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Retail Sales is usually a very tradable release as traders draw direct correlation between retail activities with economic health.
I'm going to be looking for a deviation around 0.5% for this news. Since the forecast is at 0.8%, a reading of 0.3% would be negative for the CAD and we'll be looking to BUY USD/CAD; however, if the opposite is true, or a 1.3% of actual release, I'll be looking to SELL USD/CAD.
High food and energy prices as well as a poor global recovery are the primary force behind the lagging recovery. The CAD began the week at its worst level against the US dollar and as a result investors are in risk averse mode. The Canadian economic growth has been stable as of recent regardless of inflation levels. The primary reason is their export market, primarily oil. Barrels have settled around the $100.00 mark, the first time in weeks. Yet, a diminshing global economy and the eurozone debt are waying heavily on forecasted export expectations.
In essence, as long as oil prices hover at $100.00 dollars per barrell, the CAD shouldn't gain too much strength. Barrell prices rose for the first time in weeks but don't expect this to be a trend, just a slight booster for this month's Canadian retail sales.
USD/CAD is the recommended pair, if we get a strong deviation, don't expect much retracement as this pair should move steadily and gradually until after the European market close, which is around 12:30pm EST.
Our focus is on the Core Retail Sales release and not the headline Retail Sales release; Retail Sales releases from Canada is a month on month release, and basically it's a measurement of the activities at the retail level of Canada, and the Core release is the same Retail Sales but excluding most volatile components, Automotive Components, which makes up about 25% and it varies seasonly. A better release generally means more consumer spending, which leads to better economy, thus better for its currency. And the CORE reading provides a far more accurate look of the actual economy.


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Streets in Greenwich taking part in World Car Free Day
To celebrate World Car Free Day in Royal Greenwich, over fifteen residential streets, throughout the borough, will be temporarily closed during the days leading up to and including Sunday 22 September 2019.
From Friday 13 to Sunday 22 September neighbours across three roads will get together to temporarily close their streets to traffic and create Play Streets and on Friday 20 September nine primary schools will close nearby roads at the beginning and end of the school day.
Four primary schools in the borough already close their roads to traffic throughout term-time as part of School Streets a pioneering initiative to improve air quality and safety for pupils.
Play Streets are temporary roads closures where children can play and neighbours can get to know each other. There are 200 Play Streets across London that will be taking place as part of Car Free Day.
Events in Royal Greenwich are part of London's biggest ever Car Free Day celebrations and are aimed at reducing air pollution and making streets safer for everyone to walk and cycle.
Councillor Danny Thorpe, Leader of the Royal Borough of Greenwich, said: "We are celebrating Car Free Day this year in Royal Greenwich with a Car Free Weekend. Reclaiming roads from cars means healthy streets with space to walk, play, sit and relax. We can all be part of the change to swap the short journeys we make by car to walk, cycle or take public transport instead.
"Around half of London's toxic air pollution is caused by road vehicles and that's why we're proud to be taking part in a London-wide and World Car Free Day to do our bit and make a difference."
Councillor Denise Scott-McDonald, Cabinet Member for Air Quality, Public Realm and Transport, Royal Borough of Greenwich, said:
"I am delighted that the Royal Borough of Greenwich is taking part in Car Free Day. It is a fantastic scheme that allows residents to enjoy their local area, free from the presence of cars and pollution.
"Trialling temporary road closures can lead to real change. We already have four schools pioneering the School Streets initiative and hopefully more will follow their lead after experiencing the temporary benefits of this year's Car Free Day too."
Jacqueline Graves, deputy headteacher of Haimo Primary School, commenting on the success of School Streets, said: "We have seen a 54% reduction in the number of children being driven to school, with a big increase in those cycling, walking and scooting. Our street is quiet and peaceful at both ends of the day and children are safer which wasn't always the case before. Our parents are happy with the School Street – saying 'it's like it was when we came to school' and even local residents in the road who had concerns at the beginning now acknowledge the benefits."
School road closures on Friday 20 September.
Alexander McLeod Primary School – Abbey Wood
Bannockburn (Plumstead High Street) – Plumstead
Bannockburn (Church Manorway) – Plumstead
De Lucy Primary School – Abbey Wood Ward *existing school street*
Invicta Primary School (Blackheath) – Blackheath & Westcombe
Our Lady of Grace Catholic Primary School – Charlton
Thorntree Primary School – Charlton
Eglinton Primary School – Woolwich Common
Notre Dame Catholic Primary School – Woolwich Common
Play Streets
Dinsdale Road, SE3, 20 September, from 3pm until 5pm
Charles Grinling Walk, SE18, 22 September, from 4pm until 5pm
Olven Road, SE18, 22 September, 1.30pm until 7pm
Find out more about World Car Free Day events in Royal Greenwich on the website.
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It follows a number of weeks where systems have been down following a cyber attack.
A bleak Christmas for retailers as consumers cut back on spending 17th January 2020
Figures have been released by the Office for National Statistics.
Sexual harassment victims to have their say on laws to protect them 17th January 2020
Victims of sexual harassment are being urged to share what happened to them under Government plans to strengthen protections for workers. A survey is being held to find out how many people are affected by the problem, both at workplaces and elsewhere..
Makers of Bodyguard and Line of Duty to bring new thriller to our screens 17th January 2020
The makers of Line Of Duty and Bodyguard are set to bring new thriller Vigil to BBC One. The six-part series will feature actors including Gentleman Jacks Suranne Jones, Game Of Thrones Rose Leslie and Endeavours Shaun Evans..
Holidaymakers told nothing will change after Brexit 17th January 2020
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Kookia was introduced as a New Game Challenge in July 2010. Kookiths seem to have escaped and are all over Neopia now, it is your job to catch them!
The game is relatively simple to play. The only thing you'll need is your mouse, and optionally your keyboard. First let's see what our interface looks like.
The main idea of the game is to catch all the Kookiths. You can catch a Kookith by moving your mouse over one. If you catch more than one Kookith within a certain time range, the score gets multiplied.
A Kookith is worth 10 points on easy, 50 on normal and 100 on hard. The difference between the levels is the speed of the Kookiths. Many people can easily beat the game on Easy, but will fail quickly at hard.
1. This is your Time Control Meter. It fills up as you catch more Kookiths and resets at the start of every level. You can use it by pressing Spacebar on your keyboard. It's function is simple: It slows down all the Kookiths for as long as it lasts, which is usually 3 seconds. While you won't use it as much on easy mode, it sure gets in handy for hard mode!
2. This is your score. Below your score you can see whether you unlocked a bonus level or not. Bonus levels are good for your score, and will be explained later on.
3. This is the amount of Kookiths you've caught in the level you're in. The amount you need to catch varies per level. To pass a level you need to catch at least 80% of the Kookiths.
4. These are Ghost Kookiths. While the Kookiths change color depending on the level you're in, the Ghost Kookiths are in any level. You can only catch a Ghost Kookith by clicking on one. They are worth double the points of what normal Kookiths are worth. They do count towards your percentage of caught Kookiths, so the best you can do is click all the time when you see a batch of Kookiths being released in hope of catching it. Catching 3 of them or more will open up the bonus level.
Bonus levels can come in quite handy as it comes to getting a good score. You unlock a bonus level if you have caught at least 3 Ghost Kookiths. Golden Kookiths will pop up at random spots in the screen. You will notice there will be two batches of these Golden Kookiths. They are worth as much as a normal Kookith.
The best way to score in bonus levels is by getting your multiplier up high. The Time Controller also works in these bonus levels, so don't hesitate to use it!
There are a total of 8 levels including boss fight. Yes, there will be an evil Mutant Kookith to fight. Here are the levels and their Kookiths.
The mutant Kookith spits out random Kookiths, which move quickly into any direction. You will usually catch about 50% of these Kookiths, but don't worry, because it's the last level! Once you have tried to fend off the Kookiths, you have to click on the boss 5 times quickly. After that TNT will congratulate you and you can send your score.
Kookia is a fun little game to play... That is, if you don't get frustrated by the speediness of the Kookiths on hard level. After playing it a couple of times you will be able to recognize the patterns in which the Kookiths appear. Good luck playing!


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This page contains services for and information about senior citizens, our Positive Ageing Policy and Strategy and links to the Positive Ageing Advisory Group.
Council owns 165 pensioner units located at 16 separate sites throughout the district in Hikurangi, Kamo, Tikipunga, Kensington, Onerahi, central Whangarei and Maunu.
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Council provides an exemption card to Whangarei residents aged 70 years and over to park free of charge at any Council car park in Whangarei.
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Currently, the median age for people in the Whangarei district is 41.8 years.
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The District has an older resident population than that of New Zealand overall, having major implications on the demand for services and future planning and results in significant social, economic and cultural impacts on the District.
Our senior residents continue to contribute to our local economy through both paid and unpaid activities. Of Whangarei's organisational volunteer workforce, 24% are aged 65 years and over.
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Sprint Says "Cheers" to Current Customers with Giveaway Campaigns
By Diana Goovaerts | December 7, 2015
Sprint announced Monday it is celebrating the holiday season with two giveaway campaigns aimed at its current customers.
"Our customers know we are working hard to bring them the best customer experience possible," Sprint vice president of Base Management Jim Curran said. "With this week's events we want them to know how much we appreciate them."
Today through Friday, Sprint is giving gifts of movies, music and technology to existing customers with its "Cheers to You" promotion. Each day a new offer will be revealed and customers can visit the promotional page to register for their free gift, the company said. Gifts are only available each day as long as supplies last.
The carrier is also launching its first Holiday Hero campaign, which will allow customers to "nominate a deserving 'hero' in their lives for a chance to each receive an LG G4 phone and one year of free service," Sprint said. Heroes can be nominated through a link on the Cheers to You webpage Tuesday, Dec. 8 through the end of the week. Only one entry can be submitted per person.
The campaigns come amid a fourth-quarter battle among carriers for customers, filled with holiday promotions and giveaways. T-Mobile in particular has taken aim at the competition with tailored offers targeting the customers of each of the other three major carriers in its Un-Carrier Unwrapped promotion series.
The campaign kicked off just after Thanksgiving when T-Mobile offered its own customers three months of unlimited high speed data and sought to lure Sprint customers with a $200 bill credit for every line they switched. The Sprint offer ended yesterday and was replaced by an iPhone bargain and half off accessories offer for AT&T customers who switch to T-Mobile. The offer for Verizon customers is expected to be announced later this week.
Like Sprint and T-Mobile, Verizon has also shown some customer appreciation this holiday season with its "Thanksgetting" giveaway of free data, music, movies, TV and app downloads on Nov. 25.


How Big Is "Pokemon Go"?
The new gaming sensation has captivated people and it shows no signs of slowing down.
Pokemon Go places the cartoon creatures in the real world. Image source: Niantic.
Given the approval ratings for the two major presidential candidates, perhaps it's time for Pikachu to make a run for the Oval Office.
That seems far-fetched, but in July, web searches related to Pokemon Go, the augmented reality (AR) game featuring the adorable "pocket monsters," exceeded those for Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, and Bernie Sanders combined, according to an analysis conducted by Hitwise, a division of Connexity. In fact, on July 11 -- the peak day of interest so far -- roughly one in every 63 online searches conducted in the United States mentioned the word "Pokémon."
The game, which tops both the iTunes and Google Play charts, was downloaded by an estimated 10.5 million Americans during the first two weeks of its American release, Htiwise reported.
"The most common focus of Pokémon searches has been figuring out how to play the game. With very little in the way of instruction or help -- believe me, I know -- players are more or less on their own to figure the game out," wrote Hitwise's John Fetto. "In fact, during the week of the launch, almost 10% of Pokémon-related searches included 'how,' 'guide' or 'tips.' "
The researcher also noted that searches have spiked at times for various combinations using the word "server" as players attempt to figure out why the game has at times gone down.
Who is playing Pokemon Go?
Unlike many video games, Pokemon Go has attracted a diverse audience. Over 50% of those playing are men (54%), according to Hitwise, but there are nearly 5 million women playing the game.
"Those seeking information about the game tend to be more educated, with 70% having at least some college, including a large number who are currently students," wrote Fetto.
Pokemon, a Nintendo (NASDAQOTH:NTDOY) property, makes money through Go by people making in-app purchases -- generally for no more than a few dollars. That makes the game affordable (and you can play for free), but Fetto wrote that people playing the AR game "have deeper pockets than average with those living in households with annual incomes between $50,000 and $75,000 the most likely to be in this group."
Where do Pokemon Go players go?
Because Pokemon Go gameplay forces players to move around in the real world, it can drive people to businesses. In many cases these locations serve as "Pokestops," locations where players get free goodies. A research report done by Placed, which distilled data from its double opt-in audience representing 1 in 100 adults in the United States, showed which restaurants and retailers are most used by Pokemon Go players.
The researchers found that Red Robin (NASDAQ:RRGB), Buffalo Wild Wings (NASDAQ:BWLD), and Cold Stone Creamery were the top restaurants for Pokemon Go users while Hot Topic (UNKNOWN:HOTT.DL), Fred Meyer, and L Brands' (NYSE:LB) Victoria's Secret top the retail list.
"Restaurants are in unique position to monetize the connect of digital and physical ... by Nintendo, restaurants can turn more tables throughout the day," said David Shim, founder and CEO of Placed, in a statement. "With promotions tied to lulls in activity, QSRs [quick-serve restaurants] and casual dining restaurants could immediately drive traffic into their stores during their slowest times of the day."
Placed's research also showed that not every business should have a Pokemon Go strategy. It noted that Food Lion, Marshall's, Home Depot, Lowe's, and CVS visitors are less likely to have the app installed.
"While Pokemon Go dominates the news cycle, data should determine the attention that it deserves in marketing strategies for retailers and restaurants," Shim said.
As a card game and a video game for Nintendo's handheld gaming systems, Pokemon has been around for more than 20 years. The question for its latest incarnation is whether it can remain as popular as it has become for a long period of time.
The key marketing and business aspect for the restaurants and retailers mentioned above is that currently the game can drive behavior. Currently, Pokemon Go has millions of active players swept up in the game -- people willing to drive to restaurants, malls, and stores because they are Pokestops.
Going forward, it's hard to see the game remaining as hot as it is right now. The question is whether the fad will burn out leaving Go just another fad like pogs or silly bands, or whether it will retain a long-term audience. Given the many successful Pokemon games and the steady new supply of young people playing the card game based on the adorable creatures, it's likely that Pokemon Go has a long life ahead of it.
For businesses -- and Nintendo investors -- it's important to remember that the current heat will burn out. But unlike many trendy apps of recent years, the enduring nature of the Pokemon franchise suggests that the AR game could have a very long life.


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Coronavirus in Lebanon
Interview with Walid Ammar, head of Lebanon's Ministry of Public Health, on testing, funding, and the threat to refugees
Walid Ammar, director general of Lebanon's Ministry of Public Health since 1993, sitting in his office in this undated photo provided by his organization.
by Jason Socrates Bardi and Thomas J. Bollyky April 24, 2020
The first case of COVID-19 occurred in Lebanon on February 21, and despite early fears that the country's difficult economic situation left the country ill-equipped to handle coronavirus, the nation has reported relatively few cases in the two months since. Like many other nations, Lebanon is facing a critical shortage of tests to confirm infections, a growing need for personal protective equipment, and the looming threat of a continuing pandemic. Think Global Health caught up with Walid Ammar, director general of Lebanon's Ministry of Public Health since 1993 and a former WHO executive board member, interviewing him remotely from his office in Beirut. We asked him about strategies Lebanon has employed to contain the virus, the WHO's performance, what the COVID-19 threat means for the ordinary Lebanese citizen, and what it may mean for the country's camps of refugees—a huge at-risk population, about which he said he is "very, very worried."
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THINK GLOBAL HEALTH: Broadly describe the country situation in Lebanon today. What has happened with COVID-19 so far?
AMMAR: So the number of cases as of today [April 20, 2020] is 677 cases, with a case fatality rate of about three per hundred—3 percent. We were prepared for this pandemic because for ten years we have been working on building our capacity in epidemiological surveillance and response. We have been also building the capacity of the biggest public hospital in in Lebanon, which is the Hariri University Hospital. And this is based on our experience with the H1N1 pandemic in 2010, where we had difficulties to admit patients in the private sector. Most of the hospitals in Lebanon belong to the private sector.
'We were prepared for this pandemic because for ten years we have been working on building our capacity in epidemiological surveillance and response'
When facing a pandemic, private hospitals were reluctant to admit cases—so we started building capacity in the public hospital—and we built the laboratory capacity. We have the laboratory in the Hariri Hospital, recognized by the WHO as a reference laboratory for infectious disease. And in January 31, when [the novel coronavirus] was declared as a public health emergency of international concern by the WHO, we activated our program, and we started tracing and identifying [people] coming from China and some other countries until February 21—well, on February 19, the number of cases declared by Iran to the WHO was zero.
Lebanon's Minister of Health, Hamad Hasan and WHO representative Iman Shankiti attend a news conference, after the country's first case of coronavirus was confirmed in Beirut on February 21, 2020. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir
On February 20, we noticed that something was happening in Iran. I called the airport asking about flights from Iran, and I knew that we had a flight coming from Iran and that afternoon. And we sent my team to the plane, and we have identified the very first case coming in the country. And we took the lady to the Hariri Hospital directly, without going through the airport—from the plane directly to the hospital. And this was a very important signal to all the people coming from Iran, because at that time people were having religious visits to Iran. And when they come back, they are welcomed by all the neighbors. When we were able to diagnose this, it was important as an alarm to the people to stay at home. And I think this fact was determinate to control the whole situation after that period.
'When we were able to diagnose this, it was important as an alarm to the people to stay at home'
And then, of course, we had the different social distancing measures that were taken by the government. Starting by the school and university closures on February 29, and then the lockdown on March 15. Well, at that time we estimated—or, we were trying to flatten the curve and at the same time to build our capacity of the health system, particularly the hospital beds, intensive care units (ICUs), and ventilators. And we projected that if we would have had, you know, about five thousand cases in a in a time period of ten weeks or two months, we were capable to deal with it. So this was our threshold, because our estimation was that this would need six hundred hospital beds, three hundred ICU beds, and 250 ventilators. This was our target around the third week of March.
A general view shows buildings in Beirut during Lebanon's countrywide lockdown to combat the spread of coronavirus on April 1, 2020. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir
Now we are one month later—in the third week of April. At that time we had about three hundred cases, and now we have less than several hundred cases. We are really far from reaching this peak. This is our situation now. And we are considering lifting gradually the lockdown measures in the coming weeks.
THINK GLOBAL HEALTH: Do you have any remaining critical needs for personal protective equipment (PPE) or ICU beds?
AMMAR: Well, we are still really worried because of the limited resources. The number of tests has been low so far. We have reached one thousand a day in our best case, and this is not enough. This is not enough. Our target is to reach at least two thousand per day—better to have three thousand per day. But this is our immediate target, to make sure that we are not missing cases. And I'm sure that we are missing cases because there are many cases that are asymptomatic. And why we don't have enough tests? Because we don't have enough kits and reagents to do these tests.
A street vendor puts a protective face shield on a mannequin, as he sells disinfectants and protective gears along a street during the countrywide coronavirus lockdown in Beirut on April 15, 2020. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir
This is why we continue to apply the containment measures, meaning the early diagnosis, case investigation, and contact tracing. We will be less worried when we will be having two thousand tests per day for at least one week, to confirm our numbers. This is one.
And second, we have a problem with PPE. You know, except in the Hariri Hospital, all the other hospitals that we were preparing to accept cases, they are lacking PPE. We have a shortage in PPEs, and we are worried, once we will be gradually lifting the lockdown measures we will be in need of masks for everybody. So we don't have these masks in the private pharmacies for people to purchase.
So we have a problem in having PPEs and the reagents for testing.
A man sits inside his shop with nearly empty shelves, during a countrywide lockdown to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Beirut, Lebanon, April 4, 2020. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir
THINK GLOBAL HEALTH: How has your testing strategy changed? What criteria are being applied now?
AMMAR: Up to a few days [ago], the case definition was having symptoms and having a contact or coming from a country with community transmission. So we were strict in applying [them] so only these people that fit the case definition were allowed to have the PCR tests, since we are not in the influenza period now, so anyone who is having symptom without history of contact with the case can come for a test. So we remain targeting people with symptoms.
'We are very worried about the situation in the refugee camps and displaced Syrians camps'
We are a little bit worried because in some districts—four or five districts—we have zero cases. So we are targeting these districts by having random sampling to make sure that this is the case. We are very worried about the situation in the refugee camps and displaced Syrians camps because there also we don't have cases. And we are worried about that. So we are targeting these places to make sure that we don't have cases, because if we have cases there, this would be really very, very difficult. We are targeting our testing, but in addition to that we are doing random testing in certain places. We are lacking reagents, but also we are lacking swabs. We don't have enough swabs to get samples for testing.
A woman is seen through flags and electricity cables in Shatila Palestinian refugee camp, as the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in the Beirut suburbs of Lebanon on March 30, 2020. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir
THINK GLOBAL HEALTH: There have been stories of countries buying up stocks or restricting the export of stocks. Is that affecting you?
AMMAR: Yes. It becomes very, very difficult. We are getting materiel at very high prices, and now mostly from China. And we are worried. Now the question is about if we are going to use the rapid tests, the antibody tests, and there are question marks. We want to validate these tests before using them, we have validated some of them, and the result was not really encouraging. But I think we are not yet at this period of testing the immunity at the community level. We are at a period where we should discover every case, and to make sure that this case has the disease to take to isolate the case, and to quarantine the people who come in close contact with the case. We are relying mostly on the PCR.
Gloves and facemasks are hung to dry during a countrywide lockdown to combat the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Sidon, Lebanon, on April 8, 2020. REUTERS/Ali Hashisho
THINK GLOBAL HEALTH: What about the populations in the refugee camps? There are no known cases, but I wanted to ask about the monitoring and how prepared you are to deal with an outbreak, should one occur.
AMMAR: Yes. You know, in our system anything that is related to infectious disease or public health, we do not make any difference between a Lebanese or non-Lebanese. Among our cases we have Syrians, we have people from different nationalities—about twelve nationalities. So anybody that fits the case definition is tested and treated. Now, we were not particularly targeting this vulnerable population, and we have been asking the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to play this role.
'We don't have the resources to cover hospitalizations in this vulnerable population'
We have been pushing them to do this and, well, they don't have enough resources and they were not really proactive. They were planning, and they are still planning, and they didn't have a good plan. They didn't do anything tangible yet. So we are really worried because anything to do with the primary health care, we offer services to everybody. Vaccination is offered to everybody. But hospital care—we are not able to cover this for Syrian refugees or displaced Syrians. So for the Palestinian, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) was playing this role. For the displaced Syrians, the UNHCR. We don't have the resources to cover hospitalizations in this vulnerable population, and we are really dependent on the resources of UNRWA and UNHCR. We are really very, very worried about this.
A Syrian girl stands inside a Syrian refugee camp, as Lebanon extends a lockdown by two weeks to combat the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Marjayoun, Lebanon, on March 23, 2020. REUTERS/Aziz Taher
THINK GLOBAL HEALTH: How are things working within the country in terms of other ministries or other agencies? Are you working with economists and the finance ministry, and how is that going?
AMMAR: Yes. Well, there is at the office of the Prime Minister regular meetings with people from different ministries that are involved. And so we are cooperating with all other ministries: Ministry of Social Affairs, Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Education, of course—many other ministries. The problem is that we have a huge economic and financial problem in this country, and we are lacking cash. We are lacking dollars. And the resources are really very, very limited for all other ministries.
When we ask people to stay home and then they cannot comply they say: I should do work, otherwise I cannot have money, I cannot live, I cannot purchase food. So this is what we are facing now. I mean, in many other countries they are in the same situation, but particularly in Lebanon, you know, we have a huge economic and financial crisis. And then on top of that, we have COVID-19.
Lebanese demonstrators wear face masks during a protest against the collapsing Lebanese pound currency outside Lebanon's Central Bank in Beirut on April 23, 2020—during the coronavirus lockdown. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir
THINK GLOBAL HEALTH: What about the World Health Organization, other governments, nongovernmental organizations, and other help from outside? How is that going? Is it sufficient? How you believe the World Health Organization has done in this pandemic?
AMMAR: Well, we have a very good relation with the WHO country office, regional office. And they have been really very, very helpful. We work together on a daily basis and they are helping us, getting resources, getting reagents for laboratories, PPEs—even ventilators. And we were able to use a loan from the World Bank. So part of this loan was shifted to WHO country office to purchase, you know, essential materiel to face COVID-19. UNICEF has also helpful to a certain degree, but the others are not, up to now, really supportive. The role of WHO is as a technical support agency—I think they have played an important role. What we are doing about the testing, case investigation, contact tracing, this is from this. I know that some countries are not happy with WHO, but we are happy with WHO. I think they gave good advice to countries. You know, I'm personally member of the IOAC Committee. I don't know if you know it: the Independent Oversight and Advisory Committee for the emergency program of WHO.
THINK GLOBAL HEALTH: We do know it.
AMMAR: So I'm aware of what's happening in WHO. Personally, I think they are doing good work. Frankly, considering the resources that they have, this is not the time to deprive them of resources. This is the time to support them more. This is my view.
Shipping containers are seen stacked at Beirut's port, during a countrywide lockdown to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease in Beirut, Lebanon, on April 8, 2020. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir
THINK GLOBAL HEALTH: What your greatest concern is right now, and what gives you hope?
AMMAR: Well, my concern is the economic situation, the financial situation. This is more a concern than the health situation per se. I think our response to this pandemic and our health situation is acceptable. However—how to continue? How to support people? The situation was very bad before this pandemic in Lebanon, so this is really a very, very difficult situation for us. And my hope is, you know, everything that we are doing in different countries will not make big difference for humanity. What will make big difference for humanity is having a new vaccine, having a treatment. This is where the international effort should be focused, OK? We are trying to cope with the situation, we are giving help to our populations. What will we do next month, or what we do with the next wave? And so the response to that is in finding a new vaccine and a new treatment.
Jason Socrates Bardi is the deputy managing editor for Think Global Health, in the David Rockefeller Studies Program at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR).
Thomas J. Bollyky is director of the Global Health program and senior fellow for global health, economics, and development at the Council on Foreign Relations.
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A reminder that a before school service for parents starts today. We are able to offer child care for our children from 7.45am until 8.45am when they go to class. The cost of this is £2 per child, and you are able to drop a child off any time after 7.45am. We hope that this will support our parents catching the train from Swanley, and those running off to work or appointment.


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Constructing Excellence today announced that Phil Wilbraham, Mark Farmer and David Whysall will succeed Murray Rowden as Co-Chairs with immediate effect.
Phil Wilbraham is Director of Expansion for Heathrow Airport Ltd, where he has worked for over 15 years as a champion of collaborative working and intelligent client capability. Phil is also a leading member of the Infrastructure and Project Authority's Infrastructure Clients Group.
Mark Farmer is Founding Director of Cast Consultancy and the author of Modernise or Die, the independent Review of the UK Construction Labour Model published by the Construction Leadership Council in October 2016. This report challenged the sector to do things differently through embracing innovation in delivery models which reduce both waste and the demand for increasingly scarce traditional on-site labour.
David Whysall sits on the UK Board of Turner & Townsend where he is Head of National Cost and Commercial services and runs its Infrastructure Business across the South of the UK. Between 2008-2010 he was chair of G4C, the Generation for Change next generation movement of Constructing Excellence. In this capacity he worked with Andrew Wolstenholme OBE in authoring CE's 2010 report Never Waste a Good Crisis.
Constructing Excellence is the not-for-profit best practice and knowledge transfer organisation and nationwide movement which champions excellence through collaboration in the built environment sector. In 2016 Constructing Excellence became part of the BRE (Building Research Establishment) Trust's group of companies.
Murray Rowden is Global Head of Infrastructure and Managing Director Americas for Turner & Townsend. He has been Chairman of Constructing Excellence since January 2015 and now succeeds Ian Reeves CBE of Synaps LLP as International Chairman of Constructing Excellence from his base in New York.
Previous chairmen of Constructing Excellence since 2003 were Peter Rogers CBE, Bob White, Vaughan Burnand, Ian Reeves CBE, and Murray Rowden.


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Planning application submitted for a new country house in Richmondshire, North Yorkshire
The proposals for a new country house in Yorkshire have been submitted to the Richmondshire planning department. Alex Tart Architects were approached to undertake the project following a previously unsuccessful application for the site by others, and have provided strategic guidance as well as utilising our network of allied consultants to mount a second application.
The scheme involves the regeneration of a redundant farmstead by replacing the existing farm buildings with a classical country house, stables and garages. The traditional details and local sandstone root the building within the local vernacular and stand as a strong example of how a 21st Century modern country estate can be built to rejuvenate such sites.
Site Plan of the Proposed Development
The application has pooled the experience of a number of building consultants in order to maximise the applications chance of success. This takes into account the environmental and contextual aspects of the site. Careful consideration has been given to ensure that the stables which are large by necessity, remain subservient to the main house.
The North and South Elevations of the Main House
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What goes into a Judges' Rating?
You can have loads of fun and more importantly, learn a lot at the many tasting events available year round. The more you know, the better choices you'll make and more fun you'll have!
Venues for tasting events vary from outdoor promenades to top of the town restaurants. They can be private tasting room intimate or ballroom standing room only. The choice is yours.
The 6th annual Summer BrewFest on the Bremerton Boardwalk is a fabulous venue. It's a two day festival this year, July 15 and 16. Tickets are available from the Washington Beer Commission. You will want to be there soaking up the sun, refreshing yourself with a craft brew or two.
The 8th annual Kitsap Wine Festival in August at the Harborside Fountain Park is another gorgeous venue with wonderful Washington wines, cool fountains, sunshine and boats sailing past. Tickets are now available for this event at Kitsap Wine Festival dot com.
One of the many places for a spectacular view while tasting is the top of the Columbia Tower where the women's restroom was an experience that even the men were dragged in to see. That practice was halted but the view and artwork are still stunning.
My most stunning venue this year, was at the top of Horse Heaven Hills, tasting Coyote Canyon Vineyards' wines with Mike Andrews. The red and white checkered tablecloth was anchored with horse shoes and the mighty Columbia River was in the distance. Wines from these vineyards have garnered many medals and are well worth the search.
Call me Ms. Manners but whether it's a beer, wine, or even a spirits tasting event, here are a few tips that will ensure everyone's tasting experience is enlightening and enjoyable.
Let the Only Fragrance be from the Glass.
Aroma is half the pleasure of tasting. It's the reason all those wine geeks have mastered the art of swirling in order to release the esters and smell the bouquet. If it smells delicious, it's probably going to taste delicious.
It's downright annoying when all you can smell is the person next to you. Instead of inhaling the wine's beautiful fruits or the subtle hop nuances, all you can smell is Eau de Stinkum.
Leave the perfume, cologne, after shave, or scented body lotion in the bottle. Save it for another special occasion. Same for smoking or vaping – anything. Don't do it before or during a tasting. It messes with everyone's ability to smell the bouquet.
It's Perfectly Acceptable to Spit.
After swirling, you taste. But if you swallow everything, by the eighth taste your palate is shot. So, if you really want to learn and take advantage of the opportunity, spit. Save the swallowing for the really good ones that have a long finish.
You can actually tell if the wine or beer is of excellent swallowing quality as you roll it around in your mouth, taking in a little air to appreciate all the complexities or lack thereof. You get the essence of it when you hold it in your mouth for ten to fifteen seconds. And then choose to spit or swallow.
All events have spit buckets or if it's outside, plants that need watering. Spit buckets have evolved over the years. No more ugly splash back when a funnel like contraption tops off the spit bucket. Or you can use a plastic cup as a personal spit bucket. Either way, it's perfectly acceptable practice.
You can and should dump any remainders in your glass into the spit bucket. It may be difficult after paying all that good money to taste, but remember, you're on a reconnaissance mission. You're looking for that perfect brew or wine to grace your table. Finding the region you prefer, or the perfect balance of the hops and malt, that's your mission, should you accept it.
You're on a mission to learn, right? Reading is the best way but there isn't enough time at an event and taste too. Asking questions of the people pouring gets you the facts faster. These folks could be the actual brewmaster or winemaker and they're here to talk about what they love to do. So ask and they will expound away. Take advantage of all that knowledge and make it your goal to learn one fact about each wine or beer you really liked.
You're Not the Only One There.
For some unfathomable reason, some people park themselves in front of a table while tasting, ignoring the fact there are other tasters waiting behind them. Don't do that. Ask your question while your beveridge is being poured. What's in the blend? What are those very aromatic hops I smell? How many times is it distilled?
Then step back to swirl, sniff, sip and spit.
Remember the Ones You Love.
Events usually have tasting sheets listing the brewery or the winery and what they are offering. Take notes of the ones you really liked and find out where you can get them. Ask who distributes them and where they are available in your area. Sometimes you can purchase that day but always find out where you can get your favorites after the event is history.
For imported products, there is always an importer listed on the back label. Make a note of that also. It's easier to track it down afterwards.
If note taking is not your forte, take a picture of the label with that fancy phone of yours.
Be responsible. Arrange for transportation before you start to sip. There's a lot to take in at these big, sometimes overwhelming events and while you've been spitting and pouring out leftovers, be responsible and take a ferry, bus, cab or designated driver.
The beauty of these tasting events is meeting interesting people and learning about great wines or beers. Be safe because the next tasting is this weekend and you need to be there.
Certain factors in viticulture produce intensely flavored grapes with balanced sugars and acids. And that can only happen in the vineyard.
Washington's average sixteen hours per day of summer sunlight, cool nights, hills and slopes, rainfall or lack there of and alluvial soils produce some of the best growing conditions for vinifera grapes.
Each micro-climate, as if there could be micro in eastern Washington, has its own geology, soil, temperature fluctuations, water source and sunlight intensity. That's what makes each American Viticultural Area (AVA) unique.
There are fourteen Washington State AVAs, defined by the United States Treasury Department's Alcohol & Tobacco Tax & Trade Bureau.
The first to be recognized was Yakima Valley in 1983. In 1984, Columbia Valley and Walla Walla Valley joined the Club. Eleven years later, our very own unique Puget Sound joined the ranks.
The turn of the century brought Red Mountain into the fold, followed by Columbia Gorge (2004), Horse Heaven Hills (2005), Rattlesnake Hills and Wahluke Slope in 2006 and Snipes Mountain in 2009. Naches Heights and Ancient Lakes were added in 2011 and 2012 respectively. This year Lewis Clark Valley was added to the state's AVAs – the first shared with Idaho.
Grapes were first planted in the Horse Heaven Hills by Don & Linda Mercer in 1972. Horse Heaven Hills or H3 as some refer to it, is around 570,000 acres of which about 10,130 acres are planted to grapes. Today, it represents 25% of Washington's total grape production.
H3 rises up from 300 feet at the Columbia River to about 1,800 feet on the border of the Yakima Valley AVA. The AVA's steep south facing slopes are perfect vineyard locations.
The well-drained, sandy soils and dry, windy conditions of the Horse Heaven Hills have stressed the vineyards just enough to produce those sought after intensely flavored grapes.
Older, established vineyards also have a reputation for intensely flavored grapes. In the Horse Heaven Hills AVA look for Alder Ridge, Andrews Horse Heaven Vineyard, Canoe Ridge, Champoux, Columbia Crest, Destiny Ridge, McKinley Springs, Mercer Canyon and Wallula Gap Vineyards.
Destiny Ridge, just 800 feet up from the Columbia River, is a pretty breezy place for grape vines; the winds that blow are what makes this part of the Horse Heaven Hills appellation distinct. The best part of the constant wind is the inhospitable habitat for vineyard disease and pests. And much like the mistral winds of southern France, the vines are stressed and would dry out were it not for drip irrigation.
Destiny Ridge Vineyard also benefits from its close proximity to the Columbia River. It's rare to find temperature extremes close to a big body of water. Thanks to the modifying effects of the mighty Columbia rolling on (Woody Guthrie's immortal words) and the land sloping toward the river which pushes cold air away from the vineyards. Further north away from the water, vineyards in the Horse Heaven Hills have had killing frosts.
Overlooking the mighty Columbia River, is Alexandria Nicole Cellars. Owners Jarrod and Ali Boyle planted the first vines at Destiny Ridge in 1998 while Jarrod was working with Dr. Wade Wolfe at Hogue Cellars. The plan was to use the fruit from their Destiny Ridge Vineyard to produce small case lots for other wineries. And that worked for about six years until the vines came into full production with such fruit intensity, the seeds of another new winery were planted.
Alexandria Nicole Cellars' (ANC ) first vintage from the 367-acre estate was in 2004. Ten years later, the 2014 Shepherds Mark, their signature white, is a blend of 60% Roussanne, 20% Marsanne, and 20% Viognier. And it's a medal winning wine with a Double Gold, three golds, Best of Class, 93 points and a Silver. This lovely wine is crisp with fresh floral notes and a rich mouthfeel of juicy Asian pear, citrus and crisp apple.
Why Shepherds Mark? Well, in the early 1900's, sheepherders left their mark on the Horse Heaven Hills in the form of rock monuments. These monuments – some still stand along the ridge line of Destiny Ridge Estate Vineyard – were used for identification, way-finding, recreational pastime, artistic expression, or to simply leave one's mark on the world.
Other ANC wines currently available are the medal winning 2012 Gravity Merlot which also received a Double Gold from the Seattle Wine Awards and 92 points from two industry magazines. The blend of 92% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Franc, 2% Malbec, and 2% Carmenere was aged 22 months in new and 1 year-old French oak barrels.
The 2013 Jet Black Syrah is another medal winning wine with three golds, Best of Class, 92 points and a Best Buy. This 100% Syrah from blocks 1, 15, 17 and 43 was whole berry fermented and then aged in new and 1 year-old French oak barrels. Prepared to be awed!
If you would like to tour and taste the the wines and wineries of Horse Heaven Hills, mark your calendars for Saturday, July 16, 2016 to experience the Horse Heaven Hills Trail Drive. You'll meet the growers and vintners behind some of Washington's most highly rated wines.
During this is a self guided tour, you'll visit with grape growers and winemakers, enjoy beautiful vistas and sample some excellent wines. There will be music and wine tasting at the BBQ at Crow Butte Park. This annual fundraiser raises money for scholarships in viticulture and oenology.
Will it be a fresh, easy-drinking vintage or one that needs a bit of cellaring? And just what the heck makes it easy drinking or a wait-a-while wine? Are the sugar, acidity and tannins balanced and therefore ready to pick? Or do the grapes need more sunshine to ripen?
In the vineyard, it's Mother Nature who determines these things, from bud break in the spring through warm summers without rain or hail to harvest in a dry or wet fall.
Vintages from warm years, such as this latest one, tend to have more sugars, lush fruit and with careful tannin management are drinkable in the near term. Cooler years produce wines with thicker skins and higher acidity, more in need of cellar time.
Many are touting the 2014s will go down in the harvest history books as one of the earliest vintages, one of the biggest and one of the best, primarily for the West Coast. Everything was high: temperatures, crop size, sugars and potential alcohol. Other areas, particularly in Europe, were not so fortunate in Mother Nature's grand harvest scheme.
For most of the northern hemisphere, harvest typically starts around the end of August and wraps up around the first of November, with a few exceptions for those gambling on a late harvest or ice wine. The southern hemisphere, however, is just the opposite: it's experiencing bud break while the northern half is harvesting.
Washington's wine grape harvest was off to an early August start this year. The hot summer of 2014, valuable to vineyard managers, produced grapes, free from mildew, ripe and at perfect picking peaks one after another. Wineries scrambled for fermentation tank space. A record harvest of around 230,000 tons is projected, which exceeds 2013's record of 215,000 tons.
The 2014 Oregon wine grape harvest was pretty perfect, with a warm summer and no summer squalls to water down the thin-skinned Pinot Noir grapes. For the state's 905 vineyards, this was the warmest growing season on record. The consistent warm temperatures allowed growers to harvest grapes at peak condition rather than rushing around to beat cold weather or rain. As a result, Oregon wineries are harvesting big yields and very good quality grapes.
And in California, a mild winter and spring caused early bud break, and for California, the earliest harvest in recent memory. Sparkling wine producers harvested in July! The sparkling wine producers typically harvest earlier for the higher acidity levels.
Despite drought conditions and an earthquake in August, California's harvest was estimated at 3.9 million tons. Last year's crop was 4.24 million tons and 2012 was 4.02 million tons, a bountiful, great drinking vintage right now. The smallest California harvest in the last decade was 2004, at 2.77 million tons.
In Europe, harvests varied significantly by country, with France doing better than last year and Italy facing difficult weather conditions during most of the growing season.
And speaking of drought, Bordeaux and Burgundy haven't seen a 90-point vintage on the charts for three years. In Burgundy, a warm spring had the growing season off to a good start, but a ruthless hailstorm at the end of June brought the yields down significantly. For the most part, the 2014 vintage appears to have been saved by an Indian summer.
The Rhône region with a cool summer and heavy rainfall during harvest caused slow ripening and the need for meticulous sorting. It'll be short and perhaps not so sweet.
Further south, Italy saw a lot of wet weather, which will translate to very small quantities on the shelves in two or four year's time, except for an exceptional year for Sicily.
The Port region of Douro was also hit by rains, which caused soil erosion in many parts of this steep valley and producers facing a challenging harvest.
While Spain as a whole is expected to return to average after last year's record high. Only Rioja is looking at a bumper harvest.
Germany also saw periods of heavy rain, however the harvest is expected to rise by 16 percent. Let's hope for an early freeze and much botrytis.
So it looks like enjoying California and Washington wines from 2012 and 2013 vintages is the prudent course to take now while waiting for the West Coast 2014s.
This Sunday celebrate the New Year again! Most Asian cultures celebrate the lunar New Year, which begins Sunday, Feb. 10 with the new moon, in style.
So we're going to start out this New Year right and focus your attention on a different kind of wine that is technically a beer.
Why? Because it's actually brewed and no fruit is involved, just rice and millet.
In China, traditional celebrations of the New Year vary. Window and doors are festooned in red symbols of fortune, wealth and happiness. It's sort of like our holidays where people buy presents and on the eve of the New Year supper is a family feast with lots of savory foods paired with rice wine. The evening is capped with fireworks. Sound familiar?
The Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Mongolian, Tibetan and Vietnamese all make rice wine and the varying wines are made with different types of rice. There are more than 20,000 different rice varieties of rice in the world. Red, black, white and brown.
For our foray into rice wine, we'll explore sake. Many different styles of sake are brewed in Japan. They also brew mirin, which is sweeter and used in cooking.
At a sake tasting a few years back, I learned that the better sakes were served cool, like a white wine. Most sake that is heated, is not the top of the line wine. And like wine, rice wine adds flavor to sauces and acidity to marinades.
Sake is clear in color except for Nigori. This style is opaque, almost the color of milk. The bottle is meant to be shaken before serving — an unsettling act to a vintage red wine aficionado.
When tasting sake, use a wine glass that allows you to swirl the rice wine to release the aromas, just like you would do with wine made from grapes. The more complex sake will have floral or tropical aromas.
Ginjo styles are fruity and floral and the easiest to like. The earthiness and rich, fuller bodied Junmai is appealing to the more savory palates. The taste is subtle with star anise, fennel and white pepper.
A tasting is a great way to share your sake experience and expand your palette. Dress up in a fancy red shirt and ring in the Lunar New Year in style.
Still searching for a Valentine's gift for your sweetheart? We've got one idea, and it's perfect for any wine lover out there.
It comes courtesy of Eleven Winery, owned by Bainbridge Island winemaker Matt Albee. Eleven is offering wine courses, at a reasonable price, for people looking to expand their wine knowledge.
Most of the classes are to be held at the Poulsbo tasting room along Front Street, although there's a few scheduled for the winery on the island. Classes will be held the second Wednesday of the month from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. The first class is Feb. 8.
Ever had a wine question you were embarrassed to ask? Felt intimidated by a wine list at a restaurant? Or just wish you knew more about wine? We at Eleven are here to help. Starting in February, we are offering classes on the second Wednesday of each month.
In February we offer Wine 101, Basics and Beyond, and this class will alternate each month with another class on a specific topic. More information will be available soon on our website. We look forward to seeing you!
We're coming up on prime wine tasting season, but before you venture out to taste the latest releases at that upcoming trendy wine event, we want to equip you to not only look like a wine tasting pro, but be able to remember whether your last sip was of a Cab, Syrah or Merlot.
Our hats are off to Aaron, who recently replied to a different post that it would be good for us to give some wine tasting advice. Your timing couldn't have been more perfect Aaron.
Tonight Monica's Waterfront Bakery and Cafe is hosting a wine tasting from 4 to 6:30 p.m.; Sunday the Washington State Wine Commission is holding Taste Washington!, its largest wine tasting event of the year to celebrate March as Washington wine month; and next Thursday, March 31, five Bremerton restaurateurs are hosting the first-ever Manette Wine Walk from 6 to 9 p.m.
If you're planning to attend any of those events, or others, read on for tips about how to keep your senses, how to look like a pro and how not to look like a drunk fool by the end of the night. And remember, everyone's palates have their limit, so expect to hit the wall. (But, we hope our tips help you taste a few more wines before that wall comes slamming at you).
Never take more than three tastes of a wine (consider this rule: sip-sip-taste[the food pairing]-sip).
A "taste" should be less than a milliliter. There should be leftovers from a 1oz. pour.
Dump it if you don't like it, otherwise you're just wasting your limited tastes.
Swirl, sniff, taste, spit: Don't be afraid to spit, even if you like the wine. (And don't be a slob when you spit).
Eat: Have a "stick to your ribs" type breakfast before the event, and take advantage of food samplings during the event.
Drink water: Start the day before the event and bring a bottle to drink as you move between wineries.
Know before you go: For large tasting events create a list of "must visit" wineries — keep in mind some will run out before others, so do your research and visit the most sought after wineries first.
Red before white?: Generally the rule is lighter to heavier, old to new, white to red.
Bring your own glass, if you wish.
Bring a pen (or two) to record names, notes and wines you like. Formal tastings supply a list with winery information.
Ask questions: Winemakers love to talk about their wines. Where did the grapes come from? Was oak used, and if so what type? How did they get into winemaking? What's their favorite of the wines they're pouring?
Avoid strong or spicy foods: They may endanger your palate.
Collect your thoughts: When you're done, sit down with a Perrier (or your water of choice) and write your "after action report" while all the details are fresh in your mind.


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