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Eat 10 fruit and veg a day for a longer life, not five
Fruit and vegetables on sale at a market place in London Credit: Christopher Pledger
23 February 2017 • 12:01am
The "five a day" rule should be doubled to 10 pieces of fruit and vegetables, a major study has said as it found that increasing consumption dramatically decreases the chance of disease.
Eating 800 grams of fruit and vegetables a day can reduce a person's chance of having a stroke by a third, while the risk of heart disease can drop by around 24 per cent.
It may also help stave off cardiovascular disease and cancer, while the study found that if everyone followed the new rule nearly 8 million premature deaths could be prevented worldwide.
Researchers from Imperial College London, who analysed data from 95 studies concerning fruit and vegetable intake, said they wanted to work out exactly what a person would need to eat to gain the maximum protection against disease.
A fruit and vegetable market stall on Portobello road in west London Credit: Clara Molden
But last night nutritionists warned that telling people to eat more portions could lead to add pressure and create "unrealistic expectations".
The team found that although even the recommended five portions of fruit and vegetables a day reduced disease risk, the greatest benefit came from eating 10 portions compared to people who ate none at all.
The research team also found that apples and pears, citrus fruits, salads and green leafy vegetables such as spinach, lettuce and chicory, and cruciferous vegetables, such as broccoli, cabbage and cauliflower, may help protect against heart disease, stroke, cardiovascular disease, and early death.
And cancer risk could be reduced by eating green vegetables, such as spinach or green beans, yellow vegetables, such as peppers and carrots, and cruciferous vegetables, they said.
Five-a-day: what counts towards it?
Lead author Dr Dagfinn Aune, from the School of Public Health at Imperial, said: "We wanted to investigate how much fruit and vegetables you need to eat to gain the maximum protection against disease, and premature death.
"Our results suggest that although five portions of fruit and vegetables is good, 10 a day is even better. "Fruit and vegetables have been shown to reduce cholesterol levels, blood pressure, and to boost the health of our blood vessels and immune system.
"This may be due to the complex network of nutrients they hold. For instance they contain many antioxidants, which may reduce DNA damage, and lead to a reduction in cancer risk.
"It is clear from this work that a high intake of fruit and vegetables holds tremendous health benefits, and we should try to increase their intake in our diet."
Whilst consuming more than five portions of fruit and vegetables a day may be desirable, two thirds of adults currently don't consume the recommended minimum of 5-A-Day Dr Alison Tedstone
The study, published in the International Journal of Epidemiology, also found that smaller intakes had benefits; a daily intake of two-and-a-half portions was associated with a 16 per cent reduced risk of heart disease, a 4 per cent lower risk of cancer and a 15 per cent reduction in the risk of premature death.
Meanwhile, a separate story published in the journal Thorax, found that a fruit and veg-rich diet is linked to much lower risk of chronic lung disease.
Experts assessed information on the health and dietary intakes of more than 44,000 men from Sweden. During a follow-up, almost 2,000 cases of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) were diagnosed.
The authors found that those eating five or more daily servings were 35 per cent less likely to develop lung disease than those eating two or fewer daily servings.
Each additional serving was associated with a 4 per cent lower risk of COPD in former smokers and an 8 per cent lower risk in current smokers.
The British Thoracic Society stressed that people who smoke should know that kicking the habit is the most effective way of reducing their chances of developing COPD.
Dr Alison Tedstone, chief nutritionist at Public Health England, said: "The 5-A-Day target is the foundation of a healthy balanced diet and is an achievable way to help prevent a number of diseases.
"Whilst consuming more than five portions of fruit and vegetables a day may be desirable, two thirds of adults currently don't consume the recommended minimum of 5-A-Day.
"Adding pressure to consume more fruit and vegetables creates an unrealistic expectation."
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FORT LAUDERDALE — Two schools teamed up to support youths and families who are homeless, as students and staff at Broward Virtual School and Coconut Palm Elementary School in Miramar made an impact by collecting more than 750 pairs of jeans and other articles of new and gently worn clothing (pants, shorts, skorts, tops, jackets).
During the "Kids for Jeans" campaign, students and staff rummaged through their closets and dresser drawers to find items to donate while encouraging others in the community to do the same.
During the 2010/11 school year, 56,680 school-age children in Florida were identified as homeless by local school districts (Florida's Council On Homelessness). Family homelessness reportedly is the fastest growing segment of the homeless population in the country.
To do something about it, the schools' Student Ambassadors took on a leadership role, and were given the challenge to raise awareness on youth homelessness, to their peers, neighborhood, and community.
This year's ambassadors were: Ethan Barnes, Maxwell Dixon, Raeqwon Jackson, Anais Lozada, Javier Lozada, Katherine Sims, Osmar Valencia and Lashon Warner-Randolph of Broward Virtual School; and Genesis Escarment, Ryan Gonzalez, Derrick Hall Jr., Kennedy Hamilton, Isaac Lanzas, Gabriella Neves and Gabriella Rubio of Coconut Palm Elementary.
The campaign was organized by staff members Ruth DeMelo, Christopher Gates and Felicia Rigby.
Each year the ambassadors decide which charities or organizations receive the jeans at the end of the effort.
With more than 150 families on a waiting list for shelter, and close to 20 families sleeping in their cars or on the street each night, the ambassadors' goal at the and of the Jan. 14 – Feb. 15 campaign was to ensure that contributions directly benefit adolescents and families seeking emergency/temporary shelter, transitional housing and crisis intervention for runaway, abused and neglected children.
This year's Kids for Jeans recipients are Broward Outreach Center, one of the first emergency shelters offering a comprehensive recovery program for the homeless in South Broward County; and Covenant House, which provides emergency/temporary shelter and crisis intervention for youths under 21 and youths with babies.
This is the third year Coconut Palm has launched the initiative, and the first year for Broward Virtual School.
The past two drives collected more than 1,000 pairs of jeans that were donated to a local charity and homeless shelter.


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Q: Outputing 2 object arrays in foreach cycle below is example how mine arrays do look, i want them combine so i can output both title, votes and ratings in one line.
foreach ($items->items as $item) {
echo $item->title;

foreach ($results->resx as $res) {
echo $res->votes;
echo $res->ratings;
}

I'd like to have this, but i know this isn't right.
foreach ($items as $item) ($results as $res) {
echo $res->votes;
echo $res->ratings;
echo $item->title;
}

A: You can use array_merge() for that, like so:
foreach (array_merge($results, $items) as $item) {
   echo isset($item->title) ? $item->title : $item->votes .'
'. $item->ratings;
}

UPDATE:
Changed how to print values as the objects from merged array can only have one of the two groups of properties.
UPDATE 2:
After some OP's notes that made more clear what his scenario is, and now given the assumption that both $results and $items arrays have the same number of elements, an update solution is as follows:
while ((list(, $it) = each($items)) && (list(, $rs) = each($results))) {
    echo $it->title;
    echo $rs->votes;
    echo $rs->ratings . '
';
}

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A short 13.2 km ride on roads behind the mail township of Hall's Gap in the Grampians region of Victoria. The video is run at twice actual speed so you can view the entire section in a reasonable time frame. Most is two way traffic although there is a small section in the middle that is one way.


Chlorides are present in both fresh and salt water. They are chemical compounds that typically form from the combination of the gas chlorine with a metal. Chlorides are found in most commonly used salts, including table salt (sodium chloride), and are naturally occurring in small concentrations in freshwater.
Nationwide increases in chlorides in freshwater is a cause for concern, however, and researchers have been trying to identify the reasons for these increases, along with ways we might reverse the trend. Road salt has been identified as one source, and researchers are also looking into agricultural runoff and water softeners.
Alycia Overbo is a graduate student at the University of Minnesota in the Water Resources Science program. She is part of a team studying the impacts of chlorides in ground and surface waters across the state of Minnesota.
So far, the study has found that water softeners are substantial contributors of chlorides in water at wastewater treatment plants in Minnesota, water which then goes back into the environment. Chloride does not go away on its own in the environment, and there is no known cost-effective way to remove it from our waterways.
An overabundance of chloride in water can have a range of health and environmental impacts, some of which are just becoming known. Chloride increases the corrosiveness of water, for example, and has been connected to an increased release of lead in water from corroding metal pipes. High chloride concentrations in water have also been shown to harm aquatic plants and animals.
Everyone who uses salt can help decrease the amount of chloride polluting our waterways. Reducing the amount of deicer you use on your driveway and sidewalk, updating your home water softener to an on-demand model, and installing permeable pavement on your property are several examples. You can find additional tips and information about chloride in freshwater in this factsheet from the University of Rhode Island.
Funding for Understanding Impacts of Salt Usage on Minnesota Lakes, Rivers, and Groundwater was provided by the Minnesota Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund as recommended by the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources (LCCMR).


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Candy Crowley asks Christie-accuser: Why did you continue to praise him? [VIDEO]
Jamie Weinstein Senior Writer
January 20, 2014 1:04 AM ET
Hoboken Mayor Dawn Zimmer has come forward with new bullying allegations against New Jersey Republican Gov. Chris Christie's administration, but CNN's Candy Crowley wanted to know Sunday why the mayor continued to praise Christie after the incidents in question.
In the aftermath of the Christie Bridge-gate scandal, Zimmer alleged that two top officials in Christie's administration — Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno and cabinet member Richard Constable — told her that if she did not support a re-development project the governor supported, the state would withhold Hurricane Sandy recovery aid from her city. But even after she alleges these conversations took place, Zimmer continued to praise Christie.
"But we have seen since this happened in May, which you recorded in your diary, we have seen you compliment the mayor, we have seen you several months later say in a tweet, 'I'm so glad that Chris Christie is our governor,'" Crowley said to Zimmer on CNN's "State of the Union." "So can you square that for me? Because as you know, coming at this point, what the Chris Christie office says is this is just politics? Why can this not be seen through a political lens?"
"That's part of the reason that this was so hard because I did have a really good relationship," Zimmer responded. "And so I couldn't believe that they were doing this. The bottom line is the Christie administration's response is, one, deflection. I mean, the major question is did they connect [Hurricane] Sandy funding — Hoboken Sandy funding — to the Rockefeller Project? The fact is that is what they did. I'm coming forward. I'm sharing my story directly. I'm here talking to you. I'm, you know, I'm sharing my journal. I'm offering to testify under oath. What are they doing? They're hiding behind spokespeople. And in fact the lieutenant governor was reached directly by the Bergen Record and she declined to comment. And I believe if and when she is asked to testify under oath the truth will come out, because I believe she will be truthful and she will tell the truth."
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Connect your MacBook to your HDTV using the Belkin Mini DisplayPort to HDMI Adapter. Delivering both digital audio* and up to 4K video signals for easy data transfer, the adapter converts video to connect to any device enabled with HDMI technology.
Cable length: 20.5 cm/8.1 in.
*Audio support available only on MacBook computers released after mid-2010. Older MacBook computers will require a separate 3.5 mm-to-3.5 mm cable for audio.
I just purchased this cable, but unfortunately I'll be returning it. I was hoping to get HDMI2.0 3840x2160 @ 60Hz since it's converting from displayPort. This d I just purchased this cable, but unfortunately I'll be returning it. I was hoping to get HDMI2.0 3840x2160 @ 60Hz since it's converting from displayPort. This doesn't seem to be the case though. I max out at 30Hz (and I have the latest 1TB Macbook Pro 15" - as of May 2016).
Within a two years my wife & myself had to replace this product twice (once a year). Only due to the fact that when we got the product it worked fine, picture & Within a two years my wife & myself had to replace this product twice (once a year). Only due to the fact that when we got the product it worked fine, picture & sound perfect, but then by a year the picture would stop showing on & off & the sound wold on & off static. We got told we would not be able to exchange the product a third time.
I purchased one, and used a Macbook Air 13 Early 2015. Unfortunately this Belkin adapter does not support 4k at 60Hz, it only supports 4k at 30Hz! Also it is I purchased one, and used a Macbook Air 13 Early 2015. Unfortunately this Belkin adapter does not support 4k at 60Hz, it only supports 4k at 30Hz! Also it is strangely getting too warm when used.
I recently created a new home office for online college classes etc instead of using my MacBook Air on my lap as usual and needed one of these to complete my s I recently created a new home office for online college classes etc instead of using my MacBook Air on my lap as usual and needed one of these to complete my setup. I bought a new HP Flatscreen Monitor with 1080p HD and connected it through the Belkin Adapter and I couldn't be happier. I as do some gaming on here and I haven't had any of the issues others are talking about with screen bleeding, jumping etc. It works flawlessly. Just plug it in and close the MacBook and bam, perfect imaging. I had read the reviews on the Moshi Adapter and decided to go with this one and I am glad I did.
The adapter will work with Thunderbolt 1 devices. However, only Thunderbolt 2 devices are capable of The adapter will work with Thunderbolt 1 devices. However, only Thunderbolt 2 devices are capable of outputting 4K content.
Mini DisplayPort uses the same connector as Thunderbolt. You can plug it into the Thunderbolt port Mini DisplayPort uses the same connector as Thunderbolt. You can plug it into the Thunderbolt port on the right hand side of your MacBook Air which can be used as a mini DisplayPort as well.


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£40 Ralph Lauren slipper thief, man who beat PC and unchipped dog owner among those in court
County Durham and Darlington Magistrates Courts
The following cases were heard by County Durham and Darlington Magistrates' Court sitting at Newton Aycliffe and Peterlee last week:
AARON David Davison, 26, of Prestwick Road, Sunderland, admitted criminal damage of a picture frame and candle holder at Stanley on August 31, 2019, and criminal damage of a Nissan XTrail belonging to the same man on May 30. He was ordered to pay compensation of £30. He also pleaded guilty to criminal damage of a Mini One car in Stanley on May 30, 2019, and was ordered to pay £160 compensation.
CHRISTOPHER WEEGRAM, 32, of High Northgate, Darlington, admitted breaching a community order made last July for an assault. The order was revoked and he was committed to prison for eight weeks.
BRYCE Scott Lucas, 20, of Parker Terrace, Ferryhill, pleaded guilty to entering Raby Road on August 13, 2019, which he was prohibited from doing by a restraining order. He was given a community order and a restraining order was made which lasts until January 7, 2022. He was ordered to pay £50 compensation, £90 victim surcharge and £50 CPS costs.
EDWARD WORTHINGTON, 37, of Jackson Street, Spennymoor, was found guilty of causing harassment, alarm or distress to a woman in Spennymoor on May 14, 2019. He was given a community order which includes a curfew requirement and up to 20 rehabilitation activity days. A restraining order was made and he was ordered to pay £150 compensation, £90 victim surcharge and £400 CPS costs.
KENNETH Chisholm, 33, of Simpson Road, West Auckland, pleaded guilty to driving a Renault Laguna at Frosterley on July 18 last year, whilst disqualified and without insurance. He was given a community order which includes 80 hours unpaid work and was banned from driving for six months. He was ordered to pay £90 victim surcharge and £85 to the CPS.
GARETH DUNN, 33, of Cleveland View, Fishburn, pleaded guilty to stealing a £12 bottle of Archers Schnapps from the Co-operative store, Sedgefield, and to assaulting a police officer on October 6 last year. He was given a community order with curfew and alcohol treatment requirements. He was ordered to pay £90 victim surcharge and £85 CPS costs.
ANDREW HUGILL, 30, of Aviemore Court, Darlington, admitted breaching an harassment order in Darlington on New Year's Eve. A community order was made which included 100 hours unpaid work and he was ordered to pay £100 compensation, £90 victim surcharge and £85 legal costs.
JONATHAN LEE HIBBERD, 32, of Armadale Close, Stockton, pleaded guilty to driving a Skoda on the A1(M) at Durham at a speed exceeding the temporary 50mph limit on December 30,2018. He was fined £276, given five penalty points on his driving record and ordered to pay £85 costs and £30 victim surcharge. A charge of failing to provide information about the driver to police was withdrawn.
CONNOR MCKITTRICK, 38, of Surtees Road, Peterlee, pleaded guilty to being the keeper of a dog that was not microchipped within 21 days of being served notice. He received a three month conditional discharge and must pay £150 costs and £20 victim surcharge.
JAMIE DANN BRADLEY, 32, of Durham Road, Bowburn, pleaded guilty to stealing a credit card in Durham between November 26 and 29 and two charges of fraud by using a stolen bank card in Durham and Bowburn intending to make gain. He was fined £80, ordered to pay compensation of £33.56 and £23.80, £85 CPS costs and £32 victim surcharge.
BOBBY PETER PHILLIP EMBLETON, 33, of Bouch Street, Shildon, admitted two charges of drug driving in a VW Polo on Redworth Road on August 23. He was disqualified from driving for three years, given a 12 month conditional discharge and ordered to pay £21 victim surcharge.
KENNETH JOHN GREEN, 57, of Stanhope Close, Spennymoor, pleaded guilty to drink driving in a Ford Transit on Walkworth Lane on December 17. He was banned from driving for 20 months, fined £576 and must pay £85 to the CPS and £57 victim surcharge.
ROBERT JAMES STEPHENSON, 25, of Wellgarth Court, North Bitchburn, admitted two counts of driving a Subaru on North Bitchburn Bank on June 30, 2019, when the proportion of a controlled drug in his blood exceeded the specified limit and without insurance. He was banned from driving for 12 months fined £120 and must pay £85 CPS costs and £32m victim surcharge.
TOLGA JORDAN UYAN, 19, of No fixed abode, pleaded guilty to assault by beating and criminal damage of a shop sign to the value of £2,500 in Easington Colliery, on January 5. He was made the subject of a restraining order until July 6, 2020, and ordered to pay a total of £250 compensation.
RORY WHITEHEAD, 41, of Station Road, Stanley, appearing via video link from prison, admitted possession of class B drug amphetamine and because of the offence was in breach of a conditional discharge imposed last February. He was given an 18 month conditional discharge and must pay £20 victim surcharge.
STUART ANDREW CURTIS, 27, of Corporation Road, Darlington, pleaded guilty to stealing £40 Ralph Lauren slippers from TK Maxx on November 22 and £295 of razor blades from Morrisons the next day. He also admitted theft of Ted Baker sunglasses and a makeup bag from a woman; dishonestly receiving stolen goods, two charges of fraud by using a stolen bank card, all in Darlington on December 5. He was given a 26 week prison sentence, suspended for 18 months during which time he will be under supervision which will include a drug rehabilitation requirement. He was also ordered to pay a total of £94.82 compensation.
JAKE STOCKHILL, 21, of Elm Close, Northallerton, admitted breaching a community order by failing to attend two unpaid work sessions. He was fined £50 and must pay £60 costs.
ANDREW JAMES NIXON, 36, of The Four Alls, Ovington, pleaded guilty to drug driving in a VW Scirocco on the A67 at Gainford on September 1, 2019. He was fined £120, banned from driving for 12 months and ordered to pay £85 to the CPS and £32 victim surcharge.
SUSAN ELAINE SAMS, 47, of Bylands Close, St Helen Auckland, admitted drink driving in Bishop Auckland on December 21. A six month community order was made with an alcohol treatment requirement. She must pay £85 to the CPS and £90 victim surcharge. She was disqualified form driving for 36 months.
DANIEL PAUL SEAL, 22, of Hatfield Road, Newton Aycliffe, admitted drug driving in a Seat Leon on June 12. He was fined £252 and banned from driving for 12 months, ordered to pay £85 costs and £30 victim surcharge.
JAMIE WAYNE JACK WELFORD, 20, admitted dangerous driving in a Jaguar XF on Burnhill Way, Newton Aycliffe, on November 3. He was fined £906, ordered to pay £90 victim surcharge, £85 to the CPS and disqualified from driving for 15 months.
JOHN HESTER, 32, of Ash Terrace, Craghead, admitted driving a Vauxhall Corsa at Stanley on July 3, 2019, when the proportion of controlled drug diazepam exceeded the specified limit. He was banned from driving for 12 months, fined £120 and must pay £32 victim surcharge and £85 to the CPS.
COLIN PRITCHARD, 75, of Adrian Place, Peterlee, pleaded guilty to driving whilst disqualified and without insurance. He was given an eight week prison sentence, which was suspended for 18 months because he had driven a very short time after the ban was imposed and a short distance when no people were around. He must pay £85 CPS costs and £122 victim surcharge. He was disqualified from driving for 42 months.
FERGUS MATTHEW TOBIN, 18, of Snowball Close, Crook, admitted drink driving in Durham on December 27. He was disqualified from driving for 12 months, fined £78 and must pay £85 to the CPS and £32 victim surcharge.
MARC ANTHONY DILLON, 43, of Falmer Road, Darlington, admitted being concerned in the production of cannabis. He was given a community order with 15 rehabilitation requirement days and must pay £90 to fund victim services.
PETER LAMB, 53, of Derwent Haven, Hamsterley, admitted assault by beating of a woman in Consett on September 21, 2019. He was given a 16 week prison sentence, suspended for 12 months, must pay £200 compensation and a restraining order was made.
BARBARA ANN SPOORS, 62, of Belvedere Road, Sunderland, admitted drink driving in a Ford Fiesta on the A690 at Carville on December 5. She was banned from driving for 24 months, given a community order with ten rehabilitation requirement days and must pay £90 victim surcharge and £85 costs.
DONNA RADFORD, 33, of Lumsden Terrace, Stanley, admitted drug driving at Catchgate on August 21 last year. She was banned from driving for 12 months, fined £120 and must pay £85 to the CPS and £32 for victim services.
ANDREW HARVEY ROBSON, 35, of Ladysmith Street, Bishop Auckland, pleaded guilty to driving a Mazda 3 when over the drink-drive limit on June 29, 2019. He was disqualified from driving for 24 months, fined £733 and ordered to pay £85 to the CPS and £73 to fund victim services.
NATHAN ANDREW TRANTER, 26, of Atherton Terrace, Bishop Auckland, admitted drug driving in a Mercedes 220 on August 11 last year. He was banned from driving for a year, fined £120 and must pay £32 victim surcharge and £85 costs.
BEN MICHAEL ROBINSON, 18, of Watson Close, Wheatley Hill, pleaded guilty to assaulting a police officer by beating at Bowburn on Boxing Day. He was ordered to pay £150 compensation and £85 costs.


FILING DATE: The District Classified application form, supplemental application and transcripts must be submitted to the Personnel Commission Office prior to April 25, 2019, 4:30 PM.
SELECTION PROCEDURE: This is an OPEN recruitment to establish an eligibility list, fill a vacancy and hire substitutes. Substitutes work on an as-needed basis to fill in for absent employees.
The eligibility list will be used to fill vacancies which may occur during the life of the eligibility list. This position is full-time (40 hours per week), 11 months per year. The recruitment process will consist of a written examination, which is tentatively scheduled for the week of April 29 May 3, 2019, and an oral technical interview, which is tentatively scheduled during the week of May 6 10, 2019.
Qualified applicants will be notified by US mail or email. For a complete job description, to download the Classified Application, or to apply online, please visit the Torrance Unified School District website at www.tusd.org. Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application.


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South African DJ to voice Disney character
Johannesburg – The Walt Disney Company Africa is proud to announce that local comedian and 94.7 presenter Darren Simpson, will lend his voice for the theatrical release of Disney's upcoming animation Planes: Fire & Rescue, out in cinemas across South Africa in 3D on Friday 26 September. Darren will voice the character Drip, one of five […]
M-Net's Big Brother Africa looking globally for a new house
Following a devastating fire which destroyed the Big Brother Africa Hotshots house at Sasani Studios in Johannesburg yesterday, M-Net and Endemol South Africa are frantically working on finding a new camera house which could be elsewhere in Africa – or in the world! Big Brother Africa Hotshots, the 9th season of the voyeur reality format show was supposed […]
George Clooney to Direct Pic Revolving Around British Phone Hacking Scandal
in Drama, Global News, News
George Clooney has come on to direct "Hack Attack" for Sony Pictures, delving into the hot-button topic of celebrity privacy scandals. The pic will be an adaptation of journalist Nick Davies' account of the British phone hacking scandal surrounding Rupert Murdoch's news empire. The adaptation will be produced by George Clooney and Grant Heslov through their Smokehouse banner […]
Dwayne Johnson is Black Adam in 'Shazam'
As DC prepares their shared movie universe, a lot of speculation has surrounded who Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is going to play. For over a year, the wrestler-turned-blockbuster actor had teased that he was in talks with Warner Bros. and DC Entertainment for a comic book role – a character that had not been brought to the big screen […]
'How to Train Your Dragon 3′ Pushed Back to 2017
DreamWorks' How to Train Your Dragon 2 was not just one of the better-received sequels of the 2014 Summer Movie Season, it remains one of the best-reviewed films of this year in general, and just crossed the $600 million mark at the worldwide box office over the 2014 Labor Day holiday frame. It's also the top-grossing animated motion picture […]
Big Brother house gets destroyed in a fire
M-Net and Endemol SA advise that, due to a devastating fire at the Big Brother house on 2 September 2014, Big Brother Hotshots will not launch Sunday 7 September as scheduled. The cause of the fire at this stage is unknown and investigations will commence as soon as it is safe to do so. At this stage, […]
SHORT FILM OF THE WEEK – 'Eugene' by Spencer Susser
A traveler in Washington DC gets a mysterious gift: A laptop that grants all his wishes. How will he wield his unexpected powers? Created as a part of the Four Stories competition held by Intel and W Hotels,Eugene is the darkly comedic tale of a man granted the power to make wishes come true when he mysteriously receives […]
MTV to air The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
From 24 September, MTV (DStv channel 130) will air The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, an Emmy Award-nominated US late-night talk show, after acquiring the African TV broadcast rights from NBC Universal International Television Distribution. The show will air on weekdays at 18h00, with an omnibus edition running on from 17h00 to 19:00 on Saturdays and […]
EbonyLife TV launches in Southern Africa
EbonyLife TV will be launching to DStv customers in Southern Africa (including South Africa) on 10 September 2014. The channel is currently available to DStv customers in 44 countries in West, East and Central Africa. Since its launch in July 2013, EbonyLife TV has gained prominence as Africa's first global black entertainment and lifestyle channel, […]
'Magic Mike XXL' Begins Production
Steven Soderbergh, who helmed the original male stripper flick penned by Channing Tatum and Reid Carolin, tweeted a shot of the sequel's clapperboard on Sunday, adding, "It's ON!" While he's passed the director's torch to his oft-collaborator Gregory Jacobs (who was Soderbergh's first assistant director on Side Effects, Behind the Candelabra and the Ocean's films, among other films), he has signed on as XXL's director of photography, camera […]


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U.S. 'Invades' Canada After Russian-Backed Coup In Ottawa
The United States has "invaded" Canada to support the breakaway Maritime provinces that are resisting a Moscow-engineered violent coup d'etat against the democratically elected government in Ottawa.
The U.S. move is to protect separatists in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia after Washington annexed Prince Edwards Island in a quickly arranged referendum.
The Islanders voted over 90% in favor of joining the United States following the Russian-backed coup. Moscow has condemned the referendum as illegal.
Hard-liners in the U.S. want Washington to annex all three Maritime provinces, whose fighters are defying the coup in Ottawa after Moscow installed an unelected prime minister.
Russian-backed Canadian federal troops have launched so-called "anti-terrorist" operations in the breakaway region to crush the rebellion, shelling residential areas and killing hundreds of civilians.
The Canadian army are joined by Russian-supported neofascist battalions that played a crucial role in the overthrow of the Canadian government. In Halifax, the extremists have burned alive at least 40 pro-U.S. civilians who had taken refugee in a trade union building.
Proof that Russia was behind the overthrow of the elected Canadian prime minister is contained in a leaked conversation between Georgiy Yevgenevich Borisenko, foreign ministry chief of Moscow's North America department, and Alexander Darchiev, the Russian ambassador to Canada.
According to a transcript of the leaked conversation, Borisenko discussed who the new Canadian leaders should be six weeks before the coup took place.
Russia moved to launch the coup when Canada decided to take a loan package from the IMF that had fewer strings attached than a loan from Russia.
Russia's Beijing ally was reluctant to back the coup. But this seemed of little concern to Borisenko who is heard on the tape saying, "Fuck China."
Weeks before the coup Borisenko was filmed visiting protestors who had camped out in Parliament Square in Ottawa demanding the ouster of the prime minister. Borisenko is seen giving out cakes to the demonstrators.
The foreign ministers of Russian-allied Belarus and Cuba also marched with the protestors through the streets of Ottawa against the government. Russian media has portrayed the unconstitutional change of government an act of "democracy."
Borisenko said in a speech last year that Russia had spent $5 billion over the past decade to "bring democracy" to Canada.
The money was spent on training "civil society." The use of non-governmental organizations to overthrow foreign governments that stand in the way of Russia's economic and geo-strategic interests is well documented, especially in a 1991 Washington Post column, "Innocence Abroad: The New World of Spyless Coups."
The United States has thus moved to ban Russian NGOs from operating in the country.
The coup took place as protestors violently clashed with police, breaking through barricades and killing a number of officers. Snipers fired on the police and the crowd from a nearby building in Parliament Square in which the Russian embassy had set up offices just a few floors above, according to Samantha Power, the U.S. ambassador to the U.N.
Russian lawmakers have compared President Barack Obama to Adolph Hitler for allegedly sending U.S. troops into the breakaway provinces and for annexing Prince Edward Island in an act of "American aggression." The Maritimes have had long ties to the U.S. dating back to the American Revolution.
Russia says it has intelligence proving that U.S. tanks have crossed the Maine border into New Brunswick, but have failed to make the evidence public. They have revealed no satellite imagery. Russian news media only reports American-backed rebels fighting in the Maritimes, not American troops.
Washington denies it has invaded but says some American volunteers have entered the Canadian province to join the fight.
Russia's puppet prime minister now in charge in Ottawa has only offered as proof six American passports of U.S. soldiers found in New Brunswick.
The Maritime Canadian rebels have secured anti-aircraft weapons enabling them to shoot down a number of Royal Canadian Air Force transport planes.
A Malaysian airlines passenger jet was also shot down over Nova Scotia killing all on board. Russia has accused President Obama of being behind the incident, charging that the U.S. provided the anti-aircraft weapon.
Moscow has refused to release any intelligence to support its claim, other than statements by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.
Canada's economy is near collapse and is dependent on infusions of Russian aid. This comes despite a former Russian foreign ministry official being installed as Canada's finance minister, only receiving Canadian citizenship on her first day on the job.
Despite installing a Russian to run Canada's economy, President Putin told the U.N. General Assembly that Russia had "few economic interests" in the country. But Russian agribusiness companies have already taken stakes in Albertan wheat fields. And Ilya Medvedev, son of Russian Prime Minister Dmitri Medvedev, as well as a Lavrov family friend joined the board of Canada's largest oil company just weeks after the coup. Russia's ultimate aim, beginning with the imposition of sanctions on the U.S., appears to be a color revolution in Washington to overthrow Obama and install a Russian-friendly American president.
This is clear from numerous statements by Russian officials and academics. A former Russian national security advisor who President Vladimir Putin consults on foreign policy has said the United States should be broken into three countries.
He has also written that Canada is the stepping stone to the United States and that if the U.S. loses Canada it will fail to control North America.
Mr. Joe Lauria is a New York-based independent foreign affairs correspondent, investigative journalist and author.
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Colombia + 1 more
Donor Update on UNHCR COVID-19 Response in Colombia - #12 (2 -16 September 2020)
CURRENT CONTEXT
The Colombian Ministry of Health confirmed 728,590 cases of COVID-19 as of Tuesday, 15 September, with Bogotá concentrating the highest number (243,456 confirmed cases). A total of 23,288 individuals have died from COVID-19 and 607,978 cases have recovered.
According to Migración Colombia, 103,707 Venezuelans have returned to Venezuela from or through Colombia as of Thursday, 3 September. Between 27 August and 9 September, 690 Venezuelans, including 198 caminantes (people in transit on foot) returned to Venezuela via Arauca, 1,800 via Cúcuta, and 250 via La Guajira.
Migración Colombia released the latest numbers of Venezuelans living in the country as of 30 June 2020: a total of 1,748,716 people including 985,859 in an irregular situation, representing a 1% reduction compared to the previous month. In addition to the 487 Venezuelans currently staying at the Transitory Health Attention Center (CAST in Spanish) at the Tienditas International Bridge near Cúcuta, there are 406 Venezuelans at Hotel Villa Antigua, 426 caminantes in La Parada, Cúcuta and 20 in the Scalabrini shelter.
As per UNHCR and partners' monitoring, between 260 and 300 Venezuelans are reportedly entering Colombia through informal crossings on a daily basis while Migración Colombia notes a 50% reduction in the number of returns to Venezuela since the end of the national quarantine. On 8 September, the number of Venezuelans stranded at the border dropped to 880 from 1,861 as registered on 31 August.
As per GIFMM monitoring, between 12 June and 9 September, 579 eviction reports were registered (350 evictions and 229 at risk of eviction) affecting 1,461 Venezuelans, as per the following breakdown: 53.6% females, 43.1% males and 0.9% others (3.6% does not have information disaggregated by gender). Additionally, 1,260 Venezuelans have been identified at risk of eviction.
Violent attacks and massacres continued during the reporting period: according to national media outlets, at least five massacres occurred in this period. On 5 September, three bodies were found in the community of Seguengue (El Tambo, Cauca) whose murder was attributed to FARC-EP dissidents, bringing the number of people killed so far in the area to 53 in 2020.
Between September 7 and 8, four massacres took place that left three people dead (two of them Venezuelans) in Simití, southern Bolívar Department; five miners in the community of La Valentina (Zaragoza, Antioquia), three people (two of them Venezuelans) murdered in the urban area of the municipality of Aguachica, Cesar, and three men dead (one of them a minor) in Carmen de Bolívar, Bolívar department. All of these events are allegedly related to the presence of illegal armed actors.
During the reporting period, four new largegroup displacements have occurred, mainly due to threats and confrontations between illegal armed actors: In Policarpa, Nariño, 55 families consisting of 160 individuals; in Alto Baudó, Chocó 45 families consisting of 141 individuals; in Cáceres, Antioquia, 180 families consisting of 561 individuals, and in Tarazá, Antioquia, 28 families consisting of 109 individuals were displaced. In addition, two new confinements occurred due to clashes between illegal armed groups and other armed actors within the framework of the armed conflict. In Bojayá, Chocó, 229 families consisting of 1,200 individuals and in Alto Baudó, Chocó 653 families consisting of 2,942 individuals.
UN High Commissioner for Refugees
Shelter and Non-Food Items
Venezuela + 18 more
Venezuela Regional Crisis - Complex Emergency Fact Sheet #1, Fiscal Year (FY) 2022, January 11, 2022
Venezuela: Informe de situación, octubre - noviembre 2021
Actualización operacional de Colombia, septiembre 2021
Colombia: Monitoreo de Respuesta Humanitaria (HRP 2021) - Situación interna. Sistema 345W: Actividades reportadas en octubre de 2021


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Suma challenged by Kempf for drain post
by Tom Wearing | Jul 31, 2020
LAPEER COUNTY — Incumbent Lapeer County Drain Commissioner Joe Suma is being challenged in the Aug. 4 Republican primary election by veteran Lapeer County Board of Commissioners member Ian Kempf.
Joe Suma
Suma, a former road commissioner who has been Lapeer County's Drain Commissioner since 2012, says he wants to continue doing all he can to maintain and improve the county's 261 drains—52 which are intercounty— and six dams.
"My job as drain commissioner is to get the work done," he said, "and that work's been getting done. Of course, there's always more work to do."
Suma said that during his tenure as drain commissioner, his department has completed 280 miles of drain work, including about 500 miles of open ditch and 38 miles of tile.
He added that his department is also responsible for the county's dams, whose conditions have been improved during the past eight years.
Suma pointed out that that those projects and upgrades have been accomplished without having the assistance of a deputy.
"Not having a deputy has resulted in a half-million dollars in savings for the county over the past eight years," Suma said. "I have enjoyed and benefitted from this job, but I've worked hard and have given a lot of myself. It's been a lot of long and late hours."
While plenty of work remains, Suma said getting the money to complete projects is a constant challenge, and possibly more so in the immediate future due to the pandemic.
On the plus side, Suma noted that the Michigan Dept. of Transportation (MDOT) had already committed $125,000 toward a drain project in Fostoria.
"We're looking at the Marshall Drain in Almont," he said. "Also, we just took bids for work on the Peasley Drain at M-21. We have a contractor for that job, but still need to find the money to do it."
Suma admitted that funding is nearly always an issue when it comes to upgrading the county's drains.
"Some of these projects need to be done soon," he said. "They can't wait too much longer because they're only going to get worse."
Suma pointed out that he no longer has an in-house work crew, but said local contractors have been doing a good job at reasonable costs to the county.
"This is a full-time job," said Suma, "and requires a full-time person doing it.
"I'm proud of the job we have done," he continued. "I feel a lot has been accomplished since I've been here. I would encourage everyone to talk to our local farmers and ask them about the job I've been doing."
"If re-elected, I'll continue to do my very best to keep our drains maintained and serviceable."
Ian Kempf
Suma's challenger, Ian Kempf, says he became interested in the condition of Lapeer County's drains about 20 years ago, when first elected to the Lapeer County Board of Commissioners.
Now he wants the full-time job of overseeing the county's drains and dams as Lapeer County's Drain Commissioner.
For more than two decades, Kempf has served as the Fair Manager for the Eastern Michigan State Fair.
In addition to his two decades of service as a county commissioner, he is the co-owner/operator of Kempf's Imlay City Florist.
Kempf says his experience as a county commissioner has greatly expanded his knowledge base of the needs and priorities of Lapeer County residents.
As a result, he has decided to shift his personal priorities to the county's drain office.
"My goal as drain commissioner will be to ensure that all residents receive the highest level of service for their tax dollars," Kempf said. "That means keeping a close eye on the budget and finding ways to save money."
Kempf said he favors the return of in-house employees as a cost savings and assurance that all immediate and emergency needs are met as expeditiously as possible.
"An in-house staff can respond more quickly to emergency situations and immediate needs," said Kempf. "If there's a severe storm with trees and limbs coming down and blocking up drains, it is advantageous to have a crew available to quickly remedy that situation, rather than to contract that work out.
"I want to know that the money dedicated to the drain commission is being used appropriately and spent efficiently," Kempf said.
To that point, Kempf has been critical of Suma's keeping a $250,000 excavator purchased in 2014, held in reserve as a 'backup.'
"That piece of equipment is sitting there with a dead battery," Kempf said. "That is a waste of county resources."
If elected, Kempf said he will focus on modernizing the department's technology and work directly with local communities to manage the county's drains.
He added that protecting the county's natural resources would be another of his priorities.
"I am a strong steward of the environment," said Kempf. "I would work with other organizations to achieve best practices for better water quality."
Because there is no Democratic candidate competing for the drain commission position, the Aug. 4 primary winner will automatically assume the duties of drain commissioner for the next four years, starting in 2021, through 2024.
Tom Wearing
Tom Wearing started at the Tri-City Times in 1989, covering the Village of Capac as a beat reporter. He later served stints as assistant editor and editor. Today, he covers Imlay City and Almont as a staff writer. He enjoys music and plays drums and sings with various musical groups in the Detroit Metropolitan area.


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From a distance, Marruz's left eye is so dark a black that it appears to be absent from its position adjacent to its smooth, indigo counterpart. They create a dynamic that can be described as unsettling to those at which they are directed; indeed, it can create the intuition of one who is speaking to two separate beings.
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House panel asks govt to take measures to protect Fewa Lake
Published On: September 26, 2017 07:22 AM NPT By: Republica | @RepublicaNepal
KATHMANDU, Sept 26: The Parliamentary Environment Protection Committee has instructed the government and concerned ministries to take immediate steps for the protection of Fewa Lake, which is facing encroachment of late.
A meeting of the committee on Monday issued such directive to the government and stakeholders and asked them to implement the suggestions and recommendations given by different probe committees with high priority.
Issuing a statement after the meeting, the committee directed the prime minister's office (PMO), different ministries including Ministry of Forest and Soil Conservation, Ministry of Tourism and Ministry of Population and Environment to make detailed studies on the activities being conducted around the lake including operation of hotels and lodges. Previous governments had formed probe committees in a bid to protect and manage Fewa Lake.
The committee has also issued a separate notice to the PMO to form a high-level committee to conduct a detailed study, investigate and implement the ongoing climate change issues.
It has been learnt that lands around the lake, which is listed as a Ramsar wetland conservation area, has been registered as private properties and the area of the lake has also shrunk from 10 square kilometers in 1961 to 4.20 square kilometers in 2008.
Experts have said that the depth of the lake is also decreasing, and it is now 18 meters, down from 33 meters during the previous survey held in 1974. The report states that the lake could see the maximum shrinkage in 75 to 100 years if the concerned bodies fail to give proper attention to its conservation.
The then prime minister Baburam Bhattarai-led government had formed a high-level probe committee to investigate the land encroachment of Fewa Lake. The committee later submitted a report and recommended confiscation of land ownership of about 950 people. Among those people, about 700 had their lands inside the Fewa Lake Conservation Area.
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Q: Measurements are slowing down for the ultrasonic sensors HC-SR04 and RCWL-1601 I have the problem with two different ultrasonic sensors (HC-SR04 and RCWL-1601).
The measurements starts pretty good and after about 10...20 measurements they start to slow down and I receive the new measurements once in about 10...12 seconds. I tried to change interval between measurements from 0.1 sec. to 1 sec. (now it is 0.25 sec.) and still receive the same results. Here is the code I use. The same code I saw on many sites and as they claim it works well. What could be wrong?
 def distance():
    GPIO.output(TRIG, False)
    time.sleep(0.05)

    #Set Trigger to High
    GPIO.output(TRIG, True)
    time.sleep(0.00001) #Set Trigger to Low after 0.01ms
    GPIO.output(TRIG, False)

    #Saving the start time
    StartTime = 0
    StopTime = 0

    while GPIO.input(ECHO) == 0:
        StartTime = time.time()

    #Saving the end time

    while GPIO.input(ECHO) == 1:
        StopTime = time.time()

    #Calculating of the time difference
    TimeElapsed = StopTime - StartTime

    #Multiplying by the sonic speed (343000 mm/s)
    #and dividing by 2 because of the double distance there and back

    distance = (TimeElapsed*343000)/2
    return distance
try:
    while True:
        dist = distance()
        print ("Measured distance = %.1f mm" %dist)
        time.sleep(0.25)
except KeyboardInterrupt:
    print ("Measurements interrupted by the User.")
    GPIO.cleanup()


Alba with my baby Eva in 1991.
Dave's brother Bill, runs Dyslexia Libros in Antigua, a used multilingual bookstore that is connected to Café No Se, which is the home of Illegal Mezcal, a handcrafted small batch mezcal. Is there a pattern here, Dyslexic Books, Café I Don't Know and Illegal Mezcal.
Our first full day in Antigua, enjoying the sun in Central Park and immediately after I learned to say pueda tomar un photo (can I take your photo), I felt the park bench move, I looked at the person next to me to see if he was causing the shake, "earthquake" he said. After about a minute of four to five horizontal shifts of the earth, the tremor stopped and the water from the fountain gushed forward with force, like a wave.
Raphael, "Earthquake" he said. "Pueda tomar un photo" I asked.
Me with Jose, who kept our shoes shiny.
Breakfast, consisting of a large bowl of fruit, was at La Casaca. They had great cappuccino and a wonderful view of the square.
Bill, me and Dave at the rooftop of La Casca.
On Sunday, the 11th, we headed to the capital and at 5:30 A.M. Monday we were picked up by Lorena Calvo, owner of Finca Bohemia, a coffee farm, about a three-hour drive.
Lorena's house at Finca Bohemia.
There we produced a short documentary about the farm. Lorena does not use any pesticides on her plants and she organizes and plants the farm in a way that is friendly to the animals. She plants indigenous trees that provide shade and also of different heights so the birds have a choice of elevation. We learned how the coffee is picked, washed, sorted and dried. Lorena was a very gracious host and we truly enjoyed meeting her and loved our time on the farm. Although we acted as most men and did not listen to her caution of applying insect repellent, stupid, yes, manly, yes. I wish the feminine side had kicked in this one time.
The kids don't actually do any of the picking, but they accompany their parents.
Israel weighing the picked coffee beans.
Lorena explaining the coffee process to Dave.
Dave, Lorena and me, before heading back to Antigua.
Volcan de Fuego, we stopped to see the once hot lava close up on our way back to Antigua.
By Wednesday afternoon we were back in Antigua and the missions that we had set for our selves had been accomplished. Find an ATM, a cigar store, the best cappuccino in Antigua, great rum, excellent park bench and filming Finca Bohemia. And little Jose kept our shoes shined and looking good through all of our exploration.
The band performing at the produce market.
Lit up "Chicken Bus" at night.
With time on our hands, we decided to also produce a short film about Dyslexia Libros and the valuable service it provides to the world travelers that were so prevalent in Antigua.
Some friends that we met while at Antigua.
Angie, owner of Angie Angie.
Laura, who owns Cactus Grill.
Carmen, who works at Cactus Grill.
Amara and Dolce, who run Mi Casa, where we stayed.
Val, having ravioli with Asiago cheese at Angie Angie.
Frank, who has an organic farm. The passion fruit was as delicious as the view.
We returned to Chicago on Tuesday, the 13th of November. This was a truly great trip. Our plans are to return as soon as possible to produce more film and photography.
Both of the short films, Finca Bohemia and Dyslexia Libros will be completed and posted on the web shortly.


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Including "Unconference It" session where participants will download an audio (mp3) file prior to the conference about the new antiplatelet and anticoagulant drugs prasugrel, dabigatran, ticagrelo, rivaroxaban and apixaban. During the session, Dr. Lex will lead a Q&A generated by the talk.
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Featuring sessions about working with evidence-resistant consultants.
Useful and practical sessions about treating minor care & walk-in cases.
Presentation of selected cases by EM faculty with a focus on identifying cognitive errors (biases, failed heuristics, and failures in perception) and improving patient safety.
Annual session, sponsored by the Young Physicians Section, to encourage AAEM members the opportunity to expound on a cutting edge topic of their own accord by presenting a 25-minute lecture on a topic of their choosing. The top two speakers will be invited to give a formal presentation at the 2013 Scientific Assembly in Las Vegas, NV.
Featuring talks geared towards students, residents and physicians starting out in the emergency medicine specialty.
For more details about the sessions offered in each track, please view the preliminary program. Remember, early registration for pre-conference courses, general assembly and the group discount for Hotel del Coronado ends January 5, 2012.


E - C. Labuzan; Jada Allmon; K. Aiken; C. Baker. LOB - CCW 5; BCS 3. 2B - B. Tuttle; K. Seger. 3B - B. Tuttle. HR - L. Evans(1). HBP - Casey Grover. SF - B. Masterson. SB - K. Aiken; B. Tuttle; C. Baker. CS - Kat Andrews.
Win - K. Howard (1-0). Loss - Carsyn Stone (0-3). Save - None. HBP - by K. Howard (Casey Grover). Pitches/strikes: None.
Covenant College 1st - F. Manning struck out swinging. C. Labuzan struck out swinging. Casey Grover hit by pitch. S. Schmitt walked; Casey Grover advanced to second. Erika Mast flied out to cf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Berry College 1st - K. Aiken grounded out to 2b. B. Tuttle tripled to left field. B. Masterson singled up the middle, RBI; B. Tuttle scored. E. Federici singled up the middle; B. Masterson advanced to second. K. Sangrey reached on a fielder's choice; E. Federici advanced to second; B. Masterson out at third cf to 3b. K. Seger doubled to left field, 2 RBI; K. Sangrey scored; E. Federici scored. S. Daniel singled to right field, RBI; K. Seger scored. K. Howard struck out looking. 4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Covenant College 2nd - Carsyn Stone popped up to 3b. Shade Epes struck out looking. S. Ralston struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Berry College 2nd - C. Baker singled up the middle. K. Aiken walked; C. Baker advanced to second. K. Aiken stole second; C. Baker stole third. B. Tuttle doubled to left field, 2 RBI; K. Aiken scored; C. Baker scored. B. Tuttle stole third. B. Masterson flied out to cf, SF, RBI; B. Tuttle scored. E. Federici grounded out to p. K. Sangrey lined out to 2b. 3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Covenant College 3rd - Madalyn Ames struck out swinging. F. Manning flied out to lf. C. Labuzan struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Berry College 3rd - Grace Turner to p for Carsyn Stone. K. Seger singled to left field. S. Daniel singled to left field; K. Seger advanced to second. K. Howard reached on an error by ss; S. Daniel advanced to second; K. Seger advanced to third. B. Hunt pinch ran for K. Howard. C. Baker reached on a fielder's choice, RBI; B. Hunt advanced to second; S. Daniel out at third ss to 3b; K. Seger scored. K. Aiken singled up the middle; C. Baker advanced to second; B. Hunt advanced to third. B. Tuttle singled to left field, RBI; K. Aiken advanced to second; C. Baker advanced to third; B. Hunt scored, unearned. B. Masterson reached on an error by 2b; B. Tuttle advanced to third; K. Aiken scored; C. Baker scored. F. Manning to c. Jami Johnson to 2b for C. Labuzan. S. Schmitt to 3b. Shade Epes to ss. Jada Allmon to rf. E. Federici singled to center field, RBI; B. Masterson advanced to second; B. Tuttle scored. L. Evans pinch hit for K. Sangrey. L. Evans homered to center field, 3 RBI; E. Federici scored; B. Masterson scored, unearned. S. Crabtree pinch hit for K. Seger. S. Crabtree walked. Whittemore pinch hit for S. Daniel. Whittemore struck out looking. B. Hunt struck out looking. 8 runs, 6 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB.
Covenant College 4th - K. Aiken to 1b. L. Evans to dp. S. Crabtree to 2b. Whittemore to rf. M. Flynt to p for B. Hunt. Casey Grover singled to right field. S. Schmitt walked; Casey Grover advanced to second. Kat Andrews pinch ran for Casey Grover. S. Schmitt advanced to second; Kat Andrews out at third c to 3b, caught stealing. Erika Mast struck out swinging. Grace Turner reached on an error by ss; S. Schmitt advanced to third. Shade Epes popped up to 1b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB.
Berry College 4th - Casey Grover to 1b for Kat Andrews. Cris Gant to p for Grace Turner. C. Baker walked. K. Aiken flied out to ss. M. Morgan pinch hit for B. Tuttle. M. Morgan struck out looking. M. McGarrah pinch hit for B. Masterson. M. McGarrah flied out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Covenant College 5th - B. Tuttle to cf for M. Morgan. M. McGarrah to 3b. M. Wardlaw pinch hit for S. Ralston. M. Wardlaw reached on an error by 1b. S. Ralston pinch ran for M. Wardlaw. K. Aanensen pinch hit for Madalyn Ames. K. Aanensen lined out to 3b. F. Manning struck out swinging. Jami Johnson grounded out to p. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Faith Manning. Berry College - Kassie Howard; Makenzie Flynt(4) and Genna Telschow.
HR BCS - Lauren Evans (1).


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TGH employs around 40 well-qualified people to manage our commercial, agricultural, equity and property investments.
These roles include property development and management, investment analysis, accounting and finance, communications and IT, and human resources. Waikato-Tainui tikanga (protocol) is a fundamental part of our work culture.
After four months in an acting capacity, Chris Joblin was officially appointed to the CEO role in August 2015. He is a director of Waikato Milking Systems and sits on the board of the Group's hotel and fishing interests. Chris joined TGH in 2009 as CFO, coming from similar roles with Affco Holdings and with companies in the UK. He is a member of the NZ Institute of Accountants (CA) and the Institute of Finance Professionals NZ (INFINZ – CTP).
Coming from a managing partnership with BNZ Partners in Auckland, Lyndon returns to the Waikato with years of experience in corporate banking, including Rabobank New Zealand and global banks in Australia, UK and Germany. He hails originally from Hinuera, and his appointment begins in July 2016.
Pierre joined us in February 2017, bringing a depth of experience from his previous roles as Head of Maaori Business and in-house legal counsel at BNZ. Born in the Waikato and of Waikato-Tainui descent, Pierre is a proven leader in Maaori Business and is currently a trustee at Taniwha marae with family links to Waahi and Kaitumutumu marae. He holds a Masters of Laws (LLM) from the University of Auckland.
Robert brings a strong working knowledge of driving large-scale, complex infrastructure and commercial projects from his previous roles in the electricity sector. Prior to his appointment in February 2017 he was National Delivery Manager – Substations at Transpower NZ and previously the Senior Project Manager for Meridian's Te Uku Wind Farm in Raglan. Robert is of Ngaapuhi and Te Roroa descent.
Richard has previously held finance and management roles with KPMG, Open Country Dairy, and led strategy development in tourism for New Zealand Rugby, and Manchester City Football Club in the UK in a contracting role. Richard is currently a director on the Group's Hamilton hotels and a commercial joint venture with Sealord. Richard is a member of the Chartered Accountants Australia and NZ (CA), Institute of Finance Professionals NZ (INFINZ – CTP), and the NZ Institute of Directors.
Leesah (Ngaati Maniapoto, Ngaati Tuwharetoa) joined TGH in October 2017 following more than 15 years with Te Waananga o Aotearoa in a variety of roles from corporate services, to health and safety management and strategic development roles. This included three years as Executive Director – Quality & Corporate Services at the educational provider which has 1,500 employees serving more than 30,000 students. Leesah holds a Bachelor of Environmental Management as well as an MBA with Distinction and is currently studying towards a Diploma in Te Reo Māori. Leesah is also a Trustee at Te Tokanganui-a-Noho marae.
TGH works for the benefit of our community.
We don't just pay out dividends, we also provide support for activities and initiatives that are important to Waikato-Tainui, including the Waikato-Tainui Games, Koroneihana and Matariki events. We also actively partner with the Waikato Chamber of Commerce, the Property Council and other groups to promote activities and events that benefit the wider Waikato region.


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James Agee, Frances Wickes, and The Morning Watch as Shadowy Autobiography
Joseph R. Millichap (see profile)
LLC 20th- and 21st-Century American, LLC Southern United States, The Society for the Study of Southern Literature
Agee, James, 1909-1955, Jung, C. G. (Carl Gustav), 1875-1961, Autobiography
https://doi.org/10.17613/3b3j-mz98
James Agee's complicated life and complex work have elicited varied critical responses, but none thus far by way of the writer's intriguing relationship with his sometime analyst Frances Wickes. I believe Agee's autobiographical writings prove both intertextual with and influenced by Wickes's work, especially in regard to her novel and to The Morning Watch as the cornerstone of his shadowy autobiography.
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- Writer's Voice - 20131122- Paul Gandy
Submitted by monicahadley on Fri, 11/22/2013 - 1:00am.
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This week, Writers' Voices welcomes guest host Paul Gandy, local attorney, to the air as he and Monica interview Joe Henry, coauthor with his brother David of the biography "Furious Cool: Richard Pryor and the World That Made Him."
Richard Pryor is a fascinating subject - born and raised in Peoria, Illinois into a rough world of brothels and drug-runners, he was truly a comedic trail-blazer and introduced an entire generation of white America to Black culture.
How this book came to be is a story in itself. Over a decade ago, Joe Henry, a 4 time Grammy-winning producer, singer and songwriter, contacted Richard Pryor to get his permission to use his name in a song title ("Richard Pryor Addresses a Tearful Nation" on Joe Henry's "Scar" album.) One thing led to another, and soon Pryor had recruited Henry and his screenwriter/producer brother David to write the script for a bio-pic. Shortly before going into production the movie was derailed, and the Henry brothers decided to convert the wealth of material they had gathered on their (flawed) hero into this book. Tune in for a fascinating conversation!
- Writer's Voice - 20131206- Inkfingerz Writing Competition
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 12/06/2013 - 3:18pm.
Today's the day that Writers' Voices announces the winners in the 2013 Inkfingerz Writing Competition! Our six finalists all have a Fairfield connection, and are competing for a grand prize of a publishng contract with 1st World Publishing, with a runner up prize a of full manuscript critique.
Listen in to Writers' Voices today (Friday December 6) at 1 pm or Monday November 9 at 8 am, as contest sponsors Monica Hadley and Caroline Kilbourn (co-hosts of Writers' Voices) and Rodney Charles (of 1stWorld Publishing,) discuss the contest and the finalists' entries. We will also play short excerpts of the writers reading their work. You can listen to and/or read the full contest entries (which are 6 - 10 page excerpts of a completed book) at the Writers' Voices writing competition site. You can continue to vote on the Inkfingerz Facebook page for your favorite by hitting the "Like" button until 12:45 on Friday, while we are on the air. It is a close race. Let's show these authors some love for all their hard work!
The finalists are: "Shiny Apalaris" by Rudy Wilson, "Untold" by Amy Spitzfaden, "City of Three Rivers" by Grace Carter, "Home Quest: Banished" by Tom Carlisle, (all novels,) "The Sprite" a short-story collection by John Michael Foster,and "On Writing By an Old Novice," poetry by Emily June Breffle.
- Writer's Voice - 20131213- Susan Nussbaum
"Good Kings Bad Kings: A Novel" by Susan Nussbaum, won the 2012 PEN/Bellwethr Prize for Socially Engaged Fiction, among many accolades. Well known novelist Barbara Kingsolver says "This is fiction at its best...A stunning accomplishment." The LA Review of Books called it "an easy book to love and admire."
What makes this books such a standout? Well, start with the fact that the main characters are living in an institution for young adults with disabilities, but the story is about their lives, not their disabilities. Nussbaum herself was hit by a car when she was in her 20's, leaving her a wheelchair-user. She became an acclaimed playwright and disability rights activist. In an aritcle for Huffington Post, Nussbaum wrote "Can't there ever be a disabled character in a book or film just because? where the topic doesn't ever come up? All sorts of interesting stories can be written about a disabled character... you know, just like real people."
Good Kings Bad Kings" is Nussbaum's first novel. Please join us this week on Writers' Voices to learn how this book came to be, and how it has made a difference.
- Writer's Voice - 20131220- Elizabeth Partridge
This photo, "Migrant Mother," is one of the most famous Depression-Era photographs. "Dorothea Lange" Grab a Hunk of Lightning," by Elizabeth Partridge, tells the story behind this and many other famous and lesser known works by Dorthea Lange. Perhaps most fascinating of all is the story of how Lange became a photographer. Join us this week on Writers' Voices, as Partidge, Lange's goddaughter, talks about producing this companion book to the PBS American Masters episode on Lange which will air in 2014.
Partridge was an acupuncturist for 20 years before she closed her practice to focus on writing. She has written over a dozen books and is on the core faculty of Vermont College of Fine Arts, MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults.
- Writer's Voice - 20140124- David Menasche
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 01/24/2014 - 12:27pm.
If you've been listening to Writers' Voices for awhile, you probably know that Caroline is a retired English teacher, as is our guest today, David Menasche. After reading his book, Caroline says she wished she had been able to read it while she was still teaching.
David taught high school English at a magnet school in the Miami area. At the age of 34 he was diagnosed with a brain cancer and told he had a few months to live. David continued teaching for six more years - as he explained to students who asked him why he wasn't out doing what he loved in the short time left to him; he was. Then, in 2012, David's lost most of his vision and much of the mobility on his left side and had to quit teaching. But he was not a man to sit around waiting to die. Instead, he decided to couch-surf around the country, visiting friends and former students. Within days of putting the word out on Facebook, he had invitations for over 100 places to stay. Along the way, he recorded his conversations and emailed himself notes about his journey, which he turned into a book after returning home.
Tune into Writers' Voices for an inspiring conversation with a man who gets our vote for Teacher of the Decade.
- Writer's Voice - 20140207 - Elizabeth Scarboro
First, a little explanation as to the title of this post. I read the end of this book on an airplane and although no one around me seemed to notice, I was, quite obviously, crying. So be forewarned.
When you are young and in love, "until death do us part" seems like a daunting amount of forever. Unless the one you love suffers from something like cystic fibrosis. Elizabeth Scarboro and her high school sweetheart/first husband, Stephen, refused to let his illness define their lives or love, but they could not avoid its impact.
Scarboro's story, "My Foreign Cities" was an Oprah Book of the Week and named by Library Journal as one of the bestmemoirs of the year. Previously, Scarboro published two novels for children. Her essays have appeared in The New York Times, Huffington Post, and more.
Join us this week on Writers' Voices to learn what it takes to share such a personal story with the world.
- Writer's Voice - 20140221 - Craig Pearson
Submitted by monicahadley on Fri, 02/21/2014 - 3:32pm.
This week on Writer's Voices, Monica and Caroline welcome MUM Executive Vice President Craig Pearson to discuss his recently released book, "The Supreme Awakening: Experiences of Enlightenment Throughout Time - and How We Can Cultivate Them." The product of research Dr. Pearson did for his doctoral dissertation, this book allows the reader to share the enlightened experiences of people throughout history. By gathering these many stories from across history, from saints and mystics, writers, world leaders, even athletes, Dr. Pearson provides a unique perspective on what is obviously a universal experience.
Many of the people profiled within are expected, people who are well-known for their spiritual experiences - Buddha, St. Teresa of Avila, Thoreau, Rumi. But there are many surprises here as well - Anwar Sadat, Einstein, Plato and many more. I was most fascinated by these stories. It made me realize that the accomplishments of many great persons may have been a direct result of their experiences with other states of consciousness.
Dr. Pearson is also the author of "The Complete Book of Yogic Flying."
- Writer's Voice - 20140314 - Jane Isay
This week's guest on Writers' Voices spent 40 years as an editor, working with some of the top writers in the fields of psychology and neuroscience, including Anna Freud and Mary Pipher ("Reviving Ophelia"). When she retired, she turned to writing books about family relationships. Jane Isay considers herself "a mapmaker, sketching out the routes to conflict and acceptance, to anger and to love."
In Isay's most recent book, "Secrets and Lies: Surviving the Truths That Change Our Lives," she reveals the secret that deeply impacted her first marriage. By sharing her own and other's stories of secrets kept and se crets found, she illustrates the many ways that secrets affect family relationships and cause emotional distress, but also provides guidance in how to move past the pain, guilt and blame.
Join Monicaand Caroline for an intriguing conversation with a woman who knows both sides of the desk when it comes to writing and publishing.
- Writer's Voice - 20140321 - Robert Lautner
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"The Lord made men, but Sam Colt mad them equal." This week on Writers' Voices we go back in time, to 1837, when the idea of a revolver that could shoot 6 times without reloading was novel - and the basis for this taut, suspenseful young adult novel set in the wilds of Pennsylvania during a depression.
Robert Lautner, who lives in a wooden cabin in Wales, had a childhood fascination with guns and loved the legend of Colt creating a wooden revolver in order to get a patent for his invention. The seed for "Road to Reckoning" was "What type of man could walk into a room filled with armed murderers with only a wooden gun?"
"Road to Reckoning" is a most unusual combination of fast-moving action, compelling characters, rich historical detail, and literary language. It was a February Book Club selection by BBC Radio 2 and has garnered much attention - understandably so! Join us this week for a look at this fascinating era in American history.
- Writer's Voice - 20140404 - Mary Ellen Maguire, Laya Hawthorne and Sallee Garst Haerr.
Submitted by monicahadley on Mon, 04/07/2014 - 9:13am.
Three Fairfield women join Monica and Caroline in the studio this week to share examples of free writing done in classes led by Rae Bird, and writing groups that sprouted from Rae's classes. Pictured at the mike, from left to right, are Mary Ellen Maguire, Laya Hawthorne and Sallee Garst Haerr.
According to these women, Rae Bird helps to create a safe space for women to develop their creative voice, being supportive and encouraging while pushing her students to go deeper. The focus is on free writing and sharing the result, not critiquing, although the women acknowledge that there is a time and place for critique groups. The works the women read on air are honest, intimate, and remarkably polished considering they are only lightly edited.
Once we have the show archived, we will also post the manuscripts on writersvoices.com so listeners can read them as well. In the meantime, enjoy these wise and melodious voices of Fairfield Women Who Write.
- Writers' Voices - 20140411 - John Adago
We have a rare treat for biography lovers this week! First up, John Adago, author of "East Meets West," the stories of the remarkable men and women from the East and the West who built a bridge across a cultural divide and across the centuries, and introduced Meditation and Eastern Philsophy to the West ( and yes, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi is one of the featured teachers.) Check out thejourneyback.net for more information on the author and this many subjects.
- Writers' Voices - 20140414 - Molly Knight Raskin
Our second guest, Molly Knight Raskin, is a journalist and former writer/producer for the NewsHour with Jim Lehrer. You may never have heard of her subject, Danny Lewin, but you will wonder why not. Danny grew up in the US and Israel, became a member of an elite counterterrorism unit in Israel, came to MIT to study abstract math, and co-founded one of the early dot-com companies that tranformed the internet. And, he was most likely the first victim of the 9/11 attacks when he was fatally stabbed while attempting to stop the terrorists on one of the planes that flew into the World Trade Center. The book is titled "No Better Time."
- Writer's Voice - 20140418 - Mary Rockefeller Morgan
When Mary Rockefeller Morgan's twin brother Michael disappeared off the remote coast of New Guinea in 1961, at the age of 23, her loss was both deeply personal and extremely public, as the event was front page news around the world. In this touching memoir, Morgan discusses grief, healing, and her life-long work as a psychotherapist specializ ing in twin loss and bereavement counseling. Morgan is also Executive Producer of a forthcoming documentary on genetic determinism and the American dream.
Join us on Writers' Voices this week for what promises to be a moving conversation.
- Writers' Voices - 20140425 - Ray Bourhis
The writers whom we have interviewed on Writers' Voices came to writing from a wide range of backgrounds. It is always interesting to hear their stories - for some, how they came to write a book at all is surprising. This week's guest, Ray Bourhis, is an attorney specializing in representing people whose long term disability claims were denied by insurance companies. As such, he has a unique perspective on greed, and the concentration of power, although his fictiional response to this in "Revolt: The Secession of Mill Valley," may seem a bit extreme.
Still, the issues that are raised in this political thriller - including government surveillance of average citizens and elections dominated by big money, - couldn't be more timely. Join Monica and Caroline this week to learn how political passions can turn into a political thriller.
- Writers' Voices - 20140502 - Peter Korn
Submitted by monicahadley on Mon, 05/05/2014 - 10:00am.
This week's Writer's Voices interview is in memory of Monica's father and Caroline's husband, John Lefever Herr, who passed away almost 33 years ago at the very young age of 49.
Why you may ask? Because among his many interests, one of his foremost passions was woodworking. Like our guest, Peter Korn, John Herr attempted to make a living making fine furniture, although he started about 15 years earlier. Unlike Korn, Herr was not able to make a career out of it. Being the provider for five children may have have had something to do with that!
"Why We Make Things and Why It Matters" is part memoir, part history of the Arts and Crafts movements and its lasting impact on how we view craft, and part philosphy. Not only does Peter Korn remind me of my father, but he also reminds me of one my father's favorite authors, Eric Sloane, author of many books, chief among them "A Reverence for Wood," on the history and philosophy of woodworking.
This photo is from a newspaper article showing a miniature table that John Herr made for the Armstrong Cork Co of Lancaster, PA for a display at Rockefeller Plaza during the 1964 World's Fair.
Join us on Writers' Voices this week for unique perspective on working with your hands, as we speak with Peter Korn, master craftsman, writer and educator.
- Rudy Wilson - 20140516
"Shiny" is a powerful and touching novel by Rudy Wilson, co-winner of the 2013 Inkfingerz writing competition sponsofed by Writers' Voices and 1st World Publishing. Join us this week on Writer's Voices as Rudy tells the story behind "Shiny" and its long and winding path to publication. We will also delve into how Rudy stepped onto the writing path and what has kept him writing through its many ups and downs.
Rudy is the author of four books including "The Red Truck" and "Sonja's Blue," and has published widely in literary magazines and online (Check out some of his essays about writing and publishing on writersvoices.com. ) Among his many distinctions, Rudy was awarded an NEA fellowship for fiction and was nominated last year for the prestigious Pushcart Prize. He has an MFA from the University of Iowa's Writing Workshop and has taught fiction writing for many years. Rudy is a popular guest on Writer's Voices and we are glad to have him back!


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Yale was near Hopewell in southern Franklin County. A post office was established there in 1897, with William A. Lottman as postmaster, and closed in 1906. In 1939 the community had one rated business and an estimated population of twenty. By 1985 Yale had ceased to exist as a named community.
Cecil Harper, Jr. | © Texas State Historical Association
Yale is part of or belongs to the following places.
Yale is classified as a Town
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Scars Above could be a cool new sci-fi action adventure romp
From Prime Matter
Scars Above is out and about for keeps now thanks to a Gamescom Opening Night Live reveal, and I'm still not sold, but I am on deck for it!
This is from Prime Matter, Koch Media's "premium gaming label," where Payday 3 and others lie, so there's some inherent promise there that it'll be given the budget it needs. At a glance, it looks like it's a story about awakening something humanity shouldn't have.
Mad Head Games describes it as a "challenging" third-person action-adventure game on an alien planet. The protagonist, an astronaut named Kate, will have to use "ranged weapons, devices, consumables, and melee attacks to survive." The developers also mentioned elemental attacks, managing stamina for dodges, and crafting "different items and gadgets to aid you against the countless threats in this exoplanet."
"Kate is a scientist to her core, and you'll use that scientific expertise to extract information from your surroundings by scanning artifacts, materials, and creatures in order to learn about their features, properties, and weaknesses," according to the Serbia-based studio. "As you explore your surroundings, you will conduct analysis and gain knowledge that will allow you to craft new gadgets, weapons, and unlock abilities in Xenobiology and Engineering trees."
Scars Above is coming to PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X in early 2023. Did you remember it was shown off in 2021? Me neither!
Reviews Director, Co-EIC – Chris has been enjoying Destructoid avidly since 2008. He finally decided to take the next step, make an account, and start blogging in January of 2009. Now, he's staff!
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Gender dysphoria, formerly known as gender identity disorder, is the emotional discomfort felt by a patient because of the incongruence between their experienced gender and the gender they were assigned at birth (continuous inner conflict between gender identity and sexual identity). The 1st signs of cross-gender behaviors begin around age 3, the time when gender identity is established. Management involves a multidisciplinary approach (medical and psychological) to best support the patient.
Sex: biological indicator of one's male or female reproductive capacity
Gender: socially constructed characteristics of men/women
Gender assignment: initial assignment as male or female given at birth
Gender identity: one's own identification and acceptance as man, woman, or other
Transgender: one who identifies with a gender that is different from that assigned at birth
Cisgender: one whose gender assignment and identity are congruent
Gender dysphoria: discomfort felt by a patient due to the incongruence between their experienced gender and the gender they were assigned at birth
Transsexual:
One who wants to have the physical traits or the body of the opposite gender
Does not have to have undergone gender reassignment
Queer: one whose sexual orientation or gender identity does not conform to social norms
Cross-dresser: one who maintains their assigned gender but dresses in ways associated with the opposite gender
Transvestism: sexual arousal from wearing clothes of the opposite gender
Reports suggest that 0.3%–0.6% of the adult population are transgender.
For every girl referred for clinical evaluation of gender dysphoria, there are 4–5 boys.
Among adults, the prevalence of male to female dysphoria is higher than female to male.
Many children who show gender nonconforming behavior do not grow up to be transgender.
Adults diagnosed with gender dysphoria have higher prevalence of other psychiatric disorders.
While genetic causes or physiological changes in those with gender dysphoria are not fully understood, gender dysphoria cannot be attributed entirely to behavior.
Psychosocial factors of gender dysphoria may arise from unhealthy relationships or a lack of bond between a child and their mother/father.
Table: Diagnostic criteria for gender dysphoria
Adolescents/adults
Duration at least 6 months; requires at least 6 of the following criteria Duration at least 6 months; requires at least 2 of the following criteria
Desire to be or insistence that one is of another gender (must be present) Incongruence between primary and secondary sexual characteristics of their assigned gender and experienced gender
Dressing in manner typical to the other gender Desire not to be associated with sexual characteristics expected from one's assigned gender
Preference for playing in the other gender role Desire for sexual characteristics of another gender
Preference for playing with playmates of the other gender Desire to be of another gender
Dislike for playing with toys/activities associated with assigned gender Desire to be treated as another gender
Dislike for one's own genitals Belief that one's emotions are that of another gender
Desire for physical maturation to exhibit primary/secondary sexual characteristics associated with one's experienced gender
Management involves a multidisciplinary approach (medical and psychological) to determine the best treatment plan for the patient.
Before any medical or surgical interventions, patients must meet eligibility criteria outlined by Standards of Care for the Health of Transsexual, Transgender, and Gender Nonconforming People by the World Professional Association for Transgender Health.
Psychotherapy Psychotherapy Psychotherapy is interpersonal treatment based on the understanding of psychological principles and mechanisms of mental disease. The treatment approach is often individualized, depending on the psychiatric condition(s) or circumstance. Psychotherapy
Family support, referral for specialist services
The goal of psychotherapy is to achieve comfort in one's own gender identity to improve chances for social success.
Conversion therapy, which tries to change one's gender identity or sexual orientation, is against all current practice recommendations.
The lifetime rate of suicidal ideation among those with gender dysphoria is 40%.
Medications are used based on the patient's age group and gender:
Adolescent patients:
Hormonal treatment using gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GNRH) to delay puberty Puberty Puberty is a complex series of physical, psychosocial, and cognitive transitions usually experienced by adolescents (11-19 years of age). Puberty is marked by a growth in stature and the development of secondary sexual characteristics, achievement of fertility, and changes in most body systems. Puberty
While GNRH has been safely used in treating precocious puberty Precocious puberty Precocious puberty (PP) is the appearance of secondary sexual characteristics due to elevated sex hormones before the age of 6-8 in girls and 9 in boys. Excess hormone secretion may occur only at the level of the sex hormone or may involve the whole hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis. Precocious Puberty, use in gender dysphoria among adolescents requires careful clinical evaluation.
Adult male-to-female transition:
The goal is to create a female body contour, increase breast formation, and eliminate facial hair.
Antiandrogen (spironolactone or cyproterone acetate)
GNRH combined with estrogen therapy (increased risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE))
Monitor prolactin levels, which may rise with estrogen therapy.
Side effects include increased risk of blood clots as well as decreased libido.
Adult female-to-male transition:
The goal is to increase muscle mass and body hair.
Testosterone supplementation
Monitor the liver Liver The liver is the largest gland in the human body. The liver is found in the superior right quadrant of the abdomen and weighs approximately 1.5 kilograms. Its main functions are detoxification, metabolism, nutrient storage (e.g., iron and vitamins), synthesis of coagulation factors, formation of bile, filtration, and storage of blood. Liver function test, complete metabolic panel, and lipid panel for side effects of liver Liver The liver is the largest gland in the human body. The liver is found in the superior right quadrant of the abdomen and weighs approximately 1.5 kilograms. Its main functions are detoxification, metabolism, nutrient storage (e.g., iron and vitamins), synthesis of coagulation factors, formation of bile, filtration, and storage of blood. Liver disease, stroke, and dyslipidemia.
Testosterone is a teratogen.
Surgical sex reassignment
Offered for patients more than 18 years old
Offered only after living 1 year in the desired gender role and after 1 year of continuous hormone therapy
Categorized into breast/chest surgery (top surgery), genital surgery (bottom surgery), and non-genital/breast surgery
Adult male to female:
Breast augmentation is a popular top surgery.
Orchiectomy is commonly performed for decreasing the body's production of testosterone.
Facial feminization surgeries are also performed.
Adult female to male:
Top surgery to construct a male-contoured chest
Metoidioplasty
Procedure in which the clitoris is released and tissue is added to increase its girth and length to create male-appearing genital
Very expensive and not commonly performed
Facial masculinization surgeries are less common, as testosterone therapy can achieve the effect.
Psychotic disorders: psychotic disorders such as delusional disorder Delusional disorder In delusional disorder, the patient suffers from 1 or more delusions for a duration of 1 month or more, without any other psychotic symptoms or behavioral changes and no decline in functioning abilities. Delusional Disorder or schizophrenia Schizophrenia Schizophrenia is a chronic mental health disorder characterized by the presence of psychotic symptoms such as delusions or hallucinations. The signs and symptoms of schizophrenia are traditionally separated into 2 groups: positive (delusions, hallucinations, and disorganized speech or behavior) and negative (flat affect, avolition, anhedonia, poor attention, and alogia). Schizophrenia are characterized by delusional thinking and hallucinations. Belief or insistence that one is of another gender should not be considered a delusion. For those who may potentially have gender dysphoria and a psychotic disorder—if the transgender identity diminishes as their psychosis is treated, then they do not have gender dysphoria.
Body dysmorphic disorder Body dysmorphic disorder Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) is a psychiatric disorder characterized by a patient's preoccupation with minor or imagined flaws in their physical appearance. The obsession over the perceived defect leads to compulsive behaviors to cover it up, either with cosmetic therapy or social avoidance. Body Dysmorphic Disorder ( BDD BDD Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) is a psychiatric disorder characterized by a patient's preoccupation with minor or imagined flaws in their physical appearance. The obsession over the perceived defect leads to compulsive behaviors to cover it up, either with cosmetic therapy or social avoidance. Body Dysmorphic Disorder): a common psychiatric condition that is characterized by preoccupation with false ideas about one's own physical appearance. The preoccupation leads to repetitive compulsive behavior that aims to fix the perceived physical defects. Body dysmorphia is different from gender dysphoria since the belief in body dysmorphia is specific to an incorrect body part without any desire to change an assigned gender.
Transvestic disorder: part of a larger paraphilic disorder, transvestic disorder is defined as intense sexual pleasure from wearing clothes associated with the other gender. The intensity and recurrence of such fantasies must interact with daily life functioning. Those with transvestic disorder have a gender identity that remains consistent with their assigned gender.
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Ireland's Election to the UN Security Council
IIEA11th September 20201min
A webinar presentation by Ambassador Geraldine Nolan, Permanent Representative of Ireland to the UN Security Council.
Following Ireland's recent election to the UN Security Council, Ambassador Byrne Nason addresses the IIEA on the key elements of Ireland's successful campaign and looks forward to where Ireland hopes to make a difference during its membership of the Security Council in 2021 and 2022, including as an advocate for multilateralism at a time of global instability and uncertainty.
Ambassador Byrne Nason is the Representative of Ireland to the United Nations in New York. She took up this position in August 2017 on completion of her term as Ambassador of Ireland to France and Monaco. She joined the Department of Foreign Affairs in 1982 and has previously served as Second Secretary General in the Department of the Taoiseach, Ireland's Deputy Permanent Representative to the EU, and Director of the National Forum on Europe.