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Genre: Contemporary, Books, Romance, Fiction & Literature
In this heartfelt Southern love story from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Notebook, a daring fireman rescues a single mom—and learns that falling in love is the greatest risk of all.
When confronted by raging fires or deadly accidents, volunteer fireman Taylor McAden feels compelled to take terrifying risks to save lives. But there is one leap of faith Taylor can't bring himself to make: he can't fall in love. For all his adult years, Taylor has sought out women who need to be rescued, women he leaves as soon as their crisis is over and the relationship starts to become truly intimate.
When a raging storm hits his small Southern town, single mother Denise Holton's car skids off the road. The young mom is with her four-year-old son Kyle, a boy with severe learning disabilities and for whom she has sacrificed everything. Taylor McAden finds her unconscious and bleeding, but does not find Kyle. When Denise wakes, the chilling truth becomes clear to both of them. Kyle is gone. During the search for Kyle, a connection between Taylor and Denise takes root. But Taylor doesn't know that this rescue will be different from all the others.
Couldn't put it down!
By Shelby Lynn c
I really enjoyed this book!
By amandax345
Would somebody PLEASE turn this book into a movie?!?
By ES the horror fan
This is probably the best of the five books I've read by Nicholas Sparks! Sweet and very, very sad! I love Denise's little boy, Kyle, as much as I love Taylor and Denise! Hey, Hollywood, grow a brain! Turn this into A MOVIE!!!
By Nene4-2
Definitely a must read!! Once again Nicholas Sparks has done it!!
Prepare to cry!
By Hdydohgudsuducivo
Love this book! It made me laugh and cry!
Very good reading
By Jilly Jules's
This is a very good book!! Thank you!! ~LMozeak
By Andrea Kate
I was skeptical about reading this book because multiple reviews said that it was boring. This book is NOT boring. I thoroughly enjoyed every character (my favorite being Kyle). After reading, you will feel as if you are so close to the characters that you know them in your real life. You will go through a roller-coaster of emotions. I love a happy ending. Definitely worth reading.
I couldn't put it down!!
By Toribosa
Who ever says this is a bad and boring book had no taste whatsoever because one I read the first page to this I COULDN'T PUT IT DOWN!!! It's wonderful how Taylor and Denise fall in love and name their child after Mitch, Taylor's best friend who died in a fire while Taylor tried to save him, and how Taylor legally adopted Kyle after him and Denise hit married. Like seriously who wouldn't like this book
By Reaymikey
This book was so good! i would not even listen to those who say otherwise.


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Genome sequencing of coronavirus in sewage can help detect local variants, shows study
A new study revealed that viral genome sequencing of wastewater can help discover variants of the novel coronavirus before they are detected by local clinical tests.
West Bengal election 2021: The challenges of being Abhishek Banerjee
When Abhishek Banerjee came into the TMC party in 2011, he was designated a leader, a man to watch, because his rise to the top was taken to be a foregone conclusion.
Updated : January 14, 2021, 9:52 am
Mumbai Meteor | Sushant Singh Rajput
The actor's death opened a Pandora's box for the film industry, which has since been viciously attacked for alleged nepotism and drug abuse.
Updated : January 3, 2021, 1:34 am
Explainer | The new coronavirus variant in South Africa: Are concerns justified?
After the UK, South Africa has identified a new variant of the novel coronavirus which is driving a surge in coronavirus infections. However, are the concerns justified? Read here.
Updated : December 25, 2020, 4:25 pm
Top 5 news trends in India | December 24
From another new variant of coronavirus emerging in Nigeria to Karnataka government making a U-turn on its night curfew orders, here is what is making headlines today:
After UK, South Africa, new variant of coronavirus appears to emerge in Nigeria
Another new variant of the coronavirus appears to have emerged in Nigeria, Africa's top public health official said Thursday, but he added that further investigation was needed.
Two UK passengers test positive for coronavirus at Kolkata airport
Two passengers from the United Kingdom tested positive for coronavirus at the Kolkata airport on Tuesday.
UK passenger tests coronavirus positive in Chennai; sample to be checked for new strain
A passenger from UK who arrived in India has tested positive for coronavirus after he landed in Chennai via Delhi.
Can vaccines stop coronavirus new strain? All you need to know
The United Kingdom has identified a fast-moving new variant of the novel coronavirus that is more than 70 per cent more transmissible than existing strains. Will it have any impact on the vaccine or the treatment? Can a vaccine stop coronavirus new strain? Here's all you need to know.
Explained | 'Out of control' new strain of coronavirus in UK
The UK has identified a fast-moving new variant of the coronavirus that is more than 70% more transmissible than existing strains. The new strain of coronavirus is now 'out of control', authorities have said. Here's a summary of what leading experts have to say on the mutation reported in the country.
Tamil Nadu CM inaugurates 'Amma mini clinic', another addition to Amma scheme lineage
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palanisamy on Monday launched the "Mini Clinic" project to further strengthen the health infrastructure in the state.
Fact Check: Netizens beef up misleading post to target Kamala Harris
A picture of Harris consuming meat went viral on social media with the claim that after winning the elections, she had beef in "happiness". India Today Anti Fake News War Room (AFWA) has found that the picture was taken last year, when Harris was relishing pork at a fair.
Updated : November 8, 2020, 11:14 pm
Genetic legacy of modern-era dogs traced to Ice Age canines: Study
The new study carried out a team of archaeologist sheds light on the origin of the many different lineages of dogs, also considered as human's 'best friend'.
Rare fish family with lineage going back to Gondwanaland found in Kerala
The new fish family has been named Aenigmachannidae.
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Remembering Madhavrao Scindia, Maharaja of Gwalior, who rebelled against the royal lineage to chart own path
Madhavrao Scindia, popularly referred to as the Maharaja of Gwalior, died in a tragic plane crash on this day in 2001.
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When you set out to write your book, you face the dreaded blank page (or blank screen — doesn't matter).
I'd like to give you a handhold on that cliff. Three questions you'll answer in the course of your book, and a suggestion for the best order to answer them.
At best, you will weave the two whys together in your origin story. If you have experience of the problem your reader faces, the weaving will be easy.
Your origin story tells how you came to do this thing you do for your clients. Did intractable pain lead you to a career in pain management? Did your mother's death make you concerned about orphans? Did a lifelong love for reading make you want to be a teacher?
As you explain where you came from, you express the needs and aspirations of your reader. You show that you understand them and that you empathize with them from your own experience.
What if you don't have that deep personal experience? In that case, you can use a case study of someone you helped, told with the same deep attention to detail that you would if it were your autobiography.
If you immerse your reader in the why, you will gain trust and a sense that you are a worthy guide.
The second question is a glimpse at the result of your process.
Your reader is stuck in the mire of an urgent problem, and you can help. What does the result look like?
The what shows your readers that you understand their aspirations. The clarity of that will even help them achieve their goals.
Knowing the process will give your readers confidence that it will work.
I'm sorry to say that this works even with bogus cures and fake science. Snake oil salesmen and scammers give detailed mechanisms of how their scams pay off. They tell the secret process by which their victims profit against all odds. And their victims believe so strongly that they can barely overcome their belief even when it's proved wrong.
I'm not suggesting anyone do that. It's evil.
Maybe you have a proprietary process and are afraid someone will steal it from you. You can share the general principles.
Maybe it's very complicated, and you're concerned that your reader won't understand it. Use a metaphor. Put it in terms your reader can understand.
Tell them the steps in your process and how it works.
As you begin your book, you'll write down notes for everything you want to include.
Think in terms of the categories of Why, What, and How and the outline of your book will grow and take shape.


Have you ever gotten tired of doing the same thing over and over? I've talked to lots of troops and I know that you do. Maybe it's doing community service at the same place all the time, or always going to the waterpark as your end of the year party. While it's nice to have yearly traditions, sometime we need help coming up with new ideas.
Enter the G.I.R.L. Bucket List – 175 ideas of things you can do in Girl Scouts!
Browse the list to spark some new, adventurous, and unique ideas for you and your troop.
Girls can try new activities and be a Go-Getter, Innovator, Risk-Taker and Leader (G.I.R.L.) at the same time. Be a bold and learn about being a published author. Get innovative by inventing something. Be gutsy and try indoor sky diving, or take the lead and help coach a sports team. See these ideas and so much more on the bucket list. No matter what you choose to explore, have fun with it! Share this list with the girls and see what sort of adventures and new ideas they can come up with.
If you have a new idea or something exciting that you've done with your troop, we would love to hear about it. We are also always looking for more ideas to add to the list, and we love seeing photos of your exciting adventures. You can contact us at 800.236.2710 or send us stories and photos by email.


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SPON Launches 'Spirit of Newport Beach' Contest
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City Pays $202K in Attorney Fees in Public Records Lawsuit
In the latest movement in a years-long public records act lawsuit, Newport Beach has paid $202,129.52 toward a Corona del Mar man's attorney fees and costs, according to city documents. The two checks were both dated Feb. 6 and both made out to Melinda Luthin, the lawyer for...
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CdM Resident, Active CERT Volunteer Marilyn Broughton Dies
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Curtain Up: Finding a "Neverland" at Segerstrom Center
The Broadway musical "Finding Neverland" at Segertstrom Center for the Arts through April 2 is the mostly true story of how J.M. Barrie created his classic fable "Peter Pan," and it's the opportunity to bring along someone who will be absolutely delighted with the show: your...
, By Norm Bour
Under Cover: National Geographic Explorer Visits Newport Library
"The world is not dying. It is not falling apart. It's changing…What young generation has ever come into its own in a world free of peril?" So says Dr. Wade Davis, renowned anthropologist, National Geographic explorer, and professor, when asked his opinion on the state of our...
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Tember Blanche — український музичний інді-поп-дует, заснований у 2020 році у Києві. Колектив складається з вокалістки й авторки пісень Олександри Ганапольської та гітариста й саундпродюсера Владислава Лагоди. Дискографія гурту налічує один альбом «Тут немає нікого, окрім нас» 2021 року. Їхній трек «Вечорниці» отримав популярність у TikTok у 2021 році; найпопулярніші відео з використанням музики гурту збирають від 700 тисяч переглядів до 2 мільйонів.

Походження назви
Назва гурту «Tember Blanche» складається з двох слів; перше слово Tember — це частина від слова  («вересень»), місяця, коли пара почала зустрічатися; друге слово, Blanche, на честь пива «Blanche», улюбленого напою дуету; з французької  означає білий, тому назву гурту можна трактувати як «Білий Вересень».

Історія
Перша пісня дуету «Хованки» побачила світ 13 жовтня 2020 року. Кліп на неї був випущений на їхньому офіційному каналі YouTube 31 січня 2020 року, режисером якого став студент КІМВ Олександр Хоменко, а сценаристом — випускник університету будівництва й архітектури Іван Бойко. «Текст пісні "Хованки" розповідає про період екзистенційної кризи. Коли людина замислюється над тим, хто вона й навіщо прийшла в цей світ. У полоні нав'язливих думок її супроводжує відчуття провини за те, що вона не виконує свого життєвого призначення» — так описано пісню в профілі гурту на Bandcamp.

Далі дует випустив пісні «Як день посуне ніч» (сучасна інтерпретація всесвітньо відомої колядки «Щедрик»), «Пролог», «У світ без примар».

24 вересня у Tember Blanche вийшов п'ятий трек, — «Вечорниці», який став дуже популярним. З «Вечорницями» дует отримав 1 місце в чарті Local Pulse Kyiv на Spotify, 13 місце серед топ-100 пісень в Україні за 2022 рік на Apple Music. Пісня зайняла друге місце в чарті Суспільне. Медіа.

26 листопада 2021 року з'явився дебютний альбом гурту під назвою «Тут нема нікого, окрім нас».

11 грудня 2021 року в Києві відбувся перший сольний концерт дуету. Учасники гурту Владислав Лагода та Олександра Ганапольська пройшли шлях від виступів на Контрактовій площі до повного солдауту концерту за декілька днів.

17 грудня 2021 року Tember Blanche спільно з реп-гуртом Kalush випустили пісню «Калуські вечорниці», хіп-хоп ремейк оригінальної версії «Вечорниць»

1 квітня 2022 року гурт випустив пісню «Ненародженим» на підтримку українців, які постраждали від російського вторгнення в Україну.

Наприкінці 2022 року Tember Blanche взяли участь у Національному відборі на "Євробачення-2023". 17 грудня з піснею "Я вдома" виступили в фіналі, зайнявши дев'яту сходинку таблиці.

Склад гурту

До складу гурту входять:
 Олександра Ганапольська — вокал, авторка пісень
 Владислав Лагода — гітара, саундпродюсер

Дискографія

Студійні альбоми:
 2021 — «Тут немає нікого, окрім нас»

Сингли:

 «Хованки» (2020)
 «Як день посуне ніч» (2020)
 «Пролог» (2021)
 «У світ без примар» (2021)
 «Вечорниці» (2021)
 «Калуські вечорниці (feat. Kalush)» (2021)
 «О дев'ятій» (2022)
 «Ти живий» (2022)
 «Ненародженим» (2022)
 «про Київ» (2022)
 «Я вдома» (2022)

Примітки

Посилання

 Інтерв'ю з гуртом Tember Blanche
 Канал на Youtube

Інді-поп гурти України
Засновані в Україні 2020
Учасники національного відбору України на Євробачення 2023

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We launch and manage creative careers for digital first talent. We help them swap so-so job titles for one far more fitting and equally fulfilling, that of a social media rockstar.
Kae started doing business at a very young age. The creative Kae started making and designing bracelets. Her first company was born; 4EverWithEveryone now has more than 200 points of sale and a webshop. Her personal style has been contagious for a large audience. Meanwhile, more than 140,000 people were in the front row when Kae was pregnant and gave birth to her first child.
Billierose loves beautiful photographs, designs and any excuse to travel is a good one. She created 'Billierose' years a go as a lifestyle and beauty platform to share her personal style, favorite decor inspiration and adventures in Amsterdam. Rosanna, which is her real name, has a YouTube and Instagram channel where she inspires young urban woman and moms with daily life struggles, the beauty of parenting and lifestyle. In 2019, she will welcome a new family member as she is pregnant of her second child.
Almost 10 years ago, Vita and sister Elise started vlogging together under the name "The Blonde Tigers", a platform where humour, fashion and beauty come together.
Vita danced at the Lucia Marthas and her many years of career as a professional dancer even brought her and her sister to New York. Here they lived and worked on their online visibility. This did not go unnoticed, because once back in the Netherlands they became the backstage reporters of the TV program "The Next boy Girl band". Vita is working for international lingerie brand "Triumph". She and her sister share as much of their lifes as possible with their followers, via Instagram and their weekly vlog.
25-year-old Sophie from Amsterdam is a creative mind and creator in heart and soul.In addition to running her own platforms, where she shares her personal view on fashion, food and lifestyle, she also followed a master in Communication Science and travels around the world.With her 140k followers on Instagram, Sophie shares outfit posts on a daily basis and tries to teach her followers that life is about fun and self confidence.
Julia is a young and talented criminal lawyer from Amsterdam. She studied for many years to reach her goals and still puts her energy in her study every day. Julia gives an impression of her life on Instagram as a girlfriend of a famous DJ, owner of a puppy, lawyer, but also as an ordinary young woman living in Amsterdam who is crazy about fashion and beauty. Julia writes a column on all these topics in the popular magazine "Glamour".
Lynn was born and raised in Brabant (the south of The Netherlands) but packed her bags and moved to Amsterdam. Lynn likes to create content and writes articles for dutch media and blogs.
Her creativity and enthusiasm is contagious for her followers, because now tens of thousands of girls follow her posts full of outfit inspiration, makeup tips and adventures in the capital of the Netherlands.
As a graduated dancer at the Lucia Marthas in Amsterdam and a passionate theater enthusiast, Co recently decided to set up a platform; and with success. Her YouTube channel became the fastest growing in the Netherlands less than a year later. As a full-time stewardess, her love for traveling comes fully to the fore. Co is a woman everyone loves. She is the best friend of her tens of thousands of regular followers.
The popular and still young (24) Friezin Sylvana IJsselmuiden started her career as a presenter at TV broadcaster SBS6. After various acting and model jobs, she became the presenter of the popular platform "Dumpert". Sylvana has a very large follower base on Instagram with whom she maintains a close relationship.
Sylvana and her audience share the same passions: motorbikes, cars and many forms of popular sports such as soccer. It is her down to earth personality that ensures that more than 160,000 people follow this rising star.
Kaj debuted on youtube in 2013 with his own channel. In 2014 he launched the youtube channel ZU5E with two of his friends. Kaj was discovered by RTL MCN soon after launching the ZU5E channel. Now he presents different online programs for the RTL owned channels Concentrate and Concentrate Bold. In 2017 Kaj travelled to Indonesia for a documentary commissioned by Kids right. Kaj also presents his own radio show on 3FM / BNNVARA. In 2017 he presented 3op reis midweek for the same broadcaster.
He worked for years at the hotel chain The Hoxton until he decided to help his wife (The House Cap) with the expansion of her social channels. This was accompanied by setting up his own channel that quickly attracted a lot of attention. 'Daddyhox' is now a recognized platform of its own where his followers get a glimpse into the life of a hip young father from Amsterdam who takes care of his family and tries to keep the balance between 'fun' and being a daddy.


A very serious-minded student in class 1-A whose head resembles that of a crow's. His Quirk, "Dark Shadow" gives him control of a sentient shadow that has a variety of uses, from attacking to defense to support. Within a dark environment, his shadow becomes more powerful but harder to control. Vice versa, if he is in a environment with a lot of light, it becomes easier to control but far weaker.


Anyone Huntin and or Fishin ?
Will be on the lake Thanksgiving day hunting for the elusive FATBASS. The wife and family aren't getting up here from H-Town until about 3 pm. so that gives me nearly all day to find some tight lines. Gonna have turkey day on Friday from traveling complications. Any body else gonna be on the water?
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jazz (n.)
by 1912, American English, first attested in baseball slang; as a type of music, attested by 1915. Perhaps ultimately from slang jasm(1860) "energy, vitality, spirit," perhaps especially in a woman. This is perhaps from earlier gism in the same sense (1842).
By the end of the 1800s, "gism" meant not only "vitality" but also "virility," leading to the word being used as slang for "semen." But — and this is significant — although a similar evolution happened to the word "jazz," which became slang for the act of sex, that did not happen until 1918 at the earliest. That is, the sexual connotation was not part of the origin of the word, but something added later. [Lewis Porter, "Where Did 'Jazz,' the Word, Come From?" http://wbgo.org Feb. 26, 2018]
Meaning "rubbish, unnecessary talk or ornamentation" is from 1918. Slang all that jazz "et cetera" first recorded 1939. Further observations from Porter's summation of the research:
"Jazz" seems to have originated among white Americans, and the earliest printed uses are in California baseball writing, where it means "lively, energetic." (The word still carries this meaning, as in "Let's jazz this up!") The earliest known usage occurs on April 2, 1912, in an article discovered by researcher George A. Thompson, and sent to me courtesy of [Professor Gerald ] Cohen.
... By 1915, jazz was being applied to a new kind of music in Chicago. It seems to have been first applied to Tom Brown's all-white band, which hailed from New Orleans. This was followed by many printed references to jazz as a musical style.
jazz (v.)
"to speed or liven up," 1917, from jazz (n.). Related: jazzed; jazzing.
jazzed (adj.)
"made more lively or colorful," 1919, past-participle adjective from jazz (v.).
jazzman (n.)
1917, from jazz (n.) + man (n.).
jazzetry (n.)
"poetry reading accompanied by jazz music," 1959, from jazz (n.) + poetry.
jazzbo (n.)
1917, "low, vulgar jazz," from jazz (n.). Later in 20c. it was in use as a derogatory term for persons, especially blacks.
jism (n.)
"seminal fluid, cum," 1899; earlier "energy, strength" (1842), of uncertain origin; see jazz (n.).
jazzy (adj.)
"resembling jazz music, spirited, lively, exciting," 1918, from jazz (n.) + -y (2). Related: Jazzily; jazziness.
razzmatazz (n.)
1894, a slang word but the earliest uses are unclear as to sense, perhaps a varied reduplication of jazz (n.). The word had early associations with jazz, which by the 1930s had become disparaging, "old-fashioned jazz," especially in contrast to swing.
hepcat (n.)
also hep-cat, "addict of swing music," more generally, "one who is in the know and knows it," 1937, from hep (1) "aware, up-to-date" in jazz slang + cat (n.) in the slang sense "jazz enthusiast."


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5/21/2015 — By Kaeli Conforti
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Americans are returning to Havana, thanks to affordable people-to-people tours.
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People-to-people tours (the easiest way to visit Cuba) can skew pricey, but trips from Friendly Planet and SmarTours hover around $3,000, including airfare from Miami, cultural activities, and visas (friendlyplanet.com, smartours.com).
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The Thirteenth Doctor #1
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By Milo Milton Jefferies
By Jody Houser, Rachael Stott, Enrica Eren Angiolini, Viviana Spinelli, Giorgia Sposito & Adele Matera
Jodie Whittaker's tenure as The Doctor is already proving to be something that's adored by both fans and critics alike, so for those who can't get enough of The Thirteenth Doctor, in step Titan Comics with a fun series opener that fans of the show will adore. It pits the current #TeamTARDIS of The Doctor, Ryan, Yaz and Graham against a mystery that involves time-travelling thieves. It's an interesting concept – if you had a vortex manipulator that could travel anywhere in time and space, it's hard not to imagine that the temptation to steal stuff would be hard to resist – even if Perkins and Dotor Shulz may not be working all-too willingly for a treasure-hungry Tyrant, and The Thirteenth Doctor does an interesting job at establishing these new characters, whilst keeping most of the attention on the TARDIS crew.
Writer Jody Houser manages to make the most out of the anticipation that has been building to this release with a series of adventures called The Road to the Thirteenth Doctor that featured on the previous incarnations of The Doctor, culminating with a prequel #0 issue, but they are not required reading for newcomers who perhaps missed out on them and are looking for a place to start afresh with Who canon. It's a lot of build-up but for a change of this magnitude in Doctor Who's history, it's almost required, especially when this issue reveals what has been trying to contact The Doctor through the previous one-shots. Even though there has only been a few episodes with The Thirteenth Doctor Houser nails her mannerisms and personality, and what is always important in a tie-in comic, artist Rachael Stott and colourist Enrica Eren Angiolini do an excellent job at bringing her to life.
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Stott and Angiolini do make an incredible pair on the artistic front with all of time and space to flesh out. The setting of an alien world allows them to have free reign to the landscape with Angiolini (who has support from Viviana Spinelli) really making the most out of the colours of the alien world that the Doctor's crew find themselves on. The TARDIS console too is impeccably recreated in stunning detail, and if possible it's just as stunning as it is on screen, capturing that alien and mystical feeling sometimes moreso than the show. It's also important to note that Giorgia Sposito and Adele Matera do step in to do pages fourteen and fifteen, but there is no noticeable change as it flows really nicely.
The issue does an effective job at presenting what should be an interesting arc, with Hauser going big as to be expected. It'll be interesting to see whether or not the comics writers can touch on classic Doctor Who villains before the show does, and how they handle it – as the show has devoted time to entirely new creations for its first season with Jodie Whittaker. Will Yaz, Graham and Ryan's first encounter with the Daleks or Cybermen be on the page? It's hard to call at the moment, and it doesn't look likely in this first arc. And one thing that looks positively interesting is the possibility of a multi-Doctor crossover in the future, given their popularity with Titan, it's hard not to imagine something like this would appeal to them.
But for now, it's the Thirteenth Doctor show. And Jody Hauser's series has, like Whittaker, hit the ground running.
Loved it.8
For those who can't get enough of The Thirteenth Doctor, in step Titan Comics with a fun series opener that fans of the show will adore.
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Dr. Drew Pinsky Says He Is "Gravely Concerned" About Hillary Clinton's Health
August 18, 2016 by Infinite
– Dr. Drew Pinsky Says He Is "Gravely Concerned" About Hillary Clinton's Health:
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Board-certified medicine specialist and TV personality Dr. Drew Pinsky has come out and said that he is "gravely concerned" about presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's health, pointing out that treatment she is receiving could be the result of her bizarre behaviors.
Appearing on KABC's McIntyre in the Morning, Pinsky said he and his colleague Dr. Robert Huizenga became "gravely concerned….not just about her health but her health care," after analyzing what medical records on Hillary had been released.
Pinsky pointed out that after Clinton fainted and fell in late 2012, she suffered from a "transverse sinus thrombosis," an "exceedingly rare clot" that "virtually guarantees somebody has something wrong with their coagulation system."
"What's wrong with her coagulation system, has that been evaluated?" asked Dr. Drew.
Dr. Drew, known as "America's most trusted physician," added that the "weird" medication Clinton has been receiving could be exacerbating her health problems.
"So the very medicine doctors are using may be causing this problem and they're using an old fashioned medicine to treat it – what is going on with her health care?" asked Pinsky.
Pinsky described the situation as "bizarre," and said that Hillary's medical condition was "dangerous" and "concerning".
Dr. Drew also went on to add that it was a sign of "brain damage" when Hillary had to wear prism glasses after her fall.
Although the Clinton Campaign has said that the controversy over Hillary's health has been debunked and while the media feverishly attempts to paint any questioning of the medical condition of the Democratic party's nominee as a "conspiracy theory," it certainly says something when "America's most trusted physician," who regularly appears on mainline television, comes out and says he is deeply concerned about Hillary.
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Each year RFE/RL's Editorial Board celebrates the greatest journalistic achievements in breaking news coverage, reporting, features, videos, and photography within its 25 Language Services. Below are the winners for January, 2019.
Current Time TV's coverage of the Magnitogorsk tragedy has received over 2.2 million views since an explosion brought down a ten-story apartment block in just a few seconds in the industrial city in Russia's Ural region on December 31, killing 39 people. Current Time reporters interviewed survivors who shared their extraordinary stories, and led coverage among audiences in Central Asia, following the plight of an entire family from Tajikistan who died in the explosion.
An investigation by RFE/RL Ukrainian Service's TV program, Schemes, revealed that one of the presidential candidates, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, a star comedian and a well-known TV personality, has some involvement in Russian businesses, tightly controlled by the Kremlin. The story became top news ahead of the elections and was widely cited in the Ukrainian media, as well as quoted in Bloomberg.
RFE/RL's Balkan Service's documentary marking the 20th anniversary of the killing of 45 ethnic Albanian civilians by Serbian-led security forces in the Kosovar village of Racak is a skillfully produced, compelling and mission orientated video. The massacre sparked international outrage and was one of the factors that led to the 1999 NATO bombing campaign that ended the bloody, two-year war of Kosovar independence.
RFE/RL's Central Newsroom's video on the self-immolation of student Jan Palach, 50 years after his desperate act of protest following the Soviet-led invasion of Czechoslovakia, uses rare archive footage and present-day interviews. It explores the stories of self-immolation in neighboring Communist countries which have been suppressed or forgotten, and provides a fresh look at an important event that became pivotal in the movement to topple Communist rule 20 years later.
"I'm Not Drunk, I Have Cerebral Palsy"
Current Time TV's social video telling the story of Kazakh businesswoman and blogger Kamilla Shokanova who has cerebral palsy video generated empathy from viewers for raising awareness of the obstacles that many people with disabilities face in their day-to-day lives across the world. The video also encouraged people with disabilities to counter unjust attitudes. It received more than 1 million and 200 thousand views across social networks.
As many as 1.5 million people died in Kazakhstan during the great Soviet famine which spanned the winters of 1931-33. While other former Soviet states, notably Ukraine, have marked the famine, the Kazakh government has sought to bury this bitter memory along with the forgotten victims. In an interview with RFE.RL's Kazakh Service, author of the book Famine In The Soviet Kazakhstan, Sarah Cameron, shares a revelation in the horrors of soviet history.
RFE/RL's Iranian Service asked viewers and followers who were born just after the 1979 revolution to share their stories of life in the Islamic Republic through one-minute selfie video clips, kick starting the campaign with popular social media influencers and celebrities. The result was a collection of ranging personal, financial, political and at times emotional stories which were viewed tens of thousands of times.


Frances Bright, my grandmother, died on Sunday. Liz and I both returned last night to St. Louis and will drive later this morning to South Carolina. My grandmother was a great woman that I will miss until the end of my time. The State, Colimbia's daily newspaper, carried her obit today.
COLUMBIA - Services for Frances Crout Bright, 85, will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Shandon Baptist Church with burial in Greenlawn Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the church building fund. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at Dunbar Funeral Home, Devine Street Chapel. Mrs. Bright died Sunday, December 28, 2003. Born in Columbia, she was the daughter of the late Huey Crout and Velma Oxner Crout Manley. She was a former library clerk at Columbia and A.C. Flora High School and a former treasurer/bookkeeper with Bright Animal Clinic.
Mrs. Bright was a member of Shandon Baptist Church, "We Care" Sunday School Class and Columbia College Alumni Club.
Surviving are her husband of 65 years, C. O. "Rock" Bright Sr.; son and daughter-in-law, Dr. C.O. Bright Jr. and Ruth A. Bright of Columbia; daughter and son-in-law, Judith Frances Bright and John C. Thomas of Cathlamet, Wash.; brother and sister-in-law, Harold Earl and Jean Crout of Columbia; grandchildren, Tonya Gramann, Debra Huss, Charles Currie Jr., Jennifer Bertrand and Heather Medders; and great-grandchildren, Hannah Gramann, Dylan Medders, Devin Medders and Ian Rock Bertrand.
I'm sorry that I don't have any pictures to post right now. My computer crashed and my access is limited.
We did enjoy our stay in Portland. My sermon seemed to go well at Portland's First Congregational United Church of Christ. I was happy to see Gretchen Kafoury, Mollie Copeland, Christian Paul, The Rev. Dr. Arvin and Sue Luchs, The Rev. Dana Brown, The Rev. Dr. Pat Ross, The Rev. Gene Ross, Jon Ross, Larisa Zimmerman and many other people. I also made a quick drop-by during the coffee hour at First United Methodist Church and was happy to see so many people there.


Delight in beachfront Shipwatch Surf and Yacht Club, for relaxation, for boating, for pure enjoyment. This unique property is located on 500 FT of beach front and also offers old river access across the street. These spacious condos boost a Southern Living, cottage atmosphere. 1364 SF and beautifully furnished with ceramic tile throughout. This ground floor unit is steps away from the beach walkover - a perfect choice for families with small children. Electronics include TV, DVD in Living Room and TV's in Master and Twin Guest Bedroom.
The staff always has your packet ready. So you can check in or out in just a couple minutes.
It was an awesome trip as always! That's why we have used Perdido Realty for several years and will continue to book through them.
Loved the Beach and the walkway the complex has to it!
We have been staying at Shipwatch for 30 years...we love it!!


How long have you been showing horses? 19 years! First, I showed in 4-H (with some not so broke horses), & then, I began showing AQHA diligently in 2006.
How long have you been in Missouri? All 28 years of my life!
What is your favorite horse show? EVERY SHOW! I feel fortunate to continue doing what I love!....I do enjoy long shows with multiple judges. I like to get away from the real world & live the fantasy life of not having responsibilities & enjoying horses 24/7! I also like having free time to venture away from the show to shop & see the sites with my family....I would like to thank MQHA & the people that work hard to put on shows. I appreciate you continuing to provide exhibitors with quality shows in our state!
What is your favorite class to show in? Showmanship! I enjoy the connection that is formed with a horse, & I like teaching the babies, like my current partner in crime, "Crickets" Dun It Too!
Working Cow Horse! I love watching them turn the steer on the wall.
Who is your all-time favorite horse and why? Of course there are TONS of nice, famous horses, but I'm choosing a favorite horse based on the connection that I had with him. Henry (a.k.a. Chex Made Me A Star) would be an obvious choice, but I'm going to go with my boy Teas "Tader" Tot, who never really got his time to shine. From the moment he came out of his mama, it was love at first sight. Tader was like the little engine that could. He did showmanship, ranch riding, work cows, rope (with my husband), trail ride, go over little jumps, and pretty much anything that I asked of him! We trusted each other & had such a strong bond. As a four year old, we ventured out to the Ranch Riding, and Tader became the first horse that I had raised, trained, & qualified for the World Show on my own. Unfortunately, his life was short lived. After surgery to remove a bone chip, he came home & went straight back to the vet. He died from colic impaction. Most people wouldn't have given such a plain, Jane, little bay a second look, but for me, Tader was everything that I could have ever wanted.
If you are not at a horse show, what would we find you doing? Anything with my husband Russell! We check cows, work babies (horses), condition horses, scoop poop, target practice, fish, & eat YUMMY BBQ (that Russell grills)! Of course, during the school year, I'm grading papers & making lesson plans.
Do you have another job besides taking care of your horses? Teaching! Currently, I'm teaching 4th grade math....Yes! I'm a math nerd & actually find it enjoyable!
What is your favorite food? MEAT….Particularly fresh beef, pork, or chicken!
What is your favorite restaurant? ANYTHING BBQ!....but Russell spoils me, so I'd rather eat at home!
What is your dream vacation? My dream vacation would be somewhere that my husband could go hunting during the day while I enjoy the spa. The vacation spot would also have a private hot spring! If you have any suggestions, please let me know!
What is something most people don't know about you? I can sing! I earned a 1-rating at State on my vocal solo. Also, many people know that I like to dance, but most don't know that I danced in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
If there is anything else you would like to share, please tell us! My mama & husband make my horse show world go around. They help me get everything ready, drive me to the shows, & "babysit" me while I'm there. I also wouldn't have my girl Cricket, & other projects, if it weren't for Russell. We joke about me "stealing" his things: truck, saddle, horse. I couldn't do it without their love & support! Thank you!


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The FTA debate in Sri Lanka: Rhetoric and Reality
Premachandra Athukorala, Dayaratna Silva
The government of Sri Lanka has embraced free trade agreements (FTAs) as a key focus of the national trade and development strategy. This paper examines the rationale of this policy choice by analysing the trade outcomes of Sri Lanka's FTAs with India and Pakistan and the expected gains from the FTA recently signed with Singapore. The analysis is informed by the existing body of knowledge on the role of FTAs as an alternative to multilateral and unilateral liberalisation. There is strong evidence that trade gains from FTAs has been vastly exaggerated by the proponents in the Sri Lankan trade policy debate. FTAs are essentially preferential trade deals the actual trade effect of which is conditioned by the commodity coverage normally dictated by political considerations and lobby group pressure, and the 'rules of origin' relating to the eligibility for the tariff concessions offered. Even then, potential trade gains depend crucially on supply-side reforms needed to improve the country's capability to reap gains from market opening and compatibility of its trade patterns with the partner countries. Therefore the failure of the process of multilateral trade liberation under the WTO does not make a valid case for a country giving priority to FTAs. The more effective and time-honoured alternative is to undertake its own (unilateral) trade reforms needed for effectively integrating the country in the global economy combined with appropriate supply-side reforms
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spitters, shitters and other critters
By Trey Rusk
My first patrol car was a 1975 Ford LTD. It was equipped with a waffle cage mounted behind the front seat. It was called the waffle because some prisoners would hit it with their faces on purpose or as a result of a sudden stop. Thus the waffle marks.
Most patrol officers carry a patrol case. The case contains things that may be needed during the shift that the local agency didn't provide.
Spitters often went to the ER for stitches.
Occasionally, I would have to transport some belligerent asshole who would attempt to spit on officers. I kept a mesh bag with a draw string that would cover the head of a spitter. It always worked well but I still had to listen to them. Sometimes a stray dog would run out in front of the patrol car and I would have to slam on my brakes. The rest of the ride was usually as peaceful as a Sunday drive.
Nobody likes to smell shit.
More than once as a rookie I would be called to transport a Shitter. This was someone who had crapped himself before or during an arrest. As a general rule, Shitters wouldn't be arrested unless it was for a higher level of offense or they were Poppers. POP is the acronym for Pissing of the Police. I kept large black trash bags in in my patrol case. I would place it on the ground and have a Shitter step into the bag then pull it up and tie a knot. Sometimes a Shitter would be combative and resist the bag, so I also carried Vicks in my patrol bag and dabbed it under my nose. Once booked and placed in a cell a Shitter would be stripped down naked and hosed off until all the fecal matter went down the cell drain. Then a clean jump suit and blanket would be given to them. Not only was it humiliating but it was cold. That's why most city jails are called coolers. They are kept cold to hold down the smells and keep the inmates wrapped in their blankets to stay warm. Cold cells equal less trouble.
Critters come in all sizes.
Cattle is king in Texas. When cattle escape the pastures the cops are called. I have wrangled many a steer to keep them from being hit by traffic. There is nothing more invisible in Texas than a black cow standing in the road on a moonless night.
Surprisingly, when a cow is hit by a car and crippled the arriving officer usually has to shoot the bovine. I have never had anyone claim a cow that was hit by a car. The pasture owner risked too much liability and so 1000 pounds of meat lay in the road. I have seen people seriously injured or killed because cattle were standing in a roadway.
Dead cows aren't wasted.
I would call the local boys home and no matter what time it was a flat bed truck with a winch would arrive to cart the cow off for meat and leather. They would also come out for deer. Some of the boys trained as meat cutters and later became butchers. It was a good system.
I miss the simpler times.
That's the way I see it.


Chances are; if you are actively job searching, you are interviewing for, or at least considering multiple roles within multiple companies. Therefore it can be easy to lose track of who you spoke to, for which role, when and where. It's important you get this straight in your mind – there is nothing more off-putting than a candidate who phones us up to feedback or chase up on an opportunity, and they start talking about the wrong company, role or hiring manager. This simply shows a lack of attention to detail and organisation on their part.
This is simply common courtesy. Your references should be aware that they are being used as a reference, but drop them a line to remind them and ask them politely to keep an eye out. Thank them after they have provided this.
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When we left Arizona for Utah, we knew one of the things we were leaving behind was glorious, sunshine-filled winters.
We'd moved to Arizona in mid-July, when the temperatures were soaring daily to 117 or 118 and everyone commented how how unfortunate it was to arrive smack-dab in the middle of summer.
But come January and February, when much of the US is buried in snow and freezing gray weather, Arizona is basically heaven on earth (since I'm writing about this in January, I can't talk too much about Arizona winters or I'm going to just be too sad).
So we decided that each January or February, our family would visit somewhere warm for at least a few days.
This year, our "Winter Escape Trip" was to Las Vegas.
It's less than a 6 hour drive, there is endless sunshine, and, since my parents live there, it's about the cheapest trip possible (bonus for free babysitting from my parents so Bart and I can steal away to see a movie after we tuck our girls into bed).
We've visited Las Vegas dozens of times over the years, so this was not a new or novel destination for our family.
And yet, I noticed something fascinating.
By giving this trip a name, it felt so much more exciting and intentional.
That name framed it differently in our all minds.
Instead of it just being three days at the grandparents' house, it was our Winter Escape Trip.
On Saturday, when we went for a hike at Red Rock, it felt crazy to be wearing just light jackets.
The whole trip just felt a little more special and intentional with a name (and let's be honest, not even a very creative name at that).
I was commenting on this phenomenon to my mom on the phone and we talked about how much a name matters.
She reminded me of Gretchen Rubin's weekly "Power Hour" where she moves as quickly as possible through the unpleasant tasks (bill paying, phone calls, setting up a new device, etc) that can easily pile up in adult life. Naming that "Power Hour" makes it feel more intentional and slighlty less awful with a name.
Now that I've noticed this, I'm looking back on my own childhood and thinking of things that had specific names.
"Saturday Jobs" sounded more important, official, and grown-up than just doing chores.
Our family scripture reading was always called "Devotional" and if you asked any of my sibling, that one word would probably conjure up very specific memories, including early mornings and the blankets my dad would wrap us in when we got out of our warm beds to sit on the couches together for 15 or 20 minutes.
It takes almost zero effort to give something – a weekly routine, a holiday tradition, or a trip – a name, but that name, even if it's a relatively dumb name, can make the whole thing more delightful.
Have you noticed this phenomenon too?
Some year, I hope our Winter Escape Trip will be to Hawaii or the Bahamas or somewhere else warm and exotic, but in the meantime, while our Winter Escape Trips lean hard to the budget side, I'm glad that giving it a name is a free way to make it feel more purposeful and thrilling.
Do you have routines or traditions with names? I'd love to hear!
I love this whole concept. In the days of recalibrating after my 4th baby, I was struggling with the endless meal making that comes with homeschooling a slew of young kids. My husband suggested having set easy lunches on certain days. Thus "Chicken Nugget Wednesday" was born. We heat up frozen chicken tenders and make strawberry applesauce (frozen strawberries+applesauce in the blender) and listen to Circle Round while we eat. My younger ones ask me nearly every day what day of the week it is, and someone always excitedly announces when it's Chicken Nugget Wednesday. It's a fun easy tradition that gets us through the middle of the week.
I love this idea! Especially the idea of the "power hour" for adult stuff. That mess is never fun, but I feel like I could motivate myself (and my husband) into doing that stuff if we had a name, and "set time limit." Definitely stealing that idea.
What a great post. The traditions my kids love and reference the most are ones with names they associate to the event. "The Conference Store" weekends twice a year with General Conference. "Late Nights" each child had their own night of the week to get 30 min one-on-one time with mom/dad when other kids are in bed. They do not forget or miss a night. It's spectacular. "Read aloud time" all thanks to you and Sarah MacKenzie's books.
I will be using this concept for naming future events. Thanks!
We started having "snuggle supper" which has become an intentional choice from something that used to be me not wanting to cook and just wanting to veg. We order pizza or have a picnic style meal and eat in front of a movie. Before our renovation it happened on our bed with an old sheet protecting it because that was where the tv was. Now it's in the media room and the snuggle supper blanket still covers the pullout couch that become a bed for this purpose. It's my favorite and now I look for chances to have it!
That is the BEST name!
Our first two weeks of the summer are our "magical mystery tour". I may not even tell the children where we are going. This year, it's Niagara Falls, Ben & Jerry's Factory, LL Bean, Acadia National Park, whale watching on Cape Cod, visiting grandparents, Living Treasures Animal Park, Hershey, and Pittsburgh. Maybe. If I can do all that in like 12 days.
It is an awesome idea to name other stuff. I'll give it a try and report back. Maybe our weekly visit to see my mom can be our "senior trip".
I am OBSESSED with this idea – can I be your child?
That same week that you left in January… we GO to Utah (from California). We call it Birthday Week because it's my dad's birthday, my husband's sister's birthday, and two nephews. It's our ski week and we eat so much cake.
I agree that event names can be powerful. I've been performing improv comedy for seven years and I decided to take a full month off shows for the first time in five years. I began referring to February as my Improv Show Sabbatical and not just "a break", and it feels intentional and exciting.
Love this! The 1st day of the month we call "Calendar Changing Day." We go around changing all the calenders and then have a simple, yet special pancake breakfast together, discussing all the exciting things we have to look forward to that month.
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Climate change is one of the most critical global challenges of our time. This factor, coupled with the increasing demand our society makes on energy and resources, has forced sustainable development to the top of the European political agenda. Scientific research has shown that also the cultural heritage of Europe is particularly vulnerable to these factors making its preservation and conservation a high priority to all stakeholders.
Therefore, more effective and efficient sustainable adaptation and mitigation strategies need to be developed in order to preserve these invaluable cultural assets for the long-term future since they represent a non-renewable resource of intrinsic importance to our European identity. More reliable assessments of the impact of climate change will lead to better prediction models, which in turn will enable preventive measures to be taken, thus reducing the consumption of energy and resources.
Against this background, the CLIMATE FOR CULTURE project estimates the impacts of changing climate conditions on historic buildings and their vast collections in Europe and the Mediterranean. A multidisciplinary research team of 27 partners aims to identify the damage potential of our cultural heritage most at risk, so as to encourage the development of strategies to mitigate the effects of climate change, including through policy makers and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reports. Furthermore, the project provides insight into the possible socio-economic impact of climate change, given the importance of cultural heritage to Europe's economy.
The main innovation of the project is to use simulation and modelling tools to better predict the influence of the changing outdoor climate on the microclimate in historic buildings until 2100, and to assess the damage potential of these future microclimates on art collections in various climate zones. For the first time ever, regional climate models with a high resolution of 10x10 km are therefore being developed and coupled with whole building simulation tools to identify the most urgent risks for specific regions.
Buildings of outstanding significance are subject to in depth case studies providing knowledge on the state of preservation, interpretation of indoor climate conditions and requirements from a preventive conservation point of view. Various types of historic buildings located in different climate zones and from different time periods are investigated concerning the behaviour due to weather changes and different utilization. The aim is an improved assessment of the climatic functioning of historic buildings and their future energy demand using whole building simulation with regard to the dangers for the interior equipment or works of art and resulting measures to improve conditions. For these research tasks, the newest available technology from European projects (AMECP, LASERACT, Noah's Ark, Friendly Heating, EUROCARE EU-1383 PREVENT, OnSiteforMasonry, SMooHS) are applied.
The CLIMATE FOR CULTURE project is funded by the European Commission from 2009 until 2014.


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Pharmaceutical Companies Partner in Global Health
Patricia Van Arnum
PTSM: Pharmaceutical Technology Sourcing and Management
PTSM: Pharmaceutical Technology Sourcing and Management-10-03-2012, Volume 8, Issue 10
A recent review evaluates the nature of global health partnerships and critical factors for their success.
The pharmaceutical industry is engaged in a multitude of global health initiatives, which include partnerships with governments, intergovernmental organizations, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), private-sector companies, and universities. To help evaluate these partnerships, the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers & Associations (IFPMA) recently partnered with BSR, a global business network consultancy focused on sustainability. To carry out the review, BSR developed an evaluation framework to help IFPMA, its stakeholders, and companies better understand how individual partnerships are contributing to improving global health
Last month, IFPMA published the 2012 update to its Developing World Health Partnerships Directory. The directory outlines 220 partnerships between the research-based pharmaceutical industry and its partners, including governments, intergovernmental organizations, NGOS, private-sector companies, and universities that serve people in 160 countries. The launch of the directory coincided with the release of an independent review by BSR of the contributions these health partnerships make to the health of people in low- and middle-income countries.
"Global health issues are complex, and solutions often require a range of organizations working together," said Eduardo Pisani, IFPMA Director General, in a Sept. 11, 2012, IFPMA release. "Understanding the value of partnerships, our industry and partners have increased these programs dramatically in recent years as highlighted in our directory. This year, we are pleased that BSR analyzed these programs and made suggestions for increasing the benefit people in developing countries."
The industry-led health partnerships catalogued in the IFPMA's Developing World Health Partnerships Directory focus on a wide range of activities: developing new treatments, improving the availability of new and existing drugs, strengthening health systems, raising awareness, prevention, and training. They also cover various types of diseases, such as HIV/AIDS, neglected tropical diseases, malaria, noncommunicable diseases, and other multifaceted health challenges, such as improving women's and children's health.
Of the 220 global health partnerships reviewed by BSR, 20% were focused on HIV/AIDS, 16% on neglected tropical diseases, 16% on women's and children's health, 14% on malaria, and 14% on noncommunicable diseases. On a program basis, 50% of the partnerships strengthen health-system infrastructure, and 79% focus on training. Thirty-six percent focus on improving availability of treatments, including donation programs. Fifty-nine percent of the partnerships are R&D-based collaborations focused on the development of new treatments, and 38% focus on awareness raising, prevention, and outreach. The majority of partnerships (62%) involve NGOs, and also include partners from government and academia, and 15% of the partnerships involve multiple research-based pharmaceutical companies.
According to BSR's review, 90% of companies surveyed expect to increase partnership commitments toward noncommunicable diseases while maintaining commitments across other therapeutic areas. While 65% of the industry-led health partnerships currently operate in Sub-Saharan Africa, expansion is planned in South Asia, East Asia, and Latin America. Forty percent of companies interviewed expect to increase investments in partnerships.
The BSR review also examined the critical success factors for increasing the impact of the health partnerships, including the adoption of a health needs-based approach, engaging in broad-based and multi-company partnerships, and aligning existing and future partnerships to maximize shared resources and expertise. Using existing country systems and local ownership also is important as is providing comprehensive outcome tracking and impact measures, according to the BSR review.
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Mike Lee experiences the Jota Sport Journey to Le Mans
by Editorial TeamPublished 21 November 2014 at 13:27
'Journey to Le Mans' takes a behind the scenes look at the British privateer team, 'Jota Sport' and its racing drivers, most notably their owner/driver, and 'Sunday Times Rich List' regular, 'Simon Dolan'. The Journey follows the team as they carry out their preparation, testing and qualifying for the 2014 Le Mans 24 Hour race.
It's kind of hard to say who this film is most suited to, as it will depend on how you view the documentary. Personally as an automotive writer, car enthusiast, motorsport fan and lifestyle writer, the one thing that changed my initial way of viewing this documentary, was when Simon Dolan made mention of his dismissal from school at 16 and then being told, 'he wouldn't amount to anything'. This to me brought in the element of aspiration, his ambition to achieve something and the will to succeed and push through, no matter what.
There are of course plenty of other movies made purely for race fans, so if you are a diehard motor racing fan, then go and watch a motor racing film, if you are into engineering and interested in the mechanical side of things, then go and watch a documentary about that. However if you like the idea that you can come from nowhere and run and compete with motor racings big boys in such a competitive arena, then this is an interesting film from that point of view, and for me, delivered some great inspiration.
The Le Mans 24 hour race is one of the oldest and biggest motor racing endurance events in the world and to say that it is one of the toughest that any team or driver will face, is an understatement. With motorsport teams needing to build mechanically reliable race cars, provide 24 hour support and have faultless strategies, with the drivers needing to be able to maintain constant concentration at full race speeds for hours on end, it is extremely tough.
Directed and produced by Charlotte Fantelli, the documentary shows the much less glamorous reality of motorsport, but with that you get to see the passion and desire, the hard work and dedication, and the teamwork and camaraderie, as well as the emotions, tension, trials and tribulation from the team and drivers. If you haven't raced or been in a race car then it's hard to imagine the concentration, mental ability and physical endurance, as well as the guts and determination required to drive for such long periods of time at full race speeds.
The cinematic filming, while possibly not to everyone's taste, has some good slow-motion sequences of pertinent moments, with nice camera angled shots also. Added to this, were well placed sounds from the race engines and appropriate music scores. Narration is by the well known and familiar voices of Patrick Stewart and Tiff Needell, who give an air of enthusiasm with their commentary at the right moments.
There are also some nice interspersed interviews throughout the documentary, that give you just enough insight into trying to understand the thoughts of the team members and drivers that create all that I have listed in the previous paragraphs and capture the real passion within.
It's quite easy to look at this documentary as just another motorsport film. However if you consider the story-line from the point of view of the small privateer Jota Team and personal aspects of the individuals, where they came from and their prior attempts during the previous years. Then also consider Simon Dolan's quote about being thrown out of school and told he wouldn't amount to anything, then for me the take home message that is delivered, tells the story of having the passion and determination to succeed and not quit when all seems lost and that you can actually succeed in life with hard work and determination. Journey to Le Man, does bring in another dimension lacking in most of the other over glamorised videos I have seen and makes for a very interesting story.
To paraphrase one of Simon Dolan's quotes during the movie, "Part of success in life, is pushing yourself harder than anybody else would expect".
In summary: "Journey to Le Mans is a story of hard work and determination, a voyage with an ending that should inspire us all"
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Arsonist sentenced to life in prison after setting gay bar on fire twice
By Graham Gremore August 8, 2017 at 11:08am
A U.K. man was just sentenced to life in prison after trying to burn down a popular gay bar.
Jason Fossett was found guilty "arson with intent to endanger life" when he lit a pile of trash on fire outside the Two Brewers, a popular gay bar in London.
Fossett testified last week that he didn't have any recollection of lighting the fire because he had consumed "a couple of drinks" beforehand. After setting the trash can ablaze, he fled the scene. Police later identified him using CCTV footage taken inside the venue.
"Fossett is clearly a dangerous character who deliberately went out of his way to set fire to the bar in a carefully calculated attack," Metropolitan Police spokesman Paul Waterman said.
Waterman said it was "sheer luck" that the fire was contained early and didn't result in any major property damage or people being injured.
The minimum sentence was three years and 244 days, but a judge sentenced Fossett to life. If that seems harsh, it's only because this was not the first time Fossett has been found guilty of arson. In 2004, he was sentenced to eight years for the exact same crime at the exact same bar.
"I hope Fossett uses his time behind bars to reflect on his actions," Waterman said.
Though the Two Brewers is a gay bar, police found no evidence this was a targeted hate crime.
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As Massachusetts drought continues into August, officials recommend upgrading severity to 'critical' in over half the state
Updated: Aug. 09, 2022, 10:05 a.m. |
Published: Aug. 09, 2022, 5:55 a.m.
The latest Massachusetts drought status map from the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs published on July 21 shows two drought regions at "critical" levels, two at "significant" levels, and two at "mild" levels. (Courtesy of EEA)
Chris Van Buskirk | cvanbuskirk@masslive.com
Officials involved in drought management are recommending a critical drought declaration in four out of the seven drought regions in Massachusetts as high temperatures and low rainfall totals continue to keep the state dry.
Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Beth Card still needs to officially approve the suggestions from Drought Management Task Force members. The experts on the task force who monitor weather, rainfall, rivers, streams, wildfires, and agriculture described worsening conditions in the eastern part of Massachusetts and the continuation of a critical drought in the northeast and central parts of the state.
At a Monday afternoon task force meeting, members said the severity level should increase for the Cape Cod, Connecticut River Valley, and Southeast regions, while the Central region should maintain its "critical drought" status. The state uses four severity levels for droughts, from mild to emergency drought, and numbered one through four.
After a lengthy debate, task force members decided to recommend that Card declare a critical or level three drought in the Connecticut River Valley region rather than keep it at a level two or significant drought. The region primarily consists of the Connecticut Basin, which experts said has had worsening conditions even as other basins that make up the edge of the region are faring better.
National Weather Service Senior Hydrometeorologist Ronald Horwood said the state has experienced flash drought-type conditions.
"Just imagine if we only had one meeting a month, we'd be like this thing is like a runaway train," he said. "Basically, everything except groundwater is really rapidly deteriorating."
Viki Zoltay of the Department of Recreation and Conservation's Office of Water Resources said there is a tension between "wanting to call things what they are, which is level three in the Connecticut River Basin, but administratively, we know that the water boundaries aren't desirable."
"Given how fast things are deteriorating and additional impacts, like [agriculture] and others, I would also tend to just say, rather than calling everything level two, I'd rather call everything level three," Zoltay said.
According to NWS data presented Monday, Boston this year had its fourth driest July since 1872 with 0.62 inches of rainfall and Hyannis had its driest since 1893 with 0.33 inches of rainfall.
Worcester, with 3.54 inches of rainfall last month, did not rank in its top 20 driest July's since 1892, according to NWS data.
Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs Director of Water Policy Vandana Rao said if the region is moved to a "critical drought," it's because of the main stem of the Connecticut River.
"That's what's driving and pushing the entire region to a level three," Rao said.
The task force said the state's Central drought region — which encompasses Worcester County — should remain at level three, or a critical drought. Rao said predictions for August are "not looking good."
"We're seeing some of those impacts of the rainfall is very quickly sort of been dissipated," Rao said. "The fact that we don't want to be going back and forth, so much from one two-week period to another two-week period."
Horwood said he would not recommend any improvement for the Central region.
"I just don't see that we've seen enough to justify any improvement out there," he said.
There is a chance for relief in the fall when rainfall is expected to hit just above normal numbers, according to Nicole Belk of the National Weather Service Forecast Office.
In the short term, Belk said the forecast through Monday, Aug. 15, shows heat and humidity are expected to continue through Tuesday when temperatures should return "to near seasonable levels from Wednesday through the weekend."
"Precipitation is forecast to be normal to somewhat above normal, with on and off chance for showers," Belk said. "So the wet weather chances increase for Tuesday night through Thursday and then drive through the weekend. However, our best shot at beneficial rainfall is Wednesday night through early Thursday."
But Rao said one rainfall event is not enough to move past drought conditions.
"One rain event is not going to get us out of a drought. It certainly helps. It certainly helps with bringing down the fire danger index," Rao said. "But many such small events will hopefully, over time, cumulatively help us get out of the drought."
Environmental officials have ratcheted up the state's drought level over the course of the summer. Card first declared a mild drought in Bristol, Plymouth, and Norfolk Counties in May after sporadic rainfall totals resulted in "below average" precipitation numbers.
A significant drought was declared for those counties as well as the Northeast, Central, and Connectivity River Valley Regions of the state as dry conditions continued to plague Massachusetts. Ninety percent of Massachusetts had drought conditions by July, and two weeks ago, the Central and Northeast Regions were classified as experiencing a "critical drought."
The state encouraged residents to minimize water usage, especially in the Millers and Nashua River watersheds, as a result of elevated temperatures and forecasts with "little to no meaningful participation." Greater precipitation deficits, streamflow impacts, and higher extents of evapotranspiration made the two watershed areas of "higher concern."
"Farms have started to experience drought impacts on production acreage and are irrigating crops on a more consistent basis due to current precipitation deficits, high temperatures, and low soil moisture," the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs said in a previous statement. "Farms are maintaining current planting and harvest cycles, and minimal impacts to seasonal yields are expected."
At Monday's meeting, Michael Botelho of the Massachusetts Department of Agriculture said farms across the state are reporting "major impacts to moderate impacts" as a result of the drought.
"All farms and reporting that just maintaining their irrigation systems, whether they're overhead or on drip, is becoming a full-time job with significant cost impacts to their seasonal production," he said. "Crops are starting to wilt. A lot of farms are reporting that based on the significant heat and then obviously, lack of rainfall."
The task force meets again on Tuesday, Aug. 23, at 10 a.m.
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It said the inventor of the boots was the famous military strategist Sun Bin in the Warring States period. To commemorate Sun Bin, the old shoemakers adorned him as the ancestor of the footwear industry.
The earliest existing boots are cowhide boots from the Peacock Ancient Tombs in Xinjiang. It can be seen that over 3800 years ago in Xinjiang, boots have appeared. The styles of the boots are dry boots, flower boots, leather boots, felt boots, single boots and cotton boots, cloud boots, goose top boots and more.
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Stay in a comfortable accommodation in a lush environment with a Balinese palace in our front yard, delicious healthy meals, yoga and meditation classes, blissful spa treatments, cultural activities - all things you need to enjoy in a hassel-free, authentic, magical Bali retreat experience. We also offer Discovery Journeys which will take you off the beaten track.
Our 2018 retreats are now one day longer - 7 days/6 nights! And what's more, the prices are same as in 2017, so you get to profit double. On our retreats calendar you will find a wide choice of retreats, catering to different needs.
Peaceful and serene location with 14 comfortable and spacious rooms, two swimming pools, open pavilion, dining room, lush gardens and wonderful views of the rice fields as well as a spa offering high quality treatments and a beautiful yoga shala. Located in the hills of Ubud, where famous artists and writers have found peace and serenity, one of them Elizabeth Gilbert, the famous author of the best seller Eat, Pray, Love.
Oneworld Retreats is by definition a retreat centre and only a few rooms are allocated for guests that are not participating in the retreats. Yoga group classes are exclusively for retreat participants. The minimum age for guests staying with us is 14 years.
Our chefs are experienced and eager to offer you the freshest, healthiest and most tasteful meals, infused with love. Your special wishes and dietary requirements are taken care of whenever possible. All your meals are included in retreats and most of them are eaten together with the group in the beautiful jungle dining room but sometimes are also served in the privacy of your own balcony or at an outside location. Your personalized itinerary will inform you in detail.
Lunch and dinner available on request for guests not participating in the retreats.
The yoga we offered in retreats are Ashtanga, Hatha, Iyengar and many more. Participants are introduced to Pranayama, Asanas, relaxation techniques and rituals.
Oneworld Retreats has an in-house spa offering high quality treatments including our renown ayurvedic Chakra Dhara massage. Only specially trained therapists with a deep spiritual sense perform the ayurvedic massages. They are a truly holistic experience.
Besides retreats, we also offer discovery journeys; individual journeys that take you off the beaten track. They can either be booked as an additional treat to one of our retreats or on their own, according to your travel plans. Extend your stay in Bali and discover more of the island in a relaxed way with our professional drivers.
Healthy, organic breakfasts are provided, prepared by our well-trained chefs. All dietary requirements are catered for.
We have a new retreat every Sunday. On our retreats calendar you will find a wide choice of retreats, catering to different needs.
Prices for 7 days/6 night retreats are Single/Twin share room.
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