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Then + Now: '80s Supermodels
Britt Hayes
Britt Hayes Published: May 17, 2013
They covered and filled the pages of your favorite fashion magazines in the '80s, but where did all those beautiful and powerful supermodels run off to? Read on to find out.
THEN: Cindy Crawford made having a mole a fashion accessory, served as a spokesmodel for Pepsi, and starred in music videos for George Michael and Bon Jovi. She also hosted MTV's 'House of Style' in the early '90s.
NOW: Crawford launched her own beauty line called Meaningful Beauty in 2005. She also has her own line of furniture called the Cindy Crawford Home Collection, and a line of home goods for JCPenney. In 2011, Crawford returned to modeling to pose for the cover of Vogue Mexico.
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THEN: Linda Evangelista made short haircuts impossibly chic, and famously said of herself and her fellow supermodels, "We don't wake up for less than $10,000 a day.
NOW: Evangelista continues to model at the age of 48. In 2007, she signed a contract with L'Oreal, and in 2008 she signed on with Prada. The New York Post reported in 2010 that Evangelista would be the new face of Talbots.
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THEN: Christy Turlington was a model for Calvin Klein and starred in music videos for George Michael and Duran Duran.
NOW: Turlington modeled for Calvin Klein from 1987 to 2007, and has been featured in campaigns for Maybelline and Versace. In the 2000s, Turlington launched a skin care line and two fashion lines for Puma. Turlington has written for Marie Claire, Teen Vogue, and the Huffington Post, among others. She's also a great humanitarian, and has done work for a vast array of charities, including CARE and Product Red.
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THEN: Janice Dickinson modeled all throughout the '70s and '80s and describes herself as the world's first supermodel. Dickinson appeared on the cover of Vogue a whopping 37 times and was featured on the cover of Elle seven times in a row.
NOW: Dickinson parlayed her supermodel fame into a gig as a judge on 'America's Next Top Model' for several seasons. She also had her own modeling agency, which was featured on the reality series 'The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency,' but apparently business wasn't as brisk as she'd have liked -- because she recently filed for bankruptcy.
Vogue/Jason Merritt
THEN: A blonde in a sea of brunettes, German model Claudia Schiffer resembled famed French star Brigitte Bardot, and was handpicked to be the face of Chanel by Karl Lagerfeld himself.
NOW: Schiffer still has a contract with L'Oreal and continues to model. In 2011, she started her own cashmere fashion line, and she's been praised for her charitable work for UNICEF as a Goodwill Ambassador. Schiffer is now married to film director Matthew Vaughn and has three children.
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THEN: Iman was an instant success as a model -- her first modeling assignment was for Vogue in 1976, and her star just grew brighter from there. The Somalian model turned heads with her slender features and exotic look. In addition to modeling, she starred in films like 'Out of Africa' with Meryl Streep and 'Now Way Out' with Kevin Costner.
NOW: Iman married rock icon David Bowie in 1992, and the pair have one child together. She has her own ethnic cosmetics line called Iman, obviously, and a clothing line called Global Chic that's sold on the Home Shopping Network. Iman participates in many charities for children, including Keep a Child Alive and Save the Children.
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THEN: Elle Macpherson's modeling career began in 1982 with a campaign for Tab cola, and by 1986 she was on the cover of Time magazine. Earning the nickname 'The Body,' she was also on the cover of Sports Illustrated a record five times.
NOW: Macpherson launched her own line of intimates (aka lingerie) in the early '90s and went on to have a small acting career, appearing in Woody Allen's 'Alice,' 'Batman and Robin,' and 'The Edge.' She hosted 'SNL' in 1996, and had a recurring role on the sitcom 'Friends.' Currently, she hosts 'Fashion Star' and 'Britain and Ireland's Next Top Model.'
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THEN: Danish model Helena Christensen graced the covers and pages of every major fashion publication, but you probably know her best as a Victoria's Secret Angel. She also starred in the steamy video for Chris Isaak's "Wicked Game" in 1991.
NOW: Christensen continues to model, appearing in Vogue, Elle, and Harper's Bazaar. She's also a photographer, and her work has been seen in the pages of Nylon, Marie Claire, and Elle.
Helena Christensen
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When couples are separating or getting divorced, there can be difficult decisions to be made about what to do with children and how to divide up property. People ending relationships can often have very different views about what they think is best or fair.
Disagreements with your partner or other family members about money, parenting and children are common, even if you are not ending a relationship.
the advantages of using FDR instead of going through a court case.
How can I resolve my family law dispute?
Do I have to go to the Family Court to sort out a family law problem?
No. The Family Court of WA is just one way get a decision made about your children and property after separation or divorce. You and your former partner and relatives might be able to work out your own arrangements for dividing property and raising your children between yourselves. Using a mediation service such as FDR might help you agree on what to do without having to go to the Family Court.
It can still be useful for you to get advice on how the Family Court makes decisions about children and property, even if you want to sort things out privately. It might help you to understand all your options and to give some comparison on what arrangements are fair or in the best interests of your children.
Family Dispute Resolution (FDR) typically involves you and your former partner meeting with a trained family law mediator to help you sort out some or all of the issues that you disagree about. This may include working out who your children live with and spend time with, and what to do about dividing property and finances and child support.
FDR can also be used when there are disputes with other family members (like grandparents or in-laws) spending time with your children, even if you and your partner are still together.
What are the advantages of using FDR to resolve my family law dispute?
Applying for court orders from the Family Court can often be stressful and expensive.
If you want to start a case for parenting orders in the Family Court, you must have tried FDR first unless there are good reasons for not trying FDR. There are similar requirements and exemptions that apply before you can go to court for property orders.
reach an agreement that last longer, because you and your former partner made the decisions together.
Sometimes going to court might be the only way to sort things out; for example, when there has been family violence or child abuse, or you have tried everything else but are unable to reach an agreement with your former partner.
Find out what Legal Aid WA's Dispute Resolution service can do to help resolve your family law disputes.


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Expansive 10+ acre parcel offering westerly exposure and mountain view potential with excellent access. This property features a level development area, power close by and reasonable development costs. Enjoy the landmark old Sugar Maples along the public road frontage. Explore the woodlands with an intermittent stream along one border and another stream & beaver pond complex out back. You should expect to see lots of wildlife! Septic Design and Warren Health Permit of record.
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Amazon Rainforest: What to See and Do
Of all the wonders of the world, the Amazon Rainforest remains one of the most breathtaking, untouched wildlife habitat. As mysterious as it is breathtaking, few places inspire such awe as this immensely biodiverse region, home to one in ten known species on earth.
The best way to experience all that it has to offer is through an Amazon river expedition, deep into Peru's Pacaya Samiria National Reserve. Nicknamed the 'Mirrored Forest' due to the glassy reflections in its peaceful waters, this large and remote protected area covering 8,000 square miles (20,800 square kilometers), is the ideal venue for exploring the region's abundant biodiversity.
This is where Aqua Expeditions started 13 years ago with Peru's first luxury boutique expedition and where in just a month's time, we will be unveiling our newest vessel, the Aqua Nera!
Prepare to navigate Amazon's mystical black water lagoons and get ready for up-close wildlife encounters. Read on for your guide to marching to the beat of the jungle, Aqua style!
Wild Encounters
Whether you are exploring the Amazon's snaking tributaries aboard Aqua's custom private skiffs or walking deep into the rich Amazonian rainforest, you can expect a rendezvous with exotic wildlife. The forests are home to three-toed sloths, caimans, capybaras, capuchin, tamarind and howler monkeys, anacondas… to name just a few! There are in fact 102 species of mammals inhabiting the Pacaya Samiria Reserve, as well as 69 species of reptiles. Once you are there, be still and keep a watchful eye to see them in their natural habitat. We recommend always having your binoculars and camera ready as the journey will be packed with unexpected moments.
A crowd favorite in every Aqua Expeditions' voyage is spotting the legendary pink river dolphins. Regarded as a mythical creature amongst the locals, this intelligent and charismatic dolphin is the protagonist of various folkloric tales – it is believed that causing any harm to them will result in terrible bad luck. You will have the pleasure of witnessing them closely as they play joyfully in the river showcasing their agility.
Aquatic Thrills
When thinking of thrilling river adventures, piranhas are probably the first to pop into your mind. While their reputation may be fearsome, these red-bellied fish are actually fairly harmless and said to have inhabited the Amazon for 3 million years. You can go fishing for them aboard our expeditions, making it a truly entertaining experience — just be sure to keep your fingers far away from their razor-sharp teeth!
The calm black water lagoons and tributaries of the Amazon river are also perfect for kayaking, canoeing, and swimming excursions. Lakes such as Lake Clavero offer a remote location for a refreshing swim accompanied by magnificent natural landscapes in the backdrop. Experience the local way of fishing and transportation by jumping into dugout canoes carved by hand from Amazonian trees or grab your paddles and kayak as villagers in their traditional canoes pass you by.
Revel in the Purest Symphony
Over 500 different species of birds grace the skies of the Pacaya Samiria National Reserve with their majestic colors, shapes, and sounds. As a top bird-watching destination, the Peruvian Amazon is home to some of the most enigmatic birds including the strange-looking Hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin), the Capped Heron (Pilherodius pileatus), the Black-collared Hawk (Busarellus nigricollis) the noisy Horned Screamer (Anhima cornuta), and of course the beloved and colorful toucans and macaws.
Birdwatching adventures with Aqua Expeditions start early in the morning, as we rise with the sun and board our skiffs to glide along the Marañon river. This is the time of day when we have a better chance of spotting our feathered friends as they forage for food. The rainforest is also the quietest at this time, enabling us to listen attentively and, with the help of Aqua's knowledgeable guides, recognize each bird species via their distinctive call. We can say this is almost a meditative experience as with patience, tranquility, and observation we enter a state of peacefulness and appreciation for our surroundings. Followed by a hearty breakfast on our skiffs, this is truly a perfect way to start our day.
Meet the Jungle Giants
Naturally on a river expedition, a lot of time is dedicated to exploring the aquatic. But once you land in the muddy riverbanks and start to walk your way through the jungle paths, a whole new world awaits discovery. One of the most incredible sights you will come across is the colossal Ceiba pentandra tree, also known as the Kapok tree or locally as Lupuna. Growing up to 240 feet (72 meters), with trucks of up to 10 feet (3 meters) in diameter and tall buttress roots, this is one of the biggest and most fascinating trees you will find in the Amazon and an important member of the Amazon basin ecosystem. Indigenous people have also traditionally used the tree's bark, seeds and leaves for medicinal purposes to treat maladies such as fever, dysentery, asthma, and kidney problems.
As we continue discovering the region's captivating flora and fauna, there is another larger-than-life plant species that is sure to catch our attention: the majestic giant water lilies floating in the surface of the Amazon waters. Named after Queen Victoria, the Victoria Amazonicas are the largest of the Nymphaeaceae family of flowering plants. They can measure up to 10 feet (3 meters) wide and are colossally strong, holding up to 65 pounds.
Native Understanding
A big part of traveling and discovering new places, especially those that are far away from home is immersing in local culture and getting to know how their inhabitants live. One of the best ways to obtain a deep understanding is by learning from the true dwellers or the rainforest. Although the truly remote indigenous tribes of the Amazon Rainforest are protected and inaccessible to visitors, there are stilted villages and riverside settlements that you can visit where you'll get a glimpse of the Amazonian way of life, customs and traditions. Aqua's expert local guides who have grown up in this region and are familiar with these communities, will make of this experience a truly authentic and meaningful one.
Another great way to observe life along the river is to hop on one of Aqua's bikes and explore the larger riverside community of Nauta, one of the main hubs of the region, where villagers from all around Amazonia gather to sell their harvests.
Get a Taste of the Amazon
Over 70 percent of the produce used for the menus on board Aria Amazon and Aqua Nera are sourced locally, translated in one of the freshest and most exotic meals you will ever have. The culinary offering it is a true testament to what makes the Amazon rainforest the "world's largest pantry".
From immune-boosting superfoods such as camu-camu, açai and sacha inchi seeds to the flavor boosting ingredients like the super spicy charapita chili and aromatic sachaculantro herb, the dining experience will be a feast for the senses. As consulting chef for Aqua Expeditions, Pedro Miguel Schiaffino, the Peruvian ambassador for Amazonian gastronomic innovation, transforms these unique ingredients into unexpected dishes.
As you visit local markets with our guides, you will be able to identify and sample, in their purest form, the colorful products that make up for those indescribable flavors you savored onboard. If you want to connect with Peruvians and Peruvian culture, there is no better way than doing so than through their incredibly delicious and diverse cuisine.
Engage in Conservation Projects
While in Iquitos, be sure not to miss a visit to the Manatee Rescue Centre, where orphan manatees and other endangered species are rehabilitated for their safe release back into the wild. The vulnerable Amazonian Manatee has suffered a population decline over the past years due to being heavily hunted by humans for its meat and entangled in fish nets. This centre not only rescues and takes care of these creatures, but also educates and encourages local communities to become advocates of their conservation.
Aqua Expeditions also actively supports the Taricaya Turles Project in the Pacaya Samiria Reserve, another species that has become endangered in the Amazon due to illegal poaching. To help restore their population size, Taricaya eggs are nested in artificial beaches to be released into the rivers upon hatching. Once a year guests of Aqua Expeditions are invited to participate in this memorable activity and can support year-round via the "Adopt a Taricaya" project.
The Aria Amazon and brand-new Aqua Nera offer three, four- and seven-night explorations that manage to fit all of the major highlights of the Peruvian Amazon and the Pacaya Samiria National Reserve in an action-packed itinerary.

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"The Green New Deal is a four part program for moving America quickly out of crisis into a secure, sustainable future. Inspired by the New Deal programs that helped us out of the Great Depression of the 1930s, the Green New Deal will provide similar relief and create an economy that makes our communities sustainable, healthy and just."
The older material is included for archival purposes to illustrate how the Green Party has been promoting the Green New Deal in the past.
The Green New Deal & No Fossil Fuel Money Pledge
Michael Oretade vows to uphold, support, and bolster Green New Deal legislation. May it go on the record that he will not take any contributions from fossil fuel industries, executives, lobbyists, or PACs. He is ready to dedicate his life to the betterment of our communities, as well as the safety and preservation of our planet.
2022 Inflation Reduction Act Capitalizes On A World In Crisis
WASHINGTON, DC – The Green Party of the United States warned today that the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act allows corporations to capitalize on a world in crisis by expanding massive new oil and gas leasing in disproportionately impacted Indigenous, Black and People of Color communities. We need bold action targeted at a just transition, environmental justice, and to immediately halt fossil fuel projects to address the climate emergency by 2030.
Call President Biden, Thursday July 28 – Tell Him to Declare a Climate Emergency and Implement ClimatePresident.org
Green Party Denounces Supreme Court for Siding with Corporate Polluters in Climate Fight
WASHINGTON, DC — The Green Party of the United States today denounced the U.S. Supreme Court's West Virginia v. EPA 6-3 decision, siding with coal and other polluters against the regulation of greenhouse gas emissions.
Nonviolent Direct Action to Stop Climate Change
On the weekend of June 11-13, the PA Climate Convergence demonstrated outside the PA Capitol in Harrisburg. Representatives of 77 organizations called for urgent legislative and administrative action on climate. They wanted a path to climate justice which includes the phase out of greenhouse gas production and a just transition to clean, renewable energy for those most affected by the exploitative fossil fuel and petrochemical economy.
On Monday, June 13, demonstrators presented the PA Governor and General Assembly with a petition signed by 6,000 citizens demanding that the government
The Green Party of the U.S calls for a "Green New Deal."
As climate scientists continue with their warnings about climate change and its disastrous consequences, the Green Party of the United States wants to add pressure on the Biden administration to take urgent action.
Inspired by former president Franklin D Roosevelt's "New Deal" during the 1930s, President Biden proposed the "Build Back Better" plan in 2020, aimed at reviving the American economy after the COVID-19 pandemic and its socio-economic consequences. The recovery plan included government funding for jobs, healthcare, infrastructure, and green energy.
Stop Biden's Offshore drilling bill now
Social Day of Action April 20
In honor of BP Deepwater Horizon explosion 12 years ago - we urge Greens and allies to shout out on your social media against the imminent authorization of new offshore oil drilling leases.
Green Party Co-sponsors Earth Day Strike 2022, Calls for Gas Boycott April 22
The National Committee of the Green Party of the United States voted on March 27 to endorse and co-sponsor the Earth Day Strike 2022 and Gas Boycott.
The Green Party joins the coalition of citizen activist groups calling for a Gas Boycott as part of a ten-day program of nonviolent action to advance the causes of peace, environmental protection, and social justice from Earth Day, April 22, through May Day.
Green Party on IPCC Report: US Must Halt Fossil Fuel Emissions, Enact a Green New Deal
The Green Party of the United States said today that world leaders must interpret the latest report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) as highlighting the need to immediately halt the burning of fossil fuels.
Green Party Candidate for PA Governor says, "I agree, 'Delay Means Death'"
By Christina "PK" DiGiulio, Green Party candidate for Governor of PA
I was reading some of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report, which was released by the United Nations on February 28, and I was alarmed to learn some new estimates of the effects of our refusal to stop using fossil fuels. I felt like I was standing next to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres when he said, "Delay means death."


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Uddaka Rāmaputta (Pāli; ) was a sage and teacher of meditation identified by the Buddhist tradition as one of the teachers of Gautama Buddha. 'Rāmaputta' means 'son of Rāma', who may have been his father or spiritual teacher. Uddaka Rāmaputta taught refined states of meditation known as the dhyanic formless attainments (arūpa samāpatti).

Relationship with Gautama Buddha
After his departure from his father's court, Gautama Buddha first went to Āḷāra Kālāma and after following his method was recognized as having equalled his master. Gautama was eager to learn more, and chose to depart to search for another teacher rather than accept a position as co-leader of Āḷāra Kālāma's community. He found Uddaka Rāmaputta and accepted him as teacher.

While Āḷāra Kālāma accepted the Buddha as an equal and asked him to lead his community alongside him, Uddaka Rāmaputta acknowledged the Buddha as his superior and equal to his predecessor, Uddaka Rāma, who had actually attained the "sphere of neither perception nor non-perception" (), which Rāmaputta had not reached. Uddaka Rāmaputta asked the Buddha to take sole leadership of his students and community, but the Buddha preferred to travel on.

Following his awakening, the Buddha first thought of Uddaka Rāmaputta as someone who would be able to understand and realize his dharma, but later learned that Uddaka Rāmaputta had already died by that time. Despite this confidence, in other texts the Buddha disparaged Uddaka Rāmaputta as someone who claimed attainments and understanding without having achieved them for himself.

Sources and historicity
Several suttas in the Majjhima Nikaya contain stories about the Bodhisattva's visits to the two teachers, with the Ariyapariyesana Sutta (MN 26) identified as the likely source of subsequent Pali versions. Parallel stories from several different early Buddhist schools are preserved in Sanskrit and Chinese, including within the Mahāvastu. Other references to Uddaka Rāmaputta are scattered through the four Nikayas, with additional mentions in the Vinaya and the commentaries to the Dhammapada.

While Andre Bareau argued that both Uddaka Rāmaputta and Āḷāra Kālāma were fictional creations, later scholars have accepted the possibility that they may have been real historical figures. The surviving sources all agree in placing Uddaka Rāmaputta in Rajagriha during the Buddha's lifetime, despite being drawn from different schools' translations. Hsuan Tsang also recorded legends in his era that associated Uddaka Rāmaputta with the vicinity of Rajagriha. Most traditions have also preserved the distinction between Uddaka Rāmaputta and his father or teacher Uddaka Rāma, but in a few recensions the two figures have been combined.

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Please Vote — Lean Thoughts on Respect, Flow, Safety, and Statistics
By Mark Graban	 On Nov 3, 2020 Last updated Nov 3, 2020
Today is, of course, election day in the United States. Here is a post with some random thoughts.
I was fortunate in that I was able to vote in person, early in Texas last month (that is my permanent home and address).
I might look unhappy about it… I am not great at taking selfies, so I'm always somewhat flummoxed by my camera.
I was VERY happy to vote. I'm happy to have that right. I'm fortunate that my right to vote was not suppressed — in a direct or indirect way.
I was able to vote without standing in a line. I had zero wait. I hope the rest of you were/are able to vote without a long wait. A fair and just system would use queuing theory and Lean principles (including "takt time") to make sure that there is enough voting capacity for everybody to vote in person on voting day. I'd rather see too much capacity than not enough. If we're serious about democracy (ok, it's a representative republic I realize), then we would pay that "price of freedom" and not be cheap about ensuring proper voting capacity with reasonable flow.
A few of the articles about long waits that I found when I wrote this on Sunday Nov. 1:
Determined voters endure long lines to cast early ballots in historic election
Long lines, other issues plague early voting in New York City, prompting calls of voter suppression
Why Are Lines at Polling Places So Long? Math — It's a resource allocation problem, a tough challenge in "queueing theory." It's also racism.
I'm glad that we are able to "level load" voting by allowing early voting through various methods. That helps the potential capacity crunch and I'm sure we'll see news stories today about long lines. Spreading out the voting and allowing voting by mail seem like especially important countermeasures in a pandemic year when we don't want to ask people to risk their health in the name of voting.
I hope your vote is not thrown out through a technicality or as the result of a partisan law suit. The Lean adage of "respect for people," to me, means that each person's vote should be counted. Respect also means not intentionally cheating the system, one way or another.
Votes that were received on time need to be counted. In some states, they are not allowed to "level load" the ballot processing or the vote counting (see this article):
"In most states, ballot processing precedes ballot counting. Processing can involve steps such as verifying signatures or checking photocopies of identification documents, depending on the state. In some states, processing may include scanning ballots, but not tabulating them until counting can begin.
States that start processing votes earlier may be able to avoid ballot-counting backlog, which could delay final results for days after next Tuesday's election. But some states don't start processing votes until Election Day, including the all-important battlegrounds of Pennsylvania and Wisconsin."
Why not start tabulating what comes in early? Maybe officials and lawmakers are worried that early results might get leaked. But how would that be any different than the constant polling numbers that are released?
The President is INCORRECT when he says it's improper to continue counting votes beyond November 3rd. He's ignorant or he's gaslighting people. That's the facts. Read more.
We Can't Believe We Have To Say This, But You Win An Election By Being Ahead When All The Votes Are Counted
If you are the victim of voter suppression or suspect that it's happening, call 866-OUR-VOTE or visit 866OURVOTE.org to defend your right to VOTE! That's also a good website for learning about your rights and how things work in your state.
The Polling Place — Masks, Process, etc.
Voting was a different process for me this time, with different technology. There were different voting machine consoles… not spaced six feet apart, which surprised me. The machines were right next to each other. I was wearing a mask and I hope that was an enforced requirement. There was a sign… but was it enforced?
In my view, your right to vote doesn't extend a a right for you to potentially spread germs to me or others. I believe in the doctrine that says you have the right to do whatever you want with your fists, but your rights end at the beginning of my nose.
Not wearing a mask doesn't just expose the non-wearer to risks they might be willing to accept. Not wearing a mask potentially exposes OTHERS to risks they did NOT sign up for. Please don't confuse liberty and selfishness.
From a recent article that resonated with me:
One of the key authors of the Western concept of freedom is John Stuart Mill. In "On Liberty," he wrote that liberty (or freedom) means "doing as we like, subject to such consequences as may follow, without impediment from our fellow creatures, as long as what we do does not harm them even though they should think our conduct foolish, perverse or wrong."
Note the clause "as long as what we do does not harm them." He tossed that in there almost as a given — indeed, it is a given. This is a standard definition of freedom, more colloquially expressed in the adage "Your freedom to do as you please with your fist ends where my jaw begins."
Now, conservatives revere Mill. But today, in the age of the pandemic, Mill and other conservative heroes like John Locke would be aghast at the way the American right wing bandies about the word "freedom."
Freedom emphatically does not include the freedom to get someone else sick.
But back to the machines… in the past, I have voted on electronic machines that have had a strange user interface that included a weird scroll wheel.
This time, on my way to the machine, I was told "take one of those pieces of paper." Um, what? I guess that legal size (?) sheet of paper on the table is a ballot. I was told to load the paper into the machine, as if you were feeding it into a scanner. It went in part way (was this correct? it seemed correct).
The voting was done by touching the screen (better than the wheel, I think). Then, the machine printed my choices on the paper. I then had to take the paper and feed it into a scanner that was on top of a huge black plastic container. I'm glad it was a scanner (for a paper trail) and not shredder.
It's not shredded. It's put into a vault to be counted on Election Day.
— Texas Election Protection (@TXElectionProt) October 17, 2020
Because the polling place "system" wasn't very heavily loaded with voters, there was no wait to use a scanner, thankfully. There were fewer scanners than voting machines. I hope somebody did the math on the right number of scanners based on the time spent voting and the time required to scan.
If there aren't enough scanners, that creates a possible bottleneck… and then, instead of potentially standing in a properly-distanced outdoor queue to get in, you'd be probably crowded with other people waiting inside. I'm making up numbers since I couldn't take photos in there, but there might have been 16 voting machines and three scanners. If it was really busy, how would the queue form for the scanners? Would that be the world's worst freeway merge?
So Much Early Voting — And So Much Voting, in General?
I heard in a news report that this year's election will see MORE early or absentee votes cast than we'll see votes cast in person on Election Day. It's been more like Election MONTH.
The report said over 90 million Americans have already voted early. This report from Monday said it's 100 million.
This was especially true in Texas:
Roughly 57% of registered voters in the state voted early as of Saturday, shattering previous turnout records with one day of voting ahead. The 9.6 million Texans voting early was a 47% increase from the number of early voters in the 2016 general election. from the number of early voters in the 2016 general election. About 735,000 more people voted early this year in Texas than voted in the entire 2016 presidential election, including on Election Day.
You know, if you're a regular reader, that I don't like two-data-point comparisons. It feels like those numbers might be statistical signals, but we'd want to look at more data to be sure.
I wrote a blog post about the statistical "signal" that we saw in the 2018 "midterm" elections being high enough that it was worth trying to explain:
How to Tell the Difference Between 'Signal' and 'Noise' in Voter Turnout Numbers or Your Organization's Metrics
For one, Gov. Greg Abbott expanded early voting in the state by six days to alleviate crowding at polling places amid the coronavirus pandemic, creating more opportunities for Texans to cast their ballots. And the early vote as a share of the overall vote has been growing every election for years.
Is there a trend? We'd want to "plot the dots" to confirm this visually and with Process Behavior Chart rules. #PlotTheDots
We could do a similar analysis based on the % voter turnout for Presidential Election years. That data is available up through 2016. What turnout in 2020 would be a signal?
The United States Election Project has useful and interesting run charts:
You can see a number of "shifts" in the numbers over time (probably correlating with women getting the right to vote in 1920 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 — although that law didn't eliminate voter suppression).
Let's try creating a Process Behavior Chart with data from 1928 on, the Presidential Election years only. The run chart shows how the midterm elections are most definitely a different "system" and we shouldn't lump the two data sets together.
The PBC looks like this from 1928 to 2016.
It's a "predictable system" with the exception of one signal…. the three data points circled in black. Those are closer to the calculated Upper Limit than they are to the Average. Was there a reason that voter turnout was relatively high those three elections? The importance of the elections during the peak of the Cold War?
The past four years have been "above average" but that's not worth explaining. That's not a statistical signal (eight consecutive years would be a signal). We ALMOST had a run of eight consecutive below average turnouts from 1972 to 2000. The 1992 number is "smidge" above the average… did voter turnout fall due to disillusionment (due to the Vietnam War?) and then picked up again after 9/11?
The calculated Upper Limit for that chart, above, is 66.56% — voter turnout in 2020 above that number WOULD be a statistical signal. I'd leave it to the political scientists and the pundits to explain why (or we might all have our own theories that would be difficult to prove).
Even if we use just the last four years as a "21st century system," the limits would look like the following (and four data points is the least number of data points you'd want to use to calculate limits and it's not as good as having 20 or so data points):
The Upper Limit is calculated as 65.42% — almost the same. Anything at 66% voter turnout or higher would be a statistical signal. That's more valid, statistically, than saying something like, "It's the highest voter turnout this century" or "It's the highest since 1960."
A turnout of 64%… technically not a signal. It wouldn't be worth explaining… but the pundits would try anyway, since the media loves explaining every up and down, which is more like "statistical illiteracy" than it is "fake news."
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Mark Graban says 1 year ago
Some safety tips from the Surgeon General:
Wondering how to safely vote in person? Check out @cdcgov's tips below. 👇🏿
Wear a mask 😷
Bring / use hand sanitizer
Stay distanced
Dress for being outside for a prolonged time
Click below to read morehttps://t.co/18UaiwBkBS
— U.S. Surgeon General (@Surgeon_General) November 2, 2020
Ten Tips from P.R. Expert Peter Shankman… I'll have trouble following some of these.
10) Drink a lot of water, throughout the day.
9) Get some physical activity in. Walk. Run. Cycle. Anything.
8) Call a friend and talk about anything BUT the election.
7) Find an animal and play with it. Either yours, a neighbor's, or at a shelter.
6) Stop doomscrolling.
5) Go to bed at a reasonable hour. The news will still be there when you wake up.
4) Shut off your phone when you go to bed, otherwise you'll look at it all night.
3) Take deep breaths throughout the day.
2) Practice mindfullness and stay grounded.
1) Be kind. Everyone in our country has an Excederin-sized headache today.
Nick Longman says 1 year ago
Hi Mark. I can't say it comes as a shock to see a lean thinker vote over a month early to help the strain on capacity come Nov 3rd. I'd like to say that I also did the same by mailing in my ballot three weeks ago. Unfortunately, I happen to live in Pennsylvania, so odds are I am just contributing to that 3-4 day delay in knowing PA's results (still unknown as of Wednesday night).
Over the last few months I've gotten especially interested in the election from a supply chain and logistics perspective. I think you ask a lot of really good questions regarding the inability to process ballots- I had no idea that processing and counting were two different actions. Lastly: John Stuart's definition of freedom.. more people need to understand that with masks. Thank you for sharing! -Nick Longman
Thanks for voting, Nick!
I heard a news story today that said the PA mail ballots had to sit unopened until yesterday. The ballots sitting so long, heavily creased, in an envelope for a month led to a number of scanning machine jams… ah, operations.
Allegheny County elections officials were not able to process their mail-in votes as quickly as they had hoped on election night.
The ballots were harder to put through the machines without jamming, according to Downs.
The reason is that the ballots were folded by a machine, which made the crease harder to undo than in the primary, when the ballots had been folded by hand. Many of the ballots were also turned in earlier and were sitting around longer, so those creases deepened.
Turnout is projected to be 66.3% — a signal.
2020 turnout is on pace to break century-old records
Abigail Brown says 1 year ago
Hello Mark-
This article summed up the crazy and very different election day for all of us. I personally mailed in my vote in the state of Massachusetts so I did not see what it looked like to go vote in person, so this article was very helpful to see what people endured on that day. This election showed many bottlenecks, and the bottlenecks differed in each state. Hopefully after seeing these bottlenecks, the process will be thought out more thoroughly and we will be more prepared for the next election if Covid is still largely present. Before this election, I did not look at it from a supply chain or lean thinker perspective, but this article really changed my perspective on the topic and now has me questioning a lot! Thanks for sharing!
Hi Abigail – Thanks for reading the post and for commenting. I certainly hope there are process improvement opportunities that turn into improvements for future elections. What would you have improved about the mail-in voting process that you experienced?


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DURUND HAYES LAVINE
Branch: U. S. Marine Corps
Rank: Sergeant Major USMCR
Date of Service: WWII, Korea, Vietnam
Home Town: Bagley
Durund Hayes Lavine was born November 29, 1923 in Minneapolis to Robert Timothy and Cinda Merle Hayes Lavine. He had sisters Alta and Jackie Lee and brothers Dean and Alton. He grew up in Buffalo, Minnesota and attended school there. He graduated from Buffalo High School in 1942.
Durund enlisted in the Marines on June 10, 1942 and was sent to Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego, California for basic training. He was sent to Texas A & M University in College Station, Texas for advanced training in his military specialty of communications. His many years of military service for the 4th Marine Aircraft Wing encompassed the following locations:
World War II (Asia and South Pacific):
• Apamania Island • Canton Island, Republic of Kiribati
• Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, NC
• Enewetak Atoll, Republic of the Marshall Islands
• Engebe Island, Republic of the Marshall Islands
• French Frigate, Territory of Hawaii
• Guam, Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands
• Hilo, Territory of Hawaii
• Hongkong, China
• Inchon, Republic of Korea
• Johnston Island, Territory of Hawaii
• Kauai, Territory of Hawaii
• Kwajalein Island, Republic of the Marshall Islands
• Leyte Island, Republic of the Philippines
• Luzon Island, Republic of the Philippines
• Majuro Atoll, Republic of the Marshall Islands
• Makin Atoll, Gilbert Islands, Republic of Kiribati
• Maui, Territory of Hawaii
• Midway Island, Territory of Hawaii
• Mindanao Island, Republic of the Philippines
• Molokai, Territory of Hawaii
• Nanumea Atoll, Tuvalu
• Nukufetau Atoll, Tuvalu
• O'ahu, Territory of Hawaii
• Okinawa, Empire of Japan
• Palmyra Island, Republic of Kiribati
• Peleliu Island, Republic of Palau
• Roi-Namur Island, Republic of the Marshall Islands
• Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands
• Samar Island, Republic of the Philippines
• Marine Corps Air Station El Toro, Santa Ana, CA
• Tarawa Island, Republic of Kiribati
• Tianjin, China
• Tinian, Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands
• Tsingtao, China
• Wake Island, Republic of the Marshall Islands
• Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, AZ
• Itami, Japan
• Kangnung, Republic of Korea
• Pusan, Republic of Korea
• Yokohama, Japan
• traveled aboard ships:
• USS General W. M. Black (AP-135)
• USS Pope (DE-134
He had 33 years total active and reserve in the Marine Corps when he was discharged in 1979, during which he was awarded the following medals:
Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal • Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal • China Service Medal • American Campaign Medal • Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal • WWII Victory Medal • National Defense Medal • Korean Service Medal • Armed Forces Reserve Medal • United Nations Service Medal • Republic of Korea War Service Medal
Durund died February 13, 1986 and is buried in the Middle of Nowhere, Rice Township in Clearwater County, Minnesota.
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Saint-Saëns's Paris 1870-99 [Schubert Ensemble & Choir of Clare College at Kings Place]
Lekeu
Piano Quartet Movement in B minor
Cantique de Jean Racine, Op.11
Deux Chœurs, Op.68
Madrigal, Op.35
Trois chansons de Charles d'Orléans
Piano Quintet in F minor
Schubert Ensemble [Simon Blendis & Tom Norris (violins), Douglas Paterson (viola), Jane Salmon (cello), Peter Buckoke (double bass) & William Howard (piano)]
Choir of Clare College, Cambridge
Reviewed: 12 June, 2010
Venue: Hall One, Kings Hall, London
If you ever needed confirmation of the fantastically high stand of choral singing that exists in the UK, look, or rather hear, no further than the Choir of Clare College, Cambridge, in its contribution to the last concert in a well-programmed series centred round Saint-Saëns and Parisian music post the Franco-Prussian War. Its director Tim Brown is something of a legend in the choir- and chorus-world, and the sound he and his singers achieved suited down to the ground this selection of French choral highlights – flexible and layered, light and lyrical, with broad, natural phrasing, superbly focused attack, and unfussy attention to words and dynamics – all you could want from a crack choir.
The inimitable French sound of "Cantique de Jean Racine" would have been clinched if the choir had used a harmonium, with its soft-grained, slightly nasal presence, but Fauré's quintet-and-piano arrangement still offered the intimacy and concentration underpinning this serene piece; the use of similar forces in his "Requiem" setting, to my mind, makes the orchestral version redundant. Maud Millar was the chaste, otherworldly soloist in César Franck's "Panis angelicus", incense clinging to every long-breathed note. The two short choruses by Saint-Saëns were models of restraint and economy of means, the first, 'Calme des nuits', approaching an almost Brucknerian quiet rapture. Grace Durham sang the alto solo in the second of Debussy's Charles d'Orléans songs with unaffected Gallic charm, and the last of the three succinctly pointed up yet another quality in this superb choir – its lightly worn virtuosity.
The concert was topped and tailed by two substantial Belgian chamber works. The Schubert Ensemble's performance of the Piano Quartet Movement by Guillaume Lekeu (1870-94; the complete work unfinished when he died, very young, of typhoid) certainly fulfilled the precocious composer's instruction that it should be played 'dans un emportement douloureux' (as an outpouring of grief), and it also revealed his obvious indebtedness to his teacher Franck, although there are suggestions in the music's torrential passion and vivid melodies that, had he lived longer, Lekeu would not have been slavishly bound to Franck's lofty and passionate earnestness, so exhaustively expressed in the latter's Piano Quintet at the end of the concert.
Saint-Saëns was the pianist at the premiere in 1880 and is said to have been so scandalised by its rampant and Germanic surging that he dumped the score (dedicated to him) in a waste-paper basket for Franck to find. It's a work that can disappear up its own grandiloquent massiveness, which the Schubert Ensemble commendably played down. The piano's moments of rhubarbing to itself sounded natural rather than portentous, Franck's favourite device, the idée fixe, was subtly folded into the music, and the end of the slow movement had a fine sense of loss and resignation. It was a fine performance of a work that needs to be approached with caution.


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In addition to supporting the above national resource center and partners, HRSA/MCHB has provided extensive support, through numerous grants and initiatives spanning several decades, for individual SAHCs, annual and special meetings of SAHCs, adolescent health initiatives within maternal and child health programs, and initiatives that link interdisciplinary professionals to adolescent health professionals in state health agencies. See related resource, Critical Points in the History of the Evolution of NNSAHC.
This HRSA/MCHB funded initiative provides interdisciplinary training for physicians, psychologists, nurses, social workers, and nutritionists at 7 sites. Over the past thirty years, LEAH projects have provided leadership in adolescent health within the Title V/MCH programs. LEAH programs support NNSAHC and individual SAHCs in a variety of ways, sharing adolescent health information, resources and research, and collaborating with states on adolescent health initiatives.
OAH supports and evaluates evidence-based teen pregnancy prevention programs; supports collaboration and communication on adolescent health across DHHS by managing the Adolescent Health Working Group; works with DHHS regional staff to support youth-focused efforts within HRSA regions; communicates adolescent health information to health professionals and groups, those who serve youth, parents, grantees, and the public; and is the convener and catalyst for the development of a national adolescent health agenda. OAH is the convener of Adolescent Health: Think, Act, Grow® (TAG), a national call to action to improve adolescent health in the United States. TAG calls upon organizations and individuals to prioritize activities that can support the health and healthy development of all of America's 42 million adolescents.
Through multiple cooperative agreements to AMCHP from 2000-2005, CDC DASH provided significant support for annual meetings of SAHCs, and has supported historic initiatives such as the National Initiative to Improve Adolescent Health which provided a framework and momentum for Healthy People 2010 and 2020 objectives focused on adolescent and young adult health.
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Meatballs topped with marinara sauce and shaved parmesan. Served in a brioche bun.
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1 lb of chicken wings served with blue cheese or ranch dressing, carrot and celery sticks and tossed in choice of franks Buffalo sauce, chipotle BBQ sauce, parmesan lemon and herb, and sweet chili sauce.
Crispy corn chips loaded pico de gallo, guacamole, sour cream, and sliced jalapenos covered in nacho cheese sauce.
Seasoned and crispy mozzarella sticks with marinara dipping sauce.
Striders hummus served with celery, carrots and warm pita bread.
Romaine, parmesan, and croutons tossed in a classic Caesar dressing.
Baby kale, candied pecans, dried cranberries, and shredded cabbage in a white balsamic vinaigrette.
Multicolored cherry tomatoes, cilliegine mozzarella, figs, seasoned croutons, and balsamic glaze.
Juicy flat iron steak served with a side of creamy garlic mashed potatoes and lemon butter asparagus. Choice of Caesar salad.
Penne pasta in made marinara with a choice of grilled chicken or meatballs. Served with a side of garlic bread and a choice of Caesar salad.
Grilled chicken served on a bed of basmati rice. With avocado, black beans, corn, pico de gallo, shredded Cheddar cheese and sour cream.
Grilled beef, Romaine, tomato, onions, and American cheese with signature sauce. Served with seasoned waffle fries, crispy tots or salad.
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Grilled ribeye, peppers, onions, mushrooms, and cheese whiz. Served with seasoned waffle fries, crispy tots or salad.
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Stone baked thin crust flatbread with tomato, basil, mozzarella cheese, and pesto sauce.
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Fact check: False claim about Ukraine, child sex trafficking and money laundering
Valerie Pavilonis
The claim: Ukraine is the money laundering and child sex trafficking "capital of the world"
An information war about the Russia-Ukraine conflict is continuing online even as troops clash on the ground, with bots spreading disinformation and Russian state media seeking to divide Western viewers.
A viral Facebook post from April 2 claims Ukraine is the money laundering and child sex trafficking "capital of the world." The post accumulated more than 1,000 interactions in less than a week.
But experts don't rank Ukraine as the worst in either human trafficking or money laundering.
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USA TODAY reached out to the user who posted the claim for comment.
Ukraine isn't the worst when it comes to human trafficking
Though several organizations track data about human trafficking, there is no exact country-by-country index for child sex trafficking in particular, according to Kristen Leanderson Abrams, senior director of combatting human trafficking at the McCain Institute.
A 2015 report by the International Labour Organization stated that in 2002, an estimated 6 million children were enslaved worldwide, with 1.2 million trafficked and 1.8 million sexually exploited. In 2016, an estimated 40.3 million people were victims of modern slavery, with women and girls accounting for an estimated 99% of the victims of illegal sexual exploitation.
"Modern slavery" and "human trafficking" are both used as umbrella terms to describe forced labor and sex trafficking, according to the U.S. Department of State.
Fact check: COVID-19 vaccination not required for Ukraine's emergency wartime payment
Abrams noted that, for human trafficking in general, the State Department's annual Trafficking in Persons report is the "gold standard."
The report divides countries into four categories depending on each country's efforts to fight human trafficking, using criteria from the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000. Tier 1 indicates that a country fully complies with the minimum standards of the protection act, while Tier 2 means that while a country is not fully compliant, it is making "significant efforts" to reach full compliance. Tier 3 indicates that a country's government does not comply with standards and is not making efforts to do so.
The most recent report, from 2021, places Ukraine in Tier 2, along with countries such as Denmark, Germany and Japan. The United States is a Tier 1 country, alongside places like the United Kingdom and Canada. In contrast, Russia, Iran, North Korea and Afghanistan are all classified as Tier 3.
Abrams also pointed out work by anti-trafficking advocacy groups Walk Free, the International Labour Organization and the International Organization for Migration. While the groups create multiple reports on modern slavery, their Global Slavery Index looks at modern slavery data on a country-by-country basis.
In the most recent index report from 2018, governments are rated on a scale from A to D, with intermediate rankings like BBB and CCC, depending on their response to modern slavery within their borders. The Netherlands is the only country with an "A" rating, while the U.S. scored the next highest "BBB" rating. Ukraine is classified as "BB", while countries such as North Korea and Libya scored a "D."
The numbers change slightly in other parts of the report. In the section that breaks down modern slavery in Europe and Central Asia, Ukraine ranks #7 out of 50 countries in modern slavery prevalence, with 6.4 victims per 1,000 people.
But no matter the metric used, Ukraine doesn't rank No. 1.
The Russian invasion may serve to worsen child trafficking in the region, according to a March 19 UNICEF release. Traffickers have been known to take advantage of chaos and large-scale population movement, and UNICEF also called attention to the significant number of unaccompanied children fleeing Ukraine.
Money laundering "capital" difficult to pinpoint
While various indices exist for human trafficking, ranking countries by prevalence of money laundering is a much trickier endeavor. But there's no evidence Ukraine plays a leading role.
The Basel Anti-Money Laundering Index is an annual ranking of money laundering and terrorist funding risk on a country-by-country basis. Run by the Swiss-based independent Basel Institute on Governance, the Basel AML Index uses data taken from places such as the World Bank and World Economic Forum.
Ukraine falls in the middle of the rankings with a score of 5.21, whereas Haiti takes the riskiest spot at 8.49 and Andorra takes the safest spot at 2.79. (The U.S. has a score of 4.60.)
Fact check: Footage of Slovak politicians pouring water on Ukrainian flag lacks context
Still, there is no way to determine the "money laundering capital of the world," because money laundering is a risk across the global financial system, according to Lakshmi Kumar, policy director at Global Financial Integrity, a Washington, D.C.-based think tank.
No country is free of money laundering, Kumar said, and depending on several factors – size of the economy, strength of the judicial system, type of government – the risk of money laundering can rise or fall dramatically. At the moment, she said, the top-ranked Haiti is "politically chaotic," which heightens the risk of money laundering.
But the size of Haiti's economy casts doubt on the importance of a country's index ranking.
For example, the U.S. has a much bigger impact on the global financial system due to the size of its economy, so money laundering in the U.S. "means more," Kumar said.
Kumar also explained how money laundering between countries also complicates analysis.
"Most of the world's illicit money leaves the developing world, but it finds a place in the developed world," Kumar said. "If you isolated and just see this as a problem of Ukraine or Russia, then you ignore the role that US, Europe, the UK, Canada, all play in helping hide this money."
In the end, Kumar said, looking at the cross-border nature of money laundering is crucial to studying the activity.
Our rating: False
Based on our research, we rate FALSE the claim that Ukraine is the money laundering and child sex trafficking "capital of the world." There's no evidence Ukraine is uniquely problematic in either category. While the actual "capitals of the world" on these issues are difficult to pinpoint, various reports, indices and experts indicate that while trafficking and money laundering do occur within Ukraine's borders these problems are more prevalent in many other countries.
USA TODAY, March 30, Fact check: Putin's claims justifying war in Ukraine are baseless, experts say
Associated Press, Feb. 26, TikTok is Russia's newest weapon in arsenal for anti-Ukraine propaganda
Kristen Leanderson Abrams, April 4, Phone interview with USA TODAY
International Labour Organization, 2015, Commercial Sexual Exploitation and Trafficking of Children "in a nutshell"
International Labour Organization, accessed April 6, Forced labour, modern slavery and human trafficking
U.S. Department of State, accessed April 6, What is Modern Slavery?
U.S. Department of State, January 7, 2021, Report to Congress on 2021 Trafficking in Persons Interim Assessment Pursuant to the Trafficking Victims Protection Act
U.S. Department of State, accessed April 6, 2021 Trafficking in Persons Report
Walk Free Foundation, accessed April 6, The Index
Walk Free Foundation, accessed April 6, The Global Slavery Index 2018
UNICEF, March 19, Children fleeing war in Ukraine at heightened risk of trafficking and exploitation
Basel Institute on Governance, accessed April 6, Basel AML Index 2021
Basel Institute on Governance, accessed April 6, Global Ranking in 2021
Lakshmi Kumar, April 4, Phone interview with USA TODAY


What better day than Bastille Day for clafoutis! Clafoutis (or clafouti) is a French custard type dish that hails from the Limousin area. It's typical for this dish to be made with dark cherries, including the pits. The reason the pits are left in is because of their faint almond taste ... I've added some almond extract and omitted the pits because I don't like to find the pits in my mouth, and because I just got a cherry pitter. This comes together quickly when one person pits the cherries and another person mixes up the batter. Let it cook while you're eating, and serve it warm for dessert.
Preheat oven to 350F. Butter a 9 inch round or 8x8 square baking dish, then dust the dish with the tablespoon of sugar. Pour the milk, yogurt, 1/4 cup of sugar, eggs, vanilla, almond extract, salt and flour into a blender. Blend until well combined. Place the cherries on the bottom of your baking dish, then pour the blended custard mixture over the top. Bake for 45 to 50 minutes, until there are some brown spots on the top of the custard and the middle is no longer liquid. Remove and let set at least 15 to 20 minutes before serving.
Stealthy Cooking Tip: Don't like cherries? Not to worry. This flan type dish can be made with fruits other than cherries. You could easily substitute red cherries, plums, apples, pears, or blueberries. When you use fruit other than cherries, this dessert is called a flaugnarde. You may need to adjust the sugar depending on the sweetness of your fruit. Sour cherries or green apples may need an extra tablespoon or so more sugar, while sweet Rainier cherries or blueberries may need slightly less.


Now that we have returned from our outing to Silent Lake I wanted to take this chance to post a note.
Roxanne and I spent 3 quiet days at Silent Lake provincial park in eastern Ontario. Trip dates were Feb, 15, 16, and 17th. I spent most of my time playing radio, while Roxanne read a few novels. We also enjoyed the outdoors, WX was mostly overcast with a few sunny windows, but not too cold.
The previous post has some of my planning information and may be of interest.
The truck was unpacked into the snow transportation for the final trip to the camp.
The Yurt is a 14ft circular "insulated" canvas temporary winter shelter and is equipped with a BBQ! The entire space is very basic but comfortable for the duration planned. Cooking is done outside, on the Coleman and Propane BBQ. Heating is with a small wood burning stove. There is no electricity and very very poor cell coverage.
All the wood you could ever need is provided at the edge of the site and it is replenished every morning. Most need a final splitting to make into reasonable pieces for the stove. The wood used by the 6 Yurts in the campground is taken from the park its self on a yearly basis.
The 6 available Yurts book up very quickly and are in high demand, planning ahead and taking what you can get is simply a must.
Well,... Salmon on day 1, Steak on Day 2, suppers were very yummy.
Silent Lake is a multi use park which sees several users involved in activities such as ice fishing, snowshoeing, and skiing.
I suspected the only way I could reliably get on 80m in a park with limited open spaces would involve a end fed random wire antenna. A few days before we left I ordered an ICOM AH-4 tuner form Radio World. A quick trip to Princess Auto and I picked up 100ft of 12AWG wire for the long wire, and 200ft of 14AWG wire to make 4 50ft radials. I chose the AH-4 simply because it works with the 1 button push tuning on the face of the IC7000, successful tuning results in the "tune" indicator being displayed. It is as simple as that. I was pleased with the workmanship of the AH-4.
The 4 radials at the ground.
The random wire end fed solution proved very effective as I received reports of S9+10 to S9+15 on the 100W pk of the IC7K. All bands were 1.5:1 or better (where I tried them) with the exception of the CW portion of 80m.
The portable Yagi, is the Super Antenna YP-3. Setup was very easy and I had pre verified the needed element lengths for the the CW portion of 20m. Although this kit can accommodate 20m and above I only used the YP-3 on 20m this trip.
The boom parts snap together and elements are easily assembled although chilly on the fingers. At 20m the elements are loaded and the beam width is about 18ft wide.
Total height is approximately 20ft if fully extended. I was not able to go to this height because of tree limbs which were near by.
A simple table in the yurt serves as both the supper table and operating position.
Battery plant, was 4 gel cells, 200AH, after 3 days of operating, 30% capacity remained in the batteries.
Equipment included, Signal link USB, 12V Laptop "inverter", Battery Booster, CAT converter, Laptop, IC7000 and mic.
On Tuesday evening I knew the gang was at the MARG meeting and Norm NLH was not available, so after I checked into the Sandbox net I gathered enough steam to try 3730 Net Control. Thanks to every one who checked on to 3730, I had a blast! It was so nice to be able to hear everyone!
Most DX QSOs were to Europe, although I was also able to contact a few stations in South and Central America. Many US stations and fellow Canadian operators were kind enough to return my calls as well.
Most QSOs were 40m and 20m PSK.
I did check into 3730, Sandbox and Ontars on occasion.
Wednesday morning 7:00 Eastern, I tried my best to work Tx4T Hamradio DX-Pedition to French Polynesia but with no success.
We took a hike around the lake, and stopped for tea on the way back. It clearly would have been a bit nicer if it had been sunny.
Thanks for dropping by to the blog.
Nicely done Adrien, well documented and you had a great time playing ham radio in the Canadian wilderness. You should post more - you have some excellent material here.
Thanks for the kind comments Bob.
I relly enjoy the field operation part of the hobby.
Thanks for the great article. I have the 7000 and was looking for info on the ah-4. How do you like the YP-3?
Silent Lake Yurt "DX expedition"


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The list is lengthy, and cultural bias against peasant crops is an ultimate calamity because plants that poor people grow are usually robust, productive, self-reliant, and useful—the very type well-suited to feeding the hungriest and most vulnerable sections of society. Intense burning and irritation of the mouth and tongue. Further recently updated species may be found on this page. Butter-berry (English) Butterfly bush (English) Butterfly lobelia (English) Butterfly orchid tree (English) (Cultivated species) Butterfly pea (English) Butternut pumpkin (English) (Cultivated species) Butternut squash (English) (Cultivated species) Button-wood (English) Butyagela (Tonga: Zimbabwe) Although based on Zambia, it contains much of interest for other countries in the region. This is a sister site to the Flora of Botswana, Caprivi, Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia websites, which together cover the Flora Zambesiaca area. Black-tailed Godwit: Limosa limosa: Birds Plant voucher specimens (MAL2001–MAL2026) were collected and deposited at the Herbarium of the Harare Botanical Gardens in Zimbabwe for identification. of National Parks and Wild Life Management, 1991. Death can occur if base of the tongue swells enough to block the air passage of the throat. Unlike paspalum grass, the grass leaves are smooth and slightly curled along the edges. TRADITIONAL MEDICINAL PLANT PRACTICE IN SOUTHERN AFRICA: A SITUATION ANALYSIS IN ZAMBIA AND ZIMBABWE iii ACRONYMS CSIR South African Council for Scientific and Industrial Research NEMA National Environmental Management Act TMPC Traditional Medicinal Practitioners Council THPAZ Traditional Health Practitioners Association of Zambia MCZ Medical Council of Zambia Welcome to the main entry page. This two-volume field guide by Lari Merrett and Kaj Vollesen covers the wetter miombo woodland of Zambia and is based on field work undertaken in the Mutinondo Wilderness Area of northern Zambia. genus) are … The Site history page gives details of the latest additions to the site. Elephant – (order Proboscidea) – Loxodonta Africana. Wildlife conservation -- Zimbabwe. only a few countries). There is also a frequently asked questions page. The wildlife of Zimbabwe occurs foremost in remote or rugged terrain, in national parks and private wildlife ranches, in miombo woodlands and thorny acacia or kopje.The prominent wild fauna includes African buffalo, African bush elephant, black rhinoceros, southern giraffe, African leopard, lion, plains zebra, and several antelope species.. Oxalis pes-caprae (wild sorrel) The whole plant is edible, and it has a nice sharp taste. Causeway, Harare, Zimbabwe : Dept. Seeds. Find Nurseries in Zimbabwe and get directions and maps for local businesses in Africa. Plant conservation -- Zimbabwe. List of cultivated plant families. : This category contains the native flora of Zimbabwe as defined by the World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions.Taxa of the lowest rank are always included; taxa of higher ranks (e.g. Dieffenbachia (Dumb Cane), Elephant Ear. Zimbabwe also has some highly acclaimed cultural and historical monuments. Plants: Mozambique, Zimbabwe: 9. The loss of plant species ultimately means economic decline. Zimbabwe is mostly elevated with the highest elevation, Mount Nyangani being 2,592 meters … These infectious diseases represent risks to US government personnel traveling to the specified country for a period of less than three years. List of best Nurseries in Zimbabwe of 2020. HARARE, ZIMBABWE — When Perpetua Muziri lost her office job, she paid a local company to put up two, 120-square-meter (1,292-square-foot) greenhouses in the backyard of her suburban home. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Flora of Zimbabwe. Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Orchidaceae External websites: African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Orchidaceae Google: Web - Images - Scholar GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Orchidaceae Wikipedia: Orchidaceae It is particularly rich in colour photographs. Nurseries have been established in the cities in Zimbabwe with hundreds of indigenous trees and grass species with medicinal properties. The following 122 pages are in this category, out of 122 total. genus) are only included if monotypic or endemic. Zimbabwe is a landlocked country in the southern part of Africa bordering South Africa to the south, Botswana to the west, and to the northwest and northeast by Zambia and Mozambique, respectively. For further information download this flier or contact the author directly at larimerrett@gmail.com. Please contact us at info@findpower.com This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Zimbabwe.There are 199 mammal species in Zimbabwe, of which one is critically endangered, one is endangered, eight are vulnerable, and ten are near threatened.. Use regional categories when taxa have a larger distribution that is approximately coincides by that taxon's distribution (e.g. There are majestic waterfalls, sprawling grasslands, and lush forests and lots of wildlife. World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Category:Flora_of_Zimbabwe&oldid=984916212, Flora by distribution categories that follow the World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, Flora categories with a level 3 WGSRPD code, Template Category TOC via CatAutoTOC on category with 101–200 pages, CatAutoTOC generates standard Category TOC, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 22 October 2020, at 21:23. Plant names have been checked and updated with the online website (www.theplantlist.org) of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, accessed on 3 April 2014. Zimbabwe is a colourful country endowed with so much natural beauty in its landscapes, plants and wildlife. Zimbabwe has a great heritage of natural forests abundant with many valuable species of plants which must be preserved for future generations. Zimbabwe was the second country in Africa to enact detailed regulations for medical cannabis businesses. The upright plants have a striking tiered habit, purple leaves, purple flowers and dark purple unripe chillies which mature to bright red. Welcome to the main entry page. Include taxa here that are endemic or have restricted distributions (e.g. This category contains the native flora of Zimbabwe as defined by the World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions. This site provides information about the flowering plants and ferns of Zimbabwe. Bamboo is native to Zimbabwe, according to Bio-Innovation Zimbabwe, a research organization specializing in underutilized plant species. The "Great Zimbabwe" ruins have been radio carbon dated to approximately 600 A.D. Copyright 1999 - 2014 Findpower.com. Don't mistaken wild malva with malva flower from family malvaceae because wild malva which is native to south-western… The purpose of this part of the site is to provide information about the cultivated plants of Zimbabwe.. Zimbabwe is also home to a diverse population of animals, many of which are some of the best highly sought after by big game hunters. The leaves often have some variegation, and can appear green in some lights. This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total. This work comprises 1,022 pages and covers 1,634 species of plant. • It grows from a … Wednesday, 2 December 2020, we have 6,398 native or naturalised species in the database for Zimbabwe. Plants The vegetation is uniform throughout Zimbabwe. Subjects: Endangered species -- Zimbabwe. The following page lists all power stations in Zimbabwe. Vascular plants found nowhere else include several orchids such as Habenaria subaequalis ( Flora of Zimbabwe ), Satyrium mirum ( IOPSE ), Aeranthes parkesii ( IOPSE ), and the endemic genus Oligophyton ( JSTOR ). Its membership includes doctors, nurses, chemists, environmental experts and … Historic findings suggest that the ancestors of modern day Shona people built Great Zimbabwe and hundreds of other stone walled sites in Zimbabwe. The beautiful sable antelope is a Hwange special as well as brown hyena, bat-eared fox and springhare, which inhabit the Kalahari sands of the region.Zimbabwe is a good destination to see the endangered wild dog, and the nocturnal honey badger has become quite habituated in some of the parks and can sometimes be spotted around camps and campsites at night. This list may not reflect recent changes (learn more). For guidance on using flora distribution categories, see WP:PLANTS/Using the WGSRPD. List of families. This is a sister site to the Flora of Botswana, Caprivi, Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia websites, which together cover the Flora Zambesiaca area.. The African elephant is the world's largest living land mammal. As of today, Invasive species threatening Zimbabwe • Water Hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes Martius) is amonocotyledonous freshwater aquatic plant, belonging to the family Pontederiaceae, related to the lily family (Liliaceae)and is a native of Brazil and Equador region. The total number of records in the database (for all countries) is 98,812. The country lies between latitude 15 and 23 degrees South and longitude 25 and 34 degrees East. The purpose of this part of the site is to provide detailed information about the native and naturalised vascular plant species of the Zimbabwe flora. "I heard about greenhouse farming on Facebook, and I thought of trying it out, since I was now jobless," she says. It is intended eventually to include all families, genera and species which are cultivated in Zimbabwe but at this stage the list is … Definition: This entry lists major infectious diseases likely to be encountered in countries where the risk of such diseases is assessed to be very high as compared to the United States. Category:Flora of South Tropical Africa) instead of each subordinate category of that region. With a variety of beautiful places of interest offering unique experiences. A review of the work may be downloaded from this page. All in all a very attractive plant which grows well in a container and produces useful fairly mild chillies. Zimbabwe Animals Lion – (family Felidae) – Panthera Leo. Zimbabwe grass is a a popular lawn grass with broad leaves that are light green in color. Contact us per e-mail, Fax: [+1] 954 255 5565 or Phone [+1] 954 933 85 01 Have a suggestion? Plant Coordinates Capacity (MW) Year completed Refs Hwange 920 1987 Munyati 100 1957 Bulawayo: 90 1957 Harare 80 1955 Hydroelectric. Rosary Pea, Castor Bean. This site provides information about the flowering plants and ferns of Zimbabwe. After a company in Lesotho sent the first-ever shipment of medical cannabis from Africa to Canada one year ago, multinational companies have ponied up tens of millions of dollars to get a piece of Africa's burgeoning MMJ market. All families, genera and species which are purely cultivated in Zimbabwe are excluded. Most of the central and western plateau is covered with bushveld (thorny acacia savanna) and miombo (dry open woodland), while the drier lowlands of the south and southeast are characterised by thorny scrub and baobabs. All parts. As a guide to where to look for new content, below are details of some of the most recently updated pages. Bersama swynnertonii: Bersama swynnertonii: Plants: Zimbabwe: 12. It is sour due … There are 33,220 images for 4,233 species, of which 3,963 are native or naturalised and 270 are purely cultivated. Zimbabwe. The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature: You will identify this grass by long thick stolons that radiate outwards from the main bunch. Edition/Format: Print book: National government publication : EnglishView all editions and formats: Rating: (not yet rated) 0 with reviews - Be the first. The Medicinal Plant protection group sponsors the projects. A number of these animals can be found in the country of Zimbabwe. Black Rhinoceros: Diceros bicornis: Mammals: Sub-saharan Africa: 13. Arend's Golden Mole: Carpitalpa arendsi: Mammals: Mozambique, Zimbabwe: 11. Wildlife Highlights. Coal. Aloe ballii: Aloe ballii: Plants: Mozambique, Zimbabwe: 10. Top Ten Attractions in Zimbabwe. Affects the heart, produces severe digestive upset and has caused death. Zimbabwe is full of countless breathtaking, sights. Taxa of the lowest rank are always included; taxa of higher ranks (e.g. These many plant species support the existence of many other animal and insect species from which we derive benefits such as food and medicine. The principal contributors to the site are Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings, Meg Coates Palgrave and Mark Hyde.
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