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Author: Will Ferguson
Street Date: June 5, 2003
Will Ferguson was born and raised in the former fur-trapping settlement of Fort Vermilion in the backwoods of northern Canada. Fortunately, he managed to escape, and he has since travelled throughout Latin America and East Asia. Indeed, he prides himself on having gotten utterly and hopelessly lost in more than a dozen exotic locales, including Ecuador, Peru, Indonesia, Malaysia, China, Korea, and Japan.
'How I ever became a travel writer is beyond me, ' he confesses. 'I have absolutely no sense of direction.'
Ferguson has a BFA in screenwriting from York University, Toronto. His first three books were plucked from the slush pile: he is the author of the satirical bestseller Why I Hate Canadians, which was all but banned from export (though it can be ordered online at chapters.ca, he advises), and his other works include a nuts-and-bolts traveller's bible, The Hitchhiker's Guide to Japan, as well as a humorous expos� about his experience in a misguided drunken government youth program, entitled I Was a Teenage Katima-victim! He has also written an insightful and highly scientific political analysis: Bastards & Boneheads (it was a study of our leaders).
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Project to save trees and woodland from ash dieback launched
A major project is being put in place to save an ancient woodland from ash dieback in The National Arboretum in Gloucestershire
First discovered in the UK in 2012, chalara ash dieback is still on the increase in the UK and has now been found among trees in Silk Wood, one of the oldest parts of Westonbirt, The National Arboretum in Gloucestershire.
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Forestry England is embarking on a major project to try to save the ancient woodland, by replacing many of the older ash trees with a wide variety of tree species that are more resilient to pests and diseases. Chalara ash dieback, which is caused by the fungus Hymenoscyphus fraxineus, thins the tree's crown, ultimately leading to the death of the tree. Its spread is difficult to prevent as it travels on wind-borne fungus spores. Although the project will mean Silk Wood will look and feel very different, it will eventually result in a healthier woodland.
According to the Woodland Trust, Hymenoscyphus fraxineus will affect 95 per cent of ash trees across the UK. It can affect trees of all ages and symptoms include leaves developing dark patches in summer that wilt and discolour to black, shoots and leaves dying back, which is visible in summer, lesions where branches meet the trunk and new growth from previously dormant buds further down the trunk (a common response to stress in trees).
Another example of struggling trees in the UK is the horse chestnut, which has been added to the The European Red List of Trees and classed as 'vulnerable' following declines caused by the leaf-miner moth (Cameraria ohridella).
The list blames invasive species, unsustainable logging and urban development for the decline in tree health and trees and 58 per cent of Europe's 454 endemic tree species are on the 'at risk' list.
For more information on the new plans for Westonbirt, head to Forestry England.
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Uncle Irvin is a library freak and uses the facility almost weekly.
Last week, I got a $35 parking ticket for parking a few feet from the curb on State Street in front of the library, but I didn't block anyone or cause a dangerous condition. Uncle Irvin is handicapped and has a handicapped zone shield, but there are no handicapped zones at the library and post office side of State Street.
I was in the library around ten minutes and returned to my car to find a $35 Welcome to Kennett Square ticket.
Uncle Irvin was wrong to have parked the way I did, and the ticket was legitimate. I paid it promptly. The point here is that the lack of free parking in the borough, near the center of town where the shops and restaurants are clustered, drives everyone out of town. That's a fact, and it has been that way in the borough for years, because the citizens who serve on Borough Council are myopic and scared to pay for free parking and pass the cost on to borough taxpayers -- even though the costs of free parking would come back to the borough and property owners four-fold, because of the increase in value of commercial real estate.
Merchants would do more business, and that would justify increased rents and values.
This whole brouhaha about the proposed moving of the library is solely because the library has inadequate space to build an addition, and to provide adequate free parking, not just the five parking spaces the borough provides for both the post office and library.
In spite of reality, Borough Council now wants to build a bigger parking garage so they can provide more paid parking, and continue the no-free-parking cycle that will prevent Kennett Square from prospering.


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Q: Turning off ADB over WiFi through ADB shell? I would like to turn off enabled ADB over WiFi from inside ADB shell after executing a shell script before it. The main reason is that I simply want to start some script, and get rid of overhead caused by ADB over WiFi connection. I do need a WiFi connection itself, so adb shell "svc wifi disable" will not work.
Is there a way to control this development option remotely somehow without touching the screen?
Or possibly there is a am start command that could do this? Something like am start -n com.android... or am start -a android.intent.action...

A: adbd is the adb daemon that runs on your devices, awaiting connection.
issuing stop adbd should kill it - you may have to run this as root, should stop adb on the device, and disconnect your active shell.
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just tried this and it worked for me, running cyanogenmod. using adb connect <ip>, and entering an adb shell, su for super user privileges, and then issue stop adbd. your shell should terminate, and you will not be able to reconnect until you restart it from your device. (shell or settings menu)

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Netflix to campaign for late Chadwick Boseman to be considered for lead actor awards
Chadwick Boseman stars in "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom."
SOURCE: Netflix
Netflix dropped its first trailer for "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" this week, and now, the streaming service says it's pushing for Chadwick Boseman to be considered a lead actor at the Academy Awards.Variety reported Thursday that Netflix will campaign for the late "Black Panther" star to be in the lead actor category for his role as Levee in the latest August Wilson adaptation of director Denzel Washington's ongoing project.Boseman died in August from complications with colon cancer. The 43-year-old's role in "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" is his final film appearance. He has never been nominated for an Academy Award.Netflix released a trailer for the movie earlier this week.The film, shot last year, was already one of the year's most anticipated, coming as the next chapter in Washington's ongoing project to turn Wilson's plays into films, following 2016′s Oscar-winning "Fences." Boseman's performance has been said to be among the finest of his career.Set in Chicago 1927, Viola Davis stars as Ma Rainey, a fiery singer known as the "Mother of the Blues." Boseman plays Levee, an ambitious trumpeter aiming to launch himself with his own updated versions of Ma Rainey's songs. "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" was the first play Wilson wrote in 1984, and the only one of this 10-part Century Cycle not set in Pittsburgh. Washington has said he wants to adapt the other eight plays in a deal that moved to Netflix after first being at HBO.Netflix will release the movie Dec. 18.The Associated Press contributed.
Netflix dropped its first trailer for "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" this week, and now, the streaming service says it's pushing for Chadwick Boseman to be considered a lead actor at the Academy Awards.
Variety reported Thursday that Netflix will campaign for the late "Black Panther" star to be in the lead actor category for his role as Levee in the latest August Wilson adaptation of director Denzel Washington's ongoing project.
Boseman died in August from complications with colon cancer. The 43-year-old's role in "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" is his final film appearance. He has never been nominated for an Academy Award.
Netflix released a trailer for the movie earlier this week.
"It would be an empty world without the Blues."
Here's Viola Davis and Chadwick Boseman in MA RAINEY'S BLACK BOTTOM, from playwright August Wilson, director George C. Wolfe and producer Denzel Washington. On Netflix globally December 18. pic.twitter.com/dNLohzif6M
— NetflixFilm (@NetflixFilm) October 19, 2020
The film, shot last year, was already one of the year's most anticipated, coming as the next chapter in Washington's ongoing project to turn Wilson's plays into films, following 2016′s Oscar-winning "Fences." Boseman's performance has been said to be among the finest of his career.
Set in Chicago 1927, Viola Davis stars as Ma Rainey, a fiery singer known as the "Mother of the Blues." Boseman plays Levee, an ambitious trumpeter aiming to launch himself with his own updated versions of Ma Rainey's songs.
"Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" was the first play Wilson wrote in 1984, and the only one of this 10-part Century Cycle not set in Pittsburgh. Washington has said he wants to adapt the other eight plays in a deal that moved to Netflix after first being at HBO.
Netflix will release the movie Dec. 18.
The Associated Press contributed.


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Major oil and gas companies, BG Group, BP plc, Eni S.p.A., Royal Dutch Shell, Statoil ASA and Total SA, have announced their call to governments around the world and to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to introduce carbon pricing systems and create clear, stable, ambitious policy frameworks that could eventually connect national systems. These would reduce uncertainty and encourage the most cost effective ways of reducing carbon emissions widely.
The six companies set out their position in a joint letter from their chief executives to the UNFCCC Executive Secretary and the President of the COP21. This comes ahead of the UNFCCC's COP21 climate meetings in Paris this December.
With this unprecedented joint initiative, the companies recognize both the importance of the climate challenge and the importance of energy to human life and well-being.
They acknowledge the current trend of greenhouse gas emissions is in excess of what the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change says is needed to limit global temperature rise to no more than 2 degrees Centigrade, and say they are ready to contribute solutions.
As the chief executives write: "Our industry faces a challenge: we need to meet greater energy demand with less CO2. We are ready to meet that challenge and we are prepared to play our part. We firmly believe that carbon pricing will discourage high carbon options and reduce uncertainty that will help stimulate investments in the right low carbon technologies and the right resources at the right pace.
"We now need governments around the world to provide us with this framework and we believe our presence at the table will be helpful in designing an approach that will be both practical and deliverable." (Helge Lund, BG Group Plc; Bob Dudley, BP plc; Claudio Descalzi, Eni S.p.A.; Ben van Beurden, Royal Dutch Shell plc; Eldar Sætre, Statoil ASA; Patrick Pouyanné, Total S.A.).
The chief executives have also sent an additional letter to the media, setting out this position on carbon pricing and also the role that natural gas can play in reducing carbon emissions.


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I even tried altering the checkbox control itself but I couldn't get it to work, is there any way I can do this? Thank you for your help!
Attached you can find a two basic samples demonstrating a slightly different approach using client-side code.
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Grudge Head Coach Trevor Wittman On UFC Newcomer Brandon Thatch: "This Kid Is So Talented"
By Kelsey Mowatt
Grudge Training Center's Trevor Wittman has played a key role in developing many notable fighters and MMA stars, and while mainstream fans may not be familiar with the name Brandon Thatch, the renowned coach is confident they will be soon.
Wittman is well known for the work he's done with fighters like Rashad Evans, Shane Carwin, Nate Marquardt and Brendan Schaub, among many others. While appearing on a recent episode of Full Contact Fighter Radio, however, Wittman was asked to share some names of fighters who he believes are headed in the same direction as the men above.
"There is a couple guys who are right on the verge of breaking out and everyone's going to know their name, and one is Brandon Thatch," Wittman said about the 27 year-old fighter, who currently holds a record of 9-1. "He is so talented and he just got signed to the UFC. Just been waiting for a while, Dana (White) made a comment a while back at a press conference, when they asked who's the best fighter outside the UFC, and Dana said Brandon Thatch."
UFC Welterweight Champion Georges St. Pierre is another high profile figure who has heaped praise on Thatch. After watching Thatch fighter last year, the pound-for-pound contender brought Thatch to Montreal to help him prepare for his fights with Carlos Condit and most recently Nick Diaz. GSP reportedly said before Thatch signed with the UFC that he believed the Colorado fighter could be competing in the organization.
St. Pierre and Thatch (right) (photo via Resurrection Fighting Alliance)
"He's a guy to watch out for at 170 pounds," Wittman furthered about Thatch, who has won eight straight fights now while competing for organizations like Ring of Fire, Instinct MMA and Resurrection Fighting Alliance. "He's gone up and helped Georges St. Pierre in his last two training camps, and Georges thinks highly of him; this kid is so talented."
Thatch has been training in martial arts for much of his life, as his father Clarence Thatch is a seven time Sabaki champion and former ISKA World Cruiserweight Kickboxing Champion. Thatch had his first fight when he was just 17, and since then he's gone on to record nine pro MMA wins, all of which have come via submission or stoppage.
Most recently, Thatch submitted Mike Rhodes with a first round, rear-naked-choke at RFA 7, and prior to that, he tapped out Canadian vet Martin Grandmont with the same technique at an Instinct MMA event last June.
"That guy is so mentally strong," added Wittman, who also mentioned Justin Gaethje and Justin Salas as other Grudge fighters that are on the rise . "His father is Clarence Thatch, who is a former Sabaki champion, so Brandon has grown up in the fight world, and when you grow up in a gym everything is just easier on the mental page. It's like nature to him."
The UFC hasn't made an official announcement about signing Thatch and no details have emerged yet, as to when and who the welterweight will face in his Octagon debut.
Stay tuned to Full Contact Fighter for more UFC news as it develops.
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The Volvo P1800 by Matchbox has also been offered earlier this year in the shown 20 model set ( top right ).
All models have new 'NL' base-plates except the fork-truck. However, the plastic grey interior is a very different shade of gray. I expect some of these will be quite rare in terms of baseplates such as the Mazda, Volvo and Morgan.
The 'NL' base-plate is named as such because since a short period Mattel puts on the base-plate of Matchbox and Hotwheels models the zip code of the (legal) European head office which is located in 1186 MJ, 1, NL.
According to European legislation manufacturers are obliged to put an address on the packaging in Europe. In the case of a complaint the customer has an address where he can send his comments. Why Mattel did it on the base-plate and not on the packaging remains a mystery. In any case all models produced after January 1, 2012 have that zip code on the base-plate. And because it's a Dutch address it's called the Dutch base-plate.
The Matchbox Northwest Collector's Club has issued a club car for 2012. They choose the Volvo P1800 as base for their code 3 model. The Volvo P1800 is available in four different colours and all feature the logo of the Matchbox Northwest club on the roof, the Saint logo on the hood and Matchbox Northwest is written on the side doors with the exception of the yellow racer model. The logos have all been printed by the US company Color Comp.
A total of only 30 models have been produced : 10 in white, 8 in red, 8 in blue and 4 yellow ones.
The first picture shows the layout preview. It seems that the black car was not approved and hasn't been produced.
The Matchbox Northwest Collector's Club is based in Seattle, Washington ( USA ).
Their contact person is Tom Larson.


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Exclusive: House Democrats, NGOs Send Letters to Federal Reserve Pushing for More Specific Climate Action
Concern over climate risk has gained steam under Biden, with regulators discussing climate change and financial stability at FSOC meeting
By Lisa Martine Jenkins & Claire Williams
April 1, 2021 at 6:00 am ET
The British banking reform advocacy group PositiveMoney gave the Fed a D- grade among central banks for its efforts in addressing climate change.
Reps. Mondaire Jones (D-N.Y.) and Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) "commend the creation of the Supervision Climate Committee" but say the Fed needs to go further with specific climate-mitigation policies.
Senate Banking Committee ranking member Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) said in an email that "if Congress believes current environmental policies do not adequately address climate-related risks, changes should be enacted through the legislative process — not through financial regulation."
The Federal Reserve on Thursday will be on the receiving end of two letters making the case that its action to mitigate the impacts of climate change on the U.S. economy is too limited — one from a group of Democratic lawmakers and one from 64 nonprofit environmental and financial advocacy organizations.
The letters, provided exclusively to Morning Consult, come as PositiveMoney publishes a scorecard of the world's central banks and their climate change efforts. The British not-for-profit banking reform advocacy group found that the U.S. Fed is lagging its peers with similar commitments to 2015's Paris Climate Agreement, giving it a D- grade.
And a scorecard supplement from Public Citizen says the Fed's only actions to date have been climate discussion in several speeches, including citing climate risk in a November report and the creation of the Supervision Climate Committee earlier this year. Last week, the central bank also announced the Financial Stability Climate Committee. Fed Chairman Jerome Powell recently said the central bank is in the "very early days" of addressing the issue.
The issue of climate risks to the financial system more broadly has picked up steam under the Biden administration: On Wednesday at a meeting of the Financial Stability Oversight Committee (a group that includes the country's top financial regulators, including the Fed), Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen re-emphasized her intention to move forward with policy that affects financial stability and climate, saying that "our financial system must be prepared for the market and credit risks of these climate-related events."
As reflected in Thursday's letters, House Democrats and their allies don't think these measures go far enough.
Related: 60 Largest Banks Invested $3.8 Trillion Into Fossil Fuels in the Five Years After Paris Climate Deal, Report Finds
Led by Reps. Mondaire Jones (D-N.Y.) and Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), a group of at least 25 Democrats argue that the Fed should increase the climate resilience of the financial system through supervisory and prudential measures, and incorporate climate risks into its monetary policy.
Additionally, they encourage sustainable investment with an eye toward limiting global warming and prioritizing low-income communities and communities of color.
"While we commend the creation of the Supervision Climate Committee, without concrete objectives and measurable changes to the supervisory framework and monetary policy activities carried out by the Fed, we worry progress will be both too slow and insufficient in scale to adequately address the reality of the crisis our economy and our planet face," the lawmakers write in their letter to Powell.
Citing data on the several trillion-dollar investments both commercial and investment banks have made in the fossil fuel sector in recent years — and which the lawmakers say come from banking holding companies under the Fed's jurisdiction — they write that "this flow of money exposes our financial system, our economy, and our planet to high levels of climate risk."
Furthermore, the Fed itself is overinvested in the fossil fuel industry, they write, citing the central bank's corporate bond purchases being "heavily overweight" in the oil, gas and coal sectors.
The lawmakers say the Fed should exclude fossil fuel assets from its purchase programs and collateral framework entirely, and align both the central bank's CARES Act credit facility assets and any future emergency lending programs with the Paris Climate Agreement's goal of limiting temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius.
Related: When It Comes to Influencing the Impacts of Climate Change, Corporations, Governments Outstrip Individuals, Public Says
In response to questions from Morning Consult about whether he and his colleagues plan to encourage other regulators to take similar action, Jones said he would "use every lever" at his disposal and that "every institution must do its part to reduce carbon emissions and promote sustainability."
And while Tlaib acknowledged in an email that Powell has previously been receptive to working with Congress, she wants to push the Fed to go further.: "Given their financial stability objectives and supervisory role over financial institutions, the Fed clearly has the ability to incentivize and enforce a reduction in the financing of environmentally damaging activities."
In a connected effort led by the nonprofit advocacy group 350.org, a collection of 64 organizations has written Powell, as well, urging the Fed to "move more rapidly and more boldly" when it comes to managing climate risks to the financial system.
Accomplishing the international goal of holding global warming to under 1.5 degrees Celsius, the groups write, will require reducing fossil fuel production by 7.6 percent annually until 2030, which will entail "rapid, dramatic changes in multiple sectors of the economy, which could threaten financial stability if not managed properly."
The groups have encouraged the Fed to take the same steps mentioned by the lawmakers by November of this year, which is when the United States will participate in the next United Nations climate conference (COP26, focused in part on the finance sector).
Related: Carbon Price Group's Model Finds Tax Would Lead to 57% Emissions Reduction By 2035
However, this call to action comes as the Democrats' colleagues across the aisle say that financial regulators are overstepping their mandate in pushing to center climate risk.
Rep. Pat McHenry (R-N.C.) led a group of House Financial Services Committee Republicans in sending a letter to FSOC urging the body to "ensure such discussions are free from political agendas and focus on policies that protect the stability of the financial system."
Senate Banking Committee ranking member Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) said after the FSOC meeting that he is worried "members may seek to advance a progressive social agenda on global warming, which is beyond the scope of their respective missions and authorities."
"This effort is not grounded in science or economics, but is instead a self-fulfilling prophecy: claim there are future regulatory risks for carbon intensive industries, then use unelected, unaccountable financial regulators to impose regulatory costs on those activities," Toomey said in an email. "If Congress believes current environmental policies do not adequately address climate-related risks, changes should be enacted through the legislative process — not through financial regulation."
In response, Jones said that the Fed's mandate is to maximize employment, stabilize prices and moderate inflation. "Our climate crisis threatens all three of those objectives, which is why the Fed can, and must, do more to prioritize climate action," he added.
This story has been corrected with the final count of organizations included on the NGO letter.
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With 25+ years experience as a school librarian and professional storyteller, Aileen Kirkham, has written four professional educators' books published by Upstart Books/Demco, Inc.; numerous magazine articles for Library Sparks; and an award-winning nonfiction article for Highlights Magazine (August 2015). Dressed as Captain Book, she does cross-curricular storytelling programs for children in public libraries and schools. Currently she's working on three manuscripts for children: Biomimcry, and two biographies on Dr. Ben Carson and James Smithson.


Palm and HP seem like the happiest of corporate couples right now, but theirs was a heated courtship: according to Palm's latest statement to shareholders, a total of 16 companies were contacted about a deal, and HP was the winner of a month-long bidding war that involved serious offers from five companies -- a bidding war that involved Jon Rubinstein personally warning HP that it had to "significantly and immediately" increase its offer to remain in the game. What's more, HP's winning bid came in at just 20 cents a share more than its primary rival. Yeah, it's juicy -- read on for the full blow-by-blow.
Palm recognized that it was in trouble in early February, a few weeks before it posted its disappointing quarterly results, and on February 17 the company organized a committee headed by CEO Jon Rubinstein to investigate its options -- everything from licensing webOS to selling the company was on the table.
From February 25 to April 1, Palm's management and consultants talked to a total of 16 companies about doing a deal. Five companies including HP ultimately got to the point of making offers, but only HP is publicly named in the filing -- the other suitors are referred to as Companies A, B, C, and D. Palm was most interested in HP and Companies A and B, while C and D initially only wanted to acquire Palm's patents. It's not clear when D dropped out.
Palm's board of directors decided that selling the company was the best option in early March. The board thought about selling patents and / or licensing webOS, but decided against it because licensing would dilute the value of Palm's IP and fail to address long-term problems like scale and resources, and management was told to tell potential buyers that they should focus on an "outright acquisition." If you're keeping track, that's the exact opposite of what Jon Rubinstein was saying on April 22.
HP made its first offer on April 13, for $4.75 per share or about a billion dollars, and requested a 30-day period of exclusive negotations. Company A followed up on April 15 with an offer of $600 million in cash, and Company B proposed a stock-for-stock deal that would take longer than the other deals.
After receiving the offers from A and B, Palm told HP that it wouldn't give it an exclusivity period unless it improved its offer, and HP declined. At the same time, Palm decided that neither A nor B's proposal were of any value to its shareholders, and told both companies that they weren't competitive. A and B then dropped out of the game.
On April 18 Company C offered between $6 and $7 per share with a proposed transaction to take place within 14 days, and on April 19 Palm sent both HP and Company C draft merger agreements.
Palm and HP senior management held meetings on April 20 and 21, resulting in HP upping its offer to $5 per share on April 22. Later that day, Company C dropped its offer to $5.50 and sent Palm a revised merger agreement that contained several worrisome provisions, including a longer, riskier transaction timeline and a $60 million penalty if the deal didn't go through. Palm and Company C engaged in "extensive negotiations" from the 23rd to the 25th, but never managed to work out a compromise.
While that was going on, on April 24th Jon Rubinstein and his advisors directly told HP that its offer wasn't competitive and that it had to "significantly and immediately" improve its offer in order to remain in the game. HP responded by raising its offer to $5.70 per share (the winning bid) later that day, and Jon Rubinstein told Company C that he had a better offer on April 25th.
Company C told Palm it wasn't raising its acquisition offer, but offered to buy patents and take a nonexclusive license to webOS for $800 million. The board considered that proposal on the same day and declined.
From that point on it was all HP -- the two companies negotiated from April 24 to April 28, when the merger was approved by Palm's outside accountants at Goldman Sachs and announced to the world.
Yeah, it's a crazy story, and it gets even wilder: Palm says Company C never signed an NDA, so it's more than likely we'll eventually find out who it was. Your guess is as good as ours -- Lenovo? ZTE? Dell? Either way, it looks like HP pulled this off in the nick of time.


The Founders of Doltone House Group, the Signorelli Family, lost their father to Mesothelioma (asbestos cancer) 10 years ago. On Wednesday night (30thMay 12018), to mark a decade since his passing, they put together one of the largest and most extravagant fundraising dinners Australia has ever seen.
Entertainment: Marina Prior, Mark Vincent, 40 piece Sydney Chamber Orchestra, Martin Club Band and the Knafeh Bakery Boys.
The Signorelli family ensured guests were well looked after with a bottomless supply of stunning cocktails, beer, wine and spirits, as well as an amazing four course feast.
Guests stemmed from the Government, the business world and the health and medical research communities.
Every inch of the room was filled with excitement – pop up bars, gelato vans, a fresh produce display (fruit, vegetable and flowers), styled in the late Biaggio's restored fruit truck that guests were invited to raid at the end of the night, branded tracks, pyrotechnic displays and much more.
Photos from the night are available here.
The Signorelli Family has held countless events in their lives, but nothing ever like this. The night went off without a hitch, with all 2,500 guests seated within one hour of doors opening and all meals served quickly and efficiently.
The Chairman of the Biaggio Signorelli Asbestos Foundation, Biaggio's son Paul said that the Foundation was overwhelmed by the support of the community.
"This was an extremely important occasion for both our Foundation and for my family. We have witnessed first-hand what a truly devastating disease Mesothelioma is," Paul said.
The Foundation raised over $1 million on the evening.
The Signorelli Family is available for interview to discuss how they managed to pull off this spectacular evening.


The Homeless Library is the first history of British homelessness, combining oral history interviews and, more subjectively, poetry and art. The Library is a collection of over 80 books handmade by homeless people, reflecting on their lives and how they connect with the wider, previously unwritten heritage of homelessness.
Many homeless people live and die as "invisibles" who are not valued or acknowledged. The project sought to redress that balance - and in doing so help rebuild the self-image of profoundly excluded and damaged people. Participants were invited to join workshops, supported by two homeless resource centres in Greater Manchester, The Booth Centre and The Wellspring. Arts organisation arthur+martha has a longstanding partnership with both of these venues, and has gradually established trust with the homeless community over 5 years.
The Homeless Library was launched at The Houses of Parliament and made its public debut at The Southbank, London. This exhibition was reviewed in The Lancet as a significant contribution to the welfare of homeless people: "The books and stories from The Homeless Library carry an impressive emotional and political weight."
The two-year Heritage Lottery Funded project was devised and directed by experimental arts and health organisation arthur+martha, which has a 15-year history of collaboration with marginalised people, especially people with dementia and homeless people, helping people find their creative voice and be heard.
Initial research included interviewing older people who witnessed homelessness back to the 1930s and discussion with homeless people and social historians about the form and ethics of this unwritten history. Next followed 18 months of life story interviews and creative workshops with contemporary homeless people. The final phase was promotion, exhibition, publication.
Participants were invited to join in at dementia drop-ins and the homeless centres mentioned above. Support workers and carers were present at all workshops, events etc. Continual reviews and feedback took place with participants and staff. Written consent was obtained for permission to publicly share material. All homeless interviewees had their words read back to them, and had the opportunity to edit their accounts. Participants numbers: 45 older people, 300 homeless and vulnerably housed people.
The exhibition of handmade books launched at the Houses of Parliament in May 2016, welcomed by Undersecretary of State Marcus Jones and Ann Coffey MP who listened to speeches by homeless participants: "This project is both a piece of history and an art piece. I don't think I've ever come across anything like it before. It's beautiful."
The exhibition then had its public debut at The Southbank in London, at which homeless people led a creative workshop, tutoring members of the public. These two exhibitions totalled 3 months, audience approx 20000. Social media audience includes 4000 viewings for the short documentary video, 10000 blog hits. A free ebook accompanying the exhibition contained interviews footnoted by social historians and health professionals, and contemporary homeless people.
Lois Blackburn and Philip Davenport, the Co-Directors of arthur+martha, contributed insights gained during The Homeless Library project to a Committee for the All Party Parliamentary Group for Arts, Health and Wellbeing in 2016.
The project was continually supported, monitored and reviewed by support workers and responded to feedback from participants. A detailed public diary of the project documented emotional currents of workshops on the blog.
The Lancet reviewer interviewed participants, staff and artists and discussing the project as a space for potential healing: "The homeless people who shared their stories experienced a safe place ... Once a safe space was established, the means of expressing frightening or painful emotions could be explored. Writing workshops fostered a sense of trust in other people and shared experience..."
Making The Homeless Library helped some people to lighten their load. Two participants attribute this project to no longer being homeless. Psychologist Polly Kaiser, who wrote footnotes for the ebook, observed that people can only change their lives using therapy if they have a safe place to do it. Homeless people by definition don't possess a safe place: many of their stories tell of damage with no chance to heal. The temporary place of safety this project offered was making art and poetry. The shared delight of the creative sessions was uplifting to witness.
To offer people a short time away from fear, from addiction, from intimidation was perhaps the most valuable gift that we had to bring. Self-expression is one of the deepest human needs, it defines identity, allows change and brings joy.
"It's put me back on the ladder to life."


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Peter Demyanovich, Coastal Camp Director, is a nine-year NatureBridge veteran. His summer day camp, set among the crystal clear waters, rich forests and picturesque trails of Marin County, California, hosts campers from five to 14 years old. "It's a transformative experience for many of the kids we serve," he says of the time they spend at Coastal Camp.
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Camp & Class Manager simplified NatureBridge's financial procedures by allowing Peter and his staff to quickly identify outstanding payments. "During the flurry of registration activity, when you're trying to get campers into certain sessions, you might not remember to process a payment," he says. His new system makes it easy to find that information. The pre-created reports in Camp & Class Manager help manage daily operations, as well. Staffers can access up-to-date registration numbers, including how many spaces are available in any given week, plus additional details such as how many children are taking bus transportation. "That built-in functionality is really nice," Peter says. "I use it every single day."
The new tool also helps NatureBridge cut back on paper forms and improve customer service, thanks to better organization and preparedness.
"We're able to digitally manage all the daily changes when camp is in session," Peter adds. "It's not on a paper form somewhere."
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Next, NatureBridge maximized its ACTIVE Network connection to the fullest by enlisting the expertise of Digital Marketing Consultant, Camarin Wanamaker. Taking advantage of this key service addressed several pressing marketing questions for the camp:
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With Camarin's help, Coastal Camp was able to craft their website content in a more thoughtful and targeted way through web traffic analysis and additional insight tools. She touches base with NatureBridge frequently to track results and gain feedback on marketing initiatives.
"The takeaways from Camarin in our meetings really helped drive more volume to our website and helped with our registrations, as well," Peter says."We're selling at a historic rate this summer."


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Afghans without documents are preventing those with valid visas or permission to board evacuation flights from entering the Kabul airport.
Hundreds of Afghans continue to crowd the entrances to the Hamid Karzai International Airport and the adjacent military base in Kabul, many of whom have no official documents allowing them to board evacuation flights, Afghan media reported.
Reports said that a number of Afghans, who managed to get into the airport, were removed once it was determined that they did not have the necessary documents.
"We have documents, but they are not allowing us to enter the airport, which has made things difficult for us," said Samim, an Afghan national hoping to leave the country, Ariana News reported.
"We have documents, all our documents are complete, and sometimes they send us to one gate and sometimes to another gate," said Haroon, another resident.
Another Afghan national waiting to enter the gates of the airport told Ariana News that people who stormed the north gate of Kabul airport this week, on the military side, had no documents, while many families which have been camping at that gate for days have all the necessary paperwork in place.
"Many people who have no documents rushed here," said Gul Khan, a resident of Kabul.
Meanwhile, Ahmad Nawed, a teacher at the Marshall Fahim National Defense University, said that he has pitched his tent outside the airport in the hope of getting on to a flight.
He said he does not have a visa but has all his military documents proving that he was in the defence force.
"No, I do not have the documents, but I do have military documents to show that I worked in Kabul," said Nawed.
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Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome: Paradoxical Effects Of THC? Or Something Else?
By Lydia Kariuki
There's one way to die from cannabis, and it's cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome (CHS). According to the Official Journal of the American College of Gastroenterology, there have been about 2217 reported deaths from CHS. The figure is probably higher considering that most cases are never diagnosed and hence never reported.
CHS is a rather new diagnosis that is often confused with cyclic vomiting syndrome (CVS). Both conditions are characterized by cyclic episodes of excessive vomiting (hyperemesis) that may eventually lead to death. Even though exact mechanisms are yet to be confirmed, THC has been implicated in CHS.
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On the flip side, one of the approved uses of THC is in the treatment of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV). Isn't it paradoxical that THC would trigger both CHS and be an effective cure for CINV nonetheless?
CHS was first described in a 2004 paper as cyclical hyperemesis (vomiting) as a result of chronic cannabis abuse. Apart from the vomiting, the researchers also noted that the patients were taking frequent hot baths for relief, as a learned behavior. It is hypothesized that CHS may be a result of overstimulation of endocannabinoid receptors. Genetics may also have a role to play, according to preliminary research.
RELATED: Is 'Uncontrollable Vomiting' Really A Serious Side Effect Of Marijuana?
CHS is often divided into three phases. The first is the prodromal phase where the patient experiences early morning nausea and slight abdominal discomfort. This phase may last for several years. The second is the hyperemetic phase that's characterized by severe nausea and vomiting, abdominal pain and the learned behavior of taking hot baths. Left untreated, the patient can deteriorate quite fast during this stage due to electrolyte imbalance and dehydration. The final stage is the recovery phase.
Most of the patients who've been diagnosed with CHS are young adults with a history of chronic cannabis use (16 years on average). They reported daily use of cannabis, up to three or five times per day. Chronic cannabis use is what differentiates CHS from cyclic vomiting syndrome. In addition, the behavior of taking compulsive hot showers is only observed in CHS.
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Treatment for CHS revolves around treating nausea and vomiting and preventing a relapse during the recovery phase. Even with the proven anti-emetic properties of cannabis, this is one case where offering it as a form of treatment may cause more harm than good.
This article originally appeared on MyCannibis.com and has been reposted with permission.
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Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome: What Causes It And How To Treat It
Daily and long-term use of cannabis can cause a rare condition known as cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome (CHS). Symptoms include nausea and an unsettled stomach, to name just a few.
Many researchers tried to give more details on CHS and its causes, but it requires more studies as it is a fairly new condition. The first cases were reported in 2004 in South Australia, where doctors started treating cannabis users for vomiting, stomach pain, and more. The people who experienced these issues were long-term cannabis users.
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Diagnosing the condition is often tricky, considering that many users go for treatment without mentioning using marijuana. In most cases, the symptoms disappear entirely once the user stops consuming cannabis. However, as legalization is still in progress, the number of people using marijuana is increasing, and so is the number of those with CHS.
CHS is a rare phenomenon. In most cases, it occurs in people who use marijuana for years (usually 1-5), a few times per day (3-5 times).
Main Causes of Cannabis Hyperemesis Syndrome
Some research suggests that cannabis hyperemesis syndrome is caused by the daily and long-term use of marijuana. The number of people diagnosed with CHS is increasing due to more states in the US legalizing marijuana. However, the number of regular users who develop weed sickness is not high. Some studies suggest that genetics plays a part. There is a lack of evidence that would fully support the current theories around CHS, which is why further research is necessary.
Cannabis has several active components, and since it is very complex, it affects every user differently. One of its main ingredients is THC that features anti-nausea effects. But what has been noted is that if someone uses cannabis regularly for an extended period, the results could be the opposite. Some theories suggest that THC can make cannabinoid receptors act contrary to how they should behave. As a result, the consumer may experience cramps, vomiting, stomach pain, and other issues.
Read Also: What Are the Possible Side Effects of THC or Cannabis Use?
CHS Symptoms and Phases
The symptoms of CHS are divided into three main phases. The first is called the prodromal phase, the second is hyperemetic, and the third is the recovery phase.
Prodromal Phase
The prodromal phase is the first one, and the symptoms in this stage are usually abdominal pain, morning nausea, and urge to vomit. Other symptoms can be skin flushing, body temperature changes, and sweating. While this phase is on, most people will continue to eat normally. In addition, most users will continue to consume cannabis, thinking it will help them stop nausea and vomiting. The prodromal stage can last for a long time, in some cases for a couple of weeks, months, and even years.
Hyperemetic Phase
The second stage is called the hyperemetic phase, and during it, the vomiting is often pretty intense. To ease nausea, people will mostly use hot showers throughout the day. Some people take marijuana to ease nausea, but it only makes the situation worse.
The symptoms in this phase include feeling sick and nauseous, throwing up after smoking weed, dehydration, stomach pain, disturbance of eating patterns, reduced food intake, and weight loss. The syndrome represents a real medical issue. Extreme vomiting and intense tummy pain can plausibly lead to scromiting (the combination of screaming and vomiting). The phase lasts until the consumer stops with marijuana usage.
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Recovery Stage
The last of three phases is the recovery stage. It starts the moment the user stops consuming cannabis. During this phase, all the symptoms will go away, and the person will go back to the standard eating patterns. In addition, people in the recovery phase generally feel better. The need for several hot showers or baths throughout the day will disappear as well. The stage can last from a couple of days to a few months. If an individual decides to turn back to marijuana by any chance, the symptoms will most likely return.
Diagnosis of the Sickness
Various health issues can cause repeated vomiting, and what needs to be pointed out is that CHS is a rare condition. The healthcare provider will ask the patient about the symptoms, and it will also ask about past health and issues if there were any. Then, a physical exam is necessary, including a stomach exam.
One of the things that can make the diagnosis faster and a lot simpler is admitting the consumption of marijuana to the doctor. For many health care providers, diagnosing the syndrome can be pretty challenging and can take a lot of time and effort. The main reason for that is that the patient does not report and mention their use of cannabis.
There are specific criteria to diagnose the syndrome. The first one is the patient has been consuming marijuana regularly for over a year. Some other things that can play a significant role are weekly cannabis usage, tummy pain, relief after taking a hot bath or shower, nausea, vomiting, etc. Other things that are considered are morning nausea, age (if the person is younger than 50), weight loss, and disturbed eating patterns.
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Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome Treatment
If the health care provider diagnoses the CHS, it will be explained to the patient what is cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome, and then it is the treatment time.
One of the first steps doctors suggest is to stop consuming marijuana. If a person experiences extreme vomiting and nausea, hospitalization that may last a few days could be necessary.
During the second phase, known as the hyperemesis phase, the patient might need treatment, such as:
Medicines for pain relief and anti-sickness
Constant hot showers or baths
Intravenous fluid replacement
Anti-nausea drugs
All of the above are short-term treatments. The only option to treat the condition long-term is to stop using marijuana.
In most cases, the symptoms of the syndrome will disappear pretty fast. The patient may feel much better in general within a few days, usually one or two. However, the symptoms can come back if the person starts consuming cannabis again.
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Prevention and Consequences If Untreated
The only way to prevent cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome is the complete absence of marijuana consumption. Unfortunately, people tend to consume cannabis for years and become chronic users before the CHS develops. That's because the development of the syndrome takes a lot of time.
When a person has the symptoms, especially vomiting, it may cause additional issues such as dehydration. In addition, if the condition is not treated, some other complications may arise, such as weakness, muscle spasms, shock, to name a few. In the most severe cases, cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome can lead to kidney failure that can cause death.
CHS is caused by regular marijuana consumption. When the syndrome develops, which takes a few years, the consumer will experience various problems such as nausea, vomiting, weight loss, disturbed eating patterns, etc. The symptoms take three phases, and they can be extremely severe, especially in phase two.
The diagnosis of the syndrome is one of the trickiest parts of the story because people often fail to report using marijuana to their health care providers. Once the syndrome is finally diagnosed, the patient gets familiar with the condition, learns what CHS is, and begins treatment. The most important part of the recovery process is the stopping of weed consumption. If the patient continues to consume, the symptoms will come back.
The condition is a rare phenomenon and it does not affect all smokers. Every marijuana user should know the right dose. When the marijuana consumer experiences extreme vomiting for one whole day or more, contacting a health care provider is the best possible option.
Disclaimer: The information in this article is for educational purposes only and should not be used as a substitute for any prescribed medication. See your doctor first!
This article originally appeared on AskGrowers.com and has been reposted with permission.
Is 'Uncontrollable Vomiting' Really A Serious Side Effect Of Marijuana?
There is reportedly a rise of an unusual illness happening across the United States, and it is prevalent in spots that have legalized marijuana. It seems that droves of people are going to the emergency room for stomach problems, including "uncontrollable vomiting," resulting from pot use.
"They are writhing, holding their stomach, complaining of really bad abdominal pain and nausea," Dr. Sam Wang, a pediatric emergency medicine specialist and toxicologist at Children's Hospital Colorado, told CNN.
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Once the nausea turns to full-blown vomiting, Wang says the diagnosis is quickly established. "They vomit and then just continue to vomit whatever they have in their stomach, which can go on for hours," he said. "They often say they took a scalding hot shower before they came to the ER, but it didn't help. "That's when we know we may have a case of cannabis hyperemesis syndrome."
There indeed exists a condition known as cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome (CHS). The symptoms range from morning nausea to stomach pain in the early stage and persistent vomiting as a patient gets worse. However, medical experts admit they aren't exactly sure what causes CHS. They only have theories. Some claim genetics are to blame, while others believe it results from brain changes following longtime pot use. They just can't pinpoint which is closest to the truth.
Although the condition was once considered rare, doctors agree that it can still be dangerous. It can even prove fatal in severe cases.
Joseph Habboushe, MD, MBA, assistant professor of emergency medicine at New York University School of Medicine/Bellevue, spoke to Healio Gastroenterology and Liver Disease about the condition back in 2018. He said people who experience CHS often find that hot showers DO relieve the symptoms. It's dangerous, as "this increases their chances of dehydration and acute renal failure due to a combination of sweating in the shower and vomiting."
RELATED: Do You Need To Worry About Your Cannabis Use? Study Reports New Details On CHS
Although CHS is an actual medical condition, not all doctors are willing to accept marijuana as the cause. Why? Because "the diagnosis code is new [October 2020] and cases are being lost in the total number of Nausea/Vomiting coded cases," Dr. Adrian Elliot, head of the Emergency Department at Fairview Hospital, told The Berkshireedge. "Additionally," he continued, "it is difficult to get to the diagnosis of cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome, as getting all of the history needed to make the definitive link between marijuana use and the nausea/vomiting patient complaint is difficult in the emergency department setting." It usually takes several ER visits to solidify a diagnosis.
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A school of thought suggests marijuana potency is to blame for the purported uprising in CHS cases. But the truth is, modern medicine doesn't have any idea. There is only speculation surrounding potency, predisposition, specific products, etc. But there isn't any data to support these claims. The best researchers can do is examine ER vomiting cases and look for a correlation.
Wang's study, published last week in the journal JAMA Network Open, claims to have found that correlation. His teams noticed a near 30% increase in vomiting cases (800,000 total) since marijuana was made legal in Colorado. But there doesn't appear to be any cut-and-dry proof that the cases were pot-related. As Dr. Elliot stated, it's almost impossible to link CHS cases to cannabis consumption.
There is undoubtedly a lot we do not understand about marijuana. Let's get that straight. We don't have much concrete evidence (outside the anecdotal) that it comes with any of its many reported health benefits. At the same time, there isn't much evidence surrounding the adverse effects either.
This lack of research is the federal government's fault. For decades, the powers-that-be have made it difficult for researchers to examine the herb. President Biden said during his campaign he would change the course of cannabis — downgrading its Schedule I classification on the Controlled Substances Act — but he has yet to make good.
So, it could be years before medical professionals better understand CHS and its relationship to cannabis. In the meantime, cannabis users experiencing persistent vomiting should seek medical attention and ultimately take a break from bud. The condition improves once a person stops using cannabis.
Do You Need To Worry About Your Cannabis Use? Study Reports New Details On CHS
By Andrew Ward
Cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome (CHS) is a rare condition that is believed to lead to intractable nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain in cannabis consumers. The condition can last days or weeks, returning for months. CHS's origins remain uncertain.
Awareness of the condition has grown in recent years, first mentioned in a lab study in 2004. Still, some continue to push back on CHS as a condition, questioning its severity or sometimes considering it a misdiagnosis. Advocates for the legitimacy of the condition cite support from leading hospitals, including Cedars Sinai and studies from The Mayo Clinic.
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An Austin, Texas-based study released on Tuesdayanalyzes underlying genetic mutations in heavy cannabis flower and concentrates consumers in an attempt to better understand and identify the genetic markers of the condition.
Using "the largest contemporaneous database," the study compared CHS diagnoses and symptoms of heavy-cannabis consumers.
The analysis adds to an incrementally growing pool of studies. "CHS is remarkably stereotyped in its presentation," the study notes, pointing out that nearly 75% of CHS patients are consumers for at least one year and all suffer from recurring severe nausea, vomiting and other possible adverse effects over several months.
Key Findings And Breakthroughs
Analysts concluded that their research is the first "to note associated mutations in genes affecting neurotransmitters, the endocannabinoid system, and the cytochrome P450 complex associated with cannabinoid metabolism."
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In a press release, CReDO Science CEO and study co-lead, Dr. Ethan Russo, stated that "These important preliminary findings contribute to the growing body of knowledge, stimulate additional investigation, help elucidate the pathophysiology of CHS and, ultimately, direct future treatment."
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Len May, CEO of Endocanna Health, also co-led the study.
The results came from a pool of 585 heavy cannabis-consuming respondents through an online survey. Of the subjects, 28 patients and 12 controls finished genomic testing.
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While the final pool was smaller than anticipated, researchers believe more results will come through ongoing questionnaire submissions and testing, said CReDO ScienceCOO Nishi Whiteley.
Next Steps: CHS Treatment
Whiteley added that the company is assessing its next steps, with the current high priority focused on "coming up with treatments that are affordable and sensible for the patient that will help provide them immediate relief."
Relief options arose from the study but did not appear consistent at this time.
Whiteley added that the results revealed that one consistent remedy did not work in the study. Instead, various options showed promise depending on the individual and the side effects they experienced.
This article originally appeared on Benzinga and has been reposted with permission.
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According to a report by home-grown wearable devices maker, GOQii, Prime Minister Narendra Modi becomes the top health influencer in the country, beating yoga guru Ramdev for the second consecutive time.
The list is followed by Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar who recently invested in tech startup. Baba Ramdev secured the third position.
Other influential names include MS Dhoni, Ranveer Singh, Kareena Kapoor, Tiger Shroff, Priyanka Chopra, Virat Kohli and actor Deepika Padukone who made it to the top 10 list.
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Releasing a statement on this report, Vishal Gondal, CEO and founder GOQii said, "This report is an effort to identify the most influential healthcare personalities in our country who have the power to make India healthy, a goal for us at GOQii as well as the government of India."
"Despite all the tasks at hand, the 68-year-old still manages to stay fit," said the report on PM Modi bagging the top position.
Similarly, there is no doubt that Akshay Kumar is one of the fittest celebrity who is trained in martial arts and has a black belt in taekwondo.
The report has a clear mention of how he manages to maintain his workout regime in the midst of such a hectic schedule.
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"His claim to fame is his company, Patanjali Ayurved, that believes in yoga and Ayurveda as a way of improving life. His brand is now a popular name in India and is giving MNC FMCG companies a run for their money. As of May 19, his company is the third largest FMCG company in India," the report said on Baba Ramdev bagging the third position.
The top 30 health influencers were selected from a list of 100. The scoring system was created based on the following categories — followers on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube; the number of Google news mentions and an estimate of how much each person's career focuses on fitness and health. The data was collected the January-March period.
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Elaine Paige and Bernadette Peters launch virtual dog and cat adoption event "West End Woofs"
Help furry friends during the pandemic!
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Elaine Paige and Bernadette Peters will help beleaguered pets in a virtual dog and cat adoption event on 9 November.
The event will see a number of animal-loving performers and celebrities lending their support to "West End Woofs", whereby dogs and cats from UK animal shelters and rescues will be presented to online viewers via Broadway.com.
Paige said: "I'm thrilled to be co-hosting Broadway Barks introduces West End Woofs! with my pal Bernadette. I'm hoping it will become as popular and as successful as it's been in the USA over the past 22 years. As we all continue to deal with this dreadful pandemic, we're turning more and more to our four-legged friends for companionship. So it would be fantastic if we can help as many dogs and cats in the shelters find a safe and secure home."
The show is a UK version of Peters' "Broadway Barks", which has been running for more than 20 years.
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1.	OPENING STATEMENT
The combined public/work session meeting of the Planning Board of the Township of Mahwah held at the Municipal Building, 475 Corporate Dr., Mahwah, N. J. was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by John Brotherton, Vice Chairman. The Opening Statement was read according to the Sunshine Law followed by the flag salute and roll call.
These minutes are a synopsis of the meeting. A verbatim audio tape recording is on file with the Board Secretary at the Planning Board Office, 475 Corporate Dr., Mahwah, N. J. Copies of the tapes may be purchased for a fee.
PRESENT:	Mr. Brotherton, Mr. DaPuzzo, Mr. Jandris, Mr. Trent, Mr. Crean, Mr. Donigian (7:22 p.m.), Mr. Rudolph, Mr. Sherer
ABSENT:	Dr. Ross, Mayor Martel, Ms. Richter
PROFESSIONALS: Peter Scandariato, Esq., Mike Kelly, P.E., Brigette Bogart, P.P.
II.	APPROVAL OF BILLS
7/13/06	Harwood Lloyd	$283.50
A motion to approve was made by Mr. DaPuzzo and seconded by Mr. Sherer. All voted in favor.
III.	APPROVAL OF MINUTES
A motion to approve the minutes of July 10, 2006 was made by Mr. Jandris and seconded by Mr. Rudolph. All voted in favor.
IV.	MEMORIALIZING RESOLUTIONS
FROM MEETING OF JULY 10, 2006:
1.	TA06-2027 – BEACH CONTRACTORS, 12 MOUNTAINSIDE AVE.
2.	TA06-2029 – LANE LABS, 27 MCKEE DR.
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A motion to approve was made by Mr. Trent and seconded by Mr. Rudolph. A roll call of eligible members revealed 5 aye votes by Mr. Brotherton, Mr. Jandris, Mr. Trent, Mr. Rudolph and Mr. Sherer.
3. #06-004T – YOUNG WORLD DAY SCHOOL – TEMPORARY TRAILER
DISMISSAL OF APPLICATION
A motion to approve was made by Mr. Jandris and seconded by Mr. Trent. A roll call of eligible members revealed 7 aye votes by Mr. Brotherton, Mr. DaPuzzo, Mr. Jandris, Mr. Tent, Mr. Crean, Mr. Rudolph, Mr. Sherer.
V.	OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
A motion to open the meeting to the Public was made by Mr. Trent and seconded by Mr. DaPuzzo. All voted in favor.
Dennis Falvey, 5 Morningside Dr., Ramsey, New Jersey appeared before the Board. As an adjacent resident to the Russo Development property (Docket No. 462) he had some serious concerns regarding the berm and the trees that were installed per their agreement with the developer. He feels there was not enough done to screen the homes from this property. Some of the trees have died and the height of the berm is not sufficient. Mike Kelly stated he will revisit the issue of the berm. He also stated that he will have the maintenance of the trees addressed and follow up on any other issues not addressed at this time.
A motion to close the meeting to the Public was made by Mr. Jandris and seconded by Mr. DaPuzzo. All voted in favor.
VI.	PUBLIC HEARINGS
A.	E-BD-216-1961 – PC INVESTMENT CORP., VICTORIA LANE
Public Hearing carried to August 14, 2006.
B.	E-BD-216-1744-3 – 16 FARMSTEAD RD.
Public Hearing is to be rescheduled.
C.	DKT. #490 – KEVIN NELSON, 2 BERGEN PLACE
Bruce Whitaker, Attorney for the Applicant appeared before the Board.
The application is for a 2 lot subdivision for Block 33, Lots 58 & 59 in the R-5 zone. The applicant is proposing to subdivide the property, leave the single family dwelling that exists now and eliminate the out building as part of the subdivision as a condition for approval. This will create 2 conforming lots. The only non-conformity already exists. The zone requires a 25 ft. front yard setback and the current home has a 20 ft. setback.
Peter Kirch, P.L.S., 43 Spring Street was sworn in and accepted as an expert witness in the field of land surveying. Mr. Kirch marked the plan entitled Minor Subdivision Plan for Kevin Nelson dated June 21, 2005 with the last revision date of April 3, 2006 as Exhibit "A-1". Mr. Kirch explained the current conditions as well as what is being proposed. He stated that they will be removing the existing detached garage and there will be no alterations or changes made to the existing structure that is to remain. Mr. Kirch stated that lot 58.01 will have an area of 6,300 sq. ft. and the proposed lot 58.02 will have an area of 6,200 sq. ft.
Mr. Jandris asked Mr. Kirch about the status of the L.O.I. Mr. Kirch stated it is still pending.
Mr. Whitaker addressed the Boswell Report dated May 16, 2006. Mr. Kirch stated that he could meet all of the requirements set forth in the report. He also stated that they will not be seeking the waiver for names of adjacent property owners to be provided on the plan.
Mike Kelly referred to a letter dated June 29, 2006 from John Lane, Property Maintenance & Zoning Enforcement Officer to Mara Winokur and the Planning Board Members regarding 1 Bergen Place and the removal of trees on the Rockland Electric property and dropped into the waterway/transition area. Mr. Nelson is the owner of this property. Mr. Whitaker stated that this violation is separate and distinct from this application and falls under the jurisdiction of John Lane.
A motion to open to the public was made by Mr. DaPuzzo and seconded by Mr. Jandris.
All voted in favor.
Joe Morrow, 143 Johnson Ave. appeared before the Board. He voiced his objection to subdividing the property. He also stated that there has been a lot of soil and other material brought into the property over the last few years.
Gerard Hagan, 27 Long Ave. appeared before the Board and was sworn in. He gave the history of 2 Bergen Place and the former owner. He stated that he was in contact with John Lane and the Board of Health regarding this property. The former owner encroached on the wetlands and filled in his property with "garbage" and inferior soil. He feels the land was improperly filled. Mr. Brotherton informed Mr. Hagan that as
previously stated by Mike Kelly, it is the Building Department's responsibility to determine whether or not the soil could support the construction of a house.
Tom Mandel, 29 Long Ave. appeared before the Board. He voiced his objection to the subdivision and was concerned about the size of house that would be built on it.
A motion to close to the Public was made by Mr. DaPuzzo and seconded by Mr. Donigian. All voted in favor.
A motion to reopen to the Public was made by Mr. DaPuzzo and seconded by Mr. Donigian. All voted in favor.
Joe Mauro, 143 Johnson Ave. appeared before the Board. He asked how he could find out about the profile of the soil on the property. Mr. Kelly explained that during construction, if they find that the soil is contaminated, the Town has the ability to require that the soil be tested at the expense of the applicant. This only pertains to contaminated soil. If it is unsuitable material, then it is up to the Building Dept. to ask the applicant to demonstrate that the soil is adequate for construction.
Gerard Hagan, 27 Long Ave. reappeared before the Board. He had a concern about the fill on wetland property. Mr. Brotherton explained that the DEP is working on this and everyone has to abide by their decision.
A motion to close to the Public was made by Mr. DaPuzzo and seconded by Mr. Crean. All voted in favor.
A motion to approve subject to any and all required approvals including the DEP was made by Mr. DaPuzzo and seconded by Mr. Rudolph. A roll call revealed 7 aye votes b Mr. Brotherton, Mr. DaPuzzo, Mr. Jandris, Mr. Trent, Mr. Crean, Mr. Rudolph, Mr. Sherer and 1 abstention by Mr. Donigian.
VII.	WORK SESSION
A.	ORDINANCE #1551
This ordinance is to amend Chapter 24 to provide for the appointment of a Municipal Housing Liaison to administer the Township's Affordable Housing Program and to enforce regulations promulgated pursuant to the Fair Housing Act. The Council asked the Planning Board to provide comments.
A motion to endorse the Ordinance was made by Mr. Crean and seconded by Mr. Donigian. A roll call revealed 6 aye votes by Mr. Brotherton, Mr. Jandris, Mr. Trent, Mr. Crean, Mr. Donigian, Mr. Rudolph, Mr. Sherer and 1 abstention by Mr. DaPuzzo.
VIII.	ADJOURNMENT
A motion to adjourn was made by Mr. DaPuzzo and seconded by Mr. Jandris. All voted in favor. The meeting was adjourned at 8:30 p.m.
These minutes were prepared by Rosalie DeMartino


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Transformer protection consists of both overload protection and short circuit protection. Overload protection is usually accomplished via proper selection of the secondary overcurrent protective device.
NEC Article 450 gives specific primary and secondary overcurrent device ratings that may not be exceeded. These vary depending upon the accessibility of the transformer to unqualified persons and the impedance of the transformer.
The smallest protective device that allows the rated full-load current of the transformer gives the best practical overcurrent protection.
Increasing the secondary overcurrent device size beyond this may be necessary for short-term overloads or for coordination with downstream devices, but in any case the requirements of NEC Article 450 must be met!
Short circuit protection involves comparison of the transformer damage curve per IEEE Std. C57.109-1993 with the primary overcurrent device time-current characteristic. In general, the damage curve must be to the right and above the primary overcurrent device characteristic.
Another constraint on the primary overcurrent device is that it must be capable of withstanding the inrush of the transformer without tripping (and without damage for currentlimiting fuses).
480 Y/277 V, 5.75%Z dry-type transformer is shown in Figure 1. The transformer is protected with a 65E current-limiting primary fuses and a 1200 A electronic-trip secondary circuit breaker. As can be seen from the figure, the fuses do withstand the inrush without damage since the inrush point is to the left and below the fuse minimum melt curve.
The transformer is protected from short circuits by the primary fuses. The secondary circuit breaker provides overload protection at the full-load current of the transformer. Note that the primary fuse and secondary circuit-breaker characteristics overlap for high fault currents; this is unavoidable and is considered acceptable. Note also that the fuse curve and the transformer damage curve overlap; this is unavoidable but these should overlap at the lowest current possible.
For currents below the fuse/transformer damage curve overlap the secondary circuit breaker must protect the transformer.
The lower the point of overlap, the more likely the fault is an external fault on the load side of the secondary circuit breaker and therefore greater chance the secondary circuit breaker will effectively protect the transformer for faults in this region.
Also note that the transformer damage characteristic is shown twice. Because transformer is a delta-wye transformer, a ground-fault on the secondary side of the transformer will result in only 57.7% of the maximum three-phase primary fault current while one secondary winding experiences the full fault current.
This is illustrated in Figure 2, as well as the corollary for delta-delta transformers.
The damage characteristic has therefore been shifted to 57.7% of its published value to account for secondary line-to-ground faults. Also, the shifted curve has another, more conservative curve shown; this is the frequent-fault curve and is applicable only to the secondary overcurrent device since faults between the transformer secondary and the secondary overcurrent protective device should not be frequent.
Additional devices, such as thermal overload alarms/relays and sudden-pressure relays, are also available for protection of transformers. These are typically specified with the transformer itself and can provide very good protection. However, even if these devices are installed the primary and secondary overcurrent devices must be coordinated with the transformer as described above.
Differential protection for transformers is very effective for transformer internal faults.
If differential protection is supplied it is the primary protection for internal faults and will operate before the primary overcurrent device. The primary overcurrent device serves as a backup protective device for internal faults in this case.
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BIrden Bomb:Week four
Welcome to this weekly National Football League column named the "Birden Bomb" in reference to my infatuation with the play in the video game Madden '96 which was known as the, as you can probably guess, the "Birden Bomb". I will provide a few thoughts on the week that was. Enjoy!
-Giovani Bernard and the Cincinnati Bengals have had a very unique relationship. The normal plight of most players that come and go in the NFL is a player slowly works their way to stardom and once stardom hits, like it did in the case of Bernard, the player will begin demanding certain workloads to solidify their incline in the league. In Bernard's case, he came out like a house on fire as in his rookie season he tallied 1,209 total yards which got the rest of the league talking and the expectation, at least from my perspective was that Bernard had just established himself as the long term Bengals back. 2014 wasn't as smooth as 2013 was and the little known Jeremy Hill came in and eventually supplanted Bernard for the majority of the carries. Given what I was implying earlier, this sudden demotion from an established back would've set off fireworks and likely ended in a mutual release or agreed upon trade but I want to hand the highest level of gratitude to Giovani for sticking with it and not enlisting in the typical diva behavior. The hard work and perseverance has paid off as now in 2015, specifically week four against the Kansas City Chiefs he was instrumental in leading his Bengals to a W!
-When the Miami Dolphins made Ndamukong Suh a 100 million + asset, one could assume they thought they had signed an individual who was going to anchor their defence for a long time to come. Judging from their anemic start, which in all likelihood has cost coach Joe Philbin his job. Reports have already come in that Suh, along with a few other members of the Dolphins defensive core have been blowing off calls. If you're someone established with multiple championships, then you can MAYBE get away with that entitlement but not many, if not none of the Dolphins can stake to that claim so this type of tomfoolery is unacceptable. I grant you that today's opponent the New York Jets have exceeded even my greatest expectations but these efforts are laughable and it's up to the leader Suh to turn things around and create a better defensive environment.
-I completely respect the fact that rookie Jameis Winston of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers needs time to adapt to the NFL surroundings, and Lovie Smith and co will certainly oblige. It's the game planning and strategy of the Buccaneers that I find appalling. You have a stud in Mike Evans that is being ignored when mapping out a premise on how to beat X opponent, and they're 1-3! If this was a 3-1 team and finding ways to win by utilizing Evans as a decoy then all is good in the hood but the fact they are indeed a sub 500 organization has me scratching my head why Evans isn't getting more deep/red zone looks. Winston adapting limits the creativity in the playbook, but throwing the ball and letting Evans leap for it by using his tall frame requires no creativity and needs to be employed urgently for the Bucs.
-Another Redskins castoff making a name for himself in a different locale? Seems like a story too often told as the Redskins program, at least in the modern era is not contusive to team success. Case in point Atlanta Falcons receiver Leonard Hankerson. Hankerson has found a home as the Falcons number two receiver as new Head Coach Dan Quinn has instilled a better team balance pertaining to play calling and Hankerson, and Devante Freeman particularly have benefited. Even though a lot of players that leave Washington to greater success somewhere else a lot of times can be correlated to the incompetence of the Redskins hierarchy, in Hankerson's specific case, injuries constantly mounted which caused to Leonard's D.C demise. Hankerson's size has stood out as Matt Ryan has a found a target that can curl inside and outmuscle the smaller defensive backs. Along with the freak natured athleticism that is Julio Jones, himself and Hankerson have formed a dynamic duo in Atlanta not seen since the days of one my heroes J.J Birden and Terance Mathis.
-As a disclaimer I don't watch a lot of college ball but I did happen to check out a couple Georgia Bulldog games last year and there was no doubt that Todd Gurley was going to cut it in the National Football League. My concern with him coming into the year is I didn't believe the St.Louis Rams were the best fit for his services and I internally scuttled that a trade may be best for both parties as the Rams already had an underrated Tre Mason and Benny Cunningham. Gurley absolutely went off today against a superior Arizona Cardinals defence making it look like he was being opposed by a CIS defence. One hundred and forty six yards on nineteen carries is Madden like and the hard truth is, this is no statistical anomaly, the more acclimatized he becomes the more dangerous he is. So essentially take back everything I just penned about Gurley and the Rams being a bad fit, the Rams just did something the Blue Jays hope to accomplish on Thursday by hitting a walk off home run.
-This next critique is something I could've griped about long ago, but since I didn't, I'll gladly now. This not only applies to the NFL, but also to their neighbours north of the border in the CFL. This extra point rule change is gimmicky, and an insult to the way football is meant to be played. Who cares if extra points were automatic, the tradition of football has carried the "automatic" extra point for years, so why did they feel the need to change it now? I think Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said it best by explaining that their team's philosophy was to continually go for two points because the percentages were in favour of doing this. Tomlin's a smart guy unlike his close friend former Saskatchewan Roughriders Head Coach Corey Chamblin, originally I thought his reasoning was sound but after further consideration I have to entertain the idea that Tomlin was scared to throw Josh Scobee out on the field.......and can we blame him?? Back to my gripe, a newsflash has to be received by the NFL, speaking on behalf of all NFL fans, watching kickers have a more difficult time kicking a 32 yard field goal compared to a chip shot does not improve the entertainment level of the product.
-Here's my thought from the Sunday nighter featuring the New Orleans Saints and Dallas Cowboys. "Why do I keep shooting myself in the foot starting players like Willie Snead in my fantasy football lineup". Let's allow facts to be facts and I'm self deprecating enough to realize that it when it comes to fantasy football expertise I'm virtually a guaranteed loss. I'm the guy who you want to play each week although it drives me bonkers how for the life of me I can't find a receiver that can reach the endzone. Snead's part of the young nucleus that will be primetime ready for duty for Drew Brees successor, whenever that day is but what I learned today is that he's not ready for suitable action in 2015.
- The snakebitten Detroit Lions continue to find ways to lose, and now I will officially throw coach Jim Caldwell on the hot seat. Losing Ndamukong Suh in the off-season was naturally going to be a devastating loss, but where has this high potent offence from 2014 went? Matt Stafford is a southern gunslinger that has the deserved mantra of taking chances, but the play calling is sucking the life out of a player that strives on aggressiveness. Also, the Legion of Boom has re-inserted themselves in a mammoth way with Kam Chancellor back and he made his presence known by stripping Calvin Johnson of the ball at the goal line which would've been the game winning drive. Lucky to be good, good to be lucky, and unfortunately the Detroit Lions are neither.
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Press Advisory
Ally Greco
Communications and Outreach Manager
E-mail: agreco@savethemanatee.org
For Immediate Release: December 23, 2019
Manatees take refuge from cold winter weather as they gather at the warm-water refuge at Blue Spring State Park. Photo© Save the Manatee Club.
Above and underwater manatee cameras are now livestreaming from Blue Spring State Park in Orange City, FL on ManaTV.org. Viewers can watch hundreds of manatees in real time as they take refuge from cold winter waters in the clear freshwater spring. Blue Spring State Park is a crucial winter habitat for manatees, with its spring water from an underground aquifer remaining a constant temperature of 72 degrees. Manatees cannot tolerate prolonged exposure to waters below 68 degrees and thus make their way to Blue Spring to stay warm from November to March. The protected warm-water sanctuary is closed to all human activity in winter, making it a wonderful spot for manatees to rest and visitors to view them.
Now anyone, anywhere can see manatees and other Florida wildlife like alligators, longnose gar, catfish, great blue herons, and more from the livestreaming webcams. Manatee updates are also posted frequently, listing the daily manatee count at Blue Spring along with sightings of individual manatees that are part of Save the Manatee Club's Adopt-A-Manatee program.
Media outlets can feature the ManaTV.org streams on their websites or social media accounts. To obtain permission and the embed code, please email agreco@savethemanatee.org.
Save the Manatee Club thanks the following partners for their support of the webcams: Blue Spring State Park, Park Manager Michael Watkins, and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection; Midwest Surveillance; CenturyLink; Axis Communications; Royal T Systems; Blue Springs Enterprises, Inc.; and Explore.
Save the Manatee Club was founded in 1981 by former Florida Governor and U.S. Senator Bob Graham and singer/songwriter Jimmy Buffett. The Club's mission is to protect manatees and their habitat. Save the Manatee Club, an international 501(c)(3) nonprofit, has educated millions around the world about imperiled manatees and the threats to their long-term survival.


KIPP Memphis Collegiate Schools was one of four charter networks nationwide selected for a $40,000 grant to launch a "college persistence fund."
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On Sunday morning my family woke up fresh and ready for the day! ….Well, better than before anyways.. We walked down to Dublin City Hall around 11 am for our free walking tour. After some initial confusion with grouping and tour guides, we were off to learn about the historical sites and landmarks of Dublin city. Our first stop was the Dublin Castle, specifically the Dubh Linn garden and the Coach House.
The black pool of water that the garden once was, used to run into the Liffey river. It is named such because the Irish word for black is "dubh" and the word for pool is "linn". Hence Dubh Linn, which also sounds a LOT like Dublin… Merely a coincidence though I'm sure.
Turning to look back at the actual Dublin Castle, our tour guide explained to us the various reconstructions and different sections of the castle. It was originally built in the 13th century, but was rebuilt in the 17th, 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. As you can tell from the photograph, it is very un-uniform and mismatched.
-The South East Record Tower is the only remaining intact piece of the medieval castle. It was used as a high security prison tower, which makes sense since the walls were 4.6 meters thick (about 15 feet).
-Chapel Royal on the far right, was built in the 1800s as the official Church of Ireland chapel of the Household of the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland in 1814.
-The middle three storied section of classical stone facade are the State Apartments, which were renovated in 1700s. They are now used by Irish Government for official business.
-The colourful buildings on the far left are a continuation of the State Apartments. They were stuccoed and painted the bright colours by the Office of Public Works. Nicknamed Lego Land by Dubliners, it is a very peculiar sight that is not exactly a local favourite.
Other highlights of our tour were: traces of Viking remains, Christ's Church Cathedral (aka the Whiskey church), Temple Bar area, Trinity College, the Famine Memorial, and St. Stephen's Green.
This is the stone outline of a Viking house that was unearthed in this area of the city. The two rectangular areas inside the house represented the sleeping quarters for the Vikings. Apparently a house this size would hold around 20 Viking men! Its hard to judge from the picture but the house was not big at all. Those guys would've had to sleep back to back to back, spooning all night long to fit in those spaces.
Tight view of Christ Church Cathedral. It was founded in 1028, but like so many buildings in Ireland, had to be rebuilt and renovated many times. In 1871, a Dublin whiskey distiller, Henry Roe, gave the equivalent of £23 million to save the cathedral. This is why the church earned its nickname as the "Whiskey Church".
Temple Bar area, famous for its many bars and shops, is the popular spot for tourists and night life in Dublin.
Below is the Campanile or bell tower of Trinity College. Our guide explained to us that if a student was able to climb to the very top of the Campanile, that they would be named King of Trinity, which would entitle them to various privileges.
The headmaster of the college however, could stop the students from becoming the King, if they managed to shoot the climbing student with a crossbow from his window in the main building across the way.
This sculpture is title "Famine", created by Edward Delaney. It stands as a reminder of the Great Famine in Ireland between 1845 and 1852, when about one million people died and a million more had to leave Ireland for different countries.
Lastly we ended our tour walking out through St. Stephen's Green, the public park in Dublin. It is similar to the Boston Commons, with many rows of trees, maintained grass, and even a duck pond and gazebo.
For anyone in Dublin or going to visit, I would definitely recommend the Sandemans New Europe tours. They offer free walking tours, which is what we did, so if you don't like it you didn't loose any money, just a few hours of your life in a foreign country that you will never get back!