to take care of that in the public area. But when it comes in the private realm, I have no right to do anything about the personal life in the private domain. But when your private personal choice preference, you create an issue in the public realm, then it becomes my problem. So I am very clear.
On the black campaign, I know it happens both online and offline, I am familiar with techniques to counter this stuff online, but what about offline? Which groups or figures do you turn to in order to counter black campaigns offline?
Offline I have 30 volunteer groups. I have been supported by four parties, and two additional parties. So for example, there is a negative campaign saying, “Long live Jokowi if Pak Ridwan wins”, to degrade my electorate, because some of my electorate vote for Prabowo, for example. They try to associate me with Pak Jokowi 100% so Prabowo voters will leave me. The night they put the poster everywhere, I contacted my volunteer groups and within 24 hours it was all taken down. The most recent occurred in the last 3 days [when campaigning is not allowed] but my prediction was this created massive sympathy towards me. In Indonesia it becomes a positive.
You mentioned the national dynamic here in this election. Last time we spoke [in February] you talked about needing to win over President Jokowi’s support. You then went to Jakarta, but didn’t get the PDIP nomination. But as I understand it the President remained supportive of your campaign. How did that dynamic play out between PDIP and the President?
I think the interest to PDIP is to make sure Pak Jokowi wins again. Since more or less we have the same platform, then PDI[P] is not really away from me. We keep some communications discussing the latest updates. Even Pak TB Hasannudin, my opponent, came forward to say congratulations—the first of all candidates to do so. That gives you a gesture of how we have a good relationship under the table and during the campaign. The president called me last night.
So did the president give support for your campaign?
Yes, in many dimensions that I cannot tell.
You were a local mayor, now a governor. Is there still hope for Indonesia that local politicians can go on to be president like Pak Jokowi?
This is the result of one-man-one-vote. If people like you, you already have half of the ticket to win the political position. Half of the ticket is about getting the nomination. But getting nomination without the likes of the people becomes a disaster in the campaign, as you saw here in this campaign. So I think the democracy we have today creates a new route for the national leader not always from ex-ministers, not always owners of the parties. You can be nobody like me coming form regional leaders, getting popular more and more, and people appreciate. For example, one-third of comments on my Instagram do not come from West Java. “Mr Ridwan I’m form Kalimantan, Sulawesi, Bali, we like you, someday we want to vote for you”. So this is an indicator that whatever we do in the regional level is also consumed outside the regional level. Pak Jokowi paved the way to give the new route from regional level to national leader.
Two decades after Suharto’s fall, it’s hard to see a return to dictatorship—or to declare the democratic status quo safe.
So are you en route to the Presidency in 2024?
From that simple logic yes, but I will not discuss further because it is too far.
Last technical question: Tempo had an editorial that said party nomination thresholds should be changed or abolished. What are you thoughts on this? Do you agree?
I always agree for everything that makes an easier procedure for a good person to be nominated. If it is missing this threshold and it creates a better opportunity for good people to run for public service then I agree with that argument.


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When you’re an independent hip hop artist, it hurts when no one will support you. I’ve been rapping professionally for only 6 months, and a lot of time, effort, and money goes into my music. I don’t have time to keep putting out music that isn’t bringing me any royalties. I haven’t sold any music at all, nor has my music been featured in any movies. My studio sessions usually run me about $150 each, plus distribution and promotion, which runs me about another $100 and up for each song. That hundred dollars for promotion can run up into the millions. The price of releasing an album cost double verses releasing a single. Also, it cost thousands of dollars to distribute the music to stores. When it comes to music, quality is better than quantity. That’s why I never pay less than $60-80 an hour for studio time. I’ve put out a total of 5 songs. I’ve spent about $1,400 on my unreleased album so far, and the expenses just keep growing.
I don’t perform at concert venues, so I’m not getting any real exposure. I have high standards, and I won’t just waste money trying to look cool in front of a bummy looking, ghetto, sloppy crowd. You have to be a big name artist in order for the venue to pay you, otherwise you have to pay them, and I refuse to do that. I also don’t have any music videos. My music videos are going to start at around $500 and up per scene, per video, and I don’t have the money to pay for them. Music videos are also very pricy, and can cost millions in the long run. I can’t give my fans a visual. They treat me so nasty, they don’t even deserve one, honestly. No one knows me, and they all think I am a slow, nasty, retarded woman out in the streets living like a nasty, horny, jealous, gay, sloppy, pig- just like them. Unfortunately I don’t live that way and I won’t live that way for my fans. I don’t like the way most of them view me. I am not a reflection of them, I am me. I won’t let them get near me, because I’m not that safe. I do everything myself. I do not have a manager, or security. I’ve failed multiple times at meeting people I can trust.
I’m not signed to a record label who can assist me financially. I have recorded 9 songs altogether. I have written about 18 songs, so I have a lot more recording to do. I still have 7 beats left, 4 of which I own 100% of the rights to. The other 3, I only own 50% of the rights to. I eventually realized, through trial and error, that owning the full license to my beats brings much more pleasure than having a middle man.
I’m just a very poor indie artist, and that is how my life will be forever. I’m also a woman, and rapping is more of a male dominated industry, and they aren’t going to pay as much as attention to me as a they would a whole group of people. The music industry is also very controlled and dominated by a lot of homosexuals, to my disadvantage. My life is very, very, hard.
Horrorcore isn’t getting that much attention, and I’m going to bring it back
I’m probably going to be a solo rapper for the rest of my natural born life with or without a major label. My new single “Step by step” was released April 27, 2022. It is another horrocore song from my upcoming debut album. Horrorcore is not a forgotten sub genre. It is very real and present in todays modern rap scene. No matter how hard I try not to be, I will forever be a devotee of Santa Muerte. It’s tatted on my flesh. I got the tattoo in Los Angeles, California, the city I call, the “most wicked death cult city” of all time, because they’re not to far from Mexico. Mexico has the worst of gangland horrors I have ever seen. Just a couple of years ago, I was human trafficked, right outside of Tijuana. California was the nastiest state I have ever visited in my entire life. The east and west coast are extremely nasty, dirty, and racist to me. It is absolutely sickening.
I ride around with the Santa Muerte statute on my car dashboard, because if I take it out, she might kill me while I’m driving. Santa Muerte is very dangerous but also very loving. I just recently (April 5th, 2022) witnessed her taking my pit bull’s life due to unforeseen cancer. My car has been blessed by Santa Muerte. I had to load my deceased animal into the vehicle and transport her to the vet to be cremated. I haven’t sanitized the car since. I sleep right next to my animals memorial every single night. I already put the statue in the car, and it has to stay there for life. Death is very real, and very present. Sometimes I wonder, how I will die myself. I hope it isn’t due to drugs and alcohol, murder, nature, or suicide.
Battle rap is mad gay: I will never battle rap with women as long as I am alive on earth
I’ll never turn into a battle rapper. These days, women battle rappers look like a bunch of leftover baked turkeys from three thanksgivings ago. I don’t care how much money they make. They all look like they’re bumping too many of their nasty vaginas together. They’re all ugly, bossy, and homo. I ain’t gay. Their “cliques” are mad stinky and funky looking. I’ll never blow my cool for those gay faggots. I’ll still wake up the next morning, if I don’t ever get a record deal. I’ll just save myself pools of vomit, by ducking all of those nutty, phoney fans and shady, greedy producers. Most importanly, I will NEVER support another rapper again. I lost too much respect. I will not go to their concerts, buy their music, watch their videos, or listen to them for free or pay to listen to them. I’m used to my own poverty, and I can not afford to support anyone but myself.

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Person of interest in woman's death apprehended in Jacksonville
Authorities in Jacksonville have arrested a man who's a person of interest in the death of a woman who disappeared last month.
According to the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office official twitter page, Scott Edward Nelson was apprehended at a motel on New Kings Road in Jacksonville on Sunday night.
On Saturday, Orange County authorities found the body of 56-year-old Jennifer Lynn Fulford , whowas reported missing Sept. 27 after she didn't pick up a child for the family she worked for.
Her purse was found on the floor of the family's Winter Park home but her SUV wasn't there. Police later found surveillance photos of Nelson using her bank card at an ATM.
Nelson has an extensive criminal history. He pleaded guilty to an attempted bank robbery in Dayton Beach in December 2010 and remains on federal probation.
Fulford's family and the family she worked for in Winter Park said they're completely devastated.

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Aviso, the only AI Revenue Intelligence platform that closes the loop from predictive forecasting to turn-by-turn deal guidance, has filed for four new patents in its third quarter, and expanded its leadership team with a new slate of Board Advisors, a Senior Vice President of Product, and Chief of Staff to CEO/Vice President of Special Projects, as it enters Q4 with a blockbuster pipeline for its AI guided virtual selling platform.
Aviso’s four new patents focus on advanced machine learning technologies that drastically improve modern revenue teams’ ability to manage deal-level and aggregate-level forecasting during current and future “black swan” scenarios. These recently filed patents also instantiate new ways to automate updates to CRM, ERP, and other database systems with Next Best Actions and personalized user interactions using natural language processing (NLP) techniques. During COVID-19, it has become imperative for businesses to incorporate new signals and algorithms to manage their forecasts, while identifying at-risk and upside deals.
Aviso’s new additions to the leadership team come on the heels of record growth in Q3, expansions across its global customer base including Fortune 500 leaders like Honeywell, key new customer wins including Launch Darkly, a Cloud 100 leader and a leading global Private Equity firm’s portfolio, and increased market awareness among Chief Revenue and Financial Officers on the need for digital revenue intelligence solutions in the new normal.
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“As virtual digital selling becomes the new normal for revenue teams, the growth of Aviso is accelerating. Aviso is leading a major transition in B2B sales by applying AI guidance across our Fortune 500 and global customer base to drive revenue and reduce risk,” said Trevor Rodrigues-Templar, CEO and President of Aviso. “I am delighted to welcome David Flink and Harish Dittakavi to my leadership team, and long-time business collaborators, Dan Dal Degan, Will Anastas, and Vinod Hariharan to our Advisory Board. These leaders will help execute our mission of providing enterprise solutions with data-driven insights to guide sales teams to build better pipelines and close more of the right deals.”
David Flink joins Aviso as SVP of Product Management. David will be responsible for several aspects of the Aviso product with a focus on activity and relationship intelligence. David has over 15 years of experience in enterprise products including for Sales. He was most recently VP of Product Management and Design at People.ai. He was also a key product leader at LinkedIn where he led Product Management teams for Search, Discovery, Identity (formerly LinkedIn Profile), and App UX. Prior to LinkedIn, David spent 10 years in various roles in Microsoft.
Harish Dittakavi joins Aviso as VP of Special Projects and Chief of Staff to the President and CEO. As VP of Special Projects, Harish is responsible for company-wide strategic Go-to-Market and product initiatives with a special focus on growing Aviso’s international and India operations. Harish was most recently Director of Sales Finance & Customer Operations at ServiceNow, where he worked in a variety of analytics leadership roles for over 8 years. Harish also spearheaded ServiceNow’s Custom CRM system efforts enabling it to grow to $2.5B.
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Aviso also added Dan Dal Degan and Vinod Hariharan to its current slate of Board Advisors. Aviso’s current Advisors includes Scott McNealy, former CEO of Sun Microsystems, Paul Chapman, Global CIO at Box, Subrah Iyar, Founder of Moxtra, and Co-Founder of WebEx, Bill Heil, former COO of VMWare, PD Singh, Head of AI Products at UIPath, and Shashi Upadhyaya, Executive Vice President at Dun & Bradstreet.
Dan Dal Degan is Operating Partner at Marlin Equity Partners. He was also CEO of SpringCM and led the acquisition of SpringCM by DocuSign in 2018 for $270M. Dan also served on the Board of Directors of Samanage (sold to SolarWinds for $350M in 2019) and SalesHood. For over 11 years, Dan built and led Salesforce sales teams in the central US and nationwide. Dan’s career has also included successful leadership roles at Siebel Systems, Sybase, and Oracle — during their IPO and expansion phases.
Vinod Hariharan is Chief Financial Officer at AlidaCXM (formerly Vision Critical). He was also formerly the Vice President, Finance and Controller at Marketo. Vinod has been a Finance Executive in the Cloud Computing, SaaS, PaaS, and Internet companies with over 15 years of experience in management and business leadership and expertise in M&A, IPOs, and also led teams at Salesforce and Price Waterhouse Coopers.
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A state that asks everyone, including the luckiest few, to pay their fair share during a time of historic inequality. A state with a minimum wage above the federal floor that helps boost consumer spending and power the economy. A state that has been able to avoid economically devastating budget cuts and public sector job losses by seeking responsible budget solutions.
What one word might describe a state that has adopted policies like the above to rebuild their economy? The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) has one in mind: “poor.”
Progressive States Network Executive Director Ann Pratt issued a statement following the release of the jobs report showing the economy adding 233,000 private sector jobs and losing 6,000 public sector jobs in the month of February.
Conservatives have long wanted state lawmakers to believe that enacting sweeping tax cuts is the key to spurring economic growth. As most legislators across the country grapple with another year of difficult budget choices, controversial economist Arthur Laffer and the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) have been pushing a comparative analysis which aims to prove that the nine states with no state income tax (Alaska, Florida, Tennessee, Washington, Nevada, Texas, South Dakota, New Hampshire and Wyoming) have dramatically outperformed the economies of the nine states with the highest income tax rates (California, Hawaii, Maine, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon, and Vermont).
A proposal to create a state-owned bank is gaining momentum in Washington State, where a bill modeled after the successful Bank of North Dakota was introduced in January with 44 co-sponsors in the House. In a speech at the outset of the legislative session, Speaker of the House Frank Chopp called it one of the caucuses’ key priorities this year.
In the year since conservatives took control of the U.S. House of Representatives and legislative bodies in states across the nation, we’ve seen them move their agenda with alarming disregard for both democracy and the economic security of the nation. From the irresponsibly provoked debt ceiling “crisis” to the wholesale obstruction of job creation efforts, conservatives on the national stage took an approach of reckless political brinksmanship over the past year that put the entire economy at risk. And from Wisconsin to Alabama and beyond, 2011 saw conservatives in the states—buoyed by support from their corporate allies in the 1%—launch attack after attack on workers, women, voters, and immigrants. But the new year brings new hope for progressives looking to turn the tide—hope that, for the time being, largely resides not in the halls of Congress but in the 50 states.
Facing another round of deep cuts to health care and education as a result of ongoing revenue shortages caused by the slow economic recovery, and on the heels of a new national survey reporting that most state budgets have now seen spending fall below pre-recession levels, some states are signaling that they will be pursuing more balanced approaches to their budget troubles in 2012 than they have in previous years.
As the Occupy Wall Street movement spreads across the nation and occupations promise to continue into the winter months, the physical presence of the protesters and their effective communication of the widely shared concerns of “the 99%” about the consolidation of wealth and political power is already having a significant impact on the public debate. Reeling from Occupy-inspired criticism and watching as hundreds of thousands of their customers move their money to smaller banks and credit unions, big banks like Bank of America this week backtracked on their plans to institute yet another proposed fee for debit card use. With gridlock in Congress continuing, the most significant political impact of the Occupy protests may ultimately be felt in statehouses, where the renewed national focus on the consequences of historic levels of inequality are showing signs of revitalizing prospects for a host of progressive economic policies, including one key demand of the protests: asking the 1% to pay their fair share.
Most states have hundreds of tax expenditures on their books, ranging from tax credits to reduce poverty to exemptions benefiting homeowners to business subsidies. Some of these expenditures, like a sales tax exemption on groceries, have a broad social benefit and enjoy widespread public support. Yet the benefits of others, which are often created for specific companies or industry sectors while purportedly incentivizing local economic growth or job creation, are less clear. Many states have exemptions and credits that are decades old and in some cases outdated or underperforming, with no laws in place to review them and assess their actual impact in local communities. However, another year of severe revenue shortages and deep budget cuts now has many states scrutinizing the true value of these preferential tax treatments.


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I have to start out by saying that this book, For Love of the Duke by Christ Caldwell, has a beautiful cover. I've always admired the cover artwork for the Heart of a Duke series. You know those thumbnail sized renditions you see on your favorite internet book shopping site? That is what I admired. But for this book, I have my own copy of the beautiful artwork on a trade paperback book. It is so lovely, I hated to read the book, as in the process, I might accidentally damage the cover.
But I decided not to judge the book by the cover and finally, I opened the book and started reading. As it turns out, the story is just as beautiful as the cover!
A fateful day at the Frost Fair brings Lady Katherine Adamson and Jasper, the 8th Due of Bainbridge, together. As soon as they meet it is more than evident that neither is impressed by the other and therefore have no reason to ever associate with one another again. Surly Jasper and critical Katherine part after their introduction. But of course, that is not the last time they will see each other.
Both Katherine and Jasper are damaged. Katherine's father died and left the family destitute, so she never wants to be in such a position that it could happen again. And Jasper's wife died in childbirth, so he swears never to marry again.
This is a romance, so we all know that Katherine and Jasper are going to change their minds. But the question is, how will it happen?
As it happens, Katherine and Jasper share a love of poetry. Not just any poetry, but Wordsworth. Another fateful meeting in a bookstore that has one copy of a book of Wordsworth's poems is the beginning of the courtship. Not that Katherine or Jasper would have called it courtship. But as the reader, I can call it whatever I want.
I love that a book is the catalyst that brings them together. More than once. And whether they want to or not! Eventually, they spend enough time together to form a fiery friendship based on poetry and not a little chemistry. This leads Katherine to suggest an arrangement. In historical romances, 'arrangement' is another word for 'marriage of convenience'. As quickly as the arrangement is accepted by Jasper, Katherine discovers that what he accepted is not what Katherine intended.
Jasper is comfortless, yet caring. Katherine is desperate, yet strong. Both are lonely. When they are together, arguments are often followed by kissing. Either way, sparks fly! The courtship has its ups and downs. The ups are hopeful and sensuous. The downs are frustrating and heartbreaking. All together the ups and downs kept my eyes glued to the pages of my book with the beautiful cover.
Most historical romances I read have something else to recommend them. An element of suspense, mystery, magic or monsters. For Love of the Duke is just romance. That's all. Romance. Which is why I am surprised to give it 5 stars. Odds are, I will even read more from Ms. Caldwell.
So there it is. For Love of the Duke. Beautiful cover, beautiful story!

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The National Assembly (French: Assemblée nationale) is the lower house of the bicameral French Parliament under the Fifth Republic, the upper house being the Senate (Sénat). The National Assembly’s legislators are known as députés.
There are 577 députés, each elected by a single-member constituency (at least one per department) through a two-round system; thus, 289 seats are required for a majority. The president of the National Assembly presides over the body. The officeholder is usually a member of the largest party represented, assisted by vice presidents from across the represented political spectrum. The National Assembly’s term is five years; however, the President of France may dissolve the Assembly, thereby calling for new elections, unless it has been dissolved in the preceding twelve months. Following a tradition started by the first National Assembly during the French Revolution, the left-wing parties sit to the left as seen from the president’s seat and the right-wing parties to the right; the seating arrangement thus directly indicates the left–right political spectrum as represented in the Assembly.
The Palais Bourbon (shown here) is the official seat of the Assemblée Nationale. It is prominently located in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, on the Rive Gauche of the Seine, across from the Place de la Concorde. Since 1799, the Palais Bourbon has served as the home of all the lower houses of the French parliament. The Assembly also uses other neighboring buildings, including the Immeuble Chaban-Delmas on the Rue de l’Université, Paris. Like most institutions of importance in Paris, it is guarded by Republican Guards.
The original palace was built beginning in 1722 for Louise Françoise de Bourbon, Duchess of Bourbon, the legitimized daughter of Louis XIV and the Marquise de Montespan. Four successive architects – Lorenzo Giardini, Pierre Cailleteau, Jean Aubert and Jacques Gabriel – completed the palace in 1728. It was then nationalized during the French Revolution. From 1795 to 1799, during the period known as the Directory, it was the meeting place of the Council of Five Hundred, which served as the lower house of the legislature of France and chose the five Directors, who jointly held executive power.
Beginning in 1806, during Napoleon’s French Empire, Bernard Poyet’s Neoclassical facade was added to mirror that of the Church of the Madeleine, facing it across the Seine beyond the Place de la Concorde.
The palace complex today has a floor area of 124,000 m2 (1,330,000 sq ft), with over 9,500 rooms, in which 3,000 people work. The complex includes the Hôtel de Lassay, on the west side of the Palais Bourbon; it is the official residence of the President of the National Assembly.

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Te Radar — also known as Andrew Lumsden — is a writer and presenter who brings a comic touch to documentaries and reality shows. Since starting as a stand-up comedian, his work has spanned everything from intrepid journeys to history shows, to sustainable living hits Radar's Patch and Global Radar.
I’m sick to death of hearing people sit around and whinge, “No-one’s funding this,” and “No-one’s doing that.” Why should they? If you think you’ve got a product that’s good, do it yourself. Te Radar, in a September 2006 interview in Onfilm
Funny As traces the history of New Zealand comedy through archive footage, and extensive interviews with local comedy talent. Debuting on TVNZ 1 in July 2019, the five-part series explores how Kiwis "have used comedy to navigate decades of profound cultural change". Funny As touches on everything from live and musical comedy, to pioneers of Kiwi screen humour (e.g. Fred Dagg, Lynn of Tawa) and the hit exports of later years (Flight of the Conchords, Rose Matafeo). The series was made by production/creative agency Augusto, and produced by comedy veteran Paul Horan.
Company JAM TV have made a speciality of successfully mixing idiosyncratic hosts with travel destinations (Intrepid Journeys, Off the Rails). For this series, comedian Te Radar explores "big picture questions" (pollution, power, waste and water), while visiting people "making a difference" everywhere from Blenheim to Brunei, from Tonga to Rwanda. Global Radar had two seasons on TV One (in 2011 and 2013) and won a NZ Television Award for Best Information Series (it was nominated for Best Presenter). Radar picked Rwanda's 'goats for gorillas' programme as a personal highlight.
In this 2011 series Te Radar re-teams with company JAM TV (Off the Radar, Radar’s Patch) to meet people making a difference to sustainability issues. This first episode sees the comedian exploring green motoring: he visits a Kiwi project to make potato starch wing mirrors for a Nottingham F3 racing team; checks out the Trekka (the only NZ designed and mass-produced car) with journalist Todd Niall; rides a battery-powered Citroën in Whangarei, and tinkers with his Dad’s Land Rover. The first season won a 2012 NZ Television Award for Best Information Series.
In this series about living sustainably, comedian Te Radar swaps the farm for town to transform a quarter acre overgrown lawn into a lush garden. Using recycled materials and organic methods, Te Radar faces a mission to clear the jungle that is his property and make a profit selling his produce. Throughout the series he visits eco-friendly businesses, including a firm that converts waste cooking oil into biodiesel, and turns to locals to help with his challenge. The series followed on from Off the Radar, in which Te Radar aimed to live solely off produce from his farm.
In this 2010 series, comedian Te Radar ditches his lawnmower to take on the challenge of transforming an overgrown quarter acre lawn into a lush garden bursting with produce. Using recycled material and organic methods, Te Radar has six months to hit his goals — including making a profit from selling his food. "You can almost smell the fertility in the air," he claims in this first episode, filmed in Riverhead north of Auckland. In true Te Radar style, comedy ensues. He forgets to build a gate for a fence, and heads to a neighbour's shed for help turning an old reel mower into a mulcher.
Award winning novelist Emily Perkins presents a series about “books and the people who love them”. The follow-up to her previous series The Book Show — and looking like it might be set in a graffitied bunker in Auckland’s Myers Park — it managed to be chatty without being frivolous, and to take itself seriously without being worthy. Regular features included a panel discussion about the book of the week, a visit to a book group, a guest talking about their favourite book and Finlay Macdonald highlighting a notable New Zealand book, in his ‘Under the Covers’ feature.
This is the Christmas episode of comedian Te Radar's green living series. In this excerpt, he prepares lunch for 17 family members, using only food he has hunted or grown himself. The turkey shoot (with a little help from his long suffering neighbour) reveals him to be a better shot than a spotter. Then it's on to preparations for lunch, which include removing "organic matter" from the dining area. His young nephews and nieces are given a glimpse of the wonder of new life, but are not spared the harsh realities of just where lunch is coming from.
Comedian Te Radar is a natural for Intrepid Journeys - his own TV sojourns have already taken him to Palestine and East Timor. In this episode Radar travels through the landlocked African nation of Mali, much of which lies in the Sahara. On his way to the legendary city of Timbuktu he visits a festival in the desert, has a close encounter with a baby scorpion and grooves to the local drumming. Along the way, cameraman Bevan Crothers captures eye-opening imagery of brightly clothed locals and a lime-clad Te Radar, against sunlicked desert sands.
Loosely based on the case of a real-life computer dealer who acquired international bank records and later died mysteriously on Auckland Harbour Bridge, Spooked marked Geoff Murphy’s first local movie in 15 years (after time directing in Hollywood). Everyman Kevin (Christopher Hobbs) is caught up in a barrage of intimidation after buying some used computer equipment and unwittingly receiving corporate secrets; Cliff Curtis plays the journalist investigating his case. There are also rare cameos by director Vincent Ward and Goodbye Pork Pie star Kelly Johnson.
In this series prolific comedian, presenter and all round showman, Mike King tried his hand at hosting his own Letterman-style talk show Mike King Tonight. Although the show only lasted one series, it was an impressive-looking production replete with an eight-piece band headed by former Commodores base player, Ronald La Pread.
Popular comedian Mike King tried his hand at a Letterman-style talk show with this relatively short-lived TV2 series. In this final episode King’s guests are TV personality Jason Gunn, McLeod's Daughters actor Lisa Chappell, kickboxer Ray Sefo, and Australian comedy writer Santo Cilauro, who talks about working with the late Bruno Lawrence on TV series Frontline. One-time Commodores bassist Ronald LaPread leads the eight-piece house band.
In this one-off documentary Te Radar takes his roving reporter skills to Takaka, and immerses himself in the groovy world of The Gathering. The New Year's dance music festival ran from 1996 to 2002. Radar proves the master of the quote, whether chatting to 'Lords of the Ping', electronic act Pitch Black or avoiding immolation from fire poi enthusiasts ("who doesn't love a fire poi", he says grimly). Watch out for Black Seed Bret McKenzie, laidback DJ star John Digweed and the earnest 'Jesus Food' crew, whose free dosh proves a bit too popular for rival food stalls.
Pulp Comedy succeeded the talent quest A Bit After Ten as a TV outlet for stand-up comics. Its origins lay in Auckland's Comedyfest which was established to capitalise on the city's burgeoning early 90s stand-up scene. Showcases at the Powerstation led to a request from TV3 for a television series. Produced by Mandy Toogood and Simon Sinclair, it ran for eight years and provided national exposure for novices as well as leading lights like Mike King, Ewen Gilmour, Flight of the Conchords, Michele A'Court, Brendhan Lovegrove, Philip Patston and Cal Wilson.


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Every year, the New York Federal Reserve publishes the results of their Survey of Consumer Expectations (SCE). Each survey covers a wide range of topics including inflation, labor market, household finance, credit access and housing.
One of the many questions asked in the housing section of the survey was:
Over three-quarters of respondents under the age of 50 said that they would prefer to own their home, rather than rent. While only 52.6% of those over 50 would prefer to own. The full breakdown can be found in the chart below.
When renters were asked what the average probability of owning a primary residence at some point in their future was, 66.4% of those under 50 believed that they would eventually own their home, while only 23% of those over 50 did.
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Finally found the time to upload some photos and highlights from my trip to the beautiful Danish capital Copenhagen. Read some of my tips on what to visit and experience for a 3-day stay in this Scandinavian gem.
the view from Taarnet Tower, Christiansborg Palace / highest tower in Cph
The Royal Library // Det Kongelige Bibliotek
Copenhagen Street Food – Definitely my favorite food place with a great variety of food from all over the world; burgers and sweet potato fries!!
Copenhagen Contemporary – A must-visit place for all modern art lovers
Christiania Free Town District
There’s still a lot more to see and I would definitely love to come back in the summer! Let me know if you have any recommendations for must-see places in Copenhagen!

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On Feb. 7, 2014 Dr. Stephen Crocker, the Chair of the ICANN Board of Directors, wrote to Asia Green IT System (AGIT), a Turkish company which applied for .Islam and .Halal, conveying ICANN's latest position on these two applications. The letter is deeply flawed, and shows how ICANN's handling of the .Islam and .Halal applications is at once an egregious assault on the new gTLD program rules, and a betrayal of whatever trust Muslims around the world might have had in ICANN. ICANN will be well-advised to back track on the ill-considered letter, and get the .Islam and .Halal strings back on the road to delegation.
The ICANN letter to AGIT (who I am consulting for) opens with an acknowledgement of the AGIT's Dec. 30, 2013 letter to ICANN, and promptly dives into a quick and incomplete account of how the GAC handled the .Islam and .Halal applications. The ICANN letter includes a reference to AGIT's proposed multi-stakeholder approach (MSA) to the governance of the two TLDs, and cites what it terms "substantial" opposition to the TLDs. The letter then asks AGIT to resolve conflicts between its proposed MSA and the concerns of opponents, mainly the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). As such, the ICANN letter concludes, the New gTLD Program Committee (NGPC) of the ICANN Board will hold off further consideration of the .Islam and .Halal TLDs until AGIT resolves these conflicts.
The ICANN NGPC and Board had a stark choice to make when they met at various times earlier in this month: either approve the .Islam and .Halal TLD applications, or nix them. As I argued before, ICANN should have approved the applications. Instead, ICANN stymied the applications by kicking the can down the road. By asking AGIT to seek to resolve its "conflicts" with the OIC, ICANN has done a grave injustice to AGIT and the global Muslim population.
Ignoring the facts
The ICANN approach to injustice is based on three legs, the first of which is to ignore the facts. ICANN's claim that there is a "substantial body of opposition" urging it not to delegate the .Islam and .Halal strings is oblivious of ICANN's own Independent Objector findings, and the Expert determinations on objections against both .Islam and .Halal. In addition, only 5 countries and the GCC have explicitly opposed the strings.
ICANN also chose to ignore the fact that although the OIC claims that its resolution against the .Islam and .Halal application was passed unanimously, Indonesia supports the .Halal application, Mali supports both strings, and both Iran and Lebanon have written to support the applications and an MSA approach to the management of the strings. Precisely what AGIT has all along been advocating for.
ICANN also chose to ignore the fact that both strings have received the endorsement of the ECO Cultural Institute, an affiliate of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO), an inter-governmental organization of 7 Asian and 3 Eurasian countries (including Turkey, Iran, and Pakistan), all OIC members, and with a combined population of over 416 million. Similarly, the Islamic Chamber Research and Information Center (ICRIC) an OIC affiliate with 52 members from as many OIC Member States, and Halal World Institute an ICRIC affiliate, both support the .Islam and .Halal strings, further belying both the ICANN claim that opposition against these strings is substantial, and the OIC façade of a unanimous opposition to them.
In choosing to base its decision regarding the .Islam and .Halal strings on the position of the OIC, ICANN has chosen to ignore the fact the OIC does not, and cannot speak for the hundreds of millions of Muslims in non-OIC countries. India, for example, has more Muslims (177 million) than 39 OIC Member States with the least number of Muslims.
Besides, the countries making the loudest noises against the .Islam and .Halal applications are numerically insignificant with regards to the global population of Muslims. Iran, which supports the .Islam and .Halal strings has a population that is 1.8 times that of the combined population of the 6 GCC countries.
ICANN's assertion that the body of opposition against the .Islam and .Halal strings is substantial also fails to consider the fact that 54 non-governmental Islamic organizations from 10 countries in Asia, Europe, the Middle East and South America support the strings. ICANN either does not understand what multi-stakeholderism means, or has in the case of the .Islam and .Halal strings, chosen to bury its head in the sand.
Ignoring the rules
The second leg on which the ICANN approach to injustice stands is to ignore rules. According to the Applicant Guidebook (Module 3, pp. 3.3), the new gTLD program has two objection procedures, namely, through GAC Advice, or the formal objection procedure. With regards to GAC Advice, the Applicant Guidebook states that the GAC has three options: i) advise ICANN that the GAC has consensus that an application should not proceed; ii) advise ICANN that there are concerns about an application; and iii) advise ICANN that an application should not proceed unless remedial measures are taken.
Only the second of the above three options for GAC Advice apply to the .Islam and .Halal strings. In its Beijing Communiqué of April 2013, the GAC acknowledged the concerns of some of its members about these strings, and said it was the view of those members that the applications should not proceed. However, this statement does not constitute formal GAC Advice because a consensus was not achieved.
Despite this, the ICANN Board Chair, following a November 4, 2013 letter from the OIC Secretary General wrote to the GAC Chair requesting for additional GAC input on the matter. Although no formal GAC Advice was provided, ICANN went out of its way to coax additional input from the GAC. Not surprisingly, the GAC Chair wrote back, reminding the ICANN Board that the GAC had considered the matter closed since their Beijing Communiqué. Thus, ICANN continued to provide a sympathetic ear to the OIC's continued opposition to the strings long after the GAC considered the matter closed, and all objections against the strings had failed. This clearly runs against the grain and spirit of the Applicant Guidebook.
Moreover, the ICANN letter seems to have no basis in a decision of the full ICANN Board, or the NGPC. The public record of the Feb. 5 meeting of the NGPC, and the Feb. 7 meeting of the ICANN board do not indicate that they discussed either string in particular. If anything, the wholesale endorsement of the GAC Communiqués from Beijing to Buenos Aires means the ICANN board also should have considered the matter of opposition to the two strings closed, paving the way for them to proceed to delegation. This is re-enforced by the fact that the list of 136 "problematic" (ICANN's word and quotation marks) strings does not include .Islam or .Halal. ICANN owes it to AGIT, and the rest of the world to provide information on when and where the alleged NGPC decisions on the .Islam and .Halal strings were made.
Tossing the applicant to the wolves
The third and final leg on which ICANN's injustice against AGIT is based is to toss the applicant to the wolves. By insisting that AGIT resolves conflicts between AGIT's proposed multi-stakeholder governance of the strings and the demands of those (mainly the OIC) opposed to them, ICANN is abdicating its prerogative of deciding whether or not the applications proceed. This is a dereliction of duty on the part of ICANN, and a breach of its responsibility to ensure that the .Islam and .Halal strings are, like all applications, treated according to the rules of the Applicant Guide.
AGIT is not applying to the OIC for the strings, and as such, the OIC should not be accorded veto powers over the strings, as ICANN effectively has done in its February 7 letter to AGIT. Asking AGIT to try to resolve its conflicts with the OIC is wrong because the OIC:
ICANN's decision on the .Islam and .Halal applications is a disservice to Muslims around the world. This is not a matter of just one TLD here and another there, but follows the withdrawal of the .Ummah application (which I was involved in) after ICANN's insistence on a fundamentalist enforcement of what many considered draconian rules.
When I informed a friend last year of our withdrawal of the .Ummah application, he replied that " ... most if not all matters relevant to the Islamic Ummah are viewed negatively by the current so-called powers ...". Although the treatment being meted out to the .Islam and .Halal strings is different from what our .Ummah application experienced, the effect is the same: a serious erosion of whatever trust and confidence many Muslims have of ICANN.
The situation is made worse by the fact that it was an all-non-Muslim ICANN board that took the decision (if that is indeed what happened) to stall the .Islam and .Halal TLDs by ignoring the facts, and bending the rules. Can you imagine what would happen if a .Talmud or .Christian application was illegally denied or delayed by (if you can imagine it) an all-Muslim ICANN board?
All this should also be seen in the context of calls for reform of ICANN and Internet governance, as well as the Net Mundial meeting coming up in Brazil. The treatment meted out so far to the .Islam and .Halal applications is the kind of insensitivity that harms, rather than helps, ICANN's interests. At a time when practically the whole world is clamoring for a more equitable and inclusive ICANN and Internet governance structure, ICANN should abide by its rules, and not flout them.
But all is not lost. ICANN can, and should correct its faux pas and allow the .Islam and .Halal strings to proceed to delegation. The suggestion that AGIT should talk to the OIC and opponents of the strings is ridiculous, and would help legitimize an illegal request from the OIC. ICANN's present approach also rewards the OIC for its non-compliance with the new gTLD rules, and punishes AGIT for abiding by them.
For AGIT, the options at its disposal are to use ICANN's internal processes to seek redress, or to seek justice outside of ICANN. AGIT can first file a Request for Reconsideration of the NGPC decision. The ICANN board will be well advised to do their homework, reconsider the evidence, and come to their senses.
In the event (unlikely, I hope) that AGIT does not achieve a favorable outcome of the Reconsideration process, AGIT can submit the matter to ICANN's Independent Review Process. If the matter is not resolved by any of these two processes, AGIT can sue ICANN. I hope it does not come to a law suit, but if it would take the law courts to make ICANN follow its own rules, then so be it; in its own interest, and that of over one billion Muslims the world over.
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Pensacola man convicted on federal, state charges
A Pensacola man has been sentenced to more than 23 years in prison after being convicted on multiple state and federal charges.
Robert Lamar Gerald was convicted by an Escambia County jury of possession of cocaine, possession of marijuana less than 20 grams, possession of drug paraphernalia, resisting an officer without violence and driving with a suspended license, according to a news release from the office of State Attorney Bill Eddins.
Judge Gary Bergosh sentenced Gerald to five years and nine months in state prison and ordered it to run consecutive to a sentence of 17 years and six months issued by the federal court.
Gerald had been prosecuted for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon in federal court and will serve his sentence in federal prison as an armed career felon. Gerald was a multi-convicted felon from Hillsborough County who had been released from the Department of Corrections custody on April 7, 2014.
On June 9, 2015, an Escambia County Sheriff’s deputy stopped the vehicle Gerald was driving. After the stop, Gerald fled on foot and was apprehended after a brief chase. The search of his vehicle revealed marijuana, cocaine, drug paraphernalia and a loaded 9 MM pistol.
The investigation was a joint effort by Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office and the Gun Crime Response Team.

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Hurricane Dorian is making its way toward the Carolinas.
While Mecklenburg is not in the storm’s path at this time, it is important that all residents stay informed and take measures to protect themselves and their families from the possibility of strong winds and rain.
The North Carolina Department of Public Safety provides great resources and up-to-the-minute information about the storm. Click here for details.
The County’s Public Health Department also has important hurricane safety tips. You can view them here.
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Ground is shifting as KIKUYUs beg RAILA to start a revolution - UHURU is stealing from usEditor's Choice, Forum and discussion 00:09
Saturday, 29 October 2016 - With less than one year to the 2017 General Elections, President Uhuru Kenyatta is slowly losing the grip of the country over the level of corruption in his Government.
Over the last two years, Uhuru’s Government has faced a series of corruption scandals that have left millions of Kenyans angry and blaming the President of not doing enough to curb corruption.
Though many scandals inside the Government have been swept under the carpet, the recent blatant thievery in the Ministry of Health has united Kenyans against the Government.
CORD and Jubilee supporters united and begged CORD leader, Raila Odinga, to lead a revolution to evict these thieves from offices and ensure they rot in prison.
Here is one Kikuyu from Muranga County who begged Raila Odinga for help!
“Maybe an impromptu visit to KNH by Raila will make the Government remember such a facility even exists. Wake the nation up of what the MoH's game of bingo and marbles actually translates to. Seems Raila is the Government's actions trigger.
And I voice as one whose family has suffered irreparable emotional grievance from the facility. It’s all great until it hits you personally. Then, reality hits you like fecal matter to your face,”
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The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion - Stats Tips
Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
by Goldbrand (email@example.com)
Ok here's a way to increase your stats and possibly your level VERY easily.
(you'll need certain skills to be MAJOR to get the level increase bonus)
Ive only done this with Alteration,Restoration,Destruction.
For Alteration- Go to any door and continously casting a very easy open spell
on it and if you do it for awhile, A LONG TIME you'll eventually become a
master in it and if it was one of your MAJOR skils, you're in luck because
your level will increase greatly.
For Restoration- Continously cast the spell "Heal Minor Wounds" (you start
the game with it) and as with the Alteration, your skill will increase. Again,
if RESTORATION is one of your MAJOR skills, you will gain a considerable level
For Destruction- This can be hard to increase because for this to work, you
need to hit something with DESTRUCTION spell successfuly.(living character)
this may be hard when in a city because they're arent many bad guys in a
city. Anyway, do all the mage's guild reccomendation and get accepted into the
Arcane University. Now, go to the place where you can create spells. I belive
it's the "Chironisium". Create a low powered destruction spell.(Magnitude-3,
Area-0, Duration-1sec.) Make this spell a SELF spell. Now, cast your newly
made spell on yourself and you will take a really low amount of damage while
raising your skill. Once again, if this is one of your MAJOR skills, you will
gain considerable amount of levels.

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text: I produced the vocals for this one for Marsha called “Bila” for her album. Had a really good time with it over at Noisy Bunch, Taman Tun. She wrote the song herself with some lyrical help from Eenaz Mokhtar and arranged by Kimberly Chin. Lovely trailer, can’t wait for the full-length video. Read about the hoo-haa it caused during filming that tweeps thought it was for her wedding.

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A new study reveals that a program launched seven years ago to diminish obesity in South L.A. by outlawing new fast food restaurants resulted in an increase in fat people.
Thursday Rand Corp released results of a 2007 to 2012 obesity study. Ironically, they found that not only did the rate of overweight and obese people increase everywhere in L.A, but in South L.A., where the ban on new fast food restaurants was deployed, obesity rates were significantly greater.
Rand economist Roland Sturm, the lead author of the study, said the restriction on new fast food restaurants was symbolic. “What has changed? Well, nothing,” he insists. The Rand report challenges the “pro-ban” nonprofit Community Health Councils statistics who cite county figures showing a 3% drop in obesity.
Councilman Bernard C. Parks, who co-wrote the zoning restriction with former Councilwoman Jan Perry, told the Los Angeles Times, that he wasn’t surprised by the Rand study showing that the ban is not working. Parks considers the prohibition an important starting point in decreasing the number of fast-food restaurants and changing eating habits in Los Angeles.
“We never believed it was going to be an overnight situation where all of a sudden the community was going to be healthy,” he said.
Rand reported that the percentage of obese or overweight people increased from 63% to 75% in South L.A. from 2007 to 2012. By comparison, during the same period, the rest of the USA shows an obesity rate increase of 57% to 58%


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Broccoli Health Benefits
The body produces molecules called free radicals during natural processes such as metabolism, and environmental stresses add to these. Free radicals, or reactive oxygen species, are toxic in large amounts. They can cause cell damage that can lead to cancer and other conditions.
The body can eliminate many of them, but dietary antioxidants can help.
Reducing the risk of cancer
Cruciferous vegetables contain a range of antioxidants, which may help prevent the type of cell damage that leads to cancer.
One of these is sulforaphane, which is a sulfur-containing compound that gives cruciferous vegetables their bitter bite.
Some scientists have suggested that cruciferous vegetables such as broccoli may play a role in "green chemoprevention," in which people use either the whole plant or extracts from it to help prevent cancer.
Cruciferous vegetables also contain indole-3-carbinol. Research from 2019 suggests that this compound may have powerful antitumor properties.
Cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, kale, turnips, cabbage, arugula, broccolini, daikon, kohlrabi, and watercress may all have similar properties.
Improving bone health
Calcium and collagen work together to make strong bones. Over 99% of the body's calcium is present in the bones and teeth. The body also needs vitamin C to produce collagen. Both are present in broccoli.
Vitamin K has a role in blood coagulation, but some experts have also suggested that it may help prevent or treat osteoporosis. People with low vitamin K levels may be more likely to experience problems with bone formation. Getting enough vitamin K from the diet may help keep the bones healthy.
According to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), a cup of broccoli weighing around 76 grams (g) contains 3% to 3.5% of a person's daily need for calcium, 45–54% of their daily need for vitamin C, and 64–86% of their daily need for vitamin K, depending on their age and sex.
When the immune system is under attack, inflammation can occur.
Inflammation can be a sign of a passing infection, but it can also occur with chronic autoimmune conditions such as arthritis and type 1 diabetes. People with metabolic syndrome may also have high levels of inflammation.
Broccoli may have anti-inflammatory effects, according to a 2014 study. Scientists found that the antioxidant effect of sulforaphane in broccoli helped reduce inflammation markers in laboratory tests. They therefore concluded that the nutrients in broccoli could help fight inflammation.
In a 2018 study, 40 otherwise healthy people with overweight consumed 30 g of broccoli sprouts per day for 10 weeks. At the end of the study period, the participants had significantly lower levels of inflammation.
Reducing the risk of diabetes
Also, one 2018 review found that people who consume a high fiber diet are less likely to have type 2 diabetes than those who eat little fiber. Fiber may also help reduce blood sugar levels in people with diabetes.
Protecting cardiovascular health
The fiber, potassium, and antioxidants in broccoli may help prevent CVD.
A 2018 population study demonstrated that older women whose diets were rich in cruciferous vegetables had a lower risk of atherosclerosis. This is a condition affecting the arteries that can result in a heart attack or stroke. This benefit may be due to the antioxidant content of cruciferous vegetables, and particularly sulforaphane.
The American Heart Association (AHA) recommend increasing the intake of potassium while adding less sodium to food. This relaxes the blood vessels and lowers the risk of high blood pressure, which can lead to atherosclerosis and other cardiovascular problems.
A cup of broccoli provides almost 5% of a person's daily need for potassium.

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Scream Queens is a 15-episode anthology horror/comedy that will premiere on Fox Tuesdays starting September 22, with the first season set on a college campus shaken by a series of murders. From the creators of American Horror Story and Glee, Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Ian Brennan. Emma joins an all-star cast including Jamie Lee Curtis, Oliver Hudson, Lea Michele, Abigail Breslin and Keke Palmer! Plus Ariana Grande and Nick Jonas have recurring roles!
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Emma Roberts is seen going to Urban Outfitters yesterday(April 27th) with a friend on trendy Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles, California. Check out the candids below and be sure to check the update below for more additions!


The Brazilian's strike, which came from an offside position, bailed out Areola, whose heavy touch and botched clearance from a back-pass gifted Nicolas de Preville an equaliser four minutes from time.
It meant the 23-year-old did little to press his claims for retaining the number one spot, with Kevin Trapp set to recover from a thigh injury to face Barcelona in the Champions League next week, but France midfielder Matuidi was sympathetic towards his plight.
"We all make mistakes," he told reporters. "He is a young player. He has all of our trust and is a great goalkeeper.
"Sometimes we may be the unloved, then the hero the next day."
Head coach Unai Emery believes the keeper will be stronger for the experience.
"Alphonse is young. He needs experience," the Spaniard said of his 23-year-old keeper.
"I believe that living these negative things will help him for the future."
Lille midfielder Julian Palmieri was left aggrieved by the decision for Lucas' winner and claimed referee Francois Letexier apologised on his colleague's behalf at full-time.
"We know that the goal is not valid," he told reporters. "I saw Lucas' eyes when he scored – he is surprised himself the goal is allowed.
"He is not [offside by] fifty centimetres, but one metre. He is offside for all of the action.
"And the worst is that the referee apologises after whistling at the end of the game. It does not give us the point we hoped for or take away our frustration."


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MARDAN: Provincial spokesperson of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf MPA Zahir Shah Toru on Saturday said the government had allocated Rs25 billion to provide subsidised wheat flour to people.
He was talking to mediapersons at the district food office after inaugurating the subsidised flour scheme here.
He said government planned to provide flour bags of 20kg and 10kg to general public at discount.
He said flour bags of 10kg and 20kg would be available at Rs490 and Rs980, respectively.
He said the colour of government flour bag would be green, which would be available at different points in various places of the district.
He said the provincial government planned to provide a total of 45,000 20kg and 38,000 10kg wheat flour bags across the province.
Mr Toru asked Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to lift ban on supply to flour from Punjab to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. He also appealed to the federal government to pay half of the subsidy that the KP government was giving on flour to people of the province.
He said they were taking all possible steps to ensure fair and transparent distribution of discounted flour to public. He, however, warned that stern action would be taken against the flour mills not providing subsidised flour to people.
He claimed steps were being taken to ensure provision of fine quality flour to people.
Published in Dawn, June 26th, 2022

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05/07/18 | Breast Density Update!
On April 5, 2018 Wisconsin became the 35th state to pass breast density legislation. The bill was authored by state Representative Mike Rohrkaste (R-Neenah) at the request of a constituent who was diagnosed with advanced breast cancer after dense tissue masked the tumor on her mammogram.
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04/27/16 | Governor Walker Signs PT Bill Into Law
11/04/14 | DSPS Updating MED 1
The Department of Safety and Professional Services recently submitted a scope statement to the Governor requesting permission to update MED 1, which dictates the licensure requirements to practice medicine and surgery in Wisconsin, to reflect changes implemented by legislation related to the licensing exam passed during the 2013 session.
11/04/14 | GOP physicians demand permanent 'doc fix'
The Republican Doctors Caucus is urging Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) to prioritize a permanent "doc fix" before the end of the year.
09/07/11 | Introduction of Assembly Bill 147
Representative Erik Severson introduced Assembly Bill 147 which would prohibit an apology or action by a health care provider which expresses apology or condolence from being used as evidence in a civil case or administrative hearing against the provider. The bill has been referred to the Committee of Health.
The Walker Administration is expected to release late this week its plan for eliminating an estimated $136.7 million revenue shortfall in the state budget that expires June 30. Legislative Republicans are to be briefed on the plan Thursday. According to a memo released by Gov. Walker’s office on Monday, the state expects to have $121.4 million available through June 30, with $258 million in revenue shortfalls. The memo appears to use all of the anticipated revenues to offset the deficit, leaving the state $136.7 million short for the fiscal year.


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I'd just go for Unity, it's so convenient. But I'm lazy 😛
Do you have something up about your project?
There's some old videos on my channel about my game, but I'm currently completely redesigning the game, because my initial plans weren't fun once I started building them. 🙂 It's going to be a top-down space combat / exploration game, with a procedurally generated universe. Combat will be kind of like Starblast.io. 🙂
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A small group of food producers and their supporters gathered at Tomales Bay Foods on a recent November evening to commemorate the end of Marin Organic, the 14-year old nonprofit that has played a central role in promoting sustainable farming in the county.
Around a potluck buffet and plenty of cheese, people sipped beer and bourbon out of mason jars, mingled and listened to informal speeches.
“Marin Organic reinforced everything I know about the way things should be,” said Warren Weber, owner of Star Route Farms in Bolinas. “From the very beginning, it was just so much fun. We had this resurgence of good feeling and doing something together that was enjoyable and had a purpose.”
The organization launched in 2001 to promote local, sustainable food grown in a socially just manner. But the momentum began nearly a decade earlier, as an informal effort called the West Marin Growers Group.
Last month’s convivial gathering of like-minded souls was a fitting farewell for a project that began in much the same way.
The grassroots Growers Group, which included producers, retailers and restaurateurs, began to meet and talk about how the needs and desires of local farmers in the early 1990s.
It was a time of growing pains for small organic growers; big businesses were moving into the market, and local food was not yet in demand. Marin’s agricultural identity was largely seen as a thing of the past. Few eastern Marin residents even knew their county produced meat, milk and produce—let alone where to get it.
“There was a lot of fear that organic standards were going to go out the window,” said Peter Martinelli, owner of Fresh Run Farm in Bolinas and an original board member of Marin Organic. “It was a really important moment. Before ‘locavore’ or anything like that came around, we were thinking, ‘Let’s have our own standards and our own approach to organic ag.’ A confluence of trends happened, and Marin Organic came out of it.”
Mr. Martinelli recalled a meeting of the group hosted by Margaret Grade at Manka’s Inverness Lodge in 1995, and said the main goals were labeling local food and starting a farmers’ market in Point Reyes. But other action items included education, creating local organic standards, and working toward regional food independence.
Back then, attendees included Toby’s owner Chris Giacomini, Janet Brown of Allstar Organics, James Stark, Penny Livingston and Peter Worsley. County agricultural commissioner Stacy Carlsen and Marin U.C. Cooperative Extension director Ellie Rilla also often attended, Mr. Martinelli said.
“It was kind of a farmers support group,” Mr. Giacomini said. “We’d talk about their crops and what was growing.”
The efforts of the Growers Group started the Point Reyes Farmers Market in 1995.
“It’s a great story,” said Sue Conley, co-owner of Cowgirl Creamery. “It’s full of cynics all the way through. We were constantly challenged. We asked the farm bureau and MALT to sponsor it, and both said we didn’t have any farmers in Marin, we only had ranchers.”
Some business owners in town originally objected to the idea, concerned about competition. They found it threatening—it was a big change,” said Mr. Giacomini, who volunteered to host the market at Toby’s.
The group also achieved their goal of a local certification standard through a Marin Organic Certified Agriculture label. Mr. Carlsen volunteered to perform the certifications.
“He said, ‘I’ll customize it as much as I can to get it the way you want,’ and he was true to his word,” Mr. Martinelli said. “As far as I know, he was the first county ag officer in the state, and probably in the nation, who stepped up and developed an organic inspection program for his region. And that was a direct result of a conversation with the Growers Group.”
County-subsidized certification made the process more affordable and accessible to farmers, Ms. Conley said. The county lent additional support in 2002 when they hired Steve Quirt as an advisor to help producers interested in switching to organic.
Becoming Marin Organic
By the end of the 90s, the West Marin Growers Group was struggling to define its identity. In 2000, a brainstorming session helped clarify its mission, and the group emerged as Marin Organic.
“The name says everything in two words: it’s from here, and it’s organic,” Ms. Conley said.
For the first few years, the group was informally led by coordinators Wendy McLaughlin and Barbara Verenis, who helped launch the long-discussed Marin Organic label that was soon seen displayed at farmers markets, grocery stores and on the walls of restaurants that committed to buying a certain quantity of local goods. But for most of its existence, Marin Organic was shaped by Helge Hellberg, the executive director at the helm from 2004 to 2011.
Food politics was a second career for German-born Mr. Hellberg, who spent the 90s performing with a capella band Five Live. He recently said his early days at Marin Organic were akin to his band days.
“It was as rock and roll as you could make it,” he said. “There was no website, no real office. There was so much to do that I just kept working 14 hours a day; I was sleeping on an air mattress at the office and showering outside with a garden hose.”
Marin Organic was attracting hefty donations from private foundations and donors, as well as steadfast support from the county and the Marin Community Foundation. It began a cutting-edge project bringing local organic food to schools, which has now been widely replicated. Other programs included a gleaning project and young farmer education.
Marin Organic’s most sensational accomplishment was a visit by Prince Charles and Camilla, champions of organic agriculture, in 2005. The royal couple came to Point Reyes, toured farms, browsed the farmers market and even had a drink at the Old Western.
“The prince coming to Marin put an international light on farming in Marin County,” said Albert Straus. “That was a highlight.”
Over the last 15 years, the county has become a national epicenter for sustainable food. Certified organic farmland has grown from less than 1,000 to over 40,000 acres; all row crop farmers and all but three dairies are certified. And consumers are much more educated and aware than they were a decade and a half ago.
In 2011, Mr. Hellberg resigned from Marin Organic, which was then run by the board until Jeffrey Westman was hired in 2013. This fall, Mr. Westman accepted a position with the Sonoma Land Trust.
The change spurred a conversation within the board about what to do next, Mr. Westman said.
“We essentially got to a point where we were like, ‘What are we actually doing? Are we just making stuff up to keep the organization alive?’” he said. “The advocacy and consumer education that the organization was all about for the first 10 to 12 years was kind of done; the farmers had kind of taken that over.”
Rather than seek new directions and vie with other nonprofits for limited funding, the board decided it was time to shut down.
For now, the group is retaining control of the brand and the logo that have come to mean so much in the county, and exploring whether to keep its nonprofit status.
“I don’t think it’s dead,” said Guido Frosini of True Grass Farm—the youngest and newest member of the Marin Organic board—at the farewell celebration. “It might have to change names, and it might be wider than just Marin.”
This article was amended and corrected on Dec. 3 to reflect, among other things, the difference between the Marin Organic label and the Marin Organic Certified Agriculture label.

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Nashville police received calls about a shooting at Burnette Chapel Church of Christ in Antioch just after 11 a.m., officials told Fox News. The church is about 30 minutes southeast of Nashville.
"This is a mass casualty situation. All of the wounded have been transported to area hospitals. The majority are older adults," Nashville Police Department wrote on Twitter.
Joseph Pleasant, a spokesman for the Nashville Fire Department, confirmed at least seven people were shot and taken to the hospital. The extent of their injuries were unclear at this time.
The shooter was also shot and taken into custody, the fire department wrote on Twitter.
The church has a weekly service starting at 10 a.m. Sunday. The surrounding area was closed off as police conduct an investigation.
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