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20 Best & Worst Store-Bought Breads For Every Health Goal
Yes, you can eat bread and lose weight. Here's how.
By Eat This, Not That! Editors July 13, 2018
We're going to let you in on a diet secret few people know: You don't have to give up bread to lose your belly fat!
Although it appears that when people boot bread from their pantry, they see weight-loss results. However, choosing the right bread that's jam-packed with waist-whittling whole grains, fiber, and protein, can actually help you reach your goals faster.
You see, bread can be made with just two ingredients: water and flour. Store-bought bread, on the other hand, can be made from more than twenty. (And that's excluding toppings like seeds and grains.) Among these twenty-odd ingredients? Additives like calcium propionate, monoglycerides, DATEM, sodium stearoyl lactylate, and high fructose corn syrup. It's not just you—they don't sound too appetizing to us, either.
So how does bread find a role in a healthy trim-down plan? Stick with our nutrient-dense, whole-grain-filled, fiber-rich, and energy-boosting picks, and you'll hit your health goals in no time.
Best Whole Grain Bread
Ezekiel 4:9 Sprouted Whole Grain Bread
1 slice (34 g): 80 calories, 0.5 g fat (0 g saturated fat), 75 mg sodium, 15 g carbs (3 g fiber, 0 g sugar), 4 g protein
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Nature's Own Honey Wheat Bread
1 slice (26 g): 70 calories, 1 g fat (0 g saturated fat), 125 mg sodium, 13 g carbs (<1 g fiber, 2 g sugar), 3 g protein
"First off, when you're reading the ingredient list, you should be looking for the words 'whole grain,' which mean that the grain is still intact and hasn't been processed and essentially re-fortified," says Jessica Crandall Snyder, a Denver-based RD and Certified Diabetes Educator. The very first ingredient on this Ezekiel loaf checks off that box, which also means it contains more fiber and offers more health benefits than bread made with processed "wheat flour." What kind of benefits are we talking here? Whole grains have been found to reduce your risk for heart disease and diabetes and even assist in weight management and weight loss. An added benefit of Ezekiel, specifically, is that the grains are sprouted. This method increases levels of micronutrients and increases the bioavailability of those nutrients (meaning you'll get more of them!). (Read more about it in our report about sprouted foods.) This is why Ezekiel earns the title of best whole grain bread.
On the other hand, Nature's Own is only partially made with whole wheat flour, which means it can be more similar to a highly-processed white bread. Additionally, Nature's Own, as do many bread brands, extends their bread's shelf life by filling it up with preservatives and makes it taste smoother with mono- and diglycerides. These man-made additives likely contain the same artery-clogging trans fats that the FDA banned from our food back in 2015.
Best for Protein
Eureka! Organic Grainiac
1 slice (48 g): 130 calories, 2.5 fat (0 g saturated fat), 190 mg sodium, 21 g carbs (5 g fiber, 5 g sugar), 7 g protein
Nature's Own Life: Wheat+Protein
1 slice (43 g): 90 calories, 2 g fat (0 g saturated fat), 150 mg sodium, 9 g carbs (2 g fiber, N/A g sugar), 9 g protein
You don't need to add isolated soy protein, whey, and "protein concentrate" to up your bread's protein count like Nature's Own does. In fact, all you need to do is add wholesome ingredients like flaxseed, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, and sesame seeds. By doing this, Eureka! creates a high-fiber, high-protein slice that will do wonders for your belly. Not only are these seeds high in muscle-building, calorie-blasting protein, but they're also rich in healthy omega-3 fatty acids that fend off inflammation and protect your heart. "You need Omega-3s in order for improving brain and memory function and decreasing the risk of heart disease," says Kristin Kirkpatrick, MS, RDN. "The catch is that your body does not make these fatty acids on its own so you have to get them from your diet."
Best for White Bread
Dave's Killer Bread, Organic White Bread Done Right
Per 1 slice (40 g): 110 calories, 2 g fat (0 g saturated fat), 190 mg sodium, 21 g carbs (2 g fiber, 2 g sugar), 3 g protein
Pepperidge Farm Farmhouse Hearty White
You may have grown up eating white bread, but it's time to move on from your Wonder Bread days. The reason: Wonder Bread and Pepperidge Farm's Farmhouse White are made with simple-sugar-heavy flour that's devoid of all the benefits of whole wheat: fiber, micronutrients, and energizing B vitamins. Not only are you missing out on key metabolism-regulating nutrients, but you're also flooding your body with simple sugars that will only provide a short spurt of energy rather than keep you satiated for hours. Thankfully, Dave's Killer Bread White Bread Done Right has fixed this problem. By using a blend of both wheat flour and whole-wheat flour, the bread appears lighter, but manages to keep the sugar content low and fiber content high.
Best for Gluten-Free
Rudi's Gluten-Free Multigrain Bread
Per 1 slice (37 g): 110 calories, 4 g fat (0 g saturated fat), 180 mg sodium, 19 g carbs (4 g fiber, 3 g sugar), <1 g protein
Glutino Gluten-Free Multigrain Bread
Per 1 slice (29 g): 80 calories, 3.5 g fat (0 g saturated fat), 170 mg sodium, 13 g carbs (<1 g fiber, 1 g sugar), <1 g protein
If you don't have a gluten intolerance or sensitivity, you're better off with the high-fiber, nutrient-dense whole-grain bread. That said, if you do want to go gluten-free, stick with Rudi's over Glutino. Rudi's is lower in calories, sodium, carbs, and sugar while being higher where it matters: fiber.
Best for Sandwich Thins
Ezekiel Whole Grain Pocket Bread
Per 1 pocket bread (47 g): 100 calories, 0.5 g fat (0 g saturated fat), 150 mg sodium, 21 g carbs (4 g fiber, 1 g sugar), 7 g protein
Pepperidge Farm Deli Flats, Soft 100% Whole Wheat
Per 1 roll (43 g): 100 calories, 1.5 g fat (0 g saturated fat), 170 mg sodium, 19 g carbs (5 g fiber, 3 g sugar), 6 g protein
We love that these sandwich thins are small and perfectly portioned for a weight-loss-controlled sandwich, but keep an eye out for ingredients. We docked Pepperidge Farm's offering for containing the artificial sweetener sucralose. That ingredient is known to impede your gut's ability to fend off weight-gain-inducing inflammation. Ezekiel's pita pockets boast a whopping seven grams of protein, 100-percent whole wheat flour, and even manages to sneak in carrots!
Best for Cinnamon Raisin
Ezekial 4:9 Cinnamon Raisin Sprouted Whole Grain Bread
Per 1 slice (28 g): 80 calories, 0 g fat (0 g saturated fat), 65 mg sodium, 18 g carbs (2 g fiber, 5 g sugar), 3 g protein
Thomas' Cinnamon Raisin Swirl Bread
Per 1 slice (28 g): 80 calories, 1 g fat (0 g saturated fat), 120 mg sodium, 16 g carbs (1 g fiber, 6 g sugar), 2 g protein
We don't know about you, but we think there's something extra special about a slice of freshly-toasted cinnamon raisin bread. With half the sodium and more fiber and protein, opting for the Ezekiel Sprouted Whole Grain option is an obvious choice. Either way, if you're looking to keep this brand of bread in your weight-loss diet, be sure to keep it to a once-in-a-while treat and pair it with some natural peanut butter for some added healthy fats and protein to counteract its high sugar content.
Best for Oatmeal
Pepperidge Farm Whole Grain Oatmeal
Per 1 slice: 130 calories, 1.5 g fat (0.5 g saturated fat), 135 mg sodium, 23 g carbs (3 g fiber, 4 g sugar), 6 g protein
Pepperidge Farm Farmhouse Oatmeal
Per 1 slice: 130 calories, 2 g fat (0.5 g saturated fat), 210 mg sodium, 25 g carbs (1 g fiber, 4 g sugar), 4 g protein
First off, don't be fooled into thinking this bread is the best option just because it reminds you of fiber-rich oats. Worse still, is that you shouldn't assume all oatmeal loaves are equal. Even within brands, the nutrition can differ. When it comes to Pepperidge Farm, we recommend going with the "Whole Grain" style over the "Farmhouse." That's because the Farmhouse-style is not only packed with sugar, high fructose corn syrup, and preservatives, but it's also lower in protein and higher in calories and fat than the Whole Grain version.
Best "Light" Bread
Dave's Killer Bread Thin-Sliced Organic 21 Whole Grains and Seeds
Per 2 slices (56 g): 120 calories, 2 g fat (0 g saturated fat), 200 mg sodium, 24 g carbs (6 g fiber, 6 g sugar), 6 g protein
Sara Lee Delightful 100% Whole Wheat Bread Made with Honey
Per 2 slices (45 g): 90 calories, 1 fat (0 g saturated fat), 190 mg sodium, 18 g carbs (5 g fiber, 2 g sugar), 6 g protein
You don't have to grab a "Light"-marketed bread for a light option. Look for words like "thin-sliced" and check out the serving size of the slice. Some bread comes in smaller loaves, where two slices are equal to 56 grams, whereas a single slice in a different loaf is the same weight. And don't rely on "light" to steer you (excuse us) to the light. Examine ingredient lists and keep high standards. Sara Lee might be lower in sugar and calories than Dave's, but it contains zero-calorie sweeteners that could throw off your brain's sugar calibration, fake fibers (like wood-pulp-derived cellulose fiber), preservatives, and trans fat derivatives. Dave's is higher in sugar, but it's completely balanced by an equivalent amount of fiber (which will slow your body's digestion of the sugar) and contains 21 different grains and seeds full of energizing B-vitamins that will boost your weight loss progress.
Best For Fiber
Nature's Own Double Fiber Wheat
1 slice (28 g): 50 calories, 0.5 fat (0 g saturated fat), 120 mg sodium, 11 g carbs (4 g fiber, <1 g sugar), 3 g protein
Arnold Whole Grains: Double Fiber
1 slice (43 g): 80 calories, 1.5 g fat (0 g saturated fat), 130 mg sodium, 17 g carbs (5 g fiber, 2 g sugar), 4 g protein
If you're looking for extra fiber, your best bet is to go with a seeded bread. That being said, there are a couple options out there that pump up the fiber without making you feel like you're eating bird food. In that case, we recommend Nature's Own over Arnold. Nature's Own is made with a prebiotic fiber called inulin, which can boost gut health, whereas Arnold's fiber is cellulose: a wood-pulp derived fiber that's only benefit is bulking up stool.
Best For Deli Meat Sandwiches
Ezekiel 4:9 Low Sodium Sprouted Whole Grain Bread
Per 1 slice (34 g): 80 calories, 0.5 g fat (0 g saturated fat), 0 mg sodium, 15 g carbs (3 g fiber, 0 g sugar), 4 g protein
Sara Lee Italian Bread
Per 1 slice (32 g): 80 calories, 1 g fat (0 g saturated fat), 240 mg sodium, 16 g carbs (<1 g fiber, <1 g sugar), 2 g protein
"What's the connection with deli meats?" You may ask. It's that deli meats are notoriously high in sodium (because it's salt that cures and preserves the meat), so if you want to avoid a bloated belly, you'll want to eat that ham sammie on some low-sodium bread. We like Ezekiel's option rather than Sara Lee's—which is actually one of the highest-sodium slices on the market.
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Mandatory Selective Service Registration for Men, but Not Women?
Margaret Rhoads '23|December 20, 2019
On May 18, 1917, six weeks after the United States entered World War 1, Congress passed the Selective Service Act, which currently states all young men between the ages of eighteen and twenty-five must register for the Selective Service, more commonly known as the draft. Congress believed this to be a crucial action after observing the necessity of a draft in WWI; the United States had to be prepared in case such an occasion called for a multitude of soldiers again. However, they did not know the controversy it could cause a hundred years later: whether women should be required to register for the Selective Service or not.
If women are drafted, they would be required, by law, to fulfill the same military requirements as men. This issue is complicated because the official army website (goarmy.com) clearly states women have different requirements than men to join the military, so it would make sense for them not to register for the Selective Service unless they could fulfill the same requirements as men. According to sss.gov, the official Selective Service website, "Selective Service law as it's written now refers specifically to 'male persons.'" Therefore, the Selective Service feels they are only following the law. From a media perspective, from the San Diego Union-Tribune states, "Would you be comfortable with the idea of your daughter, granddaughter, wife or mother being drafted and involuntarily assigned to a ground combat role? This could happen if women are required to register for the [Selective Service], as some propose, and compulsory military service were reinstituted." The author also later states they are not sexist and think women should join the military if they please but should not register for the Selective Service.
When the Selective Service Act was put in place, women were not allowed to fight in the military. However, on January 24, 2013, the government decided that women could serve in direct combat roles, including on the frontlines. In 2015, while discussing this important topic, Secretary of Defense Ash Carter was asked about Selective Service for women and stated, "That is a matter of legal dispute right now," (NPR.org). In Fenbruary of 2019, Judge Miller of the Southern District of Texas, who attended the United States Merchant Marine Academy, announced, "While historical restrictions on women in the military may have justified past discrimination, men and women are now 'similarly situated for purposes of [the Selective Service] or registration for a draft.'" Some may call the Selective Service Act sexist as it is exclusive to men and has been in effect for a little over a century. Many would say that this act is outdated and should be adapted to modern views. This raises an issue of equality in a world where women have fought for the right to vote, play the same sports, and for equal pay.
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'I've never been out': Chilling 911 call reveals abuse in Turpin family
By Sonya Hamasaki and Eric Levenson, CNN
Updated 4:06 AM EDT, Thu June 21, 2018
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Surveillance shows Turpin siblings' escape
Riverside, California CNN —
The 17-year-old girl who called police to report her allegedly abusive parents in Perris, California, said the house the family lived in smelled so badly that she could barely breathe, and she thought she and her 12 siblings might need to go to the doctor.
And when she struggled to remember the address of the home, the 911 operator asked her if she was around the corner from her house.
"Yeah, I think," the girl said. "I've never been out. I don't go out much."
That chilling 911 call was made public Wednesday as part of a preliminary hearing in the case against David and Louise Turpin, the California couple accused of holding their 13 children captive in a "house of horrors."
Louise Turpin, left, and David Turpin, right, sit in court for a preliminary hearing on June 20, 2018.
Prosecutors say the couple beat and tortured their children, kept them chained to their beds and starved them – all while the family dogs were kept clean and well-fed.
They were arrested on January 14 after their 17-year-old daughter escaped from a window and called 911 on a deactivated cell phone. The Turpin siblings are comprised of six minors and seven adults, ranging in age from 2 years old to 29.
David Allen Turpin, left, and Louise Anna Turpin, right, are seen in booking photos released by the Riverside County Sheriff's Department.
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Turpin case: Siblings allegedly starved, shackled and taunted with food
David Turpin, 56, and Louise Turpin, 49, pleaded not guilty to more than 40 charges, including torture, false imprisonment, abuse of a dependent adult and child abuse. David Turpin also pleaded not guilty to one count of lewd conduct with a minor.
Despite the horror of the 911 call, the girl's voice sounded remarkably calm and clear while relating her experience. But the call, as well as police who responded to the scene, provided several disturbing new details from the home and the degree to which the parents controlled their children's lives.
"I can't breathe because of how dirty the house is," the Turpin daughter said on the call. "We don't take baths. I don't know if we need to go to the doctor."
Accounts of abuse and starvation
Other Turpin children told investigators they were abused.
A 14-year-old girl said Louise Turpin threw her down the stairs when she was caught in her mom's room, investigator Brett Rooker of the Riverside County Sheriff's Office testified.
"She said she was terrified of her mother," he said.
An 11-year-old girl said that Louise Turpin would often punch them with a closed fist and hit her with an open hand, Riverside County Deputy Sheriff Daniel Brown testified. The girl said that sometimes, her mother pulled her hair so forcefully it would lift her off the ground, Brown said.
The girl said she was "always hungry," he further testified. The children were fed jalapeno baloney sandwiches while the parents ate Jersey Mike's, pizza and fries, he said. The girl said Louise Turpin would buy apple juice but the children weren't allowed to drink it. She kept pie in the fridge or pantry until it became moldy and then threw it away.
A doctor who treated the family said the 11-year-old girl was in the worst condition when the examined her, Patrick Morris, Supervising Investigator for Riverside County District Attorney, testified.
She had a body weight percentile of .01 and her mid arm circumference was equal to that of a 4.5-month-old baby, Morris testified. The doctor said she had psychosocial dwarfism, stunted growth due to living in an environment that is abusive or neglected.
The 15-year-old boy had difficulty walking, vitamin D deficiency, and visible scoliosis. He told the doctor that he wanted to kill animals and could predict the future, Morris testified.
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DA reveals disturbing details from Turpin family investigation
The 17-year-old Turpin daughter who made the 911 call weighed about 97 pounds with a BMI of 2.2% when doctors first examined her, Morris said.
In other parts of the call, told the operator that her parents were abusive and had chained up two of her sisters, and that she thought her father had guns in the house. She also said she hadn't taken a bath in almost a year.
Riverside Deputy Manuel Campos, who responded to the 911 call, testified on Wednesday that the girl appeared much younger than 17.
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"She appears not to bathe regularly," he also said. "There was odor emitting from her body of one that doesn't bathe regularly."
The girl was shaking on the call and "scared to death" from the daring escape out of the window, Campos said. She said that she was kept in the room with her sisters for about 20 hours a day, and that she was only allowed to leave the room to eat, use the restroom and brush her teeth, Campos said.
If she broke the rules, she would be disciplined in the form of knocking on the head, pulling of hair, or being smacked in the face. After she watched a Justin Bieber video on a cell phone, her mother choked her, she told Campos.
In addition to the physical abuse, there was a sexual incident with her father, the girl told police. She said her father pulled her pants down, grabbed her and put her on his lap. She tried to push him away, and pulled her pants up, Campos said.
He also tried to force kisses on her mouth, she told Campos, and this happened about 10 times. The girl said her father told her not to tell anyone, Campos said.


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Six common plants that might do a body good
By Peg Moline
(Eric Hanson / For Los Angeles Times)
Basil is the anti-inflammatory rock star of herbs. Not only is it one of the oldest cultivated herbs, dating back 5,000 years in India, but it's also the most versatile, fragrant and tasty of our garden herbs. The active ingredients, called volatile oils, are what give basil its strong flavor and aroma, and they're rich in the antioxidants and phytochemicals that modern science has found can heal and prevent disease.
A component of basil called eugenol inhibits the activity of an enzyme in the body that over-the-counter anti-inflammatories, such as aspirin and ibuprofen, also block. Two forms of basil used in Ayurvedic medicine, holy basil and hoary basil, were scientifically shown to reduce acute inflammation and swelling. The more common variety, sweet basil, has eugenol in lower levels,
Basil is a good source of vitamin A and magnesium.
Also good for: Diabetes. Promising human studies (mostly done in India using holy basil) are showing that basil could help diabetics manage blood sugar levels.
Be careful if: You are pregnant, except for culinary use. And be aware that any plant might cause an allergic reaction.
MORE: Growing herbs, for a healthy body, mind and spirit
Canadian herbalist Nancy Smithers said we all should give the lowly dandelion more respect.
"Dandelions have a ton of healing properties. The flowers are rich in lutein, which is great for your eyes," said Smithers. The leaves can be applied externally to heal wounds and also act as a diuretic.
Young dandelion greens can be used in salads, are rich in antioxidants, iron, and vitamin K. One of the best ways to take dandelion is as a tea.
Also good for: The common weed has been used traditionally for premenstrual syndrome and shows promise as a painkiller. So, go ahead and pull those dandelions, but try tossing them in your salad instead of in the green bin.
There's more than one good reason for an after-dinner mint. In addition to sweetening your breath, the menthol in peppermint leaves relaxes the "smooth" muscles of the stomach and intestines, allowing better and more effective digestion. Numerous studies have found that peppermint in various forms, including tea, significantly squelches the pain, gas and constipation of indigestion. Healing effects come from the oil in the leaves.
Peppermint is rich in antioxidants, manganese, copper and vitamin C.
Also good for: Cold and flu symptoms. The menthol in peppermint is the very same stuff used in chest rubs (think Vick's VapoRub), which is why peppermint tea feels soothing when you have a cold. It's also good for tension headaches. One small study found that spreading a 10% peppermint oil solution over the temples three times in 30 minutes was as effective as acetaminophen, while a placebo solution did nothing.
Be careful if: You have heartburn or gastroesophegeal reflux disease. Since peppermint relaxes the muscles of the esophagus, it could make your problems worse by relaxing the sphincter and allowing stomach acid back into the esophagus.
Rosemary has been entangled with memory for so long that even Shakespeare's Hamlet got a sprig from Ophelia "for remembrance." Science has since stepped up to show that the gift was a good move: Research has found that the mere smell of rosemary may improve cognition (the ability to use bits of information rapidly) and short-term memory.
Rosemary oil also can boost your mood and reduce anxiety, according to Mark Blumenthal of the American Botanical Council. "These little leaves are also packed with nutrients. Nearly a day's worth of vitamin A is packed into 100 grams of fresh rosemary, and it's rich in fiber, vitamins C and B6, calcium and iron.
Also good for: Making grilled foods healthier. A 2012 study published in the journal Food Chemistry reported that a marinade made with rosemary significantly prevented formation of compounds called heterocyclic amines, shown to cause cancer. And rosemary leaf supplements are used widely in Europe for dyspepsia.
Be careful if: You are pregnant or nursing. Avoid rosemary supplements or tincture/oil, but culinary use is OK.
Tarragon is a staple of French cooking. Folk medicine has prescribed chewing the leaves for a toothache and to fight infection. Recent research is finding that tarragon may help manage diabetes and be useful in the treatment of varicose veins and hemorrhoids.
Tarragon is best used fresh, before the volatile oils dry. The most healing variety is Russian tarragon; French has the most flavor. The volatile oil eugenol gives tarragon a pain-numbing action, hence its use for toothache; eugenol is also found in clove oil.
Tarragon is high in iron and antioxidants.
Also good for: Diabetes, perhaps. Animal studies done in 2011 at Rutgers University found significant improvement in diabetic symptoms, and there is an ongoing National Institutes of Health human study at Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge, La.
Be careful if: You are pregnant, except for culinary use.
Thyme really is on your side: Traditionally used as an antiseptic, thyme contains thymol oil, used in modern-day mouthwash (including Listerine). In Germany, thyme tea is approved by the equivalent of the Food and Drug Administration as a treatment for upper respiratory infections including bronchitis and whooping cough. Make a cough suppressant by steeping four fresh thyme sprigs in one cup of boiling water for 15 minutes. Strain and add ¼ cup of honey and the juice of a lemon. Take 1 to 2 tablespoons every 3 to 4 hours.
Also good for: The antibacterial effect of thyme can also tame acne; in fact, in lab tests a tincture of thyme worked better against acne-causing bacteria than benzoyl peroxide, the active ingredient in many commercial acne products. Thymol may even help fight toenail fungus.
Fresh thyme is a good source of vitamins C and A, and iron and maganese.
Be careful if: You're pregnant or breastfeeding. Avoid using it medicinally, but using it as a spice is fine. Also be cautious if you are allergic to mint.
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First of all, I'm surprised there has been next to no fanfare for Wind River. Its reception has been kind, but it didn't get much mainstream hype. My theory is the plot makes it sound like a conventional murder mystery. So, it wasn't able to grab the attention of a large audience. I suppose for some of us, there's always a presumption that "we've seen it all before". In reality, it's a whole lot more than what the plot suggests. It's a conscious film about loss and marginalisation.
It challenges us on a very human level. It makes you think about death, corruption, victims and all the injustices in the world. Taylor Sheridan's personal artistry is all over it. Again, he's given the classic western a modern-day twist. He wrote the screenplay for last year's Hell or High Water – a brilliant lawless frontier movie. Now with Wind River, he's behind the camera and wraps up his social themes in a compelling crime narrative.
Set in the Native American outback, we follow Corey Lambert (Jeremy Renner), a veteran tracker. He patrols the Wind River reserve of Wyoming when he discovers the frozen body of a young woman in the snow. Her name is Natalie and an investigation opens. Lambert and FBI agent Jane Banner (Elizebeth Olsen) partner up. The Native American tribal police also get involved with the investigation, led by Sherriff Ben (Graham Green)
With the main story set up, we're guided through a community spread out across an ice-cold landscape. The location feels like a place lost in time; it's desolate and miserable. As the viewer, you feel connected to this environment, which is all thanks to the direction. Stunning landscape shots pull us deeper into an improvised version of real-life.
I'm no expert on cinematography, but there are so many enthralling shots. For example, there is one key action sequence with sharp frantic, wide shots. There's nothing stylised about it, yet it's still captivating and adrenaline-pumped.
Like all great thrillers, every scene in Wind River drips with suspense. As Lambert and Jane inch forward to finding the killer, the tone is always unsettling. The film's unhurried pacing creates the kind of tension I hope I'll never have to face in real life. I admire Sheridan for sticking to his guns and taking time to tell the story.
Given all that time, not enough gets given to fleshing out the characters. I'm not digging him out. Sheridan is a great writer, but the characters aren't engaging enough. They feel like creations built only to drive home virtues of right and wrong.
As such, at least the characters aren't cliched and keep the central drama moving. Things get intense in the last stretch and it seems to become another film, far from the slow and steady beginning. It builds to a masterful finale that will stay with you for a while.
As a film and as a story, Wind River is excellent. It might hit the accelerator too late for some viewers, as the real tension only comes in the second half. But there's no doubt you'll be pondering over the roles human beings play in the deaths of innocents. Check it out – you'll be glad you did.
Written and directed by: Taylor Sheridan
Stars: Jeremy Renner, Elizebeth Olsen, Julia Jones, Graham Green, Gil Birmingham
Run Time: 107 minutes.
Tags: Crime Elizabeth Olsen Indie Film Jeremy Renner Jon Bernthal Recent Movies Thriller
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Movie Freak India says:
Rating? Rating? Rating?
I'd give it a 4 out of 5. Have you seen it?
Yes and my rating will also be th same as urs. 😄
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Q: Dart List not showing any output import 'package:intl/intl.dart';

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Bosse's Mekhi Lairy receives offer from UE
The college offers continue to roll in for Bosse senior Mekhi Lairy.
The 5-foot-7 point guard received a scholarship offer to play basketball from the University of Evansville Saturday afternoon. This is his third Division I offer alongside Miami University (Ohio) and the University of Tennessee-Martin.
UE finished with a 16-17 record last season under coach Marty Simmons. The lone Southern Indiana Athletic Conference players on the Aces' roster next season are redshirt senior Blake Simmons (Castle) and sophomore Dru Smith (Reitz).
Lairy led the SIAC in scoring as a junior with 23.0 points per game and led the Bulldogs to the Class 3A Semistate. He is 457 points shy of breaking the city's all-time scoring record, which has stood since 1999 (Jeremy Willis, Day School). Larry Weatherford ('67) owns Bosse's school record with 1,559.


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Die Blånabbane (frei aus dem Norwegischen übersetzt Blaununatakker; in Australien Anniversary Nunataks) sind eine kleine Gruppe bis zu  hoher Nunatakker im ostantarktischen Mac-Robertson-Land. Sie ragen 24 km östlich des Tvitoppen auf.

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Who has responsibility to help people with low financial and digital capability?
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The first thing that Greater Manchester's newly elected Mayor, Andy Burnham did the morning after he was elected was spent time with the homeless in Manchester City centre. Despite the city's growth, it has in common with other growing economies, people who don't have the right skills and financial capability to take part fully in society or to benefit from the opportunities a digital society brings.
Each year this is measured by a UK wide Digital Index, last published on 30 March. While it shows there have been some encouraging improvements over the past year – with over 1m people with greater digital skills and more than 300,000 improving their financial capability, the North West region's findings in the show there is no room for complacency.
So who are the partners who can increase the pace at which those with low financial and digital capability find the help they need? Are they Councils, Charities, Social Landlords, Banks – yes certainly, but is there now a case for a wider community to support these actions, such as digital businesses?
Join lead discussants including Nick Williams, Managing Director, Consumer Digital at Lloyds Banking Group and Stuart MacDonald, Associate Director at the Centre for Local Economic Strategies (CLES) to discuss:
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I'm looking forward to a house move next year and part of my planning is to have a dedicated darkroom so it was with some interest that I came across a recommendation for this book, Build Your Own Home Darkroom, by Lista Duren and Billy McDonald, published by Curtin & London, 1982.... I hope I can inspire you and give you the confidence to build your own - that is if you're in need of a sink, but not real, real soon. Otherwise you're going to have to buy one. Of course, you actually are buying one here but in pieces that you put together from your own custom measurements.
Your darkroom can have a regular swinging door, bifold doors, or even drapes to separate it from the rest of the house or apartment. It can be permanent or temporary. It can be permanent or temporary. how to connect hvac duct Coating your own paper may be worth experimenting with for the special results that can be obtained. He set up a primitive darkroom in the cellar and was soon making contact prints.
However, constructing a darkroom is not as difficult as it may first seem and with a little effort you can have your very own photo lab set up within no time at all. Follow the advice below to learn how to build your very own photo lab at home and discover the famous magic of the darkroom for yourself.
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Although I have grown up with digital imaging, that doesn't mean I intend to forget about traditional film processing and printing. I had wanted to set up my own darkroom since finishing a black & white photography course two years ago.


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Are you one of those knitters who would really like to get on the bead-knitting bandwagon and make unique bead-knit jewelry, but can't face the idea of counting, arranging, and stringing hundreds of beads all at one time, only to find out you've made a mistake and have to start over? Well, here is a technique that combines knitting and the addition of multiple beads with a small steel crochet hook to create an endless variety of bead-knit patterns. And because you are adding just a few beads at a time, correcting any missteps is a breeze.
You'll learn all of my ABACUS bead-knitting secrets while starting to create your own bracelet. Once you learn the basic technique, you'll find yourself with more ideas than you know what to do with. The technique is deceptively simple and lots of fun! Give it a try.
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Materials fee: $25 for kit including silk fiber, 3 colors of Japanese seed beads (400-500), magnetic clasp, steel crochet hook, and beading needle.
2.25 or 2.75mm/US Size 1 or 2 straight or circular knitting needles. No dpns please. (Size 1 for loose knitters), scissors. Everything else will be in the materials kit.
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Q: Ansible - Undefined Variable In Shell Command I have the following playbook, which should just pull package names and versions and print to debug:
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- hosts: localhost
  tasks:
  - name: Get current versions of packages
    shell: "yum list installed {{ packages }} | grep vim-enhanced | awk '{print $1 $2}'"
    var:
      packages:
      - vim-enhanced
      - nss-pem
    register: packages_installed
    changed_when: False

  - name: Print packages installed
    debug:
      var: packages_installed

When run, I receive the following error:
fatal: [localhost]: FAILED! => {"msg": "The task includes an option with an undefined variable. The error was: 'packages' is undefined\n\nThe error appears to have been in '/etc/ansible/patching/patching.yaml': line 4, column 5, but may\nbe elsewhere in the file depending on the exact syntax problem.\n\nThe offending line appears to be:\n\n  tasks:\n  - name: Get current versions of packages\n    ^ here\n"}

I'm still fairly new to this so there is most likely something basic I'm missing, but I have not found any articles at this point to resolve.
Thanks!

A: I think there are two problems.
First, it needs to be vars and not var.
- name: Get current versions of packages
  shell: ...
  vars:     # <---
    packages:
    - vim-enhanced
    - nss-pem

Second, packages is a list, which gets interpolated as [u'vim-enhanced', u'nss-pem'] into the shell command. That's probably not what you want.
Also your grep for vim-enhanced makes no sense then.


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The Federal Government Sells Flood-Prone Homes To Often Unsuspecting Buyers, NPR Finds
By Huo Jingnan,
Rebecca Hersher, Tegan Wendland, Steve Newborn, Daniel Rivero
Published September 13, 2021 at 5:00 AM EDT
Tayfun Coskun
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Homes that were sold by the Department of Housing and Urban Development between January 2017 and August 2020 are in federally designated flood zones at almost 75 times the rate of all homes sold nationwide in that period. New Jersey is one hot spot. Here, flooding from Tropical Storm Henri in Helmetta, N.J., this August.
The first thing Larry McCanney fell in love with was the tree in the front yard. It cast shade on the porch of a house that, if he were honest, needed some work. But McCanney is handy, the price was right and the location was perfect, just a couple of miles from his childhood home in Burlington, N.J.
"We just kind of wanted to get our family started, and it was affordable for us," McCanney says. "I'm still paying college loans off 11 years later, [and] we wanted to ensure that we were purchasing a place that, should I lose my job or if [my wife] lost her job, we wouldn't be out of a house in two months' time."
There was one unexpected thing about the house: The seller was listed as the secretary of housing and urban development.
The homes that the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) sells are foreclosures. The previous owner was unable to pay their federally insured mortgage, and the house was seized by a bank and turned over to HUD. Only a small percentage of foreclosed homes in the United States end up being sold by HUD, but the numbers add up. Between 2017 and 2020, HUD sold nearly 100,000 homes around the country.
Like McCanney, many buyers are first-time homeowners excited to find a house they can afford. There is a nationwide shortage of affordable homes, especially for low-income families. Providing safe, affordable housing is HUD's mission.
But an NPR investigation finds that the homes HUD sells are disproportionately located in flood-prone places, compared with Zillow records of all homes sold in the United States. The agency does not fully disclose the potential costs and dangers of living in harm's way, and some of these transactions have happened as local governments are buying out properties in the same areas to mitigate flood risk.
NPR analyzed tens of thousands of homes sold over a nearly four-year period and found that while HUD sells flood-prone homes in almost every state, a handful of states stand out as hot spots.
Homes that were sold by HUD between January 2017 and August 2020 are in federally designated flood zones at almost 75 times the rate of all homes sold nationwide in that period.
Louisiana, Florida and New Jersey stand out as hot spots. More than one-fifth of homes sold by HUD in Louisiana were in flood plains. In Florida, it was about 12% of homes sold by HUD, and in New Jersey, 7%. In comparison, Zillow's records show that 0.1% or less of all homes sold in these states are in flood zones.
In many cases, buyers of HUD homes get less information about flood risk and the cost of flood insurance than if they were to purchase the house from a private seller.
Neighborhoods where HUD sold homes have lower median household income on average than areas where HUD did not sell homes.
Interviews with people who bought homes from HUD in multiple states make it clear that many buyers don't learn that their houses are in an official flood zone until after they've made an offer or paid a nonrefundable deposit. And even if a house doesn't flood immediately, the cost of managing flood risk can be significant.
There is no federal regulation requiring HUD to disclose flood risk to potential buyers. Most buyers find out their new house is prone to flooding when they are notified that they must purchase flood insurance, which happens so late in the homebuying process that it is often too late for families to back out of the purchase.
That's what happened to McCanney. "That's the one disappointment in this area. We're in a flood zone, so we have to pay pretty expensive flood insurance," he says. "I didn't really take that into account when we first bought it." This summer, a rainstorm flooded the park across the street and sent a foot of water into McCanney's basement after his sump pump broke. McCanney says they're eventually hoping to move to a house that's not in a flood zone.
Housing and climate experts say the pattern of HUD home sales in flood plains raises questions about whether the agency fully appreciates the growing risks posed by climate change. And it suggests the housing agency may be inadvertently exposing families to catastrophic inundation, such as a foot or more of water in their home.
"This is an incredible insight," says Laurie Schoeman, the resilience director for the national housing nonprofit Enterprise Community Partners, which manages affordable housing around the country. "It only bolsters the reality that a lot of homes that have provided shelter to low-income households are in areas of greater risk. These homes are in really vulnerable areas, and it puts households at risk."
HUD spokesperson Michael Burns says one reason that HUD homes are disproportionately located in flood zones is that the agency does not choose the homes it sells and is likely to end up with homes that banks can't or won't sell because they are less marketable. Being located in a flood zone can make a home less marketable, he says, because buyers need flood insurance.
The agency is aware of climate-driven flood risks to homes, Burns says. "Millions of people in the United States live in areas prone to flooding, a threat that is only growing as climate change worsens," he wrote in a statement to NPR. "Ensuring that federal agencies, including HUD, have the right tools and policies in place to increase resilience nationwide is a key priority of the Biden-Harris Administration for combating climate change and building strong, equitable communities."
HUD does not disclose flood risk in its home listings
Many buyers of HUD homes don't learn that their houses are in an official flood zone until after they've made an offer. That is too late in the process for many families.
A property's flood risk needs to be disclosed early, when potential buyers are still weighing their options and before they make a deposit, as NPR has reported.
HUD could prominently display information on flood risk and the cost of flood insurance in its home listings. The underlying information is already available from a sister agency: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) provides the vast majority of residential flood insurance and publishes official flood maps.
But unlike real estate sites such as Realtor.com and Redfin, the official HUD Home Store website posts listings on the main page that buyers see without information about flood risk. Many HUD homes are cross-listed on multiple websites, but HUD specifically directs potential buyers to their website.
After this story was published and aired on Morning Edition, HUD spokesperson Michael Burns confirmed that the agency has access to "certain FEMA-generated flood insurance data," and requires that the buyers of HUD homes in flood zones obtain flood insurance in order to get a HUD-backed mortgage. But, Burns said, disclosing specific information about flood hazards would go beyond the agency's role as a mortgage insurer for the homes it sells.
Schoeman says HUD should work with real estate agents and local groups that often help market and sell HUD homes, to make sure that the risk of flooding is clear from the get-go. Those groups could also help buyers understand how to mitigate flood risk, for example, by waterproofing a basement, updating yard drainage or raising the home's foundation.
"We need to let people know 'Your dream house is wonderful, and here are the steps you're going to need to take to protect it from flooding, because you're in a flood zone,'" says Schoeman. "That's the conversation we need to have. Not, 'Here's your house!' And then you find out later after the first flood, 'Oh boy, I'm in a really bad situation.'"
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Housing and climate experts say the pattern of HUD home sales in flood plains raises questions about whether the agency fully appreciates the growing risks posed by climate change. Climate change helped fuel Hurricane Ida, which caused deadly floods from the Gulf Coast to New England, including in Norco, La.
Low-income households have the most to lose
NPR's analysis finds that the households in neighborhoods where HUD has sold homes are poorer on average than those in areas where HUD has not sold homes.
Long-term costs of flood damage can do tremendous harm to families, especially those who put their life savings into a home and live paycheck to paycheck. Low-income households are more likely to face health problems, displacement and bankruptcy after a major flood. In the long term, flooding can wipe out a family's generational wealth by driving down home values or destroying homes altogether.
That worries some experts, who say HUD appears to be inadvertently concentrating marginalized people in risky areas and setting families up for big financial losses down the road.
Global warming is driving more frequent and severe flooding in much of the United States. Floods that used to occur once in a lifetime are now happening every few years in some places. NPR visited multiple neighborhoods in the Tampa Bay region, along Florida's Gulf Coast, where HUD sold more than 100 homes between 2017 and 2020. In several of those neighborhoods in coastal Pinellas and Pasco counties, streets routinely flood even on sunny days due to sea level rise.
The threat of inundation — as well as the allure of affordable homes located in flood plains — is particularly clear in places that have suffered catastrophic flooding in recent years, like the area around Baton Rouge, La.
Jonathan Stewman bought his house in Denham Springs, La., in the spring of 2019. Homeownership was a lifelong dream, and he was excited to move in with his wife and two toddlers. They painted the porch and put in some new front steps. Now, they like to ride four-wheelers in the big backyard, and he's building the kids a swing set.
Stewman grew up in an apartment in nearby Baton Rouge and always dreamed of having his own place, a family and a yard for the kids. "I never knew what it was like to stay in a house. So when I moved here, it felt like home immediately," Stewman says.
Stewman works overnight shifts at a local refinery. He says they purchased the house for just $110,000. He wouldn't have been able to afford anything more.
Stewman purchased his home just three years after a massive, climate-driven rainstorm dumped more than 20 inches of rain over the area in less than 24 hours. Stewman and his wife were told by their real estate agent that their house took in about 2 feet of water that day. But the benefits of the house seemed to outweigh the risks. "I got a good deal on it," he says.
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Baton Rouge, La., and its suburbs experienced massive floods in August 2016. In the years since, state officials have worked with the federal government, including HUD, to move people out of harm's way. HUD simultaneously sold homes in official flood zones in the area.
Still, he wants to be prepared for future floods. Stewman is saving money to raise the home at least another foot off the ground. "I have a family here, and I just want to make sure it is safe and secure at all times," he says.
HUD should proactively help families like the Stewmans protect themselves and their homes, says Robert Bullard, a professor at Texas Southern University and a longtime environmental justice researcher.
For one thing, it's a stated priority of the current administration. On his first day in office, President Biden promised to address climate change in an equitable way. This summer, the White House directed all federal agencies to examine whether their climate-related programs adequately serve marginalized communities, including poor people and people of color.
"HUD has to step up. No doubt about it. That equity lens needs to be applied to all of HUD's policies," says Bullard, who is a member of the White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council. "That's not rocket science, but it means cooperating with other agencies."
For example, HUD could work more closely with FEMA, which produces flood maps, provides flood insurance and allocates money for climate-related mitigation projects such as raising houses.
Burns, the agency spokesperson, suggests that infrastructure spending proposed by the Biden administration would "make housing more resilient for millions of families and ... ensure communities are better prepared for future disasters."
HUD initially did not respond to specific questions about how it might work more closely with FEMA to reduce flood risk, or how its home sales in flood zones might impact low-income buyers. After this story was published, Burns wrote in an email to NPR, "Locking low-income homebuyers out of a great number of affordable homeownership opportunities because the homes are located in communities within flood zones not only runs contrary to the Administration's objectives of achieving greater equity in homeownership, but prohibiting sales based on income would be comparable to sanctioning a resurgence of redlining."
In response to the story, Burns also wrote HUD is "engaging with FEMA and other federal partners to look at policies, operations, and actions" that would make the nation's housing stock more resilient to climate change.
State and local governments criticize HUD
Some local officials say HUD needs to do a better job working with state and local agencies too, especially in places where homes have flooded repeatedly.
In many such communities, local officials are trying to move people out of harm's way by purchasing homes and knocking them down. Demand for home buyouts has steadily increased in recent years, and the federal government helps pay for them through multiple programs, including one administered by HUD.
Officials in Louisiana have embraced home buyouts as a solution in the flood-prone state. Hundreds of homes are being purchased through state programs and demolished to create catchment areas in growing flood plains.
Pat Forbes is the director of the Louisiana Office of Community Development, which oversees buyouts and administers federal disaster-relief money through HUD's Community Development Block Grant program. That program pays to elevate and flood-proof homes and to move people to higher ground.
"That's incongruous with a lot of other directives coming from HUD, where we are not allowed to put folks in harm's way," Forbes says.
For example, after a 2016 storm flooded over 50,000 homes in and around Baton Rouge, the state offered buyouts. FEMA sent more than a thousand letters to residents, telling them that they needed to elevate their homes or move. The areas targeted for buyouts included the town where Stewman lives. NPR's investigation found that HUD sold at least 19 homes in that town between 2017 and 2020.
Ryan Kellman / NPR
Akouete Yemey purchased his house in Roanoke, Va., from HUD. The house is located in the highest-risk flood zone. Yemey says buying directly from the government initially made him trust that the house was safe. He is considering a government buyout so his family can move to higher ground.
In Florida, federal data obtained by NPR and member station WLRN show that four homes sold by HUD in Miami-Dade County are listed as "severe repetitive loss properties" by FEMA. Such properties have been flooded and rebuilt multiple times, at taxpayer expense. All together, the properties incurred nearly $500,000 in flood insurance payouts between 1999 and 2015.
Flagging them as "severe repetitive loss properties" is intended to reduce the cost to the federal government of repetitive rebuilding, and to protect residents and prevent them from living in high risk areas by prioritizing the houses for elevation or buyouts.
In response to this story, HUD spokesperson Michael Burns told NPR that the agency cannot comment on the specific properties in Miami-Dade County, but that HUD "has an obligation to sell properties" in its inventory "so that the properties do not become the source of neighborhood blight and depress property values in neighborhoods."
And local officials in other states echo the concerns raised by Forbes in Louisiana. The government of Roanoke, Va., has spent years trying to move families out of repeatedly flooded homes along a creek, only to have HUD step in and sell one of the houses to a new owner after it fell into foreclosure.
A similar dynamic has played out in Burlington County, N.J., where Larry McCanney bought his home. The county is extremely prone to flooding, and buyouts are an important part of the local government's strategy for preventing repeat flood damage. Some of the funds for buyouts have come from FEMA and HUD, more evidence of how parts of the federal government are sometimes in conflict on climate change.
NPR's analysis shows that HUD sold more than 30 flood-prone properties in the county between 2017 and 2020, including a house in a creek-side neighborhood where the county has actively tried to purchase repeatedly flooded homes.
Mary Pat Robbie has directed the county's resource conservation department for 20 years and was unaware of the HUD sales. She says it's frustrating that HUD never reached out to the county. If it had, perhaps the county could have stepped in to prevent a flood-prone home from changing hands.
"You're really preventing that buyer of the house from dealing with the agony of having their property destroyed," she says. Robbie has worked directly with many homeowners who survived floods in the county, and she says people often don't understand how upsetting it is.
"I've dealt with a lot of homeowners," she says. "They lost so much of sentimental value that they're never going to get back."
After this story was published, HUD spokesperson Michael Burns responded that the agency was not aware of concerns about coordination with local and state governments, and that HUD "welcome[s] additional feedback directly from local officials on this issue."
Methodology: Through a Freedom of Information Act request, NPR obtained records of real estate owned (REO) single-family properties that HUD sold from January 2017 to August 2020. NPR cross-referenced the records with FEMA's flood maps to identify homes in special flood hazard areas and also cross-referenced the records with American Community Survey data to analyze neighborhood characteristics of these homes. You can access NPR's analysis and data here.
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Rebecca Hersher (she/her) is a reporter on NPR's Science Desk, where she reports on outbreaks, natural disasters, and environmental and health research. Since coming to NPR in 2011, she has covered the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, embedded with the Afghan army after the American combat mission ended, and reported on floods and hurricanes in the U.S. She's also reported on research about puppies. Before her work on the Science Desk, she was a producer for NPR's Weekend All Things Considered in Los Angeles.
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Juvenile Delinquency refers to antisocial and criminal behavior committed by youths; these are individuals under the age of 18 years. The extent of delinquent activities in a community can be used to gauge the general state of morality and order in that place. There are several theories, laws and even practices that are followed, to try and combat this deviant behavior or ascertain what triggers such behavior.
Siegel & Welsh (2009), in their book Theory, Practice and Law try to unravel some of these issues. In chapter 9 of this book, the main issue being addressed is that of peer influence and delinquency. There is a high chance that association with delinquent peers may lead someone to engage in delinquent behaviors. If the friends an adolescent hangs around engage in smoking and drinking. The adolescent will soon join them, and this is a pathway to bigger crimes. Petty theft may soon generate to serious robbery and such actions may lead to arrest. It is suitable for parents or guardians to know the kinds of friends their children associate with, and advise them accordingly.
The issue being discussed in chapter 10 is the aspect of education and delinuency. Evidence is clear that those students who like skipping classes and had poor grades were likely to be delinquent. The poor-performing students, if not well encouraged by their teachers and parents, may feel that they are not suited to learn and, therefore, turn into criminal activities. This will increase the decadent behaviors in a community. On the same note, a research carried out on the juvenile delinquents indicated that a higher percentage of them had not received education or had little education with most of them being school drop outs. Early delinquent behavior also culminated to poor school performance. Poor performing and schools with general indiscipline were observed to give rise to a society with many delinquent youths. Schooling occupies the youth and; therefore, they will not have the time to engage in illegal activities..
Chapter 13 is about the development of the juvenile justice system, how it was then and now. In the early 90's, children and youths were seen as potential adults and were in the same trial and punishment procedures like adults. It was later learnt that juveniles, housed with adults were learning adult criminal activities, annd upon leaving those institutions were ready to enter into the criminal world without having gotten any helpful reforms.
This necessitated the idea of forming a separate court system for the juveniles with their own rules and different reform procedures. They focused on re educating the youth, religious training and apprenticeship in various trades. This improved further with the female juveniles being separated from the males. The aspect of trying to understand that the circumstances leading them to these deviant behaviors are not the same and, therefore, different treatment was accorded to the various genders. A number of other reforms continued to be made till the present day juvenile justice system. All this are geared towards reducing the number of juvenile delinquents and for the correct and helpful reform or rehabilitation services to be offered to the youths.
Parents too should be involved and assist their children by offering their basic needs and support. Guidance and counselling for the disturbed is recommended. The three main issues were the aspect of peer influence in delinquency, education and the evolvement of the juvenile justice system.


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Startups »
Individual angels may get tax relief too
The tweak to the so-called angel tax could provide individual angels a level playing field with other angel investors and nudge HNIs to back innovation.Ruchika Chitravanshi | ET Bureau | Updated: February 27, 2018, 08:39 IST
Angel tax of about 30% is levied on the amount that exceeds the fair market value of shares issued by unlisted companies.
The government is considering exempting investments made by individuals in certain startups from the so-called angel tax to provide a level playing field with other angel investors and to nudge high net worth individuals to back innovation.
The Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion is working with the finance ministry on the details of the proposed exemption.
The department has held several meetings with angel investor networks and startups to finalise the new framework.
"We felt that investments by individuals who may not be part of the angel network also deserve to get the tax benefit since they are also playing a role in building the startup ecosystem in the country," a senior government official told ET.
Angel tax of about 30% is levied on the amount that exceeds the fair market value of shares issued by unlisted companies, which is treated as income from other sources. However, the levy has startups concerned over the possibility of discouraging investments and leaving them open to harassment by income tax officials.
Introduced in the Finance Act of 2012 by the then FM Pranab Mukherjee, the angel tax was aimed at curbing money laundering through the purchase of shares at a high premium. Startups incorporated after 2016 and recognised under the Startup India policy are already spared the angel tax.
The government had been working on framing a policy to exempt startups receiving up to Rs 10 crore in angel investment and those set up before 2016 from the tax, ET had reported earlier.
The department has recognised 7,578 startups so far and has provided funding support to 75 of them. However, several startups have received notices to pay angel tax amid ambiguity over how to assess the fair value of shares, a grey area that's acknowledged by the Startup India Action Plan, a government initiative introduced in January 2016 to accelerate the spread of startups in the country.
"In the context of startups, where the idea is at a conceptualisation or development stage, it is often difficult to determine the fair market value of such shares. In majority of the cases, FMV is also significantly lower than the value at which the capital investment is made," the Startup India Action Plan stated.
Earlier this month, the country's apex direct taxes body provided some relief to startups that were asked to pay angel tax. "No coercive measure to recover the outstanding demand would be taken," the Central Board of Direct Taxes told its officials in a letter.
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Public Release: 7-Sep-2015
Molecular bodyguards for immature membrane proteins
IMAGE: Chaperones (light blue) promote the insertion and folding of the bacterial membrane protein FhuA (yellow). view more
Credit: University of Basel, Biozentrum
During their formation within the cells, many proteins rely on the assistance of molecular protectors, so-called chaperones. They help the proteins to fold correctly and thus ensure the right final structure. The roles of chaperones in membrane protein folding have long remained unclear. Researchers at the Biozentrum, University of Basel, and at ETH Zurich have now shown how chaperones stabilize an immature bacterial membrane protein and guide it in the right folding direction, thus protecting it from misfolding. Their study was recently published in Nature Structural & Molecular Biology.
Cellular machines continuously produce long polypeptide chains, the proteins. In order to properly fulfill its cellular function, a protein must however first adopt its correct spatial structure. In each cell there are molecular helper proteins called chaperones. They take care of the immature proteins to help them in the folding process and thus preventing errors. The scientists led by Prof. Sebastian Hiller from the Biozentrum, University of Basel, and Prof. Daniel Müller from the Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering (D-BSSE), ETH Zurich in Basel have discovered how two chaperones in the gut bacterium E. coli protect the membrane protein FhuA during transport and assist its insertion into the membrane.
Chaperones help insertion of membrane protein
Countless proteins, which transport nutrients and signaling molecules, are embedded in the outer membrane of bacteria. One of these membrane transporters is the protein FhuA. Via this protein, the bacteria take up vitally important iron but also antibiotics. But how does the very large, barrel-shaped FhuA protein reach the outer membrane intact? The scientists from the Biozentrum and the D-BSSE have investigated this process more deeply.
In order to reach its goal in the outer membrane, FhuA uses the help of several chaperones. Using structural analyses and single-molecule force spectroscopy, the researchers have now elucidated how these two chaperones stabilize the immature protein and prevent misfolding. "This process is extremely dynamic," says Hiller. "Under the protection of the chaperones, within a millisecond, FhuA constantly changes its structure. It thus explores energetically favorable conformations which enable the stepwise insertion and folding of individual protein segments into the membrane." With the insertion of the final protein segment, FhuA acquires its mature and functional barrel structure. Left unprotected, FhuA would fold incorrectly and finally aggregate.
Protein chaos without chaperones
Chaperones are significantly involved in the formation of functional proteins. They play an important role in the correct folding of soluble proteins and furthermore are necessary for the insertion of membrane proteins into the bacterial outer membrane. Because several organelles in plant and animal cells are of bacterial origin, chaperones also protect their membrane proteins in a similar manner and assist during membrane insertion. The new findings are consequently of great relevance also for diseases caused by misfolded proteins such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's or cystic fibrosis.
"It has been known for a long time that chaperones protect other proteins from misfolding and encourage them to fold correctly. Now, our work has succeeded in demonstrating - for the first time in biological membranes - how chaperones support the membrane proteins that are key to pharmaceutical research," explains ETH Professor Daniel Müller. Until recently, these could almost only be investigated using artificial environments. However, this meant that there was barely any understanding of how proteins fold into a cell's membrane.
"To give a loose analogy, until now it was like putting a cow on a sheet of ice in order to investigate its natural behaviour and then observing surprising reactions," says Müller. "We now have a better understanding of how the cell incorporates its molecular machines into membranes so that they can perform their versatile duties."
Johannes Thoma, Björn M Burmann, Sebastian Hiller & Daniel J Müller
Impact of holdase chaperones Skp and SurA on the folding of β-barrel outer-membrane proteins
Nature Structural & Molecular Biology (2015), doi: 10.1038/nsmb.3087
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Nature Structural and Molecular Biology
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nsmb.3087


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Q: Computation of $\pi_1$ for a Mazur manifold and its boundary If we attach a $4$-dimensional $1$-handle $D^1 \times D^3$ to a $4$-dimensional $0$-handle $B^4$, we obtain $S^1 \times D^3$. The null homologous knot in $S^1 \times S^2$ indicated in the picture lives in a solid torus/attaching region $S^1 \times D^2$ and $$ S^1 \times D^2 \hookrightarrow  S^1 \times S^2 \hookrightarrow S^1 \times D^3.$$
In pg. 356 of his book Knots and Links, Dale Rolfsen notes that

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*$\pi_1(W) = 1$,

*$\pi_1(\partial W) = \langle x,y \ \vert \ y^5 = x^7, y^4 = x^2 y x^2 \rangle \neq 1$.

How we compute the relevant fundamental groups using the following diagram? What is the strategy?

A: Thanks to the dotted circle notation of Professor Akbulut, we can easily (compare with your picture) draw the handle diagram of a typical Mazur manifold as follows:

Since $1$-handles and $2$-handles respectively give the generators and relations of the fundamental group of a $4$-manifold, we have (for my $W$): $$\pi_1(W) = \langle \alpha \ \vert \ \alpha^2 \alpha^{-1}  \rangle = 1.$$
The boundary $3$-manifold $\partial W$ is already in the picture. Further, we can compute $\pi_1(\partial W)$ from the diagram by using Wirtinger's presentation.
Because today is Sunday (which makes me so lazy) and Eylem already did such a computation (another purpose but for a Mazur manifold) in Example 1 in [Yıldız, 2018], the rest is for you, mimic the argument by keeping Ryan Budney's comments in your mind:

Bonus: In particular, $W$ is a contractible $4$-manifold: By using Mayer-Vietoris sequences, observe that $W$ is a homology $4$-ball, i.e., we have $H_*(W, \mathbb{Z}) = H_*(B^4, \mathbb{Z})$. Then apply the classical theorems of Hurewicz and Whitehead.
Bonus 2: Since $W$ is contractible, $\partial W$ must be a homology $3$-sphere, i.e., $H_*(\partial W, \mathbb{Z}) = H_*(S^3, \mathbb{Z})$. Using Kirby calculus, show that $\partial W \approx \Sigma(2,5,7)$ where $\Sigma(p,q,r)$ denotes the Brieskorn sphere given coprime positive integers $p,q$ and $r$.


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Michael Barrington Ricketts (born 4 December 1978) is an English former footballer. He played as a striker and was capped once by England, in a friendly against the Netherlands in 2002.

Ricketts had a 14-year career which saw him play for Walsall, Bolton Wanderers, Middlesbrough, Leeds United, Stoke City, Cardiff City, Burnley, Southend United, Preston North End, Oldham Athletic and Tranmere Rovers.

Club career

Walsall
Ricketts began his career at Walsall, for which he signed in 1996. He made 76 league appearances for them, scoring 14 times.

Bolton Wanderers
In July 2000, then First Division side Bolton Wanderers signed him for £400,000. He started his Bolton career in impressive style, scoring 24 times as Bolton won promotion to the Premier League through the playoffs. His finest moments at Bolton Wanderers include sealing victory against Preston North End in the Division One Play-off final in 2001 and scoring the winning goal at Old Trafford in a 2–1 win for Bolton over Manchester United in the 2001–02 Premier League season.

Ricketts continued scoring in his first season in the Premier League, hitting 15 goals by February, and this form led to his call-up for England's friendly against The Netherlands in February 2002. Ricketts played 45 minutes in that game but failed to score, and subsequently did not score for Bolton again all season.

Middlesbrough
In January 2003, Middlesbrough spent £3.5 million to sign him from Bolton. He failed to recapture his goal-scoring form, netting just four times in 38 matches. While at Middlesbrough he did, however, win the League Cup in the 2003–04 season, coincidentally against Bolton.

Leeds United
In June 2004, he signed for Championship side Leeds United on a free transfer. Ricketts failed to impress, failing to score in 25 league appearances, although he did manage a solitary goal in the League Cup against Swindon Town.

Loans to Stoke, Cardiff and Burnley
He was then loaned out to Stoke City in February, but also failed to impress there, and returned to Leeds. He made five more appearances, scoring once against Oldham Athletic, again in the League Cup. He was then loaned out to Cardiff, where he scored four goals in 11 appearances, before returning to Leeds. On 30 January 2006 he signed for Championship side Burnley in a loan deal that would keep him at Turf Moor until the end of the season. Despite scoring twice in his first three matches against Plymouth Argyle and Ipswich Town, he again failed to impress (he did not score again) and returned to Leeds after the season had finished.

Move to Southend
On 30 June 2006, Ricketts signed a two-year deal with Championship side Southend United with an option to extend for another year. A clause in the contract he signed stated that he was prohibited from playing against Leeds United. However, after only a couple of months into the new season, Southend released Ricketts on the basis that he was overweight and had put on weight since joining the club, questioning his level of fitness.

Preston and Oldham
After leaving Southend, Ricketts joined Preston North End, playing a handful of games for their first team. In March 2007 he scored the winner against Ipswich Town. However, Ricketts' fitness and his inability to break into the first team on a regular basis led to him being released by Preston on 8 May 2007, again leaving him without a club until being picked up by Oldham Athletic, for whom he signed until 2010. He scored two league goals during his time at Oldham, in victories over Swansea City and his former club Walsall.

Walsall loan
On 2 November 2007, he returned to his first club Walsall on a three-month loan deal from Oldham. He made his second debut for Walsall in a league match against Cheltenham Town on 3 November. On 31 January 2008, transfer deadline day, Ricketts had his contract cancelled by Oldham Athletic.

Return to Walsall
On 24 July 2008, Ricketts once again rejoined Walsall and scored nine goals in his third spell there. At the game against Southend United played at Roots Hall on 7 March 2009, Ricketts was sent off in the 14th minute when he attempted to punch Kevin Betsy. At the end of the season he was released.

Tranmere Rovers
On 14 August 2009, it was announced that Ricketts had signed a one-year deal with Tranmere Rovers (his 11th professional club). Ricketts stated playing for John Barnes was a major factor in his decision to join the club. He made his debut for the club as a substitute in a League Cup game against his former club Bolton Wanderers on 25 August. He scored his first goal for Tranmere in a 2–1 defeat at Exeter City on 19 September 2009. On 21 January 2010, Ricketts had cancelled his contract by mutual consent.

Personal life
On 17 January 2011, Ricketts pleaded guilty to a charge of common assault after punching and headbutting his ex-girlfriend. He was sentenced to a 12-month community order and fined £200 and ordered to pay £85 costs.

Career statistics

Club

A.  The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals in the Football League play-offs, Football League Trophy.

International
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References

External links

 ESPN Soccernet profile
 England profile

1978 births
Living people
Footballers from Birmingham, West Midlands
English footballers
England international footballers
Association football forwards
Walsall F.C. players
Bolton Wanderers F.C. players
Middlesbrough F.C. players
Leeds United F.C. players
Stoke City F.C. players
Cardiff City F.C. players
Burnley F.C. players
Southend United F.C. players
Preston North End F.C. players
Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players
Tranmere Rovers F.C. players
Premier League players
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Review – The Justice of Kings (Empire of the Wolf #1), by Richard Swan
January 23, 2023 Jonathan FickeLeave a comment
Richard Swan's THE JUSTICE OF KINGS turned out to be one of the best fantasy books I've read in a long time. It scratched an itch I'd been missing in the speculative fiction I've read recently that I wasn't quite sure I'd realized was missing, and (at the risk of disparaging other books by talking about why this is so good) that thing is (in part) that he wrote an epic book, threw me into the world, and trusted I'd have the interest and ability to swim.
Maybe it's a holdover from a childhood in the local Harry W. Schwartz's bookstore, grabbing random titles off the shelf and losing myself in wondering what the places on the maps at the front of the books could be, maybe it's all downstream of the map at the front of the The Hobbit that I could flip back to to follow the journey, but there is something intoxicating about a book that gives us a window into a world far larger than the boundaries set by its covers. THE JUSTICE OF KINGS does just that. There's a steep learning curve, plenty of proper names and places and long-standing conflicts that are second nature to the characters but foreign to me appear in the first chapter. I can imagine writing this book and being concerned that an agent or editor (or reader) might bounce off of that learning curve.
But, I submit to you that it's worth the climb.
Beyond generally being "fun, tense, eldritch dark epic fantasy with an almost Holmes/Watson mystery setup" the specifics of the world are worth noting because they inform what I think are the most impactful themes that lend this book a weight and cultural resonance. Our narrator is the law clerk to Justice Vonvalt who is a kind of wandering sheriff/judge empowered with the authority of enforcing the civil law of an expansionist empire. Co-incident with this civil law is a strain of inescapable religiosity. The imperial religion is transparently constructed (we learn in the first handful of pages that it absorbed a traditional cultic practice, lightly reskinned it, and folded it directly into its religious canon) as well as simultaneously loosely held by many while also zealously adhered to by few.
That set up… erm… reminds me of a place (note, I believe Swan is British and living in Australia, and I'm unfamiliar with those two places so I'm not sure if whether what I'm seeing is merely my personal American projection onto a mere coincidence, if this comparison applies to either the UK or Australia in a similar way as it does to the US, or if it was an intentional secondary world conflict built without any reference to the real world, but it worked for me).
This conflict between secular (or loosely believed and shallowly performed religiosity) and zealous faith exposes the fault lines in the imperial system, and asks a handful of questions:
What happens when laws or conventions are simply… ignored? Pompey Magnus suggested an answer a long time ago and given events of the last decade or so it seems a particularly relevant question.
How resilient must a system be to prevent a hyper-motivated few from exploiting the system itself when they have the objective of shattering it? Again, relevant.
When a political system based upon secular law that is applicable to everyone (a very capital L liberal ideal) is pitted against religious/theocratic political system in a secular-is-progressive-second-is-regressive conflict, what does it take to prevent the moral arc of the universe from bending *away* from justice? Again (and horrifyingly) relevant!
And lastly, in a reference to Nietzsche that overly motivated early phil majors are won't to use, "Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you." Or, tailored to this book, what does it take for a man who fights to uphold justice to succumb to unjust tactics? Is it worth doing so? When, and at what cost?
Anyway, this is all to say that I think great fiction has something to say and even more asks questions of the reader *over and above* kicking ass and being entertaining. THE JUSTICE OF KINGS is both, and I cannot recommend it highly enough. Besides, it also uses the word "consequentialist" in its technical ethical meaning, which is very niche content that appeals to a vein of nerdy that I just don't see enough.
Buy it from your local independent bookstore, Seattle if you must, or Bookshop.org
Review – Wake of War, by Zac Topping


Three birds put up a fight in the air for the right to reside in the new nest.
The famous cross-eyed opossum in Leipzig Zoo, Heidi, was presented in the form of toys.
A worker tries to catch an ostrich farm in the village of ostrich Kozishche, about 330 kilometers from Minsk, Belarus. About three hundred exotic birds are grown here to supply local and international restaurants meat and eggs.
Red kites flying over the village in Oxfordshire.
"Squirrel in love with a statue like a dog being in my garden. She visits her every day and flirts" - says the author of the photo.
Rufus mongrel dog and fox are the best of friends and play together in the animal rescue center in Warwickshire.
Two-headed albino snake on display unusual animals in Basel, Switzerland.
Python became the center of an epic tug-of-war between two leopards. The two-meter African rock python became the "rope" in a game of two predators. Two large leopard fought ferociously over their prey for half an hour in front of stunned guests at MalaMala past game reserve, South Africa. Shocking battle was over only when the female leopard retreated.
... And then runs at high speed, since the pope is trying to teach the little girl. Action amateur photographer took a picture of Jennifer Lockridge at the National Zoo in Washington, DC.
Strong blow huge paws, tiger does this skandalyaschy hook on the left side of the enemy, knocking out three teeth at the same time. A fight between the 13-year-old Machali and her daughter had a place in the Indian Park Ranthambore National.
European Tree Frog jumping on clotheslines, confusing them with tree branches. A frog hanging for five minutes, in Miskolc, Hungary.
It lives in a burrow owl was photographed with a huge pair of frog's legs hanging out of her mouth during breakfast. Photographer Michael Cenci took this photo on a holiday near Cape Coral, Florida, USA.
Rockhopper penguins are taking a shower under a freshwater waterfall at Saunders Island in the Falkland Islands.


In the Domesday Book, the village was called Hecham or 'settlement on a hill', and added Ferrers in 1251, (after William de Ferrers who freed the serfs), when it was granted Borough status. It stood on a hill close to the river Nene, and evidence of the Roman occupation was unearthed during archaeological excavations prior to the northern town expansion.
Higham Ferrers was the centre of administration for the Higham Ferrers Hundred parishes.
Old Car from Higham Ferrers?


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See How Comedian Kym Whitley Celebrated Her 59th Birthday
By Kagweni Micheni
https://news.amomama.com/219618-comedian-kym-whitley-just-turned-59-wear.html
Comedian Kym Whitley just turned 59-years-old and she looks fantastic in a photo shared on her social media of herself wearing a crown.
On your birthday, you deserve to feel like a queen and Kym Whitley certainly looks the part in her latest photo celebrating turning 59 years old. The comedian shared a photo of herself wearing a crown as she wished herself a happy birthday and she looked beautiful.
In the post, Whitley reflected on the past year and expressed her gratitude for how far she had come as well as thanking her fans. She also asked fans to protect themselves by wearing masks during the coronavirus pandemic. Whitley added:
"Life is precious and I respect every moment God has given me! This birthday will be one to remember for sure 2020 has been a horrible year for us all. Love harder,deeper and faster."
Last year Whitley let fans into her home when she gave a tour of her favorite room showing off her den/living room. The beautiful room serves as a gathering spot for the actress, including a chocolate suede couch with a television mounted above a red-brick fireplace.
She made the star the legal guardian of her son, to stop him from being put into the system.
In addition to a successful career which includes, "Curb Your Enthusiasm" and "Next Friday," fans have also seen her in "Raising Whitley" which shows her becoming a mother through adoption.
Whitley had been mentoring a woman and after giving birth, the woman made the star the legal guardian of her son to stop him from being put into the system. During an episode of the show, the comedian thanked the unknown woman saying:
"She gave me something that I couldn't imagine my life without. So I thank her because if I had to give Joshua up, I don't think I could live."
Earlier this year, Whitley was named a Weight Watchers brand ambassador, sharing that she had already lost 11 pounds and wanted to inspire others.
She added that she had joined the program so that she could become healthier, not only for herself but for her son as well.
Kym Whitley Once Explained How Adopted Son Joshua Changed Her Life for the Better
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The relationship between the mother and son is beautiful to see, and a sneak peek of the show showed her dealing with the cancellation of her show "Animal Practice."
She shared that it had taken a village to support her son who could not be bothered whether his mum works or not in the sweet clip.