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"Salas de Masaje" served as a front for offering sexual services
Apparently, the women received ¢20,000 for each sexual service, of which ¢10,000 were for the alleged pimp
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QCOSTARICA – A massage parlor located in the Catedral district, in downtown San José, served as a front for the offering of sexual services, reported the Organismo de Investigación Judicial (OIJ), following a raid Thursday afternoon.
A 23-year-old Colombian surnamed Torijano was arrested by OIJ as a suspect in the crime of pimping. Photo OIJ
The owner of the massage parlor, a 23-year-old man with the surname Torijano, was arrested for alleged pimping (proxenetismo in Spanish) after a search of the premises
"The investigation began approximately three months ago, after receiving reports that a house, which supposedly operated a massage parlor, was used to offer sexual services, of which part of the profits went to the owner of the property," the OIJ said through its press office.
"In the investigation carried out, it was determined that from 9 am and, until 8 pm, a large number of "clients" entered the property, some staying for hours.
"The women, apparently, provided sexual services charging an amount of ¢20,000, of which they had to give half to the owner of the house, who is the Colombian who was finally arrested and passed with a report from the Public Ministry," said the Judicial Police.
During the raid of the premises, three women, aged between 18 and 25 years, were found in the massage parlor, two of them were Costa Rican and one Nicaraguan, the OIJ said.
As it is common in these cases, the women offering sexual services are victims.
Prostitution, of persons of either sex, in Costa Rica is not a criminal offense. Nor is it to purchase sexual favors as long as there are no minors (under the age of 18) involved.
However, proxenetismo is a criminal offense punishable with a prison sentence of three to six years and four to ten years, if involving minors.
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The Hudson Opera House features live performances that include musical artists and theatrical productions. Past musical artists include the Paul Carlon Octet, and theatrical productions include "Hudson Air." The Hudson Opera House also has book readings and lectures. Workshops are offered including life drawings and portrait painting. Art exhibits are on display, and they change frequently. The Hudson Opera House has children's activities such as creative writing classes. Hudson Opera House 327 Warren St. Hudson, NY 12534 hudsonoperahouse.org
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Hudson Cruises have two cruise boats: Lil Spirit and Hudson Spirit. The Lil Spirit is for small tours, and Hudson Spirit is reserved for groups of approximately 40. Both boats are used for sightseeing tours such as the Lighthouse Tours. You can also charter either of these boats for special occasions such as reunions and weddings. Catering for lunches and dinners can be arranged, and there is an open bar. Hudson Cruises, Inc. P. O. Box 72 Hudson, NY 12534 518-822-1014 hudsoncruises.com
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Your skin is aging every second of every day. Over many years, your skin begins to give in to the pressures placed on it by time and gravity. As your skin begins to loosen, it starts to wrinkle and even sag in some cases. Left untreated, this problem will just continue to get worse over time. Thankfully, Ultherapy® exists, and it could work for you.
As you continue into old age, your skin will not only wrinkle, but it will also have a tendency to get thinner and far less elastic, too. This is why it is a good idea to start taking care of your skin by the time you first start noticing that you are exhibiting fine lines and wrinkles.
The simple reality is that you can age gracefully in these modern times because you live in a time when there exists a vast number of different cosmetic procedures that can improve the way your skin looks, feels and responds to your environment. In fact, you do not have to look far to find that a procedure that is simple like Ultherapy® can provide a significant amount of improvement to the condition of your skin, causing fine lines and mild wrinkling to fade away.
In the past, if you wanted to improve the look of fine lines and wrinkles, you had to get a facelift. These days, many people are flocking to Ultherapy® instead. As cosmetic procedures go, Ultherapy® can rejuvenate your skin while it works to restore your youthful appearance. All we have to do is use an ultrasound device to look beneath the top layers of your skin and identify regions underneath your epidermis where you could use a bit of lift. Then we can concentrate ultrasound energy in that area to provoke your body into a healing process that produces more collagen and elastin proteins that same area beneath your skin.
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There is now a new product available for competitors, professionals or anyone using an MP-5 that needs to speed up the magazine changing process. The product is called the MagShute and is a magazine-well funnel to guide a fresh magazine into the magazine-well. The MagShute requires no permanent modifications to the host firearm and speeds up reloads by as much as 40%. It is CAD/CAM manufactured in lightweight aluminum alloy and is available only in black; the color matching the HK black very well. The new MagShute allows the use of all magazines originally designed for the MP-5 including the 15 and 30-round curved, the 30-round straight and the Beta-C Mag. It attaches to the gun with a single screw which goes through the hole in the sling clip on the side of the MP-5 magazine-well. The MagShute is available only in 9mm at this time and naturally fits the HK-94 and clones as well. For more information contact; De Haes Geert, Dept. SAR, A. Gijsbrechtsstraat 10, B-2580 Beerzel, Belgium. Phone: +32 15 754946. Fax: +32 15 758082. He can also be contacted by e-mail at Geert@dehaes.com.
The enhanced HK416 carbine and rifle system developed by Heckler & Koch Defense is now being delivered to military units and federal law enforcement agencies on a priority basis. It's not yet available to other segments of the law enforcement community. A number of HK416 carbines are reportedly already in the hands of American military forces fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The HK416 is a 5.56mm caliber weapon that uses an HK proprietary operating system originally developed for and used in other Heckler & Koch models such as the G36. Recognized for their reliability and ruggedness, HK G36 rifles and carbines are used by the militaries of Germany, Spain, and Norway as well as the police and security forces of many countries. The HK416 design also offers a proprietary Heckler & Koch free-floating rail system that is removable without tools and allows existing accessories like lights, aiming devices, and hand grips to be easily installed. An HK 40mm side-loading grenade launcher can also be added by the operator without the use of tools. The HK416 features the famous HK cold-hammer forged barrel for an intended bore service life of 20,000+ rounds of firing. An improved bolt and buffer system contributes to added reliability. The HK416 is available in four configurations, including carbine (10 and 14.5 inch barrels) and rifle (16.5 and 20 inch barrels) lengths. Upper receiver kits for the conversion of existing "legacy" weapons are already available and being sold by HK Defense. Heckler & Koch Defense Inc. of Sterling, Virginia supplies the U.S. military and federal law enforcement agencies with technologically advanced firearms, logistical support, training, and specialized design services. For more information, please contact Heckler & Koch Defense, Dept. SAR, 21480 Pacific Boulevard, Sterling, VA 20166. Phone: (703) 450-1900. Fax: (703) 450-8160. Their website is www.hkdefense.com.
To make their traveling customers lives easier, Pelican Products Inc., a leading manufacturer of high-impact, watertight cases, has introduced their TSA-accepted PeliLock. Developed to compliment their extremely tough cases and to be recognized by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), the lock now allows travelers the freedom to lock their Pelican cases and allow TSA inspectors easy access without breaking the lock. Constructed of super-tough hardened stainless steel and brass, the lock features a reset-able combination for easy user code memorization and access. As with all Pelican products, the TSA PeliLock is backed by their Legendary Lifetime Guarantee of Excellence; "You Break It, We Replace It...Forever." For more information contact them at Pelican Products Inc., Dept. SAR, 23215 Early Ave., Torrance, CA 90505. Phone: (310) 326-4700. Fax: (310) 326-3311. Their website is www.pelican.com. Mail to sales@pelican.com.
Hornady Manufacturing has introduced two new kinds of ammunition that should be available by the time that you read this. The first is their new SST Shotgun Slug. The new slug round features their proven SST bullet sabotted in a 12 gauge shotgun round. The new round allows unheard of accuracy and terminal performance to slug users. The super-accurate bullet delivers sub 2-inch groups at 100 yards and the flattest trajectory on the market. The polymer tip of the SST bullet helps it slice through the air, minimizing drop and wind drift. When the bullet strikes the target the tip initiates violent expansion, transferring its energy payload to the target. The new round will have a muzzle velocity of 2,000 fps and muzzle energy of 2,664 ft-lbs. It will be packed 5-rounds to the box. The next new product is a new kind of ammunition for a new kind of fighting. Tactical specialists in the military and law enforcement communities have special needs and rely on specialized weapon platforms that are concealable, lightweight, accurate and lethal. Hornady's new HK 4.6mm ammunition is specially designed to provide the accuracy and lethality needed for today's conflict. The new 4.6mm ammunition is deadly and dependable in the uniquely flexible weapon system (HK MP-7) that provides rifle-like performance in a platform barely larger that a full-sized pistol. The new ammunition will defeat most body armor and has been tested in combat in Afghanistan. With this new 4.6mm round the user will get double the ammo count for the same weight when compared to the 5.56/.223 round. It is extremely accurate out to 200 yards and is hard hitting producing excellent wound characteristics. For more information on these as well as their full line of high performance ammunition, please contact them at Hornady Manufacturing Company, Dept. SAR, 3625 Old Postash Highway, P.O. Box 1848, Grand Island, NE 68803. Phone: (308) 382-1390. Fax: (308) 382-5761. They can be found on the web at www.hornady.com.
Operational Products Supply and Services (OPS²) have just introduced their new line of high quality optic and light mounting rings and rails. The new rings can be had in 7075 T6 Aluminum, 6al4v Titanium with Robar Roguard finish or 4142ht Steel also with Robar Roguard finish. Other features include an integral recoil lug with .204w X .118d dimensions, an integral clamping shaft machined from the same material as the ring and custom made, hardened tool steel cap screws. The clamp rail as well as the jam nut also matches the ring material except for the aluminum ring which uses custom 304 stainless bolts and stainless steel heli-coils which exceed 120 in/lbs. of strength. The rings are machined completely off bore centerline from the same bar stock and are serialized. OPS² is also offering high quality mounting rails for attaching their rings. The rails come in both 4142ht Steel with Robar black oxide finish as well as 6al4V Titanium with the Robar Roguard finish. They are offered for Remington SA and the FN SPR rifles. They are a true 1913 mil spec rail and feature custom wafer head 8-40 stainless steel mounting screws. These new rings and rails have been selected by FNH USA, HK, Unertl and DSA as their OEM mounting systems. OPS² also offers a drop rail which attaches to their rails for the mounting of visible and IR lasers, secondary sights or illumination. Another secondary product from them is their Mini-Dot mount which incorporates a ring for placement of items at any position on the scope tube itself. All of the new products carry a no questions asked, replacement or refund, warranty. For more information, please contact them at Operational Products Supply and Services, Dept. SAR, 1545 RT 37W, Suite 6, Toms River, NJ08755. Phone: (732) 286-9868. Fax: (732) 286-9869. They can be found on the web at www.hkpartsonline.com.


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Vol. XXII, No. 2, Winter 2006
Bad Fiction, Worse Science
By Alan Miller
State of Fear
By Michael Crichton
New York: Harper Collins, 2004, 624 pp.
Michael Crichton has achieved celebrity status as a novelist, film director, and television producer/series creator. Trained as a doctor, Crichton never pursued a medical career but instead successfully combined his interest in science with a talent for storytelling. His novels and other productions frequently begin with some scientific underpinning—dangerous organisms brought to earth by space capsules in The Andromeda Strain; dinosaurs restored to life from fossilized DNA in Jurassic Park. In most of his novels, he envelops this scientific content in the now-classic formula of a modern technothriller: starkly defined heroes and villains; Earth or some large part of it at risk of destruction; and beautiful, intelligent, available women saved from death by even more able and heroic men. Crichton's novels attract many readers who take pleasure in reading understandable explanations of cutting-edge science and technology in the sugarcoating of a mass-market thriller.
In his new novel State of Fear,Crichton retains most of the formula while adding a heavy-handed political message. The scientific content is provided by a running debate on the seriousness of climate change. However, in this case the threat is not from nature or technology run amok, but from a gang of ecoterrorists who attempt to deploy sophisticated technology to simulate natural disasters in an effort to increase media coverage and public fear of the risks of climate change. The ecoterrorists turn out to be in the employ of a national environmental law organization whose leaders are knowingly making fallacious or exaggerated claims about the danger of climate change. Dependent on a "state of fear" to meet the growing financial needs of the organization, the group's morally bankrupt leader resorts to high-tech terrorism. Fortunately, the evil plot is foiled in classic potboiler fashion at the last minute by a noble trio: a former academic turned secret-agent superhero, a wealthy contributor turned skeptic, and a beautiful female associate.
In the course of telling the story, Crichton paints a picture of climate science that is one-sided, error-ridden, and undeserving of notice from experts in the field. But Crichton sees his commentary on climate science as much more than a backdrop to an adventure story. He incorporates graphs and references to scientific articles into his narrative and ends the book with three annexes: an "Author's Message," that lays out his views on environmental policy in general and climate change in particular; an essay titled "Why Politicized Science is Dangerous" that (I am not making this up) compares the history of the eugenics movement and its abuse by the Nazis with the alleged manipulation of climate science; and a 20-page annotated bibliography on environmental science that recommends books and articles that are skeptical about the seriousness of environmental dangers but says nothing about the reports of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the distinguished international body formed to produce consensus reports on climate science.
As numerous reviews have noted, Crichton's perspective can be seen as a counterpoint to last year's movie The Day After Tomorrow, in which rapid climate change imperils much of the United States. Judged purely as entertainment, both the book and the movie achieved modest success. The film generated a few fundraising events for environmental groups, but there was little if any effort to present The Day After Tomorrow as a serious scientific statement. In contrast, Crichton has been treated as if he actually possessed a deep understanding of climate science.
He received respectful attention from the self-styled defender of "unconventional wisdom" John Stossel on national television; was featured as a speaker by the prominent Washington, DC, think tank the American Enterprise Institute; and was invited to testify on climate change science before the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. The committee chairman, Senator Imhofe of Oklahoma, who has stated that global warming is the "greatest hoax ever perpetrated on the American people," called State of Fear required reading for the committee. Although congressional testimony seldom makes national news, the New York Times carried a story on Crichton's testimony.
The author stakes his claim to scientific legitimacy on the basis of extensive reading. In a tellingly pretentious opening to the "Author's Message," he notes that "I have been reading environmental texts for three years, in itself a hazardous undertaking." From this reading he justifies several sweeping pronouncements, beginning with "We know astonishingly little about every aspect of the environment from its past history, to its present state, to how to conserve and protect it." Although that is undoubtedly true about Crichton himself, it is a bit presumptuous for him to speak on behalf of the entire scientific community.
Although Crichton takes great pride in his own erudition, his dissertations on climate change are unimpressive to anyone with even an introductory familiarity with the literature. Two points highlighted with figures and footnotes are indicative. The first is an observation often cited by climate skeptics: average global temperatures fell between 1940 and 1970 despite rising CO2 levels. But climate scientists know that CO2 levels are only one of many factors that influence Earth's climate and that factors such as sulphates and aerosols in the atmosphere that induce cooling can for a time offset the heating caused by increased CO2. Another argument that Crichton must find particularly compelling (because he repeats it so often in the book) is to refer to temperature and sea level measurements at specific places where the local climate is becoming cooler. This would be a relevant argument if global warming meant that the climate would be become warmer everywhere in a consistent pattern (as one character states, "That's why its called global warming."). Of course, when scientists talk of global warming they are referring to mean surface temperature across all of Earth. Some places can become cooler even as global warming advances. (A thorough discussion of the science in State of Fear can be found at www.realclimate.org.)
Not satisfied with "debunking" climate science orthodoxy alone, Crichton inflates his argument to encompass a critique of the alleged biases, ignorance, and manipulation of the public through fear that he claims are endemic to organized environmentalism. He characterizes environmentalists as "ideologues and zealots" who indulge in "the intermixing of science and politics" under the direction of leaders "oddly fixed in the concepts and rhetoric of the 1970s." Almost everything done in the name of the environment was based on questionable or erroneous science: banning DDT was "arguably the greatest tragedy of the twentieth century"; national park management is based on a "history of ignorant, incompetent, and disastrously intrusive intervention"; and banning chlorofluorocarbons harmed Third World people by eliminating cheap refrigerants, which resulted in their food spoiling more often and more of them dying of food poisoning.
In a revealing series of proposals concluding his novel, Crichton proposes several measures to restore honesty and integrity to environmental science and advocacy, including making scientists blind to their funding, creating multiple teams to do competing approaches to major policy-oriented research, prominent labels to indicate when scientific results are based on modeling rather than empirical evidence, and publication of peer reviews with scientific articles to "get the journals out of politics." He also proposes a renewed focus on technology assessment and creation of a new environmental organization based on the concept "study the problem and fix it" that will be unafraid to upset the status quo. Crichton's discussion of these ideas as new and untried is one of many signs that three years of reading were insufficient to turn Crichton into an expert on science policy. He might want to return to the library to study the history of the Office of Technology Assessment (OTA) as a model for the kind of neutral review and reporting function that he so strongly advocates. Perhaps his hubris will be shaken a bit when he learns that many of the members of Congress who are praising his book voted in 1995 to terminate this valuable experiment in attempting to separate science from politics.
Most likely, both State of Fear and The Day After Tomorrow will quickly disappear from public consciousness. However, the use of celebrities to address politically controversial scientific issues is a more lasting and troubling development. The role of celebrities as advocates for social causes is an established practice across the political spectrum. Hollywood stars and professional athletes were part of the entourage of both presidential candidates in 2004. Charlton Heston and Barbara Streisand are both as recognized for their association with political causes as for their movies. Entertainers such as Ronald Reagan and Arnold Schwarzenegger have used their celebrity to launch successful campaigns for public office. Rarely, however, have celebrities sought to use their fame as a platform to express themselves on the scientific aspects of controversial topics. And if they have, the public attention and impact have been negligible. With Michael Crichton, celebrity science has reached a new and disturbing level.
Novelists, filmmakers, and other entertainers are certainly free to incorporate scientific controversies into their work, and when done effectively, this can provide a valuable educational service. However, when celebrities are treated as scientific experts, the effect is to undermine public understanding. The interpretation and communication of complex scientific matters become simply another public relations game, in which celebrity substitutes for expertise.
Alan Miller ([email protected]) is principal environmental officer at the International Finance Corporation in Washington, DC.
Miller, Alan. "Bad Fiction, Worse Science." Issues in Science and Technology 22, no. 2 (Winter 2006).
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A look at different examples of driver error and other causes of vehicle accidents.
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Even with ever-improving technology and a greater emphasis on vehicle safety, the U.S. averages around six million car accidents each year, from fender-benders to head-on collisions. Especially when you're making a car accident injury claim, it helps to have an understanding of the common denominators behind a lot of these crashes, including:
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Driver Error Is the Leading Cause of Crashes
There are two broad categories of causes when it comes to fault for car accidents. The first is driver error, including distraction, driving under the influence, bad decisions, and fatigue. (Note: the second category encompasses everything else, including external causes that might be no one's direct fault, such as a deer crossing the road, or brake failure; we'll cover this second category a little later.)
According to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) studies, driver error is by far the leading cause of car accidents in the U.S.
The most common type of driver error is "distracted driving." In theory, that could mean everything from talking to (or having an argument with) a passenger, to reading roadside billboards. But in reality, by far the most common cause of driver distraction is the use of phones and other devices.
According to the Chicago Tribune, in 2017, one in four drivers used a cell phone right before being involved in a car accident. Sending or reading a text reportedly takes a driver's eyes off the road for a full five seconds.
Why is driver distraction so prevalent? Much of our decision-making while driving is a result of the "Myth of Multitasking," as described in a recent study by the National Safety Council. Medical studies have shown that the human brain is physiologically incapable of performing two important tasks at the same time. Rather, the brain engages in "micro-tasking"—handling only one task at a time, but toggling back and forth between competing tasks.
Because the brain cannot adequately process all incoming information, it elects to process only a part of the information. The result? We fall victim to the assumption that we're dealing with both tasks adequately, when in fact we're not effectively accomplishing either one.
How does this attempt at multitasking affect our driving? As drivers, the likelihood of avoiding hazards depends largely on our ability to first perceive the hazard, and then take appropriate action to avoid it. The margin of error is often mere seconds. If a driver is texting or adjusting the radio, the brain is less likely to perceive road hazards in sufficient time to allow for a safe response. (Learn more about car accidents caused by cell phone use.)
Driving Under the Influence (DUI)
According to statistics compiled by the NHTSA, alcohol is a factor in more than 40% of all automobile fatalities. A driver's decision to consume alcohol and then get behind the wheel of a car results in decreased reaction time, poor vision, and poor decision-making. See a sample demand letter in a car accident case involving DUI.
A fatigued driver represents many of the same dangers as one who is driving under the influence. Not only is a fatigued driver more likely to fall asleep while driving, but fatigue also slows reaction times in response to road hazards. An intoxicated driver or a fatigued driver is much more likely to miss a traffic signal or stop sign, compared with an alert driver. Learn more about car accidents caused by drowsy driving.
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Other driver-based decisions also lead to car accidents. The decision to speed, tailgate, or make a risky pass can result in a crash before the driver has time to correct a bad choice. Poor decision-making also leads to unsafe speeds considering local conditions like weather and visibility.
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Music is not a thing/aspect as such. It has no boundaries. For instance, when you break down the word Sangeeth (music in Hindi), it has three parts - San, Gee and Th. When you take San off Sangeeth, Geeth (song in Hindi) remains, and when you take Th off Sangeeth, you have Sangee (companion in Hindi) left, and when you take Gee off, then you have Santh (saint/tranquil in Hindi) remaining... So you see, Sangeeth essentially means having a companion, having someone alongside you... Music for me is being one's own companion, meeting oneself, being with oneself. And being one's own companion means to meet that voice of consciousness that is present in each and every human being. That voice has no boundaries; it breaks barriers of caste, creed, religion, gender, age, and nationality. Now whether we choose to express that voice softly or loudly or in a tune or in any other way, that really depends on the feeling within the individual expressing it. People, depending on their education and understanding, have given music many labels, they call something Aalaap, they call something Shastriya Sangeeth, they call something a Raag and something else a Taal. Of course there are plenty of ways to express music, but music cannot be bound. To listen to the voice within oneself, and to express that voice, that is music, and each one can express it in the best way known to him. It is this universal voice that joins one human being to another.
So does that mean that anyone can sing?
Yes, absolutely! I think anybody can sing. Music is for everyone, and every single human being is attached to music in a deep way. Our feelings are our inner rhythm, and words are a way for us to express our deepest feelings, and through words we come closer to each other, and share and solve our greatest problems.
Tell us about that first instance when you heard that voice inside yourself?
Oh yes! Music is god; they are not different. God is everywhere, in everyone, in everything.
What is your personal relationship with god? Do you see him as a parent, a friend, a mentor, a beloved, or a Guru?
You see, we cannot really split god into forms or roles like that. He is beyond that. He is far beyond that. Kabir in many of his poems has expressed that god is the one who is present in every particle in nature, in the trees and the ants, in the man and the woman, alike. That is the message of Kabir.
How did you first encounter Kabir?
I met Kabir first when I was in school. We had to learn Kabir's poems as part of our syllabus. At that point, I studied them only to pass my exams. Later on, when I heard a group of people singing Bhajans (devotional songs in Hindi) of Kabir on a tambura, I was quite surprised, because I always thought Kabir was only a poet. That group was not very educated, and could not clarify my question; they told me that they were only singing what they learnt from their forefathers. I was deeply touched by that experience somehow.
You have never met Kabir, but have experienced him. What is he like?
Kabir is a presence. He is present in every soul. We have described Kabir through music and lyrics, but he cannot really be defined. He is beyond form, religion, caste, creed and gender. If we attempt to bind him to one of these, then that is not Kabir... The essence is lost. Kabir is referred to as the Guru (teacher in Hindi) of the Hindus, and the Peer (companion in Hindi) of Muslims. A Peer is someone who tries to help ward off another's sorrows, the one who loses himself but does not allow another to lose, the one who allows himself to be destroyed but does not allow the same for another, the one who becomes sorrowful himself but does not give sorrow to another... And that is Kabir. Kabir is universal. His presence was, is and always will be.
You have sung Kabir in many different parts of the world. How do people in the West relate to him and his teachings?
We usually sing in Hindi and Malwi, and I am not very well-versed with English, but in 2003 when we toured the USA, people told us that they hadn't heard anything like this in decades, and although they did not understand the literal meaning of the lyrics, they were deeply moved by something. So you see, Kabir is something to be felt from within, and is independent of language or lyrics. To feel him, we must go within and meet ourselves. It is my faith and belief that through Kabir's teachings, all the barriers and hatred that now stands between human beings can be dissolved.
What is the one message of Kabir that you would like to spread to the world?


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Home Kinh doanh Reasons behind the $400 million investment in The CrownX of Masan
Reasons behind the $400 million investment in The CrownX of Masan
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The latest $400 million is just the initial capital in the broad plan of Masan Group to develop its tech-enabled retail and consumer system and expand its reach to serve consumers nationwide.
Masan has a vision to develop its tech-enabled retail and consumer system under The CrownX
Most recently, a consortium led by Alibaba Group (Alibaba) and Baring Private Equity Asia (BPEA) has poured $400 million into The CrownX (TCX), which consolidates Masan Group's interests in Masan Consumer Holdings (MCH, owning 85.71 per cent) and VinCommerce (VCM, owning 92.8 per cent).
In the deal, The CrownX has a pre-money valuation of $6.9 billion, equalling $93.5 (VND2.15 million) per share. Masan will own 80.2 per cent of The CrownX while the consortium will own 5.5 per cent.
The $400 million and 5.5 per cent stake is just the tip of the iceberg. The investment is expected to create synergy of potential beyond expectation. Accordingly, the foreign investors have extensive experience in the retail industry with cutting-edge technology while Masan is owning Vietnam's leading consumer goods and retail businesses.
Alibaba is one of the world's largest retailers and e-commerce companies. The group has initiated its global expansion plan 10 years ago with a focus on the regional retail market. Alibaba has made $200 million investment in India, $2 billion investment in Lazada e-commerce site in Southeast Asia, $1.1 billion in Indonesia's Tokopedia, and other investments in various retail companies in both local and foreign markets.
Meanwhile, BPEA has a 24-year history with assets under management of $23 billion. BPEA is one of the largest private alternative investment firms in Asia managing a private equity investment programme. BPEA is a responsible investor that seeks to create value for all stakeholders through a sustainable approach to investing. The firm is experienced in stimulating digital transformation in the Asia-Pacific region.
With regards to Masan, the group has acquired the VinMart convenience store and supermarket chain, which will be renamed to WinMart this year. The restructuring efforts have gradually paid off as it posted positive profit margins in the recent consecutive months.
This is the right time to develop its online presence for its market-leading offline channels. Masan leaders have stated that grocery will be the key industry to accelerate the offline to online (O2O) transition.
Over the past two years, Masan has actively restructured and expanded its industries to improve efficiency. The group has proactively called for capital with a view to develop a tech-enabled consumer ecosystem for Vietnamese consumers.
Masan owns Vietnam's leading consumer goods and retail businesses
Changing the façade of the retail market
Masan's agreement with a new group of strong investors in the field of retail and digital transformation are expected to maximise the strengths of all stakeholders. Masan's mission is to provide better products and services to the 100 million people of Vietnam so that they can pay less for their daily basic needs. The deal is a stepping stone to fulfil this vision.
It is clear that the tie-up with Alibaba will help VCM with 2,500 points-of-sale across the country to extend its reach to 22 million online shoppers on Lazada, which is one of the largest e-commerce platforms in Southeast Asia, including Vietnam. Beside growing sales, both companies can get deeper understanding of customers through the partnership.
Another advantage is that more of Masan's grocery products will be sold on the online marketplace, bringing a variety of choices and saving expenses for consumers as online shopping for grocery is less expensive than traditional ways.
Purchasing grocery goods online is expected to provide a new shopping experience for consumers. Grocery accounts for 50 per cent of Vietnam's retail market and 25 per cent of consumer wallet share and essential daily use, but online penetration is still nascent. E-commerce platforms mainly sell non-essential products with high value and low shopping frequency like electronics products, cosmetics, and fashion items.
In fact, customers are increasingly purchasing grocery products on e-commerce platforms, driven by the COVID-19 pandemic. According to estimates by Bain & Co., Google and Temasek, the proportion of food and grocery products in gross merchandise value has risen from 4 per cent in 2015 to 11 per cent in 2020 and IS predicted to reach 15 per cent by 2025.
More of Masan's grocery products will be sold online
With the support from giants, Masan will go faster in its goal of building online channels to connect directly with each household. The direct connection boasts two advantages. First, it will help households save money by reducing the intermediary stages in shopping for grocery. Second, it will help the company access households' grocery spending data and get an insight into the consumer shopping habit, thereby easily developing new services to meet their needs such as financial and entertainment services. Alibaba has adopted the retail and financial model with great success in its home market.
There is still a lot of room for the retail industry to transform to more modern operations. Masan has many favourable conditions to embrace this trend. The synergy between VCM's existing point of sale, the production capability of the consumer goods industry, and Lazada's leading e-commerce platform is also expected to accelerate the digital transformation of Vietnam's retail industry.
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Marissa Kraxberger, the VP of Creative with Ivanka Trump, was the keynote speaker at this year's Women's Leadership Colloquium.
Brenau Leadership Colloquium Inspires and Motivates Women of All Ages
Received with enthusiastic fervor, Brenau University's second Women's Leadership Colloquium encouraged fellowship and community among its attendees on March 20 at the John S. Burd Center for the Performing Arts. The event packed Hosch Theatre full of alumni, students, faculty, and community leaders for conversations about the unique potential and challenges of women's leadership.
"One thread connecting all the speakers is the passion of what they do and how they connect and share their passion with other women," said Debra Dobkins, dean of the Women's College.
Lyn Harden Orr, Ed Schrader and Kris Orr Brown with a proclamation dedicating the event to Eston Wycliffe Orr.
The colloquium was dedicated to the memory of Eston Wycliffe (Wyc) Orr Sr., a longtime supporter of Brenau and the Gainesville community. His wife, Lyn Harden Orr, and his daughter, Kris Orr Brown, accepted a proclamation marking the dedication of the colloquium in his name.
"The experiences of my grandmothers explained why my mother and father would emphasize women's studies, and would create an endowment for that purpose," said Brown. "Providing positive female role models was important to my dad, and still is to my mom, and Brenau was the perfect school for such an endowment and purpose."
The keynote speaker was Marissa Kraxberger, who has had a diverse career in design, art direction and brand development for high-profile fashion and lifestyle brands including Diane von Furstenberg, Kate Spade New York and Oscar de la Renta. She currently is the creative vice president for Ivanka Trump's growing fashion enterprise and author of her blog "Lady & Prince."
"I feel honored to be here, to be part of a group encouraging and supporting women to pursue their dreams. I am thankful and I hope people will be inspired to pursue what they love," Kraxberger said.
"Marissa's speech was very inspiring. Hearing her journey and struggles in finding herself is a journey we all must go through. It's not easy but it's life," said attendee Nichole Vernon, a mass communications sophomore at Brenau.
The other speakers included Lindsey Nelson, the vice president of sales productivity and talent development for CareerBuilder, who encouraged everyone in the audience to "be the president of You. Every day you have the opportunity to develop yourself."
Carrie Conway, a senior program officer serving the Robert W. Woodruff Foundation, who shared her experiences of taking risks and facing one's fears by "braving the wilderness"; Valerie Simmons-Walston, the dean of students at Brenau University, who emphasized the importance of women helping one another and how her own development of leadership skills shaped her outlook on life; Anna Jacobs, manager of the family-owned business Jacobs Media Corporation, and discussed how we can "learn to be leaders in our own lives."
Tracy Rhodes, a partner in Evans & Rhodes, LLC, who discussed why and where young women should both seek and offer assistance as mentors; and Ashley Lee, who graduated from Brenau in May 2014 and continues to work with her alma mater as an online tutor for the Writing Center.
"As a recent Brenau graduate, I am humbled to be among all these phenomenal women. It's great that we can come together and share our experiences like this. It embodies what defined my college experience," said Lee.
The program made possible in part through the generosity of donors to the Grace/Gaskins Women's Studies Endowment Fund can be heard in its entirety bellow.
Vice President and President of the Brenau Student Government Association M.K. Jabbia and Byronica Banks welcome guests to the Women's Leadership Colloquium.
Kris Orr Brown, an attorney with Orr & Brown, LLP, speaks to the Women's Leadership Colloquium.
Marissa Kraxberger, VP of Creative with Ivanka Trump, was the keynote speaker at this year's Women's Leadership Colloquium.
Brenau's Bethany Green plays the flute during a break in the Women's Leadership Colloquium.
Brenau's Emily Burgess chats with guests during an intermission at the Women's Leadership Colloquium.
Carrie Conway, the senior program officer with the Woodruff Foundation, speaks to this year's Women's Leadership Colloquium.
Jessica Green speaks with Anne Marie Martin during the Women's Leadership Colloquium.
Brenau University President Ed Schrader welcomes guests to the Women's Leadership Colloquium.
A packed crowd snacks in the lobby of the John S. Burd Center for the performing arts during the Women's Leadership Colloquium.


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Roanoke Island, North Carolina by Carol Highsmith.
The Roanoke Colony, also known as the Lost Colony, was the first attempt at founding a permanent English settlement in North America. It was located in Dare County, North Carolina and today is part of the Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, which commemorates the first English attempts at establishing a settlement in North America.
The early English colonization of Roanoke Island was a significant event in the gradual process of English settlement in the New World — a process that began with the English explorations of the western hemisphere in the late 15th and early 16th centuries. The first English efforts to explore the new continent trace back to King Henry VII who encouraged English merchants to explore and enter into foreign trade. He provided financial backing for John Cabot, the Italian who first visited the New World in 1496. On Cabot's second voyage in 1497, he planted the first English flag on the North American mainland in what is now Canada.
The King's granddaughter, Queen Elizabeth I, who came to the throne in 1558, also wanted to explore and exploit the New World, as well as decreasing the Spanish dominance that had already been established there. However, during her reign, England did not have the resources to establish a foothold in the New World, so all English enterprises in the Atlantic were to be financed by private investors who received authorization from the English government to work as privateers. England needed the wealth of the New World to enlarge its boundaries and increase its power and realized that attacking Spanish treasure ships was an ideal way to fight their enemy.
By the 1580s, English privateers were regularly attacking Spanish vessels in an effort to control their expanding empire and in 1584 a major sea war between England and Spain developed and England then sent Sir Francis Drake to raid and plunder Spanish possessions in the West Indies. Many of the early privateers in this open sea war with Spain were gentlemen such as Sir Walter Raleigh, who saw the venture as a patriotic act as well as a way to amass large fortunes and relieve themselves of financial difficulties.
With financial backing from a number of influential shareholders, Sir Humphrey Gilbert, Walter Raleigh, and seven ships sailed from Plymouth, England in November 1578 to establish a colony in Newfoundland. The underlying mission of the expedition was to prey upon Spanish shipping. Storms, however, forced Gilbert to abort the mission and return to England.
In 1583, Gilbert headed another expedition, which ended in disaster when Gilbert was lost at sea. Walter Raleigh, however, did not join the second venture. By this time he had become a favorite of Queen Elizabeth, who forbade him to sail on such a dangerous voyage. As the Queen's favorite, Raleigh received vast estates in Ireland and large holdings in England, as well as the patent on wines and the license to export woolen cloths. Other benefits included the assignment of various government offices. In 1584, a year after Gilbert's death, Queen Elizabeth knighted Raleigh and granted him Gilbert's patent to establish colonies in America.
Raleigh, like Gilbert, aimed to establish a settlement which would serve as a base for English privateering ventures against Spanish ships. However, Raleigh directed his efforts farther to the south, purposely venturing into Spanish interests to find a semi-secluded location close to Spanish shipping routes from the West Indies. On April 27, 1584, Raleigh's first expedition left England for the North American coast, but Raleigh did not accompany the fleet.
Captains Philip Amadas and Arthur Barlowe commanded the two ships and landed on the present-day North Carolina coast approximately 24 miles north of Roanoke Island on July 13, 1584. The expedition made an important contact with local Algonquian Indians living there, including a well-placed member of a ruling family, Granganimeo. After spending several months in the area, the expedition left for England in September 1584. Along with them were two Algonquian men — Manteo of the Croatoan tribe and Wanchese of the Roanoke tribe. The captains, with the help of the two Indians, reported favorably on the Outer Banks area, suggesting that it would be an ideal site for a settlement. With Queen Elizabeth's permission, Sir Walter Raleigh then christened the new land "Virginia" after her, the Virgin Queen.
In 1585, Raleigh appointed Sir Richard Grenville, his cousin, to establish a settlement in North America. Grenville, another well-known privateer, sailed from England in 1585 with seven vessels and approximately 600 men, nearly half of whom were professional soldiers or specialists. Captain Amadas and Navigator, Simon Fernandes, who were with the first expedition, were also the group, as well as Ralph Lane, a fortifications expert; John White, an artist to record the landscape and flora and fauna, Thomas Hariot, a scientist to collect samples; and Joachim Gans, a metallurgist to assess the commercial potential of the land. The two Native Americans, Manteo and Wanchese, also returned to America on this voyage.
The expedition first arrived in Puerto Rico on May 12 where they made repairs, captured two Spanish frigates, and seized a supply of salt from the Spanish. Grenville's expedition landed on the Outer Banks of North Carolina on June 26. After a brief exploration of the Outer Banks and Roanoke Island, and making contact with the local Indians, Grenville departed for England on August 17, 1585, promising to return in April 1586 with more men and fresh supplies. He left Ralph Lane in charge of a colony of 107 men on Roanoke Island.
Since the site was too shallow for a privateering base, Ralph Lane was to use Roanoke as a base to search for a more suitable harbor site. Lane then designed and supervised the construction of a fort at the north end of Roanoke Island. It was completed by September. His men also erected a "science center" on the north end of the island to assess the area's resources and commercial potential. Other improvements included a separate village on the north end of Roanoke Island containing one-and-a-half- and two-story residences with thatched roofs and several other structures. Although some of the soldiers were stationed at the fort, Ralph Lane and several of the gentlemen on the expedition resided in the village.
The following year, Lane and several members of the colony explored the mainland and surrounding area as far north as the Chesapeake Bay. In the course of these explorations, Lane and his men succeeded in alienating a large portion of the Native American population, resulting in hostile relations between the two.
As April 1586 passed, there was no sign of Grenville's relief fleet. With the delay in the arrival of supplies, the colonists grew impatient as provisions ran out and relations with the indigenous population continued to deteriorate. The local Indians attacked the fort but the colonists were able to repel it. In June, Sir Francis Drake stopped at the colony on a return trip after a successful raid in the West Indies. Drake offered to take the colonists back to England and they accepted, missing one of Grenville's supply ships by only a short time. Grenville himself arrived with several ships and relief stores in August and was disappointed to see the colony abandoned. He did not want to lose possession of the settled area and left a small detachment of 15 men with four cannons and supplies for two years to maintain an English presence and to protect Raleigh's claim to Roanoke Island. When the colonists returned to England they introduced tobacco, maize, and potatoes.


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Reduced Use of Third-Generation Cephalosporins Decreases the Acquisition of Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae
Sang-Oh Lee (a1), Eun Sun Lee (a2), Shin Young Park (a2), Sue-Yun Kim (a1), Yiel-Hae Seo (a3) and Yong Kyun Cho (a1)...
Division of Infectious Diseases, Gil Medical Center, Gachon Medical School, Incheon, Korea
Infection Control Unit, Gil Medical Center, Gachon Medical School, Incheon, Korea
Department of Laboratory Medicine, Gil Medical Center, Gachon Medical School, Incheon, Korea
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1086/502304
To identify risk factors for the respiratory acquisition of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae among patients admitted to a neurosurgical intensive care unit (NSICU) and to modify them without changing general infection control measures.
Nested case-control and intervention study.
A 1,200-bed, tertiary-care teaching hospital with a 17-bed NSICU.
Sputa of all patients admitted to the NSICU were cultured weekly during the study. From October 2002 through February 2003, 29 case-patients from whose sputum ESBL-producing K. pneumoniae was isolated were detected and 59 controls-patients were randomly selected among patients without any positive isolate of ESBL-producing K. pneumoniae. After analyzing the risk factors, we intervened to modify them and compared the acquisition rate of ESBL-producing K. pneumoniae before (October 2002 to February 2003) and after (April to August 2003) the intervention.
Multivariate analysis showed that prior exposure to third-generation cephalosporins (TGCs) (OR, 6.0; CI95, 1.9 to 18.6; P= .002) was an independent risk factor of ESBL-producing K. pneumoniae acquisition. The neurosurgical team was notified of the result, and the infectious diseases specialist visited the NSICU three times a week to regulate TGC use during the intervention period. Patients admitted before the intervention were older than patients admitted after. The respiratory acquisition of ESBL-producing K. pneumoniae per 1,000 patient-days (13.5 [CI95, 8.9 to 18.1] vs 2.7 [CI95, 0.9 to 4.6]) and the antimicrobial use density of TGCs (38.2 ± 5.0 vs 17.3 ± 2.6; P < .001) decreased significantly after the intervention.
Prior exposure to TGCs was an independent risk factor for the respiratory acquisition of ESBL-producing K. pneumoniae, and less use of TGCs was associated with a decrease in acquisition.
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Home Blog Entry Study holds promise for stroke, schizophrenia treatments
Study holds promise for stroke, schizophrenia treatments
Researchers have discovered a communication link between proteins in the brain that could lead to improved treatments for psychiatric disorders and stroke. The discovery could create the possibility that new antipsychotic medication could be designed to modify the interaction related to cell-to-cell communication to prevent abnormal activity and cell death.From the University of Toronto:
Researchers examine direct protein-to-protein communication in brain
Oct. 17, 2002 — Researchers at the University of Toronto and the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) have discovered a communication link between proteins in the brain that could lead to improved treatments for psychiatric disorders and stroke.
The study, published in the Oct. 18 issue of the journal Cell, examined the interaction between two proteins known as dopamine D1 and NMDA receptors. The research group, led by Fang Liu, an assistant professor in U of T's Department of Psychiatry and CAMH's Section of Molecular Neurobiology, Neuroscience Research Department, found that two parts of the D1 receptor interact directly with two subunits of the NMDA receptor. These interactions modulate two separate NMDA functions in the brain – cell death and normal cell-to-cell communication. This study is the first to show that the interaction between D1 and the NMDA receptor also regulates – and, in fact, prevents – cell death.
"It may be possible to design a medication that specifically enhances this interaction leading to reduced cell death in the brain," says Liu. "This prevention of NMDA-mediated cell death could have important implications in terms of preventing brain damage in severe epilepsy, traumatic brain injury, neurodegenerative disorders and stroke."
Because cell death and cell-to-cell communication are regulated separately by the different D1 interactions, researchers may be able to manipulate one function without impacting the other, adds Liu. For example, it may be possible to design medication to enhance the interaction that regulates cell death, thereby preventing brain cells from dying, without inhibiting the other interaction regulating cell-to-cell communication. Cell death mediated by the NMDA receptor plays a critical role in the consequences and severity of stroke.
The discovery could also have significant impact on research into schizophrenia and other psychiatric disorders, creating the possibility that new antipsychotic medication could be designed to modify the interaction related to cell-to-cell communication to prevent abnormal NMDA receptor activity. Malfunction of the NMDA receptor's cell-to-cell communication function can induce symptoms that resemble schizophrenia.
The study also found that the dopamine D1 and NMDA receptors communicate directly with each other and not only through secondary messengers as previously thought. This finding will provide the opportunity for researchers to take a new approach in designing medications by targeting the receptor interactions directly, says Liu. The next step will be to study the D1 and NMDA interactions in an animal model, she adds.
Other researchers participating in the study included Xian-Min Yu, an assistant professor in U of T's Faculty of Dentistry and CAMH, and Professor Yu-Tian Wang of the University of British Columbia, as well as CAMH-based U of T graduate student Frank Lee and post-doctoral fellows Sheng-Xue, Lin Pei, Nadege Chery and Yushan Wang, research co-ordinator Brian Vukusic and the late Professor Hyman Niznik.
The study was supported by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Ontario Mental Health Foundation, Canadian Psychiatric Research Foundation and National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression (USA).
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