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Exclusive Q&A: Tim Robbins Talks About the WTF?! Festival
Given that Tim Robbins founded the Actors Gang in response to a lack of opportunities for independent writers and actors to produce socially and politically salient new work, it's no surprise that his response to the threat of a paralyzing budget crunch was to curate an ambitious ten-week festival of theatre, dance, music, conversation, performance, and education. The WTF?! Festival brings together scores of voices as diverse as those of Tom Morello, Naomi Klein, Gore Vidal, John Doe, Sarah Silverman, anti-war Veterans, and members of Cirque du Soleil — all in the name of saving one of the country's bravest voices for progressive art by raising not only money, but awareness.
Flavorpill's Shana Nys Dambrot caught up with Robbins on the eve of the LA festival to talk politics, art, and record collections.
Flavorpill: I have a few questions that center around the idea of political art, and the special challenges facing those who would produce it. Unassuming, mainstream work is hard enough to sustain in this climate, and politically assertive work, I would imagine, would be even more of an adventure. And that's just the bureaucratic aspects. Political art also faces unique aesthetic challenges as it strives to succeed both at urgency and timelessness. In thinking broadly about those issues, could you talk a bit about the evolution of your political activism, as well as about its integration with your personal craft as an actor, writer, and director.
Tim Robbins: I am the son of musicians who raised my brother and sisters and me in Greenwich Village in the '60s. We walked the streets with the vanguard of progressive art, with those at the epicenter of social movements. For me there has never been a question of the function of art in a society. It is meant to reflect the active world and find the beauty and the ugliness in it, to address the concerns of the audience, to raise questions that we all have, and to challenge conventional thought. Art is entirely ineffective however if it takes itself too seriously and doesn't in some way grab its audiences emotions.
Music, theater, film, dance, can lose its power when it exists solely in the realm of the intellectual or theoretical. Whenever we are working on a piece at the Actors Gang we try to find the humor, the theatricality, the emotional truth. We're not interested so much in the political argument as much as we are the emotional one.
FP: As far as the WTF?! line-up, how reflective of your personal taste were the curatorial choices? As in, are these the folks on your iPod — Jenny Lewis, Tom Morello, System of a Down — or is it primarily about their own activism as artists? Or both?
TR: I have all these artists on my iPod and most of them on vinyl. I admire them all as great songwriters.
FP: Follow-up: what else is on your iPod?
TR: Everything from Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan to Rufus Wainwright to the Dead Kennedys to X to Neutral Milk Hotel.
FP: The festival is mostly performance, happening, and forum-based, but I'm curious: What visual artists are you most interested in right now?
TR: I love the work of Banksy. I was just in Barcelona and spent a few hours in a museum with Picasso. He's as alive now as ever.
FP: What can audiences expect in the Veterans' forums, and in the prisoners' writing programs, based on your experiences with both?
TR: Theater is at its best when the piece lives past the curtain. Some of our greatest moments as a company have been in our talkbacks. Soldiers' wives testifying after Embedded in New York in 2004, Republicans in Utah and Texas speaking about the absolute necessity of preserving personal liberties after performances of Orwell's 1984 in 2007. Gore Vidal, Daniel Berrigan, Sister Helen Prejean, Phil Donahue have all spoken after shows and were quite eloquent, but it is the unpracticed voice, the raw reaction, that is particularly moving.
FP: What is the most important thing for Americans to read or see right now that they might not know about?
TR: I recommend staying in touch with Democracy Now which is on daily. Amy Goodman is certainly the most professional and no bullshit journalist on the air right now. And Naomi Klein always has a unique insight in her reporting.
But I would also encourage people that times like these require entertainment. It is important to not let information overwhelm you and get your spirit down. We must remember to dance and to celebrate life, to sing and laugh. That is my primary aim with the WTF?! Festival. To look the demons of recession and gloom in the eye and to sing out loud, beat them down with laughter and dance on their grave.


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Ju-on: Rancore — Un simulatore di paura, conosciuto in Giappone come  e Ju-on: The Grudge — Haunted House Simulator in Nord America, è un videogioco del genere avventura grafica in prima persona, sviluppato per il Wii.

Si tratta di un adattamento della serie di film horror giapponese Ju-on, diretto da Takashi Shimizu, regista anche del film originale. Il gioco è stato sviluppato dalla Feelplus e pubblicato in Giappone da AQ Interactive il 30 luglio 2009 in Nord America e in Europa, e in Italia nel mese di ottobre dello stesso anno, rispettivamente da Games Xseed, Rising Star Games e Cidiverte.

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Una leggenda sostiene che, quando una persona muore con un rancore profondo e ardente, nasce una maledizione. È il caso di una casalinga vissuta a Nerima, Kayako Saeki, assassinata in modo raccapricciante, dando così luogo a una maledizione così potente che minaccia di uccidere ad un ritmo inimmaginabile. La maledizione si manifesta contro coloro che vi vanno incontro, entrando nella casa di Saeki o anche solo essendo in contatto con qualcuno già maledetto. Nel gioco una ragazza, Erika Yamada, si trasferisce con la famiglia nella casa maledetta attirando su di sé la maledizione.

Ogni storia è vista dalla prospettiva di un personaggio diverso, riprodotta in specifici scenari. Ci sono quattro episodi; un quinto livello, nonché finale, può essere sbloccato, trovando degli oggetti speciali nascosti nei livelli. Tutti i personaggi giocabili fanno parte della stessa famiglia.

1º episodio: Fabbrica desolata
La famiglia di Erika si trasferisce in casa Saeki. Il cane di famiglia, Ivy, corre via in una fabbrica abbandonata. Erika decide di avventurarsi nella fabbrica per ritrovare Ivy. La ragazza entra in un ascensore che però si guasta, e deve cercare di riattivare la corrente. Dopo aver fatto questo, Erika insegue Ivy e riesce a ricongiungersi a lui. Durante questa avventura farà vari incontri spiacevoli con lo spettro di Kayako, che incomincerà a perseguitarla. Ad un attacco improvviso di questi la ragazza fugge dalla fabbrica, preceduta dal cane che le agevola la strada, ma alla fine viene ucciso. Tornando a casa, chiama gli altri i suoi familiari, ma nessuno risponde, così si deciderà a scoprire che cosa stia succedendo.

2º Episodio: L'ospedale abbandonato
Michiko ("Miki"), la madre di Erika, è da circa un mese ricoverata in ospedale. Occasionalmente, i figli e il marito le fanno visita. Una notte, svegliandosi, avverte la presenza di un bambino, Toshio Saeki, che gironzola per i corridoi della struttura. Il telefono squilla, ma tutto il personale ed i pazienti sembrano essere scomparsi. Girando cautamente la donna si dirige sul tetto. Lì Toshio tenta di spingerla fuori, ma non ci riesce. Poi, apparirà Kayako, che riuscirà ad ucciderla.

3º Episodio: Gli appartamenti disabitati
Kenji ("Ken"), un ragazzo delle consegna, fratello di Erika e figlio di Michiko, è sulla strada che conduce verso casa durante il suo giro di consegne, e vede un pacchetto sul marciapiede di fronte a tre edifici. Il pacchetto è indirizzato al Terzo Appartamento in costruzione, il nº 301, così decide di consegnarlo. Quando raggiunge l'appartamento, il pacchetto, come per magia, si trasforma in Kayako. Ken, terrorizzato, fugge, mentre Kayako e Toshio lo inseguono. Ken si ferma prima dell'uscita girandosi per osservare se qualcuno sta continuando ad inseguirlo, ma non vede nessuno. Proprio mentre sta per andarsene, Kayako gli appare improvvisamente di fronte e lo uccide.

4º Episodio: La sventura del sorvegliante
Il padre di famiglia, Hiroshi ("Hiro"), sta lavorando come guardia di sicurezza, nel corso della notte in una fabbrica di manichini. Improvvisamente si accorge, grazie ad una telecamera di sicurezza, della presenza di una persona che si aggira nella fabbrica, ma improvvisamente viene a mancare la corrente. Dopo averla ripristinata, Hiroshi esce dall'edificio, ma Kayako lo attacca e lo uccide.

5º Episodio: La casa maledetta
Dopo essere sopravvissuta, Erika va a casa. Lei e la sua famiglia vivono nella stessa casa dove Takeo Saeki assassinò brutalmente la moglie e il figlio. Erika scopre che la sua casa è abbandonata, rimanendo bloccata e intrappolata in essa da Kayako e dai suoi capelli contorti, che la costringono ad andare in esplorazione. Lei è tormentata da visioni della sua famiglia violentemente uccisa, poi scopre il corpo di suo padre in soffitta. Sentendo Ivy abbaiare si dirigerà al piano inferiore. Dopo essere scesa si renderà conto che ad abbaiare non era Ivy, ma Kayako che gli faceva da esca. Lo spettro striscia giù per le scale, e si butta su Erika. La ragazza, impotente e incapace di reagire, viene trascinata in soffitta e qui viene uccisa. L'ultima scena mostra Erika che fa cadere la torcia spenta, a causa della batteria scarica.

Modalità di gioco
Il telecomando Wii viene utilizzato per indirizzare il personaggio e anche come torcia, ma invece di usare gli infrarossi, il gioco utilizza l'accelerometro. Il movimento è eseguito dal telecomando Wii e il pulsante B. Se si preme B il giocatore farà muovere il personaggio nella direzione in cui è puntata la torcia. Il giocatore è sotto pressione perché non può restare nello stesso posto troppo a lungo a causa delle batterie della pila, che potrebbero scaricarsi. Il gioco offre anche un misuratore di movimenti del telecomando Wii, in modo che più il giocatore è impaurito, peggiore è il suo risultato.

Sono disponibili cinque scenari giocabili in Ju-on: The Grudge: una fabbrica abbandonata, un ospedale e una fabbrica di manichini, oltre ad un complesso di appartamenti e la residenza di Saeki. Il magazzino è il primo livello giocabile. Nella maggior parte dei casi, la torcia è l'unico mezzo per consentire al giocatore di vedere, per cui è necessario prendere delle batterie che si trovano in tutti i livelli. Se la torcia esaurisce le batterie, diventerà tutto buio, così Kayako potrà scagliarsi sul giocatore, uccidendolo, il che porterà ad un game over. Il livello della batteria viene visualizzato sotto forma di un indicatore di carica, posto in basso a sinistra del display. Se nel gioco si incontra il fantasma di Kayako Saeki, è possibile scuotere il Telecomando Wii per allentare la sua presa. Inoltre, quando appare Kayako, è possibile ascoltare i suoi versi attraverso l'altoparlante del telecomando Wii.

Sviluppo
Un gioco di adattamento video della serie Ju-on è stato confermato il 22 maggio 2009. Poco dopo, una demo del gioco è stata svelata alla mostra, E3 2009, dove Games Xseed lo ha descritto come una "simulatore di casa infestata", piuttosto che un tradizionale gioco horror. Il gioco non presenta alcun combattimento, si basa sull'esplorazione e tattiche.

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What Is ECAD and Why Is It Used in FEA?
Electronic computer-aided design (ECAD) is typically used to design and develop electronic systems. Although the acronym is a mere letter away from "CAD", there's actually more to the story than appending the word "electronic" to "computer-aided design". So, what is ECAD and why is it used in finite element analysis (FEA)?
Coupled physics phenomena (like electrical heating, fluid structure interaction, and conjugate heat transfer) demand multiphysics, which I've written about previously in "What is Multiphysics?". But what if you just have a simple analysis to do — one that has been simplified to the point where only a "single physics" (to coin a term) is considered? What benefits does multiphysics have for this?
If you're a cynic (like I am sometimes), the term "multiphysics" might irk you. There's only one set of physical laws, after all. There's nothing "multi" about it. So what is multiphysics?
Would you like to plot your own expressions in COMSOL? Have you ever wanted the power to measure parameters from your virtual model at whatever point you'd like, just as you would in a physical model? This new postprocessing tutorial video duo explains how to create 1D plots in COMSOL.
When it gets dark, you flick on the lights. If you were to model this simple example, you would need to take all forms of heat transfer within consideration; convection, conduction, and radiation are all at play when a light bulb is flicked on.
At the heart of any simulation software are the solvers. Those are things that take geometry/mesh/physics to the computational results. While it's convenient to think about solvers in terms of the type of study (think time-dependent, parametric, or eigenvalue), there is a hierarchy of solvers that are usually employed. And at the foundational level of any simulation — and for every iteration — there is a linear solver.
The end of August marks the end of summer here in New England. Already nostalgic and unwilling to let the season go, I decided to look into some "beach physics". In May we released a new solar radiation feature in our Heat Transfer Module that will be helpful in many solar applications — including how to avoid overheating on the beach, apparently. Here's how engineers can stay cool on the beach.
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Bacteria and E. Coli in Water Completed
By Water Science School June 5, 2018
Bacteria and E. Coli and Water
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Water, like everything else on Earth, including you, is full of bacteria. Some bacteria are beneficial and some are not. Escherichia coli (E. coli) bacteria, found in the digestive tract of animals, can get into the environment, and if contacted by people, can cause health problems and sickness. Find out the details here.
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Bacteria and E. Coli in Water
Escherichia coli or E. coli is a type fecal coliform bacteria that is commonly found in the intestines of animals and humans. E. coli in water is a strong indicator of sewage or animal waste contamination. Sewage and animal waste can contain many types of disease causing organisms. Consumption may result in severe illness; children under five years of age, those with compromised immune systems, and the elderly are particularly susceptible.
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Bacteria are common single-celled organisms and are a natural component of lakes, rivers, and streams. Most of these bacteria are harmless to humans; however, certain bacteria, some of which normally inhabit the intestinal tract of warm-blooded animals, have the potential to cause sickness and disease in humans. High numbers of these harmless bacteria often indicate high numbers of harmful bacteria as well as other disease-causing organisms such as viruses and protozoans.
One method of determining bacteria counts is to count the number of bacteria colonies that grow on a prepared medium.
Escherichia coli (abbreviated as E. coli) are bacteria found in the environment, foods, and intestines of people and animals. E. coli are a large and diverse group of bacteria. Although most strains of E. coli are harmless, others can make you sick. Some kinds of E. coli can cause diarrhea, while others cause urinary tract infections, respiratory illness and pneumonia, and other illnesses.
Total coliform
Total coliforms are gram-negative, aerobic or faculative anaerobic, nonspore forming rods. These bacteria were originally believed to indicate the presence of fecal contamination, however total coliforms have been found to be widely distributed in nature and not always associated with the gastrointestinal tract of warm blooded animals. The number of total coliform bacteria in the environment is still widely used as an indicator for potable water in the U.S.
Fecal coliform
Fecal coliform bacteria are a subgroup of coliform bacteria that were used to establish the first microbial water quality criteria. The ability to grow at an elevated temperature (44.5 degrees Celsius) separate this bacteria from the total coliforms and make it a more accurate indicator of fecal contamination by warm-blooded animals. Fecal- coliform bacteria are detected by counting the dark-blue to blue-grey colonies that grow on a 0.65 micron filters placed on mFC agar incubated in a 44.5º C oven for 22-24 hours. The presence of fecal coliforms in water indicates that fecal contamination of the water by a warm-blooded animal has occurred, however, recent studies have found no statistical relationship between fecal coliform concentrations and swimmer-associated sickness.
Escherichia coli (E. coli) is a rod-shaped bacteria commonly found in the gastrointestinal tract and feces of warm-blooded animals. It is a member of the fecal coliform group of bacteria and is distinguished by its inability to break down urease. E. coli numbers in freshwater are determined by counting the number of yellow and yellow brown colonies growing on a 0.45 micron filter placed on m-TEC media and incubated at 35.0º C for 22-24 hours. The addition of urea substrate confirms that colonies are E. coli. This bacteria is a preferred indicator for freshwater recreation and its presence provides direct evidence of fecal contamination from warm-blooded animals. Although usually harmless, E. coli can cause illnesses such as meningitis, septicemia, urinary tract, and intestinal infections. A recently discovered strain of E. coli (E. coli 0157:H7) can cause severe disease and may be fatal in small children and the elderly.
The relation between bacteria counts and sickness
Consumption of or contact with water contaminated with feces of warm-blooded animals can cause a variety of illnesses. Minor gastrointestinal discomfort is probably the most common symptom; however, pathogens that may cause only minor sickness in some people may cause serious conditions or death in others, especially in the very young, old, or those with weakened immunological systems.

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Thomas Kovacs
Professor of Meteorology, Interdisciplinary Environmental Science and Society
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Ph.D., Meteorology, The Pennsylvania Sate University, 2000
MS, Meteorology, The Pennsylvania State University, 1996
BS, Meteorology, Northern Illinois University, 1993
My research involves satellite remote sensing of the atmosphere with weather and climate applications. I received a BS in Meteorology from Northern Illinois University, and my MS and Ph.D. in meteorology from the Pennsylvania State University. I was the lead of science studies for the Hampton University NASA contract for the Cloud Aerosol Lidar and Pathfinder Satellite Observations (CALIPSO) mission. The CALIPSO satellite, launched on April 28, 2006 for a 3-year mission has on-board a nadir looking three-channel polarization sensitive lidar. I also coordinated a global network of nearly 500 ground-based remote sensing sites to provide validation data for the CALIPSO mission. Collectively, I have authored over 20 journal articles and abstracts.
Currently, I plan to use CALIPSO, Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS), and CloudSat, all part of the Atrain network of satellites, to obtain aerosol and cloud observations to improve our knowledge of tropical cyclone development and intensification. Aerosols affect the temperature and humidity profiles and, therefore, the initiation of convection of tropical cyclones. Because tropical cyclones often form from waves off the African coast they are frequently enveloped in the Saharan Aerosol Layer.
View my personal website.
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At 1500 meters high, the sunny ski resort of Anzère sits half way up the famous Wildhorn. Anzère is a ski resort created on the drawing board. In 1965, most of the existing hotels and chalets were built from scratch. This means there is a colourful pedestrian zone in the center which is beautifully landscaped with many large chalet style buildings with restaurants and shops on the ground floor. The slopes in Anzère are rather challenging here.
Beginners be aware that there are hardly any blue runs here and the Les Masques run, a 5 kilometer long black run, is notorious in the area! The 40 kilometers of slopes are easily reached via ski lifts and many skiers like to cross into the nearby Crans Montana ski area to discover 160 kilometers of ski slopes on offer there! If you're looking for a thrill, then there is fantastic helicopter skiing or ski touring to be done on the Wildhorn (3247m).
The information applies for the ski area of Anzère. During the ski season information is updated daily.


An Autumns Grace: And That's Half Way!
So we've reached the middle of the year and I can't believe how fast the time has flown! It's June and yet I still remember playing with my gorgeous little cousin for his first Christmas.
But what do I have left? What I have left [and I know I say this an awful lot] are quite simply the very best friends a girl could ever ask for. Wonderful people full of love, positivity, fun, intelligence, encouragement, loyalty and a caring nature. I've also met some new wonderful people who are all kinds of awesome! I'm genuinely the happiest I've been in a while because I have nothing but good people in my life, filling my world with utter joy. I can't thank them enough.
So that's the first half of the year out of the way. I'm so excited to see what the second half has in store for me - hope you come along for the ride!


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By Teodora Zapartan ARCHITECTURE, INTERIOR September 12, 2016
A concrete parallelepiped with walls softened by the work of an artist
A concrete parallelepiped with walls softened by the work of an artist, the Epilepsy Residential Care Home of Dommartin-lès-Toul (Meurthe-et-Moselle) is an innovative program dedicated to the treatment and support of people suffering from epilepsy. atelier Martel's architects have placed the daily life and the "at home" feeling at the heart of their concerns, outside the more conventional medico-social structures. The economic constraints governing the construction have prompted the architects to focus on essentials. The site, set between pastures and business parks, imposes to develop a meaningful and visible project, a "strong shape", capable of existing within the immense landscape. With its square floor plan of 60 meters per side, the simple volume matches the context, thus creating an object without front or back. If its shape and dimensions may rise concerns, the use of regular openings refers to the habitat. Its smooth "skin", almost snowy, absorbs each ray of sunshine and underlines the presence of the building in its environment.
The ground floor building is designed following a functional floorplan conceived to minimize the distances caregivers have to cover. It structures the living units rationally and furthermore allows the residents, whose falls are taken in consideration by the absence of stairs, to walk around and meet one another in the corridors. The four patios break the square plan and structure this "inner world". Their dimensions, orientation and atmosphere all contribute to a better identification of spaces and the range of practices they can host. Conceived to offer a space distribution without dead ends, but with streets, places and residential areas, the Home refers to Alberti's metaphor where "the city is built like a large house and the house is, in turn, like a small city".
Fluidity and the presence of natural light in all the corridors set a subtle dialectic between protection and opening. The indoor and outdoor spaces, based on a cloister's model, are protected while directly relating to the landscape and the surrounding nature (fields, monuments and mountains in the background). The walls' thickness, underlined by ribbed concrete walls cast on site and cut-out window frames, suggests a heightened and reassuring feeling of protection. Considerable attention has been given to details by using high-quality simple and raw materials: windows and shades are made of wood and the floors are covered with soft materials to reduce injuries in case of falls.
The Atelier Martel has invited artist Mayanna von Ledebur to participate in the very early phase of conception. In doing so the architects and the artist's work and the one of the artist blend, serving the building. The work of the American artist focuses on the meaning of the building devoted to epilepsy and the way to have it exist without stigmatizing the disease or the patients. Her intervention on the façade, the development of the matrix allowing to engrave the concrete cast on site is a free interpretation of the inscriptions on the Mesopotamian steles, first reference to epilepsy in written history. The rough concrete, common material whose architectural expression refers to hardness is enhanced and offers in this case new sensorial experiences, hence becoming sensual, tactile, round and soft. In this work focusing both on the idea as well as the touch and the perception, the almost "lunar" concave expressions become, depending on the light, something of a trompe l'oeil.
The artistic collaboration continues on the inside of the building, with a focus on tracking, allowing the occupants, weakened by their seizures, to find their way without using the hospital signs. A long fresco of 100 square meters, cut into panels and made out of coloured wool tapestry lives up the corridors. Placed at the ends of the exterior gardens, it represents light rooms, materializing the living units of the residents. Its pattern, interpreting a photograph of a cloud taken 6 000 meters above the centre, completed by hand drawn forms, allows the users to find their way with their heads in the clouds.
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China - Public health threat as COVID-19 protests grow and spread - November 26+ freezing weather & heavy police presence
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2022年11月27日晚间,估计数百名示威者聚集在中国于伦敦的驻英大使馆外声援中国的反封控抗议。
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On the evening of November 27, 2022, it is estimated that hundreds of demonstrators gathered outside the Chinese embassy in London to support China's anti-blockade protest.
Edward Lawrence
@EP_Lawrence
Wulumuqi Road, the sight of protests and clashes over the past few days, now fenced up. Heavy police and security presence. People who take photos are being stopped by police and forced to delete. Two people taken away for refusing to. #shanghai #china
Selina Wang
@selinawangtv
Spoke to a protester last night in Beijing who said he motorcycled & biked more than an hour to get to the scene. I asked him how he was feeling: "Overwhelmed…All conscientious Chinese people should come here and stand together" Speaks volumes that he spoke to me maskless
@cnn
China Covid: Police clamp down after days of protests
By Yvette Tan & Emily McGarvey
BBC News, Singapore and London
China's protests against Covid restrictions which erupted over the weekend appear to have died down, as authorities begin clamping down.
A heavy police presence has been reported in several cities, and some gatherings were quelled or failed to materialise.
Reports have emerged of people being questioned and their phones searched.
But overseas Chinese have continued protesting, in at least a dozen cities across the world.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-63785351
Too cold to be outside. Below freezing.
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Defending the zero-COVID policy rule again and why China can not "lie down".
Zhejiang Propaganda: "People First" Not "Epidemic Prevention First"
Source: Zhejiang Propaganda
Since the outbreak of the new crown pneumonia epidemic at the end of 2019, nearly three years have passed. As the epidemic prevention and control time prolongs, many people's psychological endurance and tolerance have been tested, and they are even being lost bit by bit. Just as some netizens said: If the first year is panic, with a little joy, you can take a good rest at home; the second year is confused, looking forward to the end of the epidemic soon; It's a head.
In addition, recently, in the name of epidemic prevention, some places have "increased the scale" to abuse power and embarrass the masses, causing the epidemic prevention to be deformed and out of shape. People's livelihood demands, interrupting the normal production and living order at will, and even disregarding the lives and safety of the masses, ruining the image of the party and the government and hurting the hearts of the masses. There are even some people who take the opportunity to make money from the epidemic. Compared with the epidemic, these phenomena are stinging. The ensuing helplessness, boredom and even anger are understandable.
Epidemic prevention and control is to prevent viruses, not to prevent people; there has always been "people first", and there is no so-called "epidemic prevention first". No matter what kind of prevention and control measures are taken, they should be to allow society to return to normal as soon as possible and life to return to the right track as soon as possible. All options are our "bridge" and "ship" to this goal, rather than simply defending people and acting recklessly regardless of cost.
During this period of time, the World Cup in Qatar is in full swing. The crowd in the auditorium does not wear masks and revels recklessly, which seems to be no different from before the epidemic. Someone asked: "Many countries in the world are now doing business as usual. Isn't it possible to 'lie down'? They can 'let go', why can't we?"
To answer this question, let's look at a few sets of data:
Let's look at the confirmed cases first. As of now, there are 636 million confirmed cases of new crowns in the world, and more than 6.6 million deaths. In the last day, there were 230,000 new confirmed cases and 428 deaths. Among them, Japan has a population of 126 million, with a daily increase of 98,000 confirmed cases; South Korea has a population of more than 50 million, with a daily increase of 47,000 confirmed cases.
Looking at medical resources again, this year China has 6.7 medical beds per 1,000 population, while in 2020, South Korea has 12.65, Japan 12.63, and Germany 7.82; in 2020, my country has 4.5 ICU beds per 100,000 people, while Germany has 28.2. The United States has 21.6, France 16.4, Japan 13.8, and the global average of 10. At the beginning of this year, critically ill patients with COVID-19 occupied 32.7% of the total ICU capacity in the United States, and about 7 ICU beds per 100,000 people were occupied by critically ill patients with COVID-19, exceeding the total number of ICU beds per 100,000 people in my country.
Finally, look at "one old and one young". As of the end of 2021, my country's population aged 60 and over will reach 267 million, and the population of children will exceed 250 million. The "one old and one young" group has a large scale. According to the latest data from Singapore, the infection mortality rates of elderly people aged 60-69, 70-79, and 80 years old with vaccine protection are 0.014%, 0.064%, and 0.54% respectively; the infection mortality rates of elderly people in the three age groups without vaccine protection are respectively It is 0.19%, 0.29% and 2.5%. In my country, there are about 22.64 million, 16.16 million, and 14 million elderly people in the three age groups who have not completed vaccination. If it is completely liberalized now, based on Singapore's infection death rate estimates, the death toll of the elderly over 60 years old in my country will reach about 600,000.
Although the number of deaths is a cold number, it ultimately falls on every family. Just ask, can we accept the reality of the departure of people around us? Obviously unacceptable. Because China's social system, historical culture, values and ethics do not allow us to watch our parents, grandparents and children face the threat of death without doing anything and just give up. For example, in some countries in the West, hundreds of people died in a nursing home due to the epidemic. If this kind of thing happened in our country, I believe it would be unacceptable. Understand this, and understand our country's efforts to control the epidemic.
According to a paper published in The Lancet, during the COVID-19 pandemic, the global excess death rate was estimated to be 18.2 million, and the excess death rate was 120.3 per 100,000 people; the excess death rate in the United States was 179.3 per 100,000 people ; China's excess mortality rate is only 0.6 per 100,000 people.
You can't just talk about the result, not the process. Today's "business as usual" in Western countries is actually based on the loss of lives and the breakdown of families. The latest data shows that the number of deaths from the new crown epidemic in Europe has exceeded 2 million, and the United States has nearly 1.08 million, making it the country with the largest number of deaths due to the new crown epidemic in the world.
According to statistics from Johns Hopkins University in the United States, as of 6:21 on November 28, Beijing time, the cumulative number of new coronary pneumonia infections in the United States reached 98,568,849, and the cumulative number of deaths reached 1,079,197. Source: Observer.com
Envying the freedom and carnival of Western countries, but ignoring the painful price they paid, is selective forgetting; talking about the "control" and "release" of the epidemic is a utopian proposition out of China's national conditions and development reality.
If we compare the epidemic to a turbulent river, in order to reach the other side, some countries choose to go into the water naked, the survival of the fittest, and acquiescence to some people as victims; while China chooses to help each other and overcome difficulties together, using a large ship as much as possible to give everyone a chance to survive. When the big boat is struggling and is gradually approaching the opposite bank, if you blindly envy those swimmers who have already landed and swim across the river, instead of making concerted efforts to row the boat and choose to jump off the boat rashly, many previous efforts may be in vain.
The path China has chosen to fight the epidemic has been different from Western countries from the very beginning. The logic that runs through it is "people-oriented, seeking truth from facts, and adapting to current conditions."
I remember that from the end of 2019 to the beginning of 2020, the new crown epidemic was fierce. When the virus was at its strongest, we dug deep trenches, decisively closed the passage from Han to Hubei, and launched a comprehensive defense war in Wuhan and Hubei, curbing the spread of the epidemic in a short period of time. As the number of new local cases has gradually dropped to single digits, we have assessed the situation, coordinated epidemic prevention and control and economic and social development, and promoted the resumption of work and production in an orderly manner, making my country the first to achieve economic growth from negative to positive, becoming the only one in the world to achieve positive economic growth major economies.
Then, as the virus offensive weakened and domestic epidemics spread sporadically, we imported foreign defenses and rebounded internal defenses, adopted a normalized prevention and control strategy, concentrated superior forces to defeat them one by one, and handed over a brilliant report card for epidemic prevention and control and economic development. .
Today, facing the gradual weakening of virus toxicity and changes in transmission characteristics, we insist on "dynamic clearing", put more emphasis on "scientific precision", formulate and implement the ninth edition of the prevention and control plan, and introduce 20 measures to optimize epidemic prevention and control, and continue to iterate Prevention and control measures.
Every adjustment is based on objective laws, seeking the optimal solution in multi-objective balance.
As a country with a population of more than 1.4 billion, the cumulative death toll from the epidemic in the mainland is more than 5,200. In 2021, my country's GDP will grow by 8.1%, and the average growth rate in 2020 and 2021 will be 5.1%, making it a top student in major economies.
We use China's institutional advantages and resource allocation methods to do our best to preserve people's lives and save millions of lives while promoting economic and social development. This is a great achievement that can stand the test of history.
Mobile nucleic acid "sampling hut" in Tongxiang City
Recently, in the process of implementing "dynamic clearing" in some places, due to problems of understanding, ability, methods and methods, and even the interests behind it, the prevention and control policies have gone astray, deformed, and out of shape. There are even tragedies that shouldn't have happened in some places.
There is no "one game of chess" for policy control. Some places have different interpretations of the general policy of "dynamic clearing" set by the central government and 20 measures to optimize prevention and control, which greatly reduces the authority of the central policy. In the eyes of some people, the prevention and control of the epidemic is just to manage their own "small ponds", not to jointly manage the flowing "big river". That's why "liquidity management" comes out, "I'm in charge of the flow, you're in charge of the management."
Policy implementation "sitting on a seesaw". Regarding the implementation of the latest optimization and adjustment of epidemic prevention and control, it is dangerous to hesitate or slip through the end. In some places, after "slamming on the accelerator", "shifting gears and stalling", and finally "stepping back two steps", seriously damaged the masses' desire for stable expectations. In some places, it is either "sealed" or "let it go". There is no organized "combination" on how to take small steps without stopping, how to make prevention and control more scientific and precise, and how to allocate resources more reasonably and effectively. fist".
"Epidemic prevention first" replaces "people first". In some places, in the name of epidemic prevention, people's livelihood and economy are underestimated, and people's lives are underestimated. What's more, in the implementation of policies, "only the new crown is a disease, and other diseases are irrelevant", distorting the concept of "life first". Some have "intensified" the epidemic prevention, have no laws and rules in their eyes, and even come up with various tricks to "deal with" the masses, chilling the hearts of the people.
The existence of these problems cannot be ignored, but it is not realistic to attribute it to the "dynamic zeroing" policy at every turn. The current epidemic prevention and control is more like a balance of "interests and interests". Not only must we have a mind that understands people's livelihood accounts, political accounts, and economic accounts, but also requires the realization of an "optimal solution" in a multi-objective balance. How to adhere to the general policy of "dynamic clearing", focus on phased goals, highlight scientific precision, and ensure that policies are not out of shape or deformed, will test the governance capabilities of party committees and governments at all levels, as well as the wisdom and responsibility of party members and cadres.
Of course, for us ordinary people, we cannot completely deny our epidemic prevention and control policies and deny the general policy of "dynamic zeroing" just because some places have deviated from the implementation of epidemic prevention and control policies, are unscientific and inaccurate. The policy is unreasonable. It only sees the small logic of one moment and one place and ignores the big logic of epidemic prevention and control. In response to the lack of ability and work style of individual epidemic prevention staff exposed during the epidemic prevention and control work, we must point it out and urge them to make corrections, but we cannot generalize and think that all epidemic prevention personnel are bad, or even think that they are not good enough. It is standing on the opposite side of the masses. What's more, you can't embellish yourself with fake news, make false news without going to the scene, and lack any basis, but use spliced videos and pictures to create and spread false news, lest the world will not be chaotic.
Getting out of the haze of the epidemic is not something that can be solved by saying "let it go" or "don't let it go". Arguments will not automatically solve problems. The most important thing is to start from each specific link, quickly improve the ability to discover and deal with problems, and strive to manage them well in a soft landing. This is what we should strive for.
Why can't the virus be "let go" immediately when the lethality rate of the virus is low? Take vaccination as an example. In my country, the booster vaccination rate of the elderly over 80 years old is only 40%, the vaccination rate of children is not very high, and the overall immunity level of the whole people is not high. Once a large-scale infection occurs, our medical resources may also face the risk of being instantly broken down. At this time, instead of entangled in "release" or "hold", it is better to raise our vaccine level first, prepare our medicines more fully, build more intensive care beds for us, and have "mines" at home , With "food" in hand, you will not panic in the face of any potential risks.
Why are there "one size fits all" and "layer by layer"? Sometimes, what seems to be an innovative move is actually a policy increase; it does not seem to be "one size fits all", but actually creates a concept to implement "one size fits all". In the final analysis, the awareness of seeking truth from facts is too weak, the spirit of taking responsibility is too weak, and the ability to act according to the times is too weak. Every decision and every measure is carefully studied and judged. When it comes to implementation, it is even more important to establish a people-oriented orientation, to seriously hold accountable for ineffective epidemic prevention, and to resolutely question those "layered overweight" Let them all become "street rats".
Why do some places seem to work hard to prevent the epidemic, but in fact it is "difficult"? There are "codes" in some places, but they don't work. It looks like big data screening, but in fact it is still operated by people; different provinces, cities and even counties are developing their own "codes". You have to change the size to make people feel "tired and unloved". It is necessary to truly unify the health code standards across the country as soon as possible, connect the results of nucleic acid testing across the country, and quickly replicate and promote the experience of sophisticated intelligent control in advanced areas to more places, "innovating in one place and using it nationwide." The so-called territorialization, administrativeization, and even interest groups should not be allowed to hinder the promotion and popularization of technical experience. Instead, we must try our best to make data flow more, viruses less, and ordinary people less troubled.
Why do we sometimes not say what should be said, but the "right thing" can't be said or understood? Some party members and cadres are weak in their ability to carry out work under the spotlight. They either blindly avoid and dodge the concerns of the masses, or they say a lot at the press conference, but the results are not what the masses want to hear and ordinary people can understand. It is necessary to expose those who evade their responsibilities and should not speak up, expel those who can't speak well and can't speak from the press booth quickly, and those who are qualified to speak well and speak clearly and accurately Please come up more, give people more certainty in the uncertainty, and let the authoritative and professional voice stand up.
Behind each capability, there is a common value consideration, that is, people first and life first. The voices and demands of the public have always been the basis for us to adjust and optimize our anti-epidemic policies. There is only one purpose in the fight against the epidemic, and that is to benefit the people and protect everyone's health and safety. Grasping this point, our steps will not be chaotic, and our actions will not be sideways.
With the development of the epidemic to the present, prevention and control is no longer a "blind box". Any adjustment is actually an iteration of policies and optimization of prevention and control. It is a step closer to success. It is not self-abandonment or self-denial, and should not follow the rules and set limits on oneself. For us, epidemic prevention and control is like sailing a big ship, slowing down, stalling, or turning sharply. Because of this, the prevention and control plan has been iterated from the first edition to the current ninth edition. Along this direction, I believe there will be more accurate tenth and eleventh editions...
The construction of the "big ship" for epidemic prevention and control will eventually carry more than 1.4 billion people to the other side. When the boat goes to the turbulent place, it needs more attention. We must believe that we will not drift forever. As long as we are united, our pace is steady, and our rhythm is not chaotic, we will be able to disembark safely in the not-too-distant future.
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Watching some more of the "reliable" videos from the COVID-19 protests in China. (What is reliable anyway these days?)
These protestors literally risk everything. I am afraid that there are not enough of them. The government can easily "take care of" the numbers that I am seeing. There needs to be millions in the streets to stop the government from employing their usual tactics. imho.
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Just seen police dragging random people away from the crossroads where protests first started in Shanghai. All happening now
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Police seemed to suddenly move in numbers to pick random people out from the crosswalk. Couldn't see them do anything to prompt the police to arrest them
Police have put up high barriers on all the roads leading to the crossing. Could make things extremely dangerous if police decide to kettle protestors here
China denies. Too bad for them there are such things as video cameras.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs refuted the "BBC reporter was beaten in Shanghai", Zhao Lijian repeatedly asked the British side
November 29, 2022 16:16 Beijing Daily client
Beijing Daily Client | Reporter Liu Liu
On November 29, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian presided over a regular press conference.
Question from Agence France-Presse: On November 28, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak accused China of its anti-epidemic policies, including beating and arresting a BBC reporter. What is China's comment?
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Zhao Lijian said that the relevant British remarks disregarded facts, turned black and white, and grossly interfered in China's internal affairs. China firmly opposes this.
"Yesterday, I gave a preliminary introduction to the relevant situation. According to what I learned from Shanghai, the relevant facts are as follows." Zhao Lijian introduced that on the evening of the 27th, in order to maintain social order, the Shanghai police legally persuaded people to leave the scene at a certain intersection. A BBC correspondent in Shanghai. When the police clearly informed the reporter that they were about to persuade the people at the scene to leave, the reporter refused to leave and had not identified himself as a reporter to the police, so the police took him away forcibly and carried out necessary identification After verification and legal notification, please leave by yourself. Relevant procedures are carried out entirely within the framework of laws and regulations.
Zhao Lijian pointed out that the BBC reporter refused to cooperate with the police in the process of law enforcement, but acted like a victim. The BBC immediately distorted the facts and hyped up the so-called "arrest and beating" of the BBC reporter by the police at work. Dirty water was poured on China, which is obviously in line with the BBC's usual style of maliciously touching China.
Zhao Lijian emphasized that foreign journalists enjoy the right to report in China according to law, and they must also abide by Chinese laws and regulations. When reporting, you should show your press card in advance, and you are not allowed to engage in activities that are inconsistent with your identity as a reporter. This is no exception for any media, and has nothing to do with the so-called freedom of the press.
Zhao Lijian said that there are many foreign media in China. Why does the BBC make problems on the spot every time?
First, how does the British government treat domestic protesters?
In 2020, a demonstration against anti-epidemic blockade measures broke out in London, and the British police arrested more than 150 people. In 2021, during a large-scale demonstration against the government's policy of cutting public expenditures, the British police arrested more than 200 people. From the public video materials, it can be seen that several British policemen surrounded the unarmed protesters, punched and kicked them, beat them, let them cry and beg, and were even naked, unmoved.
Second, how does the British government treat journalists?
You should not have forgotten that a few years ago, a Chinese journalist was obstructed in every possible way, even physically assaulted, for exercising his legitimate right to ask questions and express his views at the annual meeting of the British Conservative Party, and was finally convicted by a British court . British journalist Graham Phillips has become the first British citizen to be sanctioned by his own government simply for creating content inappropriate for Western reporting.
Third, how does the BBC report on China?
From underworld filters to distorted reports on Xinjiang and Hong Kong, many people are deeply impressed by the black history of the BBC maliciously smearing and attacking China. Since 2019, the BBC has ignored the atrocities of the thugs in its Hong Kong-related reports, but accused the Hong Kong police of violent law enforcement. On Xinjiang-related reports, BBC reporters in Beijing only used a few non-real satellite images and the so-called reports of anti-China people to concoct the lies of the century and wantonly attack and smear Xinjiang. In the report on the epidemic, the video of the road anti-terrorism exercise was even used as evidence of China's violent epidemic prevention.
"Why does the BBC always appear on various scenes? Are BBC reporters reporting news or making news? The British side should respect facts, be cautious in words and deeds, put away hypocritical double standards, and stop playing with double standards." Zhao Lijian said .
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today, I talked about the increased police presence seen in major cities across #China since yesterday and how authorities have now stepped up their surveillance against citizens. People with Telegram and Twitter on their phones have to leave info with police.
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So far, there are limited signs in terms of how far #Beijing will go with its response. They are trying to disrupt the flow of information and limiting access to protest sites. Whether the response will further escalate may depend on the level of threat that authorities feel.
Many protesters have talked about losing their jobs during interviews with me and economic data from #China in recent months clearly show the zero-covid strategy is negatively affecting the world's largest economy.
Beijing faces a dilemma of prioritizing its political legitimacy or addressing the public grievances and mounting economic challenges.
Crowds in major Chinese city Guangzhou clash with riot police in hazmat suits over zero-COVID policy
One video posted online shows objects being thrown at riot police in all-white pandemic gear, holding shields over their heads, as they advance in formation over torn down lockdown barriers. Another clip shows a tear gas canister landing in the middle of a crowd.
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In the past I've written more than a few blogs about the opportunities that exist for non-US entrepreneurs in the United States. Today, I'm going to talk about the vast opportunities that exist for the US entrepreneur outside the US (It also applies to non-US entrepreneurs, but I'm taking the US perspective on this post).
Here are 5 tips on how to look at and spot international opportunities.
Think outside the country. Look at what countries are hot. India and China for sure, but what about places like Bangladesh and Nigeria? I know of one enterprising American entrepreneur that's selling cell phones in Angola. And I have a friend who moved to Bogota, Columbia several years ago when it wasn't exactly a tourist destination, so there was some risk. But, heck there's also some out-sized returns. How many competitors do you think these people encountered? Not many, that's for sure. So, what's the moral of the story? Think outside the country.
Keep your eyes open. One of my favorite examples is the US school teacher that was traveling with her class of elementary school children in Europe. And, what were the little rascals buying? Gummy bears! What did she do? She secured the rights to the US market and made a tidy sum selling something that had never been sold in the US. OK, so it's not overseas. But, that's not the point. The point is travel with open eyes and you will see the opportunities. Come back to your home country and secure those international rights to some really needed product.
Think Less Income. We're too used to having everything in America – it's a country built on comfort. When thinking about some foreign markets, think local, think less income. Sure, you can sell to the high end, but larger opportunities are at the middle and lower end. Ask yourself, how would I make do with their income? What would I be willing to buy with the little money I had? I had a French teacher, a wonderful lady, that used to teach in Cameroon and one of the things she sold quite successfully was a plain straw hat that had a mirror on the inside. Who would have thought? She did. And, what did she once do? She gave a free hat to a big chief and in return he gave her a carved elephant tusk. Ok, so that's not IPO material. But, it's a start and if you don't start you don't get anywhere.
Think Even Less Income. You say, how can people with limited means possibly afford some of the things we have in America? Well they can't. You have to come up with completely new products and ideas for those markets. After all, most of the products we have in the US are made somewhere else now so don't look here for ideas. Peel the orange all the way back and invent something new. One of my favorite stories, is the American entrepreneur that moved to China to sell cosmetics to the Chinese masses. Well, lipstick can be pretty expensive. But her solution was ingenious. She was going to sell miniature lipsticks. Like those mini-bottles you find in hotel room bars. Just a small version of the original.
Think local. So what do you do if you need a shovel to farm but you can't afford shoes? Ever try pushing your naked foot against the blade of a shovel to push it into the ground. Tough right? More, like impossible. So what did some enterprising entrepreneur do? They put a step on the shovel so it formed a "T" with the blade and the farmer could then push down with their naked foot onto the top of the "T" and not cut the bottom of their foot. A very simple and elegant solution. OK, so that's not exactly a large market. No it's not, but depending on what you're trying to do (i.e. do good) it could be the perfect solution. The point is that even if you want to make money (while doing good I assume even if profit is your only motive) you have to adapt locally? As they say, when in Sri Lanka, do like the Sri Lankans do.


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WSU grad challenges perceptions of poverty
Karin VanZant
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FAIRBORN — It was a moment that changed her life. Karin VanZant was a frightened, pregnant, 20-year-old on welfare facing an emergency C-section at the hospital. But the operation was held up for four hours while administrators worked to sort out her coverage.
"The surgeon told me, 'We've got to figure something out because Medicaid doesn't cover what we need it to cover,'" VanZant recalled. "I thought I never want to be the doctor that has to tell somebody you're too poor to get the best care. And I've been trying to fix that really broken system ever since."
A year earlier, VanZant had been a hard-charging student at Wright State University with hopes of going to medical school. When she returned, she changed her major from pre-med to social work, a discipline that would lead her to a remarkable career devoted to helping lift people out of poverty.
Today, VanZant is executive director of Life Services for CareSource, a leading nonprofit, managed-care company. Along the way, she assisted in building one of the first alternative high school programs in the area, worked with the governor's office to develop an ambitious anti-poverty program and founded a nonprofit that works with churches and neighborhood groups to alleviate poverty.
VanZant grew up in the tiny town of Enon, the daughter of a military family. After graduating from Greenon High School, she enrolled at Wright State and as a 17-year-old freshman lived in Hamilton Hall. The entire first floor consisted of students with disabilities. And on her all-female floor, VanZant was introduced to women from a variety of backgrounds, including international students.
"It was great for me. I loved the diversity," she said. "I had no idea going there how much of a frontrunner Wright State was as a diverse campus. And living an entire year with people with significant disabilities gave me a whole new appreciation for what I wanted to do as a doctor and about how tilted our community is to able-bodied people."
After leaving school and giving birth to her son, VanZant returned and graduated in 1998 with a bachelor's degree in social work. She landed a job in Springfield at the Opportunities Industrialization Center (OIC) to help people get off of welfare and into the workforce. That's where her frustration with government regulations began.
"I kept trying to apply logic to a very illogical, government-regulated system," she said. "Some of the federal policies that we have around working with low-income people make absolutely no sense. You can tell they were written by people who have never been low-income."
During that time, she assisted OIC in launching an alternative high school that still exists today, The Learning Opportunities Center. The school partnered with city and county schools so that the students could earn high school diplomas from their home high schools instead of GEDs or being in charter schools.
In 2003, VanZant worked at the Ohio Association of Community Action Agencies (OACAA), which partnered with the Governor's Office of Faith Based and Community Initiatives. She secured a $3.5 million Compassion Capital grant to do work with grassroots and community-based workers in across Ohio. OACAA was responsible for providing services to 66 counties to build a solid infrastructure for serving those in poverty.
In 2006, she left OACAA to start Think Tank Inc., a Springfield-based nonprofit that works with churches and neighborhood groups to alleviate poverty and strengthen the community. To raise startup capital, she and others worked at the Wright State Nutter Center concession stands for various events.
"I like to tell people that Think Tank got started by pouring beer at the Motley Crew concert, which was the largest concert that we worked," she said.
At Think Tank, VanZant took a hard look at the causes of poverty. One year she spent 34 weeks on the road, visiting 60 different communities and conducting focus groups with low-income people and others.
"What we found is that with the right kinds of community support and the right kind of social support, people who have lived two or three generations subsidized can actually break that subsidy cycle in less than five or six years," she said. "But there has to be support in a community that says children going to bed hungry is completely unacceptable in this country."
In 2008, VanZant got her master's degree in public administration from Wright State. That same year she and Think Tank got a call from CareSource, asking for training to help its employees better understand poverty and how it impacts health care.
Through the partnership with CareSource, Think Tank has trained more than 3,000 people around Ohio in the Cost of Poverty Simulation, which walks people through the life of a low-income person in Dayton.
CareSource was founded in 1989 to address the health care issues of low-income citizens. Today, CareSource is the largest Medicaid managed-care plan in Ohio.
In January 2015, VanZant was recruited by CareSource to lead its new Life Services division, a holistic program that focuses on coaching people to get the skills and education they need to better their economic well being. She said many CareSource members are healthy but unemployed or underemployed.
"We really want to change the way Medicaid recipients are viewed," VanZant said. "We want them to be viewed as assets in the community. We want them to be viewed as a talent pool. We want them to be viewed as not being generationally subsidized but temporarily subsidized on a path toward self-sufficiency."
In just six months, 600 CareSource members have become engaged with Life Services and 10 percent now have full-time jobs with benefits.
"Employers have been very receptive to having this untapped population of employees," VanZant said. "We're seeing a lot of good come out of it."
VanZant escapes the daily pressures of her job by taking refuge at the one-acre property between Springfield and Yellow Springs where she and her husband live. To relax, she raises 11 free-range chickens, feeding them, talking to them and collecting their eggs every day.
"The best welcome is when you come home from a really long day at work and you see 11 fat hens running across the yard at you because they just want to welcome you home," she said. "There's nothing better than that."
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Story courtesy of Jim Hannah of Wright State University.
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Vietnam arrivals jump 20 % in very first quarter
Vietnam's tourism market has experienced a strong rebound in the first quarter of 2016, with a near 20 % jump in worldwide visitor arrivals.
According to the latest data from the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT), the country invited a further 820,480 global visitors in March 2016 to take the Q1 total to 2.46 million, up 19.9 % as compared to the very same duration in 2014. The March overall marked a 28.3 % year-on-year boost.
The rebound has been driven by the return of visitors from mainland China, which completed 580,524 in Q1 2016, up 65.9 % year-on-year. South Korea (+30.2 % to 408,157) was Vietnam's second biggest source market in Q1, and integrated, these two nations accounted for more than 40 % of overall arrivals to Vietnam in the quarter.
Japan (+11.8 % to 192,410), the United States (+14.3 % to 164,738) and Taiwan (+15.2 % to 122,665) completed the leading 5 visitor source markets. Russia (+13.5 % to 108,750), sixth overall, was the nation s biggest European market, and this development will come as a relief to Vietnam, following the 7 % decline in Russian arrivals it experienced in 2015.
The leading 10 visitor source markets were finished by Australia (+7.3 % to 91,984), Malaysia (+18.7 % to 94,365), the UK (+23.3 % to 68,672) and France (+11.0 % to 67,597). Arrivals to Vietnam by air increased 16.8 % to 1.99 m in Q1 2016.
In 2015, Vietnam recovered from a bad first half to end the year with an overall of 7.94 m international arrivals, up 0.9 % compared with 2014.
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Vietnam's tourism market has experienced a strong rebound in the first quarter of 201
The leading 10 visitor source markets were finished by Australia (+7.3 % to 91,984), Malaysia (+18.7 % to 94,365), the UK.
Asia has quickly become a worldwide hot spot for tourists, welcoming 100 million new visitors every year.
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Services Set for Oxford Attorney Tom Freeland at Waller Funeral Home
Oxford attorney and HottyToddy.com contributor Thomas Henry Freeland IV, 59, died Saturday, Feb. 21, 2015 at Oshner Medical Center in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Visitation is 3 to 5 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 26, at Waller Funeral Home in Oxford. Services are 11 a.m. Friday, Feb. 27, at St. Peter's Episcopal Church in Oxford with the Rev. Wil Howie officiating. Burial will follow in Oxford Memorial Cemetery.
Tom practiced law in Oxford for 33 years, first with his father Hal Freeland and in the last 11 years with Hal and his wife, Joyce Freeland. He practiced at the historic Freeland & Freeland law office off the Square in Oxford, where Hal went into practice with Phil Stone, William Faulkner's literary mentor, in the 1950s.
Tom was passionate about defending his clients and causes, cooking (the more complicated the project the better), whole hog barbecue, blues music, Mississippi history and politics.
He was an exceptional lawyer. With his father Hal, he took the Papasan v. Allain case to the U.S. Supreme Court and prevailed. The Fifth Circuit quoted his statement of the case in a 1984 death penalty appeal for Larry Jones as a textbook example of skillful lawyering: "The patent frivolousness of [the State's] argument is nicely focused by [Mr. Freeland's] statement of the issue: "Should Enmund be applied retroactively, or should the state be permitted one last cruel and unusual punishment before Enmund takes effect?"
He has been a long-term supporter and member of the Board of the Mississippi Innocence Project. He and his father enjoyed working with law students and young lawyers and were trusted for advice on difficult legal issues by many throughout the state.
He was asked to speak on the music of Mississippi bluesman, Robert Johnson, at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, debunking claims that a recently surfaced film was Robert Johnson rather than film of an unknown blues musician after Johnson's death. He has written for publications including Living Blues, The Oxford American, Blues & Rhythm, and The Mississippi Lawyer on blues and other traditional music, Faulkner's lawyers, local history, and barbecue.
Many people in Mississippi and beyond know Tom Freeland as NMissCommentor based on his blog that focused on legal issues, politics, blues, and Mississippi culture. Y'all Politics, a conservative blog about Mississippi politics, posted this tribute to Freeland:
I was sad to learn this afternoon of the passing of Tom Freeland. Tom was the author of nmisscommentor.com. He passed away after post-surgical complications in New Orleans this morning.
Tom and I met within the first two weeks of the Scruggs scandal. Our collaboration was unique and spanned seven plus years. I valued his insight highly. Ironically, it was almost two years of regular communication before we ever met in person, but when I came to Oxford he was always nice enough to grab a drink and visit. But for Tom, I know that the coverage of it would not have evolved as it did. He was a great supporter of the Kings of Tort book effort and I know had the capacity to write a pretty engaging book on his experiences, including the Scruggs Scandal, that may now regrettably go unfulfilled. He was a brilliant writer and his instincts on things were usually correct. For someone who shared almost none of the same political inclinations, he's someone who otherwise saw the world in a very similar way.
My prayers go out to his wife Joyce and their family. He will be sorely missed.
He was known for his five-minute tours of the Freeland & Freeland law office, a building that has served as a law office since the 1880's and has extensive Faulkner connections. The building appears in Faulkner's The Sound and the Fury. He will be missed by many.
Mr. Freeland is survived by his wife, Joyce Freeland of Oxford; his daughter, Sarah Freeland Simonson and her husband, Brian Simonson. of New Orleans; his son, Thomas Henry Freeland, V of New Orleans; his mother, Judith Hale Freeland of Oxford; his brother John Hale Freeland of Oxford; and sister Lee Freeland Hancock of Tyler, Texas. He was preceded by a brother, Robert Freeland and his father, Thomas Henry Freeland, III, both of Oxford.
Memorial contributions in Mr. Freeland's memory may be made to The Mississippi Innocence Project, P.O. Box 1848, University, MS, 38677. Visit Waller Funeral Home's website to sign the guestbook.
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People are encouraged to stop by Eisenhower Auditorium on Penn State's campus to donate new or gently used nonfiction books that might be good for primary school students.
The goal, Ebersole said, is to fill two big bins by the end of CPA's spring season at Eisenhower Auditorium.
There are 13 upcoming shows, but community members can also donate at any time. The auditorium is open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays starting Jan. 3.
The biggest motivation for us is to be able to rally and give back.
The Mid-State Literacy Council is a State College-based nonprofit adult learning agency that offers literacy education to residents in Centre and Clearfield counties.
According the organization, 11 percent of Centre County residents have low literacy rates.
Ebersole said that when possible, the Center for the Performing Arts tries to organize fundraising events to go along with performances they're hosting.
They also participated in the Dear Hero Program during the presentation of "Basetrack Live!"— a performance about troops stationed abroad, and their families as they struggle to cope with separation and the uncertainties of war.


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Godre'r Graig is a village and an electoral ward of Neath Port Talbot county borough, Wales.

The village developed alongside the coal workings at the Tarenni Colliery, which closed in 1949.

In 2008 the community came together at a public meeting held in the local primary school regarding the long neglected park. As a result, Godre'r Graig Community Association (GCA) was formed to provide a vehicle for the community to take charge of the park and bring it back into use.

Electoral ward
The electoral ward of Godre'r Graig forms part of the community of Ystalyfera. It includes some or all of the settlements of Godre'r Graig, Cilmaengwyn, and Pantyfynnon in the parliamentary constituency of Neath. The ward consists of a settled belt beside the A4067 road and the River Tawe in the Swansea Valley stretching from south-west to north-east. The north-western part of the ward consists of woodland and pasture. The ward is bounded by the wards of Ystalyfera to the north, Rhos to the south-east, and Pontardawe to the west.

In the 2012 local council elections, the electorate turnout was 43.81%.  The results were:

In the 2017 local council elections, the electoral turnout was 45%. The results were:

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Ohio State star pass rusher Chase Young to sit out Rutgers game, return for Penn State showdown
Updated: Nov. 13, 2019, 12:49 p.m. | Published: Nov. 13, 2019, 12:47 p.m.
Ohio State defensive end Chase Young will not play against Rutgers, but will be reinstated to play against Penn State and Michigan.Getty Images
By James Kratch | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
Rutgers still has a litany of challenges to grapple with this weekend, but the nation's best defensive player will not be one of them.
Ohio State defensive end Chase Young will be held out one more game - Saturday's tilt with the Scarlet Knights at SHI Stadium in Piscataway (3:30 p.m., BTN) - before returning to action next weekend for the Buckeyes' showdown with Penn State after the NCAA signed off on Ohio State's reinstatement request.
"I want to thank and express my sincere gratitude to university staff members who worked so diligently and expertly to learn and understand the facts, and then to report these facts to the NCAA as part of our request to have Chase reinstated," Ohio State athletics director Gene Smith said in a statement. "This is the example of the culture of compliance we have at Ohio State.
"I also want to commend Chase Young and let him know how proud we are of him. He took responsibility for his actions, cooperated throughout the process and understood and accepted that there would be consequences. He's a team captain and a leader and most importantly, a Buckeye. He wanted nothing more than an opportunity to play again and we're pleased that he'll get that chance."
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Young, who has been considered a potential Heisman Trophy candidate thanks to his dominance this fall, was held out of the No. 2-ranked Buckeyes' win over Maryland last week after Ohio State was informed of a potential NCAA compliance issue with Young dating back to 2018. The issue was reportedly a loan Young received (and then repaid) to pay for his girlfriend to travel to see Ohio State play in the Rose Bowl last season.
Ohio State requested the NCAA immediately reinstate Young in its formal report on the matter, but the governing body told the university Young needed to sit one more game before being reinstated. Early reports suggested Young could be suspended as many as four games, which would have sidelined him for next weekend's game with the No. 9 Nittany Lions - the winner will likely capture the Big Ten East crown - as well as the rivalry showdown with No. 14 Michigan in two weeks.
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"I appreciate the expediency to which the NCAA reviewed and responded to our request for reinstatement," Smith said in the statement. "We felt that based on the circumstances, the NCAA would use its leadership capacity to take an understanding approach on behalf of all student-athletes who find themselves in a similar position, and it certainly did just that."
Young has 13.5 sacks this season and is expected to be on the short list of potential No. 1-overall picks in the 2020 NFL Draft.
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Yoga helps those with multiple sclerosis
July 18, 2010 (CHICAGO) There are a number of yoga programs modified to fit every individual's disabilities. A new nationwide yoga program for people with multiple sclerosis is designed to be used anywhere at anytime. Baron Baptiste is a world-renowned yoga expert. He has co-created a program called My MS Yoga.
"For people who have MS and struggle with different issues like balance, fatigue, muscle stiffness. Depression is something that people with MS commonly struggle with," he said. "My MS Yoga program [is] to meet the needs of people with MS and to empower them so they can get stronger in their bodies and in their attitudes toward life and toward themselves."
"My MS Yoga is not different from the standpoint of the benefits of yoga present. And its the same poses, the same practices, but what's different about My MS Yoga is that it's adapted its yoga practice for people with MS and made accessible, so, any age, any physical condition," Baptiste said.
Kendall Freeman is a young mom of two who has MS.
"I got diagnosed with MS late 2004 after I had my first daughter. I lost complete vision in my right eye. Then, I had a couple of other episodes where I lost ability to walk, and I lost a lot of my balance control, and it started to become a really bad issue because I wasn't able to go upstairs. I wasn't able to walk, play with my daughters," Freeman said.
With new medications and yoga adapted for her MS, Kendall became active again.
"It's really great with this because I can do, you know, like I said, chair exercises. So, I can still do warrior in the chair and do tree where you hold onto the back of the chair, but I'm able to keep up with the class," said Freeman.
Physicians like Dr. Elizabeth Hartman from University of Chicago hospitals recommends yoga for her MS patients.
"Yoga does focus on core strength, flexibility, balance, and it can help with all those issue that our MS patients may have," Hartman said.
The good thing about My MS Yoga is you can do it anywhere at any time.
"We filmed three DVDs and each one has a different focus, a different emphasis," said Baptiste. "The DVDs are free of charge."
"I'm very proud of the fact that I'm able to like still stretch, and I'm able to still run that long distance and keep up with the girls. So, I think yoga helps to maintain, and that's a big thing about MS is you have to maintain a certain level of it," Freeman said.
To learn more about My MS Yoga and their free DVDs go to www.MyMSYoga.com.