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Students and parents in Champaign Unit 4 schools say the district fails to provide menstrual products. A school district spokeswoman says the products are provided to everyone in grades 4 through 12. Dusty Rhodes — NPR/Illinois
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Loreal Allen was not surprised when she went into a bathroom at Central High School in Champaign in late November. Everything was as expected. There was soap, paper towels and a white dispenser attached to the wall with nothing inside of it.
"I am at a dispenser right now, and it currently says empty," said Allen, a junior at Central High School. "Both of them [pads and tampons] say empty, and I tried flipping it, and nothing came out. So it's as I expected it to be."
The dispenser attached to the wall of the bathroom is supposed to supply pads and tampons to students. However, Allen and many other students said they rarely find pads and tampons in the bathrooms at school.
In May 2021, Illinois passed a law that mandated that all schools that teach 4th through 12th provide access to menstrual hygiene products in all bathrooms.
Over a year after the law was passed, students in the Champaign Unit 4 School District have said they are still struggling to get access to the products they need.
"Almost every time, it's [the dispenser] been empty," Allen said."Because of how many times I've been to the bathrooms and there haven't been any [pads and tampons], I've just given up and started bringing my own."
When pads and tampons are not in the bathrooms, unprepared students struggle to cope. What should've been a simple trip to the bathroom becomes a quest to find a friend with products on them – or a trip to the nurse's office.
Marni Sommer, a Socio-Medical Sciences professor at Columbia University who researches menstruation, said students shouldn't have to ask anyone for pads and tampons.
"For somebody who just needs a product, having to go to the nurse's office means more time out of the classroom," Sommer said. "And they may not even be allowed to take as long of a bathroom break as they need to go first to the nurse's office or the admin office to get that product, then go to the bathroom and change and then come back to class."
Students said they feel uncomfortable asking people for products because of the stigma surrounding periods.
"There's just a really big stigma about periods and tampons. I remember like, every single time I had to go to the bathroom in middle school, I would like roll it, like put it in my sleeve or something," said Sadie Tsiakals, a student at Centennial High School.
I can be really uncomfortable asking teachers or other staff members for pads and tampons, she said.
Lily Simon, a student at Edison Middle School, said the bathrooms are never stocked, so she keeps menstrual hygiene products in a baggie in her locker.
That means every time she needs a period product, she has to ask her teacher to go to the locker, go to her locker with a hall monitor, return to the classroom to ask the teacher to go to the bathroom and then go to the bathroom.
"It makes me feel kinda sad that you have to go through all of those steps, and it makes me angry that they can't just fill up the dispensers to make it easier for kids," Simon said.
Middle and high school students like Simon and Allen have learned how to manage their periods.
Students in elementary school have not, Sommer said.
The average person gets their first period at around 11.9 years old, which is an elementary-school age, she said.
"It may be something that that girl doesn't want to talk about or doesn't want to share with other people and/or is feeling shy about [it] for whatever reason," she Sommer said. "So the fact that the products are there, she doesn't have to go looking for products, she doesn't have to go to ask anybody.
"They're just right there. It's very empowering and sort of confidence-building."
Jonathan Skibar, the head of the custodial staff at Barkstall Elementary, said the school installed pad and tampon dispensers at the school during fall break— over a year after the law was in effect.
Multiple parents have reached out to Unit 4 about the problem.
They include Traci Quigg Thomas, the mom of two Franklin Middle School students.
In June, Thomas said she contacted Joshua Monk, the director of facilities and grounds for the Unit 4 school district. Monk is in charge of making sure all the bathrooms are stocked with everything students need.
She received two responses.
The first one came from Monk, who told her the district was working to get the schools in compliance.
She said she then heard from Stacey Moore, Unit 4's chief communications officer, who said construction and vandalism are to blame for delays. However, Moore said the dispensers would be stocked by the beginning of the 2022 school year.
But Thomas said she noticed that the dispensers were still empty in October. So, she emailed Monk again.
"I reached out to him a month ago, and I said, 'My children informed me that their school is still not in compliance with this law. Please let me know, when you plan on achieving district-wide compliance,' and that was a month ago. He never replied," Thomas said.
In a Dec. 8 email statement, Moore said the district is in compliance with the law. She said Unit 4 conducted a district-wide survey last year to ensure there is access in the bathrooms at every school that teaches 4th through 12th grade.
Even when dispensers are stocked, however, students said products run out too quickly.
Isabella Hernandez, a student at Centennial High School, said some bathrooms have pads and tampons on Monday but will run out by Wednesday.
Some of her peers can't afford to buy their own products, she said, so they might rely on products provided at school.
"I've seen girls like taking handfuls and putting it into their backpacks so they can take them home," Hernandez said.
This trend is happening on a national scale.
A 2019 study published in the journal "Obstetrics & Gynecology" reported that 64% of women have struggled to afford pads and tampons at one point in their life, and 21% can't afford them every month.
However, students said not everyone is taking school-provided pads and tampons out of necessity.
Some students said they noticed the vandalism and people wasting products, saying that people would stick pads on the wall, shove them in the toilets or break the dispensers.
In her reply email to Thomas, Moore, the district spokesperson, referenced a TikTok challenge called "devious licks," referencing a hashtag that went viral last year in which videos of students ripping soap dispensers and bathroom stall doors at schools gained thousands of likes on social media.
Moore said in the email that the degree of the vandalism was so severe, it delayed the district's compliance with the law.
Sommer said the vandalism of pad and tampon dispensers is a direct result of a lack of proper education about bodily changes. Having products in the bathrooms is only the first step, she said.
Skibar, the head of custodial staff at Barkstall Elementary, said around half of the products he stocks every week end up being wasted.
"Kids play with the products. I find some of the products in the garbage cans unused," Skibar said.
To make students more comfortable talking about periods and to prevent them from playing with the products, Sommer said schools need to educate all students — boys and girls — why the products are there. Schools must normalize periods in the bathrooms and in the classroom, Sommer said.
"If they really respect why they're there and people's needs, then it may help to overcome some of what may happen with the product," she said.
As recently as early December, students said they still noticed empty dispensers at school but have accepted that they just have to bring their own products.
Their parents said they are beyond frustrated with the district's noncompliance.
"I feel like this law is just basic common sense, but since we don't have basic common sense, it has to be legislated," Thomas said. "And now that the law is legislated, they aren't even complying with that.
"And it's just, it's so shocking when, in the face of all this, you cannot do the most basic thing to support these little humans that are in our buildings, even if it's legislated."
Thomas said will keep advocating until the dispensers in the bathrooms of Unit 4 schools provide students with pads and tampons.


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COVID-19 cases in Israel continue to rise despite vaccines, booster shots and freedom-crushing restrictions
byPlanet Today - Wednesday, September 08, 2021
(Planet Today) Israel has recorded nearly 2,000 cases per million people, or nearly 0.2% of the entire population, in a single day despite being the leading country to inoculate its population. The figure only looked at one day's worth of tests and the rate is thought to have been driven up by a testing push ahead of school reopenings.
However, the country has consistently reported some of the highest infection rates in the world since mid-August, during an unprecedented third wave, despite being one of the most vaccinated nations (currently, 63 percent of the population is fully vaccinated).
(Article by Mary Villareal republished from NaturalNews.com)
In comparison, 522 people per million were tested positive in the U.K., while it was around 595 per million in the U.S. Experts say that these numbers suggest that protection gained from vaccines is starting to wane in the face of the highly transmissible delta variant. Israel is seeing record case numbers in its fourth wave. Fatalities have also risen sharply in the last month.
The country has been offering booster vaccines to seniors since July, and data suggested this helped curb rising hospital admissions.
Israeli lawmakers are looking to avoid the reintroduction of draconian measures and lockdowns. They are encouraging people for any dose of the vaccine to get their shots.
"I don't want to impose a lockdown and I will avoid a lockdown at all costs. Everything is open — but we need masks and we need vaccines," said Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz.
Questions arise regarding benefits of booster vaccinations
In the U.K., the government is yet to sign off on plans about launching a mass booster jab program.
Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) member Neil Fergison said he expected a surge in cases in the winter; however, he isn't sure if the surge will be big enough to warrant rolling back restrictions. Meanwhile, other experts fear that COVID-19 will explode as children are getting ready to go back to school for face-to-face sessions.
The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunization (JCVI) said that it was waiting for more evidence on whether or not a booster shot will benefit the majority of Britons who still had high protection against COVID-19. (Related: VACCINE FAIL: 64% of Israel's COVID-19 patients in serious condition are fully vaccinated.)
While the committee finally signed off on plans for a third vaccine dose, they will be given only to half a million people with suppressed immune systems.
The group believes that the U.K. is in a unique situation because it went for a much longer two-dose strategy compared to Israel and the U.S.
In the U.K., shots were spaced out by up to 12 weeks instead of the recommended three-week gap, leading officials to believe that it generated better immunity for the population.
In the U.S., figures show that the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines now only cut the risk of hospitalization by around 75 percent against the delta variant in elderly people, compared to the 95 percent efficacy when the vaccines were first deployed.
Protection after getting two shots of Pfizer vaccine decreased from 88 percent to 74 percent at six months, while it dropped from 77 percent to 67 percent for AstraZeneca.
A significant surge in cases is expected to be seen in the U.K., however, it is too early to say whether or not it may mean tightening restrictions once again.
Speaking to reporters on a webinar, Ferguson said that there are concerns about the effect of schools reopening that could spread the virus. "We expect to see quite a significant surge in cases, to some extent in hospitalizations, but whether that's going to require any rolling back of the relaxation of restrictions is too early to say. It really depends on the level of healthcare demand," he said.
He also noted that if an unvaccinated population of 5 to 10 percent all got COVID in a short period, it could result in a large healthcare burden and could risk overwhelming health care systems, even in high-income countries.
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You know you've made it as a global mover and shaker when you crack it for a mention on KCNA (Korean Central News Agency), the official mouthpiece of everyone's favourite Stalinist state:
Kim Yong Nam Meets Australian Foreign Minister
Pyongyang, August 18 (KCNA) -- Kim Yong Nam, president of the Presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, met and had a friendly talk with Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer, who paid a courtesy call on him at the Mansudae Assembly Hall Wednesday. Present there was the party of the foreign minister.
Kim Yong Il, vice-minister of Foreign Affairs, and officials concerned were on hand.
Kim Yong Il?? Kim Yong Il?? He got so close to meeting the Dear Leader, just a single letter off.
It seems that Downer's trip was largely a failure ("Downer N Korea mission fails" declared The Oz). No big diplomatic moves, no closer to restarting six-nation talks, no improvement in human rights for North Koreans, and not even a visit to the head honcho. It was probably not the smartest move to talk about the capacity for Pyongyang to launch a nuclear attack on Sydney just days before leaving, but regardless it seems that the DPRK are not terribly responsive to the outside world.


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The current Hungarian government under Prime Minister Viktor Orban prides itself on its conservative platform -- low immigration, lots of incentives for marriage and families, and promotion of the nation's Judeo-Christian heritage whenever possible.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Politicians across the world and across the ideological spectrum like to invoke "family values" when talking about education, the welfare system, taxes and pretty much anything else.
But how many of them actually put their money where their mouths are?
The current Hungarian government under Prime Minister Viktor Orban prides itself on its conservative platform — low immigration, lots of incentives for marriage and families, and promotion of the nation's Judeo-Christian heritage whenever possible.
Some have panned this as "right-wing nationalism," but the administration is touting the strong family outcomes that have taken hold over the near-decade it has been in power — marriage is significantly up, abortion and divorce are significantly down, and the total fertility rate is approaching numbers not seen in the East European state since the 1990s.
The policies that Orban's government claims are responsible for these gains include the Family Housing Allowance Program, which gives hefty housing grants to couples with children, and a series of tax reforms instituted in 2011 and 2012 that also incentivize having kids. Both of these programs turn up the dial on aid as a couple has more children.
So just how much of Hungary's family renaissance can be attributed to these political and cultural moves?
In a March 14 interview with Catholic News Service in Washington, Katalina Novak, Hungarian minister of state for family, seemed confident that many of the positive outcomes can be traced at least in part to policy.
Novak was first asked about marriage in Hungary, which in 2012 began rising sharply for women of almost any age, according to data from the U.S.-based Institute for Family Studies. For example, women 20-24 years of age had a marriage rate that was falling from the 1990s all the way to 2010 before picking up in 2014.
"Marriage is the first step toward having a family," Novak said, adding that in conjunction with policy the numbers "very much (show) the commitment of young people" in Hungary.
Novak does seem to be right about marriage, but on the issue of childbirth some data suggest that the government programs may be approaching the point of diminishing returns. According to statistics collected from the Hungarian Central Statistical Office by the Institute for Family Studies, Hungary's total fertility rate began to plateau in 2016, though it is far higher than it was pre-2010.
Novak stressed that "there is no real method to study all the consequences of one measure we used," but held firm that the government can only be helping people to achieve the government's desired outcomes, specifically with regard to the tax system.
When asked about abortion and divorce, Novak also was optimistic, noting that they had decreased by 33 percent and 23 percent, respectively, since her party has been in power.
But here, she broke from talking about financial incentives and began describing her government's efforts to affirm the religious culture of Hungary's people, saying this was part and parcel of making those outcomes a reality.
These and public schools serve as the venue for a new curriculum the Hungarian government has put into place, which requires that students study either secular or religious ethics.
And Novak claims that the Hungarian people always were eminently religious and pro-life, but are just getting more help from the government nowadays.
Andor Banyai, a resident of a small village in Hungary, spoke with CNS March 21 about the effects of the government programs on his family. He and his wife had just welcomed their third child into the world.
He explained that his burgeoning family needs bigger digs and the Family Housing Allowance Program puts a more substantial house within his reach. "We live in a little flat … we had two kids but we wanted more … in this program we can get 10 million (forint) (US$35,800) for a new house," Banyai said. He noted that his new child would give the family 1 million extra forint, the country's currency, in benefits.
Overall, Banyai thinks of the program as "very good" for his family.


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"The Wolfhound" bar on San Pablo gets Oakland planning commission approval
Published On April 25, 2014 | By Rob Arias | In the Neighborhood, Restaurants
The strip of San Pablo bordering Oakland & E'ville was once lined with swanky bars stretching all the way from 53th into Berkeley. One of these Post-WW2 Bars was "The Streamline Lounge" at 5516 San Pablo that shuttered its doors circa 1979. Since then it has lived the glamorous life as a Cobbler … but mostly as a vacant eyesore. On Thursday 4/17 it was announced that the vintage, 1940's era subway-tiled facade will be reborn as "The Wolfhound" after receiving Oakland planning commission approval.
Proprietors include Peadar Kelleher, owner of Shannon Moving & Storage, and two other business partners including 10 year bar manager Chris Southgate and Keith Mulligan, member of the Irish-import Rock/Punk/Folk band "The Hooks". Chris is the only partner currently living in Oakland, but Keith & Peadar are both considering moves to the East Bay. Named after Chris' Irish Wolfhound mix "Rufus" (The size of a small horse I've been told), the trio is targeting an eclectic mix of reclaimed furniture and decor reflective of a bygone golden era of bar-tending. Berkeley's Missouri Lounge & Oakland's Cafe Van Kleef were mentioned as inspiration for the vibe and crowd they are targeting.
They picked this 968 sq. ft. location because "the area is up and coming" and the cool-factor of the old building. "Where I'm from in Ireland, a small village in the countryside, there are 2 grocery stores & 6 bars" explained Peadar, "the bar is like the local meeting place, the community place where people go and meet and talk". Their vision for the bar is to be a haven for local artists with space on the walls to show their talents. They hope to employ live jazz once a week as well. Beers will include a broad selection of on-tap & bottled international choices as well as a monthly rotation of a few obscure brews from small microbreweries. They also are planning a weekly pub quiz.
Peadar hamming it up on a vintage 1920's piano they acquired as part of the bar's funky decor
Adjacent to the Golden Gate Branch Library, bookended by Churches and mere blocks from the in-progress Center for Community Life, the neighborhood has its challenges. It sits across from the notorious Chaparral Motel, a site of alleged drug & prostitution activity, gunfire and other crimes against persons and property. The addition of a bar might not typically be the best way of improving a neighborhood by some, but merely having more "eyes on the street" could be a benefit alone.
Neighborhood activists seemed generally pleased with the receptiveness to their recommendations and are optimistic of the activity it will bring to the blighted area. The entire strip of San Pablo bordering E'ville and Oakland's Golden Gate Neighborhood is coming along piece-by-piece thanks to the hard work of some dedicated community organizations like SPAGGIA. You need only look 10 blocks up to Alcatraz and beyond Ashby to the Berkeley side of the border to see examples of the potential the area holds. Cafe's, Restaurants, Pedestrian activity … minimal chain establishments. Arguably, "the local watering hole" can be as big of a part of community-building as anything.
Final approval will move to Council vote where it is expected to pass. If all permits are issued accordingly, the Wolfhound should be open by fall. The entire staff report can be read on The City of Oakland's website.
5 Responses to "The Wolfhound" bar on San Pablo gets Oakland planning commission approval
Brenda Ton says:
I am really excited for this place – I'm just a couple of blocks away!
Brian P Smith says:
As a homeowner within 500 feet of this place, I also support.
Just look at what The Actual Cafe has brought to Alcatraz and San Pablo.
Can't wait to meet all my neighbors there. I recommend a bike corral out front, 12 parking slots for the price of one car. Bike drinkers are very loyal.
I think this is a great idea Brian. FYI, their grand opening has been pushed back to later this year.
Sher Bear says:
I have been so excited since I saw the public notice. I am a block away, and I am super excited to walk over and hang out with my fellow neighbors. This is very exciting for the neighborhood and for north Oakland. I concur about the bike parking. Then I can stop by after work (since I bike to work!)
Sheena Gallardo says:
I have met the owner once and he was cool… I'm a usual and bring business when and where i can… But the bartender SAMPSON had asked me to leave when he had NO reason to do so. When i went back a second night with new customers he denied me and the new customers service for NO REASON and asked us to leave! Even the door security stuck up for me and didn't understand why i was denied service, especially new customers…. What has this new bar come to where small time bar bartenders have priority over who comes and goes for LITERALLY NO reason?!


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It was started in 2000 by Arcadia Máximo who was then working as a journeyman carpenter. At the urging of her employer she decided to branch out on her own and has never looked back. Many of the men who used to be her boss have now worked for her!
Máximo Construction is an advocate for green building and sustainable business practices. Arcadia believes you must practice what you preach. Where else are you going to find a contractor who believes in recycling during the demolition phase of a project?
Arcadia Máximo, the once ballerina turned general contractor with a penchant for fashion! Arcadia is such an unlikely person for construction; people have a hard time believing she's the boss. Her love for design started at a very early age. Arcadia knew she was going to be a designer of some sort, she just didn't know it would be in construction!
As luck would have it, her job as a fashion stylist for department stores is what lured her into construction. Having a lot of creative ideas for large displays, backdrops and store fronts; Arcadia lacked the skill to build these ideas. A carpenter on their design team introduced her to the trade and she immediately turned in her glue gun for a nail gun.
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Where to stream the Zack Snyder's Justice League: Netflix? HBO Max? Crave?
March 17, 2021 March 17, 2021 by Alexandria Ingham
Zack Snyder's Justice League is finally going to be available this week. Where can you watch it to see how it was supposed to happen?
The Snyder Cut has been one of the most highly anticipated releases of 2021. It took a long time to get it, but there's a sense that it's going to be worth it. Sure, it's going to be a long movie, but it's worth it to see the vision Snyder had in the first place.
This is also canon when it comes to the Justice League's standalone stories. Directors for the likes of Wonder Woman and Aquaman have turned to Snyder to see what he envisioned rather than following Joss Whedon's direction ($). After all, Snyder is the one that initially helped develop the characters in the first place.
So, now you need to know where to watch it. We have all the options.
Zack Snyder's Justice League is not going to theaters
We'll start with the fact that this movie is not going to be released in theaters. Maybe if it wasn't for the pandemic it would have been, but Warner Bros. didn't initially want to do it in the first place. This was for the fans that cried out for The Snyder Cut.
Instead, it's heading straight to HBO Max as a Max Original. It's going to be available on Thursday, March 18 for everyone in the United States to see with the HBO Max subscription.
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Watch The Snyder Cut around the globe
Unlike Wonder Woman 1984 and the other Warner Bros. movies released in 2021, the rest of the world will get to see it on a streaming service at the same time. Well, most of the world. China, France, and Japan will not get to see it on the day, but it will come to a streaming service near you in the future.
You'll need to check on your own streaming services globally. Each one is going to be different.
We can tell you that in Canada, the movie is heading to Crave on March 18. You'll need the HBO add-on for this.
Will Zack Snyder's Justice League come to DVD and Blu-ray?
We don't have an answer to this question yet. It's unclear if it will come to DVD and Blu-ray. However, it wouldn't make sense not to bring it to physical disc.
This is the movie that really does connect with the rest of the DCU franchise. Those who have all the others on DVD and Blu-ray are going to want this one too. There are some of us out there who prefer to have the physical copy.
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Event type: Large-scale vocal-instrumental concert
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- Die Schöpfung [109']
During Haydn's second visit to London, he was handed a mysterious oratorio libretto telling the story of the Creation, based on both the Book of Genesis and Milton's Paradise Lost. A work surrounded in mystery, its author and intended use unknown, the text later went missing. Legend has it that it was written for Händel himself, but he did not venture to write the music to it. Haydn was fascinated with Händel's oratorio music, with which he had already become familiar back in Vienna. However, it was not until his stay in England that he had an opportunity to witness extravagant and spectacular performances – very fashionable at the time – with huge line‑ups and enthusiastically embraced by audiences. As a consequence, he became very interested in the libretto and got down to work on it immediately after his return from London. However, he used a German translation by Gottfried van Swieten, who, once Haydn had composed the music, translated the text back into English (sic!). Therefore, the first printed edition of Die Schöpfung / The Creation (1800) was from the very beginning bilingual and was intended for the concert stage in England. The Creation enjoyed even greater success in Austria and Germany, where even a pre‑premiere concert with a relatively small line‑up held on 23 April 1798 proved a real sensation.
Haydn's subsequent oratorio, rich in exquisite arias and imposing choirs, and stirring the listener with its refined musical symbolism, rapidly achieved almost legendary status. Performed time and again, it helped boost Haydn's fame and earned him a great fortune, which he donated entirely to charity.


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Amazon Global Selling Kicks Off First Online Seller Summit in PH, Attracting over 2,000 registration
Amazon Global Selling held its first ever Online Seller Summit in the Philippines on February 18-19. The 2-day virtual conference sought to provide long-term educational support for Filipino SMEs who are looking to sell on Amazon, building on Amazon's current initiatives such as the online seller education series, Seller University, and over 250 new tools and services to help sellers grow their sales in Amazon's stores worldwide. The inaugural seller summit, joined by representatives from Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), industry partners, and local sellers, attracted more than 2,000 registration in total. The summit was organized in response to PH sellers that have been using or expressed interest in using Amazon services and stores, and provide them with support and information.
"In the Philippines, Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) serve as our economy's backbone, and we firmly believe that they should be enabled to pivot digitally so that they can become more innovative and competitive. That's why we've been offering e-commerce programs to support the digitalization of our MSMEs, which aim to engender business resiliency in our entrepreneurs. DTI has been also collaborating with private sector players like Amazon to support our MSMEs to expand their business globally through online stores. Last year, we saw an increase in the number of businesses selling online, and we hope to capacitate more local businesses in 2021," said Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez.
"At Amazon, our mission is to be Earth's most customer-centric company, and part of fulfilling that mission is connecting worldwide businesses with our global customers. This means low prices, outstanding service, and the widest possible selection. And that's why we are willing to make our shelf-space available in our online stores to empower selling partners. Now more than ever, we're seeing more and more people from all over the world buy and sell on the internet. And that's why we're encouraging local sellers to think global and explore online opportunities," said Bernard Tay, Head of Amazon Global Selling in Southeast Asia.
The virtual summit is part of Amazon's initiative to provide information to small and medium sized businesses in the Philippines about how they can make their products available across Amazon's online stores worldwide. Through Amazon online stores, sellers can directly reach over 300 million active customer accounts, including 150 million Prime customers worldwide.
Ready to take sellers global
Between 2019 and 2020, Amazon has invested more than $30 billion in logistics, tools, services, programs, and people to foster the growth of third-party sellers. Third-party businesses account for approximately 60% of all physical product sales on Amazon. There are now more than 1.7 million small and medium businesses around the world selling in Amazon online stores worldwide. In the past year, Amazon has launched over 250 new tools and services to help sellers grow their sales in Amazon's stores. Specific to the case of COVID, Amazon understands the impact COVID-19 had on many of our sellers and works hard to help them.
Amazon has 20 stores worldwide, and has a highly advanced fulfillment network. Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) allows sellers to store their products in Amazon's warehouses worldwide where the products are picked up, packed and shipped to buyers. FBA can help make products more visible to hundreds of millions of Amazon customers worldwide and provides fast shipping as well as customer service. FBA also allows products listed to be eligible for Amazon Prime, which has over 150 million Prime members worldwide. In 2020 Prime Day, sellers saw record-breaking sales, surpassing $3.5 billion in total.
Another resource sellers can utilize is the Seller Forum, a place to discuss emerging trends and seek first-hand advice from fellow business owners on Amazon. Community members share insights on how to run a successful business, avoid common pain points, and maximize the available services and programs. Sellers can also join the Sell on Amazon SEA Facebook page to connect with the community of sellers from the region.
Amazon continues to build pipelines with a focus on bringing more and more SMEs, brand owners, manufacturers online, to expand and bring their business to a global level. For 2021, it plans to roll out more webinars, publish more content to make information readily and accessible to sellers who want to learn and find out more about selling on Amazon. Also, it will be rolling out supporting programs to connect and bring together Amazon sellers, with the aim of building a learning community where experienced sellers can share their Amazon journeys, and success stories.
In today's increasingly digital world, establishing an online presence opens up a multitude of possibilities for any business. And in its first ever Online Seller Summit, Amazon showcased a readiness to support them and other interested sellers through professional training courses, one-on-one consultations, and shared global insights.


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Montrose ist ein Ort auf der Insel St. Vincent, die dem Staat St. Vincent und die Grenadinen angehört. Der Ort liegt im Südwesten der Insel, nördlich der Hauptstadt Kingstown, auf 170 Meter Seehöhe und gehört zum Parish Saint Andrew.

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Ort in St. Vincent und den Grenadinen
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5 Health Benefits of Smoking
By Christopher Wanjek 2011-07-19T17:38:03Z
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Who says smoking cigarettes is so bad ... well, aside from the World Health Organization, Food and Drug Administration, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and every medical board and association on the face of the Earth?
But should smokers be fortunate enough to dodge all that cancer, heart disease, emphysema and the like, they will be uniquely protected — for reasons unexplained by science — against a handful of diseases and afflictions.
Call it a silver lining in their otherwise blackened lungs. Although long-term smoking is largely a ticket to early death, here are (gulp) five possible benefits from smoking. Breathe deep.
Smoking lowers risk of knee-replacement surgery
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While smokers might go broke buying a pack of cigarettes, they can at least save money by avoiding knee-replacement surgery. Surprising results from a new study have revealed that men who smoke had less risk of undergoing total joint replacement surgery than those who never smoked.
The study, from the University of Adelaide in Australia, appears in the July issue of the journal Arthritis & Rheumatism. What could be the connection? Knee-replacement surgery was more common among joggers and the obese; smokers rarely jog, and they are less likely to be morbidly obese.
After controlling for age, weight and exercise, the researchers were at a loss to explain the apparent, albeit slight protective effects of smoking for osteoporosis. It could be that the nicotine in tobacco helps prevent cartilage and joint deterioration.
Smoking lowers risk of Parkinson's disease
Numerous studies have identified the uncanny inverse relationship between smoking and Parkinson's disease. Long-term smokers are somehow protected against Parkinson's, and it's not because smokers die of other things earlier. [10 Easy Paths to Self-Destruction]
The most recent, well-conducted study was published in a March 2010 issue of the journal Neurology. Far from determining a cause for the protective effect, these researchers found that the number of years spent smoking, more so than the number of cigarettes smoked daily, mattered more for a stronger protective effect.
Harvard researchers were among the first to provide convincing evidence that smokers were less likely to develop Parkinson's. In a study published in Neurology in March 2007, these researchers found the protective effect wanes after smokers quit. And they concluded, in their special scientific way, that they didn't have a clue as to why.
Smoking lowers risk of obesity
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Smoking — and, in particular, the nicotine in tobacco smoke — is an appetite suppressant. This has been known for centuries, dating back to indigenous cultures in America in the pre-Columbus era. Tobacco companies caught on by the 1920s and began targeting women with the lure that smoking would make them thinner.
A study published in the July 2011 issue of the journal Physiology & Behavior, in fact, is one of many stating that the inevitable weight gain upon quitting smoking is a major barrier in getting people to stop, second only to addiction.
The relationship between smoking and weight control is complex: Nicotine itself acts as both a stimulant and appetite suppressant; and the act of smoking triggers behavior modification that prompts smokers to snack less. Smoking also might make food less tasty for some smokers, further curbing appetite. As an appetite suppressant, nicotine appears to act on a part of the brain called the hypothalamus, at least in mice, as revealed in a study by Yale researchers published in the June 10, 2011, issue of the journal Science.
No respectable doctor would recommend smoking for weight control, given the toxic baggage accompanying cigarettes. This recent Yale study, however, does offer an inkling of hope for a safe diet drug to help obese people control their appetites.
Smoking lowers risk of death after some heart attacks
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Compared with non-smokers, smokers who have had heart attacks seem to have lower mortality rates and more favorable responses to two kinds of therapy to remove plaque from their arteries: fibrinolytic therapy, which is basically medication; and angioplasty, which removes the plaque by inserting balloons or stents into the arteries.
There's a catch, though. The reason why smokers have heart attacks is that smoke scars the arteries, allowing fat and plaque to build up in the first place. So, one theory as to why smokers do better than non-smokers after such therapies is that they are younger, experiencing their first heart attack approximately 10 years before the non-smoker.
A study published in an August 2005 issue of the American Heart Journal, however, states that age alone is not enough to fully explain the survival differences and that "the smoker's paradox is alive and well." No alternative theories have been put forth since.
Smoking helps the heart drug clopidogrel work better
A study by Korean researchers in the October 2010 issue of the journal Thrombosis Research builds upon work by Harvard researchers published in 2009 that demonstrates the benefit of smoking at least 10 cigarettes a day. It seems that something in cigarette smoke activates certain proteins called cytochromes, which convert clopidogrel into a more active state.
Again, no respectable doctor is encouraging patients to start smoking to get the most out of clopidogrel. But this and the other four "benefits" of smoking reveal how tobacco — perhaps not unlike other potentially toxic plants — might contain certain chemicals of real therapeutic value.
Christopher Wanjek is the author of the books "Bad Medicine" and "Food At Work." His column, Bad Medicine, appears regularly on LiveScience.


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Day 6 Sunday, 18 October 2015
Location of Prague in Czech Republic
Prague Castle
At 10 in the morning, we left our hotel, Hotel Duo, in Prague, Czech Republic, together with a local tour-guide, Bogachan, and went to the largest ancient castle in the world known as Prague Castle. It is 9 km south-west of the hotel. Its length is about 570 metres and average width 130 metres.
Below is a picture of Prague Castle and the Royal Garden:
Picture of Prague Castle and Royal Garden, Prague
Royal Garden of Prague Castle
Several minutes later, we arrived at the Royal Garden of Prague Castle along Marianske Hradby Road. Entering the garden, we saw over 40 kinds of plants growing there. It was established by a Holy Roman Emperor, Ferdinand I(1503-1564), in 1534.
Bogachan, a local guide, talks about Prague Castle and Royal Garden before the tour begins.
Royal Garden of Prague Castle, Prague
Tour-members entering Royal Garden, Prague Castle, Prague
Prague Castle for Past Rulers and Presidents
Then we walked up a hill for a short distance to the top where Prague Castle was sited. The castle was a residence for some kings of Bohemia, Holy Roman Emperors and Presidents of Czechoslovakia and Czech Republic. The history of the castle began in the 9th. Century.
Milos Zeman, the third and current President of Czech Republic who was elected in 2013, is staying at the castle.
St. Vitus Cathedral dominating the skyline of Prague Castle, Prague
Side-view of St. Vitus Cathedral in the 3rd. courtyard of Prague Castle, Prague
Simon Look and wife at Prague Castle and St. Vitus Cathedral in the background, Prague
St. Vitus Cathedral
There is a large cathedral that dominates the skyline of Prague Castle. It is located in the 3rd. courtyard of the castle. Known as St. Vitus Cathedral, it was built in 1344 in Gothic architectural style. The earliest church that was built on the same spot was founded in 930. Adjacent to the cathedral is a building, Old Provosty, that was built in the 11th. Century as a residence for the bishops.
Upper facade of of the Gothic cathedral, St. Vitus Cathedral, Prague Castle
Old Provosty adjacent to St. Vitus Cathedral was built in the 11th. Century for the bishops
Choo Chaw and wife standing at the main entrance of St. Vitus Cathedral, Prague Castle
WWI Monument
In the same courtyard, there is a tall, slim granite monument erected in 1928 in memory of the victims of World War I(1914-1918) and the independence of Czechoslovakia in 1918.
A tall monument erected in 1928 near St. Vitus Cathedral in the 3rd. courtyard in memory of the victims of WWI and 1918 Czechoslovakia Independence
In the second courtyard, there is a white building in classical style known as Chapel of the Holy Cross. It was built in 1763 during the reign of Empress Maria Theresa(1717-1780). It is also the Treasury of St. Vitus Cathedral that houses the holy relics and reliquaries donated mostly by past rulers.
2nd. courtyard of Prague Castle and the Chapel of the Holy Cross in the background
Choo Chaw and wife in the 2nd. courtyard of Prague Castle, Prague
The Chapel of the Holy Cross is also the Treasury of St. Vitus Cathedral in the 2nd. courtyard of Prague Castle
Main Entrance of Prague Castle
The main entrance of Prague Castle is a large gate with two huge sculptures of giants killing bad people, one on each side, and a high royal crown structure in between them. There are two sentries guarding the entrance. This entrance leads to the 1st. courtyard and then the residence of the President of Czech Republic.
Hradcanske Square
In front of Prague Castle is an open-air area known as Hradcanske Square. It slopes down, gently, towards Ke Hrada Street.
Main entrance of Prague Castle to President's residence and St. Vitus Cathedral, Prague
Upper part of Hradcanske Square in front of Prague Castle, Prague
1st. courtyard of Prague Castle and the Matthias Gate to the 2nd. courtyard of Prague Castle, Prague
Archbishop's Palace
A grand, white building known as Archbishop's Palace, is easily noticeable in the square. It was built by Emperor Ferdinand I(1503-1564) in 1420 to replace the one that was burnt down in Mala Strana(Lesser Town) during the Hussite Revolution(1419-1434).
Archbishop's Palace built in 1420 in Hradcanske Square in front of Prague Castle, Prague
Statue of Thomas Garrigue Masaryk
Erected in 2000 opposite Prague Castle is a statue of the first President of Czechoslovakia, Thomas Garrigue Masaryk(1850-1937), on the occasion of his 150th. birth anniversary. He was in office as President from 1918 until 1935.
Statue of the first President of Czechoslovakia in Hradcanske Square
View of Mala Strana(Lesser Town)
From the lower part of Hradcanske Square, we saw a breathtaking view of an old town known as Mala Strana(Lesser Town). It has narrow streets lined with quaint buildings. Most of the building are in Baroque architectural style. Some of them have become embassies, hotels, museums and restaurants.
Lower part of Hradcanske Square in front of Prague Castle, Prague
Mala Strana(Lesser Town), quaint town, as seen from Prague Castle, Prague
Fellow-members on the lower part of Hradcanske Square and Mala Strana(Lesser Town) in the distance, Prague
Pickpockets in Prague Castle
At 11.30 a.m. before we left Prague Castle for Mala Strana{Lesser Town), one of our tour-members realised that his wallet was lost to a pickpocket in one of the courtyards of the castle. He had lost some money and a visa card which he had to inform a bank in Malaysia for immediate cancellation. Before we began our EasternEurope, we were forewarned of pickpockets at crowded tourist places by our tour-manager, Joyanne Wong.
Pristine Mala Strana(Lesser Town)
Then we walked down a steep road, Ke Hrada Street, along Nerudova Street, Malostranske Street and Mostecka Street in Mala Strana(Lesser Town) before we reached the iconic bridge known as Charles Bridge.
Ke Hrada Street from Prague Castle to Nerudova Street below in Mala Strana(Lesser Town), Prague
Mosteka Street leading visitors to Charles Bridge ahead, Mala Strana(Lesser Town), Prague
Nerudova Street from Prague Castle to Charles Bridge, Mala Strana, Prague
Important Buildings in Mala Strana
Mala Strana was founded by King Ottokarll of Bohemia in 1257 and became a royal town. In 1419-1420 it was burnt down by Hussites and in 1541 it was burnt down again by a big fire. After the latter fire, many buildings in Baroque architectural style were built in the town.
While walking along Nerudova Street and Malostranske Street in the pristine town, we came across some important buildings including St. Nicholas Church, embassies of Italy, Romania and Paraguay, and a former market place now known as Malostranske Square.
St. Nicholas Church built in 1704-1755 along Malostranske Street, Mala Strana, Prague
Malostranske Square, part of the old market, in Mala Strana, Prague
Embassy of Italy along Nerudova Street, Mala Strana, Prague
Trams in Mala Strana(Lesser Town)
Trams are a popular means of transport in Prague City. In 1875 horsecar trams were introduced in Prague. Then in 1891 they were replaced by electric trams.
The tramway network in Prague City is the largest in the country, Czech Republic. They pass through Mala Strana(Lesser Town), too.
Trams in Mala Strana(Lesser Town), Prague
Charles Bridge, Prague
We took about 25 minutes to walk from Prague Castle to Charles Bridge. The bridge is the oldest and most iconic one among the 18 bridges that cross River Vltara in Prague.
Picture of Charles Bridge, Prague, Czech Republic
Construction of the bridge began in 1357 during the reign of Charles IV and completed in 1402. It is about 520 metres long and 10 metres wide connecting Lesser Town(Mala Strana) and Old Town(Stare Mesto).
Two towers of Charles Bridge on the Mala Strana(Lesser Town) side, Prague
River Vltara as seen from Charles Bridge, Prague
A tall tower of Charles Bridge on the Stare Mesto(New Town) side, Prague
Statues on Charles Bridge
Around the year 1700, 30 sculptures of Roman Catholic saints were erected on both sides of the bridge. As the nation wanted to preserve the original sculptures for posterity, they were all removed since 1965, systematically, to National Museum in Prague New Town.
Replicas were used to replace the original ones on the bridge.
Little Prague Venice
A small water channel of 900 metres long, Certovka(Devil's Channel) also known as Little Prague Venice on the side of Mala Strana(Lesser Town), can be seen from Charles Bridge.
Little Prague Venice as seen from Charles Bridge, Prague
Photos of Statues on Charles Bridge
While fellow-members and I were strolling the whole length of the bridge on Sunday, 18 October 2015, we saw many visitors and some music-buskers on the bridge. Many of us and visitors would stop in front of a few sculptures to take photos.
Statues and visitors on Charles Bridge, Prague
St. Vitus Cathedral in the distance can be seen from Charles Bridge, Prague
Choo Chaw and wife on Charles Bridge, Prague
Here are some photos of the sculptures of important religious figures of the past erected on Charles Bridge, Prague:
i. Statue of St. John of Nepomuk is the oldest statue on the bridge. The saint was thrown from the bridge into the river and drowned because he refused to divulge the queen's confession to the king, King Wenceslas.
ii. Sculpture of the Crucifixion and Calvay and two statues of Virgin Mary and John, the Evangelist were added in 1666.
iii. Statues of Saints John of Matha, Felix of Valois and Ivan It was created in honour of Saints John and Felix for saving some Christians who were captured by non-believers.
Statue of John of Nepomuk(1345-1393)
Statues of Saints John, Felix and Ivan
Sculpture of the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ
iv. Statues of Marry Magdalene and Virgin Mary mourning the death of Jesus Christ. They were created in 1858.
v. Statues of Saints Cyril(826-869) and Methodius(815-885) introducing Christianity to the Slavs created in 1928-1939
vi. Statue of St. Anne carrying her child, Virgin Mary. It was created in 1707.
Sculpture of Mary Magdalene and Virgin Mary mourning the death of Jesus Christ
Statue of St. Anne carrying her child, Virgin Mary
Statues of Saints Cyril and Methodius
vii. Statue of St. Ludmilla with her grandchild, Wenceslas created in 1730
viii. Statues of Saints Nobert of Xanten, Wenceslas and Sigismund created in 1853
ix. Statues of Saints Barbara, Mary and Elizabethcreated in 1835
Statue of St. Ludmilla with her grandchild, St. Wenceslas, created in 1730
Statues of Saints Nobert, Wenceslas and Sigismund
Statues of Saints Barbara, Margaret and Elizabeth
An Odd Statue
There is one odd statue on a pillar planted in River Vltara and beside Charles Bridge. It is a statue of a mythical knight, Bruncvik. According to local legend, he helped a lion to fight a 7-headed dragon. This statue was sculptured in 1884 replacing the original one which was created in 1502 and then destroyed by the Swedish forces in 1648.
Statue of a mythical knight beside Charles Bridge, Prague
Rubbing Two Bronze Plagues for Good Luck
Visitors like to touch or rub two bronze plaques on a pedestal of a statue for good luck. It is the Statue of St. John of Nepomuk. One of its plaques shows a woman with a child and knight and the other a knight with a dog. They have been touched or rubbed so frequently that they become shining.
A visitor touching a plaque on the pedestal of Statue of St. John of Nepomuk for good luck
Brother and sister enjoying themselves on Charles Bridge, Prague
A bronze plaque on the pedestal of Statue of St. John of Nepomuk has become shining after frequent rub by visitors.
Alexander Zoltan, a One-Man Band
There were some music-buskers on Charles Bridge. They made the atmosphere of religious sentiment over the bridge lively. Thanks to them.
Among the buskers on the bridge, there was one that caught my attention. He was amazing as he had over 20 musical instruments on his body, including banjo, harmonica, duck call, washboard, cymbal, cow-bell, bicycle-bell and tambourine to name a few. He could play several of them at the same time. He is a one-man band and well-known worldwide. He is none other than Alexander Zoltan who was born in Prague.
Photos of Musicians on Charles Bridge
Here are three photos showing some musicians on Charles Bridge:
A one-man band performer, Alexander Zoltan, buskering on Charles Bridge, Prague
Musicians buskering on Charles Bridge, Prague
Three musicians buskering on Charles Bridge, Prague
Knights of the Cross Square(Krizoynicke namesti)
Soon we stepped out of Charles Bridge on the side of Old Town(Stare Mesto) and entered a small open-air space known as Knights of the Cross Square(Krizoynicke namesti). Around this square are some important buildings, including the following:
i. Charles Museum with a statue of Charles IV(1316-1378), a Holy Roman Emperor, erected in front in 1848 on the occasion of the 500th. anniversary of Charles University.
ii. Church of St. Francis of Assisi built in Baroque architectural style in 1679-1685 replacing the old one of 1270.
iii. Church of the Holy Saviour built in Baroque architectural style with a facade adorned with sculptures of church fathers, order saints, Jesus Christ and Virgin Mary. Currently, it is used by the Roman Academic Parish and a venue for organ concerts.
Statue of Charles IV in front of Charles Museum, Knights of the Cross Square, Old Town(Stare Mesto), Prague
Church of the Holy Saviour, Knights of the Cross Square, Old Town(Stare Mesto), Prague
Church of St. Francis of Assisi, Knights of the Cross Square, Old Town(Stare Mesto), Prague
Old Town Square, Prague
From the Knights of the Cross Square(Krizoynicke namesti) we walked into another open-air space which is larger nearby. It is known as Old Town Square which was established in 1333.
Old Town Square established in 1333, Prague
Jan Hus Monument
In the middle of the square is a large monument, Jan Hus Monument. It was erected there in 1915 in memory of Jan Hus(1369-1415) who was burned to death at a stake in 1415 by the Constance Council for his religious beliefs. Jan Hus was an influential religious thinker, philosopher and reformer.
Jan Hus Monument, Old Town Square, Prague
Church of Old Lady before Tynn
Around the Old Town Square are shops, restaurants hotels, Old Town Hall and and churches. There are two large churches built in different architectural styles. One known as Church of Old Lady before Tynn was built in the 14th. Century in Gothic architectural style. It is the most dominant building in the area as it has two 80 metre-high towers.
Church of St. Nicholas
The other church, Church of St. Nicholas, was built in 1735 in Baroque architectural style replacing the old one that was built in 1273. It now serves both as a church and venue for classical concerts.
Church of St. Nicholas built in 1735 in Baraque style, Old Town Square, Prague
Medieval Astronomical Clock, Old Town Hall
But the most interesting building in the square is the Old Town Hall. It has a tall tower with a unique medieval astronomical clock, Orloj, installed in 1410. The clock is still working.
It is made up of three components: the astronomical dial representing the position of the sun and moon, a calendar dial with medallions representing the months, and "The Walk of Apostles" that makes the figures of apostles appear hourly.
Old Town Hall with an astronomical clock installed in 1410, Old Town Square, Prague
Choo Chaw and wife in front of the astronomical clock in Old Town Square, Prague
Visitors waiting for the clock to strike at 1 p.m. in Old Town Square, Prague
1 p.m. Time Show of Astronomical Clock
A few minutes before 1 p.m. we saw a large crowd gathering in front of the astronomical clock and waiting, patiently, for it to strike at 1 p.m.. We, too, joined them. At 1 p.m. the clock rang, continuously, and two small windows above it opened showing small figures of apostles moving inside. Several seconds later, the windows closed and the clock struck several times. Then it was all over and the crowd dispersed. The next time it would ring again was 2 p.m.
A large crowd gathering in front of the astronomical clock waiting for it to strike at 1 p.m., in Old Town Square, Prague
Painting of Old Town of Prague showing Old Town Hall with a medieval astronomical clock
Wenceslas Square
After the astronomical clock show, we walked to another square nearby. Known as Wenceslas Square, it is a busy place where visitors are attracted to quaint and modern buildings which are now hotels, restaurants, shops, offices, etc.. Important celebrations and gatherings are often held there. Many political events have happened in the square.
Wenceslas Square was formerly known as Horse Market(Konsky trh) until 1848 when it was changed to the current name.
Lower Part of Wenceslas Square, Prague
Quaint buildings in Wenceslas Square, Prague
Upper part of Weceslas Square, Prague
Velvet Revolution
Velvet Revolution was one of the significant political events that happened in 1989. Students and older dissidents demonstrated against the one-party government of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia in Wenceslas Square and other places in 1989. Consequently, the 41 year-old communist rule in Czechoslovakia ended and, subsequently, it became a parliamentary republic.
National Museum, Prague
The large building built in 1885-1891 in neo-Renaissance architectural style on the upper part of Wenceslas Square is the National Museum. It houses about 14 million items from many different areas, including natural history, history, arts and music. It is closed for renovation until 2017.
Choo Chaw and wife in Wenceslas Square, Prague
Jan Palach and Jan Zajic
In the middle of the square, there is a small area in a garden that is dedicated to two Czech students, Jan Palach(1948-1969) and Jan Zajic(1950-1969). They burned themselves to death on separate occasions in Wenceslas Square in protest against Soviet Union's invasion and occupation in their country, Czechoslovakia, in 1969
A proper monument of the two martyrs is created in the form of a bronze cross set in the ground in front of National Museum located on the upper part of the square.
A monument in the middle of Wenceslas Square in memory of 2 Czech students who burned themselves in the square in 1969
Monument of St. Wenceslas
A monument of St. Wenceslas(907-935) mounting a horse was erected in the upper square in memory of him as a martyr. While he was Duke of Bohemia he was invited by his cruel brother, Boleslav, to a feast and murdered by the latter's three friends in 935. The monument was sculptured by Josef Vaclav Myslbek in 1887-1924.
Monument of St. Wenceslas mounting a horse and 4 saint statues at its base, Wenceslas Square, Prague
Statue of St. Ludmila(St. Wenceslas' grandmother) at the base of the Monument of St, Wenceslas, Prague
Monument of St. Wenceslas on the left and National Museum in the background, Wenceslas Square, Prague
Statues at Monument of St. Wenceslas
Four statues were later added to the base of the monument, viz. St. Ludmila(860-921) who was St. Wenceslas' grandmother, St. Prokop(970-1053), St. Adalbert(956-997) and St. Agnes of Bohemia(1211-1282)
Statue of St. Prokop at the base of Monument of St. Wenceslas, Prague
Statue of St. Agnes of Bohemia at the base of Monument of St. Wenceslas, Prague
Statue of Adalbert at the base of Monument of St. Wenceslas, Prague
"28 X 1918" is a significant date, 28th. October 1918, set in the pavement right in front of the Monument of St. Wenceslas. It was the day Czechoslovakia gained its independence. On 14th. November 1918, Tomas Garrigue Masaryk became her first President.
"28 X 1918", the day Czechoslovakia gained her indepaendence
Old Town Square(Stare Mesto)
At about 4 p.m. we left Wenceslas Square and walked back to Old Town Square which was nearby. We spent about two hours in the square.
Trdelnik
In the square we watched a stall making trdelnik which is a traditional Slovak cake. It is made from dough that is wrapped around a long cylinder, then grilled and coated with a mixture of sugar and walnuts.
A stall making "trdelnik", a sweet pastry, in Old Town Square, Prague
Next to that stall was one that was selling grilled leg of a pig. The owner was cutting it into pieces while customers were waiting for to buy the meat.
A grilled pork stall in Old Town Square, Prague
Street Performers
There were a few street performers in the square. We saw musicians playing different instruments, a man playing with a crystal ball and making it roll all over his body, smoothly, and a lady creating large soap-bubbles, effortlessly.
Two musicians entertaining visitors in Old Town Square, Prague
A crystal ball man in Old Town Square, Prague
A lady creating a large soap-bubble in Old Town Square, Prague
Horse-Drawn Carriages for Old Town Tour
There were some horse-drawn carriages in the square carrying visitors around the Old Town of Prague for a sightseeing tour.
Horse-drawn carriages for visitors in Old Town Square, Prague
Newly-Married Couple from China
An interesting event was taking place in front of the astronomical clock in Old Town Square at about 6 p.m.. A professional photographer was busy taking photos of a newly-married couple from China in front of the clock. They were wearing modern wedding clothes. After the photoshoot, the bride turned her back, threw her bouquet of flowers to a group of ladies standing behind her and one of them caught it with happiness.
A newly-married couple from China posing in front of the medieval astronomical clock in Old Town Square, Prague
A lucky lady caught a bouquet of flowers from the bride next to her in front of the astronomical clock in Old Town Square, Prague
At 6.30 p.m. we all left Old Town Square and headed to a restaurant for dinner. After dinner we went back to our hotel, Hotel Duo, in Strizkov, where we stayed for the last night.
Hotel Duo in Strizkov, 9 km north-east of Prague City centre
Day 7 Monday, 19 October 2015
Day 7 was our last day in Prague and Eastern Europe. We would fly back from Prague airport to our country, Malaysia, via Istanbul at 7.10 in the evening.
Since we had a lot of time to wait for the departure, my wife and I decided to go back to Wenceslas Square in Prague New Town to have a last look.
Last Visit to Wenceslas Square
To go to the square by ourselves, we bought Metro tickets from our hotel, Hotel Duo, in Strizkov and walked to a Metro station nearby. At 11.45 a.m we boarded a train and left for Muzeum Station in Wenceslas Square. Twenty minutes later we arrived at the station and spent two hours in the square enjoying the sights of the square again.
Strizkov Subway Station, a Prague Metro station, that is 9,8 km northeast of Prague National Museum
Choo Chaw and wife visiting Wenceslas Square, Prague, again on the last day of their tour
Departure for Home in Malaysia
Vaclav Havel International Airport, Prague
At about 3 p.m. we left the hotel and went to Vaclav Havel International Airport(named after the first President of Czech Republic), which is 9 km west of Prague. On arrival at the airport, we, sadly, bade farewell to our friendly coach-driver, John, who had, diligently, brought us to some cities in Hungary, Slovakia, Austria and Czech Republic for sightseeing tours for six days. Then we checked in at the airport and waited for few hours to fly home.
Malaysian tour-group thanking John for bringing them around in the eastern European countries from 14-19 October 2015
Malaysian tour-group checking in at Vaclav Havel International Airport in Prague, Czech Republic
Vaclav Havel International Airport, Prague, Czech Republic
Ataturk International Airport, Istanbul
At 7.10 p.m. we boarded a Turkish airline and flew 1500 km from Prague to Ataturk International Airport in Istanbul, Turkey, in 2 hours and 20 minutes. On arrival at the airport, we disembarked and stayed there waiting for a few hours for another Turkish airline.
A Malaysian Member of Parliament
At 1.15 a.m. we got onto another Turkish airline and were, pleasantly, surprised to see a Member of Parliament from our country in the same economy class as us. She is Honorable Nurul Izzah Anwar, the Member of Parliament for Pantai Lembah.
Honorable Nurul Izzah Anwar, Member of Parliament for Pantai Lembah in Malaysia on a Turkish airplane
(She and other Malaysian political leaders met in Bosphorus in Turkey to make a declaration: "The Bosphorus Declaration on Saving Malaysia", on 17.10.2015 urging "Malaysians to unite to save Malaysia from the divisive politics of race, religions, extremism and intolerance. ………". (You may find more information on this declaration on Honorable Nurul Izzah's website: http://www.nurulizzah.com/…/the-bosphorus-declaration-on-s…/ ))
Soon our plane took off from Istanbul airport and flew all the way to our homeland, Malaysia.
Air flight from Prague Airport to Istanbul Airport
It took about 11 hours to travel a long distance of 8400 km from Istanbul to Kuala Lumpur International Airport(KLIA) in Malaysia. At 4.30 p.m. we arrived at the Malaysian airport, finally. Thanks to Turkish Airlines for the safe journey.
Air-flight from Istanbul(Atarturk Airport) to Kuala Lumpur(KLIA) in Malaysia
That was an unforgettable tour in Eastern Europe from 13-20 October 2015. It was a tour that our tour-members, my wife and I have enjoyed very much.
(Written by Choo Chaw, Kluang, Johor, Malaysia)
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Eastern Europe Travel(13-20 October 2015):
Part I(Budapest)
Part II(Bratislava & Pandorf Designer Outlet)
Part III(Vienna)
Part IV(Vienna II)
Part V(Brno)
Part VI(Prague)
Acknowledgement:
Here we would like to thank the following for making our trip a successful and memorable one:
i. Joyanne Wong, tour-manager of Golden Destinations Tour Agency, Kuala Lumpur.
ii. Vacation Hub, Johor Bahru
iii. Kinga Szabo, Budapest guide
iv. Michael, Vienna guide
v. Bogachan, Prague guide
vi. John, coach-driver
Thanks to our fellow-tour members, too, for being wonderful companions.
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Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Washington State. University of Washington Herbarium.
Convolvulaceae Unlimited: a growing website with genus descriptions, geographical distribution, and, in the future, species info and images.
Flora of Texas Database: herbarium specimens, images, references.
Digital Atlas of the Virginia Flora: geographical distribution maps & comments.
E-Flora BC: Electronic Atlas of the Plants of British Columbia: complete information about the 5 species of Cuscuta growing in British Columbia: distribution maps, descriptions, line drawings, ecology, status information in BC, and more!
Flora of China: identification key and descriptions for Chinese species.
Flora of Missouri: A checklist of the species from Missouri following the treatment of Dr. George Yatskievych 2006. Steyermark's Flora of Missouri. Vol. 2, Missouri Botanical Garden Press [Better use the book].
Flora of Taiwan. Vol 4.: identification key & descriptions for the 3 species that occur in Taiwan (plus line-drawings of Cuscuta australis).
International Plant Index Name (IPNI): names information.
Jepson Flora Project: absolutely everything you need to know about the Californian species is here!
Oregon Plant Atlas: checklist, distribution maps.
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Botanical Type Specimen Register: photographs of the type specimens (please note that we could not link our galleries to the type specimens from US).
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Q: Comparison of five books on Measure Theoretic Probability. I am reading measure theoretic probability for the first time. I wish to know how the following books compare with each other. My final goal is

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*to understand many research papers in electrical engineering which use rigorous probability (like spectral shaping of quantization noise etc)

*to be able to understand Floquet theory which is used by circuit simulators to model phase noise of circuits. Specifically, I need to understand stochastic differential equations

*to be able to understand the nuts and bolts of various machine learning models ie the data science part of machine learning

The five books I have in mind are the following:

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*Athanasios Papoulis  and S. Unnikrishna Pillai, "Probability, Random Variables and Stochastic Processes"

*Grimmett & Stirzaker, "Probability and Random Processes"

*Sidney I. Resnick, "A Probability Path"

*Patrick Billingsley, "Probability and Measure"

*David Williams, "Probability with Martingales"

I have a hunch that the above lists it in increasing order of detail and difficulty. Nevertheless, given that my goal is as listed above, please let me know as to what each book has to offer.

A: All three of your goals will require material beyond any of the five books you mentioned. The Papoulis-Pillai book is the only one that discusses the spectral theory of continuous-time stochastic processes, though it's light on the measure theory. Of the five, Resnick and Williams cover the least material, and I like Williams a lot better --  "Probability with Martingales" is a beautiful book, no matter your intended application, as is the Grimmett and Stirzaker book. Billingsley definitely demands the most maturity.
So, my recommendation: get a good measure-theoretic foundation with Williams and with Grimmett and Stirzaker, then turn to Papoulis and Pillai for the spectral techniques (if these are the only books you're going to consider). Set Billingsley aside until you have more experience working with measure theory -- I think it's a bit of a difficult book, though a very good one, unless you know enough to know what you're looking for.

A: Regarding point 3, "to be able to understand the nuts and bolts of various machine learning models ie the data science part of machine learning" , I think that any good book on probability covers the material needed to be able to start reading research papers .
But if you look for a book that is written with data science/ML in mind , I like this two :
1.https://www.amazon.com/Probability-Analysis-Data-Guy-Lebanon/dp/1479344761 (http://theanalysisofdata.com/probability/0_2.html )
2.https://www.math.uci.edu/~rvershyn/papers/HDP-book/HDP-book.html
The first one is at the undergraduate level and the second one is more advanced (but quite easy to read) and covers many topics and applications relevant for current theoretical research in data science ,machine learning and signal processing .

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Men's golf finishes fall season with first-place win at Ichabod Invitational
The team after their first place victory at the Ichabod invitational
Photo by Don Adams Jr.
ZACH RUSSO | Reporter
The Lindenwood men's golf team finished its fall season with a first-place finish Tuesday at the Ichabod Invitational in Topeka, Kansas.
The team won this tournament by defeating Central Oklahoma on the first playoff hole. This first-place finish is significant because this tournament was a MIAA tournament. Rounding out the top five were Washburn University in third, Winona University in fourth and Central Missouri in fifth.
This is the team's second first-place finish of the fall season. Its other first-place finish came in the first tournament of the season at the Arch Cup. This is the third top-two finish in five tournaments this fall.
As well as the team placing first, three of Lindenwood's players ended in the top 10. Markus Lindgren ended tied for fourth, Colton Wyllie finished tied for sixth and Yente Van Doren finished tied for eighth. Alejandro Canazares finished tied for 17th and Caleb Picker tied for 42nd.
Lindgren finished his first round one under par, the next round he was even and his final round was three over par. With these scores, Lindgren finished with two over par for the tournament. Wyllie fished five over par, and Van Doren finished six over par. The team also ended up even for the entire tournament.
"I am happy with how our season ended," coach Derek Schaub said "The guys now know what I expect during the second half of the season."
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Home Recreation Fishing Trout stocking underway for 2019 in West Virginia
Trout stocking underway for 2019 in West Virginia
Will Reedy, Contributing Editor
Trout will be stocked in streams such as Camp Creek, at Camp Creek State Forest, through May 31. Photo Rick Burgess.
West Virginia's 2019 trout-stocking season is underway. Through May 31, the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources will stock lakes and streams around the state each week.
Beginning in March, the stocking schedule will shift to Tuesday-through-Saturday, according to division fisheries supervisor Jim Hedrick. Currently, the stocking schedule is Monday-through-Friday, Hedrick said.
"The Saturday stockings we tried during last year's Gold Rush were very popular, so we're going to do it again with regular stockings once the weather warms up," Hedrick said.
"Some of the Saturday stockings will be announced in advance, and we think this will encourage more people to get outside to fish."
Hedrick says the Gold Rush will return April 1-6, during which the division will stock only golden rainbow trout in 55 lakes and streams across the state, including 12 state parks.
To ensure families have plenty of opportunities to participate in the event, the division is planning a big release on Saturday, April 6, which is the last day of the event. More details about Gold Rush can be found at www.wvgoldrush.com
Anglers are encouraged to access division's online interactive map which provides valuable information about fishing adventures in the Mountain State. The map contains information about which streams and lakes are stocked, special fishing regulation areas and driving directions to those waters.
The interactive map has been upgraded to include information about lake depths, real-time stream flows and allows for maps to be downloaded for offline use or for printing.
Stocking Schedules: Lakes & Ponds; Rivers & Streams
A list of stocked waters and the frequency of stocking may be found in the new Fishing Regulations Summary, which also lists regulation changes for this year. Copies are now available at license agents, division District Offices and online at www.wvdnr.gov.
Anglers can call the Fishing Hotline at 304-558-3399 or visit the division's website to find out which streams and lakes have been stocked each day.
Before casting their line, anglers must have a 2019 fishing license, which can be purchased online at www.wvfish.com, by calling the licensing unit at (304) 558-2758 or at license agents around the state.
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