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"Sailor Moon" is one of the best-selling manga series of all time, even more than twenty years after the original run ended.
Best kids Sailor Moon costume
by: Arabella Matthews, BestReviews Staff
Posted: Jul 26, 2022 / 02:26 AM MDT
Updated: Jul 26, 2022 / 02:32 AM MDT
Which kids Sailor Moon costumes are best?
"Sailor Moon" isn't just a cartoon, it's a media empire. The original cartoon ran from 1992-1997, but it's still as popular as ever — a film was released in February 2021. It's no wonder that the Sailor Scout costumes remain a popular choice for kids today, nearly three decades after the series first came out. A top Sailor Moon costume for kids is the DAZCOS Bunny Tsukino Cosplay Costume, a quality costume that comes complete with all the accessories kids might need to fight evil by moonlight.
What to know before you buy a kids Sailor Moon costume
"Sailor Moon," created by Naoko Takeuchi and originally serialized from 1991-1997, follows the adventures of a middle school student, Usagi Tsukino — the titular Sailor Moon — and her transformation into a magical moon soldier destined to save earth from the forces of evil. Usagi and her fellow Sailor Scouts wear distinctive costumes that are riffs of the popular Japanese girl's sailor style school uniform in an array of colors. The blue of Usagi's uniform is the most popular, but costumes in the colors of the other Sailor Scouts can also be found.
Kids' costumes are popular not just for Halloween but for numerous other events as well. There are numerous points to take into account when it comes to shopping for kids' costumes, including comfort, durability and looks. It's most important that kids feel comfortable in their costumes, so ideally, they should fit easily and comfortably and be made of high-quality material.
Customizability
Because the Sailor Scout uniform is based on the Japanese sailor-style school uniform, a simple sailor school uniform costume can be easily modified to become a Sailor Moon costume. Some costumes are simply modeled off of Usagi's civilian form, in her regular school uniform. This is a good alternative to the more iconic Sailor Scout form.
What to look for in a quality kids Sailor Moon costume
Many costumes are made of lower-quality materials, so they can be produced more cheaply. Higher-quality materials will last longer, hang better and feel better on the skin. However, they may come at a higher price tag, so it's a matter of how long the costume will be worn for and for what purpose. Look for cottons and thicker fabrics for a higher quality feel.
Sailor Moon has a series of accessories as part of her look: a choker, knee socks, gloves, a headpiece and a wand with a crescent moon. Some Sailor Moon costumes come with these accessories, so look for a costume that includes as many as possible. Other pieces may be purchased separately, as she's a popular character.
Comfort is a priority when it comes to children's costumes, so look for one that won't itch or ride up. Read reviews to find out how comfortable the material is. Sailor Moon costumes come with a lot of additional accessories, so make sure to see how the gloves, stockings and choker fit as well, as kids come in lots of different shapes and sizes and the costume may need modification.
How much you can expect to spend on a kids Sailor Moon costume
On the lower end, Sailor Moon costumes can be found for as low as $20 and up to around $50. Quality is generally consistent with price.
Kids Sailor Moon costume FAQ
Are Sailor Moon costumes machine washable?
A. Most kids' costumes will generally be machine washable, as this is a priority, but check labels. Sailor Moon costumes have lots of little bows and ruffles, making them a relatively delicate costume so be sure to wash on a cold gentle cycle and always hang costumes to dry to extend their lifespan.
What accessories do I need for a Sailor Moon costume?
A. Many Sailor Moon costumes come with some of the necessary accessories — gloves, stockings, and necklace — but you'll usually have to buy the wand and headpiece separately. One of Usagi's most distinctive features is her hair, which is blonde and worn in twin buns. The costume is distinctive enough on its own that the hair isn't necessary, but purists or those committed to the look may want to wear a wig along with it. A regular blonde wig can be styled, but there are also specialty Usagi Tsukino wings available.
What are the best kids Sailor Moon costumes to buy?
Top kids Sailor Moon Costume
DAZCOS Bunny Tsukino Cosplay Costume
What you need to know: A high-quality Sailor Moon costume complete with accessories.
What you'll love: It comes with everything but the wand. The costume is well-made and high quality, and it has all the recognizable details of Sailor Moon's iconic outfit.
What you should consider: It runs slightly small, while the gloves run a little big.
Top kids Sailor Moon costume for the money
Sunny Fashion Girls Sailor Uniform Costume
What you need to know: This sailor uniform costume isn't a dedicated Sailor Moon costume, but it's a perfect match for Usagi's regular school uniform.
What you'll love: It's made from high-quality fabric and is true to size. It's easy to wash and wear.
What you should consider: It's a one-piece dress rather than a skirt and top, so it's a little less multi-use than other similar options.
Kejodiy Sailor Moon Kids Costume
What you need to know: Made of stretch cotton and artificial silk, this is a comfortable and good-looking kids Sailor Moon costume.
What you'll love: It comes with all the necessary accessories and is an affordable option for a Sailor Moon costume.
What you should consider: It tends to run small, so you may need to order a size up if you're unsure of the size you need.
Arabella Matthews writes for BestReviews. BestReviews has helped millions of consumers simplify their purchasing decisions, saving them time and money.


With a new iteration of its Justin Time property, Guru Studio scores a coup for Canadian animation producers with its Netflix original commission.
Netflix content guru Ted Sarandos recently told analysts during a call to discuss the US streamer's latest results that Netflix had spent US$140 million on Canadian production of animated series.
While Sarandos didn't split hairs on how that investment netted out between service and original production work, Canadian animators have been engaged on Netflix productions on a number of fronts, including service work for DreamWorks Animation, Mattel Playground Productions and other major studios.
Now, however, that service work is translating to original Canadian IP commissions with the news that the SVOD giant has ordered an original spin-off based on Toronto-based Guru Studio's preschool series Justin Time, to debut in early 2016.
The Justin Time The New Adventures (13 x half hours) is a coup for Guru Studio's president and creative director Frank Falcone and EVP Mary Bredin. The first two seasons of Justin Time, which air in Canada on Disney Junior and on other Disney channels internationally, performed well for Netflix in several territories.
That prompted the order for an original exclusive series for Netflix customers around the world.
Justin Time follows Justin and his best friends Olive and Squidgy, as they set off on fantastical adventures throughout time and in every corner of the world.


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Russian court finds Transaero in $38.3 million debt to Irish BG Avia
11:35 31/01/2017 The Commercial Court of St. Petersburg and Leningrad Region has granted a claim filed by Irish company BG Avia asking to include 2.3 billion rubles (about $38.3) debt owed by Transaero Airline in the creditors' demands list.
Transaero appeals transfer of its international routes to Aeroflot
13:39 12/01/2017 Transaero airline undergoing bankruptcy filed an appeal with the Moscow Commercial Court against decrees of the Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviation) and Russia's Transport Ministry over transfer of the airline's international routes to Aeroflot.
Russian court upholds recovery of $6.6 million from Transaero in dispute with Aeroflot
12:36 20/12/2016 The Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals has upheld the ruling to recover 429.1 million rubles ($6.6 million) of debt from Transaero in favor of another Russian airline Aeroflot.
Preliminary hearings in dispute between Aeroflot and Transaero set for March
11:37 19/12/2016 The Commercial Court of St. Petersburg and Leningrad Region has set preliminary hearings in a two billion-ruble ($32.3 mln) lawsuit, filed by Aeroflot against Transaero airline, for March 2.
Aeroflot's $33 mln lawsuit against Transaero postponed
17:44 05/12/2016 The Moscow Commercial Court has postponed hearings in Aeroflot's 2.1 billion rubles ($33 mln) lawsuit against Transaero airline until January 26 of the next year.
Transaero files $5.8 mln lawsuit against Tez Tour operator
11:19 24/11/2016 Insolvent Transaero airline, once Russia's second-biggest carrier, has filed a 380 million ruble ($5.8 mln) lawsuit against Tez Tour Ltd. with the Moscow Commercial Court.
Transaero seeks withdrawal of bankruptcy case
17:00 17/11/2016 Transaero air carrier has filed an application with the Commercial Court of St. Petersburg and Leningrad Region seeking to drop bankruptcy proceedings against it.
Transaero $7.6 mln claim against Russian Air Transport Agency dismissed
14:17 09/11/2016 The Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals has upheld the dismissal of a claim filed by Russian airline Transaero seeking to collect 595 million rubles ($7.6 million) of government grants from the Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviation).
Russian Supreme Court upholds recovery of $85 mln from Transaero in favor of Aeroflot
18:42 26/10/2016 The Supreme Court of Russia has refused to reconsider the lower courts' rulings ordering Transaero to pay 5.3 billion rubles ($85 million) to another Russian airline Aeroflot.
Transaero ordered to pay Aeroflot subsidiary $12.5 million
14:53 24/10/2016 The Moscow Commercial Court has granted a lawsuit filed by Aeroflot-Finance, the subsidiary of Aeroflot air carrier, seeking to collect about 778 million rubles ($12.5 million) in debt from Transaero airline under a loan agreement.
Russian Supreme Court registers Transaero's appeal against collection of $82 mln
18:17 13/09/2016 The Russian Supreme Court had registered a Transaero appeal seeking to review lower courts' rulings ordering the air carrier to pay 5.3 billion rubles ($82 million) to another Russian airline Aeroflot.
Transaero appeals against collection of $40.7 mln in favor of Aeroflot
15:24 22/08/2016 Transaero has filed a cassation appeal against a court ruling ordering the air carrier to pay 2.85 billion rubles ($44.5 mln) in debt to another airline Aeroflot.
Aeroflot demands $33 million from Transaero
11:50 18/08/2016 Aeroflot Russian Airlines filed a lawsuit with the Moscow Commercial Court seeking to collect 2.1 billion rubles (about $33 million) from Transaero air carrier.
St. Petersburg court to review Transaero bankruptcy case on November 23
10:54 12/08/2016 The Commercial Court of St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region has postponed hearings in the bankruptcy case against troubled Transaero airline till November 23.
Aeroflot subsidiary demands over $15.3 mln from Transaero
11:50 17/06/2016 The Moscow Commercial Court has registered two lawsuits filed by Aeroflot's subsidiary against Transaero Airline, demanding more than one billion rubles ($15.3 mln).
Aeroflot files lawsuit against Transaero demanding $6.6 mln
10:47 09/06/2016 The Aeroflot has filed a lawsuit against another airline, Transaero, with the Moscow Commercial Court, demanding 429 million rubles ($6.6 million).
Russian Finance Ministry appeals recovery of $3.2 mln in favor of Transaero
15:13 29/03/2016 Russia's Finance Ministry filed an appeal against a court order to pay Transaero airline over 215 million rubles ($3.2 million) in the dispute over insurance payments.
Transaero appeals recovery of $40.7 mln in favor of Aeroflot
15:44 22/03/2016 Transaero has filed an appeal with the Moscow Commercial Court against a court's ruling granting Aeroflot airline 2.85 billion rubles ($40.7 mln) in debt recovery dispute between the airlines.
Commercial court proceeds with two claims in Transaero bankruptcy case
11:35 18/03/2016 The Commercial Court of St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region has granted claims filed by VTB bank and Gazprombank to include 2.63 billion rubles ($38.4 million) and 13.5 billion rubles ($197 million) in debt respectively on the creditors' list of Transaero airline.
Transaero ordered to pay $47 mln to Rosneft subsidiary
12:30 10/03/2016 The Ninth Commercial Court of Appeals on Thursday upheld a lower court's decision to collect over 3.4 billion rubles ($47 million) from Transaero air carrier in favor of RN-Aero, Rosneft subsidiary specializing in supplying fuel for the air travel.

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Home > organic > Ginger Root – Proven gem of all herbs!
Ginger root is basically underground rhizome of ginger plant which has been used from ages for its medicinal values in our daily lives in form of food. Ginger root has its very own flavor which adds very good taste to most of the cuisines. Ginger is hugely available in grocery and it can be used in dried, fresh or powdered form. In India and China, Ginger tonic has been used to cure many types of diseases for more than thousands of years.
Blood circulation: It's been proven remedy for boosting blood circulation, lowering high blood pressure and thinning of blood over the years.
Anti-Viral: Ginger has its very amazing benefit over all the herbs present in the world that it tastes good to be added in our food and it has anti-bacterial and anti-viral properties as well. Nothing can beat it, no? Well yes it has been using to reduce fever and for calming cold n cough.
Yummy plus helps Tummy: We all know when ginger added to any dish not only adds zing to it, and gives a great flavor to it. But also, Ginger treats the gastrointestinal tracts which help to decrease the stone ache issues.
In earlier pregnancy: Ginger also alleviates nausea and vomiting during early pregnancy. It has been found safe and more effective than Vitamin B-6 in relieving nausea.
Inflammation: Ginger found to have anti-inflammatory properties too which can be effective to relieve menstrual pain and cramps during menstrual cycle.
Cancer: Ginger root is one of those herbs which found to have high level of antioxidants. Its antioxidant property makes it highly effective to defend cell damage and the diseases associated which is caused by free radicals. It has been using to prevent the diseases of breast , liver, skin due to this property.
Now that you believe that Ginger root has its amazing health promoting properties. Well, more than the dried ginger it will be more beneficial to use fresh ginger root. Add it either in your cup of tea, fruit and vegetable smoothies or spice up your dishes.
Happy cooking along with it, happy living so long with it!


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Barcelona Open 2019 var en tennisturnering, der blev spillet udendørs på grusbaner i Real Club de Tenis Barcelona-1899 i Barcelona, Spanien i perioden 20. - 28. april 2019. Det var den 67. udgave af Barcelona Open, og turneringen var del af ATP Tour 2019 i kategorien ATP Tour 500.

Herresingleturneringen blev vundet af Dominic Thiem, som i finalen besejrede Daniil Medvedev med 6-4, 6-0 i en kamp, hvor Thiem vandt 12 af de sidste 13 partier. Den 25-årige østriger vandt dermed sin 13. titel på ATP Tour og det var den niende titel på grus. Han blev samtidig den første østrigske vinder af Barcelona Open, siden Thomas Muster vandt turneringen to år i træk i 1995 og 1996. Thiem havde i semifinalen vundet med 6-4, 6-4 over den tidligere 11-dobbelte mester, Rafael Nadal, som dermed tabte i semifinalen i Barcelona Open for første gang, efter at Rafael Nadal indtil da havde en imponerende statisik på 22 sejre i 22 kampe i semifinaler og finaler i Barcelona, og som indtil da ikke havde tabte en kamp i Barcelona Open siden 3. runde-nederlaget til Fabio Fognini i 2015. Dominic Thiem kom dermed op på siden af Novak Djokovic, og de var derefter de eneste spillere, der havde vundet fire kampe mod Rafael Nadal på grus.

Den tidligere nr. 3 på ATP's verdensrangliste, 37-årige David Ferrer, optrådte for sidste gang på gruset i Barcelona, og i sin næstsidste turnering i karrieren tabte han i tredje runde med 3-6, 3-6 til Rafael Nadal, som han tidligere havde mødt i fire Barcelona Open-finaler, og som han alle havde tabt til Nadal.

Herredoubletitlen gik til Juan Sebastián Cabal og Robert Farah, som dermed vandt deres 12. titel på ATP Tour som makkeren. I finalen vandt det colombianske par med 6-4, 7-6(4) over Jamie Murray og Bruno Soares, og dermed fik de revanche for nederlaget til netop Murray og Soares ved Sydney International tidligere på året.

Præmier

Den samlede præmiesum for Barcelona Open 2019 androg € 2.609.135, hvilket var en stigning på 3,9 % i forhold til året før.

Herresingle

Hovedturnering

I hovedturneringen deltog 48 spillere, der var fordelt på:
 37 spillere, der havde kvalificeret sig i kraft af deres placering på ATP's verdensrangliste pr. 11. marts 2019 (seks uger før turneringens start).
 fem spillere, der havde modtaget et wildcard (markeret med WC).
 seks spillere, der havde kvalificeret sig til hovedturneringen fra kvalifikationsturneringen (markeret med Q).

Efter starten på kvalifikationen meldte tre af de direkte kvalificerede spillere afbud, hvilket gav plads til tre lucky losere fra kvalifikationen (markeret med LL).

Resultater

Kvalifikation

Kvalifikationen havde deltagelse af 24 spillere, der spillede om de sidste seks ledige pladser i hovedturneringen. Fire af de 24 spillere deltog på grundlag af et wildcard.

Følgende spillere kvalificerede sig til hovedturneringen:

Følgende spillere gik videre til hovedturneringen som lucky losere:

Resultater

Herredouble

Hovedturnering

Hovedturneringen havde deltagelse af 16 par, der fordelte sig på:
 13 par, der havde kvalificeret sig i kraft af deres placering på ATP's verdensrangliste.
 to par, der havde modtaget et wildcard (markeret med WC).
 et par, der kvalificeret sig til hovedturneringen fra kvalifikationsturneringen (markeret med Q).

Resultater

Kvalifikation

Kvalifikationen i herredouble havde deltagelse af fire par, der spillede om den sidste ledige plads i hovedturneringen.

Følgende par kvalificerede sig til hovedturneringen:

Følgende par gik videre til hovedturneringen som lucky losere:

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Resultater

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 Barcelona Open

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ATP Tour 2019


Kangaralien Christmas Album is now Shipping!
Hard Rock Cafe Photos by Kathy Joyce!
I have just uploaded a small sampling of photos taken by Kathy Joyce from the Hard Rock Cafe Student Show on June 30th, 2013. Click here to check them out!
Hard Rock Cafe Show on June 30th!
8th Annual Guitar Boot Camp!
Kangaralien Clinic at the Manchester Music Mill!
Kangaralien Shows in April and May!
2nd Annual Toys for Tots Show!
I am very excited about the 2nd annual Toys for Tots Benefit Show happening Sunday, December 16th at 2:30pm. This year, we have 59 students performing in 17 unique groups! I will post pictures and video after the event.
It was brought to my attention today that I made a mistake when I made out the fretboard chart in my "Guitar Boot Camp" column in the current issue of The Noise Magazine. Below is the correct version of the chart! Sorry for the oversight!


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The 2019 LPGA of Japan Tour was the 52nd season of the LPGA of Japan Tour, the professional golf tour for women operated by the Ladies Professional Golfers' Association of Japan. The 2019 schedule included 39 official events all played in Japan.

Leading money winner was Ai Suzuki with 160,189,665 ¥ while Hinako Shibuno won the tour's Mercedes Ranking. Jiyai Shin finished most often (18 times) inside the top ten.

Schedule
The number in parentheses after winners' names show the player's total number wins in official money individual events on the LPGA of Japan Tour, including that event. All tournaments are played in Japan.

Events in bold were majors.
The Toto Japan Classic was co-sanctioned with the LPGA Tour.

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2019 in Japanese sport


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Babcock International, the Aerospace and Defence company, has secured its 21st ecoSMRT® supply contract at Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) in South Korea, since first contract award in February 2018.
ecoSMRT®, the liquefied natural gas (LNG) single mixed refrigerant (SMR) solution, developed in collaboration with HHI, has attracted both global shipowners and shipyards and is now the market leading solution for LNG boil-off gas management.
Customers can ensure optimisation of their LNG carriers by reliquefying excess boil-off gas generated during transit, while benefiting from lower purchase and operating costs than competing SMR or nitrogen expansion systems.
The solution provides high-efficiency reliquefaction of LNG boil-off gas, using only an SMR circuit, without the need for external pre-cooling. This not only provides a significant reduction in footprint, but also means that ecoSMRT® requires just a single compressor – translating to lower maintenance requirements and reduced spares inventory.
The first ecoSMRT® module is set for delivery to Hyundai's Ulsan shipyard in March 2019 for ship delivery and first operations in 2020.
Babcock, which thrives in complex environments requiring specialist engineering expertise, delivers a range of solutions designed to support the growing liquefied gas market, including ecoSMRT®, Vent Gas Cooler (VGC™), FGSV0™ and SuperCooler™ technologies.


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Rangers join Premier League giants in the race for 19-year-old rising starlet
Rangers set to rival Celtic for the signing of 21-year-old League One ace
Everton beating Newcastle to sign this £10m African wall would be a game-changer
by Sayan Chatterjee November 22, 2019, 2:00 am
Why Everton should beat Newcastle to sign Mohammed Salisu
According to claims from Spanish outlet Pucela Fichajes, as relayed by the Chronicle Live, Everton are keeping close tabs on Ghanaian defender Mohammed Salisu, who currently plies his trade with Real Valladolid in the La Liga.
Everton are not the only club tracking the 20-year-old centre-back, with Premier League rivals Newcastle United, La Liga side Sevilla and German Bundesliga outfit Schalke also hot on trail of the emerging prospect (Pucela Fichajes h/t Chronicle Live).
Salisu, who has a release clause of £10million in his contract, has started all but one of Valladolid's first 13 fixtures in the La Liga this term. In fact, he has consistently impressed with his performances in the heart of a backline that has shipped 17 goals in 13 games so far.
Mohammed Salisu in action against Lionel Messi of Barcelona (Getty Images)
Valladolid are currently placed 13th in the standings, following a mediocre start to the campaign but Mohammed Salisu has been a class apart.
Born in Accra, the capital of Ghana, Salisu started his footballing education at the African Talent Football Academy in his homeland before joining Real Valladolid's youth system in October 2017.
The towering 6ft 3in central defender continued his development in the club's academy ranks over the course of the 2017-18 season before establishing himself as one of the mainstays of the 'B' team in the Segunda Division.
Salisu's impressive progress with the reserve team paved the way for a promotion to the first-team prior to the start of the ongoing campaign and the Ghanaian prodigy has grabbed his opportunity with both hands.
Salisu holding off Alvaro Morata of Atletico Madrid in the La Liga (Getty Images)
As per whoscored, the 20-year-old has averaged 35.3 passes per game at an accuracy rate of 82.8%, including 2.1 successful long balls, 1.2 tackles, 1 interception, 4.8 clearances and 2.8 aerial duels per game in the La Liga this term.
Taking a closer look at those numbers, Salisu has won 36 out of a possible 56 aerial duels on the pitch so far in the La Liga, amounting to a success rate of 64.28%, while managing to have the upper hand in 16 of his attempted 24 tackles at a success percentage of 66.67%.
Salisu, 20, is still very young and those numbers point to a level of maturity that belies his tender years as a professional footballer.
Salisu while extending his contract with Real Valladolid (Getty Images)
To put things into perspective, Salisu is still in his formative years but Everton would bag a solid long-term investment by signing him.
As evident from the recruitment of Richarlison, Alex Iwobi and Moise Kean over the past 15 months, the Toffees are building a squad around young and developing players under the stewardship of Marco Silva. To that end, Salisu perfectly fits the bill at Goodison Park.
Having already shipped 18 goals in 12 Premier League outings so far, Everton need defensive reinforcements, with the likes of Yerry Mina and Michael Keane just not doing enough to stem the flow of goals.
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Young Mason Holgate has shown that he is more than a handy back-up but bringing in another promising starlet like Salisu would possibly increase competition for places while also adding depth to the defensive ranks.
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The 20-year-old would ideally need time to acclimatize to the style of play prevalent in England.
That said, Everton completing a swoop for the Ghanaian defensive wall in January could pay off handsomely for Silva in the years to come.
Written by Sayan Chatterjee
A Premier League enthusiast and an avid follower of the beautiful game... keen eye for tactical battles and love to discuss the financial aspects of football...other hobbies include reading, listening to music, playing FIFA on PlayStation, traveling, etc.
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Estrella Damm and GinRaw present Kitchen Takeover by Bethany Kehdy
February 7,8,9 2023 | |
What's West Asian and North African Cuisine?
Join us for dinner experience by Bethany Kehdy to find out.
Bethany takes over BOCA's kitchen as part of its '7 Chefs in 7 Weeks' dinner series, introducing a menu that will bring to life West Asian and North African cuisine, incorporating locally sourced ingredients from BOCA's kitchen.
Bethany Kehdy is a Dubai-based celebrated chef, two-time best-selling cookbook author, presenter and founder of culinary experience, Taste Lebanon. Featured in numerous publications and on various TV programmes, including The New York Times, Forbes and CNN, Bethany has been leading the WANA (West Asia and North Africa) food and associated tourism scene for over a decade through her unique perspective on flavor combinations, techniques, and approach to storytelling. She uses her pen and plate to unpack the region's narrative, moving away from the term Middle East to debunk the fallacies and myths surrounding the cuisine of WANA. As someone who grew up on a farm in Lebanon, Bethany prefers to avoid the over-manipulated approach, choosing to honor nature's innate creative force to deliver dishes that are minimal yet bold, imaginative, vividly tantalizing and wholly satiating. Her chef services range from corporate events, supper clubs, residencies, and at-home chef for hire, right through to cooking classes, brand ambassadorship, and concept/ menu development.
Menu published soon.
February 7, 8, 9 | Reception from 7 pm, Dinner 8 pm to 10 pm
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HOST families are needed in Redditch, Bromsgrove and Droitwich by Chernobyl Children's Lifeline (CCLL) to help children suffering as a result of the devastating Chernobyl disaster in April 1986.
The people of Belarus are suffering more than ever before from the legacy of the world's worst nuclear disaster.
CCLL was formed to help the children of Belarus. There are now around 165 links throughout the UK who raise funds to bring groups of children to the UK for respite care.
There is a network of support for host families – they are not on their own – the children are encouraged to participate in the range of activities organised by CCLL on their behalf.
The children are selected because they have had cancer and are now in remission after treatment, they live in one of the contaminated parts of the country, or they have been evacuated from a heavily contaminated area. Just six per cent of children in Belarus are healthy.
Host Denise Buggins, from Bromsgrove, said: "A decade ago, a friend of mine read a request in a newspaper from a group who were looking for a Belarussian speaking Father Christmas for a party being hosted for children from Belarus.
"He agreed to go along and I went along with him. He had often spoken to me about the effects people had suffered from the disaster and how he sends parcels etc to his family.
"I spoke to the group leader at the party who told me how difficult it is to find host families to commit and by the end of the evening after spending time with the children my mind was made up.
"I have been to Belarus and visited the children and the families and the parents have told me how much healthier the children are after returning from a stay in the UK.
For more details about how to get involved, call Denise Buggins on 07754963505 or e-mail denise.buggins@talktalk.net.


Rates of unintended pregnancies and abortions decrease significantly when women receive a one-year supply of oral contraceptives, instead of being prescribed one- or three-month supplies, a UCSF study shows.
Researchers observed a 30 percent reduction in the odds of pregnancy and a 46 percent decrease in the odds of an abortion in women given a one-year supply of birth control pills at a clinic versus women who received the standard prescriptions for one — or three-month supplies.
The researchers speculate that a larger supply of oral contraceptive pills may allow more consistent use, since women need to make fewer visits to a clinic or pharmacy for their next supply.
Foster also is director of research for Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health, part of the UCSF Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health. Her study's findings appear online today http://journals.lww.com/greenjournal/Abstract/2011/03000/Number_of_Oral_Contraceptive_Pill_Packages.8.aspx in the journal Obstetrics and Gynecology.
The researchers linked 84,401 women who received oral contraceptives in January 2006 through Family PACT (Planning, Access, Care, Treatment), a California family planning program, to Medi-Cal data showing pregnancies and births in 2006. Through Family PACT, some family planning clinics are able to dispense a one-year supply of pills on-site.
Oral contraceptive pills are the most commonly used method of reversible contraception in the United States, the team states. While highly effective when used correctly (three pregnancies per 1,000 women in the first year of use), approximately half of women regularly miss one or more pills per cycle, a practice associated with a much higher pregnancy rate (80 pregnancies per 1,000 women in the first year of use), according to the team.
The findings of this study have implications for women using oral contraceptives across the country. Most oral contraceptive users in the United States get fewer than four packs at a time; nearly half need to return every month for resupply, according to a 2010 study published in Contraception.
Making oral contraceptive pills more accessible may reduce the incidence of unintended pregnancy and abortion, while saving taxpayers' dollars, the researchers state. If the 65,000 women in the analysis who received either one or three packs of pills at a time had experienced the same pregnancy and abortion rates as women who received a one-year supply, almost 1,300 publicly funded pregnancies and 300 abortions would have been averted, according to the team.
Co-authors are Denis Hulett, Mary Bradsberry, Phillip Darney, MD, MSc, and Michael Policar, MD, MPH, all with the Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health, UCSF Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, and San Francisco General Hospital.


I'm sorry. I still haven't written up this story. There is a story behind it. A couple weeks ago, I served on a jury, for a short criminal trial, a case that should never have even been brought to trial.
The truth, as I discovered, is far simpler. When the jury returns after deliberating for only an hour, what that means is that the court bought them lunch, and it took them that long to finish eating.
I was surprised to learn that there is a local Pirate Party here where I live. And there is probably one near you, too.
Politically, I'm not sure I get the Pirate Party, at least not here in the US. Issue-oriented political parties generally don't do too well here in the US, unfortunately. This means that third parties are marginalized, sometimes by their very existence. However, it does represent an encouraging vibrancy in the debate over intellectual property and its abuses.
So this debate comes a couple decades late. But better late than not at all.
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When I read that, my first thought was, How asinine! See, most trademarks only apply within an industry or market. A highly-distinctive name, like "Xerox" or "Exxon," might be protected as a trademark across all industries. But even if someone down the street opens up a shop called "Top Shelf Wine and Spirits," I can still name my business "Top Shelf Books" (neither one of which is a very good name for a business). Because my readers are unlikely to be confused and think I'm selling alcohol, and his customers are unlikely to think he wrote my books.
Considering that "space marine" has been in the common science-fiction lexicon for almost a century, it represents the height of hubris for this game snob to think he somehow "owns" it.
So where we cannot win in court, we appeal to the bureaucrats at Amazon, who will gladly do our dirty work for us.
Fortunately, Ms. Hogarth found powerful allies, in the EFF, Cory Doctorow, Wil Wheaton, and others, and Amazon backpedaled.
May all indie authors be so fortunate.
Progress on Character Fiction 101 is slow and steady. Scrivener tells me I'm up to about 7,000 densely-packed words. Not that this means anything. I still need to flesh out the sections on drama and conflict, plot points, how choosing a title relates to seeing your vision for your story, and how to actually put your story into words. And I've only roughed out two of the diagrams: the "Human Needs Chart" (including the 10 basic human needs and and 37 component needs) and "Where Ideas Come From" (four sources in two dimensions). I know of at least two more (the "Four Conflict Types," also in two dimensions, and "The Plot Cycle," which illustrates conflict resolution, climax, arc, layering), off the top of my head, that I need to draw up. I may find an artist who can turn these concept drawings into poster-quality artwork, which would be très kewl. I hope you can understand why this is taking so long.
For about 3 weeks, my weight hovered at 180 lbs. Stuck. And I still need some hypertension medication to bring my blood pressure down into a comfortable range. And my waist-to-hip measurement says I still need to lose a few more inches around the middle. So this week, I've completely cut out sugar and white flour, I'm minimizing the grams of carbohydrates in my food and maximizing the dietary fiber, and I'm eating only two large meals per day (and avoiding food for the rest of the day). I'm down to about 177 lbs now, and hopefully going down again.
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With graveyards full, many Chinese families turn to government-run funerals at sea for their loved ones.
With a population of more than seven million people, Hong Kong is one of the world's most densely populated areas.
More than 40,000 people die there every year, and the territory is running out of space to bury them.
In a departure from traditional Chinese custom, which says a body must be buried so it can return to the earth, many families join government-run maritime funeral services to scatter their loved ones' ashes at sea.
Stephanie Scawen reports from Hong Kong.


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So if you haven't heard, Lanvin is teaming up with H&M to bring an affordable collection to women all over the world! It's exciting news for those who love both Lanvin and H&M and are looking to snag some of these pieces at a price that won't burn a hole through their wallet :). The collection looks fabulous with tons of cocktail dresses, oversized ruffles, pointed heels, vibrant color and more! Check out Styleite's photos that include prices for some of the pieces you'll see in the video above.
The collection will debut in stores on November 20. To my utter dismay I will not be able to be in a state with H&M for a few weeks which I think will be too late to score the gorgeous cream skirt with a side ruffle…. anyone who wants to ship this to me – let's work a deal.
For those of you who watched the unbelievable finale of Project Runway Season 8- who else was totally digging the music from Gretchen's show at fashion week?! I know that for me it made her show more appealing because the music plays a huge part in the overall feel of a show. That's one of the reason's why I love YouTube-ing shows instead of just checking out photos because they call it a show for a reason! It's also the song in the Revlon "Just Bitten" commercial. Wondering what it is? I have your answer!
Don't worry, in case you missed the show I won't spoil the ending! But seriously, what an ending. I feel bad for both (X) and (Y) because one lost, and others are saying the one who won really shouldn't have (which is not cool what's done is done!). It was a great season of incredible looks and I look forward to hearing more about both of them and all of the other contestants!
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package nodejs

import (
	"reflect"
	"testing"

	"discovery-artifact-manager/snippetgen/compilecheck/internal/filesys"
	"discovery-artifact-manager/snippetgen/compilecheck/internal/langutil"
)

func TestParseLibs(t *testing.T) {
	tests := []struct {
		fname, content string
		params         langutil.MethodParamSets
	}{
		{
			fname: "/lib/myservice/v2.ts",
			params: langutil.MethodParamSets{
				{"myservice", "v2", "myService.myMethod"}: {
					{"foo", "string"},
					{"bar", "object"},
					{"bar.zip", "string"},
					{"bar.zap", "number"},
				},
			},
			content: `
		/**
		 * myService.myMethod
		 * @param {object} params Parameters for request
		 * @param {string} params.foo
		 * @param {object} params.bar
		 * @param {string} params.bar.zip
		 * @param {number} params.bar.zap
		 */
		 `,
		},
		{
			fname: "/lib/myservice/v1.ts",
			params: langutil.MethodParamSets{
				{"myservice", "v1", "appengine.apps.get"}: {
					{"appsId", "string"},
				},
			},
			content: `
/**
 * Google App Engine Admin API
 *
 * Provisions and manages App Engine applications.
 *
 * @example
 * var google = require('googleapis');
 * var appengine = google.appengine('v1beta4');
 *
 * @namespace appengine
 * @type {Function}
 * @version v1beta4
 * @variation v1beta4
 * @param {object=} options Options for Appengine
 */
function Appengine(options) { // eslint-disable-line
  var self = this;
  self._options = options || {};

  self.apps = {

    /**
     * appengine.apps.get
     *
     * @desc Gets information about an application.
     *
     * @alias appengine.apps.get
     * @memberOf! appengine(v1beta4)
     *
     * @param {object} params Parameters for request
     * @param {string} params.appsId Part of name. Name of the application to get. For example: "apps/myapp".
     * @param {boolean=} params.ensureResourcesExist Certain resources associated with an application are created on-demand.
     * @param {callback} callback The callback that handles the response.
     * @return {object} Request object
     */
    get: function (params, callback) {`,
		},
	}

	for _, tst := range tests {
		opener := filesys.MapFS{
			tst.fname: tst.content,
		}
		sampleMethods := map[langutil.MethodID]string{}
		for mid := range tst.params {
			sampleMethods[mid] = ""
		}
		result, err := parseLibs(sampleMethods, "/lib", opener)
		if err != nil {
			t.Error(err)
		} else if !reflect.DeepEqual(result, tst.params) {
			t.Errorf("%v: got %v, want %v", tst.fname, result, tst.params)
		}
	}
}

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YUSUF Abdallah took time out of his studies to become a doctor and retained his British University Championships title last month.
The South Wye Police Boxing Academy star weighting in at 69 kilogrammes travelled to Staffordshire University to become champion winning gold. Abdallah has previously trained with the Danish boxing team and out to Sweden last November to win his bout in the King of the Ring Boxing Championships.
"We are very proud of Yusuf and his achievements," said the Hereford boxing club spokesman Vince McNally.
"He is now taking some time out of competitive boxing to concentrate on his exams to become a doctor, but will continue to train at the club with its ever increasing competitive boxing squad.
"Amateur boxing is booming at present, all of our boxers train and compete in the club and box at shows to raise money for local groups and charities."
On April 7, South Wye Police Boxing Academy are hosting a charity dinner show with their partners Hereford Sixth Form College.
The show will see guests treated to a three course dinner and entertainment by singer Natasha John, who has performed with Michael Ball. Between eight and 10 bouts of quality boxing from the club's squad members will take place, including three senior heavyweight bouts.
All boxers will be aiming to win the Hereford Times cup for best boxer of the night. All money raised will be used to buy outdoor equipment for Saint Davids Pupil Referral Unit. "South Wye Police Boxing Academy is a community boxing club and we are very lucky with our Olympic designed facilities and even more so with our boxers and coaches, added McNally.
"There is a real family atmosphere at the club and that atmosphere is something that makes the club special, everybody helps each other, something that is drummed into boxers at all levels. We look forward to seeing our guests on the night."


by Brian Bergstein -- "Airports, schools and hotels might want to look closer at the wireless Internet networks they have been installing as a convenience for the must-stay-connected crowd.
"A new program called AirSnort, released on the Internet this week, lets enterprising hackers easily grab passwords and other sensitive data as they are transmitted through the air -- unless certain precautions are taken.
"There's going to be some major events that will occur, some takedowns, things like that," said Les Owens, a Vienna, Va.-based expert on wireless security. "I would be cautious (on a wireless network in a public place), a lot more cautious than I would be at home."


Rosa May is a self-contained 2 bedroom cottage with a recently refurbished modern interior, however, retaining the old world character of the late 1800's, it still has a cottage feel.
Located 150m from Central Deborah Gold Mine and Bendigo's Talking Tram Tour it is only a short stroll into town to the Arts precinct, Sacred Heart Cathedral, St John of God Hospital and many fine dining restaurants, cafes and shops.
Perfect for a short or long term stays Rosa May offers quality linen and bedding, sleeping up to 4 adults. Both bedrooms have bedside tables with lamps and clock radios. Bedding configuration includes 1 x double bed and robe in main bedroom and 1 x king or 2 x singles in second bedroom.
A fully equipped spacious kitchen includes a gas stove, microwave, toaster, kettle, coffee machine and large refrigerator.
We welcome children and cater for them by providing a games console, Wii games, blue ray DVD's, bean bags, board games, highchair and portacot (upon request). We kindly ask that cot linen be self supplied.
Additional features include undercover off street carport, secure private back garden, a cosy gas log fire, air conditioning, iPod docks, 55 inch LED TV and bedroom TV's and DVD's.
A Complimentary continental breakfast basket is included on arrival.
Pets will be considered outside, on agreement with the owners.
Located 50 metres from the National Hotel that offers bistro meals all day. We are across the road from a Pizza Hut all you can eat restaurant.
Coming from Melbourne on the Calder Highway, turn left at the Pizza Hut into Violet Street and it's the first little white cottage on the left.
Cancellations received at any time will incur an administration fee from the Bendigo Visitor Centre of $27.50 Rosa May Cottage accepts cancellations up until 7 days prior to arrival. After this time a 50% refund will be available unless you are able to rebook the property for another date.
Cancellations received within 24 hours no refund will be available.


The PerCom Demo session provides a venue for the latest breakthroughs in pervasive computing to be presented live to the community. Demos ranging from examples of working prototypes, novel applications, groundbreaking ideas, and live experiments related to PerCom are all welcome.
In particular, we encourage demos from industrial researchers who are leading the way in pushing pervasive technology into the hands of the public.
A Best Demo Award will be chosen based on research value, originality, and presentation at the conference.
The demo proposals will be peer-reviewed. The evaluation criteria include: (1) extent and significance of a prototype conveying new research ideas or compelling novel applications; (2) relevance to pervasive computing and communications; (3) potential impact on the community; (4) quality of the system implementation; (5) quality of presentation.
Prospective contributors are expected to submit a demo proposal in the form of a short technical paper (no more than 3 pages) using the PerCom formatting guidelines (http://percom.org/node/10). The short paper must illustrate the research contribution of the demonstration, the practical setup, and the technical requirements. Accepted short demo papers will be included in the PerCom proceedings.
Demo proposals must be submitted through the EDAS submission site (https://edas.info/N22883).


Allianz provided a total marine logistics solution to Petrofac for their Upper ZAKUM 750. Islands Surface Facilities Project EPC-2 award. Allianz's Total Marine Commitment for the project contained several tugs, barges, landing crafts and crew boat. Shipments were arranged and collected globally, with Allianz transporting over 2,000 pieces to the project site. In addition to the physical movements of the marine units, our team also assisted in the intricate planning involved in this dynamic and high profile project.


Discussion in 'Completed Listings' started by pcnyc, Mar 10, 2015.
Metz 50 AF-1 flash for 4/3 and m4/3 - excellent condition, with box and everything.
Paypal fees and USA shipping included. I'll consider all reasonable offers.
Would you mind posting a pic of the flash mounted on the gx7? I'm trying to see if it is a reasonable size.
Excellent flash, thank you for the speedy shipping!


The world's smartest drone is also the easiest to fly. With features like pushbutton flight and computer-assisted Smart Shots, Solo makes it easy for anyone to get professional aerial photos and video. Solo is powered by two 1 GHz computers for the best and smoothest aerial photography experience imaginable, and includes many world-first technologies and a host of built-in safety and support features. It's also the only all-in-one drone to offer wireless video streaming in vivid HD from your GoPro directly to your mobile device-at ranges up to half a mile.
Put yourself in the center of a scenic aerial pull-out. As Solo flies itself up and back, your surroundings expand, building and revealing more and more of the world around you-it's a portrait and a landscape all at once. Record the clip directly to your phone for easy saving and sharing.


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Тристан (в "Британските триади" е наричан Дристан, син на Талух) е един от главните герои на легендата за Тристан и Изолда и един от рицарите на кръглата маса.
Името на Тристан се появява отначало по време на Средновековието, през XII век в келтския фолклор. Той е племенник на крал Марк. Родителите му - владетелят на Лооноис Ривален и съпругата му Бланшфльор умират докато е малък и той е отгледан в кралския двор и обучаван добре. Той е завършен музикант, владее няколко езика, играе шах, и борави отлично с шпагата и коня. Според легендата Тристан участва в похода за Свещения Граал.

Но Тристан остава най-известен с трагичната си скрита и потайна любов към Изолда, ирландска принцеса, която трябва да се ожени за крал Марк. Макар че различните легенди предлагат различни детайли и интерпретации, развитието на събитията остава практически същото. Тази любовна история предхожда историята на Ланселот и Гуинивир, а най-вероятно я е и вдъхновила.

На Тристан и Изолда са посветени неголямата поема на Мари от Франция "Орлови нокти", малката поема "Безумието на Тристан" от неизвестен автор, големият роман в стихове на Берул запазил се обаче в откъси до наши дни. Томас Малори в своя роман "Смъртта на крал Артур" го е описал като един от най-доблестните рицари на Кръглата маса.

Между 1857 и 1859 година Рихард Вагнер написва операта Тристан и Изолда.

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"We at Came To Pass hope that our residents, (and anyone fighting addiction) can come to understand volunteering as a way to give back to their community and to themselves. "
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National Recovery Month is a great time to celebrate the healing that can happen when substance abuse treatment is in action. Here is a text from one resident's mother, after their family therapy session.
We are thrilled to announce that Came to Pass is now officially open for recovery!!


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module EasyStaticGoogleMap
  VERSION = "0.0.1"
end


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Q: Shrink WPF ListView row height to zero when it only contains collapsed items I have the following issue:
For my App I have a ListView with two columns. All the cells are filled with TextBlocks containing the data I want to display.
When I collapse both TextBlocks in a row they themselves occupy no space, BUT the "empty" row of the ListView still occupies a little space because it contains the collapsed TextBlocks.
Is there a way to tell the ListView to shrink the size of a row that only contains collapsed TextBlocks to zero? How and where could I make this modification?
I want the rows that still display some content to move together as if there where no (empty) lines in between them.
I made some pictures to show the state before and after collapsing some rows.
I hope this is not too silly of a question to ask but I couldn't find a solution or didn't know how to properly google this issue.
All TextBlocks visible
Some TextBlocks collapsed but empty rows occupy space
EDIT:
My XAML code
<ListView FontFamily="Consolas" Margin="3,19,3,0" ItemsSource="{Binding MyEntryList}">
        <ListView.ItemContainerStyle>
            <Style TargetType="ListViewItem">
                <!-- This solved my problem -->
                <Style.Triggers>
                    <DataTrigger Binding="{Binding IsVisible}" Value="False">
                        <Setter Property="Visibility" Value="Collapsed" />
                    </DataTrigger>
                </Style.Triggers>
                <!-- This solved my problem -->
                <Setter Property="VerticalContentAlignment" Value="Top" />
            </Style>
        </ListView.ItemContainerStyle>
        <ListView.View>
            <GridView>
                <GridViewColumn Header="Timestamp">
                    <GridViewColumn.CellTemplate>
                        <DataTemplate>
                            <TextBlock Text="{Binding Path=Timestamp}" Visibility="{Binding Path=IsVisible, Converter={StaticResource BoolToVisibilityConverter}, UpdateSourceTrigger=PropertyChanged}" />
                        </DataTemplate>
                    </GridViewColumn.CellTemplate>
                </GridViewColumn>
                <GridViewColumn Header="Sessions">
                    <GridViewColumn.CellTemplate>
                        <DataTemplate>
                            <Expander>
                                <Expander.Header>
                                    <TextBlock Padding="{Binding Path=Indent, Converter={StaticResource IntToThicknessConverter}}" Text="{Binding Path=Ev}" Visibility="{Binding Path=IsVisible, Converter={StaticResource BoolToVisibilityConverter}, UpdateSourceTrigger=PropertyChanged}" />
                                </Expander.Header>
                                <TextBlock Padding="{Binding Path=Indent, Converter={StaticResource IntToThicknessConverter}}" Text="{Binding Path=EvDetails}" Visibility="{Binding Path=IsVisible, Converter={StaticResource BoolToVisibilityConverter}, UpdateSourceTrigger=PropertyChanged}" />
                            </Expander>
                        </DataTemplate>
                    </GridViewColumn.CellTemplate>
                </GridViewColumn>
            </GridView>
        </ListView.View>
    </ListView>


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Tour de France: Kwiatkowski wins Stage 18, Carapaz gets polka dot jersey
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It is the first grand tour stage win for the Polish rider.
An emotional finish to Stage 18 in the Alps saw Poland's Michal Kwiatkowski and Richard Carapaz finish arm-in-arm to lead home an Ineos Grenadiers one-two with the Ecuadorian also securing the polka dot jersey at the Tour de France.
After days of trying to bounce back from the shock withdrawal of defending champion Egan Bernal, Ineos finally got their win as Kwiatkowski was gifted a maiden grand tour scalp by teammate Carapaz in front of a mesmerised crowd in La Roche-sur-Foron after the pair had put on a masterclass during a gruelling third and final day in the Alps.
Kwiatkowski and Carapaz were the last riders standing from a large breakaway which formed early on in the 175km stage from Meribel, with Tour debutant Carapaz on the front of the race for the third day running.
Two days after missing out at Villard-de-Lans, the selfless Carapaz gave up his opportunity of a stage win and instead settled for the polka dot jersey, which he snatched from Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar after a thrilling tussle with Switzerland's Marc Hirschi (Team Sunweb) over the day's five categorised climbs.
When Hirschi crashed on the descent of the Col des Saisies with 80km remaining, the pendulum swung in the favour of Carapaz, who led the race over the Col des Aravis and the Plateau des Glières with trusty teammate Kwiatkowski by his side.
The pair dropped Spain's Pello Bilbao (Bahrain-McLaren) on the decisive climb with 35km remaining before making light work of a testing two-kilometre gravel section while holding off the chase from a group of race favourites behind.
After cresting a final uncategorised climb with three minutes in the bank, the Ineos duo were able to soak up the atmosphere as they entered La Roche-sur-Falcon and wowing the crowds with a finish reminiscent of the great LeMond and Hinault finale on Alpe d'Huez in 1986.
Belgium's Wout van Aert won the sprint for third place and neutralised the battle for bonus seconds for his Jumbo-Visma teammate Primoz Roglic, who retained his 57-second lead over fellow Slovenian Pogacar (UAE-Team Emirates) in the general classification with two days left till Paris.
"That was some day," said Kwiatkowski, the 2014 world champion and a vital cog in Team Sky and Ineos' tour-winning machine for the past five years. His win was Ineos' first in grand tours since the second of Geraint Thomas' back-to-back wins in the 2018 Tour, the year the Welshman won the yellow jersey.
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While missing out on the chance of becoming the first Ecuadorian to win a stage on the tour, Carapaz now holds a two-point lead over Pogacar in the king of the mountains classification to put a gloss on the day Ineos bounced back after the disappointment of seeing their leader withdraw.
The 30-year-old Polish rider said, "Hopefully Bernal will be alright. He was really sad when he left the race and hopefully he enjoyed it watching on television. Collectively we tried everything we could these past three days and finally we did it today. We had the best legs today and the way me and Richard rode today was incredible."


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As the investigation into the 2020 Presidential Election continues, questions about the legitimacy of some voting machines and mail-in ballots are only part of the issue. Jim Agresti, Founder and CEO of "Just Facts" joins me to talk about how non-citizens were able to cast ballots to help tip the scales in favor of Joe Biden.
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As the investigation into the 2020 Presidential Election continues, questions about the legitimacy of some voting machines and mail-in ballots are only part of the issue.
Jim Agresti, Founder and CEO of "Just Facts" joins me to talk about how non-citizens were able to cast ballots to help tip the scales in favor of Joe Biden.
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Episode 106: Illegal Voting and the 2020 Election
Bill Walton: 00:07 Welcome to The Bill Walton Show. Well, the election madness continues. We have Dominion voting machines. We have mail-in ballots that are being counted weeks after the election's over. We have incidents of ballot stuffing all over. And now we have yet another interesting piece of the story, which is illegal voting by noncitizens. And the story has been reported out by Jim Agresti, who is the founder and CEO of Just Facts, which I highly recommend for you all to go to to listen or read about what's really going on with a highly sophisticated analysis buttressed by all sorts of footnotes and real world analysis. And Jim is just great, and I've got Jim with me today.
The chapter of the story we want to report on now is USA Today came out with this really incredibly bogus fact-checking story. I put that in quotes, which is just false in the extreme, and the kicker is that USA Today is being supported by Facebook. So we've got the usual cast of characters in this story and all aspects of the election issues. Jim, welcome.
Jim Agresti: 01:33 Bill, great to be back with you.
Bill Walton: 01:36 I guess this is our third show together and the way the world is going, we're going to have plenty of opportunities to talk about lots of things. So first, let's talk about your initial analysis. What did you learn and what should we now?
Jim Agresti: 01:53 Sure. So we have scientific surveys conducted during previous elections that revealed that roughly 13 to 15% of noncitizens who are not legally allowed to vote in federal elections were in fact registered to vote. Moreover, one particular, actually two particular analysis matched some of this data with voting records and found that approximately double that amount were actually registered to vote because a lot of noncitizens realize that's illegal and are not willing to own up to it. So we have a good array of data in the form of three scientific surveys. And we also have data from those surveys, two surveys, not three, but two showing that a certain proportion of them do vote. And that this is about 16%. It's a rough average.
There's some error bars on that number, which we integrate in our study. But basically what we did is we took that data from previous elections and we looked at the current election and we applied it to the number of noncitizens living in the battleground states. And what we found based upon those populations, and also the way that noncitizens vote, which are approximately 80% for the Democratic presidential candidate and 20% for the Republican, that these votes that are baked into virtually every federal election were enough to secure a margin of victory for Joe Biden in a bare minimum of two battleground states, which would bring president Trump 11 electoral votes shy for winning the presidency and enough actually to overturn the entire presidential race at the time we conducted this study, which is about five days after the election.
Bill Walton: 03:47 So you looked at Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin. And you just said something, I just want to make sure we've run into the ground. You said 80% of noncitizens tend to vote Democrat, vote for Biden. What's the source for that 80%?
Jim Agresti: 04:07 This was a study published in 2014 by the Journal of Electoral Studies, it's a peer review journal. The research was written by two university professors as well as an undergrad, not an undergrad, a graduate student. And this is based upon their own self admitted answers to these questions. Who did you vote for in the 2008 election, is I believe where the original data came from. And 80% said Barack Obama, 20% said John McCain. I'm rounding, and all the figures I'll give you today are rounded figures just to make the conversation flow better. But that is where those figures come from and they're in alignment with what we see from the respective parties, their platforms, and their candidates.
Donald Trump campaigns strongly against limiting and preventing illegal immigration. Joe Biden is one saying, "Hey, we'll give you amnesty. We'll give you free healthcare. We'll do all these things for you." So these voting figures are not only directly from what they've told pollsters in the past, but also based upon what you see in terms of policy that the different candidates are proposing and promising.
Bill Walton: 05:25 How tough is it for a noncitizen to vote?
Jim Agresti: 05:28 Well, it's not that tough at all. It makes it a federal felony by the way to vote if you're a noncitizen. It is a federal felony, but it's one of these things that are never enforced or very rarely enforced. So there is not a single state in this country that forces voters to provide evidence of citizenship in order to register to vote. I want you to think about that. Not a single state. Now, a couple of states have tried, but they were blocked by court rulings and illegal lawsuits brought and endorsed by the Obama administration. So there's very little effective control on actually ensuring that the person who registered to vote is in fact a US citizen.
Bill Walton: 06:17 Wow, not a single state.
Jim Agresti: 06:19 Not a single state. And by the way, Bill, earlier on you kind of referenced the documentation we put into our work. And if you go to our article at justfactsdaily.com, you will find links to highly credible primary sources, directly to lawsuits, directly to court rulings, directly to the Federal Election Commission, Election Assistance Commission. These are not things I'm saying without first having thoroughly, thoroughly vetted them.
Bill Walton: 06:50 So get on the website, justfacts.com if you want to look at that, where listen to this, that's got all the [crosstalk 00:06:56].
Jim Agresti: 06:57 It's justfactsdaily.com, that's our fact check site.
Bill Walton: 07:02 Justfactsdaily.com. Okay, I've got that. Now you had a couple of people who were highly qualified vet your research. Tell me about their backgrounds.
Jim Agresti: 07:11 Sure. So just to make sure we were doing things correctly, I reached out to two PhD scholars who specialize in data analytics, and I asked them the critically review the study and provide me feedback on it. And they came back with very positive assessments of the study. One of them actually did find a mathematical error in the way we calculated our margins of error. And we fixed that before we published it. So it was a very helpful peer review process. And one of these individuals is a PhD mathematician. He's a scientific and quantitative researcher, his name's Michael Cook. Another one is Dr. Andrew Glenn, and he's a professor emeritus of operations research from West Point, the US Military Academy. And he is an award-winning researcher in the field of computational probability.
And he has a PhD in operations research, which a lot of people might not know this, but it's an interdisciplinary PhD. It enables people to look at complex situations that involve a lot of different variables melding from different academic fields and bring them together in a coherent factual matter, which is exactly what we're doing with the study. So I selected these individuals, first of all, because I had relationships and rapport with them. I knew I could trust them and that they'd be receptive to this. But secondly, because they had the kind of expertise that could prove this right or wrong.
Bill Walton: 08:36 Well, I'm smiling because it seems like we have our scientists and they have their scientists. And I did a show with Dr. Jay Richards, who's got a PhD and he coauthored it with a couple other, Bill Briggs and another fellow who's also got a PhD about the longterm cost of the lockdowns. And you and I did a show on that six months ago. Anyway, they like you had done rigorous research, done a lot of statistical analysis and figured out that the cost of lockdowns was 50, 60 times greater than the benefits of the lockdowns, which I seem to recollect Jim Agresti told me in March or April of this year. But that, YouTube pulled it, and then we had another site. What was the other site that pulled it?
Vimeo pulled it because it was not supporting the narrative. So you joined the fight. Now it turns out that YouTube put the video back up with Jay Richards two days after the election. Now, why would they do that? Anyway, let's go on to your story. And then the next chapter is USA Today shows up with a story November 24th, no, I think it was the day… What was the date of that one? Anyway, just last week, right? That they fact-checked it and they claim that the voting noncitizens affected 2020 elections is unverified. Talk about that.
Jim Agresti: 10:12 Yeah. They even used a stronger word, it's unfounded, which I think is more than unverified.
Bill Walton: 10:18 Oh yeah.
Jim Agresti: 10:18 There's no real basis to it, which is insane because we were extremely transparent and documented every fact that it held. And this fact-checker came along and basically went about impugning the credentials of the scholars that we had vet our study, and then proceeded to dismiss all of the factual material on our study based on nothing more than the unsubstantiated claims of progressive lawyers. He once said, "Well, these scholars are not election experts." Let me tell you what my election experts tell me. And Bill, you mentioned we have our scientists and they have theirs. This is not one of those cases. There's a difference between science is not the opinion of scientists. It's actually the factual evidence to show something is happening or not happening in the material world.
And our research is back to the health with that kind of evidence. The scholars I brought in were not to provide that evidence just to make sure that I hadn't mishandled or missed some of that evidence. So what she's doing is basically taking two lawyers from progressive activist voting groups, and they're saying, "Well, none of this is true." And basically taking their word in which they present no facts. And she presents virtually no facts in her article to actually substantiate her word. And then she made statements like, "Agresti argues," in place of about a dozen documented credible facts that I present. And she dismisses all that with, "Agresti argues, and this other guy says this. And this guy you can trust because he's an election expert and because I picked him."
Bill Walton: 12:11 So did USA Today have traction?
Jim Agresti: 12:16 I don't know. I didn't see it get published very widely. And I did reply to them. And I sent an email, and I'm waiting back to hear from them. And I did not only reply to the author, but also their corrections desk because there are, as I pointed out in my response to them, at least 10 outright falsehoods or misleading claims in this fact check that some of them are so straightforward and ridiculous that there's no argument over what the truth is here. It's just that the USA Today totally spurn the truth in favor of a narrative.
Bill Walton: 12:56 Well, and then what they say, they claim voter turnout from noncitizens affected by the popular vote in battleground states is plausible but unproven. Voting in federal elections is reserved for US citizens and few noncitizens knowingly register to vote. Just Fact Daily's research into how many noncitizens could have voted realize an unverifiable estimates. Well, that's just not true.
Jim Agresti: 13:21 No, it's not. Of course there are some assumptions built into what we're doing. We're assuming that the registration rates and the voting turnouts of noncitizens have stayed relatively stable over time. We present data from 2008, 2012, and 2013 to show that it has stayed relatively stable over that time. But we're saying, well, it's probably about the same in 2020, we make this clear throughout the article. So we're not saying, "Hey, we have concrete proof of this." We're saying we have strong empirical evidence of this. And there's a difference and we're clear about it.
Bill Walton: 14:02 If you took just this alone, this voting by noncitizens, you believe that if the middle range of your estimates about the number of people not voting and assuming 80% voted for Biden, you believe that Trump would have won the Electoral College.
Jim Agresti: 14:20 At the time we published the article, it was only the case on the higher end estimates. In other words, within the error bands, would that be true? So this type of fraud, which I emphasize is only one type of fraud, would be enough to overturn two states and bring Trump to 259 electoral votes. Now, since then, there's been more votes counted. And now even on the higher end, it's not enough to give Trump an Electoral College victory. It's still enough, whether it's at the low end of our estimates or the high end of the estimates to move Arizona and Georgia into Trump's column and thereby giving him 259 electoral votes.
Bill Walton: 15:02 So then we have Pennsylvania or wherever else they would decide the election. Has the campaign taken this up in any way or is anybody running with this in the White House or elsewhere?
Jim Agresti: 15:18 Not to my knowledge, not in any political circles. I've heard from True the Vote and they're very interested in this and are using it for their analysis. But in so far as politicians, I have not seen any evidence that they are pursuing this, which is ironic because Trump had a voter election integrity commission a couple of years back. And it shut down in less than a year because the states would not turn over public voting data to them that they would need to complete an analysis to check into this kind of fraud. So after lawsuits and basically the states putting up a lot of walls in the way of them doing this, they closed the commission.
Now the president is in a situation where he has legal standing or personal stake in the outcome of the matter. And I would think that a court would be very prone to say, "You have to turn over this data." This is not non-public data, it's public data that they just refuse to give to them in a format that can be used to do a real thorough analysis.
Bill Walton: 16:25 Did you get a retraction from USA Today?
Jim Agresti: 16:28 I am waiting. And by the way, Bill, you mentioned Facebook, how Facebook is funding this effort. Facebook then turned around and used this USA Today fact-check to remove, excuse me, not remove, to limit the distribution of our article, our research on this. Again, I want you to think about, you have a PhD vetted study that is documented to the health. You have a USA Today fact-checker come in with money from Facebook and say, "These two progressive lawyers say no," that's almost the entire extent of their evidence. Based on that, Facebook limits distribution on our posts, puts a notice on it saying, "Hey, this is questionable material."
And then also lets us know, "We're counting this as a page quality violation against your organization, Just Facts." So we put out facts, these fact-checkers put out essentially partisan propaganda and Facebook funds it and then uses that to censor our facts.
Bill Walton: 17:31 So their phrase is, independent fact-checkers say this information is missing context and could mislead people. So the key three words in there are independent fact-checkers, that was not what we have here. We have progressive lawyers.
Jim Agresti: 17:45 And by the way, independent fact-checkers, I don't know if that's a legal term or a public term for publicity purposes, these people are in no way independent. Facebook help fund this work. Facebook cherry picks these fact-checkers to be the arbiters of truth on their platform. And then they say, well, they're independent. No, they're not. Facebook picked them. And in this case, they're funding them. They're not independent.
Bill Walton: 18:14 So USA Today, Facebook, have you done any more work on other types of voter fraud in this election or is this the main effort here?
Jim Agresti: 18:27 Yeah. This is the only thing I've really covered in depth.
Bill Walton: 18:31 Okay. Well, then in the meantime though, you've been busy. You moved from New Jersey to Texas, which seems to me it really proves how smart you are. You got out of [crosstalk 00:18:43]-
Jim Agresti: 18:44 [crosstalk 00:18:44] but enjoying the weather, the people, everything about it has been wonderful thus far.
Bill Walton: 18:50 Well, I think we've nailed this. This is just another example of people distorting really an honest effort to get at what really happened and then making claims from people who have a stake in the outcome. And by the way, in my knowing you for several years now, you don't really do the partisan piece. You just try to weigh in at what you think is real and what isn't real.
Jim Agresti: 19:19 Yes. I'm clear about the fact that I am a conservative. I don't play the media game of, well, I'm not going to tell you who I am. I feel that's a portion of transparency that everybody who's involved in this realm should let people know where they stand so they can judge for themselves where the information's coming from. And by the way, the shame of non-partisanship that many of these media outlets try to put on, it disappears the moment you hear anything out of their mouth or read anything they publish. You can see they're clearly partisans. All their errors always fall in one direction, which is to serve their agenda. Or maybe it's too generous to call them errors. Maybe they're outright wise. I don't know. I can't read their minds.
But I can tell you this, that the errors that our organization, Just Facts makes tend to be right down the middle. We're not perfect, but I'll tell you something, we don't always error to the conservative side. Sometimes we error to the liberal side and in the rare cases where we have to correct something, it's pretty evenly split.
Bill Walton: 20:25 Well, I found you an incredible source of clarity. Just for our listeners and viewers, or listeners in this case, what else do you have on the justfactsdaily.com that would be pertinent to today's issues?
Jim Agresti: 20:40 So something that we did just before the election related to Biden's hard drive and Joe Biden's dealings in Ukraine. And this is one of those cases where the media was just so deceptive that if anyone was reading the New York Times or watching your evening news, you would walk away with a perception that it was the exact opposite of reality. The data, the facts that came from that hard drive and had been verified by people who were copied on some of this correspondence as authentic, yes, I received this text and this is what it said, are highly incriminating and show a pattern of criminal misconduct on the part of Joe Biden.
I would not say the word proof, but again, strong evidence that he used American taxpayer money to his political advantage, to his son's advantage in a very corrupt and elicit manner.
Bill Walton: 21:44 Jim, thank you. I'm going to encourage everybody to head over to your website, justfactsdaily.com. And it sounds like we've got a couple more things to follow up on our next show. And I want to thank you again for coming on and we will keep talking. So thank you, and thanks to you all for listening. We'd love to hear what you think. Let us know in Parler, Facebook, and Twitter and where you can find The Bill Walton Show. For previous episodes. You can find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, and of course, at thebillwaltonshow.com.
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Who qualifies as a policy maker?
Policy has two sides. The first is normative, making the world as it ought to be. The second is technical: given that it has been decided how the world ought to be, how can this be achieved?
For example, suppose you live in a small town and that some of your fellow citizens are fed up with the traffic congestion. You are a professional traffic engineer and can see how traffic flows could be greatly improved (technical as professional) but you think this is a bad idea because it will detract from the charm of the town (normative as citizen). This is a hot topic in your town (political) and a new mayor is elected promising to improve the traffic flows (elected representative establishes norms for policy). As a known and respected traffic engineer the mayor asks you to help formulate the new policy (official request for technical expertise). Even though you hate the idea (normative as an individual), you agree to help, and as a professional you will do the best job that you can (disinterested as an expert). The mayor calls a town meeting (engaging citizens) for you to explain the various possibilities and their pros and cons (helping to establish policy options). The politicians and citizens then discuss what they think is good or bad about the various options (normative) and a policy emerges (democratic decision).
Your role as an expert is analogous to the role of scientists in Global Systems Science. The scientist must act as a disinterested expert and must put their values and beliefs to one side. The policy is made by the politicians and the citizens. Scientists can help formulate and investigate the consequences of particular policies, but politicians and citizens decide which particular policy will be adopted and acted on.
So, politicians and citizens are policy makers but scientists are not. Of course it is not always as simple as this. Scientists are citizens too, but we make a distinction between scientists providing disinterested expertise and scientists acting as citizens.
Most politicians are elected but many policy makers are not. For example, the Officers of organisations such as UNESCO, the International Monetary Fund and the European Union make policies with far reaching local and global impacts. Officers in the police and armed forces make policies to keep international and civil order, while officers of the World Health Organisation make policies to prevent or contain epidemics. These are all supervised by politicians.
Religious leaders also make policies. For example, the Catholic Church forbids artificial contraception. This could be seen by some as as intrusion into people's secular lives. However, catholics are free in principle to ignore this prohibition. This can be contrasted with unelected groups forcing their religious views on people, including denying education to girls.
Members of pressure groups influence policy. The mass media - radio, TV, newspapers, magazines, and increasingly the internet - also influence policy, and often drive the policy narrative. In democracies many non-elected people influence policy and provide essential checks and balances on the power of elected politicians.
It becomes increasingly important to include citizens as policy makers as their voices find new ways of being heard through social media. The Tidworth Mums in our video showed that citizens can be trusted to be policy makers, with ordinary people empowered to organise, create and manage the services they need at local level. In this case intermediate level policy makers from the local council and army worked together to enable the Mums to formulate and implement their grass-roots policy. This experience then filtered up to inform higher levels of decision making.
On this course 'scientists' will include all disciplines, e.g. physics, chemistry, biology, medicine, mathematics, informatics, geography, economics, sociology, anthropology, psychology, government, and linguistics. Generally policy requires specialists from different areas to work together in interdisciplinary teams able to model complex socio-technical systems.
As explained above, from the perspective of this course, scientists are not policy makers. We make a very clear distinction between politicians and scientists. The former have the mandate and the money to choose and implement policy, while the latter do not. Elected politicians have the moral authority to make the world as it 'ought' to be, and they have money to implement their policies. In contrast it could be unethical for a scientist to initiate social change without the sanction of the authorities. Sometimes scientists have the funds necessary to implement change, e.g. with support from the Gates Foundation, but usually this change is is made in partnership with elected decisionmakers.
In practice the distinction between scientists and policy makers is not so clear cut. Many politicians are scientists, e.g. the German Chancellor Angela Merkel has a doctorate in quantum chemistry and the former Greek Minister Yanis Varoufakis was Professor of Economic Theory. Also, like other citizens, scientists may legitimately be involved in grassroots campaigns and lobbying.
On this course the exemplar will be elected politicians and their professional experts working in partnership with citizens to decide how things ought to be, with scientists helping them to devise and analyse policies to achieve this.
Do you agree with this way of looking at things? Would you change our list? Is it practical to think that scientists can be disinterested and objective when advising on possible policy outcomes? You can add a comment below.


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