Center for Security Policy senior vice president Fred Fleitz discusses special counsel Robert Mueller's charges against former Donald Trump campaign officials Paul Manafort and Rick Gates.
Special Counsel Robert Mueller is the only known Republican on the team investigating Russian meddling and potential collusion with Trump campaign associates during the 2016 presidential election, according to a review by Fox News.
The majority of the 17 publicly confirmed attorneys on Mueller's team are registered Democrats -- and others have made Democratic political donations.
That donation history has long fueled concerns from Trump-aligned Republicans about potential bias in the unit. While any team of investigators is bound to have members with their own political views, the Democratic-leaning makeup of this particular team was underscored when The Daily Caller reported that no registered Republicans were working under Mueller.
There appear to be only two asterisks to that stat: The Caller reported that Mueller lawyer Zainab Ahmad was registered as a Republican at the age of 18 but has since changed her registration status to unaffiliated; and Mueller himself was known to be a Republican when appointed to lead the FBI in 2001 by then-President George W. Bush. Mueller's current party registration is not clear.
A review by Fox News shows that of the 17 attorneys, at least nine attorneys are registered Democrats. Others have registered with "no party declared," or their registration was not known.
And a review of political donation records shows at least 10 of Mueller's attorneys -- including some of the registered Democrats -- have donated to Democratic candidates and causes like former President Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., and the Democratic National Committee.
Mueller's team has been particularly active in recent days, securing a major indictment against more than a dozen Russian nationals last week and on Thursday bringing new charges against Trump campaign officials Paul Manafort and Rick Gates.
The pace is sure to bring new scrutiny to the team itself.
According to Mueller's office, his team includes 17 attorneys: Ahmad, Greg Andres, Lawrence Rush Atkinson, Ryan Dickey, Michael Dreeben, Kyle Freeny, Andrew Goldstein, Adam Jed, Scott Meisler, Elizabeth Prelogar, James Quarles, Jeannie Rhee, Brian Richardson, Brandon Van Grack, Andrew Weissmann, Aaron Zebley, and Aaron Zelinksky.
Quarles, whose voter registration is unknown, is a former partner at WilmerHale. He donated over $7,000 to Obama in the last decade, and $2,700 to Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign. He did, however, also donate $2,500 to Jason Chaffetz, the former Republican congressman from Utah, in 2015.
Rhee, a registered Democrat and former partner at WilmerHale, also donated a total of $5,400 to Clinton. Rhee donated a combined $4,800 to Obama in 2008 and 2011, along with smaller contributions to the DNC and Democrats running for Congress.
Weissmann, a registered Democrat who served as general counsel at the FBI and was an assistant U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York, donated a combined $2,300 to Obama's campaign in 2008 -- and in 2006, contributed at least $2,000 to the DNC.
Andres, a registered Democrat and a former partner at Davis Polk and former assistant U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York, donated at least $2,700 to Gillibrand in 2017, along with smaller donations to other Democratic candidates.
Dreeben, whose voter registration is unknown, is an appellate attorney for the Office of the Solicitor General. He donated $1,000 to Clinton in 2006, and a combined $1,000 to Obama in 2007 and 2008.
While Trump allies called into question the Democratic donations of Mueller's attorneys last year, there has been a renewed focus on the team after the release of anti-Trump text messages from two former members -- FBI officials Peter Strzok and Lisa Page, who were romantically involved.
Despite the scrutiny Mueller has faced throughout the probe, Justice Department policy "prohibits the consideration of political affiliation in personnel matters involving career employees" –meaning, an attorney on detail has a right to their own political beliefs.
"All employees and applicants for employment should receive fair and equitable treatment in all aspects of personnel management without regard to political affiliation," U.S.C. 2301 (b) (2) reads.


From the volcanic plains and Otway Ranges to the coast our rivers and streams traverse a landscape of lakes, conical peaks, rainforest and coastal woodland on their journey to the sea. Take some time and throw in a line. View more.
Seek and yee shall find!
Location: Runs close to the towns of Skipton, Darlington, Noorat and Terang. Anglers are asked to be mindful of platypus in this spring fed waterway.
A favourite haunt of the local angler when the ski boats aren't in the water, located just across the road from the Boggy Creek Hotel.
Location: 17km NW of Port Campbell, toilets picnic and BBQ facilities are available.
Access: Old Ocean Road, Lower Gellibrand River Road.
Location: Runs a source near the town of Gellibrand just south of Colac to it's mouth in Princetown.
The increasingly threatened and elusive shy duck billed platypus is resident to all rivers and streams in the region and has been documented just 2km upstream of the mouth of the Gellibrand.


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The History of the Hamburger
The hamburger, a quintessentially American dish. Like so many of our national symbols, it's history is up for debate and reflects the multicultural roots of our nation. Some say the hamburger originated in Hamburg, Germany, while others argue German-American immigrants were the first to serve fried ground beef in a sandwich. Hannah Glasse's 1758 edition The Art of Cookery Made Plain and Easy — published in England — includes a recipe for "Hamburgh sausage," which calls for it to be served wit...
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From Dublin to New York: An Irish History told through food
St. Patrick's Day brings memories of bagpipes marching down 5th Avenue in New York City, dying the river green in Chicago or a stomach too full of Guinness. Rarely, however, is a delicious meal associated with the once religious holiday.... The post From Dublin to New York: An Irish History told through food appeared first on HERITAGE FOODS USA.
I Am a Pig.
There are about 900 million of my kind in the world. Wherever I have ever existed, humans have done well. My domestic brethren are fertile year round and offer a reliable source of food. I was the primary source of meat for middle Stone Age peoples. Cro-Magnons drew pictures of my kind on the walls […] The post I Am a Pig. appeared first on HERITAGE FOODS USA.
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Members of the military who attend College of Southern Maryland either during or after their service are treasured Student Veterans at CSM.
For the fourth year in a row, the College of Southern Maryland has earned the 2018 Military Friendly school designation from Victory Media. Military Friendly schools are the top-tier educational institutions that provide the best opportunities for members of military service and their spouses.
Scott Teed has already worn many hats in his life. The 43-year-old Lexington Park resident has been a sailor, a technician, a parent, a veteran, and now a student. Mr. Teed is now pursing two associate degrees at College of Southern Maryland: one in electrical engineering and one in math and physical sciences.
John O'Connor, St. Mary's County commissioner, did not need to explain a whole lot to his audience at the annual veterans breakfast at the College of Southern Maryland. He served in the US Army and when he talked about the bond shared among people in the service, the breakfast attendees knew exactly what he meant.
A bipartisan rejection of Sen. Rand Paul's effort to repeal the war authorizations leading to US entry into Afghanistan and Iraq returns the Senate to consideration of other provisions in the defense authorization bill.
Congressman Steny H. Hoyer has been working for years to get a replacement Community-Based Outpatient Clinic in Charlotte Hall for veterans, and was pleased when a solicitation announcement was made in January.
The Veterans Lounge at the College of Southern Maryland's La Plata Campus has been renovated, and the college is excited to show it off. An open house is scheduled at the lounge from 10:30 to 11:30 am Nov. 9.
Communities surrounding the Naval Air Station Payuxent River might notice a return of US Navy fixed-wing aircraft over Southern Maryland starting today, due to the re-opening of Runway 06/24. Both Runway 06/24 and Runway 14/32 at the base have been closed for needed repairs. The re-opening will allow the station to resume flights of fixed-wing aircraft that require the runway to take-off and land.
China's response to the United States' abandonment of its Vietnam arms embargo was muted, masking simmering regional tensions.


Alex Bourret's short stint with the Rangers is over courtesy of a trade to the Phoenix Coyotes. The 90th overall pick was used to select Czech defenseman Tomas Kundratek, and puts an end to a disappointing stint that saw Bourret's stock continue to fall.
In the papers today the locals recap day one of the draft, where the Rangers stayed at #20 selecting another defenseman, their third in the last four years with their first pick.
The Rangers chose Oshawa Generals blueliner, Michael Del Zotto. Originally projected to go in the top ten, the puck moving defenseman saw his stock drop this year and last.


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The Nonindigenous Occurrences section of the NAS species profiles has a new structure. The section is now dynamically updated from the NAS database to ensure that it contains the most current and accurate information. Occurrences are summarized in Table 1, alphabetically by state, with years of earliest and most recent observations, and the tally and names of drainages where the species was observed. The table contains hyperlinks to collections tables of specimens based on the states, years, and drainages selected. References to specimens that were not obtained through sighting reports and personal communications are found through the hyperlink in the Table 1 caption or through the individual specimens linked in the collections tables.
(Green Anaconda)
Reptiles-Snakes
Eunectes murinus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Common name: Green Anaconda
Taxonomy: available through www.itis.gov
Identification: The green anaconda is the largest snake in the world. Its solid, heavy body is olive-green to brown and patterned with numerous circular black markings scattered along its length. The scales are smooth and glossy (Areste and Cebrian 2003, Mattison 2006). This particular pattern and coloration provides the snake with camouflage while it lies submerges among aquatic vegetation. These snakes also exhibit the greatest sexual size dimorphism of any terrestrial vertebrate. Breeding females are at least five times the size of breeding males (Rivas 2000).
Size: Large females can reach total lengths up to 26 ft (8m)
Native Range: Green Anacondas are found throughout tropical South America, east of the Andes, mainly in the Amazon and Orinoco basins and in the Guianas, as well as the island of Trinidad (Areste and Cebrian 2003; Mattison 2006; Reed and Rodda, 2009).
Puerto Rico &
Guam Saipan
Hydrologic Unit Codes (HUCs) Explained
Interactive maps: Point Distribution Maps
Nonindigenous Occurrences:
Table 1. States with nonindigenous occurrences, the earliest and latest observations in each state, and the tally and names of HUCs with observations†. Names and dates are hyperlinked to their relevant specimen records. The list of references for all nonindigenous occurrences of Eunectes murinus are found here.
First Observed
Last Observed
Total HUCs with observations†
HUCs with observations†
FL 2004 2015 3 Big Cypress Swamp; Kissimmee; Upper St. Johns
Table last updated 1/18/2022
† Populations may not be currently present.
Ecology: The Green Anaconda is an aquatic snake usually found submerged under the water or near the water's edge. It can be found in deep, shallow, turbid, and clear waters, and lacustrine and riverine habitats. It often is found in seasonally flooded areas (Reed and Rodda, 2009). Because of its aquatic nature, it is able to escape extremes in temperature variation.
This species is a constrictor, nonvenomous, and an ambush predator. It immobilizes and kills its prey by using its jaws to hold on the prey while coiling its body around the animal and constricting until it dies from suffocation or other crushing injuries. The list of potential prey items of an anaconda is extensive and varied, and consists of birds, amphibians, reptiles, mammals, and fish. Small individuals may climb trees to raid bird nests. The Green Anaconda swallows its prey whole, even prey much larger than the diameter of their mouths. They are known to consume large prey such as peccaries, capybaras, tapirs, deer, and sheep. This species has a slow-acting digestive system; it often takes days or weeks to digest food. After a meal, an anaconda may not eat for weeks or months (Reed and Rodda, 2009). There are few records of attacks on humans, and no well-documented deaths (Rivas, 1998; Reed and Rodda, 2009).
Anacondas are not immune from predators. Neonates and juveniles are particularly prone to predation, and seem to suffer high mortality within their first year. Predators of small anacondas include Crab-eating Foxes, tegu lizards, Crested Caracaras, caimans, and larger Green Anacondas (Rivas et al. 1999; Rivas et al. 2001; Mattison, 2006).
The Green Anaconda reproduces sexually and has internal fertilization. Courtship often extends over several months and the mating period typically is from April to May. The female is thought to lay down a pheromone trail, which attracts the male. Often the snakes cluster in a breeding ball which may consist of up to 13 males coiled around one female. The gestation period for the Green Anaconda is 6 to 10 months. This species gives birth to live young. A female anaconda can give birth to as many as a 82 young, though typically the size of the litter ranges from 28 to 42 (Reed and Rodda, 2009).
Means of Introduction: Probable pet release or escape.
Status: There is the possibility of an established population in the Fakahatchee Strand area (Krysko et al. 2011).
Impact of Introduction: The impacts of this species are currently unknown, as no studies have been done to determine how it has affected ecosystems in the invaded range. The absence of data does not equate to lack of effects. It does, however, mean that research is required to evaluate effects before conclusions can be made.
Remarks: Adults of this species can grow to over 25 feet in length. For its length, it is much heavier than other large constrictors; therefore, if weight and length are both considered, Green Anacondas are the largest snakes in the world (Reed and Rodda, 2009).
References: (click for full references)
Areste, M. and R. Cebrian. 2003. Snakes of the World. Sterling Publishing Co., Inc. New York 256 pp.
Mattison, C. 1986. Snakes of the World. Facts on File Publications. New York, New York. 190 pp.
Mattison, C. 2006. Snake. D.K. Publishing, Inc. New York. 192pp.
Reed, R.N., and Rodda, G.H. 2009. Giant constrictors: biological and management profiles and an establishment risk assessment for nine large species of pythons, anacondas, and the boa constrictor: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2009–1202, 302 p. (Also available at http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2009/1202/pdf/OF09-1202.pdf.)
Rivas, J. A. 1998. Iguana iguana (Green Iguana): Juvenile predation. Herpetological Review 29(4): 238-239.
Rivas, J.A., 1998, Predatory attacks of green anacondas (Eunectes murinus) on adult human beings: Herpetological Natural History 6:157—159.
Rivas, J. A., J. B. Thorbjarnarson, M. C. Munoz and R. Y. Owens. 1999. Eunectes murinus: Caiman predation. Herpetological Review 30(2): 101.
Rivas, J. A. 2000. Life history of the green anaconda (Eunectes murinus) with emphasis on its reproductive biology. Ph.D. thesis, University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
Rivas, J.A., Thorbjarnarson, J.B., Munoz, M.C., and Owens, R.Y. 1999. Eunectes murinus: caiman predation. Herpetological Review 30(2):101.
Rivas, J. A. and R. Y. Owens. 2000. Eunectes murinus (Green anaconda): Cannibalism. Herpetological Review 31(1): 45-46.
Rivas, J. A., R. Y. Owens and P. P. Calle. 2001. Eunectes murinus: Juvenile predation. Herpetological Review 32 (2): 107-108.
Author: Pam Fuller, and Denise R. Gregoire
Revision Date: 8/6/2013
Pam Fuller, and Denise R. Gregoire, 2022, Eunectes murinus (Linnaeus, 1758): U.S. Geological Survey, Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database, Gainesville, FL, https://nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/FactSheet.aspx?speciesID=2636, Revision Date: 8/6/2013, Access Date: 1/18/2022
This information is preliminary or provisional and is subject to revision. It is being provided to meet the need for timely best science. The information has not received final approval by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and is provided on the condition that neither the USGS nor the U.S. Government shall be held liable for any damages resulting from the authorized or unauthorized use of the information.


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As usual, big thanks to Goodreads quotes that arrive to my inbox in a daily fashion.
I do not know up to what point I find this phrase depressive or actually very much real. As I work in different schools and settings on a daily basis, I feel very close to the words search for meaning; but more than that I search and I work really hard to be present for those children who are full of absence and they just do not know how to say it – although they are asked to write stories-.


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Why it's OK to Not Always Like Your Partner
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"I love you, even though I don't like you right now." It's a thought most of us will think during an argument with a boyfriend or girlfriend. These words also double as the lyrics to Axwell / Ingrosso and Kid Ink's latest song "I Love You."
While most tracks these days bedazzle meaningless sex, this tune actually focuses on love. The lyrics "I don't like you, but I love you" stress that you don't always have to like your partner, but it doesn't mean that you stop loving them. The "I Love You" song hints that fighting and disagreements don't necessarily foreshadow a breakup, as long as you're with someone you truly love. This message is crucial in relationships.
If every single person hightailed it when things got rough, then divorce would be universal, and love stories would be nothing more than mythology.
It's really OK to (occasionally) want to pull your hair out when dealing with the one who tugs on your heartstrings, and here's why:
In relationships, sh*t will hit the fan more than once in awhile.
Eventually getting annoyed or pissed off by your handsome pants or princess is bound to happen. After all, the area of the brain that loves is also the section responsible for feelings of hatred. According to Longhorn Life, "In 2008, a study by Professor Semir Zeki of the University College of London that was published in the peer-reviewed, online science journal PLOS ONE, revealed that the emotions love and hate involve some of the same neural circuitry."
This circuitry makes sense, since both love and hate require plenty of passion. And when you're passionately in love with someone, it's only natural that you become passionately angry with them too. When you feel like going Hulk, keep in mind that boiling points happen, but they're only breaking points if you make them so.
Having a partner is a lot like having a new family member. Once you've been dating someone long enough, that's what they become: your family.
Just like you would with your own blood, you're going to butt heads now and then with your partner in crime. Quarrels are practically inevitable when you're with someone so much.
However, you probably shouldn't drown the relationship unless your lover is in the deep end — like cheating on you, or doing something in that vein.
I learned from my grandparents that love isn't just kissing and holding hands: it's not giving up on each other. They argue with each other like UFC fighters getting paid per fight, yet they've been together for over 50 years. Their love has endured because they kiss and makeup after every fight, or at least know when to let an issue go. These lovebirds are still chirping away together because they realize that winning an argument is a loss if you wind up losing the person you love most in the world in the aftermath.
Nobody is perfect — or a mindreader.
Your partner is not going to do or say the right thing at all times, or predict what you want. And if he or she did, it would be like dating a life-sized love-bot.
Instead of getting frustrated over every little thing, you just have to learn to pick and choose your battles, and not see every minor annoyance as a big deal. Telling your partner what bugs you once in awhile is one thing, but pointing out and dissecting every little mistake is another completely. Constant complaining will only drive your boo away.
You might not like that your partner doesn't put the toilet seat down, or leaves toothpaste on the bathroom mirror, but you deal with it because you love them, and those small actions are far less weighty than the love you have for your SO. Next time you're not liking his or her actions, remember that those feelings are temporary, but a breakup is likely permanent.
So let the small things be small things; don't turn minor issues into relationship termites. As long as your partner listens to you when it matters and respects you, at the end of the day, that's all that really matters.
People are not puzzle pieces, and even though physical parts might fit like lock and key for a couple, it doesn't mean that minds always follow suit. What makes love eternal is not two people who effortlessly mesh together like yin and yang; it's a conscious effort from both parties to make a relationship work.
Happy couples aren't just lucky; they're hardworking. Happily ever afters aren't prescribed, they have to be written by the two people in the relationship. A couple has to want to be happy together, and fight for their relationship every single day — even on the days they don't necessarily like their partners.
After all, love doesn't just magically stay alive. It's a fire that couples tend to on a daily basis. If the fire starts to die, each person brings something new to keep the flame lit, like trying a fresh experience together, or making more time for one another. They can also do this through small romantic gestures like a forehead kiss, or surprising a partner with dinner.
Fires don't burn forever on their own, but they do for those who keep fanning them. So no, you don't always have to like your partner, but if you love him/her, and I mean "stand with you on a mountain…bathe with you in a sea" love him/her, you'll find new ways to smoke out negativity, and keep your love ablaze.
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Simone Biles discusses ongoing mental health struggles after Larry Nassar abuse
By Maddison Leach| 10 months ago
At just 22, Simone Biles is a world class gymnast and Olympic gold medallist. But for years, she feared that going public about the sexual abuse she suffered at the hands of Larry Nassar would ruin her athletic reputation.
"I was like, 'No, I'm not willing to put that out there for the world to see. They're not gonna see me as Simone the gymnast, they're gonna see Simone as the sexual abuse survivor,'" she explains in a new interview with Priyanka Chopra. "And so I denied it, and I buried it."
Biles spoke out against Nassar last year.
Biles sat down with the actress as part of Chopra's new YouTube special If I Could Tell You Just One Thing, opening up about how deeply the abuse affected her and still does to this day.
Nassar, the former physician for the USA Gymnastics and Michigan State University, was found guilty of sexually abusing girls and women for decades, using his position of power over them to keep them silent
"I'm still going through things in everyday life, things that I have to go to therapy for," Biles explains.
"I think that's why therapy today is so important, and it needs to be more normalised. Therapy is everything."
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A year after Nassar was sentenced to a maximum of 175 years in jail for multiple sexual assaults, Biles now admits she feared publicly accusing him of sexual assault could impact her career.
Biles worried people would see her as a victim or survivor rather than an elite athlete, and initially questioned if what she experienced at Nassar's hands was even abuse.
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"There was a time I asked my friend, and I called her and I asked her the definition of 'sexually abused.' Because, you know, some of my other friends they had had it worse than me," she explains.
"And they're like, 'No if he did that' — and I told her. She said, 'If he did that and that, you've been sexually abused.'"
Despite the confirmation from her friends, Biles feared coming forward.
She admitted she feared coming forward. (YouTube)
"I was very depressed, I like never left my room. I was sleeping all the time and I told like one of my lawyers, 'I sleep all the time because it's the closest thing to death,'" she says.
When Nassar was finally accused and other victims started coming forward, Biles was ready to have her voice heard, taking to Twitter in January 2018 to accuse Nassar of sexual abuse.
"I too am one of the many survivors that was sexually abused by Larry Nassar," she wrote at the time.
"Please believe me when I say it was a lot harder to first speak those words out loud than it is now to put them on paper. There are many reasons that I have been reluctant to share my story, but I know now it is not my fault."
Now Biles says she feels 'stronger' for coming forward.
By the time Nassar faced court, more than 150 women and girls had accused him of assault. Biles confesses that speaking out helped her feel like she was making a difference.
"It wasn't easy but I feel like I'm a stronger woman today and I just feel like telling my story has helped younger girls," she says.
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Afghan police say government forces have killed 27 Taliban fighters during "intense fighting" that lasted nearly 24 hours in the northeastern province of Badakhshan.
The provincial police chief, Colonel Sakhidad, said fighting in Badakhshan's Jurm district ended in the early hours of April 11.
Sakhidad said eight of the dead militants were foreign fighters, including Tajik nationals.
Six soldiers were killed and 12 wounded in fighting, he added.
According to local officials, fighting began when Taliban militants attacked security outposts in the district's Dara-e Khistak village early on April 10.
"Reinforcements backed by aircraft were quickly sent to support security forces," the officials said.
The Taliban said it has "inflicted casualties" on government forces in Jurm but didn't provide details.
In a separate incident on April 11, at least 11 people were injured in a blast in Parwan Province in Kabul's north.
April 11 has been relatively peaceful, a day after three separate attacks killed at least 15 people across Afghanistan.


There are endless numbers of movies in which New York City is the star: New York as we've always imagined it; New York as we wish it really was; New York as we fear it actually is or might become. This is not about any of those movies.
I grew up in New York City, and by the time I left it to go to college I had an ample collection of authentic New York experiences under my belt. I explored every nook and cranny of the subway system. I told a cab driver to "step on it" and then hung on for dear life. I ate at Horn & Hardart's. I outwitted muggers. I hung out at Greenwich Village coffee shops past midnight. I rode my bicycle hell-for-leather through midday traffic. I took my prom date on a horse-and-buggy ride up Sixth Avenue and through Central Park. In the middle of a discussion with my friends of the parallels between The Warriors (a New-York-as-we-fear-it-actually-is movie) and Homer's Odyssey, a complete stranger joined in and explained that the more apt classical comparison was with a work called Xenophon's Anabasis.
So when I got to college in Pittsburgh I felt smugly cosmopolitan. Pittsburgh was a podunk backwater by comparison, and the people I met there — the first people I ever knew who weren't from New York — were country bumpkins sorely in need of being edified by me about the marvels they'd been missing by lacking a big-city upbringing. Honestly, it's a wonder I made as many friends there as I did. For a time I was insufferably superior about having come from New York.
Most of the other people in the world don't go around saying that they know better than everyone else just because of where they're from.
I don't know if this was the first time my arrogant attitude was directly challenged, or just the first time that it got through to me. Either way, it had the desired effect, and then some. I recognized the validity of Mike's criticism and took it to heart. No one ever heard that sort of elitism from me again — an improvement in my personality for which I will be forever grateful to Mike. Moreover, I began to open up to the charms of Pittsburgh. Before long I felt completely at home there, where previously I had only ever measured it against my memories of New York and found it wanting.
All of which is just preamble to the point I want to make about New York. When Mike gave me that much-needed dressing down he made me feel distinctly provincial, which at first struck me as an odd way for someone from The Big Apple to feel. The City That Never Sleeps! Gotham! But I had to admit that my worldview, and that of most of the other New Yorkers I'd left behind, was as insular, as parochial, as uncultured in its way as that from any one-horse hick town.
And that's when my idea of New York began to change. It wasn't really the teeming, glitzy metropolis that everyone always claimed, any more than Norma Jean was really Marilyn Monroe. At heart New York City was actually the world's biggest small town — or rather, the biggest collection of small towns, jammed close together.
It's hard to nail down just what I mean by that, but that's where movies come in. Offhand I can think of a few films that capture the Norma Jean face of New York City, so you can see what I mean without my having to strain my writing muscles.
A movie like Woody Allen's Manhattan does not capture it, because it makes the city bigger than the people in the story. It's a New-York-as-we've-always-imagined-it movie. A movie like the little-seen Rich Kids, on the other hand, does. It can be set in no place other than New York, but not because New York makes the characters be who they are — the characters make New York what it is.
Neil Simon was good at this kind of New York story, and ironically the main characters in his best one, The Goodbye Girl, aren't even New Yorkers! Marsha Mason's character is from Cincinatti; Richard Dreyfus's is from Chicago. But their banter is a big part of what makes New York the city it is. Quinn Cummings, even more so.
Martin Scorsese's movies almost qualify for inclusion but rely too heavily on the violent (Mean Streets, Taxi Driver) and the bizarre (Taxi Driver, After Hours) to really capture my New York — the real, personal, cozy New York of my youth, the New York made primarily of neighborhood people and not of melodrama. On the other hand, Eyewitness and Dog Day Afternoon do qualify. Even though each contains some melodramatic crime and violence elements, they are both populated by actual New Yorkers: outspoken, ethnic, irritable, big-hearted in spite of everything; people who thoroughly inhabit their own small communities that form the patchwork quilt of the city.
It's strange: Hero At Large captures my idea of small-town New York, but Turk 182! does not. Both are lighthearted comedies about anonymous heroes whose exploits capture the imagination of the entire city, but it's instructive to see how Timothy Hutton and Robert Urich, the brothers in Turk 182!, fail to embody the things about New York that I've been talking about despite their obvious efforts at characterization, while John Ritter and Anne Archer, whose acting skills are blander, nevertheless succeed in Hero At Large on pure heart.
I'm sure I've failed to convey my point very well, but if you watch some of the movies I've named, maybe you'll understand what I mean. Or maybe it's only possible to understand that feeling about New York if you grew up there in the 1970's, when giant retail chains did not yet dominate the landscape and perhaps it really was more of a small town than it is today.


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Denver Broncos free safety Justin Simmons (31) celebrates his interception against the Miami Dolphins during the first half Sunday in Denver.
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Denver Broncos quarterback Drew Lock (3) throws against the Miami Dolphins during the first half Sunday in Denver.
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Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa (1) looks to throw against the Denver Broncos during the first half Sunday in Denver.
Denver Broncos outside linebacker Bradley Chubb (55) as Miami Dolphins offensive tackle Jesse Davis defends during the first half Sunday in Denver.
Denver Broncos running back Melvin Gordon (25) celebrates his rushing touchdown with teammate K.J. Hamler (13) during the second half Sunday in Denver.
DENVER – The Denver Broncos sent rookie Tua Tagovailoa tottering to the sideline, benched early in the fourth quarter after his worst game as a pro, one that included six sacks and just 83 yards passing.
For doing such a good job, they nearly paid a big price.
Justin Simmons intercepted Ryan Fitzpatrick's pass to DeVante Parker in the end zone with 63 seconds left Sunday, sealing the Broncos' gritty 20-13 win over the Miami Dolphins.
"I was happy as hell," said Melvin Gordon, who rushed for two touchdowns but fumbled on the way in for his third score, giving the Dolphins (6-4) one last chance.
The Broncos (4-6) snapped Miami's five-game winning streak and kept Tagovailoa from joining Ben Roethlisberger as the only rookie QBs in the past 40 years to win their first four starts.
But they had to sweat out Fitzpatrick's long drive at the end.
With Gordon about to score his third touchdown, linebacker Andrew Van Ginkel atoned for a pair of penalties on the previous play by punching the ball loose at the 1 and safety Eric Rowe recovered.
Fitzpatrick, who drove Miami to a field goal after replacing Tagovailoa, started at his 1 and drove the Dolphins to the Denver 15-yard line, where his third-and-8 pass was picked off by Simmons.
"It's milliseconds," Fitzpatrick said after Miami's first loss since Oct. 4. "If he had been a step slower maybe that ball gets in there and we're having a happy press conference."
Tagovailoa appeared to be limping on the sideline after his final sack, by Bradley Chubb, but Dolphins coach Brian Flores said the left-hander wasn't hurt.
"Tua wasn't injured. We just felt like it was the best move at that point in the game," Flores said. "We had to get in two-minute mode and we just felt like he (Fitzpatrick) gave us the best chance to win the game."
Flores and Fitzpatrick both insisted there was no quarterback quandary in South Beach, however.
"No, no changes," Flores said.
"There's no controversy," Fitzpatrick said. "This is his team. He is going to continue to lead the team, and we've all just got to pull in the right direction."
Fitzpatrick completed 12 of 18 passes for 117 yards — better than Tagovailoa's line of 11-for-20 for 83 — but Simmons intercepted his underthrown pass in the end zone to make it all moot.
"Fitzpatrick, there at the end of the game he's moving the ball really well," Simmons said, "and we just kept telling ourselves defensively we've got to make a play ... because he's going to be aggressive. I mean, that's just how he's made his living."
The Broncos ran out the clock with Drew Lock completing a 61-yard pass to Tim Patrick on fourth-and-14 from his 16, a play that began with 4 seconds remaining.
Lock completed 18 of 30 passes for 270 yards with no touchdowns and an interception. He started despite missing practice time during the week because of bruised ribs he suffered last week at Las Vegas.
He wasn't sacked at all Sunday and bounced back nicely after throwing his 11th interception on Denver's first series.
Gordon put Denver ahead 20-10 in the third quarter when he scored from 20 yards.
Brandon McManus nailed a 47-yard field goal as the first half ended, sending the Broncos into the tunnel with a 13-10 lead. It was the first time in six games that Miami had been held to fewer than 17 points in the first half.
The Broncos got off to another bad start, failing to score a touchdown on the opening drive for the 12th consecutive time when Lock threw his 11th interception of the season.
Xavien Howard stepped in front of Patrick and picked off his sixth pass of 2020, giving Miami the ball at the Denver 22.
It was Lock's league-high sixth straight game with an interception and came on his second throw.
Tagovailoa's first career interception, by Simmons, two plays later was negated by A.J. Bouye's holding call, and Bouye was beaten by Parker for a toe-tapping 3-yard touchdown catch that put Miami ahead 7-0.
The Broncos tied it on Gordon's 1-yard run that capped their longest drive (six minutes) in more than a month and Denver took its first lead in three weeks on McManus' 29-yarder.
FLOYD LITTLEFangio said the Broncos were sending a game ball to running back great Floyd Little and his family after learning the Hall of Famer and former Syracuse star has entered hospice care. The 78-year-old Little was known as "The Franchise" in Denver because his signing was credited with keeping the team from relocating in the 1960s and with persuading voters to approve funds to build the old Mile High Stadium.
INJURIESDolphins G Solomon Kindley (foot) left briefly but returned and Broncos S Trey Marshall (lower leg) got hurt.
UP NEXTDolphins: visit the New York Jets on Nov. 29.
Broncos: host the New Orleans Saints Nov. 29.
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Levántate fue un concurso de talentos español producido por La Competencia y emitido en Telecinco entre el 10 de febrero de 2015 y el 11 de julio de 2016. Este formato consistía en elegir a la mejor pareja (padre/madre e hijo/a) y declararla ganadora.

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Los miembros del jurado del espacio que conducirá Jesús Vázquez en Telecinco serán los encargados de puntuar cada una de las actuaciones de las parejas, valoración que llevarán a cabo aislados visual y acústicamente de las gradas y que se sumará a la que emitirá el público presente en el plató a través de un novedoso sistema de puntuación instalado en sus asientos. Este sistema convertirá en votos el movimiento que cada asistente, seducido por el espectáculo, realizará al levantarse.

Está presentado por Jesús Vázquez. El jurado de su primera edición estuvo formado por Ruth Lorenzo, Pedro García Aguado y Niña Pastori.

En su segunda edición, el programa pasó a desarrollarse con famosos y con distinta dinámica, el cual también fue presentado por Jesús Vázquez mientras que el jurado se integraba por los artistas Alaska y Mario Vaquerizo. La edición pasó a llamarse Levántate All Stars. Pese a liderar casi todas las emisiones, los datos de audiencia empezaron a subir con el cambio de día de en emisión llegando a superar el 18% en cuota de pantalla.

Tras los aceptables datos de Levántate All Stars, Mediaset España optó por renovarlo por una nueva temporada con concursantes conocidos para el 2017, pero finalmente Telecinco decidió no dar continuidad al programa debido a que no tienen hueco en la parrilla para el formato, aunque no se descarta un regreso en un futuro.
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Levántate (2015)
 10 de febrero de 2015 - 17 de marzo de 2015

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Levántate All Stars (2016)
 30 de abril de 2016 - 18 de julio de 2016

Tras los buenos datos de la primera edición, Telecinco vuelve a apostar por este formato, pero con una edición en la que participan parejas de famosos. Se estrenó el 30 de abril de 2016

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Temple Guiting is a small town three miles from Guiting Power in the Cotswolds. Both are placed along the sloping hillsides of the Windrush Valley within a short drive of the market town of Stow-on-the-Wold and the larger town of Cheltenham. Temple Guiting showcases commendable examples of medieval architecture. Nearby Guiting Power offers accommodations including a Post Office, village hall and two pubs. Nearby the two towns are excavation sites of a Saxon church and barrow. There are many idyllic footpaths surrounding Temple Guiting as well as the nearby villages. On your strolls you will delight in the lovely medieval cottages and the green, lush countryside of the Cotswolds.
Nearby Temple Guiting is the Cotswold Farm Park, popular for families, Winchcombe, Sudeley Castle, Broadway, Bourton-on-Water and Upper and Lower Slaughter. There are many enchanting cottages and inns you may stay in while visiting Temple Guiting. Perhaps the most remarkable is the majestic Temple Guiting Manor. The Manor is a beautifully preserved Tudor estate with a gorgeous brick façade and an interior with exposed beams, fireplaces and chandeliers. This may be one of the most atmospheric inns you can stay at in the Cotswolds and it is in close reach of many exciting destinations for you to explore!


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Golf club land goes on sale
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Featherston Golf Club is for sale, with agents Property Brokers suggesting it could either stay as a golf course, or become a farm or a lifestyle block.
The course covers 32.82 hectares a few kilometres from Featherston and includes the clubhouse.
Collectively, it has a government valuation of $1.02 million, but Property Brokers is not providing price guidance publicly.
The property is being sold by tender closing September 27 at 4pm.
The agents say they are "passionate about saving the course and would be doing their best to sell the property as a golf course to retain the local history, but there were other options".
Rural sales consultant Stephen Penn, said it was a fertile, well-contoured block, and could be used for dairy grazing, cattle or lamb finishing, cropping or even as a larger lifestyle block.
The club decided to sell the course because membership has fallen to a level where running it is no longer financially viable.
The club was established on Gum Grove farm in 1902 and moved to its present location off Viles Road in the 1970s in a deal organised by Guy Brandon.
The course on Soldiers Settlement Rd still bears his name – Brandon Park.
The club had explored multiple options to keep going over the past year, including subdividing the land into lifestyle sections, but due to district and regional councils opposing consents, this plan did
not go ahead.
"It would be a shame for not only Featherston as a community, but to all past and present members to lose the course," sales consultant Erin Nesdale said.
Patrick ashworth	on September 5, 2018 at 2:04 pm
Me and my friends used to love playing there after school such a lot of really good memories there that will be lost if changed I now live in Sydney but would love to take my son there when he gets a bit older


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Sporting Force was established in 2015 by Tommy Lowther with a simple mission - to help the wounded, injured, and sick serving and ex-service men and women make the transition from a life in the military to life as a civilian through placements in the sports industry. We are proud to be a registered charity under the number 1169441.
Aren't There Already a Lot of Organisations Supporting the Military?
Yes, and we work alongside many of them. These organisations often focus on physical recovery, mental health, or financial support. At Sporting Force, our focus is on providing opportunities and work placements in the sports industry, initially through professional football clubs.
Life in the military is very active, and by working with sports organisations, we can offer opportunities that appeal to those with an active background, ignite a passion, and help create a new life outside of the services.
Tommy Lowther – Founder/ceo
Tommy is ex-services having served with the 1st Battalion Light Infantry and, as a sufferer of PTSD, has been in the position that so many ex-soldiers find themselves in - having trouble with what most would consider day-to-day tasks. Having won his own battle and addressed PTSD with a positive attitude, he became aware of the shocking statistics of those not so fortunate, and through his own involvement in sport, the idea of Sporting Force was born.
CHERYLANNE LOWTHER - VETERAN SUPPORT OFFICER
Cherylanne Lowther is our Veteran Support Officers, she is ex-services having served with A 29 Medical Squadron. She was posted to Hohne, Germany, in 2003, and was deployed to Iraq in 2004. Cherylanne worked in the med stores sending medical equipment out to different locations around Iraq. Since leaving the army, she felt that something was missing from her life, but now believes she has filled the gap with the privilege of working for Sporting Force.
Barrie Griffiths, Alwyn Williams and Mark Taylor - Ambassadors
These 3 guys are the friendly faces you will see if you attend a Tottenham Hotspurs Match with us.
All are veterans and great at supporting fellow veterans and their families.
Giving their time voluntarily they are indispensable.
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Mise Ros Cré 1916 is a local committee formed to organise commemorations of the 1916 Easter Rising.
Members of our community had expressed interest in not letting this historical year pass without paying tribute to those heroic Men and Women who believed in, fought for and died for Irish Freedom.
Our Commemoration events are a once in a century invitation to stand together to remember, reflect and reimagine the Rising.
Our committee members have worked tirelessly over the last few months to organise these events which are all inclusive and will allow us to come together as a community to mark this occasion in a pleasant and peaceful manner.
We are delighted to have all local schools in and around the Roscrea area participate. The students of Coláiste Phobal have taken on the task of showcasing the involvement of women in the rising and seven primary schools have been given a signatory of the proclamation to base a storyboard on. These storyboards will be placed in shops around the town to showcase all the hard work these pupils have put into contributing to the commemoration.
In addition to these the younger pupils have been given pictures of iconic local landmarks to colour in which will also be placed in shop windows.
The first half of our events taking place on Sunday (March 6th) will be situated on Main Street: this street will be closed to traffic (AIB - Maddens old bookshop) from 12 noon -6pm approximately.
In the event of 'A Drop of Rain' in the forecast the events planned on the Main Street will relocate to the Abbey Hall. In the event of an emergency we will have a designated first aid office located on Main St beside O'Donnell's jewellers.
Members of Roscrea Cardiac Responders and Order of Malta will be present in this office for the duration of the days events. There will be a visible presence of Stewards in and around the town and each of these stewards will have information on contact numbers in case of emergency. We would like to remind all proprietors of shops/organisations in Roscrea that there will be a prize for the best dressed window highlighting our commemoration. Not only will this add to the atmosphere on the day but will also enhance our town leading up to the St Patrick's day parade.Mise Ros Cré 1916 commemoration committee, Brí Greene (Chairwoman) Michael Donovan (Vice-Chair) Pamela Aitken (Secretary) Pauline Simmons, Martina Phelan (Joint Treasurer) Tommy Murphy, James Byrne (School Liaison) Brian Kirwan, Warren Dunne and Derek Russell. We the committee would like to thank everyone who has helped in anyway towards organising this event. Taking on this event has made us aware of the community spirit that is alive and well in our town. Go raibh míle maith agat!


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Adventures in Ink: Bringing Japanese Tattoo Art to Vermont
by Sarah Laursen, Curator of Asian Art, Middlebury College Museum of Art
I first encountered "Perseverance: Japanese Tattoo Tradition in a Modern World" two years ago while visiting the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles. Curated by tattoo artist Takahiro Kitamura (AKA Ryūdaibori, formerly Horitaka) and designed by photographer/filmmaker Kip Fulbeck, the exhibition consisted of more than 100 stunning photographs of Japanese-style tattoos, ranging from single sleeves to full bodysuits. I knew immediately that I wanted the exhibition to travel to the Middlebury College Museum of Art in Middlebury, Vermont.
In this exhibition I saw an opportunity to reach out to a diverse cross-section of tattooed Vermonters, including some who may never have visited our museum before. According to The Harris Poll, almost one in three adults in the United States has one or more tattoos, and I suspected that the number might even be higher in Vermont. Even those without tattoos, like myself, might be curious or find inspiration in the gorgeous flowers, fish, deities, and warriors who adorn the subjects of Fulbeck's photographs. However, in a state with such a small population, I knew it would be difficult to get the word out—I needed a special event to capture the public's attention.
My brother-in-law, Christopher Holt, and his San Francisco-based tattooer NaKona MacDonald bravely volunteered to do a live tattooing demonstration. Although traditional Japanese tattoo, or irezumi, is performed manually by impressing needles attached to a tool into the skin, this demonstration would employ the tattoo machine, which was invented in 1891 by tattoo artist Samuel O'Reilly.
The only potential obstacle was Vermont's strict regulatory laws. In order to receive a temporary license—in fact, the first temporary license ever issued by the state—I had to convert the café in the Mahaney Center for the Arts (where the museum is housed) into an actual tattoo shop. This endeavor entailed the participation of more than forty people, including the state inspector who walked me through the process, a local masseuse who lent a massage table, the facilities crew who removed the café's cappuccino machine, the college lawyers who gave the go-ahead, and the student health center staff who contributed hospital-grade disinfectant and needle disposal. I myself had to draft consent forms and make several trips to the store for gauze, razors, gloves, and other provisions.
On July 9th, with licenses issued, NaKona began sketching out the next phase of Chris' dragon back piece. That week, a Burlington-based newspaper called Seven Days had listed the event as its top pick for that weekend in Vermont, and more than 300 visitors attended the demonstration and exhibition. (On an average summer Saturday, that number is usually closer to forty.) Museum-goers of all ages—from children perched on parents' shoulders to octogenarians from the nearby retirement center—flocked to the exhibition and to the café-turned-tattoo-shop, where they peppered NaKona with questions and offered encouragement to Chris.
Perhaps the most remarkable outcome of the demonstration and exhibition was the visible transformation of visitors, from curious and apprehensive to comfortable and inquisitive. Tattooing is still considered taboo in Japan, and that stigma does exist to a lesser degree in the United States. However, exhibitions like "Perseverance" challenge those negative views and open the door to endless new forms of artistic expression.
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Edward Ramos serves as a visiting professor of business and marketing at DeVry University, as well as, the lead counselor for Exceptional Student Education at Lyman High School. He is also the Director of EOS- The Center for Human Development and Flourishing in Sanford, Florida. Completing his Master of Education in Counseling Psychology from the College of Saint Rose and his Master of Business Administration from Belhaven College, Mr. Ramos has engaged strength's perspectives in higher education, secondary education, and has developed a model within opiate dependence and methadone maintenance programs that will facilitate increased resiliency towards recovery.
Previous to education and counseling, he worked in the service industry and as an entrepreneur. His creative spirit has led him down a different path towards leveraging the dynamic power behind the strength's perspective as a driver of flourishing, well-being, and hope. These constructs possess a great ability to reward "seekers" with increased positive effectuality, increased engagement in the moment, more authentic relationships, a deeper sense and awareness of personal meaning, and a pathway to higher achievement.
Ed is currently completing his doctoral degree from George Fox University and is working towards developing a systemic strengths approach to management that infuses positivity, mutual engagement of strengths-based abilities as a synthetic approach to culture development and productivity. Similar to enabling families, Ed believes that organizations can meet the changing environment by leveraging differentiation within its human resources in a way that values and encourages risk taking, organizational learning, and a shared sense of accomplishment.
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Tobacco bill decrees no smoking in homes
News / 17 July 2018, 11:00am / WENDY JASSON DA COSTA
DANGEROUS: The new Tobacco Bill aims to clamp down severely on the places in which people can smoke. Pictures: Christian Hartmann/Reuters
Durban -Smokers who puff away in the presence of their domestic workers or gardeners could be fined - or jailed even - if they light up in their own homes.
This is one of the provisions in the latest Tobacco Bill which also stipulates that you may not smoke in your home if you use it for teaching, tutoring or commercial childcare.
The South African Domestic Service and Allied Workers' Union (Sadsawu) told the Daily News this week that the issue was complicated and that their members would find it hard to have this enforced because many of them felt intimidated by their employers.
"It's very difficult to address a person in their own home because you are working there," said Myrtle Witbooi, the union's general secretary. She said the relationship between a domestic and her employer should be based on "mutual respect". However, domestic workers would often be told that smoking was not allowed in the house because the people who lived in it did not want to be subjected to smoke, but those homeowners would then light up inside without any regard for the employee.
"It's a very difficult situation because the woman working for you still feels much smaller than you. She still feels intimidated and won't be able to object," said Witbooi.
However, the Control of Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery Systems Bill of 2018 stipulates that it is not a condition of employment that any employee is required to work in any part of the workplace where smoking is permitted by law.
It also states that employees are not required to sign any indemnity for working in any portion of the workplace where smoking is permitted by law.
The Health Department's Popo Maja said: "The bill seeks to ensure that employees are treated equally, including those working in private spaces. A private space used as a workplace will be regulated like other workplaces."
Maja said employees had the right to object without fear of retaliation if they were exposed to smoke. Currently workers were already empowered to stand up for their rights if they refused to be exposed to tobacco smoke.
"The bill is just making a policy statement. The regulations will be developed to unpack the intention of the clause," he said.
The Health Department's website stated that the bill addressed key areas relating to indoor public areas, display of tobacco products at the point of sale, use of electronic devices and the introduction of plain packaging of tobacco products.
Peter Ucko, chief executive of the Tobacco, Alcohol and Gambling Advisory, Advocacy and Action Group, told the Daily News that while they supported the bill in principle, it needed some correction and improvement in wording.
He believed that it could be strengthened even further and described fears about possible job losses and impact on the economy as "the usual emotional, unsubstantiated industry nonsense".
While domestic workers did have recourse, they were always vulnerable, said Ucko. He said the section dealing with domestic employment had to be "tightened" because smoking should not be allowed at any time, even when domestic workers were not on duty, because they would still be exposed to "residual third-hand smoke".
Leon Louw, the non-smoking chief executive of the Free Market Foundation, described the bill as "simplistic, crude, draconian Nazi nonsense" which would strip South Africans of all civil liberties. He said the provisions were no longer about taking care of people's health but about auditing their lifestyles.
"If the state decides that drinking is healthier than being a teetotaller, will they then make drinking compulsory?" he asked.
The department states that the bill would bring South Africa's law in line with the World Health Organisation (WHO) framework.
Louw said according to the WHO, being sedentary was "the new tobacco" and so the South African government would probably ban "comfortable chairs and reality shows next".
The bill is open for public comment until August 8.


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Schoolchildren sent to pick cotton in Jizak Region [Uzbekistan]
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Eighth-form pupils from secondary schools were sent to pick cotton in Jizak Region today, while high-school pupils went to cotton fields two days earlier. Local residents said that schoolchildren had been sent to cotton fields despite government pledges not to force children to pick cotton this year and the country's ratification of the Convention on the Prohibition and Immediate Action for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour...[S]choolchildren…had not been provided [with] basic living conditions…[T]here were no safe sources of drinking water…[T]eachers and elder schoolchildren beat up younger ones for failing to produce good cotton-harvesting results.
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The governor of Samarkand Region, Uktam Barnoyev, has issued orders not to involve schoolchildren under 15 in cotton picking, while students of colleges and lyceums of this age may be called up to pick cotton. As a rule, 15-year-olds should study in school, but the Uzbek government abolished 11-year schooling two years ago and many 15-year-olds study in colleges and lyceums after ninth form now…An anonymous official of the Samarkand Region administration…thinks that the authorities will attract college and lyceum students from rural areas to picking cotton at a peak of the season…[S]tudents of the Pastdargom District, many of whom are 15, were taken to cotton fields on 15 September…Journalist from Samarkand Yermuhhamad Rustamov said that child labour had become an issue of survival for the Uzbek government and of the country's economic prosperity.
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[In]Securities Guest Blog: Marconi Plays the Mamba by Aegis Frumento Esq
Marconi Plays the Mamba
We humans suffer a delusion. We think we can predict the future. That's not new. Our ancestors saw the future in chicken entrails. We see them in spreadsheets. The only difference is that our ancestors' chicken tasted better than our crow.
Now that the economy is starting to "open up," it seems a good time to put down some prediction markers. We've already gotten past the canard that post-Covid we will return to "normal," right? Good.
The coronavirus has so far taken 65,000 lives in the US, and "experts" predict that the total loss of life will exceed 100,000. Well, bollocks to that! If we are at a peak, or even a plateau, then by mathematical certainty we will lose as many lives on the way down the slope as we lost on the way up, so the total death count will be at least 130,000. But we are not at any plateau. Maybe New York has peaked -- for now -- but the rest of the country is just getting started, recording new cases at the rate of 2-4% per day. https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2020/05/05/business/ap-virus-outbreak.html. And every medical professional and epidemiologist I've spoken to (also known as three of my college roommates) thinks there will be at least one more wave later this year or next before it's over, and no vaccine for another 18 months. So, no -- we are still closer to the beginning of this nightmare than the end of it.
As of last week, over 30 million people were unemployed. We expect that when Friday's unemployment numbers come out, the unemployment rate will hit 20%. The unemployment rate in 1936 at the height of the Depression was 24%, but it got there over 6 years, not 6 weeks. Everything's at warp speed these days.
Yet the stock markets don't really care. Sure, the S&P500 is down 16% from its high of three months ago, but it is about flat compared to this time last year and the year before, and still 18% higher than it was this time three years ago. The NASDAQ is even stronger, still up 45% over three years ago. All that's happened so far is that the market has passed some of the gaseous bloat of the past three years, like I said it would. http://www.brokeandbroker.com/5100/aegis-frumento-insecurities-covid/.
So, should we believe the markets or the unemployment numbers?
My first prediction: Believe the Markets.
Today's unemployment is concentrated in so-called vulnerable industries. A recent study by the Brookings Institution concluded that over 37 million Americans work in industries that would be immediately impacted by a pandemic, 23% of the total working population. That tracks very closely to the actual unemployment figures. https://www.brookings.edu/research/who-are-the-workers-already-impacted-by-the-covid-19-recession/.
Those industries include the usual suspects -- bars, restaurants, hotels and amusement venues -- and others that would be shut during a lockdown, like brick and mortar stores, laundromats and day-care centers. All those have this in common: their employees are generally at the lower end of the income scale, and they don't make things that people really need (except day-care).
The unemployment of the 1930s was different than this. Then, most of the unemployed were in manufacturing. They were factory workers, steel makers, textile workers and miners. They all made real things, and earned decent working-class wages from which they could afford to buy things like what they made. When they could no longer afford to buy manufactured goods, unemployment bred more unemployment, spiraling out of control. Soon, only the very rich could afford to buy anything at all. Not for nothing did all those 30's screwball comedies and musicals star guys like Fred Astaire in white-tie-and-tails. We only really got out of the Depression when World War II forced us to build things again, things that we conveniently sent overseas to be blown up so we'd have to build more of them. https://www.encyclopedia.com/economics/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/industry-effects-great-depression.
This pandemic, by contrast, is not putting very many factory workers out of work; there just aren't that many of them left. Unlike the more fortunate knowledge workers who are now saving the money they used to spend in bars, restaurants and hotels, the unemployed waiters and housekeeping staff didn't have as much to spend on non-essentials to begin with. Most significantly, so much of the stuff they aren't buying is made in China that if any factory workers are out of a job they are likely to be Chinese.
However, the Grand Re-opening will not go smooth. Every thinking person acknowledges that more open economic activity will lead to more infections and more dead, as Texas Governor Abbott so candidly admitted earlier this week. https://www.click2houston.com/health/2020/05/06/texas-gov-greg-abbott-reportedly-says-in-recorded-phone-call-that-reopening-state-will-increase-coronavirus-spread/. This is a trade-off between life and livelihood. The problem is that those two goods are not tradable by any common currency. We want both, but when push comes to shove I will be quicker to sacrifice your life to my livelihood, and you will be quicker to sacrifice mine for yours, and there's no compromising between us. The only way to resolve those kinds of intractable disputes is by empathy -- by imagining what it'd be like to be the person you'd put on the sacrificial alter. If you believe the economy must remain closed to protect your life, then you must be able to imagine what it is like to be stone broke with no financial lifeline. And if you want to reopen so you can make money, you should imagine what it's like to die alone in a quarantined ICU. Only then can we support government officials to strike a democratic balance, one that will shift from time to time, between the needs, which we all have, for both life and livelihood.
So, the next prediction: This will change the way we conduct ourselves.
There will be surges of infection, second waves, and more pandemics, in the same way monster storms that used to occur every hundred years now seem too common. We will need to learn to live with them. That means periodic lockdowns and economic downturns. The Depression led to the New Deal. This pandemic is testing many old chestnuts about limited governments dismantling social safety nets. Suddenly, both Andrew Yang's minimum income scheme and Bernie's universal healthcare are getting test drives. That's how revolutions start.
And already, architects are reimagining the office and workplace of the future, where some degree of distance and protection will be necessary all the time. See https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/covid-19-design. Gone will be the cubicle farms and open-plan offices, whose real purpose was to squeeze as many bodies as possible into a rentable square foot of real estate. More separation will require more space. Or, if more people are forced to work from home, then more homes will need to be redesigned to accommodate home offices. In any case, real estate and those who finance it should find themselves busy in the coming years.
And, another prediction, cities will be better for it.
There is something magical about cities. A true city is a place where different people can mix comfortably with each other in respect and tolerance, where no one has time for petty parochial prejudices. But cities can become too crowded, and New York has become noticeably more congested in the past twenty years, with old neighborhoods plowed under for the sake of greater density and more affluence. In the past, plagues routinely hollowed out cities, making room for new blood from the countryside. I don't expect anything like that to happen today, but the habits of social distancing once formed will stick. As a physical result, the City should become less crowded. I hope we build that City.
Which brings to mind We Built that City by Starship, voted by the rock-n-roll intelligentsia the worst song of the 80s. But this video, with that disco beat, the sight of mid-80s Spring Breakers on Daytona Beach, and Grace Slick (of course) is irresistible. I wonder, these bleak days, if we'll see their like again. My last prediction, then: We will. Someday.
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Statement on Order to Modernize the Governance Structure of National Market System Plans for Equity Market Data (Statement by SEC Chair Jay Clayton)
Statement on Final Order Directing the Creation of a New Plan for Consolidated Equity Market Data (Statement by Commissioner Allison Herren Lee)
Statement at Open Meeting Considering Commission Order Addressing Equity Market Data Plan (Statement by Commissioner Elad L. Roisman)
Statement on Equity Market Data Governance Reforms (Statement by Commissioner Hester M. Peirce)
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After meeting Katie & Victoria for a quick chat about their wedding over coffee & tea I could tell they were both such a lovely, friendly, down to earth couple and that shooting their wedding was going to be lots of fun. We had some beautiful weather on the day, which was perfect because the ceremony was held at Sandwell registry office which has a lovely garden for photos. The ceremony was then followed by drinks, food and dancing at the Strathallen Menzies Hotel.
I have also included some of the engagement shoot photos with this post as I seem to have missed writing a blog about it. The engagement shoot was held at Sandwell Valley.