Teething…a painful and never ending (or it feels like that) chapter of our babies' life.
Luca has been teething for the last few weeks, molars and pre-molars…big ones. When he's teething is not that he's sick…but he is not at all in a good mood (yes, he's fussy!) and he keeps chewing his pacifier like a crazy. That's why today I would like to share with you one of my "homemade teething remedies", teething cookies. They seem to work and Luca likes them, so..deal done!
The recipe has no eggs or milk, that's why I like it for babies under 12 months…it's good starting from the 1st tooth.
Let me know if your baby likes them and let me know if you have other homemade teething remedies, it's always useful to know!!!
As this recipe is mainly for babies, next week we'll prepare a yummy recipe for kids and the entire family!!


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Рубен Дарио Лимардо Гаскон (; Сиудад Боливар, 3. август 1985) је венецуелански мачевалац која се такмичи у дисциплини мач. Три пута је учествовао на Олимпијским играма, а најбољи резултат постигао је у Лондону 2012. када је освојио златну медаљу и тако постао други олимпијски првак уз Венецуеле у историји. На Светском првенству 2013. дошао је до сребра, на Панамеричком првенству 2015. до злата, а са Панамеричких игара има шест медаља, три златне и три сребрне.

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Рођени 1985.
Венецуелански мачеваоци
Мачеваоци на Летњим олимпијским играма 2008.
Венецуелански олимпијци на Летњим олимпијским играма 2008.
Мачеваоци на Летњим олимпијским играма 2012.
Венецуелански олимпијци на Летњим олимпијским играма 2012.
Освајачи медаља на Летњим олимпијским играма 2012.
Мачеваоци на Летњим олимпијским играма 2016.
Венецуелански олимпијци на Летњим олимпијским играма 2016.
Освајачи олимпијских медаља у мачевању
Освајачи златних олимпијских медаља за Венецуелу
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Dec 15 / 2020
Current Research, Solange Parra-Soto
RESEARCHER SHOWCASE: Solange Parra-Soto and associations between height and risk of 24 cancer sites from UK Biobank data
Solange Parra is a second year PhD student from University of Glasgow. The following is a description of a prospective cohort study they have conducted looking at the association between height and risk of 24 cancer sites in the UK Biobank.
Current Research, Meigan Thomson
RESEARCHER SHOWCASE: Meigan Thomson and Barriers and Facilitators of Weight Loss in participants of a Behavioural Weight Loss Programmes.
Meigan is a PhD student based in the MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences unit and is supervised by Professor Sharon Simpson, Dr Anne Martin, Dr Emily Long and Dr Jennifer Logue. Meigan's PhD topic is Understanding the Barriers & Facilitators of Weight Loss in adults participating in Behavioural Weight Loss Programmes.
Jul 28 / 2020
Current Affairs, Patrice Reid
BLM. By Patrice Reid
The embrace – Two generations of black men
Photo by: Trudy Dawson, Edited by: Patrice Reid
Copyright © 2020 Trudy Dawson.
The Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement evokes many feelings and thoughts. The fact that I have to write 'black lives matter' or the fact that this string of words has to be said is unreal. My mind is still coming to grips with the slogan. I am coming to grips with the fact that today the BLM chant echoes centuries-old outcries for equality against chattels and injustices. Chattels and injustices imposed by one set of humans onto another who are phenotypically different, and that remain due to notions of otherness.
It is unfair. It is wrong. It is heart-breaking. It hurts.
Patrice Reid, PhD Experience
Covid series: Today's Start. By Patrice Reid
This piece is part of a series collecting the experiences of researchers during the current COVID-19 pandemic.
Patrice Reid is a Commonwealth Scholar pursuing her Ph.D. in Psychological Medicine. Her research is focused on the development and field testing of a culturally grounded digital intervention to address alcohol and marijuana abuse in young Jamaicans. The following is a reflective piece by Patrice on living in lock-down.
Lauren Gatting, PhD Experience
Covid series: A grey comic-strip. By Lauren Gatting
The following is a comic strip. This piece is part of a series collecting the experiences of researchers during the current COVID-19 pandemic.
PhD Experience, Sam Brady
Covid series: Lockdown, self-reflection and privilege. By Sam Brady
Sam Brady is an AHRC CDP PhD student at the University of Glasgow, researching the socio-political and technical history of the sports wheelchair in collaboration with the National Paralympic Heritage Trust. He also excels at eating, worrying and obsessively tweeting @SamB24. In the following post, Sam reflects on his situation in light of lock-down
Alessio Albanese, Current Research
Researcher showcase: Alessio Albanese and the impact of post-migration life difficulties on mental health
I am in my first year of completing a PhD looking into the impact of post-migration life difficulties on mental health and somatic symptoms. I would like to take this opportunity to present my current work which focuses on the mental health and somatic symptoms of asylum seekers and refugees in the context of post-migration life difficulties. In addition to presenting my research work as it is developing, I would also like to briefly talk about my personal background and how this has influenced my personal and academic development.
Current Research, Lauren Gatting
Promoting some of our ECR's work
On Tuesday 26th February, Seven Early Career researchers working within UoG's Institute of Health and Wellbeing presented their work, during the institute's annual research away day. Following the format of the three minute thesis competitions held in universities worldwide, each presentation had to be under 3 minutes long and use only one power point slide (no animations allowed). During the away day, the presentations were judged by a panel for winners of 1st, 2nd and 3rd place. All the presentations were excellent.
I drew up a brief summary of each person's work, while they were presenting, which I now present to you:
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Brexit's weakening pound is a welcome gift to the Notting Hill Carnival that draws two million people to the streets on August bank holiday. Now in its 52nd year, the UK's biggest street festival is a prime target for European tourists.
Straight after the referendum, the pound fell to its lowest value for over 30 years, according to finance experts. The decline stands at 10% and 15% lower against most other currencies including the Euro.
This means that carnival travel and accommodation costs will be cheaper for foreign festivalgoers, especially for international students. The extra Euros they spend enjoying the sights and delights of carnival could be a bonus. Especially for cash-strapped carnival organisers, designers, steel bands, workers and local traders.
However, don't let this "added tourist value" distort your perception of community carnivals. This one is historic. The The Notting Hill Carnival is the most famous creative response to the racist attacks against Black peoples, 30 August-5 September 1958.
Therefore, "We 'ting" celebrates a strengthened African Caribbean identity in Britain and Europe. With confidence, Black London welcomes national diversity, EU and overseas tourists. Post-Brexit the overwhelming message is that the #NottingHillCarnivalmattersforall.


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CLAREMONT, Calif. (AP) - For the last eight years, a Southern California church has hosted an artist's socially provocative Nativity scenes addressing issues such as homelessness and immigration.
But Claremont United Methodist Church could not agree with artist John Zachary this year about his vision for a manger scene criticizing gun violence, and ended up scrapping a Nativity display altogether. Instead, the church posted a banner calling for peace.
Zachary, who is a member of the church east of Los Angeles, proposed erecting a steel manger with guns and a sign reading "What will it take to stop gun violence?" to focus the public's attention on the 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut, the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin reported Wednesday (https://bit.ly/1J4x3wy ).
The church's pastor, Rev. Mark Wylie, said a church committee was concerned the display could draw protests. After a 2013 display depicted a bleeding Trayvon Martin, the Florida teen who was shot to death, the church was flooded with calls and emails.
Wylie said a church committee could not reach a consensus with the artist.
"In the end, they wanted me to change it and I refused," Zachary said.
Claremont is about 30 miles west of San Bernardino, where 14 people were killed in a Dec. 2 attack. The church had made its decision about the Nativity scene before then, Wylie said.


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Tottenham vs Burnley
Tottenham must put an immediate stop to their Wembley woes starting against Burnley on Sunday if they are to mount a credible Premier League title challenge. Spurs' struggles at the national stadium continued last weekend as champions Chelsea scored a late winner thanks to goalkeeper Hugo Lloris's mistake to record a 2-1 win, ensuring their rivals opening match at their season-long residence ended in defeat.
Mauricio Pochettino's side have now won just two of the 11 games they have played at the new Wembley since its 2007 re-opening, and need to find a solution with the 2017-18 campaign well underway.
That solution may well turn up this weekend, in the form of a Burnley side that had an atrocious away record last season as they failed to win a single top-flight game away from their home ground of Turf Moor. However, their shock 3-2 opening-day win at Chelsea will have filled Sean Dyche's Clarets with confidence. Their fifteen million pound new boy, former Leeds United Striker Chris Wood, will be desperate to prove himself at the highest level and get off the mark if, as expected, he makes his Premier League debut.
Manchester United vs Leicester City
Saturday's late game will see Manchester United look to continue their perfect start to the season with another win at home against Leicester as they look to further their ambitions of winning the Premier League for the first time since 2013.
The 'Red Devils' have had an impressive start to the season after consecutive 4-0 wins, and have shown no signs of slowing down with the re-signing of the ruthless striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic this week, who once recovered from injury will play alongside the league's current top scorer Romelu Lukaku. Lukaku, who has 3 goals in 2 appearances, will be looking to add further to his tally again at Old Trafford this weekend.
Unlike United, Leicester's start to the season has been a mixed one. After leading twice against Arsenal in the league opener, the 'Foxes' eventually lost 4-3 before picking up a 2-0 win against Brighton. However, the form of Jamie Vardy and Riyad Mahrez has been a highlight for coach Craig Shakespeare as the pair have displayed form reminiscent of their title winning season. If Leicester have any chance of picking up points against the league leaders, the pair will have to be at their best.
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The match-up between Floyd "Money" Mayweather and Conor "Notorious" McGregor may be the best chance we get to see this answered; a pedigree boxing world champion with an impeccable 49-0 record, and a UFC fighter who has been world champion across two weight divisions. Both the best in their respective rings.
Whilst Mayweather has long been considered the favourite, it is the initial strike capability of McGregor that worries the bookmakers. To counter this, Mayweather is widely regarded as one of the best defensive fighters ever. The fitness of the bulkier McGregor is also in question, as he has shown signs of weariness in the ring during bouts where he is challenged at length. Whereas at 40 years old, Mayweather's renowned stamina may be challenged simply by his sheer age.
Boxing – Khan after Mayweather showdown
Soccer – Upbeat Valencia backs United
Football – Platt reveals title worry
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For over 130 years the St Vincent de Paul Society has been working in Australia to shape a more just and compassionate society.
The Society is a grass roots organisation with more than 20,736 members and 41,152 volunteers participating in local Conferences where they seek to offer a hand up to those in need. Members do this by respecting the dignity of clients, sharing our hope and encouraging people to take control of their own destiny.
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It is a Registered Tier 2 Community Housing Provider under the National Regulatory System for Community Housing. Amélie seeks to "bring hope through housing" to those who are disenfranchised in our society as a consequence of the lack of safe, secure and affordable housing.
Since its establishment in NSW the housing initiatives of the Society in other States have been working together to consider the impact they might have by joining together under a national umbrella organisation. In 2015 both Frederic Ozanam Housing in South Australia and the Society's Housing Program in the Australian Capital Territory agreed to merge their housing operations with Amélie Housing to form a National Community Housing Provider under the umbrella of Amélie Housing.
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Wings use big 4th quarter to rally past Stars 94-82
SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Karima Christmas scored 18 points, Skylar Diggins-Smith and Allisha Gray each had nine points in a decisive 33-13 fourth quarter, and the Dallas Wings rallied past the San Antonio Stars 94-82 on Thursday.
Dallas went on a 13-2 fourth-quarter run and took its first lead of the second half on Glory Johnson's layup with 5:37 to go. San Antonio got within 85-82 after Moriah Jefferson's 3-pointer but Dallas scored the final nine points, highlighted by Gray's steal and layup with 1:39 left.
Diggins-Smith and Gray each finished with 17 points for Dallas (2-1), ranked seventh in the AP power poll. Johnson had 12 points and 11 rebounds.
Kayla McBride scored 18 points and Isabelle Harrison had her first career double-double with 16 points and 12 rebounds for 12th-ranked San Antonio (0-4). Jefferson, who averaged 13.9 points and 4.2 assists last season, made her season debut and scored nine points in 23 minutes.
Top pick Kelsey Plum made her WNBA debut and scored her first points on a jumper from the free-throw line to give San Antonio a 29-28 lead. She gave the Stars their first double-digit lead on a layup in transition with 3:47 left in the third quarter and finished 2 of 5 from the floor for four points in 12 minutes.
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Global Warming and Climate Change:
Presentation to
Democratic Women of Clifton
Dr. Allan R. Hoffman
U.S. Department of Energy (retired)
Outline of Presentation
 Defining global warming and climate change
 The 'basics'
 Evidence for and implications of climate change
 excerpts from recent testimony to the Congress
 Arguments of those skeptical of significant climate change
 What can we do to alleviate or reverse?
 Concluding remarks
 Contact information
Definitions (from Wikipedia)
 'Global warming' is the rise in the average temperature of Earth's
atmosphere and oceans since the late 19th century and its
projected continuation.
 mean surface temperature has increased by 1.4F o since early 20th
century, with about two-thirds occurring since 1980
 these findings recognized by national science academies of all major
industrialized nations
 'Climate change' is a significant and lasting change in the statistical
distribution of weather patterns over periods ranging from
decades to millions of years.
 may be a change in average weather conditions or in the distribution
of weather around the average conditions (i.e., more or fewer
extreme weather events)
Global Warming 'Basics'
Think of it as the same process that heats up the interior of your car on a sunny day
Global Warming - The Temperature Record*
*NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS)
-8 warmest years in GISS record have all occurred since 1998
-14 warmest years in record have all occurred since 1990
-2005 and 2010 are planet's warmest year since reliable measurements began
-warming strongest in Arctic (due to retreat of glaciers, sea ice, permafrost)
Global Climate Change – Testimony*
 February 13, 2013 briefing for US Senate Environment and
 Briefers:
 Dr. Donald Wuebbles, Professor and Atmospheric Scientist,
Department of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Illinois
 Dr. James McCarthy, Professor of Biological Oceanography,
 Dr. J. Marshall Shepherd, President, American Meteorological
Society, and Professor of Geography and Director, Atmospheric Sciences
Program, University of Georgia
 Dr. John M. Balbus, Senior Advisor for Public Health, National Institute of Environmental
Health Sciences and lead author,/human health, 2013 US National Climate Assessment
* see web site of US Senate Environment and Public Works Committee for full testimonies
Main Points – Dr. Wuebbles
 "The U.S. and the global climate is changing now and this change is apparent across a
wide range of observations. The evidence indicates that most of the climate change of
the past 50 years is primarily due to human activities."
 "Heavy downpours are increasing in most regions of the U.S., especially over the last
three to five decades. Certain types of other extreme weather events, including heat
waves, and floods and droughts in some regions have become more frequent and intense.
The trends are projected to continue."
 "Scientific analyses are now indicating a strong link between changing trends in severe
weather events and the changing climate."
 "There has been an increase in the overall strength of hurricanes and in the number of
strong (Category 4 and 5) hurricanes in the North Atlantic since the early 1980s. The
intensity of the strongest hurricanes is projected to continue to increase as the oceans
continue to warm."
 "Global sea level has risen by about 8 inches since 1880. It is projected to rise another 1
to 4 feet by 2100. Many coastal areas of the U.S. will be increasingly affected. "
Main Points – Dr. McCarthy
 "Ocean processes are linked to many types of extreme weather and recent ocean studies
are helping us understand the growing intensity of extreme weather events on land.
Some of the observed changes in the ocean, which only a few decades ago were thought
unimaginable in our lifetimes, are now occurring as result of human-caused climate
 "The additional heat in the climate system caused by the greenhouse gases that we release
with the burning of fossil fuels and land use practices is now penetrating deep within the
oceans."
 "For many of us in ocean science the compelling evidence for human-caused climate
change came with the observations of deep ocean warming, the ice core data that
demonstrates linkages between Earth's past temperature and atmospheric greenhouse
gas content, the acceleration in sea level rise, the abrupt melting of land ice and ice
shelves that had been in place for many thousands of years, and global changes in ocean
chemistry. Such changes in these phenomena can only be consistently explained by an
unusual rate of greenhouse gas release to the atmosphere."
Main Points – Dr. Shepherd
 "Key Takeaway Points
This topic is about impact to people--your constituents, my fellow citizens,
my two kids - not just polar bears.
1) Most of the warming of the past 50 years is due to human activity, and
extensive evidence supports this conclusion
2) Climate change is increasing the probability of extreme events, and in some
cases may be strengthening their intensity or increasing their frequency (i.e. we
are loading the dice towards more Sandy or blizzard type storms)
3) There is strong evidence that increases in some types of extremes are linked
to human- induced climate change, notably extreme heat, coastal flooding, and
heavy downpours. For other types of extremes, such as tornadoes, current
evidence is much more limited."
Main Points – Dr. Balbus
 "Rising temperature will increase human exposure to mold, microbial
pathogens and infectious diseases. …Studies are indicating that the greatest
heat-related harm may come not from extreme exposure but rather from the
lower but more frequent stress of increasingly hot summer days."
 "We've seen the geographical range of ticks that cover Lyme disease shift
northward, and is predicted to shift further northward in the United States and
Arguments of the Skeptics
 The Heartland Institute is "the world's most prominent think tank
promoting skepticism about man-made climate change." — The Economist,
 http://www.heartland.org/issues/environment
 From Wikipedia
 "The Heartland Institute is an American conservative and libertarian public
policy think tank based in Chicago, which states that it advocates free market
 "In the 1990s, the group worked with the tobacco company Philip Morris to question
the science linking secondhand smoke to health risks, and to lobby against
government public-health reforms. More recently, the Institute has focused
on questioning the science of human-caused climate change, and was described by
the the New York Times as "the primary American organization pushing climate
change skepticism." The Institute has sponsored meetings of climate change
skeptics, and has been reported to promote public school curricula challenging the
scientific consensus on human-caused climate change."
What is Heartland Institute Saying?
 "The environmental movement needs voices devoted to sound science and market-
based, rather than government-based, solutions to environmental problems." (web
site, Heartland Center on Climate and Environmental Policy)
 'Roosters of the Apocalypse: How the Junk Science of Global Warming Nearly
Bankrupted the Western World' (published April 2012 by Heartland Institute)
 it "compares societal belief in climate change to a prophecy that instructed a tribe to
massacre its livestock, resulting in the death of 35,000 people and slavery for the
survivors." ….."A similar 'economic suicide' is looming for the United States of America
if Americans continue to pursue policies restricting the use of fossil fuels in order to avoid
a false climate 'apocalypse'.." (ClimateWire, April 2, 2012)
 "Human emissions have an impact on the environment, but it is so small that people
and the economy won't be affected.", "..a scientific myth..", "believing in man-made
global warming-after all the scientific discoveries and revelations that point against
this theory-is more than a little nutty. In fact, some really crazy people use it to
justify immoral and frightening behavior." (Joe Bast, President, Heartland Institute)
Heartland Institute (continued)
A billboard featuring the "Unabomber" Ted Kaczynski, which appeared briefly in
the Chicago area in May just before a 3-day Heartland climate change conference,
has caused several companies and organizations to withdraw support for the
Heartland Institute.
- A member of Congress (Rep. Sensenbrenner –WI) threatened to cancel his
speech to the conference before Heartland abruptly ended its billboard campaign.
 In the short term, very little
 the initial response to global warming in the US and European countries was
'mitigation', reducing the amount of carbon dioxide going into the atmosphere
 this was notoriously unsuccessful as developing nations with growing economies
became the principal sources of new atmospheric CO2
 'Adaptation' is the current buzzword in global warming/climate change circles
– a recognition that warming continues, climate change is with us and the
world has no choice but to adapt or suffer serious consequences
 even if greenhouse gas emissions stopped today, what has already been placed in the
atmosphere will have long-term effects
 an important impact that is already showing up is that on precipitation patterns which
affect water supplies, and many people see access to clean water as a (the?) principal
21st century environmental, public health and even national security issue
What Can We Do? (continued)
 In the long term we have to move to low- or zero-carbon fuels as replacements
for hydrocarbon fuels and restrict the release of non-CO2 greenhouse gases
 the historical pattern over the past few centuries has been to move to lower
and lower carbon content fuels – from coat to oil to natural gas to ….
 the ultimate goal for many is a hydrogen-based energy economy, based on
electrolysis of water (H2O), using electricity sources (renewables, nuclear
power) that do not put carbon in the atmosphere
 some people refer to hydrogen as 'the hydrocarbon without the carbon'
A Hydrogen Economy
 Is it feasible?
 nuclear power is a feasible, large source of electricity if four problems can be
solved (cost, safety, waste storage, weapons nonproliferation)
 Renewable energy technologies (solar, wind, geothermal, biomass,
hydropower, ocean energy) are feasible as well – see 'Renewable Electricity
Futures Study' published by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory
(NREL), June 2012
 key finding: "Renewable electricity generation from technologies that are
commercially available today, in combination with a more flexible electric
system, is more than adequate to supply 80% of total U.S. electricity
generation in 2050 while meeting electricity demand on an hourly basis
in every region of the country."
 http://www.nrel.gov/analysis/re_futures
 "For years, prominent religious leaders from around the globe, in
acknowledging the science behind anthropogenic climate change, have
urged governments and citizens to work towards mitigating greenhouse
gas emissions" ('Faith Organizations and Climate Change', EESI Fact Sheet,
August 2012)
A few selected quotes from the Fact Sheet:
 American Baptist Church: "Global warming affects hunger, access to clean water,
environmental stewardship, health and peace. Addressing global warming will make it more
possible for all to live the life of possibility that God intends."1
Episcopal Church: "[…] the 75th General Convention of The Episcopal Church recognize[s]
that the use of fossil fuels harms air quality and public health and is contributing to changes in
the global climate that threaten the lives and livelihoods of our neighbors around the world; and
[…] the Convention affirm[s] that our Christian response to global warming is a deeply moral
and spiritual issue.
Islam: "Pollution and global warming pose an even greater threat than war… the fight to
preserve the environment could be the most positive way of bringing humanity together.
Environment-related issues ought to be a significant component of educational curricula. It is
the duty of all religious scholars to acquaint themselves with the environmental crisis we are
facing." — Sheikh Ali Gomaa, Grand Mufti of Egypt (highest official of religious law).
 Contact information:
 E-mail: [email protected]
 Tel: (571) 581-4120 (cell)
(703) 437-4332 (home)
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Jeremy Corbyn threw his full support behind striking junior doctors when he marched alongside hundreds of the medics in Westminster on the evening of 26 April. The protest came after tens of thousands junior doctors staged the first all-out strike in the NHS' history across England.
The walkout, between 8am and 5pm BST, will be repeated again on 27 April as the Labour leader and David Cameron clash in the House of Commons. Corbyn urged the Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt to settle the contract dispute with the British Medical Association (BMA).
"The current secretary of health has had every opportunity to negotiate an agreement with the doctors, they are the ones who have behaved in a responsible manner," the left-winger told protestors. "[The NHS] is not safe in the hands of a government that's more interested in attacking those who work in the NHS, selling off its assets and destroying the very principles of our NHS."
But Hunt, who has promised to impose the new contracts, has not budged. The cabinet minister, once tipped as a potential Tory leader, even cast doubt on his own political future when he told BBC Radio 4's Today programme his current role is likely to be his "last big job in politics".
The row is more than likely to be raised at prime minister's questions (PMQs). Cameron has continually backed Hunt and laid blame on the BMA so expect more of the same from the prime minister on 27 April. Meanwhile, Labour faces its own issues after one of the party's recently elected MPs was forced to apologise for sharing anti-Semitic posts on Facebook.
Naz Shah backed a call to move all Israelis to the US in 2014 before she became an MP for Bradford West. She has resigned as John McDonnell's parliamentary private secretary, but remains on the home affairs select committee, which is investigating the rise of anti-Semitism.
"I deeply regret the hurt I have caused by comments made on social media before I was elected as an MP," Shah said in a statement to the Guido Fawkes blog, which first broke the story. "I will be seeking to expand my existing engagement and dialogue with Jewish community organisations, and will be stepping up my efforts to combat all forms of racism, including anti-Semitism."
But Zac Goldsmith, the Conservative candidate for Mayor of London, told IBTimes UK that Labour has failed to deal with anti-Semitism within the party. "When an entire community begins to feel that the second biggest party in the country is not on their side, that is a problem that any self-respecting party needs to address."
You can watch the bout on BBC Parliament, BBC2's Daily Politics, Parliament TV and Sky News from 12pm GMT. Also make sure to follow @IBTUKPolitics for live reaction and commentary on the debate.


Sebring, Fla. – A fifth bank employee escaped a massacre that killed five women at a SunTrust branch in Florida, running out a back door when the gunfire began, according to a sheriff's office.
The employee was in in a back break room when the attack began in the Sebring bank, Highlands County Sheriff's Office spokesman Scott Dressel said Friday.
"Upon hearing the shots, the employee ran out a back door and contacted law enforcement," Dressel told the Associated Press. No additional information about the employee was released.
Four SunTrust employees and a customer were killed in the bank's lobby. Zephen Xaver, 21, was arrested after a standoff with police and now faces five counts of premeditated murder. State Attorney Brian Haas has said it is likely that he will seek the death penalty.
"The death penalty is reserved for the worst of the worst first-degree murder cases. Given what I know about this horrific case, I certainly anticipate that the death penalty will apply," Haas said in an email to The Ledger .
SunTrust banks planned to observe a moment of silence Friday to honor the five women.
In a Facebook post, SunTrust said the moment of silence will begin at 12:36 p.m. That was the time on Wednesday when Xaver called 911 and told dispatchers he had shot everyone inside the bank.
The Bremen Police Department report said the Bremen High School Principal contacted police after Xaver reported having the dream the previous night and again during a nap at school. The report said Xaver's mother agreed to take him to a behavioral health center. Police took no further action.
Police have identified three of the victims: customer Cynthia Watson, 65, and two bank employees: 55-year-old Marisol Lopez and 38-year-old Ana Pinon Willliams, a mother of seven.
The husband of a fourth victim identified her to NBC News. Maine Montague said he and his wife, 31-year-old Jessica Montague, had a 3-year-old child.
In compliance with a newly passed victims' rights law in Florida, police have withheld the name of the fifth victim at the family's request.
Xaver's arraignment is scheduled Feb. 25 in Highlands County court.


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1. To follow up with 2nd and 3rd dose of vaccination.
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This is aimed to promote sport through and innovative and balanced approach, not focused only to one main activity, but to all the activities and areas that will prepare children to a broader number of disciplines. These objectives will be reached through several passages.
Spreading this knowledge, starting from the specific team of trainers educated through the educational programme and making them meet other trainers and potential trainers that would like to approach Sport and Multisport activities.
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Chow Tai Fook opens North America hub
Vinny Halo May 15, 2019
Hong Kong-listed Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group announced last week a newly established Chow Tai Fook North America (CTFNA) business hub in the United States.
SEE ALSO : Vera Wang teams up with Chow Tai Fook for bridal jewellery collection
Located in Boston, Massachusetts, the jewellery company said the CTFNA hub is the next step becoming a "single source wholesaler" in the region, and will see it deliver products, services and tech know-how that drives profitability and sales in the North American market.
More specifically, the CTFNA will offer customized collections in the diamond and fine jewellery segments, as well as private label offerings from its Hearts On Fire and Mémoire brands, among others.
As part of the new U.S. subsidiary, Caryl Capeci will be transitioning to the role of Chief Executive Officer, Chow Tai Fook North America where she will lead the commercial operations of CTFNA.
"Our know-how and scale, combined with the deep local knowledge and experience of the North American team allows us to deliver deep value to the retail jewellers in North America, setting us apart from the other wholesale partners," said Kent Wong, Managing Director of Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group.
Founded in 1929, Chow Tai Fook is celebrating its 90th anniversary this year. Today, it boasts extensive retail network in Greater China, Japan, Korea, Southeast Asia and the United States, as well as its e-commerce business.
"It's an exciting time to be part of the global growth of the Group and establish the North American business hub in our hometown of Boston," said Caryl Capeci, CEO of Chow Tai Fook North America.
"Our mission is to strengthen and drive profitability for the North American jewellery retailers. Our ability to leverage the Group's technology and retail innovation empowers us to partner with retail jewellers in new ways to support their businesses today and position them for greater success tomorrow."
SEE ALSO : The largest jewellery marketplace in the world opens in Hong Kong
The group owns other brands including Hearts On Fire, T Mark, SoinLove and Monologue. It also endorses Artrium, Jewelria and CTF Watch brands.
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Is it possible that the middle of the year is just a few weeks away? 2018 has been a busy one. Time to slow down and take a trip to any one of these wonderful destinations to recharge those batteries again.


As a business owner, I get asked for my own headshot all the time. It has been used for everything from websites to press releases. Let me cover some way that you can make your headshot work for you – some of these you're probably doing but a few others might be new.
Actors, for you there are some very obvious ways that jump to mind.
You should have a range of shots on all of your social media that casting directors can easily find. They will look.
Set a headshot as your profile picture. Don't make it difficult for people who are trying to hire you to see you.
Not an actor? There are tons of ways you can and should be using a professional headshot.
Simply put, we live in an incredibly visual age. Someone looking to engage you or your company is going to try and find out as much about you as possible, and having a consistent, high-quality headshot on all of your public profiles, social media and branding materials can make a tremendous difference in their perception of you.
If you have other thoughts on how someone can be using their headshot, leave it in the comments below!


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A Short History Of Bridges
Summarized from the Mercan Chronicles, History of the City-States, vol. 8
Early history of Bridges
1400 AC (After the Catastrophe): Benjamin Kerr I charters the domed garden city of Bridges June 21, 1400 as a independent neo-Edwardian cultural city-state with the North American Federal Oversight Authority. The dome is completed August 17th, 1500 AC by his grandson, Inventor Benjamin Kerr II, also known as The Inventor King.
Over the next 200 years, the Kerr family [Main article: Kerr dynasty] functions as a benevolent hereditary monarchy.
Bridges maintains an early Edwardian cultural ethos with an agrarian economic base, becoming a major NorthAm region food producer as well as an artistic and financial center.
[Main articles: Gilded Age United States, Victorian/Edwardian England, (list)Pre-Catastrophe cultural eras sanctioned by the Cultural Correctness Committee for city-state use]
Around 1700 AC, mismanagement and greed causes the rich/poor gap to widen. Corruption of the police and bureaucracy increases, and street gangs begin to form in the swath of slums at the outer edge of the opulent city center known as "The Pot of Gold." (see editorial: Why Bridges Fell)
Around 1750 AC, several dozen crime families emerge, engaging in racketeering, extortion, bribery, etc. Wrought-iron fences are completed in the late 1750's, keeping the hungry from coming into the wealthy areas of the city. A religious group called the Dealers, based in the Cathedral, raise charity houses just outside the fence to help feed and clothe the poor. (see Religion in Bridges)
1799 AC: The Alcatraz Coup. A coup d'etat led by Palace Head Guardsman Xavier Alcatraz, this was the most destructive conflict in the history of Bridges. [Main article: The Alcatraz Coup]
On March 1, 1799, opposition leaders dynamite the bridges on each side of the Pot. Hungry mobs, backed by Opposition forces, stormed the Pot of Gold, while Kerr loyalists, at first surprised, retaliate in force. Bombing, ray cannon, and torching leave the Pot of Gold a ruin.
Many flee to the countryside. King Polansky Kerr and his family, unable to flee after the zeppelin station falls to the Clubbs of Justice, are hunted down and publicly executed one year later.
Bridges falls into deep financial straits due to trade disruption, resulting in food shortages. Financial markets fluctuate wildly and social drugs such as Party Time become modes of exchange as the city falls into a deflationary recession. (see Economic Analysis of the Bridges Collapse)
Over the next forty years, the Bridgers, a radical religious group, lobby for Party Time to be made illegal, linking it to the decadence of the Kerrs. [See: Party Time Prohibition Act of 1838] Once made illegal, dozens of gangs seize factories and convert them to production of the drug, with all-out war over its distribution.
After several decades of mob warfare, four Families emerge, seizing the four quarters of the city. The Families are led by Caesar Diamond, the first Acevedo Spadros, Charlie "The Cowboy" Hart, and Johnny Clubb. (see The Four Families [Declassified Federal Case Files])
Recent major conflicts in Bridges history
1864 AC (The Bloody Year) - A city-wide battle primarily involving the Four Families. However, by this time, the Four Families had control of a large majority of the city, and the death toll ended up being in the tens of thousands. Analysis indicates that the Bloody Year was instigated by 23-year-old Roy Spadros, presumably with the blessing of the Spadros Family and its patriarch, Acevedo Spadros II.
1886 AC - The Diamond-Spadros War - Sparked by the murder of a Diamond servant by Spadros men, this war was contained to the South Quadrants yet lasted almost a year. Reports indicate some of the Diamond Family fled the city. A cease-fire between the two Families was brokered in November of 1886, but the South Quadrants have yet to make peace.
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we are the browns: very all.
i was on my hands and knees scrubbing cream of wheat from the floor under the white birch table and i noticed how francis splays his feet as they dangle from his perch. his kingdom.
they look like wings, and they just might be.
and i was thinking maybe this is what love is: doing the smallest thing imaginable -- cleaning up after breakfast, lighting candles for even the simplest of suppers, folding the family wash, scribbling the weekend grocery list, hanging up your husband's raincoat, making coffee before he wakes, reaching for his hand in the car, stealing a kiss in the aisle at ikea, drawing baby's warm bath in the morning, soothing him all night long if he needs you to, singing the song he loves most, singing it again -- and thinking it the greatest thing you could ever do. thinking it the loveliest way you could spend your one life. thinking if it is the very last thing you ever do wrapped inside the last breath you ever take, it is enough. thinking it is everything there ever was or is or could possibly be. thinking it is even more than that.
I had to come back to this post and read it a second time because it is just so beautiful. Thank you for reminding me of the sanctity of my role as a wife and mama.


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Q: Android Error : Attempt to invoke virtual method 'void androidx.appcompat.app.ActionBar.hide()' on a null object reference So I'm writing code for turning a website into it's web view app, it's working fine when Dark Mode is switched on & is crashing when it's off, however, I haven't written any piece of code keeping those modes in my mind.
I'm getting the following error:
2021-01-22 11:51:40.868 7271-7271/com.shopitapp.shopit E/AndroidRuntime: FATAL EXCEPTION: main
    Process: com.shopitapp.shopit, PID: 7271
    java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to start activity ComponentInfo{com.shopitapp.shopit/com.shopitapp.shopit.MainActivity}: java.lang.NullPointerException: Attempt to invoke virtual method 'void androidx.appcompat.app.ActionBar.hide()' on a null object reference
        at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:3449)
        at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:3601)
        at android.app.servertransaction.LaunchActivityItem.execute(LaunchActivityItem.java:85)
        at android.app.servertransaction.TransactionExecutor.executeCallbacks(TransactionExecutor.java:135)
        at android.app.servertransaction.TransactionExecutor.execute(TransactionExecutor.java:95)
        at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:2066)
        at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:106)
        at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:223)
        at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:7656)
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
        at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(RuntimeInit.java:592)
        at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:947)
     Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException: Attempt to invoke virtual method 'void androidx.appcompat.app.ActionBar.hide()' on a null object reference
        at com.shopitapp.shopit.MainActivity.onCreate(MainActivity.java:23)
        at android.app.Activity.performCreate(Activity.java:8000)
        at android.app.Activity.performCreate(Activity.java:7984)
        at android.app.Instrumentation.callActivityOnCreate(Instrumentation.java:1309)
        at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:3422)
        at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:3601)
        at android.app.servertransaction.LaunchActivityItem.execute(LaunchActivityItem.java:85)
        at android.app.servertransaction.TransactionExecutor.executeCallbacks(TransactionExecutor.java:135)
        at android.app.servertransaction.TransactionExecutor.execute(TransactionExecutor.java:95)
        at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:2066)
        at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:106)
        at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:223)
        at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:7656)
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
        at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(RuntimeInit.java:592)
        at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:947)
2021-01-22 11:51:40.926 7271-7271/com.shopitapp.shopit I/Process: Sending signal. PID: 7271 SIG: 9

MainActivity.java
package com.shopitapp.shopit;

import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity;

import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.KeyEvent;
import android.webkit.WebSettings;
import android.webkit.WebView;
import android.webkit.WebViewClient;

public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {

    WebView web;

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);

        getActionBar().hide();
        web = findViewById(R.id.webView);
        WebSettings webSettings = web.getSettings();
        webSettings.setJavaScriptEnabled(true);

        web.setWebViewClient(new Callback());
        web.loadUrl("https://shopit.app/");
    }

    private class Callback extends WebViewClient {
        @Override
        public boolean shouldOverrideKeyEvent(WebView view, KeyEvent event) {
            return false;
        }
    }

    /*@Override
    public boolean onKeyDown(int keyCode, KeyEvent event) {
        if(event.getAction()==KeyEvent.ACTION_DOWN)
        {
            switch(keyCode) {
                case KeyEvent.KEYCODE_BACK:
                if(web.canGoBack())
                    web.goBack();
                else
                    finish();
            }
        }
        return super.onKeyDown(keyCode, event);
    }*/

    @Override
    public void onBackPressed() {
        if(web.canGoBack())
            web.goBack();
        else
        super.onBackPressed();
    }
}

SplashScreen.java
package com.shopitapp.shopit;

import android.content.Intent;
import android.os.Bundle;

import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity;

public class SplashScreen extends AppCompatActivity {

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(@Nullable Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        /*Bitmap bitmapImage = BitmapFactory.decodeFile("src\main\res\drawable\logo.png");
        int nh = (int) ( bitmapImage.getHeight() * (512.0 / bitmapImage.getWidth()) );
        Bitmap scaled = Bitmap.createScaledBitmap(bitmapImage, 512, nh, true);
        ImageView your_imageview = null;
        your_imageview.setImageBitmap(scaled);*/

        startActivity(new Intent(this,MainActivity.class));
        finish();
    }

}

Android Manifest:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    package="com.shopitapp.shopit">

    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />

    <application
        android:allowBackup="true"
        android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"
        android:label="@string/app_name"
        android:networkSecurityConfig="@xml/network_security_config"
        android:roundIcon="@mipmap/ic_launcher_round"
        android:supportsRtl="true"
        android:theme="@style/Theme.Shopit">
        <activity android:name="com.shopitapp.shopit.SplashScreen"
            android:theme="@style/SplashScreen">
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />

                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
            </intent-filter>
        </activity>

        <activity android:name="com.shopitapp.shopit.MainActivity"
            android:theme="@style/Theme.Shopit"></activity>
    </application>

</manifest>

themes.xml
<resources xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools">
    <!-- Base application theme. -->
    <style name="Theme.Shopit" parent="Theme.MaterialComponents.DayNight.NoActionBar">
        <!-- Primary brand color. -->
        <item name="colorPrimary">@color/purple_500</item>
        <item name="colorPrimaryVariant">@color/purple_700</item>
        <item name="colorOnPrimary">@color/white</item>
        <!-- Secondary brand color. -->
        <item name="colorSecondary">@color/teal_200</item>
        <item name="colorSecondaryVariant">@color/teal_700</item>
        <item name="colorOnSecondary">@color/black</item>
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<resources xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools">
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    <style name="Theme.Shopit" parent="Theme.MaterialComponents.DayNight.DarkActionBar">
        <!-- Primary brand color. -->
        <item name="colorPrimary">@color/purple_200</item>
        <item name="colorPrimaryVariant">@color/purple_700</item>
        <item name="colorOnPrimary">@color/black</item>
        <!-- Secondary brand color. -->
        <item name="colorSecondary">@color/teal_200</item>
        <item name="colorSecondaryVariant">@color/teal_200</item>
        <item name="colorOnSecondary">@color/black</item>
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A: On your MainActivity you are trying to hide the Action Bar by using the code getActionBar().hide,
But the problem is your MainActivity doesn't have an Action Bar because your Main Activity is using the Theme called Theme.Shopit which removes the Action Bar by default because its parent is Theme.MaterialComponents.DayNight.NoActionBar.
So to fix this issue you can simply remove the code getActionBar().hide from your MainActivity.

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Q: How to find the page views per page in wordpress? Is there any plugin available for finding page views per post/page in wordpress? I see in my website already has google analytics plugin. from that I could find traffic, users, session details and all. But I need the page views per page/post, user geographical information and user language etc.

A: You can see page hits either via the Statistics->Pages menu or by going to the WordPress Pages menu, there will be a hits column in the page list (which you can click to get more detail). Also if you edit a page you will see the hits in the "Publish" widget and the "Hit Statistics" widget.

A: all the information that you need are available in Google Analytics, read this guide on moz  in order to understand it.
another simple solution for you might be wp statistics which will gives you lots of information about your users.
another solution might be w3counter or jetpack, all of them work perfectly and it depends on information that you need from your users to choose which one


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Goodluck Jonathan Loses Parliament Majority
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Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan has lost his majority in the House of Representatives after 37 MPs defected to a new opposition party.
The MPs said in a letter to the speaker of the 360-seat lower chamber that they had joined the All Progressives Congress (APC) party.
This is the first time a president has lost his majority in the chamber since military rule ended in 1999.
Nigeria is due to hold presidential elections in 2015.
The defection of the MPs is the latest blow to Mr Jonathan and his governing People's Democratic Party (PDP), and will make it extremely difficult for them to implement their legislative programme, correspondents say.
The PDP, which still controls the upper chamber, the Senate, has won every national election since the end of military rule.
Last week, ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo told Mr Jonathan it would be "morally flawed" for him to seek re-election because of his failure to tackle Nigeria's myriad problems – including corruption, piracy, kidnapping and oil theft.
This came several weeks after a powerful faction of state governors broke away to join the APC.
The PDP now has fewer governors supporting it than the opposition.
The APC was formed in February following the merger of four opposition parties to challenge the PDP in the 2015 election.
Mr Jonathan moved from the vice-presidency to the presidency in 2010 after his predecessor, Umaru Yar'Adua, died in office.
He won presidential elections the following year.
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This FRP fuselage with all necessary hardware and scale fittings only takes a couple hours of enjoyable assembly time and then you can experience this outstanding scale chopper in the field.
Widely used for pleasure flights, site inspections, photo shoots and corporate transport, the popular MD-530 is now available from Thunder Tiger in a factory pre-painted civil scheme. This FRP fuselage with all necessary hardware and scale fittings only takes a couple hours of enjoyable assembly time and then you can experience this outstanding scale chopper in the field.


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How to bolster your resilience when you're a small business owner
Generally speaking, business owners are resilient people, and despite the challenges over the past year, many have kept their business afloat and kept workers with a job. But if you're not at your best, you can't be there for others. Here's how to bolster your resilience.
Amy Marnie
This series was created in partnership with NAB Business Fit, a free health and wellbeing program to help business owners.
In normal times, small and medium business owners face the challenges of managing cash flow, long hours, feeling isolated, wearing multiple hats and a general feeling of responsibility for the businesses' success or failures. Throw a pandemic into the mix, and things get even trickier.
Andrew May, performance strategist and host of NAB Business Fit podcast, knows this challenge all too well. When the coronavirus brought workplaces to a grinding halt, his management consultancy and corporate coaching business Strive Stronger lost 90 per cent of revenue.
'Andrew May says burnout is the "worst possible outcome" for small business owners.'
"I was running around panicking, and then I was like, 'No, no, just slow down, breathe and take stock,'" he recalls. "It sounds really simple, but it's so important just to slow down and breathe."
Many, if not most, Australian businesses are young and have enjoyed nothing but the comfort of economic stability and growth for their entire existence, even during the GFC.
"For many businesses, I think this was the first real kick in the guts. It has been really tough. Some small business owners won't go back to normal, and some, through no fault of their own, haven't survived," he says. "Beyond the initial panic, fear and short-term stress, those businesses are going, 'Okay, what do we need to do long-term? How do we adapt? How do we go to different markets? How do we change our business and digitise it?'"
Mr May says hosting and producing the podcast, part of NAB Business Fit, has been his "favourite thing" over the last six months. The physical and psychological health and wellbeing program is designed to help Australian small business owners navigate the changing environment, and support business owners and their staff to prioritise their wellbeing and boost their resilience. Mr May has interviewed experts in wellbeing, psychology, business, sport, entertainment and science to uncover insights that can be applied to running a small business – especially during the challenging times.
"I've learned so much and I feel blessed to talk to the people we're talking to. And we've got some rock stars coming up," he says.
How leaders navigate the ups and downs of running a business depends, in large part, on their resilience.
"We go a million miles an hour, and then we're at risk of getting tired and fatigued at the least. Burnout is probably the worst possible outcome," Mr May says.
"A lot of small business owners cut back on sleep, they are stressed, and the make bad decisions. So it's important to make sure you exercise regularly, keeping the mitochondria active, sleep and make time for recovery. If your body's not well, your brain doesn't perform well either."
'Regular exercise keeps the mitochondria active and provides a chance for recovery.'
In addition to physical resilience, there's psychological resilience. It's your ability to recover from setbacks, see beyond difficult experiences and adjust easily to change.
"One of the big things about resilience is 'past experience'. If people have had a bit of hardship, or if they've had some turmoil in their life, they've got a reference point, and they tend to draw on that. They've got some of that scar tissue," says Mr May.
In the face of uncertainty and change, Mr May says it's crucial for business owners to recognise their impact on their team. In pressure cooker situations, people who don't have a good handle on their emotions tend to project their anxiety, anger and frustration onto others. They can be impulsive decision-makers, which can be costly.
"COVID has redefined what it means to be a leader. It's not a title on your business card. It's not a signature on the bottom of your email. It's actually how you lead and especially under pressure," he says. "You have to be resilient. You have to look at our energy levels, and leaders have to really acknowledge that they cast large shadows. So they've got to be really aware of how they turn up. It's so important."
Workplace stress can have a crippling effect on people.
"We know that high workload demand is particularly toxic to humans when you have low levels of control or decision latitude that goes with that. And then there's deadlines stress, one that we've reported in our studies to be quite toxic and actually over doubles the risk of cardiovascular disease in a week after an immense deadline," says Dr Tom Buckley, a researcher on the impact of stress on human health and guest of NAB Business Fit podcast.
'Dr Tom Buckley says recovery from stress is crucial.'
On the flip side, exposure to intermittent stress can actually promote growth and resilience.
"The critical factor is recovery," he says. "If you think about human growth and adaptation, it involves stress and recovery. When we lack recovery, we lose the ability to switch off psychologically and switch on physiological recovery systems. For many people, that's a big challenge and it is then that stress can be harmful and turn to distress."
Dr Buckley says the first step towards bolstering resilience is working on the 'self' and developing the ability to recover from stress.
"There have been studies that show if you do work on physical capacity, particularly your ability to manage our heart rate through activities like exercise and mindfulness or meditation, that actually increases your capacity to deal with stressful situations and recover quicker after," he says.
Mr May says resilient organisations stay on the pulse of how their employees are feeling to ensure they are adequately supported to do the best work of their lives.
"Looking after psychological wellbeing is not a tick-the-box compliant exercise, meaning you send out a survey and then go, 'Oh, engagement levels are fine, our mental wellbeing score is fine.' Because people will answer and sometimes they won't tell you the truth," he says.
Instead of relying only on anonymous survey data, Mr May recommends leaders check in with people individually.
"It's about you asking the questions. How do you feel about your future? What is it that you're uncertain about, or what are you ambiguous about? And it's honest with them," he says. "I might say, 'Look, Amy, as your leader, I'm uncertain about the future as well, but what I do know, is what we can focus on, is this, this, this and this.' It's that honesty and no bullsh*t approach."
Addressing employee sentiment isn't just a token of goodwill – the cost of staff turnover is estimated at $3.8 billion in lost productivity and $385 million in avoidable recruitment costs, according to research published last year from ServiceNow and Deloitte Access Economics.
'Resilient organisations stay on the pulse of how their employees are feeling.'
"To have engaged workers and have them be productive – everyone's happy," says Mr May.
The pandemic has been a formidable challenge; totally damaging for some. But it has also been a catalyst for radical, positive transformation in the business world: change that puts people first, that focuses on adaptable and sustainable employee development and leverages technology to help businesses perform.
Mr May says for those businesses that can adapt, they will never be the same again – "in a good way".
"I think for small businesses, it's a real opportunity for businesses to learn, adapt and grow. There will be amazing opportunities on the back of this; there really will," he says.
NAB understands that running a business can be incredibly demanding. That's why they've partnered with Strive Stronger to create NAB Business Fit, a free digital service providing practical and evidence-based learning presented by a range of experts. From workshops to podcasts, the program is designed to help business owners and their staff be more resilient, transition to new ways of working and sustain physical and psychological wellbeing. Register today for NAB Business Fit.


Ciampino Airport was first opened in 1916, being one of the oldest airports in the world still operating. It used to be Rome's main airport before opening Leonardo da Vinci – Fiumicino Airport, which nowadays is the main international gateway of the city. It wasn't until 2007 that the airport facilities were upgraded in order to host low-cost carrier services, mainly of Ryanair and Wizz Air airlines.
Ciampino Airport has a single passenger terminal for both domestic and international flights.
- Arrivals: On the left side of the airport facilities there is the Arrivals Hall. This section is split into the Schengen and the non-Schengen Arrivals. Find in the central part of the terminal the baggage reclaim area, on the far south, the ground transportation options (bus, car rental and taxi) and on the north part the passport control in order to access to Departures. Services available: Information desk, toilets (also accessible), food and drink concessions, currency exchange, lost & found office.
- Departures and Check-in: The Departures and the Check-in hall is located on the right side of the main terminal. This section contains the boarding gates A1 to A10 and B1 to B8. You can access to the boarding gates by lifts and escalators, since they are located in an upper level.
Find in the central part of the hall the information counter and many more services such as ticket counters, toilets, food, drink and retail concessions and currency exchange. After clearing the ticket inspection, you'll be able to free access to the boarding gates.


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Home 24 Hours of Le Mans David Coulthard first at ROC Riyadh
David Coulthard first at ROC Riyadh
Dean Patrick
David Coulthard triumphed at the Race of Champions in Riyadh. The 13-time F1 winner beat 19 motorsport superstars. That was his second win at ROC.
Following Team Germany's triumph in last night's ROC Nations Cup, all cooperation went out of the window today. The individual Race Of Champions pitted some of the world's best drivers in a range of identical cars – including the Vuhl 05 ROC Edition, Ariel Atom Cup, Xtreme Pickup, Whelen NASCAR, KTM X-Bow Comp R and the ROC Car – on a purpose-built parallel track featuring ROC's iconic crossover bridge.
On a sunny afternoon in Riyadh, the best-of-three Grand Final boiled down to a battle between two legends of motorsport. But in the end, Coulthard saw off double World Rallycross Champion Petter Solberg in two straight heats to become Champion of Champions for the second time.
Solberg had never been in the Race Of Champions Grand Final before. Coulthard, by contrast, won the Champion of Champions crown in 2014 in Barbados. He also reached the Grand Final at Wembley in 2008 when he was pipped by Sébastien Loeb. This time it was the Scotsman's turn for more glory again.
Afterwards, a delighted Coulthard said:
"I had to work hard out there and my heart is beating hard now! So thanks to Petter for a great race. He's a great sport and a great champion. When I went out of the ROC Nations Cup yesterday after winning just one race out of three my son switched off the TV because he thought 'Daddy's too old' so I'm delighted to show him experience can be a good thing too… Today I pushed hard but it's also about being clean. I touched the wall once over the course of the day but other than that I kept it on the track.
"It's great to have been part of the first Race Of Champions here in Riyadh. It's been a nice atmosphere and the people in the crowd have been treated to non-stop action. So thank you to Fredrik Johnsson and his team for yet another great event. To be honest, I'm always surprised when Fredrik invites me because I don't race anymore, but I'm delighted when he does. The camaraderie with all the other drivers is special and we've had a wonderful welcome here."
Watch the moment when @therealdcf1 took his 2nd ROC victory against @Petter_Solberg! #ROCRiyadh pic.twitter.com/POwaVL0hlz
— #ROCRiyadh (@RaceOfChampions) February 3, 2018
Solberg added:
"First of all, congratulations to David. I was doing everything I could to win it, but it wasn't quite enough today. David drove very well and he has the right mentality so this was very well deserved. He's a better circuit driver than me, that's for sure. I still like to be a bit more sideways! But I'm proud and happy to make it to the final against such a strong field.
"I've been coming to the Race Of Champions for many years. It's incredible to get all these great drivers together and it was a great atmosphere again this time. So thank you to everyone watching in the stadium and around the world. We've been made to feel really welcome and the passion from everyone involved has been clear. Fredrik and his team have done a fantastic job. I always enjoy this event and I'll be back…"
In the semi-finals, Coulthard beat Tom Kristensen, who has been the Race Of Champions runner-up six times and still awaits his first ROC Champion of Champions crown
The other race saw the end of a spirited run by 2017 FIA World Rallycross Champion Johan Kristoffersson, who was beaten by his rallycross teammate, Solberg.
Kristensen earlier avenged last year's Grand Final defeat by putting out the reigning ROC Champion of Champions Juan Pablo Montoya in the quarter-finals. Coulthard defeated 2014 Indianapolis 500 winner Ryan Hunter-Reay to join him in the next round.
The quarter-finals proved an unhappy round for the American open-wheel specialists as 2017 IndyCar Champion Josef Newgarden crashed out to allow Kristoffersson an easy run through. Finally, Solberg defeated Sweden's FIA European F3 runner-up Joel Eriksson to complete the semi-final line-up.
The drivers were earlier split into four groups of four, battling for the right to take part in the knockout stages
Montoya dominated Group A with three wins out of three, while Hunter-Reay pipped fellow Indianapolis 500 winner Helio Castroneves to the runner's up spot in the group after a very tight finish in their heat. That meant the Brazilian – who made last night's ROC Nations Cup final for Team Latin America – exited the tournament alongside Mexico's European Le Mans Series Champion Memo Rojas.
Coulthard was the man on top in Group B, going through with a perfect record of three wins. He was joined in the quarter-finals by Kristensen on two wins. McLaren World's Fastest Gamer Rudy van Buren failed to progress despite a fine win against 2017 Le Mans 24 Hours winner Timo Bernhard. Bernhard couldn't repeat the ROC Nations Cup feat today and he also went out at this stage.
Group C was the tightest of them all, featuring three of the reigning champions from major motorsport series. In the end, three drivers all ended up on two wins each. But Kristoffersson and Eriksson made it through on fastest lap times at the expense of 2017 DTM Champion René Rast. 2017 European F3 Champion Lando Norris suffered a crash in his first race and also failed to progress.
Solberg stormed through Group D with three victories, and he was joined in the final stages by Newgarden. ROC Factor Saudi Arabia winner Ahmed Bin Khanen won the battle of the home heroes against WRC2 Rally winner Yazeed Al-Rajhi, but it was not enough for either of them to stay in the competition.
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IMPORTANCE OF SCIENTIFIC TEMPER IN NATION BUILDING
🗔July 1, 2020
IMPORTANCE OF SCIENTIFIC TEMPER IN NATION BUILDING – Scientific temper is a way of life that uses a scientific way. It may consequently include questioning, observing physical reality, testing, hypothesizing, analyzing, and communication. An individual process of acting and thinking determines a behavior that involves the application of logic.
The vital parts of scientific temper are discussion, argument, and analysis. Various elements like fairness, equality, and democracy. The most important characteristic of a scientific temper is: – untiring search for truth with an open mind and spirit of inquiry.
Scientific temper is very important for bringing forth a progressive society. It is free from superstitions. Irrational practices in developing the nation are in all aspects like political, economic and social. Science has lifted the standards of it's living for two centuries.
What Historians thought – IMPORTANCE OF SCIENTIFIC TEMPER IN NATION BUILDING ?
Advancement of Science – IMPORTANCE OF SCIENTIFIC TEMPER IN NATION BUILDING ?
Historians give credit to Jawahar Lal Nehru for the term scientific temper. In the book The Discovery of India, he described the scientific approach as the adventurous and yet critical temper of science. It is the search for the truth and new knowledge, and the refusal to accept anything without testing and trial. The capacity to change previous conclusions in the face of new evidence. All of this is necessary. And, not merely for the application of science but for life itself and the solution to its many problems.
Many leading scientific thinkers believed it during the Age of Enlightenment and the Industrial Revolution in Europe. Pt.Nehru was keenly aware that India's turn of events and liberation from the scourge of visually impaired confidence, strange notion, and superstition and position division would require constitutional strength and persistence.
We are currently experiencing a rather confused phase in our society, where this prerequisite for scientific temper is at the same time being communicated with specious cases of India's old logical ability and scam "supernatural occurrences" being performed by masters and impostors. A portion of India's supposed "pragmatists" who battled for the logical reason, for example, Narendra Dabholkar and M.M. Kalburgi, have been killed. Science itself appears to have been usurped as an instrument of patriotism.
The advancement of science requires collaboration within and across nations, and increasingly across disciplines. Science and the scientific temper are imperative if better lives are to be assured to a billion plus people in a country constrained by resources, particularly energy, and at a time when the world is beginning to feel the devastating impacts of climate change.
Abnormal weather patterns and natural disasters, including bush-fires in Australia, flooding in Indonesia and nonseasonal frost in India, are likely to get more intense in the coming decades. Only science and the application of the mind can offer solutions at scale and in an affordable fashion if we are to pursue inclusive development. Science lifted the world and its living standards over the past two centuries, and it can do so again.
The future of science and scientific temper mean to the Indians who do not deserve than pride in the past. It is better to accept scientist in present era rather than accepting people who encourage the spread of superstitions.
It is time for us to discover our fundamental duty towards scientific temper and encourage ideology free science in true spirit of inquiry and reformation. This lays the most promising path for India.
The current prime minister of India, Narendra Modi has also emphasized on the fact that "A society with a scientific temper is always on path of development''.
Scientific temper is important in nation building as it allows participation of civil society and develops democratic state in nation that promotes welfare.
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I just wanted to share my latest pattern release.
This fun and spirited quilt is called Dots & Dashes and is made using Island Batik fabrics, Lite Steam-A-Seam 2 and Warm 80/20 batting from The Warm Co. and Aurifil thread. I'm extremely grateful to each of these companies for providing the materials to make the cover quilt.
I made this version of the quilt for the Island Batik Getaway Blog Hop. You can read my blog hop post here. I'm already playing around with other fabrics and color combinations for the quilt in my design software - what colors do you think it would look good in?
The circles were cut with using a 5" die cutter which made them fast and easy! I was worried if I had enough shades of Aurifil thread to blend with each of the circle fabrics, but the thread blended nicely with so many fabric colors.
After fusing, I finished each appliqued circle with a machine blanket stitch.
The pattern for Dots & Dashes is available in my Etsy store as a PDF download. Print patterns will be available shortly. If you prefer a print pattern, please let me know.
Sized at 63" x 63", Dots & Dashes makes the perfect throw or works nicely as the top quilt on a child's bed with its fun and whimsical style.
To keep up-to-date on all that I'm working on, please subscribe to my blog list, follow me at Masterpiece Quilting on Facebook or on IG: @masterpiecequilting.
Love this cool version. I think one using warm colors would really be a stand out.