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Lending institutions that are already approved for the SBA 7a program
The lending institutions that are already approved for the SBA 7a program will be the ones authorized for the Paycheck Protection Program. Below is the list of 7a approved institutions in Maine. Credit unions are not 7a lenders but are trying to get approved; most all banks in Maine are already approved lenders. Updated 4/27/2020
Headquarters City
Headquarters State
Acadia FCU
Androscoggin Savings Bank
Aroostook County Federal Savings & Loan Association
Atlantic Capital Bank, NA
Atlantic Regional FCU
Auburn Savings Bank, FSB
Bangor Savings Bank
BankUnited NA
Bar Harbor Bank & Trust
Bar Harbor Savings & Loan Association
Bath Savings Institution
Berkshire Bank
Biddeford Savings Bank (Division of Maine Community Bank)
Brewer FCU
Byline Bank
Cambridge Trust Company
Camden National Bank
Celtic Bank Corporation
CIBC Bank USA
Connected CU
Cornerstone Bank
cPort CU
Damariscotta Bank & Trust Company
Eastern Maine Development Corp.
Eastmill FCU
EAST MILLINOCKET
Evergreen CU
FinWise Bank
First Chatham Bank
First Federal Savings & Loan Association of Bath
First Home Bank
First State Bank Nebraska
FirsTrust Savings Bank
Five County CU
Five Star Bank
Franklin Savings Bank
Gorham Savings Bank
Independence Bank
Infinity FCU
Katahdin FCU
Katahdin Trust Co.
Kennebec Savings Bank
Kennebunk Savings Bank
KeyBank National Association
KSW FCU
Legacy Bank & Trust Company
Lincoln Maine FCU
Live Oak Banking Company
Maine Community Bank
Maine Family FCU
Maine Savings FCU
Maine State CU
Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company
Mechanics Savings Bank (Division of Maine Community Bank)
Meredith Village Savings Bank
Merrimack Valley FCU
New Dimensions FCU
Newburyport Five Cents Savings Bank
Newtek Small Business Finance, Inc.
NorState FCU
Northeast Bank
Northway Bank
Norway Savings Bank
Optima Bank & Trust Company
Partners Bank
Penobscot County FCU
People's United Bank
Primary Bank
Readycap Lending, LLC
Rockland Savings Bank, FSB
Saco & Biddeford Savings Institution
Seaboard FCU
Seacoast National Bank
Sebasticook Valley Federal Credit Union
Skowhegan Savings Bank
State Bank and Trust Company
Stearns Bank National Association
Strafford Economic Development Corp.
The County FCU
The Provident Bank
United Midwest Savings Bank
University CU
From the office of Governor Janet T. Mills
March 31, 2020
Contact: Scott Ogden and Lindsay Crete
Governor Mills Issues Stay Healthy at Home Mandate
Also orders a series of additional requirements to protect public health and safety in the face of COVID-19
Augusta, MAINE – Governor Janet Mills today issued a series of substantial new mandates to protect public health and safety in the face of COVID-19, including a Stay Healthy at Home directive that requires people living in Maine to stay at home at all times unless for an essential job or an essential personal reason, such as obtaining food, medicine, health care, or other necessary purposes.
The Governor also mandated a series of other new restrictions, including:
For essential businesses and operations that remain open, limiting the number of customers in their buildings at any one time, implementing curb-side pickup and delivery options as much as possible, and enforcing U.S. CDC-recommended physical distancing requirements for their customers and employees in and around their facilities.
Prohibiting the use of public transportation unless for an essential reason or job that cannot be done from home and limiting the number of people traveling in private vehicles to persons within the immediate household unless transporting for essential activities.
Mandating the continued termination of classroom or other in-person instruction until at least May 1, 2020.
Mandating that, when out of the home or when at work at an essential business, individuals shall maintain a minimum distance of six feet from other persons.
The Executive Order takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on April 2, 2020 and will last until at least April 30, 2020. The Governor may amend, rescind, or renew this timeline at her discretion. The Governor also extended the closure of restaurants and bars statewide for dine-in customers until at least April 30, 2020 to align with today's Executive Order.
"We are in the midst of one of the greatest public health crises this world has seen in more than a century. This virus will continue to sicken people across our state; our cases will only grow, and more people will die. I say this to be direct, to be as honest with you as I can. Because saving lives will depend on us," said Governor Mills. "I implore you – look to yourself, your family, your friends, your loved ones, your neighbors on the front lines, first responders and health care workers fighting the virus, those who can't stay home; the children who live around the corner, the farmer who grows your food, the grocer and the pharmacist who sell you goods, the teachers who are missing their kids; the fisherman, the sailor, the truck driver, the janitor, the waitress at your favorite diner; these are the people you are protecting by staying home. This is who you are saving."
The Governor's Executive Order enacts the following:
Stay Healthy at Home Directive
Governor Mills' "Stay Healthy at Home" Executive Order requires that Maine people remain at home unless to leave for an essential job or an essential activity.
Essential jobs are defined under Governor Mills' March 24 Executive Order outlining essential businesses and operations. The Governor's Executive Order today updates the March 24 Executive Order to adopt into effect the most recent Guidance on Essential Critical Infrastructure Workforce from the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.
Essential personal activities include the following with relation to an individual, their family, household members, pets, or livestock:
Obtaining necessary supplies for household consumption or use, such as groceries, and supplies and equipment needed to work from home, laundry, and products needed to maintain safety, sanitation, and essential maintenance of the home or residence.
Obtaining medication or medical supplies and seeking medical or behavioral health or emergency services.
Providing care, including transportation, of oneself, a family member, friend, pet or livestock in another household or location for essential health and safety activities and to obtain necessary supplies and services.
Traveling to and from an educational institution for purposes of receiving meals or instructional materials for distance learning.
Engaging in outdoor exercise activities, such as walking, hiking, running, or biking, but, only in compliance with the social gathering restriction in Executive Order 14 and all applicable social distancing guidance published by the U.S. and Maine Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Travel required by a law enforcement officer or court order; and
Traveling to and from a federal, State, or local government building for a necessary purpose.
The Order prohibits the use of public transportation unless for an essential reason or job that cannot be done from home and limits the number of people traveling in private vehicles to persons within the immediate household unless transporting for essential personal activities.
Termination of In-Person Instruction at Schools
Public and private schools and higher education institutions statewide have terminated in-classroom instruction in accordance with the Governor's March 15 recommendation. The Governor today ordered that all such schools shall continue to cease classroom or other in-person instruction until at least May 1, 2020, or until further Order.
Restricting Number of People in Essential Stores
Governor Mills' Executive Order restricts the number of people allowed at essential businesses at any one time, mandates that they conduct as much business as possible by curbside order and pick up or delivery to limit in-person contact, and enforce physical distancing in and around their facilities by prominently posting signs at public entrances and on the floor to notify customers to stay six-feet apart. It also requires that they disinfect the handles of every cart and basket between uses, minimize customer handling of unpurchased merchandise and offer separate operating hours for Maine people over the age of 60 and those with underlying medical conditions.
Under the Executive order, essential stores with retail spaces of:
Less than 7,500 square feet limit the number of customers in the store at one time to 5. Examples of such stores include gas stations and convenience and specialty food stores.
More than 7,500 and less than 25,000 square feet limit the number of customers in the store at one time to 15. Examples of such stores include stand-alone pharmacies and certain hardware stores.
More than 25,000 and less than 50,000 square feet limit the number of customers in the store at one time to 50. Examples of such stores include mid-sized and locally owned grocery stores.
More than 50,000 and less than 75,000 square feet limit the number of customers in the store at one time to 75. Examples of such stores include chain grocery stores.
More than 75,000 square feet limit the number of customers in the store at one time to 100 and install protective shields between customers and checkout clerks as soon as practicable. Examples of such stores include Lowe's, Wal-Mart, Target and Home Depot.
Retailers must enforce these limits and a six-foot separation between any customers waiting in lines. Any essential business which violates this Order will be subject to further on-site restrictions or closure until those violations are addressed. These new requirements adjust and mandate prior recommendations from the Governor regarding essential businesses and operations.
The Order preempts any local ordinance or emergency order of the same subject matter that is less restrictive than or otherwise inconsistent with this Order.
This Order shall be enforced by law enforcement as necessary and violations are a class E crime subject to up to six months in jail and a $1000 fine. In addition, compliance with Section IV of this Order may also be enforced by government officials who regulate licenses, permits or any other authorization to operate a business or occupy a building. It is the Governor's hope that compliance will be voluntary, and that formal enforcement will not be necessary.
Maine State Chamber of Commerce Statement on Federal COVID-19 Stimulus Package
For Immediate Release Media contact: Jen Webber
Friday, March 27, 2020 Cell: 207-939-0213
AUGUSTA, MAINE -- "The Maine State Chamber of Commerce greatly appreciates the work Maine's federal delegation, U.S. Congress and the White House have done to craft the bipartisan, $2 trillion CARE Act stimulus package," said Dana Connors, president of the Maine State Chamber of Commerce. "The COVID-19 pandemic is impacting businesses in every sector, of every size and economies at every level. The rescue package passed today is critical to first helping ensure Maine's hospitals have the resources they need to care for our fellow Mainers. It also will help ensure that Maine businesses, employees, families, and our state and local economies endure the pandemic so Maine can get back to business as usual when this crisis passes."
A brief video of Maine State Chamber President Dana Connors commenting on the Families First Coronavirus Response Act can be viewed at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awfuB8VvSms&feature=youtu.be.
Detailed COVID-19 information and resources for employers and employees are regularly updated at www.mainechamber.org/covid19.html.
ME Dept. of Labor releases paid time off rules and schedules remote public hearing for April 15
 After months of gathering comments and input from around the state, the Maine Department of Labor (DOL) last evening released draft rules that will help determine the implementation and operation of Maine's "Paid Time Off" (PTO) law, passed by the Legislature in 2019. The PTO law sprung out of LD 369, An Act Authorizing Earned Employee Leave, which was enacted after numerous negotiations between Gov. Mills' administration, legislators, and the business community. Originally more than 10 pages long and focused on providing full- and part- time workers with paid sick leave, the bill was re-drafted by the governor to instead provide PTO to the same group of employees. The re-drafted bill was less than a page-and-a-half long, and while it laid out the basics of the leave parameters, it left much of the specifics to rulemaking, which would be conducted under the direction of the Maine DOL.
The law requires any Maine business with more than 10 employees to provide their full- and part-time workers with up to 40 hours of paid time off. Workers accrue one hour of paid leave for every 40 hours worked to a max of 40 hours. They must be employed by the business for 120 days to be eligible to take the leave. The leave can be used for any reason, but employees are supposed to give reasonable notice of intent to take the time.
As part of the rulemaking process, the department conducted a series of "listening" sessions around the state. The department began this process in late October 2019 and held nearly a dozen meetings from as far north as Presque Isle, to Machias, Portland and Sanford, to name a few. While the comment sessions were for both employers and employees, they were predominantly attended by small businesses that were concerned with the mechanics of implementation, costs, and complexity.
The DOL wound down its meetings in December 2019 and indicated it hoped to have draft rules finalized by mid-April, so yesterday's publication of the draft rules is somewhat surprising. While the Maine State Chamber has not had a chance to delve into the draft in any depth, which continue to be surprisingly short on specifics given the sheer volume of comments received at each listening session. In fact, when compiled, the total number of questions and clarifications requested by small businesses generated nearly a dozen, single-spaced pages. The link to the draft rules can be found here.
Again, a quick review seems to indicate that employers received some of what they were looking for in terms their concerns over implementation, but not in other areas. For example, the rules indicated that if you cash out any other kind of leave benefit upon separation, you must also do so with any unused PTO time. This runs contrary to discussions in the Labor and Housing committee last session and creates a significate financial liability for impacted employers, particularly small businesses. When considering this particular requirement, it's important to remember that, while many employers provide paid benefits to their full-time employees, they don't provide it to part-time workers. Some small businesses don't currently provide any paid leave. Therefore, some businesses are going to incur "sticker shock" with this requirement.
In the press statement released last evening, the department intends to conduct a virtual public hearing on the rules on April 15, 2020, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Given the current need for social distancing as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, this isn't a surprising development. Individuals will have up to three minutes to deliver comments at that time. A link detailing how to participate in the virtual hearing can be found here.
If businesses want to provide comment but not do so virtually, written comments can be submitted electronically through an online submission form. https://www.maine.gov/labor/proposedrulemaking/ Public comments may be sent by email to bls.mdol@maine.gov; please note that it is about Earned Paid Leave Rules in the subject line. Mailed correspondence can be sent to Maine Department of Labor at 54 State House Station, Augusta, Maine 04330-0054. All submissions require your full name as well as a place of residence. The public comment period remains open until 5:00 p.m. on Monday, April 27, 2020.
The Maine State Chamber has closely followed the development of these rules since their enactment last year. We attended the majority of the statewide listening sessions and have met with DOL staff since then. While we intend to have a detailed breakdown of both the good and the bad in the draft rules in the coming days, we are concerned with their brevity given all the questions and comments provided. Employers were looking for clarity and certainty – especially given the incredibly difficult times in which they currently find themselves operating, and certainly into the foreseeable future. That isn't clear in this version. And whether the public comment period adds to that certainly or not is like many things today – unclear.
The Maine State Chamber will be providing comment on the draft rules both in writing and virtually. For more information or questions, please contact Peter Gore by calling (207) 458-0490 or emailing pgore@mainechamber.org.
An update on the Federal Stimulus package…
When Washington, D.C., passes a two-trillion-dollar relief package for the American people not even 24 hours ago, there is a lot of information contained in that and a lot to digest. For example, some of the high-level things included in it are:
The Paycheck Protection Program through the Small Business Administration: A nearly $350 billion program to provide eight weeks of cash-flow assistance to small businesses through 100 percent federally-guaranteed loans to employers who maintain their payroll during this emergency. If employers maintain their payroll, the loans would be forgiven, which would help workers to remain employed and affected small businesses and the nation's economy to quickly snap-back after the crisis.
Unemployment Benefits: People who are unemployed would get an extra $600 per week for up to four months, on top of state unemployment benefits to make up for 100 percent of lost wages. The final agreement provides an extra month of unemployment benefits than what Senate Republicans had originally sought.
Loans to Industries – $500 billion: The Treasury Department would divvy up a $500-billion collection of loans to struggling industries, like airlines, and even cities and states.
Checks on the Way: All U.S. residents with adjusted gross income up to $75,000 ($150,000 for married couples) would get a $1,200 ($2,400 for couples) "rebate" payment. They are also eligible for an additional $500 per child. The payments would start phasing out for earners above those income thresholds and would not go to single filers earning more than $99,000; head-of-household filers with one child, more than $146,500; and, more than $198,000 for joint filers with no children.
Hospitals – $100 Billion: Health care providers would secure $100 billion in grants to help fight the coronavirus and make up for dollars they have lost by delaying elective surgeries and other procedures to focus on the outbreak. They would also get a 20 percent bump in Medicare payments for treating patients with the virus.
There is a lot of information about the package coming out every minute. We found three overviews that we believe will be the most helpful to Maine businesses. Both U.S. Senator Susan Collins and U.S. Senator Angus King have put out statements that summarize what is in the package. We have included links below for easy access to this information. In addition, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce has put together a detailed 12-page summary of what is included in the package that even includes links to the actual legislation. Below is a link to that summary as well.
Senator Collins Press Release:
https://www.collins.senate.gov/newsroom/senator-collins-votes-advance-sweeping-covid-19-emergency-legislation-save-american-jobs
Senator King Press Release:
https://www.king.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/king-votes-to-advance-improved-bipartisan-senate-coronavirus-package
US Chamber of Commerce Summary:
http://d31hzlhk6di2h5.cloudfront.net/20200326/9a/f5/8d/69/bef7a66b3b14b702d9bc9395/Phase_3_Bipart_Summary_-_Revised.pdf
Resources at your fingertips!
As you'd expect, the Maine State Chamber of Commerce and Maine's regional and local chambers of commerce are closely monitoring the COVID-19 situation. We recognize that information is plentiful and fast-changing, but not always accurate or well-organized. With that in mind, we have developed a web-based clearinghouse of information – MaineChamber.org/covid19.html – to help you find answers to critical questions relating to this pandemic's impact on Maine businesses. We are hopeful that this resource will assist you in taking care of yourself and your family, your employees, your business, and your community.
As always, we are here to answer your questions and to listen to your concerns – and to provide answers when we can. Please connect with us by emailing pgore@mainechamber.org or mellis@mainechamber.org with questions and concerns.


The Ministry of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation is supplementing the efforts of states for checking the rising level of pollution of river Yamuna, by providing financial assistance to states of Haryana, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh in a phased manner since 1993 under the Yamuna Action Plan (YAP).
According to an official statement, the total expenditure incurred on conservation of river Yamuna under the YAP Phase – I & II is Rs 1514.70 crore.
Currently, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) assisted YAP Phase-III project is under implementation at an estimated cost of Rs 1656 crore in Delhi for rehabilitation and up-gradation of existing Sewage Treatment Plants (950 Million Litres Per Day) and Trunk sewers (43 kms) in Delhi. Delhi Jal Board (DJB) is the implementing agency.
The duration of YAP-III project is 7 years. As part of various steps to clean river Yamuna under the Hon'ble National Green Tribunal (NGT)'s Maily Se Nirmal Yamuna Revitalization Plan 2017, Phase-I, the Ministry has sanctioned the Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) works in command area of Najafgarh Drain (Dhansa to Keshopur) in Delhi for an estimated amount of Rs 344.81 crore.


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Professional packaging, comes with instructions. Wireless charging station comes with a 3ft USB cable, but no wall plug. The mouthpiece is definitely American size, but not easy to bite if your teeth aren't level. It's hard in the center. You can definitely feel the vibration in your mouth, about as loud as a phone vibration, no true way to know if it's actually working. I follow up with a quick scrub of a wet toothbrush to make sure food bits get removed.
I can not wait to try it. the vibrating parts seem quite big and are not suitable for everyone. pay attention to this when ordering.


Discussion in 'Travel advice' started by amelia88, Nov 29, 2015.
I was honestly surprised to see this article in the news - Russia has declared that India is no longer on the list of safe countries to travel to. After the country revised their travel warnings for Egypt and Turkey in light of recent events, they seem to have taken a heavy handed approach and not recommended India either.
Amongst the destinations now identified as 'safe' are Cuba, south Vietnam and southern China. "Both India and Goa were not considered as good destinations for Russian travellers," said Ekaterina Belyakova, head of the Russian information centre. It's not just a blow for the Russian tourist whose options for sunny climes has shrunk further but for Goa's economy as well. "Over the past few years, the number of Russian tourists was not less than 50% of all foreign tourists visiting Goa. Since 2002, the number of Russian-speaking tourists has grown steadily. In 2013, the number of Russian tourists visiting Goa was 250,000," Belyakova said.
What do you think about this? I was really shocked - I feel like there's no specific threat in India so it's surprising for me that they would take such an approach.
This is surprising it could be due to the danger some of these people have suffered so Russia may have decided to stop tourists from going to the country and wonder how the people will feel and also the country may suffer, from lack of Russian tourists which brings in money to the country. The media may be a cause of concern as some stories may be exaggerated and this can cause fear to some of the foreign countries, and also wonder what Russia will say about this and will have to hope other countries don't stop coming to the country. I think for women it may be a danger in some areas so the media has this in the story and this can put off people from entering the country, and also the costs in Goa can put people off and the tourists who are wealthy can only go to these sort of places and live there.
Yes, I think a big part of it is just an overreaction by the Russian Government. I can understand if they would take places like Egypt off their safe travel lists given the downing of the Russian passenger aircraft there recently - but it seems odd that they would ban India!
I do wonder what kind of impact these bans have on a country's economy - a lot of places are pretty heavily tourism driven so it can be a big drop to the number of people visiting.
I do not consider Russian goverment as very smart. Thankfully, they are not imposing a ban. They just recommend not visiting. It means I'm still able to buy tickets and go there. Btw, they tend to promote "now-Russian" Crimea and I'm kinda sick of it.
What place is safe anymore? If you worry about saftey all your life, you will never be able to live it to the fullest. Try visiting more remote areas of a country, rather than the touristy places. It will help you avoid crowds and you will make some wonderful discoveries you would never have known about otherwise.
I think the Russian government takes different safety procedures than a lot of other places.. Which can be good and bad, I am forced to believe they made these statements because India is a pass through, in between the truly unsafe countries. They obviously haven't set any insane motion out or cut off India entirely, it's just a form of paranoia that's being produced, what do you expect? However, yes, this is unfortunate, much of India, at one time, was considered sacred, so this is a bit uneasy and sad.
"If you worry about saftey all your life, you will never be able to live it to the fullest"
Yep, I agree on that. Life is all about taking chances, risks and meeting new people. Safe route is a straight way to mediocrity.
Well, this is kind of shocking. What I don't really get is if India is no longer a safe place in general or only for Russian tourists. The thing is that as things are today around the world there are no safe places or countries anymore. We have to live and enjoy life and take opportunities, we cannot stop living.
Also, in my experience all this thing of "safe places to visit" is kind of exaggerated and stupid. I live in Mexico and my country has been in the "unsafe places to visit" for more than a decade and this hasn't stopped people from all over the world to come to the Mexican beaches every year. Accidents may happen in here or anywhere else in the world, but it's not common.
If I were a Russian citizen I wouldn't let this stop me from visiting India. I have plans to go to India soon and nothing and no one will make me change my mind or my plans.
It doesn't surprise me at all. You are not safe in your own backyard these days. I have a friend that lives in a remote village in Germany, and they are experiences issues with break-ins. You would have to wonder who would go so far off the beaten path to steal.
You're right, I think that the fact of the matter is these days we live in a world where bad things can happen anywhere, at any time - even if we are taking all the precautions under the sun to try and stay safe. We only have to look at Paris recently where there were the attacks on the restaurant and concert hall - these aren't typical places you would think that something like that would occur.
We have to still live our lives - and like you, I won't be discouraged from visiting!


Australian Medical Association President, Dr Michael Gannon, stated on 20th May 2018, "All Australians should consider planning for their end of life care, so that their families and doctors know their wishes. Australians need to plan ahead for their end of life care and discuss it with their loved ones and health professionals".
When caregivers and family members are clear about their loved one's preferences for treatment in the final stages of life, they are free to devote their energies towards care and compassion.
To ensure that everyone in the family understands the person's wishes, it's important to discuss their feelings with their family before the loss of their decision making capabilities or a medical crisis occurs.
• Have you prepared Powers of Attorney for financial, medical & guardianship matters? If not, who would you want to fulfil these important roles?
• Under what circumstances (if any), would you be prepared to enter a nursing home or aged care facility?
• If you are diagnosed with a terminal condition, how much information would you want your family to know?
• Are there any medical treatments that are inconsistent with your personal preferences?
• Have you pre-paid for your funeral arrangements or do you have funeral insurance/bonds? If so, with whom?
These meaningful conversations should be started as early as possible, when we are fit and healthy and can make clear minded decisions.
Dr Gannon stated, "For those facing a life-limiting illness, telling your doctor 'what matters most' assists the doctor in developing clinical care plans aimed at upholding your goals of care. Telling your family, or substitute decision-maker, 'what matters most' to you means they can make decisions consistent with your wishes should they have to make decisions on your behalf in the future".


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Report highlights the importance of vitamin D for teeth
By Simon Pitman
21-Sep-2005 - Last updated on 19-Jul-2008 at 16:57 GMT
Related tags: Vitamin, Vitamin d
A new report highlights the fact that vitamin D, otherwise known as
the sunshine vitamin, is just as essential in the fight against
oral diseases as calcium.
Although the report, which is published in the September issue of the Journal of Periodontology, highlights that limited exposure to the sun twice a week could help the body to product enough vitamin D to help maintain oral health, taking supplements or upping dietary intake of foods with a high vitamin D content, such as milk, eggs, sardines and tuna fish, could be beneficial.
"Both vitamin D and calcium counteract deficiencies and reduce bone resorption," said Dr. Charles Hildebolt, Department of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri.
"Numerous studies indicate that vitamin D and calcium deficiencies result in bone loss and increased inflammation. Inflammation is a well recognized symptom of periodontal diseases, which is why it has been suggested that calcium and vitamin D deficiency may be a risk factor for periodontal diseases."
However, the report states that ten to 15 minutes sun exposure two times a week, could also be a means of producing natural vitamin D in the body - a recommendation that is controversial with dermatologists battling to reduce skin cancers.
"We are not encouraging people to forego their sun protection, nor to spend prolonged periods of time in the sun," said Vincent Iacono, DMD and president of the American Academy of Periodontology.
"According to the American Academy of Dermatology, there is no such thing as a total UV block. Even the most effective sunscreens currently on the market let through enough UV to allow for adequate vitamin D formation."
Periodontal diseases are bacterial infections that, if left untreated, may cause damage to the bone and even tooth loss. But perhaps even more serious, a number of infectious diseases have been linked with low levels of vitamin D, and it has been demonstrated that vitamin D can suppress proinflammatory cytokine production.
"Periodontal disease increases the production of cytokines, but it has been demonstrated that vitamin D can suppress cytokine production, and possibly decrease the risk of periodontal disease," explained Hildebolt.
"Further research is needed to define the health risks associated with inadequate levels of vitamin D and calcium intake and how they affect periodontal diseases," said Iacono. "Until we have further information, it is prudent for patients to talk to their healthcare providers about the possibility of taking vitamin D and calcium supplements."
There are currently a number of oral care products on the US market that include vitamin D, but these tend to be niche or specialist and aimed at the upper end of the mass market. Those products include Sea Fresh Toothpaste by Jason Natural Cosmetics, Dessert Essence Tea Tree Oil Dental Floss and Vicco Herbal Toothpaste.
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Населението на Чад според последното преброяване от 2009 г. е 11 039 873 души.

Населението е едно от най-разнообразните в Африка по отношение на етнически и езиков състав. На територията на страната се говорят повече от 200 езика, но единствените официални са френският и арабският.

Численост
Численост на населението според преброяванията през годините:

СтатистикаСтатистически отдел на ООНСтатистически отдел на ООН

Население
Общо: 9 885 661 души (оценка, юли 2007)

Етническа структура

Възрастова структура
 0 – 14 години: 47,3% (мъже 2 366 496/жени 2 308 155)
 15 – 64 години: 49,8% (мъже 2 250 211/жени 2 676 076)
 над 65 години: 2,9% (мъже 120 666/жени 164 057) (оценка на ЦРУ, 2007)
 0 – 14 години: 46% (мъже 2 510 656/жени 2 441 780)
 15 – 64 години: 51% (мъже 2 531 896/жени 2 960 406)
 над 65 години: 2,9% (мъже 131 805/жени 182 402) (оценка на ЦРУ, 2011)

Други общи данни, отнасящи се до населението
 Годишен растеж на населението: 2,32 % (оценка на ЦРУ, 2007); 2,93% (оценка на ООН, 2007)
 Средна възраст на населението: 16 години (общо); мъже – 15,3 години; жени – 16,6 години (ООН)
 Гъстота: 7,7 души/км² (оценка, ООН)
 Съотношение мъже/жени:

-Общо – 0,96 мъже/жени

-При раждане – 1,04 мъже/жени

-Преди 15-годишна възраст – 1,01 мъже/жени

-От 15 до 64-годишна възраст – 0,92 мъже/жени

-Над 65 години – 0,66 мъже/жени (оценка, ООН)

Раждаемост и смъртност
 Брутен процент на раждаемост: 45,73 ‰ (оценка, ООН)
 Средна плодовитост: 5,56 деца/жена (оценка на ЦРУ, 2007); 6,25 деца/жена (оценка на ООН)
 Раждаемост: 45,35 раждания/1000 души население (оценка на ЦРУ, 2007)
 Смъртност: 16,69 починали/ 1000 души население (оценка на ЦРУ, 2007)
 Детска смъртност:

-Общо – 91,45‰ (ООН); 102,07‰ (ЦРУ)

-Мъже – 100,12‰ (ООН); 108,27‰ (ЦРУ)

-Жени – 82,43‰ (ООН); 95,62‰ (ЦРУ)

 Продължителност на живота: общо – 47,52 години, мъже – 45,88 години, жени – 49,21 години (ООН); общо – 47,2 години, мъже – 46,17 години, жени – 48,27 години (ЦРУ)
 Движение на населението: -2,46 преселници/1000 души население (ЦРУ); -0,11 преселници/1000 души население (ООН)

Вероизповедание
 Мюсюлмани: 53,1%
 Католици: 20,1%
 Протестанти: 14,2%
 Анимисти: 7,3%
 Други: 0,5%
 С неизяснено вероизповедание: 1,7%
 Атеисти: 3,1% (данни от преброяването през 1993)

Грамотност
 Общо: 47,5%
 Мъже: 56%
 Жени: 39,3% (оценка на ЦРУ, 2003)
 Прекарани години в учебно заведение (средно): 5 години

Заболявания и проблеми
 Процент от населението с пряк достъп до питейна вода: 34%
 Процент от населението с ХИВ/СПИН (възрастни): 4,8%
 Хора, живеещи с ХИВ/СПИН: 200 000
 Смъртни случаи вследствие на ХИВ/СПИН: 18 000 (оценки на ЦРУ, 2003)
 Риск от заболявания сред населението: много висок
 Основни по-тежки заболявания:

-Свързани с храната и водата – диария, хепатит А, тиф, шистосоматоза

-Пренасяни от животни – малария

-Респираторни заболявания – менингит (ЦРУ)

Вижте също
 Списък с градове в Чад
 Население на Африка

Източници

Външни препратки

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Back in 2012, I met Tarek, a colleague and a friend. He recommended a book: a man's search for meaning. We were both passionate about psychology. He was the first person to introduce me to logotherapy. I then learned that Frankl was the founder of logotherapy based on his experience and theories around the need to find purpose in order to be motivated, fulfilled, and happy.
Throughout the past six years, I have not come across oneinspirational leader who does have a proven track record without mentioning this book as a perennial favorite.
Goodreads has more than 13,000 reviews for this book describing it as the memoir of Frankl who portrays his life in Nazi death camps. He shares in his book lessons from how he survived. Frankl does not speak about his experience alone. In fact, he leverages the stories of his patients (he was a psychiatrist) in order to demonstrate how human beings cannot avoid sufferings (some Asians might not approve of that!). Yet they can cope with them. Those who were able to do so are those who looked for meaning in their sufferings.
The author spent three years (as of 1942) in four different camps. During this time, his family (including a pregnant wife) perished. Frankl refuses to correlate pleasure and happiness. For him, human beings are driven by purpose, by the pursuit of meaning.
While this book was an influential one in the USA, it has quickly become a best seller across the globe (the book exists in 24 languages).Many reader surveys mentioned this book as one that made a difference in people's life (check the Library of Congress – 1991). Famous speaker Tony Robbins said in one of his events I attended in London that he would like to transform this book into a movie.
Frankl's is one of my (many) favorite books. This one holds a special place though. I think it would for any person who reads it.
I wanted to share my personal key takeaways having read it many times. Eventhough I assure you that as you read it you will discover, and re-discover many more.
Frankl's writing stands out with three whys: love, work, anddignity in suffering.
Fankl's found salvation in love. He believes and actually spends time to prove that love was his personal remedy to pain.
Frankl argues that human beings can get used to anything even the harshest conditions.
Frankl tells stories to show how he was able to resist the environment he lived in. He strongly believes that the environment could influence our actions nevertheless we always have a choice to make.
Frankl thinks that we should not avoid suffering. Instead, hethinks there is meaning in suffering. A meaning we give to suffering. I thinkthis idea is tightly correlated to hope and to the future. If you do not acceptyour suffering and give or find meaning to it, wouldn't you be doomed?
If you prefer videos over books, you can watchthe author's lectures online. Here's one I selected for you.
Totally agreed!! What courage means….this book shouts it loud to us silently!!!! And as you said, every book lover has supreme love and learning from this book!!! Total treasure!!
And veryyyy meaningful your blog is….it brings out the book reviews of great books on success which so few people do!!
Hey so happy reading your messages! Thank you so very much!


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is lingering by the window.
Chirping birds break the silence.
soaring is the light from the silence.
soaring is the morning brightness.
when the sunset is spread red.
when the moonlight smears the window.
when the raindrops hit the leaves.
I wish you were next to me!
while I see the rising clouds.


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SpotPH: Effects Of Duterte's Declaration Of Martial Law In Mindanao
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Effects Of Duterte's Declaration Of Martial Law In Mindanao | SPOT.ph
What President Duterte's declaration of martial law in Mindanao means
by Manuel L. Quezon III
ILLUSTRATOR War Espejo (SPOT.ph)
In our country, Martial Law has been imposed four times. The first was by President Jose P. Laurel on September 21, 1944, effective the next day. The second was announced by President Ferdinand E. Marcos on September 23, 1972 (he seems to have signed it on the 22nd but backdated the proclamation to September 21). Both these proclamations were national in scope. The third was by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on December 4, 2009, covering the province of Maguindanao. The fourth, covering the entire island of Mindanao, was by President Rodrigo Duterte late in the evening, Manila Time, of May 23, 2017. It comes months after the President's September 4, 2016 proclamation of a State of National Emergency due to "lawless violence in Mindanao" which still stands.
You might ask, what provoked this proclamation? The armed confrontation in Marawi City, which resulted from an attempt to apprehend the terrorist Isnilon Hapilon early Tuesday afternoon. Bluntly speaking, it took quite some time for people to notice, then care, about Marawi City being in the midst of an urban assault.
Along the way there were rumors, much-shared on social media, of the armed forces preparing to conduct aerial strikes on the city; and a concerted appeal by activists and others, to prevent the armed forces from doing so, even as others angrily demanded to know why the armed forces seemed unable to swiftly smash the Maute Group which, as photos posted online showed, not only responded ferociously to the joint AFP-PNP operation that failed, but quickly grew in scope, including the Maute Group people raising the banner of ISIS.
Many unanswered questions remain. We have been told by the Secretary of National Defense that there was intelligence, but it was poorly interpreted. We have been assured by the armed forces, that what took place was planned, and not a surprise, and that furthermore, that the situation is under control, the Maute Group having fled after it burned down some homes and other buildings. The military says that isolated reports (by this they probably mean both news reports and tweets, FB posts, and pictures from Marawi residents) gave the impression of enemy swarming but what was happening was isolated attacks by sympathizers, as the rebels fled. The military further denied stories of proposed bombing by air, or hostages being taken in a hospital, and so on.
Time will tell if the military can assure the public that their narrative is the most accurate. We know little else besides there being the destruction of property, traumatized Marawi residents, and an alarmed nation, and that the incident claimed the life of one policeman and two soldiers.
Which means one question that needs to be asked is, if President neither Fidel V. Ramos, when 200 soldiers were killed in an encounter with Misuari forces, nor President Joseph Ejercito Estrada, after incidents like the Kauswagan attack in Lanao del Norte by the MILF did not proclaim martial law, and if President Arroyo did so only in one province after the greatest single massacre of civilians in living memory, what, exactly, is epic enough in scale and scope, to justify martial law over all of Mindanao now?
We don't know. If you look at the military's statements, it doesn't seem to know either. Besides our having been told that the President cut short his visit to Russia and has proclaimed martial law over all of Mindanao, and comments, here and there being pieced together by the media, we know little as to what happened, and why the President believes he has no better option that to impose martial law.
But precisely in light of the President repeatedly having mentioned martial law over the past year (he has said he wanted it, then said it was toothless so useless, then said it should be given teeth and used, then said he didn't want it—but might be forced to proclaim it—then said no he didn't want it, then said he might be forced to do it, and most recently said he will do it just as Marcos did it), a more helpful question might be, did the goings-on in Marawi City really justify the President's proclamation, or did it finally give him an excuse to do what he has long wanted to do, anyway?
I've seen voices on line loudly insisting that being from Mindanao, they have nothing to fear, outsiders should butt out, because after all they trust their fellow Mindanawon, the President, to do what is right by them.
The problem with these points of view—the President's pining for Marcos-style martial law, some loyalists saying they have absolute trust in the President—is the Constitution. It neither presumes, nor concedes, absolute trust to any chief executive when it comes to motives or intent, when proclaiming martial law. Instead, it aims to subject any martial law proclamation to—hopefully—thorough public scrutiny, according Congress and the courts, a chance to weigh in. This, of course, assumes a majority of the people who compose both institutions, are not only capable of being objective, but of understanding both the spirit, and not merely the letter, of our laws. We forget how Chief Justice Concepcion went into early retirement because he was broken-hearted over how his fellow justices failed to boldly confront the arguments and methods for executing Marcos' martial law, and instead, surrendered to it, and blessed it. All the rules in the world can exist but it takes people to live up to those rules, otherwise they're useless.
The last time we faced a president eager to test the formal (whether written, legal, or informal, the willingness of not only officials, but the public, to accept or reject a president's actions) rules governing presidential powers in an emergency, that president faced enough people inside and outside government committed to limiting a president's actions, that in the end, the exercises proved only limited successes.
President Arroyo had declared a state of national emergency in 2006, and the Supreme Court later ruled some of the acts committed by virtue of that proclamation were illegal. It was widely reported at the time that President Arroyo had really wanted to proclaim martial law, but one of the biggest obstacles proved to be then-ambassador Albert del Rosario in Washington, who refused to endorse it (Arroyo dropped the idea of martial law, and promptly fired del Rosario). In 2009, her imposition of martial law on Maguindanao lasted eight days. During two days of Congressional hearings on martial law (December 9 and 10, 2009) her supporters had taken a beating; a final vote was scheduled for the following Monday, December 14. On December 12, President Arroyo cleverly pulled the rug from under the feet of both Congress and the Supreme Court by announcing the was lifting the proclamation of martial law, making any speeches, votes, or cases academic at best.
But first things first. The President is obligated to submit a report to Congress within 48 hours of the proclamation of martial law (see for example, the one President Arroyo submitted to Congress in 2009). Congress in turn must automatically convene to deliberate on the report, and decide whether it will uphold or set aside, the proclamation of martial law. If it upholds it, it remains in effect for 60 days, unless Congress decides to extend it. The Supreme Court, for its part, can look into the "factual basis" for martial law, upon receipt of a case filed by any citizen.
What is martial law? The online Encyclopedia Britannica defines martial law in this manner: "temporary rule by military authorities of a designated area in time of emergency when the civil authorities are deemed unable to function. The legal effects of a declaration of martial law differ in various jurisdictions, but they generally involve a suspension of normal civil rights and the extension to the civilian population of summary military justice or of military law."
But our Constitution, written when memories of Marcos' Martial Law and its abuses were still fresh, has imposed many limits on martial law. Neither Congress nor the courts can be impeded in their functions; the Writ of Habeas Corpus is only suspended for individuals, not all of the citizenry, who are charged in court within three days of their capture for rebellion or participating in, aiding, or abetting, an invasion. About all martial law permits, under these limits, is the use of the military where the police would have been otherwise required; and to facilitate arrests which still have to undergo scrutiny in the courts.
Sounds reassuring. But all this can't cover up the fact that all the best-intentioned rules, elaborate as they may be, depends on the people manning each institution to do their part as expected. The rules assume that a president will behave responsibly, or if not, that Congress and the courts will. It assumes civilian and military people will abide by the limits imposed by the Constitution.
There are three ways in which all the rules could fail. First, Congress: the Constitution requires that the Senate and the House vote as one body, and not two separate chambers. This essentially makes the Senate useless as their numbers won't matter if the House decides to support the President. Second, the courts: the rules assume our present Supreme Court will never repeat the cowardice of their predecessors in 1972-73. Never say never. Third, it assumes the bureaucracy and the military won't allow martial law to be used for purposes for which it isn't intended –a dictatorship, for example. But it can happen, for reasons that go beyond what the Constitution allows.
And here is the heart of the matter. Martial Law is many things, but it is not a cure-all to all of society's ills. When Marcos proclaimed martial law in 1972, he went down the list of reasons permitted by the Constitution, but added one not in the Constitution: "to reform society." This was important because being outside the Constitution, it could not be addressed by the charter; and being so broad and ambitious—to change society itself—it could mean anything, and justify everything. Marcos' "New Society" would last from 1972 to 1981, when it was rebranded as the "New Republic" which lasted another five years until he was ousted.
In a similar vein, martial law as cure-all has been suggested by Senate President Aquilino Pimentel III on Wednesday when he said, maybe martial law can finally solve Mindanao's ills, including crime. The President himself has famously said martial law would cure all of Mindanao's problems. But martial law never was, and never is, meant to be a miracle drug for society's cancers. But suppose, as Marcos did, that if you dangle a juicy enough reason, then public opinion—and the military and bureaucracy are part of the public, too, in that they pay attention to public opinion—will go along with your going beyond what the rules allow?
Which is why, as a debate on martial law now takes place, it would do well to step back and reflect on public opinion. How do people feel about martial law?
Last January, Pulse Asia had released survey results with the following snapshot of public opinion as of December, 2016 (and had also asked the same question in September of that year). Back then, the President had most recently proposed amending the Constitution to give more teeth to a martial law declaration.
Courtesy of Pulse Asia
I asked Dr. Ronnie Holmes of Pulse Asia if there had been a more recent snapshot of public opinion, and he replied the most recent dates to two months ago, in March. With his permission, here's the snapshot:
As he observed, "In the March 2017 survey, 65 percent disagreed with Martial Law as a solution. 71 percent in NCR, 76 in the rest of Luzon, and 58 in Mindanao. Visayas registered lowest disagreement at 45 percent with 36 percent agreeing."
Aside from looking at opinion on the basis of geography, one can also look at it from the point of view of age, sex, educational and employment status:
What does public opion tell us? Martial Law is a tougher sell now, than it has been in recent years. But not an impossible one. The numbers uneasy with, or actually opposed to, martial law might be large, but the numbers for it may be small but they aren't so small as to be insignificant. And while Luzon is overwhelmingly opposed, the case is much less so in Mindanao and even less so in the Visayas, and among the poor and less educated, and older Filipinos.
The first battle will be in Congress. Here, the national voice of senators will be drowned out by the local interests of representatives. The second battle may be in the Supreme Court, the most traditional of our institutions and thus, the one that hopefully has the longest memory about martial law and dictatorship. But all of them: senators, congressmen, justices, generals, even the President—will be looking to the people, to see if this great gamble can be pulled off, or whether the Palace will have to settle for proclaiming victory while quietly sounding the retreat, as happened in 2009.
The President has been candid about his views. He has now turned his views into reality. This is now about Congress, the courts, and us.
I am thankful to Dr. Ronnie Holmes for permission to publish the results of their March survey; for historical comparison, see below my compilation of previous Pulse Asia and Social Weather Stations surveys on martial law, which I'd posted in my blog back in November, 2015.
Useful additional readings are "Introduction to extraordinary presidential powers" by the PCIJ, and Mahar Mangahas' 2009 article, "Filipinos rarely approve of martial law."
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Q: AngularJS: Way to define a large $watchCollection? This post is not the same as: Is there a tidy way to define a large watch collection for AngularJS?
My code is (service.js):
var MyJSON = {
    array: [
        {k:'v'},
        {k:'v'},
        {k:'v'}
    ],
    info: {
        k: 'v',
        k2: 'v2'
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Detects changes when I work on the root object "MyJSON". Like this:
MyJSON.last = 123456789; // console: Change

But if I am doing something like this:
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or:
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"$watchCollection" does not work.

A: $watchCollection watches only the 1st level properties; use $watch(..., ..., true) to do "deep" watching. Note: there are 3 arguments, the first two are the same as your code, the third is true for deep watch.

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I've been preparing for a 2 person show in Milan that opens in September. I'm very excited about this show and hope to be there for the opening. I love folklore and myths. I wanted to make something for Milan that reflected a bit of where I live and what I love. Seattle is a small city, but one rich with cultural diversity and heritage, especially Native American traditions. This piece is based on the Native American myth of how the Raven stole the Sun and gave light to the world.
The raven's beak and round bead is carved from graphite, the rest of the bird is carved from the pencil's wood. When I carve graphite everything I touch turns black from the dust. I thought I'd use this to my advantage and coated the bird's body with graphite shaving. I love how shiny and reflective this surface is, almost like a Raven's feather.
I feel I have to give a shout-out to one of my favorite folk artist, Dalton Ghetti. I'm a great admirer of his work and the fact that he's self taught. It's difficult to work in such parallel to another artist and not feel self-conscious. I try to make work that is true to the self and reflect my perspective. I feel as an artist you need to put blinders on sometimes and "just do it". Don't think too much or else you'll shatter those fragile ideas, especially in the initial stages. I hope I've brought something new to the pencil carving world.
this is beautiful, i think my favourite carving of yours (that i've seen on this blog). i'm a huge fan of ravens and i love that you've coloured it using graphite shavings. very clever. i'd love to see it in person but will be nowhere near milan in september (or any other time soon)!
What a stunning piece, love the delicate part of the sun, the movement of the wings and how you used the shavings to give it its coloring! So glad I stumbled upon this, will keep following!
I saw these pieces on flickr and immediately thought of Dalton Ghetti who I've admired myself for many years. I really like how you carved from the wood as well and how it took on the graphite, setting it apart from his work and making it your own.


Correct size is one of the most important factors you consider whenever you shop for new clothes and shoes. The same should go true when choosing a new water heater for your home.
One very important reminder is that smaller or bigger is not necessarily better. Either way, you will run into various kinds of trouble with an incorrectly-sized unit. For instance, a too-small unit means the potential of running out of water before you can even finish showering. Getting a too-big unit, on the other hand, means waste of money and energy on hot water you will not even use.
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Ideally, each person should have access to at least 12 gallons of hot water. Take note of this when looking at the FHR.
The FHR is the amount of hot water the equipment will deliver during the busiest periods of the day, particularly first thing in the morning. You will find this number on the yellow EnergyGuide label attached to the unit.
Keep in mind that a water heater's energy factor (EF) rating determines its efficiency. So the greater this number is, the more efficient the heating equipment is. So when deciding on a tank size, look for one that has the appropriate hot water per person allocation to FHR ratio and features the highest EF rating.
The higher the EF, the more efficient the tank is. In our example, you'd want to find the highest EF rating available for a tank with an FHR of 60.
To be 100 percent sure you choose the right size, do not hesitate to contact a qualified and reliable company specializing in water heaters.


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Our customer runs a fishing charter service in Florida, and didn't have an easy way to take a picture with his customer, their fish, and his boat in the background.
The answer? Take a picture of the boat, print digital wallpaper from it, and hoist the fish in front of that! This pretty lady with her shark looks like she's standing in front of the boat, and nobody falls overboard looking at the fish instead of where they're going. We think it's pretty creative!
We've also done wallpaper as a movie set backdrop and for a TV studio set. Our suede wallpaper works really well in these applications because the textured surface doesn't give you reflections with flash pictures.
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Should we re-name the technical assistance forum the "Hi girls, I'm Dunc forum"? Lord help us if this one results in a "yes"…..
Heh heh heh, because that's the question you have to battle with every grey morning of cruel self analysis in front of the mirror?
I have no real answer to that. All I know is..
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The Marylebone Cricket Club has announced changes to the no-ball law from 1 October.
A no-ball will be called if the bowler breaks the stumps during the delivery stride, a problem that has affected England's Steven Finn in recent times.
There had been no law on the issue previously, although 23.4(b)(vi) allows the umpire to signal dead ball if the batsman is distracted.
Finn has twice been denied wickets when a dead ball has been called.
The Middlesex paceman had South Africa captain Graeme Smith caught at slip on the opening day of the second Test at Headingley last August, but umpire Steve Davis ruled Smith not out.
A similar incident occurred during the one-day series in India last month, and Finn has shortened his run-up in an attempt to cure the problem.
The MCC is responsible for the laws of cricket worldwide and their laws sub-committee, which includes former international umpire Simon Taufel and International Cricket Council chief executive David Richardson, have made the recommendations to the MCC committee.
MCC head of cricket John Stephenson said the decision "provides clarity to the situation and removes the need for a subjective assessment to be made by the umpire".
He added: "It also ensures that the striker will still be credited with any runs that he scores from the delivery, and will act as a significant disincentive to the bowler from doing it."
In the period before the change comes into force, the ICC, the game's world governing body, may introduce a playing condition - rather than a law - for international cricket to allow the umpire to call a no-ball.


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Book Review: Dick Tracy: Dailies and Sundays: 1931-33
Dick Tracy is the legendary detective created by Chester Gould whose comic strip adventures continue until this day. Dick Tracy first hit newspapers in 1931 and this book collects his first strips from October 1931 to May 1933.
This collection is notable for what you won't find: any of Tracy's garish rogues gallery. No Flattop, Mumbles, or Pruneface. The most prominent villain is Big Boy, but in here he's a regular mob boss. The colorful villains would come much later for Tracy. This book features Tracy taking on thieves, kidnappers, and racketeers that were typical 1930s villains.
The book opens with the father of Tracy's fiancée being murdered. Tracy joins the police force in order to catch the killer. The most unrealistic part of this entire collection is when Tracy is so quickly graduated and placed in a leadership position on the force with no explanation. Three months later, he slacks off because of personal problems with Tess and is demoted to uniform duty and complains about how he was demoted despite all he'd done in the three months on the force.
Once you get past that silliness, the book is good. The crimes aren't outlandish and Tracy's methods are pretty solid for a 1930s newspaper strip, featuring some real detective work. The book also did go for some "ripped from the headlines" cases. For example just after the Lindbergh kidnapping, Tracy had to solve a similar baby kidnapping case.
Other than introducing Tracy and Tess Trueheart, the book's important contribution is introducing Junior, the homeless, seeming orphan who Tracy adopts, or perhaps it may be he adopts Tracy. He becomes part of the action on several occasions and you can see why he's often viewed as a precursor of teenage sidekicks like Robin, the Boy Wonder and Captain America's sidekick Bucky Barnes.
The art in the book starts off looking a bit primitive but as Gould continues to draw, it becomes a lot more polished. The book is mostly in black and white with the exception of the earliest Sunday strips. These strips didn't follow the daily strip plot, opting instead for a separate mystery or sometimes just a one-off gag strip. They continued until May 1932.
The book also includes an interview with Gould by his successor on the Tracy comic strip, Max Allan Collins.
Overall, while the book doesn't capture Tracy at the peak, it does manage to capture Tracy's beginnings and also help readers understand how Tracy became so popular in the first place with fun and exciting stories, detective work, and a broad-based appeal to multiple members of the family with character drama and a kid sidekick. Worth a read for both Tracy diehards and those who are curious about the beginnings of this iconic character.
Rating: 4.0 out of 5.0
Book Review: Dragnet Dailies Septemer-November 1952
Dragnet was not only a radio program, a TV program, and a movie in the 1950s, it was a pop culture phenomenon that not only led to spin-off novels and board games but a daily newspaper strip that spanned from 1952-1955.
Single strips have surfaced. Lewis Lovehaug (aka Linkara) did a review of an Australian Dragnet comic book which appears to have been made up of several edited newspaper strips. A few strips have appeared on various blogs around on the Internet. There does seem to be disagreement on the start date with many websites indicating 1953 as the start date, but this appears to be inaccurate. As best I can tell, it started in June 1952 and continued through May 1955.
This book collects an entire storyline from September 22-November 8, 1952. The overall plot is a good, standard Dragnet story about a search for a drug ring with the first clue coming at the scene of a drug-related accident.
The story features Frank Smith as a young police officer rather than the middle-aged character we came to know on TV. The Dragnet strip began in the interim period between the time Barton Yarborough (who played Friday's first partner Ben Romero) died and when Ben Alexander was cast as Frank Smith. Clearly, the idea of having Friday with a younger partner appealed to Jack Webb. In addition to the newspaper strip, on a radio show, a young Martin Milner was cast as Friday's partner Bill Lockwood for a month, but it didn't work out, with Milner entering the military during Korea foreclosing the possibility. The newspaper strip Frank Smith does have a resemblance to Milner with a touch of Jimmy Olsen thrown in. The one plot complication is Joe Friday having a young partner makes Joe Friday going undercover as a college student seem silly. Smith would have been a more natural fit.
The art is decent with a fair likeness of Jack Webb as Friday. To be honest, it's tough to tell how much of the mediocrity in the art has to do with the art and how much of it has to do with the quality of the scan of the material.
If you've read other collections of major newspaper strips, such as those published by the American Comics Library, this will probably not be all that impressive. Collections of major strips are often carefully restored. The collections are readable public domain comic strips of fair quality.
In addition, the price of $7.99 for a 42-strip story is a bit steep. Still, if you want to enjoy Dragnet as a newspaper strip and want to own a physical book as opposed to downloading them online then you may enjoy this book.


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