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The Mekong River ecosystem has been devastated from rising water levels during the dry season, as upstream dams in China discharge water to facilitate navigation.
Forum slams Mekong dam construction, warns livelihoods at stake
Hydroelectric dams in several countries on the mainstream of the Mekong River has seriously impacted people living along it, a forum heard last week.
Mekong Nation Leaders to Hold Summit Amid Concerns About Dams
What's at stake when leaders from Mekong countries convene a summit early next month to reaffirm their "political commitment" to a 1995 cooperative agreement?
China deepens Lancang-Mekong environmental protection cooperation
The Lancang-Mekong Environmental Protection Center has been inaugurated in Kunming, capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province.
New Climate Change Fears, Old Mekong Problems
The evidence continues to pile up on the river's bleak future, but development and management practices continue to ignore the facts.
Woman's sustainable farming struggles against industrial encroachment
Women's vision for agriculture development is so far falling flat with those implementing Thailand's flagship EEC development project
World Bank says Cambodia vulnerable to rising sea levels
Cambodia is among 12 countries in East Asia and the Asia-Pacific that are vulnerable to rising sea levels which could lead to the loss of land and force millions of people to relocate.
Measures sought for sustainable development in Mekong River basin
Representatives from 17 cities and provinces of the Mekong Delta and Central Highlands gathered in Pleiku city, Gia Lai province, on March 14 to seek ways for sustainable development of the Mekong Basin
China Defends Dam Building on Mekong River as Activists Head to Court
Officials from southwest China's Yunnan province have defended a plan to build a dam in the region as "fully legally compliant", after an environment group took developers of the project to court last month for violating laws.
Thais weigh merit of Mekong dam
Environmental watchdogs express hope that the Thai government's announcement that it will delay a decision to purchase power from the controversial planned Pak Beng Dam could signal a shift energy supply priorities.
Building for green growth in Thailand
Thailand seems likely to emerge as a model of green building in Asia, a region that is urbanizing more rapidly than any other in the world.


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Over the course of the Refugee Education Challenge, we'll be featuring highlights of contributions from each of our themed mission areas. Let's take a look at the education initiatives and innovations that have been inspiring our global community this week!
Mission 1: Support Teaching & Learning
A Tablet Driven Interactive Whiteboard – A plan to expand CyberSmart Africa's mobile learning platform to support teaching and learning in refugee camps.
Mission 2: Vocational Training
U-Spark Hub – A peer-to-peer platform that will use the power of media to empower social innovation and entrepreneurship amongst refugee youths in Kampala, Uganda.
Mission 3: Informal Knowledge Exchange
Community Mapping – A mapping program in Jordan that will train young refugees to discover, record, and share information about available resources in their settlement camps.
Mission 4: Overcoming Trauma
Bridging Cultures; Bridging Communities – An annual festival and fair in Uganda that will use the edutainment model to help refugees overcome language barriers.
Mission 5: Transforming School Environments
Solar Cinema Saharaui – A solar powered mobile cinema that will expand its community learning program to serve three remote refugee camps in Dahkla, Algeria.
We would love to see your ideas for education innovation. Join the challenge to improve education and expand learning opportunities for refugees around the world!

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World number five Judd Trump recorded an emphatic victory in the Masters final, beating Ronnie O'Sullivan 10-4 in London.
A close encounter was expected, but with leads of 4-0 and 7-1 during the first interval for Trump, a comeback for 'The Rocket' was always going to be tough.
According to the BBC, O'Sullivan said: "Overall this year has been OK, but you are naturally disappointed when you lose in a final. Judd deserved his victory and it has been a pleasure to be here."
However, on the day Trump was the better man at the snooker table, and this win is Trump's second trophy at a Triple Crown event. According to Sky Sports, Trump said: "It's been seven or eight years since I won my last big one, [the UK Championship], and obviously at times you are wondering whether you are going to win a big tournament again."
O'Sullivan had been in great form prior to the final, defeating Stuart Bingham, Ryan Day and Ding Junhui in the lead up to the game against Trump. However, this defeat will leave him wanting to get back to the full size snooker table to prepare ahead of the next tournament he will be participating in, the World Grand Prix in February.
On the other hand, Trump had defeated bitter rival Kyren Wilson, world number one Mark Selby, and 2012 Masters champion Neil Robertson to set up the final with O'Sullivan.
Trump will receive the £200,000 prize fund for winning the competition, as well as the Paul Hunter trophy itself.
The match itself was mostly a breeze for the world number five Trump, who coasted into a 4-0 lead early on in the tie. O'Sullivan took the fifth with a break of 69, but Trump continued to dominate, winning the next three frames to open up a 7-1 lead at the end of the afternoon session.
The evening session was slightly less convincing, with O'Sullivan taking the first frame to make it 7-2. Trump fought back to take the 10th frame, but a great clearance of 114 in the 11th from O'Sullivan made it 8-3 to Trump. It was back and forth again, as Trump won the next frame, leaving 'The Rocket' needing to win the next seven frames in a row. He won the next with an impressive 109, but it wasn't to be for the 43-year-old, as Trump finished the game to claim his first Masters title.
After claiming this win, Judd Trump becomes the 23rd man to lift the Masters trophy. On the other hand, O'Sullivan's defeat is only his third out of the 32 matches he has played this season, losing two against Trump, and one in the English Open semi-final against Mark Davis.
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Two-thirds of Alaska's Congressional delegation was sworn in for new terms today. Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski and Congressman Don Young each took the oath of office in their respective chambers.
Congressman Young starts his 20th term, and Senator Murkowski her second full term. She made history by being the Senate's first successful write-in candidate in more than 50 years.
Murkowski was sworn in by Vice President Joe Biden in a group of four on the Senate floor. Her supporters and staffers gathered in a nearby room to watch it on TV as she signed her name in the Senate's official oath book.
Photo: (Left) Senator Lisa Murkowski's family poses for photos with Vice President Joe Biden after her ceremonial swearing-in in the Old Senate Chambers. Her parents Nancy and Frank Murkowski are to the right of Biden. Frank Murkowski served in the Senate for 22 years. (Right) Congressman Don Young reenacts his swearing in with Speaker of the House John Boehner.


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A strong core goes beyond the aesthetics of a sexy six-pack, and it's not just about doing endless crunches and sit-ups. Building core strength is essential for improving your stability and balance, as it trains the muscles in your abdomen, lower back, hips and pelvis. If you're guilty of neglecting your core or suffer from back pain, start with these beginner-friendly moves. You'll be surprised at your improved posture, and how everyday activities seem much easier over time.
(Also read: 6 Best Bodyweight Exercises to Build Core Strength)
Bird Dog
This simple exercise will engage the stabiliser muscles in your core, strengthen your spine and help to reduce lower back pain. Start on all fours, aligning hands under shoulders and knees directly under hips. Pull abs in tight towards spine, keeping back straight and parallel to the ground. Slowly extend right hand and left leg off the floor in opposite directions. Return to starting position. Repeat on the other side to complete one rep.
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(Also read: 6 Fat-Burning Ab Exercises For a Stronger Core)
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This move looks exactly like it sounds, and it's one of the simplest exercises to strengthen your core. Lie on your back and bring your feet up to tabletop position, knees bent at 90 degrees directly above hips. Extend arms towards the ceiling above shoulders. Tighten abs and press lower back to the floor. As you exhale, slowly extend left leg and right arm away from you and towards the floor without arching your back. Repeat on the opposite side. Too easy? Take it to the next level with dumbbells or a resistance band.
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You aren't just toning the obliques with this dynamic movement, but the whole abdomen. Sit on a mat with your knees bent, feet together and hands clasped in front of your chest. Lean back slightly until your body forms a 45-degree angle with the floor. Keep your spine straight and abdominal muscles tight. Twist your torso, rotating left and right as far as you can to complete one rep. To scale down, rest your heels on the ground. For a higher intensity, add weights by holding a medicine ball or dumbbell as you perform this exercise.
(Also read: Do These 8 Core Exercises If You Want Six-Pack Abs)
The plank is essentially a full-body workout – besides improving core strength, it also activates the muscles in your arms and shoulders, as well as trains your stability. While it may look simple, it's important that you learn to do it correctly, and avoid these common mistakes. Start in push-up position. Bend arms at a 90-degree angle, positioning elbows directly under shoulders. Squeeze butt, tighten abs, and ensure that your head is aligned with the spine. Hold for 30 seconds. If it's too difficult, drop your knees to the floor. Once you've mastered the forearm plank, challenge yourself with these 20 plank variations.
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The Financial Times debate on monetary reform continues
Philip Booth, programme director at the Institute of Economic Affairs, a 'free market' think tank said to be funded by tobacco corporations amongst others, recently replied to Martin Wolf's article, by asserting that Money creation is too vital to be left to the state.
Booth stated that the current monetary system is more stable than if the state created all of the money supply..
Andrew Cichocki writing from Toronto, comments to the FT: "I hardly think housing bubbles and incalculable derivatives are signs of a stable economy, and where did the money for those unproductive activities come from?"
Cichoki addresses Mr Booth's suggestion that state money creation would be "stealthy", by doubting that – at present – the public has any knowledge of how much government debt banks buy via money creation, adding:
"On the contrary, the money creation process could be made open and transparent as governments are accountable to normal citizens, and private companies are not".
Uses of state created money?
Cichoki offers a comprehensive list: creating jobs, building and maintaining infrastructure, scientific research, healthcare and education and we qualify his conclusion:
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October 23, 2018
May hardens position on Irish backstop under pressure from cabinet
The circularity of Brexit politics has the capacity to induce nausea and disorientation. Whenever Theresa May circles the problem in one direction, she loses those on the shadow side of the circle. Yesterday, she circled back towards the eurosceptics in her own party so as to fend off legislation that would have frustrated any agreement on an Irish backstop. She did this with a categorical statement that she would never accept the EU's demand to keep Northern Ireland under customs and regulatory controls if there is no deal.
The debate that is taking place right now is illustrative of both the narrow pathway towards a deal, and the multiple dangers that could prevent it. At the moment, the UK and the EU remain a long distance apart on the Irish backstop. And there is no majority for a compromise in the UK parliament. The reasons we continue to see a narrow pathway is that positions could yet shift as we are approaching the deadline. A deal would require all of the following: significant shifts in the position of both the EU and the UK; and a sufficiently strong Labour rebellion to offset the eurosceptic rebellion. It is possible that both of these will happen, but note this: If the Labour Party will hold together, there will be a hard Brexit. If the EU is not going to move on the Irish border, there is going to be a hard Brexit. In other words, a withdrawal agreement will require a lot of people to shift who now say they won't shift.
Yesterday, May told the UK parliament that an extension of the transitional period was under discussion, or a UK-wide backstop, but neither lasting beyond June 2022 - which is the end of the current UK parliamentary term. And she promised Northern Irish companies full access to the rest of the UK. The BBC's political editor, Laura Kuenssberg, noted in respect of the latter:
"Hang on.... Why on earth does the PM need to make the 4th pledge [on NI companies]? Only if she foresees a deal in which there is a regulatory border between Northern Ireland and Great Britain. If the DUP and Brexiteers aren't going bananas, they should be, and will be soon."
In this circumstance, it is very difficult to see how such an agreement could find a majority in the House of Commons. We suspect there will be a lot of discussion of the definition of full access.
One danger that seems to be receding is that of a rebellion. The time window to replace May as Tory leader and prime minister is closing fast. The violent outburst by some rebels against May - predicting her imminent political death - had the very opposite effect, as it drove even some of her critics to support her. And as the FT rightly points out, the rebels have no clear alternative candidate. The biggest threat is now from inside her cabinet, which is stiffening its resistance against further compromise. As the FT writes, May would struggle to survive a new wave of cabinet resignations, especially if that were to include some of the big hitters like the new Brexit secretary, Dominic Raab.
We are also stunned to read that Michael Gove and other ministers now say that they did not fully understand the nature of the Irish backstop agreement signed in December, which tells us that there is trouble ahead. The cabinet ministers are hiding behind the increasingly influential Geoffrey Cox, the attorney general, a strong Brexit advocate.


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Farmers in a specific region of Italy have been dealing with toxic dioxin contamination in their soil resulting from a massive steel plant for some time. The region, renowned worldwide for its cheese cultivation has fallen on some pretty hard times. That is, until now.
Italian farmer Vincenzo Fornaro used to have a thriving farm until a neighboring steel plant began contaminating his soil, leading to the decimation of his entire herd of sheep. Things looked incredibly bleak for a while, until Fornaro and other farmers in the region decided to try using industrial hemp to decontaminate their soil.
The process is called "phytoremediation" and it involves the roots of the cannabis plant pulling toxins from the soil and either storing them in its roots, or converting the toxins into a nontoxic substance.
CBS news asked Fornaro if cannabis was "the future of his farm", to which Fornaro replied, "Yes, absolutely."
This process works so well with cannabis because the plant grows more quickly, meaning its roots take in nutrients from the soil faster. Cannabis, including industrial hemp is also a very tough plant, so it can handle taking in heavy metals, which kill other plants.
Phytoremediation is a pretty common technique used by farmers for cleansing soil. The stigma surrounding cannabis and industrial hemp means that phytoremediation is not as common with cannabis as with other plants.
Industrial hemp phytoremediation has been used to deal with the radiation in Chernobyl, and there are some considering using it to clean up the mess left behind in Fukushima.
The process seems to be working well for farmers like Fornaro. Hopefully hemp can revitalize his once successful farm.
This is just one of the many ways that cannabis benefits society. Heavy metal contamination in humans is an increasingly pervasive health problem in an industrialized world, and if cannabis can eliminate toxic metals from our soil and food supply, that hardly makes it the danger to society that canna-haters make it out to be,
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Title: Getaway Girl
Author: Tessa Bailey
Genre: Adult Contemporary Romance
Release Date: March 26, 2018
This unlikely getaway driver never expected to help the mayor escape…
After a six-year absence, Addison Potts is back in Charleston to stir things up. And what better place to make her villainous return than her estranged cousin's wedding? Only, the nuptials hit a snag when the bride doesn't show, leaving Addison to play getaway driver for the jilted groom. A groom whose heartbreaking smile and deep, southern drawl she should not be noticing…
Elijah Montgomery Du Pont is the future mayor of Charleston. From his military career to city hall, every detail of his life has been meticulously planned. Until now. His only respite from life's sudden upheaval is Addison, his new, improbable best friend. She makes him happy. Grounds him. And public disapproval be damned, he's not willing to give her up. But with an election on the line and public pressure rising, Addison—and the cruel hand of fate—might not give him a choice.
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Getaway Girl was a delight to read and Elijah Montgomery DuPont now holds a spot on my Book Boyfriend List.
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Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, Lyrics by Tim Rice
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Welcome to the League of Legends Patch Preview. I'm Phreak and I'm here with Morello, Lead Champion Designer. Together we'll be discussing some of the gameplay changes coming into the next update for League of Legends. Note that this video does not cover every single change, but will explain the thought process behind some of our decisions. We're making two small changes to Twisted Fate: We're increasing his base attack range and making the player manually acquire targets once he locks a card. What are we hoping to do with these changes?
[Morello, Lead Champion Designer]
One of the things wee really wanted to improve Twisted Fate's laning consistency and ability to trade with other people in lane, which is poor right now. Not only can Twisted Fate now trade more effectively with other auto-attackers since he has a similar range, Pick a Card now has similar range to spells as well. This lets him trade with characters like Annie or not come out in unfavorable or completely unsafe positions when laning against a multitude of characters. The manual acquisition of Pick a Card is a quality of life change. A lot of Twisted Fate players express frustration with Gold Card coming up and then firing against a target you didn't intend to hit. This will make it so he has control over the targets he picks and he has to choose the most effective target, as opposed to accidentally firing it at the wrong target due to fate or weird circumstances.
We're nerfing the healing per stack on Tryndamere's Bloodlust. Why are we nerfing Tryndamere?
It's almost impossible to push Tryndamere out of lane when he's doing well. This is because the heal for how much Fury he has is very high. This means when Tryndamere is in there dominating his lane, getting tons of hits on the enemy, crushing lots of minions, his Fury is always full and he's healing for a ton. This doesn't leave a lot of counter-play options to the enemy laner. Conversely, we haven't touched the base level heal, which means that if Tryndamere does have a bad lane, he can go ahead and still survive in that lane and try to make a comeback and do some counter-play on his own
We're replacing the Perseverance mastery in the Utility Tree with Strength of Spirit, which converts maximum mana into bonus health regeneration. Why are we making this change?
[Morello] Source: LYBIO.net
Since Perseverance works on total percentage of health regeneration it really wasn't usable in most cases except for very abusive ones. Furthermore, Strength of Spirit was really fun old mastery. We thought it added a lot of cool item choices and a lot of different ways you could build your character based on having this mastery, so we wanted to put it back in the game and re-introduce those options. The Utility tree has been under-appreciated in the new masteries as well, so we wanted to use this as an option to put some good buffs deep in that tree.
We're introducing a lot of new runes in the new patch to replace the dodge runes that we're removing and refunding in the near future. These new runes have stats like hybrid armor and magic penetration, gold over time seals, bonus percentage health, life steal, and spell vamp. What are the goals with these new runes?
Simply put, the first reason is "new runes are cool and make more options for players.†Players like to experiment with crazy builds, find their own niche of the way like the build champions, and new runes just allow you to do that better. Percent health are a natural fit on champions who have health that they get from abilities or other statistics that scale on health. For example, Cho'Gath with his Feast is really good with this, Vladimir with his passive is very good, as well as Volibear who has a health scaling ability. We think this will give some new build options for those champions. Hybrid penetration runes are something that fans have been asking about for a while and also helps on characters like Akali, Jax, Kayle, or other champions who scale on both magical and physical damage. For these hybrid characters, these new runes will give you more total penetration than alternating magic and armor penetration runes would on their own. I want to talk for a second about the new life steal and spell vamp quintessences. Even though we've been reducing some of the sustain in our game through our support changes and other and other such adjustments, life steal and spell vamp are in a different category. They require some risk or opportunity cost in order to get the sustain back, so for example to use life steal, you have to start auto-attacking more than you normally would, or you have to engage with other champions. This makes for some interesting decisions on those champions instead of just passively getting health back.
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The Dairy Foods Magazine's Dairy 100 List covers the top dairy companies in North America. This list includes brands, products made, and plant locations for the largest processors of fluid milk, ice cream, cheese, butter, cultured dairy products, dairy ingredients, and other dairy-derived foods and beverages.
This is a syndication of the full article from the Dairy Foods Magazine website.
NotableS from the Top 100 list
The latest tabulation of the list revealed continuing changes occurring in the dairy industry. The industry is constantly in motion with partnerships, mergers, and acquisitions. The most notable is the merger between Dannon and WhiteWave, which reached the top 5 this year at #4.
Congratulations to the 2018 Dairy 100 companies - we look forward to watching you grow in 2019 and seeing who comes out on top of next year's list (expected to publish in fall 2019).
Here's a quick overview of the top 10 dairy companies. You can find the full Dairy 100 list here.
Top 10 Dairy Companies:
1. Nestlé USA
Annual Sales (in millions): $14,079.0.
Nestle Dairy brands include: Christie, Del Monte, Dreyer's, Dreyer's Slow Churned, Edy's, Edy's Slow Churned, Häagen-Dazs, Nesquik, Nestlé/ Nestlé Ice Cream, Nestlé Agüitas, Nestlé Dibs, Nestlé Dolcetto, Nestlé Drumstick, Nestlé Eskimo Pie, Nestlé La Lechera, Nestlé La Leche Clavel, Nestlé Pureza Vita, Nestlé Push-Up, Purina Frosty Paws, Outshine, Skinny Cow, Carnation Breakfast Essentials, Coffee-mate, Coffee-mate natural bliss, Wonka and more
2. Saputo Inc.
Annual Sales (in millions): $8,268.6
Saputo Inc. Dairy brands include: Saputo, Alexis de Portneuf, Armstrong, COON, Dairyland, DairyStar, Friendship Dairies, Frigo Cheese Heads, La Paulina, Milk2Go/Lait's Go, Neilson, Nutrilait, Stella, Sungold, Treasure Cave, Woolwich Dairy. Trademarks used under licence: Cracker Barrel, Scotsburn
3. Dean Foods Co.
Annual Sales (in millions): $7,795.0
Dean Foods Co. Dairy brands include: Alta Dena, Arctic Splash, Barbers Dairy, Barbe's, Berkeley Farms, Broughton, Brown Cow, Brown's Dairy, Caribou (licensed brand), Chug, Country Fresh, Country Love, Creamland, DairyPure, Dean's, Fieldcrest, Friendly's, Fruit Rush, Gandy's, Garelick Farms, Hygeia, Jilbert, Knudsen (licensed brand) Land O Lakes (licensed brand), Land-O-Sun & design, Lehigh Valley Dairy Farms, Louis Trauth Dairy Inc., Mayfield, McArthur, Meadow Brook, Meadow Gold, Mile High Ice Cream, Model Dairy, Morning Glory, Nature's Pride, Nurture, Nutty Buddy, Oak Farms, Orchard Pure, Organic Valley (licensed joint venture), Over the Moon, Pet (licensed brand), Pog (licensed brand), Price's, Purity, ReadyLeaf, Reiter, Robinson, Schepps, Stroh's, Swiss Dairy, Swiss Premium, TruMoo, T.G. Lee, Turtle Tracks, Tuscan, Uncle Matt's Organic, Viva
Dean Foods acquired an organic juice company called Uncle Matt's Organic in late June. That deal came with two benefits: it gives the milk processor access to customers for nondairy beverages, and it allows the dairy company to play in the growing organic foods space. It's a move other fluid milk processors might want to emulate.
4. Danone North America
Annual Sales (in millions): $6,000.0
DanoneWave Dairy brands include: Activia, Danimals, Dannon, Dan-o-nino, Earthbound Farm, Horizon Organic, International Delight, Light & Fit, Oikos, Silk, So Delicious, Vega, Wallaby, YoCream, YoCrunch
When Danone purchased WhiteWave, the yogurt maker acquired a portfolio of nondairy beverages, positioning the dairy processor for long-term success as sales of plant-based "milks" continue to climb.
5. Kraft Heinz Co.
Annual Sales (in millions): $5,482.0
Kraft Heinz Co. Dairy brands include: Athenos, Breakstone's, Cracker Barrel, Knudsen, Kraft, Kraft Amooza, Kraft Cheese-Whiz, Kraft Natural Cheese, Kraft Singles, Kraft Velveeta, Philadelphia, P'tit Quebec, Polly-O, Singles, Touch of Philadelphia
6. Schreiber Foods
Annual Sales (in millions): $5,000.0
Schreiber Foods Dairy brands include: Schreiber, School Choice, Cooper, Clearfield Deli, La Feria, Menu, American Heritage, Pauly, Raskas, Ready-cut
7. Agropur
Annual Sales (in millions): $4,601.8
Agropur Dairy brands include: Agropur Grand Cheddar, Agropur Import Collection, Agropur Signature, Allegro, ANCO, BiPro, Central Dairies, Dairytown, Damafro, Farmers, Iceberg, iögo (joint venture with Ultima Foods), Island Farms, Lucerne, Masters Reserve, Natrel, Northumberland, Oka, Olympic, Québon, Schroeder, Scotsburn, Sealtest
8. Dairy Farmers of America inc.
Annual Sales (in millions): $4,082.8
Dairy Farmers of America Inc. Dairy brands include: Borden (used under license for cheese and butter), Breakstone's (used under license for butter), Cache Valley Creamery, California Gold, Cass-Clay Creamery, Cumberland Dairy, Dairy Maid Dairy, Falfurrias, Guida's Milk, Hotel Bar, Keller's Creamery, Kemps, La Vaquita, Oakhurst Dairy, Plugra, Sport Shake, private labels
9. Land o' Lakes inc.
Annual Sales (in millions): $3,900.0
Land O' Lakes Inc. Dairy brands include: Alpine Lace, Land O'Lakes, Kozy Shack, Sauté Express Seasoned Meal Starter
10. The Kroger Co.
Annual Sales (in millions): $3,581.0
The Kroger Co. Dairy brands include: Kroger, Private Selection, Simple Truth, Turkey Hill, regional banner brands


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The integration of Marriott and Starwood is taking place this weekend, and short term this opens up lots of opportunities when it comes to redeeming points. That's because Marriott isn't introducing Category 8, as well as peak and off-peak pricing, until next year.
So many of us have been wanting to lock in reservations now. You can get the current pricing as long as you book by the end of 2018, even if you're actually traveling in 2019.
Marriott is making updates to their website throughout the weekend, so it could be that we see their site and mobile app go down a few more times over the coming hours and days.
So, what's the general status of redeeming Marriott points for hotel stays?
Most hotels are bookable at new award costs
There are some incredible opportunities to redeem at Starwood's top properties. These used to cost up to 35,000 Starpoints per night, which is the equivalent of 105,000 Marriott points (given the 1:3 transfer ratio). Now they're bookable for 60,000 Marriott points per night, with the possibility of a fifth night free.
Want to lock in the St. Regis Aspen, St. Regis Deer Valley, St. Regis New York, etc.? Book now, as 48,000 points per night (after factoring in the fifth night free) is an exceptional deal.
These hotels largely seem to be bookable directly through the Marriott website as of now.
Some hotels only show points available through mobile app
While most hotels are bookable through Marriott's website, some only display points availability through the mobile app (but even the apps have issues with confirming these bookings).
For example, the St. Regis Maldives shows as being available for 48,000 points per night (when factoring in the fifth night free) when you go to the website, but when you click through you won't actually see any award availability.
I imagine this is a website glitch, because the Marriott and SPG mobile apps do show awards. Just select that you want to make a points redemption.
Then you should see the St. Regis Maldives displayed for an average of only 48,000 points per night when staying in increments of five nights.
In this case you'd get a Garden Villa with a private pool.
The catch is that while the app shows award availability, it mostly seems to error out when you actually try to book, so it seems that they're still working out some kinks.
Some hotels still show no points availability
One of the exciting developments with the new program is that all hotels are supposed to have "standard" room availability, even properties that were previously considered to be "all suites."
I've been told that these properties should be bookable with points soon, but as of now they still show as "sold out." Even the contact centers can't see availability at these hotels as of now. I suspect it could be a couple more days before some hotels are actually bookable with points.
Have you made any bookings since the new program went into effect? What did you book, and what was your booking experience like?


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The U.S. Naval Academy has started construction work on a $106 million facility on its campus in Annapolis, Maryland to house classes and research work for students in the field of cybersecurity. The Navy said Thursday this multi-story academic building will include classrooms, a lecture hall, research labs, a research and testing …Read More »
Reports: Senate to Vote on Continuing Resolution to Avert Govt Shutdown
U.S. senators plan to meet Tuesday to vote on a bill proposed by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) to extend government funding and head off a shutdown by the end of the week, Roll Call reported Monday. Niels Lesniewski writes Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-Maryland) said Democratic and Republican members will continue discussions with the goal to reach …Read More »
4 Senators Ask Sen. Mitch McConnell to Advance Beth Cobert's Nomination as OPM Chief
Senators from Maryland and Virginia have asked Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) to have the upper chamber vote on the confirmation of Beth Cobert, acting director at the Office of Personnel Management, as OPM chief. Sens. Mark Warner (D-Virginia), Tim Kaine (D-Virginia), Barbara Mikulski (D-Maryland), and Ben Cardin (D-Maryland) said …Read More »
Senators Seek to Elevate Cybercom to Combatant Command Through 2017 NDAA Amendment
Senators have proposed a bipartisan amendment that they plan to integrate with the fiscal year 2017 defense policy bill in an effort to make the U.S. Cyber Command as a unified combatant command within the Defense Department, Defense News reported Wednesday. Joe Gould writes Sen. Mark Warner (D-Virginia) said he agrees with Navy …Read More »
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Jetta Wong, acting director of the Energy Department's new office of technology transitions, has said DOE's technology transfer efforts work to commercialize platforms that emerge from national laboratories in an effort to generate jobs and improve the economy. Wong made the remarks at a Sandia National Laboratories-hosted roundtable discussion held in …Read More »
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Umm - this is our first blog post - ever! We hope it is okay.
Well, in two weeks time we, and Matthew our 18 year old son, will be in Dallas about to start our training before heading to Guinea on 28th October.
It has been four and half years coming and six months since we were officially accepted and our 'to-do lists' are nearly done! We've had a myriad of vaccinations, completed and signed many forms and policies, completed personality profiles, rationalised our bank accounts, sorted out mobiles, got our International Driving Permits, cleared and de-cluttered our house, revamped our garden to hopefully stop future flooding(!), bought luggage that will fit in our cabin (we hope!), checked our wardrobe complies with the Guinea dress code (very strict), spent £340 on Malarone (anti-malarials) for a three months supply for the three of us, booked our flights to Dallas, nearly booked a shuttle from Dallas to Mercy Ships HQ (must actually do that!), sold two cars, bought a new laptop, set up a VPN (what on earth is that?!), had a couple of short camping breaks on the Gower, a quick trip to Pembroke, had a fundraising tea and cakes afternoon, spoke at our church on a few occasions, went to the Mercy Ships End of Field Service celebration, set up a blog (what?), told people about Mercy Ships, had some get-togethers and tried to keep in touch with friends and family.
Intertwined with all this we have had some significant family life events:
|Hannah's graduation
Hannah (our oldest) graduated with a Masters in Civil Engineering after five years at Cardiff University
Matthew (our youngest who is also going to serving on Mercy Ships) passed his A Levels (hooray!) Matthew is on the left of the picture above looking very smart. (He has set up his own blog: matthewswestafricanadventure.blogspot.com )
|Zoe and Seth
and Zoë (the middle child, as she keeps telling us) married Seth on 25th August.
Some fabulous family days!
Due to these events, our household has doubled in size recently with six of us now living in our house and the contents of two, or maybe three, university accommodations and wedding presents coming into the house too!
Oh, and we both finished our (paid) work - Lynne at the end of June (she had a party) and Stuart's self employment in July (couldn't have a party as he had no colleagues so he had one later with some previous work colleagues from his MOD days.)
Haven't quite mastered the art of positioning pictures! Hmm!
|Three Cliffs Bay
|Slade Bay
|The parents selfie attempt
|Sunset at Rhossili
So, what's left to do?
We have our commissioning service tomorrow at Corsham Baptist Church and a final leaving party next Saturday. The realisation of goodbye is getting harder!
And, of course, we have to pack. Lynne really doesn't like packing and tends to keep packing until there is no more room! However, we have to make sure the cases fit in the car that Zoë will drive to take us to the airport. Had a test run this afternoon and we think six large bags, cabin luggage, Stuart's guitar and Matthew's ukulele will (just about) fit in Zoë's Honda Jazz! Oh, and final hair cuts as we don't know when we will get the next one!
We are looking forward to this new chapter in our lives with excitement and some nervous anticipation as we really are stepping into the unknown. How will we react to living on a ship with 400 other people from many different nationalities and living in a country so unlike England and where poverty is an everyday reality for so many and access to surgery that we would take for granted is non existent? We go with determination and a motivation to serve the people of Guinea as we believe we are going to where God wants us at this time. We so appreciate, and will continue to need, the love, support, encouragement and prayers of our family, church family and friends.
We will finish with the bible verse that has inspired us: 'And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.' Micah 6:8
Thank you for reading.
Everything communicated here strictly reflects our personal opinions and is neither reviewed nor endorsed by Mercy Ships. Opinions, conclusions and other information expressed here do not necessarily reflect the views of Mercy Ships.


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- Republican Mark Harris said on Thursday that he supports holding a new election in the North Carolina congressional race he won by fewer than 1,000 votes.
- Harris' call comes after a four-day hearing regarding alleged voter fraud conducted by a political operative he hired to boost voter turnout in a rural county.
- Harris' son, John Harris, on Wednesday testified that he warned his father in the spring of 2017 that the operative's practices were likely illegal. Harris hired the operative anyways.
After four days of eventful and emotional hearings concerning alleged fraud in a North Carolina congressional race, the state Board of Elections on Thursday voted to hold a new election in the contested ninth district that Republican Mark Harris won by fewer than 1,000 votes.
The state Board of Elections presented evidence that a "coordinated, unlawful and substantially resourced absentee ballot scheme" orchestrated by a political operative hired by Harris helped swing the close race in the Republican's favour.
Prior to the Board's official vote, Harris also called for a new election.
"It's become clear to me that the public's confidence in the Ninth District's general election has been undermined to an extent that a new election is warranted," Harris said during his testimony Thursday.
The operative, Leslie McCrae Dowless, allegedly paid people to collect and alter absentee ballots in rural Bladen County in violation of state law. The Harris campaign paid Dowless tens of thousands of dollars during the course of the election. Harris ultimately beat Democrat Dan McCready by 904 votes.
In one of the most stunning developments of the week, Harris' son, John Harris, testified that he "raised red flags" with his parents about Dowless' practices. John told Harris in an email that he believed Dowless' operation, which involved collecting and mailing in voters' absentee ballots, was likely illegal.
"The key thing that I am fairly certain they do that is illegal is that they collected the completed absentee ballots and mail them all at once," John wrote in an April 7, 2017, email to his parents. John Harris, who is a federal prosecutor, said his parents believed Dowless assurances that his practices were above board, despite their son's warnings.
"Do I agree with their ultimate assessment? No, I thought what he was doing was illegal, and I was right," he said.
John concluded, "I love my dad and I love my mum – I certainly have no vendetta against them … I think they made mistakes in this process and they certainly did things differently than I would have done them."
"I believe a new election should be called."
Mark Harris, Republican candidate in the country's last undecided congressional election, calls for new election in North Carolina's 9th district. https://t.co/wV3fTyVvvJ pic.twitter.com/bSdjaegSqp
— NBC News (@NBCNews) February 21, 2019
Mark Harris became emotional as his son spoke. The testimony contradicts statements Harris has made insisting that he was unaware of concerns about Dowless' practices until after the election.
"We know that what Dr. Harris has been telling us, which is that no one warned him, is patently untrue," McCready's lawyer told the Board on Wednesday.
It also emerged this week that the Harris campaign withheld documents responsive to a subpoena the Board sent the campaign.
On Wednesday night, Harris' campaign turned over a March 2017 email that Harris wrote in which he referred to "the guy whose absentee ballot project for Johnson could have put me in the US House this term, had I known, and he had been helping us."
On Thursday, Harris testified that he believed his son was "overreacting" in 2017 and didn't think his warnings were "red flags."
"My 27-year-old son" is "a little judgmental and has a little taste of arrogance and some other things," Harris said,according to the Washington Post. "And I'm very proud of him and love him with all my heart."
Harris also said on Thursday he was not aware that payments he made to an independent PAC were illegal. He added that he didn't seek any formal legal advice regarding Dowless' absentee ballot activities.
Michael Bitzer, a professor of politics and history at Catawba College, said this week's hearings have revealed "a campaign that didn't have any controls over the logistics and personnel."
"We thought this evidentiary hearing would have some fireworks, but it's more like bombs that have been dropped pretty much every day since Monday," he told INSIDER. "I think a lot of us knew that the hearing would have some real surprises, but I think most of us have been really stunned at how these things have unfolded."
Wednesday's testimony to NC officials ended on an emotional note when congressional candidate Mark Harris teared up as his son, John Harris, read a statement about his parents' actions.#ncpol #ncgov
More from this week's #NC09 election hearing >> https://t.co/zWG8OvIYK7 pic.twitter.com/8EdKv3YRJ0
— The News & Observer (@newsobserver) February 20, 2019
On Thursday afternoon, Harris said he supports holding a new election.
Elections experts found that while 19% of absentee voters in Bladen County were registered Republicans, 62% of the County's mailed-in ballots were votes for Harris and the GOP.
Dowless, court records show, is a convicted felon who has faced jail time for fraud and perjury. He has denied any wrongdoing in last year's election. He's refused to testify before the state board.
After mail-in ballot irregularities emerged following November's election, the board of elections voted unanimously to refuse to certify Harris' win.
Several district residents have described having their absentee ballots collected, also known as "ballot harvesting," which is illegal in North Carolina. Speaking to local news station WSOC 9, a Charlotte ABC affiliate, Cheryl Kinlaw, a woman who said she was paid $US100 to collect the ballots from voters, said she didn't think this was illegal because Dowless "has been doing it for years."
"I feel bad now that I know that it wasn't legal, but I didn't know at the time," she said.
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Charles Blackman stands among Australia s most beloved and collectable artists. With a career as distinct as it is diverse, his work is consistently informed by a sense of childlike wonder. Perhaps an antipodean revival of Gustav Klimt 's iconic work, Blackman 's The Kiss captures a moment of passion. Rather than a gilded fantasy however, Blackman grounds his embrace in domestic life. In the background, hides a child beneath a table and a cat en route. Reminiscent of the chaos, intimacy and immediacy of love in real life, The Kiss offers new discoveries with every glance. King of cheeky charm, Blackman 's work uses his own personal experiences to articulate universals truths.
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Our director, Angela Tandori is a second generation art dealer who begun working in the industry in 1998. Armed with vast experience in auctioning, valuing, exhibiting and consulting in Australian art, Angela has honed her vision for the modern collector. She holds a certificate in Auction & Valuation practice and is a member of the Art Consulting Association of Australia and an associate member of the Auctioneers and Valuers Association of Australia. Plus, she's an avid art collector herself!


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A HORRIFIC PLANE CRASH DEVASTATES BOBBYON AN ALL-NEW "9-1-1" WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24, ON FOXIn the aftermath of a deadly plane crash, Bobby and team race to help the survivors, while Athena deals with panic and chaos at the airport. Bobby confronts his past demons; Athena is out for revenge against a group of teen bullies; and Abby delivers an important message from a 9-1-1 caller in the all-new "Worst Day Ever" episode of 9-1-1 airing Wednesday, Jan. 24 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (NIN-104) (TV-14 D, L, S, V)
Cast: Angela Bassett as Athena Grant; Connie Britton as Abby Clark; Peter Krause as Bobby Nash; Oliver Stark as Evan "Buck" Buckley; Aisha Hinds as Henrietta "Hen" Wilson; Kenneth Choi as Howie "Chimney" Han; Rockmond Dunbar as Michael GrantGuest Cast: Mariette Hartley as Patricia Clark, Cocoa Brown as Carla; Oscar Nunez as Guillermo; Erin Cahill as Tammy; Claudia Christian as Capt. Maynard; Genneya Walton as Laila Creedy; John Marshall Jones as Dave Morrissey; Todd Sandler as Wally; Sophia Brown as Candace Creedy; Christopher Duncan as Paul Creedy; Michael Dempsey as Officer Dowers; J.D. Walsh as Officer Gerrard; Tyler Francavilla as Bill Parsons; Josephine Lawrence as Georgina


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Sept 3 Labor Day Holiday closed
Nov 12 Veteran's Day Holiday closed
Nov 21 Teacher work day 7:30-6
Nov 22,23 Thanksgiving Holiday closed
Dec 21 Vacation 7:30-6
Dec 24,25,26 Christmas Holiday closed
Dec 27,28,31 Vacation 7:30-6
Jan 1 New Year's Day Holiday closed
Jan 21 Martin Luther King Holiday closed
Jan 25 Teacher work day 7:30-6
April 15,16,17,18 Vacation (Spring Break) 7:30-6
April 19 Good Friday Holiday closed
April 22 Vacation (Spring Break) 7:30-6
May 27 Memorial Day Holiday closed
June 6 Last Day of School Early Release
June 7 Vacation Day 7:30-6
Please remember that we do not pick up for inclement weather closings or early releases. We are open for scheduled early release days.
We will only be open for CFCI teacher work days if they fall on New Hanover County teacher work days. If not, you can drop your child off after 12:30 p.m.


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Actress and TV host Maine Mendoza (age 23), aka Phenomenal Star, graced the unveiling of COD (Christmas on Display) at the Araneta Center in Cubao, Quezon City, Philippines on November 22, 2018.
Maine Mendoza, along with child star Baeby Baste and Miss Universe Philippines 2018 Catriona Gray and her Court, and the Mandaluyong Children's Choir, were the special guests for the launch of the COD at Araneta.
The COD has come back to the Araneta Center, specifically at the Times Square Food Park, after 16 years of absence.
Maine Mendoza performance at Araneta Center
The Phenomenatl Star, who catapulted to fame via Dubsmash videos and later on as the other half of the love team AlDub (together with Alden Richards), sang the Ariana Grande version of "Last Christmas" by WHAM.
In an interview with showbiz reporter Nelson Canlas, Maine admitted that she still has stage fright. Just before she climbed the stage to perform, she said she really felt nervous.
But the jitters must have faded away as Maine Mendoza felt the overwhelming support of her fans who flocked to the COD launch at Araneta Center just to catch a glimpse of her.
A face on a lover with a fire in his heart
A man under cover but you tore me apart.
Now, I've found the real love, you'll never fool me again ?@mainedcm #MaineCODAranetaCenter pic.twitter.com/hVjhbMZTMs
— ?nettetomacruz? (@nettetomacruz) November 23, 2018
Maine promoted her upcoming movie "Jack Em Popoy: The PulisCredibles" with Vic Sotto and Coco Martin, during the event.
Maine Mendoza Album
Meanwhile, fans online, are now asking about Maine Mendoza's upcoming album, after watching her perform "Last Christmas".
Maine Mendoza is set to release an album under Universal Records, but the date of release is not known yet.
She said in a Q & A in September, 2018 that she has recorded a couple of songs, one cover and one original. But Maine Mendoza admitted she is busy with her sitcom (Daddy's Gurl) and MMFF movie entry, "Jack Em Popoy: The PulisCredibles" and can't focus on her album yet.


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(Warning: no make-up post!)
There are 4 different types and the one I tried is the Age-Lock & Moisturizing Wild Yam Mask!
Each box contains 8 pieces, unlike the usual 5 pieces! 8 is a good number for a box of masks as it can last us for 2 months exactly if we use it weekly heh!
Anyway, the Age-Lock & Moisturizing Wild Yam Mask like its name goes, focuses on anti-ageing and moisturising!
Other functions of the mask! See the design of the packaging is so cute!
I shall not go into more details for the mask description, you can click on the following poster to enlarge it and read the details for yourself!
Maskin' time! Its a 3D mask with hooks, it covers the whole of my face, to my ears and also my under-chin area, this is good for the lifting effect and I can multi-task while masking!
The mask is made with a double woven technique, and its super soft and highly stretchable! Here is the texture of the mask..
My review on the mask:
The mask was generally comfy to put on. The leftover serum on my face after removing the mask gets absorbed into my face in less than half a minute without patting which is really quick compared to all other masks that I've tried! Plus there's not much of a sticky feeling.. My face feels tighter and more radiant after masking, yay! However, the only downside is that the mask smells like chinese herbs which I don't really like, being a big fan of nice-smelling stuffs! (note: it doesn't stink, but I'm just a little too used to nice-smelling masks)
One of my favourite mask so far but I will really prefer it to smell nicer hehe..
Mask is retailing at S$14.90 and can be found in selected Watsons stores!
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This is from the 22nd.
- I was walking east on a city street after dark, up to an Indian fast-food restaurant on the south side of the street, to get dinner; some other people went in ahead of me.
- There was a reception on a rainy day that I attended; it was in a room up some wide steps right off the street to the west; the street wall was glazed, and on the other sides of the room were other rooms; the room was longer in the north-south dimension, and it had a low ceiling and a glossy light-colored floor. It was much like the lobby of a hotel. The reception was peopled by some WU architecture faculty and maybe some other architects. There was a wide doorway to the room to the north, which seemed to be a dining or function room.
- I was at an open-air concert in northern Norway, at a location where the land sloped down to the southeast; GZA (but with the physical form of Mos Def) and some (white grunge-looking) friends of his were there, and I was chatting with them. At another point, a young band, with seemingly high-school age members, played a powerful cover of "Purple Haze"; I was in the crowd quite near the stage, which was to the south. It was a brisk, cloudy day.
- Maybe after the previous scene chronologically, I was in a windowless pair of smallish whitish rooms connected by an open doorway, lit by some table lamps, with a bunch of WU students; I suggested that a fountain in the middle of one of the rooms emanating weed smoke would be suitable, and my justification was along the lines of "duh… Method Man!", as if the Clan were on the way; maybe they were.
- On an afternoon with supremely clear, breezy air, cool but warmed by the sun, I sat at a picnic table on a park lawn with trees nearby, across from a woman with whom I discussed numerous facets of urban design. Other visions went by as I talked; it was a very lucid discussion, and I wish I could remember some specifics.
I took a nap also, and remembered the following scene from it: I was looking closely at a Google map of Antrim Rd north of 137; the road turned east around a pond to the south, and I began to suspect that it might be High St by that point. I was then running on the height of land of High St at the farm, going north into the woods. My running watch was at about 51 minutes. At the corner of Pleasant St, on the southwest side, there was a new house foundation bordered by woods on the sides away from the roads; it was made of brick-size granite blocks, and I stopped to investigate it, walking up to the north wall and feeling the bricks at the top of the wall.


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Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas presents 2017 Women of Distinction Luncheon
Many events have been canceled or postponed due to coronavirus concerns. Please check with the organization before going to any event.
The annual Women of Distinction Luncheon honors extraordinary women who have made significant contributions towards advancing opportunities for girls and women within the North Texas region.
Co-chairs Laura Downing and Susan Glassmoyer will present a luncheon to remember as guests hear inspiring words and inspirational stories. Proceeds benefit the Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas.


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In the medical community, as with other professions, problems must be acknowledged and identified before solutions can be effective. The risks of causing serious injuries or deaths are high when Chicago doctors and hospitals fail to change unsafe behavior patterns.
Wrong-site surgeries occur when the wrong operation is performed or when surgery occurs on the wrong patient or body part. The Joint Commission recorded 463 wrong-site surgeries between 2010 and 2013, but these incidents were reported – the true number, including unreported mistakes, may be as high as 50 wrong-site surgeries every week.
Health care providers know wrong-site surgeries are a preventable problem. A Joint Commission project, undertaken by eight hospitals nationwide and some ambulatory surgical centers showed medical professionals could pinpoint and correct 29 factors that contributed to patient harm during surgery.
Errors began during operation scheduling, where mix-ups were traced to miscommunication. Verbal assurances were not backed by documentation. Handwriting or abbreviation misinterpretations were evident.
Mistakes prior to surgery included incorrect or missing documents including vital consent forms and patient identification. Inconsistency and errors were found among surgeons and pre-op staff members in marking surgical sites properly. Inattentiveness was attributed to hurrying and distractions.
Earlier mistakes snowballed in hectic operating rooms, where miscommunication and rushed actions also were blamed for errors. Final verifications about the procedure during time outs prior to operations were conducted before all surgical team members were ready or present.
Work cultures within the participating health care facilities did not emphasize new policy or patient safety training. Staff members were not encouraged to make comments about surgical procedures.
The wrong-site surgery risks dropped up to 63 percent when participating hospitals addressed and corrected these problems. Illinois health care facilities that do not prioritize safe surgical procedures may be liable for mistakes staff members make. Medical malpractice lawsuits are based upon negligence – carelessness that could have been avoided.


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Every year the High Sheriff of Oxfordshire invites nominations for approximately 20 High Sheriff Awards in recognition of individuals in Oxfordshire who have made outstanding contributions to the communities in which they live and work. Nominees will usually have had a high impact on the lives of others over a sustained period of time and will be recognised by other people working in the nominee's area as inspirational and as setting an example for others to follow.
The High Sheriff Awards will not normally be made to people whose work and commitment has already been recognised by the award of a National Honour or by bodies such as the Police, the Fire and Rescue Service and Oxfordshire Community and Voluntary Action.
Nominations can be made by anyone who lives or works in Oxfordshire or who is representing an organisation in the public, voluntary and charitable or private sectors. All nominations will be treated in the strictest confidence and nominees should not be informed that they have been nominated as it can be very disappointing to raise expectations that are then not met.
The nomination process
All nominations should be made on the form that has been prepared for this purpose, and should include the contact details of the nominee as well as the nominator together with a brief summary (400 words max) of the reasons why the nominee merits a High Sheriff's Award. A copy of the nomination form can be found here.
The deadline for nominations is Thursday 10th January 2019. Successful nominees will be contacted in early February and the High Sheriff Awards will be conferred at a ceremony in central Oxford on a date to be confirmed, to which nominators, families and friends will also be invited.
Contributions to community life
Nominations will be welcome for people who have made outstanding contributions to any aspect of community life, but in the current year nominations in the following areas will be particularly welcome from individuals who are, or have been, involved in:
- Coaching or volunteering in youth sport and youth leadership organisations
- Youth projects associated with the arts and education
- Mental health work in the community
- Communication initiatives in communities.
Nominations should arrive with the High Sheriff before Thursday 11th January 2019 and sent via email to email@example.com, or by post to: The High Sheriff of Oxfordshire, c/o VSL & Partners, 22 Bankside, Kidlington, Oxon, OX5 1JE.


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Cape Town - Martin Rohwer claimed his first Sunshine Tour title in spectacular fashion as he led from the opening to the closing round of this season's edition of the Royal Swazi Open in eSwatini.
He was co-leader with England's James Allan after the opening round on a total of 18 Modified Stableford format points.
A 12-point haul in the second round saw him take solo lead with 30 points in round two. He backed up that round with another 18 points to take his tally to 48 so that he had a six-point lead heading into the final round. He didn't relent in the final round, earning himself 11 more points which took his total to 59 and delivering him maiden victory in the process.
"It feels unbelievable to be honest," said Rohwer of his form in eSwatini. "It justifies the fact that I can maintain a lead and play under that type of pressure in a four-round tournament instead of the three-round tournament. Hopefully, I can use that experience in the future."
In a format like the Modified Stableford, there was always going to be pressure from all over and in the final round, players like Jake Roos and Steve Surry who both came second with 47 points, Rohwer showed maturity to not throw his lead away at any stage of the final round.
"For me, the key was keeping the ball in play," he said, "and, hitting a lot of good irons. I never, really, got short-sided or I didn't really look like making a bogey. I kept things stress-free from that point of view. But I played well the whole week; I stayed patient. I had a game plan and I stuck to it and I'm glad it paid off."
Sharing the fourth spot behind Surry and Roos was the duo of Zimbabwe's Stephen Ferreira and veteran Jean Hugo with 45 points. Thriston Lawrence's great form continued as he and Jaco Prinsloo took up the sixth spot on the final leaderboard with a total of 44 points while it was Vaughn Groenewald who came eighth, a point short of Lawrence and Prinsloo's total.
Member of the Gary Player Class, Derick Petersen, Estiaan Conradie and Daniel Greene made up the top 10 this week as they shared the ninth spot with 42 points for each.
59 - Martin Rohwer 18 12 18 11
47 - Steve Surry 14 9 13 11, Jake Roos 8 20 14 5
45 - Stephen Ferreira 15 9 8 13, Jean Hugo 9 11 6 19
44 - Thriston Lawrence 13 9 11 11, Jaco Prinsloo 9 17 11 7
43 - Vaughn Groenewald 7 10 17 9
42 - Derick Petersen 5 10 13 14, Estiaan Conradie 11 14 6 11, Daniel Greene 15 11 14 2
41 - MJ Viljoen 17 10 7 7


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Event Archive - Without Mercy, Piggy, Slow Erase, Tri5, Yes Men Jr
Thu. March 28th 2013 @ The Outhouse Abbotsford BC (All Ages)
8pm - 12am doors at 7pm
$5. (min donation)
Presented by: Not Yer Buddy
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Multiristorante Bussola
Via Reggiolo, 22 - 42012 Campagnola Emilia
Phone 0039 0522 663508
Restaurant - Pizzeria
Emilia and Spanish specialities, meat, fish, paella. Entertainment night after dinner. Numerous groups are accepted. Reservation appreciated..
Opening times
Weekdays 07:00 p.m. - 01:00 a.m.
Sunday and holidays 12:00 - 03:00 p.m. / 07:00 p.m. - 01:00 a.m.
Weekly closure Monday and Tuesday
Closed in January
Type of cuisine
Typical regional. Fish. Spanish cuisine specialities. Vegetarian and vegan dishes.
Wine list
Wide selection of handmade wines and beers
Average price
€ 15.00 / 20.00
Credit cards accepted all
Seats 400
Outside seats 200
Rooms available 5
How to get there
Campagnola Emilia
A22 motorway, Carpi exit in the direction of Campagnola Emilia - 10 km
A22 motorway, Reggiolo-Rolo exit in the direction of Novellara - 7 km
Services and facilities
Access for disabled
Wide parking
Games area
Organization of ceremonies
Summer garden
Coffee bar
Music nights
Indoor and outdoor dancing track


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The Justice Department inspector general is preparing a damaging report on former FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe, alleging he was responsible for approving an improper media disclosure, two people familiar with the matter said. One of the people said McCabe will also be accused of misleading investigators about his actions.
The report is a part of Inspector General Michael Horowitz's broad review of the FBI and Justice Department's handling of the investigation into Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server while she was secretary of state.
During that work, inspector general's investigators found that McCabe had authorized the disclosure of information to the Wall Street Journal for an October 2016 story that examined feuding inside the FBI and Justice Department around the handling of a separate investigation into Clinton's family foundation, two people familiar with the case said.
Those probing the matter believe that McCabe, who stepped down in January, misled them when they initially inquired about the subject, though one person familiar with the forthcoming report said McCabe disputes that he intentionally misled investigators.
It is unclear how McCabe is said to have misled investigators. The inspector general's findings on the media disclosure were first reported by the New York Times.
Through a representative, McCabe declined to comment.
Horowitz's report is almost certain to be used by President Donald Trump, who has railed against leaks and made McCabe a particular target of his ire in recent months. McCabe, 49, briefly served as acting FBI director after President Trump fired James Comey from the job, and much like the man he succeeded, McCabe soon became a lightning rod in the political battles over the FBI, Clinton and special counsel Robert Mueller III's investigation into whether the Trump campaign coordinated with Russia to influence the 2016 election.
The 2016 Wall Street Journal report came just as the FBI had reopened the Clinton email investigation on the eve of the presidential election - a matter that was separate from the Clinton Foundation case but had parallels in the way it was fraught with politics.
The Journal's story was notable for the level of detail it contained about internal law enforcement debates, and its revelation of specific information about an ongoing criminal case was considered by the inspector general to be particularly problematic. It presents McCabe as a complicated figure - one who at times is seen by those lower in the bureau as standing in the way of the Clinton Foundation investigation, though he also seems to stand up to Justice Department leaders.
The Justice Department's inspector general has been focused on why Andrew McCabe appeared not to act on a request to examine Hillary Clinton-related emails.
The Journal reported that McCabe retorted to a Justice Department official upset to learn of steps the FBI had taken in the Clinton Foundation investigation, "Are you telling me that I need to shut down a validly predicated investigation?" That would contradict any attempt by Trump or the GOP to claim that he was favoring the Democratic presidential candidate.
The Journal's story was written by Devlin Barrett, now a reporter at The Washington Post. Spokesmen for the Journal did not return an email message. Recently released text messages from an FBI agent and FBI lawyer involved in the Clinton email case show that two days before the story was published, the lawyer, Lisa Page, and the FBI's top spokesman, Michael Kortan, were on the phone with Barrett for an extended conversation.
Page worked in the FBI general counsel's office and with McCabe, and she was briefly detailed to Mueller's investigation into whether the Trump campaign coordinated with Russia to influence the 2016 election. Neither an FBI spokeswoman nor Page's lawyer returned messages Thursday night.
Kortan, who has since left the FBI, could not immediately be reached for comment.
Background briefings with high-level government officials are common in Washington, particularly when reporters already have information and agencies hope to fill in the gaps on limited, and potentially misleading, facts. But law enforcement officials are generally instructed not to reveal ongoing criminal investigations.
While the inspector general uncovered allegations specific to McCabe during his broader look at the Clinton email case, his report on the FBI official is not likely to be the only one the work produces. Horowitz is also examining broad allegations of misconduct involving Comey, the public statement he made recommending that the case be closed without charges and his decision on the eve of the election to reveal to Congress that the FBI had resumed its work.
Horowitz has said publicly he is going to release that report in March or April.
It was not immediately clear whether Comey knew about McCabe's alleged authorization to disclose information to the media. Asked in May 2017 at a congressional hearing whether he had "ever been an anonymous source in news reports about matters relating to the Trump investigation or the Clinton investigation" or if he had "ever authorized someone else at the FBI to be an anonymous source in news reports about the Trump investigation or the Clinton investigation," Comey replied, "Never" and "No."
Late last month, Comey defended the man he picked to be his top deputy, writing on Twitter that McCabe, "stood tall over the last 8 months, when small people were trying to tear down an institution we all depend on. He served with distinction for two decades."
In May, after Comey's firing, Trump asked McCabe in an Oval Office meeting whom he had voted for in the 2016 election, and vented over donations McCabe's wife, who ran as a Democrat for a seat in the Virginia legislature, had received from the political action committee of Terry McAuliffe.
McAuliffe, then the governor of Virginia, is an ally of Clinton, and McCabe, after his wife's loss in the race, would go on to supervise the probe into Clinton's use of a private email server.
In the months that followed that conversation, Trump repeatedly took aim at McCabe in private and on Twitter, asking why his attorney general had not removed him from his post and remarking in December that the then-No. 2 official was "racing the clock to retire with full benefits."
McCabe had long planned to retire March 18, when he became eligible to receive his benefits, but in late January, he surprised the bureau when he abruptly stepped down. The move came after a private meeting in which FBI Director Christopher A. Wray expressed concern to McCabe about what the inspector general had found.
"My conviction to adhering to process is similarly matched by my conviction to holding people accountable,'' Wray wrote later in a message to staff that thanked McCabe for his "years of dedicated, selfless and brave service to the FBI and the American people."
McCabe is still expected to formally retire in March. It was not immediately clear whether the inspector general's report would affect that.
The Washington Post's Ellen Nakashima and Sari Horwitz contributed to this report.


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Quick Hits – May 9
Just some quick news and notes today – first from the transaction wire, as 2008 Boise Hawks 2B Josh Harrison played musical chairs for the Pirates. Harrison was called up for one day – as an insurance policy for Jose Tabata, getting a pinch hit at bat (and flying out to center). A day later, he was back to the International League and rejoining the Indianapolis Indians.
Same cannot be said for the Cubs 2010 2nd Round draft pick Micah Gibbs, who was released by the organization today (according to the Florida State League). Gibbs hit just .203 with seven homers and 60 RBI in 208 career games – advancing as high as Advanced-A Daytona.
On the flip side – former catcher Carlos Escobar, who injured his ankle on a slide late in the season against Everett and has been in rehab for the injury since, finally escaped the Mesa Complex, and is headed to Kane County. Same can be said for former middle infielder, Wes Darvill, who was promoted to Daytona.
Some NWL Notes – When the Hawks head to Vancouver this summer, we'll see a couple great giveaways, including a C's Beach Towel, while they'll also have one of their "SuperStars" head to B.C. while we are there, as Tim Raines (former Montreal Expos star) will be at the Nat. Salem-Keizer has unveiled their promotions – nothing exciting to report (they have the typical Family Feast Night, their Dollar Beer Night, and a Fireworks Show on a getaway day). Excited to see what Tri-City and Hillsboro will have for us this season (though, the Hawks themselves haven't unveiled their promos – I have seen them, they are a bit different, but definitely SOLID!!!)
FanFest #10 is tomorrow night, the Baseball Factory comes to the stadium on Saturday, and the 5A State Tournament is at the yard next week.