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2019 Coaches Clinic
John Simpson – Senior Spotlight
By: Cole Little
Note: The following appears in the Wofford gameday football program.
By donning a blonde wig and posing as Trevor Lawrence at the ACC Kickoff in July, offensive lineman John Simpson finally earned the national recognition that those associated with the Tiger program assuredly felt that he already deserved for his on-field performance.
Of course, offensive linemen are often underappreciated because of the lack of flashiness and attention pertaining to pass blocking, but for selfless leaders like Simpson, that is not at all a problem.
Now in his senior season, Simpson is a staple of the Tiger offensive line and is hoping to lead his team to its third national championship since he first put on a #74 Clemson jersey.
Head Coach Dabo Swinney and his staff always select two well-rounded leaders to attend the ACC Kickoff and represent the program in front of the media. This year, Simpson was chosen. He poked fun at the fact that he was attending the preseason media event over Lawrence, who is one of the most prominent players in college football.
Coach Swinney has routinely selected seniors to represent the program in Charlotte at the media event. However, with the help of a prop that resembled Lawrence's signature golden locks, Simpson made up for Lawrence's absence. The hilarious spectacle garnered national attention in the press and perfectly embodied Simpson's fun-loving approach to leadership.
"I love bringing positive energy to the table," said Simpson with a smile. "I'm always laughing and trying to be as fun-loving as possible. I like to bring a positive vibe to every situation so that my teammates can feed off my energy."
Simpson hails from North Charleston, S.C. and was a standout at Fort Dorchester High School. He was also a star wrestler, as he was the state champion during his junior season.
On the gridiron, he became widely regarded as one of the top offensive linemen in the nation as well as one of the top overall prep players in South Carolina. Clemson Assistant Coaches Robbie Caldwell and Tony Elliott, both of whom Simpson is close with, recruited him, and the sincerity that they exuded while recruiting him drew the prized pass protector and run blocker to Tigertown.
"During the recruiting process, the coaches who recruited me kept it real. It felt like a family every time I visited Clemson, so it made the decision to commit to Clemson an easy one."
As part of a talented offensive line corps in his first two seasons on campus, Simpson paid his dues and made the most of his playing time en route to becoming one of Clemson's most vital blockers.
He is quick to cite Clemson's 44-16 victory over Alabama in the most-recent national championship contest as his favorite football-related memory, but what the humble lineman might not be quick to admit is that he was an integral component of Clemson's journey to the top last year.
This season, the Tiger offensive line is veteran-laden, and Simpson takes great pride in starting alongside several other accomplished linemen who have worked beside him every step of the way during the course of his Clemson football journey.
"It means a lot," stated Simpson when asked about playing on such a star-studded offensive line. "Having guys like Tremayne (Anchrum), Sean (Pollard), Gage (Cervenka) and Jackson (Carman) next to me makes me more confident and allows me to play my best. Knowing that I can be a part of something like that is a great feeling."
On the field, Simpson is a relentless pass blocker whose commitment to protecting the quarterback has earned him several prestigious honors. In 2018, Simpson was named Second-Team All-ACC by AP after starting all 15 games and totaling 858 snaps. Simpson, who received several preseason All-America nods, has lived up to the hype and has been named ACC Offensive Lineman of the Week multiple times in 2019.
While accolades and awards are certainly appreciated by Simpson, the team's success means more than anything, and that molds his team-first leadership style.
"I try to focus on my team and not let those things affect how I am as a player," said Simpson of how he views individual honors. "I'm a team player. I want to be the best teammate over anything else."
Off the field, Simpson is a gentle giant, as the 6'4", 330-pound lineman frequently sports a smile that lights up a room and offers up a sense of humor that provides endless laughter. While other veterans of Clemson's offensive line utilize serious motivational leadership tactics, Simpson chooses to make an impact on his younger teammates through connecting with them in a down-to-earth manner.
Positive energy is important to Simpson, and he aims to lead by example by maintaining positivity in everything that he does so as to not lose sight of how amazing of an experience it is to suit up for the Tigers on a daily basis.
"Being an offensive lineman, you have to be selfless and do things for others. The way I lead is by example and hope that people follow me."
Outside of football, Simpson leads through his academic, personal and professional endeavors. Simpson, a P.A.W. Journey ambassador, has excelled in the classroom, with the sociology major harnessing his talents by completing a microinternship with WH Trucking that was made possible by P.A.W. Journey last year.
Once Simpson's decorated Clemson career concludes, working towards playing in the NFL will become the main priority on his agenda. For now, Simpson is working towards maximizing his potential at the college level and becoming the best Tiger he can be in every aspect of his game and his life.
"My main goal right now is to try and work every day to be the best man I can possibly be, so that I can potentially be a part of an NFL team."
Continuing to perform at a high level on the football field is his ultimate focus for the foreseeable future, but Simpson aims to one day venture onto a career path centered upon youth counseling.
Simpson has consistently served as a positive role model for his teammates, and it is no surprise that the conscientious Tiger wants to someday share his wisdom with kids in need of a positive outlook.
Simpson takes pride in how his actions positively impact others. The remarkable success experienced by Lawrence and other Tiger signal-callers who have taken snaps with Simpson blocking for them makes him more proud than any of the individual achievements that he has attained, and the same can be said of the differences that Simpson has made as a team leader in the locker room and in the real world.
Therefore, Simpson is not bothered by the comical wig incident overshadowing his spectacular play, as he knows that his play speaks for himself. Furthermore, the gag elicited plenty of smiles and laughs, making for yet another priceless moment made possible by the fun-loving Simpson and his dedication to giving off endless positive energy.


It must be a jubilee year. In Christian theology the Jubilee is a special year for the remission of sins and universal pardon through plenary indulgence. Forgiveness of all sins di culpa e di pena is granted only to the truly penitent-the ones who make a confession of their sins make the required a pilgrimage to a specified holy place. By analogy, the government of the Philippines is granting its own version of a plenary indulgence through R. A. 9480 only eternal damnation is not at hand, it's "just" tax.
In a bold but not unprecedented move to lure wayward taxpayers out of the woodworks and to boost revenue, Philippine lawmakers passed Republic Act 9480 "The Tax Amnesty Act of 2007" which essentially grants taxpayers a reprieve for all unpaid internal revenue taxes i.e. those imposed by the National Government for the taxable year 2005 and prior years upon payment of a special amnesty tax.
Upon payment of an amnesty tax the law promises that the taxpayer shall be immune from the payment of taxes, as well as additions thereto, and the appurtenant civil, criminal or administrative penalties under the National Internal Revenue Code of 1997, as amended, arising from the failure to pay any and all internal revenue taxes for taxable year 2005 and prior years.
It's a basic premise of constitutional law that Congress cannot pass irrepealable laws, so the moratorium will obviously last only until the next amnesty grant by Congress. This legislation however, makes it clear that any amnesty may only be by Congressional grant putting an end to the voluntary assessment and abatement programs by the BIR.
The moratorium clearly recognizes the Philippine BIR's penchant for amnesty programs with sometimes questionable legal basis. If one can argue that amnesty partakes of the nature of a tax exemption, which arguably it does, then BIR has no authority to grant a general amnesty since under Article VI Section 28 (4) of the 1987 Constitution no law granting any tax exemption shall be passed without the concurrence of a majority of all the Members of the Congress. The line is drawn under Section 204 of the Code which allows BIR, through the Commissioner to compromise taxes upon certain conditions: 1) when reasonable doubt as to the validity of the claim against the taxpayer exists; or 2) the financial position of the taxpayer demonstrates a clear inability to pay an assessed tax. In the same manner, BIR is also allowed to cancel a tax liability 1) when the tax or any portion thereof appears to be unjustly or excessively assessed; or 2) the administration and collection costs involved do not justify the collection of the amount due.
We can quibble about constitutional issues and violation of the separation of powers all day but why should any taxpayer public complain about amnesty? When unthreatened by collection enforcement measures, the shrewd businessman will normally lay low from the taxman and await the next opportunity to make good on his sins. Amnesty will come around again in the Philippines, won't it? Or it will this one last time.
The saying goes however, beware of Greeks bearing gifts. Amnesty programs usually require some form of disclosure return and authorize a carte blanche review of the books. They also usually do not involve all types of taxes and can lead to assessment, which is precisely the opposite objective to be achieved, at least from the taxpayer viewpoint.
2. When findings of or admission in congressional hearings or proceedings in administrative agencies of the government, and in courts, prove that there is at least thirty percent (30%) under-declaration.
The willful understatement in the SALN is subject to the penalties of perjury under the Revised Penal Code and constitutes prima facie evidence of fraud and constitutes a ground upon which attachment for such property may be issued in favor of the BIR to answer for the satisfaction of any judgment against the erring declarant who will likewise be subject to a tax fraud investigation.
In terms of process the amnesty is relatively simple. The implementing rules require interested taxpayers to secure a notice of availment and a tax amnesty return from the BIR and prepare their SALNs as of December 31, 2005. Then they have to pay the amnesty tax at accredited banks or collection agents, and secure a notice of payment. Once all forms are ready, they must be submitted to the relevant revenue district officer and only then can the above described immunity be effective.
Excluded from coverage are withholding agents with respect to their withholding tax liabilities, taxpayers with cases involving ill-gotten wealth or unexplained wealth, taxpayers with cases involving money laundering, pending criminal cases filed in court for felonies of frauds, illegal exactions and transactions, and malversation of public funds and property under Chapters III and IV of Title VII. of the Revised Penal Code, taxpayers facing pending tax evasion and other criminal offenses under the tax code, and tax cases subject of final and executory judgment by the courts. This means that those with pending assessments whether currently being processed administratively or in the courts are eligible for amnesty so long as they do not involve fraud or criminal offenses. This is the bulk of pending assessments with the BIR.
For those who are eligible, the bottom line is whether the amnesty, in numbers makes financial sense. Immunity for 2005 and prior years presents a huge benefit.
Taxpayers in the Philippines can avail of the amnesty until March 5, 2008. The BIR of the Philippines began accepting applications on Wednesday, September 5, 2007. Without going into policy perspectives, R.A. 9840 provides huge benefits, at least from a taxpayer perspective or it's the closest thing to eternal salvation that government can give.


Was reading news on my iPhone and clicked on a link that looked like a news article regarding Melania Trump's ability to look so young and hot at 49. I found myself looking at what appeared to be a Vogue article titled "Would You Spend $5 to Remove 20 Years from Your Face? Melania Stuns Her Doubters as She Reveals her Miracle Wrinkle Secret." The byline was "Vogue Magazine - Thursday June 2, 2016."
I can't find the ad on my regular computer by googling for it so I can't reproduce it here just now. But the fact that I can't google for it is proof that something fishy is going on. As you'll see, it's yet another scam that uses a fake news report to sell fake and useless products, just like the fake CNN stories about brain pills that I've written about elsewhere and which nobody has stopped (http://pricefixer.blogspot.com/2016/02/geniux-anderson-cooper-stephen-hawking.html). Sure would be nice if Melania would step up and do something about it.
I will do my best to watch for the predictable "name change". After I wrote about Synagen, the same ad started getting used for products with different names. I have a feeling that will happen here too. If you've seen this fake report touting something other than Gavali or Vida, let me know.
The article goes on to talk about how Melania has her own line of skin care products, but how she doesn't use them, and instead uses something else. It then talks about how whatever it was has been used by a lot of celebrities and how it was on Dr. Oz a few weeks ago -- i.e. he finally revealed the secret he has been reserving for his aging celebrity clients. Apparently he felt bad when he realized that his viewers were throwing away thousands of dollars on stuff that doesn't work, instead of using this really cheap stuff that does. There are a number of before and after pictures, including of Jennifer Anniston. Although it has recognizable celebrity pictures, and quotes below them -- Jennifer is saying "I looked 10 years younger in literally weeks! Dr. Oz saved my acting career!"
Finally, the article reveals the name of these wonder cremes -- Gavali Advance and Vida Eye Revitalizer.
There's more from Dr. Oz and a picture of him in front of a before and after image of a celebrity I don't recognize. He is saying that "Vitamin C is the secret to cheat your age.". It turns out other products don't have the right consistency and dosage. And then there's some discussion of the other piece -- Hyaluronic acid.
Vogue took its 57 year old employee Brenda, gave her the treatment over 14 days, and reported on the results for day 1, day 5, and day 14 -- just like Anderson Cooper and Synagen etc.
Predictably, the article then conveniently provides a couple of links that indicate that supplies are running out, and that the promotion ends Sunday June 12 -- which happens to be today.
And then, just like in the Synagen/Cogniq/Geniux Anderson Cooper CNN Stephen Hawking scam, there are a set of fake comments that tak about how great the products are.
soon. In the meantime, if anyone else spots it, please send me a link and I'll try to get it up.
As you'll readily see if you take a look at my other posts, this is a complete scam. It's an "ad' masquerading as a news report, and using celebrity likenesses and names (Dr. Oz) to sell a product that those celebrities have almost certainly never heard of and certainly don't use. Yes, it should be illegal and should be shut down. But the Anderson Cooper-Stephen Hawking Denzel Washington Synagen scam has been popping up repeatedly since last August, so it doesn't seem like celebrities -- or even the news outlets whose names are falsely used -- care enough to stop the practice.
I saw a story about Melania Trump's line as well, but was unable to reproduce the site again. I didn't think much of it until I saw a similar story (basically, word for word) about another product line by Christie Brinkley. They even use the same pictures.
The same pictures of Melania, or do they have pictures of Christie?? Anyway, if you see it again, please let us know what the product was, and anything else you remember, so we can warn people away.
YEP I JUST RAN ACROSS IT.. BUT THE PRODUCT THIS TIME IS SKIN RESTORE ANTIWRINKLE CREAM AND EYE RESTORE ADVANCED EYE TREATMENT,,, OFFERING FREE BOTTLE WITH SHIPPING ONLY 4.99 EACH I TRIED GOOGLING TRYSKINRESTORE ON MY LAPTOP...NOTHING COMES UP.! WHAT A SCAM! I AM GLAD I READ YOUR ARTICLE BEFORE ORDERING.
I saw the same article/advertisement on my desktop a few months ago and ordered the products. The brand was Skin Armour and the products: Anti-aging Serum and Anti-aging Eye cream. There was nothing anywhere that stated that after a 14-day trial, my credit card would be charged; however, that is exactly what happened. My credit card was charged for a total of $184.94, a ridiculous amount.
I contacted the company, who insisted that I agreed to this when I ordered so I contacted my credit card company to dispute the charge and they reversed the charges. They informed me that there are many scams just like this going on all the time.
I was informed yesterday that the dispute was won. I affirm that this is a big scam!!
well done and thanks for posting. I suppose for every person like you who is on the ball and gets his or her $180 back, there are probably dozens who don't. Somebody is getting rich off of this.


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Foundation for Rural and Economic Development in Africa
Our Mission The Foundation for Rural and Economic Development in Africa (FREDIA) is committed to providing human and financial resources to rural and urban communities in Africa so that they can achieve transformational economic, social, and technological changes, leading to sustainable development. Currently, our region of focus in Africa is the Congo Basin. Six countries that include Cameroon, Central African Republic, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Equatorial Guinea. We provide eight key services but currently focus on Economic Development/Empowerment, Education, and Cultural Preservation. Given that natural disasters, conflicts and political instabil... read more Our Mission The Foundation for Rural and Economic Development in Africa (FREDIA) is committed to providing human and financial resources to rural and urban communities in Africa so that they can achieve transformational economic, social, and technological changes, leading to sustainable development. Currently, our region of focus in Africa is the Congo Basin. Six countries that include Cameroon, Central African Republic, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Equatorial Guinea. We provide eight key services but currently focus on Economic Development/Empowerment, Education, and Cultural Preservation. Given that natural disasters, conflicts and political instability impact our work, we often assist the most vulnerable, including children, widows, women, teenage mothers, and the elderly through our empowerment programs. In 2018, we assisted villagers in Bechati, Cameroon, whose homes were struck by a tornado. There has been civil unrest in Cameroon since 2016. People are fleeing armed violence, attacks on their homes and schools, abduction, sexual violence, and recruitment into armed groups. We are now assisting displaced people there, including villagers. We plan to launch three training centers in the NW/SW regions of Cameroon in 2020 to provide education and entrepreneurial skills to displaced people. We work primarily in Africa but maintain a strong visibility in the United States and San Andres Island, Colombia, which has a population of 85,000 people, mostly people of African descent. Colombia has the fifth largest black population outside of Africa (4.9 million). One of FREDIA's services is Cultural Preservation, specifically connecting people of the African Diaspora to Africa. In the United States, we organize an annual African Diaspora Banquet and Cultural Night to showcase African cuisine, culture, and music. The San Andres Island in Colombia has an annual Emancipation Week celebration in July. FREDIA sent a representative this year. We believe that connecting Africa with Americans and people of the African Diaspora enriches our work in Africa. Our Programs Our approach to development is to invest in the people and allow them to unleash their potential. Our proactive solutions include education, promoting a sense of cultural understanding, pride and belonging; providing rural farmers with the tools that they need to develop sustainable farms; funding initiatives that encourage self- reliance and alleviate poverty; and assisting in the building of sustainable institutions that support grassroots development. Presently, we focus on Education, Economic Development/Empowerment, and Cultural Preservation. Here is a complete look of our programs that will be available in the future: Education Assist programs that advance the quality and relevance of education in the African context, with a focus on academic, human, productive and technical skills. Include the following: Competency-based curriculum development. Youth development, leadership and life skills training. Special emphasis on the education of girls and women. Water Supply Enhance access by urban and rural populations to clean drinking water. Assist with projects that: Build and rehabilitate water wells; communal tap-water systems ; install solar powered pumping systems. Household sanitation education programs that prevent recontamination of drinking water. Train village water committees on how to use and maintain the wells and pumps. Train villagers on hygiene and sanitation. Electricity Assist programs that work to ensure reliable power supply to rural and urban populations. The focus is on energy access, installed electricity generation capacity, and overall electric power consumption. Support will include the following: New photovoltaic panels or "micro-grids" and thermal technologies. Health and Hygiene Assist initiatives that enhance rural and urban health care facilities and capacities; provide training to health professionals; promote access to health care services, including effective prevention of diseases. Cultural Preservation We respect the diversity of value systems and will assist efforts that encourage a strong sense of self-identity through culture, including oral history research, cultural heritage beliefs, cultural landscapes, institutions, popular theater, cultural and symbolic systems. Economic Empowerment Support initiatives that empower women, men and youths, including vocational skills training and life skills training; promote equal access and control of economic assets; and enhance entrepreneurial capacities of all groups so they can succeed as leaders in business and trade. Appropriate Technology Transfer Understand that each country has a different development constraint and as such may not be a suitable recipient for the same technology. Where technology is deemed appropriate, there must be a corresponding level of skills for utilizing it. To this end, we support efforts that introduce appropriate and affordable technology into rural areas. Farm-to- Market Programs Support initiatives that develop and sustain rural marketplaces; strengthen farmer-to- market linkages, including good roads that facilitate transportation of goods from rural to urban centers; assist farmer organizations to be more productive; promote agricultural trade in domestic, regional, and international markets; improve food security; and increase the capacity of associations, cooperatives, private enterprises, and nongovernmental organizations. Social Media Twitter https://twitter.com/FREDIA_ORG Facebook https://www.facebook.com/frediaorg/ Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/2361823994096958/ Blog: www.fredia.org/blog
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Studio Series: Douglas Bentham
The 1990s have seen an unexpected shift in Douglas Bentham's approach to welded metal sculpture. Despite his reputation for large-scale steel abstraction, the artist has shown increasing interest in working on a smaller, more personal scale, and with the more traditional materials of brass and bronze. More striking than these changes of medium and format, though, is the new aesthetic embodied in this work.
For viewers familiar with Bentham's previous work, an initial reaction may well be puzzlement at how shapeless, for lack of a better term, the new work seems. The skewed boxes and amorphous canisters offer disjointed surfaces chinked together without regard for a well delineated shape, or so it seems. This is a surprising thing to observe given Bentham's masterful ability to "draw in space," a quality so evident in his work over the past three decades. The sculptures effectively deny the formalist dogma of "unity in complexity" — the elegant articulation of individual parts within a coherent whole. Bentham, one must conclude, is after a quite different effect.
To understand the shift in approach, it is helpful to go back to the "Ancestral" series, a group of five sculptural pairs executed in 1993-94 (three are included in this exhibition). These works, each loosely based on the form of a box, still participate in a familiar mode of construction. As the viewer approaches the work, a striking silhouette gradually gives way to a fugue-like interplay of interior and exterior, part and whole. Each piece is a carefully directed spatial drama.
The viewing remains straightforward until one realizes that each pairing is made up of two virtually identical compositions. In each case the "original" version is a welded steel collage with the "reproduction" executed at roughly one-half scale in patinated brass. According to Bentham, the translation of scale and material forces the viewer to deal with the language of abstraction.1 In looking from one piece to the other, the viewer is compelled to mentally reconstruct the work, to verify that, for instance, those two flanges join at just the same angle in both pieces. Through this exercise the viewer unwittingly remakes the piece, mentally mimicking the series of formal choices made by the sculptor. Not only is the horse led to water, but it is drinking before it knows it.
Significantly for subsequent work, the mirroring involved in this series introduces a viewing situation in which the primacy of the whole is questioned. The importance of relating part to part supercedes that of relating part to whole. Shape, as a unifying element, is no longer the ultimate reference point.
Not that this relinquishment of the whole is an end in itself. And not that the subsequent sculptures are utterly shapeless. The words "carapace" and "reliquary" spring to mind when viewing the works. What is pertinent is that they do not invite the viewer to hold the whole with a masterful gaze. Rather, they require a scrambling glance across a broken, glittering surface in an effort to find a way in.
For Bentham, there is a catharsis involved in these works. They are the result of a new intentness at "looking down and in." The desire is to take people to a "quietness within themselves," but only after forcing them to abandon an easy resolution of the whole and instead seek the way in. On a personal level, Bentham speaks of taking cancer treatments a few years ago involving sessions of radiation, during which he experienced the sensation of "being inside my body completely." Similarly these works speak of a felt interiority, a completeness concealed within a broken container.
The sculptures, then, take their shape around a hidden presence. Like armour, they ward off a grasping gaze. Like reliquaries, they enshrine an unseen holy thing, an unnamable beauty within.
Timothy Long
1. I am indebted to Douglas Bentham for several insights in this essay. All quotations are taken from a personal interview, October 6, 1999. Bentham humourously alluded to the mirroring in these works in the title of the exhibition What you see . . . is what you see held at The Gallery, Frances Morrison Branch, Saskatoon Public Library, 1994.
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Highlander & Apocalypse, Harry Smith DCOR Ted Hart..
three-way over Jack Flash (Jack Evans) & Highlander, Dave Swift vs. Karnage, Duke Durango vs. Kwik Kick Kurt..
Smith (Davey's son) vs. Dave Swift, Belle Lovitz vs. Naddie Neidhart (Jim's daughter), T.J. Wilson (New Japan) vs. Apocalypse..
Neidhart vs. Belle Lovitz-COR, Duke Durango vs. Jason Carter, Eddie Mustang vs. Randy Myers, Karnage vs. Kirk Melnick, Harry Smith vs.
Marky Starr, Kid Nicholls vs. Juggernaut, Ted Hart vs. Apocalypse, Johnny Devine d T.J. Wilson (NJPW's Stampede Kid)..
Hart vs. T.J. Wilson (Stampede Kid in New Japan)-COR, Harry Smith vs. Johnny Devine..
champ Karnage in a non-title match..


total 2 hostels are there. The hostel fee is INR 12 per month. Hostels are in the state of renovation currently. PGs ranges from INR 7,000 to INR 20,000 per month. There are options to order food or Dabbbas from outside. Kolkata is a cheap place for food. Hostel food is available at INR 25 per meal. The academic Infrastructure is well balanced with the curriculum. No free Wifi is available there.
THERE ARE 3 HOSTELS AND ABOUT 5 CANTEENS AND MESSES WHERE FOOD IS SERVED. RATES ARE QUITE AFFORDABLE.
BUT QUALITY OF FOOD IS A THING TO BE THOUGHT ON.
COLLEGE INFRASTRUCTURE IS QUITE GOOD AND FAST DEVELOPING.THERE IS AS SUCH NO WIFI ZONES AVAILABLE...BUT ONE CAN ACCESS INTERNET VIA DESKTOPS IN THE LIBRARY AND CYBER CAFE WITHIN CAMPUS.
Hostel fee around Rs 1k per month. Three hostels are there.
PGs outside college charge Rs 5k-10k monthly.
Food quality in hostel mess is very bad in college canteen it's average price ranges between Rs. 20-100 per meal.
No Wi-Fi facility. Infrastructure,library etc are average.
This College and Hospital had a bed strength of 1890. During the year 1998, 62,165 patients were admitted and 56,310 were discharged, the total number OD patients treated in O.P.D during the year were 8, 25,699. A Medical teachers' training center of the state has already been setup in the Academic Building of this Institution. A few batches have already received training in different disciplines.


RICHMOND – Democrat Gov. Ralph Northam apologized Friday after admitting he appeared in a racist photo in the 1984 Eastern Virginia Medical School yearbook depicting one person in blackface and another in a Ku Klux Klan outfit.
The photo was met by calls for his resignation from Democrat presidential candidates and some of his own allies, as well as a scathing rebuke from the Virginia Legislative Black Caucus.
Northam said in a statement Friday evening that he was one of the two people in the photo and that he is "deeply sorry." The statement did not say whether Northam was the person wearing blackface or the person wearing a Klan outfit.
Recent Story: Virginia Republicans defeat Democrat bill allowing abortions up until birth – Hear Gov. Northam's comments on infanticide. – See video below.
The news rocked Northam's administration and he thus far has resisted calls for his resignation.
"Well it's never a good day for a politician when you're confronted with the yearbook photo and the Washington, D.C., community in your state is trying to figure out whether you're the one in blackface or the one under the Klan hood".
The right-wing blog Big League Politics first published the photo on Friday.
Northam issued a video statement late Friday. In the video, he says he's "committed" to serving out the remainder of his term, indicating he does not plan to resign.
Sen. Bryce Reeves, R-Spotsylvania, issued a statement Friday afternoon saying he hoped the picture was "inaccurate," but said that if it is true Northam should resign immediately.
Taikein Cooper, who is black and is the chairman of the Prince Edward Democratic Committee, also called on Northam to resign.
"You can't champion racial reconciliation, during the 400 year anniversary of enslaved Americans being brought to Virginia, while being comfortable under the hood and/or behind a blackface," Cooper posted on social media.
In his apology, Northam said he would remain in office and heal the damage his past conduct had caused.
Last month, Florida's secretary of state, Michael Ertel, resigned after photos emerged of him posing as a Hurricane Katrina victim in blackface 14 years ago, the Tallahassee Democrat reported.
Earlier Friday afternoon, Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney said in a statement: "This is deeply disappointing and offensive. I want to hear what Governor Northam has to say about this." Stoney, an African-American, had recruited Northam to run for state Senate during his tenure as executive director of the state Democratic Party.
As the evening unfolded, more calls came nationally on social media for Northam to resign, including from the NAACP and R&B star John Legend.
Julian Castro, a 2020 Democratic presidential candidate and former secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, called on Northam to resign.
Northam is an Eastern Shore native who graduated from Virginia Military Institute in 1981 and attended Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk. He represented Norfolk and the Eastern Shore in the state Senate from 2008 to 2014 before becoming lieutenant governor and then being elected governor in 2017.
In a 2017 interview with the Times-Dispatch, Northam said he had just recently learned that his ancestors were slave owners.
"My family's complicated story is similar to Virginia's complex history. We're a progressive state, but we once had the largest number of slaves in the union," Northam said.
Early in his tenure as governor Northam had enjoyed signature achievements, signing off on Medicaid expansion and wooing half of Amazon's eastern headquarters to Crystal City in Arlington County. But one tumultuous week sparked a sharp turn.
The news of the photo surfaced two days after Northam made controversial remarks about late-term abortion that caused a storm in national conservative media and prompted Republicans to accuse him of supporting infanticide.
As governor Northam has stressed inclusiveness. In his inaugural address he noted what he called Virginia's "complex" history.
"In a church on a hill 15 blocks from here, Virginia's first elected governor helped launch the American Revolution when he cried, 'Give me liberty, or give me death!' " Northam said.
Race has played a key role in a number of Virginia's statewide campaigns in the modern era.
In 1989 L. Douglas Wilder became the nation's first-elected African-American governor, an event seen as a milestone of reconciliation in a once-segregated South. Virginia's current lieutenant governor, Justin Fairfax, is the second African-American to hold that role, after Wilder.
In 2006, U.S. Sen. George Allen, a Republican, lost his re-election bid to Democrat Jim Webb after Allen referred to a Webb volunteer of Indian descent by a term considered an ethnic disparagement in some cultures.
Virginia's growing ethnic diversity has helped fuel the Democrats' winning streak in a state where Republicans have not won a statewide contest since 2009.
Then-Gov. Tim Kaine, now a U.S. senator, was the first governor outside of Illinois to endorse Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign. That year Obama became the first Democrat in 44 years to capture Virginia's electoral votes.
In August 2017, following the deadly white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Northam – then the Democratic nominee for governor – said in a statement that Confederate statues "should be taken down and moved into museums." He has not pursued that policy as governor.
Prior to his run for governor, Northam twice voted for Republican George W. Bush for president and at one point was nearly convinced by state Senate Republican leader Tommy Norment to flip to the GOP.
During his 2017 run, however, Northam moved left to win easily in a Democratic primary against former Rep. Tom Perriello, D-5th.
Typical Liberal Democrat immoral insanity, they think it is OK to kill a baby up until birth, BUT it is a mortal sin to them, to be insensitive toward anybody/anything that they choose to to con into supporting their Bull.
This is a well-orchestrated trend.
The trans-national ruling clique and its propaganda machine (the so-called "mainstream" media) are promoting corrupt, naive, un-American, or otherwise easily persuadable politicians who they later control.
That is how they rule over us, today.
We are talking no longer talking socialism we're now talking communism.Cold hearted and totally lacking empathy Communists.
Worse to me is that they are cheryy picking things from 30+ years ago to get offended at, forcing folks to 'apologize' for what they did AS A KID back then?? What's next, taking your kindergarten year book and scouring that to see if there's something MODERN senseless-abilities would find offensive to scream about?
Scruffy: Democrats are a low life immoral bunch.
According to the little " Democrat Delegate", Kathy Tran, who wrote and introduced the bill, stated her law "would allow" the outright murder of a viable human baby even after delivery. This slime bag ***** should be drawn and quartered and fed to the hogs.
Governor Northam defended this barbaric and inhumane procedure. He claims to be a pediatric surgeon. He is an animal that should be put down like a rabid dog.
Clearly, according to Northam's own words, "the fetus would be made comfortable" until it was decided what to do with it.
Since there apparently is no time limit on how long the baby should be "made comfortable", then I presume that years down road, that person could be aborted (killed).
There are many who have been "made comfortable" long enough. They now need to be aborted from this world. Tran and Northam should be among the first ones to go.
We apparently have many people who think uttering a racial slur is much worse than killing a baby.
To the rabid left, of course uttering a racist slur, is more offensive than killing babies.. THEY SEE NOTHING WRONG with the latter..
Reminder: The people to "guilt" over racism are the DEMOCRATS.
Slavery, segregation, the KKK, Jim Crow, lynchings, poll taxes, literacy tests, governors blocking school doors, barking dogs and water cannons … are all courtesy of the DEMOCRATS.
As all those old DEMOCRAT institutions faded, starting in the 1960's, DEMOCRATS found a new way to enslave minorities — lifelong dependence on Big Government.
Now minorities are treated as VOTING LIVESTOCK on the Big Govt DEMOCRAT Dependency Plantation, especially inner cities with miserable, corrupt 100% DEMOCRAT municipal management, horrible schools, low expectations, and cultivation of the victim-hood mentality that locks otherwise fine Americans into lifelong misery, fatherless homes, and poverty.
Now the Party of the Klan is also the Party of Infanticide.
Way to go, Democrats! That's quite a legacy, old and new.
I agree with you 100%. If blacks will wake up and study the evidence before them, they'd discover that the Dems are the people who kept their ancestors on the plantation, who blocked their children out of certain schools, who water blasted peaceful black protesters, etc. Abraham Lincoln, who freed the blacks, was a Republican.
Unfortunately though, many blacks won't face these facts because they'd rather stay on the liberal "plantation" with the hand outs, free phones and their claims of victimhood.
And cry racism at anyone, who DOES try to educate them to these facts.
Normally I would cut young people slack for being foolish but 1984?
Was this guy living under a rock?
That would have been Ignorant and foolish fifteen years earlier. By 1984 everyone should have had time to think and rethink their prejudices.
None of us are too young or too old to pick up the ID that our peers place upon us.Most of us conform to the character that feeds our ego.
That's not who we are, it's how we think we are identified for that time (NOT FOREVER ) When can we accept and utilize the talents of others, no matter how they identify and stop the HATE politics. I'm not in Virginia and not a Democrat but Gov. Northam the last few days has impressed me.
Most of all on the abortion issue I see that he is one of a very few men that might be qualified to comment on abortion Yet he commented (my long held uponion) that MEN (who dominate Virginia's legislature) have no place in deciding a woman's fate in such things as abortion.
Abortion is a HUMAN issue, not just a "women's issue" because both genders contribute to the problem of unintended pregnancies and thus it will take everyone to help deal with the situation. The babies being aborted are both boys and girls so, again, males must have a voice in the discussion.
Abortion is NEVER the solution to an unintended pregnancy. If, indeed, the new mother is unable to raise the child; there is at least one couple near by who is unable to give birth themselves but would love the honor of providing loving care for the baby, now and forever. If the birth-mother wants to visit the child, that can be arranged. If the birth-mother wants to remain anonymous, that too can be arranged. Adoption agencies exist to make the plans of the birth-mother a reality…and to help infertile couples have children. This is a perfectly beautiful option for many people.
MAx. Do we know the CONTEXT of him appearing in that photo? Was he going to a costume party? IF so, how then would what he did in the 80s, be foolish?
IMMEDIATE GRATIFICATION Liberal Democrats always ignore or destroy those who are unable to vote for or against them who might get in the way of those immediate social or sexual gratifications. Hence it is OK to abort the "get in the way" of their immediate gratification lifestyle innocent unborn about to exit the birth canal, where they only see god in the mirror, who they indiscriminately self-empower with the selection of life or death over innocent others, just like they empower their politicians with the power of who gets to keep their personal property (Earned expended Life-force) or not, now elevated to the very lives of innocent babies who they perceive as so much social redistributable or destroyable personal property of the state. On the other hand they ignore the pasts of those they should destroy, but can become Marxist/socialist defined party useful idiots when it comes to party elections. Their socially conquered educational and media propaganda arms redefine American history to suit their needs like they redefine their corrupted socially tainted candidates. Thus 1865 hooded KKK night-rider enforcers who were the terrorist arm of the Southern DEMOCRAT party are media morphed into modern day White Supremacists of a Republican Conservative stripe. Just how radically and extremely outwardly corrupt can they get before THE PEOPLE wake up to who the real American enemy is? Watch and see how they opportunistically feed upon themselves in the primaries, and see how they will later feed upon YOU, THE PEOPLE. Racism to them DOES have a place in America, but only when it works to their Party and Personal advantage.
Democrats are morally bankrupt, there is nothing but diseased rot between their ears.
Lets see know. It is OK to KILL a baby even after it has been born, but we are having a fit over a couple of who gives a damn photos. I think some people needs to take a hard look at their own believes. Those who believes this is ok, then should be ok with considering themselves murders. These people should be considered the scum of the earth and I certainly do not want them making any decisions for me.
They are beyond liberals, they are murders.
Its not just "ok to kill them' but its worthy of being CELEBRATED, in the libtard rotten minds..
This picture is misinterpreted by the media and also those who want to stir up sh%t. Anyone SHOULD be able to look at this picture and see peace between 2 factions that were SUPPOSED to be archrivals. They are getting along well. They are not at each others' throats trying to kill one another! Don't you see the peace and tolerance here??
Demorats can fabricate a lie from the truth and sell it as being true! Just like the video of the Catholic boys (with a fake news headline) who did nothing wrong. Twist it into a lie and sell it as truth! They are using the psychological power of suggestion to try to control minds. Can anyone see that?
Isn't it a wonderful world for democrats…You can pass laws to murder born babies and be a racist…and in this brave new world of double standards democrat's get to keep their jobs…But to bad so sad for Roseann…right?
It's pretty sad when the governor of an American state stands up and says if a baby is born alive in SPITE of trying to abort it, it will be cared for while the doctors and parents decide whether it should live or not, after it is born ALIVE, which is the commonly accepted definition of a LIVE HUMAN BABY. And there is UTTER silence and ZERO outrage from the ENTIRE LOONY LEFT–including the Leftist propaganda shills in the media–bout it.
And then they discover a picture of him and somebody else from YEARS ago in Halloween costumes–one in blackface and another in a Klan costume–and the ENTIRE Loony Left–media INCLUDED–goes nuts. Fake outrage all over the place, demands for his head, politically speaking, and, maybe, before it's all over–LITERALLY.
Just MORE proof that Leftist ideology is UTTERLY devoid of morality OR standards of common human decency.
To me if its born ALIVE, and they STILL Discuss aborting it AFTER THE FACT< every bloody one of them should be up on charges of MURDER.. PREMEDITATED murder.
my govenor in nys, andrew cuomo, has just signed a law to permit ANYONE to kill a baby, even after it has been born. You do not have to be a doctor to preform this "service". This was met bay a cheering standing ovation in the nys legislature. Let us review, blackface, kkk, killing baby's anytime by anyone, all these thing are followed and endorsed by all democrats/socialist/communist. Our country (and of course my state of ny) has really been turned upside down by these millionaire so called "public servants". andrew has also named the new tappan zee bridge over the hudson river, in westchester county. without any debate in the legislature after his father mario the pius. This idiot govenor from virginia want to tear down every confederate hero statue down to place them in some musum somewhere. Besides believing that virginia will tear down all confederate statues, does anyone believe the statue remains will be placed in a museum besides the local land fill ?.
Sorry for your situation, but I have to ask a question about living in nys. Am I the only one who thinks that if the government is willing to kill babies, that they feel different about the aged, handicapped or mentally challenged? Where does the madness end or does it?
That's what the obama care death panels are for!
Cuomo, another whack that should have been recalled right after he was elected! These people who can advocate the killing of the unborn, or 'born,' have at the best NO conscience, and at the worst, though they have a 'soul,' believe NOT there is any consequence! Those who elect these 'evil' people will also not go unpunished….
YOU ALL THINK THEY MIGHT JUST BE TRYING TO ABORT OUR HERO ANCESTORS OR EVEN OUR HISTORY?
Pretty much my thinking, especially when almost all the talking heads were salivating to get anyone and everyone steamed up over this 'racist' photo. Alveda King was on the Laura Ingraham program, and though me dawlin' Laura kept trying to get Alveda to come unglued about that photo, she failed. Ms. King was correctly more upset about America accepting, or ignoring, "INFANTICIDE!" There are more than a few RACISTS walking our esteemed halls of congress, but the 'black face,' or 'KKK hood' has not yet appeared. My issue is with our out-of-control-PC-country. To be more concerned with some racist or racism over the KILLING of an ALIVE infant/baby is one of the most egregious misplacement of 'priorities' that the human race might have. To allow someone, having proven they have **NO conscience** by advocating these types of abortions, to have ANY position in America's government, County, City, State, Federal, is at the least letting barbarians enter at the gates! America is already paying for having destroyed the entire populations of several countries, 62 MILLION and counting. There will be a FINAL price, because, as they say, The Piper Will Be Paid!
Democrats do not want to come out against any form of restriction on abortion, even if it is to the point of infanticide. But an old photograph that implicates Northam as a racist is all they needed to call for his resignation without betraying their party's stance on the killing of babies, even if, in their heart, they are opposed to it. How convenient! Now if they could just find a similar picture of Cuomo.
Might help him with Dem Party to put on black mask & take selfie with masked anti-fa group. Be sure to hold a bowl full of butchered baby parts in pic though, Governor, so everyone will know which one is you.
The Gov apparently forgot to "evolve" & notice it is not ok to be associated with an out-of-date terror group like kkk, the new in-crowd domestic terror groups Dems hang out with are anti-fa & black lives matter.
The article states how Virginians used to "sell men, women, and children for money." The Democrats haven't changed a bit! They are now killing innocent babies and baby parts for money." They pretend to be outraged over the greed of the rich, yet they are the ones found guilty of greed. They know no bounds. They choose the most defenseless of all, and brutally butcher them, all with the consent of the "mother". That is murder for hire, pure and simple! Will this infanticide finally open the eyes of these "sheep" who vote Democrat every chance they get? It is the party of corruption, crime, greed, death, and all that comes from the pit of hell.
Mocking a Black person with a blackface outfit is bad. OK, I get that.
Threatening a Black person with a KKK outfit is bad. OK, I get that.
But killing a Black person (through abortion) then selling the body parts is "OK"?
No. I don't get that.
A disproportionately large percentage of the children aborted by Planned Parenthood are Black. The founder of PP was Margaret Sanger, an outspoken racist who 'inspired' Hitler to slaughter Jews in the Holocaust. The Democrat party is supporting PP in its efforts of slaughter innocent babies of all races, but especially Black ones. Yet in defiance of any shred of logic, Democrats claim they are the political saviors of the Black community.
It does, however, make perfect sense that a Democrat governor would mock and threaten Black people years ago and also be working today to kill as many Blacks as possible through abortion.
OK. Now I get it.
Let's give Northam credit for telling the truth about one matter — that he would bring together black and white Virginians, liberal and conservative Virginians, rich and poor Virginians, the old and the young, and Virginia's Democrats and Republicans.
And he did, he truthfully fulfilled his campaign promise. Because I have never seen Virginians so united on an issue — they all want him to resign! Now!!
Then perhaps those dumbos should have NOT VOTED this cretin, into office in the first place.
Now the headline of the article makes a very valid point, why not the same reaction over the infanticide comments?
1.). He was so incoherent, it was tough to figure out what he was saying. I too presume it was for infanticide, but wow, was he inarticulate. Of course, that could have been deliberate — to obfuscate that which is reprehensible.
2.). Actually, looking at many Virginia websites, and reading news stories from Virginia, and even talking with friends and colleagues in Virginia — many from the liberal side of the spectrum were indeed outraged! We would have seen more from liberals expressing their anger, but Northam's "more obvious" (i.e., with photographic evidence) racism trumped the story of shock at incoherent infanticide.
3.). If you read enough of the Virginia websites, you see many (including Democrats) suggesting that the Virginia Democrats and/or the DNC were so embarrassed at Northam's handling of the abortion issue — during an election year — that they leaked the photo to a conservative site to get Northam out of the way. He was going to be a drag in this fall's elections, he needed to go now. If the Republicans had this photo, you know it would have appeared during the gubernatorial election, or last November's election. But the hypothesis is the Democrats had it as insurance in case Northam had to go, but they dare not post it, so it was passed on to a conservative site. The is all speculation.
Liberals are the standard bearers of double standards. Their motto says do what I say, not as I do. Therefore they have no moral problem with twisting the truth to fit their narrative. So now, in America, ot is OK to euthanize living babies, but a crime to kill a dog. How twisted can they get?
Liberals are all for killing innocent babies, but they don't like seeing photos showing a liberal dressed in black face or a KKK robe. Why? Because they see themselves in those photos and know they have been exposed. Following Alinsky's Rules for Radicals, they will be blaming conservatives soon as cover for their complicity.


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import { get } from "lodash"

export interface StoreState {
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// Actions
export const TOGGLE_SIDEBAR = "TOGGLE_SIDEBAR"
export type TOGGLE_SIDEBAR = typeof TOGGLE_SIDEBAR
export interface ToggleSidebar {
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}
export const toggleSidebar = () => ({ type: TOGGLE_SIDEBAR })

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export const reducer = (state: StoreState, action: ToggleSidebar): StoreState => {
  switch (action.type) {
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Polyurethane doesn't usually come to mind when thinking of safe, environmentally-friendly products but you'd be surprised to find that Roklin's polyurethane repair products are actually safer for the environment. Asphalt and tar are full toxic and carcinogenic compounds and Roklin's products do not release toxic vapors, and are inert when fully reacted. The polymer repairs do not erode like asphalt, producing rubble and getting into water run-off. Roklin's products do not have Volatile Organic Compounds like asphalt, and because there is no removal of damaged concrete or asphalt, Roklin repairs do not contribute to landfills.
According to a Riverside County Community Health Agency Department of Public Health, Office of lndustrial Hygiene report conducted for a Hazmat Manager at Caltrans, Roklin's products FloMix, FlexSet and Concrete Welder are safe to breathe. "Sample results indicate that airborne MDl levels are well below the levels permitted under CAL-OSHA Standard Title 8, California code of Regulations (CCR) 5155." The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) urges caution related to human exposure to asphalt. Current NIOSH research indicates that asphalt products are carcinogenic to laboratory animals and, therefore may be more toxic to humans than previously believed.
In mixing Roklin's polyurethane asphalt and concrete repair products, FloMix, FlexSet, PolyFlexDS and Concrete Welder, an "a" side and a "b" side are combined to form a reaction that becomes solid. This solid polyurethane repair material is completely inert.
Repairs completed with Roklin's products are not subject to breakdown like asphalt. Asphalt and concrete are not able to withstand water exposure indefinitely. Many factors contribute to asphalt and concrete breakdown. Asphalt will break down into small particles that ultimately end up in water runoff.
"Organic and inorganic contaminants in stormwater runoff can impair receiving water quality and disrupt ecosystem health," stated a paper entitled "A Review of The Contaminants and Toxicity Associated With Particles in Stormwater Runoff," prepared for the California Department of Transportation by scientists from University of California, Irvine, University of California, Riverside, Southern California Coastal Water Research Project, and University of California, Davis. The paper states that potential contaminants in roadway runoff include suspended solids, heavy metals, hydrocarbons, indicator bacteria and pathogens, and deicing salts.
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are organic chemical compounds that have high enough vapor pressures under normal conditions to vaporize and enter the atmosphere. Because of existence of VOCs in some forms of asphalt, Illinois EPA has regulations for the use of asphalt in the ozone season. Because of asphalt's need for sealants, coatings, caulks, or other finishing products, emissions are often higher than that of just asphalt. Polyurethane repairs have no VOCs.
Not only are Roklin's polyurethane road repair products safe to apply, but also they do not contribute to landfills. Most standard asphalt and concrete repairs require dig-outs of damaged material. Damaged asphalt is sometimes re-used, but most often it ends up in a land-fill. Concrete that has been removed usually ends up in a land-fill. Using Roklin's FloMix, FlexSet and Concrete Welder completely eliminates the need to remove damaged asphalt and concrete.
Polyurethane products don't automatically evoke visions of green or eco-friendly solutions but Roklin's products have proven themselves to be just that.


Ousted AIADMK leader TTV Dinakaran took oath as the MLA of Chennai's R K Nagar Assembly constituency. After taking oath Dinakaran hit out at the OPS-EPS fraction of the AIADMK. O Panneerselvam (OPS), the Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu and someone who was instrumental in Dinakaran's ouster from the party, refrained from reacting to the remarks by Sasikala's nephew. Dinakaran registered a thumping victory in the R K Nagar bypoll contesting as an independent candidate. While AIADMK's Madhusudhanan stood a distant third, all other candidates lost their deposits in the high voltage electoral fight.


Some photographs from the recent Veteran's Music Night in Holland, where a number of WW2 veterans took to the stage to sing. The songs included Danny Boy, My Way, Are You Lonesome Tonight? and The Mountains of Mourne, as well as some wonderful harmonica playing and even the odd tap dance. With thanks to the London Taxi Benevolent Association for the War Disabled, and to Susy Goodwin for the photographs.


eastern Florida Panhandle into southeastern Georgia early Friday.
Friday night and near or over eastern North Carolina on Saturday.
will begin after the eye of Hermine crosses the coast.
Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircraft is 984 mb (29.06 inches).
coast of Florida should diminish later tonight.
including evacuation orders, from local officials.
across the eastern Carolinas from Friday morning into Friday night.


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Does hypercholesterolemia affect the rel...
Does hypercholesterolemia affect the relaxation of the detrusor smooth muscle in rats? In vitro and in vivo studies
Bayrak S., BALKANCI Z. D., PEHLİVANOĞLU B., KARABULUT İ., KARAİSMAİLOĞLU S., ERDEM A.
NAUNYN-SCHMIEDEBERGS ARCHIVES OF PHARMACOLOGY, vol.388, no.7, pp.761-771, 2015 (SCI-Expanded)
Journal Name: NAUNYN-SCHMIEDEBERGS ARCHIVES OF PHARMACOLOGY
To evaluate the effects of hypercholesterolemia on the relaxation function of the urinary bladder, we examined the physiological mechanisms involved in the isoproterenol-induced relaxation in isolated detrusor strips in vitro and voiding behavior in vivo in rats. Adult male Sprague-Dawley rats were fed standard (control, N = 16) or 4 % cholesterol diet (hypercholesterolemia, N = 17) for 4 weeks. Concentration-response curves for isoproterenol-induced relaxations in carbachol-precontracted detrusor muscle strips were recorded. The contributions of beta(2)- and beta(3)-adrenoceptors and ATP-dependent and Ca2+-dependent potassium channels to the relaxation response were investigated by using selective adrenergic agonists salbutamol and BRL 37344 and specific potassium channel inhibitors glibenclamide and charybdotoxin, respectively. Cystometrography was performed to assess bladder function. Hypercholesterolemic rats had higher serum cholesterol and low- and high-density lipoprotein levels than the controls with no sign of atherosclerosis. Isoproterenol-induced relaxation was significantly enhanced in the hypercholesterolemia group. Preincubation with the M-2 receptor antagonist attenuated the relaxation response in both groups. The relaxation responses to isoproterenol and salbutamol were similar in both groups, while BRL 37344 appeared to produce a greater relaxant effect in the hypercholesterolemic rats. Also, the inhibitory effects of potassium channel inhibitors on relaxation responses were comparable among the groups. The cystometric findings revealed that threshold and basal pressure values were higher in the hypercholesterolemia group compared with controls. We showed that hypercholesterolemia leads to greater relaxation responses to isoproterenol, appears to impair the braking function of M-2 cholinergic receptors on adrenoceptor-induced relaxations in the isolated detrusor muscle, and affects the voiding function in rats.


iPhone repair centers could be installing malicious hardware.
A recent paper presented by researchers at the Ben-Gurion University of Negev, Israel, suggests that iPhone users may run risks when using third party iPhone repairs.
According to the paper, it's possible for tracking equipment to be installed during third party iPhone repairs. The research mentions that devices with cracked screens or other components are open to tampering as soon as they hit the repair center.
Typically, manufacturers offer their own first-party repair services, and when going through those, consumers can have confidence in knowing their devices will come back without being tampered with.
However, third party repair centers often undercut the prices that manufacturers offer, which gives a lot of room for third party iPhone repairs to be tampered with.
Once again, having this happen to your own smartphone is very unlikely, but the potential for this to happen is out there. If a third party iPhone repair center were to maliciously install hardware onto the smartphones that come in for repair, they'd potentially have full remote access to the device.
The same malicious attempts could be carried out on Android smartphones. Malicious repair centers could also have the chance to install software onto the smartphone after a factory reset which could also track user's information. Such software could be used for SMS tracking, email tracking, or other types of data tracking.
Malicious attempts to install keyloggers that could record your passwords and bank account information could also occur.
Hopefully, the researchers will have their paper seen by the correct people, because this kind of security flaw is massive. There's very little to stop repair centers from implementing malicious hardware and software onto existing smartphones, and it's unlikely to be patched with an over-the-air update. However, smartphone manufacturers could prepare for the future by implementing the firewall hardware that was mentioned earlier in this article.
If you'd like to read more about the paper and the potential risks associated with sending your smartphone to a third party repair center, you can read the paper in its entirety here.
If you're concerned about the potential risks associated with third party repairs, you should contact your manufacturer directly. The process may cost more and may take longer, but you'll be able to know confidently that your device hasn't been tampered with.


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Abdul Hakim Ishaqzai ( ), also known as Abdul Hakim Haqqani ( ) and Abdul Hakim Sharie ( ; also spelt Sharai or Sharia), is an Afghan Islamic scholar, writer and the current Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan since 2021 and Minister of Justice. He has also served as chief justice of the Supreme Court in the 1996–2001 Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. He was the chairman of the negotiation team in the Qatar office. He is one of the founding members of the Taliban and was a close associate of the late leader Mullah Mohammed Omar.

Early life
He was born to Mawlawi Khudaidad in 1967 in the Panjwayi District of Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. He graduated from Darul Uloom Haqqania, a Deobandi Islamic seminary (darul uloom), in Pakistan, and taught there.

Career

Teaching
Apart from teaching at the Darul Uloom Haqqania, until recently he also ran his own Islamic seminary or madrasa in the Ishaqabad area of Quetta, in Pakistan's Balochistan province.

Judiciary
During the rule of the first Islamic Emirate, in addition to teaching, he also served in the Appellate Court and at the Central Dar ul-Ifta. Following the appointment of Hibatullah Akhundzada as Supreme Leader, Ishaqzai was appointed Chief Justice.

Diplomacy
In September 2020, he was appointed the Taliban's chief negotiator for peace talks in Qatar with the government of Afghanistan, replacing Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai, who became his deputy in the 21-member negotiating team.

Books
Specializing in Islamic jurisprudence, especially its justice system, he has books on various subjects which have been translated into many languages, including Bengali.

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Living people
1967 births
Taliban leaders
People from Kandahar Province
Taliban founders
Sharia judges
Afghan judges
Darul Uloom Haqqania alumni
Academic staff of Darul Uloom Haqqania
Supreme Court Justices of Afghanistan

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Almost two-thirds of general and acute hospital beds are occupied by people over the age of 65 years. Studies in Australia have found that up to 8-30% of community-dwelling and home-bound elderly, and up to 40-70% of aged care home residents suffer from malnutrition. Malnutrition is associated with negative outcomes for the eldering including higher rates of infection and complications, impaired wound healing, increased muscle loss and morbidity and mortality.
Good nutrition assists in the maintenance of independence and supports people to continue living at home. Whereas, frailty and inability to nourish or care for oneself adequately can often precipitate in premature admission to an aged care home.
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Aged care homes are required to meet The Accreditation Standards every three years which contains a checklist of forty-four 'expected outcomes'. With a stronger focus on identifying compliance rather than showcasing excellence, means there is limited incentives for providers to standout from minimum compliance. One of the Forty-Four Standards covers " Nutrition and Hydration"(Standard 2.10), with an expectation that all residents should receive adequate nourishment and hydration. Exactly how a facility goes about this is up to the individual's interpretation. The Standards provide rather general, outcome based requirements which fail to adequately address requirements around best practice for menu planning and implementation.
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Why Does Downtown Shreveport Have a Giant Dog Statue?
My first year living in Shreveport-Bossier was an adventure. There was so much to take in and one of the statues always caught my attention, nope, I'm not talking about the giant chicken. I mean how can a 19-foot-tall dalmatian not catch your eye? Growing up I was obsessed with Clifford the Big Red Dog, so naturally, as an adult, I had to get a closer look at this big white dog.
If you walk up to the dog statue you'll see the name tag says "Art", so obviously the good boy has a name. Art the dog is a curious guy, you can see his head tilt indicating he's peeking into the Central Artsation. Many refer to the pup as the "guardian of the arts in Northwest Louisiana".
Although you may see the white statue and think nothing of it during the day, did you know it comes to life at night? That's right, Art the dalmatian starts showing off as soon as the sun comes down.
According to Roadside America's website, "Art" was a community effort and several members of the community were able to help get the statue up by purchasing spots, all 254 of them! There is a kiosk where you can type in your name and the spots light up.
A grant from the Educational Foundation of America made it all come together and Shreveport's legendary William Joyce along with Brandon Oldenberg designed the ginormous dog. It's no surprise that William Joyce had some hand when it comes to celebrating art in Shreveport.
In case the name William Joyce sounds familiar but you're having trouble pinpointing where you've heard the name, Joyce is a celebrated writer, illustrator, and filmmaker. You've probably seen his artwork on numerous covers of The New Yorker.
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March 18 is presidential election day in Russia, and it seems the country is using social media propaganda to rig the outcome. Sound familiar? A recently released "homophobic and xenophobic" viral video warns Russians who don't vote in next month's presidential elections will risk seeing their country transformed into a gay-friendly state where people in their 50s are eligible for the military draft.
The Guardian reports the three-minute video was uploaded to social media on Friday and Saturday and viewed by millions of people. It is set for re-release on March 17, the eve of the presidential election.
The video starts with a middle-aged man mocking his wife, who wants to set an alarm clock to get up and vote. "As if they won't elect someone without you," he says.
He then goes into the kitchen, where a tattooed gay man sits filing his nails. "Who's this?" he asks his wife. "I'm a gay on a homestay," the man tells him, after which his wife reminds him that under a new law, Russian families are obliged to take in gay people who have been abandoned by their families.
Ksenia Sobchak, a liberal journalist who has spoken out in favor of LGBT rights in Russia, and others, believe the video was produced by either President Vladimir Putin's campaign team or the government-controlled election committee.
Alexei Navalny, an opposition figurehead, has been urging Russians to boycott the election, which he says is rigged, The Guardian reported.


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La Luna ist ein italienischer Spielfilm aus dem Jahr 1979. Regie führte Bernardo Bertolucci, der für diesen Film die melodramatische Struktur der Opern von Giuseppe Verdi als Vorlage nahm.

Handlung
Caterina, eine erfolgreiche Opernsängerin aus New York, übersiedelt nach dem plötzlichen Tod ihres Mannes Douglas mit ihrem Sohn Joe nach Italien, wo sie einst Gesang studierte. In Rom erreicht sie den Höhepunkt ihrer Karriere, der 15-jährige Joe hingegen fühlt sich einsam und verlassen. Er verfällt dem Heroin-Konsum und unternimmt Streifzüge durch verborgene Teile der Ewigen Stadt. Langsam wird Caterina bewusst, dass sie überhaupt nichts von ihrem Sohn weiß. Sie gerät in eine Krise, die ihr bisheriges Selbstverständnis als Mutter und Künstlerin infrage stellt. Nach einem Gespräch mit Joes Freund und Rauschgifthändler Mustafa ändert sich Caterinas Verhalten: Sie verführt Joe und pflegt auf einer Reise nach Parma und Umgebung eine inzestuöse Mutter-Sohn-Beziehung. Dabei erinnert sie sich beiläufig an ihren ersten Kuss – vor Jahren mit einem Italiener. So erfährt Joe zum ersten Mal von seinem leiblichen Vater Giuseppe, der Lehrer ist, und noch immer mit seiner Mutter an der Küste lebt. Er besucht ihn und hofft so, seine Eltern wieder zusammenzuführen. Tatsächlich erscheint Giuseppe zu Caterinas Proben für die Verdi-Oper Ein Maskenball in den Caracalla-Thermen. Ob sich die Eltern versöhnen und Joe endgültig vom Rauschgift geheilt ist, bleibt offen – doch zumindest scheint die Leere in seinem Herzen überwunden und er könnte endlich erwachsen werden.

Kritik

Hintergrund
Der Mond (ital. luna) hat zwei Seiten: eine ist sichtbar, die andere bleibt verborgen. So ergeht es auch den beiden Hauptfiguren im Film, Mutter und Sohn. Bereits in seiner frühen Kindheit radelt Caterina mit Joe im Korb bei Mondenschein am italienischen Meer eine Straße entlang. Er hat stets angenommen, in Brooklyn geboren und aufgewachsen zu sein. Erst am Ende der Geschichte erfährt er, dass er italienischer Abstammung ist. Seine Mutter hat seinen Vater Giuseppe verlassen, da dieser heimlich ein inzestuöses Verhältnis zu seiner Mutter unterhielt.

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Voters approve Proposition 8 banning same-sex marriages
Bob Knoke, of Mission Viejo, Amanda Stanfield, of Monrovia, Jim Domen, of Yorba Linda, and J.D. Gaddis, of Yorba Linda, celebrate returns for Proposition 8 at an Irvine hotel.
(Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times)
By Jessica Garrison, Cara Mia DiMassa and Richard C. Paddock
UPDATE: Voters approve Proposition 8 banning same-sex marriages. With more than 95% of the vote counted, the measure leads 52.1% to 47.9%.
A measure to once again ban gay marriage in California led Tuesday, throwing into doubt the unions of an estimated 18,000 same-sex couples who wed during the last 4 1/2 months.
Proposition 8: A chart in some editions of Wednesday's Section A that contained vote results for Proposition 8, the measure to ban gay marriage in California, said the figures were the latest as of 12:25 p.m. Pacific time. They were the latest as of 12:25 a.m. —
As the measure, the most divisive and emotionally fraught on the state ballot this year, took a lead in early returns, supporters gathered at a hotel ballroom in Sacramento and cheered.
"We caused Californians to rethink this issue," Proposition 8 strategist Jeff Flint said.
Early in the campaign, he noted, polls showed the measure trailing by 17 points.
"I think the voters were thinking, well, if it makes them happy, why shouldn't we let gay couples get married. And I think we made them realize that there are broader implications to society and particularly the children when you make that fundamental change that's at the core of how society is organized, which is marriage," he said.
But in San Francisco at the packed headquarters of the No on 8 campaign party in the Westin St. Francis Hotel, supporters of same-sex marriage refused to despair, saying that they were holding out hope for victory.
"You decided to live your life out loud. You fell in love and you said 'I do.' Tonight, we await a verdict," San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom said, speaking to a roaring crowd. "I'm crossing my fingers."
Elsewhere in the country, two other gay marriage bans, in Florida and Arizona, were well ahead. In both states, laws already defined marriage as a heterosexual institution. But backers pushed to amend the state constitutions, saying that doing so would protect the institution from legal challenges.
Proposition 8 was the most expensive proposition on any ballot in the nation this year, with more than $74 million spent by both sides.
The measure's most fervent proponents believed that nothing less than the future of traditional families was at stake, while opponents believed that they were fighting for the fundamental right of gay people to be treated equally under the law.
"This has been a moral battle," said Ellen Smedley, 34, a member of the Mormon Church and a mother of five who worked on the campaign. "We aren't trying to change anything that homosexual couples believe or want -- it doesn't change anything that they're allowed to do already. It's defining marriage. . . . Marriage is a man and a woman establishing a family unit."
On the other side were people like John Lewis, 50, and Stuart Gaffney, 46, who were married in June. They were at the San Francisco party holding a little sign in the shape of pink heart that said, "John and Stuart 21 years." They spent the day campaigning against Proposition 8 with family members across the Bay Area.
"Our relationship, our marriage, after 21 years together has been put up for a popular vote," Lewis said. "We have done what anyone would do in this situation: stand up for our family."
The battle was closely watched across the nation because California is considered a harbinger of cultural change and because this is the first time voters have weighed in on gay marriage in a state where it was legal.
Campaign contributions came from every state in the nation in opposition to the measure and every state but Vermont to its supporters.
And as far away as Washington, D.C., gay rights organizations hosted gatherings Tuesday night to watch voting results on Proposition 8.
"I am nervous," Human Rights Campaign President Joe Solmonese said from a brewery in the nation's capital. "This is the biggest civil rights struggle for our movement in decades. . . . The outcome weighs incredibly heavily on the minds of every single person in the room."
Eight years ago, Californians voted 61% to define marriage as being only between a man and a woman.
The California Supreme Court overturned that measure, Proposition 22, in its May 15 decision legalizing same-sex marriage on the grounds that the state Constitution required equal treatment of gay and lesbian couples.
Opponents of Proposition 8 faced a difficult challenge. Bob Stern, president of the Center for Governmental Studies, said California voters "very, very rarely reverse themselves" especially in such a short time. Both sides waged a passionate -- and at times bitter -- fight over whether to allow same-sex marriages to continue. The campaigns spent tens of millions of dollars in dueling television and radio commercials that blanketed the airwaves for weeks.
But supporters and opponents also did battle on street corners and front lawns, from the pulpits of churches and synagogues and -- unusual for a fight over a social issue -- in the boardrooms of many of the state's largest corporations.
Most of the state's highest-profile political leaders -- including both U.S. senators and the mayors of San Francisco, San Diego and Los Angeles -- along with the editorial pages of most major newspapers, opposed the measure. PG&E, Apple and other companies contributed money to fight the proposition, and the heads of Silicon Valley companies including Google and Yahoo took out a newspaper ad opposing it.
On the other side were an array of conservative organizations, including the Knights of Columbus, Focus on the Family and the American Family Assn., along with tens of thousands of small donors, including many who responded to urging from Mormon, Catholic and evangelical clergy.
An early October filing by the "yes" campaign reported so many contributions that the secretary of state's campaign finance website crashed.
Proponents also organized a massive grass-roots effort. Campaign officials said they distributed more than 1.1 million lawn signs for Proposition 8 -- although an effort to stage a massive, simultaneous lawn-sign planting in late September failed after a production glitch in China delayed the arrival of hundreds of thousands of signs.
Research and polling showed that many voters were against gay marriage, but afraid that saying so would make them seem "discriminatory" or "not cool," said Flint, so proponents hoped to show them they were not alone.
Perhaps more powerfully, the Proposition 8 campaign also seized on the issue of education, arguing in a series of advertisements and mailers that children would be subjected to a pro-gay curriculum if the measure was not approved.
"Mom, guess what I learned in school today?" a little girl said in one spot. "I learned how a prince married a prince."
As the girl's mother made a horrified face, a voice-over said: "Think it can't happen? It's already happened. . . . Teaching about gay marriage will happen unless we pass Proposition 8."
Many voters said they had been swayed by that message.
"We thought it would go this way," Proposition 8 co-chair Frank Schubert said. "We had 100,000 people on the streets today. We had people in every precinct, if not knocking on doors, then phoning voters in every precinct. We canvassed the entire state of California, one on one, asking people face to face how do they feel about this issue.
"And this is the kind of issue people are very personal and private about, and they don't like talking to pollsters, they don't like talking to the media, but we had a pretty good idea how they felt and that's being reflected in the vote count."
Jessica Garrison, Cara Mia DiMassa and Richard Paddock are Times staff writers.
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