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Letters to the Editor for Thursday, Dec. 19
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County voters should remember pay hikesAt a special meeting of Schenectady County Legislature on Dec. 4, the following raises for county clerk, county sheriff, and county legislators were on the agenda for approval:The just-adopted 2020 budget listed a salary of $93,989 for the county clerk (the daughter of the current county legislative chair). The ink is barely dry on the budget, but that salary is now being increased to $98,000. The county clerk also "shall be eligible to receive management longevity payments." For the sheriff, the just-adopted 2020 budget listed a salary of $99,379 for the sheriff (the son of the previous county legislative chair). That is now being increased to $112,500. The sheriff also "shall be eligible to receive the longevity rates and supervisor differential – the special rates of pay as established in article 6, and holiday payment."And lastly, effective in 2021, legislator pay will increase from $14,093 to $19,000, a raise of 35%. Of further note: These actions are timed just after the election. Isn't that interesting? Voters hopefully will remember this, but those in power right now are betting that they won't.Jim MartinGlenville Categories: Letters to the Editor, OpinionCounties can offset education expensesThe Dec. 10 article "Regents seek rise in school funding" indicated the state Educational Conference Board supports the Regents' proposal to increase funding, including expansion of mental health services.I think school districts partnering with county government to administer the Regents "Guidelines and Resources for Social and Emotional Development and Learning in New York State" will enhance a "whole child" approach throughout the community.County government officials' decision needs to include school districts in the planning and administration of the county Shared Services Initiative to achieve social-emotional learning standards and opportunities for youth.Collaboration among school districts' guidance counselors, supportive health practitioners, county Youth Bureau social workers and county mental health counselors can enhance resources for students.The coordination of social, emotional and mental health resources and services on school grounds and in community settings while sustaining net budgetary savings will qualify for Local Government Efficiency Program matching funds.In addition, application to the Capital Region Economic Development Council for consolidated funding from the state Dormitory Authority and the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) can finance construction of energy efficient facilities, such as 21st Century community learning centers.Of course, coordinated approaches to problem-solving of social harassment, drug dealing and gun violence will promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our children/grandchildren.Michael McGlynnWatervliet Exercise doesn't require a machineIt's no coincidence that snowblowers are heard in every neighborhood throughout the winter, cars riddle our streets all year long and "going to the gym" is our "workout."The fact that we've invited conveyances and conveniences into every aspect of our daily lives, to the extent that we now need to make time to exercise, is laughable.If the bulk of us started using our bodies for what they are made to do, move and work, we would quickly improve our personal and community health and our neighborhoods would smell better.Consider this before buying a new car, gadget or gizmo for your loved one.Ian KlepetarSaratoga Springs Business owner has earned RPI degreeThe Dec. 13 story about the success and generosity of Anthony Constantino and his Amsterdam company, Sticker Mule, is certainly "note"-worthy.It would be a wise and generous gesture for RPI to bestow a degree on this smart and ambitious young man, even though he was one class short of graduation before leaving to help his family's business.He is a credit to himself, employees and family. It seems those RPI economics courses played a part.Leslie SittnerBallston SpaMore from The Daily Gazette:EDITORIAL: Urgent: Today is the last day to complete the censusFoss: Should main downtown branch of the Schenectady County Public Library reopen?EDITORIAL: Thruway tax unfair to working motoristsGov. Andrew Cuomo's press conference for Sunday, Oct. 18EDITORIAL: Find a way to get family members into nursing homes read more
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Letters to the Editor for Sunday, Jan. 26
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Categories: Letters to the Editor, OpinionProhibition disaster continues with potRegarding the Jan. 19 opinion column, "Is marijuana the next Prohibition battle?" I'm surprised it took so long for two college professors to question the federal government's hypocrisy.For 83 years now, powerful politicians have refused to end our costly, unjustifiable war against female cannabis flowers. In discussing alcohol Prohibition's repeal in 1933, Donald Boudreaux and Adam Pritchard made their own "important omission," that of the major role played afterward by one mean federal bureaucrat named Harry Anslinger.In 1937, Anslinger cemented his reputation as a purveyor of nonsense regarding female cannabis flowers at a committee hearing in the U.S. Congress. Citing biased newspaper articles as evidence, he testified that "marijuana is the most violence-causing drug in the history of mankind."Basically, the same Puritanical fervor that resulted in a constitutional ban of alcoholic products later emboldened Anslinger, the first federal drug czar, to arbitrarily impose anti-"marihuana" spending on the states. (That's been the legal spelling all these decades.)Today, with more than 30 of 50 states openly defying the federal ban, it is now Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) who exercises the power to do nothing but prolong that total waste of our tax dollars.Anslinger must be delighted in his grave by the public policy disaster that he instituted.Lawrence GoodwinMiltonPolice need access to records for safetyI rarely agree with your left leaning editorial page, but I enjoyed a vacation from that position on January 15. Your stance on the "Green Light" law is entirely correct.Good decisions require the best, accurate information one can gather before making such decisions.Denying the latest, accurate information to law enforcement personnel in any potentially dangerous situation is a disgrace. The first and primary function of government at federal, state and local levels is protection of the citizenry. The "Green Light" law throws that principle in the trash."Green Light," bail reform…what's next? Voters, wake up.New York state is one of the 50 United States of America, a constitutional federal republic, and cannot and should not expect to enjoy the benefits of the republic of which it is part while rejecting the responsibilities.As you well know, the assault on your position has already begun. Stand firm.Greg SheyonGlenvilleCivics education vital to future citizenshipThe Jan. 13 Gazette ("Earning the 'gold standard'") reported on a recent proposal to the state Board of Regents that would give high school graduates the opportunity to earn a "seal of civic readiness" on their diploma, allowing students to demonstrate their knowledge of social studies and civic participation.Just 24% of eighth-graders who took the National Assessment of Educational Progress civics exam in 2018 were deemed proficient in civics.Preparing and encouraging students to participate in their government and their community are important components of our responsibility to educate our children.Research has proven that students' community service and experience outside the classroom are critical to their learning and preparation for college, career and life.Teenagers engaged in civics make greater scholastic progress during high school and acquire higher levels of education than their otherwise similar peers.The likelihood of college graduation is 22% higher for students who participated in high school community service to fulfill class requirements.As the Regents consider updating graduation requirements, I urge them to ensure that civic readiness and engagement are included.At Passport for Good, we measure the positive impact of student engagement outside the classroom in participation-in-government classes, honor societies and community service activities in schools across the state. We see firsthand the positive impact such engagement has on students, their schools and communities.New York should adopt measures to ensure students and their parents understand that such engagement is an important part of long-term success and the development of good citizens.Gayle FarmanBethlehemThe writer is founder of Passport for Good.More from The Daily Gazette:Gov. Andrew Cuomo's press conference for Sunday, Oct. 18EDITORIAL: Beware of voter intimidationEDITORIAL: Thruway tax unfair to working motoristsEDITORIAL: Find a way to get family members into nursing homesEDITORIAL: Urgent: Today is the last day to complete the census read more
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The sequential test: more carrot, less stick
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The trials of Mapeley
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Morgan Stanley doubles up with P&O
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Chinese planes to bring overseas Wuhan citizens back to virus-hit city
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China sent two planes to Malaysia and Thailand on Friday to bring "stranded" Hubei province residents back to the virus-stricken city of Wuhan, authorities said.The Xiamen Airlines flights will pick up the Chinese nationals from Kota Kinabalu in Malaysia and the Thai capital Bangkok, according to the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC).There are 117 nationals from Hubei province in Bangkok and 100 in Kota Kinabalu who are "willing to take the chartered flights back to Wuhan as soon as possible", the CAAC said in a statement. This is in spite of the fact that Wuhan, capital of Hubei province, is the epicentre of a new virus outbreak that is believed to have originated in a market that sold wild animals.The city of 11 million has since experienced an unprecedented lockdown, preventing residents from leaving in a bid to stop the deadly virus from spreading further.The charter flights are expected to arrive in Wuhan at 1200 and 1300 GMT on the same day."The charter flights adopt the principle of voluntary ticket purchase," the CAAC added. China's foreign affairs ministry said earlier on Friday that the country would bring Wuhan residents back from overseas "as soon as possible" due to the "the practical difficulties that Chinese citizens from Hubei, especially Wuhan, have faced overseas".This comes after a number of airlines announced they were halting or reducing flights to China as the country struggles to contain the spread of a deadly new virus.On Monday, Malaysia banned visitors from Wuhan and its surrounding Hubei province as well.The topic was trending online on Friday, with over 67 million views and 21,000 discussion posts on China's Twitter-like platform Weibo."These people probably don't want to go back (to Wuhan)," said one.Another questioned if residents should be brought back if they were not infected.When asked about the suspension of international flights at a press conference on Thursday, Zhu Tao of the CAAC said authorities were coordinating arrangements to bring travellers home.Hospitals have been overwhelmed in Wuhan. AFP reporters saw long queues, with some patients saying they lined up for two days to see a doctor.As fears of the outbreak have spread overseas, prominent figures in Chinese communities in Italy have warned of episodes of "latent racism" against their compatriots by Italians fearful of catching the virus.China has advised its citizens to postpone trips abroad and cancelled overseas group tours, while several countries including the United States, Germany, Britain and Japan have urged their citizens to avoid travel to China.Topics : read more
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Market players see coronavirus triggering further risk-off moves
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A raft of new coronavirus cases in numerous countries outside China over the weekend has redoubled concern about the ability of the illness to spread, and potential economic impact.South Korea's Kospi dropped as much as 3.2 percent after the country's count of cases rose quickly to 763, and the government raised its infectious-disease alert to the highest level. Italy's government imposed a lockdown on an area of 50,000 people near Milan and took other measures as infections reached 140. Iran reported an eighth death with 43 cases.That's all on top of the impact on hardest-hit China, where millions of firms face potential collapse if banks don't act, though China's top leaders said in a statement after a meeting on Friday that they will exercise more flexibility in monetary and fiscal policy. "With cases of COVID-19 still rising, it is hard to tell when manufacturing will bottom, potentially setting the stage for prolonged weakness," said Vishnu Varathan, head of economics and strategy at Mizuho Bank Ltd. in Singapore. "This means that we're going to see the juxtaposition of more safe-haven demand." He added, "this is a safe-haven trade — you're getting rid of risk in your portfolio."Moving to neutral"The virus spreading to Italy and Iran is finally spooking some investors on what has mostly been a mostly Asian situation," said Rick Bensignor, president of Bensignor Investment Strategies. "With the SPX having reversed lower right from its weekly risk level at 3,394 — and a daily negative divergence now in place — I lower our tactical levered long position down to pure neutral. We're also exiting our long Nikkei trade with a small loss."Risk aversion"Risk aversion is likely to intensify over the near term given the sharp rise in cases in Korea, Italy and elsewhere," said Mitul Kotecha, senior emerging markets strategist at TD Securities in Singapore. "Markets are becoming increasingly focused on the risk of more prolonged economic damage than had been previously expected. Supply chains are becoming increasingly exposed, while services and tourism are suffering across many countries."China weakness"Policymakers are trying to get the economy going again but we think weakness is likely to persist well into the fourth quarter," said Win Thin, global head of currency strategy at at Brown Brothers Harriman, of China. "Stimulus is in the pipeline but it won't be enough to totally offset the growing impact of the virus."Need to see moreWe still need "to see the numbers that can provide a little bit more direction as to where things are going," Jingyi Pan, market strategist at IG Group, told Bloomberg TV in Singapore. "Some of these high-frequency indicators are perhaps indicating that economic activity hasn't much resumed yet, so these are the things we have to see coming back online."Headline risk"We view this as headline risk. Our base case view is that coronavirus continues to represent demand delayed and not demand destroyed," said Steve Chiavarone, a portfolio manager with Federated Investors.Gold rally"U.S. real rates have plummeted during the virus scare, with 10y TIPS yields — already quite low at just 6.5 basis points above zero on January 17 — are today more than 15 basis points below zero," and John Velis, FX and macro strategist at BNY Mellon. "Since gold tends to trade inversely to real rates, the rally in gold will probably persist as long as the latter stay under pressure."Topics : Here's what strategists and investors are saying about the developments.Normal by July?"More near term panic will weigh on risk, but panic is necessary to increase containment odds. Credit markets appear to recognize that," said Dennis DeBusschere of Evercore ISI. "EISI's Survey team asked investors about the impact of the outbreak and the vast majority of respondents see both the risks as understated and expect US Treasury yields were likely to decline by 25 basis points (to about 1.3 percent). 80 percent of investors expect supply chains to return to near-normal by July though." The survey was published on Feb. 17.Hard to pick bottom read more
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PREMIUMGarlic, onion import licenses temporarily removed to stabilize soaring prices
Topics : Facebook Forgot Password ? Log in with your social account Google LOG INDon't have an account? Register here Linkedin The government has temporarily removed licensing requirements for imports of garlic and bawang Bombay (brown onion) to increase supply and suppress the soaring prices of the two commodities amid a shortage of supply in the domestic market.Trade Minister Agus Suparmanto said that importers would no longer need import permit letters (SPI) from the Trade Ministry and import recommendations for horticulture products (RIPH) from the Agriculture Ministry. The new policy will be effective from March 19 until May 31.With the new policy, Agus expected new garlic and onion imports to enter Indonesia within one to two weeks."This [decision] aims to relax import policies like RIPH and other [permits] that take a long time to process. Given the current situation, we are simplifying import processes, particularly for commodities with unstable prices," Agus said in a tel… Indonesia imports onion garlic permits removal fasting-month Idul-Fitri COVID-19 read more
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Virgin Australia seeks A$1.4 billion government rescue loan
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Read also: Transportation operators support planned 'mudik' ban but expect government support"The support we've proposed will be necessary for the industry if this crisis continues indefinitely," Virgin Australia said in a statement.Qantas Airways Ltd., which has also stopped overseas services, has said any financial help from the government should be given to the industry rather than individual entities. The government has so far given aid to the sector — including Qantas, Virgin and regional airlines — valued at about A$1 billion.According to the Sydney Morning Herald, Qantas has told the Australian government that it, in turn, would expect a A$4.2 billion loan to ensure any industry bailout is proportionate. Qantas' revenue is about triple that of Virgin.Read also: AirAsia Indonesia suspends all flights starting April 1Virgin Australia is proposing a two- to three-year loan that would convert into equity for the government if not repaid, said a person familiar with the matter, who asked not be identified because the details haven't been made public.Mathias Cormann, Australia's finance minister, told ABC Radio on Tuesday that "it's not our plan to take a stake in an airline" but said the government aimed to have two viable carriers competing with each other after the crisis.Topics : Virgin Australia Holdings Ltd. asked the government for a A$1.4 billion (US$863 million) loan to get through the coronavirus crisis.The airline, which is mostly owned by other foreign carriers, sought the aid as part of a A$5 billion support package it's seeking for the Australian aviation industry, a spokesman for Virgin Australia said Tuesday.The loss-making airline has furloughed 80 percent of its 10,000 staff and is running only essential services. A bailout would equate to indirect assistance to Virgin Australia's foreign shareholders: HNA Group Co., Nanshan Group, Etihad and Singapore Airlines Ltd. It's an ownership structure almost unheard of among modern-day airlines. read more
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Mexico stops brewing Corona beer, deemed non-essential in epidemic
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"If the federal government considers it appropriate to issue some clarification confirming beer as an agro-industrial product, at Grupo Modelo we are ready to execute a plan with more than 75% of our staff working from home and at the same time guaranteeing the supply of beer," the statement said.Grupo Modelo operates 11 breweries in Mexico. Mexico's Grupo Modelo said on Thursday it will temporarily stop brewing Corona beer and other brands exported to 180 countries after its business activities were declared non-essential under a government order aimed at curbing the spread of the coronavirus.The Mexican government this week declared a health emergency and ordered the suspension of non-essential activities.The brewer said in a statement that the suspension will go into place from Sunday. Topics : read more
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Topics : Italy has officially attributed 17,669 deaths to COVID-19, more than any other country.The government is now weighing how and when to ease social distancing measures that have helped see daily death tolls slowly come down from a high of 969 last month. A two-month-old baby who was believed to have been Italy's youngest COVID-19 patient has been released from hospital after overcoming the disease, media reports said Thursday.The baby was no longer running a temperature or fever and was released with her mother, who has recovered from a bout of pneumonia, the reports said.The two were hospitalized in the southern city of Bari on March 18. read more
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Greater Surabaya extends social restrictions until May 25
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Windhu, who leads a team of experts tasked with measuring the PSBB effectiveness in flattening the curve, also said recent research showed the SARS-CoV-2 virus infectious period lasted more than 14 days."The virus becomes infectious a few days before one shows symptoms up until a few days after the symptoms disappear. Experts have concluded that the virus infectious period is between 21 and 25 days in length," he said, adding that a 14-day PSBB was not enough.As of Saturday, Surabaya and Sidoarjo saw another jump in the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases with 75 and 18 new cases, respectively, bringing the tally to 667 and 170 cases.On the 12th day of the first period of PSBB, which began on April 28, Greater Surabaya saw an increase in confirmed cases of 72 percent, to 874 from 508, accounting for 62.03 percent of the province's total of 1,409 confirmed cases.Surabaya administration secretary Hendro Gunawan said the administration would intensify security patrols in the city to make sure that people adhered to the health protocols.He said a night curfew would be enforced in a stricter way in the city and physical-distancing rules would be implemented in all markets.Read also: Surabaya, Bali step up fight against COVID-19Acting Sidoarjo regent Nur Ahmad Syaifudin said the administration agreed to extend the PSBB as COVID-19 had continued spreading widely in the three areas, especially Surabaya and Sidoarjo, which made them the hardest and second-hardest hit regions in the province."We hope that we can curb the virus spread by the end of the extended PSBB so that we will not have to extend it again," he said.In the meantime, the East Java administration approved on Saturday Greater Malang's plan to impose PSBB. Greater Malang consists of Malang city, Batu city and Malang regency."We have seen the detailed plans of PSBB implementation in Greater Malang. We will shortly send a letter to the Health Ministry to ask for the permit for Greater Malang's PSBB," Khofifah said.Based on three indicators ‒ the infection rate, the emergence of local transmission and the fatality rate ‒ measured by epidemiologists, Greater Malang was eligible for PSBB, she said."Greater Malang has scored 10 in a 1-to-10 scale measured by a team of epidemiologists," Khofifah said.With a population of less than 1 million, Malang city, located around 100 kilometers to the south of Surabaya, is one of the first regions in the country to impose PSBB as a response to the emergence of COVID-19 infections in early March.Malang Mayor Sutiaji even announced a lockdown policy on March 16, which he annulled a day later.Read also: East Java girl, 11, becomes youngest COVID-19 fatality in IndonesiaOn Saturday, Sutiaji welcomed the agreement among Greater Malang administrations, as well as the governor's approval to submit a PSBB proposal to the Health Ministry."It is our second PSBB proposal, but this time we're proposing it along with Batu city and Malang regency," Sutiaji said.As of Saturday, there were 71 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Greater Malang. Twenty-two of which were in Malang city. Malang regency, with a population of around 2.5 million has seen 44 cases.Batu city, with fewer than 250,000 residents, has seen five confirmed cases.Batu Mayor Dewanti Rumpoko said the city agreed to impose PSBB together with Malang regency and Malang city given their proximity, despite the city's small number of cases. (nkn)Topics : East Java Governor Khofifah Indar Parawansa has decided to extend the large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) in Greater Surabaya for another 14-day period up until May 25, vowing to enforce restriction rules in a repressive approach if necessary.Greater Surabaya consists of Surabaya and its satellite regencies, namely Sidoarjo and Gresik."People's obedience and discipline toward the PSBB rules are the main key factor to the success of PSBB in curbing the COVID-19 spread," she told reporters on Saturday after meeting with Surabaya Mayor Tri Rismaharini, Sidoarjo acting regent Nur Ahmad Saifuddin, and Gresik deputy regent Mohammad Qosim who together agreed to the extension. Khofifah said her administration would impose strict punishments on those violating health protocols during the pandemic, including wearing face masks and social distancing.Separately, epidemiologist Windhu Purnomo from Airlangga University's school of public health said on Friday that the implementation of the PSBB in Greater Surabaya had failed to flatten the COVID-19 curve in the said areas as the residents lacked discipline in implementing the health protocols."We have seen a fake PSBB in Surabaya. We call it fake because we can hardly see any difference between daily life in Surabaya before and after the PSBB was put into effect," he said.Read also: PSBB fails to flatten COVID-19 curve in East Java: Task force read more
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New Zealand PM unruffled as quake hits mid-interview
New Zealand lies on the Pacific Basin "Ring of Fire", where tectonic plates collide generating more than 15,000 earthquakes a year, although only 100–150 are strong enough to be felt.A shallow 6.3 quake in the South Island city of Christchurch killed 185 people in 2011, while a 7.8 shake slightly further north in 2016 was the second strongest ever recorded in the country.Ardern canvassed the prospect of a major quake as New Zealand entered a seven-week COVID-19 lockdown in late March, saying it was always a possibility."In my mind constantly, as the prime minister of the 'Shaky Isles', is — no matter what's going on in our lives — we must always be prepared for that," she told reporters.The country's official GeoNet seismic monitoring service put the strength of Monday's quake at 5.8 and said there were around 40 aftershocks."Felt as a long, strong shake in Wellington. That was not very much fun," one Twitter user wrote.Another person reported "quite the shake in Wairarapa", east of Palmerston North."I hope everyone else is OK," he said on Twitter.Topics : But there was sustained shaking in Wellington, where Ardern was being interviewed on breakfast television from parliament's Beehive building, which is designed to absorb seismic forces by swaying slightly on its foundations.Why am I not surprised that Jacinda Ardern casually takes an earthquake interrupting her interview in her stridepic.twitter.com/mq4h6LuTfC— 🇳🇿 • eloise • 🇫🇷 (@reyloise) May 24, 2020″We're just having a bit of an earthquake here, Ryan," Ardern told Auckland-based AM Show presenter Ryan Bridge, briefly looking concerned as she scanned the room around her."Quite a decent shake here, if you see things moving behind me," she said, smiling, as she quickly regained her poise and continued the interview."It's just stopped," she said. "We're fine, I'm not under any hanging lights, I look like I'm in a structurally sound place." A moderate 5.6-magnitude earthquake rattled New Zealand's North Island early Monday but failed to crack Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's trademark composure as she conducted a live television interview.The quake struck just off the coast before 8:00 am local time (2000 Sunday GMT) at a depth of about 52 kilometres (32 miles) near Levin, about 90 kilometres north of Wellington, the US Geological Survey said.St John Ambulance and New Zealand Police both said there were no initial reports of injuries or damage. There was no tsunami warning. read more
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Daewoong Pharmaceutical says anti-parasitic drug effective against coronavirus in animal tests
Three other companies around the world are testing niclosamide as a coronavirus treatment, but Daewoong is the only one that offers the drug in a form that is not given orally, the company official told Reuters.The company tested the drug on ferrets for around three months."Based on the positive outcome of the animal test, we plan to complete human trials and get approval of the COVID-19 treatment drug by the end of this year," said Jeon Seng-ho, CEO of Daewoong Pharma.There is no treatment for COVID-19 and human trials of several other antiviral drugs have not shown conclusive benefits.Shares in Daewoong Pharma jumped 48.2% in three trading days after last week's announcement, as of Tuesday. Topics : South Korea's Daewoong Pharmaceutical said its anti-parasitic drug niclosamide had eliminated the novel coronavirus from animals' lungs during testing.Drugmakers worldwide are rushing to develop treatments for the illness caused by the new coronavirus, which has killed more than 400,000 globally since it first emerged late last year in China.Daewoong said its experimental anti-viral drug completely cleared up the disease in ferrets' lung tissues and inhibited inflammation. The company plans to start human clinical trials in July. read more
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Putin says Russia dealing better with virus than US
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Topics : Regions are gradually lifting lockdown restrictions and Moscow has reopened non-essential shops and hairdressers.The United States has the world's largest number of cases by far at 2.07 million.Putin told state television the coronavirus pandemic had exposed "deep-seated internal crises" in the US.He criticized a lack of strong leadership on the virus situation, saying that "the [US] president says we need to do such-and-such but the governors somewhere tell him where to go." Inequality a 'long-standing' US problemPutin also criticized anti-racism protests in the United States for sparking crowd violence, in his first comments on the issue."If this fight for natural rights, legal rights, turns into mayhem and rioting, I see nothing good for the country," the Russian leader said in his televised broadcast.He stressed he supported black Americans' struggle for equality, calling this "a longstanding problem of the United States"."We always in the USSR and in modern Russia had a lot of sympathy for the struggle of African-Americans for their natural rights," he insisted.But Putin added that "when — even after crimes are committed — this takes on elements of radical nationalism and extremism, nothing good will come of this." Putin also described the protests as a sign of "deep-seated internal crises" in the United States, linking the unrest to the coronavirus pandemic, which he said "has shone a spotlight on general problems".He said he nevertheless expected that the "fundamental basis of American democracy will allow the country to escape this series of crisis events".The interview was billed as Putin's first since the start of the pandemic, but it is not clear when it was recorded. President Vladimir Putin said in a televised interview Sunday that Russia had been more successful in dealing with the coronavirus than the United States.He contrasted the situations in the two countries, saying in Russia, "We are exiting the coronavirus situation steadily with minimal losses, God willing, in the States it isn't happening that way."Russia on Sunday confirmed 8,835 new virus cases, taking the total to 528,964, the third highest in the world. Questions over under-reporting deaths In Russia, however, he argued, the government and regional leaders work "as one team" and do not differ from the official line."I doubt anyone in the government or the regions would say 'we're not going to do what the government says, what the president says, we think it's wrong,'" Putin said of the virus strategy.When the northern Caucasus region of Dagestan suffered particularly hard from the virus, "the whole country rallied to help", he said.Russia has so far reported 6,948 COVID-19 fatalities, a fraction of the US total of 115,436 deaths, although critics have suggested that the remarkably low number could be down to under-reporting.Russia has now begun giving fuller information on deaths, including cases where coronavirus appeared to be the cause but was not detected by tests, as well as cases where the virus was confirmed but not considered the main cause of death.Using this new method, Russia on Saturday published official figures for virus deaths in April of 2,712, more than twice the figure of 1,152 previously reported by the task force. This represents a death rate of 2.6 percent among those infected, while officials said the death rate for May and early June would be higher. "I think the problem is that group interests, party interests are put higher than the interests of the whole of society and the interests of the people," he said. read more
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Ontario's Greenbelt is a protected area of forests, farmlands wetlands and watersheds that was created by the Ontario Government in 2005 to curtail urban sprawl in the Greater Toronto Area and the Golden Horseshoe. In the five short years between 1996 and 2001 arable land in the GTA and Hamilton decreased by over 10 percent, so the creation of the Greenbelt safeguards environmentally sensitive land, the countryside and heritage areas. Protecting prime arable land is its main purpose, but the Greenbelt also protects the 725 km long Niagara Escarpment and the Oak Ridges Moraine, the watershed between Lakes Ontario and Simcoe and the headwaters to more than thirty rivers.
It's important to be able to have access to locally grown fruit and vegetables as well as meat and dairy that hail from nearby farms, and the Greenbelt is where much of our local food comes from, specifically areas designated under the legislation as "prime agricultural areas" and "specialty crop areas" as well as "rural areas". The Greenbelt legally protects these areas from municipal development. The Holland Marsh, for example is comprised of almost 3,000 hectares of prime arable land composed of mostly organic soils. Just fifty km north of Toronto, it produces more than fifty million dollars worth of veggies annually; imagine if this gorgeous and vital area were not protected.
Here is a detailed mapping of the Greenbelt Area divided into 10km x10km areas. By clicking on any square you can see details specific to each division, including the protected countryside, urban river valleys, natural heritage systems, the towns and villages within and the settlement areas outside the greenbelt.
Our amazing Greenbelt is one of the largest and most successful greenbelts in existence, called "a model for the world" by the Globe and Mail. But as we all know, political will can change overnight; during the recent provincial election, Doug Ford mulled over the possibility of allowing urban development on the Greenbelt. Though he later backtracked on the promise it was a sobering wake-up call. Governments do listen to the will of the people, and one of the best things we can do to protect our greenbelt is to be vocal, and active, and ensure future governments honour their commitment to enlarge the Greenbelt, not diminish it. One of the best things we can do as individuals is to become a friend of the Greenbelt to ensure this fantastic gift keeps on giving for generations to come.


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Q: how to add to linq query expression if a condition is met dynamically I have an expression tree built like this
Expression<Func<User, bool>> match = o =>
o.Name == viewModel.Name
&& orders.Contains(o.User.Company.CompanyId.ToString())
&& o.dept == viewModel.dept

I only want to include the line
o.dept == viewModel.dept

when viewModel.dept is 1, 2 or 3 and not include this condition in the expression tree, if it's any other value.
This code is in a function that gets a viewModel as parameter and the values in the viewModel are used to query the EF model User.
Currently I have 2 separate expression trees to meet this scenario. Is there any better solution?
Thank you

A: I finally got a graceful solution using LINQKit (https://github.com/scottksmith95/LINQKit) and its PredicateBuilder
This is what I did.
var match = PredicateBuilder.New<User>(true);
match = match.And(o => o.Name == viewModel.Name);
match = match.And(o =>orders.Contains(o.User.Company.CompanyId.ToString()));
if(viewModel.dept==1 || viewModel.dept == 2 || viewModel.dept==3)
{
    match = match.And(o=>o.dept == viewModel.dept);
}

return match;

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Our bodies know when to fall asleep and when to wake up. Our brains can keep track of short bursts of time like a mental stopwatch. But in our memories, our sense of time is fuzzy. Now, research is beginning to uncover how we put our memories in order.
These new insights into the workings of the brain, paired with other findings, could help in the understanding and early detection of diseases such as dementia and Alzheimer's, scientists say.
The idea that we perceive time in our memory subjectively is well known in psychology, says Lila Davachi, a professor of psychology at Columbia University. People may feel as if a day flies by when it's busy, but later the memory stretches out because of the large number of recalled details.
Neuroscientists, however, have long had a limited understanding of how the brain marks this sense of time. Most research has pointed to the learning and memory hub of the brain, known as the hippocampus, and the surrounding brain regions. Now neuroscientists are homing in on the lateral entorhinal cortex, or LEC, which feeds into the memory hub, as a more specific time marker for memories.
In the study, published in the journal Nature in September 2018, researchers allowed rats to roam in an open area while recording their brain activity. Each time researchers changed the surroundings by switching the wall color, the LEC area of the rats' brains responded more than anywhere else. Looking back at those signals, the researchers could create an accurate timeline of events.
When the rats ran laps on a figure-eight track, the same area of the brain marked specific movements, like left or right turns. But the signal was weaker in marking the laps themselves, says Albert Tsao, now a postdoctoral researcher at Stanford and the first author on the study.
These animal findings can potentially be extrapolated to human experiences, says Edvard Moser, a Nobel laureate neuroscientist and senior researcher on the study. Similar to the rats running a figure-eight, if humans have a repetitive schedule, the time marker might start to repeat itself. "You may forget if this happens on a Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday, because the same thing is happening again," says Dr. Moser, who is co-director of the Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience in Norway.
A study published in January in Nature Neuroscience added support to the idea that the LEC plays a role in time and memory. In the study, 19 college students watched an episode of the television show "Curb Your Enthusiasm" while researchers recorded their brain activity. Afterward, the students were presented with images from the episode and asked to recall when they appeared. The most accurate guesses corresponded with the strongest LEC activity, says Michael Yassa, director of the Center for Neurobiology of Learning and Memory at the University of California, Irvine, and senior researcher on the study.
Many scientists believe that the new findings could bolster research into Alzheimer's and dementia.
Several studies on humans have pinpointed the entorhinal cortex—which consists of the LEC and the medial entorhinal cortex, an important part of the brain's positioning system—as the starting point for the onset of dementia and Alzheimer's disease. Some of the earliest symptoms for Alzheimer's are losing track of the passage of time and dates, becoming disoriented, and even a weakening sense of smell—all cognitive processes now linked to that part of the brain.
Studying that region in brains aging typically and brains developing Alzheimer's could help spot differences in brain development, Dr. Moser says. If researchers can also pinpoint behavioral differences, physicians might be able to screen for early signs of dementia or Alzheimer's using time-based judgment tasks.
Dr. Yassa and his team recently launched a brain-imaging study in 150 healthy older adults with risk factors for Alzheimer's disease. The participants, ages 60 to 85, completed a series of cognitive tasks and had their brains imaged. The team will follow up with participants every two years to see if they can link developments in the brain to specific cognitive impairments that could potentially lead to earlier detection, diagnosis or treatment, he says.
Worms and fruit flies are also used in aging research but mice and people have more in common. Both are mammals, for instance. Mice are good for other reasons. They have a relatively short lifespan so researchers don't have to wait forever for them to reach old age. Plus, they don't take up as much space as rats, which are about 10 times bigger than mice, says Richard Miller, associate director for research at the University of Michigan center.
Dr. Miller, a professor of pathology, is researching ways to slow the aging rate in mice and screening for drugs that extend their healthy lifespan. He has about 5,000 mice at any given time, most born and raised there, including some of the long-lived mutant Snell dwarf strain, such as Yoda, his first mouse to reach age 4.
He was also interested in seeing if mice whose grandparents lived in barns lived longer than mice whose ancestors lived in labs for generations. They did—barn descendants live about 20% longer than lab mice.
One grandson of two mice found in an Idaho barn almost made it to his fourth birthday, which was notable in 2001 when he died. That mouse, known as IdG1-030, remained spry to the end, chewing wood chips and "doing pull-ups near the food hopper at the top of his cage," according to an obituary Dr. Miller wrote.
Childless, IdG1-030 was survived by 9 half-nieces and nephews and 28 great half-grandnephews and nieces.
Although aged mice are important for research, supply is limited and cost is high. The National Institute on Aging, which has an Aged Rodent Colonies Handbook, provides older mice for projects directly related to aging, but limits researchers to 20 a month, per NIA grant. All mice must be ordered through its online Rodent Ordering System; replacements are offered for animals that arrive dead or die within 48 hours. Those with a "scruffy or unkempt appearance," which is often normal with aging in mice, won't be replaced.
Jackson Labs, which has three mice-production facilities and distributes about 3 million mice a year, has shelf-ready mice available for shipment. Elderly mice are more expensive. A 78-week-old female mouse from Jackson costs $307.14 compared with $74.23 for a 25-week-old one. It also offers a just-in-time service, raising mice to a requested age and then delivering them.
Elizabeth Kirby, a neurologist at Ohio State University, made a discovery when she put seven mice in one cage and two mice in another. All of the mice were 15 to 18 months old, "post-retirement age," she says.
After about three months, she tested their memory by putting them on a table with holes, some of which were escape hatches, and repeating the process every day. The mice who lived in groups seemed to memorize where the escape hatches were and go directly to them. The old couple mice checked every hole.
"It'd be like walking as quickly as possible through each row of a parking lot to look for your car rather than trying to remember where your car actually is and walk to that spot," said Dr. Kirby. Having a larger social network seems to help keep the brain healthy, she says.
Other mice, albeit genetically altered ones, have come close to five years.
Andrzej Bartke, a research professor at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine in Springfield, won the Methuselah Mouse Prize, awarded by the nonprofit Methuselah Foundation, in 2003 for the oldest ever mouse, a mutant dwarf mouse that died six days short of its fifth birthday.
"He was exceptional. He lived and lived and lived," says the 79-year-old-Dr. Bartke, who studies how growth hormone influences aging and longevity. He received clips from newspapers in Switzerland and Kazakhstan carrying news of his mouse. Some researchers were so amazed that they wondered if there was a possible mouse mix-up during a move of Dr. Bartke's lab facilities and that the mouse didn't live that long. Dr. Bartke knows of no mix up. "I believe to this day it's the longest mouse life on record," he says.
Eva Czirr, a senior scientist at Alkahest, a biotech company, studies memory loss in mice as part of her research into neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's. She found that once a mouse reaches the age of 20 months, it experiences cognitive declines, which in mice means they can no longer navigate water mazes very well or perform activities of daily living, like building a good nest. "Mice are critical for aging research in humans," she says.
While expensive, the contributions of old mice are priceless, say researchers. "The big question we have is: Do animals and people age at different rates?" says Dr. Churchill, of Jackson Laboratory.
Both mice, who were non-mutants, were born the same week and raised in similar conditions. By their fourth birthday, they looked different. Blanche had a curved spine and tattered fur. Grace, whose black coat remained sleek, aged gracefully.


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Theater Review: Hamilton
**Note: For a review of the Hamilton Cast Recording click HERE**
Well, nearly a year after becoming a full-blown Hamilton addict (Hamiltonitis?), the wife and I ventured to New York City to see the show itself, on the original Broadway stage. And it is, in a word, magnificent.
The cast is absolutely stellar, by and large. Michael Luwoye, the third actor to play the title role on the NYC stage, is a force of nature, matching Lin-Manuel Miranda's dramatic heft while from a technical standpoint actually improving on his vocal power. While not quite boasting the same innate charisma as his predecessor - Miranda is a uniquely magnetic performer - where Luwoye really shines is in the emotionally wrenching second half. During numbers like "It's Quiet Uptown" the actor breaks into legitimate tears while somehow still nailing every note (We were in the mezzanine and could clearly see the waterworks from there - I may have fought off some lip quivers, shut up....). I haven't seen any clips of Javier Munoz, Lin's original replacement, but Luwoye earns every minute of this role and then some.
In the role of Aaron Burr, amazingly every bit Luwoye's equal, was the understudy(!) Ryan Vasquez. At the start of the show I was fully ready to be disappointed, but Vasquez may just have stolen the show with a deeply nuanced performance that conveyed Burr's arc from self-aggrandizing uncoolness to seething resentment. Initially Burr is the tagalong friend in the group that no one likes very much, and by the end of the show his professional jealousy and lust for violent satisfaction is fully palpable. If Vasquez is merely the understudy I'm very interested in seeing one of Daniel Breaker's regularly scheduled performances in the role. Vasquez takes a character that could come off as thankless in the hands of a lesser actor, and unearths a menacing sense of entitlement I hadn't picked up on from the soundtrack. Call me kooky, but this kid's got a future.
Another unexpectedly wonderful understudy turn was Jennie Harney as Eliza (replacing Lexi Lawson). Like Eliza herself, Harney is dependable if diffident in the first act, only to flourish dazzlingly in the second. By the time her show stealer "Burn" rolled around, Harney had the audience by the throat, delivering the perfect amalgam of heartbreak and anger. That two of the three best performances came from understudies is pretty astounding.
The cast included two longtime stage veterans in key roles, Euan Morton (who we saw last year in Hedwig & The Angry Inch), hilariously droll as the foppish King George, and James Monroe Iglehart (a Tony winner for Aladdin) as Marquis de LaFayette/Thomas Jefferson. Morton was note-perfect, turning up George's snootiness to 11, while Iglehart, oozing charm, was very good in his dual role (moreso as Jefferson than LaFayette), though I'm not sure anyone will ever eclipse Daveed Diggs as those two characters.
Also of note were Mandy Gonzalez in a strong turn as Angelica Schuyler, Anthony Lee Medina as John Laurens/Philip Hamilton in a performance impressively true to Anthony Ramos's original, and J. Quinton Johnson as Hercules Mulligan/James Madison.
For me the only performance that underwhelmed a bit was Bryan Terrell Clark as George Washington; Clark was fine here but lacked the gravitas and imposing stage presence of Christopher Jackson, who so staunchly embodied the heroic stature of the first President. Perhaps Clark will grow into the role, so to speak.
The intricate staging and choreography were visually stunning, making full use of the space and innovative floor turntable configuration to create multi-layered depth and movement. Moments that stuck with me included Hamilton's song "Hurricane," where chorus members circled around him carrying various object to simulate a slow-motion windstorm, or the Hamilton-Burr duel, where Hamilton delivers a soliliquy without music, while the scene spins around him and one chorus member provides the augmented path of the oncoming bullet. This was some of the most memorable stage composition I've ever seen.
If you've read my review of the soundtrack, you already know how deeply entrenched in my brain the music has become. Miranda's double-album is sheer perfection and seeing it brought to life was a long-awaited, unforgettable experience. I may have opened Pandora's box, as I'll need to see it again sometime. If you have the means, I can't recommend Hamilton strongly enough. This show truly is a phenomenon.
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The example below is using the HDR Preset Pack I release late last month. The preset showcased is the Afternoon Sun HDR with only a Post Crop Vignette applied in addition to the preset. 5 seconds and the image was ready to share and showcase.
You can clearly see the power of this plugin from the above comparison. The image on the left side is the original and you see there is no detail in the sky and no texture in the floor tiles. Just using the preset alone we have all this detail accentuated and pulled from the RAW file.
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Q: Django sessions don't work with Apache installed on Ubuntu In production server I can't login to my website.
I know that it is some bug of Django with MD5 crypt or something like that, but unfortunately I don't remember what I should do. I am searching the answer since half day, but I can't find this website where was explained this problem.
DO you know how I can do sessions working.

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you need to allow cross-domain sessions that don't just refer to a subdomain. By default, Django will give you different sessions for bar.example.com and foo.example.com.
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Tue November 18, 2014
Unsigned Seniors,
Let's be honest. This probably isn't the way that you planned it. But don't worry, we are here to help.
As you can imagine, not signing your National Letter of Intent in the early signing period has many players in panic mode. But, for you, it doesn't have to be that way.
Talented players sign or commit at different times every year. And, it isn't just to Division I level programs.
So, here is our advice …
Still think you are a Division I prospect?
First, if you have received Division I interest, touch base with schools you are interested in and see where they are in the recruiting process. Do they still have a need for your position? Are you still on their board? These are just a few of the questions to ask. Please remember, schools need players late every year as their roster and needs change during the season.
However, the odds of landing a scholarship in the spring are much smaller than the prior summer and fall. Remember, a Division I program will have a maximum of 27 guys on scholarship. If you do the math, that means that a program will have a minimum of eight walk on players, but more than likely that number will be around 10. Most schools spend their academic money in the fall. So, act wisely as you evaluate your options.
The World Beyond DI Baseball
If you aren't a Division I level prospect, that is fine. Find your fit at lower levels of play. Very few are going to make a living playing this game, so you need to ask yourself, "What is most important when selecting my future college home?"
Exploring Division II and NAIA Programs
Players looking at Division II or NAIA options, you probably have a chip on your shoulder because the Division I programs haven't come calling. Or, if they did, maybe it was just a roster spot.
There is plenty of good baseball played at the Division II and NAIA levels. Take a look at the list of players in the current or past classes that have committed to Division II programs on the web site. There are really talented players at those programs or headed to those programs.
So, remember, weigh all the factors going into the decision making process. In addition to the baseball program, coaching staff, facilities, and support, you need to understand the financial packages at those specific schools. For most, the cost of going to school is an important factor in the decision making process. Are you a candidate for an athletic scholarship at one of these schools? Will you qualify for academic money as well?
The World of D3 Baseball
If you are looking at Division III programs, the process is a bit different. Remember, they cannot provide athletic aid. With the fall signing period ending, these schools begin to ramp up their communication as they get a better feel on the players left uncommitted. Expect their phone calls and communication to ramp up, if it hasn't already. If you aren't sure about a program, our advice, regardless of the level, is this: always return calls; develop relationships with coaches; talk with current and/or former players; and take your visits. Division III programs have plenty to offer student-athletes.
Also, cost is often an even bigger issue at the Division III level. Many of these schools require that you complete paperwork through admissions before notification of your potential costs for attending their university. So, don't wait. What schools are you seriously interested in attending? Complete applications their applications, so that you can make an informed decision with plenty of time to weigh your options.
JUCO Baseball
Last but not least, there is the Junior College level. As stated above, few players will make their living playing this game, but many athletes choose a school based on baseball only. Financial responsibilities are the last thing on their mind, and five years later they have a lot of student debt. College is an investment, and with the lack of college baseball scholarships, almost everyone will have to pay something.
But if there was a way to keep your expenses down (sometimes free with scholarships), take your general studies classes that you would take at a four-year school, and still have an opportunity to play at the highest levels of college baseball, would you take it? That is the Junior College level in a nutshell.
So, where do you go from here?
You have reached a critical juncture. It is time for more hard work during the off-season to become a better and more developed prospect. This is your last chance. Make the most out of winter camps or showcases and put yourself in the best possible position to succeed come spring.
As your high school season is about to begin, make a small list of schools you want to come see you play. As you put together that list, call those recruiting coordinators yourself and make them aware of your interest. Let them know you are going to forward them your schedule .
As your season progresses, keep those coaches aware of your standing interest and how you are playing. It is a good idea to have your coach reach out to the coach staffs of those schools as well. This provides third party validation to your growth and performance during your senior year.
At some point, it will be time for the decision. For many of you, this will be your first "adult" decision. And, it probably won't be easy.
Talk with your parents or guardians. Seek advice from those that you trust. Explore all the options. And, make a decision based on all the factors on the table, not just baseball.
Because, when it is all said and done, this decision isn't just about the game.
More than likely, the next four years will shape your life in ways that you don't realize at this stage. You will develop skills and knowledge in preparation for your future jobs. You will build friendships with your teammates, coaches, and classmates that will last a life time. And, you may just meet your future wife along the way.
Best of luck and please stay in contact along your journey.
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The North Korea Summit Is Back On—But Don't Expect Miracles
By Robin Wright
The summit between the U.S. and North Korea was declared back on after President Trump met with the envoy Kim Yong Chol, pictured left, at the White House, on Friday.
Photograph by Saul Loeb / AFP / Getty
On live television on Friday afternoon, President Trump had a lingering schmooze with the second-most powerful man in North Korea—a former spymaster still legally sanctioned by the United States—as they said goodbye on the White House lawn. Trump and Kim Yong Chol chitchatted through interpreters. They smiled broadly. They posed for a round of photographs. After Trump gave him a final pat on the shoulder and a hearty thank you, the North Korean departed in a motorcade of black Chevrolet S.U.V.s. With that, the summit with North Korea was back on, for June 12th, in Singapore. Trump appeared elated as he walked toward the cordoned-off area where reporters waited for him to make an announcement.
"It went very well," Trump declared. "And now we're going to deal." The meeting had been arranged simply so that a letter could be delivered from the North Korean leader, Kim Jong Un, in a symbolic show of good intentions. But the meeting went on for almost two hours, as the President repeatedly noted. And Trump actually didn't open the sealed letter, he told reporters. "I may be in for a big surprise, folks." Just a week ago, Trump cancelled the summit—the first ever between American and North Korean leaders—in a dramatic letter to Kim, whose government had not been answering U.S. telephone calls about summit preparations and terms.
A week of on-again, off-again diplomacy with North Korea seems to have changed Trump's expectations. For weeks, the President insisted that he wanted North Korea to agree to complete denuclearization in a single session. And, on Friday, Trump told reporters that he still has lofty ambitions. "You're going to have a very positive result in the end," he promised. "It will ultimately be a successful process."
But Trump appears to have finally recognized that the art of diplomacy is more complex, more nuanced, and potentially takes much longer than the art of the business deal. As he has been hinting over the past week, the President acknowledged on Friday that Singapore will be only "a beginning" after decades of hostility. "This is a process," he explained. "We're not going to sign something on June 12th. We never were. I told him, 'Take your time. We can go fast. We can go slow.' "
Trump's shift reflects an apparent new realism in the White House about the long slog of negotiations, especially on the terms needed for North Korea to give up its entire nuclear arsenal. "We don't know if there's been a change in thinking or this is a natural evolution in understanding the diplomatic process," Patrick McEachern, a former State Department specialist on Korea who is now at the Woodrow Wilson Center, told me. "It's more likely to be the latter."
And the gyrations may not be over. "Both sides have been playing tactical games," McEachern, who worked in South Korea, added. The President's letter was part of the pre-summit posturing. So was North Korea's refusal to return calls or attend a scheduled summit with South Korea. "We can expect more of this sort of gamesmanship to continue before and after the summit," McEachern said. "That's not necessarily a bad thing. That's the way you negotiate with the North Koreans—and certainly the way they negotiate with us."
Trump did not appear to get a formal pledge of denuclearization—or even an agreement on a common definition—in his conversation with Kim Yong Chol. "I think they want to do that," Trump told reporters. But the "that" covers a wide range of options. The United States has long called for complete, verifiable, irreversible denuclearization—or C.V.I.D., in diplomatic lingo—by North Korea. But there are still unanswered questions within the Administration about how much that encompasses. At a congressional hearing last month, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was asked how he defined denuclearization. Pompeo, who has visited Pyongyang twice since Easter and is now the point man on North Korea, said that the U.S. includes elements beyond North Korea's bombs, including missile-delivery systems and fissile material. Pressed on whether North Korea might be allowed a civilian nuclear program to meet energy demands, Pompeo replied, "I'm not in a position that I can answer that question for you today."
It's also not clear what Pyongyang might want from Washington in return for denuclearization—however the term is defined. North Korea has previously suggested that it wants the United States to stop providing a nuclear umbrella as protection for South Korea. Coming to a common understanding of denuclearization will be the first subject of the summit in Singapore, now just eleven days away.
In the meantime, the diplomatic theatre that played out at the White House on Friday provided North Korea with what it has wanted for decades: recognition of the regime and the promise of a meeting with the world's most powerful leader. Kim, whose family has ruled North Korea for seven decades, has been transformed from the head of a hermit kingdom ostracized and sanctioned by much of the world to one of Asia's most sought-after leaders. Since the current diplomacy began with North Korea's outreach, on January 1st, Kim has been hosted twice by the Chinese President, Xi Jinping, held two historic meetings with his South Korean counterpart, and, just this week, been visited by the Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov. Others are in line.
Skeptics remain, however. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell warned Trump on Friday against being "snookered" by North Korea. "For these situations to work, you have to not want the deal too much," he said, at a conference in Kentucky. "If you fall in love with the deal, and it's too important for you to get it, and the details become less significant, you could get snookered."
Robin Wright has been a contributing writer to The New Yorker since 1988. She is the author of "Rock the Casbah: Rage and Rebellion Across the Islamic World."
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Homegoing/ Yaa Gyasi
Effia and Esi: two sisters with two very different destinies. One sold into slavery; one a slave trader's wife. The consequences of their fate reverberate through the generations that follow. Taking us from the Gold Coast of Africa to the cotton-picking plantations of Mississippi; from the missionary schools of Ghana to the dive bars of Harlem, spanning three continents and seven generations, Yaa Gyasi has written a miraculous novel - the intimate, gripping story of a brilliantly vivid cast of characters and through their lives the very story of America itself. Epic in its canvas and intimate in its portraits, Homegoing is a searing and profound debut from a masterly new writer.
Modern lovers/ Emma Straub
Friends and former college bandmates Elizabeth and Andrew and Zoe have watched one another marry, buy property, and start families, all while trying to hold on to the identities of their youth. But nothing ages them like having to suddenly pass the torch - of sexuality, independence, and the ineffable alchemy of cool - to their own teenage offspring. Back in the band's heyday, Elizabeth put on a snarl over her girl-next-door smile, rich-kid Andrew let his unwashed hair grow past his chin, and beautiful Zoe was the lesbian all the straight women wanted to sleep with. Now nearing fifty, they all live within shouting distance in the same Brooklyn neighbourhood and the trappings of the adult world seem to have arrived with ease. But the summer that their children reach maturity (and start sleeping together), the fabric of the adult lives suddenly begins to unravel, and the secrets and revelations that are finally let loose can never be reclaimed.
We are not such things/ Justine Van Der Leun
Friends and former college bandmates Elizabeth and Andrew and Zoe have watched one another marry, buy property, and start families, allA MAKING A MURDERER' set in South Africa - a gripping true-crime story of murder and the justice system in the shadow of apartheid In 1993, in the final, fiery days of apartheid, a 26-year-old white American activist called Amy Biehl was murdered by a group of young black men in a township near Cape Town.
You will know me/ Megan Abbott
How far will you go to achieve a dream? That's the question a celebrated coach poses to Katie and Eric Knox after he sees their daughter Devon, a gymnastics prodigy and Olympic hopeful, compete. For the Knoxes there are no limits--until a violent death rocks their close-knit gymnastics community and everything they have worked so hard for is suddenly at risk. As rumors swirl among the other parents, Katie tries frantically to hold her family together while also finding herself irresistibly drawn to the crime itself. What she uncovers--about her daughter's fears, her own marriage, and herself--forces Katie to consider whether there's any price she isn't willing to pay to achieve Devon's dream.
Here I am/ Jonathan Safran Foer
God asked Abraham to sacrifice his beloved son Isaac, and Abraham replied obediently, 'Here I am'. This is the story of a fracturing family in a moment of crisis. Over the course of three weeks in present-day Washington DC, three sons watch their parents' marriage falter and their family home fall apart.
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Buenos Aires. 1976. In the heat of summer, the Ferrero family escapes to the lush expanse of Tigre. Osvaldo, a distinguished doctor, and his wife Yolanda, gather with their daughters, sensible Julieta who lives in Miami, and wilful Graciela - nineteen, and madly in love with her fiance, Jose. Those days will be the last the family ever spends together. On their return to Buenos Aires, the Argentine military stages a coup. Friends and colleagues disappear overnight, and Osvaldo is forced to flee to Europe. When Jose is abducted, Graciela goes into hiding, then vanishes in turn. Osvaldo can only witness the disintegration of his family from afar, while Yolanda fights on the ground for some trace of their beloved daughter. Soon she realises they may be fighting for an unknown grandchild as well.
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Savage and apocalyptic, this is the new world. Devoid of rain, the earth has shrunk to dust and salt, hemmed by a swollen sea. Survivors gather to re-establish order but it's nothing like before. It is Jeremiah's world. Commanded by the cruel Garrick, Jem is a Watchman and hunter of Disses: rebels who dare to challenge the Tower and its ruling Council. Loner by design and killer by nature, he's apologetically part of a cruel regime until a new assignment exposes a web of deceit, and past sins demand their reckoning. When a young boy elicits his sympathy, and an enigmatic woman his interest, Jem is made to question everything he believes before undertaking one last terrifying mission. Now he must do unto others if he's to take care of his own. In this dark and compelling first novel from a stunning new voice in fiction, it is impossible to know who is friend or foe, hero or villain.
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