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Biodiversity key for feeding the future, researchers say
The purpose of the discussion was to chart a way forward for the use of crop wild relatives in addressing the food security agenda.
"We must mine the biodiversity in seed banks to help to overcome food shortages," urge Susan McCouch and colleagues, including the James Hutton Institute's Robbie Waugh, as they called on plant scientists to make an effort to domesticate new crops and increase the sustainability of crop-production systems in a comment titled Agriculture: Feeding the future, published in Nature.
Humanity depends on fewer than a dozen of the approximately 300,000 species of flowering plants for 80% of its caloric intake. And we capitalise on only a small fraction of the genetic diversity of each of these species. But food availability must double in the next 25 years to meet demand in the face of climate change, soil degradation, and water and land shortages. More than 1,700 gene banks throughout the world hold hundreds of thousands of seeds from crop species, primitive varieties called land races, crop wild relatives and modern varieties that are no longer in use. Such plants have survived repeated and extreme environmental challenges, yet their resilience and adaptive capacity remain poorly understood.
Co-author Robbie Waugh, from the James Hutton Institute and University of Dundee, commented: "The overall purpose of the discussion was to chart a way forward for the use of crop wild relatives in addressing the food security agenda, and to raise the awareness of governments, the general public and – most importantly – possible funders of the enormous potential held within these materials for addressing this critical global challenge."
The authors call for a massive sequencing effort on seed bank holdings so that researchers may "predict plant performance and target field experiments strategically", making plant breeding faster, more efficient and cheaper. They also call for an internationally accessible informatics infrastructure to bring together data that are currently managed independently by gene bank curators, agronomists and breeders.
The estimated cost for such a systematic, collaborative global effort to feed the future is around US$200 million annually. This, they conclude, seems like great value, given that as a society we spend about $1 billion each year to run CERN's Large Hadron Collider near Geneva, Switzerland and up to $180 million on a single fighter jet.
Read the full text of the Comment in Nature.
Robbie Waugh (Member of Staff)
Comment: Agriculture, feeding the future
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BY DANICA KIRKA, Associated Press
HELENE FRANCHINEAU, Associated Press
BRUSSELS (AP) — In the days since Islamic State suicide bombers attacked the Brussels airport, survivor Walter Benjamin has been plugging away on Facebook from his hospital room, sharing his story, telling loved ones not to worry.
He has met the king of Belgium, the queen and the country's chief rabbi—but it was an airport technician who made the biggest impression.
Hassan Elouafi stepped over corpses at the airport to hand Benjamin a telephone so he could call his mother and tell her he was alive. At a time when many Muslims are being demonized because of the actions of a few, Benjamin feels the need to tell Elouafi's story.
"Hassan cried in my arms and told me, 'I am so happy to see you alive.' His name is Hassan, he is a Belgian Muslim, father of four children, technician at Brussels airport. THIS MAN IS NOT A TERRORIST," Benjamin, who is Jewish, wrote in one Facebook post. "He acted as a normal human being. He is a Mensch. I will plant a tree in Israel for him, his wife and his children."
In a daily recounting of his convalescence, the 47-year-old matchmaker for a dating agency has become the voice of the wounded, offering a firsthand look at the suffering and triumphs of those who survived the March 22 bombings that killed 32 others.
Through all this, the survivor who lost a leg in the attack is trying to heal—physically and spiritually—as he reaches out to persuade others that hating Islam is not the answer.
"One can criticize me and tell me that I am an idealist, that I first defend the Muslim community," he told The Associated Press. "Well I don't think I defend them only. I still think that 99.99 percent of Muslims are good people, extraordinary people, people like you and me. They are not terrorists."
The attacks at Brussels' main airport and on a subway train left 270 people wounded, many with severe burns and maimed limbs. A handful have already died in the hospital.
One doctor at the military hospital where many are being cared for said colleagues were accustomed to treating such wounds in soldiers but were so shocked at the carnage in Brussels they would likely need counseling.
Two weeks after the attacks, 66 people are still hospitalized in Belgium while others are being treated abroad. Foreigners from 20 nations were affected. Among them were three Mormon missionaries from Utah, two Jet Airways cabin crewmembers from India and a newlywed from Germany.
Benjamin, a balding man with dark horn-rimmed glasses, was on his way to Israel to visit his daughter. A large backpack shielded his chest from the explosion and probably saved his life. Many died around him.
His heart-rending posts remind readers that many survivors are still at the very beginning of a long road to recovery. Doctors and psychologists who treat attack victims say healing the body is only the first step. More difficult is healing the spirit.
"Discharging a patient from the hospital doesn't mean the end of care," said Dr. David King, a trauma surgeon at Massachusetts General Hospital who treated victims of the Boston marathon attacks. "There could be months, or years, or decades of physical and psychological healing that needs to take place."
Walter Benjamin talks with nurse Diana Vandersteen as he rests in his bed in Jette University Hospital in Brussels on Sunday, April 3, 2016. Benjamin survived the Brussels airport attack but lost a leg. In the days since Islamic State suicide bombers attacked the Brussels airport, survivor Walter Benjamin has been plugging away on Facebook from his hospital room, sharing his story, telling loved ones not to worry. (AP Photo/Helene Franchineau)
Sara Freedman, who works with survivors suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder at Bar Ilan University near Tel Aviv, said after an attack, the people near it—even those who aren't wounded—may suffer from nightmares and flashbacks. For many, those symptoms diminish over time. But she said 35 percent of people who experienced such an incident will suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder, versus 17 percent of those involved in car accidents.
It's a unique journey for everyone, and Benjamin seems to be finding his way, post by post.
Interviewed from his hospital bed by Belgium's RTL television network soon after the blasts, Benjamin declared that most "Muslims are extraordinary people," and that the actions of a few should not represent the whole community. People started sharing the interview.
"After my first interview, people started posting it on social media and then the messages starting coming in," he said. "People even send me gifts. It helps me a lot mentally. Sometimes I get glum, so I read all my messages, and I see that there is still humanity."
Benjamin takes pictures with his nurses and describes his visitors, like the paramedic who treated him at the airport.
"I talked for an hour with Louis, the ambulance driver, and he told me in detail how that March 22 day unfolded, from the first text message informing him of an explosion inside the airport to the rescue operations," he wrote.
Elouafi, his guardian angel, filled in other details in one of his almost-daily visits.
"Everything was darkness, people were screaming. I thought I was in a nightmare," Elouafi said as his eyes welled up. "I saw Walter, he was suffering... Walter kept repeating: 'I want to talk to my mum. I want to talk to my mum.' "
To him it was the simplest of reactions. He reached for his phone for the call that will connect them forever.
Some of Benjamin's posts have been shared thousands of times in a country still in shock over the attacks. At one point he had so many outstanding friend requests on Facebook that his profile wouldn't accept any more. He says that has been fixed.
Nurse Diana Vandersteen jokes that when Benjamin gets out of the hospital, he'll never lack for dinner companions because so many people want to meet him. He still gets some negative comments, but he tries not to let those get to him.
"To those whose anger is growing in their heart. Do you have a better solution than the one I am suggesting to try and be together and build bridges?" he wrote. "Walls have so far always failed to prevent growing misunderstandings."
Benjamin is appealing for better education in Belgium's schools to make sure new immigrants learn French, to teach them what Europe is and how they can retain their own cultural identities even as they assimilate. He says European politicians need to address the problems of the troubled neighborhoods seen as recruiting grounds for Islamic State extremists.
Walter Benjamin, a victim of the terrorist attack at Brussels Airport, talks with Hassan Elouafi, a technician at Brussels airport who is one of the key people who helped him after the bombs went off, in the Jette University Hospital in Brussels on Monday, April 4, 2016. Elouafi stepped over corpses at the airport to hand Benjamin a telephone so he could call his mother and tell her he was alive. At a time when many Muslims are being demonized because of the actions of a few, Benjamin feels the need to tell Elouafi's story. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)
He wonders what he'd ask Salah Abdeslam, the top suspect in the deadly Nov. 13 attacks in Paris, who was arrested in Brussels just four days before the airport attacks. He wants to know how this person born in Brussels ended up like this.
"I want to listen to him, to know where the flaw is—not to justify what he has done, because I lost a part of me that day," Benjamin said. "But with what he would say, it would maybe prevent that millions of potential little Salahs end up growing up on our streets in Europe."
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Banner Image: Walter Benjamin makes a phone call as he rests in his bed in Jette University Hospital in Brussels on Sunday, April 3, 2016. Benjamin survived the Brussels airport attack but lost a leg. In the days since Islamic State suicide bombers attacked the Brussels airport, survivor Walter Benjamin has been plugging away on Facebook from his hospital room, sharing his story, telling loved ones not to worry. (AP Photo/Helene Franchineau)
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Despite the fact that Virginia's cost of living is higher than the national average, it's still a popular destination for retirees. It is filled with thriving cities, rural towns, and interesting history & culture for the elderly to appreciate. The state offers the perfect blend between mountain and ocean life, and has relatively mild temperatures compared to the north. Warm summers allow people to see the outdoors, go hiking, golfing, kayaking, and much more.
There is a lot to learn about The Old Dominion State's senior living costs, facilities, and benefits. Here, you'll find out more about Virginia's senior living options, along with the amenities and support systems that each has to offer here. Already know where in the state you might want to retire? Feel free to browse the list of cities below to see what senior living options are available to you.
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Virginia's Top Senior Living Communities
With so many options to consider in Virginia, it can be difficult to settle on a living facility to spend the golden years. Narrow down your choices by reviewing our list of the top senior living communities in the state below.
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Virginia's Senior Living Costs
The Old Dominion State has a housing index of 107, which means that it is more expensive than the national average when it comes to cost of living. For reference, a one bedroom apartment in Virginia goes for roughly $990 a month, while the national average is $825 a month for a similar apartment. Two bedrooms go for $1,170 a month on average, compared to the average in the US being $1,027 a month.
Before committing to a place in Virginia for retirement, it's important to become familiar with the state's monthly living costs for seniors. To start, it costs an average of $3,787 a month to receive home health care, which encompasses help with housekeeping, errands, and meal prep. Home health care is much more affordable than assisted living and nursing home care because seniors are still able to live comfortably in their own homes.
Adult day care in Virginia costs an average of $1,471 a month. This fee would enable seniors to stay at a supervised facility during the day, where they'd actively take part in social activities to stay busy, and utilize therapeutic and health services as needed. Adult day care is not a substitute for assisted living or nursing home care though, because it does not include extensive nursing home care.
Virginia also has assisted living facilities scattered throughout the state to serve elders needing more assistance with completing their everyday tasks. Seniors can be sure to receive the necessary health services they need as well as personal care, for an average monthly cost of $4,508.
Seniors who require round the clock care and supervision are best off at a nursing home in Virginia, especially if they don't have caregivers to provide for them at home. For a semi-private room, it costs approximately $7,148 a month. Those wanting more privacy can opt for a private room, which goes for an average of $7,908 in this state. While the costs are significantly higher than those of other living options, bear in mind that nursing homes provide the elderly with not only a safe place to stay, but also the personal care, skilled nursing care, medicine, supervision, and therapy they need to live comfortably.
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Settling on a place to retire can be a pretty big deal. It's important to get a better idea of what living in any given area will be like. So, if you are planning to retire in Virginia, here are some of the state's strong points to keep in mind:
All Four Seasons To Experience
Virginia is perfect for those who love to see and feel the passage of time through the changing seasons. The summers can get hot and humid, and the winters bitterly cold, but some people love to live through those changes as it's a constant reminder of how all things change and are cyclical. Fall is especially beautiful with the changing colors of the leaves and farm lands harvesting their crops, and spring with all the vibrant flowers blossoming and wildlife awakening from hibernation.
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As one of the oldest states in the nation, Virginia has an incredibly rich history as well as breathtaking scenery to see. On the historic side, there is Mount Vernon where the first president resided, Arlington National Cemetery, and Jamestown, a fully recreated settlement from the 1600s. On the natural beauty side, there is the Shenandoah National Park, Skyline Drive, and Luray Caverns.
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Virginia comes out as a tax friendly state for retirees. Virginia does not tax social security income at all, and only partially taxes public and private pensions. Withdrawals from retirement accounts are also partially taxed. The marginal state tax rate is a low 5.0%. Retirees will enjoy having a lesser amount of their income going to state taxes, to be used towards fun trips or better senior care arrangements.
Living Options for Senior Virginians
Between independent living, assisted living, memory care, and nursing home care, Virginian seniors have plenty of living options to choose from depending on individual needs and circumstances. Learn more about each option below and get a better idea of which one would best suit your lifestyle.
In Virginia, there are more than 260 independent facilities statewide. Older people who can for the most part, take care of themselves are ideal candidates for independent living. It costs anywhere from $637 to $3,674 a month to stay at an independent living facility in the state. Seniors who prefer apartment style living can opt to live in a 55+ or 65+ community. These apartment communities typically offer attractive amenities on top of housing for residents to enjoy. Examples include workout rooms, pools and jacuzzis, walking trails, and many more.
Virginia is home to more than 500 assisted living facilities which provide the elderly with experienced caregivers, healthcare, and access to social activities. Residents of assisted living facilities can expect to get assistance with laundry, meal services, transportation, and housekeeping duties. Also, the facilities are monitored 24/7 to ensure safety. On average, it costs anywhere from $1,159 to $6,681 a month to live in an assisted living facility in The Old Dominion State.
Memory care facilities are designed to specifically aid seniors who are suffering from memory loss ailments. Memory care has professional staff to help ease the stresses caused from forgetting where one is, or how to do a simple task like putting on clothing. The cost of memory care facilities in Virginia cost $69,426 per year on average, with the most expensive care costs found in Charlottesville at $92,565 a year. Virginia Beach and Norfolk areas have the lowest average costs at $64,726 a year.
Virginia has been a state of change ever since the original thirteen colonies. One change that Virginia is seeing lately is that of it's senior population. The 65+ demographic is currently at a historic high of 14.6% of the state's population. That figure is expected to increase to over 20% by 2030, a change Virginia shares with many other states.
To help take care of the aging population, Virginia has more than 950 senior living providers. Adult day care makes up more than 20 of those providers, and is a great solution for seniors who are cared for by their family, but their family is not able to care for them day and night. Adult day care centers in Virginia cost $15,860 a year on average. The highest average cost is found in the Staunton and Waynesboro areas, with an average cost of $20,800 a year. Harrisonburg has the lowest cost average at $12,480 per year.
For terminally ill seniors, Virginia has more than 130 hospice facilities. Hospices provide specialized care for seniors with terminal illnesses, with a focus on easing their pain and helping them live their final days with dignity and happiness. Families can also benefit from grief counseling and therapeutic activities with their elderly loved one, like making a hand cast of their hands to have as a remembrance. The costs of hospice care can oftentimes be fully covered by Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurances.
Respite care provides professional care for a temporary amount of time when a senior's primary familial caregiver needs a break or is busy with other responsibilities. There are more than 380 respite care facilities in Virginia, with an average cost of $77,015 a year. This average is a bit lower than the national average, however Virginia's cost range is from a low of $5,090 a month up to a very high $17,357 a month.
Resources for Seniors in Virginia
Office for Aging Services: Division for Community Living – Learn how you can live independently as a senior by taking advantage of the services available to Virginian elders here. This website includes information that aging loved ones, caregivers, and their families can make use of.
Virginia Tax – Older Virginians who are 65+ may be eligible for tax deductions. Learn more about that here, along with other pertinent tax information like disability income, Social Security Act, and more.
Virginia Dept for Aging & Rehabilitative Services – Virginia prioritizes its efforts to secure integration, independence, and inclusion of all its senior citizens. Learn about the different services they offer to seniors here.


As I have claimed before, you can't understand what's going on in the world now unless you study the dynamics of Civilization.
In bee colonies, as well some as other similar socialized insects, the Queen bears all the young. The worker bees are female and serve as her midwives taking care of the young. This is the blueprint for future human civilization.
In other words, the future looks pretty BLEAK for all of us men!
For the record, It's much better to make love, not war!
LOVE IS A TWO (2) WAY STREET!
WAR IS A DEAD-END STREET.
6. "Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:"
7. "Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,"
8. "Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest."
Perhaps you're a bug of sorts, maybe called a louse?
Can't rightly call you "Poor White Trash"
But it can't accommodate highly coveted Wet-Backs!
Tsk, Tsk, I suppose I'll just call you "Brash White Trash."
Just read the transcript of the president's speech delivered there.
A person in his position should be asking for wisdom from above.
How thoughtful to request prayers for the strong man's TV ratings.
Guess that duty now falls to me!
And show him one thing to NOT covet is commonly called greed.
His kind, when in power, is not what we need.
and it's much more acceptable in the higher realms.
Thanks Celestial, could you compose me a witty poem on the subject of Trump's relationship with the Media ?
22 Feb 2017 @ 03:39 by celestial : OKAY, A Trumpet Solo?
I'll try and also give it my best shot but it will probably take a few days.
You all been watching too much TV, it's a sheer media blitz.
It proved "I'm Not a Crook" but pure True Grits.
To show how they're feeble hypocrites.
To cure America from doing the splits.
So America will be great, like living the Ritz.
Very well crafted,punchy and witty, well done Celestial.
24 Feb 2017 @ 01:59 by celestial : Thanks for That Compliment!
That is the best compliment I have ever received about my writing. Thank you so much!
Once I began working on it, I was worried that two (2) days wasn't going to be enough. Then I said to myself, "This is really high priority and needs to be completed ASAP." With total focus, it only took about two and a half hours.
Trump cards? Not being very familiar with card games due to the way I was raised, I tend to think trump cards could be in any suit; that would probably depend upon the game and the agreed upon rules.
I notice that you didn't mention diamonds; just as well, because that could represent dollars (which are nearly worthless). In the case of the "subject" at hand, I think he would be a CLUB! That could be of the clique or hand-held weapon variety....or both! It appears to me it is both. Since he appears to be digging his own grave, it could also be SPADES.
When I was younger I used to play Bridge, but really the above comment was a bit of whimsy, not to be taken too seriously.That is the stuff about cards, the rest is very sincere. From what you said it sounds like you had a very strict upbringing. You certainly know the Bible very well.
Could you compose another poem for me, this time about Civilization. I would be very obliged.
I tried learning Bridge about a year ago. I lost interest when I was called a "dummy." Yes, I did have an extremely strict upbringing; raised without a T.V., no dancing, no cards, no dice, no birthday parties, no rock & roll - only Christian music, no holidays (including Christmas) and my father was an ordained minister. My siblings and I were kept isolated from society except for school, and no friends. I was a bed-wetter until age fifteen (15). I'm a loner but I'm not anti-social. I don't mean to sound like I'm complaining about my parents; they did the best they could with the information they had. (Sorry to unload all that on you.) To this day, I don't care to watch T.V. It's just a bunch of vain people leading other vain people around.
I've referred to the current president as a Trump card (in the suit of clubs) during the campaign last year. I understand it being a bit of whimsy and not to be taken too seriously, but I'm always looking for subtle omens which may predict our future.
Although it's not written in poetic form, my first posting here, "VISION of the Day," pretty much shows how people will be toward the decline of our species. I figure it would take more time than I have left to compose a poem about Civilization; at minimum, it will take several months...but I'll see what I can do.
Thank you ,Celestial for sharing your story with me. I think you are very wise for not blaming your parents for what happened. Thanks also for saying you'll see what you can do about the civilization poem. As you have probably noticed civilization (and alienation) are big ideas with me. I tried a little while ago to put something about them into poetry, but I think without much success.
Trump is at it again with the media. As I write there are two big stories about him snubbing the correspondents, and in a few hours time the Oscars ceremony will probably contain more criticism of him. I wonder where it's all going to end up !
It seems as though everyday with Mr. Trump is like driving down the highway; scenery is constantly changing by the hour....and sometimes by the minute, depending on his rate of speed!
Still working on the poem about Civilization and gathering topics to cover. The opening line seems to be the most difficult. Once that gels, a bit of fever pitch energy and tight focus should produce some "delectable fruit."
That is the sixty four thousand dollar ($64,000) question: Where is it all going to end up?
Certainly, with Trump in the driving seat, it feels like the journey is really speeding up and getting erratic. Thanks for continuing with the Civilization poem. I hope you are inspired.
His violence led him to naught.
Our future THEY then planned, with much forethought.
All because one brother, against another, fought!
A very fine effort,portraying the archetypal story of the two brothers. You manage to rhyme every line. Well done. Civilization comes directly from what happened then.
6 Mar 2017 @ 23:10 by celestial : Thank you.
I don't usually try to rhyme every line. Each poem I write is different.
The Rhyming Dictionary is a good investment for poets.


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IN-DEPTHS
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China Trafficking Thousands of North Korean Women as Sex Slaves
WE ARE COUNTING ON YOU
J.S. von Dacre
"Like all North Korean women, I had no rights under their (Kim dynasty's) rule – no right to freedom, liberty, or the pursuit of happiness. My family was ripped apart and our relationships severed. I was forced to endure starvation and was driven from my homeland by desperation and fear. Trafficked into China, I was deceived by a broker and sold into marriage for ¥5000 Chinese Yuan ($720 United States Dollars). I spent six years as a slave. I gave birth to a son. I was arrested by Chinese police. And I was repatriated to North Korea. For the 'crime' of being trafficked and sold, the Government of North Korea incarcerated me in a camp where I was forced to endure acts that will haunt me for the rest of my life. This all happened because I am a North Korean woman."
These haunting words of Park Jihyun appear at the beginning of a report by Yoon Hee-soon from Korea Future Initiative – a London based NGO. It serves as a poignant reminder of the adversities citizens of the oppressed nation face. Yet, Jihyun is still lucky. She is one of a very few to have effectively fled the secretive state.
The investigation by Hee-soon detailed the perils and vulnerability of North Korean women – both in their country and in their attempts to flee its androcentric regime. The findings, put forward to the British parliament, revealed that thousands of women and girls are abducted and trafficked into the sex trade in China or sold to men in China for marriages.
Casey Lartigue Jr., co-Founder of the Teach North Korean Refugees Global Education in Seoul, alluded that the statistics about the number of North Korean refugee women who have been sold into sex slavery is, in fact, likely to be higher. He explained: "From what I have heard, refugees get warned about sharing too much about their pasts in China, because it can ruin their chances for marriage here in South Korea. They escaped from an abnormal country and were considered illegal migrants in China, so they were in impossible situations. And people here who haven't gone through that are quick to judge them as being damaged goods.
"For example, refugee author, Yeonmi Park, a student in our program in 2014, initially hesitated to discuss what had happened to her when she was in China and sold off along with her mother when she was 13 years old. Even though we worked together closely, she hid the truth from me too. Years later, understandably, it was not something she wanted to discuss, but that became more difficult as she received more media requests and scrutiny."
The report further described how victims are prostituted for as little as $4; sold as wives for just $146; or trafficked into cybersex dens for exploitation by a global online audience. The trade has become a multi-million-pound industry, netting around $105 million each year.
It also illustrated how those enslaved in brothels, which litter satellite-towns and townships close to large urban areas in northeast China, are habitually subjected to penetrative vaginal and anal rape, forced masturbation, and groping. And in the cybersex world, girls as young as 9 are forced to perform graphic sex acts and are sexually assaulted in front of webcams, which are live-streamed to a paying global audience. While those snared in forced marriages are bought, raped, exploited, and enslaved by Chinese husbands.
With China's policy to repatriate North Koreans, the fate of these women and girls hangs in a precarious balance, as they will face definitive imprisonment and torture upon their return. So they become little more than sitting ducks – cheap and easy targets – caught in the exponentially growing sex trade in China. Until more scrutiny is cast on North Korea or on China's regulations, the traffickers will continue to prey on them.
Yet, there are still voices of undeterred fortitude like that of Park Jihyun, who asserted:
"In such an uncaring world, what can be done for my countrywomen? Peace can never be brought to countries or people governed by men who despise women – that much is clear to all who open their eyes. Making a difference in the fight against human trafficking is, therefore, daunting, but not impossible. It is obvious that we must target China's sex trade and trafficking rings for removal and actively rescue and protect victims. And we must also confront the main problem – the Government of North Korea – at its source.
"I will not give up, and it is my hope that the voices of my countrywomen that this report will speak for all the voiceless North Korean women and girls, and that the world will finally listen."
Author J.S. von Dacre @jsvondacre
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FILE - This Sept. 11, 2019, file photo, shows rows of books at the Burton Barr Central Library in Phoenix. The Phoenix Public Library system says its fine forgiveness policy takes effect Nov. 18, 2019. The City Council in September approved ending overdue fines for books, saying studies show charges on late-returned library materials do not affect how quickly they are brought back. The date the policy starts was announced Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019. (AP Photo/Anita Snow, File)
PHOENIX (AP) — The Phoenix Public Library system says its fine forgiveness policy takes effect Nov. 18.
The City Council in September approved ending overdue fines, saying studies show charges on late-returned books and other library materials do not affect how quickly they are brought back. The date the policy starts was announced Thursday.
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The separate Maricopa County Library District in May stopped charging overdue fines on materials at its locations in the greater Phoenix area.


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Tully is a surname of Irish and Scottish origin, and spelling variations include; Tally, Talley, Tilly, MacTully, MacTilly, MacAtilla, O'Multilly, O'Multully, MacCantully, and Flood. These names are anglicisations of the following Irish names; Ó Taithligh, Ó Maoltuile, Mac Maoltuile, Mac Taichligh, and Mac an Tuile. Mac an Tuile is a corruption of Mac Maoltuile, and has also been anglicised as Flood due to "tuile" in Irish meaning "flood".

Distribution
As a surname, Tully is the 3,489th most common surname in Great Britain, with 3,147 bearers. It is most common in Oxfordshire, where it is the 150th most common surname with 1,719 bearers. Other concentrations include, Cheshire, (280th, 1,715).

Ulster
According to John O'Hart, the Tully's, in the form of the Muintir Taithligh (extended-family of Tully), were chiefs of the Hy-Laoghaire of Lough Lir. This district was near the barony of Lurg, close to Lough Erne, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. MacLysaght states that "Tally" and "Tully" are anglicisations of a sept called O'Taithligh located near Omagh, County Tyrone, and that they were erenaghs of Devenish, which lies in western County Fermangh. Woulfe connects these two as being the same also citing that their name originates from Ó Taighligh (also spelt as Ó Taichligh) meaning "descendant of Taithleach", with Taithleach meaning "quiet, peaceful".

The Annals of Tigernach make mention of a Fland mac Máele Tuile who was the son of Maeltuile Ua Crunnmaeil. Fland is cited as chief of the Cenél nEógain and belonged to the Cenél Feradaig. Maeltuile was the son of Crundmáel mac Suibni, who had also been chief of the Cenél nEógain.

The Clan Tully Association's pursuivant, Andrew Tully, claims that the Clan O'Maoltuile can be traced back as chiefs of Lough Lir through Maolfreach, who was also chief of the Cenél nEógain and belonged to the Cenél maic Ercae. Though Maolfreach is recorded as having died in 630 AD whereas O'Hart states the Muintir Taithligh were chiefs in the 12th century.

Ironically, Maolfreach's son, Máel Dúin mac Máele Fithrich, was slain by Fland mac Máele Tuile in 681 at the Battle of Bla Sléibe (in modern County Londonderry).

Connacht and Briefne
Tully is also an anglicisation of O Maoltuile and Mac Maoltuile, the name of a medical family that lived in present-day County Roscommon, which lies in the ancient province of Connacht. Mac Maoltuile is also shortened as Mac Tuile. Here it is also anglicised amongst other names as O'Multilly, O'Multully, MacAtilla, M'Cultully, M'Cuntully, and M'Ethwille. It has also been anglicised as Flood due to a corruption of the original name to Mac an Tuile, with "tuile" meaning flood.

The MacTully's are described as being the hereditary physicians of the O'Connor's of Connacht and the O'Reilly's of Kingdom of Breifne. One of these Mac Tuile's is stated by an eye-witness as being present at the inauguration of Cathal O'Conor, the last king of Connacht, of which he was his physician.

O'Dugan and Keating also make mention of the MacTaichligh or MacTilly's, who they state as being chiefs in the 12th century of a district in the parish of Drung, in the barony of Tullygarvey, County Cavan, which was a part of Breifne. Here they were subordinate to the O'Rourke's and O'Reilly's.

Clan Tully Association

The Clan Tully Association, or Chumann Clann ua Maoltuile, was set up in 2009, to help rally support from Tully's worldwide with the intent of reviving the Tully clanship. This was followed by a clan constitution that was submitted to a meeting of Tully representatives from across the world. Upon its ratification it was stated that it was the first Clan Tully meeting since "fourteen centuries ago. It was convened on a monastic island in Loch Erne Ireland."

The associations objectives include promoting the interests and welfare of Tullys worldwide, bringing them closer together, as well as the perpetuation of Gaelic culture. Along with other objectives it seeks to research and document the history of the Tully's and raise awareness of the clan.

The current chairperson of the Clan Tully Association's clan council as of 2009 is Tyler M. Tully of the United States.

The Clan Tully Association claim that all Tully's descend from Maoltuile, the younger brother of Maoldoon, sons of Maolfreach. This claim is partially backed up by the Irish Liber Hymnorum which states "And from Mael-tuile son of Mael-fith . . are the race of Mac Mael-tuile". John O'Hart also states a Maoltuile as the son of Maolfreach.

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Clan Tully Association

Surnames of Irish origin
Anglicised Irish-language surnames

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Joan Kemp-Welch
Joan Kemp-Welch (1906–1999) was a British stage and film actress, who later went on to become a television director.[1] After making her stage debut in 1926 at the Q Theatre, Kemp-Welch made her film debut in 1933 and appeared in fifteen films over the next decade largely in supporting or minor roles.[2] Occasionally she played more substantial parts as in Hard Steel and They Flew Alone (both 1942).
(1906-09-23)23 September 1906
Wimbledon, Surrey
5 July 1999(1999-07-05) (aged 92)
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Post-Second World War, she moved into television working as both a producer and director of television films and episodes of television series.[2] In 1959 she was one of the winners at the Society of Film and Television Arts Television Awards. She also won the Prix Italia for her TV version of Harold Pinter's The Lover in 1963; and in the same year was the first woman to receive the Desmond Davis BAFTA for creative work in television.[3][4] In 1964 she directed A Midsummer Night's Dream for ITV's Play of the Week.[5] The same year she directed four Noël Coward adaptations for A Choice of Coward.[6] Other work included directing episodes of Upstairs, Downstairs and Armchair Theatre.[7]
1.1 Actress
1.2 Films
Selected filmographyEdit
ActressEdit
1933 The Veteran of Waterloo Norah Brewster
1935 Once a Thief Alice
1936 The Avenging Hand Madame Ambrosia
1936 All In
1937 London Melody Maid
1937 School for Husbands Maid
1937 The Girl in the Taxi Suzanne Dupont
1938 The Citadel Nurse Assisting at Childbirth Uncredited
1938 Busman's Honeymoon Aggie Twitterton
1941 'Pimpernel' Smith School-Teacher
1941 Jeannie Jeannie's sister
1942 Hard Steel Janet Mortimer
1942 They Flew Alone Mrs. Johnson
1942 Talk About Jacqueline Uncredited
1943 Rhythm Serenade Minor Role (final film role)
FilmsEdit
Laudes Evangelii, 1952 ballet by Léonide Massine to the music by Valentino Bucchi (1961).
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^ a b "Obituary: Joan Kemp-Welch". The Independent. 30 July 1999.
^ "BFI Screenonline: Kemp-Welch, Joan (1906-1999) Biography". www.screenonline.org.uk.
^ "BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org.
^ Rothwell p.104
^ "A Choice of Coward No. 1 Present Laughter (1964)". BFI.
^ "Joan Kemp-Welch - Movies and Filmography". AllMovie.
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Rotherwell, Kenneth S. A History of Shakespeare on Screen: A Century of Film and Television. Cambridge University Press, 2004.
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Wordless Wednesday: March Manatee Madness!
Just like Florida tourists, manatees probably didn't appreciate this year's cold winter. Last week while my parents were in town, we visited the Manatee Viewing Area at Tampa Electric (TECO) in Apollo Beach where we saw hundreds of manatees – big ones and small ones – basking in the warm water discharge from the Big Bend Power Station.
In addition to manatees, we saw tarpon, spotted rays, other species of fish and birds. Quite the habitat is going on! Here's a snapshot showing manatees, the power plant and reflection of some observers. If you can make it, I definitely recommend checking out the center. And when I receive the gift of time, will post more photos to my Flickr account from the trip.
March Manatee Madness! 2010, Manatee Viewing Center, Apollo Beach, Fla.


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Kim and Kanye spend on £75 000 on wedding guests
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are reportedly planning to spend a total of £75,000 on the guests invited to their Paris wedding.
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West will spend £75 000 (nearly R1,3 million) on each of their wedding guests.
The couple are expected to tie the knot in Paris next month in front of 200 of their loved ones, and last week those lucky enough to be asked to attend were given hand-delivered invites which each cost £600 to produce.
A source told Grazia magazine: "Kim and Kanye wanted the invites to be as lavish as possible and commissioned a couture designer to create gold silk boxes containing a photo album of their fairytale romance and a silk invite etched in real gold leaf with a clasp of natural pearls.
"It's the first glimpse their friends and family have had into their Paris wedding so they wanted them to be special."
The couple - who have nine-month-old daughter North together - are said to have hired the 199-room Trianon Palace Hotel for their guests, who will be flown by private jet to France, to stay in, and no expense will be spared for their comfort.
The source added: "Guests will be greeted with goodie bags containing £300 bottles of Bollinger champagne, £120 Creme de la Mer products, handmade souvenir trinkets with Kim and Kanye's initials etched in Swarovski crystals, bottles of scent from local perfumeries and £150 vouchers for treatments at the hotel spa.
"This is going to be the wedding to end all weddings and Kim wants to ensure that she and Kanye, as well as all their guests, have an experience they will never forget."
As for the bride herself, she is planning to don three wedding gowns on the big day, and is said to be having a spray tan containing real diamonds and 14-carat gold so that she "sparkles".
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The story goes a bit like this. A parent decides to throw a party for a child. That parents picks the perfect venue, snacks, entertainment etc. The parent invites other kids to celebrate. Those kids arrive carrying presents or nothing if they are smart and do Echoage. The guests have a wonderful time and when it's time to leave all the kids in attendance receive a loot bag. Party is over. Now repeat this for umpteen birthdays per child per year.
Instead of beating around the bush, I'm just going to flat-out say it. Why do we give out loot bags? Why? Why? Why?
Since becoming a parent this is one thing that I can't really wrap my head around. I don't understand why my kids need to receive a gift after being invited to celebrate a friend's birthday? Yes, it is so lovely and special that we were able to make it, but we made it! We were able to celebrate with the birthday kid. Why should any kid in attendance receive something for coming to a fun-once-a-year-type party? This got me thinking that the problem is our society. Who decided that kids need to leave a party with a gift? Why is it that are kids need to be given a reward (which the loot bag totally is) for coming to celebrate with a friend! A Friend! These types of interactions should be free and our kids should never come to expect it. Our kids should learn the feeling of giving to others without expecting anything in return.
Each and every party I've been to, I've seen children who ask for and feel entitled to receive a loot bag. Heck, Princess Peach once asked the host and after being totally mortified, I had to explain that we don't go to parties to receive loot bags, we go to celebrate with our friends.
We've been to a variety of parties from the park to a fancy venue and often the loot bags are the same dollar store items. Parents, please keep your dollar store crap to yourself. Don't get me wrong, I love the dollar store, but a bag full of junk isn't exactly what I want in my house or my kids need to play with. I get that everyone wants to keep up with those Pinterest moms, but sending my kid home with junk that you won't even feed your kid or toys that will break into a million pieces 5 minutes after they've played with it is ridiculous.
Another reason I don't get loot bags is the cost associated with them. Instead of one dollar store piece of junk, you are filling a bag with $5 worth of junk. No, no, no, no. Sorry. Don't spend that type of money on my kid. Again, it goes with my reason above. If i buy your kid a $25 gift, don't spend 1/5 of what I spent on you, to thank them for coming. Save your money!
Can't we all just agree that its enough with loot bags! Let's teach kids about making the birthday child feel good by being there to celebrate with them. After all, that's the point of a birthday party! Not, what the attendees are leaving with.
Love your honesty! Definitely made me look at loot bags with a different lense.
Great advice. The kids that receive loot bags often spend 5 minutes looking at the items and then much of this stuff gets into landfill. When is this custom going to stop?
Amen. Every time a see candy in a loot bag (which is more often than one would assume), I throw out the loot bag and my kids never even see it.
being an immigrant I do not question "why do we need loot bags".
But WE CHOOSE what goes in the loot bags on the parties we are throwing.
Of course we choose what goes in the loot bags, but they shouldn't be necessary or expected to begin with.
Renee, I am so glad to see your comments. I used to hate having to create loot bags for each of my three kids when they were having birthday parties. It would be great to see the custom disappear. Thanks for suggesting an end to this waste of time and money!!!
Thanks for commenting Pauline! I hope this disappears also.
Agree 100%!! I often had the kids make a craft at our BD parties, which they then took home!
That's what I remember doing as a kid. Made a craft at a party which we took home!
YES! Party loot/gift bags are full of cheap, poorly made, often toxic-carrying plastic junk that ends up in a garbage & a landfill within hours/days of being given.
It's scary to think that the plastic junk I was given as a child is still sitting in a landfill 30 years later.
As others have commented: we can definitely give eco-friendly party gifts which might set a precedent for others.
I appreciate your comment! It is crazy to think of all these junky toys sitting in a landfill!
And it's not like they're not getting anything — all the food, cake, games, entertainment — the guests get all that on top of celebrating with their friend, so why do they need to be "paid" for that?
Exactly Marta! The entertainment, food etc and celebrating a special day with a friend should be enough!
Loot bags are a scourge on society. As a mother of two little girls, I'm going to END the loot bags and start send home something useful…like instructions on how to change the toilet paper roll.
hahaha. Can you send mine instructions on how to tidy up their toys!?
It's the same with weddings and baptisms, people expect their gifts there also. Its just a tradition that people have been doing for yrs. some people do it and some dont, i think its up to the person who is throwing the party!
Every party I go to sends home a loot bag. I think societal pressure makes parents feel like they have to give a loot bag even if they don't want too.
I know I won't be popular with my opinion. When did birthday parties and things associated with them become such a fuss? My kids have yet to complain about getting a loot bag. I don't ever recall getting a loot bag at a party and complaining about it either. While I DO tell my kids to not expect any items at the end of a party, why is this such an issue if you get one? If I find it's something my child won't use then I just add it to our donation bag. No big deal. Sometimes I add them to a bin on top of the fridge for rainy days or long car rides and some of this "junk" really comes in handy. You'd be amazed how amazing that air horn is when a door to door salesperson drops by. Maybe I need 10 minutes to get something extra done and that loot bag junk bought me some extra time. I refuse to ask my party guests make a monetary donation to some cause instead. We donate personally and professionally all year round. I even say presents are optional. I just want friends there for some fun and they're getting a darn loot bag whether the parents want it or not.
Thanks for your comment Vanessa! You are right, sometimes the "junk" may come in handy, but it adds up especially when you have two kids attending multiple parties in a weekend over a few weekends. And often it breaks or doesn't work etc.
Totally agree!! I loved loot bags as a kid, and at my birthday parties there will always be loot bags! I try to make it useful and fun and not garbage. I keep an eye out for cool clearance items through the year. I love putting them together.
My mission is to offer funky, quality, unique loot bags for kid's parties. My loot bags are creative and filled with items that can actually be used. I was sad to see all of the negative comments about loot bags. It has been my experience that the offering up of a small gift at the end of a party is often a highlight for the birthday girl or boy. Thanks for listening.
When I was a kid I always looked forward to giving my friends a loot bag at my party. I've always – & will continue to see them – as an opportunity to teach the birthday boy or girl how great it can be to share in the fun/give back/say thank you. And boil it right down, sure it's usually junk that we as adults can't stand, but kids are kids for such a short period of time. Most of the kids I know love getting them. Can't we just let them have it for these few short years?
If you REALLY want to give a treat to the kids attending a party, make it an actual treat. Give out something they probably want: a small book, a Lego minifig, a beanie boo. I'm not that against my kid getting a treat, I'm against crap I throw out after picking it up off the floor a few times.
Thanks! Last week we attended a party and they gave out books as the loot bag. My kids loved it and read them right away.


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Q: Delegate 'Func' does not take 0 arguments I'm attempting to Add a Column to a grid in MVC, now the first parameter of the Column method takes a string for the text. So I'm attempting to use a lambda function to retrieve a string from the bound object, this is what I have so far, however the compiler is returning a Delegate 'Func' does not take 0 arguments
g.AddActionColumn(((Func<User, string>)((x)=> {return x.CurrentApplication.Name;}))())

the grid is bound to a IEnumerable<User> and CurrentApplication is a Class called Application.
The signature of AddActionColumn is:
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A: The reason it doesn't work is because AddActionColumn doesn't take a Func<> as its first parameter, it takes a string.
You can't just pass in something that returns a string when called as this API isn't designed that way.