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At her heaviest, Liza McNulty tipped the scales at 12st 3lbs before starting her weight loss journey.
The 35-year-old homemaker tried exercising and keeping up with her fitness, but nothing ever worked with her bad diet.
It wasn't until the mum decided one day she wanted to lose weight and fit into her clothes that encouraged her to join WW.
After joining the plan – which was previously known as Weight Watchers – Liza lost more than 3st.
Now speaking exclusively to Daily Star Online, the mum, from West Yorkshire, has lifted the lid on her transformation.
"I bought new work clothes in a bigger size and I returned to work"
Liza McNulty
She said: "I started WW back in January 2008 after the birth of my first child. I returned to work a year after my son's birth and none of my pre-baby work clothes fit.
"I honestly believed breastfeeding alone would be enough to help me lose the weight and I would still fit those clothes.
"I bought new work clothes in a bigger size and I returned to work. Unhappy leaving my one-year-old son and unhappy about my weight.
"I talked with some work colleagues about how I was feeling and they suggested I went to a WW Wellness Meeting with them."
She continued: "I managed to get to goal in within 9 months after losing 16lbs. Within a month of getting to goal I found out I was pregnant with my 2 child.
"This began a cycle of getting pregnant and joining WW after my 6 week check-up and getting to goal and then finding out I was pregnant again.
"After the birth of my 5th (and final child) I knew this was the last time. It was time to make a change for life.
"Furthermore, it was to allow me to enjoy time with my husband and 5 children, who are all very active!"
The mum-of-five joined WW in a bid to lose weight and fit into her original clothes.
And since she joined the plan, she hasn't had to cut anything of her favourite foods out of her diet.
Now Liza, who weighs 10st 2lbs, added: "I haven't found it to be the case of cutting things out but more portion control.
"WW has helped me see how much I should be eating (and it's not the same as my husband) and in turn it's helped me give my children the correct portions.
"I can still have that pizza or takeaway but it's not a couple of times a week now, it's once maybe twice a month.
"Nothing is cut out and I enjoy it more when I have it. I love to bake and I still do now and I'm always baking the cake treats for me and my children."
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Interview with Orlando Chirino and Stalin Pérez Borges
Posted on 1st June 2006 by ISJ
Interview with Orlando Chirino and Stalin Pérez Borges national co-ordinators of the National Workers' Union (UNT), and driving forces at the heart of the Class-based, Socialist and revolutionary Current, that is pushing for an immediate second congress of the UNT and democratic elections to renew the UNT national committee.
"The UNT is an historical conquest of workers born in the extraordinary triumph over imperialism and the Venezuelan Bourgeoisie" By Aporrea. Org Wednesday 15/2/06
Aporrea: After seven years of this revolutionary process what are in your view the real conditions of the working class in Venezuela?Chirino: As the political and union leaders who have fought for the construction of a Revolutionary and Socialist Party, we look positively at the plans of Chavez for this process to go to Socialism of the 21st Century, as he calls it.
Its important for us, to demand the socialism that he has put forward, however, we have to be clear, the concrete steps that are being taken in the union movement and in the capital-labour relationship, shows the complete opposite: we are not advancing effectively towards socialism. It appears to us that you can't advance towards socialism while leaving aside the planning of co-management of the factories that, in the UNT, for example, was seen by a lot of workers and union leaders as an advance (of a transitional type), even though it was taking place in the framework of capitalism, but nevertheless, it was openly questioning the private ownership of the means of production, permitting the participation of workers in the management of companies, and that also introduced elements of double (parallel) power in the public companies as well as private, but especially in the former.
It's important to mention the case of companies in the electricity sector, where they had advanced furthest in co-management (cogestion); today the country must know that this is completely halted, and we find president Chavez, in a recent Alo Presidente, saying that we must forget the possibility of co-management in electricity sector and in oil sector, and in general in primary industry. He uses the completely contradictory argument that these were strategic companies and important to the security of the state, forgetting that during the employer's sabotage-strike of December 2002 and February 2003, the workers took control of our main industry for more than 60 days, a period during which we showed that workers are not only able to operate a technologically advanced industry like oil but also we are the best defence of security.
This position of the government expressed by Chavez reflects a debate that has opened within our union, where a sector influenced by the vision of representatives of the Cuban state, are worried about workers playing a leading role in the revolutionary process.
Furthermore, in the last few days the president has been pushing what are called "Social production companies". Here you have to consider the situation in the oil sector where there are workers who entered (to help keep it open) during the sabotage, and whose contracts will end in 26 April. The proposal of the management in this case is that not to take them on proper contracts but to transfer them to the Social Production Companies, which will break the collective agreement of PDVSA, and a presidential decree that said that these workers should become permanent, as was demanded in the collective agreements.
As for participation in the oil sector, we have to say that there sill exists persecution and harassment of workers who make criticisms, without taking into account that a lot of these workers were outstanding in their struggle against the coup-plotters and imperialism during the employer's sabotage strike.
If they don't even tolerate criticisms and are diluting the timid establishing of co-management, then from our point of view there is no possibility of confronting the bureaucracy and corruption, a confrontation that would increase the confidence of workers to construct a different society, a socialist society.
Aporrea: And what is the situation in private companies?Chirino: One of the most worrying situations is that of the co-operatives, those which are being used to get rid of labour rights that have been won already like unions and co-ops are also being used to make work more precarious. In the private companies that were taken over by the workers we are having a debate about the issue of abolishing unions –we believe that it's a mistake to abolish unions at the same time as making a co-operative to manage the companies. This from our point of view doesn't have anything to do with socialism, since the immense majority of the co-ops are contractors that end up forcing more flexible and precarious working conditions.
Furthermore, in relation to private companies the government has been privileging recently its relations with Fedecameras (employers' body). Despite the crisis and semi-paralisation that the UNT has gone through, at the centre of the union there has been a class-based sector that has pushed forward its growth and development. However, as leaders of this current, we haven't been called to meet with the government and specifically with the president to present the problems of workers and their demands.
We also have to be clear and categorical that the co-management they are implanting in the expropriated private companies have nothing to do with socialism. They are making agreements with companies, many of whom closed illegally during the sabotage-strike, leaving workers in the street without even paying social support. What they are establishing is agreements with companies where the state invests a lot of money, while the only change achieved is that the board of directors have a minimum participation of workers, but in the framework of capitalist relations.
What is happening is that the bourgeoisie is cleverly getting money from the state, while the workers are not getting any effective advance towards socialism.
As much in the public companies as in the private, we don't see that the correct steps are been taken towards socialism, on the contrary, we see worryingly that precariousness is spreading, while the anti-union policies of the government, ministers and directors of the autonomous institutes continue. For example in some places the Ministry of Labour is being used to stop the workers organising and this has nothing to do with socialism, on the contrary, its pure neoliberalism.
We don't even see in the governors, mayors, ministers and civil servants the slightest interest in ensuring social control, community participation and workers participation in the management of service companies, in particular public companies.
On the other hand, we are still governed by a Law (the Ley Orgánica del Trabajo) the very rules of which are profoundly reactionary and the product of a 'late night' when the government of Caldera left and Chávez still hadn't assumed office. Furthermore the Social security Law is still held up in the National Assembly, all these, measures that aren't even socialist but simple democratic advances still remain to be fulfilled.
Aporrea: And what is the concrete situation of public employees? Chirino: There is something that we oppose and we have raised in the UNT, which is the unilateralness with which the President has been addressing the minimum wage problems, collective agreements and other problems. It's good to address these issues but we have to raise the issue of the methodology of addressing them. The President is the main boss of the country, and on the other hand, the workers , who, with a lot of effort have been constructing their own organisation, the UNT, however, the presidential decisions are not a consequence of consultation with workers, through the UNT. In this way it's difficult to be able to talk of participative and people-led democracy. Previously we warned that the government was privileging dialogue with Fedecamaras, while they didn't talk or consult with the UNT when it was trying to deal with issues that effect worker's interests. Neither have they considered a proposal we are raising which is to call a Social Economic Forum with unions at the rank and file, popular organisations, the Frente Campesino Ezequiel Zamora, the chambers of industry, the small and medium companies, to discuss salaries, the problems of employment and quality of conditions. While unemployment has been reduced, it has to be pointed out that 99% of new jobs are precarious, temporary and that jeopardise the contracts and conditions won by the working class.
We also see a great amount of public workers and sectors of the middle class, situated between level 1 and 14 of the salary scale, they hardly earn a minimum wage: even the professionals earn between 600,000 and 700.000 Bolivares (Bs) but a deputy earns between 6 or 7 million Bs! We can see a public administration worker on 26 of the salary scale, now hardly reaching one million Bs, but a judge earns between 20 and 22 million Bs and a worker 407,000, a difference of 50 times.
This shows that there is a big breach between workers. To summarise, facing this difficult situation that the Venezuelan workers currently suffer, our position is very clear, there will not be possibilities of advancing towards a socialism of the 21st century if we don't resolve the immediate needs of workers, such as salaries, quality of employment, that workers can get a genuine and dignified job, the problems of housing, of health and education, amongst other things.
Aporrea: Faced with this situation that you describe what does the Class-based and Revolutionary Current propose in the centre of the UNT?Chirino: WE are absolutely convinced that workers not only have the challenge to construct a powerful centred union, but also have to construct a political instrument that fights consciously for a true programme of socialism in the country, for the actual participation of the base, developing social control and participating in the management of companies. We believe that like this, just as the bourgeoisie have their parties, reformism also has its parties for example, the so called parties of the Block of Change that are now rejected by the majority of the people, we believe that the workers have the legitimate right to create, without any attempt at self-proclamation, the necessity to construct our own party, that not just says what type of socialism we want to build but also what politics we need to fight imperialist aggression and in this way we are pushing that workers not only have to arms themselves autonomously through their unions and the central union, but also has to have the capacity to respond with mobilisations, with general strike, including expropriating the multinationals. These are the political issues that we address, that you could summarise in the necessity to recover the confidence of workers in their own strength and force, that is to say achieve their political independence, which in one way or another the political and union bureaucrat leaders helped lose. Furthermore there is confusion, given how the bourgeoisie and its parties used the strike to overthrow the government. Because there is a perspective within the government and a lot of the civil servants of branding us 'scabs' or enemies of the process for encouraging the most powerful weapon of the workers: strikes and their mobilisations.
Aporrea: What is the internal situation within the UNT?
Chirino: Our current would like to state categorically that the UNT is a historical conquest of the working class that was born in the extraordinary triumph over imperialism and the Venezuelan bourgeoisie, specifically after the oil sabotage strike. In this context, there was an agreement amongst the different political and ideological currents of the union movement to create a provisional horizontal leadership. In this way, we demanded that in the UNT there would exist different currents of political and ideological thought. It's important to emphasise that one sector of the Union, composed amongst others of Marcela Máspero, Stalin Pérez, Rubén Linares, Ismael Hernández, Vilma Vivas, Richard Gallardo, Marcos García, fulfilled the UNT's founding congresses' decision to create, during the first year a Class-based grouping. In this way, the UNT has the position today in the country of being a reference for the working class, this is well known internationally. But we must be clear of one thing, those who fulfilled this mandate of the workers were one sector, that which today comprises the Class based Revolutionary Current. Another sector used the UNT with a vision of "change everything so that nothing changes". Simply they limited the change to replacing the letters CTV for UNT, and continuing acting the same or worse than the old leaders of the CTV, for this today the UNT is in a profound crisis, almost paralysed. Furthermore, there is a violation of the agreement from the founding congress. There it was established that elections to elect a new leadership would happen one year after the foundation, this hasn't been possible, and on the 5th of April we are going to be 3 years since the founding of the UNT with two illegitimate years due to the delay in carrying out the elections as a result of the permanent sabotage by the bureaucratic sectors (currents).
In the UNT there are at least 5 distinct currents, the right wing, bureaucratic, corrupt sector that acts like a criminal, violating union democracy, that disrespects the organisations of the UNT, doesn't go to meetings, their aim is not socialism. This sector is lead by Franklin Rondón and Francisco Torrealba, and from outside of the UNT by Ramón Machuca. They haven't brought one union in to affiliate to the UNT. They sabotage congress, the elections, they carry on a politics of weakening the centre so they can get it under their control. This is the sector most clearly of the right wing. Then there is another sector that converted the FBT into a 'una entelequia'. They are administrators of the government and deputies, and at the same time want to be the most important union leaders of the country. These people use gossip and slander to undermine the class based revolutionary leadership who are determined to build a new type of union. Amongst that sector are Oswaldo Vera, Rafael Chacón, Jaco Torres, José Ramón Rivero, amongst others. This is a sector that doesn't have links with the bases and furthermore they get together with the right wing bureaucratic sector to sabotage congress, which is the most important organisation within the UNT, in which we must debate the programme of the central struggle.
This sector furthermore makes alliances with the sector of Franklin Rondón so that democracy doesn't exist within the UNT. Then there is the Autonomist Union sector who's co-ordinator is Orlando Castillo, now he's a substitute deputy, but whatever manner of that, he has been slowing down the construction of the UNT. He hasn't been participating in the discussions of the central co-ordinating leadership. However, Luis Primo has got involved in the discussions of central leadership and it seems that we are coming together with him around the necessity to organise congress and elections. Then there is the sector led by Marcela Máspero, who we know fairly well in the construction of the union but there have been differences, given that we have different visions in so far as democracy within the UNT, such as the functioning of internal organisations. On the other hand, we believe that there is a tendency for personalities and 'caudillistas' (strong-people) in this sector, but perhaps the most important difference with this sector is its attitude towards the government. We, different from the sector that Marcela leads, argue that the UNT must have autonomy and independence from the government and the bosses, furthermore we believe that the political autonomy of the union is the principal instrument to confront bureaucracy and corruption, so that we can construct social control, to make efficient and transparent the state companies and to guarantee the collective construction of socialism of the 21st Century.
We would like that both sectors get together to guarantee that the union functions, so that we implement democracy and the necessity of unity to defeat the sectors of the right wing who see the UNT an obstacle, with their politics, although they don't say it, to destroy the union.
We are unconditional fighters so that the second congress of the UNT happens, we don't want to make bureaucratic agreements, for us the workers must express themselves from the bases, transparently. We want to give an example to the world that it is possible to have democratic elections, and that the will of the workers is expressed through universal, direct, secret and respected voting. We don't have any personal ambition, and the presidency of the UNT is not a problem either, for us the fundamental issues are that the UNT is an autonomous union, democratic, independent, that is capable of representing workers not only in their immediate necessities and demands but also in their historical interests, and place the working class as the fundamental subject in the construction of socialism. Our demand is that the decision of the workers, is respected, as shown in the assembly on October 1st, and the 14th of December last year where more than 800 workers representing the rank and file, pushed the urgency of holding a congress and elections in the UNT.
Aporrea: How is the Class-based and Revolutionary current prepared for the congress and elections?Stalin Pérez: In the most recent meeting of the co-ordination of the UNT with the new people added from the December assembly, we got an agreement to call the second congress of the UNT. The provisional date is the 30th and 31st of march and April 1st. Before that there will be area meetings, and for those the country is divided into three regions, the east, west and central region, in which they will discuss the same themes as congress. We hope that this will be done. In the Class-based and Revolutionary current, that is those for the political independence of the UNT we know that there are other currents within the leadership and union that want to delay the calling of elections. We consider that after the central congress, at end of March, 90 days after the elections should take place- so we are talking of july/august as a date for the entire elections, that will be direct, secret and democratic. We hope that this will really happen regardless of the currents that want to postpone elections to next year. They want to do this because they are aware that the forces inside the central UNT are not favourable to them. In the past two years the class-based sector has been building the UNT, to have a union that is class-based, revolutionary and independent from the bosses, the government and political parties, we are conscious that in the majority of union leaders in the country, there exists a consciousness to put in the leadership true class based leaders. Therefore , this is the fear that all the bureaucratic sectors have, those sectors who during the last three years have done nothing to build the UNT. They know that the workers will vote them out of the national co-ordinating committee. And for this, they have tried, for 2 years to defeat the provisional period of the calling of congress and boycotted the taking place of elections.
The class based and revolutionary current that we form part of in the UNT is strengthening with comrades coming from different political and union experiences, to guarantee the transparency and the participation of workers in the elections and that there is in the leadership of the UNT nationally and regionally, the best comrades, for this we are calling a national plenary of the current in the Casa Sindical de El Paraíso, in Caracas, on the 17 and 18 of February, to discuss the national situation, what sort of union movement do workers need to get to a society without exploited or exploiters, without class distinctions, without oppression, with the democratic participation of the workers in the creation of policies, society and economy of the country. In this event we are going to elaborate a programme that will be put forward as a proposal in the plenaries in the regions and the congress, making a reality of the founding programme of the UNT, which we claim is a class based and revolutionary programme, that clearly states the necessity of constructing socialism and a government of the workers and the people. We are also going to discuss the activities that will be developed in all the regions to guarantee elections where the workers will have the opportunity for the first time in the history of the working class movement of Venezuela to elect a national leadership to their union through elections that are democratic, universal, direct and secret, and we are sure that the workers will elect the most consistent and best union leaders.
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Talkin' 'bout My Generation
Sports, the coronavirus, and a father-son relationship
When the pandemic struck and almost all sports were suspended, fans were left with a void. This pair of armchair enthusiasts talk about how it is making them rethink their relationship with sports—especially when sports returned on TV with empty stadiums and simulated crowd noises
Atreyo Sinha
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By Atreyo Sinha & Partha Sinha
As an opinionated duo, my father and I have never had a shortage of topics to discuss. Whether it's at breakfast debating politics, at dinner after a movie digging up plot holes, or just generally annoying my mother, quick wit and constant jabber form the backbone of this family's identity. And somewhere in all that constant banter, there is a distinctly Indian male characteristic that brings us together—an immense, often problematic reverence for sport.
You see, neither Sinha is particularly athletic (although my dad will likely cite a footballing injury that nipped a promising goalscoring career in the bud), or even outdoorsy, for that matter—but our armchair fandom begins with cricket and football, and continues into tennis, F1, basketball, golf, and pretty much anything else that can be classified as a sport. With the Indian cricket team and Arsenal Football Club however, that fandom may be a bit more devotional.
For years, sport was the thing that brought us together every weekend: an excuse to watch Arsenal, have a drink, and get invested in a series of events way out of our control. I've lived away from home for over seven years now, so often those catch-ups were long FaceTime calls and live texts discussing the game. So when the pandemic struck and almost all sports were suspended, we were left with a void that we weren't sure how we would fill.
Like any other facet of life, the pandemic has made us (just like all fans) rethink our relationship with sports. What it has also done, is reinforce some of the fundamental differences between the two generations. For my father and his friends, watching cricket always meant a trip to Eden Gardens. As TVs became more commonplace, some traded their tickets for brand new screens, but the core idea never changed: you watch the game at the local ground. On the other hand, as much as I love a stadium visit, watching sports remains a TV activity at its core for me. In fact, when I'm not watching a game on TV, I'm playing FIFA or NBA 2k—so when sports returned on TV with empty stadiums and simulated crowd noises, I wasn't particularly bothered. But for my dad, and many his age, the game is an epic battle in an arena. He finds the new iteration of the game unwatchable, and his discomfort is echoed by several commentators who claim their work is that much harder without a crowd's emotions to draw from.
But as sports gradually returned in different ways and forms, we were confronted very directly by an unavoidable reality. The reality that sport may just be a spectacle, as Russell Brand, a West Ham fan, puts it, "meant to keep us entertained and distract us from the real issues out there". On the one hand, it's now a level playing field. There was always a hierarchy of fandom: fans who went to the stadium and followed the game in a community environment sneered at those social media/armchair impostors who watched and supported through screens. That hierarchy has been challenged, and fandom has been democratised. But on the other hand, the pandemic has exposed our lopsided priorities as a society. We prioritise based on class, utility, and profit—audiences all over the world are watching multi-millionaire athletes play full contact sports, but are being told to avoid hugging their grandmothers. Bizarre as the comparison may seem, Covid-19 has merely uncovered stratifications that existed well before our mask and hand sanitiser days.
Take for example some of the numbers involved. The IPL's 2020 edition kicked off in the UAE recently, and it is being played instead of the T20 World Cup which was meant to be hosted by Australia at around this time of year. One would think that the World Cup, an international affair—in a perfect year like 2020—might take precedence. But of course, the Rs 4,000 crore ($600 million) IPL was the event that all parties decided would be the best to conduct, the same way that the bilateral India-Australia series will be taking place ahead of the T20 World Cup as it is estimated to net about $300 million for Cricket Australia.
But will these tournaments be the same without fans? Of course not. And yet, somehow, the return of these sporting spectacles brings a certain sense of normalcy into the Sinha household. For all his opposition to simulated crowd noises and empty stadiums, my dad is sure to tune into every single game, while I start reading the newspaper back page first.
When the pandemic hit, my dad and I were both in the midst of huge career changes. I was wrapping up my final semester at graduate school looking for a job, while my dad was starting a new role in a fairly new industry—he was moving from advertising (he had quit McCann) to a media house (Times Group). My interviews, originally lined up to be in person, were all rescheduled and reorganised to be over Zoom, while my dad's first day meeting his entire team was a series of back-to-back-to-back video calls. Add to this the general sense of uncertainty and anxiety from being quarantined at home, and we absolutely needed something to relieve all that stress. Except the only problem was that all sports, with the exception of a few Ukrainian volleyball and Russian table tennis games, were cancelled. Trust me when I say neither my dad nor I have watched as many old highlight tapes on YouTube as we did for those two months. At that point, Lionel Messi GOAT Skills CRAZY Dribbling | Despacito 4K 1080p was a way of life.
When we got the news that the Premier League was going to restart in mid-June, we were elated. Soon after, that elation turned into dread when we learned that the first game back would be against the defending champions, Manchester City, at their home ground. The game was a disaster—Arsenal lost two key players to injuries in the first half hour, and the substitute defender conceded two goals and saw a red card within 20 minutes of coming on. But even then, we were happy to have football back in our lives. My dad said, and I quote, "Premier League stress is a good counter for Covid stress".
Despite the small glimmers of good news, the opinionated Bengalis in us couldn't help but look right into something that sport was making very obvious: the idea of Covid privilege. In some ways, this is where the generation gap or difference in sensibilities didn't quite matter. Even within elite athletes, most of whom are handsomely paid and more than comfortable, there were some players who could 'afford' to sit out, while others had to utilise what could be turning points in their relatively short careers. Many NBA and baseball players in the US decided to sit out the season restarts. Gene Orza, former chief operating officer for the Major League Baseball Players Association, pointed out that if you're a player who has made $30 million in the last three years versus another player who has debt coming out of his ears and needs to capitalise on this opportunity, the decisions are being made from very different places.
And once again, via the pandemic, the maxim 'life imitates sport' rings undeniably true. One of the biggest reasons my dad and I are such big fans of sports and people who play or watch them, is because teachings from sport will undoubtedly trickle into other aspects of life. While data on one hand consistently shows that Black Americans and other minorities suffer disproportionately from the virus, the rising numbers at home in India remind us that 'social distancing' is not a plausible solution for many impoverished communities.
So, while sports can be a fun, light topic for the boys in the house to banter over, it can also serve as a solemn reminder of the harsh realities faced by millions everyday. And like most other things in our daily lives, the commercialisation and profiteering off of sports—originally meant to bring together people despite income, race, class, or colour—is a reminder that few things will be left pristine if they have monetary potential. Perhaps that is what my dad really dislikes: behind his aversion to simulated crowds, there is a deeper sense of the beautiful game slipping away from the hands of the common person. Across most of the world's top sporting leagues, local fans are already priced out of stands on a consistent basis, youth players routinely get replaced by mercenaries with no connection to the locals, and now it seems that maybe, just maybe the fans are expendable too.
As for me, however, the story is a little different. I was born into a world where sport was already commercialised. I grew up in a suburb of Mumbai where my classmates supported teams from Newcastle, Valencia, and Los Angeles. In many ways, the televising of sports led to their global appeal, and my generation was right in the line of fire. We benefited from the upsides of profit-oriented sports: we could support both our local teams and teams thousands of miles away all at once.
This is to say that it's not all bleak: just as Covid has unearthed some of the darker realities of sport, it has also paved the way for an incredible amount of innovation. The IPL and the NBA have already shown that creating a 'bubble' with high-frequency and high-volume testing and isolation can basically flatline the virus' spread. On the field, too, innovations have been aplenty. Borussia Monchengladbach's supporters filled their stands with cutouts, while fans all over the world have been tuning in via large video conference courtside and pitchside screens to be as present as they can at the real venue. The NFL is partnering with Oakley to design a helmet-mask hybrid for their games, and multiple sports authorities have been working on rings, bracelets, and other devices that can monitor player health round the clock.
Despite my earlier grim prognostications, it is evident that there can be a silver lining to most difficult situations, and sports is indubitably a prime example of that. After all, as a pair of lifelong Arsenal supporters, delusional optimism is a necessity, and a way of life. And I'm optimistic that while fans will soon be allowed back into stadiums, some of the lessons from the pandemic will have seeped into sports, for the players, the organisers, and the fans alike. Safer, cleaner stands will hopefully be complemented by greater accessibility in sports broadcasting; greater off-field fan engagement will hopefully be coupled with better health protocols for players and staff; affordable ticket prices will hopefully be paired with less schedule congestion. Athletes will hopefully realise the impact they have and continue to advocate for social change, and ultimately, hopefully dad will come around on this new-age stuff, too.
Of course he will. We love sports way too much.
Partha Sinha: Inside the new world of sports-in-a-bubble
Partha Sinha points to some fundamental differences in how his and his son Atreyo's generation relate to sports.
1. "Play for us, was an outdoor activity; play for them was a button on the console," he says.
His generation got drawn to sports by playing in the ground—and then it moved to going to the ground to support the neighbourhood or school team, and then the clubs and the national teams.
But for his son's generation, their entry into sport started with TV and moved on to PlayStation.
What was given was that "Sports needed to be real," he says. "The narrative of sports gave us heroes. Skills, power, perseverance won. The drama of sports was written with values that were close to our heart."
2. "Simulation was like cheating. But they're comfortable with the idea of simulation in sports," he says.
His generation was outside the arena, and was never in control of the game. Whereas they love controlling as much of the narrative as possible—they play in managerial mode in FIFA.
That said, with Covid, now that live sport disappeared, there's a void.
And simulation has become a part of the game.
"The game started happening in an empty stand. And that empty stand brought in the legitimacy of simulation. This is where our two generations need to reconcile—the idea of fake being a part of sports narrative."
So will sports change?
Not dramatically, he says. Instead of drawing from spectators, players will now draw from each other.
And it will accentuate the idea of a "Covid bubble". Where "those who matter—the players and those on the bench—are Covid tested and are playing contact sport. Everyone else—like fans, who actually don't matter—are advised not to get out of the house."
But the truth is, that's happening everywhere. "Covid was supposedly the ultimate form of democratisation. But we don't know how to live without hierarchy. So we created hierarchy very quickly—a Covid bubble in sports as well as in life."
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This summer, as Lockdown began to cease, Trinity College linked up with the 'Landscapes of Faith Project' based at Llantwit Major in South Wales in creating some projects designed to highlight the legacy of John Wesley. We did so by walking from Wesley's Chapel in Bristol to South Beach on the coast on June 25th. (Bristol is associated with many great champions of the Christian faith from William Tyndale (with whom Trinity has connections) to George Muller and John and Charles Wesley). I felt it was time to get better acquainted with the Wesleyan link.
We started at The New Room (John Wesley's first) Chapel (at 36 The Horsefair, Broadmead, Bristol BS1 3JE with a public theological conversation discussing 'What did John Wesley mean when he journaled 'I simply described the plain old religion of the Church of England which is now almost spoken against everywhere under the new name of Methodism'. We then set out to walk the fourteen miles to Severn Beach on the coast, aiming to be picked up by a fishing boat at high tide, which would convey us to the other side and the other land.
My sparring partner in all this was Richard Parry (Director of the Landscapes of Faith Project) and he and I often reflect on how to make missiological connections between the present culture in Britain and the story of faith on these islands. It was Richard who helped me dream up the charity voyage 'Navigators of Faith' in 2018 when a large team of us circumnavigated the British Isles, stopping in many ports to set up conversations about the legacy to the Christian faith made by the Celtic saints (this has recently been written up as a travel journal that reflects on my experience entitled 'A Wild Goose Chase' -Exploring the Celtic Saints by Sea, Blessed Hope Publishing, May 2021)
On this occasion, the Landscapes of Faith project was celebrating the heritage of faith left by John Wesley who criss-crossed Britain by horse covering over a quarter of a million miles in his life time. Of particular interest to us at the college was the fact that from his Bristol headquarters in the New Room, Wesley blasted the slave trade and began work that would change the culture of Britain for working people – he provided them with direct access to good information about faith and spirit.
At the time of the Wesleyan revival, Bristol was a centre for the slave trade and it has been estimated that 2108 slaving ventures departed from Bristol between 1698 and 1807 (when the average number of enslaved people on a ship was considered to be in excess of 250. It is therefore estimated that merchants in Bristol were responsible for more than 500,000 enslaved African people being shipped to the Caribbean and North America. In 1750 alone, Bristol ships transported approximately 8,000 of the 20,000 enslaved Africans sent that year to the British Caribbean and North America.
As a result of this walk, I have not only grown in respect for how Wesley travelled such huge distances by horse or on foot ( I confess to aching a bit on my little slice of that journey) but I have been encouraged to read Wesley's diaries (I have enjoyed reading a large edited volume of his 14 volumes written across his life) and I am now reflecting on the contribution Wesley made (or failed to make) in offering a Christian response to the evils of the slave trade.
Howard Worsley is Trinity's Co-VicePrincipal & Tutor in Missiology


My art practice mainly consists of 2D work on canvas and paper, but I also make sculpture. Most pieces usually start with a drawing in one form or another, whether it is a doodle, ink blot or a body tracing. I use inks, charcoal, pen, whatever feels right at the time for that piece. My work explores themes of the human body, gesture, time and motion.
Repetition is important in my work. I can become obsessed with a process and tend to come up with some rules and order to limit my actions. I like to build up my works in layers. This could be a line, then a wash, then a blot. Usually in a predefined order and repeated several times.
Motifs that are always popping up in my work are circles and ovals. They feel like a way of controlling the chaotic areas of my work (in a way containers, vessels). They often contain or control colour in some way and are usually drawn in a black line, whilst the colour contained is usually bright and fluid.
Some of the plaster sculptures I make contain metal objects, nails, wire. Over time the metal reacts with the plaster. I like to experiment with materials. Reactions between different materials always fascinate me and I quite often will use these in my work. I love a happy accident. This is what keeps me making art. There is always something different to discover.


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OTC Pain Patches, Wraps, TENS Units – Oh, What A Relief It Is!
The use of topical analgesic patches, thermal wraps, or TENS units is one way to manage ACUTE pain instead of taking oral opioid narcotics and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), including acetaminophen.
Please first discuss the use of topical analgesic patches, wraps, or TENS units with your primary care physician (PCP) before trying them out for CHRONIC pain, as she/he knows your medical and surgical history, medication allergies, and is in the best position to guide your pain management if you are already taking other oral analgesic medications.
Popular active ingredients in analgesic patches include methyl salicylate, menthol, camphor, capsaicin, and lidocaine. Advantages of patches over oral analgesics include delivery of medication directly to the involved area, avoidance of most GI-related side effects, and ease of administration. Disadvantages can include skin burns (as some patches contain irritating ingredients). Patches with metal backing should not be used at the same time as heating pads or thermal wraps to avoid skin burns. Any OTC analgesic patch can cause unwanted skin irritation, reddening, burning, or medication allergy in those who are sensitive to any ingredients. Wraps can cause excess heat and TENS units can cause excess nerve stimulation.
Topical analgesic products work as counter-irritants, local anesthetics, thermal (heat) generators (wraps), or electrical nerve stimulators (TENS units).
Methyl salicylate is an analgesic, an anti-inflammatory agent, can dilate local blood vessels and raise skin temperature.
Menthol (oil of wintergreen), derived from Mentha piperita (peppermint), cools the skin and increases skin blood flow by dilating blood vessels.
Capsaicin, derived from hot chili peppers, works by depleting substance P in the nerve endings and is thought to temporarily decrease the number of nerve fibers in the involved skin area. It takes up to six weeks for pain sensation to return once capsaicin topical therapy is discontinued so skin monitoring is advised.
Lidocaine, a local anesthetic, is thought to interrupt the pain signal by its action on damaged peripheral nerves and may be useful in treating neuropathic pain. For most people, the amount of lidocaine absorbed through the skin is not problematic. However, for some in whom unpredictably higher lidocaine absorption and blood levels occur, the cardiac properties/side effects may be a concern. OTC lidocaine patches are to be used as directed on the package label for up to 7 consecutive days MAX.
Thermal analgesic wraps (e.g., ThermaCare) can increase both local skin and muscle blood flow. Wraps contain activated charcoal heat cells, iron powder (for conductivity), and sodium chloride.
Quell is a new FDA Class II approved medical device that is somewhat costly. It's called a wearable technology that also uses nerve stimulation to allay pain.
In general, TENS units work by sending pulses to the nerves in a particular area and up the spinal cord. This is thought to reduce pain signals from reaching the brain by triggering the release of our own endorphins.
More well-designed, long term studies involving OTC analgesic patches/wraps/TENS units are needed. Please talk with your pharmacist for more information on how to properly use topical OTC analgesic patches/wraps/TENS units.
This information is not meant to be a substitute to medical advice from your PCP.


Poole-based rally driver Marcus Dodd took the title at the 2010 Rallye Sunseeker last weekend. It is the seventh time he has won the event, which was scaled down this year but still attracted an impressive crowd. He was full of praise for his co-driver Andrew Bargery as the Hyundai Accent WRC team took the title seconds ahead of Andrew Burton and Robin Kellard in their Peugeot Cosworth.
The event was smaller than in previous years, the usual night stage that begins the event in Bournemouth town centre being replaced by a parade at Poole Quay followed by a ceremonial start at the Civic Centre. It ended on Saturday evening in Bournemouth Town Centre. Awards were presented at Bournemouth's Marriott Hotel on Sunday night.
Rallye Sunseeker 2010 takes place over 10 stages through the dirt tracks and forests around Ringwood and Wareham. In a report in the Bournemouth Echo, race director Rick Smith made a plea for Bournemouth Council to bring back its grant towards the night stage. He hopes that the Friday night stage can be reinstated next year, which is the Rallye Sunseeker's 25th anniversary.
Did you catch any of Rallye Sunseeker 2010? We'd love to see your photos if you did – you can post them to our Facebook group or leave a comment on this blog.
Meanwhile, sports photographers can catch Salisbury City FC at home tomorrow (Tuesday) when Crawley Town pay a visit.
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NASA's MISR Instrument Sees California Wildfire Smoke Plumes From Space
As of Aug. 24, wildfires in Northern California – including the McCash, Antelope, River Complex, Monument, and Dixie fires – have scorched more than 1 million acres of land. The Dixie Fire, the state's second largest in history, accounts for 731,310 acres. On Aug. 18, NASA's Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR) instrument, aboard the Terra satellite, acquired new data showing smoke from these fires.
The MISR instrument has nine cameras that view Earth at different angles. The right side of the image shows smoke from the five fires as observed by MISR's nadir (downward-pointing) camera. The multi-angular information from MISR's images is used to calculate the height of the smoke plumes. The results of those calculations are shown in the left side of the image. Smoke from areas in red reached an altitude of around 9,840 feet (3,000 meters). The highest plume near the active fires reached approximately 19,685 feet (6,000 meters). In general, higher-altitude plumes transport smoke greater distances from the source, impacting communities downwind. In recent weeks, smoke from fires in the Western U.S. and Canada has impacted much of the East Coast.
The smoke plume height calculation was performed using the publicly available MISR INteractive eXplorer (MINX) software tool. The MISR Plume Height Project maintains a database of global smoke plume heights, accessible here.
MISR was built and is managed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Southern California, for NASA's Science Mission Directorate in Washington. The Terra spacecraft is managed by NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. The MISR data were obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center Atmospheric Science Data Center in Hampton, Virginia. JPL is a division of Caltech in Pasadena.
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Of Mice & Men - Defy
Will Cross 11 January 2018 at 15.32
The Of Mice & Men we once knew are gone. 'Defy' is the sound of a phoenix rising from the ashes.
Following ex-frontman Austin Carlile's departure from the band in late 2016, co-vocalist / bassist Aaron Pauley has refused to let this project crumble - stepping up as frontman alongside his equally driven bandmates. These 12 songs are the sonic representation of their refusal to be beaten.
Shifting their focus from Warped Tour metalcore to arena-sized heavy metal, they've produced a lean beast of a record that gets right to the point; with huge choruses, monstrous riffs and plenty of opportunities to headbang. 'Instincts' feels like a celebration of the band's entire legacy, blending circle-pit annihilation with stratospheric choruses. 'Vertigo' roars out of the traps with an unbeatable hook and moving closer 'If We Were Ghosts' - dedicated to Linkin Park's Chester Bennington - feels like the band laying everything tenderly to rest with the promise of a new future ahead.
As for Aaron himself, he does a sterling job of taking the vocal reins, flitting seamlessly and commandingly between creative melodies, screams and growls. Change is inevitable, but it doesn't always have to defeat you. 'Defy' is the ultimate representation of that.
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Marco's Pizza is the fastest-growing pizza chain in the United States, but their social media profiles didn't show it. Marco's looked to Northlich to create content, manage the company's social profiles and grow them at a pace that matched the rapid growth of the brand itself.
Let fans speak for the brand.
The results of the campaign "Real Pizza, Real People" were astounding. In just one year, Marco's received over 13 million impressions on Facebook, including 40,000 new likes. On Instagram, Marco's went from 200 fans to over 2,000, and its Twitter audience more than doubled.
more overall engagement than the big three pizza chains combined!


On the 13th October the Group spent the afternoon at the 1st Norwich Scout Hut. We used our Group minibus to transport all the young people to the Hut. The young people were split into 3 smaller groups, each taking part in Canoing, Climbing and water safety bingo.


Johannesburg: Jean de Villiers continues his amazing recovery from a career-threatening injury when he leads South Africa against Argentina on Saturday in the Rugby Championship.
The 34-year-old centre had a knee reconstructed after a horrific injury in Wales last November and played off the bench for the Springboks in an exhibition match last month.
He continued his comeback with two appearances for his province while South Africa suffered narrow southern hemisphere championship losses to Australia and world champions New Zealand.
Coach Heyneke Meyer got a thumbs-up from team doctors this week regarding De Villiers and chose him to partner Damian de Allende at centre for the Kings Park stadium Test against the Pumas in Durban.
De Villiers starts at outside centre rather than his traditional inside centre slot, but that will not matter to a star desperate to prove his fitness ahead of the mid-September Rugby World Cup kick-off.
"The comeback of Jean is truly remarkable and very inspirational," Meyer told the media after announcing his team in the Indian Ocean city of Durban.
"I cannot wait to see what he has to offer playing next to youngsters like Damian, Jesse Kriel and Handre Pollard.
The matchday 23 for the clash with the Pumas shows eight changes – seven personnel and one positional – to that which lost 27-20 to New Zealand in Johannesburg two Saturdays ago.
De Villiers, tighthead prop Vincent Koch and flanker Marcell Coetzee come into the team for winger Cornal Hendricks and an injured duo, prop Jannie du Plessis and loose forward Francois Louw.
Pumas coach Daniel Hourcade will announce his starting line-up and replacements late today.


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Elise Hu
Jake Holt
Elise Hu is an award-winning correspondent assigned to NPR's newest international bureau, in Seoul, South Korea. She's responsible for covering geopolitics, business and life in both Koreas and Japan. She previously covered the intersection of technology and culture for the network's on-air, online and multimedia platforms.
Hu joined NPR in 2011 to coordinate the digital development and editorial vision for the StateImpact network, a state government reporting project focused on member stations.
Before joining NPR, she was one of the founding reporters at The Texas Tribune, a non-profit digital news startup devoted to politics and public policy. While at the Tribune, Hu oversaw television partnerships and multimedia projects; contributed to The New York Times' expanded Texas coverage and pushed for editorial innovation across platforms.
An honors graduate of the University of Missouri-Columbia's School of Journalism, she previously worked as the state political reporter for KVUE-TV in Austin, WYFF-TV in Greenville, SC, and reported from Asia for the Taipei Times.
Her work has earned a Gannett Foundation Award for Innovation in Watchdog Journalism, a National Edward R. Murrow award for best online video, beat reporting awards from the Texas Associated Press and The Austin Chronicle once dubiously named her the "Best TV Reporter Who Can Write."
Outside of work, Hu has taught digital journalism at Northwestern University and Georgetown University's journalism schools and serves as a guest co-host for TWIT.tv's program, Tech News Today. She's also an adviser to the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, where she keeps up with emerging media and technology as a panelist for the Knight News Challenge.
Elise Hu can be reached by e-mail at ehu (at) npr (dot) org as well as via the social media links, above.
Anti-Refugee Backlash In South Korea Targets Yemenis Fleeing War And Seeking Asylum
By Elise Hu • Jul 4, 2018
Fleeing war, more than 500 Yemenis arrived earlier this year in an unlikely place — a tiny South Korean resort island. They're hoping to be granted asylum so they can stay in South Korea, but as they wait on the island of Jeju, they've become the target of blistering backlash from South Koreans.
"I love Korea, really," Ebrahim Qaid says. He is one of 561 Yemenis who arrived on Jeju earlier this year through the island's policy of allowing most foreign nationals to enter without getting a visa in advance.
U.S.-North Korea Summit Is One For The History Books
By Elise Hu • Jun 12, 2018
What Summit? On North Korean TV, The News Is All About Rice Farming
By Elise Hu • Jun 1, 2018
Around the world, the flurry of diplomatic efforts to salvage the June 12 summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has dominated headlines. But there's one place where it hasn't: North Korea itself.
A North Korean envoy, Kim Yong Chol, met this week with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in New York, but North Koreans are seeing none of that in their regular 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. national broadcasts.
Trump Says North Korea Summit Plans 'Moving Along' After Surprise Moon-Kim Meeting
By Elise Hu • May 26, 2018
Updated 2:55 a.m. ET Sunday
Hours after a surprise meeting between the leaders of the two Koreas aimed at shoring up diplomacy, President Trump seemed to keep hope alive for a summit with Kim Jong Un to go ahead as planned on June 12 in Singapore.
Speaking at the White House Saturday evening, Trump said plans for the summit were "going along very well." He said meetings were ongoing and that the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula "would be a great thing for North Korea."
How South Korea Is Reacting To the Cancellation Of U.S.-North Korea Summit
To get a sense of how today's announcement is playing in South Korea, let's turn now to NPR's Elise Hu in Seoul. Hi, Elise.
ELISE HU, BYLINE: Hey there, Ari.
Trump Cancels U.S.-North Korea Summit
Well, it looks like the summit is now off. President Trump has canceled his proposed meeting with the leader of North Korea. This announcement came on the same morning that North Korea made a very public showing destroying a very important nuclear test site.
North Korea Summit With Trump In Doubt Because Of Military Exercises
Updated at 1 p.m. ET Wednesday
North Korea said it is canceling high-level talks with South Korea planned for Wednesday at their shared border area because of ongoing military exercises between the South and the United States.
The talks were scheduled for Seoul and Pyongyang to follow up on the agreement struck by the two Korean leaders at their historic summit last month.
Trump Should Win The Nobel Peace Prize, South Korea's Moon Says
By Elise Hu • Apr 30, 2018
Congratulated for an apparent breakthrough in relations between South Korea and North Korea, South Korean President Moon Jae-in said, "It's President Trump who should receive the Nobel Prize."
Kim, Moon Pledge Denuclearization Of Peninsula And End To Korean War
Updated at 5:05 a.m. ET
Following a historic meeting between North Korea's Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in, the leaders appeared side by side to make an extraordinary announcement: The two nations — technically in a state of war for more than six decades — would work toward a permanent peace treaty and the elimination of nuclear weapons from the peninsula.
'The Peace House' Is All Set For Kim Jong Un's First Summit In South Korea
South Koreans have painstakingly planned out the details ahead of North Korea's Kim Jong Un and South Korea's Moon Jae-in's summit at their shared border Friday, the culmination of a flurry of diplomacy over the past few months.
Lessons Of The North Korea 'Leap Day Deal'
South Korea's Ex-President Sentenced To 24 Years For Corruption
By Elise Hu • Apr 6, 2018
A court in Seoul has found former South Korean President Park Geun-hye guilty on a raft of charges in the sprawling corruption case that led to her impeachment.
She has been sentenced to 24 years in prison — effectively a life sentence for the 66-year-old. Park was also fined nearly $17 million.
K-Pop Stars Red Velvet Set To Perform In Pyongyang This Weekend
By Elise Hu • Mar 30, 2018
When it comes to inter-Korean relations, pop music — and politics — work in concert. North Korea sent a musical delegation to South Korea for the Winter Olympics last month.
Now it's the other side's turn. South Korean solo singers and group acts will head north this weekend for the first time in more than a decade.
How Koreans Are Reacting To Potential Meeting Between Trump And Kim Jong Un
By Elise Hu • Mar 9, 2018
South Korean Officials Say Trump Agreed To Meet North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un
There Appears To Be A Breakthrough In North-South Korea Talks
South Korean Officials Meet Kim Jong Un To Pave The Way For U.S. Talks
Updated at 11:10 a.m. ET.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un hosted a dinner to welcome delegates from South Korea on Monday, in a visit Seoul hopes will pave the way for talks between North Korea and the United States.
The 10-member delegation includes a top national security adviser and spy chief — marking the first time South Korean officials are reported to have met the North Korean leader since he took power in 2011.
Rivals Japan And South Korea Face Off At Olympics Amid Chilly Ties
By Elise Hu • Feb 19, 2018
When it comes to global politics off the rink — most of the spotlight has fallen on North and South Korea. But just as the two Koreas have been making nice, South Korea and Japan have gotten chilly.
On the ice — Nao Kodaira of Japan and two-time gold medalist Lee Sang-hwa of Korea are the world's best at the 500 meter speed skate. They have finished within fractions of a second of each other for years and are constantly compared to one another. Sunday's much-watched showdown between the two was packed with extra meaning because their countries compete so fiercely, too.
North Korea Stages Military Parade Before Opening Of Pyeongchang Olympics
By Elise Hu • Feb 8, 2018
Why The Pyeongchang Olympics Are Also A Tech Showcase For South Korea
The Winter Olympics in South Korea will be a chance for the country to show off its newest robot creations. NPR's Elise Hu reports that the peek into the future starts as soon as you land at the airport.
In Seoul, A Plastic Surgery Capital, Residents Frown On Ads For Cosmetic Procedure
In Gangnam, the upscale Seoul district south of the Han River bisecting the city, one of the area's biggest industries is evident on people's faces: On the streets, patients are wearing nose guards and bandages, fresh from facial fix-ups. High-rises soar with a cosmetic surgery clinic on every floor, and in the subway stations, floor-to-ceiling advertisements feature images of women's uniformly wide-eyed, youthful faces — all with the message that you, too, can look this way if you go to the right clinic.
Fire Rips Through South Korean Hospital, Killing Dozens Of Patients
By Elise Hu • Jan 26, 2018
At least 37 people are dead and dozens injured following a Friday morning fire that broke out in a hospital emergency room in Miryang, a town in southeastern South Korea.
Administrators at Sejong Hospital, the fire site, said one doctor, one nurse and one nurse's assistant were among the casualties. He further said that some 80 percent of the fatalities were elderly patients.
"I am truly sorry. I am sorry for the patients and their caretakers," said Seok Jeong-sik, the director of Sejong Hospital.
North And South Korea Find Common Ground For Pyeongchang Winter Olympics
President Trump's Biggest Foreign Policy Headache For 2018
By Elise Hu • Dec 29, 2017
Stopping North Korea's nuclear program is the thorniest foreign policy problem for the U.S. president in the new year, but then again, the same was true a year ago. What has changed in 2017 is North Korea's capability and the United States' approach.
Tillerson's North Korean Overture Highlights His Credibility Problem
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is ready to talk about talking to North Korea.
"We're ready to talk anytime North Korea would like to talk. And we're ready to have the first meeting without precondition," he said, in remarks Tuesday at the Atlantic Council, a think tank in Washington, D.C.
Talks With North Korea Could Begin Without Conditions, Tillerson Says
News Brief: North Korea Fires ICBM, Republican Tax Plan Gains Support, CFPB
By Elise Hu • Nov 29, 2017
We hear this story again and again, but each time, it's just a little bit worse. North Korea tested a missile, and this time it appeared to have the longest range yet.
How One Pop-Up Restaurant Is Fighting Stigma Against HIV/AIDS
This month diners in Toronto were treated to a four-course meal at a pop-up restaurant called June's. The menu included Northern Thai leek and potato soup with a hint of curry, a pasta served with smoked arctic char followed by garlic rapini and flank steak. The entire meal was topped off with a boozy tiramisu for dessert.
In addition to a mouthwatering meal, the chefs at June's also served a message which they wore on their shirts: "Break bread. Smash stigma."
Japanese Lawmaker's Baby Gets Booted From The Floor
When a municipal lawmaker, Yuka Ogata, brought her 7-month-old baby to her job in a male-dominated legislature, she was met with such surprise and consternation by her male colleagues that eventually, she and the baby were asked to leave. Officials of the Kumamoto Municipal Assembly, of which she's a member, said although there's no rule prohibiting infants, they booted her citing a rule that visitors are forbidden from the floor.
Japan's Prime Minister Isn't Popular, But His Coalition Won A Supermajority
By Elise Hu • Oct 23, 2017
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling coalition now has a two-thirds supermajority in the parliament. That's after capturing more than 300 of the 465 seats in Japan's lower house that were up for grabs on Sunday.


"Not every item of news should be published.
to make every item of news serve a certain purpose."
Very timely, should be read by all Americans, especially the ones who watch main stream TV news.
TV stations should be required to dispaly today's three quotes at the beginning and end of every 'news' show.
Today's media doesn't state all the facts. They show only the facts that will "...make every item of news serve a certain purpose." For example, every gunshot that wounds someone is reported, but you don't hear about the 2.5 million times each year guns stop a crime, or that most of the time a shot is never fired. Give me the facts, so I may realize the benefit of guns.
Can you say OBAMA? Can we control the people through information? Yes we Can!
Reston says: "The path that the radical right and GOP use so effectively today."
If that's his truth how does he explain that it's the RADICAL LEFTISTS whose agenda is advancing with the help of their lapdog news media while the right is holding on by their fingernails endeavoring to safeguard our RIGHTS and turn back the blatant political corruption, cultural and moral decline of America but the truth is irrelevant to the Alinsky left, it is a detriment to their socialist agenda.
Reston is a nut case. The leftists has been in control since Obama was elected, probably long before. A good comparison between the 2 parties is this: the democrats are communists and the republicans are socialists.
Well said Jim K, Austin. Corruption resides within both parties. For those that love Liberty and Freedom, we stir up jealousy within both parties to expose oppression and tyranny. That is our right and responsibility to do so. !
The 'establishment' politicians are nationalist statists -- leaning to communism are the establishment Democrats, leaning to fascism are the establishment Republicans.
A true 'republican' government regards the citizen as the origin of all state authority -- the State is hired by the citizens for the mutual protection of the rights they already have. In a republican government, independent and self-determining individuals form counties, which then form a state, then state governments make similar agreements with other republican states into a confederation -- sort of like the UN with each state still sovereign, like the People. In a nationalist government, the State is sovereign, in a republican government the individual is sovereign.
Perhaps we ought to subdivide each party into the nationalist and the 'responsibilitist' -- who believes the State is the boss and who believes the people are the boss?
As is integral to today's "news" (or that which passes as news) follows Geobbels' "make every item of news serve a certain purpose" a very, VERY SCARY prospect. Such admonition follows a latter day religonist's "never let a serious crisis go to waste" - create a crisis with the prepared solution and then have the ecclesiastical propagators (news media) explain and justify the entire scenario. For example, Hitlery is accusing Russia of hacking without evidence then, in conjunction with Mr. Obamunist Goodwrench the assign, the news is justifying a third world war.
The press was more than compliant during the Bush presidencies. So political party is not the true dividing line. The 'show' is the battle between too opposing parties, but no more realistic than Hulk Hogan wrestling Randy Savage. Trump has been a player in the show and has flipped the script. Guys like Ron Paul (who was the real Republican candidate) have been ignored happily by the establishment GOP. The Tea Party movement resulted. But Ron Paul is boring -- no dirt for the media. ;-) The media circus is starting to crack -- the agenda has never been more obvious, it may as well be Pravda in the 1950's. Following the strings of the marionettes is all too apparent to anyone who will bother to look.
Being at literal Liberty, in body and spirit, one must be CIRCUMSPECT at All Times. Whether in action or judgement. Has any here, experienced, the Old Farmer in regard to his disposition, toward his neighbor.? It is an amazing thing to behold old Good traditions. Circumspect carries with it the idea of drawing a circle, and within, your sovereignty, you are at liberty and held responsible. as a keeper in the garden, and its first mention, to "watch" over. Ex 23 tells the true nature of responsibility to your neighbors, as also, the life of all creatures around you. And the conduct of those that would be " lenders" among you. The body of religious worship " to avoid" is plainly pointed out, There can be no mistake, at this observation. There is a "light" and "dark" line in behavior. Day and night, literally. Our Ship of state is likened unto its shape, a deck upon the hull, a mast and sails. Balanced. The mast, the tip of the sword fastened to the keel. That is also the individual. The deck, likened unto a plain, has many a judgement fastened along its deck. Such also is the universe measured in like manner, Sometimes ships fly and must have wings. Wings are provided to carry us into the heavens. This is declared and can be made to see openly. a mirror reflection of that which you are in spirit, the individual at liberty to "know". Yet the knowledge is withheld to bind the mind of individuals lest the "light" of the knowledge shine unto them. It is a very uplifting thing, sometimes felt, exposed and not ashamed, but for most, cannot be explained or described. But how shall they hear except a preacher be sent, no pun intended. It is within the intent of the heart through sincerity to seek that which "good is". By this the world is measured. " For the fruit of the Spirit is in All goodness and righteousness and truth. " There are nine fruits of the Spirit, nine is the number of the covenant, the deal, a great blessing when giving birth to the new creatures of/at Liberty. 9th bk nt, 5:22 Gala. This behavior our nation is founded upon. So making peace among neighbors in putting aside religious beliefs and hatred. Our native brothers brought much goodness to the table when framing our Declaration and Constitution of commonsense, a Sure and True universal language. The quote is right, but a thumbs down for intent to rob. Lean neither to the right nor the left, be circumspect in judgment. The ability to " watch" over, is never to destroy, but hedge your liberty about with thorns.
Both Parties can go to Hell. All of US that believe in America should stick together and forget this crap that divides us. Most of the time if we are with friends of either party we enjoy being together. Then what happens when anyone in the group of friends brings up politics? I will tell you, all of Hell breaks loose we are so divided and are we really. We are all Americans and we let someone in either party control what THEY want? Think? That is the trouble we don't think for ourselves.


Interesting side dishes! I had this epic pork chop from wholefoods and nothing to go with it. So I made this fantastic side dish and it went perfectly!
1. Spiralize your sweet potato and place in a bowl.
2. Heat up some oil on a big frying pan.
3. Toss your sweet potato into the oil and mix.
4. Once your sweet potato begins to cook down and the noodles are a little softer toss in your mushrooms and apples and mix it up.
5. Once the apples are cooked a bit toss in your spinach.
6. Keep cooking until it's the softness you'd like and then put it along side a great piece of pork.
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On Monday morning, we packed up (and snacked up) at my parents and headed to say our goodbyes to Doc and M. Once again, it was a great weekend full of quality family time, laughter, and sharing with our family the people we love best.
"I mean, really. Look at me?!"
"Yeah, I am one cool guy."
"hmmph!. I don't think so"
"geez. my brother looks ridiculous."
heading back to "The Doc's Inn"
I loved looking at all your memorial weekend photos!! You make it all look like soooo much fun, and easy, and pretty!


Rookie police officer Jessica Loren (Juliana Harkavy - The Walking Dead") has been assigned the last shift at a closing police station and must wait for a hazmat crew to collect biomedical evidence. Ordered not to leave the station under any circumstance, Jessica comes to learn that it s more than just an outdated station, its home to the ultimate embodiment of evil and his devoted blood thirsty followers. Jessica is left to fend for herself in the Devil s playground.


In the past weeks the market has made up and down like on a roller coaster and the last week was the same. This time, however, it was not because of macroeconomic news (apart from one or two) but because of political turmoil and terrorism.
Let's see what has happened and what impact these news have had on the Forex market.
A week ago, in Nice, it took place an attack where nearly a hundred people have died because of a crazy truck driver.
The European markets were already weakened by the news of the Bank of England to leave rates unchanged, but the next day the news of what happened in Nice made the yield on ten-year German Bund back to trade above zero.
The pound closed the week with the best rally since 2009, thanks to the effect of Theresa May appointed as British Prime Minister. Even the dollar has regained strength scoring towards the yen the strongest weekly increase since February 1999.
Another event regards Turkey: after a failed military coup, the President Erdogan has reinforced the power of his government by proclaiming a state of emergency for three months and denying the civil rights of the Turks.
After the failed coup on Friday, the Turkish lira has gone mad: first it reacted losing about 5% and then it rebounded.
Today, however, the Turkish lira has touched new lows levels and has depreciated further against the US dollar and continues to fall.
As for the exchange rate between euro and Turkish lira, we notice how the medium-term trends that were all bearish, suddenly turned bullish.
This is quite understandable and normal; the news of a coup make operators divest their investments converting what made as liquid from Turkish Lira to Euro, and the exchange rate has jumped to the upside with an immediate devaluation of the Turkish currency.
Standard & Poor's has also downgraded the rating of the country because of the uncertainties generated by the failed coup and the market has not anymore confidence in Ankara.
Analysts are worried about the possibility that Turkey, after the coup, has to face financial unpredictability that could damage the country's economy and these concerns will cause severe consequences for the Turkish lira.
Moody's also did not show an excess of optimism after the coup in Turkey. Earlier this week the agency has warned of wanting to downgrade Turkey's rating because of the growing concerns about the political risks of the post-coup.
Let's turn now to the only important market mover of the week: the meeting and rate decision from the European Central Bank.
The ECB announces its decision on interest rates after the meeting of 21 July 2016, the first after the referendum on Brexit.
The Council decided to leave interest rates unchanged, as expected by analysts. In detail: Interest Rate 0,0%; Deposit Rate -0,40%; Marginal rate 0,25%; Monthly QE € 80bn.
The euro-dollar exchange rate was little moved by the words of Draghi who have been faithful to the market expectations.
With the ECB meeting at the shoulders, which ended with nothing done, all eyes of traders and markets go to the meeting of the Federal Reserve on July, the 27th. Janet Yellen comments might suggest the timing of the next rise in interest rates.


Come home to Aqua. This senior living apartment complex is located in Tampa, FL at 4505 N Rome Ave. The area has close proximity to downtown, well-lit streets and easy access to highways.
Aqua is located conveniently near public transportation. Balconies and patios are included in many floor plans. You'll appreciate the amenities at both Aqua Apartments and in the neighborhood. Enjoy a low impact workout at the fitness center. If you enjoy running outside there are several parks nearby. If you like to walk, you'll find streets lined with sidewalks that are well-lit at night.
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In this article, I will give a brief overview of cookies, why we want them to be httpOnly and how we can ensure this via URL Rewrite. We will also be creating our first outbound rewrite rule with a pre-condition.
See my previous posts for information on inbound rewrite rules.
Unfornately, in this sense they are not a snack. They are, usually, small bits of information continually transferred between the browser and the server in order to do things like session tracking & identification, or maintain informantion pertainent to your browsing session. If not secured in the right way, you can expose details of your browsing session unknowingly. First up, we can make the cookies httpOnly.
By adding the modifier to the cookie, we prevent any scripts running from accessing the cookie. The biggest benefit here is protection against Cross-Site Scripting, or XSS. Unless you have very specific requirements for cookies, this flag should always be enabled.
For more information, checkout Scott Helme's incredible post on getting tougher cookies.
When a server indicates that it wants to set a cookie, it does so by sending the Set-Cookie HTTP header along with the response. There are a few modifiers that this can have to make them more secure in compliant browsers (eg: Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Safari): httpOnly, secure and sameSite=(lax|strict).
This rewrite snippet requires two portions: the rule and a set of precondtions.
Within our rule, we are defining the name of the rule which can be viewed inside of inetmgr (IIS Manager). In previous posts we have added the attribute to stop processing, but here we want to continue processing rewrite rules because we may want to do additional work to the response. Next, we match the server varible for a Set-Cookie HTTP header (RESPONSE_Set_Cookie) and ensure that it's present for us to continue. For our action, we rewrite the Set-Cookie header to be the original value, with the HttpOnly modifier appended.
For an unknown reason, probably due to a knowledge gap, the first line is required. I have made a guess as to what this could be, but I am unsure. Strange things happen in the dev tools in Chrome if that first line is not there.
It is worth noting that a precondition is not limited to a single rule, it can be re-used. There is probably scope for making this rule smaller, if there is i'll edit the post to reflect the smaller rule.
That's it. If you check your debug tool of choice after implementing this, you should see that all cookies are now sent with the HttpOnly modifier.