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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3605254543761446258.post901786432064096344..comments2020-10-29T07:08:20.904-04:00Comments on Wheelchair Kamikaze: Can A 100-Year-Old TB Vaccine Stop MS, Diabetes, and Other Diseases?The Wheelchair Kamikazehttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3605254543761446258.post-28958130756099495132018-03-14T12:26:39.247-04:002018-03-14T12:26:39.247-04:00This sounds wonderful. Problem is --- the BCG vacc...This sounds wonderful. Problem is --- the BCG vaccine has been routine in many parts of the world!
Everyone I know had the BCG vaccine as a child (this is in India). But people have MS, Type 1 Diabetes, and a whole array of autoimmune firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3605254543761446258.post-30720610772457546312018-02-08T06:04:04.624-05:002018-02-08T06:04:04.624-05:00Unfortunately, only the Connaught strain of the BC...Unfortunately, only the Connaught strain of the BCG vaccine seems to have the desired immunoregulatory effects and it has been discontinued by Sanofi a few years now. The TICE strain that is available does not demonstrate equally possitive results in email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3605254543761446258.post-70652802315478448682018-02-06T10:45:58.185-05:002018-02-06T10:45:58.185-05:00Marc, I love reading your blog, but hearing you te...Marc, I love reading your blog, but hearing you tell your story was so edifying. Your voice and expression told so much more than just your written words. I will keep hoping that the "holy grail" will be discovered, but my then 14 year old grandson's words echo in my head...."Yia, there are some things we are not meant to know".
Love ya, HildaAnonymoushttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-3605254543761446258.post-36607143294688308982018-02-05T03:52:27.524-05:002018-02-05T03:52:27.524-05:00Hi - I have given up hoping for any type of cure. ...Hi - I have given up hoping for any type of cure. Every once in a while, I squawk about big pharma & the cost of drugs that (for me) don't work. Now my latest brainstorm is someone of "value" being diagnosed w/ MS, which will actually generate quicker/aggressive research. Granted, I wouldn't wish MS on anyone, but the number of people being diagnosed is rapidly growing, so anything is possible. We'd need a real star, like Beyonce or Bruno Mars....I also envision MS only care facilities (READ: nursing homes) so us poor slobs that can't move but still have our dogs barking aren't locked up w/ elderly, dementia patients. GEEZ - I wish someone would throw us a bone! Anonymoushttps://email@example.com


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I am training a convolutional Network with a dataset consisting of Images of the same size on my GPU (200x100 pixels, GTX 1080Ti). The images are previously resized with
ImageResize[] as their size varies. The training runs perfectly fine.
However, when I try to increase resolution by resizing all the images to 250x150 (for example)
NetTrain[] quits with the following error
NetTrain: An internal error occurred. Please contact Wolfram Research.
I guess this has something to do with my GPU as the training proceeds normally on my CPU. Is there a way to debug this / find the limitation of my GPU? The error message is not helping at all.
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Where Are We on Cannabis Edibles (and Drinkables)?
Let's start the new year off with a look at what's happening with Cannabis, a food politics topic because of its edibles.
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Plant-Based Meat: The Cosmetic Color Problem
Plant-based meats are touted as the technological solution to the health and environmental problems caused by excessive meat-eating. Venture capital is flooding to what seems like a hot new market.
A reporter asked:
I was wondering if you could share your thoughts with me about the new study finding phthalates in boxed Mac & Cheese. Should consumers be afraid of just Mac & Cheese, considering phthalates are ubiquitous and found in almost every food we consume? What are your recommendations?
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Monsanto's corporate behavior has been so counterproductive that it has damaged the reputation of the entire food biotechnology industry (I document this in Safe Food: The Politics of Food Safety).
What to do?
With regret, I asked my site managers at Cre8d to block all future comments to my site, Food Politics.
The GMO trolls—people who post deliberately hostile comments—have defeated me.
Why Was a Drug Used to Euthanize Animals Found in This Dog Food?
Last week the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned pet owners not to feed specific lot numbers of Evanger's canned Hunk of Beef or Against the Grain Grain Free Pulled Beef with Gravy canned dog food because they might contain enough pentobarbital to sicken or kill their animals.
The FDA began investigating Evanger's Dog & Cat Food Company Inc. when it learned about five dogs in a single household that suffered acute neurological symptoms shortly after eating the product. One dog was euthanized after secondary complications and three others recovered after receiving veterinary care. One of the dogs treated remains on seizure medication and the fifth dog that ate the least amount of food recovered with time.
The stomach contents of the deceased dog and an open can of the product were tested by an FDA Veterinary Laboratory Investigation and Response Network lab and unopened cans of the product from the pet owner and retailer that sold the products (from the same production lot), were tested by FDA's lab. All of the samples tested positive for pentobarbital.
Yikes indeed.
7 Natural Ingredients You Should Add to Your Dog's Diet https://t.co/Nr6YSOD3nB @nytimeshealth @africarenewal— EcoWatch (@EcoWatch)1473975914.0
Pentobarbital is a drug used for euthanizing animals. Years ago, the remains of euthanized animals (sometimes pets) went to rendering plants and the resulting mess ended up in pet foods.
But when Mal Nesheim and I were researching our pet food book, Feed Your Pet Right, which came out in 2010, we searched for but could not find evidence that any pet food company was still doing that.
Everyone we asked, from veterinarians, to pet food makers, to government regulators told us that rendered, euthanized animals were no longer in pet foods, not least because the ingredients would have to be disclosed on the labels and no manufacturer wanted to do that.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said it checked and the canned foods really do contain beef.
Since when are cattle treated with pentobarbital?
If they aren't, how did the drug get into the pet food?
Evanger's advertises its ingredients as "human grade." Oops.
Susan Thixton, who runs the blog, TruthAboutPetFood, snagged a screenshot of Evanger's website before they "edited" out the part about how their products are "made with completely human grade" ingredients. Here's her explanation:
The FDA must agree. It said:
In its recent press release announcing a limited product recall, Evanger's Dog & Cat Food Company, Inc. stated that the beef for its Hunk of Beef product came from a "USDA approved" supplier. However, the FDA reviewed a bill of lading from Evanger's supplier of "Inedible Hand Deboned Beef—For Pet Food Use Only. Not Fit For Human Consumption" and determined that the supplier's facility does not have a grant of inspection from the United States Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service. The meat products from this supplier do not bear the USDA inspection mark and would not be considered human grade.
For more information:
- Food Safety News' excellent coverage of the recall
- Food Safety News on the pentobarbital adulterant
Should Pregnant Women Eat Fish?
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have just issued advice to pregnant women about eating fish.
Fatty fish have long-chain omega-3 fatty acids which are good for health.
Why You Need Omega-3 Fatty Acids in Your Diet - EcoWatch https://t.co/3VYd0amodm @livestrong @nytimeswell— EcoWatch (@EcoWatch)1468445424.0
But some have methylmercury, which is toxic to the developing fetus.
And all have PCBs or other organic compounds that are unlikely to promote health.
The advice? Eat 2 to 3 servings of lower-mercury fish per week for a total of 8-12 ounces.
That's fine, but which fish are low in methylmercury?
Read This if You Love Eating Fish But Worry Your Getting Too Much Mercury Exposure https://t.co/Pb6OOJ9oti @FishWiseOrg @seafoodfuture— EcoWatch (@EcoWatch)1458346524.0
For this, the agencies have created an reference chart that sorts 62 types of fish into three categories:
"Best Choices" (eat two to three servings a week)
"Good Choices" (eat one serving a week)
"Fish to Avoid"
Here's where things get tricky.
- Choices to avoid include, among others, Bigeye Tuna and Tilefish from the Gulf of Mexico.
- Good choices include Albacore and Yellowfin Tuna and Tilefish from the Atlantic Ocean.
Good luck telling the difference.
As I've written before (and also see this post and this one about fish politics), if you want to avoid methylmercury during pregnancy, it's best to avoid tuna. Consumer Reports advises pregnant women not to eat tuna at all.
Center for Science in the Public Interest said:
The best advice for pregnant or nursing women and parents of small children is to choose fish that are low in mercury and high in omega-3 fatty acids, like salmon and sardines. They should avoid albacore tuna altogether and consume tuna labeled as "light tuna" very sparingly—no more than two ounces per week for women and one ounce per week for kids.
And are PCBs a non-issue? Could fish politics have anything to do with this?
Here are the documents:
- FDA and EPA final advice (this updates advice proposed in June 2014).
Should the First Amendment Protect the Marketing of Junk Foods to Kids?
Food Politics
By Marion Nestle
For some time now, I've been arguing that legal scholars ought to be challenging the contention of food corporations that the First Amendment gives them the right to market foods any way they like, even to kids.
I simply cannot believe that the founding fathers of the U.S. intended the First Amendment for this purpose.
In December 2010, I urged public interest lawyers to examine current food marketing practices in the light of the First Amendment. I am pleased to see that they are now doing so.
Samantha Graff of the National Policy & Legal Analysis Network to Prevent Childhood Obesity (NPLAN) forwards two co-authored articles published this month:
Health Affairs: Government Can Regulate Food Advertising to Children Because Cognitive Research Shows It Is Inherently Misleading, by Samantha Graff, Dale Kunkel, and Seth E. Mermin.
The childhood obesity crisis has prompted repeated calls for government action to curb the marketing of unhealthy food to children. Food and entertainment industry groups have asserted that the First Amendment prohibits such regulation.
However, case law establishes that the First Amendment does not protect "inherently misleading" commercial speech. Cognitive research indicates that young children cannot effectively recognize the persuasive intent of advertising or apply the critical evaluation required to comprehend commercial messages.
Given this combination—that government can prohibit "inherently misleading" advertising and that children cannot adequately understand commercial messages—advertising to children younger than age twelve should be considered beyond the scope of constitutional protection.
American Journal of Public Health: Protecting Young People from Junk Food Advertising: Implications of Psychological Research for First Amendment Law, by Jennifer L. Harris and Samantha K. Graff.
In the United States, one third of children and adolescents are overweight or obese, yet food and beverage companies continue to target them with advertising for products that contribute to this obesity crisis.
When government restrictions on such advertising are proposed, the constitutional commercial speech doctrine is often invoked as a barrier to action. We explore incongruities between the legal justifications for the commercial speech doctrine and the psychological research on how food advertising affects young people.
These papers are a great start to the conversation, as was a previous contribution from these authors: A Legal Primer for the Obesity Prevention Movemen, American Journal of Public Health, 2009.
First Amendment scholars—weigh in, please.
And while pondering these questions, take a look at Raj Patel's piece in The Atlantic, Abolish the food industry. In his view, the First Amendment issue is a no brainer:
I side with the American Psychological Association in thinking that advertising to children is unconscionable. Rather than dwell on the First Amendment issue, which strikes me as an easy case to make, I think it's worth addressing a deeper question underlying the San Francisco cigarette-in-pharmacy ban—Why allow an industry that profits from the sale of unhealthy food at all?
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Finding the real meaning
As the effect of Silicon Valley ripples through each country, sector and entrepreneur, I've witnessed both the positive and negative changes.
An abundance of money is being pumped into startups all over the world, whether or not they actually have a working prototype or in some cases, a feasible idea. Fine, it's your money (well kinda), you can invest it where you want.
Then you had the philanthropists, who were looking to donate large amounts of money to green or social projects. Excellent, with both government funding and donations decreasing, there's a funding gap to be filled.
More recently, social entrepreneurship has found its footing and is starting to become prevalent in some countries. Legal structures have been formed, governments have set up policies and strategies, and universities have started teaching it. Now we have impact investment, and funds for impact companies.
What is impact investment?
In a nutshell, impact investment follows the usual rules of any investment. The investors are looking for a return over a number of years and will also have equity in the company.
However with impact investment the return isn't just financial, but can be linked to a number of social or environmental indicators. These indicators tie in nicely with what the organisation sets out to do generally, or through a specific project.
For example, if an impact fund invests in a company selling affordable water filters, the fund will look for two things:
A financial return — the product itself has to make a profit in order for the company to be able to offer a return on investment at a certain percentage
A social or environmental return — the product has to have a positive impact on the buyers life that can be measured and thus relayed back to the fund.
What's happening now?
As more and more funds have opened across Europe and the world, we have started to see a large change in the way they classify impact and social return.
You have the 'purists' who focus on specific problems such as hunger, housing or education, but then there are other funds that leave it open to interpretation.
Is xyz, a tea company really having a positive social impact on their drinkers so much so that they receive these funds? Perhaps if they are employing a certain community, developing educational opportunities there and paying them a living wage, most of which wouldn't be possible otherwise.
Is abc, a new taxi app really changing the way we commute in a way that returns something valuable to all? Perhaps if the fleet is only made up of electric cars, or there are subsidised services for certain customers.
Have a think yourself at recently awarded funds. Would you class them all as impact-focused companies?
Impact is impact, no matter large or small though.
That's the argument put to me when I ask. As long as you can come up with an appropriate reason for getting the funds, then it seems that any impact flies.
I think we have to really ask ourselves a few questions:
Are there not enough social entrepreneurs out there generally?
Or not enough applying for these funds that impact gets diluted?
Or do the funds want to prioritise the financial return that 'purists' may simply not be able to offer?
Whatever the reason, and whatever your point of view, it's great to see that there are funds now for the causes, projects and organisations that are committed to producing real, positive, social and environmental impact. If you're one of them, make sure you access the finance made for you, and stop abc and xyz to it!


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From Alexander Hamilton to Oliver Wolcott, Junior, [8 June 1797]
To Oliver Wolcott, Junior
[New York, June 8, 1797]
Dr. Sir
I have received your two letters of the 6th & 7.1 The last announces to me no more than I feared. Nor do I believe any sufficient external impulse can be given to save us from disgrace. This however will be thought of.
I regret that you appear remote from the idea of a house tax simply without combining the land.2 I do not differ from your general principle. The truth is a solid one, that the sound state of the political œconomy depends in a great degree on a general repartition of taxes on taxable property by some equal rule. But it is very important to relax in theory so as to accomplish as much as may be practicable. I despair of a general land tax without actual war. I fear the idea of it keeps men back from the augmentation of revenue by other means which they might be willing to adopt. The idea of a house tax alone is not so formidable. If placed upon a footing which would evince practicability & moderation in the sum I think it might succeed. Now 1000000 of Dollars computing the number of houses at 600 000 would be an average of about a dollar & a half. The tax would be very low on the worst houses & could not be high on the best. This idea would smooth a great deal.
As to the circumstance of the habitations of the Southern negroes, I see no insuperable difficulty in applying ratios to them which would tend to individual Equity. As between the states the quotaprinciple would make this point unimportance.
As to the inequality in certain states, I believe on the plan suggested there could be no general tax which in fact would operate more equally. The idea of equalization by embracing lands does not much engage my confidence. Besides that this may be an after object & we are to gain points successively.
As to the productiveness of the stamp tax with the items I suggest it is difficult in the first instance to judge. But I am persuaded it would go far towards the point aimed. There cannot be much fewer than 3000000 of hats consumed in a Year in this Country; at an average of 8 Cents ⅌ hat this would be 240 000 Dollars—a large proportion of the 500 000. If law proceedings can be included directly or indirectly the produce will be very considerable. I think you mistake when you say these taxes in England are inconsiderable in proportion.3 According to my recollection the reverse is the truth.
Adieu Yrs.
ALS, Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford; copy, Hamilton Papers, Library of Congress[@LOC].
1. Neither letter has been found.
2. See H to Wolcott, June 6, 1797.
3. This is a reference to "An Act for granting to his Majesty certain Duties on Licences, to be taken out by Persons vending Hats by Retail; and also certain Duties on Hats sold under such Licences; and for laying additional Duties on all Hats and Caps imported into this Kingdom" (24 Geo. III, C. 51 [1784]).


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Powder was had this past weekend.
We returned last night from a 3-day backcountry skiing cabin trip in the area between here and Crested Butte. Snowpack depth in this region (one of Colorado's "high snow micro climes"), is averaging about six feet (in sub-alpine zone below timberline).
Our snow is building fast now that winter's wettest months are upon us. Should be plenty of terrific March and April powder backcountry skiing, along with the May/June spring snow season we long for every year. Photo story below, click images to enlarge.
Our mission this trip: Two men, with 60+ years combined experience in avalanche safety, mentoring four strong and committed teenage skiers with their lives ahead of them. We began each day with weather radio and a group consensus on hazard level, then proceeded to group assessment, then set group goals based on hazard. The boys rated avalanche danger on this trip as Considerable/Extreme. Goal: Remember avy beacons are for finding dead people. With that in mind, find 100% avalanche safe powder then rip it. Aspen glades provided the key. Three days of avalanche safe backcountry powder skiing was the result.


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Amoris Laetitia
- Shall we be VERY clear on something? Holy Communion is WITHHELD from divorced-and-remarried Catholics under Canon 915 (as a function of one's publicly contrarian status) and not because of Canon 916 (which looks to the personal culpability one might actually incur, or not, for one's actions). Nothing in canon law and, patently, NOTHING IN AMORIS LAETITIA allows ministers of holy Communion to disregard current Church discipline regard to Canon 915. Absolutely nothing.


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The Czech-American pair defeated the Australian pair 7-6 (7/3), 6-1 at the Rod Laver Arena.
While Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna advanced in the 2016 US Open, Leander Paes failed to progress past the second round in the mixed doubles event
Rio Olympics 2016 Tennis Highlights: Sania Mirza-Rohan Bopanna Lose Mixed Doubles Semis, To Play For Bronze Next
Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna lost 6-2, 2-6, 3-10 to US' Venus Williams and Rajeev Ram in the Rio Olympics 2016 mixed doubles tennis event. Catch tennis highlights of their semifinal match here.
John Isner, ranked 18th, was coming off a third-round Wimbledon exit at the hands of reigning US Open champion Marin Cilic after dropping the fifth set 12-10. He was seeking a third title at Newport and the 10th ATP crown of his career.
American twins Bob and Mike Bryan earned their shot at their 100th doubles title with a 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 victory Thursday over Scott Lipsky and Rajeev Ram in an all-American semifinal in the first match of the day at Arthur Ashe Stadium.
Bopanna and Qureshi now face giant-killers Lukas Rosol and Joao Sousa, who dumped the top seeded American pair of Mike and Bob Bryan 3-6 6-3 14-12 in their quarter-final.
Playing together for the first time after rejoining forces, third seeded Indo-Pak pair recorded a hard-fought 7-6(5) 6-7(2) 10-3 win over the unseeded Dutch-Romanian team in one hour and 41 minutes.
The Indo-Pak pair, who took the world by storm by reaching the US Open final in 2010, will be coming together for the new season, commencing with ATP Tour in Chennai.
Somdev, along with other top players like Rohan Bopanna, is currently training at the Sania Mirza Tennis Academy on the outskirts of the city.
Sania Mirza and Romanian Horia Tecau had joined forces this season for the Wimbledon championship, where they made quarter-finals and also played together at the US Open, making the third round.
The fifth seed Indo-French pair suffered a 6-7 (5) 6-3 4-10 against Croat-Brazil combo in one hour and 17 minutes.
Bopanna and his French partner defeated American pair of John Isner and Nicholas Monroe 7-6(2) 7-5 after one hour and 13 minutes.
While Rohan Bopanna and his French partner Roger-Vasselin Edouard have been seeded fifth, Leander Paes and his Canadian partner Daniel Nestor are seeded seventh.
Aisam believes that both he and Bopanna have matured as players since ending their pairing two years ago.
The duo split in 2011 after Bopanna decided to partner Mahesh Bhupathi in preparation for the 2012 London Olympics.
The fourth seeded Indo-French pair emerged winners with a 7-6 (5) 6-4 scoreline against the Briton-Australian combo of
Bopanna and his French partner Edouard Roger-Vasselin, seeded fourth, beat the Austrian-Briton combination 6-4 7-6(6) in the semifinals of the USD 1,297,000 hard court event.
Paes and Stepanek had to battle for two hours and 12 minutes to overcome 14th seeded veteran French pair of Michael Llodra and Nicolas Mahut 7-5 4-6 6-3.


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Owning a successful pharmacy is a task that requires diligence, hard work, and precision to avoid catastrophic mistakes and losses in revenue or credibility. Inaccuracies and delays can be avoided by integrating the proper pharmacy software for your business. Automation significantly lowers the chance of errors and improve operations, making it a necessity for modern pharmacies to update their practices.
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This research reviewed effective sighting distances at stop sign controlled level crossings. The project collected and analysed data that assessed both the sighting distance at which a train is first identifiable, and an estimation of the rate of approach (i.e. speed), in order to make an informed decision regarding whether it would be safe to proceed across the level crossing.
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Originally published in Track & Signal May 2017. Written by John Anderson, Chairman of ACRI (above).
Picture this: You are stopped in a car at a stop sign at a level crossing. You have a long sight line and you see a train way off in the distance. It is moving, but it is not going at huge speed. So you put the car in gear and cross. You get across the track safely and some moments later the train crosses behind you. All well and good.
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First of all I would like to wish you all a very happy, safe and family/friends fun filled Festive Season! (Yes, say that 5 times over fast!) This time of the year can be a wonderful opportunity to get together with family, friends and colleagues. Often spending time with those you don't get to see that often or socialise with in this relaxed matter.
Christmas can Be Stressful!
However, it can also be a very stressful time of the year. A time when we feel obliged to spend time with people who may not share our ethos and beliefs.
A time when we have a whole lot of conversations that don't inspire or engage us and a time to spend a whole of money on gifts we often don't actually want to give.
So, How Do We Stay Authentic..
So how can we stay authentic to ourselves and our beliefs and then express what we feel to be the true essence of Christmas?
What Is The True Essence Of Christmas For You?
So first of all, we need to be clear on what the true essence of Christmas is for us. What it is for you may actually differ from what it is for others. So take a moment to think about that.
Is it actually celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ? If not, is it simply a time to connect with family and loved ones?
Or perhaps it's a time of giving or a time of gratitude? Maybe you just love cooking and sharing food with those you care about.
How Can You Express That Essence…?
If it is one of the above or something else, how can you express that essence through how you celebrate this holy holiday?
3 Simple Practices To Stay Centered
I'm going to offer 3 simple practices that you can add into your festive celebrations without adding stress or complication. Actually, it should add just the opposite!
1. The Present of Presence…
When you spend time with people during this time of the year, with all that you have going on, how present are you for each of them? How well do you listen to them? How much do you take in and what do you offer back?
Be Present…
Being really Present for someone, really showing up for them, is incredibly powerful and healing for both of you. If you want to show someone that you really care for them this Christmas then try being 100% present for them.
Ground Yourself…
Do this by grounding yourself into your body and breathe when you are in their company. Don't be in a rush to talk, but sit back, breath them in, wait, listen and ground yourself there, sharing your energy field with theirs.
Listen to what they say, ask questions and listen fully to the answers. Try not to be distracted by other happens around you – and certainly not by the telly! Keep your eye contact with them and show them you are truly there for them.
2. Encourage Giving
Presents can come and go. Sometimes we get it right and they love their gift, other times it may go into a box of things they don't want. I'm not saying you shouldn't give presents; it is actually a lovely thing to do. But let's not completely forget about other ways of giving.
Words Contain Power…
The way we speak to each other is one of the most influential ways we can either elevate someone or put them down. Words are power. Even when we say something in jest and say "I'm only joking right" it doesn't mean that it does not affect the person it was said to.
Give The Gift Of Encouragement…
So try giving the gift of encouragement this year! How can you make someone feel good about themselves today? This is an excellent practice as you can do it to anyone!
You can gift a total stranger down the street or the checkout kid behind the counter. More importantly, you can let the people closest to you know you love and appreciate them.
Even subtle, simple encouragements like, "you look great today!" "You have such a good sense of humour". Or maybe they need encouragement of a much bigger kind, like starting that business, or going for a job, travel, study, personal change, etc.
So how can you encourage and praise the people you care about – and even the ones you don't?
3. The Grace of Gratitude
Let's face it, Christmas really is a time when we should be in deep gratitude for the abundance we have in our lives. Gratitude, for me, is key. So we can express our gratitude through gift giving and food sharing but it's also important to stop and acknowledge that gratitude in a more embodied way too.
Pause And Reflect…
A perfect time to do this, whether you are on your own or sharing with others, is just before a meal. This is a great opportunity to pause, reflect and prepare. Why not try the practice of saying grace and having a moment of silence just before you eat.
Take A Deep Breath…
Take a moment before eating to connect to the breathe, place one hand on the heart, the other on the belly, and give thanks for all that is about to be consumed and for the company in which you are sharing it. Then feel into your body, take a couple of deep breaths preparing the body for intake and let the exhalations fully relax you. There, your body, mind and spirit are now ready to receive the goodness you are about to take in.
Choose To Be Different This Christmas
Christmas can really make us feel exhausted, manipulated and overfed. However, I honestly believe with these 3 simple practices in place you will instead feel alive, inspired and perfectly contented. Or maybe there is a practice of your own you would like to add instead?
Whatever you do, have an authentic and inspiring Christmas and embody the true Gifts of this beautiful time of the year.
Om Shanti Shanti Shanti
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Kathy Najimy enjoys playing games. Literally.
"For about three years, when I was living in San Diego," she says of her early days trying to break into show business, "I paid the rent by going on Wheel of Fortune, Family Feud, and The $10,000 Pyramid."
Years later, of course, Najimy, beloved for her roles as Sister Mary Patrick in Sister Act, part of a trio of witch siblings in Hocus Pocus, and as Peggy Hill in Mike Judge's stunning, astonishingly heartfelt animated sitcom King of the Hill, appears on game shows as a celebrity star. Her favorite is Pyramid, which she calls "a brilliantly designed" game show, as winning it relies on talent. "There's not a lot of luck," she says. "It's heaven for me. Any time that they call me up to go do the $100,000 Pyramid — especially because I get to be around the really, really cute Michael Strahan — I say 'Yes!'"
If game shows are Najimy's preferred form of celebrity leisure, then activism is her driving lifeforce. A card-carrying, outspoken feminist (she's pals with Gloria Steinem, who officiated her marriage to musician Dan Finnerty in 1998), Najimy has been aligned with nearly every liberal rights organization in modern history, from PETA and Planned Parenthood to HRC and PFLAG. Her passion for what she feels is right and good and just flows naturally and abundantly from her, and she speaks of change and justice with a ferocious, emphatic charge.
"I have been a feminist since I was 14 years old," she says over the course of two phone conversations. "And feminism dedicates itself to the equality and respect of all people."
Najimy will appear as a special guest at this Saturday's American Pops Orchestra concert, "I Am What I Am: The Music of Jerry Herman," alongside Paige Davis of Trading Spaces, Broadway star Mauricio Martinez (see page 32), RuPaul's Drag Race contender Alexis Michelle, Tracy Lynn Olivera, and Paul Roeckell, and was surprised when she got the call to appear.
"My agent got the request," she says. "They said, 'Does Kathy happen to be free on this weekend.' And I was. And other than what's going on there right now with the administration, I love Washington, D.C. I said, 'Listen you guys, despite what you think from a couple of old movies that I used to do, where I kind of pretend comedy sing, I don't really sing.' And they said, 'It's okay, don't worry. We'll make it work.' They were just so adorable and so persistent and convincing that I said sure. I think it will be really fun."
"It's so funny," says APO's founder and conductor, Luke Frazier. "She walked into the first rehearsal and said, 'I'm not really a singer. I'm more of a talk-singer.' We get done with rehearsal. I'm like, 'No, Kathy. You can actually sing.' She's just very modest about it."
Frazier has chosen a few special numbers for Najimy — among them one of Herman's greatest chestnuts: "Hello, Dolly!" She'll also sing "Bosom Buddies," a raucous duet from Mame, with Davis and "The Man in the Moon" from the same show.
"So many of Jerry Herman's female leads are truly larger than life," says Frazier. "They all have an element of comedy, but there's a lot of depth to them. Kathy has played so many roles where she shows off not only her comedic side, but as a person, there's so much depth in the causes she cares about. Since she spends so much of her time on activism, it's kind of that great duality. She brings so much to the roles."
For her part, Najimy is thrilled to be a part of Saturday's APO event. Each of APO's shows are unique to their one evening, hand-crafted by Frazier to be eclectic, entertaining, musically invigorating, and fully adventurous. All the performers have a moment in the spotlight, culminating in a powerful all-hands-on-deck finale, and each APO show is calculated to evoke a wide range of emotional responses — from boisterous laughter to some serious heartstring-tugging.
"Every single APO show is original," says Frazier. "We create them. They've never been done before. They're never performed again. It's one night. It's a special event. That's what makes us unique."
Najimy, for her part, is up for the challenge. "I did a lot of musicals growing up — I did a lot in community theater," she says. "I sung badly on purpose in Sister Act. And I sang backup for Bette in Hocus Pocus. But none of it was solo performer singing."
Najimy, whose current projects include producing a documentary exploring why more than 50% of white women voted for Donald Trump, plans to incorporate some of her ideologies into the evening, but she won't go into specifics. "I have about three songs," she says, "and before each song, I'm going to talk a little bit about — not in a serious way — just where we are, that we're in D.C., and how close we are to the haunted house. And also how much women have come forward and made strides in the [House] last year, which is really heartening.
"Of course," she adds, "I would have liked for us to take the Senate as well."
METRO WEEKLY: You are a well-known, amazing advocate for many issues, but specifically, with regard to the LGBTQ community, you took a stance for us as a celebrity long before many others. You were one of the first. And I think that's remarkable. You didn't have to do that. So the obvious question is, why?
KATHY NAJIMY: Well, I'll tell you. I'm a feminist. And as a feminist, I believe in equal rights, equality, and justice for all people. So when there is a community of people who are being treated less than citizens because of who they love, that makes no sense to me. I believe everybody has the ability to love anybody. And I feel like there's a spectrum between one and a hundred and we all fit somewhere there. Love is love, you know? And I believe that with all my heart. So I thought it was very unjust when I was a young activist in the '70s and '80s that anybody would be persecuted. That made no sense to me. I was happy to — and honored — to help any way that I could.
Also, in the '80s, I was in college when the AIDS epidemic came to light. I've been sort of an ambassador for people with AIDS for many, many years. AIDS is the only disease where the people who have it are persecuted. If you have any other major disease, you're surrounded by love and doctors wanting to help. People with AIDS not only had found themselves with a life-threatening disease, but also with no support. And that broke my heart.
MW: It's different now, though.
NAJIMY: Different, yes. But when we needed it not to be different, it wasn't. I mean, there's a lot of people living healthy lives with HIV/AIDS now, thank goodness, but we lost way too many for no reason other than homophobia and hate.
MW: Did you at all worry at all about what your outspokenness, especially in the early years, might do to your career?
NAJIMY: Oh, it certainly has harmed my career, but I don't care at all. I am an activist and human person first. Business is not everything, it's not my life. There were certainly people — agents and such — who said if you speak out about this, then these people won't cast you. And I said I respect their choice not to cast me. That is their choice and that's fine. I don't wish to be cast by them. And I respect my choice to be an advocate and to speak out and do one of the things in my life that is most precious to me.
Certainly, there have been studios that have asked me not to talk about radical notions. It's their right to ask me and my right to decide to. You should hear some of the requirements they make. But isn't it great to be a troublemaker? [Laughs.] It's so sexy! I love it.
MW: You're definitely my kind of troublemaker. We live in a country founded on different points of view. Yet, I often find myself feeling the opposing point of view is wrong.
NAJIMY: Yeah, but I respect their right to say it. I fight for their right to say what I don't believe in. I don't fight for their right to legislate against human conditions and human choices. But freedom of speech is freedom of speech, and we all don't have the same opinions.
MW: I look over your career and think how marvelous it's been so far. One of my favorite shows you did was King of the Hill. Peggy Hill was just such a rich, full-bodied animated character, largely through your interpretation of her. The show poked fun at conservative values, but not in a mean way — it was more instructive. Mike Judge found a way to appeal to both liberals and conservatives and provide insights.
NAJIMY: I've got to tell you — I've been on a lot of jobs and my thirteen seasons on King of the Hill were among my favorite. It's really hard to find integrity like that. Every single Monday on our doorstep came a script that was just so funny and so relevant and so brave. I loved the writing on King of the Hill. I also liked that it was very collaborative — we weren't separate from the writers. We were all at the table read together. We all got to put in our point of view. It was very respectful of the actors and what we wanted to bring to the characters. There was no preciousness about anything. And, to tell the truth, the greatest part is that there was no hair, no makeup, no line memorizing, no 6 a.m. calls. No wardrobe fittings. You just showed up for a couple of hours and recorded. It's something I'm so proud of — I love King of the Hill. Every moment of it was just a joy and I'm a complainer, so there you go.
MW: One of your biggest hits was Hocus Pocus, which just celebrated its 25th Anniversary. Disney made a big deal about it. Can you briefly talk about your experience making it?
NAJIMY: I've made 30 films, and you never know which ones are going to stick, which ones are going to become really popular. You just sort of make them. So the experience of it was only very singular to me because I had been a huge fan — like a crazy sycophant fan — of Bette Midler's growing up.
I had all of her posters. I had all of her records. I had several incidents where I would run backstage at the Hollywood Bowl with guards running after me, and opening all the rooms until I found her in the room. I had one where I found where she lived in New York, when I visited New York in the '70s, and left a message with her housekeeper. I even had one where I sang to her.
MW: That's something.
NAJIMY: Well, I worked for a singing telegram company in San Diego. So my boyfriend at the time, Greg Barnes, who is now a big fancy Broadway costume designer, had designed costumes for a junior theater's Alice in Wonderland. He gave me the "I'm late, I'm late" bunny costume. We took the bus up the Hollywood Bowl where Bette was performing and I pretended to the officials that I had a singing telegram for her after the show. But it really was just from me.
So, I hopped backstage, and in all these pseudo-celebrities were in Bette's room surrounding her. And I sang a song and handed her the telegram that said, "From Kathy." And she said, "Kathy? Kathy who?" And I said, "I don't know, but I love you, too!" And I hopped out and fainted.
So for all of those experiences, plus more that we can't go into today, getting a call from Jeffrey Katzenberg, after I did Sister Act, who said, "I want to offer you a role in a movie called Hocus Pocus to play Bette Midler's sister" — that was really a full fate turnaround. An interesting highlight of my life.
MW: Did you ever reveal to Bette that the singing bunny was you?
NAJIMY: I didn't want to freak her out, so I would slowly let her know things. Like, "Oh, you wore those shoes in Chicago in March of '78. No, no, you didn't sing that at that concert. You sang this other song." She would always sort of look at me side-eyed until one day I said, "Remember that girl who ran backstage and got pulled off by the guards?" And she said, "Yes." I go, "And then, remember that bunny?" And she said, "Yes." I said, "Well, I'm the bunny."
MW: What did she say?
NAJIMY: I think it was just a very slow sort of like, "Oh God, I'm making a movie with a crazy person" into very good castmates and friends.
MW: What was it like working with her?
NAJIMY: It was great. She's tough and she knows what she wants, and so am I, and there was a lot involved in Hocus Pocus. There was dancing and singing and children and animals, and I mean, it was just flying, it was a lot, but it didn't do well the first weekend. It didn't do well at all. It just took years and years, and slowly started building an audience, generation after generation.
MW: And now it's a phenomenon.
NAJIMY: Who knew?
MW: I will often ask this question of straight actors we speak with: Do you remember the first time someone came out to you, and what was your response?
NAJIMY: You know, I think one reason that I am effortlessly an ally of the gay community, besides my political views, is that in community theater, you're usually surrounded by a lot of gay men. Those were the guys I hung out with, those were my friends. So being a part of the gay community was seamless for me. All my friends came out to me. In fact, straight married men now will come out to me. I'm a gay magnet. People who want to be gay will come out to me.
Also, I have to say something about being straight-identified by being married — I do believe that there is a spectrum. A lot of people don't agree, but I believe there's a spectrum between one and a hundred. And I don't believe anybody is anything. I believe we have the ability to love who we choose, when we choose, and how we choose. And so, I think sometimes, straight people have to act straighter than they are because they're afraid of political homophobia. And gay people need to be really rooted in gayness because it's been taken away for so long. When something is beyond your reach, and then it is in your reach, you really root down hard.
MW: It's more relevant today with the current administration. It's scary.
NAJIMY: I'm scared. I'm scared-scared. The loss of Democracy is earth-shattering.
MW: But what do we do? How do we wake up from this? I'm looking to you for all the answers.
NAJIMY: I'll tell you exactly what I think we should do. I think the reason that Trump is the President — God, I've never said that sentence before, that's eerie — I think that the reason he won is because the Democratic Party and the Liberals were split. And I think we lost a lot with the anti-Hillary people. I was a Hillary devotee — I was actually a speaker for her. I would go and speak where she couldn't. That was such an honor.
But I feel like the split, which I think is because of misogyny, led to Donald Trump's win. I think whoever wins the Democratic nomination, whoever it is, we must wholeheartedly rally around that person. We must forget our differences of who our favorites were, because now this is serious business. Donald Trump is President. We can't pussyfoot around anymore. We can't go, "Oh, I don't like him or I don't like her." Too f-ing bad. We have Donald Trump. That's our alternative.
I was at the Tribeca Film Festival's events and someone asked who do you want and I went, "Whoever is going to be the candidate, that's who I want." And that's who we all should want. We have to all want the same person — any sort of a compassionate thinking person. Or else we'll have another four years of Trump. So, you know, I'm going to rally around 100 percent, heart and soul, with whomever wins the nomination.
Now, I know who I would like to be nominated, but if that doesn't happen, I'm not going to split the vote. I'm not going to not vote. I'll just support that person, because we don't have a choice anymore. We're losing our rights — women are losing their right to reproductive choice. There's many states in the middle of the country where there are no reproductive rights now. It's happening. It's real.
MW: It's horrible.
NAJIMY: Oh, it's horrible racism. It's horrible misogyny. It's horrible homophobia. It's horrible everything. It's anti-woman, anti-gay, anti-any kind of a brain. It's really bad. And lives are being lost and Trump is making decisions that will affect our children's children. There won't be a planet. So, whoever is the nominee, that's who I'm going to wave my flag for. Anybody but him.
MW: Who would be on your dream ticket, though? We've got so many amazing choices out there now. It's an amazing field in many respects.
NAJIMY: Who would I pick? Well, I want Hillary. But if I can't have Hillary, I love Kamala Harris. But honestly, it doesn't matter to me. Anybody but Trump.
God, it's so hard, because I don't know enough yet. Honestly, I'm not being coy because, obviously, I say what I think, but I haven't quite heard enough to claim my stake yet. I would love for it to be a woman. It's time for it to be a woman, but I want whoever will win.
MW: You're currently producing a documentary about the 53% of white women who voted for Trump in 2016.
NAJIMY: I am. At the end of this month, we're going to do our first three days [of shooting]. They're the most important equation in the nightmare of the last two years. We can't dismiss them — they're either women who voted for Obama, or didn't vote at all, who, in 2016, voted for Donald Trump. So we need to honor them and find out why and what, and understand it, so it doesn't happen again.
MW: It is a very perplexing statistic. We're all like, "How could any woman vote for him?"
NAJIMY: Every one of us producers [of the documentary] has a different theory. My theory is that it is because of self-misogyny. When you're taught that you're not worthy — that you're not worth as much [as men] — it seeps into your great-grandmother, and then down to your grandmother, and less to your mother, and less to you, but it's still there. And if you think you aren't worth as much, you're not going to vote for someone that you think isn't worthy.
Other people think differently. Gloria [Steinem] thinks it's because they vote the party line of their husband. I mean, we all have a different idea. The truth is that none of us can put words in their mouth. We need to really find out and ask them and understand, so that we can move past this crazy nightmare.
MW: I want to bring it back to activism. What is the importance of activism to you and why should we all remain vigilant?
NAJIMY: There have always been activists and nonactivists, but at this point, there really is no choice. We know that, every day, we're waking up, and not only are opinions changing, but laws are changing — laws that govern us and our daughters and sons. If you have any interest in the future beyond a year from now, just with climate change….
I mean, I'm so inspired by today's high school students. This one girl that had just gotten an award here in New York said, "I take every Friday off and go sit in front of the UN." And they said, "Do your parents mind that you aren't going to school that day?" And she said, "No, they understand. If I'm not an activist today, I won't have a future."
The kinds of adjustments that are being made that affect our whole lives are devastating changes. I understand that everybody's different. I don't require everybody to be the same, but what I do require is that you open the paper and look on the internet and turn on the news, and see how, every single day, this isn't just happening. It was planned, and it is dangerous, and we are going to find ourselves in the same position as in The Handmaid's Tale.
Things are going to change in a way that you can't imagine, because we're ignoring and saying, "Well, I'm not a political person," or, "It doesn't affect me," or, "It's too hard." And I get that it's too hard. It's too hard for me. I get that it's scary. It's too scary for me. Nobody wants to do this. We all thought it would be Hillary, and we'd be swimming in a lake and having picnics. But it's real and it affects everyone, you and your kids, your nieces, your nephews, and just the future in general, people you're not even related to. It's the future of humanity. Democracy is being systemically [dismantled]. All the bolts are being loosened, all of them.
We can't be sure what they're finding out about Donald Trump. We don't know how he got to be president. I mean, how many presidents have had 17,000 investigations about them being crooked? I mean, there was Nixon, and a couple more, and certainly, first of all, I don't care what presidents have affairs with who. That's a personal choice between them and their wife or their husband. That is none of my business, and I don't judge somebody on what they do in their personal life. I judge them on how they protect and rule our country and sisterhood and brotherhood with the world, and this administration, more than any other administration — and there's been some pretty sad ones — is boasting about the illegal-ness of their affairs. I mean, you can't not pay attention this time.
MW: I have to bring up one final thing before you go. You made a guest appearance at Mid-Atlantic Leather Weekend here in 2009. What do you remember about that experience?
NAJIMY: I remember that I was a little bit surprised about how very, very polite and well behaved every single person at that whole event was. I thought they were the sweetest, kindest, most considerate people. Not that I didn't think they would be, but like it was very peaceful. It wasn't very raucous, you know what I mean? Everyone was just really nice. The reason I was in D.C. was for the Obama Inauguration. And the excitement was in the air, you know? And then, of course, I went home with a couple of leather queens.
Kathy Najimy will perform as a guest artist at the American Pops Orchestra concert "I Am What I Am: The Music of Jerry Herman" on Saturday, May 18, at 8 p.m. at the Fichandler Stage in the Mead Center for American Theater, 1101 6th St. SW. Tickets are $25 to $75. Call 202-599-3865 or visit www.theamericanpops.org.
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Uterine Fibroids Surgery
Uterine fibroids surgery at a glance
- Uterine fibroids can be removed from the uterus using one or more surgical techniques.
- Uterine fibroids are growths of muscle on and/or within the uterus, or womb, and are one of the most common uterine issue that may cause infertility.
- The decision to pursue fibroid surgery as a treatment method depends on the severity of symptoms as well as the patient's desire to get pregnant in the future.
- If the patient wishes to preserve her fertility, myomectomy to remove fibroids but preserve the uterus is the treatment of choice.
- Hysterectomy (complete removal of the uterus) should be reserved for women with significant symptoms who do not wish to conceive in the future.
- Surgical methods include laparotomy (open surgery) and minimally invasive laparoscopic surgery.
What are uterine fibroids and how are they diagnosed?
Uterine fibroids are muscular growths on or within the uterus that can contribute to infertility by impeding the embryo's ability to properly implant. Uterine fibroids are almost always benign (noncancerous), and do not always cause symptoms. Because of this, many women who have fibroids are not aware of them.
It is estimated that anywhere from 20 to 80 percent of all women have fibroids by age 50, and they are present in 5 to 10 percent of women with infertility. They tend to shrink and diminish once a woman reaches menopause.
Treatment for fibroids is considered only if they cause symptoms or are suspected to be causing infertility. Symptoms may include irregular bleeding, painful periods, abdominal pain, bladder or bowel pressure, or pregnancy complications. In addition, women with fibroids are much more likely to need a cesarean section delivery, and fibroids can sometimes cause preterm birth.
If fibroids are suspected, a doctor may be able to confirm their presence during a routine pelvic exam. Sometimes imaging tests such as an ultrasound or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) may be needed. The doctor might also perform a procedure called a hysteroscopy, in which a thin tube is inserted vaginally to view the inside of the uterus. Laparoscopic surgery may also be used to confirm the presence of fibroids. The method used completely depends on location of the fibroid(s).
Read More About Uterine Fibroids
How are fibroids treated?
The best method of treating symptomatic fibroids depends on their size, location, and the patient's desire to get pregnant, both immediately after treatment and long-term. Nonsurgical treatment options include:
- Over-the-counter pain medications
- Gonadotropin releasing hormone agonists (GnRHa) such as Lupron, which can reduce the size of fibroids
- Certain birth control medications, which can control heavy bleeding
- Mirena IUD (intrauterine device), which can control heavy bleeding.
Birth control medications and IUDs prevent pregnancy and are only appropriate considerations for women who aren't trying to get pregnant. In addition, placement of an IUD may be difficult because fibroids can deform the uterine cavity. If the medical treatment methods described above fail or fibroids are severe enough to compromise a successful pregnancy and birth, a doctor may recommend fibroid surgery.
Fibroid surgery options
Myomectomy is the surgical removal of uterine fibroids with the intention of leaving the uterus intact so future pregnancy may be possible. This may be performed using a larger incision (laparotomy) across the abdomen. Myomectomy can also be done laparoscopically using small, minimally invasive "portal" incisions. Women & Infants' Fertility Center surgeons also perform robotic laparoscopic myomectomies, in which a robotic arm is used for precision control and improved access to the fibroids.
Hysteroscopic myomectomy
When hysteroscopy is used for the removal of fibroids, it is called a hystereroscopic myomectomy, and a specially designed hysteroscope called a resectoscope is used. The resectoscope uses electrical energy to cut away the fibroids. Hysteroscopy is a surgical option for fibroids located within the uterine cavity.
A hysterectomy is the surgical removal of the uterus. This may be an option for women experiencing severe fibroid symptoms and who do not wish to get pregnant in the future. A hysterectomy eliminates the possibility of pregnancy, but can offer a total resolution of symptoms without the risk of recurrence. Women & Infants Hospital offers comprehensive surgical services for women requiring a hysterectomy.
Prognosis and recurrence
Following myomectomy, there is a chance that uterine fibroids will grow back over time. The risk for uterine fibroid recurrence increases the younger (and further from menopause) a patient is. A study published in 2014 found that following laparoscopic myomectomy, fibroids returned for 4.9 percent of women after two years and for 21.4 percent of women after five years. These percentages were higher among women in the 30 to 40 age range, as well as for those who were treated for more than one fibroid.


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by Daniel Nardini
Taiwan has made a formal request for either buying submarines or getting submarine technology to build their own submarines. Taiwan has in fact been asking for submarines from the United States for close to ten years. Why? Submarines are key to preventing any naval blockade that China could initiate against Taiwan. China has between 65 to 70 diesel and nuclear powered submarines (they might have more than that), and the second largest navy in the world only after that of the United States. It is estimated that China could by the year 2020 have more than enough naval craft to ensure a successful naval blockade of Taiwan and eventually take the island by choking off its commerce and communications with the rest of the world. At present, Taiwan only has four submarines, and a couple of those date back to World War Two.
This is a very sad state of affairs for not only Taiwan but the rest of Asia. If China can take over Taiwan, then it can use Taiwan as a major military outpost to threaten Japan, the Philippines, South Korea, and take permanent control of the whole South China Sea. If China takes the whole of the South China Sea, it can then threaten to take over all of the islands in the area and threaten Vietnam as well. Having completed this, Chinese naval forces can then project themselves in waters right next to Hawaii. And the key to all this is to take Taiwan. The government in Taiwan is asking for the technology to build four to eight new submarines to foil what could become a successful military blockade of the island. For some reason the U.S. government and President Barack Obama are dragging their feet on this. The Taiwan government is NOT asking for U.S. troops on the ground, but the means to be able to defend Taiwan from China. If Taiwan should fall, then our Asian allies and even use could face the might of China"s military.
Is this what we as a country and people want? Besides, Taiwan is a multi-party democracy. We as a people and nation have far more in common with Taiwan than with China—where its people cannot decide on who to elect. The U.S. government fears that whatever technology we give to Taiwan will end up in the hands of China. From what I see, this will not happen because Taiwan like this country does not want to see China with this technology used against it. Finally, Taiwan wants to preserve its sovereignty, and four to eight submarines is what Taiwan hopes to either get or build to ensure its independence. Why will America not help? We have a stake in this too! Giving Taiwan the military tools to fight will make sure we do not have to face the wrath of China's military alone. In my view we should not only be giving Taiwan the technology to build their own submarines but even sell American-made submarines to fight China. We should be giving Taiwan the ability to have ten to twenty submarines for its to stand up against China. Submarines are not the only things we should be giving to Taiwan—we should include tons of small arms and the most advanced fighter aircraft. Like Israel, the United States will be able to get bang for the money it spends to keep Taiwan alive and free. China taking control of Taiwan is too terrible to think about, and a major danger to the national security of the United States.


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Spend a summer night in a city, and you're bound to encounter a sleight-of-hand street magician or a dance troupe prompting passersby to gather around.
In the subways, singers and keyboardists' sounds cut through the pedestrian bustle. Elsewhere, human statues blend in with the city's stonework, making distracted onlookers do double-takes.
All these performances are funded in largely the same way — with a hat passed around or an instrument case propped open for easy collection of audience dollars. It's one of the few professions still strictly reliant on cold hard cash, but people aren't carrying it like they used to.
As cash use dries up, so does buskers' livelihood — unless they can find a digital solution, of course. Nick Broad, co-founder of The Busking Project alongside Liliana Maz, recently spoke with PYMNTS about the company's efforts to provide modern payment solutions for the busking lifestyle, including how digital uptake has the potential to bring more and larger tips.
"We found street performers in 40 cities in 30 countries on five continents," Broad said. "We interviewed 300 [of them] in 10 languages, asking them what inspired them to become street performers and what issues they faced. Among the issues universal to all buskers everywhere [is] ... the fact that people are carrying less cash than they ever have been."
Tailoring Tip Taking to Busker Life
Though point-of-sale (POS) systems work for retailers, neither the equipment nor the payment acceptance model really fits the needs of street performers. For one, some buskers perform their acts for a large crowd, often ending with many people all trying to pay them at the same time.
Setting out a bucket and allowing a crowd of 300 people to rush up and drop bills in is one thing, Broad said, but asking them to cue up in an orderly line and take turns swiping cards likely won't fly. Not all audiences are comfortable handing over their bank cards to strangers on the street either. That means performers need passive ways to accept payments without breaking their acts.
"How is a human statue going to break character to get a card swipe machine out to take donations?" he asked.
For Broad and Maz, meeting consumers where their wallets are has meant enabling audiences to pay by credit card, PayPal and Apple Pay — all without interrupting the performer or requiring her to purchase acceptance devices. Buskers can put up a sign with a URL that directs fans to The Busking Project's page, and passersby can then use it or the company's mobile app to tip.
The app charges patrons on their registered cards or Apple Pay accounts, and both it and the website are powered by payments processor Stripe. This payment solution also takes aim at another issue — a lack of ubiquity, something that limits the utility of U.S.-only person-to-person (P2P) solutions like Venmo.
"There really isn't a good solution out there that allows buskers to take in money from a wide variety of people in their current city," Broad said.
The Busking Project is currently used by performers in 113 countries. It enables tipping from anywhere and in any currency, but the receiving bank account must be in euros, British pounds or Australian, Canadian or U.S. dollars. This solution also faces a barrier: A limited marketing budget means there hasn't been widespread consumer adoption to fully solve buskers' payment acceptance struggles.
Another solution Broad hopes to see someone offer requires a bit more hardware but would avoid asking audience members to type in card details or download an app. He believes many buskers would benefit from having an array of free-standing, contactless payment-supporting terminals, each configured to charge suggested tip amounts. Audience members could simply tap their phones at the terminals, creating a quick and easy way for the performer to accept mass payments. The range of preset tip options would also psychologically encourage consumers to select a mid-range amount.
Does Digital Drive More Generous Spending?
Digital is not only about ease of payments, but also about amount. Broad believes consumers are likely to spend more if they pay digitally, in part because mobile options disrupt cash-based tipping habits.
"People are used to paying more on Apple Pay," he said. "If you have the choice of opening a wallet and taking out bills versus taking coins out, you might be tempted to take out coins, even if what you watch is worth [the same as] a cup of coffee or a movie ticket."
When audiences see a performer with cash in his guitar case, they tend to assume the performer is doing fine and that their tips aren't needed, Broad added. Tip collections are less visible with digital options, so audiences are more likely to donate based on what they think the performance is worth — not based on assumptions about performers' overall incomes.
"People, for some reason, don't feel like buskers deserve to be successful," Broad said. "If you walked by and saw them with their case full of bills, you might be less inclined to donate to them ... My hope is that cashless payments will remove that. [If] they're with their [payment] machine with a number on it and you tap as you go past, there's no longer the clutter of cash clouding your opinion of the street performer."
Digital payments systems also enable buskers to set a minimum tipping amount, along with other added features. For example, The Busking Project works to drive audience traffic by offering a live map of nearby performances and online music selling features.
Buskers for Hire
The organization also features a job board and a designated staff member to help would-be clients identify street performers to hire for festivals, weddings and other events. Payment is not handled through The Busking Project, which instead simply acts as a resource to find local talent and opens the potential for performers to land more gigs.
It also drives engagement within The Busking Project community, helps forge connections and gives a greater sense of legitimacy, according to Broad, as would-be hirers might be deterred by the stigma that buskers are less professional or trustworthy.
"We make all the introductions," he said. "It's like a dating service for events."
The Busking Project has been live since 2015, with word-of-mouth and online discovery spreading awareness. As growth comes to both the emergence and adoption of new solutions — especially those that aim to help buskers operate in the digital realm just as smoothly as they do on the street — Broad hopes performers will be able to focus more on wowing crowds than worrying about ending up with empty hats.
The How We Shop Report, a PYMNTS collaboration with PayPal, aims to understand how consumers of all ages and incomes are shifting to shopping and paying online in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Our research builds on a series of studies conducted since March, surveying more than 16,000 consumers on how their shopping habits and payments preferences are changing as the crisis continues. This report focuses on our latest survey of 2,163 respondents and examines how their increased appetite for online commerce and digital touchless methods, such as QR codes, contactless cards and digital wallets, is poised to shape the post-pandemic economy.


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Blackberry jam and butter, with earthy, oaky undertones; cabernet sauvignon is one of the more popular red wine grapes in the world.
Cabernet grapes grow in vineyards around the world and one of the better known grapes. For as popular as these grapes are in the wine industry, they are relatively new to the scene. DNA testing from UC Davis suggests that they are a hybrid that appeared in the grape world around the 17th century. One thing that makes the Cabernet grape so popular is that it is a very hearty grape. It is also a versatile grape with nuances that are dependent on the age it is harvested and the amount of time fermented.
From a culinary perspective, Cabernet is considered a bolder wine; one that pairs better with fatty, heavier meats or rich pastas. Interestingly, to know what a cabernet how will pair depends on the region where it is grown and at what age the grapes were harvested. What a fun and complex little grape. (:
From a health perspective cabernet grapes are a rich source of antioxidants and other phytonutrients. Resveratrol is among the most popular being in the limelight of pop culture health and fitness. Research suggests that resveratrol decreases incidence and potential of cardiovascular disease as well as balancing cholesterol and reducing the formation of blood clots. Resveratrol also protects against cell damage and mental decline. The ellargic acid found in red grapes also contributes to metabolic increase and increases the body's fat burning potential, mostly by decreasing the body's ability to produce new fat cells and delaying the growth of fat cells already present. Of course, all this good stuff about red wine is dependent on moderation and type of wine. So, if you're going to have a glass, make it just a glass or two tops, and make sure it is a consciously produced wine. Old world wines from France, Italy, and Spain tend to have more stringent fermentation guidelines, otherwise, I say go for the organic, or better yet the sustainable and/or biodynamic wines.


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There were confusions in West Bengal about the "day" of Eid celebration.
Kolkata celebrated Eid on Tuesday. Government offices were closed on Tuesday for "Bhaiphota" and Wednesday for Eid ul Fitr. When Eid was celebrated on Tuesday, authorities decided to cancel the leave on Wednesday. However, how was authority to let people know about the cancellation? Confusion reigned.
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On the heels of the best sales month in history for the Nissan Altima, Nissan announced it will modify production at its Canton, Miss., vehicle assembly plant
American consumer demand is shifting, leading to plant closures for Ford and GM due to the drop in demand for trucks. The drop in demand for gas-guzzling trucks and large cars has been replaced with an increase in demand for smaller, more fuel efficient cars like the Nissan Altima.
Nissan announced yesterday that they will start a third shift at the Canton, Miss plant where the Japanese car manufacturer builds its fourth-generation mid-size sedan. Workers from the Canton truck assembly line will move to the Altima shift in a 'workforce rebalance' operation which will start June 23 with full production commencing early September.
The Nissan Altima has set a new monthly sales record in May, reaching 34,428 units sold across the Altima range (including sedan, hybrid and coupe models) an increase of 38% over last year's sales numbers.
"With flexibility built into our systems, we're able to quickly adapt to the changing landscape of the marketplace," said Bill Krueger, senior vice president of Manufacturing, Purchasing, Supply Chain Management, and Total Customer Satisfaction for the Americas at Nissan North America.


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. . . To Live In A Foreign Country ?
This Week, SUFFOLK
The latest in our weekly series where we try to imagine how people living in impossible conditions get by with their day-to-day lives.
Because of its size and geographical location, Suffolk is 'technically' speaking, a suburb of North London. Its land area is 3,798 km², (which for ease of comparison is around 61.49% the size of mid Glamorgan).
Suffolk is much closer to the equator than Norwich, and consequently most of the interior is barren wasteland and scrub (main picture)
MLE (Multicultural London English) is widely spoken, although in the smaller impoverished rural communities (Woodbridge / Bury St Edmunds), people don't tend to talk very much at all.
The Capital
Today around 97% of the population live in its capital Ipswich, drawn there by the availability of electricity in the town.
The name Ipswich is actually Flemish in origin, derived from the contagious muscle spasm originating in Belgium, the "Eeps Twitch"
Here in Norwich we are perhaps guilty of taking many things for granted; we have the status of 'city' and a rich cultural heritage; we have a top-class football team, two magnificent cathedrals and a modern integrated transport network featuring an international airport. But let's not forget that Ipswich too has a bus station.
Notable People
Hip-hop DJ Tim Westwood is originally from Suffolk which will be immediately apparent to anyone when first listening to him.
Formula 1 mogul Bernie Ecclestone was born in Bungay – a fact which spurred him on during his formative years to develop a very fast car with no reverse gear.
Check with Foreign Office before travel
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"What Must It Be Like ?"
With the topic of refugees very much in the headlines, we ask ourselves what must it be like leading a life without hope in a battle-scarred conflict zone when we visit . . . King's Lynn


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This work party replaced the December work party, cancelled because of snow. In descent weather we trudged up the hill with about 25 donated whips to plant and the usual tools. The other 75 donated whips had been planted at the November work party. Some of us went down to the south-western corner, planted the whips in boundary gaps and piled up some dead-hedging to protect them. The rest of us went to the north-eastern corner and repaired 3 lengths of path edging that had been ripped up shortly after we installed it in October. This time we used longer stakes and deployed extra stakes in the middle of each length of edging. David also distributed more gravel to muddy sections of paths, and as a result we have now exhausted the supply of gravel purchased early last year.
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This contemporary table lamp with Starry Dawn pattern shade is a wonderful way to add customized color and accent lighting to a room.
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An audit of the Los Angeles World Airports' (LAWA) take-home and pool vehicle fleet found lack of centralized accountability and control and suggested various recommendations for improvement. Overall, auditors found that although the Fleet Maintenance Section has a robust software application for vehicle management, "the group's primary focus is on maintenance and repair activities and they have no oversight responsibility regarding the assignment or usage of LAWA vehicles." The audit further states that LAWA management has recognized the need for oversight of vehicle assignments and use and is hiring a fleet manager to fulfill this function.
The audit, conducted by the office of Los Angeles City Controller Wendy Greuel, is dated June 21. LAWA maintains a fleet of more than 1,400 units; the audit focused on passenger vehicles used to perform critical functions and support services, totaling 1,029 units.
Regarding take-home vehicles, the audit stated that LAWA lacks centralized control over take-home vehicles, with no centralized listing of all employees authorized for take-home vehicle use. Auditors also stated that a shortage of available pool cars led employees to claim excessive mileage reimbursements. The audit recommended LAWA implement centralized control of the take-home vehicle program, including creating a process to formally approve employees for the take-home vehicle program. It recommended LAWA attempt to reduce take-home vehicles by providing a car allowance. Lastly, auditors suggested LAWA develop a take-home vehicle use policy that addresses how these vehicles can be used and requires employees with take-home privileges to have personal vehicle insurance.
For motor pool and division-assigned vehicles, auditors found that inventory information from the fleet system was inaccurate, making it difficult to ensure effective inventory control. The audit report recommended the fleet assess actual use of pool vehicles to ensure they are effectively used and better control mileage reimbursements, especially to those who have access to a pool vehicle. Auditors recommended better controls for the vehicle replacement process, having found that employees used the same "old" vehicle to justify the purchase of multiple replacement vehicles, and that some "old" vehicles were not disposed and still in use.
Finally, it recommended a utilization study to determine if vehicles met the needs of the central pool and divisions and to reduce fleet size if possible. Auditors also stated that LAWA should create guidelines for vehicle purchases, purchasing fuel-efficient vehicles when possible.
Visit the LA City Controller's website for the full audit in PDF format.
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ALBANY, NY — The New York State Gaming Commission's Division of Lottery today renewed its appeal to Gift Responsibly this holiday season; advising last-minute holiday shoppers to avoid gifting Lottery tickets to those under the legal purchase age. The reminder marks the fifth year the Lottery has joined with the National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG) and other Lotteries nationwide to promote industry efforts to curb underage gaming and encourage responsible play.
As part of its affiliation with New York's Responsible Play Partnership (RPP), the Lottery works year-round with the New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services and the New York Council on Problem Gambling to build awareness about problem gambling and promote access to treatment for those in need.
Earlier this year, the NCPG honored the New York Lottery and its RPP partners with the 2018 Holiday Responsible Gaming Campaign Award, citing the campaign's relatable presentation of a powerful message: Lottery tickets are not child's play.
The award-winning Public Service Announcement – available in English and Spanish – is presently running in 10 media markets statewide.
Commission Acting Executive Director Ronald Ochrym said, "The Gaming Commission remains committed to supporting the Gift Responsibly campaign and other Responsible Gaming initiatives so that all New Yorks can make the best, most informed decisions about the Lottery products they purchase for themselves and others."
New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services Commissioner Arlene González-Sánchez said, "While we may think giving Lottery tickets to minors is a fun and harmless gift, it is sending the wrong message. The earlier a young person is introduced to gambling, the more likely they are to become problem gamblers as adults – or even sooner."
New York Council on Problem Gambling Executive Director Jim Maney said, "Underage gambling is a serious problem and we discourage youth involvement in any form of gambling, including Lottery scratch-off tickets. The Council is pleased to support RPP efforts to reduce problem gambling."
Pursuant to N. Y. Tax Law§ 1610(a), it is illegal to sell a Lottery product to underage persons (in general, 18 years of age; 21 years of age where alcohol is served).