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Chris Saeger, 406-438-1918
Watchdog Calls on President-Elect Biden to Immediately Reverse the Trump Administration's Damage to Public Lands
Accountable.US is urging the Biden administration to start reversing the Trump administration's corrupt decisions to hand over protected public lands to special interests immediately after President-elect Biden is sworn in on January 20.
"As long as the reduction of protections for these places is allowed to stand, Trump-allied special interests will benefit at the expense of local communities -- Native American tribes most all," said Chris Saeger, spokesman for Accountable.US. "Donald Trump's administration put the profits of the extractive industry ahead of protecting sacred lands that community members demand to protect. Starting on day one, the Biden administration must put an end to these giveaways and start to fix the damage of the last four years, beginning with restoring protective boundaries to places like Bears Ears and Grand Staircase Escalante National Monuments."
Accountable.US is encouraging the Biden administration to restore these critical protections for our land and waters:
Restoring protections for two million acres of land in Utah that had been protected under the Antiquities Act by the Obama and Clinton administrations, respectively, by reversing Trump's reduction of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments and blocking big oil and ranchers from developing there by reversing the Trump administration's Approved Management Plans for both monuments.
Protect the Boundary Waters Conservation Area from the mine President Trump authorized a foreign company, which has close ties to his allies, to develop in northern Minnesota.
Accountable.US is a nonpartisan watchdog that exposes corruption in public life and holds government officials and corporate special interests accountable by bringing their influence and misconduct to light. In doing so, we make way for policies that advance the interests of all Americans, not just the rich and powerful.
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Jane Goodall Among 380+ Scientists Demanding End to 'Cruel' Harvard Monkey Experiments
"As long as non-human primates are used in scientific experiments, we are morally obligated to provide them with sufficient social conditions that ensure their emotional wellbeing," one researcher argued.
Brett Wilkins
Hundreds of scientists, doctors, and academics from around the world—including renowned primatologist Jane Goodall—on Wednesday urged the U.S. National Institutes of Health to review and ultimately end funding for "cruel experiments" on non-human primates at Harvard University.
In a letter led by Harvard Law School's Animal Law & Policy Clinic and the Wild Minds Lab at the University of St. Andrews School of Psychology and Neuroscience in the United Kingdom, 380 signatories urge senior National Institutes of Health officials to "review the protocols and justifications" related to the "funding of unethical experiments on macaque monkeys and other non-human primates taking place at Harvard Medical School."
\u201cBreaking: More than 380 scientists, including Jane Goodall, Ian Redmond and Richard Wrangham, join the Animal Law & Policy Clinic @Harvard_Law and the Wild Minds Lab @univofstandrews in calling on @NIH to stop funding cruel monkey experiments @harvardmed.\n\nhttps://t.co/i89Y1aA4ki\u201d
— Harvard Animal Law (@Harvard Animal Law) 1675873266
As the letter details:
An NIH-funded Harvard Medical School lab run by neurobiologist Dr. Margaret S. Livingstone has used infant macaque monkeys to study visual recognition by depriving them of the ability to see faces, either by sewing their eyes shut or by requiring staff to wear welders' masks around them. In some cases, the lab implants electrode arrays into the monkeys' brains.
By design, these experiments require maternal deprivation—a fact that drew the ire of scientists last fall, when Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) published an Inaugural Article by Dr. Livingstone entitled Triggers for Mother Love. The article describes the lab's practice of taking infant macaques from their mothers shortly after birth and attempting to appease the mothers' distress by giving them plush toys as "surrogate infants."
"As a primatologist with decades of experience in the field, I can say with complete confidence that we know that infant primates and their mothers suffer greatly when they are separated. We also know that depriving infants of the ability to see faces will have adverse impacts on their brain and eye development," Richard Wrangham, an anthropologist and primatologist at Harvard, said in a statement.
"Taking infant monkeys from their mothers to use in invasive brain experiments could only be justified by expectations of extraordinarily important benefits for the monkeys themselves, or for humans," he added. "Because that high ethical bar has not been met, I see no legitimate need for any such research."
"These studies fail on both scientific and ethical grounds."
Catherine Hobaiter, the principal investigator at Wild Minds Lab, asserted that "these studies fail on both scientific and ethical grounds."
"The doublethink argument that maternally separated individuals represent appropriate models for conditions such as anxiety, while arguing these methods do not cause significant distress, is fundamentally flawed," she said. "Our fundamental role as scientists is to update, refine, and redefine our understanding of the world around us. Doing so must include not only our theoretical positions, but our ethical responsibility to the animals we have given no choice in becoming our subjects of study."
Gal Badihi, a graduate research student at Wild Minds Lab, argued that "as long as non-human primates are used in scientific experiments, we are morally obligated to provide them with sufficient social conditions that ensure their emotional wellbeing."
"This is not only an ethical requirement," Badihi added, "but essential for research validity and integrity."
Green Groups Defend Biden Decision to Delay Oil and Gas Drilling Leases
"The energy sector should be looking to the future of justly sourced renewable energy, not pushing outdated technology that exploits people and the planet."
More than a dozen groups intervened in a case in Wyoming on Wednesday to defend the Biden administration's decision to postpone the sale of oil and gas leases in the state, arguing that numerous court ruling and settled laws have affirmed the U.S. Interior Department is free to determine when such sales will go forward—or whether they will at all.
The legal groups Earthjustice and the Western Environmental Law Center are representing 17 national and local groups in the case, in which the state of Wyoming and two industry trade groups sued the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in December over its postponement of sales that had been planned for 2021 and 2022.
The BLM currently has several sales scheduled for 2023, covering nearly half a million acres, but as Friends of the Earth (FOE) said in a press statement Wednesday, the groups "want the court to order the Department of the Interior (DOI) and the BLM to hold lease sales every three months across the West"—despite warnings from energy experts and scientists that fossil fuel extraction must be phased out in order to avoid the worst effects of the climate emergency.
"Today's filing demonstrates that we refuse to sit back and allow Big Oil to push for policies that perpetuate dirty energy," said Hallie Templeton, legal director for FOE. "The law is crystal clear: the federal government holds broad authority over whether, when, and how to lease public lands for oil and gas development. The energy sector should be looking to the future of justly sourced renewable energy, not pushing outdated technology that exploits people and the planet."
FOE is joined by groups including the Sierra Club, the Wilderness Society, Citizens for a Health Community, and the Western Organization of Resource Councils in defending the Biden administration's decision.
A U.S. District Court ruling in Wyoming in September 2022 affirmed that the administration can postpone the sales, and the U.S. Supreme Court has also ruled that the agencies "have broad discretion to determine the timing and scope of lease sales, including not holding them at all," FOE said in the press statement.
\u201cNEWS RELEASE: Conservation groups to defend @POTUS administration postponement of oil, gas lease sales. Again.\n\nWe won this case last year, too.\n\nhttps://t.co/pN5NO55VgM @Earthjustice @Wilderness @foe_us @CenterForBioDiv @MTEIC @PRBResCouncil @NPCA @WildernessWork @SierraClub\u201d
— Western Environmental Law Center (@Western Environmental Law Center) 1675882076
Bob LeResche, a Powder River Basin Resource Council board member and chair of the Western Organization of Resource Councils, noted that the industry has already "stockpiled" more than 9,000 approved federal drilling permits.
"Forcing Interior to lease without fully weighing public impacts is industry's attempt to continue looting public resources by accumulating excess leases at bargain basement prices," said LeResche. "The industry could continue drilling and producing as normal for decades even with no new leases."
The postponement represents a correction of BLM's longtime practice of "blindly" leasing public lands for oil and gas drilling "without actually understanding the impacts of development," said Peter Hart, an attorney with Wilderness Workshop.
"Now the agency is working to reevaluate its oil and gas management and to assess impacts, like those that new development will have on the climate," he added. "It just makes sense to pause new leasing until the program is brought into this century, and it is well within the agency's authority."
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Sanders, Senate Dems Invite Schultz to Testify About Starbucks' Labor Law Violations
In response to organizing efforts, "the $122 billion-dollar corporation has fought their workers every step of the way, including refusing to bargain a first contract in good faith, delay tactics, and a significant escalation in union-busting."
Kenny Stancil
Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont on Tuesday invited Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz to testify about the coffee giant's "lack of compliance with federal labor laws."
All 10 Democratic members of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) joined Sanders, who chairs the panel, in inviting Schultz to a hearing scheduled for March 9.
The letter—signed by Sanders and Sens. Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Bob Casey (D-Pa.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), Tina Smith (D-Minn.), Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.), and Ed Markey (D-Mass.)—gives Schultz until February 14 to confirm his attendance at the hearing.
"We greatly appreciate your assistance to the HELP Committee," the lawmakers told Schultz, whose wealth increased by $800 million during the pandemic to nearly $4 billion.
\u201cToday, I joined with my Democratic colleagues on the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee to invite Starbucks CEO @HowardSchultz to testify at a hearing on his company's labor practices.\u201d
— Bernie Sanders (@Bernie Sanders) 1675884960
Since December 2021, when baristas in Buffalo made history by forming the first unionized Starbucks in the United States, workers at nearly 280 of the coffee chain's locations nationwide have voted to unionize. Organizers have won more than 80% of their campaigns despite the company's unlawful intimidation and retaliation tactics.
In response to mounting demands for better wages, benefits, and conditions, "the $122 billion-dollar corporation has fought their workers every step of the way, including refusing to bargain a first contract in good faith, delay tactics, and a significant escalation in union-busting," Sanders' office noted in a statement.
"There have been 500 unfair labor practice cases filed against Starbucks and its affiliates," the statement continued. "The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has issued 75 complaints in response to those charges and has sought emergency preliminary injunctive relief in five cases in the federal courts."
"Sanders has sent three letters to Schultz in the last year calling on the CEO to end the egregious union-busting campaign the company has deployed against its own workers," the Vermont Independent's office added. "Schultz has not yet responded to or provided the documents requested in the most recent letter Sanders sent in January 2023."
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'Grateful God Put You in Front of Us': American Idol Contestant Prays with Judges after Emotional Audition
Wayne February 20, 2020
Mikaela Mathews
Twenty-year-old singer Samantha Diaz delivered an emotional audition on ABC's American Idol this week, concluding it all by asking the judges to pray with her, according to CBN.
The singer, who goes by "Just Sam," was adopted by her grandmother as a child and lives in a project in Harlem, New York. She's loved to sing since she was a kid and spends much of her time in the subways collecting money after her impromptu performances.
"My mother wasn't there for me, growing up…neither was my father. My grandmother made sure we were fed, had a roof over our heads and had clothes on our backs," she said.
Diaz's grandmother, Elizabeth, gave her granddaughter three pieces of advice before her audition: "Believe in yourself. Believe in God. And learn to forgive people."
During her audition, Diaz attempted to sing Lauren Daigle's "You Say" but was overcome with emotion. The judges—Katy Perry, Lionel Richie, and Luke Bryan—gave her a moment to collect herself and offered words of encouragement.
She eventually decided to do what she felt most comfortable: singing like she does on the subway. She confidently sang Andra Day's "Rise Up" to a stunned panel of judges. Each of them encouraged her to keep singing, win or lose.
"We've got you and I want you to rely on us to coach you through this," said Richie after her performance. "I'm so grateful that God put you in front of us." He also told her that she was safe with them, to which Diaz asked, "Can I pray with you guys, is that okay?"
While holding hands around the judges table, the four prayed, "Heavenly Father, Lord make my life brand new right here, right now, with my friends and my new fam, Amen."
The audition sparked supportive tweets from host Ryan Seacrest. "Always need a box of tissues nearby when watching auditions like Just Sam's. Admire her heart and strength so much," he said.
No matter what happens, Diaz is grateful for the experience.
"I know that at this point in my life, I've already made my grandmother proud. Her seeing me on TV was my dream and it finally came true after all these years … I'm currently filled with so much gratitude, joy and so much peace. Being able to audition for American Idol has truly changed my life."
Photo courtesy: American Idol
Video courtesy: American Idol
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The formation of professional business entities by individuals licensed by the KSBHA requires certification by the KSBHA that each member or shareholder of the professional entity is licensed in a profession stated in the purpose of the articles of incorporation/organization, and certification that the business entity's name is not contrary to law or the ethics of the professions involved.
To request a corporate/LLC certificate, please send an e-mail including the information as describe below to KSBHA_ProfCorpCerts@ks.gov. Allow 7-10 business days for processing. Failure to include each item necessary to issue a certificate will result in additional time for processing. The certificate will be emailed to the requestor unless otherwise requested.
Complete names and license numbers of all proposed shareholders/members.
The professional purpose stated in the DPA or PDL must state the profession of each licensed shareholder. E.g., "the practice of [medicine, chiropractic, physical therapy, etc.]".
The purpose must not include additional descriptive words. They are unnecessary and will be rejected.
The DPA/PDL and certificate issued by the KSBHA must be filed with the Secretary of State.
Professional corporations, professional limited liability companies, and partnerships organized by health care providers (as defined in K.S.A. 40-3401) are required by law to maintain a policy of professional liability insurance, and, in most cases, required to participate in the Health Care Stabilization Fund. For additional information, refer to https://hcsf.kansas.gov/business-entities/.
Complete names and license numbers of all new proposed shareholders/members.
If the shareholder/member to be added is not licensed in the same profession stated in the entities article's purpose, a Certificate of Amendment (corporation/LLC) adding the new professional purpose must be submitted to the KSBHA with the request to add an additional shareholder/member. The Certificate of Amendment and certificate from the KSBHA must then be filed with the Secretary of State.
Requests to add new shareholders/members licensed in a different profession than the current shareholders/members must be permissible as provided by K.S.A. 17-2710.
The certificate issued by the KSBHA must be maintained on file by the professional entity. The annual report filed with the Secretary of State must include the names of all officers, directors, and shareholders. See, K.S.A. 17-2718 for additional requirement related to a professional entity's annual report. KSBHA may verify this information as it deems necessary.
Certificate of Amendment (corporation/LLC) with proposed name change.
The Certificate of Amendment and certificate issued by the KSBHA must be filed with the Secretary of State.
A business entity providing professional services is improperly formed and unlawful if it is formed as a general corporation/LLC. Such an entity must be converted to a professional entity.
The Certificate of Correction must state the business entity was improperly formed as a general entity, should be formed as a professional entity, and state the professional purpose of the entity.
If it is necessary to state the professional purpose differently in the Certificate of Correction than it is stated in the business purpose of the Articles of Incorporation/Organization, then the Certificate of Correction must specify the professional purpose replaces the original business purpose.
The professional purpose stated in Certificate of Correction must state the profession of each licensed shareholder. E.g., "the practice of [medicine, chiropractic, physical therapy, etc.]".
The Certificate of Correction and certificate issued by the KSBHA must be filed with the Secretary of State.


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World Trade Center 9/11 artifact displayed in Elmira
Ray Finger
rfinger@stargazette.com | @SGRayFinger
Former Elmira Police Chief Scott Drake applied for a piece of World Trade Center remains
Officers travelled from Elmira to New York City to pick up artifact on Aug. 25%2C 2011
Artifact on permanent public display in front of Elmira Regional Public Safety Training Center
Many Elmirans may not be aware of it, but a piece of the World Trade Center that was destroyed in the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, is on permanent public display in the city.
A piece of steel girder sits on a polished concrete pedestal on the front lawn of the Elmira Regional Public Safety Training Center, in Pulaski Park at 316 W. Center St.
"It serves as inspiration to all the dedicated public servants who receive training at the facility," Police Chief Michael Robertson said Wednesday. "It also serves as an eternal reminder of 9/11, and of all those patriots that lost their lives as a result of this senseless tragedy."
City Councilman Joe Duffy, R-3rd District, said he is glad to have the artifact here in Elmira.
"It's pretty awesome. It's in the 3rd District. It's a great location, with all the police candidates that are trained here," he said. "It's a great tribute to the innocent people that were killed that day."
In 2010, the Port Authorities of New York and New Jersey created a program that allowed municipalities and nonprofit agencies to apply for pieces of the World Trade Center that were in storage following cleanup from the terrorist attacks, Robertson said.
Before he retired, former Elmira Police Chief Scott Drake filed an application for a piece of the steel to display at the then-newly established training center.
"In 2011, the Elmira Police Department was notified that we were selected to receive one of the artifacts," Robertson said. "We had some red tape, with insurance and all those legalities, but we jumped through those hoops and finally took delivery in August 2011."
Two officers from Elmira traveled to New York City to pick up the artifact on Aug. 25, 2011, he said. The artifact has been at the training center ever since.
At the time, more than 2,500 agencies had applied, but the Elmira Police Department was one of about 1,200 agencies to receive a piece of the World Trade Center, Robertson said. Every state received a piece, as did several foreign countries, including Canada, Italy, Germany, England and China, he said.
With assistance from Zeiser Wilber Vault Inc. and Cedar Street Manufacturing LLC, the basic design was conceived, including an internal system to illuminate the piece at night. The monument was created and light fixtures installed by the two companies, and the pedestal was later polished and beautified by Recrete Construction, of Campbell.
"We decided we wanted to make it public" and not keep it inside the building, Robertson said. "It can serve as inspiration here, and everybody can come and see it and respect it and learn what it is."
Schools can come as a class trip, and other organizations are welcome as well to view the piece, he said.
Plans are in the works to install a plaque explaining the significance of the piece, Robertson said.


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07.29.09 – Wednesday
Word: symbiosis [sim-bee-oh-sis, -bahy-] n. 1. Biology. the living together of two dissimilar organisms, as in mutualism, commensalism, amensalism, or parasitism 2. Psychiatry. a relationship between two people in which each person is dependent upon and receives reinforcement, whether beneficial or detrimental, from the other 3. Psychoanalysis. the relationship between an infant and its mother in which the infant is dependent on the mother both physically and emotionally 4. any interdependent or mutually beneficial relationship between two persons, groups, etc
Birthday: Alexis de Tocqueville (1805), Booth Tarkington (1869), Benito Mussolini (1883), Ralph A. Bard (1884), Irwin Corey (1914), Jean Baudrillard (1929), Lou Albano (1933), Peter Jennings (1938), Tony Sirico (1942), Ken Burns (1953), Geddy Lee (1953), Patti Scialfa (1953), Alexandra Paul (1963), Martina McBride (1966), Wil Wheaton (1972), Stephen Dorff (1973), Josh Radnor (1974), Afroman (1974)
Quotation: I have known no man of genius who had not to pay, in some affliction or defect, either physical or spiritual, for what the gods had given him. ♣ Max Beerbohm
Tune: It's difficult to, at the present time, find any band as hot as Bon Iver – a huge part of the bearded men movement (Fleet Foxes, Band of Horses) enjoying the can-do-no-wrong phase some bands enjoy at the onset of rushing popularity. Earlier this year, Bon Iver released a new EP titled Blood Bank. And it contains four very good songs. Take a listen to the title track – "Blood Bank."
Gallimaufry: First and foremost, I'd like to extend my sympathies to the family of Philadelphia Eagles' Defensive Coordinator Jim Johnson, who dies yesterday from cancer at the age of 68. Truly a good guy in a sport dangerously short of them. I don't know about all of you, but I'd like to have one week where we don't see someone in public spotlight die for a change. It's not good for the collective psyche. How is it all these people who, for the most part, bettered our society are dying undeservedly and world-class shithead Osama bin Laden is still running out there somewhere. Justice? I'm not seeing it. ∞ While I'm on the subject of world-class shitheads, if someone is making a list of them, Glenn Beck better be featured prominently on it. Yesterday, on FOX News' morning show, "Fox & Friends," the popular talk show host, while discussing the Henry Louis Gates Jr. case, accused President Obama of having "a deep-seated hatred for white people or the white culture." (Which is it, genius?) When challenged on his remarks by host Brian Kilmeade, who pointed out Obama has surrounded himself with a mostly-white staff in the White House, Beck replied, "I'm not saying he doesn't like white people. He has a problem. This guy is, I believe, a racist." Huh? How can a guy like white people while simultaneously carrying "a deep-seated hatred" for them? ∞ If you're cool like me, you'll be at The Manhattan Room (or The M-Room)on 15 W. Girard Avenue in Philadelphia tonight to watch Chicago band Athens open up for Anders Manly.
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Whereabouts: Philadelphia, PA
Word: intrepid [in-trep-id] adj. resolutely fearless, dauntless
Birthday: Mary Tudor (1496), John C. Calhoun (1782), Grover Cleveland (1837), Neville Chamberlain (1869), Ernest Gallo (1909), Jack Warden (1920), Peter Graves (1926), George Plimpton (1927), John Updike (1932), Wilson Pickett (1941), Bill Frisell (1951), Irene Cara (1959), James McMurtry (1962), Vanessa L. Williams (1963), Bonnie Blair (1964), Jerry Cantrell (1966), Queen Latifah (1970), Dane Cook (1972)
Occurrence: 1850 – American Express founded by Henry Wells and William Fargo. Probably no one left with "1850" under the little "Member Since" on their credit card.
Standpoint: Nick Schuyler should be left alone to mourn and mend. He was the sole survivor of the ill-fated fishing trip that went wrong when the 21-foot boat that he and his three comrades (two current NFL players and one former collegiate player) capsized about 70 miles offshore in the Gulf of Mexico. Originally, Schuyler gave a vague recollection of the events surrounding February 28th but now, after spending some time recuperating from hypothermia at Tampa General Hospital, he apparently has come forth with more details that conflict with his original statements to the Coast Guard personnel who found him. According to him, two of his companions (Marquis Cooper and Corey Smith) became desolate, took off their life jackets and floated off into the water. Will Bleakley, the one who lasted the longest alongside Schuyler, thought he saw a light and discarded his life jacket to swim towards it. Now some people, led by the other men's families, are questioning the validity of his story. It's almost not even worth surviving a tragedy anymore because, on top of actually having to survive the rigors of said tragedy, you are forced to spend a lifetime recounting the tale and defending your version. Leave the poor guy alone. He's been through enough.
Quotation: Perhaps your fear in passing judgment on me is greater than mine in receiving it. – Giordano Bruno
Soupçon: The name "Muppet" was derived from a combination of "puppet" and "marionette" by (who else?) Jim Henson.
Tune: Check out my friend Nicholas Chupein and the rest of the guys in Athens – an up and coming band from Chicago, IL. Drawing from a wide array of influences, Athens has successfully conjured up a unique and enjoyable sound that's been described as, "Like reading Dr. Seuss while getting hit over the head with a guitar." You'll understand more once you buy "What Would We Wear Were We Werewolves?" It's also available on iTunes.
Link: Overthinking It – A site that examines pop culture, by its own admission, maybe a little too much.
Gallimaufry: Since early 2008, Somali pirates have collected over $200 million by raiding vessels in the Gulf of Aden region. Check out this photo gallery of the pirates' efforts from The Boston Globe. It's amazing to me, and I'm sure most of you, the small ships they're using to overtake the much larger ones…400 million light years away, two galaxies are colliding. Don't worry, NGC 6240 poses no threat to us. This is the first time that scientists have been able to see, by combining images from the Hubble Space Telescope and the Spitzer Space Telescope, a galactic merger in process. It'll take several million years for the process to complete so we've got that to look forward to, right?…Anyone else think it was funny that Martin Brodeur (522 career wins) passed Patrick Roy on the NHL's all-time career wins list on St. Patrick's Day?
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The Vitri DP150i is the latest innovation from Camec, and it promises to help make life on the road just that bit easier. It offers a generous 150 litres of space, including a freezer compartment – perfect for storing frozen food, and for when you want a cold beer in a hurry. This two-door fridge also features an airlock closure system and internal compressor, so as far as fridges go, it's pretty savvy. Tempted to replace your dingy old 80-litre? We don't blame you.


This is one of our newest t-shirts, featuring an English artist cross over from Liam Ashurst and Lloyd Stratton.
The tee features Brighton based artist, Lloyd Stattron's, whale design on the front, and London based artist, Liam Ashurt's, 'Surf Scene' on the back. This whale t-shirt has been hand screen printed in Bristol onto 100% organic cotton and has been pre-shrunk to avoid any unforeseen future fitting problems!


This is indeed a moment of joy and celebration. I must say, this award is well deserved one for RiiiT. We are very happy with the talent that we have recruited from your institute and they are able to contribute for our success stories. We look forward for successful long-term relationship with RiiiT.
All the very best and keep up the good work.
RiiiT, Mysore is the place where students can get trained with current industry relevant technologies and also students are certainly ready to work in a real time projects in industry immediately. Many of our students are well trained and got placed successfully in MNC's by the help of RiiiT, Mysore. Thank you for giving such a great service to the student community.
It is very rare that I start my programs 15 min in advance. This speaks volumes about the Interest, commitment and discipline of the Internees. I must say Mr. Venkatesh, you and the rest of the team at RiiiT have been practicing these qualities and giving the Internees an environment to imbibe these qualities, learn & grow.


This weekend we had Anne's birthday celebration. It was so wonderful to have all of our family and friends there to celebrate with us! We are incredibly thankful for each of you!
Uncle Adam and Lily gave Anne this amazing Annie costume. Her face was priceless when she saw that wig!
I have tons of wonderful pictures my sweet sister took during the party that I can't wait to share with you all. This week is gearing up to be a busy one, so I'm not sure how quick I'll get them up.


DAILYKENN.com -- A recent poll reveals that about four of five French residents oppose more migration. Nonetheless, 60 percent said France has a duty to accept refugees fleeing their home countries.
The opinions of ethnic French is not known. The ethnic composotion of the nation's population is difficult to determine because it is illegal to collect racial or ethnic data in France.
According to Wikipedia, "In 2008, it was reported that 11.8 million foreign born immigrants and their immediate descendants were residents in the country; a figure which accounted for around 19% of the total population of the time."
The population in 2008 was about 64.5-million. About 18 percent of the population at the time were first or second generation migrants.
Given the 2.5-million increase in population since 2008 and a negative birth rate among whites, it is safe to presume that about 21 percent of residents in France are first and second generation foreigners whose opinion would skew the poll in favor of continued immigration.
The JDD publishes in exclusivity a vast study on immigration in France, conducted by Ifop in partnership with the Jean-Jaurès Foundation and the American Jewish Committee. This survey reveals a hardening of French opinion with regard to the reception of foreigners in the country, even if a sharp left-right divide persists.
Eight in ten French consider that our country should not accommodate additional foreigners, but the opinion remains divided - if not divided - on the solutions to be put in place to achieve this goal. The in-depth study conducted by Ifop for the JDD , the Jean-Jaurès Foundation and the American Jewish Committee highlights a growing unease with the migratory phenomenon , which has become one of the most inflammable topics in the national debate and the object of political cleavages more and more assertive.
Fear of the "call of air"
Basically, a verdict without appeal: a majority of French (52%) believes that we welcome "too many foreigners", and just over a quarter (27%) that we welcome "enough" . In the same spirit, 64% of our fellow citizens adhere to the idea that "our country already has many foreigners and to welcome additional immigrants is not desirable". This refusal is largely explained (77%) by the fear that too welcoming a policy will attract even more foreigners (the famous theory of the "call for air"), than immigrant labor does not contribute to "pull wages down" (71%), that the difference in "values" does not cause "problems of cohabitation" (60%). The "terrorist risk"
However, a clear majority (60%) also think that the reception of migrants fleeing their country is "a duty" for France. This feeling is strongly shared among the youngest (75% of 18-24 year olds), retirees (67%), senior managers (69%), supporters of the left (81%) and macronistes (83%) , and even among sympathizers of the right (58%), while it is a minority among the workers (47%), the non-graduates (44%) and the voters Le Pen (24%).


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A delicious lunch of grilled vegetables with home made hummus.
It's just screaming with pure delight!
You may add any grilled meat to this dish.
Combine all of the ingredients in a food processor and pulse to desired consistency.
I love my Hummus with some bits of the eggplants and chickpeas - not pureed.
Delicious served with grilled vegetables, as a dip, or with any roasted meat.


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Building a sustainable future with the 'Metal of the Future'
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Rahul Sharma
Vedanta Aluminium, is India's largest producer of the green metal, and is committed to building a sustainable future with the 'Metal of the Future'. Mr. Rahul Sharma, CEO – Aluminium Business, Vedanta Ltd in an exclusive interview with Pro MFG Media shares his insights on Vedanta's operations, and the future outlook of the organization.
Why is Aluminium known as the 'Metal of the Future'?
Mr. Rahul Sharma: Aluminium is a strategic metal, with critical applications in core industries such as aerospace, space exploration, national defence, automotive, building and construction, electrical distribution, healthcare, packaging and many more. With inherent properties like high strength-to-weight ratio, superb corrosion resistance, exceptional design flexibility and infinite recyclability, and the fact that bauxite (aluminium ore) mining is sustainable and eco-friendly, green metal aluminium is indispensable as the 'Metal of the Future'. As the foreseeable future is increasingly turning out to be a story of energy efficient, durable, low maintenance, environment friendly and sustainable structures and mechanisms, aluminium fits perfectly into the 'performance with sustainability' equation.
Tell us about Vedanta's Aluminium operations – value chain, products, USPs?
Mr. Rahul Sharma: Vedanta Aluminium is India's largest producer of aluminium and value-added products, producing ~1.96 million tonnes per annum (in FY21). Vedanta integrates best-in-class engineering technologies, intelligent automation, smart solutions, environmental safeguards, and sustainability-focused operating procedures to create value for our customers. Our value-chain includes:
Alumina Refinery, Lanjigarh (Odisha): Vedanta operates a 2 MTPA (million tonnes per annum) capacity alumina refinery in Lanjigarh (Kalahandi district, Odisha), India and an associated 90 MW captive power plant. The refinery feeds Vedanta's aluminium smelters at Jharsuguda and BALCO. The refinery is widely hailed as having transformed one of the most impoverished regions of the country to bring it into the socio-economic mainstream of the state of Odisha.
Aluminium Smelter, Jharsuguda (Odisha): Vedanta operates the world's largest single-location aluminium plant ex-China at Jharsuguda, Odisha. The plant has 1.6 MTPA aluminium smelting capacity and associated 3615 MW thermal power generation facility. The only Indian smelter in the global '1 Million Tonne' production and export club, Vedanta Jharsuguda is a leader in value-added aluminium products that find critical applications across core industries.
Bharat Aluminium Company (BALCO), Korba (Chhattisgarh): Vedanta acquired majority stake in BALCO from the Government of India, adding to the manufacturing firepower of the company. Post Vedanta's takeover of a 51% stake, BALCO has clocked unprecedented quantum growth, from 100 kilo tonnes per annum (KTPA) in FY01 to 575 KTPA inn FY20. Acclaimed as one of India's greatest disinvestment and privatization success stories, this turnaround was scripted by unlocking significant operational efficiencies and deployment of cutting-edge technologies.
What products does Vedanta Aluminium manufacture? Which industries do they cater to?
Mr. Rahul Sharma: Vedanta Aluminium offers the largest product portfolio in aluminium, which includes standard and customizable offerings in Billets, Wire Rods, Alloy Ingots (including Primary Foundry Alloy, Cylinder Head Alloy, etc.), Aluminium-Silicon T-Ingots, Sow Ingots, Flip Coils, Slabs, Rolled Products, Primary Ingots, as well as liquid metal. All of our products are leaders in their respective segments. For instance, Vedanta is the largest producer of wire rods in the world, India's largest producer and exporter of billets to developed markets like the US, Europe, and South Asia.
Our products find critical application in a wide range of end-use and downstream industries such as Automotive, Electrical, Building & Construction, Infrastructure, Hot & Cold Rolling, Extrusion, Packaging, Household Appliances, Steel, and re-melting.
Vedanta aligns itself to meet the growing needs of diverse applications across current and emerging industry sectors. We cater to our customers' requirements through a hawk-eyed focus on R&D, innovation, and quality excellence. For each of our products, we have carefully selected the best engineering solutions from globally hailed technology providers. Cast at our state-of-the-art smelters, our products meet the most stringent quality standards.
How is Vedanta pioneering aluminium value-additions in the country?
Mr. Rahul Sharma: The demand for aluminium and other minerals/metals is directly linked with the economic activity in the country. Value-addition and innovation will play a key role in modernizing the landscape of domestic manufacturing, as India charges forward towards establishing its dominance as the global manufacturing hotspot.
We not only offer our customers the highest quality of products, but also technical support and expertise, supply chain reliability as well as innovations and customizations perfectly tailored to their needs. Case in point, our highly advanced R&D capability has allowed us to produce sophisticated alloys such as Primary Foundry Alloys and AlSi3 T-Ingot for the very first time in India. These alloys were being entirely imported into India until Vedanta produced them domestically, curbing unnecessary import dependency of Indian industries and boosting the country's self-reliance. We continue to work with our customers to develop new products and new applications for those products, catering to a wide range of industries like automotive, building & construction, electrification, and many more.
Hawk-eyed quality assessment of raw material and finished products have made us one of the most preferred suppliers of aluminium to developed markets. At the same time, we are also evolving our Customer Relation Management (CRM) solutions, making them more advanced and intuitive to ensure complete customer fulfilment.
Future outlook of Vedanta and how it plans to stay ahead in competition
Mr. Rahul Sharma: As India charges ahead to become a global manufacturing hotspot, value-addition and innovation are expected to play a key role in modernizing the landscape of manufacturing. To capitalize on the same, Vedanta Aluminium plans to fully utilize its existing capacity of 2.2 MTPA, add new product lines and additional smelting capacity of another 1 million tonnes over the next 3 to 4 years in collaboration with globally reputed business partners.
To build resilient and future-ready enterprises, Vedanta is leveraging innovation and digitization across its aluminium operations. For example, our Aluminium Smelter at Jharsuguda is India's first, and the world's third smelter to deploy Digital Smelter Solution, which uses digital twin technology, predictive and prescriptive analytics to enhance energy efficiency, reduce raw material consumption and arrest wastage of material through remote advisory system.
With an eye on developments in the global markets, Vedanta Aluminium has brought together R&D, Technical, Operations and Marketing expertise in a Centre of Excellence to invent the next big thing in aluminium. We continue to be focused on expanding our value-added aluminium products and alloys as well as providing the best customer fulfillment experience, as our key growth strategy.
Mr. Rahul Sharma:
Mr. Rahul Sharma is the CEO – Aluminium Business, Vedanta Ltd, and has a rich experience of over 25 years having held various leadership positions at Vedanta Limited and Sterlite Technologies Ltd. He has played a significant role in driving various policies and creating a strategic framework for various government reforms for development of exploration, mining, and non-ferrous metal sector in the country in the most sustainable manner.
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I consider myself a pretty healthy eater.
Don't get me wrong, I'm partial to the occasional binge, but generally speaking I try to make healthy choices.
Everyone knows that breakfast is the most important meal of the day and from someone who spent the majority of her teenage years skipping breakfast, it is now one of my favourite meals of the day. So much so I managed to come up with a lot of breakfast options. So many in fact I decided to split them over two posts. I will have pt.2 on the blog next Friday.
Long gone are the days of cereal or a couple of slices of toast! You can get so creative with breakfast choices you won't get bored at all. Here are a few of my favourite things to eat for brekkie.
Overnight oats. These are fantastic! So easy to make, and there are so many different combinations that even if you had these every morning you wouldn't get fed up. Change the flavour of yogurt you use, grate apple into them, add different fruit or even add protein powder if you're going to be eating them after a workout. You can find my recipe for them here.
Porridge. Great to warm you up on a cold Scottish morning. Which, let's be honest is most mornings in Scotland! Again this is something you can make in many different ways. Cinnamon and honey, jam, peanut butter. All loaded with fruit. Blueberries and banana are my first choice. Now, the Scottish lass in me loves porridge the Scottish way best of all – made with salt and milk on top to cool it down. Yum! There is mixed opinion on this, some people think porridge this way is disgusting but it reminds me of the way my Nana and Gran made me porridge when I was a kid.
Oat muffins. Flourless and tasty. Add a mashed banana, some cinnamon and honey. A perfect 'on the go' breakfast you can make the night before. Find my recipe here.
Eggs. Such a fantastic breakfast food! Low calorie, packed with protein (perfect after a morning workout) and quick to make. Poached, boiled, scrambled or fried, I'm not fussy. Add a bit of salt and pepper and you're in business!
Full cooked breakfast. I'm not a fan of a greasy fry up but from my experience you can still eat food like this when you're trying to be healthy and lose weight, it comes down to the meat you use and the way you cook a full breakfast being the difference between healthy or not. So, in my house, it's a 'grill' up and no oil is used to cook it. I cook bacon with the fat cut off, if potato scones are added they are cooked in fry light spray. No Scottish cooked brekkie is complete without square sausage and the Skinni range square sausage has hardly any fat. Add beans, fried mushrooms and eggs and you have a great treat breakfast for the weekend.
How do you like your matcha in the morning?
As a reformed breakfast-neglecter, thank you for this! So many good ideas, can't wait to try some out, and for round two next week!


An enthusiastic crowd of over 200 people attended this year's VA Research Day on May 16 to recognize the accomplishments of Minneapolis VA researchers and to thank the many veterans who participate in research.
The day began with award presentations. Dr. Erin Krebs won the first annual Frank Lederle Paper of the Year award for her article in JAMA: Effect of opioids vs. non-opioid medications on pain-related function in patients with chronic pain. Dr. Arianne Baldomero won the Zieve Award for best research by a physician-in-training for her project on the relationship between oral health and COPD exacerbations.
The plenary session concluded with a fascinating presentation entitled "Venture science in regenerative medicine: Cloning to clinic" by Jakub Tolar, MD, PhD, Dean of the University of Minnesota Medical School.
Participants then proceeded to the flag atrium balcony, where they could snack on freshly popped popcorn while checking out cool new devices under development such as a therapeutic gaming system for use by stroke patients, an arm cycle ergometer, and pressurized pants to facilitate gait training.
Attendees also browsed through more than 80 posters describing studies on topics as diverse as the molecular and genetic basis of disease to clinical investigations of interventions to treat PTSD, heart disease, pain, alcohol use disorder, cancer and other conditions. One of these posters, describing Dr. J Irene Harris' work, caught the attention of a Star Tribune reporter who filed this story a week later on treating moral wounds in soldiers.


Does anyone have knowledge of the book entitled White Cargo by Don Jordan?? I have read clips of the book and it is stating that in the 1600's Irish were shipped to the west as slaves. I find that so unbelievable. What say anyone??
I don't know anything about White Cargo, but there is To Hell or Barbados: The Ethnic Cleansing of Ireland by Sean O'Callaghan re the "incidents" between 1656 and 1659 where over 50,0000 Irish men, women and children were basically kidnapped and transported to Barbados and Virginia. As I understand it, this only stopped when they started picking up Protestant "elites" by mistake. Only the Catholics were supposed to be slave material.


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Wet Sand in August
Several high-school friends spend their final summer together indulging in sex and leisure; their halcyon days are soon coming to an end.
Director: Akane Shiratori, Akira Matsuoka, Kazuhiko Hasegawa, Toshiya Fujita, Yasuaki Uegaki
Actors: Akemi Nara, Hajime Mitamura, Hatsuo Yamaya, Kazuyo Sumida, Masako Yagi, Masasuke Hirose, Midori Fujita, Takenori Murano, Tatsuhito Go, Teresa Noda
Faith Under Fire
Fireman Tom Hatcher is at the end of his rope. He saves lives but couldn't save his wife from cancer. Now his daughter faces the same battle. From an unlikely…
Satan's Sword: The Dragon God
The sequel to Daibosatsu tôge (1960) and the second of the trilogy follows the adventures of Ryunosuke Tsukue after he is blinded.
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A 14 yearold boy, fighting with gender identity and beliefs, starts to use dream to flee his entire life at the town and discover his fire in the approach.
Mio in the Land of Faraway
They're two best friends, a million miles from home. On an incredible adventure, beyond the boundaries of space and time. A fantasy about a lonely boy who is transferred from…
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The Journey of August King is a multi-dimensional drama about a North Carolina farmer in 1815. August King, a widower, is on his way home as he does every year…
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A young Englishman plots revenge against his cryptic, delightful cousin, presuming she killed his defender. However, his feelings turned into complicated as he sees himself falling below the beguiling charm…
At 17 LeighAnne Williams has a six month old baby to look after, with only the help of three teenage squatters who flog stolen gear to make ends meet. A…
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Q: Which folder\entity in C:\Program Files\WindowsApps corresponds to a given Modern UI app URI? Problem fully described (with screenshots and links, which are limited for new SU accounts) here http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows8_1-windows_store/broken-modern-app-shortcuts-in-windows-81-after/994b978b-f199-4db2-910f-b5b914acd797
Basically updating from Windows 8 Pro with Media Center x64 to 8.1 Pro with Media Center x64 produces a few dead modern app URIs in my All Apps listing that I can't remove or fix (screenshots and details in preceding link). This has happened on 2 separate machines attached to the same Microsoft Account.
Help? Ideas?
UPDATE
I found the problem (see below) and now just need to delete the C:\Program Files\WindowsApps entries/shortcuts that match the broken Modern UI app URIs. The problematic URIs are:
ms-resource:///photo/residAppName
ms-resource:app_name
ms-resource:chatAppTitle
ms-resource:manifestDisplayName
ms-resource:ShortProductName

Anyone know which C:\Program Files\WindowsApps entries the above correspond to?

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The high-speed Canadian Grand Prix has caused much angst for Honda and its underpowered engines over the past three years, but this season Montreal could the Japanese company's last shot at creating a partnership with one of Formula One's biggest teams.
Honda's torrid return to Formula One is well chronicled, with its first three seasons partnered with McLaren ending in acrimony and an ugly divorce at the end of last year.
The automotive giant would have found itself out of the sport had a deal not been reached to partner with Red Bull Racing junior team Toro Rosso, and against expectation it has begun to flourish in the lower key setting of the midfield.
Its engines remain the least powerful on the grid, but not by so much that drivers Pierre Gasly and Brendon Hartley haven't been able to contest the top 10 in qualifying or for points on Sunday.
More importantly, barring an embarrassing forced change of some power unit components after the season-opening Australian Grand Prix the Honda engine has proved reliable, reversing a damaging trend of engine stoppages when supplying McLaren.
Honda's upturn in performance is in parallel with Red Bull Racing's souring relationship with Renault. Despite the pair winning four world titles between 2010 and 2013, Renault's own underpowered and unreliable engines have marked it out as the third best supplier in the sport, embittering its Austrian partner.
The contract tying the two together expires this season, leaving the team free to partner with another engine supplier, but with Mercedes and Ferrari already supplying the theoretical maximum of three teams apiece, Honda is the only alternative.
Choosing the least worst engine between the two is therefore Red Bull Racing's unhappy task, but the competitiveness of the team to the end of 2020, when the engine formula will change, depends on management making the right choice.
Shaping as key to the decision is this weekend's Canadian Grand Prix, where both Renault and Honda, along with Ferrari and Mercedes, are likely to bring their second of three power unit iterations for the season. Where they end up relative to their competitors will be taken as an indicator of their potential.
Both Renault and Honda have a history of underdelivering on upgrades. Honda's inability to meet upgrade deadlines was a principal motivator in McLaren's decision to pull the divorce trigger last season, while Renault is yet to deliver the update to its kinetic motor generator unit (MGU-K) it promised at the beginning of 2017, citing reliability concerns.
The MGU-K is the engine component that failed on Daniel Ricciardo's car at the last race in Monaco, threatening to rob the team of a win at the sport's most famous race.
That failure means Ricciardo has already used the maximum of two MGU-K units allowed per driver per season, and Red Bull Racing has confirmed that he will take a 10-place grid penalty for a new unit in Canada. Further penalties for other parts may also be incurred.
This in itself is a reason for the team to consider partnering with Honda. Whereas Renault's engine development timeline complements Renault's own works team, partnering with Honda would give Red Bull Racing the opportunity to become a de facto works team for the Japanese company, giving it greater chassis-engine synergy.
With Red Bull Racing keen to extricate itself from its loveless Renault marriage, the ball is now in Honda's court to prove it's finally up to the task of delivering for a top team in Formula One, making Canada a potentially momentous weekend for the famous Japanese marque.