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Foto: Berlin gegen Nazis - 01.08.2020
Documentation: Keep your Distance Against the Right – Positioning and Protests 2020, Part 2
From the end of June to November, residents, organizations, initiatives and alliances positioned themselves with banners, campaigns and rallies against right-wing, conspiracy-ideological gatherings in Berlin-Mitte and other districts. We document the amazing engagement under pandemic conditions. Part 2 – Photo: Berlin against Nazis, 01.08.2020
While the right-leaning gatherings of Berlin groups ebbed away in June, an individual with a high social media reach and very radical statements entered the conspiracy ideological "stage" of Berlin. First with appearances on the lawns in front of the government buildings, then with car parades through the city. These motorcades ended at Lustgarten. There, from June on, a few hundred supporters gathered every weekend to celebrate the aggressive conspiracy-ideological speeches delivered from the steps of Altes Museum.
For this reason, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin – Preussischer Kulturbesitz decided at the end of June to permanently hang a giant banner from Altes Museum with the inscription "Für Weltoffenheit und demokratische Werte – Gegen Rassismus, Antisemitismus, Nationalismus und Hetze". At the same time, a small group of committed people protested on several June and July weekends with the support of the alliance Die Vielen in front of Altes Museum against the conspiracy-ideological gatherings. Shortly thereafter, these were banned by the assembly authorities. The banner hung at the Old Museum until early December.
Foto: Berlin gegen Nazis Juni 2020
Foto: Berlin gegen Nazis Juli 2020
In July, a nationwide mobilization of groups on the conspiracy-ideological spectrum, especially from southern Germany, started at relatively short notice, to gather on August 1 in Berlin. Berlin-based initiatives and alliances counter-mobilized in the middle of the summer vacation and prepared numerous counter-protests under pandemic conditions in Mitte.
The residents' initiative Anwohner*inneninitiative für Zivilcourage – Gegen Rechts once more distributed an information flyer in their neighborhood. Under the slogan "Abstand halten Gegen Rechts", a letter choreography was performed at a neighborhood rally on August 1. The Alliance Bündnis Aufstehen gegen Rassismus and Berliner VVN-BdA organized a rally to protect the monument to the Sinti and Roma of Europe murdered under National Socialism. At Pariser Platz, the alliance Berliner Bündnis gegen Rechts held a protest rally. Berliner Omas gegen Rechts also planned a "protection rally" at the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe. Due to public pressure from civil society on politics, fed by the indignation that a large conspiracy-ideological march with partly anti-Semitic expression which was to pass directly by the Holocaust Memorial, there was a change of route at short notice. Omas gegen Rechts then protested with several hundred Berliners on Leipziger Straße.
Foto: Berlin gegen Nazis – 01.08.2020
The participants in the conspiracy-ideological demonstration through Mitte and the following rally in Tiergarten on August 1 clearly outnumbered those of the counter-protests. The participants in the responsible, rather symbolic protests of Berlin's civil society faced an aggressive crowd of several 10,000 people, who euphorically celebrated the refusal of standoffs and protective face masks. The counter-protest was insulted and partly also directly harassed.
A rerun the conspiracy ideology rallies with nationwide mobilization was announced for August 29, and supportes from all far-right spectrums quickly jumped on board. Berlin civil society decided against mass mobilization for counter-protest due to the dangers of the COVID-19 pandemic. Once again, responsible symbolic protest was planned.
The advance assessment of Mobile Beratung gegen Rechtsextremismus Berlin – MBR drew attention to the alliance character of the conspiracy ideological event, the mass participation of right-wing extremists, as well as the very high potential for violence. The assembly authorities banned the registrations, but were overturned by the Higher Administrative Court. Once again, more than 10,000 people gathered in the government district. The initiatives and alliances organizing the counter-protest decided to move the renewed protective rallies for the memorials in the Tiergarten to Bebelplatz for security reasons at short notice. Here, on August 29, a central counter-protest rally with physical distancing and protective face masks took place with several hundred participants. At the same time, there were small rallies and spontaneous counter-protests along the conspiracy-ideological march route and at Platz des 18. März.
In the run-up to August 29, the alliance Bündnis für ein weltoffenes und tolerantes Berlin had called to join their online campaign under the slogans: "Keep your distance against the right" and "Hate harms the soul" in order to encourage Berliners to take a stance regardless of their location. As part of this campaign, Berlin gegen Nazis documented all positioning and protests of the spring in Berlin for the nationwide public on Twitter and Facebook on August 29.
After a somewhat quieter September, October and November again saw a large number of smaller and larger, sometimes aggressive conspiracy ideology gatherings in Berlin-Mitte, which were accompanied by small counter-protests. In Charlottenburg, Pankow and Spandau, however, there were also strong counter-protests by residents on these occasions.
In Charlottenburg, an alliance of local left-wing initiatives and businesses as well as neighboring organizations had already formed in the summer months. They repeatedly demonstrated against the main protagonist of the conspiracy-ideological meetings at Lustgarten, who lives in the neighborhood. His store had developed into a meeting place for aggressive individuals, including the far-right spectrum.
In Pankow, there were broad counter-protests against a conspiracy-ideological march in mid-November, with countless positioning from apartments and several counter-protest rallies. In Kladow, a district of Spandau, several hundred residents protested against a conspiracy ideology rally of about fifteen people at the end of November.
Foto: Berlin gegen Nazis – Charlottenburg 09.10.2020
Foto: Berlin gegen Nazis – Prenzlauer Berg 22.11.2020
Foto: Berlin gegen Nazis – Kladow 28.11.2020
On November 18, there was a very rapid nationwide mobilization of conspiracy ideological and right-wing extremist spectrums for rallies around the Reichstag. Their goal was to render the Bundestag and the Bundesrat incapacitated in order to prevent the passage of a new infection control law. After the activation of the ban mile around the parliament and Bundesrat buildings, violent riots broke out against the police on Straße des 17. Juni. Here, about 10,000 people gathered on a regular weekday. There were also small symbolic counter-protests against these conspiracy ideological gatherings on Pariser Platz and directly at the Reichstag building.
Foto: @kinkalitzken (Twitter) – 18.11.2020
In 2020, Berlin civil society consistently took a stand against right-wing extremism, racism, anti-Semitism, and conspiracy ideologies under very difficult conditions. If the Covid 19 pandemic is contained in 2021, large protests against further conspiracy ideology gatherings in the center of Berlin are to be expected.
Part 1 of this documentation can be found here.


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BOSTON – The Legislature's Joint Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture took favorable action today on legislation filed by Senate Minority Leader Bruce Tarr (R-Gloucester) to promote safety at the state's public beaches through a uniform, color-coded warning and safety flag program.
Senate Bill 409, An Act Creating Uniform Beach Warnings, was released from committee with a favorable report this morning following a public hearing that included testimony from Senator Tarr, Representative Ann-Margaret Ferrante (D-Gloucester) and the family of 2-year-old Caleigh Harrison, who went missing on April 19, 2012 while playing with her mother and sister at Rockport's Long Beach.
The effort to pass Senate Bill 409 was initiated by Caleigh's uncle, David Harrison, who was on a business trip to Panama earlier this year when he learned about the country's color-coded flag system which is used to warn the public about the dangers of tides and riptides. Alabama, Florida, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Texas and several other states utilize a similar program, and the Harrison family is seeking to implement the same safety measures in Massachusetts.


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Kdrama "Time" Episode 1 And 2 Review
Published July 28, 2018 5:25 pm By Jass K.Categorized as Kdrama Reviews
The first half of 2018 has come to an end, many kdramas aired their last episodes this past week, this week about 6 new dramas premiered and I am having a hard time keeping up with everything, I am literally lost and don't know where I am in which episode of which kdrama I have watched so far, its that bad!
However, I was looking forward to the premiere of "Time" mainly because its lead Kim Jung Hyun was rude at the drama press conference, he used 'method acting' as an excuse for his cold behavior in the conference.
I don't want to talk badly about that again here, so if you're curious about my reaction to his rude behavior click here.
I bring this up because I will be discussing Kim Jung Hyun's acting in particular and its influence on the plot and why it made this drama so enjoyable for me. More on that later.
Let's start with the plot because I AM LOVING IT!
So, the plot outline is rather interesting. Its about a rich chaebol of a huge conglomerate, Soo Ho. He is, as you'd expect, rude, a womanizer, outrageous, useless, and he thinks he owns the world. So far, typical.
And a woman, Ji Hyun, she is bright and hardworking despite lacking a college education. She provides for her sister and mother, her mother is a shitty person (excuse me, im bitter, we're two episodes in and I hate her guts) who borrows money and owes people a lot.
Soo Ho ends up meeting Ji Hyun in a typical kdrama set, he insults her in front of everybody in her part-time job, she tries to stand up but caves in when she finds out he's rich and important. He forces her to apologize to him and their tale begins.
Somehow and after a series of unfortunate events, Soo Ho ends up ruining the family's life forever, unintentionally, though.
Ju Hyun younger sister Ji Won resort to prostitution (sorta) to pay for her mother's debt because she can't help any other way. Being an escort girl pays a lot, you know! (Do you?)
Soo Ho gets diagnosed with cancer, its terminal. Its apparent from the first episodes that we're gonna have a heartbreaking ending, the drama is dark and I love it.
This is by far one of the most impressing kdrama premieres of 2018 so far. If you guys follow my blog, then you probably noticed me complaining about kdramas this year.
I can't even put a top 10 list of 2018 kdramas so far, I tried to make a YouTube video of that and honestly, I felt that I would be a hypocrite if I ended up posting such a video because with all honesty, I only liked 4 so far.
"Time" is gritty, annoyingly realistic and dark, there is almost no humor which I appreciate because it plans on discussing dark subjects with its heavy plot, and there is no room for that.
I liked the actors' performances, it felt like everyone was their respective characters, everyone was into their role and their character's trouble and I could sense that. I like it!
Also, some kdrama fans were complaining about Seohyun's acting. Honestly, this is the first time I ever saw a drama of her, but so far, she is stable, delivers her lines well and does great. She doesn't feel like an idol, I don't get it where did that criticism come from? Believe me, if she sucked you'd see me complain, she was great!
With all honesty, I kinda prefer her to YoonA (please don't send me death threats)!
I was on the edge of my seat for the entire first and second episodes, I was immersed, very angry at certain scenes, very disappointed at others, I was very invested and that's something not every kdrama can easily pull off, not with its premiere.
They jump right into the meat of the plot, they waste no time, they do introductions fast and jump into what matters, but it didn't feel cramped or too fast, not for me.
It introduces what matter forth and most, of course, some of the scenes, the lines and the characteristics of the main characters are predictable but the execution is top notch.
Its hard to find a fresh, never-done-before script these days, mainly because everything has been done already. But "Time" manages to utilize those clichés and stereotypes and upgrade it into an uncomfortable overly dramatic level.
I like that Soo Ho is a dick and that he knows it. He is broken, has anger management issues and he is not even trying to mask it. The direction of the drama also doesn't try to justify his action, not yet.
They do explain that he's the illegitimate son of his rich rich dad and that he has a stepbrother and mother who will obviously try to bring him down throughout the drama runtime.
His main characteristics aren't anything unusual or new to be honest with you, but here, instead of them trying to mask it, here they embrace his rude-ass behavior.
He reminded me of the excellent Namgoong Min's performance in "Remember: The War Of Son." He played a very similar character that snagged him awards and recognition from fans and critics. But Namgoong Min's character was the second leading character not the first like the case we have here with "Time."
The star of the drama is obviously Kim Jung Hyun; he is putting on his most challenging performance to date. He is so into character and is doing amazing.
Remember what I said at the beginning of this article?
I received a lot of hate for calling him out for being a dick at the press conference of "Time."
So basically, he was cold and embracing the character that he's playing in the drama. He told the press that he was using 'method acting.'
Obviously, his behavior at that press conference will never be justified, but method acting does work wonders, the only problem is, it takes a toll on the actor's mental and physical state.
To those who don't know, method acting is a form of acting where the actor mystically 'becomes' the character or tries to somehow literally live the character in life. So you're basically living your character, you never break it, you never return to your real self, you become the character you're playing.
Some of the Oscar performances over the years by actors and actresses were the results of 'method acting.' I don't personally encourage it because I am well aware it can negatively affect the actor. This is what happened with Kim Jung Hyun during the press conference.
He is giving his all to what could become one of the greatest performances of 2018; I just loved how he embodied the character and gave his all. This is in no way justifying the actions he did at the press conference, I think method acting has a time and a place but its not when you promote your work.
I also liked that Seohyun's character has a boyfriend here; I just wish she doesn't fall for Soo Ho, that would just disappoint me. I also liked the way the sister died (okay, this sounds wrong! let me explain!)
The sister's death isn't really anybody's fault, its an accident but everyone is all over the place because they suspect its murder, the suspects as well as their circumstances don't really indicate an accident. She died picking the money in the swimming pool, nobody killed killed her, they influenced the action but nobody literally killed her, which I liked.
This grey area of right and wrong is an interesting subject and I believe the writer and director will explore it in this drama.
Also, lets talk about actor Kim Joon Han's performance, which is excellent. I hate hate his character. Those who pretend they're nice and good while doing bad sinister things scare me far more than those who are bad, they know and show it.
I just hate the way he treats his girlfriend and the way he caves in for the boss because of money, I feel like he's the true bad person in this drama.
Also, can someone bitch slap the mom for me? Because I just can't stand her! Everything is her fault!
I just googled the director and the writer behind the drama "Time," I discovered that director Jang Joon Ho is working on it, he had previously directed "The Heirs," which explains why the drama looks so darn good and why the directing is great.
The writer of this drama is the true hero, it was written by Choi Ho Chul, his previous works include "Secret Love" and "Mask" two amazing kdramas with a lot of twists and turns.
"Mask" remains one of the most highly underrated kdramas of all time in my opinion, it was fun, intense and had a lot of twists and turns, so I have high expectation that the drama script will only get more interesting with time.
The premiere was amazing. This drama can potentially become one of the best of 2018 so far.
What did you guys think of it? Did you like the premier of "time"?
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Q: EPPlus - Exporting string values with leading single quotation mark I am trying to write data with C# and EPPlus library to an xlsx-File. Works fine so far, BUT: The values I write all have to start with a single quotation mark ('). If I write that one to a cell (e.g. "'MyName"), and afterwards open the Excel file in Excel, the ' is displayed in all the cells! Normally, when you write this leading quotation mark in Excel, it is not shown in the cells, only in the formula.
In my case, if I go to a cell, edit the formula and hit "Return", the normal behaviour is back. But not after the export, and of course hitting return on all cells is not an option.
Any ideas? I googled quite a lot without success...
WorkSheet.Cells[1, 4].Value = "'nameFirstname";
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A: Based on your comments I understand now.  To include the single quote recognized by Excell set the option like this:
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ISIS praises US murder of Iranian general Soleimani as 'divine intervention' that will help them rise again
FILE PHOTO: IS terrorist fighters celebrate on vehicles plundered from Iraqi security forces in Mosul, June 12, 2014 © Reuters / stringer
Islamic State terrorists rejoiced at the death of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani at the hands of his American 'allies,' according to a weekly newspaper affiliated with the group that once controlled much of Syria and Iraq.
Soleimani was killed by a US drone strike on January 3, as he was being driven, with others, near Baghdad international airport. In reprisal, Iran launched a limited strike on US bases in Iraq with ballistic missiles on Tuesday, causing no casualties but demonstrating a capability to hit US assets at will.
The weekly Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) newspaper Al-Naba portrayed Soleimani's death as an act of god in support of its cause, and Muslims in general, according to BBC Monitoring.
Thread: In the editorial of its weekly paper #AlNaba, #ISIS welcomes the death of #Soleimani in a US drone strike, but is careful not to openly credit the US for his demise but portrays it as an act of God to support IS and Muslims more broadly. pic.twitter.com/6bNXiMyOcX
— Mina Al-Lami (@Minalami) January 10, 2020
An editorial in the jihadi paper was careful not to credit the US or even mention Soleimani by name. It couched the gloating in a historical analogy, referring to "Roman-Persian wars" that enabled early Muslims to overrun both Persia – today's Iran – and parts of the Eastern Roman Empire, also known as Byzantium.
The paper also reported on the US and its allies suspending operations against IS as an opportunity for the group's resurgence, according to BBC journalist Mina Al-Lami.
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While IS has not been entirely destroyed, it has not controlled any territory for months. Soleimani's Quds Force fighters were among those that turned the tide against the IS 'caliphate,' alongside the Syrian Army and the Russian expeditionary force in Syria – while the US-backed Iraqi army and Kurdish militias advanced from northern Syria and Iraq.
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Citing the possibility IS might reappear, the US is refusing to withdraw from Iraq in open disregard for its 'partners' in the government in Baghdad. Iraqi lawmakers passed a nonbinding resolution demanding US withdrawal shortly after Soleimani's killing, but the US State Department said on Friday that no such thing would be happening.
Both the US and several of its NATO allies have suspended their training of Iraqi security forces for the moment, as they braced for Iranian reprisals. Some allies even pulled their personnel out of Iraq to neighboring Kuwait. However, US President Donald Trump has called for an expanded role for NATO in Iraq.
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And here's all the stuff it took to get the paint onto the wall.
The stencil is from Trimbelle River Studios. The room doesn't have much in the way of long walls so I did a lot of fudging to make the motifs fit.
I used oil paint sticks and stenciling brushes. (Shiva: Olive Green, Yellow Ochre, (and a little Barn Red) Windsor/Newton Manganese Blue.) First time I've worked with paint sticks. Because they have to be smushed onto a pallette before you pick up the paint on the brush it takes longer than stenciling with acrylics but I like the way the paint has dimension on the wall and the fact that the colors are somewhat transparent.
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A wonderful day greeted a fairly large turnout of riders for our last event of the year. Not too cold and we had nice sunshine all day. A bit of warming up and poking around, interesting sections, looks pretty technical, with lots of turns with obstacles in them. Little did I know.
Got signed up, and confered with the other Advanced riders; we are doing group check, so we had a quick discussion of whether to split the 5 of us up to make things go faster or not. the discussion was inconclusive, the 5 of us pretty much rode together the entire day.
out to section 1, start looking around. whoa, nellie: imagine riding up the right front wheel of a mini-cooper, turning left, and then riding down off of it at the left rear wheel. that's kinda what the first rock obstacle looked like. Many folks had trouble there, some went over the bars coming down, some didn't make it up, and some if us just had a case of the heebie-jeebies once we got up on to and were looking down into that drop-n-turn as you come off. never did get through there with better than a 1 all day. On to the next section, which really summed up the trials. It had a challenging-loooking rock step at the entrance, and then looked like a tight trail ride through some rocks and up the hillside. The entrance was the easy part, it was the slimy rocks in the turns, no good place to put the back wheel, and the deceptivly slick leaves that made it really tough. All 11 sections were like that, in one way or another. It took us over 2 hours to ride the first loop. Overall, I felt like I was doing OK, but being a little bit too timid. This was not helped by going skydiving off the rock in section 3; made it up, but was too far right, and when I needed that dab, my right foot found only air. wheeeeeee, smack! right on the rocks with my right arm and shoulder. But no lasting damage, just a nice bruise on the elbow. By the third loop, I'd gained some confidence in the bike and knew a bit more about where the traction was, and had a few good rides. There was general agreement, though, that this was a tough event. Many of the corners seemed impossible, at least for Advanced riders.
Finished, back to truck to lick the wounds a bit. Then got around to tallying the score. Wowsa, thatsa lotta points! 105, with 2 cleans. But this time the 1-point score difference went in my favor! 3rd place! Hey, I made the podium!
As a final event of the year, it was a good ending. I think i'm getting some of my confidence back, I have a winter plan of a few things to take care of on the bike (front brakes need some attention, and i'm going to see if i can get the clutch to have a little softer engagement point), and I'm going to be ready to go in 2008!
see y'all on the loop trail! keep those feet up!
This entry was posted in event reports on November 12, 2007 by Jim Harriger.


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Who is Kimi Räikkönen? Bio: Wife, Net Worth, Baby, Wedding, Family, Son
1 Who is Kimi Räikkönen?
2 Background Info on Kimi Rikknen
3 Family — Wife
4 His Height
6 Quick Facts AboutKimi Rikknen
Who is Kimi Räikkönen?
Kimi Rikknen is a Finnish FormulaOne Motorist withScuderia Ferrari. He turned into an F1 Driver Champion following nine seasons of rival actively in the sport. He's frequently been described as a person of few words who chooses to do his speaking by rushing on the paths. Because of this and for his trendy disposition to matters, he had been nicknamed Ice-Man. Ice-Man is a power to contend with at the world of Formula One racing, his domineering presence on the monitor includes a great deal of queries from fans and the general public who wish to learn a great deal of things about him off the trail. Herein lies there is to know about him, his loved ones and celebrity former spouse and current spouse, his stature, home and some quick details aboutKimi Rikknen.
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Background Info on Kimi Rikknen
The race winner was created on17th, October 1979in Espoo; a suburb of the capital, Helsinki Finland. He's an elder brother. His parentsMatti and Paula were a road builder and an office clerk. To augment the family, his dad Matti needed to occasionally work as a nighttime cab driver and a club bouncer. They didn't have considerably but were pleased with what they had in their Espoo homestead that had an open countrysideideal for both Kimi and also his brother to perform as far as they desired. WhenKimi Rikknen was only 3 years old, he moved to a motorbike tour together with his elder brother mini motocross bikes that conducted on wheels. It was from this that he started budding his racing ability. From age 10, Kimi was competing in kart races and from age 15, he began competing in Kart races out (Monaco) of Finnland. This accomplishment didn't fizzle as Sauber, the Korean FormulaOne team gave him a bargain after he'd passed a test that they gave him September2000 in the Mugello Circuit6. Kimi Rikknen proved he was faster on the steering compared to the rest of the drivers by scoring a championship stage at theAustralian Grand Prix that was his introduction. He claimed rather a impressive performance despite being a beginner. This observed Sauber finish fourth at the 2001 championship withKimi Rikknen as their principal driver. He, ended second in 2005 if he had been withMcLaren while he won theAustralian Grand Prix in 2007 and finished the season with a win for Ferrari. On the 3rd of April 2010, at the Jordan Rally, he scored his first World Rally Championship (WRC) stage, later that exact same season, on September 18 he won his first rally race at theRallye Vosgien 2010 at France by winning all six phases of the asphalt rally. The gifted driver made his own rally group in 2011 known as ICE 1 rebounds and entered it at the 2011World Rally Championship. The year 2012 declared his return to Formula One and he'd return in fashion by approaching shirts at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in 2012 using the Lotus F1 team. He finished the season in third location.
With my friend Thomas…#Kimi7 pic.twitter.com/3YNu5SJQ7A
— kimi Raikkonen (@RaikkonenOficia) May 13, 2018
Family — Wife
Picture source Kimi Rikknen is a guy that is married. He's been married twice and has two children with his wife. Both met in 2002 and got married to the 31st of July 2004. Their union came once they got divorced in 2014, having been split in 2013. They had no child together along with the main reason behind their divorce wasn't revealed. The Finnish driver afterwards fell in love with panties and fitness version Minna-Mari Virtanen and on 28 January 2015, she bore him a son, Robin Rikknen their first kid. The parents and couple of one formally got married on7th August 2016 at a ceremony at Siena, Italy.Virtanen bore their next child, a baby girl on16 May 2017. They've continued to live and also there were no rumors regarding their union.
P2 ok. Photo: @calloalbanese
His Height
Kimi Rikknen's height is 175cm or 1.75m roughly 5 ft 7 inches and that he weighs 70 kg.
Race day.#Kimi7 pic.twitter.com/MgzNh4qnKO
Kimi has a home Finland, from the island suburb ofKaskisaariHelsinki. He bought the home a couple of years back for approximately $11.7 million and is currently valued at $17.8 million now. The luxury house covers a room totalling526 square meters using a mesmerizing sea front view. It places a living space, using dining room that is elegant and a kitchen. There are 8 bedrooms at the home with a garage big enough to accommodate four cars at one time. It doesn't come short of their most recent home gadgets for amusement along with an indoor swimming pool; a fireplace in the living space, a tiny outdoor garden, a spa, jacuzzi and climatic management method for all round relaxation and comfort regardless of the harsh Finnish climate.
Nice city.
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Full Name Kimi-Matias Rikknen Birth Date/Horoscope 17 October 1979/Libra Set of Birth Espoo, Helsinki Finland Height and Weight height 1.75 m, Weight 70 kg Father andMother's Name Matti and PaulaRikknen Marital Status/Wife married/Minna-Mari Virtanen Number of Children two Pets he's an Alsatian dog and a Jack Russel Hobbies snowboarding and ice hockey Net worth $261 million
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Both parties also established the Partnership Agreement Council to identify methods to update information technology systems and manage supply chain operations for the service branch's procurement efforts, the GSA said Tuesday.
PAC members will hold a meeting on a quarterly basis to share information with each other.
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Enchondromas are cartilaginous tumors of the benign bone tumor family. The common benign bone tumors include enchondroma, osteochondroma, chondroblastoma, and chondromyxoid fibroma all of which hail from a cartilage origin. Enchondromas are medullary cavity tumors classified in an overarching category of chondromas: benign tumors of hyaline cartilage occurring in bones of endochondral origin.
Enchondromas are the most prevalent of the intraosseous cartilage tumors, accounting for approximately 3% of bone tumors and up to 13% of benign bone tumors. These tumors are usually solitary, central, metaphyseal lesions of tubular bones, favoring the small bones of the hand and feet followed by the femur and humerus. Enchondromatous tumors typically begin and grow in childhood arising from rests of growth plate cartilage or chondrocytes that proliferate and enlarge, then stop growing but remain present throughout adulthood. Bone sarcomas are rarer than sarcomas of soft tissue. Some benign bone lesions do, however, have malignant potential; enchondromas and osteochondromas can transform into chondrosarcoma.
Enchondromas are benign, lobulated neoplasms of hyaline cartilage most commonly occurring in the short tubular bones of the hands and feet. Femur and humerus are the two most common sites for long bone involvement. These tumors can arise in any bone formed from cartilage, and are common, representing approximately 13% of benign bone tumors. Most enchondromas begin in the medullary portion of the diaphysis, arising from ectopic cartilaginous nests in the metaphysical region, and expand outward towards the cortex. Enlarging lesions may cause a pathologic fracture.
Besides solitary lesions, sometimes an individual can display multiple enchondromas, enchondromatosis. One such a syndrome is Ollier disease. With a prevalence estimated to be about 1 in 100,000, Ollier disease characteristically demonstrates multiple enchondromas in a classic unilateral predominance. The enchondromatous tumors of Ollier disease typically locate at the epiphysis and the adjacent regions of the metaphysis and diaphysis. The location of the tumor can prevent normal bone growth: shortening due to the epiphyseal invasion, metaphyseal widening, and long bone bowing. Another condition presenting with multiple enchondromas is Maffucci syndrome. In this syndrome, the enchondromas associate with soft tissue hemangiomas and vascular malformations. Although histologically similar to a solitary enchondroma, cytologically the changes seen in this syndrome appear more bizarre. In both conditions, Ollier disease and Maffucci syndromes, there is an associated increased risk of malignant transformation to chondrosarcoma. In addition, both conditions carry an increased risk for visceral malignancy.
Enchondromatosis possesses associations with somatic mutations in isocitrate dehydrogenase-1 (IDH1) and 2 (IDH2) genes. The mutations are rare and often sporadic. Isocitrate dehydrogenase is an enzymatic component of the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle functioning to convert isocitrate to alpha-ketoglutarate. Mutations in IDH1 and IDH2 cause malfunction of this enzyme resulting in increased levels of the oncometabolite D-2-hydroxyglutarate (D-2-HG.) D-2-HG competitively inhibits alpha-ketoglutarate dependent enzymes. DNA hypermethylation and histone modification ensue affecting differentiation. Inhibition of the osteogenic differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells occurs via elevations in D-2-HG resulting from IDH1 and IDH2 mutations. All-in-all, blocking osteogenic differentiation during the formation of the skeleton results in cartilaginous tumor formation.
Evidence of a lesion on a radiologic study is not definitive enough to make the diagnosis of an enchondroma. Diagnostic confirmation requires histopathologic examination of the specimen sample. Differentiation between benign and malignant lesions poses an even greater challenge. One must examine all available tissue, and even then the diagnosis may remain in question and remain based on clinical evidence and suspicion. Microscopically enchondromas appear as gray-blue, translucent, hypocellular, non-vascular tumors with abundant hyaline cartilage. The nuclei of these cells are fairly regular with few mitotic figures. Juxtacortical chondromas and enchondromas in regions such as the hands, however, may be hypercellular with atypia and still maintain a benign nature.
Conversely, long bone enchondromas often appear benign microscopically but can recur after removal. As with many tumors, staging classifications are used to classify the tumor further. The staging of bone sarcomas follows the tumor, node, metastasis (TNM) guidelines.
Histopathologically, punctate calcifications of the chondroid matrix define the appearance of enchondromas. On examination, the typical enchondroma is smaller than 3 centimeters. The enchondroma is composed of well-circumscribed nodules of benign hyaline cartilage. The nuclei of the chondrocytes are small and uniformly round with condensed chromatin. Rarely, binucleate forms are present. Foci of endochondral ossification may be present in heavily calcified enchondromas. Syndromes characterized by multiple enchondromas, Ollier's disease and Maffucci syndrome, exhibit more cellularity and atypia than classic, single enchondromas. The increased cellularity and atypia makes distinguishing enchondroma from chondrosarcoma more difficult. Distinctions between benign cartilaginous lesions and atypical cartilaginous tumor/chondrosarcoma grade 1 (ACT/CS1) is difficult. The cartilaginous lesions are typically hypocellular while ACT/CS1 has a hypercellular appearance.
The symptoms of enchondroma are often nonspecific and found as a result of a pathologic fracture/trauma or localized versus radiating pain. However, many are ultimately found incidentally on radiographic imaging. Enchondromas may present at any age although the classic presentation is in the second decade of life: 15 to 35 years of age. Enchondromatosis syndromes present earlier in life; typically before age 10.
Enchondromas are the most common benign tumor to present in the hand. The classic location of the lesions is in the proximal metaphysis of the proximal phalanx with a predilection for the ulnar side of the bone.
Radiographically, enchondromas have varied appearance based on location and extent of calcification, and they may resemble medullary bone infarcts. Enchondromas typically appear as well-defined solitary defects in the metaphysical region of bones. Their appearance depends heavily on the location and extent of calcification of the tumor. Centrally located lesions usually appear as well-circumscribed areas of rarefaction, most frequently diaphyseal, with an expanded cortex around it. Juxtacortical lesions are eccentric and beneath the periosteum in well-defined cortical defects. Small, flocculent foci of calcification are visible within the tumor. Radiographically visible calcifications appear as fine, punctate stipplings, and if pronounced, may suggest a bone infarct. The calcifications can range in size from punctate to rings. Larger lesions can cause endosteal scalloping along with expansion and thinning of the cortex.
A centrally located lesion appears well-circumscribed with diaphysial rarefaction and an expanded cortical region. Juxtacortical lesions are eccentric and subperiosteal with distinct cortical defects. Larger lesions present with endosteal scalloping with an expansile and thinning cortex. Heavily calcified lesions may resemble bone infarct or bone islands while an unclassified lesion may appear lytic.
Computed tomography (CT) is useful for detecting matrix mineralization and cortex integrity while MRI adds insight into the aggressive and destructive features of the tumor. Indicators of potential malignancy include large size, a large unmineralized component, significant thinning of the adjacent cortex, and bone scan activity greater than that of the anterior superior iliac spine (ASIS). Progressive destruction of the chondrite matrix by an expanding, non-mineralized component, an enlarging lesion associated with pain, or an expansile soft tissue mass strongly associate with malignant transformation of an enchondroma.
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is an additional modality used for evaluation of bone lesions. Enchondroma and chondrosarcoma often have a similar appearance on first pass analysis. Both exhibit low signal intensities on T1 with reciprocal high-intensity changes on the T2-weighted images with a lobular growth pattern. Both enhance with gadolinium contrast in peripheral and spatial areas. Neither dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI nor advanced techniques such as diffusion-weighted imaging and hydrogen proton spectroscopy has proved effective in differentiation enchondroma from chondrosarcoma. To differentiate the two, peritumoral edema must be assessed. Although this finding has not undergone prospective examination, case series have revealed consistency. In the case series analysis, no peritumoral edema was noted with enchondromatous lesions while chondrosarcoma lesions showed the edema. Both CT and MRI can easily distinguish bone infarct from enchondroma.
Only two known biomarkers exist that can distinguish enchondroma from chondrosarcoma: periostin and alpha-methylacyl-CoA racemase (AMACR). Periostin, a stromal-related protein, is reported absent in enchondroma but is present in low-grade chondrosarcoma. AMCR, a mitochondrial and peroxisomal enzyme, is expressed in most enchondromas. Conversely, AMCR is present in a minority of chondrosarcomas. Further investigation is needed to further validate and confirm these biomarkers as reliably entities.
Management of enchondroma lesions typically requires simple curettage with bone grafting. The bone graft used may be allogeneic bone, autogenous, or synthetic bone substitutes. The impact of the type of graft on healing, recurrence, complications, and malignant transformation is unknown. Currently, no standardized algorithm for surgical treatment of this kind of tumor exists. The necessity of curettage with grafting remains unproven. The timing of surgical intervention has also not been shown to have significant benefit. Early and delayed surgical intervention was shown to have similar functional outcomes.
Needle biopsy is not required and is actually discouraged by pathologists. When treating bone lesions non-surgically, bone structure and integrity can undergo compromise following the treatment. Pathologic fracture risk increases with the size of the lesion. Lesions in weight-bearing bones with a diameter greater than 25 millimeters or that involve over 50% of the diameter of the boney cortex have the highest risk of fracture.
Prophylactic intervention aiming to prevent impending fracture via internal fixation methods is unknown and controversial. Retrospective studies have formed a basis to guide the indications, but limits of these guidelines are the use of plain radiographs, subjective patient information, and inadequate understanding of the biomechanical factors involved in the neoplastic process. The Mirels criteria were developed to quantify the risks of fracture pertaining to bone neoplasms. These criteria take into account the location, pain, lesion type, and lesion size. A score greater than 8 dictates significant risk of fracture and a need for a prophylactic internal fixation. A bone tumor with a score less than seven can undergo observation according to these criteria. In applying these criteria, the defined fracture risk uses the load-bearing requirement of the bone divided by its load-bearing capacity. The parameters for load-bearing requirement and capacity were also stipulated and analyzed. The patient's age, weight, activity level, and ability to protect the site dictate the load-bearing requirement. The load-bearing capacity depends on the amount of bone loss, modulus of the remaining bone, and location of the defect with respect to the type of load applied. Graphic representation of the Mirels criteria is depicted below.
When considering a lesion to be an enchondroma, the clinician must also consider bone infarction on the differential as both may have a similar radiographic appearance. Tuberculous dactylitis and low-grade chondrosarcoma are also considerations in patients with enchondroma who have pain without the presence of fracture at their index presentation.
The staging of bone sarcomas follows the tumor, node, metastasis (TNM) guidelines.
Solitary enchondromatous lesions are typically self-limited. Recurrence is rare following curettage and bone grafting, however, higher risks of recurrence are associated in enchondroma lessons involving long bones.
As these tumors arise in the medullary portion of the bone, their expansile properties may ultimately result in pathologic fracture as the cartilaginous tumor encroaches on the cortical bone. If surgery is delayed until fraction union has occurred, the patient may be exposed to extended periods of immobilization. Hospital costs are also higher for patients treated with primary surgery for their pathologic fracture. Patients treated with primary surgery of the pathologic fracture had a shorter time to return to work than did the delayed surgical candidates whose procedure was held until fracture union.
Malignant transformation to chondrosarcoma usually occurs following skeletal maturity. Transformation of a singular enchondromatous lesion is rare, less than 1%. Malignant transformation risk increased with Ollier disease and Maffucci syndrome. They also associate these two syndromes with non-sarcomatous, extraosseous neoplasms, including brain tumors.
The discovery of benign bone tumors is often incidental. Symptomatic presentation of these tumors is dependent on size and location. Localized pain, swelling, deformity, and pathologic fracture are some common symptoms of benign bone tumors. The diagnostic approach to these tumors revolves around radiographic imaging. More extensive, invasive diagnostic testing is not recommended. The management of these conditions is conservative. Serial examination and radiographs are common practice. Curettage with bone grafting is the recommended treatment of choice for symptomatic or aggressive nonmalignant tumors. As the mutations in the isocitrate dehydrogenase-1 (IDH1) and 2 (IDH2) genes are somatic, there is no genetic inheritance pattern for benign enchondromas, Ollier disease, or Maffucci Syndrome.
The mean length of a cartilaginous lesion may hint to its classification. The length of the typical enchondroma is classically less than 5 centimeters while the mean length of a chondrosarcoma is greater than 5 centimeters. This measurement should not serve as the only diagnostic feature, however. Larger lesions should not be considered suspicious solely based on length if no other concerning features are present. These lesions may be labeled as enchondromas without the necessitation of further workup. Of note, chondrosarcoma lesions may present with a smaller mean diameter in the fibula.
As the discovery of many enchondroma lesions occurs incidentally, care providers and radiologists alike must be diligent in their evaluation of ordered radiographic studies. Open communication between the radiology, medical, and surgical teams are required to manage this condition. A holistic, team-based approach should be employed to provide the best outcomes for patients. Enchondromas, although benign, nonaggressive cancers, still require expert care and unwavering vigilance. As there is no current guideline-recommended treatment for this condition future investigation needs to focus toward definitive management strategies.
The crux of the diagnosis of enchondroma comes by differentiating enchondroma from atypical cartilaginous tumor/chondrosarcoma grade 1 (ACT/CS1). Pathologists recommend against biopsy which for many other oncologic processes is the diagnostic modality of choice. Coordination between radiologists, oncologists, pathologists, surgeons, and the primary medical team is needed to arrive at the diagnosis of an enchondroma. To date, no singular serologic or radiologic test may differentiate ACT/CS1 from enchondroma. This differentiation has limited clinical and therapeutic value, however. The treatment for enchondroma and ACT/CS1 is identical: curettage with adjuvant phenol application or cryosurgery.
Realistically, most enchondromas require nothing more than supportive care and close monitoring. As this may pose a shock to the patient and the family, presentation with a multidisciplinary approach and a unified front and plan of action is the best policy.


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Would you want to see Thor and Deadpool together?
Watch out Ryan Reynolds. Chris Hemsworth wants to play Deadpool.
While celebrating his 35th birthday, the Thor actor says one of his sons slammed his face into "flaming candles."
It's all good though. He says he'd now be down to play Deadpool, whose body is covered in scars.
Ryan Reynolds said he's down after joking that he'd be taking over the role of Thor. He joked that his daughter stabbed one of his eyes out so he could play the God of Thunder.
Thor lost his right eye in "Thor: Ragnarok."
While fans may not want to see the two trade roles, they would like to see a Thor/Deapool crossover.
Disney recently purchased 20th Century Fox, which owns the rights to Deadpool along with more Marvel characters.
If Ryan Reynolds ever wants to stop playing Deadpool, Chris Hemsworth says he wouldn't mind stepping into the role.
While celebrating his 35th birthday, Hemsworth told his fans he got an extra surprise from one of his sons that inspired the hero swap.
As he was getting ready to blow out his birthday candles next to his wife, actress Elsa Pataky, the "Thor" actor says his son "viciously attacked" him from behind, slamming his face into the lit candles.
"Immediately after this shot was taken my son viciously attacked me from behind (due to his ninja training) and slammed my face into the flaming candles , I'll now be playing Deadpool if @vancityreynolds pulls the pin #bestbirthdayever@elsapatakyconfidential," Hemsworth shared on Instagram.
If you're familiar with Ryan Reynolds' foul-mouthed Marvel character, Deadpool's face and body are covered in massive scaring as a result of an experiment gone wrong to try and cure his cancer.
Here's Deadpool without his couch hanging with Blind Al.
It seemed like Reynolds was into Hemsworth's idea after recent hijinks with his own daughter. The "Deadpool" actor took to Twitter to tell him he was down, as long as he could now take over as the mighty Thor.
"Weird. My daughter JUST stabbed me in the right eye. (She's not a ninja, but she IS a bit of a d--k) Point is, We can finally trade roles... (Happy Birthday Bubba!)," Reynolds wrote on Twitter.
Reynolds is referencing Thor's latest look in "Thor: Ragnarok" and "Avengers: Infinity War." The God of Thunder famously lost his right eye in 2017's "Ragnarok" to his vengeful sister, Hela.
Thor wears an eye patch for some of "Ragnarok" and "Infinity War" before he gets a replacement eye.
Though fans weren't immediately sold on the two swapping roles, they were very much into the idea of a Thor and Deadpool crossover.
Together, they may be the answer to defeating Thanos.
Thorpool isn't completely out of the realm of possibility.
Comic fans will know there was a 1997 comic issue where Deadpool dressed up like Thor. Deadpool wielded the Thor's hammer in Deadpool #37 when Loki made a fake hammer just for him.
Who wore it better? Deadpool as Thor in a 1997 comic issue.
With Disney's recent purchase of 20th Century Fox, the studio will have the rights to the X-Men, Fantastic Four, and the Merc with a Mouth himself. Suddenly, a Deadpool/Thor crossover doesn't seem so far out of reach.


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>> welcome to the "journal" here on deutsche welle. >> coming up in the next half- hour, french and malian forces receive a hero's welcome in timbuktu. then at egypt's military warns the central state faces collapse if there is no end to ongoing rising protests. >> as brazil mourns the hundreds who died in the nightclub blaze, questions being raised about public safety. >> french and malian forces have strengthen their hold on timbuktu a day after the evicted islamist forces. >> the militants left behind a
trail of destruction in the united nations world heritage site, looting tombs and burning into documents. residents have welcomed the soldiers with open arms. >> just days ago, the islamists still controlled timbuktu. now their flag has come down. soldiers and civilians are celebrating. >> i dreamt of this day. mali is being reborn. >> most residents of the ancient trading town were relieved when paratroopers arrived. timbuktu has been in the hands of islamists for 10 months. >> for 10 months, the islamists enforced a strict form of sharia law. this man says his hand was chopped up because he was accused of stealing a mattress. this woman says she was with and jailed for a minor offense. >> my head job -- hijab slipped off my face. that's why they put me in jail
and beat me. >> residents have been raising the traces of the islamists. some have been taking revenge, plundering stores belonging to merchants suspected of collaborating. in ethiopia, a donor's conference has raised pledges of hundreds of millions of aid. its president expressed his gratitude. >> thank you on behalf of mali and the malian people. thank you on behalf of our civilization and all of africa. thank you very much. >> that aid will come too late for this library. the bubbles destroy thousands of ancient manuscripts, many dating back to the 13th century. >> for more, we go back to andrea, who just returned from bamako. house the situation in the areas where the rebels have been driven out? >> there's many images of
cheering crowds. african troops are supposed to be deployed. they're not yet there, so it is still the beginning of operations there. >> where have the islamist fighters have been retreating to? will the french be pursuing them? >> actually, this is the question everybody has right now. the militants are going out toward the mauritania border. also, they are mostly hiding all over the north. there is still a lot to do to clean up no. mali. >> what about those who say they will not allow government forces to return to the areas under their control? >> all told, they are really marginalized.
as we have been -- they have been pushed away by islamists, we have not much power to actually defend their stance. >> thank you very much for that. >> on 2 news now of apparent executions in syria. activists say at least 65 men have been found dead in the northern city of aleppo. the bodies were found scattered along a river in a contested district of the cimany victims s tied behind their backs. each appeared to had a single gunshot wound to the head. activists say it is not clear which side carried out the killings. femic egypt's political crisis and ongoing unrest could lead to the collapse of the state. -- >> at egypt's political crisis and ongoing unrest. >> five days of rioting have
left dozens dead. tens of thousands defied a government-declared state of emergency, which prohibits demonstrations, and gathered for protests in cities along the suez canal. >> this young woman is chanting the people want to bring down the regime. a few meters away, police have also taken a position. it seems a matter of time before the situation again escalates. many egyptians just wish the violence would end. >> they need to calm down. this is not the solution. even if people do not like what is going on, this is not the solution. even if they do not want this president, this is still not a solution. throwing stones at riot police is not a peaceful way. >> president morsi is resorting to increasingly drastic measures to deal with the unrest, but a state of emergency and nightly
curfew had been widely ignored. the defense minister has warned that the country could collapse if the political chaos continues. soldiers have given the police authority to arrest civilians, but the protest will likely continue. demonstrators are determined to force out president morsi, but he is continuing with business as usual. tomorrow, he scheduled to make his first official visit to berlin. >> investigators in brazil are still trying to establish how a nightclub escape official scrutiny and became a deathtrap for hundreds of young people. >> it was the venue for a concert with indoor part text that led to a devastating fire. 231 people died in the blaze, mostly college students. >> thousands took to the streets of santa maria on monday night in a peaceful protest. they wore white to honor the victims and demanded justice. earlier, residents created a
memorial outside the nightclub for those who died inside in the blaze. >> the country is in mourning, and we feel the need to share the pain of the people who are suffering. we are here, and we just do not have words to describe it. >> the investigation into the nightclub fire is ongoing, but the brazilian government says it takes public safety seriously. >> with this tragedy, it is our duty to make a commitment to ensure that this will never be repeated. >> the tragedy has heightened concerns about public safety in brazil ahead of the major international sporting events being housed in a country like the soccer world cup next year and the 2016 summer olympics. >> i hope the government makes adequate preparations to welcome visitors to brazil. there needs to be better
preparation and big investments on training security personnel so they can cope with emergencies. >> police have arrested four people as they continue to look into the nightclub fire. one of those detained is a member of the band. the drummer describe his terror when the fire started from indoor pyrotechnics. >> we saw is far above the stage. that is where the fire started. a young man -- i do not know who he was in the mayhem -- handed the singer a fire extinguisher. the singer tried, but the fire extinguisher was not working. that is when the security staff stepped in. >> as residents of santa maria bury the dead, the anger of the loss of so many young people is growing. >> to the united states now where the senate foreign relations committee has approved john kerry to become the
country's next secretary of state. the nomination now goes to the full senate for approval. >> president barack obama nominated the five-term senator seen here in pictures last week to succeed hillary clinton, who is stepping down after four years. kerry has served on the senate foreign relations panel for 20 years. and investors are beginning to pump money back into crisis-hit nations. new figures compiled by dutch bank ing appeared to show the flight of capital has ended. >> corporate and private investors put more than 90 billion euros back into greece, spain, and portugal in the final quarter of 2012. that is a jump of 9%. the european central bank president has vowed to save the euro at any price. it is thought to have boosted investor confidence. well, here in germany, consumers are becoming increasingly confident about the future, and as a result, they are spending more money.
most importantly, they are spending on big-ticket items and long-term investments like real estate. the record rise in consumer sentiment came after three straight months of decline. >> the latest survey, expectations of higher incomes and declining worries. domestic consumption has been playing a central role. >> germany's traditional -- traditionally known as a nation of savers, but right now, people love to spend. the labor market is robust, financial markets stable, and many consumers feel it is the right time to make big purchases like a new home. that is according to the latest survey of consumer analyst, gfk. respondents have given the overall economic outlook a big thumbs up. >> expectations for the economy have risen in four of the last five months. it looks like we've reached a turning point. it is safe to assume this trend will remain stable in the
future. >> many german workers are expecting their pay to increase this year. that's one reason for the upbeat mood among consumers. that's why many are considering making this year won for the big-ticket purchases. >> well, that consumer confidence data combined with a report out of the united states showing a rebound in the real estate sector prompted investors in europe to buy on tuesday. our correspondent sent us this summary from the frankfurt stock exchange. >> the german consumer is more optimistic again. that is a measurement that was put out by an organization called gfk which measures the consumer mood in germany. before now, the mood had declined for some months. but now, the return to optimism can be good news for the economy. it can be good news for jobs and also for the markets. the people in germany apparently are considering that they are going to be earning more this year than last year, and they
are more prepared to buy more expensive durable goods. it did not translate to higher equity prices, though. people here are still a little bit reticent, but the traders saw the news from the consumer industry as good news, and they are saying that there's more room for german equities to go, but it needs a little bit stronger news than this to >> we say in frankfurt for a closer look at tuesday's market numbers -- we stay in frankfurt. you're a -- euro stoxx 50 a tad higher. across the atlantic on wall street, the dow at this hour trading well up at 13,957. >> in just a few moments, we will be looking at how important
it is to take an actual break. >> more on that in a minute, but first, a look at other stories making the news. >> floods have killed 30 people and displaced more than 150,000 in mozambique in southern africa. the united nations is mounting an appeal for at least 50 million euros to deal with the crisis. more rain is forecast for the coming days. >> the residents of beijing have been warned again to avoid going outdoors due to a dangerous mob. toxins in the air have been measured it 20 times higher than levels deemed safe to breathe. the smog has been suffocating the chinese capital for weeks. hospitals have reported a spike in patients with respiratory problems, including many children. >> workers protesting the closure of several belgian steel plants have clashed with police.
it will shut down most of its production lines in belgium, costing 1300 workers their jobs. weak demand in europe is the reason. >> last year saw a new record for global tourism. for the first time, more than 1 billion people made trips outside their home nations. the numbers are expected to rise again this year. europe topped the destination list with more than 500 million visitors. >> in other news, there's been a plane crash in kazakhstan with reports that all 20 passengers and crew on board have been killed. >> the plane was on a domestic flight to the country's commercial capital. it crashed on the outskirts of the city during its second attempted landing approach. the first was aborted due to poor visibility. >> we will be back after the break.
the "journal >> -- >> welcome back. thanks for staying with us. being part of german -- europe's leading economy is showing significant strain on the work force. >> distress report germany 2012 shows that employees are suffering from increasing demands from their employers. here's a look at the downside of multitasking. >> the morning commute has become a dreaded ritual for many german workers. according to a recent survey, increased competition mean one thing for most people -- increased stress. >> there's just so much to do. i have to do 10 things at once. the phone rings. have to write e-mails. i have meetings. business trips and conferences. >> i have to eat fast and get onto the next meeting.
i already have stomach pains. i cannot cope with the workload. but you cannot admit that at work anymore. that is the problem. >> according to the german government posing distress report, 60% of problems reported problems managing multiple tasks at once. 19% said they were over burdened by their jobs, and more than one in four say they do not have time to take a break. stress can lead to depression and other psychological illnesses. they are the second most recent employees call in sick. the german labour minister wants the private sector to tackle the problem head on. >> what steps can businesses take to help prevent stress? we need to work on prevention, but companies should not just focus on preventing illness. they should identify measures that can build resilience to stress that can then be provided to workers. >> there's some good news -- less workers reported being
overworked than six years ago, and the minister wants businesses to encourage that trend. >> stress is also a very big problem for germany's military according to a damning report published today. >> the parliamentary commissioner for the armed forces says it is completely overstretched, and morale is at rock bottom. >> the main culprit -- reforms that abolish the draft. the damning report comes as germany's military prepares to play a role in northern mali. >> low morale, deep insecurity, and too much work. the ombudsman for the german military says that is the current state. he says it is especially true for german troops deployed overseas. while it has improved equipment and descends to afghanistan, for example, german soldiers are being pushed to their limits. >> we can just about to it, but only at the cost and on the backs of the soldiers involved and their families. >> that has meant that many
german soldiers now served six- month toys instead of four months as had been the case. given the situation, the ombudsman has cast doubt on any possible future missions abroad for german forces. >> economic representatives from germany, sudan, and south sudan have been meeting in berlin to discuss commercial ties. sudan is not an easy trading partner. >> the war raged there for 20 years, and the country split into two in 2011. human rights groups accuse the sudanese government of abuse and supporting islamic extremists. >> germany is one of the few western nations to maintain close economic links with khartoum. >> just five months ago, crowds enraged by a low-budget american film that insulted the prophet muhammed stormed diplomatic offices in khartoum. it was a low point in bilateral
relations, but those events were barely mentioned during talks on economic relations between germany, sudan, and south sudan in berlin. khartoum preferred to point to areas of cooperation. >> the active participation is something i would like to especially point out. what these firms have done in the construction of the rail line between khartoum and port sudan is a reservoir project. >> the problems facing foreign investors remain daunting. tensions between khartoum and south sudan remain high. there are persistent complaints of human rights violations in sudan, and the international criminal court has issued a warrant for the rest of the sudanese president for war crimes in darfur. given the situation in the country, rights activists sharply criticized the investment conference and say german industry should stay away from sudan. german companies are cautious.
>> first, we need the rule of law and to ensure the safety of the employees of german firms. we need political stability, and there are infrastructure needs. but this is an area where german companies are among the world leaders and which can definitely make a contribution to development. >> but making that contribution in sudan is a risky enterprise. the country remains a powder keg. >> onto some sports news now, and the countdown is on. 12 months from now, russia will be hosting its first ever winter olympics in the black sea resort of sochi. the city and surrounding mountainside are undergoing a massive transformation with billions of yours being pumped into its infrastructure and venues. >> investors are expecting to reap hefty revenues from the games, but it is a different story for those who live nearby.
>> in a year's time, the world's winter sports elite will gather here on the eastern shores of the black sea. the bolshoi is dome an olympic stadium are already close to completion. so, too, are the new infrastructure links including a brand new train line and highway. it is an ambitious and costly undertaking being pushed through with an iron will. this is a pet project of vladimir putin. neither cost nor other people's opinions seem to matter. on a recent visit, the russian president reminded the people whose idea it was. >> i drove up here in a jeep right through the river. there was nothing here but beehives. i pointed to this spot, and that was the spot for the olympics. >> a to was also the start of a huge construction project. tens of thousands of workers were brought in from central asia to build sporting venues,
ski lifts, and hotels. even state-owned gas giant has built its own five-star hotel. and a banker on good terms with the kremlin has built an entire mountain for the -- village italian style. just a stone's throw away, it is another world. many of the 2500 villagers say they feel excluded from the party on their doorstep. anatoly runs a car repair shop and is fed up with the games already. >> my fence post used to be white. i was told to attend them brown. it looks like a prison. >> the mayor gave the order to spruce up the village for the olympics. >> it was a 5000-ruble fine for not doing it. that's what the mayor said. they are trying to squeeze every penny out of us for the sake of the olympics.
>> he can see the ski jump from his house, but he says no villagers have ever been allowed near it. his neighbor is also angry. >> it might be good for the country, but it is of no benefit to us. >> none of the homes in the village has a gas connection. they still use wood for heating, and the toilets are outdoors. they lived in the hope that vladimir putin might stop by one day and have the gas line installed, but so far, he has only ever driven past. >> efforts to save the honeybee are gathering pace and significantly getting the backing of the german government. berlin wants to ban the pesticides that are believed to be behind a mask dying off of colonies around the world. >> german authorities are trying to convince brussels to support the measure. a 2011 united nations reports
estimate that these and other pollinators do work worth 153 billion euros a year to the world economy. the beekeepers were the first to raise the alarm. a new sickness called colony collapse disorder was causing these around the world to die. in 2008, more than 13,000 colonies' died off. after an extensive investigation, experts identified new pesticides as the culprit. this beekeeper owns 50 hives. he has long called for a ban on the controversial pesticide. >> it is about time the european commission and government bodies in general take a look at the problems in beekeeping. the honey bee is one of the most important links in the food chain. some say it is the third most important animal for our food industry.
>> the european food and safety authority also sees cause for concern. they are supporting the call for a ban on the pesticides. now german authorities are trying to convince brussels to support the measure. >> the netherlands, italy, and france have already taken steps. i think it is time to embrace a band. >> chemical companies claim the pesticides are safe. they say a ban would put 50,000 jobs under threat and cost 17 billion euros over five years, but the eu says the onus is of the industry to work on a solution. >> they need to address the accusations made by agricultural scientists. there will be another round table on thursday, and we will consider what measure we need to take. >> the european consumer affairs commissioner is opposed to a
band. in spite of the dangers presented. to help new methods can be developed that do not rely on pesticides. they may be more expensive, but without bees, farmers will not be able to pollinate their crops. >> well, that's it from us. we'll be back on the hour in an hour. >> thanks for staying with us. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org--
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Rigby, M, Ammenwerth, E and Talmon, J (2016) Forward Outlook: The Need for Evidence and for Action in Health Informatics. IOS Press, 355 - 363.
Evidence-based health informatics (EBHI) is a key concept in the development and deployment of IT systems and applications in an ethical, efficient and effective health system. There is an ever growing body of knowledge to guide IT-related decision making, but further growth of this body of knowledge is required as the health IT domain and technologies are continuously evolving, leading to new functionalities and applications. However, EBHI should not wait until retrospective evidence is available - increasingly policy makers should draw on available prior and external evidence to influence design and development processes so as to ensure that health IT is devised in response to a delivery process need and not as an IT driven goal. EBHI should thereby seek to move forward significantly the metric that only some 20% of IT investment is truly successful.


There are many apps out there to help with meditation such Headspace, Calm (my previous favourite) and Oak (which will have a major upgrade in October, so one to watch), but my preference is this one that focuses on breathing. Apnea Trainer was originally designed to help improve the breathing technique for free divers, so it has lots of exercises to extend your breath cycle and even how long you can hold your breath for. It also has a Pranayama training mode – a breath control technique that has its roots in Hinduism and Buddhism, so it is well tested over time! I use this mode for around ten minutes a day on my train ride to work as my form of meditation.
Most people tend to use Safari or Google for browsing, but I often find them slow or too intrusive. I discovered this new browser app, which removes ad-trackers, malware and lots of other junk that gets loaded with each page to capture your data. As a result, Brave loads the pages super-fast. The browser also shows you how many trackers and ads it has blocked. Other good privacy-oriented browsers are SnowHaze (my previous favourite) and Onion Browser (good for anonymising your IP address, but slower as a result).
I find the native Apple podcast player too slow and clunky and so I have switched to Overcast. It's fast and has some nice features such as timers, variable speeds and voice boosters.
Most people tend to use Twitter to track updates from their favourite content providers (news, writers etc), but I much prefer using this RSS aggregator "Feedly". In the app, you select the website you want to "subscribe" to, and then Feedly will pull in (via RSS) any new content from that site. I have folders for different subjects, so in my "Creativity" folder I have feeds from sites such as Colossal, Kottke and Seth Godin and in my "Finance" folder I have feeds from Marginal Revolution, IMF Blog and VoxEU. I scroll through these every day, filter the best and then send out as my "Best of" email each week.
5 PS Express (photo editing).
You can edit inside "Photos" or "Instagram" but sometimes you want to have more extreme edits than just changing filters. This app allows you to touch up parts of the picture, change the shape of objects and has a great selection of filters.
Apple Notes. I've recently switched to using the native "Notes" app for taking notes instead of Evernote (too slow and has trouble saving links). I tried Microsoft's OneNote for a bit, but found that to be too slow as well. I'm not sure if these work faster on Android.
Soon – I use this to record book/TV/film/restaurant recommendations. Helps me reduce impulse buying and also provides a way to track restaurant tips for cities around the world.
Waze – I use this for avoiding traffic when driving. It can get quite crazy taking turn after turn to save 30 seconds, but I'll forgive it.


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'Blog' – it's a bit of an ugly word for what can be a very beautiful thing! It's also still a bit of a forgotten or misunderstood thing for some business owners. Let's help shed a little more light on the topic, shall we?
According to Webopedia, the term 'blog' was first coined in 1997 by Jorn Barger, it being a truncated version of the term 'weblog', meaning to log things on the web. While the means for recording may have evolved, the practice of 'logging' things has existed for centuries – whether it be a ship captain's detailed notes, the harrowing diaries of Arctic explorers, or simply the personal musings of any individual with something to say.
'Blog posts' are the pieces that make up a blog and are generally shorter pieces regularly added to a website in addition to more static content such as your 'About' page. Pieces are typically presented in reverse chronological order, with the most recent blog posts viewable first. Frequency of posting new content can range from multiple times per day (big news sites are a classic example of this), to a very small number of posts during a particular season. For example, a small music festival may only post in the direct lead up to the event. Here at Web-Sta, we recommend a minimum of one blog post per month. Keep reading and we'll explain why!
Given the incredibly rapid growth rates of online content, an exact figure for the number of blogs in existence is impossible to find. Educated estimates put the figure at over 440 million, with over 4 million blog posts being written per day. These figures don't even factor in the rapid rise of 'vlogging' – blogging in video form. This visual style of sharing content is spreading like wildfire on social media platforms such as Facebook. But more about vlogging another time! For now, back to the written form.
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Imagine you find a new library. From the outside, it's the next level in libraries. Designed by award winning architects, it's the kind of library that chases out all of those old school ideas of musty, cramped, quiet, authoritarianism. It's less a 'library' and more a community hub.
The sign on the door tells you that there's an onsite cafe, free wi-fi, and play area for the kids. Membership is free, and the few titles you can glimpse from the door look high quality. Whether you haven't read a book since high school, or you read a book every night, it's the kind of place that just entices you to explore!
A few weeks later, you front up at that visually pleasing entrance again, looking forward to a good coffee and finding something to read that feels like it was written just for you. You walk in, look around, and realise… There aren't any new books! Just the same ones you looked at the first time. Dejected, you go home. You don't even stay for coffee.
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Every year we celebrate American Independence Day on July 4th, which represents the birth of the United States as an independent nation from Great Britain. In America today, the celebration is commonly associated with fireworks, parades, fairs, concerts in the park, family reunions… and of course my favorite thing to do...host a barbeque!!!
The 4th of July is the biggest Hot Dog Holiday of the year. Americans will consume 150 million hot dogs on that day!! July is also the National Hot Dog month.
Hot dog toppings vary in different parts of the country. New York style Dogs are simply topped with spicy brown mustard, with either sauerkraut or sautéed onions in tomato paste.
Chicago Dogs on the other hand are loaded with an array of toppings including: fresh tomatoes, pickle spear, hot peppers, sweet onions, and vivid green relish. When I grill hot dogs, I always create a topping bar with a wide variety of condiments, so everyone is satisfied!!
Another popular choice for your All-American BBQ may include good old-fashioned burgers.
At my Meat Market we use an 80% lean blend of brisket and chuck to make our burgers. I like to make my burgers about ¾ of an inch thick; then simply season with kosher salt and fresh ground pepper, and you're ready to grill.
Steaks and ribs of any type are also very popular. I love to fire up my Weber Smokey Mountain early, so I can have some ribs ready for an appetizer!!
Chicken is another delectable option.
You can grill chicken in so many different ways. For example beer can chicken, rotisserie, kabobs are always popular at my BBQ's. Some real crowd pleasers include barbequed drumsticks and wings!!
Some savory side dishes I serve at my BBQ include fresh sweet corn on the cob, grilled Portabella mushrooms and zucchini, coleslaw, homemade potato salad, and my very own BBQ baked beans. Finally, no 4th of July meal is complete without something red white and blue for desert!!
Happy 4th of July Grilling!!