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Biden v Trump: The Messiest Election in Years
by Matthew Convard
Four years ago the U.S saw what was perhaps the most divisive election in decades. The political battle was between then-candidate Donald Trump and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Once the votes were cast, President Trump was elected.
Many Americans, myself included, hoped that the divisiveness and polarization would subside. We hoped the country would heal the many wounds from a 'brutal' election year. Unfortunately, we're in for another rough one this fall.
Former Vice President Joe Biden is expected to win the Democrat nomination for the presidency. This is after what many pundits proclaimed to be a "miracle comeback" of a campaign following impressive wins in primaries across the country, starting in South Carolina. Joe Biden's core message of his campaign is that he wants to "restore the soul of America" and help heal the country's wounds of divisiveness.
This message of his seems to be smart on paper, but what makes it harder for Joe Biden's campaign is that it comes from Joe Biden. If you argue that a candidate is going to "restore the soul" of a country, the candidate is going to be scrutinized for what their soul is. In simpler terms, people will have a bigger focus on what Joe Biden's soul is like. This is the primary reason why the general election this fall will be messier than in years past. There are many questions and concerns about the souls of both Vice President Biden and President Trump.
President Trump has one advantage that Vice President Biden does not. President Trump was elected president in spite of questions about his character or "soul" for that matter. Joe Biden's character has recently come under intense scrutiny following allegations that he sexually assaulted his former aide Tara Reade in the 1990s and suggesting that black Americans "ain't black" if they vote for President Trump.
Concerns about the character of two primary presidential candidates isn't anything new to a presidential election. What makes 2020 unique is that the election will occur in the midst of an unprecedented pandemic at a time with tremendous division in the country. Both President Trump and Vice President Biden can expect to be asked countless times about their past responses to public health crises and what they've done to help the black community.
This will exacerbate emotions on both sides regarding how they feel towards the opposing presidential candidate. Following the 2016 election, there were protests nationwide against President Trump in which the famous slogan "Not my president!" was chanted.
Now, in 2020, those who are opposed to President Trump and supportive of Vice President Biden will be more determined and hopeful to see the incumbent voted out of office.
The year 2020 has not been kind to this country. The year began with the tragic and unexpected deaths of the iconic Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna, the Altobelli family, and the Chester family. Shortly afterward, the world was shaken by the historic Coronavirus pandemic. Millions of Americans were left unemployed and quarantined in their houses for months, with no social 'diffusers' in sports or social outings to entertain them. Now, the country watches as hundreds of protests occur nationwide to protest police brutality and systemic racism following the murder of George Floyd at the hands of a police officer.
To say the least, the emotions in this country are on edge. Many of the frustrations people have will be taken out on the ballot box in November, setting up for what may be the messiest general election in years.
Matthew Convard
Matthew J Convard is a graduate from Glastonbury High School and a student at the University of Connecticut where he is pursuing a major in political science and a minor in economics. He aspires to become an elected official and serve his country.
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My Survival Thriller Is Out!
Yellowstone-A Fall From Grace has been released on Amazon, Kindle, and Create Space. Yellowstone erupts every 600,000 years.That time passed years ago. The United States government isn't prepared for this disaster or any other–natural or terrorist. When catastrophe occurs, preppers and survival groups with a year's supply of the necessities live longer than most. Common citizens die by the millions, but not before suffering in a kill-or-be-killed world.
When an ash layer from 100 foot to 10 foot deep spreads up to 1,000 miles from the volcano, leaving ten of our states completely uninhabitable, Mary Kenton, an American Indian, and her survivalist husband, B.K., flee with their friends to their encampment, equipped to wait out the carnage, and emerge to help restore what is left of Tulsa, Oklahoma, and the Southern States of America. The danger they face comes from former neighbors, looters, rapists, and migrants fleeing starvation. America's enemies launch terrorist attacks and form mobs bent on taking control of what's left of the United States, the world's largest nuclear power.
Impossible? Think again! It's not if. It's when.
The America I see today isn't the America I was born into. Sadly, my generation is a part of its downfall. Isis radicals give no quarter to the beliefs of others. They are terrorists who offer you these choices: Convert to radical Islam, pay us a tribute to stay, leave, or be beheaded. They commit themselves to their brand of religion. The America of my father's would have gone to war to the death to defeat this radical ideology.
The sad part is the Yellowstone Volcano isn't the culprit, our lack of preparedness is. A strong nation with strong principles can survive even a catastrophe like Yellowstone. A strong nation, like America was in World War II, would rise from the ashes and become even stronger. But that nation of the 1940's believed in God. That nation united around a single purpose. To destroy evil empires and Fascists. I see no will to stand up for our beliefs today. I see no unified beliefs to stand up for. If our government had some, we would not be bickering ourselves into inaction, as we are today.
Sadly, an event such as the eruption of the Yellowstone Volcano will bring America down if we do not change as a people now. Divided we do fall. Fix the infrastructure. Today! Decide what America stands for. Be as passionate about preserving the American way of life, as Isis is about establishing theirs. Or Yellowstone or not, America will fall under the weight of division, greed, and moral decline. We don't need a Yellowstone to destroy us.
Look for my new novel about the Yellowstone eruption coming out in the Spring of 2015, if we are still around.
The Yellowstone Volcano – America's Next Challenge?
2015 Could This Be The Harbinger's Prediction?
Authors like myself who write Faction – Thrillers out of the headlines – look for the next big thing. My research says the Yellowstone Volcano just might be it. Yes, silly Hollywood movies depict this event as farcical. And silly they are.
What would happen if the unthinkable did occur? No, not the end of the world. But maybe the end of America as we know it. I'm researching a novel on this possibility, and I thought I might intrigue you with some facts.
If the Yellowstone volcano were to erupt, as it has every 600,000 years or so, are we prepared? Facts: Some roads in Yellowstone are melting. Buffalo are leaving the park. Not the Big One scientists say, but . . .
At best nothing will occur in our lifetime. At worst, ten foot deep ash could cover an area 1,000 kilometers from the park, with millions dead and would bring on a mini Ice Age lasting a few years.
Why be concerned? For many reasons, the first of which is America's infrastructure. Infrastructure is critical to supporting modern societies, particularly in urban areas, where high population densities create high demand for networks and services, roads, clean water, lifeline services upon which we depend for our health, education, transportation and social networking.
Volcanic ash fall events disrupt and damage the infrastructure upon which society depends. The recent eruptions in Iceland and Mount St. Helens have illustrated the vulnerability of urban areas that received only a few millimeters or centimeters of volcanic ash. Disruption of transportation, electricity, water, sewage and storm water systems. The costs in life and business disruption, replacement of damaged parts and insurance losses were staggering. Ash fall impacts on critical infrastructure can also cause multiple knock-on effects, which may disrupt many sectors and services.
Volcanic ash fall is physically, socially, and economically disruptive. Volcanic ash can affect areas many hundreds of kilometers from the source, and cause disruptions and losses in a wide variety of different infrastructure sectors, depending on ash fall thickness, duration, grain size, and chemistry.
People in Iceland live with their volcanoes as a fact of life. Do we? Is America's infrastructure prepared to withstand an eruption of the Yellowstone Volcano. I maintain it is not prepared for even minor problems like a Category 4 Hurricane.
More information to follow. Here is where my devilish minds thinks Scare them. Scare them out of their wits. I'll try to do that next time.
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Eight officers and a civilian worker were disciplined following the investigation into a body that was found in a police impound lot in December 2017, and another suspect in the man's death is still at-large, Memphis Police Director Michael Rallings said Friday.
Rallings said the vehicle that was found to have the body of Bardo Hernandez was checked, but no officers saw the body. He also said MPD has changed some policies concerning vehicles brought into the impound lot.
Hernandez, who had been shot in a robbery, remained in the vehicle for 49 days until it was about to be sold at auction.
"Our officers, they tried to do the right thing, but they missed the mark," Rallings said.
Rallings also said two suspects were captured and are in custody for the murder of the victim that was found, but a third suspect has not been captured.
Most of the officers charged received minor punishments. The vehicle storage service representative, John Powell, was terminated from the position. The full list of officers charged is below.
Officer Keeley Greer was found to be in violation of Departmental Regulation 101 Compliance with Regulations to wit: In-car/Body Worn Camera. Officer Greer received a written reprimand.
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Officer Steve Theriac was found to be in violation of Departmental Regulation 101 Compliance with Regulations to wit: In-car/Body Worn Camera, and 120 Neglect of Duty. Theriac received a 20-day unpaid suspension, a written reprimand and was ordered to attend remedial Crime Scene Management Training.
Sergeant Kevin Williams was found to be in violation of Department Regulation 101 Compliance with Regulations to wit: Tow-In Policy and 120 Neglect of Duty. Sgt. Williams received a 20-day unpaid suspension and was ordered to attend remedial Crime Scene Management Training.
Officer Jeffrey Arthur was found to be in violation of Department Regulation 101 Compliance with Regulations to wit: Security of Crime Scenes, 101 Compliance with Regulations to wit: Tow-In Policy, and 120 Neglect of Duty. Officer Arthur received a 20-day unpaid suspension, a written reprimand, and was ordered to attend remedial Crime Scene Management Training.
Officer Lee Walker was found to be in violation of Department Regulation 101 Compliance with Regulations to wit: Crime Scene SOP and 120 Neglect of Duty. Officer Walker received a 20-day unpaid suspension and was ordered to attend remedial Crime Scene Management Training.
Sergeant Lee Allison was found to be in violation of departmental regulations Compliance with Regulations to wit: Investigative Services SOP, Appendix J, Section II (Scene Investigations) and 120 Neglect of Duty. Sgt. Allison received a demotion to the rank of Patrol Officer, a 10-day suspension and remedial Crime Scene Management Training.
Vehicle Storage Service Representative (VSSR) John Powell was found to be in violation of Policy Manual Grounds for Disciplinary Action/Discipline and Appeals #1, Departmental Regulations 120 Neglect of Duty and 130 Inventory and Processing Recovered Property. VSSR Powell received a 10-day suspension and was terminated.
"This is a major mistake, and the buck stops with me," Rallings said .
He said he wants the department to hire more Hispanic officers to better reflect the community.
Murray Wells, attorney for Hernadez's family, said he was encouraged that the department had taken responsibility for overlooking the body, but disappointed that police did not take responsibility for Hernandez's death. Evidence after the fact showed that he might have lived if he had received medical attention a timely manner, Wells said.
"Our evidence and the testimony of the medical examiner was it was possible for Bardomiano to survive had he received immediate care," Wells said.
Director Rallings couldn't answer that, but attorneys hope he and Mayor Jim Strickland will answer other questions in a deposition as they move forward with a $300,000 lawsuit against the city.
"We want to get both of those men under oath to explain to us their perspective on what the city did wrong," Wells said.
Police said Mardracus "Pig" West and Earl "Lil D, Rico" Brown confessed to shooting Hernandez and two other men during an attempted robbery in the 3000 block of Yale.


In this day and in this way I am moving within your heart to inspire new thoughts and new understanding. I am speaking to you in ways your mind will not hear, but your heart will. Do not let this confuse you, but understand what I am saying, for as I speak you will surely receive not only the seeds I am giving you, but the full comprehension too, even though your mind will not be the initial receptacle for my instruction.
Listen to your heart, and to what I am speaking to it. Listen to the emotion I am stirring within you. Listen to the thoughts you do not think with your mind, for in these channels I am speaking to you. You will find many times you will receive my instruction more clearly, more purely in these channels, for you will not be bombarded with criticism. Do not fear the voice you cannot hear, but listen to what I am saying within your heart too. For your mind is good, but your heart is also good, and also valid.
So bring them both together in union and receive all I am giving you, for I will instruct you in the things you need. But be aware at times my voice will be more readily heard, in one channel than another, particularly as your mind is clouded with other thoughts, goals, and perspectives. You will find my voice more readily in your heart at times, while other times you will not. For it is also true you will be overwhelmed with emotions, and personal desires, that will also cloud the ears of your heart.
So do not disregard your heart nor your mind. Likewise do not favor one over the other. I have given you both, and have equipped you with both for good reason. You will find balance to your reason in weighing and considering what your mind hears and thinks, against what you heart hears and thinks. Both are good, and both are needed. Both are righteous, and both are valid. So listen to my voice from wherever you may hear it.


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The Carpocalypse is here — automakers are set to cull 80,000 jobs in the next few years
Autoworkers have been hit hard in 2019.
Around the world, roughly 80,000 jobs are set to be lost over the next few years, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
Last week, nearly 20,000 jobs were shed from German auto titans Daimler and Audi, due to falling sales and the increasing cost of electric car production.
Electrification, trade disputes, and Brexit have hurt sales and caused costs to rise.
View Business Insider's homepage for more stories.
Globally, roughly 80,000 layoffs are set to take place in the next few years, according to data compiled by Bloomberg, which analyzed automakers announcing large scale job cuts this year.
In the last week, nearly 20,000 jobs were shed from German auto titans Daimler and Audi, which both separately announced major cuts due to falling sales and the increasing cost of electric car production.
This comes after thousands of job cuts were announced at Nissan, as well as further cuts at Ford and GM earlier this year in the US. Bloomberg added that further cuts were announced in China, a big auto producer. NIO, a Chinese electric car startup, cut 2,000 in September, after its stock tanked 61% this year.
A variety of issues has hurt the industry.
Brexit and the tariff spat between the US and China are upping the price of car parts, while also hitting demand. Increasing electrification and teh rise of ride-sharing apps is also hurting sales.
Bloomberg, citing research from IHS Markit, said that car and light truck production slipped 6% compared to last year.
Production in the German auto industry (a good barometer of global production) from its peak in mid-2018 slipped 18% — a drop that Goldman Sachs in November said helped contributed to a third of Germany's GDP decline since 2017. The bank said much of this has been due to Brexit, weak demand, and tariffs hurting sales.
Manufacturers are also pushing to increase electric car production. In late November, the Guardian reported that Audi wanted to save roughly €6 billion ($6.64 billion) through its 9,500 job cuts to invest in electric cars, as part of its aim to "become lean and fit for the future."
Earlier this year, one analyst at Nomura said that "the pain is just beginning," and that global car demand will continue to fall. Another analyst at Bank of America said that the auto cycle had peaked and now we're expecting production to continue to fall.
Fitch Ratings in May said that the weakness in autos has hurt economic growth — the decline in auto sales in 2018 likely shaved off 0.2% of global growth that year.
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Hermodore de Salamine est un architecte grec originaire de Salamine de Chypre, actif à Rome durant la deuxième moitié du

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En activité à Rome entre 146 et 102 av. J.-C., période d'hellénisation intense, Hermodore est un des premiers architectes grecs ayant travaillé dans la ville. Il contribue à la construction d'édifices qui marque le début de la monumentalisation du Champ de Mars comme le temple de Jupiter Stator ou le temple de Mars. Son œuvre inspire Vitruve dans la rédaction de son traité De l'architecture où il s'appuie sur les plans d'Hermodore pour proposer une recomposition idéale d'un temple périptère. Hermodore travaille essentiellement en collaboration avec des sculpteurs grecs néo-attiques comme Dionysos et Polyclès, auteurs de la statue de culte du temple de Jupiter Stator, et Scopas Mineur à qui on attribue le groupe statuaire du temple de Mars.

Réalisations
Hermodore de Salamine dirige la construction du temple de Jupiter Stator, voué par Quintus Caecilius Metellus, consul en 143 av. J.-C. Le temple, le premier à être entièrement bâti en marbre, est placé au milieu d'une place entourée de colonnades (le portique de Metellus qui est plus tard reconstruit et rebaptisé portique d'Octavie). Il s'agit d'un des premiers exemples d'édifices religieux faisant partie d'un ensemble architectural plus vaste.

Il dessine les plans du temple de Mars voué par Decimus Junius Brutus, consul en 138 av. J.-C., et situé le long du Circus Flaminius. Il est également l'architecte qui dirige la construction ou l'agrandissement des Navalia, port fluvial de Rome.

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Statistics sniff out secrets
As digitized pictures, audio and text proliferate, people are exploring ways to exploit these media by hiding messages within the information, which leads others to try to detect these hidden messages.
Although steganography -- the practice of hiding a secret message in written or audio information -- is hardly new, computers and the Web have added a new twist simply because the volume of information that makes up digitized media is so large. This provides for historically large haystacks that easily obscure needles.
A Dartmouth College researcher has found a method that makes it easier to detect hidden messages in digital images, which can contain a megabyte -- a string of one million ones and zeros -- of information, or more.
Digital images are made up of pixels, or dots of color. Especially with high-resolution digital images that have one million or more different shades of color, it's easy to hide a message by slightly altering these colors in ways that are imperceptible to the human eye.
In an image that has not been tampered with, however, the information that makes up the image is not simply random. The key to the Dartmouth detection method is creating a statistical profile of the compressed data files that make up natural, or undisturbed images, then checking a given image against the profile, according to Hany Farid, an assistant professor of computer science at Dartmouth. "In order to detect hidden messages in an image we need to start by characterizing the statistics of natural images. The hope, then, is that when a message is hidden in an image, these statistics are disturbed," he said.
When images are compressed so they can be stored as smaller files, the digital information that indicates the color of each pixel is changed into wavelet information. Wavelet mathematics includes functions like spatial position, orientation and scale. Wavelets allow for compression because all the information that makes up a wavelet can be reconstructed from only a portion of that information. An image is compressed by storing only the portion that is needed to reconstruct the whole.
Farid collected two types of wavelet statistics: variations like mean, variance, skewness and kurtosis in the coefficients, or numbers that make up the wavelets, and information about the rate of errors that occur when reconstructing full wavelets from compressed information.
Variance shows how spread out the data is from the mean, or average; skewness shows how evenly distributed the data is on either side of the mean, and kurtosis shows how peaked the distribution of data is around the mean, said Farid.
He then combined the variation and error rate statistics into a vector -- a mathematical construction that is like a virtual sculpture with 70 to 100 dimensions rather than the usual three.
By comparing the statistical vector information with the same information in an individual image, Farid was able to tell if the image had been disturbed with a hidden message, he said.
The practice of information hiding, or steganography is related to, but different from cryptography. In cryptography a message is encrypted and then transmitted. If you saw the transmission you wouldn't be able to decipher the message, but you would know the sender and receiver might be trading secrets. The goal of information hiding is to go a step further by camouflaging the transmission entirely, said Farid.
The statistical vector method only detects hidden messages, and cannot read or remove them, but may eventually be adapted to do so, said Farid. "This work cannot obviously be adapted to remove or decipher the hidden message. I do believe, however, that it is possible to do so," he said.
The technique is an extension of previous steganography detection schemes, said Neil F. Johnson, associate director of the Center for Secure Information Systems. "It is potentially useful if the techniques for detection are repeatable," he said.
In addition to determining if there's information embedded in a message, it is also useful for a detection method to identify the steganography technique used to hide the information, said Johnson. Another goal is to be able to extract the embedded information, he said. Steganography tools exist that can do this in at least some cases, he added.
Steganography has many applications, both good and bad, said Farid. "It can be used to protect copyrights in digital media, for unobtrusive military and intelligence communication, covert criminal communication, trafficking of illegal pornography, and for the protection of civilian speech against repressive governments."
An unfortunate side effect of research that reveals hidden messages, is "repressive governments could use this research to limit civilian speech," Farid said. Because of the possible unpleasant applications, "some will be very critical of this research, possibly with good reason," said Farid. "Nevertheless, I believe that the development of these techniques are inevitable and... will lead to better techniques for hiding information, which in turn will lead to better detection schemes and so on. My larger research vision is in authenticating digital media so that [neither] the 'good-guys' [nor] the 'bad-guys' will... be able to manipulate digital sound, image or video to suit their needs," he said.
The method can also eventually be applied to analyzing works of art to detect forgeries or to determine if more than one artist painted a single painting, Farid said.
The method could be used practically in less than two years, said Farid.
Farid's research was funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Department of Justice (DOJ).
Timeline: < 2 years
TRN Categories: Cryptography and Security; Pattern Recognition
Related Elements: Technical paper, "Detecting Steganographic Messages in Digital Images," posted at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/farid/publications/tr01.html
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December 08 – Just another . . . . . . . . . blog!
Now, that looks like a fun! Yeah, I'm weird that way.
It is about 1 mile long.
You have ribbon roads too! I love ribbon roads–and they are not so easy to capture. Good job.
Thanks Gerry. See my answer to Scott, sent a minute ago.
Great photo. You captured the roller coaster quality of the road!
And welcome here if it is the first time you visit my blog.
Oh, this is a fabulous picture… not to talk about the experience of driving on the ribbon road ! Lovely Winter mood.


Caylee Hammack is definitely gearing up for a huge year ahead. Last year, her dream came true when she got signed to the same label as artists like Luke Bryan, Dierks Bentley, and Carrie Underwood.
Before making the move to Nashville, Caylee drove hours and hours from Georgia on weekends to come here to write and make connections in the music industry. From playing at bars on Lower Brodaway to hundreds of people last month when she opened for LANCO, Caylee is living her dream.
Her new single "Family Tree" is getting ready to be released to country radio soon.


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Rex Puentespina: Work and Life in harmony through 'GLOBE Business'
CONNECTED. Whether inside his office or out in the field, Globe Business Ambassador Rex Puentespina keeps in touch with his business operations--thanks to Globe Business telecoms products and services, including the Blackberry email service; Business Plus; and TxtConnect. Globe Business solutions help Rex cut cost and boost the productivity of his business.
Globe Business Ambassador and ENTREPRENEUR REX PUENTESPINA has his priorities straight. He leads a busy life as head of their very successful family business, Puentespina Orchids and Tropical Plants, Inc. (POTPI), and he constantly looks forward to the moments outside of his work, when he is able to spend time with his family and pursue his hobbies and advocacies.
Rex does business in a way that allows him to maintain what he calls "Work-Life Balance". He doesn't allow himself to become so absorbed in work that he forgets to give care and attention to his family and his personal pursuits.
According to Rex, achieving such a balance is not always easy to do, since his business can be hectic and stressful. "I go to the office in the morning and visit our branches and key customers in the afternoon. In short, I am out on field most of the day," he says.
Besides the day-to-day operations of POTPI, Rex has to deal with the problems that go with the business, like the delayed arrival of flights; crop quality problems, as well as delayed or advanced harvest.
In order to cope with his work-related stress, Rex says that he makes it a point to spend time with his family at the end of the day. "Going home to my family relieves me of my stress. I also unwind by playing tennis or by going sailing every weekend."
These days, however, Rex says that he has new tools for minimizing stress and for setting aside time with family and hobbies—all these tools are based on modern telecommunications technology. He shares how modern telecommunications is helping his business, his family life and even his hobbies and other personal passions.
Flowers go digital
What is now Puentespina Orchids & Tropical Plants, Inc. (POTPI) started as an orchid-growing hobby of Rex's mother, Charita P. Puentespina way back in 1977. Today, it is one of the biggest producers of cut flowers in the Philippines, supplying its products to major cities nationwide.
Like many other successful businesses, Rex is taking advantage of the Internet to make innovations in POTPI operations. "By innovating, we are able to better serve our existing customers and at the same time, expand our market base," he said.
For example, POTPI now has a digital link with customers in remote areas thru its recently launched website, www.orchid.ph. The website serves as the online presence of Puentespina Orchids and generates more business for the company.
"The website allows us to present products and services offered by Puentespina Orchids and Tropical Plants, Inc., and Waling Flowers from Davao to a much wider market than ever before. It emboldened us to dream bigger for the industry that we are impassioned to serve.
"We look at this information superhighway as a channel through which we can accommodate more cartloads of fresh, quality products from the outskirts of our islands, and deliver with speed and efficiency, to our customers in the metropolitan areas," said Rex.
The Internet adds to the advantages that POTPI has over the competition. Puentespina Orchids already has a loyal customer base that appreciates the service and quality offered to them by the company.
"Puentespina Orchids always makes sure that product quality is maintained. We see to it the flowers are fresh and will last so customers can enjoy them longer. Secondly, we give excellent customer service. We ensure orders are served and delivered on time. If goods are not available, we inform our customers ahead of time and give them options. This way they can adjust their requirements accordingly," Rex explains.
He adds that POTPI also has a special pricing scheme that is friendly to its regular customers.
Another very important service that POTPI provides is the great ease and convenience that customers experience when ordering flowers. This is also where the digital component of Rex's business operations becomes crucial.
"We have three branches. There's the Manila Seedling Bank Compound in Quezon City; there's also our branch in No. 910 Colbella Arcade in Makati; and the one in Dos Castillas Street in Dangwa, Sampaloc to serve our customers in Manila.
Our Davao City Office handles orders from the Visayas and Mindanao regions. Then there's our website www.orchid.ph which is updated regularly for easy access & reference to products being sold. We also accept orders placed online," says Rex.
Besides the Internet service, Rex also uses products and services from Globe Business to make his business operations simpler and more efficient at less cost. He currently uses the Blackberry email service, Business Plus package and TextConnect service of Globe Business in his daily operations.
"The instant access to email accounts through the Globe Business Blackberry email service gives me complete mobility. I am able to stay on top of my emails while I'm out on field. I don't have to go back to the office just to check emails on my computer. More time on field equals more quality time with customers, and that is very important to our business," he says.
Rex adds that the Business Plus package lets him communicate with his personnel and clients instantly and reliably at lower cost.
"Globe Business created special postpaid plans for us that were tailored according to our needs. We now communicate with our personnel, customers and suppliers thru unlimited texting and calls at an affordable price. Plus, we even get free phones! Definitely no more worries on exceeding our communication budget," Rex explained.
For instant mass communication with a large number of customers, Rex uses the TxtConnect service by Globe Business.
"Globe Business set us up with TxtConnect, a web-based program that sends our SMS blasts to customers. It is now easy to broadcast relevant information to our customer base such as price changes, status of shipments, promos, stock availability, invites and even send birthday greetings with just one click. I am especially happy that am able to save as much as 50% using this service," says Rex.
Family and hobbies
All the modern telecommunications tools that Rex uses are helping his business in important ways. Since he started using the telecoms products and services of Globe Business, he has seen Puentespina Orchids benefit from improved efficiency, increased productivity and bigger savings.
But more importantly for Rex, these same telecommunications tools allow him to have more quality time with his family and loved ones. He also has more time to engage in his hobbies and advocacies.
One of Rex's hobbies is competitive sailing and he has won prizes in national competitions for Hobie 16 one-design catamaran racing.
Currently, he is one of the directors of PHINSAF (Philippine Inter-island Sailing Foundation Inc). PHINSAF is a non-stock, non-profit foundation run by Philippine-based sailors for all sailors. It provides all sailors with a venue to get into the country's burgeoning sailing scene. It also regularly organizes regattas during the Sept-April sailing season and is the driving force behind the Philippine Hobie Challenge, Asia's most extreme sailing event. The Philippine Hobie Challenge is a 500km week long regatta that takes 20 Hobie cat teams through some of the country's most beautiful sailing destinations.
Helping quality of life
Rex adds that using modern telecommunications has also increased his quality of life.
"It is exhilarating to run a family-owned business. It is also equally challenging to keep yourself from neglecting the other important aspects of your life. As they say, fulfilment isn't just about money – it's about achieving and maintaining work-life balance. And most importantly, celebrating every available moment with my family," he says.
Globe Business is the corporate arm of Globe Telecom, the leading telecommunications company in the Philippines. Globe Business provides wireless and wireline solutions for a diverse set of industries, businesses, and commercial enterprises. It assures SMEs of affordable, reliable, and dependable services for all communication needs, both wireless and wireline solutions, to generate the highest possible profit at the lowest possible cost. For more information, call +632 730-1288 or log on to http://www.globe.com.ph/business to find out more.


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Defending human rights in Uzbekistan
Reports to UN Bodies
Concerns about World Bank's and Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank's Proposed Investments in Uzbekistan
World Bank Board of Directors 818 H Street NW Washington, DC 20433 USA
cc: Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank Board of Directors B-9 Financial Street, Xicheng District, Beijing 100033 China
via electronic mail
Re: Concerns about World Bank's and Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank's Proposed Investments in the "Prosperous Villages" Project under Obod Qishloq , Uzbekistan
Dear Board of Directors,
We are writing to express concern about the loans proposed by the World Bank and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) to the Republic of Uzbekistan for the "Prosperous Villages" project, in light of the serious human rights violations which have and continue to occur in the course of the implementation of the larger Obod Qishloq programme, which the "Prosperous Villages" project supports.
The World Bank's "Prosperous Villages" project, with proposed co-financing from the AIIB, aims to "design adjustments that can help the state programme achieve its full potential" by introducing participatory local development processes. Although this project endeavours to deliver much-needed 1 infrastructure and ensure this development is community-based, we are concerned about the continued prevalence of forced labour under the larger Obod Qishloq programme, the restricted environment for communities to voice their opinions free from coercion, and the current capacity of civil society to meaningfully participate in these processes.
The larger Obod Qishloq programme was adopted in accordance with the Decree of the President of Uzbekistan on 29 March 2018. The purported aim of the programme is to address infrastructure and 2 service delivery gaps, including through large-scale public works such as repair and improvement of houses, construction of drinking water supply networks, power and gas supply networks, construction and repair of social facilities, market infrastructure, major repairs of roads, purchase of buses and construction of bus stops.
Despite government reforms, since the launch of the programme in May 2018, Uzbek-German Forum for Human Rights (UGF) has documented numerous reports and complaints from residents of Uzbekistan
1 See World Bank, "Combined Project Information Documents / Integrated Safeguards Datasheet", September 17, 2019. p.9. Available at: http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/215271568731026789/pdf/Project-Information-Document-Integrat ed-Safeguards-Data-Sheet-Prosperous-Villages-P168233.pdf 2 See Decree of the President of Uzbekistan, March 29 2018. Available at: http://uzsm.uz/en/documents/1686/19759/
that local authorities are forcing employees of state-funded organisations to work without pay and carry out unskilled, and often dangerous, tasks.
In one case from June 2019, the head of civil protection and the head of Yangibazar district, referring to the Decree on the Obod Qishloq programme, ordered the declaration of a "state of emergency" and conducted "special tactical training exercises" to carry out construction work in three villages. These "exercises", which involved construction work, required the participation of staff from government agencies such as the Ministry of Emergency Situations, the police, the health department, the transport service, the oil depot, and electricity and telecommunications networks. 3
In another example, residents of the village of Tashrobot in Navoi region have complained that local authorities are demanding that people repair the facades of their homes as part of the Obod Qishloq programme, and that those who fail to do so are threatened with demolition of their homes. In a letter written to Radio Ozodlik on 28 June 2018, one villager wrote:
"My brother works at the factory. They came to his house and said that if he did not repair the facade of the house, they would make him leave his job. We thought we needed more than 2 million soum to repair the façade and put up a fence. We said there is no money now, and they said we will 'fire you' and 'demolish the house'. One of our neighbours took a loan from a bank and repaired the roof, the other took a loan to erect a fence. But we can't take a loan because we won't be able to repay it. We don't know what to do now." 4
Human rights violations related to the implementation of the Obod Qishloq programme have continued throughout 2019. Compounding this, space for civil society remains severely restricted, including for 5 those monitoring and reporting on forced labour. 6
We express serious concern about the ongoing and high risk of abuses, including evidence of state-organized mass forced labour, directly related to the Obod Qishloq programme, which this project supports. Given the plans and mitigation measures currently outlined in the World Bank's project documents, we highlight in particular challenges with the:
focus and dependence on regional and district hokomiyats in promoting and implementing participatory community-based development, including discretion over land use, given evidence of widespread current complicity in enabling forced labour and other violations when carrying out the Obod Qishloq programme;
lack of attention to capacity building for Uzbek civil society in order to enable their meaningful participation and leadership, as envisioned;
3 See Uzbek-German Forum for Human Rights, "Uzbekistan Cotton Harvest 2019 Chronicle of Forced Labour", October 4, 2019. Available at: http://uzbekgermanforum.org/uzbekistan-cotton-harvest-2019-chronicle-of-forced-labor/ 4 Translation from Uzbek provided by Uzbek-German Forum for Human Rights. Letter available at: http://bit.ly/ozodlik 5 For example, a message dated August 2, 2019 signed by the head of the Surkhondarya region to the heads of district and city administration offices states that 30 companies must send their employees to work on so-called "community works" development of the area adjacent to the M39 highway. Available at: https://www.gazeta.uz/ru/2019/07/29/hashar/ For more examples, please see Annex. 6 UGF and partners have documented a noticeable increase in the harassment and intimidation of human rights defenders and journalists reporting on forced labour in recent months. For more information, see UGF, "Amidst reform effort, journalists and activists face criminal charges, arbitrary detention, forced psychiatric treatment", October 16 2019. Available at: http://uzbekgermanforum.org/uzbekistan-amidst-reform-effort-journalists-and-activists-face-criminal-charges-arb itrary-detention-forced-psychiatric-treatment/
lack of penalties or repercussions outlined for contractors found to use forced labour under this project;
lack of preventive measures to address the proven inadequacy of traditional grievance reporting frameworks, such as hotlines, in reporting forced labour for fear of lack of anonymity and of reprisals; and 7
lack of specific provisions outlining how the World Bank and the AIIB will proactively create and safeguard space for community members and civil society to safely express their opinions and priorities to create qishloq development plans for sub-investments under this project, including in instances where there is disagreement with authorities, and if intimidation, threats and reprisals are reported. 8
We strongly urge the World Bank and the AIIB to ensure that the "Prosperous Villages" project does not further contribute to the violations experienced, and to use their leverage to instead seek to alleviate and end the abuses under the Obod Qishloq programme by:
addressing the abuses directly by working with the Government of Uzbekistan to combat the issue of forced labour, including outside the cotton and agriculture sector;
developing mechanisms to monitor the implementation of the Obod Qishloq programme and immediately report instances of forced labour to the appropriate authorities, in a manner that will be free from reprisal;
strengthening the accountability of local authorities by providing a simplified method of filing anonymous complaints for people whose rights are violated during the implementation of this programme, without fear of repercussions;
creating and safeguarding an enabling space for civil society to engage, monitor and meaningfully participate in the Obod Qishloq programme and the associated World Bank and AIIB "Prosperous Villages" project, without reprisal;
prioritizing and investing in the capacity building of Uzbek civil society – not only the mahalla citizens' assemblies – to enable their meaningful participation and leadership in this project and future community-based development processes;
ensuring that the Government of Uzbekistan conducts an information campaign related to the Obod Qishloq programme informing the population of the inadmissibility of forced labour and extortion during its implementation; and
addressing the challenges identified above in its project design and implementation.
Thank you for your immediate attention to this serious matter. We look forward to hearing from and engaging with you.
7 For example, see Uzbek-German Forum for Human Rights, "Uzbekistan Cotton Harvest 2019 Chronicle of Forced labour", November 11, 2019. Available at: http://uzbekgermanforum.org/uzbekistan-cotton-harvest-2019-chronicle-of-forced-labour-2/ 8 Space for civil society in Central Asia remains narrow and severely restricted. See International Partnership for Human Rights et al., "Central Asia: Protests crushed, NGOs under pressure and activists intimidated", September 2019. Available at: https://www.iphronline.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/ENG-Final-HDIM-statement-on-civil-society-in-CA-Sept -2019.pdf
Umida Niyazova Executive Director Uzbek-German Forum for Human Rights umida.niyazova@gmail.com
Ishita Petkar Policy and Community Engagement Coordinator International Accountability Project ishita@accountabilityproject.org
Annex: Documented Violations Under the Obod Qishloq Programme
It is expected that 80% of the financial resources required for the implementation of the Obod Qishloq will be provided from the state budget, funds of state enterprises and foreign investments. The remaining 20% are funds from entrepreneurs, which will be directed to their own market infrastructure facilities, as well as bank loans. According to the presidential decree, construction and improvement works are planned in 478 villages with a total population of 1.6 million people in 2019.
Numerous testimonies and documents reveal that local authorities are forcing public servants to carry out unpaid work on building sites within the framework of state programmes Obod Qishloq and Obod Mahalla through November 2019 . Each local administration is given an order to carry out a certain agenda of work and report to the government, although the local authorities often have no funds to finance the work.
In order to carry out the work as required by the programme, local authorities have resorted to extreme measures, such as declaring a "state of emergency" and ordering the mobilization of citizens. A few documented examples from recent months include:
❖ In July 2019, 13,562 people from all districts and cities of the Ferghana Valley were involved in construction work in the Rishtan district of Ferghana region, where large-scale demolition of houses and cutting down of trees is being carried out. Among them are 1,500 employees of Ferghanaazot, 2,500 employees of the Ferghana Refinery and 550 employees of the Ferghana Heat and Power Plant. The Ministry of Labour of the Republic of Uzbekistan later reported that this was "illegal".
❖ Uzbek media have published a document called "Urgent information" dated August 2, 2019, signed by the head of the Andijan region, Shukhrat Abdurakhmonov, which calls for every head of regional organizations to bring 10 of his employees on August 4, 2019 to the sanatorium in Khanabad city "with shovels, hoes, and other tools" to perform public works. Attached to the directive is a list of 68 regional state and private enterprises, which are obliged to send 10 of their employees to perform public works.
❖ More evidence of state-organized mass forced labour for so-called "community works" is a message sent to heads of district and city administration offices of the Surkhondarya region dated August 2, 2019 signed by the head of the region, Tura Bobolov. It states that 30 companies must send their employees to work on development of the area adjacent to the M39 highway.
For more information on forced labour of public sector employees in Uzbekistan outside of cotton and silk production, including under the Obod Qishloq programme, see the joint report from February 2019 produced by Solidarity Center and Uzbek-German Forum for Human Rights, There Is No Work We Haven't Done: Forced Labor of Public Sector Employees in Uzbekistan.
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Opening Hours w/b 26th February
Our opening hours next week will be:
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If you would like to use our collections, please contact us to arrange a visit to the library.
Please note that unfortunately the computers and study table in Room 2 are unavailable due to ongoing refurbishment works. However, books are still accessible and library users can read them in the Wellcome Unit's lovely Resource Room!
Enjoy the weekend!
'Advert for Beaufoy & Co., 1840.' . Credit: Wellcome Collection. CC BY
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New Books: January 2018
Recent arrivals at the Wellcome Unit Library: new books on surgery, syphilis, pregnancy, medical experimentation and global medicine! To consult any of our collections, contact us to arrange your visit to the library.
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Lindsey Fitzharris, The butchering art : Joseph Lister's quest to transform the grisly world of Victorian medicine (London : Allen Lane, 2017)
'The gripping story of how Joseph Lister's antiseptic method changed medicine forever'.
Medical schools, operating theatres, hospitals, mortuaries and graveyards provide the setting for Lindsey Fitzharris's account of Lister's pioneering discoveries. Fitzharris concentrates on a quarter-century of dramatic change in the practice of surgery, from 1850-1875. Lister's work on germs and infection in this period brought together science and medicine in a world where recovery from medical operations was often a matter of luck.
Monika Pietrzak-Franger, Syphilis in victorian literature and culture : medicine, knowledge and the spectacle of Victorian invisibility (New York, NY : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2017)
Described as 'the first large-scale interdisciplinary study of syphilis in late Victorian Britain', Monika Pietrzak-Franger's book explores the disease in medical, social, political and cultural contexts, reflecting on how images and discussions of syphilis played a role in constructing individual and collective identities. The study highlights the dichotomy of visibility and invisibility surrounding syphilis: as an invisible virus which could produce highly visible symptoms, a disease which was highly debated in medical circles but difficult to diagnose and treat, and a source of private shame which was publicly referenced in various mediums of literature, art and music.
Mark Jackson (ed.), A global history of medicine (New York: Oxford University Press, 2018)
This book features chapters by specialists on the history of medicine in China, the Islamic World, North and Latin America, Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, Western and Eastern Europe, and Australia and New Zealand, with starting and ending chapters framing the discussion. To begin, Mark Jackson discusses a challenge faced by historians of medicine: the need to take a global perspective whilst adequately considering the impact of specific local and temporal conditions. In the final chapter Sanjoy Bhattacharya takes smallpox as a case study for the way these two dimensions should be integrated, arguing against 'constrained global histories' (p.257) which concentrate on powerful official health campaigns and assume worldwide trends but neglect the nuance of regional and local voices.
Jenifer Buckley, Gender, pregnancy and power in eighteenth-century literature: The Maternal Imagination (New York: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2017)
Looking at medical writings, plays, poetry, novels and popular pamphlets, Jenifer Buckley explores the trope of 'maternal imagination' in the eighteenth century: the belief that a pregnant woman could use their mind to influence the development of their unborn child. Beginning with the fascinating case of Mary Toft, a woman who claimed to have metamorphosed her unborn baby into a rabbit, Buckley traces the ways in which maternity was viewed as performance in this period. For authors, the idea of maternal imagination linked to debates about gender, power and the interaction between mind and body, and pregnant women became a stage on which these concerns could be addressed.
Deirdre Benia Cooper Owens, Medical bondage : race, gender, and the origins of American gynecology (Athens : The University of Georgia Press, [2017])
This new study looks at how the discoveries of nineteenth-century gynaecologists such as John Peter Mettauer, James Marion Sims and Nathan Bozeman were informed by medical experimentation on enslaved black women and Irish immigrant women. Deirdre Benia Cooper Owens tells the stories of these women using a variety of sources including medical journals, oral history interviews, newspapers and hospital records. Cooper Owens looks specifically at the destructive 'medical fictions' created to justify exploitation, such as the theory that enslaved black women were more resistant to pain than white women, and more broadly at the ways slavery, medicine and science were intertwined, and how American ideas about race, gender and bodies in this period influenced medical practice.
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On this show Nic and I discuss the 1966 two-part Star Trek Remastered version of "The Menagerie" that beamed onto the big screen in a special engagement in selected theatres On Tuesday, November 13.
On this show I discuss the 1962 Classic The Day Of The Triffids with Co-Host Nic Brown from bmovieman.com. Also new season TV shows, Listener feedback, website bmovies.com, Star Trek and Upcoming DVD Releases.
On this show I'll be Interviewing Writer/Director Hal Masonberg. We're going to talk about Hal's movie The Plague and the website dedicated to getting the Writers & Directors Cut released to DVD and also the back-story on what happened to this film.
On July 6 we decided to go see The Transformerswhile my car was in the shop. We went in not expecting very much after some of the movies we have been seeing. Boy where we surprised!
On this show I'll be talking about our recent trip to The Monster Bash Reunion 2007 that took place at the Airport Four Points Sheraton hotel in Pittsburgh, PA. Creepy Classics and Scary Monsters Magazine presented the Monster Bash.
BMC15-Interview with Tim and Donna Lucas author of Mario Bava All the Colors of the Dark.
On this show I interview Tim and Donna Lucas. Tim is the Editor of Video WatchDog "The Perfectionist's Guide to Fantastic Video" Magazine and also author of the soon to be released book Mario Bava All the Colors of the Dark.
On this show I talk about my recent trip to see Grindhouse, Kurt Vonnegut, Barry Nelson, Trilogy of Terror, Nightmares and Dreamscapes, Filmspoting, The Host, The Giant Gila Monster and Don Sullivan.
On this show I collaborate via the telephone with Aaron from the Sci-Fi Dig podcast. We talk about The Last Man on Earth from 1964 staring Vince Price and other stuff.
We just went to see Apocalypto so I thought I would do a quickcast about it.


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Q: Fetch API with API Keys (Twitter API) I am a new programmer getting used to React Native. I recently started learning about Fetch API and how it works. My issue is that I cannot find examples of people using API keys to access information in their fetch statements (I struggle to articulate useful google searches I am so new to coding).
I'll provide the simple project I am trying to build. I would like a program that queries an user's timeline for every tweet they have posted (or as far back as I can go)
Can anyone explain to me how this might work? Where do I enter my access tokens etc.
Thank you

A: Maybe this github project can help you. The README.md file explains to you where to put your consumerKey and consumerSecret. Also, you should probably look at this twitter api response example so you know what you can get from it, and how it is formatted.

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Sheffield based kitchen company Rational have been designing and manufacturing kitchens right in the heart of Britain for the last 17 years. Their kitchens have a flair for the modern, although you can also get Shaker units for a more classic feel.
Gloss and Matt are the textures of choice for kitchen units, with designs featuring clever storage hacks and the best use of space to allow you to have as much unit and worktop space as possible.
Rational kitchens are built to last, with high quality units, which are thicker than average so are protected from the daily wear and tear of family life.
We have a wide range of second hand, used and ex-display Rational kitchens available for you to purchase online today, for a fraction of their RRP. Plus, we can offer a dismantle and delivery service from our recommended professional kitchen fitters on request, meaning that you can get your dream kitchen delivered hassle free.
Alternitively if you're looking to sell your Rational kitchen units, we can value your kitchen and market it to our customers, with a "no sale, no fee" policy.
Register with us today and we will email you as soon as a new Rational kitchen comes in. If you have any questions about our ex-display Rational kitchens or second hand kitchen units, please feel to contact us directly.
We don't currently have any Rational Kitchens for sale, but here are some of our previous listings. Please do keep checking or register here, to be kept informed as new kitchens come in.


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from CoinBase Website
Over the past two years, Coinbase has made it easy to use bitcoin.
Over 1.6 million consumers, 36,000 merchants and 6,000 developers have signed up to use our product. While people all over the world have made use of the Coinbase wallet, the U.S. has been our fastest area of growth, largely due to our integration with the U.S. banking system which makes it easy for people to buy and sell bitcoin.
Other markets have not grown as quickly because people have been unable to buy and sell in their local country.
Today, we're looking to change this. Coinbase is now available in 14 countries.
We're adding 13 additional countries across Europe including,
We've also create a new Global page showing the countries where Coinbase is now available:
Consumers and businesses in these countries can now buy bitcoin from Coinbase or sell bitcoin to Coinbase using a euro bank account.
It's important to note that this is a beta launch in Europe. During our beta, we will have a fairly low daily limit: €500 per day on buys and sells. We hope to continue raising this limit in the near future as we move out of beta.
This €500 per day limit is available to 100% of customers in those countries today, however, and it is not a closed beta.
We think launching in these additional countries is a major step for the entire Bitcoin community, and will help continue bitcoin's growth as a global payment network.
Specifically, we feel having an easy buy/sell method in these countries will help two important areas of bitcoin to grow:
We believe this launch will accelerate merchant adoption in Europe, now that many more consumers have easy access to bitcoin
We feel this will also accelerate the use case of cross border payments for bitcoin


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New York Rangers prospect Vitali Kravtsov continues to produce at WJC (Video)
Courtesy @NYRangers
New York Rangers prospect and Team Russia alternate captain, Vitali Kravtsov, continues to produce points at the World Junior Championships.
The New York Rangers organization has to be enjoying the play of their first-round draft pick Vitali Kravtsov. He scored a goal and collected an assist in Russia's victory over the Swiss by the score of 7-4.
Kravtsov and his Russian teammates battled back from a 3-1 deficit to win their third game of the tournament.
With a 3-0 record, Russia will face Team Canada next. The winner will take the top spot in their pool play.
Vitali Kravtsov with an absolutely sick pass for an assist on the power play pic.twitter.com/fJW20GcULi
— Fitz (@FitzGSN_) December 31, 2018
Kravtsov had the primary assist on Russias power-play goal in the second period, which tied the game at 3-3.
Kravtsov wasn't finished there as he scored his second goal of the tournament off a rebound as he went to the high slot and was able to bury the puck in the back of the net. His goal gave Russia a 7-4 lead late in the third period.
7-4 @russiahockey_en courtesy of @Kravtsov! Follows up the play, goes to the scoring areas and picks up his second point of the night! #NYR #LGR #WJC2019 pic.twitter.com/USMfw7sIZb
— Zak (@Zak4B) December 31, 2018
The Rangers first-round draft pick has had a very good start to the World Junior Championships.
Through the first three games of the tournament, Kravtsov is tied for the team lead in goals (two) and points (four), leads Russia in shots on goal (11), and ranks second among team forwards in average ice time (18:35).
Through the first three games of the tournament, Kravtsov is tied for the team lead in goals (two) and points (four), leads Russia in shots on goal (11), and ranks second among team forwards in average ice time (18:35). #NYR https://t.co/zOdb4vaJ8Q
— NYR Stats & Info (@NYRStatsInfo) December 31, 2018
The contest with Switzerland was high scoring and had a first-time event. Two penalty shots were awarded on the same sequence.
Swiss player Marco Lehmann stole the puck from Team Russia player Dimitri Samorukov and had a clear break in on the goalie. Samorukov took a penalty on Lehmann, and the referee raised his arm to call a penalty shot. Lehmann fought and got back to his skates and continued in, and Samorukov again brought him down.
The referees awarded the Swiss not one, but two penalty-shots. Lehmann took the first shot and then Philipp Kurashev proceeded to take the second. Both failed to beat Tarasov, as the game remained tied at three goals apiece.
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Two trillion gallons per day: That's how much rain a hurricane can dump on your home. Combine those torrential downpours with extremely high winds and you've got the potential for serious damage. Experts estimate that hurricanes Harvey and Irma—the two most recent major storms to hit the United States—caused up to $200 billion in damage.
When you're facing a natural disaster of such epic proportions, it's easy to feel powerless. Although there's no way to completely avoid these dangerous storms, you can take measures to protect your home and family. Stacker consulted official recommendations from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security, Red Cross, and other experts to compile this comprehensive list of steps you should take to prepare for a hurricane. You can take care of many of these tasks ahead of time; the rest will have to be done once you know a hurricane is on its way. Though there's no way to predict exactly what Mother Nature will throw at you, following these 29 steps for hurricane preparedness will at least provide some peace of mind.
No matter where you live, everyone should have an emergency plan. Sit down with your family and friends to discuss how you will find shelter, where you will evacuate and how you will communicate in case of an emergency.
Every household should also have an emergency supply kit ready, including a go bag for each person. That way, if you need to shelter in place or leave home in a hurry, you'll have everything you need to stay safe and healthy.
Some states (we're looking at you, Florida) get hit by hurricanes all the time—others very rarely experience this type of storm. Do some research on your county to find out how often your area experiences tropical storms, then check the flood map on FEMA's website to determine your risk of flooding.
Don't wait until a disaster strikes and you need information to download this app—do it right now while you have the time. The FEMA mobile app provides alerts from the National Weather Service, offers safety tips and allows you to locate open shelters in your area.
Right before a hurricane makes landfall, home improvement stores will be swamped by homeowners trying to purchase sandbags, plastic sheeting and other supplies to keep flood water out of the house. Store these supplies in a safe place ahead of time so you don't have to join the mad dash.
You might get one of two warnings: A hurricane watch indicates that conditions are possible within the next 48 hours, while a hurricane warning indicates that conditions are expected within the next 36 hours. If your area issues either warning, it's very important to listen to official instructions in case you need to evacuate.
Don't overlook the four-legged members of your family! If you do have to evacuate, your pets will need to evacuate, too. Make sure all pets are microchipped and have identification tags and consider how you will evacuate them.
As soon as you hear that severe weather might be possible, start thinking about where you will go. Can you stay with friends or family? Do you need to make reservations at a hotel? Consider what route you will take out of town, as well.
Hurricanes can fill your home with flood water, damaging computers, phones and other electronic devices. Save important documents by uploading them to an online backup service or external hard drive that you take with you.
Extreme weather can knock out utility service, so it's best to prepare enough drinkable water to survive for several days without running water. You'll need at least one gallon of water per person per day for three days.
If officials call for an evacuation, you're going to want to leave immediately—not have to stop for gas along with everyone else. Don't let your gas gauge dip below the halfway mark just to be safe.
Check your home insurance policy to make sure it's still valid and ensure that you understand what is covered. Most standard policies cover damage caused by flying debris, falling trees and high winds, but many don't cover flooding—a major problem during hurricanes. You might want to consider purchasing flood insurance if you live in a hurricane-prone region.
Local officials might warn residents to turn off their utilities ahead of a hurricane to prevent gas leaks and dangerous explosions. Make sure you know how to turn off your gas, water and electricity and keep any tools you need on hand.
If stormwater has nowhere to go, it will back up into your home. Remove debris and clogs from rain gutters and other drains to keep water moving and limit the potential for flooding.
To be considered a hurricane, a storm must have sustained winds of at least 74 miles per hour. Winds that high can easily topple trees, causing the potential for extensive damage to your home. Keep tree branches trimmed and consider removing any trees within 20 feet of your home.
You want to keep hurricane winds out of your house at all costs. Before the next storm hits, check your garage door to make sure it's functioning properly and reinforce or replace it, if needed.
Once hurricane winds enter a property, the likelihood of severe structural damage goes through the roof (no pun intended). Residents of hurricane-prone regions might consider installing permanent aluminum or steel storm shutters. Don't have the funds for that? Hire a contractor to make temporary covers for your doors and windows out of ⅝-inch exterior grade or marine plywood. That way, when meteorologists predict a hurricane, you can install your temporary shutters quickly and easily.
When was the last time you had your roof inspected? If you're not sure, it might be time to call a contractor to ensure that your roof is sturdy enough to withstand hurricane winds.
If you have a basement, you'll want to waterproof it to prevent flooding damage. Fill any cracks or holes, coat the interior with waterproof masonry cement, install flexible connections to downspouts to keep water away from your foundation and create a dry well for excess rainwater.
If you eventually have to file an insurance claim for hurricane damage, you'll need a detailed inventory of everything you own. The easiest way to prepare this quickly is through photos. Walk through your house and snap a photo of everything you can think of—that way, you won't have to rack your brains trying to remember how many books you had in the bookshelf later on.
Those 74- to 157-mile-per-hour winds can lift up patio furniture, garbage cans and bicycles like they weigh nothing. Bring anything you can indoors so that it doesn't become a flying projectile during a hurricane.
What about other objects that are too heavy to lift? Anything you can't bring inside by yourself should be permanently attached to the ground in your backyard. Use heavy chains to attach grills, swing sets and other large objects to the ground.
As soon as you get word of an approaching hurricane, set your fridge and freezer to the coldest setting. Chilling your food as much as possible will help it last longer in the event of a power outage.
Move any small appliances or electronics at least a few feet off the floor to prevent them from rusting or corroding. Think about anything that has an electrical cord: TVs, microwaves, blenders, speakers, vacuum cleaners, desktop computers and so on.
If your home floods, large area rugs will soak up stormwater like a sponge. Roll them up and set them upright to keep them dry.
Put your most valuable possessions as high in your home as you possibly can. Take them upstairs if you have a second floor or store them on the highest shelves in the house.
Before you turn off your water supply, fill bathtubs, sinks and even buckets with clean water that you can use for flushing the toilet, bathing and cleaning. You might not need this water, but it could prove useful if your water supply is off for several days.
You'll need to listen for hurricane warnings and other updates from elected officials during a storm. Consider purchasing an NOAA weather radio to stay up-to-date on the latest information.
Once you've prepared your home as best you can, there's only one thing left to do: hunker down and ride out the storm. Stay away from doors, windows and any other openings. Of course, if local officials have directed you to evacuate, do so immediately.


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Naomi Baker and (then) three-month-old daughter Faith. Langley Advance Times file photo
Should smoking be banned in condos? This B.C. mom and 17,000 others say yes
Naomi Baker submitted the petition to legislature and met with the B.C.'s Housing Minister Selina Robinson.
Miranda Fatur
Apr. 5, 2019 4:30 p.m.
Nine months after she started a petition to ban smoking in multi-unit residential buildings, Langley's Naomi Baker presented the signatures to provincial legislature.
On Thursday, April 4, Baker and her husband were accompanied by Langley MLA Mary Polak to deliver the petition and meet with Housing Minister Selina Robinson in Victoria.
READ MORE: Langley mom wants smoking ban in multi-unit dwellings
"It felt great, but I know it's not over," Baker said.
While her online petition has more than 15,000 signatures, Baker explained the electronic signatures on change.org are not sufficient for legislature.
With that in mind, Baker launched a paper signature petition, and was able to collect 2,200 signatures to present to legislature.
"I hoped for a good response, but it exceeded what we were expecting to receive. [At legislature] we were able to express a lot of the different scenarios people are in and the challenges they have. It was a positive meeting," Baker explained.
Baker said ideally she'd like smoking banned in all multi-unit residential buildings including rental and subsidized units.
She was successful in getting smoking banned in her own strata building in March, after three-quarters of voters chose to ban smoking.
"It's been substantially different since the rule was put in place. It hasn't been perfect, but it's been substantially reduced," added Baker.
The petition to ban smoking came after the birth of her ten-month old daughter, Faith.
She and her husband said they have been dealing with second-hand smoke coming into their unit through the walls and fixtures ever since they bought their condo in Langley City in 2016.
Her biggest concern with second-hand smoke is health safety.
"Nobody has the right to poison someone else. We don't have the right in Canada to poison other people. It's not tolerated in liquid form, it's not tolerated in solid form, but for a long period of time, this gas version has been tolerated."
Baker added she's also concerned about renters, because she explained if a rental property decides to go smoke-free, existing tenants who smoke are 'grandfathered,' in.
In the very least, Baker hopes legislation will change to make the default status of buildings non-smoking, with the opportunity for tenants to vote on whether they want a smoke-free building or not.
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It's that time of year for chicken soup. Got a pot of this nectar cooking on the stove now and thought I'd share it. Elevates the immune system, clears the head and nourishes the body and soul. Every ingredient should be as organic as you can find. But don't obsess; healthy intention is the main ingredient here.