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What is a Condom
Male condoms are a coital-dependent barrier contraceptive that do not interfere with fertility. When used consistently and correctly, male condoms can reduce the risk of pregnancy and transmission of many sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
Male condoms are available in a variety of shapes, sizes, colors, and thicknesses; with or without lubricants or spermicides; and with or without reservoir tips or nipple ends . They can be straight-sided or tapered toward the closed end, textured (ribbed) or smooth, solid-colored or nearly transparent, and odorless, scented, or flavored. Most are approximately 7 inches (180 mm) long, 2 inches (52 mm) wide, and up to 0.003 inches (0.08 mm) thick.
Material — Condoms are made of latex rubber, natural membranes, or synthetic material.
- Rubber (latex) – Approximately 80 percent of male condoms available in the United States are manufactured from natural rubber latex. They are generally less expensive than condoms made from other materials. The dual protection provided by latex condoms against unintended pregnancy, as well as many sexually transmitted infections (STIs) (particularly HIV), is well documented. However, latex condoms cannot be used by persons with latex sensitivity or allergy, and are not compatible with oil-based lubricants or medications.
- Synthetic – Polyurethane and other synthetic materials such as polyisoprene are also used to manufacture condoms and account for the remaining 15 percent of condoms. Compared with latex condoms, synthetic condoms are generally non allergenic, compatible with both oil-based and water-based lubricants, and have a longer shelf-life . The effectiveness of synthetic condoms to prevent STIs has not been well studied; however, synthetic condoms are believed to provide STI protection similar to latex condoms. For pregnancy prevention, synthetic condoms have rates of contraceptive failure comparable to latex condoms.
Spermicide-coated condoms — Condoms prelubricated with a small amount of the spermicide nonoxynol-9 (N-9) are no more effective than other lubricated condoms, have a higher cost and shorter shelf-life , and may cause adverse effects in users. In one study, spermicidal condom use was associated with an increased risk of urinary tract infections (UTIs) in young women . Given these disadvantages and the absence of any advantages of spermicidal condoms, we do not advise their use.
Quality control — Every condom is tested electronically for holes and weak spots before it is packaged and released for sale. Samples of condoms also undergo a series of additional laboratory tests for leakage, strength, dimensional requirements, and package integrity . If the sample condoms fail any of these tests, the entire lot is rejected and destroyed. A 2009 Consumer Reports Survey showed that all condoms tested met industry standards , and previous surveys reported that test performance did not vary with price, thickness, or country of manufacture.
Why Use a Condom and How They Protect You STDs (STIs)?
All patients should understand why condoms are recommended (protection from sexually transmitted infections and/or pregnancy), when to use them, how to use them most effectively, how to discuss condom use with their partner(s), and how to integrate condom use into intercourse.
Pregnant women at high risk for acquiring STIs should be counseled to use condoms to protect their fetuses, their partner(s), and themselves.
Why choose condoms?
Advantages — Male condoms offer several contraceptive and noncontraceptive benefits to users:
- Condoms are a coital-dependent reversible method of contraception that do not disrupt fertility.
- Condoms provide protection against STIs.
- Condoms are readily accessible without a medical examination, prescription, or special fitting, and can be obtained from many sources, including drug stores, grocery stores, clinics, vending machines, gas stations, bars, and mail-order services.
- Condoms are among the most inexpensive and cost-effective coital-dependent contraceptives. Some programs offer them at no cost.
- Condoms can be easily and discretely carried by men or women.
- Condoms have minimal side effects since they are relatively inert and the body is exposed to them only with coitus, not at other times.
- For some men, condom use may help prevent premature ejaculation.
Disadvantages — Male condoms also have disadvantages that may result in inconsistent use, incorrect use, or nonuse. Allergy to latex is the only contraindication to latex condom use.
- Using a condom requires partner cooperation. In some instances, men will not accept wearing a condom, thus making male condom use impossible.
- Many men and their partners complain of reduced sensitivity when condoms are used during intercourse.
- Foreplay is interrupted to put the condom on, although placing the condom can be incorporated into foreplay activity.
- Some men cannot consistently maintain an erection when wearing a condom.
- Some men and their partners feel embarrassed or uncomfortable when obtaining condoms or suggesting use of condoms.
- Some men have difficulty finding a condom with a proper fit, which may decrease satisfaction and increase problems such as breakage and slippage
Protection from STIs — The primary noncontraceptive benefit of condom use is the protection offered against STI acquisition. Patients (male and female) at risk for STIs benefit from male condom use (latex or synthetic), even if another contraceptive method is being used. A general consensus exists that male condoms should play a central role in any STI/HIV prevention program.
A condom placed on the penis before any genital contact and used throughout intercourse reduces the risk of partner-to-partner transmission of infectious pathogens associated with semen; penile, vaginal, cervical, and anal epithelium; and penile, vaginal, or anal discharges. Laboratory studies indicate that latex condoms provide an effective physical barrier against passage of even the smallest sexually transmitted pathogen (hepatitis B). The level of protection observed during actual use varies because STIs differ in their routes of transmission, infectivity, and prevalence.
Condoms greatly reduce the risk of STIs transmitted primarily to or from the penile urethra, including gonorrhea, chlamydia, trichomoniasis, hepatitis B infection, and HIV. Condoms should also reduce the risk of STIs transmitted primarily through skin or mucosal surfaces (eg, herpes simplex virus, syphilis, chancroid, and both human papillomavirus and HPV-associated diseases) when these areas are covered by the condom. However, the protection may be less when condoms do not completely cover the entire infected area.
HIV – Well-designed clinical studies of discordant couples (where one partner is HIV-infected and the other is not) have reported that consistent use of latex condoms is highly effective against sexually acquired HIV infection . One meta-analysis reported that consistent condom use reduced the risk of acquiring HIV by approximately 80 percent. Across 13 cohort studies reviewed, only 11 seroconversions occurred among 587 couples reporting consistent use.
How A Condom Works
Mechanism and efficacy — The condom acts as a barrier by preventing direct contact with semen (and thus sperm), genital lesions, and subclinical viral shedding on the glans and shaft of the penis. It also prevents contact with penile, vaginal, or anal discharges.
Condom efficacy depends on the skill level and experience of the user . Couples vary widely in their ability to use male condoms consistently and correctly. An estimated 2 percent of women will become pregnant during the first year of perfect (ie, consistent and correct) use of the condom, and approximately 13 of every 100 will become pregnant during the first year of typical use, which places condoms in the moderate efficacy category.
INFORMATION FOR USE
- Use a new condom for each act of intercourse if any risk of pregnancy or sexually transmitted infections (STIs) exists.
Patients should discuss condom use with their partner before intercourse and should have an adequate supply of condoms readily available. Extra condoms will be needed if the first is damaged, torn before use, or put on incorrectly.
The condom package should be opened carefully to avoid damaging it with fingernails, teeth, or other sharp objects. Condoms in damaged packages or that show obvious signs of deterioration (brittleness, stickiness, or discoloration) should not be used.
- Before any genital contact, place the condom on the tip of the erect penis with the rolled side out.
Unrolling the condom a short distance helps to make sure the condom is being unrolled in the right direction. If the condom doesn’t unroll easily, it is probably inside-out and should be discarded because flipping it over and using it could expose the partner to infectious organisms contained in the pre-ejaculate.
- Unroll the condom all the way to the base of the erect penis.
The condom should cover the penile glans and shaft.
Adequate, appropriate lubrication (natural or synthetic) is important before intercourse.
- Immediately after ejaculation, hold the rim of the condom and withdraw the penis while it is still erect.
The condom is held firmly against the base of the penis to prevent slippage and leakage of semen while the penis is withdrawn. The condom is then inspected for evidence of breakage or leakage. We educate patients who are using male condoms as their contraceptive method about the availability of emergency contraception should leakage occur.
- Throw away the used condom safely. Condoms should not be flushed down a toilet.
After removing the condom, it should be checked for visible damage, and then wrapped in tissue and discarded. Condoms should not be reused.
A new condom should be used from “beginning to end” with each act of intercourse. If the condom breaks or falls off during intercourse but before ejaculation, it should be replaced with a new condom. New condoms should also be used for prolonged intercourse, and for different types of intercourse within a single session (eg, change the condom after anal sex if vaginal sex also is planned).
If the condom breaks, falls off, leaks, is damaged, or is not used, then pregnancy and infection are possible.
Concomitant use of lubricants and/or medications — Water-based lubricants (eg, K-Y, Astroglide, saliva, glycerine) and most silicone-based lubricants can be used with latex condoms, but oil-based lubricants reduce latex condom integrity and may facilitate breakage . Common oil-based products that should not come into contact with latex condoms include baby oil, cold creams, edible oils (olive, peanut, corn, sunflower, canola, coconut), butter, cocoa butter, margarine, whipped cream, hand and body lotions, massage oil, petroleum jelly, rubbing alcohol, suntan oil and lotions, and mineral oil.
Patients should be aware of whether the products they use (eg, lubricants, medications) that come into contact with their condoms contain oil. This cannot be determined reliably by the look, feel, or characteristics (eg, water soluble) of the product. Spermicides are water-based. Other vaginal medications, however, often contain oil-based ingredients that can damage latex condoms (eg, butoconazole contains mineral oil); therefore, patients using these medications should remain abstinent or use synthetic condoms until intravaginal medical therapy is fully completed. Oil-based products may be safely used with polyurethane and polyisoprene condoms.
Complications or failure — Although users often fear that the condom will break or fall off during use, these events are relatively rare. The majority of studies show that condoms break approximately 2 percent of the time during vaginal intercourse; a similar proportion slip off completely. However, these rates widely vary across some studies (0 to 22 percent for breakage; 0 to 9 percent for slippage)
During anal intercourse, rates of breakage and slippage may be slightly higher.
We advise users to have several condoms available in case a condom is torn, put on incorrectly, falls off, or repeated intercourse is desired. We also discuss treatment options the patient should be aware of in case a condom breaks, falls off, or is discovered to have a hole following intercourse, including
- Emergency contraception – Emergency contraception can be used as a backup method against pregnancy. We discuss availability and use of emergency contraception with all our patients who desire to avoid pregnancy.
- HIV and STI prevention – Patients at risk for HIV or STI exposure are evaluated for possible post-exposure prophylaxis against HIV and possible presumptive treatment against other STIs.
Storage and expiration — Condoms should be stored in a cool and dry place, out of direct sunlight, as excessive heat will weaken latex. However, latex condoms can probably be carried, for convenience, in a wallet for up to one month.
Patients should check the expiration or manufacture date on the box or individual package. Latex condoms should not be used beyond their expiration date or more than five years after the manufacturing date.
Inaccurate beliefs — Many misunderstandings exist about condom use. We ask patients what concerns they may have and attempt to address them all. We discuss the following points about male condoms:
- Do not make men sterile, impotent, or weak.
- Do not decrease men’s sex drive.
- Cannot get lost in the woman’s body.
- Do not have holes that HIV can pass through and are not laced with HIV.
- Do not cause illness in a woman. Exposure to semen or sperm is not needed for a woman’s good health.
- Do not cause illness in men by making sperm “back up.”
- Not only for use outside marriage. They are also used by married couples.
- Do not cause cancer and do not contain cancer-causing chemicals.
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Best-selling author to keynote BGSU Day of Statistics
BOWLING GREEN, O.—In recognition of the importance and contributions of statistics to society, the United Nations has designated 2013 as the International Year of Statistics.
Bowling Green State University will join the worldwide celebration with a Day of Statistics from 9 a.m. to noon on Oct. 4 featuring a keynote presentation called "Head Games: The Calculus of Concussions" by Alan Schwarz, New York Times reporter, best-selling author and Pulitzer Prize nominee.
Schwarz’s talk begins at 9 a.m. in 101 Olscamp Hall. The day’s events are free, but registration is required.
Schwarz’s specialty is the integration of probability and statistics into narrative and investigative reporting. Author of “The Numbers Game,” a best-selling history of baseball statistics, he speaks to groups across the nation about the power of mathematics in storytelling.
Schwarz is best known for his four-year series that exposed the seriousness of concussions among athletes of all ages. His investigative pieces are generally seen as having revolutionized the respect and protocol for head injuries in almost every major youth and professional sport.
A panel discussion from 10:30-11:45 a.m. on “Using Statistics for Decision Making” will feature Dr. Jim Albert, a professor of statistics, editor of the journal Quantitative Analysis of Sports, and author of “Analyzing Baseball with R”; Dr. Miriam Krause, an assistant professor of communication sciences and disorders who uses statistics to help interpret data from her research in speech-language pathology; and Dr. Andrew Schocket, director of the American Culture Studies Program and an associate professor of history and American culture studies who has used statistical and social network analysis extensively in his historical research.
“As a citizen, I think it's important to have at least a rudimentary understanding of statistics to make informed decisions,” Schocket said. “When proponents of policies refer to average or median salaries, those are very different animals. When medical professionals refer to the reliability rate of a specific test, that should affect how we think about positive and negative results. When we talk about climate change (short-term variability vs. long-term trends), what foods we should eat (affecting the probability of multiple conditions), what product we should buy (reliability ratings), and so forth, a little knowledge of statistics is essential to informed decision-making.”
The event is presented by the Center for Business Analytics, College of Business, Department of Mathematics and Statistics and the College of Arts and Sciences.
Read more about the International Year of Statistics.
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A St. Charles man is in custody, connected to the sexual assault of a young relative.
Prosecutors have charged Jonathon Gregg with statutory sodomy and child molestation. Court documents say that between June and August of this year, Gregg targeted a nine-year-old girl.
He is held on $25,000 bail.
An investigation underway in Franklin County after a St. Louis woman says she was raped by two armed men.
The woman told officers she was driving home to St. Louis from Cuba, when she became lost. When she pulled over to ask for directions, two men--one man armed with a knife, the other with a gun--approached her car. The men proceeded to sexually assault her.
The woman was treated for the assault at a hospital. Police have only a very vague description of the suspects. The woman was not able to tell authorities which direction the men drove off.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Supporters of a Missouri girl who says she was raped as a 14-year-old by an older schoolmate who wasn't prosecuted are applauding the selection of a Kansas City attorney who is tasked with re-examining the case.
Daisy Coleman's backers and lawyers who have worked with Jackson County prosecuting attorney Jean Peters Baker say her experience handling high-profile cases and as a victims advocate make her a good choice for special prosecutor in Daisy's case.
Baker says her review of the case will be fair and thorough. The Nodaway County prosecutor determined that there wasn't sufficient evidence to justify charges.
Daisy says an older boy got her drunk and sexually assaulted her in January 2012. He says the sex was consensual.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - A prominent Kansas City defense attorney has been hired to represent a northwest Missouri man at the center of a teen sexual assault case that has gained worldwide attention because of the way it was handled.
J.R. Hobbs confirmed Thursday that he will assist the Maryville native who was 17 in January 2012 when a 14-year-old girl claimed he plied her with alcohol and sexually assaulted her.
Daisy Coleman says justice was not served when Nodaway County prosecutor Robert Rice dismissed felony charges against the boy and a second 17-year-old accused of recording the incident on his cellphone.
Jackson County prosecuting attorney Jean Peters Baker was appointed Monday as special prosecutor in the case and will decide whether evidence supports refiling of charges.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - A special prosecutor has been appointed to investigate allegations that a 14-year-old cheerleader was sexually assaulted by an older classmate who plied her with alcohol.
Daisy Coleman also alleges that a second 17-year-old boy recorded the January 2012 incident in Maryville using cellphone video.
Circuit court clerk Elaine Wilson says Jackson County prosecutor Jean Peters Baker has taken on the case.
Felony charges against both boys were dropped last year after Nodaway County prosecutor Robert Rice says Daisy and her family stopped cooperating with the investigation.
Melinda Coleman, Daisy's mother, says the family never stopped cooperating but looks forward to answering questions in a new review of the case.
MARYVILLE, Mo. (AP) - A Missouri prosecutor who dropped charges in a sex assault case involving a 14-year-old girl says he's asking a court to appoint a special prosecutor to look at the case.
Nodaway County prosecutor Robert Rice announced the development Wednesday.
The girl's mother, Melinda Coleman, says her daughter was plied with alcohol and raped by a 17-year-old acquaintance.
Coleman says the family was forced to move from Maryville because of harassment they faced in the small town. She says that after the alleged attack last January, her daughter was dumped on her family's front porch in freezing cold temperatures.
Two months after the incident, Rice dropped charges against the 17-year-old boy.
Rice and the county sheriff have insisted the case collapsed when the Colemans became uncooperative with investigators. Coleman denies that.
MARYVILLE, Mo. (AP) - A former attorney for a Missouri boy accused in a sexual assault case involving a drunken 14-year-old girl says charges were dropped after the girl and her family refused to cooperate in the investigation.
The Maryville case is drawing new attention after The Kansas City Star published the results of a lengthy investigation on Sunday into what happened at a January 2012 party.
In a statement, attorney Robert Sundell says the girl and her mother refused to answer questions during a May 2012 deposition and later offered inconsistencies in another deposition.
Sundell said the boy cooperated with investigators and "freely admitted" to the sexual encounter. The attorney said while the boy's behavior might be reprehensible, it was not necessarily criminal.
The mother denies she and her daughter were uncooperative.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - The Missouri attorney general's office says it has no power to reopen an investigation into allegations that two teenage girls were sexually assaulted by some boys at a party.
The case is drawing renewed attention after The Kansas City Star published the results of a seven-month investigation into the case in Maryville.
Melinda Coleman says justice was denied when Nodaway County authorities dropped charges in 2012 against the boys who her 14-year-old daughter claimed had sexually assaulted her and a 13-year-old friend.
County officials say the case against the boys fell apart because the Colemans would not cooperate. Coleman denies that.
A spokeswoman for Attorney General Chris Koster says Koster's office lacks the authority to review a local prosecutor's decisions in particular cases.
St. Charles police believe the man accused of drugging and raping a 13 year old girl and taking nude cell phone pictures of her, probably had more victims.
Forty-seven year old Thomas Wilburn is charged with statutory sodomy, statutory rape and enticement of a child under age 14.
St. Charles County Prosecutor Tim Lohmar says Wilburn lured the girl to his apartment in May through a singles' telephone chat service that's supposed to be for adults only. Lohmar calls that disturbing. "It is very concerning that somebody who's underage could find their way, not only into the chat room, but to be able to participate in the chat room," Lohmar said.
Lohmar says this girl probably wasn't the only victim Wilburn met through the chat service. "We have reason to believe that there are other victims out there, for sure," he said.
Police say Wilburn was identified through court ordered phone records.
Wilburn is a registered sex offender with statutory rape convictions in 2007. He's currently jailed on $100,000 bond.
A north county man is facing 10 charges for allegedly sexually abusing a young girl.
Prosecutors say that over a two-year period starting in July of 2011, Derrick Lowery molested a 12-year-old girl. Lowery faces sodomy and child molestation charges. The St. Louis County Police Department fears there may be additional victims and are asking any to come forward.
Information can be called in to the police or CrimeStoppers at 866.371.TIPS (8477).


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Say goodbye to unreliable buses, complicated train stations and expensive cabs. Organize a rental car with the help of CarRentals.com and explore Grandview, United States of America, on your own terms.
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Slushii isn’t only a producer and DJ, he plays six different instruments and he even sings, proving his versatility and talent. Adding another accomplishment to his list, Slushii has shared his own vocals. We first heard his voice on the track “To Say Goodbye,” but now he’s remixed Jack Ü’s track “Mind” featuring Kia. Slushii puts his own twist on the song by adding his own auto-tuned vocals to give it his own feel. Listen to the remix here and let’s hope we can here more of Slushii’s magical voice.


With her solo debut album, Mary Black established the pattern that would hold true for most of her recording career: a program of songs both old and new, some of them truly traditional and some only sounding that way, and one or two modern pop clunkers. In the traditional category is her gorgeous rendition of "Rose of Allendale," which was a significant hit for her in Ireland and which is marred by the thoroughly superfluous presence of a steel guitar, and a spectacularly heartbreaking rendition of "Anachie Gordon," which is marred by nothing at all. For modern folk material there is a wonderful Mick Hanly song called "Crusader." And for misbegotten pop clunkers there is a completely embarrassing cover of John Sebastian's "Lovin' You," which seems designed mainly as an opportunity for producer Declan Sinnott to show off his considerable guitar chops, and a spare arrangement of Karla Bonoff's "Home." In the surprisingly successful category is Black's tender and gentle take on "God Bless the Child." Mary Black is not a perfect album by any means, but it's an auspicious debut overall.


Unpredictable catastrophic events and developments, such as epidemiological outbreaks or armed conflicts as well as events related to climate change, can severely impact the lives of individuals, families, and communities worldwide. States must anticipate and be prepared to address them. In this context, there is a duty to protect human rights and fundamental freedoms, most notably the right to life, the right to the protection of health, and to ensure respect for human dignity.
Access to healthcare, in times of crisis, is a critical component in ensuring the protection of health, as referred to in the Council of Europe’s Convention on Human Rights and Biomedicine (Oviedo Convention). Promoting equitable and timely access to healthcare and combating health disparities created by social and demographic changes, are strategic priorities of the Council of Europe’s Steering Committee for Human Rights in the fields of Biomedicine and Health (CDBIO).
The CDBIO is working to support the efforts of member states to ensure that everyone, without discrimination, is offered a fair opportunity to access healthcare. This includes action to prepare Recommendation on equitable access to medical treatment and equipment, and a guide to health literacy with particular emphasis on persons in vulnerable situations.


Police: State authorities searching Hull Bay for man who ran into water to avoid officers
HULL — Hull police say they are searching for a man who ran into the waters of Hull Bay late Thursday night to avoid talking to police officers who responded to a disturbance call.
Police Chief John Dunn and Fire Chief Christopher Russo said in a statement Friday morning that a search of the water is being conducted by their departments, as well as the Massachusetts State Police Dive Team, State Police Air Wing, Massachusetts Environmental Police and the United States Coast Guard.
"This incident remains an active search and rescue operation," the statement said.
Officers responded to a home late Thursday night for reports of a disturbance, which started over the misuse of a family vehicle. Hull police officers had already talked to the same family earlier in the day about the car, which was later found in Boston, Dunn said.
Before officers arrived, a 39-year-old man had run from the house during the argument. Around 11:30 p.m. Thursday, police found him at Cadish Avenue and M Street standing with two other men. As officers approached, he ran into the water and refused to come out, police said.
"When officers attempted to deescalate the situation and get him to come out of the water, the man refused to do so and went deeper into the bay until officers lost sight of him," Dunn's statement, released through John Guilfoil Public Relations, said. "The two other men were cooperative with officers and were sent on their way."
The Hull Fire Department was called and the search continues 12 hours later. The Massachusetts Environmental Police have deployed a side scanning sonar vessel to assist in the search.
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August 12, 2008
John McCain's campaign is denying a suggestion made yesterday that the candidate's lengthy response yesterday to the crisis in Georgia was lifted in part from Wikipedia.
"We did not copy Wikipedia in Sen. McCain’s remarks," said spokesman Brian Rogers.
Three portions of the GOP nominee's statement yesterday were seized upon by an editor for the online encyclopedia and sent to blogger Taegan Goddard with the claim that the words seemed to match the Wiki entry for Georgia.
The first two instances, Goddard noted, seemed especially similar.
Wiki's entry has Georgia as "one of the first countries in the world to adopt Christianity as an official religion."
McCain's statement said Georgia was "one of the world's first nations to adopt Christianity as an official religion."
On the country's history, Wiki has: "After the Russian Revolution of 1917, Georgia had a brief period of independence as a Democratic Republic (1918-1921), which was terminated by the Red Army invasion of Georgia. Georgia became part of the Soviet Union in 1922 and regained its independence in 1991. Early post-Soviet years was marked by a civil unrest and economic crisis."
McCain said: "After a brief period of independence following the Russian revolution, the Red Army forced Georgia to join the Soviet Union in 1922. As the Soviet Union crumbled at the end of the Cold War, Georgia regained its independence in 1991, but its early years were marked by instability, corruption, and economic crises."
McCain aides countered that there are only so many ways to state basic historical facts and dates and that any similarities to Wikipedia were only coincidental. But they wouldn't say outright that it wasn't consulted.
The deeper concern is that the claim could undermine McCain's expertise on foreign affairs — one of the campaign's cornerstones against the more inexperienced Obama.
To rebut this notion, McCain's campaign shared an internal e-mail from McCain's top speechwriter Mark Salter laying out the directive from the candidate himself.
"Jsm just called," Salter wrote Sunday afternoon, reffering to the Arizona senator's initials in a message to top McCain campaign aides and his Senate chief of staff. "He would like to explain a little georgian history. Old nation. Absorbed into ussr. Independent after cold war. Plagued by corruption. Then rose revolution. President us educated."
Then, Salter added, McCain wanted to explain why the issue is important. "Intimidating and laying marker for others in near abroad like ukraine. Pipeline etc. Then get into his recommendations."
McCain's statement yesterday followed this exact path, delving into the history of the country and their relationship with Moscow before laying out why the violence mattered to the outside world and what should be done to address the situation.

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Facing growing evidence of fraud in student visas and disarray in the nation's immigration service since Sept. 11, Bush administration officials said today that they were hastening the start-up of a vast computerized system for tracking foreign students attending thousands of educational institutions.
The system, known as the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System, or Sevis, will require institutions to report to the Immigration and Naturalization Service the addresses of foreign students, their majors and whether they leave school or are expelled.
Taken with other recently announced changes in the rules for vetting and obtaining student visas, the new system is expected to tighten controls on more than one million foreign students attending educational institutions in the United States. The system was also designed as a possible model for monitoring other classes of foreign visitors.
''For too long, our student visa system has been a slow, antiquated, paper-driven reporting system incapable of ensuring that those who enter the United States as students are in fact attending our educational institutions,'' Attorney General John Ashcroft said at a news conference here.
Through the new system, Mr. Ashcroft added, ''the American people will gain a measure of assurance that students visiting our country are who they purport to be.''Continue reading the main story
Mr. Ashcroft said that the immigration agency would have the system operating by July 1 and that educational institutions would have until Jan. 30 to enter their data on foreign students, under a proposed rule that will be published in The Federal Register.
Congress, in approving $36.8 million last December to build the computer system, gave the I.N.S. until January 2003 to have it up and running.
While colleges and universities have long been required to collect information on foreign students, the government asked them in 1988 to stop forwarding the information to the immigration service, saying the agency could not cope with the paperwork.
Congress ordered the agency to computerize the collection of data on foreign students in 1996, in response to the first World Trade Center bombing, in 1993.
The immigration service has come under severe criticism since Sept. 11, particularly for its handling of student visas.
At least one Sept. 11 hijacker, Hani Hanjour, entered the country on a student visa, while other hijackers studied at flight schools in the United States despite the lack of student visas.
Agency officials were further mortified when two of the hijackers were granted their student visas to attend flight schools six months after ramming jetliners into the trade center.
This week the authorities revealed a nationwide scam run by Middle Eastern students in which stand-ins took English proficiency exams so foreign visitors could fraudulently extend their student visas.
Higher-education officials said they were taken aback by the administration's announcement today, because it set the deadline for delivering the information to the new computer system without saying just when the technical specifications for working with it would be available.
While Sevis allows smaller institutions to enter data on students individually, the larger colleges and universities have the option of entering hundreds of profiles in a single run. But the software for working with the new system cannot be designed until the immigration agency releases specifications for it, higher-education officials said.
''Schools cannot comply with a regulation that doesn't exist yet,'' said Victor Johnson, associate executive director for public policy at the Association of International Educators. ''The arbitrary setting of a reporting deadline, without regard to when the agency that is demanding the reporting is going to make the specifications available, is troublesome.''
Terry Hartle, vice president of the American Council on Education, which represents 1,800 colleges and universities, estimated there were 150 American institutions of higher education that have more than 1,000 foreign students in attendance.
''The issue here is not that colleges don't want to do it, but it's an enormous task to organize technically,'' Mr. Hartle said.
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You might have guessed by now, my curious reader, that I am ever so slightly obsessed by the London Underground and in particular, stops on the Northern Line. This is a little bit of a cheat and a play on words, as was my previous story, Angel. Another departure from my usual SF/Fantasy, but one that explores family, loss and the hidden fire inside us all. One of the scenes in Burnt Oak is taken from a real story told to me second hand and another is lifted from my past and re-told in all its fiery glory. I’m not going to tell you which scenes they are. After all, where would be the fun in that?
This one’s for my brothers; Happy Birthday, Martin – I miss you. x
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When my boys were young they wanted to play with guns. Being a conscientious mother, I steered them away from those plastic battle toys and harnessed their interest in puzzle solving, bubble blowing and Duplo bricks. One afternoon, I left them building towers in their room and returned some time later to discover they had built a veritable weapons store out of the Duplo and were in the middle of a game of shoot-em-up. It was then I realised that I was fighting the very forces of nature itself. Read the rest of this entry

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text: Pre- and post-dispersal Helleborus foetidus (Ranunculaceae) seed predation by mice Apodemus sylvaticus as well as post-dispersal seed removal by ants was studied, during two years, in six plant populations within three geographical regions (Caurel, Cazorla and Mágina) of the Iberian Peninsula. An observational approach revealed strong interregional differences in seed predation by mice during the pre-dispersal phase, with high and similar rates of predation in Cazorla and Mágina and much lower rates in Caurel. There were also significant inter-annual variations on pre-dispersal seed predation by mice, while the existing habitat-related differences (of lower magnitude) were not consistent across regions. Field experiments based on seed-offering exclosures, showed that, despite some interregional variation, post-dispersal seed removal by ants was consistently high through all spatial and temporal scales considered, with most seeds being removed within 48 h. Conversely, post-dispersal seed predation by mice was highly variable among regions, being very high in Cazorla and minimal or absent in Caurel and Mágina. Interestingly, in Cazorla, in presence of mice, the number of seeds removed was rather independent of the presence/absence of ants, while under mice exclusion, it was determined by the presence/absence of ants. Conversely, in Caurel, the number of seeds removed by each remover agent (ants or mice) was independent of the presence/absence of the other agent. Thus, though uniquely in Cazorla, mice limited the number of seeds available to ants and, therefore, in this region could potentially have interfered on the development of seed traits that enable ants to efficiently harvest them. Our results support the notion that geographical variation over the Iberian Peninsula of mice seed predation may have promoted a mosaic of well-matching and mismatching situations between H. foetidus diaspore traits and the characteristics of ant communities, which is consistent with some recent theories on the geographical structure of interactions.

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Pictures in a Box facilitator, Erin Brindle, says, "Pictures in a Box is an arts and memory project of Club Memory. Participants meet every first Friday of the month, 10-11:30am, at Metro Methodist.
The Pictures in a Box supports people with a diagnoses of Alzheimer’s/Dementia and their caregiver by creating memory pictures of old photographs with description of sensory memories of the picture in hand. In the 1.5 hour session, participants can be helped to mount their photos and create text to describe the feelings, who, what, where, when, and why of the content of the picture. Several members of Club Memory have created a series of mounted photographic memories. The set of photos can be used as memory cards for both caregivers and participants with a diagnosis. Members and I have looked forward to sharing and remembering family stories, memories of relatives and friends, and creating a community of support."
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Liverpool Target Joins Real Madrid In €60m Deal
Spanish giants Real Madrid have signed Serbian international striker Luka Jovic from German club Eintracht Frankfurt ahead of the new season.
Real Madrid have splashed the sum of €60m on the former Benfica player who has signed a six-year contract until the end of the 2024/25 season.
Luka Jovic was linked with several clubs including newly crowned European champions Liverpool before Real Madrid won the race to sign him.
Other clubs like Chelsea, Bayern Munich and Barcelona were also linked with the 21-year-old striker before Real Madrid won the race to sign him.
Luka Jovic was in superb form for Eintracht Frankfurt during the just concluded campaign having joined the German Bundesliga outfit from Benfica.
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The Serbian player initially joined Eintracht Frankfurt from Benfica on a two-year loan deal in 2017 before the move was made permanent for €8m a few weeks back.
Luka Jovic proved himself to be a quality striker during the just concluded season after scoring 27 goals in all competitions in the colours of Eintracht Frankfurt.
He scored 17 goals in the German Bundesliga to finish the joint third topscorer in the league behind Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski and Borussia Dortmund star Paco Alcacer.
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Government’s ‘litany of failures’ leaves citizens facing many years of slow broadband
Public Accounts Committee points to need for more funding and legislative changes
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UK consumers are likely to be “struggling with slow broadband for many years to come” after the government has thus far failed deliver on meeting its election promises.
The House of Commons Public Accounts Committee has published a report examining progress towards meeting the Conservative party’s 2019 manifesto pledge of ensuring universal gigabit-capable broadband by 2025; this marked a significant acceleration on the previous government's target of achieving this goal by 2033.
In November, evidence provided by officials from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport led the committee to conclude that the new target was “unachievable” – something which the government itself has now accepted. Its revised ambition, set out alongside the recent spending review, is to deliver gigabit connectivity for no less than 85% of the country by 2025. The current figure is 27%.
PAC claims that ensuring this programme delivers to the hardest-to-reach 20% of the UK will require a government subsidy of £5bn – less than a quarter of which was provided by the review, which committed just £1.2bn.
On top of this lack of funding, DCMS has also made no “meaningful progress” on making the requisite alterations to policy and law, according to MPs.
“It has yet to secure the legislative and policy changes that industry deems necessary to address major barriers to delivering gigabit infrastructure at pace,” the committee said. “Responsibility for addressing many of these barriers, including changes to planning regulations, business rates treatment of fibre and requirements for new build properties, are spread across other parts of government and we got no assurance that they are being addressed urgently. Suppliers believe that legislation recently introduced to enable easier access to properties while welcome addresses only part of the problem. The department is not clear about the potential for delay or for cost escalation if these barriers are not addressed before suppliers start work. It is also vague on the potential costs and delays from removing telecommunications equipment supplied by Huawei.”
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To address these problems, MPs recommend that DCMS provides details of its intended timeline for meeting the new 85% target, including when major milestones will be achieved. Yearly progress updates also be published from this point on.
PAC has also recommended that officials should “identify which risks and barriers have the greatest potential to add delay and cost to the programme and provide a clear plan for how and when they will be addressed”.
The department has also been asked to provide a plan for ensuring that the local government sector retains the necessary “knowledge, skills and delivery expertise” to support the rollout.
Perhaps the most damning finding of the report is that the current programme “is yet again failing to prioritise consumers in rural areas”, many of whom may be left with a lack of choice of gigabit broadband providers – if they are served by any at all.
MPs have recommended that the DCMS “should set out how it will establish which properties do not yet have superfast broadband, how reliable the data it will use to identify them is, and when they can expect to receive gigabit-capable broadband”.
DCMS and regulator Ofcom should also work with suppliers and telecoms industry groups to try and ensure consumer choice and fair pricing, and avoid the possibility of one supplier having a monopoly in a particular geographical area.
"Government's promises are slipping farther and farther out of reach – even worse news for the rural excluded who face years trying to recover with substandard internet connectivity."
Meg Hillier, PAC chair
PAC chair Meg Hillier said: “With the grim announcement that the country and economy will be locked down for months, the government’s promises on digital connectivity are more important than ever. But due to a litany of planning and implementation failures at DCMS, those promises are slipping farther and farther out of reach – even worse news for the ‘rural excluded’ who face years trying to recover with substandard internet connectivity.”
She added: “For the foreseeable future, ever more of our lives is moving online, whether we like it or not. Government cannot allow digital inequality to continue to compound and exacerbate the economic inequality that has been so harshly exposed in the Covid-19 pandemic. It needs to be clear about timelines in each area so that businesses and individuals can plan for their digital future.”
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MG MGB GT V8 Factory Originals Technical - Parking brake solutions?
|Hey all, just me again, popping my head in...|
I am working toward a new rear axle for the car. I already have the axle and parts I will be using all except for the parking brake..
I have a 8.8" ford rear axle from a '91 mustang, complete rebuild kit and clutch rebuild kit. I will be shortengin it to 52" face to face to match the stock rear axle.
NOW what have you folks with ford 8 and 9" rear ends done for the parking brake? I believe my parking brake set-up should be pretty similar to yours in factory ford form and I will be staying drum brakes.
|Larry, that is a very simple solution, don't use a parking brake!!!!|
Larry, call Lokar Performance products or Summit.
They have a parking brake for the 8 inch you cut the cables to fit, It takes about 1 to 2 hours to install.
There are some things that have to be modified in the MG when you get there let me know.
For the 8 rear end used Lokar part # EC-80FU the cost about $80. Best parking brake I have ever used.
|I will probably be very close in the next month or two, just a matter of convincing the wife heh|
What sort of mods need to be done?? Care to write up a tech article?? I could post it on the conversions website...
|How much money are you willing to pay for the rest of the info Larry.|
Ok! The pin that fits in the botton part of the handle and the stock cable goes through to adjust the cable. Tha litle piece needs to be drill to 3/8 for the new bolt in the kit that adjusts the parking brake. The stock pin is 5/16 two holes have to drill 1/4 to afix the bracket for the two new cables. Each wheel has his own cable.
I will be writing a news letter for the V6 community and this is one of the tech articles. Now if you had a V6 you could get..... maybe I will give you a copy of the article for you to post.
|DOH!!! you big meanie!! heh|
You goign to head up for MG2005 in Oly this year??? is NAMGBR meet up in my area.. my car looks like crapola, but I plan to get it and every other V8 I can find to show up, so you need to bring your V6 fleet!!!
Sounds basic enough, I look forward to the article!!
|Yes, i will try to make it, I have other things going.|
I used a parking brake setup from Jack Emrey @ The MG Guys. He provided some brackets & cables from an S-10 pickup. I was not entirely happy, so I bought a Lokar
kit as Bill suggests. I did have to add a bit of metal to the end of the MG arm to provide the proper leverage, but it works very well.
You actually extended the parking brake lever arm?? interesting, that would actually help clearance issues with the driveshaft as my UJ is RIGHT at the parking brake pivot...
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The global bio-stimulant and kelp meal fertilizer market is estimated to reach 2.91 billion US dollars by the year 2021. Its expected Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) is 10.4℅ from 2016-2021. This is in accordance with the Micro Market Monitor in its narrative "Latin American Bio-stimulants Market Analysis and Forecast in 2019".In addition, the bio-stimulants market is predicted to reach 24.9 million hectares by 2021, in terms of area use. It is also projected to grow at a CAGR of 11.7 from 2016 to 2021. The bio-stimulants market from Latin America is estimated to reach a CAGR of 17.5℅, for the duration of the forecast period of 2016 to 2021.
Components of bio-stimulants and their use
The substances and micro-organisms in plant bio-stimulants speed up natural activities that improve nutrient uptake, quality of crops, nutrient efficiency, and tolerance to abiotic stress when applied to the rhizosphere of plants.However, bio-stimulants cannot be considered as pesticides. This is due to the fact that they have no direct effect on pests. Earlier on, bio-stimulants were used mainly for the growing of horticultural products. Now they have become important for all main row crops such as corn, soybeans, rice, sugarcane, and wheat.Therefore, they have evolved into the main agricultural resources for sustainable crop production. Acid-based bio-stimulants are the most common in Latin America. Although, extract-based bio-stimulants can also be used.
Countries adopting bio-stimulants
42℅ of the region's market share for the Latin American bio-stimulants was dominated by Brazil in 2014. It was followed by Argentina. Brazil has adopted sustainable farming practices and organic ingredients to improve the quality of their produce. This has driven their market resulting in higher market value.These major players have been exploring the Latin American market by adopting different strategies. Some of them include new product launches, investments, and expansions within the last 5 years. According to AgroPages, most of the global suppliers of bio-stimulant in Latin American markets are from Europe.The countries are Spain with AgriTecno, Agricola, Tradecorp, Atlantica, Daymsa and EDEN modern Agriculture; Italy with Chemia, Green Has Italia, ILSA Group, Biolchim, Valagro, ISAGRO and ITALPOLLINA; Germany with COMPO GmbH; Ireland with BioAtlantis; Greece with Agrology; and Norway with Agrinos.There are still several active players from other regions. They include BRANDT from the USA; International Panacea Ltd from India; ACADIAN SEAPLANTS LIMITED and Earth Alive from Canada; Rural Liquid Fertilisers from Australia; Kelpak from SA; Leili Marine Bio Industry Incorporated from China; Rizobacter Argentina S.A. from Argentina; and ICL Specialty Fertilizers from Israel.
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One type of bio-stimulant commonly used is kelp meal fertilizer. It is considered as such due to the presence of plant hormones in it. Made from dried seaweed, kelp meal is an all-natural organic fertilizer. This all-purpose soil treatment is full of important vitamins, minerals, and hormones. It also works well on potatoes and lettuce which are potassium loving plants. In liquid or dried form, it is one of the best bio-stimulants on the market. Key players include Arihant Bio Fertichem Pvt Ltd, Suboneyo Chemical Pharmaceuticals, Aveeno Active Naturals, INDIGROW Ltd, Saosis Biotech Private Limited, and AlgAran Seaweed Products, Ireland.ConclusionIn order to stabilize their place in the Latin American market, they have put up several measures. These are the use of impressive product portfolio launches, well set up front-end and back-end operations at these companies, and the purchase of active elements processors.


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Job Summary Job ID: 229914Position #: 20007571 The Department of Neuroscience and Regenerative Medicine is charged with conducting high-impact original biomedical research and translating the findings to clinical applications, and in educating future physicians and researchers. Our research addresses fundamental questions in cell and developmental biology, endocrinology, neuroscience, regenerative medicine, and cancer biology. Collaborations have been established with clinical departments for studies that investigate various diseases including neurological diseases (stroke, epilepsy, muscular dystrophy, and Guillain-Barre syndrome); psychiatric disorders (schizophrenia and autism); degenerative diseases (osteoporosis); cancer; and endocrinological disorders.Responsibilities This position will support an NIH funded project using technical experience with in vivo 2-photon microscopy, transgenic mice, in vivo viral transduction, in vivo electrophysiological recordings, animal surgery, stroke and brain trauma animal models, immunohistochemistry and electron microscopy.Required Qualifications Ph.D. from an accredited college or university and a minimum of five years of experience.Shift/Salary Academic rank, tenure status and salary to be commensurate with qualifications and experience of the selected candidate.Conditions of Employment All candidates are required to successfully pass a Background Check review. For specific positions, the final candidate may be subject to a (pre-employment) physical, drug screen, and/or credit check.
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Italian journalist Mario Sconcerti feels that Inter coach Simone Inzaghi is starting to look out of his depth at the Nerazzurri, and that his strategy with substitutions is the clearest evidence of this.
Writing in his column in today’s print edition of Milan-based newspaper Corriere della Sera, Sconcerti noted that the double substitution that Inzaghi used in yesterday’s Serie A loss to Udinese was virtually a record for timing, and yet hardly helped the team.
Inzaghi’s tenure at the helm of Inter has coincided with the increase in the number of substitutions that coaches are allowed to use from three to five, and the 46-year-old certainly hasn’t been shy about taking advantage of this new change to the regulations.
The former Lazio coach almost always used all five changes available to him last season, and was noted to usually start making changes early in the second half, and this trend has continued this season this well.
“The five changes are profoundly changing football,” Sconcerti writes. “By now a booking seems to become an automatic substitution. Pioli did so with Calabria and Kjaer, and conceded a penalty through Dest, who was making his debut, on Kvaratskhelia.”
“But new limits were reached by Inzaghi in Udine,” he continues. “Substituting two players after half an hour has to be a record record, and it sends a negative message to the team because it shows how tenuous and fragile it is.”
He continues that “Inter don’t have a game out there, they don’t fight or have a playmaker who thinks for them on the pitch. Brozovic is exhausted.”
“This fragility of the team also makes the defense struggle, and it was oveewhelmed by wave after wave from midfield against Udinese,” he adds. “The result is a team that isn’t a team, a real crisis that needs a much safer guide because the team looks completely lost.”


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The cover material specially developed for this edition gives the Metallic Edition notebooks a noble metallic shine. To emphasise the metallic look in gold, silver and copper, the notebooks are wrapped in black banderoles with 1917 metal embossing.
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The Pen Loop is not just functional and practical, it is the ideal to set accents. We have printed the chemical element symbol of the respective metals (gold, silver and copper) on to the sticker part. This is hidden in the book and can only be seen when opening the pocket in the back. Statement with understatement.
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This place is just off the beaten path, rustic cooking (like a Mexican street vendor), but very warm and wonderful people that serve delicious food for a very reasonable price. The patties are huge (compared with the patties served elsewhere on the beach) and they cost the same but are fresher and taste better.
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The 2023 Cricket World Cup witnessed a thrilling display of fast bowling by New Zealand’s Lockie Ferguson. In a remarkable performance at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Ferguson’s fiery spell, characterized by aggressive short-pitched deliveries, reaped three crucial wickets, earning him the prestigious Player-of-the-Match award. This article delves into his impressive performance, the team’s creative approach in the middle period, and insights from all-rounder Daryl Mitchell, as New Zealand gears up for the upcoming match against Afghanistan.
Lockie Ferguson expressed his delight at the pitch conditions at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium. While traditionally known for its spin-friendly surfaces, this time, the pitch provided valuable bounce. This additional pace allowed the Kiwi pacer to unleash a barrage of short-pitched deliveries, which proved to be a game-changer, leading to his three-wicket haul.
Ferguson elaborated, “It was nice. I have played once here before, and it was spin-friendly. But it’s nice that this wicket had pace and bounce.” His assessment underlined the significance of pitch conditions in a cricket match and how they can influence a bowler’s strategy.
Discussing his approach, Lockie Ferguson emphasized the importance of creativity during the middle phase of the game. He revealed, “We are trying to be creative in the middle period. We are just trying to take wickets, and it’s important here in India.” The focus on taking wickets is a testament to New Zealand’s commitment to maintaining pressure on the opposition, a strategy that has proven effective in their initial matches.
Ferguson further shared, “We did that as a group well in the first three games. Once again, I’m trying to find different ways to put the batters under pressure and hopefully get a wicket.” His willingness to explore various tactics showcases the adaptability and dynamism required in international cricket.
Another standout performer for New Zealand in the Cricket World Cup was Daryl Mitchell. The all-rounder showcased an aggressive batting approach that proved to be the turning point in the match. Mitchell initially faced spinners with caution but quickly transitioned into an aggressive mindset, taking the attack to the opposition bowlers. His innings concluded with an unbeaten 89, a crucial contribution to his team’s victory.
Mitchell highlighted his role, stating, “There’s a job for me to do within this team, and it involves being a part of the partnership and communicating with each other.” His focus on partnership building and communication within the team underscores the collaborative nature of cricket, where every player’s role is pivotal.
Daryl Mitchell shared the advantage of having teammates Devon Conway and Mitchell Santner, who gained invaluable experience from their time with the Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Their knowledge of the conditions, including insights into the pitch and bounce, played a crucial role in the team’s preparation for the Cricket World Cup.
Mitchell acknowledged, “It definitely had a little bit of bounce. A couple of Chennai boys in Santner and Conway gave us some inside information which was good to have.” This inside information enabled New Zealand to adapt to the pitch conditions effectively and plan their strategies accordingly.
Looking ahead, New Zealand is gearing up for their next match against Afghanistan. Daryl Mitchell expressed his preference for the same pitch conditions, emphasizing that the team had adapted well to the bounce and pace offered. Embracing consistency in pitch conditions can provide a competitive advantage as the team strives for continued success in the Cricket World Cup.
Lockie Ferguson‘s fiery pace and bounce, coupled with Daryl Mitchell’s aggressive batting approach, have showcased New Zealand’s prowess in the 2023 Cricket World Cup. The team’s creative approach in the middle period highlights their adaptability and commitment to taking wickets. With valuable insights from teammates who experienced the IPL, New Zealand’s preparations are enhanced, contributing to their competitive edge. As they prepare for the upcoming match against Afghanistan, the team aims to maintain its consistency and continue its winning streak.

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Puppies develop very quickly during their first three months, particularly after their eyes and ears open and they are no longer completely dependent on their mother. Their coordination and strength improve, they spar with their littermates, and begin to explore the world outside the nest. They play wrestling, chase, dominance, and tug-of-war games.
Make the puppy come to you. While he’s on his way to you, still wearing the leash and collar, back up a few paces and then reward him when he gets to you. Continue the progression until your puppy, upon hearing the cue noise, comes to you and walks with you a few paces. Remember that puppies have a short attention span, so keep your sessions short, and end them when your puppy is still eager to do more, not when he’s mentally exhausted.
Next, drop a treat on the floor near you. As soon as your puppy finishes the treat on the ground, say his name again. When he looks up, give him another treat. Repeat this a couple of times until you can begin tossing the treat a little further away, and he can turn around to face you when you say his name. Avoid repeating your puppy’s name; saying it too often when he doesn’t respond makes it easier for him to ignore it. Instead, move closer to your puppy and go back to a step where he can be successful at responding to his name the first time.
Set up his private den. He needs "a room of his own." From the earliest possible moment give your pup or dog his own, private sleeping place that's not used by anyone else in the family, or another pet. He'll benefit from short periods left alone in the comfort and safety of his den. Reward him if he remains relaxed and quiet. His den, which is often a crate, will also be a valuable tool for housetraining.
Puppies can begin very simple training starting as soon as they come home, usually around 8 weeks old. Always keep training sessions brief — just 5 to 10 minutes —and always end on a positive note. If your puppy is having trouble learning a new behavior, end the session by reviewing something he already knows and give him plenty of praise and a big reward for his success. If your puppy gets bored or frustrated, it will ultimately be counterproductive to learning.
Discourage him from biting or nipping. Instead of scolding him, a great way to put off your mouthy canine is to pretend that you're in great pain when he's biting or nipping you. He'll be so surprised he's likely to stop immediately. If this doesn't work, try trading a chew toy for your hand or pant leg. The swap trick also works when he's into your favorite shoes. He'll prefer a toy or bone anyway. If all else fails, break up the biting behavior, and then just ignore him.
When your dog knows the release cue and how to sit on cue, put him in a sit, turn and face him, and give him a treat. Pause, and give him another treat for staying in a sit, then release him. Gradually increase the time you wait between treats (it can help to sing the ABC’s in your head and work your way up the alphabet). If your dog gets up before the release cue, that’s ok! It just means he isn’t ready to sit for that long so you can make it easier by going back to a shorter time.
When your puppy comes to you, don’t reach out and grab him. This can be confusing or frightening for some dogs. If your puppy is timid, kneel and face them sideways and offer him treats as you reach for the collar. Never call your dog to punish! This will only teach him that you are unpredictable, and it is a good idea to avoid you. Always reward your dog heavily for responding to his or her name, even if they have been up to mischief!
Imagine your puppy running out the front door. You call him, waving a treat. But he'd rather chase a squirrel into the road than come back to munch on a treat. In addition to the obvious danger of Puppy getting hit by a car, he learns that he doesn't have to listen to you. He learns that he's in charge of what he decides to do and what he decides not to do.

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Venezuelan newspaper El Universal profiles 19-year-old shortstop Hendry Rodriguez, a Cincinnati Reds prospect who excelled this year for the Aguilas del Zulia. In his rookie year in the Venezuelan winter league, Rodriguez batted .368 with a .544 slugging percentage.
Hernandez also had 30 hits in the round robin playoff series, which broke a team record previously held by teammate Alberto Callaspo.
Last year Rodriguez hit .322 for the Gulf Coast League Reds.
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THE HODES with Kent Allyn
Peggo and Paul Hodes have been musical partners with Kent Allyn for more than two decades, performing, recording multiple albums and sharing beach bonfires. Following an award winning run of albums for children and families as Peggosus, Peggo and Paul teamed up with Kent to record a series of acoustic oriented albums, “Patchwork Quilt, A celebration of The American Spirit”, “Summer Nights” and the classic Holiday album, “Winter’s Light”. They released Peggo’s solo Jazz record, “In Love” on Parma’s Big Round Records imprint. Their performances are always light hearted and heartfelt featuring original folk songs, Americana, and classics.
For the Dance Hall show they’ll be joined by Nashville singer-songwriter Ariana Hodes, (yes, a close relation!) who tore up the indie country charts a while back and writes really catchy songs about love and love lost. The show will also honor two Seacoast area folk legends, whom we recently lost, with one of their all-time favorites, Roseville Fair, by Bill Staines, and a medley from Dave Surette and Susie Burke, “Give Me One More Day and Time Marches On.”


New malls, new condominiums, a docking port for a planned yacht club, new business hubs and hospitals – these are envisioned in the controversial Smart City project of Dumaguete, which will stand on reclaimed land. This is pitched to be economically enticing, yet strong local voices are pushing back, voicing out how the project is problematic: it threatens marine biodiversity, lacks transparency and genuine public inclusion, and poses risks to the rich identity of the city.
Urban structure, character
Dumaguete is a small city. Its urban center is structured by a grid and a number of open, public spaces, including Rizal Boulevard, Quezon Park, and the Burgos Promenade which, among other pathways, connects the two spaces. The center then radiates towards universities, which contribute to place identity; education is the lifeblood of Dumaguete, and entrepreneurial spaces and economic activities cater to the many students’ needs.
The waterscape is an anchor to urban life, and a vital sensory experience: as a view that stretches, it becomes the vista from many streets; it provides a breathing space, a place for respite during the afternoon; and it encourages the celebratory atmosphere and sense of belongingness that come with the nightly, lively tempurahan.
People identify with the “unhurried” character of the place. Dumaguete is perceived to be welcoming, peaceful, relaxing, and laid-back, where “everything is five minutes away” (sans now increasing vehicular traffic). It has a “fragile fabric” and a gentle yet transformative community. These are all qualities that appeal to tourists, and even captivate – or dagit (snatch) – visitors enough to make them reside in the city.
Can Dumaguete be manufactured into a new, reclaimed smart city?
First, it is worth noting how the concept of the “smart city” is being used. This model is associated with technology, better data, advancement, and the promise of progress – opportunities that include e-governance, interactive tourism maps, bike sharing, dynamic waste collection, and integrated platforms to coordinate emergencies or business logistics. Simply, it points to a more efficient city.
While these are appealing to many, especially investors, the model should also be approached with caution: smart cities are technocratic, infringe on democratic spaces, and feed into the neoliberal political economy, which exacerbates existing inequalities and steepens the power relations in a place. Scholars would point out that “the city is not a computer,” and that planning for it should not be “reduced” to “algorithms.” History, experience, sense, and shared meaning – all of which are strengths of Dumaguete – make a place so much more than a potential dashboard, or yet another BGC.
As of writing, Dumagueteños continue to ask what the Smart City project entails. More importantly, there is a need to reify how this project can improve intelligence in the city. Will it enable people to do digital storytelling about their culture and history? Will it empower research and revolve around the many university activities? How will it ethically improve Dumaguete’s problems with crime? How can it help protect biodiversity, or the livelihood of fisherfolk? Does the reclamation truly intend for “smarter” urbanism in the area, or is it just another brand slapped on for business growth and political interest?
Image recall, and a shared culture
Common mental images shared among people can provide representation and form the shared culture of a place. In planning a city, seminal design readings entail that residents play an active part in molding what the image and urban form of their home will be like. In tourism – a priority economic sector in Dumaguete’s development plan – image formation is a process powerful enough to create a brand, an identity, and even the destination formation in a given place.
Images that are shared by Dumagueteños invoke memories, and provide much insight into how they want the city to transform and what they value enough to be incorporated into newer developments: livability in the existing city, simplicity, picturesque views, and the upholding of education.
Here’s an example:
“We had stories from our grandparents [about] how changes have been evident in our city in terms of transportation and infrastructure. In their youth, they would either walk to school or ride a kalesa. Roads were not yet paved and buildings were few, and the only one hospital that operated sometime before the Japanese occupation, as recounted by those before us, was at Katipunan Hall in Silliman University. They recalled that one of their pastimes was to play near the seashore of Barangay Lo-oc, where many fisherfolks continue their livelihood even up to the present. Even if we could never go back to what it used to be, as a city needs to adapt to the changing times, I would still want to live in a Dumaguete that is simple, with less traffic, a place that is “walkable,” and a city with a “town vibe.””
Caridad Rodriguez, in her work on the history of Dumaguete, describes how the townscape is identified:
“The city of Dumaguete is picturesque as one views it from an approaching boat; the Rizal Boulevard follows the shoreline, and elegant houses and Silliman University buildings line the west side of the boulevard where acacia trees and palm trees tall and stately wave their branches in the breeze.”
Historian Dr. Earl Jude Cleope shares his views as to why Dumaguete’s image as a “university town” has strength in its far reach and local value:
“It’s really because if you take a look at the urban area of Dumaguete, it’s actually composed [of] or it is occupied by almost all schools. In fact…Silliman…is on 63 acres of land in the urban area…that extends up to the airport. And then all the schools are in the urban area…(which) makes the city alive…. Everything revolve[s] around the university town context.… And not only [do] they cater to people in the city or even in the province, but most of the people who are congregating here to study are also from Northern Mindanao, even as far as Davao Oriental, the whole of the Visayas, and even a sprinkling of people – you won’t believe it – but as far as Northern Luzon, Ifugao, Abra, right?…. That is why it is a university town.”
People-centered cities, cultural planning
So, how could the knowledge of urban form, image, and character be used in planning for “development” in Dumaguete?
Contemporary planning has taken a turn towards more humane, people-centered cities that place value on local strengths, neighborhoods, and urban social functions; models such as the 15-minute city and the one-minute city both promote walkability and street-level transformation, and can provide guidance for changes. Dumaguete’s small size, current urban fabric with proximate buildings, and good public spaces already give the city an advantage. Integrating these frameworks with cultural planning methods can cultivate creativity and harness the overwhelming knowledge that Dumaguete is known for, and jumpstart economic development strategies including tourism branding and placemaking.
Addressing the existing city and the community that enlivens it, not deviating from it through disconnected reclamation and tabula rasa, is crucial in moving development forward. In the first of a series of essays, professor and creative writer Ian Casocot emphasizes what it means for Dumaguete to ‘develop’: “(it)…is not always what and how our businessmen, and apparently also our politicians, understand it…. For most of the locals, however, growth and development means a measured step forward with all good things considered, always with due diligence and not just a matter of money or political force. And above all, it means not changing the fragile fabric that makes Dumaguete ‘Dumaguete.’”
The many voices protesting the smart city project should not be neglected; what is at risk is the very character, image, and identity of the city. – Rappler.com
Ragene Palma is an urbanist and researcher, and studied MA International Planning and Sustainable Development at the University of Westminster.
Reicha Piñero resides in Dumaguete City. She co-authored a thesis entitled “Resident Perceptions on the Images of Dumaguete City” for her BS Tourism degree at the University of the Philippines Diliman.
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Casey Menninger, a diversity teacher in the Jefferson County Public School District’s Foster K-8 school, was recently found to have had private emails where he expressed his struggle with wanting to “burn things down” that didn’t represent equity.
Diversity teacher says he wants to ‘burn things down’ for equity agenda after staff trashes his DEI class https://t.co/1X9L5KU7EV
— Fox News (@FoxNews) August 28, 2023
The records revealed that Menninger had wanted classes to focus on bad things done by White people and expressed frustration at staff who did not support his equity class. He also noted how he was struggling with not-so-subtle shots being taken at him and how difficult it is to impact change when others don’t see a need for it.
This administration believes that disaster relief be should distributed based on race
The Equity Agenda is evilpic.twitter.com/o1hCwwY1UA
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) September 4, 2023
“I will have a quick presentation for 8th grade in the next couple weeks… I just want them to work on some of the communication skills and understand some terrible things White people did,” he said in one email.
Nicole Head, who was also involved in working on the mandatory DEI class, addressed Menninger’s emails in her own email suggesting that they use this as an opportunity to grow stronger as a team instead of letting feelings of misunderstanding or unappreciation divide them. She suggested that the missing link may be assuming positive intent from each other and expressed her willingness to do what it takes.
Diversity, equity and inclusion training is a $3.5 billion industry and now, a former diversity trainer is blowing the whistle. Erec Smith says, “if you’re making all that money off of racism, the last thing you want is for racism to go away. You’re going to perpetuate it. You’re… pic.twitter.com/3Rjv5kOKLe
— Jesse Watters (@JesseBWatters) August 29, 2023
“You may not always love the content… yet you are asked to represent the class as their teacher anyway. I imagine many (or all) of you have held back on giving me feedback for fear of offending me or sounding judgmental,” Head said.
It is clear from these emails that there is tension between Menninger and other staff members regarding the curriculum for the mandatory DEI class.
Washington State’s Office of Equity Sends Controversial Email: “If a White Man Wants to Lynch Me, That’s His Problem. If He’s Got the Power to Lynch Me, That’s My Problem” via @gatewaypundit https://t.co/4Oy4KKFooD
— The Gateway Pundit (@gatewaypundit) September 4, 2023
“The meetings are very difficult,” Menninger said in an email written in August of 2021. “I am trying to impact change in a positive way, but it is very hard to not want to burn things down that I don’t find equitable.”
It is important for teachers of all backgrounds to come together and work towards creating an environment that fosters an equal opportunity for children to learn but the forced ideology of equable outcomes and diversity of appearance but not of thought should be pushed back on especially when a mentally unstable person like the example above are the ones teaching the children in the first place.
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Starting now, NFL teams can play tag for the next 15 days.
Clubs can apply the franchise tag – or the seldom used transition tag – to one player on their roster. Thus begins the game of cat and mouse for some of the league’s elite players.
Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco is the most high-profile player that is expected to be tagged absent a multi-year contract before the March 4 deadline. Denver Broncos left tackle Ryan Clady is also expected to be tagged to prevent him from departing via free agency.
A record 21 players were secured with the franchise tag last season, most notably New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees. He eventually cashed in with a long-term deal. Twelve of the 21 players got multi-year contracts with nine eventually playing on one-year tenders.
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Canary Islands : 230 ft below surface, the most amazing gorgonian gardens in the world
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The video starts this way « In the 21st Century, we still don’t know what lies beneath the surface of the sea”…
Discovered about ten years ago off the north shore of Lanzarote Island in the Spanish Archipelago of the Canary, the dive site name “El Bajo de Las Gerardias” is an underwater mountain going from 230 ft. to 90 ft. deep. It was almost unexplored until the director Rafa Herrero and his team (Dr Roger Herrera, researcher and photographer, Oscar Ocaña, coral world specialist, Jordi Chias, famous underwater photographer, Javier Parrondo, lighting engineer, Simon Butler, technical diving expert, and Dr Alberto Brito, PhD in biology and adviser) decided to go on a 2 week underwater expedition in October 2009, thanks to rebreather technology allowing deep diving and the support of the Mapfre Guarnarteme Foundation.
The site is profusely covered in gorgonians. These underwater « bushes » are not plants but colonies of tiny animals (the polyps) close to the jellyfish family and « stuck » to a mineral « skeleton ». What Rafa Herrero team discovered is what scientists agree to consider to be the biggest concentration of Gerardia Savaglia in the world. This species is an Anthozoa (its scientific name) that is uncommon at these « shallow » depths, and that grows into tree-like colonies with yellow polyps, measuring more than 3 ft. It is rare to see it as it usually lives deeper (down to 400 ft.). Gerardia Savaglia is a registered protected species according to the Annex II of the Bern Convention
We must applaud the talent and the ingenuity of Rafa Herrero who had the idea of this incredible expedition. This underwater video is pure art! Thank you, Rafa!
© Rafa Herrero Massieu www.aquawork.com / with the support of the Mapfre Guarnarteme Foundation

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