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The Twelve Huntsmen
Once upon a time there was a King's son who was engaged to a Princess whom he dearly loved. One day as he sat by her side feeling very happy, he received news that his father was lying at the point of death, and desired to see him before his end. So he said to his love: 'Alas! I must go off and leave you, but take this ring and wear it as a remembrance of me, and when I am King I will return and fetch you home.'
Then he rode off, and when he reached his father he found him mortally ill and very near death.
The King said: 'Dearest son, I have desired to see you again before my end. Promise me, I beg of you, that you will marry according to my wishes'; and he then named the daughter of a neighbouring King who he was anxious should be his son's wife. The Prince was so overwhelmed with grief that he could think of nothing but his father, and exclaimed: 'Yes, yes, dear father, whatever you desire shall be done.' Thereupon the King closed his eyes and died.
After the Prince had been proclaimed King, and the usual time of mourning had elapsed, he felt that he must keep the promise he had made to his father, so he sent to ask for the hand of the King's daughter, which was granted to him at once.
Now, his first love heard of this, and the thought of her lover's desertion grieved her so sadly that she pined away and nearly died. Her father said to her: 'My dearest child, why are you so unhappy? If there is anything you wish for, say so, and you shall have it.'
His daughter reflected for a moment, and then said: 'Dear father, I wish for eleven girls as nearly as possible of the same height, age, and appearance as myself.'
Said the King: 'If the thing is possible your wish shall be fulfilled'; and he had his kingdom searched till he found eleven maidens of the same height, size, and appearance as his daughter.
Then the Princess desired twelve complete huntsmen's suits to be made, all exactly alike, and the eleven maidens had to dress themselves in eleven of the suits, while she herself put on the twelfth.
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Here's how Colorado oil and gas companies say they are getting to net-zero emissions
Companies are going public with their climate goals using ESG (the E stands for Environment), as mindful investors push for change. But as sustainability funds thrive, what does "E" really mean?
by Tamara Chuang 6:30 AM MDT on Apr 20, 2022
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A Project Canary monitor, which continuously monitors the air for volatile organic compounds and fine particulate matter, sits next to the processing tanks at Bayswater Exploration & Production's site in Ault on March 18, 2022. The information is sent real time to the monitoring dashboards viewed by the field personnel in part of Project Canary, in case of any upset conditions is sensed. (Hugh Carey, The Colorado Sun)
Soon after Bayswater Exploration & Production installed Project Canary devices next to a few sites it was drilling for oil and gas, an alarm would go off at different times and at different locations. The alarms indicated there was a methane leak.
But where?
An alarm would stop but start up again, seemingly randomly. The old monitoring system, which would check air quality occasionally, never caught it.
"We were getting this repeated alarm and we couldn't figure out what it was," said Steve Struna, Bayswater's president and CEO. "Then we finally pinned it down to (when) our water haulers were going out and visiting the site and hauling the water off. They weren't properly connected to the vapor-recovery equipment."
Darrel Groves refuels a tank with water March 18, 2022, at Bayswater Exploration & Production's site in Ault. (Hugh Carey, The Colorado Sun)
Bayswater, which shared its first annual sustainability report in November, is among thousands of companies adding environmental goals as a non-financial measure of the bottomline beyond pure profits. And ESG — short for environment, social and governance — is the label corporations are using to signify their effort to take on more social responsibility, improve corporate behavior or minimize their environmental footprint. Public companies with ESG goals get ranked or rated by organizations, like the S&P Global, that are building sustainability funds to attract investors.
Morningstar called 2021 a "landmark year" for sustainable fund assets, with the net flow of money moving in and out of U.S.-based ESG funds up 35% from the prior year and a record fund flow of $69.2 billion, which pales by comparison to Europe's $472.5 billion or the global ESG flow of $650.8 billion last year.
"This extra step that we've taken and being a first mover is a benefit to us and it allows us to differentiate ourselves," Struna said. "And maybe (it'll) entice investors that would normally say, 'I don't want to invest in fossil fuels anymore but will under these circumstances because you're putting air-emission monitoring and environmental performance at the top of the list.'"
By focusing on locations near a pipeline, Bayswater reduced 37,500 truck trips in Colorado and Texas in 2020. It installed instrument air pneumatic controllers to cut down on releasing methane, and that reduced methane emissions by the controllers by 50%.
But even as Bayswater reports the steps it has taken to reduce emissions, the company uses investor capital to buy underdeveloped assets and then drill for oil and natural gas. That's not good enough for environmental advocates, who want oil and gas companies to stop it already.
Matt McDowall operates the driller rig on March 18, 2022, at Bayswater Exploration & Production's site in Ault. (Hugh Carey, The Colorado Sun)
There's a sense that any company can slap on an ESG label for self-promotion. And there's criticism that such labels enable greenwashing, especially by companies still involved in fossil fuels. In February, Morningstar removed ESG labels from more than 1,200 funds because of "ambiguous ESG language," Bloomberg News reported.
"As long as oil and gas companies are expanding production of dangerous fossil fuels, their activities are directly in conflict with any stated commitment to ESG," said Ben Cushing, campaign manager for the Sierra Club. "It's long past time for investors to demand that companies align their businesses with environmental and social responsibility by stopping the expansion of fossil fuel development."
There's also concern that an ESG rating may not be all that it appears to be. An expose by Bloomberg analyzed S&P 500 public companies and found that almost 90% met criteria to qualify for ESG by sustainability rating provider MSCI. That included McDonald's, which as the world's largest beef purchaser "generated more greenhouse gas emissions in 2019 than Portugal or Hungary," Bloomberg reported. MSCI upgraded McDonald's rating last April because the ratings provider considered possible environmental harm to the company rather than the company's harm to the planet.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has taken steps to address ESG by proposing new rules last month to standardize how public companies disclose their climate risks. As proposed, the rules would require companies to disclose the climate-related risks, how they're being handled and whether the risks are likely to have a material impact. It would also require companies to disclose their direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions.
Stephanie Gripne, founder and CEO of the Impact Finance Center in Denver, which teaches investors how to make a societal impact with their money, said the ESGs are currently doing a cha-cha dance — two steps forward, three steps back.
"In the long term, there can be movement," Gripne said. "(But) it's an imperfect report card that nobody's required anybody to do."
Civitas shares what's behind its ESG scorecard
Here's another perspective — that of Civitas Resources, a Denver-based energy company that formed last year with the merger of two energy companies, Extraction Oil & Gas Inc. and Bonanza Creek Energy.
Brian Cain, who was previously at Extraction Oil & Gas Inc, became Civitas' chief sustainability officer. He realizes there's a certain public sentiment when oil and gas goes green.
"When I talked to one of my industry peers about leading the sustainability group at Civitas, she said, 'Are you going to grow a man bun?'" Cain recalled. "I said look, the thing that you need to understand is that whatever we do, whatever we produce, clean is better than dirty. And if we can all just use that as a starting point and jump off from there, if we can all make that process to produce whatever product it is we produce in whatever industry that much cleaner, then we're capturing the heart of ESG."
An air monitoring station is pictured at Extraction Oil & Gas's Livingston site in Broomfield on March 8, 2022. Extraction merged with Bonanza Creek Energy in 2021 to become Civitas Resources. Photo by Andy Colwell, special to The Colorado Sun
The starting point for Civitas, which touts itself as Colorado's first carbon-neutral energy producer, is a scorecard to measure change. It used 2020 consolidated data for the companies that now make up Civitas. Some goals: Stop routine flaring and require new facilities to use electric or air pneumatic controllers and ambient air-monitoring technology. The company also plans to reduce its direct greenhouse gas emissions intensity by 2.5% a year, averaged over time.
The idea behind emission intensity is reducing greenhouse gases produced per barrel, cubic meter or other unit. But the intensity is a ratio. Critics say that intensity could decline but total emissions could still go up if a company increases oil production.
Civitas plans to release its new 2021 report in May.
"If you're flaring natural gas while you're drilling oil, as a matter of business, you're doing it wrong," Cain said. "Here in Colorado, that's broadly understood and accepted. … But that's what separates operators here in Colorado, from operators, for example, in Texas, or North Dakota or elsewhere."
Civitas Resources published its Scope 1 and 2 emissions for 2020. The Denver-based oil and gas company has publicly shared how it aims to get to net-zero emissions as part of its ESG (environmental, social and governance) goals it's made to investors. The 2021 data is expected to be shared in a report in May 2022. (Screenshot)
According to data compiled by Bloomberg, Civitas is also one of only 10 oil and gas companies in the U.S. that reports two out of three types of emissions. It reports the emissions produced by its direct business — like drilling, called Scope 1 — and its indirect emissions produced by others to power Civitas operations, like getting electricity from the grid, or Scope 2. It doesn't report Scope 3, which are all the other emissions produced by vendors and customers.
"Our Scope 3 is also your Scope 1," Cain explained. "If you're idling your Escalade and it's burning the products that we produce, that's your Scope 1 emissions. … Our focus is on (our) Scope 1 and Scope 2 because those are the emissions we can control and make our product as clean as we possibly can knowing that it's ultimately going to result in combustion."
In Colorado, other oil and gas companies have various degrees of ESG reporting, though some seem to report nothing. PDC Energy reports its Scope 1 emissions and pledged to reduce its greenhouse gas intensity by 60% and methane intensity by 50% by 2025. Chevron USA, which ranks among Colorado's largest oil producers, provides its own "portfolio carbon intensity" (PCI) metric that includes some Scope 3 emissions.
A report out this month by the environmental group Earthworks, however, contends that Chevron is overstating its emission reductions. Chevron's intermediate goals do not provide enough information to accurately quantify what exactly it is promising. "All three of its intermediate goals are intensity based and therefore can't be estimated without also knowing production levels," the report said.
There are emissions standards, like the Greenhouse Gas Protocol, which sprung up in the late 1990s to help companies measure and set greenhouse gas emission reduction goals. But it's largely voluntary, at least for corporations.
But that's changing because of pressure from investors, said John McDougal, vice president of environmental products at Element Markets, an environmental commodities company that helps companies with environmental compliance and ESG goals.
"ESG has almost fundamentally moved that discussion from the sustainability desk to the CFO desk, the C suite, because of the downward pressure of investors and customers who are looking to decarbonize," McDougal said. "That's really what's pushed groups to start making plans for mitigation."
But for the emissions Civitas cannot eliminate — it is, afterall, still an oil company drilling in the Denver-Julesburg Basin — Civitas buys offsets and renewable energy credits from the Rocky subgrid region. Those, in turn, help other renewable-energy projects prosper, from solar and wind farms to projects to protect forests. (Bloomberg reported that Civitas had enough credits to cover 1 million tons of annual carbon emissions from its oilfield activities.)
A bicyclist travels past a workover rig operated by Ranger Energy Services at an Extraction Oil & Gas well being plugged in Lafayette on August 3, 2021. Extraction merged with Bonanza Creek Energy in 2021 to become Civitas Resources.Photo by Andy Colwell, special to The Colorado Sun
That means Civitas gets to net zero by paying for it, which Cain acknowledges. But even so, moving to a cleaner operation faster helps Civitas' bottom line because it reduces how many offsets Civitas must purchase to get to its net-zero pledge.
"We're going to be further incentivized to go above and beyond because for each ton of emissions we don't reduce, we're going to pay the piper at the end of the year. And that's really important. It changes the economics of your decision-making," Cain said. "In West Texas, some operators may well say, 'Well, $120 oil. I think I'm going to pull out this oil and flare this natural gas.' But if I had to offset those emissions at the end of the year, the economics of that decision may not look as rosy."
Lots of companies do this, which kind of peeves David Tong, global industry campaign manager for advocacy group Oil Change International and author of "Big Oil Reality Check."
"Focusing only on Scope 1 and 2 emissions can lead to perverse outcomes, like companies outsourcing high emissions activities to reduce their … carbon pollution without changing what actually goes into the atmosphere," Tong said. By not addressing Scope 3 emissions of their customers, it's misleading to call oneself carbon neutral, he said.
But fossil fuels aren't going away overnight. And McDougal said it's still largely voluntary for companies to offset their carbon footprint.
"Civitas is definitely a pioneer within their sector," said McDougal, whose company brokers credits and offsets between Civitas and vetted projects.
Cain didn't say how much those offsets or renewable energy credits cost Civitas, but the idea is that next time he's asked the question, it'll be less.
"If we invest $6 million per year over the next three years (on such operations), we're going to end up saving nearly $30 million versus doing nothing on a 10-year horizon," Cain said. "We're demonstrably incentivized to take on those emissions reduction projects, to tackle those retrofits faster and earlier and get them done more quickly, because the costs associated with offsetting those emissions will plummet once we reduce those operational emissions."
Canary sniffs out gases
Back in 2014, under then-Gov. John Hickenlooper, Colorado became the first state to adopt regulations to reduce methane pollution from the state's oil and gas industry. In 2019, the state passed Senate Bill 181, which had a very ESG-feel to it because it required the rule-making Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission to prioritize protecting public safety, health, welfare and the environment.
In other words, local companies have reasons to watch their emissions other than just to attract ESG investors. The state, however, doesn't track ESG statistics for oil and gas operators, according to a spokeswoman for the Colorado Oil & Gas Conservation Commission.
The intersection of environmentally minded investors and state regulations combined with oil and gas companies adding ESG goals has also provided more capital to companies involved in related services, like Project Canary, a 2-year-old Denver startup.
Project Canary is a data analytics company that provides climate and ESG data for emissions-based industrial companies. Canary has over 70 local and remote employees. (Olivia Sun, The Colorado Sun via Report for America)
Project Canary doesn't drill for oil and gas but monitors the methane emissions for customers that do. It uses technology and data to fine-tune monitoring of methane emissions more accurately than before. That's how Bayswater was able to link the leaks to when its water-hauling vehicles were on site — a time when other monitoring wasn't being done. It's become a darling of the oil and gas industry, raising a $111 million venture investment this year.
"We have this unique circumstance in Colorado where we are a blue state, where we have oil and gas, and where our oil and gas happens to lie relatively near homes, structures, suburbs and schools," said Project Canary CEO Chris Romer, a former state senator and a son of former Gov. Roy Romer.
"So, it's not surprising that Colorado created the ecosystem where people were going to have to do things radically different," he said. "And there were some early companies like Noble, now acquired by Chevron, which really leaned in and worked with then-governor and now Sen. Hickenlooper created the first continuous monitoring program and then, under Gov. Polis, the legislature codified that in a way that gave a rich ecosystem that then created Project Canary."
At customer oil and gas production sites, Project Canary will install multiple sensors around the operation, say a drilling site. The device is a pole with a bunch of gadgets attached. There's an ultrasonic anemometer to calculate wind speed and direction, pollutant sensors and a Summa canister to capture methane in parts-per-billion calculations. There's a solar panel to keep it operating, plus a battery and cellular chip inside to send the data every second.
A Project Canary monitor, which continuously monitors the air for volatile organic compounds and fine particulate matter, sits next to the processing tanks at Bayswater Exploration & Production's site in Ault on March 18, 2022. The information is sent real time to the monitoring dashboards viewed by the field personnel in part of Project Canary, in case of any upset conditions is sensed. (Hugh Carey, The Colorado Sun)
But it's the continuous monitoring — a snapshot of methane in the air each second — that can help customers see spikes that may indicate leaks or areas where the air quality is suspect, said Will Foiles, the company's chief operating officer.
"All other approaches really are about stationary monitoring or sampling approaches where you fly a plane over, a satellite passes over or a human goes out with a camera in a truck to look around the facility. And those are all great the first start," Foiles said. "(But) we look all the time. You see a lot of these emission sources are very intermittent in nature, which is why it's important to look frequently and we look every single second."
The old way, or current way, uses thermographic cameras that can see methane. But to capture that, operators rely on either drones, satellites or people driving around trucks with the cameras, said Morgan Bazilian, director of the Payne Institute, which is housed at the Colorado School of Mines.
"And so you can imagine that while that is useful, these are huge geographic areas in some cases and so you miss things. And you only go to the same spot, say, once a month. So this continuous monitoring has a lot of advantages over that if you want to really get to it, but it's relatively new," said Bazilian, whose organization verifies and helps Project Canary data scientists analyze the massive amounts of data produced.
While no conclusions have yet been drawn by the Payne Institute, the data will ultimately help his organization and others understand methane emissions from oil and gas operations in other areas and countries that aren't monitoring it, Bazilian said.
And Project Canary is popping up in more and more corporate earnings reports, though mostly as an ESG effort. Denver-based Antero Resources Corp. credited Project Canary in its latest quarterly report and said it's now expanded ESG goals to tackle Scope 2 emissions.
"ESG reports used to be a document that would have a picture of Bambi next to a drilling rig. And then they talked about how much money they gave to the food bank," Romer said. "The new ESG report is literally pad-level transparency on their methane intensity and how much water they're using and were they responsible for their fracking fluid. There's been a huge shift, because buyers of commodities and investors, thanks to people like Will who do this for a living.
"People have started to realize this information is highly predictive of who's going to be successful in this new environment," Romer said. "And so investors are really interested in this data. And companies are learning to use this data. And so the bottom line is (the company raised) $100 million because we think it's going to take $100 million to solve the problem over several years."
Mark Jaffe contributed to this report.
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State ready to usher in Rongali Bihu
GUWAHATI, April 13 - The people of the State are all ready to celebrate the Bohag or Rongali Bihu, the biggest festival of Assam that transcends creed and community in the spontaneity and gaiety of the festivities.
Ahead of the festival, the State has witnessed several spells of showers, making the weather pleasant and providing the much-needed respite from the engulfing dust. Now the people are eager to welcome the Assamese New Year ushered in by the Rongali Bihu.
Even the spiralling rise in the prices of essential commodities, particularly foodstuffs, has failed to dampen the festive spirit as people have started thronging the markets in hordes to buy Bihu delicacies, gifts and new clothes.
The typical Bihu ambience finds the best expression in rural Assam where the occasion is celebrated in full mirth and vigour over verdant and colourful natural landscapes.
Tomorrow being Goru Bihu – the first day of the Bohag Bihu – rural folks have made preparations to showcase the deep bond between man and animal. At the crack of dawn, cattle owners will garland their animals with wreaths of vegetables and smear them with a paste of turmeric and black gram. The cattle will be given a good bath in ponds and rivers in accordance with time-tested traditions, with the owners praying for the longevity and good health of their livestock.
The second day – called the Manuh Bihu (People's Bihu) – will be marked by merrymaking and general Bihu celebrations. The day will begin with the young seeking the blessings of their elders. The senior family members will visit the namghars (community prayer halls) and offer prayers for a prosperous year. Hussori troupes will visit households, especially in villages, and
perform Bihu songs and dances. Colourful Bihu functions will also get under way, which will continue for several days. The day is also spent in visiting relatives and friends.
Meanwhile, along with the rest of the State, the capital city is also gearing up to celebrate the Bohag Bihu in the best possible manner.
Hundreds of bihutolis (community Bihu pandals) have sprung up at various localities here. In the urban landscape, the Bihu spirit is best witnessed in the pandals which reverberate with the joyous Bihu spirit with programmes that generally last three to four days. While Bihu songs, dances and hussori competitions are routine, the organisers also rope in reputed artistes to perform in cultural functions. The events also include sports and literary contests for children.


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What did the 15-country global study set out to establish?
Our overarching question was to explore how boys and girls from diverse cultural settings experience their transitions into adolescence. Questions we were interested in finding answers to included: what changes? How do these changes vary by boys versus girls? How do these changes vary by geographic and cultural location?
We wanted to address these questions because the way in which adolescents experience biological and social changes differ. Factors that play a role include gender, cognitive abilities, educational, emotional, life experiences as well as cultural and social contexts. Yet information on how these factors manifest and inform gender differences across contexts is quite limited, particularly from low and middle-income countries.
A particularly interesting, yet unknown aspect of early adolescence, is how boys and girls establish relationships that ultimately shape their sexual and overall health from early to late adolescence.
What are the most important findings from African countries involved in the study?
So far, only Assuit in Egypt, Nairobi, Kenya, and Ile Ife, Nigeria have been involved. Another four countries, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Burkina Faso, Malawi, and South Africa, will be included in future products and analyses.
First global study to demonstrate that we can measure gender norms around the world among this young age group ages 10-14 years old. Before this study, it was not known whether adolescents in this age group would be able to accurately provide information about what it meant to be an 'adolescent' and the attitudes and beliefs about gender that influenced their transition into adolescence. Not only did we learn that it's possible to collect data from this age group across multiple cultural settings, but that in fact, adolescents are astute observers.
There are consistent forms of patriarchy around the world: girls are perceived to be vulnerable and in need of protection to preserve their sexual and reproductive health. Their mobility and social space is greatly reduced and often enforced by parents to "preserve their reputation". Girls who are observed to be seen with boys are automatically assumed to be in romantic and sexual relationships with them, and this can often ruin their reputation or their families.
Boys expand their social space and are given much more freedom and independence. But they also face increased risks related to the environment, such as increased engagement in violence and/or substance misuse.
There were more similarities than differences between the sub-Saharan African contexts and the other sites included in the study. However, boy-girl relationships were frowned upon and subjected girls to sexual and reproductive health risks, such as pregnancy and gender based violence; as a consequence, many parents did not want their daughters in the company of boys.
The goal of the study was to get insights that could be used to inform policies that promote sexual and reproductive well-being. What insights were gained and what key interventions should follow?
We already know that norms around gender inequitable lead to poor health outcomes among older adolescents and young adults. For example, research has shown that when men and boys adhere to traditional views about masculinity, they are more likely to report having used violence against a partner, to have a sexually transmitted infection, and used substances Pulerwitz and Barker, 2008. Other studies have found correlations between beliefs in gender inequitable norms and HIV transmission rates, contraceptive use, and gender based violence (Barker and Ricardo, 2005).
This study shows that these norms are being solidified much earlier than we thought. Interventions then need to start earlier and should include both boys and girls. They should also address gender as a system that's made up of multiple actors, ranging from parents, teachers, peers, neighbourhoods, and the broader media and policy environment.
Phase 2 of the study will be a large quantitative survey to examine the extent to which changes in beliefs of gender inequitable norms lead to changes in health outcomes, and the factors that may contribute to these changes.


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Choose the right heart-healthy foods for your diet.
A healthy heart is a key to a long full life without diseases and worries. Heart rate for adults is about 70 times per minute, thus pumping 5 liters of blood that circulates through the body. Diseases of the cardiovascular system in third place among the most common causes of sudden deaths among working-age population. Meanwhile, a recent study of researchers says that the heart can work quite normally and without interruption for about 150 years. You should from a young age take care of their longevity, for this, it is necessary not so much to do: bring himself to give up bad habits, lead a healthy lifestyle, move more and be able to bid on products that are useful for heart and blood vessels. Nutritionists have identified useful products, regular use of which will help to strengthen the cardiovascular system. Listed below are just some of the heart-healthy foods.
Especially good for the heart foods rich in potassium and magnesium. Such products include beans, red beans in particular. In addition to these essential micronutrients, beans contain a lot of iron, folate, and flavonoids. Such a set of beneficial micronutrients strengthens the walls of blood vessels and makes them flexible. In addition, the bean is a rich source of vegetable protein. Beans are perfect substitute meat and help to reduce the consumption of harmful fats. To do this, you need to eat 100-150 grams of any beans every day.
Healthy eat any kind of fish. However, the most useful marine fish varieties that are rich in essential fatty acids: salmon, mackerel, salmon, herring, and sardines. These types of fish contain omega-3 fatty acids, which reduce the levels of harmful fats in the body. It is well-known, that the harmful fats provoke the development of heart disease and diabetes. Useful substances contained in this fish, improve the blood and prevent the formation of atherosclerotic plaques. Fish also contains the powerful antioxidant astaxanthin, which prevents blood clots. The positive effect will not take long if you eat at least three times a week for 150-200 g of oily fish. It is important that the fish was cooked correctly (grilled, steamed) without using a large amount of oil.
Oatmeal early in the morning – excellent heart-healthy food for your family, useful in all respects. In oat porridge contains a large amount of fiber and beta-glucan, which normalize cholesterol levels in the blood, remove toxic substances from the body and relieve vessels from clots. In addition, regular consumption of oatmeal is the prevention of diabetes and helps to reduce weight, which reduces the load on the cardiac system. Total 150 grams of oatmeal with any berries or dried fruit for breakfast – and the heart works like a clock.
Broccoli is often called product number 1 for the heart. And it deservedly. Kale is replete with antioxidants that effectively protect the heart from damaging free radicals. Due to the unique set of essential micronutrients, Broccoli decreases the risk of atherosclerosis and cancer. In addition, broccoli displays from the body accumulated carcinogens. For the recovery should eat per day 200-250 g cabbage fresh or cooked.
Spinach, like all leafy greens, of course, is a product useful for the heart. The active substances in its composition help lower levels of homocysteine in the body. This harmful amino acid destroys the inner walls of the arteries and increases the risk of heart disease. Spinach is especially useful for those who suffer from high blood pressure. To keep it under control, eat one bundle of greens daily.
Flaxseed oil is considered one of the most beneficial for the heart, more than deserved, thanks to a set of polyunsaturated fatty acids:… Linoleic, stearic, oleic, etc. They reduce blood cholesterol, purify blood vessels and resolves blood clots. Only it is not necessary to subject the oil to heat treatment and abuse it beyond measure. It is best to confine 2-3 tbsp. l. linseed oil per day and add it to the finished salad, porridge, and soups.
What foods improve heart function, other than those mentioned? Of course, the fruits. Here unconditionally leading avocado. This wonderful fruit accelerates the assimilation of important elements for the heart: potassium, magnesium, iron, B vitamins and lycopene. Its active substances normalize the metabolism of fat, increase the level of "good" cholesterol, and inhibit the development of atherosclerosis. Half of the fresh avocado a day – and a surge of strength and energy, you are guaranteed.
Numerous varieties of apples are great delicacies properties, and protect the heart from various diseases are not worse. In particular, apples reduces the risk of heart attack and atherosclerosis. Contained in these fruits phytoelements prevent the destruction of vascular cells and muscle tissue, relieve inflammation and liquefy blood clots. A fiber provides normal cholesterol levels. For preventive purposes, it is useful to eat one apple a day or add it to a variety of juices and smoothies.
Almost all the berries good for your heart. Nevertheless, on the podium is blueberries thanks to the record amount of anthocyanin. This antioxidant in conjunction with vitamin C and fiber cleanses and strengthens blood vessels. In addition, this substance displays the body of excess cholesterol, slows down the age-related changes of the heart and is the prevention of cancer of the blood system. A cup of fresh blueberries 4-5 times a week will be a useful addition to your diet.
Nuts – another product that strengthens the heart. This alternative source of polyunsaturated fatty acids, without which, as we already know, the heart has heavily. Particularly useful are almonds, walnuts, and pine nuts in this regard. They nourish the heart and blood vessels in potassium, magnesium, vitamin B, C, E, and PP, thereby increasing their endurance. The total of 15-20 g of dried nuts each day will allow to easily verify this.
Of course, this is not a complete list of heart-healthy foods, essential for the normal functioning of the cardiovascular system. If they are present in your diet all the time, the well-being and 8-10 additional years of life are guaranteed.


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Samsung Developing Ethereum-Based Blockchain, May Issue Own Token
Apr 24, 2019 at 09:15 UTC
Updated Apr 24, 2019 at 14:48 UTC
South Korean electronics giant Samsung is developing its own blockchain network and eyeing the issuance of its own token further down the road.
An exclusive CoinDesk Korea report on Tuesday, citing a person "familiar with Samsung's internal situation," said that the company's blockchain task force – part of its wireless division – is building a blockchain mainnet based on ethereum. The work, however, is still at the "internal experimental" stage.
The source said:
"Currently, we are thinking of private blockchain, though it is not yet confirmed. It could also be public blockchain in the future, but I think it will be hybrid – that is, a combination of public and private blockchains."
When the development of the blockchain is completed, Samsung may also move to launch a "Samsung Coin" token, according to the report.
The person said:
"The market expects Samsung Coin to come out, but the direction has not yet been decided."
If the company develops a public blockchain in the future, then Samsung Coin could be traded publicly on cryptocurrency exchanges just like bitcoin (BTC) and ether (ETH). Samsung could also bring blockchain technology to its payments app Samsung Pay, but the move is not yet decided, according to the source.
Samsung's blockchain task force has been in active development for at least a year, and is working on a number of projects, according to the report.
Two months ago, the company made a leap into the blockchain arena with the unveiling of its flagship cellphone, the Galaxy S10, which has the ability to store cryptocurrency private keys and other features such as support blockchain-based digital signatures.
In March, Samsung officially revealed the cryptocurrency wallet, which is compatible with ether (ETH) and ethereum-based ERC20 tokens, although notably not bitcoin in early glimpses. According to some reports, the wallet is not yet available in some jurisdictions.
The S10 also supports decentralized apps (dapps) such as crypto gaming platform Enjin, beauty community Cosmee, crypto collectibles platform CryptoKitties and merchant payments service CoinDuck.
Edit (14:40 UTC): Corrected an error arising from translation. CoinDesk Korea's source was not, in fact, described as an official.
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Featured articles, Humans, Betazoids,
El-Aurians
Kal-Dixas Spaceport
Typhon Station
Walkabout (PBEM)
Obsidian Fleet
Brian Mallory
For the mirror universe counterpart, see Brian Mallory (mirror).
Actor: Mark Wahlberg
Species: Human/Betazoid/El-Aurian
Born: 17 October 2344, Christopher's Landing, Titan
Affiliation: Federation (nominally); Orion Syndicate (former)
Occupation: Various
Spouse(s): None
Children: Adam Mallory
Mother: Lyrianna Reslin
Father: Thomas Mallory
Siblings: Drake Mallory, Nathan Mallory (half-brothers)
Relatives: Kaylen Mallory, Jase Mallory (nephews)
Brian Mallory was a human/Betazoid/El-Aurian cargo pilot, antiques dealer, and occasional smuggler living in the late 24th century. He was the half-brother of Drake and Nathan Mallory, and father of Adam. He traveled frequently and had many homes, most notably Kal-Dixas. (Kal-Dixas Spaceport, Typhon Station, Walkabout)
1.2 Orion Syndicate
1.3 Aldebaran and Pacifica
1.4 Kal-Dixas Spaceport
1.4.1 Adam
1.5 After Kal-Dixas
1.6 After Hobus
1.7 Alternate timelines
1.7.1 Typhon Station
4 Hobbies, Interests and Skills
Early life[edit | edit source]
Brian Joshua Mallory was born 17 October, 2344 in Christopher's Landing, a colony on Titan. He never knew his mother, who died mere weeks after his birth, and at times, he wished he had never known his father. Thomas Mallory was a small-time con man and smuggler for the Orion Syndicate, and Brian's single value to him was how he could be used in a scam. Even that wore thin, and when Brian was three years old, Tom Mallory abandoned his son for good.
Brian was taken in by the Garrick family, friends of his mother, and raised in their home on Titan, with their four sons and several foster children. He became best friends with another of the Garricks' foster sons, Jay Allan.
Even in that good environment, Brian displayed rebellious tendencies, often running away, or committing small crimes, like stealing from neighbors. In some corner of his mind, young Brian thought that if he got in enough trouble, his father would come back and take him away.
During his teen years, Brian's rebellion got worse. Though he displayed some academic progress, he was suspended several times for fighting and theft. Once when he was 14, he "hot-wired" one of his school's shuttlecraft and flew it all the way to Luna before he was apprehended. Brought before the magistrate, he was sentenced to thirty days in jail, followed by a year of community service.
Brian served his jail time, and performed his community service at the Titan Space Needle, a popular haunt of many pilots on the Jovian run. While there, Brian became friends with several of those pilots, and impressed them with his knowledge and interest in spaceflight. After his community service was over, Brian used his friendship with the pilots to land a job as a deckhand on a cargo shuttle. Within two years time, he had become so familiar with a variety of vessels that the pilots often let him fly the ships himself.
In 2361, at the age of seventeen, Brian ran away from Titan for the final time, as engineer's mate on the SS Persephone, an Antares-class freighter. He served on the ship for almost a year, and when the Persephone made port at Pacifica, the first mate helped him get a co-pilot's spot on another freighter, the Rigel Star. Brian spent the next few years moving from one cargo ship to another, mostly in the outer colonies. He worked his way up from co-pilot to pilot, and even first mate on a few vessels.
Orion Syndicate[edit | edit source]
After three years hauling cargo around the quadrant, warding off pirates and Nausicaan raiders, Brian was approached by the Orion Syndicate, tempting him to follow in his father's footsteps as a smuggler. His roguish streak re-emerged and he accepted, becoming a pilot for Gorel, an Orion "merchant" and old partner of his father.
Months later, during a smuggling run in Cardassian space, Brian had his first telepathic experience. He clearly "heard" the thoughts of the Cardassian glinn they were dealing with, and knew that he was planning a double-cross. He was able to convince Gorel of this, and they escaped with their lives, and cargo, intact. Brian's telepathy served him well on several other smuggling missions, but he eventually grew weary of that life. He managed to buy himself out of Gorel's service, knowing the Orion would still come to him for the occasional "favor," and that he'd never really be free.
Brian began to drift around from system to system, never staying one place more than a few months. When he couldn't find a piloting job, he'd work as an engineer, a deckhand or even a spaceport bartender.
Aldebaran and Pacifica[edit | edit source]
It was after one of these bartending gigs that he decided to find out if his father was still alive. Remembering something that Gorel had said about Thomas' "woman on Aldebaran," Brian went there in 2365. He not only found that Ann Mallory, Tom's ex-wife, was long dead, but that he had a half-brother, Drake, ten years his senior. The two Mallory boys did not get off on the right foot, and Brian left again after a couple weeks. But he and Drake were the only family each other had left, and so they kept in sporadic contact.
Brian eventually found his father in 2370. Abandoned by the Syndicate, Tom had been in and out of different prisons for the past 20 years, but was now running supplies for the Maquis in the Demilitarized Zone. Brian had no desire to get involved in a war zone, and left his father to his own devices.
Returning to Pacifica, Brian took a break from life in space, though he didn't stray far. While once again tending bar at the spaceport, he had an affair with Alexandra Welles, the daughter of a planetary senator. He was truly in love, but after a few months, Alexandra broke off the relationship at her father's urging, breaking Brian's heart in the process.
Kal-Dixas Spaceport[edit | edit source]
Angered and hurt, Brian gathered his things and left Pacifica on the first ship out, leaving when the freighter reached Kal-Dixas, a neutral colony outside Federation space, near the Ferengi border.
It wasn't long before he got in hot water with the local underworld, but he did find a job at the All Good Things curio shop. Soon though, the shop's owner, Mr. Yana, retired and put it up for sale.
Around the same time, Brian was contacted by his old friend Jay Allan, now retired from Starfleet and suffering from a fifteen-year memory loss. At his urging, Allan bought the curio shop, pulling Brian out of his troubles with the mob, and hiring him as pilot for the Artemis, a Ju'day-class vessel, which Allan used to survey the archaeological sites in the nearby sectors.
In early 2373, Brian's half-brother Drake came to Kal-Dixas. Drake was now a private investigator, and soon pulled both Brian and Jay into a war against the El-Aurian crimelord Yule and the cybernetic killer Croft. Near the end of 2374, shortly after the revelation that Yule's grandson Kaylen was also Drake's son, Brian left Kal-Dixas in order to prevent Croft from using him against Drake and Jay. He wandered the galaxy again, intending to hide somewhere out of the way.
After the Dominion War's end, Brian heard of the near-total destruction of Kal-Dixas, and returned to find Drake and Kaylen gone, presumed dead in the conflagration. Jay Allan was now the head of the provisional government, and Brian stayed on Kal-Dixas to help with the reconstruction.
Adam[edit | edit source]
In 2378, Brian received a message from Senator Welles, and went to Pacifica. There, he learned that he had a son, Adam, conceived just before Alexandra broke off their affair under her father's orders. The boy had been raised as the bastard child of the Welles family, and now that the Senator was campaigning for re-election, Adam was becoming a liability, due to his "unseemly origins."
Not willing to let Adam suffer as he had, Brian took him back to Kal-Dixas, and they lived there for two years, while Jay Allan's passion for archaeology rubbed off on the boy.
After Kal-Dixas[edit | edit source]
The Mallorys left Kal-Dixas in 2380, when Brian discovered that Drake was still alive. The family reunited on Rigel IV, but Drake and Kaylen soon moved on. Brian's wanderlust returned, and he and Adam embarked on a "vagabond's tour" of the galaxy. From Kal-Dixas to Sherman's Planet and anywhere in between, Brian would go where the work took him, indulging Adam's curiosity about the worlds they visited.
After Adam went to stay with Kaylen in 2384, Brian eventually wound up on Cascia and found work first as a dock hand, and later, bartender at the Crossed Stars Lounge. He met up with several old acquaintances on the resort planet, and developed a set of contacts in various areas of interest. After six months on Cascia, he met the crew of the SS Walkabout and decided it was time to move on again. Despite a rocky start with Captain Robert Zhou, Brian became Walkabout's pilot, settling a lot of old debts before leaving Cascia behind with a small fortune in latinum and a set of mysterious data rods. (Walkabout RPG: "Lazy Harry's", "The Road to Omeo")
In circumstances as yet unrevealed, Brian left the Walkabout after about a year, and eventually found himself at the Obsidian Colony on Providence, on the edge of Federation space near the Romulan border. However, his stay there would prove brief. (Obsidian Colony RPG)
Brian began to build a life for himself in the Obsidian Colony, but within a few short months, the situation on Providence rapidly deteriorated. He left the planet on the first ship that would take him away from the Neutral Zone, and wound up on Starbase 376, near the Klingon border. Shortly after his arrival, he signed on as pilot of the SS Warden, another Groumall-class freighter. (SS Warden RPG)
For the next several years, Brian served on a number of vessels, often taking short-term billets, rarely staying anywhere long enough to form attachments. He once again made Kal-Dixas his "home port," though his stays there were brief, rarely more than a few weeks at a time. During that period, he often assisted his half-brother Drake on cases, and continued to check in on his son.
After Hobus[edit | edit source]
After the Hobus supernova destroyed the Romulan and Reman homeworlds in 2387, throwing the Empire into chaos, Brian was contacted by Jay Allan, and the two men began work with a group of "concerned private citizens" to help the survivors in ways the Federation couldn't through normal diplomatic channels. They began operating an "underground railroad" of sorts, ferrying survivors and refugees across the Neutral Zone to safety. Another member of this "cabal" was Dr. Edram Cale, a Bajoran archaeologist. Brian and Edram became close friends. (RPG: Leto Colony)
By the late 2380s, Brian had acquired his own small starship, the SS Altariel. In 2389, he ferried Edram Cale and a young Romulan refugee named Kerav to the planet Azandria. At that time, Kaylen was serving as part of Brian's crew, and after leaving Azandria they set course for Starbase 185 to meet Adam, who had recently graduated from Starfleet Academy. (RPG: Leto Colony)
Alternate timelines[edit | edit source]
In a reality where the Hobus incident never occurred, once Adam entered Starfleet Academy in 2388, Brian began to look for a longer-term position, something that would appeal to his curiosity and need for adventure. His old friend Jay Allan let him know about a research mission led by an associate of his, a Bajoran archaeologist named Dr. Edram Cale, and backed the group Interplanetary Expeditions. Brian and Jay both signed on with IPX, and set out aboard the SS Gideon for a survey of systems near the galactic rim. Together, they spent the next five years charting and exploring ancient worlds, discovering the ruins of long-absent civilizations, and recovering a great number of historical and technological relics.
Upon their return in 2394, Brian was ready for some downtime, and parted ways with Jay and Dr. Edram, who began studying their finds with the Daystrom Institute's Archaeological Council. After a brief reunion with his family on Kal-Dixas, Brian began to drift around again, and by 2395, was on Deep Space 9, awaiting the next opportunity that came his way. Early that year, he signed aboard the SS Amoran, a demilitarized Sabre-class vessel, as helmsman. (RPG: SS Amoran)
Typhon Station[edit | edit source]
After a few years of sporadic contact, Brian decided to reconnect with Adam. At the end of 2399, he joined his son, then-Lieutenant Mallory, on his latest posting, Starbase 185.
Excerpt from personnel file:
No one would ever call Brian Mallory handsome. He spent most of his life "out in the cold," and it shows. At 1.8m and 76kg, he is on the border between "slim" and "stocky," fit and wiry without being overly muscular, on the low end of average height. With his dark chestnut hair and eyes and his perpetual stubble, Brian could be best described as "rugged," or perhaps even "world-worn."
Brian's El-Aurian ancestry almost certainly guarantees him a lifespan at least somewhat longer than the human norm -- unless his lifestyle gets him killed -- and that he will appear somewhat younger than he is for many years.
Rough around the edges with just a hint of roguish charm, Brian Mallory is likable, but not very. He's tough and street smart; despite a lack of higher education, he has a sharp mind, and a sharper tongue. His penchant for call-it-like-he-sees-it sarcasm often lands him in hot water, though fatherhood has curbed his temper, if only a bit. The barroom brawls, at least, are no longer a weekly occurrence.
Brian is protective of his son, though not overmuch. His life experience has taught him that he can't shield Adam from the world's ills, and he's not afraid to let the boy get in a little trouble from time to time, so long as he learns from it.
If someone managed to crack through Brian's tough exterior, they would find a trustworthy friend, loyal to the hilt, and never afraid to give them a kick in the pants when needed.
Aside from his son, Brian's greatest passion is flying, be it atmospheric shuttles or starships. He's in his element at the helm, like an old sailor with the wind and the waves as his company, and the stars as his guide. He never can stay in one place too long, especially planetside; sometimes he'll simply wake up one day and decide it's time to move on. It's a habit he learned in his misspent youth, one that has stayed with him all his life, even though in recent years he rarely ventures beyond "gray" on the spectrum of legality...unless he has a good reason.
Hobbies, Interests and Skills[edit | edit source]
Aside from piloting, Brian is fond of reading, which helps make up for his lack of formal education. He also plays chess and Parrises squares, and builds models. He speaks several languages besides Standard, including Orion, Cardassian, Venturi and Andorian.
"Ladies and gentlemen, this is your pilot speaking. If you look out your starboard viewports, you'll see Starbase 376, with its armada of Starfleet patrol vessels, tractor beams, well-trained tactical officers, and deadly armaments. Up ahead, that tiny speck on the horizon: our destination, the civilian shipyards, where we are about to commit multiple felonies. Please feel free to move about the cabin, see your flight attendants for drinks, and enjoy this leisurely flight out. On our return trip, remember to fasten your seatbelts and straight-jackets as we can expect heavy turbulence, high speed chases, and nearly certain death. And you're in luck, today's inflight holovid is a triple feature: The Great Escape, Gone In 60 Seconds and The Gods Must Be Crazy. Thank you for flying Insane Plan Spacelines, and enjoy the rest of your life."
— Brian Mallory to his passengers on an impromptu "retrieval mission." (SS Warden PBEM)
Brian Mallory has appeared in the following sims:
Kal-Dixas Spaceport (NPC - original; PC - revival)
Typhon Station (NPC)
Walkabout (PC)
Obsidian Colony (PC)
SS Warden (PC)
Leto Colony (NPC)
SS Amoran (PC)
Brian Mallory - bio at SS Walkabout website.
Brian Mallory at the Walkabout wikisite.
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dc.identifier.citation Lawton R, O'Hara JK, Sheard L et al (2015) Can staff and patient perspectives on hospital safety predict harm-free care? An analysis of staff and patient survey data and routinely collected outcomes. BMJ Quality and Safety. 24(6): 369-376.
dc.description.abstract Patients have the potential to provide feedback on the safety of their care. Recently, tools have been developed that ask patients to provide feedback on those factors that are known to contribute to safety, therefore providing information that can be used proactively to manage safety in hospitals. The aim of this study was to investigate whether the safety information provided by patients is different from that provided by staff and whether it is related to safety outcomes. Data were collected from 33 hospital wards across 3 acute hospital Trusts in the UK. Staff on these wards were asked to complete the four outcome measures of the Hospital Survey of Patient Safety Culture, while patients were asked to complete the Patient Measure of Safety and the friends and family test. We also collated publicly reported safety outcome data for 'harm-free care' on each ward. This patient safety thermometer measure is used in the UK NHS to record the percentage of patients on a single day of each month on every ward who have received harm-free care (i.e. no pressure ulcers, falls, urinary tract infections and hospital acquired new venous thromboembolisms). These data were used to address questions about the relationship between measures and the extent to which patient and staff perceptions of safety predict safety outcomes. The friends and family test, a single item measure of patient experience was associated with patients' perceptions of safety, but was not associated with safety outcomes. Staff responses to the patient safety culture survey were not significantly correlated with patient responses to the patient measure of safety, but both independently predicted safety outcomes. The regression models showed that staff perceptions (adjusted r(2)=0.39) and patient perceptions (adjusted r(2)=0.30) of safety independently predicted safety outcomes. When entered together both measures accounted for 49% of the variance in safety outcomes (adjusted r(2)=0.49), suggesting that there is overlap but some unique variance is also explained by these two measures. Based on responses to the Patient Measure of Safety it was also possible to identify differences between the acute Hospital Trusts. The findings suggest that although the views of patients and staff predict some overlapping variance in patient safety outcomes, both also offer a unique perspective on patient safety, contributing independently to the prediction of safety outcomes. These findings suggest that feedback from patients about the safety of the care that they receive can be used, in addition to data from staff to drive safety improvements in healthcare. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: ISRCTN07689702.


Joseph ENEVER Born:  13 Nov 1806 Rainham, Essex Died:  24 May 1870 2106 South Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA: Welcome to the web site dedicated to recording the family history of the Ennevers and Enevers and our related families. You can search for individuals, display family trees, calculate relationships, read family histories and view family photographs and other historical documents. There are currently 12 family branches with more than 30,000 people and 4,000 unique surnames on the site, including over 2,000 Ennevers, Enevers, Enivers, Ennevors and other early variations.
Joseph, son of Robert & Mary, was also baptised on this day. The 2 Josephs were cousins.
Joseph Ennever, Philadelphia 1854, Source Code 9294, Source Index to records of alien, declaration of intention and/or oaths of allegence 1789-1880 in VS Grant Court, Supreme Court of Philadelphia, Declaration of intent 12/13/1854, Oath 6/22/1864.
Indenture dated 30th July 1851. Assignment of Nos 3 and 4 Ravens Cottages, Hammersmith to Mr Robert Atwell.
The family moved from New York & opened a dry goods store. This was sold & they bought a cotton plantation at Brick, Maryland near Annapolis. They sold the plantation and moved back to Philadelphia, where they bought back the old store. The business was sold at auction and the proceeds divided among the children.
Source: Genealogy of the Ennever family, written by Annie Dorothea Ennever.


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Koło Senatorów Niezależnych i Ludowych – koło senackie w Senacie RP powstałe na początku IV kadencji jako Koło Senatorów Ludowych i Niezależnych (połączenie Klubu Parlamentarnego Polskiego Stronnictwa Ludowego z Klubem Senatorów Niezależnych z poprzedniej kadencji), obecne pod tą nazwą także w V kadencji. W VI kadencji (21 grudnia 2005) koło zmieniło nazwę na Koło Senatorów Niezależnych i Ludowych ze względu na mniejszość liczebną senatorów będących z partii PSL, była to też ostatnia kadencja działalności tego koła.

Skład koła
IV kadencja senatu:
 Adam Rychliczek
 Jerzy Kazimierz Smorawiński
 Henryk Tadeusz Stokłosa
 Adam Krzysztof Struzik

V kadencja senatu:
 Krzysztof Wawrzyniec Borkowski
 Lesław Podkański (PSL)
 Jerzy Kazimierz Smorawiński
 Henryk Tadeusz Stokłosa
 Józef Sztorc

VI kadencja senatu:

 Aleksander Bentkowski (PSL)

 Margareta Budner (bezpartyjna), w Kole Senatorów Ludowych i Niezależnych od 24 stycznia 2007, senator niezrzeszona od 8 grudnia 2006 do 24 stycznia 2007, senator Samoobrony RP od 20 października 2005 do 8 grudnia 2006
 Kazimierz Kutz (bezpartyjny)
 Marian Miłek (bezpartyjny)
 Maciej Płażyński (bezpartyjny)
 Lesław Podkański (PSL)

Przypisy

Koła i kluby parlamentarne w III Rzeczypospolitej

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Watch all Hull City's Premier League goals
June 8, 2009 at 19:07	· Filed under News	·Tagged goals, hull city, premier league, youtube
For most teams, a video featuring every goal they've scored in the top flight would take days to watch.
For success-shy Hull City, you can just feast your eyes on this six and a half minute YouTube posting.
Why do Stoke City fans hate Phil Brown? A Stokie writes
April 17, 2009 at 18:44	· Filed under News	·Tagged hull city, phil brown, premier league, stoke city
Here, Stoke City fan northstokie writes about why Phil Brown isn't terribly well loved in Staffordshire.
On the face of it there is no real reason why I should dislike Hull – they are a club from an unfashionable area, who like Stoke have fallen foul of the Location Location bods in being shortlisted as some of the worst places to live.
Stoke have had more success over the years, but as a 30-year-old I have only ever known old second and third division monotony and failure, not dissimilar to Hull's recent history.
I remember when Peter Taylor brought Hull a bit higher profile and then came the stadium move and soon enough we both found ourselves in the Championship. But we never rivals – we're miles away.
Then something happened last year – an unassuming and professional Stoke had spent most of the season in the top 3 and were working towards automatic promotion, when a team from left field started an impressive run up the league in the final third of the season.
This run was exciting for the league, they started to get a bit close to Stoke towards the top , and along with Bristol, WBA and Watford, started to become an automatic promotion rival.
Two weeks before the end of the season, Stoke went away to Colchester and could clinch automatic promotion with a win as long as Hull didn't win in their game against Crystal Palace; Stoke held up their end of the bargain and Hull grabbed a last-minute winner which meant Stoke would have to wait until the final game against Leicester.
As I read the Sunday reviews of the game my eyes were drawn to an outspoken Phil Brown who seemed to think he had scored a psychological victory over Stoke and was quoted as saying that our kit man would have to pour the champagne away and that Hull had spoiled the party.
Many Stoke fans wondered where the outburst came from – it wasn't as if Hull had a massive chance of overtaking us. I think it was 1 possible permutation of results in 9 would take them ahead of Stoke on the final day, yet this tanned fella from Hull saw fit to speak out?
Of course Stoke went up automatically and Hull lost that last game, having to make do with the play offs. This was the first example of Tango Man's words putting unneccesary pressure on his players.
I have a couple of Hull fans for friends, and when Hull got promoted, one was quite grounded and pragmatic and the other full of mass optimism and fully bought into the Phil Brown quest for world domination, making bets with everyone on how Hull would trounce all laid before them.
A couple of Hull fans made the short virtual trip to our fanzine, the Oatcake, to continue this theme and build on the negative view Phil Brown had so randomly attracted to his club. Needless to say much banter ensued.
Throughout the season, the Premier League and indeed Stoke were to witness many more Tango moments that I feel have contributed more than he would like to admit to Hull's spectacular slide down the league.
The loud clothes, the perma tan, the Madonna mic and eagerness to run to every camera, microphone and TV show he could…were soon a regular feature of the Orange one.
He revelled in Hull's early success – as well he should – but his attitude was one of 'this is what Phil Brown deserves' as opposed to 'what a great start we have had surprising teams and the more points we get on the board the better come the end of the season which will no doubt be a scrap.'
The Chairman also came out to form a sickly double act saying that Hull should be aiming for Europe. Tongue in cheek it may have been but the spotlight such comments placed on the team and club were to prove to be detrimental as the season went on.
Form began to dip and on Boxing Day Hull were on the end of a thumping first half 4-0 deficit at the hands of Man City. Instead of privately chastising his team in the dressing room, Brown led them out like naughty schoolboys onto the pitch in full view of the stadium and the world's media to dress them down publicly.
It seems this was the beginning of the end for Phil Brown. Things started to go from bad to worse and Brown started to whinge and complain. He seemingly hasn't stopped since.
Then in the loss at home to Blackburn Rovers, having incurred the wrath of his own fans for booing his decision to substitute Geovanni, he bizarrely said he hoped Geo failed a drug's test.
Whatever his reasons for saying this, whatever hurt he was feeling, Phil Brown once again aired his dirty linen in public and once more brought unneccesary attention and focus on his club at a time when he should be knuckling down behind closed doors to stop what was becoming a worrying slide down the league.
What happened next, though, put the cherry on top of the madness cake. Following a loss to Arsenal in the cup, Brown seemed to completely lose the plot and started throwing accusations around, mostly in Fabregas' direction for reasons including wearing inappropriate clothes.
He then went to draw even more attention to himself and Hull focus by claiming the player spat at assistant manager Horton, then it was on his feet, then it was near his feet.
Brown then again rushed to the phone to speak to a radio station where he sounded like a man broken. He truly sounded like he wanted to cry and contradicted himself a number of times before patronising the female presenter by calling her darling.
The clip increased the radio station's click count considerably as fans from across the world wanted to hear the apparent breakdown of Brown.
Throughout this season Brown has made life for Hull City very difficult indeed. Unneccesary pressure and focus on the team, like it did in the promotion race, has affected the team for the worse and now Hull City look to be falling faster than Phil Brown's stock.
I see many anti-Hull threads on the Oatcake but when you read into the reasons people dislike Hull it is a dislike for Phil Brown, not of Hull City the football club.
The main message being if it wasn't for Phil Brown, 90% of Stoke fans would love Hull to survive at the cost of a more established team to further bloody the noses of Fleet Street's finest.
It is a real shame that Phil Brown has sullied the club which should have been most people's second team along with 'plucky' Stoke, instead he has attracted derision and mockery, something that Hull City, the club perhaps do not deserve.
If Hull City get relegated it will be largely down to the failings of Phil Brown, however, you could also argue that Phil Brown was the man who got Hull promoted.
I guess the question is, was the Premier League a step too far for him?
Could Dean Windass score the goal that keeps Hull City in the Premier League?
April 5, 2009 at 16:48	· Filed under News	·Tagged dean windass, hull city, loan deals, oldham athletic, premier league
Dean Windass scored the goal that took Hull City to the Premier League – could he repeat the trick and keep us there?
Windass, though back at Hull City playing for the reserves and travelling with the first team to games, is still of course registered with Oldham Athletic until the end of the season.
However, the Latics have stumbled badly since Christmas and are now way off the promotion picture, eight points off Scunthorpe United in the last play-off spot having played two games more.
So it looks like Oldham's season – and presumably Windass' registration with them – will finish on May 2.
Hull City still have three games to play after that date – Stoke City at home, Bolton Wanderers away and Manchester United at home – and presumably 40-year-old Deano will thus be available for selection.
I say 'presumably' as there has been no official word on this on the club's website, and the Football League rules online don't say whether a season-long loan ends when the parent club's season finishes or the receiving club.
Windass was way down the pecking order when at The Circle earlier this season, but with Marlon King gone, Daniel Cousin and Caleb Folan hardly unfamiliar with injuries, and the rift with Phil Brown seemingly healed, it seems almost certain he'd at least be on the bench for those crucial last three games.
Forget about Alan Shearer returning to Newcastle United – Deano back in the Hull City line-up would be the returning messiah moment of this season.
UPDATE With Hull City's game at Aston Villa being moved to Monday, May 4 – after Oldham's season finishes – it means Windass will presumably be available for this game too.


For example, both body temperature and caloric demand decrease during sleep, as compared to wakefulness. Lots of sleep - safe and can save energy. After my first brain injury, a concussion, I would sleep for 19 hours and wake up groggy and disoriented. One way to think about the function of sleep is to compare it to another of our life-sustaining activities: eating. I never woke up during that time and always awakened alert and refreshed.
This is important because the more you put your synapses to work, the stronger the connection between the cells becomes. According to the theory, sleep provides a period of enforced inactivity to conserve energy which Webb explained as the Hibernation Theory of sleep. Chose a specific area in which community justice may be applied: neighborhood, school, university, law enforcement agency, court system, community corrections, or other naturally defined community. Before purchasing an over-the-counter product, please consult with your doctor. Many scientists consider this theory to be related to, and part of, the inactivity theory.
Is it active only within certain systems of the body, or does it occur at the cellular level throughout the body? It is also possible that each of these theories can be used to explain why we sleep. All sleep may not be equal for reinforcing learning, however. There you'll find links to articles by researchers who are studying this fascinating question. Restorative Justice Paper Joseph R. In a normal sleep our body is changing by decreasing body temperature, blood pressure and other body functions. The average human adult needs eight hours of sleep every night. Through natural selection, this behavioral strategy presumably evolved to become what we now recognize as sleep.
What Is The Adaptive Theory Of Sleep?
One of the most recent and compelling explanations for why we sleep is based on findings that sleep is correlated to changes in the structure and organization of the brain. And, while we all spend one-third of our lives doing it, there is still no universal agreement regarding the singular purpose or function of sleep. Yet, despite decades of research and many discoveries about other aspects of sleep, the question of why we sleep has been difficult to answer. If you live to a ripe old age, you'll spend a cumulative 30 years of your life asleep. Sleep disturbances can cause issues related to and thinking, mood problems such as and , chronic fatigue and. Is it active only within certain systems of the body, or does it occur at the cellular level throughout the body? Those with sleeping habits appropriate to their environment are most likely to survive.
There are many theories based on facts that explain in some way why we sleep, but none of those theories are yet to be proven true. Thus, it should be recognized that one of the functions of the cells of reticular formation is to maintain the state of wakefulness in the animal. Light theta wave sleep 2. Lions conserving energy after a meal. Sleep is very important and beneficial part of our lives.
It allows the body to rest and to replenish itself so that it is better able to serve its function of living. It is also important for the community to help get to the cause of the conflict and solve the problem before it becomes criminal. Thus, it can be stated that the actual factors in the neurophysiologic mechanisms of sleep and dreams are yet far from full understanding. This concept started to gain popularity through the 70s and 80s and has since progressed into becoming part of the criminological vernacular and is now studied and theorized by many academics worldwide. Sleep is a physical and mental resting period in which a person is unaware of their environment. Sleep deprivation is common in first year college students as they adjust to the stress and social activities of college life.
Restoration seeks to make the victim and. The hope is that by better understanding why we sleep, we will learn to respect sleep's functions more and enjoy the health benefits it affords. I clearly recall being in the hospital when my oldest was only a day old, walking the floors trying to soothe him to sleep. The most striking of these is that animals deprived entirely of sleep lose all immune function and die in just a matter of weeks. Words: 2753 - Pages: 12. It may also help us save energy for when we most need it.
This is a common complaint because sleep patterns are fragile and can easily be affected by injury to the brain. Causes of sleep deprivation can be divided into two main broad areas: lifestyle and medication. This phenomenon, known as brain plasticity, is not entirely understood, but its connection to sleep has several critical implications. Definition Activation Synthesis Theory-due to activation of brain all day, we have left over activation at night. In another observation, it was noted that after the circadian climax in the early evening, the downswing aids sleep initiation.


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ITV Good Morning Britain: 'He moved me' Donald Trump admits being swayed by Prince Charles
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President Donald Trump is on a state visit to the UK and has met with several key members of the Royal Family over the past two days.
During his Good Morning Britain interview with Piers Morgan, the US leader revealed he spoke with Prince Charles for an hour and a half on Monday where climate change was a hot topic.
He told Piers: "We were going to have a 15-minute chat. And it turned out to be an hour and a half. And he did most of the talking.
"He is really into climate change, and I think that's great, I mean I want that, I like that."
Piers went on to question whether Trump had listened to what Prince Charles had to say.
Trump replied: "What he really wants, and what he really feels warmly about is the future. He wants to make sure future generations have climate that is good climate as opposed to a disaster. And I agree.
"I did mention a couple of things, I did say, 'Well the United States right now has among the cleanest climates there are, based on all statistics, and it's even getting better,'
"Because I agree with that, I want the best water, the cleanest water. Crystal clean – it has to be crystal clean…"
Morgan went on to say that many wanted to hear the President understand that "climate change is a very real and present danger" before adding: "And if we don't tackle it now – and America has to lead the way along with China and India – then we're going to be in serious trouble."
Trump retorted: "Well you know, you just said it. China, India, Russia, many other nations they have not very good air, not very good water in the sense of pollution and cleanliness.
"If you go to certain cities, I'm not going to name cities, but I can. If you go to certain cities you can't even breathe and now that air is going up, so if we have a clean, in terms of a planet, we're talking about a very small, you know, very small distance, between China and the US, or other countries."
Morgan pressed the matter of what the President had said to Prince Charles.
He asked: "Were you able to give Prince Charles any comfort, that you as the United States President are taking this seriously?"
Trump answered: "I think I was yeah. I think, I think we had a great conversation and it was about, as you would call it, climate change, but, I think we had a very, very good time."
Morgan went on to ask if Trump had been "moved" by what Prince Charles had to say.
What moved me is his passion for future generations
Trump said: "I'll tell you what moved me is his passion for future generations he's really not doing this for him.
"He's doing this for future generations. He wants to have a world that's good for future generations.
"Now he's Prince Charles, he doesn't have to worry about future generations in theory, unless he's a very good person who cares about people.
"And that's what impressed me, maybe the most, his love for this world."
Good Morning Britain airs weekdays at 6am on ITV.
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Ajit Johnson, a scientist, writer and artist from Tamil Nadu is working on scientific communication and protecting human species.
As a doctor I could only treat a disease while as a scientist I might be able to eradicate them," begins Ajit Johson in an optimistic note when asked why he chose to become a scientist. Hailing from Nagercoil a beautiful small town in Kanyakumari, this young scientist is making a change in the field of science, communication and illustrative art. Currently residing in Edinburgh, Ajit is a researcher who works in molecular science and is completing his PhD at the University of Edinburgh.
Growing up with a love for solving puzzles, it became an addiction for Ajit. "I used to sit for hours, fight, cry, think and do everything while solving a puzzle but I used to finish it. When I grew up I realised that the biggest puzzle was the Universe with many unanswered questions. That's how I landed up being a scientist, solving some unanswered questions!" says the 29-year-old.


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Liberia: Chief Justice Korkpor Delivers Farewell Message Today
Chief Justice Francis Korkpo.
Article by Abednego Davis
Chief Justice Francis Korkpor is expected to deliver his farewell message today, September 27, as he steps down from the Supreme Court Bench.
Korkpor announced his retirement from the Supreme Court Bench earlier this year after he shall have reached the retirement age of 70, as of September 5.
President George Weah, together with several government officials, dignitaries, judges and justices, ambassadors, senior lawyers, and members of the Liberia National Bar Association (LNBA) will attend the retirement ceremony.
On April 18, 2013, Korkpor, was appointed Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Liberia, by President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, after the retirement of Chief Justice Johnnie N. Lewis, due to poor health.
Korkpor has been on the Supreme Court bench since 2004, during the administration of the National Transitional Government of Liberia.
At the time, Korkpor was appointed to the Supreme Court of Liberia as Associate Justice for the period of two years, a position to which he was nominated and subsequently reappointed by President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf upon assuming the Presidency of the Country in 2006.
From his 9 years as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, according to judicial analysts, Korkpor's parting message will highlight the achievements made under his leadership, particularly the construction of judicial complexes, in six of the 15 counties, and several other magisterial courts.
The judicial complexes include Gbarnga, Bong County; Bopolu, Gbarpolu County; Greenville, Sinoe County; Sanniquellie, Nimba County; Tubmanburg, Bomi County; and Zwedru, Grand Gedeh County.
The magisterial courts are in Botota, Bong County; Vahun, Lofa County; the Omega Tower Area, Paynesville City, Montserrado County; and Kanplay, Nimba County. These courts were constructed with funds provided by the Swedish Government through the Justice and Security Trust Fund.
Korkpor, began his public and professional services at the Ministry of Justice, where he was first recruited as a Research Coordinator immediately upon obtaining his BA degree from the University of Liberia.
His service at the Ministry also witnessed his rise to leadership positions within the government of Liberia, specifically serving as Assistant Minister for Economic Affairs, Assistant Minister for Legal Affairs, and then Deputy Minister for Legal Affairs.
Due to the civil war in Liberia, like many other Liberians, Korkpor left the country in 1990. He however returned in 1991 and went into private law practice.
He established the Tiala Law Associates, Inc. and, for about 13 consecutive years, served as its Managing Director.
Notable amongst the clients he worked for was the Catholic Church in Liberia and its affiliate institutions. He was also a member of the Catholic Justice and Peace Commission, a human rights organization, and, for many years, served as its Chairman of the Board of Directors.
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After two previous and successful discussions at the University (the first on setting up an indie studio and the second on things all indies must know), Mark was invited back a third time, tasked with broaching the subject: What we look for in a Graduate.
Providing some general advice on CV writing, cover letters and portfolios, Mark then delved into the specifics of how to get noticed – and often the pitfalls many an applicant make!
There was a lively discussion in the Q&A section of the talk, with many of the students already looking at the state of the industry, getting hired into larger companies and focusing more on targeting jobs in their specialisation – with some considering forming an indie studio themselves.