There is a spring in the step of all those connected to Aizawl FC in the most intricate of ways and the Western Indian Football Association's (WIFA) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Henry Menezes is no different.
The football club from the otherwise placid capital of Mizoram had the entire northeast of India, i.e. the seven sisters, dancing in fervour as they catapulated themselves to the I-League title, fending off challenges from close, celebrated rivals Mohun Bagan, to lasso in the coveted trophy into Red palms.
A man who'd been feeding off the energy and enthusiasm from his troops all season long is none other than Khalid Jamil, someone who's won his first title mastermined from the dug-out. The former India international's abilities - determination, adaptability and composedness - were lauded by his friend and confidant Menezes, who was speaking to Goal, is proud as anyone else on Jamil's achivement.
"We had kept him as the captain of the team (Mumbai FC) as our objective was to keep him with the team and to help him grow with the team as a coach. That was due to his ability and attitude he possessed to lead the team. He was one of the most brilliant creative players in the midfield with a good vision to score and create goals," began the former Indian international goalkeeper, before adding on Jamil, "That had taken him forward but a few injuries hampered his career. He has had ups and downs as a player also. In a couple of years he took up the U-19 team which was when he was forecasted as the next coach (of the senior team)."
Quizzed if he was surprise that Jamil won the I-League with another club after several years of survival battle with Mumbai FC, the 53 year-old stated, "Whenever you have some failures or rejections, you always grow. I'm sure Khalid is a changed person now. After he left Mumbai FC, I requested him to be in the game and offered him the Maharashtrian state team, but his offer from Aizawl came in and he took permission to leave.
"From there started the story. It was an important turn in his life. Everybody goes through it and he has come out very strong."
Elucidating his thoughts on the 40 year-old's I-League winning season with Aizawl FC, the Shiv Chhatrapati Excellence in Sports Awardee, calibrated, "The team always needs a blend of experienced players, youngsters, couple of good foreigners and a good coach. So the combination was perfect and I feel that he had the right pulse of the team. Adding to that, Mizoram football has grown in stature because of the strong local league they conduct from which players are acustomed to play a very high quality game. The government support which they have is also immense.
"It's very important to bring in that kind of a culture because once you have the backing of the crowd and you start winning, people start identifying themselves with the team and there is more power in the team that grows. I think Aizawl are a fantastic example of how when a team starts winning people identify themselves with a team," concluded Menezes.


There are many motels and hotels in Palm Springs Centered within a few blocks of downtown. We find that these locations are by far the best. You can walk to most restaurants, bars and activities held in the Palm Springs area.
Some hotels are located at casinos and golf courses. These properties are very nice. If you're a golfing enthusiast then you probably want to be near the golf course. However you must get in your car and drive anytime you want to go anywhere. Drinking and driving issues comes to mind in a situation like this.
Check your location first based on what you like to do most. Book hotel or motel within walking distance or near a resort or by a golf course that you can go golf at.
There is a Hard rock hotel in downtown Palm Springs , which is one of three hotels in the downtown area of Palm Springs. There are also a number of luxury motels in the area which are very comfortable, have pools, and parking and are very convenient to downtown.
At events that are held in the Palm Springs area, parking is usually at a premium. On Thursday night for example they have the Palm Springs Street fair which brings thousands of people into the downtown area. If you're staying at a motel or hotel close by and can walk this is a major convenience compared to driving and then trying to find a place to park.
Book your hotel, or motel early so that you can find a place that you prefer. During January February and March there is a major snow bird surge in the population. Rooms are always at a premium and everyone is trying to find a place that meets their needs.


Dürer's portrait of Caterina Cornaro was drawn in 1494, and is probably based on a work by his Venetian host Gentile Bellini. Caterina was the last queen of the Kingdom of Cyprus before the island was taken over by the Venetians, and later the Ottomans. She spent her later years in Italy and was painted by Titian, Bellini and others. There are no decent copies of Dürer's drawing on the internet, because it has not been seen since it was looted from Kunsthalle Bremen's emergency storage at the end of WWII. Source.
Albrecht Dürer, Sketchbook of His Journey to the Netherlands 1520-21, page 7 verso.
A copy of this print recently turned up at a flea market in eastern France. It had gone missing from the Stuttgart Staatsgalerie after the war, and still bore the museum's stamp on the back. The finder returned it. Source.
Conservators at the British Museum revealed this watermark while cleaning Dürer's mammoth Triumphal Arch. Read about the conservation project here.


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Verizon signs long-term renewable energy PPAs for more than 380-megawatts of solar and wind
The agreements will help finance the construction of new wind and solar farms.
By Derick Lila April 23, 2020 0
#1 Leading Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Industry-Focused Newswire. We Specialize in News Reports/Analysis and Cutting Edge R&D Discoveries.
Includes up to 254-megawatts of capacity from two solar energy facilities being developed by Clearway in Texas.
The facilities are expected to become operational in 2023.
New York — Verizon Communications Communications announced that it has entered into long-term renewable energy purchase agreements with Clearway Energy Group and Invenergy. These agreements, which are virtual power purchase agreements, will help finance the construction of new wind and solar farms.
"We are committed to sourcing or generating renewable energy equal to at least 50 percent of our total annual electricity usage by 2025," said James Gowen, Verizon's Chief Sustainability Officer and Vice President, Supply Chain Operations. "The purchase agreements with Clearway and Invenergy will help us meet our commitment while increasing the supply of renewable energy to the power grids by almost 400 megawatts."
Verizon entered into two agreements with Clearway Energy Group, a leading developer and operator of clean energy in the United States, for an aggregate of up to 254 megawatts (MW) of capacity from two solar energy facilities being developed by Clearway in Texas. These facilities are expected to become operational in 2023.
Verizon's agreement with Invenergy, a leading privately held global developer and operator of sustainable energy solutions, supports the development of an additional 130 MW of renewable energy capacity at Invenergy's Blooming Grove Wind Energy Center in Illinois. The facility is expected to be fully operational by the end of this year.
Bringing additional renewable energy to the grids where Verizon consumes energy is an important step towards meeting our commitment to be carbon neutral in our operational emissions (scope 1 and scope 2) by 2035. The additional renewable energy capacity supported by the three agreements is expected to reduce carbon emissions by an amount equivalent to removing more than 140,000 passenger vehicles from the road on an annual basis.
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8minute solar expands development pipeline to 18-gigawatts with new solar-plus-storage power plants
Approach to circumvent a major loss process that currently limits the efficiency of commercial solar cells
Government of Canada invests in Montreal-based company to advance anti-reflection glass technology for solar panels

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Emily is a nineteen year old girl from Sheffield. She was born in London in 1997.
Although she currently works full time as a casino valet, she has enjoyed writing and storytelling from a very young age. At age eleven, she decided to be an author when she grew up. She also enjoys scrolling through social media and playing "The Sims".
Emily wrote the first draft of "The Gazebo" when she was just fifteen and it is her first finished novel. She hopes to publish more of her work in the future.


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Vatican's U.N. Address on Anniversary of Year of the Family
"Truly Indispensable to Development"
December 07, 2004 00:00ZENIT StaffArchives
NEW YORK, DEC. 7, 2004 (Zenit.org).- Here is the address delivered Monday by Archbishop Celestino Migliore, permanent observer of the Holy See to the United Nations, before the General Assembly as it celebrates the 10th anniversary of the International Year of the Family.
My delegation is pleased to take the floor at the conclusion of the celebration of the 10th anniversary of the International Year of the Family, and this in the context of the 59th session of the General Assembly as it debates two priorities for our world today, security and development.
Our debates and our programs focus on a broad concept of security, comprising what in our U.N. parlance we call the "hard threats," like terrorism and weapons of mass destruction; and the "soft threats," namely unemployment, poverty, the HIV/AIDS pandemic, exploitation of children and women, scarce access to housing and sanitation, education and medicines, the things that affect the whole of human society in its daily life. Since the outlook on the increased levels of poverty and inequality in many countries is hardly promising, it is not surprising that poverty reduction has now moved to the top of the development agenda.
In this context, my delegation would like to lend its support to the family, the fundamental unit of society by its nature and by the indispensable contribution that it is called to make in the achievement of security and development.
The family, that is the stable and lasting union of a man and a woman, appears first of all as the most natural and the best-suited way to assure the procreation and thus the renewal of the generations. For economic growth needs a minimum of demographic dynamism, that occurs by a reproduction assuring the replacement of the generations. But beyond this demographic dimension, we must consider that it is in the bosom of this first natural community that the individual is going to acquire a certain number of qualities, of acquaintances, of attitudes which will permit him or her one day to become a producer, that is a creative constructor of society.
In fact, it is not only about bringing children into the world, but also about educating them; the economic notion of "human capital" is particularly well suited here: As the first place of formation of human capital, the family appears truly indispensable to development. There is thus every interest in putting in place the necessary tools for the just recognition of the fact that the family is not only a place of consumption but also of creation of a true wealth, quite ignored today.
Therefore, there can only be action in favor of the family if there first exists a real political will to promote a model. In particular, the expression "basic unit of society" refers to a very precise conception of the social order relying on the existence of communities of stable persons which must be rediscovered and recognized at all institutional levels.
Thus, family policy could be the general framework within which should be placed the measures put in place to respond to the social and economic challenges of our time; the recognition of the necessary promotion of the family, conceived as a preventative policy, must not signify the nationalization of the family; it is not a new social right that needs to be invented but the conditions of justice which it is advisable to realize.
It must also be clearly distinguished from social policy. In fact, the latter brings to mind the assistance whose objective is to attenuate the gravity of a situation, to reduce the effects of it at the start and finally to assure the exit from a state considered bad. Family policy on the contrary should permit a durable economic development: The objective would certainly not be to "suppress" the family!
Ultimately, family policy must be a completely separate policy, with: first of all, its objectives: to promote a model that at the very least does not penalize those who wish to have children; then, its modalities: a just compensation of the costs linked to education and a true recognition of domestic work; and finally, its own requirements: a long-term action, based on criteria of justice and of efficiency because the family is an investment for tomorrow. Only a true awakening of consciences to the importance of these different aspects will permit the effective putting into action of family policy.
[Original text in English]
December 07, 2004 00:00Archives
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Adverse events following immunization during mass vaccination campaigns at first introduction of a meningococcal A conjugate vaccine in Burkina Faso, 2010.
The use of vaccine antigen characterization, for example by MATS, to guide the introduction of meningococcus B vaccines.
Towards a meningitis free world--can we eliminate meningococcal meningitis?: contribution of the meningitis patient groups.
History of meningococcal vaccines and their serological correlates of protection.
Meningococcal disease from the public health policy perspective.
The changing and dynamic epidemiology of meningococcal disease.
Development of a vaccine against serogroup B has been the main scientific challenge. Preface.


Allow triggers on Account Team Member Object. It would be nice to be able to use a trigger to manage account teams instead of having to use web services or a batch job or create custome objects to replace the account team object becuase of the lack of functionality.
Why is there no trigger on this object anyway?
Hi folks, wanted to give an update that we are reviewing this Idea for our short-term roadmap. Not sure why the status has been "Not Planned" for so long, but it is definitely on our list of enhancements! We will update this Idea when a release date is confirmed. Thanks for your patience.
Much needed one to create a apex trigger in Account Team Member object and also field history tracking.
When will this feature be implemented.
Not in Spring19 notes - really could use this functionality.
Maybe you can get this into GITHUB by working with Salesforce Labs?
Hi All. I built a custom object for my customer called 'Team' and surrounded it with the necessary triggers. It works identical to the Account Team functionality without having the 'Default' account team function. If anybody wants the code, please contact me and I can deploy the package to your org. I can't charge for it because my bet is that this issue will be resolved soon. I built it so that when Account Teams eventually allow triggers, all you have to do is run a Team report and using data loader reload the data in Account Teams, then shut off the triggers and of course change the related list to take out Team and add Account Team. It also has a nice feature that auto-adds the same account security (via APEX sharing) to related records which are not master-detail. That way the same account security is applied to the related records. I can be reached at jonathan@cipaq.com if interested.
Now Available on the AppExchange! - Custom Account Team Management System (CATMS) - The CATMS app allows you to build triggers and other automation that will execute when Account Team Member Records are Created, Edited or Deleted, while maintaining and enforcing access security and standerd functionality for Account Teams.
Much needed - just realized this functionality was not available. I now have to scrape my integration plan and start over.
Very much needed ... only se we can workaround AcountShare records being removed for Community members, when the Account Owner changes.
Welcome this functionality. The sooner the better!


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A Larry Flynt, a provokátor (eredeti címén: The People vs. Larry Flynt) egy 1996-os amerikai dráma Woody Harrelson és Courtney Love főszereplésével.

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Ez a film Larry Flynt (Woody Harrelson) életét mutatja be, aki először vidéki sztriptízbárban dolgozik a lányokkal, majd megalapítja a szexipar egyik alapkövét: a Hustler magazint. Egy csapásra híres (inkább hírhedt) lett, akinek bőven akadnak ellenségei is. Ám Flynt makacs és erőszakos ember. Akár tollal, akár puskával akarják elhallgattatni ő nem hagyja magát. És bármennyi nő veszi őt körül, neki csak egy szerelme van: Althea Leasure Flynt (Courtney Love).

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 Woody Harrelson – Larry Flynt
 Courtney Love – Althea Leasure Flynt
 Edward Norton – Alan J. Isaacman
 Brett Harrelson – Jimmy Flynt
 Donna Hanover – Ruth Carter Stapleton
 James Cromwell – Charles Keating
 Larry Flynt – Morrissey bíró

Díjak és jelölések
 Oscar-díj
 1997 jelölés: legjobb rendező – Miloš Forman
 1997 jelölés: legjobb férfi főszereplő – Woody Harrelson
 Berlini Nemzetközi Filmfesztivál
 1997 díj: Arany Medve – Miloš Forman
 Európai Filmdíj
 1997 díj: Különdíj – Miloš Forman
 Golden Globe-díj
 1997 díj: Legjobb rendező – Miloš Forman
 1997 díj: Legjobb forgatókönyv – Scott Alexander, Larry Karaszewski
 1997 jelölés: Legjobb drámai film
 1997 jelölés: Legjobb férfi színész (dráma) – Woody Harrelson
 1997 jelölés: Legjobb színésznő (dráma) – Courtney Love

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We practice in Wildwood Crest at the borough's Joseph Von Savage Pool. Please realize we are guests of the pool, and not part of the Borough's Recreation Department. While we are in session, there are no others utilizing the facility. The street address of the Von Savage pool is 8800 New Jersey Ave.


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February 28, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news
By Aditi Sangal, Jessie Yeung, Adam Renton, Rob Picheta, Ed Upright, Maureen Chowdhury, Jason Kurtz, Melissa Macaya and Meg Wagner, CNN
Updated 12:01 a.m. ET, March 1, 2022
New satellite images show a Russian military convoy that has reached the outskirts of Kyiv is more than 40 miles long.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russia of war crimes for bombing the city of Kharkiv.
Zelensky said he is analyzing the results of Monday's talks between Russian and Ukrainian delegations.
More than 500,000 refugees have fled Ukraine during Russia's ongoing invasion, the UN said Monday.
Having connection issues? Bookmark CNN's lite site for fast connectivity. You can read updates at CNN Español here, and scroll through photos on the ground here.
Our live coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine has moved here.
9:59 a.m. ET, February 28, 2022
Switzerland will forego "Swiss neutrality" and adopt same sanctions as EU against Russia
From CNN's Inke Kappeler in Berlin and Sharon Braithwaite in London
Swiss President Ignazio Cassis delivers a speech at the opening of a session of the UN Human Rights Council on February 28, in Geneva, Switzerland. (Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty Images)
Switzerland has announced that it will forego its commitment to "Swiss neutrality" in favor of adopting sanctions against Russia, Swiss Federal President Ignazio Cassis said Monday, adding that Switzerland's sanctions will be in line with those already adopted by the European Union.
"The Swiss Federal Council has decided today to fully adopt EU sanctions," Cassis said during a news briefing. "It is an unparalleled action of Switzerland, who has always stayed neutral before."
"Russia's attack is an attack on freedom, an attack on democracy, an attack on the civil population, and an attack on the institutions of a free country. This cannot be accepted regarding international law, this cannot be accepted politically, and this cannot be accepted morally," Cassis added.
Speaking after an extraordinary meeting of the Swiss Federal Council, Cassis stressed that "in these dark days," Switzerland stands in solidarity with the people of Ukraine and hopes that sanctions will encourage the Kremlin to "change its mind."
"To play into the hands of an aggressor is not neutral. Having signed the Geneva convention of human rights, we are bound to humanitarian order," Cassis said. "Other democracies shall be able to rely on Switzerland; those standing for international law shall be able to rely on Switzerland; states that uphold human rights shall be able to rely on Switzerland."
Switzerland will freeze the assets of "listed persons" and will also bring into force an entry ban for those highlighted by the EU's packet of sanctions, according to the Swiss Federal President.
Cassis said that Switzerland was closing its airspace to all flights from Russia, including private jets, with the exception of humanitarian flights, search flights and emergency situations.
Swiss Justice Minister Karin Keller-Sutter said entry ban will impact "oligarchs of Russian or Ukrainian nationality who are particularly close to Russian President Vladimir Putin."
"These are five persons with strong economic connections into Switzerland," Keller-Sutter highlighted, but said because of privacy reasons, she was not naming those oligarchs.
3:01 p.m. ET, February 28, 2022
Snake Island defenders "alive and well," Ukrainian Navy says
From CNN's Seb Shukla in Kyiv
The defenders of Snake Island in the Black Sea, who were initially feared dead, are "alive and well," according to the Ukrainian Navy.
On Monday, a statement from the Navy said that the soldiers on the island, also known as Zmiinyi Island, repelled two attacks by Russian forces but in the end were forced to surrender "due to the lack of ammunition."
The statement went on to say that Russian forces have completely destroyed the islands infrastructure: lighthouses, towers and antennas.
Over the weekend, the Ukrainian Border Guard Service said they had received information that all 82 soldiers may be alive.
Russian state media also showed the arrival of the Ukrainian soldiers in Sevastopol, Crimea, where they are being held.
More background: Snake Island sits about 30 miles (48 kilometers) off the southern tip of the Ukrainian mainland in the northwestern Black Sea. It's about 185 miles (300 kilometers) west of Crimea, the Ukrainian territory that Russia annexed in 2014.
Though it is only about 46 acres (18 hectares) in size, a report last year from the non-partisan Atlantic Council think tank called it "key to Ukraine's maritime territorial claims" in the Black Sea.
Here's a look at where the island is located:
UK prime minister will travel to Poland and Estonia on Tuesday
From CNN's Niamh Kennedy and Luke McGee in London
Boris Johnson met members of the Ukrainian community on February 27 at the Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral in Mayfair, London, England. (Jamie Lorriman/WPA Pool/Getty Images)
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson will travel to Poland and Estonia, the prime minister's office said on Monday.
A spokesperson for the prime minister told journalists during a lobby briefing that Johnson will travel to the two countries on Tuesday to speak with his Polish and Estonian counterparts. He is also set to meet with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Tuesday, the spokesperson added.
The prime minister will also speak with Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki and G7 leaders later Monday, according to the spokesperson.
Several European nations announce they will not play international football fixtures against Russia
From CNN's Aleks Klosok in London
Several European football associations announced Monday that they will not play international fixtures against Russia until further notice.
Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Denmark, Norway, Switzerland and Albania followed in the footsteps of England, Czech Republic, Sweden and Poland in refusing to face Russia at any level of international football.
The Swiss FA said in a statement that its decision would extend to the women's national team's opening group stage game of the 2022 UEFA Women's Euros on July 9 against Russia.
The Scottish FA said that its president Rob Petrie had sent "a message of support, friendship, and unity" to his counterpart at the Ukrainian Association of Football.
The two nations are due to meet on March 24 in their 2022 FIFA World Cup play-off semifinal in Glasgow.
The Football Association of Ireland offered its "unequivocal support to Ukraine's FA," adding that Ireland's national stadium – Aviva Stadium – will be lit up in the colors of the Ukrainian flag later Monday.
Russian foreign minister cancels trip to UN in Geneva due to EU airspace ban
From CNN's Sharon Braithwaite
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov meets with the officials on February 25, in Moscow, Russia. (Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has canceled his visit to Geneva for the session of the UN Human Rights Council, because of the European Union's ban on Russian aircraft, the Russian Mission in Geneva said Monday.
The EU confirmed its decision to shut down its airspace to Russia on Sunday. The ban is part of the measures in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
"Our airspace will be closed to every Russian plane. And that includes the private jets of oligarchs too," European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Sunday.
Norway's energy giant Equinor to exit its partnerships in Russia
From CNN's Pamela Boykoff
CEO of Equinor Anders Opedal at the headquarters of Equinor in Fornebu, Baerum, Norway on August 10, 2020. (Håkon Mosvold Larsen/NTB/AFP/Getty Images)
Norwegian oil and gas company Equinor will stop all new investments in Russia and begin to exit its joint ventures there, the company said in a statement Monday.
"We are all deeply troubled by the invasion of Ukraine, which represents a terrible setback for the world," said Anders Opedal, president and CEO of Equinor.
The company said it had $1.2 billion in long-term investments in Russia at the end of 2021. It has operated in Russia for more than 30 years and has a cooperation agreement with Russia's state-owned oil company Rosneft.
Why this matters: This is significant because the Norwegian government owns two-thirds of Equinor, according to the company's website. On Sunday, the Norwegian government also announced in a statement that it will ask its sovereign wealth fund to divest from Russia. The fund describes itself as one of the world's largest, holding 1.5% of all shares in global listed companies.
Putin faces stiffer than expected resistance in and out of Ukraine
From CNN's Luke McGee
Five days into Russia's invasion of Ukraine, it seems things haven't gone exactly to plan for Vladimir Putin so far.
Western intelligence officials briefed repeatedly over the weekend that Russian forces have encountered "stiffer than expected" resistance from an outmanned and outgunned Ukrainian military.
Russia has thus far failed to take key cities across Ukraine, including the capital Kyiv. On Sunday, Ukrainian forces successfully repelled a Russian advance on a strategic airfield near Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city, which has been under near-constant attack.
In addition to a fierce fightback from Ukrainian forces and civilians, the Russian invasion has suffered logistical challenges, with soldiers on the front line running short of fuel, ammunition and food.
"They are having problems," a NATO official said of the Russian forces, pointing to the alliance's latest intelligence. "They lack diesel, they are proceeding way too slow and morale is obviously an issue."
But a senior US defense official told reporters on Sunday that Russia has only used two-thirds of the total combat power applied to the mission, leaving a significant amount of forces available to press the offensive.
And on Monday, a miles-long convoy of Russian military vehicles was bearing down on the Ukrainian capital, while Kyiv's intelligence also suggests Belarus is prepared to join the Russian invasion, according to a Ukrainian official.
Representatives from Ukraine and Russia were meeting Monday on the Belarusian border. In those talks, Ukraine will insist on an "immediate ceasefire" and the withdrawal of Russian troops — though, realistically, no one is expecting that to happen.
Putin, it seems, hasn't just misjudged Ukraine's ability to defend itself, but also just how hard a line the international community would take against Russia in the event of an invasion.
For years, the Russian president has faced very little pushback from the West over his illegal annexation of Ukraine's Crimea, his brutal support for the Syrian regime and acts of aggression in other countries.
For all their strong words of condemnation for Putin and his regime, Western countries still bought gas from Russia, offered a safe haven to Russian oligarchs and retained relatively normal diplomatic relations with Moscow.
But this time around — despite a few early rocky patches which saw Western nations accused of not hitting Russia hard enough — Putin has faced an unusually united Western alliance.
Russia closes airspace to 36 nations
From CNN's Vasco Cotovio in Moscow
The Russian Civil Aviation Authority has closed off its airspace to the carriers of 36 countries, it said in a statement on Monday
According to the agency, the decision was taken in response to the bans imposed by European states on carriers or flights registered in Russia.
Read more about the bans here.
More than 500,000 refugees have fled Ukraine amid Russia's ongoing invasion, UN Refugee Agency says
From CNN's Nada Bashir
A displaced Ukrainian with her children at a temporary shelter in Beregsurany, Hungary, on Monday, Feb. 28. (Akos Stiller/Bloomberg/Getty Images)
More than 500,000 refugees have fled Ukraine to neighboring countries amid Russia's ongoing invasion and military aggression, the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said Monday.
"UNHCR is working with partners and local authorities to provide humanitarian aid and support those in need," UNHCR added in a Tweet.
In an earlier tweet, UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, said neighboring countries must urgently share this responsibility "in concrete ways."
The European Union has shown "unity and firm action" in a way "never seen before" in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, EU Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson said Monday while speaking from a mobile refugee camp at the Siret border point in Romania.
"I also see the need for the European Commission to step up when it comes to support in funding, in personnel and in other aspects," she said.
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Our internship lawsuit tracker monitors cases in which former interns have alleged they were underpaid for their work. Of the 30 suits we're monitoring, more than half were brought by interns in fashion, design or entertainment companies. The most well-known suit over the last year came from former unpaid interns on the set of Black Swan, alleging that Fox Searchlight had violated minimum wage laws; they won, and Fox has appealed.
This week, we at Project Intern are kicking off a series of in-depth explorations of internships by industry, starting with arts and entertainment. Over the next five days, we we want to hear from as many arts and entertainment interns (paid or unpaid) as possible: Were your internships educational? Have they led to a paid job? Did your supervisor provide beneficial training, or was your primary duty fetching lunch?
To participate, search for your school (or alma mater) in our database, and once you've found it, click on "Write a Review." You can do so anonymously, if you wish.
We also want to hear from internship coordinators overseeing interns heading into these fields. How have you designed your internship program? What trends have you seen amongst your interns? What obstacles have you encountered? You can tell us your thoughts here.
We've heard from a few former arts and entertainment interns already through our online questionnaire— of the 47 who have responded, only nine reported being paid. Hourly rates ranged from $2.50 per hour to $15 per hour.
According to Labor Department guidelines, an unpaid position at a for-profit company should primarily benefit the intern, not the organization, to be considered legal. Yet all except one of the interns who filled out our questionnaire said the company benefited from their work.
How did your internship (paid or unpaid) in arts and entertainment compare? Help us and others understand by sharing your story today, and sharing with your friends!


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Home Dr. Mercola How Monsanto Buys Science and Promotes Cancer
How Monsanto Buys Science and Promotes Cancer
Added on Apr 11, 2017 in Dr. Mercola
Monsanto has managed to saturate the global environment with toxic chemicals and genetically modified seed. Glyphosate is the major component in its flagship product, Roundup, used both in residential gardens and on farms.
The chemical is so pervasive that tests by the Organic Consumers Association found 93 percent of Americans have glyphosate in their urine.1 By comparison, no glyphosate was detected in tap water, which means the chemical is being ingested through food products. It is in fact, the most heavily used weed killer in history.
While much media attention has been levied at glyphosate for the association with cancer, in lower doses the chemical is also a strong endocrine disrupter.2 The health costs associated with exposure to hormone disrupters in Europe are estimated to be over $188 billion annually.3
Corporate spokespeople continue to say glyphosate is safe for use around humans, but recent revelations are beginning to completely unravel the well-orchestrated platform Monsanto is using to deceive the public.4
Monsanto has a long history with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and other agencies that has assured its rise to a powerful industrial position.
Now, the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) is the first U.S. agency to declare that Roundup, and specifically the major active ingredient glyphosate, is in fact a probable human carcinogen.
California Takes a Stand Against Roundup
In 1986, voters in California approved an initiative to address growing concerns about exposure to toxic chemicals. Proposition 65 requires publication of chemicals known to cause cancer or birth defects. This list must be updated once a year and has grown to 800 chemical names since 1987.5
Businesses are also required to notify citizens of chemicals that may be in the products they purchase.
Following classification of glyphosate as a probable human carcinogen by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the research arm of the World Health Organization (WHO), in May 2015,6 the OEHHA added the chemical to the state Proposition 65 list.
The decision was finalized in early 2017, making California the first state to take this step to protect their citizens. According to Nathan Donley, senior scientist at the Center for Biological Diversity:7
"When it comes to Roundup, California has become a national leader in flagging the very real danger posed by this vastly over-used pesticide. The state based its decision on the findings of the world's most reliable, transparent and science-based assessment of glyphosate.
It's become painfully clear that we can no longer ignore the risk that this pesticide poses to people and wildlife."
Following a report earlier this month demonstrating the EPA failed to follow its own guidelines when it found glyphosate was not likely to be carcinogenic,8 Monsanto filed an appeal to stay the effective date of the Proposition 65 decision.9
Inclusion on the list does not prevent sale of these chemicals in California, but rather requires the manufacturer to post a "clear and reasonable warning" that the chemical is known to cause cancer, which Monsanto asserts will damage its reputation and violate its First Amendment rights.10
Unfortunately, the situation between the EPA and Monsanto marks a dangerous circumstance where taxpayer money has been used to shield companies from liability, obstruct consumers' ability to prove damages, and continue to pollute the environment and your health with toxic chemicals.
Europe's Pesticide Regulations Triggered Backlash From Monsanto
In 2009, Europe introduced legislation to regulate pesticides that threatened the sales of products containing glyphosate.11
The new law uses a hazard-based approach that bans the use of chemicals if they have the potential to cause cancer or birth defects, instead of a risk-based approach where the chemical demonstrates risk to humans under specific dose scenarios.
This new regulation also mandates studies from peer-reviewed scientific literature be included in the approval application.
This created a problem for Monsanto, as industry studies concluded the chemical was safe, but independent studies came to a different conclusion, demonstrating harmful DNA damage in commercial applications.12
In response to new regulations in Europe and the change in IARC classification of glyphosate, Monsanto sponsored scientific reviews in peer-reviewed journals that concluded commercial formulations of glyphosate were not harmful.
The authors were members of the Glyphosate Expert Panel convened by commercial consultancy and commissioned by Monsanto. These scientific papers purposefully manipulated data and included irrelevant data that confused the picture.13
Twelve of the 16 members of the panel served as consultants or were employed by Monsanto. Others had different conflicts of interest. Only one member of the panel had no conflict of interest. Several other regulatory bodies have found glyphosate to be non-carcinogenic.
However, two assessments were founded on fundamental scientific weaknesses and the third had a severe lack of transparency and clarity.
One of the studies interchanged the concept of hazard and risk, apparently to divert attention from a hazard-based approach in the European law that would require a ban for glyphosate.14 Taken together, the whole of the evidence demonstrates carcinogenicity.
A report by Global 2000 Friends of the Earth Austria found attempts by agencies and individuals to defend the chemical against evidence showing it causes cancer and damages DNA are scientifically unsound, and are undermined by a serious conflict of interest from the individuals involved.15
Lawsuits May Expose Monsanto's Prior Knowledge
This short news video discusses one of the lawsuits being brought against Monsanto by farmers for unlawful death following exposure to glyphosate.
The lawsuits allege farmers are developing non-Hodgkin's lymphoma from exposure, and, in the case of the McCalls in the video above, their Labrador retriever developed the same cancer at the young age of 6.
To date, there are over 700 individual cases being brought against Monsanto at the state and federal level.
In one of those cases in San Francisco, California, a judge unsealed documents that suggest employees of Monsanto ghost wrote studies attributed to academics — studies that were then used to determine glyphosate does not cause cancer.16
Documents indicate a senior officer at the EPA worked with Monsanto to suppress independent reviews of the ingredients. Insider information was shared with Monsanto to guide the message they published to the public.
The chair of the EPA's Cancer Assessment Review Committee even promised to obstruct a Department of Health and Human Services review of glyphosate,17 and indeed that safety review never took place. One of the attorneys for the McCall family, environmental activist and author Robert F. Kennedy Jr., commented:18
"Mounting evidence suggests that Monsanto knew about the hazards posed by glyphosate exposure, but failed to disclose this information to the public. Any time a corporation markets a harmful product to consumers as safe for use, it must be held accountable for the damage caused by that product.
Glyphosate is the product of both modern chemistry and a profoundly corrupt corporate culture. It is sad for our country and our people that such a powerful economic leader can only be trusted to put private greed before public health."
In 1987 11 million pounds of glyphosate were applied in the U.S, compared to the now nearly 300 million pounds applied each year.19 The increase follows on the heels of genetically modified seed designed to withstand heavy applications of the weed killer. Michigan State University produced a graphic representation of the seed and chemical companies' size and company ownership that visually demonstrates the sheer size and reach of Monsanto.
Farmers Fight Monsanto's Aggressive Tactics
Lawsuits are another effort on the part of Monsanto to minimize the dangers of Roundup. Using tactics that include fear and intimidation, Monsanto has worked hard to ensure every farmer uses its genetically altered seed and large amounts of its weed killer, thereby solidifying the company's market share.20 In 2003, Monsanto sued Michael White, fourth generation organic farmer in Alabama, essentially electing him their "poster boy" to intimidate farmers.21
White's case is not unique. Monsanto has sued hundreds of farmers for copyright infringement after genetically engineered (GE) seeds inadvertently cross contaminated adjacent non-GE fields. Even though most farmers do not want the cross contamination, nor are complicit in the contamination, Monsanto continues to bring lawsuits and has the means to win the majority of the cases.
White is one of the few farmers free to talk about his court case, as he settled with Monsanto after his case was cleared to go before a jury. White says that the court case destroyed his father's life and he went to his grave in fear of the agrichemical company.22
Missouri farmers have now filed a large class action suit against Monsanto over illegal herbicide use that has caused phenomenal crop damage. The suit alleges the farmers who planted Monsanto GE seeds didn't have access to appropriate weed killer for two growing seasons and thus resorted to using illegal chemicals that contaminated and destroyed their fields, and that of neighbors.23 Attorney Bev Randles, representing Bader Farms against Monsanto, said in a statement:24
"Monsanto chose to sell these seeds before they could be safely cultivated. Monsanto's own advertising repeatedly describes its Xtend seeds and its accompanying herbicide as a 'system' intended to be used together. But when Monsanto failed to get approval to sell the herbicide, it recklessly chose to go ahead and sell the seeds regardless."
Glyphosate Associated With More Than Cancer
Glyphosate also causes significant soil damage by decimating microorganisms responsible for biodiversity and biomass of soil. It's also toxic to soil fungi.25 Repeated, and sometimes even a single use of the chemical, has led to an increase in the severity or re-emergence of crop disease, as the chemical leads to the development of pathogenic levels of microbes that affect crop health.
Studies have also demonstrated a negative effect on populations of earthworms in the soil, necessary for the development of organic material essential to plant health. Each of these factors reduce the health of crop root systems and yield.
Chronic exposure over just two years to Roundup in rat populations led to liver and kidney damage at doses far below what are recommended for use around humans.26 In an effort to slow the rising number of patients diagnosed with chronic kidney disease in his country, one of the first acts of Sri Lanka's newly elected president was to ban the importation and sale of glyphosate.27
A case study has also associated levels of glyphosate in children with symptom severity in autism and seizure disorder.28,29 Even at low doses, glyphosate has estrogenic effects30 and may disrupt the balance in your gut microbiome.31
Bayer Company Romancing Monsanto
American-based Monsanto is being courted by German company Bayer, with intentions for a merger. Fifty years ago these two companies were forced to separate to avoid violating antitrust laws in the U.S.32 In a much different political climate, this intended merger appears to have the approval of the new Trump administration.
In mid-January, before taking office, Trump met with the CEOs of both Monsanto and Bayer, who announced in a joint statement they had a "very productive meeting"33 with the incoming U.S. President about the potential $66 billion merger. The deal will likely be financially profitable for both companies at the expense of farmers and consumers.
As both corn and soybean commodity prices are at some of the lowest levels since 2012, rising seed and chemical prices could place many family farms in a precarious financial position. Clay Govier, a fifth-generation farmer in central Nebraska, has used Monsanto products for the past 12 years and expects both seed and chemical prices to increase if the merger is successful.34
The number of American farmers are also at the lowest levels, numbering less than 2 million — the lowest number since the 1800s. Billion-dollar mergers between farming suppliers and buyers are not only affecting the health of the environment and consumer, but also plunging the farmer deep into debt. The Economic Research Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently made dire predictions.
According to the USDA, income from farming in the U.S. for 2017 is projected to be negative $1,400, but Wall Street believes that number is closer to negative $6,000. In the face of rising costs and debt-burdened farmers, Monsanto shareholders are suing, claiming the CEO will benefit from the merger with Bayer to the tune of $18 million in cash and benefits despite a conflict of interest and withheld information from investors.35
How You Can Reduce Your Exposure to Toxic Pesticides and Herbicides
As it is impossible to rely on governmental agencies and regulatory commissions to protect your health and wellness, it is important to practice preventive strategies to reduce the toxic chemical pollution that assaults your body. The following suggestions will set you off on the right path.
✓ Purchase organic produce and grass fed meat
Animal products like meat, butter, milk and eggs are the most important to buy organic and grass fed, since animal products tend to bio-accumulate toxins from their pesticide-laced feed, concentrating them to far higher concentrations than are typically present in vegetables.
Children are especially vulnerable to the effects of environmental chemicals, including pesticides, so try to buy organic for produce that may have an elevated pesticide load, such as strawberries, spinach, nectarines, apples and peaches.36 If you eat the skin of the produce it's best to try to buy organic.
✓ Wash all produce before eating
Washing all produce before eating helps to reduce your exposure to bacteria and pesticides. Both may also be transferred to melons, oranges and other fruits you peel if the rind is not first washed.
While there are commercial preparations, the safest products are white vinegar37 with a splash of lemon.38 The acidity helps to kill the bacteria, and friction from a vegetable brush helps to reduce the number of chemicals clinging to the produce.
Dry your produce with a paper towel as an extra measure of removing pesticides so they don't dry to the produce. Remove the exterior leaves of leafy vegetables.
✓ Eat whole foods
Remember that processed foods are in fact processed with a variety of chemicals, and should therefore be avoided as much as possible. Children already diagnosed with ADHD, autism or seizure disorders in most cases have reduced symptoms when processed foods are completely eliminated.
✓ Use natural cleaning products
I recommend you use only natural cleaning products in your home, especially if you have young children or are pregnant. Most health food stores and some grocery stores now carry natural products to clean your home. Most everything in your home can also be cleaned using white vinegar and baking soda.
Switching to natural brands of toiletries is also a good idea. You'd be surprised to find just how many well-known brands of baby products are loaded with harmful chemicals, including fragrances. The Skin Deep Cosmetics Database39 is an excellent source to determine which brands are the safest for your baby.
✓ Use natural outdoor protection
Also avoid using insect repellants that contain DEET. It can be tempting to douse your child or yourself in order to avoid getting bitten, but please be mindful of what you're putting on your skin. There are safe, effective and natural insect repellant alternatives.40 Use natural methods of controlling insects in your home and garden as well.
✓ Leave your shoes at the door
Walking across lawns and treated gardens deposits pesticides and other toxic chemicals in your carpet and on your flooring. Pets and small children crawling across the floor have the greatest potential for absorbing these chemicals. However, when you eventually take your shoes off at the end of the day, you may also absorb chemicals through the bottoms of your bare feet.


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Mercedes unveils X-Class luxury pick-up truck
Mercedes has revealed its rival to the Volkswagen Amarok, one of the only up-market pick-ups on the market.
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Published on 18 July 2017
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Billed as the first pick-up from a prestige manufacturer
Mercedes has unveiled its new X-Class luxury pick-up truck.
Based on the Nissan Navara, but taking the quality level up a notch, the new X-Class is being billed as the first pick-up from a prestige manufacturer. It will rival the likes of the Volkswagen Amarok. From the front, the X-Class looks like a Mercedes SUV. It's got the company's familiar grille, a bulging bonnet and headlights that stretch back into the wings, as well as flared wheel-arches. Once the vehicle goes on sale, buyers will be able to add on various options, including a styling bar, side bar, canopy, various covers, and several items aimed at improving its cargo-carrying and off-road ability. There will also be a choice of nine exterior colours, and 17-, 18-, or 19-inch wheels to choose from. Three different versions of the X-Class will be available, and the most basic model, 'Pure', is intended as a classic workhorse. The 'Progressive' model adds extra quality and comfort, while top-of-the-range 'Power' is aimed buyers who want a high-end vehicle for urban lifestyles. The X-Class can haul a payload of up to 1.1 tonnes (equivalent to 17 full 50-litre barrels of beer in the cargo area), and can tow up to 3.5 tonnes. It can also pull a trailer containing three horses, or an eight-metre yacht, depending on your lifestyle choices! The wheelbase of the new X-Class is 3150mm, with a load bed length of 1587mm, width of 1560mm, and height of 474mm. To help load and unload the cargo area, the bumper has an integral step; and, if the 90-degree tailgate opening isn't adequate, the X-Class can be ordered without a rear bumper, allowing the tailgate to open through 180 degrees. The X-Class also has lighting in the cargo area as standard, thanks to the third brake light having LED lights which illuminate the whole load bed.
Inside, things are very, well, Mercedes C-Class. Progressive and Power trims come with an 8.4-inch screen, which can be controlled using buttons on the steering wheel. There's also a touchpad in the centre console, which lets you control the infotainment system by using gestures or by drawing letters and characters on it.
The X-Class is available with three trim parts for the cockpit, six seat covers including two leather variants with contrasting topstitching, and two colour options for the roof lining. The top 'Power' model also comes with electrically adjustable seats and two-way lumbar support; and, drivers can connect to their X-Class via a smartphone, which lets them get information including the location of the vehicle and the fuel level, or navigate from door-to-door.
Engines and tech
Mercedes hasn't confirmed exactly which models will go on sale in the UK, but we do know that, initially, European buyers will be able to choose between two four-cylinder diesel engines: the X 220d with 165PS, and X 250d with 193PS. In 2018, a V6 diesel with 262ps will join the line-up, and buyers also have the choice of either a six-speed manual gearbox or a seven-speed automatic.
For most of the time, the X-Class will run in rear-wheel drive, but all-wheel drive can be engaged if needed, with low-range gearing and an optional differential lock on the rear axle to tackle serious off-roading. From 2018, a model with permanent all-wheel drive will be available. The X-Class has a ground clearance of 202mm, with a 20mm higher suspension available as an optional extra. And, there's plenty of safety kit available, too, including Active Brake Assist, Lane Keeping Assist and Traffic Sign Assist. The X-Class also comes with seven airbags, as well as Trailer Stability Assist, tyre pressure monitoring, an emergency call system, cruise control, and LED headlights. A 360-degree camera is available as an option, in addition to the standard reversing camera. The X-Class will be available to order in the UK from November this year; and, although prices haven't yet been announced, we expect that it will cost from around £33,000.
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FCC Revises Children's TV Rules
Last Wednesday a divided FCC revised its current "Kid Vid" rules for broadcast television. The vote split along party lines, with Chairman Agit Pai, Commissioner O'Rielly and Commissioner Brendan Carr voting for the change. Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel and Commissioner Geoffrey Starks dissented.
The decision updated rules to reflect the myriad changes in the media marketplace since the FCC first adopted children's programming rules nearly 30 years ago. The decision is divided into two parts. The first part contains new, revised rules. The second part of the decision asks for additional comment.
The newly revised rules will:
Require broadcasters to air 156 hours on an annual basis (the equivalent of 3 hours per week)
No longer require broadcasters to air an additional 3 hours per week for every multicast channel.
Expand the 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. time frame to allow broadcasters to begin airing children's programming one hour earlier, at 6:00 a.m.;
Modifies the safe harbor processing guidelines used in determining compliance with the children's programming rules;
Allows up to 52 hours a year of children's programming to consist of educational specials and/or short-form programming;
Requires stations to air the substantial majority of their Core Programming on their primary program stream but allows stations to air up to 13 hours per quarter of regularly scheduled weekly programming on a multicast stream; and
Streamlines the children's programming reporting requirements
The commission solicited additional comment on the creation of a framework under which broadcasters could satisfy their children's programming obligations by relying, in part, on efforts to sponsor children's programming aired on other in-market stations.
Importantly, the decision did not change the fundamental obligation to provide children's programming. Nonetheless, the decision does provide stations with significantly greater flexibility in meeting this obligation.
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Ian Kennedy, oversight and accountability in the 1980s
enterprise of healthcare'.168 Like many 128	The making of British bioethics 'products of the welfare state', Kennedy was influenced by the leftist politics of the 1960s and 1970s. In addition to American bioethicists, his calls for outside involvement drew on Ivan Illich's critique of paternalism and reiterated the civil rights belief that 'we should respect each person's autonomy, his power to reach his own decisions and act on them'.169 This political background and his enthusiasm for the welfare state ensured that Kennedy was no fan of the Conservative government
in The making of British bioethics
The uneasy politics of epidemic aid
The CDC's mission to Cold War East Pakistan, 1958
Paul Greenough
In addition to epidemics, political crises continuously agitated EP public life in the spring of 1958. There were three chief points of contention. First, provincial autonomy: many Bengalis asked, why should the elected government in Dacca be unable to appoint its own officials and commit provincial resources without waiting on orders from distant ministers and bureaucrats in the West? Second, official language: why should the Bangla
in The politics of vaccination
Christine Holmberg, Stuart Blume and Paul Greenough
George Lamming
Mary Chamberlain
colonialism and oppression, but linked cultural determination to political autonomy. Its final resolution declared: We maintain that the growth of culture is dependent upon the termination of such shameful practices in this twentieth century as colonialism, the oppression of weaker peoples and racialism
in West Indian intellectuals in Britain
Bill Schwarz
Laboratory science, laissez-faire economics and modernity
Sabine Clarke
sold locally in Trinidad and was used on floors and furniture at the San Fernando Hospital. The focus on the development of compounds ready for the market shows clearly that the emphasis on 'fundamental research' in the original discussions of the CPRC and at the opening of the Trinidad laboratory did not mean that applied science and practical issues were to be neglected. Describing the work of the laboratory as 'fundamental research' allowed Wiggins the autonomy to pursue long-term and in-depth studies in organic chemistry if he wished. It did
in Science at the end of empire
A new NATO
Kjell M. Torbiörn
three months of aerial attacks, NATO stood victorious and a major international troop presence restored relative calm to the province. The Kosovo War led to intensified discussion in Europe and the United States over the need for increased European defence spending and operational efficiency within the alliance and over the prospects of more 'outof-area' peacekeeping or peacemaking operations, such as in the 'former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia' in 2001. European efforts to achieve greater defence autonomy (see also Chapter 9) met with initial scepticism by the
in Destination Europe
Lower clergy versus bishops
unexpected to find that when French bishops began to make concerted efforts to bring the regulars under tighter control these strongly resisted the challenge to their customary autonomy. The regulars appeared increasingly willing to become involved in disputes with bishops, partly because they were genuinely hopeful of papal support for their claims of privilege. Equally, however, they were goaded towards action by the ever more militant stance of the bishops. To some extent, regulars believed themselves forced to defend their territories of pastoral care since the
in Fathers, pastors and kings
Susan M. Johns
changed as they moved through the female life cycle and their status was affected by the transition from wife to widow. Thus, despite the view of the church that widows were miserabiles personae, society accorded widows greater autonomy than other categories of women. Married women, who theoretically were 'covered' by their husbands, were nevertheless often involved in the religious benefaction of their families, both natal and marital. The role of wives in land alienations was often to give legitimacy to joint grants, because the involvement of a wife was in some
in Noblewomen, aristocracy and power in the twelfth-century Anglo-Norman realm
David M. Turner and Daniel Blackie
mining and the increasing reliance on winding machinery as the demand for coal grew and deep mining expanded, for instance, reduced the autonomy of mineworkers to determine their own work routines and rhythms. Legal changes were also significant. 'Special rules' and increased supervision of workers intended to improve safety at mines similarly affected miners' ability to choose how they worked, while employers' liability and compensation laws designed to protect injured employees laid the basis for greater discrimination against 'at risk' workers in the future. Yet we
in Disability in the Industrial Revolution
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autonomy' already achieved, without letting it proceed to independence. The same held for Montenegro, in a change from the days of Milosevic's rule in Belgrade, when the West cautiously encouraged Montenegran independence. The international community would also try to maintain Bosnia and Herzegovina and the 'former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia' as intact countries. It was likely to maintain a military and civilian presence in the region for a long time to come, in spite of the high costs and simply because withdrawal could be even more costly in the form of wars and
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Johan Östling
, 'Erneuerung der Universität', Die Wandlung, 1 (1945/1946), pp. 95–96. 51 Ibid., pp. 96–97. 104 Humboldt and the modern German university be rebuilt. He hoped that the autonomy and the external structures could live on, and also that the students would return and that the conditions for research and tuition would be similar to those that had existed before. But none of this would entail any renewal. Instead, he declared: This renewal can really only come about through the work of individuals, through researchers and students, in the community that is made up of their
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Marianne and Leonard
'Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love': A muse recalled in verse long after the poet moved on
Documentarian Nick Broomfield has tackled some beguiling and controversial subjects during his prolific career, be it Tinseltown escort-turned-entrepreneur Heidi Fleiss ("Heidi Fleiss: Hollywood Madam"), serial killer Aileen Wuornos ("Aileen Wuornos: The Selling of a Serial Killer") or the enigmatic death of grunge icon Kurt Cobain ("Kurt & Courtney"). Broomfield has a shaggy-dog quality to his approach, tending to insert himself into the story no matter his proximity or relevance, and sometimes oddly so – not overbearing like Michael Moore, but it still can be a distraction. In "Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love," Broomfield can legitimately ring the bell as a participant; Marianne Ihlen, the front half of the film's title, was at one point Broomfield's lover, and allegedly his inspiration for becoming a filmmaker.
The other half of the title is none other than iconic folk signer Leonard Cohen, who had a longtime relationship with the Norwegian-born Ihlen. The two met in the early 1960s at an artists community on the Greek isle of Hydra, back when Cohen was a writer and had yet to meet Judy Collins (he penned "Suzanne"and she made it a hit in '67) and go on to become a major force in shaping the popular music of the late '60s and early '70s. (Hydra was also where Broomfield met Ihlen).
The singer and his muse had a "free" or "open" relationship (thus that brief tryst with Broomfield, who became jealous of another lover on a higher-up rung) that would span decades – several of Cohen's songs are tributes to her. The film doesn't center wholly on the relationship, as the title might imply, but more on the after-Hydra days when Cohen decided he needed to do something else to earn a better income. That promising partnership with Collins enters and the focus shifts from Ihlen to Cohen's musical successes and pitfalls, as well as his self-destructive yen for women and drugs. Cohen aficionados won't be too much they don't know (the Hydra chapter may be the exception), but the archival footage – including some newly discovered film shot by famed documentarian D.A. Pennebaker – will hit all the right nostalgia notes and likely educe a new degree of appreciation. Broomfield too tries to layer in his appreciation for Ihlen, even capturing her last, infirm moments, which, because of the remote presence of Cohen, come off more as liberating fist pump than sad, agonizing whimper.
If there's one thing Broomfield's deferential redial of a man, a woman and a career does, it's to show that creative genius does not brew exclusively in one soul, and that nurturing and encouragement from others is needed. There's also the epiphany that the man, mostly regarded as a cool, croaky crooner with an avuncular exterior, roamed in some dark places chasing artistic self-indulgence.
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Welcome to the Bankston Lab at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Center!
We are interested in the molecular mechanisms of sensory transduction in the brain. One of the goals of our work is to understand somatosensation: the process through which the body (Skin, cornea, etc) experience the external environment. This can be broken down into three major components: mechanosensation (touch or sensing of pressure), thermosensation (sense of heat or cold), and nociception (sense of pain).
In order to do this, neurons are the body surface must collect information from the environment and translate that information to an electrical signal that can be understood by the brain. This process is accomplished in large part by a family of proteins know as ion channels. We are currently focused on a family of ion channels know as the acid-sensing ion channels (ASICs). These proteins detect changes in extracellular pH and in response to more acidic conditions open a sodium selective channel which contributes to increased excitability in sensory neurons.
We are focused on interrelated aspects of ASIC channel function including their structural dynamics, regulation by accessory subunits, and regulation by changes in the composition of the plasmid membrane.


St Raymond School is a private elementary school located in Dublin, CA and enrolls 305 students in grades Kindergarten through 8th. St Raymond School is the 305th largest private school in California and the 2,854th largest nationally. It has 20.0 students to every teacher.
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Young man believed to be in his mid – twenties whose name was only identified as Yakubu has committed suicide at Agona Nkwanta in the Western region on Tuesday, July 24, 2018.
According to report, Yakubu who was a truck pusher was discharging his duty and chatting with his colleagues at the work place comfortably.
An eyewitness told thepressradio.com Shella Morcher that there was a rumor that he (Yakubu) was dead, adding that when he rushed to his house he met him hanged with a piece of cloth in his room.


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Eureka's Reasnover Named to D3football.com Preseason All-America Team
Eureka running back Le'Anthony Reasnover has been named to the D3football.com Preseason All-America Third Team.
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. – Eureka senior running back Le'Anthony Reasnover (Momence, Ill./Momence H.S.) added to his growing list of preseason accolades Monday afternoon, earning a spot on the 2018 D3football.com preseason All-American Team. Reasnover, who was picked for the Third Team, is Eureka's first-ever All-America selection by D3football.com.
2018 D3football.com Preseason All-America Team
The D3football.com preseason All-America Team featured 75 players overall – 33 on offense, 33 on defense and nine on special teams. Reasnover was joined at the running back position by First Teamers Jaquan Hemphill (Hardin-Simmons) and Josh Breece (Washington & Lee), Second Team selections E.J. Lee (Wesley) and Trewon Marshall (Geneva) and fellow Third Team choice Justin Morrison (Brockport).
Reasnover was the only honoree from a Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference school and one of only seven selections to represent an NCAA Division III institution from the state of Illinois. He is no stranger to D3football.com, having earned All-Region honors and twice being named to the D3football.com Team of the Week last season. Eureka has received four total D3football.com All-Region nominations -- Wes Schmidgall (2011), Trever Zeibert (2016), Ryan Barth (2017) and Reasnover (2017) -- but never a preseason or postseason All-America nod.
Reasnover, who was also named to College Football America 2018 Yearbook's NCAA Division III Starting Lineup last week, is the Red Devils' all-time leading rusher with 3,849 career rushing yards. The senior from Momence, Ill. also owns the all-time EC rushing touchdowns record with 55. He set single-season program records last fall with 1,875 rushing yards and 31 touchdowns. He also established single-game Eureka records with 355 rushing yards in a victory over St. Scholastica on Oct. 28, 2017 and seven rushing touchdowns at Martin Luther on Nov. 4, 2017.
The Red Devils will report to Eureka for preseason camp on Thursday, Aug. 9 in preparation for the seventh annual Lincoln Bowl on Sept. 1 at Knox. The home opener, one of six games at McKinzie Field in 2018, follows versus Iowa Wesleyan on Sept. 8. The Red Devils' first-ever NACC contest is slated for Sept. 29 against Aurora at McKinzie Field.
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Brothers in ministry
It was an exciting day for Joel and Karen Thomford. Not one, not two, but all three of their sons received assignments at Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary's call day on May 20.
Although Luke (30), Hans (28), and Orie (27) Thomford were born within three and a half years of each other, they all were eligible for assignment this year. Luke and Orie are 2021 seminary graduates, while Hans returned for an assignment after serving two years as a tutor at Martin Luther College (MLC), New Ulm, Minn.
"Because of a series of events that the Lord was in control of, they all ended up together," says Joel Thomford, an admissions counselor at MLC.
The Thomford family (left to right): Hans and his wife, Amelia; Orie; Luke; Karen; and Joel.
Joel, who was a parish pastor for 31 years before serving at MLC, says that none of his sons knew from little on that they wanted to be a pastor. "But it's a decision you need to make in life: Does the Lord want me to serve in the full-time ministry or does he want me to serve him as a layperson? They're both important. That's a conversation I had with them, and that's a conversation I have with the students I meet today."
He continues, "[My wife and I] just wanted our boys to grow up and know Jesus and die in the faith."
But now that his sons are entering the ministry, Joel does have some advice for them: "Really get to know the people you serve. Love them! Take time to earn their trust."
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Martin Hrubý (* 16. dubna 1969, Moravská Třebová) je český herec.

Život
Po studiu gymnázia přijat na Filozofickou fakultu UK v Praze obor historie. Během studia se stal členem studentského divadla PIBIMPAP-RIZOTO. Ještě za studií nastoupil do prvního profesionálního angažmá v Divadle Příbram, kde se setkal s režisérkou Marií Lorencovou, která ovlivnila jeho první kroky na jevišti. V sezóně 1996–1997 působil v Divadle Vítězslava Nezvala v Karlových Varech odkud odešel do Východočeského divadla v Pardubicích, kde působil až do června 2003.

V květnu 2003 přijímá nabídku do Městského divadla v Mladé Boleslavi, kde s režisérem Milošem Horanským zkouší roli Morlocka ve Weisenbornově dramatizaci Hugova románu Muž, který se směje pod názvem "Lofter aneb Ztracená tvář".

Divadelní role, výběr
 Oldřich Daněk: Kulhavý mezek, Jakub Grundle
 Alejandro Casona: Jitřní paní, Martin Narcés
 Marcel Achard: Idiotka, Camille Sevigné
 Eurípidés: Médeia, Iásón
 William Shakespeare: Sen noci svatojánské, Fortel
 Beth Henleyová: Zločiny srdce, doktůrek Porter
 Hervé: Mam'zelle Nitouche, poručík Champlatreux
 Šolom Alejchem: Šumař na střeše, Mendl
 Jaroslav Vrchlický: Noc na Karlštejně, Bušek

Televizní role
 Ulice (2013-2014)

Externí odkazy
 Martin Hrubý na stránkách Městského divadla Mladá Boleslav

Čeští herci
Čeští divadelní herci
Narození v roce 1969
Žijící lidé
Muži
Narození v Moravské Třebové


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Staffing problems impact negatively on children in custody, many feel unsafe and some groups are over-represented, says chief inspector
Staffing problems meant far too many boys were locked up in cells nearly all day in young offender institutions, according to an annual report by HM Inspectorate of Prisons on the experiences of detained children aged 12 to 18.
Though the numbers who had felt unsafe in YOIs had fallen from a record high level in 2015–16, surveys in 2016–17 still found almost 40% had felt unsafe. Children in secure training centres (STCs), home to a larger number of under-16s, generally felt safer than those in YOIs but a fifth said they had no-one to turn to if they had a problem.
And in 2016–17, across both types of custody, there were disproportionate numbers of black and minority ethnic children, and children from Gypsy, Romany or Traveller communities, compared to their representation in the general population. Children with disabilities and mental and emotional health problems, and with backgrounds in local authority care, were also held in high numbers.
The report – Children in Custody 2016–17 – summarised findings of surveys distributed in HMIP inspections in the year. A total of 720 children completed the surveys. In his foreword, Peter Clarke, HM Chief Inspector of Prisons, recalled that in February 2017 he had warned ministers that none of the establishments holding children were judged in inspections to be safe and the speed of the decline in safety was "extraordinary".
In 2016–17, Mr Clarke added, "the impact of staffing constraints appears to have been more keenly felt by children this year. In YOIs…we have found far too many boys being locked in their cells for more than 22 hours each day, with staff struggling to manage the complexities of regimes where some boys can only be allowed out of their cells while others are locked up. Too often in STCs, we found that staff were being redeployed from their assigned unit to cover gaps elsewhere in the centre. More than a fifth of children in STCs said they had no one to turn to if they had a problem, meaning that many vulnerable children with complex needs were trying to manage their problems without support."
Overall, the numbers of children in custody has fallen by 70% since 2006–07 and the number of girls continues to fall – though Mr Clarke said it was important their specific needs were not overlooked.
Among key findings:
Nearly half (49%) of children in STCs were from a black or other minority ethnic background. 12% said they were Muslim and 10% were from a Gypsy, Romany or Traveller background.
More than one in five children (22%) reported feeling unsafe at some point since arriving at the STC.
In YOIs:
Nearly half (48%) of boys identified themselves as being from a black or minority ethnic background. Around one-fifth (22%) were Muslim and the proportion of boys who had experienced local authority care was 42%. Almost one-fifth (19%) of boys reported having a disability.
39% of boys said they had felt unsafe, a fall on last year's figure of 46%.
There was a significant fall in the proportion of boys who said they could have a shower every day (71% compared with 88% in 2015–16) and the proportion who could use the phone every day had fallen significantly from 80% to 68%.
Mr Clarke said:
"Last year, I invited those with the responsibility to develop and improve policy to take our findings seriously. I trust that the realignment of responsibilities between the Youth Justice Board, the Ministry of Justice commissioners of services and the new Youth Custody Service within HM Prison and Probation Service will lead to improvement, and that the process of restructuring and reform will not detract from the urgent need for an effective operational response to the issues raised in this report. The need for this to be the case has actually increased, particularly when it comes to improving both the perceptions and the reality of safety. Until this is addressed, the broader objectives of delivering education, training and creating a rehabilitative environment will not be achieved."
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A copy of the report, published on Wednesday 22 November, can be found here.
This is the 13th report commissioned by and published jointly with the Youth Justice Board (YJB). It details the perceptions of custody of 12 to 18-year-olds held in young offender institutions across England and Wales. It provides an opportunity to compare young people's perceptions across establishments and over time. A total of 720 children returned questionnaires.
The report covered the experiences of boys in five male YOI establishments and in a separate specialist unit for boys considered to be vulnerable (the Keppel Unit) within HMYOI Wetherby.
The report also covers children (mostly aged 15 to 17) held in three secure training centres in England. This includes a small number of girls.
The report does not cover secure children's homes, a third type of custody establishment.
Some children are detained in YOIs and STCs past their eighteenth birthday. Our report continues to refer to all people held in these places of detention, regardless of age, as children.
HM Inspectorate of Prisons is an independent inspectorate, inspecting places of detention to report on conditions and treatment, and promote positive outcomes for those detained and the public.
Please contact John Steele, Chief Communications Officer at HMI Prisons on 020 3334 0357 or 07880 787452or at john.steele@justice.gsi.gov.uk if you would like more information.
Updated: Wednesday, 22 November 2017


The theme of this year's annual Pastors' Conference, held Nov. 11-12 at Lawndale Baptist Church in Greensboro, was "Preach the Word."
With this year's theme based on 2 Timothy 4:2, Greg Mathis, senior pastor of Mud Creek Baptist Church in Hendersonville, opened the conference with an appeal to pastors to embrace the Great Commission with a renewed sense of urgency.
Mathis said the exploding global population and increasing number of people who do not know Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior has created an urgent need for missions locally and internationally. Yet, too many believers are unaware of, or unconcerned about, the growing numbers of lostness.
When he finished, no one could accuse Bobby Welch, former president of the Southern Baptist Convention, of not being passionate.
challenged pastors from Matthew 9:36-38 to pray that God would send them out of their comfort zones and into the harvest fields. He said he sees much passion in modern preaching. But he said there is a deficiency in compassion, and without compassion, pastors will never feel the need to act on God's Word.
Greg Mathis, senior pastor of Mud Creek Baptist Church in Hendersonville, urges pastors to share the gospel during the two-day Pastor's Conference in Greensboro.
Joe Brown, former pastor of Hickory Grove Baptist Church in Charlotte, opened day two of the conference by calling pastors to consider carefully what it means to be called by God to preach in modern times.
Brown urged pastors to remain faithful to their calling to preach the gospel, to correct and rebuke sin, and to call people to repentance. He said pastors who are faithful with that message will see lives transformed. "In the currency of heaven, the value of your preaching and your church is determined by the lives that are changed," Brown said.
Pastors must remain relevant without conforming to society, as the sweeping changes in society have disturbed many pastors to the point of despair, said Don Bouldin, interim pastor of First Baptist Church Marshville.
Echoing the words of Brown, Bouldin said this is no time for pastors to despair, but to recognize that God has called them for this time in history.
Mike Whitson, pastor of First Baptist Church Indian Trail, spoke to pastors about the role they can have in bringing about spiritual revival in the United States.
"I am convinced with all my heart that God is looking for leaders with convictions and leaders who will stand on those convictions," he said.
Speaking from Philippians 3, Whitson shared several characteristics that godly men must possess in order to bring about revival. Above all, a man of God must seek to know God intimately, and should evaluate how well he knows God – not by his education or experience – but by the factors that motivate and lead to action.
Pulling his sermon from Hebrews 12, Mac Brunson, pastor of First Baptist Church in Jacksonville, Fla., offered a challenge of thanksgiving. He contended we live in a time in this country when more and more people are lacking hope for tomorrow.
"Over the last week, I've had so many people write and tweet and text," he said.
There will be times that God may call on pastors and church leaders to do things that may not seem logical or safe, said Mark Harris, pastor of First Baptist Church in Charlotte. But for those who walk with God, He will empower them.
In a society of rising divorce and immorality, Harris said pastors cannot confront the challenges the face – in and out of the pulpit – alone.