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Claims babies harbour bacteria before birth refuted
By Bev Betkowski on January 27, 2023 Health, Today, Science
Contamination actually occurred during vaginal delivery, clinical procedures or DNA sequencing Scientific claims that babies harbour bacteria while still in the womb are inaccurate, according to University of Alberta researchers involved in an international study. The perspective paper, published in Nature, should settle a debate in the research community about whether a fetal microbiome exists,…
Making virus-killing clothing a good fit for production challenging
By Bev Betkowski on January 18, 2023 Eye on Alberta, Business, Today, Science
Fabric could be used to produce protective uniforms for soldiers, hospital workers, firefighters and paramedics Clothing that can kill viruses and bacteria on contact helps protect the people who protect us, but getting that type of protective finish onto the uniforms first responders wear is a big challenge. University of Alberta researchers are working to…
New books connect sports with higher purpose in life
By Bev Betkowski on December 9, 2022 National, Life, Education, Sports, Today, Books
The Pope's face lit up and he smiled when presented with On the Eighth Day There is high praise indeed for a new book co-written by University of Alberta professor Matt Hoven. Almost the highest there is, in fact. It took a few seconds, but once Pope Francis realized what he'd just been handed by…
Tackling homelessness takes a community, says master's grad
By Bev Betkowski on November 29, 2022 Eye on Alberta, Careers/HR, Education, Alberta education, Today
Sydney Stenekes credits her degree with giving her the confidence to engage with people of diverse cultures Growing up, Sydney Stenekes was taught to help others however she could. Whether teaching kids how to skate or speak English or serving as a student trustee for her school board, she learned "to love and respect everyone…
Research aims to boost mental health support for farmers
By Bev Betkowski on November 8, 2022 Alberta's Business, BC's Business, Business, Eye on Alberta, Eye on BC, Eye on Canada, Eye on Manitoba, Eye on Saskatchewan, Health, National, Saskatchewan's Business, Today
People who own, operate or work on a farm have higher suicide rates compared to most other occupations The life of a Canadian farmer might sound peaceful – living in the countryside, working outdoors, growing our food. But scratch that bucolic surface and the reality is much different, with high rates of depression and stress…
Geothermal energy could give old oil and gas wells a new lease on life
By Bev Betkowski on November 7, 2022 Alberta's Business, Environment, Eye on Alberta, Eye on Saskatchewan, Science, Today
Retrofitting orphan wells to geothermally heat wintertime water for cattle Tapping the potential of geothermal energy could offer a way to repurpose inactive oil and gas wells, according to a University of Alberta experiment looking at the economic feasibility of heating drinking water for cattle. The case study modelled the economic pros and cons of…
Research may lead to more eco-friendly lithium ion batteries
By Bev Betkowski on October 31, 2022 Alberta's Business, Business, Environment, Science, Today
Giving new life to old batteries will be good news for the environment and the bottom line
Lithium-ion batteries are part of everyday life, powering everything from cellphones to electric vehicles, but they also wear out eventually, and that comes at a cost to the environment. Now, a University of Alberta researcher is exploring how to recycle and regenerate the spent batteries in more eco-friendly ways. Related Stories Researcher aims to squeeze…
Want to save the world? Pick up a needle and thread
By Bev Betkowski on October 5, 2022 Environment, Life, Today
Awash in a world of "fast fashion," it's all too easy for consumers to toss and replace garments that only need minor repairs
One of the best ways to keep your garments in the closet – and out of the landfill – is to pick up a needle and thread or pay someone else to do it when a button pops or a hem drops. More people, especially men and the younger generation, need to take up that…
PCOS leading cause of menstrual dysfunction, infertility
By Bev Betkowski on September 21, 2022 Health, Science, Today
Polycystic ovary syndrome causes the ovaries to produce abnormally high levels of male hormones
By the time she was 15, Sarah Chambers knew something wasn't right with her body. "I was late getting my first period, I'd only have a couple a year, and I had facial hair, but I got told it was teenage hormones." So she waited, hoping the embarrassing symptoms would fade as she matured –…
Trees near farmland pay environmental dividends
By Bev Betkowski on September 15, 2022 Environment, Today, Science
Shelterbelts and hedgerows reduce emissions of greenhouse gas by an average of 89 per cent
Both dead and alive, trees are an essential ally for farmers in helping the environment, a new University of Alberta study shows. Preserving and planting shelterbelts and hedgerows – and keeping the deadwood they contain – next to cropland helps store carbon and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. "Retaining those live and dead trees, and planting…


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Artist Talk, Gallery Viewing, and Book Signing: The Pretend Villages: Photographs by Christopher Sims
November 4, 2021 - November 4, 2021
Rubenstein Library Photography Gallery
Libraries, American Tobacco Campus - Power Plant, Archive of Documentary Arts, Sanford School of Public Policy
Christopher Sims
Join us for an artist talk and gallery viewing for the opening event of the photography exhibit in the Rubenstein Library, "The Pretend Villages: Photographs by Christopher Sims." The exhibit documents the inhabitants and structures of imagined, fabricated Iraqi and Afghan villages on the training grounds of U.S. military bases. Situated in the deep forests of North Carolina and Louisiana and in a great expanse of desert near Death Valley in California, these villages serve as strange and poignant way stations for soldiers headed off to war, and for those who have fled from it: American troops encounter actors, often recent immigrants from Iraq and Afghanistan, who are paid to be "cultural role players." Christopher Sims photographed these surprising and fantastical realms from 2005 to 2018 as U.S. wars abroad fluctuated in intensity. With this book, he presents an archival record of "enemy" village life that is as convincingly accurate and comically misdirected as it is mundane and nightmarish. Christopher Sims is an Associate Professor of the Practice in the Sanford School of Public Policy and the Undergraduate Education Director at the Center for Documentary Studies.
Featured, Visual and Creative Arts, Exhibit, Lecture/Talk

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"The United States on Friday disavowed torture and pledged to treat terror suspects humanely, but set aside calls to drop the death penalty, as the United Nations carried out its first review of Washington's [the United States'] human rights record.
As part of a groundbreaking commitment to improvement under the Obama administration, the U.S. joined the 47-nation Human Rights Council in 2009. And in doing so, submitted to more international scrutiny. State Department legal advisor dviser Harold Koh outlined nine key improvement areas Friday, encompassing about 174 of the 228 recommendations the community had urged on Washington [the United States] in an initial report last November . Nations are held accountable for what they agree to improve.
He said the U.S. would agree to improvements in areas ranging from civil rights to national security to immigration, including intolerance of torture and the humane treatment of suspects at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility in Cuba.
But in some areas the U.S. stance was unchanged, particularly on the death penalty, which had led to a chorus of objections from many European nations.
Critics say the law is inhumane and unfairly applied. But Koh said capital punishment is permitted under international law.
"To those who desire as a matter of policy to end capital punishment in the United States — and I count myself among those — I note the decision made by the government of Illinois on March 9 to abolish that state's death penalty," Koh told the Geneva-based U.N. Human Rights Council.
Cuba, Iran and Venezuela complained the U.S. was brushing too many recommendations aside, while China and Russia said the U.S. was not going far enough on Guantanamo, and called for it to be shut down as President Barack Obama had promised.
Other nations urged the U.S. to reduce overcrowding in prisons, ratify international treaties on the rights of women and children, and take further steps to prevent racial profiling. Koh said Obama also would push to ratify additional measures under the Geneva Conventions and add protections for anyone it detains in an international armed conflict.
"Online: U.N. Universal Periodic Review: http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/UPR"


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Q: Don't understand instance methods or instance variables RUBY I'm still very new to Ruby and im having trouble with one of the assignments.
Genies live in tiny lamps, only coming out to grant wishes. Update your class with data indicating whether the genie is in the lamp or not. Include an enter_lamp and an exit_lamp instance method that update the genie appropriately. Whenever the genie exits the lamp, it should print " is here to consider your wish!" When the genie returns to the lamp, it should print "Goodbye for now." When first created, the genie should start off inside the lamp.
Update your driver code to test your work.
class Genie
  attr_accessor :name
  attr_reader :age

    def initialize(name, age)
        @name = name
        @age = age
        @enter_lamp = enter_lamp
        @exit_lamp = exit_lamp
    end

    def exit_lamp
        puts "#{name} is here to consider your wish!"
    end

    def enter_lamp
        puts "Goodbye for now."
    end

end

anything = Genie.new("Leonardo", 85)
anything.name = "Michael"

A: Instance methods and variables are controlled by an instance of a class, and are not shared between instances. Class methods and variables are controlled by the Class, and affect all instances.
For example, an instance variable for a 'Human' object might contain age, name, hair color, or eye color as instance variables. It's something that we all have, and we all have unique values (or at least, we don't always have the same value).
So Bob is 20 with black hair, Sally is 90 and has gray hair.
If I change Bob's hair color, Sally's hair is not changed.
Contrast this to a class variable, which is shared exactly across all instances.
So Bob and Sally both have a class variable for their eyes -  because they and every other human have two.
If I wanted to change this to 3 eyes, I'd have to change human DNA (the Human class), and (in a OOP world) all humans would then have 3 eyes.

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#ifndef GrMatrixEffect_DEFINED
#define GrMatrixEffect_DEFINED

#include "include/core/SkM44.h"
#include "include/core/SkTypes.h"

#include "src/gpu/GrFragmentProcessor.h"

class GrMatrixEffect : public GrFragmentProcessor {
public:
    static std::unique_ptr<GrFragmentProcessor> Make(const SkMatrix& matrix,
                                                     std::unique_ptr<GrFragmentProcessor> child);

    std::unique_ptr<GrFragmentProcessor> clone() const override;
    const char* name() const override { return "MatrixEffect"; }

private:
    GrMatrixEffect(const GrMatrixEffect& src);

    GrMatrixEffect(SkMatrix matrix, std::unique_ptr<GrFragmentProcessor> child)
            : INHERITED(kGrMatrixEffect_ClassID, ProcessorOptimizationFlags(child.get()))
            , fMatrix(matrix) {
        SkASSERT(child);
        this->registerChild(std::move(child),
                            SkSL::SampleUsage::UniformMatrix(matrix.hasPerspective()));
    }

    std::unique_ptr<ProgramImpl> onMakeProgramImpl() const override;
    void onAddToKey(const GrShaderCaps&, skgpu::KeyBuilder*) const override;
    bool onIsEqual(const GrFragmentProcessor&) const override;
    SkPMColor4f constantOutputForConstantInput(const SkPMColor4f& inputColor) const override {
        return ConstantOutputForConstantInput(this->childProcessor(0), inputColor);
    }

    SkMatrix fMatrix;

    GR_DECLARE_FRAGMENT_PROCESSOR_TEST
    using INHERITED = GrFragmentProcessor;
};
#endif

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Day 4, Saturday August 27th
Theme Park, Main Stage, 4pm-4:40pm
Theme Park is a young British band, the three guys play a colourful indie-pop mixed with electronic sounds. The set is pretty short and there are not many people in front of the big scene yet because of the heat (again), despite that, the band manages to entertain the audience with its great tunes.
Wolfman, Tent Stage, 5pm-6pm
Wolfman is already well-known in the Swiss musical scene. The band creates dreamy melodies mixing electronic sounds and keyboard with some soft rock. The voice of the singer is beautiful and guides the audience through an alley patterned with sounds at times sad and thoughtful and at times joyful.
The band released a new record called Modern Age in May 2016.
Coasts, Main Stage, 6pm-7pm
This five-piece from Bristol released an eponymous debut album in January 2016. Coasts' music is an indie-pop peppered with electronic sounds here and there. There's something of a surf vibe in the band's music.
There seem to be many band this year at Zürich Openair, and not only, which play this kind of music, an indie-pop mixed with some synth to create music that you can dance along too.
The Strumbellas, Tent Stage, 9pm-10pm
The Strumbellas are without any doubt one of the best surprises of the festival. The Canadian band with its 6 members hypnotizes the audience for an hour worth of indie-folk music. Among the band memberst, keyboardist Dave, who has already become a legend among fans.
The Strumbellas counts a charismatic frontman interacting with the public and really talented musicians. Violin, keys and guitars create a vibrant atmosphere on which the audience dances while singing along.
Very down to earth the band didn't expect such a warm welcome for the first gig in Switzerland, but it is all well deserved! The band ends the gig with the hit song "Spirits", for which the singer asks the audience to clap and sing along. Definitely one of those bands worth seeing live!
Kaiser Chiefs, Main Stage, 10:05pm-11:15pm
Kaiser Chiefs makes its entrance on stage, singer Ricky Wilson is the last one to come out… with grudges and a cast on his right leg. As soon as he gets in front, he drops the grudges, cheers the audience and starts singing.
His injury doesn't keep him from jumping around and climbing over the amplifiers. Although towards the end of the gig he seems to feel more pain…
Kaiser Chiefs offers the audience a dynamic gig jumping from one tune to the next throughout the band's many albums. Frontman Ricky Wilson is, as usual, great with the audience asking them to sing along, clap, dance and scream and claiming that if the public does so the band will play even better. The fans respond pretty well.
The band plays new songs such as "Parachutes", more pop than the previous tunes and peppered with electronic sounds. The new album Stay Together, which will be released on the 7th of October 2016, seems definitely more influenced by contemporary pop music rather than indie-rock and alternative rock, as it was the case for the previous ones.
But during the gig the band still plays massive rock anthems like "Ruby" and "I Predict a Riot", during the latter Ricky Wilson purposely spills water on the head of a security guy standing in front of the stage. As the song says… I predict a riot…
Zürich Openair for me ends with the image of some lightnings announcing a Summer storm during Underworld's concert. It's been a great few days filled with music, sun and happiness. A memorable way to end the big Summer Festival season that, as every year, was pretty long and intense! See you next year! 🙂
© Zürich Openair
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With effect from Monday 1st October the ICT Solutions Service desk will have an additional member of staff to assist with the increased support workload currently being experienced.
To further overcome this short fall we are hoping to appoint another Service Desk Co–ordinator in the foreseeable future. With increased demand from schools requesting support we are hoping that by implementing these changes and implementing other support tools that customer expectations and SLA targets can be maintained.
We are also investigating replacing our current telephone system with a more scalable and flexible system to meet increased demand.
Log onto ICT Solutions website www.eficts.norfolk.gov.uk and search our knowledge base for the issue you are experiencing and possible resolution.
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Visit the Phoenix Patch page to access the Patch file and see the Install notes.
And how they interrelate to the Every Child Matters agenda.
Head teachers, Governors leadership programme on 30th October 2007 – Teachers Pedagogy Programme 31st October 2007.
E–safety deliveries at the October conference are part of a series of events which are planned to assist all Norfolk teachers to develop their knowledge in preparation for the anti–bullying awareness week 19 – 23 November during which Norfolk pupils parents will be invited to attend a Parents Conference on Cyber bullying.
For more information concerning the Norfolk Schools e–safety and e–learning conference visit the conference website at http://www.eficts.norfolk.gov.uk/Conference2007/Default.asp Or telephone Judy Houghton on telephone 0845 303 3003.
All of the new email accounts have now been released for re–organised schools. All schools who are changing name have had details emailed to the old accounts. New schools may have had them configured as part of the amalgamation work or may need to contact us to find out details.
Please note that the old email accounts will cease to operate on the 1st October 2007. This refers to the accounts with the old school name.
Further information is available at http://www.eficts.norfolk.gov.uk/NSIX/School_Reorganisation_2007.asp.
Schools with queries or who require assistance should contact the Service Desk on 0845 303 3003, via email, or the contact form on our web site.


What kind of Nutrients do We need ?
How do we manage our diet ?
Before we could have well-managed diet, we should know how the body digest the nutrition. As we know before, there are three important macronutrients that can affect our health, carbohydrates, proteins and lipids. These three important compounds have their own function. But they have different pathways in the body.
We recognize carbohydrates as carbs and sugars. Carbs constitute 80% of the food calories intake of humankind. The major food ingredients consumed by the human is starch, providing 75-80% of the total food calories intake.


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Holiday Gift-Giving: New Jersey
We are continuing our series on giving gifts to public officials. As a general rule of thumb, a New Jersey public official and/or employee may not accept any gift, which is intended to influence the performance of his or her official duties. Exceptions may exist if you are a relative or close personal friend of an elected official, and depending on the branch or level of government served by the potential recipient. Executive Branch officials and employees are governed by the Uniform Ethics Code, which prohibits Executive Branch officials or employees from accepting any gift, favor, service or other thing of value related in any way to their public duties. The New Jersey Department of Treasury recently issued guidance to state vendors, which asks all vendors to "refrain from sending any gifts or inviting state employees to any functions." Legislative Branch officials and employees are governed by the Legislative Code of Ethics, which prohibits a member of the New Jersey Legislature from receiving any gift or other thing of value from any source other than the State of New Jersey in relation to the member's official duties. If you are a governmental affairs agent, you may not give a member of the Legislature gifts totaling more than $250 in the aggregate during a calendar year or any gift of lesser value intended to influence a legislator's official duties. Not sure whether you are up to speed on the Legislative Code of Ethics? You can take the New Jersey Legislature's Ethics Tutorial here. Local government officials and employees are governed by the Local Government Ethics Law, which requires a local government official to annually disclose each source of gifts, reimbursements or prepaid expenses having an aggregate value exceeding $400 in a calendar year. Although local government officials may accept gifts under certain circumstances, no local government official may accept any gift given or offered for the purpose of influencing him/her, directly or indirectly, in the discharge of his/her official duties. The Uniform Ethics Code, the Legislative Code of Ethics and the Local Government Ethics Law provide general guidance on gift-giving to Executive, Legislative and local government officials and employees. State agencies and localities may additionally have their own Codes of Ethics in effect.
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Artist and educator Andrew Brown's work is best known for his interesting reinterpretation of interior spaces he has inhabited. Memories of places and events he has experienced act as the "visual material" he then investigates and reconstructs as fractured interiors that pique and probe each viewer's perception. His bold works create a "coherent ambiguity" as they redefine space, surface and illusion. The process results in images that are specific yet vague, allowing for individual interpretation and connection.


Davidson C, Bellows P, Shah U, Hawley L, Drexler K, Gandhi M, Eppes C, Sangi-Haghpeykar H. Outcomes associated with trial of labor after cesarean in women with one versus two prior cesarean deliveries after a change in clinical practice guidelines in an academic hospital. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2019 Feb 06; 1-6. PMID: 30185092.
Basinger M, Ballas J, Davidson C. A national survey evaluating obstetric providers' attitudes and regional trends of trial of labor after cesarean. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2019 Jan 08; 1-5. PMID: 30621483.
Pallister M, Ballas J, Kohn J, Eppes CS, Belfort M, Davidson C. A Standardized Approach to Cesarean Surgical Technique and Its Effect on Operative Time and Surgical Morbidity. Am J Perinatol. 2019 Feb; 36(3):277-284. PMID: 30081402.
Moaddab A, Clark SL, Dildy GA, Belfort MA, Sangi-Haghpeykar H, Davidson C. Maternal and Fetal Death on Weekends. Am J Perinatol. 2019 Jan; 36(2):184-190. PMID: 30016821.
Falce K, Guy E, Hyman D, Hotze T, Lazarus D, Bandi V, Parchem J, Davidson C, Munnur U. Bronchoscopic resection of a tracheobronchial leiomyoma in a pregnant patient. Int J Obstet Anesth. 2018 08; 35:93-96. PMID: 29764714.
Davidson C. Uncertainty in evidence synthesis limits clinical applicability of a clinical and cost-effectiveness analysis of induction of labour methods. Evid Based Med. 2016 12; 21(6):226. PMID: 27811000.
Bellows P, Shah U, Hawley L, Drexler K, Gandhi M, Sangi-Haghpeykar H, Davidson C. Evaluation of outcomes associated with trial of labor after cesarean delivery after a change in clinical practice guidelines in an academic hospital. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2017 Sep; 30(17):2092-2096. PMID: 27650923.
Shah U, Bellows P, Drexler K, Hawley L, Davidson C, Sangi-Haghpeykar H, Gandhi M. Comparison of induction of labor methods for unfavorable cervices in trial of labor after cesarean delivery. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2017 May; 30(9):1010-1015. PMID: 27265361.
Kelley K, O'Dillon Goerg K, Rhinehart-Ventura J, Eppes C, Sangi-Haghpeykar H, Davidson C. Do Gestational Age Dating Criteria Matter in Medically Indicated Late Preterm, Early-Term, and Full-Term Inductions of Labor? South Med J. 2016 Mar; 109(3):191-5. PMID: 26954659.
Rhinehart-Ventura J, Eppes C, Sangi-Haghpeykar H, Davidson C. Evaluation of outcomes after implementation of an induction-of-labor protocol. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Sep; 211(3):301.e1-7. PMID: 24813972.
Kase BA, Northrup H, Morrison AC, Davidson CM, Goiffon AM, Fletcher JM, Ostermaier KK, Tyerman GH, Au KS. Association of copper-zinc superoxide dismutase (SOD1) and manganese superoxide dismutase (SOD2) genes with nonsyndromic myelomeningocele. Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol. 2012 Oct; 94(10):762-9. PMID: 22972774.
Ferres MA, Olivarez SA, Trinh V, Davidson C, Sangi-Haghpeykar H, Aagaard-Tillery KM. Rate of wound complications with enoxaparin use among women at high risk for postpartum thrombosis. Obstet Gynecol. 2011 Jan; 117(1):119-24. PMID: 21173652.
Davidson C, Monga M, Ellison D, Vidaeff A. Continuation of pregnancy after antenatal corticosteroid administration: opportunity for rescue? J Reprod Med. 2010 Jan-Feb; 55(1-2):14-8. PMID: 20337202.
Davidson CM, Northrup H, King TM, Fletcher JM, Townsend I, Tyerman GH, Au KS. Genes in glucose metabolism and association with spina bifida. Reprod Sci. 2008 Jan; 15(1):51-8. PMID: 18212354.
Davidson CM, Mastrobattista JM, Ramirez MM, Monga M. Utilization of obstetrical ultrasound in a referral population. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2008 Jan; 21(1):59-62. PMID: 18175245.


It seems like the Siberian winds that battered our faces these past couple of weeks has retreated to the steppes and spring is now slowly rearing its head again. It's not really there yet, but it's warm enough to start thinking of spring- like things, such as preparing for the growing season, not wearing five layers of clothing and eating spring rolls. While I love a classic Vietnamese rice paper roll studded with shrimp as much as the next woman or man, this vegan version with pieces of tofu in a lightly spiced tomato sauce is able to hold its own. And besides, anything you dunk in this moreish dip automatically becomes delicious.
Rice paper may be one of the great food inventions of humankind. It's ready to use after being submerged in hot water for only 5 seconds and is remarkably sturdy. Don't worry if you don't get it right the first time, this stuff is sticky, but very forgiving.
A note on tofu: for this recipe you can either do as I did and use a soft tofu, which is made from a richer soymilk and has a higher water content and a creamy consistency, or a firm tofu. The former will turn into a soft scramble, while the latter will yield a chewier, crispier mouthfeel.
If using firm tofu, wrap it in kitchen paper or a clean tea towel and put it on a plate, weigh it down with another plate and something heavy on top for at least an hour, pat dry before slicing it. This will remove excess moisture and make the tofu crispier when you fry it.
If using soft tofu, pat it dry as well as you can and use immediately.
Make the sauce by combining the ingredients in a bowl and putting it in the microwave for 30 seconds to emulsify. Stir until smooth and leave to cool.
Meanwhile heat the sesame oil in a frying pan or wok until hot. Slice the tofu into short sticks and add it to the pan in batches. Resist the temptation to move it around too much, give it a chance to form a crisp, golden brown outer layer before turning it over in the pan.
As soon as you're looking at a pan full of golden brown pieces of tofu, or a golden brown tofu scramble, turn the heat down to medium.
Now add a splash of soy sauce and stir through quickly to coat all the tofu.
Add the tomato puree and a bit of water or use tomato passata. The tofu should just be coated in sauce, it shouldn't be swimming in it!
Add the vinegar and season to taste with chili powder or ground cayenne.
Boil the glass noodles according to packet instructions (usually 4 min), drain and rinse under a cold tap.
Fill a large pan or bowl with hot water. It should be quite hot, but not too hot to touch with your bare hands.
Submerge a sheet of rice paper for 5 seconds, then place it on your plate or chopping board with the smooth side down.
Place a lettuce leaf in the middle and fill it with a tablespoon of the tofu mixture and small bunch of glass noodles. Close the leaf and place it seam-side down on the paper.
Put the carrot strips and the mint leaves slightly lower. You can also wrap them into the lettuce leaf, which will be a little bit easier, but far less pretty.
Now first fold the right and left sides of your rice paper to where the lettuce wrap starts, then roll the top towards yourself to make a tight roll. Or start at the bottom and roll it away from yourself, if that's easier for you. Just remember to put the carrot and mint above the lettuce wrap in that case.
Dip into the peanut-hoisin sauce.
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Wow ! Beautiful rolls !!
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Sounding Out! pushing sound studies into the red since 2009
by lindaokeeffe
in Acoustic Ecology, Article, Class, Cultural Studies, Field Recording, Listening, Noise, Place and Space, Public Debate, Sound, Sound Studies, Sounds of the City forum, Soundscapes, Soundwalk, Urban Space, Urban studies
Editor's Note: This month Sounding Out! is thrilled to bring you a collection of posts that will change the way you hear cities. The Sounds of the City series will prompt readers to think through ideas about urban space and sound. Are cities as noisy as we think they are? Why are cities described as "loud"? Who makes these decisions about nomenclature and why?
We kicked things off last week with my critical reading of sound in Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun, a play about African Americans in Chicago that still rings/stings true today. Regular writer Regina Bradley will discuss the dichotomy of urban and suburban in the context of sound (noisy versus quiet, respectively), and CFP winner Lilian Radovac will share with us a photoessay on the sound installation Megaphóne in Montreal. Today, guest writer Linda O' Keeffe takes readers on a soundwalk of Smithfield Square in Dublin, Ireland and specifically of the Smithfield Horse Fair, in order to illustrate how urban renewal disrupts city soundscapes and how sound reclaims those spaces.–Managing Editor Liana M. Silva-Ford
Since 2010, as part of my PhD research, I have conducted over two dozen sound walks through the Smithfield Square and its environs, in Dublin's North Inner city; with teenagers, by myself and through organising deep listening group walks as part of World Listening Day. These walks were designed to encourage the participating walkers to listen intently to this space and compare it to other spaces on the north side of Dublin city. The walks were also designed to examine the changing use and design of the Smithfield space over the past four years. This essay is drawn from the findings of this research, which explored the co-production of space and soundscapes with 84 teenagers (43 girls and 41 boys) from Dublin, Ireland. I include some of their observations of Smithfield Square here.
The Smithfield Square's redesign began in 1996 as part of an urban regeneration project, and was completed in May of 2013. Smithfield is a traditional working class area, historically connected to wholesale markets, and in recent years it has gone through many iterations. In a push towards gentrification, the Smithfield Square space was ripped up, rebuilt, re-imagined and ripped up again because each iteration of its design proved unattractive to potential visitors/users of this space. According to the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland (1991), Dublin City Council considered these users were tourists and new middle class urbanites, not the locals.
Large-scale apartment complexes with business premises on the ground floor, tourist facilities, and an art house cinema were situated alongside smaller, older social housing, flat complexes and wholesale markets within the area. This reshaping of architecture impacts the diffusion of sound in space. It changes what Brandon LaBelle (2010) calls the acoustic territories that demarcate space where sound is no longer attributable to specific spaces or communities. Additionally, since the early 1990s, sounds within Smithfield began to change with the removal or downsizing of certain productive practices, such as the fish and fruit markets. This reduced the kind of traffic, both pedestrian and commercial, which would have moved and sounded through the area. The Smithfield Horse Fair disrupts the area's soundscape and opens up the possibilities of the space of Smithfield Square for the broader community.
The design of the square, its restaurants, boutique shops and cafes, suggest that the soundscape designed for this space was meant to be a quiet and calm, recreating in the square what Karin Bijsterveld has defined in Mechanical Sound (2008) as the quiet of the middle classes. The sounds produced by the fair are then seen as counter to the types of sensory experiences that, Monica Montserrat Degen argues in her book Sensing Cities: Regenerating Public Life in Barcelona and Manchester (2008), are acceptable to the middle classes, who purchase a type of sensory/sonic experience. However, the soundwalks I describe contest what "quiet" means in the context of the square.
Listening to the Square
The Smithfield square in 2009. All pictures in this post come courtesy of the author, who holds the rights.
The Smithfield Square in 2009
In 2009 the Smithfield Square, which is laid with thousands of cobblestones, had placed around one side twelve 26.5 metre gas lighting masts, at one end of the square two lines of trees were planted with seating placed among them, and at the other end some large concrete plant pots. The seating located within the trees, attracted groups of homeless people and addicts. As a result, the dominant soundscape during the day was the sounds of men and women shouting obscenities at each other, with the susurration of trees rarely heard over this dominant sound. One of my teenage participants noted, "you always hear people screaming in the background" (Participant 2).
Aside from the shouting voices and loud reflections from singular sound sources within the Square such as the clatter of suitcase wheels across the cobblestones, seagulls screeching overhead, the beeping of trucks reversing and even the sounds of people talking at a distance, the teenagers who participated in the soundwalks defined the space as silent. Their use of the word silent did not mean the absence of sound, but rather an absence of activities, life, general sounds of community, consumption and production.
One sound that dominates the soundscape of Smithfield and its surroundings is the sound of the Luas tramline. The Luas line sits at one end of the Square and the sounds produced are distinctive: there is the whoosh as it passes, the ding a ling of its bells and the sounds of the doors opening and closing. The sound of the Luas echoes around the area from 6 in the morning till midnight. The sounds have become synonymous with that part of the city. The teenage participants defined these sounds as rhythmic, musical, "like a ballet." For the teenager participants, the sounds of the Luas has been the only constant sound within Smithfield.
https://soundstudies.files.wordpress.com/2014/02/walking-2011-smithfield-square-and-luas.mp3
Public housing areas surrounding Smithfield
The sounds of children and teenagers were absent, even with the vast housing areas that surround Smithfield Square—some dating back to the 1940s. Within five minutes of the square are two primary schools and one all-boy's secondary school. During the day, I would hear the children playing in the school grounds, and in flat complexes close to the Smithfield Square. Each of these spaces were gated and enclosed. Most of the teenage participants lived within such housing areas, and would often refer to the level of noise made by the children within their immediate housing areas. Yet, none of the teenagers, and no young children, used the Smithfield Square for "hanging out" or playing.
A primary school in Smithfield. The play area is on the school roof
The teenagers argued that the Smithfield Square had no point; it was too wide open and too quiet.
Group 11b: Although, there probably was sound for somebody who listened to it but because we were all coming down from the city, the space seemed to be nothing… it just seemed real quiet, empty.
Because of that, the teenagers felt they could not group together to chat. For them, it would be like situating themselves in the middle of a stage. Their sounds were amplified or reverberated, ironically creating a feeling of being surveilled. They felt more comfortable and safer in confined areas, such as street corners, laneways, and the archways of large buildings. Within these smaller spaces, the sounds produced have closer reflections. Teenagers often surround themselves with sounds by shouting, playing music, etc., creating what Barry Blesser and Linda-Ruth Salter in Spaces Speak, Are You Listening? (2009) call a sonic bubble. These "territorial bubbles appear as if by magic around a group of individuals if they begin to interact, and the group quickly acquires rights to the arena" (2009:34) thus creating a temporal space. They did not feel they could do so in such an open area.
Smithfield Square by the summer of 2010
Because of the poor planning and design of the Smithfield area, there are vast empty spaces surrounded by fencing or construction hoarding, numerous derelict buildings, and closed-down shops and restaurants. The Smithfield Square is no different, with numerous buildings left empty as a result of foreclosures or bankruptcy. The silence in this space is indicative of the loss of the social and economic processes. The vast square then takes on another level of silence, the loss of productive meaning, the presence of poverty, homelessness and unemployment.
On one walk with the teenagers I noted that they would group together in the square, even when they were told to walk around and record sounds within the space independently. Later, they said there were no sounds to record, so they just walked towards the closest sound source, a small shopping market in the square. I had noted numerous individual sounds, but they would have required standing in the middle of the square to record them. During focus group sessions after the soundwalks, the teenagers defined positive soundscapes as places with numerous loud sounds, the voices of hundreds within busy shopping streets, music coming from stores and traffic in the distance. These sounds defined a city, and made the teenagers feel safe and enclosed. Smithfield contained none of these kinds of sounds.
Soundwalking the Smithfield Horse Fair
Displaying horse carriages
There are a few events held regularly within the square since it re-opened in 2013. Some of these events are part of the Dublin City Council's efforts to invigorate the space, such as food and art markets, as well as fairs for various seasons and holidays. One of the few public events that take place in Smithfield Square is the Smithfield Horse Fair, which happens on the first Sunday of every month. Having walked through this space repeatedly over a period of 3 years, it was only when I attended the horse fair that the space came alive, it had a purpose.
The horse fair has been a contentious event for both locals and city managers for the past two decades, with the horse dealers arguing that there is either a historical precedence for the horse fair or with the Dublin city councillors arguing that the land was historically used for the selling of cattle for market. The appearance within the Smithfield Square once a month of the horse fair brings with it a vast and lively, and sometimes, as defined by the media and Dublin City Council, a threatening soundscape/environment.
Some sounds defined as threatening are the loud whinnying of horses as they are jostled around the fair. The media has also reported, on several occasions, large-scale fights, which have broken out during the fair, leading to the presence of riot police. This eventually led to the gating of the fair and an extreme police presence as if these measures might reduce such sounds through the threat of arrest. For those living in the new apartment complexes, the sounds produced at the fair are amplified because of the design of the space, and possibly sound more threatening as a result.
During one walk of the Smithfield horse fair that I did in April 2013, some of the audible sounds were horses neighing and whinnying in panic, horse shoes on the cobblestones, traders shouting out their wares of horse paraphernalia, seats, stirrups etc., the voices of old men, which was the dominant background sound, and the sounds of traditional Irish music.
https://soundstudies.files.wordpress.com/2014/02/the-smithfield-horse-fair.mp3
Outside of the gated fair were the sounds of large groups of teenagers, shouting and calling to each other. The space was alive with sound; the voices of teenagers merged with, or were lost within, the chaos of other sounds, becoming part of a larger soundscape. Because the space was busy with people, activities, music and even security there was a reason to use the square, even if you were not actively taking part in the event. The fair created a space for teenagers to engage with, and perhaps feel safe within the boundaries of its soundscape. Suddenly the square was as busy and as loud as the city centre.
Security at the horse fair
Smith hammering horse shoes at the horse fair
While walking through this soundscape, I encountered different kinds of soundmarks. For example, the banging of horseshoes was quite distinctive because it is, as Schafer would define, an archetypal sound, one that no longer belongs in the city. It felt like hearing a sound from the past. Yet this kind of sound creates a kind of historic continuity with the past (Barry Truax, Acoustic Communication, 2000). When discussing the cobblestones within Smithfield Square, most of the young female participants stated that it was not so much the look of the cobblestones that gave the space a sense of history but rather the sounds made when something moved over them. The lack of people and activities within the square meant that these sounds were rarely activated. The soundscape of the fair on those days transformed Smithfield, lifting it out of its everyday silences, which seemed to invite young people to participate. It was reactivated with life.
What was noticeable about the two fairs I visited was that by the second event in 2013, there were far fewer horses than at previous fairs. There were about 8 or 10 horses being paraded around the space by what looked like homeless people or addicts. There seemed to be no real horse-trading; the soundscape lacked the sounds of horses. Instead, the space had become a gathering space, with groups of tourists wandering around taking pictures of anything and everything.
Teenage boys outside the gates of the horse fair 2013
Teenage girls at the fair
This fair does not fit within the cultural ethos of regenerated urban spaces like Smithfield, where culture is defined as a consumerist process or part of the arts. However, the space takes on new potentialities as a result of the presence of people, sounds and activities, allowing the teenagers to view the possibilities of spatial use. Sounds can distinguish a space, as identified during the Smithfield horse fair. These sounds also remove focus from teenagers' voices audible within the space, and transfer it to other sounds. The space was no longer a large fishbowl viewable from any angle; instead it had become a busy vibrant immersive soundscape.
Featured Image: "Smithfield Horse Fair, Dublin" by Flickr user Admanchester, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
Linda O Keeffe is secretary to the Irish Sound Science and Technology Association and editor of the Interference Journal. Her practice is concerned with an exploration, both academic and creative, of the ways in which sound alters our experience of different spaces. Her art training was within the sculpture department of IADT under the tutelage of Finola Jones. She completed a Masters in Virtual Reality in NCAD with Kevin Atherton, and just finished a PhD in sociology in NUIM. Her research examined the urban of Dublin city soundscape as socially and technologically co-constructed. She has composed for dance, theatre, quartets, and new instrument performers, installed sound installations for commissions in Ireland, China and Holland, and has had radio works performed both nationally and internationally. In 2008 she was mentored under Eric Leonardson in Chicago, a sound artist and performer. More recently, she was commissioned by Resonance FM to create a work for radio for the 2013 Derry city of culture event. Current projects include a solo exhibition in November 2014 for the Limerick Sculpture Centre, which will be a creative realization of her PhD research. You can find her at www.lindaokeeffe.com.
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Olmert was accompanied by Chief of Staff Yoram Turbovich, Military Aide Gadi Shamni, and Political Advisor Shalom Turgeman. The two heads of state first met privately for an hour and then for an additional hour and a half with their aides.
During the meeting, King Abdullah expressed deep concern from the envelopments in the PA and the possibility of strengthening Hamas and the toppling of PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas's government. Abdullah said the moderates must be strengthened and stop the extremists and urged Olmert to meet with Abbas to discuss the two-state solution. Abdullah also warned of returning to unilateral steps, which turned out to be a political failure. He added that the US must invest more efforts in the rejuvenation of the peace process, which is at a standstill because of the current situation in the PA.
"In order to regain the trust in the peace process, there is a need to show both sides that there are viable partners for peace," King Abdullah.
King Abdullah called on Olmert to seriously consider the Arab initiative for peace, which he believes is the proper foundation for solving the Israeli-Arab conflict.


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Oxford comma helps drivers win dispute about overtime pay
An overtime case that will delight language nerds everywhere hinges on the absence of an Oxford comma
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Vampire Weekend, who made their disdain for the Oxford comma clear in song. Photograph: Sarah Lee/The Guardian
Never let it be said that punctuation doesn't matter.
In Maine, the much-disputed Oxford comma has helped a group of dairy drivers in a dispute with a company about overtime pay.
The Oxford comma is used before the words "and" or "or" in a list of three or more things. Also known as the serial comma, its aficionados say it clarifies sentences in which things are listed.
As Grammarly notes, the sentences "I love my parents, Lady Gaga and Humpty Dumpty" and "I love my parents, Lady Gaga, and Humpty Dumpty" are a little different. Without a comma, it looks like the parents in question are, in fact, Lady Gaga and Humpty Dumpty.
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In a judgment that will delight Oxford comma enthusiasts everywhere, a US court of appeals sided with delivery drivers for Oakhurst Dairy because the lack of a comma made part of Maine's overtime laws too ambiguous.
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For the First Circuit, No. 16-1901 (March 13, 2017), Judge Barron:
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The state's law says the following activities do not count for overtime pay:
The canning, processing, preserving, freezing, drying, marketing, storing, packing for shipment or distribution of:
(1) Agricultural produce;
(2) Meat and fish products; and
(3) Perishable foods.
The drivers argued, due to a lack of a comma between "packing for shipment" and "or distribution", the law refers to the single activity of "packing", not to "packing" and "distribution" as two separate activities. As the drivers distribute – but do not pack – the goods, this would make them eligible for overtime pay.
Previously, a district court had ruled in the dairy company's favour, who argued that the legislation "unambiguously" identified the two as separate activities exempt from overtime pay. But the appeals judge sided with the drivers.
Circuit judge David J. Barron wrote:
We conclude that the exemption's scope is actually not so clear in this regard. And because, under Maine law, ambiguities in the state's wage and hour laws must be construed liberally in order to accomplish their remedial purpose, we adopt the drivers' narrower reading of the exemption.
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The Oxford comma ignites considerable passion among its proponents and opponents. In 2011, when it was wrongly reported that the Oxford comma was being dropped by the University of Oxford style guide, there was uproar.
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The Guardian style guide has the following to say about Oxford commas:
a comma before the final "and" in lists: straightforward ones (he ate ham, eggs and chips) do not need one, but sometimes it can help the reader (he ate cereal, kippers, bacon, eggs, toast and marmalade, and tea).
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Update on Weekend Bus Service To Kingswells
A number of residents have raised concerns over the withdrawal of the No 14 bus service to Kingswells at the weekends. There is also been some confusion over previously announced changes to the X17 service which have not been progressed.
Local Liberal Democrat councillor Steve Delaney said, "The No 14 service is funded by Aberdeen City Council and the ruling Tory, Labour and Independent coalition took the decision to axe these and other weekend services as part of their budget cuts on 3rd March. This was publicised at the time both online and in Focus but, with the passage of time and the fact most people were at home during the lockdown, many people had forgotten about it".
"Although my Lib Dem colleagues and I opposed these changes at the time, the majority view won the day. Aberdeen City Council is the provider of last resort and they have taken a decision not to provide weekend bus services. I believe it is morally wrong to leave a whole community effectively cut off from the rest of the city at the weekends but I regret there is no possibility of reversing their decision at this point in time".
"I have raised the community's concerns with the council's Public Transport Unit and they have responded as follows".
Financial support for weekend services on the number 14 was withdrawn at the end of March 2020 following the budget decision to withdraw all weekend supported bus services. During the period when Stagecoach were operating emergency timetables due to the COVID19 lockdown, they did maintain weekend services on the 14 but these have now been withdrawn.
Funding has been put in place between Transport Scotland and bus operators to allow an increase in bus service provision across the Country. The funding is intended to cover the anticipated loss of fare-paying passenger revenue that operators will experience due to physical distancing and reduced carrying capacity, while at the same time increasing service provision, to almost 80% immediately and then up to almost 100% by 3rd August. From the 29th June 2020 Stagecoach Bluebird are now operating around 80% of bus services that they would have been operating were it not for the coronavirus pandemic. As such the service 14 timetable has had to be brought in line with what would be operating normally at this time which does not include weekend services.
The changes to the Westhill service with the X17 replaced by the 4, 5 and 6 were due to take place on 6th April but this was prevented by the lockdown situation and the emergency timetables that Stagecoach were required to introduce. Stagecoach will continue to operate the X17 at the present time and any proposed timetable/service changes will be considered at a later point in time.
Following the Council's decision to withdraw financial support for the weekend service, Officers did explore options with Stagecoach Bluebird to retain some level of service, but no viable solution could be found. This matter will of course always be reviewed as changes to the public transport network take place, but due to the ongoing impacts of Covid-19 on public transport an immediate solution is unlikely.


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The English language edition of the Bayerische StaatsBibliothek book on Hartmann Schedel's library published in 2015.
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The Library of Hartmann Schedel, the Largest Private Collection of Books that Survived from 15th Century Germany, Remains Preserved in Munich
A woodcut from the Nuremberg Chronicle, showing Erfurt, 1493.
The library of Hartmann Schedel, physician and author of the Nuremberg Chronicle, was unequalled in fifteenth-century Germany. Schedel was interested in virtually all areas of knowledge of the late Middle Ages: rhetoric, astronomy, philosophy, classical and humanist literature, historiography, geography and cosmography, medicine, law, and theology. As early as the 1450s and 1460s, during his studies at the universities of Leipzig and Padua, he transcribed many works in his own hand. Later Schedel took advantage of the growing supply of printed books in Nuremberg, a center of European trade and publishing. He also made use of an international network of correspondents and suppliers to acquire new publications from other places. At the end of his long life, Schedel's library comprised nearly 700 volumes, including many composite volumes with several items.
Even though Schedel stipulated in his last will that his library should remain a family heirloom, Schedel's grandson and heir, Melchior (1516-1571), an imperial soldier, sold his grandfather's books to the Augsburg merchant Johann Jakob Fugger in 1552. In 1571 Fugger sold his library, incorporating Schedel's, to Duke Albert V of Bavaria. It became the cornerstone of the what is now the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek. Today, more than 370 manuscripts and 460 printed items from Schedel's collection are preserved in the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek. This is the largest private collection of books that survived from fifteenth century Germany.
In November 2014, honoring the 500th anniversary of Schedel's death, the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek opened a physical and virtual exhibition of books from Schedel's library. In October 2020 the home page of the virtual exhibition, with links to many downloads of digital editions, including all five editions of the Nuremberg Chronicle, was available at this link.
Book History from 1000 to 1451
Collecting Books, Manuscripts, Art, NFTs
Law / Copyrights / Patents
Cartography / Geography / Voyages / Travels / GIS
Religious Texts / Religion
Histories & Historiography
Nuremberg Chronicle:
By 1500 Printing Presses are Established in 282 Cities
The Stuttgart Psalter: "A Perfect Relationship between Text and Picture"
Augustine's "De civitate dei", Possibly the Earliest Printed Book for which the Printer's Manuscript Remains Extant
Ratdolt's Edition of Eusebius's "Chronicon" Contains One of the Earliest Acknowledgments of Gutenberg's Invention
Hartmann Schedel Publishes "The Nuremberg Chronicle," the Most Extensively Illustrated Printed Book of the 15th Century
Breydenbach's "Peregrinatio in terram sanctam", the First Illustrated Travel Book: An International Bestseller
The Overlap of Innovation and Tradition in the 15th Century Media Revolution
"Fasciculus temporum," Probably the Best-Selling 15th Century Printed Book by a Living Author.
Johannes Meursius Issues the First Guidebook to Athens


If you love the beach, there's something you could do to help save it. Of course if you don't believe in sea-level rise and climate change, don't bother. Maybe you think getting to drive to the beach in Albany instead of Panama City would be a good thing. I don't.
The skeptics scoff at sea-level rise projections, but it seems in recent years they're having more trouble denying very detailed scientific reports that have documented things like 10,000-year-old ice sheets retreating at an alarming rate and the Northwest Passage between Canada and the Arctic suddenly opening up for the first time since record-keeping began in 1972. As for our beloved Southern beaches and the Gulf of Mexico, an eye-opening map that shows what sea-level rise might do can be found at: http://geology.com/sea-level-rise/new-orleans.shtml. If you like Jazz-Fest, Café DuMonde and Galatoire's, this map may convince you to visit New Orleans soon and often.
As for the controversy over whether global warming is real, my scientific background is limited enough that I try to stick to the basics. When I take an ice cube out of the freezer, it always melts. If gigantic ice sheets are melting, the water's going into the ocean, just like my ice cubes melt in my glass. More water in the ocean means the sea rises, and low-lying cities like Miami, Savannah, New Orleans and Mobile will eventually be at risk. Makes sense to me.
It apparently didn't make sense to the previous administration in Washington. From what I've read, there were pretty heavy-handed orders from high up to deny, obscure, delay and question any claims that climate might be changing for the worse, with potentially devastating impacts, due to human activity.
Fortunately the new administration is taking the science seriously, and proposing we take action rather than drag our feet.
He recently emailed friends to urge them to email the EPA, which is considering listing greenhouse gases as a threat to public health and welfare. This would be important because it would give EPA the authority to begin doing something about the problem, specifically, regulating greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act. It might also put a bit of heat on Congress to take action, too.
If you'd like to make your opinion known, the address is: [email protected].
Please accept this message as a comment on EPA's proposed finding regarding greenhouse gases in the United States (Proposed Endangerment and Cause or Contribute Findings for Greenhouse Gases Under Section 202(a) of the Clean Air Act).
I support EPA's proposed finding and urge you to aggressively pursue all actions available to you to reduce the emissions of greenhouse gases in the United States. There is no doubt that greenhouse gases pose a threat to the public health and welfare, now and in the future.


The latest Chesterfield magistrates' court results as published in the June 28 edition of the Derbyshire Times are listed below.
Matthew Robert Dolan, 27, of no fixed abode. Admitted failing to comply with the supervision requirements imposed after release from imprisonment by failing to attend with the supervising officer. Committed to prison for 14 days.
Tony Robert Andrew Mann, 33, of Brunswick Street, Chesterfield. Indicated a guilty plea to possessing 3.2grammes of cannabis. Pleaded guilty to failing to surrender to custody having been released on bail. Must pay a £20 victim surcharge. Discharged conditionally for six months. Admitted committing an offence during the operational period of a suspended sentence order for theft from a vehicle, six counts of fraud by false representation and for a Bail Act offence. Suspended sentence of eight weeks suspended for 12 months extended with an operational period of 13 months.
Eva Sloka, 23, of Derby Road, Birdholme, Chesterfield. Admitted failing to comply with the supervision requirements imposed after release from imprisonment by failing to attend with the supervising officer. Fined £40. Pleaded guilty to stealing three Yankee candles belonging to Boots. Must pay £72 compensation. Committed to prison for six weeks.
Shaun William Brazier, 30, of Portland Street, Clowne. Admitted failing to comply with the requirements of a community order by failing to attend with the responsible officer. Order to continue but varied with a Rehabilitation Activity Requirement for up to a maximum of 19 days.
Lee Nigel Shipman, 31, of Main Street, Shirebrook. Admitted failing to comply with the requirements of a community order by failing to attend with the responsible officer. Order to continue. Fined £113.
Samantha Josephine Moss, 32, of Overlees, Barlow. Pleaded guilty to using a colour television receiver without a licence. Fined £80 and must pay a £30 victim surcharge and £120 costs.
Paul Leslie Ayres, 42, of Green Farm Close, Holme Hall, Chesterfield. Indicated a guilty plea to stealing two Stanley FatMax battery-powered hand drills valued at £200 belonging to B&Q. Must pay a £115 victim surcharge. Committed an offence during the operational period of a suspended sentence order for two thefts. No adjudication. Dealt with for the original two thefts which were subject to the suspended sentence order including stealing four jars of coffee valued at £26 belonging to the Co-op and stealing two vacuum cleaners valued at £199.98 belonging to Boyes & Co. Committed to prison for 16 weeks.
Simon Gary Pickard, 40, of Broadgorse Close, Grangewood, Chesterfield. Admitted failing to comply with a community requirement of a suspended sentence order by failing to attend with the responsible officer. No adjudication. Dealt with for the original offences which were subject to the suspended sentence order including stealing items valued at £52 belonging to Poundland, stealing items valued at £50 belonging to Poundland, stealing further items valued at £50 belonging to Poundland and failing to surrender to custody having been release on bail. Committed to eleven weeks of custody.
Louise Eileen Vardy, 33, of Derby Road, Ripley. Admitted failing to comply with a community requirement of a suspended sentence order by failing to attend with the responsible officer. Order to continue but varied to a prison term of 12 weeks suspended for 12 months with a Rehabilitation Activity Requirement. Must pay £60 costs.
Kevin Wayne Holmes, 29, of Model Village, Creswell. Pleaded guilty to speeding. Fined £40 and must pay a £30 victim surcharge and £85 costs. Driving record endorsed with three points.
Ian Cooke, 53, of Hazelhurst Lane, Chesterfield. Proved under the Single Justice Procedure that he had been speeding. Fined £220 and must pay a £30 victim surcharge and £85 costs. Driving record endorsed with three points.
Anthony Cutts, 29, of Trevose Close, Walton, Chesterfield. Proved under the Single justice Procedure that he failed to give information relating to the identification of the driver of a vehicle who was alleged to have been guilty of an offence. Fined £660 and must pay a £66 victim surcharge and £85 costs. Driving record endorsed with six points.
Thomas Brian Ford, 22, of Baslow Road, Bakewell. Guilty under the Single Justice Procedure that he used a vehicle without insurance. Fined £300 and must pay a £30 victim surcharge and £85 costs. Driving record endorsed with six points.
Andrei Alexandro Gogoi, 27, of Park Street, Birdholme, Chesterfield. Proved under the Single Justice Procedure that he used a vehicle without insurance. Fined £660 and must pay a £66 victim surcharge and £85 costs. Driving record endorsed with six points.
Dariusz Goral, 48, of Ash Crescent, Ripley. Guilty under the Single Justice Procedure of speeding. Fined £70 and must pay a £30 victim surcharge. Driving record endorsed with three points.
Martin Mariner, 31, of Hickinwood Lane, Clowne. Proved under the Single Justice Procedure that he drove otherwise than in accordance with a licence. Fined £220 and must pay a £30 victim surcharge and £85 costs. Driving record endorsed with three points.
Ismail Muhammed, 35, of High Street, Ripley. Proved under the Single Justice Procedure that he used a vehicle without insurance. Fined £660 and must pay a £66 victim surcharge and £85 costs. Driving record endorsed with six points.
Timothy Neilson, 45, of Williamthorpe Road, North Wingfield, Chesterfield. Proved under the Single Justice Procedure that he failed to give information relating to the identification of a driver who was alleged to have been guilty of an offence. Fined £660 and must pay a £66 victim surcharge and £85 costs. Driving record endorsed with six points.
Joseph Moore, 22, of Little Morton Road, North Wingfield, Chesterfield. Pleaded guilty to driving without due care and attention. Fined £293 and must pay a victim surcharge of £30 and £85 costs. Driving record endorsed with five points.
Scott Holman, 40, of Grangewood Court, Grangewood, Chesterfield. Pleaded guilty to stealing three diffusers and four candles belonging to Next. Fined £15 and must pay an £85 victim surcharge. Community order to last until June 17, 2019, with a Thinking Skills Programme.
Mark James Meikleham, 38, of no fixed abode. Pleaded guilty to stealing a pair of trainers belonging to Deichmann shoe shop. Must pay a £20 victim surcharge. Discharged conditionally for 12 months.
Jamie Alicia Moore, 38, of Archdale Close, Chesterfield. Indicated a guilty plea to two counts of stealing money with a total value of £1,000 belonging to Chesterfield Royal Hospital. Must pay £1,000 compensation. Community order to last until December 19, 2018, with a four-week curfew and a Rehabilitation Activity Requirement.
Lisa Anne Marie Pearson, 31, of Lincoln Street, Chesterfield. Pleaded guilty to assault by beating. Must pay £100 compensation, an £85 victim surcharge and £85 costs. Community order to last until June 17, 2019, with an exclusion requirement not to enter The Beach Bar, in Chesterfield, for 12 months, and a Rehabilitation Activity Requirement and 120 hours' unpaid work.
Karl James Boler, 38, of Station Lane, Old Whittington, Chesterfield. Indicated a guilty plea to possessing cannabis valued at around £20. Discharged conditionally for 12 months. Must pay a £20 victim surcharge and £85 costs.


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Pallet-Track Chief Executive Caroline Green says HGV driver shortages may be easing
Pallet-Track chief executive Caroline Green says there are some promising signs that the worst of the driver shortage crisis could be over as the new year gets underway.
Caroline said she had seen the "noise decrease" over the chronic lack of HGV drivers which plagued the industry in 2021, an issue which was amplified by the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and the effects of Brexit.
However, she sounded a cautionary note about the underlying causes of the shortages, as fundamental issues such as the CPC test and poor facilities for drivers have not changed.
Caroline said: "We had a frenzy of activity and shortages around September, caused by people still being on holiday, the 'pingdemic' and ongoing issues caused by Covid-19 and Brexit all exacerbating the underlying industry issues.
"But we have definitely seen the noise decrease since then for a number or reasons, not least the significant pay increases that have been widely implemented.
"Things have settled down and we are seeing more tests coming through, although we're yet to see any statistics which show how many drivers may have been attracted back to the industry with the better pay on offer."
PRESSURE EASING
Caroline's comments follow a report from Logistics UK which said the number of drivers leaving the profession had begun to ease.
The report also reflected her belief that more trainees were making their way through the testing system but work still needs to be done to make the sector more attractive to new recruits.
"However, my concern is many of the fundamentals have not changed. The CPC test is the same, the facilities for the drivers are the same and we don't know if we'll have another pingdemic," added Caroline.
"With the emergence of the omicron variant, there is still a lot of uncertainty for 2022."
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Bangladesh's constitution provides for a parliamentary form of government that consolidates most power in the Office of the Prime Minister. In a December 2018 parliamentary election, Sheikh Hasina and her Awami League party won a third consecutive five-year term that kept her in office as prime minister. This election was not considered free and fair by observers reportedly due to irregularities, including ballot-box stuffing and intimidation of opposition polling agents and voters.
The security forces encompassing the national police, border guards, and counterterrorism units such as the Rapid Action Battalion, maintain internal and border security. The military, primarily the army, is responsible for national defense but also has some domestic security responsibilities. The security forces report to the Ministry of Home Affairs, and the military reports to the Ministry of Defense. Civilian authorities maintained effective control over the security forces. Members of the security forces committed numerous abuses.
Significant human rights issues included credible reports of: unlawful or arbitrary killings, including extrajudicial killings; forced disappearance; torture or cases of cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment by the government or its agents on behalf of the government; harsh and life-threatening prison conditions; arbitrary arrests or detentions; political prisoners; politically motivated reprisals against individuals in another country; serious problems with the independence of the judiciary; arbitrary or unlawful interference with privacy; punishment of family members for offenses allegedly committed by an individual; serious restrictions on free expression and media, including violence or threats of violence against journalists, unjustified arrests or prosecutions of journalists, and censorship and the existence of criminal libel and slander laws; serious restrictions on internet freedom; substantial interference with the freedom of peaceful assembly and freedom of association, including overly restrictive laws on the organization, funding, or operation of nongovernmental organizations and civil society organizations; restrictions on refugees' freedom of movement; mistreatment of refugees; serious and unreasonable restrictions on political participation; serious government corruption; government restrictions on or harassment of domestic human rights organizations; lack of investigation of and accountability for gender-based violence, including but not limited to domestic and intimate partner violence, sexual violence, child abuse, early and forced marriage, and other harmful practices; crimes involving violence or threats of violence targeting members of ethnic minority groups or indigenous people; crimes involving violence or threats of violence against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, or intersex persons; existence or use of laws criminalizing consensual same-sex sexual conduct between adults; significant restrictions on independent trade unions and workers' freedom of association; and existence of the worst forms of child labor.
There were reports of widespread impunity for security force abuses and corruption. The government took few measures to investigate and prosecute cases of corruption and abuse and killing by security forces.
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Section 2. Respect for Civil Liberties
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d. Freedom of Movement and the Right to Leave the Country
Section 5. Governmental Posture Towards International and Nongovernmental Investigation of Alleged Abuses of Human Rights
Section 6. Discrimination and Societal Abuses
Systemic Racial or Ethnic Violence and Discrimination
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CRYSTAL RIVER — For David Gregory, his "new" 1999 eggplant-purple Plymouth Voyager van is like driving a sports car.
"I used to say my other one was the 'Starship Enterprise' — whenever I took off in it, it was an adventure," he said. "I never knew if I'd make it to my destination. With this one, I like the whole concept of it because it's compact. It's a lot easier than my other one.
Born with osteogenesis imperfecta ("brittle bone disease"), Gregory had had more than 80 broken bones, has spent weeks in traction and has undergone surgeries to have steel rods implanted in his legs. He spends most of his days in a motorized chair. Rest of the story click here.


The RSC once again proves that Quentin Tarantino aint got nothin' on good ol' Bill Shakespeare with this gloriously gruesome production of Titus Andronicus, first seen at Stratford earlier this year and now playing at the Barbican until 17th January. For those Scrooges among us, Titus Andronicus is truly the antithesis to the seasonal festivities as gleeful gore replaces glitter and garlands.
The titular Titus is the badass general in the triumphant Roman army. Returning from a long battle against the Goths and with their Queen Tamora and her delightful (!) sons in tow, Titus kicks off the action by sacrificing the Queen's oldest son to avenge the deaths of his own sons during the war. What follows is a cycle of revenge and pettiness that spirals out of control with the hands of Aaron the Moor (a wicked performance from Stefan Adegbola) firmly on the wheel.
Headed up with an engaging performance from RSC stalwart David Troughton as the frail but somehow still intimidating Titus Andronicus, the play is quite the ride with humour kept firmly at the forefront even as Titus finds himself losing a limb, very slowly. This clever offset of what is Shakespeare's most bloody and brutal play keeps things as light as they can be, difficult for a three hour production.
A spurned-love opening moment sees Tamora (Nia Gwynne) elevated to Empress of Rome opposite the newly installed Saturninus (Martin Hutson portraying wonderful ignorance) shortly after her son's sacrifice. Not unreasonably, she bears nothing but terrible intentions and the illustrious Gwynne relishes every minute. Brothers Goth are certainly grim, inspired by their mother's thirst for vengeance and violence, and almost childish in their pursuit and destruction of Titus' only daughter Lavinia. Portrayed by Luke MacGregor and Sean Hart as brothers too in love with each other (at the moment platonically) to ever have a meaningful relationship outside their twosome, the actors have fun with the absolute wretchedness of their characters and bounce off each other, sometimes quite literally, with ease.
Marcus (Patrick Drury) heads up what is left of the Andronicus clan with Titus, together with Lucius (the stunning Tom McCall) and Lavinia (Hannah Morrish) who, putting it lightly, suffers a pretty terrible time. This clever quartet are certainly there to be rooted for as the idiots that surround them come crumbling down.
There were a couple of prop mishaps (the bloodiest Shakespeare was a little bloodless at times) that kept the play from being as flawless as other RSC productions. Though backed by the simple fortress set - designed by Robert Innes Hopkins - with many trap doors in which deaths, baths and burials can occur and combined with Blanche McIntyre's grand and generous direction, the company depicts the tragedy of Titus Andronicus with a chorus of orchestrated bloody chaos that is breathtaking to behold.


Supplementing with medicinal mushrooms is an excellent way to help support a robust immune system. This time of year, many of us are looking for ways to keep germs at bay, so there's no better time than now to explore ways to incorporate medicinal mushrooms into your life.
Here are some of the best options to get started with.
#1 Turkey Tail: Turkey tail is one of the most commonly used medicinal mushrooms to help support a strong immune system. It is often used as a line of defense against the common cold and flu. Turkey tail can help modulate the immune system so it is an excellent addition to your supplement plan this time of year to keep germs away.
#2 Agaricus: Agaricus is another great medicinal mushroom used to help support the immune system. It contains beta-glucans which are notoriously known to help fight off infections. Not only is it great for the immune system, but it is also rich in antioxidants to help support overall health.
#3 Maitake: Here's another medicinal mushroom that contains beta-glucans which are very helpful in keeping germs away. Maitake mushroom can help support a strong immune system and they have been known to help activate natural killer cells making them great for fighting off an infection.
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