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Not to be confused with National Institute for Discovery Science.
1990; 30 years ago (1990).[1]
Incorporated in 1991[2]
Bruce Chapman
IRS exemption status: 501(c)(3)
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Steven J. Buri, President
US$4,074,669 (2013)[3]
$4,981,381 (2013)[3]
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The Discovery Institute (DI) is a politically conservative[4][5][6] non-profit think tank based in Seattle, Washington, that advocates the pseudoscientific concept[7][8][9] of intelligent design (ID). Its "Teach the Controversy" campaign aims to permit the teaching of anti-evolution, intelligent-design beliefs in United States public high school science courses in place of accepted scientific theories, positing that a scientific controversy exists over these subjects when in fact there is none.[10][11][12][13][14][15][16]
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In 1990, the Institute was founded as a non-profit educational foundation and think tank.[1] It was originally founded as a branch of the Hudson Institute, an Indianapolis-based conservative think tank, and is named after the Royal Navy ship HMS Discovery in which George Vancouver explored Puget Sound in 1792.[17]
Discovery Institute Press[edit]
Discovery Institute Press is the Institute's publishing arm[18] and has published intelligent design books by its fellows including David Berlinski's Deniable Darwin & Other Essays (2010), Jonathan Wells' The Myth of Junk DNA (2011) and an edited volume titled Signature Of Controversy, which contains apologetic works in defense of the Institute's Center for Science and Culture director Stephen C. Meyer.
Physicians and Surgeons for Scientific Integrity[edit]
The Physicians and Surgeons for Scientific Integrity (PSSI), formally registered as PSSI International Inc, is a United States 501(c)(3) nonprofit anti-evolution organization promoting the pseudoscience of intelligent design associated with the Discovery Institute, based in Clearwater, Florida. While in the past, the organization sponsored events promoting intelligent design and fundamentalist Christianity, it is currently largely inactive.[19] The PSSI was established in early 2006 by Rich Akin.[20] Geoffrey Simmons, Discovery Institute fellow, is one of the Directors of the PSSI.
The PSSI created a public list of medical professionals who dissent from Darwinism. This list is used by the Discovery Institute in its anti-evolution campaigns. The list is used in support of the Discovery Institute claims that intelligent design is scientifically valid while asserting that evolution lacks broad scientific support.[21]
The PSSI, which was active between 2006 - 2008, held a "Doctors Doubting Darwin" rally at the University of South Florida's Sun Dome in September 2006. Attendance was estimated at 3,500 to 4,000 people by a local reporter.[22] Apologetic organizations promoting the event had hoped to fill all 7,700 seats in the Sun Dome.[23][24] This meeting featured the Discovery Institute's Jonathan Wells and fellow Michael Behe, and received local radio coverage. This rally was opposed by the Florida Citizens for Science organization.[25][26]
"Teach the Controversy"[edit]
Main article: Teach the Controversy
"Teach the Controversy" is a campaign conducted by the Discovery Institute to promote the pseudoscientific principle of intelligent design, a variant of traditional creationism, while attempting to discredit the teaching of evolution in United States public high school science courses.[27][28][29]
The scientific community and science education organizations have replied that there is no scientific controversy regarding the validity of evolution and that the controversy exists solely in terms of religion and politics.[30][31][32] A federal court, along with the majority of scientific organizations, including the American Association for the Advancement of Science, say the Institute has manufactured the controversy they want to teach by promoting a "false perception" that evolution is "a theory in crisis" by falsely claiming it is the subject of wide controversy and debate within the scientific community.[30][31][33][34] In the December 2005 ruling of Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District, Judge John E. Jones III concluded that intelligent design is not science and "cannot uncouple itself from its creationist, and thus religious, antecedents".[35]
Center for Science and Culture[edit]
Main article: Center for Science and Culture
Center for Science and Culture (CSC), formerly known as the Center for the Renewal of Science and Culture (CRSC), is part of the Discovery Institute. It publishes the blog Evolution News & Science Today (formerly Evolution News & Views and often shortened to Evolution News (EN)), that promotes "a rigorously God-centered view of creation, including a new 'science' based solidly on theism."[36]
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^ a b "Media Backgrounder: Intelligent Design Article Sparks Controversy". Center for Science and Culture. Seattle, WA: Discovery Institute. September 7, 2004. Retrieved June 24, 2010.
^ "Form 990 for DISCOVERY INSTITUTE (91-1521697) for 12/2010" (PDF). Bulk.Resource.Org. Sebastopol, CA: Public.Resource.Org. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 12, 2014. Retrieved May 11, 2014.
^ a b "Charity Navigator Rating - Discovery Institute". Charity Navigator. Glen Rock, NJ: Charity Navigator. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
"Charity Navigator Rating - Discovery Institute". Archived from the original on May 17, 2015. Retrieved September 11, 2015. FYE 12/2012
"Charity Navigator Rating - Discovery Institute". Archived from the original on February 28, 2014. Retrieved September 11, 2015. FYE 12/2011
^ Wilgoren, Jodi (August 21, 2005). "Politicized Scholars Put Evolution on the Defensive". The New York Times. Retrieved June 24, 2010.
^ "Intelligent Design: Creationism's Trojan Horse - A Conversation With Barbara Forrest". Church & State (Unabridged interview). Washington, D.C.: Americans United for Separation of Church and State. February 2005. ISSN 2163-3746. Archived from the original on May 17, 2014. Retrieved May 27, 2014.
^ Jones, Thomas (November 1, 2001). "Short Cuts". London Review of Books. 23 (21): 22. ISSN 0260-9592. Retrieved June 24, 2010.
^ Boudry, Maarten; Blancke, Stefaan; Braeckman, Johan (December 2010). "Irreducible Incoherence and Intelligent Design: A Look into the Conceptual Toolbox of a Pseudoscience" (PDF). The Quarterly Review of Biology. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press. 85 (4): 473–482. doi:10.1086/656904. hdl:1854/LU-952482. PMID 21243965. Article available from Universiteit Gent
^ Pigliucci 2010
^ Young & Edis 2004 pp. 195-196, Section heading: But is it Pseudoscience?
^ Forrest, Barbara (May 2007). "Understanding the Intelligent Design Creationist Movement: Its True Nature and Goals" (PDF). Center for Inquiry. Washington, D.C.: Center for Inquiry. Retrieved August 6, 2007.
^ "Small Group Wields Major Influence in Intelligent Design Debate". World News Tonight. New York: American Broadcasting Company. November 9, 2005. Archived from the original on May 21, 2011. Retrieved June 24, 2010.
^ Mooney, Chris (December 2002). "Survival of the Slickest". The American Prospect. Washington, D.C. 13 (22). Retrieved July 23, 2008.
^ Dembski, William A. (2001). "Teaching Intelligent Design: What Happened When?". Access Research Network. Colorado Springs, CO. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
^ Matzke, Nick (July 11, 2006). "No one here but us Critical Analysis-ists…". The Panda's Thumb (Blog). Houston, TX: The TalkOrigins Foundation, Inc. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
^ "Mississippi Legislators Should Drop Academic Freedom Bill or Make Clear It Doesn't Permit Creationism". Retrieved February 22, 2016.
^ "The Theory of Evolution: Educator's Briefing Packet". The Discovery Institute: Center for Science & Culture. pp. 5–6. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
^ "Discovery Institute: A Brief History" (PDF). Center for Science and Culture. Seattle, WA: Discovery Institute. Retrieved May 9, 2014.
^ "Discovery Institute Press". Discovery Institute Press. Seattle, WA: Discovery Institute. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
^ "Intelligent Design Presentation at USF Draws Crowds and Complaints From Darwinists - Evolution News & Views". Evolution News. Retrieved February 15, 2012.
^ "Physicians and Surgeons for Scientific Integrity, Part One". Podomatic.
^ Understanding the Intelligent Design Creationist Movement: Its True Nature and Goals; A Position Paper from the Center for Inquiry, Office of Public Policy Barbara Forrest. May, 2007.
^ Evolution: A Theory in Crisis Archived February 7, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, Hank Tippins, Tippin the Scales, The Observer News, Tampa Bay, Florida, October 21, 2006.
^ Recent Events Archive: Apologetics Events in the U.S. and Beyond Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, apologetics.org.
^ September 23, 2006 - News Archived September 30, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, Texans for Better Science Education Newsletter, Sept 23, 2006.
^ Florida Citizens for Science official webpage
^ Doomed in the Dome, Red State Rabble blog, September 28, 2006.
^ Forrest, Barbara (May 2007). "Understanding the Intelligent Design Creationist Movement: Its True Nature and Goals. A Position Paper from the Center for Inquiry, Office of Public Policy" (PDF). Washington, D.C.: Center for Inquiry, Inc. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 19, 2011. Retrieved August 6, 2007. Cite journal requires |journal= (help).
^ Small Group Wields Major Influence in Intelligent Design Debate ABC News, November 9, 2005
^ "ID's home base is the Center for Science and Culture at Seattle's conservative Discovery Institute. Meyer directs the center; former Reagan adviser Bruce Chapman heads the larger institute, with input from the Christian supply-sider and former American Spectator owner George Gilder (also a Discovery senior fellow). From this perch, the ID crowd has pushed a "teach the controversy" approach to evolution that closely influenced the Ohio State Board of Education's recently proposed science standards, which would require students to learn how scientists "continue to investigate and critically analyze" aspects of Darwin's theory." Chris Mooney. The American Prospect. December 2, 2002 Survival of the Slickest: How anti-evolutionists are mutating their message Archived 2005-04-05 at the Wayback Machine
^ a b Annas, George J. (2006). "Intelligent Judging — Evolution in the Classroom and the Courtroom". New England Journal of Medicine. 354 (21): 2277–2281. doi:10.1056/NEJMlim055660. PMID 16723620.
^ a b "Some bills seek to discredit evolution by emphasizing so-called "flaws" in the theory of evolution or "disagreements" within the scientific community. Others insist that teachers have absolute freedom within their classrooms and cannot be disciplined for teaching non-scientific "alternatives" to evolution. A number of bills require that students be taught to "critically analyze" evolution or to understand "the controversy." But there is no significant controversy within the scientific community about the validity of the theory of evolution. The current controversy surrounding the teaching of evolution is not a scientific one." AAAS Statement on the Teaching of Evolution Archived 2006-02-21 at the Wayback Machine American Association for the Advancement of Science. February 16, 2006
^ "Such controversies as do exist concern the details of the mechanisms of evolution, not the validity of the over-arching theory of evolution, which is one of the best supported theories in all of science." Science and Creationism: A View from the National Academy of Sciences, Second Edition United States National Academy of Sciences
^ "ID's backers have sought to avoid the scientific scrutiny which we have now determined that it cannot withstand by advocating that the controversy, but not ID itself, should be taught in science class. This tactic is at best disingenuous, and at worst a canard." Ruling, Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District, page 89
^ Understanding the Intelligent Design Creationist Movement: Its True Nature and Goals. A Position Paper from the Center for Inquiry, Office of Public Policy Archived 2007-06-30 at the Wayback Machine Barbara Forrest. May, 2007.
^ Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District, Conclusion (pages 136-138)
^ Forrest & Gross 2004, pp. 19, 23
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It's easy to forget while you're in the throes of running your business day-to-day that as a local business owner, you're part of a broader community. While you're spending most of your time building a loyal customer base, you may be inadvertently ignoring another member of your community who can help you publicize your business—the local news media. This is an opportunity you don't want to miss. In fact, the news media are an important voice that speaks to your customers—both current and potential.
News coverage can raise awareness of your business, help attract new customers and either solidify or transform your business' reputation within the community. So it's well worth your time to cultivate a strong, healthy relationship with the local media.
The first step is to know which reporters and editors are relevant to you. Pick up your local newspapers, watch the local news in your area (cable news stations love to run stories about local businesses) and listen to the popular morning news shows on your local radio stations.
As a local business, you will definitely want to identify the small business reporters (or business reporters, if you live in a small town) in your area. You will also need to know which reporters and editors write about topics most relevant to your clients. For example, if you run a spa or fitness studio, you will want to identify the health and wellness reporters in your area. If your business is a beauty salon, you may want to also identify the local style and fashion reporters.
Read their articles and watch or listen to their shows! There is no better way to get a sense of how they present information to the public than by regularly monitoring what they say – and reach out when you have something relevant to offer them.
For instance, if you're targeting small business reporters, they will likely want to hear about things like grand openings, renovations, business success stories (e.g., our business beat the odds because…), young and successful entrepreneurs building a business in their community, and/or new businesses with unique offerings, like the first fitness pole dancing studio to come to your area.
Health and wellness reporters also care about unique services or classes and may possibly want to try them. These reporters care a lot about health and beauty trends. So if you offer a new kind of laser treatment that removes wrinkles painlessly and it's sold out for the next three months – let the reporter know.
Editors and reporters will also want to hear about and attend any special events, charity fundraisers (especially for local charities), and seminars or special workshops you arrange. Make sure you invite them and suggest they bring their photographers. If there's a fee, offer them a "press pass," which waives the fee for members of the press. If you have arranged a visiting expert to lead your event, then try to arrange an interview with the reporter either in advance or on site.
If you are the subject matter expert, offer reporters your opinion on the topic of your expertise. For example, if you are a fashion expert, offer them your opinion on how fashion trends will translate to your community – "from the main runway to Main Street." If you have the time and inclination—and have built a good rapport with the editor of a certain news outlet—offer to write a column for them. Becoming a steady resource for the news outlet will guarantee consistent coverage of you and your business and solidify your position as local expert.
Once you know who your local reporters are and what kind of news they cover, invite them to visit your business and sample your services. Keep in mind that reporters have certain rules around accepting free goods and services. So it's best to find out if they are allowed to accept a free service in advance before automatically comping them.
Whether you offer them a complementary service or they pay for it themselves, make sure you treat them like royalty from the moment they walk in the door. Your staff should be alerted in advance of their visit. Remember, the reporter is not only assessing their own experience but will be observing the experiences of the other customers around them.
Building a relationship with the local media gives you a valuable voice in your community. It's your business, so make sure that you build these contacts and personally maintain them. You'll find that a good relationship with local media will solidify your strong reputation and help your business grow.


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Still from Black Magic Woman
Before we hear her commanding voice, we feel her power buffeting two bible-carrying pastors who've accosted a young woman, talking on a phone, walking down a pathway. As they invade her personal space, we hear an insistent beat, first soft, then gaining force. It deflects the chasing proselytizers; the pursued woman escapes into the foreground. We are swirled into an alternate universe. Out of the mist in a jungle clearing she looms, sitting on a throne flanked by drummers, wielding sceptre, face paint, and megaphone.
Thus begins the new music video, 'Black Magic Woman', by Azizaa, who describes herself as "Ewe from Ghana soaked in the American pop culture by living here for over twenty years." Produced by Wanlov the Kubolor, half of the Fokn Bois and an artist in his own right, it cannot but be provocative. The video's address is Ghana, and contemporary West Africa. But its remit is wider: the repossession of time itself through a feminist reclaiming of the sacred.
The already scrambled time of African modernity is visually communicated through the bibles, men clad in shirts, ties, and trousers, and woman on a mobile phone. But murkier, more jumbled-up temporalities await in the jungle. The Black Magic Woman's 'ancient mind' is 'dreaming of aliens from the sky' as did Sun Ra; the electronic pulse dialogues with percussionists; the bullhorn and megaphone are both prostheses of power. This mash-up of the 'jungle' and the sonic-lyric registers of Afro-futurism decolonizes the forward march of secular, factory, colonial time. As Azizaa says, 'my music is a bridge between the ancient and the modern, the present and the future.'
It's also a bridge between West Africa and the Americas. The last time a Black Magic Woman was invoked in a memorable song, it was Carlos Santana's: 'put a spell on me, baby'—an avatar of the exotic. As the 'Black Magic Woman' returns to the African Jungle, the pasts of slavery and colonialism meet the present of postcolonial West Africa. Christianity's eschatology, a possible escape route from modernity's metronome, is rejected as a legacy of colonialism and empire. Contemporary African Christianity is exposed as complicit with the restriction of women's mobility and independence. Where is a spirituality that can decolonize the soul while empowering women? It's in indigeneous West African spirituality that she finds the answer.
Not for Azizaa, however, a tidy nativist indigeneity, but the re-assemblage of cultural resources already re-assembled in New World diasporas. 'A voodoo priestess who creates voodoo music that is essential to my spiritual wellbeing,' Azizaa is also the 'daughter of Oshun' (one of the female powers of the Afro-Cuban pantheon). Eschewing Hollywood–style voodoo with its dolls and hexes, her music, 'spiritual but light-hearted, with a hint of sarcasm', draws from female divinities with Yoruba roots, diasporic agencies, and various caprices and demands. Their auras range from the dark to the lighter; In Azizaa's Black Magic Woman, possessor equally of 'darkness', 'dragon's breath' and a sexy beauty, we see the dangerous Erzulie Dantor, the coquettish Erzulie Freda, the jewellery-loving Oshun, and the 'supersyncretised' Yemaya/ Lemanja/ Mami Wata: unpredictable Black Magic Women all, aliens from the sky, washed up on Black Atlantic shores.
Azizaa reclaims 'voodoo' from both the Afro-diasporic imaginary and Ghanaian pentecostalism: '"Vodou" means "free the people" in Ewe. So my music is for the free souls and minds.' West African musical reinterpretations of Black Atlantic spirituality's diasporic afterlives are a long-standing phenomenon. Cultural producers from across the region insist that 'salsa came from here', or that the 'clave', the signature rhythm cell of Cuban music, can be traced back to a village in Mali or Benin. This transatlantic cosmopolitanism evades imperial histories through affective strategies of reparation and reconnection: note, for instance, the 'vodou-funk' of Benin's Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou.
Azizaa updates this trend with a feminist reworking of transatlantic voodoo and the nativist trope of the 'Afro-tribal'. The Black Magic Woman also answers back to Chinua Achebe's magisterial novel, Things Fall Apart, whose descriptions of the drums are set in a pre-colonial past thanks to realism's collusion with linear narrative. Azizaa's video is an aural-visual-percussive riposte to Achebe's evasiveness regarding Christianity and female agency. Her use of English is welded to spoken word traditions and to the 'Africa' of the ribcage, thorax, and solar plexus. Watch how, at 4.22-2.29 in the video, body movement transmits the Black Magic Woman's majesty as embodied, kinetic, and 'African', capable of 'reconverting' evangelist and pastor.
All descriptions of Azizaa's music and cultural influences are taken from the author's correspondence with her.
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Flat Creek Nature Area consists of 513-acres worth of wetland in Peachtree City that extends 3.5 miles along Flat Creek, from the Lake Peachtree spillway at Kelly Drive/McIntosh Trail downstream to Highway 74.
A connecting trail winds downhill from the Fred Brown Amphitheater to a 1200 foot boardwalk and two viewing decks along Flat Creek. A stroll along the boardwalk reveals bottomland species of trees and plant life along with numerous wildlife species. Large hardwood trees provide gracious canopy cover creating a cool shady area with plenty of resources for wildlife. Some of the species frequently viewed along the boardwalk are grey squirrels, white-tailed deer, swamp rabbits, great blue herons, and the occasional red-shouldered hawk!
An additional viewing platform is located beside the cart path south of Crosstown Road, thanks to the Peachtree City Rotary Club and Eagle Scout Kenneth Scott Molleson. The Howard Morgan Wetland and Nature Observation Deck is named in honor of former Peachtree City Mayor Howard Morgan. The Fayette County Water Authority provided funding for the boardwalk.
While many of our visitors like to bring their dogs along for the journey, we would like to remind everyone that dogs are required to be on a leash when at Flat Creek.


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Jeep Renegade spied in India again as testing restarts - Report
09/06/2020 - 12:24 | Jeep Renegade, Jeep, Spy pictures | Sagar Parikh
FCA has restarted testing the Jeep Renegade in India. On and off, the company has been testing the Hyundai Creta rival in India for four years now.
The first-gen Jeep Renegade was going to be released in India but the plan was cancelled eventually.
The Jeep Renegade is a B-SUV measuring more than 4,000 mm in length, and so, it would compete with the likes of Hyundai Creta, Kia Seltos and Nissan Kicks in our market. Currently the smallest Jeep model worldwide, it uses FCA's small-wide 4x4 architecture, a modified version of which has given us the Mk2 Jeep Compass.
Introduced in April 2014, the Mk1 Jeep Renegade is beyond halfway through its life. It was going to be released in India but the plan was cancelled eventually. The first-gen model will be skipped in our market. While FCA is maintaining utmost secrecy regarding the next-gen Jeep Renegade, we're very confident that India will get it. Why the company is still testing the old model which it doesn't plan to launch anymore is unknown.
The next-gen Jeep Renegade will likely be launched in India.
The next-gen Jeep Renegade is part of FCA's current mid-term plan that will end in 2022. Development of the all-new model is underway. The company may begin testing it internationally later this year and unveil it in 2022. India will get the Jeep sub-4 metre SUV (codename: Jeep 526) the same year, most likely in the first half. So, don't expect the premium B-SUV to reach Indian showrooms before 2023.
By early 2021, FCA will likely launch the new Jeep Compass facelift in India. A few months later, it will put the Jeep seven-seat SUV derived from the same in the showrooms. The company refers to this model as the 'Jeep Low D 3-row' SUV and the Jeep 598.
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1. GREEN - Here are just a couple of ideas to round out your green activities. Take your own cup to your favorite coffee shop, you may even get a 10 cent credit. Use hand dryers in public restrooms, instead of paper towels which are not recyclable. Use cotton fabric rags to clean the house and save almost $72/month. My new favorite: Throwing a party, instead of buying disposable tablecloths, go to a fabric shop. Buy remnants of fabric and finish the edge. Some large pieces can be bought for less than $2. Or buy flat sheets and cut to fit your tables. Finish the edges and you have a new tablecloth for less than $5.
2. HEALTH - To stay healthy, happy, and sane while trying to figure out "just how much you can eat per day", try this formula: Your Weight x 11 = Number of calories you need to eat per day to lose one (1) pound per week. Example: 155 lbs x 11 = 1705 calories per day. This amount is completely doable with lots of fruits and veggies.
3. RECIPE - See Banana Sour Cream Pancakes posted below.
Have a great week and remember you need to sleep at least 8 hours per night. Women who are consistently sleep deprived tend to have high blood pressure, cardiovascular problems, obesity, depression, diabetes.
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Posted 1:26PM on Sunday 14th April 2019 ( 3 months ago )
Activists say university must do more to address slavery
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Civil rights leaders say the University of Georgia needs to do more to recognize the school's history with slavery.
Representatives of several activist groups recently delivered a letter outlining their concerns to University of Georgia President Jere Morehead's office, the Athens Banner-Herald reported .
The university drew protests for its handling of slave burials unearthed at a campus construction site in 2015. Administrators decided to rebury the remains from more than 100 burials in a nearby cemetery.
Officials later commissioned a memorial at Baldwin Hall, where the remains were unearthed. Administrators say the memorial will be a place of remembrance for those who were originally buried at the site in the 1800s.
Engraving on a granite marker of the memorial states: "The University of Georgia recognizes the contributions of these and other enslaved individuals and honors their legacy."
The activists want the university to take responsibility for its "role in white supremacy," among other things.
They also want the university to "fully fund the faculty-proposed Center on Slavery as a first step toward researching and telling the whole story of UGA's role in slavery and Black oppression, a legacy which persists to this day," the letter states.
The activists also want:
— Scholarships that cover full tuition and all fees for descendants of enslaved people who worked on the University of Georgia campus and for every African American student who graduates from a public high school in Athens.
— At least $15 an hour for all University of Georgia workers, whether they are full-time, part-time or temporary.
"The current inadequate wages fuel poverty in Athens' Black communities, and UGA must do more to address the massive racial wealth gap," the letter states.
The groups plan to follow up with a public meeting they're calling the "Reparations NOW Town Hall" on April 24. The time and place for the meeting have not yet been set, said Linda Lloyd of the Equal Justice Coalition.
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On Nov. 2, voters in Blue Earth are going to make a variety of choices as they mark their ballots for many state, county, school district and local candidates.
They will decide on which of nine candidates for four open seats on the City Council will be elected.
They will also have another big decision to make.
On the ballot will be the question of whether to keep the current three-ward system in place, or eliminate it, and have all city councilmen elected at large.
As a front page story in this week's Register details, the question carries ramifications on a county level.
Currently, the county uses the three wards to slice up the county into five equally-populated county commissioner districts.
It wasn't always so.
Back in the 1980s, the City of Blue Earth was its own county commissioner district. It may be so again, if the wards disappear and redistricting occurs.
Commissioner John Roper wants to keep the districts as they are, with Blue Earth having two commissioners on the board. Redistricting, he says, will automatically mean Blue Earth will have just one commissioner.
Actually, with the way the districts are currently in place, the City of Blue Earth, just like the other 10 cities in the county, could wind up without a commissioner who does not live within the city limits.
That is because both sections of Blue Earth are part of commissioner districts which also are composed of other towns or townships.
So, if we want to get technical, the commissioner from District 1 could live in Elmore or Frost or Rome, Elmore, Emerald or Blue Earth township (and not the City of Blue Earth), and the commissioner from District 2 could live in Pilot Grove, Verona or Jo Daviess township.
Admittedly, most of the voters are clustered in Blue Earth, but if candidates from outside the city are running for office and no one from the city is on the ballot, Blue Earth could be without representation.
Is that a big deal?
Some think so.
The other twist is that if the city had placed wording on the ballot question that said the wards be eliminated, but that three 'voting precincts' be preserved, it would be possible to still split the City of Blue Earth with some voting precincts going to one commissioner district, and other precincts to another district.
Confused? You are not the only one.
Next comes the fact that even if the voters in Blue Earth decide to keep the ward system in place as it currently is, the county may still be forced to redistrict because of a change in population according to the recent census.
So, the county might have to make Blue Earth one commissioner district unto itself, no matter how the ward vote goes, anyway.
Should this make a difference when Blue Earth residents head to the polls to vote? Commissioner Roper thinks so.
Others, however, may feel it is unfair for Blue Earth to have two commissioners on the board, since no other city has the same opportunity.
Either way, it is important to vote how you feel. After the election is over, it will be too late.
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Who will be the 2016 LSF Minnesota Walleye Opener Champion?
LSF would like to encourage everyone to participate in this year's contest. Whether your fish is big or small please share your "Opening Weekend" walleye pictures with everyone.
2) How do I enter?
You must post a picture of your Walleye on a measuring board or a tape measure to verify the length of the walleye. Please attempt to have the whole fish and the measuring device visible in the picture. You must use a picture that is high enough resolution that the length of the fish can easily be seen. We also ask that you post a picture of you holding the fish. So 2 pics total, length and you holding fish.
3) What do you win?
Contest starts at 12am on Saturday May 14th.
All pictures must be in by 8pm on Wednesday May 18th 2016 to be eligible.
This is a contest that should be fun. We ask everyone to be honest. Please no "photo shopping" of pictures. Make sure to follow all Minnesota fishing regulations. Most of all have a fun time on opening weekend and don't forget the camera, because a picture is worth a thousand words. The bottom line is, no picture, no title.
You can share as many pictures as you want but only your biggest fish will count towards the contest.
Shortline is due, my money is on him!
Was there a 2015 winner?
Looks like ChrisWallace is missing a title in there!
Not sure if there was one last year or not. I fished steelhead last year instead.
There was no winner last year, nobody posted a qualifying entry, so technically Chris has not been dethroned yet.


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The U.S. Postal Service in the E-Commerce Era: Preserving Affordable Package Delivery
Friday, March 22, 2019 - 12:30 PM to 2:00 PM
Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2060
45 Independence Ave SW
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E-commerce has exploded in recent years and with it the need for affordable and reliable package delivery services. Because the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) operates both as a traditional monopoly business (delivering first-class mail) and a competitive business (delivering packages), President Trump and some others argue that it is improperly subsidizing its package business with mail revenues in order to gain a competitive advantage over competitors like UPS and FedEx. They argue that to ensure a fair marketplace, the USPS should have to significantly increase its package shipping prices. Others, including ITIF, argue that the USPS's critics are wrong on the facts—its package business is actually profitable and is increasingly necessary to help offset USPS's chronic financial losses due to declines in its traditional mail business; imposing regulations to require USPS to charge more would actually lower overall package delivery productivity and hurt rural Americans.
ITIF held an expert panel discussion that examined this issue and reviewed the impact of various USPS reform proposals.
The event's moderator, ITIF president Robert Atkinson, began the event by clarifying that while the USPS delivers packages, it still mostly delivers mail. However, because fewer people are sending first-class mail, revenues are dropping. In his view, any claims that the USPS is subsidizing Amazon are false. Rather, the agency is in compliance with the provisions laid out in the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act of 2006 and is not involved with predatory pricing.
Atkinson and the other panelists referenced the recent report by the White House's Task Force on the United States Postal System, which offers recommendations that he believes would hurt the economy.
Edward Hudgins, research director at The Heartland Institute, spoke next and explained unique characteristics about the USPS. One of these is the universal service obligation, meaning it must deliver to all addresses at a reasonable price. This is a crucial part of the USPS's operations and impacts people in businesses in rural and underserved areas.
According to Hudgins, e-commerce has been of great benefit to the USPS, empowering it to net billions of dollars in profits off competitive package delivery. Hudgins acknowledges that the USPS is flawed, but he recognizes the value of e-commerce and the necessity of taking a responsible approach to changing public policy.
Hudgins also delved into some of the suggestions the task force report recommended. First, he disagreed with the recommendation that the USPS should distinguish between essential and commercial mail and subsequently price them differently. The bureaucracy involved in classifying essential and commercial mail would be overwhelming and ineffective. Second, he believes the suggestion to separate package delivery from mail delivery would offset any revenue, increasing bureaucracy and costs. Hudgins particularly emphasized that consumers would absorb the costs of poor reforms, since e-commerce businesses would likely raise their prices.
James Sauber, chief of staff at the National Association of Letter Carriers, believes that the task force misdiagnosed the real issues behind the USPS's financial problems. In his opinion, this isn't a crisis brought about by its business model, but rather a policy error in putting an undue financial burden on the USPS. In 2006, Congress enacted a rule that made the USPS the only entity in the country that is required to pre-fund future retiree health insurance. This is a significant burden on the agency's business operations.
Sauber emphasized the immense value that the USPS provides to America; its network reaches 159 million households per day. While some say that it is unfair that the USPS uses shared networks to deliver multiple products (such as first-class or marketing mail and packages), he believes that this lowers the price of package shipping. In his words: "It's a feature, not a bug."
He also warned of what would happen if the network were diminished or damaged in some way, saying that it would be almost impossible to rebuild.
Following Sauber's remarks, Kate Renz, director of government and regulatory affairs at Pitney Bowes, shared her perspective on the value of e-commerce. Pitney Bowes helps companies manage their shipping and logistics and empowers them to do business across the globe. The firm uses USPS along with its competitors since it realizes that the USPS is valuable when shipping to rural areas its competitors charge more to access.
As a former Capitol Hill staffer, Renz recognizes that legislators and their assistants are primarily worried with how regulation would impact their constituents, particularly consumers, small businesses, and those living in rural or underserved areas. In her view, the USPS plays an important role in giving people who live in underserved or rural areas access to participate in basic economic activities, such as buying clothes or household items online.
The panelists also discussed other issues surrounding the USPS, such as innovations in postal delivery and the prospect of the U.S. backing out of the Universal Postal Union.
Overall, the panelists agreed that e-commerce benefits consumers, businesses, and the USPS, and any rash regulatory decisions would be detrimental to the economy.
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French-Israeli tycoon Arcady Gaydamak was released from jail in Geneva after signing a financial agreement to resolve a dispute with former French football player Luis Fernandez, a newspaper reported online on Wednesday night.
Gaydamak, 61, was detained for 10 days in Champ-Dollon prison before his lawyer, Marc Bonnant, negotiated an agreement with Fernandez's lawyer, the Tribune de Genève said.
Geneva prosecutor Dario Zanni confirmed that the businessman, a resident of Russia, was freed at 5.45pm, the ATS news agency reported.
"Luis Fernandez withdrew his complaint after an agreement was reached between the two parties," Zanni said.
Gaydamak allegedly failed to pay Fernandez, an ex-manager of the Paris Saint Germain football club, who coached the Israeli team Beitar Jerusalem from November 2005 to June 2006, according to earlier media reports.
The payment was to have been made in Geneva but Fernandez maintains he never received the money.
Citing Bonnant, the businessman's lawyer, the Tribune reported that Gaydamak agreed to pay the coach 500,000 francs ($555,000).
The businessman was in Zurich last month to discuss with lawyers a case related to the controversial sale of a phosphates factory in Afghanistan, when he was arrested on November 19th.
Earlier this week a Geneva tribunal denied Gaydamak bail, judging him to be a flight risk.
Gaydamak is also wanted in France for his alleged role in the 1990s Angolagate affair, involving illegal arms sales to the African nation during its civil war.
Upon his arrest in Switzerland, Paris filed an extradition request, after having failed repeatedly to bring him to court.
But it appears the Swiss have not acted on the request.
After his release from jail, Gaydamak left Geneva on board a private plane for Israel, the Tribune de Genève said.
"Angolagate" implicated members of the French political elite including former interior minister Charles Pasqua and ex-president Francois Mitterrand's son, Jean-Christophe Mitterrand.
Pasqua was accused of receiving illegal payments in return for lobbying for a $790 million sale of arms to Angola in the 1990s.
The payments came from two intermediaries, businessmen Gaydamak and Pierre Falcone, for sales including warships, helicopters, tanks and munitions.
Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos and other senior Angolan figures were also accused of receiving kickbacks from the deal.
The resource-rich African nation was locked in conflict for four decades, first fighting colonial ruler Portugal and then, after independence, sliding into civil war in 1975.
Angola was a Cold War battleground, with Soviet and Cuban forces backing left-leaning forces and South Africa lending manpower to their adversaries.
It was fertile ground for arms dealers -- peace only came in 2002, a decade after the Cold War ended.
In October 2009, a French court convicted Gaydamak, who had gone on the run, in absentia for his role in the case and sentenced him to six years in prison.
But in April 2011 a Paris appeals court reduced Gaydamak's sentence to three years and a fine of €375.000 fine, for money laundering and tax fraud.
Gaydamak's appeal was rejected earlier this year.


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Researchers inch closer in the direction of a male birth control gel, but the men use it?
The gel formula is supposed to work so effectively is that men's sperm counts to "no, or hardly any of the levels."
You would think that male birth control would have progressed a little further now. For decades, men have had to choose between abstinence and condoms, or a surgery, all the options seem to be either too little or too extremely.
However, a new alternative has been undergoing clinical trials as we speak.
According to an NIH press release, the gel works by combining Nestorone and testosterone in a way that suppresses the production of sperm.
In fact, the formula is supposed to work so effectively is that one of the tombs will be on the "no or barely any levels," the statement said.
For the experiment, both men and women to undergo the screening process. Men should rub the gel on the back and shoulders, every day, for a maximum period of 16 weeks.
THE WOMAN ALMOST IS LOST OF THE UPPER LIP FOLLOWING UNSUCCESSFUL TYPES OF DERMAL FILLERS ON THE BOTOX PARTY
As soon as the sperm will have to reach a certain threshold, the pair will have to rely heavily on the gel for a period of 52 weeks.
The taste is maybe a little bit like playing chicken with your own fertility. However, the gel can fill a gap that has been missing from the world for a long time.
At present, the NIH is on the lookout for the 420 people who are willing to participate in the study.
The gel developed by the Population Council, in collaboration with the NIH for testing.
Thus, the method will work. The researchers are hopeful.
"A safe, effective and reversible method of male birth control, would fill an important public health need," study researcher Dr. Diana Blithe, said in a NIH statement.
It is interesting that the Population Council has already tested the Nestorone and estradiol and a combination for suppression of ovulation in women.
Research has proven that it has so far. In fact, the gel has also been shown to be well tolerated by women, it is a big plus for those of you who don't like the side effects of birth control pill.
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The male version of this study, it is aimed at the completion in September of 2021. This will allow a sufficient period of time in order to find out whether the method works.
A different issue is at stake here, will people actually use it?
Dr. William Bremner from the University of Washington School of Medicine, told NBC News that he believes that it will be. Bremner is currently in the process of testing the new gel.
However, it is not that a lot of guys use a method of birth control, they do have condoms. According to the 2017 National Health Statistics Report, only 34 per cent of men use condoms in between the period 2011-2015.
Of those, if not all, men use it each and every time. The study found only 24 percent had used it during each intimate session in the previous four weeks.
Of course, these facts do not, per se, to determine the popularity of a contraceptive gel that can be used. The gel provides an easy, invisible way for men to control reproduction.
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My first contact with what, early in my life, I took to be wilderness came in two ways: my childhood visits to my brother and sister's summer camp in Pennsylvania, and my brief time in a Scouting organization several years later. Neither of these introductions to the great outdoors left me with much desire to return. Although I was very young when I went to see my older siblings at camp, I remember very clearly the first rule of that wilderness - things were to be done in their proper order. Campers cleaned their tents at a certain time, did their laundry at a certain time, went to the lake at a certain time, came back from the lake at a certain time, and so on. I have been told I was a well-behaved child, so I might have been expected to appreciate such regimentation, but it weighed heavily on me.
Later, when I joined a Scouting organization, I wound up spending quite a bit of time indoors. I learned to tie knots (actually one of the most useful things I've ever done); I learned to use a map and compass, and to recognize various edible and inedible plants from pictures in a book. I also (rather bravely, as I think about it) went along with my young companions as we sang Scouting songs, told Scouting jokes, and heard from our elders how exciting Scouting in the wide open country could be. We were all Scouts (although some of us took a good deal of teasing for being skinny or small, and so not fitting the image of a Scout); and, in the troop to which I belonged, we were all destined for the same great outdoor experience.
Clearly, summer camps and Scouting provide experiences as various as the vast numbers of these organizations. I know people who have gained from such groups a great pleasure in the outdoors. But my own experience has taught me to be wary of any other person's or group's attempt to fit me into their conception of what the wilderness is or should be. As an adult, I have had enough excursions in the wilderness on my own terms - particularly in California's Sierra Nevadas - to have developed a private love for, and response to, the minutely varied, vastly beautiful country of the wilds. I can think of few things more different than this love, so instinctively arrived at, and the ''love of the outdoors'' that I was expected to derive from my previous group allegiances. The urgings I received as a youth to conform to a specific idea of the outdoors - a kind of common denominator of the group's experience, a melange of campfire songs, dust, and tales of resourceful but dull mountain men - left me feeling trapped. I disliked the wilderness then because I had never really encountered it.
Now, by contrast, I have had some fairly spectacular encounters. A couple of summers ago, for example, I decided that I wanted to climb a mountain. After consulting a topographic map of Yosemite National Park (and checking on the weather), I decided to spend a weekend climbing Mammoth Peak, a craggy, gothic, not particularly difficult mountain of 12,117 feet. I didn't want to climb this mountain to test myself somehow against nature; I didn't want to climb it with a group of people, so that we could all say we had done it; I didn't want to try out newly devised techniques of survival in the wilderness. I simply wanted to climb to the top of something high, to take in the view from that vantage point, and to be an intimate part of those surroundings for a time. I suppose you could say, without being overly philosophical, that I wanted yet another chance (in Thoreau's words) ''to live deliberately.'' For certainly there are few things more deliberate, more demanding of concentration at each moment, than climbing a mountain. And the rewards of such concentration are immense: a continually changing, continually keen perception of the fine details and grand scale of the world on which you place your hands and feet.
I invited my close friend Michael along, and we left on a Friday morning. By nightfall we'd set up camp at the base of the mountain. By mid-morning the next day we'd set up camp halfway up the mountain, in a narrow meadow invisible from the valley floor, with cold streams full of dark, darting minnows. From that secluded, exceptionally beautiful point, we began our final climb. For about four hours we scrambled, pushing and pulling ourselves over rock faces and outcroppings both gradual and steep, until we reached the pinnacle. It was an extraordinary experience. The entire earth seemed to fall away from where we stood. With our arms extended, we slowly turned ourselves around. For miles there was nothing higher than our outstretched arms - except our own heads.
I have always remembered this climb as a kind of gift from the wilderness to Michael and me. We were not out to conquer, but simply to see what we might find. We found cool sunrises and deep, black nights, hidden meadows, deer skirting the rocks just at the timberline, and a mountain peak that gave us its own august altitude. We found quietness and time for private reflection; we found friendship as much in silence as in our occasional conversations. We were sharing no one else's idea of the wilderness, but rather forming our own in response to our specific circumstances; and so we knew keenly what it meant to experience something - to discover a meadow or a mountain for ourselves, to make it an original part of our lives.
The wilderness can be a place to restore and uplift the spirit, to allow the mind (as Wendell Berry says) to ''go free of the ground/into the shining of trees.'' This uplifting power, however, is very much a kind of inner voice. Although we can share our experience of it with other people, the voice remains separate from any group, from any preconceived idea of what it is. Its force lies precisely in its ability to speak uniquely to each one of us, to separate us from generalities and cliches, to restore our love of specific beauty and our private capacity for wonder. This sense of the wilderness, which I missed as a youth, is clear to me now; but in fact there is no reason at all why it should be any kind of secret. It is a simple, straightforward richness, quick to catch the attentive eye and ear.


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Having a shed is an amazing transformation of the free space. The usability of the shed homes cannot be denied on the cost of space. You can use it by own or rent them to get the perfect return. It not only adds functionality to free space but also décor your home aesthetically.
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We all know that the best fishing spots in the country are around the Vaal Dam. But if you're not too sure where to cast your line, then check out our top spots to do so.
Pack the chops, booze, fishing poles and bait and head straight out to Barnfires, a 40-hectare farmland adjoining the Vaal River. Barnfires is a fully equipped self-catering farmhouse which sleeps eight per chalet. This beautiful little fishing spot is located close to Deneysville in the Free State Province and is only an hours drive from Johannesburg.
Dust off the tent, clean off the braai and head to Rus 'n Bietjie. It's one of those places that takes fishing back to the basics. It's all about minimalism here. Sure there is a clean shower and a john stocked with toilet paper, but the whole self-catering and fishing vibe is what it's all about. The fish bite readily here, so pack extra bait. Rus 'n Bietjie has a 1.2 km dam front which allows ample room for all to prevent casters from crows nests and crossing lines.
Not in the mood for the whole camping thing? Then head to ShawSide and grab yourself a chalet for you and your mates. The beds are comfy, there's a fully licensed restaurant and the fish are just waiting to be caught… and released.
Have you been to any of these fishing spots? Let us know in the comments section below. Plan your fishing trip and share this with friends on social media. Lekker.


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Q: Correlation for one image pixels I want to calculate the correlation coefficient for my image pixel(binary)and after that for my encrypted image. I know corr2 is for calculating the correlation coefficient for two images.
But is there a function for calculating the correlation coefficient for one image in matlab?

A: under matlab ?
you can use ifft ( fft ( image1 ) x  fft ( image2 ) ) ... it will return the 2D correlation matrix and Locate the maximum peak !!!!
Good luck


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Metrology or instrumentation and monitoring is actively used to gather data to quantitatively observe buildings, verify engineering design and any installation of constructions, and instrumentation is also used for advance warning of abnormal or undesirable events, such as rock slides and terrain movements.
Often the life cycle of constructions is monitored. Examples of this are the extensive instrumentation of earthfill dams in Norway, large bridges and offshore platforms and installations. The measurement systems are operative from the building and installation phase and also used to monitor constructions during their whole lifetime under all weather conditions.
Research effort in instrumentation is currently focused on new and better solutions for wireless monitoring. New research in remote monitoring, in which satellites continuously send data to measuring stations, allows effective monitoring of larger areas over greater distances.
use of satellite radar data for soil and rock slide assessment and monitoring of large buildings.


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We have now been issued with the NOV. Hopefully the repeater will be on air in a few days.
Time to break out the Malibu !
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Create a patchwork pouch that showcases a 2"-wide fussy-cut strip and a gingham ribbon handle. These fabrics are from the Sew Happy collection by Monaluna for Robert Kaufman Fabrics.
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Blues and twos! A morning on patrol with Nottingham's stop and search cops
Two drivers stopped... only one left with their car
Rachel GormanFeatures Writer
Police from St Ann's Police Station stop and search motorists (Image: Dan Westwell)
The hunt for knives, drugs, stolen cars and unlawful drivers is carried out by patrolling cop cars everyday in Nottingham - but how much do you really know about what's goes on when the blues and twos stop and the cops search?
Nottinghamshire Live was invited to belt up in the back seat of a police car and join the daily patrol duties of seven officers, which includes using intelligence to target suspected knife and drug carriers.
Patrolling in twos, as much as staffing allows, one officer takes the wheel while the other is manning what is effectively a mobile office.
Perched on the passenger's lap is a personal computer database brimming with records and information, while in both officers' ears is an ear-piece allowing them to communicate with the three other cars (one unmarked) also patrolling targeted areas of the city.
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How vital it is that the four vehicles can communicate constantly with each becomes evident when the first vehicle of interest is spotted by the undercover police car in the Radford area.
After a quick consultation between the two officers the blues and twos are on and the team is on route to Bentinck Road.
The driver cannot provide a licence and the car is seized
On arrival a vehicle of interest has been stopped as it about to be searched. Officers put on gloves to prevent cross contamination of any evidence found as well as protecting themselves from any sharp or dangerous objects.
After a thorough look inside and outside the whole vehicle, the driver is allowed to go on their way.
Ten minutes later the blue lights are on again as the car heads towards Radford Road. This time a check has been made on a number plate and it is found to be licensed to a female driver while the person at the wheel is a man.
The car is stopped and as the driver cannot provide a licence nor insurance details the vehicle is seized and the driver is left to head back to work on foot.
This morning, no knives were seized through stop and search but finding carriers through intelligence is an ongoing priority for the officers.
This week the force is supporting Operation Sceptre - the national knife crime awareness week - with a range of actions including the knife amnesty, weapons sweeps and a test purchase operation.
Inspector Tim Ringer, who leads the knife crime team at Nottinghamshire Police, said: "Knife crime is a priority for the force and much of what we are doing this week is work that we do all year round."
This is just one side of the work Nottinghamshire Police does
Nottinghamshire has the only dedicated Knife Crime Team outside of the Metropolitan Police. The team is made up of one sergeant and eight PCs who use intelligence to target suspected knife carriers with more than a 60 per cent positive outcome rate through stop and search.
Inspector Ringer said: "Since the team was set up in early 2016 they have taken more than 220 knives off the streets - which is a fantastic rate of success because every knife we take out of circulation is one less chance for someone to cause serious harm.
"We believe the knife crime team is a very effective way of tackling knife crime offenders due to the number of weapons they seize and offenders they disrupt. But this is just one side of the work Nottinghamshire Police does.
"The force also has 11 schools and early intervention officers working in schools across Nottinghamshire as part of our efforts to educate young people and prevent knife crime happening in the first place."
Anyone who has any unwanted knives is being urged to dispose of them this week during the knife amnesty. There are 13 amnesty bins at police stations and partner agency locations across the county.
To see a full list of amnesty bin locations, visit www.nottinghamshire.police.uk
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FDA puts spotlight on compounded drugs, opens educational center
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In an aim to improve quality assurance and control of compounded medicine, the US FDA opens a Compounding Quality Center of Excellence.
This initiative by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) looks to provide 'accessible learning tools' which will support reliable production of compounded products that meet the regulator's standards, Janet Woodcock, director of the agency's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, explained in a statement.
Moreover, Woodcock stated that the FDA plans to boost its engagement with outsourcing facilities through the operations of the Center.
The agency stated that compounded drugs present a greater risk for patients compared to FDA-approved products, since they are not required to undergo the premarket review for safety, effectiveness and quality.
Establishment of the Center of Excellence follows inspections of outsourcing facilities where production conditions concerned the agency, resulting in recalls of compounded drug products and enforcement action. The need to address this issue was highlighted earlier this year, when Woodcock announced plans for the agency to center the drug compounding regulatory operations in the Office of Compliance.
According to the announcement, the Center will have three main areas of focus:
In-person and online education and training
A conference to give outsourcing facilities, stakeholders, and the agency an opportunity to exchange ideas and best practices
Market research to help inform the agency on key issues faced by outsourcing facilities
Training programs
In-person training will begin in March of this year, with more courses scheduled throughout 2020. Training topics include sterile compounding, environmental monitoring, investigating quality issues, initiating corrective and preventive actions, and proper cleanroom design and practices.
Participants at the training programs would be registered outsourcing facilities and pharmacies that are considering becoming outsourcing facilities. Registrations for the March courses are already open.
The FDA pointed out that the focus of these programs will be put on key aspects of current good manufacturing practice (cGMP) and FDA policies, aiming to enhance the participants' understanding of necessary procedures and guidelines.
Online education programs will also run, focusing on cGMP, as well as other facets of drug compounding, and they will be offered for free.
Market insights
Finally, as part of the Center of Excellence initiative, the FDA will conduct market research in order to "better understand the possible barriers and opportunities outsourcing facilities may encounter."
This refers to issues such as business growth and viability, adhering to cGMP regulations and interactions with the FDA.
Related topics: Markets & Regulations, Bulk ingredients, Drug delivery, formulation, Analytical testing, QC
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Several months ago my kids and I had the pleasure of attending a screening of Disney's Planes Fire and Rescue. I must say that it has become one of our favorites. We loved it! I enjoyed it as much as my kids. So when I was asked to write a sponsored post about the release of the movie on Blu-ray and Digital HD I jumped at the chance.
We loved following Dusty as he changed from racing plane to something much more. It was great watching how he changed and found out what it means to be a hero. I don't want to say too much in case you haven't seen it yet. 🙂 But it really is a great movie. And it is not short on excitement! There were some points of the movie where I was on pins and needles!
Check out the below trailer to see just what the fuss is all about. You will see the heroes in action.
When I think about it my kids are little heroes. They make me more and more proud of what they accomplish every day. They are brilliant kids! One of my daughters has been pushed ahead not one, but two grades in math. Her sister is right behind her. Even though they are at a new school, I am already hearing praises from all of their teachers. I love it! It makes me so proud as a mother. I know that I'm blessed. I have awesome kids that I absolutely love spending time with. They are cute, smart, loving, kind, noisy, silly, nosey, and fun.
Although twins, in each set each child has their own distinct personality. I have a bookwork. I have a video game addict (within reason). I have one that refuses to dance at all. And I have one that is content to just lay in bed and watch the Golden Girls. LOL!
One of my favorite things about my kids is how caring they are. They show a lot of compassion for others. I can totally see my daughters being in a field that requires helping others. I know that one of them expressed interest in being a veterinarian. Whatever they decide to do, I will be proud.
Disney's Planes Fire and Rescue was released this week on DVD, Blu-Ray, and Digital HD. I'm definitely adding a copy to our library so that we can enjoy it again and again. To celebrate the release Disney wants to see your little everyday heroes. Enter to win by sharing a photo of your little ones being everyday heroes on Instagram. Tag your phone with the #MyEveryDayHeroes hashtag and you are automatically entered to win. Prizes include awesome Disney store gift cards and copies of the Blu-ray.
What is one of your favorite things about your little everyday heroes?
Disclosure: This blog post is part of a paid SocialMoms and Disney Planes #FireandRescue blogging program. The opinions and ideas expressed here are my own.


I just received this lovely note from Marie Louis, a teacher that I met that attended G2KWorld Travel Chat and French Dining.
On November 19, I went to this fabulous, life-changing event held at Buena Vista Bistro in Miami. It was hosted by Erica Nelson. Let me explain… It was fabulous because we were able to meet and greet people that enjoyed traveling and hear their varying experiences with traveling around the world. It was fun and interesting. The food and ambiance were excellent. All had a great time. However, for me it was also life changing. One of the conversations led me to apply for a teaching position in the Middle East the next day. One week later, I had 3 phone interviews. The following week I had a Skype interview as a follow-up and I was offered a position as a teacher/trainer in Dohar, Qatar. I leave January 2. Wow! Who would have thought that attending a meet and greet just 3 weeks earlier would serve as a catalyst for traveling around the world? Only God! Be open to change. Get out of your comfort zone and live with anticipation and in expectation (of great things)! Being in the right place, at the right time, and with the right people, can create opportunities for you! Special thanks to Erica Nelson, Kandance Johnson, Julie Mansfield, and Doxy for the various parts you played!
Congratulations Marie! Thank you so much for sharing this wonderful news with me and Getting to Know the World. It's so encouraging and awe inspiring. Enjoy your travels and God speed! Let's meet up somewhere out there in the world.


This year the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (DICP), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) is celebrating the 70th anniversary of its founding in 1949. DICP is highly recognized around the world for its leadership in fields like chemical engineering, organic chemistry, chromatography, molecular reaction dynamics – and of course, catalytic chemistry. That's why the editors of ACS Catalysis are pleased to help celebrate the continued contributions of this prestigious institute.
The research at DICP has closely reflected the scientific and economic demands of China and stands at the forefront of fundamental and applied science. The institute has established an excellent track record of academic and industrial accomplishments in catalytic chemistry, chemical engineering, chemical lasers, molecular reaction dynamics, organic chemistry, modern analytical chemistry, and biotechnology. These achievements have substantially contributed to Chinese economic and technological development, as well as the world.
DICP is home to more than 1000 scientists, engineers, and technicians, 180 postdoctoral scholars, and nearly 960 graduate students. Through the continuous efforts of several generations, DICP has earned a strong reputation as a comprehensive research institution covering all facets of chemical research from laboratory discovery and fundamental investigations to technology transfer that paves the way to industrial applications. In the last five years, DICP's efforts have resulted in more than 4900 papers indexed in SCI, 500 overseas patents, 5000 Chinese patents, and more than 50 industrialized processes. In the applied sciences in particular, technology from DICP contributes more than $145 billion per year in industrial outputs. DICP aims to continue developing into one of the world's leading research institutions in the chemical sciences.
Since the journal's launch in 2011, the two have been partners in connecting the world to cutting-edge catalysis research, with DICP researchers contributing dozens of notable articles to the journal. "Chinese researchers play a critical role in the global catalysis community, contributing significant innovations every year. DICP stands out as continuously making noteworthy discoveries and practical advances across a range of catalytic subdisciplines – including homogeneous catalysis and heterogeneous catalysis. DICP researchers have played a central role in the development of ACS Catalysis through contributions as authors, referees, and editorial board members," said ACS Catalysis Editor-in-Chief Professor Christopher Jones.
In the future, DICP says its focus will be on research related to sustainable energy, environmental optimization, biotechnology, as well as advanced materials. These areas dovetail nicely with ACS Catalysis' focus, setting the stage for a long and prosperous relationship.


The extent of the environmental damage remains unclear. The Vietnamese government has not released its official investigation report or environmental data to the public.
Authorities claim that almost all affected residents have been compensated; however, many of them say they have not received it or only received part of it.
While fish have started to return, their numbers are fewer than before the disaster. Fishermen have been left jobless, and people are worried whether it is safe to eat the caught fish.
Thai Van Dung, a Catholic activist involved in protests who is wanted by police for allegedly violating his probation tied to an earlier conviction related to "activities aimed at overthrowing the People's Administration" in 2013.
In addition to legal prosecution, Catholic priests and churches, which have been helping the fishing communities to get compensation, have received threats from a communist party-affiliated group called "Red Flag". The mission of that group, according to a priest named Dang Huu Nam via Radio Free Asia, is "to constrain the Catholics from protesting against Formosa Steel Plant and to get rid of 'Catholic enemies'".
Criticism against the steel plant and the government's handling of the disaster, as well as calls for pollution monitoring, have been viewed as subversive to the one-party state.
Suppression of dissent, however, can't make the country's environmental problems go away.
After Vietnam joined the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 2007, the ruling communist party has striven to boost economic growth through attracting foreign investment. But the rapid development has come at an environmental price.
In 2016, 50 major toxic waste scandals were reported in Vietnam. Among these scandals, illicit dumping of toxic waste into waterways is a particularly severe issue, and 60 percent of these violations were from foreign-invested firms.
With a coastline stretching 3,000 kilometers, Vietnam is home to one of the world's largest seafood industries. Around 3% of Vietnam's export is seafood, and around 10% of the total population of Vietnam is estimated to have their main income come directly or indirectly from fisheries. Most of the fishing communities are poor, and fishing and aquaculture contributes to an average 75% of their household income. In addition, half of Vietnamese' dietary protein is from these aquatic products.
The company behind one of the worst environmental disasters to hit the country, Formosa Ha Tinh Steel Corperation, is by far the largest foreign investment in Vietnam. It was initially formed by Taiwan's Formosa Plastics Group in 2008 and later in 2015 attracted further investment from the Taiwan-based China Steel Corporation and Japan's JFE Steel.
Its operations were halted after the spill, but in mid-2017 they resumed, and they plan to increase its production capacity with a second blast furnace in 2018.
The 2016 fish kill hasn't been its only safety issue. In May 2017, a dust explosion took place during the plant's test operations. And in December 2017, the plant was fined 25,000 US dollars for burying harmful solid waste.
The environmental disaster and its aftermath has been an embarrassing situation for Taiwan's government, given that the steel plant is owned by a Taiwanese company and the governments New Southbound Policy, which aims to enhance cooperation with fellow Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), of which Vietnam is a member.
Taiwan offered to send their environment specialists to Vietnam after the disaster, but were turned down. Beyond this, however, Taiwanese authorities haven't taken much action, and so Vietnamese in Taiwan and Taiwanese activists have tried different approaches to seek justice in the avenues available to them.
They have requested that Formosa Plastics Group publicize their environment monitoring data and take social responsibility, but so far have been ignored. They also questioned the other Taiwan-based investor, China Steel Corporation, but its representatives say they know nothing.
Because Vietnam's courts do not accept lawsuits against Formosa Ha Tinh Steel Corporation, Vietnamese had hoped that Taiwanese could help them sue the company in Taiwan. However, it is not possible, because Formosa steel plant is based in Vietnam.
Father Peter Nguyen Van Hung, a Vietnamese Catholic priest in Taiwan, has been travelling with other priests from the affected regions in Vietnam and a number of Taiwanese NGOs representatives to Europe in order to raise international attention of the environmental and human right issues caused by Formosa Plastics Group and the Vietnamese government. He also visited organizations in the US that are willing to provide legal support for the victims.
Father Hung also works with Vietnamese, scholars, and NGOs in Taiwan, including Environment Jurists Association (EJA), Taiwan Association for Human Rights, and Covenant Watch in Taiwan, to pressure Formosa Plastics Group and the Taiwanese government to face up to the disaster.
In December 2016, Taiwanese NGOs requested that Taiwan's Legislative Yuan host a public hearing about the incident and asked to review the Statute for Industrial Innovation, which is related to encouraging foreign investment. Though the Statute was eventually revised in November 2017, no audit or evaluation article was added to it, which means the Taiwanese government cannot penalize a corporation for environmental and human rights misdeeds overseas.
Before the environmental disaster was known, Formosa Plastics Group received another 3.5 billion US dollars in loans from more than 30 banks in Taiwan and overseas. Afterward, Taiwanese NGOs asked two banks that are 100% controlled by Taiwan government, Bank of Taiwan and Land Bank of Taiwan, to consider adopting the Equator Principles — a set of standards for financial institutions to assess environmental and social risk in project finance — but they declined. On the other hand, two others commercial banks among the 30, Cathay United Bank and E.SUN Commercial Bank, have signed them.
The US company RCA set up its factories in Taiwan from 1970 to 1991, and they caused a lot of pollution in Taiwan's land and groundwater and made a lot of people sick. This is a case still being litigated. This is the pain of Taiwanese. If we experience this kind of pain, we should not then inflict it on Vietnam.