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This was a year that won't soon be forgotten. Here are some of our favorite images from a very turbulent year.
Farewell to 2021, the Stupidest Year in American History
One year ago, we were looking forward to a safer and sounder 2021. Turns out there wasn't much to look forward to.
December 28, 2021 Business, Leadership, U.S., Uncategorized
Another Grim Covid-19 Milestone: At least 800,000 Americans have died
"It's a very sad moment, it's mind-boggling… It's a lot of preventable death."
The Need for More Progressive Corporate Culture
People work better when they are part of a vision, share a set of values and understand a company's direction. Building an inspiring corporate culture has always been a tough and vital task.
November 10, 2021 Business, Leadership, U.S., Uncategorized
COVID-19 Death Toll Reaches 5 Million Worldwide
The U.S. alone has recorded over 740,000 lives lost, more than any other nation.
November 2, 2021 Leadership, U.S., Uncategorized
Former Secretary of State Colin Powell Dies
While many view Powell as an inspirational political and military figure, the charade he participated in and the huge lie he told the world, will forever stain his record.
October 18, 2021 Leadership, U.S., Uncategorized
Florida Manatees Dying in Record Numbers
Florida is experiencing an unprecedented die-off of manatees this year, with 959 documented deaths as of Oct. 1. That's already more than any full year on record.
October 2, 2021 Leadership, U.S., Uncategorized
Germany Votes for a New Chancellor
With Angela Merkel leaving the stage, a longstanding constant of Europe's economic and foreign policy will disappear.
September 16, 2021 Business, Leadership, Uncategorized
China Launches New 5-Year Plan
The country is often portrayed as a master of long-term thinking. Thus, China will most likely focus much more on its domestic economy and strongly exploit its comparative advantage – a vast internal market.
February 1, 2021 Leadership, Uncategorized
In Torrent of Falsehoods, Trump Claims Election Is Being Stolen
With vote counts in key states turning grimmer even as he spoke, Mr. Trump was poised to end this term in office the way he began his presidential campaign in 2015 — defended most vocally by family members and a few loyalists while Republican leaders held him at arm's length rather than embrace outlandish claims.
November 6, 2020 Business, Leadership, U.S., Uncategorized
Trump's Call to Halt Vote Counts is a Dangerous Attack on Democracy
Trump demanded that the legally cast votes of American citizens not be recorded in a historic act of disenfranchisement that would essentially destroy our democracy.
Looking Ahead: The Business Outlook for 2021
Some prognosticators think that we may see an economic boom ahead that is similar to the post-World War II period of aggressive growth.
Trump To Send In Lawyers To Dispute Election Results
Trump accuses Democrats of "stealing" the election by voting for someone other than him.
Voter Suppression is Real, and it is Treasonous
In March, when in-person voting seemed risky due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Trump said that he was against federal funding to expand voting by mail. Why? Because, he said, it would increase overall turnout to the point where "no Republican would ever be elected again."
October 30, 2020 Business, Leadership, U.S., Uncategorized
Jerry Falwell, Jr And The Cesspool of Immorality
Falwell flew via private jet to Key West for a trip on Liberty donor Rick Hendrick's yacht where he took the photo of himself with his pants unzipped and his arm around his wife's former assistant.
He also allegedly made comments including references to women's appearances, oral sex, and his own penis size during his 13-year tenure as head of the evangelical university that his father founded, where sex is forbidden outside of marriage.
Legal Hemp Lands Man in Jail for Weeks
"Because marijuana and hemp look and smell the same, even K-9 officers can't tell the difference," according to one law enforcement official. "It's the same plant. A dog trained to test for marijuana cannot tell the difference between hemp and marijuana. That dog has now become useless thanks to hemp."
America's Bio-Sludge is Killing You and Your Family
By the time the mix lands in treatment plants, it can teem with pharmaceuticals, hormones, pathogens, bacteria, viruses, protozoa and parasitic worms, as well as heavy metals like lead, cadmium, arsenic or mercury. It often includes PCBs, PFAS, dioxins, BPAs and dozens of other harmful substances ranging from flame retardants to hospital waste. And then it goes right on to the fields that grow your food.
Can We Learn How To Control The Pandemic From Other Countries?
What lessons can we learn from countries that are not experiencing such devastation from this killer virus? Trump says it's no worse than the flu, but that is a bold faced lie. The Coronavirus has killed many more people than the flu does. Over 213,000 and counting.
October 14, 2020 Business, Leadership, Uncategorized
If You Think There Will Be Voter Fraud, Why Don't You Fix It, Mr President?
The election is still three months away and the president is saying that it will be fraudulent. So why doesn't he use this time to fix it? He's the president… can't he do that?
The fact is, he can't fix voter fraud because even Republicans say that it doesn't exist.
August 1, 2020 Business, Leadership, U.S., Uncategorized
Donald Trump Jr Gets in Twitter War with Barbie (the doll). No, this is not a joke.
"Barbie is not, and has never been, affiliated with a political party," a Mattel representative said. "Barbie has always encouraged girls to stand up for what they believe in and shows them they can be anything."
July 31, 2020 Business, Leadership, Uncategorized
GOP Plan to Eliminate Worker Protections
This proposal has received scant attention… But it's more vicious than you could possibly imagine.
In plain English, the Republicans are proposing to eviscerate almost all workplace protections at the moment when the threat to workers' health may be its highest in a century.
July 30, 2020 Business, Leadership, U.S., Uncategorized
America's Economy Now Officially Worst in Nation's History
The U.S. economy suffered its worst period ever in the second quarter, with GDP falling a historic 32.9%.
Neither the Great Depression nor the Great Recession nor any other slump over the past two centuries have ever caused such a sharp drain on the economy.
Louie Gohmert – The Mask Blaming Congressman – Tests Positive for Covid-19
Louie Gohmert, who refused to wear a mask, tests positive for coronavirus – and blames masks for spreading the disease.
Trump Praises Doctor who Claims Gynecological Problems are Caused by Having Sex with Demons
The president is pushing the coronavirus theories of a Houston doctor who also says sexual visitations by demons and alien DNA are at the root of Americans' common health concerns.
Donald Trump Is a Broken Man With A Damaged Soul
The American public faces one great and morally urgent task above all others between now and November: to do everything in its power to remove from the presidency a self-pitying man who is shattering the nation and doesn't even care.
Loved Ones Use Obituaries To Blame Politicians For Covid Deaths
"Her undeserving death is due to the carelessness of the politicians who continue to hedge their bets on the lives of healthcare workers through a lack of leadership, through a refusal to acknowledge the severity of this crisis, and through an inability and unwillingness to give clear and decisive direction on how to minimize the risks of the coronavirus."
Liberals and Conservatives are United in Opposition to Trump's Secret Police Force Attacking American Citizens
Many of those supporting the anti-Trump movement were once supporters of the president, but now they say their rights are being infringed upon by the illegal use of federal agents against American citizens. "It's like the worst movie plot coming true," one self-described patriot and former Trump supporter said. "Trump was a good guy at first, but now he is acting like a dictator and imprisoning those that oppose him… People don't like saying it, but it really is like the rise of Hitler in Nazi Germany."
America's Failed Leadership and the Heartbreaking Human Toll
Trump's disdain for testing and wearing masks, and his lack of implementing any national response, has creating a staggering human toll.
Trump owns this crisis. This is his legacy. This is what failed leadership looks like.
CDC Director Says Coronavirus Could be Extinguished if Everyone Wore Masks for Just 6 Weeks
President Trump continues to generally oppose masks amid a raging pandemic that claimed the lives of at least 134,815 Americans.
Trump is also potentially putting millions of American children at risk by insisting that schools reopen. His delusional view of the virus — mainly that it's "harmless" — serves his political agenda of getting the economy moving and the country back to "normal" ahead of the fall election.
Orange County California School Board Wants to Reopen Schools Without Masks or Social Distancing. Why?
Orange County has emerged as a hotbed of opposition to mandatory mask rules in public places, and its health director recently resigned after facing intense public criticism and a death threat. Health experts widely say masks are critical in slowing the spread of the virus, however many residents of this county are proudly anti-science and now apparently willing to put their children at great risk.
Trump Tweets that the Coronvirus is a Hoax
President Trump has called many things hoaxes over the years — the investigation into his 2016 campaign's dealings with Russia, his impeachment, global warming — but on Monday he called into question the existence of an epidemic that has killed more than 135,000 Americans.
Nation's Leading Business Dispute Resolution and Sales Performance Specialist, Offers Tips on Surviving the Economic Downturn
Scott Yahraus has over 18-years experience in guiding companies through turbulent times and restoring profitability
Why Your American Passport is Now Worthless
It seems that Trump did just what he said he would do: He built a wall around America. He just never told Americans that they would be stuck inside.
Republicans Blame Fox News for Trump's Lack of Vision for the Future of Our Nation
Trump's struggle to deliver a concise argument for his reelection has alarmed Republicans who hope he can articulate a vision for our country, even if he has none.
Trump Administration Eliminates Limits on Toxic Chemical Linked to Fetal and Infant Brain Damage.
The move by the EPA defies a court order that required the agency to establish a safe drinking-water standard for the chemical by the end of June. Instead of regulating the toxic chemical, the EPA overturned the underlying scientific finding that declared perchlorate a serious health risk for five million to 16 million people in the United States.
Our Racist President
For all their handwringing since he crashed the Republican party, GOP lawmakers have never seemed to care too much about the fact of Donald Trump's racism. Instead, their biggest concern has been his inability to hide it.
July 8, 2020 Business, Leadership, U.S., Uncategorized
US Surpasses Three Million Coronavirus Cases
More than three million people in the US have now tested positive for Covid-19. President Donald Trump said today that America was "in a good place" regarding the pandemic.
Transcripts Of Police Body Cams Show Floyd Pleaded 20 Times That He Couldn't Breathe
Transcripts of police body camera video in the minutes leading up to George Floyd's death show that he pleaded some 20 times that he couldn't breathe and that one of the officers expressed concern about Floyd's well-being, but was rebuffed by his superior.
Trump is Running for President of the Confederacy
After defending the honoring of Confederate figures on monuments and military bases, Trump attacked Black driver Bubba Wallace and criticized NASCAR's decision to ban the Confederate flag, said democrats were fascists, and tweeted a video of a supporter yelling 'White Power."
Is this how Trump intends to make America great again?
Supreme Court Ruling on Birth Control Will Cause Harm to Women
In a stunning ruling, the Supreme Court sided with the Trump administration and took the country back to the dark ages by stating that the government has the authority to prevent women from obtaining birth control.
Meet the Woman that is Recruiting 100,000 People to Become Nurses
As a registered nurse and the founder and CEO of The Nurses Pub – a non-profit organization dedicated to providing assistance to nurses nationwide, Clayton oversees a vast array of projects that support nurses and student nurses, including scholarships, meals for nurses on the front lines, distribution of personal protective gear, online career building seminars, child care recommendations, and even yoga classes specially designed for healthcare professionals.
But her biggest challenge at the moment is reaching her goal of recruiting 100,000 people to become nursing students and enter the profession.
June 24, 2020 Business, Leadership, U.S., Uncategorized
The War on Drugs Is a War on Black Americans
As the nation is protesting racism and police brutality against black Americans, it bears repeating that drug prohibition has been both a consequence and a tool of systemic racism.
Tucker Carlson Loses More Advertisers After Repeated Racist Comments
Carlson warned viewers of his popular show on the conservative cable network that Black Lives Matters protests were "not about Black lives, and remember that when they come for you."
Is It Safe to Go to a Pool During Coronavirus?
The weather is finally turning and you're ready for that cherished summer tradition: spending the day lounging by the outdoor pool or splashing through a water park.
But is the pandemic going to dash your watery summer dreams?
June 9, 2020 Business, Leadership, U.S., Uncategorized
Trump Rally Attendees Cannot Sue if They Contract Covid-19
Covid is smart. After Trump has spent months downplaying the seriousness of the pandemic, the disease has found a way to grab the president's attention: Hit him in his wallet.
Trump's Grotesque Tulsa Trip
A racist president trolls his enemies with a rally on a historically significant day.
Trump's Favorite New Network, OAN, is a Cesspool of Lies
Over the last several weeks, President Trump has repeatedly promoted the conspiracy-mongering, lying, cesspool of a network – One American News. Trump regularly repeats the network's verbal feces on his Twitter feed and by regularly calling on its correspondent at White House news events.
Trump Lies That His Company Never Asked for Federal COVID Relief. It Did.
They didn't rehearse their statements: As the president said that he was not taking any federal aid for his properties during the pandemic, his son admitted that they had indeed asked for rent forgiveness.
Covid-19's Third Shock Wave: The Global Food Crisis
Major world disasters produce multiple ripple effects. Like a powerful tsunami, they trigger one shock wave after another, each producing injury and mayhem. In the case of Covid-19, the first wave was the global health crisis, still spreading around the world. Next came the stay-at-home requirements and the resulting shutdown of the world economy, resulting in massive job layoffs everywhere. These, in turn, are producing a third wave, possibly even more catastrophic in its outcome: the collapse of global food-supply systems and widespread human starvation.
May 4, 2020 Business, Leadership, U.S., Uncategorized
How Trump Failed the Biggest Test of His Life
The president was aware of the danger from the coronavirus – but a lack of leadership has created an emergency of epic proportions.
From Soil to Oil: How one man bucks the trends and makes a living using natural methods in the highly competitive cannabis industry
Today, many cannabis entrepreneurs are building football field size warehouses to grow plants in tightly controlled indoor environments, but Honaker marches to the beat of his own drum.
April 29, 2020 Business, Leadership, U.S., Uncategorized
Trump Refuses to Acknowledge that he Received Repeated Intelligence Briefings on Coronavirus Months Ago
The repeated warnings didn't appear to catch the president's attention. Trump routinely skips reading the intelligence briefs and even ignores the oral summaries he receives from intelligence staff two or three times each week.
Trump Not Happy His Ex-Attorney, Michael Cohen, Being Release Early From Prison
Cohen admitted to helping facilitate hush money payments to two women who alleged past affairs with Trump.
Miley Cyrus Delivered a Haunting 'SNL' Performance
"Wish You Were Here" serves as a sad tribute to a lost friend and a soulful remembrance of better days.
We Wish This Was A Joke: Trump Hired a Dog Breeder to Run Coronavirus Task Force
The unfortunate thing about the Trump administration, beyond the nepotism, incompetence, mass corruption, idiot kids, white nationalism, wholesale assault on the concept of truth, and pure evil, is that oftentimes it's beyond parody.
Boom Times for the Cannabis Industry
"There are a lot of people stuck in their houses right now. So, what are they going to do? They stream Netflix and get high. Or watch movies on Amazon and get high. Or play board games … and get high. There's not much else to do."
Donald Trump: Sexual Predator – New Book Details a Lifetime of Abusing Women
The book rests upon firsthand interviews, transcripts, court records, and prior reports. It also contains a detailed appendix that lays out its sources. Said differently, even if you are a hard core Trump supporter, believing at least 50% of the book should be a no-brainer.
Criticized for Pandemic Response, Trump Tries Shifting Blame to World Health Organization
In effect, Mr. Trump was accusing the world's leading health organization of making all of the mistakes that he has made since the virus first emerged in China and then spread rapidly.
The Dumbest Governor in America: Brian Kemp
But maybe Kemp isn't the stupidest governor after all. He did, in fact, manage to suppress voting and win the governor's election by the slimmest of margins.
So if Kemp is not the most stupid, he is the most evil. Take your pick.
Don't Worry: Jared is in charge
With the death toll in this country soaring, Trump is focused on the same thing he is always focused on: himself.
April 6, 2020 Business, Leadership, U.S., Uncategorized
Coronavirus is Rampant at the Beach: Stay Away, Scientists Implore
Once coronavirus in the air, it can go pretty darn far. The beach may be shut down, and the signs tell you don't walk on the beach, don't swim, don't surf.. but nobody tells you: Don't even breathe.
Fox News and the Coronavirus Lies
A significant part of Fox News' coverage had been aimed toward framing the response to coronavirus as unwarranted hysteria. The often-dismissive messaging from Fox News hosts was particularly notable, given that, like other cable news channels, the viewers who make up the network's audience skew older and are, thus, the most vulnerable to the disease.
Trump's Narcissism Reaches New Heights
Much of America's suffering is directly attributable to one dreadful fact: that Donald Trump is president of the United States. While people lay dying and bodies are heaped into refrigerated trucks, he brags about his ratings. No where in American history has there been such an out of touch, elitist, arrogant, and completely incapable leader.
March 30, 2020 Business, Leadership, U.S., Uncategorized
The Republican / Democrat Divide on Coronavirus
Until earlier this week, Donald Trump downplayed the disease's danger and overstated the extent to which the United States had "control" over it, and Republicans overwhelmingly continue to say that the threat from the virus had been exaggerated.
It's Illegal for You to Trade Stocks on Inside Information… But Apparently Not If You Are a U.S. Senator
The buying and selling of stock by corporate insiders who have access to non-public information that could affect the stock price can be a criminal offense. Congressional lawmakers are not considered exempt from insider trading laws, as they have daily access to non-public information and plenty of opportunities to trade on it.
Coronavirus Shows The Importance of Local, Efficient Agriculture
The coronavirus outbreak is already disrupting international travel and trade. The pandemic could impact the global food supply chain and leave some populations without adequate nutrition.
Coronavirus Patients Describe Symptoms: "The fever is so high that you hallucinate"
I've had the flu before, it's not even comparable. It feels like hell.
March 16, 2020 Business, Leadership, Uncategorized
Do You Trust Donald Trump?
Pence is not alone. He is behaving in a way that Republicans have come to regard as normal. They must engage in the increasingly farcical exercise of praise for Trump
The Trump Response to the Coronavirus
Infighting, turf wars and a president more concerned with the stock market and media coverage than policy have defined the Trump White House. They have also defined how it has handled a pandemic
March 9, 2020 Business, Leadership, U.S., Uncategorized
Rural Hospitals Brace For Coronavirus
We don't have ventilator services, we don't have respiratory therapy, there is no intensive care unit.
Ships, Hotels, Businesses are "Deep Cleaning" to Stop Coronavirus… What does that mean?
There is no universal protocol for a "deep clean" of highly trafficked public or commercial spaces to eradicate the coronavirus.
February 24, 2020 Business, Leadership, U.S., Uncategorized
Why Americans Can't Get Vital Prescription Medicines: It's not why you think
The odds of a drug being covered continue to get much worse year over year
Bumblebees Are Dying… and that's really bad
"We need to figure out ways to help species cope with climate change, because if we don't do something, we're going to lose species that are really important for ecosystem function."
February 10, 2020 Business, Leadership, Uncategorized
The Last Giraffes on Earth
Poaching is only one threat among many to giraffes. It's a significant threat — but there are less direct and dramatic ways of killing a giraffe.
Nuclear Power Plant in Southern California Starts Dangerous Dismantling
San Onofre remains home to 3.5 million pounds of incredibly dangerous spent fuel and nuclear waste. Residents in this densely populated area are praying the transfer of radioactive material is performed perfectly, because as one said, "If there's a Chernobyl here, we don't get a second chance."
January 25, 2020 Business, Leadership, U.S., Uncategorized
Trump Strips Away More Environmental Protections for Streams and Wetlands
Trump continues to do everything within his power to further enrich corporations at the expense of the environment and people lower on the economic ladder. Is this blatant bias favoring the rich and powerful the new normal?
Trump Impeachment: The Demise of Democracy
What is apparent is that the Republican controlled Senate's handling of the impeachment trial is a hoax. McConnell has gone on record as saying that he is not impartial, will not allow witnesses, and has worked in coordination with Trump's attorneys.
This travesty of justice would not occur anywhere else in America. The fact that it is happening in the halls of the Senate is very sobering.
We are witnessing the demise of democracy.
Can New Agriculture Technology Grow Food that is Better than Organic?
Controlled Environment Micro-Farms allow growers to cultivate fruits, herbs and vegetables in a sealed environment that virtually eliminates the need for pesticides and harmful chemicals. Some say that this "Super Food" is better than organic.
Biggest News: Brad and Jen Reunited. Other news: children still going hungry.
If hungry children are upsetting to you, then take comfort that Jen and Brad had a picture-perfect moment together backstage at the SAG Awards. Or read this article about how 12 million children in America don't have enough food, and the Trump administration's attack on programs that provide a lifeline to those in need.
Biden Says Iran Escalation Shows Trump "Incapable of World Leadership"
Biden said Trump used a "haphazard" decision- making process and has failed to communicate the rationale to Congress or U.S. allies around the world, but instead offered "tweets, threats and tantrums" that prove the Republican president to be "dangerously incompetent and incapable of world leadership."
January 7, 2020 Business, Leadership, U.S., Uncategorized
Trump Says He'll Target Iran's Cultural Sites… That's Illegal
Now we have the President saying one thing, and his Defense Secretary and Secretary of State openly saying that they won't follow those orders.
Mitch McConnell is Openly Breaking the Law
Mitch McConnell is about to break his oath, which requires him to support the Constitution, not a political party. Whether you are a Democrat or Republican or Independent, this should be troubling to you.
Trump is Robin Hood in Reverse
From tax cuts for the wealthy, to slashing food stamps for the poor, Trump is unabashedly robbing from the poor to give to the rich
Republicans vs. Democrats at Trump Impeachment Hearing
"President Trump put himself before country," Nadler said. "The integrity of our next election is at stake. Nothing could be more urgent."
Witness Directly Implicates Trump: Pence also knew of bribery scheme
Ambassador says quid pro quo came at "express direction of the President"
The Prince Who Did Not Sweat: The Royal's "proof" that he did not rape an underage girl
There are only three ways to explain Andrew's friendship with Epstein: The first is that he knowingly associated with a convicted sex offender, because he did not regard that as a disqualification. The second is that he was too stupid, or too incurious, to comprehend the evil going on around him. The third is that he was a willing participant in the rape and sexual abuse of underage girls.
November 19, 2019 Leadership, U.S., Uncategorized
More Children Murdered as Republicans Stop Debate on Gun Background Checks
"We can't go 24 hours without news of another mass shooting somewhere in America. My kids and millions' others hide in corners of their classroom or in their bathrooms preparing for a mass shooting at their school, and this body does nothing about it,"
Day One of Public Impeachment Hearings: The good, the bad, and the ugly
The question is: What should Americans expect from their President?
"If this is not impeachable conduct, what is? Does the oath of office itself — requiring that our laws be faithfully executed, that our President defend our Constitution that balances the powers of its branches, still have meaning?"
Wild Boars in Italy Destroy Hidden Stash of Cocaine
Wild boars are said to be responsible for destroying (and inhaling) tens of thousands of dollars worth of a hidden stash of cocaine.
November 14, 2019 Business, Uncategorized
Sears, Kmart to Close One-Third of Remaining Stores
The company that owns Sears and Kmart plans to close more than one-third of its remaining large-format stores […]
The Worst Hospitals in America: Where is Your's Ranked?
About 160,000 people die a year from avoidable medical errors. The findings reveal that some of the nation's most dangerous medical centers have become even riskier for patients.
The Unlawful Outing of the Whistle-Blower
Donald Trump, Jr outed the alleged whistle-blower in clear violation of federal law. Will he be held accountable? Probably not. But even Fox News understands the law and has instructed its hosts to not identify the individual in question. The question is, will such blatant violation of the law go unpunished?
Trump Moves to Derail Investigation: Democrats See Obstruction
Obstruction of Congress is all but certain to be introduced as an article of impeachment, just as it was five decades ago when the House impeached then-president Richard Nixon.
The Partisan Impeachment: When Party Matters Most
An impeachment inquiry is a deadly serious moment, and proceeding without any Republican backing will likely undermine the inquiry's legitimacy in the public eye.
The World's New Health Crisis: Snakes
Snakebites took the lives of up to 400,000 victims between 2014 and 2016, making it almost 40 times deadlier than the Ebola virus.
The Fine Art of Profiteering
The government shells out cash to the Trump Organization for accommodations and space for security. Is this illegal?
This is America: Where People Go To Jail For Unpaid Medical Bills
Imagine a system where a judge with no law degree sentences people to jail over their medical bills, and debt collectors get a portion of the bail. This is America.
Giuliani Associates Arrested: Caught Trying to Board International Flight
Two associates of Rudy Giuliani were arrested while trying to board an international flight with one-way tickets. Also, strange marijuana connection.
American Generals Sound Alarm About Middle East
The last time the United States abandoned allies in the Middle East, military officials say, it helped lead to the Iraq War. Today, the stakes are even higher.
Power Outage Makes California Look Like a Third-World Nation… PGE Squarely to Blame
Thousands of Northern California PG&E customers who are medically fragile were more alarmed than most about this week's power outages, as they scrambled for backup energy sources for the equipment that helps them stay mobile, refrigerates their medications, or even keeps them alive.
October 9, 2019 Business, Leadership, U.S., Uncategorized
Latest Tweet from Trump: "I, in My Great and Unmatched Wisdom…"
Time to pull back the curtain on those that exclaim, "I, in my great and unmatched wisdom…"
The Arguments Against Impeachment
Trump is facing a daunting reelection campaign. He is trying to convince himself that an impeachment ordeal will whip up his supporters and help him win a second term.
Perhaps, it will have the opposite effect.
The Perils of Impeachment
Regardless of your political affiliations, this is not a moment to cheer
September 27, 2019 Business, Leadership, U.S., Uncategorized
The Inside Story on Trump Impeachment, Ukraine, and Whistle-Blower's Complaint
The complaint, grippingly written to detail a pattern of behavior by Mr. Trump and his administration, was particularly damning given Mr. Trump's long record of dismissing the intelligence community.
September 26, 2019 Leadership, U.S., Uncategorized
UAW Strike at GM: Will workers believe Trump?
More than 49,000 workers walked off their jobs. Trump says he's on their side. Will blue collar workers buy this messaging a second time?
Trump Halts California's Stricter Fuel Standards: Fuel consumption will increase 500,000 barrels per day
Trump Halts California's Stricter Fuel Standards, Demonstrating Support for Big Business
World's Largest Starbucks will Open in Chicago
The roasteries serve as "brand amplifiers" as well as innovation centers to test new ideas
September 16, 2019 Business, U.S., Uncategorized
Trump Says Homeless Problem is Ruining California, but Rejects Requests for Federal Help
Homelessness is a national crisis. Why has the Trump Administration proposed significant cuts to public housing and programs like the Community Development Block Grant?
September 9, 2019 Business, Leadership, U.S., Uncategorized
Pentagon Spent at Least $184,000 at Trump's Turnberry Resort
The Constitution prohibits the president from personally financially benefiting from the office, but has any law been broken?
Cops Beats Up Undercover Cop
The lawsuit says the officers did not know the undercover cop was a colleague. The suit says he was slammed to the ground, kicked and beaten by St. Louis cops.
September 2, 2019 Leadership, U.S., Uncategorized
Lake Michigan is Swallowing Chicago
Lake Michigan is swallowing up Chicago. Experts say the worst could still be on the way.
How Did Jeffrey Epstein Get Away With Raping Underage Girls For So Long?
Eventually relenting, Ms. Farmer followed directions by taking off her clothes and bra and getting under a sheet on a massage table. Ms. Maxwell performed the massage, at one point having Ms. Farmer lie on her back as Ms. Maxwell pulled down the sheet to massage her chest.
August 27, 2019 Leadership, U.S., Uncategorized
Are Republicans are the Party of Fiscal Responsibility?
The Congressional Budget Office has predicted the federal deficit could reach $1 trillion by the 2020 fiscal year. Are Republicans are the party of fiscal responsibility?
August 19, 2019 Business, Leadership, U.S., Uncategorized
This Pill Cut Heart Attacks by Half. Why Isn't Everyone Getting It?
The stakes are high. A polypill offers a way to help millions lead longer, healthier lives.
Why The Amazon is Burning: What You Don't Know
These are not wildfires. They were intentionally set. Now, toxic smoke from the fires is so intense that darkness now falls hours before the sun sets in São Paulo, Brazil's financial capital and the largest city in the Western Hemisphere.
August 6, 2019 Leadership, Uncategorized
The 6 Best Places to Visit in Arizona
Arizona is truly one of America's treasures. Here is our list of places you should see on your trip to the Grand Canyon State.
July 8, 2019 Business, U.S., Uncategorized
Did Ronald Reagan Kill the American Dream?
As a country, we can either have tax cuts for the wealthy, or for the poor and middle class. We can't have both.
What was the Point of Sarah Sanders?
For more than three years, Sanders retold lies on behalf of a boss who considers it his presidential priority to lie as much as possible.
Police Shot a Man Sleeping in his Car 55 Times. Report Called it "Reasonable"
The 20-year-old had been sleeping in his car at a Taco Bell when Vallejo police shot him 55 times.
June 12, 2019 Leadership, U.S., Uncategorized
Oil Giant Mobil Used Donations to Fight Environmental Regs
Oil giant Mobil sought to make tax-exempt donations to leading universities, civic groups and arts programs to promote the company's interests and undermine environmental regulations, according to internal documents.
Trump Ends Life Saving Fetal Tissue Research
Research using fetal tissue that otherwise would be discarded has been funded by the government, under leadership of both political parties, for decades — and has led to life-saving advances including development of vaccines for rubella and rabies, and drugs for the HIV virus. That ends today under Trump.
June 5, 2019 Uncategorized
Leading Medical Association Says Fetal Heartbeat Abortion Bans Not Reflective of Science
America's largest professional organization for doctors specializing in women's health has come out against the term "fetal heartbeat bill" to describe abortion bans recently enacted by US states.
June 5, 2019 Leadership, U.S., Uncategorized
Inside the Homeless Crisis in Los Angeles
"The unaffordability in this city is sending more and more people on to the streets."
Trump Clashes With Republicans Over Mexico Tariffs
Lawmakers in president's own party voice firm opposition to threat over Mexico
Foreign Owned Chemical Factory "Killing People" in Louisiana
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Forum: Vocabulary
Topic: Kai
Re: Kai
I think you meant to say that you have been told that "και" could be translated as "even" in those two places. Yes, sorry . I meant to ask whether "kai" could be taken in an explicative sense in those verses (i.e. the Holy Spirit cleasing like water , or purging like fire .)? However that is not re...
I've been told that "kai" could legitimately be translated "and" in John 3:5 and Matthew 3:11.
If that's true, why would it be true in those passages, and not in Rev. 14:9?
Is there any relevant difference in the grammar or sentence structure?
...In the case of Rev 14:6-9, the syntax indicates that it asserts all three statements to be true: "I saw [a] messenger ...", "another second messenger followed ..." and "another messenger, [a] third, followed them ...". Hope this helps! Thank you, but I'm more interested in the latter two occurre...
There's still something I don't understand here. If the Secret Service were given instructions (in English) that no one was to be allowed into a State Dinner without formal attire, an invitation, and a dinner companion, it would mean they didn't get in without all three. If the instructions were tha...
When Kai joins words or phrases together, it is simple enough and similar to English "and". When Kai joins clauses and sentences, it is more complicated. Kai can function like an English "then" as in Matt 4:19 (Follow me, and I will make you fishers of people). The English "and" can function the sa...
August 3rd, 2011, 8:56 pm
Forum: What does this text mean?
Topic: 1 Cor. 11:12 and Col. 1:16
Re: 1 Cor. 11:12 and Col. 1:16
...in a passage like Col. 1:16, is there any way to tell whether what follows τὰ πάντα is a subset of "all things,"" or a definition of the kinds of things in view? And in the case of 1 Cor. 11:12, would "all things" be limited by the context of the proceeding subjects (men and woman), or would men...
Topic: Romans 4:17
Re: Romans 4:17
I'm not sure how much Greek you know. Do the phrases τὰ μὴ ὄντα and ὡς ὄντα make sense to you?Jonathan Robie Posts: 341 Joined: May 5th, 2011, 5:34 pm Private message Not really. What does it mean? What I'd really like to know is if the text is saying that God calls non-existent things into being? ...
Romans 4:17 kaqwv gegraptai oti Patera pollwn eqnwn teqeika katenanti ou episteusen qeou tou zwopoiountov touv nekrouv kai kalountov ta mh onta wv onta;
Which is a better translation?
"God, who calls things that are not as though they were"--or "God, who calls things that are not into being"?
Thank you. I'm a novice here, I'm not familiar with unicode, and some of my questions will probably appear stupid. I apologize for that--but in a passage like Col. 1:16, is there any way to tell whether what follows τὰ πάντα is a subset of "all things,"" or a definition of the kinds of things in vie...

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La fabrication des jeux de quilles est un savoir-faire artisanal souvent possédé par des tourneurs sur bois. En effet, la plupart des quilles sont réalisées selon le procédé du tournage, à l'aide d'un tour à bois.

Aquitaine
Le tournage des quilles est particulièrement pratiqué en Aquitaine pour la fabrication des quilles de six et de neuf. C'est ici que fut réalisée l'enquête qui permit au savoir-faire du tournage des quilles d'entrer à l'Inventaire du patrimoine culturel immatériel en France.

Historique
La pratique du jeu de quilles de neuf ou de six est attestée depuis plusieurs siècles en Aquitaine. Au fil du temps cependant, la forme des quilles a évolué. Alors qu'au , elles ne mesuraient qu'entre 85 et 90 centimètres, aujourd'hui elles sont plus hautes (96 centimètres). La forme était propre à chaque fabricant, ce qui obligeait les joueurs à s'adapter à chaque jeu. Au , le mécanisme de tournage fut motorisé, ce qui permit une plus grande régularité. À cette époque, la fabrication de la quille a évolué. Les joueurs réclamaient une certaine unification entre les jeux de quilles. La taille et le poids furent redéterminés, tout comme la forme (pomme plus haute, base plus évasée). Le rapport à la matière première, le bois, a également évolué. Il était autrefois coupé en plaine et en montagne, dans la vallée d'Aspe. Cependant, on tenait compte de leur situation, de leur exposition au soleil (les bois exposés au nord sont moins denses), de la période de coupe (en hiver pour que la sève soit redescendue). Aujourd'hui, on ne tient plus compte de ce calendrier des coupes. On n'achète plus non plus le bois en montagne, mais localement pour une question de coût.

La fabrication des quilles se fait moins régulièrement qu'autrefois, elle fluctue en fonction de la demande des clubs et des joueurs. Il ne sort aujourd'hui (en 2015) que quelques jeux de quilles des deux fabricants, un à Vic-en-Bigorre dans les Hautes-Pyrénées et un dans les Landes.

Fabrication des quilles
Les mesures des quilles et de la boule doivent être très précises :
Quilles de 9 : en bois de hêtre, 2,9 kilogrammes, 96 centimètres de hauteur, diamètre de 6 centimètres à la base, pomme de 16,2 centimètres de diamètre cerclée de 250 clous.
Boule de quilles de 9 : en bois de noyer, diamètre de 26,5 centimètres, 6 à 6,2 kilogrammes.
Boule de quilles de 6 : en bois de noyer ou de frêne, 1,1 à 1,2 kilogramme.

La fabrication des quilles se fait ensuite en deux étapes. Le bois coupé est d'abord débité en carrés de 19x19 centimètres puis tourné une première fois pour obtenir la forme de la quille mais avec deux centimètres d'épaisseur supplémentaires. Les pièces sont ensuite mises à sécher entre six mois et un an. Une quille peut être formée d'une seule pièce de bois ou de plusieurs assemblées. Une fois sèche, la quille est tournée une seconde fois pour ajuster ses dimensions. Les clous sont ensuite fixés à la main sur la pomme et sur le pied de la quille. Les quilles sont ensuite décorées avec une collerette à leur sommet et un ruban de trois couleurs, propres à chaque artisan. La boule est fabriquée de la même manière. Elle peut être plombée si le bois est trop léger.

La fabrication d'un jeu complet de quilles de neuf prend en général deux jours et demi.

Références

Voir aussi
Quilles de neuf
Jeu de quilles au maillet
Tournage sur bois

Bibliographie
CAMY Jean, « Les quilles en Gascogne. Entre jeu et sport », Terrain, n° 25, 1995, pp. 61-72.
DUCASSE Gaston, Un sport gascon et son histoire : les quilles de neuf, Mont-de-Marsan, Jean Lacoste, 1953.
DABADIE Michel, Les quilles de 9 : du passé à l'avenir, Pau, Comité départemental de quilles de 9, 2011, 301 p.
KESSLER Lin, La quille vivante, Paris, Éditions Joël Cuénot, 1983, 95 p.
TRÉMAUD Hélène, Les Français jouent aux quilles, Paris, Maisonneuve et Larose, 1964.

Lien externe
http://www.quilles.net/ : Jeu de quilles de neuf (règles, concours, résultats…)

Bois
Tournage
Menuiserie
Ébénisterie
Inventaire du patrimoine culturel immatériel en France
Jeu de quilles

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Books|Harper Lee's 'Go Set a Watchman' May Have Been Found Earlier Than Thought
Harper Lee's 'Go Set a Watchman' May Have Been Found Earlier Than Thought
One of Harper Lee's original agents, Annie Laurie Williams, used notecards to track individual works. One card was used for both "To Kill a Mockingbird" and "Go Set a Watchman."CreditCreditAnnie Laurie Williams Papers, Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Columbia University in the City of New York
By Serge F. Kovaleski and Alexandra Alter
On the eve of the most anticipated publishing event in years — the release of Harper Lee's novel "Go Set a Watchman" — there is yet another strange twist to the tale of how the book made its way to publication, a development that further clouds the story of serendipitous discovery that generated both excitement and skepticism in February.
As HarperCollins, the publisher, and Ms. Lee's lawyer, Tonja B. Carter, have told it, Ms. Carter set out to review an old typescript of "To Kill a Mockingbird" in August and happened upon an entirely different novel — one with the same characters but set 20 years later — attached to it.
"I was so stunned," Ms. Carter told The New York Times last winter.
But another narrative has emerged that suggests the discovery may have happened years earlier, in October 2011, when Justin Caldwell, a rare books expert from Sotheby's auction house, flew to Alabama to meet with Ms. Carter and Samuel Pinkus, then Ms. Lee's literary agent, to appraise a "Mockingbird" manuscript for insurance and other purposes.
The discrepancy between the two accounts raises questions about whether the book was lost and accidentally recovered, and about why Ms. Lee would not have sought to publish it earlier.
The meeting, arranged by Mr. Pinkus, took place in Monroeville, Ms. Lee's hometown, at a bank near the town square where some of Ms. Lee's writings were kept in a safe-deposit box, along with a typewriter that Ms. Lee had worked on.
Mr. Caldwell looked at two documents presented to him in a Lord & Taylor box, according to a person who was briefed on his account. The "Mockingbird" item turned out to be a publisher's proof, not a particularly valuable item. The other was a typescript of a story that, like "Mockingbird," was set in the fictional town of Maycomb and inhabited by the same people. But Mr. Caldwell noticed that the characters were older, and the action set many years later, the person said. After reading about 20 pages and comparing passages to a published copy of "Mockingbird" for nearly an hour, Mr. Caldwell is said to have realized the differences and told the others in the room that it seemed to be an early version of the novel.
Ms. Carter acknowledged in a statement last week that she had accompanied Mr. Pinkus and Mr. Caldwell to the bank at the request of Alice Lee, the author's sister. But she said that she was sent from the room to run an errand before any review of the materials occurred. She denied ever learning that a different manuscript had been found that day and would not elaborate on whether she had later asked what had happened.
"If Sam discovered the 'Go Set a Watchman' manuscript at that time, he told neither me nor Miss Alice nor Nelle," Ms. Carter said in the statement, using the name that family and friends call Ms. Lee.
Both Mr. Pinkus and Sotheby's, however, say Ms. Carter was there during Mr. Caldwell's 2011 review.
"Ms. Carter was present in the safe-deposit room and, along with Mr. Caldwell and I, read manuscript pages," Mr. Pinkus said.
Ms. Lee's novel "Go Set a Watchman" was initially said to have been found in August.
Mr. Pinkus was later fired by Ms. Carter and sued in 2013 by Harper Lee, who accused him of duping her into transferring the copyright for "Mockingbird" to him. That lawsuit was settled out of court.
Sotheby's confirmed the meeting in a statement: "On October 12, 2011, Sotheby's specialist Justin Caldwell traveled to Monroeville, Alabama to look at a number of items at the request of Harper Lee's literary agent, Samuel Pinkus. Present at the meeting, which took place in the viewing room of a bank below the law offices of Barnett, Bugg, Lee & Carter, L.L.C., were Tonja Carter and Samuel Pinkus."
The auction house said it could not discuss the meeting in detail because it treats appraisals as confidential matters.
A HarperCollins spokeswoman said that, while Ms. Carter had not previously mentioned the 2011 visit by Sotheby's, it believes her account of stumbling onto the manuscript last year.
Did Mr. Caldwell discover "Watchman," or perhaps a version of "Watchman," in his review? His depiction of the manuscript as an early version of "Mockingbird," in which the characters were older, closely matches HarperCollins's description of the book. But Ms. Carter and the publisher have said the lost manuscript had been affixed to an original manuscript of "Mockingbird," not a publisher's proof of the kind Mr. Caldwell is said to have found.
The differences in the accounts of when and how the manuscript was discovered could add a wrinkle to the highly anticipated release of "Watchman." News of the publication delighted fans eager to read another novel by Ms. Lee. But it also represented an abrupt turnaround for an author who had said she did not intend to publish another work and then, late in life, agreed to venture out with a book that had initially been dismissed as an ambitious but disjointed first draft.
It is unclear why, if the manuscript was found in 2011, Ms. Carter might have delayed bringing it to publication. Some have questioned whether Alice Lee, the older sister who served as the author's caretaker and counsel for decades, would have approved of the decision to publish. The publisher has not said whether Alice, infirm in the fall of 2014, was consulted on that decision. By the time the "Watchman" release was announced, in February, she had been dead for three months.
Harper, a HarperCollins imprint, will release "Watchman" on July 14, with a first printing of two million copies. The novel is the most preordered book in the company's history.
Ms. Carter has emerged as a central figure in the continuing debate over the release of the book. She serves as Ms. Lee's chief liaison to the publisher and has become the main conduit for remarks from Ms. Lee, who has not granted a formal interview since the mid-1960s.
Ms. Lee in 2007. She has not granted a formal interview since the mid-1960s.CreditChip Somodevilla/Getty Images
When the publishing news was announced, Ms. Carter released a statement on Ms. Lee's behalf that said, in part, "I hadn't realized it had survived, so was surprised and delighted when my dear friend and lawyer Tonja Carter discovered it."
This year, Alabama investigators looked into at least one anonymous complaint that Ms. Lee, who is 89, infirm, largely deaf and visually impaired, may have been manipulated into publishing "Watchman." After interviewing Ms. Lee at the assisted living facility where she lives, investigators determined that she had consented to publishing the book. HarperCollins executives who have visited Ms. Lee also say she is enthusiastic about publishing it.
Started in the mid-1950s, when Ms. Lee was living in New York and traveling home to care for her ailing father, this first try at a novel unfolds in the Alabama of that era, as Scout, the young heroine of "Mockingbird," returns home to visit her father and grapples with the racial turmoil and politics of the time.
Much of the book's early history is captured in the fastidious papers of her original agents, Annie Laurie Williams and Maurice Crain, which are archived at Columbia University. These papers show that Ms. Lee gave her agents the first 49 pages of "Watchman" in January 1957. In February, she handed in a complete draft. It was submitted to publishers that summer. In October, J. B. Lippincott and Company bought it for $1,000, with an option to publish a second book.
But Ms. Lee's editor told her to rewrite the story and set it 20 years earlier, during Scout's childhood. The revisions took two years.
The notecard system Ms. Williams used to track individual works bolsters the view that, at the time, Ms. Williams viewed "Watchman" as a first draft. She did not, for example, create two cards for two books, just one that tracks the evolution of "Watchman" into "Mockingbird." At the top of the card, the original title is crossed out to make room for the new one.
In 1959, when the rewritten novel passed muster, Ms. Lee expressed her relief in a letter to Ms. Williams. "I was plain afraid for you to read it and go through the bitter disappointment of two years wasted effort a'borning a writer," she wrote.
The next year, "To Kill a Mockingbird" was published and became an instant best seller.
The correspondence between Ms. Lee and her agents archived at Columbia shows that as pressure built to write a second book, the publisher, Ms. Lee and her agents did not treat "Watchman" as a possible candidate.
In 1965, when there was still no second book, Ms. Williams wrote to Alice Lee and expressed concern that her sister had been rattled by the difficulty of matching her original masterpiece.
Tonja B. Carter
"It doesn't have to be written according her publisher's schedule and I think she should take her time," she wrote. "It is difficult, as you know, to follow 'Mockingbird' as this book was such an all-around success that measuring up to that book is almost impossible."
But Andrew Nurnberg, Ms. Lee's current literary agent, told The Guardian in February that he had seen letters indicating that Lippincott had planned to build on the success of "Mockingbird" by later publishing "Watchman" as part of a trilogy. Ms. Lee's current publisher has said that "Watchman" is every bit as compelling as her beloved first novel, and that it has a distinct plot and some new characters, in addition to the familiar figures of Scout and Atticus.
Charles J. Shields, an author who came across mentions of "Watchman" in the archival letters while researching his biography "Mockingbird: A Portrait of Harper Lee," said he had not seen evidence that it was ever considered as a follow-up to "Mockingbird."
"They saw 'Go Set a Watchman,' and they didn't consider it a contender," he said. "It's the prototype for 'To Kill a Mockingbird.' "
Ms. Lee worked assiduously on other books, including a true-crime story about a murderous preacher and another novel. But she never published another book.
The unpublished manuscript for "Watchman" was eventually secured at the bank in Monroeville. That is apparently what Mr. Caldwell, the Sotheby's specialist, saw in 2011. Sotheby's was never hired to do a formal appraisal.
It is unclear to what extent Ms. Lee or her sister had involvement in any conversations about the Sotheby appraiser's analysis, beyond Alice directing Ms. Carter to escort the men to the bank. Ms. Carter declined to answer additional questions.
After the announcement, Ms. Carter declined most interviews and provided a limited account of her discovery. She described the location where the manuscript had been held as a "secure place," but denied it had been the safe-deposit box. She said she had made the discovery in August, though the publisher originally said it had been found in the fall. She acknowledged, in an exchange of emails with The New York Times, that she had seen the manuscript before August 2014, but said that she, "like everyone else did not know what it was."
She briefly described the encounter in which, she said, Harper Lee had set her straight on the manuscript's origins.
"It was the parent of 'Mockingbird,' " she quoted Ms. Lee as telling her.
At the time of the announcement, Jonathan Burnham, an executive with HarperCollins, gave The Atlantic his own account of Ms. Carter's discovery. She had been checking on "the state of being on the original, very valuable manuscript of 'To Kill a Mockingbird' " when she stumbled upon the manuscript, he said.
"This was," he continued, "the first time the manuscript had been found since heaven-knows-when."
Jennifer Crossley Howard contributed reporting from Decatur, Ala., and Susan Beachy contributed research.
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Danube Properties launches Dh400 million Olivz, the first project announcement in Dubai in 2020
Danube Properties, the UAE-based affordable housing pioneer and one of the most dynamic and popular private real estate developers in the UAE, has launched Olivz, a master-planned cluster of buildings offering 741 residential units and a number of retail and recreational facilities with a development value exceeding Dh400 million.
The project will be developed in Al Warsan First area close to the International City and Dragon Mart with the easiest access to Mohammed Bin Zayed Road. The affordable homes come with Danube Properties' trend-setting 1 percent payment plan that helps middle income tenants and end-users to easily acquire their dream homes.
The announcement was made at a packed press conference attended by the largest contingent of media and cheering crowd by Mr Rizwan Sajan, Founder and Chairman of Danube Group, and Mr Atif Rahman, Director and Partner of Danube Properties.
This marks the first real estate project launch of 2020 in the UAE and reflects Danube Properties' confidence in the market that is witnessing a slow upturn as the countdown to the World Expo 2020 – that is expected to drive the demand for new homes – gains momentum.
The launch of Olivz comes as a welcome surprise to the UAE's real estate broker community, who now has a new project with 741 apartments to market and sell.
With Olivz, Danube Properties development portfolio grows to 6,194 units, with a combined development value exceeding Dh4.5 billion. It has so far delivered about 2,155 units, with a combined sales value of Dh2.1 billion – or nearly half of its portfolio value.
"The launch of Olivz reflects our growing confidence in Dubai's real estate market, which never ceases to amaze investors. The launch is timed well to meet the needs of the growing number of end-users who are now more confident to buy their dream homes," Rizwan Sajan, Founder and Chairman of Danube Group, said.
"We have seen demand picking up in the last few months as we sold out all our previous projects – that necessitated the launch of Oilvz. With World Expo 2020 around the corner, we see an uptake in housing demand and the launch of Olivz is well timed to meet the demand.
"Olivz also gives Dubai's real estate brokers a good number of inventories to promote and sell, and we are happy to see them requesting advance booking of units."
Olivz will be developed at an 18,016 square meter plot of land at Al Warsan First, close to the International City with easy access to Mohammed Bin Zayed Highway. It has roads on both sides overlooking a public park and a mosque.
Each residential building will be uniquely positioned facing expansive landscaped gardens, with amenities such as swimming pool, jacuzzi, sunken seating surrounded by water bodies, water canal, play courts, kid's play area and a BBQ area, providing residents an unparalleled lifestyle experience. The community is facilitated with family-oriented leisure facilities along with gymnasium, health club, jogging track and a party hall with outdoor deck.
Mr Atif Rahman, Mr Rizwan Sajan, Mr Anis Sajan, Mr Adel Sajan at the Conference
Atif Rahman, Director and Partner of Danube Properties, says, "Olivz is another project which will reflect our commitment to design and deliver a happy community. Its driven with the intention of creating a superior lifestyle for the mid-market segment at extremely affordable prices. We have exerted immense efforts in ensuring that people will enjoy their life at Olivz once it is delivered. The location of the project is extremely attractive with super convenient entry and exit from Mohammed Bin Zayed Road without getting stuck in any kind of traffic bottleneck.
Today, Dubai is one of the finest real estate industries when compared globally backed by stringent regulatory controls and premium infrastructure. As a builder, I find more confidence in Dubai Real Estate than most of the other countries and the launch of the project is an evidence of that confidence. This is the best time for property buyers as they will never be able to get such attractive price points as the outlook of the real estate market remains bullish for the future.
"The launch of Olivz comes after we sold out the last two projects launched in 2019 – Elz and Wavez – as well as the delivery of two stellar projects Starz and Resortz.
"Our design vision for the project is to create a vibrant development, stitching the development into the fabric of the city and embedding it into the community. The community comes with some world class amenities, which you would generally associate with luxurious projects. Coupled with this, the apartments have been designed keeping end users in mind to ensure maximum utilization of space.
"The community also comes with plenty of outdoor space full of Sports facilities and Leisure activities."


Hamleys, one of the world's best-known retailers of toys, has extended its partnership with Kuehne + Nagel to support its expansion plans. A new logistics solution which leverages a hub operation at the Yantian Bonded Logistics Park in China, for consolidation of inbound supplier volumes, will facilitate future growth.
Established over 250 years ago, Hamleys is regarded as one of the finest toy retailers in the world. The company has undergone significant growth since 2008, opening several stores across the globe in the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, India, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Scandinavia and other key locations. This aggressive expansion is set to accelerate, with further store openings planned.
Kuehne + Nagel worked with Hamleys to examine inbound stock flows and provide a cost-effective solution that would help fully integrate international franchisees into a streamlined global supply chain. Key deliverables included maximising the efficiency of stock movements, increasing the effectiveness of franchise orders, re-labelling in accordance to franchisees' requirements and creating a scalable supply chain operation to enable growth in franchise stores.
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Harry Potter series by JK Rowling – This has to top the list. Even I (reading in tandem with him) felt disappointed when we reached the end of the last book. I must however add that the books are quite dark and I would now suggest that they are started closer to age 11 and over.
Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney – I LOVE the sound of Fjord reading these, he chuckles, giggles and roars with laughter. He knows many sections off by heart (and so do we because he reads his favourite bits out to us). This box set has had very good mileage.
How to Train your Dragon series by Cressida Cowell – Fjord was given the first book for Christmas a year ago and he loved it. The books work out expensive if you buy them all individually, fortunately we found a special for the box set on Takealot and kept it for last Christmas. I'm currently reading the series a book or 2 behind him and thoroughly enjoying the Viking romp. The characters are solid and names are brilliant my favourite must be Baggybum the Beerbelly and naturally Alvin The-Poor-But-Honest-Farmer, turns out to be Alvin the treacherous. I'm about to start book 3.
Midnight Gang by David Walliams – My Mum likes to arrive with something for the children when she visits and bought this for them. Cliff read it to Acacia and Fjord read it himself, they both thoroughly enjoyed it. Now that I look the author up I see that he has published many other children's books and is a TV celebrity, hmm I obviously live under a rock. Will look up more by him at the library.
Percy Jackson and the Olympians series by Rick Riordan – So far Fjord has only read The Lightning Thief which is book 1 of the series. He thoroughly enjoyed it, I need to check if the library have the others in the series.
Hardy Boys by Frank W Dixon – These classics remain timeless. Fjord struggled to get into them when he was 9 but tried one last week and really enjoyed it.
Famous Five series by Enid Blyton – Enid Blyton is the mother of children's fiction and my children have grown up with her books. Anyone who read as a child must have read Famous Five we've also listened to a few on audio books on car trips.
Heidi by Johanna Spyri – We have only listened to this as an audio book but the children loved it. They are not interested in Heidi Grows up or Heidi's Children as they don't want to think of her getting older, I hope that they change their minds. I read all 3 as a child and loved them all, I still remember reading one at my aunt Sandi's home where she had a cuckoo clock. Written in 1881 the language takes getting into but her word usage is beautiful.
Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain The writing style is a little difficult as it was written in 1876 with a Southern American accent but excellent to stretch a young mind. We first listened to the audio book on a car trip and this acclimatised Fjord to the words and style. The humour is wonderful and we still quote from it now and then.
The Narnia series by CS Lewis – Fjord loved The Magician's Nephew but doesn't want to read the others as he knows that the characters change. I hope that we can persuade him soon. These must have been my favourite books as a child.
If you are interested in audio books there are many free offerings for download on LibriVox. Rather than children staring at a screen during a car trip they are a great way for the family to pass the time and still enjoy the scenery.
We have Harry Potter and Diary of a Wimpy Kid, still have a long way to go before finishing all the Harry Potter books though.
Two more brilliant writers from my childhood are Diana Wynne Jones (the Chrestomanci series & Howl's Moving Castle), and Joan Aiken http://www.joanaiken.com/, starting with the Wolves of Willoughby Chase. All their books are still in print and have recently been released with new covers by their publishers.


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Kościół w Auvers (hol. De kerk in Auvers, ang. The Church at Auvers) – obraz Vincenta van Gogha namalowany w czerwcu 1890 podczas trzymiesięcznego pobytu artysty w niewielkiej miejscowości Auvers-sur-Oise, położonej na północ od Paryża.

Van Gogh namalował Kościół w Auvers w tym samym tygodniu co portret doktora Gacheta.

Nr kat.: F 789, JH 2006.

Historia
W maju 1890 Vincent van Gogh przybył do Auvers-sur-Oise po rocznym pobycie w Saint-Rémy. Obaj z bratem Theo zgodzili się, że będzie to najlepsze rozwiązanie, jeżeli będą mieszkać niedaleko od siebie. Vincent van Gogh znalazł dodatkowo w tym miejscu opiekę doktora Paula Gacheta. W lipcu tego samego roku popełnił samobójstwo.

Kościół w Auvers razem z innymi płótnami, jak choćby Ratusz w Auvers, oraz kilkoma mającymi za temat małe domy kryte strzechą, stanowi wspomnienie północnych krajobrazów z okresu dzieciństwa i młodości artysty. Pewna nostalgia za północą ujawniła się już podczas ostatnich tygodni jego pobytu w Saint-Rémy w Prowansji; w liście napisanym do brata na kilka tygodni przed wyjazdem napisał:

 Pomimo że byłem chory, namalowałem z pamięci kilka małych płócien, które zobaczysz później, [stanowiących] pamiątki z Północy.

Opis

Artysta opisując swoje dzieło wyraźnie odwołał się do podobnej pracy, którą namalował w Nuenen, gdy przebywał tam w latach 1883–1885. Pisał o tym w liście do siostry Willeminy:

 Mam duży obraz wiejskiego kościoła – rezultat, który przedstawia budynek w fioletowym odcieniu na tle nieba w prostym, ciemnoniebieskim kolorze, w czystym kobalcie. Witrażowe okna widoczne są jako ultramarynowe kleksy, dach jest fioletowy, częściowo pomarańczowy. Z przodu trochę kwitnących roślin, piasek połyskujący różowo w słońcu. To jeszcze raz niemal to samo, co studiowałem w Nuenen, kiedy tam byłem – stara, cmentarna wieża, może tylko kolor jest teraz bardziej ekspresyjny, bardziej okazały.

Analiza i interpretacja

Podczas gdy przedni plan obrazu jest oświetlony przez słońce, sam kościół jest pogrążony w cieniu, "ani nie odbija światła, ani sam go nie emituje".

Kościół wyłania się z chorej wizji: nierówne dotknięcia zieleni, ochry, brązu i kobaltu powodują wrażenie niestabilności bryły, która mogłaby w każdej chwili rozpaść się lub wzlecieć ku niebu. Bryła kościoła jest dodatkowo podkreślona przez motyw rozbiegających się ścieżek na pierwszym planie. Wzburzone niebo wydaje się dokonywać inwazji na wszystko, co znajduje się na ziemi; emanuje ono nawet z okien kościoła; ciemne niebo sugerować by mogło, że obraz został namalowany częściowo o zmroku, gdyby nie stosunkowo jasny pierwszy plan, oświetlony nieco przez słońce, świecące z południowego wschodu (sam artysta wspomniał o "piasku połyskującym różowo w słońcu"). Ścieżka na prawo, prowadząca w dal, w kierunku od widza, podobno wiodła na cmentarz. Kobieta oddalająca się drugą ścieżką miała reprezentować amalgamat wszystkich kobiet, które van Gogh kochał w przeszłości. Według innych natomiast kobieta owa wygląda na poczciwą starą wieśniaczkę krzątającą się przy kościele. Fakt, iż kościół nie ma widocznych drzwi, ani żadnego wejścia, może być rozpatrywany jako reakcja Vincenta na oficjalną religię, chociaż w gotyckich kościołach widzianych z tej pozycji drzwi nigdy nie były widoczne.

Odniesienia w kulturze
 obraz Kościół w Auvers odegrał ważną rolę w odcinku "Vincent and the Doctor" brytyjskiego serialu science-fiction Doktor Who. W oknie kościoła ukazuje się dziwny stwór (nazywający się "Krafayis"). Gdy główny bohater serialu, Jedenasty Doktor, usiłuje przy pomocy towarzyszki Amy Pond i Vincenta van Gogha pokonać stwora, obraz powraca do swego normalnego stanu.

Przypisy

Malarstwo pejzażowe Vincenta van Gogha
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WG Blockchain Applications in Health - RDA 13th Plenary Meeting
10 January 2019 73 reads Facebook Twitter
Meeting title: State of the Art Report (Remote Access Instructions)
Meeting Location: Congress C
Collaborative session notes:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LBrLeELIPYC2AH_DRX3CaRe0jk49m2WFTKoLvpvfWOs/edit
After two successful BoFs held at P9 in Barcelona and at P10 in Montreal, the Health Data Interest Group (HDIG) has gained support within the RDA community for the idea of establishing a WG focusing on Blockchain in health data. While completing the review and endorsement process, the Plenary in Berlin was already the occasion for carrying on the debate on the WG objectives, with special regard to the potential of such a system and whether the blockchain can ensure compliance with advanced data protection requirements (such as those defined, for instance, by the EU General Data Protection Regulation – GDPR), yet making it happen seamlessly and efficiently at scale. The last P12 in Gaborone, Botswana, was the first official meeting of the newly established WG, and served as occasion to discuss on potential uses and challenges coming from crytpocurrencies such as "tokenomics" – which are based on blockchain technologies and represent a novel type of pioneering social business model, involving the usage of specific protocols for exchanging value between participants on a decentralized computer network – when applied to healthcare.
Now, at P13 in Philadelphia the first WG goal as described in the case statement will be properly addressed: the state of the art report (after 6 months) describing the current experiences in blockchain based on handling of health data.
Blockchain Applications in Health WG page: https://rd-alliance.org/groups/blockchain-applications-health-wg
Case statement: https://rd-alliance.org/group/blockchain-applications-health-wg/case-sta...
Presentation held at P12 on cryptocurrenices & tokenomics: https://www.rd-alliance.org/p12-session-blockchain-wgpresentation-tokeno...
The aim of this session is to present and discuss the first step of the Working Plan set by the WG, focused on the state of the art, describing the current experiences in blockchain based handling of health data.
There has been increasing attention, also from public decision makers, in regard to Blockchain potential in healthcare. Last but not the least, the Report of The Joint Economic Committee Congress of The United States on the 2018 Economic Report of the President, indicated blockchain as a potential solution for coordination and portability of medical records.
Thanks to this growing institutional interest, which is likely also to encourage more systematic investments in the area, many blockchain applications and pilots in the healthcare industry have been explored, spanning from health data exchange and identity management to drugs supply chain, from insurance to personalized medicine.
Given the specific features of blockchain in establishing trust, accountability, traceability, and integrity of data, one of the key applications envisioned (and nowadays explored by the industry) is the one of electronic health records management and exchange. Indeed, the blockchain introduces a decentralized mechanism for controlling and accessing data (potentially also implying that each involved healthcare organization manages its own data), while also introducing a time-stamp to the data, as well as robust audit trails mechanisms.
Interestingly, data management is a field that allows not only for optimisation/incremental innovation for reducing costs and improving efficiency in the data management and access process, but also opens up for new business models in the healthcare industry, with a central role played by patients as producer of "health and wealth", while also opening up for a complete new set of data-driven services toward value based care.
The report will explore all these aspects, giving a first hint in order to:
• analyse and compare usages of the blockchain in healthcare, implementations of blockchain architectures, associated legal and socio-economic impacts and perspectives,
• assess both incremental and disruptive innovation and relevant innovative business models,
• understand the connection with other technologies toward the creation of new data-driven services and market,
• assess the potential of blockchain-based self-enacting smart contracts in handling consent and data permission systems minimising transaction costs.
- Brief introduction to the group
- Presentation of the WG's First Report on State of the Art
- Open debate
- Next steps (getting ready for the WG's second report on regulatory and legal issues)
For this session, we invite Healthcare Data Scientists dealing with data licensing and patient privacy issues, distributed system experts, privacy and security researchers from informatics and computer science, Policy-makers for Healthcare, Health bioinformatics legal experts, Healthcare and Health Maintenance Organisation administrators, Clinicians (to use data technology to improve practice), Biomedical researchers (using analytical techniques), Pharmaceutical industry researchers and manufacturers, Medical equipment researchers and manufacturers, In silico modelling, testing and clinical trial experts and other interested professionals.
Group chair serving as contact person: Edwin Morley-Fletcher


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Despite economic development and modern education, South Africa is facing widespread issues of sexual and physical assault towards woman. Every year, thousands of children are victims of abuse, neglect and exploitation. Most cases go unreported, as victims fear being ostracized by male community members. To combat the trait, community-based programs are engaging communities to teach girls that this is not ok.
Programs like The Young Reporters Network, which trains young female reporters in storytelling and journalism to prepare them to make appearances on nationwide radio stations. Reporters' messages are often centered around violence and abuse, as these are sadly some of the most prominent issues affecting them.
There are dozens of programs through ought the country aimed at ending this epidemic, but protecting vulnerable children and preventing abuse is no simple task. These programs focus on the role of total community awareness in addressing violence and abuse and aim to improve access to both preventative and response services including medical, legal and psychosocial support.
While ending physical and sexual violence for all women and children across South Africa remains a daunting task, these efforts are vital to upholding a new way of thinking and sparking lasting change.


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Rare Bird Alert: November 19, 2021
The only continuing bird of note this week, or at least the only one reported to eBird, was the long-staying Inca Tern (ABA Code 5) in Hawaii.
One of the more exciting birds of the year so far comes from New Mexico, a state with a long list of jaw-dropping rarities to boast of. A stunning Blue Mockingbird (5) at Carlsbad Caverns National Park in Eddy is easily among them, as this skulky southern vagrant has only been recorded before in the ABA Area from Arizona and Texas. Not only does this bird represent a 1st for the Land of Enchantment, but it has been uncharacteristically showy. All other records of this species on this side of the border have been furtive and difficult to see well.
For another 1st record in the ABA Area this week we turn to Rhode Island, where a Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (3) in Galilee represents the first time this East Asian shorebird has been recorded in the smallest state in the US.
Bur for bang for the buck, it's hard to beat Texas this week. Buoyed no doubt by scads of visiting birders, the state had a really nice run of rarities in the last week, highlighted by not one, but two(!) Social Flycatchers (5) in Cameron. Other birds of note include Red-footed Booby (4) at Port Aransas, Fork-tailed Flycatcher (3) in Cameron, and both Golden-crowned Warbler (4) and Crimson-collared Grosbeak (4) in Hidalgo.
And up to British Columbia, where a pair of Oriental Turtle Doves (4) in Prince Rupert, and the third in the province this year.
Washington boasts a trio of notable birds with a Great-tailed Grackle in King, a Blackburnian Warbler in Skamania, and a pair of Thick-billed Murres seen offshore in Pierce.
Alberta's 7th record of Pine Warbler was been visiting a feeder in Edmonton.
In Wisconsin, a Lewis's Woodpecker in Milwaukee is the state's 6th.
Michigan's 7th Common Eider is a subadult male in Marquette.
In Laborador, a Clay-colored Sparrow in Goose Bay was a nice find.
Massachusetts had quite a few noteworthy birds this week including a Tropical Kingbird in Barnstable, two individual Wood Storks in Gloucester and Woburn, and a Western Meadowlark in Hadley.
And to Florida, where the state's 2nd record of Slaty-backed Gull (3) was seen in Escambia and a Lapland Longspur was seen in Sarasota.
Omissions and errors are not intended, but if you find any please message blog AT aba.org and I will try to fix them as soon as possible. This post is meant to be an account of the most recently reported birds. Continuing birds not mentioned are likely included in previous editions listed here. Place names written in italics refer to counties/parishes.
Readers should note that none of these reports has yet been vetted by a records committee. All birders are urged to submit documentation of rare sightings to the appropriate state or provincial committees. For full analysis of these and other bird observations, subscribe to North American Birds, the richly illustrated journal of ornithological record published by the ABA.
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I would say the mockingbird has definitely been furtive and difficult to see well.
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There was never any evidence for a 2nd Social Flycatcher fyi
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Belted Kingfisher, the 2023 ABA Bird of the Year!
In 2023, the ABA honors the Belted Kingfisher, Megaceryle alcyon, as its Bird of the Year! Bold, resolute, and recognizable along much of the ABA Area's shorelines, look for Belted Kingfisher content throughout the year in all the ABA's media.
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How to Know the Birds: No. 72, Layover Birding
Even when everything goes smoothly, airport layovers are an "exercise" in sedentariness. Which isn't to say birdlessness. On the contrary, airport layovers sometimes result in life birds; that's happened to me more than once. For those of us on eBird consecutive days streaks, airport layovers . . .
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Snowy Owl Viewing Ethics
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Closer to Owls, but in the Right Ways.
Snowy Owls are one of the most recognized and beloved birds in the world. To protect them, it's essential that birders enjoy these birds ethically.
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3 things we learned from Erin Andrews on 'Bills Pod Squad'
Jourdon LaBarber
Contributing Correspondent
FOX NFL reporter Erin Andrews joins Buffalo Bills multimedia journalist Maddy Glab and team owner and president Kim Pegula on the latest episode of "Bills Pod Squad," presented by New York Lottery.
The episode is available now on iTunes, Spotify and Google Podcasts. You can also watch the episode on BuffaloBills.com, the team's YouTube channel, and the Bills Mobile app, presented by M&T Bank.
Andrews has been a regular on NFL sidelines since 2014 after spending nearly a decade as a leading face in college football coverage, first for ESPN and later for FOX Sports. She has also covered Major League Baseball, the National Hockey League, and college basketball, among other sports.
Each week, Maddy and Kim are joined by guests from around the NFL to discuss their careers, the Bills' season, and more.
Here are three takeaways from their conversation with Andrews.
1. Her love for sports drives her
Andrews described how her father, a journalist, took her under his wing and made her fall in love with sports in part through his knack for storytelling. Her love for sports is an essential aspect of her ability to work through the grind of her career.
"You've really got to love this job because you're going to sacrifice a lot," she said. "I lost a lot of girlfriends coming out of college because I couldn't make their weddings. They all got married on weekends that there were college football games, I was working.
"I was like, 'Who gets married for Florida-LSU weekend? Are you crazy? I'm working that game, I can't be in your wedding!' There's a lot of sacrifice. I haven't been home for Thanksgiving since I started working for 20 years. … It's worth it, and when you love it, I don't see myself doing anything else."
2. She is "obsessed" with doing well
As was the case with an earlier episode featuring Good Morning Football's Kay Adams (and with any content featuring Kim and Maddy), this episode is a must-listen for women with aspirations of breaking into the sports industry.
Andrews said she never worried much about the thought of working in a male-heavy industry, possibly because she was too preoccupied with her own motivation and the work she demanded of herself.
"I have thought I have to prove myself," she said. "But I never really worried about being the only female on the road with 40 guys. I feel like it's always fueled me, but I never was worried about not belonging. I do worry about proving myself and I still do to this day."
3. She sees opportunities for young journalists
Along with relaying the two pieces of advice that helped her in her career, Andrews pointed to the podcast itself as evidence of jobs becoming available for aspiring reporters.
"I will say, there's a lot of opportunity because of what you're doing: digital," she said. "Everybody on teams. I'm always on the team's website, because there's always the best information on them. There's the reporters on the team. You guys all have your own production groups, and that's so exciting and I think that opens up a lot of jobs for women as well."