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A beacon of hope: Kifayat Hussain
Posted on May 21, 2020 May 21, 2020 by Murtaza Fazily
Over the last three months Ladakh has witnessed many ups and downs on account of COVID-19. It started with panic followed by a shortage of essential goods, protests over the stalled evacuation of pilgrims stranded in Iran and quarantine centres across India, and periodic reports of new COVID-19 positive cases in Ladakh. The administration, especially healthcare workers, has been on their toes even as people have remained confined to their homes.
In the midst of this chaos, a Ladakhi teacher has emerged as a beacon of hope for people around the world. In addition to spreading a positive message, Kifayat Hussain has also been trying to break stereotypes and prejudices that people have about COVID-19 and patients who have tested positive for it.
Kifayat is a mathematics teacher at Lamdon Model Senior Secondary School in Leh. He remains very popular amongst his students who are spread across Leh and Kargil districts. His popularity is largely due to his ability to teach mathematics by simplifying complex concepts and his commitment to students and the subject. I have had the privilege of being his student and can personally vouch for each of these qualities that make Kifayat a great teacher. He was very gracious and generous with his time when I called him to discuss his recent experience.
He explained that his life was fairly normal till 3 May. He was following his daily routine and conducting classes online. In early March, Ladakh's first COVID-19 cases emerged in Kifayat's village of Chushot in the neighbouring hamlet of Chushot Gongma. A few weeks later, COVID-19 positive cases also emerged in Chushot Yokma, which is Kifayat's immediate neighbourhood. As a result of these cases, the whole village was declared as a containment zone.
Despite this, Kifayat continued his daily routine of conducting online classes. On 30 April, Kifayat voluntarily decided to the take the COVID-19 test despite not having any symptoms as he wanted to be sure he did not have the virus before he resumed school. Three days later, on 3 May, Kifayat's test returned a positive result. "After our village was declared a containment zone, I decided to be safe and take the test. On 3 May, I was told that I had tested positive for COVID-19," he explained. His initial reaction was one of anxiety. "I actually felt a little depressed initially after receiving the test result. I was then admitted to the dedicated COVID-19 ward at Mahabodhi Hospital for isolation and treatment," he added.
At this point, he felt he had two choices; Respond to these developments with panic and fear, or channelise his energies to achieve something positive. Kifayat chose the latter. On 4 May, he spoke with the management and Principal of Lamdon Model Senior Secondary School, Leh. "They suggested that I continue taking my online classes from the hospital. I was already thinking along those lines as I wanted to remain busy and continue teaching," he said.
In response to a request from the Principal of the school, the district administration agreed to allow Kifayat to continue his online classes from the hospital. The school ensured that the necessary teaching material was sent to him at the hospital and the medical staff provided the necessary infrastructure Kifayat needed to conduct his online classes.
I could not help but wonder how Kifayat was able to focus his attention and energy on teaching in the midst of all the chaos and fear as well as the physical and mental impact of being COVID-19 positive. He replied, "Teaching has always been close to my heart. I often travel to Kargil to hold free workshops on mathematics. Before I received the test result, I would be conducting online classes from early morning till late evening. This has been my nature and it helped me channel my energies towards more constructive pursuits rather than succumb to negativity and anxiety."
He then added. "I feel there are a lot of misconceptions about COVID-19 that need to be cleared. I personally believe that this disease is not that dangerous for people who do not have other pre-existing health conditions. If people become more aware then they will voluntarily agree to be tested instead of shying away from it."
When the news of Kifayat's test results reached his friends and students, they started reaching out to him. "Initially, I received messages such as 'Get well soon, Kifayat' and 'Take care of your health'. Later, as my teaching videos started to circulate on social media, people started sending me messages appreciating my efforts, encouraging me and giving me virtual pats on my back," he said. These messages poured in from friends as well as current and former students whom he has taught over the last 12 years.
As the nationwide lockdown curbed people's normal lives, I asked Kifayat about the importance of finding something to stay busy. He replied that compared to other professions teachers have an added responsibility to continue working as students are directly dependent on them. He added, "We cannot remain in isolation. Our lives and actions as teachers have a direct impact on our students. If we continue working for them, our students will benefit and be engaged in the process of learning. If I decide to just sit and brood, then my students will also suffer. Teachers must keep working even during the COVID-19 pandemic and remain accessible to their students through different channels."
When asked about his own health, Kifayat said that he is indebted to the hospital staff. "All of them have been very generous, supportive and caring from the very first day. The doctors and the other staff have been very caring and polite. All of them have been diligently carrying out their responsibilities and remain deeply committed to the welfare of their patients. Initially, I was a little apprehensive about how I would pass my time at the hospital. Soon, I did not even realise how time was flying by. The doctors and the hospital staff remain available 24 hours of the day and look into every minute detail."
He explained that the hospital staff had told him not to count the days at the hospital as he would only make himself miserable. "The mannerisms and the conduct of the medical team at the hospital is a big part of treatment that ensures that patients recover quickly. They are always available and keep checking for any symptom of ill health. We cannot get such care and support anywhere else. They ensured that I received vitamins and other medication as we still do not have a cure for COVID-19," he added.
I asked him how his family coped with this experience, especially when he was away from home. He replied, "Our family is very important to us. Unfortunately, the misinformation that exists about COVID-19 means that our family members start to panic. Thankfully, in my case they remained calm and supportive throughout this experience. We were able to speak over the phone to ensure that we all stayed positive. However, as a society we need to address the prejudice and misconceptions about COVID-19, which often leads to unnecessary stress and fear. Awareness is important," he concluded. Kifayat has now tested negative for COVID-19 and has been discharged from the hospital.
Text by Murtaza Fazily
Photograph by Anwar Hussain
Murtaza Fazily is part of the editorial team at Stawa.
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Interview: Lhundup Gyalpo
Posted on May 18, 2020 May 30, 2020 by Tsetan Dolkar
Ladakh started featuring in English literature from the late 19th Century through colonial records, travelogues and historical accounts by western scholars. This led to a particular conceptualisation of Ladakh in the English literary domain. However, Ladakhi works of fiction and story-telling rarely appeared on this literary landscape. Fiction is an important medium that can rejuvenate the soul of Ladakh and articulate its sense of place. This void has finally been filled by the book Betty's Butter Tea: Stories from Ladakh by Lhundup Gyalpo. I managed to speak with Lhundup Gyalpo at the book launch in 2019.
Tsetan Dolkar (TD): Why did you choose to write fiction? And in short story form?
Lhundup Gyalpo (LG): My journey as a writer probably started about two decades back when I became conscious of the chaos in my head. It talks to me about various ideas and thoughts, with emotions crisscrossing my mind at the same time. I could either have left this unattended or channelled it to create something. I tried various ways to address this whirlpool. Reading was useful but not enough. Finally, it seems I had no option but to write.
As a child, I was a curious person and interested in different things, especially philosophy. As I grew older, I realised the vastness of philosophy. I was submerged in the field and even considered pursuing it for the rest of my life. Over the years, ideas and thoughts kept collecting in my head. By the time I completed my studies, the chaos in my head was intense but was starting to organise itself into meaningful narratives. That's when I realised that I needed an outlet to express them. I decided to explore fiction as it is the largest canvas to articulate oneself. It's also my way of giving something back to society.
I chose short stories for my first book as I wanted to start slowly. If you are building a dam, you first need to build a bridge. Writing is very similar. I choose to write short stories to explore its scope. I am glad I embarked on this journey and now I am starting to imagine the possibility of writing a book.
TD: In your stories, you juxtapose different worlds. Every story has a foreign visitor and other characters in a Ladakhi context. This is also reflected in the title of the book. Why did you follow this theme in the book?
LG: The concept of identity is very important to me. It is also very relevant for Ladakhi youth today. We go out of Ladakh as children or teenagers for our education, employment or to pursue other opportunities. In this self-imposed exile, we visit many places, experience many cultures, and meet different people. By the time we return home after 15-20 years, the Ladakh of our childhood is gone. That cultural shock is peculiar. In Betty's Butter Tea, I interpreted the experience of that shock. By placing foreigners in Ladakh, I have tried to reach out to young readers and help them realise that our homeland has always been a cosmopolitan place. I hope this will help them understand and appreciate the changes that Ladakh has experienced. I believe Ladakh needs to be interpreted and reinterpreted by each generation. The book was my way of facilitating this process.
Furthermore, Ladakh is a tourist destination and thousands of people visit the region each year. What they take from Ladakh is important to me. In addition to their experiences, they must also understand Ladakh, which is not possible in just a week or two. My stories are a gift to such visitors and meant to entertain and educate them at the same time.
TD: The story 'The Book of Horror' has an unusual approach. What was your inspiration for this story?
LG: I do a lot of thought experiments. For instance, I put contradictory situations together and see where my train of thoughts lead. 'The Book of Horror' is an experiment with narratives. Writers often amuse themselves and their readers with different kinds of narratives. You could, for instance, have unreliable narrators such as drunkards, schizophrenics, or convicts. This keeps the reader on edge as they are unable to determine if the narrative is true or not. The Book of Horror has multiple narrators. Readers have to be mindful of the narrator to understand the climax.
TD: The story 'The World Record' has many twists based on the experiences of the protagonist, Surinder. How did you develop this character?
LG: Writing fiction has many facets and 'The World Record' explores character development. The protagonist goes through a lot as he faces daunting emotional, psychological and physical challenges. The story explores how he changes as life happens to him.
TD: The story 'Betty's Butter Tea' is set in Chilling, and the main character is an American girl married in a Ladakhi household of coppersmiths. In Ladakh, metal work is regarded as a lowly profession despite its social importance. Yet, in the story they are respected by the villagers, which shocked me initially. Was this contrast a conscious choice?
LG: We live in assumptions. One such assumption in Ladakh is people who do metallurgy work are of low caste. I did visit Chilling once. It's a peculiar village settled by Ladakh's royalty in the 17th Century. I noticed that every family practiced metal work though they too had social stratification. The story is meant to shake readers, especially Ladakhis, about relating social status with occupation. We don't need to go far to see exceptions to these norms. The story was meant to appreciate traditional Ladakhi occupations such as carpentry, music, metallurgy etc, which remain the flag bearers of our society.
TD: In the same story, you describe art as "…pursuit of art is beyond the concerns of mundane." What are your thoughts on art?
LG: While working on the book, I realised that if I judge it in terms of recognition, rewards or monetary gain, it would hamper my engagement with the art-form. Doubt remained my biggest hurdle during the process of writing though it did help me grow spiritually.
TD: You have also written, "Literature is a godly indulgence, sometimes even at your own expense". What do you mean by this?
LG: Art exists for society but not the other way round. Compared to other professions, art requires a lot of sacrifice. If I am to trade myself for the larger good of society, I have to let go of myself at a very personal level. It is a sacrifice claimed by the god of art. I don't know. This idea stems from this spirit (smiles).
TD: Many sub-plots in this collection are rooted in values such as empathy, compassion, friendship and understanding. How important are these values to your work?
LG: Empathy reigns supreme in the world of fiction. If a writer is putting himself/herself in the shoes of the character, the very act of writing stems from empathy. Each narrative has protagonists, villains, and numerous characters and the author is always practising empathy. Even the villain has some elements of the author's personality, which needs to be understood by the writer. Fiction is a great medium to propagate these values in our society. In our formal, industry-oriented education system, we never learn and appreciate these subjects, which have a very significant influence on our lives.
TD: In your book, you have touched on all important aspects of Ladakhi society but somehow you have not explored political satire. Do you plan to write political satire in the near future? You have many sources of inspiration these days!
LG: (Laughs) Of course! I do intend to write political satire in the future. That's the dam, my big project. It remains risky from a literary perspective. I first need to prove to myself that I can write before I start experimenting with satire.
Audience member: Who are your favourite writers?
LG: I have mostly read non-fiction and philosophy. Before I decided to write, I had no idea I would be writing fiction. Early on, a friend introduced me to Russian authors such as Fyodor Dostoyevsky who tried to resolve philosophical, social, and psychological problems through fiction. He remains one of my favourites. He led me to authors like Leo Tolstoy, Nikolai Gogol, and Anton Chekov. These authors employ a lot of compassion, which is where I connect with them.
Audience member: Why have you used so many Ladakhi names for characters and places?
LG: Throughout my life, I rarely saw Ladakhi names in books. I believe that literature is the mirror of souls, including individuals, society and culture. I found that Ladakhi society was missing in literature. I was hell-bent on using our names to ensure that they are recognised.
Audience member: Why did you choose to write in English? Do plan to write in Ladakhi too?
LG: This is a matter of great concern for us. I had no option but to write in English. I would love to see our future generations writing in Ladakhi. Our inability to write in our mother tongue is the dichotomy of development, our education system and contemporary society. That said, Ladakhi language is like bullion as my ideas are based on books I have read in Ladakhi, while English is the currency of exchange. While I can read Ladakhi well, I currently lack the skills to write in it.
Audience member: What challenges did you face in publishing this book?
LG: Nobody wants your writing! You must write for yourself. You can overcome any hurdle once you realise that fact. I spent six months trying to get a publisher and reached out to national and international publications. It's very hard, especially when you come from a 'small' place like Ladakh. Also, there is limited precedence of Ladakhi writers writing fiction with established publications. While they see the literary quality of the work, they also consider its market potential. Nonetheless, I am sure that our writers will soon overcome this barrier too.
Photograph and text by Tsetan Dolkar
Tsetan Dolkar is Assistant Professor in Geography at Eliezer Joldan Memorial College, Leh
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Shakespeare's masterpiece concerning the turbulence of war and the arts of peace tells the romantic story of Henry's campaign to recapture the English possessions in France. But the ambitions of this charismatic king are challenged by a host of vivid characters caught up in the real horrors of war. Henry V which, in 1599, opened the original Globe with the words 'O for a muse of fire', celebrates the power of language to bring to life courts, pubs, ships and battlefields within the 'wooden O' – and beyond.


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With the VIX volatility index that tracks the S&P 500 remaining flat, it's the belief of wealth manager Youssef Zohny that markets have become complacent. Using historical precedent as his guide, he believes a spike in volatility shouldn't be too far off.
Director of Wealth Management and a portfolio manager at StennerZohny Investment Partners+, which is part of Richardson GMP, Zohny outlines the market conditions that have largely precluded extreme volatility.
Analysing the VIX index, the years 2011 and 1998 stand out. Now five years removed from the last major spike, could markets be headed for another sudden correction?


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Q: Classic ASP session timeout quandry I'm baffled.  Each of our employees must sign in to our server which begins their ASP session.  All the research I've done shows that we should be able to change how long this session lasts using session.timeout x where x is the number of minutes we want the session to last, default being 20 minutes.  I've changed this timeout without any consistent results.
I finally set up a function that checks to see if I am logged in every 10 seconds to see if I could nail down a consistent session length.  So far the times have varied from 7 hours to 40 hours over 8 trials.  I have done this both in a chrome and firefox browser to see about different session times and they have always been timed out at the exact same time.  Coworkers are not getting timed out at these exact times, however.
I read something about global.asa.  We either are not using this or none of us understand it well enough to know where it is.
I've also read about and tried to change the timeout sessions for the application pools in IIS.  I'm doing from Windows 7 and most of the tutorials were for older versions of windows but I believe I found the correct place but I still couldn't find that the changes I was making made any difference.
tl;dr - Is there a way to find how much time is left in a classic ASP session?

A: There are several things that can affect the timeout length and several places where the length can be set. IIS has it's own default and this can also be set on a site by site basis. You can also set it in your application code using session.timeout like you have suggested.
If you have created a function to check for the existence of an active session the function itself is probably keeping the session alive each time it fires. Which is why you're experiencing such long session timeouts.

A session automatically ends if a user has not requested or refreshed a page in an application for a specified period of time.

global.asa is a file you can create and include in the root folder of your web application(s). If you want or need one then just create it.
The format should be something like;
<script language="vbscript" runat="server">

sub Application_OnStart
    'some code
end sub

sub Application_OnEnd
    'some code
end sub

sub Session_OnStart
    'some code
end sub

sub Session_OnEnd
    'some code
end sub

</script>

For controlling the length of your session you can specify a value;
Sub Application_OnStart
    Session.Timeout = 30 '30 mins
End Sub

One of the more accurate solutions I've found and now use would be to record a timestamp of initial login and timestamp of last activity for each specific user in a database or a cookie. Then compare the current timestamp with the data stored to determine if the session should end. You can also use this type of method to auto redirect the client to a login page after a set time of inactivity or display a "your session has expired" style message.

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The nickel of Canada is a piece of coin currency that has an interesting history. Having been created in 1858, the nickel has changed in size and shape along with look and composition over the years to stay in line with the country as it changed as well. The nickel became the lowest form of coin currency in Canada on February 4th 2013 when the Royal Canadian Mint decided to stop the distribution of the currency. The years 1922 to 1929 are interesting ones involving the nickel as significant changes were made to the composition as well as the way the coins were produced.
Canadian Five Cent coins were changed dramatically in 1922. The coin is known as a nickel today and for many years previously due to the material that the nickel is made of. In 1922, the change was made to include more nickel with the coin increasing in weight to 4.54 grams and a new diameter of 21.21 mm added. The reverse side of the coin would have a new design, one created by W.H.J. Blakemore. The obverse would remain the same, a design created by Sir E.B. Mackennal.
By this time, it was the Royal Canadian Mint striking five cent coins and not the Royal Mint. The Mint was not prepared to strike nickel as this is a tougher alloy material than bronze or silver. The coins with a high grade from this time frame were struck inconsistently which is a result of the mint obtaining the nickel from the International Nickel Company. The refining method of this company was different when producing nickel so the purity of the material would range from 88% to 92%. Two nickels that were created from the same sheet may have a varying degree of purity.
The 1922 five cent piece was created in two varieties. The two are described based on a difference found with the spacing of the S located in the word CENTS as well as the coin rim. The coin actually has a differentiation in the way the rim was formed so the coin can easily be miss-identified. The near S coin will have a slight concavity where the metal found in-between the S and the coin rim is rounded up and there is no distinct edge on the rim. The Far S version is harder to come by and has a flat field so when the metal reaches the rim a right angle is formed which creates a distinct edge on the rim. The differences give the coins the illusion that there is less spacing from the S to the rim but factually there is not a measurement difference.
The five cent coin created in 1926 is created with two types and can be determined by the number 6 of the date's position. The Near 6 coin will have the six rotate slightly where the 6 tip is located closer to the design of the maple leaf and the bottom of the number is further away from the coin rim. The Far 6 version will have the tip of the number located closer to the rim but further from the maple leaf design. Basically opposites of each other.


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Commission on a Sublease #148
TAGS: Commission Contract of Purchase and Sale Sublease
A company held a very profitable sublease on commercial premises for a remaining term of approximately two years, with four successive rights of renewal of five years each. It wanted to sub-sublease the premises and told an agent that it would pay a commission to the agent if he found a potential tenant who was prepared to enter into a lease for "up to twenty-two years." By letter to the company, the agent said with respect to its commission, that,
We understand that in the event of successfully concluding a lease, we are eligible for fees in the amount of 5% of the first year's rent and 3% of any subsequent year's rent.
The potential tenant agreed to take the property for the whole of the twenty-two years following the exercise of all of the options, entitling the agent to a commission.
So what can there be to argue about? Well, the company agreed that while it owed a commission, payment of the commission was to be made as and when the rent was received by it. It based this conclusion upon its interpretation of the contents of the letter from the agent, including the commission clause prepared by the agent. The company said that the reference in the letter from the agent to it of a lease of "up to 22 years," plus the plural use of the word "fee" meant that commission was payable out of or from rent as it is paid.
The agent argued that "in the event of" meant "upon the happening of a certain event," namely the conclusion of a lease, and "eligible" meant "entitled to payment." Once the sub-sublease was obtained, there was nothing more for the agent to do.
The Judge's decision that the company's interpretation of the contract was wrong, was fortified by the evidence of expert witnesses that none had heard of commissions being paid from a rental income stream. It was acknowledged that in some instances where options to renew might or might not be exercised, commissions were only payable upon the exercise of the options. In holding for the agent, the Judge said that payment of the commission when the work was done was not only consistent with the parties' reasonable expectations, but also consistent with thc universal usage or custom of the real estate industry in British Columbia.
The argument would have been avoided if the agent had provided for payment to be made in full upon the execution of the sub-sublease.l
''Deemed'' in the legal sense, means an assumption that something is a fact, when it may or may not be one. It is a word which should be used only with the greatest of care, as the following case illustrates.
A Nova Scotia licensee who was advised by a prospective purchaser that financing was not a problem, inserted the following clause in the printed standard form.
The purchasers further agree to arrange at their own expense a first mortgage at their own expense. This mortgage to be deemed arranged in fifteen banking days, failing this the offer becomes null and void and deposit to be returned in full.
During the fifteen day period, the purchaser discovcred from an engineer's report prepared at the request of the purchaser's bank, that the cost of renovations would be excessive. The purchaser did not notify the vendor within this period that he could not arrange financing.
The vendor sued for damages. The purchaser argued that the clause in question was void for uncertainty because of the conflict between the legal meaning of the word "deemed," and the words which followed in the latter part of the second sentence. While that might have been what the parties had expected, the Judge had to interpret the words provided by the agent.
Although the purchaser's obligation to notify the vendor was not expressed in this clause, the Judge held that the purchaser had to give notice within the period, of his inability to obtain financing, to avoid the consequences of the meaning of the word "deemed." His failure to do that meant the contract was interpreted as if the mortgage had been arranged.
If the word "deemed" is used in conjunction with the standard form Contract of Purchase and Sale, the "waived or declared fulfilled clause" should be examined to decide whether it should be eliminated or how it should be modified.2
1. Professional Realty Corporation Ltd. v. H.Y. Louie Co. Ltd., SDBC Vancouver Registry C888597, Reasons for Judgement dated Nov. 1, 1989.
2. Gravee v. Norfolk Motor Hotel (1974) Ltd., A.P.R. (2nd) p. 98.

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Vybz Kartel murder trial corrupt juror pleads not guilty "I didn't do it!
The juror accused of trying to bribe the foreman of the jury panel in the Vybz Kartel murder trial, pleaded not guilty.
Livingston Cain is charged with 5 counts of trying to corrupt the course of justice, as well as 1 count of planning to pervert the course of justice, the Jamaica Observer reports.
He is accused of offering the jury foreman a total of $500,000 for a not-guilty verdict. Also, the Jamaica Observer reports that Cain told another juror that he would "take care of him," if he returned a not-guilty verdict as well. Other jurors are believed to have been approached.
When asked about the case, Dian Watson, Cain's attorney said, "We can't reveal [what the defence] is at this time but he's maintaining his innocence of course," the Jamaica Observer continued.
Cain's $750,000 bail was extended until April 24. By then, the prosecution is expected to provide the defence with transcript of a recording of an in-chambers meeting, where the Livingston Cain tried bribing the jurors. The prosecution should also turn over a cellphone used by the foreman of the jury, to record her conversation with Cain.
These requests were made by Watson, who says the defence would rather have it's own experts carry out tests.
It is reported that Cain was the only juror to vote 'not guilty' in the conviction of Vybz Kartel, Shaw 'Shawn Storm' Campbell, Andre St John, and Kahira Jones.


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German government sides with hemp association on CBD novel food debate
05 Mar 2020 --- Cannabidiol (CBD) isolates and CBD-enriched hemp extracts are "novel" but there are scant grounds for CBD products to be classified as novel foods (NF), the German Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) has communicated to the European Industrial Hemp Association (EIHA) in a letter. Considering Germany is the largest market for CBD in the EU, the EIHA regards the German government's endorsement as instrumental to continuing its efforts to clarify rules on CBD and hemp extracts.
Regarding the correct assessment of the safety of CBD, the EIHA has long been butting heads with the German Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL), an independent federal authority in the business area of the BMEL, which has claimed that all hemp foodstuffs should fall under NF rules.
Novel foods must undergo a pre-market food safety assessment and authorization that requires an expensive and time-consuming registration process before it can be legally marketed in the EU. The EIHA was astounded by the BVL's erroneous understanding of CBD products' safety and deemed its online publication from March 2019 as "factually and legally incorrect and inaccurate." The hemp agency also highlights that the absence a NF status would not consequently translate into an entirely unregulated CBD market. Instead, the organization advocates for integrating hemp plants to existing food and food supplements regulations.
The EIHA believes that hemp leaves and flowers should not be considered novel food. "The assumption that not being classified as NF means not being classified at all is simply wrong. The hemp sector is asking for a clear and fair legal framework in the EU. Given rules for food, cosmetics, feed and food supplements in the EU already exist, the EIHA appeals to the EU for these rules to be applied to hemp as well. We want a real single market for hemp-derived products like any other agri-crop," Lorenza Romanese, Managing Director at the EIHA, tells NutritionInsight.
"The BVL must differentiate between extracts with the natural spectrum of cannabinoids contained in the hemp plant on the one hand and products enriched with isolates or with cannabinoids on the other. Otherwise, there will be even more uncertainty for the hemp food industry and consumers in Germany," adds the EIHA's President Daniel Kruse.
Enforcement of NF status is a Member State affair, while variations in enforcement from country to country within the EU could be expected. The EIHA anticipates a range of implications if EU Member States do enforce the NF catalog, including a loss of jobs in CBD production and sales, competitiveness for EU enterprises and market control.
On the contrary, the benefits of introducing a legal framework for CBD products include public health service cost reductions, increased tax revenues, new job creation and the guarantee of an equal playing field across the CBD supply chain, the EIHA highlights.
Consumed for centuries
The EU defines NF as food that had not been consumed to a significant degree by humans in the EU before 15 May 1997, when the first Regulation on NF came into force. The EIHA has been collecting extensive tangible evidence demonstrating that hemp products have been consumed for centuries. Notable proof includes a reference to cannabis on a ceiling inscription on the Tower of Bologna, Italy, built in the 13th century. Mentions of hemp extracts, flowers, leaves and even soup and soft drinks have also been found in documents long predating 1997 hailing from Sweden, Ireland, Germany, Lithuania and the Vatican.
Latin inscriptions in the 13th centurny Tower of Bologna read "Bread is Life, Cannabis is Protection, Wine is Joy."The EIHA further strengthens its position with an EU Commission declaration from 1998, which states that "foods containing parts of the hemp plant, such as hemp leaves and flowers, are not covered by EC Regulation No 258/97 on novel foods and novel food ingredients."
Currently, the EIHA is waiting for the BVL to amend its online publications about CBD. "It also remains to be seen whether the BVL will now agree to a meeting of experts, which the EIHA has already requested several times," the hemp advocate affirms.
In the meantime, EIHA is preparing an NF application for CBD isolates and CBD-enriched hemp extract. "That's why we are not only covering hemp extracts but many other dossiers that need to be regulated," Romanese continues, pointing to continued discussions with the BMEL on the future of CBD products in the pipeline.
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Headlam, Cecil. (1899). The story of Nuremberg - Page 138. Exotic Impressions, Views of Foreign Lands. Kenneth Franzheim II Rare Books Room, William R. Jenkins Architecture and Art Library, University of Houston Libraries. Retrieved from https://digital.lib.uh.edu/collection/exotic/item/1669/show/1510
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They can be stabbing – i wish everyone great success on their journey. I don't know if I will win the battle and be able to turn myself into an ex, which can help endometrial health. If Pfizer does not know the actual odds of experiencing those it has listed – the first month will be the hardest they say.
Week duration studies, pfizer has since scrambled to plug leaks in Chantix's use damn. The 4 week CQR for varenicline and placebo was 47. I have tried to quit many times, it too me a few days to realize that a lot of what I was going through was due to nicotine withdrawal, i do not advise anyone with major addiction issues to go the route of the gum.
Please all lets check for thyroid disfunction and antibodies, there have been a number of studies which have shown a direct link between menopause and osteoporosis. I'm finding I don't want to smoke them anywhere near as regularly and only had one yesterday and none today – i'm using 2 patches at once to start I know that's not recommended but the anger I feel is to strong to handle with just one. This time I did it cold turkey, the Short and Long Term Effects of Nicotine on the Brain.
Everytime I get the urge to smoke I drink a glass of water and I go to sleep. Thus, it's difficult to contend that Chantix's worth as a quitting aid had somehow unmasked or biased guessing. But if you feel you can't quit, here is another reason you might, your smell comes back, I can actually smell a cigarette a block away now. I do feel as if I'm going crazy though.
There are a number of choices available and a consultation will recommend a treatment based on their patient's individual needs. Joel's Library is home to Joel Spitzer's "Daily Quitting Lesson Guide. Patients who cannot tolerate adverse reactions of CHAMPIX may have the dose lowered temporarily or permanently to 0. After seeing my dentist I've now started sleeping with a plate at night just to stop the teeth clenching.
Want to sleep all the time. Psychologically, the third day was the hardest. I have been forgetting to take it regularly and so symptoms never go away.
I have quit smoking in jan 2016 i have had the worse headaches i cant even hardly see at times. Not that I failed to quit smoking.
If you smoke, there's a chance you will experience the menopause later. It failed to alert smokers to less frequent yet vastly more serious risks mentioned on varenicline's Full Prescribing Information Sheet, including suicidal thoughts, hallucinations, psychotic events, kidney failure, joint pain, muscle pain and arthritis.
Absorption is virtually complete after oral administration and systemic availability is high. I smoked for 26 years, pack and half- loved it. I find that going for a walk helps with the fatigue but nothing helps the headaches.
If you have used the patch, you will know it is a 10 week program. A meta-analysis of 18 double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled clinical trials was conducted to assess the neuropsychiatric safety of varenicline. Doesn't mean some days won't be tougher than others.
So bad that I don't even want to be touched. Her respiratory system continues making copious amounts of mucus. From that day to to day I feel different type of withdrawl symptom.
Im sure i can survive:D. I tell myself to just don't smoke for this one day. Champix might make you feel dizzy or sleepy.
An alphabetical subject matter index to hundreds of nicotine cessation support group discussions, article and videos. I was still extremely I'll with headaches that dropped me to my knees. It was tough in it's own way, but I managed to finally kick this residual nicotine vice. Its so hard but I think I can do it this time.
The individual components of the endpoint are also shown. Now the first month or so, the headaches were extreme and frequent where I had to take pain reliever multiple times a day and multiple days a week.
I am so restless and moody. Cravings have not been too bad but in the last week I have had terrible headaches which I never get and one morning I woke up and I felt like I was being electrocuted and my body could not stop shaking.
These effects were observed only at exposures considered sufficiently in excess of the maximum human exposure indicating little relevance to clinical use. 45kg, those with a "clinically significant medical disease," those over age 75 or younger than age 18, those smoking fewer than 10 cigarettes per day, and those known to have recently relapsed during NRT or Zyban quitting attempts. Went to ER every other day for a week and developed TGN so was put on seizure medicine and fioricet for migraines.
Care should be taken with patients with a history of psychiatric illness and patients should be advised accordingly. However, I am determined to beat this. I have the same symptoms just tired all the time and a near constant headache. I take an ibuprofen, and they go away eventually, but they are starting somewhere during the night, because I wake up with them, and they are interrupting my much-needed sleep.
While Pfizer at last reveals to healthcare providers that varenicline use was never studied in psychiatric patients, it continues to keep them in darkness as to all other classes of patients who were excluded from clinical trials, for which varenicline risks were not studied and are still unknown, including all with clinically significant medical conditions and all abusing alcohol. You should stop using the tablets when your consumption is down to one or two tablets a day. In terms of a change to your periods, this could be lighter or heavier flows, a difference in frequency or any change in what is usually a normal pattern. I am 62 years old, cannot believe that I was so stupid to start smoking at age 50.
CHANTIX in the post-marketing experience. Why does the announcement fail to share the gravity of the situation by at minimum revealing the total number of suicides among U. I'll make sure that if I go for a drink I'll have some handy so that if the urge to smoke becomes irresistible, I can have one without the danger of re-addicting myself to nicotine. I smoked for about 41 years and quit 24 days ago cold turkey.
Subjects who experienced an adverse event of a concern during previous treatment were excluded. I freak out the first 2 minutes and I just laugh at it and tell myself it's my brain wanting that cigarette high and it's messing with my body. Any ideas to help would be great thanks.
I really got moody and agitated. The only comments I've so far received regarding telephone support have been positive.
13, 16, 24, 32, 40, 48 and 52, interspersed with telephone counseling on day 3, and weeks 14, 20, 28, 36 and 44. I'm finding it hard to control the rage I feel from the moment I wake up to the time I can finally sleep. PVC blisters with aluminium foil backing in a pack containing 56 x 0. But NRT's extremely dismal quitting rate did not become visible until forced to stand on its own and be evaluated for OTC use.
Explore Freedom's hundreds of thousands of archived member posts on how to quit smoking. But I continued using the lozenges for almost 2 years. Some symptoms of nicotine withdrawal can persist for a couple of weeks after you stop using nicotine.
Moreover, after adjustment to perceived drug assignment, the association between actual drug assignment and smoking reduction was no longer statistically significant. Some alterations can be made to your day-to-day life that can make a huge difference to your standard of living, especially during the start when you're getting used to the modifications. Of course, additional factors may also play a role in causing headaches during a quit smoking campaign.
I have been trying not to worry, but after reading this, I realize this is probably just part of the process. Smokers who do not know the inflated and failed history of approved smoking cessation products are at greater risk of repeating it. What is the Number One Way to Beat Nicotine Addiction? It acts on the same receptors in the brain as nicotine, but is not the same as nicotine replacement therapy.
Rose, found that "of 165 subjects receiving placebo patches, 27 believed they had received active patches, 112 believed they had not, and 26 were unsure. Pfizer purchases full page ads in U.
Check out those hotline numbers I listed above and program them into your phone. I have always used the patch in the past and I did for the first week this time.
In this study, the incidence of nausea, headache, vomiting, dizziness, dyspepsia, and fatigue was greater for the combination than for NRT alone. If I read half the stuff I did in past week I never would have started.
Joel's Library is also home to more than 100 original short stop smoking articles, to his free ebook Never Take Another Puff, and to his collection of more than 200 video stop smoking lessons. Also, Pfizer continues to suggest that thinking about killing yourself is a normal and expected risk factor for cold turkey quitters too.
There is no evidence to suggest that women put on weight because of HRT. Due to continuing developments this article's safety discussion is presented in chronological order. Walk and focus on your breathing.
I feel depressed yet anxious at the same time. But without a plan, it make stopping smoking nearly impossible.
For example, obviously, a person successful at suicide is not normally hospitalized. This is painful all around. I am on day 24. Although noteworthy, one bipolar patient mixing valproic acid and varenicline does not a "study" make.
BP was up so we as put on meds this drastically made me worse. How long will I use HRT for? I used bupropion and it worked great.
Tips for Managing the Headaches That Come With Quitting Smoking. Chantix users were still not smoking at one year.
Participants were recruited to Chantix studies by being told that the study involved evaluation of a medication. Thus, at best, doctors could only guess as to how Chantix or Champix will interact with them. Howell how her husband had never had any mental health problems but tried to take his own life after being on Chantix for 13 days. NRT clinical trial results could be questioned.
Wolfe indicates that the Act has resulted in a cultural shift at the FDA with quicker turnaround times and a more accommodating attitude toward drug makers. Frankly, today, no government can tell us if varenicline's benefits exceed its risks. That must be very difficult for you. Symptoms of nicotine withdrawal do get better over time.
Smoking cessation is one of the most difficult things to achieve, so knowing what is ahead of you will help. Ive smoked a pack and half a day for about 20 yrs. Me too, have been a pretty light smoker, but for 25 years. I know this will pass and actually I feel better just having this forum to put this out there and having read others going through the same things.
I also recommend joining an online support group if you haven't already. I had a continuous headache in my left side of head.
This would seem to suggest that "frequent" would be more often than in 1 in 100 patients and "rare" less than 1 in 1,000 patients. To me nrt is just a tease and makes me want to smoke more! Reporting suspected adverse reactions after authorisation of the medicinal product is important.
I have noticed I have heart palpitations, chest burning, and dizziness. My doctor says this is the reason, because previously nicotine has affected TSH levels. I haven't slipped yet, but if I do, I will look at it as I failed my goal for the DAY. Smoking cessation therapies are more likely to succeed for patients who are motivated to stop smoking and who are provided with additional advice and support.
I can't sleep and when I do I wake up in sweating so bad that my pillow is soaking wet. Stop taking Champix and consult your doctor if you get a severe skin rash, peeling or blistering, or sores inside your mouth. For many, it's not a matter of "guessing" whether or not a foreign chemical is present and at work inside their brain. Ensure you are drinking enough water.
Physio, remedial massages, Naturopaths, Psychologists, heat packs, eye and head massage machines and a mouth plate. Since August 2006, when this article was written, varenicline safety concerns have continued to mount.
Six years after Chantix's arrival we still don't know. Both Pfizer on its Patient Information Sheet or the FDA at its website could have easily alerted smokers of the identity of health risk groups included within and excluded from clinical studies.
Clearly, taking a Chantix pill twice daily is vastly easier than chewing piece after piece of nicotine gum, often after the onset of a crave episode. Symptoms are very similar to withdrawal so it's a confusing chicken or the egg type scenario. Im feeling difficulty in eating my food. Does the OTC Nicotine Patch Really Double Your Chances of Quitting?
CHAMPIX should be made taking into account the benefit of breast-feeding to the child and the benefit of CHAMPIX therapy to the woman. Can some one help me to calmdown. Of course, it's not good to inhale smoke of any kind, so I want to stop these as soon as possible, but that should be easy once all cravings have gone.
This is my first day off not smoking I was told by my Dr. As smoking induces CYP1A2, smoking cessation may result in an increase of plasma levels of CYP1A2 substrates.
It has been 41 days since my last cigarette. My name is Cameron Kellett and on the 10th of August 2011, I ended my twenty year addiction to nicotine by stopping smoking. However I know it will better off not smoking, I am getting very tired of my family nagging me.
I have been a smoker since i was 12 years old ranging from a pack to half a pack a day. When oestrogen levels start fall, it can cause a woman to experience a number of symptoms mentioned above. I just get so anxious and it seems that smoking is the only thing to relax me, but I went years without it so I know that's not true.


Hi, I have applied but have not received any decision yet. When did you apply and when did you get the decision? I heard they are currently in a delay with sending out the decisions. Thanks.
Hi Sof, I heard that as well.
I applied January 9th and received the admission comunication February 26.
I'm sure you'll be getting an answer soon.
I will be coming this summer hopefully!
Also, can you please tell when did your application's status change from 'complete' to 'under review'?
@Khalid88 - Do you remember when did your application's status change from 'complete' to 'under review'?
And more importantly, can you guys share your background in brief?
[quote]Hi Sof, I heard that as well.
@Khalid88 - great, hope to see you there!
@Joy2017 - my status changed on January 20th. As for my background, I lived in the U.S. as a child. I later returned to Italy where I attended high school and then college. I graduated in March 2014 (not top of my class) and in May of that same year I started working for the law firm where I'm currently employed . I have a TOEFL IBT score of 111. Hope this helps.
Thanks a lot! Yes, that definitely helps.
My status changed to under review on 16th Feb, so I guess I still have a lot of waiting to do!
[quote]@Khalid88 - great, hope to see you there!
Congratulations Joy:) Which Specialization do you guys plan to pursue?
I still have 20 days to accept. Will see if I hear from other universities in the meanwhile. I would prefer the traditional track though.
@ Joy2017 - I'm waiting for the traditional track decision as well, even though the professional would be a better fit for me. Why would you prefer the traditional track?
I've been accepted too but I prefer the traditional track so I am hoping to get accepted for that too. Crossing my fingers.
Wondering, would anyone applying for this track get automatically admitted?
As far as I know they should look the same!


Blending history with current events, the one-hour documentary traces hemp's legendary past in U.S. agriculture and chronicles the heated debate to return the crop to American farmers.
The World Premiere of Hemp and the Rule of Law is at the Asheville Film Festival on Thursday, November 4, 2004 at the Asheville Community Theatre, 10:30 p.m. in Asheville, North Carolina.
Hemp is a crop with a rich history in U.S. agriculture. In the last decade of the twentieth century, consumer demand for hemp products resulted in the crop's resurgence on farms throughout the western world. Thirty-one countries, including Canada, England, and the European Union now grow hemp. Although it has no psychoactive potential, hemp shares the same plant family as marijuana. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration makes no distinction between hemp and marijuana, and a decade after hemp's worldwide revival farmers in the United States are still not permitted to grow it. Hemp and the Rule of Law traces hemp's legendary past in U.S. agriculture and chronicles the heated debate to return the crop to American farms. Filmed in North Carolina.
Hemp and the Rule of Law is now available on DVD for purchase. Go to the "BUY DVD" link at Tin Roof Video to purchase your DVD. I have ordered my copy and I can't wait to see it!
In the Dauphin region of Manitoba, the days are growing shorter and colder, and snow will soon be on the ground, where it will linger until March. Across the horizon, prairies teem with combines plodding through the fields for the annual hemp harvest.
Since early June, when Canadian farmers could be relatively certain that the last frost had passed, hemp plants have grown from seedlings poking through the province's black soil to statuesque stalks, with serrated leaves that give way to ripe flowers full of seeds.
Farmers export the seeds and plant fibers to the United States, where manufacturers use it to make goods such as flour, bread, cheese, butter, birdseed, clothing, and personal care products. High in protein and Omega-3 fatty acids, hemp foodstuffs appeal to those looking for an alternative to fish, which can contain mercury. The Hemp Industries Association estimates annual sales of U.S. hemp food products is $40 million.
Despite hemp's nutritional benefits, you will not find lush fields of the plant in the U.S. because, since 1958, it has been illegal to grow the "industrial" variety here. Hemp is related to marijuana, but is non-psychoactive and its flowers contain only trace amounts of THC.
Although you'd puke before eating enough hemp bread to get stoned, had a proposed rule by the Drug Enforcement Administration become law, you could have been charged with possession of a Schedule I controlled substance for keeping a loaf in the fridge.
In a 2003 rule change, the DEA tried to criminalize the importation of hemp foods for human consumption (but not birdseed and animal food), claiming they contained THC and thus fell under the provisions of the Controlled Substances Act, which Congress passed in the heady days of 1970.
The Hemp Industries Association, a lobbying group, immediately sued the DEA and also filed a challenge under the North American Free Trade Agreement, of which Canada is a partner. While this move triggered mandatory meetings with the State Department, David Bronner, chairman of the HIA's Food and Oil Committee says, "Under NAFTA rules, you can't change policy. The only avenue was a domestic court."
Enter the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, which unanimously ruled that the DEA could not ban nutritious hemp foods and that the Controlled Substances Act specifically exempted "industrial" hemp products, much like it exempted poppy seeds from the list of prohibited opiates. The Bush Administration failed to appeal the decision by the September 27 deadline, and the court's ruling held.
To celebrate the Ninth Circuit's decision, we broke out the hemp bread ($4.99 a loaf at Whole Foods) and opted for peanut butter and banana as a topping, since hemp cheese should be consumed only with the same caveats as soy cheese [see "Pfut!" July 15-21, 2004]; in other words, bleck. Earthy, crunchy, and dense, the dark bread (which also contains spelt, kamut, and other exotic grains) serves as a good gateway to other hemp foods: the raw seeds taste like their sunflower counterparts and can be roasted; the flour can be used in waffles and nut breads.
Ironically, the Puritans first brought hemp to America in 1645, and the crop flourished in the South and Midwest until the development of the cotton gin and popularity of jute and abaca displaced it. In World War II, imports of abaca and jute were unavailable and hemp briefly came back in vogue. Unlike cotton, hemp requires few pesticides or herbicides, and is often grown organically. Its leaves resemble that of the pot plant, which can confuse law enforcement agents surveilling fields from helicopters.
"People think you can grow pot in a hemp field," says Bronner. "Hemp grows densely and tall and looks very different from marijuana, which is low and busy. No one would grow a drug crop in a non-drug crop. It would cross-pollinate and ruin its potency."
Bronner sees the court's ruling as a step towards eventual legalization of hemp farming in the U.S. Fourteen states have passed legislation to research hemp agriculture, albeit under extremely controlled circumstances and with federal permits. In 1999, Hawaii received $200,000 from a hair-care company to plant test plots of hemp, although the federal government required the fields to be enclosed in 12-foot-high fence with infrared surveillance.
On the federal level, votehemp.com rated presidential candidates on their stances on U.S. hemp cultivation: Bush received an F for the DEA's proposed rule; Kerry received a failing grade because he did not follow up on a promise to complete the hemp survey. Independent Ralph Nader, Green David Cobb, and Libertarian Michael Badnarik received A-pluses for supporting the legalization of industrial hemp.
Vice-presidential candidate John Edwards, who hails from a major tobacco-producing state, North Carolina, received a B-minus for agreeing to allow research without federal permits but remaining undecided on whether to allow farmers to grow it.
Bronner says some members of Congress are sympathetic to the hemp cause, although none will go on the record in favor of hemp during an election year. The HIA is also working with Midwestern farmers to rally support. Still, hemp's opponents contend legalizing hemp farming would, as Bronner describes, "send the wrong message to children."
"Generally you have opposition from the cultural warriors, the religious, zealot right. You can't have the message come out that there are some pretty amazing applications for hemp."
Toronto, ON, Canada - Oct 11, 2004 - Ruth's Hemp Foods launches three new healthy protein power blends at Expo East, the giant health food show Oct. 15-17 in Washington DC. Ruth's is poised for success in the US following the final successful battle with DEA.
Last February, the Ninth Circuit court issued a unanimous ruling in favor of the hemp industry against DEA, which attempted to make ingestion of these nutritious products illegal. On September 28, the DEA announced that they would not appeal.
The hemp seed is an excellent source of both protein and Omega fatty acids. Based on high quality hemp protein, Ruth's Protein Power blends certified organic ingredients to add valuable nutrients to smoothies and baked goods. Ruth's Protein Power blends use no chemicals in their production, unlike most soy- or whey- protein powders.
Ruth's Hemp Foods is known as the foremost innovator in hemp foods. Ruth sees the new protein blends as starting where others leave off. "There are other hemp proteins on the market," she explained, "but most have either lower protein or are not certified organic. And we have gone a step further by adding other amazing nutrients to increase the benefits of our Hemp Power blends to a wider number of people."
In addition to the hemp protein, these protein blends contain sprouted dehydrated flax and maca, a Peruvian root vegetable. Known as the Incan Superfood, it has been eaten by Peruvians for centuries to increase energy and treat hormonal imbalance including menopause and sexual dysfunction.
Ruth's top of the line blend, containing Hemp, Sprouted Flax and Maca, is currently being trialled by a Paul Osland, who represented Canada in Track and Field at the 1988 Olympics. Paul started to take Ruth's Protein Power blend daily in early September. Near the end of September, he participated in a 1/2 marathon where he finished three minutes better than expectations and was the first Master overall. Paul said, "I felt like I had more energy, I did not experience the normal heavy fatique that sets in during the last 5K in fact I was able to pick up the pace and finished strong"
Like all of Ruth's Hemp Foods, the power blends contain no genetically-modified ingredients, no hydrogenated or transfats, no refined sugar, artificial preservatives, colors or fillers.
Ruth is sampling the hemp protein blends and other hemp foods in Booth 530 at Expo East in Washington, DC October 15 - 17.
Founded in Toronto in 1999, Ruth's Hemp Foods produces the most extensive line of hemp foods available, including bars, Omega Burgers® (soy-free veggie burgers), oil, salad dressings and SoftHemp™ (shelled hemp seed). They are widely distributed in Canada, with increasing US distribution.
This morning Alterna Professional Haircare issued a press release announcing the launch of its new Hemp Straight Collection.
Included in the trio of products is Alterna's Hemp Straight Shampoo, Alterna's Hemp Straight Conditioner, and Alterna's Hemp Seed Straightening Balm. Alterna's best-selling Hemp Seed Straightening Balm has been repackaged to match the vibrant fuchsia of Hemp Straight.
On Alterna's Hemp Advocacy page they encourage you to "Learn more about hemp and Alterna is certain you'll become an advocate too."
INKnitters has a story on "Knitting with Hemp" by Donna Druchunas in their Fall 2004 issue.
There is a lot of very good basic information in the story, though it is much less technical than the story "Fiber Basics: Hemp" by Janet Szabo in Spin Off magazine.
There are many things that are covered in the very well illustrated four page layout. The headings in the story are: What is hemp?, Hemp is Controversial, Historical Uses for Hemp, From Seed to Yarn, Tips for knitting with hemp, and Caring for hemp garments. There is also a very nice pattern for a "Rainbow Hemp Scarf." One of the sources mentioned for hemp yarn is Lanaknits Designs.
Lanaknits has a note on their web site about info on hemp yarn pack to "Knit a Traveler's Pocket" by Nancy Bush as featured in the July/August 2004 issue of Piecework magazine. The Traveler's Pocket is inspired by medieval Islamic, northern European, and Norwegian motifs, and Nancy Bush knitted this useful travel accessory.
The Hemp Industries Association (HIA) will be holding their annual convention in San Francisco, California, USA on November 3-5th. The Canadian Hemp Trade Alliance/Alliance Commerciale Canadienne du Chanvre (CHTA/ACCC) will be holding its annual Convention in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada on October 24th.
Both conferences are being held on the heels of a dramatic "non decision" of the US government to not appeal the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals February 6th 2004 ruling on HIA v DEA. The Court's decision stands: trace amounts of THC in hemp seed are insignificant and irrelevant, as harmless as the trace amounts of opiates found in poppy seed. The appeals court ruled that "they (DEA) cannot regulate naturally-occurring THC not contained within or derived from marijuana — i.e., non-psychoactive hemp products — because non-psychoactive hemp is not included in Schedule I." With the window for legal appeals now closed, a three year controversy has been put to rest and the North American industry can move into the nutritional future.
"The decision has settled the question of Hemp Foods products, and their availability in the large US market," says Steve Levine, President of HIA. "People working with industrial hemp now and new players interested in hemp should position themselves for strong growth in the immediate future."
"With the open market, we expect new opportunities will arise fairly quickly," adds Arthur Hanks, Executive Director, CHTA. "Planning for the next agricultural year begins now."
Recent SPINS market data shows that hemp food sales in the United States grew at a strong 66% over the last calender year. With a clear legal situation in hand, and the growing sophistication and capabilities of the hemp food industry, industry analysts are predicting a robust increase for 2004-2005.
Hemp foods are gaining more and more recognition from nutrition experts due to their high concentration of Omega-3 and Omega-6 Essential Fatty Acids, strong digestible protein profile, soluble and insoluble fiber content, and host of vitamins and minerals. Chefs and consumers are enjoying Hemp because of its pleasant nutty flavor. Shoppers are discovering a wide range of tasty and nutritious products at leading health food stores.
The majority of hemp food sold in North American is sourced from family farms across Canada.
"Demand for hemp food is the driver right now for Canadian production," says Hanks, "As demand for seed and seed products increase, so does farming opportunities for this sustainable crop and with these, new opportunities for developing novel fibre products from hemp straw in such uses as nonwovens, composites, building materials, textiles as well as specialty paper. "
The Canadian Hemp Trade Alliance/ Alliance Commerciale Canadienne du Chanvre (CHTA/ACCC) is holding its 2004 Conference and Annual General Meeting in Winnipeg, Manitoba on October 24th, 2004 at The Fairmont Hotel.


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Ariadne sleeping a 2nd century AD Marble Roman statue from Italy. The girl is lying asleep on a rock and is a variation of the famous Sleeping Ariadne of the Vatican museum whose composition is reversed. in Greek mythology Ariadne was the daughter of Minos, King of Crete and his queen Pasiphaë, daughter of Helios . When Thesius was sent to Crete to be sacrificed to the Minateur Ariadne fell in love at first sight, and helped him by giving him a sword and a ball of thread, so that he...
Ariadne sleeping a 2nd century AD Marble Roman statue from Italy. The girl is lying asleep on a rock and is a variation of the famous Sleeping Ariadne of the Vatican museum whose composition is reversed. in Greek mythology Ariadne was the daughter of Minos, King of Crete and his queen Pasiphaë, daughter of Helios . When Thesius was sent to Crete to be sacrificed to the Minateur Ariadne fell in love at first sight, and helped him by giving him a sword and a ball of thread, so that he could find his way out of the Minotaur's labyrinth. She eloped with Theseus after he achieved his goal, and in most accounts of the myth, Theseus abandoned Ariadne sleeping on Naxos, and Dionysus rediscovered and wedded her. This Roman Sculpture was inspired by a Greek original of the 2nd century AD. inv MR 311 ( or Ma 340 ), Louvre Museum Paris
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Nokia cautions on pushing 5G too fast - Mobile World Live
Nokia cautions on pushing 5G too fast
LIVE FROM MWC19, LOS ANGELES: Mary O'Neill, VP software at Nokia, issued a plea to service providers pushing faster deployment of 5G, warning that prioritising speed over security could lead to bigger issues down the road.
Speaking on a 5G security session, O'Neill acknowledged that there was an ongoing race to get 5G out there "faster, faster, faster," but compromising security to ensure they win the race to deployment was a backward approach.
She said: "It's easier to build security in from day one in the architecture, rather than having to patch it in later."
Focusing on 5G specifically, O'Neill said the security requirements had now changed and it was no longer possible to use existing solutions to counter the problem.
"We need more technology. When I set the strategy for Nokia, we are investing in machine learning, playbooks, workflows and we really believe in automation to help solve this problem. The good thing about 5G is it is a transformation. We can take all those 4G learnings and take them into 5G."
O'Neill went on to hail Nokia's security prowess as one of its "differentiators," but noted that she sees similarities between the company and its chief European vendor rival, Ericsson, which will aid the wider security effort.
"If I look at some of this, we have a lot in common, as we should. We do have to collaborate in the industry for our customers."
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It is 1:45 in the afternoon of Tuesday, the 19thof May 1904 and building work on Stornoway Town Hall has been brought to ahalt. William J Macdonald, a 21 year-old House Carpenter originally from Avoch,a few miles North of Inverness, but currently living at 27 South Beach Street,has just died of a fracture of the skull.
I have not discovered any online references to this tragic eventbut no doubt some of the newspapers of the time will have reported upon it.Meanwhile we may catch a glimpse of William three years before his death when,at the time of the 1901 Census, he was an 18 year-old 'Carpenter Apprentice', the eldest of the remainingsix children of William Macdonald, a 50 year-old Baker, and his wife Catherinewho was aged 44.
The family resided at 3 George Street, Avoch, Ross-shire andwere affluent enough to employ a Cook. Adecade earlier they had been living at 20 & 21 Margaret Street and, as wellas two fellow Bakers and an Apprentice Baker, the Macdonald household alsoincluded a General Servant (Domestic). The oldest child, 9 year-old Jessie AnnMacdonald, had been born in Avoch as would be the case with all of her siblings.
I stumbled upon this unusual death by chance when I saw thephotograph of William Macdonald's memorial here: http://gravestones.rosscromartyroots.co.uk/picture/number14047.asp. The phrase 'accidentally killed at Stornoway Town Hall' immediately grabbedmy attention but what held it was the fact that this impressive memorial hadbeen 'Erected by his employer'.
Sadly, when William's death was recorded in Stornoway, hewas said to be 25 years old rather than his true age of just 21, for WilliamJames Macdonald had indeed been born in 1883.


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Marin Tsenov (Bulgarian: Марин Ценов) (born 10 November 1980 in Burgas) is a Bulgarian football midfielder, who currently plays for Nesebar.

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Jazz's Walker Kessler aims to slow Sixers' Joel Embiid
Utah rookie Walker Kessler, coming off one of the best all-around games of his young NBA career, is pumped up to play against Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers in Salt Lake City on Saturday night as the Jazz complete a back-to-back home set.
"I'm excited for the opportunity, excited to learn," Kessler said. "Let's get another win."
In the Jazz's 112-108 win over the Orlando Magic on Friday, Kessler finished with 13 points, nine rebounds and a career-high seven blocked shots.
The former Auburn big man, selected 22nd overall in the 2022 draft, also flashed one of the biggest smiles of his career after making a pair of clutch foul shots with 11.1 seconds remaining to help secure the win. Those free throws came after Kessler, who is starting in place of Kelly Olynyk (ankle), was fouled while grabbing an offensive rebound.
"I don't know if you could tell, but I was beaming from ear to ear," said Kessler, who finished 3 of 6 from the line on the night. "I went up there and touch took care of the rest. I'm not going to talk about the previous free throws I missed. But we got the win, so I'm happy."
As nice as the 7-footer's big game was, his statistics pale in comparison to the outing his next opponent compiled in their last meeting.
The Jazz will have to contain Embiid more than they did in their first matchup this season. The center scored a career-high 59 points, grabbed 11 rebounds, dished out eight assists and swatted a season-high seven shots, carrying the Sixers to a 105-98 home win on Nov. 13.
Embiid became the first player to total at least 50 points, 10 rebounds, five assists and five blocked shots since blocks became an official stat in the 1973-74 season.
"I've never seen a more dominating performance when you combine defense and offense," Philadelphia coach Doc Rivers said that night.
Embiid scored 26 of the Sixers' 27 points in the fourth quarter. He produced a game-clinching sequence in the final minutes, first blocking Collin Sexton's layup attempt with 1:19 remaining and the Sixers up 101-98, then sinking a bucket on the other end.
"My teammates knew who had the hot hand and they just had to feed me," Embiid said.
Philadelphia had Friday off after taking a 133-114 home loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday. Embiid had 30 points and 10 boards, but the 76ers fell apart in the middle two quarters en route to the defeat.
"We're a good defensive team, but we did not defend tonight," Rivers said. "I guess the one common theme overall is just getting beat off the dribble into the point. On those nights, we struggle. Honestly, on those nights, every team struggles. They got into the paint over and over again."
It was a 50-point turnaround from the Sixers' game on Tuesday, a 147-116 home rout of the Detroit Pistons.
The Saturday game kicks off a five-game Western Conference road trip for Philadelphia, a trek that includes stops in Utah, Los Angeles (against the Lakers and Clippers), Portland and Sacramento.
Utah is looking for its first winning streak of more than two games since shortly before playing at Philadelphia in mid-November. The Jazz, who got off to a blazing 10-3 start this season, won a second game in a row Friday for the fourth time in the past eight weeks.


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Airbus' A220 performs its latest Asia-Pacific demonstration tour
Airbus' A220 demonstration tour of the Asia-Pacific region – which used an airBaltic A220-300 version – included a stop in Brisbane, Australia on 30-31 October
The airBaltic A220-300 used for Airbus' A220 demonstration tour across the Asia-Pacific region is shown during its stop in Sydney, Australia
New Caledonia's capital city of Nouméa was among the destinations for Airbus' A220 demonstration tour of the Asia-Pacific region
Auckland, New Zealand was one of nine destinations on Airbus' A220 demonstration tour of the Asia-Pacific region, which utilised an airBaltic A220-300
The airBaltic A220-300 used for Airbus' A220 demonstration tour of the Asia-Pacific region taxis during its visit to Auckland, New Zealand
During Airbus' A220 demonstation tour of the Asia-Pacific region, the airBaltic A220-300 version is welcomed in Thailand
The airBaltic A220-300 is shown in Brisbane, Australia as part of Airbus' A220 demonstration tour of the Asia-Pacific region
The sun sets in Auckland, New Zealand during a stop on Airbus' A220 demonstration tour of the Asia-Pacific region
The A220 is welcomed in Auckland, New Zealand during Airbus' demonstration tour of the Asia-Pacific region, which utilised an airBaltic A220-300 version
A New Zealand flag greets the airBaltic A220-300 on its visit to Auckland, as part of Airbus' A220 demonstration tour of the Asia-Pacific region
While in Brisbane, Airbus product manager Rodrigo Zezama led a briefing inside the A220's cabin
The A220 is checked and readied for flight during its visit to New Caledonia's capital city of Nouméa
Cambodia's capital city – Phnom Penh – was one of nine destinations on Airbus' A220 demonstration tour of the Asia-Pacific region, which utilised an airBaltic A220-300 version
Airbus' newest member of its single-aisle jetliner family – the A220 – has been introduced to a wider segment of the air transport markets in the Pacific and Asia, showcasing how this versatile aircraft meets the region's operational requirements with high-level performance, increased range capabilities and wide-body-type comfort.
The demonstration tour, performed from 26 October to 12 November, utilised an A220-300 leased from Latvia's airBaltic, with visits at nine destinations in seven countries.
In the Asia-Pacific region, the A220 currently is operated from Korea, and ETOPS routes are being flown from Tanzania to India. Service is expected to start with the A220 next year in Vanuatu.
During presentations to airlines, leasing companies and local media, nearly 1,000 guests visited the aircraft on static display, and more than 500 were aboard demonstration flights to experience the A220's high level of comfort. The aircraft was also shown to local media that attended dedicated briefings organised at each stop.
High praise for the A220's cabin
Overall feedback from visitors on the static and demonstration flights has been very positive, with guests highlighting how much they appreciated the wide, bright and quiet cabin, as well as the state-of-the art interior and cockpit features.
The latest A220 demo tour completes an extensive operation organised by Airbus to showcase the A220 to various stakeholders in this part of the world. In late July, the A220 embarked on a two- week tour to six other destinations across Asia; in total, the A220 has visited 15 destinations in the fast-growing region this year.
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Dark lines indicate roads that were cleared of snow within the previous hour; lighter lines have gone longer since being plowed.
By @dwtkns; data from NYC Department of Sanitation.


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'This very difficult debate about Wik': Stake, voice and the management of category memberships in race politics
LeCouteur, A., Rapley, M. and Augoustinos, M. (2010) 'This very difficult debate about Wik': Stake, voice and the management of category memberships in race politics. British Journal of Social Psychology, 40 (1). pp. 35-57.
Link to Published Version: http://dx.doi.org/10.1348/014466601164687
The issue of 'race' has assumed an extraordinarily salient position in Australian politics since the election of the conservative Howard government in 1996. Central to debate in the Australian polity has been the nature of the relationship between indigenous, or Aboriginal, Australians and the rest of the population, in particular over the issue of the land rights of indigenous people. Land rights, or 'native title', assumed a pre-eminent position in national political life in 1996/97 with the handing down by the High Court of the so-called 'Wik judgment'. The discursive management of the ensuing debate by Australia's political leaders is illuminative of key sites of interest in the analysis of political rhetoric and the construction of 'racially sensitive' issues. Taking the texts of 'addresses to the nation' on Wik by the leaders of the two major political parties as analytic materials, we examine two features of the talk. First, examine how the speakers manage their stake in the position they advance, with an extension of previous work on reported speech into the area of set-piece political rhetoric. Second, in contrast to approaches which treat social categories as routine, mundane and unproblematic objects, we demonstrate the local construction of category memberships and their predicates as strategic moves in political talk. Specifically, we demonstrate how the categories of 'Aborigines' and 'farmers', groups central to the dispute, are strategically constructed to normatively bind certain entitlements to activity to category membership. Furthermore, inasmuch as such categories do not, in use, reflect readily perceived 'objective' group entities in the 'real' world, so too 'standard' discursive devices and rhetorical structures are themselves shown to be contingently shaped and strategically deployed for contrasting local, ideological and rhetorical ends.