Pies, ready meals and sandwiches will also be subject to the new proposed calorie limits, in a desperate bid to tackle Britain's obesity crisis.
Under the draft proposals, a standard pizza for one should contain no more than 928 calories - far less than many sold by takeaways, restaurants and shops. And the recommendations suggest that a savoury pie should contain no more than 695 calories.
Public Health England (PHE) said "drastic" measures were needed to combat Britain's obesity crisis.
Their plans will see recommended limits on thousands of regularly consumed foods, including cooking sauces, soups, burgers and processed meats.
It comes as new figures show rates of severe obesity among children have risen by more than a third in just over a decade.
More than one in five pupils are obese by the time they leave primary school - including around 24,000 children who are classed as "severely obese".
Dr Alison Tedstone, PHE chief nutritionist, said the threat to children's health had been "decades in the making".
Earlier this week officials met with retailers, manufacturers, including Dominos's pizza, Deliveroo, Just Eat, Macdonalds and KFC to discuss proposed "calorie caps" on thousands of popular foods.
The measures - due to be announced in spring following consultation with the food industry - are part of targets to reduce calories in every day foods by 20 per cent.
They follow Government pledges to halve rates of childhood obesity by 2030.
Dr Tedstone said it was not enough for restaurants to offer healthy options, saying Britain's weight problem would only be tackled if the calorie content of most foods was cut.
Officials said the proposals were at an early stage, with discussions in coming months to decide what is "feasible and achievable" before decisions are made.
Under current plans, the limits would not be mandatory, but similar targets for sweet foods - which have seen a 2 per cent fall in sugar, against a target of 5 per cent - have prompted warnings from ministers that tougher steps may be taken.
Research shows one in five meals are consumed outside the home, with today's children spending at least twice as much time eating out as those who grew up in the 1970s.
The proposals are part of a Government childhood obesity plan which has proposed calorie counts on restaurant menus, a ban on advertising of unhealthy foods on television before the 9pm watershed, and the removal of such goods from checkouts and two-for-one deals.
Eustace de Souza, national lead for children at PHE, said firm measures were needed to tackle Britain's growing obesity problem.
New statistics from a national programme to weigh and measure children show that 20.1 per cent of pupils leaving primary school are obese. The figure, from NHS Digital, is a rise from 18.7 per cent when children began being measured in 2009/10.
And 4.2 per cent of children leaving primary school are now classed as "severely obese" - compared with 3.2 per cent in 2006/7 - and just 0.4 per cent in 1990.
Mr De Souza said the trends were "disappointing".
"This shows why the government is taking drastic action; there are no grounds for complacency," he said.
Children are deemed severely obese if they are above the 99.6th percentile on growth charts from 1990, which were based on typical measurements at the time.
When I see " Health Officials" at the start of the article, I know it's going to be utter garbage.


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PERFORMER Jerry Nelson
PATTERN Green
Revised wardrobe in later appearances.
Little Jerry is the lead singer of Little Jerry and the Monotones and has performed several songs on Sesame Street, including "Four," "Telephone Rock," and "Mad".
Little Jerry's original hippie apparel was exchanged in the 1980s for a white and black leather jacket and a chain necklace. In the band's comeback appearance in a 2000 episode, he also sports a pair of sun glasses.
Little Jerry is considered to be male, but in one Shalom Sesame sketch, in which an actress dubbed the character for "Proud," host Mandy Patinkin introduced the rocker as female: "Little Jeri (sic) is loud and proud, and why shouldn't she be?."
Little Jerry was named after his performer Jerry Nelson. Though on one occasion, Fran Brill performed him, while Nelson was performing Big Jeffy, in a sketch where Grover and the Monotones demonstrate the word "walk".
Jerry Nelson later talked about the character and his group in a 2009 interview:
"Little Jerry was Jeff Moss' thing. I think deep in his heart he wrote that because he loves to sing bass. They were wonderful pieces. They were so much fun to do.[1]"
Although Little Jerry usually appeared as a redhead, he had black hair in one sketch where Grover talked about the word "exit". (EKA: Episode 0261)
A similar looking Green Anything Muppet bandleader (and drummer) sang "Spinning Wheel" during Sesame Street's first season. A background hippie closely resembling Little Jerry appeared in another first season sketch demonstrating "Forward" and "Backward." (First: Episode 0069)
Video appearances
Rock & Roll! (1990)
Book appearances
Grover and the Everything in the Whole Wide World Museum (1974)
The Sesame Street ABC Storybook (1974)
Big Bird's Busy Book (1975)
The Sesame Street Block Party Coloring Book (1977)
The Sesame Street Dictionary (1980)
Little Jerry with black hair in the "exit" sketch.
A green-nosed Little Jerry makes an illustrated cameo in The Sesame Street ABC Storybook.
↑ Nelson, Jerry Tough Pigs Interview
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Sun 10 miles avg pace 9:44. Felt very good for all of this.
Total 52 miles! New high for me.
This week was a similar plan. Tuesday 8 miles at HM pace avg 9:03, Wed 7 miles avg pace 9:36. Wednesday I was standing up from my chair at work and felt a sharp pain in my ankle, near my Achilles. Panic set in. I hobbled in Walgreen's for epsom salt and an ankle brace. I was very luck to land an appointment with my sports doctor on Thursday morning. I iced, heat, epsom salt soak, ibuprofen all Wed night.
Thursday I wake up NO PAIN! It was crazy. I'm not a wimp and have aches and soreness all the time. My ankle was painful on Wed. Smart runner I am, I kept my appointment. Dr. Luna confirmed my Achilles is perfect. His diagnosis was an inflamed bursa sac and everything I did Wednesday helped. I'm very grateful that it is something minor.
I took Thursday and Friday off this week. Completed 20 miles on Saturday 16 at MP and 10 on Sunday with 6 miles 4 minutes at 10k pace. One more monster mile week!
On another note I was lucky to receive a free pair of Oofos shoes. Duncan is being treated at Dana Farber and her company Oofos offered a free pair of shoes to all Dana Farber runners. They are better than slippers after a long run. Thank you Duncan and Oofos!
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During a positive week, NEO stood above rival altcoins, registering a 10 percent gain on Friday. The altcoin managed to maintain gains in consecutive days and looks promising heading into a potential full-market recovery.
Although there has been a slight correction on the crypto market over the weekend, NEO has set its sights set on passing the $20 mark. It will be significant given that it has been a while since the altcoin surpassed this mark. Also, 2018 has not been that kind to the crypto-coin or the other cryptocurrencies for that matter. The past three months have seen the altcoin lose 49 percent of its value.
However, things seem to be slowly picking up and as of the time of writing the crypto-coin is trading just south of $19. It looks like the $20 mark should be inevitable. Many crypto bulls have predicted big things for cryptocurrencies in 2018, a prophecy that is yet to come to fruition but as we enter the final months of the year, this positive momentum may signify that the much-awaited rally could finally happen.
Crypto enthusiasts and traders seem to be excited about this positive momentum. One such individual is Crypto Canon who in a tweet notes that many altcoins show signs of a reversal. However, things seem interesting because Bitcoin looks strong and this is good especially for altcoins.
He is just one of the many crypto enthusiasts who seen to believe that NEO is on its way to crossing the $20 mark.
What's is for sure is that depending on how the price of Bitcoin evolves over the next few hours, NEO could surpass its target.


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Since returning to Kenya, YES program alumnus Mwalimu William Karisa ('12) has become an adovocate for positive change on several development service projects in his home community.
While on the YES program, Mwalimu lived with a host family and attended high school in Blue Grass, Iowa, where he learned about American society and values, developed leadership skills, and helped educate Americans about his country and culture.
During his time in the U.S., he began "looking at the differences that we have," and realized that access to clean water was vastly different across countries. In particular, Mwalimu was struck by the number of water fountains in the U.S.—where the water is fresh and clean—compared his Kenyan village's man-made dam, riddled with diseases like malaria, in which people walked miles every day to gather water. Mwalimu knew he wanted to bring fresh water to his coastal Kenyan community.
Mwalimu first shared his dream with his U.S. host family and local coordinator. Quickly thereafter, the word spread amongst his fellow exchange students, classmates, teachers, church community, and finally the larger community of the Quad-Cities region of Iowa. Once people understand more about the conditions people in his village routinely face—not to mention heard Mwalimu speak passionately about his dream—they were eager to help.
With the generosity of his community in the U.S., Mwalimu was able to raise over $23,000 U.S.D. toward digging a well in the Mariango village of Bamba Division of Kilifi County of Kenya.
Completed in July 2012, the well has had a remarkable impact on the coastal community. Villagers no longer need to trek miles to collect water. Instead, the village has a permanent and reliable source of clean water. The well not only provides access to clean drinking water, but is used for irrigation and crops. The villagers now grow more vegetables to complement their diets, ultimately reducing cases of malnutrition-related diseases.
In addition to his well water project, Mwalimu has been hard at work to develop a dispensary where people in his village may access health services, medications, and medical supplies. The project is expected to serve at least 12,000, with many people no longer having to walk long distances (up to 40 miles back and forth) to access healthcare. Mwalimu is working with his U.S. host parents and the Kenyan Pastor of Fishers of Men Ministries based in Davenport, Iowa on the project, which is currently awaiting funding from the Government of Kenya's Ministry of Health, which plans to take over operations.
As far as Mwalimu is concerned, "I won't get tired of serving my community and country, because that's where I belong. I think it is important to give back to the community because—we make the community." Mwalimu is currently back in the U.S. to attend Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa this fall on a partial scholarship for the next four years. He plans to major in Actuarial Science and International Business.
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The Callous Market
Brian Kozel
Friday Reflection | August 20, 2021
Looking at market news, you wouldn't know that there is an unfolding crisis in Afghanistan, earthquake and storm induced devastation in Haiti, or wildfires burning around the globe. Financial headlines have instead been dominated by consternation over the Fed and whether they will taper their monthly bond purchase program sooner than anticipated. Broad equity markets declined this week by roughly 1%, but are still up almost 4% over the past month.
This week's declines were not due to the tragic events in Afghanistan or Haiti even as these scenes weighed on our collective minds and hearts; rather, investors and market forecasters focused on the Fed and the possibility of slowing monetary support. This brings up the question: How can the market ignore these humanitarian crises?
Priorities of the Market
History offers many examples of war and tragedy that can be used to analyze how markets make sense of the potential financial impacts during a crisis. These examples each had a very real human cost, but global equity markets prioritize a more analytical perspective that is biased towards wealthy countries in the process of determining stock prices. The key factors are whether the financial risks are short-term or long-term, and whether the crisis was expected or unexpected.
In Afghanistan, the implications for the global economy are unlikely to be disruptive in the short term. Despite the very real tragedy, the global economy is not imperiled by this conflict. The GDP of Afghanistan is $19.5 billion, which equals approximately 0.02% of the global GDP, or phrased differently would be approximately equal to nine hours of US GDP.1 In 2020, foreign aid made up about 43% of Afghanistan's GDP, down from 100% of it in 2009.2 With no major global companies headquartered in the country, the market is predicting the impact to corporate earnings will be negligible, in the short term at least. The bottom line is that there is an inverse relationship between the areas of ongoing geopolitical risk and the areas of significant portfolio investments.
When a crisis does have wide-ranging short-term impact on the economy, the market has shown it will react dramatically. Shortly after the onset of World War I in 1914, the Dow Jones Index fell more than 30% because the war effectively ground the business world to a halt and market liquidity all but dried up. In a historic decision, the New York Stock Exchange closed for the remainder of that year.3 More recently, the broad US stock market fell by -33% in a little over a month as the economy went into lockdown last year and the Covid-19 pandemic began to surge. These events had material short-term economic implications for the global economy; the events in Afghanistan and Haiti do not have the same financial ramifications.
The long-term impacts of crises are much harder to quantify, and are therefore harder to price into the market. What will be the lasting impact of a destabilized Afghanistan? Will terrorism swell as a result, and what will be the cost of removing the economic contributions of millions of women and girls who will have restricted opportunity? What will be the cost in coming decades of increased natural disasters in more economically significant regions? The market tends to discount these far off risks to focus on short-term problems while maintaining a combination of ignorance and optimism toward the long-term. The market cannot effectively price in many larger and longer ranging problems: the risk of economic inequality, the burgeoning US debt, or the realities of climate change. This pricing inefficiency remains until some aspect of these problems emerges as a quantifiable near-term crisis.
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Despite the tragedies in Haiti and Afghanistan, and past wars and crises, the market has rewarded investors who stayed patient and kept an optimistic eye to the long-term in the darkest moments.
In 1915, when the New York Stock Exchange re-opened after being closed after the panic following the onset of the war, the Dow Jones Index rose more than 88%, which remains the highest annual return on record for the DJIA. In fact, from the start of the war in 1914 until the war ended in late 1918, the Dow was up more than 43% in total, or around 8.7% annually. In March of 1965, US troops were sent to Vietnam; the Dow Jones finished that year up almost 10%. By the time the last of the US troops were pulled out of Vietnam in 1973, the stock market had increased 43%, or just under 5% per year. The Cuban Missile Crisis had the world on the brink of nuclear war in October of 1962 when the U.S. faced a standoff with Russia. The confrontation lasted 13 days. In that two-week period, the Dow remained surprisingly calm, losing just 1.2%. For the remainder of that year, the Dow would gain more than 10%.
These examples aren't meant to imply that war is good for markets; it isn't. Rather, markets and investors understand that negative shocks (war, natural disasters, pandemics) will not last forever, and that initial price declines can represent opportunities to invest in quality companies that will endure and support our shared economy far beyond the end the of the current crisis. These investors are confident in our collective resiliency and ability to adapt to new circumstances. History has shown this to be a wise decision.
Beyond the Markets
Stock markets may appear callous in not responding directly to humanitarian and environmental crises, but investors make investment calculations on a narrow range of information they deem relevant. Still, our financial lives include more than just investments, and the global community can provide direct support to impacted regions at these catastrophic moments.
For the current Afghanistan crisis, that support can mean expanding refugee programs and evaluating commitments of foreign aid that will be the financial lifeblood of any new government in the country. For Haiti, and other regions impacted by natural disasters, it means sending aid, supplies, and resources as they rebuild. Beyond governmental support, many private and nonprofit organizations, as well as individuals, are providing financial and logistical resources to support the people in these regions. Global engagement and collaboration can go far beyond what markets can provide, and is essential to creating resolution to crisis, and positive change.
1 GDP by Country. Population figures based on United Nations data. Worldometers.info
2 Letters from an American – 8/18/2021. Heather Cox Richardson
3 This Day in History: Closure of NYSE During WWI History.com
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UFC 272 –…
UFC 272 – Welterweight champion Kamaru Usman shares intel from inside the Octagon for Colby Covington-Jorge Masvidal
No one can match Kamaru Usman for the depth of his hard-won expertise on Colby Covington vs. Jorge Masvidal. The headliners for Saturday's UFC 272 have each challenged Usman twice for his UFC welterweight championship. As Usman was winning all four of those fights, the champ piled up knowledge along the way.
Usman spent nearly 50 minutes inside the cage with Covington, knocking him out in the final minute of Round 5 in their first meeting in 2019, and then earning a unanimous decision in last November's rematch. Usman went the distance in his first fight with Masvidal, winning a unanimous decision in 2020, and then knocked Masvidal out about a minute into the second round when they met again last April.
In a grudge match years in the making, former friends Colby Covington and Jorge Masvidal square off in a high-stakes welterweight main event.
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That adds up to 80 minutes, 12 seconds of total accumulated data on these two men for Usman, who recently sat with the UFC's Megan Olivi and shared what he learned. He identified what each man will have to adjust to in competing against the other in the spotlight of the UFC 272 main event, beyond their years of shared history as training partners at American Top Team.
Usman also pointed to an X-factor, and projected how the fight could play out. Here's some of what Usman had to say ahead of Saturday's fight between Covington and Masvidal.
Editor's note: The full interview can be found on ESPN MMA's YouTube channel.
The real storyline … beyond the grudge:
"What stands out is the fact that Covington wanted this. … You [Covington] went down to South Florida [to train at ATT], and this guy [Masvidal] was already a professional fighter and he's allowing you to come into his home. You guys got a place together; you stayed together. At that point, he [Masvidal] was the only one really kind of making a little bit of money, but he was able to allow you to stay with him. And so you see kind of that big brother-type figure in him, but then years later you chose to ask for the fight. You asked for it. So that tells you a little bit of something there as far as the confidence that Colby has going into this fight, his confidence in his abilities."
Familiarity breeds … confidence?
"These guys have spent a lot of time [training] together, and they know each other. Colby knows that on wrestling days [in the gym] he tormented Masvidal. And vice versa — Masvidal knows that on striking days, early on, he tormented Covington."
Kamaru Usman successfully defended the UFC welterweight championship twice against Jorge Masvidal. In their second bout (pictured), at UFC 261, Usman earned a second-round KO. Jasen Vinlove/USA TODAY Sports
But memories can be deceiving
"You grow. … Masvidal and Covington haven't trained together for a little while now. … That's ample time for both guys to grow, improve, add new wrinkles to their game. … Colby, training with his new team, has definitely slowed down a little bit. He's more calculated with how he goes about things. Masvidal is Masvidal. Minus the setbacks with me, he's riding ultra confidence that he has what it takes to, as he calls it, 'baptize' every individual."
The fight starts on the feet, so is that a Masvidal advantage?
"Masvidal has got a wealth of experience there, because that's where he's spent most of his time. If you watch every one of his promos, every one of his clips, how many times have you seen Masvidal shooting takedowns to wrestle? [Standup is] where he's most comfortable. That's where he makes money.
"On the other hand, Colby Covington is not a bad striker. I know he gets the nod for his grappling and for his wrestling ability, but he's not a bad striker, which he showed when he fought Robbie Lawler. … I think his ability to make you think [he's going to wrestle] is what's very, very good [when he's in standup].
"[When we fought], Covington had some sneaky shots in there. They weren't hard; they were sneaky. And those are the ones that always hurt you. … But Masvidal is definitely very creative [as a striker]. And he's very fast. I would say the speed edge I give to Masvidal with his hands."
Will Covington's wrestling give him a big edge on the canvas?
"No, I don't think so. One of the things Jorge does very well is his ability to get back up. I was actually shocked in my fights with him, because I am more of a control guy. So his ability to get back up a few times let me know that this is something that he's done for a long, long time. I think Covington understands that as well."
Dan Lambert, Mike Brown, Joanna Jedrzejczyk, Kayla Harrison and other members of American Top Team discuss how the friendship between Jorge Masvidal and Colby Covington turned sour and impacted the gym.
So Covington's game plan won't be to just smother Masvidal?
"I don't think his plan is to hold him down. I think his plan is to get a hold of him, drag him down, make him get up and drag him back down, make him get up and drag him back down, to eventually wear him out."
And Masvidal's game plan?
"Run across the Octagon and land a flying knee. [Laughs.] Win the fight and we go home!"
One outcome not to expect
"I don't think Masvidal is willing to submit him. I think Masvidal is willing to hurt him. So there's no submission when it comes to hurting the guy."
The X factor is all in their mind
"When you're in a fight camp, you're physically training your body. … But when it comes down to fight week, it's 90% mental. You have to prepare your mind to be able to go in there and just use all of the physical attributes you've trained to be able to get the job done. So I believe whoever can keep their ego in check is going to have the slight edge.
"We can already see how it's playing out here, who's kind of getting the better of who. … I want to say Colby, kind of. With Covington, there's no line. He's willing to step all on that line and around it and over it and maybe pee on the line. He's willing to do all that to potentially get that reaction.
"[For Masvidal], this fight is important, but I just don't think it's as important to Masvidal as fighting for the title, being the champion of the world. It's important for a different reason, of course, but I don't think it's so important that he can't be sucked into that emotional battle."
After a late knockout win for Usman in their first fight, Usman and Colby Covington went the distance in their rematch at UFC 268 in November 2021. Ed Mulholland/USA TODAY Sports
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"Covington. He's a wrestler. That's what we're used to doing. We're used to adjusting on the fly and finding out what works in order to get the job done. … You can go out and be down by a lot of points in the first period. But then you have to find a way to crawl back into the match and get the finish.
"With Masvidal, in some of the fights where he has been losing rounds — i.e., the Wonderboy fight — it was very difficult for him to find his way back into that fight. [Masvidal lost a unanimous decision to Stephen Thompson in 2017.] He does do a very good job of staying in it and being very competitive. It's just a little more foreign for him to claw his way back, being down deficits."
Masvidal knows how to make a stand
"When Masvidal starts clicking, he's a tough one to deal with. And he's probably one of the only guys who can stay in a [tall, upright] stance like that and still defend takedowns. So hats off to him. It's very tough to just get underneath him in the center of the Octagon and get him down to the ground."
The fight could go two ways
"My prediction is Jorge Masvidal could, in an exchange, land something that potentially gets Covington out of there. Or Colby Covington can go there, get a hold of him, drag him down, make him stand up, drag him down, exchange with him, get a hold of him, drag him down and just slowly wear on him and wear on him and wear on him until he is able to squeak out that unanimous decision."
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If you were to use a rack, this would help to give your computer the cooling it needs, since it gives you a lot more space, unlike computers that don't have racks.
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This was a "thought of it the next day" release, with something I forgot to add until the day after I posted the previous version. This release adds the option to graph multi-choice questions against themselves, so you can explore patterns of coincidence. For example, if you asked people to choose from a list of emotions a story evoked in them, you can look at differences between times when somebody checked BOTH "happy" and "inspired," and when they just checked one of those things.
While I was testing this, I noticed that some graphs had titles and some didn't. So I made every graph have a title (and then I messed around with the title styling for a while). While testing this, I noticed that the "observations only" catalysis report did not include observations that had no strength value set. So I fixed that. Now if you choose "observations (all)" it includes observations that have no strength value set.
This minor update is a "why didn't I think of that before" update. It copies the button for running a pre-import data check, plus the two buttons for exporting a story form, right to the panel where you are editing the story form. So now you can do those things without creating a story collection, which means that you can mess around with your story form and run the pre-import check while it's still "live" and able to be changed. It's a little more confusing with two copies of the buttons (I left the old ones there in case you want to use the "snapshot" of the story form saved with the story collection), but the utility is worth it.
This release also fixes three small bugs for errors that could come up when you are importing data (meaning, they came up when I was importing data).


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How Migrants Enjoyed Lush Hotel Perks at Your Expense
The U.S. government not only put illegal aliens in hotels at taxpayer expense, but it signed lucrative no-bid contracts to provide migrants with five-star treatment, including laundry service, in-room meal delivery, mattress choices and security attendants.
Under the discontinued program run by a private contractor, hotels were taken over in El Paso, Pecos and Cotulla, Texas, and Chandler and Phoenix in Arizona as the Biden administration scrambled to accommodate a record influx of border crossers.
Migrants got three meals a day via room service (complete with several meat options), 24-hour access to drinks and snacks, babysitting services and other perks.
Family Endeavors Inc. landed no-bid contracts worth hundreds of millions of dollars from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) despite Endeavors having no experience with ventures of such scale.
FAIR reported last year that the Texas nonprofit had previously put a Biden transition team official on its payroll. A mere coincidence?
The details emerged from a 2021 public records request by America First Legal (AFL), a conservative advocacy group. "This is a small window into how the Biden administration is conducting itself," said Reed D. Rubinstein, senior counselor and director of investigations.
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PPM Analysis: 2017 in Review
TALKERS | February 13, 2018
By Mike Kinosian
LOS ANGELES — As was once again documented in exhaustive detail in our exclusive series of "Holiday" 2017 overviews posted here last week, the "Holiday" sweep is without question the most volatile of Nielsen Audio's 13 ratings periods per calendar year, particularly as it relates to music radio.
Historically, the December and January survey periods produce the next wildest activity as they directly lead up to and follow the "Holiday" momentum; things tend to quickly shake back to a sense of "normalcy" in the January report.
Owing to major programming modifications (primarily all-Christmas music), listening patterns change significantly, of course, in November and December.
Given that a variety of formats are impacted, pronounced ratings swings in the aforementioned survey periods are hardly limited though to music-intensive formats.
In anticipation of next week's January 2018 results, let's examine the extent and 2017 timeline of high/low fluctuations registered by a comprehensive cross-section of spoken-word stations.
Each facility shown here (a) appeared in all 13 ratings periods (January 2017 through "Holiday" 2017), notching a minimum of .1 (6+) each time and (b) reached 1.0 or higher (6+) at least once in the last 13 sweeps.
SiriusXM Delivers 2011 Revenue Increase of 7%. Sirius XM CEO Mel Karmazin opened the Thursday conference call with positive news about 2011 and rosy predictions for 2012. Karmazin reports the satcaster added 1.7 million net new subscribers with revenue topping $3 billion for 2011. He told analysts the company has reduced programming costs by 27% over the past three years to bring them to 10.7% of adjusted revenue. And Mel's favorite figure – free cash flow – was also a nice one: $416 million. Karmazin says he expects free cash flow to grow to $700 million this year due in part to the restrictions on subscription prices having been lifted. He projects revenue to hit $3.3 billion in 2012 with 1.3 million new subscribers added.
Nassau Broadcasting Agrees to Undergo Chapter 7 Liquidation. It was four months ago that Nassau Broadcasting Partners convinced U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Kevin Gross to allow its Chapter 7 liquidation being sought by its creditors to be converted into a Chapter 11 reorganization. Now, the company wants to liquidate itself and is asking the judge to approve an auction of its 49 stations. Nassau owes more than $280 million to its senior lenders which include Goldman Sachs Lending Partners LLC, P.E. Capital LLC and Fortress Credit Opportunities. Nassau's spoken word stations include: WARK, Hagerstown, Maryland; WTSV, Claremont, New Hampshire; WEMJ, Laconia, New Hampshire; WVPO/WPLY, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania; WEEX/WTKZ, Allentown, Pennsylvania; WSNO, Barre, Vermont; and WNHV, White River Junction, Vermont.
Dave Ramsey to Take Over Live Midday Slot on WOR, New York. The end of the nationally syndicated Lou Dobbs talk radio show is creating room for other hosts and programs across the country and in New York City at Buckley Broadcasting's WOR, independently syndicated Dave Ramsey moves from delayed broadcast status to airing in the live 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm slot beginning February 27. WOR VP/GM Jerry Crowley states, "In these rocky economic times New Yorkers need a voice they can trust to guide them in their money decisions. We are proud to welcome the country's top name in financial talk radio – Dave Ramsey – to our award-winning lineup."
"Battle Line with Alan Nathan" Adds Two Hours on Lifestyle TalkRadio Network. Alan Nathan's Main Street Radio Network-produced talk program is already distributed nationally via the Blue Star Media's Lifestyle TalkRadio Network from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm daily. Now, with the departure of Lou Dobbs' radio program from the network, "Battle Line" adds another two hours from 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm. Main Street Radio Network president Jane Silk says, "Main Street is very excited with the additional two hours of 'Battle Line' on LTRN. Our working relationship with the staff of BTRN/LTRN is a model on how companies can work together for the good of all involved!" Business TalkRadio Network CEO Michael Metter comments, "We are thrilled to be a part of the increase in Alan's reach. We are looking forward to bringing our affiliates the brilliance of Alan's informed, entertaining centrist views."
Fabulous Sports Babe Nanci Donnellan Off WHBO, Tampa Due to Health Issues. The Tampa Bay Times is reporting that Nanci Donnellan – known as the Fabulous Sports Babe – is absent from her midday sports talk show on Genesis Communications' WHBO, Tampa due to what is believed to be health issues. The station is not commenting. Donnellan, who hosted a nationally syndicated sports talk program on ESPN Radio in the 1990s and at Sports Fan Radio Network after that – left radio for a period to battle breast cancer before returning to the air in Florida, eventually settling at WHBO. Sitting in for her is former WDAE sports reporter Whitney Johnson.
Boston Radio Community Honors Memory of WBZ Personality Dave Maynard. During a 40-year radio and TV career Dave Maynard ruled the airwaves in Boston on WBZ during the 1980s. He's being remembered for his warm personality that made his program such a success in the market. Maynard died at his home in Citrus Hills, Florida on Wednesday at age 82. He'd suffered with Parkinson's for the past decade. WBZ director of news and programming Peter Casey tells the Boston Globe, "He was just a genuine, honest person on the radio. There wasn't a Dave Maynard on the air and a Dave Maynard off the air. He made a career being Dave Maynard on the air, and that was the Dave Maynard who lived next door to you."
Bell Media Cuts 16 Positions in Ottawa Radio/TV Cluster; Afternoon Talk Host Michael Harris Among Casualties. While the Canadian economy has not been hit as hard as America's during recent times, it appears Bell Media is feeling the pinch and the need to restructure its Ottawa operations. According to the Ottawa Citizen, among those let go in addition to CFRA afternoon host Michael Harris on the spoken word side include CFRA reporter Gord McDougall, sports CFGO – Team 1200 – staffers Jim Jerome, Phil Melanson and Mike Sutherland. Harris had been a talk host at CFRA for the past 11 years. He tells the paper the moves appear to be financial in nature and management "went out of their way to say it had nothing to do with the quality of my work."
GOP Primary Battle the Top News/Talk Story for the Week of February 6-10. The intensifying GOP primary battle between Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum (with Ron Paul sticking it out as well) landed atop the Talkers TenTM as the most-talked-about story on news/talk radio this week. Right behind at #2 was the 2012 presidential race combined with the Obama Super PAC story. At #3 was the Syria policy and the closure of the U.S. embassy there as a result of the intense violence. And at #4 was the foreclosure abuse settlement signed by President Obama. The Talkers TenTM contains the 10 top stories and people discussed on news/talk radio during the week according to ongoing research from TALKERS.
In the Belly of the Beast. WMAL-AM/FM, Washington, DC morning drive team the "Morning Majority" broadcast live from the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, DC this week. Pictured here are "Morning Majority" co-hosts Brian Wilson (l) and Mary Katherine Ham (c) interviewing CPAC organizer Al Cardenas (r) of the American Conservative Union. Also broadcasting from the two-day event were WMAL morning co-host Bryan Nehman and midday talk host Chris Plante.
WNDB, Daytona Beach Talk Host Marc Bernier Moderates Carlson-Begala Debate. The Daytona Regional Chamber of Commerce packed 600 people into the Daytona Beach Ocean Center for a debate of the issues of the election season between CNN analyst and Democrat Paul Begala and Fox News Channel personality and Republican Tucker Carlson. WNDB talk show host Marc Bernier served as moderator for the event. Pictured here are (from l-r) Paul Begala, Marc Bernier and Tucker Carlson.


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About the Author: Mitch Albom
Mitchell David Albom is an author, journalist, screenwriter, playwright, radio and television broadcaster and musician. His books have collectively sold over 35 million copies worldwide; have been published in forty-one territories and in forty-two languages around the world; and have been made into Emmy Award-winning and critically-acclaimed television movies.
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In Have a Little Faith, Mitch Albom offers a beautifully written story of a remarkable eight-year journey between two worlds--two men, two faiths, two communities--that will inspire readers everywhere.
Albom's first nonfiction book since Tuesdays with Morrie, Have a Little Faith begins with an unusual request: an eighty-two-year-old rabbi from Albom's old hometown asks him to deliver his eulogy.
Feeling unworthy, Albom insists on understanding the man better, which throws him back into a world of faith he'd left years ago. Meanwhile, closer to his current home, Albom becomes involved with a Detroit pastor--a reformed drug dealer and convict--who preaches to the poor and homeless in a decaying church with a hole in its roof.
Moving between their worlds, Christian and Jewish, African-American and white, impoverished and well-to-do, Albom observes how these very different men employ faith similarly in fighting for survival: the older, suburban rabbi embracing it as death approaches; the younger, inner-city pastor relying on it to keep himself and his church afloat.
As America struggles with hard times and people turn more to their beliefs, Albom and the two men of God explore issues that perplex modern man: how to endure when difficult things happen; what heaven is; intermarriage; forgiveness; doubting God; and the importance of faith in trying times. Although the texts, prayers, and histories are different, Albom begins to recognize a striking unity between the two worlds--and indeed, between beliefs everywhere.
In the end, as the rabbi nears death and a harsh winter threatens the pastor's wobbly church, Albom sadly fulfills the rabbi's last request and writes the eulogy. And he finally understands what both men had been teaching all along: the profound comfort of believing in something bigger than yourself.
Have a Little Faith is a book about a life's purpose; about losing belief and finding it again; about the divine spark inside us all. It is one man's journey, but it is everyone's story.
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Over-praising your children for how supportive or understanding they might be.
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Dedicate time specifically for them, even if it's only 15 minutes of uninterrupted (phone free, sibling free, friend free, partner free) time per week.
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DRC's failed politician- Fayulu thinks genocide ideology will earn him the presidency, he's dead wrong
October 4, 2022 ellenkampire Uncategorized 0
Martin Fayulu, a loser and failed politician in the Democratic Republic of Congo is on a campaign trail in what he labelled "Western Tour" in the Western countries. The objective of the tour is to promote his political agenda dominated by hatred against Kinyarwanda-Speaking Congolese also known as Banyamulenge. Fayulu also will manipulate some unacquainted white people and the anti-Rwanda Congolese elements whom they share genocide ideology.
After his fruitless trip in the United States which has yielded nothing but shame, last weekend Fayulu proceeded to Canada where he met with dozens of Canada-based Congolese genocide ideologues, on top of the agenda as usual was hurling lame accusations against the Rwandan government, insulting its Head of State by calling him "Nazis" and other names. The misguided politician had to blame the Rwandan leader for the perpetual instability in the Eastern DRC.
In a video circulating on social media, one of Fayulu's blind followers told him that "the Rwandan regime is like Nazi and asked him to "Denazify Rwanda" but then one wonders what such ignoramus fellows base their arguments on.
However, the show did not go down well with Fayulu, one man emerged from the audience and challenged the aspiring ruler's stance on M23 rebel movement, he steadfastly stated that "M23 is not a terrorist group because they are Congolese fighting for their rights.". The notorious anti-Tutsi proponent, Fayulu retaliated by his same disproved narrative that "M23 was being supported by Rwanda", something he failed to defend during his meeting. It's important to remind Fayulu and the like-minded that Banyamulege is a tribe in the DRC as stipulated in the country's constitution.
It is known that Fayulu and other irresponsible local politicians are the root cause of insecurity in the DRC, they have been inflaming ethnic violence that led to decades- long civil war; blaming it on Rwanda won't bear fruit.
Chasing Banyamulenge out of their country is Fayulu's top agenda once he ascends to power, thinking that this will earn him voters, is sheer ignorance. He should stop thinking that he will grab power by blackmailing Rwanda. If anything, he should look at former DRC leaders and pick a leaf from them. Cooperating with Rwanda is far better than scapegoating it on half-baked accusations.
Fayulu keeps crying that elections were rigged to deny him victory, but it is clear that he's no different from others; the failed ruthless politician can't bring peace and stability to DRC and that's where the Congolese people's interests lie.
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Name change reactions
Photos courtesy of Amera Alsarhan, Michele Bollinger, Kelly Cantarero-Flores, and Avery McDonald
Amera Alsarhan, Michele Bollinger, Kelly Cantarero-Flores, and Avery McDonald
I'm proud of our new name
By: Amera Alsarhan
Before I attended Woodrow Wilson High School, I'd heard about it from my older brother. Now a current student, I've noticed how diverse the school is. When I first heard about the proposal to change the name of the school, I curiously researched Woodrow Wilson and realized that he isn't an honorable representation of our school. I was relieved and intrigued to know that the school name would change. As many people agree, I don't think Woodrow Wilson was a good person. He was racist and problematic, which completely misrepresents our diverse high school; we prioritize a No Place For Hate initiative and overall successful and peaceful school. Learning that the new name of our school would be changed to August Wilson was pleasing because he is an important voice who spoke about the trials and tribulations of being an African American in the United States. Attending August Wilson High School will make me proud and encourage me to follow in August Wilson's footsteps. His main goal was to encourage students to obtain a heard and unique voice while investigating specific themes such as activism, diversity, and resilience.
By: Michele Bollinger
I welcome the long-overdue change to our school's name, but I believe DCPS missed an uncommon opportunity to recalibrate longstanding and unhealthy dynamics surrounding education, race and class in Washington, DC. In my view, keeping the name 'Wilson' in any capacity is about retaining status, which is part of maintaining an unequal and racist system of gatekeeping in education. It is hard for me to see how DCPS' choice was genuinely designed to pay tribute to August Wilson – someone whose story they have done nothing to promote and who is undoubtedly worthy of tribute (including ones greater than this.) DCPS has a long history of exploiting the language of anti-racism to advance harmful policies. This is why they would not organize any kind of open, community conversation about the name, one in which people's voices could have been heard. They fear honest discussions about what it takes to dismantle institutions that perpetuate inequity. Of course, a name change alone can't dismantle anything, but it could have been a chance for us to confront what we need to change on a larger scale.
Wilson's new name is great
By: Kelly Cantarero-Flores
It was exactly 4:01 p.m. when I was startled by an email. The subject line read "DCPS Announces Proposal to Rename Woodrow Wilson HS". The email announced the verdict of the school's new name: award-winning playwright, August Wilson. I let out a small sigh of triumph. Previously, I had provided feedback and voted on my preference for our school's new name options which included August Wilson as one of my options. After all, we should commemorate a person who is very profound in the Wilson community from their commonly known pieces of work like "Fences" and "Jitney". The new name is similar to the old one which will save the school a lot of money that can be used to provide teachers and students with the educational material they need. Overall, I am delighted with this announcement.
August Wilson: just ok
By: Avery McDonald
I'm okay with Wilson being named after August Wilson. It makes sense for sports uniforms and spirit gear savings, however it seems kind of lazy. The old Wilson with a racist legacy was not a good role model…so we picked a better Wilson? I can't help but think that this will water down the impact of having a school named after August Wilson. He deserves to have a school named after him, and not because he has the same last name as Woodrow Wilson, but because he is remarkable on his own. Even though "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" didn't get the Academy Award, he achieved spectacular success without even having a high school diploma. Let's hope we keep this name, so we can avoid any other convenient Wilsons if we are forced to rename our school again. The list of options is uninspiring: the troubled genius Brian Wilson (from the Beach Boys), or the needy Jo Wilson from "Grey's Anatomy," Myrtle Wilson the social climber from "The Great Gatsby," or possibly even Dennis the Menace's crabby neighbor or the volleyball who became friends with Chuck Noland in "Castaway!"
Kelly Cantarero-Flores, Junior Editor
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Ugh...ignore this...was to be on football.
Probably a mute point in tonight's game at Crookston, but if I was Carter Evans I think I would be happy about leaving the NSIC in one regard. He gets called for more bs touch fouls than any player I have ever seen, and he typically gets absolutely mugged on the other end with typically no call. Watching this happen for several years and cannot explain it.
LOL. That may be it. Still irritating. Maybe some taller officials would help but a little late at this point.
During the Vette years it felt like he could never get a call either. The refs just seem to let them play against the big guys.
No direct info, but Cole Dahl seems to be hurt and going to miss some time.
While we heard a little buy about this before the game, we may have possibly witnessed the end of an era. Now reported that Coach Fred is having knee surgery and may not return for his 40th season with the NSU women.
Word is that Paula Krueger will be the next in line, but all of this up in the air still for the next month of so.
Let's party like it's 1998!! My gosh what a feeling. Amazing how good a game it continued to be, just like the precious two, despite the need for fouls to bw called constantly. Bad calls happen, and That is fine, but it felt like thw re was never a flow at all to the game.
Congrats to the Mavs on a solid year. I don't remember that far back, but I don't feel like many thought they'd be here.
Wolves get the 8:30 game next Tuesday!
While I would like to reflect, I can't even begin yet. Haven't watched the postgame conference yet and didn't get to sleep until around 4am. Appreciate it all but too sick to get over what could have been.
Unfortunately there are already rumblings of Sather to USD. I don't know if he would take Sunny with or if he'd stay and run the Wolves. Plenty of alumni out there having coaching success that could apply but who knows. I dont really want a shake up right now but if anything does happen I'll wish them the best. The pay at a USD level is crazy compared to that of division II so it's be understandable. Again, all just rumblings and speculation at this point.
Not sure what to think about all of that. Love to see guys move on and have success. I'm still a huge Tim Miles fan and have followed his D1 teams. If it happens then great for Paul. I cannot imagine Sunny leaving just two years after that article about his hiring.
A couple of names I had thought about for USD were Ryan Miller and Luke Wicks. Both have the state ties, but still have the necessary Division I coaching and recruiting chops.
Oh yeah, like I said about Sather, just heard it but I don't know if anything is true. A 400% pay raise would be tough to pass up for anyone, ha.
Only issue I would have is if it wasn't Sundance, I have very little faith in Josh to make the right hire. I'm really hoping he finally gets his next landing spot as well.
Really? I know Josh isn't the most personal person on earth, compared to Ole but he has accomplished so many good things. I'd have total faith in him eight the hire as he wants success, not just loyalty.
To point it out, he has supposedly agreed that Paula is a great successor to Fred for women's hoops even though that would be a very good job to post.
There are thing I don't like about him, some may transpire soon, but when it comes to raising money and doing what is best for the success of a department, he has been rocking it.
If we didn't want him, there are many that already do.


Building a restaurant and extending the boardwalk are key to the city's vision of creating a destination spot along the St. Lucie River.
PORT ST. LUCIE — Before the City Council leases land at the Riverwalk for a waterfront restaurant, it must have a specific plan on how to develop the riverfront park on Westmoreland Boulevard just south of the Botanical Gardens.
The City Council on Monday, acting as the city's Community Redevelopment Agency, gave consensus for City Manager Russ Blackburn to return to them with specific plans showing how the site would be developed in connection with the $6.5 million Westmoreland Riverfront Park, which is under construction.
No deadline was given when Blackburn is to report back to the City Council.
Building a restaurant and extending the boardwalk are key components in the city's vision to create a destination spot along an undeveloped area of the St. Lucie River that the City Council say would promote the area's natural scenery.
The city's decision was needed after the sole bidder for the site Salty4Eleven withdrew its bid March 13, citing higher construction costs. The company's owners, Diego Larroude and Donna Qvarnstrom-Burke, the operators of the Original Tiki Bar and Cobb's Landing at the Fort Pierce Marina, said it would cost them about $2.6 million to build a restaurant similar to Cobb's Landing.
"We can either attract the restaurant and make it an anchor or build the site and look for a restaurant to make it an anchor," City Councilman John Caravelli said.
A restaurant would help the land-locked city live up to the "port in Port St. Lucie," said Mayor Gregory Oravec.


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IAPMO Pledges Support as Member of U.S. Water Partnership
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil — The International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO) was introduced Wednesday as a strategic partner among American public, private and civil society organizations dedicating financial and knowledge‐based resources to help address worldwide water challenges as members of the U.S. Water Partnership.
A cooperative effort uniting 41 government agencies, academic organizations, water coalitions, NGOs and private-sector interests, the U.S. Water Partnership seeks to ensure water security, health and conservation across the globe, especially within developing nations, U.S. EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson and former U.S. EPA Administrator William K. Reilly announced at the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
"The U.S. Water Partnership will allow us to bring together the best thinking — in both the private and public sectors — to tackle the pressing water challenges the world faces today and will face in the future. Sharing American knowledge and expertise in water protection will allow us to mobilize resources and bring about real progress in the United States and abroad," Jackson said. "Like all of our sustainability work, this effort is about protecting health and the environment at the same time that we strengthen our economy. The cross‐sector partnerships that emerge will also allow us to rapidly scale‐up innovative solutions so they can be deployed in places all over the globe – especially in the developing world, where water needs are greatest."
As a partner, IAPMO has committed to in‐kind contributions of $1.5 million per year for the next five years by providing education and training in emerging nations related to water safety, health, sanitation, research, best installation practices, and sustainable conservation. IAPMO's contributions will include:
• Integrate training programs at multiple levels utilizing proven plumbing, rainwater harvesting, alternate water source and solar codes and standards, and efficient technologies
• Focus on water availability issues on a location‐by‐location basis, providing practical and efficient plumbing solutions
• Mitigate the outbreak of water‐related diseases through safe water delivery and installation
• Share plumbing industry expertise through volunteer teams of contractors, engineers, plumbers, solar installers, code and health officials, and water efficiency experts, for on‐site or off‐site evaluations
• Conduct an international symposium of plumbing, rainwater harvesting, alternate water source use, and solar industry experts to address overall industry response to the water crisis
"IAPMO has international offices and operations throughout Asia, the Middle East and Latin America, in addition to those areas of the world where water challenges are less pressing. We are very proud that IAPMO's codes of best practice, standards and/or services protect one half of the world's population," said IAPMO CEO GP Russ Chaney. "The core competencies upon which IAPMO was founded in 1926 — safe, healthy plumbing and sanitation; indoor air quality through heating, ventilation and air conditioning; and more recently solar, radiant, rainwater harvesting, grey water reuse and reclaimed water systems — meld effortlessly with the U.S. Water Partnership's ambitious and timely objectives."
Among those partnering with IAPMO are: the Coca Cola Company, World Vision, NASA, the Nature Conservancy, the U.S. EPA and Overseas Private Investment Corporation. (Full listing found at www.uswaterpartnership.org) "I am proud to announce that the American people are doing our part by coming together through the U.S. Water Partnership, a public‐private partnership that is pooling resources and mobilizing American expertise, knowledge, and ingenuity to address water challenges around the globe, especially in developing countries where needs are the greatest," said U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton.
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Changing corporate models for good?
Even five years ago few would have predicted how business models would have travelled up the news agenda. The likes of Uber, Airbnb and Etsy have stimulated debate and garnered many column inches to satisfy a growing interest in how young companies are making their money while managing to control (or not) their negative impacts on people and planet in new and interesting ways.
Beyond media attention, the efforts of incumbent businesses have also triggered action within the community of legacy companies keen to turn their organisations into more progressive and forward-thinking entities.
This is certainly happening in the apparel and textile sector which has long grappled with the numerous social and environmental challenges presented – in the field, in the factory and on the shop floor.
"Consumers increasingly view sustainability as one of the determining factors for deciding where they purchase their clothing," says Peter van der Werf, an engagement specialist with RobecoSAM, an organisation which factors long-term environmental, social and governance considerations into traditional financial analysis enabling it to get a fuller picture of a company's ability to create value.
He says that consumers rely on information shared by peers and NGOs to shape their opinion of a clothing brand. And messages about shifting patterns of production, reuse and recycling are beginning to penetrate with the buying public, which is more and more aware of the previously unseen non-financial costs of their love of fashion.
A number of companies have focused on creating increasingly closed loop systems, where a linear "take-make-use-waste" system is replaced with a circular model, where products are recovered and recycled – no mean feat for the fashion industry that has traditionally focused on quick turnarounds of seasonal merchandise.
Marks & Spencer is one chain with well established garment take back programmes in operation. H&M has a strategy committing to going 100% circular, "which means certain obvious things like investing in innovation start ups on the material recycling side of things as most of the innovations are still missing there," according to company's development sustainability manager, Henrik Lampa.
Others, including Puma and OAT Shoes, have created biodegradable products. Nudie Jeans, Houdini and Elvis & Kresse, for example, have developed businesses based on the principle of clothing rental and repair, promoting longer product lifetime. Nike's latest annual sustainability report, issued in May, shows that 71% of the products it now sells contain recycled materials.
All of these approaches are important elements in creating a more sustainable clothing system that, if widely adopted, could drastically reduce waste and relieve pressure on the agricultural system at the start of the supply chain. The cotton sector, for example, faces a huge water challenge: for every t-shirt made, around 2,700 litres of water is used in the agricultural process – the same amount of water the average human drinks in three years.
The ethical apparel brand Eileen Fisher's efforts to create its first zero-waste clothing collection, using almost no new raw materials, is a great example of what might be possible.


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Thailand - Phetchaburi (Phetburi)
Photo Gallery of Phetchaburi (Phetburi) in Thailand.
Phra Nakhon Khiri Palace
The beautiful white palace on the hill: Phra Nakhon Khiri Palace.
Phetchaburi or Phetburi is in central Thailand, about 160km south of Bangkok and 50 km north of HuaHin, located at the northern end of the Malay Peninsula.
"Phetchaburi" means "city of diamonds" in Thai.
Phetchaburi is an old royal city, dating back to the 8th century.
With its location of the top of the Malay Peninsula and the border between Myanmar (Burma) and Thailand, Phetchaburi has been an important area since a long time ago.
The three kings of the Rattanakosin Period, Rama IV, V, and VI, established their palaces here, and Petchaburi is also known as Muang Sam Wang - the city of the three palaces.
Rama IV: Phra Nakhon Khiri Palace
Rama V : Phra Ram Ratchaniwet Palace
Rama VI: Maruekhathaiyawan Palace (Phra Rajnivesmarugadayawan)
Including the three palaces above, there are a lot of places to visit in Petchaburi, such as Phra Nakhon Khiri Historical Park where the Phra Nakhon Khiri palace, one of the three palaces, was built on the hill (or the mountain), Wat Kampang Lang that shows the influence of Khmer, Cha-am beach that is the Thailand's longest white sand beach only two hours drive from Bangkok, Khao Luang Cave that is regarded as the largest and the most important cave of Phetchaburi with a lot of Buddha images inside.
In addition, the official city flower is the leelowadee or frangipani that you can see often in Thailand.
leelowadee
Seen near the ocean.
Phra Nakhon Khiri Historical Park
Phra Ram Ratchaniwet Palace
Maruekhathaiyawan Palace
Khao Luang Cave
[Phetchaburi] Phra Nakhon Khiri Historical Park
One of the three places in Phetchaburi (Phetburi), Phra Nakhon Khiri Palace, was built here on the hill (or mountain) whose highest peak is 95 meters high.
There are three peaks, the western, the central, and the eastern peaks, and the palace on the western peak, the chedi on the central peak, the temple on the eastern peak can be seen.
This mountain (or hill) was called "Khao Samon" (Samon Hill) long time ago. ("Khao" means "hill" or "mountain".)
After the Phra Nakhon Khiri Palace was built by Rama IV, this mountain turned to "Nakhon Khiri". However, people still call it like in the old way, "Khao Wang" (Palace Hill). ("Wang" means "palace".)
You can go up by cable car. (I don't know if there is a walk way up to the top.)
Now, here we go ! :D
Right after entering
Wide place.
Cable care like in the picture take you go up and down.
You'll see a lot of wild monkeys even on the railway of the cable car..
They are wild and really be careful because they attack you.
Wide place. Cable car
Cable care like in the picture take you go up and down. Monkeys
After reaching the top
After getting off the cable car, enjoy walking in the historical park.
Go up the stairs to the palace.
To the palace
Go up more and you'll see the palace soon.
Before the palace, a building like a museum can be seen.
The view around
The view from around the top.
A lot of white flowers (leelawadee) can be seen.
leelawadee
The city flower of Phetchaburi.
Go up the stairs to the palace. To the palace
Before the palace, a building like a museum can be seen. The view around
Phra Nakhon Khiri Palace on the western peak
The beautiful white palace, Phra Nakhon Khiri Palace, built in 1860 (*1) by Rama IV.
I felt not so big building but very elegant.
*1) not sure if it was in 1860, 1859 or 1858.
From another angle.
Scenery around.
From another angle. Phra Nakhon Khiri Palace
The decoration of the edge of the palace building.
The view from the top.
Feeling very good while enjoying the wide angle view.
The decoration of the edge of the palace building. Phra Nakhon Khiri Palace
The building next to the palace.
This is like a museum and you can see the explanation of the royal family.
The central and eastern peaks
On the right: Phra That Chom Phet on the central peak.
The chedi is 40 meters high and houses the relics of Lord Buddha.
On the left (behind the flag): Wat Phra Kaew on the eastern peak.
Wat Phra Kaew on the eastern peak.
This is the temple built by Rama IV, in the same style of Wat Phra Kaew (Emerald Buddha) in the Grand Palace in Bangkok.
Checking zooming the picture.
It looks like you can walk there from the western peak but I didn't have enough time and just saw it from the distance.
Crest of Rabbit ?
Influenced by China ?
This was seen near the Rabbit of the picture left.
Bird ... ?
It looks like you can walk there from the western peak but I didn't have enough time and just saw it from the distance. Decoration 1
Influenced by China ? Decoration 2
Be careful of the monkeys ! 1
Wild monkeys.
Some boards there say, Don't give them food, don't provoke them, they may attack you, even if you have troubles, no authority will take care of you.
Enjoy your trip but be careful of wild animals.
This monkey was showing a threatening attitude.
Felt dangerous when passed them.
Some boards say, don't give them food, but some people enjoy giving them food. :D
Felt dangerous when passed them. Be careful of the monkeys ! 3
Mom and kid monkeys.
Monkeys can be seen often on the stairs.
Monkeys eating food on the tree.
Eagle ?
Mom and kid monkeys. Be careful of the monkeys ! 5
Monkeys can be seen often on the stairs. Be careful of the monkeys ! 6
Monkeys eating food on the tree. Decoration 3
[Phetchaburi] Phra Ram Ratchaniwet Palace
Phra Ram Ratchaniwet Palace was built by King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) as a rainy season palace.
The construction began in 1910 and finished in 1916, it took for six years.
The design was made by a German in a European style.
This palace, originally called Ban Puen Palace (Wang Ban Puen).
The name was changed to "Phraram Ratchaniwet" in 1918 when it was used to offer hospitality and accommodate royal visitors from all around the world.
Now, let's go and see around the fantastic palace.
Rama V statue stands in front.
Going to the left.
The front view
Rama V statue stands in front. Going to the left.
From the left side.
From the backside.
From the left side. From the backside.
Canons each of which has a its own name are set in front of the palace.
Unfortunately, no photo from here.
Spacious place.
Trees called Sai Yooi. Not sure if they are special trees for this palace.
Canons each of which has a its own name are set in front of the palace. Inside
Unfortunately, no photo from here. Outside
Spacious place. Special trees ?
[Phetchaburi] Maruekhathaiyawan Palace
The end of the passage from the palace to the ocean. It looks like a shower room ?
Maruekhathaiyawan Palace is a summer seaside palace, often referred to as "the palace of love and hope". It was built in 1923 under the royal command of King Rama VI using golden teakwood from the demolished "Hat Chao Samran Palace". An Italian architect was hired to design the palace.
Talking of palace and teakwood, you may come up with the "Vimanmek Mansion Palace" in Bangkok, however, this palace, Maruekhathaiyawan Palace, is a one-story building and has a total of one thousand and eighty pillars with three parts of the area: the area for the royal family in the right, for the royal retainers in the left and the area for the reading room, sitting room and drawing room around the center.
The passage to the ocean and small buildings on the beach are very impressive.
High-floor style using golden teakwood.
There are some displays of something under the floor.
Closer look 1
High-floor style using golden teakwood. Closer look 2
Very wide space between the palace and the ocean.
The passage from the palace to the ocean.
Big yard
Very wide space between the palace and the ocean. The passage 1
There is a small building at the end of the passage from the palace. It looks like a shower room.
From the opposite side.
There is a small building at the end of the passage from the palace. It looks like a shower room. Beach 2
From the opposite side. Very beautiful scenery.
Around the center of the palace
The passage to the ocean.
Decorations The passage to the ocean.
The view of the palace from the ocean side.
Trimmed in an animal shape.
Around the center of the palace The view of the palace from the ocean side. In the garden
The view of the ocean.
Entering the palace area.
Some people enjoy playing music.
A gift shop
From the palace
The trees are leelowadee or frangipani. Entering the palace area.
Going through this kind of area to the ocean. Playing music
Some people enjoy playing music. A gift shop
Beautiful sweets.
You have to wear more if you are in revealing clothes.
A lot of pictures of the King.
In the picture, the under part is for royal family, the upper part is for royal retainers and the right part is for the reading room, sitting room and drawing room. The ocean is in the downward direction.
Family tree of the royal family
Too much small to see but the family tree of the royal family is displayed.
You have to wear more if you are in revealing clothes. Pictures
A lot of pictures of the King. The palace
In the picture, the under part is for royal family, the upper part is for royal retainers and the right part is for the reading room, sitting room and drawing room. The ocean is in the downward direction. Family tree of the royal family
[Phetchaburi] Khao Luang Cave
Khao Luang Cave, located about 30 meters below the ground, is regarded as the most important cave of Phetchaburi province.
Khao Luang Cave, located about 30 meters below the ground, is regarded as the most important cave of Phetchaburi province because the important ornamented Buddha image built by King Rama V and dedicated to King Rama III and IV is enshrined here.
The cave has more than 150 Buddha images. You'll see huge stalactites hang down from the walls of the cave. The fantastic thing is, the cave has large holes in the ceiling that allow natural light to stream in, illuminating the cave during the daytime.
This cave had been a royal meditation and picnic site since the King Rama IV period (in mid-19th century).
This place has a lot of monkeys.
The crocodile on the roof is to scare the monkeys away. Looks no effect. :D
This is when going back but you'll walk the way to the cave.
The entrance below. The stairs is quite steep.
This place has a lot of monkeys. The crocodile on the roof is to scare the monkeys away. Looks no effect. :D This is when going back but you'll walk the way to the cave. The entrance below. The stairs is quite steep.
After the steep stairs, you'll see the cave like the picture.
When it's a fine day, the sun light comes in through the hole in the ceiling.
A lot of people and Buddha images also.
Khao Luang Cave 1
After the steep stairs, you'll see the cave like the picture. Khao Luang Cave 2
When it's a fine day, the sun light comes in through the hole in the ceiling. Khao Luang Cave 3
The ceiling is very high and the sun light illuminates inside the cave. Fantastic !
The main Buddha statue. It looks 4 meters high ?
The ceiling is very high and the sun light illuminates inside the cave. Fantastic ! Buddha image
The opening in the ceiling.
Chedis and Buddha images for each day of the week like ordinary temples in Thailand.
Huge stalactites hang down from the walls of the cave.
A lot of statues
The cave has more than 150 Buddha images.
The opening in the ceiling. Around
Chedis and Buddha images for each day of the week like ordinary temples in Thailand. Stalactites
Huge stalactites hang down from the walls of the cave. A lot of statues
The Reclining Buddha in the cave, ten meters wide.
You can walk around from The wide hall around the entrance. A lot of Buddha images are enshrined here and there.
Reclining Buddha
The Reclining Buddha in the cave, ten meters wide. Inside the cave 1
The Buddha image wear a tiger clothe.
Buddha images are enshrined all around in the cave.
Inside the cave 2
You can walk around from The wide hall around the entrance. A lot of Buddha images are enshrined here and there. Inside the cave 3
The Buddha image wear a tiger clothe. Inside the cave 4
Various events
North of Thailand
North-East of Thailand
Central of Thailand
- Ayutthaya 1
- Kanchanaburi 1
- Sangkhlaburi
(Kanchanaburi)
- Ancient City
(Samut-Prakarn)
- Bangkok etc 1
- Thai Puppet,Thai Dance
(Bangkok)
- Talad Rot Fai
(Bangkok Train market)
- CentralWorld
(Japan Festa in BKK)
- Terminal 21
- Gateway Ekamai
- Floating Market
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- Grand Palace (Bangkok)
- Wat Arun (Bangkok)
- Wat Pho (Bangkok)
- Samut Songkhram
- Phetchaburi (Phetburi)
- Hua Hin
- Chachoengsao
East of Thailand
South of Thailand