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CHICAGO (Reuters) – The Chicago Teachers Union and education officials broke off talks early on Tuesday with no deal in sight to end a teachers' strike after meeting behind closed doors overnight.
FILE PHOTO: Teachers protest during a rally and march on the first day of a teacher strike in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., October 17, 2019. REUTERS/John Gress
Students in the third-largest U.S. school district were expected to miss a ninth day of classes on Tuesday as negotiators grapple over class sizes, support staff levels and pay.
"They're done for the night. No deal," a union spokeswoman wrote in an email to Reuters shortly before 3 a.m.
Both the union and Chicago Public Schools officials had announced before midnight that they planned to stay at the table until a tentative agreement was hammered out, but talks are expected to resume at 10 a.m. on Tuesday.
The strike is the latest in a recent wave of work stoppages across the United States by educators who have called for more school resources and emphasized the need to help underfunded schools, framing their demands as a call for social justice.
The strike in Chicago is the second longest in recent memory. A teachers strike in Union City, California, in June lasted three weeks.
The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU), which represents 25,000 teachers, wants smaller class sizes, more support staff, a contract that runs three years instead of five and more paid prep-time for elementary school teachers.
Chicago Public Schools Chief Executive Janice Jackson said in a video posted on Twitter on Monday that the district's proposal addressed overcrowding and understaffing that have "gone unaddressed for years, even generations".
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot said in the same video: "CTU told us, told their membership and told the entire public that they wanted this contract to transform public education in Chicago. That is exactly what our offer does."
The union, which has been without a contract since July 1, voted this month to go on strike if a deal was not reached.
Teachers have picketed in front of many of the district's 500 schools and have held several rallies on Chicago's downtown area since the strike started on Oct. 17. The district has more than 300,000 students.
"I think she's digging in for a long strike. If what she is doing is trying to test our resolve, that's a mistake," CTU president Jesse Sharkey said on Monday, referring to Lightfoot.
The strike is the first major test for Lightfoot, a political newcomer elected in April. She has said the district could not afford the union's full demands, estimating they would cost an extra $2.4 billion each year for an increase of more than 30% in the current $7.7 billion school budget.
Reporting by Brendan O'Brien in Chicago; Additional reporting by Rich McKay in Atlanta; Editing by Paul Tait and Alison Williams

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When I stopped the "KService" service on my desktop PC, ISA stopped reporting the relevant traffic, so that was definitely the culprit. Anyway, since I no longer need this program, time to uninstall it. This is a bit more long winded than is strictly necessary.
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It was a historic triumph that FC Bayern celebrated at the Estádio da Luz on Lisbon on Sunday. With victory in the Champions League final against Paris Saint-Germain, the Munich side capped off an excellent season, becoming only the second club in history (after Barcelona) to achieve the treble of the league, cup and Champions League for a second time.
Five of the heroes from that treble triumph in 2013 were also part of this season's winning team: Manuel Neuer, David Alaba, Jérôme Boateng, Thomas Müller and Javi Martínez can all celebrate a 'double treble'. fcbayern.com takes a look at these five exceptional players and their journey between the two treble seasons.
"Manuel is unique. As a goalkeeper gets older, they by no means get worse. In actual fact, they keep getting better. Manuel can play at a very high level for many more years," said Oliver Kahn in the build-up to the final against PSG. Manuel Neuer had already established his world-class status in 2013 and played a significant role in Bayern's success with a number of top saves. The Germany goalkeeper shone once again in Sunday's final, leading the side as captain, giving them the necessary backing and frustrating PSG's star strikers Neymar and Kylian Mbappé.
David Alaba was still a whippersnapper when Bayern first won the treble but he was already playing at a top level. In 2013, he linked up with Franck Ribéry down the left flank, but this season the 28-year-old has taken on a new role under coach Hansi Flick. Playing at centre-back, he's been marshalling the defence, clearing the ball and displaying his qualities in build-up play. And it's not just his position on the pitch which has changed, but also his role within the squad. "He's not only a truly world-class player but also important off the pitch," said Flick of the Austrian, who has emerged as a real leader this term. Even as Bayern were celebrating at full time against PSG, he showed his class by taking time to console the opposition.
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In the 2013 Champions League final against Borussia Dortmund, it was Jérôme Boateng who started the move for the winning goal having been a consistent performer at the back throughout the entire campaign. Last year, the 31-year-old had some setbacks but never gave up, fought his way back into the starting line-up and has enjoyed a revival under Flick. "Jérôme shows the quality he has in every game. Together with David in the centre of defence, he gives us a very solid base," praised the Bayern boss. The centre-back was faced with a difficult challenge at the start of the season, but has taken it on and conquered it in peerless fashion – the mark of a true champion!
Similar to Boateng, it was not an easy start to the season for Thomas Müller, but since autumn of last year the born-and-bred Bavarian has been back to his best. Müller has proven that even seven years after the first treble, he's still a vital figure in the team. "Of course I'm pleased that I've been able to show that I don't belong on the scrapheap," Müller admitted after Sunday's final. Müller is symbolic of the whole team's development over the course of the season: "We've made it from the bottom to the top."
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Javi Martínez celebrated the treble in his very first season at Bayern. He was regarded by many in 2013 as the missing piece of the jigsaw as he shored up the midfield together with Bastian Schweinsteiger. He's not been a regular starter this season, but that does not diminish his importance to the team. "When he's fit, you can count on him one thousand per cent. He gives the team a certain stability," commented Flick, who values Martínez's qualities. The Spaniard has again been an asset to the team on and off the pitch en route to the treble.
The treble winners were welcomed by Minister-President Markus Söder on their arrival back in Munich, before celebrating with Bayern staff at the Allianz Arena:
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According to Minister of Health, John Boyce, producers, manufacturers and distributors of cigarettes will now have to ensure that included in the packaging and labels of cigarettes are graphic illustrations and strong wording to inform persons of the dangers of tobacco, and to discourage its use. Piloting the Health Services (Amendment) Bill in the Lower House yesterday morning, he said they will be given a reasonable timeframe to become compliant.
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"We do not recognise these are terms that change the form of the cigarette from dangerous to not dangerous. The Ministry of Health does not subscribe and indeed the Framework does not subscribe to that distinction… We've decided as a country, we have decided as a region, and indeed we've decided internationally that we have to fight back against these marketing forces," he said.
Minister Boyce went on to say that the package and label will give full disclosure about the harmful and hazardous health effects through graphic pictorial warnings. These warnings, he said, will cover the front and back area of the product to a minimum of 60 per cent. In addition, Boyce said, there will be written warning attributable to the Minister of Health and or the Chief Medical Officer. The warnings, he explained, will speak to such health issues as blindness, impotency, and stillbirth, dangers of second hand smoke and mouth diseases.
He added that the standard for packaging and labelling was adopted out of a CARICOM standard approved by the Council of Health Ministers of the region, and facilitated by the CARICOM Regional Organisation for Standards and Quality and the Barbados National Standards Institution. That work, he stated, started as far back as 2013. (JRT)
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Since the World Health Organization (WHO) adopted the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) a decade ago, over 180 countries have signed the treaty. Progress has been made in expanding the coverage of effective interventions–more than half of the world's countries, with 40% of the world's population have implemented at least one tobacco control measure, and despite increasing global population, smoking prevalence has decreased slightly worldwide from 23% of adults in 2007 to 21% of adults in 2013. How can greater reductions in smoking be achieved in the next decade and contribute to reaching the health and social targets of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030? We review some key issues in the epidemiology and economics of global tobacco control.
Smokers face a three-fold higher risk of death versus otherwise similar non-smokers, resulting in a loss of at least one decade of life. While the hazards of smoking accumulate slowly, cessation is effective quickly. People who quit by age 40 get back nearly the full decade of life lost from continued smoking; quit by 50, get back six years; quit by 60, get back four years. Cessation is now common among adults in high-income countries. For example in Canada there are over 1 million more ex-smokers than just a decade ago. However, due in large part to the marketing and pricing strategies of the tobacco industry, cessation remains a major public health challenge in most low and middle-income countries (LMIC) where 85% of smokers live.
http://blogs.worldbank.org/health/role-excise-tax-meeting-sdg
Global annual cigarette sales rose from five trillion cigarettes in 1990 to about six trillion today. Cigarette production has increased by 30% in China since 2000, which consumes 40% of the world's cigarettes. Global tobacco industry profits of about $50 billion – or $10,000 per tobacco death – enable it to access finance officials, fund pricing research, and run interference against tobacco control–summarised wonderfully by comedian John Oliver. Serious control of tobacco must counter these strategies on the basis of robust health, social and economic data that document the negative societal impact of tobacco use.
WHO has recommended a 30% reduction in smoking prevalence by 2025, which would avoid at least 200 million deaths by the end of the 21st century among current and future smokers. The only plausible way to reduce smoking to this extent would be to triple tobacco excise taxes in most LMICs. A tripling of the excise tax would roughly double the retail price and reduce tobacco consumption by about 40%. As of 2015, WHO reported that only 28 LMICs had comprehensive policies covering counter advertising, restrictions on public smoking, and on appropriately high taxes, and that few had made progress on raising taxes.
The common strategy of tobacco producers is to lobby governments to keep cigarettes affordable by keeping tax hikes below the rate of income growth, and by taxing different cigarettes at different rates to enable smokers to change to cheaper brands or lengths. Smart taxation needs to simplify taxes by adopting, ideally, a high, uniform excise tax on all types of cigarettes (both filter and nonfilter) to reduce downward substitution (let's not forget, all cigarettes will kill you!). The Government of India has recently made modest tax reforms in this direction, the 2015 tobacco tax adjustment in China is reducing consumption and increasing fiscal revenue, and in 2016 World Bank teams supported the work of government teams in Armenia, Colombia, Moldova and Ukraine for the undertaking of comprehensive tax reforms that were approved by Parliaments, including reforms on tobacco tax structures and rate levels—additional work is being supported in other countries worldwide. Smart taxes can follow the example of Canada's tax hike of about 5 cents a pack in 2014, as well as the Sin Tax Reform (both tobacco and alcohol) in the Philippines of 2012 that helped mobilize domestic resources to fund the expansion of universal health coverage. There have been other successes: Botswana, Ecuador, Mauritius, Mexico, and Uruguay, where local political champions, paired with expert taxation advice, achieved large tax hikes. South Africa also raised taxes in the last decade and has curbed consumption per adult by half.
Non-price interventions also play an important role as they help to reduce the social acceptability of tobacco use. Young American women took up smoking in large proportions in the 1960s and 1970s due in part to aggressive advertising ("The "Virginia Slims" epidemic"). Advertising bans or restrictions are likely one reason why young Chinese or Indian women have not yet done so. Australia has adopted plain packaging, and other countries are starting to follow this example. Simple questions on past smoking status to death certificates or to verbal autopsies could enable low-cost monitoring of the consequences of tobacco use in many populations.
Governments and international agencies with accumulated know how and expertise in data sciences such as the World Bank Group and OECD along with WHO could also help countries create accessible and independent sales, revenue and smuggling data sources as a basis for rational tobacco tax policy. Country finance officials should refuse advice from tobacco lobbyists to avoid falling into conflict of interest situations, as WHO recommends for health officials.
Implementing the FCTC more effectively in the next decade is required to raise cessation rates in LMICs. The World Bank recommended taxation as the core strategy in its 1999 publication, Curbing the Epidemic: Goverments and the Economics of Tobacco Control. Similar recommendations follow in recent reports on tobacco taxation by WHO, and by the International Monetary Fund. Building upon accumulated evidence and country experiences, a tripling of the worldwide excise tax might be the only way to achieve the 2030 UN Sustainable Development Goal of reducing non-communicable disease deaths by 30%!
Jamaica to evaluate WHO's call for heavy taxation on tobacco industry
Health Minister, Dr Christopher Tufton says he along with stakeholders will be evaluating the call by the World Health Organisation (WHO) for heavy taxation on the tobacco industry.
http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20170124/jamaica-evaluate-whos-call-heavy-taxation-tobacco-industry
Addressing the WHO's Executive Board in Geneva, Switzerland, yesterday Director-General, Dr Margaret Chan, said heavy taxation is one way of controlling tobacco use.
According to Tufton, Jamaica, which is a member of the WHO board, shares the concerns about the financial costs to treat tobacco-related illnesses and the associated cost to public health, globally and nationally.
He says any measure to discourage smoking and support public health is worth considering.
In a landmark report on the economics of tobacco and tobacco control, the WHO and the US National Cancer Institute concluded that smoking costs the global economy more than $1 trillion yearly.
The researchers also said smoking will soon kill more than six million people worldwide each year.
They show how tobacco control, through heavy taxation can save lives while generating revenues for health and development.
Will "Heat-Not-Burn" E-Cigs Kill Off Vaping?
With a more cigarette-like experience, the next generation of electronic cigarettes could make vaping obsolete.
https://www.fool.com/investing/2017/01/24/will-heat-not-burn-e-cigs-kill-off-vaping.aspx
The future of cigarettes may be "smoke free," as Philip Morris International (NYSE:PM) says, but it is a new platform of electronic cigarettes using heat-not-burn technology that may also kill off vaping as we know it.
Not your father's e-cig
Traditional e-cigs and personal vaping systems (PVS) heat a nicotine-infused liquid to create a vapor that is inhaled. Whether it's a glowing point of light or a massive cloud of vapor being released that can make a user look as if he's starring in a Cheech & Chong movie, the devices have been critiqued as falling short of being fully satisfying.
Users have complained of a chemical aftertaste from the heated e-liquid, while those nearby to someone vaping are annoyed by the billowing clouds in which they're enveloped.
However, the new heat-not-burn technology promises to resolve both problems. By using real tobacco to deliver the flavor and nicotine hit users crave, these next-generation devices give a more cigarette-like experience to the user while emitting a vapor more confined to one's personal space. And because they are more like combustible cigarettes than either traditional e-cigs or PVS, they may have the advantage of weaning more people off of smoking, which would be a societal gain in terms of cost and health (there are nicotine-free e-liquids available, too).
Philip Morris is even pursuing a "reduced risk" label in the U.S., which, with the help of the FDA, will give it a major competitive advantage over the competition. Yet with many of the global tobacco companies also pursuing heat-not-burn (HNB) alternatives, it's worthwhile to look at the different products they will offer.
Philip Morris (iQOS)
For a company that produces some 850 billion combustible cigarettes annually, Philip Morris' call for a "smoke free" future is a big deal. But since HNB products will use real tobacco, it (and the other manufacturers) aren't really straying too far from home.
The iQOS is actually a two-part device, a tobacco-filled miniature cigarette and a heating unit. The cigarette, marketed with Altria (NYSE:MO) as Marlboro HeatSticks, is inserted into a device that looks something like a PVS, which is itself inserted into the iQOS heating device. The e-cig is heated to 350 degrees Celsius (662 degrees Fahrenheit), which differs from combustible cigarettes that burn tobacco at 800 degrees Celsius, or almost 1,500 degrees Fahrenheit. The whole device is then removed and "smoked" just as you would a combustible cigarette, and when it's finished, the HeatStick is discarded.
British American Tobacco (iFuse glo)
Next to the iQOS, British American Tobacco's (NYSEMKT:BTI) iFuse glo is arguably the next biggest HNB device that will be coming to market. Like the iQOS, a tobacco-filled cigarette, which it will market as NeoStiks under the Kent brand, is similarly inserted into a PVS-like device that is then inserted into the iFuse heating element.
BAT bills itself as the first international tobacco company a vapor product in the U.K., the Vype e-cig, and it followed that with an early iFuse HNB product that heated an e-liquid, but passed the resulting vapor through tobacco to give it real tobacco flavor. The glo is the next stage of development in e-cig technology, and it gives smokers a range of alternatives.
Reynolds American (Eclipse, Revo, Core)
Reynolds American (NYSE:RAI), which just agreed to be acquired by British American for $50 billion, was one of the pioneers in HNB technology with its Eclipse back in the early 1990s. It relaunched the product in 2014 as Revo, but it once again failed to gain much traction with consumers. Although it's apparently still available in very limited quantities, Reynolds has been working on a new product called Core, which BAT was supposedly very interested in. It's said that the delay in Reynolds agreeing to BAT's takeover offer was related to the Core technology. Core, which is similar to Revo, recently completed the first phase of test marketing in Japan.
Japan Tobacco (Ploom Tech)
Despite Japan's tobacco market falling dramatically over the years, heat-not-burn technology is more successful there than just about anywhere else. It is the first market manufacturers enter when launching their products. When Philip Morris introduced the iQOS there in early 2016, it quickly shot to the top, which had Japan Tobacco (NASDAQOTH:JAPAF) quickly following with its Ploom Tech HNB device. Its own products have been so successful that it has at times had to suspend taking orders for it because it couldn't keep up. Ploom markets the cigarettes under its popular "Mevius" brand.
PAX Labs (PAX)
PAX Labs used to be Ploom Tech until Japan Tobacco bought the name and technology in 2015. Pax subsequently bought back its partner's minority stake to focus on the PAX loose-leaf vaporizing product.
Unlike the other HNB technology, users of PAX fill the PAX device with loose-leaf tobacco and place it on a heating unit that plugs into your computer's USB port. When the unit is hot enough, users attach a mouthpiece to it to draw in the vapor. There are three different devices — the Pax 1, 2, and 3 — that are all similar in function, plus the PAX Era, which is filled with oil. It may be one of the first purpose-built marijuana e-cigs, and it's available in the U.S., but only in California and Colorado.
Every tobacco company understands the combustible cigarette market is dying, which is why they're broadening their horizons into electronic cigarettes and vaping products. The heat-not-burn technology, though, promises to vastly expand the manufacturers' lifecycle as the use of real tobacco allows them to continue profiting from their primary cash crop. It might also serve to effectively snuff out any remaining vaping competition.
E-cigarettes attracting more youths towards world of tobacco
You might have thought e-cigarettes cut down tobacco consumption, but the reality is a bit different.
A study, by University of California- San Francisco,suggests that it actually attracts more youths towards tobacco consumption.
It has been published in Pediatrics.
Researchers from University Of California in the United States of America said they did not find any evidence of decline in the consumption of tobacco. In fact, the usage of e-cigarettes & cigarettes has gone higher among adolescents in 2014 compared to the numbers from 2009.
"We didn't find any evidence that e-cigarettes are causing youth smoking to decline," said lead author Lauren Dutra.
The analysis by the researchers also saw that section of youth who start smoking e-cigarettes are more likely to draw themselves in consuming traditional cigarettes in later part of their lives.
"While some of the kids using e-cigarettes were also smoking cigarettes, we found that kids who were at low risk of starting nicotine with cigarettes were using e-cigarettes," Dutra said. "Recent declines in youth smoking are likely due to tobacco control efforts, not to e-cigarettes."
In August 2016, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, already restricted the purchase of e-cigarettes to adults aged 18 years and older. The FDA also directed to have a warning label on e-cigarettes which will start from August 2018.
The authors also said that there has been a decline in cigarette smoking youth but the decline has not been rapid after the advent of e-cigarettes in the U.S. between the years 2007 and 2009.
The authors performed an in-depth analysis of the psychological characteristics of the consumers of e-cigarettes. The research showed that the smokers tend to display some characteristics which non-smokers are less likely to show.
Characteristics like the tendency to live with a person who smokes or to wear clothing which displays tobacco product logo. The smokers in the national youth survey showed these characteristics, while the youth who were only using e-cigarettes displayed less of these qualities.
"E-cigarettes are encouraging – not discouraging – youth to smoke and to consume nicotine, and are expanding the tobacco market," said senior author Stanton A. Glantz.
These new results are consistent with a similar study that took place in California last year by the researchers at the University of Southern California. The researchers also found that adolescents who consumed ecigarettes, but not traditional cigarettes have displayed less risk factors which were commonly found among cigarette smokers. (ANI)
Study finds high tobacco usage among students
A total of 775 students (336 boys and 439 girls) of two schools in Kannur were subjected to study by the medical college.
http://health.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/diagnostics/study-finds-high-tobacco-usage-among-students/56731360
Thiruvananthapuram: In Kannur, over 70% of higher secondary school students begin tobacco consumption at a tender age of 15, while in rural Thiruvananthapuram tobacco sales near educational institutions is alarmingly high, finds a study, jointly carried out by Regional Cancer Centre (RCC) here and Kannur Medical College.
A total of 775 students (336 boys and 439 girls) of two schools in Kannur were subjected to study by the medical college. While 41% of the sample population got tobacco products from nearby shops, 27% of them got it from friends. According to 79% of students, it was "fairly easy" and "very easy" to obtain these products.
Dr Paul Sebastian and Dr R Jayakrishnan of RCC, who led the study in the rural parts of the state capital, presented a similarly bleak picture.
Nearly 19% of boys between 15 and 18 years use tobacco in any form. Of the 1,114 students of 10 random government schools surveyed, 7.4% were 'ever users', persons who have used tobacco at least once during the academic year.
The findings reflected the gravity of the issue and also underscored the expert opinion that called for measures to control the menace, said Shoba Koshy, chairperson of commission for protection of child rights.
Dr Elizabeth K E, president, Indian Academy of Pediatrics said, "The World Health Organisation has termed tobacco a global pediatric concern. Once initiated, it becomes very difficult to come off it; the key is to prevent it at a young age."
Cautious on heat-not-burn
The European Commission is in favor of a cautious approach to heat-not-burn products because it believes that there is a lack of evidence relating to the short- and long-term health effects of using such devices.
This was part of the answer given by the Commission to questions raised by the Belgian MEP, Frédérique Ries.
In a preamble to her questions, Ries said that Philip Morris International had said that it intended to market its new 'device for smoking' in the UK, following its initial launch in Japan, Italy and Switzerland.
'The distinctive feature of this new product, which has been named iQOS, is that it stands on the borderline between traditional cigarettes and electronic cigarettes,' she said.
'The major difference between iQOS and electronic cigarettes is that while the latter use a liquid transformed into vapor, IQOS heats the tobacco and keeps it burning [iQOS has been designed so as not to burn the tobacco it contains, only to heat it, as is implied in part of the Commission's reply], which is very harmful to health.'
Ries asked whether the Commission concurred with health experts who claimed that marketing a hybrid tobacco product of this kind was a ploy to circumvent legislation in force and, in particular, all the requirements laid down in Article 19 of Directive 2014/40/EU concerning novel tobacco products.
'What steps will the Commission take to thwart the strategies employed by cigarette manufacturers to sell alternative products that are still just as harmful to people's health?' she asked.
'Will the Commission take this opportunity to alter its negative views on electronic cigarettes, which, as a growing number of cancer experts in the EU are now pointing out, do not contain any tobacco or tar and are helping many people to stop smoking?'
In reply, the Commission said it was closely monitoring the developments related to new tobacco products, including "heated not burned" tobacco products.
'Currently, there is lack of evidence relating to short-term and long-term health effects and use patterns of these products,' it said. 'Therefore the Commission is in favour of a cautious approach.
'At the same time, the Commission would like to underline that with regard to the sale, presentation and manufacturing of these products within the European Union, the relevant provisions of the Tobacco Products Directive apply and should be enforced. This includes the ban on misleading elements foreseen by Article 13 and notably any suggestions that a particular tobacco product is less harmful than others.
The Commission oversees whether member states fully and correctly apply the provisions of the directive.
'With regard to e-cigarettes, given the lack of conclusive evidence relating to the long-term health effects, use patterns and potential to facilitate smoking cessation, Article 20 of the directive contains their regulation with an emphasis on safety, quality and consumer protection.
'The rules for e-cigarettes nevertheless allow these products to remain widely available to consumers. A recent Commission report COM (2016) 269 underlines a number of potential risks to public health relating to the use of ecigarettes, at the same time highlighting the need for further research.'
Health Minister's call to raise legal smoking age to 21 receives cloudy reviews
http://cfjctoday.com/article/556545/bc-health-ministers-call-raise-minimum-smoking-age-21-conversation-starter
It's the number-one preventable form of death in B.C.
"You look at cancer, heart disease, other vascular strokes, they're all related to smoking," said BC Health Minister Terry Lake.
Earlier this week Lake tweeted the idea of raising the minimum legal smoking age in B.C from 19 to 21.
According to Lake, Hawaii, California, and more than 120 jurisdictions in the United States have already made the move.
"In a study, they looked at one jurisdiction where they had raised the age verses surrounding jurisdictions where it was a younger age," said Lake. "There was a 47% reduction in smoking in high school students in the jurisdiction that had raised the minimum smoking age to 21."
The current legal age to buy cigarettes across Canada varies.
Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Quebec's legal age is 18.
The rest of the provinces are 19.
While B.C has the lowest smoking rate at 14%, Interior Health Smoking Reduction Coordinator Jeff Connors says raising the legal smoking age to 21 could lower that number even further.
"85% of people who smoke for life start before 19 years of age, so that's highschool," said Connors. "I think by sending the message you're not allowed to, it puts an onus on staff and consumption agencies that tobaccos is a bigger problem. It's not 19 it's 21 now, that's a big difference, so it will reduce the availability to it."
Along with increasing cigarette buying age, Connors says Health Canada is toying with the idea of making health warning signs larger and even more visible on cigarette packs in an effort to get more people to butt out.
"Looking at plain packaging is another piece, just to reduce the sexiness of the drug," added Connors.
The majority of the people CFJT-TV spoke to in downtown Kamloops Friday say raising the cigarette buying age won't deter smokers.
"It's a bad idea. I see 12-year-old kids smoking, kids are going to still do it," said one man.
"I think it's a great idea, anything you can do to deter smokers," said one woman.
"I don't think it's necessary. If a teen wants to smoke, he's going to smoke," said another man.
The Health Minister says there's still plenty to discuss before any changes are made to the smoking market.
"We don't want to have unintended consequences," added Lake. "The black market is always something you have to consider when you put in policies like this. It really is just a conversation starter."
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Matt May, Assistant Pastor
Matt grew up in a small town outside of Augusta, Georgia. During college, the Lord drew Matt to Himself instilling within him a heart for discipleship through Campus Outreach. After working on Campus Outreach staff for over 8 years, Matt earned his Masters of Divinity from Covenant Seminary and joined the staff at NCCC in 2016. He is married to Eileen and they have 3 children.
Eric Shrimpton, Assistant Pastor
Eric grew up in the greater Cincinnati area, and graduated from Sycamore High School in 2003. He then attended Eastern Kentucky University where he was involved with a ministry called Campus Outreach that he would later work for at the University of Kentucky for five years after graduation. Sensing a call to pastoral ministry, Eric then attended Covenant Seminary where he earned his Masters of Divinity while working for a ministry called City Ministry Initiative in St. Louis. He then joined the North Cincy staff in 2016 and has served in various capacities. Currently, as an Assistant Pastor, he oversees local outreach, global missions, youth ministry, and family ministry at North Cincy. He currently lives in the Landen area with his wife Addie and his two children, Owen and Annie.
Cheryl Poole, Director of North Cincy Kids Jr.
Cheryl has a Bachelor's Degree in Human Development and Family Studies from Mississippi State University and a Master's Degree in Child Life from the University of Alabama. She has been a member of NCCC since 2003 and joined the NCCC staff in 2013. She is married to Cameron and they have four children.
Savannah Whittridge, Director of North Cincy Kids
Savannah earned her Bachelor's Degree in Psychology from Liberty University. She found a passion for children's ministry by working at Eagle Lake Camps throughout her college summers. Savannah joined NCCC staff in 2018. In addition to serving as the Director of North Cincy Kids, Savannah also serves as the Family Ministries Administrator. She is married to Dustin and they have one child.
Emily Lange, Worship Director
Emily is a Cincinnati native who has been attending North Cincinnati since she was ten years old. She was a volunteer on the worship team for seven years before becoming the Worship Director in 2016. She received her bachelor's degree in Theological & Biblical Studies with a minor in Church Ministries. She is married to Jonathan and they have two children, Addison and Judah.
Osman Jama, Missionary in Residence
Osman earned his Bachelor's Degree in Biology from Southwest Minnesota State University. He has a passion for sharing the Word of God with everyone he meets. Osman joined NCCC in 2019 as a Missionary in Residence. He works for Global Services Network as a full-time missionary. He is married to Kayla.
Jim Ertel, Facilities Manager
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Annette Linton, Office Administrator & Bookkeeper
Annette is a lifelong native of the Mason area. She and her husband Rick have attended NCCC for 20 years, and she has been an employee since 2012. They have two adult children (Megan and Alex).


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Graham, in the May 31-dated letter, cited reports that Mueller's investigation is looking at whether President Trump obstructed justice by firing Comey – and the fact that Trump relied on a Rosenstein-authored memo to justify the firing.
Rosenstein's role was further detailed in a New York Times report earlier this week on a memo written by ousted FBI official Andrew McCabe. Fox News has confirmed that the memo described a meeting where Rosenstein claimed Trump had asked him to reference Russia in his recommendation to fire Comey.
Rosenstein declined, and instead focused on Comey's handling of the Hillary Clinton email probe.
Trump pushed back on the account Thursday.
"Not that it matters but I never fired James Comey because of Russia! The Corrupt Mainstream media loves to keep pushing that narrative, but they know it is not true!" Trump tweeted.
A source with knowledge of the investigation told Fox News that Trump just wanted Rosenstein to mention that Comey told him he was not under investigation in the Russia case.
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McCabe's memo reportedly has been turned over to Mueller.
Asked for comment Friday on Graham's letter, a DOJ official said the letter has been received.
The new pressure on Rosenstein, meanwhile, comes as Trump continues to hammer Attorney General Jeff Sessions over his original decision to recuse himself from the Russia probe – which handed the reins to Rosenstein, who appointed Mueller after Comey's firing. Trump earlier this week said he wishes he had picked another nominee for attorney general.
Fox News' John Roberts and Jake Gibson contributed to this report.


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Human herpes virus 3 (HHV3) is also called varicella-zoster virus. HHV3 causes chickenpox. It can also cause a recurrent virus infection of the skin, which is called herpes zoster or shingles. Shingles occurs when dormant varicella-zoster virus from an initial bout of chickenpox becomes reactivated. Like its close relative, HHV1, herpes zoster likes to infect skin cells and nerve cells. This virus may also recur along nerve fibre pathways, causing multiple sores where nerve fibres end on skin cells. Because an entire group of nerve cells is often affected, shingles is generally much more severe than a recurrence of herpes simplex. The lesions generally appear in a band-like or belt-like pattern occurring on one side of the body and are often accompanied by itching, tingling, or even severe pain. Healing usually occurs in 2 to 4 weeks, and scars may remain. Postherpetic neuralgia is a complication of shingles where the pain associated with the infection can persist for months and even years. Most people who experience shingles once do not experience it again.
Doctors prescribe suppressive treatment if a person experiences more than six recurrences in a year. In some cases, a doctor my recommend that the individual takes daily antiviral treatment indefinitely. The aim here is to prevent further recurrences. Although suppressive treatment significantly reduces the risk of passing HSV to a partner, there is still a risk.
Herpes is transmitted via skin-to-skin contact, not through blood or saliva. Cullins explains that someone with HSV can be shedding the herpes virus without having an outbreak (known as asymptomatic virus shedding), and infect somebody that way. Suppressive antiviral medications, like acyclovir or valacyclovir, inhibit HSV replication, which decreases shedding but does not completely eliminate it, says Johnston.
Both HSV-1 and HSV-2 infections are acquired from direct contact with someone who carries the virus. The infectious secretions that pass on HSV-1 or HSV-2 live on oral, genital or anal mucosal surfaces. They're passed through skin-to-skin transmission, and any form of direct contact with sores on the mouth, buttocks or genitals can cause the virus to be passed.
A person may show symptoms within days after contracting genital herpes, or it may take weeks, months, or years. Some people may have a severe outbreak within days after contracting the virus while others may have a first outbreak so mild that they do not notice it. Because of these possibilities, it can be difficult for people to know when and from whom they may have contracted the virus.
Homeopathic medicines can also be used to avoid any adverse effects of allopathic drugs and assist the body's own healing mechanism. They are approved by FDA and are custom made by the medic in the right proportion to provide immediate relief. One such complete natural product is Herpeset which is to be sprayed on the affected areas especially the tongue. The natural components are quickly absorbed in the blood stream.
Laboratory testing is often used to confirm a diagnosis of genital herpes. Laboratory tests include culture of the virus, direct fluorescent antibody (DFA) studies to detect virus, skin biopsy, and polymerase chain reaction to test for presence of viral DNA. Although these procedures produce highly sensitive and specific diagnoses, their high costs and time constraints discourage their regular use in clinical practice.[39]
Herpes is contracted through direct contact with an active lesion or body fluid of an infected person.[31] Herpes transmission occurs between discordant partners; a person with a history of infection (HSV seropositive) can pass the virus to an HSV seronegative person. Herpes simplex virus 2 is typically contracted through direct skin-to-skin contact with an infected individual, but can also be contracted by exposure to infected saliva, semen, vaginal fluid, or the fluid from herpetic blisters.[32] To infect a new individual, HSV travels through tiny breaks in the skin or mucous membranes in the mouth or genital areas. Even microscopic abrasions on mucous membranes are sufficient to allow viral entry.
If there is enlargement of the spleen, strenuous physical exercise should be avoided to prevent rupture. With the exception of possible complications, mono is rarely fatal and recovery is complete. Once recovered from the mono, you will usually have lifelong immunity from further infection because the body produces antibodies. If too hasty a departure is made from bed rest, however, a relapse may be experienced.
'Using condoms or dams can help to protect against STIs, but herpes can also be passed on by skin-to-skin contact with the affected area, so it's strongly recommended that you don't have sex during this time,' she adds. 'This includes direct genital contact or skin-to-skin contact with the affected area, and doesn't have to be penetrative sex,' says O'Sullivan.


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Airbnb to expand tax collection efforts
Online lodging operator Airbnb is expanding its efforts to collect local taxes, responding to complaints that it competes unfairly with the hotel sector.
The San Francisco group which allows people to rent out their rooms, apartments or homes said this week it would begin collecting and remitting taxes in the US capital Washington and in Chicago on February 15.
The company said its agreement with the Dutch city of Amsterdam on tax collection would become effective this week along with a deal with San Jose, California.
"Over the past few years, Airbnb has been working with local lawmakers and regulators on ways that it can comply with local hotel tax and housing laws," Airbnb's David Hantman said in a blog post.
"Those efforts have been slow-going, as its public policy team has more or less had to work with each individual city to do so."
Hantman said that "it isn't always clear which taxes apply and to whom in our community. But as we learn more, we want to help more."
He noted that Airbnb has collected some $5 million in taxes for San Francisco and Portland, Oregon.
He added that the company is "continuing our productive discussions on a similar initiative in France."
The California-based startup was launched in 2008 and quickly became very popular.
But traditional hotel chains see it as a rival and accuse it of helping people avoid taxes and hosting illegal hotels on its website.
Authorities in the United States and France treat it with some suspicion.
In 2013, New York state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman subpoenaed Airbnb to determine whether its 15,000 hosts in the state were violating laws barring renters from subletting their homes for more than 30 days if they are not present there.
Airbnb, one of the leading groups in the so-called "sharing economy," last year raised $450 million in capital which gave it a theoretical value of $10 billion.
Airbnb rental site raises $450 mn
Citation: Airbnb to expand tax collection efforts (2015, January 30) retrieved 18 January 2020 from https://phys.org/news/2015-01-airbnb-tax-efforts.html
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"I don't want to go one more day without apologizing and honoring all of you by not only saying, 'I'm sorry,' but by doing better," Shooter said.
State Rep. Don Shooter apologized Tuesday morning on the House floor for making inappropriate comments, breaking his months-long silence about allegations that he sexually harassed multiple women.
"I am sorry for the distraction and strain that this matter and the subsequent investigation have caused all of you," said Shooter. "I don't want to go one more day without apologizing and honoring all of you by not only saying, 'I'm sorry,' but by doing better."
Shooter, a powerful Republican lawmaker from Yuma, is under investigation by the Arizona House of Representatives after seven women publicly accused him of inappropriate behavior, including making sexually charged comments, touching them inappropriately or making unwanted sexual advances.
His apology came on the second day of the legislative session, as lawmakers began mandatory harassment and discrimination training.
At the start of the training session, Shooter rose to speak and teared up, often speaking in a muffled voice, as he read a lengthy statement.
Shooter's tone was largely apologetic, but he said some complaints against him were false or the result of "a personal or political vendetta."
An avalanche of accusations hit Shooter in early November, after Rep. Michelle Ugenti-Rita, R-Scottsdale, accused Shooter of making comments about her breasts and multiple unwanted sexual advances.
House Speaker J.D. Mesnard, R-Chandler, suspended Shooter as chairman of the powerful Appropriations Committee following those accusations. The investigation is ongoing, but a report from an outside law firm hired to review accusations could be completed as early as next week.
He remains suspended indefinitely pending the outcome of the investigation.
Shooter didn't address Ugenti-Rita by name on Tuesday, but he appeared to suggest she was insincere, saying the first accusation against him was "for reasons that I believe are largely unrelated to the complaint itself."
"But that complaint was followed by a number of additional complaints, the majority of which were sincere and which exposed me to the knowledge that my actions were not always received as intended, and that worse still, they caused genuine discomfort or pain," he said.
Ugenti-Rita sat motionless during Shooter's comments. After he was done speaking, about a dozen members of the House applauded. Ugenti-Rita immediately left the floor.
She did not respond to a request for comment. After Ugenti-Rita accused Shooter of harassment in November, he accused her of having an inappropriate relationship with a legislative staff member and making a comment about masturbation to a male colleague in a public hearing.
While Shooter didn't express remorse regarding Ugenti-Rita's accusations, he said comments he's made to other women — and one man — were "jarring, insensitive and demeaning."
"I don't need to wait for an investigative report to know that," he said.
Several women also accused Shooter of inappropriate touching. A lobbyist said he put his hand on her knee in an overtly sexual manner during a 2013 meeting where she asked for his support on a budget issue. Another woman said he hugged her inappropriately.
Shooter didn't address specific accusations, but he said he was embarrassed that "well-intentioned hugs were perceived as creepy and lecherous."
Much of Shooter's apology focused on comments he said were intended to be humorous but fell flat. He described one incident where he made a comment "related to buggery" to a male legislative candidate during an after-hours event.
"This candidate interpreted my remarks as serious, not sarcastic, for which I am embarrassed and deeply regretful," Shooter said.
Shooter ended his comments by saying he hopes to apologize to those he offended, if they are interested. While about a dozen of his colleagues applauded, most sat in silence.
"I want to get this right," he said. "It can be tough to teach old dogs new tricks, but this old dog can learn and will do better."


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USCIS completes Random selection of H-1B Visa 2019 applications.
So far everything is proceeding as expected (previous years). But, with a HUGE twist.
USCIS for the first time in several years, published the Cap Count for Advanced Degree and it's more than General Category applications.
I'm still pondering why USCIS published the advanced Degree cap count this year!
Maybe because the for the first time, the applications for Advanced Degree is more than General Cap or for more transparency. We would never know, but it's good to know the cap count.
In total, USCIS received 190,098 H1B Visa 2019 applications.
Next Steps: Wait for receipt numbers from USCIS for the petitions selected in the lottery. It can take until Mid-May for all the receipt notices to be mailed (as per previous years data) by USCIS.
And it may take longer for applicants to receive the receipt numbers because of time delay between when USCIS mails the receipt to when your attorney would send it to you.
Only the H1B visa petitions selected in the lottery will receive the receipt notice. Others have long wait to know if their petition is selected in the lottery. H1B package would not be returned until late July. And I have seen H1B Visa receipt notice come as late as September (odd case). Now, the agonizing wait being for the applicants. Good Luck.
If you are new to this H1B Visa process, here's a quick overview of how USCIS conducts H1B Visa lottery in pictures.
Why do you think Advanced Degree Cap is more than General Cap? Was this the case in past years when USCIS did not publish the data? Let me know your thoughts in the comment section below.


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Q: Insert line after last row of specific text I need find the LAST OCCURANCE of text and then:

*

*insert a row below

*copy the data only from columns b & c

*keep the same formatting as the columns above

Cells.Find( What:="Multi Deck Case",
    After:=ActiveCell,
    LookIn:=xlValues,
    LookAt:=xlPart,
    SearchOrder:=xlByRows,
    SearchDirection:=xlPrevious,
    MatchCase:=False,
    SearchFormat:=False).Insert.EntireRow

This should help me with the first item - inserting a row below, but I think I'm doing something wrong in the last part (Insert.EntireRow)

A: To find the last something in a column, use this code.
As for the rest, you will have to provide some code and ask a better question, that is not so broad in scope.
LastRowColb = Worksheets(1).Columns(1).Cells.Find("TEXT", SearchOrder:=xlByRows, LookIn:=xlValues, SearchDirection:=xlPrevious).Row

Replace TEXT with whatever you are looking for to get the row of the last occurrence.

A: I did not articulate myself well in my question, but I figured out the correct code below:
Cells.Find(What:="Door Cases", After:=ActiveCell, LookIn:=xlValues, _
        LookAt:=xlPart, SearchOrder:=xlByRows, SearchDirection:=xlPrevious,_
        MatchCase:=False, SearchFormat:=False).EntireRow.Select
ActiveCell.EntireRow.Insert
ActiveCell.Offset(RowOffset:=-1, ColumnOffset:=1).Activate
ActiveCell.Resize(1, 2).Copy
ActiveCell.Offset(1, 0).Select
ActiveSheet.Paste

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Jojo Rabbit Finds Humor in the Third Reich
Taika Waititi pulls double duty as director and star, playing a child's imaginary friend in the form of Hitler.
By Iana Murray
Kimberley French / Courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
In Jojo Rabbit, a boy gives himself a pep talk in front of the mirror, preparing himself for a new day. Socks pulled up, belt tightened, check. This boy is going to be the greatest little fascist Der Führer has ever seen, and before he heads out to face a war-torn world, his imaginary friend pops into frame to give his approval. This illusory companion just so happens to be Hitler, albeit a distinctly non-Aryan representation of Hitler—he looks … Maori/Jewish?
Yes, Jojo Rabbit is that age-old Nazi comedy you've heard about in which Taika Waititi plays Hitler. If there were ever a time to be reminded that Nazis are bad, 2019 is probably the best moment to do it. Waititi, director of Thor: Ragnarok, valiantly attempts to take the far-right down a peg by making a mockery of the indoctrinated, and at first glance, Jojo Rabbit looks like a risky venture. But Waititi defies all expectations by making a Nazi comedy that oddly feels a hair too safe. It's a featherlight poke at ignorance, one that's more eager to earn tears than laughs.
That aforementioned budding German soldier is Jojo, a devoted 10-year-old member of the Hitler Youth. Waititi swiftly establishes his gullibility in the opening credits, equating Nazi fanaticism with Beatlemania as old newsreel footage of devout fascists plays set to a German rendition of "I Want To Hold Your Hand." The message is clear: Jojo is just a deluded fan who only wants to be noticed by his idol. With Hitler by his side giving him dubious advice, he heads to a boot camp for kids to learn the essential skills like throwing knives and grenades, while the girls "learn how to get pregnant." It's so abundantly twee that the film feels more like a fascist Moonrise Kingdom; if anything, Waititi makes things look too enjoyable. A bright color palette and elegant production design reflect the perspective of a child who lives blind to the injustices around him, but every scene and joke leaves a sugary-sweet aftertaste that shouldn't exist.
Young Jojo earns his titular nickname when he refuses to snap the neck of a bunny, clueing us in that this child might not be the ruthless fascist he aspires to be. His limits are further tested when he discovers that his mother (Scarlett Johansson, a warm, inviting presence as a rebel German) is hiding a Jewish girl, Elsa (Thomasin McKenzie in her best performance yet) in the walls of their home. Jojo sees a perfect opportunity to get in the Führer's good graces by learning everything about Judaism through Elsa—like where the "Queen Jew lays her eggs"— but after developing a friendship, and later an infatuation, he discovers that, oh, maybe Jews aren't so bad after all. Jojo Rabbit rapidly cycles through tonal shifts, leaving the Wes Anderson fairytale behind for tense stakeouts and a war-time weepy that indicates what we're watching isn't so radically different from the Holocaust tearjerkers it (ultimately unsuccessfully) attempts to separate itself from.
Jojo Rabbit has proudly billed itself as an "anti-hate satire," and while I'm all for eradicating prejudice, if there's anyone that deserves to be hated, it's Nazis. It's an even bigger stretch to call it a satire. Waititi has, so far, found significant success with his Kiwi brand of wholesome humor with films like What We Do in the Shadows and Hunt for the Wilderpeople, each of which finds laughter in the innocuous. But when entrenched in World War II Germany, his off-kilter comedy doesn't quite land. The film recycles the same "Heil, Hitler!" joke too many times to count—as if great punchlines were hard to come by—and it rarely rises above making a too-basic mockery of the far-right. Jojo Rabbit isn't so much provocative as it is the feel-good Nazi crowd-pleaser of the year.
Look no further than the Hitler Youth leaders who are depicted as nothing more than idiotic buffoons—as if Nazis are so stupid that they just accidentally ordered the mass execution of Jews. This group includes Alfie Allen, Rebel Wilson and Sam Rockwell (who just can't seem to stop playing racists). I get what the film is trying to achieve here: that the worst insult you can give to the alt-right is that they are all clowns. But by the time Germany's loss turns from a likelihood to a reality, the film can't help but succumb to a "good on both sides" narrative.
In this, Waititi's most star-studded lineup yet, his cast does the most to compensate for the mostly one-note characters written for them. Waititi brings his trademark idiosyncrasy and pitch-perfect comedic timing to his Hitler, while Johansson is exuberant and soulful as ever. But it's McKenzie who emerges as the film's greatest delight as the snarky Elsa, a headstrong refugee who tries to hide her terror until she can't any longer.
When Jojo Rabbit does elicit some laughs, they are rapturous, but the problem with the film is its heavy-handed sentimentality. By the bittersweet end (more sweet than bitter), the film has exhausted its preaching, proclaiming that the key to fixing the world is a little bit of kindness and that love is love is love is love. It's the most surface-level provoking of right-wing ignorance, though Academy voters may very well give it Best Picture as reparations for last year's tone-deaf winner, Green Book. Waititi launches an ambitious appeal for the trying times of today, but sincerity can only get Jojo Rabbit so far.
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Teacher Has Handshakes With Each Student
By John Gatlin Feb 3, 2017
There's a fifth-grade teacher in Charlotte named Barry White Jr., who came up with secret handshakes for all his students. And they do them every morning to get pumped up for class. (No, he's not the son of the SINGER Barry White.) He came up with about 40 handshakes, and each one's different. They've been doing them all year, so he says it's kind of like muscle memory at this point. NBC flew him in for the "Today" show yesterday, and he did handshakes with all the hosts.


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Celebrating Composer Dr. Carl Schalk
Allison Lewis
Today, we are celebrating an extraordinary event at Concordia Publishing House. Dr. Carl F. Schalk, renowned composer, music educator, distinguished professor, and beloved mentor turns ninety years young.
Dr. Schalk has done many wonderful things in his lifetime, from being part of the Lutheran Summer Music Academy and Festival, to editing, teaching, and composing music for the Church. To date, Dr. Schalk has composed hundreds of hymns and other works. It's no wonder why Dr. Schalk's ninetieth birthday is such a joyous celebration for CPH, and for the greater Lutheran community.
A Legacy of Music
Nancy M. Raabe captures Dr. Schalk, his personality, and his numerous accomplishments in her book, Carl F. Schalk: A Life in Song, which we have pulled an excerpt from below:
Writing about the hymn for which Carl Schalk is best known, "Now the Silence," Schalk's longtime colleague Richard Hillert stresses that "it is important to know that NOW is emblematic of something more than innovation. It is rather representative of a significant continuity that is so evident in his life's work. That continuity defines the singular career of Carl Schalk, dedicated from its beginning to the musical heritage of the church, and to preserving both the vitality and validity of that heritage in our time."
The Church as the fellowship of the faithful, which is called, gathered, and enlightened, knows Carl Schalk primarily as a composer. Interestingly, that is not how Schalk sees himself.
"One of the problems in church music publishing, if you think about it, is all the people who think they are composers," Schalk says, referring to the steady stream of non-liturgical anthems being released by many of the major publishing houses. "I don't think of myself as a composer." Then he admits, perhaps in reference to some of his more ambitious recent projects, "Well, I am beginning to think of myself as a composer."
Schalk's life illustrates this well-integrated focus on music in the life of the Church. He has authored many books and articles constituting original research on the history of Lutheran music, hymnody, and hymnbooks that are indispensable to all who treasure the music of the Church. His vast catalog of hymns and other congregational and choral compositions and settings continues to grow. For decades, he brought his creative gifts to bear on his work as parish music director and university choral conductor. He schooled a generation or more of students in the great heritage of Lutheran choral music; well equipped, they have become today's leaders and are now training the next generation. He introduced millions to that great heritage through his work as founding director of the Lutheran Hour Choir and encouraged for that context the creation of new music by other composers.
Schalk contributed to the dramatic reconfiguration of the content, shape, and scope of Lutheran worship in his service on the group that prepared the 1969 Worship Supplement for Concordia Publishing House and in his participation on the Hymn Music Committee of the Inter-Lutheran Commission on Worship, which produced Lutheran Book of Worship, a landmark in the history of Lutheranism in America. Through his involvement in the Association of Lutheran Church Musicians, the Lutheran Music Program, and Lutheran Summer Music, he has inspired, delighted, and enriched countless people of all ages who love and care about the song of the Church in all its aspects.
To celebrate this occasion, we have created a playlist of music that Dr. Schalk has composed for CPH to share his wonderful works with all of you. From all of us at CPH, Happy Birthday, Dr. Schalk!
Excerpt adapted from Carl Schalk: A Life in a Song, pages 12–13, 23 © 2013 Concordia Publishing House. All rights reserved.
Want to know more about Dr. Carl Schalk?
Allison Lewis is a marketing content specialist at Concordia Publishing House. She is a native St. Louisan, a proud Mizzou J-School graduate, and a huge fan of Blues hockey and Cardinals baseball. Outside of work, Allison enjoys traveling, working out, reading, trying new recipes, and spending time with family and friends.


We all want the best deal when it comes to getting a car loan; it can sometimes seem like a maze and quite a bit of information is requested, just to obtain the best quotes.
Number 1 – Is The Interest Rate The Most Important?
When arranging car finance, you need to consider everything that your car loan quote involves, such as any fees and charges in addition to the interest rate.
This will change on a case by case basis, as someone who is borrowing a larger amount over a longer term, obtaining the lowest interest rate with marginally higher fees may still work in their favour, where someone borrowing a small amount over a shorter loan term, should look for the lowest fees and the interest rate would probably be lower down the list of priorities.
Number 2 – How To Compare Car Finance Quotes?
The best way to compare your car loan quotes is to compare the repayments inclusive of all fees and charges, as this will outline the overall cheapest cost to you, as this is what comes out of your pocket. If your intention was to payout your loan early, this could also weigh in on your decision making and then be considered as a cost involved with your car loan, and a slightly higher interest rate, with lower early penalty may be of more benefit to you.
Number 3 – Which Lender?
You may have found the cheapest overall car finance deal, but will you qualify with that financier? It is hard to get the overall best deal for yourself without understanding each and every lender's policies and guidelines. Quite often a consumer may apply to many lenders, preventing themselves from obtaining the best deal for them, due to the multiple credit enquiries placed on their credit file in such a short time. This is very difficult to ascertain which lenders you may qualify for, so professional assistance can often end up being a cheaper option that not only gets you a great deal, but also protects the integrity of your credit file, and best of all, will save you a lot of time researching yourself.
Number 4 – Why Does The Car Change My Car Finance Quote?
As each and every lender assesses their interest rates differently, some important factors to consider when looking for your next car purchase would be the age of the car. Many lenders will not supply car loans to vehicles over 5 years of age, and many lenders will restrict that the vehicle must be purchased through a licenced dealer. It is a good idea to have an idea about how old the vehicle you wish to purchase will be, and how you intend on purchasing it, as this will determine which lenders the car would qualify with.
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Cale Sammons has completed his Diploma in Financial Services (Mortgage & Finance Broking) and has held multiple lender and insurance accreditations across the mortgage and automotive finance industry. He is currently a bad credit car finance specialist at BadCreditCarloan.com.au and a member of the Finance Brokers Association of Australia (FBAA) and was a previous member of the Mortgage & Finance Association of Australia (MFAA).
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