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Nobuta wo Produce Special
Kiritani Shuji is the popular guy who gets along with everyone, from the jerks to the nerds to the just plain weird. The one person Shuji cannot stand is Kusano Akira. To Shuji, Akira is just plain annoying. He laughs, talks and acts funny. Things heat up when a new student comes to school. Her name is Kotani Nobuko, a girl who has no self confidence at all and is content at being made fun of and bullied in school. Shuji and Akira come to an accord that in order to make use of their youth they will produce Nobuko as the next popular girl. One of the conditions, however, is that nobody should find out that they are working together as a team to make this concept possible. Unveiled here is the story of true friendship between three unlikely candidates who would not have been friends if not given the special circumstances.
Country: Japanese
Status: Completed
Released: 2005


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I adapted this recipe from an old magazine.Its a quick and easy to make burfi recipe.This burfi is made of milk powder and maida.I used Amul milk powder. Just a drop of ghee is used to grease the plate. As I tried this for the first time, I used minimum quantity of ingredients.It came out very well.It was so soft with nice flavor.I got 10 small pieces.Do try this easy burfi recipe for this Diwali and enjoy ! Soon I will share my MIL's Maida burfi/Maida cake recipe.
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Oestrus and Mating
When does a female dog first come into heat?
Puberty or sexual maturity in the female dog usually occurs around six months of age. The smaller breeds tend to go into oestrus or "heat" earlier and some females can have their first "heat" cycle as early as four months of age. On the other hand, the large and giant breeds can be up to two years old before they come into heat for the first time.
How often do female dogs come into heat?
On average this occurs about twice a year or every six months, although it varies from dog to dog. When cycling first begins, there may be a great deal of variability in the time between cycles. This is normal. Some females take eighteen months to two years to develop a regular cycle.
There is no evidence that irregular heat cycles predispose the dog to false pregnancies or pyometra (uterine infection). Small breeds tend to cycle more regularly than the larger breeds. Three and occasionally four heat cycles per year can be normal in some females.
Very large breeds may only have a "heat" cycle once every 12-18 months. In most giant breeds (Great Danes, Irish Wolfhounds, St Bernard's, etc.) an oestrus cycle every twelve months is common.
How long does a "heat" cycle or oestrus last?
"Heat" cycles vary, but average two to three weeks for most dogs. "Heat" should be considered to begin with the first signs of vulvar discharge, or when the female begins licking or paying attention to her vulva. The vulva will begin to appear swollen. It ends when all discharge ceases and the vulva has returned to its normal size.
What are the signs of "heat"?
The most notable sign is vaginal bleeding. This may not become apparent until a few days after the female has actually come into oestrus. Vulvar swelling should be taken as the first sign in addition to the female paying increased attention (such as licking the area) to her rear end.
From the beginning of the heat period she will be attractive to male dogs, but will usually not be receptive, or allow mating, until about 7-10 days later. The discharge will usually become less bloodstained at this time.
Some females experience heavy vaginal bleeding during oestrus. If you are concerned, please consult your veterinarian.
You may also find that she is passing small quantities of urine more frequently. The urine contains both pheromones and hormones which signal any interested males that she will be receptive soon.
How do I know when it is the best time to mate my dog?
This can be difficult. Most ovulate and are receptive around the eleventh day of estrus. The discharge will then be less bloody and the female will be actively looking for a male. However, ovulation may occur either early or late during the "heat" cycle.
Are there any tests to determine when to mate my dog?
Yes. There are two simple tests that your veterinarian can perform.
Serum progesterone test. This measures the progesterone level in the blood. This test is very sensitive and is the test we recommend due to its accuracy. Some pets will require several tests to predict ovulation. At Adelaide Plains Veterinary Surgery we have our own in clinic progesterone analysing machine, meaning we can have results to you within the hour.
Vaginal smear test. A simple microscopic examination of vaginal cells will detect changes in cell appearance and numbers. This has been used for many years and is reasonably reliable. It is non-invasive and does not cause discomfort for the female. Most vaginal smears are performed serially, over several days, to look for changes in the cells that predict ovulation and the best time for breeding.
Both tests can be performed at our veterinary practice. The serum progesterone test gives a very good indication of when mating is most likely to be successful and is useful for females that have a history of unsuccessful mating or for breeding dogs that have to travel considerable distance to the male dog. Serum progesterone tests are also vital if you are considering surgical AI.
What can I do to ensure mating is successful?
Surprisingly, male dogs appear to be more stress sensitive than females during mating. Successful matings are more common when the male dog is in its own environment. For this reason females are usually taken to the male dog's home for breeding.
The time of mating is extremely critical and it is highly recommended that you have tested your female to determine the optimal days for breeding. For most females, the best time for breeding is between the tenth and fourteenth day of oestrus. However, some females ovulate as early as the third or fourth day or as late as the eighteenth day. Blood tests will assist in determining the best period for your dog.
It is normal to arrange for two matings for your dog, often twenty-four or forty-eight hours apart. Check these details with the owner of the stud when making initial enquiries. Also inquire as to the procedure if your female dog does not become pregnant as a result of the stud service. It is common for owners of the male dog to offer a free service next time.
I was told that my female had "tied" well with the dog and that only one service was necessary. What does this mean?
The genital anatomy of the male and female is such that during coitus part of the dog's penis (the bulbis glandis) enlarges and is held firmly by the contracted muscles of the vagina, thus preventing the penis from being withdrawn. This is the "tie" that is considered a desirable feature of a successful mating. It is important to note that pregnancy can occur without a "tie". Once "tied" the male dog will often step over the female or be turned by handlers into a position so that the animals are back to back.
I found my dog "tied" to a female dog during a mis-mating. Was there anything I could do to separate them?
There is little point in trying to separate animals that are locked in this way. Buckets of cold water, water pistols, cap guns, and so forth do little to speed up the process of separation and merely upset the dogs. In fact, forced separation can result in serious injury to the female and should be avoided.
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(HILO) — Three Hawai'i Island residents were awarded National Career Readiness Certificates (NCRC) during a ceremony on Friday, February 7 in Hilo.
Hawai'i CC Administrators and certificate recipients were joined at the ceremony by Dwight Takamine, Director of the Hawai'i Department of Labor and Industrial Relations (DLIR), Elaine Young, Administrator of the Workforce Development Division within DLIR, Blayne Hanagami, Hawai'i County Branch Manager and Charlie Kunz, Manager (Hilo) both of the Workforce Development Division, and Scott Murakami, UH Community Colleges' Workforce Development Director.
The students received the certification after completing a series of free Individualized Career Achievement Network (iCAN) workshops to improve their reading, writing, math and workplace skills. The National Career Readiness Certificate has been recognized as the most effective strategy for certifying workplace skills and predicting workplace success. Over one million certificates have been issued and more than 40 states have statewide or regional certificate programs.
"As an employer, you know the importance of hiring the right person," said Serrylee Kānaka'ole-Wong, a Student Career Specialist in Hawai'i CC's Office of Continuing Education (OCET). "The success of your company hinges on the strength of the workforce you hire. This certificate demonstrates that these graduates have the necessary skills for successful job performance. Each student worked hard to earn their NCRC, and I'm incredibly proud of their efforts."
The free iCAN workshops are open to anyone over 18, with or without a high school diploma. The classes will continue to be offered in Hilo and may also be offered soon in Kona and Ka'ū. Call Serrylee at 981-2860, ext. 232 for more information on this free program.
"My iCAN experience was amazing," said iCAN trainee, Suzie M. "I thought it would be hard and boring, but it's the total opposite. Learning and brushing up on my math and reading skills has improved a lot of qualities in me. I think this is a great opportunity for many and I would definitely advise anyone to take advantage of it."
The iCAN program is a collaboration between Hawai'i Community College and the State of Hawai'i Workforce Development Division. It is funded under the Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training Grants (C3T-1), as implemented by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration.
Upcoming training under the grant will focus on Sustainable Agriculture. Courses include sustainable production practices, integrated pest management, farm management, irrigation repair & theory, food security, horticultural operations preparation and business plan development training for farmers. Future offerings will also include training related to healthcare and energy. Tuition fees apply. Call Serrylee at 981-2860, ext. 232 for more info about these courses.
C3T Hawai'i is a $24.6 million dollar grant awarded to the University of Hawai'i Community Colleges through the U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration. The grant will fuel the development of education and training curriculum and student academic/career coaching, which targets certificate and degree programs specific to the needs of agriculture, energy and health industries. These industry-focused, employer-driven programs are designed to increase college completion rates and provide job opportunities to the C3T participants.


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Nearly 900 million people lack basic water services at their health care facility
A new report, published 3rd April, found that one in four health facilities lack basic water services, impacting almost two billion people.
The report is the first of its kind, providing a comprehensive assessment of WASH in health care facilities around the world.
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António Guterres, United Nations Secretary-General, said:
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Today I skipped down to the gate guard to pick up our last package, before we decide to renew again or not. Part of me was really sad that this was the end of our first run that we tried with the CSA. Okay, maybe all of me was sad…that being said, we've got to renew!
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This week we got our standard delicious strawberries, eggs (two unfortunate little guys didn't make it and were cracked and oozing on the others), potatoes, sweet potatoes, a carrot, spinach, mallow, assorted salad vegetables, perilla leaves, and an onion. Then there was the show stopper, its last but certainly not least and is a new item, bean sprouts!
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What are you waiting for? Go out and grab some organic bean sprouts NOW!


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January 15, 2013
Thomas Bjorn
Paul McGinley
George O'Grady
SCOTT CROCKETT:├é┬Ā Thank you very much for joining us here this evening, very special evening here in Abu Dhabi for The European Tour and indeed for Ryder Cup Europe.
My great pleasure to announce top table to you:├é┬Ā In the very far side, Richard Hills, who is the European Ryder Cup Director.├é┬Ā Next to Richard we have George O'Grady, Chief Executive of The European Tour.
And closest to me we have Thomas Bj├ā┬Črn, who is of course the Tournament Players Chairman of the Committee.├é┬Ā You will see of course there is one seat missing and I'm delighted to pass to Thomas Bj├ā┬Črn to tell us who is going to fill that seat.├é┬Ā Thank you.
THOMAS BJ├āŌĆōRN:├é┬Ā It is my pleasure to present The Ryder Cup captain for The Ryder Cup matches in Gleneagles in 2014, Mr.Paul McGinley.
SCOTT CROCKETT:├é┬Ā Thank you very much, Paul.├é┬Ā It's been a long night; it's been an emotional night for you.├é┬Ā Just give us your initial thoughts to appoint you Ryder Cup Captain for Gleneagles.
PAUL McGINLEY:├é┬Ā Thank you, Scott.├é┬Ā Obviously absolutely thrilled and delighted to have this honour.├é┬Ā And to lead The European Team, arguably the strongest in depth on The European Tour that we've had for the history of The European Tour; and to be leading the creme of the crop in The Ryder Cup is going to be a huge honour.
To be quite honest, it's a very, very humbling experience to be sitting in this seat; and it's a week that I'm really, really looking forward to and it will be a whole experience, new experience for me in terms of being a captain.├é┬Ā I've been there many times as a player, and also as a vice captain, and I'm really looking forward to this opportunity.
GEORGE O'GRADY:├é┬Ā I think it's a wonderful achievement for Paul, which reflects his great service to The European Tour, his outstanding leadership in the Seve Trophy, Vivendi Trophy; and was carried by unanimous decision of the players' committee, which I think is a testament to the democracy of the process.├é┬Ā Superb chairmanship of our chairman, Thomas Bj├ā┬Črn.├é┬Ā Congratulations, Paul.
SCOTT CROCKETT:├é┬Ā Now like to especially up questions to the floor.├é┬Ā I'd just like to tell you that Paul has made three appearances being part of a successful European Team on each occasion, memorably holing the winning putt at The Belfry in 2002.├é┬Ā He won four and a half points from nine matches, and his winning Ryder Cup habits continued when he was vice captain to both Colin Montgomerie at Celtic Manor and Jos├ā┬® Maria Olaz├ā┬Ībal at Medinah in September.
Q.├é┬Ā Take us through the last few weeks, which has seen the captaincy debated at length, and you've said nothing.
PAUL McGINLEY:├é┬Ā Yeah, I mean, I watched, just because I watch, it's amazing what you can learn when you listen and don't talk.├é┬Ā That's what's happened.
I felt it was‑‑ I knew I had the support of the players.├é┬Ā I thought my hand was very strong to be the captain and if it was meant to be, it was meant to be and I felt that the more I would say, the more my chances would lessen.├é┬Ā And I felt that it was the right thing to do.
I read and followed every word that went down the last few weeks, I have to say, and watched with interest.├é┬Ā Like a yo‑yo, my chances seemed to go up and down and up and down.├é┬Ā But I'm obviously very pleased to be in this situation, and I thought that I've had a really good apprenticeships in two Seve Trophies, Vivendi Trophies, and this is a position that I'm really, really thrilled to be in.
And it's also, as I say, a very humbling experience as well, too, but it's also a situation I'm relishing and I can't wait to get into the role of being the captain, working with the players, particularly the players that have shown such huge support for me obviously in the last few weeks.
Q.├é┬Ā Rory is only 23 but he's the world No. 1, and when he says, you're "the best captain he's ever played under," what does that mean to you, and how confident were you after that, and what does it mean to you going forward as a captain?
PAUL McGINLEY:├é┬Ā Well, that means a lot to me.├é┬Ā I think, you know, there's a couple of good things happened for me in terms of getting this role, and one of them was the fact that Rory and Graeme McDowell played in the first Seve Trophy, which was my first captaincy as well then, too. ├é┬ĀRory was not the star then that he is now.├é┬Ā I think it might have been his second year on Tour, maybe his third.
I had the opportunity of captaining him, and I knew it was a very weakened team compared to how strong the Europeans were if you compared it to World Rankings.├é┬Ā But we played the role of underdog there extremely well, and Rory and Graeme were huge for me that week.├é┬Ā I really enjoyed playing with them, and I think they enjoyed it, as well, too.
So I think I was fortunate that I had that situation where Rory had played underneath me and that's why I think he spoke with such authority on the subject.
Q.├é┬Ā Could you just talk us through the last couple of hours, what it's been like?├é┬Ā Has it been the longest two hours of your life?├é┬Ā What have you been doing?
PAUL McGINLEY:├é┬Ā Well, I went to the committee meeting first where we did all the mundane details of the Tour.├é┬Ā Was asked to lead, and as The Ryder Cup was discussed at the end of the meeting; and I went to my room and my brother was up there as well, too.├é┬Ā And I had a couple of oatmeal cookies and a bottle of water and watched the time go by, very slowly I have to say.├é┬Ā I was looking at the clock very closely how long it was taking.├é┬Ā And obviously delighted when the news came through.├é┬Ā I'm absolutely thrilled.
Q.├é┬Ā Can you tell us why you have such strong support from the players?├é┬Ā What is it about you?
PAUL McGINLEY:├é┬Ā I don't know.├é┬Ā It's a good question.├é┬Ā It's not something that probably I can answer.├é┬Ā You know, the other players can answer that.
As I say, I've been very fortunate with the Rory instance, and Graeme, as well, too, that they have played underneath me, and so has Ian Poulter.├é┬Ā They have played underneath me as a captain, and I think I've been fortunate that I've had that opportunity, and if there is a really good infrastructure on The European Tour, it is the Seve Trophy, it is the Vivendi Trophy and I would love to see that tournament grow from strength‑to‑strength.├é┬Ā It is very much a part of the Seve legacy.
I can assure you one of the things I want to do as captain is continue the Seve legacy.├é┬Ā I don't know how I'm going to go about that yet.├é┬Ā I'll leave that for discussions later on but I will be continuing that legacy.├é┬Ā Seve was a guy that I knew pretty well.├é┬Ā I played under him as a captain.├é┬Ā I've been very fortunate.├é┬Ā I've played under‑‑ if you look at all the captains I've played under, besides my three Ryder Cup Captains, I've also played under Monty, I've played under Jos├ā┬® Maria and I've also played under Seve.
So I've been very fortunate.├é┬Ā I have a vast amount of experience playing under a Who's Who of European golf over the last decade and even more.├é┬Ā That's all added into my love for team sports, and my love for all kind of sport that I watch as well with interest.
So I have a real passion for it and I really love it.├é┬Ā I really love team golf, team sports, generally.
Q.├é┬Ā You've got a history of team sports going back, you have spoke often of your history of playing football; how important is this team sport background and this experience you've gained in Seve Trophies, Royal Trophies and under two Ryder Cup Captains?
PAUL McGINLEY:├é┬Ā Yeah, for those of who you don't know in the room, Gaelic football is where I started.├é┬Ā I don't know why in my career, if you look at my career, it's quite modest compared to the ex‑captains that we've had in Ryder Cups, and that's what very humbling for me; that I am in this position.├é┬Ā I obviously don't match the record that they have in terms of what they have achieved in major championships and whatnot.
But what is‑‑ what I did do in my career was I always performed extremely highly when I did play as part of a team.├é┬Ā I don't know why.├é┬Ā I wish I could have done the same as an individual.├é┬Ā But I certainly went to another level when I played in team golf.├é┬Ā I don't know why that is.├é┬Ā I personally think, some psychologists might explain, back to my Gaelic football days, being part of the team, being in the dressing room, very much being put in my own corner and everyone put in their own corner.
My heart ticks a bit faster and my adrenaline goes more and I just love the environment of being in a team.├é┬Ā Ryder Cup situations, I love the team meetings, I love everything that goes with it, the pageantry, everything that goes with it.├é┬Ā I don't know what that X‑factor is but I seem to go to another level when I do play when I'm involved in team golf.
Q.├é┬Ā Now that you've been appointed how do you see your interaction in the next 18 months with Tom Watson?
PAUL McGINLEY:├é┬Ā First of all, I'm relishing the thought of taking on one of my grate heros, Tom Watson.├é┬Ā I think he's, not only is he a wonderful person, but he's a great ambassador for the game of golf and has been for a long, long time.
To have the opportunity, I never had the opportunity going up against him in a playing sense, but to have an opportunity of going up against him in a captaincy sense is going to be a real thrill for me and it's one that I'm really relishing to do.
In terms of the players and that over the next year, to be honest, I won't be getting too much involved.├é┬Ā Let them do their own thing.├é┬Ā I'll be speaking to them obviously in general, but it's not something that I'm going to get stuck in tomorrow morning and call up 20 guys and talk to them about the Ryder Cup.
Want to let things evolve at their own speed like we have always done.├é┬Ā I've learned a lot from watching other captains and I'll try to take a little bit from all of the captains that I've played under and observed.
Q.├é┬Ā From an Irish perspective, it's been a long wait.├é┬Ā You must have wondered if it might ever happen.
PAUL McGINLEY:├é┬Ā No, I didn't wonder if it was ever going to happen.├é┬Ā I wondered if it was ever going to happen for me but in terms of an Irish captain, no.├é┬Ā I think we've had great success as Irish people on Tour over the last decade or so, led by P├ā┬Īdraig with his major wins and Darren following it up and obviously Rory and Graeme as well, too, stars of the future going forward.
I think we are very fortunate that we have an infrastructure in the Golfing Union of Ireland behind us, which we have all come through, every one of us has come through that structure.├é┬Ā That is the foundation and that is where we have all been a product of.
And I'm the first one to hit this age where Ryder Cup captaincy is an opportunity of this era.├é┬Ā Now, I know we've had great players in the past like Des Smyth and Eamonn Darcy and Philip Walton and right back to Christy O'Connor who played ten Ryder Cups, and Christy, Junior, too.
For one reason or another they were up against some serious contenders when their chance of Ryder Cup captaincy came along and that's why it didn't happen for them.├é┬Ā I'm just delighted that it's obviously happened for me and all of the cards are falling in place for me.
Q.├é┬Ā Are you able to tell us if Colin Montgomerie's name was considered?├é┬Ā Was he asked to get out of the room at any time?
THOMAS BJ├āŌĆōRN:├é┬Ā Well, I can tell you who was considered in the room or who was discussed.├é┬Ā There was five names that was discussed in that room:├é┬Ā Sandy Lyle, Colin Montgomerie, Miguel ├ā┬üngel Jim├ā┬®nez and Paul Lawrie, and obviously Paul sitting next to me.
It was our job to discuss everybody that's been thrown around, and we discussed them all thoroughly.├é┬Ā But this committee is 100 per cent behind this captain and that was really obvious very early in the meeting that this is the route that the committee wanted to go.
And, you know, I think we made the right decision.├é┬Ā Our players on Tour wanted us to make this decision, and we listened to our players and that's who we represent.
So I think we made the right decision and we are all thrilled that we have Paul as a captain.├é┬Ā I think that as a captain, he will bring the Tour even more together.├é┬Ā He is one of us.├é┬Ā There has never been a distance to Paul.├é┬Ā He's a guy you can talk to.├é┬Ā He's got great opinions and he's been fantastic in The Ryder Cup.
But all those names were discussed and we are happy that we came out with this choice.├é┬Ā It's never an easy choice to make, because everybody that was discussed has all the rights to be Ryder Cup Captain, but we have to choose one and we think we chose the right one.
Q.├é┬Ā You said that you felt that the more you said that the chances would lessen, what made you think that firstly‑‑ that you ought to keep quiet, that the more you said, your chances would lessen.├é┬Ā Did at any time if you feel, I actually should speak up?
PAUL McGINLEY:├é┬Ā I was very tempted to be honest to speak up.├é┬Ā I'm very pleased; I've got a great wife and great friends around me that I respect their opinion on, and those friends and Ali, my wife, told me, you know, stay with dignity in this whole thing and don't get involved.├é┬Ā It will work in the long term for you, and that advice was really good.├é┬Ā I believed that myself, as well, too.├é┬Ā It wasn't difficult to convince me.
I step back and watch it grow and grow and grow on great legs; it really did, it really did become a big, big story, which is not all bad news.├é┬Ā It's good for The European Tour that we are able to get that much attention and it's great for The Ryder Cup that there's such an interest in who the captain is going to be.
Q.├é┬Ā Was there a time when you thought actually I should; I know I've kept quiet to now, perhaps I should say something now?
PAUL McGINLEY:├é┬Ā There's no particular time because to be quite honest the players were speaking for me.├é┬Ā I had such a strong hand when the players endorsing me, particularly Rory McIlroy, being as strong as he was, as I say, it's a very humbling thing when the new star of world golf is coming out in your favour.├é┬Ā You don't need to say anything when he's saying the words he's saying.
Q.├é┬Ā There's been a lot of vocal support in the buildup to the announcement of Paul to only being able to captain Europe once and one crack at the whip.├é┬Ā Was there any discussion on that?├é┬Ā Was there an overwhelming sense of support to suggest that maybe there should be just a rule that says one crack and then that's it?
THOMAS BJ├āŌĆōRN:├é┬Ā I don't think we'll ever make a rule that would go down that route.├é┬Ā But amongst those members of that committee, there's a general feel that you should have one go at it.├é┬Ā But to make a rule would just kind of tie our hands in the future.
There's no need to make a rule like that, we don't feel.├é┬Ā We don't feel at this moment in time.├é┬Ā There are so many strong candidates for it, and why it's been so successful for us since 1997 when Seve was appointed captain, it's worked for us and we are hugely successful in The Ryder Cup, and why should we change the winning formula.
We felt it was important to continue down this route, but to sit down and make awe rule for it, I don't think is a route we want to go.├é┬Ā So at the moment, we are quite happy with the system we have and it works for us.├é┬Ā So we'll continue that rule until problems arrive.
Q.├é┬Ā What do you think when you heard that Darren had decided not to stand?
PAUL McGINLEY:├é┬Ā When I heard Darren decided not to stand, to be honest, I was quite level about everything.├é┬Ā If Darren was going to stand, he was going to stand and that's his right to feel that he would like to be considered, and I didn't have a problem with that whatsoever.├é┬Ā At no stage did I have a problem with Darren standing.
Q.├é┬Ā Did you think obviously your chance increased when he said, I'm not standing?├é┬Ā Was there a certain‑‑
PAUL McGINLEY:├é┬Ā I think if you followed the paper the of the last few weeks it was quite clear since Christmas that he started‑‑ that he wasn't as interested in the job as he had been before Christmas, and it was kind of a slow wind‑down he was doing and focusing his energy somewhere else.├é┬Ā So I wasn't surprised, no, when he finally decided not to go.├é┬Ā
Q.├é┬Ā There have been reports that you would also possibly name the 2016 captain.├é┬Ā Was that a consideration at all in the meeting?
THOMAS BJ├āŌĆōRN:├é┬Ā That's never been on the table.
Q.├é┬Ā You said you went back to your room.├é┬Ā Can you just describe how you got the news?├é┬Ā Did you go back into the meeting?
PAUL McGINLEY:├é┬Ā No, a head from the European Tour came and knocked on the door and took me by the hand down.├é┬Ā It was a long walk, I'll tell you.├é┬Ā That corridor seemed to be never ending.├é┬Ā Took me down to the room where Thomas met me outside the room and congratulated me and then introduced me to the committee.
Q.├é┬Ā And George, is this the last time this committee will make this decision?
GEORGE O'GRADY:├é┬Ā I think the committee agreed that we'll look at the procedure which we do at every match, and there have been a lot of press speculation, you could say it's quite healthy.
But the way the process was conducted and the responsibility of all the players who are elected to serve all the different players, and then the chairmanship that Thomas showed, it came to a unanimous decision in the end and it was a very positive way of conducting it.
Q.├é┬Ā I wonder if when talking about your heroic restraints, what triggers were there that wanted you to enter the debate?
PAUL McGINLEY:├é┬Ā It's so much the same, when people had opinions I wanted to argue with them and I wanted to putt a different point across but that's all private and something that, I say I wanted to respond but I didn't want to respond through the whole media.├é┬Ā I wanted to respond to that person and give them the other side of that argument.
So I had views, and listen, it was a strategy that I had.├é┬Ā I thought that Ryder Cup captaincy was a very he is teamed and honour able position and I thought that it should be treated with respect and stand back; the less I said would be the better.├é┬Ā Fortunately some of you nice journalists out there wrote some very nice articles in my favour, which kept my momentum going, and it was just interesting to see how the whole thing involved and grew legs and went forward.
The cr├ā┬©me de la cr├ā┬©me was the endorsement of the players.├é┬Ā Ian Poulter was extremely strong for me, as well as Rory, and all of the guys who lined up and when I had that, that's when I felt, you know what, I don't need to speak.
Q.├é┬Ā Given that you were in this position, would you have preferred to have been able to sort of come out and declare your hand as a candidate publically and say, I want this, etc., etc., would that have been better for you in the process if the candidate could have spoken for themselves?
PAUL McGINLEY:├é┬Ā Remember I'm part of the process and I'm on the committee and I've been involved in Ryder Cup decisions over the last decade when we have put captains in place.├é┬Ā It's a very, very difficult thing to do.├é┬Ā I've been in that room, or a number of rooms, deciding on captains at some stage.├é┬Ā It's not an easy or comfortable place to be.
I know how difficult it was going to be for all the committee members to be there and I thought that the more I said and the more I rode myself into, it might become extremely difficult.├é┬Ā I thought one of the reasons for me to step out was I knew how difficult it was going to be and I knew it would only make things even more complicated.
Q.├é┬Ā Could you confirm whether Colin was asked to step outside as someone who was discussed and someone who is obviously a member of the committee?
THOMAS BJ├āŌĆōRN:├é┬Ā Well, it's obvious that any committee member that is proposed as a Ryder Cup Captain is asked to leave the room, and Colin was asked to leave the room, as Paul was.├é┬Ā We had normal committee stuff to deal with before we dealt with Ryder Cup captaincy.
We do have responsibilities to our members and our tour that goes beyond this captaincy, and Paul and Colin are both a member of that committee and they needed to be there for that discussion.
But I think it's only right that when you have that discussion about the captain, that those potential captains can't be present in the room.├é┬Ā It doesn't help‑‑ it wouldn't help the situation, and we done that in the past and I think it works well for us, and we had a great discussion.
We arrived at a decision that we felt was the right decision, and I thought it might have taken a bit longer than it did, but that's only a good sign.
Q.├é┬Ā As you say, you've got experience as a Seve Trophy captain and as a vice captain.├é┬Ā Without blowing your own trumpet, what are the attributes you think you'll bring to the captaincy?
PAUL McGINLEY:├é┬Ā Good question, I've got so many things, now that I can actually think about it, I've been formulating some ideas if I was to be the captain thinking about it.├é┬Ā But I've stopped myself every time from going forward and now I can let my head go and try to evolve a lot of the things that I have.
As I say, I've been very fortunate I've played under a whose who of European golf in terms of captaincy from Bernhard to Woosie to Sam, you can go through them all right through to Seve, Monty, Olaz├ā┬Ībal.
As I said earlier, I would like to think I'm going to take a little bit from everybody.├é┬Ā I've learned so much from all of them, as a player, and I've also learned a lot from Ollie and Monty, as well, as vice captain.├é┬Ā I would like to think that I will take a lot of the lessons I've learned, along with some of my own ideas, as well, too, that I had at the Seve Trophy, and take those and move those forward into my captaincy.
Q.├é┬Ā How much consideration will you be given to your vice captains and how big of a consideration will you be giving to Irish vice captains, perhaps like Darren Clarke and P├ā┬Īdraig Harrington if they don't make the team?
PAUL McGINLEY:├é┬Ā Yeah, that's something down the road to be honest.
Yeah, again, as it's come into my head I've stopped myself from going forward too much with it.├é┬Ā I have some broad ideas but I need to evolve those ideas over time, and there will be no announcement for vice captains.├é┬Ā No immediate need for vice captains to be announced very quickly, but I should have a good idea by coming towards the end of the season where I'm going to go with that.
Q.├é┬Ā Can you just confirm, is it unanimous decision, but at any time was there a show of hands in the room?├é┬Ā Did it ever get to that stage?
THOMAS BJ├āŌĆōRN:├é┬Ā Never got to that.├é┬Ā It was a discussion and it was decided unanimously by this committee that this was the route that we wanted to go.
Q.├é┬Ā Did everyone have a say in the room?
THOMAS BJ├āŌĆōRN:├é┬Ā Every person was asked.├é┬Ā It was the first thing that was done.├é┬Ā We went around the table and everybody had their say.
Q.├é┬Ā Can you give us an idea of the numbers in favour of Paul?
THOMAS BJ├āŌĆōRN:├é┬Ā "Unanimously" means everybody, no?├é┬Ā (Laughter).
Q.├é┬Ā Do you rule out playing?
PAUL McGINLEY:├é┬Ā I think if you'd have seen me today play a practise round, you'd rule out playing.
But yeah, the chances are slim to be honest.├é┬Ā My World Ranking has slipped over the last few years, I'm 46 years of age now and coming into the twilight of my career, still enjoy playing.├é┬Ā I played very well for a period last year.├é┬Ā I finished the season poorly but I had a pretty decent year for the first six months.
I'm still well capable of playing, and as Thomas knows my views, I think it's very important that we have a captain of The Ryder Cup Team who is still competitive on Tour, and that's what I intend to be over the next two years.
Q.├é┬Ā Are you the first 'Ryder' captain elected via Twitter, the player campaign going on on your behalf?
PAUL McGINLEY:├é┬Ā I'm not a Twit; I've never Twitted.├é┬Ā One thing I've learned from this is the power of Twitter, there's no doubt about that, absolutely, there's no doubt about that.
I've also learned how related Twitter is to the bookies; now I know where they get all their odds from.├é┬Ā (Laughter).
Q.├é┬Ā You obviously would have loved to have done the job in Ireland but what does it mean to do it in Scotland, the Home of Golf?
PAUL McGINLEY:├é┬Ā Absolute thrilled.├é┬Ā Just think about it.
You've got‑‑ okay, an Irishman, of course would be great to do in Ireland but to do it in Scotland against Tom Watson, relish is the word that comes to mind and that's what it will be.├é┬Ā I can assure all of the people in Scotland, as well, too, I'll have very much a Scottish team to what I'm going to do that week.
We'll see.├é┬Ā Again, I'll try to evolve some ideas over the next 12 months or so, but I would like to certainly have very much of a Scottish and a Seve theme to what we are going to do.
Q.├é┬Ā How many minutes, approximately, were you actually talking about the captaincy?
THOMAS BJ├āŌĆōRN:├é┬Ā About an hour, I would say.├é┬Ā It was pretty short compared to the other times we have chosen captains.
PAUL McGINLEY:├é┬Ā I've been there, long into the night.
Q.├é┬Ā When did you ever dare dream that one day you would become a Ryder Cup Captain?├é┬Ā When did the thought occur to you and when did you think that maybe this could come true?
PAUL McGINLEY:├é┬Ā To be honest, the first Vivendi Seve Trophy that I did, I was chosen by Colin Montgomerie to be, along with Thomas, to be one of the captains that time.├é┬Ā I didn't know, a, if I was going to be any good, and b, if I was going to enjoy it.
I was very fortunate, I inherited a young fellow called Rory McIlroy on my team, along with Graeme, who were the backbone of my team; and then with a lot of other players by World Ranking that were not as high as what the boys were, so they were the real fulcrum on my team.├é┬Ā I came away from that week having an absolute blast, as much as I did when I played.
And it obviously went very well for me, too.├é┬Ā So that was the first time the seeds set; maybe I am good, and maybe I do have an aptitude for captaining and organizing a team.├é┬Ā That's when the first seeds of potential captaincy in Ryder Cup came to mind.
Q.├é┬Ā How many people were left in the room to vote?├é┬Ā Was it ten?├é┬Ā And did Felipe have a vote?
THOMAS BJ├āŌĆōRN:├é┬Ā There was ten in the room, yeah, but it never came to a vote.
Q.├é┬Ā I assume there may have been more than ten in the room if George was still there.
THOMAS BJ├āŌĆōRN:├é┬Ā There was ten committee members in the room.├é┬Ā We don't take our tour staff into consideration.
GEORGE O'GRADY:├é┬Ā Someone has to open bottles of water.
Q.├é┬Ā Looking down the room, there's a few guys ready to congratulate you, how special is it going to be to see these guys in the room?
PAUL McGINLEY:├é┬Ā Well, Rory is, as I say, Rory, thanks, what can I say, to be endorsed by Rory, particularly‑‑ as I say, I've been very fortunate Rory has played underneath me and that was a big card that Rory played for me that was on my side was the fact that he had played underneath me, and he had a strong view because of that.
And he had a few that I was going to be captain, and it was‑‑ it's very humbling to be honest, and not just Rory, Ian Poulter, Luke Donald, Justin, keep going down the line as far as you want to go.├é┬Ā So many players came out totally unprompted on my side, and that's a very humbling place to be for a professional golfer when your peers think that much of you.
And it's the same with Thomas and the committee that they would think that way for me to be the captain, it's a very humbling place to be, believe you me, it's a very humbling place, and as I say, I'm honoured.
THOMAS BJ├āŌĆōRN:├é┬Ā You'll win this week now.├é┬Ā (Laughter).
PAUL McGINLEY:├é┬Ā So yeah, that's where I'm coming from, yeah.
Q.├é┬Ā You assume very relaxed and we all know how important Ryder Cup is to you; how often has it crossed your mind that if you didn't get the job this time, you may never have got the job?
PAUL McGINLEY:├é┬Ā Yeah, I pretty honest, I would say, if that was the case, if I had not got it, I was going to move on and do other things.
I'm in a very fortunate position, I'm not only still playing well but playing decently competitively and have a lot of business things going well working nicely in my favour, which I have a lot of things going on in my life; that my life was not going to end if this didn't happen.
And that said, I'm going to take this with both hands and grab that Cup (reaching with both hands for The Ryder Cup) and represent Europe as best I can and represent the players who have represented me so strongly to in turn, turn that support back on them and if Rory doesn't make the team, I think he's got a good chance of a pick now.
SCOTT CROCKETT:├é┬Ā Paul, if you would indulge me one final message has come through on the Twitter, that you will get to know very well from Tom Watson, and it reads:├é┬Ā "Congratulations to Paul McGinley on your Ryder Cup captaincy.├é┬Ā Looking forward to our future competition.├é┬Ā You are a class act."├é┬Ā├é┬Ā├é┬Ā (Applause).
PAUL McGINLEY:├é┬Ā Thank you.├é┬Ā That's a very nice text to get from one of your heros.├é┬Ā Tom Watson is a guy, I wouldn't say I know very well, I know him reasonably well.├é┬Ā We have spent time together in our company and we have played practise rounds together.
I know he has an affinity, not just with the Scottish but with the Irish as well, too.├é┬Ā And as I say, I'm really relishing the opportunity of going up against him.├é┬Ā He's everything that stands good about the game of golf, and I think I will learn a lot from him as well, too.
I'm looking forward to being in his company but most of all, I'm looking forward to leading the 12 players that will represent Europe against a very strong American Team, no doubt, in Gleneagles in two years' time, and try to somehow match what we did at Medinah.├é┬Ā And so that's going to be a great task I'm looking forward to.
SCOTT CROCKETT:├é┬Ā From all of us in the room, many, many congratulations, you know you'll have all our support going to Gleneagles in 2014.├é┬Ā Thank you.
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Photo above is the "glamour shot": the culinary equivalent of having a photographer shooting you from the neck up, after a makeup artist has made you look your best. Below, a photo of the whole enchilada:
Short and squat. Note the odd bulges – the dough kind of "exploded" out the sides! From some reading that I've done, this could be the result of the dough sticking to something during proofing (my batard did), not letting the loaves rest long enough after final shaping, or not slashing the them deeply enough.
First, let me thank Breadchick Mary (The Sour Dough) and Sara (I Like to Cook) for selecting this wonderful classic recipe from Mastering The Art of French Cooking,and for typing out sixteen pages of instructions! You can find the original recipe here, and I encourage you to check out the Daring Bakers blogroll to see how everyone else did.
I loved this challenge because it really pushed me outside my comfort zone. In other words, it truly was a challenge! I had never made French bread before (I think my mom and I may have made it once when I was very young), and I learned so much from the problems that I encountered and the techniques that I learned with this bread, that I was able to tackle the Bread Baking Babe's Royal Crown's Tortano.
My house is pretty cold – we keep it at 59 degrees F. If I close the doors of my kitchen, I can get it up to the low 70s in there. This is supposed to be a great environment for bread baking. In retrospect, however, I may have made the kitchen warmer than I thought, leading to me over-proofing the dough.
I weighed my ingredients (using King Arthur Unbleached AP flour), mixed them together, then decided to knead by hand (e-GADS). That last step took about 20 minutes. If you ever want to get into bodybuilding, exercise your upper body by hand kneading dough. I wasn't sure when to stop, and may have overdone it, so I have a question for you more experienced bread bakers: can you overknead dough?
The first rise took three hours, but the "dome" looked a little flat. At the time, I almost let the dough proof longer because I thought it had not yet formed that puffy dome. Now, I think it may have formed the dome, and was starting to flatten out.
The second rise took only one hour. After I shaped the loaves, they barely rose at all; a couple of Daring Bakers noted that may be a sign that the yeast has run out of food. The loaves had also developed a strong yeasty smell, and I had only enough dough for two loaves!
I baked them on a baking stone, sprayed them with water, and had a pan of steaming water on the floor of the oven.
Though oddly shaped (the round bread reminded me of the movie "Alien," for some reason). The crust was crisp, and the bread actually had body, unlike a lot of supermarket French breads that are very fluffy inside. And the flavor was very nice; the loaves actually tasted like a mild sourdough.
I learned so much from this Challenge, that I'm already applying it to other breads. I plan to tackle this recipe again in the future, but this time I will knead by machine, get an idea of what the dough should feel like, and watch the proofing. Many thanks to Mary and Sara.
Some additional info: (1) For those of you who may be interested in a fancier steam contraption for your oven, see this post by Rosy Levy Beranbaum. (2) In his book, Local Breads: Sourdough and Whole-Grain Recipes from Europe's Best Artisan Bakers, Daniel Leader recommends King Arthur Organic AP flour as the one that most closely emulates French 55-type flour (I didn't use this, I used AP flour per the recipe, so I can't vouch for it). But while perusing the website, I discovered that King Arthur now carries a French-style flour. Woo-hoo!


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GOP plan to cut alimony tax deduction has some divorcees on edge
For over a decade, Charles Crenshaw has been paying his ex-wife tens of thousands of dollars annually in alimony. The now-retired engineer is hoping to renegotiate the agreement for lower payments, but he's waiting first to see what comes of a tax reform proposal in Congress.
Under a House Republican tax plan that would eliminate the deduction for alimony payments, the 73-year-old resident of Bloomfield, Connecticut, says he could lose thousands of dollars. "I'm contacting my congressman," Crenshaw said, "to say that's something that should be left alone."
He is among many unhappy couples, divorce lawyers and other keeping a close eye on the proposal, which would also end taxation of alimony recipients on the payments.
Republicans are expected to push the tax legislation through the House on Thursday. But the proposal faces an uncertain future because the Senate Republican plan would leave the current alimony tax law as is. And it is generating concerns about the possibility of higher taxes for men, who make up the majority of those paying alimony, and more acrimonious divorce negotiations.
A national group of family law attorneys, the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, announced Thursday that it is against the proposal.
"Alimony is an essential tool that has enabled countless spouses to adjust to a dramatically altered economic reality," Madeline Marzano-Lesnevich, president of the academy, said in a statement. "The financial security provided to families by spousal support is a valuable resource that needs to be further strengthened and not diminished by our representatives."
Toni Van Pelt, president of the National Organization for Women, said the tax change could make it more difficult for divorcees to get the support they need because their ex-husbands would have less money without the deduction.
"It's something that's really important to women," Van Pelt said. "We are really concerned because it would make tough, tense negotiations between couples even worse."
The changes would take effect Jan. 1 and apply to divorces finalized after 2017. Some lawyers say it's unclear whether the proposal also would affect existing divorce and separation agreements that are modified on or after Jan. 1.
In a hypothetical example, a man making $90,000 this year and paying $20,000 in alimony would get to subtract the $20,000 from his income, lowering his tax bill by $5,000 to $13,245, according to the IRS draft tax table for 2017. His ex-wife would pay about $2,500 in taxes on the $20,000, but no taxes under the House GOP plan.
Thomas Shanley, a divorce and family law attorney in Greenwich, Connecticut, said he has a few clients trying to get their divorce cases finalized before the end of the year because of the proposed tax change.
"I think it's going to have a serious impact on the financial status of parties post-divorce," he said. "It's likely to increase the family's tax burden and make less money available to the divorced spouse and children."
Manhattan divorce attorney Steven Mandel said eliminating the alimony deduction could make divorce negotiations tougher. He said many of his clients are concerned about the proposal.
"If they realize they might not get the deduction, they might not be willing to pay so much," he said.
U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan, a Republican, said on Twitter that the overall tax legislation was a "game-changer" that would cut people's taxes and make the entire system more simple.
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Failed Mergers in the Airline Industry
The fundamentals of running an airline don't necessarily improve with increased market share.
Why Airline Mergers Don't Work
Victor J. Cook Jr.
Date Published:
June 2008
Mergers are supposed to increase shareholder value, but in the U.S. airline industry, they've had exactly the opposite effect. Since deregulation in 1978, traditional, full-service airlines, also known as "legacy" carriers, have lost a combined US$29.6 billion on ill-conceived mergers. Why? The author concludes that executives of Northwest, Delta, and US Airways failed to understand the structural challenges inherent in running an airline after deregulation — namely, high fixed costs for planes, strong labor unions, and exceptionally price-sensitive customers. They also mistakenly believed that merging with other legacy carriers and increasing their market share would enable them to raise prices and cut operational costs. Instead, facing pressure from a new breed of low-cost airlines like Southwest, the traditional carriers were forced to lower prices or risk losing customers, which in turn led to poor earnings.
Bottom Line:
The fundamentals of running an airline don't necessarily improve with increased market share, so mergers rarely help reduce operating costs and increase earnings.


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Your Perks: 1) Leather bags made of Moroccan goatskin leather. A very specific, very attractive kind of leather. 2) Ways to make espresso at home or in your car, depending on how badly you need your fix. 3) Tom Ford sunglasses. This Ford guy has a future.


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LONDON (AP) — Adidas has ended its partnership with the rapper formerly known as Kanye West over his offensive and antisemitic remarks.
"Adidas does not tolerate antisemitism and any other sort of hate speech," the company said in a statement Tuesday. "Ye's recent comments and actions have been unacceptable, hateful and dangerous, and they violate the company's values of diversity and inclusion, mutual respect and fairness.
It comes after the German sportswear company faced pressure to cut ties with Ye, with celebrities and others on social media urging Adidas to act. The company said at the beginning of the month that it was placing its lucrative sneaker deal with the rapper under review.
Adidas is just the latest company to end connections with Ye, who also has been suspended from Twitter and Instagram over antisemitic posts that the social networks said violated their policies.
He recently suggested slavery was a choice and called the COVID-19 vaccine the "mark of the beast," among other comments. He was also criticized for wearing a "White Lives Matter" T-shirt to his Yeezy collection show in Paris.
Ye's talent agency, CAA, dropped him, and the MRC studio announced Monday that it is shelving a complete documentary about him.
The Balenciaga fashion house cut ties with Ye last week, according to Women's Wear Daily. JPMorganChase and Ye have ended their business relationship, although the banking breakup was in the works even before Ye's antisemitic comments.
In recent weeks, Ye has also ended his company's association with Gap and has told Bloomberg that he plans to cut ties with his corporate suppliers.
After he was suspended from Twitter and Facebook, Ye offered to buy conservative social network Parler.
Demonstrators on a Los Angeles overpass Saturday unfurled a banner praising Ye's antisemitic comments, prompting an outcry on social media as celebrities and others said they stand with Jewish people.


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Also known as onychomycosis, toenail fungus can be painful, irritating and embarrassing. When you experience trauma to your nail, the nail bed is lifted, allowing fungus to invade. Without treatment, this fungus can grow and spread, particularly in dark, warm, moist environments, such as socks and shoes.
Common signs and symptoms of toenail fungus include:
- Discoloring or yellowing of the nail
- Thickening or crumbling of the nail
- Swelling around the nail
- Disfigured nails
- Streaks or spots down the side of the nail
- Foul-smelling debris under the nail
- Pain and discomfort
- Complete nail loss
Prevention is Key
Fungal infections can affect the fingernails as well as the toenails, but toenail fungus is more difficult to treat because toenails grow more slowly. Because removal of the fungus is challenging, prevention plays an important role in treatment.
- Keep nails neatly trimmed.
- Practice good foot hygiene, including daily washing with soap and water, drying feet and toes, carefully, and changing shoes regularly.
- Always wear shoes in public areas, such as showers, locker rooms and pools.
- Wear comfortable shoes that aren't too tight.
- Avoid wearing nail polish for long periods, as it prevents the nail from breathing and can seal in fungus.
Treatment of Toenail Fungus
If you do develop toenail fungus, especially if the infection has become painful, visit our office. People with a chronic illness like diabetes should always see a podiatrist if they notice any changes in their nails, as it may be an indication of a more serious issue.
To eliminate the fungus, a podiatrist may remove as much of the infected nail as possible by trimming, filing or dissolving it. Oral or topical antifungal medications may also be prescribed to treat the infection. Laser treatment options are also sometimes available.
It's only for severe, chronic infections that surgical removal of the nail might be recommended. Our office can help diagnose the cause of your toenail troubles, and make the best recommendation for treatment.


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Goldrich Mining is a U.S. based resource company focused on developing the Chandalar gold district in Alaska, USA. The Company controls a land package spanning 23,000 acres of highly prospective gold targets and historic mines.
The Chandalar district is located in north-central Alaska, which is considered a tier-one jurisdiction worldwide and host to multiple world-class gold mines and deposits, including the Fort Knox mine (7Moz), Donlin Creek deposit (39Moz) and Pebble deposit (70 Moz).


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China orders Muslim shopkeepers to sell alcohol, cigarettes, to 'weaken' Islam
By Simon Denyer May 5, 2015
Chinese authorities have ordered Muslim shopkeepers and restaurant owners in a village in its troubled Xinjiang region to sell alcohol and cigarettes, and promote them in "eye-catching displays," in an attempt to undermine Islam's hold on local residents, Radio Free Asia (RFA) reported. Establishments that failed to comply were threatened with closure and their owners with prosecution.
Facing widespread discontent over its repressive rule in the mainly Muslim province of Xinjiang, and mounting violence in the past two years, China has launched a series of "strike hard" campaigns to weaken the hold of Islam in the western region. Government employees and children have been barred from attending mosques or observing the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan. In many places, women have been barred from wearing face-covering veils, and men discouraged from growing long beards.
In the village of Aktash in southern Xinjiang, Communist Party official Adil Sulayman, told RFA that many local shopkeepers had stopped selling alcohol and cigarettes from 2012 "because they fear public scorn," while many locals had decided to abstain from drinking and smoking.
The Koran calls the use of "intoxicants" sinful, while some Muslim religious leaders have also forbidden smoking.
Sulayman said authorities in Xinjiang viewed ethnic Uighurs who did not smoke as adhering to "a form of religious extremism." They issued the order to counter growing religious sentiment that was "affecting stability," he said.
"We have a campaign to weaken religion here, and this is part of that campaign," he told the Washington-based news service.
The notice, obtained by RFA and posted on Twitter, ordered all restaurants and supermarkets in Aktash to sell five different brands of alcohol and cigarettes and display them prominently. "Anybody who neglects this notice and fails to act will see their shops sealed off, their businesses suspended, and legal action pursued against them," the notice said.
Radio Free Asia, which provides some of the only coverage of events in Xinjiang to escape strict Chinese government controls, said Hotan prefecture, where Aktash is located, had become "a hotbed of violent stabbing and shooting incidents between ethnic Uighurs and Chinese security forces."
China says Uighur militant groups based abroad are using the Internet to inspire local Muslims to take up violent jihad against the state. Critics say China's long repression of Uighur rights and nationalist sentiment has pushed people toward Islam as the only permitted assertion of their community's identity, and pushed a minority toward a violent form of Islam. Clumsy attempts to promote alcohol or forbid beards and veils may prove counterproductive, they warn.
James Leibold, an expert on China's ethnic policies at Melbourne's La Trobe University, said Chinese officials were "often flailing around in the dark" when tackling extremism. An acute lack of understanding leads them to focus on visible, but imprecise, perceptions of radicalism such as long beards, veils and sobriety, he said.
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The result is often "crude forms of ethno-cultural profiling," Leibold said.
"These sorts of mechanistic and reactive policies only serve to inflame ethno-national tension without addressing the root causes of religious extremism, while further alienating the mainstream Uighur community, making them feel increasingly unwelcome within a hostile, Han-dominated society," he wrote in an e-mail.
Sulayman said around 60 shops and restaurants in the area had complied with the government order, and there were no reports of protests. But in an unrelated incident in neighboring Qinghai province on Friday, an angry crowd of Muslims smashed windows of a supposedly halal store in Xining city, after pork sausages and ham were found in a delivery van, according to the local government and photographs on social media.


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The Fitting Cosmological Supernovae Data Model allows users to compare and fit cosmological models with recent supernovae type Ia datasets to confirm the accelerated expansion of the universe. The 2011 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded for the discovery of the cosmic acceleration using Supernovae Type Ia. This simulation allows the user to vary cosmological parameters within a particular class of dark energy cosmological models to fit a particular supernovae dataset. The simulation can plot several theoretical curves with the supernovae data to compare different models. The values of these parameters, for a particular model, determine the physical description and evolution of the universe.
The Fitting Cosmological Supernovae Data Model model was created using Easy Java Simulations (EJS) modeling tool. It is distributed as a ready-to-run (compiled) Java archive. Double clicking the ejs_Fitting_Cosmological_Models_Supernovae.jar file will run the program if Java is installed. You can modify this simulation if you have EJS by right-clicking within the plot and selecting "Open Ejs Model" from the pop-up menu item.
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Personally, I'd have gone for a big cake with candles, but last week, to celebrate its 50th anniversary, the OECD released a new "Better Life Index" (BLI) for each of its 34 member-countries. More correctly, 11 different measures were released for each country. These covered the areas of Housing, Income, Jobs, Community, Education, Environment, Governance, Health, Life Satisfaction, Safety and Work-Life Balance. I've downloaded the data into an Excel workbook that's available on the Data page that goes with this blog.
These measures were aggregated into a single, equally-weighted BLI, which you can see here. In addition to this the OECD has provided a nice interactive tool that allows users to select their own weights across the 11 measures, and then compare the rankings of the countries they're interested in on the basis of this personalized measure. Of course, you could just do this in a spreadsheet, but I guess it's more fun to do it in real-time on their site.
So, as the OECD web site says, you can "decide for yourself what contributes most to well-being." If I wanted to, I could tinker with the weights to see what it would take for me to feel that I'd have a better life by leaving Canada (ranked essentially first equal with Australia using the equal-weight index), and going back to New Zealand (ranked fourth). I'll return to this point below.


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New from William Morrow: The Searcher by Simon Toyne.
About the book, from the publisher:
The author of the acclaimed Sanctus trilogy conjures an eerie epic of good and evil, retribution and redemption—the first novel in the mesmerizing Solomon Creed series in which a man with no memory of his past must save a lost soul in a small Arizona town.Learn more about the book and author at Simon Toyne's website, Facebook page, and Twitter perch.
On a hilltop in the town of Redemption, Arizona, the townspeople gather at an old cemetery for the first time in decades to bury a local man. The somber occasion is suddenly disrupted by a thunderous explosion in the distant desert. A plane has crashed, and it's pouring a pillar of black smoke into the air.
As Sheriff Garth Morgan speeds toward the crash, he nearly hits a tall, pale man running down the road, with no shoes on his feet and no memory of who he is or how he got there. The only clues to his identity are a label in his handmade suit jacket and a book that's been inscribed to him: both giving the name Solomon Creed. When Morgan tells Solomon that he is in Redemption, Arizona, Solomon begins to believe he's here for a reason—to save a man he has never met ... the man who was buried that morning.
Miles away, three men scan the skies for an overdue plane carrying an important package. Spotting a black cloud in the distance, they suspect something has gone badly wrong, and that the man who has sent them will demand a heavy price if the package has been lost.
To uncover the secret of his identity, Solomon Creed must uncover Redemption's secrets too and learn the truth behind the death of the man he is there to save. But there are those who will do anything to stop him, men prepared to call on the darkest forces to prevent Solomon from seeing the light.
My Book, The Movie: Sanctus.
Writers Read: Simon Toyne (September 2011).
The Page 69 Test: Sanctus.
The Page 69 Test: The Tower.
Writers Read: Simon Toyne (June 2013).
My Book, The Movie: The Tower.
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By Faith Karimi, CNN
A new parliament selected last month will hold a ballot to pick a president
The ballot comes after years of conflict between militants and government forces
"It has not been easy getting us to this point," U.N. envoy says
(CNN) — Somali lawmakers are scheduled to choose the next president Monday, moving the nation a step closer to its first stable central government since the 1991 ouster of a dictator.
The new parliament, which was selected last month, will hold a ballot to choose the president from about two dozen candidates.
In a letter to lawmakers, the United Nations called for a credible leader who can propel the African nation toward peace.
"After two decades of civil war, a collapsed state and innumerable indignities to the proud Somali people, we are hours away from the election of a new president," said Augustine P. Mahiga, the U.N. envoy to the nation.
"The event that will completely end the transitional period and move us toward a phase of political and socio-economic transformation."
The scheduled vote is the latest in a series of political transitions in the nation.
In recent weeks, it has adopted a provisional constitution, held an inaugural meeting of its new parliament and appointed that body's speaker.
"It has not been easy getting us to this point," Mahiga said. "There have been moments when all seemed lost and we have sometimes been on the brink of despair."
Candidates include incumbent President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, who has been in power since 2009, and his prime minister, Abdiweli Mohamed Ali.
Dictator Mohamed Siad Barre was overthrown 21 years ago, sparking years of warring militias and a transitional government that has remained shaky at best. Over the years, lawmakers have met in neighboring Kenya and Djibouti because of lack of security in Somalia.
African Union and Somali troops are battling Al-Shabaab militants, an al Qaeda-linked group that controls part of the nation's south.
In recent months, the troops have driven the militants out of Mogadishu, and the capital is slowly trickling back to normalcy. Coalition forces are exerting control in more areas, but it is not secure enough to hold a nationwide vote.
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Ethiopia suffers from a bad image thanks to the war and famine of the 1980s. As my series on travel in Ethiopia showed, however, this is a land of friendly people, beautiful nature, and fascinating historic sites. Infrastructure is slowly improving and the Ethiopians are making serious efforts to boost education, access to clean drinking water, and other improvements to the quality of life.
These efforts have been recognized in the UN's 2010 Human Development Report. It ranked Ethiopia as number 11 in the world for improving human development since 1970, the highest ranking in Africa. The report was prepared by the United Nations Development Programme and measures progress in health, education, income, gender equality, and other areas. Researchers then formulate a "human development index" (HDI) for 135 countries.
Other high-ranking African nations include Botswana (14th), Benin (18th) and Burkina Faso (21st). All of these countries and some others have done especially well in the past ten years. Only looking at the past decade, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Mozambique, Rwanda, and Uganda all come out in the global top ten.
One of the biggest areas of improvement was in education. Literacy has almost tripled in Sub-Saharan Africa in the past 40 years to 65 percent. Also, life expectancy is up and infant mortality is down.
Sadly, not all the news is good. The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia, and Zimbabwe were the only three countries in the world where quality of life actually went down.
Good news for Ethiopia is good news to travelers too. While the country is still an adventure travel destination, it's not as rugged as many people think. I spent two months there and my wife spent three weeks, and in all that time we never got sick. Chalk one up for good sanitation and clean water! Also, Ethiopia scores well of gender equality, which meant that, unlike some countries we've been to, my wife didn't get harassed by obnoxious guys. Good education meant we met lots of people who spoke English and wanted to improve it by chatting with us. Improved infrastructure meant there were more paved roads along our route than there were ten years ago.
When it comes to improvements in a country's Human Development Index everybody benefits, even people who don't live there!


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Ani DiFranco-Educated Guess
Ani DiFranco has been "on her own" — to quote her company's phone number-for a long time. But not since the release of her second album back in 1991 has she been quite as much a solo act as she is on Educated Guess. On it, Ani not only plays all the instruments and provides the lead and backing vocals, but for the first time in her career she singlehandedly did all the recording and mixing, and stuffed the discs into the jewel cases as well.
We're joking about that last part, but the rest is no exaggeration. If it weren't for Greg Calbi (who mastered the album, as he has done with almost all of Ani's recordings for the last decade), the folks who usually proofread liner notes at Righteous Babe would have to take the month off. Educated Guess is truly a singular sensation.
Its contents are pretty singular, too. On songs like "Bubble" and "Swim," the first-person narrator revisits past loves and reflects on the lessons learned from them. Elsewhere, particularly on the spoken-word track "Grand Canyon," Ani addresses the oft-misunderstood connection between patriotism and dissent ("i love my country / by which i mean i am indebted joyfully / to all the people throughout its history / who have fought the government to make right") and issues a rallying cry in support of "the coolest F-word ever" — feminism, which she sees as the birthright of men and women alike. The beautifully designed package also contains a small specially bound book including original artwork by Ani and three additional poems currently unavailable anywhere else.
Educated Guess was recorded on vintage reel-to-reel equipment in a shotgun shack in the Bywater neighborhood of New Orleans and back home in Buffalo. Deliberately restricting herself to 8 tracks of audio and happy to incorporate such accidental accompaniment as falling rain and passing trains, Ani uses the self-imposed limitations of her minimal set-up the way poets embrace the formal restraints of a sonnet: as a vehicle for personal expression. The end result is an album as intimate and fresh as the very best of her work has always been.n."One of her sharpest, most honest works to date." - Rolling Stone Online
Released: January 2004
2004 Grammy Nominee
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On behalf of the Design Team I'd like to take this opportunity to wish you all a very Happy Christmas and a wonderful New Year and to thank you for your support, inspiration and love for all Polkadoodle Products! We couldn't do it without you!
I (Ruth) am your host this week and I've set my first ever sketch challenge (who-hoo!) with a twist of colouring your own image. The theme can be anything, but as long as the sketch is followed and you've coloured the image (it can be stamped or digi) then you will be eligible for our top three and a lovely Polkadoodle prize!
Before I reveal the sketch and the Design Teams interpretations, here is the top three from challenge 49:
First Place: Joanna
Second Place: Nicki - Little Ted
Third Place: Claire
Congratulations! Please email Nikky and put the place you came in the challenge and challenge number in the subject field. Nikky is very very busy at the moment working on the new cd so don't worry if she doesn't respond straight away!
Here is the sketch to follow - please remember you must colour the image yourself in what ever medium you wish and feel free to use either a stamped or digi image.
Two of our Guest Designers are joining us this week. First is Cheryl with this cute card featuring images and papers from Sundae of Seasons. Cheryl has coloured the digi image with Promarkers adding some embellishments from her stash.
And next is Ashley with this beautifully coloured card with butterflies and papers from All Around and Everywhere. Just look at the real stitching around the edges! She's added some Doodle Dewdrops too.
Ruth: It seems that babies are appearing everywhere and to get ahead, I've decided to use the very cute Nellienoo elephant stamp which has been coloured with Promarkers. All the papers are from Candy Doodles along with the flowers which I have rolled the edges to make them more 3d. Ribbons and gems are from my stash. And as I enjoyed my own sketch (!!) I've made both a boy and girl card!
Emma Hi there, I coloured an ATC card with Promarkers, blending Aegean, Cool Aqua and Powder Blue for a background and then stamped using tree, snowflakes and the reindeer horn elements from the Christmas Doodles Rubber Stamp Plate. The Scallop trim and background papers are from the Sundae of Seasons CD then stamped with snowflakes from the Christmas Doodles set coloured in with the Promarkers which are all available from the Polkadoodles web shop.
Saskia - I made a 'girly' card! The backing papers and sentiment are from the All Around And Everywhere cd-rom. That lovely girl is Fairy Flutterfly Maxine! I used my copic markers and added some extra glitter!
Claire - I used a mix of Aquamarkers and Sakura to watercolour Nikky's very cute Reindeer from Paper Boutique 2 - Creative Christmas and combined with some lovely Polka Doodles papers from Sundae of Seasons, with a little stickles!
Dee; I've made a gift bag from a C5 envelope for this weeks challenge. My main image is Nikky's gorgeous cupcakes which I've stamped onto pale blue card and used silver embossing powder. I then watercoloured it with Aquamarkers. I'm sorry to to say it doesn't show that well in the photo, I seem to be going through a bad photographer phase at the moment! I've used papers from Paper Boutique Vol1 cd, Tea Dye and Stormy Sky distress inkpads, Martha Stewart corner punch, recycled brown card, raffia and eyelets.
Colette - I used Nikky's pretty Flower Girl stamp and coloured her with Promarkers. The papers came from the Sugar Birdies CD Rom Collectors edition, I printed the plain jane green, straight onto linen card and added the patterned papers to make up the design. A window was cut from the card and the Flower Girl was attached to the insert using foam pads. I made the spira flowers from the Back to Nature CD, and used a Martha Stewart punch for the 'ribbon'. I edged the papers and window with Glamour Dust to add a bit of sparkle.
Fliss: My card features Fairy Flutterby stamp Babsie and I stamped her plus the butterfly and some flowers in VersaFine Smokey Gray ink and embossed them with clear powder. A slightly softer look than black. I coloured all the images with Promarkers in warm spicy shades plus green. I also used a glitter pen for some added highlights. I've used papers from the new collection on the Sugar Birdies Collectors Edition CD which launched last week plus a border from Sundae of Seasons CD. Believe it or not, the green panel was coloured with the Meadow Green Promarker and then embossed. This gives a perfect match for the colour shades on the card.
Tracy - I have followed the sketch by using papers from the All Around & Everywhere CD-Rom, and my image is Stamp Doodles Cupcake stand PDSD030, which was coloured with promarkers.
Jenny Not my usual teeny tiny card this week, this one is 8"x8"! I've decorated it with papers from both Sundae of Seasons and Paper Boutique Creative Christmas. The Festive Postbox stamped image is colored with Aquamarkers. The swirl is actually the bottom of the sleigh from Creative Christmas which is where the little tag came from too. Lastly I've embellished with Doodle Dewdrops and faux stitching with black Promarker.
lis-m . this week i have used papers from Sugar Birdies to follow the sketch and used the flutterfly fairy Meshelle. she is coloured with my trusty Promarkers. The sentiment is from Bevvieboo stamp sheet. I made a banner with the papers and finished with a few gems.
Miria for this week's theme I made a last minute Christmas card following Ruth's lovely sketch. The stamped image is Polka Doodles Fairy Polly coloured with Promarkers and some glittered accents, the papers I used are from cd Sundae of seasons.
Tracie: I used the beautiful Love Birds section from Love and Cherish to follow this weeks sketch. I added the gorgeous blue spot East of India Ribbon and some doodle dewdrops. I also inked the edges of the patterned paper. The birds were coloured with the same ink I edged with and a gold promarker


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In the realm of industries that demand uncompromising safety and quality standards, compressors and vacuums play a crucial role. From the food we consume to the medicines we rely on, these powerful systems ensure the integrity and excellence of products in a range of sectors. In this blog, we will explore how compressors and vacuums are essential in maintaining safety and quality standards across various industries.
Preserving Freshness in the Food Industry:
In the food industry, where freshness is paramount, compressors and vacuums play a pivotal role. Compressed air powers the pneumatic systems responsible for food processing, packaging, and preservation. From the initial stages of ingredient preparation to the final packaging, compressors drive equipment that cleans, mixes, and seals food products, ensuring hygiene and extending shelf life.
Maintaining Sterility in Pharmaceuticals:
The pharmaceutical industry relies heavily on compressors and vacuums to maintain sterile conditions during manufacturing and packaging processes. Compressed air is used to power equipment that mixes, granulates, and compresses medications, ensuring accurate dosage and consistent quality. Additionally, vacuum technology is employed in aseptic packaging, safeguarding pharmaceutical products from contamination.
Ensuring Precision in Electronics:
In the electronics industry, compressors and vacuums are instrumental in maintaining precision and quality. Compressed air removes dust and debris during manufacturing processes, preventing product defects caused by particles. Vacuums are used in electronic component assembly to pick up delicate parts without damaging them, ensuring accuracy and reliability in electronic devices.
Optimizing Production in Automotive Manufacturing:
Compressors and vacuums play a vital role in the automotive industry, where efficiency and quality are paramount. Compressed air powers pneumatic tools used in assembly lines, allowing for fast and precise manufacturing processes. Vacuum systems are employed to lift and manipulate heavy components, facilitating smooth assembly and minimizing errors.
Ensuring Safety in Medical Facilities:
In medical facilities, compressors and vacuums are critical for ensuring patient safety. Compressed air is used to power life-saving equipment such as ventilators and anesthesia machines, providing essential support to patients in critical conditions. Vacuum systems aid in the disposal of hazardous medical waste, maintaining a clean and safe environment for healthcare professionals and patients alike.
From the food industry to pharmaceuticals, electronics, automotive manufacturing, and medical facilities, compressors and vacuums play a vital role in ensuring safety and quality. These powerful systems uphold strict standards, preserving freshness, maintaining sterility, optimizing production, and safeguarding the well-being of individuals across various industries. As technology advances, compressor and vacuum manufacturers continue to innovate, providing efficient and reliable solutions that support the growth and success of these industries. The impact of compressors and vacuums on safety and quality in diverse sectors cannot be overstated, making them indispensable components in the pursuit of excellence.
ACEXM7, a prominent industrial expo organizer, recognizes the importance of showcasing these cutting-edge advancements, and as such, has announced the India ComVac Show 2023. The three-day show, set to take place from 24th to 26th August at the Pragati Maidan in New Delhi, will serve as an ideal forum for professionals in the Compressor and Vacuum industry to connect, learn, and network.
"Join us at India ComVac Show 2023 and become an integral part of our efforts to increase exports, showcasing India's prowess in compressor and vacuum manufacturing and positioning our nation as a global leader. Together, let's expand our horizons and tap into international markets, proudly representing the 'Make in India' initiative and bolstering India's standing on the global stage." – Shikha Chouhan, VP – Conferences, Ace Exhibition Group.
To learn more about the show, please visit:
ACEXM7 Website: www.acem7.com
India ComVac Show 2023 Website: www.indiacomvacshow.in
You can also connect on:
Kumar Deepak – 9911607755 or [email protected]
Shikha Chouhan – 8448015101 or [email protected]