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Encephalitis: Death Toll Rises to 128 in Muzaffarpur, Kanhaiya Kumar Visits SKMCH Hospital
An AES outbreak is normally reported during the litchi harvest season in summer, although till date, it has not been officially verified that the virus is caused by the fruit.
Updated: June 22, 2019 12:53 PM IST
Edited by Shubhangi Gupta Email
Children with AES treated at hospital in Muzaffarpur | Photo: ANI
Patna: The death toll due to Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) has mounted to 128 in Muzaffarpur, ANI said. At least 108 deaths were reported from Sri Krishna Medical College & Hospital (SKMCH) while 19 from Kejriwal hospital.
Communist Party of India's Kanhaiya Kumar pays a visit to SKMCH Hospital in Muzaffarpur.
Earlier this week, activists from several organisations protested outside the Bihar Bhawan in the national capital demanding the resignation of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar with the rising death toll in the state since the AES outbreak.
On Friday, ANI tweeted a video of the Bihar chief minister evading the flurry of questions from the media persons.
Meanwhile, in view of the rising encephalitis deaths in Bihar, state Health Minister Prem Kumar has ordered a probe to investigate if consumption of the litchi fruit is leading to the deaths. The minister said a team of agriculture scientists and horticulture officials will visit the affected areas. He said that it was widely believed that litchis could be one of the reasons behind the Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) outbreak in Muzaffarpur district.
Also, a report had it that as much as Rs 80-100 crore was lost in litchi export business due to the encephalitis scare.
What causes Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES)?
Encephalitis, a vector-borne disease, is an acute inflammation of the brain caused by any one of a number of viruses, the World Health Organisation (WHO) states. However, the disease in rare occasions can also be caused by bacteria, fungi, and other agents. The disease can be transmitted through various vector-infected sources, be it mosquitoes, ticks or the bite of a mammal.
What happens in Encephalitis?
The disease causes the immune system of the person to respond to a previous infection, mistakingly attacking the brain tissue. The symptoms primarily consist of severe headache, fever, photophobia (extreme sensitivity towards light). It also causes stiffness of the limbs, and in severe cases, nausea, disorientation, memory loss, seizures and a possible coma.
Published Date: June 22, 2019 9:16 AM IST
Updated Date: June 22, 2019 12:53 PM IST
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We have taken a big decision to change our target, by including blog posts and articles about survival challenges, adventure sports, fishing tournaments and many exciting things. Our editorial staff is passionate about spending a lot of time in the great outdoors and this is what we want to write about from now on.
We have passionate anglers, hunters and extreme sports enthusiasts among us. This is what makes us tick and this is what we want to share with the world. If you are interested in finding more about the latest fishing tournaments and the latest news on adventure sports, this will be – hopefully – your go to source of information.
Why are we doing this? In a world where so many people have to spend so much time indoors, doing nothing but work, watch TV or staying hooked up to digital devices, getting out of the house and doing something active seems quite difficult. But staying in touch with nature is essential for us, as human beings. We were not created in a lab, to lead our lives cooped up all the time. Of course, everyone has a day job, a family and obligations of all kinds.
This should not mean you giving up on living freely. This is what we want to share with you. We love spending time outdoors, and, sometimes, just for kicks, we even take part in survival challenges and tournaments. Even if we do not bring home trophies, we are still proud of being able to participate in such events.
In case you need more motivation than just going out and doing something that will make you feel alive, let us tell you that many of these challenges and tournaments offer money to those who win, along with a shiny medal or trophy. If you are the materialistic type, that may be the thing to tip the balance. Joking aside, these events and tournaments are a lot of fun and they stimulate the competition spirit.
When we say adventure sports, do not imagine that we now want you to jump off a cliff with nothing but a rope around your ankles (although this is a challenge you may want to undertake one day). We are talking about fishing, hiking, dirt biking, and any activity that puts the mind and body up for a challenge. Unlike going to the gym, which is boring, these activities are fun and you may find the thing you are lacking in your life.


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Geography of Pakistan
Pakistan occupies about 887,700 sq km, a their the size of India and almost four times as big as the UK. Of this,83,800 sq km (about 9%) is the northern Areas plus Azad Jammu & Kashmir, the Pakistan-administered part of the old state of Jammu & Kashmir according to the terms of the 1949 UN cease-fire with India.
Pakistan's neighbors are Iran on the south-west, Afghanistan west and north, China north-east, India all down the side and the Arabian Sea on the south. The northern border is with Afghanistan's so-called Wakhan Corridor, a strip of land in place no more than 15km wide, beyond which is the former soviet republic of Tajikistan. It's over 1800 km from Gawadar Bay in south-west Baluchistan to the Khunjerab Pass on the China border.
Topographically, Pakistan can be divided into six regions – northern mountains, northern plateau, western mountains, Baluchistan Plateau, south-east desert and the Indus plain. Coursing through it all like a 2500-km artery is the Indus River – rising in Tibet, flowing north-west and around Naga Parbat, dropping south out of the mountains to water a populous floodplain, and emptying through an immense delta into the Arabian Sea.
Northern Mountains
From Afghanistan the Hindu Kush Range, crowned by 7700-meter Tirich Mir, reaches across Chitral and , under the name Hindu Raj, continues east to the Indus. Northwards in Tajikistan begin the Pamirs. Along Pakistan's border with China and south into Ladakh stretches the Karakoram Range, with the densest concentration of high peaks on earth –including 8611-meter K2 (Mt Godwin-Austen), second only to Everest-and the longest glaciers outside the polar regions. Poking into Pakistan within the curve of the Indus is the Himalayan Range, anchored here by 8126-meter Nanga Parbat. The Karakoram and Himalaya reveal the primordial collision zone between the Indian subcontinent and Asia.
Northern Plateau
The undulating lowlands at the feet of the mountains include the fertile Peshawar Valley (ancient Gandhara, watered by the Kabul River)west of the Indus and the sandy, eroded Potwar plateau across the northern Punjab to Islamabad. At the southern edge of the Potwar, overlooking the plains, is the dry salt Range. North-east Punjab, around Jhelum and Sialkot, catches a bit of the monsoon and is again fertile.
Western Mountains
From the Hindu Kush down through the tribal lands of the NWFP and eastern Baluchistan runs a range of dry, scrubby,1500 to 2500-meter mountains called the Suleiman Range in the NWFP and the Kirthar Range in Baluchistan. The region's most famous feature is the Khyber Pass into Afghanistan.
Baluchistan Plateau
This hilly, parched and inhospitable plateau across western Baluchistan is the least popular part of the country. Some of Pakistan's earliest known inhabitants tended goats and sheep here in the 4th millennium BC, and thing have changed little since then.
South-East Desert
Form east of the Indus and Sutlej in Sind and southern Punjab, barren desert reaches on into Rajasthan in India. In the Punjab it's called the Cholistan Desert, in Sind the Thar, and near the sea it degenerates into mangrove swamps.
Indus Plain
The alluvial plain of the Indus and its four main tributaries –from north to south they are the Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi and Sutlej –are Pakistan's heart where most of its people live and most of its food is grown. The plains, all within Sind and the Punjab(Punjab liter- ally mean s 'five water'), constitute about a third of the country. Though they get little rain, the fertile grassland doabs –the wedges of land between the rivers – are now irrigated by a vast complex of canals. An exception is the biggest one. Sind Sagar Doab west of the Jhelum, which is all desert.

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Disney Cruise Line Returns to Greece in 2020
Kylie Selvage
Hercules won't be the only one "going the distance" next summer as Disney Cruise Line announced their Summer 2020 itineraries which include a long-awaited (five years, to be exact) return to Greece, as well as five exciting new European destinations.
(Matt Stroshane, photographer)
A "Magic"-al Tour of Europe
Departing from Rome, the Disney Magic will be venturing across the Meditteranean on three specialty sailings — one 12-night and two nine-night itineraries. Notable stops include Greek capital Athens; ancient Olympian city Katakolon; the islands of Mykonos, Santorini, and Crete; and a brand new port, Messina, Italy, where guests can explore Sicilian icons like the tallest active volcano in Europe and the city's historic center. The third and final sailing of the trio will also be making a return to the "Pearl of the Adriatic," Dubrovnik, Croatia.
Following the Mediterranean and Greek Isles sailings, the ship will head over to northern Europe for tours of the Baltic, British Isles, and Norwegian fjords.
In addition to Messina, Italy, Magic's grand tour of Europe will also be making brand-new stops in:
Nordfjordeid, Norway
Plymouth, England
Zeebrugge, Belgium
More Exciting Itineraries
The magic doesn't stop in Europe. Residents of the U.S. can enjoy the "dream" and "fantasy" of the Caribbean, while residents of Canada can enjoy the "wonders" of Alaska.
Departing out of Vancouver, the Disney Wonder will be sailing seven-night itineraries across the beautiful landscapes of Alaska. Visiting ports such as Juneau, Skagway, Ketchikan, Icy Strait Point, and Dawes Glacier, passengers can take in the breathtaking and stunning scenery of the last frontier, as well as special visits with Eskimo-outfitted Mickey and Minnie.
photo: Kent Phillips/Disney Cruise Line
State-side, Floridian based ships Disney Dream and Disney Fantasy will be sailing several varying itineraries out of Port Canaveral, ranging from three-night Bahamian cruises to seven-night eastern and western Caribbean cruises.
Bookings will be available for purchase starting on March 7, 2019.
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How build-to-rent offers opportunities to housebuilders
United Kingdom June 21 2018
Build-to-rent is an emerging property class that is attracting attention in an uncertain climate as an alternative form of development.
In a recent report from The Guardian, it was announced that property experts in London are predicting dangers for the housing market. London house prices tumbled in March this year with the annualised rate of inflation dropping to minus 0.7%, the biggest drop since 2009 according to official Land Registry figures.
In contrast, prices are rising across the rest of the UK with the overall rate of house price inflation at 4.2%. The Guardian reported that the average house price has risen to £224,000, £9000 higher than it was a year ago.
With house prices outside of London continuing to rise, it is becoming increasingly difficult for people to get on the property ladder. Back in March, The Independent reported how the process for first-time buyers has become more expensive in recent years with research revealing that 69% of people think it is now harder to buy a home. With people finding it so difficult to access the property ladder the increase in private renting makes sense for couples and families that are unable to afford the homes that they need.
The emergence of build-to-rent developments
Build-to-rent developments are being seen as a crucial element of the future residential makeup of the UK. In our report 'Planning 2020: A new framework for modern Britain', 87% of housebuilders stated that they anticipated more involvement in build-to-rent development over the next three years in comparison to the previous three.
In Sajid Javid's Housing White Paper, published in February of last year; it was acknowledged that the proportion of people living in privately rented accommodation has doubled since 2000. Furthermore, home ownership is at its lowest level in 30 years. With house prices on the rise, build-to-rent developments should be seen as a logical consideration for housebuilders.
Build-to-rent is where private residential developments are specifically designed for renters. In some cases, this includes on-site maintenance teams, concierge services and communal areas. They often include the ability to sign up for three-year tenancies, allowing renters to integrate more effectively in the community rather than moving on after 12 months.
Build-to-rent schemes are gaining more traction as they are no longer seen as a solution purely targeted toward single city dwellers or twenty-something couples. Developments are increasingly beginning to be primarily made up of two to four-bedroom family homes. Build-to-rent accommodation is also being considered as an alternative to retirement housing as it has the benefit of having no long-term financial commitments or contentious contract clauses.
Why are build-to-rent developments beneficial to investors?
One of the reasons that housebuilders are beginning to be drawn to build-to-rent developments is that they are a completely different asset class to the traditional build-to-sell residential schemes of the past. Organisations currently contributing funds to build-to-rent schemes are investors such as pension funds that historically would invest in commercial property. These organisations are diversifying their investments, attracted by the long-term, low-interest model of build-to-rent that provides an ongoing income stream.
What are the next steps for build-to-rent developments?
The policy frameworks that are currently in place are designed for the traditional build-to-sell model of development. The viability of build-to-rent developments has been a topic of ongoing debate and is an issue that the Government is now addressing.
The Housing White Paper set out proposals to amend planning policies so that councils are required to plan for more long-term build-to-rent homes. The form of the proposed policies was published back in March 2018 as part of the National Planning Policy Framework and associated Planning Practice Guidance consultation.
The proposed policy supports the provision of affordable housing on build-to-rent schemes being by default in the form of affordable private rent with 20% being generally a suitable benchmark for the level of affordable private rent homes to be provided in any build-to-rent scheme. Affordable rent should be at a level that is at least 20% less than private market rent (inclusive of service charges). When conducting research for our report 'Planning 2020: A new framework for modern Britain', housebuilders were asked what the Government could do to support the build-to-rent market. 70% of respondants suggested the measure of assessing build-to-rent properties within affordable housing quotas.
The policy also recommends longer tenancies of over three years to attract families and that these longer tenancies should be secured by planning condition. There would, however, be no obligation on customers to take up the offer of a three year tenancy and there should be an ability to break on one month's notice after the first six months without a break fee.
What are the challenges for build-to-rent developments?
While build-to-rent offers benefits to housebuilders, it does not come without its challenges. Considering the infancy of the industry, ensuring the commercial viability is a priority as well as having the skill-set and employees to actually deliver the developments. It is important that time is taken to understand the need for build-to-rent properties in potential locations, resident demographics and local housing stock to identify financial viability. Countries such as the US, Germany and France use build-to-rent as a prevalent housing model and it would be valuable to consult with experts in these locations.
Why are build-to-rent developments an opportunity for the UK?
As seen with the recent London house price tumble, real estate is currently going through a period of change. Alternative developments such as build-to-rent offer housebuilders new opportunities in a changing market as more people move away from buying property. Attractive to both investors, housebuilders and renters alike, this new kind of development could contribute to easing the UK's housing crisis. Our report 'Planning 2020: A new framework for modern Britain' is recommended for housebuilders considering the future of their operations. The report examines build-to-rent in further detail as well as regional devolution, pre-commencement conditions and planning issues.
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Theodore Irving Reese III, M.A. '65, Ph.D. '72, a longtime wrestling coach in Maine, founded and coached programs at Camden, Georges Valley, Scarborough and Bonny Eagle high schools, as well as at the University of Southern Maine. He is currently an assistant coach at Mount Ararat High School. He also coached at Brandeis and was a four-time New England freestyle wrestling champion as an undergraduate at Yale.
Theodore P. Druch, M.A. '66, recently published a book about his travels in Mexico and Central America, "Footprints on a Small Planet." He is currently working on a series of books recounting 10 years of travel and living in many of today's trouble spots.
Edward Green, M.A. '68, Ph.D. '73, professor of mathematics in the College of Science at Virginia Tech, has been conferred the professor emeritus title by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors. The title of emeritus may be conferred on retired professors and associate professors, administrative officers, librarians and exceptional staff members. A member of the Virginia Tech community since 1977, Edward wrote more than 100 articles and authored or edited four books as part of a research program that was consistently supported by the National Science Foundation and the National Security Agency.
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Giuliani swipes at Romney over health plan
By Jordan Fabian - 03/17/11 03:04 PM EDT
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani on Thursday became the latest Republican to take a swing at Mitt Romney's (R) healthcare law.
Giuliani, who ran for president in 2008, said that the plan Romney signed as the governor of Massachusetts was a mistake and called on the likely presidential candidate to explain how he would handle healthcare now.
"It's clear the Massachusetts health care plan was a mistake and Mitt should basically say that and explain how he would act differently now," Giuliani told New Hampshire political journalist John DiStaso.
The former mayor swiped at Romney ahead of a visit to the Granite State, which holds a key early presidential primary, on Friday. Giuliani's decision to return to New Hampshire has sparked mild speculation that he could run again.
Other potential GOP candidates, such as former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, former Sen. Rick Santorum (Pa.) and Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour have criticized Romney's health plan, which critics have dubbed "RomneyCare," as a way of poking at the candidate many see as the front-runner in the primary field.
But Romney's allies on Capitol Hill are giving him a pass for the healthcare plan in an effort to prevent it from becoming a complete albatross.
"One of the reasons I endorsed Romney [in 2008] is his attempts to make private health insurance available at affordable prices," said Sen. Jim DeMint (S.C.), a powerful conservative political figure. "It just depends on how he plays it. For me, I think he started with some good ideas that were essentially hijacked by the Democrat Legislature."


Beast is an original British thriller that, like Daniel Wolfe's Catch Me Daddy, plays to an outsider complex in a small, isolated community.
Jessie Buckley (Taboo (TV), War And Peace (TV)) expertly adopts Moll, the scarlet haired girl who, because of a violent outburst as a child, was forced into homeschool.
When she meets the grubby but handsome islander, Pascal, she senses a reprieve from her mundane life. He's aiming a rifle at a man's head and his hands are smeared with blood. Everyone tells her that he's dangerous, but Moll can't resist his allure.
Fans of BBC Four's comedy-drama Detectorists might recognise Pascal as the bucolic, bramble-blooded musician and actor Johnny Flynn – the folk singer responsible for the series' theme music.
Flynn channels the shady craftsman well. At times he appears nothing more than a kind hearted soul getting by in a cruel world, but to the local community he's an outcast and the suspected murderer behind the abductions of young local girls.
Pascal isn't the only one we can't quite trust. Almost every character in this film proves there's a beastly side to us all. "In captivity, some go insane" – muses Moll in a voiceover.
And director Michael Pearce (Rite (Short), Madrugada (Short)) creates a beautifully dreamlike cage. Moll's affluent cul de sac seems eternally drenched in summer sun, and Pearce's extensive use of a light yellow palette jars gorgeously with the dark drama that unfolds in frame.
There's no doubt that Pearce is a little-known director who arrives on the scene with plenty of promise. This feature debut might lack the household names to yield a fortune at the box office, but it's sure to impress a genre-spanning audience.
Horror fans will find something sinister in the way Moll lay in a grave and shovels mud into her own mouth to suffocate herself. The romantics will be wooed by Jessie Buckley's mousy-meek infatuation with the strange newcomer.
There are laugh out loud moments, as well as clever cinematography for the arthouse frequenters.
All said, this is an excellent British film with carefully wrought tension, which finds its strength in its location. As Pearce's hometown, he knows exactly how to transform this quiet coastal settlement into the perfect setting for a summer night's nightmare.


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Berkeley Unified School DistrictCandidate for School Director
Judy Appel
Berkeley School Board Director
Achieve equity in education for all students
Foster positive school climates that support student success
Align spending with district goals
After graduating from UC Santa Cruz with a BA in environmental studies, I was invited to join a field study in Costa Rica focusing on insect-plant interactions. I spent the next four years in Central America, working on projects that focused on alternatives to pesticide use and sustainable agriculture. Working with indigenous and rural agrarian communities to implement alternatives to pesticides taught me so much not only about sustainable environmental practices, but also about listening, organizing, and the power of community.
Our democracy relies on civic involvement - I believe it will require all of our commitment if we are to become the society we believe in. After returning to the Bay Area to attend the Hastings/UC Berkeley joint degree program in Law and City and Regional Planning, I was immediately struck by the glaring injustice of chronic homelessness, and homeless advocacy became a major focus. I was awarded a National Association for Public Interest Equal Justice Fellowship, which allowed me to develop a civil rights position with the San Francisco Coalition on Homelessness, integrating legal strategies in a grassroots organization. In addition to my work at the Coalition, I helped create and then served on the Board of Directors of the Community Housing Partnership, which builds and manages both supported and independent housing for formerly homeless people.
Through my work on homeless advocacy, I also became involved in criminal justice reform and governmental transparency, serving on the Board of Directors of Ella Baker Center, National Lawyer's Guild, Media Alliance and the San Francisco Sunshine Ordinance Task Force.
As my life continued to evolve, I became intimately aware of the challenges facing the LGBT community. My partner, Alison Bernstein and I were early leaders in the gay marriage movement, getting married (for the first time) in 1996, again in 2004 when Mayor Newsom legalized gay marriage, and finally in 2013, during the Prop 8 "window". When we had our kids, we also joined the growing movement to win equality for our families, pushing for inclusion in our schools and social welfare programs.
After receiving my J.D., I worked for ten years as a civil rights attorney, first at the Coalition on Homelessness, and then at the Drug Policy Alliance. At the Coalition, I was involved in both direct advocacy as well as impact litigation, working closely with the Northern California ACLU, the Lawyer's Committee for Civil Rights and private law firms to afford the poorest and most desperate among us their basic civil rights. At the Drug Policy Alliance, my focus was on reducing the harm caused by drug enforcement policies aimed at communities of color, and in particular women.
I have spent over a decade supporting LGBTQ families as the Executive Director of Our Family Coalition. Under my leadership, OFC worked throughout California to create LGBTQ-welcoming and inclusive schools, introducing the Welcoming Schools guide so that schools are safe for all children. We support parents/caregivers and their children through over 150 events each year. One of the events that I am most proud of is our annual LGBTQ family night at the Berkeley Downtown YMCA, which just celebrated its 18th year.
I have been deeply involved in the implementation of the Fair, Accurate, Inclusive and Respectful Education Act, which updates the educational guidelines to ensure that LGBT people are included in a fair and accurate way in our teaching of history and social movements. This, along with our work in elementary schools, helps make safer learning environments for queer youth. By normalizing the contributions of LGBTQ people in the history of our state, country and the world, the FAIR Education Act will play a critical role in ending stigma and creating a more equitable world.
Over the past three years we have also been involved in several important pieces of legislation that impact LGBT people and families. OFC sponsored the Modern Family Act (making it easier and less expensive for gays and lesbians to adopt), a bill paving the way for secured parental rights with home insemination, and a bill that requires the collection of data on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in four large statewide departments. I am committed not only to help pass good laws, but to doing what I can to make sure that they are fully and fairly implemented.
Educational equity has become my passion, and I am now bringing my skills to help further school-based health as the Executive Director of the California School-Based Health Alliance, a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the health and academic success of children and youth by advancing school-based health care. I am proud to play a role in working toward a future when all students have access to the health services they need to be successful in school. School-based health care includes programs such as school-based health centers (SBHCs), mental health services, dental programs, school nursing, and mobile programs, all critical for the well-being of our students.
My life's work reflects not only my commitment to creating a more just and equitable society, but my willingness to stand up for those who frequently have no voice. Whether it is fighting to protect the rights of the poorest in our streets or supporting the rights of all LGBTQ people to create families, I will bring all I have to the fight to ensure that rights are protected and each and every one of us is given an opportunity to grow and thrive.
As a member of the Berkeley School Board, I have been honored to serve this community and to work with the community to find smart, innovative and effective approaches to the daunting task of educating our diverse student body for the challenges of the 21st century.
Every child deserves the opportunity to be seen, valued and challenged at school. This simple goal is a hallmark of a just and equitable society, the kind of society I have been working to create for the last thirty years - as an activist, civil rights attorney, executive director, social justice leader, elected official and the proud parent of two BUSD students. It has been an honor for me to serve on the Berkeley School Board for the past four years, where I have been driven by my belief in our students and my deep commitment to ensuring that every one of them has access to a quality education and appropriate resources, particularly those students who are struggling. While we have accomplished a great deal as a board, I recognize there is still much to do, and I am eager for the opportunity to continue our good work.
Being an effective school board trustee requires an understanding of the overarching challenges facing our schools, and some real insights into how to bring people together to further examine and define those challenges and, based on that deeper understanding, develop smart and innovative solutions. I believe I have those skills, and have already begun the work off better defining our problems and identifying and implementing real solutions.
Berkeley Unified School District has been making real strides in closing the opportunity gap through a combination of academic interventions, coordination of services, intentional staff training, and implementation of research-validated equity strategies for the classroom.
We need to continue to deepen these efforts so that we can close the racial predictability of academic achievement while creating learning environments that challenge all of our students.
We owe it to our children and our community to make sure that we are spending district resources to attain the best outcomes for our students. We have done an excellent job of this, with our credit ratings reaching a new high this year.
I will continue to be a vigilant steward of our resources, making sure to allocate them to those programs and systems that best support our students. We must continue to align our spending strategically with our district goals
Our students need to feel connected to the adults in their school, and safe expressing themselves for who they are in order to succeed not just in school, but in the life that follows. This is an area where I have taken a lead over the past four years. Positive school climates allow children to learn and give teachers the opportunity to teach.
We will achieve this through the implementation of our new Restorative Practices plan, the expansion of our social emotional learning program, Toolbox, and increased intervention counseling and mental health supports.
STRENGTHEN TIES BETWEEN SCHOOL, FAMILY AND COMMUNITY
Our schools must create opportunities for all parents and caregivers to engage in their children's education. The involvement of parents and caregivers in their children's learning is an essential ingredient to students' success.
Our world-class community resources – higher education, service agencies and business – must be leveraged to enrich our students' learning.
This year there are a myriad of critical local measures that we face as voters. Measure E1, which funds the the Berkeley Schools Excellence Program (BSEP) is critically important to our schools. As a community response to school funding shortages in the wake of Proposition 13, this local tax measure has made a huge difference in the quality of our children's education for the past 30 years. BSEP pays for almost one in three Berkeley teachers to ensure small class sizes, funds all of our school libraries and library staff, funds the music program for grades 4 through 8, provides programs to support struggling students, and much more.
Please vote Yes on E1!!!
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In today's digital age, with mobile devices and online streaming services ascendant, print is considered a dinosaur.
But when Sylvia Saw McKaige ('11) surveyed the Southeast Asian media landscape, she decided to take an alternative, back-to-the-future tack with a country that only recently came online. The longtime media professional and UCLA Anderson graduate recently launched Frontier Myanmar, an English-language print magazine published weekly in Myanmar.
McKaige's background, both personal and professional, prepared her to make this leap of faith in a country not known for press freedom. She was born and raised in Singapore. Her father is Burmese and her mother is Chinese. She gained journalism experience working as a business reporter at the Bangkok Post newspaper in Thailand and as a television producer at CNBC Asia, and later headed the guest assignment desk as part of the senior editorial team involved with the development of strategy for programming.
In 2009, McKaige decided to enhance her business credentials. As she juggled marriage, motherhood (she and her husband have two teenaged children) and her full-time workload at CNBC Asia, she also navigated the UCLA – NUS Executive Global Executive MBA program, developed jointly by UCLA Anderson School of Management and the National University of Singapore Business School.
After graduation, McKaige moved to the commercial side of the media industry, heading the in-house creative solutions and strategic content team for the CNBC network in the Asia-Pacific region, managing the production of sponsored programming, commercial content and event partnerships. She worked with corporate clients to produce branded content that combined her storytelling skills with the business and marketing knowledge she learned at UCLA Anderson.
She left CNBC in 2012 to form Singapore-based Salween Group, a content marketing agency serving regional companies looking to develop their brands in Asia and around the world.
McKaige also began to visit nearby Myanmar (formerly known as Burma). The timing was propitious: Myanmar had been ruled for five decades by a military dictatorship, with no press freedom. Now, in 2015, the country was finally, agonizingly, preparing to transition to a democracy.
That summer, McKaige partnered with Sonny Swe, an experienced media veteran in Myanmar, and hired a small editorial staff and advertising team. They launched the first issue of Frontier Myanmar in July 2015, in time to cover the November election and help build the reputation of Frontier Myanmar.
Starting a news magazine from scratch is not for the faint-hearted, McKaige admits, and Frontier Myanmar's readership has grown slowly. They now have 250,000 readers monthly, on both print and digital platforms. The print advertising rate ranges from $750 to $1,500 per page, well below the regional average, but a premium in Myanmar; many advertisers are international companies "looking at building their presence in Myanmar," McKaige says, including Samsung, Huawei, Heineken and Visa, as well as local Myanmar brands in the airlines, real estate, technology, hospitality and banking sectors.
That said, the magazine has not shied away from controversial topics. Frontier Myanmar examined the practices and activities of the Myanmar International Cooperation Agency (MICA) a shadowy, semi-government enterprise. One investigative article in the series involved two months of research, interviews with government sources and information gleaned from Myanmar-language documents that had not been previously reported in English.
"Frontier Myanmar's investigation into MICA drew an unprecedented level of scrutiny to a government agency that had operated almost in secret for several years, and helped to put the issue on the agenda of lawmakers in the national parliament," says McKaige.
Meanwhile, McKaige has not ignored the 24/7 demands faced by media companies in the internet era. A digital edition of the magazine is available online in both English and the Myanmar language, and consumers can access content via an app. The company is also diversifying into broadcast by using modern technologies that are not tied to the pace of media reform. While the airwaves remain regulated, internet-based services, such as OTT (over-the-top) distribution, are the focus of the company's efforts.
This is a really amazing story! Frontier Myanmar is head and shoulders above the other local media in content, editorial integrity and presentation.


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Q: bRasilLegis - XML content does not seem to be XML Estou tentando baixar os votos dos deputados às proposições em votações ocorridas no Plenário da Câmara dos Deputados, em 2015, através do pacote bRasilLegis no R. Porém quando eu coloco o número da proposição no argumento "numero" da função aparece o seguinte erro:

Error: XML content does not seem to be XML: 'Não foi possivel obter os votos dos Parlamentares.

O comando dado foi o seguinte:
 votesPec <- obterVotacaoProposicao(tipo = "PEC", numero = 185, ano = 2015).

Não estou conseguindo identificar o que posso estar colocando errado no código.
P.S: quando coloco o exemplo dado no "help" do pacote:
votesPec358.2013 <- obterVotacaoProposicao(tipo = "PEC", numero = 358,ano = 2013)

Ele funciona normalmente, então estou supondo que é algo no comando que escrevi.

A: O problema não está no seu comando. Aparentemente essa consulta é inválida e o próprio servidor da câmara retorna esse resultado.
> httr::content(httr::GET('http://www.camara.gov.br/SitCamaraWS/Proposicoes.asmx/ObterVotacaoProposicao?',
+                   query = list(Tipo = "PEC",
+                                Numero = 185,
+                                Ano = 2015)))
[1] "Não foi possivel obter os votos dos Parlamentares.\r\n"

Tem certeza que uma proposição neste ano e com este número realmente aconteceu?


The hipster beer of choice is on the move. Pabst announced it will move its headquarters out of the 'burbs of Chicago to the more trendy hills of Los Angeles. The move marks the latest attempt by the brewing company's new owner C. Dean Metropoulos to revamp a faltering label.
It is unclear what billionaire Metropoulos' motives behind the move are. The only two obvious reasons are that the owner's two sons are based in Los Angeles and that the city is home to the country's second-largest beer market, behind New York City.
It could simply be that Metropoulos is hoping a change in scenery and some west coast air might enliven a brand being hit by consumers' increasing preference for craft breweries. The same ironic t-shirt wearing imbibers reaching for a cold tall boy of PBR might start to think twice if there is a quirky-named alternative in the same price range.
Pabst owns labels like Lone Star and Colt 45 (home of the controversial highly alcoholic fruity malt beverage Blast, endorsed by one of California's better known residents, Snoop Dogg). It is not immediately apparent if Pabst's new Los Angeles zip code will mean a boost for local employment, but an ailing California economy will likely drink to the prospect.


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How stars of Detroit: Become Human created the feel-good fandom Twitch desperately needs
Waffle Iron Day: 12 waffle irons for enjoying the ultimate geeky breakfast
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@LisaGranshaw
Tag: Disney
Did you know June 29 is Waffle Iron Day?
If you didn't, you can be forgiven. It's probably one of the more obscure national days among those on our calendars. For those who love enjoying waffles, though, it's worth taking advantage of the holiday. Whether you strictly stick to waffles for breakfast or love eating them at any meal, Thursday is the perfect time to see how you can express your love for the food in a way that lets your inner geek loose too!
Let me explain. When you look at the range of waffle irons available, you might be surprised to find that there are an impressive number of geeky waffle makers on the market. Many more than you might think! That's why Waffle Iron Day presents a unique opportunity for geeks. Whether it's Star Wars or Disney, there's a waffle iron out there for you!
Here are 12 geeky waffle irons you should check out.
I've discussed my experience with this waffle maker before and I just had to highlight it here. This product just might make the cutest, geekiest Star Wars waffles in the galaxy! The waffle maker features BB-8's familiar shape from The Force Awakens on its cast aluminum plates and is extremely easy to use. Whether or not you like crispy waffles will impact the time it takes to make each one, but overall this is a great way for any fan to make their meal feel like it's part of a galaxy far, far away!
If you're a fan of the First Avenger, show it on your plate with this Captain America-inspired waffle iron. The colorful appliance is in the shape of the hero's shield, which matches the non-stick plates inside. It creates a shield waffle seven inches in diameter that looks exactly like Captain America's own! Luckily this one won't be as indestructible as the Vibranium original, so you should have no problem enjoying your creation.
Star Wars really seems to be dominating the market for waffle irons, especially when it comes to the Dark Side! You can create a legion of the Empire's finest Stormtroopers for breakfast with this device. It includes a regulating thermostat, dual indicator lights and five different temperature settings so you can make your waffle just the way you like it. The description even states that it can be used for other foods like cakes and eggs. It's the perfect way to conquer your hunger and, unlike the Stormtroopers themselves, is much more likely to hit that mark!
Many people start their day with a keyboard in front of them, but why not make it the edible kind? This iron creates a 104-unmarked key waffle with its die-cast non-stick aluminum plates. It also has an impressive set of heat-resistant Bakelite handles. It'll be perhaps the most enjoyable, edible tech-inspired breakfast you'll ever have!
Assemble a breakfast worthy of an Avenger with this appliance! The outside features art of Iron Man, Captain America, Thor and the Hulk, while inside the base plate features icons representing each of the heroes: "Hulk's fist, Iron Man's helmet, Captain America's shield and Thor's hammer." You can share a square with three others or enjoy the whole team yourself! According to the description, it also includes adjustable browning controls so the power to make the waffles just right is in your hands.
That's no moon ... it's a waffle! Yes, I went there. Don't deny that you will too if you ever get this waffle iron! With five temperature settings, you can build as many Death Stars exactly as you want them and at a speed that'll be a lot faster than the Empire built their less edible versions in Star Wars. You might not be able to rule the galaxy with these waffles, but you'll surely win over the hearts and stomachs of those you're eating with.
Disney's official mascot Mickey Mouse even has his own waffle maker. You can create a six-inch smiling Mickey with this iron's non-stick plates. Described on the website as a way to "have a tasty 'character breakfast' at home," it's certainly one way to bring the Disney spirit to your kitchen.
Fill up on turtle power with a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles waffle iron! With this you can create a two-slice waffle where one side will feature a turtle shell pattern with the word "Turtles" and the other feature the friendly face of one of the four ninjas. If that doesn't have you saying "Cowabunga," though, there's also a round TMNT waffle maker you can try that also features one of the turtles. Add a little fruit to the masks and you can make all four of the green machine!
Invite the Sith Lord himself to your plate with the help of this waffle iron. It's a similar style to a few of the other Star Wars waffle makers on this list. Complete with regulating thermostat, dual indicator lights and five temperature settings, it's a great option for any Star Wars fan!
It's only fitting for Minnie to have a waffle maker if Mickey does! This iron creates a seven-inch waffle of this famous cartoon character and is another great option for the Disney fan who wants to have some fun with their food.
Your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man has also inspired a waffle iron. This appliance makes a two-slice waffle. It features character art on the outside and on the inside the bottom plate features the recognizable Spider symbol of the Marvel hero. It'll be the perfect way to start your day whether you have to go to work, school or fight crime!
Good grief! The fun of waffle irons doesn't stop with superheroes and Disney cartoons -- you can also enjoy Charles Schulz's classic Peanuts in food form with this waffle maker. It creates three waffles in the shapes of Charlie Brown, Snoopy and Snoopy's doghouse, offering a brand-new way to enjoy the cartoon every morning!


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Q: get notification Intent from Activity CODE:
NotificationManager notificationManager = (NotificationManager) getSystemService(NOTIFICATION_SERVICE);
NotificationCompat.Builder notificationBuilder;

Intent notifyIntent = new Intent(this, MainActivity.class);
notifyIntent.putExtra("notification", "notificationIntentBlahHello");

notifyIntent.setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TOP |
        Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_SINGLE_TOP);

PendingIntent notifyPendingIntent = PendingIntent.getActivity(this, 0, notifyIntent, PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT);
    notificationBuilder = new NotificationCompat.Builder(getApplicationContext(), channelID);

    notificationBuilder
            .setSmallIcon(R.drawable.ic_add_post)
            .setContentTitle(title)
            .setContentText(messageBody)
            .setAutoCancel(true)
            .setSound(defaultSoundUri)
            .setVibrate(new long[]{1000, 1000})
            .setLights(Color.BLUE, 1,1)
            .setPriority(NotificationManager.IMPORTANCE_HIGH)
            .setContentIntent(notifyPendingIntent);

    notificationManager.notify("do_not1", (int) (Math.random()*10000000)/* ID of notification */, notificationBuilder.build());

}
In this case, How and when to get notificationIntentBlahHello from intent on MainActivity??

A: This intent:
Intent notifyIntent = new Intent(this, MainActivity.class);

Will go to or open your MainActivity.class. If you start your Activity this way, you can call the following in the onCreate() method:
Intent intent = getIntent();

Or you can override the onNewIntent() method:
@Override
public void onNewIntent(Intent intent){
    super.onNewIntent(intent); // Propagate or do something else with it
}


Mitsubishi's updated Mirage supermini has gone on sale with a newly reduced price tag of just over £11,000.
The Fiesta- and Polo-rivalling hatchback has received a handful of minor upgrades for 2019, with the new price tag and a revamped engine key among the changes.
From the outside, there's no clue to the car's internal surgery, and the cabin hasn't changed much either, but Mitsubishi has been hard at work with the 1.2-litre engine that forms the sole option for Mirage buyers.
A three-cylinder unit mated as standard to a manual transmission, the powertrain has been extensively re-engineered to meet the latest emissions standards and comply with the new, more 'real-world' WLTP economy test.
According to Mitsubishi, the 79 bhp engine is good for 0-62 mph in 12.7 seconds, while returning 60.1 mpg in its most efficient guise and carbon dioxide emissions of as little as 107 grams per kilometre travelled.
And with the reduced running costs comes a reduced retail price. The new Mirage starts from £11,295 - around £1,000 cheaper than the old model - and for that you get the entry-level '3' variant.
Available only with a manual gearbox, the '3' comes with 14-inch alloy wheels, LED tail lights and a small spoiler above the back window. Inside, there's air conditioning, a Bluetooth media system and a leather-wrapped steering wheel.
There's a handful of on-board gizmos, too, including automatic rain-sensing windscreen wipers and a keyless entry system with push-button ignition, allowing you to open the doors and start the engine without removing the key from your pocket.
Upgrading to the top-of-the-range '4' model will cost an extra £2,000 or so, with prices starting at £13,355. For that, you get larger 15-inch alloy wheels and bi-xenon front headlights, as well as a range of interior upgrades.
In the '4', the dashboard is dominated by the Mitsubishi Global Navigation (MGN) system, which integrates satellite navigation and digital radio with the Apple CarPlay and Android Auto smartphone connectivity software. Automatic climate control, heated seats and cruise control also feature, while rear parking sensors round out the highlights.
And those with a little more to spend can choose to have the '4' model in automatic guise, although ticking that particular option box will set you back an extra £665, bringing the total cost to just over £14,000.


The Terrific Tornadoes in the Dorset sunshine!
We teach and Coach swimming to anybody in the local community. We inspire and motivate young people.
To offer swimming teaching and coaching to anyone willing to learn. We train volunteers as ASA qualified teachers and Coaches. We teach youngsters the benefit of working as part of a team. We show them the results of hard work.
We give young people a purpose. We teach them about commitment and dedication to a team. We inspire them to become the best that they can be. We offer a support network and friendship base for children from numerous local schools which strengthens community links. We broaden horizons by offering trips and social events. We demonstrate to them the pleasure and rewards of volunteering.
A swimmer who has trained at Tornadoes swam for England at the Commonwealth Games 2014. Another won a medal in the triathlon relay for team GB in the British Youth squad 2014. We regularly send swimmers to County, Regional and National level competitions. Every Tornado is a winner in our eyes!
We would welcome any volunteers. Teacher, coaches, fund raisers ,anybody who wants to help a local swimming club.
Help us with endless stationary costs.
Medals and ribbons for winners at a splash gala.
Almost fund a coach to take the swimmers to a gala!


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Das Museu do Ciclismo ist ein Fahrradmuseum im portugiesischen Caldas da Rainha.

Das Museum wurde 1999 eröffnet. Träger ist das Desenvolvimento do Ciclismo (ADC), in der sich die Stadt Caldas da Rainha, der portugiesische Radsport Federação Portuguesa de Ciclismo (FPC) und der Sporting Clube das Caldas zusammengeschlossen haben. Aufgaben des ADC sind unter anderen die Förderung des Fahrradverkehrs, die Erforschung der Geschichte des Radsports, die Organisation von Seminaren und Konferenzen sowie die Herausgabe von Publikationen. Koordinator des Museums ist der Historiker Mário Lino.

Das Museum zeigt Exponate zur Geschichte des Radsports und Fahrradfahrens in Portugal wie Fahrräder und Andenken an bekannte portugiesische Radrennfahrer. Zudem werden wechselnde Kunstausstellungen veranstaltet.

Weblinks

 Website des Museo do Ciclismo
 ciclomaluco.blogspot.de

Fahrradmuseum
Verkehrsmuseum in Portugal
Caldas da Rainha
Gegründet 1999


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About R2P
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R2P in the Asia Pacific
Podcast: APR2P Broadcast from Jakarta, Indonesia
The August 2019 podcast from the Asia Pacific Centre for the Responsibility to Protect comes to you from Jakarta, Indonesia, where the Centre is co-hosting a series of events on atrocity prevention including the meeting of the Asia Pacific Partnership on Atrocity Prevention. Nikki Marczak interviews some of our partners in the region about work at the civil society and grassroots level to address atrocity crimes, the growing acceptance of the principle of R2P and the importance of women's participation. Join Dr Meghna Guhathakurta from Research Initiatives Bangladesh, Ms Maria Marilia da Costa from Timor Leste organisation Belun, Dwi Rubiyanti Kholifah, Indonesia Country Director for the Asian Muslim Action Network (AMAN), and Ms Vierna Tasya Wensatama from The Habibie Center, Jakarta.
Dr Meghna Guhathakurta is executive director of Research Initiatives Bangladesh (RIB), a research support organization based in Dhaka, which specializes in action research with marginalized communities. From 1984 to 2007, she taught International Relations at the University of Dhaka. Her field of specialization has broadly been international development, gender relations, and South Asian politics.
Ms Maria Marilia da Costa is the Program Manager for Early Warning, Early Response Systems with Belun, a non-governmental organisation based in Timor-Leste focused on conflict prevention, community capacity development and research and policy development.
Ms. Dwi Rubiyanti Kholifah is Indonesia Country Director for the Asian Muslim Action Network (AMAN), with a focus on the role of women in peacebuilding and interfaith cooperation. She is active in writing articles regarding women's issues, minority rights, and the role of women in peacebuilding and has authored several books.
Ms Vierna Tasya Wensatama is a researcher at The Habibie Center on human rights and public international law issues including genocide and crimes against humanity. Vierna is also a Program Officer for Community Empowerment for Raising Inclusivity and Trust through Technology.
Support: Taylor Toovey, Masters student, The University of Queensland.
Further information can be found via the links below:
APPAP
RIB Bangladesh
The Habibie Center
Asian Muslim Action Network
Belun
Jakarta Memorial 1998 violence
Climate Change and Atrocity Crimes: The Challenge in the Pacific
Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity in Xinjiang?
Open Letter of Concern to Governments on Crimes Against Humanity and Genocide Against Uyghurs in China
APR2P Statement on the recent violence in Papua New Guinea
APR2P Statement on West Papua


It's a super special SPOOKY edition of Wrestling On Air where we completely forgot about it being a holiday! Ahhhhhh!
Join host Orin aka The Big Dog (@orinanne), along with Tom FKA The Big Dog (@TomBlargh), Da T-Man, Tim (@TimWelcomed), special secret selfie taker Socks (@SocksMahoney), and special guest Patrick Gill (@pizza_suplex) of Polygon.com. Listen below, download the podcast here by right-clicking and saving this link, or by subscribing on iTunes, Google Play, and Stitcher Radio. There's also an RSS feed!
In this episode: Jarek 1:20 shows off his most successful kissing tricks, The Gang checks in on their good buddy Ryback to see if he's doing ok, Impact Pizza dissappoints millions, Daniel Bryan's secret blend of anti-vax herbs and spices, can we truly trust DDP to teach women the ancient art of yoga?, Randy Orton lizardperson conspiracy theories, and Buddy Murphy's pig's YouTube account.
This entry was posted in Wrestling On Air and tagged podcast, Wrestling On Air on October 27, 2017 by Socks Mahoney.
It's a FRIDAY THE 13TH episode! Are you unlucky enough to hate this episode?
Join host Da T-Man, Tim (@TimWelcomed), along with Orin aka The Big Dog (@orinanne), Tom FKA The Big Dog (@TomBlargh), and a conspicuously quiet Socks (@SocksMahoney). Listen below, download the podcast here by right-clicking and saving this link, or by subscribing on iTunes, Google Play, and Stitcher Radio. There's also an RSS feed!
Tom and Orin enter Brie Mode thanks to some Bella wine, ACABushwhackers, The Crew plays some innocent Wargames, Ryback's booking fee, Tim searches for Szechuan Sauce and issues a Burrito BOYcott, Big Cass gets an Extreme Makeover, and The Gang starts some fake beef and gets controversial.
This entry was posted in Wrestling On Air and tagged podcast, Wrestling On Air on October 13, 2017 by Socks Mahoney.


Welcome to Speed Music, your premier musical instrument sales & hire facility. Buy online or in-store. Please browse our site & contact us if you need further information.
Speed Music was established in Newport, South Wales in 1990 and grew to be a multi store and internet operation with sales exceeding £1m. The core of our business is offering a wide range of products and services both locally and across the UK. We specialise in hard to find items and provide a wide selection of great deals on end of line gear. We offer repairs and set ups for most musical instruments and equipment. We always treat our customers with honesty and integrity and pride ourselves on advice and service which is second to none.
Please contact us via phone or email prior to a visit, as we may be out of the store: we are closed on Saturday and Sunday.
Musical Instruments, PA Systems, Karaoke & Lighting. Sales, Hire & Repairs: Newport,Gwent, South Wales.


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Rejodadi is een bestuurslaag in het regentschap Banyuasin van de provincie Zuid-Sumatra, Indonesië. Rejodadi telt 3545 inwoners (volkstelling 2010).

Plaats in Zuid-Sumatra


Hosting a French class, partnering with local nonprofits—how does your business connect with your community? Three entrepreneurs share how they support their neighborhoods on Small Business Saturday® and beyond.
SEPTEMBER 30, 2016 Small Business Saturday® was founded by American Express in 2010 and has gained serious momentum since its launch. According to a consumer survey commissioned by American Express and the National Federal of Independent Business, we are seeing more shopping, more spending, and more support from communities across the US, leading to even more participation expected as we continue to celebrate the day.
So how can your business get the word out to customers about the importance of shopping small on Small Business Saturday and beyond? These three entrepreneurs share ideas to help foster their local communities all year long.
It was September 2008 when Paul Trible and Paul Watson knew their careers were in for a change. Both were living in England, having just graduated from the University of Oxford, and both had jobs waiting for them.
The pair had often talked about their love for the tailored shirts readily available in the U.K. Instead of starting the jobs they'd lined up, they decided to start a shirt-making business in the U.S.
In December 2009, they moved to Richmond, Virginia, and founded Ledbury, a men's luxury apparel company. Business took off and today there are two locations in Richmond and one in Washington, D.C. Nearly 80 percent of their business is online, with 95 percent of that from outside the greater Richmond area, according to the founders.
The concept of community has been at the center of Ledbury's mission from day one. "It has always been about the local story," says Trible. "When we started marketing the business, we realized we could tell the story of Paul and I, or it could be a richer conversation where we include friends and places we interact with on a regular basis."
The pair started telling stories of local artists, chefs and entrepreneurs on their website. In each photo, the featured subject would wear a Ledbury shirt. Today, Ledbury has more than 100,000 people on its email and newsletter list, according to the founders. The company also hosts one weekend-long quail hunt each year where they bring in customers, vendors and investors along for the fun. To help build buzz in the past, Ledbury has hosted social media contests to give customers a chance to win a free trip to the hunt.
Ledbury has participated in Small Business Saturday since 2010 and plans to continue indefinitely. " We get the word out on social media and keep longer hours at the stores," says Trible. "We also do promotions. It definitely drives foot traffic."
More than 300 miles north of Richmond in Hoboken, New Jersey, sits Bwè Kafe, a coffee shop that sells Haitian coffee and features Haitian-inspired art, run by Dale Ryan and her brother, Evan Ryan. The store opened in May 2013 as a spin-off project of a nonprofit their mother started to help victims of Haiti's 2010 earthquake.
"Part of our profits go to Love for Haiti, the charity our mom started," says Dale, adding that every coffee blend includes beans from Haiti and the space is decorated with indigenous art from Haiti.
Business has been good from the start for the sibling co-owners and in November 2015, they opened a second location in Jersey City. Along with its philanthropic mission, the Ryans are dedicated to fostering a sense of place, starting with a 10-foot-long "community table" in the center of both cafes.
"Strangers sit next to each other and enjoy coffee; we've had two marriages come out of people who met at that table," Dale says. "We also use the table to host community events at no charge. Right now we have a weekly French class. [In the past] we've had a meditation workshop, an essential oils workshop and other events."
Bwè Kafe jumped at the opportunity to participate in Small Business Saturday back in 2013 when they'd been open just six months. "It reminds people that they don't have to go far to get unique gifts for the holidays," says Dale, adding that every year they put up marketing materials around the store for the holiday and offer gift baskets at 10 percent off. "This year, we are going to put together more packages for our customers and incorporate some Haitian crafts," she says.
Another 350 miles west of Hoboken on Bellefonte Street in the Shadyside district of Pittsburgh is Journeys of Life, a bookstore and gift shop for people with a variety of spiritual and religious belief systems. Local Jean Haller founded the shop in 1989 to provide items for people "who are on a path or a way to something," she says. Many of her customers are recovering from hardships while others are looking for items to cheer up a friend who might be down.
From the day she opened, Haller worked hard to build a community around her, donating time and resources to nonprofits in her area—from a school for at-risk youth to an animal rescue to women's organizations. A few years ago, that community showed up for her in an unexpected way.
At 3 a.m. on November 13, 2011, her phone rang and she was informed that an electrical fire had destroyed her store. "I was the Neighborhood Champion for my area and it was two weeks until Thanksgiving," she remembers. "I had to do something."
Haller's community gathered around her and helped her open an interim location in a matter of days. That Small Business Saturday was one for the books. "I couldn't believe how many people came in to the store," she says. "I think I cried most of the day."
Haller renovated her former space and moved back the following May. She continues to participate in Small Business Saturday. "I always do giveaways," she says. "I've started buying inventory specifically for Small Business Saturday because I want to offer good deals for my customers."
This November, Haller plans to start marketing on Facebook and through her email newsletter several weeks before the holiday and offer a number of in-store promotions.
"I recommend every entrepreneur get involved in Small Business Saturday," she says. "You get amazing marketing materials1 and you have the chance to hold a party in honor of your customers."
Whether you're highlighting other businesses on your blog or providing a physical space for customers to gather, these three entrepreneurs help prove the importance of fostering community. Business owners are smart to collaborate not only with each other and offer cross promotions, but also with local charities. On Small Business Saturday and beyond, try thinking of fun ways to rally your neighborhood for a cause—whether that's shopping locally or giving back to your community. As Jean Haller notes when partnering with nonprofits in her area, the help you give "will come [back] to you."
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I wrote this before the $10 bill announcement but I still think it's important to think about why people want a woman on the bill so bad. It's not enough to just do it because people asked. There is a very good reason why people want it.


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La bandera de la Isla de Navidad fue adoptada el 14 de abril de 1986 pero no ha tenido carácter oficial hasta 2003. El diseño de esta bandera ganó una competición convocada por la Asamblea de la isla. Su creador fue Tony Couch, un supervisor de minas de fosfatos que había estado trabajando en la Isla de Navidad durante cuatro años.

Consiste en un paño dividido en dos mitades por su diagonal descendente (desde el lado del mástil). La mitad superior es de color verde y la inferior azul. En el centro figura un círculo amarillo o dorado con el mapa de la Isla de Navidad representado en su interior de color verde. En el triángulo o división verde está situada la silueta de una subespecie de rabijunco menor única de esta isla. En el triángulo o división azul figuran cinco estrellas blancas que representan la Constelación de la Cruz del Sur que también aparece en la bandera australiana.

El color azul de la bandera simboliza el Océano Índico que rodea a la isla, el color verde, la vegetación de la misma, y el amarillo o dorado del círculo, la historia de la minería de fosfatos de la isla.

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Monsanto's GMO food and its dark connections to the "military-industrial complex"
SM / July 10, 2014
Source – truthstreammedia.com, by Steven MacMillan
– Originally published at The Analyst Report –
Monsanto, the world's largest genetically modified (GM/GMO) seed producer, has been at the centre of controversy for decades as evidence of the harmful effects on humans of GM foods continues to mount. Joined with the likes of DuPont's Pioneer Hi-Bred International and Syngenta, Monsanto and partners comprise the corporate nexus of Big-Agri, where the control over our food supply is increasingly transferred into the hands of private trans-national corporations as opposed to local farmers and governments.
A US peer-reviewed study conducted last year which was published in the scientific journal Entropy, linked Monsanto's herbicide Roundup – which is the most popular weed killer in the world – to infertility, cancers and Parkinsons Disease amongst other ailments. The authors of the study were Stephanie Seneff, a research scientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Anthony Samsel, a retired science consultant from Arthur D. Little, Inc. and a former private environmental government contractor. The main ingredient in Roundup is the "insidious" glyphosate, which the study found to be a deeply harmful chemical:
"Glyphosate enhances the damaging effects of other food borne chemical residues and environmental toxins. Negative impact on the body is insidious and manifests slowly over time as inflammation damages cellular systems throughout the body…….Consequences are most of the diseases and conditions associated with a Western diet, which include gastrointestinal disorders, obesity, diabetes, heart disease, depression, autism, infertility, cancer and Alzheimer's disease" (Samsel and Seneff, 2013).
The Executive Director of the Institute for Responsible Technology (IRT) Jeffrey M. Smith has discovered a link between gluten disorders and GM foods in a study he conducted last year. Gluten disorders have sharply risen over the past 2 decades, which correlates with GM foods being introduced into the food supply. Smith asserts that GM foods – including soy and corn – are the possible "environmental triggers" that have contributed to the rapid increase of gluten disorders that effect close to 20 million American's today:
"Bt-toxin, glyphosate, and other components of GMOs, are linked to five conditions that may either initiate or exacerbate gluten-related disorders…..If glyphosate activates retinoic acid, and retinoic acid activates gluten sensitivity, eating GMOs soaked with glyphosate may play a role in the onset of gluten-related disorders" (Smith, 2013).
One of the more damming studies on the safety of GM foods was led by biologist Dr. Gilles-Eric Seralini of the University of Caen, which was the first study to examine the long term affects on rats that had consumed Monsanto's GM corn and its Roundup herbicide. The study was conducted over a 2 year period – which is the average life-span of a rat – as opposed to Monsanto's usual period of 90 days. The peer-reviewed study found horrifying effects on the rats health, with a 200% to 300% increase in large tumours, severe organ damage to the kidney and liver and 70% of female participant rats suffered premature death. The first tumours only appeared 4 to 7 months into the research, highlighting the need for longer trials.
Initially the study was published in the September issue of Food and Chemical Toxicology, but was then later retracted after the publisher felt the study was "inconclusive", although there was no suspicion of fraud or intentional deceit. Dr. Seralini strongly protested the decision and believed "economic interests" were behind the decision as a former Monsanto employee had joined the journal. Monsanto is infamous for employing swaths of lobbyists to control the political, scientific and administrative decisions relating to the organisation, and this incident was a major whitewash by the GM producer to stop the barrage of negative media reports relating to the toxic effects of their products. The study led by Dr. Seralini was later published in a less well renowned journal, the Environmental Sciences Europe, which reignited the fears of GM foods safety.
France has recently implemented a ban on Monsanto produced maize (MON810) – a different variety of the Monsanto GM corn that was discussed in the study above (NK603) – citing environmental concerns as the reason for the ban. France joins a list of countries including Italy and Poland who have imposed bans on GM corn over the past few years. Additionally, Russian MPs have introduced a draft into parliament which could see GM producers punished as terrorists and criminally prosecuted if they are deemed to have harmed the environment or human health. In India, many of the GM seeds sold to Indian farmers under the pretext of greater harvests failed to deliver, which led to an estimated 200,000 Indian farmers committing suicide due to an inability to repay debts.
There is growing evidence to support the theory that bee colonies are collapsing due to GM crops being used in agriculture, with America seeing the largest fall in bee populations in recent years. Resistance to Monsanto and GM foods has been growing in recent years after the launch of the worldwide 'March Against Monsanto' in 2012, which organises global protests against the corporation and its toxic products within 52 countries. Monsanto was also voted the 'most evil corporation' of 2013 in a poll conducted by the website Natural News, beating the Federal Reserve and British Petroleum to take the top position.
Monsanto Produced and Supplied Toxic Agent Orange
Researching Monsanto's past reveals a very dark history that has been well documented for years. During the Vietnam War, Monsanto was contracted to produce and supply the US government with a malevolent chemical for military application. Along with other chemical giants at the time such as Dow Chemical, Monsanto produced the military herbicide Agent Orange which contained high quantities of the deadly chemical Dioxin. Between 1961 and 1971, the US Army sprayed between 50 and 80 million litres of Agent Orange across Vietnamese jungles, forests and strategically advantageous positions. It was deployed in order to destroy forests and fertile lands which provided cover and food for the opposing troops. The fallout was devastating, with Vietnam estimating that 400,000 people died or were maimed due to Agent Orange, as well as 500,000 children born with birth defects and up to 2 million people suffer from cancer or other diseases. Millions of US veterans were also exposed and many have developed similar illnesses. The consequences are still felt and are thought to continue for a century as cancer, birth defects and other diseases are exponential due to them being passed down through generations.
Today, deep connections exist between Monsanto, the 'Military Industrial Complex' and the US Government which have to be documented to understand the nature of the corporation. On Monsanto's Board of Directors sits the former Chairman of the Board and CEO of the giant war contractor Lockheed Martin, Robert J. Stevens, who was also appointed in 2012 by Barack Obama to the Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations. As well as epitomising the revolving door that exists between the US Government and private trans-national corporations, Stevens is a member of the parallel government in the US, the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). A second board member at Monsanto is Gwendolyn S. King, who also sits on the board of Lockheed Martin where she chairs the Orwellian 'Ethics and Sustainability Committee". Individuals who are veterans of the corporate war industry should not be allowed control over any populations food supply! Additionally, Monsanto board member Dr. George H. Poste is a former member of the Defense Science Board and the Health Board of the U.S. Department of Defense, as well as a Fellow of the Royal Society and a member of the CFR.
Bill Gates made headlines in 2010 when The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation bought 500,000 Monsanto shares worth a total of $23 million, raising questions as to why his foundation would invest in such a malign corporation. William H. Gates Sr. – Bill's father – is the former head of Planned Parenthood and a strong advocate of eugenics – the philosophy that there are superior and inferior types of human beings, with the inferior type often sterilised or culled under the pretext of being a plague on society. During his 2010 TED speech, Bill Gates reveals his desire to reduce the population of the planet by "10 or 15 percent" in the coming years through such technologies as "vaccines":
"The world today has 6.8 billion people. That's heading up to about 9 billion. Now if we do a really good job on new vaccines, health care, reproductive health services, we could lower that by perhaps 10 or 15 percent" (4.37 into the video).
In 2006, Monsanto acquired a company that has developed – in partnership with the US Department of Agriculture – what is popularly termed terminator seeds, a future major trend in the GM industry. Terminator Seeds or suicide seeds are engineered to become sterile after the first harvest, destroying the ancient practice of saving seeds for future crops. This means farmers are forced to buy new seeds every year from Big-Agri, which produces high debts and a form of servitude for the farmers.
Anthony Samsel and Stephanie Seneff (2013) – Glyphosate's Suppression of Cytochrome P450 Enzymes and Amino Acid Biosynthesis by the Gut Microbiome: Pathways to Modern Diseases†
Jeffrey M. Smith (2013) – Are Genetically Modified Foods a Gut-Wrenching Combination?
Recent videos from Truthstream Media on Monsanto and Genetically Modified Foods:
Monsanto Security Tries to Shut Down Reporters at World Headquarters
Monsanto Indoctrinating Kids At the Zoo
Gov't Study: 75% of AIR and Rain Samples Tested Positive for Monsanto's Roundup
http://truthstreammedia.com/monsantos-gmo-food-and-its-dark-connections-to-the-military-industrial-complex/
July 10, 2014 in FOOD FRAUD: Monsanto & Frankenfoods.
WikiLeaks: Cables Reveal U.S. Government Planned To "Retaliate & Cause Pain" On Countries Refusing GMOs
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YEARS OF LIVING DANGEROUSLY Episode 3 premieres!
Tom Casciato's "Death of the Central Valley" will premiere Wednesday night, November 9, at 10 pm on the National Geographic Channel. It's Season 2/Episode 2 of the Emmy Award-winning climate-change series YEARS OF LIVING DANGEROUSLY.
Tom Casciato's "Storms of the Future," with Ian Somerhalder, Nikki Reed, and scientists from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute premieres as part of the second season of the Emmy Award-winning climate-change series YEARS OF LIVING DANGEROUSLY — tonight at 10 pm EDT on the National Geographic Channel. Streaming begins tomorrow on Hulu, iTunes, Amazon, GooglePlay, and the NatGeo TV app.
Tom Casciato directed and produced two pieces for the second season of the Emmy Award-winnng climate change series, YEARS OF LIVING DANGEROUSLY. "Storms Of The Future" with Ian Somerhalder and Nikki Reed premieres Wednesday Nov. 2 on the National Geographic Channel.
The Armor of Light won the Golden Strands Award for Outstanding Documentary Feature award at the 13th annual Tallgrass Film Festival. Congratulations to Abigail Disney and Kathleen Hughes.
Tom Casciato is currently producing for the second season of the Emmy Award-winning climate-change series Years Of Living Dangerously, which will air in 171 countries on the National Geographic Channel. The premiere will be in October 2016. Read more about it here!
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Electric car thwarts would-be carjackers
ST. LOUIS, Mo. -- A St. Louis man believes he may be one of the first victims of an attempted carjacking involving an electric vehicle. Fortunately, it seems that type of car may have prevented thieves from getting what they were after.
The victim, who goes by the name "Dan Dan The Driving Man," said he thought his life was over on the weekend of May 19 as he was recharging his electric vehicle at a station on South Grand.
Dan told KTVI he uses that station because it can charge his vehicle in 30 minutes as opposed to 4 to 6 hours at his home.
"A female put a gun to my head and another one over here and a man coming in on the right. I had three guns pointed at me. They said, 'Give us your car and your money or we'll shoot you,'" Dan said.
Dan, who works as a ride-share driver, gave the suspects $40 and his cellphone. But he said they failed to steal his electric car.
At first, the three suspects tried to drive away while the vehicle was still plugged in.
"The car will not leave or go anywhere until it's unplugged," Dan said.
Then the car wouldn't start because Dan kept his key fob on him.
"When I step back, the car won't go without me," he said.
The woman jumped in the driver's seat and couldn't get it moving.
"She's panicking because she can't find the key. I said, 'It doesn't have a key, it's a smart car.'"
Finally, he said the suspects made him drive. But that didn't work because the car wasn't charged, so the suspects ultimately fled on foot.
Dan's friend, Wendell Phillips Berwick, said Dan is a good person.
"He has given himself for 20 years, giving the homeless free rides all over St. Louis," Berwick said.
Dan's goodness was obvious in his message for the three suspects.
"Turn yourself in. I forgive you. Sometimes you have to deal with the consequences that we suffer as the result of bad choices, but we can come back from that," Dan said.
Police don't have any suspects in the robbery. Dan said he can laugh about the suspects' failed attempts now, but at that time he feared his life could come to an end.


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Millions of Venezuelan refugees are in the fight of their lives amidst social, political upheaval
A girl at an informal refugee camp set up by Indigenous Venezuelans shows off her doll. Photo by Michael Swan
BOA VISTA, Brazil – As soon as she fills another suitcase with food, Margaret Infante will join other refugees who cross back and forth at the border from Brazil to Venezuela to help feed starving family members.
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She will probably get the food, at least in part, from the Our Lady of Consolation parish kitchen. Every day the Catholic parish hands out staples and feeds more than 800 refugees who gather around the Boa Vista bus terminal.
"We have to be here for now," Infante said. "We have to help our family back in Venezuela."
More than three million refugees have fled crisis-stricken Venezuela. The regime of incumbent President Nicolas Maduro, who is accused of fomenting political and social upheaval and rigging the Jan. 10 election, is facing a challenge from the opposition leader, Juan Guaido, who has assumed the presidency with the backing of more than 50 nations, including Canada.
With no end in site to the political and economic crisis, and as extreme food and medicine shortages continue, up to five million more Venezuelans are projected to flee the crisis-stricken nation this year. Those who are stuck in the neighbouring nation of Brazil are cautious about making any plans to return permanently to their home based merely on a political change. The problems run deeper than the presidency, said 53-year-old Ramon Piamo.
"It's bad there because you can't eat," he said. "At least here (in Brazil), if you work you can eat."
"People are dying in Venezuela of malnutrition," adds a woman beside him who gives her name as Jhovanna.
Piamo and his family of five share a tiny apartment in Boa Vista with another family of three. It costs 430 reais (just over $150 Cdn) per month, an immense sum for refugees who are unable to find work. Feeding the family requires Church handouts and knocking down mangoes from neighbourhood trees.
The Piamos are among the vast majority of some 30,000 refugees in this city of just over 300,000 who live outside official refugee camps. As of Feb. 18, there were 5,831 people in official, army-run "abrigos" or camps — about 20 per cent of the Venezuelan refugee total in and around Boa Vista.
Eighteen-year-old Andranik Isaac Piamo Petrosian, married to Aura MacGregor and with three-year-old daughter Eriannys, can't see himself returning home soon, whatever the outcome of the Guaido-Maduro saga.
"No money to go back," he said.
Most people are reluctant to give their names and even more reluctant to have their pictures taken. They grimly joke about Maduro's reach and his eagerness to punish his enemies. But Wilmaris Del Valle Arredondo is so angry she just doesn't care. Holding her daughter, she invites a picture.
"Put it in a big headline," she says. "It was a great country. It's been ruined. Maduro is not worthy to be president. He ruined it all."
These refugees, however, are better off than about 100 Indigenous refugees settled in a camp in an empty lot outside the city centre. By early morning the mothers are trying to tidy up their sparse possessions around a couple of dying fires. They are surrounded by children. Their homes are their hammocks.
Noticing the obviously well-fed visitors, the Indigenous hold out their hands, palms up just below their chins, and make a motion with their four fingers toward their mouths. They are hungry.
A few Indigenous are in an official, army-run camp just for Indigenous refugees. They have more space and an opportunity to work at crafts, allowing them to earn money.
"They're not prisoners here. They come and go," said army communications officer Col. Carla Beatriz Medeiros.
The army's mission to the migrants in Roraima, Brazil's most northern state, is humanitarian, Medeiros said. But while the army erected the camps and supplied 500 soldiers to maintain order, the programs are delivered by volunteers, the Church, NGOs and United Nations agencies.
"We have a kind of know-how," said the officer from Brasilia, who first worked on a humanitarian mission in Haiti. "We say in the army, we are a strong arm and a friendly hand. In this case, it's a friendly hand," she said.
Scalabrinian Sr. Valdiza Carvalho co-ordinates a dizzying number of Catholic agencies working to serve the Venezuelans both inside and outside the camps — the Centre for Human Rights, the Scalabrinian Institute for the Human Rights of Migrants, the Jesuit Refugee Service, the Catholic Ministry to Migrants of the Diocese of Roraima, Caritas Brazil and the Reference Centre of the Federal University of Roraima. She keeps these groups in touch with various United Nations agencies and maintains lines of communication with the army.
All these agencies, with support from the Church, are trying to serve the most vulnerable among the refugees, said Carvalho.
From the parish to the diocesan human rights centre, the Church agencies concentrate on helping women who are pregnant, young mothers and those who have suffered abuse. Women, children and Indigenous are suffering the most, she said.
"Roraima in general is dangerous for women. The migrants are even more vulnerable," she said.
Many of the women she sees are pregnant. Last week one of them was just 14 years old. Some of the mothers are hoping Brazilian citizenship will give their children an advantage.
For other women, there's just one option left for them to feed their families.
"Prostitution is a big problem," said Carvalho.
Along with this industry goes human trafficking, underage prostitution, child sexual abuse and an atmosphere of violence.
Inside the camps sexual and domestic violence are the biggest problem the agencies confront, said AVSI Brasil community participation officer Beatrice Rosetti Betti. Men who are unable to work and unable to provide for their families fall into a kind of depression that can turn some of them into a threat to their own families.
"Women say, 'I don't understand, he was never like this,' " Betti said.
There have been suicides in the abrigos, she said, and other challenges — a hepatitis outbreak, yellow fever, measles. Before windows were installed, the plastic structures inside the camps became ovens under the sun in this city just north of the equator.
Some people are beginning to take pride in their plastic houses, planting tiny, decorative gardens outside.
If there's one thing Carvalho asks of Canadians, it is to support the Caritas program that provides refugees with pre-loaded debit cards, giving them money to cover basic necessities. Having a bank card to withdraw money like anybody else gives refugees dignity. It's also the cheapest way to deliver the aid. However, due to lack of money, the debit card scheme has been suspended.
For the refugees, it's hard to think of the future.
Carlos Morales Canton Autor was one of the first to leave Venezuela four years ago, when he noticed lineups for cooking oil. The former agricultural engineer sells necklaces and bracelets along the Boa Vista waterfront. Combined with his wife's job as a maid, they're able to keep things together for their two children. Asked how he feels when he sees new refugees arrive, he looks down and says "muito triste" — very sad.
"At the beginning, they had something to eat…. Now people in Venezuela can't eat. They're eating garbage," he said. "For me, it's very sad. I want to go back to my country."
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