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Prevalence, patterns, clinico-social, and behavioral factors associated with the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages among undergraduate medical students of central India
Soumya Kanti Mandal, G Revadi, Darshan Parida, Anindo Majumdar
Department of Community and Family Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
Date of Submission 27-Nov-2021
Date of Decision 08-Nov-2022
Date of Acceptance 15-Nov-2022
Dr. G Revadi
Department of Community and Family Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Saket Nagar, Bhopal - 462 016, Madhya Pradesh
Introduction: Excessive consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) in adolescents has become a global issue. As its link to obesity and noncommunicable diseases is clear, it is imperative to understand SSB consumption behaviors in the future health-care professionals. The objective of this study is to document the prevalence, patterns, and clinico-social and behavioral factors predicting high intake of SSBs among medical students.
Material and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted using a self-reported, web-based, questionnaire. All the students and interns who were part of a publicly funded premiere teaching hospital between October and November 2019 were included in this study. The semi-structured questionnaire enquired regarding socio-demographic, clinical details, amount, behavioral patterns, and money spent in connection with SSB consumption. Data were analyzed using IBM SPSS version 24.
Results: The mean age of participants was 19.3 ± 1.6 years, 71.7% being males. The current prevalence of SSB consumption was 90.5%. Furthermore, 49.9% and 29.1% of participants preferred soft drinks and sweetened fruit juice, respectively. Multivariate analysis showed that male gender (adjusted odds ratio [aOR]: 1.83, (1.03–3.25), current alcohol consumption (aOR: 4.09, 1.25–13.42), and recent (last week) consumption of a SSB predicted high intake of SSBs [aOR: 7.36, (3.41–15.87)] whereas, preference of energy/sports category of drinks predicted low intake of SSBs [aOR 0.10, (0.02–0.47)].
Conclusion: The consumption of SSBs among medical students was high. Targeted health education and behavior change interventions should be provided to males, alcohol users, and frequent consumers.
Keywords: Associated factors, consumption patterns, prevalence, sugar-sweetened beverage
Mandal SK, Revadi G, Parida D, Majumdar A. Prevalence, patterns, clinico-social, and behavioral factors associated with the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages among undergraduate medical students of central India. Indian J Community Fam Med 2022;8:129-36
Mandal SK, Revadi G, Parida D, Majumdar A. Prevalence, patterns, clinico-social, and behavioral factors associated with the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages among undergraduate medical students of central India. Indian J Community Fam Med [serial online] 2022 [cited 2023 Feb 2];8:129-36. Available from: https://www.ijcfm.org/text.asp?2022/8/2/129/366557
Globally, in 2016, more than 1.9 billion adults were overweight. Of these, over 650 million were obese.[1] Not only adults, but adolescent obesity has also become a problem. In 2016, over 340 million in 5–19 years of age group were found to be overweight.[2] Excessive consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) has been found to contribute to increase in the prevalence of obesity, tooth decay, and noncommunicable diseases (NCDs).[3],[4],[5],[6] SSBs are any liquids that are sweetened with various forms of added sugars such as brown sugar, corn sweetener, corn syrup, dextrose, fructose, glucose, highfructose corn syrup, honey, lactose, malt syrup, maltose, molasses, raw sugar, and sucrose.[7] Examples of SSBs include but are not limited to regular soda (not sugar free), fruit drinks, sports drinks, energy drinks, sweetened waters, and coffee and tea beverages with added sugar.[7] SSBs have little nutritional value.[8]
Since 1998, SSB sales in India have been increasing by 13% yearonyear exceeding 11 L/capita/year.[9] According to a study based on the National Family Health Survey, round 4 (NFHS 4) data, in the Indian population, the highest amount of consumption of SSBs has been seen among adolescents.[10] In other parts of the world also, adolescents and young adults were the highest consumer of SSBs.[11] Among adolescents, being male, fast food consumption and watching TV were found to be associated with higher consumption of SSBs, but high physical activity is associated with low consumption.[12] In another study, rural living environment, less knowledge of energy expenditure were found to be associated with higher consumption.[13] Most of the undergraduate medical students are adolescents or young adults. If their health is not optimum, this will affect patient care. Furthermore, medical professionals consuming SSBs themselves would not be seen as ideal role models by their patients, who usually look up to their treating physician.
Due to the above-mentioned reasons, patterns of SSB consumption and associated clinico-social and behavioral factors are important to understand. Previous studies from India have analyzed secondary data, and also have studied few variables.[10] In addition, we could not find any study conducted among medical students. The objectives of the present study were, thus, to document the prevalence and patterns of SSB consumption and to find out the clinic-social and behavioral factors predicting higher intake of SSBs among undergraduate medical students of a premiere tertiary care teaching hospital in central India.
This cross-sectional study was conducted among all the undergraduate medical students and interns of a premier tertiary care teaching hospital in central India using universal sampling who were part of this institute between October and November 2019. Students who were on long-term leave due to any disease for at least 1 month during the study were excluded from the study.
A web-based self-administered questionnaire was developed using the Kobo Toolbox (Harvard Humanitarian Initiative), which is free for noncommercial use.[14] The semi-structured questionnaire was developed in the English language having both closed and open-ended questions. It had questions regarding socio-demographic, clinical details, amount and patterns of SSB consumption, and the money spent for SSB consumption. We also asked the participants about the term "Sugar-Sweetened Beverage," to see if he/she had ever come across this term in media/scientific articles/textbooks, which might have also influenced their consumption patterns.
The class representatives were briefed about the study and a link to the questionnaire, along with the electronic copies of participant information sheet and a copy of consent form were shared with them on WhatsApp (Facebook Corp), which is a mobile messaging application. The students were then asked to fill their responses in the next 20 min. At least two reminders were sent to students (absentees and nonresponders) through phone call, WhatsApp, or personal contact before marking him/her as nonresponder.
Current tobacco use: tobacco used in any form, either smoked or smokeless, in the last 1 month.
Current alcohol use: Any amount of alcohol consumed in the last 1 month.
Sufficient physical activity: Perceived self-reported amount of physical activity.
Enough sleep: Perceived self-reported amount of sleep.
SSB: liquids sweetened with various forms of added sugars such as brown sugar, corn sweetener, corn syrup, dextrose, fructose, glucose, highfructose corn syrup, honey, lactose, malt syrup, maltose, molasses, raw sugar, and sucrose. SSBs include but are not limited to regular soda (not sugar free), fruit drinks, sports drinks, energy drinks, sweetened waters, and coffee and tea beverages with added sugar.[7] For the purpose of our study, we limited this definition to beverages which were sold in the market and purchased by people, and not homemade beverages, like coffee, tea, etc.
Current prevalence of SSB consumption: the number of participants who had consumed any form of SSB in the last 1 month out of total number of participants included in the study. Lifetime prevalence of SSB consumption: the number of participants who had ever consumed any form of SSB in their lifetime out of total number of participants included in the study.
High intake of SSB: consumption of ≥1 L of any form of SSB/participant/month.
Last/recent consumption of SSB: consumption of SSB in any form in the last week (7 days).
Education and occupation of parents were classified according to the Modified Kuppuswamy scale.[15] For education, the original categories used for data collection were: profession or honors, graduate or postgraduate, intermediate or posthigh school diploma, high school certificate, middle school certificate, primary school certificate, and illiterate. For occupation, the categories used were: profession, semi-profession, clerical/shop owner/farmer, skilled, semi-skilled, unskilled, and unemployed. During analysis, some of these categories were clubbed together to re-categorize as the numbers were small in original categories to draw any meaningful conclusions. Per capita income was calculated by dividing total family income by number of family members. For the sake of analysis in this study, it was further categorized as 0–68.72 USD, 68.74–343.67 USD, and >343.68 USD. This was further recategorized into <68.74 and ≥68.74 USD for further analysis.
Data were exported from Kobo Toolbox to Microsoft Excel 2010 and analysis was performed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences version 24 (IBM Corp., Armonk, N.Y., USA). Proportions and means were calculated, along with 95% confidence interval and standard deviation, respectively. Chi-square test was used to compare proportions among groups and to test associations. Univariate logistic regression analysis was conducted to understand the predictors of increased SSB consumption, especially the socio-demographic and the clinical-related factors among the participants. Unadjusted odds ratio was calculated. The variables which had a P < 0.25 in univariate analysis were entered into the multivariate model. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was performed to find out the independent predictors of increased SSB consumption and adjusted odds ratio (aOR) were reported. P < 0.05 was considered to be statistically significant.
A total of 358 responses were recorded out of 499 students who were sent the link to the questionnaire (28.3% nonresponse). Out of 358, one participant had missing data/inappropriate responses in most fields, so the total valid responses analyzed were 357 participants. None of the participants fit the exclusion criteria. Majority (71.7%) of the participants were male, were below 20 years of age (59.9%), had permanent residence in an urban area (72.8%), and belonged to a nuclear family (85.7%). The median (interquartile range [IQR]) per capita income per month was 183.29 (91.65–343.68) USD ranging from nil to 14663.8 USD. A total of three (0.8%) participants had a history of chronic disease namely diabetes, hypertension, and cardiovascular disease.
Out of 357, 111 (31.1%) participants had never heard the term "Sugar-Sweetened Beverage" previously. On asking what they understood by SSBs (question was asked before giving them the definition of SSBs), their responses ranged from "don't know" in 26 (7.3%) cases, to a maximum of five SSBs. Participants either mentioned the type of drink or a name of the brand of SSB. Among them, 297 (83.2%) had understood soft drinks as SSBs, 80 (22.4%) as energy/sport drinks, 176 (47.3%) as packaged fruit drinks, 138 (38.7%) mentioned packaged milk product-based drinks (such as "Lassi") and milkshakes, while only two (0.6%) participants mentioned other types of beverages (alcoholic beverages and honey water) [Table 1].
Table 1: Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of the study participants (n=357)
The lifetime prevalence of SSB consumption was 92.7% (331). The current prevalence was 90.5% as 323 had consumed SSBs in the last month. Median (IQR) consumption of SSBs was found to be 0.5 (0.2–1) L/participant/month, ranging from nil to 15 L/participant/month. Median (IQR) expenditure on SSBs in the last month was 1.37 (0.55–3.44) USD, ranging from nil to 137.47 USD. Average expenditure for buying SSBs in the last month was found to be 3.66% of the participant's per capita income. Most of the participants, i.e., 253 (76.4%) had consumed at least one of the SSBs within the last week [Figure 1]. In addition, out of those who had consumed SSBs, most participants, i.e., 178 (53.8%) preferred soft drinks [Figure 2].
Figure 1: Frequency of SSB consumption among the study participants (n = 331). SSB: Sugar-sweetened beverages
Figure 2: Preference of participants with respect to type of sugar-sweetened beverage consumed (n = 331)
High intake of SSBs among the participants. Those having a permanent residence in an urban area had 1.7 times higher odds of high SSB intake as compared to those hailing from rural areas (P = 0.034) [Table 2]. Furthermore, those who had consumed SSB in the last week (more recent use) had 6.7 times higher odds of high SSB intake as compared to those who had not consumed SSB within the last 1 week (P = 0.001) [Table 3]. The association of socio-demographic, clinical and behavioral factors with frequency of SSB consumption was also analyzed separately [Supplementary Table 1].
Table 2: Univariate logistic regression analysis to determine the sociodemographic factors
Table 3: Univariate logistic regression analysis to determine the clinical and sugar-sweetened beverage consumption behavioral factors predicting participants' high sugar sweetened beverage intake (n=357)
In this analysis, 'frequent consumers' were defined as last/recent consumption of SSB in any form in the last week (seven days), and'not frequent consumers' as those who consumed any form of SSB in the last month, last year or earlier. None of the variables were found to be significantly associated.
The variables included in multivariate analysis are age, gender, residence of the participants, father's occupation, alcohol intake, per capita income, last consumption of SSB, and type of SSB preferred. It was found that males had about 1.8 times higher odds of high SSB intake as compared to females (P = 0.04). Those who had current alcohol consumption had about 4.1 times higher odds of high levels of SSB intake as compared to those who had not currently consumed alcohol (P = 0.02). Similarly, those who had consumed an SSB in the last week had about 7.4 times higher odds of high SSB intake as compared to those who did not consume in the last week (P = 0.001). However, those who preferred to consume energy drinks/sports drinks had low amount of SSB intake (aOR: 0.1, P = 0.004) as compared to those who had consumed other drinks such as milk product-based packaged drinks [Table 4].
Table 4: Multivariable logistic regression analysis to determine factors independently predicting high intake (≥1 L/month) of sugar-sweetened beverages among the participants
We found that the current (last 1 month) and lifetime prevalence of SSB consumption were 90.5% and 92.7%, respectively. The reported prevalence of SSB consumption among Chinese children and adolescents aged 6–17 years was around 67%, which is lower than our study.[16] However, a study conducted in Ontario showed that about 81.4% of the adolescents aged 11–20 years had consumed an SSB in the last week, and another 12% had consumed energy drinks.[17] This finding is similar to our study. The lower prevalence in Chinese adolescents can be ascribed to the lower age range when parental supervision is usually high. We found that the median (IQR) consumption of SSBs was found to be 0.5 (0.2–1) L/participant/month. Chinese adolescents had consumed around 0.61 servings/day (around 1.1 L/week).[16] Whereas, a study from the USA reported much higher consumption of SSBs among adolescents, i.e., 4.5 L/week.[13] High intake of SSBs can be due to many factors such as lack of legislative measures, proper social message, peer pressure, and cultural food habits. In addition, intelligent and aggressive marketing strategies by SSB manufacturing companies play a part.[18]
We also found that 49.9% of the participants preferred soft drinks, followed by 29.1% who preferred sweetened packaged fruit juice. Similarly, Park et al.[12] found that students consumed more of soft drinks than energy drinks, etc. Most (37%) of their participants preferred regular soda. They attributed these findings to the frequent use of fast-food restaurants and prolonged television viewing. About 50% of the participants in the study by Wang et al.[19] did consume carbonated SSBs.
Third, we found that as compared to females, males had 1.8 times higher intake of SSBs. This fact has been reported in several studies.[12],[18],[20] For instance, the aORs reported for males were 3.74 and 1.66 by Skeie et al. and Park et al.[12],[18] respectively. These studies were not conducted on medical students though. One possible reason might be that male medical students in India are usually outdoors for longer times as compared to females, due to cultural and safety reasons, which increases their chances of buying packaged SSBs.
The participants in our study, who had consumed SSBs in the last week, had 7.4 times high intake of SSBs. This may be attributed to negative symptoms experienced by participants by temporary stoppage/decrease in consumption, which might have led to an urge to have higher and higher amounts of SSBs due to its addictive tendency. Falbe et al.[21] has reported that participants experienced headache, decreased satisfaction, low motivation to work, and inability to concentrate during SSB cessation phase.
Participants who currently consumed alcohol had higher odds of high SSB intake than those not consuming alcohol. Some studies had contrasting findings, the reason ascribed being that nondrinkers might prefer SSBs to alcohol.[22] Bleich et al.[23] too did find similar results. Cultural differences in type of alcohol preferences may partly explain our finding.
Participants who preferred energy drinks/sports drinks were less likely to consume high amounts of SSBs as compared to those consuming other type of SSBs. This may be because of the way they are marketed/advertised as elicited by a study by Bogart et al.,[24] with increase in advertisements resulting in increased consumption of SSBs.
Participants having permanent residence in an urban area consumed a higher amount of SSBs than those from rural areas, although this was not found to be statistically significant in multivariable analysis. Some previous studies have reported similar findings.[10],[25],[26] However, one study from China did report that young children (aged 3–7 years) from rural area consumed more SSBs as compared to their urban counterparts.[27] The lower age group and higher economic status of Chinese may be a factor, it being an upper middle-income country. Easy availability of different kinds of SSBs in urban areas and having a habitual urbanized lifestyle (unhealthy eating and drinking behaviors) as a part of their growing up, before getting into the medical course are possible factors.
We did not find any statistically significant association between high intake of SSBs and age, family type, parent's occupation and education, per capita income, tobacco use, physical activity, sleep and history of chronic disease. Skeie et al.[18] too did not find any association between physical activity and SSBs consumed. Kenney and Gortmaker[28] however, reported that increased SSB intake was associated with reduced physical activity. One study reported poor sleep quality with higher intake of SSBs.[12]
So far, only few Indian studies have reported about SSB consumption. One study used secondary data from general population survey using only a limited number of variables.[10] In addition, that study did not estimate the actual quantity of SSB consumed. It has been reported earlier that medical students are prone to develop NCDs.[29],[30],[31],[32] To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study globally, reporting SSB consumption patterns and associated factors among medical students. Our sample size was also good. As data on the prevalence of SSB use among medical students were not available, we did not do a priori sample size calculation. However, taking 50% prevalence (as in pilot studies), 20% relative precision and α = 0.05, the minimum sample size required was 100. Since, the question on amount of SSB consumed in the last month was an open-ended question,; there could be an element of reporting bias. It is possible, that some would have entered their consumption in liters, even after instructing them to fill in milliliters, leading to underreporting. Our findings might not be fully generalizable to private medical institutes, where the socio-economic status of students and campus culture may be different. We did not assess other unhealthy dietary practices, for example, fast food intake, the information on semester, reasons for consumption, circumstances which led to the consumption, availability of the substance and place of consumption which might also influence SSB intake. Furthermore, we could not objectively assess sedentary behavior.
Conclusion & Recommendations
The prevalence of SSB consumption among medical students was high. Nearly half of the students preferred soft drinks, followed by sweetened packaged fruit juice (29%). Male gender, alcohol use in the last month and recent consumption of SSBs predicted high intake of SSBs. Behavioral change and legislative measures will help not only safeguard optimal health for future health-care providers but will also help prevent workforce shortage, excessive costs, and compromised quality of care leading to inefficient health systems.
Targeted behavioral health interventions should be given to male medical students, alcohol users and frequent consumers of SSBs. Individual counseling by psychologists/psychiatrists should be arranged by the administration of the respective institutes for high SSB consumers. Students should be encouraged to consume homemade healthy drinks and abstain from taking alcohol. Legislation banning the sale of SSBs within a certain radius of educational institutions should be brought in.
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10.04.2019 | 2:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Meet the newest startups at the DMEA!
As part of the DMEA 2019, the cluster HealthCapital Berlin-Brandenburg and Health 2.0 Berlin organise the 6th "Digital Health Startup Showcase". In 6-minute pitches, new startups can make themselves known to the professional audience.
10.04.2019 | starting 5:45 p.m.
Visit the joint booth of the Cluster HealthCapital Berlin-Brandenburg at DMEA in hall 3.2, booth D103. We invite you to find out about the latest news from the Berlin-Brandenburg health IT scene and to network at a subsequent get-together. Light food and drinks will be provided.
11.04.2019 | 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
On the occasion of DMEA (formerly known as conhIT), Europe's leading industry event for healthcare IT, the Enterprise Europe Network Berlin-Brandenburg invites you to participate in the international partnering event "DMEA Business Meetings" taking place at the Exhibition Grounds Berlin.


Shaunae Miller continues to make her decision for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in August a difficult one.
On Saturday in the JN Racers Grand Prix at the National Stadium in Kingston, Jamaica, Miller lowered her national 200m record to 22.05 seconds to take the title over American Jenna Prandini, who did 22.39.
The 22-year-old Miller pulled away from the field on the curve and coming onto the home stretch, she started to shut down with another 40m left, indicating that she still has enough in the tank to dip under the 22-second barrier.
Her winning time turned out to be the third fastest time in the world this year as she improved on her previous record of 22.14 that she ran in Kingston last year.
Miller is now toying with the idea of which event she will compete in during the Olympic Games as she also has the fastest time this year in the 400m in 49.69 that she did at the second Chris Brown Bahamas Invitational at the Thomas A Robinson National Stadium.
She will be home over the weekend of June 24-25 to compete in the BAAAs National Open Track and Field Championships and final Olympic trials at the same venue as the CBBI.
Also at the JN Racers Grand Prix, Tamara Myers picked up a second place finish in the women's triple jump with 13.43m to trail Nadia Eke of Ghana, who won with 13.51m. Myers surpassed the qualifying standard of 13.40m with her performance.
Meanwhile, a number of Bahamians competed at the Star Athletics Pro Meet on Saturday at the Monte Verde Academy in St Montverde, Florida as they also prepare for the trip to Rio in August.
Leading the way was sprinter Anthonique Strachan as she makes her way back from surgery last year, albeit competing in the longer one-lap race to build on her endurance for the 200m.
Strachan, who opened her season on June 4 with a third place finish at the TruFit Athletics Sunshine Invitational Sprint Series at the University of Miami Track Complex in 52.80, improved to second place in the women's 400m in 52.42. Jenn Martin-Evans won the race in 52.38.
Quartermiler Lanece Clarke was third in 52.80 in the 400m where the qualifying standard is 52.20. Clarke also came close to dipping under the Olympic qualifying standard of 23.20 when she placed 10th overall in the 200m in 23.22. American Candace Hill won the race in 22.38.
Also, Ivanique Kemp ran 13.41 for seventh in the women's 100m hurdles. She will have to run at least 13.00 or faster in order to qualify for Rio. American Candice Price took the tape in 12.75. Kemp qualified with the 11th best time of 13.52 in the preliminaries.
Making her comeback after a long hiatus, Grand Bahamian Nivea Smith posted a time of 11.88 for 16th place in the women's 100m that was won by Murielle Ahoure in 10.76. Smith did 11.71 for qualifying 21st in the preliminaries. She will need to run at least 11.32 in order to qualify for the Olympics or finish in the top 4-6 at the BAAAs Nationals to get in on the women's 4 x 100m relay team.
On the men's side, Adrian Griffith, already qualified for Rio, advanced out of the preliminaries with a ninth place finish in 10.22. He came back in the final and clocked 10.11 for seventh place, again going under the Olympic qualifying standard of 10.16.
Griffith, 31, also contested the 200m where he was fifth in 20.52. American Tyson Gay stopped the clock 20.21. Griffith just missed qualifying for his second Olympic event as he was of the standard of 20.50.
In the men's 400m, three Grand Bahamians competed with Michael Mathieu getting the best finish with second place in 45.42, just shy of the Olympic qualifying mark of 45.40. Alonzo Russell was third in 45.62 and Henri Delauze was 17th in 47.10. Anas Beshr out of Egyptwon the race in 45.40.


Educator, activist and former Hillary campaign co-chair Jill Iscol joined Andrea Mitchell Reports on Friday to discuss her book, "Hearts on Fire: Twelve Stories of Today's Visionaries Igniting Idealism into Action." Newly out in paperback, Iscol's book takes readers through the inspiring journeys of influential social activists who are improving the lives of the most disenfranchised here in the U.S. and abroad. Andeisha Farid spent her childhood in refugee camps, and now runs orphanages for war-scarred children throughout Afghanistan. Vivian Nixon served several years of jail time, where she realized how fortunate she was to have an education. Now she runs the College and Community Fellowship, which offers educational and career services to women who have been incarcerated. This is just a sliver of what we learned from Jill Iscol, in addition to the chances of another Hillary run for the White House. Check out our interview with the Vital Voices board member.


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First Horizon's Bruce Livesay: Growing Against the Grain
First Horizon CIO Bruce Livesay found opportunity amid the financial crisis to position his bank for tomorrow.
While many CIOs tightened budgets amid the financial crisis, First Horizon National Corp. CIO Bruce Livesay saw an opportunity to build a competitive advantage by upgrading his company's banking technology systems and infrastructure. That investment, which began when Livesay joined First Horizon in 2008, could position the Memphis, Tenn.-based company's regional bank for a brighter future. First Horizon, which also has a capital markets division, is the holding company for First Tennessee ($26.3 billion in assets) and also operates several branches outside the state under the parent name.
"I'm very proud of the fact that we're ahead of the game a little bit and that we are making significant investments in our technology," Livesay says. "When other companies were hunkering down and not spending any money, we were making decisions to position us for our future."
The investment is part of what Livesay calls an "All In" approach, in which his team is working on multiple fronts to enhance the bank's technology and its contribution to the business's overall success. Simply, for Livesay, technology makes business possible.
"The simplest way to describe my role is to say that my job is to help our business leaders serve our customers," he says. "Here, I've always viewed technology as more of a business process enabler and efficiency enabler."
Before the bank as a whole can grow, Livesay insists, it must have all the technological pieces in place. His team concurrently is working to restructure the IT organization to align with the business, stabilize the infrastructure, renew key systems and applications, and position the data center for growth.
"Technology is a critical enabler - it's absolutely essential for the growth of the organization," Livesay comments. "You have to have the applications and the infrastructure for not only supporting our business, but you also need to make sure that the technology applications are stable and that they're scalable. Really, you cannot grow if you don't have all the infrastructure in place."
That also requires a holistic view of the role technology plays as part of the business strategy. To Livesay, it is more than the sum of the IT department's parts; it's how technology contributes to the overall success of the company.
"Some organizations limit their view of technology to more of a cost of doing business or more of an order-taker role," Livesay says. "Here at First Horizon, we take a much broader view."
It is a view in which technology and business are aligned; where First Horizon's IT department strives to understand its users - whether customers or employees - and to provide a better overall experience. And in that respect, Livesay believes, the approach adds value to his team members' relationships with the business side, taking IT's role beyond the mechanical obligation to simply provide technology and get out of the way.
"It really gives them a sense of purpose," Livesay says of his IT professionals. "They are much closer to what we do and the value we bring to our constituents."
First Horizon made headlines in July as it brought its data center operations back in-house, an example of how Livesay works to bring technology and the business closer together. Though First Horizon had outsourced its data center operations two and a half years earlier, its requirements changed after it sold off its mortgage company, according to Livesay. The outsourcing agreement, he adds, didn't scale down to fit the needs of a realigned First Horizon.
Rather than continuing to outsource after the initial contract expired, Livesay says, it was better to restructure how the company managed its data rather than scale down services with a third party. "The bottom line on that decision is, we believe it's going to help us serve our customers better than other banks," he relates. And it brings 65 jobs to the community of Maryville, Tenn., where the data center is based, as well as cost efficiency and less risk, Livesay adds.
The decision whether to outsource is "different for every bank in their particular situation," he says. "In our case, it was the timing and strategic decision to refocus on the fundamentals."
Looking Toward the Future
As technology advances, and regulation continues to be defined, Livesay says he works to understand what's ahead and its potential impact on First Horizon. For example, the bank recently launched its mobile banking platform, something Livesay believes will be a significant part of how customers bank in the future. "I think you're going to see very rapid adoption," he notes. "People really are starting to use it to bank from anywhere."
With the number of connected devices in the public's hands today, spurred largely by Apple's iPhone and iPad, the mobile channel will contribute to the uptake of social media among banks as well, according to Livesay. "We're living through a very interesting moment in time where we're seeing convergence between social media and these mobile devices," he says. "Essentially, you have customers and employees who are always connected. From a technology perspective internally, we're really trying to focus on seamless technologies that are channel-agnostic."
First Horizon has a Facebook page and monitors Twitter, and uses those platforms to respond to questions, Livesay reports. The bank acknowledges the importance of having a presence where the customers are on the web, but it also has been careful to establish internal protocols as to how the bank's employees interact, he points out.
"What we have tried to do here is stay ahead of it," Livesay says. "Everything in this space is so new that there are still a lot of standards and legal implications that are yet to be defined. ... But there's no doubt that [social media] is going to continue to evolve and be an ever-increasing interaction tool between employees and customers."
Livesay emphasizes that as new technology is released and new trends come about, he is confident in his team's ability to adapt and stay a little bit ahead of the competition. He is not one for complacency, he adds.
"I tend to be a little less patient than most," Livesay admits. "I can never get it done as fast as I would like. That's what keeps me up at night."

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To Return: The John Walkus Story (2000) by Annie Frazier Henry
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To Return: The John Walkus Story (2000) (45:00) (Canada)
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by Annie Frazier Henry, AM Productions
This powerful one-hour documentary on belonging, acceptance and loss of culture celebrates the life of young native adoptee and Kwakwaka'wakw artist, John Walkus Green. Supported through the strong voices of other young adoptees and the advocates who fight for them, John's story and struggle to return becomes a remarkable journey – as he 'carves' his way home, to the community and the culture he was forcefully taken away from as a child.
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Annie Frazier Henry (Blackfoot/Sioux/French) works as a filmmaker, musician and writer in Gibsons, British Columbia. Many of her films reflect her life-long advocacy for Native youth. In 2003 her documentary The Spirit of the Game won the Milagro Award for Best Indigenous Film at the Santa Fe Film Festival. She also helped Native teens produce It's Up to Us, named Best Student Film at the 1996 Dreamspeakers Aboriginal Film Festival. In 1999 Frazier Henry served as a juror at the Sundance Film Festival. She has composed musical scores for films, including Loretta Todd's The Learning Path. She received the honour of Aboriginal Producer, Writer and Director of the 21st Century –


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James Franco Is Ricky Stinicky
James Franco has signed on to play the lead role in the funny sounding comedy, Ricky Stinicky, according to movieline via Darkhorizons.com.
The story follows three mates who have been using an invented friend named Ricky Stanicky over the past two decades as an excuse to explain their way out of sticky situations. When their other halves demand to meet Ricky, they hire an actor to play the role - Franco. No director has been chosen yet, but the script was written by Jeff Bushell (who penned Beverly Hills Chihuahua - good for him).
Fair play to James Franco; he's now one of the most interesting actors working in Hollywood, after he completely resisted the action box studios were trying to put him in. He spent a few months starring in the American soap, General Hospital, which is akin to Colin Farrell signing on for Fair City. Anyway, if this is half as funny as Pineapple Express, then I'm sold!


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Rika Zaraï (în , numele la naștere: Rivka Gozman; ) a fost o cântăreață, compozitoare de muzică ușoară și actriță israelo-franceză În 1969 a suferit un grav accident de circulație, după care s-a făcut cunoscută și ca autoare de cărți de medicină naturopată. Rika Zaraï a fost, între altele, unul din ambasadorii cântecului ebraic în lume.

Biografie

Copilărie și adolescență
Rivka Gozman s-a născut în 1938 într-o familie de evrei din Ierusalim. Tatăl ei era originar din Odesa, iar mama din Volojin (Belorusia). S-a distins prin talent muzical din copilărie și apoi ca solistă vocală în cadrul serviciului militar. A învățat pedagogie muzicală la Seminarul pedagogic în cartierul Beit Hakerem, de asemenea a studiat pianul la Academia de muzică Rubin din Ierusalim, unde a fost o studentă eminentă. A cunoscut la Academie pe compozitorul Yohanan Zarai, care era cadru didactic, imigrant din Ungaria, cu zece ani mai în vârstă decât ea, și la 19 ani s-a măritat cu el. A lucrat, mai apoi, ca profesoară de pian în școli din Ierusalim. Perechea a avut o fiică, Yael.
Zarai i-a recunoscut talentul vocal și la un moment dat cei doi au prezentat împreună emisiunile "Tav lehol mihtav" (O notă pentru fiecare scrisoare), precum și "Tzlil vetzeva" (Sunet și culoare)

Începutul carierei muzicale. Relația cu Yohanan Zarai
În 1956 Teatrul Ohel din Tel Aviv a acceptat să pună în scenă o revistă muzicală "Pshitá bakfar" (Razie în sat) al carei nume a fost schimbat apoi în "Hamesh Hamesh" (Cinci pe cinci) după o piesă a scriitorului Aharon Megged pe muzică de Yohanan Zarai, destinată inițial ansamblului Comandamentului de centru, pe versuri scrise de Naomi Shemer sub pseudonimul Sh.Carmel. Soțul lui Naomi, Gideon Shemer era regizorul specatacolului. Datorită acestui show, despre care s-a scris în presă, soții Shemer și Zarai au devenit populari și foarte căutați de public

În continuare Rivka, care și-a schimbat numele în Rika Zaraï, a devenit una din stelele scenei muzicale israeliene din anii 1960, în mare parte cu șlagăre scrise de soțul ei, Yohanan Zarai, Unul din cele mai vestite cântece era Gan Hashikmim (Grădina cu tamarisci) pe text de Itzhak Itzhaki, care era fondatorul ansamblului Comandamentului de centru. Alte cântece ebraice din repertoriul ei au fost Kol orloghin kore hatzot (Ceasul sună miezul nopții), Balada shel shlosha hatulim (Balada celor trei pisoi), Shir haafifon (Cântecul zmeului - Kahol, adom, yarok = Albastru, roșu, verde), Shir hakarish (Cântecul rechinului) și Ruhama.
Zarai a apărut în numeroase reviste muzicale si spectacole de teatru, inclusiv la teatrele Habima și Kameri din Tel Aviv. A putut fi văzută seară de seară la Clubul Teatrului din Tel Aviv alături de soliști ca Arik Lavi, Duo Ofarim și Beni Berman, a jucat în rolul cântăreței de cabaret din "Astă seară, improvizație" de Luigi Pirandello

Cariera internațională. Franța

Rika Zaraï a venit în Franța împreună cu soțul ei, Yohanan, cu  dorința de a se perfecționa în capitala Franței și de a apărea la sala "Olympia". Bruno Coquatrix, directorul artistic de la L' Olympia i-a pus condiția să învețe franceza.

În cele din urmă, ea a rămas la Paris, în timp ce Yohanan Zaraï s-a întors temporar în Israel. (Mai târziu s-a stabilit în Germania de vest). La început ea a cântat vreme de doi ani și jumătate la cabaretele Le Caroll's și Villa d'Este. Eddie Barclay, care susținea ca tocmai căuta cântărețe "cu accent", a încheiat cu ea un contract sub logo-ul "Bel Air". Pentru acesta ea a înregistrat în franceză ,,L'Olivier"(,,Măslinul"), de Eddy Marnay (pe cuvinte proprii) și în ebraică, cântecul tradițional evreiesc Hava naghila (1960). Cântecele menționate au început să fie difuzate la radio. În anul 1961 Coquatrix și-a ținut cuvântul și a angajat-o pentru prima parte a spectacolului lui Jacques Brel
Cu această ocazie, Zaraï l-a întâlnit pe Jean-Pierre Magnier, care era unul din colaboratorii muzicali ai lui Brel, și el i-a devenit producător, și apoi, al doilea soț, vreme de cincizeci de ani, până la decesul ei în 2020.
Din anul 1965 până în anii 1980 Zaraï a semnat un contract cu compania de discuri Philips.
A colaborat, între altele, cu Brel, cu Charles Aznavour, cu compozitorul israelian Nahum Heyman, care s-a aflat o vreme în Franța. În 1969 a reprezentat Franța la Concursul Grand Prix RTL International cu cântecul "21 rue des amours". În același an s-a bucurat de un mare succes, cu versiunea franceză a șlagărului câștigător la Eurovision 1969, interpretat de solista spaniolă Salomé, precum și cu cântecul "Casatchok", versiune franceză a ei pentru cântecul rus  "Katiușa" de Matvei Blanter și Mihail Isakovski.
Cu un cântec compus și scris de ea, Rika Zaraï a câștigat în anul 1970 premiul întâi la un festival de cântece din Brazilia. În ebraică ea a popularizat în Europa, între altele, și cântecul lui Naomi Shemer Yerushalaim shel zahav (Ierusalimul de aur, 1967), de asemenea hiturile israeliene de la Eurovision - ,,A-ba-ni-bi" și ,,Halleluya". Zaraï a mai cântat melodii compuse de ea, în spiritul Franței populare: ,,Balapapá", ,,Tante Agathe", ,,Sans chemise,sans pantalon" & cântece din repertoriul și folclorul internațional: ,,Elle était si jolie" (de Alain Barrière), ,,Alors je chante", ,,Le temps des fleurs" (adaptare după cântecul rusesc ,,Daroga dlinnaya") inclusiv cântece  în limba idiș.
În anul 1968 a fost și în România, ca vedetă oaspete la prima ediție a Festivalului Cerbul de Aur de la Brașov, în cadrul căruia a susținut un recital.

În anul 1969, Rika Zaraï a suferit un grav accident de circulație. A zăcut vreme de șase zile în comă, apoi a fost imobilizată în ghips vreme de opt luni, ceea ce i-a provocat la un moment dat o stare de depresie. În ciuda prognozei medicale rezervate, ea s-a vindecat complet după trei ani. Cântecul vesel de succes ,,Balapapá", a fost compus de ea în timpul acestei convalescențe.
Deoarece s-a ajutat de metode de medicină alternativă, ea a devenit o propagatoare ferventă a uzului plantelor medicinale și a medicinii naturopatice, publicând în acest domeniu mai multe cărți best seller.
Prima din această serie a fost "Medicina mea naturală" (1985) sub redacția lui Dan Franck, care s-a vândut în două milioane și jumătate de exemplare.
Au urmat alte șase cărți populare în același domeniu. Zaraï a înființat o întreprindere de plante medicinale cu sediul la Saint-Sylvain-d'Anjou, unde a avut circa 70 angajați temporar. Ea a funcționat până în 1991.
În paralel, Rika Zaraï a continuat cu succes și activitatea muzicală.

La începutul anului 2008 Rika Zaraï a fost internată la spitalul Salpetrière în urma unui accident vascular cerebral cu hemiplegie stângă, ceea ce a afectat serios vreme de ani de zile activitatea ei muzicală și după care a început la domiciliu un proces de recuperare.

Ultima apariție în public a făcut-o  în cărucior de invalid, în februarie 2020, de "Ziua Depresiei" la Folies Bergère, când a interpretat cântecul Prague, a cărui melodie este o variație a cântecului ebraic al lui Yohanan Zaraï, Tzrif Yashan (Baracă veche)
Rika Zaraï a murit în decembrie 2020 la Paris, în arondismentul al XV-lea, la vârsta de 82 ani. A fost înmormântată la Oisy. A lăsat o fiică, Yael Zaraï-Bolender, decoratoare de interioare, care locuiește la Los Angeles, precum și doi nepoți și doi strănepoți gemeni.

Cântece
 1959 Hava nagila
 1960 Dodi li
 1961 Exodus
 1967 Michaël
 1967 Prague
 1969 Alors je chante
 1969 Cazatchok
 1970 Balapapa
 1970 Tumbalalaika
 1971 Un mur á Jérusalem(ebraică) muzica:Nahum Heyman, textul:Dudu Barak
 1973 C'est ça la France
 Le temps des fleurs
 Sans Chemise, Sans Pantalon

Cărți
 Rika Zaraï à cœur ouvert, Rijois, 1978
 Ma médecine naturelle, Michel Lafon, 1985 (Medicina mea naturală)
 47 recettes de plantes, Mangina, 1986
 Soins et beauté par l'argile et les plantes, Mangina, 1987
 Mes secrets naturels pour guérir et réussir, J-C Lattès, 1988
 La Beauté naturelle, Mangina, 1989
 Mes recettes saines et gourmandes, Taillandier, 1989
 Ces émotions qui guérissent, Michel Lafon, 1995
 Le Code secret de votre personnalité, Michel Lafon, 1996
 L'espérance a toujours raison (mémoires), Michel Lafon, 2006 - autobiografie

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Lectură suplimentară
 Pierre Saka, Yann Plougastel  - La Chanson française et francophone , Guide totem - Larousse, Radio France, 1999 p.438

Legături externe

 Avi Koren - Hazameret shelanu miPariz. (Cântăreața noastră din Paris, despărțire de Rika Zarai),Musaf Maariv, 2 ianuarie 2021)(în ebraică)

Nașteri în 1938
Decese în 2020
Cântărețe evreice
Cântărețe franceze
Cântăreți israelieni
Memorialiști francezi

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On Thursday, Twitter announced that they will be "pausing" their verification system to re-evaluate their process after coming under fire for verifying the account of Jason Kessler, the leader of Unite the Right and organizer of the white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Va., in August.
The popular social media platform that's home to 330 million active users (and is the preferred outlet for President Trump) grants verification to users they deem to be authentic. Twitter is well within their right to choose who should and who should not be verified according to their standards.


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Hermann Weideli (* 14. Januar 1877 in Oberhofen (heute Gemeinde Lengwil) bei Kreuzlingen; † 3. Oktober 1964 in Schiers) war ein Schweizer Architekt.

Leben und Werk
Hermann Weideli wurde als Sohn des Zimmermeisters Jakob Weideli und seiner Frau Barbara am 14. Januar 1877 in Oberhofen bei Kreuzlingen (Kanton Thurgau, Schweiz) geboren. Ursprünglich sollte er in den väterlichen Betrieb eintreten, machte aber dann doch 1894 bis 1898 eine Bauzeichnerlehre bei Gustav Gull in Zürich.

Weideli trat seine erste Stelle bei dem Architekten Jakob Rehfuss an und arbeitete anschließend am Zürcher Hochbauamt. Dann wechselte er zu "Pfleghard & Haefeli" und war in Hongkong tätig, bevor er 1904 ein Jahr in Mannheim bei Hermann Billing arbeitete. 1905 machte sich Weideli, der 1909 Ida Mast heiratete, an zwei Orten mit unterschiedlichen Partnern selbständig: Nach Wettbewerbsgewinnen erfolgte die Eröffnung des gemeinsamen Architekturbüros "Bischoff und Weideli" mit Robert Bischoff (1876–1920) und die Übersiedlung nach Zürich. Im selben Jahr übernahm Hermann Weideli gemeinsam mit Eugen Kressibuch das Kreuzlinger Büro des verstorbenen Architekten Wilhelm Martin-Imhof (1842–1905) und führten es unter dem Namen "Weideli & Kressibuch" als Ableger des Zürcher Büros weiter. Nach Kressibuchs Tod 1923 führte Weideli das Kreuzlinger Architekturbüro mit Karl Eberli als "Weideli & Eberli" weiter.

Nach dem frühen Tod seines Geschäftspartners Robert Bischoff 1920 übernahm Hermann Weideli das gemeinsame Architekturbüro in Zürich. 1943 schloss er sich dann mit seinem Sohn Hans Weideli zusammen. Neben dem Bau vieler Schulen, Fabriken, Geschäfts- und Privathäuser, war ein Schwerpunkt Weidelis auch in der Innenraumgestaltung. Zudem war er mit dem Architekturbüro Haefeli Moser Steiger am prestigeträchtigen Bau des Zürcher Kantonsspitals 1943 bis 1945 beteiligt. 1951 übernahm Weidelis Sohn Hans das väterliche Büro.

Hermann Weideli war Mitglied der Schweizer Heimatschutz (SHS) und zählte zu den ersten Mitgliedern des Bundes Schweizer Architekten (BSA) bei dessen Gründung 1908. Er verstarb am 3. Oktober 1964 in Schiers (Kanton Graubünden, Schweiz).

Werke (Auswahl)

Literatur
 Peter Erni, Alfons Raimann: Die Kunstdenkmäler des Kantons Thurgau. Band VII: Der Bezirk Kreuzlingen I, Die Stadt Kreuzlingen. Herausgegeben von der Gesellschaft für Schweizerische Kunstgeschichte GSK. Bern 2009, ISBN 978-3-906131-90-0. S. 51 ff.;
 HTW Chur (Hrsg.): Verankert im Zentrum von Zürich – 100 Jahre Glockenhof Zürich. Theologischer Verlag, Zürich 2011, ISBN 978-3-290-17585-6, S. 58 f. (books.google.ch Digitalisat).
 Susanne Schrödter: Bischoff und Weideli. In: Isabelle Rucki, Dorothee Huber (Hrsg.): Architektenlexikon der Schweiz – 19./20. Jahrhundert. Birkhäuser, Basel 1998, ISBN 3-7643-5261-2, S. 62 f.

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Bank managers are running scared
A branch manger at KB Kookmin Bank said he has lost a lot of weight in the past month due to stress-related back pain.
"Our year-end performance evaluation is coming up, but recently a major client withdrew 4 billion won [$3.69 million] at once," he said on request of anonymity. "It's eating me up inside because my performance has dropped sharply."
As of yesterday KB Kookmin Bank has started evaluating the performance record of staff at its branches nationwide.
The branch manager said he went on marketing sales campaigns across the country as he felt nervous about his performance. "I even played golf with major clients while strapping on a waist band [because of his injury]."
A branch manager at Woori Bank said he has been having trouble getting to sleep as a small midsize construction company, which borrowed a huge loan, went bankrupt in the first half of the year and failed to cover the interest on its debt.
"When one company doesn't pay back its loan, things at local branches exacerbate because indexes for profit and overdue debts get ruined," he said. "A lot of branch managers will be under severe distress as the year-end evaluations approach."
Many of the bank's branch managers are facing some heartache this winter, especially as they are faced with one of the worst sales environments in recent memory this year. The fears are heightened by recent rumors that the banks are mulling corporate restructuring, including layoffs, and merging or shutting down branches.
On top of this, some banks are applying stricter evaluations than in the past.
KB Kookmin Bank is one such case. In 2011 it announced a "two strike" evaluation system that will be applied this year.
Previously, branch mangers were evaluated on their performances over the last three years. The 10 percent with the lowest scores were relocated to remote areas where they are both the manager and the only employee. This is seen as a form of pressure to encourage the employee to voluntarily retire. However, starting this year, the evaluation has been reduced to cover their performance over the last two years.
Branch mangers are not too happy about the new system, saying two years is too short to evaluate their performance fairly as it takes time to build up close relationships with major clients.
"It's like you're being pushed to the exit, just when you think you've finally grabbed a regular customer and are ready to really get down to doing business," said one KB Kookmin Bank branch manger.
"The stress is so intense that some managers have given up competing and request their branch be closed."
However, the banks say competition is inevitable among branch managers.
According to the Financial Services Commission, bankers in their 40s and older almost account for half of the employees in the banking industry. Furthermore, one out of every three have worked in the industry for more than 20 years.
"Too many employees in their late 40s or early 50s have caused a backlog in human resources," said Kim Hyeong-tae, vice president of Kookmin Bank's human resources division.
"We decided to shorten the evaluation period to stay afloat amid heavy competition with other bank branches."
Merging branches is another measure that is putting a lot of managers under stress.
Woori Bank has decided to either merge or close 15 branches next year that are seeing deep deficits.
Other banks, including Shinhan Bank, are taking similar steps to enhance the efficiency of their operations.
"It's really hard to draw in customers, especially when the entire country is under a cloud due to the sluggish economy," said a branch manger of Shinhan Bank. "We are in fierce competition with other branches over attracting each other's customers by offering higher or lower interest rates on deposits and loans, respectively, by as little as 0.001 percent."
Financial experts warn that the performance-related stress in the industry is heading to a level where it is affecting the sustainability of bank operations.
"As even the banks' CEOs are being evaluated on their short-term performances, the system pressures them to squeeze every last drop out of their employees to improve performance," said Kim Woo-jin, research fellow at the Korea Institute of Finance. "Some bank employees even say it's better not to get promoted."
Rhee Hae-chun, economics professor at Sungkyunkwan University, said that igniting too fierce competition among workers is not productive especially in an aging society where there are more likely to be older employees.
"Pushing out employees that have fallen behind in the race for higher pay and a better position is not suitable for an aging society like ours," Rhee said.
"We need to review a variety of employment methods to improve things such as setting up a peak wage system."
This would allow older staff to work pass their retirement age for lower pay, he explained.
By Lim Mi-jin [summerlee@joongang.co.kr]
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Warangal: Ekaveera temple, craving for attention for long stretches of time, has finally to revisit its heydays once again. Barely a dozen kilometers from the city centre, the temple, which is believed to have been built between 1156 and 1196 AD on the banks of a tank in Mogilicherla village, is on the verge of collapse with the authorities turning a blind eye to renovate it.
Despite the temple was under the protection of archaeological department, the temple boasts an abandoned look. While the idol of the presiding deity Ekaveera Devi is missing, remains of other previous structures are in a dilapidated state. This apart, the miscreants believing that there was a hidden treasure in the temple dug up the Ardha Mandapam and even used explosives for the purpose. This has led to the damage of the architectural marvel of the temple.
Although the archaeological department has made an attempt to restructure the temple in 2012 with an outlay of Rs 20 lakh, its efforts didn't prove successful. The temple is facing land problem as it is located in the middle of patta land being cultivated by the local farmers. As a result, the reconstruction work didn't take place.
Kase Sarvappa's book Siddeshwara Charitra and Vinukonda Vallabha Rayudu's Kreedabhiram emphasise the fact that Rani Rudrama Devi used to visit the Ekaveera temple which housed Goddess Ellamma also known as Renuka Devi. The historical evidences also suggest that Rudrama Devi had performed Pancharatrula Vratham at the temple. Telangana State Tourism Development Corporation Chairman Pervaram Ramulu, who visited the temple on Sunday, said.
Local coordinator of archaeology and tourism Aravind Arya Pakide said that this west facing eka kuta temple has 28 pillars and they are now supported by earthen bags. The temple direly needs immediate attention, he said.


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Q: HTML 5 Canvas : Uploaded image colour picker I'm creating an application using html canvas and javascript. You upload and image and colour pick from it however I'm having an issue where I can only colour pick colours from a small section of the uploaded image. I've tried a few things to fix it and I'm a bit stumped. Anyone have any ideas?
I used this to help me: http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2013/03/how-to-create-a-color-picker-with-html5-canvas/
<canvas width="600" height="300" id="canvas_picker"></canvas>

HEX: <input type="text"></input>

RGB: <input type="text"></input>

var $files = document.getElementById('file_upload').files[0];
var reader = new FileReader();
reader.onload = imageIsLoaded;

function imageIsLoaded(e) {
    // canvas
    var canvas = document.getElementById('canvas_picker');
    var context = canvas.getContext('2d');
    var $img = $('', { src: e.target.result });

    // Draws Image
    $img.load(function() {
        context.drawImage(this,10, 10);
        $("#loader").hide();
    });
}

$('#canvas_picker').click(function(event){
    // getting user coordinates
    var x = event.pageX;
    var y = event.pageY;

    // getting image data and RGB values
    var img_data = canvas.getImageData(x,y , 1, 1).data;
    var R = img_data[0];
    var G = img_data[1];
    var B = img_data[2];
    var rgb = R + ',' + G + ',' + B;
    // convert RGB to HEX
    var hex = rgbToHex(R,G,B);
    // making the color the value of the input
    console.log(R);
    console.log(B);
    console.log(G);

    $('#rgb input').val(rgb);
    console.log(rgb);
    $('#hex input').val('#' + hex);
});

function rgbToHex(R, G, B) {
    return toHex(R) + toHex(G) + toHex(B)
}

function toHex(n) {
    n = parseInt(n, 10);
    if (isNaN(n))
        return "00";

    n = Math.max(0, Math.min(n, 255));
    return "0123456789ABCDEF".charAt((n - n % 16) / 16)  + "0123456789ABCDEF".charAt(n % 16);
}
reader.readAsDataURL($files);

when I click on a pixel outside the small area, it comes back as 0.

A: jsBin demo
Fixed some issues like getImageData trying to read canvas instead of it's context,  and the image being drawn at XY 10,10 instead of 0,0.
Additionally you might want to adjust the Canvas size to the uploaded image W/H.
In order to prevent coordinates miscalculations (cause you're getting the click coordinate respective to the page edges) and to get the exact position of the mouse inside the canvas, you might want to subtract the canvas offset left / top from the resulting coordinate x, y

var $picked = $("#picked"); // Just to preview picked colors
var canvas = $('#canvas_picker')[0];
var context = canvas.getContext('2d');

$("#file_upload").change(function (e) {
  var F = this.files[0];
  var reader = new FileReader();
  reader.onload = imageIsLoaded;
  reader.readAsDataURL(F);
});

function imageIsLoaded(e) {
  var img = new Image();
  img.onload = function(){
    canvas.width  = this.width;    // If needed? adjust canvas size
    canvas.height = this.height;   // respective to image size
    context.drawImage(this, 0, 0); // Draw image at 0, 0, not at 10, 10
  };
  img.src = e.target.result;
}

$('#canvas_picker').click(function(event){
  var x = event.pageX - $(this).offset().left; // Fixed coordinates
  var y = event.pageY - $(this).offset().top; // respective to canvas offs.
  var img_data = context.getImageData(x,y , 1, 1).data;
  var R = img_data[0];
  var G = img_data[1];
  var B = img_data[2];
  var rgb = R + ',' + G + ',' + B ;
  var hex = rgbToHex(R,G,B);
  $('#rgb input').val( rgb );
  $('#hex input').val('#' + hex);
  $picked.append("#"+hex+"");
});

function rgbToHex(R, G, B) {
  return toHex(R) + toHex(G) + toHex(B);
}

function toHex(n) {
  n = parseInt(n, 10);
  if (isNaN(n))  return "00";
  n = Math.max(0, Math.min(n, 255));
  return "0123456789ABCDEF".charAt((n - n % 16) / 16)  + "0123456789ABCDEF".charAt(n % 16);
}
*{margin:0;}
canvas{background:#ddd;}
#picked span{
  display:inline-block;
  width:50px;
  height:50px;
  margin:3px;
  text-align:center;
  text-shadow:1px 1px 1px #000;
  font:8px/50px Arial;
  color:#fff;
}

<canvas width="600" height="300" id="canvas_picker"></canvas>

<input type="file" id="file_upload">

HEX: <input type="text">

RGB: <input type="text">

A: When I try your code, it works perfectly well, except the mouse is not well aligned with the picker. This is because you render the image at (10,10) coordinate but you get at mouse pos (x,y).
// I replaced the following code
var $img = $('', { src: e.target.result });
$img.load(function() {
    context.drawImage(this,10, 10);
    $("#loader").hide();
});
// By this one
var img = new Image();
$img.load(function() {
    context.drawImage(this,10, 10);
    $("#loader").hide();
});
img.src = e.target.result;

To avoid creating a HTML element that is not really used.
I also put the setting of the click event of the canvas_picker in the DOM Ready, but I think this is not the problem. I also fixed the canvas problem in the click function.
// getting image data and RGB values
var canvas = document.getElementById('canvas_picker');
var context = canvas.getContext('2d');
var img_data = context.getImageData(x,y , 1, 1).data;

A:

const canvas = document.querySelector("canvas");
const ctx = canvas.getContext("2d")
const inputs = document.querySelectorAll("input");
const xOffset = 0, yOffset = 0, width = canvas.width, height = canvas.height;

var inputValues = {image:"https://pinnacle.works/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/dummy-image-300x298.jpg",imageColor:"black"}

DrawBadge('https://pinnacle.works/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/dummy-image-300x298.jpg', '#000');

function DrawBadge(image ,imageColor) {

  ctx.lineWidth = 0;

  //Draw Image
  const firstImage = new Image();
  const insideWidth = 148, insideHeight = 148;
  firstImage.src = image;
  // Because of the CORS issue just show image as it is

    firstImage.onload = () => {
      //Make new canvas for image
      const imageCtx = document.createElement("canvas").getContext("2d");
      const insideImage = new Image();
      imageCtx.canvas.width = insideWidth;
      imageCtx.canvas.height = insideHeight;
      imageCtx.save();
      imageCtx.fillStyle = imageColor;
      imageCtx.fillRect(0, 0, insideWidth, insideHeight);
      //Here magic happend
      imageCtx.globalCompositeOperation = "destination-in";
      imageCtx.drawImage(firstImage,0,0,insideWidth,insideHeight);
      //Then export our canvas to png image
      insideImage.src = imageCtx.canvas.toDataURL("image/png");
      insideImage.onload = () => {
          ctx.drawImage(insideImage,0,0,insideWidth,insideHeight);
      }
    }

}

function download_image(){
  var canvas = document.getElementById("canvas");
  image = canvas.toDataURL("image/png").replace("image/png", "image/octet-stream");
  var link = document.createElement('a');
  link.download = "my-image.png";
  link.href = image;
  link.click();
}

      jQuery(document).ready(function($){
        Raphael.colorwheel($("#show_off")[0],300 , 180).color("#FF6600").onchange(function(c){
            DrawBadge('https://pinnacle.works/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/dummy-image-300x298.jpg', c.hex);

        });

      });
// How to change canvas image color on click on color picker in jquery?

                                                             <canvas width="148" height="148"  id="canvas"></canvas>

                                                     <button class="canvasimag_download_png" onclick="download_image()">Download PNG</button>

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Many pathological events that form the basis of various liver diseases, such as hepatitis or fibrosis, or constitute adverse events due to drugs, manifest as a result of an interaction between hepatocytes and other non-parenchymal cells (NPCs). Thus, a predictive in vitro system should be able to emulate these cross-cell type interactions.
The 3D spheroid system supports the long-term co-culture with NPCs that are present in human liver in vivo, such as Kupffer, stellate and biliary cells, thus mimicking the whole cellular repertoire of human liver cells, thus supporting the in vitro replication of complex ADRs and hepatic diseases (Fig. 1).
Figure 1: The 3D spheroid culture supports co-culture with non-parenchymal Kupffer, stellate and biliary cells. Immunofluorescent stainings (a) reveal the presence of non-parenchymal cells (NPC), such as Kupffer cells, stellate cells and biliary cells in co-cultured spheroids even after multiple weeks in culture. b, Co-cultured Kupffer cells were responsive to LPS-mediated activation as evidenced by elevated IL-6 secretion. n= 3. Error bars indicate s.d. All scale bars = 100 µm. Figure modified from Bell et al., Sci Rep, 2016.


Many lodges in 18th century America met in private homes and properties. Kilwinning Port Royal Crosse was no different. From their first meeting in April of 1754 until 1786, the lodge met at the homes of Patrick Coutts, Captain John Micou, William F. Gray, Robert Gilchrist, and John Pearsons. In addition to these homes, the lodge also met at Leonard George's Tavern, Dorothy Roy's Tavern, Ann Fox's Tavern, and in the second floor room of William Hamilton Carter's store. Most of these properties are located on the block surrounded by King, Market, Caroline, and Water Streets in modern-day Port Royal.
In 1855, the lodge opened under it's third charter, sharing the number 2 with Atlantic Lodge No. 2 who was chartered earlier that year. At this time, a new town hall & lyceum had been erected on the corner of Water and King Streets. The lodge rented the upstairs floor for their use for the cost of $30 annually. This structure still stands today in historic Port Royal, though it is in need of significant repairs.
In 1881, the current Kilwinning Crosse Lodge No. 237, later renumbered Lodge No. 2-237 in recognition of their heritage and antiquity, opened in the county seat of Bowling Green where it resides to this day.
Fall, Ralph Emmett. Hidden Village, Port Royal, Virginia, 1744-1981. Port Royal, Virginia: R.E. Fall, 1982.


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Diana Nyad Makes History After Swimming from Cuba to Florida!
D.L. Hughley
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This milestone comes after four earlier attempts ended in injuries and dehydration
(CNN) – Endurance swimmer Diana Nyad completed a 110-mile swim from Cuba to Florida, arriving in Key West more than 48 hours after leaving.
Nyad made history Monday on her fifth attempt to swim from Cuba to Florida.
At age 64, she was determined to become the first in the world to swim from Cuba to Florida.
Sunday night, she broke the record for distance, swimming farther than anyone without a shark cage or protection from the elements.
She'd been swimming for more than 45 hours and said this fifth attempt will be her last.
"There's a fine line between having the grace to see that things are bigger than you are and to let your ego go, and there's another edge over that fine line where you don't want to ever, ever give up, and I'm still at that place," Nyad said.
This is what she was up against: a grueling 103-mile swim estimated to take 80 hours in shark-infested waters between Havana, Cuba, and Key West, FL.
And then, there are box jellyfish.
Their venom is among the deadliest in the world, attacking the heart, nervous system, and skin cells.
It's the jellyfish that thwarted her previous attempts, so this time, she's using a custom-made silicone mask to protect her face and lips from jellyfish stings, but it makes it tougher to breathe.
She first attempted the treacherous swim in 1978, when she was 28-years-old.
Thirty-one years passed before she attempted it again – twice in 2011 and again last year.
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Article and Picture Courtesy of CNN and WOIO 19 Action News
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Q: how can I add a row in a locally stored array in Ionic3? I'm trying to add a row to a locally stored array
Here I leave a photo with what I currently have

I want to add a row to array "Encuestas" with the following code

public Encuestas :any[];

 this.Encuestas= [
            {
              id:"3",
              mysqlid:"1",
              nombre:"Encuesta de Cigarrillos",
              img:"albums",
              descripcion:"Encuesta Aplicable"
            }
           ]

constructor(public http: Http,public local:Storage) {}

PostEncuestas(){
      this.local.ready().then(()=>{
            this.local.set('encuestas',this.Encuestas);
      })
    }

when I call the function. the array "encuestas" is replaced entirely by the sent array
is there a push method on ionic3?

A: You should first try to load the array with:
this.local.get('encuestas').then((data) => this.Encuestas = data);

Apply the updates to the Encuestas array and then do the PostEncuestas()
To push the data use:
this.Encuestas.push({
          id:"3",
          mysqlid:"1",
          nombre:"Encuesta de Cigarrillos",
          img:"albums",
          descripcion:"Encuesta Aplicable"
        });


Looking for a brightly coloured, classically styled stove top coffee maker? Then look no further! Made from high-quality aluminium with a coating of glossy Pantone colour, this percolator is perfect for a milk coffee base or an espresso. Add cold water and fresh coffee, rinse and just remember to let your percolator dry completely before reassembling and enjoy 9 cups of fresh brew!
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Very quietly and idyllically situated, surrounded by undisturbed nature.
This house particularly caters to the needs of couples or small families.
It is situated at the edge of a forest in close vicinity of the Parkstadthotel. Making use of the breakfast and dinner buffet is optional.


Re: Handles and fittings, the low tech way.
Oh wow. Talk about all fitting together nicely!
I think this deserves pinned status, don't you guys?
Guess what I got in the mail today????
Darcy is horrible photographer because this knife looks a 100 times better in person. Feels great and pretty dang sharp, top and bottom.


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Municipal Foundation Plovdiv 2019
LoveSwingFestival (c) NikolaGyumlezov
The Plovdiv 2019 Foundation is the organisation that prepared the application of Plovdiv for the title European Capital of Culture 2019 and is handling the implementation of the project.
The foundation of what would later become the title "European Capital of Culture" was laid in 1985 by the then Greek Minister of Culture Melina Mercouri. Athens was appointed the first "European City of Culture" in the same year. Since 1999 the programme's name has been changed to the one we now know and use. The purpose of the title "European Capital of Culture" is to emphasize the diversity of European culture and to draw attention to Europe's different communities with focus simultaneously on our cultural differences and similarities. The aim is to bring economic, political and social benefits both to the cities and countries, and to maintain the EU exchanges and interconnections.
The title "European Capital of Culture" is an instrument to place culture and art as a local and national priority as well as an opportunity to express identity.
The implementation of an initiative as amazing as the project European Capital of Culture project requires a team that is ready to meet the challenges of the road, to offer expert solutions and creative approaches, to work hands-on, to communicate with all partners, to constantly cultivate and to pass on the baton to the next engaged and loving :)
The Artistic Director and the CEO share one level in the management structure in the entity, which guarantees the equality of the priorities and activities in the team. The structure of the team is set and follows the description in the bid book and the structure of the programme. Four project managers and the experts in the artistic team are responsible for the four platforms in the programme of Plovdiv 2019. Each project in the programme has its coordinator from the team of the Foundation.
The Plovdiv 2019 Foundation also works closely with external collaborators - financial controllers, legal advisors, monitoring experts, curators, translators, photographers and designers..
An important aim of the artistic team is the development of the volunteering programme which has a specific coordinator, working in full collaboration with the people responsible for the projects and with the production team.
The decision of Plovdiv to apply for the title European Capital of Culture was born in 2010 when a group of artists and experts gathered around the cause. Among them were some of the people who had worked for the implementation of the European Cultural Month in Plovdiv in 1999. The initial idea came from the Art Today Association, amongst whom were the first two members of the initiative committee which started the whole process - Jakob Racek – resident of the Robert Bosch Foundation in Plovdiv and Emil Mirazchiev - Chairman of the Art Today Association. Mariana Cholakova - Honorary Consul of Germany in Plovdiv, Desislava Shishmanova - Director of Bulgarian National Television - Plovdiv, Viktor Boychev - Director of State Puppet Theater – Plovdiv, also joined the committee. After the signing of the Memorandum of support Anastas Badev - former Deputy Mayor of Culture in Plovdiv, Penka Kalinkova - journalist and theatre critic, Lybozar Fratev - businessman and chair of the Tourist Board in Plovdiv, Yohan Devletyan - head of the Cultural Department in Plovdiv Municipality were also invited to join the committee. The Memorandum of support is available in the Documents section in our website.
The initiative was supported by the local government and on the 27th of September 2011, the Municipal Foundation "Plovdiv 2019" was established with the aim of organising and implementing the ECoC project. At first, the Foundation's team was composed of five people, a little less than the number of the members of the first Board of Directors.
The process of preparing the application was an exciting period, filled with numerous meetings, conversations, and consultations with local and international organizations, institutions, cultural communities, and individuals. More than 35 creative teams applied with ideas in the first stage that shaped the conceptual framework of the programme. Some of them were embedded in the drafts of the bid book. The second stage was dedicated to the interaction with the artistic environment of Plovdiv and the inclusion of European partnerships. In March, April and May 2015, dozens of meetings were held with representatives of various organizations and citizens who were actively involved in building the programme.
Plovdiv won the title European Capital of Culture because of its balanced and well-presented programme, its realistic budget and due to:
- The objective vision of the challenges facing the city
- The number of projects dedicated to schools and young people, including capacity-building and public development projects
- Strong engagement and involvement of the city's social, economic and cultural interconnections and environment
- The Cyrillic and Roma projects, which are part of the criteria for presenting the common markers of European cultures and their diversity
- Supporting the development of the creative industries and the cultural sector at local, regional and a national level
Nestling in the south part of Bulgaria, Plovdiv is a leading cultural, religious, wine and shopping destination which never fails to reveal exciting, new facets of its character. With its 8-millennia history, Plovdiv has been proclaimed the oldest continuously-inhabited city in Europe and the 6-th oldest in the world. The city has been listed under #3 in «ТOP 10 most beautiful ancient cities in the world». It was also included in the Lonely Planet's rank of «ТOP 10 must-visit destinations in 2015».
Various sites and activities turn Plovdiv into a real treasure on Earth, which must be discovered. The pearl of the city – The Old Town has preserved historical layers from Prehistorical, Thracian, Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine, middle Ages, Revival and Modern Times. Extremely well-preserved are the Roman monuments and mosaics, as well as the churches and the Revival houses, most of which have been turned either into museums, or boutique hotels and restaurants. The diversity of art galleries and museums makes Plovdiv a must-visit destination. Especially attractive is Kapana District, which is the district of creative industries with plenty of art shops offering various artistic activities and trendy cafes and bars with unique atmosphere and coziness. The area of Kapana has become favorite place for the locals as it host number of festivals and artistic events. Kapana District will also play main role in the cultural program of Plovdiv in 2019 when the city will be the European Capital of Culture. Plovdiv is located on seven hills which perfect places for sport and cultural events. The romantic atmosphere of the city can be felt everywhere – whether enjoying Lake with the Singing fountains, or having a drink in an art cafeteria. Plovdiv regularly hosts high-level events set in various areas, which venues include some cultural sites.
The city is a paradise for each and every wine-lover and some of the world top events in this branch are held here. It also has one of the longest pedestrian streets in Europe, which is a perfect place to indulge in some retail therapy. With its central location, Plovdiv is perfect for day-trips.
Slogan: Together
Place of location: Plovdiv
Legal form: Municipal Foundation
Reach: local, regional, nationwide, Europe - wide, worldwide
Performances / events per year: 365
Number of employees: 40 full-time, 20 freelancers, 400 volunteers
Sources of finance: Government, Мunicipal, sponsoring
Prior and current sponsors, promoters and media partners: Moolson Coors Kamenitsa AD, Villa Yustina Winery, Hotel Holiday Inn Plovdiv, Taxi One, Nova Broadcasting Group, Krivicki & Co, Plovdiv24 (online media group)
Annual turnover in euro / budget: 6 000 000 Euro
Frau Radost Ivanova
Deputy Director Marketing, Advertising and Commercial Activity
radost.ivanova@plovdiv2019.eu
SPONSORING OFFER
Citiziens of the region
Next generation (children and youth)
Local Tourist
International Tourist
Sponsoring packages:
Club Plovdiv 2019 - 2500 Euro
Small package - 5 000 Euro
Standart Package - 15 000 Euro
2 Rayko Daskalov Str.
4000 Plovdiv
http://www.plovdiv2019.eu
adults, local, art, children, orchestra, national, regional, nationwide, tourism, Dance, Festival, families, theatre, Urban Event, international, Events
THE CHAIRMAN OF THE PANEL OF JUDGES FOR THE CULTURAL BRAND AWARDS, PROF. DR. OLIVER SCHEYTT


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Brussels-Capital Region
Published by Kathimerini on Thu, 07/18/2019 - 20:54
Titan Cement announced on Thursday that its public offering to shareholders has been successful, reaching 93 percent of common shares and 92.3 percent of preference shares, with the Athens-listed company beginning its parallel trading at the Euronext market in Brussels from Tuesday, July 23.
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Ekaterina Zaharieva Opened the Traditional Ambassador Conference in Sofia
Published by Novinite on Thu, 07/18/2019 - 18:14
To materialize Bulgaria's good political contacts abroad in economic results and to continue the care of Bulgarians abroad. That is why Deputy Prime Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva called for the opening of the traditional ambassadorial conference in Sofia.
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Romanian Court Rejects Ban on Pardons for Corrupt Politicians
Romania's highest court ruled on Thursday that a ban on amnesties and pardons for corrupt politicians would infringe the "fundamental rights" of anyone amnestied or pardoned, as presidential pardons are mainly given on health and humanitarian grounds.
The proposed ban was supported by more than 80 per cent of people who voted in a nationwide referendum on justice issues in May.
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Juncker Has Accepted the Resignation of the Secretary-General Martin Selmayr
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has accepted the resignation of Secretary-General Martin Selmayr, a spokesman for the institution said today.
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A New Railway Line Will Connect Istanbul with Bulgaria
Today, at 11:30, was held an opening ceremony in Edirne for the construction of the high-speed rail line linking Istanbul's Halkali Station with the border crossing at the Bulgarian-Turkish border, Kapikule. This was announced earlier by the chairman of the Odrin organization of the ruling party in Turkey, quoted by local media, the BNR reported.
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No time for mixed signals
We are entering a very thorny patch in Greek-Turkish relations. Turkey's activities within Cyprus' exclusive economic zone (EEZ), combined with the standoff with the United States over Ankara's acquisition of the Russian S-400 missile defense system are increasing the tension further in Greece's wider region.
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Moscow irked by EU sanctions against Turkey
Moscow "cannot accept" the European Union's decision to slap Turkey with sanctions over its illegal drilling for hydrocarbon deposits in Cyprus' exclusive economic zone, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova was quoted by the TASS news agency as saying at a briefing on Wednesday.
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Anastasiades congratulates new EU boss
Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades congratulated Ursula von der Leyen on becoming the European Commission's next president, narrowly winning election in the European Parliament.
Anastasiades took to Twitter to congratulate von der Leyen, who is the first woman to fill the EU's top job after she was confirmed by 383 votes against 327.
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European Parliament confirmed Von der Leyen as the new European Commission President
Published by B92 on Wed, 07/17/2019 - 11:05
German Ursula Von der Leyen was elected President of European Commission in Brussels.
On 1 November, Von der Leyen will be the first woman to take on the Commission presidency.
383 MEPs supported her, while 327 opposed her election. In order to be elected to the post, she needed 374 votes out of the present 747 Members of European Parliament.
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EU Agriculture Ministers Discussed the Situation with African Swine Fever
Published by Novinite on Wed, 07/17/2019 - 09:26
The Agriculture Ministers of the Member States in the European Union (EU) discussed the situation with the African swine fever (ASF) disease in Bulgaria. This happened during yesterday's Agriculture and Fisheries Council meeting in Brussels. The Minister of Agriculture, Food and Forestry Desislava Taneva focuses on additional food control measures that cross the borders.
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