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9 civilians — including 4 children — killed in US air strike on Syria, state media says
By Eric Lutz
Syrian state media reported that four children were among the nine civilians killed in missile strikes ordered by President Donald Trump on a Syrian air base Thursday night.
The Syrian government — and Russia, its strongest ally — condemned the attack as an act of "aggression."
Trump ordered the air strike in response to a deadly chemical attack by President Bashar al-Assad on Syrian civilians.
"Assad choked out the lives of helpless men, women and children," Trump said Thursday. "Tonight, I call on all civilized nations to join us in seeking to end the slaughter and bloodshed in Syria and also to end terrorism of all kinds and all types."
The U.S. fired 59 Tomahawk missiles in a "targeted assault" on the air base, but the Syrian Arab News Agency reported that nine civilians were killed — and more injured — when the missiles hit the base and nearby villages.
Six Syrian jets were destroyed in the air raid, according to the Russian Defense Ministry. The base's runway remained intact, though, and just 23 of the 59 Tomahawks hit the base, a ministry spokesperson said.
Six servicemen are also believed to have been killed in the attack, the Telegraph reported.
The United States has received support from the United Kingdom, which called the chemical attack that prompted Thursday's air strikes "barbaric."
Russia, however, said the U.S. had engaged in an act of "aggression against a sovereign state in violation of international law" that will harm relations between the two nations.
The United Nations Security Council will be briefed on the U.S. air strikes Friday.

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I draw my inspiration from many sources; the waters and limestone cliffs of the Bruce Peninsula and the shorelines of Lake Superior and Georgian Bay. I am fascinated by the powerful forces that have shaped the landscape and the effects that time and weather have had upon the earths' surface. Water in particular has fascinated me since childhood. I delight in the discovery of rhythmic patterns created by light as it passes through water, by the ripples on its surface and how it transforms and distorts what lies beneath. These patterns inspire me not just for their beauty, but because they suggest an underlying natural order. It is fitting that the varied and dynamic forms of all life upon the earth would arise from such an active and animated medium.
Inspired as a child by the works of such masters as Rembrandt and Van Gogh, Dutch-born artist Margarethe Vanderpas gives a passionate portrayal of the raw natural beauty of northern Ontario's landscapes and waterscapes.
Professionally trained through her studies in Fine Art at the University of Western Ontario and Queen's University, Margarethe obtained a Bachelor of Arts, Honours degree in Art History, and subsequently a Bachelor of Education degree. She taught Fine Art and Mathematics for several years before transitioning careers. She currently divides her time between Lion's Head, Ontario and Stratford, Ontario.
Each year Margarethe explores new regions in northern Ontario on foot and by kayak, aiming to capture the waters and unique worn, weathered rock formations of the Canadian Shield. In recent years she has been spending more time on the Bruce Peninsula, exploring and painting its pristine waters and rugged coastline.
Margarethe has exhibited in numerous solo and group exhibits and her work can be found in private and corporate collections throughout Canada, the United States and Europe.
Margarethe is a Signature Member of the Artists For Conservation (AFC) as of 2013. AFC is a non-profit invitational group of nature artists from around the world. As a Group, we work collectively to promote the conservation of our natural heritage.
Margarethe is a Signature Member of the Artists for Conservation.
1994 Honours Specialist Visual Art, Faculty of Education, Queens University, Kingston, Ontario.
1987 B.A. Honours, Art History, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario.
Margarethe is a Signature Member of the Artists For Conservation (AFC) as of 2013.
AFC is a non-profit invitational group of nature artists from around the world. As a Group, we work collectively to promote our work, participate in members-only initiatives, publications and art shows, and at the same time, promote the conservation of our natural heritage.
2010 Circle Arts Gallery, Tobermory, Ontario "2010 Season Show"
1997 The White Gallery, London, Ontario "Seasonal Celebrations"


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April 24, 2016 April 24, 2016 Jim Dedman Requiescat in Pace Prince
Prince, the resplendent, bizarre, and extraordinarily talented musician, died this past Thursday of as of yet unconfirmed causes. The cruelest of recent years, 2016 continues to rob us of our most beloved artists and performers. What words are left for us to express our bewilderment and grief when we've been forced to use them so many times before in just the past few months? In the past several days, we've seen multitudes of eulogies and tributes, and I too feel compelled to write about this devastating loss to popular culture.
As a child in the early 1980's, when MTV first introduced him to me, Prince seemed to be some type of phantasmagorical oddity. He, along with Michael Jackson, Madonna, Bruce Springsteen, Cyndi Lauper, and Boy George, defined the popular culture of that era. Taken together, that curious coterie of artists reigned over MTV in its early days. His singles permeated the airwaves, and I have vivid memories of listening to them in the car as my parents drove me to and fro in suburban Houston all those years ago. Then came the summer of 1989. Thirteen years old that year, I greatly anticipated Tim Burton's Batman for which, of course, Prince authored the vibrant and daring soundtrack. My favorite moment of the film remains that electric sequence during which The Joker vandalizes the priceless works of art in the Gotham City museum as Prince's "Partyman" echoes throughout the building. It was as if the song became its own character in the film.
His music served as the soundtrack to countless moments of my life. Each time I hear the mad genius of "Let's Go Crazy," a song released more than thirty years ago, it's as if I'm experiencing it again for the very first time. In the early 1990's, as a high school student, I often drove around Houston listening to the anthemic "7" (after spending the entirety of an afternoon searching for its compact disc single at various local record stores). Music fans of all stripes once quested for the mysterious, unreleased Black Album, which for many years existed only as an elusive bootleg. I never found it, although the album ultimately saw its commercial release in late 1994. In December of 1998, and of course, at the end of the following year, Prince's "1999" was inescapable, despite the fact that the song had been released more than a decade and a half beforehand. In 2004, the cast and crew of Pleadings, the independent film I wrote and produced, joined together to sing "Purple Rain" at a Houston karaoke bar to celebrate the end of principal photography.
Culturally omnipotent, he worked with or otherwise influenced throngs of other musicians, and references to Prince's work would often crop up in the work of other artists. He wrote "Manic Monday," which became a hit for The Bangles in 1986. Sinead O'Connor's 1990 cover of Prince's "Nothing Compares 2 U" still haunts listeners 26 years later. Known for their catchy 1990 single "Pure," the members of The Lightning Seeds chose their name after mishearing the lyrics to "Raspberry Beret." In 1996, a group of Austin bands, including Spoon, contributed tracks to Do Me Baby! Austin Does Prince, a tribute compilation. In 2002's "The Real Slim Shady," Eminem revealed that he had "been suspenseful with a pencil ever since Prince turned himself into a symbol." In 2009, The Fruit Bats released "Singing Joy To The World," a wonderfully melancholy song which tells the story of a love which germinated, in part, due to Prince's "I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man." His influence abounds, and without a doubt, it will continue to do so.
In early 1978, when Prince released his first album, I was a mere toddler, meaning that until this week the only world I knew was one which included him. Upon hearing the news of his death, my mind leapt again to the sense of loss we communally felt upon the passing of another great, David Bowie. In January, just a week after Bowie's death, I wrote:
Now we find ourselves a part of a popular culture absent David Bowie, once its ubiquitous fixture. For many, including myself, there was never until this week a cultural landscape that existed without Bowie thriving therein. As Jemaine Clement, a member of New Zealand's Flight of the Conchords musical duo, remarked on behalf of that group, "Both born in the '70s, we hadn't witnessed a world without Bowie." To fans and followers of popular music, Bowie remained omnipresent in both his output and influence, and we always anticipated that he would soon release something intriguing and new.
We are, as one Twitter user recently observed, "losing the unloseable." Like intrepid concert photographer Ben Stas, I now marvel at "the degree to which the man has been omnipresent in my life since I first took a serious interest in music."
The same is true of Prince, the cool and cryptic crooner, the guitarist, the producer, the actor, the enigma. Unlike so many makers of music in those halcyon days of the early 1980's, he endured, becoming one of the artists whose work nearly all of us knew. He continued to experiment with both his art and its delivery to his fans. To toy with his listeners, he once released a 45 minute album featuring nine songs combined into a single track on the compact disc. When fans purchased a ticket to a Prince concert, they would often discover that they had also bought a copy of his latest album as a part of the transaction. However, his notorious hostility to the streaming services made it rather difficult to revisit his oeuvre in our bereavement. As one writer noted, "[i]t was a strange mourning, to be at work and wanting to listen to the songs that we all knew but knowing that they wouldn't be available to illustrate the shared grief." Despite his reluctance to embrace the Internet, he remained omnipresent in the culture, prompting the great manifestation of adoration we beheld on that sad, sad day.
Requiescat in pace, Prince (June 7, 1958 – April 21, 2016).
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Christiaen, Steven, Mary O'Connell Motherway, Francesca Bottacini, Noreen Lanigan, Pat G Casey, Geert Huys, Hans Nelis, Douwe van Sinderen, and Tom Coenye. 2014. "Autoinducer-2 Plays a Crucial Role in Gut Colonization and Probiotic Functionality of Bifidobacterium Breve UCC2003." Plos One 9 (5).
Christiaen, S., Motherway, M. O., Bottacini, F., Lanigan, N., Casey, P. G., Huys, G., Nelis, H., et al. (2014). Autoinducer-2 plays a crucial role in gut colonization and probiotic functionality of Bifidobacterium breve UCC2003. PLOS ONE, 9(5).
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Christiaen, Steven, Mary O'Connell Motherway, Francesca Bottacini, et al. "Autoinducer-2 Plays a Crucial Role in Gut Colonization and Probiotic Functionality of Bifidobacterium Breve UCC2003." PLOS ONE 9.5 (2014): n. pag. Print.


Ever since I purchased my first essential oil in 1983, I have been fascinated by aromatherapy. This took me on my fascinating journey into natural therapies, acupuncture and aromatherapy to where I am today. I believe that aromatherapy has the potential to be a major catalyst for changing the way health care is provided around the world. However, aromatherapy has also since its inception been open to commercial exploitation. I love the fact that aromatherapy has become more popular than ever; however, it is imperative that essential oils are used safely and with integrity. This website is a platform to share my passion and knowledge of aromatherapy in an enjoyable but safe and professional way. This website will keep you up to date with the latest research and trends in aromatherapy and the use of essential oils. I look forward to your feedback, questions and comments. This will be a constant work in progress site. Please have an awesome day wherever you may be.
In my essential oil monographs of The Complete Guide to Aromatherapy, I have a subsection called Energetics, psyche and subtle uses.
The term 'energetics' is very broad and is often used in subtle therapies; however, in my book I have used the term 'energetics' to describe the relationship between the essential oils and the traditional healing principles of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). The term 'subtle' is used to describe the effect of essential oils on chakras and the subtle etheric body.
By the way, many of you have been asking about Volume II. This summer (in Australia – that is), I have been very busy writing! It is starting to look like there will be three volumes. Yes, some of you may think I have gone mad, but for reasons that will soon become obvious you will understand why Volume II will focus on the Psyche and Subtle and Volume III will focus on the Science and Therapeutics.
Very soon, I look forward to sharing with you some of the new content that will appear in Volume II and Volume III. All going to schedule, both should be ready before the end of 2020.
Which brings me back to the energetics of essential oils and some of my favourite books, the review of which you can find on my website – From the Library.
Before I even got into aromatherapy, I was practicing massage, herbal medicine, and flower essences and acupuncture. Acupuncture came naturally to me. I resonated with the concept of Qi circulating through the meridians and understanding pathologies in terms of damp, heat, cold or wind. More importantly, I got such wonderful results with my clients in clinic. I found that it was very easy for my patients to understand their conditions in terms of TCM principles.
When I first discovered aromatherapy, I naturally thought of essential oil properties in terms of the TCM concepts. It made much more sense to think of sweet fennel and many other seed oils as a warming and drying remedy that is useful in eliminating damp conditions, which are associated with digestive ailments, respiratory conditions with excess phlegm and eliminating toxins. Many flower oils such as lavender, neroli and German chamomile are considered fantastic essential oils for clearing heat and calming the Shen. The Shen is akin to our spirit and when it is disturbed, we may experience mental and emotional restlessness, anxiety, worry or depression.
Within a TCM framework, the role of chemistry becomes superfluous, because TCM transcends the pharmacological model. We are more interested in understanding the energetic interaction of the essential oil and the Qi in the body, which meridian it influences, and which of the Five Elements is not in harmony and how we can use essential oils to re-establish harmony.
Therefore, it is not surprising that two of my favourite books are Aromatherapy for Healing the Spirit by Gabriel Mojay and Aromatica: A Clinical Guide to Essential Oil Therapeutics by Peter Holmes.
Both Mojay and Holmes eloquently weave together the concepts of TCM and aromatherapy. If you wish to have a more holistic understanding of the therapeutic activity of essential oils, both these books are a must read.
I will also be conducting an Advanced Aromatherapy and Five Elements Masterclasses in Melbourne on the 1 June 2019 and in Osaka on the 29 June 2019. I do hope that those of you in Australia and Japan will be able to attend.


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Nottingham University Hospitals
Mum's 'fight for justice' after son born with cerebral palsy
They could be paid up to £20m in compensation
Joseph LockerDigital News Correspondent
The Queen's Medical Centre
The mum of a 17-year-old boy who was born with cerebral palsy has spoken for the first time after a High Court ruling found negligence in her care.
The mum - who gave birth in 2004 - spoke of years "fighting for justice".
The woman gave birth at the Queen's Medical Centre - and a judge found the concerns of the mum over a lack of foetal movement were not acted upon.
This resulted in the boy being born with cerebral palsy, it was found.
A High Court ruling on November 30 found negligence in the care of the mother in 2004 - and hospital bosses could be forced to pay out up to £20m in compensation.
Bosses at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust have apologised to the family, saying they will work to resolve the claim "as soon as possible".
And now, speaking for the first time since the family's victory in court, the boy's mother said: "It was nine years ago that we started our legal claim and it has taken years of fighting for justice and the support we need as a family.
"Right to the end the trust opposed everything we knew had happened, knowing the difficulties we have faced for 17 years, and our son will continue to face for the rest of his life."
The mother attended an antenatal clinic on October 6, 2004, as a community midwife was concerned the baby was in the breech position.
An ultrasound scan found that the baby was not in a breech position. However, the woman said that the doctor had been told about her concerns over reduced foetal movement, but that they were not acted upon.
NUH denied that concerns had been raised - with the doctor telling the court she had no recollection of the case 17 years ago.
She added that she would not have performed the ultrasound scan as she had not been trained and would have treated any report of a lack of movement as a "red flag".
The woman reported a strong foetal movement two days later, court documents show. But after being concerned over a lack of movement following a bath October 10 she was urged by her husband to attend hospital.
The boy was born that evening following an emergency Caesarean section.
Her son had "suffered permanent damage from chronic partial hypoxia which has resulted in asymmetric quadriplegic cerebral palsy", the High Court judgment said.
Mr Justice Cotter said the mum's account of having to be persuaded to return to hospital was "wholly consistent" with her saying she had been reassured over a lack of movement.
He added that medical notes after the birth were "not inconsistent" with the woman raising the concerns, concluding that the lack of action on them constituted "a breach of duty".
Speaking about the legal battle, the mother said: "We still had to go to court and see the trust, and the obstetrician, deny giving me advice which we now know led to our son being born as he is, and have the immensely difficult life he has."
The ruling follows the announcement of an independent inquiry into the maternity services at the trust, which has already paid out at least £91 million in compensation after more than 30 deaths and 46 brain injuries.
Barristers have said the verdict could result in a pay out of up to £20m.
Following the judge's ruling the family, who now lives in Yorkshire, are to be awarded an immediate £500,000 in interim damages ahead of a final settlement being agreed.
Following the court judgement Hudgell Solicitors, who have acted on behalf of the boy and his mother for nine years, have started the process of securing a complete package of support.
This includes the appointment of a dedicated case worker, who will assess the boy's immediate and longer term needs, as well as employing dedicated specialists using the compensation settlement.
"He was my second child so I had some idea about how babies develop and that he wasn't meeting the milestones," the boy's mother added.
"The diagnosis was still a shock to us, even though the neonatologist told us when he was born that he could be brain damaged. We always felt something had gone wrong but didn't think about taking legal advice at first.
"You have so much to deal with at that time. We didn't know where to start.
"We've had bits of help, but it's always been a battle. We did get a stair lift when he was younger through the local authority but it was no good as he was too anxious to go on it, and when he did get bigger his legs got trapped on the wall. Then we also managed to get a wet room fitted downstairs.
"It took until he was 14 though to get the funding approved for a downstairs bedroom to be built in our home, so for 14 years we have had to carry him up to bed at night and downstairs in a morning, and that is difficult as he's not like healthy children who wrap their legs around you.
"You almost feel awful saying it because, of course you love your child so much, but it is so tough and draining. There is never a break."
Solicitor Chris Moore, of Hudgell Solicitors, represented the family in the case and, following an initial period of investigating the matter, first issued a claim for damages from Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust in 2016.
Mr Moore said: "We were not prepared to give up on the case. We believed the mother entirely as she was clear in her memory of the events, even to the detail of the obstetrician who scanned her then visiting her on the ward after enduring a traumatic birth."
Speaking after the court ruling, a spokesperson for NUH said: "We apologise to the family that we did not fully investigate the report of reduced fetal movements when the mother attended an antenatal clinic at City Hospital 17 years ago.
"We will work with the family to resolve the claim as soon as possible."
They added that the trust had already settled part of the claim.
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Rajkummar Rao was the first choice for Deepika Padukone starrer Chhapaak | Bollywood News
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Rajkummar Rao, in recent years, has become the choice of all filmmakers. With many films in preparation, the actor is one of the busiest in the industry. That said, he had to lose an important film and it's Deepika Padukone starrer. Chhapaak which is led by Meghna Gulzar. The role was eventually awarded to Vikrant Massey.
Rajkummar Rao recently revealed that he had been approached on behalf of Meghna Gulzar Chhapaak. And he wanted to do the project. But, due to unavailable dates, he had to give up the movie. He said that he had not refused the offer as he had done it …
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Bled is one of the most famous Slovenian sights. For many centuries, it has attracted numerous visitors who come to admire the iconic sight of the Alpine lake and its island. Around the lake, one can see the peaks of the Julian Alps and the Karawanks. The prestigious tourist guide Lonely Planet put Bled as one of the top ten touristic destinations worth visiting. The Slovenian Alpine treasure has even been among the candidates for the new list of the Seven Wonders of the World.
The glacial lake with the only Slovenian natural island is the most recognized place. One of the oldest Slovenian castles, the Bled castle, stands on the rock cliff. When visiting Bled, you cannot miss the opportunity to go to the island with a traditional boat – pletna, visit the St. Mary's church at the lake, and to ring the wishing bell. The most beautiful view over Bled and its surroundings can be found at the summit Ojstrica at the south of the lake. Just a few kilometres outside Bled, the picturesque Bled Gorge crated by the river Radovna can be found. Rich natural and cultural heritage is accompanied with the local foods, among which is the most recognized a cremeschnitte.
Natural features provide the opportunity for many outdoor activities. In summer, the lake alone offers possibilities for different water activities, while rivers Sava Dolinka and Sava Bohinjka attract adrenaline lovers and fishermen. On the northeast side of the island, the Straža hill is a nice hiking place where in summer, you can sledge and visit the adventures park while during the winter, the hill changes to the ski slope. The plateau Pokljuka with its' sports centre is also close, and the biggest Slovene golf course is to be found near Bled.
Bled has also hosted many international competitions. The most well-known are rowing regattas, and by the lake, a modern rowing centre was built. Bled rowers have won many medals at the biggest events, the most famous among them are Iztok Čop and Luka Špik. In winter, biathlon competitions are hosted by Pokljuka, moreover, Bled has also hosted championships in marathon and winter swimming.
Good climate and thermal lake springs helped develop the health tourism in Bled. Its initiator was Swiss healer Arnold Rikli at the beginning of the 19th century. Today, the thermal springs are part of the pools of the local hotels.
In Bled they are aware of the responsibility, imposed by a picturesque nature and rich cultural heritage. That is why they aim for green/sustainable practice in order to keep Bled in good "shape" for the generations to come. A part of sustainable moves is also the promotion of the local brand name Bled Local Selection in which traditional foods, handicrafts and art products of local providers are included. For its efforts, Bled has been awarded the national gold badge Slovenia Green.
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Park Tae-hwan tops 200-meter freestyle at Sette Colli Trophy in Rome
Posted June. 26, 2017 07:19,
Updated June. 26, 2017 07:37
Park Tae-hwan tops 200-meter freestyle at Sette Colli Trophy in Rome. June. 26, 2017 07:19. by Jae-Yeong Yoo elegant@donga.com. Expectations are high, as possibilities of the "two-horse carriage" is about to be realized in the Korean men's freestyle swimming.
Park Tae-hwan beat competitive contenders and grabbed his second gold medal at an international swimming event before the FINA World Aquatics Championships to be held in Budapest in July.
On Sunday, Park finished first at the 200-meter freestlye race at Sette Colli Trophy held at Stadio del Nuoto in Rome, with the time of 1:46:89. He was way ahead of the British Nicholas Granger (1:48:30) and Duncan Scott (1:48:47).
Park also received a gold medal on Saturday when he came in first at 3:44:54 at his favorite 400-meter freestyle race. Rio Olympics bronze medalist Gabrielle Detti (Italy, 3:45:88) and the gold medalist Mack Horton (Australia, 3:45:88) who is world No. 1, finished as second and third, respectively.
Park heightened possibilities of gaining back his top position since he won the 400-meter freestyle at the FINA World Championships in 2011, as he beat six contenders ranked in the top-10 this season.
Expectations are high, as possibilities of the "two-horse carriage" is about to be realized in the Korean men's freestyle swimming.
Jae-Yeong Yoo elegant@donga.com


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SNCF Carte de Reduction Senior+
Great excitement today:
Our discount SNCF rail cards arrived which entitle the user if over 60 years of age to 50% reduction on train travel in France for the next 12 months.
Disappointingly, the card is in the form of a giant ticket which will be a nuisance to fit into a wallet or purse. I was expecting it to be a plastic and credit card sized.
232 or 4-6-0; 141 or 2-8-2
No, that is not my SNCF card number but the numerical classification used to distinguish locomotives in terms of their wheel or axle formation.
Being stupid, I never gave a thought to why the most famous passenger pulling French steam engines (vapeurs) were named as 141s or 232s. I thought they were sequentially numbered as per when they first came into service or were constructed or some such. I very rarely look for the meaning in things.
Here's my Jouef 141 R. One small wheel at the back, followed by four large wheels and then one small wheel at the front. Hence, 141.
My Jouef 141 R
A Jouef 232
Two small wheels three large wheels and then two small wheels.
I then looked at the wheel formation of my small Jouef shunting locomotive.
And, sure enough, its designation is 0-4-0 ie 4 same sized wheels in a row and nothing else before or after.
But in Great Britain, they use the same designation but double it up to count the pairs of wheels at the end of each axle. So 232 becomes 4-6-4.
The other classification used in conjunction with steam locomotives is per Ocean eg Atlantic class, Pacific class.
Apparently, because the original 232s were meant to pull the Nord Express all the way to St Petersburg which was on the Baltic, they were referred to as Baltic class.
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This story is from January 28, 2018
Paul Fernandes | TNN | Updated: Jan 28, 2018, 5:47 IST
Driving along one of the busiest thoroughfares of Anjuna one is barely likely to notice the compound wall of the iconic Albuquerque house amongst the clutter of restaurant boards and advertisement placards. But local old-timers and longtime residents of the area are invariably filled with awe as they pass by this extraordinary landmark of the village.
Almost a century ago, when Anjuna was a quiet and sleepy village and yet to be discovered by hippies and get heavily concretised, the Albuquerque house, as it is known in this stretch, stood tall in the coastal landscape. A replica of a palace from exotic African lands, the mansion was a major attraction for residents in the region. It remains a historic landmark of Anjuna and continues to be filled with echoes of its glorious past.
Dr Manuel Francisco de Albuquerque, the illustrious son of Anjuna who built the house, was a physician to the sultan of Zanzibar, Sayyid Ali bin Hamud. Born on August 14, 1869, in Anjuna, Albuquerque obtained his licentiate in medicine and surgery from the Bombay University in 1896 and later studied in Edinburgh, Rotunda hospital, Dublin and qualified himself for MD with a distinction from the University of Brussels.
By 1898, the Anjunkar set up himself up in Zanzibar, now a part of Tanzania in east Africa, to start his professional life. Within years, he started making a mark. In 1903, his work in detecting bubonic plague in Zanzibar at the right time helped save thousands of lives. In gratitude to his contribution, the government conferred on him the title 'Third Class of the Order of the Brilliant Star of Zanzibar'.
More accolades poured in as the years passed by. Sayyid Khalifa bin Harub, the next sultan, presented him with a gold sword for his contribution to the country and for being his personal physician. "The sword had intricate filigree work," his daughter-in-law Ruth Albuquerque says.
The Portuguese government did not lag behind and appointed him consul general for Portugal to the sultan of Zanzibar for some time. Later, they bestowed on him the prestigious "Knight of the Order of Christ" for his services to the Portuguese nationals in East Africa during World War I as consul general.
Albuquerque garnered so much respect for his work that the sultan is said to have agreed to his plan to construct a replica of the royal palace in Zanzibar in Anjuna. "He was given workers to do the work," Ruth said.
The work may have taken some years. During his trip to Goa, he is said to have arrived with artisans and materials from abroad. Italian marble, some pieces of hand-carved furniture by Arab artisans and other riches filled the house. In 1919, the miniature palace in a large one-acre plot with spacious rooms and halls, long corridors, imposing stairways and turrets was completed. The ground-plus-one structure is still considered one of the grandest mansions in the state.
"The house still has a sentimental value for villagers as it stands unique in a landscape dotted with buildings housing flats," villager and Konkani novelist, Boaventura Pietro says.
His son, late Dr Joseph A de Albuquerque, popularly known as Dr Joe, reportedly laughed and told visitors that the house may not have been an exact replica. The sultan had a luxurious harem in the palace. Agrees his wife, Ruth, "Nobody will allow others to copy the plan of such a palace."
When Albuquerque decided to leave Zanzibar in May 1946, he was honoured with a farewell demonstration in the presence of prince Sayyid Abdulla and members of the Goan community, who considered him as their head for various social services.
Back in Goa, villagers are known to have seen him live in style, being accustomed to rubbing shoulders with the elite in Africa and Europe. But villagers who heard about him from their elders speak respectfully of his humility. He would ask visitors to sit in chairs, though they would prefer the floor in those days.
"It is a pity I didn't meet him," says Ruth.
But the 80-year-old grandniece of Venerable Fr Agnelo D'Souza has maintained and preserved the house diligently. A part of the house has been given to Kripa Foundation for social work.
Ruth installed a life-size marble statue of Albuquerque sculpted by Solapur artisans in the garden of the north-facing house on March 27, 2011. "This is his house and only his name should be inscribed on it," she says possessively of the grand building.
Indeed, the brilliant 'star of Zanzibar' will continue to shine in front of his own palatial house.
Illustrious Footsteps
Aug 14, 1869 Dr Manuel Francisco de Albuquerque is born at Anjuna
1896 Albuquerque obtains his licentiate in medicine and surgery from the Bombay University
1898The Anjunkar starts his professional life in Zanzibar, now a part of Tanzania
1903 He saves thousands from the bubonic plague; is given the title 'Third Class of the Order of the Brilliant Star of Zanzibar'
1919 The Albuquerque house, a replica of the royal palace in Zanzibar, is completed
1946 He returns to his home village
Mar 2011 His daughter-in-law, Ruth installs a life-size marble statue of Albuquerque in front of the house
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By Laura Suter 16 October 2016 • 7:02am
Bond yields have plummeted, which may cause a domino effect on blue chip stocks Credit: A Richard Allen
The price of British government bonds is finally falling, with the result that yields – the income paid by bonds relative to their price – are on the rise.
The 10-year government bond (or "gilt") is taken as the barometer for the market. Yields on 10-year gilts have almost doubled since August. At 0.5pc in mid-August, they now stand at more than 1pc.
Concern about Britain's negotiations on leaving the EU has rekindled fears about how the economy will fare throughout and after the process, prompting the value of sterling to plummet. Overseas owners of bonds have in turn sold their holdings, pushing prices down.
Theresa May hinted last week that the policies of "quantitative easing" and low interest rates might end sooner than many expected. QE involved the "creation" of electronic cash with which to buy government bonds, keeping their prices high and pushing their yields low. Mrs May said a new approach was needed.
Commentators say it is too early to tell whether this is the start of a sustained reversal, with bond prices going into retreat and wider interest rates eventually starting to climb. Previous attempts to identify such a seismic shift have proved wrong.
Either way, falling bond prices are raising serious concerns among owners of other types of investments.
A group of companies looking particularly vulnerable are those known as "bond proxies". These shares exhibit similar characteristics to bonds, in that they tended to be less exposed to the risks of an economic cycle and pay reliable dividends.
Such "defensive" companies typically fall into a few sectors: utility companies, telecommunications firms and those providing consumer staples, for example.
Numbers from market data company EPFR show that since December last year, investors have taken $22 billion out of "cyclical" stocks – those more exposed to the economy's ups and downs – and in turn invested more than $17 billion into "bond proxies". This flood of money has driven up their prices.
'Defensives are looking expensive'
Henry Dixon, portfolio manager of the Man GLG Undervalued Assets fund, used a range of measures of value, including price-to-earnings ratios, to conclude that "so-called defensives are looking expensive both against the market and their own history."
JOHCM Global Opportunities fund manager Ben Leyland said these stocks now reflected dangers in the real bond market. "They are so expensive they have lost their 'safe' characteristics," he said.
This part of the market is meant to be the stable portion of your portfolio that does not get dragged into the highs and lows of the rest of the market, he added.
In the Seventies and Eighties American investors chased very similar companies for similar reasons. Investors in the so-called "Nifty 50" list had high expectations of outsized growth, dashed when they broadly underperformed.
Mr Dixon gives the example of Pepsi. A classic "bond proxy", it was then cash-generative, owned world-leading brands and was expanding into new markets. However, it saw a fall in valuation from a p/e ratio of 30 to 10.
While Mr Dixon admitted that the market conditions today are not the same, he added "it is further evidence that cycles do seem to be prevalent over time".
A number of fund managers have already shed much of their allocation to these defensive stocks, thinking they are overvalued.
However, Darius McDermott of FundCalibre, the fund research firm, said that it is important to distinguish those companies that have good future prospects, and so merit being "more expensive".
He gave the example of drinks company Diageo, consumer staples firm Unilever and software company Microsoft. Diageo has a p/e of 25, Unilever 22 and Microsoft 21.
"They have cashflow, they have money to reinvest, and they have money to pay sustainable dividends. If there is a global slowdown, these companies have high barriers to entry."
On the losing side of the equation he puts utility and telecommunication companies. In particular he highlights Shell. Shell is trading at a p/e of 71 and its dividend is insecure.
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What portfolio changes should we make?
Mr Leyland has slashed his allocation to these defensive stocks from 50pc of the portfolio three years ago to 20pc now.
Hugh Yarrow of manager Evenlode has allocated to smaller companies that have been overlooked by other investors, and so are cheaper. But he warned: "You don't want to end with a risky portfolio. You still need to find quality."
Tobacco companies Imperial, British American Tobacco and Philip Morris are one area tipped to survive corrections. Mr McDermott pointed out there are few new entrants and that people are unlikely to stop smoking.
Infrastructure is another area to focus on, said Mr Dixon.
"We have moved to expose ourselves to that area of potential spending around the 4Hs of Hinkley, Heathrow, highways and housing with stocks like Watkin Jones, which builds student and private rental accommodation, brickmaker Ibstock and UK focused construction firm Costain," he said.
Others are waiting it out in cash. Mr Leyland said he had 19pc in cash in his fund. "We're at the stage where you have to expect the market to fall quite substantially, and we have no idea what will drive it down," he said.
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During this period, Puerto Rico provided a means for people to leave some of the racial restrictions behind: under such laws as Regla del Sacar or Gracias al Sacar, a person of African ancestry could be considered legally white if able to prove they also had ancestors with at least one person per generation in the last four generations who had.
Almost all Americans have experienced the Irish contribution to the United States, but the Irish have been instrumental to the history of many countries. The other most notable after the United States are the settlements of Australia and New Zealand, but they have also influenced many societies of Spanish descent. As a Puerto Rican, I thank the sons of Erin for their contribution to my small island.
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From the 16th to the 19th centuries, there was considerable Irish immigration to Puerto Rico for a number of reasons. During the 16th century, many Irishmen, who were known as 'Wild Geese,' escaped from forced service in the English army and joined the Spanish army. They did so either in Europe or when they could 'jump ship' off the coast of Puerto Rico (whenever English ships came to trade or when the English navy was engaged in attacks against the Spanish colonial forces on the island), at which time they joined the Spanish colonial army, mainly in San Juan.
Many of these men who served in the Spanish colonial army in Puerto Rico remained in the service of Spain after their military service was completed and decided to stay on the island, most often sending for extended family members from Ireland or Spain. Some married local women.
Field Marshal Alejandro O'Reilly (left) and Colonel Tomás O'Daly (right), among other Irish military figures, were sent to Puerto Rico from Spain during the 18th century in order to improve the capital's fortifications. This led to an increase in Irish immigration as family members were brought to the island by these Irish serving in the Spanish colonial army.
In 1797, the Spanish governor of Puerto Rico, Ramón de Castro, ordered the expulsion of the Irish from the island. This immediately led to protests from the Puerto Rican people since they had grown to respect the Irish immigrant community for their steadfast support of the island's residents. Almost all of those who temporarily fled during this time survived the witch hunt created by de Castro and returned to live in Puerto Rico discreetly.
The Spanish government enacted the Royal Decree of Graces (Real Cédula de Gracias) in 1815 to encourage Europeans of non-Spanish origin to immigrate to the last two remaining Spanish possessions in the New World, Puerto Rico and Cuba. Spain hoped to blunt the nascent independence movements in both colonies by way of this measure.
Many Irish who fled their homeland because of the Potato Famine of the 1840s (over 1 million people died as a result of this famine) immigrated to the United States. A significant number of them went to Puerto Rico after being turned away at American ports because of epidemic outbreaks onboard the ships on which they sailed. Many of these Irish settlers were instrumental in the development of the island's hugely successful sugar industry. Said industry was vital to the growing local economy.
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This week in Paris, a life-size metal sculpture of a blue whale was erected on the Left Bank of the Seine to coincide with the UN Climate Conference. The sculpture is modelled upon 'Bluebelle', a blue whale who was killed in the South Atlantic in 1912. Although it is intended to prompt delegates to think about how the future of endangered species lies in their hands, it is an ironic reminder that only days ago, the Japanese whaling fleet, in brazen defiance of a ruling from the UN's International Court of Justice (IJC), left port with a mission to kill minke whales in the Antarctic.
Bluebelle helps us remember that we are custodians of the planet and have a responsibility to protect all of its inhabitants, large and small. She is also a stark reminder of our mutual dependency.
And this is the crux of the matter – whales are valuable not only for their own sake, but for our sake, too.
Research suggests that some whale populations have declined by up to 90% over the past 300 years, while a recent study reveals that nearly 3 million whales were wiped out in whaling last century in what is likely to be the largest cull – in terms of total biomass – of any species in human history!
This year, 155 fin whales were killed by Icelandic whalers. At around 27m/86ft in length, fin whales are massive, the second largest animal on the planet. Despite their 'endangered' status, over 700 of these majestic creatures have been killed since 2006.
Why does this matter to us in climate terms? It matters because the intentional removal of whales from the ocean is essentially agreeing to increase carbon emissions. Whales play a significant role in marine ecosystems and their intentional removal is no more sustainable than deforestation in the Amazon.
Think of it this way – plants on land need to be fertilized to survive and produce the oxygen we need to breathe. Similarly, in the ocean there are microscopic, plant-like organisms called phytoplankton which produce approximately one-half of the earth's oxygen. Like their cousins on land, phytoplankton use CO2, water, sunlight, and nutrients to produce their own food, a chemical reaction we know as photosynthesis. The byproduct of photosynthesis is oxygen, which much of the rest of the planet relies. Phytoplankton must remain in the sunlit surface waters, called the photic zone, in order to access the sun's energy to photosynthesize. However, many of the nutrients they need, like iron, do not remain free-floating in the photic zone. Instead, these nutrients are pulled down by gravity to the abyss where they would be lost, if it were not for whales.
According to Nicole et al. (2010), whale faeces are rich in iron, an essential nutrient for phytoplankton colonies to reproduce at a rapid rate, or "bloom". This faecal iron is a direct result of the iron-rich krill on which whales feed. Through the process of digestion, the iron is "freed" from the krill and made available as nutrients to phytoplankton, on which krill themselves feed, creating an endlessly positive feedback loop for a healthy marine ecosystem.
Researchers from the University of Vermont and Harvard University have determined that because whales feed at depth but defecate at the surface, they create a "whale pump" for nutrients. This cycles the useable nitrogen back to the photic zone where it can be used to "fertilize" phytoplankton, the very base of the marine food web. The authors found the role of whales so significant that they concluded that the "full recovery from one serious anthropogenic impact on marine ecosystems, namely the dramatic depletion of whale populations, can help to counter the impacts of another now underway—the decline in nutrients for phytoplankton growth caused by ocean warming." In simpler terms, allowing whale populations to recover can help fight climate change.
Data supporting the direct link between healthy whale populations in the fight against climate change continues to grow. Research published in 2014 estimated that rebuilding the Southern Hemisphere blue whale population "would be equivalent to preserving 43,000 hectares of temperate forest, an area comparable in size to the City of Los Angeles".
Given the mounting scientific evidence documenting the important role that whales play in combating climate change, it is ironic to hear the world's top three whaling nations claim to take this issue seriously.
Iceland has determined that one of its 10 key actions to combat climate change will be afforestation and revegetation. Yet Icelandic whalers have killed a total of 184 fin and minke whales this year.
Earlier this year Norway's parliament approved legislation to reduce climate change. Yet Norwegian whalers killed 660 minke whales this year.
Japan is attending the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Paris with a commitment to set 'concrete policies' to address carbon emissions. Yet its whaling ships are out once more in pursuit of whales.
The life-size statue of Bluebelle should not only be a symbol to the UN delegates of the impact of climate change on the world's species, but should also be reminder that whales are a significant part of the solution.
Whaling is not sustainable.
Whales, however, can make the future sustainable for us all.
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Q: NASM: comma, colon, decorator or end of line expected after operand Sorry if this is very much a newbie question, I have been trying to make a simple assembly program that compares two numbers. However, when I attempt to compile the program using NASM, I get this error:
increment.asm:21: error: comma, colon, decorator or end of line expected after operand
increment.asm:21: error: comma, colon, decorator or end of line expected after operand
increment.asm:22: error: comma, colon, decorator or end of line expected after operand
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increment.asm:23: error: comma, colon, decorator or end of line expected after operand
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increment.asm:31: error: comma, colon, decorator or end of line expected after operand
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I have absolutely no idea what's going on!
Here is my code (Compiled using NASM and ld):
  1 %macro writesys 2
  2         mov eax, 4
  3         mov ebx, 1
  4         mov ecx %1
  5         mov edx %2
  6         int 0x80
  7 %endmacro
  8
  9 %macro readsys 2
 10         mov eax, 3
 11         mov ebx, 0
 12         mov ecx %1
 13         mov edx %2
 14         int 0x80
 15 %endmacro
 16
 17 section .text
 18         global _start
 19
 20 _start:
 21         writesys enternum, 17
 22         readsys num1, 5
 23         writesys enternum, 17
 24         readsys num2, 5
 25
 26         cmp num1, num2
 27         je equal
 28         jne notequal
 29
 30 equal:
 31         writesys equalnum, 26
 32         jmp exit
 33
 34 notequal:
 35         writesys notequalnum, 29
 36         jmp exit
 37
 38 exit:
 39         mov eax, 1
 40         int 0x80
 41
 42 section .data
 43         enternum db "Enter a number: "
 44         equalnum db "The two numbers are equal"
 45         notequalnum db "The two numbers arent equal"
 46
 47 section .bss
 48         num1 resb 1
 49         num2 resb 2
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The urea reduction ratio and serum albumin concentration as predictors of mortality in patients undergoing hemodialysis
N Engl J Med. 1993 Sep 30;329(14):1001-6. doi: 10.1056/NEJM199309303291404.
W F Owen Jr 1 , N L Lew, Y Liu, E G Lowrie, J M Lazarus
1 Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115.
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199309303291404
Background: Among patients with end-stage renal disease who are treated with hemodialysis, solute clearance during dialysis and nutritional adequacy are determinants of mortality. We determined the effects of reductions in blood urea nitrogen concentrations during dialysis and changes in serum albumin concentrations, as an indicator of nutritional status, on mortality in a large group of patients treated with hemodialysis.
Methods: We analyzed retrospectively the demographic characteristics, mortality rate, duration of hemodialysis, serum albumin concentration, and urea reduction ratio (defined as the percent reduction in blood urea nitrogen concentration during a single dialysis treatment) in 13,473 patients treated from October 1, 1990, through March 31, 1991. The risk of death was determined as a function of the urea reduction ratio and serum albumin concentration.
Results: As compared with patients with urea reduction ratios of 65 to 69 percent, patients with values below 60 percent had a higher risk of death during follow-up (odds ratio, 1.28 for urea reduction ratios of 55 to 59 percent and 1.39 for ratios below 55 percent). Fifty-five percent of the patients had urea reduction ratios below 60 percent. The duration of dialysis was not predictive of mortality. The serum albumin concentration was a more powerful (21 times greater) predictor of death than the urea reduction ratio, and 60 percent of the patients had serum albumin concentrations predictive of an increased risk of death (values below 4.0 g per deciliter). The odds ratio for death was 1.48 for serum albumin concentrations of 3.5 to 3.9 g per deciliter and 3.13 for concentrations of 3.0 to 3.4 g per deciliter. Diabetic patients had lower serum albumin concentrations and urea reduction ratios than nondiabetic patients.
Conclusions: Low urea reduction ratios during dialysis are associated with increased odds ratios for death. These risks are worsened by inadequate nutrition.
Diabetes Mellitus / metabolism
Diabetes Mellitus / mortality
Kidney Failure, Chronic / metabolism
Kidney Failure, Chronic / mortality*
Renal Dialysis / mortality*
Serum Albumin / analysis*
Urea / metabolism*
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There is a need for you to aim at taking into account window cleaning as one of your habitual routines. Window cleaning will often call for much. It is for this reason that you will need to go for the services of a professional. You will find that they will every so often make sure that a number of extra aspects are paid attention to. Professional services will often assure you of extensive efficiency and effectiveness. This is because the right equipment and approaches will be embraced during the process. Purpose to make sure that the professional that you choose guarantees you the best. They will assure you of a wide range of services at your disposal. Such will time and again comprise the following.
You will note that there will often be screen cleaning. It is not uncommon to find that the screen is between a window sill and an external component. Professionals will make sure that such screens are perfectly taken care of. This is often besides the fact the glass will also be cleaned. It is imperative to point out that the professionals will make sure that the window sills are removed in the quest of guaranteeing top notch services. You will learn that all debris, leaves as well as bugs in such holes are done away with. You will also find that they will be responsible for the cleaning of galss doors. You will find that the appropriate chemicals as well as stratagems will be considered in this particular pursuit. This will ensure that no mold or even mildew grows on the door. This will ensure that you are protected from any health hazards.
You will also note that the external and interior doors will be cleaned. You will note that the interior windows will often be ignored by people. It is true that there are various solutions that can be relied on for quick cleaning. These professionals will ensure that the windows are adequately cleaned for an optimal view. You will witness that the professional will from time to time purpose to get to the places that can hardly be cleaned. This might even take into account climbing stairs so as to realize better results. This is what will make sure that you get proper cleaning at the end of the day.
It is important to point out that they have the ability to effectively handle hard water removal. You will hardly see well in the event that your windows have hard water stains. The professional will be responsible for making sure that every streak is removed during this process. They will also ensure that the recurrence of such is eliminated.


Why should I want my doctor to have studied evolution?
Skepchick mention a competition being organised for high-school (US only I presume) students. To win, you will have to write an essay entitled Why should I want my doctor to have studied evolution?
There are some pretty decent prizes on offer and it's great opportunity for kids to learn more about evolution. Visit Alliance for Science for more details.
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I have been coming to AcuCare since October of 2013 and the results are awesome! I have degenerative disc in lower back with pain shooting down left leg . After injections and pain pills which didn't work, acupuncture has made me pain free! I have been dealing with arthritis in my thumbs for years and getting steroids shots and no more! Pain is gone….
I go now for monthly maintance. YOU DO NOT FEEL the tiny needles.. I promise, give it a try! So worth it… I am actually learning to relax and take a much needed nap.


Recently I've been converted to Ducati and I fell in love completely with the brand. I purchased recently a brand new V4 Speciale which I intend to use it on the road and on the track too.
Thing is, I find the V2s super-sports, a die-ing breed, and as Ducati brought on sale the FE, it's pretty clear we will most probably not see a V2 super sport ever again from Ducati, at least in the bigger cc class.
I love the FE but I find the 1299 SL much more special, and I saw some deals for brand new 0km bikes ranging from 70-80k Euro. I know they cost an arm and a leg and a kidney and even if I don't recall exactly how much were they sold from Ducati initially, I'm left wondering if those bikes will increase in value as time goes by, considering the rare aspect of those bikes and the above reasoning.
So would it be a good investment to get one and hold on to it for a few decades, especially if the bike is not ridden, fluids taken out and properly stored!?
And before you all go sacrilege on me, I know...it would be a heavy temptation not to ride it especially on track, but the thought alone of a chance of crashing the V4 Speciale scares the crap out of me, let alone a SL, would make me quickly reconsider and just use at as an art form, a pinnacle of what can be achieved with a V2 super sport.
Am I nuts? If so then shoot and talk be out of it, because I will have a freaking hard time justifying paying that price for a bike.
I personally could not buy such a bike than just store it and pray and hope that the value goes up.
Many better ways to get a return on your money.
If you brought it, babied it and enjoyed it occasionally you would at least get some enjoyment out of it. I doubt the value would be much different in a decade between the two options.
My suggestion is if you are a rider, then buy a nice used Panigale have the V2 and the V4 and just relax and enjoy yourself riding the two best bikes on the planet.
I could never buy a bike purely as an investment, I am a rider. That would be a torture for me.
I agree it would be torture! I know a dealer, and yes I know he's a dealer and it's his job to sell and make profit, that has a SL in a showroom, raised high on a podium so that nobody can touch it, let alone jump on it, that's collecting it but willing to sell it for the right price! Ooooh the temptation!
Investment?? Absolutely not. You might be able to sell it for more than you paid for it 20 years from now but once you factor in the opportunity cost on 70-80k euros you're almost guaranteed to be way in the red on that "investment".
Buy 2: one that you ride and one to conserve. It might not pay out for you but does that matter?
I have a Superleggera. I've mentioned it here before but I bought it with 62 miles on it for about $30k off what the original owner paid. Other than the odometer reading, I would never have thought that it wasn't a brand new bike.
I have about 1200 miles on it now. It's an amazing bike to ride and I absolutely love having it as part of my collection. If I had to say anything that could be construed as "advice," I would say buy it because you love it and not because it's an investment.


Plus, Vermont looks to put the smack-down on pharma companies and the AMA releases new tools to help prevent opioid addiction.
Get that toothpaste back in the tube!
Attendees at an American Diabetes Association meeting on Monday were treated to exclusive information that had the potential to move markets, but the presenters asked that no one share it, in particular, on Twitter, according to Bloomberg. You might be able to guess how well that went, and soon the association was tweeting to those sharing to "Please delete immediately," the article states. The info concerning Novo Nordisk A/S' diabetes treatment Victoza apparently wasn't good news for the company, because shares in Novo Nordisk fell 5.6 percent the next day. Feel free to tweet this as you see fit.
Facebook: A New Advocate for Mental Health?
Facebook user, Carrie Simmons, noticed a post from an old friend she thought read like a suicide note, "Thank you for everyone who tried to help me,"the post said — she called police, who found the friend in his car with a gun in his lap, unharmed, a Seattle Times article notes. The social media site with more than 1.65 billion users has developed a suicide-prevention tool that lets people flag friends' posts they believe to be suicidal. Those posts are marked urgent and fed to Facebook community operations teams. If the post is considered a cry for help, the person who posted the message is given help lines and suicide-prevention resources the next time they log on to Facebook, according to the Times. With suicide rates at a 30-year high, the report says, the large Facebook user-base may be a good place for intervention.
Can Vermont Law Expose Pharma Price Hikes?
With a new law in effect, the green mountain state becomes the first to require drug makers to justify price hikes for medicines, "STAT" reports. The law orders state officials to ID 15 drugs for which, "significant health care dollars,"(whatever that means) are spent, and where wholesale acquisition costs jumped by 50 percent or more over the previous five-year timespan, the report states. A state attorney must then reach out to drug makers for justification for the hikes and pharma companies must submit a breakdown of factors concerning the increases in price — violations cost $10,000. The reports would be made public, but won't allow us to shake our fists in anger at any one company because specific drugs and company names won't be released, "STAT" unfortunately reports.
The American Medical Association announced new policies to help slow the opioid epidemic that's killing 78 people each day. The policies encourage physicians to co-prescribe naloxone to patients at risk of an overdose; promote timely and appropriate access to alternative non-opioid treatments for pain; and end support for health care facilities receiving payment for patients satisfaction scores tied to pain evaluations, according to an AMA press release. "These new policies build on the work of our task force, which has made clear that physicians must take a leading role in reversing the tide of this epidemic," said Patrice Harris, M.D. and chair-elect of the AMA and chair of the association's task for on opioids in the release.


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Representing California's 13th Congressional District
Barbara Lee was born in El Paso, Texas in 1946. Growing up in the segregated Southwest, Barbara learned at an early age the importance of standing up for one's beliefs and of fighting for equality for all.
Barbara's family moved to California in 1960, where she honed her leadership for social change. In high school, Barbara successfully challenged a school district policy that prevented her from joining the cheerleading team because of her race. With the help of the NAACP, Barbara Lee's activism changed this discriminatory rule and she became the first black cheerleader in the history of her school district.
Barbara later moved to the San Francisco bay area so that she could attend Mills College in Oakland. During college, she quickly became a leader in the region's vibrant civil rights movement—being elected president of the Black Student Union. Her commitment as a community activist led her to get involved in Representative Shirley Chisholm's campaign for president. Acting on the advice she received from Representative Chisholm to "get involved", Barbara served as an intern in then-Congressman Ron Dellums' office—a place she would spend the next decade of her life in service to her community.
Upon the retirement of Congressman Dellums in February 1998, Barbara Lee ran to succeed her former boss in the House of Representatives. In a special election held in April 1998, she won convincingly, receiving over 67% of the vote.
Since her time in the California legislature, Congresswoman Lee has been a fierce advocate for ending HIV and ensuring an AIDS-free generation. Since entering Congress, she has authored or co-authored every major piece of HIV/AIDS legislation including the legislative frameworks for the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. Congresswoman Lee's legislation establishing a USAID special advisor for orphans and vulnerable children was enacted into law in 2009. In 2011, Congresswoman Lee formed the bipartisan and bicameral Congressional HIV/AIDS Caucus, which she co-chairs.
Currently, Congresswoman Lee serves on the Budget Committee and the powerful Appropriations Committee, which oversees all federal government spending. She serves on three subcommittees (Chair, State and Foreign Operations; Labor, Health and Human Services, Education; and Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration) of the Appropriations Committee.
This Congressional session, Congresswoman Lee was appointed as Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations (SFOPS). She is the first African American Member of Congress to serve as Chair of the subcommittee, which funds many of the nondefense international affairs activities of the United States.
Congresswoman Lee is the highest ranking Woman of Color in Democratic Leadership, serving as Co-Chair of the Policy and Steering Committee. As Co-Chair, Rep. Lee works to ensure that committees reflect the diversity, dynamism, and integrity of the Democratic Caucus. She also works to advance the policies that comprise the Democratic "For the People" agenda. In addition, she currently serves as the Chair of the Majority Leader's Task Force on Poverty and Opportunity, Co-Chair of the Pro-Choice Caucus, and Co-Chair of the Cannabis Caucus. She is the former chair of the Congressional Black Caucus (111th Congress) and co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus (109th & 110th Congresses).
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What an admirable person you are Liziqi.
I am enjoying every cooking segment video you have.
Going back to basics and using all natural ingredients makes a lot of difference to having healthy mind and body with all those nutritious food you cook.
Happy 2019 New Year Of The Golden Pig to You and your Relatives. Cheers!
I love Chinese New Year even though I'm not Chinese. I basically get three weeks off at work because my job relies on the import of Chinese manufactured goods.
We will never meet. I don't speak your language and I will never visit your town. My life is so much different than, at least, the content of your videos. Maybe our lives are more similar than I know. Anyway.
Watching your videos comforts me. It is a wonderful world that lets you show me this window into another life. Even though you'll probably never read this, and it's from far away, thanks.
Watching from Vietnam, waiting for next lunar new year video!
If she would invite me for the next new year dinner?? I would say YES!
Regardless, it is well produced content. But don't be fooled. No rural people in China live like this. They live like farmers like anywhere else.
it is art and you are an artist.


Organ transplantation has become an accepted medical treatment for end-stage organ failure. Each day, an average of 79 people receive organ transplants. However, an average of 22 people die each day waiting for transplants that can't take place because of the shortage of donated organs.
People of every age give and receive organ donations. In 2015, 30,970 people received organ transplants. Currently, there are more than 120 million people in the U.S. that are signed up to be a donor.