After iPhone SE, Apple's supply partner Wistron Corp is planning to start iPhone 6s production at its Bengaluru plant.
Apple's supply partner Wistron, which assembles iPhone SE, has received the nod from the Cupertino tech giant to start production of the iPhone 6s series in its Bengaluru plant in Karnataka, India.
Reliable sources have told International Business Times, India that the manufacturing of the 4.7-inch iPhone 6s model would begin in a month or two in the plant.
Media reports had claimed that Wistron had already started a trial run of assembling of the iPhone 6s Plus (5.5-inch model) and the full-fledged production would begin in a matter of two weeks.
But the source told IBTimes India, that the model, which the company is planning to roll out from the Bengaluru plant is the 4.7-inch iPhone 6s model and not the iPhone 6s Plus.
Does this mean Apple will start assembling of the latest iPhones in India soon?
Though Apple will eventually start the local assembling of new iPhones, it will be a while before the company plans to implement that.
The Indian government had steadily raised the customs duty on imported mobile phones from 10% to 20%. The prices of all the iPhone variants, except the iPhone SE, increased three times in the last six months.
In April, the finance ministry, as part of its Make in India initiative and to encourage local components sourcing, increased the taxes on camera modules, connectors and PCB (Printed Circuit Boards), a major part of the mobile which houses the processor, RAM, storage and more. These components are usually shipped in from China and used in assembling the devices in the domestic factory units.
So, even if Apple assembles iPhones in India, the customs duty on imported components will keep the expenses high. Even for the locally made iPhone SE, the making cost has increased for the company. But, Apple has not hiked the model's price yet.
Now, Apple's immediate strategy is to scout for good local companies for sourcing components and assemble more models in addition to the iPhone SE in India.
So, why is Apple going ahead with iPhone 6s production?
Apple has been in talks with Indian commerce ministry for tax sops for a year now. The negotiations are still on. The company is optimistic about getting a good deal. Besides, the iPhone SE, despite being made in India, is not selling on par with the iPhone 6S series. Despite the price hike, people are going for the latter. If it is assembled locally, it can be sold at a lower price when compared to the latest models that are imported from China.
The Make in India initiative is likely to push Apple and other brands to manufacture their devices with components that are entirely sourced domestically.
Apple, hopefully, will start using components that are produced locally and pass on its benefits to the customers in India soon. In turn, the company would be able to increase its market share in the niche premium smartphone category in the country.
Stay tuned. Follow us @IBTimesIN_Tech on Twitter for latest updates on Apple.


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GOP blocks veterans bill
By Ramsey Cox - 02/27/14 02:44 PM EST
Senate Republicans stopped Democrats from advancing a bill that would have expanded healthcare and education programs for veterans.
In a 56-41 vote Thursday, the motion to waive a budget point of order against the bill failed, as Democrats fell short of the 60 votes needed to overcome the Republican roadblock.
GOP Sens. Dean Heller (Nev.) and Jerry Moran (Kan.) voted with Democrats.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid Harry Mason ReidThe Hill's 12:30 Report - Presented by Connected Commerce Council - Biden faces reporters as his agenda teeters Biden hits one-year mark in dire straits 'All or nothing' won't bolster American democracy: Reform the filibuster and Electoral Count Act MORE (D-Nev.) refused to allow a GOP substitute amendment to get an up-or-down vote because it included Iran sanctions, which he said were unrelated to veterans' issues.
"I hope all the veterans groups have witnessed all the contortions the Republicans have done to defeat this bill," Reid said Thursday. "Shame on Republicans for bringing base politics into a bill to help veterans."
Republicans tried to force consideration of the GOP amendment, but failed to table Reid's pending amendments on a 44-52 vote.
Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.) said it was necessary to include the Iran sanctions measure in his GOP alternative because Reid had refused to hold a separate vote. Republicans also disagreed with the way the veterans bill was paid for.
Burr said he was not surprised that Reid once again blocked any Republican amendments.
"I thought it was very predictable even before the legislation came up," he said.
Sen. Bernie Sanders Bernie SandersThe Hill's Morning Report - Presented by Facebook - Schumer tees up doomed election reform vote Schumer prepares for Senate floor showdown with Manchin, Sinema White House to make 400 million N95 masks available for free MORE's (I-Vt.) bill, S. 1982, would have expanded veterans' healthcare programs, given veterans in-state tuition rates at all schools across the country and provided advanced appropriations for the Department of Veterans Affairs.
It also sought to permanently fix a cut to the growth rate of veterans' pensions. Earlier this year, Congress passed a bill to avoid a cut in the growth rate for current service members and veterans, but anyone enlisting after 2013 would still see a cut. Sanders's bill would have eliminated that cut as well.
Sanders slammed Republicans for trying to attach the issue of Iran sanctions to the measure.
"Whatever your views are, it just does not belong in a veterans bill," Sanders said at a press conference after the vote. "And I think the vast majority of the American people understand that. I found it rather incredible.
Sanders paid for the more than $20 billion bill by limiting overseas contingency funds from 2018-2021.
Republicans have said the early troop withdrawals in Afghanistan and Iraq have overextended funds in the Overseas Contingency Operations account. They argue it's not a real pay-for because those funds are essentially "off budget" and not subject to discretionary spending caps.
"This bill proposes to spend more than we agreed to spend," Sen. Jeff Sessions Jefferson (Jeff) Beauregard SessionsPress: For Trump endorsement: The more sordid, the better Those predicting Facebook's demise are blowing smoke If bitcoin is 'digital gold,' it should be taxed like gold MORE (R-Ala.) said before raising the budget point of order. "This bill creates new veterans' programs and it's not paid for — it's all borrowed money.
"We're not going to use some bogus gimmick to justify busting the budget."
Sanders said it's appalling that Republicans support tax breaks for billionaires but say there isn't enough money to improve benefits for veterans.
Another GOP complaint was that Sanders's bill increased the number of veterans who could qualify for disability benefits. Burr said Sanders's bill would allow a veteran who is injured in the private sector to apply for VA disability benefits. The VA has an ever-increasing backlog, causing some veterans to wait more than a year to receive a decision on their benefits application.
It was also unclear how much expansion of benefits would cost long-term.
If Reid continues to block attempts to amend bills, little will be achieved during this legislative session, Republicans said.
"Unfortunately, it's become standard practice around here for the majority to pursue partisan legislation in a take-it-or-leave-it manner," Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell Addison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnellDemocrats make final plea for voting rights ahead of filibuster showdown Mellman: Voting rights or the filibuster? Budowsky: To Dems: Run against the do-nothing GOP, Senate MORE (R-Ky.) said Thursday.
The Senate is expected in the coming weeks to consider competing military sexual assault bills from Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) and Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.), though votes haven't been scheduled yet.
Gillibrand's bill has bipartisan support but is controversial because it would remove commanders from the decision process of whether to pursue a sexual assault case.
— This story was updated at 3:45 p.m.
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Eric Trump posed for a picture with a woman in a "Latinas contra Trump" t-shirt
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By Hanna Kozlowska
Investigative reporter
October 24, 2016 This article is more than 2 years old.
Annie and Ceci Cardelle are sisters of Cuban descent who went to protest a Donald Trump campaign event at restaurant in Salisbury, North Carolina, on Friday night (Oct. 21). Annie attended wearing a "Latinas contra Trump" t-shirt.
If any of Trump's supporters understood that the handwritten message was Spanish for "Latinas against Trump," they apparently didn't tell the candidate's son Eric Trump. He and his wife, Lara, agreed to pose for a picture with the Cardelles.
"It's been almost two years of Trump continuously putting down Latinos, making us feel like we don't belong. So, my whole thing was to go there and say, 'I'm Latina and we're against you because of what you say about our race,'" Annie Cardelle told Buzzfeed. Her sister, Ceci, added: "We were kind of in disbelief that no one understood this protest… It really goes to show the lack of diversity in their team."


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Hello Everyone! Finally we are back on track with Review Sundays! It's been a while hasn't it? Anyway today's review will be on a popular Italian Restaurant on the little streets of Liliw, well known as the shoe and flipflop capital of the province and the Southern Luzon area. The first time I visited Liliw was back in 2010 if I am not mistaken. My cousin introduced this place to me while my family and I were visiting his place in Lucena. I don't remember how many pairs of shoes I bought for myself, but I'm guessing that we had at least 3 or 4 pairs of shoes/flipflops each between the 4 of us for under ₱1,500 (approx. AUD$44)! After shoe shopping, we'd head on over to Arabela for lunch. This has since become a must do every time we come down to Lucena to visit my cousin and my family; in 2010, 2012, and our recent March 2015 trip. Since our last visit in 2012, Arabela changed the look and colours of their interior from, if I'm not mistaken, pastel green to orange. They still kept their low ceiling which is what I love about this place – it makes me feel tall! People who are just a tad bit taller than me would have to bend over while walking around the restaurant, and be cautious when standing up from their table if they have forgotten how low the ceiling is.
Bobby and Antonette Camello, husband and wife, owners of Arabela, named after their two daughters: Ara & Bela, started in 2002 with literally two tables. Back then, the two tables were not intended to be used by customers, but instead used for selling pasta dishes & pastries to buyers within the neighbourhood. The couple were then inspired to set up a formal food business as they gained an increasing number of customers that keep on coming back. The business, transformed into a coffee shop/restaurant, opened in October 23, 2003 with 5 tables, a seating capacity of 15 persons, and a capital of ₱100,000. From there it grew beyond the owner's expectations, and today Arabella can accommodate up to 40 persons with an array of dishes to choose from – steaks, pizza, pasta, pastries, coffee, blended drinks, and more. Arabela has earned its publicity through word of mouth and personal blogs on the internet which were all unsolicited. To date, they have been able to maintain their character and uniqueness – the ambience and of course the good food.
An array of fresh fruit shakes, smoothies, and drinks to choose from on their menu; I went for the ripe mango fresh fruit shake and it was very refreshing even though it was a rainy day.
This was also a starter dish that we shared amongst ourselves alongside the four cheese pizza. A good dish, but again nothing too special – nothing quite stood out to me to really praise the dish for it great flavour.
A great dish to kick off our feast at Arabela, but in my opinion there wasn't anything special about the taste, I mean it's just a four-cheese pizza.
This was a dish that my cousin ordered, and when it came to her, she showed the plate to me and gave me a sad look – I understood her pain. It was a massive deep dish, that made the pasta look tiny and underwhelming. I'm not sure if it filled her up, but it certainly wouldn't have filled me up! Even though I didn't taste this dish, it looked quite plain.
From the menu, my mom wanted a pasta dish, and knowing her preferences, I ordered this for her. She prefers olive oil-based dishes as well as fish – so this was the perfect pick for her. At first glance, it almost looks like they overdid the garlic just a bit too much; garlic slices tossed through the pasta and minced garlic on top of the fish? Yeap, that's quite a bit! Other than that, the fish was cooked well, still moist on the inside, but again nothing quite special.
This was the dish thAT I had, and at first I didn't want to order this dish because I can make a good vongole myself; but nothing else in the menu stood out to me. Vongole for roughly AUS$6.00? That's value for money there as the dish had a generous amount of baby clams! Taste was good, but again nothing too special for me.
This dish I only got to taste a bit of, and I can't remember what it tasted like so I asked my sister. She said that it was a bit salty for her liking (she finds everything she eats salty anyway so it's hard to trust what she says), and that she didn't like the biscotti because it was too thick for her liking (I liked it).
I ordered this dish for my other sister because I've never heard of sirloin fettuccine before. I imagined a nice char-grilled sirloin steak, striped and tossed through a classic fettuccine in creamy white sauce – but no, it looked like boiled(?) strips of sirloin garnished on top of an ordinary plate of fettuccine.
The three dishes that you just saw above I cannot comment on the taste just because my uncle and my cousins had these dishes. I saw the disappointment in my cousin's face when his food arrived to the table – two tiny pieces of ribs for a person who could probably eat a whole rack of ribs for a meal. He had to order another rib dish to feel satisfied enough. But just by looking at the three dishes above, they don't really look that appetising to me.
Probably my favourite out of the two desserts we shared – the cake was definitely molten and very rich in chocolate goodness.
Most of the pasta (and even meat dishes) portion sizes were really small; maybe I'm just used to seeing bigger portions of food having lived and dined in and about Sydney for the past 4 years. Then I look at the price and I thought, yes, it makes sense now why the portions are relatively small – think approximately $3.00-$6.00 Australian dollars on average per meal from this restaurant.
You may have also realised that I've said for many of the dishes above that they weren't anything special in terms of overall flavour; I don't want this post to appear biased and end up being a comparison between Arabela's menu to others that I've had in Sydney because in my eyes, Arabela cannot compare. So I've asked my sisters and my mom to give a fair and honest rating for the food, and they gave an average score of 4.6 out of 10. My mom said: "[the food is] very simple, nothing special, but for local Filipino's, it's probably something special for them because Arabela is the only of its kind within the area." Which is very true because from what my cousin has said, a lot of the foreigners come to dine at Arabela, and every time we've been, we've had to queue up for a table. Ambience though is a sure 8/9 out of 10; like I mentioned above I find the low-ceiling concept quite a unique dining experience. Service: 8/9 out of 10 as well. Value for money is arguable in terms that for us it is affordable, but for an average Filipino on an average/below average income, this place is probably too fancy for them.


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The Wenger Legacy in Quotes: The Best Words In Praise of Arsene
As a child, I had no knowledge of Arsenal Football Club. Spoiled for choice, the allocation of my sporting heart was split between my favorite collegiate and professional baseball, basketball, football, and hockey teams. Playing Fifa in my mid-teens provided the initial exposure, but almost non-existent Premier League media coverage meant I could not become meaningfully engrossed even if I tried. The rise of social media's popularity and increased media coverage in the mid-00's served as the catalyst of my affection for Arsenal. Who was located at the epicenter of said affection? Arsene Wenger.
A remarkable career always produces remarkable words that evenually become classics: Caviar to sausages. Prettiest wife. Success to stupid people. Marrying Miss World. Old Traffordish. We don't buy superstars. A child with ice cream.
His words are well documented, flood our conscious on social media, and will forever live in infamy.
I've set out to do something different to honor the man I've admired for so long. I did some digging for the best quotes stated about Arsene Wenger. Below are five quotes that I feel start to summarize his remarkable career and overall footballing ideology. After all, it's the capacity to inspire others and revolutionize entities that cements your place in history.
5. Ozil on his Greeting Style:
"He's the most gentlemanly coach I've ever played under. When he comes into the dressing room in the morning he shakes everybody's hand. A firm handshake and he'll look you in the eye. If he happens to miss a player and see him for the first time on the ground, the personal greeting will take place there. In winter he even takes off his gloves before shaking hands. I actually think that every club should have a morning routine like this. I like it when people show respect for each other."
– Mesut Ozil, 2017
Glowing words from Ozil in his autobiogaphy, Gunning For Glory, in regards to how Arsene Wenger greeted staff and players each and every day. This is the type of gesture that proves his high levels of respect and attention to detail to everything Arsenal.
4. Ferguson Just After His Retirement:
"Over the years we enjoyed some fantastic battles and you could say we had survived together and respected each other's efforts to play good football. I always enjoy watching Arsène's sides – Arsenal play the right way. Playing against them always presented special challenges that I burned many hours over the years thinking about. He has always been a conscientious member of our trade who makes it his business to help other managers. Perhaps the biggest compliment I could give Arsène is that I could never be anything other than competitive with my rival for 17 years."
– Alex Ferguson, 2014
The only manager in the English game that can be realistically compared to Wenger is Sir Alex. These words of praise for Arsene's most bitter rival speak volumes. "Arsenal play the right way" is especially powerful.
3. Paul Merson on the Impact Arsene Had on Him:
"I played under him for just under a year, it was the fittest I ever was. It was like clockwork. It was a machine. He was so far ahead of his time, it was unbelievable."
– Paul Merson, 2018
His first words about Arsene after the announcement speak about how he advanced fitness and nutrition in English Football. "Diet" is one of the first pieces of evidence people point to in Arsene's profound impact on the English game.
2. Statement From a Rare Alexis Interview:
"Arsene Wenger is different, he's a purist. He's a professor of football. A professor."
– Alexis Sanchez, 2017
These words are perfectly imperfect in every way. Alexis' struggle with English and to clearly communicate his thoughts but at the same time getting right to the crux of the matter. Arsene as a "football purist" registers deeply with me because of his belief in players developing an organic understanding of themselves as well as partnerships on the pitch.
1. Rare Praise From "The Chosen One":
"Look at the way teams play against Arsenal. They don't believe they can win. They don't believe."
– Jose Mourinho, 2004
These words are dated and from well over a decade ago. That said, Mourinho's words as well as the near obsessive criticism that followed subsequently speak volumes to the overall respect he has for Arsene. This speaks to the utter dominance Wenger's Arsenal sides, at just more than seven years into his reign, dominated the football landscape.
Even his most ardent critics will admit that Arsene was a visionary. Visonionaries conjure from others words and turns of phrase that captivate, inspire, and live long in the memory.
I didn't know George Graham, Stewart Houston, or Bruce Rioch and personally, I love it. It means my favorite sports memories, all stem from the figurehead of team that now owns the vast majority of sporting heart. They all come from Arsene Wenger. Merci Arsene, and I hope the words above play some small part in honoring what will be an incredible legacy.
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OVER THE years, I've developed a mental glossary of ethnic foods and ingredients in my duties as a restaurant critic and food writer. Drop me into a Mexican, Japanese or Indian restaurant, and I'll do pretty well, but I confess I need some help when I venture further afield into less familiar territory like, say, Senegalese or Estonian cuisine. But discovering new dishes and learning about new ingredients is part of what makes eating out so enjoyable.
When in doubt, I'll consult my reference library and start Googling away to learn about an unfamiliar cuisine. But the publication of Daniel Blum's Pocket Dictionary of Ethnic Foods (Word Craft Publishing, wordcraftpub.com, $9.95) has made life a bit easier for both food critics like me and ethnic food lovers.
The slim, maroon-colored book, which looks suspiciously like a Zagat guide, is filled with more than 1,400 ethnic dishes from everywhere from Afghanistan to West Africa. The book is especially strong in South and East Asian cuisines. Blum is the president of a home-inspection service company in Washington, D.C. Besides being home to a militant religious fundamentalist regime, our nation's capital is a United Nations of ethnic eateries, and it is clear that Blum has spent some serious time eating around town. Over the course of his eating out, Blum compiled a glossary of dishes that grew into this book.
I did my best to stump Blum and racked my brain for terms he omitted. Where's Mexico's huitlacoche (corn fungus) or Uzbekistan's classic noodle dish lagman? But the book is quite comprehensive, and it is obvious that clear Blum is a serious chowhound.
You already know that Los Gatos' sublime Manresa Restaurant is one of the most sought-after reservations in California. Now the Brits are taking note, too. Earlier this month, the London Observer named Manresa and chef David Kinch as one of the "20 Big Ideas in 2005." In particular, the paper's food critic Jay Rayner said his 26-course (they were small courses) meal at Manresa was his most memorable in 2004.
"The three-course structure is old hat, as the tapas-isation of restaurants takes hold," says Rayner. "It pointed up the simple truth that the starter-main-course-pudding structure really is as much of a bore for chef as for dinner."
Manresa general manager Michael Kean says reservations have been coming in from London as a result of the good press. That should make landing a Saturday night reservation even harder.
From the January 26-February 1, 2005 issue of Metro, Silicon Valley's Weekly Newspaper.


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As expeditiously as possible, we get your property damage claim resolved, that is possible, at no cost to you for our services. And, as soon as you are released from all physicians as a result of injuries, we will make demand for settlement. Before that, would be premature, and not in your best interest. If settlement is not attainable, we litigate. I am a trial attorney, not a face on television.
I have experience as a prosecutor, and then as a defense attorney. I try the cases that must be tried, and I advocate for the best resolution for my client in every other case, no matter how big or small. My experience is from traffic tickets to capital murder, and every other type of crime in between the two.


"I like to drink on occasion, I do not have any substance abuse problems."
"She watched me down Jack Daniels after Jack Daniels after Jack Daniels and I threw up and her sister held my hair back," McCain said.
"I like to drink on occasion, I do not have any substance abuse problems. It's legal. You're shaming me for drinking Jack Daniels!" she added.


The raccoons have been frolicking in the pond all week but this is the fourth day in a row that they've knocked over the pots and shredded plants. And that's it. The net is going back on the pond. Sorry toads and frogs.
My primary concern is not the fish, it's the plants. That one calla lily cost ten times more than all the cheap comet goldfish in my pond. The waterlily that Pam/Digging shared with me was just about to bloom. Now it's partially torn from the pot and the bud has been bit in half. And the raccoons ripped through the canna leaves that the hail left undamaged.
Ultimately, though, what I can't put up with is the way the raccoons stir up the pond and turn the water all mucky. After we bought the bio/mechanical filter and the water cleared, we discovered how much we really enjoyed the water and being able to watch the fish in it. Now it's murky and dank. If there are any fish left, I can't see them. Sitting by the pond has lost its charm.
Imagining the bog garden is a much easier when we get a month's worth of rain in about 15 minutes. Even without any roof runoff the holes I've been digging to collect water fill quickly. The water overflows into the lawn and is slowed temporarily by the berm before rushing around it and flooding the garage.
Note to self: dig deeper holes.
This morning's downpour was intense. I cringe to see all that precious water running off. My rainbarrels were already full from the rain the other day.
Note to self: get bigger rainbarrels.
My rain-catching terraces are having some effect in slowing down the runoff. The amount of rain pouring off the place where the roof forms a valley by the front door looked like someone had opened a fire hydrant. I think it would have overwhelmed any guttering system. Must check to see how VBDB's new rainwater collection system handled this storm.
Although the new pond attached to the garden house isn't ready for fish or plants, wildlife has already discovered it. Feral cats and grackles both drink from it. Dragonflies or damselflies (I can't tell them apart yet) hover over it, alighting on potted plants nearby. And the last two nights we've heard the deep croaking of some toad.
While skimming leaves from the surface, I discovered this stringy ick, which AJM (raised in far wetter clime than I) recognized immediately as toad spawn. This morning I saw a toad creep out of the pond and hop off to the back forty. It was barely dawn so I couldn't get a very good photo. I think it is Bufo valliceps, the Gulf Coast Toad.
When I Googled "frog spawn" I got a lot of sites in the UK. Do Americans call it something else? The UK sites are aimed at helping children protect frogs and toads and raise them to release. One site said that toads only mate where they are spawned. But that can't be true since this toad mated in a pond that didn't exist a year ago.


Jillian Rose Reed is set to be the the first Social Media Ambassadorfor The 42nd Annual Gracie Award Show on which is going to be held on June 6th.
Aside from being the first Social Media Ambassador, Jillian will also be presenting as well at the ceremony.
Can't wait to tune in!


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Carnival Cruise Ship Guests Break Record
Guests sailing on Carnival Cruise Line's ship Carnival Splendor just broke a record for donations to the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
On a recent 14-night Carnival Journeys sailing that ended on Saturday, guests donated over $40,000 to the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, an organization dedicated to the research and treatment of childhood cancer.
Raising Money For St. Jude
Cruise Director Lee Mason before and after the shaved head.
The Cruise Director, Lee Mason, made a promise when the voyage started in Hawaii that if they reached $30,000 in donations for St. Jude, he would shave his head.
The $30,000 goal was passed, and continued to grow until it hit $40,000.
He posted, "Thank you to our AMAZING guests on our current Journeys Cruise!! Your generosity is not only changing lives but saving them!!"
CARNIVAL SPLENDOR DECK PLANS
Raising $40,000 In Donations
Through onboard auctions, Carnival's signature Groove for St. Jude dance party on the lido deck, donations from the crew, and a lot of kindness.
The Groove for St. Jude dance party is held on the Lido deck of every Carnival Cruise Line sailing. (Photo: Carnival)
Norman Freedman, a guest on the sailing, told us, "In all my years of cruising I've never seen such selfless giving and generosity. Not only coming from the guests but also contributions from staff and crew members." He posted a video of the event on his Cruise Duo Facebook Page.
Carnival's Partnership with St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Carnival Cruise Line started their partnership with St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in 2010.
In 2011, Lindsey Wilkerson – whose inspirational story has taken her from a patient at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital to an employee within the organization and ambassador helping share its message of hope and inspiration – was named godmother of the new Carnival Magic.
Carnival Splendor (Photo by Andy Newman/Carnival Cruise Lines)
Carnival Splendor sails seven-night Mexican Rivera voyages from Long Beach, California.
On select sailings, the ship operates 14-night Hawaii sailings to Maui, Honolulu, Kona, Hilo, and Ensenada.
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  }

  ['@test unescaped inline form (triple curlies) does not escape link title'](assert) {
    this.registerTemplate('application', `{{{link-to title 'index'}}}`);
    this.registerController('application', Controller.extend({
      title: 'blah'
    }));

    return this.visit('/').then(() => {
      this.assertText('blah');
      assert.equal(this.$('b').length, 1);
    });
  }

  ['@test unwraps controllers']() {
    this.router.map(function() {
      this.route('profile', { path: '/profile/:id' });
    });
    this.registerTemplate('application', `{{#link-to 'profile' otherController}}Text{{/link-to}}`);
    this.registerController('application', Controller.extend({
      otherController: Controller.create({
        model: 'foo'
      })
    }));

    let deprecation = /Providing `{{link-to}}` with a param that is wrapped in a controller is deprecated./;

    return this.visitWithDeprecation('/', deprecation).then(() => {
      this.assertText('Text');
    });
  }

  ['@test able to safely extend the built-in component and use the normal path']() {
    this.registerComponent('custom-link-to', { ComponentClass: LinkTo.extend() });
    this.registerTemplate('application', `{{#custom-link-to 'index'}}{{title}}{{/custom-link-to}}`);
    this.registerController('application', Controller.extend({
      title: 'Hello'
    }));

    return this.visit('/').then(() => {
      this.assertText('Hello');
    });
  }

  ['@test [GH#13432] able to safely extend the built-in component and invoke it inline']() {
    this.registerComponent('custom-link-to', { ComponentClass: LinkTo.extend() });
    this.registerTemplate('application', `{{custom-link-to title 'index'}}`);
    this.registerController('application', Controller.extend({
      title: 'Hello'
    }));

    return this.visit('/').then(() => {
      this.assertText('Hello');
    });
  }
});

moduleFor('Link-to component with query-params', class extends ApplicationTest {
  constructor() {
    super(...arguments);

    if (isEnabled('ember-routing-route-configured-query-params')) {
      this.registerRoute('index', Route.extend({
        queryParams: {
          foo: {
            defaultValue: '123'
          },
          bar: {
            defaultValue: 'yes'
          }
        }
      }));
    } else {
      this.registerController('index', Controller.extend({
        queryParams: ['foo'],
        foo: '123',
        bar: 'yes'
      }));
    }
  }

  runTask(fn) {
    run(fn);
  }

  ['@test populates href with fully supplied query param values'](assert) {
    this.registerTemplate('index', `{{#link-to 'index' (query-params foo='456' bar='NAW')}}Index{{/link-to}}`);

    return this.visit('/').then(() => {
      this.assertComponentElement(this.firstChild.firstElementChild, {
        tagName: 'a',
        attrs: { href: '/?bar=NAW&foo=456' },
        content: 'Index'
      });
    });
  }

  ['@test populates href with partially supplied query param values, but omits if value is default value']() {
    this.registerTemplate('index', `{{#link-to 'index' (query-params foo='123')}}Index{{/link-to}}`);

    return this.visit('/').then(() => {
      this.assertComponentElement(this.firstChild.firstElementChild, {
        tagName: 'a',
        attrs: { href: '/', class: classMatcher('ember-view active') },
        content: 'Index'
      });
    });
  }
});

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The Global Health Crisis and Human Trafficking Are Correlated–But How?
from Women Around the World, Women and Foreign Policy Program, and Human Trafficking
This post is part of the Council on Foreign Relations' blog series on human trafficking, in which CFR fellows and other leading experts assess new approaches to improve U.S. and global efforts to curb trafficking and modern slavery. This post was authored by Philip Langford, President of IJM United States, and Peter Williams, Principal Advisor on Modern Slavery at IJM.
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November 9, 2020 10:30 am (EST)
Philip Langford serves as President of IJM United States, leading teams responsible for IJM's government, corporate, and institutional partnerships as well as driving the core U.S. strategies and engagements that fuel IJM's growth around the globe. Peter Williams serves as IJM's Principal Advisor on Modern Slavery setting the global counter-slavery strategy, establishing program standards, and fostering collaboration between regional projects for sharing innovations and best practices.
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Palermo Protocol, the United Nations gold standard for combatting human trafficking. COVID-19 has caused over one million deaths, massive illness, and economic collapse in much of the world. It has caused a perfect storm of suffering for low-wage workers and vulnerable women and girls, and enormous opportunity for those who traffic in labor and sexual exploitation. Is Palermo relevant in a COVID-19 world?
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The impact of the pandemic on those most vulnerable to exploitation has been catastrophic. Tens of millions have lost work, while border closings and travel bans have stranded hundreds of thousands far from home. Domestic violence is increasing, schools are closed, and social services harder to access. High exploitation industries, like textiles, are luring out-of-school children and vulnerable women with false promises. Only a handful of traffickers were prosecuted and convicted before COVID-19; today, perpetrators face even less risk of apprehension with courts limiting activity and monitoring and reporting substantially curtailed.
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Online sexual exploitation is increasing as well, with traffickers cashing in on a surge in demand for child sexual exploitation materials and exploiting young children and teens who are out of school and vulnerable to abuse at home. Women and girls, fleeing violence at home, are at risk of traffickers' deceits.
The sheer breadth of the global health crisis and the number of those at risk of being trafficked into sexual or labor slavery requires that every government enact policies that protect them. It isn't possible during COVID-19 – or ever – to eliminate the vulnerability of every poor man, woman and child to trafficking and exploitation for sex and labor. But it is possible to take on those who exploit that vulnerability – the traffickers.
Thanks to the Palermo Protocol, there are excellent practices on which to build.
First, national governments must confront traffickers as the criminals they are, as the Palermo Protocol clearly requires. Over the past 15 years, International Justice Mission (IJM), a leading global organization that protects people in poverty from violence, has seen precipitous drops in brothel-based commercial exploitation of children in Southeast Asia, thanks to improved law enforcement and delivery of survivor services. Even given current limitations on in-person court cases, it is possible to hold traffickers legally accountable. The Government of the Philippines, for example, has prosecuted and convicted individuals who enabled online sexual abuse of children in case after case since COVID-19 began. Courts now routinely accept video testimony from victims and witnesses of online sexual abuse, sparing them re-traumatization and allowing the justice system to function throughout the pandemic.
Video testimony can be an essential tool for prosecuting labor trafficking cases as well. In the few labor trafficking cases that are prosecuted in Southeast Asia, trafficking victims who report abuses often lose their freedom of movement until they testify at trial – a process which can take years. Not surprisingly, few volunteer for the experience. Court-worthy video testimony would allow trafficked workers to receive rehabilitation services or return to their home countries during ongoing trials. This approach could transform law enforcement actions against traffickers and at last create the criminal deterrence that has been so lacking around the world.
Second, governments must resist the temptation to relax labor protections as economies re-open and double down on the hard work of inspecting workplaces in potentially exploitive industries for child and forced labor like textiles, brick-making, and agriculture. Owners and managers of these facilities allowing and profiting from the exploitation of workers should be promptly arrested and charged for their crime. One poignant example is in India where the Released Bonded Labourers Association (RBLA), a group of over 2,000 survivors of forced labor, are collaborating with local authorities to liberate men, women and children in forced labor and expose trafficking within businesses. Hundreds have been released during COVID-19 thanks to the RBLA's diligence and in fact, local government is benefitting from survivor leadership helping them hold owners accountable.
Third, law enforcement forces and prosecutors must collaborate across borders – all the more so during the pandemic. Traffickers are taking advantage of border closings and reduced presence of authorities to move children and adults into illegal and dangerous employment. IJM has found that cross-border collaboration is not only possible but highly effective. Over the past several years, Thai and Cambodian police have achieved unprecedented convictions of traffickers of individuals into the fishing industry by sharing evidence and accommodating on-the-ground operations by each other's police investigators. Governments, especially those within trafficking corridors, should reach such agreements between law enforcement as well as collaborating on protocols for victim assistance and repatriation.
Finally, governments must establish National Referral Mechanisms (coordinated, multi-disciplinary services) to aid trafficking victims. A recent survey of government services to trafficking victims in Europe found that governments with National Referral Mechanisms were able to help victims, despite current COVID-19 impediments. Established lines of communication between agencies, collaboration with local NGO's, and funding for legal and social services for survivors have proved essential as trafficking has increased in the region. Every country should create or update its National Referral Mechanisms to trafficking in the COVID-19 era, and donors and international agencies should provide financial and technical assistance to do so.
In the coming year, poverty will increase exponentially, and labor and sexual servitude will as well. Thanks to COVID-19, traffickers' risks are decreasing at a time when opportunities to exploit the desperate are increasing. The Palermo Protocol is even more relevant today than it was when it was adopted in 2000, and we must not allow decades of progress combatting human trafficking to become another casualty of the pandemic. Now, more than ever, the global community must invest in proven approaches to strengthen host country ownership and delivery of the law enforcement and survivor services critical to stopping human trafficking.
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Q: Hide the StimulSoft Report record on the server I use stimulssoft report mvc for generating a report in an Visual studio 2015 website.
There is no problem with the local host and all the records in the report are displayed.
But when the software is uploaded to the server there is no record in my StimulSoft Report to my users.
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: % (As of today)
The earnings yield is an indication of how much return shareholders' investment in the company earned over the past 12 months. The higher the earnings yield is, the better.
As of today (2022-01-18), the stock price of is $. does not have enough years/quarters to calculate its Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in . 20. Therefore, GuruFocus does not calculate 's earnings yield at this moment.
The earnings yield does not consider the growth of the business. A better indicator of the attractiveness of an investment which takes growth into account is the Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) %. 's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) % for the quarter that ended in . 20 was 0.00%. The Forward Rate of Return uses the normalized Free Cash Flow of the past seven years, and considers growth. The forward rate of return can be thought of as the return that investors buying the stock today can expect from it in the future.
Earnings Yield % Historical Data
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Earnings yield is the reciprocal of the P/E Ratio.
's Earnings Yield for today is calculated as
Earnings Yield = Earnings per Share (Diluted) (TTM) / Share Price
Earnings Yield = Net Income / Market Cap
The earnings in the calculation is the Trailing Twelve Months earnings.
(:) Earnings Yield % Explanation
If the P/E ratio is an indication of how many years it takes for the company to earn back the stock price shareholders pay to buy the shares, the earnings yield is an indication of how much return shareholders' investment in the company earned over the past 12 months. The higher the earnings yield is, the better.
If a company loses money, the earnings yield is negative. This gives a more straightforward indication that the company is losing money. This is an advantage of using earnings yield instead of the P/E ratio in valuation. For valuation purposes, the P/B Ratio and the P/S Ratio should be used for companies that are losing money.
Like the P/E ratio, the earnings yield can be used to compare investments in different industries. It can even be used to compare the attractiveness of different asset classes such as bonds and cash. Of course, the earnings yield should not be the only factor in deciding which asset classes to invest.
Also similar to the P/E ratio, the earnings yield does not consider the growth of the business. A growing company with the same earnings yield should be more attractive than a company that has the same earnings yield but does not grow.
A better indicator of the attractiveness of an investment which takes growth into account is the Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) %.
Just like the P/E Ratio, non-recurring items such as selling part of the business, selling a previous investment, etc., can affect earnings yield dramatically. The earning yield is also a poor indication for cyclical companies. When a cyclical stock has a high earnings yield it is usually at the peak of its cycle.
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The International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution (CPR) and Gide Loyrette Nouel are organizing a conference on the new CPR Arbitration Rules which will take place on February 9th, 2015 at the Paris offices of Gide Loyrette Nouel (22, Cours Albert 1er, 75008 Paris, France). The conference will start at 6 p.m CET (registration from 5:30 p.m) and will be followed with a cocktail starting at 7 p.m.
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This Ascension Ascender from Petzl is lightweight, slides up the rope easily, and works on icy ropes. This is a redesign of the popular blue and yellow ascender Petzl has sold for years. Those ascenders were our favorites and the new versions are very similar to the old ones.
Although we are not sure the new design is a big improvement over the old, the Petzl Ascension remains our top pick for ascenders and is an essential piece of big wall climbing gear. It slides up the rope easily, is easy to get on and off the rope and is light.
The newest version of Petzl's Ascension includes an ergonomic grip with room for the index finger and a wide base to keep the hand from slipping. The lower hole has been widened to make room for two carabiners. With a bright yellow right hand and a shiny black left hand, these new ascenders will be easy to spot! Check out a side-by-side comparison here, with the new version on the left and the old version on the right.
This ascender excels in the most important category: sliding smoothly up the climbing rope. Once you get the hang of it, the ascender rarely catches before you get to full extension on the top ascender. Ease of getting on and off the rope when passing pieces is good. Its aggressive teeth work well on icy ropes. Another great thing about this ascender is how light it is; it is one of the lightest out there. One other thing we liked is how it can be used for self-belaying in the same way a Petzl Mini Traxion. The Mini Traxion is better, but if you find yourself in a pinch or just don't want to buy another piece of gear, this ascender will get the job done.
The grip on the new Petzl is not as comfortable as the old Petzl design or the nForce. The little rubber part that sticks out irritated the bottom of our index fingers a little. It was not bad, and wearing a glove pretty much eliminated the issue. But it was noticable when bare-handed.
After getting used to the big 360-degree clip-in hole on the Black Diamond nForce, Chris Mac now really wishes the Petzl had it. Instead, the Petzl has an extra small hole for a quick link. This might be good for caving applications, but Chris has never used it on a big wall nor has he seen anyone else us it. He thinks Petzl should dedicate that real estate at the bottom of the ascender to a bigger clip-in hole. Also, when down jugging, it takes a lot of practice to keep the Petzl from locking up. It is not a big big deal because down jugging is not nearly as common as jugging up. But after using the nForce ascender, it is noticable how much more skilled and practiced you need to be to make the Petzl down jug fast. But that is a small point. The Petzl does the crucial stuff well.
First off, a little history: Petzl used to have a yellow and blue ascender with a hard molded grip for your fingers and a less comfortable opening and closing trigger. Then, maybe a decade ago, they upgraded to a softer grip that was more comfortable and an opening and closing trigger that was easier to use. Petzl also seems to have made it lighter. It was a BIG improvement. The changes with this latest revision are small in comparison.
Let's run down the changes in this new ascender.
Petzl says - The grip is wider at the bottom, providing better comfort for your hand during use.
Our Observation - The wider grip might help if you have monster hands or while wearing gloves, but the bottom of the hand rarely touches the bottom of the ascender (see photo). The bigger change is that there is now a big groove running vertically down the grip. This might make it easier to grip if it is icy, but we don't find this a big advantage on big walls. The groove actually irritated our hands a little and we prefer the grip of the old Ascension (but not by much).
Petzl says - The index finger indent has also been increased, offering greater efficiency when pulling on the ascender.
Our Observation - At first this change seemed cool but then it got annoying. The more we used the ascender the more it seemed that the new indent irritated our index finger. Not a big deal, but at this point we think it was a step backward.
Petzl says - The trigger to open/close the cam is now recessed inside the frame to avoid accidentally opening the cam while in use.
Our Observation - You have to look really close to notice this change. We didn't notice until we put them side by side and stared hard. But apparently some people said the old design was dangerous.
Petzl says - The cam has been redesigned to minimize friction when sliding the ascender along the rope while the angled teeth provide secure grip in the worst conditions (wet, icy, or on muddy ropes).
Our Observation - Again, you really have to look close to notice this one. As far as we can tell the only difference is that there are two fewer mini teeth. And we didn't notice any reduction of friction. The new Ascension slid up the rope just as well as the old one in head-to-head tests.
If you have the old blue and yellow model, there is no need to upgrade unless you are worried about that potential safety issue (and I don't know the validity of the design flaw claim). We expected the new grips to change the ascender. Maybe they make a difference in snow and ice (We have not tested them in snow yet) but for big walls the grip didn't change things much. If anything, we found the vertical slit running down the grip slightly uncomfortable. Overall, the ascender is more or less like the last one; not much improved but no big steps backward, either.


Everything around us has been designed. Whether it be a water bottle, a programme an item of clothing or a piece of advertising, design surrounds us despite it going largely unnoticed most of the time. The fact is, not everything is good design. Some design is thoughtless, ill-functioning, impractical or frankly just unappealing. But when we talk about design thinking, we're talking about the ability to cultivate design and creativity in a practical and thoughtful way, which shouldn't allow space for bad design.
Design thinking is a concept that has been emerging more and more over the last 10 years. Some of the worlds most successful businesses have incorporated design as the core to the way they work, using it to problem solve, think outside the box and develop and cultivate their business creatively and collectively as a team.
A quick way to explain the difference between simply design and design thinking is frankly put by ol' mate Steve Jobs below.
Although design thinking can seem like a wofty choice of words, the reality is thinking design and thinking creatively are two things that help propel your business forward. In essence, design thinking offers a structured framework for understanding and pursuing innovation. It contributes to growth and adds a tangible and unique value to your customers.
Using design thinking adds a structure to creatively discover needs, shortcomings and constraints in any given situation or project. It frames the situation giving teams the opportunity to innovate, problem solve, generate creative ideas and refine and test solutions.
So, how exactly do you go about incorporating design thinking into your business? Well there are a few ways that businesses activate this concept into their teams but below is a proven method to kick things off.
Empathise basically means to get an understanding of the problem or project on a deeper than surface level. This involves researching, observing and engaging in the area of interest or concern, alongside discussing and understanding people's experiences and motivation of those who actively participate in the market or area in question. Immersing yourself in the physical environment helps you to gain a deeper understanding of the issues involved. Empathy is essential to a human-centred design or innovation process. Design thinkers should then be able to set aside their own assumptions about the world or project in order to gain insight into the problem at hand and actively start to think smarter.
In the Define stage, one collects the information created in the first stage and analyses the observations, amalgamating them to define the core problems you and your team have identified so far. In order to define the problem clearly, you should think about it in a human-centric way. Meaning rather than thinking in sales targets and hard data, you put the focus on a human benefit or need.
This phase will help designers establish features, functionality, and creative elements to help solve potential problems in advance with the particular audience at the forefront of their minds.
This is the part where your team is ready to start generating ideas. You now have an understanding of the users, their needs and the problem your tackling.
This is where "thinking outside the box" can begin to happen. With techniques such as brainstorming, workshopping, brainwriting or SCAMPER. This stage is designed to cultivate free thinking and open mindedness. The goal of this is to gather as many ideas as possible at the beginning of this phase, then work to refine and test your ideas towards the end.
Exactly what the name dictates, this is when the design team will now produce a number of cheap, cheerful and scaled down versions of the product or features. This is so they can investigate and streamline some of the best ideas from the last stage. It's best if the prototypes are shared and collaborated on with the wider team or those outside the team. This helps to identify any additional problems and solutions, and one by one they are refined, improved or rejected on the basis of the users experience. After this stage is complete the designers will have a clearer idea on how real users will use and interact with their product and they will know how to move forward accordingly.
This one is pretty obvious, this is where you begin to test your designs and find possible problems or iterations that you wish to make. Although this is the "final step" it often will lead you back through the process as you discover new things you possibly hadn't considered before. Testing will highlight even more of the probable user experiences and help the designer and wider team to get into the mind of the target user and create a product that will appeal to them.
An important thing to consider when looking to input design thinking into your business, that although there are set stages it is not a linear process. Throughout the steps you find you can move fluidly forward and backwards, repeating steps when necessary and skipping others when needed. Creativity is not something that can be constructed into a format, it can however be cultivated and guided, which is exactly what this process intends to do.
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As one of the oldest GM vehicles, the Impala has had its share of success in the automotive industry. The engines and transmissions are two key components in General Motors vehicles. From the Powerglide editions to the newer electronic versions, buyers can find Chevy Impala transmissions for sale from this website.
The gearboxes used inside of the Impala since the early days have changed almost annually. The different inline six, V6 and V8 motors used in two and four-door Impala vehicles relied on different transmissions. The early TH editions used at the start of the 1980s provided a three-speed design until the 4L60 was introduced as a four-speed configuration.
Apart from PreownedTransmissions.com, a person who buys replacement auto parts can struggle locating some brands. The classic and recent creations by GM are not always available for retail sale. The sources used to find the gearboxes promoted on this website are all based in the USA. This improves deliveries and the price structures that are found with each promoted motor.
Buyers hoping to find a 4L60E transmission for a 1994 or later Impala here will be pleased. The available units for sale span a range of nearly 30 years. This ensures that turbo hydramatic, 4T65 and heavy-duty editions can be purchased at a reasonable price. The instant inventory location tool that is provided on this page serves as a trusted way of reviewing gearbox pricing.
Once the basics of determining a transmission type are complete, the next step is buying a unit. The preowned builds that are available and shippable through this website offer increased value. The three-year warranties are a bonus and included in all quoted pricing. Prices that are obtained through the quotation tool are locked in for each buyer.
There are obviously going to be questions about transmissions that are unanswered through this website. A special team of employees are providing helpful solutions by toll-free number this year. All transmissions are complete and priced to provide a better discount for customers. Calling the promoted number here is a buyer's secret weapon in the war of rising auto parts pricing in the U.S. for GM brands of parts.


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Is Escorting Legal in the United States?
Is escorting legal in the United States? The first question on the mind of any couple planning a vacation is, "Is escorting legal?" Whether escorting is legal in your home state or not is entirely up to you. There are some states that are completely against escorting, including California, Nevada, and Las Vegas. Then again, the question could be answered differently in other states as well.
escorting is a misdemeanor in many states
In Oklahoma, escorting is a misdemnor, and the act of procuring or providing sexual services is illegal. Prostitution is illegal in most states, except for Sin City and certain counties in Nevada. Even if you do not engage in prostitution, the stigma associated with providing sexual services can destroy your reputation and prevent you from obtaining many jobs. You could also face a fine of up to $2,000 for operating a house of prostitution.
It is illegal in California
If you want to have sex with Escorts for money, you may be wondering if escorting is illegal in California. Yes, it is, but it is also against the law. This is because you are soliciting prostitution. The government has a very strict definition of what constitutes prostitution. You should avoid engaging in sex for money, and if you are caught, you will be prosecuted.
It is illegal in Nevada
While prostitution is illegal in Nevada, the sex industry has grown exponentially in areas where it is legal. Sociologists have offered an explanation for the increase in the industry, which is now widespread in Nevada. One such case is Charleston v. Nevada, which was heard in court on Dec. 10, 2008. Benjamin Bull, chief legal counsel for the National Center on Sexual Exploitation, called the decision a "first step."
It is illegal in Las Vegas
Regardless of whether or not you are an individual looking for a romantic or sexy companion, escorting is illegal in Las Vegas. Despite its reputation as a "sin city", escorts cannot engage in sexual activities and cannot offer sex for money. However, there are ways around this legality. One of those ways is by hiring a licensed escort.
It is illegal in Los Angeles
In California, escorting is illegal. The bill, SB 357, is supported by a broad coalition of civil rights groups, sex workers, and former sex workers. Among its most notable provisions, the bill eliminates the crime of loitering, which allows police officers to arrest people just for the appearance of prostitution. It also prohibits arresting people for possession of condoms, a common practice for those who pose as sex workers.
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Apple Cider Vinegar is loaded with vitamins, minerals, and amino acids, it's various enzymes help with digestion and 1 Tbs equals is just 3 calories.
It's amazingly affordable compared to commercial natural cleaning products and the smell is really pleasant, you could add a few drops of thieves oil and have a great antibacterial spray for countertops, bathroom, kitchen and carpet deodorizer.
The high acidity and powerful enzyme in ACV kill the bacteria responsible for dandruff and hair loss, bottle bacilli, and stimulates our hair natural oils to secrete more effectively and moisturize our scalps better. I also recommend using coconut oil for a dry scalp treatment.
Saturate the scalp with ACV and let it sit for a few hours if you can, use the same treatment for thinning hair and itchy scalp (4).
ACV is a great remedy for repelling fleas from your dogs skin, it's totally safe to use so you don't have to worry about your pet getting sick from licking afterwards.
It works on pets the same way that it works on humans, reestablishing the proper acid mantle of the skin to repel microbes and other pests.
You can also add Apple Cider Vinegar to your pets food to keep a healthy pH balance in their gut and to prevent allergies, deter parasites, ringworm, ticks, fungus and other microbes from invading.
A 50 lb. dog would get about 2 tsp per day with food, and if you wanted to use ACV externally you could mix it 50:50 with water and put it in a spray bottle, saturating the dogs coat once per day (5).
Add all ingredients to a jar and shake until emulsified, enjoy with some fresh greens and chunks of apple.
Another tasty way of incorporating Apple Cider Vinegar is to add it to your meat marinades.
5. Skin Toner Most skin care products are on the alkaline side of the pH scale, some people try everything for their skin problems but nothing seems to work! The issue is most products are harming the acid mantle, a protective layer on our skin.
If you want to try ACV as a toner, just combine one part ACV with two to three parts water, you'll want to add more water for very sensitive skin.
Apply this concoction to your face after cleansing and allow it to absorb into your skin.
In a world filled with so many toxins, we should all be taking precautionary measures by incorporating protective foods into our diets. We've discussed many of the sources of toxins in previous articles so we won't be overly redundant in this article.
The unique acids in ACV bind to toxins and allow us to release them more effectively.
You can also utilize the medicine of ACV by adding a cup to a hot bath with some epsom salts, to kickstart your lymphatic system into releasing toxins (6).
Not only does ACV help break up mucous, it also has a natural anti-histamine effect.
Whether your suffering from seasonal allergies, environmental or pet related, ACV can lessen the sneezy, wheezy, uncomfortable symptoms (7).
appleIf you aren't familiar with candida overgrowth, consider yourself lucky. Candida is a parasitic bacteria which cause yeast overgrowth leading to low energy, poor digestion, yeast infections, canker sores and other uncomfortable symptoms.
Candida overgrowth occurs often when a person has a poor diet, high in refined sugar and carbohydrates, and it can take over when the gut flora compromised by antibiotic use or birth control.
ACV is an effective tool in the kit of someone trying to rid themselves of draining candida. You can also look at lemon water as a possible solution when treating Candida.
It works by helping promote better digestion and an acid/alkaline balance more aligned with promoting healthy bacteria to once again thrive in the gut (8).
Vinegar has been used since time eternal as a cure for foot fungus and is great for killing molds.
Since yeast is a fungus it makes sense that ACV would help in keeping the parasite at bay, even though to date there hasn't been any specific analysis of ACV directly as a candida killer.
One of the most common health complaints people have is heart burn. It's a symptom of the SAD (Standard American Diet) lifestyle because acid reflux only occurs when we're depleted in hydrochloric acid (HcL).
HcL production is low in people who have sub optimal gut flora, meaning the aren't eating enough cultured/fermented foods and have likely taken some sort of antibiotic in the past which has killed off the natural beneficial bacteria.
Stomach acid is the first line of defense against microbes, but when the stomach pH isn't low enough, pathogens may grow around the esophageal sphincter and paralyze the muscle, allowing food to relax back up the esophagus (9).
Taking a Tbs of raw ACV with each meal ensures that the stomach acid will be acidic enough to do it's job in making sure to kill off harmful microbes and start the process of digestion (10).
There has yet to be a study done on effects of ACV on humans with high cholesterol but a study in 2006 found rats fed ACV for 19 days had drastic reduction in total cholesterol and triglyceride levels (11).
There's also an antioxidant called chlorogenic acid present in ACV which has been found to LDL cholesterol particles from becoming oxidized (12).
Plenty of human studies have been done on the effect vinegar has on insulin response and blood glucose levels after a meal (13). I think it's important that everyone understands what insulin is and does in our bodies. Insulin plays a critical role in the way our body uses food. The primary function is decreasing the concentration of glucose (sugar) in your blood stream.
Every time you eat your body begins to break down the food into glucose, which goes into your blood stream. Your pancreas reacts to the surge in glucose by releasing insulin which cleans the the sugar from your blood. A portion of the glucose runs through the liver where it's converted to glycogen to be used by your muscles.
Then insulin converts any left over glucose into fatty acids stored in the form of fat cells as an energy source later. Our bodies crave sugar, and so much of what we buy in the grocery store has added sugar as a result.
Many are developing a resistance to insulin which means that your body has has so much insulin secreted that it starts to ignore it and the sugar stays in the blood stream which is not a good thing. This can develop into diabetes and permanent health damages.
ACV may also lower the glycemic response to starchy carbohydrates (15).
With diabetes being as prevalent as it is today it's comforting to know that something as simple as vinegar may perhaps be an effective treatment.
Cancer is devastating and debilitating, almost all of us have loved ones who have been affected by this heinous disease. There's so much research in the realm of cancer prevention, a healthy diet and lifestyle are of the utmost importance.
The acetic acid present in ACV has been found in a number of cell and animal studies to have anti-tumor properties (16). We are in to way claiming that apple cider vinegar is a cure for cancer or tumors, ongoing research and testing is a step in the right direction.
The amazing thing is that we can incorporate disease preventative foods like this one easily into our daily regime, there are no harmful side effects, and no risk of overdose, so why not?
Apple Cider Vinegar in its raw form is an excellent digestive tonic, it's so rich in living enzymes that help to break food down to its bare components, making it far easier to assimilate.
As I mentioned before it's an important source of acid which enables the first step of digestion to work effectively, stirring up those digestive juices helps immensely with the rest of the digestive processes.
The acetic acid present in ACV has also been shown to help with mineral absorption, enabling us to get the most out of the foods we eat (17).
Muscle fatigue can often be a symptom of mineral and electrolyte depletion. To make sure the body has ample electrolyte stores take a Tbs of ACV with water before a workout. The natural pH of our bodies when it's in balance create an environment where elimination of excess lactic acid in the muscles easily occurs, this stasis also plays a crucial role in oxygenating our bodies during exercise (18).
Halitosis, it's embarrassing and can be a sign of a deeper problem but one remedy for bad breath is you guessed it, ACV.
A folk remedy that many people claim has merit is to gargle with 1/2 Tbs raw ACV diluted in water for 30 seconds, twice per day (19). Some say it also helps to whiten teeth and remove stains.
Again with the pH, ACV helps control excessive body odour by regulating the pH of the skin, something most commercial deodorants and perfumes can't claim (20).
For foot odour as well as fungal problems, even just a 10 minute soak once a week can keep bad smells in check.
Vinegars use as a preservative agent dates back to 5000 BC when it was first discovered. People soon recognized that this magical substance could allow them to store food for longer periods.
The same rules apply today, saving some of the bounty when our favorite foods are in season is a great way to eat organic local food all year long.
Instead of making pickles with white vinegar, try using ACV, it gives them a great flavor as well as the added health benefits (21).
A huge problem those of us trying to lose weight face is those ups and downs when blood sugars spike and drop too drastically.
The blood sugar roller coaster causes us to crave "high energy" foods like refined carbohydrates, to give a short term boost but a long term plummet.
ACV has been shown to help regulate blood sugar levels, helping to curb cravings and kick extra calories out.
ACV has become an overnight sensation in the weight loss industry, they even make it in pill form, though most of the experts say it's better to just drink the real unpasteurized stuff.
ACV can also help with weight loss by increasing satiety after a meal, always a good feeling. A study done on obese individuals who consumed 15mL or 30mL of vinegar per day for 12-weeks, showed a reduction in body fat mass and serum triglycerides (22).
If you've ever had kidney stones, or known someone who has, they are extremely painful, and totally preventable.
Stones typically form when a persons urine is very acidic and concentrated, crystals form out of uric acid, calcium oxalate and struvite and have to be passed through the urinary tract.
ACV works by alkalizing the urine, decreasing the likelihood that this ailment would ever occur, and it's been said that it can even break down the kidney stones (23).
It makes sense seeing as we saw above just how powerful of a substance ACV is when it comes to helping the body absorb minerals.
Dr. Theodore Baroody, in his book "Alkalize or Die," claims ACV to have an alkalizing effect on the blood and urine. Even though ACV is an acidic food, its structure changes to alkaline through the digestive processes.
The idea of eating a diet high in alkaline foods is that disease thrives in an acidic environment (24).
Foods like refined sugar, carbohydrates and meat create an acidic environment in our bodies, it's interesting to note that the pH of a food in its pre-digested state is very different from the chemical processes it will undergo in our bodies. Thus foods like ACV and lemon water are surprisingly alkaline forming.
Said to be the mineral of youth, potassium is an essential mineral in maintaining the soft tissues of the body, keeping everything flexible and resilient (25, 26). Deficiencies in potassium can cause an array of health problems.
Nobel Scientist Dr.Alexis Carrel "was able to keep the cells of an embryo chicken heart alive and healthy for 35 years by daily monitoring it's complete nutrition, cleansing and elimination. An chicken's average lifespan is 7 years!
Apple Cider Vinegar was given to the chicken embryo daily for it's full quota of potassium." Pretty impressive seeing as Dr.Carrel did this study in 1912, proving that proper nutrition and cleansing can adjust lifespan quite drastically.
Dr. Scholl was a believer in keeping feet healthy by soaking them in warm water with 1/3 C ACV for 20 minutes and rubbing with a pumice stone.
This treatment for chronic foot ailments helps to correct the pH of the feet and make it impossible for fungus and warts to imbed themselves within the skin (27).
For warts, instead of rubbing with a pumice stone after a soak, simply saturate a cotton ball, apply it to the affected areas and cover overnight.
ACV can soothe the irritation caused by these poisonous plants. Combine 50:50 with water in a spray bottle and add a few ice cubes (28).
An apple a day keeps the doctor away and I think the same goes for a bit of apple cider vinegar a day. There's no reason not to incorporate this healing food into your daily regimen.
If not for any of the reasons stated above, remember that prevention is the best treatment for any disease. Although there could certainly be more research done on the potential for using ACV as a medicine, the research that has been done is promising.
We can see that it holds great potential in treating diabetes and high cholesterol in particular. On a holistic level this amazing whole food is good for every organ system.


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Architecture Q&A: Flores & Prats on Adaptive Re-use
Q&A: Flores & Prats on Adaptive Re-use
A conversation with Barcelona's Flores & Prats, as they release a book about their renowned Sala Beckett project and embark on another theatre commission focused on preservation and revitalization.
Elizabeth Pagliacolo
Ricardo Flores and Eva Prats have run the Barcelona practice Flores & Prats for 22 years now. Working out of a 19th-century former residential building, which they refurbished into their studio – their "first exercise of adaptive reuse" – the pair have become adept at transforming old spaces into new ones, while keeping the historical value intact. In fact, they celebrate and call attention to the past in their bold renovations, the most famous being the Sala Beckett International Drama Centre in their home city. Now, with a new book out about the process behind that project and another adaptive re-use endeavour underway in Brussels, the two took time to chat with Azure about how they visualize space, while straddling the past, the present and the future.
How did the commission for Sala Beckett come about and how did you come to the design, in which you create such a bold contrast between the historical context and the new interventions?
Eva Prats
It was a public competition. Sala Beckett is a centre for drama – with a focus on writing – that had been active in Barcelona for 20 years; they knew what they wanted to be and prepared an ambitious brief and a big budget. But it was up to us to decide what the building would be. And the building was in a very bad state – it had been abandoned for 30 years – and now it had to adhere to new codes for safety, structure and acoustics. We were like, 'okay, will this building support all the extra weight we had to build into it?' So, this is how we made a risky decision – to make a future combining the old building with Sala Beckett programming and the kind of architecture that we like to do.
Inside Sala Beckett, which was completed in 2016.
The building was not listed: That's a very important fact to note. You could really do whatever you wanted, even demolish it and start from scratch. In fact, two other design teams decided to propose that, because they felt the building couldn't resist the exigencies of a contemporary drama centre. For us, it was quite normal and natural to think in terms of taking up the building as an inheritance. You inherit it – you use it because you like what you see and you think there is a treasure there. And not only as regards the material qualities. The social inheritance was as important as the physical inheritance.
What was the social history of the site?
When we got the commission, we started to register the story of the building. And we discovered that this building, which was once a workers' cooperative, was built by the workers themselves, on Sundays. One day a week. It was rooted in the neighbourhood of Poblenou, which is a former industrial area. In Barcelona, there were many workers' association, co-operatives, and they all had beautiful names. This one was called Pau i Justícia – Peace and Justice – words we'd be embarrassed to use today, but it was all about fraternity.
And for us, it was love at first site. It was such a generous space. In a dense city like Barcelona, to find such big rooms – seven metres high and 11 metres span! Keeping it meant that we could draw with these rooms. For instance, the bar we created kept the ceilings at six metres high. So, we fell in love with the dimensions of the building and then later the elements, the tiles and the doors.
It was interesting because the Sala Beckett program takes its inspiration from the community, the news, what's going on in the streets. It's very much rooted in the social character of the spaces, so it links very well to the building that they inherited. And the neighbourhood – when we explained that we were going to keep it, they were just delighted. Even the program has a lot of affinities and a continuity in the life of the building now with its original uses – including the bar and a school for the workers' children, which is now the drama centre's school.
A new monograph devoted to Sala Beckett shows the various spaces within the theatre building.
Was the client surprised with how you approached the brief?
The centre's director didn't put any pressure on us to keep the building. Because if it didn't work on a technical level, it would be his responsibility. But it's really the architects' responsibility to keep the structure or not, and if they do decide to keep it, they have to ensure that it works. So, it was a very risky bet, because you weren't sure that the building could go on. That was the beginning of the project – all the design decisions came after that.
In the process of designing, we had a great client who was providing information in good doses, but we soon realized that the relationship was both with the client and the existing building, which required a lot of attention. We spent three months drawing it, trying to inventory everything we found inside it. Because we knew that during construction all the floors for instance needed to be reinforced. So, everything would move out of the building and then come back to it – all the tiles, all the doors, all the windows. We wanted to be sure that we registered the building so that we could draw with it and draw the new program of Sala Beckett with the building. It was great to have these three months of getting to know the building.
You still do hand drawing. How does that influence your architecture – its form and aesthetic?
I think it influences us, for sure. We're very interested in the articulation of space, when one space becomes another or how a handrail becomes a bench. How things get transformed. Probably all this articulation is more intense when it comes to the circulation areas of the building, the natural light and the public areas. Hand drawing is more intricate – when you have all the program in your head, suddenly you can synthesize it more intuitively with the hand. Then we get into the computer to communicate with each other and develop the project.
Even if we use the computer to communicate with our fabricators, we open up the idea by hand again. We print out and continue to draw on top of the printout with transfer paper. One of the qualities of hand drawing is also the capacity to see and control all the space, whereas with the screen, you focus on one area at a time. It also makes visible all the complexity of the project, including all the circumstances that allow change and adaptation: what's going to happen when the doors open, for instance.
Is there an aesthetic or formal language that you're working with at this stage?
It has more to do with this idea of "situational architecture" – feeling yourself walking in the building and seeing what you are seeing. If someone opens a door, will everyone turn to look at them right away? How will it feel to use the space? All these sensations you bring into the drawing of the building: When you draw you are thinking with your hands and making your thoughts visible. Is this too planned? Is this space too obvious, should we make it more of a mystery, a surprise? It's also about making an architecture that feels like it was always there.
Did the project influence the subsequent projects you designed?
It actually synthesized a lot of experience we had before with other clients and buildings. But Sala Beckett came in a moment where we had a certain level of maturity and an open client, and the building was still in a beautiful state and the society and the politicians were ready to see a heritage building re-used. Twenty, thirty years ago in Barcelona it would not have been so easy. But it's impossible to not bring forward what we learned. The social factor of place, for example, is more important now.
Elements like doors and windows were studied in minute detail for the adaptive re-use project.
Your work shows that adaptive re-use can be replete with creativity – it's about introducing an interesting new language and not just about preservation.
We love cities, and cities are made of time. Sala Beckett is not our project – it's the project of the workers, plus our work, all together. The building demonstrated how it could be adapted to a new generation, and the program is a place of coincidence – a new program inside an old building. It was about using the heritage and the right to inherit it.
And about adapting the program to the building. The building was saying, 'I have this and this and this quality,' and the programming team was listening to the building. When you have this attitude, you are really open to what can happen, you don't need to have the solution from the beginning. Even though we won the competition with our brief, we knew that we would be able to adapt it as the conditions became clearer, and as they became richer and richer.
A short film was also created; the book documents this and other side projects related to the theatre's refurbishment.
The Sala Beckett project was completed in 2016. But you've just released a book about it, one that can stand as its own feat of creativity. Why create a book about the project?
Because the Sala Beckett theatre group is so popular in town, as well as being beloved in the theatre world at large, we had to explain the project many times to the theatre community and the larger community. It's a huge story and it was difficult to make it visible – after explaining it once and again and people not getting it, we thought of creating a slow-motion movie about the doors and windows, which we did end up doing. There's also a pop-up piece we made, as well as our installation for the Venice Biennale.
So, when the book came about, we had the experience of explaining all these things. And we had had a photographer document the project from the beginning. So, it's a cinematographic book, but also filled with our drawings. We used the capacity of the paper from end to end to make the drawings very big. It's a manifesto of what we think adaptive reuse should be.
Tell me about your next major adaptive re-use project, the Ancien Theatre des Variétés in Brussels.
It's for a creative arts and performances centre, a "collaborativo" for civic expressions that does often-invisible work, dealing with the margins of society, but that a few years ago began organizing a big festival and become a bigger part of the society. The local government is helping the arts centre to purchase this building.
A model of Ancien Theatre des Varietes in Brussels, the next major work being undertaken by Flores & Prats.
It's another abandoned theatre – this time, in the centre of Brussels. It was occupied during the Second World War and then became a cinema in the 60s – so it's very present in the history of the city and in its show business. It's now in a terrible state. Sala Beckett was much more fragmented, whereas this is just a big empty space; the project for us is how to keep that huge unique place and not ruin it with a big program. If in Sala Beckett we were inventorying all the materials, here the element to bring forward is the void.
The firm devotes much time to studying its projects through sketches.
The façade is listed. It's white and modernistic, very Corbusian. Inside, it still has its old ceiling and the big fly tower – other pieces that will remind you of the original space. We are working with the Brussels office Ouest Architecture; our partner there still remembers going to the cinema to watch "Star Wars." It's opening in 2024, so we're at the beginning stages. We're still drawing the building and will keep drawing it until the end of next year.