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Disposing of Corbyn is undemocratic and mindless
June 27, 2016 Robert Guthrieaffairs, anti-establishment, austerity, blair, blairism, brexit, britain, Business, campaign, citizens, civil society, conservative, conservatives, corbyn, crisis, culture, cuts, david cameron, democracy, economics, election, elections, establishment, eu, eu referendum, europe, european union, euroscepticism, finance, global, government, grassroots, house of commons, houses of parliament, inequality, international, jeremy corbyn, labour, labour party, law, leaders, leadership, left wing, London, members, members of parliament, MPs, news, nicola sturgeon, opposition, parliament, parties, people, policies, policy, political, political culture, political engagement, political participation, political parties, political society, politicians, politics, poll, polling, pollsters, populism, prime minister, referendum, rift, right, right-wing, right-wing populism, rights, Scotland, SNP, social democracy, socialism, society, solidarity, spending, split, sturgeon, support, survey, tax, tony blair, tories, tory, tory government, uk, uk politics, Ukip, united kingdom, voters, voting, westminster, world
When Prime Minister David Cameron announced his resignation on Friday morning and a vote to leave the European Union started to take its toll, many would have thought that only the Conservative party would be the losers. The staunch divide created by tension between the politics of Boris Johnson and Michael Gove, and the likes of Cameron and Theresa May has doubtless been accentuated thanks to last week's vote.
But the Conservative Party's destructive toil isn't unique to them. Over several months, the Labour party has split into a collection of raging factions, fighting a bitter war against each other. After a catacylsmic defeat for Labour last May, the more radical Jeremy Corbyn was elected as party leader with a resounding victory. Corbyn has been successful in speaking for a massive body of Labour members who yearn for a different party. However, he has hammered in the wedge that divides the opponents to and supporters of his leadership far deeper.
The chaos caused by the EU referendum's surprise result is testing UK party politics to lengths never seen before. With the heightened possibility of a general election very soon, both Westminster parties are desperate to iron out their problematic ideological creases. For quite some time, Labour's benches have been an arena for fierce competition between advocates of more Blairite politics and traditionally-principled Corbynista radicals.
The atmosphere on opposition benches has only recently grown more intense, though. Labour's movements of late have shown that the party seriously lacks unity and direction. Failure to eradicate such turmoil could mean that the party provides next to no function, unable to adequately hold the Conservatives to account. With exits quite different from last week's, but of a level of seriousness that is just as worrying, Corbyn's shadow cabinet has been ripped to shreds.
It were the grassroots members of the Labour party who elected Corbyn and his revolutionary politics last year. But it now seems that a lurch back towards the right may underpin the future of the party. The amnesty which Hilary Benn spearheaded early on Sunday morning has seen 47 MPs who were previously on Corbyn's side abandoning their positions as department ministers and under-secretaries, profoundly questioning Labour's status and its abilities. 150 Labour MPs are expected to support a motion of no confidence against the embroiled Labour leader this afternoon.
In the midst of the ongoing mass exodus, Corbyn's position as Leader of the Opposition has never been so hotly contested by many politicians and commentators. But the grounds for the stubborn leader's removal appear weak. Over two thirds of the party's supporters voted to remain in the European Union. A degree of opposition is natural and a left-wing Brexit was, for a large number, a sure anti-establishment vote. If a majority had voted against remaining in the EU, Corbyn's leadership would certainly be more justifiably fragile.
The stark divide which has manifested itself across the Parliamentary Labour Party is now more than just an inconvenience. And it is all the more frustrating given that support for Jeremy Corbyn amongst party members and recent Labour voters remains robust. A survey carried out in recent days by pollsters BMG showed that 85 percent of those who voted for Labour in 2015 would vote again for the party if Corbyn was leader in a possible snap general election. Three quarters of those who declared themselves as considerably left-wing would support a party led by Corbyn. The party has even seen an increase in membership over recent days, many voters desperate to secure Corbyn's leadership in a likely internal vote. Corbyn's impressive mandate still exists, but has been defaced with the EU referendum scapegoat with which his former allies have fatally sided. Several weeks ago, Jeremy Corbyn was more popular than David Cameron, a position which his own party has shamefully removed.
Evidently, the present Labour leader still commands a great deal of support amongst current party members. In the same way that taking Scotland out of the European Union would be unfair, so would the removal of Corbyn against the will of a majority of Labour's support base. Corbyn's victory last year was a major breakthrough, creating the potential for a revitalised Labour, galvanising progressive political forces.
Vote Leave's win is unfairly being used to oust Corbyn. He is the man whom many MPs deem to be the antithesis of General Election-winning material. Coinciding with similar internal strife within the Tory party, Labour could have appeared as the united force ready to push for a progressive Brexit. Those who have abandoned Jeremy Corbyn and his progressive platoon show little faith in the causes that they previously pledged to defend. The break up of the shadow cabinet has wrecked prospects of election-winning unity any time soon.The party should be embarrassed, and it is somewhat disheartening to see that MPs are oblivious to the amount of self-harm that the removal of Jeremy Corbyn during such party system paralysis would create.
The well fuelled campaign for an end to Corbyn's leadership shows that many of the party's MPs are attached to the old, Blairite days of Labour. So few seem to believe in the socially democratic cause now. With a media which seems largely against Corbyn, looking instead to the forward-thinking aspirations of many party members could successfully prove the strength of our democracy, and the strength of the Labour party. This is a missed and now savaged opportunity. Labour now runs the risk of alienating its core supporters. Ignoring the wealth of voters and party members who still vehemently support Corbyn is mindless and undemocratic.
Should this weekend's events spark an inevitable Labour leadership election, Jeremy Corbyn still has the ability to be successful. The incumbent chief still has the potential tto gain significant support and prove his opponents wrong. He may even hold on to his position as the face of the Labour party. If he is to emerge unscathed, it will expose a damaging truth – that Labour MPs are out of touch with its members.
The Labour MPs who have walked out this week have done their party no favours whatsoever. What it has shown is that much of the Labour frontbench will do anything for votes, succombing to the right and carelessly tossing away their truly socially democratic values. Jeremy Corbyn's politics has refreshed the Labour party, and MPs should abandon him at their peril. Corbyn is the only chance the Labour party has of reflecting the views of ordinary people, and of achieving decisive and principled direction. A challenge to Corbyn's membership is not in the interests of MPs or, most importantly, of Labour's core voters. Many members of the shadow cabinet have this weekend only emphasised the rift in the Labour party more, and made progressive politics harder to achieve.
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The EU referendum has highlighted not only the European Union's faults
June 24, 2016 Robert Guthrie2016 Election, affairs, america, austerity, barack obama, boris, boris johnson, bremain, brexit, britain, british politics, Business, campaign, capitalism, citizens, civil society, communities, community, conservative, conservatives, corbyn, crisis, culture, cuts, david cameron, democracy, dignity, Donald Trump, donald tusk, ec, economics, economy, election, elections, establishment, eu, eu referendum, europe, european, european commission, european community, european council, european referendum, european union, europeans, europhiles, euroscepticism, eurozone, finance, global, government, great britain, IMF, independence, independence referendum, inequality, integrity, international, ireland, jean claude juncker, jeremy corbyn, labour, labour party, law, leaders, left wing, michael gove, migration, MPs, news, nicola sturgeon, nigel farage, northern ireland, Obama, opinion, opinion polls, parliament, parties, party, people, policy, political parties, political society, politicians, politics, polling, polls, pollsters, populism, President, Presidential Election, prime minister, referendum, refugees, Republican, right, right-wing, right-wing populism, rights, scaremongering, Scotland, scottish independence, SNP, society, solidarity, speech, spending, stronger in, sustainability, tactics, tories, tory, tory government, uk, uk politics, Ukip, united kingdom, us, usa, victory, vote, vote leave, vote remain, voters, voting, wales, win, world, xenophobia
The pollsters had, for several days, proclaimed an easy win for Remain, and even UKIP's Nigel Farage, known for his strong-willed politics, suspended his Brexit celebrations yesterday at 10pm. As much of the UK population downed tools last night, Prime Minister David Cameron and his team believed that a victory for the Remain camp was in the bag, and that their futures were secure.
But after a passionate yet emotive speech from David Cameron this morning, it is clear that a defeat for the Europhiles was in fact the reality, and that it would cause an almighty stir. Conceding Remain's defeat after a tumultuous EU referendum campaign, it was his nemesis Boris Johnson's turn to breathe the sigh of relief. Hailing a win for his Vote Leave campaign wasn't the only feature of his unusually civilised speech, however.
Shortly after Cameron's unexpected news, Johnson paid tribute to "one of the most extraordinary politicians of our age", Cameron soon to set out on a departure of his own. After watching our politicians spearhead a somewhat childish referendum campaign, featuring many old playground tactics, we must question the credibility of our leaders and their Establishment.
Today's marginally winning, but evidently considerable, support for an end to the UK's relationship with the European Union tells us many things. Leaving the EU will have a monumental impact on our nation's operation, and may well tear the threads which tie the United Kingdom together – now with all the more fragility – apart.
Whilst the wealth of support for the campaign to leave the EU has shown that the continental community is problematic, it also provides us with alarming truths of our own society. The European Establishment is obviously at fault, but in the same way, that of the United Kingdom is, too. Citizens throughout England, Wales, and parts of Northern Ireland, primarily, are evidently finding the current political regime tiresome.
It is nothing short of devastating that so many have been compelled to reject a co-operative European administration which keeps its member states in line, and that a huge proportion of our nation's trade and investment opportunities have become suddenly fractured. In addition, the air of common culture that only the European Union was able to promote and diversify has become smoggy. Our borders will soon be barred, and our ability to co-operate easily on the largest of international issues has been shattered.
The overwhelming gains made by Johnson, Gove and Farage have shown that the entire political Establishment has failed many a British citizen, and that the status quo is not working. Such numerous working class Leave votes throughout the Midlands, the North of England and Wales were surely fuelled by the failings of past years' budgets to revolutionise living and working standards for the most deprived. As London and Scotland voted overwhelmingly for a seat at the European table, it is clear to see the divide between these culturally diverse epicentres and communities which feel hard done by with current government.
With blatant lies and scaremongering, the campaign agenda of Vote Leave in many cases revolved around playing to the fears of the electorate. A debate which featured not a conversation on the nature of free movement, but instead xenophobia, failed to focus on the positives of a vote to leave the European Union. A campaign which has revolved around the demonisation of minorities, and the confusion of many voters who have become caught up in a bog of sly statistics has generated fear and instability throughout endless scores of communities.
Doesn't this form of campaign strategy in itself paint a vivid picture of our decaying Establishment? Our nation's political integrity has hit a very low point. Whilst the EU referendum has now been won, no one can dismiss the tricky tactics deployed by those advocating for a vote to leave Europe. The degrading tone of many of our politicians over the past ten weeks has shown that the UK must fast restore its social respect. For the obsession with blame and fear that has dominated the EU debate has only boosted the tense culture which flows throughout many British communities.
Let us not forget one of the most important aspects of this year's referendum. Hasty to combat the imminent threat that UKIP posed to British politics, and keen to restore Tory party unity, it was Prime Minister David Cameron who dug his own grave by risking the referendum.
Cameron is responsible for a campaign of scaremongering himself, but his intent on using a matter of great public interest in order to heal the Tory party has come back to kick him. Perhaps one of the greatest mistakes of the Establishment this time was its focus on careerism, and its desperation for political advantage, adamant that the discussion would effortlessly stamp out UKIP. Many would argue that Boris Johnson secretly hoped that a win for Vote Leave would help to cement his future as a Prime Ministerial candidate. Instead, the Tory party has cost itself valuable allies and its credibility. The Prime Minister's running away from Downing Street today speaks loud enough volumes. His 'master plan' to redeem the Conservative party of populist threat has markedly backfired.
Scotland's mammoth 62-38 vote in favour of staying within the European Union has shown the intense social divide between our two nations all the more. The UK Establishment has been unable to smoothen out the arduous terrain of the new political landscape, already reshaped by pro-Scottish independence sentiment. Of course, the Scottish remain vote was nothing at all of a protest, unlike the possible intentions of those across England and Wales. But the robust links of Scotland with the EU have shown Scotland's distinct mindset, and has only made Westminster's relationship with Holyrood more prickly.
Surely after such a game-changing campaign and result, the Establishment will not be able to rest comfortably for many nights to come. Today's vote result was undoubtedly a loud SOS from many who feel largely discontented with the European Union's present operation. But the surprise victory of Vote Leave has served to pose new challenges for the British Establishment. Its fear-centric campaign has shown that the UK must find a new source of political integrity, and today's unforeseen victory has highlighted that many feel failed by politics within the EU, and the UK.
The Establishment in itself has wrecked Britain, and has killed its own chances of success. But it didn't have to be this way. Populism is the fault of governments around the world. Euroscepticism and right-wing populism has the failings of our global Establishments right at the heart of its rapid spread.
It is now only the Establishment which must restore public confidence and diminish its own detriment. It is only the Establishment which can start to once again champion the hardworking people of British society, and support the deprived. And it is only the Establishment which can pop the dreams of future right-wing populists such as Donald Trump by treading the moral high ground.
If the EU referendum has proven anything, it has proven that our leaders have made a great mistake in trying to combine political advantage with serious questions of the position of Britain in the world. The British Establishment's fearful campaign tactics have displayed the lack of political dignity that surrounds our nation's decision-making process. Surely our leaders wish to avoid further calamity. But to do so, they must first restore themselves and their own structures.


SATARA: Alibaba Group, online and mobile commerce company, hosted its third book donation drive as part of the larger Mission Million Books initiative. Representatives from over 500 schools and colleges came to handpick books that would benefit their students in pursuing education. Third book exhibition held at Satara, Maharashtra in association with Ratna Nidhi Charitable Trust.
Mission is a pan-India initiative aimed at providing the underserved with access to quality educational materials for their growth and advancement.
On display were over 50,000 books covering Science, Maths, History, Geography, Liberal Arts, Computers, Encyclopedias and Dictionaries in different languages. Initiative has successfully empowered close to 2000 schools and colleges with 3,00,000 educational books.
"Alibaba Group works with its partners to solicit donations, collect and deliver textbooks to schools and colleges across India.", Alibaba said.
This mission is rolled out in sync with Indian government's efforts to enable access to quality education for all. The project seeks to donate 1 million books to 10,000 schools and colleges in India to help students in their journey for education.
The campaign has partners such as The World Bank Family Network Book Project, Ecomm Express, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Retailers Association of India, UC Web, Carnival Cinemas, TicketNew and PayTm Mall.


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Oregon state representative dies
By Sarah Doyel
In State
Rep. Mitch Greenlick (D), who represented District 33 in the Oregon House of Representatives, died of natural causes on May 15. He was first elected to the chamber in 2003 and most recently won re-election in 2018. Greenlick announced earlier this year that he would not run for re-election.
Greenlick was a pharmacist and the founding director of the Kaiser Permanent Center for Health Research Foundation Hospitals. He served on the state House's Health Care Committee, among others, and chaired the committee from 2007 to 2019.
Greenlick's death is the only current vacancy in the Oregon State Legislature. The board of county commissioners representing District 33 must select his replacement within 30 days. The appointed representative, who must come from the Democratic Party, will serve the remainder of Greenlick's unexpired term ending on January 10, 2021. Oregon has a Democratic state government trifecta, with the Democratic Party holding the governor's office and majorities in both state legislative chambers.
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Heading to the beautiful resort town of Ocean City in winter will provide many excellent rewards, as there are a number of superb events and activities on offer leading up to the Christmas period. A great event is the Holiday Shoppers Fair that takes place between November 23 and 25 at the OC Convention Center with the chance to discover handmade gifts, ceramics and nautical items. This occasion is ideal for travellers who are searching for a unique present for a loved one, as there is a huge variety of wonderful products available. One of the best events to head to in Ocean City is the Winterfest of Lights that starts in mid-November and lasts until the end of December. This occasion is where lucky visitors can have their picture taken with Santa Claus at the Winterfest Pavilion. They can also admire the pretty seasonal lights while sipping on a tasty hot chocolate with marshmallows that will keep them warm in the colder weather. There are a range of fabulous Maryland Vacation packages on offer to travellers heading there on holiday ideal for first-time visitors. The best residences are located right in the centre of the destination close to eateries and shops. A wonderful choice is the Grand Hotel & Spa that provides a brilliant atmosphere with a welcoming and diligent staff. Its air-conditioned rooms have a range of handy facilities including a mini-fridge, television and coffee maker. It has the amazing Acqua Day Spa and fitness centre, which are perfect for tourists who want to relax during a vacation. There are five eateries that are lovely places for both business and leisure travellers who want to relax during their meals. This superb hotel is the best spot for a peaceful break in Ocean City, and visitors will adore the area's great scenery that provides a wonderful backdrop to any trip. There are many excellent suites in Ocean City MD that are ideal for travellers who want to relax. Another top occasion for visitors is the family-friendly Light Up Downtown Winter Festival, which will be held on November 17 on the boardwalk. This includes the chance to do some holiday shopping, listen to live music and young travellers can also take part in games and crafts. One of the most wonderful events is the OC Christmas Parade, which is on December 1. The amazing parade takes place along the Coastal Highway, and includes antique cars and stunning holiday floats that will delight travellers heading there for a visit. There will be a range of bands playing live music, as well as the chance to head out ice skating and the opportunity to meet Santa Claus. They can catch the Winterfest Express tram for a brilliant outdoor event that takes them for a ride through the beautiful Northside Park. While on the one-mile journey they will encounter Santa's Workshop and many light displays such as on a 50-foot Christmas tree. Tourists will adore heading to this top location, as it will provide a brilliant spot for travellers who want to spend some quality time together.
Christmas is a wonderful time to be in the stunning city of Vancouver to discover its amazing seasonal markets. There is literally something for everyone as travellers will get to sample a range of special occasions from craft markets to antique fairs. These top destinations are the best places to get souvenirs and gifts for relatives and friends for the holiday season. The Fall for Local Holiday Market to be held on December 8 and 9 is one of the best places to head to in North Vancouver, which showcases the lovely work of independent businesses.
The Eastside Flea Holiday Market is a great event with a range of handmade and vintage pieces that will excite travellers. Held at Eastside Studios on various dates in November and December, this occasion is somewhere tourists can have some delicious lunch and enjoy the friendly atmosphere and music. The Portobello West Holiday Market has more than 70 local artisans, food trucks, breweries and live entertainment. Tourists can head there to the Roundhouse Community Centre over the first weekend in December. When trying to find a boutique hotel Vancouver Downtown does not disappoint visitors taking a trip there.
A great choice of residence in this part of the city is the hotel L'Hermitage Vancouver that offers travellers a lovely place to stay. Tourists will adore the hotel as it is best for first-time visitors who want to stay close to major attractions and sights. The largest living space at this residence is a two-bedroom signature suite, which has a marble bathroom, fireplace and fully-equipped kitchen. The hotel has a business centre, fitness studio, outdoor heated saltwater pool, steam room and Jacuzzi. This impressive destination has a range of eateries and one of the best is L'Orangerie Dining Room and Lounge. This is a luxurious restaurant that is found on the hotel's fifth floor, which is an ideal spot for relaxation throughout the day.
One of the most popular events travellers would adore visiting is the Emily Carr University student art sale, which features paintings, ceramics, drawings and sculpture. Tourists can pore over the photographs, greeting cards and prints at this famous occasion held at the Emily Carr University of Art and Design. This occasion is on November 23 to 25 and helps support the work of emerging artists in this amazing Canadian city. Shiny Fuzzy Muddy holiday market is a fantastic show that will be held on December 8 and 9 at Heritage Hall, featuring excellent work created by skilled designers and craftspeople from the area.
The Retro Design and Antiques Fair will be held on December 2 at the Croatian Cultural Centre. This occasion offers a mix of vendors with pottery, paintings, textiles, vintage jewellery and antique books. Toque annual craft fair will be held at Western Front between November 30 and December 2 offering a curated selection of items from designers and artists. The traditional fishing town of Steveston is found on the coast and has a brilliant Christmas Craft Fair that offers homemade items, food, baked goods and wonderful gifts. This brilliant occasion will be held at Steveston Community Centre on November 24. There are many excellent events across Vancouver ideal for tourists visiting in the winter months.
Heading to the beautiful resort town of Ocean City in winter will provide many excellent rewards, as there are a number of superb events and activities on offer leading up to the Christmas period. A great event is the Holiday Shoppers Fair that takes place between November 23 and 25 at the OC Convention Center with the chance to discover handmade gifts, ceramics and nautical items. This occasion is ideal for travellers who are searching for a unique present for a loved one, as there is a huge variety of wonderful products available.
One of the best events to head to in Ocean City is the Winterfest of Lights that starts in mid-November and lasts until the end of December. This occasion is where lucky visitors can have their picture taken with Santa Claus at the Winterfest Pavilion. They can also admire the pretty seasonal lights while sipping on a tasty hot chocolate with marshmallows that will keep them warm in the colder weather. There are a range of fabulous Maryland Vacation packages on offer to travellers heading there on holiday ideal for first-time visitors. The best residences are located right in the centre of the destination close to eateries and shops.
A wonderful choice is the Grand Hotel & Spa that provides a brilliant atmosphere with a welcoming and diligent staff. Its air-conditioned rooms have a range of handy facilities including a mini-fridge, television and coffee maker. It has the amazing Acqua Day Spa and fitness centre, which are perfect for tourists who want to relax during a vacation. There are five eateries that are lovely places for both business and leisure travellers who want to relax during their meals. This superb hotel is the best spot for a peaceful break in Ocean City, and visitors will adore the area's great scenery that provides a wonderful backdrop to any trip.
There are many excellent suites in Ocean City MD that are ideal for travellers who want to relax. Another top occasion for visitors is the family-friendly Light Up Downtown Winter Festival, which will be held on November 17 on the boardwalk. This includes the chance to do some holiday shopping, listen to live music and young travellers can also take part in games and crafts. One of the most wonderful events is the OC Christmas Parade, which is on December 1. The amazing parade takes place along the Coastal Highway, and includes antique cars and stunning holiday floats that will delight travellers heading there for a visit.
There will be a range of bands playing live music, as well as the chance to head out ice skating and the opportunity to meet Santa Claus. They can catch the Winterfest Express tram for a brilliant outdoor event that takes them for a ride through the beautiful Northside Park. While on the one-mile journey they will encounter Santa's Workshop and many light displays such as on a 50-foot Christmas tree. Tourists will adore heading to this top location, as it will provide a brilliant spot for travellers who want to spend some quality time together.


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New Bills Aim to Relieve WV Foster-Care Crisis
ID Law Enforcement: End Religious Exemption for Medical Neglect
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Spotlight on Mental Wellness During National Children's Health Month
During Children's Health Month, parents are encouraged to get kids tested for lead levels, test homes for radon, and dress kids in pants and long sleeves to reduce exposure to ticks that can carry Lyme disease. (U.S. Army)
OMAHA, Neb. – October is Children's Health Month, and with the new school year just underway, Nebraska Children's Home Society is encouraging parents, teachers and communities across the state to take steps to improve children's physical and mental health.
Briana Woodside, the society's pregnancy, parenting and adoption program director, says wellness starts before children arrive, so her program's first priority is to make sure expectant parents are connected to a health care provider.
"Making sure that they are seeking prenatal care, and that they have the supports in place to get to those regular doctor's appointments; and that they're making healthy choices, for themselves and for their child," she explains.
The Children's Home Society also offers pregnancy counseling to help new parents navigate difficult decisions and complex emotions, and to develop strong bonds with their child before and after the birth.
Woodside adds especially as children reach school age, it's important to check in on how social relationships are going, and make sure kids feel supported when they're struggling.
Children who experience loss – for example, by being separated from their birth families – can face challenges that include rejection, guilt, shame and grief.
Woodside says the society offers programs to support children in foster care and throughout the adoption process, and adds it's important for children to know that they are in charge when it comes to deciding when and how to tell their own stories.
"Adoption is private," she states. "When you think about all of the pieces of their story, that's their story.
"So it's really important for them to have those tools and have all the information to know how to handle some of the questions or inquiries that might come from other people."
Woodside explains adoption is just another way to form a family, and says Nebraska communities also have a role to play in maintaining children's mental well-being.
To avoid assumptions that can make children feel singled out or isolated, she encourages people to learn more about how to support children touched by adoption, online at NCHS.org.
Eric Galatas, Public News Service - NE


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Once sugar and oil mixture has cooled, add eggs, vanilla and coffee. Mix until blended.
Stir in dry ingredients, slowly at first, then more quickly as mixture blends. Mix until batter is smooth.
Spread batter in pan and add chopped macadamia nuts by hand all over top. Pushing nuts into batter until they're almost submerged.
Bake for 28-35 minutes (lower end for fudgier brownies) until an inserted toothpick comes out with a few moist crumbs holding on.


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Christopher Thomas Adcock –conocido como Chris Adcock– (Leicester, 27 de abril de 1989) es un deportista británico que compite en bádminton para Inglaterra en las modalidades de dobles y dobles mixto. Está casado con la jugadora de bádminton Gabrielle White.

Ganó dos medallas en el Campeonato Mundial de Bádminton, plata en 2011 y bronce en 2017, y cinco medallas en el Campeonato Europeo de Bádminton entre los años 2012 y 2018. En los Juegos Europeos de Minsk 2019 obtuvo una medalla de plata.

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Officers escort Jermaine Adderley to court yesterday.
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A 26-year-old suspect with a history of epileptic seizures died in court Monday morning before his scheduled arraignment.
Jermaine Adderley, of Dorchester Street, who was charged last year with having ecstasy, marijuana, and prescription drugs, was arrested on new charges on January 10.
Prosecutors allege that Adderley, Michael Newland, 39, and Tristan Johnson, 18, were found with 7.8 ounces of marijuana, 187 ecstasy pills, 21 grams of ecstasy powder, which they intended to supply and possession of one gram of cocaine.
Adderley's lawyer, Keith Seymour, was present in court for his client's final moments.
He told the court that Adderley was in distress when he arrived at Deputy Chief Magistrate Andrew Forbes' courtroom around 10:30 a.m. for the arraignment.
Seymour was visibly shaken when he recounted Adderley's death to members of the media.
Seymour said, "I saw where court attendants were assisting my client who had a seizure. Everybody in court was concerned, but we really didn't know the extent of what was happening.
"People were trying to assist him, giving him water."
Seymour said that as Adderley's co-accused, Johnson, "tried to hold him and calm him down", he shouted that he was in excruciating pain.
Seymour said, "We just saw that he stopped breathing and one of the court officials said I believe he's dead."
Despite Adderley's history of seizures, Seymour said that his client did not request any medication since his arrest.
Seymour said that Adderley appeared in good health when he saw him at the Drug Enforcement Unit on Saturday.
Seymour said that he had developed a rapport with Adderley, whom he had represented for several years.
He said, "He was someone who was caught in the wrong place at the wrong time. When you build a relationship, a rapport with a client, to see something like that happen, you feel it."
Meanwhile, Adderley's co-accused denied the charges against them when they appeared before Magistrate Jeanine Weech-Gomez Monday afternoon.
They were denied bail and return to court for trial on April 1.
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"Not too long ago we were thinking about the whole pop-up phenomenon in the retail world and saw kind of a subtle brilliance to the movement. Could Design Hotels, we wondered, take this concept and run with it?" The team at Design Hotels pondered on the idea - and just a few short months later they opened the worlds very first pop-up resort on the untouched beaches of Tulum, Mexico, (and now a second pop-up hotel in San Giorgio, Mykonos).
Naturally, watching a company change the entire hospitality industry is something that piqued our interest. So on the tail end of the Papaya Playa Project's 6 month stint, we flew down to the southern tip of Mexico to experience it all first hand.
A two hour drive south of Cancun led us deep into the lush jungle near the Ancient Mayan ruins. We had no idea that that cold air conditioner from our blacked out SUV would be the last of everything we knew from our modern life. At the Papaya Playa Project - you don't need much, and you don't want much. The collection of overgrown palm trees, turquoise waters, ripe coconuts, and Bohemian-chic cabanas is enough to make you feel more complete, than ever before.
After checking in, we made our way towards the swept dirt path which took us through the jungle, and onto the white sand beach where our little hut sat waiting for us. It read '22' on the small door, out of the 99 huts that are scattered onto dreamy oceanfront, originally owned by Emilio Heredia, a local man who is truly passionate about the region. Design Hotels worked out a champion deal with Heredia, where they would come in, renovate the property, occupy it for six months, then hand it right back over to him - basically, giving Heredia a brand new renovated hotel.
Design Hotels teamed up with Mamapapacola, a Germany-based creative agency to help put some off-beat ideas together for the renovation. Their ultimate wish was to bring a bit of European gypsy fun to the natural beauty of Tulum, in effort of creating a rural setting with an urban spirit. This concept really came to life in the huts with their earthy peach colored walls and turquoise floors; a floor rug striped with colors, flowing mosquito nets over the white linen handcrafted bed, and a wooden ladder to hang the thick towels on. The team refrained from "over-designing' the hotel and opted to create a "culturally rooted experience."
Throughout our stay we frequented 42ºRaw for nutrient-rich organic food. Freshly squeezed juices in the morning, and their tasty "Rawsagna," a delicious veggie version of lasagna, for lunch. 42ºRaw originated in Copenhagen and developed a huge following in the health world because nothing is cooked above 42º Celsius to avoid denaturation of food and loss of enzymes and vitamins. The restaurant joined forces with Design Hotels to create their own pop-up restaurant which is located near the lobby of the resort.
After slow, heated days of lying on the sand and kayaking through the crystal waters, we would watch the sun go down then follow the purple wicker lanterns hanging from the trees above which lit the way to the nightly festivities at KaterHolzig. The merry-makers at KaterHolzig, recent offspring of Berlin's legendary Bar25, were instrumental in setting the mood and creating activities at the resort (all-night full moon parties, movie nights on the beach, and other imaginative happenings). The restaurant/bar serves up seasonal local food from the grill and fresh breads from a custom-built clay oven. The restaurant has a natural amphitheater which starts on the beach and rises up into a tree house like deck where an assortment of random vintage furniture pieces, cricked withering wall art, a weathered piano, all create a part shipwreck and part Robinson Crusoe beach shack. nothing feels calculated.
Beyond being respectful to your surroundings, there aren't many rules at PPP. It's perfectly normal to see a few naked bodies swimming in the ocean, walk into restaurants and shops with no shoes on, and stroll through the town at dusk with a glass of wine in hand. A more freeing experience than my usual New York City life - where I live under so many rules, I almost don't even realize they are there anymore. Many times we passed by the lobby and over heard guests extending their stay, who would want to leave? But when it was time to go, we slowly collected our things, said our goodbyes to the amazing staff, and hopped back into the air conditioned blacked out SUV.
Claus Sendlinger, Founder & CEO of Design Hotels is not stopping in Tulum, Inspiring feedback received to the Papaya Playa Project has sparked further creative and off-radar luxury forms. This summer Design Hotels, in association the The Paradise Club have set up their second Pop-Up hotel in the Mediterranean at San Giorgio Mykonos.
"Today's travelers expect more than just the standardized comfort and convenience, they are looking for a true and authentic experience." Which is the foundation of Design Hotels pop-up projects. "People are not seeking for luxury in a traditional definition any more. The word luxury is overused and irrelevant since talk of luxury has become cheap." In lieu of "Luxury" sophisticated travelers are looking for nature, relaxation, and a chance to get back to their basic needs - this is the idea of San Giorgio.
The 34-room property started in the '90s thanks to a successful local fisherman who laid claim to a piece of Paradise Beach. Recently the nightlife champs over at Paradise Club have taken over the establishment. Proprietors Thomas Heyne and Mario Hertel together with Markos Daktilidis, owner of Paradise Beach, have a long standing close relationship with Design Hotels which assisted in making it the second pop-up hotel in the world.
Former Creative Director of Design Hotels and now design entrepreneur Michael Schickinger, together with interior designer and stylist Annabell Kutucu were responsible for the design. "What you see and feel at San Giorgio are equal measures of history, heritage, style and simplicity." A charming off-kilter design for the white-washed building consists of traditional Greek woven-top stools, hand crafted wicker light fixtures, wood framed mirrors, and fluffed pillows outfitted with traditional patterns.
The property has a harmonious mixture of natural air and light that filter inside because of the openness to the historical piece of architecture. Carefully chosen accessories give the right warmth to the open space, which could otherwise fell cold and stale. On site, guests can enjoy the spa, boxing, yoga, Horse riding, and a wedding chapel (just in case). Also, because the owners of the world renowned Paradise Club are involved in the project, guests have access to their nightclub, where high profile DJs like Armin Van Buuren, Moby and David Guetta will be spinning up some tunes.
The team at Design Hotels created the San Giorgio project for those who seek simple pleasures like waking up to views of the sea, sharing good food prepared with love and care, and feeling the euphoric energy of a crowd dancing under a starry sky. If you are in need of a life-saving retreat, don't let the San Giorgio project pass you by.


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Top 10 Apple and Android smartphones you can buy for under $400
Fergus Halliday (PC World) on 03 October, 2018 11:02
Although the prices of high-end smartphone like the Galaxy Note 9 and iPhone XS Max continue to balloon upwards, it's actually become easier than ever to find yourself a good-value smartphone for a third or even a fifth of that..
Sure, you have to be willing to make some compromises when it comes to camera and processing power. But, in terms of the overall experience and features involved, buying a mid-tier and budget smartphone (that doesn't suck) is much easier than it used to be.
If our round-up of the best Apple and Android smartphones you can find for under $600 and $700 wasn't good enough for you, here's our latest list of the top 10 best Android and Apple phones you can find for under $400.
Note - we use real-world prices sourced from Shopbot and, as such, some of the entries in our roundup may surprise you.
1. Nokia 6 ($399 RRP, $379 on Amazon)
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Though it could perhaps be branded as the most typical iteration in HMD Global's current product lineup, the new Nokia 6 (also known as the Nokia 6.1) also happens to be one of the best. It features a Snapdragon 630 processor, 3GB of RAM, a 3000mAh battery and 32GB of on-board storage, which is expandable via MicroSD slot.
In our review of the Nokia 6, we said that "if you're not interested in the company's flagship offerings and happy to settle when it comes to the camera, the Nokia 6 might be one of the slickest, polished and overall best-value Android handsets you can get for $399. It's the first mid-tier handset we've reviewed since Huawei's Nova 2i that gives the latter a real run for its money and potentially the most compelling component of HMD's 2018 Nokia lineup to date."
2. Sony Xperia XZ ($999 RRP, $379 Actual)
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Though it lacks some of the lustre found in its Premium variant, the Sony Xperia XZ can still be considered to be a fairly modern flagship. It runs on a Snapdragon 820 processor, 3GB of RAM and comes with a hefty 23-megapixel rear camera. The Sony Xperia XZ also boasts a 5.2-inch full HD curved display and an IP68 rating against water and dust damage.
In our full review of the Sony Xperia XZ, we said that "it's not a built-from-the-ground up innovative device designed to wow people that we've come to expect from premium phones. In many ways it's an upgraded Xperia Z but with effort-levels stemming from the disappointing, recent X series."
3. Moto Z ($699 RRP, $395 Actual)
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Read more Top 10 Apple and Android smartphones you can buy for under $800
The Moto Z was Motorola's first effort at offering a flagship Android smartphone that connected to the company's Moto Mod ecosystem at accessories. It does come with a few drawbacks, such as the absence of a headphone jack. However, there's still a lot to like here - and doubly so at the price. It's also completely compatible with even the most recent additions to the MotoMod ecosystem.
As we said in our review of the device at launch, "Let's be real here: The Moto X was a great line of smartphones, but never particularly exemplary. The Moto Z, on the other hand, is the Lexus to the Moto X's Toyota: It's a sturdy, confidence-inspiring device that promises extra bits of luxury. In the Moto Z's case, those luxury promises are the Moto Mods."
4. Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 ($349 RRP, $298 on Amazon)
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Though Xiaomi isn't officially a brand that you can buy in Australia, like OnePlus, there are plenty of places out there for those willing to import. And if you're looking for a value-driven reason to start, it's hard to look past the Xiaomi Redmi Note 5. The phablet runs on a Snapdragon 636 paired with 3GBs of RAM and Android 8.0 with MIUI 9.
In our review of the Redmi Note 5, we said that "Between the solid material design and build-quality, performance that swings above its price-bracket and slick software experience, the Redmi Note 5 is a smartphone that's very easy to recommend. What's more, even with the usual caveats surrounding importing smartphones, it's priced low-enough that, should you be looking for a low-risk introduction to the Xiaomi brand, this is probably the place to start."
5. Motorola Moto X4 ($699 RRP, $392 on Amazon)
Read more Top 10 best Android and Apple smartphones for under $700
For the last few years, buying a top-of-the-line Motorola handset has meant buying into their MotoMod ecosystem. The Moto X4 sidesteps this. It's premium hardware paired with one of the best cameras that Motorola have ever stuck in a smartphone.
As we said in our review of the device, "there's nothing truly wrong with it, but there's also little eye-catching about the Moto X4 aside from its ultra-reflective aesthetics. It's a phone that's sort-of inevitably defined by the absence of MotoMods rather than the advances it makes when it comes to the camera side of things."
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In anticipation of his headlining bout versus Michael Bisping at UFC Fight Night 55 in November, former Strikeforce middleweight champion turned UFC fighter Luke Rockhold joined AXS TV's INSIDE MMA tonight for an interview with series hosts Kenny Rice and Bas Rutten. In addition to breaking down his matchup with Bisping, Rockhold went into detail about the history of their relationship going back to a sparring match years ago.
Fight fans will remember Bisping for his disparaging comments regarding the slew of incoming fighters following the UFC's purchase of Strikeforce back in 2012. During an appearance on SPIKE's MMA Uncensored Live, Bisping dismissed Rockhold and his fellow Strikeforce fighters as viable contenders, while declaring himself the "unofficial Strikeforce champion" after a sparring session with Rockhold
"Whether he said it as a joke or not, he basically said it's out of defense because he was afraid I was going to come [into the UFC] and jump him in one for a shot [at the belt]," Rockhold told AXS TV. "He basically just proved exactly what I thought he was. I've heard so many bad stories about him from behind the scenes. It seems he's only nice to people to further himself in his career rather than just be nice to everybody.
"They say treat people like you want to be treated, and I'm gonna treat Bisping like he needs to be treated."
UFC Fight Night 55 is scheduled to take place at the Allphones Arena in Sydney on Nov. 8. The highly anticipated grudge matchup between Rockhold and Bipsing will serve as the night's main event. The entire card will stream on UFC Fight Pass.
Here is how the rest of the card is shaping up:
Luke Rockhold (12-2) vs. Michael Bisping (25-6)
Al Iaquinta (9-3-1) vs. Ross Pearson (16-7)
Clint Hester (11-3) vs. Robert Whittaker (12-4)
Daniel Omielanczuk (16-4-1) vs. Soa Palelei (21-4)
Jake Matthews (7-0) vs. Vagner Rocha (11-3)
Guto Inocente (6-3) vs. Anthony Perosh (14-8)
Sam Alvey (23-6) vs. Dylan Andrews (17-5)
Neil Seery (14-10) vs. Richie Vaculik (10-2)
Chris Clements (11-5) vs. Vik Grujic (7-3)
Daniel Kelly (7-0) vs. Luke Zachrich (14-3)
Marcus Brimage (6-3) vs. Jumabieke Tuerxun (14-2)
Frankie Saenz (9-2) vs. Aljamain Sterling (10-0)
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Grown-ups love Frozen, too! The timeless story of sister love and being true to yourself set to catchy tunes has a lot of appeal across all age groups. Here are some great Frozen gift ideas for adult fans of the modern Disney classic.
Books in Disney's Art of series are always a treat. This volume has concept art, storyboards, character studies, and more! This is a great book for fans who really want to study the film from concept to finished product.
How fun is this? Mix up your favorite batter, pour it in the Olaf waffle maker, and out comes a darling Olaf-shaped waffle! The waffle maker has a close-up of Olaf's face but the waffles themselves are full body Olafs in all his delicious glory.
Learn to play the catchy showtunes from Frozen yourself with this official soundtrack songbook. Songs include For the First Time in Forever, In Summer, Frozen Heart, and, of course, Let It Go.
What would a day at the beach be without a fun novelty beach towel? And who better to decorate your towel than the fun-and-sun-loving snowman himself, Olaf!
This is a stylish iPhone 5 case featuring a small image of Queen Elsa and key lyrics from her signature song, Let It Go. The case is dark blue with the lyrics in white cursive text.
Olaf is everywhere, but how often do you see novelty designs with funny, trusty Sven? This unique Frozen tee design features the snowman and the reindeer together.
Handy and stylish! Functional and fun! Who can't use more duct tape? This novelty duct tape is just like the regular silver stuff with the added bonus of seeing Anna and Elsa's smiling faces when you fix just about anything.
Olaf looks great on this three-pack of novelty Frozen socks for women. The pack comes with three different designs: Hello Olaf in pink and grey, Happy Olaf in grey, and hopeful Olaf in navy and turquoise. Novelty socks are always a fun holiday gift idea.
Curl up on the couch with Olaf! Everyone knows the snowman loves warm hugs, so this happy Olaf design makes a perfect image for a warm sherpa novelty throw.
This stylish tank top for women features a crisp all-over print of the Snow Queen. Elsa is smiling against a frosty blue and white background. This is a fun novelty top for relaxed warm summer days.


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You can use a knife, a spatula, or even use an electric hand mixer! Before you open your almond butter, store the jar upside down to let the oils work their way through to the bottom. When you're ready to open it up, give it a shake first! If you're a big CB fan, try emptying a few jars into a large stand mixer and give it a whirl – then pour your cashew butter back into your jar and you'll be prepared when the hangry pains strike!


Thirsty Thursday is here again, and this week's a doozy! An oldie, but such a goodie: the fix-what-ails-ya Hot Toddy. Being that we're in prime cold season now, this cure-all is just as as effective for a sore throat as it is for beating the blues!
By the way, has anyone else noticed that as soon as they confess to their friend/coworker/mom that they're sick, their first response is ALWAYS "There's something going around!" ...You think? We live in a world of 7 billion people, isn't there always "something going around"?? Sorry. Just needed to vent about a pet peeve of mine for a sec.
Anyway, I'm loving Bon Appetit's classic recipe, combining black tea, bourbon, spices, and lemon. Served up nice and hot, this recipe goes down even smoother. So if you happened to have caught "whatever's going around." or, if you're just really craving a taste of the season, be sure to give this a try!


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MPLS Sound (Paperback)
By Hannibal Tabu, Meredith Laxton (Illustrator), Joseph Phillip Illidge
The ultimate love letter to the funky pop-rock sound that made The Artist Formerly Known as Prince a legend.
When Prince burst onto the pop scene in 1978, he put Minneapolis on the music map. Many up-and-coming bands followed the trail that he blazed. MPLS Sound is the story of one such group—Starchild, led by a young woman inspired by Prince to start her own revolution. Through her journey, we see from within exactly how His Royal Badness transformed the entire Minneapolis scene.
Hannibal Tabu is a son, brother, husband, uncle, father and friend. He lives in southern Los Angeles with his wife and two daughters. He's a professional writer, editor, project manager and web producer, working with companies as varied as AOL, Quicken.com, Toyota Motor Sales, Express.com, California Association of REALTORS, Kaiser Permanente, Disney Channel, eHobbies/NextPlanetOver.com and American Honda. He's worked for more than two decades as a journalist, being published in Vibe, The Source, Rap Pages, Black Enterprise, The Los Angeles Sentinel, and on MTV Online. Hannibal has been writing since he was eight (when he wrote a truly atrocious novel about a very petty pantheon of gods), and has seen his poetry published in The Drumming Between Us, Voices From Leimert Park, Drumvoices Review, (Sic) Vice Verse, MultiVerse and other journals and anthologies. Former editor-in-chief of the Los Angeles Herald-Dispatch group of newspapers, Hannibal is also the author of novels THE CROWN: ASCENSION and FARAWAY (both available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble & Smashwords) and the upcoming sci fi political thriller ROGUE NATION. He won the 2012 Top Cow Talent Hunt and has written for Image Comics, Wunderman Comics, Legends Press, Aspen Comics, Canon Comics, Stranger Comics, and New Paradigm Studios. Hannibal writes The Buy Pile, a weekly comics reviews column for Comic Book Resources (http://cbr.cc) and can be found online at http://hannibaltabu.com.
Meredith Laxton is a freelance illustrator from the capital of North Carolina. She has long been inspired by the storytelling of comics and tabletop RPGs. Her background in multimedia design and animation has aided her art career in the indie gaming scene with companies like Puny Human Games and InXile entertainment. Nowadays, Meredith resides in Savannah, Georgia, where she received her M.F.A. in Sequential Art.
Joseph Illidge is a publishing executive, editorial director, creative showrunner, writer, and public speaker. His career in the publishing and media industries includes groundbreaking work for DC Entertainment, Heavy Metal, Valiant Entertainment, and various companies dedicated to storytelling narratives and their creators. His media coverage includes The Hollywood Reporter, Entertainment Weekly, The Washington Post, The New York Times, CNN Money, BBC, and Publishers Weekly. Joseph has been a speaker at the San Diego Comic-Con, The Apollo Theater, Purdue University, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, Skidmore College, The School of Visual Arts, the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, The Center for Fiction, and The San Francisco Public Library. Joseph was the Keynote Speaker at the C3 Comic Creator Conference in Long Beach, CA.
"A love letter to music and artistic creativity more broadly. It's beautiful and unapologetically queer, Black, and brown, rejecting the notion that it needs to be quieter or like more familiar comics in order to succeed.…This book is a testament to Prince and how his music affected the world."
— AV CLUB
"The book leaves you no choice other than to get sucked into the funkadelicness… The book invites a deeper understanding of music, craft, and of legendary musicians themselves, but also never at the expense of fun and excitement. What's here possesses the stuff that makes certain comics go beyond greatness, an accomplishment worthy of the Artist that inspired it."
— GRAPHIC POLICY
"Stunning."
— SYFY WIRE
"A must-read for Prince fans and music lovers, MPLS Sound's creative team has also made their story perfectly accessible to those more unfamiliar with the Purple One's body of work….[T]he artwork on a comic book like this comes with a high level of expectation which Laxton more than excels at."
— CBR
"A touching, deeply magical tribute to a man, a musician, and a myth (and the Twin Cities)."
— AiPT
"Funk-infused."
— IGN
"An impressive book and a great look at the music scene during Prince's career and the influence he had..."
— GEEK VIBES NATION
"Get this graphic novel and read it. You will channel surf into a story that will take you to another world."
— DROP THE SPOTLIGHT
"An engaging story full of nostalgia for days and dreams left behind. Writers Joseph P. Illidge and Hannibal Tabu and artist Meredith Laxton mix '80s fashion and names almost forgotten with themes of grief, reconciliation and perseverance that remain as pertinent as ever. MPLS Sound is a worthwhile read, a story that's equally empathic and appreciative for the way things were and why things have to change."
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Publisher: Life Drawn
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Northern Macedonia: Zoran Zaef resigned as Prime Minister
His resignation from the post of Prime Minister and the resignation of his government submitted this afternoon, in a letter to the Speaker of Parliament and the MPs of Northern Macedonia, Zoran Zaef.
Zoran Zaef, in this letter states that he resigns from the post of Prime Minister of the country, due to the defeat of the ruling Social Democratic Party (SDSM) in the municipal elections in the country, held in late October. At the time, Zoran Zaef had announced that he would resign as party leader and prime minister.
During my tenure as Prime Minister, we took historic decisions by which Northern Macedonia, instead of being a "former democracy", without a permanent and dominant position in the community of nations, took what belonged to it, in accordance with dignity and its historical value. These decisions allowed the Macedonians and the Macedonian language to be confirmed by the whole world and this time by our neighbor and friend, Greece. "I believe that with this we have ensured lasting peace, security and a paved way for the economic prosperity of our people," he said. Zoran Zaef, in his resignation letter to the Speaker of Parliament and the deputies of Northern Macedonia.
Tomorrow, Parliament is expected to confirm, without debate, the resignations, and then the Speaker of Parliament will inform the President of the Republic, who must appoint a caretaker Prime Minister within ten days. The latter, from the moment he receives the mandate, must within 20 days present to the Parliament the program of his government and ask for a vote of confidence. The new government is expected to be formed around mid-January 2022.
THE Zaef resigned from the SDSM leadership late last month and a few days later internal elections were held, from which the new leader of the ruling party was the current Deputy Minister of Finance, Dimitar Kovacevski, who is considered a close associate of Zaef.
THE Dimitar Kovachevsky, as announced by the SDSM will be the new Prime Minister of Northern Macedonia.
In the current government, in addition to the SDSM and some smaller parties with which it cooperates The largest Albanian party in Northern Macedonia, Ali Ahmeti's DUI, also participates while in the new government will also participate Albanian party "Alternative", which will take over three ministries (Health, Public Administration and Diaspora).
Zoran Zaef has been the country's prime minister since June 2017.
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Elliott Horch, professor of physics at Southern Connecticut State University, talks about NASA's Kepler Mission and the frequency of binary stars in the Milky Way Galaxy during a forum Monday at Southern Connecticut State University. The program included a look at Kepler, as well as Mars. Also pictured is Tabetha Boyajian, a post-doctoral fellow at Yale University, who is a member of the "Planet Hunters," a citizen astronomy organization. The forum attracted about 650 people, including about 450 high school students from 14 schools, including those from Derby, North Haven, East Haven, Amity, Hillhouse, Stratford, Lyman Hall of Wallingford, Hand of Madison and Morgan of Clinton. less
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Jennifer Stern, a NASA space scientist who is an expert on Mars, talks about the Red Planet during an astronomy forum Monday at Southern Connecticut State University. Also pictured is James Fullmer, SCSU associate professor of earth science, who served as a panelist. The program, which attracted about 650 people – including 450 high school students – featured a look at Mars and NASA's Kepler Mission. Among the high schools represented were Derby, North Haven, East Haven, Amity, Hillhouse, Stratford, Lyman Hall of Wallingford, Hand of Madison and Morgan of Clinton. less
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Astronomy experts listen intently as a member of the audience asks a question during a forum Monday at Southern Connecticut State University. The program centered around two topics – the potential for a flight to Mars, and the Kepler Mission, a NASA project designed to find Earth-like planets outside of our solar system. The event attracted about 650 people – including about 450 high school students from 14 high schools. Among the high schools represented were Derby, North Haven, East Haven, Amity, Hillhouse, Stratford, Lyman Hall of Wallingford, Hand of Madison and Morgan of Clinton. Pictured are: Steve Howell, project scientist for NASA's Kepler Mission; Tabetha Boyajian, a post-doctoral fellow at Yale University; Elliott Horch, SCSU professor of physics; Jim Fullmer, associate professor of earth science, and Jennifer Stern, a NASA space scientist and expert on Mars. less
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Steve Howell, project scientist for NASA's Kepler Mission, talks about the need for planets to be in a habitable zone – neither too close nor too far away from their sun -- if they are likely to harbor life. Howell was the keynote speaker Monday during an astronomy forum at Southern Connecticut State University. less
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Gov. Snyder's Plan for Detroit Public Schools Meets Legislative Skepticism
Both parties have reservations
By Tom Gantert and Jarrett Skorup | May 5, 2015
Both Democratic and Republican leaders of the Legislature are skeptical of Gov. Rick Snyder's plan to restructure public schools in Detroit.
Snyder released a plan last week that would create a separate "Detroit Education District" run by a seven-member board, which would hire an "education manager" with the power to close any conventional or charter school in the city, or open new ones. The existing Detroit school district would be kept in existence for the administrative purpose of paying off the district's debt. This include $483 million from past overspending on operations, plus another $1.54 billion in capital and bond debt.
Some school choice advocates are concerned that the plan leaves the door open to reducing or eliminating the role of charter schools within the new district.
"I'm concerned about the plan," said Sen. Phil Pavlov, R-St. Clair Township, who is chair of the Senate Education Committee. "I'm concerned about anything that is going to take away choice from parents in the district."
Pavlov added, "Rather than asking the question of whether we should be limiting charter schools, I think the bigger question is why students are leaving Detroit Public Schools."
When asked if he is supportive of the plan, Rep. Tim Kelly, R-Saginaw Twp., replied, "No, I am not in favor of [the] governor's plan or anyone else's that doesn't include a private [choice] option." Kelly is a member of the House Education Committee and chair of its subcommittee on school aid.
House Speaker Kevin Cotter said any plan for Detroit must put students and parents first.
"I am looking forward to learning more about the governor's plan, and I'm holding off on making any judgments until I can talk with him about potential reforms and how we can work together to improve education in the city," Cotter said. "I am open to new ideas and suggestions, but any reforms we discuss in the House have to put kids and their parents first. DPS has significant financial hurdles to overcome, but that will never be as important as the quality of education the children in Detroit receive."
The reaction from Democratic lawmakers was also lukewarm, though from a different angle. Some expressed concern that the seven-member board in charge of the city's schools would be appointed rather than elected. Four of the board members would be appointed by the governor and three by the mayor of Detroit.
"We know there's a crisis in Detroit for our schoolchildren, and we know something must be done," said Detroit Caucus Chairman Rep. Brian Banks, D-Detroit, in a news release. "Local control for our local schools is a top priority, as the governor's current plan takes that local control away. Detroiters know what is best for Detroit, and this city needs their voice in this matter. We must not take any missteps when it comes to the education of our youth. Their success now is Detroit's success in the future, and I will work tirelessly to make sure they get the excellent education they deserve."
The Legislature's Detroit caucus wants a democratically elected school board, which wouldn't be phased in under Snyder's plan until 2021.
"As a former Detroit Public Schools teacher, it is my mission as a legislator to help Lansing understand Detroit's educational landscape while advocating for our children," Rep. Sherry Gay-Dagnogo, D-Detroit, said in a news release. "While this can't merely be about governance and finance, as co-chair of the Policy Subcommittee of the Coalition for the Future of Detroit Schoolchildren, I stand by the need to improve, sustain and return local governance of Detroit Public Schools to an elected school board. Currently, Detroit schoolchildren are lost in this shuffle game of charter schools, traditional public schools and the Education Achievement Authority, which hasn't worked. We must be deliberate in addressing the needs of our children, and maintaining dialogue with all stakeholders.
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The Province of Guanacaste, Costa Rica
Guanacaste is Costa Rica's northern most province that stretches from the Nicaraguan border on the north, down to the Nicoya Peninsula in the south. In between it has hundreds of miles of Pacific coast. This, of course gives you hundreds of uniquely beautiful, often pristine beaches giving you a huge range of choices as to how you spend your time on Guanacaste's coast. You can choose from very wide beaches that stretch for miles down to small coves encased by dry rocky points. These beaches offer everything from worlds class surf breaks to protected bays with clear water for gentle swimming and snorkeling.
With the Pan-American highway running down its middle, as well as being home to Costa Rica's second international airport, Guanacaste is easily accessible from almost any other part of the country. From downtown San Jose to Liberia, Guanacaste's capitol and the gateway to many of its beaches, is 3 ½ hours "straight shot" up the Pan-American Highway (as straight a shot as you can get in such a mountains country). You don't have to go through Liberia to get into Guanacaste, though. You can take a couple of alternate routes. You can drive to Puntarenas, a 2 hour drive, and then take the ferry from there to one of two ports located on the Nicoya Peninsula. You can also take "El Puente" (The Bridge) which spans the mouth of the Tempisque River over the Colorado Gulf (the preamble of the Nicoya Gulf) onto the Nicoya Peninsula. The turn off to the bridge is about 2 ½ hours from San Jose, and you would be in the city of Nicoya in 3 ½ hours. Nicoya is a hub for the region and peninsula. Which route you choose would depend on which beach you are visiting or the order of beaches you prefer.
To go to some of the northern beaches like Playas Del Coco, Playa Hermosa, Playa Panama, or Nacascolo, or even further north to Santa Teresa National Park, you would go through Liberia. Flamingo and Tamarindo are borderline where you take your pick which route you prefer as the distance and time are about the same. To go to Samara, Nosara or Carillo, the bridge is your best bet.
The other option is to fly into Liberia International Airport instead of San Jose. Many major U.S. and Canadian airline hubs offer daily flights, both direct and indirect, into Liberia International Airport. From there it is only 40 mins to Playa Hermosa, 1hour to Tamarindo, 1hour and 45 mins to Samara.
Guanacaste is unique from all other provinces in several major ways. It has expansive "Northern Plains" which is home to an ecosystem found no other place in Costa Rica; a Tropical Dry Forest. It's home to the largest Tropical Dry Forest in the Americas.
Guanacaste offers an equally huge range of accommodations to find the perfect one for everybody. There are 5 Star world famous resorts costing thousands of dollars a night to small backpackers' paradise, and everything in between. There are high end resort towns, and small traditional fishing towns. You can eat anything from Kobe beef to fresh caught fish which you bought directly from the fisherman.
Long referred to as Costa Rica's Golden Coast, it is world famous for the beauty and diversity of its beaches. So much so that until recently, the scope, beauty and depth of the ecological richness of its Tropical Dry Forest has been overshadowed. True, Guanacaste offers some the worlds prettiest beaches, but it also offers so much more. It is as diverse as Costa Rica itself. Its variety spans from the Rain Forests around Arenal up and over the mountains of Tilaran, and then down the coastal plains through savannas, mangroves, tropical dry forests and onto the beaches that made it famous.
Running from the north down towards the rain forests, on the eastern part of the province is the Guanacaste Mountains; a prominent almost straight line of beautiful sharp mountain peaks and volcanoes. This mountain rain is home to a large and ecologically varied collection of national parks: Parque Nacional Guanacaste, and Parque Nacional Volcano Tenorio and Parque Nacional Rincon de la Vieja, with its unspoiled waterfalls, bubbling mud pots and hot springs with an active volcanic crater, often called Costa Rica's Yellowstone Park. All of this just along these mountains. Guanacaste is also home to several other active volcanoes and National Parks. There is Palo Verde National Park which has a huge mixed network of beautiful savannas, mangroves and wetlands, and it is also home to Santa Rosa National Park, which is where you have massive sea turtle nestings.
With so much to choose from in Guanacaste alone, why is Samara so perfect? For one; the weather. In Costa Rica you can literally choose your own weather depending on the altitude and the latitude. This is the key element in finding the right location.
Starting from about ¾ of the way down the south part of Guanacaste you are in the dry forest climate. Though nice during the rainy season when everything is green and there are no shortages of water, due to the very nature of the natural wonder that is the Tropical Dry Forest, it becomes dry and dusty in the summer. This not only keeps things with a layer of dust on them, it causes water shortages in many areas that have developed past the area's ability to provide water for everyone during the dry season.
Any further south than ¾ of the way south and you are in the humid forest, along with its higher humidity and much more rainy days. No water shortages there, but hotter and stickier. This pattern continues as you travel further south.
Samara is all but straddling 2 climate zones. We are in a transitional climate zone. This has a ton of beneficial impact on the ecological diversity, but more directly to your comfort it means we have more precipitation than further north. This means a lot less of an arid environment, less dust, more greenery longer throughout the year and absolutely no water shortages. It also means we are not pounded 8 months out of the year with torrential rain falls, constantly high humidity and a generally more comfortable climate.
Samara is a perfect balance of chic restaurants and shops, traditional Costa Rican lifestyle, rural feelings and amenities. Guanacaste is a big, beautiful and diverse natural wonder with a ton to do and explore, but you may not want to live just anywhere in Guanacaste. With its multi directional accessibility, Samara is perfectly located to easily explore not only the rest of Guanacaste, but all of Costa Rica. Come visit Samara, even for just a once in a lifetime visit and you may find yourself understanding why people who have discovered Samara don't know how it is still one of Costa Rica's best kept secrets.
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Hawaii Shuts Out South Korea, 3-0; Captures Little League Baseball® World Series Title
Ka'olu Holt threw a 79-pitch, two-hit gem for the United States Champions from Honolulu Little League, who became Little League Baseball World Series Champions on the strength of a 3-0 triumph over South Seoul Little League Sunday afternoon. Before a crowd of nearly 28,000 fans at Howard J. Lamade Stadium, Holt was stellar, fanning eight […]
Hawaii and Georgia Presented With Jack Losch Little League Baseball® World Series Team Sportsmanship Award
Both teams exemplify the values and sportsmanship of Little League Baseball and Softball. Honolulu (Hawaii) Little League and Peachtree City (Ga.) Little League have been named the co-recipients of the 2018 Jack Losch Little League Baseball® World Series Team Sportsmanship Award. This year marks the first time in the award's 15-year history that there have […]
Japan Beats Southeast, 8-2
Japan put up seven runs in the second on its way to an 8-2 victory over Southeast on Sunday. Masato Igarashi, Masaumi Ikeuchi, Kai Nogami, and Shisei Fujimoto all moved runners across the plate with RBIs in the inning. Masato pitched Japan to victory. He went four innings, allowing zero runs on three hits, striking […]
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Honolulu Little League's 3-0 win over Peachtree City American Little League on Saturday sent the team from Hawaii's big island to the 2018 Little League World Series Championship Game, giving them the chance to bring a world title back to Hawaii for the third time in 15 years. Aukai Kea continued to dominate on the […]
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Coming into the 2018 Little League Baseball® World Series, all eyes were on the defending champion Japan Region in the International bracket. However, it was another team from Asia that emerged victorious: South Seoul Little League from South Korea. For the third time in the last five years, a team from South Korea has won […]
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Aukai Kea again was dealing for Hawaii's Honolulu Little League, throwing 64 strikes in an 81-pitch, 3-0 shutout of Peachtree City (Ga.) American Little League in the 2018 Little League Baseball World Series Unites States Championship Game, played at Howard J. Lamade Stadium in South Williamsport, Pa., on Saturday afternoon. The pitching was strong on […]
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The 2018 Challenger Exhibition Game at the Little League Baseball® World Series drew a packed crowd at Volunteer Stadium, an annual event that gives players with physical and mental disabilities a chance to play under the Williamsport spotlight. This year's participants were Hazleton Little League from the nearby Hazleton, Pa., and Highland Baseball Club Little […]
Asia-Pacific Edges Japan to Wins International Championship, 2-1
South Seoul (South Korea) Little League won the 2018 Little League Baseball World Series International Region Championship by outlasting Japan's Kawaguchi Little League, 2-1, Saturday afternoon at Howard J. Lamade Stadium. The Asia-Pacific Champions, now International Champs, pushed across two runs in the bottom of the first inning, as clean-up hitter Ji Hyung Choi homered […]
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By Lucas Friedman Millions of people around the world tune into the Little League Baseball® World Series to support their local team. However, a coalition of moms traveled 11,470 miles from Kawaguchi, Japan to Williamsport, Pa., to watch their sons compete for a championship. Kawaguchi Little League's "mom squad" has a strong presence at the […]
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2. Click "File > Import" menu to open your SoapUI test project stored in "\fyicenter\REST-Project.xml". You see the REST project displayed in the project explorer panel on the left.
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