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Year : 2019 | Volume : 8 | Issue : 3 | Page : 995--1001
A critical appraisal of the maternal and child health scenario in a metropolitan city in India with reference to achievements of millennium development goals
Anuradha Mohapatra1, Mangala Gomare2,
1 Department of Community Medicine, Seth G S Medical College and KEM Hospital, Parel, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
2 Department of Family Welfare, Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Dr. Anuradha Mohapatra
Department of Community Medicine, Seth G S Medical College and KEM Hospital, Parel, Mumbai - 400 012, Maharashtra
Background: Post 2015, the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) will undergo a transition to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Therefore, it becomes necessary to assess the determinants influencing the present status of MDGs. This study was conducted to assess the progress, short comings related to the transition from MDGs to SDGs in a metropolitan city. It provides practical insights for extrapolating need based strategies related to the SDGs. Methods: Study was conducted in a metropolitan city, Mumbai. Situational analysis of the city was done using monthly and annual performance reports and key informant's interviews at city level. Qualitative analysis was done using thematic analysis. Results: The current infant mortality rate of Mumbai is 26.72 and under-five mortality rate is 38.7/1000 live births. The current MMR of mumbai is 88. The responses from the key informants' spanned three major themes: Concerns and challenges; Good practices and schemes in pipeline; and Opportunities envisioned. Eight major challenging areas were identified. Opportunities are sustainable models of public-private partnership; Involvement of NGOs and AYUSH practitioners; and IT sector involvement, HMIS, e- governance, and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). Conclusions: Significant progress has been made in the field of maternal and child health (MCH), and sustained efforts are required. Maternal mortality figures may be illusive because of the effect of migration and referral cases. Socio-demographic issues of development need to be addressed through governance. Mechanism for intersectoral coordination, IT support, surveillance, and tracking of pregnant mothers needs to be developed. The linkage of MCH services with developmental programs needed.
Mohapatra A, Gomare M. A critical appraisal of the maternal and child health scenario in a metropolitan city in India with reference to achievements of millennium development goals.J Family Med Prim Care 2019;8:995-1001
Mohapatra A, Gomare M. A critical appraisal of the maternal and child health scenario in a metropolitan city in India with reference to achievements of millennium development goals. J Family Med Prim Care [serial online] 2019 [cited 2019 Jul 17 ];8:995-1001
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India has experienced considerable improvement in maternal and child health care since the millennium declaration 2000. However, inequities in these services are still persistent across different states, and also in different districts within the state. Maharashtra, as a state has reported progress in all the outcome indicators of health, some of its achievements even better than the national average. It has made significant reduction in the infant mortality rate (IMR) (a drop of 20 points over last decade), a steady drop in the under-five mortality rate (U-5MR), and maternal mortality ratio (MMR). However, this progress has been uneven across the rural and urban districts.
Mumbai, capital city of Maharashtra is India's most populous city, with more than 16 million people spanning multiple ethnicities, cultures, and linguistic groups. More than half of Mumbai's population currently lives in slums.[1] The large influx of migrants invariably necessitates comparison of Millennium Development Goals (MDG) achievements with indigenous population. This will facilitate optimal planning of resources for the post 2015 agenda reflected in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).[2]
The gaps in the expectations and achievements identified by a realistic situational analysis of pre and post MDG era are vital at this stage. The present study measures the indicators of maternal and child health (MCH) and provides practical insights for technical, managerial, and organizational interventions for an effective transition from MDGs to SDGs.
Subjects and Methods
This study was conducted in the metropolitan city, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India in collaboration with Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM). Ethical approval was obtained from Institutional Ethics Committee. A mixed methods approach was used. For situational analysis, data pertaining to MCH indicators were obtained from the public health department of MCGM for the years 2011 to 2015 and analyzed for descriptive statistics using Microsoft Excel 2016 version. In addition, key informant interviews were done with a total of nine stakeholders (program managers) concerned with MCH activities using a pre-designed interview guide. Triangulation was done at the time of analysis. Thematic analysis [3],[4] was done for the interview transcripts. An integrated approach (inductive as well as deductive) was used.[3],[5] In vivo codes were used to develop themes and sub-themes.
The data which were obtained from public health department, MCGM yielded the following results. It is observed that there is a steady decline in the child mortality indicators [Figure 1]. The current IMR of Mumbai is 26.72 and U- MR is 38.7/1000 live births, which is well below the MDG target set for India i.e. 27 and 42/1000 live births, respectively. Other child mortality indicators such as neonatal mortality rate and still birth rate have also shown declining trend.{Figure 1}
[Figure 2] shows the trend in MMR in the past 5 years. The MMR shows a slight increasing trend.{Figure 2}
Comparing rates of all patients seeking treatment in Mumbai (i.e. referrals) to only indigenous cases of Mumbai, the MMR changes significantly [Table 1]. The current MMR of mumbai is 88. Major public hospitals i.e. Sir JJ group of Hospitals, BYL Nair Hospital, King Edward Memorial Hospital, Sion Hospital, and R N Cooper Municipal General Hospital consists of 16% of the total deliveries. The Peripheral Municipal Hospitals and Major hospitals together consist of 32% deliveries in the city. [Figure 3] shows the hospital wise maternal deaths in the Major hospitals in 2015, and [Figure 4] shows their classification according to the residence. It is observed that the majority of the maternal deaths in Sir JJ group of Hospitals, BYL Nair Hospital, and King Edward Memorial Hospital are referral cases from outside Mumbai.{Table 1}{Figure 3}{Figure 4}
In 2015, 97.93% of deliveries in Mumbai were institutinal deliveries. The contraception prevalence rate has gone up from 46% at the time of formulation of MDGs to 62% in 2015. The condom use rate in 2015 is 117%.
Nine key informants were interviewed using a pre-designed interview guide. All the interviews were conducted by the first author. All of them had an experience of more than 20 years in the field of public health, family welfare, and MCH.
Attitude of the stakeholders on performance of the city
The key informants are of the opinion that there has been good achievement in the field of MDGs. There is good achievement in the field of child health. Maternal mortality is a lagging area. Although the trend looks like it is not decreasing but constant since 2 to 3 years, in reality it is because of better reporting. A strong sense of commitment was observed among all the stakeholders toward improvement of the MCH scenario in Mumbai:
"There is good achievement in the field of child health and we have to sustain it."
"Maternal health is our top most priority now…."
The responses from the key informants' spanned three major themes: Concerns and challenges; Good practices and schemes in pipeline; and Opportunities envisioned.
Concerns and challenges
This theme represents hindrances to achieve the MCH related targets. This has been further divided into eight sub-themes. The sub-themes and inferences drawn are given in [Table 1].
"Public health never works in ideal condition. Stop complaining… In public health service delivery is most important thing. More than anything …"
"…because it is [public health services] free no one cares, this attitude must change."
All the respondents were unanimously of the opinion that the challenges are not easy to achieve even if identified. Hence, innovative ways to work in these conditions have to be devised.
Good practices and schemes in pipeline
This is the second theme that emerged from the key informant interviews. They have discussed a few good practices and some schemes in pipeline [Table 2]{Table 2}
Opportunities envisioned
The key informants' narratives highlight certain areas that has scope in the future and will certainly help in achievement of SGDs by 2030. In order of priority these are sustainable models of public-private partnership (PPP); NGOs which should work in line with government programs and hard to reach areas like slums; Involvement of AYUSH practitioners in preventive and promotive care; and IT sector involvement, HMIS, e-governance, and CSR. Some narratives highlighting their views are given in [Table 3].{Table 3}
There has been considerable progress in the health indicators since the formulation of MDGs, which is evident from the various reports released by the United Nations, United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in particular.[2],[6] In 2010, universal appeal was made by United Nations to all member countries to focus on accelerating favorable child health indicators on a priority.[7] At local governance level, especially in this metropolitan city, appropriate actions were taken in this regard. In 2013, the Municipal Corporation took a resolution to implement the National Urban Health Mission in Mumbai. The National Health Programs have been instrumental for achievement of the MDGs.
The pre-MDG status in the years 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014 have been compared with the achievements in 2015 [Figure 1] and [Figure 2]. The Maternal and Child Health (MCH) indicators show a consistent declining trend. The MDG target indicators of Goal 4 have been achieved. The total MMR is showing an increasing trend. This can be attributed especially to the focus on 100% antenatal care coverage and institutional delivery. This has resulted in enhanced reporting of maternal deaths in the city. Further, the rates include maternal deaths among those who are referral cases from outside Mumbai. If the rates are compared with indigenous cases only then, the rates are below the national average stabilizing around 88. This would then also mean that the MDG 5 target of MMR has been achieved. If all referral cases are included, the situation seems alarming as it is above the national average of 167 too. Overall, in the area of maternal mortality, the situation in India is not very promising and requires more concerted efforts.[8],[9],[10],[11],[12],[13]
During this study, it was found that in Mumbai around 32% of the deliveries occur in public sector and rest 67% occur in private sector. In 2015, 97.93% of deliveries in Mumbai were institutinal deliveries. Approximately, 0.82% deliveries occured at home. Although this may seem a good percentage, in absolute numbers it means around 3,476 deliveries in 2015 did not occur in a hospital. In a study by Griffiths and Stephenson about user perspective of care services Mumbai and Pune, it was found that women thought better services were provided by private sector, and poor quality of government services were motivating factors for home deliveries.[14] Similar finding is also found in another study by Alcock G et al.[7] Effective task shifting and engagement of AYUSH practitioners has shown good results in rural parts of Maharashtra.[13] Similar model can be implemented in difficult to reach slum areas to tackle the home deliveries effectively.
The attitude among the top-level managers of the MCH program indicated the highest priority for maternal health within the department. They were enthusiastic about mainstreaming the MCH action plan in the various cadres of health personnel related to the Family Welfare (FW) MCH department. In a study by Marta Lomazzi et al., they also found that highest importance was placed on MDGs dealing with women, poverty sear hunger reduction, and disease prevention and management (percentage agreement: 34%, 20%, and 19%, respectively). They recognized that improvements in women's living conditions, better maternal (and child) health, and women's empowerment represented the most cost-effective achievement for health systems.[15]
It is also necessary to focus on improving the primary health care from prenatal to postnatal period.[10],[12] Since the advent of National Rural health Mission, the situation of primary health care in rural parts of India has seen lot of improvement. It is now necessary to focus the attention on urban areas especially the urban slums and devise primary health care strategies which foster community engagement. Robert Black et al. in a review have compiled various effective interventions for mother and newborn, which can be provided easily by the community health workers. They are birth and newborn care planning, nutrition supplementation, HIV testing, effective referral management, and promotion of breastfeeding among many others.[12]
On provoking the responses of key informants to their contribution in MDGs, it was communicated that new need based strategies and schemes were devised for promotion of MCH activities. These included awards and recognition for good work, PPI initiatives such as "Aapli Chikitsa" and tie-up of private blood banks with maternity homes for blood and blood products and formation of Mahila Arogya Samiti, which is already in process. The importance of Mahila Arogya Samiti and community health workers in general has been also proposed by Rajesh Rai in his study for maintaining continuum of care in maternal health services. He also proposes the importance of computerization in record maintenance.[16] There is a proposal to introduce "Two-Wheeler" ambulance services for slum areas as these are not accessible by "Four-Wheelers." These ambulances will provide first aid at site. There is documented evidence that accessibility and round the clock services improve the health seeking behavior and promote more institutional deliveries too.[8],[12],[17],[18],[19] The training cell of Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) is looking into outsourcing of consultants to improve skill based training. The need for context specific strategies and investments across multiple sector has been highlighted in the study on success factors for reducing maternal and child mortality in the fast track countries by Kuruvilla et al.[20]
In addition to the above measures, in our study area, regular supervision, review meetings, instructional circulars were implemented diligently. These were verified from the available records. However, there is lack of any standard protocol by which they can effectively measure the progress. This pertinent issue needs to be addressed soon.[11] The managers express their concern over the need for infrastructure support, especially for Nutritional Rehabilitation Centres and ICUs for neonatal care. Under National Urban Health Mission (NUHM), laboratory facilities are being started at Health posts too. Proposal for setting up two more Nutrition Rehabilitation Centre (NRC) s are in pipeline. Evening OPDs are being started in the new urban- primary health centres (U –PHCs). Under NUHM, on ad hoc basis, although there is provision for man power, their utility is inadequate as the recruitment is volatile and depletion rate is higher. Further need for repeated training program is equally exhaustive. Hence, their should be permanent recruitment in sectoral organization, especially in MCH. From the observation of key informants, the priority areas which needs to be addressed are manpower shortages in NICUs and Sick Newborn Care Unit (SNCUs). Thrust areas for PPP such as laboratory services, bloodbanks, and network need to be established. A review article by Chatterjee and Paily lists infrastructural problems and organisational failures among many others as non-medical problems, which contribute to maternal and child deaths. They suggest holistic approaches to deal with the barriers such as upgradation of infrastructure, skilled manpower, promotion of institutional deliveries, and recent strategies such as PPPs. The challenges of inadequate ambulance service is also highlighted by them.[21]
Thus, we can conclude by saying significant progress has been made in the field of child health, and sustained efforts are required. Maternal mortality figures may be illusive because of the effect of migration and referral cases. The migrant population adds additional burden on the existing health care system. A spirit of enthusiasm and commitment toward health is observed among stake holders. Socio-demographic issues of development need to be addressed through governance. Mechanism for intersectoral coordination, PPP, IT support for logistics and management, surveillance, and tracking of pregnant mothers needs to be developed. Innovative programs for involvement of private sector in MCH services required, which can vary from place to place depending on local needs. The linkage of MCH services with developmental programs like slum adoption scheme needs to be done. The existing referral system needs to be strengthened. Dedicated vehicles/ambulances exclusively for MCH services in all wards needs to be ensured. Soft skills training should be provided among all cadre of health staff in communication, rapport building, and team work. Awards and incentives for well performing health workers can be arranged.
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Josef Albers, b.1888
Homage to the Square1966
Albers's teaching methods were both innovative and shocking because he eliminated copying both from nature and from other artists. He dedicated the years from 1950 to the end of his life to his series of paintings 'Homage to the Square'. The square was the ideal shape for his 'Homage' works: mathematically related in size, perfect for superimposition, a shape that never occurs in nature, assuring a man-made quality. Albers intended that the colours would react with each other when processed by the human eye, causing optical illusions due to the eye's ability to continually change the colours in ways that echo, support, or oppose one another.
Medium Screenprint
Dimensions 34.8 x 40 cm
Credit Line IMMA Collection: Gordon Lambert Trust, 1992
Edition Edition 36/125
Item Number IMMA.104 GL
Josef Albers, Homage to the Square, 1966, Screenprint, 34.8 x 40 cm, Collection Irish Museum of Modern Art, Gordon Lambert Trust, 1992
Josef Albers 1888–1976
Born in Westphalia, Germany, the painter, printmaker and designer Josef Albers studied and taught at the Weimer Bauhaus. In 1933, Albers moved to America to teach art at Black Mountain College and in 1950 became chairman of the Department of Design at Yale. His 1963 book 'Interaction of Color', is considered one of the major treatises on the subject. In 1971 Albers became the first living artist to be the subject of a solo exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
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4 Carrés 4 Couleurs Josef Albers 1969

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Lands on COVID list
The Jets have placed Davis on the reserve/COVID-19 list, Brian Costello of the New York Post reports.
Analysis: Apparently Davis' placement on the list is the result of a positive test per Adam Schefter of ESPN. His return to the Jets' active roster will depend on him getting cleared from the league's health and safety protocols.
Season-high eight tackles in win
Davis recorded eight tackles (six solo) in Sunday's 26-21 win over the Jaguars.
Analysis: Davis has had an ineffective and injury-riddled season for the Jets, but this was his best game wearing green and white. He doubled his previous season high in tackles, which was four against the Saints in Week 14.
Activated from IR
Davis (ankle) has been activated from injured reserve, Brian Costello of the New York Post reports.
Analysis: Davis has yet to play this season but will immediately assume a starting role at linebacker. Quincy Williams may see his playing time take a hit as a result.
Published: Sat, Oct 30 at 3:01pm by Rotowire.com
Will be active Sunday
Davis (ankle) will be activated off injured reserve for Sunday's contest against the Bengals, Rich Cimini of ESPN.com reports.
Analysis: Davis will make his regular-season debut Sunday after suffering an ankle injury during the preseason that landed him on IR. Cimini reports that the 25-year-old linebacker will likely draw the start against the Bengals and play the majority of the snaps. Davis signed a one-year deal with the Jets this offseason after registering 46 tackles and two forced fumbles for the Lions during the 2020 campaign.
Published: Fri, Oct 29 at 8:11am by Rotowire.com
Designated to return
Davis (ankle) was designated to return from injured reserve Wednesday, Ethan Greenberg of the Jets' official site reports.
Analysis: The linebacker has been on IR since Sept. 1 after suffering the ankle injury in the preseason against the Packers. The team will have 21 days to either activate him or place him back on IR for the remainder of the season. Davis played in 14 games for the Lions -- logging 46 tackles, 0.5 sacks and two forced fumbles -- last year before signing with the Jets this offseason.
Likely on IR for another week
Coach Robert Saleh said Wednesday that Davis (ankle) likely won't be activated off injured reserve this week, Ethan B. Greenberg of the Jets' official site reports.
Analysis: Davis has been on injured reserve since the beginning of the regular season. Saleh had been hopeful that the linebacker would be able to return by Week 7, but it appears that Davis will be sidelined for at least one more week.
Published: Wed, Oct 20 at 9:59am by Rotowire.com
Considered day-to-day
Coach Robert Saleh said Monday that Davis (ankle) is considered day-to-day, Ethan B. Greenberg of the Jets' official site reports.
Analysis: Davis has been on injured reserve since the start of the regular season, but Saleh has remained hopeful that the linebacker will be ready to return for the Week 7 matchup against New England. Although the 2017 first-rounder doesn't appear to be fully healthy to begin the week, he has a chance to return to practice in the coming days, and he could make his 2021 debut Sunday.
Published: Mon, Oct 18 at 7:53am by Rotowire.com
Could return Week 7
Coach Robert Saleh hopes Davis (ankle) will be able to return from injured reserve following the Jets' Week 6 bye, Eric Allen of the Jets' official site reports.
Analysis: Davis started the season on injured reserve after suffering the ankle injury during the preseason, and he may be able to return after missing the first five games of the campaign. The 25-year-old is expected to start alongside C.J. Mosley at linebacker once healthy, which would relegate fill-in starter Quincy Williams to a rotational role.
Published: Mon, Oct 11 at 1:36pm by Rotowire.com
Lands on IR
The Jets placed Davis (ankle) on injured reserve Wednesday.
Analysis: Davis will be eligible to return after Week 3, but coach Robert Saleh has already declared Week 7 as the most likely return date. The Jets hope the 26-year-old can bounce back to the type of the player he was in his first two seasons in the league when he racked up 196 tackles between the 2017 and 2018 campaigns.
Published: Fri, Sep 3 at 9:03am by Rotowire.com
Could be back by Week 6
Coach Robert Saleh said Monday that Davis (ankle) is expected to be healthy by the Jets' bye in Week 6, Ethan B. Greenberg of the Jets' official site reports.
Analysis: Davis looks set to miss the first five games of the season, but barring any setbacks in his recovery, he could be back in action Oct. 24 against the Patriots. The Jets inked Davis to a one-year contract back in March in the hopes the veteran linebacker can bounce back to form and put up the sort of numbers he did during his first two seasons in the league (196 tackles from 2017-18).
Published: Mon, Aug 23 at 9:23am by Rotowire.com
Suffers ankle injury Saturday
Davis (ankle) was listed as questionable to return to Saturday's preseason contest against the Packers, Ethan B. Greenberg of the Jets' official site reports.
Analysis: Davis inked a one-year deal with the Jets in hopes of revitalizing his once promising career. The fourth-year linebacker has totaled 110 tackles in his last two seasons after registering 196 during his first two seasons in the NFL. The extent of the injury is unknown, but expect Jamien Sherwood and Milo Eifler to see increased workloads throughout the preseason as the Jets try to keep Davis healthy for the regular season.
Published: Sat, Aug 21 at 5:17pm by Rotowire.com
Signs one-year deal with Jets
Davis agreed to a one-year, $7 million contract with the Jets on Monday, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.
Analysis: After taking the league by storm with 196 tackles and eight sacks in 30 games over his first two seasons, Davis has regressed in the past two campaigns, tacking on just 109 tackles and 2.5 sacks in 25 appearances. The Jets are hoping a change of scenery will help the Lions' 2017 first-round pick rediscover the success he had to begin his career.
Published: Mon, Mar 15 at 1:23pm by Rotowire.com
Falters in contract year
Davis recorded 46 tackles, a half-sack and two forced fumbles over 14 games in 2020.
Analysis: It's been quite a tumble for the 2017 first-round pick who appeared to be the Lions' middle linebacker of the future as recently as 2018. After a high-ankle sprain derailed Davis's 2019 campaign, the 2020 season brought him a new defensive coordinator and position coach, not to mention a new head coach and GM by season's end. The latter changes helped lead Davis to see less than 40 percent of the defensive snaps in 10 of 14 games in 2020, which, in turn, ultimately led to career lows across the…read more
Published: Thu, Jan 7 at 4:05pm by Rotowire.com
Produces nine tackles
Davis made nine tackles (four solo) in Saturday's 47-7 loss to the Buccaneers.
Analysis: Davis made his fourth start of the season, but he only played 51 percent of the snaps on defense. Nevertheless, the 2017 first-round pick posted a season high in tackles, bringing his 2020 total to 44 stops. Whether he starts in Week 17 against the Vikings likely depends on if Jamie Collins (neck) is cleared to play.
Published: Mon, Dec 28 at 11:57am by Rotowire.com
Clear of knee injury
Davis (knee) does not carry an injury designation for Thursday's game against the Texans, Tim Twentyman of the Lions' official site reports.
Analysis: Davis was limited in practice due to his lingering knee injury this week, but he's all clear to suit up Thanksgiving Day. The 2017 first-round pick normally handles a rotational role in Detroit's linebacker corps.
Returns to injury report
Davis (knee) was a limited participant on Monday's practice estimate, Tim Twentyman of the Lions' official site reports.
Analysis: Davis logged a trio of limited practices before ultimately suiting up in Sunday's loss to the Panthers. He'll likely follow a similar regimen this week leading up to Thursday's game against the Texans. The 2017 first-round pick hasn't started since Week 2, and his 31 percent snap share in Week 11 was his highest since that outing.
Published: Mon, Nov 23 at 2:26pm by Rotowire.com
Healthy enough to face Panthers
Davis (knee) is active heading into Sunday's matchup against Carolina.
Analysis: Davis was held to limited participation throughout the practice week, but he's now been cleared for his first appearance since Nov. 1. The linebacker missed Week 9 because of a stint on the reserve/COVID-19 list and Week 10 due to a knee issue. He's back at his starting middle linebacker spot for a matchup against the Panthers' 21st-ranked scoring offense.
Published: Sun, Nov 22 at 9:00am by Rotowire.com
Questionable after limited practice
Davis (knee) is questionable for Sunday's game against the Panthers, Tim Twentyman of the Lions' official site reports.
Analysis: Davis has been limited in practice all week after missing last week's game with the injury, but Detroit will be hoping to get him back Sunday. The middle linebacker registered five tackles apiece in each of the season's first two games but hasn't been able to reach that mark since.
Begins week with limited practice
Davis (knee) was a limited participant in Wednesday's practice.
Analysis: This injury popped up last week and caused Davis to be limited for the final two practices of the week, and he was ultimately inactive against Washington. He may be headed for a similar fate this week, but he has two more practices to upgrade to full participation. Jahlani Tavai stands to benefit the most if Davis can't play Sunday against the Panthers.
Sidelined for Week 10
Davis (knee) is officially inactive for Sunday's contest against Washington.
Analysis: Davis saw his practice reps cut short this week with the knee issue, and he was activated off the reserve/COVID-19 list earlier in the week, so he was unable to suit up in game action. With the Florida product sidelined, look for Jahlani Tavai to step into his rotational linebacker role for Sunday's game.
Davis (knee) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against Washington, Nicki Jhabvala of The Washington Post reports.
Analysis: Davis was activated from the reserve/COVID-19 list earlier this week, but the linebacker is battling an unrelated knee injury. Look for Davis to play a rotational linebacker role if he's able to suit up.
Rejoins active roster
Davis (undisclosed) was activated from the reserve/COVID-19 list Monday.
Analysis: Davis either tested positive for COVID-19 or came in close contact with an infected individual at the start of November, but he's now been cleared to rejoin the team. The 27-year-old has fallen into a rotational role and hasn't played over 30 percent of defensive snaps since Week 2,
Published: Mon, Nov 9 at 1:59pm by Rotowire.com
Shifts to COVID list
Davis was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list Tuesday, Field Yates of ESPN reports.
Analysis: It's unclear if Davis contracted the virus himself or was in close contact with an infected individual, but either way he'll be out of action until further notice. Even if he doesn't have COVID-19, the 24-year-old already may be unavailable for Sunday's game at Minnesota, depending on the exact timing of his close contact. He's played only 45 defensive snaps in the three games since Detroit's bye in Week 5.
Published: Tue, Nov 3 at 2:34pm by Rotowire.com
Off to slow start
Davis totaled four tackles during Sunday's 42-21 loss to Green Bay.
Analysis: There was hope for more effective play from Davis in 2020 after he bulked up over the offseason, but the results haven't been pretty through two games into the 2020 season. On Sunday, Davis' 46 snaps significantly trailed that of Jahlani Tavai (59), and Davis saw three missed tackles go on his ledger while allowing both pass attempts with him in primary coverage to be completed, per Pro Football Focus. Any hope of Davis become an IDP factor is seemingly a pipe dream at this point.
Published: Mon, Sep 21 at 10:23am by Rotowire.com
Bulks up
Davis significantly bulked up this offseason, Nick Baumgardner of The Athletic reports.
Analysis: This isn't an eye-rolling "best shape of his life" claim, as Davis reportedly went from 227 pounds at 14 percent body fat to 248 pounds at 9.8 percent body fat. After the Lions declined to pick up the fifth-year option on his contract this offseason, this body transformation could be huge for Davis as he hopes to fend off the likes of Jahlani Tavai, Christian Jones, and Reggie Ragland for snaps beside prized offseason signing Jamie Collins. However, Davis was already a liability on passing…read more
Published: Tue, Aug 18 at 4:11pm by Rotowire.com
Backed by Patricia
Davis (ankle) remains in Detroit's plans despite the team declining to pick up his fifth-year option, Kyle Meinke of MLive.com reports. "I think JD is a cornerstone of what we're trying to do, and he's in those big-picture plans of where we're trying to go," head coach Matt Patricia said during a recent video call with reporters.
Analysis: After bringing in two notable free-agent linebackers this offseason, Detroit officially declined to pick up Davis' fifth-year option this month. However, Patricia doesn't make it seem as if the writing is on the wall for Davis' time in Detroit despite a down 2019 season. Instead, the team is probably just unwilling to pay over $10 million for Davis' services in 2021, preferring to instead work out a long-term deal with a lesser cap hit. While it remains to be seen to what extent Jamie Collins'…read more
Published: Tue, May 26 at 2:25pm by Rotowire.com
Fifth-year option declined
The Lions are expected to decline the fifth-year option on Davis' (ankle) contract, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.
Analysis: Davis, a 2017 first-round pick, would be on the books for over $10 million in 2021 if the team opted to pick up his option. Ultimately, Detroit has decided to err on the side of caution and avoid that commitment. The 24-year-old has recorded 259 tackles (176 solo), 10.0 sacks, nine passes defensed, one pick and five forced fumbles across 41 games through three years in Detroit.
Published: Sat, May 2 at 8:22am by Rotowire.com
Lions unsure on fifth-year option
GM Bob Quinn said the Lions have yet to make a decision on whether pick up Davis' (ankle) fifth-year option for 2021, Justin Rogers of The Detroit News reports.
Analysis: The 24-year-old played in only 11 games in 2019 and landed on injured reserve in December, and the team has until May 3 to decide whether to pick up the option. The option is only guaranteed for injury, but Detroit may not be comfortable risking what is likely to be $10-plus million on Davis for 2021.
Published: Sat, Apr 25 at 3:47pm by Rotowire.com
Placed on IR
Davis (ankle/knee) was placed on injured reserve Saturday.
Analysis: That's now nine different Lions starters entering the year that have either been placed on injured reserve or missed at least four games due to injury. The middle linebacker will ultimately end his 2019 campaign with 63 tackles and two sacks across 11 games.
Declared out Sunday
Davis (ankle/knee) is out for Sunday's game against the Buccaneers.
Analysis: Davis was unable to practice at all this week, so this comes as little surprise. Christian Jones and Jahlani Tavai could be asked to step in for the 24-year-old against the Buccaneers.
Feels lingering effects
Davis (ankle) didn't participate in Wednesday's practice.
Analysis: Davis briefly left this past Sunday's loss to the Vikings with an ankle injury but returned and finished the game. He's still hurting, and it looks like he'll take it easy to start the week. However, if Davis is still sidelined Thursday, there will be legitimate concern about his status for Sunday's matchup against the Buccaneers.
Published: Wed, Dec 11 at 4:09pm by Rotowire.com
Shakes off injury
Davis (ankle) returned to Sunday's game against the Vikings, Kyle Meinke of MLive.com reports.
Analysis: Davis didn't miss much time, as he was evaluated on the sidelines near the end of the first quarter and was back on the field in the second frame.
Published: Sun, Dec 8 at 11:08am by Rotowire.com
Gets hurt Sunday
Davis (ankle) is questionable to return to Sunday's game against the Vikings.
Analysis: It's unclear how Davis picked up the ankle issue, but he was forced to exit the contest late in the first quarter. As long as Davis is sidelined, look for Jahlani Tavai to see a bump in snaps at the middle linebacker position.
Logs sack in loss
Davis registered eight tackles (six solo) and a sack in Sunday's 19-16 loss to Washington.
Analysis: The sack was just Davis' second of the year. He has posted solid tackle totals recently, tallying eight in three straight weeks.
Published: Tue, Nov 26 at 2:23pm by Rotowire.com
Makes seven tackles against Cowboys
Davis registered seven tackles, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery during Sunday's 35-27 loss to the Cowboys.
Analysis: Davis helped play a role in Detroit's strong effort to hold Ezekiel Elliott to 2.8 yards per carry, and he almost had a sack that he let slip away. However, his biggest play came early when he helped force an Elliott fumble -- equaling as many takeaways as the Lions defense had in its previous four games. Davis could again have a strong statistical showing in Week 12 against a Washington team that is running the ball at extremely high rates under interim head coach Bill Callahan.
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Detroit Lions linebacker Jarrad Davis sacks Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson.
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Surging tax receipts take a huge chunk out of state's projected budget deficit
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Gov. Ned Lamont and his budget secretary, Melissa McCaw.
Connecticut got a shot of good fiscal news Tuesday as surging tax receipts helped to lop nearly 40% off the state's projected $2 billion deficit, increasing the likelihood Gov. Ned Lamont can avert major tax hikes next spring.
The surging revenues also give lawmakers more money to assist public universities and others hurt financially by the pandemic.
"Despite the COVID pandemic, the U.S. stock market is 14.0% higher than a year ago," Office of Policy and Management Secretary Melissa McCaw, Lamont's budget director, wrote in her monthly forecast to state Comptroller Kevin P. Lembo. "In addition, pandemic-related closures of many businesses may have caused deferred consumption of goods and services, resulting in pent-up demand that is now being realized."
The administration now projects a deficit of just under $1.3 billion, which still represents more than 6% of the budget's General Fund, which covers most operating expenses.
Most of that improvement, about $454 million, is tied to enhanced revenue projections.
Administration officials have upgraded expectations for state income and sales tax receipts by $260 million and $91 million, respectively. Business tax collections are up another $80 million and projected real estate conveyance tax receipts increased by $45 million.
On the spending side, the Lamont administration has more than tripled the amount of funds it expects to save this fiscal year due to employee attrition and other efficiencies, or because programs have been scaled back or suspended. It now projects to save $334 million, compared with $98 million just one month ago.
Lamont has been criticized by some of his fellow Democrats for being too frugal during the pandemic and for clinging to very conservative budget projections — even though the stock market has recovered more than all of the value it lost shortly after the coronavirus outbreak began.
The situation on nearby Wall Street is particularly crucial for Connecticut. The state income tax, which pays for nearly half of the General Fund, derives almost one-third of its resources from quarterly filings, which largely reflect capital gains and other investment-related earnings.
On May 1, the administration warned Connecticut was on pace to exhaust its $2.5 billion reserve and run up about $500 million in operating debt by June 30, 2021.
Instead, Connecticut's rainy day fund actually has grown since then, reaching a legal maximum of just under $3.1 billion.
More importantly, the administration now expects to have nearly $1.8 billion in the bank when the fiscal year ends next June 30— and no operating debt.
That's key when it comes to avoiding tax hikes over the next two years.
Another part of Lamont's gloomy warning last May was that revenues were projected to come up short by more than $4 billion — just over $2 billion per year — in the biennial cycle running from 2021 through 2023. He must propose his plan for that two-year budget in February.
But if the legislature's nonpartisan fiscal analysts, who must weigh in on revenue trends on Nov. 10, agree that tax receipts are improving, they might also upgrade expectations for the coming biennium.
Lamont and legislators also could apply the $1.8 billion rainy day fund to prop up the next budget.
And if another round of federal aid brings as much as $3 billion more in relief to Connecticut, as some state officials hope, the odds of avoiding tax hikes would improve even more.
The improved budget forecast also could mean Lamont will face increased pressure from lawmakers when the 2021 legislative session opens in January to channel more state funds to programs and services harmed during the pandemic.
The state universities and community college system recently reported an unprecedented deficit of nearly $70 million, while the University of Connecticut is seeking more than $104 million in state assistance. The UConn Health Center in Farmington also recently secured a $45 million loan to keep its finances afloat through June 30.
Connecticut's private, nonprofit social services network, which provides the bulk of state-sponsored programs for the disabled and people with mental illness, also reports it has suffered millions of dollars in lost revenue and added costs since the pandemic began.
And cities and towns projected in June that they face about $400 million in lost or deferred revenue from taxes or other sources, due largely to the pandemic.
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Keith M. Phaneuf: Keith, with Jacqueline Rabe Thomas, won first prize in investigative reporting from the Education Writers Association in 2012 for a series of stories on the Board of Regents for Higher Education. The former State Capitol bureau chief for The Journal Inquirer of Manchester, Keith has spent most of 24 years as a reporter specializing in state government finances, analyzing such topics as income tax equity, waste in government and the complex funding systems behind Connecticut's transportation and social services networks. A former contributing writer to The New York Times, Keith is a graduate of and a former journalism instructor at the University of Connecticut.
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Flower Essence Therapy and Reiki for Horses: Worth a Try?
Learn about the alternative therapies flower essence and Reiki--what they are and how they purport to work for horses. From the editors of Practical Horseman magazine.
Elaine Pascoe
Alternative therapies can sometimes be a complement to--never a replacement for--conventional veterinary care. Here are two of the more unusual ones.
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Flower Essence Therapy
Bach flower essences and similar products are produced in a similar way to the method used for homeopathic remedies, says veterinarian and holistic practitioner Dr. Joyce Harman. (However, flower essences are not homeopathic remedies.) The essences contain plant extracts diluted beyond the point where you can detect the original ingredient.
Treatment: You put a few drops of the remedy in your horse's mouth or in his food, or mist it on his nose.
What they do: Essences of specific plants are said to help people in various emotional states--wild rose for apathy, pine for guilt and so on. Some of these states apply more readily to horses than others. One formula often used for horses is Rescue Remedy, a blend said to relieve stress.
Evidence: There are no sound clinical studies showing benefits from flower essence therapy in animals, or in people for that matter.
Red warning lights: Flower essences are safe--the worst that they can do is nothing, says Harman--but they are not designed to treat medical conditions. If your horse is sick or injured, you need a veterinarian.
Where to find them: You can buy floral essences at health food stores, through catalogs and online.
What to expect: If you don't see results in a couple of weeks, move on.
Cost: A 20-milliliter bottle of Bach Rescue Remedy costs about $15.
Reiki is one of several "energy therapies" that seek to influence a universal life force, like the qi of Chinese medicine. ("Reiki" means "universal life energy" in Japanese.) If this energy isn't flowing freely, proponents say, the body doesn't function properly. Reiki practitioners study to become "attuned" to the energy and develop an ability to channel it through their bodies to others. The technique was developed in Japan in the early 1900s.
The treatment: Practitioners typically place their hands on or over various points on the horse's body--charkas (centers of spiritual energy) and places where they detect disturbances in energy flow. Some direct energy over distance--they do not have to be present or even in the same county. "During a session, a horse may drop his head and exhale deeply as he accepts the energy," says Virginia practitioner Deb Dewey.
What it does: "Reiki affects horses on many levels," says Dewey. It can help behavioral problems, physical issues left over from old injuries and general well-being, among other things, she says.
Evidence: There are no clinical studies of Reiki in horses. For people, scientists haven't found benefits that can't be ascribed to the placebo effect.
Red warning lights: Reiki is not a substitute for veterinary care.
Where to find it: There are Reiki practitioners in most areas, but they are not licensed or regulated. Some practitioners spend years studying; others get some sort of certification at a weekend clinic. Ask how long and to what level of attunement (level 3, master, is highest) a practitioner has studied, Dewey suggests. With patient study, she adds, Reiki is a skill you can learn yourself.
What to expect: Dewey says horses may seem different for a few days after Reiki--sometimes more energetic, sometimes more subdued, as they "outprocess" the effects. "In most cases a treatment lasts more than three weeks," she says. "It often 'fixes' the issue permanently."
Cost: Rates vary. Dewey charges $75 for a session that lasts about an hour.
For information about more alternative therapies, see the September 2007 issue of Practical Horseman magazine.
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van den Bergh, Dena, Division of Infectious Diseases and HIV Medicine, Department of Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital University of Cape Town, Cape Town
van den Heever, Wilhelmiena M.J., Department of Health Sciences, Central University of Technology, Bloemfontein
van der Colf, Berta E., Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences, Namibia University of Science and Technology, Windhoek
van der Merwe, Tian A., Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town
van der Westhuizen, Donald, Inqaba Biotechnical Industries (Pty) Ltd, Pretoria
van der Westhuizen, Gerhard, Department of Clinical Imaging Sciences, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein
van Deventer, Yolande, Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
van Hougenhouck-Tulleken, Wesley G., Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital, Johannesburg, South Africa; Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
Van Jaarsveld, A., Clinical Pharmacy Specialist Mediclinic Southern Africa
Van Rie, Kayla J., Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology, School of Human and Community Development, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
van Schalkwyk, Erika, National Institute for Communicable Diseases [Centre for Healthcare-Associated Infections, Antimicrobial Resistance and Mycoses], a Division of the National Health Laboratory Service, Johannesburg
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Van Schalkwyk, Erika, Centre for Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs), Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) and Mycoses, National Institute for Communicable Diseases, a division in the National Health Laboratory Service Johannesburg
Van Schalkwyk, Marije, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Academic Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa; Family Clinical Research Unit, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town
van Staaden, Hamida, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban
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NJAC Small School Track & Field Championships
Posted: May 9, 2018 | Updated: May 10, 2018
Photo by Daniel Freel/New Jersey Herald - Newton's Noah Rivera-Sharp takes the lead during the boys 200-meter dash finals during the NJAC Small School Championship at Wallkill Valley Regional High School Wednesday, May 9, 2018, in Hardyston.
Photo by Daniel Freel/New Jersey Herald - Wallkill Valley's Tara Brody competes in the long jump during the NJAC Small School Championship at Wallkill Valley Regional High School Wednesday, May 9, 2018, in Hardyston. Brody took first place with a jump of 17 feet.
Photo by Daniel Freel/New Jersey Herald - High Point's Tyra Wingle clears 5'2 to place first during the high jump of the NJAC Small School Championship at Wallkill Valley Regional High School Wednesday, May 9, 2018, in Hardyston. Brody took first place with a jump of 17 feet.
Photo by Daniel Freel/New Jersey Herald - Wallkill Valley's Sydney Fackrell reacts after clearing 5-feet to place second during the high jump of the NJAC Small School Championship at Wallkill Valley Regional High School Wednesday, May 9, 2018, in Hardyston. Brody took first place with a jump of 17 feet.
Photo by Daniel Freel/New Jersey Herald - Newton's Kass Wojick competes in the girls 4x4 relay during the NJAC Small School Championship at Wallkill Valley Regional High School Wednesday, May 9, 2018, in Hardyston. The Newton girls team took first place overall.
Photo by Daniel Freel/New Jersey Herald - Newton's Madison Latimer, right, hands the baton off to teammate Kayleigh Furth during the girls 4x4 relay during the NJAC Small School Championship at Wallkill Valley Regional High School Wednesday, May 9, 2018, in Hardyston. The Newton girls team took first place overall.
Photo by Daniel Freel/New Jersey Herald - Wallkill Valley's Cameron Gec competes in the 3200-meter race during the NJAC Small School Championship at Wallkill Valley Regional High School Wednesday, May 9, 2018, in Hardyston.
Photo by Daniel Freel/New Jersey Herald - Kittatinny's Richard Sarni competes in the high hurdles race during the NJAC Small School Championship at Wallkill Valley Regional High School Wednesday, May 9, 2018, in Hardyston.
Photo by Daniel Freel/New Jersey Herald - Newton's Jaheim Shannon competes in the high hurdles race during the NJAC Small School Championship at Wallkill Valley Regional High School Wednesday, May 9, 2018, in Hardyston.
Photo by Daniel Freel/New Jersey Herald - Wallkill Valley's Kristine Krumpfer competes in the high hurdles race during the NJAC Small School Championship at Wallkill Valley Regional High School Wednesday, May 9, 2018, in Hardyston.
Photo by Daniel Freel/New Jersey Herald - Wallkill Valley's Samantha Lopez competes in the long jump during the NJAC Small School Championship at Wallkill Valley Regional High School Wednesday, May 9, 2018, in Hardyston.
Photo by Daniel Freel/New Jersey Herald - Kittatinny's Ava Brook competes in the long jump event during the NJAC Small School Championship at Wallkill Valley Regional High School Wednesday, May 9, 2018, in Hardyston.
Photo by Daniel Freel/New Jersey - Athletes compete in the NJAC Small School Championship at Wallkill Valley Regional High School Wednesday, May 9, 2018, in Hardyston.


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Nothing says summer vacation quite like that small voice coming from the backseat: "Are we there yet?" As every parent knows, it starts out as a question, but quickly turns into a demand.
While there are limits to how long any child can stand riding in car seat, those limits can be extended with some good entertainment.
My family spent two years living in an RV and traveling the country, so my children have put in some serious miles, most of them with surprisingly few complaints. And no, we didn't just turn on the movies and drive. My wife and I wanted the kids to see the land we were driving through, so we skipped the screen and instead turned to modern radio—aka, the podcast.
Here are our top podcasts for kids. If you're a podcast listener yourself, you might be thinking that spoken audio will never entertain your kids. But the best kids podcasts are more than just people talking, they're more like radio plays, incorporating music, sound effects and multiple voices to tell absorbing stories your kids will love.
I won't go so far as to guarantee you a smoother drive this summer, but before you resort to another game of I Spy or singing about 99 bottles of anything, give these podcasts a try.
Stories Podcast
This is the first podcast our kids ever listened to, and it's still their favorite. It's also my favorite, and it is important that you like these since you'll be sitting through them on a long car ride too.
Stories Podcast performs a new story every week, drawing from a variety of sources and a variety of styles. There are re-tellings of classics like Snow White, some folk tales and myths from around the world, as well as original stories. Episodes range from 10 to 20 minutes, with most on the longer side. Everything here is G-rated and safe for all ages.
The podcast has a good mix of one-off episodes and long-running series, which makes it easy to find something appropriate for your child's attention span. Our kids are big fans of the folk tales and the story series Mick Munter Monster Hunter.
Circle Round
Here's another creative story podcast that focuses on folktales from around the world. Episodes of Circle Round range from 10 to 20 minutes each. Lately Circle Round has been promoting some other podcast episodes in its feed, so you might find an episode in Brains On (listed below) or other kids podcasts along side its own creations.
Circle Round is a bit more overt in its value-teaching than some of the others in this list. It routinely delivers some kind of message, something about kindness, generosity, or other shared American cultural values. While teaching morality is one of the main purposes of folk tales, I find it a little heavy-handed at times.
Fierce Girls
This Australian podcast is devoted to showcasing true stories of Australian women. Fierce Girls presents stories about everything from athletes to to spies, with the unifying theme of adventurous girls with "guts and spirit." While the stories are all appropriate for kids and not graphic, the hosts don't shy away from telling stories as they happen. In some cases you might want to listen first to make sure a story is appropriate for you children's maturity level. That said, our seven-year-old twins love them.
It started as book, but now Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls has taken over the world. Well, there's a podcast anyway. Like Fierce Girls, the Rebel Girls podcast tells the stories of notable women through history and beyond. Episodes range from 15 to 20 minutes and feature some of the stories from the book, as well as some that are not in the book.
Earth Rangers
The Earth Rangers podcast has a biology slant, but makes a good listen for any kids interested in digging in the dirt, learning about animals, or listening to tales of the ecosystems in far off lands. There are episode on the jungle, the Arctic, and nearly everything between. Episodes are generally about 15 minutes each and usually tackle a single animal or environment. As with the next one, Earth Ranger is probably best suited to kids who are a little more mature.
Brains On
This science podcast is aimed at kids, though I'll be honest, I've learned plenty from it as well. Brains On is educational, just don't tell your kids that. They'll love driving around America learning how insects walk on walls, how to find their way without a compass, and even where poo and pee go when you flush the toilet.
There's a series called "Smash Boom Best" in which two things are pitted against each other and your kid can pick their favorite. For example, Loki was recently pitted against Athena.
This one is probably best suited to slightly older kids.
Saturday Morning Cereal Bowl
Long before our kids got into storytelling podcasts, they loved this one. Saturday Morning Cereal Bowl is a weekly two-hour music show released every, ahem, Saturday. And I know what you're thinking: kids music. But it's really not kid's music, it's just music kids will enjoy.
Saturday Morning Cereal Bowl is also a great way to discover music your kids love that won't drive you crazy. Did you know Walkmen co-songwriter Walter Martin has a fantastic album for children? How about The Verve Pipe? Johnny Cash? All these and more I have discovered through Saturday Morning Cereal Bowl.
Between Saturday Morning Cereal Bowl and the various Putumayo collections our family has a good collection of music that we all enjoy. No fighting over the stereo, no disappearing into the isolationist bubble of headphones.
Molly of Denali
A very recent and somewhat limited podcast, Molly of Denali sets the backstory for a coming PBS cartoon of the same name. It's an eight-episode show, but at the time of writing, only six have been released. Each episode is about 10 minutes long, and they're sequential, telling the backstory of Molly Mabray, an Alaska Native girl growing up with her parents, family and friends in Alaska. If you like the idea of your kids getting into a PBS cartoon, subscribe to this.
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Toy Story 4 director Josh Cooley takes a look at every toy that appears in the Toy Story franchise and explains their significance. From Toy Story 4 star Forky, to the iconic Buzz Lightyear, hear the backstories behind your favorite characters. Toy Story 4 is in theaters now!
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With due respect to fans of Amy Winehouse and Adele, songstress Alice Russell is the true blue-eyed soul queen from across the pond. The Essex singer has been around longer than either. Despite four previous albums, she's better known as a collaborator. Her résumé includes work with Mr. Scruff, DJ Yoda, Nostalgia '77, David Byrne, Fat Freddy's Drop, and most notably with Quantic. She possesses the firepower and range of Aretha Franklin and the intensity of Nina Simone. Russell is not a retro-soul singer. She's a soul singer. Period. She has always been more contemporary than nostalgic, her music imbued with more hip-hop, hard funk, dance music, and even jazz rhythms than Motown worship, but it's still rooted in deep soul and R&B. To Dust, her fifth album produced by longstanding guitarist TM Juke (Alex Cowan), is easily her most consistent offering. While there's a more organic, basic approach at work here, Russell refuses to leave her modernism behind. The brief, fingerpopping opener "A-Z" contains an infectious organ and guitar vamp-note to RZA: sample this. They set up behind a bright, breaking snare, and though it's merely a fun, simple, alphabet recitation that recalls Stax, she and her backing vocalists deliver it like a rave-up. First single "Heartbreaker" -- sequenced after "Heartbreaker, Pt. 2" -- welds rock, soul, and pop together in a tight, unforgettable, hooky melody. Russell's voice is out front, pushing the busted love lyric from the darkness into the light, hitting hard via pure vintage gospel. The song's emotion is messy, raw, unbridled; yet in the grain of her voice it is delivered with an immediacy and honesty that demand empathy from the listener. Speaking of gospel, it is a motivating force here, such as in the stirring ballad "I Loved You," the punchy "Heartbreaker, Pt. 2," and the crisp, moody "Citizens," which builds to shattering conclusion. Russell is a restless artist. Her sense of adventure is indulged in the slippery pop of "Hard and Strong," the funky, keyboard and upright bass swing in "For a While," the synth- and snare-fueled futurism of the title cut, and the anthemic closer, "Different." In Russell's world, music is as important as lyric and vocal delivery. This band, time and again, provides a swaggering, unshakeable foundation that gives her and her backing chorus everything they need -- and more -- to lift off. No matter what she's singing, Russell is invested. Emotion, whether happy, sad, devastated, angry, or ecstatic, is revealed not with mere vocal histrionics, but with Russell trusting her the song to guide her voice, telling her what it needs to resonate organically. To Dust is body music for the spirit, a celebration of all that is human. It is the record that should finally put her over to a mass audience. God knows she deserves it.


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I have never seen, huge 3D Street Art live. However, these pictures impressed me and even though like most of you I am into Street Fashion more than Street Art I thought you might like to see it. This is s great street painting illusion for the promotion of the new Batman-Movie "The Dark Knight Rises" in Madrid, Spain.
English artist Joe Hill has broken a world record by illustrating a street mural which measures 9601 square-feet in area. The 3D anamorphic painting was created at the Canary Wharf district of London and Guinness World Record representatives confirmed the record-breaking on November 17, 2011. So, what do you think Graffiti or 3D Street Art?


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Also, eat fish for protein and omega-3 fatty acids. Each one of us has a weight-loss formula.
It was just a 15 min walk, but it set the routine in place. If you find the journey more enjoyable than arriving at your weight loss goal, then you are doing right. You will weigh more after taking in large amounts of fluid and weigh less after a big effort in which your body perspires.
So 32 kg weight loss may actually gain weight. You have one, right? Junk food like fries and burgers and flavored sodas are the worst enemy when you are aiming to lose weight. My doctor finally motivated me to do something about my weight problem.
How to 32 kg weight loss fat around your inner thighs is more dense than fat, so it takes up less space. As I stopped taking tea and coffee, this was my only source of sugar. I hope my story will inspire someone, cheers! Although I was regular at the gym, it was getting difficult for me to lose more weight as I hardly got the time to do cardio workouts.
I was scared to go in. Listen to your favourite songs while exercising. To top it, we used to go out drinking times in a month where there was no limit of eating or drinking. Went for diet to reduce weight in 3 months trip to China during end of Sept For snacks, you may have a platter of steel-cut oats, pearled barley, long-grain brown rice, whole wheat bread, etc.
Why don't you lose weight? Listen to your body. When Jennifer is not trawling the internet for the latest celebrity gossip she is running around after her son Kian. Use olive oil as a salad dressing. I continued to watch my diet and went for long walks in the morning, continued doing crunches for abs. I knew that I have to do it!
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I started my day by drinking one litre of lime juice. You may have heard of people losing a few pounds after doing a colon cleanse. Share your weight-loss goal with a trusted friend or partner so that they can help you stay motivated.
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I weighed around 80 Kg on my birthday Jan 7.
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Don't completely rule out impulse-eating. I changed my meals by reducing my portions.
Drink vegetable soup along with two slices of any fish, preferably one that is low in fat. The only change I have brought in my daily routine is that I eat out on Sundays.
I weighed around 76 Kg. And that made me look even bigger. Instead of sugary soft drinks, I simply drank more water.
Mum who lost 32kg reveals why she no longer takes no notice of the scale The number on the scales is not always the best way weight loss diet pills measure our weight loss success! Day 10 You should ask yourself if you followed it well, did you follow it. I am playing sports for the first time in ten years, and I know soon I will be able to achieve my number one goal, which is to walk into a regular men's clothing store and buy a shirt off the rack.
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I started jogging and walking as well as using the Runtastic Results app to date. Not only did it keep me fit, but my body posture improved too.
I run 5K in 35 minutes, while it used to take me 50 minutes. Along with the vegetables, you may have low-fat yogurt, one egg, beans, and two plates each of gms of pasta along with tomato sauce and fruit juice.
I wanted to lose weight but I wasn't motivated enough.
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Waste in your system We are constantly carrying around bodily waste. This affects how that food is absorbed by your body. You can be in a smaller pants size, but still not be any lighter on the scale. The first day walk on the treadmill soon became the 20 Min walk on the incline. Actually, it does depend on it.
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I've recently gotten back into playing Yu-gi-oh after binge-watching Littlekuriboh's abridged series, and thought it would be fun to assign decks/archetypes to some of the various characters in the Stormlight Archive (I tried doing this with Game of Thrones, but freaked out after giving the White Walkers Ice Barrier decks). Except for trains. No character is worthy of having trains. Anyways, I'll start with a couple: Taravangian: After a bit of thinking, I've decided that Taravangian should play monarchs (with their new support, and the domain version). First, Taravangian is seeking to become the ruler of everything, suiting the name and playstyle (locking your opponents out of their extra deck) very well. In addition, the 2 boss monsters of the deck are Erebus and Aether, which suits Taravangian's intelligence swings really well if we subscribe to the popular "dumb Taravangian is more compassionate than smart Taravangian" theory. Also, Taravangian not using an extra deck (due to the domain lock) is important because it reflects how his small kingdom has less material resources than other kingdoms. Sadeas: This scumbag's playing nurse or chain burn, thank god he's been banished to the shadow realm But when he doesn't, he's probably using lawnmowing infernoids. This deck revolves around having 60 cards and using Lawnmowing Next Door to dumb the top of the deck into the graveyard, which compliments the infernoids very well and reflects how Sadeas was willing to sacrifice thousands of bridgemen as arrow fodder. Anyways, I'll stop at those two, I just wanted to have some laughs as we wait for Oathbringer to come out. Any other Yu-gi-oh fans out there?
Munchkin is a card game created by Steve Jackson Games. The original version pokes fun at role-playing games and the fantasy genre in general, but it has been followed up by many expansions and alternate versions. Now you can play munchkin in space, in the Wild West, or even in the worlds of Axe Cop and Adventure Time. But I want to play Munchkin in the Cosmere. Magic: I've been thinking about what it would take to create a Cosmere version of Munchkin. I decided that it might work to steal the mechanic for powers from Super Munchkin. In Super Munchkin, the powers you can use are limited by your rank. Your rank is equal to your level (unless it is increased by "origin" cards). So if you are at level three, and you have no origin cards, you could use a rank 3 power, or a rank 2 power and a rank 1 power, or three rank 1 powers, but you couldn't use 2 rank 2 powers. You get it. In Cosmere Munchkin, magical abilities could have a power rank at the bottom right of the card, and a shardworld at the bottom left. Shardworlds: Instead of "race" we could use "shardworld". This way, only a character from Sel would be able to use AonDor, Dakhor, and so on. Only a character from Scadrial would be able to use any of the allomantic or feruchemical abilities. Rosharans would get surges, and Nalthians would get breaths. But I feel like they should also each have their own ability, like races and classes do in other Munchkin games. Scadrial Sel Roshar Nalthis I can't think of any special abilities that would suit these. I'll keep thinking, but I could really use some help here. Scadrial Powers: I don't think that we should make "Mistborn" a power. Instead we could have individual powers for each metal. Since there would be so many, we shouldn't make these very strong. The "Scadrian" race card should be common more common than the others, but the other powers should be stronger. Also, not all of these have to give a combat bonus. Thug would definitely be a combat bonus, but coinshot could give flight, lurcher could give the thieving ability, and tineye could be "discard a card from your hand to look at another player's hand". Although... it would feel wrong not to get a combat bonus from coinshot. Maybe coinshot would be a bonus and a flight ability, and have it be one of the higher-ranked Scadrial abilities. I also think that we should have two scadrian abilities that are more highly ranked and more rare than any of the other scadrian abilities: Atium and Feruchemy. Atium: when you go to kick open the door, look at the top two door cards and choose the one you want to flip over. Place the other one back on the deck. Feruchemy: During combat, you may choose to store one point of your combat level. Keep a piece of paper to show how much you have stored. You may tap these charges in any combat. The maximum number of charges you can store is 8. Nalthis Powers: I think that a Breath card should be a power with a rank of 1, and a combat bonus of 1, but with a couple of extra uses. Lifeless: after defeating a monster, you may choose to forfeit the treasure bonus and instead sacrifice one of your breaths to make it your lifeless sidekick. It has the same combat level, but now works for you. It still operates under the same rules as any other sidekick. I do worry that this power might be a little bit over the top. If somebody creates a lifeless out of a monster that was a level 20, they're going to be pretty unstoppable. So maybe the number of breaths they have to sacrifice should be equal to the treasure they would have received from the monster. On the other hand, the other races will have much better bonuses from their powers than Nalthis. Maybe they should have this slight chance of being able to make a lifeless The Great Cthulu. I also want to incorporate Returned and Sentient Awakened Objects into this game, but I'm not sure how. If we make a rule like "you have to sacrifice a breath every turn" or "you have to sacrifice a breath each time you use it in combat", we would have to fill the deck with so many Breath cards, any other race would get tired of discarding them all the time. That problem still needs to be fixed, but I'll write down my ideas so that I can get your feedback. Returned: this could be an ability that Nalthians have written on their race cards. If you ever die due to bad stuff, you immediately come back as a Returned without losing any items. But there's a catch: at the beginning of each turn after that, before you open the door, someone must sacrifice one Breath card or you will die (for real this time). It could be a breath card you were already holding, or it could be one that another player had, and that you bribed them to play. Sentient Awakened Objects: Sacrifice three breaths to turn one of your items into a Sentient Awakened Item. It is now full of awesome power, just waiting to be released. Each combat in which you use the item to its full power, you must sacrifice one breath. The item's combat bonus is doubled. This may seem like an awful waste, but there are some items which would actually make this worth it, if you had the breaths. If you had the lazer-bobaser-bananafanafofaser-glazer-dazer from Star Munchkin, this would be worth it. Also, I haven't explained my idea for Hemalurgy yet. Just you wait. Muahahaha. Sel Powers: AonDor: gives a combat bonus, and gives a similar ability to Invisibility in Super Munchkin: When you are helping someone in combat, you may discard a card from your hand to leave that combat. The player you were helping may find someone else to help. Dakhor: gives a combat bonus, and gives this ability: When you are in combat, you may discard your whole hand (minimum three cards) to force a player to help you. Chayshan: Gives a combat bonus. Bloodsealing: I'm not sure. Maybe it has to do with the number of sidekicks you can hold. Or maybe undeads. Forging: When anyone is in combat, you may discard a monster from your hand to replace the bonus given by a player's level for that combat to the discarded monster's combat level. Roshar Powers: I haven't thought this one through yet. I'll have to dig into it later. Hemalurgy: I think that anyone should be allowed to use a hemalurgic spike, not just Scadrians. The hemalurgic spike object should be an item that you can play to steal someone's power. You keep the spike as an equipped item, and can now use that power. So it's like a cheat card, but better. Hemalurgic spikes should also be able to steal race cards. So for example, you can use a hemalurgic spike to steal someone's Breath, but you can't become a Returned unless you become a Nalthian first. But if you have another hemalurgic spike, you can use it to steal somebody's Nalthian card as well. This would be a cool way to have the benefits of multiple races without having to draw a Super Munchkin card (or in this version of the game, a Worldhopper card). There can also be a special rule for Sel that even if you steal a Sel power with a hemalurgic spike, you cannot use it unless you have a Selish card, or you have stolen somebody's Selish card with another hemalurgic spike. The "Hemalurgic Spike" item would have to be pretty rare, or it would make the game utter mayhem. Unless we want the game to be utter mayhem, of course... Hmm..... Monsters: Thinking up monsters should be fun. I definitely think that "mistwraith unicorn" should be one. The hard part is really going to be thinking up monsters with a mid-range combat level. Ugly lizard crab thing can be level 1, and Odium can be level 18, but what's going to be in between? Here I will list some ideas for monsters. Most of these aren't ridiculous enough though. I've organized them by which planet I got the idea from. Anyway, what do you think? I would love to get some feedback.
I want to play a game... I got this idea from another forum where I saw them playing play-by-mail versions of tabletop card games, so I thought I'd suggest it here. I'd like to run for you guys a play-by-mail game of The Resistance: Avalon. The game requires 5-10 players, plus me as game-master (ordinarily you don't need one, but because of the logisitics of playing this way it's required). The game works as follows: You are all Knights in Arthur's court. However, the court has been secretly infiltrated by Mordred's minions, so whilst the majority of players are loyal servants of Arthur, some of your are traitors (I'll randomly select for each of you). Typically, the Minions of Mordred know who each other are. One of the Good players is Merlin, who also knows the identity of the Minions. However, should the Good team win, if the Evil team can successfully identify Merlin, they can assassinate him and streal the victory! The game consists of five rounds. Each round, a select number of Knights must be chosen by the current Leader to go on a quest. When Leader selects a team, the group votes on if they approive of, or reject, the leader's selection. Should the majority approve, then the chosen team goes on the quest. Should at least half the group reject, then the Leader token passes to the next player, who selects a new team. Naturally, there will be much discussion, especially in later rounds, about who should go on each quest. If a Minion of Mordred goes on a quest, they have the option of sabotaging it covertly. Should a Minion sabotage a quest, then the quest is claimed for Evil. If no-one sabotages (either because Evil choose not to, or because there are no Evil players on the quest) the quest is claimed for Good. The first team to claim three quests wins. Depending on the number of players, I may introduce the extra characters for fun. They are as follows: Percival: Good. Knows the Identity of Merlin. Morgana: Evil. If Percival is present, He will know both Morgana AND Merlin, but will not know which is which. Mordred: Evil. Other Minions know he is evil, but Merlin does not. Oberron: Evil. Does not know the other Minions, and the other Minons do not know him. Finally, there is the Lady of the Lake. If we have 7 players or more, one player starts with the Lady token. Immediately after Quest 2 is resolved, this player may learn the Allegiance (Good of Evil) or any single other player. The Lady token then passes to that player, who uses the power immediately after Quest 3. However, anyone who has held the Lady token is protected from having the power used against them in later turns. The Lady's power will be used once more, immediately after Quest 4. The number of players will determine the number of Minions, as well as any other special rules in play. All voting and sabotage, as well as uses of the Lady will be handled by private message. The results of Voting will be publicised, but are done privately so that people won't know anyone else's vote until all are revealed together. You may of course reveal the result of your viewing of another - or you may lie about it to the others (only really useful if you're a minion, or if you have a really weird game plan). The revealing of Minions/Merlin will also be done via private message. So, any questions, and anyone interested?


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Compeq Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (2313.TW)
Taiwan - Taiwan Delayed Price. Currency in TWD
At close: 01:30PM CST
Compeq Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
No. 91, Lane 814
Ta-Hsin Road Hsin-Chuang Village Lu-Chu District
Táoyuán
https://www.compeq.com.tw
Sector(s): Technology
Industry: Electronic Components
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Mr. Robert Wang Sr. VP of Manufacturing N/A N/A N/A
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Amounts are as of and compensation values are for the last fiscal year ending on that date. Pay is salary, bonuses, etc. Exercised is the value of options exercised during the fiscal year. Currency in TWD.
Compeq Manufacturing Co., Ltd. manufactures and sells printed circuit boards (PCBs) in Taiwan, the United States, Asia, Europe, and internationally. The company provides regular multi-layered, high density interconnection, high layer count, flexible, and rigid-flex PCBs, as well as surface mount technology devices; and module assembly services. It is also involved in the investment, trading, property management, equipment and plant leasing, electronic manufacturing, technical consulting, electronic technology management, and outsourcing processing activities. The company was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Táoyuán, Taiwan.
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