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Trump Bashes Amash As A 'Loser Who Sadly Plays Right Into' Dems' Hands
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By Cristina Cabrera
May 19, 2019 12:22 p.m.
President Donald Trump hit back at Rep. Justin Amash (R-MI) on Sunday morning for his "impeachable conduct" remark, saying the GOP lawmaker is a "total lightweight" and a "loser."
"Never a fan of @justinamash, a total lightweight who opposes me and some of our great Republican ideas and policies just for the sake of getting his name out there through controversy," Trump tweeted. "Justin is a loser who sadly plays right into our opponents [sic] hands!"
….he would see that it was nevertheless strong on NO COLLUSION and, ultimately, NO OBSTRUCTION…Anyway, how do you Obstruct when there is no crime and, in fact, the crimes were committed by the other side? Justin is a loser who sadly plays right into our opponents hands!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 19, 2019
POTUS was likely responding to Amash's Twitter screed, during which he accused Trump of engaging in "impeachable conduct."
It's not the first time Amash has stepped out of party lines to criticize Trump. He called Trump's Obamacare repeal bill a "disaster," and he called for an independent commission to investigate Trump's firing of FBI director James Comey.
"I ran on a set of principles, and it doesn't really matter which party is in charge or who the president is; I'm going to stick by my principles," Amash told HuffPo in December 2016.
Cristina Cabrera (@crismcabrera) is a newswriter at TPM based in New York. She previously worked for Vocativ, USA Today and NY1 News.
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Who was number 31 in NASCAR?
How was NASCAR born out of prohibition?
Who drove the 31 car in 2001?
Who is Todd Braun?
Has an African American ever won a NASCAR?
Are there any African Americans in NASCAR?
Who did Jeremy Mayfield drive for?
Justin Haley – NASCAR driver Cup Car No. 31.
It wasn't gasoline—but moonshine—that fueled the growth of stock car racing in Appalachia and led to the rise of NASCAR. It wasn't gasoline—but moonshine—that fueled the growth of stock car racing in Appalachia and led to the rise of NASCAR.
Who is the only Black guy in NASCAR?
Darrell "Bubba" Wallace Jr.
Darrell "Bubba" Wallace Jr., the only black driver in NASCAR's top racing series, has drawn widespread attention and acclaim for his principled stand that got the Confederate flag banned from races in a largely white sport.
Who was the first Black person to drive in NASCAR?
CHARLOTTE — Wendell Scott's story includes a legacy of being first and an unrelenting drive to finish. He was the first African-American team owner and driver to compete full time in NASCAR's premier series. On Dec. 1, 1963, he became the first to win.
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The team is owned by Todd Braun, son of Braun Corporation founder Ralph Braun….Braun Motorsports.
Owner(s) Todd Braun
Base Mooresville, North Carolina
Series Camping World Truck Series ARCA Racing Series
Does NASCAR have roots in bootlegging moonshine?
Many future NASCAR drivers cut their teeth bootlegging illegal moonshine in the 1940s, such as NASCAR Hall of Famer Junior Johnson, who won his learner's permit by running corn mash hooch before his NASCAR debut in 1955.
How did moonshine bootlegging give rise to NASCAR?
The vehicles were outfitted with heavy-duty shocks and springs, safeguarding the jars containing the hooch from breaking on bumpy mountain roads. The seats in the back were usually removed so more booze could fit. And high-powered engines gave the cars extra speed to outrun any cops and tax agents along the route.
Bubba Wallace became the first African-American to win a race in NASCAR's premier series since Wendell Scott in 1963, in a rain-affected meeting at the YellaWood 500. A rainstorm engulfed the Talladega Superspeedway and the race was brought to a close after 117 of a planned 188 laps.
Bubba Wallace posted his first NASCAR Cup Series victory Monday at Talladega Superspeedway, becoming the first Black driver to prevail in the sport's premier division in nearly 58 years.
Why did NASCAR not retired the number 3?
3 for good was never part of the plan. In 2014, Childress said at a preseason media tour, "The decision to use it was actually made 14 years ago when Dale Earnhardt and I were talking about what he was going to do in retirement, and how he was going to help me with the No.
Who owns the most teams in Nascar?
Latest NASCAR Team Standings
1 9 Hendrick Motorsports
2 12 Team Penske
3 18 Joe Gibbs Racing
4 24 Hendrick Motorsports
After stints with Cale Yarborough Motorsports and Penske-Kranefuss Racing, Jeremy Mayfield joined Evernham Motorsports in 2002. Despite having four solid years with the team, Evernham let Mayfield go in 2006 and replaced him with Bill Elliott.
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Margaret River, Australia
Margaret River is a town located 9 kilometres (6 miles) inland from the Indian Ocean at a point about halfway between Cape Naturaliste and Cape Leeuwin in Western Australia's South West region. It is 277 kilometres (172 miles) south of Perth, the state's capital.
The surrounding area is the Margaret River Wine Region and is known for its wine production and tourism, attracting an estimated 500,000 visitors annually. In earlier days the area was better known for hardwood timber and agricultural production.
The town is named after the river, which is presumed to be named after Margaret Whicher, cousin of John Garrett Bussell (founder of Busselton) in 1831. The name is first shown on a map of the region published in 1839. European migrants lived in the area as early as 1850, with timber logging commencing in around 1870. By 1910, the town had a hotel which also operated as a post office.
After World War I, an attempt by the Government of Western Australia to attract migrants to Western Australia (known as the Group Settlement Scheme) and establish farms in the region attracted new settlers to the town. In 1922 over 100 settlers moved into the district.
Margaret River's coast to the west of the town is a renowned surfing location, with world wide notoriety for its surf breaks.
The climate is humid Mediterranean, with an average annual rainfall of around 1,130 millimetres (44 in). Most rain falls between May and August. During the summer, the weather is very warm, though there are usually sea breezes and frequently sunny. The hot dry summers, coupled with strong winds, creates an environment where there is always a high risk of bush fires.
Margaret River is the foremost wine region in the South West Australia Zone, with over 138 wineries as at 2008. The region is made up of boutique-size wineries and whilst it produces just three percent of total Australian grape production, the region commands over 20 percent of the Australian premium wine market.
Cruises to Perth dock at the port of Fremantle and operate all year round. Australia's seasons are the reverse of the Northern Hemisphere so Christmas here is in mid-summer and the coldest months are July and August.
Population:	4,415 (2006)
Currency: Australian Dollar
Time Zone: UTC/GMT +8 hours
Postcode:	6285
Dial Code: + 61


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To put complaints against law firms in perspective, 80 per cent of those who use legal services are satisfied with the service they receive, according to a recent report by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA). However, the report also looks at the experiences of clients who do complain, and the findings are startling.
Thirty-seven per cent of complainants do not remember having been given information about how to make a complaint.
Over half of all complaints were about failure to keep the client informed.
Less than a quarter of solicitors thought it was important to provide information about the legal process, while this was a key issue for nearly half of all complainants.
Eighty-three per cent of people want firms to act on or resolve their complaint when they express dissatisfaction. Most commonly, people want an explanation (58 per cent), an apology (39 per cent) or work progressed to resolve their complaint (35 per cent).
This article considers 10 key areas in your complaints process, and how you can avoid the common pitfalls surrounding them.
Do new and existing clients know how to make a complaint?
Does the person in charge of your complaints process have the necessary people skills and authority?
How client-centred is your process?
How objective is your response?
Have you signposted the next steps available to your client?
Supporting complaints: is your firm shooting the messenger?
Are you using your complaints register effectively?
Can you provide your clients with clearer, more regular information?
How accessible is your language?
The SRA's report confirms that 98 per cent of firms provide information on their complaints procedure at the start of a transaction. The problem is that 37 per cent of dissatisfied clients said they were not told about it.
Procedures should be presented in a way that it is clear to clients about what to expect. Their complaints must be dealt with promptly, fairly, openly and effectively under the SRA Code of Conduct.
Make sure that new and existing clients know how to make a complaint. Could you put your procedure in bold in your terms and conditions – maybe on page one, rather than page 31? Make sure it's clearly headed: 'Your right to complain'. Elderly clients may need extra help by way of increased font size or having documents in paper format, rather than being sent electronically. Have you asked them what they need?
In my experience, client care and complaints tend to be best managed by those with strong people skills. Is the right person handling your complaints procedure?
Managing complaints effectively requires a level of seniority. If complaints are handled at too junior a level, there is a risk that attempts to report negative trends may be disregarded and corrective actions not carried out.
Do we tend to assume the 'correct' level of knowledge from our clients?
Does the person in charge of your complaints process have the right people skills: empathy; insight; an understanding of the factors that make clients vulnerable; and objectivity? Have fee-earners received recent training on clear communication and bias awareness? This is important, because it is often hard to see the gaps in our own skills without additional support and training. Understanding affinity bias is particularly useful here. Affinity bias occurs (often unconsciously) when you favour others who look like you and/or share your values. For instance, this might manifest as a complaints manager taking a pro-solicitor stance because they may both be solicitors or work for the same firm. In order to view things from a client's perspective, a complaints manager needs to understand and manage their own biases.
Some firms outsource the complaints analysis role. This guarantees that you avoid internal politics, imposes consistency, and reduces the effect of any unconscious bias. It is also demonstrably objective. In my view, the SRA's report supports the argument that complaints may be dealt with best not only outside the firm but also by a non-lawyer, since the issues involved are communication failures more often than legal ones.
Don't forget to provide an alternative route in your procedure for complaints about the complaints manager themselves, though this will not always be possible in a very small firm.
Keeping the complaints process client-focused must be your priority. Some clients lack confidence in their day-to-day dealings with a solicitor, let alone taking the huge step of making a complaint. Elderly clients may already feel isolated and vulnerable: some may worry that raising a concern or a complaint might cost them more money. Unless your client is already a sophisticated user of legal services, the mere thought of hiring a solicitor may involve an element of stress, and for many, instructing your firm will coincide with a major life event or trauma.
The process should be as simple and responsive as possible: clicking on a button or filling in an online form. Some clients will prefer writing a letter or calling the office. Regardless, your response should be empathetic and bespoke; we all know when we are being fobbed off with 'cut and paste' platitudes.
The report shows a correlation between disability and the satisfactory resolution of complaints. Only 23 per cent of users whose day-to-day activities are limited by disabilities were satisfied that their complaint had been resolved, compared with 43 per cent of service users with no disability-related limitation. The report states that users with disabilities are also less likely to understand a complaints procedure or know how to complain.
Is this because we are making assumptions about how effective our communications are? Think how often in client communications you use the word 'obviously'. It conveniently allows solicitors to avoid explaining stubborn nuances, and subtly prevents the client having a deeper understanding of the issue.
Complaints procedures only work if everyone involved is confident they can spot a complaint. There are often indicators of discontent which, if noticed early on, can prevent a grumble from escalating into open conflict. Triaging client complaints is central to an effective process. But how do you define a complaint?
My suggested definition is as follows.
'We believe that any indication of dissatisfaction amounts to a complaint and needs to be addressed immediately. The following are descriptions of client activity and the response we expect.
A grumble in a conversation: to be discussed empathetically with the client at the time by the fee-earner in charge; a full explanation given; and followed up by email or written confirmation of the position.
A concern in writing (text or email): the client to be contacted by phone the same day by the fee-earner in charge; a full, objective explanation given; and followed up by email or written confirmation of the position. The compliance officer for legal practice (COLP) to be copied in.
Not all complaints will be identified through the complaints procedure, but it's still important to respond. Grumbles occasionally come to light via client satisfaction questionnaires (CSQs) returned by clients at the conclusion of a matter. All CSQs should be personally read and signed off by the COLP, who should then contact dissatisfied clients to discuss possible resolutions. Clients feel 'heard' when their concerns are acknowledged, especially at such a high level, and this can turn a dissatisfied client into a potential ambassador for the practice.
How do you separate spurious and genuine complaints, and stay objective in your response? Again, knowledge of our unconscious biases may help here.
Confirmation bias means we tend to look for evidence which supports and validates our own beliefs and understanding.
Let's try translating this to a complaint. You receive a complaint, summon the case file and ask the fee-earner for a summary. As a lawyer, your instinct may be to read the complaint first and then look in the file for evidence which contradicts it. Your affinity bias may already be asserting (subconsciously) that the solicitor did everything they should have done.
Being aware of the potential for unconscious bias might mean you address the complaint in a different way, for instance by reading the file first.
You should only read the complaint and identify the key issues once you understand the history of the case and have formally reviewed the file's compliance (eg by completing your standard file review form). The essential threads of the complaint should be identified and addressed separately, taking into account any repetition. Treat the complaint respectfully, but not defensively.
As you overlay the complaint onto the file, look at the evidence as a whole and identify any vulnerabilities of the client as well as other potential issues. Remember that clients respond as individuals: not every elderly client may be vulnerable, but try to see things from their perspective. A detailed, objective knowledge of the case, combined with sensitivity to the particular needs of vulnerable clients, will best enable you to weigh the complaint's validity.
To my mind, an appropriate method to respond to a formal complaint is to provide a report (preferably in a table) which sets out and analyses each strand of the complaint, refers to any relevant evidence, and presents conclusions. A tabular format is often more client-friendly than a long letter. Try to be clear and avoid language which is emotive or assigns blame.
What if the client is unhappy with your handling of their complaint? Having exhausted your own internal procedures, they may opt to escalate their complaint to the Legal Ombudsman (LeO).
However, onward signposting of complaints by law firms is frequently not clear enough. According to the SRA's report, only 34 per cent of firms provide information about the LeO at the end of the complaints process despite this being a regulatory requirement. Only four per cent of consumers recall receiving this information at the end of the process and 51 per cent of surveyed firms admitted they do not signpost consumers to alternative dispute resolution agencies to resolve complaints.
Make sure your clients know how to take their complaint further if they wish to: the LeO has a 'signposting pack' that may be useful.
A firm that fails to take complaints seriously risks creating a toxic atmosphere, where fear reigns and nothing changes. Instead, focus on the learning opportunities at different levels which could arise from a complaint. By all means arrange a supervision meeting with the fee-earner concerned and agree competency-based objectives in their development plan, but go further and think about how these objectives could be applied at a departmental level.
For example, if a client charged at an hourly rate feels they have not been updated regarding costs, consider arranging refresher training on good costs management across the departments in your firm which bill on an hourly rate basis. This way, all fee-earners benefit from the complaint.
There are firms who receive virtually no complaints because they truly understand their clients and communicate effectively with them. These firms can point to glowing CSQs, open-door management, clear communications on key client concerns like timescales, and effective information exchange.
For other firms, a verifiable complaints record is key. If you don't have one, an auditor may infer that you are not identifying and addressing complaints – even if you are not actually receiving any!
A good register arranges all complaints in chronological order and lists department, fee-earner, theme of complaint, outcome, and date of closure. Presenting the data clearly in a spreadsheet will also help you to identify weaknesses and trends.
The most frequent subjects of complaints are the failure to: stick to timescales; respond in a timely fashion; and keep the client informed. This is somewhat hard to understand when all these issues remain firmly within the fee-earner's control.
information about the legal process (48 per cent).
However, only 23 per cent of firms think that one of consumers' key expectations is a clear explanation of the legal process' [my italics].
Why are we not communicating these basic facts clearly? Maybe another perception bias is at work here: do we tend to assume the 'correct' level of knowledge from our clients?
Consider the mantra: 'What next? How much? By when?'. If you make it a priority to discuss these points at every client contact, you are likely to avoid most serious communication problems.
When did you last audit your files for plain English?
Clients expect that they will receive the most information possible on what their case involves, right at the start. A multi-layered approach may work best, with bespoke advice in the client care letter backed up with work-specific leaflets. First-time buyers, for instance, will often be unsure about the conveyancing process and may need considerable help to understand it. The LeO has picked up on this and created a first-time buyer's guide. Are you using this or something similar to manage your clients' information needs?
Watch out for slipping into 'lawyer language', Latinisms or overly wordy sentence structures. Explain concepts clearly and without patronising the client. When did you last audit your files for plain English? Handling complaints effectively, like almost every other legal skill, is about communicating, not obfuscating.
reviewing your complaints policy and procedures regularly (or, better still, have it independently audited).
If so, you are already alert to the business case for effective complaints-handling. Every complaint offers something to be learned, depending on your willingness to listen. Responsive firms look for learning opportunities and then work hard to get things right. Don't be the firm that, in the throes of confirmation bias, simply dismisses complaints as unfounded.


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I have a conundrum when it comes to the ideas of "life" and "simple." Perhaps it's my knack for odd life choices, but I find life to be anything but simple. And as soon as I think I've cemented a handful of life's shifting sand, there it goes slipping through my fingers.
I'm again in one of life's impossible seasons, and that makes pursuing simplicity a purgatorial game of whack-a-mole. I want to have rhythm in my days and weeks, but their unfolding is governed by things firmly outside of my control.
I've been living in the fog of life where all things future are murky at best and a mirage at worst. "Where is all of this going?" is my constant, unanswerable companion.
We're currently trying to bring a teenager into our family who has never, ever, lived in a family.
If you know anything about attachment or early developmental trauma, you know we have some tricky situations and behavior on our hands. We're told adoption is impossible, and foster care is new and not really defined here in Lebanon yet, so we're flying blind with the court situation and our family's future and ourselves personally, all while moving toward (hopefully?) becoming a Lebanese-American family.
And how exactly do we do that?
In short, there's no handbook. No handholds as we move forward with almost no light for the path. And while our situation is easily recognizable as impossible-to-know, I bet you also have moments of craving a simple handhold when a simple life is out of reach.
Maybe there's been a diagnosis with no clear path and no certain outcomes.
Maybe you know something is going on with your child but you and the professionals can't figure out what it is.
Maybe you discovered that someone close to you isn't who you thought they were.
Or maybe you're in a situation you don't feel right about getting out of just yet (a job, a relationship, a commitment) but also don't know where things are headed.
The situations are complicated, but there's good news: We can simplify our experience by simplifying our thinking.
In times of uncertainty, our brains start spinning.
We ride the anxiety carousel, imagining countless possible outcomes/conversations, while nothing is being improved or becoming more clear. And this carousel keeps us from affecting what matters most: living daily and hourly according to our life's purpose.
What is now? What is next?
I have my phone set to send this reminder several times a day. It fits on a small post-it and is easily written on mirrors. And the more I respond to it in my mind, the more readily it presents itself in the moments I need it.
My son is spinning out of control. What is now? Oh, he's hungry and could use a little TLC. Let's do that.
The only downtime I would have had for the day should instead be spent with my husband. What is now? Wow… I have a husband who still loves me. How great is that. How can I care for him in this moment?
One of our students is screaming that she wants to die, presumably because her teacher read something she was writing. What is now? You know what? Her life is hard, and she misses her mom, and maybe she just needs someone to listen and care for a few minutes. Let's do that.
Here's what's magical about this compared to the carousel. All of these things are actions.
When I take action, I'm living. When I'm in my head? Not so much.
Actions are real investments in what matters most and they are inaccessible from the dizzied state of the carousel. What is now? brings us back to action, back to life.
What is next? is similar, but allows us to peek forward just enough to prepare for next actions.
Sometimes in the morning What is now? gets a bleary-eyed "say whaaaat?" as I turn in circles looking for my misplaced coffee. But What is next? reminds me that things will go better today if I take a moment to plan.
At this moment for me, next is purposing to enjoy my coffee and my shower and my coffee-in-the-shower before then unknowns of my day begin.
Thank you Amber. This was lovely.
Amber, Praying for you and your upstream life. God is in it. Even after being home 12 years my daughter still struggles with knowing family is for keeps and hunger, well I think if a person has ever experienced true hunger for awhile, it stays with them know matter how much access they have to food now. Food and attachment go hand in hand. Your statement, "what do I do next?" is how I have made it through the days and years to find the joy in the journey.
Thanks for writing, Tracy! I'm new to all of this and it's so encouraging to hear from people so much further down the road than I am :).
I admire your desire to bring a teenager into your family! In a previous job I had he opportunity to work with some foster parents and their teenagers and it is a complicated, tricky situation. On the flip side, I knew a young woman who had gone into foster care as a teenager. Everything seemed to be against her regarding her unfortunate circumstances as a child, but she thrived after being in a loving home and is now doing very well as a young adult.
This is so encouraging, Megan. Thanks!
As someone who lives in her head too much, I love this. Thank you!
This is very inspiring. I'm a fan now. Keep it coming this is helpful.
When one hasn't experienced hunger or non-attachment, it's hard to imagine. Thanks for sharing!
A piece of advice from someone who has gone through a new teenage addition to the family (my niece came to live with us at 16, from a troubled background, not living with a parent full time after the age of 10). Routine is key. They may push against it, but whether a child is 4 or 16, routine helps ground them and gives them a little reassurance that they know what is coming next, even if it's something small, like when lunch is, or what time they must go to bed. It may not always be easy and they may push hard against the rules: "why do I have to go to bed now?" but it does give them a little bit of control in their lives. Good luck.
It's funny that you would mention this because this has been such a trick this summer! With no school routine to box us in, things got a little nuts and all "routine" felt so "false" in a way. But things go soooo much better with it.
That being said, I'm always tempted to grow lax with this and I needed the reminder to keep the structure firmly in place. Thanks!
I am getting ready to move across the state, and it's overwhelming. your advice is really timely. thank you.
I first encountered questions like these when I read The Three Questions by Jon J Muth. I love reading it to my kids and reminding myself to stay in the moment and do the next thing.


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Yemen: First bombs, soon a coronavirus epidemic
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At a time when the world is scrambling to respond to COVID-19 and ensure that hospitals can treat all patients, Yemen has entered the sixth year of a war that has all but decimated its healthcare system.
The new threats of the virus will complicate an already disastrous and entirely man-made humanitarian crisis. The multiparty war that has ravaged Yemen the past five years has not spared hospitals or health workers the violence and destruction.
Mwatana for Human Rights, the organisation I founded in in 2007, documented 120 attacks on health facilities and medical personnel by all parties to the conflict in Yemen between 2015 and 2018. They resulted in the death of 96 civilians and health workers and wounded hundreds of others.
In a report released in March by Mwatana for Human Rights and US-based organisation Physicians for Human Rights, we illustrate how these attacks were carried out and how they have contributed to the disastrous humanitarian situation in Yemen. This is just a snapshot, with the actual number of attacks on health facilities likely being much higher.
The Saudi and Emirati-led coalition, the Houthi armed group, and the internationally recognised government of Yemen have all contributed to the collapse of the healthcare system. They have launched aerial or ground attacks on known, occupied medical facilities, looted medical supplies, and assaulted medical personnel, among other violations.
What I saw when I visited hospitals in the city of Taiz and the capital Sanaa in 2015 was heartbreaking. The Republican Public Hospital in Taiz was empty, like a ghost house. It was in an area that soon became the site of armed clashes between Houthi and forces loyal to the late Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh on one side and "public resistance" forces affiliated with the government of Yemen on the other.
In addition to being caught in the crossfire, hospitals across Taiz were suffering from shortages of oxygen to perform basic operations due to the siege imposed by Houthi and Saleh forces.
In Sanaa, the hospitals I visited were not equipped to treat the large numbers of people injured in Saudi/UAE-led coalition air attacks. I still remember the scene of wounded people filling the hallways of understaffed hospitals. I will never forget the overwhelmed doctors and nurses, unable to respond adequately and feeling helpless due to the lack of essential medical equipment.
By the end of 2016, just one year into the war, more than half of Yemen's health facilities closed and those that remained operational lacked specialists, essential equipment, and medicines.
The few remaining and barely functional medical centres were often occupied and militarised by parties to the conflict, thereby weaponising and co-opting access to healthcare. These acts violated the medical principle of non-discriminatory healthcare provision and exposed many of these structures to the risk of losing their protected status under the laws of armed conflict.
All parties to the conflict have threatened, injured, abducted, detained, and killed health workers. This hostile environment led almost all foreign medical professionals, who comprised approximately 25 percent of the health workforce before the escalation of the conflict, to flee the country, putting further strain on the healthcare system.
Today, Yemen is facing a tremendous shortage of medical professionals, with only 10 health workers per 10,000 people - less than half of the minimum ratio recommended by the World Health Organization to provide the most basic health coverage to a population of this size.
The destruction of health facilities and the shortage of medical professionals have all contributed to a catastrophic situation for civilians in Yemen. This explains why Yemenis suffered an outbreak of an easily preventable disease, cholera.
Parties to the conflict in Yemen must cease attacking and weaponising healthcare across the country and should immediately conduct investigations into attacks to ensure accountability for crimes committed, and offer redress to victims.
In Yemen, our worst fears will likely become a reality: another epidemic. While novel to the entire world, the disease may be particularly deadly to countries in conflict like Yemen. A friend of mine who lives in Sanaa told me: "If Coronavirus arrives in Yemen, we should just dig our graves and wait quietly for death."
The spread of coronavirus anywhere is a threat to everyone. While countries shore up their own health systems to battle coronavirus, they must not ignore the plight of Yemenis who are already under attack.
People with kidney failure at a hospital in the Red Sea port city of Hodeidah, Yemen [Reuters/Abduljabbar Zeyad]
Source: Aljazeera.com
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Mensa's 2020 Game Night Wish List
Take your tabletop game stash to the next level with our top picks
Sponsored | December 8, 2020
As the holidays approach, and we prepare for a socially distant winter largely spent indoors, tons of folks are showing a renewed interest in the tabletop classics of our childhood.
According to ABC News, the toy company Hasbro reported a jump of more than 20% in board game sales. Sales on classic games like Monopoly are soaring as families rely on old favorites to keep their kids entertained while cooped up at home.
While we're always down for a round of the classics, we'd like to bring some fresh games to the table for our 2020 Game Night Wish List. Whether you're a parent looking for educational ways to keep your kids engaged from home, or an avid board game enthusiast who would like to add to your stash, our top picks offer a little something for all ages and interests. The games we've selected are reasonably priced, easy to grasp and play, and perfect for a little friendly competition at home.
Sushi Roll by Gamewright
Price: $24 | Players: 2-5 | Ages: 8+ | Play Time: 20 minutes
Rice and dice! Roll with your favorite Sushi Go! characters in this dice version of the bestselling card game! Load up the conveyor belts with savory sushi dice then pick one and pass the rest! Earn points for winning combos like two tempura or a set of sashimi. Grab a menu to re-roll your dice or use chopsticks to swap with an opponent. And of course — save room for pudding at the end! Pick up the most points and you're on a Sushi Roll!
Sushi Roll received "Recommended by American Mensa" distinction at Mensa Mind Games 2019, where Mensans and their guests from across the country judge the year's best new-to-market games.
Sushi Roll has also been recognized with the 2019 Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Award, the 2019 Parents' Choice Recommended Award, and the 2019 Dice Tower Seal of Excellence.
Buy It Now ($24)
Blank Slate by The Op Games
Price: $34 | Players: 6-8 | Ages: 13+ | Play Time: 20-35 minutes
Blank Slate is the award-winning family-friendly party game where players try to predict what others are thinking! Just pick a cue card, write the word you think best completes the phrase, and try to match it exactly to another player's word without giving a single hint. It's a great game for all ages and so easy to pick up and play anytime!
Another recipient of the "Recommended by American Mensa" label at Mind Games 2019, Blank Slate proved to be another popular choice among players. Blank Slate also received the 2019 Tillywig Award for Best Family Fun and the 2019 National Parenting Center Seal of Approval.
"Growing up, my older and brother and I shared a bunk bed, and this often led to late nights playing impromptu word games just like this as we drifted off to sleep," writes Logan Giannini of geekdad.com. "Verbal games are a great way to pass the time and keep your brain moving, and Blank Slate reminds me a lot of those off-the-cuff games I played with my older brother and, later, my younger brother as well."
Apollo by Buffalo Games
You are "go for launch!" Apollo is a cooperative strategy game inspired by the NASA moon missions. The year is 1961, President Kennedy challenged the nation to land astronauts on the moon by the end of the decade. Now it's up to you to walk in the footsteps of NASA's pioneers and embark on the missions that made history … for all mankind! Play as Mission Control or an Astronaut. Work together and strategize to complete flight stages, overcome obstacles, repair the spacecraft, and keep communications clear. It is the team that determines if the mission is a success or failure!
In 2019 the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission, as well as SpaceX's recent missions and NASA's Artemis program, sparked the company's desire to create a game with space exploration as the theme. Buffalo Games worked directly with NASA when designing the game, and several NASA employees collaborated on the project.
"We just thought, what a great vehicle to really transport players back to that and really promote the spirit of what they did at that time, with what they had," said John Bell, the company's design director. "It was quite an accomplishment."
Photosynthesis: Under the Moonlight by Blue Orange Games
When the sun goes down, it's time to harvest the power of the moon! Photosynthesis, the eco strategy board game, just got its first expansion! Interact with the moon, which turns in the opposite direction of the sun, and receive lunar points to activate your forest animals' special abilities.
Players collect lunar points for their new forest animal to activate special powers. Which one of the eight animals will be yours? The boar collects trees, the hedgehog plants seeds, the fox steals and moves seed around, the owl turns lunar points into sun points. Strategically position your animal by the moonstones, activate their capabilities at the right time, and be careful to not stay too long in the shadow of the Great Elder Tree! This expansion requires the base game Photosynthesis to play.
"Photosynthesis: Under the Moonlight is really well done," says top board game reviewer Eduardo Baraf. "The balance of the creatures are really interesting. The creatures you can actually play with create animal-to-animal dynamics that make interesting moments in Photosynthesis. The expansion really expands the depth and experience of the game once you understand how to play [the original base game]."


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Jason Ballesteros (born October 7, 1985) is a Filipino professional basketball player for Koponang Lakan ng Bulacan of the Pilipinas Super League. He was drafted seventh by the Meralco Bolts in the 2011 PBA draft.  He has also played for Smart Gilas.

College career
Ballesteros played college basketball for the San Sebastian Stags where he became the team's starting center. While playing for San Sebastian, he was known as one of NCAA Philippines' top defensive players, winning the Defensive Player of the Year award twice, in 2007 and 2008. He also made the league's Mythical Five team in his final season in 2008.

Professional career
Ballesteros was drafted by Meralco Bolts seventh overall in the 2011 PBA draft that also featured his former Smart Gilas teammates.

Weeks before the start of the 38th PBA season, he was traded to Barako Bull in exchange for Carlo Sharma and 3-point bomber Sunday Salvacion.

In February 2014, San Miguel Beermen signed Ballesteros to a two-year deal, but never played a game for them and was released before the Governors' Cup. The Meralco Bolts re-signed him for the rest of the season.

On September 12, 2014, he and Salvacion were sent to Blackwater Elite in a three-way trade involving NLEX Road Warriors and Meralco Bolts. NLEX obtained Blackwater's 2016 and 2017 2nd round pick along with the draft rights for Juneric Baloria. Meralco received Sean Anthony from NLEX via Blackwater as third party.

On March 20, 2016, Ballesteros was traded to Mahindra Enforcer for Kyle Pascual.

International career
Ballesteros played for Smart Gilas, the Philippine national team, and was one of the Smart Gilas' pioneers. Of all the big men from the first Gilas team, he stayed with the team the longest, from its creation in 2008 until 2011, when he was drafted to the PBA.

PBA career statistics

As of the end of 2020 season

Season-by-season averages

|-
| align=left |
| align=left | Meralco
| 16 || 8.7 || .400 || .000 || .222 || 2.8 || .1 || .0 || .3 || .9
|-
| align=left |
| align=left | Barako Bull
| 9 || 10.3 || .300 || .000 || .500 || 3.9 || .1 || .1 || .8 || 1.9
|-
| align=left |
| align=left | Meralco
| 3 || 12.7 || .667 || .000 || .778 || 2.3 || .7 || .7 || .3 || 3.7
|-
| align=left |
| align=left | Blackwater
| 27 || 14.0 || .518 || .000 || .667 || 4.4 || .5 || .5 || .7 || 2.4
|-
| align=left |
| align=left | Blackwater / Mahindra
| 29 || 12.5 || .575 || .000 || .464 || 4.0 || .2 || .2 || .8 || 2.3
|-
| align=left |
| align=left | Mahindra / Kia
| 32 || 15.5 || .477 || .000 || .727 || 4.3 || .2 || .1 || .7 || 1.8
|-
| align=left |
| align=left | Meralco
| 20 || 11.8 || .538 || .000 || .800 || 4.1 || .2 || .1 || .6 || 1.8
|-class=sortbottom
| align=center colspan=2 | Career
| 136 || 12.8 || .498 || .000 || .592 || 4.0 || .2 || .2 || .6 || 2.0

References

1985 births
Living people
Basketball players at the 2010 Asian Games
Basketball players from Pangasinan
Blackwater Bossing players
Centers (basketball)
Filipino men's basketball players
Terrafirma Dyip players
Meralco Bolts players
San Sebastian Stags basketball players
Ilocano people
Asian Games competitors for the Philippines
Meralco Bolts draft picks


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This year we are going to focus on the 'Journey to Jerusalem'. Pastor Andrew Stewart-Darling has written a series of weekly reflections to help you grow in faith and draw closer to Jesus.
Lent is seen as a time for giving up things, such as chocolate or caffeine. Some choose to do a digital detox or abstain from social media. Others, still, contemplate taking a break from Netflix or other online subscription services.
All these things are good and worthwhile and can easily be a part of your own Lent experience, as fasting with prayer often sees breakthroughs, undoubtedly. But the Psalmist writes, there is no reason to be left empty: "For he satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things." – Psalm 107:9 (NIV).
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Q: Prove or disprove $\bar{A}*\overline{(B \cup C)} = \overline{(A*(B \cup C))}$ I am trying to learn Discrete mathematics by myself, from a well known book by Kenneth H. Rosen.
I have tried to solve this problem, but, after evaluating the left side, I get stuck how to proceed with right hand side,
Here is how, I solved $\text{LHS}$ as follows: (Note : symbol $*$ is for cartesian product of sets)

$\text{let (a,x) }\epsilon \text{ } \bar{A}*\overline{(B\cup C)}$
$\Rightarrow \{(a,x)\text{ }|\text{ }x\text{ }\epsilon\ \overline{(B \cup C)} \}$
$\Rightarrow \{(a,x)\text{ }|\text{ }x\text{ }\epsilon\ {(\bar{B} \cap \bar{C})} \}$
$\Rightarrow \{(a,x)\text{ }|\text{ }x\text{ } \epsilon \bar{B} \wedge x\text{ }\epsilon\bar{C} \}$

I don't know if it's correct or not.
I solved $\text{LHS}$ using above approach, but I am not able to think of a starting point for solving the $\text{RHS}$, any suggestion or hint will help a lot.
P.S: I have just started learning discrete mathematics, so, please don't judge on asking for a naive question.

A: BIG HINT
Let the universal set be $\{0,1\}$ with $A=B=C=\{0\}$.
Then LHS=$\{(1,1)\}$. What is the RHS?

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On the last day of winter in 2005, John committed suicide in his car on a lonely side road of the Blue Mountains to the west of Sydney, Australia. He was six months shy of his thirtieth birthday. It was the culmination of nine years of struggle for John and his wife, as he battled undiagnosed mental illness, a gambling addiction, and an earlier suicide attempt. Despite his wife's love and attempts to understand his condition, in the end nothing could save John from his demons.
Tragically, John's story could be anybody's story. In Australia, around 2,100 people commit suicide every year; up to 12% of people affected by mental illness take their own lives (compared with an average of 1.7% for the whole population), and suicide is the main cause of premature death among people with mental illness. But the effects of suicide are even more far-reaching. Its impact on those left behind is frequently devastating and lifelong.
The author knows this firsthand. Marrying Bipolar is the account of a wife's struggle to understand the events in her husband's life that would eventually lead to their marriage breakdown and his untimely death.
Natasha's experience watching her husband struggle with the complexity of mental illness, has led her understand the deadly role denial has to play, for both sufferer and partners. In the process, the author addresses her own search of ways to address denial of the darkness that resides in all of us, and the compassion needed to heal and rebuild lives after enduring.
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Q: Повсеместное использование r-value ссылок Стоит ли повсеместно стараться как можно чаще использовать r-value ссылки? Вот, допустим, код:
std::string hi() {
    return "hello world\n"
}

auto&& str = hi();

В данном случае в строке 5 происходит лишь одно создание объекта, и r-value ссылка на него, и никакого копирования... эффективно, если сравнить, например, с:
auto str = hi();

или
auto str = std::move(hi());

Посему на первый взгляд напрашивается вывод: почему бы не создавать r-value ссылки как можно чаще вместо обычной инициализации переменной? Особенно если нужно создавать 100000 раз в секунду эти переменные. Допустим, если можно, то писать так:
void function() {
    int&& a = 1;
    double&& b = 2.;
    auto&& value = return_value();
    /*далее какой-то код*/
}

и далее работать с этими ссылками или передавать их в другое место... выглядит, это чуть более монстрообразно, чем обычная инициализация переменных, к которой глаз привык:
void function() {
    int a = 1;
    double b = 2.;
    auto value = return_value();
    /*далее какой-то код*/
}

Поэтому стоит ли как можно чаще пользоваться r-value ссылками вместо обычной инициализации новых переменных в локальном контексте(внутри функций, например) для эффективности, или есть ли какие-то встроенные оптимизации, которые при int a = 2 делают те же действия, что и int&& a = 2?

A: На самом деле доступ к переменной напрямую всегда быстрее чем по ссылке.
Составим простую программу:
int O() {
    int x = 5;
    return x;
}

int test(){
  auto&& value = O();
  return value;
}

int test2(){
   auto value = O();
  return value;
}

Соберём БЕЗ оптимизаций.
test():
        push    rbp
        mov     rbp, rsp
        sub     rsp, 16
        call    O()
        mov     DWORD PTR [rbp-12], eax
        lea     rax, [rbp-12]
        mov     QWORD PTR [rbp-8], rax
        mov     rax, QWORD PTR [rbp-8]
        mov     eax, DWORD PTR [rax]
        leave
        ret
test2():
        push    rbp
        mov     rbp, rsp
        sub     rsp, 16
        call    O()
        mov     DWORD PTR [rbp-4], eax
        mov     eax, DWORD PTR [rbp-4]
        leave
        ret

Как видите работа напрямую - меньше операций сразу, хотя мы переменную и не использовали считай. В общем для примитивов однозначно лучше переменная, для сложных классов - воспользуйтесь профайлером (возможно есть смысл использовать перемещающий конструктор или что-то такое).

A: В данном случае нет никакой практической разницы между
auto str = hi();

и
auto&& str = hi();

В обоих случаях copy elision и return value optimization приводят к тому, что результат функции hi будет формироваться (конструироваться) напрямую в финальном объекте. В первом случае - напрямую в str. Во-втором случае - напрямую во временном объекте, к которому будет привязываться str.

A: Обычно ссылки хранятся в памяти в виде указателей на объекты. Поэтому в данном предложении
auto &&a = 1;

будет создан временный объект со значением 1 и ссылка на него.
Если у вас есть объявление вида
auto a = f();

где функция f возвращает объект некоторого типа T, то этот объект, возвращаемый из функции, строится на месте переменной a , минуя вызов копирующего или перемещающего конструктора.
Рассмотрите следующий пример
#include <iostream>

struct Int
{
    Int( int x = 0 ) : x( x )
    {
        std::cout << "Int::Int( int )" << std::endl;
    }

    Int( const Int &rhs ) : x( rhs.x )
    {
        std::cout << "Int::Int( const Int & )" << std::endl;
    }

    Int( Int &&rhs ) : x( rhs.x )
    {
        std::cout << "Int::Int( Int && )" << std::endl;
    }

    ~Int()
    {
        std::cout << "Int::~Int()" << std::endl;
    }

    int x;
};

Int f( int x ) { return x; }

int main()
{
    auto x = f( 10 );
    auto &&y = f( 20 );

    return 0;
}

Вывод на консоль будет следующим
Int::Int( int )
Int::Int( int )
Int::~Int()
Int::~Int()

То есть в обоих случаях будет вызвано по одному конструктору и, соответственно, деструктору.
К тому же нельзя создавать, например, массивы из ссылок. В нижеприведенной программе, если раскомментировать предложение с массивом ссылок, то будет выдано сообщение об ошибке.
#include <iostream>

struct Int
{
    Int( int x = 0 ) : x( x )
    {
        std::cout << "Int::Int( int )" << std::endl;
    }

    Int( const Int &rhs ) : x( rhs.x )
    {
        std::cout << "Int::Int( const Int & )" << std::endl;
    }

    Int( Int &&rhs ) : x( rhs.x )
    {
        std::cout << "Int::Int( Int && )" << std::endl;
    }

    ~Int()
    {
        std::cout << "Int::~Int()" << std::endl;
    }

    int x;
};

Int f( int x ) { return x; }

int main()
{
    Int a[] = { f( 10 ) };
    //Int &&b[] = { f( 10 ) };

    return 0;
}


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I got a call yesterday from a woman named Natasha, who has chickens as pets regarding 50 hens urgently needing homes (obviously we don't expect people to take 50. This is an urgent appeal. They are booked to go to butcher tomorrow, but if we can secure homes, the guy who owns them will keep them to end of weekend.
These hens are about 3 years old, and have mostly stopped laying. The guy who has them, is wanting to sell them to his local butcher (Natasha is his neighbour). Obviously if we can get them good homes, and let them live out their natural lives that would be amazing. They don't have much more time – 6 months to 2 years. He is wanting R 30 per hen.
They will be safe from dogs, and not hounded by barking dogs at the edge of any enclosure.
Should you at any stage not be in a position to still give these hens a home, you will contact chicken rescue and rehabilitation South Africa, so we can assist you with re homing your chicks.
The hens will not be used for commercial gain –pet food, petting zoo, zoo etc.
They will at no point be used as human food.
If you can assist us with a loving home for any of these girls – you can e mail me on candy@discoverymail.co.za. They will need to be collected this weekend from south of Jo'burg, Glenvista area.
Yesterday I was phoned by a well known rescue organisation to say they had 4 hens (actually 1 is a rooster, possibly 2 of them), and a goose. Would I mind taking them. I arrived to fetch them. The chickens had food, and there was a very small amount of water which would have been fine for the chicks. The goose was a different story. Her leg was injured, there was no food for her, and the water dish was too small and shallow for her to get her bill in.
I picked her up. She was very frightened, but seemed to like being in my arms. She was de hydrated, and her mouth was dry and smelly. This was distressing.
I got them all back to my home, and immedietly gave Miss Goosey a large bowl of water and some mushy food to sift through. She immedietly drank and ate a little. Her leg was clearly very sore.
It was late aftrenoon, and I felt her leg needed to be looked at sooner rather than later. I took her to mysister, a well known wildlife rehabilitator and bird expert.
Her leg was not dislocated or broken, but very painful, and it seems a recent injury. Probably through mishandling in capture and transportation earlier that day to welfare organisation. Miss Goosey was very relaxed with us, and very tired. We settled her on a towel on the floor with food and water for examination. She talked to us constantly.
My sister then suggested a warmish bath for Miss Goosey.
Nursing animals in the prescence of my sister with her compassion and vast experince is such a pleasure, and such an amazing growth opportunity. It was exactly what Miss Goosey needed. She stayed in for a good half hour preening, relaxing, getting water on her feathers, talking constantly, playing.
Her leg was defnitely a little less sore post bath, but she was tired.
We made a doughnut of towels for her to keep weight off leg, and she went to sleep. This is very valuable nursing for water birds.
I started getting sad and angry later in the evening. This was clearly a loved pet, handed over to a welfare organisation for care for whatever reason. In one day this organisation (who does do good work), managed to hurt her leg, dehydrate her, and deny her food. It would have taken one minute to fill a tub with water for her, and put some dog food mixed with warm water down for her. To handle her a little less roughly. It was not necessary for Miss Goosey to have such an unpleasant experience.
We now go about finding a good free range home for her with some other geese.
The 4 chickens are doing well, although the one has a big wound on neck – it looks quite grim, and seems to have some sort of fungus around it. A trip to our vet seems like the best option!


The cake can be made in any form (i.e. sheet, 2 layer pan, etc.).
No professional baking or decorating allowed.
All cakes must be prepared at your residence and taken to Thomas Risley Church on the day of the contest.
All cakes must be registered at the display area no later than 1pm on the day of the contest.
The cake cannot be store bought.
No fresh cream is allowed.
The bakers name and contact details.
A list of ingredients used.
Judging will take place at 3pm.
Judging is based on presentation, decoration and taste.
Please be aware that after the competition, all cakes will be cut up and put on sale at the cake stall.
Anybody of any age may enter a pair of sunglasses.
No professional sunglasses decorators may enter!
Sunglasses should be brought to the judging table outside Thomas Risley Church on the day of the contest.
Judging will take place at 3.15pm.
Judges will be looking at creativity, humour, clever use of materials and wearability.


The Madden Library is a selective depository for United States federal and California state government publications.
It was designated a Federal depository in 1962, a depository for USGS maps in 1967, and a California state depository in 1945.
The collection covers a broad spectrum of interests, such as water quality, education, AIDS, welfare, government finance, annual reports from agencies, legislative materials, crime, and health issues.
The collection is particularly strong in statistical and Congressional information, and material on subjects such as education, public policy, geology, and agriculture.
Most government publications and other library material are on open shelves and available to you whenever the library building is open.
Carol Doyle is the subject specialist for government information.


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Italy's Many Diasporas
By Donna R. Gabaccia
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Italy's residents are a migratory people. Since 1800 well over 27 million left home, but over half also returned home again. As cosmopolitans, exiles, and 'workers of the world' they transformed their homeland and many of the countries where they worked or settled abroad. But did they form a diaspora? Migrants maintained firm ties to native villages, cities and families. Few felt much loyalty to a larger nation of Italians. Rather than form a 'nation unbound,' the transnational lives of Italy's migrants kept alive international regional cultures that challenged the hegemony of national states around the world.
This ambitious and theoretically innovative overview examines the social, cultural and economic integration of Italian migrants. It explores their complex yet distinctive identity and their relationship with their homeland taking a comprehensive approach.
'One of the most perceptive critical syntheses in recent English-language historiography … a fascinating reading for specialists and laypersons alike.' - International Review of Social History
Donna R. Gabaccia is Charles H. Stone Professor of American History at The University of North Carolina, Charlotte.
Global Diasporas
Sociology & Social Policy
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography


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Prince Charles 'aware' of investigation as aide steps down following Saudi donor claims
Leaked correspondence reported in a national newspaper claims Mahfouz Marei Mubarak bin Mahfouz was "promised" an honour.
Sunday 5 September 2021 18:50, UK
Charles aide ignores questions on donor claims
One of Prince Charles' closest aides has stepped down from his role following claims he offered to help secure an honour for a rich Saudi donor.
Michael Fawcett, a former assistant valet to the prince, has temporarily left his job as chief executive of The Prince's Foundation, the charity confirmed on Saturday.
The Sunday Times and Mail On Sunday both reported that Mr Fawcett had coordinated support for an honour to be given to businessman Mahfouz Marei Mubarak bin Mahfouz.
Image: The Prince of Wales with Michael Fawcett (right) in 2019
Sky News royal correspondent Rhiannon Mills said a palace source told her Prince Charles has "been made aware" of the investigation by the Prince's Foundation.
Mills said: "Clarence House are not commenting and say this is a matter for the Prince's Foundation who are looking into what happened.
"Following other newspaper reports in the past few weeks about fundraising practices they had already launched an investigation - that has now been widened.
"I understand from a palace source that the Prince of Wales 'has been made aware' of the investigation.
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"The source also said that Michael Fawcett 'offered to step down' while the matter is being looked into. They were also keen to stress that Michael Fawcett no longer works directly for the prince, stressing that he was a former valet and now runs the charity."
Image: Michael Fawcett in 2004
Mr Mahfouz, 51, was given a CBE by Charles in a private ceremony at Buckingham Palace in 2016, The Sunday Times said, after paying "tens of thousands of pounds to fixers with links to the prince who had told him they could secure the honour".
The newspaper quoted leaked correspondence from William Bortrick, the owner of Burke's Peerage and one of Mr Mahfouz's advisers, telling colleagues in 2014 that once the Saudi had "Hon OBE... then more money will flow".
The OBE, he said, was "promised" to Mr Mahfouz "to get the £1.5m he paid for Dumfries (House) and (The Castle of) Mey".
He added: "MF (Michael Fawcett) needs to keep to his side of the bargain and sort out the Hon OBE immediately - then assist with citizenship."
The Sunday Times said Mr Fawcett later helped to "upgrade" the proposed honour from an OBE to a CBE.
A spokesperson for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) said: "All nominations for Honorary Awards are subject to the same rigorous scrutiny and probity checks to assess the merits of each case. This process is followed in all cases."
Who is Michael Fawcett?
Michael Fawcett began his royal service in 1981 as a footman to Queen Elizabeth II and rose through the ranks to become Prince Charles' assistant valet.
In 2003, he was cleared of financial misconduct following claims he had been involved in selling royal gifts and pocketing some of the proceeds.
An inquiry into the claims was headed by Charles' then private secretary Sir Michael Peat, who said that Mr Fawcett did "infringe internal rules relating to gifts from suppliers" but the rules were not enforced and he made no secret of the gifts.
Mr Fawcett resigned following the report's publication, but continued to have the prince's patronage as a freelance fixer and party planner.
He also picked up an undisclosed cash severance package as well as an agreement to work as the prince's events manager.
He was appointed chief executive of the Prince's Foundation in 2018.
Douglas Connell, chair of The Prince's Foundation, said: "Earlier today, Michael Fawcett offered to step down temporarily from active duties as chief executive of The Prince's Foundation while the trustees' investigation is ongoing.
"The Prince's Foundation has accepted this offer.
"Michael fully supports the ongoing investigation and has confirmed that he will assist the investigation in every way."
It is understood that Emily Cherrington, chief operating officer, will take over in the meantime - and that the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) has been informed as The Prince's Foundation is registered in Scotland.
But some have called for more - among them, former Liberal Democrat MP Norman Baker, who told Sky News he wants the Metropolitan Police to investigate allegations of cash for favours, including honours concerning Mr Fawcett.
Image: Prince Charles is next in line to the throne
Mr Baker wrote in the Mail: "It is the Prince of Wales, not Michael Fawcett, who has to answer questions now. His royal fingerprints are all over this.
"The monarchy has been seriously damaged by the dodgy activities of the boorish Prince Andrew and by the self- obsessed bleatings of Harry and Meghan.
"The Queen continues to command respect, but she will not go on for ever.
"This morning, many will be asking themselves how Prince Charles can square such behaviour with the momentous responsibilities he is due to inherit one day."
The Metropolitan Police said in a statement: "We are aware of media reports and await further contact in relation to this matter."
A spokeswoman for The Prince's Foundation said: "The Prince's Foundation takes very seriously the allegations that have recently been brought to its attention and the matter is currently under investigation.
"The scope of the Prince's Foundation investigation has been extended to cover this weekend's newspaper reports. The Trustees had already arranged an independent review by an external Senior Forensic Accountant from a 'big four' accountancy firm.
"We are incredibly proud of The Prince's Foundation's charitable work and the positive impact it has on our beneficiaries throughout the UK and across the world."


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October 19, 2011, 8:00 pm ET - Amendment SA 796 proposed by Senator Coburn to Amendment SA 738.
SA 796. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 2112, making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
Sec. __. A person or entity that receives a Federal loan using amounts made available under division A, division B, or division C of this Act may not repay the loan using a Federal grant or other award funded with amounts made available under division A, division B, or division C of this Act; Provided further, a grant or other award funded with amounts made available under division A, division B, or division C of this Act may not be used to repay a Federal loan.


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A band of angels
by Deborah Hopkinson and Raúl Colón
The daughter of a slave forms a gospel singing group and goes on tour to raise money to save Fisk University. -- publisher
Biography Cross Group Oppression & Resilience
When Marian sang
by Pam Muñoz Ryan and Brian Selznick
An introduction to the life of Marian Anderson, extraordinary singer and civil rights activist, who was the first African American to perform at the Metropolitan Opera, whose life and career encouraged social change.
My little golden book about Jackie Robinson
by Frank Berrios and Betsy Bauer
"This Little Golden Book captures the essence of Jackie Robinson for the littlest readers. Lively text and compelling artwork detail Robinson's remakable journey from childhood, to playing for the Negro Leagues, to then becoming the first African American to play in Major League Baseball in the modern era. Little ones will be inspired by the many challenges Robinson gracefully rose to, while they learn important baseball and civil rights history"--Provided by publisher
Grandpa stops a war
by Susan Robeson and Rod Brown
""Daddy always said it takes a man of peace to stop a war." Based on the true story of Paul Robeson's visit to the front lines of the Spanish Civil War, comes this recollection of his bravery and activism by his granddaughter, Susan Robeson, with her debut book. When Susan was a child her father and grandfather told her family stories over and over. Grandpa Paul was a great man, a singer with a deep and rumbling voice, a man of peace and principle who worried about the safety of the children and families living in countries at war. His songs were always full of emotion, and evoking the African-American spirituals of his own father's childhood, he was able to communicate even with people who didn't speak the same language. Though it was dangerous, Robeson went to Spain and traveled to the front lines of the war (in a Buick!). There, he asked the soldiers to set up speakers facing the fighters on both sides of the battlefield. And then he sang.... With gorgeous illustrations from the fine artist Rod Brown, When Grandpa Stops A War celebrates the activism and achievements of the great Paul Robeson, and shows readers the power of art in times of discord and war."--Provided by publisher
Ruby, head high
by Irène Cohen-Janca and Marc Daniau
"Inspired by an iconic Norman Rockwell painting and translated from an original French text, this is a story about the day a little girl held her head high and changed the world"--|cProvided by publisher
So tall within
by Gary D. Schmidt and Daniel Minter
Sojourner Truth was born into slavery but possessed a mind and a vision that knew no bounds. So Tall Within traces her life from her painful childhood through her remarkable emancipation to her incredible leadership in the movement for rights for both women and African Americans.
by Simone T Ribke
A biography on Ruby Bridges and how she stood up against racism and hatred to help integrate Louisiana's school system.
Chasing freedom
by Nikki Grimes and Michele Wood
In this imaginative biographical story, Harriet Tubman and Susan B. Anthony sit down over a cup of tea in 1904 to reminisce about their struggles and triumphs in the service of freedom and women's rights.
The legendary Miss Lena Horne
by Carole Boston Weatherford and Elizabeth Zunon
Surveys the life of the singer, actress, and civil rights activist, describing her childhood, early years in vaudeville, and achievements as the first African American actress to be offered a studio contract
As good as anybody
by Richard Michelson and Raúl Colón
Martin Luther King, Jr. and Abraham Joshua Heschel. Their names stand for the quest for justice and equality.Martin grew up in a loving family in the American South, at a time when this country was plagued by racial discrimination. He aimed to put a stop to it. He became a minister like his daddy, and he preached and marched for his cause.Abraham grew up in a loving family many years earlier, in a Europe that did not welcome Jews. He found a new home in America, where he became a respected rabbi like his father, carrying a message of peace and acceptance.Here is the story of two icons for social justice, how they formed a remarkable friendship and turned their personal experiences of discrimination into a message of love and equality for all.
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SMHI's experts are attending the industry´s global hotspot the 1 – 5 April. Hannover Messe in Germany the world's largest trade fair and conference for digital applications and industrial technology. SMHI is a partner in the Sweden Co-Lab initiative where we showcase co-creation for innovation with over 100 Swedish companies and authorities.
Climate change in combination with growing populations, urbanization and changing lifestyles are together driving the need for reduction of fossil resource use. To respond to these megatrends we need our future economy to be increasingly based on renewable resources.
As part of the Sweden Co-Lab Pavilion, companies like Stora Enso, ABB and SMHI (Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute) will showcase innovations, sprung from co-creation, which contribute to an accelerated shift into a sustainable bio-economy. Guests will learn how new digital services drive sustainable forestry into the future and how innovative technologies help to reduce the carbon footprint through energy efficient operations.
SMHI will demonstrate sustainable solutions for bio-economy in co-operation with industry and academia and participate in business networking activities as part of the official business delegation from Sweden. SMHIs specific showcase is a service for the forestry area.
Meet SMHI in Sweden Co-Lab, Hall 27, Monter H30, Hannover Messe.
Sweden Co-Lab will showcase Sweden as a greenhouse for co-creation (Co) and innovation (Lab). Sweden itself will be positioned as a hotspot for innovation, labs, testbeds and trends that create solutions for the future, engaging small, medium and large companies and start-ups, as well as public players.