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Data Shows That Our System Continues To Fail Children Who Are Black
July 9, 2020	Mary Sonnenberg
Photo Courtesy of Kevin Greene ~ Alpha Shots Photography
I am a white woman who is just a little past middle-aged. I have spent nearly all of my life in the south. I attended junior high school in what was known as the "Black" section of my hometown. In high school, my entire class moved to a newly built school in the same part of town. At the time, I didn't give it much thought. My school had academically gifted classes, just like the other schools. There were students of all races in my classes, and some of the best teachers I have ever known. The newly built high school was architecturally beautiful, featuring a large, open design. We had uniformed security, but there wasn't any real trouble, just the occasional, typical teenager fight. In my view, it was a regular school. What I didn't know at the time was the hope for change that brought my new high school to the so-called Black part of town. The hope for equality, equity, and justice for ALL children. The hope that MY generation would be different and lead by example. This new racially integrated school was an effort to bring about change and carried hopes that we would be the agents of change.
While I have fought for change in early education all of my career, today, 45 years after I graduated from high school, it is with a broken heart that I address recent events and reaffirm my commitment to change. Part of my commitment to change is to serve the children of our community. I am proud to be the president at the Partnership for Children of Cumberland County. The work we do at the Partnership focuses on advancing child well-being, strengthening the early care and education system in our community, and empowering families. Our founding beliefs are that ALL children receive a sound education, beginning at birth and that families receive the support they need to ensure success. Unfortunately, the data shows that our system continues to fail children who are Black miserably. Black children are at higher risk than their white counterparts, by merely being born Black.
Infants who are Black are half as likely to reach the age of 3-years old than their white peers.
More than 13% of infants who are Black are born with low birth weight, as compared to 7% of their white peers.
The achievement gap has been observed as early as 9-months-old in our Black children.
More than 25% of toddlers who are Black live in deep poverty, as compared to 7% of their white peers.
Children who are Black and below the age of 5-years-old are expelled at a higher rate than their K-12 counterparts.
A preschooler who is Black is twice as likely to be expelled than their Latino and white peers and five times more likely than their Asian American peers.
Recent events have made it crystal clear that, as an organization, we must renew our 27+year-old commitment to the children and families in our community and enact tangible changes in our organization to end the inequalities and inequities for Black children and their families. Moving forward, our organization will make fundamental changes in how we provide services, improve staff diversity training, and continue our work as a collaborator and community convener to ensure we are working smarter.
The Partnership for Children values all of our community members, and we support the Black Lives Matter movement. This community is our home, and our work is our passion. We are parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and role models. We know that we are stronger together, and together, with your help, we can achieve success for our children.
Our organization's statement
and plan of action
Mary Sonnenberg, President
Partnership for Children of Cumberland County, Inc.
A heartfelt thank you to, Kevin Greene of Alpha Shots Photography for allowing us the use of his photos.
Help us in our efforts to ensure all children receive a sound education, beginning at birth, and families receive the support they need to ensure success.
Mary Sonnenberg
Mary Sonnenberg became the president of the Partnership for Children of Cumberland County in July 2016.
Prior to this, she served on the faculty in the Department of Human Development and Family Studies at the University of Delaware and as part of the Delaware Institute for Excellence in Early Childhood (DIEEC) from 2009 through 2016. Mary was the Deputy Director of Delaware Stars for Early Success, Delaware's QRIS, and had been the project coordinator for two years for the Nemours project through DIEEC focusing on healthy eating, physical activity, and social-emotional health promotion for the young children in Delaware. She has taught coursework on families and their communities as well as guidance and behavior management and developed teaching strategies and training and technical assistance opportunities for early care and education providers in community-based programs across the state of Delaware. She has presented at state, national, and international conferences on a variety of early childhood topics, including state systems building. She is a member of the National Association for the Education of Young Children.
Before moving to Delaware in 2009, Mary was the Director of Center-based and Outreach Services at Sandhills Children's Center in Southern Pines, NC, for 20 years. Sandhills Children's Center is a Developmental Day Program serving children birth – 5 years of age with significant developmental disabilities in an inclusive setting. The center has had a 5 Star Rated license since the inception of rated licenses in North Carolina. During her tenure there, Mary was the chair of the Moore and Richmond County Interagency Coordinating Councils and Chair of the Moore County Smart Start Partnership. She was one of the original facilitators of Moore County's Smart Start proposal.
Prior to her time in North Carolina, Mary was a preschool teacher and program coordinator at Dallas Services for Visually Impaired Children in Dallas, TX, which was also an inclusive program serving children with and without disabilities. Mary began her career as a special education teacher in Warren County, Virginia, starting the first classroom for children with severe/profound disabilities. Throughout her career, she has been an advocate for developmentally appropriate practice and inclusive environments for young children. Mary has an undergraduate degree in special education from the University of Virginia and a Master's degree from Texas Woman's University in special education and administration and supervision. She holds teacher licensure in Texas, North Carolina, and Delaware.
Mary is excited about the opportunity to contribute to high-quality early education programs and support services in Cumberland County, to counties in the region and at the state level through her role as President of the Partnership for Children of Cumberland County.


I know spring is on its way when the daffodils and redbud trees start to flower. Did you know you can eat redbud flowers? AND they are high in vitamin C? It's their high concentration of ascorbic acid that gives the fresh buds a tart but slightly sweet flavor.
This Hash Brown Casserole is a fabulous and easy weekday meal. It's also super simple and perfect to meal prep on the weekend and eat through out the week. Casseroles are great to make ahead because they are so good for reheating.
This curry soup is a nourishing warm bowl filled with healing foods like turmeric, garlic, cauliflower, carrots and broccoli.
Banh Mi refers to a Vietnamese sandwich that is stuffed with meat and picked vegetables. What better way to dress up a hot dog than with these crispy pickled veggies, and delicious sweet, spicy, tangy sauce.
Here's a light crunchy spiralized Thai flavored salad that you don't need a spiraler to make. I actually own a spiraler, but have to admit, I don't like to spiralize carrots. It's hard to do unless you have really, really thick carrots. So, when I saw that Earth Fare started carrying them in their frozen department I was excited and curious.
This vegan jambalaya gets its flavor from tasty vegan sausages and the holy trinity (a Cajun base staple) of onion, bell pepper and celery. A good dash of creole seasoning and some comfort southern veggies like okra and tomatoes make you not even miss the meat in this Louisiana favorite.
Have you ever considered a vegan diet? Plant-based diets have always intrigued me, but cheese has been the hardest thing for me to think about going without, I adore it. However, the vegan Parmesan cheese in this recipe has me thinking of changing my ways. Or at least made me realize it wouldn't be as hard as I thought it would be. This hearty salad is so delicious and has so many wonderful health benefits.


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Q: Unity iOS with Firebase I am try to build an iOS application, but when the app is compiling I receive the following error
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In file included from /Users/babri/Documents/ohmybrand/app/app/Pods/Headers/Private/Protobuf/GPBProtocolBuffers_RuntimeSupport.h:34:
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/Users/babri/Documents/ohmybrand/app/app/Pods/Headers/Private/Protobuf/GPBWellKnownTypes.h:44:10: fatal error: 'google/protobuf/Any.pbobjc.h' file not found
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1 error generated.

I do not see the same error when building for Android. I've checked that the file exist. And Unity generates the project for XCode.
SOLUTION
Google has released a new version to fix this error. :)

A: My workaround is removing "google/protobuf/" from every header include.
It could not fix the issue fundamentally, but at least you can build your unity project.

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Rising needs to constantly go to a slow risk-free pace. There is no have to hurry to obtain to the top, take your time and also use each rung of the ladder and do not try to miss steps. This is among one of the most typically done points as well as can develop an accident if you miss out on an action when you are in a rush.
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At 52 year of age, I had so much trouble losing the last 30-40 pounds of weight. The weight loss without the hcg had become slow and agonizing. I was very pleased with the weight loss as a result of the hcg program. After 3 weeks of ending the hcg, the weight is off for good. I was also able to stop taking lisinipril for blood pressure, metformin twice a day for diabetes, and a statin drug for high cholesterol levels. The whole program has made me feel good about myself. My energy levels, stamina, and endurance have all greatly improved.


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With 1500 watts of power, this electric kettle quickly heats up to 1.7 liters of water for tea, coffee, instant noodle or instant soup. Designed with a concealed heating element, mineral deposits are kept to a minimum and makes cleaning easier. Unit automatically shuts off when water has boiled. Kettle rotates 360 degrees on the base and lifts cord-free for easy pouring. Also features an anti-scale mesh filter to trap lime and calcium particles, water level indicator and a easy-to-read scale displaying the brewing temperature.
It sounded great and was advertised as stainless steel, however the interior is plastic, so I returned it. Now I understand what the Proposition 65 warning was indicating.
This kettle came much quicker than expected and is the fastest boiler I have had to date. Light in weight, easy to use, good on/off switch. I have not needed to use the temperature control but it could be a useful feature if you don't want to boil water.


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Fla. Police Search for Masked Men Who Allegedly Kidnapped, Killed 2 Truckers Before Dumping Bodies
Police in southern Florida are searching for the masked men behind the kidnapping, torture, and execution-style murders of a pair of truckers whose bodies were found dumped in the front yard of an abandoned home, PEOPLE confirms.
Investigators know the men were kidnapped and tortured as they've spoken with a third man, who was also taken hostage and tortured, but survived the ordeal.
The third victim flagged down a passing motorist, who then called 911.
The survivor's identity is being withheld at this time. He is said to be in critical condition at an area hospital.
But the man did tell detectives what had happened.
He, along with two other truck drivers, 50-year-old Osmar Oliva and 26-year-old Johan Gonzalez Quesada, were taken against their will by the masked men, who then bound them before torturing them for hours in the back of a moving vehicle.
Oliva, Quesada, and the third victim were eventually shot in the head, according to police.
The third man and the two bodies were found Saturday, dumped on the lawn of an abandoned house in Opa-Locka.
Investigators are eager to speak with anyone who may know anything about these vicious attacks, and note a $5,000 reward is being offered for information that leads to the men's arrests.
Quesada leaves behind two young daughters, according to the Miami Herald.
"He was a marvelous person," his father, Ovidio Gonzalez Roche, said in an interview with the daily. "He had a huge heart. Very family oriented."
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Much more than a label: Origens Brasil shows you the people behind the products
By Iván Ulchur-Rota
Ciunipa Kayaba is a member of the Kawaiweté community –one of many indigenous groups that inhabit the Xingu territory, in the south of the Brazilian Amazon. He is also one of the producers of honey Dos Indios Do Xingu, which is extracted from that same area. I know this from browsing through the website of Origens Brasil, a project that aims at using cutting-edge technology to connect buyers to high quality products from the Xingu corridor. It's a move beyond certification: a unique label that shows the full story of the production process. Find honey and you learn that this particular mel started as a brand in 2001, that it was the first indigenous product in Brazil to receive a federal inspection certificate, and that its uniquely floral taste depends on the preservation of its natural surroundings. More importantly: you get to see what's happening in its place of origin.
The Xingu territory in Brazil, situated along the Xingu River in the Amazon, is quite iconic. It spans over 26 million hectares and is inhabited by 17,000 indigenous people who speak many different languages. Since 1975 tribes from the northern territories of the Xingu have been fighting against the construction of the Belo Monte dam, a vast wall of stone, steel and concrete described by The Guardian as "something out of Mordor". Now the 5km-wide dam closes the northern part of the Xingu river, while illegal logging and mining continue to pose a threat to the culture and livelihood of many local communities south of the dam. But they are still organized and resisting: the lush biodiversity of these territories allows them to make a living by extracting and distributing sustainable, wild-harvested products. Now imagine the challenge that entails: to get buyers that understand the value of these products in order to preserve the forest together. Not easy, sure. But doable?
The stories behind these natural products are often invisible. That is why for Patrica Cota Gomes, "the Brazilian market has yet to recognize the value of these type of products". Patricia coordinates the Origens project for Imaflora, a Brazilian non-profit certifier that aims to promote agricultural and forestry transformations. Over Skype she sounds excited and inspired by what Origens could accomplish. "You can think of it as a new tool for transparency". By sharing screens, Patricia walked me through the concept behind Origens with a thorough and lively presentation. "It not only provides information about each product. The tool is about traceability and impact analysis." In that sense, Origens Brasil could slowly be getting rid of the certification middleman. No need for expensive labels. Want certified products? Look at the maps on the site!
Though the site is relatively easy to navigate for non-Portuguese speakers, some familiarity with at least a Romance language is recommended. As a whole, the design is visually didactic and explicative. A satellite image next to each product maps out any noticeable changes in forest cover around the area where each product comes from –its origins. The Brazil nut Castanha Do Brasil is, for instance, produced at the northeastern part of the Kayapo Indigenous territory. Two pins on the map indicate the location of the product's extraction and the area where its producers live. In this case, there is tons of green around both points. Right under the picture of Nhakangroti Kayapó, one of the producers, Origens ratifies: "The work of this Kayapo member of Origens Brasil helps protect the diversity of Xingu."
This new initiative could become a viable alternative to certifications as we know them: to certify by letting communities tell their stories, adding value to their work and products while also generating information that's directly useful to them. Origens allows everyone –buyers, distributors, producers– to keep tabs on the supply chain.
According to Patricia, it's been a slow process. "It took over three years to happen", she told me. The platform is the result of a general consultation with all stakeholders along the supply chain, including local organizations and traditional indigenous communities. As Patricia explains, while Imaflora was in charged of the administrative aspects of the project, at the heart of it were Xingu's own territorial governing committees and many companies interested in finding more effective mechanisms to trace and evaluate the ecological impact of each product.
"What are labels supposed to do, after all?", Patricia asked as we were wrapping up. "They are supposed to guarantee certain production standards, like whether the extraction of the product has low or high impact on the environment". But often the requirements to get those labels make them inaccessible. It's a little different for Origens Brasil: for producers to qualify to be part of the label, they must come from within a protected area of high biodiversity and have an operational supply chain.
Origens Brasil processes and provides the certifying information almost in real time. It's like the advice given to writing students: show don't tell. And this project is an important effort to start showing the full picture.


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You can even say we're living through a worldwide Introvert Revolution. Just look at the success of self-proclaimed introvert Susan Cain's wildly popular book Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking. Her book has sold millions of copies worldwide, a TEDtalk she gave on the topic has been viewed over 19,294,447 times and counting, and she reportedly gets paid five-figures for a single appearance.
That sort of massive following is a selling point in itself, but Plenty Of Fish has more going for it than just pure size. It's something of a "lite" version of other dating apps, and includes Tinder's swiping mechanics, and a Happn-style ability to see matches near to you. It does have its own little twists on the formula — POF's "Spark" system allows users to quote any part of their amour's profile, making icebreakers that much easier.
As for how to approach potential hookup partners you've matched with, transparency and manners are important, as always. "The key to initiating a hookup over a dating app is to exercise patience," says Caleb Hacke, health and wellness expert at Maple Holistics. "Ultimately, it's more important to make sure you don't offend or put off anyone who isn't interested in a hookup than it is to get your point across as boldly and as quickly as possible."


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Suspension of SIM cards registration: Two million Nigerian youths now jobless – Telecom dealers
Amos Tauna
Following the recent suspension of the sale, registration and activation of SIM cards by the federal ministry of Communications and Digital Economy, not less than two million Nigerian youths have been rendered jobless.
Addressing newsmen in Kaduna on Monday, the Arewa Telecom Operators Agents and SIM card Dealers Association (ATOASDA), noted that they were aware of the Federal Government's intention to address security challenges through linkage of National Identity Number NIN with mobile numbers and suspension of new SIM cards registration.
ATOASDA fears that rendering two million youths jobless might worsen the security challenges in the country.
The group's President, Hassan Yakubu, said as a registered association under corporate affairs commission of the federal republic of Nigeria with registration number CAC/IT/NO131761 and with Nigeria communications commission volume number as NCC/CAB/2019/VOL.1/011, they are fully in support of the government measures to protect the lives and properties of the citizenry.
The group explained that the federal government must trade carefully, saying that all available research works on the causes of insecurity across the country have been linked primarily to youth unemployment.
ATOASDA stressed that the income of the telecoms business partners, staff and the agents, majority of whom are within the age bracket between 20 to 40 years in the value chain is determined by the number of activations /SIM registration carried out within the month.
According to the group, the suspension of SIM card registration may trigger another worse form of insecurity especially in zones most affected by the insecurity, pointing out that the growth in the Telecom sector is determined by the sub-sector that was suspended and the celebrated 17% contribution by Telecom sector on the GDP was as a result of the activities of the sub-sector under suspension.
It advised that the federal government can still achieve the desired result as well as avoid creating more problems in an attempt to solve a problem if the suspension is revised immediately to avoid the danger the suspension may expose the youth.
The group suggested that all existing SIM Cards must be paired with the NIN numbers within a stipulated time, while an average of three months should be allowed for smooth and effective pairing.
It further suggested that the SIM Cards sale, registrations and activations should be allowed to continue, while an average of 10 new NIN machines be deployed in every local government in the 774 local governments of the federation for a better reach.
The group explained, "That no new SIM Card should be allowed to synchronize without the support of NIN number and ID card until the SIM Card and NIN number pairing is concluded."
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The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has warned President Muhammadu Buhari administration to stop relying on imported COVID-19 vaccines.
The body advised the federal government to encourage universities and research institutes to find treatment.
Dipo Akomolafe, ASUU Chairman, Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology (OAUSTECH) spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday.
"If our universities and research institutes are mobilised and encouraged by the Federal Government, they will find a solution to the scourge of coronavirus," he said.
The union leader stressed that the closure of schools to curb COVID-19 spread was not the solution.
He told the authorities to ensure provisions of facilities in schools to enable them function safely.
"From the presentation of the government so far, most deaths recorded were from the ages of 60 above and the range of youths was not much. The closure of schools over COVID-19 is not the option," he added.
The federal government has approved Monday, January 18, 2021 for school resumption date.


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Q: Firebase Admin SDK credentials certificate not validating After creating a chatbot in Dialogflow I want to connect this to my PyCharm environment, my end goal is to create a GUI within Python and allow it to connect through Dialogflow back-end, I also have a Firestore database and a few API's set up.
I have read to connect PyCharm to the Dialogflow (and, the Google Cloud platform) I need to use the Firebase-Admin SDK, which has been installed through PIP.
import dialogflow_v2beta1
from google.cloud import firestore
import firebase_admin
from firebase_admin import credentials

#Initialize the Admin SDK
cred = credentials.Certificate('C:Users\folder1\folder2\chatbot.json')
default_app = firebase_admin.initialize_app(cred)

#The below is a default test hoping to write a new document to the Firestore Database to check the connection works.
   doc_ref = db.collection(u'users').document(u'alovelace')
    doc_ref.set({
        u'first': u'Ada',
        u'last': u'Lovelace',
        u'born': 1815
    })

So, with the above I simply hope to connect my environment to my chatbot through the Google platform and when I run this code I hope for some data to be created in my Firestore database.
The error I get when I run the above is:
C:\Users\Me\PycharmProjects\Chatbot\venv\Scripts\python.exe C:/Users/Me/PycharmProjects/Chatbot/venv/Chatbot.py
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:/Users/Me/PycharmProjects/Chatbot/venv/Chatbot.py", line 12, in <module>
    cred = credentials.Certificate('C:Users\folder1\folder2\chatbot.json')
  File "C:\Users\Me\PycharmProjects\Chatbot\venv\lib\site-packages\firebase_admin\credentials.py", line 83, in __init__
    with open(cert) as json_file:
IOError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'C:Users\\folder1\\folder2\\chatbot.json'

Process finished with exit code 1

In short, I've checked the line 83 error in the credentials.py file where the default comment suggests means the file can't be found, but is correct as far as I can tell. The only thing I notice are the two \ in the error.
Any help would be much appreciated.
UPDATE
This has erased that error, but now being shown another three:
SNIMissingWarning: An HTTPS request has been made, but the SNI (Subject Name Indication) extension to TLS is not available on this platform. This may cause the server to present an incorrect TLS certificate, which can cause validation failures. You can upgrade to a newer version of Python to solve this. For more information, see https://urllib3.readthedocs.io/en/latest/advanced-usage.html#ssl-warnings

InsecurePlatformWarning: A true SSLContext object is not available. This prevents urllib3 from configuring SSL appropriately and may cause certain SSL connections to fail. You can upgrade to a newer version of Python to solve this. For more information, see https://urllib3.readthedocs.io/en/latest/advanced-usage.html#ssl-warnings

google.api_core.exceptions.PermissionDenied: 403 Missing or insufficient permissions.

A: That path is wrong as far as I can tell. Should be C:\Users\folder1\folder2\chatbot.json. You're missing \ after C:.

A: Solved the additional errors by;
import requests.packages.urllib3
requests.packages.urllib3.disable_warnings()

A: I had this problem too. It was caused by an old Python version (2.7.6) on Ubuntu 14.04.
Firebase requires SSLContext which was introduced in 2.7.9. I fixed it using this howto.

A: be careful
use this C:/../ instead c:\ ... \
don't forget:
cred = credentials.Certificate('C:/Users/ASPIREone/PycharmProjects/amazon/tester/serviceAccountKey.json')

firebase_admin.initialize_app(cred, {
    'databaseURL': 'https://hrd-line.firebaseio.com'
})

db = firestore.client()

doc_ref = db.collection(u'users').document(u'president')
doc_ref.set({
    u'first': u'Barrack',
    u'last': u'Obama',
    u'born': 1815
})

A: I got the same error (MAC USER)
Code fb_test.py
import firebase_admin
from  firebase_admin import db
from firebase_admin import credentials

cred = credentials.Certificate("<dir>cred.json")
firebase_admin.initialize_app(cred, {'databaseURL':'https://<URL>'})

I ended adding the verify=False parameter on
/Users/<user>/.pyenv/versions/3.9.11/lib/python3.9/site-packages/google/auth/transport/requests.py
response = self.session.request(method, url, data=body, headers=headers,
timeout=timeout, verify=False, **kwargs)


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Iravunq: Pashinyan's pick for foreign minister 'not from diplomatic corps'
With the National Assembly not being yet formed less than three days after the snap elections, Acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan is said to be already amid preparations to name the new cabinet.
With the appointment of a new foreign minister dominating the agenda, he has reportedly made up his mind to name a person from his "close surroundings" rather than a career diplomat.
Ruben Rubinyan, the chairman of the Standing Committee on Foreign Relations in the previous parliament, is thought to be the most favorite, says the paper, adding that no candidates for the deputy ministers have been picked for now.
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Investing Advice And InformationEconomic NewsWhen Will the Music Stop on Wall Street?
When Will the Music Stop on Wall Street?
— "Triumph of the Optimists" (2002), p. xi.
I asked Jeremy Siegel last week if anyone has written a book on foreign stock markets similar to his classic book, "Stocks for the Long Run." In his work, the Wizard of Wharton showed that U.S. stocks had sustained a long-term upward trend since 1802, despite devastating wars, depressions and bank panics. In other words, it pays to be a bull.
Siegel told me that a similar study was done on foreign stocks called "Triumph of the Optimists: 101 Years of Global Investment Returns," by three British professors at the London Business School. They demonstrated that in all 16 countries (primarily in Europe and North America) in their survey, stocks outperformed bonds and gold over the long term and enjoyed a long-term upward trend during the 20th century — despite two world wars, the Great Depression, runaway inflation, currency crises and other unstable conditions. See the chart below.
I thought Japan would be an exception due to World War II and the fact that the Nikkei Index topped out at 39,000 in 1990, and has yet to fully recover. That's a 27-year bear market! Moreover, the Japanese market collapsed during World War II. And yet… the overall trend is upward. Japanese stocks rose 89-fold during the 20th century!
But there's nothing automatic about these long-term bull markets.
After all, the survey does not include the numerous countries that do not have sufficient data or whose stock exchanges were forced to shut down during the 20th century. Not a single country in Latin America is included in the survey — not even Mexico, Brazil or Argentina. That's because their economic conditions were so bad that their stock exchanges were moribund or closed for years.
Argentina is a classic example. The Buenos Aires Bolsa was established in 1854, and was active and growing into the 20th century as Argentina became the 10th largest economy in the world due to heavy European immigration and an explosion in commodity exports.
Then came the Great Depression and the election of the populist authoritarian Juan Perón, who nationalized industries and sent the economy into a nosedive from which it has never fully recovered. The Buenos Aires stock exchange went years without significant trading, and only re-established itself with the MERVAL index in 1986.
Stocks of major industrial countries recovered and returned to their long-term bullish trend. The reason is that after the wars and economic turmoil, they returned to a more stable, capitalistic model of economic growth.
In sum, the underlying assumption of a bull market on Wall Street or any other foreign stock exchange is a free-market economy. A bull market is not automatic. Eliminate or shackle that capitalist economy and you will end up with a bear market or a closed exchange.
When will the music stop on Wall Street? When the United States no longer favors free-market capitalism. You can never take for granted that stocks will inevitably move higher. It all depends on government policy and setting the right environment for a bull market.
Investors have made money in the long run by investing as private sector companies that were free to pursue their own best interests and their customers' without too many suffocating regulations, taxes and inflation. So far, the increasing burden of taxes and regulations (Sarbanes-Oxley, Obamacare, Dodd-Frank, etc.) and central bank policy has not been sufficient to stop the bulls from making money. There also are efforts afoot to lower taxes and regulations while reigniting growth, which is bullish.
Therefore, I continue to ignore the merchants of doom and gloom and stay 100% invested in the stock market.
In case you missed it, I encourage you to read my e-letter from last week about how the Fed is looking to tighten interest rates.
The traditional Tax Day, April 15, falls on this Saturday, so when I was invited to address the Los Angeles chapter of the American Association of Individual Investors (AAII), I decided to speak on "How to Maximize Your Profits and Minimize Your Taxes." The meeting starts at 9 a.m. at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles. To sign up, email the AAII program director Fred Wallace at fredwallace77@gmail.com. My subscribers are welcome to attend. The fee is $12 at the door. After my talk, I will be autographing copies of the new 5th edition of "Maxims of Wall Street." With the IRS giving an extension to file taxes until April 18 this year, join me on April 15. See you there!
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Big Farm – Fancy yourself as a farmer?
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Big Farm is a farming simulator game where you are in complete control of your very own farm. Plant crops, fertilize and harvest them and even raise your own animals. You can sell your crops and animal produce at the market to earn money, which can then be spent expanding and improving your farm. You will need to make sure your crops are well taken care of and provide food and shelter for your animals which can include pigs, cows, sheep and chickens. If you enjoy farming games you may also like to download Funky farm, or alternatively, if you're looking for another time management game, we have tons for you to choose from!
Big Farm offers unlimited gameplay with over 90 different products to harvest and over 45 different buildings and upgrade levels available. You will have the chance to earn XP and level up which will give you access to new crops, building and animals, allowing you to grow your farm as much as you dare! You can even personalize your farm with over 100 different decorations, so if you want the prettiest farm around, then it's all yours! Big Farm also offers exciting events such as building Caribbean farms in exotic places and missions and challenges where you can compete or team up with farmers from all over the world. You will have the chance to interact with more than 35 million players from all corners of the globe, making this an exciting and addictive game you're sure to want to spend a lot of time playing.
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Study shows health policy researchers lack confidence in social media for communication
Though Twitter boats 645 million users across the world, only 14 percent of health policy researchers reported using Twitter -- and approximately 20 percent used blogs and Facebook -- to communicate their research findings over the past year, according to a new study from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.
York scientists provide new insights into biomass breakdown
Scientists at the University of York are playing a key role in the quest for a better understanding of how a recently discovered family of enzymes can degrade hard-to-digest biomass into its constituent sugars.
Lower asthma risk is associated with microbes in infants' homes
Infants exposed to a diverse range of bacterial species in house dust during the first year of life appear to be less likely to develop asthma in early childhood, according to a new study published online on June 6, 2014, in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.
Saving trees in tropics could cut emissions by one-fifth, study shows
Reducing deforestation in the tropics would significantly cut the amount of carbon dioxide emitted into the atmosphere -- by as much as one-fifth -- research shows.
Exotic particle confirmed
For decades, physicists have searched in vain for exotic bound states comprising more than three quarks.
Early exposure to certain bacteria may protect toddlers from wheezing
Research funded by the National Institutes of Health suggests that exposure to specific combinations of allergens and bacteria within the first year of life may protect children from wheezing and allergic disease.
Deadly diseases overlooked for too long, scientists say
Decades of neglect have allowed infectious diseases to devastate the lives of thousands of people in the developing world, a study reveals.
Newborns exposed to dirt, dander and germs may have lower allergy and asthma risk
Infants exposed to rodent and pet dander, roach allergens and a wide variety of household bacteria in the first year of life appear less likely to suffer from allergies, wheezing and asthma, according to results of a study conducted by scientists at the Johns Hopkins Children's Center and other institutions.
Asymmetric continental margins and the slow birth of an ocean
When South America split from Africa 150 to 120 million years ago, the South Atlantic formed and separated Brazil from Angola.
Three gene networks discovered in autism, may present treatment targets
A large new analysis of DNA from thousands of patients has uncovered several underlying gene networks with potentially important roles in autism.
Breakthrough study solves plant sex mystery
A University of Leicester team undresses the genetic hierarchy in plant sperm cell formation.
Argument with dad? Find friendly ears to talk it out, study shows
Research from San Francisco State University professor and Chair of Psychology Jeff Cookston shows that adolescents' well-being can improve when conflicts with their father are adequately explained -- by mom, a friend or even dad himself.
Shatterproof screens that save smartphones
In a recently published scientific paper, researchers demonstrated how a transparent layer of electrodes on a polymer surface could be extraordinarily tough and flexible, withstanding repeated scotch tape peeling and bending tests.
Sleep apnea tied to diabetes in large study
In the largest study to date of the relationship between sleep apnea and diabetes, a new study of more than 8,500 Canadian patients has demonstrated a link between obstructive sleep apnea and the development of diabetes, confirming earlier evidence of such a relationship from smaller studies with shorter follow-up periods.
Football for untrained 70-year-old men
Research carried out by the Copenhagen Centre for Team Sport and Health in Denmark shows that untrained elderly men get markedly fitter and healthier as a result of playing soccer.
Our ability to identify the source of pain varies across the body
'Where does it hurt?' is the first question asked to any person in pain.
NWO Spinoza Prizes 2014 announced
Experimental physicist Dirk Bouwmeester, archaeologist Corinne Hofman, environmental technologist Mark van Loosdrecht and migratory bird ecologist Theunis Piersma have received the NWO Spinoza Prize 2014 from the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research.
Brain traffic jams that can disappear in 30 seconds
Motorists in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and other gridlocked cities could learn something from the fruit fly.
New additive manufacturing center in Cleveland
Rapid Prototype + Manufacturing (rp+m) has formally partnered with Case Western Reserve University to move its research and development arm to the university, joining forces with faculty researchers to develop new technologies in the growing additive manufacturing market, assist students in entrepreneurship and with research opportunities, and boost economic development in the region.
Better tissue healing with disappearing hydrogels
When stem cells are used to regenerate bone tissue, many wind up migrating away from the repair site, which disrupts the healing process.
Herpesviruses undercover
Pathogens entering our body only remain unnoticed for a short period.
Endoscope with an oxygen sensor detects pancreatic cancer
An optical blood oxygen sensor attached to an endoscope is able to identify pancreatic cancer in patients via a simple lendoscopic procedure, according to researchers at Mayo Clinic in Florida.
Magnetic moment of the proton measured with unprecedented precision
One of the biggest riddles in physics is the apparent imbalance between matter and antimatter in our universe.
Toward a better drug against malaria
A research team led by Prof. Dr. Carola Hunte of the University of Freiburg, Germany, has succeeded in describing how the antimalarial drug atovaquone binds to its target protein.
Probiotics prevent deadly complications of liver disease
Probiotics are effective in preventing hepatic encephalopathy in patients with cirrhosis of the liver, according to a new study in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association.
Biomarkers accurately distinguish mesothelioma from non-cancerous tissue
Scientists have identified four biomarkers that may help resolve the difficult differential diagnosis between malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) and non-cancerous pleural tissue with reactive mesothelial proliferations.
New species of ancient chirping giant pill-millipedes from Madagascar already threatened
An integrative inventory of chirping giant pill-millipede species in Madagascar revealed seven new species, many of them microendemics.
Satellite sees System 90L dissipating over Mexico
NASA and NOAA satellites are gathering visible, infrared, microwave and radar data on a persistent tropical low pressure area in the southwestern Bay of Campeche.
Method of nickel-carbon heterofullerenes synthesis presented
Scientists from several British, Spanish and Russian research centers (MIPT, Institute for Spectroscopy RAS, Kurchatov Institute and Kintech Lab Ltd.) have come up with a method of synthesizing a new type of nickel-carbon compound.
Text messaging program helps smokers fight the urge to light up
More than 11 percent of smokers who used a text-messaging program to help them quit did so and remained smoke free at the end of a six-month study as compared to just 5 percent of controls, according to a new report by researchers at Milken Institute School of Public Health at the George Washington University.
Prostate cancer biomarkers identified in seminal fluid
Improved diagnosis and management of one of the most common cancers in men -- prostate cancer -- could result from research at the University of Adelaide, which has discovered that seminal fluid contains biomarkers for the disease.
Evolution of a bimetallic nanocatalyst
Atomic-scale snapshots of a bimetallic nanoparticle catalyst in action have provided insights that could help improve the industrial process by which fuels and chemicals are synthesized from natural gas, coal or plant biomass.
Mitochondrial DNA of first Near Eastern farmers is sequenced for the first time
The mitochondrial DNA of the first Near Eastern farmers has been sequenced for the first time.
Infection in malaria-transmitting mosquito discovered
Researchers have found the first evidence of an intercellular bacterial infection in natural populations of two species of Anopheles mosquitoes, the major vectors of malaria in Africa.
Scientists reveal details of calcium 'safety-valve' in cells
The New York Consortium on Membrane Protein Structure used X-rays at Brookhaven Lab's National Synchrotron Light Source to decipher the atomic level structure of a protein that regulates the level of calcium in cells, providing clues about a key signaling agent that can trigger programmed cell death and potentially leading to new anticancer drug targets.
Tougher penalties credited for fewer casualties among young male drivers
A Western University study has found a significant decline in speeding-related fatalities and injuries among young men in Ontario since the province's tough extreme speeding and aggressive driving laws were introduced in 2007.
Clinical review published in JAMA
Many women experience mixed urinary incontinence, urine loss with laughing, coughing and sneezing AND on their way to the bathroom.
Opening a wide window on the nano-world of surface catalysis
A surface catalyst with a built-in sensor: that's what University of South Carolina chemist Hui Wang and co-workers built by bridging a size gap on the nano-scale.


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KOC starts export of 1st shipment of heavy crude for global market
Move to bring additional revenues
KUWAIT CITY, July 26: The CEO of Kuwait Oil Company, Imad Sultan, announced the start of export operations for the first shipment of heavy crude for the global market, stressing that exporting this type of crude would bring additional revenues for the country at the present time and will contribute to meet a vital part of the local energy needs when the new Al-Zour refinery project goes put into operation, reports Al-Seyassah daily.
According to the Kuwait News Agency, Sultan went on to say, the heavy oil project in the South Ratqa field is considered one of the most difficult and complex technical projects in the history of the Kuwait Oil Company, explaining that this achievement is the culmination of a tireless work that continued for several years, which represents a special day in the history of the Kuwaiti oil industry.
He explained the company's strategy specified the production of 60,000 barrels of heavy oil per day from the South Ratqa field as a first stage, provided that this crude is processed at the new Al-Zour refinery to contribute to the production of low-sulfur environmental fuel and supply it to power plants in Kuwait, pointing out that heavy oil will be exported to the global market as a new brand for Kuwait and contribute to the diversification of its crude oil products until the completion of the Al-Zour refinery project.
Sultan added, "This production is added to the heavy oil that is currently being produced from the Umm Naqa field in northern Kuwait, and which has been continuing since 2016, which amounts to 15,000 barrels of heavy oil per day.
Thus, Kuwait's production of heavy oil by September will be 75,000 barrels per day." He hinted that this plan was activated last May 22 by exporting the first shipment of heavy oil with a load of 500,000 barrels and followed in the first week of last June exporting the second shipment with a load of 700,000 barrels, adding that this plan will continue to work until the operation of the new Al-Zour refinery project, which will receive heavy oil for the production of low-sulfur environmental fuel, which will be used to produce energy in Kuwait.
He added that after all the relevant detailed technical and engineering studies had been completed, the Kuwait Oil Company signed with a contractor a project to build a central production facility in South Ratqa field in 2015, noting that the project included in addition to the production facility drilling 1518 vertical wells, 930 of which are in the final stages of completion.
Sultan said that the project also includes building a storage capacity at the site to store 300,000 barrels of heavy oil and other storage capacity in the export shed sites with a capacity of equivalent to 1,200 million barrels of heavy oil.
It also includes building 360 kilometers of pipelines intended to transport the produced oil to the export area as well as transport Water and fuel required for operational operations to the facility. The company is also studying the possibility of using renewable energy such as solar energy or wind energy or tale advantage of the Electricity Production Technology (COGEN).
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3 key themes in Ted Cruz and Beto O'Rourke's first face-off
vincent_admin September 22, 2018 September 22, 2018 Comments Off on 3 key themes in Ted Cruz and Beto O'Rourke's first face-off
Cruz tried to define O'Rourke as a radical in their first debate for the Senate race in Texas. O'Rourke seemed unfazed.
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) faced his Democratic challenger Rep. Beto O'Rourke in the first of a series of three debates Friday night. The discussion showed just how stark of a contrast the choices will be for Texas voters in November.
In Cruz, who is running for his first reelection and had his tour of national politics as a presidential hopeful, spent the debate defending his record against gun control, dedication to repealing Obamacare, and stance against giving young unauthorized immigrants a path to citizenship.
O'Rourke, an unapologetically progressive Democrat who called for Medicaid expansion, responded to Cruz by arguing for an assault weapons ban, pushing for universal pre-K, and decrying the Republican tax cuts.
O'Rourke's rise has been a surprise for Texas Republicans. In two separate polls this past week, O'Rourke has been 9 points behind Cruz and 2 points ahead of him. Both are surprisingly close for a race that's been comfortably handed to Republicans for the past 30-odd years. On Friday, Cook Political Report changed the race's partisan rating from "Lean Republican" to a "toss-up."
Here are the key moments from the debate.
Beto O'Rourke's major talking point: racial injustice
O'Rourke made it clear from the beginning that he is speaking to people of color in Texas. Whether speaking directly about police brutality, gun control, marijuana legalization, the opioid crisis, or responding to his own past arrest for driving drunk, O'Rourke demonstrated that racial injustice is among his biggest priorities.
Here's O'Rourke on a question about the recent shooting of Botham Jean, a black man who was killed by an off-duty police officer in his own home in Dallas earlier this month:
With the tragic shooting death, you have another unarmed black man killed in this country by law enforcement. No member of law enforcement wants that to happen. No member of this community wants that to happen. We got to do something better than what we've been doing so far.
African Americans represent 13 percent of the population in this country. They represent one-third of those who are shot by law enforcement. We have something wrong. If we have the largest prison population on the face of the planet and it is comprised of people of color, we have something wrong in this country.
Here's O'Rourke again, when asked about his arrest when driving drunk:
Though, driving drunk, which I did, is a terrible mistake for which there is no excuse or justification or defense. I will not try to provide one. I can only tell you that I was able to have a second chance in my life. …
What I do know is that as a white man in this country, there is a privilege I enjoy that many African-American men and women do not. They do not have that second chance. They are forced to check the box on an employment application form that makes it harder for them to get a job. They are ineligible for the Pell Grants that would allow them to attend any institution in this area. Their choices are narrowed.
And here's O'Rourke when asked about his support for legalizing marijuana:
Another old woman with fibromyalgia who is not able to use medicinal cannabis because it is against the law. Another African-American man because more likely than not, that is who will be arrested for possession of marijuana to rot behind bars instead of doing — of enjoying his freedom. Yes, I want to end the war on drugs and want to end the prohibition on marijuana.
In contrast, Cruz was asked directly, "Do you agree that police violence against unarmed African-Americans is a problem and if so, how would you fix it?"
I believe everyone right's should be protected regardless of your race or ethnicity. I've been to too many police funerals. I was here in Dallas when five police officers were gunned down because of irresponsible and hateful rhetoric.
O'Rourke really wants you to know he went to every county in Texas
By default, being a Democrat mounting a competitive bid in Texas makes O'Rourke a unique candidate. But O'Rourke wanted Friday night's debate viewers to walk away knowing that he has spent the last year traveling to every single Texas county.
O'Rourke's debate performance relied heavily on personal stories of people he has met around the state. He mentioned that he's been to all 254 counties as many times as he could — which was also the message of his first campaign ad, stitched together with iPhone footage of his travels.
There was also a flip side to O'Rourke message; he said that Cruz isn't present in the state:
Within months of being sworn to service, your senator, Ted Cruz was not in Texas. He was in Iowa. He visited every single one of the 99 counties of Iowa. He went to the Republican presidential primary states instead of being here. He shut down your government. For 16 days in 2013. Too many people were getting too much health care in the United States of America.
Among O'Rourke's biggest obstacles in this race is that Texas is a big state, and despite his having won the hearts of liberals across the country through countless features in the national media, voters in Texas still have to make up their mind on him.
Interestingly, Cruz, who gained a national presence for his conservative firebrand theatrics, only to lose to Trump, has also had to play more inside the state. But, unlike O'Rourke, voters know what they think of Cruz.
Cruz is framing Beto O'Rourke as a radical leftist
From the beginning, Cruz's campaign line has been that O'Rourke is too far to the left for Texas. The sentiment was on full display Friday night, when Cruz made a point to call O'Rourke more radical than Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and more to the left than Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) — the two most progressive sitting senators. Here is Cruz, when asked why he thinks he represents Texas values:
The hard left is energized, angry, many of them are filled with hatred. We are seeing tens of millions of dollars flowing from all over the country to congressman O'Rourke's campaign.
As he takes extreme left-wing positions, positions further to the left of Elizabeth Warren or Bernie Sanders, he gets millions of dollars. For example, Congressman O'Rourke has said he is "Open to abolishing ICE." Abolishing the Immigration Customs and Enforcement agency. His words. Nancy Pelosi has never said that. Congressman O'Rourke has said he would vote now today to impeach President Trump. Right now. Here. Today. Bernie Sanders has never said that.
Cruz repeatedly used the words "radical" and "extreme" to define O'Rourke — once comparing his opponent to Hillary Clinton when talking about judicial nominees.
"The justices that Congressman O'Rourke would insist upon, like Hillary Clinton, are justices that undermine and effectively write the second amendment out of the Constitution," Cruz said. "Those are radical views."
This line of attack has long been expected of Cruz, according to James Henson, the director of the Texas Politics Project, who spoke to Vox earlier this week. Why? O'Rourke still has a relatively low name recognition with Republicans in the state, and as of June, only 42 percent of Republicans expressed an unfavorable opinion of him — a relatively low number compared to most Democrats who have run statewide.
"The attack ads are not about driving O'Rourke's positives down, but defining him for Republicans who don't know much about him," Henson said.
In other words, Cruz wants Republicans to be scared of O'Rourke and has made the calculation that defining him as a radical socialist will do just that.
Even when asked to compliment O'Rourke, Cruz managed to hit his Democratic opponent one more time.
"O'Rourke is passionate, energetic — He believes in what he is fighting for," Cruz said. "Bernie Sanders believes in what he is fighting for. He believes in socialism. I think when he is fighting for doesn't work, but I think you are sincere like Bernie, you believe in expanding government and higher taxes."
O'Rourke's characterization of Cruz's backhanded compliment?
"True to form," he said.
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How Baby Died After Teen Mom Leaves Her Home Alone for 6 Days While Partying (Photos)
By PAVA REPORTER On Apr 4, 2022
A teen mum who left her daughter at home to starve to death, while she traveled to celebrate her 18th birthday, has been jailed for nine years.
Verphy Kudi abandoned 20-month-old Asiah at her flat in Brighton, England, for almost six days while she partied in London and Coventry.
She left her flat on December 5 and traveled to London to spend her birthday with her boyfriend.
On Dec 7, she attended a 1990s music concert in Elephant and Castle, south London, and had a DJ announce her birthday to partygoers while her daughter was alone at home. She stayed out until 4am at the concert.
On Dec 9, she attended another party in Coventry then went back to London before finally returning home on December 11.
Kudi pictured at a concert in Elephant and Castle
Unfortunately, Asiah died from influenza and starvation after being left unattended at the flat, prosecutors said.
Kudi, now 19, returned to her flat on December 11, 2019, and found her daughter lying on the floor. She was "incoherent, distressed, and distraught" as she called paramedics.
Verphy Kudi returning to her home in Brighton on December 11
Medics arrived at 6.12pm on December 11, 2019, before Asiah was rushed to Brighton's Royal Alexandra Children's Hospital but could not be saved and was confirmed dead on arrival.
Verphy Kudi pleaded guilty to manslaughter and was sentenced at Lewes Crown Court today, August 6.
Sentencing Kudi, Judge Christine Laing QC said: "Asiah was alone in that flat for six days unable to do anything to draw attention to her plight.
"She was a helpless child and relied completely on you as her mother to provide for her needs.
"It is almost unbearable to contemplate her suffering in the final days of her life, suffering that she endured so that you could celebrate your birthday and the birthdays of your friends as a carefree teenager.
Judge Laing added: "It goes without saying that this is a particularly tragic case and it no doubt raises strong emotions in all who hear of it, but everyone should bear in mind that the charge I sentence you for is one of manslaughter, it being accepted that you did not intend to cause Asiah death nor to cause her really serious harm."
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"As a family we are in the midst of an unbearable tragedy. Not only are we coming to terms with what has happened today but we are also still grieving for our beloved Asiah.
"We would be grateful if our privacy can be respected at this moment."
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