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Court Rules That Aunt Who Helped Nephew Buy Home in Exchange for the Promise of a Place to Live Has a Case
[This article was originally published on April 13, 2010. The links were updated on July 12, 2018.]
Often seniors will make deals with other members of their family to secure their care or living arrangements as they age. But sometimes these deals can go awry, as was the case with a client of an ElderLawAnswers member attorney.
In 2006, Hannah Bryant helped her nephew, Mark Cribbie, and his wife buy a bigger house by contributing $217,550 to the purchase. Ms. Bryant, who lives in Massachusetts, gave the money in exchange for a promise that the Cribbies would allow her to live with them in the new house for the rest of her life.
Unfortunately, the arrangement did not work out as planned and soon Ms. Bryant was living alone in senior housing. When the Cribbies refused to return any of the money, Ms. Bryant sued them for breach of contract. A trial court threw the case out before it could go to trial, agreeing with the Cribbies that because Ms. Bryant had signed two letters for the mortgage company saying that the money transferred was a gift and that she did not expect repayment, the Cribbies did not owe her anything. Ms. Bryant appealed.
Now the Appeals Court of Massachusetts has overturned the lower court's decision and sent the case back for trial. The court points out that the two letters to the mortgage company were written well after the parties had reached their agreement, and that one could infer that although Ms. Bryant was not expecting repayment of the money, "she nonetheless expected that the Cribbies would provide her a place to live for her lifetime."
The twin morals of this story are, first, consult with legal counsel before giving over your life's savings, and second, if you've been wronged, don't give up. Even if one judge doesn't see it your way, with good lawyering the appeals court may. In this case, the good lawyering came from Jeffrey A. Bloom of the Boston ElderLawAnswers member firm of Margolis & Bloom, who represented Ms. Bryant.

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Sinningia nordestina is a tropical species with bright, spotted flowers that resemble a kohleria or smithiantha. Growing several in a clump can help to support the stems. This species may have a short lifespan. Some growers find it difficult.
Mauro Peixoto introduced this species to North America by distributing seed at the 2002 AGGS convention. It has small but very striking red-and-yellow flowers.
This is Ginny Heatter's picture of her own plant. Some growers get lax plants with floppy stems, but this well-grown plant has sturdy stems and larger leaves.
This picture was taken in Mauro Peixoto's greenhouse (his plant) in 1999.
This is from Ginny Heatter's picture of her own plant.
One of the reasons that Sinningia nordestina has gotten the reputation of being an annual is that it comes out of dormancy at an unusual time of year. In 2007, mine sprouted in early August. Toshijiro Okuto, on the Gesneriphiles mailing list, wrote that his tuber regularly came out of dormancy in July.
The other reason for its reputation as an annual is its short lifespan. Sometimes it is an annual! Sometimes it doesn't come out of dormancy. This lack of longevity seems to apply to its hybrids too. John Beaulieu and I have created hybrids with this species, and the hybrids bloomed, but they have all since died.
Sinningia nordestina grows in really tropical conditions. It was first discovered in Pernambuco state (Brazil), much closer to the equator (about 8 degrees latitude south of the equator) than most sinningia species. It is therefore unlikely that it can tolerate cold temperatures, even if it does not freeze.
The unusual growing period (sprouting in mid-summer) is due to the difference in dry season between northeast Brazil and the southern states where most other sinningia species grow.
In the original publication, it was speculated that this species was probably intolerant of drying out, and that the tubers would not resprout after a prolonged dry period. My own experience with cultivated seedlings suggest that even young tubers given very occasional watering (e.g., once a month) will eventually sprout. The fact that the tubers sprout so late in the growing season would certainly make it seem as if the plants were never going to come back. On the other hand, I have not kept them completely dry until new growth appeared; most sinningia tubers do not require any water at all during dormancy.
The original publication also noted a number of seedlings near the wild plants, and suggested that this species relies on abundant seed production for survival, much like an annual. This matches my observations. The plants readily set seed, and the seeds germinate in profusion.
As far as I know, John Beaulieu was the first to get a S. nordestina hybrid. He posted a picture on the Gesneriphiles mailing list of his S. nordestina x sellovii. The hybrid had the pendant flowers of S. sellovii and the general inflorescence appearance of S. nordestina. John's message said that S. nordestina was the seed parent.
Unfortunately, John could not keep the hybrid plant alive. This is consistent with my limited experience too, that hybrids of S. nordestina are not easy to maintain. Perhaps that is a result of the low life expectancy of the species.
Let this be a challenge to all you expert hybridizers. Get those beautiful red-and-yellow flowers on a sturdier, hardier, more durable plant!
I crossed S. nordestina with S. araneosa, and got one seedling.
John Beaulieu's picture of his own plants.
From the left: S. nordestina, S. sellovii, and the hybrid between them.
Dormancy This species has a long dormancy period. It tends to emerge from dormancy in mid-to-late summer (August in the northern hemisphere). Tip cuttings taken during the growing season might not go dormant.
From seed Bloomed within 12 months, under my conditions. Be patient with the seed; mine usually takes two months to germinate.
Hardiness This species is from a tropical area of Brazil, so it is very unlikely to be hardy.
Propagation From tip cuttings or seed.
Recommended? Try it at least once! The flowers are small, but there's nothing like them in the genus Sinningia. Collect seed, so you can restart.
Taxonomic group By itself in the Corytholoma clade.
Mauro Peixoto's Brazilian Plants site has a page about S. nordestina.
This species was published in 2000 by Alain Chautems, George S. Baracho, and José A. Siqueira Filho. The second- and third-named authors discovered living specimens of this species in Pernambuco state (Brazil) in 1996.
Etymology: "north east". Presumably from Nordeste, the northeast region of Brazil, which includes Pernambuco state.
Classical Latin for north is septentrionalis, from septem (seven) and trio (plow ox), describing the Big Dipper. You only have to say septentrionalis a few times while trying to give somebody directions to appreciate why the heirs of the Roman Empire adopted the Germanic word for north.
Latin east was oriens (rising, beginning) from the same root as origin. In many languages, the words for east and west are ultimately derived from roots having to do with the rising and the setting of the sun.


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Imminent environmental & public health crisis from Delhi's waste to energy incinerators
Written By Unknown on Monday, January 06, 2014 | 2:18 AM
Dr Veerappa Moily
Union Minister of Environment & Forests
Member, Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA)
Subject- Imminent environmental & public health crisis from Delhi's waste to energy incinerators
This is with reference to the peoples' march against waste to energy based on hazardous unapproved Chinese technology held in Okhla on January 5, 2014 and the letter of Shri Jairam Ramesh as the Union Minister of Environment & Forests to the Chief Minister of National Capital Region of Delhi underlining the violation of environmental regulations in the matter of unapproved and hazardous Chinese technology based waste to energy plant in Okhla, Delhi. The letter of Shri Ramesh was sent following his site visit on March 30, 2011 and meeting with residents on 31st March, 2011. The photographs of the peoples' march and the letter is attached.
We submit that hundreds of people marched through Okhla on Sunday, Jan 5th to protest against toxic emissions from a Waste-to-Energy incinerator being operated by Jindal Ecopolis close to
their residences in violation Supreme Court orders and Municipal Waste Handling Rules. They also demanded that ministry of environment & forests should cancel the environmental clearance given to this illegal and illegitimate plant. The plant in question does not have clearance under the Wildlife Act although the plant is situated within 1.7 km of the Okhla Bird Sanctuary, administered by Uttar Pradesh Government. It is not surprising that bird count in the sanctuary is going down at an alarming rate. If immediate steps are not taken the sanctuary might become a ghost sanctuary and Okhla may become a ghost colony.
We demand an inquiry into the circumstances under which this plant was given clearance based on fake public hearing and misleading facts presented in the plant's Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) report. The clearance was for RDF technology but the plant is operating admittedly based on an experimental technology turning residents and birds of Okhla into guinea pigs. This came to light in a 31 page report submitted by a committee headed by Central Pollution Control Board on orders from Shri Ramesh.
We submit that your ministry's deafening silence on the 31 page report of the Technical Experts Evaluation Committee of Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) on the Timarpur-Okhla Waste to Energy Incinerator Plant constituted by Union Environment & Forests Minister condemned the Timarpur-Okhla Waste to Energy Incinerator Plant by JITF Urban Infrastructure Limited (Jindal Ecopolis) which has violated every rule in the rule book including environmental clearance conditions is intriguing. It revealed to the Experts Committee in September 2011 that it is using untested and unapproved Chinese incinerator technology in complete violation all laws and environmental clearance of 2007 including its own project design document and environment impact assessment report. Chinese technology provider is from Hangzhou New Century Company Ltd of Hangzhou Boiler Group. Its findings merit your attention.
We submit that the power plant in question has been set up by M/s Jindal Urban Infrastructure Limited (JUIL), a company of M/s Jindal Saw Group Limited owned by Shri Prithviraj Jindal. This plant is facing bitter opposition from residents, environmental groups and waste pickers. It is facing a case from Sukhdev Vihar Residents Welfare Association in the National Green Tribunal (NGT). The next date of hearing is on January 28, 2014. Earlier, the Delhi High Court listed this very case 28 times till January 2013. Even in NGT one year has passed without any relief to the residents of Okhla. Even Uttar Pradesh Government has joined the case objecting to the controversial plant.
We deeply appreciate that your ministry has assigned the task of "Waste Minimization Strategies Administration" as per the cardinal principles of sustainable waste management.
We submit that contrary to "White Paper on Pollution with an Action Plan" of the Union Ministry of Environment & Forests as per which your ministry's wisdom is opposed to such municipal waste incinerators, the waste incinerator plant entails waste maximization for energy generation at any human and environmental cost. It is contrary to the cardinal principles of sustainable waste management that a message is being given out that if Delhi residents generate more waste, these waste incinerator based power plants can generate more energy.
The relevant part of White Paper in paragraph 4.1 reads: "The NEERI studies show that the treatment of solid waste not reduces the quantity requiring disposal but also reduces its pollution potential thereby preventing its adverse impact on environment. Some treatment methods also yield a product which can be recycled. Thermal treatment methods such as incineration or conversion of waste to briquettes and its subsequent use as fuel are not feasible due to the low heat value of the municipal solid waste in MCD area. The experience of the incineration plant at Timarpur, Delhi and the briquetting plant at Bombay support the fact that thermal treatment of municipal solid waste is not feasible, in situations where the waste has a low calorific value. A critical analysis of biological treatment as an option was undertaken for processing of municipal solid waste in Delhi and it has been recommended that composting will be a viable option. Considering the large quantities of waste requiring to be processed, a mechanical composting plant will be needed." Reference: http://envfor.nic.in/divisions/cpoll/delpolln.html
We submit that Smt. Jayanthi Natarajan, as Union Minister of Environment & Forests informed the Parliament in the matter of "Pollution by Okhla Waste to Energy plant" on March 13, 2012. Her answer was/is incomplete and callous towards the plight of residents, environment and the livelihood of waste pickers.
We submit that the change in government in Delhi happened because of such anti-people, anti-environment and anti-public health initiatives.
As an environmental health research group, ToxicsWatch Alliance (TWA) has been opposing the hazardous incinerator technology since 2000 and the proposal of Okhla municipal waste incinerator plant since March 2005 due to its adverse public health consequences. The plant in question has violated every rule in the rule book. It is a matter of fact that such plants have consistently failed in India.
We submit that at a 2-day conclave in the national capital organised by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) during 24-24 February 2012, on behalf of TWA gave testimony on the environmental lawlessness with regard to the waste incinerators in Delhi in front of the 150 participants from about 100 organisations. The conclave ended with a charter demanding consent of the people as a 'must' before granting clearances and cumulative impact assessment among other things. The people of Okhla never gave their consent for the hazardous project in their proximity. There is documentary evidence that the public hearing that was conducted was only fake, it was conducted at Saket. The environmental clearance given to the project is also flawed as it has been amended repeatedly to increase the amount of waste treated and energy generated in an apparent effort to grab subsidies being offered by MNRE. The cumulative impact assessment of the pre-existing biomedical waste incinerator and the new municipal waste incinerator has never been done. The emissions from both these units are already becoming part of body burden of residents of Okhla.
This is to draw your attention towards the imminent public health crisis due to biomedical waste incinerator plant and the construction of municipal waste to energy incinerator in Delhi's Sukhdev Vihar residential area which is surrounded by university, schools, hospitals, bird sanctuary and several other residential areas of Okhla. Similar hazardous plants are proposed in Delhi's Narela-Bawana and Ghazipur. It is germane to mention that several waste incinerator technology based projects are proposed all over the country.
We submit that this grave situation has emerged due to evidently flawed waste to energy policy of Union Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) which is providing fiscal incentives to hazardous incinerator and co-incineration incineration technologies like Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF). The MNRE must be persuaded to give this aspect of the policy to save irreparable damage to sustainable and sane municipal solid waste management practices. It may be noted that besides being an emitter of Persistent Organic Pollutants, as per Annexure A of Kyoto Protocol, waste incineration is a green house gas emitter. The Ministry of Power can vouch for the fact that the energy from municipal is inconsequential compared to the colossal public health concerns.
This is to draw your attention towards the imminent public health crisis due to the municipal waste to energy incinerator in the Sukhdev Vihar residential area which is surrounded by university, schools, hospitals, bird sanctuary and several other residential areas of Okhla. Similar hazardous plants are proposed in Narela-Bawana and Ghazipur. It is relevant to note that 35 waste related carbon credit projects have been given host country approval by the National CDM Authority across the country. The waste to energy incinerators proposed in Delhi is included in it.
We have read the relevant above mentioned minutes of the Environment Pollution (Prevention & Control) Authority for the NCR (EPCA) wherein Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) was asked about the actions taken to improve Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) management in Delhi in your presence. "To this MCD replied that individual waste to energy projects have been already given to Jindal, Ramky and GMR, which will result in minimal inert residue for landfilling along with the generation of electricity," the minute reads. This is factually deceptive and scientifically incorrect.
We submit that as per the Manual on Municipal Solid Waste Management, Union Ministry of Urban Development, physical composition of Indian waste shows that inert material constitutes from 43.59 % to 53.90 % and compostable matter constitutes 44.57 % to 30.84 %. Thus, the total inert residue from waste to energy incinerator projects will be significantly higher after the incineration of waste which will produce toxic ash as well that requires disposal in engineered landfills. The same manual reveals the chemical composition of Indian waste has the calorific value of 1009.89 kcal/kg to 800.70 kcal/kg with moisture content ranging from 25.81 % to 38.72 % and organic matter ranging from 37.09 % to 39.07 %.
It has been established that everything organic has a ratio of carbon to nitrogen (C:N) in its tissues. It is the combination of materials that creates the ideal climate for compost microbes-a C:N ratio of 30:1. In such a context, a Technical Report titled "Environmental Audit of Municipal Solid Waste Management, June 2006" infers, "we can deduce the Indian waste has a high content of organic matter, which makes it suitable for processes like composting and anaerobic digestion. The C/N ratio is between 20-30 and this ratio is very suitable for composting (Eiland, et al, 2001). The waste also has a high moisture content which makes it unsuitable for incineration." The audit was done with financial assistance from the Union Ministry of Science and Technology. Reference: CES TECHNICAL REPORT - 112 Energy and Wetlands Research Group, Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.
We submit that the waste to energy incinerator projects mentioned by MCD does not make municipal solid waste disappear or minimize inert residue instead they maximize it. They encourage waste generation and current patterns of production and consumption, which are at the root of solid waste problems. They are the most costly of all solid waste management options; result in air and water pollution, and still need to be supplemented by landfills as they produce an ash that is far more toxic than ordinary domestic trash. This has not been disclosed in a deliberate act by MCD which has chosen not to learn from its failure in Timarpur and Ghazipur.
We submit that even with waste to energy incinerators NCR will still need landfills for ash disposal and construction wastes. Ash can comprise about 25% by weight of an incinerator's throughput and must be landfilled. Thus, incineration means incineration plus landfill. There are two kinds of by-pass waste: bulky materials that do not fit into the incinerator (such as mattresses), and collected waste that cannot be burned when the incinerator is down for regularly scheduled or unscheduled maintenance. These materials typically require landfilling in communities that have built incinerators.
It is clear from Environmental Ministry's White Paper and the Technical Report prepared with assistance from Ministry of Science and Technology that MCD's "waste load" and its mishandling by the aforementioned contractors will distort the municipal solid waste management beyond repair. From the minutes of the meeting of the EPCA, it is evident that municipal corporation is relying on failed technology in the following projects:
1. 2050 Metric Ton project at Okhla by Jindal company
2. 1000 Metric Ton project at Narela-Bawana by Ramky company
3. 1300 Metric Ton project at Ghazipur by GMR company
We submit that municipal corporation has not disclosed that Ramky Enviro Engineer Ltd proposes to process 4000 MT of waste in two phases using RDF incineration technology in Narela-Bawana adjacent to Sannaut village of Delhi and other residential areas. Having visited the plant site and having interacted with the villagers, one found that they are protesting against the proposed Dioxins emitting plant.
We submit that it is estimated that after all these 3 plants would be functional they will require approximately 7300 MT of waste to produce the projected amount of energy.
We wish to draw your attention towards the analysis published in ECO magazine (March, 2012) which notes that the plant is situated not only in the proximity of New Friends Colony, Maharani Bagh, Sukhdev Vihar and the business district Nehru Place - but also several prominent institutions, including hospitals like Apollo, Escorts and Holy Family. But disregarding these, as also a number of binding guidelines from multiple state agencies and at least one Supreme Court directive, the plant has come up, under the shade of slack regulation, at one-tenth the cost of a world-class waste-to-energy facility, deploying China-made equipment and inadequately provisioning for toxic by-products of incineration. It is strange that the Delhi government is backing the project as a technology solution to the city's two enduring, and worsening, problems - excess of waste and shortage of power. But while contributing to the solution of two problems, the plant kindles a number of new ones, with potentially serious health and environment implications for the residents of Delhi.
Unmindful of such concerns, the owners of this controversial plant are making false claims about the technology being used at Okhla is absolutely safe. The polluting potential of a plant using municipal solid waste as fuel is serious. Emissions include suspended particulate matter (SPM), sulphur oxides (SOx), nitrogen oxides (NOx), hydrogen chloride (HCl), and dioxins and furans, which are among the most toxic substances known to science.
We submit that the same is true about GMR Energy Ltd's New Delhi Waste Processing Company Private Ltd (now renamed as Indraprastha Energy and Waste Management Company Private Limited), Joint venture of Govt.of Delhi and IL & FS for the "Implementation of Integrated Municipal Solid Waste Processing (MSW) (waste to energy) complex" on BOOT basis at Ghazipur, Delhi. A case has been filed against it by the residents in the Delhi High Court. A statement on GMR website reveals "DIAL-SELCO consortium participated in the BID and emerged as winner in the BID. The proposed project is being setup on 5.73 acres of Land at Ghazipur, East Delhi owned by Delhi Power Company Limited (DPCL), which has been given on lease basis to GMR's East Delhi Waste Processing Co. Pvt. Ltd.
The reference to SELCO on GMR website merits attention. A Fact Finding team comprising of Dr K Babu Rao, former scientist at the Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad, Dr Narasimha Reddy Donthi, Chief Advisor, Chetana Society, Hyderabad and the author visited the plant site of SELCO International Ltd's Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF) incineration technology based waste to energy project at Elikatta Village, Shadnagar Mandal, Mahboobnagar district and found the plant to be locked on August 1, 2011. This is the plant that was cited a successful example by Shri Najmi Waziri, Delhi Government's counsel on 18th July, 2011 in the Delhi High Court in front of Chief Justice Bench to defend Delhi's Okhla Waste to Energy plant.
The security guard of the SELCO International Ltd's 6.6 MW Municipal Solid Waste to Energy Project at Elikatta Village, Shadnagar Mandal, Mahboobnagar District, Andhra Pradesh informed the team that the plant is closed for the last three years. This fact has been verified with the local people and a site inspection too revealed the same.
We submit that the municipal waste to energy incinerator in the residential area is based on hazardous incinerator technology that emits persistent organic pollutants like Dioxins and toxic heavy metals like Mercury. Incinerators are tried, tested and failed technology.
We submit that the three waste to energy incinerators in Delhi are in violation of the Supreme Court order in Writ Petition (Civil) 888 of 1996.
We wish to submit research papers and relevant documents to you to help prevent public health disaster due to biomedical waste incinerator plant and the construction of municipal waste to energy incinerator plant in the Okhla area in particular and in Delhi in general. Such unprecedented health crisis has been witnessed in Gandhumguda village, Peeranchery Panchayat, Ranga Reddy district in Andhra Pradesh where SELCO ran its waste to energy incinerator plant. The same was brought to the notice of the Supreme Court's Waste to Energy Committee by the residents and the author of this letter following which the Court only approved biomethanation technology. This order echoes the recommendations in the White Paper and the Technical Report.
It was heartening to find its reference even the National Action Plan on Climate Change released by you but saddening to find promotion of hazardous incinerator technology in the Draft National Mission on Sustainable Habitat. One is still hopeful that your Council on Climate Change will do the needful in order to adhere to the cardinal principles of waste management in this respect.
We also wish to draw your attention towards the ongoing protest rallies and an online campaign on Facebook - Okhla ka Ghosla- against the toxic, waste-to-energy incinerator where students are also participating in large numbers.
In view of the above, a delegation of residents, environmental and waste picker groups would like to meet you to apprise you of the emerging situation due to these hazardous commercial and industrial establishments in residential areas which appears to be an act of environmental lawlessness in the heart of the national capital. Kindly suggest when we can meet you at the earliest.
Tel/Fax: 26517814
Web: www.toxicswatch.org
Shri Arvind Kejrial, Chief Minister, Government of NCT Delhi
Dr. Farooq Abdullah, Union Minister of New & Renewable Energy
Shri Kamal Nath, Union Minister of Urban Development
Shri Jairam Ramesh, Member, Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA)
Shri Susheel Kumar, Additional Secretary, Union Ministry of Environment & Forests
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What this post is really about is ACH (Analysis of Competing Hypotheses). There are many people that have an academic background, but few I've seen actually use what has been taught them. ACH is a way of re-introducing some of it into attribution. Every scientist knows that for a hypothesis to be confirmed, it must be proved and tested against other theories. E.g. in court the result must be proven against reasonable doubt. Forensics is an area of information security that I admire in an scientific aspect.
Prepare a matrix with hypotheses across the top and evidence down the side. Analyze the "diagnosticity" of the evidence and arguments--that is, identify which items are most helpful in judging the relative likelihood of the hypotheses.
So now you've read it, but what do you do next? Write it on paper? There are quite a few electronic tools to help you out, but the one that in my experience works best is the one found on competinghypotheses.org. It's in PHP (even how bad that may sound) and the backend is a MySQL-database that makes it easy to incorporate into you existing tools portfolio. I'm not going to elaborate further on the application since the site does this very well on its own.
You'll find one nice ACH example applied to cyberspace in a criticism by Jeffrey Carr of the APT1-report. Not going to think anything about the criticism here, but I liked the ACH example.


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June and July are also dull and cool, however June to October is the period when many tourists from the northern hemisphere travel abroad for summer holidays. This season coincides with the northward migration of wildlife from the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania to the Masai Mara. Tourists and wildebeest then rendezvous on this great scenic natural stage - the plains of Masai Mara.
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A Does the restaurant have dress code?
The restaurant does not have dress code. Casual and comfortable clothing is recommended.
A What mode of payment do you accept?
Although foreign currency exchange to Kenya Shilling is available at the Club, if you have enough small notes of US dollar there is no need of exchanging.
A Is the internet service available?
Because of the location, there is no service available.
A What kind of food can I expect?
Western food served with table d'hote is our standard with some ingredients directly come from our vegetable garden every day. Sometimes, however, we provide buffet service with Kenya-style barbecue. The variety and inventiveness of our ever-changing menu is guaranteed to enhance your stay.
Passport High A valid passport with a minimum of 6 months left to run is required for entering the country.
Visa High It's advisable to obtain the visa from the Kenya Embassy/High Commission in your country prior to departure.
certificate High A yellow fever vaccination certificate is required if arriving in Kenya from an infected area.
(US dollar) High US dollar can be used directly so coming with some US$1, US$5 and US$10 makes your stay easy.
Credit cards Intermediate VISA or MasterCard is widely accepted including the Club.
clothing High Warm clothing (fleece or light jacket) for early morning and late afternoon game drives should be brought all year round.
Trousers High It's advisable to bring them for sun protection.
costume Intermediate There is a swimming pool at the club.
For those staying at suite rooms, you will need the costume for using outdoor Jacuzzi.
Hat High Wide brimmed hats are preferable to baseball caps for sun protection together with sunglasses.
Video Intermediate Extra batteries and memory cards should also be brought.


Stored data is a top target by hackers, especially the type of data that can be used for fraud and medical identity theft – within the healthcare industry in particular, encrypting stored data to meet HIPAA compliance is one way to avoid the HIPAA Breach Notification Rule and keep data secure.
What is encryption? Encryption takes plaintext (your data) and encodes it into unreadable, scrambled text using algorithms that render it unreadable unless a cryptographic key is used to convert it. Encryption ensures data security and integrity even if accessed by an unauthorized user.
According to NIST (National Institute of Science and Technology), encryption is most effective when applied to both the primary data storage device and on backup media going to an offsite location in the event that data is lost or stolen on its way or at the site, meaning data in transit and at rest. NIST also recommends keeping a solid cryptographic key management process in order to allow encrypted data to be read and available as needed (decryption).
According to data security expert Chris Heuman, Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), performing a disaster recovery test of encrypted data should be an important part of your business continuity strategy. Forcing recovery from an encrypted backup source and forcing a recovery of the encryption key to the recovery device allows organizations to find out if encryption is effective before a real disaster or breach occurs.
Encryption is considered a best practice for data security and is recommended for organizations with sensitive data, such as healthcare or credit card data. It is highly recommended for the healthcare industry that must report to the federal agency, Dept. of Health and Human Services (HHS), if unencrypted data is exposed, lost stolen or misused.
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Asus has announced that the Eee Keyboard will now not ship until early next year - although it's using the delay to upgrade the 5" resistive touchscreen to a capacitive model.
This week we headed along to the CEDIA Expo 2009 at the Excel centre in London to take a look at the latest innovations in home theatre, AV and home automation technology. Waiting for us were programmable bathtubs, £6,000 Blu-ray players and a 103in Plasma TV - read on to find out more!


The company was created in 1989 as McLaren Cars by Ron Dennis. However, the history of the brand started in 1960s, when Bruce McLaren decided to build the quickest accelerating car in the world and created a couple of prototypes.
Sports car McLaren F1 was the first car of the brand, released in 1992. From 1994 to 2005, it maintained the status of the quickest production car. In 1993, McLaren Advanced Vehicles was formed in order to create a supersonic car. However, the project was shelved. In 1998, McLaren Mercedes MP4/98T, designed by Gordon Murray, became the first tandem car for Formula 1. In a year, one more car, Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren, was produced in cooperation with Mercedes.
McLaren Cars was a subsidiary of McLaren Group. A new company, McLaren Automative, is owned by three owners of the McLaren Group and Peter Lim. At the moment, the company has two divisions: McLaren Special Operations (makes customized cars) and McLaren GT (deals with design, development and production).


10 more days to go, for me to say good-bye to DC and say hello to sunny California. So, I am full-on on a pantry clean-up mode as it is next to impossible to ship all of my pantry staples. From today on, I am sorry to say - am gonna spam your readers with recipes - mostly from my amazing blogger chefs and some whipped up from the spur of the moment. :) :) Like a maniac, I am aiming to search for recipes with the stuff I have right now - so that by next Saturday, I can empty most of my pantry stuff. Hence the tag - Pantry Cleanup.
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I have like 6 types of dal stored in containers right now. - from split urad dal to mung dal, you ask and it right there peering at me sadly - to be used! and Adai is one of best ways to mix them all and use up. The best part of Ashaji's recipe - it calls for brown rice instead of rice...and once everything is ground with some buttermilk and cumin - it tasted so yum that "No one could eat just One!". ;) ;).
I don't know who Ahsaji is but I got to check now. The adai looks awesome. Haven't made any in a long time. Will check out this recipe.
Send all your pantry clean up posts to Nupur's What's Lurking In the Kitchen, if you do that sort of thing (I mean sending entrees to events). Another blogger friend does not do it, no matter what.
Looks delicious- thanks for the entry!
Funny thing is I made adai too, to finish up dals, with brown rice just like you did.
Good luck on the move to CA- how exciting for you!
Yummy looking adais....Nice idea to use all the left over dals..... Loved the idea of using brown rice. YUM!
nice nice super nice...me like!
lovely event-onion u hv started...hv send many entries to priya...and came to knw abt u.first time here...u have a lovely space...just started blogging..and love to add u in my list..
healthy and delicious looking adai..and good luck on the move to CA..
I loved the caption below your blog name :). I am somehow like that :D. You have a lovely blog. Do visit my blog when you have time.


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Live on BT Sport: Bromley vs Aldershot Town
The National League and BT Sport are pleased to confirm the live broadcast of Bromley versus Aldershot Town on Saturday 30th January 2021.
With the season closing in on the halfway stage by this time, both sides will be on the hunt for momentum leading into the final months.
Hosts Bromley have made an excellent start to the campaign, currently sixth in the Vanarama National League.
Danny Searle's Aldershot Town will be encouraged by an improvement in results in recent weeks.
The match will mean all Vanarama National League sides have been shown live on BT Sport before the end of January for the third season in a row.
With eleven goals scored in the last two games between these teams at Hayes Lane, BT Sport viewers could be in line for another goal-frenzy in this 5:20pm kick-off.
The TV cameras head to five matches in December, plus an eagerly anticipated local derby between Barnet and Boreham Wood to bring in the New Year in style.
Live BT Sport match selections (kick-off time):
Saturday December 5- Weymouth v FC Halifax Town (5:20pm)
Saturday December 12- Solihull Moors v Bromley (5:20pm)
Tuesday December 15- Notts County vs Stockport County (7:45pm)
Saturday December 26- Dover Athletic v Dagenham & Red (5:20pm)
Monday December 28- Woking v Eastleigh (12:30pm)
Saturday January 2- Barnet v Boreham Wood (5:20pm)
Saturday January 30- Bromley v Aldershot Town (5:20pm)
Press release produced by The National League.


Märtha's new angel book: "Meet your Guardian Angel"
Borway's Princess Martha Louise (right) and Elisabeth Samnoy has written the book " M¿t din Skytsengel" or in english "Meet your Guardian Angel"
The ANP caption indeed says Borway. where's Borway?
In pic 6 she looks so much like her mother!
There is some controversy about Martha-Louise using her status as a member of the Royal Family in promoting her business interests. When she married, she dropped the HRH and wished to be a private citizen yet she has been slammed by her critics for turning around and using her Princess title in her Angel School and the books she has written.
She may have dropped her HRH upon marriage but I think she can still use the title of Princess if she so chooses. She is entitled to it as the daughter of a Prince/King.
The subject isn't really new either. Doreen Virtue has written numerous books here in the US about the subject and they're very good.
I am a little bit astonished, how much Princess Märtha-Louise "speeks with her hands". Am I too old-fashioned if I think that this is not so elegant?
Of course she can use the title Princess, she just isn't HRH. The question was of her cashing in on her title to promote her business.
Is there much controversy in Norway over the subject of her book?


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Fluid Grids
Call to Action and Quotes
12:58 with Nick Pettit
In this video, we'll work on the third and final column in our layout. This column will contain our large call to action button, along with some testimonial quotes about the mobile web app we're advertising.
]Master Class Fluid Grids] [CSS: Part 3]
We're done with the first 2 columns, but now, it's time to move on to the third one.
This last column will contain our call to action button and
our testimonial quotes about the app.
So let's go ahead and switch back to TextMate and continue.
We're going to go ahead and create a new comment flag so that we can
sort of start a new section here, and we'll make some room to work, and we're going to call
this section "Call to Action" because we have quite a bit of styling that we want to go ahead
and apply to our call to action button because we're going to create a button out of css 3.
So we're going to go ahead and select it.
It's in the miscellaneous column and remember, the div is named call to action,
and this button is actually just going to be a link, but there's a lot of things we need to
do to go ahead and style this.
First, we're going to go ahead and start out with the color.
We want this to be white because it's going to be
set against sort of a darker colored background.
We'll set the font weight to bold.
We'll set the text decoration to none.
We'll set the display to block because links are of course in line by default.
We'll set the margin to 100% on the top, auto on the left and right and 30 pixels
on the bottom just to sort of space it out.
We want the text inside of our button to be aligned center, and we'll put some
padding around the text so the text isn't actually touching the borders of the button.
We'll set the font size manually using 1.7 ems, and we'll scroll down a bit here.
We'll set a border radius using webkit border radius, and
we want a nice big border radius of 30 pixels.
We'll go ahead and copy that and paste it in and do the same for Mozilla,
and then finally, we want just the default without any sort of vendor prefix,
and then we're going to set a box shadow on this, so we'll say -webkit-box-shadow.
We want the x offset to be zero,
the y offset to be one, and the blur radius to be one, and we do want this to be an actual
shadow so we'll set it to black.
We'll go ahead and copy that and change the vendor prefix for Mozilla, and then
we'll paste it in one more time and remove the vendor prefix entirely.
And now, we're going to repeat this pattern one more time for the text shadow.
So we'll go ahead and say -webkit-text-shadow, and we want to sort of create an
indented text effect, or make the text look like it's pressed into the button.
So we'll set the x offset to zero pixels, the y offset to negative one pixels so that the
so that the shadow actually appears above the text.
We'll set the blur radius to one pixel just to sort of make it blend into the button,
and then we'll go ahead and set the shadow color to black.
Now remember, our text color is white here, so we're putting a black shadow just above
the text, and again, that will make the text look like it's pressed into the button because
the black shadow will actually look like an inner shadow.
So we'll go ahead and copy this and change the vendor prefix to Mozilla, and then we'll
paste it in one more time and remove the vendor prefix entirely.
So let's go ahead and save that out, and we'll switch over to Google Chrome and
refresh the page, and we want to watch this "start taking notes button"
so we'll refresh, and now we have a pretty good looking button,
but we still need to apply a background color.
Now to do that we're going to apply a gradient.
So let's go ahead and switch over to TextMate and first, we'll go ahead and do the
Mozilla styling, and we're going to actually put a noise png on top of our gradient.
Applying just a little bit of noise will give our gradient some variation and
remove any artifacts from color banding.
So we'll go ahead and set the url for that.
We'll jump outside of our css directory, go into the images directory, and the image we want
is called "noise.png."
We're going to be using multiple backgrounds here, so we want to put a comma there, and
our next background is going to be "Mozilla linear gradient",
and we want to set that to top, and I have a very specific green color picked out
from our Photoshop document, so I'll just go ahead and type that in.
It's "46D06C" and we'll set that to 0% so that will start from the top, and then I have sort of a
darker green color and that will work us down to the bottom.
So we'll set that to 100%, and then we'll go ahead and copy this, paste it onto the next
line and now we're going to do the webkit styling, and of course, we can't just simply
change the vendor prefix because the gradient syntax in webkit is different.
So we're going to delete all this but keep our noise png.
We'll say "-webkit-gradient."
We want the type of gradient to be linear.
We'll set it to left top and work our way down to left bottom.
The first color stop will be 0%, and we want to use that same green color that we started out
with so I'll just go ahead and copy and paste that and then our next color stop
will be 100%, and we want to use that same darker green color.
So I'll go ahead and copy and paste that, just like that, and as a fall back I'm just going to go
ahead and say "background-color" and set it to that same dark green color.
So I'll copy that and paste it.
And of course, that will just be for browsers that may not support css 3 gradients.
So let's go ahead and switch over to Google Chrome and refresh the page, and
you can see that button is starting to look pretty nice.
Now we need to create a hover state for that button.
So let's go ahead and switch back to TextMate and scroll down here,
and we'll go ahead and select that button again.
So we'll say miscellaneous for the column, and the button is of course called "call_to_action",
and we want to use the hover pseudo class, and for this we want to use a very similar
background to the one we had before, and we want to change this color to a lighter
colored green, so we'll say "46FF6C" and for this next color we'll say "46D06C",
and we want to do the same thing for webkit, so we'll go ahead and copy what we have here,
and then we'll just paste in these new colors.
So there's our first one and there's our second one, and then of course we do need a
fall back for browsers that don't support gradients, so we'll just say "background-color",
and we'll set it to this lighter color here.
So now when we switch back to Google Chrome and refresh the page, we can go
ahead and hover over our button and you can see that when we hover over it, it highlights
and goes to a lighter colored green.
So that's pretty nice.
You can go ahead and switch back to TextMate now, and
we'll go ahead and move onto the next section.
So the next thing we want to style is our quotes, or testimonials.
So we'll copy a comment flag and paste it in there, and we're going to call this section
"Quotes" and these quotes appear just below our call to action button.
So we'll go ahead and select our column miscellaneous, and these are block quotes
so we're just going to select the element "blockquote", and the first thing I'm
going to style is the font family.
So I'm going to go ahead and type "font-family", and I actually want to use a special font here.
I want to use the same Pacifico font that we used for our logo, and to do that,
we need to visit the Google font api, which you can check out at google.com/webfonts.
So I'm just going to go ahead and find on the page here Pacifico.
There it is.
And I'm going to say "use this font" and all I need to do
is copy this style sheet into our html document.
So I'll switch over to our html here, and we want to put this above all of our style sheets so
I'll go ahead and put this above application.css.
So I'll paste that in there, and now we're ready to go ahead
and use that font in our css document.
So it's called "Pacifico" and then we'll have a few fall backs such as "arial"
and just a "serif" font.
The font size is going to be set manually to 1.6 ems.
The line height will be 1.8 ems, and the margin bottom will be 24 pixels.
Now these values are fairly large, but I want this font to be pretty large and have some nice
separation from the elements around it.
So next we're going to go ahead and style the div that is inside of our block quote.
Let's switch back to our markup just so we can see what's going on here.
I'll go ahead and scroll down to the miscellaneous column, and here we have
a block quote, and inside of the block quote we have some text which is the actual quote.
Nested inside of our block quote we also have a div which contains the name of the
person that the quote is attributed to.
So we're going to go ahead and style that now and go ahead and switch over to our css,
and we'll go ahead and select the miscellaneous column, the block
quote and then the div inside of the block quote, and we'll scroll down here and the font family
I want to be different from the quote just so you can tell that the person's name is
actually different from the quote.
I'll set that to Helvetica which is of course our default font, but we've already set
this font to Pacifico so we need to override that cascading style, and we'll set our
fall backs to arial and sarif.
We'll set the font weight to bold just so it stands out.
We want the font size to be significantly smaller than the quote, so we'll say 0.7 ems
and we want a little bit of margin left on this, and then we'll set the color to
sort of a lighter gray color just so it doesn't detract from the quote.
So let's go ahead and switch over to Google Chrome, and we'll close the fonts here
because we don't need that anymore and we can refresh our page.
And now, you can see that we have this nice Pacifico font on our quotes, and then we
have the name of the person that that quote is attributed to right below it.
So that looks pretty good.


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The NM Political Report (https://nmpoliticalreport.com/2020/02/12/house-version-of-ev-tax-credit-advances/)
House version of electric vehicle tax credit advances
By Kendra Chamberlain | February 12, 2020
A proposal to create an electric vehicle tax credit is headed to the House floor after passing its second committee on Wednesday along party lines. HB 217 is one of two proposals for an EV tax credit, along with SB 2. The two bills are very similar but have key differences between them.
Democratic Rep. Jim Trujillo of Santa Fe presented HB 217 to the House Taxation and Revenue Committee. The bill would establish two personal income tax credits for New Mexicans: one for purchasing or leasing plug-in hybrid vehicles or 100 percent battery electric vehicles; and a second tax credit for installing charging infrastructure at the home. "My purpose was to get more electric cars to New Mexico," Trujillo said. "Manufacturers are not sending cars to be sold here because other states have credits," he added.
The bill would establish a $2,500 tax credit for residents whose annual income is above $50,000; but the tax credit jumps to $5,000 for residents who make less than $50,000. The bill would also establish a $300 income tax credit for the acquisition of a residential electric vehicle charging unit. Both tax credits would take effect this year, and would sunset in 2029. Residents registering EVs in the state would face an additional $50 fee, and those registering plug-in hybrids would be charged an additional $20 fee.
RELATED: Two versions of electric vehicle tax credit bills moving through committees
Trujillo told committee members that the SB 2 initially mirrored HB 217, but now the two bills diverge from one another. The Senate bill would end the tax credits in 2025, and would double registration fees to $100 for an EV and $50 for a plug-in hybrid, among other changes.
"The Senate completely changed it around," Trujillo said. "In trying to negotiate with the Senate, I agreed to carry a substitute that mirrors what was in the Senate. But the Senate bill is still in [committee]," he said.
Trujillo briefly considered substituting the bill. Speaker of the House Brian Egolf said he had serious concerns about the Senate version of the bill.
"I would suggest we address the bill as is," he said. "I don't feel comfortable supporting the [Senate bill]."
Mesilla Democratic Rep. Micaela Lara Cadena, who is a co-sponsor of HB 217, said she also has problems with the Senate version.
"What is in that substitute, in my mind, basically eliminates the potential for low-income and moderate-income buyers to be in this market," Cadena said.
Ultimately, Trujillo decided to pursue his own bill and dropped the substitute.
Rep. Jason Harper, R-Rio Rancho, and other Republicans on the committee argued that the proposed personal income tax credits were unnecessary.
"This electric economy is moving, it's growing. They're becoming more affordable," Harper said. "I don't really see a need to incentivize, through the personal income tax, people buying these cars."
"I also have big concerns about poking more holes in our tax code," Harper said. "Our gross receipts tax is a disaster, our income tax is starting to get that way. I worry about the cost of this, who does it benefit, and is it really needed."
Trujillo said he'd be happy to take amendments before the bill goes to the floor.
"I believe there are some technical things that need to get worked out," said Rep. Javier Martinez, D-Albuquerque, who co-chairs the committee with Trujillo. "Outside of that, I think there will be a robust policy discussion about whether or not we should let the market dictate, or we should incentivize. I predict that's going to be a three-hour floor debate. I don't want to hold this up."
The bill passed 8-4, with no Republican support. It heads to the House floor next.
SB 2, on the other hand, is awaiting consideration in the Senate Finance Committee. Trujillo said he doesn't think the Senate bill will advance out of committee before the session ends next week.
The Legislature will be considering a handful of renewable energy-related legislation in the upcoming session. Here are some of the bills we'll be watching. Clean fuel standard: Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced that a clean fuel standard is one of her legislative priorities for the upcoming 60-day session.
Environmental bills coming in the 2021 legislative session
Guv quietly looks to expand export markets for natural gas
View all Environmental Project articles →
Scaled back budget heads to Senate
Over the objections of Republicans who wanted to cut more, House Democrats pushed through a scaled back state budget to shore up a $2 billion budget shortfall caused by the pandemic and oil price crash that devastated state coffers. The House approved the roughly $7 billion budget in a 46-24 vote along party lines, with Republicans opposing the budget plan.
Groups call on legislators to cap environmental budget cuts at 3 percent
Secretary of state pushes for temporary automatic mail election
View all 2020 Legislative Session articles →
Inside the 'boiler room' of legislative analysts during the session
Amended cannabis on tribal lands bill heads to the House
Kendra Chamberlain


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Kurosawa : film studies and Japanese cinema
Mitsuhiro Yoshimoto
The films of Akira Kurosawa have had an immense effect on the way the Japanese have viewed themselves as a nation and on the way the West has viewed Japan. In this comprehensive and theoretically informed study of the influential director's cinema, Mitsuhiro Yoshimoto definitively analyses Kurosawa's entire body of work, from 1943's Sanshiro Sugata to 1993's Madadayo. In scrutinising this oeuvre, Yoshimoto shifts the ground upon which the scholarship on Japanese cinema has been built and questions its dominant interpretative frameworks and critical assumptions. Arguing that Kurosawa's films arouse anxiety in Japanese and Western critics because the films problematise Japan's self-image and the West's image of Japan, Yoshimoto challenges widely circulating cliches about the films and shows how these works constitute narrative answers to socio-cultural contradictions and institutional dilemmas. While fully acknowledging the achievement of Kurosawa as a filmmaker, Yoshimoto uses the director's work to reflect on and rethink a variety of larger issues, from Japanese film history, modern Japanese history, and cultural production to national identity and the global circulation of cultural capital. He examines how Japanese cinema has been invented" in the discipline of film studies for specific ideological purposes and analyses Kurosawa's role in that process of invention. Demonstrating the richness of both this director's work and Japanese cinema in general, Yoshimoto's nuanced study illuminates an array of thematic and stylistic aspects of the films in addition to their social and historical contexts. Beyond aficionados of Kurosawa and Japanese film, this book will interest those engaged with cultural studies, postcolonial studies, cultural globalisation, film studies, Asian studies, and the formation of academic disciplines.
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Introduction I Japanese cinemas in search of a discipline II The films of Kurosawa Akira 1. Kurosawa criticism and the name of the author 2. Sanshiro Sugata 3. The most beautiful 4. Sanshiro Sugata, part 2 5. The men who tread on the tiger's tail 6. No regrets for our youth 7. One wonderful Sunday 8. Drunken Angel 9. The quiet duel 10. Stray dog 11. Scandal 12. Rashomon 13. The idiot 14. Ikiru 15. Seven samurai 16. Record of a living being 17. Throne of blood 18. The lower depths 19. The hidden fortress 20. The bad sleep well 21. Yojimbo 22. Sanjuro 23. High and low 24. Red beard 25. Dodeskaden 26. Dersu uzala 27. Kagemusha 28. Ran 29. Dreams 30. Rhapsody on August 31. Madadayo Epilogue
Yoshimoto, Mitsuhiro
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Asia-Pacific : culture, politics, and society


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Wellness Coaching Helping Members Lose Weight
By Janet Byron on	 February 1, 2017 Total Health
Michelle Soo Hoo (pictured above) was ready to make lifestyle changes; a Kaiser Permanente wellness coach helped her take steps toward achieving a healthier weight.
September 24, 2015, was the day Michelle Soo Hoo's motivation to improve her health really kicked in.
The Kaiser Permanente marketing manager visited her doctor for a check-up and learned that she was the same weight she had been at 8 months pregnant with son Edric, now 5 years old (daughter Waverly is 7).
"There were tears involved," Soo Hoo said. "I decided then and there to treat my weight like an illness. The nurse practitioner handed me a brochure on Kaiser Permanente's wellness coaching program, and I made an appointment for the next day."
Soo Hoo talked to her wellness coach over the phone and shared her plan: changing her diet, joining a gym, and scheduling follow-up coaching appointments every 2 to 4 weeks to get help with staying on track.
Wellness Coaching Works
Kaiser Permanente offers wellness coaching by phone to all its members nationwide for no additional fee, specifically targeting weight management, healthy eating, physical activity, tobacco cessation, and stress reduction. The coaching is provided by masters-level health professionals who are trained in evidence-based methods, including motivational interviewing.
"In the first coaching session, we elicit members' own reasons to achieve a healthy weight, assess their readiness to make lifestyle changes, and help them focus on a realistic step forward," said Mindy Boccio, MPH, senior consultant for Regional Health Education in Kaiser Permanente Northern California. "We then schedule follow-up sessions to provide guidance and support to help maintain lifestyle changes."
New research now shows that this approach is working for Kaiser Permanente members. According to a recent study published in the journal Obesity, nearly 1,000 members who participated in individual wellness coaching by telephone for weight management lost an average of 10 pounds each and changed their weight trajectories from upward to downward, compared with more than 19,000 people with similar characteristics who did not participate in wellness coaching.
"We found that these patients lost clinically significant amounts of weight," said Julie A. Schmittdiel, PhD, research scientist with the Kaiser Permanente Division of Research and the study's lead author. "Even a small amount of weight loss can really help patients to see significant health benefits over time."
Motivated to Change
With the support of her coach, Soo Hoo lost 30 pounds in 5 months, and she has maintained the weight loss for a year.
"It was nice having a coach to track to," Soo Hoo said. "She helped me to think through my objectives and recognize and celebrate milestones as I achieved them. I felt like I had a confidante — someone who was really an advocate in my corner."
She now highly recommends the program for Kaiser Permanente members who are motivated to make positive lifestyle changes. "More members should take advantage of this benefit," Soo Hoo said. "For me, it was amazing."
Kaiser Permanente members can call (866) 862-4295 to schedule a wellness coaching session; Northern California members can also schedule sessions online.
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danielle coates May 10, 2017 5:32 pm
This is great to see at KP! I am a wellness coach outside of KP and have helped many including myself. It is such a rewarding job. It always amazes me to see KP moving along with things like this. Makes me so proud to work here!
Karin Sohal February 8, 2017 5:18 am
I need to lose weight and have tried so many different diets. Can you help me?
Lynn Mundell February 9, 2017 6:22 pm
Karin, Kaiser Permanente members can call (866) 862-4295 to schedule a wellness coaching session; Northern California members can also schedule sessions online https://mydoctor.kaiserpermanente.org/ncal/mdo/presentation/healthpromotionpage/index.jsp?promotion=wellnesscoaching.
Lisa K. JamesRembert February 7, 2017 9:48 pm
I want to check out wellness coaching. I am 5'4″ and weight 183 lb. I had always been small and once I turned 40 the weight started and kept coming. I like what Soo Hoo said about treating my weight like it's an illness. I have a bad left hip, but don't mind working out with a push of motivation. Please help.
Lisa, Kaiser Permanente members can call (866) 862-4295 to schedule a wellness coaching session; Northern California members can also schedule sessions online https://mydoctor.kaiserpermanente.org/ncal/mdo/presentation/healthpromotionpage/index.jsp?promotion=wellnesscoaching.


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Watch the first footage of Google co-founder Larry Page's mysterious flying car
Called Kitty Hawk Flyer, this flying car does not require a pilot's license, and is apparently extremely easy to fly.
Nandini Yadav
Kitty Hawk. That's the name of the company that is working on a flying car. It's backed by Google co-founder Larry Page. For quite some while now there has been so much air and mystery around Larry Page funding a flying car, fortunately some official details about it are out now. Just yesterday, Kitty Hawk published the first video of its prototype aircraft.
The company, calls this particular product the Kitty Hawk Flyer, an "all-electric aircraft", which has been designed to operate over water and doesn't require a pilot's license to fly. Kitty Hawk promises people will be able to learn to fly the Flyer "in minutes." Further, the company also promised that a consumer version of the Kitty Hawk Flyer will be available by the end of this year. Unfortunately, Kitty Hawk says that there are no plans to ship the vehicle outside the US.
"It is safe, tested and legal to operate in the United States in uncongested areas under the Ultralight category of FAA regulations. We've designed our first version specifically to fly over water. You don't need a pilot's license and you'll learn to fly it in minutes. We publicly revealed the working prototype in April 2017. The official Flyer will be available by the end of the year," the Kitty
Hawk website describes the Flyer.
The video is part commercial and part test footage, starting with a lakeside conversation between friends about using the Flyer to meet up, suggesting it to be a much faster alternative to a boat.
Now, Kitty Hawk doesn't exactly mention what the Flyer is, other than for meeting people living by a waterbody. It hasn't set a price for the retail version either. However, according to The Verge, the company is enticing eager pilots with a $100 three-year membership that offers priority placement on a waiting list, company-branded gear, and exclusive access to a flight simulator and company events. These members will also get a $2,000 discount off the eventual retail price.
The company, which calls itself the future of personal flying, started operations in 2015, and believes everyone has access to personal flight, and hence their aircrafts will be ensured to be safe, fun, and easy-to-fly. ALSO READ: Apple could launch satellite-based internet services
While Kitty Hawk is on its way to make its debut, Zee.Aero, is another flying car company that Larry Page has invested in, which is also a part of Kitty Hawk. Zee.Aero has also been known to be functioning under secrecy since its commencement in 2010, and that Larry Page had invested more than $100 million in it so far.
It is interesting to note that where Larry Page-backed Kitty Hawk is not really the only company working on the idea of a flying car. Industry giants like Airbus have proposed multiple takes on a flying car, a startup called AeroMobil aims to launch a flying car this year. Then, Uber is also known to be working on a VTOL project, and will apparently be holding a conference in Texas this week about its own flying car ambitions. ALSO READ: Tesla 'hoping' to launch in India this summer: Elon Musk
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ESPN Journalist John Saunders Dies at 61, Hannah Storm Makes Tearful Announcement on Live TV
By Jackie Willlis 12:23 PM PDT, August 10, 2016
SportsCenter anchor Hannah Storm was visibly shaken by the news that longtime ESPN personality John Saunders had died at 61.
Storm announced her colleague's death live on Wednesday morning's SportsCenter, and shortly thereafter, ESPN president John Skipper released a statement.
"John was an extraordinary talent and his friendly, informative style has been a warm welcome to sports fans for decades. His wide range of accomplishments across numerous sports and championship events is among the most impressive this industry has ever seen," Skipper said. "More importantly, John was a beloved and devoted family man who cared deeply about people and causes, as evidenced by his long-standing efforts as a passionate board member for The V Foundation for Cancer Research. He was one of the most significant and influential members of the ESPN family, as a colleague and mentor, and he will be sorely missed. Our thoughts are with his loved ones at this extremely difficult time."
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Saunders' career in sports journalism spanned decades. He joined ESPN in 1986, where he served as a SportsCenter anchor, and went on to host The Sports Reporters for 15 years. He also worked as a studio host and play-by-play analyst for ABC, and covered MLB, NHL and WNBA games as well as NCAA football and basketball.
Prior to reporting on sports, Saunders was an athlete himself. Canadian-born, he was an all-star defenseman in the junior hockey leagues of Montreal, and played at Western Michigan and Ryerson Polytechnical in Toronto.
In addition to his contributions to sports journalism, Saunders was also a founding member of The V Foundation for Cancer Research and served on its board of directors.
He is survived by his wife, Wanda, and two daughters, Aleah and Jenna.
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Following news of his death, Saunders' friends and colleagues started sending out their sympathies.
John Saunders was incredibly generous to me in every single instance. He was such a tremendous man & I'll miss his laughter the most
— Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) August 10, 2016
The times I got to be around John Saunders were special. Just different. Classy. Funny. I truly was a fan.
— Michelle Beadle (@MichelleDBeadle) August 10, 2016
John Saunders & his beautiful family / Heart goes out to wife Wanda / & his Pride & Joy girls Jenna & Aleah Pls RIP pic.twitter.com/BqnGNCpVld
— Dick Vitale (@DickieV) August 10, 2016
John Saunders left an extraordinary legacy. pic.twitter.com/oexhjGOD3T
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) August 10, 2016
Wow I am devastated with the news about my buddy John Saunders / A gr8 family man / just a fab guy RIP Love You pic.twitter.com/CuBIPu57Rz
Devastating doesn't even begin to describe how I'm feeling right now. John Saunders was a wonderful man, ultra pro & father figure.#RIP
— Stephen A Smith (@stephenasmith) August 10, 2016
Our friend and colleague John Saunders has passed away. He was 61. pic.twitter.com/Ness3DvB7t
— NFL on ESPN (@ESPNNFL) August 10, 2016
This isn't the first time ESPN has mourned the death of one of their own. In January 2015, renowned sports journalist Stuart Scott died at 49 after a battle with cancer.
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Forest clearance applications can be submitted online soon
National Informatics Centre directed to submit report on implementing the new system by June
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By Soundaram Ramanathan
Published: Tuesday 26 February 2013
The Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) is planning to allow e-filing of forest clearance applications. It has ordered the National Informatics Centre (NIC) office of the ministry to submit a detailed project report on it by the end of June this year. The move would enable project developers who wish to apply for forestland diversion to submit their applications online.
Currently, project proponents need to file their forest clearance proposals on paper with the nodal officer in the office of the principal chief conservator of forests. The proposed e-filing procedure is expected to relieve the pressure on project proponents, says Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI). "It's been a long-pending announcement of the ministry and we would always welcome the system," says FICCI.
Forest clearances usually take 150 calendar days. Any forestland diversion requires approval of many forest officials (see Flow Chart for Forest Clearance approval).
The NIC office of MoEF says that the software is something similar to the forest officials' e-filing system. "With forest official's e-filing system, state government officials can fill in the necessary documents like Form A and Form B. Like in a gmail account, we have given a user id and password option to the state officials. The state officials can log on to their accounts and file their applications or proceedings. E-filing system for user agency is an extension of this project," says an official.
Extension of e-filing system
Forest officials' e-filling system was launched as the online forest clearance monitoring system on the January 1 last year by MoEF.
Apart from enabling forest officials to submit their documents to higher officials, this system gives various statistics on projects and allows the public to check the status of pending projects; among other things they can check which official the project is pending with and since when it has been pending.
To operate and make this system a success, the ministry has been conducting special training programmes for state officials, adds the NIC official: "People can access data once the state officials start feeding it in; hence training is being imparted to the state officials via nodal offices of MoEF. It is a centralized database system with information from 1980 onwards and the data are searchable."
The training programmes are in full swing in Maharashtra. Maharashtra's head forest office says trainings for forest rangers and officials in five circles have been completed. As of now, training is going on in Aurangazabad.
Pramod Chand Lakara, divisional forest officer of Yavatmal district in Maharastra who attended the training, says it is not possible to comment on the system immediately. "We need time to see how it goes. We have suggested some modifications. If the project proponent's e-filing system is also in place then it will be really helpful. Right now we will have to train our manpower to scan all the documents and the other technical aspects which will take some time. If the project proponents themselves submit scanned documents, then probably there will be more speedy processing of documents," says Lakara.
A K Goyal, principal chief conservator of forests for northern zone at Chandigarh, says a scheduled training programme is under way. "The training programme on February 26 will be conducted in Punjab. However, forest officials from Haryana and Himachal Pradesh who are interested in attending this training programme can also contact my office," he says.
But forest officials in other zones are not aware of the system. The principal chief conservator of forests for eastern zone at Bhubaneswar says there was no training programme conducted in Bhubaneswar. He adds that there are some difficulties with online systems: "forest clearance documents are usually accompanied by certificates from different agencies; they require signatures. Managing such heavy documents and signatory aspects make it a slightly difficult task to use online systems."
NIC-MoEF says uploading heavy documents will not be a problem. "We have given an uploading space of 425 MB to upload scanned documents to the state officials. We will look into the difficulties and other legal aspects and rectify them once the project proponent's filing system is also in place," the official adds.
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His Highness Shaikh Humaid Bin Rashid Al Nuaimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ajman, ordered the allocation of the plots of land in the two cities, as well as the allocation of a plot on which a commercial project will be established. Proceeds from the project will be given to fishermen who are members of Ajman's Fishermen Association.


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