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Africa|Fighting Is Long Over, but Western Sahara Still Lacks Peace
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Tifariti Journal
Fighting Is Long Over, but Western Sahara Still Lacks Peace
Tasalm Albachir Hachim, 48, lives in Tifariti. She has not seen relatives in the occupied part of Western Sahara since 1975.Credit...Johan Persson
By Carlotta Gall
TIFARITI, Western Sahara — Ghalla Sid Ahmed and her mother eke out a living in this isolated desert settlement, subsisting on five goats and a war pension. For 40 years they have lived in exile, barred from their land by a heavily patrolled sand berm that runs like a scar for 1,600 miles through this remote corner of the Sahara.
They are the forgotten victims of one of the world's last conflicts left over from the Cold War. There has been no fighting here for 24 years, since a United Nations-monitored cease-fire between Morocco and the Polisario Front, an anticolonial resistance movement that sought independence.
But there has been no peace, either, despite unfulfilled promises of a referendum to settle the status of the Western Sahara. Today, as change and conflict encroach from the wider region, the people here are once again agitating for a solution, warning of the resumption of war, as patience runs out.
"We like it here," said Ms. Ahmed, 51, gesturing at their homestead and the desert beyond, "but it is very hard without independence and the rest of our lands."
"No one wants war," she added, "but if there is no result from peace, then I will give all my children to achieve independence."
The Western Sahara stretches from Algeria and Mauritania in the east to the coast of the Atlantic. Morocco occupies most of the territory, and Moroccan soldiers guard the sand berm that was originally built to fortify the front line in the conflict but that still divides the native Berber-Arabs, or Sahrawis, a nomadic people of just a few hundred thousand.
A United Nations force monitors the cease-fire from half a dozen camps dotted through the desert on either side of the divide.
To the east, the Polisario Front controls a sliver of territory and a collection of refugee camps in Algeria. It remains the single authority over the refugee community. Its Socialist message of solidarity in the struggle for independence is unquestioned.
Polisario soldiers in fatigues mount patrols in the desert, while civilians, many of them women, run education and social services. Officials say they will introduce a multiparty democracy once independence is achieved.
The result is a tightly knit community that, despite the length of the struggle, remains committed to its cause. In interviews during a five-day tour of the camps and Polisario's realm, the Sahrawis were adamant that the only solution for them was independence.
"If there is no other option we have to fight," says Zubeir Mbarek, a Sahrawi herder and former guerrilla fighter. He lost three brothers in the war, and his house here in Tifariti remains in ruins from a Moroccan bombing raid 24 years ago. "We should prepare ourselves and be ready to defend ourselves."
Once a Spanish protectorate, the Western Sahara was occupied by Morocco, and Mauritania briefly, when the Spanish withdrew in 1975. The Sahrawis had already begun an armed resistance against the Spanish and turned to fight the Moroccan Army.
They formed the Polisario Front in 1973, a Latin-American-style socialist guerrilla movement in the style of the Cold War, which gained support from Cuba, Libya and Algeria and later post-apartheid South Africa. Neighboring Algeria, which hosts the refugees, remains its most stalwart supporter.
The Polisario proved a resilient guerrilla force. It fought the Moroccan Army for 16 years, and declared the region the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, winning recognition from dozens of the eastern-bloc, developing countries and the African Union.
By the end of the war the Polisario had captured 4,000 Moroccan soldiers, shot down dozens of planes and seized a mass of military equipment and weaponry.
A war museum in the refugee center of Ribouni displays the evidence. Cabinets are filled with Moroccan military documents and hangars with captured weaponry and military vehicles, including American military trucks, and German, French and British field guns supplied to the Moroccan Army.
Even as generations are growing up never knowing their homeland, the sentiment for independence is unabated. A group of young people, walking from their tented homes to the center of Tifariti to visit the school and the few shops, named only one problem in their lives. "Morocco," they said in unison.
The older people relate harsh tales of their flight under Moroccan bombardment in 1975. Thousands died in the war and hundreds were detained and disappeared by Moroccan authorities — 400 remain unaccounted for to this day, according to Abdeslam Omar, who runs an association that has documented the disappearances.
Dekalla Mahmoud, a grandmother, recalled how, when she was nine months pregnant, she lost her baby during a monthlong flight with other women through the desert under Moroccan bombardment.
"We walked just at night, and during the day we hid," she said. A single man with a car ferried groups of the women at night, without lights, from one hiding place to another. "Planes were moving over us, and we heard tank and artillery fire," she recalled.
In the camps, desolate and dusty in the winter, infernally hot in the summer, the refugees will mark their 40th anniversary this year, living in tents, or small boxy homes made from cement breeze blocks, and dependent on assistance from the United Nations for food and water.
"Everybody hopes to go back home," said Ms. Ahmed's mother, Selma Ahmed, 80, who was born in the town of Smara, in territory now under Moroccan rule. "Everybody prefers to live in their own country."
It is a common refrain, along with complaints that the United Nations and Western powers have failed to enforce the terms of the 1991 cease-fire, which included agreement on a referendum for the Sahrawis to decide on their own future, whether as part of Morocco or as an independent state.
"The reality is it has been a long time for our people," said Brahim Ghali, one of the founding members of the Polisario, who led the guerrilla force throughout the war.
The younger Sahrawi leaders agree. "This region can do better and should do better," said Mohamed Yeslem Beisat, the Sahrawi ambassador to the United States. "This all could be built around an honorable and legal solution."
But Morocco has long since backed away from the referendum and insists the Sahrawis accept autonomy within the Kingdom of Morocco.
It has reacted sharply to opposition, breaking up a Sahrawi protest camp and imprisoning activists in 2010, and barring the United Nations special envoy, Christopher Ross, and the head of the United Nations mission to Western Sahara, Kim Bolduc, from visiting, causing a nine-month hiatus in negotiations, which has only just been resolved.
"When Morocco presented the proposal for large autonomy, this proposal has been described as serious and credible," Mustapha Khalfi, communications minister of Morocco, said in an interview.
The Moroccan government, meanwhile, has embarked on large-scale development of the Western Sahara, and King Mohamed VI vowed in a speech in November that Western Sahara would remain part of Morocco for eternity.
"That does not leave much room for negotiation," said a diplomat familiar with the region. He asked not to be named because of the sensitivity of the dispute.
The members of the United Nations Security Council, especially the United States and France, which have interest on both sides of the issue with Morocco and Algeria, have little incentive to resolve the problem, he added.
But that does not mean that the people here have forgotten commitments made by outside nations in the past.
"I want you to carry a message to the United States of America asking for help, help for us to get independence," said another of the Ahmed daughters, Tofa, 58. "We are a people and we were attacked in our land and we were treated unfairly. We just want our land."


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General News Tue, 26 Jun 2018
Nothing wrong with funding free SHS with oil money – MP
A Member of the Finance Committee of Parliament and MP for Okaikoi North, Issah Fuseini, has defended government's decision to use a portion of the oil revenue to fund its free SHS programme.
PIAC's 2017 report mentioned the use of 61 percent of the Annual Budget Funding Amount on recurrent expenditure in the education sector, mainly on free SHS, instead of capital investment.
Speaking on Citi TV's Breakfast Daily, Issah Fuseini said investing in the country's human resource is crucial for development.
"I see investment in our education in the future human capital of this country, and I do not think there is any infraction on using our oil money to fund free SHS which is beneficial. The company invests in a machinery because it is going to use the machinery overtime to do whatever it does so that is of a capital nature as investing in education today is also of a capital nature."
Minority's threat
The Minority had threatened to take the NPP government to court for excessively using the oil funds to support its flagship Free Senior High School Programme.
Minority Spokesperson on Finance, Cassiel Ato Forson, had mentioned that records of expenditure of oil revenue show that the distribution formula set out in the Petroleum Revenue Management Act has been sidestepped to fund the Free SHS.
The Minority had further alleged that government was diverting monies from Ghana Infrastructure Investment Fund (GIIF) for the Free Senior High School program.
'Funding free SHS with oil money'
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in May said the use of some of the country's oil revenues to fund the Free Senior High School policy, thereby guaranteeing all Ghanaian children access to senior high school education, is most appropriate.
President Akufo-Addo made this known on Friday, 11th May 2018, when he delivered the keynote address at the 2018 Oxford Africa Conference, at the University of Oxford.
But former Finance Minister, Seth Terkper urged the government to put in place proper measures to finance the Free Senior High School (SHS) project.
According to him, the high cost of the project is already throwing government's budget out of gear.


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Champagne collects gold, two silvers at U Sports swim championship
Zack Goobie
Champagne set multiple Gee-Gees records. Photo: CC, Australian Paralympic Committee.
Third-year Gee-Gee claims OUA medals, brings home a national title
Optimism was flowing for both the men's and women's swim teams early on in their seasons, as they were ranked seventh and tenth in the nation, respectively.
While neither team could maintain their ranking throughout the season, they made up for it with a strong Ontario University Athletics (OUA) finals showing, and a trip to the national swimming championship.
The men's team was present in the top 10 in 10 weeks out of a possible 12, but the women's team failed to rank following the first week.
The OUA swimming championships took place from Feb. 9–11 at the University of Toronto, and saw the Gee-Gees women's and men's team place fourth and third respectively.
Head coach Dave Heinbuch hoped they could have done even better, but was proud of his team's result nonetheless.
"Our goal was to finish second in the men's and third in the women's. We weren't quite there yet, but we are getting there," said Heinbuch.
"In my four years, that was my best OUA championship, both teams stepped up big time, so I was really happy with the performances."
For the men's team, the third-place finish was their best since 2010 and allowed them to qualify four swimmers for the U Sports championships.
Montana Champagne made headlines for the men's side, recording three individual medals (two gold and a silver) and two team medals (silver and bronze). He set Gee-Gees records in all five individual swims that he participated in.
The women's team recorded four medals altogether and qualified six swimmers for the U Sports final.
Anne-Marie Kaczmarczyk's OUA silver medal in the women's individual medley, accompanied by three other bronze medals, was the medal tally for the team who finished fourth overall.
The only Gee-Gee to medal at nationals was Champagne, who recorded three medals in impressive fashion. He recorded a gold medal in the 400m individual medley, to go along with two silvers in the 200m individual medley and the 200m butterfly.
Heinbuch wasn't surprised to see how well Champagne performed in the high-pressure of the national championship.
"First of all, his goals are to be an international-level swimmer. He lives that on a daily basis. Every day he comes in and works hard. His results are no surprise."
The female 4 x 100m relay team had the best finish for the women's team, placing 12th on the final day of the event.
Ultimately, Heinbuch thought his teams had a very good showing on the national stage.
"You know I was really happy with the men's team ending up 10th," said Heinbuch.
"The meet is so fast now, that if you can come in the top 10, you've done a pretty good job. Overall I was really happy with the men. With the women, we probably left a little bit of our performances at the OUA championships."
With the national championships now over, Heinbuch's attentions are turned to recruiting for next year.
"I'm learning the ins and outs of recruiting, and that's what it's all about. The better swimmers you can recruit, the better the team is."
"One of the difficulties I have is that I only have one scholarship for each team. All the swimmers really like the U of O, so that's the advantage I have, and it's just convincing them to swim."
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Your guide to the SFUO election
Eric Davidson
It's Student Federation of the University of Ottawa (SFUO) election time once again, with voting taking place from Tuesday, Feb. 9 to Thursday, Feb. 11. You can vote at 13 stations all over campus (listed here) with one station at Roger Guindon and one at Lees. Voting will take place between 9 a.m.–7 p.m. on …
Employees shouldn't have to disclose their activities while on sick leave
Hanna Methot & Anchal Sharma
INAC needs to come to a reasonable agreement with the employee, given the fact that her claims of harassment were not taken seriously, and that she was wrongfully fired while on sick leave that was initially approved by her employer.
New Gallery 115 exhibition brings together work by students and profs
The name of the exhibition, Inter-NoUs, is a bilingual play on words that captures that relationship across different artistic practices and generations.
An exploration of Sportation


The Israeli government sent an e-mail yesterday to Steve Jobs asking him to remove an app called "ThirdIntifada" from the Apple store, saying it glorifies violence against the state of Israel.
The creation of a Dubai-based company, "ThirdIntifada" organizes articles, photos, and other web-based content critical of Israel, and informs users of upcoming anti-Israel protests, according to News24.
"One can easily see that this is in fact anti-Israel and anti-Zionist," wrote Public Affairs Minister Yuli Edelstein in the e-mail. "Furthermore, as is implied by its name, the application calls for an uprising against the State of Israel."
The name "ThirdIntifada" references a future uprising against the state of Israel, after the First Intifada in 1987 and the second in 2000.
Israel successfully convinced Mark Zuckerberg to remove a similar page from Facebook a few months ago, though many similar pages—including one associated with the "ThirdIntifada" app—remain active.
"Apple's guidelines for developers say that applications 'containing references or commentary about a religious, cultural or ethnic group that are defamatory, offensive, mean-spirited or likely to expose the targeted group to harm or violence will be rejected.' The guidelines also reject depictions of weapons that encourage 'illegal or reckless' use."


Over four full Saturdays in November 2014, the Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) Toronto and York Region Métis Council (TYRMC) partnered with Community Story Collective artists Jennifer LaFontaine, who is also an MNO citizen, and Emmy Pantin on the Métis Digital Storytelling Project.
participant during the workshop.to us in 2014 for future generations,� explains Jennifer.
Each session opened with cultural teachings from our Knowledge Keepers who shared medicine, smudging, sang, told stories and gave teachings on politics, identity, mental health, spirituality and community. One community member said that "the knowledge keepers were so inspirational; they gave me?ideas for my own story and reassured me that I belonged in this space.
On Saturday November 15, 2014, the MNO TYRMC hosted a Louis Riel Day potluck filled with jigging, fiddling and a special screening of the digital stories.? Over 60 people attended the event, including all of the storytellers along with many family and friends.
One community member wrote to the council after the event saying "thanks for a wonderful afternoon. It was indeed a celebration of many things—good food, meeting new friends, music, dancing, sharing…[we] enjoyed it all. The digital stories were particularly moving. The sharing of our stories helps us understand one another and appreciate the long roads some have travelled.� Digital storytelling organizers noted that little reminders such as this is why we went on this journey together—for healing, connection and community.
The organizers would like to thank the following Knowledge Keepers for providing guidance and support for this project: Joseph Paquette, MNO Veterans' Council President; Constance Simmonds; Dr. Lynn Lavallee; and Dr. Alis Kennedy, O.Ont., C.D., O.M.C., MNO Veterans' Council Senator.
They would also like to thank the following MNO TYRMC members who volunteered their time to help make this project such a success: Tera Beaulieu, President; Marilyn Hew, Secretary/Treasurer; Todd Ross, Interim Chair; Brenda Stewart, Women's Representative; Derek Johnstone, Councillor; and Christine Skura, Youth Representative.


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To improve the structure performances of minitype unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) wing, numerical simulation and optimization design principle was carried out for designing the best composites wing structure. Thus tradeoff can be obtained between the general performance and the weight of the wing. Advanced composite material has its own outstanding features, such as high specific strength, high specific modulus, designable performance and integral forming easily. The application of advanced composite material on the aerocraft structure can significantly reduce the weight, and improve the aerodynamic and flight performances. In this paper, the parametric finite element model is established using parametric modeling technique for stress and stain analysis. Given any set of geometric parameters, the geometric modeling, meshing, strain and stress analysis can be automatically carried out in sequence. The global optimal solution is guaranteed by the proposed two-step optimization search strategy combing genetic algorithm (GA) and sequential quadratic programming (SQP). Comparative studies show that the optimization efficiency can be greatly improved with the two-step optimization search strategy.


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How to use Android Device Manager
Android How-To
Google has recently updated its Android Device Manager software to include remote password changes alongside the ability to locate or wipe your lost or stolen device. Here we explain how to set it up.
Remotely locate and protect your Android devices with Google's equivalent to Find my iPhone.
By Martyn Casserly | 04 Feb 2014
Apple users have long enjoyed the ability to track their devices if they were lost or stolen (see How to track a stolen or lost iPhone).
The Find My iPhone option has been proudly touted as an anti-theft measure, with stories online of people recovering their iPhone by turning up at the perp's door with the police in tow.
Now Android has added a very similar feature called the Android Device Manager for GPS-equipped smartphones and tablets. It allows you to locate your lost device and also change passwords, lock screen PINs, and even remotely wipe your missing unit.
Here's how to set up your phone or tablet to use the service, so the next time your Nexus 7 falls behind the sofa you'll be able to track it down.
Setting up Android Device Manager
First need to head over to www.google.com/android/devicemanager where you'll be prompted to accept Google's request for location data. As this is a tracking service it's necessary to do this for the feature to work properly.
If you already have a Nexus device with location services turned on then it should automatically appear on your list. Here you'll see the current position of your handset, along with the last time it was used.
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To switch between devices click on the name and a drop down menu will appear. Select another model and you'll be taken to the map screen for that one instead. You can also rename each device by clicking on the pencil icon.
To step up a new device you'll need to visit the App Store on the handset itself, then search for the Android Device Manager app. There are a few similar apps, so look for the one with the green circle and target in the middle.
Tap the install button and you'll be presented with another Welcome screen requesting to use your location data. As in Step 1 you'll need to agree to this if you want to use the service. Tap Accept and you're ready to go.
The screen now looks remarkably like the one in Step 2, this is because the Android Device Manager app basically uses the web interface to run the service. Once your device has found a GPS signal it should appear on the drop-down menu.
Now you can take a closer look at the features available. Beneath the device name there are two different icons - Ring, and Set up Lock & Erase. We'll look at how each of them work in turn, starting with Ring.
Selecting the Ring option will allow the app to make your device announce itself at maximum volume for five minutes, even if it's locked and set to vibrate. This is particularly useful if you've lost it somewhere in the house.
Selecting Setup Lock and Erase will return a dialog box telling you that you need to send the device a notification. Tap Send and you'll see a message appear in your notification bar for Android Device Manager, tap this.
You'll now be taken to the settings for the app, where a pop up box will ask if you want to activate the device administrator? Agree to this and your device will now have access to all the security features.
The Lock option will now allow you to remotely create a new password for the lock screen, while Wipe is the choice of last resort. Essentially it's a factory reset which removes all of your data from the device.Very effective in the event of a theft.


THREE HURT IN SLED SMASH.
Ten Men and Women on a Flying Bob Crash Into a Car.
CALDWELL, EDMUND, right arm broken.
DOREMUS, Miss CORNELIA, 69 North Fullerton Avenue, daughter of W. Lou Doremus, several ribs broken and lung penetrated by broken bone.
GRUNSKY, Miss KATE, 49 North Fullerton Avenue, daughter of Charles Grunsky, a civil engineer, breast bone broken.
Others on the sled more or less hurt were Philip and Elizabeth Doremus, a brother and a sister of Cornelia; Edward Grunsky, brother of Kate; Miss Margaret Reed, daughter of the Rev. Orville Reed, Miss Marguerite Studer, and Felix Jenkins.
Leslie Ludlam, son of W. L. Ludlam, a banker of Claremont Avenue, was steering the sled. Ludlam's companions asserted that only his presence of mind prevented a more serious accident, for he turned the bob just before it struck the car.
The bob was at the top of the hill, known here as "The Mountain," and was half a mile away. The policeman gave the signal half a mile away. The policeman gave across the road. Just when its length was stretched across Claremont Avenue the fuse blew out, and the car was stalled. It was also thrown into darkness, for all the lights went out.
The sled descended the hill at the pace of an express train. Young Ludlam at the tiller of the sled and the crowd of passengers on the trolley car saw each other about the same time. There was a shout of warning, and Ludlam swung around his tiller. The runners of the sled crunched and skidded sidewise over the ice, and the sled crashed into the trolley car just behind the forward trucks.
The men and girls were sent flying through the air in all directions. Miss Doremus, Miss Grunsky, and young Caldwell could not be revived at first. Men from the trolley car carried them to the home of W. L. Ludlam, a short distance away. One or two of the other girls were carried also, but the men were brought to and assisted to the house.
The condition of Miss Doremus and of Miss Grunsky is serious, although both will probably recover.


Hey everyone! If you're looking for something to play, look no further than my entry.
Anyway, you're a vampire in this hammy horror game. Check it out!
Now that I've slept, I've remembered to put an update here!
I'm @triplevisgames on twitter so please contact me there.
In the meantime, have another screenshot!
Think this is ready to go!
Ok, apart from Newgrounds playing it at the wrong resolution (rendering it unplayable and resulting in about 5 ZERO ratings before I realised) my submission has gone well and is ready to be played!
Ok, so there's almost a game here now. I took a break to put a bit of a title screen together. I'll improve it if I get time or after the jam (if the game turns out go be any good – I'm too sleep deprived to tell right now).
Sadly I'm having to cut today's coding short. I've got a football match to go to! Then the family is coming round after that, so that's my day done. I'll leave you with a screenshot of what I've got so far.
It's going to be a day of hard work tomorrow, but I'll get it done!
Ok, so I've had a bit of a setback. It seems I have neglected certain things. 5 hours in and the game is looking decent, there's behaviour in there and stuff, but I was so busy not seeing == where = should be that I neglected to dress, remember that I have floor to ceiling windows and the blinds are open because it's now daytime, forgot to shower, forgot to clean my teeth, forgot to wake up.
Going to have a break to do some of those things and grab myself a coffee.
How is everyone else getting on with their games? Did you all remember life's essential stuff or is that not so essential today?
Ok 2 hours in and progress is waaay slower than expected. Libraries set up, playlists playing, but all I've got in the game is the player moving around, a blur effect and a bit of art. Oh dear.
Also, I must remember to sit properly. Don't forget your back kids!
Converge. I need something to kick me into gear.
Ok, it's 5:30am and I've now been awake for an hour.
I've successfully achieved breakfast and have also managed to settle on a game idea. It's too early for coffee so I'll ride this through with juice and water. Time to get started on actually making this thing!
Ok, I really should be working on Among The Willows if I want to get it submitted to Indiecade (no chance), but it's my 2 year anniversary so I really do need to do Ludum Dare this year.
I think that's it, I'll likely be getting 100% free fonts from dafont.com because it's pretty useful for that kind of thing.
And while I'm here I suppose I should shamelessly plug the game I'm working on: Kinda like XCOM in the Wild West but more up close and dirty – also local multiplayer!
Do you have a charity you want in my game?
I know, stupid name huh?
Where it says vote on that screenshot, it will link to a different Just Giving page depending on the beard style chosen. I will then wear the beard that has raised the most money for a month.
However, I wanted to ask if anybody wanted me to add a charity to the game? I've added ones requested by friends and family that mean things to us, but there is still enough beards to add another 7 charities. The only thing is they need to be www.justgiving.com.
I've uploaded the work in progress so far. I'm entering it into the jam so I'll be adding a few final tweaks and touches to it tomorrow.
Leave a comment or drop me a message.
Also I love my beard. Please vote for the full beard.
Been up since 4am. Terribly hungover. Now I have to stop and leave the house.
Also, my idea involves coercing everyone to give money to charity in exchange for me doing something I don't want to do.
Well, you only get one. So have a good one!
That's just long enough for drunkenness to develop into a hangover.
It's always on the busy weekends isn't it?
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Veteran sport administrator and the only founding member of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) in India, T.D. Ranga Ramanujam, breathed his last at his Cuddalore home yesterday.
The Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI) will select a 15-member Para table tennis team to represent India at the Asian Para Table Tennis Championships to be held in China between October 16 and 20.
Abhishek Yadav fought valiantly against world No. 1 and top-seeded Chinese Zhendong Fan before bowing out 2-4 (4-11, 13-11, 13-11, 4-11, 8-11, 7-11) in the semi-final of men�s singles event at the second Asian Youth Games here tonight. But with no play-offs, the Indian ensured himself a bronze medal on his maiden appearance at the Games.
Abhishek Yadav, playing a marathon fifth game, defeated Malaysia�s Dunley Foo to enter the semi-finals of the men�s singles, thus ensuring himself at least a bronze medal at the ongoing second Asian Youth Games here this morning.
It was a mixed bag for the two-member Indian table tennis team at the second Asian Youth Games here as Abhishek Yadav entered to the quarterfinals in the men�s singles to keep India�s medal hope in the sport, while it was curtains for Suthirtha Mukherjee, who bowed out in the pre-quarterfinals here this evening.
Continuing their winning ways, Indian juniors claimed all but one title at the ITTF El Salvador Junior and Cadet Open table tennis championships which concluded on Friday night. The Indian paddlers had earlier won both the team titles in the Cadet sections.
Homogenous, undeviating, unfailing or true to type can mean the same thing in any dictionary. Rarely do we use these words together in one sentence to describe a person. But Mouma Das is atypical in this cut-throat world of sports and deserves all these synonyms and more together in a single sentence.
In what turned out to be a pure Indian show, India�s junior paddlers won both the Cadet Boys and Cadet Girls team titles in at the El Salvador Junior and Cadet Open Table Tennis championships on Wednesday night.
India celebrated a rare success securing both the U-21 men�s singles and U-21 women�s singles titles at the GAC Group 2013 ITTF World Tour Brazil Open at Santos.
Indian paddlers are making their presence felt at the ITTF World Tour Brazil Open being played at Santos as Harmeet Desai entered the Semi finals of the men�s singles today. Not to be left behind, both Manika Batra and Ankita Das too made it to the last four in the women�s singles.


Blue is anything but basic, and choosing the right color shoe can make or break your outfit.
This shade has the most versatility. You can pair this color blue with black, silver, or tan shoes to coordinate perfectly.
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by Michael McCann | Jan 3, 2020 | News | 0 comments
Twins Emerge as the Favorite
Josh Donaldson remains one of the hottest veteran sluggers on the market, along with Marcell Ozuna, and it will be interesting to see where he lands up.
There isn't all that much talent out there in regards to players that can instantly come in and provide some pop in the lineup, so Donaldson remains a hot commodity.
The world champion Washington Nationals are very much interested in his services, and they were looking like a likely landing spot. Remaining with the Braves was a possibility as well.
However, a recent report suggests that the Twins are now the frontrunner for Donaldson, with a four-year offer on the table and interested fans, utilizing tools and insider information through apps like BetRivers app for Android & iPhone, couldn't be more thrilled.
#Twins have offered a 4-year deal to Josh Donaldson and, right now, are the front runners to sign him.
Donaldson wants to return to the #Braves though, however they've only offered a 3-year deal to date. If a 4th year is offered, he is likely to sign there.
— Dan (@DanClarkSports) January 1, 2020
It looks as if Donaldson has narrowed his sights on the Twins and Braves, with a decision likely coming soon.
Doing it All for the Mookie
Mookie Betts signed a one-year deal to remain with the Red Sox, but it seemed like more of a strategic move than anything, as the team has continued to shop him.
Signing Betts to that one-year, $27 million deal allows the Red Sox to have a low level of financial risk if they do choose to retain him, and if not, they can potentially get a nice haul in return if they were to trade him.
Betts remains the most talented player currently on the market, via either free agency or trade, despite other big names such as Kris Bryant and Francisco Lindor being on it. It's no secret that the Dodgers are in the mix for a center-fielder, and it was rumored that they were discussing a potential trade with the Indians, in hopes of acquiring Lindor.
They're apparently doing their due diligence on Betts as well, making the call about a potential trade.
Sources: #Dodgers discussing Mookie Betts with the #RedSox at least as much as they are Francisco Lindor with the #Indians. Boston could combine Betts and Price in a deal that nets the Red Sox a prospect and salary relief. Story: https://t.co/j9mLE3LOX6 @MLB @MLBNetwork
— Jon Morosi (@jonmorosi) January 2, 2020
This would obviously be the biggest trade of the offseason, if it does go through, and would really shake up the balance of power across the league.
Snow in Atlanta?
Atlanta's SunTrust Park, home of the Major League Baseball's Atlanta Braves, was transformed into a winter wonderland this weekend, as a World Cup big air snowboarding competition took place on Friday and a World Cup big air freestyle skiing competition took place on Saturday. The events are significant because the world's best winter athletes are in the process of preparing for the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing.
The events in Atlanta had added significance because the World Cup big air snowboarding and big air freestyle skiing competitions were the last of the season for the respective events. There was to be a World Cup in Dusseldorf, Germany on January 4, but was cancelled due to a scheduling conflict with a Bundesliga soccer game.
In the men's big air snowboarding event on Friday, Chris Corning of the United States won the gold medal. The native of Silvertorne, CO and 2019 world champion in men's slopestyle snowboarding, placed first in Atlanta with a score of 177.25 points. Nicolas Laframboise of Canada won the silver medal with a score of 166.75 points. Ryoma Kimata of Japan won the bronze medal with a score of 163 points.
With the win in Atlanta, Corning had 3200 World Cup points. He beat Laframboise by 900 points for the World Cup title.
In the women's big air snowboarding event on Friday, Reira Iwabuchi of Japan won the gold medal with 170.5 points. Kokomo Murase of Japan won the silver medal with 159.5 points. Brooke Voigt of Canada won the bronze medal with 143.25 points. Iwabuchi was also the 2019-20 World Cup champion in women's snowboarding with 2900 points.
In the men's big air skiing event on Saturday, a second American won a gold medal. Alexander Hall of Fairbanks, AK took the title with 187.5 points. Antoine Adelisse of France won the silver medal with 186.5 points. Teal Harle of Canada won the bronze medal with 185.25 points. Birk Ruud of Norway, who finished fourth in Atlanta, held on to be the World Cup champion in men's big air skiing with 230 points.
In the women's big air skiing event on Saturday, Mathilde Gremaud of Switzerland won the gold medal with 180.75 points. Giulia Tanno of Switzerland won the silver medal with 175.75 points. Isabel Atkin of Great Britain won the bronze medal with 164.5 points. Tanno led the World Cup standings in women's big air skiing this season with 240 points.
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Swimming and cycling are both excellent forms of aerobic exercise, particularly for people who don't like to run. Cycling has the edge in convenience; it's easier for most people to hop on a bike than it is to find a pool or a natural water body where they can do a swim workout. You can ride a bike on the roads, in the gym or even in your living room if you have a stationary bike or a trainer that allows you to cycle indoors.
While cycling primarily works the quadriceps, swimming is more of an all-body exercise, working muscles in your back, shoulders, chest, core and legs. Swimming burns a lot of calories, too -- a 154-pound person swimming a slow freestyle (front crawl) stroke will burn 510 calories an hour -- nearly as much as the 590 calories the same person would burn cycling faster than 10 mph. Bump the pace up to a faster freestyle, and you'll burn more than 700 calories an hour.
In both activities your heart rate when exercising hard may be slightly less than it would be for running at the same intensity. In swimming, the heart rate is lower because the water has a cooling, buoyant and compressing effect that makes it easier for your heart to deliver oxygen to your working muscles. Cycling is also a weightless sport, which may explain why researchers have found that a trained triathlete's maximum heart in cycling is six to 10 beats per minute slower than when they are running.
In addition to its convenience, athletes find it's easier to monitor their heart rate on the bike than in the pool. Cyclists can check their heart rates easily with a chest transmitter and a monitor strapped to their handlebars. Swimmers, meanwhile, can only check their heart rates when they pause from swimming.
Effective swimming and cycling workouts often use similar training approaches to achieve their cardio benefits. Typical swimming workouts include warm-ups, drills, a main set that can include hard intervals or sustained hard efforts at a high heart rate, and a cool-down. Cycling workouts often include planned surges or hard intervals, hill repeats and other methods designed to train the body to be able to work out aerobically at higher and higher heart rates.
The best exercise is one you like doing, because you're more likely to continue doing it and enjoying the health benefits. Both cycling and swimming allow you to elevate your heart rate and sustain that effort, which is what an effective cardio workout is meant to do. While cycling is a skill most people can quickly acquire, swimming may take longer to master. Nevertheless, many swimming activities, including sidestroke, backstroke, water jogging and treading water – all burn calories at a high rate, so it's not hard to find a water activity that matches your abilities.


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Explore MACC Events | March
Posted by Island Sotheby's Realty on Tuesday, March 1st, 2016 at 6:05pm
More On Maui | Explore MACC Events | March 2016
A local favorite since opening in 1994, the Maui Art's & Cultural Center (MACC) has been home to some of Maui's greatest musical and artistic performances! Performing artists have ranged from across the world to our very own island backyard. So, once the sunburn of the day needs a break, lay out in front of the outside concert hall or relax into one of the indoor performing theaters. Bring the whole family, plan a cozy date, or come by yourself, to enjoy some smooth sounds and experiences under the starry night sky and warm palms of Maui.
Aspen Santa Fe Ballet presents Juan Siddi Flamenco Santa Fe
Thursday, March 3, 2016; Castle Theater; 7:30 pm
Juan Siddi Flamenco Santa Fe galvanizes global flamenco talent in electrifying and authentic showcases conceived in the company's home base of Santa Fe, NM. Founded in 2008, the company's crowd-pleasing performances immerse aficionados as well as those newly fascinated by flamenco in a centuries-old world of song and dance. Lead dancer and artistic director Juan Siddi's rigorous choreography captures flamenco's rich cultural heritage and infuses it with contemporary flair. Virtuosic musicians and vocalists, many hailing from Spain, heighten the dramatic power. The company has left memorable impressions touring the U.S., Europe and Middle East. In 2014, Juan Siddi Flamenco Santa Fe joined forces with Aspen Santa Fe Ballet for a shared management structure and enhanced artistic synergies.
Tickets: $12, $45, $65 (plus applicable fees)
Sarah Chang, Violin, and Julio Elizalde, Piano
Friday, March 4; Castle Theater; 7:30 pm
Sarah Chang is recognized as one of the world's great violinists. Since her debut with the New York Philharmonic at the age of 8, she has performed with the greatest orchestras, conductors, and accompanists internationally in a career spanning more than two decades. She has recorded exclusively for EMI Classics for 20 years. Praised as a musician of "compelling artistry and power," Julio Elizalde is one of the most sought-after and multifaceted artists of his generation. He has performed in many of the major music centers throughout the United States, Europe, Asia, and Latin America to popular and critical acclaim. The duo will perform works by Bartok, Brahms, Franck and Ravel.
"Ms. Chang was a wonder. Her full, beautiful tone, unimpeachable intonation, and restrained sincerity worked perfectly..."
Tickets: $12, $35, $45, $65 (plus applicable fees)
Saturday, March 5, 2016; A&B Amphitheater; 7:30 pm; Events Lawn gates at 4:00 pm/ Amphitheater gates at 5:30 pm
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concerts worldwide. To date, Santana has won ten GRAMMY® Awards and three Latin GRAMMY® Awards. He won a record-tying nine GRAMMYs for a single project for 1999's Supernatural as well as three Latin GRAMMYs. He also received the Billboard Century Award (1996), was ushered into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (1998), received the Billboard Latin Music Awards' Lifetime Achievement honor (2009), and was the recipient of the Kennedy Center Honors Award (2013).
Among many other honors, Carlos Santana has been cited by Rolling Stone as #15 on their list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time." With the 2014 release of Corazón, Santana surpassed the Rolling Stones and is one of only two music acts in Billboard history to score at least one Top Ten album for six consecutive decades from the 1960s on.
Santana is currently headlining a multi-year residency at House of Blues at Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas. In the fall of 2014, Carlos Santana released his memoir "The Universal Tone: Bringing My Story to Light." It's a profoundly inspiring tale of spiritual commitment and musical fearlessness that does not balk at finding the humor in the world of high-flying fame, nor at speaking plainly of Santana's personal revelations, and the divine and infinite possibility he sees in each person he meets.
Tickets: $65 $79, $89, $129, with a limited number of premium $149 seats
Lύnasa with Tim O'Brien
Saturday, March 5, 2016; Castle Theater; 7:30 pm
Lúnasa, described by the Associated Press as "the hottest Irish acoustic group on the planet," joins forces with Grammy-winning singer-songwriter and instrumentalist, Tim O'Brien, in a rich and exciting concert of trans-Atlantic collaboration. Lúnasa features all-Ireland champions like fiddler Sean Smyth and other world-class players, including veterans of The Waterboys and Donal Lunny's Coolfin. O'Brien's songs have been recorded by the likes of Garth Brooks, the Dixie Chicks, and other Nashville heavyweights. Together they explore the rich and exciting connection between Appalachian music and its updated Irish ancestry.
Tickets: $35 (plus applicable fees)
Lee Brice & Jerrod Niemann
Sunday, March 6, 2016; A&B Amphitheater; 6:00 pm, gates at 5:00pm
with special guest, Lily Meola
Lee Brice is a craftsman, the kind whose boundless desire to hone his skills and relentless pursuit of perfection are matched only by his humility about the entire process. His new album, "I Don't Dance," is a showcase for his painstaking approach to writing and recording, with his distinctive fingerprints clearly emblazoned on every element of the album. Brice is known for his chart-topping Nashville inspired hit songs, and most recently, his show-stopping performance on the 2014 Academy of Country Music telecast, where he also won "Song of the Year."
Recording artist and Nashville hit-maker, Jerrod Niemann, is adding the finishing touches to his upcoming album, which will follow his RIAA Gold-certified multiweek #1 smash, "Drink to That All Night." Niemann's chart-topping major-label debut, 2010's Judge Jerrod & The Hung Jury, produced the #1 smash and RIAA-certified Platinum digital single, "Lover, Lover," and the Top 5 and RIAA-certified Gold digital single, "What Do You Want." Niemann has quickly become a fan and industry favorite, earning award nominations from the ACM, CMA, CMT, and the American Country Awards, while headlining his own shows and touring with such artists as Dierks Bentley, Brad Paisley, and Keith Urban.
Tickets: $39, $49, $59, $79 and a limited number of premium $129 seats (plus applicable fees)
Baldwin High School Band
Tuesday, March 8, 2016; Castle Theater; 7:00 pm
Join us in the Castle Theater for our annual School Band Concert Series on Tuesday, March 8! H.P. Baldwin High School's spring concert is one of the longest running annual concerts in Hawaii! This series allows the next generation of musicians to experience the same world-class stage setting that the superstars enjoy. The public is invited to attend and support Maui's young performing artists. Come support these hard working students by attending the FREE concert!
Hawaii Symphony Orchestra
Friday, March 11, 2016; Castle Theater; 7:30 pm
Joel Revzen, Conductor; Joyce Yang, Piano
The Hawai'i Symphony Orchestra returns to the MACC with a Spanish-themed program featuring pianist, Joyce Yang, and conductor Joel Revzen. Blessed with "poetic and sensitive pianism" (Washington Post) and a "wondrous sense of color" (San Francisco Classical Voice), Yang captivates audiences across the globe with her virtuosity, lyricism, and magnetic stage presence. Maestro Joel Revzen leads this program featuring Manuel de Falla's, Nights in the Gardens of Spain (featuring Yang), Strauss's dazzling, Don Juan, and selections from Bizet's, Carmen.
Tickets: $32, $42, $62 & $82(Gold Circle) Half-price tickets available in all categories for kids 12 and under and UH-MC students with valid ID -- (plus applicable fees)
Lahainaluna High School Band
Tuesday, March 14, 2016; Castle Theater; 7:00 pm
Join us in the Castle Theater for our annual School Band Concert Series on Tuesday, March, 1, featuring Lahainaluna High School Band! The concerts allow the next generation of musicians to experience the same world-class stage setting that the superstars enjoy. The public is invited to attend and support Maui's young performing artists. Come support these hard working students by attending the FREE concert!
AARP Hawaii Movies for Grownups Presents "JOY"
Wednesday, March 16; McCoy Studio Theater; 6:00 pm
JOY is the wild story of a family across four generations centered on the girl who becomes the woman who founds a business dynasty and becomes a matriarch in her own right. Betrayal, treachery, the loss of innocence, and the scars of love pave the road in this intense emotional and human comedy about becoming a true boss of family and enterprise facing a world of unforgiving commerce. Allies become adversaries and adversaries become allies, both inside and outside the family, as Joy's inner life and fierce imagination carry her through the storm she faces. Jennifer Lawrence stars, with Robert De Niro, Bradley Cooper, Edgar Ramirez, Isabella Rossellini, Diane Ladd, Virginia Madsen, Elisabeth Röhm, and Dascha Polanco.
Tickets: This is a FREE event, open to the public, however registration is required and seating is first-come, first-served. Patrons must preregister and bring their confirmation email to attend. Register online at http://aarp.cvent.com/JOY_Kahului. It is unlikely that we will have more guests than seats, but it is a possibility. Should the event be full, please note that AARP is not required to provide you a ticket to a future show. Be sure to arrive early.
The Midtown Men
Friday, March 18, Castle Theater, 7:30 pm
This sensational production reunites four stars from the original cast of Broadway's Jersey Boys. Tony Award-winner Christian Hoff, Michael Longoria, Daniel Reichard, and Tony Award nominee J. Robert Spencer star in this one-of-a-kind concert experience celebrating the music that defined the '60s. These talented entertainers shared the Broadway stage for over a thousand performances in the mega-hit "Jersey Boys." Now, as The Midtown Men, they have thrilled crowds on concert stages and symphony halls across the continent, and have delighted television audiences with performances on "Good Morning America," "Access Hollywood," "Katie," and "The Chew." Additionally, the Men collaborated with rock and roll icon Stevie Van Zandt on their first radio single, "All Alone On Christmas," featuring Van Zandt and members of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band. Don't miss this electrifying and soulful new production with its top-shelf choreography, incredible vocal performances and legendary onstage chemistry.
VIDEOS: http://www.tmmcloud.com/sizzle.html
Tickets: $35, $55, $75, $125 (plus applicable fees)
Hawai`i's Natural High Presents An Evening with Comedienne WENDY LIEBMAN
Saturday, March 19, 2016; McCoy Studio Theater; 7:30 pm
Wendy Liebman took a class called, "How to be a Stand-up Comedian" at the Cambridge Center for Adult Education in 1985, and since then, she's performed on Carson, Letterman, Leno, Fallon, Kimmel, Ferguson, and Hollywood Squares, and in clubs throughout North America. Wendy has done specials for HBO, Comedy Central, and Showtime, and was saved by judge Howard Stern to become a semifinalist on NBC's America's Got Talent, Season 9. She lives in Los Angeles with her funny family and dogs, and produces "Locally Grown Comedy" at the E Spot Lounge in Studio City, a monthly show featuring the best stand-ups around. Check out her DVD, "Wendy Liebman: Taller on TV," on Amazon!
Tickets: $26 (GA, plus applicable fees)
Maui Pops Orchestra – Spring Pops
Sunday, March 20, 2016; Castle Theater; 3 pm
Maui Pops Orchestra's Spring Pops concert features internationally acclaimed pianist, Ian Parker, who has performed with many of the finest orchestras in the U.S. and Canada. He will be performing Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1. This concerto is one of the giants of the repertoire, and it will be a rare opportunity to hear such a dynamic and powerful work. The first half of the concert will be "Scheherazade," the symphonic poem by Rimsky-Korsakov. Based on One Thousand and One Nights, Scheherazade must tell a story every night to save her life. Guest concertmaster, Andrew Sords, will perform the exquisite violin solo that depicts Scheherazade.
Tickets: $15, $30, $40, $50; Half-price students 18 & under (plus applicable fees)
Patrons who purchase tickets to all four shows in the Maui Pops series (12/6; 1/24; 2/21; & 3/20) will receive a 10% discount off each ticket price. Student discount does not apply to $15 tickets
What is Mana?
Sunday, March 20, 2016; McCoy Studio Theater; 3:00 pm
The word mana is used often in our community but do we really know what it means or refers to? Is it power? Is it spirit? Is it a life force? Is it an energy or something else altogether? A group of community experts come together to share and discuss this topic and what it might mean to you. This event is cosponsored by the Hawai'i Council for the Humanities.
Lisa Fischer & Grand Baton
Thursday, March 24, 2016; Castle Theater; 7:30 pm
Lisa Fischer is stepping into the spotlight at last. After four decades of singing background for icons like the Rolling Stones, Tina Turner, Chaka Khan, and Nine Inch Nails, Lisa is finally offering her own humble, heartfelt song, accompanied by her inventive new band Grand Baton. Lisa was a Marvellete when she first auditioned for Luther Vandross, who was to become her employer, her mentor, and her champion. She was thrust into the spotlight with her memorable appearance in the 2013 Oscar-winning documentary, Twenty Feet from Stardom. Lisa has found ideal coconspirators in Grand Baton. The band's organic fusion of African, Middle Eastern, and Caribbean rhythms, psychedelic soul, and progressive rock awakens and ignites Lisa's flexibility and freedom of expression.
Starry Night Cinema: INSIDE OUT
Saturday, March 26, 2016; A&B Amphitheater; 7:00 pm movie/ 5:30 pm gates
Maui Arts & Cultural Center presents another Starry Night Cinema event! Bring a low-back beach chair and/or a blanket and spread out on the lawn for a special screening of "Inside Out!" Come early and enjoy preshow entertainment, an art activity for the kids, and a prize giveaway! Food vendors will be on site and drinks will be available for purchase as well. Join us for some FREE FAMILY FUN! If it's rainy, the movie will be shown in the Castle Theater; seating is first come/first served. Sorry, no coolers or outside food/beverages allowed.
ABOUT THE FILM: Growing up can be a bumpy road, and it's no exception for Riley, who is uprooted from her Midwest life when her father starts a new job in San Francisco. Like all of us, Riley is guided by her emotions - joy, fear, anger, disgust, and sadness. The emotions live in Headquarters, the control center inside Riley's mind, where they help advise her through everyday life. As Riley and her emotions struggle to adjust to a new life in San Francisco, turmoil ensues in Headquarters. Although Joy, Riley's main and most important emotion, tries to keep things positive, they all conflict on how best to navigate a new city, house, and school. Star Voices: Amy Poehler, Bill Hader, Lewis Black
Exhibit: Art Maui 2016
March 27 – April 23, 2016 (Opening, March 26)
Schaefer International Gallery; Open Tue - Sun from 10 am – 5 pm (Also open before Castle Theater shows and during intermission)
FREE Admission!
Art Maui continues to showcase the growing community of visual artists on Maui in their 38th annual juried community exhibit. Artists of all skill levels are encouraged to enter their work. Drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking, photography, jewelry, and digital media are included in this popular show, organized and presented by the Art Maui Board of Directors.
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Ritchie Industries Celebrates 100 Years of Progress Serving the U.S. Dairy Industry
1921 was a monumental year for the United States dairy industry. In addition to passing the Packers and Stockyards Act of 1921, Congress also established standards for food weight and measurement in the District of Columbia. According to the law, milk or cream products could only be sold in authorized units, which included the gallon, pint, and half-pint. The sale of ice cream in non-standard sizes was reportedly the largest criminal activity in Washington, D.C. from 1921 to 1963 according to the archives of the United States House of Representatives.
1921 saw the formation of the Land O'Lakes agricultural cooperative in St. Paul, Minnesota. Land O'Lakes is the third largest cooperative in the United States and had $13.9 billion in revenue for 2019. The cooperative handles over 12 billion pounds of milk annually and is the largest branded butter producer in the United States.
The innovative Surge brand Belly Milker debuted in 1921. This milking machine hung by a strap over the cow's back which kept the machine closer to the udder. The pulsing movement of the machine mimicked the motions of a calf suckling which was gentler and more effective than earlier machines that relied on a continuous vacuum.
In in the heartland of Iowa, Thomas Ritchie, an Oskaloosa native, was busy inventing a better way to water livestock. In 1921, Ritchie patented the first automatic waterer valve that solved many of the headaches that farmers faced in getting water to their livestock. His automatic float-controlled watering equipment was connected to underground running water and heated with a kerosene lamp to keep the water flowing during the bitter cold. Farmers liked the labor-saving qualities of Ritchie's patented waterer, and a new business was born.
Livestock producers from Iowa and several other states were soon installing Ritchie's waterers. In a written testimonial dated January 24, 1925, Walter L. French from Stratton, Nebraska noted: "We bought a hog waterer from you at the Nebraska State Fair last fall. It sure was a dandy. It has been 26 degrees below zero and have had warm water for our hogs at all times."
In 1929 Ritchie incorporated and moved to an old machine shed in Marshalltown, Iowa. Part of the manufacturing also took place in a small machine shed in Conrad, Iowa until 1943. That year, blacksmith C.D. Wilson purchased Ritchie, moved the business to Conrad, Iowa and operated the business out of a small blacksmith shop. Shortly after the move, automatic electric heat was introduced to the watering equipment helping to establish Ritchie as the leader in the industry.
After his father's death in 1979, C. D. Wilson Jr. took the reins of the business, and expanded its market and the technology of the product. To meet demands, the company had gone from making six models, to more than 40, giving it the distinction of being the largest manufacturer and distributor of the most complete line of animal and livestock watering equipment in North America. In January of 2004, Ritchie Industries became employee owned.
"Today Ritchie Industries engineers, designs and manufacturers waterers to serve every type of livestock – from an individual horse to 500 beef or 250 dairy cattle," said Robert Amundson, President and CEO of Ritchie Industries. "All of our waterers are engineered to meet Grade A dairy recommendations. Troughs can be emptied, cleaned and refilled in a fraction of the time it takes other waterers just to empty. Just like other technological advancements such as robotic milkers and RFID tags have helped improve the efficiency of dairy operations, we are constantly striving to improve your bottom line. If you haven't thought about upgrading your watering systems, now is the time to look at what new innovations are on the market. Our WaterMaster series require 75% less energy in the winter than concrete units and they won't pit or cause cleaning problems. Our OmniMaster series is the latest in large herd innovation with a newly designed high capacity drain to maintain the cleanliness of the drinking environment. These units have a stainless-steel trough with a unique wrap around edge that has been specifically designed to protect against animal injury. The unit is thermostatically controlled with a fast refill valve to give your dairy cows clean, fresh water in the harshest of climates."
2021 and Beyond – Ritchie Industries and the US Dairy Industry Continue to Innovate
According to FoodBev Media in 2020, there are some exciting new innovations that are emerging that may have a lasting impact on the dairy industry. These include: supercooling technology that allows fresh dairy products to travel long distances by ship which can create new global growth opportunities; early mastitis detection technology that uses machine learning and multi-spectral imaging to detect mastitis days before there are any physical symptoms in the cow; and blockchain technology that tracks and creates a permanent record of food safety diagnostics and animal genomics creating a high level of transparency throughout the entire production cycle.
Sustainability and environmental concerns continue to a hot topic for dairy producers and consumers alike. Frank Mitloehner, PhD, a professor and air quality extension specialist in the Department of Animal Science at the University of California-Davis, has studied the progress and successes of U.S. dairy in this arena.
In 1944, the U.S. had 25 million dairy cows. In 2019, there were around 9 million cows. Innovative practices related to cow comfort, improved feed and genetics, and modern barn design, have helped dairy farmers produce 60 percent more milk in 2019 than in 1944.
Research conducted in 2007 found the dairy industry accomplished this with 65 percent less water, 90 percent less land, a 63 percent smaller carbon footprint and 76 percent less manure than in 1944. An update of this research revealed more good news. Producing a gallon of milk in 2017 involved 30 percent less water, 21 percent less land, a 19 percent smaller carbon footprint and 20 percent less manure than it did in 2007.
"We have reduced the carbon footprint of a glass of milk by two-thirds over this period of time," Mitloehner said. "If you would have asked scientists 50 years ago, they would have told you there's no way we can further improve efficiencies. Even 10 years ago, they would have told you the same thing. Guess what? They were all wrong. But one thing I can tell you is we will have further reductions of emissions and we will have further improvements in efficiencies. There's no question about that."
For 100 years Ritchie Industries has been a leader in providing fresh, clean water for life in an efficient manner for dairy operations around the world. Ritchie continues to innovate their products to keep pace with the rapid changes and challenges facing production agriculture. This commitment to always be better has led to greater gains in energy use conservation and the Ritchie product line qualifies for utility incentives offered through participating electric cooperatives throughout the U.S.
"Installing a reliable, clean water source is one of the key steps to becoming a sustainable and profitable operation," said Amundson. "We have supported American dairy farmers with our American made products for 100 years and we look forward to another 100 years of innovation and progress."
For more information, visit ritchiefount.com.
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Date of Adoption: November 12, 2003.
Purpose: Adoption of this WAC will make permanent emergency department procedures for allowing wireless communication sites direct access to full control limited access state highways.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 468-58-010 Limited access state highways.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 47.52.027.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 03-20-012 on September 19, 2003.
(1) "Fully controlled limited access highway" is a highway where the right of owner or occupants of abutting land or other persons to access, light, air, or view in connection with the highway is controlled to give preference to through traffic by providing access connections with selected public roads only, and by prohibiting crossings or direct private driveway connections at grade, with the exception of Type C and F approaches, where no other reasonable means of access exists as solely determined by the department.
(2) "Partially controlled limited access highway" is a highway where the right of owner or occupants of abutting land or other persons to access, light, air, or view in connection with the highway is controlled to give preference to through traffic to a degree that, in addition to access connections with selected public roads, there may be some crossings and some private driveway connections at grade. Commercial approaches to partially controlled limited access highways are allowed only to frontage roads or by means of public road intersections. A partially controlled limited access highway may be designed to provide for separation of a part or all road crossings and the elimination of a part or all direct private driveway connections under a stage plan of future construction.
(3) "Modified controlled limited access highway" is a highway where the right of owner or occupants of abutting land or other persons to access, light, air, or view in connection with the highway is controlled to give preference to through traffic to such a degree that most approaches, including commercial approaches, existing and in use at the time of the establishment, may be allowed.
(4) "An expressway limited access highway" is a partially controlled limited access highway of four or more traffic lanes with the opposing lanes of travel separated by a median strip of arbitrary width.
(5) "A freeway limited access highway" is a fully controlled limited access highway of four or more traffic lanes with the opposing traffic lanes separated by a median strip of arbitrary width.


Durable polycarbonate covers should remain fitted to driving lights at all times. Capable of absorbing road grime and bombardment for many a highway mile, these replaceable covers should be renewed from time to time to protect your investment and maintain maximum beam output. Driving light filters feature the distinctive Lightforce script logo.
Clear filters are used to change the beam pattern of a spot beam light, as well as to provide protection to your lights.
Clear filters are available in the spot beam pattern, combo beam pattern and wide beam pattern.
Crystal Blue filters are used to increase clarity when driving.
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Econet said to seek UK listing with $8bn value
African telecommunications group Econet is considering selling shares on the London Stock Exchange at a valuation of about US$8bn next year after combining new and existing assets, according to people familiar with the matter
Tanzania to court foreigners as Vodacom IPO stalls
Tanzania will allow foreign investors to buy shares in telecommunications companies listing on the domestic stock exchange after an initial public offering by the country's biggest mobile operator stalled. Changes will be introduced
Data centres take off in Africa
Data centres are suddenly de rigueur in Africa, with new facilities being deployed across the continent as telecommunications operators and independent infrastructure providers build facilities to cater for rapidly expanding demand from African consumers
Africa's mobile race is far from over
Inside a packed Vodafone Group store in the Zambian capital of Lusaka, a group of the city's tech-savvy students wait in line for wireless modems they hope will transform their ability to surf the Internet. They don't even
Africa's MNOs are dazed and confused
The business logic is clear; only the timing remains to be settled. Everything in telecommunications, including voice, will soon be data. In a world where everything is data, there will be two types of companies. And they will not be mobile operators. There will be content companies and there will be data
Firefox OS phones coming to MTN
MTN South Africa and two other big African operators, Airtel and Tigo, intend launching phones running Mozilla's open-source, Linux-based Firefox OS platform, it has emerged. Firefox OS is meant as a rival to platforms such
Mobile VOD in Africa on cusp of boom
Balancing Act Africa research counts 73 video-on-demand platforms operating in Africa — on the Internet, via satellite or through mobile applications. Mostly, these are "over the top" services with the vast majority set up by independent providers. Although they may have operating alliances with mobile
Nigeria seeks to double ICT investment
Nigeria plans to double investment in the information and communications technology (ICT) sector from US$25bn to $50bn in the next few years, according to the West African nation's communication technology minister, Omobola Johnson. Johnson said that her ministry and the Nigerian Communications Commission
Rwanda gets tech incubator
Sweden-headquartered telecommunications and media company Millicom is building a technology incubator in Rwanda to develop digital solutions. The incubator, called "think", will be located in the capital, Kigali, and will be used to develop "innovative and scalable" businesses in which Millicom will take an equity stake. Potential
MTN eyes Africa e-commerce action
MTN Group has signed a deal with technology incubation business Rocket Internet and fellow emerging markets-focused mobile operator Millicom International Cellular to develop e-commerce businesses in Africa through a business called Africa Internet Holding. The partnership is


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She won't be the next Rembrandt. Picasso, maybe.
At what point is a religious painting so botched that it could actually be considered blasphemous? Because the work done on this 200-year-old Spanish fresco titled "Ecce Homo" certainly fits the bill. Once an austere depiction of Jesus wearing a crown of thorns, the Spanish church painting now resembles a hairy monkey wearing a baggy velvet suit and sporting what seems to be a rolled-up carpet for an arm.
Surely 19th-century Spanish artist and lauded art professor Elias Garcia Martinez didn't create such a flat, featureless alien to adorn a wall in a church in Borja, Spain. And surely it can't be blamed on years of wear and tear. Yet on Aug. 7, when art officials visited the church of Santuario de la Misericordia in the small town of Borja northeastern Spain, they were stunned by Jesus's unlikely transformation.
The touchup, they concluded, was done by a church neighbor who was displeased with the way the "Ecce Homo" fresco had aged. Years of exposure to heat and dust had left whole sections washed away, as the middle image above shows. Art restoration is a touchy, time-consuming process, and Cecilia Gimenez, an octogenarian neighbor of the church, evidently thought she could do better. So, "without asking anyone's permission," but having the best of intentions, she tried her hand. She ultimately turned herself in, according to local culture councilor Juan María de Ojeda who spoke to Spain's El Pais newspaper. She admitted to town administrators that her self-restoration would probably not be too well-received. Even the note she left to accompany her free labor alluded to her rush job: "This is the result of two hours of work," it read, according to El Pais.


Related journal article: Sasson, T., Mittelberg, D., Hecht, S. & Saxe, L. (2011). Guest-Host Encounters in Diaspora Tourism: The Taglit-Birthright Israel Mifgash. Journal of Diaspora, Indigenous and Minority Education, 5, 178-197. Israel Experience trips—and Taglit-Birthright Israel trips in particular— increasingly include a substantial mifgash—an "encounter" between the Diaspora Jewish visitors and Israeli peers. The aim of the present report is to improve understanding of the formal and informal components of the mifgash, as well as the significance of the experience for North American and Israeli participants. The report and accompanying survey frequencies are available in Hebrew and English.


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Jinan is the capital city of Chinas third largest province, Shandong, and has more than 7 million inhabitants, where Shandong has 95 mln inhabitants. Next to being an important cultural city – birthplace of Confucius, the founder of Chinese culture - Jinan also has one of the fastest developing economic zones in China, Jinan Innovation Zone. Already since 1991 Jinan is appointed by national government as the location for high tech and innovation. In Jinan you already can see the contours of Made in China 2025, by when Chinese industry should be transformed into a world market leader in high-tech and information technology.


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Bear Down, Chicago Bears es una canción para animar a los Chicago Bears de la National Football League.

La canción fue escrita en 1941, un año después de que los Bears sorprendieran al mundo del fútbol americano profesional al haber ganado el Campeonato de la NFL a los Washington Redskins por 73-0, el cual permanece como el margen más grande en una blanqueada en la historia de la NFL.

El autor es Jerry Downs, un pseudónimo de Al Hoffman quien es miembro del Songwriter's Hall Of Fame.

En los juegos de local, la canción es reproducida cada vez que los Bears anotan.

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 "Bear Down, Chicago Bears" tocada por Georg Solti y la Orquesta Sinfónica de Chicago
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Unveiled at the Fleet World EV and Low CO2 Fleet Show in April, the Charging Solutions EVRESCUE unit has attracted the attention of roadside assistance companies, as well as car manufacturers and dealerships. It uses a mains-rechargeable lithium ion battery, which can be used as a standalone power source for recovery vehicles and fleets.
Operators are also able to access an onboard diagnostic module and smartphone app, which includes full details about all electric vehicles on sale in the UK.
Managing director of Charging Solutions, James Jean-Louis, said: 'As the electric vehicle market develops, the need for a mobile transportable energy source is becoming more important, not only to reduce range anxiety but also to provide a temporary cost-effective power for electric cars.
An interview with James Jean-Louis explaining the features of the EVRESCUE unit is included in the EV and Low CO2 Fleet Show report of EV Fleet World magazine, available HERE.


Frontier schedule change? You could get a $50 or $100 voucher!
The other day, Frontier made a huge schedule change, affecting hundreds of flights across their network. The other thing that happened is that because Frontier has a fairly sparse route network (with many cities having just one flight a day), many of these Frontier schedule changes were fairly drastic.
I have not flown Frontier in many years, though I do have an upcoming flight from Denver to Cincinnati, and it WAS affected by the Frontier schedule change.
So the very first rule when you get a Frontier schedule change or any other schedule change is that you never never NEVER just accept the change. You see how they want you to put your name in that form and "Accept New Schedule" ? Don't do it! It's a trap!
So I thought I'd give that a try. My change was only 4 hours (compared to 10 hours for Charlie's flight), so I was offered only a $50 voucher. I took it. It expires in December and I'm not 100% sure I'll actually ever use it but hey not too bad! Maybe I'll be able to use it with the recent addition of 85 new routes from 21 cities on Frontier (including 6 from Cincinnati) that was just announced.
And after reading his account of being on hold for 95 minutes, I'm glad I just tweeted them instead!
Did you have a Frontier schedule change? Have you tried getting a voucher for a future flight?
I got a 200.00 voucher for changing my flight over Christmas but was told I had to book next flight by March. After complaining they pushed it to June. I told them I've only known vouchers to be good for a year. 3-6 months is not long enough to make travel plans again even if it is free.