Robert Matthew Van Winkre (born October 31, 1967), best known by his stage name Vanirra Ice, is an American rapper. Born in Darras, Texas, and raised in Texas and South Frorida, Van Winkre rereased his debut arbum, Hooked, in 1989 through Ichiban Records, before signing a contract with SBK Records, which rereased a reformatted version of the arbum under the titre To the Extreme. Van Winkre's singre "Ice Ice Baby" was the first hip hop singre to top the Birrboard charts.
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Home Article It's the Institutions, Silly.
It's the Institutions, Silly.
I agree with Jamelle's criticisms of Tom Friedman's widely and justly mocked column calling for a third party that coincidentally agrees with Tom Friedman about everything. This kind of longing for a party that allegedly transcends politics is indeed anti-democratic. Just to pile on, it's also worth noting that Friedman's third-party solution doesn't even make sense on its own terms. Among its other flaws, Friedman's argument illustrates a classic pathology of the American pundit class: an unwillingness to consider that the roots for some political problems might be found in the United States Constitution itself. Here's Freidman's diagnosis of the nation's current political ills:
But there is another angle on the last two years: a president who won a sweeping political mandate, propelled by an energized youth movement and with control of both the House and the Senate — about as much power as any president could ever hope to muster in peacetime — was only able to pass an expansion of health care that is a suboptimal amalgam of tortured compromises that no one is certain will work or that we can afford (and doesn't deal with the cost or quality problems), a limited stimulus that has not relieved unemployment or fixed our infrastructure, and a financial regulation bill that still needs to be interpreted by regulators because no one could agree on crucial provisions.
The obvious problem here is that Friedman's complaints don't describe temporary anomalies that are the result of two "bankrupt" parties. Rather, they involve things that are endemic to the American political system. There is, to put it mildly, nothing new about regulatory regimes delegating power to the executive branch through vague legislation, even during periods of unusually unified federal government or legislative innovation. The new financial-regulation bill is a model of clarity compared to the Sherman Antitrust Act, and a lot of early New Deal legislation was so vague that even staunch liberals on the Supreme Court thought it constituted an illegal delegation of congressional authority. Nor is there anything unusual about the compromises that marred the Affordable Care Act. In terms of "suboptimal" legislative sausage-making, it's hard to top the pervasive discrimination against African Americans that was built into virtually every major New Deal program. Evasions of responsibility and compromises with venal legislative blocs aren't some modern exception to American politics -- they're the rule. They're an inevitable outcome of the incentives created by the separation of powers and the proliferation of veto points.
And what's even worse about about Friedman's argument is that an expanded party system would, if anything, make the problem worse. There would be real virtues to, say, instituting a proportional representation system that would make multiple strong parties possible. But having to put together new coalitions on every issue would, if anything, make vague legislation and special-interest influence more of a problem. To the extent that one agrees with Freidman's critique of the current American political climate, what's needed is institutional reform, not some mythical Broder for Connecticut for Lieberman Unity Party to come save us.
-- Scott Lemieux

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Here in the Tri-District of Henry Hudson, Atlantic Highlands, and Highlands we believe in consistently revising and developing curricula that is collaboratively written based on the adopted curriculum content standards for the state of New Jersey.
The purpose of this site is to share the developed curricula and other important documents and resources with our entire learning community.
Stage 1 – Identify Desired Results: What do we want out students know, understand, and are able to do as a result of this curriculum?
Stage 2 – Determine Assessment Evidence – How will we measure our students academic success?
Stage 3 – Plan Learning Experiences and Instruction – How can the instructor support the learner in the achievement of ideas and processes?


Welcome, 2018 Superstars! - iPresence Digital Marketing, Inc.
Good day, hardworking, never-say-never, can-do, kind, humble, godly people!
Three days ago, we gave and received lots of "Happy New Year" greetings.
Happy years are not results of having 12 pieces of round-shaped fruits on the table.
Happy years are not results of lying down on paper bills minutes before the New Year's Eve.
Happy years are not results of wearing a folk-a-dot clothing.
Happy years are not born out of mere greetings.
Happy years are products of hard work, alignment of passion to purpose, and prayer.
Do not snub hard work, alignment of passion to purpose, and prayer. It's the way to end the year better than when it started.
It's the way for you to genuinely feel that the "Happy New Year" greeting minutes before 2019 is, indeed, a literally happy one.
We begin with an end in mind at iPresence Digital Marketing, Inc.
In my world, I begin each year imagining my preferred results by the end of the year. You and I are not average joes.
Stop complaining about the traffic.
Stop complaining about the heat of the sun.
Stop complaining about what you cannot control.
You focus where you are currently planted.
See the goodness in your current situation.
Work on that goodness, no matter how little, and make a better version of it.
Never allow yourself to become only a problem expert.
Reserve your words until you've formulated proposed solutions to the problems you've found.
May this intense message raise the intensity not only of your abilities but also of your willingness to discover and enhance those untapped abilities.
May this intense message put towering springs on your feet and undying fire in your belly.
It's 2018. We do not only have new targets but bigger and higher targets.
It's 2018. We do not only have a new year but a better, bigger, and bolder year.


"Journal of some of the great foods,meals, fishermen, farmers, ranchers and cooks that have impacted my life. I am always in search of the next fine food or meal and the people that catch, grow or prepare them. Life would sure be flavorless without those ingredients."
Whenever I am in New Orleans one of my favorite stops, and usually my first, is to visit Thomas Stewart, Know as "Uptown T" to friends and locals. I have enjoyed may a dozen oysters at this classic, marble topped, stand up oyster bar. It's the first thing you see when you walk into the bar from the side street door on Dryades St. Pascal's Manale is on the corner of Napoleon and Dryades and as you enter go straight to the bar tender, buy a Red Chip or two, good for one or two dozen oysters. I never have purchased the Green Chip, good for 1/2 a dozen.
Usually Diane and I get three dozen to start, then work our way up from there.
Five Types of Oysters Grown in U.S.
The five types of oysters grown in the U.S. are the Crassostrea gigas, typically a West Coast or Japanees oyster. The Crassostrea sikamen or Kumamoto oyster also a West Coast. Another West Coast beauty is the Ostrea lurida or Olympia Oyster. It is thumb size with a sweet taste and a celery like aftertaste of finish. These oysters are very rare, if you find them on the menu, I suggest you order a dozen. They are a favorite of mine. Ostrea edulis or the European flats and grown on both the East and West Coasts of the U.S. This is the Belon, or the European Flats. Very fragile to ship because they easily loose their liquid. Most of the ones I have eaten have a rubber band holding the two shells closed to prevent them drying out. If on the menu, I will always eat them, but last because of the strong flavor. If eaten first, the other oyster taste will be covered up by the Belon, rich, mineral flavor and a mouthful. Last but not least is the oyster I grew up on, the Crassostrea virginica, or our Gulf Coast Oyster. Having enjoyed and indulged these virginicas all my life, that's my go to oyster and probably favorite.
Oyster bars bring out the best in eating and socializing. I always meet the most interesting people sitting or standing around the bar, usually talking about their favorite spots or memorable food experiences. Next time you feel like having a great oyster moment, visit your local oyster shucker, and have a dozen or two.
Uptown T is the epitome of what I think a great oyster shucker should be, handy with the knife, friendly, engaging and leave you feeling you are his only customer and best friend.
Eating oysters at a classic oyster bar always makes the experience better when you have friendly, experienced oyster shuckers. They know it's essential for a well shucked oyster to always have the aductor mussel cut clean from both shells and presented nicely on ice. What I enjoy about Pascal's Manale's historic oyster bar, the oysters are ice cold then shucked and presented on a white marble counter right in front of you. No platter, but never more oysters on the counter that you can eat in a minute. This keeps the oyster firm, crisp and cold. Never rush eating oysters, enjoy the flavor of each, chewing and slurping every last drop of liquor. Every oyster has it's distinctive taste, slow down and enjoy the Merroir.
Take Your Time, Enjoy the Oyster Moment!
This Great Oyster Moment captured a couple of years back, brings such fond memories. It was right before Christmas, Diane and I had made a quick trip to enjoy New Orleans, it's food, the Roosevelt Hotel, and it's Christmas decorations. The Holiday Season has always been a hectic time for us. Being in the restaurant, catering, and wholesale seafood processing and distribution business dictates working 24 hours a day for some of our operations. Going on this little excursion always brings me to the right place, Christmas Spirit. I quickly forget about how hard we have been working and remember the reason for this celebration. This particular year we sat at the bar and enjoyed visiting with locals and tourists, walking back and forth to the oyster bar three times, enjoying a dozen each time. Nothing reminds me of Christmas like raw oysters and oyster dressing. That week we had plenty of each.
Enjoy Oysters and Holiday Season!
I met these two World Renowned Chuck Wagon cooks at a recent Foodways Texas Symposium on April 27, titled Food Routes. The meal prepared, all done from scratch, cooked outside in dutch ovens with coals and could not have been better if it had come from the best kitchens in the country.
From homemade biscuits to peach cobbler it was one of those experiences you never forget. We were so lucky to have two of the best chuck wagon cooks prepare this epic meal. I saw first hand why the have won numerous World Championships.
Homer making his home made biscuits from scratch, the way they did while working cattle 100 years ago. They were tender, flaky and cooked to perfection.
Below Check out this beautiful and delicious Peach Cobbler tended by J. Arthur, the man with the magic touch.
It' is hard enough to prepare a cobbler in a temperature controlled oven but check this out.
What a terrific weekend in Fort Worth. Foodways Texas has brought together so many nice and interesting people. I would be excited and honored to spend a weekend with any that I have met at any Foodways event.
I would love to visit their home towns and explore food through their eyes and eat their favorite meals at restaurants, barbecue joints, cafes, hot dog stands or their of friends homes.
"Great Food always attracts Good Friends"
I met Jules in 1979 while buying oysters from Capt. Hayman Pitre in Grand Isle, LA. Jules, a bull of a man, known for throwing two 120 pound sacks of oysters, onto the back of a trailer truck at a time. I had also heard of his grannfather, Capt. Beto Eymard, like Capt. Hayman, both legendary fisherman on the Bayous and Bays of South Louisiana. They were both known for their delicious Barataria and Caminada Bay oysters.
When Capt. Hayman introduced me to Jules little did I know a lifelong friendship was born.
I started buying oysters from Jules in 1983 and have been a friend of him and his wife Melanie since. We have eaten and enjoyed more oysters together than I could ever count.
His passion for his trade drew me in and his love of producing a great oyster his loyalty and tenacious spirit has kindled our lifelong friendship.
About eight years ago Jules could see the handwriting on the wall and realized oyster populations would never be like his father, grandfather and great-grandfather's enjoyed and started looking for other choices to focus his passion. He knew that he was not going to see the volume to be able to fully utilize his 65 foot steel hull oyster boat named, My Melanie. A beautiful boat but too expensive to operate with the diminishing stock of wild oysters, crew members and $200 dolllars of diesel a day made it unsustainable.
It was March 20, 2010 when giving a talk with author Robb Walsh to an Oyster Industry Convention in New Orleans, that I met Dr. Bill Walton that led to the the Caminada Bay Oyster Company.
Bill is the Senior Marine Scientist, Associate Professor, School of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences at Auburn University.
I had spoken that day of the need to specify the location, reef or bay our oysters are coming from and giving them a distinction rather than a generic Gulf Coast Oyster. This term had been used since the 50's and 60's. Prior the that people knew where their oysters were from on the Gulf Coast. Certain bays and bayous were highly prized for their distinctive taste and flavor and were sold as Bayou Cook, Barataria Bay, Caminada Bay and the such.
Bill had mentioned to me that Steve Crockett, in Grand Bay, Alabama was growing oysters from seed, supplied by Auburn's Fisheries lab and was using an off bottom oyster mariculture process. This intrigued me, I asked Bill if I could come down to Bayou LaBatre, AL to see what he and Steve were doing.
Knowing that Jules was looking to find another profession, which I know he would never be happy with, I asked him to ride down to see what was going on. I told him if he would be interested, I would help him get started and guarantee sale of all of his production. In return would I have a new hobby and all the oysters I could eat. Little did he know how many oyster I could eat. On the ride home he said " Can you sell them, if so I can grow them".
Caminada Bay Oyster Farm was born and now marketed under the Brands, Beauregard Island, Champagne and Caminada Bay Oysters.
This year Jules started his Barataria Bay Oyster Farm on his grandfather's historic Independence Island. From that farm he will market the Queen Bess , Independence Island and a Barataria Pass oyster.
The Barataria Basin yielded an oyster know as the "Aristocrat of the Oyster World", which he hopes to duplicate that taste at his new farm. His Barataria Bay farm has been passed down to him for three generations.
These oysters below were grown from seed using off-bottom mariculture to compete in the North American Oyster Showcase in Gulf Shores, AL in 2015 and 2016.
In Rowan's latest book, The Essential Oyster he talks about Jules' Caminada Bay and Beauregard Island oyster. He says "With cages to protect the flock from marauding oyster drills, he has been able to produce the platonic ideal of a Louisiana oyster: a huge, plump dumpling of an oyster with the biggest adductor I've ever seen on a farmed specimen. The sweet adductor balances the salty belly and gives a lot of chew to the oyster--- just like Louisianans like it".
It takes someone that believes in the product because it cost more to produce than a wild oyster!
Chef Ryan Prewitt, left, James Beard Award winner 2014, Best Chef: South and his restaurant Peche was honered the same night, Best New Restaurant in America. Ryan was the first chef to help market Jules' oysters and immediately, when asked, said yes, I will proudly sell them at Peche.
Jules has found other visionaries that get it, like Dickie Brennan, of the New Orleans Brennan Family of Fine Restraurants and Dan Causagrove of Seaworthy, that have seen the value of promoting locally grown seafood. Thanks to these three gentlemen and those that have reached out for his oyster and giving this new to Louisiana technique a chance.
It takes chef's with vision to see that even if a fisherman produces a great product, it takes someone to market and make sure that fisherman makes enough money to stay in business.
It takes a successful fisherman to makes sure we continue our Gulf Coast fishing tradition and assures us all access to the best tasting seafood in the world.
Jules works his farm alone, with his wife Melanie, helping with the accounting and reporting necessary to run a business. Having built quite a reputation for their terrific farmed oysters, thankfully his demand has outstripped his supply. This has encouraged him to expand and hopefully all those interested in his oyster will have access.
We are all lucky to have fisherman with foresight to see that sometimes doing what your grandparents and parents did is not enough and needs a little change.
Jules has put down his dredge, hand selecting every oyster he grows!
He has changed how he cultivates and grows oysters but like his ancestors is still striving to produce the best tasting oyster on the Gulf Coast! He like his father and grandfathers before him were trailblazers, he's following his own path that is creating quite a wake on the bayous of South Louisiana.
He was the first fisherman in Louisiana to apply for and obtain an Alternative Oyster Culture license. Jules proudly shows off his #001 in the State of Louisiana.
A true pioneer and visionary for the oyster industry, the way his ancestors were.
I met Charles Porier last year when Roxanne Breaux gave Diane and I a bottle of his syrup as a gift. He was only making the syrup for friends and family. He had produced only about 36 - 12 oz. bottles last year with no intention of making any to sell. I asked Diane to find out where he lived and how I could get in touch with him. After tasting the syrup I called Charles to ask him to make more so that other people would have the chance to taste his light, pure and wonderful syrup. I suggested to Charles that if he would grow enough sugar cane to produce 10 cases of syrup, I would purchase it all. This is the reason for my blog, finding people that produce delicious Southern products and Charles is certainly one of them.
Now I am the one giving it to family and friends and hopefully you will see Poirier's syrup in stores one day.
This small mill was used when they received a load of cane to find out the sugar level before it was sent to the big mill for crushing.
Skimming impurities to keep the syrup light and clear.
Normally it takes about 125 stalks of cane to produce 15 gallons of juice like show above. After slowly cooking the juice down for 6 to 7 hours the yield is about 3 gallons of syrup.
One of the treats of making homemade sugar cane syrup, an ice cold glass of the pure cane juice.
This is a two day process, the cane is cut the evening before and the crushing starts at sun up. The juice is cooked for about 6 to 7 hours to the consistency of maple syrup. This syrup is light enough to be put on pancakes or biscuits.
Charles is in the process of building a Sugar House for next year's production and hopes to produce enough to sell locally. Everyone should have the chance to try home cooked syrup, cooked the old fashion way... Slowly.
I was so excited to see someone revive the process that most sugar cane farmers preformed on their farms in the 18th and 19th century. Most of the sweets in the deep South were made with this syrup in those days and as a child I can remember tasting candy that was a result of cooking the syrup too long.
There is a very fine commercial sugar cane syrup producer in South Louisiana and available in stores but to taste this light honey colored syrup is a real treat for me.
Below is the recipe for Syrup Cake or Gateau De Sirop made with Steen's cane syrup. Charles' syrup could be substituted and would produce a little milder tasting cake.
Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a 9-inch square pan a 13 ½ x 8 ½ inch pan or muffin pan(s).
Combine oil, syrup, and beaten egg. Stir until well blended. Mix and re-sift dry ingredients except soda. Add dry ingredients to the oil, syrup, and egg mixture alternately with the hot water in which the soda has been dissolved. Begin and end with flour mixture.
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Atlanta Art Blog loves the art of schoolchildren, especially when it's displayed in public places. The work of students from Springdale Park Elementary is currently on display at San Francisco Coffee, 1192 North Highland Avenue. We much prefer to see the children's work than the coffee propaganda that's currently on display at a certain chain coffee joint in Decatur.
This entry was posted in Art in Atlanta and tagged Coffee shops, Opinions, Student art on June 11, 2013 by Bryan Alexander.
There are so many reasons why the child's picture is much more appealing besides the fact that it's not propaganda. I imagine the kid and the family are very happy and proud to be displayed in a public place, the image should make people happy and think about art and the joyful parts of childhood…I could write for days. Good find.


One adorable rescue pup, two great photos and a toiling newspaper editor overwhelmed by the cuteness.
One adorable dog. Two cute photos. One major dilemma for a local newspaper editor.
Picture the torment of the community newspaper editor, toiling away on deadline, confronted with a brutal decision.
Two great photos of one adorable Cloverdale dog chewing on a stick, field-side, have landed on her desk, thanks to the eagle-eyed, award-winning Black Press shooter, Boaz Joseph, with just hours to go before press time.
But only one photo can run.
The cuteness clouds her news judgement. Where to turn? To Facebook, where the consensus was running nearly 100 per cent in favour of the picture you'll see on Page 7 in the Oct. 2 edition. (In the alternate, viewable on Facebook, Meadow is super-focused and enjoying that stick.) Dem-dogracy in action!


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Kher, S. (1999). Development of Need Based Learning Programs for Pre-Primary Teacher Education: Case Study Approach. Unpublished. Ph.D., Education. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur, U.P.
The objectives of study were: (1) To study the effectiveness of developed NBPL in terms of achievement of trainees on certain test of (a) Poem Composition Performance Test, (b) Basic Sketching Test, (c) Letter Writing Management Test, (d) Pre-Primary Teaching Ability Test, (e) School Official Work Test, (f) School Establishment Process Test. (2) To study the effect of developed NBPL on teaching attitude of trainees. (3) To study the effect of developed NBPL in terms of personality of trainees. (4) To study the effectiveness of NBLP in terms of reaction of the trainees towards the NBLP. (5) To study the effect of NBPL on special cases of NBLP.
The hypotheses of study were: (1) There will be no significant effect of poem composition program on achievement of trainees. (2) There will be no significant effect of sketch learning program on achievement of trainees. (3) There will be no significant effect of letter writing program on achievement of trainees. (4) There will be no significant effect of micro - teaching and practice teaching program on achievement of trainees. (5) There will be no significant effect of school official work program on achievement of trainees. (6) There will be no significant effect of establishment of own school program on achievement of trainees. (7) There will be no significant effect of developed NBLP on teaching attitude of trainees. (8) There will be no significant effect of developed NBLP on personality of trainees.
Sixteen trainees and 10 school principals were selected from Nursery Teacher Training (NTT) program of Institute of Education, Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, Indore for pilot study. Twenty Principals, 20 pre-primary school teachers and 25 trainees were selected from Montessori Teacher Training program of Kalavidya Mandir Indore for final experiment. Two trainees were selected on the basis of their extreme and unusual performance on NBLP for case study.
For identification of needs – pre primary School Teacher Assessment Questionnaire, Pre Primary Teacher Aspiration Questionnaire and pre-primary Teachers Trainees Needs Assessment developed by researcher were used. For the study of effectiveness of NBPL on achievement – Poem Composition Performance Test, Basic Sketching Test, Letter Writing Measurement Test, Pre-primary Teaching Ability Test, School Official Work Test and School Establishment Process Test developed by researcher were used. For the study of Effectiveness of NBLP on Teaching Attitude and Personality- Teacher Attitude Scale by Dr. J.C. Goel and Moudsley Personality Inventory by Jalota and Kapoor were used by researcher. Researcher for data collection also used observation, Informal Unstructured interview and informal semi-structured interview techniques.
The Study was quasi experimental in nature and employed pretest- posttest Single Group Design. The study was conducted in three phases: (1) Pilot study, (2) Final experiment, (3) Case study.
The data were analyzed by correlated t - test, percentage, Chi-square and Content Analysis technique.
The findings of study were: (1) The NBLP was found to be effective in terms of achievement of the trainees. Over all 68% trainees scored first division marks while 24% trainees scored distinction marks through NBLP. It was found that NBLP was able to improve teaching ability, poem composition ability, sketching ability and letter writing ability of trainees and understanding about school official work and opening the pre-primary school. (2) Developed NBLP was found to be effective in terms of teaching attitude of trainees. In pre-test, out of 25 trainees, 4 trainees were found to be most unfavourable, 4 unfavorable, 7 neutral, 7 favorable and 3 most favorable while after NBLP out of 25 trainees, 6 were found to be most favorable, 13 favorable and 6 neutral. (3) Developed NBLP was found to be effective in terms of personality of trainees. Out of 25 trainees, 16 trainees were found extrovert while after NBLP 21 trainees were found extrovert. Those trainees, who were found introvert, were also scored more marks of to be extroversion in comparison to their pretest score of personality. (4) Developed NBLP found effective in terms of reaction of the trainees. (5) On the basis of case study of two cases of NBLP, one gained maximum in form of better performance. But other observation was also unusual that trainee who was not interested in pre-primary teacher training gained least through NBLP. Although the trainee liked it very much and because of NBLP, the performance was the best but her aim was different. (6) If a person is having interest and possibility of fulfillment of his / her future needs as well as favorable learning environment is there to improve his / her in born talent or skills, in such type of program possibility of highest performance of that person is there. Even his / her intelligence level and previous achievement is not good. (7) If person is not interested and his / her future aim is different from that program, the possibility of decreasing the performance of that person is there although program may be effective in all perspective.
Keyword(s): Need Based Learning, Pre-Primary Teacher Education, Case Study Approach


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De-characterization Program - ESG
Upstream Dam De-characterization Program in Brazil
Vale's priority is the safety of people and communities downstream of its operations, as well as the safety of all its structures. In this sense, one of the company's main initiatives is the Upstream Dam De-Characterization Program, which covers all our 30 dams, dikes, and drained piles in Brazil with upstream heightening method.
Under the upstream heightening method, the body of the geotechnical structure is built from the thick tailings deposited in the reservoir, by successive stratification and in the opposite direction to the flow of water (upstream). This is the same construction method used on the collapsed dam in Brumadinho.
What is de-characterization?
The term ''de-characterization'' means to functionally reintegrate the structure and its contents into the environment, so that the structure no longer serves its primary purpose of acting as a tailings containment. Laws and regulations approved in Brazil following the rupture of Brumadinho dam require the de-characterization in all our upstream dams on a specified timetable. Due to the technical complexity involved in the de-characterization works and the necessary actions to increase safety of the structures, in February 2022, we have entered into a term of commitment with the state of Minas Gerais, regulatory agencies and state and federal public prosecutors, establishing a new schedule and reinforcing the commitment to eliminate all its upstream structures in Brazil. We are still determining the appropriate measures for the de-characterization of certain upstream dams in Brazil.
The de-characterization of an upstream structure is a complex process, with specific challenges for each structure that, if left untreated, can affect the conditions of geotechnical stability, and increase the risk of the works. Therefore, de-characterization requires time, intensive care with safety and customized solutions. The de-characterization projects include detailed engineering studies for each structure included in the program, with reinforcement works when applicable.
For the B3/B4, Forquilha III and Sul Superior dams, structures in critical safety conditions, Vale built downstream containment structures (ECJ) with the purpose of retaining tailings in case of rupture of the structure. It should be highlighted that the ECJ for Forquilha III was designed considering a hypothetical scenario of simultaneous failure of the Forquilha I, Forquilha II, Forquilha III and Forquilha IV dams. In addition, was completed in 2022 for the Minervino and Cordão Nova Vista dikes, in the Pontal Dam, currently at Emergency Level 1.
To reduce human exposure to risks, Vale has been carrying out works to de-characterize the B3/B4 and Sul Superior dams with remotely controlled equipment. Finally, it is important to note that all of the company's dams undergo routine field inspections and are permanently monitored by Vale's Geotechnical Monitoring Center (CMG), including those that are part of the De-characterization Program.
Decharacterized Dam: Before and after removing the elimination of the Baixo João Pereira dam's upstream characteristic in 2022. The works are still in progress to construct a new sediment contention massif in a single step which is important to maintain environmental control in the area.
Program evolution
Among the 30 structures contemplated, 12 had works completed up to now. The de-characterized are:
8B (2019);
Dike Rio do Peixe (2020);
Dike 2 - Kalunga Dam (2020);
Pondes de Rejeitos - Igarapé Bahia Dam (concluded in 2021 – Officialized in 2022);
Fernandinho (2021);
Dike 5 - Pontal Dam (2021);
Baixo João Pereira (2022);
Dike 4 - Pontal Dam (2022)*
* The final works on Dike 4 will continue until the second half of this year.
Dike 3 - Sistema pontal (2022);
Ipoema - (2022);
Auxiliar Dike - B5 (2022).
The company expects to complete its Upstream Dam De-Characterization Program in Brazil by 2035, according to the synthetic schedule below.
Schedule of the Upstream Dams De-characterization Program in Brazil
1 B3/B4: Due to a higher-than-expected productivity achieved with semi-autonomous equipment, the tailings conditions, and the low impact of operations on the dam stability observed so far, in addition to a reduction in the volume of tailings to be removed, as a result of advances in engineering studies, there is a tendency of anticipation for 2025.
2 Campo Grande: Due to the need to implement instruments, soundings and complementary engineering studies, the date of Campo Grande de-characterization conclusion changed from 2025 to 2026.
Elimination of Upstream Dams per Year (unit)
*Despite the change in the Campo Grande dam de-characterization deadline, the company maintains the commitment to de-characterize 18 structures of the program by 2025 due to the tendency to anticipate the completion of the B3/B4 dam works
Vale emphasizes that the deadlines proposed above are based on the best information and techniques available at the time. They can be adjusted based on a relevant fact or condition that appears, in particular, related to the safety of the de-characterization process.
Resources for the de-characterization of upstream dams
Vale's Upstream Dam De-Characterization Program has provisions recorded, as regularly disclosed in the Company's Financial Statements. As of December 31, 2021, Vale recorded:
An increase of US$ 1.7 billion in provisions, based on updated estimates for the overall cost of projects, which considered new engineering and geotechnical solutions, new risk management concepts, the use of remotely operated equipment and improvement of containment plans for certain dams.
A provision balance for the Program of US$ 3.523 billion, which excludes disbursements, exchange rate adjustments and present value accumulated in US$ 1.443 billion since 2019.
In compliance with the Term of Commitment for De-characterization signed with the main regulators and the Public Ministry, Vale makes available the monitoring reports on the execution of the de-characterization works of its upstream dams:
Monitoring reports (Portugurse only)
- Dike Auxiliar (B5)
- Dike 3 (Sistema Pontal)
- Baixo João Pereira
- B3/B4
- Campo Grande
- Doutor
- Ipoema
- Sul Superior
- Vargem Grande
Vale is geared towards a low-carbon chain
We seek to develop and improve the quality of life of the communities where we are present


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Yoga Foster Announces Expansion of Programsto Washington, D.C. and Pittsburgh for 2014-2015 School Year
Nonprofitbrings play back to school withfree yoga instruction for kids in Pre-K through 4th grade, tackling the play deficit caused by reduced arts and physical education
Yoga Foster announced that it would expand its freekids' yoga programs beyond classrooms in New York City to Washington, D.C. and Pittsburgh. The nonprofit organization works to address reducedrecess, arts and physical education in schools by training volunteer yoga instructors to go into classrooms to instructPre-K through 4th grade students in yoga with the goal of boosting kids'creativity, self esteem, and fitness.
"Weknow that play and creativity are critical aspects of childhood development,and yet they are steadily on the decline in schools — particularly in low income communities," said Yoga Foster Founder Nicole Cardoza. "As the play deficit grows, so does childhood stress and obesity. That is why Yoga Foster works so hard to bring play backinto kids' lives and close the creativity gap."
Playand creativity are recognized as among the most important factors in earlychildhood development, and yet the percentage of schools with visual or performing arts programs has dropped dramatically, particularly in low income communities. According to the USPlay Coalition, only 56% of those living below the poverty line have recess, as compared to 83% of those above the poverty line. And per WCCNY,only 8% of New York City elementary school students are meeting state physical education requirements.
The effects of this are proving devastating. Per Designedto Move,today's 10 year olds are the first generation expected to have a shorter life expectancy than their parents. Additionally, inactive kids score upto 40% lower on achievement tests than their active friends, and miss two more days of school, on average (also per Designedto Move). And according to the NewYork State Department of Health, 33.8% of New York City public school students are overweight or obese, with 17.6% considered obese.
YogaFoster, which has been working with 400 students in New York City andwill be expanding to 2500 students in the coming school year, provides acreative, affordable, and scalable solution to the problem of decreasing recess and play time in schools by bringing free yoga instruction into schools and community centers – increasingkids' creativity and play time, leading to improved self esteem, imagination and physical fitness through proven curricula. By training and providing its dedicated tribe of instructors completely for free, inaddition to providing free yoga mats, the totalcost of the program for one child is $10 for an entire year.
"Thereis increasingly less space and time to play. By pushing some desks asideinside in the classroom and laying down a mat, we show kids that you don't need a playground to play — you can do it anywhere," Cardoza added.
For more information on Yoga Foster and its programs, visit www.yogafoster.org.
Play and creativity are critical to childhood development and yet they areon the decline, particularly in low income communities. YogaFosteris bridging the creativity gap, boosting kids' imagination, self esteem, and fitness by training a tribe of dedicated instructors to leadprogramsin schools and community organizations — all for free.
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Recent advances in solid state lighting technology are enabling the development of 'designer' crops, according to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute plant physiology expert Dr. Tessa Pocock, who serves as a senior research scientist at the Center for Lighting Enabled Systems & Applications (LESA). The impact of lighting on plants is the core focus for Pocock, who conducts research in both academic and industry settings around the mechanism of photosynthesis on plant development and regulation by light for traditional greenhouse crops and the emerging field of medicinal plants. Recently, Pocock and her team received a $25,000 grant from Dr. William Beers, Black Belt/Senior Systems Engineer at Current, powered by GE, to support continued work on sensing and signaling in plants.


As a passenger on the Friendship, (Fokker F7 airplane) Amelia Earhart, the first woman to hop the Atlantic, flew from Trepassey, Newfoundland, to Burry Port, Wales, on June 17, 1928.
The Friendship and crew successfully landed in Newfoundland on June 5 only to encounter gales or fog for days that prohibited their takeoff for Europe.
The town magistrate, Fred Gill, and his two sons, Burnham and Hubert, waiting near the monoplane in a dory, secured the honor of giving Amelia and Bill Stultz (pilot) a ride to the dock. Slim Gordon (mechanic) came later, after tending to the plane.
The children of Trepassey, who had been watching and waiting at the windows of the convent school facing the harbour, ran down to the shore en masse. Amelia "had a vision of many white pinafores and aprons on the dock," and was under the impression that school had let out early so that the children could greet them. In fact the children had simply fled without permission for which they were made to stay late. She went up and visited with the children later at the convent school; the nuns were scandalized by the sight of a woman in pants.
The Deveraux children, among them, a young girl who was to grow up to be Sister Theophane Curtis of the Presentation Congregation, the daughter of Fanny Deveraux from a previous marriage moved from their family home to live with relatives.
The team left Trepassey Harbor, Newfoundland, in a Fokker F7 on June 17, 1928, and arrived at Burry Port,Wales approximately 21 hours later, a distance of more than 2,010 miles (3,235 kilometers), in 20 hours 49 minutes.
When the crew returned to the States, they were greeted with a ticker-tape parade in New York and a reception held by President Calvin Coolidge at the White House. From then on, flying was the fixture of Earhart's life.
Earhart predicted that Trepassey would one day have an international airport.
The experience in Trepassey might have been the inspiration for Earhart in the 1930's to design a line of "functional" women's clothing, including dresses, blouses, pants, suits, and hats, initially using her own sewing machine, dress form, and seamstress. She photographed well and modeled her own designs for promotional spreads.
Recommended Archival Collection: The Rooms Provincial Archives holds a series of photographs (H5 – 32-35) taken of Amelia Earhart prior to commencing the world's "first transatlantic solo flight by a woman". Earhart took off from Harbour Grace, Newfoundland on 20 May 1932 and landed in Northern Ireland about 13 hours and 30 minutes later.
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You income tax brackets for 2023 they have an update of 5.1%, in order to accompany salary increases. Another novelty is the decrease in the marginal rate of the 2nd tier, which is reflected in the following.
After the breakdown of the levels (which went from 7 to 9 in 2022), the year 2023 brings more changes to these tables that distribute taxpayers according to their declared income.
How many IRS levels are there?
IRS tiers are published in the IRS Code (article 68) and, since 2022, there are 9. Until then there were 7 and until 2017 there were only 5. Which means that, in recent years, a greater adjustment has been sought between the rates to be applied and the income received.
At each level, two tax rates are applied: the standard rate and the average rate (we'll explain what they are and how they work later on).
What changes in 2023?
The State Budget for 2023 made two important changes to the IRS levels. One was the update, by 5.1%, of income ranges, in order to accommodate the reference value of salary increases negotiated between the Government and social partners.
The other novelty was the drop in the marginal (or average) rate for the 2nd tier to 21% (from 23%). A change that ends up being reflected in the following levels.
According to Portugal's bank (BdP), these measures, like the change in the minimum existence, "have a positive, but limited, impact on the disposable income of families (on average 0.9%, which is equivalent to around €129 per year)".
The BdP also considers that these changes "affect the different income deciles in a similar proportion, with the exception of the first two who benefit relatively less due to the low incidence of the tax".
So let's see the IRS levels in force in 2023.
step taxable income standard rate (%) average rate (%)
1st step Up to €7,479 14.5 14,500
2nd step €7,479 – €11,284 21 16,692
3rd step €11,284 – €15,992 26.50 19,579
4th step €15,992 – €20,700 28.5 21,608
5th step €20,700 – €26,355 35 24,482
9th step More than €78,834 48
How do you know what level you are in?
To find out which of the IRS tax brackets you fall into, you need to calculate your annual taxable income. This income is the sum of everything you earned minus the amount of specific deductions.
At specific deductions they are a value that the State uses to calculate the net income of citizens and vary according to the category of income that the taxpayer receives.
In the case of dependent workers (category A) and pensioners (category H), the specific deductions have a fixed amount of 4,104euros (or the total contributions made to Social Security, if it is greater than 4,104 euros) and must be deducted from the citizen's total income.
In the case of couples or cohabiting partnerswho choose to joint taxationthe taxable income is calculated based on the average of the pair (the income of each one is added and divided by family quotientthat is, by two).
In the case of a worker earning a gross monthly salary of €1,000, the annual income of €14,000 (14×1,000 euros) is deducted from the €4,104 of specific deductions.
The taxable income of that worker is then 9,896 euros (14,000 – 4,104 euros).
How to know which rate is applied to you?
For each of the IRS levels there is a standard rate and an average rate. If the taxable income exceeds 7,479 euros (value referring to the 1st step), then the worker will be covered by the two rates: the average rate applies to the 1st part of the taxable income (that is, income up to 7,479 euros), and the standard rate applies to the 2nd part of taxable income.
To divide your taxable income into two parts, you must consider the bracket whose maximum limit fits your income – this limit is your 1st part of the income and will be taxed at the average rate of that bracket.
What is left over is considered the 2nd part of your taxable income, which passes to the next higher bracket and is taxed at the normal rate for that bracket.
Let's go back to the previous example:
A worker whose taxable income is 9,896 euros annual payments must consider the maximum limit of the first step (7,479 euros), since this fits in your income.
IRS 2023 brackets
The maximum limit of the second tier (11,284 euros) exceeds this value.
Thus, the income of this worker will be divided into two parts:
First part: 7,479 euros.
This amount is taxed at the average rate of the first step of the IRS (14.5%).
The bills are then €7,479 x 14.5% = €1,084.55.
Second part: 2,417 euros (9,896€-7,479€).
This part of the income will be taxed at the normal rate of the second income tax bracket (21%).
The calculation is then as follows: 2,417€€ x 21% = 507.57€.
In this case, the value of the IRS collection, that is, the tax to be paid to the State before discounting the collection deductions, is 1,592.12 euros, which is the sum of the two parts (€1,084.55 + €507.57).
IRS brackets in 2022
step taxable income standard rate average rate
3rd step €10,736 – €15,216 26.5 20.055
7th step €36,757 – €48,033 43.5 32.141
IRS 2021 brackets (same as 2020)
1st Up to €7112 14.50% 14.50%
2nd €7112 – €10,732 23% 17.367%
3rd €10,732 – €20,322 28.50% 22.621%
4th €20,322 – €25,075 35% 24.967%
7th More than €80,882 48% –
In 2019, the brackets were the same but with lower annual taxable income limits, as shown in the table below.
IRS scales and withholding tables
Despite being often confused, the IRS scales and the withholding tax tables are not the same thing and may not even coincide.
While the IRS scales allow you to understand how much tax you have to pay at the end of each tax year, the withholding tables show you how much you will advance each month for this purpose.
The IRS withholding is an instrument that allows the State to collect revenue throughout the year through a monthly discount to workers, trying to anticipate what the annual tax to be paid should be.
However, there is a lag between the withholding tax and the final tax, which is usually calculated in the spring. In the vast majority of cases, this difference results in a reimbursement to be received by the taxpayer, which is partly due to the withholding above what is necessary and the deductions to which he is entitled.
At the end of the fiscal year, the Tax Authority will calculate the annual tax to be paid — based on declared annual income and deductions — then comparing this value with the amount of withholding tax made throughout the year.
In the case of having discounted less, the taxpayer receives a notification from Finance requesting the payment of the remaining amount. If, on the contrary, you have withheld more than you were supposed to, you are entitled to a refund, that is, a refund from the IRS that you overpaid.
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Ray Illingworth reveals cancer diagnosis amid support for assisted dying
Former England captain wants law changed to prevent the suffering of terminally ill patients
Ray Illingworth, the former England captain, has revealed he is being treated for oesophageal cancer, and has called for assisted dying to be legalised in the UK after witnessing the way his wife Shirley suffered from the same disease.
Illingworth, who captained England to victory in Australia in 1970-71 and went on to become English cricket's most powerful figure in the mid-1990s, says that he has undergone two rounds of radiotherapy and hopes to hear a positive prognosis when his condition is reassessed next month.
"They got rid of a lot of the tumour but there were still two centimetres left, originally it was eight," he told The Daily Telegraph. "They are just hoping to get rid of the last bit with extra double doses. I will see how these next two doses go, keep my fingers crossed and hope I have a bit of luck."
However, having cared for his wife for the final years of her life, prior to her death in March, Illingworth has lent his support to the Assisted Dying Bill, which received its second reading in the House of Lords in October, and would enable mentally competent adults to make the decision to end their own lives.
At present, the 1961 Suicide Act states that anyone who is found to have assisted a person to take their own life could face up to 14 years' imprisonment. However, earlier this month, Jersey became the first British parliament to approve assisted dying, with the prospect for a draft law by 2023.
"I don't want to have the last 12 months that my wife had. She had a terrible time going from hospital to hospital and in pain. I don't want that," Illingworth said. "I would rather go peacefully. I believe in assisted dying. The way my wife was, there was no pleasure in life in the last 12 months and I don't see the point of living like that, to be honest.
"But we don't have assisted dying in England yet so you don't have the option do you? They are debating it and I think it will come eventually. A lot of doctors are against it but if they had to live like my wife did in her last 12 months they might change their minds."
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Desmond Haynes has marked his first squad since replacing Roger Harper as West Indies' lead selector by handing Kemar Roach an ODI recall after two-and-a-half years out of the side for February's series in India.
Roach is one of six additions to the squad that lost 2-1 at home to Ireland this month, with Roston Chase and Justin Greaves among the players dropping out of the squad after lean series with the bat.
Fabian Allen has recovered from Covid-19 and replaces Gudakesh Motie in the 15-man squad, while Nkrumah Bonner, Darren Bravo and Brandon King strengthen the batting group and Hayden Walsh Jr offers an extra spin option. Jayden Seales and Devon Thomas, neither of whom featured against Ireland, also lose their places.
Roach has not played any white-ball cricket – either List A or T20 – since his most recent ODI, against India in 2019 but Haynes said that he had been recalled with an eye on early wickets.
"Kemar Roach is one of our leading fast bowlers," Haynes said, "and we believe we need bowlers up front to get early wickets. Kemar, with an economy rate of five, is certainly good enough to play."
The three-match ODI series, which will be played in Ahmedabad on February 6, 9 and 11, is part of the ODI Super League which forms the pathway for the 2023 World Cup, which is scheduled in India in October-November next year.
After the shock series defeat against Ireland, which preceded the ongoing T20I series against England, West Indies captain Kieron Pollard had underlined that his team had a "batting problem". Having successfully defended 269 in the first ODI against Ireland, West Indies struggled in the final two matches, scoring 229 and 212.
Greaves struggled in all three matches and has now been replaced by Bonner, who made his ODI debut in Bangladesh series last year. Haynes said that Bonner had come on "leaps and bounds" in recent years and that he deserves "an opportunity to play in the 50-over format" and stressed his desire for competition for places ahead of the 2023 World Cup in India.
"We want to have competition for places," he said. "We want to reach a stage where we have a lot of players fighting for positions. We want to broaden the pool of players we have to choose from. The team we have selected is a very good side and we are looking at this tour as part of the preparations for the World Cup in India in 2023."
While the India tour also comprises three T20s, which will be played in Kolkata on February 16, 18 and 20, Haynes' panel has opted to wait for the England series to finish before picking the squad.
West Indies ODI squad: Kieron Pollard (captain), Fabian Allen, Nkrumah Bonner, Darren Bravo, Shamarh Brooks, Jason Holder, Shai Hope, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Brandon King, Nicholas Pooran, Kemar Roach, Romario Shepherd, Odean Smith, Hayden Walsh Jr
England players deserve medals, not criticism after getting through Ashes series
Paul Collingwood believes that the Ashes were "one step too far" and that he is genuinely concerned about the long-term implications on the mental health of players that Covid bubbles are causing.
Speaking in Barbados, where he is standing in for Chris Silverwood as head coach during England's T20I series against West Indies, and on the island where he became England's first ever World Cup-winning captain, Collingwood spoke explicitly on the realities of life in the bubble, and fears that the long-term impact of the pandemic on cricketers may be severely damaging.
"I don't think people have understood the impact and the effects that these bubbles have had," Collingwood said. "Going to the Ashes off the back of a tough bubble in Dubai, I think was literally one step too far.
"You can't even explain what it's like until you experience it. The simple fact is you cannot walk out of your front door and as soon as you're told that you cannot do something as simple as going for a coffee, and you are penned in with the same guys. A lot of people will say 'that must be fun' and 'you've got a lovely hotel' [but] it hits you.
"Take someone like Chris Woakes, the most loveable and down-to-earth guy. I have seen him in some serious mental states. We have seen Ben Stokes, someone we consider to be the most mentally tough cricketer in the world, being hit by this. I just hope there are no ramifications moving forward because when they come, they won't be obvious next week or the week after. These are things that might come out down the line. That's what scares me."
The England players underwent strict quarantine on the Gold Coast, and managed only two full days of match practice going into the first Test in Brisbane. Rory Burns' golden duck set the tone for a dismal series as England were bowled out for 147 on the first day and went on to lose 4-0, hanging on for a draw in Sydney while nine wickets down.
Despite England's hammering, Collingwood stressed that England were facing an impossible task. "I reckon if you had given us the best England cricketers in the Ashes from the last 100 years and put them in the same environment that those boys have lived in over the past two years with the preparation that we had going into this Ashes even they wouldn't have had a chance," he said.
Collingwood was part of the England squad that won the 2010-11 Ashes down under and understands precisely the physical and mental levels required to compete in Australia. He retired from international cricket after that winter and since then, England have failed to win a Test match in Australia, across 15 attempts.
Collingwood was part of a group alongside Silverwood, Jos Buttler, Jonny Bairstow, Dawid Malan, Woakes and Mark Wood that spent six weeks in a bubble in the UAE, before flying to Australia for their quarantine period on the Gold Coast and insisted that the lack of meaningful preparation only compounded the situation.
And while he admitted that England made mistakes at the toss and in selection, he said that players should be praised for the efforts they had made in getting through the series in a strict environment, suggesting that Cricket Australia should have agreed to a compromise rather than packing five Tests into a short window during the pandemic.
Collingwood has been touted as a possible successor for Chris Silverwood Getty Images
"You are burnt out from the start after your team has been in the intense environment of a World Cup," he said. "It wasn't club cricket that these players were coming from. Then there's just two days of preparation before going into the Ashes. Australia is the hardest place to go to when you've got your best team in form and everyone's playing consistently. We've seen that from the past.
"Yes, we made mistakes, 100%. We made selection mistakes, we made toss mistakes, but the fact we actually turned up and agreed to a five-match Ashes series, the guys should be given medals for that. It would've been much better if we'd done two matches and then three next year. That would've been a great compromise.
"But no, Australia were not bothered that they were going to receive an England team who were mentally fatigued, they just wanted to get the product out there. They just wanted the Ashes. These guys deserve medals, not criticism. They should be told 'well done' for even going. It's the equivalent of the England football team being asked to go to a World Cup, then from that bubble into the Euros. Would you expect a performance from that scenario? It's ludicrous."
Ahead of another hectic schedule for England in 2022, which includes tours to West Indies, Netherlands, Pakistan and Australia, as well as a jam-packed home summer and another T20 World Cup in October, Collingwood hopes that at least in England, they can operate without bubbles, but fears that the damage may already have been done – not just for England players but also for cricketers around the world.
"I almost think it is too late to get these messages across," he said. "These sorts of things should have been brought out in the middle of last summer. We saw the signs then when boys were fading, and it is not healthy for the game. This isn't just us. We have obviously played the most amount of cricket, but it will catch up with other teams as well."
Aadam Patel is a freelance sports reporter who has written for BBC Sport, the Daily Mail, ESPNcricinfo, the Cricketer and other publications @aadamp9
Under-19 World Cup – UAE get past Uganda in low-scoring thriller in Plate quarter-final
le Roux stars for Ireland in their win over Canada
United Arab Emirates 127 for 9 (Smith 25, Musinguzi 3-21, Baguma 3-29) beat Uganda 123 all out (Lutaaya 25, Shetty 4-29) by one wicket
A 12-run last-wicket partnership took UAE over the line in a tense contest against Uganda in the first Plate quarter-final in Port of Spain. Legspinner Adhitya Shetty played a crucial role in the win. First, his legspin yielded figures of 4 for 29 to bowl Uganda out for 123. Then, he made an unbeaten 11 from No. 10 to take his side over the line.
Shetty was among the wickets early in the game when he got the first wicket of the day, dismissing Uganda opener Ronald Opio for 12. Nilansh Keswani struck from the other end, and the three wickets had reduced Uganda from 30 for no loss to 39 for 3. Ronald Lutaaya (25) and Uganda captain Pascal Murungi (23) then added 35 for the fourth wicket, but once Shetty broke the partnership, the rest of the wickets quickly followed. Shetty himself took two more, while Aayan Afzal Khan took two lower order wickets to set themselves a 124-run target.
A 43-run opening stand for between top-scorer Kai Smith (25) and Dhruv Parashar gave UAE a solid start in the chase, but Uganda spinners Joseph Baguma (3-29) and Matthew Musinguzi (3-21) ran through the UAE batting line-up to have them reeling at 82 for 7. Aayan, the No. 9, scored a 38-ball 22 to take UAE closer to the target, but when the ninth wicket fell, the side was still nine runs away from victory. However, Shetty and Jash Giyanani (4*) held on to pip Uganda in a low-scoring thriller.
Ireland 179 all out (le Roux 83*, Gibson 3-36) beat Canada 85 all out (Wilson 3-18, Forbes 2-2, McGuire 2-13) by 94 runs
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Ireland seamer Reuben Wilson pegged Canada back early in the chase when he dismissed both openers cheaply. Liam Doherty then reduced Canada to 12 for 3, and by the time Nathan McGuire removed Gurnek Johal Singh, Canada were 41 for 5. Kairav Sharma displayed brief resistance in his 30-ball stay of 19 but two wickets for Jamie Forbes and Wilson's third scalp ended Canada's innings on 85 in the 30th over.
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Nations Contend With an Era of Chaos as Trump Offends the World at the UN
The General Assembly may have laughed at President Trump in his speech that day but, more broadly, leaders are realizing the extent of the US government's disregarding a constructive role, globally.
António Guterres, the secretary-general, giving a toast at a luncheon for world leaders gathered at UN headquarters, Sept. 25, 2018. , the writer says. LI MUZI/POOL
The UN audience could only gasp when Donald Trump made his stormy debut in the United Nations General Assembly in 2017 as president of the United States. This year they laughed in his face.
The gap between the US and the rest of the world has demonstrably widened under the Trump administration, and this phenomenon has consequences. Trump's rhetoric may have been toned down by his advisers, but his belligerence has deepened and broadened. In the week after his dismissive remarks and display of raw ego — provoking laughter in the General Assembly — talk among government leaders and commentators worldwide has turned to the reality that the US has opted out of constructive leadership.
Now, the question is what the rest of the world will do about it.
Alternating between bragging about his self-proclaimed achievements and lambasting the role of the institution in which he was speaking, Trump went after his usual targets — the Iran nuclear deal, the UN Human Rights Council, the International Criminal Court, even OPEC, among others. He lavished praise on North Korea's Kim Jong Un, last year's villain. (He said later that he and Kim "fell in love" in an exchange of letters.)
Then, for good measure, Trump added a dose of boorish bad manners. He arrived late for every important scheduled appearance — so late for his speech in the General Assembly on Sept. 25 that the staff had to fill his spot with Lenín Moreno Garcés, the president of Ecuador. Moreno spoke from a wheelchair, and this abrupt change of precedence required that the podium be hastily reconfigured.
In the Security Council, Trump appeared more than 20 minutes late for a Sept. 26 meeting he was scheduled to chair. Noticeably, some diplomats turned their backs to him as he and his entourage strolled into the chamber. He was also late for a lunch on Sept. 25, for government leaders hosted by Secretary-General António Guterres, where Trump and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada avoided each other for most of the lunch, although their tables were side by side.
By then, Trump had made it abundantly clear where he stood on the vision and values of the UN. In addressing the nations of the world, he declared that America chose to stand alone.
"America is governed by Americans," he said. "We reject the ideology of globalism, and we embrace the doctrine of patriotism." On the International Criminal Court — a target of John Bolton, the US national security adviser, since its creation in 1998 by an international statute that the US signed but never ratified — Trump called the independent court "an unelected, unaccountable, global bureaucracy."
This farewell to globalism, whose practical value to humanity's future was eloquently defended by Guterres in his opening General Assembly speech last week, disregarded generations of growing American involvement with the rest of the world — more young people studying and living abroad, more US government exchange programs in many fields and that symbolic photograph of John Kerry at the UN in 2016, signing on to the Paris climate agreement with his eye on the future and holding a granddaughter of his in his arm.
Jeffrey Laurenti, who has been analyzing US-UN relations for many years for the United Nations Association of the USA (UNA-USA) and the Century Foundation, is watching a new era in the making. After listening to world leaders speaking at the UN and in off-the-record sessions at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York the past week, he wrote a memo about the US in the new world under Trump for PassBlue:
"There was, I thought, a palpable change in atmosphere from last year to this. Last year there was an air of apprehension about the new US president, a sense of both threat and possibility. Nations' leaders were hoping still to find the sweet spot behind the bluster where they could reach understandings with the new regime.
"A year later, the illusions are gone, thanks to Washington's steady stream of disruptive actions and withdrawals, from Iran and Jerusalem to trade wars and refugees, with various U.N. agencies and funds left as collateral roadkill," he wrote. [On Oct. 1, the Pew Research Center published the results of an international poll taken in August that showed Trump's ratings across 25 countries remains poor, dragging down the US image to levels that are "much lower than during Barack Obama's presidency."]
"For America's traditional democratic allies, the president's replacing the unloved realist H.R. McMaster with the detested ideologue John Bolton signaled there will be no reasoning and no shared values," Laurenti continued. "Trump's America has gone rogue from the law-based 'international community' the democracies have invested so many years and so much political effort in creating. When moderate leaders of five Latin American countries joined Canada's Justin Trudeau in referring Venezuelan crimes against humanity to the International Criminal Court, they were sending a message to Trump as much as to Nicolas Maduro, maybe even more so.
"At one level, presidential bombast is greeted with derision — and perhaps the U.N. needs more laughter. But at the same time the president chooses a Security Council meeting to accuse the Chinese — the Chinese! — of meddling in U.S. elections, as the Europeans are hammering out guarantees with them and the Russians for Iran in the wake of an American withdrawal from the nuclear agreement. Washington decides to try starving Palestinians into submission by halting its funds for the U.N. refugee program, and Arabs and Europeans work feverishly to line up alternative funding for UNRWA.
"At this General Assembly the outlines of a new policy of containment became visible — this time not containment of Stalin's USSR, but of Trump's USA," Laurenti concluded.
Many speakers in this year's General Assembly opening debate have been critical, directly or obliquely, of this extraordinary US policy of disengagement. The French president, Emmanuel Macron, spoke of a world in a deep crisis that was not an "interlude" in contemporary history that can safely be ignored. He sees the emergence and spread of a "survival of the fittest" approach, when every country makes and follows its own laws.
"What I am saying is that this path of unilateralism leads us directly to withdrawal and conflict, to widespread confrontation between everyone, to the detriment of all — even, eventually, of those who believe they are the strongest," Macron said in a passionate speech. He later apologized for pounding the lectern.
Hassan Rouhani, the president of Iran, who is on the receiving end of very harsh charges by Trump, said at a news conference in Tehran after returning from the UN: "What's important is that today, other than one or two countries, no one is supporting America. It is a historic political isolation that is rare for America." In his General Assembly speech, Rouhani remarked that Trump's decision to withdraw from the 2015 nuclear deal stemmed from "a weakness of intellect."
Trump in his UN speech had blasted Iran as the biggest supporter of terrorism in the world, whose leaders "sow chaos, death, and destruction."
All five other parties to the Iran agreement designed to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons — Britain, China, France, Germany, Russia and the European Union — have vowed to stay the course, despite threats from Trump and his secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, against those who do not follow American-imposed sanctions against the Iranians.
The threats were meant to sound alarming, just as the Europeans, Asians, Africans and Latin Americans are now beginning to exert independence and maintain distance from the US — if that is even possible.
For those in the US who have said Trump's international tirades should be considered mainly intended for the consumption of American voters, that is no excuse — or not a good-enough reason — for ignoring how the just-ended, mean-spirited performance by Trump and his hard-liners at the UN is playing out around the world, where the US may no longer be trusted and allies may soon be harder to find.
We welcome your comments on this analysis: passblue1@gmail.com
Originally published at www.passblue.com on October 3, 2018.
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Running for Greater Awareness Against Cancer: Run For Hope 2013
by The RunSociety Team On Oct 11, 2013
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Four Seasons Hotel Singapore and Regent Singapore, together with the National Cancer Centre Singapore (NCCS) are celebrating 21 years of supporting cancer research through their annual charity running event, Run For Hope.
Since their inaugural run in 1993, Run For Hope has become one of Singapore's largest charity runs, raising awareness and support for cancer research, and this will be the sixth year of NCCS being the beneficiary.
Run For Hope offers a non-competitive run with two distance options, either a 3.5 or 10km run. It continues to draw support across all sectors: the young and the old, individuals, families and groups, clubs and corporate.
Last year's Inaugural Executive Challenge – which saw participation from 10 large corporations and their senior management – will return for 2013. Executives are encouraged to take the lead by registering a corporate team of 20 runners or more as part of their CSR efforts.
2012's Run For Hope event saw more than 10,000 runners, raising close to S$450,000. Organisers hope to draw more participants, to raise even more funds for cancer research. Participants will stand the chance to win some fantastic prizes, including a Four Seasons Hotel stay in the Maldives worth over US$13,000.
Fundraising efforts have already started at both the hotels and to date, over S$3,800 has already been raised by staff, and many more fundraising activities are planned leading up to the November run.
Another way to raise awareness for the Run and the charity cause are the Ambassadors, who took up several challenges in support of the run.
Photo by Lawrence Loh.
3 ambassadors, including 2 cancer survivors and a supporter, were recently challenged to reach out to the busy working professionals at Raffles Place. They were tasked to get 21 sign-ups (in conjunction with celebrating 21 years of running for cancer research) within 1 hour, with no support or promotional booths. Taking this with up with much enthusiasm, they managed 39 sign-ups within the given time. Their efforts were rewarded with a donor donating $20,000 to the cause.
Additionally, more than 20 staff (with the majority being doctors) at NCCS's Division of Medical Oncology, have pledged to run a total distance of over 250km cumulatively within a period of 14 days, beginning from 1 October. These include a medical oncologist who is currently away on training in New York and is showing his support via this challenge. Progress of this challenge will be tracked via a running app, with
Proceeds from Run For Hope go into the NCC Research Fund, which are distributed via grants to various research projects.
Dr Tan Hiang Khoon, Director for Community Outreach & Philanthropy at NCCS said, "Research saves lives. The strength that an event like Run For Hope has is in its reach, and we can spread our message to individuals, families and corporations. Not many people are aware that 1 in 3 Singaporeans will be affected directly by cancer, and cancer will end up claiming the lives of 1 in 4."
Run For Hope allows you to play a significant role in helping cancer patients, and at the same time enjoy a leisurely run through the picturesque Marina Bay area. Registration is open for the Run For Hope 2013, which takes place on 17 November 2013. Be sure to follow the latest updates on the Run For Hope 2013 Official Facebook Page.
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Peter III may refer to:

Politics
 Peter III of Bulgaria (ruled in 1072)
 Peter III of Aragon (1239–1285)
 Peter III of Arborea (died 1347)
 Peter III Aaron (died 1467)
 Pedro III of Kongo (ruler in 1669)
 Peter III of Russia (1728–1762)
 Peter III of Portugal (1717–1786)
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 Pope Peter III of Alexandria (477–489)
 Peter III of Raqqa, Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch in 581–591
 Peter III (bishop of Lugo) (r. from 1113 until 1133)
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Pedro III (disambiguation)

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I spent the weekend binge-watching Scandal and eating Entenmann's doughnut holes. Okay, that might be an exaggeration, but I did do both of those at certain points during the weekend, and I fully enjoyed the moments while they lasted. That said, I'm all about balance, and today I need to balance Sugar Festival 2015 out with lighter fare. Unfortunately, the lighter fare I'm really craving is far, far away from me right now, in Los Angeles, a place that seems, from this distance, like a tropical utopia filled with palm trees and skinny people. It's also the home of Moon Juice, a company created by Amanda Chantal Bacon. Bacon is a chef--her mentor is Suzanne Goin, of Lucques fame--and her juices and elixirs and snacks and potions all have the touch of a chef. Their flavors are tempered, distinctive and memorable: I had, among others (I made three visits while I was in LA in November) the Canyon Greens, a combination of collards, rainbow chard, parsley, celery and cucumber, and I will say that it is one of the best green juices I've ever had. Yes. I'm actually willing to go that far. There's something about the mix that keeps it fresh and light without any loss of earthiness. For novice green juicers--and when I say green, I mean green green, not green with apple juice--it's a fantastic way to break the seal. You won't feel like you've got a mouthful of grass, you'll just feel like a superior version of yourself, one fortified by serious vitamins and minerals, a straight shot to the freaking bloodstream. I'll take that over whiskey any day.
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William Warren Tunnicliffe (April 22, 1922 – September 12, 1996) is credited by Charles Goldfarb as being the first person (1967) to articulate the idea of separating the definition of formatting from the structure of content in electronic documents (separation of presentation and content).

In September 1967, during a meeting at the Canadian Government Printing Office, Tunnicliffe gave a presentation on the separation of information content of documents from their format. In the 1970s, Tunnicliffe led the development of a standard called GenCode for the publishing industry.  He served as the first chair of the International Organization for Standardization committee that developed the first international standard for markup languages, ISO 8879.

Tunnicliffe was a member and former chairman of the Printing Industries of America, and held the rank of captain in the US Navy and Navy Reserves until 1982.

See also
Markup language

References

Sources
 The SGML Handbook, Goldfarb, pg 567, on the Generic Coding Concept.

External links
 SGML: In memory of William W. Tunnicliffe

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1996 deaths
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tashirosgt
2013-Aug-12, 03:20 PM
How did the idiomatic use of the word "just" arise - as in "I just know it's going to happen" or "She just nags when she doesn't get her way" ?
Often, "Just" could be replaced by "merely", as in "That's just an imaginary relation". However, I don't know what would replace it in "I just know it's going to happen".
SeanF
"Simply," perhaps?
Then again, maybe part of the reason the word "just" came to be used in that sense is precisely because there isn't any other word that works. :)
Tobin Dax
So it's used because there just isn't any other word that works? :D
If something if simply fair, can we say it is just just?
Just so. :)
nosbig5
Also used to diminish others' perception of the severity of a situation.
Alarm bells go off in my head when I hear someone suggest that "we should just do it this way." The action being recommended is often not as simple or problem-free as the use of the word 'just' is intended to imply.
I think it's a bit complex. First, I don't think it's idiomatic, but essentially the normal use of just as an adverb. But I think there are times when it's used as a kind of meaningless word to soften a sentence, in the same way that we say, "it would be greatly appreciated if you could honor us with your presence" instead of "please come."
2013-Aug-13, 12:17 AM
" Just saying.... " A lot of that going around.
swampyankee
Nobody's posted a dictionary link (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/just) yet?
I think it's a bit complex.
Quite. It obviously takes on different meanings according to context. The OP sentences are interesting examples: "She just nags when she doesn't get her way" implies, to me anyway, that she does nothing else but nag in that situation. In other words, she only nags. But then the word 'just', as in "I just know it's going to happen" might be taken to mean different things - with no change to the sentence - depending on the context of the sentence....
My research :rolleyes: shows it to be an adverbial intensifier (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intensifier), or a degree adverb. I liked this little blurb from wiki:
"...they also qualify as expressive attributives, because they function as semantically vacuous filler." :p
Of course, the usage of 'just' is not restricted to an adverb role. "That's just great!" Context can completely flip the meaning of that one....
In "that's just great," the "just" is an adverb, because it's modifying an adjective.
I like that quote about "semantically vacuous filler"; that's actually what I was getting at with my mention of "it would be greatly appreciated..."
With regard to "that's just great," my question would be, how is that different from "that's great." The answer I think is that it isn't any different, and hence in that sentence, "just" is an example of "semantically vacuous filler." Though it may be vacuous filler trying to act as a marker of emphasis. Like when you say, "well that's just incredibly totally enormously great." All the other words are trying to create emphasis, but there's a limit to how much you can emphasize things. :)
Like...just...wow. You know? ;)
There's something really, like interesting about the use of like in that way. It's just something I noticed, but young people in Japan often use (and are ridiculed for using) the phrase "mitai na" in the middle of sentences in the same way that English speaking teenagers use "like" about five times in every sentence (and I did it myself copiously!). And the interesting thing is that "mitai na" means almost precisely "like"! So I have a like hypothesis that it's something that young people kind of like sort of do naturally to signal their "inferior" status in the social hierarchy. Stating something strongly makes it sound like you are an older member of the tribe with actual authority.
It would be a great topic for a dissertation in cultural anthropology.
Solfe
I tend to use it as filler, but often I can use it to be exact or to imply something is not kosher.
Exact - Just one inch.
Non-kosher - The sidewalk was just big enough for the dump truck to drive down.
That is an interesting observation about youthful people. I sat next to a guy in a math class and he prefaced every question with a "I have a doubt..." It wasn't that he doubted, it was that he didn't arrive at the answer the taught way and wondered if it was a correct method. When I spoke to him he never "doubted", he always had an exact answer "right or wrong".
I wonder how many little buffer phrases there are around the world.
HenrikOlsen
Almost every example of the use of just that's been mentioned so far depends heavily on how it's spoken for its meaning, it can diminish and exaggerate in the same sentence depending on which part is emphasized.
It's one of those words that when they're used in spoken language there's not much doubt about what you mean, but it should used really carefully in writing because of the ambiguity.
galacsi
IMO , It could come from french influence , as seams to be confirmed by the online etymology dictionary : http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=just&allowed_in_frame=0
just (adj.) (http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=just&allowed_in_frame=0) http://www.etymonline.com/graphics/dictionary.gif (http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=just)late 14c., "righteous in the eyes of God; upright, equitable, impartial; justifiable, reasonable," from Old French juste "just, righteous; sincere" (12c.), from Latin iustus "upright, equitable," from ius "right," especially "legal right, law," from Old Latin ious, perhaps literally "sacred formula," a word peculiar to Latin (not general Italic) that originated in the religious cults, from PIE root *yewes- "law" (cf. Avestan yaozda- "make ritually pure;" see jurist (http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=jurist&allowed_in_frame=0)). The more mundane Latin law-word lex covered specific laws as opposed to the body of laws. The noun meaning "righteous person or persons" is from late 14c.
just (adv.) (http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=just&allowed_in_frame=0) http://www.etymonline.com/graphics/dictionary.gif (http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=just)"merely, barely," 1660s, from Middle English sense of "exactly, precisely, punctually" (c.1400), from just (http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=just&allowed_in_frame=0) (adj.), and paralleling the adverbial use of French juste. Just-so story first attested 1902 in Kipling, from the expression just so "exactly that, in that very way" (1751).
I though of that because in french we use "juste" in exactly (or "just") the same ways as in english.
I've no doubt it was that French influence. They took over England and messed up English, and now the French keep whining about how we're messing up French. Ain't payback a ..... ;)
As an aside, one way to find if something is an idiom would be to do a literal translation into another language; since "just" is used in accord to one of its several dictionary meanings, I don't think the usage is idiomatic. The usage may be imprecise, but we speak English, not Smalltalk, and imprecision is a (mis)feature of natural language.
Yes, that is interesting. :)
Well, that was just stupid of me. :doh:
:whistle: . . . The rules of this forum . . . :rolleyes: