Ten days ago, after I posted my reflections on the Goldstone Report, I found myself deep in an interesting e-mail correspondence with a law professor from Tel Aviv University who is a vocal supporter of abolishing national sovereignty and replacing it with an international human rights brigade. I'm not certain he would have chosen those precise words, but he was quite clear about the underlying principles. Actually, it was even worse, because his definition of what goes under "human rights" is breathtakingly wide, far beyond anything ever conceived of back in the late 1940s, when this fad got seriously underway.
He also rebuked me for not agreeing with him, given how by training I'm an historian of Nazism; I, of all people, should be better informed, he said.
Well. Maybe that explains why I've changed career tracks, I suppose.
Anyway, while I've been aware of this subject for quite a while, this correspondence, along with my reading of the Goldstone Report which preceded it, has alerted me to the seriousness of the issue. There really are many millions of people out there who are eager to whittle away democracy, i.e the responsibility of the electorate to make decisions, so as to replace it with teams of unelected specialists who are confident in their ability to know better what needs to be done, and what is unacceptable. The professor even called my type of democracy, the outmoded type, "technical democracy", while the type he advocates he called "fundamental democracy" or some such term (democratia mahutit).
So I've inaugurated a new tag (see below), called multilateral sovereignty, which I'll use to mark posts about this. Perhaps some day I'll write a book about it, who knows. If you're not interested in this newish interest of mine, feel free to skip those posts, or if I'm really annoying you, you may cancel your subscription.
The Economist last week had a thoughtful column on the fiscal aspects of this subject and their hazards.
Israel's Supreme Court just this week gave a dramatic demonstration, too. Five years after the Knesset passed a law enabling the careful privatization of prisons, the justices threw out the law. Haaretz has the story here, and two columns about it, one in favor of the decision, one critical.
I'm not convinced one way or the other myself. I'm uncomfortable with the ability of five unelected judges to throw out a law. I think it's ridiulous it took them five years, years in which the private businessmen spent a very large sum to build a prison and hire and train its staff. The fact that American, British and French legislators have passed similar laws, which haven't been struck down, indicates to me that it's not obvious that privately-run prisons must obviously be transgressors against the human rights of prisoners. On the other hand, I like the ability of Israel to decide for itself, irrespective of what others decide: that's the very essence of sovereignty. As for the prison itself, it seems the prisoners in the privately-run prison might actually have been treated better than those in the state run one - highly ironic, that - but on the other hand, I can see the sense of contending that the state must preserve it's monopoly of the use of force.
It's complicated. All the more reason not to take it out of the hands of the elected legislators, no?
Yaacov, Here in the states, we're getting some of the same talk about Israel's form of democracy being unacceptable as a democracy as well. The new rhetoric is coming from academia. I call it academonology.
According to a professor here, the only legitimate nation states are those based on democracy. If Israel is not really a democracy, it has no legitimacy. If Israel is illegitimate, the debate is not about establishing two states, but about how to move to a one-state solution.
What's the problem with Israel's democracy? I don't understand.
Sovereignty is inextricably linked to nationalism, which promotes an "us vs. the other". It'd be better to blur and eventually erase such arbitrary borders.
Don't you get this nagging feeling that Dr. Lozowick is offering us red herrings? He continually does his level best to avoid talking about the (neocon inspired, btw) Iraq war and to minimize its importance by distracting us (deliberately, I suspect) from its unique wrongness. This is an objective fact, mind you, as is proved in iraqwarwrong.blogspot.com.
Dr. Lozowick seems to be sloppy with his spelling (its is not always it's, one says excited and not exited, discussed and not duscussed, lots and not lot's -> a brief foray into this blog reveals this and other errors), which makes one wonder if he doesn't play fast and loose with his facts too.
Needless to say, the iraqwarwrong.blogspot.com blog offers proof that the iraq war was wrong (see sidebar on the bottom right for some of these (wrong place (and time)), wrong number of troops, not the optimal path, other bad men, the folly of going to war without france (sans france) and so on).
Obviously, Dr. Lozowick will not try to refute any of these arguments, since his very purpose is to distract us from this issue. Another blogger in the service of the neocon machine.
I have to confess here that at some point I was one of his unruly pupils, so my disagreeing with him ought to be a source of pride (for him).
p.s I note Lozowick (rightfully) acknowledges that Matthew Yglesias is intelligent. Yglesias (Yggie to his fans) hasn't been praised highly enough. His unique ability to write concise, elegant posts which demolish counter-arguments is second to none. A Yggiesque argument is fast becoming a synonym for an air-tight case, a checkmate maneuver. As a great fan of Yggie, the wunderkind, I can't help but take offense.
Why won't you just get your own blog and do all those wonderful postings.
Victor, no one will ever give you a good answer as to what is wrong with Israel's democracy, because it is a baseless claim used by the "anti-Zionist" crowd to cast aspersions on Israel without needing proof. They'll usually back it up with objectively wrong statements like, "Arabs don't have the right to vote," or "Jews get special status."
Right. And America is not a democracy because of affirmative action. Give me a break.
I would translate "democratia mahutit" as "actual democracy".
The key question is: Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? - "Who will watch the watchers?" How would your friend answer that?
The folks you're talking about are a subset. They focus on Israel, claim that if it's a Jewish State it can't be democratic, hence it's not legitimate. I'm talking about a broader group, the ones who think nation states are bad and need to be relegated to the dustbin of history and replaced by the UN. (This is an oversimplification, of course). And note the comment of Anonymous, or at least the first part of it before he (?) goes on to other matters.
I wasn't blogging back in 2003, during the run-up to the Iraq war, so I didn't present a position on it at the time. Nor is it particularly central to my theme anyway. However,since you're so bothered by my dishonesty, I can assure you I was for the war at the time, not because of WMD but because Iraq had a genocidal regime with a proven record of aggression against many of its neighbors.
Seen from 2009, I still think it may prove to have been a justified war, in terms of contributing to a better,safer world. True, the American occupation presided over an absolutely horrific shedding of blood by the locals, and perhaps this cold have been otherwise. But instead of the ghastly regime that used to be there, there's an early version of what could one day become a functioning democracy. That would be nice - and if it happens, Iraqis in future generations will regard George Bush as a positive figure in their history.
My spelling, alas, is indeed not very good. Many years ago a professional editor who worked on my staff told me I could never do proofreading, as my eye sees what's supposed to be there, not what's really there. I hope this is true about spelling, not politics, but who knows.
Yglesias - I don't read him regularly. When I do, he seems less impressive than you make him out to be. In matters of Israel, he mostly is simply uninformed - tho opinionated none-the-less.
Well, the answer is given in the first paragraph of the Wikipedia article you linked to: the guards will need no guards because they're themselves perfect. If you've ever spoken with these folks, you can't but be impressed by the sincerity with which the believe in their infallibility. All the more reason not to give them power.
I would translate "substantive democracy".
It's ironic that there's a comment here abusing Dr. Lozowick's spelling, because the Iraq War blog to which that commenter subtly linked in his comment has abysmal spelling throughout.
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KABUL — The hills of this capital stand as monuments to men in battle, topped by crumbling forts and rusted tanks, ancient ramparts and gleaming tombs of kings. One is different but no less a testament to war. It is known as Tapaye Zanabad — the hill that women built.For the past decade, war widows have converged here and built by hand their mud hovels on a slope above a cemetery in an eastern neighborhood of the Afghan capital. They came at first because the land was free and they were poor. Police would fine or beat men for raising a settlement on government land, but the widows found that they could build if they were clever.
Hundreds of widows came, aid workers said, and they now number perhaps more than 1,000 on the hill and its surroundings. The first squatter homes have since morphed into a crowded community that has a private drinking water supply and spotty electricity. Most of the women have not been able to escape from wretched poverty, but they have preserved something far more unusual in a country dominated by men."Most of the widows didn't have anything when they came here," said Aneesa, an elderly widow who has lived on the hill for eight years. "Once we got to know each other, we felt like we were sisters."More than three decades of uninterrupted war in Afghanistan has mass-produced widows. The United Nations estimates that nearly half of the children in Kabul have lost a parent. The overall number of widows is not known, but it is thought to range from several hundred thousand to 2 million.
Hundreds of widows came, aid workers said, and they now number perhaps more than 1,000 on the hill and its surroundings. The first squatter homes have since morphed into a crowded community that has a private drinking water supply and spotty electricity. Most of the women have not been able to escape from wretched poverty, but they have preserved something far more unusual in a country dominated by men.
"Most of the widows didn't have anything when they came here," said Aneesa, an elderly widow who has lived on the hill for eight years. "Once we got to know each other, we felt like we were sisters."
More than three decades of uninterrupted war in Afghanistan has mass-produced widows. The United Nations estimates that nearly half of the children in Kabul have lost a parent. The overall number of widows is not known, but it is thought to range from several hundred thousand to 2 million.
Sometimes the widows are painfully visible — Kabul is filled with burqa-clad beggars panhandling in traffic. More often, Afghan widows are shrouded from view, ordered by male relatives in extended families to stay at home.
For those without relatives to take them in, there are few options. It remains difficult for Afghan women from religiously conservative backgrounds to work, and neither the Afghan government nor its foreign donors have built a substantive safety net for women who must get by after the family breadwinner is gone.
Aneesa came to the hill after the Taliban government fell in 2001. Her husband, a soldier, had been killed years earlier during the civil war. In a culture with little to offer a penniless widow who had few relatives, she had been squatting in homes abandoned by those who fled the fighting. But she never felt comfortable, and as refugees returned to their homes during the early days of President Hamid Karzai's administration, she decided she needed to move.
"Once you become a widow and live alone, people are strange toward you. They say a lot of bad things," she said of her time before moving to Tapaye Zanabad. "Other women get worried you might try to marry their husbands. They talk behind your back. It's Afghanistan; it's full of negativity. We feel more comfortable when we're around other widows."
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aaliyahman
Wed March 17, 2021, 15:58
Originally posted by Morningglory View Post
She also has a song titled ratchet, but I guess no one else can call her ratchet. Noted.
again, no clue why you're so worried about someone describing her or her music ratchet (or ghetto, as that's apparently what you took that user for really meaning), when Megan Thee Stallion fully embraces being ratchet.
Completely missed the point. Noted.
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theMathematician
Sun March 21, 2021, 23:59
'Song of the Year' goes to songs with outstanding songwriting qualities. Did you know that the last time a song won that category with just one songwriter was 13 years ago? It's been Amy Winehouse's 'Rehab'.
Tue March 23, 2021, 14:57
Going through the lists of previous years, there really have been overall strong and overall weak years.
Example for a strong year: The year, '1989', 'To Pimp a Butterfly' and 'Traveller' got nominated for AOTY. All of those albums ended up becoming becoming staples in their respective genres and would've stood good chances of winning if released in other years.
Examples for weak years: Meghan Trainor and Alessia Cara both won Best New Artist. Now you could argue that both are not the most talented artists of the past decade, but in the year of their nomination, they were actually the best among rather weak competition.
Adele's '21' was probably the most obvious winner for AOTY. The other albums nominated that year had no real chance, which is not that exciting from a viewer's point of view.
So yeah, when we argue 'Too bad X or Y didn't win!', we always need to consider the competition in that year.
Winning in a major category, but not in a genre's category: It happens rarely, but what do you think could be the reason for that? If an album is the best album of the year, you'd assume that it's also the best album of its respective genre. I kind of understand Mumford & Sons' 'Babel' winning AOTY but losing Best Americana Album as the winner of that category wasn't nominated for AOTY. What about the odd case of Taylor Swift's 'Folklore' and Dua Lipa's 'Future Nostalgia' being nominated for both, AOTY and Best Pop Vocal Album, with the former being considered the best overall album, yet not the best pop album? Are different juries involved here?
Winning Album of the Year, but not Best New Artist: I just found out that in the year Alanis Morissette won AOTY, she was also nominated for Best New Artist but lost to Hootie & the Blowfish. I wonder what they were trying to imply with that decision... Maybe they assumed that Alanis Morissette just had luck releasing an awesome album that year, while they considered Hootie & the Blowfish the artistically more talented out of the two.
You do realize that the Grammys are decided on a vote dont you ? No one sits around discussing the nominees and decides oh lets give this award to such a person and this award to another person. People vote, annonymously, and the person with the most votes win the award.
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Morningglory
Thu March 25, 2021, 02:48
Originally posted by theMathematician View Post
Simple. Every member can vote for the four GF awards, but only up to 15 genre categories. So Taylor may have lost out due to more members using one of their 15 genre category options for Pop Album, so in theory Future Nostalgia could have received 501 votes for Pop Album, and Folklore receiving 500. But for Album of the Year, it could have been a blowout in favour of Folklore for all we know.
BeeBoy
Yep I guess she lost many votes for people sticking to country alternative cetagories etc which then opted for her on AOTY
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Tbh, Future Nostalgia had no chance against Folklore.
Cha Cha Instructor
Thanks guys! If all voters are allowed to vote in the 4 major categories, how do they make sure that they listen to every record that's nominated and not just the only one they know? There have been years when the underdog won after all (Herbie Hancock or Beck winning AOTY, Esparanza Spalding winning Best New Artist), and especially this year, the Best New Artist category had a higher than usual amount of underdogs.
There have been a dozen cases of artists whose only Grammy award is their award for 'Best New Artist', including the most recent case Alessia Cara.
A very rare phenomenon is artists whose only Grammy award is their award for 'Album of the Year'. It only happened twice thus far: Fleetwood Mac and Arcade Fire.
Fri March 26, 2021, 09:57
Fleetwood Mac had the unfortunate circumstance of having no Pop Album category during the Rumours era, as did most every artist until the category became a staple in the Mid 90's. Rumours lost Pop Duo/Group to a track (the other three nominees were also for albums), so who knows if it would have won Pop Album (I like to think it would have won, though lol)
Also to add to your tidbit, I believe Astrud Gilberto and Toni Tennille are the only artists to be awarded Record of the Year, and no other grammy award to their name.
Tue April 13, 2021, 16:37
I have loved folklore long enough to be sick of Taylor at this point. I hope she gets snubbed in 2021, which won't happen obviously, because she's shaping to be the biggest selling artist of 2021 as well. I think if she gets an Album of the Year nomination again for evermore (which is basically a B side of folklore) or much worse, Fearless (Taylor's Version), it would be too much. It would be worse than Blue Ivy winning again. LOL!
Sat April 17, 2021, 04:26
Originally posted by GetBack View Post
Really have to agree with you there.
Next we will have all the West family winning Grammies, too. North can win producer of the year while Saint can win album art. The Grammies ain't what they used to be but now they are not what they are supposed to be. They were never fair and balanced and the voting blocks over the years have shown that. So I'm not surprised that many artists dismiss the award. The only prestige it has is a legacy it may have once lived up to but has failed since the 80s on.
Evermore is really the B side of Folklore and it's a mega seller (can't deny Taylor's dominance; however artistically there are other albums which merit evermore recognition.
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Carrabba's Kirby Recipe: 3 New Restaurants and a Parking Garage
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The owners of the original Carrabba's Italian Grill on Kirby between West Main and Branard plan to demolish the restaurant, rebuild it, and construct 2 more restaurants on adjacent blocks. First step: building a new 275-car parking garage one block to the north, at the northwest corner of Branard and Argonne. Next, a new and larger Carrabba's (marked [A] in the site plan above) would go up directly south of the existing building, which would remain open during construction. Once the new digs are complete, they'll tear down the existing restaurant and put in a parking lot and porte-cochere in its place. Two more restaurants — one possibly named Grace's, and one with office space upstairs — are planned for blocks north of Branard, one facing Kirby and the other at Argonne.
The Kirby Carrabba's is one of 2 still owned by the family of co-founder Johnny Carrabba. All other Carrabba's Italian Grills — more than 200 in 27 states — are owned by OSI Restaurant Partners, the same company that runs Outback Steakhouse and Fleming's.
The new Kirby restaurant complex may be the first in the city to take advantage of the "transit corridor" incentives passed by city council last year. In return for building a 15-ft.-wide pedestrian area and street-front entrance along Kirby, designers get to push 2 of the buildings close to the street, well into the normal 25-ft. setback. The planning commission approved the site plan earlier this month — along with several related parking variances — even though the transit corridor itself (the University Line on Richmond) hasn't even started construction yet.
Even if the 2 Kirby restaurants do show pedestrian-friendly faces to the recently rebuilt street, they still may not draw many actual diners arriving on foot. The new transit corridor incentives require wide sidewalks, storefront windows, and a street-front entrance. But they don't say how long the restaurants will have to keep that entrance open. If you're arriving by car, the closest entrances will be on the sides, under the porte-cocheres.
Not included in the redevelopment plan: the property at 2506 West Main previously featured on Swamplot Price Adjuster, and recently reduced by Carrabba Property to $874,900.
Late Update: A commenter attempts to clear up the Carrabba restaurant family tree: "Carrabba's on Kirby is owned by Johnny Carrabba, Damian Mandola is no longer his partner in the 2 original locations. Also, he does not own the property at 2506 W. Main, the realtor is a cousin not Johnny Carrabba that is why it is not included in the redevelopment plans!"
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jcorr June 24, 2010 at 8:53 am
Good for them, It is nice to see some doing instead of waiting for things to change. This will certainly bring the restaurant to a whole new level. Kirby has come out very nice and will be a great place when the rest of the area steps up.
kjb434 June 24, 2010 at 9:01 am
I have to agree. Kirby is getting better day by day. Although this development may not be the panacea urban enthusiasts want, it's a step in the right direction.
Texmex1 June 24, 2010 at 9:05 am
could be a good spot for Molina's since the Goode Co property seems to not be going forward….
John June 24, 2010 at 9:28 am
"…15-ft.-wide pedestrian area and street-front entrance."
It's about damned time! See, it really isn't so hard. If only the COH would "require" these types of guidelines in parts of the city like the Washington Corridor instead of making it optional, we might have streetscapes that look like we meant it, instead of the haphazard clusterfk that is Washington and Midtown.
I don't care for Carrabba's food, but got to give them props for this plan.
Just thinking, it's funny, I remember when this location was a gay bookstore and video arcade with people doing sketchy things in the booths.
miss_msry June 24, 2010 at 10:00 am
Me, too. My hubby refuses to eat there because of the historic sketchiness.
Carol June 24, 2010 at 10:09 am
Yes, props to Carrabba's for pedestrian-friendly sidewalks. I hope other developers follow suit. How great would it be to be able to walk with my husband and my dog on the sidewalk down most Houston streets? Hell, with all the signs, poles and other (albeit necessary) crap that the city sticks in our narrow sidewalks it's often difficult to walk two abreast.
Nord June 24, 2010 at 10:37 am
By all means, more surface parking, less patio dining.
Jessie M June 24, 2010 at 10:51 am
I wish they could have fit another restaurant underneath the parking garage.
alan June 24, 2010 at 11:31 am
great to know that Carraba's is celebrating the new Kirby Dr. thank you.
drone June 24, 2010 at 12:03 pm
Wow, a parking garage? Who'd-a-thunk-it?
I have to give them cheers for this decision above all others. Rather than the standard "flatten a couple of houses for fifty spots and call it go," mentality we typically see in developments around here – they showed some foresight.
I mean, if we're _not_ going to facilitate real public transport, and we're going to enforce the image of a car-centered community, you'd think we'd be a little more efficient with our parking designs….
markd June 24, 2010 at 1:16 pm
From glory holes to upscale Italian dining. And you can learn the language while taking a whiz. Do they still play that tape in the head? (no pun intended)
Jimbo June 24, 2010 at 1:20 pm
If you will look carefully you will see that they have taken the flatten several houses and add 100 surface spots route … and then added the parking garage on top of that.
cm June 24, 2010 at 4:18 pm
Yes the tape still plays, at both Voss and Kirby locations. Self admittedly addicted to pasta carraba..
Doofus June 24, 2010 at 4:32 pm
Sure am glad I don't live on Branard…
kjb434 June 24, 2010 at 4:34 pm
Branard for 2 to 3 blocks east of Kirby was crazy back in 2004 and 2005 when I lived in the area. I don't it'll be much different other than patrons won't be trying to park down the residential street. They'll have the parking garage to use.
awp June 24, 2010 at 11:56 pm
"In return for building a 15-ft.-wide pedestrian area and street-front entrance along Kirby, designers get to push 2 of the buildings close to the street, well into the normal 25-ft. setback."
"It's about damned time! See, it really isn't so hard. If only the COH would "require" these types of guidelines"
Someone gets to build a nice development by being exempted from existing planning regulations. So the obvious response is more regulations?
awp,
John hasn't caught the drift that those kind of regulations need to be enabled through a charter amendment. Which means a councilmember or the mayor needs to put it up for a vote in an election or private citizens will have to petition for the it to be put up to a vote.
What Carraba's is doing has nothing to do with being exempt from regulations. The regulations have been amended under the Urban Corridors initiative where incentives to developers are given (such as no build setback) in exchange for the wide side walks.
This new set up allows developers within future rail corridors (or near them such as Carraba's) to submit plats and plans without having to undergo a variance process that was previously needed to get more urban style new development going. The West Ave project for example had to go through a variance process to get built. Also another example of why regulations aren't needed and that there in no barrier for urban style development in Houston.
John June 25, 2010 at 12:22 pm
"Also another example of why regulations aren't needed and that there in no barrier for urban style development in Houston."
No barrier. Now, I know you're kidding. Obviously it can be done, the problem remains that there is no structure to this. So, while Carrabba's choses to go this route, the developer on the next block may not, the developers of the block after that may or may not. You wind up with the chaos existing in Midtown where two blocks are walkable and "urban", while the next three blocks are nothing but the fences of a "suburban" apartment complex.
The end result is a complete lack of continuity that defeats the purpose of urban development guidelines. Having a corridor where only every third block is "urban" is pointless.
Leaving it optional in a particular corridor is complete failure.
John June 25, 2010 at 2:21 pm
"From kjb434:
The mechanism for getting it done is beside the point. The fact is, as you so willingly describe, that it can be done.
The ongoing problem in Houston is that everything is done half-ass. For once, I'd like to see the city take the recommendations from one of the never-ending task forces and actually implement and enforce the results. Always making initiatives optional will always result in mediocrity. Houston deserves better.
marketingwiz June 27, 2010 at 11:06 am
The "new Kirby" sucks a big one. What a shame.
movocelot June 27, 2010 at 2:02 pm
When I learned of the Haussmann boulevardation of Paris under Napoleon III, I felt indignant: Property owners got plowed-under by the new city design!
100 years later, Paris was famously adored for that layout.
The source of the action was political hubris, but, the effect of the re-design served the city very well as time went on and car & streetcar travel increased.
It's right that Houston looks to the future.
And, maybe the Mayor should act like an Emporer.
dede June 29, 2010 at 1:43 pm
Carrabba's on Kirby is owned by Johnny Carrabba, Damian Mandola is no longer his partner in the 2 original locations. Also, he does not own the property at 2506 W. Main, the realtor is a cousin not Johnny Carrabba that is why it is not included in the redevelopment plans!


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There are only a few vehicles that could be used in the place of a small fleet of cars, and the 2007 Acura MDX is one of the best of those vehicles.
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Somalia Braces for COVID-19 Pandemic
The country's already-strained health system could be pushed to the brink if the coronavirus hits vulnerable communities.
By: Fardosa Hussein,
Somalia Communications
Manager, Action Against Hunger
Photo: Fardosa Hussein
for Action Against Hunger,
As the COVID-19 pandemic overwhelms countries with strong health care systems, Somalia – already reeling from the cumulative effects of multiple recent shocks – is preparing for the worst. The country has experienced conflict, drought, floods, a locust invasion, all in the last nine months.
For many of the tens of thousands of displaced families living in settlement camps in and around Mogadishu, social distancing is simply not an option – the communities depend on shared resources and spaces.
One displaced woman, Zahra Ali Mohamed, explains how social distancing is particularly challenging in camps because of overcrowding and the communal nature of daily life: "How do you expect people to practice social distancing in a camp where every makeshift house is close to each other, where we share communal toilets and common gathering areas? It's impossible."
Zahra, who first heard about the COVID-19 virus on the radio, says that if it spreads within her community, "it's going to be a very difficult time for many because there are poor hygiene practices in the camps due to overcrowding and lack of sufficient amenities and resources."
According to the United Nations, more than 2.6 million people are internally displaced in Somalia.
An aerial view of the crowded Kahda Displacement Camp, which hosts tens of thousands of internally displaced people, in Mogadishu, Somalia.
Help us scale up to stop the spread and save lives.
"Somalia's health system is ill-equipped to manage an increasing burden. COVID-19 puts additional pressure on the current system – it could mean complete shutdown or diminished service provision at all levels of healthcare," says Ahmed Khalif, Country Director for Action Against Hunger in Somalia.
With eight confirmed cases as of April 8, Action Against Hunger's team in Somalia has been supporting various stakeholders, including the Ministry of Health, health facility staff, and at-risk communities as part of our prevention plan. "We are closely coordinating with Ministry of Health Taskforce on COVID-19 to support the implementation of the National Preparedness and Response Plan," says Khalif.
The number of cases in Somalia and throughout Africa is predicted to rapidly rise in the coming weeks: New models from The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine predict with 95% certainty that all African countries will reach 10,000 COVID-19 cases by early June, at the latest.
For more than a year, Action Against Hunger has led a coalition of partners – known as the Somali Health and Nutrition (SHINE) Program – to support Somalia's health authorities to deliver primary and secondary healthcare services and strengthen the health system in Mogadishu and surrounding areas. The project works within Maternal and Child Health Centers and Nutrition Stabilization Centers by providing immunizations, medical services, and nutrition treatment for severely malnourished children and by training, coordinating, and providing incentives to healthcare staff.
Now, the healthcare staff and centers supported by SHINE are bracing for the coronavirus.
"The threat is high in Somalia as bordering countries, Ethiopia and Kenya, are confirming an increasing number of cases. Our health system is not well designed to respond sufficiently to the pandemic if it gets to the community level," says Hussein Isse, technical lead for the SHINE program.
A normally crowded waiting area at an Action Against Hunger Maternal and Child Health Center. New distancing measures have the mothers sitting farther apart.
In health facilities, Action Against Hunger has enforced new measures to separate the crowds of mothers seeking services and waiting with their children.
"As difficult as it is to distance mothers who come in by the hundreds to the health centers on a daily basis, we now have mothers sit apart in twos on the benches in the waiting area instead of the normal four-person seating arrangement," says Hawo Ibrahim, the District Health Officer at Waaberi Health Center in Mogadishu.
Action Against Hunger is raising awareness and sharing information on how to properly implement preventive measures, such as handwashing, in the communities we serve across the country, working with the Ministry of Health and other partners. Our teams are spreading the word through text messages, radio public service announcements, education materials from banners to pamphlets, and other methods.
We are providing face masks, gloves, soap, and handwashing stations for key areas within health centers – a tough challenge as the entire world competes for limited supplies. The prices for personal protective equipment (PPE) have quadrupled in recent weeks.
"We continue to support rapid training of healthcare workers, reinforcement of health systems, and advocacy for equitable distribution of medical supplies, such as personal protection equipment. With support from the European Union's Humanitarian Aid agency (ECHO), we are on the frontlines fulfilling and implementing the priorities identified in Somalia's national COVID-19 Response Plan," says Khalif.
As Action Against Hunger's teams prepare for a pandemic, we're also committed to keeping our lifesaving nutrition, food security, and water and sanitation programs going. Because hunger doesn't stop for a pandemic – and neither can we.
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IBM Expands its MobileFirst Business
By David Roe | Apr 8, 2014
CHANNEL: Mobile Enterprise
IBM doesn't intend on letting 2014 be a second consecutive year of mediocrity. That's why it is expanding mobile services associated with its MobileFirst business.
IBM identified mobile as a potentially big money markers at the launch of the MobileFirst business last year. On top of this week's additions, which include multiple new services, it also promises to feed technology gained from recent acquisitions into the MobileFirst strategy.
Hints of Things to Come
While it didn't clarify what technologies this actually involves, its current buying spree focusing largely on big data, analytics and business intelligence provides a tantalizing hint of what might be coming.
That's only speculation, though. What is definite is that this week Big Blue has added eight new services to its MobleFirst business, ranging from mobile management services to mobile collaboration services to embedded device security and virtualization services.
The objective, IBM says, it is to provide all the technology and services and enterprise might need to take their business out of the office onto the road.
IBM's MobileFirst strategy was launched early last year to exploit its mobile technology along with the then 270 patents in wireless technology that it bought through the acquisition of 10 mobile technology companies in recent years.
In all, it provides security, analytics and app development along with a number of cloud-based services for a full suite of enterprise mobile capabilities. At launch it included:
IBM MobileFirst Platform: The platform was already in place, but now also includes expanded IBM Worklight
IBM MobileFirst Security: The introduction of AppScan Source for iOS
IBM MobileFirst Management: An endpoint manager to support Bring-Your-Own-Device (BYOD) strategies
IBM MobileFirst Analytics: The Tealeaf CX Mobile analytics solution has been expanded to include more information on mobile behaviors
At that point it also introduced strategy, design and development and integration services for those that were attempting to implement enterprise mobile strategies.
Clearly, though, it didn't go far enough for IBM because it is now expanding those services with a focus on security and application development. It also foresees the incorporation of new technologies into its application development.
In 2014, we will further leverage our software acquisitions and growing capabilities in the cloud to provide clients with more flexibility and choices, including 'mobility as-a-service' solutions," Rich Esposito, general manager of IBM Mobility Services, said in a statement.
Mobile Challenges
Specifically, the new services will address three problems that IBM identified in the The 'Upwardly Mobile' Enterprise: Setting the Strategic Agenda," study launched at the end of last year.
The study showed that 90 percent of global organizations across eight major industries are planning to sustain or increase their investments in mobile technologies over the next 12 to 18 months. However, there are three principal challenges:
Integrating mobile applications with existing systems (54 percent)
Implementing secure end-to-end mobile solutions (53 percent)
Reacting to changes in technology and mobile (51 percent)
It is these challenges that IBM aims to tackle with the new services, which, broadly speaking, provide technology around the areas of analytics, application integration and development, security, and enabling speedy reaction to business possibilities by a mobile workforce.
The new services are currently being unrolled and can be accessed through IBM's MobileFirst business. However, IBM is promising a lot more for mobile over the year, there is still more on the way in the coming months.
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The Eureka Business Program was designed to minimize the space required by utilizing a portable production system and cut-to-length lumber supply so that a two-car garage or about 400 square feet is all that is required. There are a number of inexpensive ways to increase the size of your shop including a storage building or renting a nearby mini storage unit to store your lumber and finished product.
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We designed the Eureka production system so that common home woodworking equipment is all that is required to get started. If you had no woodworking equipment whatsoever, you could get the tools that you need to equip your shop for less than $2,500! Later on, as you grow, you can upgrade your equipment as needed.
"Once I get started, will I have the support and will someone be available to answer my questions?"
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MLB Wind Up: Done Deals and Rumors
Christian Mena February 10, 2016 MLB Wind Up: Done Deals and Rumors2016-02-10T10:35:43-04:00 Baseball, MLB, News and Updates, Recent Posts No Comment
As Spring Training approaches and Pitchers and Catchers reporting in less than 10 days, MFST has some MLB wind up to do. With some moves being made, along with rumors across baseball, here are the done deals made over the past several days…
DBacks and Tyler Clippard agree to deal
(USA TODAY Sports)
The Arizona Diamondbacks, arguably one of the top winner's of the offseason got even stronger on Monday with the signing of RHP Tyler Clippard. The DBacks who have been reportedly seeking a closer to strengthen their bullpen, have finally done so with the Clippard signing. The DBacks reached a deal on Monday, agreeing to a 2-year-$18.5 million pact with Clippard who recorded a 2.92 ERA over 71 innings.
J.D. Martinez and Tigers Avoid Arbitration
The Detroit Tigers have agreed on an extension with the 28-year old OF Martinez for 2-years at $18.5 million to avoid arbitration. The deal comes a year after Martinez made his first All-Star appearance in 2015, enjoying a breakout season where he batted .282, while smashing 38 home runs and driving in 102 runs. Martinez will be joined by newly signed Justin Upton and newly acquired Cameron Maybin in the outfield for the Tigers.
Cubs and Cy-Young Winner Arrieta avoid arbitration
The Chicago Cubs and this past season's Cy young winner Jake Arrieta have agreed on a 1-year $10.7 million deal to avoid arbitration. The deal is a record-setting one for a second year pitcher in arbitration, out beating David Price ($10.1M). Originally Arrieta filed for $13M, while the Cubs filed for $7.5 million. Arrieta is coming off a historic season, where he was nearly untouchable in the second half. Overall Arrieta went 22-6, posting a 1.77 ERA in 229 innings of work.
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Josh Donaldson and Blue Jays Avoid Arbitration
The AL MVP and the Toronto Blue Jays also avoided arbitration on Monday, agreeing to a 2-year $29 million deal. The Blue Jays were able to buy out the rest of Donaldson's arbitration years, and possibly set themselves up for one of the best bargains in baseball bargain. This past season, the 30 year-old Donaldson had a monstrous season, batting .297 while mashing 41 homers and driving in 123 runs. If Donaldson continues his stellar play, he'll be set to cash-in big once his deal is up in his age-32 season.
White Sox sign RHP Mat Latos
The Chicago White Sox have added another arm to their rotation, signing Mat Latos to a 1-year $3 million deal. Latos who was one of the most consistent pitchers in the NL averaging a 3.34 ERA in a span of 5 seasons, saw his stock drop drastically after posting a 4.95 ERA this past season for the Marlins and Dodgers. The White Sox are hoping that Latos can find his groove again, and play an important role suiting up as the number 3 or 4, for the White Sox.
Blue Jays want to extend both Bautista and Encarnacion
With Toronto's RF Jose Bautista and 1B Edwin Encarnacion set to become free agents after this season, the Blue Jays are looking to extend their two power bats before they're set to hit the open market. With Bautista, 35 and Encarnacion, 33, this may very be the last time that these two sluggers can snag a long-term deal. Bautista will make $14 million this season, after the Jays picked up his option. And Encarnacion will be making just north of $10 million this season. Therefore in order to keep their keep their offensive core intact, the Blue Jays are going to have to decide if handing out large contracts to players over 34 will be the smart thing to do.
Will the O's give in and sign Gallardo?
With the Baltimore Orioles lacking pitching depth, losing their ace Wei-Yin Chen to the Miami Marlins-who signed a 5-year $80 million and seeing the SP pool shrink (Kennedy-KC, Latos-CWS) It looks as if RHP Yovani Gallardo is their best option on free agent market to fill Chen's void. Last season, Gallardo went 13-11, while posting a 3.42 ERA in 184.1 innings for the Rangers, who offered the big righty a Qualifying Offer that was declined. Therefore, anyone who signs Gallardo would have to forfeit their first rounder, and in this case being the No. 14 pick in the draft if the Orioles would to sign him. With Gallardo clearly the best available hurler and the O's need for pitching, along with holding 6 of the first 100 picks in next year's draft. The Orioles should sign Gallardo, as the blow of giving up the draft pick won't be as drastic given the fact they would hold 5 more picks.
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New VistaMAX range from Innotech Digital
Innotech Digital is launching a new 'essentials' range of self-adhesive vinyls and laminates, which they believe will offer a perfect time-saving and simple to use solution for signmakers and interiors on short term, economy applications.
The VistaMAX range will include everyday products including monomeric lamination films, air escape vinyls, matt and gloss white and greyback vinyls.
The idea behind the range is to provide entry level products that are easy to use and select from, each with clear applications and benefits. The vinyls are designed for quick and easy application and can be effectively protected by the lamination films included within the range for optimal colour and performance.
VistaMAX Monomeric Permanent White Air Escape Vinyl 100 (gloss or matt): A 100 micron, white gloss calendered vinyl that is ideal for indoor and short-term outdoor signage, point of sale advertising and window decoration. Suitable for application to flat or slightly curved surfaces, it features Air Escape technology which uses tiny perforations to prevent the formation of bubbles, making it swift and easy to apply. This vinyl has a 140gsm liner with grey acrylic-based permanent adhesive for improved opacity which means it can be successfully applied over other graphics without any show-through. Suitable for Solvent, Eco-Solvent, UV-C and Latex inks, it is available in 1370 or 1600mm widths on a 50m roll.
VistaMAX Monomeric Permanent White Greyback Vinyl 100 (gloss or matt): This 100 micron, white gloss calendered vinyl is ideal for indoor and short-term outdoor signage, point of sale advertising and window decoration. It boasts excellent dimensional stability, and although it has a permanent adhesive, graphics can be removed in the short term, leaving little residue. This vinyl has a 140gsm liner with grey acrylic-based permanent adhesive for improved opacity which means it can be successfully applied to other graphics without any show-through. Suitable for Solvent, Eco-Solvent, UV-C and Latex inks, it is available in 1370 or 1600mm widths on a 50m roll.
VistaMAX Monomeric Permanent White Gloss or Matt Vinyl (80 or 100): This 100 micron, white gloss calendered vinyl is ideal for indoor and short-term outdoor signage, point of sale advertising and window decoration. This vinyl has a 140gsm liner with clear acrylic-based pressure sensitive adhesive. Although the adhesive is permanent, graphics can be removed in the short term with minimal residue. Suitable for Solvent, Eco-Solvent, UV-C and Latex inks, and available in 1370 or 1600mm widths on a 50m roll.
VistaMAX Monomeric Removable White Matt Greyback Vinyl 100: This 100 micron, white calendered vinyl has an attractive matt finish and is removable, making it ideal for indoor and short-term outdoor signage, point of sale advertising and window decoration. If applied correctly, the vinyl will remove cleanly without leaving any residue. Boasting excellent dimensional stability and flatness, this vinyl has a 140gsm liner with grey adhesive for superior opacity, allowing it to be applied over other vinyls without show-through. Suitable for Solvent, Eco-Solvent, UV-C and Latex inks, and available in 1370 or 1600mm widths on a 50m roll.
VistaMAX Monomeric Lamination Films - gloss and matt options: VistaMAX Monomeric Lamination Film are 60-micron, PVC lamination films designed for application to printed vinyl. Their purpose is to enhance the vibrancy and overall appearance while also prolonging the life of the graphic. They are suitable for use with compatible vinyls from the VistaMAX range and are coated with an 18g clear acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive for reliable application that keeps vinyl signage looking sharp for longer, both indoors and out. Available in 1370 or 1600mm widths, on a 50m roll.
Russell Alexander, UK Sales Manager at Innotech said: "It's an exciting time for us at Innotech because of the rapid expansion of our Self Adhesive Vinyls offering. In August we announced our appointment as a distributor for the General Formulations range of specialist vinyls in the UK, and now we're launching VistaMAX, a further range of vinyls to cater for short term, economy applications.
"This isn't the end though, because we're also planning a further launch in the near future which will further solidify our position as a credible self-adhesive vinyl supplier in the UK and Europe."
Find out more at https://innotechdigital.com/product-category/digital-print-media/vistamax


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Q: Multiple Mysqli prepared statements using PHP I am using Mysqli to display all results on my web page. But now i want to add security so i want to use Mysqli prepared statements to fetch data but i am confused how i can achieve it.
My web page URL is like
www.example.com/list.php?type=Car&brand=All

At first i check value in brand field if it is All then i create a variable like
$brand="";

And if it is not All then
$brand="AND brand='$_GET[brand]'";

And my query becomes
SELECT * FROM Table WHERE type='$_GET[type]' $brand;

Its working perfectly for me without prepared statements as if brand value is 'All' It displays all results and if It is something else like 'Maruti' It displays cars with brand name Maruti that are stored in my Table.
Similarly i also have created a variable $where in which where statements are stored.
$where="where type='$_GET[type]' $brand AND status='a'";
    if(isset($_GET['sort'])){
        if(($_GET['sort'])=='ASC'){
            $where="where type='$_GET[type]' $brand AND status='a' ORDER BY price";
        }
        elseif(($_GET['sort'])=='DESC'){
            $where="where type='$_GET[type]' $brand AND status='a' ORDER BY price DESC";
        }
    }

If i don't use these variables '$brand' and '$where' then i will have to repeat it no of times. You can see so far i have used $brand in 4 queries.
I have tried
<?php

    $type='$_GET[type]';
    if($brand!='All'){
        $brand="AND brand= ?";
    }
    else{
        $brand="";
    }
    if ($stmt = $mysqli->prepare("SELECT * FROM Table WHERE type= ? $brand")) {

        /* bind parameters for markers */
        $stmt->bind_param("ss", $type, $brand);

        /* execute query */
        $stmt->execute();

        /* bind result variables */
        $res = $stmt->get_result();

        while ($row = mysqli_fetch_array($res)) {

?>

<?php echo $row['name']; echo '&nbsp'; echo $row['type']; echo '&nbsp'; echo $row['brand']; ?>

<?php
        }
        /* close statement */
        $stmt->close();
    }

    /* close connection */
    $mysqli->close();
?>

Now if brand value is 'All' then it causes error in bind_param statement because $brand is null in that. and if value is something right like 'Maruti' then it displays nothing...No error just empty screen.
Is it not possible to do it in this way or i am doing something wrong in coding, please help me out ??? Thanks in advance...

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Following a successful grant application to The Arts Council, jmarchitects have undertaken the refurbishment of this Grade II listed arts venue operated by Bury Metropolitan Arts Association. The Met Theatre Refurbishment completed in December 2016.
The Met is a grade ll listed theatre which was no longer answering the needs of a theatre and arts centre. By increasing the back of house facilities, creating a larger open space bar area providing a multi functional space, increased dressing rooms, toilet facilities, storage and making the building fully accessible for all visitors the refurbishment has helped accommodate an increase in visitor numbers and enticed performers to the Theatre, all delivered within the clients budget and on time for the busy Christmas period.
The refurbishment has also seen the building become independent from the neighboring Athenaeum by introducing full mechanical and electric equipment to the new plant deck and plant room, helping reduce the buildings carbon footprint and energy costs. A reconfiguration of the internal layout created space for a 13 person lift and an additional floor, all within the existing fabric of the building. The completed design has been executed sympathetically celebrating the buildings heritage and historic value, yet creating a light and contemporary feel.
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Why 1 Investor Is Watching This Gambling SPAC Very Closely
This company will be going head-to-head with much larger players.
Jon Quast and Travis Hoium
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Earlier this year, Wynn Resorts (NASDAQ:WYNN) announced that it was spinning off part of its business, naming it Wynn Interactive. As part of the spinoff, special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Austerlitz Acquisition Corporation (NYSE:AUS) is merging with Wynn Interactive to bring it the public markets, giving investors another gambling stock option.
Fool contributor Travis Hoium understands this space better than most. And in this video from Motley Fool Backstage Pass, recorded on Oct. 25, he outlines why Wynn Interactive has landed on his radar.
Travis Hoium: Let's do this really quick. This is Wynn Interactive and they are going public via SPAC, so a public company Wynn Resorts is spinning off their iGaming and sports book business. $3.2 billion enterprise value, Wynn Resorts will own 58% of the company, so if you own shares of that stock like I do you'll still get exposure to this business trading for 4.5 estimated 2023 revenue. I will put that in a little bit of context. They're only expecting $96 million in revenue in 2021, so this is a very richly valued company but it's going to get $690 million dollars in the trust so a lot to invest in building out this digital gambling space.
That's why investors are really excited about this. They're operating it currently in 15 states with room to expand to, I believe it's 24 at least, and that keeps growing every once in a while in the U.S. as online gambling is legalized and then they are operating in the U.K. as well.
The interesting thing for this company is they're leveraging existing resorts in Las Vegas, Boston, and Macau. This is similar to MGM Resorts model versus a company like DraftKings because they've got those physical locations not exactly certain what that advantage is or disadvantage is going to be long-term, but they do have that tie.
A couple of highlights to note here, and this is one thing that I wanted to highlight. We talked about that $10 number for the stock. Cannae (NYSE:CNNE) -- if I'm saying that right -- has agreed to fully backstop their potential redemption. If a SPAC falls below the $10 stock price, the original holders can basically redeem their shares and get their money back effectively. That's the reason that we're not seeing this stock drop too far below that $10 number, but it doesn't worry me. But it is below $10 it gives me pause because it means that the market is not super bullish on this company. There may be a good reason why.
This is at best the number 4 online gambling company in the US behind MGM, DraftKings, and Flutter. I'll show you the market cap of a few of those companies here. DraftKings is really the biggest name here. They've got about a $20 billion valuation. Entain is the partner with MGM, they've got a very similar valuation, and Flutter you can see is $34 billion. They're competing against very big companies. It's a potentially very big market at about $45 billion long-term. But not being in one of those top two or three market positions is going to be a risk for Wynn Resorts. We may potentially see this eventually be a acquisition target. But a company that will hit the market, or at least worth keeping an eye on if you're gambling investor. Because I think this is going to tell us a lot about what is the future look like? Are we going to consolidate to a number of small players or is it going to be a really diverse group of companies and there's going to be 8, 10, 12 operators in the space that's why I'm keeping an eye on this stock as it hits the market.


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Q: Replace cells in spreadsheet with cells from different spreadsheet in Excel 2010 I have a spreadsheet with phone numbers.
347-286-3341
347-286-3342
347-286-3343
347-286-3344
347-286-3345

etc...
I have another spreadsheet with phone numbers and corresponding names.
347-286-3342    Jonson
347-286-3344    Smith
347-286-3345    Walken

How I can replace phone numbers in the first spreadsheet with corresponding names from the second?

A: Its simple, just use the VLOOKUP formula. Try following the steps below:

*

*Suppose your phone numbers in Sheet 1 start from A1, then enter the following formula in B1

=VLOOKUP(A1,'[Book2]Sheet1'!$A:$B,2,0)

*After entering the formula you will get the Names, then simply copy column B, and paste special values.

*Replace column A with column B