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The head of the "Taliban" government delivers the first speech since the movement's seizure of power in Afghanistan
Darell King November 28, 2021
The head of the "Taliban" government in Afghanistan, Muhammad Hassan Akhundzada, stressed that the movement will not interfere in the affairs of other countries, and considered that it is not responsible for the deteriorating economic conditions in the Afghan territories.
Today, Saturday, the official Afghan TV broadcast a half-hour recorded audio speech, which is considered the first by Akhundzadeh, one of the founders of the "Taliban", since the movement seized power in Afghanistan in August 2021.
The Prime Minister in the "Taliban" government delivered this speech amid criticism of him on social media because of his silence since the movement's control despite the difficulties facing the country, and the speech comes in light of the approach of talks with the United States in Doha next week.
Akhundzadeh said: "We assure all countries that we will not interfere in their internal affairs and we want to establish good economic relations with them.
He noted that the problems of rising unemployment and financial collapse started under the previous US-backed government, adding that Afghans should not believe the Taliban's claim of responsibility for the economic downturn.
Akhundzadeh continued: "Oh nation, be vigilant. The remnants of the previous government… are stirring up unrest and misleading people so that they do not trust the (current) government."
He added that the ousted government was running "the weakest regime in the world", in reference to the spread of corruption, and in return, he said that the "Taliban" is eliminating corruption and enhancing security throughout the country.
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And Akhundzadeh added: "We seek as much as possible to solve citizens' problems, and we work overtime in each department."
He pointed out that the movement formed committees to solve the economic crisis and pay the salaries of government employees, who have been working without pay for months.
As Akhundzadeh said in his speech: "We ask all international humanitarian organizations not to stop their aid and provide aid to our exhausted nation… so that people's problems can be solved."
Akhundzadeh, who is believed to be in his sixties, is a Taliban veteran, and was a close aide and political advisor to Mullah Omar, the movement's founder and first leader. He also served as the foreign minister and deputy prime minister in the movement's previous regime between 1996 and 2001.
His government is now facing a series of challenges, most notably reviving the country's collapsed economy after the suspension of international aid, which made up 75% of the country's budget under previous governments.
Since the Taliban seized power, the inflation and unemployment index has risen dramatically in Afghanistan amid the collapse of the banking system.
The crisis worsened after Washington froze about $10 billion of the assets of the Afghan Central Bank, and the decline intensified with the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund stopping their financing of Afghanistan.
Source: AFP + Associated Press.
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TO THE VICTORIA & GEORGE CROSS
NZC 1869
Dickin Medal
b. 18/07/1831 Melrose, Scotland. d. 21/05/1919 Folkestone, Kent.
William Alexander Kerr (1831-1919) was born on 18th July 1831 at "The Holmes", near Melrose, Scotland, the son of Loraine McDowell Kerr and Marianne White, daughter of Admiral White. He was educated at Loretto, near Musselburgh, and joined the 24th Bombay Native Infantry in June 1849. He served throughout the Indian Mutiny from 1857-1859, and his exploits would attract an extraordinary amount of attention.
On the 8th July 1857, the officers of the South Mahratta Horse were stationed at Sattara. Whilst the men including Kerr were discussing the Mutiny, a telegram was delivered that the 27th Bombay Native Infantry had mutinied at Kolapore. It explained that the European officers and residents had taken refuge in the Residency, where they were protected by a small group of native troops. The garrison though, was short of food, and couldn't hold out for long. Kerr volunteered to lead a rescue attempt to relieve the garrison at Kolapore. Only 50 men could be spared for him to use, and they set off for Kolapore as soon as they could. They had to travel 75 miles across difficult terrain due to the rainy season, traversing several swollen rivers. After 26 hours they reached their destination, and found the Sepoys posted in a fort.
Kerr, who had no guns, decided to attack. He selected 17 of his men for a storming party. The garrison consisted of 34 Sepoys. The entrance was by a succession of large teak doors, six feet high. Kerr decided to use his most trusted man, Gumpunt Rao, and using crowbars, and dodging enemy fire, they made for the door, and made an opening large enough for one man at a time to get through. Kerr, followed by Gumpunt Rao, crept through, and as soon as they appeared, they were shot at by 20 Sepoys. Kerr rushed at the Sepoys armed with his sword, followed by his men. A fierce hand to hand combat ensued, and some of the enemy were killed. Kerr then attacked the inner door of the fort, and drove the enemy into a corner. Kerr was shot at, and bullets struck the chain on his helmet and his sword. Kerr was temporarily blinded by musket fire, and was struck on the head by the butt end of a musket. He was saved from being bayoneted by Gumpunt Rao. Kerr eventually captured the fort, though at a cost. He was wounded, eight of his men were killed, and four died of their wounds.
Kerr was frequently mentioned in despatches, and was awarded the Victoria Cross (London Gazette, 27th April 1858), and he was presented with medal by Major General F.T. Farrell at Belgaum, India on 4th September 1858. Captain Kerr rose to be Second in Command of the Southern Mahratta Horse, but resigned in 1860 on hearing the Southern Mahratta Horse was to be disbanded. On 4th January 1860, he married in Rugby Parish Church, Harriet, daughter of Major James Atty. Following his retirement from the service, he wrote several books on horsemanship. He died on 21st May 1919, aged 87 in Folkestone. He was laid to rest in Cheriton Road Cemetery in Folkestone. His grave was restored in 2011 thanks to a campaign led by Ian Loftus. This also saw the grave of John Commerell VC being restored. Kerr's Victoria Cross was sold at Sotheby's on 19th May 2000 for a hammer price of £25,000 and purchased by the Ashcroft Trust. It is displayed in the Ashcroft Gallery, Imperial War Museum.
LOCATION OF MEDAL: LORD ASHCROFT GALLERY, IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM, LONDON.
BURIAL PLACE: CHERITON ROAD CEMETERY, FOLKESTONE, KENT.
William Alexander Kerr VC
William Kerr's VC on display at the Lord Ashcroft Gallery, Imperial War Museum, London
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Relationships: To Love and To Work
by Director | Sep 8, 2016 | Attachment, Child Development, Development, Freud, Intimacy | 0 comments
Freud was reportedly asked about the definition of psychological health. His reported response was for a person to be able to love and to work. Some authors state this was more or less a throw away answer. However, Freud worked with enough patients to know what he was talking about.
Let's explore this a bit. Certainly, there are other areas in life that can be impacted and troubled. Why did Freud focus on these two dimensions?
The Ability to Love
It would seem that the ability to love would be the most natural thing a person could do. However, there are many things that impact one's ability to love and to love freely. In fact, they are so numerous we will only be able to touch on a limited number. Nonetheless, this should at least give some overview.
From the beginning (infancy and early childhood): John Bowlby studied human attachment initially in orphanages. He found different attachment styles that developed based on the infant's regular interactions with her parents. Most kids (about two thirds) will develop a secure attachment. This is normal. The remaining third will develop problematic attachment.
One predictable style will be Avoidant attachment. These kids avoid attachment, because it has proved too difficult. Parents were regularly unavailable and the pain of unmet needs has proved too difficult. These kids have 'decided', if you will, not to expose themselves to the pain of unmet needs by becoming extremely self-sufficient. This negates the need for another person. If there is no need for another person, and one is self-sufficient there is less possibility of the predictable pain endured in infancy and early childhood.
At the other end of the continuum are children whose parent is inconsistent with their needs. These kids can develop a mental representation of not being worthy enough for their attention. This attachment style is categorized as anxious ambivalent. It is characterized by neediness and being anxious for attention from other. As they mature, they will tend to be dependent in relationships and struggle with the constant worry of not being good enough.
A more problematic attachment style is called disorganized attachment. A disorganized attachment style occurs when a parent or caregiver is abusive to the child. The child is caught in a dilemma: the parent or caregiver is the source of distress, which causes the child to want to flee to safety. Yet, this same person is also supposed to be the source of caring and safety. The abuse is 'predictably unpredictable'. Sometimes, the child will dissociate from herself during the abuse. In that case, whatever happened during these times is blocked from the child's consciousness. Often times, children in this type of system will develop few coping methods and an unorganized attachment style. These kids not only see their parent as a primary source of comfort but also their primary source of their fear. Later in life, this extends to other intimate relationships.
Other types of experiences in childhood can result in problems allowing one to love:
Various types of trauma may result in a child 'deciding' not to allow himself to love. These might include the loss of one or both parents, perhaps to migration, mental or physical illness or even death. A child, for example who is left behind in the home country while the rest of the family emigrates will likely bond closer with the grandmother/aunt/whomever she was left with in the country of origin. Sometimes it takes many years for the child to finally be able to join her family. Family relations (particularly nuclear family) can become quite disrupted. Parents can become very jealous of the love the child feels for the de facto parent in the 'home' country. Sometimes parents do not recognize the traumatic loss the child feels in being wrenched from the family in the country of origin.
It is not hard to predict that a child or teen who has had severe trauma among their intimate attachment figures will generalize later in life and may cause significant impact in their loving relationships and their willingness to trust.
Children who grow up with a mentally ill parent can end up with a wide variety of issues. The outcome will depend on a seemingly endless number of factors, for example the type of mental illness, other adults who may intervene and provide a moderating and stabilizing presence (or not). For example, a child whose parent has a personality disorder may grow up so wrapped up in trying to predict and appease the unstable world created by the parent that a basic trust is very hard to establish in later relationships.
If the parent has an active psychotic disorder, the child may grow up in a terrifying world. In adulthood, there may be a real fear of giving oneself over to another since that could mean losing oneself into a terrifying universe, which is foreign to oneself.
Kids who grow up having to constantly accommodate themselves to others (for example in the two examples above) often end up resenting the people whom they love because love and accommodation seem to them to go hand in hand. The problem becomes this love, too, becomes suffused with the resentment they perhaps could not even allow themselves to feel as they sacrificed significant parts of their childhood to the needs of an unstable or ill parent.
Parents who die can leave behind a child with many different questions. Some of which can include:
Am I responsible? (Young kids can often feel responsible for things due to a developmentally normal ego-centrism).
Did my parent love me? If so, (from a child's perspective) why did they die? Or why didn't they pay more attention before they died (for example in a person who was chronically ill and therefore unavailable).
Can I trust that the other people I love won't die and leave me? (Since the threshold of possibility has been lowered, it seems much more possible than for someone who has not endured this type of trauma).
There are also more mundane types of experiences that can impair the child's ability to love or at least love freely. One example is a high conflict parental divorce. The child in this type of situation can often feel it is not safe to commit to someone or to trust. Moreover, if the child is forced to side with one parent there can be many complications (such as a guilty sense of secret longing, a conflicted sense of loyalty and/or a wondering if one or both parent(s) love him. If the child becomes a replacement partner for the unhappy parent, there can be a fear of engulfment in the parent's overwhelming need. This fear of engulfment can result in an adult who finds he or she needs to maintain a distance lest they become overwhelmed in the partner's neediness and they risk a possible loss of self.
Clearly this is not an exhaustive list, however this is a sample of the ways in which a person's ability to love can be severely impacted by experiences in early life which threaten to repeat or otherwise result in a person making defensive maneuvers which impede the ability to give oneself and to love freely. Click this link to read another contemplation on the courage required to allow oneself to be known in an intimate and honest manner.
The Ability to Work
As with the ability to love, there are nearly innumerable reasons why this basic function could be impaired. The following are only a sample.
The ability to grieve the unmet needs of childhood. Part of growing up means a constant form of weaning. No one gets through childhood with every imagined desire met. The ability to provide for oneself also means (at least unconsciously) letting go of the hope that the parent will take care of you. Conversely, not 'being able to' provide for oneself means keeping the door open for the parent to continue to (have to) meet one's needs.
Work requires the delay of gratification (since most people would rather do something other than work). It also requires the ability to have a clear enough mind to focus and not be overly concerned with one's personal issues.
Having a job which is a challenge means one is willing to be competitive enough to push oneself. This also requires enough self-confidence to assert oneself and apply oneself. The ability to assert oneself requires enough comfort with aggression to know that one is not dangerous.
One learns to compete initially through dealing with siblings and through negotiating the Oedipus complex. Learning both one's place in the world (as the child), but also learning it is ok to aspire and to compete are typical tasks of this period. Clearly, success in this period is also dependent on how all of this is handled by the parents/guardians in the child's life.
Success in the work place requires the acceptance of authority as legitimate. You cannot expect to succeed at work if you don't have at least some ability to tolerate working for a boss. Similarly, the ability to deal with coworkers begins with learning to deal with siblings or peers in childhood. The inability to accept authority or cooperate with peers will have a rapid and negative result for one's career in the workplace.
While Freud's statement may have been taken as a throwaway quip, it is easy to see how profoundly these two key areas of human experience can be disrupted by problematic childhood experiences and difficulties overcoming them. The accuracy of his remark was impressive. These are issues we see daily: people struggling to love, to be loved and to strive and work.
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Jones edged out Republican Roy Moore in a race that remained neck-and-neck for the majority of election night.
Jones' win comes after a contentious fight to fill now-Attorney General Jeff Sessions' former seat, with Moore facing several sexual allegations from years ago.
Multiple women accused Moore of pursuing relationships with them when they were teenagers and he was in his 30s, and some of them accused him of sexual assault or abuse.
The accusations surfaced during a time of national reckoning regarding sexual assault and harassment, and while multiple members of Congress also faced accusations of inappropriate behavior.
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Very nice. I love the last line about the eyes (also very cute pic). Good luck with the release.
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On 11 May 2021, the Government announced that the Board of Taxation would undertake a review to evaluate the dual-agency administration model for the Research and Development Tax Incentive (R&DTI).
Currently, the R&DTI is jointly administered by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) on the one side, and Industry Innovation and Science Australia (IISA) and the Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources (DISER) on the other — the ATO is responsible for the administration and processing of R&D tax offset claims, while IISA is responsible for registering companies' R&D activities.
The Board of Taxation (the Board) has been tasked with evaluating the current R&DTI dual agency administration model and identifying opportunities for reducing duplication between the two administrators, simplifying administrative processes, and identifying any other opportunities to reduce compliance costs for applicants. Thus, the Board may make recommendations to modify the R&DTI's administrative model or streamline existing administrative functions or processes, especially if it finds that taxpayers experience difficulty in understanding the different roles and responsibilities of the two administrators.
Among other things, the Board was advised to analyse R&D administration models in other similar jurisdictions (most OECD countries have some sort of R&D tax incentive) and consider how international examples could serve to guide improvements to Australia's R&DTI dual agency delivery model.
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Massachusetts Mark Evangelous M, 2011-10 Marlborough municipal 2012-01 Absentee/Mail Impersonation-deceased Forgery 3 0 Mark Evangelous, a candidate for councilor-at-large in the 2011 Marlborough city election, was indicted in February 2012 on voter fraud charges for submitting a fraudulent absentee ballot application in the name of a deceased voter. A grand jury returned a "true bill" indicting Evangelous, age 51, with charges of forgery, uttering and violating absentee voting laws. He has also been charged with lying to the police during an investigation of the allegations. The charges relate to a fraudulent absentee ballot application that was submitted to the City Clerk's office by Evangelous, on the Friday before the November 1, 2011 election, for a person he said was his aunt. The clerk's office subsequently determined the woman was deceased. In November 2012, after Evangelous admitted to sufficient facts, a Middlesex Superior Court judge continued the case without a finding, placing Evangelous on probation for a year and assigning 200 hours of community service, after which the forgery and uttering charges would be dismissed. *Plea deal:1 year probation plus 200 hours community service, for forgery, uttering a false document and violating absentee voting laws (forgery and uttering to be dropped on completion of sentence). https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2012/02/16/marlborough-city-council-candidate-... http://middlesexda.com/news/press-release.php?reference=529 http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/article/20121005/News/310059325
California Donald Dewsnup M 2015-11 San Francisco Supervisory Council 2016-04 Registration fraud - false address Ineligible district voting 7 1 Donald Dewsnup was charged with registering to vote using a false address, which allowed him to illegally vote in San Francisco Supervisorial District 3, in which he didn't live. Dewsnup faces three felony counts of filing a false document with a government agency, two felony counts of perjury and two felony counts of false voter registration. http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Pro-development-advocate-Donald-Dewsnup-ch... http://hoodline.com/2016/04/pro-development-activist-arrested-on-suspicion-of-vo...
Washington John Doe1 M 1 Records received from Snohomish County Washington did not indicate the specific accusation. From a list of almost 200 voter fraud cases that occurred since June 2007, only one person was charged. According to the prosecutor's office, the remainder of the cases were not prosecuted and no records were kept on the type of specific charge for the unprosecuted cases. http://www.documentcloud.org/documents/394076-washington-snohomish-county-respon...
Indiana Florentino Guillen (city employee) M 2003 East Chicago Democratic mayoral primary D 2006 Absentee Ballot Fraud Ineligible district voting Perjury 3 1 Florentino Guillen, city school custodian, charged as part of a fraud case brought by the Lake County Joint Voter Task Force that ultimately overturned the result of the 2003 East Chicago Democratic mayoral primary. Admitted in court that he listed a false address on his absentee ballot application, the address of his cousin, Ray Guillen, and that he picked up his absentee ballot application from the mayor's campaign headquarters. Charged with 1 count of fraudulent application for ballots, 1 count voting in other precinct, 1 count perjury. Pleaded guilty to voting in other precinct, a misdemeanor. Other counts dismissed. 1 year of probation https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-1132898961.html https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1N1-0FF62EAC45EB8421.html http://www.discoverthenetworks.org/viewSubCategory.asp?id=2214
California Robert Mariette (campaign official) M 2005-11 2006-06 2006-11 2007-11 2008-02 2008-06 2008-11 2009-02 2010 Frauduent Voting Registration Fraud Perjury 13 8 Robert Mariette voted and held office in a district in which he did not reside. He cast votes and was on the board of directors in the Mountain Gate Community Services District, a district in which he did not reside. Mariette was charged with 13 counts. 8 counts of fraudulent voting, 2 counts of registration fraud, and 3 counts of perjury. He reportedly registered to vote using his girlfriend's address. He pleaded no contest to 1 count of fraudulent voting and 1 count of fraudulent registration. All other charges were dismissed. (Shasta County - Case # F-10-07895-01) 36 months of conditional/revocable release and 30 days on adult work program http://www.documentcloud.org/documents/406815-california-shasta-county-with-case... http://www.documentcloud.org/documents/406811-california-shasta-response-with-ca... http://www.redding.com/news/mariette-pleads-no-contest-to-voter-fraud-ep-3756461...
Arkansas Scott Montgomery (sheriff and candidate) M 2008-05 Democratic Primary for Sheriff D Voter intimidation/coercion Sheriff Scott Montgomery faced allegations of political intimidation, including bribing people to change votes in a sheriff's race to receive favors and/or not receive punishment from law enforcement. Allegations regarded violations of the Political Practices Act related to the May 20, 2008 election for sheriff of Perry County. The circuit court entered an order on June 27, 2008, dismissing the complaint. Dismissed https://cases.justia.com/arkansas/supreme-court/40305.pdf
Connecticut Michael Weinberg M Ineligible district voting Michael Weinberg and wife Helene Barbara Weinberg lived in a home in Roxbury while simultaneously maintaining a home in New York City. A neighbor accused the couple of not living in Roxbury, and therefore illegally voting in the 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009 elections. The neighbor also accused the couple of attempting to disenfranchise the votes of other Roxbury residents by sending out an email indicating that one could register and vote in Roxbury if they paid taxes there, and that they didn't necessarily have to live there. The State of Connecticut State Elections Enforcement Commission determined that the couple did qualify as residents of Roxbury, and didn't send out the email with the intent of disenfranchising anybody's vote, despite the incorrect legal advice. The matter was dismissed Dismissed http://seec.ct.gov/e2casebase/data/fd/FD_2009_122.pdf
Georgia Timothy Godsey M 2008-06 Vote Buying Compensation offered to individuals to register and to vote. (State Elections Board Case #2007-00211080074, City of Chickamauga) $2,000 fine, cease and desist order and a public reprimand https://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/369066/georgia-response-with-cases.pd...
Iowa Brandon James Dean M 2008-11 General Ineligible felon voting 1 1 Brandon James Dean pleaded* guilty to voting in the 2008 election despite being a convicted felon who had not had his voting rights restored. *Plea deal: 5 years in prison (suspended), 5 years probation http://wcfcourier.com/news/local/election-misconduct-defendant-pleads-guilty/art...
Kentucky Earl Young Naomi Johnson Jackie Jennings M 2010 Primary Vote buying Three Jackson residents (Naomi Johnson, Jackie Jennings and Earl Young) were involved in a vote buying scheme in a 2010 magistrate's race where they tried to control the outcome of the primary election. Johnson and Young were found guilty at trial and sentenced to four months in prison for conspiring to buy votes and vote buying. Jennings pleaded guilty and was sentenced to two months in prison for vote buying and conspiracy 4 months in prison http://www.kentucky.com/news/local/crime/article44369853.html


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Shanghai Wheelock Square is a skyscraper located in Puxi, Shanghai, China.  It is the sixth-tallest building in Shanghai.

The Wheelock Square building has 58 floors, and just over  of prime office space. It is located across the street from the Jing'an Temple Station on Shanghai Metro Lines 2 and 7.

Awards and honors
 CTBUH, Best Tall Building Asian & Australia, Nominee (2011)
 International Property Awards: Asia, Highly Commended High Rise Award (2013)
 MIPIM Asia, Business Centres, Bronze (2011)
 Quality Building, Non-Residential Category, Finalist (2012)

See also
 List of tallest buildings in Shanghai

References

External links
 Shanghai Wheelock Square at emporis.com
 Shanghai Wheelock Square at skyscraperpage.com

Buildings and structures completed in 2009
Skyscraper office buildings in Shanghai
Kohn Pedersen Fox buildings
Wheelock and Company

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Where world-class architecture elevates the island's landscape.
Get an insight into Horizon's creation and concept from its designers, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM), the world's most awarded international architecture firm.
Discover the ambition and approach and learn more about the innovation, sustainability and strategy behind this landmark development.
It's a beautiful location. Overlooking a sixteenth-century castle, surrounded by a marina, we felt it had all the right components to really do something special. The requirements of the project stood out clearly to us - to connect the waterfront with the city and to bring a modern approach to the historical fabric of the location. There's a duality of the modern and the traditional which we felt was important and helped to better stitch this reclaimed area into the historic town.
WHAT'S IT LIKE TO LIVE THERE?
Our aim was to give Horizon a resonance as a public space as well as a living space, opening up spaces to allow people to occupy the area and be connected to the waterfront. You're creating an experience that makes people feel part of a townscape, adding avenues, terraces and public spaces so that people can be neighbours not simply residents.
We worked very hard to get real quality and texture into the development so that it would reflect its past, as well as create a landmark for the future. When light dapples over the glass facade, when daylight passes through the avenues, and the glass bay windows reflect the sea through the day, the buildings will have a unique kinetic quality to them. It's a very special location, and we feel Horizon will add to that experience.


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[ nee-ot-n-ee ]
/ niˈɒt n i /
noun Biology.
Also called pedogenesis. the production of offspring by an organism in its larval or juvenile form; the elimination of the adult phase of the life cycle.
a slowing of the rate of development with the consequent retention in adulthood of a feature or features that appeared in an earlier phase in the life cycle of ancestral individuals: Neoteny in the ostrich has resulted in adult birds sporting the down feathers of nestlings.
Origin of neoteny
1900–05; <New Latin neotēnia<Greek neo-neo- + teín(ein) to stretch + -ia-y3
OTHER WORDS FROM neoteny
ne·ot·e·nous [nee-ot-n-uhs], /niˈɒt n əs/, adjective
Words nearby neoteny
neostigmine, neostyle, neosurrealism, Neo-Synephrine, neotectonics, neoteny, neoteric, neoterism, neoterize, Neotropical, neotype
How to use neoteny in a sentence
We have warrant for this possibility in the case of the Axolotl and in other similar cases of neoteny.
Darwin and Modern Science|A.C. Seward and Others
British Dictionary definitions for neoteny
/ (nɪˈɒtənɪ) /
the persistence of larval or fetal features in the adult form of an animal. For example, the adult axolotl, a salamander, retains larval external gillsSee also paedogenesis
Derived forms of neoteny
neotenic (ˌniːəʊˈtɛnɪk) or neotenous, adjective
Word Origin for neoteny
C19: from New Latin neotenia, from Greek neo- + teinein to stretch
Scientific definitions for neoteny
[ nē-ŏt′n-ē ]
The retention of juvenile characteristics in the adults of a species. Humans, for example, are sometimes said to demonstrate neoteny by retaining through adulthood the relatively large head and hairlessness characteristic of very young primates. The body proportions of flightless birds, which resemble those of fetal flying birds, are also considered to be evidence of neoteny.
The attainment of sexual maturity by an organism still in its larval stage, seen in certain amphibians and insects. Certain species of salamanders, for instance, demonstrate neoteny as they become sexually mature but remain aquatic and do not develop legs. Neoteny sometimes occurs in response to environmental stresses such as low temperature or lack of iodine (which is essential for the thyroid gland). If environmental conditions improve, the organism can often develop into a fully mature adult form.
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Human-Wildlife Conflict Prevention
Humans have profoundly impacted wildlife and the environment. We need to develop a better understanding of the broader factors contributing to human-wildlife conflicts, including climatic factors, land use, agricultural practices and wildlife management initiatives.
Human-wildlife conflicts are best described as interactions among humans and wildlife when the actions negatively impact one, the other or both. Conflicts vary depending on where they take place, time of year and type of wild species.
The increase in both urban and rural development to accommodate Canada's population has resulted in a greater number of interactions with wildlife.
Animal Alliance is committed to innovative, effective, humane and non-lethal solutions to human-wildlife conflicts. We are currently working on a number of human-wildlife conflict issues, including:
Hunting / Trapping / Poisoning
Canada Geese
Snow Geese
Beavers play a critical role in maintaining or improving ecosystem biodiversity. Many species, some endangered or threatened, rely on beavers and the landscapes they engineer.
In many cases, the most pressing issue regarding beavers is not how to manage their populations, but rather how to minimize conflict between humans and beavers. There are many ways to manage conflicts effectively, humanely and safely, while protecting beavers for the benefits they bestow to the environment.
Techniques For Mitigating Human/Beaver Conflicts in Urban and Suburban Environments
This is a manual with the most current and widely accepted tools to allow wildlife managers to maintain beavers and their contribution to healthy ecosystems, while mitigating conflict and assuring public safety.
Saskatchewan's beaver bounty is a good example of a controversial effort to control the beaver population (click here for a 2016 CBC article). We encourage those who are upset with the killing contest to contact the Premier, Scott Moe.
The Honourable Scott Moe
Premier of Saskatchewan
226 Legislative Building
T/ 306-787-9433
F/ 306-787-0885
E-mail: premier@gov.sk.ca
Hunting / Trapping / Poisoning:
The Alberta and Saskatchewan governments use toxic poisons, Strychnine and Compound 1080 to kill wildlife when they come in conflict with humans. They are the last two provinces in Canada using these draconian substances. With your help, we will fight to stop these governments from using these poisons.
Help Ban Cruel Poisons
In addition, the federal Pest Management Regulatory Agency reviews restricted products like Strychnine and Compound 1080. The agency fails to consider the cruel nature of the poison, the matter of secondary poisoning and the broader and long term impacts of the poison on the environment. We intend to engage the Agency regarding the obvious inadequacies of the review and approval process.
Animal Alliance continues to work with municipalities across Canada in an effort to end hunting and trapping as a solution to human-wildlife conflict issues. If there is a conflict in your area, please contact us today.
Animal Alliance has worked with many organizations and government officials to develop a humane, non-lethal approach to human-geese conflicts.
Animal Alliance has developed a Habitat Modification & Canada Geese manual to provide information on the habitat needs and natural deterrents of Canada Geese in urban environments. Habitat modification through natural landscaping techniques offers both an ecological and humane means of reducing human-goose conflicts in urban, suburban and even agricultural environments.
The Canadian Wildlife Service's brochure titled Canada Geese and Farms suggest habitat modification as a mitigation measure. The brochure suggests that the farmer "focus efforts on the area between cultivated land and ponds or other wetlands. Create natural barriers of trees, brush and shrubs around ponds, wetlands and streams. If you have a pond, avoid creating islands or peninsulas which are ideal nesting sites for geese."
Organizations, such as GeesePeace provide conflict resolution measures. GeesePeace is dedicated to building better communities though innovative, effective and humane solutions to wildlife conflicts.
The Habitat Modification & Canada Geese manual is available to all interested parties (for manual appendicies, click here). The manual features numerous case studies in locations in USA and Canada that have implemented habitat modification practices.
Twenty years ago the Humane Society of the United States and the Animal Protection Institute (now Born Free USA) co-published a booklet called A Critical Evaluation of the Proposed Reduction in the Mid-Continent Lesser Snow Geese Population to Conserve Sub-Arctic Salt Marshes of Hudson Bay.
This is a 20th anniversary Addendum Update to that document, now converted into electronic form. The original document was co-authored by Dr. Vernon Thomas and Barry Kent MacKay. Most of the writing of the Evaluation was done by Dr. Thomas, who is to be congratulated for his courage in challenging the conventional wisdom that these goose populations are "overabundant" and damaging the arctic and subarctic ecosystems.
20 Year Addendum Update to "A Critical Evaluation of the Proposed Reduction in the Mid-Continent Lesser Snow Geese Population to Conserve Sub-Arctic Salt Marshes of Hudson Bay"
Double-crested Cormorants
Double-crested Cormorants are native waterbirds who nest in colonies. Numbers were dramatically reduced in the late 1800s due to hunting. As a result of protection, cormorant populations began to recover in the early 1950s, but impact from toxic chemicals such as DDT again reduced their numbers to 125 nesting pairs in 1973.
From the 1970s to present day, cormorant numbers are returning to those of pre-persecution days, a success story for sure. But now wildlife management agencies across North America are calling the cormorant population "overabundant" and "unnatural".
Animal Alliance has joined with a coalition of organizations to stop the continent-wide lethal management of cormorants. The ongoing slaughter of cormorants in Ontario is especially troublesome.
From the time Europeans settled North America, coyotes have been persecuted. They have thrived despite organized attempts to eradicate them in the first half of the 20th century. Governments offered bounties and funded extensive coyote "control" programs. Farmers even poisoned dead livestock and left them for the coyotes to eat.
Animal Alliance has worked to reduce human-coyote conflicts through education and non-lethal intervention programmes, specifically in communities such as Sarnia, Toronto and Ottawa.
Stanley Gehrt, an associate professor at Ohio State University, has been studying coyote behavior in urban Chicago for over 12 years. As a coyote expert, he has written about human-coyote conflicts and how they can be resolved. A document titled Urban Coyote Ecology and Management provides an excellent overview of coyotes and conflict resolution possibilites.
In spite of our recommendations, in November 2009, Saskatchewan introduced a coyote bounty, paying residents $20 if they produced four paws of a killed coyote. In February 2010, the government announced 18,000 coyotes were killed, about one half of their target number.
In spite of biologists and conservationists providing evidence to the contrary, then Agriculture Minister Bob Bjornerud believed the bounty was necessary. For a May 2010 article, click here.
Organizations, such as the Born Free USA united with the Animal Protection Institute, have researched this issue extensively. For an overview, visit http://www.bornfreeusa.org/articles.php?p=1139&more=1
We need to keep pressure on the Premier of Saskatchewan, the Honourable Scott Moe. Please mail and call the Premier, politely asking him to make progressive advancements in his province. Hand-written letters are best but you can also email him: premier@gov.sk.ca
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Email: premier@gov.sk.ca
Deer are under attack by wildlife managers throughout North America. Persistent human encroachment into deer habitat has resulted in much conflict between deer and people. Governments claim, without scientific data, that deer populations are "overabundant".
Consequently, wildlife managers advocate that more deer be killed during hunting season and that hunting seasons be extended. They advocate culling of deer in parks and protected areas and they advocate hunting in urban settings were deer habituate urban river valleys and green spaces. The deer hunt in Short Hills Park in Ontario and the ongoing campaigns in British Columbia are but two examples of this misguided policy.
Animal Alliance has actively opposed all lethal management of deer through municipal councils and provincial governments.
Below are three PDF files with important information about deer:
Wounding rates deer and bow hunting 1998
Indirect Effects of a Keystone Herbivore Elevate Local Animal Diversity
Dispersal of Trillium seeds by Deer: Implications for Long-Distance Migration of Forest Herbs
Help us encourage communities that are experiencing conflict to implement a non-lethal human/wildlife conflict resolution strategy. Join Animal Alliance today!
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MANSFIELD, OH - The Friendly House in Mansfield, OH, is welcoming anyone in the community who is in need of clothing to come to their free clothing giveaway between Tuesday, September 4 and Friday, September 7 from 10 AM until 4 PM.
Located at 380 N Mulberry Street, the Friendly House is a United Way Agency that aims to prevent crime, provide affordable health and fitness options, and offer recreational and daycare programs to the community. While the Friendly House's big event is the annual week-long clothing drive, families in need can find free clothing for men, women, boys, and girls all year round. They simply ask that individuals in need call ahead to make sure that the items they need are available.
Program Coordinator Brianna Sammataro explained that she has seen the need in the community increase this year. "If you have the need and we have the sizes then you're welcome to take what you want." Sammataro went on to explain there are fewer clothes in the drive this year than in previous years simply because more people have needed the help.
Items available during the giveaway include clothing for everyone, children through adult, shoes, athletic gear like cleats and shinguards, soap, purses and bags, and more. Clothes are only available until they're taken.
The center accepts donations of clean, dry clothes all year Monday through Friday. Their clothing room is also open year round for those in need, though supply or sizes are not guaranteed.


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← The Tree of Life Web Project: 25 years online
Development of the Dicaelus purpuratus drawing →
In September of 2009, I arrived in Oregon, excited to begin my new position at Oregon State University. I was also excited to live near Marys Peak, as the top of Marys Peak was the locality of capture of the only known specimen of what was then called Bembidion chintimini. (I've since moved that and related species out of the genus Bembidion, and as the genus Lionepha.) A few days after I arrived in Corvallis, I drove up to the top of that mountain to see if I could find the species again. I found some little beetles that might or might not be Bembidion chintimini, but I was a novice with that group of bembidiines, and so I wasn't sure. I also found a larger, related specimen lower down the slopes of Marys Peak, near Alder Creek Falls, which confused me as well. My efforts to discover the identity of those specimens took a long time, and the threads I was tugging on as I explored caused an unravelling in my understanding of that group of beetles, which I would eventually re-weave into a new tapestry. In the end, this path led to the discovery of a total of four new species, as well as a merging of three others.
A specimen from Marys Peak of the same species I found in September 2009
In many ways this project was the heart and soul of my first decade in Oregon. I spent many hundreds of hours on this project, traveling and collecting specimens, extracting and sequencing their DNA, making genitalic preparations, studying their structures, photographing them, examining their chromosomes, doing phylogenetic analyses, and, eventually, creating the figures for the paper and writing the text. Perhaps more emotionally compelling was the discovery and solving of many puzzles along the way, especially that revolving around "Bembidion chintimini". That some of these puzzles were solved by a combination of old-fashioned morphological studies as well as next-generation genomic sequencing of old type specimens, including a 159-year-old LeConte lectotype, made the tale all the more compelling to me.
John Sproul, a former graduate student of mine, helped by sequencing the DNA I extracted from some pinned type specimens (including that LeConte lectotype), as well as by doing important collecting in the Sierra Nevadas of California; for these efforts, he is a co-author of the paper that has finally resulted.
This paper, titled "Species delimitation, classical taxonomy and genome skimming: a review of the ground beetle genus Lionepha (Coleoptera: Carabidae)", came out recently in the Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. The paper can be found at https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlz167; if you would like a PDF, email me.
It turns out that I did find a female of "Bembidion chintimini" on Marys Peak that first trip in 2009. It took until the following summer for me to realize that. It took even longer to eventually come to the realization that this species was widespread, and had a much older name (Lionepha erasa LeConte). Here's a condensed version of the story, as told in the paper:
Investigation of the rarer species, the one here called Lionepha erasa, began in 2010. Dissection of the first recognized males from Marys Peak, Oregon (type locality of Bembidion chintimini) revealed an aedeagus indistinguishable from those from San Juan Island, Washington (type locality of Bembidion lummi). The female holotype of B. chintimini is wingless and has slightly rounded shoulders. However, the Marys Peak population is wing-dimorphic, and winged individuals are in body form no different from the type series of Bembidion lummi. The elytral microsculpture of the holotype of B. chintimini is perfectly isodiametric (against Erwin & Kavanaugh, 1981), thus matching that of B. lummi. Other characters mentioned by Erwin & Kavanaugh as distinguishing the two populations are not consistent with available specimens. The lack of evident morphological differences, combined with effectively identical DNA sequences in specimens from Oregon, British Columbia and Alaska suggested that the Marys Peak populations are the same species as populations further north, and for this reason, Bembidion chintimini and B. lummi were synonymized by Maddison in Kanda et al. (2015).
This left in question the specimens considered to be Bembidion lindrothellus by Erwin & Kavanaugh, which are at first glance similar to the Marys Peak and other populations of 'Bembidion chintimini'. Specimens classified as Bembidion lindrothellus are reported to be paler, but all specimens mentioned in Erwin & Kavanaugh (1981) are teneral. The unsclerotized aedeagus of the holotype of Bembidion lindrothellus made comparison of internal sac sclerites difficult. However, the internal sac membrane that rests in the left-most position has a species-specific microsculpture in Lionepha, and the microsculpture scales of the holotype of Bembidion lindrothellus from Alaska match those of Marys Peak specimens. A non-teneral male was also collected by Lindroth at the type locality of B. lindrothellus, but was not included in the type series, perhaps as the specimen was housed in Lindroth's collection in Lund, Sweden. This specimen is presumably the one whose genitalia Lindroth figured as Bembidion brumale (1963: fig. 127f). We have examined that specimen, and it is indistinguishable from specimens of 'Bembidion chintimini' from Alaska, British Columbia, Washington and Oregon, including details of the internal sac. Most critically, DNA sequences of the holotype of Bembidion lindrothellus are identical in eight studied genes to those of other specimens from throughout the range (Figs 5–7). It is thus evident that the holotypes of Bembidion chintimini, B. lindrothellus and B. lummi belong to a single species.
However, there is an older name. The type series of Bembidium erasum consists of four females. These specimens have traditionally been considered to belong to the common, widespread species here called Lionepha probata. Females of these two isodiametrically microsculptured species are difficult to tell apart, especially those with less-extreme prothoracic proportions (neither wide nor narrow). Although there are distinctions in the lobe of the female bursa of fully sclerotized individuals, interpretation of tenerals is more tenuous. Specimens in the type series of Bembidium erasum are all teneral, with prothoraces of moderate width, and thus there is no clear morphological evidence to place them to species. The type series was provided by George Suckley (LeConte, 1859), presumably captured during his travels as naturalist for the governor of Washington Territory during 1853–57 (Cooper & Suckley, 1859). The type series is from 'Oregon', which at the time encompassed the current area of Oregon, the southern half of what is now Idaho and some parts of Wyoming and Montana (Barry, 1932). Suckley's travels in Oregon included areas within the range of both species (Cooper & Suckley, 1859), and thus geography provides no clues about species membership. However, DNA data from the lectotype (and two of the paralectotypes; Sproul & Maddison, 2017) makes it clear that these specimens belong to the current species (Figs 5–7; Supporting Information, Fig. S1). Thus, the valid name of this species is Lionepha erasa, with Bembidion chintimini, B. lindrothellus and B. lummi as junior synonyms.
Maddison and Sproul (2020)
That description of the history does not adequately capture all the many mysteries, proposed and rejected explanations, and confirmed hypotheses along my multi-year path, and the eventual pleasure as the hypotheses became confirmed through the emergence of consistent, repeated patterns. It was one of the more pleasing journeys of discovery I have been on. I've previously mentioned a few of the turns and twists in the story, in my posts on Rainy-season beetles and surprises in Lionepha.
In addition to solving the mystery of the small beetles on top of Marys Peak, four new species were discovered along the way and described in the paper:
The larger specimen I discovered on my first trip up Marys Peak belongs to a species that lives along the sides of Alder Creek Falls and on rock seeps in the area, as well as along a creek west of Eugene, Oregon, and in the Trinity Alps of California, is now officially named Lionepha tuulukwa Maddison. I've talked about the naming of this beetle here and here.
A species I first became aware of through a single male along Bishop Creek that John Sproul found, is now called Lionepha lindrothi Maddison & Sproul.
The species I found in the central Sierra Nevada of California, and which provided another surprise in the group, is now called Lionepha australerasa Maddison.
A species from western Montana and Wyoming, as well as eastern Oregon and Washington, came to light from specimens collected by my good friend David Kavanaugh. This species is now called Lionepha kavanaughi Maddison.
This paper on Lionepha implicitly tells a love story between me and my beetles. When I look at the final product, I see it as a celebration of the process and fruits of discovery. I also see it as a history of my embracing the Pacific Northwest, and the abundant and diverse life that lives here.
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Reporter Gjoko Krstic
OpenEMR 'site' Parameter Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability. Webapps exploit for php platform
source: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/58085/info
OpenEMR is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability because it fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input.
An attacker may leverage this issue to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This may help the attacker steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks.
OpenEMR 4.1.1 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.
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UWP to decide on status of its leadership
The United Workers Party will decide on the status of its leadership at its annual convention during the first quarter of this year.
General Secretary of the United Workers Party Nicholas George tells Kairi News the party will hold its general council meeting on January 19 to plan for the convention, likely to be held in March.
Following an 18-3 defeat to the Dominica Labour Party at the December 6, 2019 election, political observers speculate that Lennox Linton, who led the party into two election defeats, may resign as a party leader.
George says party members will determine the way forward at the convention.
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DAIC reports 25% Increase in Membership for 2019
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I really do not care as to what will transpire at your delegate conference on the 19th of January, however if the new executive still remain in the zone of civil disobedience and blocking of roads as seen for the past decade, you guys can say goodbye to the political landscape of the Country.


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PKU patients around Wisconsin are grappling with the formula shortage too
People with metabolic disorders who require formula to ensure adequate nutrition are among those dealing with a months long shortage — the Waisman Center at UW-Madison is seeking to help source alternatives, even as such options can be stressful.
By Will Cushman
Phenex-2 is one of several formulas for people with the metabolic disorder phenylketonuria, or PKU, that has been in short supply since a formula factory in Michigan shut down in February. (Credit: Photo courtesy of Alexa Breske)
As a 20-year-old college student with a part-time job and an active lifestyle, Alexa Breske understands she might not be who first comes to mind as someone affected by formula shortages. She's not an infant, or the mother of one.
But Breske, who is from the La Crosse suburb of Holmen, depends on a special formula to supply more than half of her daily calories. She's one of hundreds of Wisconsinites with metabolic disorders whose routines have been upended and health put at risk as a result of an ongoing nationwide formula shortage.
The shortage has already led to the hospitalization of multiple malnourished infants in Wisconsin, but the short supply is also affecting older children and adults like Breske who depend on formula.
Metabolic disorders can make a typical diet dangerous or deadly. One of the most common is an inherited genetic condition called phenylketonuria, known as PKU. Breske was diagnosed with PKU after a newborn screening when she was just eight days old, and she has since needed daily formula.
How parents can navigate baby formula shortages
Many people with PKU depend on formula for their nutritional needs because their bodies can't process an amino acid found in protein. This deficiency leaves people with PKU at risk for brain damage and other health problems if they don't adhere to a strict diet. As the ongoing formula shortage that began with the February 2022 closure of a plant in Michigan drags on, a growing number of PKU patients in Wisconsin are feeling its effects.
"I'm very anxious about it," said Nikki Drilias, a dietician who works with PKU patients at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and UW Health's Waisman Center. This research and treatment facility supports more than 160 families around the state who need PKU-specific formulas, including Breske's, along with dozens of patients with other metabolic conditions requiring lifelong provision of formula.
Drilias stressed that there are enough PKU formulas available from different manufacturers to meet her patients' needs. Still, the persistence of the shortage, exacerbated by more general supply chain problems plaguing manufacturers around the United States, means medical caregivers who treat PKU are rationing supplies and hunting down alternative formulas for more and more patients.
Originally, the closure of formula-maker Abbott's plant in Sturgis, Mich., affected about 15 of Waisman's patients who depended on a formula manufactured by the company, Drilias said. But over time, shortages have spread to other brands that were caught off guard by new demand from patients seeking alternatives, and Drilias said about half of Waisman's PKU patients became affected.
"There was a brief time where I thought things were getting better," said Drilias. "But now I feel like things are getting worse in terms of more and more formulas becoming unavailable or out of stock."
While PKU formulas come in a variety of forms and flavors, patients often become accustomed to a certain brand. Some parents with young children who have PKU have difficulty getting their child to accept a different formula, Drilias said. Meanwhile, adult patients require large amounts of formula, which sometimes accounts for more than half their daily calories.
Being forced to find alternatives for a life-saving formula they have eaten every day for their entire lives has been stressful and disorienting even for adult patients.
Alexa Breske prepares one of her two daily servings of a special formula she needs to supplement her diet. Breske, who is from Holmen, was diagnosed with the metabolic disorder PKU when she was eight days old and has been on a strict low-protein diet since then. (Credit: Photo courtesy of Alexa Breske)
"It's been really difficult," said Breske, who until March had been consuming a PKU formula manufactured by Abbott twice daily her whole life. When the plant closure put that routine at risk, Breske's nutritionist sent her several alternatives to try. PKU formulas can be unappetizing — thick, sour, chalky — and Breske did not take to the alternatives.
"They sent me five samples, and I was only able to swallow two of them," she said. "They just tasted bad — gross."
But the supply of Breske's regular formula would not be enough for her calorie needs for very long, and so she had to choose one of the alternatives as a once-daily supplement. At first Breske thought she wouldn't have to take this different formula for very long, but as weeks stretched into months, she said she went into "panic mode." Breske was dismayed as she considered a future stuck depending on a formula that she can barely stomach and leaves her feeling unwell.
"I've never had a struggle to drink my formula," Breske said. "And now I just dread three o'clock in the afternoon when I have to drink it."
Breske is hardly alone in her struggle to cope with the short supply. Drilias said some families with young children on formula have found it very challenging to find a suitable alternative the child would accept. Several of Waisman's patients are Amish, and communicating with them about the shortages and alternative formulas has been challenging, Drilias added.
Drilias also described another adult patient who reached out to Waisman when she unintentionally lost weight after being forced to switch to an unfamiliar formula.
"She was struggling to drink the full volume of her alternative PKU formula, so she was inadvertently cutting protein and calories significantly," Drilias said. "She was losing weight, and she doesn't really have weight to lose."
While the formula shortage is affecting many people with PKU and other metabolic conditions like Maple Syrup Urine Disease, it so far has not impacted the supply of Glytactin, a formula developed from research at UW-Madison.
Abbott reopened its Michigan plant in early June, though the resumed production is occurring in stages and likely won't ease shortages for weeks or months. Storm-related flooding prompted Abbott to once again temporarily halt production at the plant, the company announced on June 15. Still, Drilias said she's "cautiously optimistic" that her patients would be able to access their preferred formulas for the end of the summer.
"We are cautiously optimistic that things will improve as the summer goes on," she said.
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Longtime journalist and educator Charles Sumner "Chuck" Stone Jr. – one of the founders of the National Association of Black Journalists, died Sunday at age 89. Allegra Stone said that her father died at an assisted-living facility in Chapel Hill where he was a journalism professor teaching censorship and magazine writing at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for 14 years starting in 1991. Read more.
The woman who became a literary star with the 1969 publication of "I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings" turned 86 on Friday and celebrated in the District at her favorite restaurant, the Bombay Club, for a dinner hosted by a grandson. The following day, Angelou pondered aging once more as the National Portrait Gallery unveiled a large photo-realistic painting of her that will be included in its collection, an that honor brings her further along the road of artistic immortality. Read more.
The body of missing Kalamazoo doctor Teleka Patrick may have been found in a lake in Indiana on Sunday. A body was found in Lake Charles on Sunday morning. Police have yet to identify the body officially, but Patrick's mother says that it was her daughter's body. Another family member says that they hadn't received confirmation yet. Read more.
The family of missing Hope Mills teen Danielle Locklear has been notified about a body that has been recovered from the South River. Meanwhile, a source close the investigation has told WRAL-TV that officials believe the body is that of the 15-year-old girl who has been missing for 3 weeks. Read more.
This could be a good thing for his career if it actually happens, since it will probably be the highest profile role he's ever played. 12 Years A Slave was big, but James Bond is 10 times as big, with a global audience. According to Variety, Chiwetel Ejiofor is MGM and Sony's top choice to play the villain in the next installment of the James Bond franchise. Read more.
Jesse Jackson Jr. has been moved to an federal prison facility in Alabama following a dispute at the North Carolina prison where he was serving a 30-month sentence for misusing campaign funds. Family of the ex-Illinois congressman confirmed to ABC Chicago over the weekend that Jackson was transferred to a minimum-security federal prison in Montgomery following disputes at the North Carolina prison that led to Jackson being placed in solitary confinement.
The Bureau of Prisons declined to provide the Chicago Tribune specifics over Jackson's transfer, citing privacy and security reasons. A source told the Chicago Sun-Times the 49-year-old Jackson was reportedly advising his fellow inmates about their rights in prison when a guard "took exception to that." Jackson was then placed in solitary confinement for five days more than a month ago. Read more.
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Miami Marlins Season Preview: Catcher Jorge Alfaro
By Kevin Kraczkowski
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - SEPTEMBER 14: Jorge Alfaro #38 of the Miami Marlins throws to first base against the San Francisco Giants during the second inning at Oracle Park on September 14, 2019 in San Francisco, California. The Miami Marlins defeated the San Francisco Giants 4-2. (Photo by Jason O. Watson/Getty Images) /
The Miami Marlins have a full 40-man roster plus another 25 entering Spring Training in 2020.
Of those 65 players, 35 have had some measure of major league exposure. Seven of the players in camp are regarded as catchers. Jorge Alfaro sits atop of that pecking order, and is considered the Miami Marlins starter.
A six-foot-two, 225 lb. right-hander from Sincelejo, Columbia, Alfaro will be turning 27 in the middle of this season. Never drafted, Alfaro made his professional debut while still just 17 years old in the Dominican Summer League for the DSL Rangers. After five seasons working his way up through their system, at the 2015 trade deadline, the Rangers traded Alfaro with Matt Harrison, Nick Williams, Jake Thompson, Alec Asher, and Jerad Eickhoff to the Philadelphia Phillies for Cole Hamels and Jake Diekman.
Already at the Double-A level at the time of the trade, Alfaro remained at the same level to begin 2016, and also made his major league debut that season with the Phillies, going two-for-16 in six appearances. He got a more substantial look for them in 2017, slashing .318/.360/.514 in a 29 game sample.
PHILADELPHIA, PA – SEPTEMBER 27: Jorge Alfaro #38 of the Miami Marlins. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images) /
Alfaro's first full major league season came in 2018 while still with the Phillies. In 108 games, he slashed .262/.324/.407 with 10 home runs and 37 RBI. He also racked up a 36.6 percent whiff rate, missing 138 times in only 377 plate appearances.
Alfaro joined the Miami Marlins prior to the 2019 season with Will Stewart and top prospect Sixto Sanchez for J.T. Realmuto. He did fix his strikeout rate slightly, lowering it to 33.1 percent in 465 PA. In 130 games, Alfaro hit 18 home runs and collected 57 RBI, hitting .262/.312/.425.
Alfaro was better against left-handed pitchers, holding up an .813 OPS to a mark of just .710 against righties. Still, .710 is hardly embarrassing, built on a .254 batting average. His strikeout rate against both-handed pitchers is roughly even.
According to Statcast, Alfaro's 90.8 MPH average exit velocity ranked 47th in MLB, and his 28.8 ft/s sprint speed was 65th fastest in the majors, and notably faster than Realmuto. At 1.95 seconds, Alfaro's pop time was the sixth best mark in the major leagues.
Alfaro's 2020 projections (THE BAT, ATC, Steamer, Depth Charts) all have him between 105 and 122 games played, with between 13 and 17 homers and from 48 to 52 RBI. They all agree he's going to walk in five percent of plate appearances and will strikeout about 33 percent of the time. Oddly, three out of the four systems peg Alfaro with a .294 OBP. It would be remarkable if he finished there right on the nose. Notably, ATC predicts a mark of .305.
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Defensively, Alfaro threw out 33 percent of baserunners for the Miami Marlins in 2019, seven percent better than the National League average. In 973 innings of work behind the plate, he graded out as a slightly below average fielder, at minus-5 DRS/1200.
Backing up Alfaro is soon-to-be-34 Francisco Cervelli, with Chad Wallach also listed on the 40-man roster, hopefully now completely recovered from post-concussion symptoms suffered in May of last season.
Alfaro's first three seasons have seen him average exactly 1.0 WAR, and he's a safe bet to finish 2020 near the same output. Look for Alfaro to easily retain his position behind the plate for likely the next two seasons and maybe more depending on up-and-comers Will Banfield and Nick Fortes. Check back tomorrow for a look at Brian Anderson.
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Executive Compensation: How Should Internet CEOs Be Paid?
Posted By: Michelle Jones Sep 1, 2016, 3:02 pm
When it comes to executive compensation, some plans are more shareholder-friendly than others. Among large-cap Internet companies, it's pretty common for executive compensation to be linked to execution, whether in qualitative or strategic measures. Also equity awards are a huge trend right now.
Executive compensation for founder-CEOs versus non-founder CEOs
Morgan Stanley analyst Brian Nowak and team reviewed the executive compensation plans employed by some of the biggest names in Internet right now to determine how well they align with shareholders' interests. They picked up on several interesting trends such as a key difference in how founder-CEOs are compensated versus compensation for non-founder led firms. They then summarized their findings in an August 31 report titled "Executive Compensation: Is it Aligned with Shareholder Interests?"
Between 2013 and 2015, large-cap Internet firms paid their CEOs an average of $9.5 million per year in cash, equity and other compensation. However, founder CEOs received much less annual compensation, while non-founder CEOs received more. In some cases, founder CEOs didn't receive any annual compensation. On average, non-founders received about $25.8 million per year.
The Morgan Stanley team reports that non-founder CEO compensation made up 8 basis points of market capitalization, on average. Expedia's chief was at the top at 61 basis points of market cap, while its competitor Priceline sat at the bottom at 2 basis points. The average of 8 basis points is 1.4 times higher than the average of companies in the S&P 500, which is about 6 basis points, they reported.
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Executive compensation is based on equity
Nowak and team said that of the Internet firms in their coverage universe, share price matters quite a deal, as about 80% of annual CEO compensation and 90% of annual CFO compensation came in equity awards through either restricted stock units or options.
When combing that with the average vesting period of around four years for the equity awards, it becomes clear that long-term growth and execution are the focal point of compensation for Internet executives. The Morgan Stanley team noted that Amazon's vesting period is the longest of their group at six years, and they actually prefer equity-based, long-term compensation structures such as these examples because they place the interests of executives in alignment with shareholders' interests.
Factors driving equity awards
The analysts said five of the eight companies in their coverage mostly use qualitative or strategic factors to determine how much in equity executives should receive. In many cases, the metrics are open-ended factors such as competitor compensation, past and expected corporate contributions, personal goals, performance and other areas. Included in this first group are Amazon, Facebook and Google.
However, they classify a second group which includes Priceline, eBay and Yahoo, all of which set specific financial and quantitative goals. They explained that Priceline, for example, pays its executives entirely based on performance metrics in restricted stock units paid on three-year cumulative adjusted EBITDA targets.
Nowak and team actually sees financial and quantitative metrics as being preferable to qualitative or strategic factors because they offer greater transparency. However, they add that in some cases, qualitative factors such as improving engagement or integrating an acquired asset are critical in the Internet space, which is constantly and quickly changing and highly competitive in terms of attracting and keeping the top talent.
Cash bonuses also a key part of executive compensation
The Morgan Stanley team also highlighted how cash bonuses play a role in executive compensation at six of the eight Internet companies they studied. However, cash bonuses made up a much smaller part of total CEO and CFO compensation, at 13% and 11%, respectively, over the last three years. Again, financial and qualitative factors play a role in determining the size of the compensation:
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Der Namakan River ist ein Fluss im Rainy River District in der kanadischen Provinz Ontario unweit der Grenze zu den Vereinigten Staaten.

Der Namakan River bildet den Abfluss des Lac la Croix zum weiter westlich gelegenen Namakan Lake. Er verlässt den Lac la Croix an dessen westlichem Nordufer. Er fließt anfangs in nördlicher Richtung. Der Fluss spaltet sich dabei in zwei Arme auf, die sich im Threemile Lake wieder vereinigen, welchen er im Anschluss durchfließt. Der Namakan River setzt nun seinen Kurs in westlicher Richtung fort, durchfließt die kleineren Seen beziehungsweise Flussverbreiterungen Bill Lake und Little Eva Lake, bevor er das Ostufer des Namakan Lake erreicht.
Auf seiner Strecke überwindet er mehrere Stromschnellen, darunter  Myrtle Falls, Quetico Rapids, High Falls, Hay Rapids und Lady Rapids.
Größere Nebenflüsse sind Bearpelt Creek und Quetico River, beide von rechts.

Der Namakan River hat eine Länge von 32 km. Er überwindet dabei einen Höhenunterschied von 22 m. Am Abfluss aus dem Lac la Croix beträgt der mittlere Abfluss des Flusses 109 m³/s.

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Utility Stock Q3 Earnings Due on Nov 1: D, FTS, HE & POR
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Oct 31, 2019 9:17AM EDT
Utilities is among the sectors with positive earnings growth expectations for Q3. Notably, 3.6% companies of this sector have already reported results, with earnings rising 11.9% on revenue growth of 26.1%. Also, the sector's top and the bottom line are likely to have increased year over year in the third quarter.
Factors Likely to Drive Results
Mature Utility companies are domestic focused and provide 24x7 basic services. They consistently make heavy investments to maintain infrastructure and upgrade on a regular basis, which increases cost of capital. The rate cuts in July and September are likely to have lowered utilities' cost of capital, which, in turn might have impacted margins and the bottom line.
Moreover, focus on environment-friendly generation, addition of energy storage projects, launch of technologies to maintain transmission and distribution lines as well as gradual introduction of smart meters have improved service quality and reliability. Customer growth and new rates in their service territories are likely to have made a positive impact on Utilities' third-quarter earnings.
Q3 Predictions
For Utilities sector, Q3 earnings are expected to increase 4.7% year over year on 4.5% higher revenues. For more details on quarterly releases, you can go through the latest Earnings Outlook.
Utilities to Watch
Let's take a look at some Utility stocks that are scheduled to report third-quarter 2019 earnings on Nov 1.
Dominion Energy Inc. D delivered an average positive earnings surprise of 0.57% in the past four quarters. The company's third-quarter earnings are expected to have gained from regulated investment across electric and gas businesses, contribution from the Southeast Energy Group as well as proper management of operation and maintenance expenses. However, its Q3 results are expected to reflect the impact of the higher share count, sale of assets, normal weather and farmout timings.
Our proven model doesn't conclusively predict an earnings beat for Dominion Energy this time around. The combination of a positive Earnings ESP and a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), 2 (Buy) or 3 (Hold) increases the odds of an earnings beat. But that's not the case here. You can uncover the best stocks to buy or sell before they're reported with our Earnings ESP Filter. You can see the complete list of today's Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.
Dominion Energy has an Earnings ESP of 0.00% and a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).(read more: Dominion Energy to Report Q3 Earnings: What's in Store? ).
Dominion Energy Inc. Price and EPS Surprise
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Fortis Inc. FTS delivered an average positive earnings surprise of 4.14% in the trailing four quarters. The company operates as an electric and gas utility company in Canada, the United States and the Caribbean. It generates, transmits, and distributes electricity to approximately 425,000 retail customers in southeastern Arizona and 97,000 retail customers in Arizona's Mohave and Santa Cruz counties. The company has an aggregate capacity of 3,377 megawatt (MW), including 57 MW of solar capacity. Fortis has a Zacks Rank #3 and an Earnings ESP of 0.00%.
Fortis Inc. Price and EPS Surprise
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Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. HE delivered an average negative earnings surprise of 2.79% in the trailing four quarters. The company is engaged in the production, transmission, distribution and sale of electricity. It currently serves 95% of Hawaii's population. Hawaiian Electric has a Zacks Rank #4 and an Earnings ESP of 0.00%
Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. Price and EPS Surprise
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Portland General Electric Company POR delivered an average negative earnings surprise of 4.34% in the trailing four quarters. The integrated electric utility company is engaged in generation, wholesale purchase, transmission, distribution and retail sale of electricity in the state of Oregon. Portland General Electric has a Zacks Rank #3 and an Earnings ESP of -0.86%.
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Nine-year-old Irwin Mueses of the Bronx had practically given up. "I told my friends, 'It's never going to snow,' " Irwin said yesterday. "They said on the news that it was going to snow on Dec. 1. On Dec. 1 I put on my gloves and hat and went outside and I saw there was no snow. Then, Christmas, I woke up -- I thought there would be snow. I prayed it would snow."
It was a good day to be a child in the Bronx. The borough got eight inches of snow, nearly an inch more than was measured in Central Park.
For plenty of grown-ups, it was a miserable day. The city was a mess, as was the surrounding metropolitan area. Motorists faced treacherous conditions on the highways. In much of the city there were flooded intersections, icy sidewalks and parked cars trapped behind piles left by snowplows.
But all over the city, children who had been disgusted with the lack of decent snow in recent years were outside celebrating in all the usual ways.
"I was waiting so long," Hannah Gordon, a 7-year-old with red hair and red snowpants, said as she lay serenely in a pile of snow on West 80th Street, near her home on the Upper West Side.
Hannah said she had been walking along Broadway with her parents Thursday night when the snow started falling. "I was so happy I was twirling," she said. "I was, like, stunned."
Elena Simon, 10, of the Upper West Side, also remembered the moment of discovery Thursday night. "I was in bed reading 'Anne of Green Gables,' " she said as she prepared to launch her sled down the hill in Riverside Park at West 82d Street. "My brother came in and said, 'It's snowing!' I started screaming, 'It's snowing, at last!' "
Youthful experts pronounced yesterday's accumulation excellent packing snow. It inspired in two brothers -- Ari and Danny Fox, 13 and 10 respectively -- only one goal. "To kill each other with snowballs," Ari said, as he hurled one at Danny on the sidewalk along West End Avenue.
On Rochambeau Avenue in the north Bronx, 9-year-old Shilpi Shah threw a snowball at her grandmother from India. Shilpi said it was her grandmother's first snowball.
"This is her first time to come to America," Shilpi explained. "She never saw snow before."
Shilpi's grandmother was not the only one surprised by the snowfall. The accumulation, which was several inches more than expected, also surprised public works crews all over the metropolitan area. Traffic was snarled, and there were dozens of minor accidents on highways.
There were plenty of older people who appreciated the snow, despite the ankle-deep puddles and slushy sidewalks. At 8 A.M. yesterday a 33-year-old real-estate broker named Andrew Simon telephoned his mother, who lives in the same building on East 66th Street. "I told her I need the sled," Mr. Simon said. "Take it out."
The sled is a wooden Royal Racer that Mr. Simon had when he was a small boy, which his mother still keeps in her closet. Mr. Simon needed it so he could take his 3-year-old daughter, Allison, for her first ride down the same hill in Central Park, just south of East 72d Street, where he used to go sledding years ago.
At the Wollman Rink yesterday afternoon, an Israeli writer named Udi Siton explained why he felt particularly grateful for the snow. He said his visit to New York had to do with the climactic scene of the novel he is working on, a scene set at the Wollman Rink on a snowy day.
For urban snow lovers, though, the forecast from the National Weather Service yesterday was not favorable. Temperatures were expected to reach the mid-50's by Saturday, and to approach 60 on Sunday.
"By Sunday there shouldn't be anything left," said Gary Conti, a deputy meteorologist at the weather service.
In Riverside Park, Patrick Bradley-Moore, 10, and his friends were throwing snowballs as fast as they could "The weatherman is always wrong," Patrick said during a break in the action. "So there's always hope."