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Re-energize your spirit by sharing in the stories of hope of five women of faith. Their inspirational perspectives will help renew your faith and soothe your soul. Join us for one or more of this five-parts series every second Saturday of the month from 10am-3pm. Cost is $40 per session, which includes lunch.
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February 13: Diane MacDonald - "Transition to Transformation"
When our worlds are shattered by loss, we can feel consumed by grief. Learning to live in our new reality is a complicated transition to navigate, but finding meaning in the midst of suffering can help us survive rather than succumb to the grief.
Diane McDonald, MA, FT, is the Director of Mission Integration & Spiritual Care at Marywood Nursing Care Center. She came to Marywood in 2019 from Angela Hospice, where she served as Director of Spiritual Care, Chaplain and Co-Mission Leader. She is a Fellow in Thanatology – the study of death, dying and bereavement – received her Bachelor of Arts in Theology from Saint Mary's in Orchard Lake, MI, and her Master of Arts from Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit, MI. She served 28 years in parish life, 15 of those as a Pastoral Associate in the Archdiocese of Detroit. In May of 2018, she was commissioned a Mission Leader for Felician Services. She also serves as Canon Law Procurator Advocate for the Archdiocese of Detroit Marriage Tribunal, is member of Kappa Gamma Pi, ADEC- Association of Death Educators and Counselors, and is on the extended preaching staff with the Capuchins at their retreat center in Washington, MI.
March 13: Sister Nancy Jamroz, CSSF - "Hope Alight"
Hope is the savior of the suffering soul, and we can find hope in the life and teachings of Jesus. Even in a world that challenges us daily, Jesus shows us the light. All we have to do is follow,
Sr. Nancy Marie Jamroz is a member of the Felician Sisters of North America. Born in Detroit, she was raised in Garden City, MI, and entered the Congregation in 1959. She earned a bachelor's degree in Biology from Madonna University, a master's degree in Educational Administration from Marygrove College, and a doctorate in clinical psychology from the University of Detroit Mercy. For over 25 years, she served in elementary and secondary education before joining Madonna University as Vice President for Student Services in 1984, a post she held until 2009. From 2009 -2015, Sister Nancy served on the Provincial Leadership Team of the newly formed Our Lady of Hope Province. In 2015, Sister Nancy became Co-Director of the Center for Catholic Studies and Interfaith Dialogue at Madonna University. She is committed to joining others who work toward a future full of hope, building bridges of understanding and inclusion, believing we are all sisters and brothers, family of a loving God.
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Said and Read – March 2018
February and early March were months of grave loss and anxiety. I was only peripheral to the losses, but central to the 'support offensive' in all cases. Thus when my reading steered me toward thinking on grief and consolation, it hit nerves (this applies to at least half the things I read).
The last part of March felt a bit like a lonely waiting game, stale waiting rooms in familiar outposts, always with the Kindle in hand because… who knows how long one has to wait anywhere she goes? People often ask me how I manage to read so much, and this is how. I never go anywhere without my fully loaded Kindle. I never know when I'm going to be forced to wait… for some office to open, for a delayed plane, taking a long train journey… even five or ten minutes when my companions excuse themselves to discipline or put their children to bed or take a phone call. Every single minute is one in which I can immerse, for however short a time, myself in some other world, some facts I didn't know before. I am obsessive in this way, and when I am not feeling like a slug, I tend to the extreme: ultra-productivity and speed.
It is in this way that, as March comes to an end, I've read 115 books so far this year. Sure, I am a bit behind on my stated original goal of only reading non-English-language books (or at least reading 26 such books alongside all the others), but I am still making progress on that front as well. Some languages read more slowly than others (for example, I read a very short German-language play, and it took time because, well, German is not actually a language I know. With a background in linguistics and Scandinavian languages and English as well as a rudimentary course called "German for reading knowledge" that was a requirement during my university years, in which I did not learn German for reading – or any other kind of – knowledge, I can piece together the language in written form, spurred on by my late-in-life enthusiasm for contemporary German television (Babylon Berlin, Deutschland 83) and German/Berlin-themed tv (Berlin Station, Counterpart) and my own on/off Berlin-based life).
And that brings me to my reading recommendations for March:
*"Betriebsunfall im Olymp" – Roxane Schwandt
Yes, the aforementioned German-language drama mentioned above. If you don't know/read German, this probably isn't for you, but it's a timely, satirical take on the geopolitics of our time and the underlying valuelessness of humanity while at the same time assigning a price tag to the commoditization and automation of life (devoid of humanity). I didn't know what to expect but was impressed by its incisive grasp on and illustration of the absurdity we live in today.
"Die Freiheit, sich mit der Waffe seiner Wahl umzubringen."
*One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich/Один день Ивана Денисовича – Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn/Александр Солженицын
Ivan Denisovich might not be the most original choice, but it's one that I took up in its original Russian (having read it once in English about 20 years ago and skimmed it again just before reading it in Russian this time). It's fascinating to compare originals to their translations (something I ramble about at length frequently); in this case, many of the sentences in the English translation feel much more convoluted than the somewhat stripped-down and direct quality of the Russian ones. I think this takes away from what is much more powerful in the original – embellishing the simplicity of the language does not add to what is essentially a gritty and brutal story of life in a Soviet gulag. Had I read the original Russian in college when I should have, I'd have seen the unfamiliar word contextualized appropriately and would have learned that no, in fact, "посудомойка" is not a dishwashing machine, as my hapless fellow students and I learned when our Russian instructor laughed at us for thinking such an abjectly foolish and improbable thing.
Translation is a funny thing, and not unlike a form of lying, or at the very least a (wildly) subjective interpretation of something. I've long considered its implications, and attempt, when possible, to avoid translations (which isn't always realistic). This partly explains my drive to read more original-language works this year. Thinking back to the university years, I am reminded of how professors referenced specific "authoritative" translations of specific works; reading Rabih Alameddine's An Unnecessary Woman – which I recommended without reservation last month – this same theme recurs. Its prickly protagonist is a translator and complains about the vagaries and idiosyncrasies of some translations and the particular contexts in which certain translators come to render their versions of the translated reality. What stuck with me was that this narrator uses the well-known Constance Garnett as the primary representation of these failings, and Garnett was always the go-to translation of specific Russian-language works back in college. I often wondered back then about how and why a translation eventually becomes the 'anointed' one. Alameddine expresses perfectly how it ends up playing out:
"The memory seems both real and unreal, reliable and tenuous, solid and insubstantial. I wasn't even two when he died. I must have configured these images much later. Childhood is played out in a foreign language and our memory of it is a Constance Garnett translation." (from –An Unnecessary Woman, Rabih Alameddine)
*The Master of Insomnia: Selected Poems – Boris A. Novak
Along with Tomaž Šalamun, Novak is one of two poets from Slovenia that I have never been able to get enough of.
"My only home is my throat."
*Bright, Dusky, Bright – Eeva-Liisa Manner
I'm a poetry hoarder. What can I say? The lean, spare imagery of Finnish poetry always gets me.
*Giovanni's Room – James Baldwin
How beautiful this book is. At once simple and complex, it's somehow a perfect marriage of so many themes alongside elegant but not overwrought language.
*Fugitive Pieces – Anne Michaels
Often my favorite poets, whose work I can revisit repeatedly and always find something new, write prose that I can't stand. This is true of Marge Piercy, whose poetry is so vital that I can't imagine a life without having read it, but whose prose books are tremendous labors to get through (with, I must say, no payoff). But Anne Michaels? She extends her command of the language from poetry to poetic prose and weaves such a beautiful and sad story.
Good – really good – but not great
*They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us – Hanif Abdurraqib
"America, so frequently, is excited about the stories of black people but not the black people themselves. Everything is a Martin Luther King, Jr. quote, or a march where no one was beaten or killed."
*Gjennom natten – Stig Sæterbakken
It's in Norwegian and the final book Sæterbakken wrote before he took his own life. Contemplation on grief and loss. It's available in English translation.
*Kaddish for an Unborn Child – Imre Kertész
Difficult but beautiful reading. For so many reasons.
"common knowledge that we don't know, and can never know, what causes the cause of our presence, we are not acquainted with the purpose of our presence, nor do we know why we must disappear from here once we have appeared, I wrote. I don't know why, I wrote, instead of living a life that may, perhaps, exist somewhere, I am obliged to live merely that fragment which happens to have been given to me: this gender, this body, this consciousness, this geographical arena, this fate, language, history and subtenancy"
*Sadness is a White Bird – Moriel Rothman-Zecher
Beautifully written story of a young Israeli man, recounting in ongoing-letter format his close friendship with two Palestinian siblings, and his own conflicting feelings about his service in the Israeli military.
"'Does Darwish have any poems that aren't so political?' Nimreen took a deep drag, and when she spoke, her voice was wrapped in a cloud: 'There is nothing 'not political' in Palestine, habibi.'"
*Visitation – Jenny Erpenbeck
Conceptually interesting but didn't grab me the way Erpenbeck's other works have.
*Sepharad – Antonio Muñoz Molina
Entertaining/informative/thoughtful or some combination thereof
*Dead People Suck: A Guide for Survivors of the Newly Departed – Laurie Kilmartin
"REMEMBER: If you are a Late Orphan, check your Old Parent privilege. Yes, you have suffered a loss, but if you had your parent for more than three decades, you still won."
*Independence – Alasdair Gray
"A lower standard of living combined with a higher standard of education explains why so many Scottish emigrants have settled successfully abroad."
Not everyone is going to be into this one; as Gray himself writes, it's a kind of 'pamphlet' by a Scot written for other Scots on the subject of Scottish independence and related matters.
*Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex – Mary Roach
"It didn't matter. Testicle madness was in full bloom."
A somewhat humorous Sunday drive through many different topics as subjects of scientific studies on sex, sexual behavior, response and sexuality. It is surprising how many conversations one can innocently stumble into on the subjects covered in this book – everything from length of ejaculatory trajectory to penile implants.
*The Attack – Yasmina Khadra
I mention this one because I got about 20% into it, thinking, "This is so familiar. Did I read this before?" And then I remembered that I'd seen a film adaptation, L'attentat. That explains it. I preferred the film for some reason – might just be because I saw it first. But ultimately, I read the book the same day I stumbled on an episode of NPR's Invisibilia podcast that deals with the subject "We All Think We Know The People We Love. We're All Deluded". And this is at the heart of The Attack's protagonist and how he didn't know his wife at all.
*We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves – Karen Joy Fowler
This is another one that I was speeding my way through without thinking much of it, but I hit a certain point when there's a surprise/reveal, and I realized I was reading a book some guy told me about sometime in 2016. He had never told me the title or much about the story, but he had expressed with considerable anger how "betrayed" or "misled" (things he seems to have been obsessed with in every facet of his life) he felt by the story's twist. Now having accidentally stumbled into the book, which I could have taken or left, I think less about the book itself and more about his 'bewildering' (to use one of his choice height-of-condescension words) reaction to it. At the time it seemed awfully reactionary, but in hindsight, so much about him seems that way.
Biggest disappointment
*Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis – J.D. Vance
I don't know what I was expecting. I didn't find this particularly compelling, maybe because this is in many ways so close to what I can observe in some of my own distant family. Beyond which, I am never impressed or taken in by anything that rests on the conclusion that a hard-won triumph against all odds is only possible in America, "the greatest country in the world". No, not true. When stories or memoirs go down the lazy patriotism path, I stop paying attention.
Happily, I didn't hate anything I read this month.
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Press(ure) button: love
Sometimes the squeeze you feel is like being in a trap, and all the mind can focus on is running – both figurative and literal. Running away, to anywhere, and literally … running there. Being unable to focus and fix oneself to one place, one destiny – to commit to one nature, one path. Jenny Erpenbeck writes in Visitation, which focuses on one single property that has changed hands over many decades:
"Someone who builds something is affixing his life to the earth. Embodying the act of staying put is his profession. Creating an interior. Digging deeper and deeper in a place where there is nothing."
I thought about this a lot after reading the book, feeling closer to the idea that I could, rather than dig deep and plant roots, fill holes and run toward ever-greater nothingness. It could well be a case of feeling down, and thus inappropriately feeling sorry for myself. This will pass.
For a long time, my idea of running toward nothingness, or possibly emptiness, was to numb my mind with television. I mostly quit this vice, but there are still things I consume in this way – either as a process of multitasking or to disconnect briefly. Part of distancing myself from the unmemorable haze of visual opiates was the sense that I should reconnect with feeling, wherever that took me.
Perhaps, though, this sometimes makes me feel too much. Sometimes this is not a bad thing, and oddly, the 'messages' delivered are entirely unexpected. A show I am currently viewing, Counterpart, is a kind of sci-fi-ish thing that, while enjoyable and entertaining, has not offered a single episode that hasn't in one way or another dealt with the concept of love and how unconditional love should be. Many characters have been playing roles with each other, hiding significant aspects of who they really are, and living lies. The recurring theme, though, is that to truly love someone, maybe you have to (learn to) love the lie.
The person you love is someone you may not truly know at all. Maybe you love the person they wanted you to love, the person they want to be, the person you want them to be. You may know the whole truth, live with some variation on that, but (choose to) love anyway.
"She's human. She made mistakes. We worked through them. … I love her. I love her for everything she is and I love her for everything she isn't. An in the end that capacity for love, the ability to love someone unselfishly is the only thing that will separate me from you." (Counterpart)
This theme, weaving itself persuasively into the body of the show, is what makes me keep coming back for another episode. It's thinking about this ability to love – and commit – to someone no matter what – and stick around for what happens, whatever unfolds, that brings me back to my first points. I do love unselfishly and unconditionally, but my own selfish desire to run, not to dig deeper and deeper into one place, keeps me from sticking around for what happens.
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Tags Berlin, Berlin-based tv shows, Counterpart, Counterpart on Starz, Jenny Erpenbeck, love, running, television, TV, TV shows, Visitation, Visitation by Jenny Erpenbeck

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Violet Blanche Webb (later Simpson, 3 February 1915 – 27 May 1999) was an English track and field athlete who competed for Great Britain in the 1932 Summer Olympics and in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

She was born in Willesden and died in Northwood, London. She was the mother of Janet Simpson.

In 1932, she travelled to Los Angeles as one of five women entered by the Women's Amateur Athletic Association at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Olympics as Britain's first female Olympians in athletics events. She finished fifth in the 80 metre hurdles event.  She also featured in the 4x100 metre relay, where she replaced the injured Ethel Johnson, and won the bronze medal with her teammates, Eileen Hiscock, Gwendoline Porter and Nellie Halstead.

Four years later at the Berlin Olympics, she was eliminated in the semi-finals of the 80 metre hurdles competition. Her daughter, Janet Simpson, won the same medal in the same event at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

Webb competed in the 1934 Empire Games, held in London, England, winning the bronze medal in the long jump. In the 80 metre hurdles, she was eliminated in the heats. She also competed at the Women's World Games of 1934, winning a bronze medal at 80 metre hurdles.

She married Charles H. Simpson in 1937.

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The National Institute of Metrology (NIM), China, the National Institute for Food and Drug Control (NIFDC) and the BIPM ran the 2nd International workshop on Protein and Peptide Therapeutics and Diagnostics (PPTD) on 10-12 October in Chengdu, China.
Organized also under the auspices of the Joint Committee for Traceability in Laboratory Medicine (JCTLM), the workshop has become a unique event in bringing together communities involved in standardization and quality assurance for protein and peptide analytes for both the diagnostic and therapeutic sectors.
The three day meeting brought together over 500 participants, with speakers from Academia, National Metrology Institutes, International Organizations, Pharmaceutical Companies, In Vitro diagnostic Companies, External Quality Assurance Scheme Organizers, Instrument Manufacturers, Reference Laboratories in Clinical Chemistry and the Pharmacopoeias.
The three sessions of the conference, notably, Drug Characterization and Quality Assurance, Research and Quality Control for in vitro diagnostics, and Reference Standards, Regulation and Metrology, attracted 87 oral presentations and over 30 posters. These provided a good overview of the relationship between research and development, manufacturing, regulation, written standards, measurement standards, and metrology, both and the national and global levels, and the future trends and interrelationships between these areas.
The workshop attracted strong support from the In vitro diagnostics sector and industry. There are currently 68 Reference Measurement Services listed in the JCTLM Database of Higher Order Reference Material, Methods and Measurements services from 7 Reference Measurement Laboratories in China.
These three presentations may also be accessed from the Meetings section of this website.
Picture Caption: Opening of the PPTD-2018 workshop by Mr Yizhi Qin, the Deputy Director of the State Administration for Market Regulation, China.


The Team Visionarys - David & Sita Welcomes You ....The World's Best Kept Secret!
My wife Sita and me at 2009 European conference gala, at the prestigious Shendish Manor.
"From the first time I spoke with David, I knew he was going to be a serious business builder. With all of the right tools in regards to personal character. I looking forward to travelling the world with him and Sita, as Reliv sends us away." Jason Gregory, friend and mentor!
Wanda (UK) winning an award for business volume. Well done!
A woman with a mission....get on board if you want to have a ride of your life!
A true example of the strength of a woman in business? Look no further, here is Wanda ...Passionate and dedicated to helping people in two valued areas in their lives; health & finances. Wanda talks the talk and walks the walk every time!
Susan (UK), teaching at a Reliv Conference.
A true recognition of Personal Growth!
Looking like they are at a film premier!
Again Shaziah is a good example of what can happen when a person gets passionate about what they doing.
Mark with his passion for helping people, enables him to share Reliv in a very effective way.
Pedro (UK), speaking at European Conference.
With dedication like what Pedro has, the only way is UP! his passion for helping people is without question.
Cheryl has stepped up as a leader very early as she started her own meetings in her home town.
She is going far in Reliv as she does what she is doing.
Keep that passion going girl!
With the focus he has and the passion to change his situation, just watch this space.
With her results on the products, Lucy is confidently sharing Reliv with each and everyone she meets.
Continue helping people, because if you help enough people get what they want, you will not have to worry about what you want.
With an openness to learn and be mentored Favour is truly living up to her name.
Donna (UK), the life and soul of the party.
Donna understands that if you are not having fun building your Reliv business, you are doing something wrong.
With the life changing results Alex has experienced, as a medically trained person, it is no wonder why he is fired up to build his Reliv business. Being very successful in previous careers, he is using his drive for success to propel him in his Reliv business.
Claris (UK), there is no stopping her!
With only 24 hours to go Claris pulled out all of the stops and qualified for a promotion, which she got her flight and accommodation paid for by Reliv to the International conference in St Louis.
Eunice (UK), picking up a £2000 bonus check!
After only a few months in the business, Eunice who joined the business in her maternity leave, got to work straight away and with 4 months, earned in all forms of income over £8000.
Russell (UK), aka Big Papa LOL!
Russell goes to the gym regularly and did not think initially that he needed to take the products, but with the supprising results he got whilst taking them, he saw the potential of the business straight away.
His team is growing nicely and he has been promoted a number of times since joining the business.
See you at the top Russ!
One will drive 1000 but TWO will put 10,000 to flight.
Working together for freedom this couple are focused at achieving their goals.
I look forward to traveling the world with these guys!
With her background as a top London chief, Julie understands the need for a good work ethic and professional approach to what she is doing.
Her business is growing from strength to strength and as she is helping more people, that retirement income is just around the corner.
Jason & Aneela edifies the strengths of the mentor-ship of the Reliv system. Our personal development has been enriched by the unselfish knowledge Jason and Aneela have repeatedly shared with Sita and me.
True leaders lead with the example of passion, consideration, sensitivity, conviction, evaluation, organisation, dedication and delivery. You most certainly will find all these qualities and more in this couple's valued friendship.
Richard (UK), doing what his does best, Networking!
Lets not forget about the 70+ languages he speaks!
Stepping up as the leader she is. Another example of personal growth!
Michael (UK), talking intently with fellow Team Visionarys member Donna.
Dressed to do business in a serious way. He has the right attitude and will go far.
You will be pushed to find someone with more passion about what he is doing than Orvil. His focus on personal growth is what is going to excel him to a multiple 6 & 7 figure income earner with Reliv.
Imani's future is bright with Reliv. Her excitement is infectious and with the results she has already experienced, it can only get better!
With Yemi's professionalism and her attention to detail, she is on the way to developing a corporate income without the corporate hours or the corporate stress.
Jenny makes sure all the i's are dotted and the t's are crossed and this is what is propel ling her forward.
Already in business, Elroy understands the potential with Reliv. As he opens himself up to be mentored, success is as simple as A B C.
Manisha is another person with infectious excitement.
Just her excitement alone could draw people into the Reliv business.
Well done for the promotion!
Sandra (UK), getting promoted and receiving a bonus check!
An attitude and approach like Sandra's is very unique. She can do anything she puts her mind to. She has so many skills I can not begin to start listing them.
Reliv can be anything she wants it to be.
Mohammed, is ready to make a serious impact with his Reliv business.
Being very health conscious he sees where this business can take him.
Plans are already moving forward for Arkadiusz to expand his business internationally. He is like a people magnetic and with his passion for helping others, his check will be getting larger and larger.
Marlon (UK), creating multiple streams of income.
Marlon understands the strength of passive income with his background in property investing.
Reliv is a family affair. Their passion for family freedom is the thing which really drives them forward. That strong passion is what makes them success.
Pitt attitude is what pushes him to success. Failure is not an option for him and this is why his success is his story.
Here Samuel is collecting a Reliv Humanitarian Award for doing over 30K in volume in one month.
Well Done Samuel, Team Visionarys is setting the pace for the whole of Europe.
Future is looking bright as she prepares to make a lot of money with Reliv. Success is not an accident, just a series of correct decisions.


The Hudson River Valley, 1769: A man mysteriously disappears without a trace, abandoning his wife and children on their farm at the foot of the Catskill Mountains. At first many believe that his wife, who has the reputation of being a scold, has driven her husband away, but as the strange circumstances of his disappearance circulate, a darker story unfolds. And as the lines between myth and reality fade in the wilderness, and an American nation struggles to emerge, the lost man's wife embarks on a desperate journey to find the means to ensure her family's survival . . .


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Cox joins Carroll County Newspapers staff
Veteran journalist Robert Cox has joined the staff of Carroll County Newspapers.
Cox, who began work Monday in Berryville, will serve as a reporter and lead page designer for publications including the Carroll County News and Lovely County Citizen.
A native of Charleston, Mo., Cox has nearly 30 years' experience as a professional journalist. Most recently he served for more than three years as managing editor for the Perry County Republic-Monitor, a weekly newspaper in Perryville, Mo. Cox also spent more than 16 years as a copy editor and page designer in the sports department of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette in Little Rock, where he worked for several years with CCN managing editor Scott Loftis.
"I've known Rob for more than 20 years, and I can't tell you how excited I am to have him join our staff," Loftis said. "He has a diverse skill set and I think he will be a major asset as we work to continually improve our publications and serve our readers. I've kept up with Rob's work over the past few years and I've been very impressed with what he has accomplished."
During his time in Perryville, Cox earned recognition as an award-winning columnist and reporter, winning dozens of awards from the Missouri Press Association for both writing and design. He was also recognized by the National Newspaper Association, earning second place for Best Investigative or In-Depth Story or Series in the organization's 2020 Editorial Contest for his two-part series, "Unintended consequences," which explored the troubles caused by a new state childcare law intended to protect children. In 2019, he was presented a third-place award from the Inland Press Association for Explanatory Reporting for his article, " 'Not the end of the world': Rash of suicide attempts, some staged, plagues jail."
"I'm excited to be joining the staff at the Carroll County News," Cox said. "It's one of the best small newspapers in the state and I hope my skills will be able to help it shine even brighter."
Cox, who'll celebrate his 49th birthday this week, attended the University of Missouri in Columbia and Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau.
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Q: Verifying if a function is a.e. equal to a continuous function then it is continuous a.e. Is it true that if  a function is almost everywhere equal to a continuous function then it is continuous almost everywhere?
I know that the converse is false. i.e. if f is continuous a.e. , there must not exist a function $g$ such that $g=f$ a.e. and $g$ is continuous. But couldn't get a counter example that makes the statement false. Please someone give me hints.

A: Let $f = \chi_{\mathbf Q}$, the characteristic function of $\mathbf Q$. Then $f$ is nowhere continuous, although $f = 0$ $\lambda$-almost everywhere.

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Southbound Single Lane Closure on Lincoln Drive between Wissahickon and Ridge Avenues
PHILADELPHIA – The southbound (inbound) lane along Lincoln Drive between Wissahickon and Ridge Avenues has been immediately closed to traffic, announced Streets Commissioner Carlton Williams. A single lane closure was put in place on Tuesday morning when a routine inspection discovered a large piece of the guiderail had been damaged from being hit by vehicular traffic. Because the damaged portion of guiderail was protruding into the lane it was removed. In the interest of public safety, the southbound lane was closed in this area. The closure is expected to remain in effect through the end of the week when repairs can be scheduled. If the repairs are made sooner than expected the lane will be reopened to traffic.
The temporary closure is necessary as the Streets Department schedules and prepares for emergency repairs of the guiderail. Lane closure advanced warning signs, cones, and arrow boards will be installed to alert motorists of the closure.
Motorists are enouraged to use alternative routes during this lane closure as delays are expected during rush hour traffic. Southbound traffic will be required to merge into a single lane at Gypsy Lane and stay in a single lane from Gypsy Lane to Ridge Avenue. Northbound traffic will not be affected.
The Streets Department apologizes for the inconvenience and thanks motorists in advance for their patience and cooperation during as we work quickly as possible to make the necessary repairs.


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Democracy – and International Solidarity – Triumph in Bolivia
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Bolivia's elections suggest a formula to restore democracy and win popular power.
LA PAZ — Following a year of repression, reprisals, and racist violence, the people of Bolivia have restored their democracy and returned the Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) to the presidency. The Progressive International salutes the Bolivian people for their courage in the course of this peaceful election, a source of inspiration for progressive forces everywhere.
Bolivia's election not only showed the world how to defeat authoritarianism and its imperialist allies. As the Progressive International's delegation to Bolivia observed this week, the election also revealed the power of international solidarity to defend democracy around the world.
The PI delegation — headed by Gerardo Pisarello (Spain), Sofia Sakorafa (Greece), and Maciej Konieczny (Poland) — arrived to La Paz with a clear mission: to ensure that the people of Bolivia exercise their democratic rights freely and fairly. Funded by the donations of the Progressive International's global membership, the delegation carried the hopes of movements, parties, and people fighting for democracy across the planet.
But officials from Bolivia's de facto government attempted to derail the mission with escalating tactics of intimidation. Marcel Rivas Falon, Director General of Migration in Bolivia, threatened that the PI delegation would "suffer the consequences" at the hands of his agency. Bolivian interior minister Arturo Murillo accused the PI delegation of being "agitators" that would be "put on a plane or behind bars", adding ominously: "We know who you are and where you are."
The delegation refused to bow to these intimidation tactics. As Maciej Konieczny MP stated: "I decided to join the Progressive International observation mission out of concern over possible electoral fraud or another coup d'état. The authorities tried to intimidate us, and launched a campaign of lies and deception. But our worst fears did not materialize on election day. Instead, we witnessed a true celebration of democracy."
On 18 October, the PI delegation criss-crossed the cities of La Paz and El Alto to observe Bolivia's democratic process.
At over 10 polling sites — including schools, sports complexes, a rural community centre, and a prison in the heart of La Paz — the vote was peaceful and orderly. "We are witnessing the mass expression of popular sovereignty, a fundamental element of the Bolivian constitution. At every polling station on our route, we observed thousands of voters peacefully exercise their democratic rights," said Tessy Schlosser of the PI delegation.
The triumph of democracy in Bolivia is a testament to the mobilization of a powerful popular movement — not only on election day. A sustained campaign of strikes and roadblocks, orchestrated by trade unions across the country, were critical to securing the vote long before the polls opened on Sunday.
Standing behind the people of Bolivia was a common front of international observers, sending a clear message to the de facto government: we are watching. More than 100 international observers traveled to Bolivia despite the dangers of the Covid-19 pandemic. International solidarity — and resolute support for the democratic process — provided a final check on the forces of reaction that threatened to undermine Bolivia's "fiesta democrática," or celebration of democracy.
As Gerardo Pisarello, member of the Spanish Congress of Deputies from Catalunya en Comú and a member of the PI delegation delegation said:
"Bolivia has sent a resounding message — to the region of Latin America, to the United States, to Europe — that it is possible to repair our democracy."
As David Adler, PI General Coordinator and member of the PI delegation, said:
"The election in Bolivia is a watershed moment: the era of authoritarian impunity is over. A new wave of popular power is now rising to restore democracy and reclaim the institutions of the state, taking inspiration from the people of Bolivia in their heroic struggle this year."
This statement was originally published in the Progressive International's WIRE.


Most of the trash is gone. The air no longer smells of mildew, and some businesses are slowly getting back to their feet. However, for Port Aransas, the road to recovery after Hurricane Harvey still has enormous roadblocks. This summer, those roadblocks may have a chance to shrink...but only a chance.
Life in Port Aransas hasn't quite gotten back to normal. The courthouse and police station were completely destroyed by the hurricanes, so temporary offices have been set up in city hall and other government buildings. Because the police station had the only jail, officers have to transport arrestees 45 minutes away to Corpus Christi.
The city is trying to rebuild...but there's one issue.
There's very little money to rebuild with.
Port Aransas relies on visitors for revenue. In the month after Hurricane Harvey, city officials estimate that they lost $3 million in hotel taxes alone. The Coastal Bend region is the 6th most popular tourist destination in the nation, and it generated $1.3 billion in revenue in 2016. Without tourism, the Coastal Bend region will not be able to rebuild itself.
Loss of revenue on that scale means operating budgets wither, and city services disappear. Cities are crippled by that scale of loss.
As these cities prepare for Spring Break (a major injection of revenue in a normal year) and for summer tourism, they're relying on the influx of Texas vacationers to give them the money they need to speed along their recovery. The largest issue they're facing? Many hotels, motels, and rental units aren't ready to house visitors yet.
Of the 4,000 rental units in Port Aransas, only 20% remained open a couple months after Hurricane Harvey. More are open now, but many of those hotels aren't paying taxes to the city yet (as part of a relief plan for small businesses). Cities are taking the losses now because they know that the key to the Coastal Bend's long-term recovery is the hotel business.
Despite all that, Port Aransas officials have faith in their fellow Texans. They have faith that tourists will return to their city, not only out of solidarity–but because the one thing that Hurricane Harvey didn't destroy was the beautiful shoreline that made the Coastal Bend region a national destination in the first place.
And as long as they have the beach, the community will endure.
Arnold & Itkin helps people rebuild when disaster strikes. If your insurance company is delaying your claim or low-balling you, we'll help you fight off those cheap pressure tactics. We've forced companies to pay billions of dollars to our clients to help them get their normal lives back.
The sooner that Port Aransas can get relief, the sooner the city will be thriving again. Speak with us if you want help expediting your insurance claim.


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How to Vet an Expert
Editor's Note: This article was originally published in BullsEye, a newsletter distributed by IMS Expert Services.
Experts, sad to say, are not always honest about their credentials, as several recent news items confirm. Knowing how to verify the background of an expert – whether yours or your opponent's – could prove critical to your case.
In perhaps the most dramatic recent example, a New Orleans federal judge threw out a jury verdict in favor of pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co. after a cardiologist who testified for the defense in a Vioxx trial was found to have misrepresented his credentials.
A few weeks earlier in California, a man who fraudulently passed himself off as a computer forensics expert in two cases pleaded guilty to federal perjury charges. In Toronto, a psychiatrist had his license suspended after lying about his credentials while serving as an expert witness in two trials.
These cases illustrate why it is crucial for trial lawyers to confirm that an expert is all he claims to be. Vetting an expert's credentials should be a key step in your trial preparation.
Major legal research services provide many tools for checking an expert's background, from public records databases to deposition banks. But these major services can be expensive to use and still leave bases uncovered.
At the same time, the Web harbors a variety of resources and tools that contain potentially valuable information but that many lawyers overlook in researching an expert's background.
Yes, we all now know to check Google, but this article looks at some of the lesser-known – and mostly free – research tools you may be bypassing. Of course, these Web tools are neither foolproof nor exhaustive. No Web site can substitute for using a reputable expert-search service.
Words Can Haunt You
The old adage, "What you say may come back to haunt you," has never been more true. With millions of people posting to blogs and participating in Internet discussion groups, we are creating permanent records of our words and thoughts – like it or not.
In light of this, the blogosphere should be among your first stops in researching an expert's background. Does the expert maintain a blog? If so, has he said anything there you might regret. Has he posted comments to others' blogs. Have others written about him, positively or negatively, on their own blogs?
The best tool for searching blogs is Google Blog Search <http://blogsearch.google.com>. Like Google's Web search, it is comprehensive and up to date. You can sort results by date or relevance, and you can search blogs in multiple languages.
A close second for searching blogs is Clusty <http://blogs.clusty.com>. Clusty is not a search engine – it does not crawl or index the Web. Rather, it is a metasearch tool that calls on other blog search engines, extracts the relevant information, and then organizes the results into a hierarchical folder structure – which it calls "clusters." With this unique approach, it provides results that are both comprehensive and usefully organized.
Another source of potentially damaging comments by or about an expert is the Internet's many news groups and discussion lists. To find postings someone made to one of these, search Google Groups <http://groups.google.com>. It hosts a variety of current groups as well as an archive of more than 750 million Usenet postings dating back to 1985.
As podcasts become more popular, they also should be included in a background search. Perhaps the person you are researching said something pertinent in a podcast or was the subject of someone else's podcast comment. Several sites claim to search podcasts, but most of these actually search only the accompanying text – the title, description, author and any metadata – but not the audio file.
A handful of tools now enable you to search the full spoken text of podcasts. One of the best is Podzinger <www.podzinger.com>. It is based on speech-recognition technology developed for U.S. intelligence to monitor foreign television and radio broadcasts. It uses this technology to create a textual index of the audio data in any MP3 or WAV file, converting the spoken words into searchable text.
Networking Sites
Where professionals once networked at cocktail parties and civic events, today you are more likely to find them connecting through any of a number of networking Web sites. The most popular at the moment is LinkedIn <www.linkedin.com> where members post information about their careers and their connections and share mutual recommendations. If your expert is listed on LinkedIn, read his profile carefully. How does his listing compare with what he has provided to you? Also, look for references from others and examine his network of connections for any that might help either verify or call into question his background.
Other business networking sites include Ziggs <www.ziggs.com>, Ryze <www.ryze.com>, and Orkut <www.orkut.com>. Of course, be sure also to check personal networking sites such as MySpace <www.myspace.com> and Facebook <www.facebook.com>.
Anyone researching a publicly traded company would know to check the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's EDGAR database <www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml>. But fewer think to search EDGAR for information about individuals, even though it may contain a wealth of information. Corporate filings can provide information on an individual's business affiliations, employment arrangements, investments, and more. Even an individual's education and employment history can sometimes be tracked through EDGAR.
If the expert works in the securities industry, two databases worth checking are NASD BrokerCheck <www.nasd.com/InvestorInformation/InvestorProtection/NASDW_005882> which provides information on the professional backgrounds of current and former NASD-registered securities firms and brokers, and the National Futures Association's Background Affiliation Status Information Center (BASIC) <www.nfa.futures.org/basicnet> which does much the same for registered futures dealers.
Historical Web
Web sites change over time. If your expert has a Web site, what it says today may differ from what it said five years ago. The best way to track historical changes in someone's Web site is through the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine <www.archive.org>. Here, you can find an archive that captures historical snapshots of sites. While not exhaustive, it is likely to have at least some pages showing earlier versions of a site.
Any number of major research systems sell access to public records. These include LexisNexis <www.lexis.com>, Westlaw <www.westlaw.com>, ChoicePoint <www.choicepoint.net>, and Accurint <www.accurint.com>. But many public records are now available online for little or no cost. A variety of Web sites help direct you to these online sources of public records.
One of the best is Search Systems <www.searchsystems.net> with links to nearly 40,000 sources of public records on the Web. It includes links to sources throughout the world, although the greatest number of sources are in the U.S. and Canada. Not all sites listed are free, but the site clearly marks those that are not. Among the listings: professional license registrations, corporate records, marriage notices, UCC filings, deed registries, birth and death records, lobbyist listings, physician disciplinary proceedings, and much more.
Other sites that provide directories of public records and information include:
Public Records Online Directory <http://publicrecords.netronline.com> Links to state and municipal sites, with an emphasis on real estate, tax and vital records sources.
Merlin Information Sources <www.merlindata.com/industrylinks.html> Links to resources for finding public records and public information.
Black Book Online <www.blackbookonline.info> A free public records site targeted at private investigators, skip tracers, government investigators and others. Good collection of links and descriptions.
BRB Publications <www.brbpub.com> provides a fairly comprehensive, state-by-state list of free public records sites, as well as an index of national sites and another for Canada and U.S. territories.
Due to privacy concerns, it is difficult to find social security numbers on the Web these days. But you can easily verify that a number is valid and belongs to a living person. Enter a number in The SSN Validator <www.ssnvalidator.com> and it will tell you whether the number has been issued, in which state it was issued, when it was issued, and whether any death claims exist against the number. It will not tell you the identity of the holder of the number.
Various sources allow you to check the credentials of public school teachers. The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards maintains a directory, available at www.nbpts.org/resources/nbct_directory, of teachers with national board certification. Several states maintain their own publicly accessible databases of teachers certified to teach in public schools. New York 's for example, is at www.nbpts.org/resources/nbct_directory.
The best way to find whether one is available for a particular state is to check the Web site of the state's education department. A directory of state education department sites is maintained by the U.S. Department of Education at http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/ccseas.asp.
Other Web sites provide verification of college-level degrees and attendance for a fee. These include Credentials Inc. <www.degreechk.com> and the National Student Clearinghouse <www.studentclearinghouse.org>. Many schools will confirm degrees directly, although they may require a release.
To check a medical doctor's license, DocFinder <www.docboard.org/docfinder.html> provides a database of license information for participating states. For states not included in the DocFinder database, the site provides links to their own license look-up sites.
Most states now have sites for verifying a lawyer's bar admission. In Massachusetts, for example, it is at http://massbbo.org/bbolookup.php. You can find these for other states through the state government Web site. A new site, Avvo <www.avvo.com> rates lawyers based on publicly available information and compiles client reviews and disciplinary sanctions.
Is your expert a party to pending litigation? To find out in federal court, check the U.S. Party/Case Index <http://pacer.uspci.uscourts.gov>. This is a national index of parties and cases for U.S. district, bankruptcy and appellate courts. It is updated nightly. Use of it requires a PACER account. Not all federal courts participate, but the site includes a list of those that do not.
A service with much the same information that requires no account is Justia's Federal District Court Filings & Dockets <http://dockets.justia.com>. This free, searchable resource contains information on recently filed U.S. district court civil cases. The database includes cases filed since Jan. 1, 2006 and can be searched by party name, court, and type of case.
Another low-cost option for searching federal court dockets is Who's Suing Whom <www.tlc-i.com/texis/tmp/litcases3>. A private translation and interpretation services firm offers this tool for searching patent, trademark or copyright cases pending in federal courts. Search by case type and party name, court, state or date to find basic case information. There is a charge to retrieve full-text court dockets.
Vital records – birth, death and marriage certificates and divorce decrees – are increasingly available free online through state and local government sources. Vital Records Information <www.vitalrec.com> tells where to find them anywhere in the U.S. It lists sources for each state, territory and county, and most cities and towns, along with contact, fee and ordering information. For records outside the U.S., the site lists links to foreign vital records sites. This straightforward site is designed with a nod towards genealogy, but it is one many lawyers are sure to find useful.
Expert Witness Rulings
The Daubert Tracker <www.dauberttracker.com> is a Web site developed specifically to help lawyers track cases involving the admissibility of expert testimony and, in particular, find out how specific experts fared in the courts. Its central feature is a database of all reported cases under Daubert and its progeny, trial and appellate, backed up when available by full-text briefs, transcripts and docket entries. Part of what makes the site unique is that it links cases to experts. Even if the expert is not named in the court decision, the site's editors track down the expert's identity.
A year subscription is $295 or you can purchase a two-hour session for $25 or a half-hour for $10. For free, you can search the site's collection of more than 10,000 briefs and other supporting documents from both appellate and trial courts relating to expert witness testimony. If you find a document you are interested in, you can also view the first 10 percent of it free. If you decide you want to purchase the complete document, the cost is $15 for non-subscribers and $7.50 for subscribers.
In vetting an expert, it is important to confirm authorship of listed works as well as to search for any unlisted works that could be relevant or embarrassing. Two essential resources to check for published works are the Library of Congress Online Catalog <http://catalog.loc.gov> and the records of the U.S. Copyright Office <www.copyright.gov/search>. Of course, it also makes sense to check Amazon.com <www.amazon.com> and Barnes & Noble <www.barnesandnoble.com>.
An increasingly popular resource for scholarly publications is the Social Science Research Network <www.ssrn.com>. This international collaborative is home to scholarly research covering more than 400 subject areas. It contains abstracts of more than 150,000 working papers and the full text of well over 100,000 published papers. This makes SSRN an essential source for researching an expert's published papers.
Another useful source is ISI HighlyCited.com <www.isihighlycited.com>. This site provides profiles and bibliographic information for the most highly cited researchers in 21 broad subject categories. For listed individuals, the site provides biographical information – including education, faculty and professional posts, memberships and offices, current research interests and personal Web sites – as well as a full listing of publications, including journal articles, books, and conference proceedings.
The U.S. government maintains any number of databases that could be relevant to vetting an expert, depending on his field of expertise. One often worth checking is the Excluded Parties List System <www.epls.gov>. It provides information on individuals and companies that are excluded from receiving federal contracts and federal financial assistance.
When it comes to checking someone's background, more is better. The more sources you use, the more complete your search. The free and low-cost resources described here provide useful supplements to more expensive research services.
Robert Ambrogi is the editor of BullsEye, a monthly newsletter distributed by IMS Expert Services. IMS Expert Services is the premier expert witness and litigation consultant search firm in the legal industry, focused exclusively on providing custom expert witness searches to attorneys. To read this and other legal industry BullsEye publications, please visit IMS Expert Services at www.ims-expertservices.com.


The number 1 thing to remember is that you have a choice. No one else is responsible for what goes in your mouth and it is possible to leave an event having eaten and drunk in a way that makes you feel empowered.
If you are invited out to friends' houses for a BBQ or meal, ask if you can bring a green salad. How many times have you gone to someone's house for a BBQ and found that either there was no green salad or it was so small that you could seriously have eaten the whole thing yourself?
If you know that the BBQ meal is going to be served late and there will be nibbles first, have a light meal such as a poached egg on toast before you go. Then, don't touch the nibbles! Once you get your hand on those platters it is all over. Having had something to eat first it is much easier to say No to those platters.
Limit your alcohol intake. Remember that 3 decent sized glasses of wine is the equivalent of SIX slices of bread! Would you really expect to eat 6 slices of bread and not gain weight? Seriously?
For a delicious non-alcoholic alternative drink put ice cubes, slices of lime or lemon and a few pieces of chopped strawberry in the bottom of a long glass and fill with soda water or sparkling water.
Try freezing ice cubes with blueberries, raspberries or green grapes in them as a novelty cooler for your drinks.
Try half half wine and soda water.
Consider trying some of the new lower alcohol wines that are out now. There are quite a few to choose from and being lower alcohol means they are also lower calorie.
Ask family and friends NOW to support you by not giving you tempting treats as gifts. We all know how hard it is to resist an opened box of chocolates!
If you are given treats that you don't want to eat, then re-gift them, or take them to another social gathering, or hand them around when you have enough people to share them with. If you do end up with quite a few boxes of goodies, consider taking them to a rest home to help cheer up someone who might not otherwise have received treats for Christmas. Just get them out of the house!
Keep up your fibrous vegetable intake. As well as salads, try BBQ-ing veggies such as courgettes, mushrooms, capsicums, onions, garlic, asparagus and eggplant. Mix up some low fat plain yoghurt with crushed garlic and chopped mint for a refreshing sauce for the veggies.
Just because you are taking a break from work doesn't mean you need to take a break from exercise. How hard is it to go for a 45 minute brisk walk each day? Even better, get up early and get it over and done with before breakfast and before it gets too hot, or you get too busy to make it happen.
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Madonna Drops "Bitch I'm Madonna" Video with a Star Studded Cast
As if anyone could forget, her Madgesty dropped her "Bitch I'm Madonna" video earlier this week.
Madonna enrolled pals including Chris Rock, Miley Cyrus, Beyonce, Katy Perry, Rita Ora, Kanye West, Diplo, Nicki Minaj, and fashion designer Alexander Wang for some quick cameos.
Watch below!
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Charles Hamilton & Rita Ora Spotlight Stuggle and Police Brutality With 'New York Raining' Video
On the season finale of Fox's Empire, We could hear the new single from Charles Hamilton with Rita Ora, "New York Raining." Today, we have the video.
"With the recent increase in reports of police brutality," Hamilton tells Billboard, "I feel strongly about vividly depicting the struggle we as African Americans historically had to go through to reach equality, an equality that is eroding in modern times."
Watch "New York Raining" below. If you like what you hear, you can download Hamilton's entire discography free (courtesy of the rapper).
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Charli XCX and Rita Ora are a Dangerous Duo in 'Doing It' Video: Watch
Charli XCX and Rita Ora are premiering a new music video for Doing It"
In a recent interview with Metro, Charli XCX said she "nearly killed" her Ora.
"I nearly killed both of us on the set by crashing this Barbie truck into the middle of the desert," she said.
"There were no air bags. It was this old truck. It was a death-trap! But we made it out alive and the video is so great and is dropping this week."
Check out the video that almost killed the stars
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Bob Geldof Gathers Musicians to Record a New Version of "Do They Know It's Christmas?" as an Ebola charity single — listen
Featured on this new version is Band Aid veteran Bono along with Robert Plant, Marcus Mumford, Sam Smith, Ellie Goulding, Disclosure, Chris Martin, Roger Taylor, Karl Hyde, Rita Ora, Jessie Ware, Sinead O'Connor, Ed Sheeran, One Direction, and members of Elbow and Bastille.
The stars came together in London on Saturday to record the charity single. Geldof started Band Aid in 1984 to aid in the fight against famine in Ethiopia. This latest single marks the fourth time "Do They Know It's Christmas?" has been recorded and the first since 2004.
Watch the corresponding video below.
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Iggy Azalea Makes SNL Beg for It
Last night (October 25th), Iggy Azalea was Saturday Night Live's musical guest. She performed her new song "Beg for it" and teamed up with Rita Ora for "Black Widow." Watch below.
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Iggy Azalea – Black Widow ft. Rita Ora
In the Director X-directed video, Iggy and Rita seek revenge on an ex-boyfriend. Iggy is a diner girl serving Rita and her rude date (played by Reservoir Dogs' Michael Madsen). His BLT didn't live up to his very high BLT standards, so he explodes. This leaves Iggy to day-dream about an alternate life of kicking major ass. Watch the mini-movie below.


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Since bursting on the scenes a few years back, Yung Jewelz has used her laid back demeanor and lyrical prowess to establish herself as one of the top female MC's in Mississippi. That rise looks to continue as she releases her "Earth Day" EP. Over the course of 8 tracks we listen as Jewelz showcases her versatility with tracks covering a wide array of topics from women empowerment, life in Jackson, Mississippi, love and much more. She is assisted with features from Dolla Black, Krystal Gem,
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Varus Bell
September 11, 2016 by TalentInYourFace
Varus Bell was born Davarus Bell in Starkville, Mississippi on December 16, 1987, he gained the name Varus Bell by his family because most people consider his government name long. None of his family or friends refer to his as Varus or Davarus, if you ever meet him you most address him with his first and last name together Varus Bell (Like A Tribe Called Quest & A Pimp Named Slick Back) Altogether. Different huh? Varus Bell was born and Raised on the East Side of Starkville in a Small Crime infested community named Blackjack. As he grew older and his mom was placed on section 8 project housing he spent a portion of his childhood on the WestSide (The one West) of Starkville in the project housing neighborhoods of Long St (Zuber St), Reed Rd (Hollywood) and Brooksville Garden (The Trap). He grew up in the typical single parent household including him his mother and brother.
Growing up, Varus Bell wasn't a stranger to hard times, he was hardened by difficult times being a product of his environment. His neighborhood was notorious for drugs, gangs, and violence. To many people the Blackjack community was considered a nuance (red zone) but to him and his peers Blackjack was home his place of residence. Varus Bell grew up being involved in gang activities, crime, violence labeling him a community opposition. Basketball and music was his passion and many people expected him to play basketball at the professional level like his cousin Latavious Williams and nba and local McDonald all American player Travis Outlaw. But like most kids growing up in the projects those dreams were blocked before they became a goal.
Varus was mainly raised between households being his grandparents, god parents, and his mother. He first fell in love with music in the 6th grade(2000) when local record label Lokee Records produced local artist such as Chaos Da Boss(Storm Clique), Dj Stickuhbush, Ty Cutta, DeanTown Villians, DoughBelly Stray, BigBull, Danijah and others. Varus Bell started rapping over instramentals by 36 mafia, Playa Fly, Pastor Troy and Dru hill(Yes Dru hill). His favorite rappers back then were 36 mafia member Lord infamous, Pastor Troy, Notorious B.I.G, Jay z and playa Fly. Working effortlessly to become a local star Varus Bell started mimicking other rappers delivery and style. He joined the local rap group Bloodkin where he was mentored and groomed into a rap artist, he found his own style, appearance, delivery and gain confidence. In 2004 he released his first single "Hoodat" and "Pushin" with gain him local attention in surrounding areas. Following a performance at a talent show Varus bell collaborated with Local artists Vi the champ, Yo and Ill will (Willie P Rest in peace) all of Bloodkin to produce "Stand Up" a local club song and party song. Varus bell continue to gain confidence in his art so he continued to groom himself in the Art of music.
Varus Bell grandparents who did there best to keep him out the streets and into his books. No matter how hard they tried to show him the value of being a law abiding citizen the more gang activities got the best of him. At the age of 16 he was a convicted felon for burglary of a vehicle. He was expelled from school, placed on Non judicated probation, forcing him to take his GED and attended Community college in Meridian Community college in Meridian Ms and Monroe College in Rochester NY on a basketball scholarship. Over a falsified statement from a police officer, Varus Bell violated his probation for Trespassing which sent him to prison for 2 years and 8 months. After being released in May 2012, Varus Bell hit the bricks running playing semi pro basketball, experimenting with fashion and Hustling marijuana. With 5 written statements and a camera recorded conversation with a confidential informant, Varus Bell was sentence to 20 years in prison 15 years to serve with 5 years of post supervised probation in 2014 with the Mississippi department of corrections for the sale of marijuana times 2. Being that sale of marijuana is a Non violent offense he only had to serve 25% of the 15 years.
While being incarcerated Varus bell sent hours and days working on music, reading and working out, studying music and entrepreneurship. Since his release Varus Bell had been on a relentless path of musicianship, community service, and building a fan base behind his music with his story. He is experimenting with different endeavors such as acting, fashion and modeling while being a artist and composer. His ultimate goal is to be a star in the music industry and give back to those who shouldn't have to suffer the way he did. Varus bell is on a straight and narrow path and his success and two daughters are the ulterior motivation to make him strive for excellence. Gaining attention of Jay-z and other music execs is a bullet point on his to do list.
Varus Bell Artist/Composer
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A Talent In Your Face Exclusive: nonSense's Pluto
July 29, 2016 by TalentInYourFace
"Pluto" is nonSense's latest visual from his debut album 'Mercury Retrograde'. The New Jersey rapper really showcases his storytelling ability through wicked wordplay and rhymes. The high quality visuals will keep you entertained throughout the entire video just as much as his lyrics. The video portrays an interesting series of clips too. It begins with nonSense tied up and ends with them putting a bag over his head. I guess our imagination has to end the story.
nonSense was born and raised in the hard streets of Newark, New Jersey. Raised in a single parent household, Frantz endured and overcame hardships. Coming from such a chaotic environment, nonSense needed an outlet in order to express his frustrations, fears and future. So, he began writing poetry but was soon entranced by music. Drawing from his mother's love of music, nonSense began listening, experimenting and cultivating his own craft and style. He chose the name "nonSense"; aiming to create music that compelled the listener to dig deeper in order to reveal the message behind the words. He currently has 3 projects out; 'Up the Downs' which dropped 4 years ago, 'Cosmic Vibes' 11 months ago, and 'Mercury Retrograde' which dropped last month.
"Pluto" https://youtu.be/rtjboXSVg1w
NONSENSE ONLINE:
http://www.nonsenseofficial.com/home-horizon
http://www.facebook.com/nonsensehiphop
http://www.twitter.com/nonsensehiphop
http://www.instagram.com/nonsensehiphop
http://www.youtube.com/user/eraofdanon
http://www.soundcloud.com/nonsensehiphop
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"Changes"Artist: TruthCity
July 5, 2016 July 5, 2016 by TalentInYourFace
TruthCity tells a story on "Changes" and that story is one of struggle and devotion. He talks about moving to New York City to pursue a music career with no money. TruthCity spent nights sleeping in the back of restaurants and on friend's floors all for the love of music. You can hear the pain and passion in his voice throughout the entire song. You can see his progress throughout video as well. Nothing will stop TruthCity.
Artist: @MrTruthCity
Shot & Edited: @BoardinOgilvie
TruthCity is a rapper & songwriter (originally from Virginia) but now resides in NYC. Inspired by prolific and distinguished artists such as Jay-Z, Coldplay, Nas, Jean-Michel Basquiat and Andy Warhol has influenced Truth's intense, lifelong devotion to his craft. TruthCity truly lives up to his stage name by making the kind of music "that is the soundtrack to your life." Every time he touches the mic, he converts strangers to believers.
TRUTHCITY ONLINE:
www.mrtruthcity.com
www.facebook.com/MrTruthCity
www.twitter.com/mrtruthcity
www.soundcloud.com/mrtruthcity
www.youtube.com/user/officialtruthcity
www.instagram.com/mrtruthcity
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"Summertime Chapi" By: Roy The Savage ft. Nomad
July 1, 2016 by TalentInYourFace
Longtime friends Roy The Savage and Nomad teamed up for a summertime hit that is sure to get you outside, dancing. The two Brooklyn artists hit up the beach and other locations throughout New York City to give their fans a video for the summer. "Summertime Chapi" is the second single off of Roy The Savage's upcoming project 'The Giving Tree' which will be a good mix of poetry inspired tracks and NY hip-hop.
Roy the Savage was born and raised in the birthplace of hip-hop, New York City. Growing up in a Dominican household in East New York, Brooklyn has made him the confident, talented artist he is today. You can definitely hear the city's influence in his music too. His style has been shaped by the golden era of hip-hop of the 1990's and NY's greats. Roy the Savage isn't your typical rapper either. His music is infused with poetry and soul creating a new sound many haven't heard before. Outside of music, Roy dedicates himself to his community by running projects that help young people in his neighborhood get internships. His main goal is to travel the world, play music, connect people, promote peace, and spread love.
ROY THE SAVAGE ONLINE:
www.roythesavage.com
www.facebook.com/roythesavage
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"Hollywood" By: Chad Michael
Chad Michael hasn't released anything in three months but he is finally back with a new track titled "Hollywood" and it's dope. He showcases both his ability to rap and sing throughout the track but mainly focuses on spitting metaphors and bars. Chad even switches up his flow multiple times proving he can rap alongside his mentors. Expect more heat like this coming from Chad soon. He is expected to release a handful of records in the next couple months.
Chad Michael is a singer/songwriter from Tucson, AZ who is pursuing a music career in Los Angeles. The 25 year-old released his debut EP, Rain, in December of 2015 and it's about to break 20,000 plays. His versatile sound sits somewhere between Rap and R&B because he does both well. Chad has had a quiet but successful 2016 as he works on new music and visuals.
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Amoré KING
Amoré KING has one main goal musically which is- "Restore The Feeling." Representing the bass heavy soul sound of Louisville, KY and gritty street sound of Kinston, NC simultaneously, Amore's sound is multi-layered with a flavor that can only be described as "smooth lyricism". Given the moniker "Amoré KING" for his dominance lyrically and sonically; from winning radio countdowns so many times they had to retire his records, co-signs from XM/Sirius on air personalities and djs, to producing many of his own (and others) records… its safe to say the name fits.
Soundcloud link: https://soundcloud.com/amoretheking/in-the-moment
Twitter: AmoretheKING
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Facebook: Amoré King
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Celgene strikes $101m partnership in oncology, neurodegenerative and inflammatory
By matthew_2
Celgene has inked a partnership with biotech firm Vividion Therapeutics to identify and develop small molecules as a treatment in oncological, inflammatory and neurodegenerative conditions.
Celgene has inked a new multi-year partnership with biotech firm Vividion Therapeutics to leverage the latter's proteomics and chemistry platforms in the identification and development of small molecules as a treatment in oncological, inflammatory and neurodegenerative conditions, it has emerged.
Specifically, Celgene will pay Vividion £101 million in upfront payments, including equity investment, to "advance new small molecules that function through the ubiquitin proteasome system, modulating specific protein levels for therapeutic benefit." The partnership covers a first term of four years, during which Vividion will lead initial drug discovery efforts while Celgene will have exclusive worldwide rights on the first resulting project, as well as certain later ones.
Under the terms of the agreement, Vividion are potentially eligible to receive double-digit royalties on sales and milestone payments.
"Vividion has assembled a truly cutting-edge drug discovery platform that offers the opportunity to accelerate drug delivery in new and impactful ways by expanding the druggable proteome and addressing difficult targets," said Rupert Vessey, President, Research and Early Development, at Celgene. "This collaboration will provide both companies with the opportunity for a comprehensive, accelerated drug discovery approach to develop first-in-class therapeutics in areas with high potential impact for patients."
Diego Miralles, CEO of Vividion, added: "We are extremely pleased to collaborate with a leading medical innovator, Celgene. Our unique drug discovery capabilities provide new, expanded therapeutic possibilities. We believe we can transform and accelerate the way small molecules are discovered, as our proprietary screening technology rapidly identifies and advances chemistry for targets that until now have remained undruggable."
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Martin Dubravka gives a refreshingly honest account of Newcastle United's season so far
Newcastle players held a training ground meeting this week at Benton with Martin Dubravka said to be one of the main speakers
Lee RyderChief Newcastle United Writer
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Martin Dubravka believes there is no hiding place for Newcastle United ahead of their trip to Old Trafford this weekend.
The Magpies head to the North-West without a win on the board and Dubravka is tired of hearing what a "tough start" his team have endured this season.
Various players have pointed to the fact that United faced some of the top six sides in their first handful of fixtures.
But Dubravka isn't buying that excuse and is eager to put things right against Manchester United.
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The Slovakian goalkeeper admits that it won't be easy against the Red Devils, but told his team-mates they should be relishing the chance to silence Old Trafford fans.
Dubravka told the Chronicle: "That's why I came to the Premier League - to play in the games like Man United and go to Old Trafford.
Martin Dubravka of Newcastle United catches the ball during the Premier League match between Crystal Palace and Newcastle United (Image: Getty Images Europe)
"It's a big day for me but for everybody on the pitch as well.
"Despite the results, everybody is looking forward to this game and not fearing it.
"We want to be successful.
"To do that we need to talk to each other as a team and be as honest as we can.
"We'll see what happens."
Some observers have stated that Newcastle's fixture list after Man United is a much less daunting one and that the season will start after the international break.
Martin Dubravka (Image: Newcastle United)
But the former Sparta Prague stopper said: "We can't keep saying we have tough fixtures.
"When we played against Tottenham and Chelsea we created a lot of chances and we should have more points.
"But we can't keep saying the Premier League starts here or next time, it's just not true."
Martin Dubravka reveals dressing room inquest and urges team-mates to be 'honest' about current form
Newcastle has Federico Fernandez and Paul Dummett out injured against Leicester City last weekend but Dubravka also stated that can't be issued as a defence for bad results.
A determined Dubravka went on: "I think we have quality players even if some of them are injured.
"We have other players that are capable of showing what they can do in games when others are out.
"I will support all the injured players of course.
"But first of all we need results and that means speaking to each other and changing something to get wins."
Newcastle United 'keeper Martin Dubravka (Image: Newcastle Chronicle)
The Magpies are 6/1 with William Hill to get three points at Old Trafford and it's fair to say those odds have been much longer in years gone by.
With Man United struggling themselves and slumped in 10th after three defeats in their campaign already, Dubravka was asked if there was ever a good time to play the former Premier League champions.
And if there was, surely it is now?
He replied: "It's hard to say that as it is still Manchester United after all and they are at home.
What happened behind closed doors at Newcastle United's pizza night?
"It won't be easy for us but we still go there trying to be successful.
"As a person I go into every game wanting to win, that includes Man United.
"It would be great if we could get some type of positive result.
"We knew we needed to speak to each other honestly.
"We want to be successful and winning games."
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Does Putin Plan to Change the Constitution and Stay in Power?
We asked leading political experts about his much discussed Constitution comment.
Some interpreted Putin as saying he plans to extend his rule indefinitely, while others say he will not seek re-election.	Kremlin.ru
President Vladimir Putin said Thursday he was open to the possibility of altering Russia's Constitution to limit the number of presidential terms anyone can serve.
"Your humble servant served two terms consecutively, then left his post, but with the constitutional right to return to the post of president again, because these two terms were not consecutive. [This clause] troubles some of our political analysts and public figures. Well, maybe it could be removed," the president said during his annual end-of-year press conference.
Putin Open to Changing Constitution Amid Succession Question
The Constitution currently prohibits anyone from serving as president for more than two consecutive terms, and speculation has swirled over what will happen when Putin's current term limit runs out in 2024. His statement Thursday prompted heated debate almost instantly.
Some interpreted it as a sign that he plans to extend his rule indefinitely, while others said he meant that he will step down in 2024, when his current term limit ends.
The Moscow Times collected opinions from Russia's leading political experts:
Yevgeny Minchenko, director at the International Institute for Political Expertise:
— For Putin, the presence or absence of the clause about "consecutive" terms doesn't matter now.
— I don't see any connection between what he said about Russia's Constitution changing and the possible nomination of [Prime Minister] Dmitry Medvedev for the presidency in 2024. There are several missing links between these two things.
— In fact, Vladimir Putin said that he wasn't considering a new presidential term. However, other scenarios of how he can stay at the helm are still possible. For example, he can return to the government and expand [parliament's] powers or become the head of a state council.
Tatiana Stanovaya, founder of the political analysis project R.Politik and nonresident scholar at the Carnegie Moscow Center:
— At this point, constitutional changes are inevitable. If Putin remains as president, then the term limits must be amended. If he leaves the presidency, there will be proposals for a different government structure where Putin can find a place in it.
— No one expected Putin to speak out about this so soon — after all, there are still five more years to go in his term. But now the discussion has been started, and the direction this discussion will ultimately go is still unknown.
Andrei Kolesnikov, senior associate and the chair of the Russian Domestic Politics and Political Institutions Program at the Carnegie Moscow Center:
— The easiest scheme is just to change the Constitution. This mechanism has started in a "test" mode. By generally speaking about withdrawing this clause about "consecutive" terms, he may have been referring to lifting the restrictions on himself.
— Even if he formally resigns, nobody believes in a final departure, because Russian citizens have gotten used to living with Putin for two decades — 30 years is no different than 20. The expectations are diminished; there's a will for change but nobody is holding their breath for it, because Putin is seen as neither a liberal modernizer nor a cruel ruler that instills "order."
Mikhail Vinogradov, president of the St. Petersburg Political Foundation:
— In 2012, Putin had already said that he wasn't against the idea of removing this clause from the Constitution. Back then, these words didn't lead to any actions, so we shouldn't consider it a big sensation today.
— Technically, in the event this rule is adopted, the restriction would apply only to Medvedev's third term and Putin's very hypothetical fifth term in 2030. But in fact, Putin just unintentionally mentioned this topic without saying anything concrete.
Konstantin Kostin, chairman of the Civil Society Development Foundation:
— The president has given two possible ways in which the Constitution can be changed, and for the first time he was quite specific: Redistributing power in favor of parliament and/or removing the consecutive term limit clause. The latter is more of a cosmetic change. This whole discussion, however, is significant because the president has opened up the possibility of discussing changes to the Constitution.
Grigorii Golosov, the head of political science at the European University in St. Petersburg:
— Putin's statement about removing the word "consecutive" in regards to two presidential terms from the Constitution, in my opinion, insinuates that he will nominate Medvedev for the presidency in 2024. If that happens, Putin will have informal influence and, I'm sure, significant formal authority as well. If Medvedev becomes president, Putin will have significant leverage to preserve power for himself and control Medvedev like he did last time.
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Jecza Gallery
Calea Martirilor 1989 nr 51/52
Ana Adam - Drawing is witchcraft or the other way round
Ana Adam
Ami Barak
Last chance to see Ana Adam's exhibition, at the White Night of Galleries – NAG, in the presence of the artist. The entry is free. Drawing is a witchcraft or the other way round is Ana Adam's first solo exhibition with Jecza Gallery in Timisoara. A remarkable personality, the artist has lived and worked in this same city for a long time. Noticed during the 2017 edition of the Art Encounters Biennial "Life – user's manual", she has since pursued an ascending career which only confirms an approach whose visual and conceptual qualities are highest. Ana Adam draws as she breathes to be reconciled with herself and the world around her. The fluidity and the tensions of the lines in Ana's drawings serve to sublimate the appetites usually restricted in social life, and the impact of these drawings develops a polyvalent and magical femininity. The artist captures the emotion under her vital pulses which emerge through the lines and color washes of the drawing. Her intelligence places masculinity beyond mythological antagonism antagonism between the two sexes and leads to a rewriting of creation - men who give birth, women who express their desire through a multitude of organs and breast replication, the nature takes back its rights, the human is in constant cosmological metamorphosis. The present exhibition also includes sewn drawings in addition to ink drawings which offer a variation of of magic and healing mushrooms whose somatic, sensory, and emotional propensities are the result of the informal weaving of of mixed and unraveled threads described as an echo of the energy of mushrooms. (curator Ami Barak)
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