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Motherwell – Celtic: Player Ratings
Ronan Kearney
Feature, Review & Ratings
Celtic had the opportunity to extend their lead at the top of the table this afternoon away to Motherwell but failed to do so despite the home team being down to 10 men for the entire second half. In what was a come down after last week's Glasgow derby victory, let's have a look at how the players rated.
Scott Bain (7)
Had some solid stops in the first 20 minutes. Would be an excellent baby-sitter in another life. It's as if Brendan Rodgers asked him over to mind his kids at his swanky mansion, fully equipped with Sky TV, high speed broadband, fully stocked fridge and a cellar full of wine only to find that the kids need 24/7 attention and love recklessly passing the ball in any direction. Nice save from Main's free kick in the first half.
Jack Hendry (6)
I looked up the word 'Solid' in the dictionary and I found a picture of Jack Hendry. Did everything that was asked of him in the first half and along with the rest of the defence, had minimal to do in the second half. Could have maybe done better with a half chance near the end.
Dedryck Boyata (6)
You know when you read in the news that an unexploded grenade was found and the bomb disposal squad have made it safe and everyone moves on. But when you think about it, it poses more questions than answers. How long was it there? Is there more of them around? Can I just go back to a life where everything was stable and I didn't have to worry about unexploded grenades? That's Boyata.
Kristoffer Ajer (6)
Like Hendry, was pretty solid if a little awkward at times. I can't shake the image of him resembling what Ivan Drago's son would look like.
Callum McGregor (6)
Asked to cover for Tierney today in a role he has played in before, CalMac got forward when he could to support the attack.
Typical performance from the captain today. Whatever that thing in Iron Man's chest is that keeps him alive, that's what Scott Brown is to this Celtic team. Foolish to hand Motherwell the advantage of going down to 10 men a la Barry Ferguson. Had some company in the booing department when Sinclair arrived.
Olivier Ntcham (6)
Wildfire. Rumour. Butter. Add Ntcham's passing to the list of things that spread quickly. Replaced by Armstrong after an hour, today wasn't his best outing after his man of the match performance last week. I feel like Ntcham is like what having dinner in a Michelin star restaurant must feel like. I know the food is good, but I just want a little bit more.
Tom Rogic (7)
The Magic Man. The ball sticks to his feet and today was a great example of that. Had a lovely effort in the first half which went narrowly wide after dazzling the Motherwell defence with a magic trick. Made a few good chances for himself in the second half but couldn't find the back of the net.
Odsonne Edouard (5)
Last week's hero French Eddy was unspectacular today. Dribbled past a few players now and again but never really looked like reproducing last week's exploits. It is safe for the "He's not worth £7 million" advocates to come back out now.
Lively in spells this afternoon but we have definitely been treated to better performances from him this season. Tried that wee outside of the boot finish he loves in the second half but to no success. Forrest is like that old, reliable toy that will always be around so it will be interesting to see how he performs now the flashy, shiny Patrick Roberts-shaped toy is fixed and ready to play with again.
Moussa Dembele (5)
Seemed to be off the boil today. Had two good chances in the space of ten minutes in the second half that he was unable to take. It'll be a quieter car journey home tonight for Messrs Dembele, Eddy and Ntcham.
Scott Sinclair (5)
Introduced after an hour for French Eddy and looked to get on the ball immediately. His confidence seems to be shot to pieces though and he should have scored the winner at the end. He is the Armin Tamzarian to last season's Seymour Skinner.
Stuart Armstrong (5)
Part of a double switch replacing Ntcham, Armstrong gave the ball away a few times after his introduction. He came close to finding the winner near the end with a curling shot but just couldn't find the top corner.
Patrick Roberts (6)
A welcome return for Celtic's number 7, Roberts entered the fray with just over 20 minutes left in place of Forrest. Looks eager to make up for lost time and tried to lift the pace with his dribbling. Roberts was very unlucky to rattle the bar with a shot after cutting inside. Offers something that no-one else can with his unpredictable skills.
About Ronan Kearney
Lover of all things Celtic since 1985. Favourite Celtic player is Paolo DiCanio. Spent most of 2016 getting over a Ronny Deila-shaped broken heart that is slowly recovering. From Donegal but residing in Kildare and working in Dublin, still maintain that the greatest Celtic away day was Inter Milan away in the Europa League. Ronan can be found on twitter under @Kearney1085
'Motherwell – Celtic: Player Ratings' have 3 comments
March 18, 2018 @ 5:20 pm Dave_H
Ha – appreciate your Simpsons reference for Scotty Sinclair!
Couldn't really disagree with any of the ratings….overall it was pretty disappointing but we increase our lead at the top to 10 pts so I'm not complaining too much
March 18, 2018 @ 5:43 pm Dave_H67
Couldn't really disagree with your ratings…overall very disappointing, but in the end we have increased our lead at the top of the league to 10 pts so you won't find me complaining too much. It did look like Big Tam would eventually make the break-through, but not today unfortunately
March 18, 2018 @ 5:45 pm Dave H
Couldn't really disagree with your ratings…overall very disappointing, but in the end we have increased our lead at the top of the league to 10 pts so you won't find me complaining too much. It did look like Big Tam would eventually make the break-through, but not today unfortunately.


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Welcome to week 6. Our post is a little shorter this week, but we've been busy prepping for DCMPs and other events ourselves. We're starting it off with PNW, since I guess PNW loves this account the most.
edit: we forgot 2930 – sorry guys! You're in the top 8 somewhere (oops).
While they have not had the chance to play together this season, it's time for PNW to Bear the Jack in the Metal Bot. 2046 is the best robot in the district because it can do everything and do it exceptionally, and 2910 is quite complementary since they are the best low only robot in the district (but lower on our list, since it has a lower ceiling). These are the two teams that have shown consistency is key and with a 90% win rate each they look to keep that up.
However, they'll still have to perform to fend off some of the other top teams.
1983 is fresh off of a stellar performance at Idaho, where they fell just short of the win in Finals 3. They'll come back with a vengeance and look to take home a winner's blue banner which has eluded them all season. 2990 did well all last season and struggled at DCMP but will do everything in their power to remedy that this year. 5803 had a rough last event, but showed serious skill and reliability at Mount Vernon and SunDome. 2471 will use their level 3 climber to seed high, and their arm to score them some victories and put them right in the thick of the competition. 3674, their partner at Lake Oswego, is also one to luck out for since they haven't needed many lucky clovers to succeed this year. Finally, 1540 is ready to turn up the heat and bring it.
We predict that it will be 2046 and 2910 taking home the win, beating 1983 and 2990 in a close 2-1 series of matches.
Ah, North Carolina, home of foam tiles and… Sloppy driving? This image seems to sum up NC driving, both when it snows and when defense starts getting played. However, 2655 seems to be a cut above the rest, and we expect them to be the first overall pick at the event. We don't expect anyone here to coast to a 6-0 run in elims at this event, given that every team here has dropped at least one elims match this season. 5190-2655 are the favorites, but 5511 has seeded first at both of their events and could split the winning Asheville alliance up.
7671 comes in as a bucket on wheels (and a hatch mechanism, but that's not as funny as a bucket) and has managed to take some games off some of the top teams listed here. If anyone is going to pull off a Cinderella story from a low seed, it will probably include Fire Hazard (or as that one guy said, the best rookie since 2056 ).
Now that 2056 has made their debut, it is yet again completely certain they are one of the best robots in the world. So who will they choose? 5406 took down the Ryerson event in dominant fashion, 1325 showed rapid improvement at Georgian to narrowly lose in finals, and 1241 didn't take 2056's challenge at Waterloo lying down. With that in mind is most likely they pick 5406 since they have the teleop skills and an impressive level 3 climb; the others are only level 2. Don't forget about 2200 who will also be thrown into the mix, as their Week 1 performance showed a reliable climber and they will have been focusing on improving their weakness (cycling) to become a serious contender and likely seed above 1325 and 1241. Our prediction is that finals will see 2056 and 5406 take down 2200 and 1325, 2-0.
We don't totally know what to say about this event. 1360 and 2702 are the clear top robots in teleop, but neither has climb capacities and there are robots here who do. 4976 and 5024 are the best of these robots, but teams like 1075 and 5834 will be seeding and looking for teleop power if they hope to go past quarterfinals. 3739 has a very high ceiling too, so they'll be looking to reach that at this event.
For what it's worth, we do not approve of the design decision to put a toilet plunger on a scissor lift but 6378 will still squeak onto our top 8 because of their cycling ability, under the condition that they control their adventures outside their frame perimeter on the opposite side of the field. 4525 is a special note. Even if they don't fix their robot, their defense was the secret sauce to the 7th alliance at Durham 3-0'ing the 2nd seed, as long as they keep up with the meaning of G20.
Ultimately, it will likely be 4976 + 1360 and 5024 + 2702 as your finalists, with 4976 and 1360 taking it in a rubber match.
3719 comes in as a hot topic, impressing New England locals with their defensive abilities at Rhode Island. It's rather unlikely they find themselves on a top 4 alliance, but expect any alliance with them on it to be putting up a fight during eliminations – it's up to whether or not the low seeded captains took note of their driving in week 4. Both 177 and 230 have had some hiccups this season, and will likely be duking it out for which team can pair up with 195. We'd like to predict that an upset could happen here, but 195 is 195 – the later the season goes, the harder it is to keep up with them. 195 may miss out on the #1 seed in quals, but they'll be on the number 1 alliance regardless. If they do take first seed, they'll pick 177. We think they'll go 6-1 in elims, dropping a finals match.
Pine Tree will feature one of the more exciting finals sets of the weekend, provided that it encompasses four of the top five here. 1519 and 5687 have already clean swept an event together in week 1, and we predict they'll do it again here this weekend. 1729 put up a strong fight against 133 in week 3, and it is entirely possible that a 3 or 4 seed alliance consisting of 1729 and 1768 could fight their way into the finals. The wildcard here is - as per usual - 3467. They could be a top 4 robot, they could be a second round pick. We predict they'll go in the first round to a 4th or 5th seed, but if they've practiced enough, could find themselves in finals.
Stakes are high this weekend at Forest Hills, with 5 of the teams comfortably qualified for states and more than 15 looking to repeat or improve on early performance to make it in. The top performers this weekend start off with 2075, who swept Alpena #1 with a cool 73 district points and took home the autonomous award. If they can continue to average 8-9 game pieces a match, they'll find themselves in the same position as last time, seeded 1st and picking their favorite partner. Also in the running for first seed are 910, 3357 and 2337, two of which have qualified and the third should have no problem getting enough points to make states. With the next best cycles per match at 7-8, 910 is the favorite to join them and take home a blue banner. Not to be left out are 226 and 4967, both bringing in consistent level 3 climbs and might turn up the heat and bring in an upset this weekend.
In Lansing, it's do or die, with nobody in for a 3rd play and lots of points on the table. 3707 headlines the event as the favorites, with the best cycling by a long shot, and hopes for a climber to take them over the top. Not far behind are 6067 and 3655, who carry effective climbers and match much of the field in their cycling skills. Hopeful for lucky weekends, 2611 and 4776 are both on the edge of qualifying for states, and with some small improvements they can get the points they need to make it there.
In Traverse City, anything goes, and anything can happen. With only three teams over 40 district points, this event is the chance for many robots to make the push for states and hit that 70 point mark. 1684 are the favorite to win this event, with the fastest cycles and one of the best climbers here. 3767 is the next best cycler here, but without a way to hit level 2 HAB they may not be the right call for 1684's partner. Competing for first seed this weekend is 6087, who brings in another consistent climber and with the right schedule can eek out 1684. Rounding out the top two alliances will be between 3688 and 3302, who cycle well and can make the difference between a filled cargo ship and adding lvl1 of the rocket ships to boot.
2122 has improved from their rough start to the season, so it'll be them and 359 winning this event in dominant fashion. 4334 will put up a fight in finals but will have to rely on the wildcard to make it to Houston this year. Teams you might see with 4334 are 6485, who had a strong showing as the captain of the 3rd alliance at Canadian Pacific earlier this year, or 5015, who is yet to compete but have been practicing with 4334 at their shared build space all season. Other wild cards include 6351 seeded high at Canadian Pacific and will be looking to show that wasn't just a lucky schedule, or 1622 performed well here last year after a slow start and wants to do the same in 2019. Likely, however, it'll be 359-2122 teaming up to take the win over 4334-6485.
This has been a breakout year for several Quebec teams, but it's unlikely they'll be able to hold off 4613 who's coming in all the way from Australia on their way to the number 1 seed. Other top teams are 3986, 3386 and 3360 who all had strong showings at Montreal, as well as 3996 who captained the 4th alliance at Tech Valley. 5528 and 5439 have revealed their robot but are yet to land on Planet Primus, so they will need to quickly find their stride to be that first overall pick.
3889 is also someone who could mysteriously become relevant. They've never competed before but there's FRC experience there that will show on the field. Likely, it'll be 2478 leading the way - because you don't get picked by 118 for nothing. They'll have their choice when it comes to their partners, where the main decision to be made is before 4565 and 1492. 1492 has yet to compete this year but they are historically strong, and 4565 showed good cargo skills but their hatch mechanism will need some work to make them the obvious choice since they weren't climbing at AZ North. The safe prediction is to say we'll see 2478 partnered up with Team CAUTION to secure themselves the win.
Don't watch this event. It's going to go exactly how you expect.
Stakes are high at AVR. 1678 is coming in with 2 regional banners in 2019. 1538, 3476, and 5012 had weak initial regional showings but all have improved since. 5012 demonstrated their improvement last weekend in Idaho, where they pulled off an upset and won the event. 2073 and 6072 have strong robots, the addition of a climb, auto modes, and driver practice certainly will put these teams in Citrus's radar. Will 1538 successfully complete their rebuild and get everything together to destroy in eliminations? Will 3476 become more stable and qualify for champs? Will 5012 repeat 2015 and end up winning another banner with 1678? Find out this weekend at the most exciting week 6 event in California!
Pnw is pretty good, but I wouldn't have put apex or skunks that high. They are definitely a strong mid pick, but I don't predict a top 8 seed for them.
We're starting it off with PNW, since I guess PNW loves this account the most.
Anyways, a lot can happen in two weeks.
Love reading these each week. Thanks for the hard work!
I would have to argue regarding the New York regional. People should watch it as the mighty powerhouse of 333 is going to be there. They are coming of their Einstein appearance last year. Now we can't forget about 2869. They are also coming of their Einstein appearance. Therefore, in my opinion they can spice things up and upset 1796 and 694. I would also like to mention 2579 they had a lot of issues( sbpli1) but that machine is amazing. They can also cause an upset or end up locking the number one seed. Which means this should encourage people to watch the regional overall.
Anything on Seven Rivers Regional @CYD? A lot of good teams competing there this weekend and you guys have been pretty good at doing the upper midwest.
Anything on Seven Rivers Regional @CYD?
. Fingers crossed that God intervenes on this one.
Can you call it love if i dislike it at best?
30 matches have happened already which has for sure biased by top 8, but whatever.
honestly, DCMP is going to be a hell of a tossup. If alliance selection isint a bloodbath, then i will be dissapointed.
is this ranking seed or something else?
Numerical order based on team number.
Joke's on all of us. 7-0-0 and #1 seed in the clubhouse on Friday night, including a unicorn match. Holy crap.
Their robot showed up during opening ceremonies today, 25 min before their 1st match.


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Mass Arrests of thousands in Addis Ababa slammed by Amnesty International
by Zecharias Zelalem
Written by Zecharias Zelalem
(OPride)— International human rights advocacy group Amnesty International are the latest to condemn the Ethiopian government's rounding up of 3000 people over the past ten days. In the aftermath of violence in and around Addis Ababa and the suburb of Burayu, police launched a crackdown it says was to collect the perpetrators and also curb the general unrest. Residents of the Ethiopian capital claim that most of the detainees weren't criminals, and Amnesty International has echoed calls for their immediate releases.
"The majority of people were arrested for perceived offenses which are not recognized criminal offenses under international law, such as smoking shisha or consuming khat," said Joan Nyanyuki, Amnesty's Director for the Horn of Africa region. "They must be either charged with a recognizable criminal offense or released. Those arrested for taking part in protests on the recent ethnic clashes must all be released immediately and unconditionally."
Chaotic times
The arrests come on the heels of some of the worst violence to plague the capital city and its environs in recent history. Starting from September 14th, ethnically charged attacks in Burayu targeting the area's ethnic Gamo, Gurage and other communities hailing from Southern Ethiopia left at least 23 people dead. Organized mobs beat innocent people to death, looted homes and at least one incident of rape was reported. Similarly, violence across Addis Ababa left 28 people dead, with a number of the victims targeted for their wearing Oromo attire or symbols of the Oromo Liberation Front. A large number of Oromos had converged on the capital city to attend the ceremonial welcome for a contingent of OLF (Oromo Liberation Front) fighters who returned home from Eritrea accepting a call to give up the armed struggle for the peaceful political one.
In the aftermath of this bout of horrific violence, mourning families of victims and outraged citizens called for the perpetrators to be arrested. However, it appears that a fair number of those picked up by police in the week or so following the chaos were selected largely for their affiliation to political opposition party Ginbot 7. Others arrests appear to have been random, with police reported to have dragged people out of shisha bars to police stations. Many have since been released.
Local media outlet Addis Standard spoke to one arrestee a day after his release. Fikremariam Abera, a mechanic says he was held for two days with 43 other inmates at a police compound near the Ghandi Hospital.
"I was heading home after a long day at work when I was picked up by a federal police pickup car which was carrying 12 others," the visibly distressed Fikremariam told Addis Standard. "We were kept for the first night without explanations. The next day two police officers started to ask us questions on whether or not we participated in planning a second demonstration on Wednesday."
Police reaction to backlash
Addis Ababa Police Commissioner Degife Bedi defended the action, saying that his forces have arrested a large number of criminals, including those involved in the recent spate of killings. Despite evidence to the contrary, he denied reports that police have been arresting people without court warrants. "We've taken action against those who have been involved in instigating chaos and unrest," the Addis Ababa Police Commissioner told assembled press.
Addis Ababa Police Commissioner Degife Bedi denies police have carried out "mass arrests" in Addis Ababa (Image: Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation)
"As for the shisha lounges and bars, many of them were targeted for their owners operating without a licence, patrons organizing illegal gambling or allowing underage teenagers inside. Fraud, illicit activities and other activities linked to illegal drugs are linked to these locations," Commissioner Degife Bedi said.
A step backwards?
But the move has been widely condemned by Addis Ababa's residents, many of whom took to social media to express their frustrations. Since Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's appointment in April, the government has vacated the country's prisons of thousands of incarcerated political prisoners. Social media users have called the recent arrests a step backwards.
"What is happening? Who ordered these arrests? What's their crime? How many have been taken? Why is no one explaining??" renowned Ethiopian women's rights activist and lawyer, Blen Sahilu posted on Twitter.
"I'm so frustrated with this random mass detention thing in Addis Ababa," wrote Zone 9 blogger and outspoken rights activist Befeqadu Hailu. "They're getting us back to that police state feeling. I was out until 10:00 and everyone in the taxi talks about it; my phone was off and my family had to check about me all over at my friends."
Exactly when or even whether or not detainees suspected of serious offenses will be brought to trial isn't clear.
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Николай Иванович Соколов (1908—?) — специалист в области энергетики,  доктор технических наук, профессор кафедры  «Электрические станции»  Московского энергетического института.

Биография
Николай Иванович Соколов родился в 1908 году. В 1926 году окончил  Орловский индустриальный техникум. В 1930—1946 годах работал на ТЭЦ и в организации Мосэнерго. В 1937 году окончил заочный политехнический институт (с 1992 года — Московский государственный открытый университет имени В. С. Черномырдина, ныне Московский политехнический университет). В 1941 году окончил аспирантуру при Московском энергетическом институте (МЭИ).

В 1946 году защитил кандидатскую диссертацию, а в 1962 году — докторскую. Получил учёную степень доктора технических наук и звание профессора.  С 1946 года занимался педагогической деятельностью на кафедре «Электрические станции» Московского энергетического института. Вёл спецкурс «Режимы работы основного оборудования электростанций». С 1953 года работал в Научно-исследовательском институте электроэнергетики (ВНИИЭ).

Область научных интересов: переходные процессы в электрических системах, режимы и устойчивость электрических систем, характеристики генераторов, аналоговое математическое моделирование переходных процессов, автоматическое регулирование возбуждения синхронных машин.

В Московском энергетическом институте под руководством профессора Н. Соколова проведено изучение режимов работы дальних линий  электропередач, разработаны способы стабилизации режимов. Выполнены исследования по продольно-поперечному регулированию возбуждения с применением маломощных обмоток возбуждения в поперечной оси.

Николай Иванович Соколов является автором около 100 научных работ, включая ряд монографий, под его научным руководством было подготовлено и защищено в МЭИ около 20 кандидатских диссертаций.

Награды и звания
 Знаки «Отличник энергетики», «Почетный энергетик», «50 лет ГОЭЛРО».

Литература
 МЭИ: история, люди, годы: сборник воспоминаний. В 3 томах, 2010, Москва. «Издательский дом МЭИ».

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Aside from utilizing the queue function for perennial Content, you might choose to either.
Repeat your article a certain number of times (once you do so you may place the minimum amount of times between repeats of the article ). Be aware that you can accomplish this to get Facebook but you need to be aware of the Twitter rules against duplicate content see below.
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Meet it was something and Edgar has a pause button That I actually wished to see that I chose to replace it with. I requested Agorapulse to add one plus they did (they constantly listen never be afraid to mention tips or provide feedback!) .
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The rules are not Fresh as addressed by Agorapulse's CEO Emeric Ernoult. It is just that they are currently making a larger point of saying they will be enforced by them.
Basically this mean that we can Simultaneously post identical or similar content to numerous accounts. This also applies to replicate content.
Lets's take a look at how you can post to Twitter with Agorapulse while complying with the rules, so once you draft a picture like this one to post to Twitter, you obey the rules.
Note You Could elect to to queue or schedule Your article to Twitter. Here's where we need to consider the rules of Twitter and comply with them. You can do this a couple ways with Agorapulse.
If you look more closely At the image above, you will realize that Agorapulse blocks my ability to post replicate content. The tool recognises that I am submitting to Twitter! This helps make sure I adhere to Twitter's guidelines.
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CDC Says Overdoses Related to Kratom on the Rise
Written by Gigen Mammoser on April 12, 2019
Kratom products are considered supplements and not subject to strict FDA scrutiny. Getty Images
Kratom was involved in a significantly higher number of overdose-related deaths than previously believed, according to a new report released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
However, deaths associated with the drug still remain infrequent.
Between 2016 and 2017, the CDC found that kratom was determined to have played a role in the deaths of 91 individuals — more than double previous estimates. In 2017, the FDA had only found evidence of 44 deaths related to kratom.
Kratom was rarely the sole cause of death. It was frequently used alongside other drugs, including the opioid fentanyl and its analogues, heroin, benzodiazepines, and cocaine.
In seven deaths, kratom was the only drug to test positive in a postmortem toxicology screen, but researchers said that the presence of other drugs couldn't be ruled out.
What is kratom?
Kratom (Mitragyna speciosa) is a South Asian tree. Leaves of the plant, consumed raw in capsules or tea, are known to produce mild stimulant and opioid-like effects. The plant has been used traditionally for centuries as an analgesic in Thailand and Myanmar.
In the United States, kratom is a legal but contentious substance. The FDA has frequently reiterated claims that it's unsafe, addictive, and potentially tainted with other substances.
Nonetheless, kratom has fostered support among users who view it as a safer, natural alternative to pain medication and illicit drugs like heroin.
Experts have called kratom an "atypical opioid" whose effects can vary depending on the dose. Taken in combination with other drugs can make an overdose hard to identify — and even harder to treat.
An opioid overdose typically involves depressed breathing, weak pulse, and unconsciousness. While a kratom overdose can involve some of these symptoms, it's also frequently accompanied by others that are rarely associated with opioids, such as seizure, agitation, and rapid heart rate.
Treating these varying symptoms can't be done with a single kind of medication. Whereas an opioid overdose is commonly treated with a drug like naloxone (Narcan), often referred to as the "anti-overdose" drug, symptoms like seizures and agitation are treated with benzodiazepines, a sedative.
Heavy metals in kratom
The CDC report comes days after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning that products using the drug kratom aren't safe due to heavy metal contamination.
In the report, the FDA analyzed 30 different kratom products for the presence of heavy metals. They found "significant levels of lead and nickel at concentrations that exceed safe exposure for oral daily drug intake."
The agency warns that chronic long-term exposure to nickel and lead can cause heavy metal poisoning. Symptoms may include nervous system damage, high blood pressure, and increased risk of certain cancers.
Dr. Rais Vohra, the medical director of the Fresno/Madera division of the California Poison Control System, told Healthline that the findings aren't surprising, as lead is also found in a large number of imports from other countries, including jewelry, pottery, foods, and spices.
"We've already been telling people that kratom is dangerous," he said. "There are acute effects, withdrawal effects, salmonella, and now here's evidence that there are actually heavy metals as well. This is just one more reason to avoid kratom products."
Kratom is considered a dietary supplement and as such isn't regulated by the FDA. Public health officials have warned that consumers may not know what they're getting.
Following a salmonella outbreak linked to kratom last year, both the FDA and the CDC warned individuals against consuming the drug in any form.
When it comes to kratom, it's "buyer beware," said Rick Spiller, MS, DABAT, FAACT, the director of the Central Ohio Poison Center at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus.
Spiller has previously published research on the increasing prevalence of kratom-related overdoses and calls to poison control centers.
According to his work, published in Clinical Toxicology, there's been a 50-fold increase in the number of kratom-related calls to poison control centers between 2011 and 2017, jumping from about one call per month to two calls per day.
But unlike acute intoxication from the drug, effects of heavy metal exposure are likely to only be a risk for long-term users.
"These concentrations for a one-time dose aren't concerning. But if this is taken regularly (in some cases it's taken daily), these levels become a concern," he told Healthline.
Exposure to lead in any capacity is potentially dangerous. There's no safe level of exposure, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Lead poisoning is known to affect many systems in the body including the brain, bones, liver, and kidney.
Dangers of heavy metals
Lead is particularly harmful to children, so exposure, even inadvertently from a substance like kratom, can be harmful.
"Small children have a very high risk of lead-related complications because they're still growing. Their brains and bones are still developing, and lead exposure at younger ages can lead to damage that's been well-documented," Vohra said.
Nickel exposure occurs less frequently and is less harmful than lead, but still significant.
The most common health effect of nickel is in the form of an allergy, which often results in a rash.
Nickel needs to be ingested in large amounts to cause harm, but health problems have been observed from chronic, long-term exposure to nickel in workers at industrial plants where the metal is present in the air.
Serious, harmful health effects of nickel exposure may include chronic bronchitis, lung cancer, and nasal or sinus cancers.
Long-term kratom users who are curious about heavy metal exposure can get a lead concentration blood test done through their regular doctor. Testing for nickel exposure is less common and may require a specialist.
If you think you or someone you know has ingested a poison, call the American Association of Poison Control Centers 24/7 hotline at 800-222-1222.
Kratom has been associated with more overdose-related deaths than previously known, according to the CDC. While many of the fatalities also involved another drug, medical experts warn that kratom products can be dangerous.
The news comes days after a report from the FDA found significant levels of the heavy metals lead and nickel in kratom products.
Kratom products aren't regulated and the FDA has repeatedly warned that they can be tainted with other substances and dangerous.
While exposure is unlikely to result in acute effects, the FDA and other experts warn that long-term exposure can lead to serious, adverse health outcomes from lead and nickel poisoning.
Kratom should be considered a dangerous substance around children, both for its pharmacological effects and as a potential source of lead exposure.
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If you want to read comics, and then read comics, and then read comics, Marvel has a new offer just for you. Marvel has just launched a new comic subscription app for iOS called Marvel Unlimited, which gives users access to a whopping 13,000 comics for a $10 monthly fee or, for a limited time, a $60 annual fee.
The app allows users to download up to six comics at one time for offline viewing and users can read as many comics online as their eyeballs can handle. While the service will allow subscribers to read comics that were published decades ago, it won't feature any new comics that have been out for less than six months.
For those that want new release comics or that want to pick and choose their comics rather than having 13,000 they won't read, you can still download the already existing Marvel Comics app, that allows you to pay for comics individually.
While unlimited access to 13,000 comics sounds like a great deal, some comic fans still aren't satisfied with the selection. Michael Grothaus of TUAW had this to say, "While 13,000 back issues seems like a lot, there's not much rhyme or reason to the selection or continuity of what's available. And that doesn't make a lot of sense because when collectors are reading a series, they generally read them in order."
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(1) If the bald spot is predominantly unilateral, the physician should palpate the occiput for significant flattening.(2) The ureteral catheters enable the surgeon and assistant to see and palpate the ureters during the procedure.(3) The physician should palpate bony prominences and tendinous insertions near the heel and midfoot, noting any tenderness or palpable defects.(4) During the examination, the clinician should palpate the skin for temperature changes.(5) The physical examination also should include careful palpation of the lymph nodes, liver, and spleen.(6) The physician palpates the joint line on the dorsum of the foot and passively flexes and extends the toe to locate the joint line.(7) The surgeon examined the wound carefully, palpating the thigh well beyond the extent of the lesion, paying what I thought was unnecessary attention to the rest of the limb.(8) The auricular lymph nodes are palpated by the bilateral placement of both hands on the skin surface with the fingertips arranged to cover a large surface area.(9) Physical examination included sinus palpation and evaluation for nasal edema, erythema, or discharge.(10) Ideally, sites should be palpated rather than just visually examined.(11) However, follow-up measurements of blood pressure and heart rate were obtained by using a manual cuff with auscultation and palpating the radial artery to ensure the patient's safety.(12) Some experts have called for ultrasonography and abdominal palpation to detect these aneurysms.(13) She experienced pain from the medial aspect of her right hand to her right axilla when that area was palpated by the examiner.(14) The examiner then palpated the thyroid area with his right forefinger.(15) Because the patient was obese, the uterus and ovaries could not be palpated clearly at pelvic examination.(16) No other lesions were palpated , and the remaining physical examination findings were unremarkable.
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John Smith Murdoch   (29 September 186221 May 1945) was a Scottish architect who practised in Australia from the 1880s until 1930. Employed by the newly formed Commonwealth Public Works Department in 1904, he rose to become chief architect, from 1919 to 1929, and was responsible for designing many government buildings, most notably the Provisional Parliament House in Canberra, the home of the Parliament of Australia from 1927 to 1988.

Personal life

John Smith Murdoch was born in Cassieford Farm, Forres, Scotland.

He had a "dry and quiet" personality and was frugal in both his professional and private life. Murdoch never married, and there are only two official known photographs of him.

Murdoch was a member of the Masonic order and it is claimed that he incorporated many masonic motifs into his designs.

He died in Brighton, Melbourne.

Professional life

Murdoch was educated at the Parish school at Rafford and at Forres Academy and received his architectural training in Scotland. He was articled to the architectural firm Matthews and Mackenzie in 1878. After completing his articles in 1883 he became assistant in the office of Alexander Ross in Inverness before moving to Glasgow to work for Campbell Douglas & Sellars and then for the Glasgow South Western Railway Engineers' Department. In 1884 Murdoch emigrated with his parents to Melbourne in response to the severe depression of the 1880s.

In Melbourne, Murdoch was briefly employed by the architectural firm Reed, Henderson and Smart before being appointed as a draftsman in the Queensland Department of Public Works in 1885. While working for the Public Works Department, Murdoch is said to have designed the Sandgate Post Office (1887) before being retrenched on 30 June 1887 due to a downturn in public works.

Murdoch then joined the firm John Hall and Son where he was employed until 1893. While working for John Hall and Son, it is claimed that Murdoch designed the South Brisbane Municipal Chambers (1890–1892), Gladstone Place and several South Brisbane hotels, including Broadway Hotel (1889–90) and Burke's Hotel (1890).

In 1893, Murdoch was re-appointed to the Public Works Department where he worked until 1904. During this time he worked on a great number of public buildings throughout Queensland. The design work produced by the department at this time was somewhat collaborative. Other prominent architects working for the Queensland Public Works Department who may have contributed to design work credited to Murdoch (and vice versa) include Thomas Pye and Alfred Barton Brady.

In 1904 Murdoch transferred to the Commonwealth Department of Home Affairs in Melbourne, as a Senior Clerk. Here he was promoted to Architect in 1914 and Chief Architect in 1919–29. He was involved with the planning of Canberra and designed many significant Commonwealth buildings around Australia including the Provisional Parliament House, Canberra (1927), the Canberra Hotel (1922–25), the General Post Office, Perth (1923), Spencer Street Mail Exchange (1913) and the Former High Court of Australia (1925), both in Melbourne. He laid out Forrest Place, Perth (1923), and Anzac Square, Brisbane (1926). Murdoch was promoted to Director-General of Works by 1927 and was appointed C.M.G. (Companion of the Order of St. Michael and St. George) to honour his service to the Commonwealth of Australia. Murdoch moved to Canberra with his department in 1929 and retired later the same year, remaining a member of the Federal Capital Commission until its abolition in 1930.

Works

Queensland

List of known works in Queensland:

Victoria

Notable works include:

 former Royal Australian Field Artillery (RAFA) Barracks, part of the Commonwealth Ordnance Factory, Maribyrnong (1911–13)
 H.M.A.S. Cerberus Naval Base, Crib Point, Westernport Bay (1913–20)
 RAAF base, Point Cook (1913–18)
former Naval Drill Hall, 40 Bay Street, Port Melbourne (1912)
 Commonwealth Offices, 4 Treasury Place, East Melbourne (1912)
 former Mail Exchange, cnr Spencer Street and Bourke Street, Melbourne(1913)
former Federal Woollen Mills, North Geelong (1915).
 former High Court, Little Bourke Street (1926).
former Australian Wireless Transmitting and Receiving Stations, Fiskville (1926)
Telephone Exchange, 436 Little Bourke Street (designed 1929, built 1935)

Western Australia

Notable Western Australian works include:
Perth General Post Office (1914–23), created along with Forrest Place, which it addresses, was designed in association with William Hardwick who at the time was the Western Australia Government Architect.
the Commonwealth Bank, which is adjacent to the Post Office and repeats its architectural elements, is thought to have been designed by Murdoch in 1929, the year he retired, though the plans carry the signature of Thomas Hill, the Director General of Works. It was completed in 1933.

Canberra

Murdoch persuaded Walter Burley Griffin to come to Australia from the US, and went to Sydney to greet him on his arrival in 1913. Later, however, he had a difficult relationship with Griffin.

Murdoch designed the Provisional Parliament House in Canberra, which opened in 1927. However, he had no enthusiasm for the project, saying expenditure on it could not be justified at the time; and he thought the whole idea was a waste of money.

Murdoch also designed many of Canberra's first public buildings, such as:
 Kingston Power Station (1913–1915).  This was decommissioned in the early 1960s, and reopened on 25 May 2007 as Canberra Glassworks, a glass artist studio.
 the Hotel Canberra (Hostel No. 1) (1924) – now the Hyatt Hotel
 the Hotel Kurrajong (Hostel No. 2) (1926)
 Secretariat Buildings No. 1 and 2 (1927) – now East and West Blocks
 Gorman House (Hostel No. 3) (1924–25)
 Ainslie Public School (1936)
 several residential hotels necessary for public servants and politicians.

New South Wales

 12 bungalows for staff of the Royal Australian Navy College (1915), , Jervis Bay, New South Wales. The bungalows are now heritage-listed, and were refurbished in 2006–07.

Gallery of work

See also

 Commonwealth Heritage List
 George David Payne

References

Bibliography

External links

 Timeline of life and works of John Smith Murdoch, Thomas Pye and George David Payne in Brisbane
 Google Maps of Brisbane works of John Smith Murdoch
 Google Maps of Queensland works of John Smith Murdoch
  Photograph of John Smith Murdoch
 Canberra Glassworks
 Pillars of A Nation; John Smith Murdoch
 National Heritage List Nomination for Old Parliament House and Curtilage
 Dictionary of Scottish Architects; John Smith Murdoch
 Australian Dictionary of Biography; Murdoch, John Smith (1862–1945)
 National Archives of Australia; East Block building, Canberra – Fact Sheet 174
 Australian Heritage Places Inventory
 Queensland Heritage Registry
 Discover Queensland Buildings website

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1945 deaths
People educated at Forres Academy
Australian public servants
Scottish emigrants to colonial Australia
Architects from Queensland
Australian Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George
19th-century Australian architects
19th-century Scottish architects
20th-century Australian architects
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Hearing Canceled for Controversial Pentagon Nominee Tata; Future in Doubt
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Military.com | By Richard Sisk
The controversial nomination of retired Army Brig. Gen. Anthony Tata to become the Pentagon's policy chief is increasingly in doubt after the Senate Armed Services Committee abruptly canceled his confirmation hearing shortly before it was set to begin Thursday.
Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-Okla., the committee chairman, said members "didn't know enough" about Tata and lacked documentation to give him a fair hearing. Tata has come under fire for past remarks on Islam and for calling former President Barack Obama a "terrorist leader."
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In a statement, Inhofe did not say whether the hearing will be rescheduled, casting more doubt on the nomination.
The senator said he spoke Wednesday night with President Donald Trump on the need to cancel the hearing. "As I told the president last night, we're simply out of time with the August recess coming, so it wouldn't serve any useful purpose to have a hearing at this point, and he agreed."
It is unclear whether Inhofe would have had the votes to wrestle Tata's nomination past the committee. Democrats on the panel have been adamantly opposed, and Republicans have also questioned Tata's qualifications.
In a statement following Inhofe's announcement, Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, the ranking committee member, said, "It's fair to say members on both sides of the aisle have raised serious questions about this nominee. … Chairman Inhofe did the right thing here, and it's clear this nomination isn't going anywhere without a full, fair, open hearing."
Tata, a Fox News contributor currently serving as a senior adviser to Defense Secretary Mark Esper, was nominated to replace John Rood as undersecretary of defense for policy, the No. 3 position at the Defense Department.
Rood resigned in February after it was disclosed that he had warned the administration against holding up military aid for Ukraine, an issue at the core of Trump's impeachment by the House and later acquittal by the Senate.
In a statement Wednesday, Jonathan Hoffman, the Pentagon's chief spokesman, said the department is looking forward to Tata having a chance to "share his record of leadership and success in public service and his extensive national security experience" before the committee.
The 60-year-old Tata, a West Point graduate, served 28 years in the Army, including a tour in Afghanistan as deputy commander of the 10th Mountain Division, before retiring in 2009.
His career was cut short after an Army inspector general investigation concluded that he had had at least two extramarital affairs during his service.
His nomination, announced by the White House on June 10, came into question over past comments and Twitter posts in which he appeared to support various conspiracy theories and denigrated former senior officials.
In 2018 Twitter posts, he called Islam the "most oppressive violent religion I know of" and charged that Obama was a "terrorist leader" who worked against the interests of the U.S. while doing more to "help Islamic countries than any president in history."
In a letter to Tata on Monday, several Democrats on the committee urged him to withdraw from consideration for the Pentagon post.
"No one with a record of repeated, repugnant statements like yours should be nominated to serve in a senior position of public trust at the Pentagon," the letter states.
It was signed by Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass.; Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York; Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii; Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn.; and Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill.
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GNWT pays (some of) your power bill, prepares to borrow big
Yellowknife, NWT – "We're just hoping there are going to be no more unforeseen, big expenses like this."
That's what GNWT finance minister Michael Miltenberger told Moose FM as he signed a cheque for $20m, which means northern residents will avoid a threatened 13% increase in power rates.
Low water levels mean power supplier NTPC must rely on diesel to replace hydro, but now the Government of the Northwest Territories is meeting $20m in costs which would otherwise have fallen on consumers.
"We have the highest power rates in the country and this particular rate increase, on top of all the other ones, would have been too big a burden to expect people to bear at this time," said Miltenberger on Friday.
'We were all under pressure'
But where, after a fire season which hit the GNWT with a surplus $50m outlay, will this $20m come from?
"We're going to take it out of our short-term borrowing," explained Miltenberger. "We still have the flexibility to do that, even though it's getting very stretched."
That's one way of putting it, says Range Lake MLA Daryl Dolynny, who feels very little consultation took place for such a big spending decision.
"It's a $20m decision. We should probably have had some debate around it," said Dolynny.
"We have no idea how this $20m is going to fit in our fiscal strategy, and we don't have a lot of wriggle room.
"We only had a $100m buffer to our borrowing limit and we know, very well, that buffer was almost eaten up in its entirety with the fire suppression season. Now, potentially, with this levy coverage, we've eaten up that so-called safety."
Miltenberger says he offered as much consultation time as was possible. "We were all under pressure in this. This wasn't something that was open for a long, leisurely discussion," he said.
City saves $700,000
Not everyone in government is a financial loser here.
Mark Heyck, the mayor of Yellowknife, had been preparing to write off hundreds of thousands of dollars in additional power costs.
Now, the GNWT's $20m payout means the city won't have to pay the increased rates. Back comes that money.
"It would have had a major impact both on the city's budget and on the community as a whole," Heyck told Moose FM.
"For us alone, in terms of municipal operations, we would have been looking at almost $700,000 in extra expenditures next year just to cover that."
Some of that $700,000 would have found its way to you, the Yellowknife resident, in the form of taxes farther down the line.
"Just on the facilities side of power – traffic lights and things like that – that would have equated to about a 1.27% tax increase," said Heyck. "On the water and sewer side, it would have hit user fees to the tune of almost 5%."
Digging out $20m each winter to subsidize power generation is not, the GNWT admits, a sustainable long-term policy. So what could the solution look like?
For a long time, government ambitions lay south: connecting up to the Taltson hydro facility and then on to the southern provinces.
Now, Miltenberger says that option is prohibitively expensive.
Focus on generation
"We've spent 18 months doing the cost estimates, and those estimates came in considerably higher than the initial estimates," he said. "Somewhere in the neighborhood of $1.2bn. That high price has taken it off our priority list.
"We have to focus on the other area of opportunity, which is the area of generation – especially in places like Yellowknife, where now we're relying far too much on diesel, resulting in a $20m cost to northerners.
"We're looking at putting several hundred million dollars into conservation, into generation issues tied to solar, wind, biomass, and we'll take a look at liquid natural gas to see if that proves out."
Heyck, however, wants the GNWT to keep exploring a connection to the southern grid.
"I think that's perhaps one of the long-term solutions we need to be looking at," said Heyck.
"I also think that gives the territorial government the ability to look south and look to Alberta or Saskatchewan to perhaps export power to southern provinces.
"It's a massive project, something of that magnitude, but it's something that affects the whole economy of the Northwest Territories. Even the diamond mines, right now, have to truck in diesel to supply power to their operations.
"I think there's a longer-term opportunity. The city would have to do its own analysis but we'd likely be supportive of the GNWT trying to build the territory that way."
'Can we afford this?'
No matter what the solution, cash will be needed. The GNWT is looking to the federal government to increase its debt ceiling by a full billion dollars, from $800m to $1.8bn. That equates to roughly $45,000 per Northwest Territories resident.
"If we don't get an increase then we're not going to be able to make the critical investments we need to our infrastructure, to deal with the broader issues of energy and the cost of living," said Miltenberger.
"This is a fundamental economic activity and we need the capacity to do that. We have the ability, we just have to conclude our discussions with the federal government."
For Dolynny, that's a large amount of money resting on the shoulders of comparatively few people.
"Can we afford another billion dollars of debt?" He asked.
"I think a lot of us have a hard time understanding how we're going to do this."
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Lightspeedgo (skate punk) premiere "Not You" off upcoming album "Just A Memory"
Monday, February 22, 2016 at 3:15 PM (PST) by Johnny X
Arizona's LightSpeedGo will be releasing their new EP "Just a Memory" on February 26, 2016 through Felony Records and today we're pleased to bring you a brand new track from the release. Check out "Not You" in all its melodic, skate-punk glory below.
"Just A Memory" is a follow-up to 2014's "New Direction". Pre-order it here.
For those of you in the Phoenix area, the band will be playing a release show on February 26th at the Rebel Lounge with fellow Felony Records artist Skipjack as well as locals No Gimmick & Miles To Nowhere.
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DEGAZETTING FOREST 27 IS AN ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTER!
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Who can publicly point out any priced development that can be a replacement of an important ecosystem like the one that is being provided for by Forest 27?
Presently, President Lungu is at the centre of controversy after signing Statutory Instruments (SIs) No. 62 of 2017, No, 59 of 2018 and the most recent SI No. 13 of 2019 degazetting parcels of land under Forest No.27 in Lusaka East.
Forest 27 satellite view from Google Earth
Mr. President, your platform slogan as when delivering speeches at public meetings has been, Talking development that is pro-poor and leaving no one behind. These development needs for Lusaka that are now taking place in Forest 27 are far from representing the needs of millions of poor people that you promise not to leave behind.
For decades, Lusaka East Forest Reserve Number 27 has been classified as a protected area in Zambia. Not only is it home to some of the freshest water in the region, it has incredible biodiversity and serves as a recreation space for the local population.
By signing the Paris Agreement on Climate Change in 2016, the Government of Zambia renewed its commitment and resolve to take action in order to attain sustainable prosperity, safeguard the health of the people and the planet. This was a milestone decision by President Lungu for saving the environment from practices that endanger its fragile natural resources like rivers and forests. Instead, the opposite is happening.
Unfortunately, a year later, President Lungu and his team of experts from the Ministry of Lands, Natural Resources and Environmental Protection that accompanied him to New York and advised him to sign that agreement, have badly floundered on that commitment.
The three statutory instruments put into effect by President Lungu have allowed for subdividing a major forest reserve for development, thereby endangering Lusaka's water supply. In essence, Statutory Instrument No. 62 has given way for investment companies such as Kingsland, a Chinese property developer, to bulldoze a significant portion of the forest to clear land for 1,100 houses it has built for the Zambia Airforce.
Beyond that, a much bigger real estate venture is on the cards. As promoted by Sunshare sales manager Echo Chen in a press conference when the plan was first announced in 2017, the Forest 27 will be a new 'paradise' of US$1.4 million residential estate, with hotels, a university, hospital and police station, including a glass bridge called 'Rose Street' where newly-weds can pose for photos; it will indeed be grand.
Should we put a doubt that the President put a signature to SI No. 62 without consultation or chose to ignore doing so? Regardless, we are here to put it in bold:
Lusaka East Forest Reserve No. 27 was established in 1957 to protect the source of the Chalimbana River and is part of an important water catchment's area that provides invaluable social, economic and ecological services.
According to the Associates Transnational Investigation magazine dated June 20, Water Resources Management Authority (WARMA) said in its report that raw sewage is being released into the Chalimbana River from the Zambia Air Force (ZAF) Twin Palm Housing Complex sewer ponds and via the Sikasokwe Stream. Households on the downstream that drink water from sunk wells and those who do not know the source of the water are surely drinking sewer water.
Additionally, the reports precisely indicates that current sewer ponds were built for a limited number of houses and are likely not to cope with the volume of units being constructed.
Various stakeholders have raised concern about the irreparable damage that such action will bring on the Chalimbana River Catchment Area and farther downstream where it drains into the Chongwe River which is a tributary of the Zambezi River. The whole region's water system is under threat. Once the Chalimbana River is exposed to direct sunlight after those who have acquired land clear it to build their luxury mansions, the river will consequently start drying. The whole farming system around Chalimbana is also in jeopardy.
It has been the cry of poor people around that area because it is alleged that the people getting the plots in Forest 27 are largely top Government officials. Records show that among those who have recently obtained land in the forest reserve includes Vice President Inonge Wina, Lands Minister Jean Kapata, Mines Minister Richard Musukwa, Chief Justice Irene Mambilima and a businessman by the name of Findlay. It is alleged that ground rental bills from the Ministry of Lands show that Wina is beneficiary of property number LUSAK/LN-520/100. Mambilima is owner of property number LUSAK/LN-520/97 given to her for 'agriculture purposes' while Kapata has been allocated property number LUSAK/LN-52062/38 also for agriculture. Findlay owns property number LUSAK/LN-52062/1.
The unsatisfactory response from government officials regarding the degazetted Forest 27 raises questions if signing the Paris Agreement in New York was an academic exercise. President Lungu, you will not lose anything by reversing the degazetting of Forest 27 and you will not be the first to do so.
In 1993 the forest was degazetted to be used for munitions training by the defence forces. After 25,500 community members throughout the Chalimbana River Catchment Area signed a petition, President Frederick Chiluba through his Minister of Environment and Natural Resources William Harrington ordered the re-gazetting of Local Forest Reserve No. 27 by Statutory Instrument No. 196 of 1996. There is no bitterness in people who have joined this crusade, including Harrington who has pushed for a tribunal to be set up to investigate possible corruption surrounding the degazetting of Forest 27. All that is required of you is to do the most honourable thing, and stop a pending ecological disaster.
DEGAZETING
forest 27
President Edgar lungu
SI NO 62 OF 2017
WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY
Felix Munyika
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Life Question: What really counts in the end?
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My great granny was awarded a degree by London University in 1905. The man she married (my great-grandfather) became Provost of University College London. Their daughter (my granny) won a scholarship to Girton College Cambridge and studied hard (though she couldn't get a degree because Cambridge didn't award them to women in 1932). Her husband, (my grandpa) also read for a degree at Cambridge. Their son, (my dad) won endless academic prizes and became a professor who lectured all over the world.
So there was no pressure on me, then!
I did do well, to start with. But then life kicked in. In particular motherhood kicked in, with all its conflicting pressures.
'The best mothers stay at home with their kids full-time'.
'The best mothers juggle work and kids successfully'
The best mothers keep up with the housework, are available to their husbands and kids and maintain a successful career.'
I'd been used to aiming high. I continued to aim high. My husband and I added in:
'The best mothers joyfully move to the other side of the world with their husband's job and still maintain a career, a family and a household..and care for their sick parents'
I collapsed.
I couldn't do it, certainly not joyfully.
I failed. I became ill with the stress.
My mother-in-law, caring for me and my children when I was ill and my husband was working thousands of miles away, sensibly hired a nanny. The nanny she hired was so good that she has been with us ever since.. nineteen years now. She's more of a housekeeper now, and her hours are fewer than they used to be, but she still helps significantly in running our household.
For years I felt guilty about that. I felt I was cheating at the challenge assigned to women. I considered I'd given myself an unfair advantage compared to other women at the same life-stage as me. As the descendant of lots of successful women, I was letting the side down.
Because it's a competition, right?
No, it's not!
Ten, twenty years on, I look back at my younger self and so want to let myself off the hook. I was so concerned to be the best – the best mother, the best home manager, the best juggler. I was so ashamed that I didn't reach the high standard I had set myself and that I was a fraud as a career woman. I expended so much mental energy fretting.
But who else cared? My colleagues and patients needed me to do what part-time work I did well, but I didn't have to be a world expert. In the motherhood and wifehood stakes, all my family cared about was whether I loved them. Part of loving them was setting up balance in my life so I had enough spare capacity to give them attention, to listen to them and to have fun together. I needed to do some work outside the home so that my mental health remained good – they needed a mum who wasn't depressed. To be available to them when I was at home, I needed someone to be doing child- and home-care when I was at work. Aiming to achieve superwoman status was a very bad way of going about loving my family. Balance was what was needed, and a recognition of my limits – not trying to be Wonderwoman.
If only I'd started out looking at how I could love the best, rather than how I could achieve the best.
I went to a funeral recently, of a woman who had been a wise mentor to me in her later years. During the service we listened to a rich telling of her life story, much of which was new to me. I realised that she had done almost no paid work during her whole life. Yet the church was full of people who were profoundly grateful for the way she had loved them. I came away with a deep sense of a life so very well lived: a life I wanted to emulate.
They say the elderly apostle John, who had spent decades reflecting on the meaning of the life of Jesus, came to the point where the only thing he would say when he was wheeled out to address his students was: 'My children – love one another'.
That's all that counts in the end: how well we have loved.
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Thanks for your open and honest post. Yes it would be good for us to think more about what is valuable, what ultimately matters. In my current job I am supporting a programme aiming to shift the social norms on unpaid care and domestic work . In other words getting men and boys involved in this work too, and not expecting women and girls to shoulder the majority of that while trying to get an education and earn a income at the same time.
Rebecca Winfrey says:
That's amazing Neil. What's the programme called?
Hi the programme is called " We Care" which stands for women's economic empowerment and care. There is more about it and similar programmes here https://views-voices.oxfam.org.uk/tag/we-care/
I resonate with a lot of what you've said here. And I absolutely agree that matters in the end is whether we have loved well. I also think it takes a few decades to learn how to love well (and we first have to learn how to love ourselves well!
Thank you for your comment. I'm interested about what you say about learning to love well.. can you expand? It sounds really interesting
I would say loving well has a sense of complete acceptance and non-judgment. It's grounded in compassion (and self-compassion), and it's a gentle, warm, positive, hopeful kind of love. It really is the love you see in 1 Cor13. I think it takes a while to love in this pure way because we bring so much baggage with us in life. We have been hurt, and had negative experiences, and not always loved well by those closest to us. This affects our ability to love ourselves and others. It also affects our ability to receive love from God, and then have that love transform how we love others.
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