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Indonesia: Journalists blocked from covering protests
Journalists in Jember, East Java, have been asked to not cover the protest against discrimination in Papua by the authorities last week. The...
India: Journalists assaulted while covering violent clashes
Senior police assaulted several journalists as they covered violent clashes in Barrackpore, a city in West Bengal, on Sunday, September 1. The...
Indonesia: Revision of criminal code threatens to suppress press freedom
At least 10 articles in the revised draft bill of criminal code threaten freedom of the press and freedom of expression, including defamation against...
Pakistan: Journalists march against massive layoffs at Dunya News
The leaders of the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) and hundreds of journalists and media workers marched on and locked down the Dunya...
Pakistan: Journalist killed in reprisal attack for reporting on local gangs
Mirza Waseem Baig, a journalist working for 92 News, was killed by unidentified assailants in Punjab, a province of eastern Pakistan, on Friday 30...
IFJ launches log to monitor ongoing violence against journalists in Hong Kong
Since the start of protests in Hong Kong in June, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and its affiliate the Hong Kong Journalists...
Philippines: Journalists targeted with threats and intimidation
Several journalists have been threatened and intimidated in Philippines, including a death threat to one of them. The International Federation...
Pakistan: Journalists left jobless as Dunya News downsizes
Dunya News has sacked 70 journalists from its Lahore headquarters as part of a plan to downsize the company. The International Federation of...
China: Australian writer charged with espionage
Australian writer Yang Zhengjun who has been detained in China since January 19, 2019 has being formally arrested on 'suspicion of espionage'. The...
Philippines: Student publication harassed by police
Last week, the official student publication of the University of Eastern Philippines in Catarman, The Pillars, was intimidated by the police on a...
Malaysia: Government minister intimidates Malaysiakini reporter
A Malaysiakini journalist was harassed and intimidated by Entrepreneur Development Minister Mohd Redzuan Yusof following a series of racial comments...
Hong Kong: Journalists violently harassed during weekend protests
As protests broke out across Hong Kong again over the weekend, journalists and media workers were targeted and harassed. The International Federation...
Indonesian journalist 'doxxed' over coverage of internet shutdown in Papua
Following the government-led internet shutdown in Indonesia's eastern provinces of Papua and West Papua a journalist has been doxxed and harassed...
Indonesia: Government blocks Internet in Papua and West Papua
Following riots and demonstrations in Papua and West Papua, the internet has been blocked in Indonesia's eastern most provinces since Wednesday,...
Kashmir: Lift the information siege
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Victoria School Board latest to recognize climate emergency
As appears in Vic News | Travis Paterson
'Kids are hungry for adults to show action,' trustee says
Members of the Parents 4 Climate group walked from Uptown shopping centre to the Greater Victoria School Board head office on Boleskine Road to support Monday night's climate emergency motion.
The Parents 4 Climate group emerged earlier this year in support of the youth climate strikes happening in front of the legislature. They've also supported SD61 board chair Jordan Watters' advance motion that the district develop a Climate Action Plan. That motion came before the district's Operations Policy and Planning committee on Monday and will next come before the school board for final approval at the June 24 meeting.
The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change recently found limiting global warming to 1.5 C is still possible if there is a 45 per cent reduction of human-caused carbon dioxide emissions by 2030 and net zero by 2050.
SD61 is believed to be the first school district in the province to adopt a climate emergency recognition and in doing so, will join the Capital Regional District, Victoria, View Royal, Esquimalt, Saanich, Sidney, Highlands, Oak Bay, Sooke and Colwood.
"Kids are hungry for adults to show leadership around this," Watters said. "It can't just be lip service, it has to be action. We are truly called to act. It's an emergency and the youth know that."
Watters' comment is also a claim that the Climate Action Plan needs to "have teeth" to ensure it is effective.
"We're asking for an action plan, with targets, so that there can be some accountability built in."
Once approved, SD61's facilities department would be directed to create a plan with targets and strategies to see the line of greenhouse gas emissions decline, Watters said. SD61's facilities department already files a carbon neutrality report with the province. This would take it one step further, though Watters' can't speculate on exactly what types of changes could be implemented. As an organization most of SD61's emissions are from buildings and transportation.
Examples of similar efforts made in this area are Saanich's installation of low-emission boilers at Saanich Commonwealth Place, reducing its carbon footprint by 90 per cent. The district could also develop an expedited plan to electrify its fleet of vehicles and buses.
However, it's more than just physical options, Watters said.
"Any action is better than no action," Watters said. "We already are taking steps towards this but not communicating it out, need to add to the conversation. The climate crisis has a communications problem.
"We need climate literacy. For how significant its impact is, [humans] don't fully understand the climate crisis."
SD61 already has champions, Watters pointed out, with teachers at every school engaging students about climate action.
"I would hope the plan amplifies these ways of sharing climate literacy, Watters said. "I hope it will have strategies big and small."
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APAC Hyaluronic Acid Products Market Size (2021 to 2026)
The size of the Hyaluronic Acid Products market in the Asia Pacific was around USD 1.93 Billion in 2021. It is expected to grow at a CAGR of 10.92% to reach USD 3.24 Billion by 2026.
Hyaluronic acid products have a wide range of applications in dermatology, orthopedic procedures, tissue engineering, and ophthalmology. Hyaluronic acid levels have been found to decrease with age, and consumers rely on hyaluronic acid-based dietary supplements or extra-oral injections to overcome hyaluronic acid deficiencies.
Hyaluronic acid injections are used in eye surgeries for cataract removal, corneal transplantation, repair of retinal detachment, and other eye injuries.
Hyaluronic acid injections have been widely used in osteoarthritis of the knee and effectively control pain and improve function. It is commonly prescribed as an intra-articular therapy for knee osteoarthritis. In terms of dermatology, hyaluronic acid products are used as dermal fillers to uplift sagging skin, erase fine lines, and build up facial muscle loss for the aging population and high awareness of beauty enhancements. Hyaluronic acid as fillers is generally biocompatible, which means that no allergy skin test is required before treatment.
Young and older age people are becoming more conscious of facial wrinkles and folds, and to improve the appearance of lips, this is one of the fastest driving factors driving the APAC hyaluronic acid products market during the forecast period. In addition, other factors driving market growth include the increasing geriatric population, increased demand for minimally invasive procedures, and increased availability of hyaluronic acid products. All these factors are estimated to drive the market in the APAC region.
However, there is a lack of knowledge about hyaluronic acid and poor healthcare infrastructure, especially in underdeveloped and rural areas. This is one of the main constraints faced by the APAC hyaluronic acid market. In addition, hyaluronic products can also show some minor side effects like itchiness, swelling, redness, and loss of sensation, among others. Due to this factor, there are strict rules for product approval, making the product expensive. Therefore, high prices and counterfeit products will negatively impact the market during the forecast period.
This research report on the APAC hyaluronic acid products market has been segmented and sub-segmented into the following categories:
Single Cycle Injection Products
Three Cycle Injection Projects
Five Cycle Injection Products
Vesicoureteral Reflux
Geographically, the Asia-Pacific is predicted to experience tremendous growth during the forecast period. The Chinese hyaluronic acid fillers market is expected to grow at the highest CAGR of 8.5% during the forecast period. In China, the cosmetic surgery industry is progressing at a rapid pace, the demand for cosmetic treatments using hyaluronic acid is booming. The Chinese market has great potential due to its large size, aging population, and sedentary lifestyle. The market size of hyaluronic acid for medical beauty was 5.5 billion yuan in 2019 and is expected to more than double in the next five years. According to a recent Chinese report, from 2017 to 2020, the amount of hyaluronic acid sold annually in China increased from 135 tons to 315 tons, with an average annual growth of 26%.
Japan is likely to have the fastest-growing region because the country has one of the large aging population in the world. The regional economy is becoming an R&D-intensive economy, which is the primary driver of market growth in Japan. Factors such as increasing disposable income, influencing median income, and changing consumer habits drive this market.
Over the forecast period, the Indian hyaluronic acid products market is estimated to grow at a CAGR of 8.7%. The increase in disposable income, a high proportion of middle-aged people, increase in the prevalence of bone-related, the constant evolution of healthcare services, and growth in R&D activities would lead to the expansion of the Indian hyaluronic acid market during the forecast period.
KEY MARKET PLAYERS:
Companies playing a pivotal role in the Asia Pacific hyaluronic acid products market profiled in this report are Allergan, Sanofi, Ferring B.V., Zimmer Biomet, Fidia Farmceutici, Salix Pharmaceutical, Anika Therpeutics, Seikagaku Corporation, Hoffmann-LA Roche Ltd, Alcon, Inc., Smith & Nephew plc and F.Merz Asthetics, Inc.
3.3 Epidemology
5.1 Product Type
5.1.2 Single Cycle Injection Products
5.1.3 Three Cycle Injectin Products
5.1.4 Five cycle injection Products
5.1.5 Y-o-Y Growth Analysis, By Product Type
5.1.6 Market Attractiveness Analysis, By Product Type
5.1.7 Market Share Analysis, By Product Type
5.2.2 Osteoarthritis
5.2.3 Ophthalmic
5.2.4 Dermal Filler
5.2.5 Vesicoureteral Reflux
5.2.5 Y-o-Y Growth Analysis, By Application
5.2.6 Market Attractiveness Analysis, By Application
5.2.7 Market Share Analysis, By Application
5.3 End User
5.3.2 Hospitals
5.3.3 Home
5.3.4 Clinics
6.1.3.2 By Product Type
6.1.3.3 By Application
8.1 Zimmer Biomet
8.2 StemCells
8.3 Allergan
8.4 Sanofi
8.5 Ferring B.V
8.6 Fidia Farmceutici
8.7 Salix Pharmaceutical
8.8 Anika Therpeutics
8.9 Seikagaku Corporation
8.10 Hoffmann-LA Roche Ltd
8.11 Smith & nephew plc.
8.12 F.Merz Asthetics, inc
8.13 Alcon
9.3 Agreements, collaborations and Joint Ventures
Segment-level analysis in terms of Product Type, by Application along with market size forecasts and estimations to detect key areas of industry growth in detail
Identification of key drivers, restraints, opportunities, and challenges (DROC) in the market and their impact on shifting market dynamics
Study the micro environment factors that determine the overall profitability of an Industry, using Porter's five forces analysis for analysing the level of competition and business strategy development
Asia Pacific Hyaluronic Acid Products Market, By Product Type, From 2021 to 2026 (USD Million)
Asia Pacific Single cycle injection products Market, By Region, From 2021 to 2026 (USD Million)
Asia Pacific Three cycle injection products Market, By Region, From 2021 to 2026 (USD Million)
Asia Pacific Five cycle injection produtcs Market, By Region, From 2021 to 2026 (USD Million)
Asia Pacific Hyaluronic Acid Products Market, By Application, From 2021 to 2026 (USD Million)
Asia Pacific Osteoarthritis Market, By Region, From 2021 to 2026 (USD Million)
Asia Pacific Ophthalmic Market, By Region, From 2021 to 2026 (USD Million)
Asia Pacific Dermal Fillers Market, By Region, From 2021 to 2026 (USD Million)
Asia Pacific Vesicoureteral Reflux Market, By Region, From 2021 to 2026 (USD Million)
Japan Hyaluronic Acid Products Market, By Product Type, From 2021 to 2026 (USD Million)
Japan Hyaluronic Acid Products Market, By Application, From 2021 to 2026 (USD Million)
China Hyaluronic Acid Products Market, By Product Type, From 2021 to 2026 (USD Million)
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Rhododendron vernicosum Franch.
Synonyms: R. adoxum Balf. f. & Forr.; R. lucidum Franch., not Nutt.; R. euanthum Balf. f. & W. W. Sm.; R. rhantum Balf. f. & W. W. Sm.; R. sheltonae Hemsl. & Wils.; R. araliaeforme Balf. f. & Forr.
An evergreen shrub said occasionally to be 15 to 25 ft high in the wild; but considerably less at present in cultivation; young shoots glabrous. Leaves glabrous, oval to oblong-ovate, rounded at the base and abruptly narrowed to a mucro at the apex, 21⁄2 to 5 in. long, about half as much wide; dull green above, rather glaucous beneath; stalk 3⁄4 to 11⁄4 in. long. Flowers not fragrant, opening in May in rather loose trusses of about ten. Calyx small, fleshy, being only an unequal-sided development of the flower-stalk, which is about 1 in. long and glandular. Corolla widely funnel-shaped, 21⁄2 in. wide, pale clear rose, seven-lobed. Stamens fourteen, glabrous. Ovary densely glandular, the style also densely furnished over its whole length with dark red glands. Bot. Mag., tt. 8834, 8904-5. (s. and ss. Fortunei)
Native of Szechwan and Yunnan, where it is widely distributed; discovered by the French missionary Soulié about 1889 west of Kangting (Tatsien-lu); introduced by Wilson in 1904, and also cultivated from seeds sent later by Forrest, Kingdon Ward, Rock, and Yu. It is allied to R. decorum but can always be distinguished from it (and from other members of the Fortunei subseries) by the remarkable red glands on the style.
R. vernicosum is somewhat variable. Four species are sometimes referred to as 'geographical forms' of R. vernicosum and maintain a shadowy existence, though all four were considered as synonymous with R. vernicosum by Dr Cowan. Of these, R. araliaeforme was described from specimens collected by Forrest in Tsarong province, S.E. Tibet, and the plants cultivated under this name were from seeds he sent home from this area in 1919; the plants called R. euanthum and R. rhantum were from seeds collected in the Lichiang range; and R. sheltonae is the name by which the Wilson introduction from W. Szechwan was originally known.
The specific epithet, which means 'varnished', seems very unfitted for a dull-leaved plant like this. But a varnished appearance can be developed by heating the surface of the leaf, which is, probably, what had been done when drying the original specimens on which Franchet based his description.
R. vernicosum is a beautiful and quite hardy species. Some forms do not flower until May and these are the best for frosty gardens. The Award of Merit was given in 1964 to clone 'Loch Eck', when exhibited from the Younger Botanic Garden, Benmore, Argyll, on April 14. The clone 'Sidlaw' received a Preliminary Commendation when shown by E. H. M. and P. A. Cox on May 19, 1969.
'Rhododendron vernicosum' from the website Trees and Shrubs Online (treesandshrubsonline.org/articles/rhododendron/rhododendron-vernicosum/). Accessed 2021-01-19.
Subsect. Fortunea
Rhododendron adoxum Balf. f. & Forr.
Rhododendron lucidum Franch., not Nutt.
Rhododendron euanthum Balf. f. & W. W. Sm.
Rhododendron rhantum Balf. f. & W. W. Sm.
Rhododendron sheltonae Hemsl. & Wils.
Rhododendron araliaeforme Balf. f. & Forr.
(pl. calyces) Outer whorl of the perianth. Composed of several sepals.
The inner whorl of the perianth. Composed of free or united petals often showy.
Lowest part of the carpel containing the ovules; later developing into the fruit.
Traditional English name for the formerly independent state known to its people as Bod now the Tibet (Xizang) Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China. The name Xizang is used in lists of Chinese provinces.
(pl. apices) Tip. apical At the apex.
Organism arising via vegetative or asexual reproduction.
mucro
Short straight point. mucronate Bearing a mucro.
Male reproductive organ of flower. Usually composed of an anther and a filament.
Generally an elongated structure arising from the ovary bearing the stigma at its tip.
Shrub or tree, 1.3-8 m. Leaves 7-10 x 2.7-5 cm, elliptic to ovate- or obovate-elliptic, base rounded, lower surface with persistent punctulate hair bases, otherwise glabrous when mature. Flowers 6-10 to a truss; calyx c.2 mm; corolla 6-7-lobed, pale rose to pinkish purple, with crimson flecks, broadly funnel-campanulate, nectar pouches lacking, 35-50 mm; stamens c.14, filaments glabrous; ovary and style covered with red stalked glands. Flowering May. Royal Horticultural Society (1997)
Distribution China N Yunnan, SW Sichuan, Guizhou
Awards AM 1964 (Younger Botanic Garden, Benmore, Argyll) to a clone 'Loch Eck'; flowers pure white. AM 1976 (Lord Aberconway and National Trust, Bodnant) to a clone 'Spring Sonnet', from Rock 11408 (USDA 59625); flowers white, flushed red-purple, spotted.
Taxonomic note This species can be confused with R. decorum but may be distinguished by the glabrous stamen filaments and usually by the red stylar glands and broader leaves. R. vernicosum usually occurs at higher altitudes than R. decorum and is more hardy than many forms of the latter species. Royal Horticultural Society (1997)


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HomeEU politicsHeiner Flassbeck – Final countdown: Change the EU now – or never
Heiner Flassbeck – Final countdown: Change the EU now – or never
July 2, 2018 Mathew D. Rose EU politics, EU-Institutions, Inequality, Regulation 0
It must finally be understood that the EU Treaties are completely unsuitable for the functioning of monetary union. Since the Dublin Agreement on immigration is also obsolete, a final attempt should be made to adapt the treaties to reality.
Heiner Flassbeck is an economist, as well as publisher and editor of "Makroskop" and "flassbeck economics international"
Originally posted in German at Makroskop
Translated and edited by BRAVE NEW EUROPE
French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire gave the Financial Times an interview in which he stated clearly that, given the gap in competitiveness between Germany and the other European Monetary Union (EMU) nations, it is "impossible to continue" and that for France the introduction of the euro zone budget is "non-negotiable". He also stressed that France regards the agreement with the Chancellor in Meseberg as a "breakthrough" and strongly criticises those countries that are already opposing it.
That is far stronger message than what has been issued by France in the past. It almost seems as if Macron and his government, after initial criticism of Italy, have understood that Italy, with its opposition to fiscal orthodoxy, is an important coalition partner in the poker that is on the agenda in Europe these days. This could lead to the final countdown, showing whether the EU and EMU are at all capable of correcting the mistakes made in the past.
Contracts must (can) be changed
If there is one sentence that aptly describes the critical situation in Europe, it is the refrain that we hear over and over again: European treaties can never be changed, because we can never again reach a consensus among all states. But if that is the case, then Europe is dead anyway, because laws that cannot be adapted to new circumstances are an unbearable straitjacket in the long run.
In addition: In Germany, a host of constitutional lawyers are once again warming up, who – spurred on by almost the entire German economist orthodoxy and financed by rich nationalists – have nothing else in mind but, with the help of the Federal Constitutional Court, to exclude any joint liability for individual countries, even in a crisis. At some point in time, the Federal Constitutional Court will bow to this onslaught and force German politicians to implement the absurd European rules point by point. The European economic crisis triggered by this dramatic constitutional crisis in Germany is hardly imaginable.
To put it bluntly, the legal situation, as it currently stands, is completely absurd. The European Central Bank (ECB) for example, is already violating the EU treaties in order to adopt a sensible economic approach. If it had adhered to these treaties, the EMU would probably already have collapsed. Although this was the obvious policy, the response from Germany´s political parties has been hostile, branding the ECB as a lawbreaker. Many countries openly violate the Stability and Growth Pact (including, of course, Germany with its exorbitant current account surplus) without any consequences. This has been due to the pragmatism of the Commission in recent years, but it is not a sustainable situation in the long term.
Five central points
There is no way around the mammoth task called "fundamental treaty change" if Europe is to survive. For the sake of simplicity, here are the five crucial points, which must definitely be adapted to reality as soon as one dares to completely overhaul the treaties:
The conviction underlying the Maastricht Treaty that it is possible to guarantee a uniform rate of inflation simply by setting up an independent central bank with a clear technocratic mandate is wrong. The theory behind this idea, monetarism, is now rejected by practically all the world's central banks as the basis for their actions. It has had to give way to a pragmatic policy of economic management that no longer relies on a purely technocratic approach to monetary policy.
2: Since there can be no uniform control of inflation via European monetary policy, the EMU needs a coordination of national wage policies in order to be able to function at all. As the link between unit labour costs and inflation is extraordinarily close, all member states must undertake to set out in wage guidelines that the nominal wages negotiated at national level will increase each year at about the same rate as national productivity plus the European target inflation rate.
All the rules governing fiscal policy are obsolete and must be adapted to the findings of sound economic theory. This applies both to the Maastricht Treaty itself and to the subsequent rules in the so-called Growth and Stability Pact. The view underpinning these treaties, that government deficits are relevant for the development of inflation and for the "economic stability" of the member states, is incorrect. Government deficits must always be assessed in the overall context of the financial balances of all important sectors (government, enterprises, private households and foreign). If it is to be imposed on the EMU member states to keep public debt within certain limits, it must also be determined by which means and rigour the states then force companies back into the indispensable role of the debtor for the economy.
The no-bailout clause for states already enshrined in the Maastricht Treaty and the explicit ban on the ECB supporting individuals states financially have proven to be completely impracticable and even dangerous. Instead, it must be stipulated that states may support other states in special circumstances. But it is even more important to make it clear in a new treaty that the ECB is the central bank of each individual member state and must therefore act as lender of last resort for all of these. This means that the ECB must ensure that financing conditions for companies and governments throughout the euro zone are at a uniform level, irrespective of the country, by intervening in the capital market.
The Dublin Refugee Agreement is obsolete and needs to be completely revised. As the new Italian government rightly points out, Europe cannot systematically impose responsibility for the reception of refugees and other humanitarian measures on countries that happen to be on the southern border of the EU. Quotas (depending on the population) must therefore be set for the reception of those whose applications for asylum are likely to succeed. If certain countries do not participate, they must be excluded from all EU funding measures immediately and in the future. In addition, the EU must ensure that every person arriving receives adequate basic financial resources, which are in a certain proportion to the social security of the host country. For all EU countries, half of the median income per employee is considered and enforced as adequate social security.
You can see how incredibly ambitious the attempt to create a realistic economic policy perspective for Europe is. Of course, it is not so much the ambition of this attempt itself, but jettisoning the neo-liberal status quo that makes one doubt that something like this could even be enforced to some extent. However, because European and especially German politicians are acting extremely unreasonably, one can no longer imagine a long-term future for the EU, even with Europe´s best will.
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Colin Hines – '#No Brexit Jeremy Corbyn': saving the UK economy and getting Labour elected
February 14, 2018 Mathew D. Rose Austerity, EU politics, EU-Institutions, Finance, Inequality, Inequality, National Politics, Neo-Liberalism in the EU 2
A different Remain. Colin Hines is one of the few trying to promote remain, while correcting the failed policies that resulted in Brexit. The question is if the Tories and the EU are seeking an […]
Marshall Auerback: Coronavirus Reveals the Cracks in Globalisation
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We are continuing our series of analyses concerning the R Coronavirus and its social and economic effects. The virus has starkly exposed the dangers of offshoring all production; we have a whole series of shortages […]
Dean Baker – A Two-Year Shortage of Semi-Conductors Is Not a Supply Chain Problem
April 23, 2021 Mathew D. Rose Economics, Finance 0
While stock prices keep soaring the real economy seems to go from one mishap to the other Dean Baker is a Senior Economist at the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) Cross-posted from the […]


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Carey vs. Mepham a matchup of undefeateds in Nassau II
Carey QB Dominic Rutigliano passes against Elmont on Sept. 16, 2017. Credit: Patrick E. McCarthy
By Bob Herzog bob.herzog@newsday.com @zogsport7 Updated September 26, 2017 7:00 PM
Two undefeated teams, two prolific quarterbacks. In this case, two plus two equals one — as in one potentially dynamite duel between Carey and Mepham in Nassau II that headlines an odd week. Most games are scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday because of this weekend's Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur.
Carey (3-0) is led by Dominic Rutigliano, a pocket-style passer who has completed 53 of 90 for 626 yards and eight touchdowns. "We've been blessed with great players at that position over the years and we thought Dom had the characteristics to keep that going," Seahawks coach Mike Stanley said. "It's a major responsibility and he's living up to that. He's got our offense clicking and our receivers are finishing off plays. He's making some big-time throws."
So is Michael Proios, who has Mepham off to a 3-0 start. He has completed 46 of 74 passes for 630 yards and seven TDs, and also run for another 100 yards and three scores.
"He's got good chemistry with our outside guys," Pirates coach Anthony Cracco said. "He's good on the rollout and he's a threat to run or throw when he gets outside the pocket."
Both teams average more than 30 points a game and put on an exciting show last year, when Carey survived, 36-33, in Week 6. <"Whenever we get a chance to play the upper-echelon teams, it's a really good test to see where you're at," Cracco said. "Last year's game came down to the final drive. Our kids have looked forward to this one for a long time."
SUFFOLK I
Connetquot (2-1) at Lindenhurst (3-0)
Wednesday, 6 p.m.
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The Bulldogs' high-powered offense is guided by super-efficient Nick Anzalone (43-for-55, for 641 yards and eight TDs). A prime target is wide receiver Jeremy Ruckert, also a force at linebacker. The Thunderbirds have a big-play quarterback of their own in Dylan McDermott (51-for-74, 650 yards, five TDs). G.Q. Grippo leads Suffolk with 20 receptions.
SUFFOLK II
North Babylon (3-0) at West Islip (3-0)
Thursday, 3 p.m.
Both longtime rivals emphasize the running game. North Babylon's David Estrella has carried 76 times for 566 yards and eight TDs, while the Lions' Mike LaDonna has 395 yards on 64 carries with five TDs. West Islip won last year's game, 24-21.
SUFFOLK IV
Miller Place (3-0) at Babylon (3-0)
Thursday, 4:30 p.m.
It's a showdown of Panthers. Miller Place rolls with dual-threat quarterback Anthony Seymour (319 yards rushing, 380 yards passing). Babylon, which won last year's meeting, 29-25, needed a second-half boost from backup QB Justin Vega (two rushing TDs) to rally past Port Jefferson last week. Wide receiver/defensive back Gejuan Booker is a playmaker.
NASSAU I
Hempstead (2-1) at Massapequa (2-1)
Massapequa won a 35-34 thriller last year, and Hempstead missed the playoffs by one game. The Tigers hope to reverse their fortunes behind running backs Tylique Walker and Dawshawn Meadors. The Chiefs feature big-play receivers Owen Glascoe and Garrett Gibbons. Glascoe recovered two fumbles and had an interception in last week's win over Freeport.
NASSAU III
Roosevelt (2-1) at Wantagh (3-0)
Defending Long Island champion Wantagh handed the Rough Riders their only two losses last season, 28-0 and 15-0 in the county final. Roosevelt's best chance to reach the end zone is its latest star running back, Kevon Hall (505 yards, six TDs). The Warriors remain stingy on defense, allowing seven points per game, and can pound with running backs Timmy Rohan and Gavin Casey.
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Bob Herzog has worked in the Newsday sports department as a writer and editor since 1976. He covers high school and college sports.
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Silent Voices
September 2, 2014 By Judith Favor
But this is not the story of a life.
It is the story of lives, knit together,
overlapping in succession, rising
again from grave after grave.
Wendell Berry, from "Rising"
From the start, the stories of Leo James Wright and Cordelia Davis Wright were never solely their own, but continuations of lives that began long before they were born. And how did I come to discover what happened to my grandparents in events preceding my birth? Where does such information come from?
A curious child, I learned to listen between the lines when the Grans spoke, guessing at what they were trying to hide. I watched the way they looked at each other, held my breath during false starts and sudden silences. I waited patiently for bits of truth, sensing emotional codes hidden beneath the social ones, wondering what was beyond regret. I tried to imagine a family where it was safe to ask questions and to tell secrets of the heart, but that was not the world in which I grew up. Leo and Cordelia maintained order through silence. As a young adult I wished I could be part of a less frustrating family, one with fewer conflicts and hurts, maybe one that knew how to have fun. Over the decades I've come to realize that most of us cannot go out and form the kind of family we think is ideal. I have had to accept being part of a long chain of wary ancestors. No amount of wishful thinking can change that. Now that I am growing old, I have also grown more curious about genealogy and genetics, more interested in the forces of history, economics and DNA that shaped my forbears. I see this happening all over America, people my age getting interested in family history. You've got to start where you are, with the ancestors you've been given. So I asked the Grans for their stories. Leo and Cordelia obliged, offering their lives in bits and pieces, hints and glances.
Silent in life, the Grans now rest in eternal stillness, but in these pages they do not stay dead. As far as Ancestry.com is concerned, the lives of Leo and Cordelia Wright are a closed book, but I brought them back from the grave by "hearing them into speech" and composing their stories from a combination of intuition and imagination. Family memoir, like fiction, requires the reader to act as if things really happened this way and each act of reading SILENT VOICES brings Leo and Cordelia Wright back to life. Essayist James Wood terms it "an allowable resurrection" in his New Yorker reflection titled "WHY?" He insists that it's never too late to listen for untold family stories and to put them on record even if the writer wasn't there when they happened. I would add that it's never too late for compassion, either. If a grandchild can offer any gift to her ancestors, let it be an allowable resurrection.
WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT SILENT VOICES
"Silent voices" is a fresh idea, a truth-filled story (almost a long parable) inviting us to really listen to our own families. Judith Wright Favor made the characters real and the times familiar, reawakening details of food, décor and events with my own grandparents. Not only did I enjoy accompanying her grandparents through their lives, I made mental notes of what I might say if ever I set out on the same journey. In the family tree, the seven sections, the reminder that the sheriff is fictional, the influence of dogs and birds, this book modeled a way to write about my own grandparents.
Nan Cooney, Grandmother / Author
I enjoyed Silent Voices because I can envision the people while reading it. I love that about Judith's writing. I was glad to know more of the story about how her great grandmother ended up in the poor house, the difficult decision her grandfather had to make, how he and her grandmother had to live with that decision, and how it affected their lives. I really look forward to reading more books by this author.
Deb Noll, Pastry Chef
Reading Silent Voices brought to mind my patrician paternal grandparents behind their polished masks, and my maternal grandmother deserted by her philandering husband and left penniless with four young daughters. Here Judith Wright Favor has dared to inhabit her own grandparents and those with whom their lives intersected, vividly describing and giving voice to the loves and losses that impacted their lives. Silent Voices is part memoir, part meditation and part masterful story; I think the author has invented a new genre!
John Denham, Pastoral Counselor, Retired
I was drawn into this story from the beginning. Having previously read The Edgefielders, the thread that kept drawing me along in Silent Voices was the author's unspoken hope for her grandparents. Near the end Cordelia asks herself "How long does hope live?" then responds "For an eternity." The Wrights remind me of my grandparents and leads me to reflect on what may be hidden in the crevices of my own family story.
Joan Stock, Spiritual Director
Do you think about your relatives and wonder what experiences shaped them and contributed to their particular personality characteristics? In this engaging story Judith Wright Favor has found a way to understand and develop compassion for her kin. Drawing upon memory, imagination and intuition she gives Leo and Cordelia Wright new life through poignant vignettes in this highly readable memoir.
Judy Leshefka, Meditation Instructor / Psychotherapist
Silent Voices gives a glimpse of the lives of a man and a woman, from their difficult early days, to their coming together in the bloom of young adulthood, to raising their family. The reader is linked to Leo and Cordelia amidst the story of our nation, Depression, WWII and Hiroshima. It is a captivating read.
Peggy Deal Redman, Professor of Education, Emerita
I saw this as a story of redemption, was very caught up in it and read the book in one sitting. I appreciated the author's desire to speak to the silences and secrets of our lives. Silent Voices is imbued with the person Judith has become, including her spirituality and her understanding of what people do to make meaning from difficult circumstances.
Lynn Rhodes, Seminary Educator
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According to the World Health Organization (WHO), India has six of the world's top ten most polluted cities. Delhi, the national capital, stands at the top of the list. According to a Greenpeace report released last year, air pollution kills 1.2 million people in India every year. As a result of the bad air quality, all institutions, corporations, social pressure organisations, and the concerned government are working tirelessly to improve air quality across the country.
Since India is experiencing a climate emergency, the Supreme Court of India ordered Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and the Delhi government to develop a strategy to erect smog towers to combat air pollution in 2019. Smog towers are enormous buildings that purify the air at a massive scale. They are frequently equipped with many layers of air filters that purify the air as it travels through them of impurities. As part of a pilot project, the Supreme Court ordered two towers to be built by April 2020. The first of these towers is located in Connaught Place (CP), and the second tower, built at AnandVihar in east Delhi with CPCB as the nodal agency.
STEPS TAKEN TO TACKLE THR PROBLEM OF POLLUTION IN DELHI
Subsidy to farmers for purchasing the Turbo Happy Seeder (THS), a tractor-mounted machine that chops and uproots stubble to decrease stubble burning.
To reduce traffic pollution, BS-VI vehicles will be introduced, as well as a push for electric vehicles (EVs), Odd-Even as an emergency solution, and the development of the Eastern and Western Peripheral Expressways.
The Graded Response Action Plan is being implemented (GRAP). It's a series of restrictions that go into effect in stages when the air quality deteriorates, as it usually does in October and November.
NEED OF SMOG TOWER IN INDIA
Since 2009, the concentration of PM-10 in Delhi has increased from 258 percent to 335 percent, according to a report by the CPCB. PM-2.5, on the other hand, is the most common pollutant in Delhi and its environs. PM-2.5 refers to fine particles that penetrate deep into the body and fuel inflammation in the lungs and respiratory tract, increasing the risk of cardiovascular and respiratory problems as well as a weakened immune system.
According to research by a Swiss organisation (published in March 2021), rated cities based on their air quality measured in terms of ultrafine particulate matter levels, Delhi was the most polluted capital city in the world in 2020 for the third year in a row (PM-2.5).
CHALLENGES FACED BY SMOG TOWER
It may provide immediate respite from air pollution in a small region, but it is a pricey short-term remedy with little scientific evidence to support its long-term efficacy.
Only up to 1 km from the tower, the tower could have an impact on air quality.
However, IIT-Bombay and IIT-Delhi will examine the real impact in a two-year pilot project that will also identify how the tower performs under various weather conditions and how PM-2.5 levels alter with air flow.
WORKING PROCEDURE OF TOWER
It employs a 'downdraft air cleaning system,' in which dirty air is drawn in from a height of 24 metres and filtered air is released at the bottom of the tower, around 10 metres above the ground.
It differs from the Chinese system, which employs an 'updraft' mechanism in which air is pulled in from near the ground and driven upwards by heating and convection. At the top of the tower, filtered air is released.
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Nina Childress (nascuda Christine Childress, 1961) és una artista visual franco-americana, que actualment viu a París, França.

Vida i treball
Nascuda a Pasadena, Califòrnia, Estats Units, va estudiar a París a l'Escola Nacional Superior de Arts Decoratives (ENSAD). A finals dels anys setanta, va participar activament en el moviment punk francès amb el seu grup, Lucrate Milk. Va començar a pintar al mateix temps i, del 1985 al 1989, es va unir al col·lectiu d'artistes de carrer Les Frères Ripoulin.

La seva obra s'ha mostrat internacionalment en museus, centres d'art i galeries. El 2012, el Museum d'art moderne et contemporain (Ginebra) va realitzar una important exposició de les seves pintures. El 2013, el Palais de Tokyo li va encarregar la Green curtain : una gran instal·lació in situ per a l'entrada del museu.

Childress ensenya pintura a l' École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts des del 2019. Anteriorment donat classes a l'École nationale supérieure d'art (ENSA) de Nancy, França.

Selecció d'exposicions individuals
 Savons, Galerie Jennifer Flay, París, 1993
 Nina Childress, Galerie Philippe Rizzo, París, 1996
 Blurriness, Galerie Éric Dupont, París, 2001
 Mes longs cheveux…, Galerie Artra, Gènova (Itàlia), 2004
 Nina Childress, Galerie Bernard Jordan, París, 2007
 Taules / Bilder, Galerie Bernard Jordan, Zuric, 2009
 La haine de la peinture, Fonds régional d'art contemporain (FRAC), Llemotges, 2009
 Détail et destin, MAMCO, Ginebra, 2009
 Die Grüne Kammer, Galerie Heinz-Martin Weigand, Karlsruhe, 2010
 L'enterrement, Galerie Bernard Jordan, París, 2011
 L'effet Sissi, Museum d'art moderne et contemporain, Ginebra, 2012
 Umriss, Galerie Bernard Jordan, Zuric, 2012
 Der Grüne Vorhang, Galeria Heinz Martin, Berlín, 2013
 Les nudistes, Galerie Bernard Jordan, París, 2014
 Jazy, Hedy et Sissi, La Halle aux Bouchers, Vienne, 2014
 Magenta, Centre Régional d'Art Contemporain, Sète, 2015
 Peindre et acheter, Le Parvis, Tarbes, 2016
 Le requiem du string, Le Carré, Château Gontier, 2016
 Elle aurait dû rester au lit, Galerie Bernard Jordan, París, 2016
 Le hibou aussi trouve ses petits jolis, Musée Paul Dupuy pour le Printemps de Septembre, Toulouse, 2018
 Lobody Noves Me, Fondation d'entreprise Ricard, París

Referències

Enllaços externs
 Web de Nina Childress
 Obres de Nina Childress a la galeria Heinz Martin, Berlín
 Obres de Nina Childress a la galeria Bernard Jordan Zurich (de)

Pintors francesos del segle XX
Artistes francesos
Persones de Pasadena (Califòrnia)
Pintors estatunidencs
Artistes californians
Alumnes de l'École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs

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Abu Ghraib>
Though too late now, it was always a good idea. (Photo: alpha_bunny/ flickr/cc)
Dick Cheney's Foggy Memory on Bush's Plausible Deniability for Torture
One of just three issues this Playboy interview [marginally SFW] with Dick Cheney pressed him on (the other two being whether Bush misjudged Putin and whether Cheney's father loved him) was whether President Bush had been briefed on the torture program.
James Rosen starts by asking whether Bush was briefed on the actual methods.
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You have become publicly identified with the so-called enhanced interrogation techniques that CIA officers used when questioning suspected terrorists. Your critics call those techniques torture. To your knowledge, was President Bush briefed about the actual methods that were to be employed?
I believe he was.
It would have been useful had Rosen actually read the SSCI Torture Report, because even that explains that Bush was briefed -- in 2006. "[T]he president expressed concern," the report noted, "about the 'image of a detainee, chained to the ceiling, clothed in a diaper, and forced to go to the bathroom on himself."
Rosen then presents the disagreement between John Rizzo and George Tenet, who have said Bush wasn't briefed, and the President himself. Cheney responds by describing a specific, undated briefing in Condi's office.
We ask because in Decision Points, the former president's 2010 memoir, he recalls having been briefed on the EITs. Yet former CIA general counsel John Rizzo, in his 2014 memoir, Company Man, disputes that and says that he contacted former CIA director George Tenet about it, after reading the president's book, and that Tenet backs him up in the belief that Bush was not briefed.
No, I'm certain Bush was briefed. I also recall a session where the entire National Security Council was briefed. The meeting took place in Condi Rice's office--I don't think Colin Powell was there, but I think he was briefed separately--where we went down through the specific techniques that were being authorized.
Rather than pointing out that Cheney doesn't even say Bush was at that briefing in Condi's office (or asking for a date, which I suspect is the real secret both Bush and the CIA are trying to keep), Rosen simply asks why Cheney is certain. He then raises James Risen's account of Bush being given plausible deniability, which Cheney quickly turns into an assessment of whether Risen has credibility rather than providing more details on when and how Bush was briefed.
Why do you say you're certain Bush was briefed?
Well, partly because he said he was. I don't have any doubt about that. I mean, he was included in the process. I mean, that's not the kind of thing that we would have done without his approval.
To that point, New York Times reporter James Risen wrote in State of War: The Secret History of the CIA and the Bush Administration, published in 2006, "Cheney made certain to protect the president from personal involvement in the internal debates on the handling of prisoners. It is not clear whether Tenet was told by Cheney or other White House officials not to brief Bush or whether he made that decision on his own. Cheney and senior White House officials knew that Bush was purposely not being briefed. It appears that there was a secret agreement among very senior administration officials to insulate Bush and to give him deniability."
I don't have much confidence in Risen.
That's not the question. Is what he alleges here true or false?
That we tried to have deniability for the president?
I can't think of a time when we ever operated that way. We just didn't. The president needed to know what we were doing and sign off on the thing. It's like the terrorist surveillance program. You know, one of the main things I did there was to take Tenet and National Security Agency director Michael Hayden in hand and get the president's approval for what we were doing, and there's a classic example why I don't believe something like this. The president wanted personal knowledge of what was going on, and he wanted to personally sign off on the program every 30 to 45 days. To suggest that somehow we ran a system that protected the president from knowledge about the enhanced interrogation techniques, I just--I don't think it's true. I don't believe it.
I find Cheney's invocation of the dragnet really, really interesting. After all, even according to Bush's memoir, he didn't know key details about the dragnet. Cheney told him it was going to expire on March 10 that day. Moreover, when Jim Comey briefed him the following day, he learned of problems that Cheney and others had kept from Bush.
Thus, Cheney's invocation of the dragnet is actually a documented example of Bush not being adequately briefed.
Plus, it's interesting given the timing. If I had to guess at this point, I would say that Bush was likely briefed on details of torture in 2004, in the wake of the Abu Ghraib scandal, not 2006. Indeed, that may explain the 7 week delay between the time Tenet asked for reaffirmation of torture approval and when it actually got fully approved -- not to mention Tenet's still inadequately explained resignation (in Tenet's memoir, he says it was because of the "Slam Dunk" comment attributed to him in Bob Woodward's book many weeks earlier).
Which brings us back to Cheney invoking a vaguely remembered briefing, this one in the Oval Office.
But can you say as a fact "I know that's not true," rather than having to surmise?
I can remember sitting in the Oval Office with deputy national security advisor Stephen Hadley and others--I think others were in there--where we talked about the techniques. And one of the things that was emphasized was the fact that the techniques were drawn from that set of practices we used in training our own people. I mean, we were not trying to hide it from the president. With all due respect, I just don't give any credence to what Risen says there.
Cheney's got nothing -- or at least nothing he's willing to share. And certainly nothing to document Bush being briefed before torture started.
Which is, again, what I suspect to be the issue: Bush was briefed, maybe even before the 2006 briefing the Torture Report documents. But not before the bulk of the torture happened.
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Marcy Wheeler is a journalist who writes the blog Emptywheel. She publishes at various outlets including the Guardian, Salon and the Progressive. Wheeler won the 2009 the Hillman Award for blog journalism.
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