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Global warming's effects look most serious for ageing and urban populations and people with chronic health conditions.
And Europe and the eastern Mediterranean are more vulnerable than Africa and southeast Asia due to many older people living in densely populated cities, the researchers said in an analysis in The Lancet medical journal.
"Trends in the impacts of climate change, exposures and vulnerabilities show unacceptably high risk for health, now and in the future," said Hilary Graham, a professor at Britain's York University who co-led the work.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), climate change affects many factors influencing health, including clean air and water, food and shelter.
It estimates that between 2030 and 2050, climate change could cause an additional 250,000 deaths a year due to malnutrition, diarrhoea, malaria and heat stress.
"Climate change is directly impacting our health, with extreme heat, for example, driving wildfires, crop failures, infectious diseases and costing lives all around the world," he said, and urged all sectors to act more swiftly to curb climate change and "reduce the potentially devastating impact on our planet and our health".


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How much inheritance tax is owed on a home in N.J.?
By Karin Price Mueller | NJMoneyHelp.com for NJ.com
Q. What is the percent of inheritance tax owed on a home in New Jersey?
— Beneficiary
A. There's no set percentage that has to be paid on an inherited home.
Instead, the tax is based on the relation of the heir to the person who died.
Once that is determined, the tax is calculated on the amount of the distribution to that heir, said Yale Hauptman, an estate planning attorney with Hauptman and Hauptman in Livingston.
For example, he said, if the home is inherited by Class A beneficiaries - a spouse, child, grandchild, parent or grandparent - there is no inheritance tax. Charities are Class E and also not subject to the tax.
"On the other hand if the home is inherited by Class C beneficiaries - a sibling, son-in-law or daughter-in-law - there would be an inheritance tax," he said. "The rate is a graduated one, the more inherited by that person the more tax owed."
The tax for Class C starts at 11 percent and reaches a maximum of 16 percent, he said.
"Everyone else falls into Class D," Hauptman said. "The tax is 15 percent on the first $700,000 received and then 16 percent on everything above that amount."
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Weekly health rail, with items on breast cancer screening, how to avoid adding pounds this season, our last flu vaccine tip, and more.
Annual mammograms are strongly recommended and are often the best way to detect breast cancer. However, additional screening methods may sometimes be necessary, especially for women with dense breast tissue, family history or other risk factors.
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging: MRI uses magnets and radio waves to produce very detailed, cross-sectional images of the body, and can be used to look specifically at the breast.
- Digital Mammography: This is similar to standard mammography, but images of the breast are captured electronically and viewed on a computer screen. The magnification, brightness or contrast can be changed to help the doctor see certain areas more clearly.
- Molecular Breast Imaging: MBI begins with an injection of a short-acting, "radioactive tracer" that travels through the body and highlights cancer cells, detected by cameras, that mammograms often miss.
Traditionally, notifying a person that he or she has been exposed to a sexually transmitted disease is done over the phone, by mail or in person, with the help of a public health worker.
Internet Sexuality Information Services, a San Francisco-based nonprofit, created inSPOT, which uses "e-cards" to help STD patients reach their partners.
According to wire reports, the nonprofit has reported that since it was created in 2004, more than 30,000 people have sent nearly 50,000 e-cards to their sexual partners.
Each year we see it coming. As the holidays head our way, we brace for the weight gain that often results from the traditional sweets of the season. Fortunately, you can avoid those unwanted extra pounds with a common-sense approach to your health.
- Find ways to eat that are both enjoyable and satisfying. Note how much better you feel after a healthy lunch or dinner compared to the typical fast food meal.
- Focus on caloric intake. It's possible to enjoy dessert if you make room for it by adjusting other meals throughout the day.
- Don't bypass exercise. Incorporate fitness into your normal routine.
- Don't go to a party hungry. If you eat a filling, healthy meal before you go out, you can have a small amount of treats, but won't feel the need to gorge.
Percent increase of children with food allergies over the last decade.
Four out of every 100 Americans younger than 18 now have food allergies, which doubles their risk of asthma and triples their risk of skin or respiratory allergies.
A vaccine against rotavirus has led to a drop in hospitalization and emergency room visits since it came on the market two years ago, doctors recently reported at an infectious diseases conference.
Before the vaccine, more than 200,000 U.S. children were taken to emergency rooms and more than 55,000 were hospitalized each year with rotavirus, which causes vomiting and diarrhea. Worldwide, the virus kills 1,600 young children each day.
According to wire reports, studies by the CDC and several other groups show hospital visits and stays due to the virus have dropped 80 percent since Rotateq came out in 2006.
A recent study shows that enhancing oral hygiene care for nursing home residents can help reduce the odds of the seniors dying from pneumonia.
Researchers with the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research say that poor oral hygiene or inadequate oral care are often associated with pneumonia, as the illness in the elderly is often triggered by aspirating saliva or food.
Having a nursing aide assist residents in maintaining good oral hygiene can reduce the risk of pneumonia complications.
Flu shot season is upon us. Here's the last tip about getting the flu vaccine this fall and winter.
Different side effects can be associated with the flu shot and the nasal-spray flu vaccine.
The flu shot: The viruses in the flu shot are killed (inactivated), so you cannot get the flu from a flu shot. Some minor side effects that could occur are soreness, redness, or swelling where the shot was given, low-grade fever, and aches.
Nasal spray vaccine: The viruses in the nasal-spray vaccine are weakened and do not cause severe symptoms often associated with influenza illness. In children, side effects can include runny nose, wheezing, headache, vomiting, muscle aches and fever. In adults, side effects can include runny nose, headache, sore throat and cough.
For more information, visit www.cdc.gov/flu.


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More woes for TransNamib as sulphuric acid carrier derails
Posted by admin | Jul 17, 2015 | Special Focus
It never rains but pours for the national railway carrier of Namibia, TransNamib as earlier this week Train 2703 with two Class 34 locomotives carrying a load of 20 sulphuric acid tankers set for Rio Tinto's Rössing Uranium mine derailed at point 176 en-route from Walvis Bay to Arandis.
According to TransNamib's executive spokesperson, Struggle Ihuhua no injuries were recorded but as a result of the incident, normal passenger and freight rail traffic from Walvis Bay to both Windhoek and the north will be affected and further information as per development on the scene will become available later.
"Emergency response and accident investigation teams are on the scene to assess the cause of the accident, to assess the losses suffered and to speedily restore operations to normal," he added.
Meanwhile, Rössing Uranium mine spokesperson Botha Ellis in a statement said the incident was managed promptly according to set emergency procedures and practices by all relevant parties.
"Our team of experts was also on the scene to give support and assistance, ensuring that all was done in a safe manner. We are told that the rail will be repaired this week," he added.
The Rössing Uranium mine, about five months ago experienced a snag after incurring damage from fire on its Final Product Recovery (FPR) plant.
On this week's accident, Botha said, "the current incident does not impact our production as we have adequate amounts of sulphuric acid stored on site to continue with normal operations. Sulphuric acid is used in Rössing's extraction process to produce uranium oxide."
Rössing's Uranium is made up of the following shareholders. The British-Australian mining conglomerate, Rio Tinto Group holds a 69%, the Iranian government 15% while the Namibian government holds 3%.
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This is the answer for level 3-46 of Logos Quiz. Your answers may be in a different order, so use the navigation if your question does not match up. The hint for this level is Letters I and N in black with a blue arrowhead pointing north on top.
Garmin is a manufacturer and creator of navigational equipment. Garmin was founded in 1989 by Min Kao and Gary Burrell. The name Garmin is a portmanteau of Gary and Min. When Garmin was founded, their first GPS unit cost $2,500. The U.S. Army became Garmin's first corporate client in 1991, giving them the ability to grow using the capital provided by the army. Its first GPS was targeted for Marine usage. Garmin then began creating handheld GPS units that were used heavily during the Gulf War. Later handheld units would become popular for hikers and backpackers. Garmin also creates products meant for aviation and personal training. Further, the company produces sonar fishfinders, some of which have GPS ability.
The first GPS meant for car use was introduced in 1998. The Garmin StreetPilot only displayed black and white and did not speak to its users. Four years later, Garmin's StreetPilot III began using a color display and spoken navigation. Garmin has become one of the most successful navigation companies, with about $3 billion in yearly revenue. Garmin employs over 10,000 people. Founded in Kansas, headquarters of Garmin remain in Olathe, Kansas but also exist in Schaffhausen, Switzerland since 2010.


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Senior Tailgate
Meleah Ray wore a Hawaiin shirt and lei to the senior tailgate (Katelin Glascok)
Kaitlyn Bailey, Editor-in-Chief
Seniors often remember senior year for studiously working on college applications, essays, and working on last minute requirements for graduation. However, on September 7, seniors got to relax together in the commons to grill hot dogs and play fun games to celebrate what they've accomplished.
The senior tailgate has been a tradition at Battle for two years. Every year students have come for different reasons including good food, fun games, and more. However, for the class of 2019, students gathered with their peers for some of the last times and reminisced, each student remembering football season for different reasons.
"Football season makes me feel like a child again," senior Anica Contreras said. "I love just getting to scream overly loud with all my friends and we don't look crazy at all because everyone else is doing it."
Senior Trevor Dubinski remembers football season for a different reason. "I had my first kiss at a football game."
"There's something beautiful about the camaraderie between all of our classmates," senior Isaiah Deshon said. "Even if students don't get along in school or talk, when it's a Friday night and there's a football game, it's all one common goal of rooting on the team and people can put aside their differences for a little bit."
Over the last four year, the class of 2019 has gotten to see the football team win four back-to-back district titles. Each student mentioned this as one of their highlights of football season.
Isabel Florence-Young, the senior event planning manager, decided in August that she wanted to continue the tradition of the tailgate.
"I ultimately just wanted people to interact with one another in a fun way because it is some of our last times together as a group." Florence-Young said.
Once it was approved, Florence-Young started preparing for the event. The class officers promoted the event by hanging posters in the hallways, made a twitter to get the word out, and put information in the announcements. Despite challenges she encountered while planning for the event, she is happy with how the event turned out.
"The hardest part was getting people to want to come to the event," Florence-Young said. "It's natural for people to gravitate towards specific groups in high school, but I thought it was important to establish that it was an event for everyone. We wanted everyone here, and I'm happy with the turnout."
The senior class sponsor, Susie Adams, noted last year there were only six students who came to the tailgate. However, this year there were around 60 students that attended. Adams hopes the tailgate will continue for years.
"Senior year goes really fast and this is their last year together, so any opportunity that you can give students time to gather together to celebrate their year and future, and to share those shared experiences, is really important," Adams said.
While senior year is remembered for the late nights filling out college applications, part-time schedules, and memorable, the class of 2019 is going into this year with a different mindset.
"We're just going to have a good together despite knowing we are going to take different paths in a few months. It really just allows us to live in the moment of right now," Anica Contreras said.
Seniors can find out more information of senior activities coming up by following the senior class twitter @Battleclassof19.
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Q: Should be a simple loop procedure in VBA In Excel I have a column of words.  I believe you call words "strings" in the programming world.
Row by row, I need to take each word in the column and put single inverted commas around it.
For example, if the word in the cell is dog, I need to change it to 'dog'.
I am trying to write a macro to do this, but I am already running into problems with the very first part of the vba code, which is just to import the column of words into vba from the excel spreadsheet.
My code is below.  The Error message says "subscript out of range", but as you can see I have dimmed the array.  What am I doing wrong?  Thanks.
    Sub putquotes()
    Dim sym(1 To 162) As String
    For i = 1 To 162
       sym(i) = Worksheets("sheet1").Cells(i + 1, 1)
    Next i
    End Sub

A: I think your issue is your sheet1 name which should probably be Sheet1
I would use something like this which will run on the first worksheet (see Set ws = Sheets(1))
Note that the third sheet would be Set ws = Sheets(3), or you could use Set ws = Sheets("Sheet1") if you did have such a sheet
This code:

*

*will run independent of the sheet that is selected

*looks from the first to last used cell in column A (rather than hard-coding 162 rows)

*uses variant arrays rather than ranges for speed

*adds a double '' to ensure the first is visible :)
Sub PutQuotes()
Dim ws As Worksheet
Dim varList
Dim rng1 As Range
Dim lngCnt As Long
Set ws = Sheets(1)
Set rng1 = ws.Range(ws.[a1], ws.Cells(Rows.Count, "A").End(xlUp))
varList = rng1.Value2

For lngCnt = 1 To UBound(varList)
    If Len(varList(lngCnt, 1)) > 0 Then _
        varList(lngCnt, 1) = "''" & varList(lngCnt, 1) & "'"
Next
'dump updated array back over range
rng1.Value2 = varList
End Sub

A: You don't have a sheet named "Sheet1".  Either:

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*This code lives in a standard module in the workbook with the data and you've renamed the
sheet, or

*The code lives in another workbook and you haven't properly qualified your Worksheets property

I'm going to assume the latter.  When you use collection properties like Worksheets or Cells, Excel makes assumptions on who the parent is.  An unqualified Worksheets call in a standard module will assume
ActiveWorkbook.Worksheets()

An unqualified Worksheets call in the ThisWorkbook module will assume
ThisWorkbook.Worksheets()

To check where the problem is, add this line to your code
Debug.Print Worksheets("Sheet1").Parent.Name

That will tell you which workbook Excel is using and may be different than you want.
To avoid bad guessing, it's best to fully qualify your references.  For instance, if you're opening the workbook with the data, it might look like this
Sub putquotes()

    Dim wb As Workbook
    Dim sym(1 To 162) As String
    Dim i As Long

    Set wb = Workbooks.Open("Path\Name")

    For i = 1 To 162
        sym(i) = wb.Sheets("Sheet1").Cells(i + 1, 1)
    Next i

End Sub

Holding that wb reference is an easy way to qualify the reference.  If you're not opening a separate file in code, you can just qualify explicitly like
ThisWorkbook.Worksheets("Sheet1")
ActiveWorkbook.Worksheets("Sheet1")
Workbooks("Mybook.xlsx").Worksheets("Sheet1")

A better way to read cell values into an array is like this
Sub putquotes()

    Dim wb As Workbook
    Dim sym As Variant
    Dim i As Long

    Set wb = Workbooks.Open("Path\Name")
    sym = wb.Sheets("Sheet1").Range("A2").Resize(162, 1).Value

    For i = LBound(sym, 1) To UBound(sym, 1)
        Debug.Print "'" & sym(i, 1) & "'"
    Next i

End Sub

That will give you a two-dimensional-base-1 array, which you may not like, but it's faster than reading them in one at a time.

A: I believe you want something like this...
Public Sub DoQuotes()
    Dim iRow As Integer
    Dim Result() As String
    iRow = 1

    Do While Not IsEmpty(Sheet1.Cells(iRow, 1))
        ReDim Preserve Result(iRow - 1)
        Result(iRow - 1) = "'" & Sheet1.Cells(iRow, 1) & "'"
    iRow = iRow + 1
    Loop

    For Each x In Result
        MsgBox (x)
    Next x

End Sub

However, bear in mind that Excel will treat the first quote as a text delimiter so it whilst the value in the array is 'something' it will look like something' in Excel.
Just a general aside point, try to avoid calls to Worksheets() instead use the strongly typed Sheet1 object - saves all sorts of future pain if the worksheets get renamed. You can see what the sheets are "really" called in the vba editor. It will say something like Sheet1(MyWorksheet)

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Saving Dvinsky Forest: If companies don't act, customers will
Blogpost by Alexey Yaroshenko - 5 May, 2017 at 13:09 Add comment
Speaking truth to corporations has been the backbone of Greenpeace's global forest campaign for over two decades. Putting pressure on companies buying products from forest destruction has successfully helped protect the Great Bear Rainforest in Canada, create moratoria on deforestation due to soya and cattle expansion in the Brazilian Amazon, and deliver multiple zero deforestation policies inside and outside Indonesia — as well as a myriad of other protections, regulations and steps towards safeguarding the world's forests from further destruction and senseless greed.
Dvinsky Forest, Russia. 13 September, 2016
With the launch of Greenpeace's Great Northern Forest campaign late last year, it should have come as no surprise to companies buying products from the destruction of this vast boreal forest ecosystem that our campaigners would soon be knocking on their doors calling for urgent action.
In early March, the campaign launched a major investigative report into the destruction of the last remaining Intact Forest Landscapes (IFLs) in the Arkhangelsk region of northwest Russia. It named many of the customers of the logging companies and mills involved in this destruction – which all have certification from the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC).
A month after the launch of our Eye on the Taiga report, the Russian division of the FSC posted a response to the report on its website. Whilst FSC Russia doesn't explicitly agree with our conclusion that there needs to a complete phase out of the logging of IFLs in Arkhangelsk, the organisation at least appears to recognise that there needs to be a shift away from the business-as-usual 'timber mining' of these valuable primary forests as highlighted in the report. (Once logging companies have extracted the harvestable wood from one area, they simply move their operations to a new area, with no regard for the long-term management of the forest).
In its conclusions, FSC Russia agreed that bringing about a logging industry transformation in Arkhangelsk, while helping to establish the Dvinsky Forest Reserve, customers of FSC-certified companies in the region could be putting pressure on these companies to help bring about these much-needed changes.
Designated protection area in the Dvinsky forest, Askhangelsk region, Russia
Even before the launch of the report, Greenpeace campaigners across Europe have been engaging with companies named in the report to request that they take immediate action. To date, the responses have been mixed — from stone cold silence (eg Arctic Paper) or 'we have a policy to source paper that is produced sustainably' type response (eg Smurfit Kappa) to ones where companies (eg Nestlé, Stora Enso, SCA) are actively engaged and starting to put pressure on their suppliers, exactly as proposed by FSC Russia. Some are arranging field visits to help them come up with an appropriate action plan.
However, further customer pressure is urgently needed on Pomor Timber, Titan and Arkhangelsk Pulp & Paper (APPM), particularly concerning the creation of the Dvinsky Forest Reserve. Greenpeace now understands that for the reserve to be formally established by the end of 2017 – the 'Year of Natural Protected Areas and Year of Ecology' in Russia – these companies need to give their formal support for the planned Reserve by end of June 2017 at the very latest. So time is rapidly running out.
The endangered Lobaria pulmonaria, a red-listed lichen. 13 Sep, 2016
Given the urgency of this situation, and in light of the FSC Russia statement, Greenpeace is requesting that the customers of the three companies demand that their suppliers publicly support the planned reserve, based on the 2011 proposed 489,000-hectare boundary.
If they do not publicly support the planned reserve by end of June 2017 – along with making progress to address the other issues outlined in the Eye on the Taiga report – Greenpeace is highly likely to ask customers to suspend contracts with these companies until they make significant progress on such issues. This is where a boycott campaign would need to kick in… stay tuned for further reports.
Alexey Yaroshenko is a forests campaigner with Greenpeace Russia
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The troop has been campaigning to save the branch, where they have met for more than a year, since its possible sale was first announced last February. They've created a petition, met with a variety of officials, and made an initial advocacy video. They point out that a request to evaluate the building for landmarking has been pending at the Landmarks Commission for 9 years—longer than most of them have been alive. A personal plea to Commission Chair Robert Tierney last June still did not produce any action.
The Conservancy has been working with area residents and elected officials, as well as the Girl Scouts, in an effort to spur the Commission to action. There is a temporary halt on any sale of the building, thanks to an agreement reached by Councilwoman—and now Public Advocate—elect Letitia James. But without designation, there is no real protection. The City has underfunded the branch libraries for years. But selling off the City's public heritage to developers is short-sighted and not a worthy solution.
Signatures are currently being gathered for a petition to build a neighborhood support group.
Please sign the petition to Save the Pacific Branch Library.
You can also visit MoveOn.org to sign an online petition addressing general library issues throughout New York City.
Here is a video they made in early 2013.


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Vancouver Family Realizes Dream of Home Ownership, Thanks to AFRC Partnership with Evergreen Habitat for Humanity
Vancouver, WA – A deserving family will soon receive the keys to their own home in Vancouver's McKibbin Commons neighborhood, thanks to a partnership between Evergreen Habitat for Humanity and the American Forest Resource Council (AFRC), a trade association representing the forest products industry. AFRC's members and staff donated building materials and cash, as well as their own time to help build the home for Brangmai and Merry Hpauyam and their three children.
The new Hpauyam residence is one of two homes Evergreen Habitat for Humanity will formally dedicate this Sunday, Oct. 6 at 2 p.m. at 1110 SE 77th Court in Vancouver.
Brangmai and Merry Hpauyam and their first daughter arrived in America from Myanmar through the Refugee Resettlement Program. Brangmai overcame a language barrier to find steady employment to support his family. Yet Hpauyam's apartment consumed nearly half the family's income, and their apartment quickly became too small with the arrival of two more daughters.
In addition to providing the family with more space, Hpauyam's new home will provide the stability and safety of homeownership. "I thought it was impossible to own a home, when my daughters would ask why we don't have a home, I told them it was not possible. Now I can tell them it is possible." Brangmai said.
AFRC advocates for the management of public timberlands in five Western states. Its members harvest and manufacture wood products that provide homes for families just like the Hpauyam's. AFRC President Travis Joseph said his association and its members are proud to help another deserving family achieve its own American dream of home ownership.
"This is a powerful and exciting partnership that shows how local forest products companies make safe, affordable housing possible," Joseph said. "Our vision is simple: let's get to work restoring the health of our at-risk national forests, convert hazardous fuels and wood into lumber and other sustainable wood products, and utilize carbon-friendly material to help solve environmental and social challenges like climate change and the housing crisis. We're part of the solution – and we could not be more honored or thrilled to apply our vision and passion to build a home for the Hpauyam family."
Lumber for the Hpauyam home was donated by Interfor, Timber Products Company and Freres Lumber Co. This is the third home AFRC and its members have helped build through its partnership with Habitat for Humanity, including homes in Springfield, Ore. and Lacey, Wash. AFRC's first Habitat build in Springfield is chronicled in the video Build a House. Frame a Future.
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Southcom keeps watch on Ebola situation
The potential spread of Ebola into Central and Southern America is a real possibility, the commander of U.S. Southern Command told an audience at the National Defense University yesterday.
WASHINGTON – The potential spread of Ebola into Central and Southern America is a real possibility, the commander of U.S. Southern Command told an audience at the National Defense University here yesterday.
"By the end of the year, there's supposed to be 1.4 million people infected with Ebola and 62 percent of them dying, according to the [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]," Marine Corps Gen. John F. Kelly said. "That's horrific. And there is no way we can keep Ebola [contained] in West Africa."
If it comes to the Western Hemisphere, many countries have little ability to deal with an outbreak of the disease, the general said.
"So, much like West Africa, it will rage for a period of time," Kelly said.
This is a particularly possible scenario if the disease gets to Haiti or Central America, he said. If the disease gets to countries like Guatemala, Honduras or El Salvador, it will cause a panic and people will flee the region, the general said.
"If it breaks out, it's literally, 'Katie bar the door,' and there will be mass migration into the United States," Kelly said. "They will run away from Ebola, or if they suspect they are infected, they will try to get to the United States for treatment."
Also, transnational criminal networks smuggle people and those people can be carrying Ebola, the general said. Kelly spoke of visiting the border of Costa Rica and Nicaragua with U.S. embassy personnel. At that time, a group of men "were waiting in line to pass into Nicaragua and then on their way north," he recalled.
"The embassy person walked over and asked who they were and they told him they were from Liberia and they had been on the road about a week," Kelly continued. "They met up with the network in Trinidad and now they were on their way to the United States — illegally, of course."
Those men, he said, "could have made it to New York City and still be within the incubation period for Ebola."
Kelly said his command is in close contact with U.S. Africa Command to see what works and what does not as it prepares for a possible outbreak in the area of operations.
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When it comes to your fur baby's veterinary care, you have plenty of choices. In fact, if you open the yellow pages or Google veterinary care in Willis or Montgomery County, you'll probably see more results than you'd expect. With so many options available to you, why would you choose Lake Conroe Veterinarians?
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What truly sets us apart and makes us the veterinarian of choice in the Willis and Montgomery, TX areas is how we treat our clients and the animals that they love.
Each one of us has at least one special four-legged friend with whom we share our lives. Because we are pet owners before anything, we understand how important it is to establish relationships with our clients, and to develop strong, lifelong bonds with our cherished patients.
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The Voynich Manuscript: Theories, Both Crackpot and Legitimate
Yale, Beinecke MS 408, fol. 86v-86r
The Voynich manuscript is something of an oddity in the world of manuscript studies, as its appeal extends far beyond the hallowed halls of academia. Theories on its origin and interpretation would be no more out of place as published works in an academic journal than they would be in a conspiratorial conversation shared over pints of beer in a dimly lit pub. It is a tauntingly enigmatic document that preys on the desperate human desire for understanding, and its allure has trapped smarter folks than I in a vicious cycle of furrowed brows and tugged-out hairs. Regardless of the inevitable disappointment that awaits, I am nonetheless going to step up, roll back my sleeves, and join the ranks of those who have tried to pry the sword of meaning from this obstinate block of text.
Often referred to as "the world's most mysterious manuscript", this cryptic, 234 page codex has mystified scholars, linguists, cryptographers, and armchair code breakers since it was purchased by the Polish book dealer Wilfrid Voynich in 1912. Housed in the Yale Rare Book and Manuscript Library as Beinecke MS 408, the book comprises a series of obscure herbal, astrological, and anatomical illustrations. The document itself is quite striking: the text is written on vellum in brown ink, and the drawings are coloured with vibrant greens and blues, deep red, and dusty gold. Carbon dating of the parchment tells us that the manuscript was likely written in the early fifteenth century. Yet despite its five hundred year tenure on this Earth, there has yet to be one person who truly understands what the text says, or what its strange pictures are trying to convey.
Yale, Beinecke MS 408, fol. 75r
One of the more common arguments is that the Voynich manuscript is merely an elaborate hoax. This theory is particularly underwhelming, for as Eamon Duffy puts it in his article "Secret Knowledge—or a Hoax?": "it's hard to imagine a punchline that required so elaborate a build-up." To put such painstaking effort into an over-two-hundred-page-long document that would have required some fourteen or fifteen entire calfskins to manufacture seems unfathomable. For starters, who would have the money, the time, or the gall to create such a thing? The likeliest suspect is Voynich himself, who in a fit of greed may have fabricated the manuscript with the intent of reselling it for a pretty penny (he did estimate its value at around $100,000). Once again, however, this argument is riddled with holes. Voynich certainly believed that his find was worth a great sum of money, but he also publicly declared that he believed the manuscript to be the work of thirteenth-century alchemist Roger Bacon. Voynich's adamant belief in Bacon's link to the document derives from a letter that he found tucked inside its pages addressed to its previous owner, Athanasius Kircher (1602-1680), in which Johannes Marcus Marci (1595-1667) explicitly claims Bacon to be the author. Though this lead yielded no fruit, Voynich continued to refer to the document as the "Roger Bacon Cipher" until his death in 1930.
Wilfrid M. Voynich, c. 1900. National Portrait Gallery, London.
Indeed, there is "no evidence to support the theory sometimes proposed by students of the Voynich manuscript that Voynich himself was involved in the production of forgeries" (Hunt 16). Despite a few missteps on his part (selling a fake miniature of Columbus landing in the New World to the British Museum, for instance), Voynich's reputation remains free of any solid evidence of nefariousness. He appears to be simply another worshipper at the altar of the Voynich mystery. His desperation to decode the cipher resulted in a partnership with American philosopher William Romaine Newbold, another avid believer in the Bacon authorship theory. Though Newbold's research on the subject was heartily disproved by John Manly, co-compiler of The Text of the Canterbury Tales, Voynich continued to believe that his "ugly duckling" of a manuscript contained invaluable knowledge. It is due to his public promotion of the text and its secrets that the Voynich manuscript has earned its legendary status. Could there exist a better publicist for such a document than a man who led a life of "adventure, espionage, danger, and dark secrets"? (Hunt 11).
The shroud of mysticism that Voynich draped over the manuscript continues to birth theories, both crackpot and legitimate. The manuscript has attracted some of the most brilliant minds of the twentieth century, including William F. Friedman (1891-1969), "the U.S. government's top maker and breaker of codes" (Sherman 41), and his wife Elizebeth Smith. Friedman and Smith founded the Voynich Manuscript Study
Friedman and Smith. National Cryptologic Museum, Maryland.
Group in 1944, and their research is the first to use computers as a means of textual analysis. They hypothesized that the manuscript was produced in southern Germany or northern Italy, and originated in the early sixteenth century (which carbon dating has now proven to be a century too late). Interestingly, Friedman's final thoughts on the text were that it was "an early attempt to construct an artificial or universal language of the a priori type" (Sherman 42). In other words, Friedman believed that the cipher was not, in fact, a cipher at all, but simply an attempt at linguistic experimentation.
Since Friedman and Smith's team was disbanded, few scholars have tried their hand at cracking the code of the Voynich manuscript. One of the more notable figures to step forward in recent years was Robert S. Brumbaugh, former professor of philosophy at Yale, who stated that the manuscript was indeed a fraud, created by what he believed to be a group of astrologers hoping to make a few bucks.
After Brumbaugh, the most contemporary individual to come forth is Gordon Rugg, a computer scientist at Keele University in England. In 2003, Rugg claimed that he had determined the manuscript to be a hoax through the use of a cardan grille, an encryption tool hailing from the Renaissance period. To make a cardan grille, one must simply take a piece of rigid paper or cardboard and cut rectangular holes out of it at random. The grille is placed over another sheet of paper, and the secret message is written inside the holes. The remaining white space on the page is then filled with unrelated text to prevent the code from being detected by the wrong set of eyes. Rugg argues that, using this encryption method, a document the size of the Voynich manuscript could be created by a single individual over the span of a few months. For those seeking a simple solution, this theory is quite satisfying. For hunters of all things mythical, magical, and otherwise unknown, the idea that the manuscript has been no more than an "elegant hoax" all this time may come as something of a disappointment. The disappointed party of Voynich enthusiasts should not give up all hope, however. Rugg may have proposed an intriguing theory that is well worth chewing on, but the Voynich manuscript has yet to wholly surrender its secrets to him—or anyone else, for that matter.
Yale, Beinecke MS 408, fol. 67v
If one wishes to fall down a rabbit hole of madness, there are many (largely unconvincing) arguments on the origin of the manuscript on the web. Some of these theories have no basis in fact, such as the argument that the undecipherable, looping script of the text is written in an extraterrestrial hand. Others, while undeniably falsifiable, find their roots in historical evidence. One notable example is that of the divine origin of the manuscript. The presence of one Edward Kelley (1555-1597), occult expert and self-proclaimed medium, in the Voynich manuscript's illustrious past is likely the basis for this argument. Kelley, a man said to be able to summon and communicate with angels, had the ear of John Dee (1527-c.1608), the man who allegedly sold the manuscript to Roman Emperor Rudolph II between 1576 and 1611. Though Voynich may have believed Dee to be the earlier owner, however, there is no evidence to support this claim. Thus the theory that the whispers of angels may have had a hand in the creation of the Voynich manuscript is unfounded. Reddit is an online treasure trove of additional theories, the best of which are backed up with extensive scholarly research, and the worst of which are at the very least good for a laugh.
The mystery of the Voynich manuscript may never be solved. Its elegant, curvaceous script may forever remain as unintelligible symbols on a page. Its bewildering illustrations of pregnant women lolling about in pools of kelp-green water may always be, well, just bewildering illustrations. The finality of this realization is hard to swallow, especially for those who have dedicated months, or even years, of their lives to the study of this wily document. In defying interpretation, the Voynich manuscript has created a community of followers, connecting people across countries and generations in the pursuit of its secrets. Perhaps the magic of the Voynich manuscript is not located within the text itself, but in what it represents to those who study it. Whether it is centuries-old knowledge, unfathomable riches, or simply the satisfaction of a job well done, the idea of solving the Voynich riddle is undeniably enticing—perhaps, dare I say it, even more enticing than actually solving it. After all, who doesn't get a little thrill out of the chase?
Duffy, Eamon. "Secret Knowledge—or a Hoax?" The New York Review of Books. 20 April 2017.
Hunt, Arnold. "Voynich the Buyer". Clemens and Harkness 11-21.
Rugg, Gordon. "An Elegant Hoax? A Possible Solution to the Voynich Manuscript." Cryptologia 28.1 (2004): 31-46.
Sherman, William. "Cryptographic Attempts". Clemens and Harkness 40-43.
The Voynich Manuscript. Ed. Clemens, Raymond, and Deborah Harkness. New Haven: Yale UP, 2016.
Posted by MTaylor at Thursday, August 24, 2017
Labels: book history , cryptography , decoding
The Voynich Manuscript: Theories, Both Crackpot an...


Better brace yourself, Ryan Seacrest. You might get more than you bargained for when you ask singer Lorde what she's wearing at Sunday night's Grammys.
Unlike other ceremonies where the fashion is taken almost as seriously as the awards, the Grammys red carpet has seen plenty of odd outfits — Nicki Minaj's slutty nun's habit, Katy Perry's fallen angel dress, Lady Gaga's egg-shaped cocoon to name just a few. "What else is a girl going to wear to the Grammys?" Annie Lennox said of the naughty Minnie Mouse ensemble she wore in 1995.
See Lorde's bizarre Grammys style inspirations after the jump.


You may have noticed by now it's blog award season. It's a time to celebrate our fab bloggers who dedicate their time and effort to producing content you love to read! However they aren't everyone's cup of tea and after some backlash this year I thought I'd write a little tongue in cheek guide to surviving the award season!
You'll either be super excited and hoping you get picked or you really won't care come award season. They seem to be a bit like Marmite! Personally I love award season, I love supporting the bloggers I adore and seeing them get noticed for their hard work and dedication.
Basically first step of surviving the season is either get involved or don't. It's up to you and you alone.
Seriously it's like the whole Pokémon Go thing, if you wanna play it knock yourself out. If not just let people get on with their lives and enjoy themselves.
But My Niche Isn't In There!!
They are run by hard working bloggers who have jobs as well as their blog and still make the effort to make the community better. Hang on another year or why not create your own?
Know a small, new blogger who deserves some love? Nominate them, who knows how many other people will too?!
Didn't get a vote? Don't forget it's only for a bit of love spreading, end of the day you still have your blog, your followers and all the fab opportunities you've had. Awards aren't everything, look at Leo!
Don't forget end of the day despite our love we are all just ordinary people who write their opinions on the interest!


Along the West Dorset Heritage Coastline there are a variety of beaches, where you can bathe, fish, dive, sail, walk – or simply admire the stunning views. There are two harbours near to Bridport which are West Bay and Lyme Regis.
West Bay has two beaches. East Beach consists of a very fine shingle ridged beach with sand at the water's edge and extends as far as the eye can see along the Chesil Beach to Portland Bill. West Beach consists of a fine, smooth, pebbly beach, with shingle and sand at the water's edge. West Beach is ideal for younger children due to a protective cove being formed between the harbour's Jurassic Pier and the esplanade's rock armour groynes.
Ideal for families, Burton Bradstock has ample parking and is easily accessible from Bridport. Wonderful cliff top walks can be taken from both ends of the beach. The very popular Hive Beach Cafe is right on the beach and has a large outdoor eating area meaning that parents can keep an eye on exploring children.
Nobody in their right mind would install a pay and display meter in the middle of nowhere. Unless, of course, lots of people want to park there. That pretty much sums up Cogden. On the face of it, it's a pay and display meter in a fairly small pull-in in the middle of nowhere to the East of Burton Bradstock, just off the B3157. But don't be fooled. It's true there's nothing there. Nothing in the sense of human habitation, cafés, public toilets or shops. But it is probably for all the things that aren't there that people like to visit! What's more, the limited size of the car park puts a natural brake on the number of people who can get there at any one time by car. What Cogden has, is a pleasant and fairly short walk down to the Chesil Beach across land owned by the National Trust. Please note: this beautiful nothing in the middle of nowhere is a big draw to dog owners, so if you don't like dogs you may not like Cogdon. However, if you have a dog it is perfect for a long walk.
Eype has been described as one of West Dorset's most beautiful villages, a bold claim in a county that is full of very beautiful villages! However, when you walk around viewing its pretty thatched cottages and delightful country gardens, you can soon understand why such a statement was made. Eype means "steep place" and its buildings can be traced back to the late eighteenth or early nineteenth centuries. Situated westwards along the coast from Bridport, Eype also boasts a stunningly attractive beach at Eype's Mouth Beach. This beautiful sand and gravel beach is backed by magnificent cliffs the most notable of which is the Golden Cap, the highest cliff on the south coast at 191m above sea level.
A pebbly beach with views of Golden Cap, the south coast's loftiest cliff, and good fossil-hunting potential. Lunch at the Anchor Inn, Seatown, Chideock, DT6 6JU, 01297 489215, www.theanchorinnseatown.co.uk – a chocolate- box pub right on the beach under Golden Cap. Ideal for children who want to explore under the watchful eyes of their parents – it has a large outdoor dining area.
The beautiful and unspoilt village of Beer is well worth a visit. There is an excellent selection of local shops in Beer (village store, newsagents, Post Office, off-licence, bakery, deli, several eateries, 3 local inns, art galleries, antique shops) and the beautiful horseshoe shaped beach – a real sun-trap with clean waters, rock pools at low tide and beach cafes. See the local fishermen bring in their catch or hire a boat. Limited parking on street. Large car park in village centre.
An 18 mile shingle spit reaching from Portland Bill to Abbotsbury, wonderful for walking and bird watching, and a popular centre for windsurfing.www.chesilbeach.org Interestingly, the stones on this beach are larger to the east than to the west.
This is the place for watersports: scuba diving, kite surfing, kayaking, windsurfing and sailing. It will also become home to the London 2012 Olympic sailing events, hosted by the Weymouth & Portland National Sailing Academy, which also offers sailing lessons for all levels of ability. Follow the A354 from Weymouth to Portland. As you approach Portland, follow 'Sailing Academy' signs. www.wpnsa.org.uk.
Weymouth's status as a seaside resort was established over 200 years ago when King George III visited to 'take the waters'. However, a fact that is likely to be of more interest to the kids is that Weymouth's sand is renowned for being particularly suited to sand sculpture and, more importantly, sandcastle building. Follow the A354 from Dorchester. Beach and car parks are well signposted. www.visitweymouth.co.uk.
A hidden gem previously used by pirates, with its own waterfall and charming pebbled cove with beautiful views towards Portland. The food and drink at the nearby Smuggler's Inn is good. The Landscape painter John Constable and his wife Maria spent their honeymoon at Osmington in 1816. Constable painted a seascape during his stay, entitled 'Osmington Shore, near Weymouth', which now hangs in the Louvre in Paris.
Lyme Regis: No dogs on the area of beach from Cobb Gate Car Park west to the Lifeboat slipway between 1st April – 31st October. N.B. Dogs are allowed on East Cliff Beach and Monmouth Beach all year round. Dogs are allowed on Back Beach, Church Beach and Monmouth Beach all year round. Dogs are only allowed on Town Beach from November to March inclusive but must be kept on the lead at all times. Dogs must also be kept on the lead at all times when using Marine Parade and the Cart Road.
West Bay: No dogs between 1st May – 1st October within the East Pier to East Cliffs and West Pier to West Cliffs areas. Dogs are on a lead are welcomed in the port area.


PCJC Family Camp is just around the corner! Each year our goal is to provide life transforming encounters with God in the midst of His beautiful creation. We have great speakers and worship teams in all of our departments, and we're excited to see how lives are changed because of how God works each year.
This year's theme, FEARLESS, is inspired by 1 JOHN 4:18 which says "There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love".
Join us this July 28 - August 2 at Redwood Christian Park in the Santa Cruz mountains! We look forward to seeing you at FEARLESS!
Full payment must be made to register online. If you will be recieving financial support from your church or the PCJC please fill out a physical form (i.e. pastors and their families, retired ministers, students/staff receiving scholarships, program directors and speakers).


The general classification remains open at the Australian race with two days to go.
Dries Devenyns continued to make inroads in the overall standings at the season's first World Tour event, on a day that was all about the infamous Corkscrew climb (2.3 kilometers, 8.9%). After tackling the Stirling, Aldgate and Hahndorf hills, where they allowed the six-man breakaway to nudge their maximum advantage to 4:30, the peloton began showing their intentions and trimmed the gap to a minute in the run-in to the stage's main difficulty.
At the same time the lead group was splintering on the tough slopes of Corkscrew, Rémi Cavagna was going on the attack from the bunch, and even though he got caught after around 150 meters, his acceleration wasn't without consequences, as more and more riders found the pace set by the pack behind the Frenchman too much and lost contact.
Four riders decided to throw caution to wind and attacked on the tough section of the climb, going over the top in the lead and putting some daylight between them and the chasers, which included also Dries Devenyns. The Belgian rode again a smart race, always alert and near the front of the group which made the catch on the fast and tricky descent, as they passed the 2km-to-go mark.
In the reduced sprint that followed, Dries squeezed himself between the other favourites and concluded the stage just outside the top 10, same time as the winner Daryl Impey (Mitchelton-Scott), who overtook overall leader Patrick Bevin (CCC Team) on the flat finish in Campbelltown. In the general classification, Devenyns continues to be the highest-placed Deceuninck – Quick-Step rider, in 12th position, after gaining five places following his strong effort on stage 4, ridden at an average speed of 42.26km/h.


Shortly before midnight on a hot Sunday in June, 28-year-old Carlos Rogers walks up to Born's Bar on St. Paul's Rice Street.
He's scarred and tattooed, his hair in cornrows tied back in a low ponytail. Narrowly built, he stands no taller than the three women accompanying him—his girlfriend and two others.
Just released from a four-year stint in St. Cloud state prison for leading cops on a car chase with 51 grams of cocaine in his possession, Rogers is making the most of his summer. He'd barbecued and taken his kids to a water park earlier in the day. Now he'll have drinks with friends in the final hours of the weekend.
Before the night is through, Rogers will be dead.
His murderer is one of two men who arrive in a cherry Monte Carlo at about 1:30 a.m. There's Charles Frye, a skinny 37-year-old with shoulder-length dreadlocks, wearing a white shirt and matching baseball cap. His friend is 29-year-old Justin Reynolds, tall with a baby face on broad shoulders, wearing longer dreads and a bright red jersey. He's accompanied by his girlfriend. The three have just come from Hoggsbreath, another Rice Street bar. Now, just a half-hour to bar close, the bouncer has locked Born's doors. People who step out to smoke aren't allowed back in. A crowd forms on the sidewalk. Conflicts flare.
Rogers is drunk on Hennessey and causing a small scene near the front door. The bouncer won't let his girlfriend, who is wobbling on her feet, re-enter.
He's just put Rogers out as well, knocking the beer out of his hands. Rogers jabs a finger and, according to the bouncer, threatens to kill him.
Suddenly, one of Rogers' friends, Denise White, picks a fight with a female bystander, whom she imagines to have reached out and hit Rogers. (Security footage shows no such thing.) White flails her purse. The other woman fights back. They wrestle each other down the sidewalk.
Men pull the two apart. Then Frye, who has been hanging back, smoking a cigarette, steps in and begins to argue with Rogers. They scuffle. Punches are thrown.
Rogers dashes into the street. Frye gives chase, his friend Reynolds close behind. As Rogers turns to face the two, separated by a car parked curbside, Frye lunges across its hood.
A gunshot rings out. A woman screams. Rogers falls to the ground, shot through the left cheek. People duck and scatter.
Cameras catch Frye making off alone in the Monte Carlo, pulling a U-turn in the street in front of Born's, then whizzing past Reynolds' girlfriend as she throws out her hands to get his attention. Reynolds bolts down the sidewalk, frantically calls the mother of his child about a dozen times without answer, and is finally scooped up by a friend.
Calls flood 911 as St. Paul police converge.
In the quiet of the bar's back office, an officer plays footage from a camera stationed above the front door. He watches the assorted arguments and fights erupting along the sidewalk, culminating in a fraction of a second in which a tell-tale muzzle flash blooms in the dark, and the victim falls back. Then he rewinds, and rewinds again.
The video is primitive, grainy and soft. Objects appear as smudges—Rorschach blots open to interpretation. An awning cuts through the top half of the camera's view, obscuring the triggerman. It's difficult to track individuals in movement throughout the muddy tableau, much less locate the gun and place it in a hand.
The officer makes a judgment call. He thinks the shooter is most likely the man with shoulder-length dreads, white baseball cap, and white T-shirt—the man later identified as Charles Frye.
Soon the first witness, a woman living in an apartment across the street, calls 911 to support that conclusion.
She'd been looking out her window, just in time to see a shooter in white fire. He then walked quickly down the sidewalk, cut across the street, and climbed into a red Chevy Monte Carlo with a sunroof. She gives a partial license plate: 685.
Two eyewitnesses identified two different murderers. The more accurate one refused to testify.
Detectives will eventually verify her details, with the exception that the plate numbers were arranged in a slightly different order. About the same time, an officer on the street overhears people screaming, "red Monte Carlo." But the case is not as straightforward as it initially appears.
Police round up potential witnesses for interviews at headquarters. Among them are the three women in Rogers' crew.
His girlfriend saw nothing. She says she'd been trying to pull Rogers out of the fray when he shoved her aside, upending her purse. She was gathering her things as the shot rang out. Then she ran from the sound.
Another woman says she'd gone around the block to fetch their car. She's of no help either.
Reynolds then raised a gun and pulled the trigger, she tells police.
White also has a theory. She believes Frye and Rogers have a history that runs deeper than an ordinary bar fight.
That same year, Rogers allegedly stabbed Frye at a house party in retribution.
White believes that Rogers' murder mirrors Galtney's, with Frye as mastermind, his friend as enforcer.
She doesn't know Reynolds' name, but she recalls him arriving at Born's in a black T-shirt and blue shorts with bleach stains. After the shooting, he, his girlfriend, and Frye had gotten away in a black truck with tinted windows.
Rice Street's cameras will prove each of her statements wrong.
Yet White is willing to testify. The 911 caller, by contrast, adamantly refuses to identify herself for fear of retaliation. Her words will never enter a courtroom.
A man is dead. His extensive network of family and friends want justice. What's more, they all seem to believe the killing is but the latest reaction in a chain of retaliatory violence—history repeating itself.
As police identify the suspects, a picture emerges of who they are in the eyes of the law. Like the victim Rogers, Justin Reynolds and Charles Frye are well acquainted with the system.
Reynolds has racked up felonies for assault, terroristic threats, and domestic assault. Frye has three cocaine convictions and one for terroristic threats.
He'd also been charged with murder once before. In 2006, a woman accused him of groping her outside another Rice Street bar, Diva's, then shooting her brother in the chest when he tried to intervene.
Police would find insufficient evidence. The charges were dismissed.
Social media, however, was far more interested in the men's alleged gang ties.
Frye's Facebook page shows him and Reynolds posing with a gaggle of friends around a pool table, holding up "L" signs—presumably for the Lawson Boys gang of north central St. Paul. In the photo, they look like mostly older men past their prime.
Still, it makes for speculation. Facebook theories of unknown origin fixate on a fabled blood feud between Lawson and E-Block.
Many speculate that the Born's bouncer who'd nearly come to blows with Carlos Rogers provided the gun.
Then there's the rumor—later debunked—that Frye's girlfriend is the woman who'd fought with Denise White, as if to divert attention from the assassination to come.
Either way, word spreads that Reynolds, the baby-faced "enforcer," is wanted by police.
The whispers reach Stillwater prison inmate Glen Acon, who's serving time for killing an 18-year-old in a gang dispute at Indian Mounds Regional Park in 2016.
Acon and Rogers had been as close as brothers, going so far as to get tattoos of each other's faces. (Rogers took bullets for him during a shootout, Acon once told a gang investigator.) He is livid to hear the news.
In a phone call intercepted by prison staff, the inmate initially thinks Rogers has been murdered by the East Side Boys or Selby Siders. When a friend tells him Lawson is at fault, Acon accepts the idea without question, as if it's all the same.
Two days after the shooting, on June 13, the Ramsey County Attorney's Office confirms popular suspicions. It charges Reynolds and Frye with second-degree murder while aiding and abetting each other.
Though most of her initial statement to police has already been proved wrong, the criminal complaint leans almost exclusively on Denise White, whose words are the basis for probable cause in each subsequent search warrant.
The manhunt is on. Authorities stake out Frye and Reynolds' girlfriends. They get warrants to trace their phones.
Frye is arrested in Faribault, where he's living in a garage with takeout containers and plastic bags holding human feces. Friends who'd picked him up from St. Paul say they knew he was in some kind of trouble, but didn't press for details. He immediately requests an attorney.
Reynolds is arrested in Chicago, where he sits down with St. Paul police. He claims he took the Megabus to see his father, knows no one named Charles Frye, and has no idea why he's been arrested.
Murder, police inform him. Reynolds stops talking.
In late October, after Justin Reynolds and Charles Frye spend four months in the Ramsey County Jail, the prosecution abruptly loses its key witness.
Denise White has been implicated in a murder of her own.
The complaint says 38-year-old Dawahn Littles had been hosting an after-bar party at his home in St. Paul's Frogtown neighborhood when White fought with several women trying to leave in a car. She allegedly smashed out a window, pulled out a handgun, and fired into a crowd. Littles was struck in the chest. He died at the hospital.
White fled to an acquaintance's house, say police, where she was admitted by a man who recognized her as a family friend. The man tells detectives that White sat on his couch, crying and repeating, "I shot him, I shot him," while trying to wipe down a gun in her hand with a baby blanket.
White's arrest means she can no longer testify in the Born's case, lest defense lawyers use her own murder charge to sully her words.
But prosecutors are determined not to let Reynolds off the hook.
St. Paul Sgt. Shawn Shanley and Ramsey County prosecutor Dawn Bakst re-interview several people who were at Born's the night of Carlos Rogers' murder. They remain of little help. They weren't watching when the gun went off. They hadn't seen it in anyone's hand. They have no idea where it could have ended up.
Eventually, Shanley and Bakst call Rogers' girlfriend, Shaneka Mayberry. On the night of the shooting, she told police she'd been on the ground, picking up the contents of her purse when the gun went off. She'd seen nothing.
But four months later, Mayberry has a much different story to tell. She now recalls seeing "the bigger guy" with long dreads holding a gun.
Justin Reynolds' defense is basic: Police have the wrong guy.
Faced with up to 40 years behind bars, he finally breaks his silence, telling prosecutors that Charles Frye was the real gunman.
Reynolds says he fled after the shooting, finding his way to the home of the girlfriend who'd accompanied him to Born's. At one point, Frye dropped by her home to tell him not to snitch.
Reynolds' lawyers hope to prove he lacked the motive for murder. Frye and Rogers are the ones with the poisoned history.
Yet Judge Judith Tilsen declines to allow evidence involving gangs, previous shootings, beefs, or the victim's own criminal past.
Until the day before the trial, prosecutors also refuse to release the phone number of the anonymous 911 caller, though she'd proven to be the most accurate witness on the night of the shooting. Reynolds' attorney, Michael Padden, cannot convince her to testify on short notice.
Judge Tilsen won't permit the jury to hear a recording of her 911 call, deeming it hearsay.
Yet the judge will grant prosecutors an important advantage.
Six days before the shooting, police were called to the apartment of Reynolds' ex-girlfriend. She accused him of breaking in with two other men and pointing a gun at her new boyfriend's head. Responding officers questioned her credibility, and Reynolds was never charged.
Prosecutor Bakst wants to present the incident as evidence, believing the details echo the Born's shooting. A handgun is involved. It takes place in the same area of St. Paul. Judge Tilsen rules this thesis permissible.
Shaneka Mayberry, Rogers' girlfriend, testifies with a newfound clarity, now saying she saw Reynolds not only holding the gun, but tucking it away in his pants. She claims trauma cleansed her memory the night of the shooting, but can't explain why she never called police when her memories returned.
Born's low-quality security video is a free-for-all between the lawyers. Neither side calls a forensic video analyst, choosing instead to project their own theories onto it. Bakst claims the lack of gunpowder residue on the victim's face means he'd been shot from a distance by Reynolds, who is shown standing behind Frye.
Defense attorney Padden counters that the muzzle flash can't come from Reynolds. From where he's standing, it would require an impossibly long reach.
The jury seems at a loss, asking to review the video time and again with a magnifying glass.
The murder weapon is never recovered.
The tale of Reynolds' gun-brandishing at his ex-girlfriend's apartment also falls apart. Reynolds did show up at her apartment with two other men, the woman says. But she can't recall if it was day or night—or who pointed the gun. He may have just come to pick up their son. She can't be sure.
Reynolds doesn't testify. To do so would allow prosecutors to grill him about past convictions.
Defense attorney Padden asks Judge Tilsen to remove the "aiding and abetting" portion of the second-degree murder charge. He argues that it's implausible for Reynolds to be accused of both shooting Rogers and abetting himself.
In her closing statement, prosecutor Bakst insists Reynolds has to be the triggerman, while leaving herself an opening.
The jury doesn't take long to convict Reynolds on the single charge of aiding and abetting murder in the second degree.
He is eventually sentenced to 32 years.
His case is now on appeal. Reynolds asserts that Judge Tilsen handcuffed him from proving Frye had the greater motive to shoot, and that Shaneka Mayberry provided false testimony.
The investigation into Charles Frye is ongoing.


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Inside Rwanda's 15-year journey of gorilla conservation
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Pomp and Fanfare have been up the foothills of the volcanoes national park as Rwanda marks the 15th edition of the annual Gorilla naming ceremony – Kwita Izina.
The world has flocked to Rwanda to celebrate the world rare species – the Gorillas. Once critically endangered, Rwanda is celebrated for restoring life and hope for the Gorillas in the mist.
Kwita Izina – a traditionally-backed ceremony, takes place every September of the year, where world celebrities are invited to name baby Gorillas born every year.
This morning, President Paul Kagame travelled to Musanze district to join thousands of Rwandans, global celebrities and friends of Rwanda in the Gorilla naming ceremony.
Twenty-five baby gorillas were named by different stars, conservationists and selected locals giving their baby gorillas names.
For instance, former Manchester United and FC Barcelona legendary Coach Louis Van Gaal his "Indongozi" while former Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn named his "Umukuru"
United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina Muhammed named her Baby Gorilla "Ingoga", while singer Singer Meddy named his baby gorilla "Inkoramutima"
Her Royal Highness Princess Basma Bint Ali named her baby gorilla "Uhiriwe" while local hero Emmanuel Niringiyimana named his "Nimugwire mu Rwanda".
In the early 1990s, the park became a battlefield for the country's civil war which paralysed tourism until 1999.
In 2005, in a bid to boost conservation in the park, Rwanda introduced the annual gorilla naming ceremony, which has significantly contributed to the rise in gorilla population in the volcanoes.
Up to 281 baby mountain gorillas have so far been named since Kwita Izina began, according to Rwanda Development Board (RDB).
Ahead of the naming ceremony, there are various activities organised for a whole week to celebrate the importance of conservation and the role of tourism in protecting rare and iconic species.
Today, Kwita Izina is fast becoming Africa's leading dialogue on conservation and sustainable tourism, thanks to the role of the Government to highlight the importance of conserving the gorillas which once were classified as "critically endangered."
As a result, the number of mountain gorillas has reached a new milestone, rising from 240 to 604 in the last 30 years in Virunga Massif, according to the latest census.
The Virunga Massif is comprised of Mikeno Sector of Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda, and Mgahinga Gorilla National Park in Uganda. Mountain gorilla numbers in the entire region had fallen to as low as 242 in 1981.
A separate population of 400 individual gorilla brings the total number of mountain gorillas to just over 1,000.
Clare Akamanzi, the Chief Executive Officer of RDB, says that the increasing gorilla population in the Volcanoes National Park is proof of the strides that Rwanda has made in gorilla conservation, attributing the success to the collaboration of conservation partners and members of the community surrounding the park.
"Initiatives such as the Kwita Izina play a major role in conserving gorillas. Thanks to the conservation efforts, we have been able to improve the gorilla trekking experience for our visitors and also increase the amount of support we have given to the local communities through the revenue sharing programme," she says.
Akamanzi adds that Rwanda's overall tourism strategy has always focused on two important areas, sustainability through responsible tourism and conservation and community involvement.
"It has always been about protecting our natural heritage, providing world-class experiences that highlight the diverse natural beauty of Rwanda while ensuring that Rwandans benefit from this tourism and conservation. No one has been left behind," she notes.
The official status of mountain gorillas has just been re-classified, from "critically endangered" – the highest level of threat – to "endangered," moving them a level further from extinction, thanks also to the role of the park leadership.
Latest statistics show that because of the continued efforts to conserve gorillas, sales revenue from Gorilla trekking in Volcanoes National Park has been growing over the years. Revenue grew by 25 per cent in 2018 to $19.2 million from the previous year.
A family of mountain gorillas relax in their natural habitat in Virunga National Park in June 2015. / File
Prosper Uwingeli, the Chief Park Warden of Volcanoes National Park, believes that government initiatives have helped conserve gorillas and drive the growth of the park and the tourism around it.
"The park has transformed largely because of the Government's belief that tourism can drive up the economy and change the lives of the people. When the country established law enforcement mechanism in the park, for instance, the idea was to conserve the gorillas as the dominant species that were at risk at the time," he notes.
"We also know that programmes like the park revenue sharing scheme adopted by Rwanda were in part to continue involving communities to be part of the conservation efforts. These, combined with other initiatives, have driven the conservation of gorillas and other species," he adds.
Uwingeli notes that today more people visit gorillas and there are a host of thriving activities beyond gorilla trekking.
This includes the golden monkeys and mountain hiking, which is increasingly becoming popular even among locals.
In 2015, the Government initiated a revenue sharing programme with an aim to guide investment in the areas surrounding the various national parks in the country by ensuring that a percentage of all park revenues is ploughed back into the communities.
Initially, only 5 per cent of the park revenues would go to surrounding communities, but this has grown to 10 per cent.
So far, over Rwf5.2 billion has been disbursed by RDB to 647 community-based projects since then.
The projects have availed clean drinking water, milk, health centres, classrooms and housing to members of the communities living around the three national parks; Akagera National Park, Nyungwe National Park, and Volcanoes National Park.
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Home > Yes, North Korea Could Strike Washington, D.C. with a Nuclear Missile
Yes, North Korea Could Strike Washington, D.C. with a Nuclear Missile
March 23, 2021 Topic: Nuclear War Region: World Blog Brand: The Reboot Tags: North KoreaMilitaryTechnologyWorldWashington D.C.Nuclear Weapons
In an unthinkable Second Korean War, such an attack would kill half a million people and injure another half a million.
by Daniel R. DePetris Follow @DanDePetris on Twitter L
Key point: North Korea has nuclear missiles can that actually reach all the way to Washington, D.C. Here is why another Korean War must never be fought.
"The test-fire of intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) Hwasong-15, newly developed under the political resolution and strategic decision of the Workers' Party of Korea, was successfully carried out," the Korean Central News Agency announced after Pyongyang conducted its twenty-third missile test since February. "The ICBM Hwasong-15 type...is an intercontinental ballistic rocket tipped with [a] super-large heavy warhead which is capable of striking the whole mainland of the U.S."
This first appeared earlier and is being reposted due to reader interest.
How serious should the United States take this declaration from North Korea's state propaganda arm? Apparently seriously enough; although Pyongyang's newscasters can use comically colorful, overly exaggerated language at times, scientists and experts in the field of missile technology used the first twenty-four hours after the test launch to educate the American people about how powerful this Hwasong-15 rocket really is. The missile reached a height of 2,780 miles, the highest elevation that a North Korean-manufactured projectile has traveled to date, before crashing into Japan's Exclusive Economic Zone after a 590-mile flight.
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Immediately after the launch, David Wright of the Union of Concerned Scientists wrote a short assessment of the test, where he calculated that this particular missile—if arced properly on a normal flight-path with a light warhead attached—could land anywhere in the continental United States. "If these numbers are correct, then if flown on a standard trajectory...this missile would have a range of more than 13,000 kilometers (km) (8,100 miles)," Wright wrote. "This is significantly longer than North Korea's previous long range tests, which flew on lofted trajectories for 37 minutes (July 4) and 47 minutes (July 28). Such a missile would have more than enough range to reach Washington, D.C."
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Pyongyang couldn't be any clearer about what its overriding objective is: developing, testing, and successfully fielding a reliable and durable nuclear-tipped ICBM that can pummel an American city on the mainland United States. Most analysts studying the North Korean regime believe that the purpose of this ICBM is not to conduct some irrational nuclear first-strike on Washington or New York, but rather to deter a U.S. military attack or a regime-change campaign by ensuring that any U.S. strike would result in sever pain and punishment on the American mainland. The Trump administration would be much less likely to ponder a military operation against Pyongyang if such an operation ran the risk of placing hundreds of thousands of Americans in the crosshairs of North Korea's nuclear weapons program.
Recommended: 8 Million People Could Die in a War with North Korea
And hundreds of thousands of American casualties in a hypothetical North Korean nuclear attack is not an overstatement. According to Alex Wellerstein's NukeMap program, the casualty rate is right on the money.
The effects of a 250 kiloton North Korean nuke that blasted in Washington, D.C. would extend far outside what we typically refer to as the Beltway. The air blast of the explosion alone would destroy the White House, the International Spy Museum, the Washington Monument, the Smithsonian, the U.S. Capitol Building, and all of the fancy bars and restaurants that reporters and government officials use as rendezvous points to socialize over drinks and spill the dirt on their colleagues. Every building within the air-blast radius would be destroyed, with the fatality rate reaching as high as 100 percent. If you were a tourist at the very end of the Washington Mall, perhaps taking pictures as the Jefferson Memorial southwest of the White House, your chances of survival are higher. But the fatality rate would still be 50–90 percent, with blistering and radiation poisoning so unbearable that you may wish that you were killed instantaneously like White House staffers or congressional aides across town.
If you're a student at Howard University, you are a bit luckier—but not by much. You may escape with your life (if you were in a building at the time of the explosion, there's a very high probability that you would be crushed underneath concrete, cement and glass), but the physical side-effects of a nuclear attack would be the stuff of horror movies. Passengers waiting for their flights at Ronald Reagan International Airport across the Potomac can expect third-degree burns which destroy the nerve endings in the skin.
The final death tally based on the parameters of this particular nuclear strike: 412,880 fatalities and 527, 490 injuries, casualties approaching nearly a million people.
Is any of this a guarantee? Not my any stretch.
There is no evidence that would suggest that Kim Jong-un is a crazy, sociopathic nutcase who is spending billions of dollars and years of investment just to nuke an American city or kill hundreds of thousands of Americans. The only thing he values on about the same wavelength as himself is the regime that his family has built over seven decades. If Kim wants to be the man presiding over the deaths of millions of his citizens and the elimination of his country, then sending a nuclear ICBM towards Washington is the best way to do that.
The numbers, however, are a reminder of how truly ugly and calamitous a military conflict between the United States and North Korea could be. Add nuclear weapons into the scenario, and the calamity would look a bit like the Hollywood blockbuster Sum of All Fears—except actual people would be dying.
Daniel DePetris is a fellow at Defense Priorities.
Image: Reuters.
Source URL: https://nationalinterest.org/blog/reboot/yes-north-korea-could-strike-washington-dc-nuclear-missile-180949


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NTRC donates to Customs and Excise Department
The National Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (NTRC) has donated two Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) radios to the Customs and Excise Department.{{more}}
Universal Service Fund (USF) administrator at the NTRC Kyron Duncan handed over the radios to Enforcement supervisor at the Customs and Excise Department Lorraine Williams last Friday, May 5.
After collecting the radios at the NTRC's conference room, located in the National Insurance Services (NIS) building on Upper Bay Street, Williams said that the radios will be used as a communication tool between the department's patrolling vessels and the Customs' station at Wallilabou.
He said that cellular phones are usually used for communication between land and sea, but there are areas at sea where there is no cell coverage.
"This donation will assist us during patrols. The radios are a communication improvement, because, sometimes, when the guys are at sea, we can't get them because the cell phone drops out in certain areas. The radios will enhance range," said Williams.
Apart from being used as an effective communication tool, the GMDSS radio allows a vessel in distress at sea to send out an SOS signal just by pressing a button. The button press will send a message to the Coastguard which will tell rescuers exactly where a boat in distress is located and who exactly the boat belongs to.
The GMDSS service was officially launched on Tuesday, October 2, 2011, at the Royal St Vincent and the Grenadines Coastguard base at Calliaqua.
The GMDSS works on channel 70, while the NTRC has installed the Legacy Channel 16. A third channel that can be switched to any of the maritime VHF channels is also available on the radio, while an additional channel allows for calls to be made to land lines or mobile phones.
USF administrator Duncan said that the Customs and Excise Department requested the radios and the NTRC was happy to assist them.
Duncan said that the radios will also be used to communicate with the yachts that dock at Wallilabou.


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Bromance continues, Giannis Antetokounmpo and Luka Doncic
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Exchanging pleasantries, Giannis Antetokounmpo and Luka Doncic react to the Milwaukee Bucks downing the Dallas Mavericks
By Johnny Askounis/ info@eurohoops.net
Sitting at 14-5 in the NBA Regular Season, the latest win for the Milwaukee Bucks was at the expense of the Dallas Mavericks and Luka Doncic.
Giannis Antetokounmpo posted a 30-point, 11-rebound double-double in the European main event of the latest edition of NBA Sundays. Praised by the Slovenian guard in the aftermath of the contest, his response added to the bromance, based on the mutual respect between the European superstars.
"It's hard because I want to win, so it's hard to go against a guy like that," said Doncic after the fourth loss in a row for the Mavs, "He's the best player in the NBA right now. He's almost impossible to stop. It's really fun to see him play, but it's not that fun to go against him."
"That's a great compliment. I appreciate it," replied the Freak in the next room, "When you play against the best players in the league, being able to say something like that. It feels good. No matter wins or losses, just being respected by your peers, it's always a good feeling."
"I always love playing against the best players in the league. He is an incredible player, incredible talent, arguably one of the most talented players I've ever seen in my lifetime. It's unbelievable what he can do for himself and his team," added Antetokounmpo, "It's always great going against players like that."
Doncic, 23, put up a 27-point, 12-assist double-double of his own but did not prevent the team's fall to 9-10.
"He improves every day. He works really hard, you can see it," said the Mavericks leader in more praise for his counterpart on the Bucks, "He works on everything. He works on his shot, and he's gotten better at a lot of things. He just gets better every day."
Not long to the next meeting of Doncic and Antetokounmpo, less than two weeks away. The reverse regular-season fixture is scheduled to be held in American Airlines Center on 9 December.
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The Oversight Board, at its October 2, 2012, received public comment on the Due Diligence Report regarding the Low and Moderate Income Housing Fund. On October 11, 2012, the Oversight Board approved the Independent Accountant's Report (PDF) presenting the results of the review conducted pursuant to Section 34179.5 for the Low and Moderate Income Housing Fund and authorizes the transmission of such results to the Department of Finance and the Sonoma County Auditor-Controller.
The Oversight Board, at its meeting of January 7, 2013, received public comment on the Due Diligence Report regarding funds and assets of the former Redevelopment Agency of the City of Healdsburg other than former Low and Moderate Income Housing Fund funds and assets that are under control of the Successor Agency of the City of Healdsburg. On January 14, 2013, the audit report (PDF) was approved.


Migrants seeking passage into Switzerland have been forced to camp out in the Italian resort region Lake Como, following the closure of the country's southern borders.
The location – famous for playing host to the likes of Hollywood star George Clooney, who owns a property in the idyllic getaway location – is now playing host to an estimated 2000 migrants, The Sun reports.
The town's railway station has reportedly become a tent camp, with many of the migrants, believed to have travelled up through Italy after crossing the Mediterranean Sea, lingering in the hopes of employing people smugglers to help them cross the border illegally, Italian publication La Repubblica claims.
Roberto Bernasconi, a spokesman from a local Catholic charity which has been supplying the migrants with food and clothing, said the local diocese is currently at capacity.
"In the Como diocese we have over 2,000 migrants in the facilities – there is no room," he said.


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