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The Benefits of Green Tea
Green tea is known to reduce cholesterol levels, burn fat, prevent diabetes, prevent stroke, and control dementia. It is also known to have the potential to fight cancer and heart disease. Most of these beliefs are quite intriguing as there are very limited studies to prove the benefits. Katherine Tallmadge, RD, LD, a nutritionist and spokeswoman for the American Dietetic Association, believes in the potential of green tea in improving health in different ways.
Experts say that most of the evidence collected till today comes from the lab and real world evidence is missing until now. Few clinical studies that focused on the effect of green tea on heart disease and cancer have given promising results. Most of these studies were conducted in the East where green tea is an important part of the diet. "The results of the study are naturally influenced by the lifestyle factors like high intake of fish and soy protein," feels Nieca Goldberg, MD, a spokeswoman for the American Heart Association and medical director of the New York University Women's Heart Center. In spite of this, she agrees that green tea has a number of antioxidants, which helps to maintain good health.
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Green Tea and Antioxidants
Catechins, the most abundant antioxidant in green tea, scavenge for free radicals that are the most important cause of cancer, blood clots and atherosclerosis. Green tea has very minimal processing as it includes only withering and steaming, unlike the black and oolong tea where they are fermented. Thus, the catechins of green tea, especially epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG), are concentrated. "The bioavailability of these antioxidants is poor and this must be overcome to get the maximum health benefits from green tea," says Tak-Hang Chan, PhD, professor emeritus in the department of chemistry at McGill University in Montreal.
Green Tea and Cancer
Some of the lab studies had shown very promising results that EGCG regulates and inhibits the growth of cancer cells and kill the tumor cells. But clinical studies have not shown the same results in human beings, remarks Marji McCullough, ScD, RD, the American Cancer Society's strategic director of nutritional epidemiology. One of the major challenges of conducting a clinical study is to find a population which drinks enough green tea and had been having it for a long time, she says. Long exposure time is very important in case of cancer.
There are few studies which show that drinking at least two glasses of green tea in a day inhibits the growth of cancer cells. In a study conducted in Japan on 500 women with Stage I or Stage II breast cancer, consumption of green tea before and after the surgery was found to reduce the chances of recurrence of cancer. Another study in China showed that more the intake of green tea, lower the risk of cancers like esophageal cancer, prostate cancer, colorectal cancer and pancreatic cancer. A recent review of studies related to the correlation of green tea intake and reduced risk of lung cancer show that an increase in the daily consumption of green tea by two cups reduces the risk of lung cancer by 18%.
Green Tea and Heart
Some studies show a clear correlation between green tea consumption and healthy heart, while some studies give contradictory results with this regard. In a study conducted in 500 Japanese men, an intake of four cups of green tea per day decreases the severity of coronary heart diseases. Another study conducted by Dutch researchers shows that more the intake of green tea, lower the severity of clogging of blood vessels in the heart. Lifestyle plays a major role in the shaping of results in these studies, says Goldberg. But she does agree that the antioxidants present in green tea act as dilators preventing the clogging of blood vessel.
Goldberg feels that people should know about these studies as they show that everyday foods have health benefits. Although heart-health benefits of green tea are known, doctors rarely recommend green tea to people. There is no evidence to the heart benefits of green tea as compared to the benefits of exercise in improving the health of the heart.
Green Tea and Healthy Weight
Green tea has been shown to have the potential to fight obesity and lower the levels of cholesterol. These are two major risk factors for heart disease and diabetes. There are two studies — one conducted in the Netherlands and the other in Japan — that have showcased these benefits. In the study, conducted by Dutch researchers, participants who drank caffeinated green tea lost more weight. The results show that even those people who drank the decaffeinated variety showed a decrease in the body weight. In the study, conducted by Japanese researchers, 240 participants were given different amounts of green tea extract for almost three months. Results show that those participants who got the highest amount of green tea lost both fat and weight, and also had low blood pressure and low levels of LDL cholesterol.
Weight loss supplements containing extracts of green tea also may be helpful, unless there are any liver disorders. But the best way to get maximum benefits from green tea is to drink it. "When all the studies are considered, it shows that taking green tea everyday will definitely affect the health," says Diane McKay, PhD, a Tufts University scientist who studies antioxidants. It cannot be taken as a drug but it can complement the diet. Experts suggest that eat fruits, vegetables, grains, seeds, and nuts and also have few cups of green tea. It is not that supplements won't help, it is just that as there are many compounds in green tea, and many of them would have to be consumed together.
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The Australian Taxation Office has announced tough new measures to clamp down on tax evasion – specifically targeting the hospitality, and building and construction industries.
The ATO has stated that businesses which deliberately use cash transactions to hide income and evade tax obligations will be under the spotlight.
Illegal behaviour included companies who paid cash in hand wages, skimmed cash takings, ran normal business activities off the books, and underground operations.
Businesses in industries which have ready access to cash will be the main focus, with the ATO implementing specific strategies to catch offenders.


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Cross Country Almost Perfect in Mississippi
Posted October 5, 2014 / Last updated December 2, 2014
Seniors Patrick LaCour (left) and Matthews Vargas sprint to the tape at the Watson Ford Invitational on Saturday. Lacour took first place overall in the 5-K race with a time of 16:48, just two seconds ahead of Vargas. In the background is junior Carlos Zervigon, who finished third overall (photo courtesy Beth Vargas).
In high school cross country, the best possible team score in a meet is 15 points, the result of placing your top five runners in the top five spots. Adding the places of your runners–one plus two plus three plus four plus five–yields a perfect 15, the cross country equivalent of bowling a 300 or running the table in pool . At the Mississippi College Watson Ford Invitational in Clinton, Mississippi, on Saturday morning, Jesuit took the team title with 16 points.
As always, Coach Rudy Horvath's '86 squad relied on the power of the pack. Last week in Pensacola, the time differential between the Jays' top five runners was 11 seconds, a split admiringly described by Nola.com cross country beat writer Johanna Gretschel as "sick." Well, it was every bit as sick this week as a mere 12 seconds separated Jesuit's top five runners. Breaking away from the pack to win the meet's open division race was senior Patrick LaCour, who shattered his personal record by posting a time of 16:48 for the 5-K course. Right on his heels were senior Matthews Vargas (2nd overall), junior Carlos Zervigon (3rd overall), senior Michael Schwing (4th overall) and sophomore Eli Sisung (6th overall).
"Patrick ran a phenomenal race," said Horvath. "But all of the guys ran really well. We've had a couple of really grueling weeks of practice, and I thought some of the guys might struggle with tired legs today. But they came out strong."
The Jays' closest competitors were both Louisiana schools. Fontainebleau finished second with 77 points, followed by St. Paul's with 124.
Such a convincing win over St. Paul's, considered by many to be one of the favorites in 5A this year, would normally be cause for celebration. Unfortunately, all the news on the day wasn't good.
For the first time this year, the meet added a "Gold" Division with an early morning start. "There was no way we could get to Clinton early enough for that start," said Horvath. "We had already done an overnight trip the previous week, and I wasn't going to get my guys on the road at 4 a.m."
St. Paul's didn't have such constraints. Their top runners, therefore, competed in the gold division, including two runners who had never laced up a pair of sneakers in a competitive meet for the Wolves. As impressive as the Jays' times were in the open division, they wouldn't have been enough in the Gold, where St. Paul's easily bested the rest of the field.
"I'm certainly not going to let that rain on today's parade," said Horvath. "But we definitely need to kick it up a notch to compete with those times at state."

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Wednesday September 12th 2012 Wednesday September 12th 2012 by Xavier Voigt-Hill
What to expect at tonight's Apple event
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Every year since 2007 Apple has announced a new iPhone. Tonight is their sixth release event. Love it or hate it, the iPhone is continually the highest selling smartphone in the world, with record launches coming each generation. Since the launch of the iPhone 4S last October, which was seen by many as an incremental upgrade over the iPhone 4, rumours have suggested that Apple may have a little more up its sleeve tonight as they launch the 6th generation of iPhone to the waiting world.
While we can be certain that the name will include the word 'iPhone' somewhere, violent arguments have broken out across the internet about what the actual name will be. Many are referring to this new device as the iPhone 5 as it seems like a natural progression of name from 4 and 4S, but to call the phone this would be a large error of judgment on Apple's part. Whatever we see tonight will be the 6th generation of iPhone, and calling it the iPhone 5 may confuse (and annoy) some consumers (i.e. me).
Whatever is announced tonight
What has been speculated is that Apple will follow the naming scheme that they use for every hardware product bar the iPhone to this point, and choose to drop the suffix, referring to the product as iPhone. As with the iPad announced earlier this year, initial advertising may refer to it as the new iPhone and, should it be necessary to pinpoint a specific model, the phone would be referred to as iPhone (6th generation).
Screen size of the iPhone 4 and 4S
In recent times, Apple has begun to expand its Retina Display branding beyond the confines of the iPhone and iPod Touch, with both the new iPad and MacBook Pro sporting the branding. The two previous generations have sported 960 x 640 panels at 3.5″, but one Verge reader suggested that the latest model may have an elongated 3.99″ panel with a 1152 x 640 resolution. Further investigation into the code of iOS 6 has revealed that if pushed to 1136 x 640, the software will display an extra row of apps on the home screen, thus making it incredibly likely that we will see a taller iPhone today.
How a taller iPhone screen could look
Numerous component leaks and the rumours of a taller screen have made the rounds, and one Gizmodo reader had a go at a mockup of the new iPhone, and he can't be too far off.
Internally things are a bit murkier, but a quad core A6 chip, more RAM and a new mini dock connector seem certain to be included for the first time. A camera upgrade could also be on the way, and 4G LTE support for Verizon, Sprint and AT&T in the US seems certain, especially after the LTE chips found in the new iPad. After EE's LTE announcement yesterday, CEO Olaf Swantee teased that more devices supporting the network would be announced soon, and an LTE iPhone could prove to be the catalyst to the LTE growth that EE desires.
Whatever happens, we'll be there with all the news from 6PM BST in our liveblog, so make sure to follow along to get all the news as it happens!


After an acclaimed debut solo album of music by Bach, Bartók and Boulez, Barenboim returns with this new recording, in which the word "virtuosic" is used in the Press release. It is that, but the mix of old and more modern means it's not a CD of two halves, more like three or four. All well played, mind, as he attempts a short history of Italian solo violin literature.
Sciarrino's 6 Capricci opens. Each caprice (capriccio?) is a collection of ethereal violin sounds; imagine very melodic mice squeaking excitedly for cheese and you get at least an idea of the fragmentary nature of the music. As far as we can tell it was Sciarrino's attempt to show his advances in technique and notation that led him to compose the work, a homage to the 24 caprices of Niccolo Paganini. Rather palindromically, six of Paganini's capricci close the programme.
Sciarrino's take is not melodic. You won't be sitting down with a glass of sherry to relax while it plays. It does innervate the mind, though.
That is really cool composing, and it helps to know that when listening.
This rather startling piece is followed by Giuseppe Tartini's sonata known as the "Devil's Trill Sonata," a solo sonata that requires several technically demanding double stop trills "and is difficult even by modern standards" according to Wikipedia. Violinists may be gripped by the challenges of both Sciarrino and Tartini, but the casual listener will find the latter a rather gorgeous piece of baroque violin.
Wikipedia also reports that one 19th-century myth had it that Tartini had six digits on his left hand, making the trills easier for him to play, and, also according to legend, Tartini was inspired to write the sonata by a dream in which the devil appeared at the foot of his bed playing the violin. A kind of baroque Devil Went Down to Georgia.
Luciano Berio is next, another experimental composer known for his virtuosic solo pieces. It is entitled Sequenza (number eight is on here), and it's somewhere between the first two pieces, though more akin to the Sciarrino in its modernity, not that it is without appeal.
Paganini closes and brings the programme full circle; some of the music will be familiar to even the most casual listener of classical music.
This is out on Accentus and was recorded at Jesus-Christus-Kirche in Berlin. The release number is ACC 30431.


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Finally, an amazing and much-needed Kindergarten Conference will be hosted at the Bank Street College of Education on April 21 and 22. If you're a kindergarten teacher, work with kindergarten teachers or have a particular interest in kindergarten, I would encourage you to sign up for the conference ASAP!
Join other kindergarten teachers, school leaders and policy makers as we revisit and celebrate the unique and vital role of Kindergarten in the life of the child. Inspiring keynote speakers will present current research on learning and development and its implications for Kindergarten practice.
Workshop leaders will engage you in interactive sessions on literacy, math, social studies, block building, family engagement, music and science, among others. All workshops will address working with English Language Learners, children with special needs, the rich diversity of our students and the Common Core State Standards. Participants will leave the conference reinvigorated and inspired to strive for what is right for all Kindergarten children.
Upon Registration for the conference, you will be asked to select one morning workshop from the list below.
To pay by Purchase Order, complete a registration form for each participant and fax the PO and registration form(s) to 212-875-4777.
Betsy currently advises students at City College of New York and served on the faculty of Bank Street College for over twenty years. Betsy has taught kindergarten, first grade, and Spanish in both New York City and Colorado and has worked with early childhood educators in many countries including Sierra Leone, Chile, Romania, Mongolia, and Azerbaijan. She is co-author of The Right to Learn: Preparing Early Childhood Teachers to Work in High-Needs Schools (Bank Street College Occasional Paper Series) and is co-editor of Teaching Kindergarten: Learner-Centered Classrooms for the 21st Century (Teachers College Press, 2015). Betsy holds an MS and an EdM from Bank Street College.
Fretta, an educational consultant, was the founder and director of the Wonderplay Conference at the 92nd Street Y in New York City from 2006-2016. She was the director of 92Y's Goldman Center for Youth & Family from 1990-2016 and was director of the Y's Parenting Center from 1980-1990. Before her tenure began at 92Y, Fretta taught preschool, kindergarten, and first grade in New York City and New Jersey and trained daycare teachers and directors in Bridgeport, Connecticut. She is the co-author of Teaching Kindergarten: Learner Centered Classrooms for the 21st Century (Teachers College Press, 2015), Wonderplay (Running Press, 1995), Wonderplay, Too! (Running Press, 2005), and The Right to Learn: Preparing Early Childhood Teachers to Work in High-Needs Schools (Bank Street College Occasional Paper Series).
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Peter Moss, from London, England, Paola Cagliari and Marina Castagnetti, from Reggio Emilia, Italy, will inaugurate this new NAREA professional development series. Alternative Narratives will feature wide-ranging and diverse voices from the global community and will serve to strengthen regional communities of early childhood educators and advocates throughout North America. This series will interrogate the dominant discourses in early childhood, increasingly viewed as becoming more narrow and prescriptive.
Our first initiative will draw from the insights and viewpoints of Peter Moss, Paola Cagliari, and Marina Castagnetti, co-editors of the newly published collection Loris Malaguzzi and the Schools of Reggio Emilia. By focusing on this recently published volume, participants will engender insight and appreciation for the scope and tenacity of Loris Malaguzzi and colleagues in breaking away from the status quo to innovatively build the system of infant-toddler centers and preschools in Reggio Emilia, Italy. The program will include presentations, as well as conversation and exchange among all.
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// Copyright (C) 2010  Davis E. King (davis@dlib.net)
// License: Boost Software License   See LICENSE.txt for the full license.
#undef DLIB_RR_TRAInER_ABSTRACT_Hh_
#ifdef DLIB_RR_TRAInER_ABSTRACT_Hh_

#include "../algs.h"
#include "function_abstract.h"

namespace dlib
{
    template <
        typename K
        >
    class rr_trainer
    {
        /*!
            REQUIREMENTS ON K
                is the dlib::linear_kernel instantiated with some kind of column vector.

            INITIAL VALUE
                - get_lambda() == 0
                - will_use_regression_loss_for_loo_cv() == true
                - get_search_lambdas() == logspace(-9, 2, 50)
                - this object will not be verbose unless be_verbose() is called

            WHAT THIS OBJECT REPRESENTS
                This object represents a tool for performing linear ridge regression
                (This basic algorithm is also known my many other names, e.g. regularized
                least squares or least squares SVM).

                The exact definition of what this algorithm does is this:
                    Find w and b that minimizes the following (x_i are input samples and y_i are target values):
                        lambda*dot(w,w) + sum_over_i( (f(x_i) - y_i)^2 )
                        where f(x) == dot(x,w) - b

                    So this algorithm is just regular old least squares regression but
                    with the addition of a regularization term which encourages small w.

                It is capable of estimating the lambda parameter using leave-one-out cross-validation.

                The leave-one-out cross-validation implementation is based on the techniques
                discussed in this paper:
                    Notes on Regularized Least Squares by Ryan M. Rifkin and Ross A. Lippert.
        !*/

    public:
        typedef K kernel_type;
        typedef typename kernel_type::scalar_type scalar_type;
        typedef typename kernel_type::sample_type sample_type;
        typedef typename kernel_type::mem_manager_type mem_manager_type;
        typedef decision_function<kernel_type> trained_function_type;

        rr_trainer (
        );
        /*!
            ensures
                - This object is properly initialized and ready to be used.
        !*/

        void be_verbose (
        );
        /*!
            ensures
                - This object will print status messages to standard out.
        !*/

        void be_quiet (
        );
        /*!
            ensures
                - this object will not print anything to standard out
        !*/

        const kernel_type get_kernel (
        ) const;
        /*!
            ensures
                - returns a copy of the kernel function in use by this object.  Since
                  the linear kernels don't have any parameters this function just
                  returns kernel_type()
        !*/

        void set_lambda (
            scalar_type lambda
        );
        /*!
            requires
                - lambda >= 0
            ensures
                - #get_lambda() == lambda
        !*/

        const scalar_type get_lambda (
        ) const;
        /*!
            ensures
                - returns the regularization parameter.  It is the parameter that
                  determines the trade off between trying to fit the training data
                  exactly or allowing more errors but hopefully improving the
                  generalization ability of the resulting function.  Smaller values
                  encourage exact fitting while larger values of lambda may encourage
                  better generalization.

                  Note that a lambda of 0 has a special meaning.  It indicates to this
                  object that it should automatically determine an appropriate lambda
                  value.  This is done using leave-one-out cross-validation.
        !*/

        void use_regression_loss_for_loo_cv (
        );
        /*!
            ensures
                - #will_use_regression_loss_for_loo_cv() == true
        !*/

        void use_classification_loss_for_loo_cv (
        );
        /*!
            ensures
                - #will_use_regression_loss_for_loo_cv() == false
        !*/

        bool will_use_regression_loss_for_loo_cv (
        ) const;
        /*!
            ensures
                - returns true if the automatic lambda estimation will attempt to estimate a lambda
                  appropriate for a regression task.  Otherwise it will try and find one which
                  minimizes the number of classification errors.
        !*/

        template <typename EXP>
        void set_search_lambdas (
            const matrix_exp<EXP>& lambdas
        );
        /*!
            requires
                - is_vector(lambdas) == true
                - lambdas.size() > 0
                - min(lambdas) > 0
                - lambdas must contain floating point numbers
            ensures
                - #get_search_lambdas() == lambdas
        !*/

        const matrix<scalar_type,0,0,mem_manager_type>& get_search_lambdas (
        ) const;
        /*!
            ensures
                - returns a matrix M such that:
                    - is_vector(M) == true
                    - M == a list of all the lambda values which will be tried when performing
                      LOO cross-validation for determining the best lambda.
        !*/

        template <
            typename in_sample_vector_type,
            typename in_scalar_vector_type
            >
        const decision_function<kernel_type> train (
            const in_sample_vector_type& x,
            const in_scalar_vector_type& y
        ) const;
        /*!
            requires
                - x == a matrix or something convertible to a matrix via mat().
                  Also, x should contain sample_type objects.
                - y == a matrix or something convertible to a matrix via mat().
                  Also, y should contain scalar_type objects.
                - is_learning_problem(x,y) == true
                - if (get_lambda() == 0 && will_use_regression_loss_for_loo_cv() == false) then
                    - is_binary_classification_problem(x,y) == true
                      (i.e. if you want this algorithm to estimate a lambda appropriate for
                      classification functions then you had better give a valid classification
                      problem)
            ensures
                - performs linear ridge regression given the training samples in x and target values in y.
                - returns a decision_function F with the following properties:
                    - F(new_x) == predicted y value
                    - F.alpha.size() == 1
                    - F.basis_vectors.size() == 1
                    - F.alpha(0) == 1

                - if (get_lambda() == 0) then
                    - This object will perform internal leave-one-out cross-validation to determine an
                      appropriate lambda automatically.  It will compute the LOO error for each lambda
                      in get_search_lambdas() and select the best one.
                    - if (will_use_regression_loss_for_loo_cv()) then
                        - the lambda selected will be the one that minimizes the mean squared error.
                    - else
                        - the lambda selected will be the one that minimizes the number classification
                          mistakes.  We say a point is classified correctly if the output of the
                          decision_function has the same sign as its label.
                    - #get_lambda() == 0
                      (i.e. we don't change the get_lambda() value.  If you want to know what the
                      automatically selected lambda value was then call the version of train()
                      defined below)
                - else
                    - The user supplied value of get_lambda() will be used to perform the ridge regression.
        !*/

        template <
            typename in_sample_vector_type,
            typename in_scalar_vector_type
            >
        const decision_function<kernel_type> train (
            const in_sample_vector_type& x,
            const in_scalar_vector_type& y,
            std::vector<scalar_type>& loo_values
        ) const;
        /*!
            requires
                - all the requirements for train(x,y) must be satisfied
            ensures
                - returns train(x,y)
                  (i.e. executes train(x,y) and returns its result)
                - #loo_values.size() == y.size()
                - for all valid i:
                    - #loo_values[i] == leave-one-out prediction for the value of y(i) based
                      on all the training samples other than (x(i),y(i)).
        !*/

        template <
            typename in_sample_vector_type,
            typename in_scalar_vector_type
            >
        const decision_function<kernel_type> train (
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                      on all the training samples other than (x(i),y(i)).
                - #lambda_used == the value of lambda used to generate the
                  decision_function.  Note that this lambda value is always
                  equal to get_lambda() if get_lambda() isn't 0.
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5 Ways Wildfires Affect Our Planet
Wildfires are important for ecosystems, but they are dangerous as well.
By Heidi Wachter | Experience LifeSeptember 22, 2020
While wildfires ultimately aid regeneration of an ecosystem, they can cause substantial harm as well:
Our health can be affected by wildfires. Air pollution from wildfire fumes can cause respiratory infections, eye irritations, and headaches.
Local economies are often damaged by wildfires.
The ecological impacts can be catastrophic: Loss of biodiversity is a major concern because each species plays a role in maintaining the delicate balance of ecosystems upon which all lives depend. The 2019 Australian bushfire season, for example, killed an estimated 1 billion animals and pushed some to the brink of extinction: 113 species, ranging from invertebrates to mammals, were placed on a list requiring intervention for survival. Most of them saw at least a third of their range burn.
Soil erosion can be worsened by wildfires that denude the land, which may then lead to landslides and mudslides.
A forest's ability to sequester carbon is reduced by fire, turning it from a carbon sink that hosts greenhouse gases to a carbon source, furthering the effects of climate change. (To learn more, see "Why Bears Ears National Monument Matters.")
Heidi Wachter is a contributing editor.
The Ecological Consequences of Wildfires
By Heidi Wachter
Wildfires are becoming more frequent and dangerous. Learn why it matters — even if you don't live in a burn hotspot.
The Environmental Working Group highlights products that contain toxic chemical flame retardants.
Next-Gen Conservation
How technology is helping scientists monitor and protect wildlife habitats and species.


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Photography Mauritius
April 2, 2015Photography
A selection of photographs taken during the journey across Mauritius, an island nation located in the Indian Ocean, about 2000km off the African coast.
Photo by Sabina Nore
All photographs © Sabina
The island of Mauritius was visited during the medieval period by the Arabs and then by the Portuguese, who named it Dina Arobi and Cirne, respectively. The island was uninhabited until the Dutch Republic established a colony in 1638, with the Dutch naming the island after Prince Maurice van Nassau. The Dutch colony was abandoned in 1710, and, five years later, the island became a French colony and was named Isle de France. Due to its strategic position, Mauritius was known as the "star and key" of the Indian Ocean.
Mauritius became an important base on the trade routes from Europe to the East before the opening of the Suez Canal and was involved in the power struggle between the French and the British. The French won the Battle of Grand Port, their only naval victory over the British during these wars, but they could not prevent the British from landing at Cap Malheureux three months later, and formally surrendered on the fifth day of the invasion, 3 December 1810, on terms allowing settlers to keep their land and property, the use of the French language, and the law of France in criminal and civil matters. Under British rule, the island's name reverted to Mauritius. The country became an independent state on 12 March 1968, following the adoption of a new constitution and became a republic in 1992 within the Commonwealth. — Wikipedia
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Cook County Receives MacArthur Grant to Reduce Jail Population
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by Mary C. Piemonte
Chief Cook County Circuit Judge Timothy C. Evans (right) and Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle with Judge George Leighton in June 2012. Photo by Mary C. Piemonte
Although there is growing attention to the large number of Americans confined in state and federal prisons nationally, much less attention has been paid to local jails.
A large percentage of the inmate population of both sentenced offenders and pretrial detainees are in jail for nonviolent offenses such as traffic, property, drug or public order violations.
And low-income individuals and communities of color across the nation disproportionately experience the negative consequences of incarceration, according to Cook County public officials in the criminal justice system.
However, Cook County was one of 20 jurisdictions from 45 states selected on May 27, 2015, to receive a $150,000 planning grant from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation "to reduce the number of low level nonviolent offenders incarcerated in the Cook County Jail."
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Release of Chicago Police Officers' Misconduct Reports
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After seven years of litigation, on July 29, 2014, the City of Chicago provided Jamie Kalven, founder and principal staff member of the Invisible Institute, with a batch of documents on police misconduct that took place between 2001 and 2008.
According to Kalven, the list of misconduct reports involved police officers assigned to "public housing south" and those who participated in any of the Chicago Police Department's "early intervention" programs. The documents were produced by the city as a result of "Bond v. Utreras" and other lawsuits.
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Cook County Board of Commissioners Approves Two Referenda on the November Ballot
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On the November ballot, voters in the 2014 general election in Cook County will be asked "whether they support banning the sale of assault weapons and requiring universal background checks for firearm transfers; and whether they believe the State should provide more funding for mental health treatment," according to Cook County Board of Commissioners.
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Officials Launch Human Trafficking Awareness Campaign
Pictured from left to right: Illinois State's Attorney Anita Alvarez, DCFS HT Program Manager Stacy Sloan, DCFS Acting Director Bobbie Gregg, FBI Special Agent Ricardo Pagan and Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart. Photo courtesy of the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services.
The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Cook County State's Attorney's Office and the Cook County Sheriff's Office recently launched an "Our Children Are Not for Sale" awareness campaign asking the public to alert law enforcement and DCFS when they believe a child is a victim of human trafficking.
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Video of members of the Mental Health Movement and other concerned citizens protesting outside the Cook County George N. Leighton Criminal Courts building on March 25, 2014.
A Journalist View of Drug War Impact on Public Housing Communities
Mary C. Piemonte talking about federal drug-related rules and regulations for public houisng tenants across the country at Northwestern Law School on Feb. 21, 2014.
A Heated Debate on the U.S Drug War
Ethan Nadelman Executive Director of the Drug Policy Alliance debating with former DEA administrator Peter Bensinger about whether to legalize drugs or not at Northwestern University Law School on Feb. 20, 2014. Photo by Mary C. Piemonte
How Other Countries Deal with Drug Use
Franz Trautmann, head of the Unit International Affairs of the Trimbos Institute talking about how European countries deal with illegal drugs activities during the "Rethinking the War on Drugs" symposium at Northwestern University Law School Feb. 21, 2014. Photo by Mary C. Piemonte
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Participants at the restorative justice event at the Adler School of Psychology on Jan 28 2014. Photo by Mary C. Piemonte
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Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle talking about the racial composition and the inequalities committed against the majority of African American and Latino prisoners awaiting or serving sentences at the County Jail on Jan. 13, 2014. Photo by Mary C. Piemonte
Trump wants Drug Dealers Dead
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February 28, 2020 by Graeme MacKay
Editorial Cartoon by Graeme MacKay, The Hamilton Spectator – Friday February 21, 2020
Despite His Billions, Bloomberg Busts
You can buy ads and saturate the airwaves with them. You can buy allies, especially with the right budget.
But you can't buy a debate performance, and that's why Mike Bloomberg's on Wednesday night mattered so much. This was the man talking, not the money.
And the man needed rescue — from his bloodthirsty rivals and even more so from himself.
Making his first appearance alongside other contenders for the Democratic presidential nomination, Bloomberg knew that he would be under furious attack and had clearly resolved not to show any negative emotion. But that meant that he often showed no emotion at all. Or he looked vaguely bemused, and that didn't communicate the coolness that he intended. It signaled an aloofness that he very much needed to avoid.
He made a groaner of a joke about his wealth, saying that he could hardly use a plebeian instrument like TurboTax to ready his tax returns for public consumption. He made light of past harassment-related complaints from female employees: "None of them accuse me of doing anything other than maybe they didn't like a joke I told."
He repeatedly — and laughably — suggested that he wouldn't tear up nondisclosure agreements with women who have sued him or his company because they wanted the silence as much as he did. Elizabeth Warren hammered and hammered him on this point, but he wouldn't budge, and that left the impression that he couldn't budge. The truth would be too ugly.
My first sketch of Michael Bloomberg. Kinda' resembles actor Christopher Plummer in this depiction. More work needed? Or, why bother? Maybe he's washed up?*
Ugly: That's the word for this ninth debate of the Democratic primary season. It had the fewest candidates — six — but the most nastiness, because those candidates clearly felt an urgency to diminish their competitors and elevate themselves before it was too late. A meager haul of votes in the Nevada caucuses this coming Saturday could effectively undo one or more of them; a poor showing on Super Tuesday less than two weeks from now would definitely be the end of the road.
It's no wonder they wanted a bite of him. It was the first time since Bloomberg announced his run for the presidency that he was within reach. For three high-spending, high-flying months, he campaigned essentially as a phantasm, ubiquitous in television commercials but averse to interviews, a supposed paragon of electability who had yet to put himself before voters, more idea than actuality, able to be seen but not touched.
But on Wednesday night, that changed abruptly. The apparition became flesh. And it was bruised from the get-go and bloodied soon after. (Continued…NYT)
* It was my second time drawing him, actually. The first time I sketched Michael Bloomberg was while watching him on TV as he spoke to delegates at the 2016 Democratic Party convention.
Posted in: USA	Tagged: 2020-07, billionaire, debate, Donald Trump, Michael Bloomberg, misogyny, racism, sketch, transparency, USA, wealth
April 26, 2018 by Graeme MacKay
Editorial Cartoon by Graeme MacKay, The Hamilton Spectator – Thursday April 26, 2018
'Raw hatred': why the 'incel' movement targets and terrorises women
When a van was driven on to a Toronto pavement on Tuesday, killing 10 people and injuring 15, police chief Mark Saunders said that, while the incident appeared to be a deliberate act, there was no evidence of terrorism. The public safety minister Ralph Goodale backed this up, deeming the event "not part of an organised terror plot". Canada has rules about these things: to count as terrorism, the attacker must have a political, religious or social motivation, something beyond "wanting to terrorise".
Why have the authorities been so fast to reject the idea of terrorism (taking as read that this may change; the tragedy is very fresh)? Shortly before the attack, a post appeared on the suspect's Facebook profile, hailing the commencement of the "Incel Rebellion", including the line "Private (Recruit) … Infantry 00010, wishing to speak to Sgt 4chan please. C23249161." ("4chan is the main organising platform for the 'alt-right'," explains Mike Wendling, the author of Alt-Right: from 4Chan to the White House.)
There is a reluctance to ascribe to the "incel" movement anything so lofty as an "ideology" or credit it with any developed, connected thinking, partly because it is so bizarre in conception.
Standing for "involuntarily celibate", the term was originally invented 20 years ago by a woman known only as Alana, who coined the term as a name for an online support forum for singles, basically a lonely hearts club. "It feels like being the scientist who figured out nuclear fission and then discovers it's being used as a weapon for war," she says, describing the feeling of watching it mutate into a Reddit muster point for violent misogyny.
Who are the 'incels' and how do they relate to Toronto van attack?
It is part of the "manosphere", but is distinguished from men's rights activism by what Wendling – who is also the editor of BBC Trending, the broadcaster's social media investigation unit – calls its "raw hatred. It is vile. It is just incredibly unhinged and separate from reality and completely raw." It has some crossover with white supremacism, in the sense that its adherents hang out in the same online spaces and share some of the same terminology, but it is quite distinctive in its hate figures: Stacys (attractive women); Chads (attractive men); and Normies (people who aren't incels, ie can find partners but aren't necessarily attractive). Basically, incels cannot get laid and they violently loathe anyone who can. (Continued: Guardian)
Posted in: Canada, International	Tagged: dork, intel, ISIL, Isis, men, misogyny, nerd, radicalism, terror, terrorism, Toronto, violence, Youth
October 17, 2016 by Graeme MacKay
Editorial Cartoon by Graeme MacKay, The Hamilton Spectator – Tuesday October 18, 2016
A lifetime of misogyny catches up with Trump
Back in the spring, Jill Harth didn't want to talk. Neither did a number of the other women who had crossed paths with Donald Trump. But few of them had documented their encounters so thoroughly as Harth, whose 1997 lawsuit alleging "attempted rape" against Trump is a matter of public record.
It wasn't surprising that having kept quiet on the matter for almost 20 years, she wasn't jumping at the chance to respond to a reporter's phone call.
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But a few months later, her lawyer got in touch. The impetus, as Harth put it in an emotional hour-long interview at the Guardian's New York office, was Trump's repeated insistence that any woman alleging misbehaviour on his part was lying. His eldest daughter Ivanka's widely aired insistence that "my dad is not a groper" pushed her over the edge. "What did she know?" Harth asked. "She was 10 years old."
A former Trump business associate from his early beauty pageant industry days, Harth said that the tycoon behaved inappropriately with her from the day she met him. The first presentation she gave with her boyfriend and business partner George Houraney back in December 1992 marked not just the beginning of their partnership with Trump, which Harth described as the professional "highlight" of their career, but also, the beginning of a steady stream of unwanted sexual advances, culminating in the alleged assault in one of the children's bedrooms at Mar-a-Lago, his ostentatious Florida mansion.
Woman who sued Trump over alleged sexual assault speaks out pushed me up against the wall, and had his hands all over me and tried to get up my dress again," Harth recalled, "and I had to physically say: 'What are you doing? Stop it.' It was a shocking thing to have him do this because he knew I was with George." If she had known Trump a bit better at the time, she might not have been so shocked.
Today, the examples of Trump's misogyny, casual and calculated alike, are as well-rehearsed as they are reprehensible. But something has changed again. Last week, the tape of his conversation with Billy Bush brought them front and centre in the American conversation; this week, further testimony from two women who spoke to the New York Times, alleging that his claims back then were more than mere words, have ensured that the spotlight will not shift. His unguarded phrase, "grab them by the pussy", has stuck because it chimed with the testimony of Jill Harth, and so many other women who have spoken out about their experience with Trump. As a former Miss Utah, Temple Taggart, put it to the New York Times when remembering how he had introduced himself by kissing her on the lips: "It was like, 'Thank you.' Now no one can say I made this up," she said. In this context, the stories of the women who spoke up about Trump have taken on fresh weight: now undeniable as a map to his values and treatment of women for more than 40 years. (Continued: The Guardian)
Posted in: Uncategorized	Tagged: Democracy, Donald Trump, election, intolerance, misogyny, rigging, ship, USA
Editorial Cartoon by Graeme MacKay, The Hamilton Spectator – Friday April 15, 2016
Patrick Brown admits he's 'upset' with Jack MacLaren
Progressive Conservative Leader Patrick Brown insists he has done enough to punish rogue MPP Jack MacLaren.
"Obviously, I was upset," Brown said of MacLaren, who in the past week has been forced to apologize for making a sexist joke about a female Liberal MP in front of 350 people and for posting testimonials from fake constituents on his official website.
"It was the totality of events, not one single (thing)," said the Tory leader, who removed the Carleton-Mississippi MPP from his largely ceremonial post as chair of the Tories' Eastern Ontario caucus.
"This is a post just like a regional minister would be. It's speaking to the riding associations. It's a leadership position in the party," said Brown, who has handed the symbolic title to MPP Jim McDonell (Stormont-Dundas-South Glengarry).
"It was important to express that I wasn't happy and there's consequences and that's why he was demoted from that position. The demotion speaks for itself," he said.
MacLaren, who brushed past reporters Wednesday after uttering a terse apology for the website ruse, wasn't seen at Queen's Park on Thursday and could not be reached for comment.
But, privately, his caucus colleagues are fuming that he hasn't been sanctioned more severely.
"This is basically meaningless," said one senior Tory, noting MacLaren never once chaired a meeting of the Eastern Ontario caucus.
"Jack made Patrick look bad and he made all of us look bad," said the insider.
The Tory caucus got a much-needed morale boost Thursday afternoon when former prime minister Brian Mulroney dropped by Queen's Park to give them a pep talk.
"I'm in town to do an event tonight and Patrick, who's an old friend of mine, asked me to come by and say hello to the caucus. We had a great meeting," Mulroney told the Star. (Source: Toronto Star)
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Quotes tagged "Triumph"
"Commodus: Have I missed it? Have I missed the battle?
[Commodus embraces him]
Marcus Aurelius: You have missed the war.
Commodus: Father, congratulations. I shall sacrifice a hundred bulls to honor your triumph.
Marcus Aurelius: Save the bulls. Honor Maximus. He won the battle."
— Marcus Aurelius, Gladiator
Tagged: Battle, War, Bulls, Triumph
"[seeing the dinosaurs for the first time] You did it. You crazy son of a bitch, you did it."
— Dr. Ian Malcolm, Jurassic Park
Tagged: Triumph
"Bringing down this club may be easier than I thought. I am engorged with venom and triumph."
— Sue Sylvester, Glee, Season 1: Hell-O
Tagged: Revenge, venom, Triumph
"We have known the bitterness of defeat and the exultation of triumph, and from both we have learned there can be no turning back."
— Douglas Macarthur
Tagged: Defeat, Triumph, World War II
"To me, it's a victory over my whole life that I can do stand-up. The way that I got abused as a child was psychological, and when I'm onstage I've taken my life and I've turned it around. I've gone, You've made me this way and now you can't get me. I even like hecklers because it's like, Just try to be funnier than me, motherfucker. I like it when they're mean to me, too, because then it's my mother and my father sitting out there trying to get me one more time. And they won't. They will never get me. Never."
— Roseanne Barr, The Ballad of Roseanne and Tom
Tagged: Stand-Up Comedy, Abuse, Triumph
"There will be pain. There will be suffering. We will be confronted with the most horrific aspects of humanity. We will confront the inhuman. Evil itself. But we will triumph. It is not a war we will lose."
— Frank Underwood, House of Cards, Season 4: Chapter 52
Tagged: Pain, Suffering, Triumph, Evil, War
"But after all, the most animating encouragement and potent appeal for freedom will be its own history - its trials and its triumphs."
— Franklin Pierce, A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents, Volume 7
Tagged: animating, Encouragement, Appeal, Freedom, Triumph, Trials, Difficulty, Challenge, Success
"Far better to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in the gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat."
— Theodore Roosevelt, The Strenuous Life
Tagged: Triumph, glory, victory, Defeat
"It doesn't matter who you are, where you come from. The ability to triumph begins with you. Always."
— Oprah Winfrey, Pass It On Quotes
Tagged: Overcoming Obstacles, Strength And Beauty, You Can Overcome, Triumph, strength, You Are Strong, Inner Strength
"We cannot witness the struggle between the oppressed and his oppressor anywhere without the deepest sympathy for the former and the most anxious desire for his triumph."
— Millard Fillmore
Tagged: Oppression, Triumph, sympathy
"The triumph of the industrial arts will advance the cause of civilization more rapidly than its warmest advocates could have hoped, and contribute to the permanent prosperity and strength of the country far more than the most splendid victories of successful war."
— Charles Babbage, The Exposition of 1851: Views Of The Industry, The Science, and the Government Of England
Tagged: Triumph, Industrial art, Industrialization
"Clouds and darkness surround us, yet Heaven is just, and the day of triumph will surely come, when justice and truth will be vindicated. Our wrongs will be made right, and we will once more taste the blessings of freedom, of which the degraded rebels would deprive us."
— Mary Todd Lincoln, Letter to James Gordon Bennett
Tagged: Darkness, Justice, Triumph, Freedom, Liberty
"Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph."
— Thomas Paine, The American Crisis
Tagged: tyranny, Conquering, Conflict, Battle, Triumph
"The presence of evil was something to be first recognized, then dealt with, survived, outwitted, triumphed over."
— Toni Morrison, Sula
Tagged: Evil, Survival, Triumph, Win
"Women represent the triumph of matter over mind, just as men represent the triumph of mind over morals."
— Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray (Dover Thrift Editions)
Tagged: Mind Over Matter, Triumph, Sex Quotes, Relationships
"True love will triumph in the end - which may or may not be a lie, but if it is a lie, it's the most beautiful lie we have."
— John Green, Looking for Alaska
Tagged: Love, Triumph, Beautiful Lie


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2012 Topps Turkey Red Football is another limited edition online exclusive. Offered initially only on Topps' online shop, the release focuses entirely on rookies. Every box comes with 11 cards including an autograph.
The 2012 Topps Turkey Red Football base set has 100 cards. All are rookies, meaning it goes deep into the 2012 first-year class. Top names like Andrew Luck, Robert Griffin III, Alfred Morris and Russell Wilson are all on the list. Base cards have a mini parallel, which are inserted one per box. These cards measure 2.075" by 2.905". Printing plates are also randomly included in the product.
More than 50 rookies also have autographs in 2012 Topps Turkey Red Football, including Luck, RG3 and Morris. Autographs use stickers for the signatures and have Red parallels that are numbered to 10. Regular autographs are also numbered, although to differing amounts.
2012 Topps Turkey Red Case Keenum Red Auto RC 02 10 Rare!
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Cards are numbered to varying amounts. Confirmed print runs noted next to individual cards.
No list of the rookies is a panini move.
dexter � Not sure what you mean. All the cards in this set are rookies.
Excellent Product for the price point. I opened 5 boxes and got 1 printing plate, 2 Andrew Luck, and 1 Robert Griffin III.
I think these boxes give a return on your investment for the price point.
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Tricky to Perform 'Maxinquaye' in London
Trip-hop producer reuniting with singer Martina Topley-Bird
Tricky will reunite with singer Martina Topley-Bird.
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Trip-hop pioneer Tricky will perform his 1995 breakthrough album Maxinquaye in full at Sundance London, a four-day event spun off from the popular Sundance Film Festival. Tricky will reunite with singer Martina Topley-Bird for the show on April 27th, and it will be their first collaboration since falling out both personally and professionally in the late Nineties.
Topley-Bird was just a teenager when she and Tricky recorded Maxinquaye in 1994. The two were an item at the time, and they had a child together in 1995. She sang on three more Tricky albums in the late Nineties – Nearly God, Pre-Millennium Tension and Angels with Dirty Faces – but has not worked with him since. She has recorded four solo albums over the past decade, and has appeared on tracks by Massive Attack, Common and Diplo.
Photos: Random Notes
Maxinquaye, along with Portishead's Dummy and Massive Attack's Blue Lines, set the template for the trip-hop genre. After the album took off, Tricky rebelled against his own success and pushed his sound to often deeply uncommercial extremes, performing nearly unrecognizable live arrangements of his hits in concert.
You can watch a video of Tricky and Topley-Bird performing the Maxinquaye highlight "Hell Is Around the Corner" just before winning the album of the year honor at the Mercury Prize ceremony in 1995.


North Easton and I write together quite a bit. We had recently started a song entitled "No Visible Stains" - negotiated to become "Invisible Stains". That's how it rolls in the rbt | ne world. In view of an intensely busy week for both of us, that included writing and producing our Week 1 song for Matt Dusk (more on that in the next post), we thought that we would finish up this song because, not only would it be efficient given our familiarity with writing together making the weight of the week lighter, but we felt the song truly answered the Radio Pop challenge. Lyrics and music complete, North ventured into his studio with his inspired producer brain to put together the beginnings of the song. However, after many listens it wasn't working – for either of us. So here we are, Monday 1:30 am, with hours and much energy invested in this song with the clock ticking closer to the deadline. And sadly, neither of us like where the song is going. lol. So, the choices. Live with it and settle? Or, ditch the approach and start over? Two 'A' type personalities. Do the math. Really no choice but to rethink, rework, re-record. Simplify. Go back to the song at its core because it truly worked there and embrace the soul of the song. And so, 2:30 am and I'm writing this knowing that North is on this in the morning and I'm in the studio this evening to final mix wherever and whatever we land on as we run towards another Monday midnight deadline. But happily I'm off to sleep knowing we're on the same page and agreed on where the song should go from here.
Monday, March 23 11:59 pm - And here's where we landed tonight – and both happier. But, still a work in progress. Enjoy.


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Posted by Brett Roy on November 13, 2017
No matter what your chosen path in life, there are always ways to measure your progression in your craft -- to see how you fare with others pursuing the same passion around the country and around the world.
Chocolate is no different. Every year, chocolatiers have an opportunity to enter their creations into the International Chocolate Awards. The competition has two stages -- the first is a match in your home country with chocolatiers from coast to coast. If you're lucky to be recognized at the national level, the award-winning chocolates are invited to be judged in the World Final.
The World Final takes place during Chocolate Week in London, England in October. This year, thousands of products were judged by a panel of experts, food journalists, sommeliers, pastry chefs and members of the international Grand Jury, who travel from around the world to London to savour and assess the entries. 800 products made it to the world final to be judged for awards.
It's a nerve-wracking experience, particularly for Canadian chocolatiers because the finalists in our country are announced just days before submissions are due in the World Final. It doesn't leave much time to prepare between competitions.
There are several categories in which chocolate makers can enter. For us, we focus our efforts on the ganache or truffle category. This year we were delighted to win a total of 14 awards in both competitions.
Pure Nacional (Gold Canada, Gold World Final)
The Orange Grove (Gold Canada, Gold World Final)
Almond Coconut Praline (Gold Canada, Silver World Final)
Lime (Silver Canada, Bronze World Final)
Teaism (Gold Canada)
Herbsaint (Silver Canada)
Raspberry Noir (Silver Canada)
Passionfruit and St. Germaine Caramel (Silver Canada)
Matcha Green Tea (Silver Canada)
Salted Butter Caramel (Silver Canada)
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New 'Power Rangers' Posters Feature Power Poses and Power Coins
by Dave Trumbore October 7, 2016
As Lionsgate and Power Rangers prepare to bring a power-packed panel to New York Comic-Con, some epic new posters have premiered and they reveal more than just powerful poses. We also get a great new look at the costumes, which I'm frankly a fan of, though I need to see the title heroes in action before I can make any final judgments.
Another feature that's sort of hidden away within the posters, which were premiered by IGN, is the use of the Rangers' Power Coins. You can get a solid look at the coins which confirm that the Rangers' Zords will most definitely be the same prehistoric animals used in the original Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers TV series. That's welcome news considering that the previously released Zords posters were a little unclear.
Dean Israelite's Power Rangers stars Ludi Lin as Black Ranger/Zack, Naomi Scott as Pink Ranger/Kimberly, RJ Cyler as Blue Ranger/Billy, Becky G as Yellow Ranger/Trini, and Dacre Montgomery as Red Ranger/Jason. Look for the action-packed feature film and their bigger-than-life Zords on screens March 24, 2017.
Check out the new posters below, after info on how you can see the Power Rangers panel at New York Comic-Con:
Lionsgate will host a power-packed panel that will feature the stars and filmmakers from the highly anticipated feature films John Wick: Chapter 2 and Saban's Power Rangers during New York Comic Con on Saturday, October 8. Fans attending the hour-long panel will be treated to Q&A sessions with the cast and producers of Saban's Power Rangers and John Wick: Chapter 2, as well as exclusive, never-before-seen footage from both films. Those who cannot attend will be able to watch the panel LIVE on Twitch.
Lionsgate presents a preview of two of 2017 most highly anticipated films, SABAN'S POWER RANGERS and JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 2 – – A must see for all, this panel will provide a look at the epic action-adventure, SABAN'S POWER RANGER'S followed by a Q&A with the cast and filmmakers bringing this new motion picture to the big screen. Attendees will also be shown footage from the return of everyone's favorite hitman in JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 2 and will be treated to a Q&A with the all-star cast.
Location: The Theater at Madison Square Garden
Date: Saturday, October 8
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This is the first class in series Practical Herbalism: Remedies and Techniques for Everyday Wellness.
The series is held at Hunterdon County Vocational School District.
In this class we will explore the different schools of herbalism while delving into the history of this ancient practice. We will discuss the basic tenets of working with herbs, learn to connect with our intuitive wisdom, and cover the different types of herbal remedies. We will sip herbal tea and make an herbal honey to take home.


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Antique rare maps of Guianas & Suriname
1655 - Pascaerte van Brazil en Nieu Nederlandt van Cuorvo en Flores tot de Barbados nu eerst uyt gegeven door Arnold Colom tot
An important and very rare early Dutch Sea Chart, focusing on Canada, New England, the Eastern Caribbean, Brazil, Guyana and Venezuela. This attractive sea chart assumes the perspective of the westward direction facing upwards and embraces the Western...
1865 - (Curacao, Leeward Islands, Guyana) Dutch Possessions in South America and The West Indies
Decorative map Curacao, the Leeward Islands and Surinam (or Dutch Guayana). Includes a large view of the Residence Offices and Tent-Barte of the Cacao Plantations of Alkmaar on the River Commewina and a view of Curacao from the east.
1845 - Kaart der Nederlansche Bezittingen ben Oosten en ten Westen der Kaap de Goede Hoop.
Interesting Map of the Dutch Colonies. The map consists of 5 separate maps, entitled: The Caribbean Islands Curacao and Dependencies The Suriname Colony The Coast of Guinea in Africa East Indies The map appeared in Nieuwe Atlas van het...
1681 - Guiana (El Dorado)
Rare Miniature English Map of Guiana, Including Manoa or El Dorado Rare map of Guiana, including the Lake Parime region, with the town of Manor or El Dorado shown, published by Sir Jonas Moore in London. The map appeared in Moore's A New Geography....
1753 - Carte De L'Isle De Caienne et de ses Environs . . . 1753
Detailed and well engraved sea chart of French Guiana and the island of Cayenne. The map was pubilshed in 1763 by Bellin (1703-72), a prolific cartographer assigned the Ministry of the French Navy. The chart shows soundings, anchorage's, channels,...
1763 - Carte de la Guyane Francoise et l'Isle de Cayenne Francoise et l'Isle de Cayenne . . . 1763
1772 - Carte De La Terre Ferme de la Guyane et du Pays des Amazones . . . 1772
Striking 18th Century map of the northern portion of South America, including, Columbia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Guyana and the northen part of Brazil, on the eve of their independence from Spain. The map is divded into Spanish intendencies, with the...
1785 - Kaart van Fransch Guijane, met een Gedeelte van Hollandsch Guijane . . .
Detailed map of the Guyana Colonies, from a scarce Dutch Atlas published by Bachienne. While derived from French sources, this map is far mor attractive and better engraved than the original by Rigobert Bonne.
1795 - A New Chart of the Coast of Guayana From Rio Orinoco to River Berbice, Containing the Dutch Colonies of Pourmaron, Issequibo and Demerary, and Berbice . . . 1795
Significantly revised and updated version of Laurie & Whittle's chart of the Dutch Colony of Guayana, from Jeffery's West India Atlas. The present chart has been significatnly updated from earlier editions.
1796 - A New Chart of the Coast of Guayana, from River Berbice to Cape North and the Rivers of Amazons, Containing the Dutch Colonies Berbice and Surinam, and the French Colony of Cayenne. . . 1796
Significantly revised and updated version Laurie & Whittle's chart of the Dutch and French Colonies in Guayana, from Jeffery's West India Atlas.
1825 - Carte Geographique, Statistique et Historique De La Guyane
Nice example of the Buchon's map of Guyane, published in Paris in 1825. The map delineates English Guyana (Guyana), Dutch Guyana (Suriname) and French Guyana. The map is exceptionally detailed, with forts, towns, villages, mountains, rivers, etc....
1848 - The coast of South America, from latitude 2° south to 9° north, long. 45° to 61° west. Drawn & engraved by Charles Copley, under the direction of George W. Blunt. . . . 1848
Rare separately published American Sea chart of the Northeastern coastline of South America, drawn by Charles Copley and published by Blunt. The map extends from the Orinoco River, Essequibo River and Demarara River in Venezula to Ilha Marajo, Belem...
1889 - Guiana
Decorative map from this famous series of trade cards.
1720 - Carte de la Terre Ferme du Perou, du Bresil, et du Pays des Amazones, Dressee sur les Descriptions de Herrera de Laet, et d'P.P. d'Acuña, et M. Rodriguez, et sur plusieurs Relations et Observations posterieures . . .
Nice example of Coven's & Mortier's edition De L'Isle's maps of the northern part of South America. The map Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, Ecuador, Brazil, Guiana and parts of Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay and Argentina. De L'Isle was known for his fine...
1779 - Carte du Perou et Brasil Sepl, de Tierre-Firme, de Guyana, et de la Rivieire des Amazones: Ce qui fait la partie Boreal de L'Amerique Meridiole. Par Le Sr. D'Anville . . . 1779
Finely engraved map of the northern part of South America, from Santini's Venetian edition of d'Anville's map from "Atlas Universel" printed in 1776-84. The map includes Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Guayana, northern Peru, and part of Brazil.
1814 - Charte von Dem Ostlichen Theile von Terra Firma oder dem General-Capitanate von Caracas -- Nach Poirson's Charte diser Gegend ubersezt . . . 1814
Rare separately published map of the northern part of South America. The map is focused on Venezuela and "Spanische Guyana." The map depicts the region in the year that Dutch Guyana was taken from the Netherlands by Britain.


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A Healthy Oregon: 21st Century Health Equity Investments
September 12, 2016 / Laura Nash
The research is clear, racial disparities persist in all aspects of health in Oregon, from healthcare access, illnesses and chronic disease, to premature death. This should be concerning for all public officials; and we must act to address this crisis.
Unfortunately, existing revenues are insufficient to close the gaps and eliminate the deep disparities engraved in lives of Oregonians. Proven programs and seasoned health professionals that help prevent diseases, reduce infant mortality, and improve outcomes for Oregonians who experience health disparities are underfunded and unavailable in many communities throughout the state. Despite a legacy of declining resources that have wrecked havoc on the well-being of working families, there is hope. OHEA and many other allies for a healthy Oregon are developing consensus around the key problems and concrete solutions.
September 12, 2016 / Laura Nash/
Laura Nash
Leveraging Limited Dollars
July 27, 2016 / Laura Nash
How grantmakers achieve tangible results by funding policy and community engagement. A report from National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy.
July 27, 2016 / Laura Nash/
State of the Work: Stories from the Movement to Advance Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
D5 Coalition's annual report about the state of equity, diversity, and inclusion in philanthropy.
State of the Work Report
Additional Communications Articles, Tools & Resources
May 25, 2016 / Laura Nash
Charities Need to Remember Why They Exist - And Shout About It
http://www.theguardian.com/voluntary-sector-network/2016/apr/06/charities-need-to-remember-purpose-brand-pr?CMP=share_btn_tw
A Practical Guide to Integrated Communications
Integrated Communications PDF
How to Simplify Your Complicated Marketing Strategy
https://www.dailyworth.com/posts/3896-4-ways-to-simplify-business-marketing
Smart Chart 3.0
An effective tool to help nonprofits make smart communications choices.
Smart Chart PDF
Ask these four questions before using any communications tactic.
http://www.lightboxcollaborative.com/GAME_Plan
Vision, Values and Voice
A social justice communications toolkit.
http://toolkit.opportunityagenda.org
Mission Accomplished with the Audience Dossiere
Learn how to best engage the audiences most important to your mission.
http://www.lightboxcollaborative.com/Audience_Dossier
The Best Nonprofit Digital Campaigns Collection
https://act.everyaction.com/best-nonprofit-digital-campaigns
Talkwalker Alerts
The best free alternative to Google Alerts.
http://www.talkwalker.com/alerts
May 25, 2016 / Laura Nash/
http://www.nonprofitmarketingguide.com/blog/2016/02/18/press-release-101-why-you-need-a-good-nut-graph/
How to Build a Strong Media Pitch
http://www.prichardcommunications.com/featured-home/how-to-build-a-strong-media-pitch/
Unlocking the Secrets of Getting in the News
https://medium.com/jotform-form-builder/so-you-wanna-get-in-the-news-43f438e2117d#.v6vpsspq7
What to Do When the Media Gets Your Story Wrong
http://www.nonprofitmarketingguide.com/blog/2016/06/09/what-to-do-when-the-media-gets-your-story-wrong/
This is How to Tweak Your Headlines for Success
How to get reporters to open your emails.
https://muckrack.com/daily/2016/02/11/this-is-how-to-tweak-your-headlines-for-success/
Influencer Strategy
Greater Influence, More Impact
An article from Stanford Social Innovation Review.
http://ssir.org/articles/entry/greater_influence_more_impact
Knowing Who You Know
Using your staff and board's connections to pass policies.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rich-tafel/knowing-who-you-know_b_848918.html
Who are your nonprofit's stakeholders, and what is important to them?
https://knowhownonprofit.org/organisation/strategy/directionsetting/stakeholder
The Amazing Network Reach of Nonprofit Influencers
How do you identify the influencers that are already on your organization's email list?
https://attentive.ly/the-amazing-reach-of-nonprofit-influencers/
A Guide to Power Mapping
A power map is a useful visual tool for figuring out who you need to influence, how to influence them, and who can do the influencing in order to reach a specific goal.
https://movetoamend.org/toolkit/guide-power-mapping
How Networked Nonprofits Visualize Their Networks
http://www.bethkanter.org/network-mapping/
Reframing Refugees Messaging Toolkit
http://www.welcomingamerica.org/sites/default/files/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/wac02_reframing.FNL_.pdf
America Needs All Of Us
A toolkit for talking about bias, race and change.
http://www.welcomingamerica.org/sites/default/files/Implicit_Bias_Toolkit_FINAL_web.pdf
Don't Stay on Message
What 8,000 respondents say about using strategic framing to move the public discourse on immigration.
http://www.frameworksinstitute.org/assets/files/Immigration/dont_stay_on_message_values_11_2013.pdf
Education Core Story - Disparities Trigger
Video about messaging framing for education.
Toward a Good Jobs Agenda
Economic justice messaging research.
http://www.goodjobsforall.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/pff-Full-Research-Report.pdf
Caning, Context and Class
A research report mapping the gaps between expert and public understandings of public safety.
http://www.frameworksinstitute.org/assets/files/pub_safety/public_safety_mapthegaps.pdf
"Handed to Them on a Plate."
A research report mapping the gaps between expert and public understandings of human services.
http://www.frameworksinstitute.org/assets/files/humanservices/NHSAMaptheGaps-Final7-31-13.pdf
Community Values Phrase Basket
We're all in this together, so let's say the same things!
Community Values PDF
A tool for tracking how many people visit your website, how they get there, and what they do once they are there.
https://analytics.google.com/analytics/
The 100 Best Nonprofit Website Designs of 2015
https://act.everyaction.com/100-best-nonprofit-website-designs-of-2015
Tools to grow your website's traffic.
https://sumome.com
10 e-Newsletter Best Practices for Nonprofits
http://www.nptechforgood.com/2014/09/28/10-e-newsletter-best-practices-for-nonprofits/
5 Simple Strategies to Improve Your Email Open Rate
http://blogs.constantcontact.com/improve-email-open-rates/
10 Things to Avoid in Email Newsletter
http://support.e2ma.net/Resource_Center/Help_articles/10-things-to-avoid-in-email-newsletters
This is the Way to Write Email Subject Lines That Get More Clicks
http://coschedule.com/blog/email-subject-lines/
Improve Your Open Rates With These 12 Subject Line Tweaks
http://blogs.constantcontact.com/good-email-subject-lines/
11 Major Reasons Why Your Emails Could Land in the SPAM Box
https://sumome.com/stories/avoid-spam-box?src=sumome-email-story-avoid-spam-box
4 Techniques to Optimize Your Nonprofit Newsletter
http://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/4-techniques-to-optimize-your-nonprofit-newsletter#sm.00od5am81c92dwd10302oa4h9mvly
Photos, Graphics and Video
The 17 Graphic Design Tips All Non-designers Need to Know
https://blog.snappa.io/graphic-design-tips/
The Ultimate List of Free or Low Cost Image Collections
http://list.ly/list/703-the-ultimate-list-of-free-or-low-cost-image-collections
A huge collection of cheap vector graphics.
https://thenounproject.com
Top 5 Affordable Tools to Make Infographics in a Snap
http://www.verticalresponse.com/blog/top-5-affordable-tools-to-make-infographics-in-a-snap/
15 Free Infographic Templates
http://offers.hubspot.com/how-to-create-infographics-in-powerpoint
How to Successfully Launch Nonprofit Infographics Online
http://www.nptechforgood.com/2015/03/29/how-to-successfully-launch-nonprofit-infographics-online/
An Appropriately Quick Gif Guide
https://blog.hootsuite.com/gif-guide/
Why Should You Care About Typography?
http://www.fastcodesign.com/1664719/infographic-of-the-day-why-should-you-care-about-typography?utm_content=buffer75675&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer
Infogr.am
Create and publish beautiful visualizations of your data.
https://infogr.am
Six Easy Ways to Hit Video Out of the Park
http://www.prichardcommunications.com/featured-home/six-easy-ways-to-hit-video-out-of-the-park/
A Video Marketing Guide on Creating Epic Content for Facebook, Snapchat, Twitter and More
https://blog.bufferapp.com/video-marketing
Blogging and Writing
Easy Reading is Damn Hard Writing
A guide for editing your writing.
https://www.helpscout.net/blog/damn-hard-writing/
50 Amazing Resources That Will Make You a Better Writer
https://www.themuse.com/advice/50-amazing-resources-that-will-make-you-a-better-writer
10 Blog Content Ideas for Nonprofits
http://www.nptechforgood.com/2015/06/14/10-blog-content-ideas-for-nonprofits/
5 Ways to Fight the Curse of Knowledge in Your Nonprofit
When you know too much about a topic, you lose the ability to talk about the topic in clear and concise language.
http://www.nonprofitmarketingguide.com/blog/2015/04/29/5-ways-to-fight-the-curse-of-knowledge-in-your-nonprofit/
What Makes a Good Blog Post GREAT
http://www.prichardcommunications.com/featured-home/what-makes-a-good-blog-post-great-10-tips-for-your-nonprofit/
5 Data Insights Into the Headlines Readers Click
https://moz.com/blog/5-data-insights-into-the-headlines-readers-click
YOU HAD ME AT HELLO: 54 Ideas for Strong Leads and Smooth Transitions
http://www.nonprofitmarketingguide.com/blog/2015/03/03/you-had-me-at-hello-54-ideas-for-strong-leads-and-smooth-transitions-in-your-appeals-and-action-alerts
Upgrade Old Content to Engage Your Audience
http://www.prichardcommunications.com/featured-home/upgrade-old-content-to-engage-your-audience/
9 Must-Know Best Practices for Distributing Your Nonprofit's Content on Social Networks
http://www.nptechforgood.com/2014/09/14/9-must-know-best-practices-for-distributing-your-nonprofits-content-on-social-networks/
Jargon Finder
An online glossary of common nonprofit jargon.
http://www.comnetwork.org/category/jargon/
Cutting Through the Jargon
Make your stories simple and appealing.
https://www.hatchforgood.org/explore/149/cutting-through-the-jargon
50 Social Media Marketing Tips That Will Help You Build Traffic
http://coschedule.com/blog/social-media-marketing-tips/
8 Online Engagement Hacks
http://www.prichardcommunications.com/featured-home/8-online-engagement-hacks-a-cheat-sheet-for-nonprofit-communicators/
3 Simple Tips for Using Facebook on a Budget
http://www.prichardcommunications.com/social-media/3-simple-tips-using-facebook-budget/
10 Facebook Page Best Practices for Nonprofits
http://www.nptechforgood.com/2014/10/19/10-facebook-page-best-practices-for-nonprofits/
The Best Time to Post on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram in 2016
https://blog.hootsuite.com/best-time-to-post-on-facebook-twitter-instagram/
25 Twitter Tips for the Modern Nonprofit
http://www.classy.org/blog/twitter-tips-modern-nonprofit/
Tips for Taking Your Twitter Game to the Next Level
https://nonprofitquarterly.org/2016/01/07/tips-for-taking-your-twitter-game-to-the-next-level/
4 Signs Your Nonprofit Should Quit a Social Network
http://www.nptechforgood.com/2015/12/28/4-signs-your-nonprofit-should-quit-a-social-network/
Are You a Bot, or Not?
Create a social media persona that reflects your organization.
http://www.comnetwork.org/2015/08/comnet15-preview-are-you-a-bot-or-not/
A tool for scheduling social media posts.
https://buffer.com/
Thunderclap
Thunderclap allows a single message to be mass-shared, flash mob-style, so it rises above the noise of your social networks.
https://www.thunderclap.it/
Story-Based Strategy Campaign Model
A flowchart for creating a story-based campaign.
Story-Based Strategy PDF
Heroes' Handbook
Use real life heroes and villains to tell a story about the work that needs to be done in our communities.
http://heroesnarrative.org/
Medium for Nonprofits, Explained
Why should nonprofits share their stories on Medium?
https://medium.com/above-the-noise/medium-for-nonprofits-explained-53d54721e6ca#.hou59hw49
Stories Worth Telling
A guide to strategic and sustainable nonprofit storytelling.
http://meyerfoundation.org/sites/default/files/files/SWT-Whitepaper-FINAL.pdf
Your Mission Statement is Not Your Story
Your stories exemplify your mission, but are not bound by it.
https://www.hatchforgood.org/explore/140/your-mission-statement-is-not-your-story
Making the Most of Your Best Stories
Focus on a few great stories and build as many doors into them as possible.
https://www.hatchforgood.org/explore/113/making-the-most-of-your-best-stories
Telling Our Stories Toolkit
An interactive online guide from University of Oregon.
https://blogs.uoregon.edu/toolkit/
Health in Housing: Exploring the Intersection Between Housing and Health Care
March 23, 2016 / Laura Nash
This study directly explores the link between affordable housing and health care through the lens of several national health reform metrics: better connection to primary care, fewer emergency department visits, improved access to and quality of care, and lower costs.
March 23, 2016 / Laura Nash/
Voter Turnout: How Nonprofits Rocked the Vote in 2014
January 01, 2016 / Laura Nash
According to a new study, nonprofit community organizations played a significant role in boosting voter turnout in the 2014 midterm elections, especially among minority and low-income Americans.
January 01, 2016 / Laura Nash/
HBHC, Reports
Talking About Race
December 10, 2015 / Laura Nash
Since 2011, Center for Social Inclusion (CSI) has worked with social scientists to figure out the best strategies to talk about race that would move a broad base of people to support racially equitable policy solutions.
Visit CSI's website
December 10, 2015 / Laura Nash/
Reducing Adverse Childhood Experiences by Increasing Community Capacity
February 05, 2015 / Laura Nash
Community capacity for organization and collaboration has been shown to be a powerful tool for improving the health and well-being of communities. Since 1994 the Washington State Family Policy Council has supported the development of community capacity in 42 community public health and safety networks. Community networks bring local communities together to restructure natural supports and local resources to meet the needs of families and children, and increase cross-system coordination and flexible funding streams to improve local services and policy. In this study, researchers sought to demonstrate the strong impact of the community networks' capacity to interrupt health and social problems. Findings suggest that community networks reduce health and safety problems for the entire community population. Further, community networks with high community capacity reduced adverse childhood experiences (ACE) in young adults ages 18–34.
February 05, 2015 / Laura Nash/
Grantmaking to Communities of Color in Oregon
December 31, 2014 / Jesse Beason
How much giving by Oregon foundations is reaching Oregon's communities of color? Find out in this report from December 2010, Prepared by the Foundation Center on behalf of Grantmakers of Oregon and Southwest Washington (GOSW).
Download Grantmaking to Communities of Color in Oregon (PDF | 4.6 MB)
Download Grantmaking to Communities of Color at Northwest Health Foundation 2008-2013 (PDF | 169k)
December 31, 2014 / Jesse Beason/
equity, health equity, philanthropy
Jesse Beason
Health Care For All Children
October 23, 2014 / Laura Nash
The Oregon Latino Health Coalition and the Oregon Center for Public Policy have released a report recognizing the undocumented immigrant children in Oregon who face many challenges to growing up healthy. Oregon's undocumented children often lack health insurance and are excluded from the Affordable Care Act and Oregon's health reform efforts. This report calls for Oregon to extend health insurance to all children, whether they are undocumented or not.
October 23, 2014 / Laura Nash/
Strategic Plan for Oral Health in Oregon
"Optimal oral health is fundamental to our well-being, happiness, productivity and quality of life. To reduce the social and economic cost of oral disease and related illnesses, it's essential for all Oregonians to receive timely and equitable dental care at every stage of life, including the prenatal stage."
— Strategic Plan for Oral Health in Oregon
The Strategic Plan for Oral Health in Oregon was the result of a collaborative effort by the Oregon Oral Health Coalition, the Oregon Health Authority and the Oral Health Funders Collaborative of Oregon and SW Washington. It proposes a number of strategies for improving oral health for everyone in Oregon by 2020.
These strategies include appointing a State Dental Director, integrating oral health education into general health education for all ages, increasing the number of oral health providers in rural Oregon, enabling providers to reach underserved patients and more.