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MIGORI, Kenya, March 16 (Xinhua) -- For the remote fishing communities living near Lake Victoria in Western Kenya, capturing fish is one step but selling it at a good price while fresh is the greatest achievement.
Access to electricity is a major problem making it a dream for these communities to own freezers to preserve their catches before they reach the market.
To beat the odds, some of the fisherfolk at Muhuru Bay in Migori County have found a collective solution; investing in four ice fish boxes as a group called Ngore Mtakatifu Women Group.
Each of the boxes can hold 800 pieces of fish for three days which allows each of the 35 members of the mixed-gender group to maintain the quality of the fish and retain its market value.
"The fisherfolk are often forced to sell off their fish at a throw away price just to avoid making losses because fish gets spoilt quickly if not preserved," Lucas Odhiambo, the groups chairperson told Xinhua recently.
"But the boxes are helping a great deal. We can store enough fish and sell it at once at a good profit," he said.
Odhiambo said traders take advantage of the fisherfolk when they know they are short of alternatives.
"You will rather sell a piece that costs 4 U.S. dollars for 2.5 dollars instead of making a total loss," he said.
However, cooling options such as the ice fish boxes gives them not only an upperhand to negotiate for better rates but also exploit alternative markets within the country.
He said preserving and marketing the fish collectively is cheaper and more profitable than doing so individually.
Their market is mainly at the capital city, Nairobi, which the chairman said is consistent and reliable.
Odhiambo said non-connection to the national grid disadvantages the remote fishing communities for they are put off the system that would power freezers to maintain the freshness of the fish.
"Fishing is our main economic activity. That's where we get money to educate our children. It is therefore important that we get the necessary support to boost our fishing activities," he said.
But their livelihood is also under threat due to overfishing resulting from an increased number of fishers at the lake, he said.
Lake Victoria is a shared resource among three East African countries-Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania-and it is home to tilapia and Nile Perch, the fish species which bring a source of living for at least 35 million people from the three nations.
A 2012 study by SmartFish, one of the largest regional programmes for fisheries in Africa, implemented by the Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) jointly with the UN Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO), attributed unreported illegal and unregulated fishing on the Lake Victoria waters in the three countries to the drop in the Nile Perch stocks.
According to the study, the total biomass of the Nile Perch declined to the lowest recorded estimate of 298, 394 tonnes in 2008 from 1.4 million tonnes in 1999.
To counter the falling stock of the fish species, Odhiambo said fishers have adopted use of fish cages which are floated on the lake.
Each holds 2,000 pieces of tilapia and take eight months to mature.
"Overfishing is really a threat to us and we are very concerned. It is diminishing our livelihood and that is why we have embraced fish cages. That is our way of cushioning ourselves from total lack of fish to sell," he said.
"There are many people nowadays capturing fish in the Lake Victoria that overfishing has become very common here and we don't know what will happen in the future," he said.
On security of the raised fish, Odhiambo said the area fishing community values respect for fellow members' property that nobody steals fish from the cages.
Just like fish is a cash crop for his community so is coffee for some in central Kenya but in comparison, the latter have struggled with protracted theft cases darkening their days of hardwork to earn a living.
Meanwhile, the government hopes to have connected 70 percent of the Kenyan population to electricity by end of 2017.
If extended to this remote Muhuru Bay in the Lake Victoria environs, it is a development that would save the fishing communities costs of buying ice.

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This is a beautiful signed juliska glass water carafe and cup, the cup can flip over and stack on top of the carafe. Perfect for bedside water (or wine after a hard day ;). This luxurious carafe and cup are hand made and mouth blown lead free glass from czech republic. Both pieces are decorated with their signature thread and berries.
Bottom of both pieces are signed juliska. Carafe 8 1/4 h x 5 w. Cup 4 h x 2 3/4 w. These pieces are vintage (estate believe 1990-early 2000) and has some wear and marks.
Please see all pictures and video. This sale is for carafe and cup only, any other items shown are for decor and scale purposes only and are not included in sale.Please let me know if you have any questions. For more awesome vintage finds at great prices please check out my store. This item is made of glass.


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Frigid temperatures affect the chemical and physical reactions that make batteries work, resulting in longer charging times.
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The battery is the lifeline of an electric vehicle. Understanding battery state of health and managing driving and charging behavior will go a long way to maintaining uptime on your electric fleet vehicles.


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Capitol Hill Healthcare is making every effort to eradicate the threat of COVID-19. To supplement our daily hygiene efforts, we are working with an external sanitation company. This decision is a proactive measure to protect the well-being of our residents and staff.
Our team of dedicated health care professionals continues to work closely with local and state health officials. We are also still following the guidance from the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Among the precautions advised is frequent cleaning with disinfectants registered by the Environmental Protection Agency. The sanitation company will provide ongoing intensive cleaning throughout our entire facility.
Ensuring our residents and staff are in a safe and healthy environment is always our first priority. The addition of these cleaning services supports our ability to continue providing quality care to those entrusted to us and protect our staff.


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Ultraviolence Lyrics
He used to call me DN
That stood for Deadly Nightshade
'Cause I was filled with poison
But blessed with beauty and rage
Jim told me that, he hit me and it felt like a kiss
Jim brought me back, reminded me of when we were kids
With his ultraviolence
I can hear sirens, sirens
He hit me and it felt like a kiss
I can hear violins, violins
Give me all of that ultraviolence
[Verse 2]
He used to call me poison
Like I was poison ivy
I could have died right there
'Cause he was right beside me
Jim raised me up, he hurt me but it felt like true love
Jim taught me that, loving him was never enough
With his ultraviolence
I can hear sirens, sirens
He hit me and it felt like a kiss
I can hear violins, violins
Give me all of that ultraviolence
We could go back to New York
Loving you was really hard
We could go back to Woodstock
Where they don't know who we are
Heaven is on Earth
I would do anything for you, baby
Blessed is this union
Crying tears of gold like lemonade
I love you the first time, I love you the last time
Yo soy la princesa, comprende mis white lines
'Cause I'm your jazz singer and you're my cult leader
I love you forever, I love you forever
"Ultraviolence" is the title track of Lana Del Rey's third full-length LP and was released as a promotional single. Lana first utilized the term ultraviolent in an unreleased song entitled "Hundred Dollar Bill."
In a Kulturnews interview, Lana said that "Ultraviolence" was about a cult leader she met as a member of underground group in New York.
I used to be a member of an underground sect which was reigned by a guru. He surrounded himself with young girls. He thought that he had to break people first to build them up again. At the end I quit the sect.
- Interview with CultNoise Magazine
It is speculated that she is talking about Atlantic Group, a part of Alcoholics Anonymous, which she joined in the past. They were notorious for their cult behaviour and poor treatment of older men and young women. The Pacific Group (which AG is a branch of) is partly run by a man named Jim, which is name of the character referenced in the song. The lyric could also reference Jim Jones, an infamous cult leader who led a mass suicide of his followers in 1978.
Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning
According to Songfacts, Del Rey described the origin of the song title in an interview for Complex magazine:
I like that luxe sound of the word 'ultra' and the mean sound of the word 'violence' together. I like that two worlds can live in one. I like a physical love, I like a hands-on love. How can I say this without getting into too much trouble? I like a tangible, passionate love. For me, if it isn't physical, I'm not interested.
On November 24, 2021, "Ultraviolence" was certified gold by the RIAA.
- 1.Cruel World
- 2.Ultraviolence
- 5.West Coast
- 6.Sad Girl
- 10.Old Money
- 11.The Other Woman


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The Justice Department reached an agreement today with SK Food Group Inc., a company based in Seattle, resolving claims that the company used discriminatory document practices when verifying the work authority of non-citizens.
The department's investigation, which was initiated based on a referral from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), found that SK Food required work-authorized non-U.S. citizens to produce specific Department of Homeland Security documents to prove their work authority in connection with the company's employment eligibility verification process, but did not make similar demands of U.S. citizens. Such discriminatory practices are prohibited under the anti-discrimination provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA).
Under the agreement, SK Food must pay $40,500 in civil penalties to the United States; identify and provide back pay to any individuals who suffered lost wages as a result of the company's alleged discriminatory documentary practices; undergo training on the anti-discrimination provision of the INA; and be subject to monitoring of its employment eligibility verification practices for one year.
"Employers cannot create discriminatory obstacles for work-authorized non-U.S. citizens in the employment eligibility verification process," said Acting Assistant Attorney General Jocelyn Samuels for the Civil Rights Division. "In this case, we commend the company for its full cooperation during the investigation and for its efforts to address and resolve the deficiencies in its employment eligibility verification process."
"No one who is legally authorized to work in the United States should be denied that opportunity based on suspicion or stereotypes," said U.S. Attorney Jenny A. Durkan for the Western District of Washington. "The agreement filed today ensures training for human resource workers and outreach to employees to promote and safeguard equal treatment for all new workers."
The Office of Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices (OSC) is responsible for enforcing the anti-discrimination provision of the INA. This case was handled by OSC Trial Attorney Luz V. Lopez-Ortiz.
For more information about protections against employment discrimination under immigration laws, call OSC's worker hotline at 1-800-255-7688 (1-800-237-2515, TTY for hearing impaired), call OSC's employer hotline at 1-800-255-8155 (1-800-237-2515, TTY for hearing impaired), sign up for a free webinar at www.justice.gov/crt/about/osc/webinars.php, email firstname.lastname@example.com or visit the website at www.justice.gov/crt/about/osc.
Applicants or employees who believe they were subjected to different documentary requirements based on their citizenship status, immigration status or national origin or discrimination based on their citizenship status, immigration status or national origin in hiring, firing or recruitment or referral should contact the worker hotline above for assistance.


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In Giotto's Scrovegni Chapel in Padua … the Deposition of Christ from the Cross (Photograph: Patrick Comerford, 2021)
Patrick Comerford
The Scrovegni Chapel in Padua is one of the most important, self-contained works of art in Western Europe. Its interior frescoes form one complete cycle, and this is the work of the Italian painter and architect Giotto di Bondone (ca 1267-1337), known generally as Giotto.
Giotto has been described as 'the most sovereign master of painting in his time.' He was born in Florence in the Late Middle Ages, and worked in the Gothic and early Renaissance period. His work marks a decisive break with the Byzantine style, prevalent at the time, and he initiated the Western art of painting as we know it today.
One morning last week, I took the train from Venice to Padua, primarily to see Giotto's decoration of the Scrovegni Chapel in Padua, which is undoubtedly his masterpiece. He completed his decoration of the chapel between 1303 and 1305 with a fresco cycle depicting the Life of the Virgin and the Life of Christ. This work is regarded as one of the supreme masterpieces of the Early Renaissance.
These frescoes are works of great narrative force and the have had a powerful influence on the development of European art. They mark the beginning of a revolution in mural painting and influenced fresco technique, style, and content for a whole century.
Giotto later designed the campanile or bell tower of Florence Cathedral in 1334. But there are few certainties about his life, although it is generally agreed he painted the frescoes in the Upper Basilica of Saint Francis in Assisi.
In Giotto's Scrovegni Chapel in Padua … the Raising of Lazarus from the Dead (Photograph: Patrick Comerford, 2021)
The Scrovegni Chapel or Cappella degli Scrovegni is close to the Augustinian monastery or Monastero degli Eremitani in Padua, and both the chapel and the monastery are now part of the complex of the Museo Civico of Padua.
It is said the affluent banker Enrico Scrovegni of Padua commissioned the Scrovegni Chapel in 1303, hoping this deed would spare his dead father, Reginaldo, a usurer, from the eternal damnation that had been wished on him by Dante in his Inferno.
There are strict limits on the number of visitors allowed inside the chapel at any one time, and I had to spend 15 minutes before my visit in a decontamination chamber, during which a video presentation told the story of the chapel and Giotto's frescoes.
Once inside the chapel, my visit was also limited to 15 minutes.
Giotto and his team covered all the internal surfaces of the chapel with frescoes, including the walls and the ceiling. The nave is 20.88 metres long, 8.41 metres wide, and 12.65 metres high. The apse area is composed of a square area (4.49 meters deep and 4.31 meters wide) and a pentagonal area (2.57 meters deep).
The largest element is the extensive cycles showing the Life of Christ and the Life of the Virgin Mary. The 'Doom Wall' at the east end or rear of the church has a large depiction of the Last Judgment. There are also monochrome panels in grisaille showing the Vices and Virtues.
In Giotto's Scrovegni Chapel in Padua … Christ enters Jerusalem on Palm Sunday (Photograph: Patrick Comerford, 2021)
The church was dedicated to Santa Maria della Carità on the Feast of the Annunciation, 25 March 1303, and consecrated on 25 March 1305. Much of Giotto's fresco cycle focuses on the life of the Virgin Mary and celebrates her role in the story salvation.
The chapel is also known as the Arena Chapel because it was built on land bought by Scrovegni beside the site of the Roman arena in Padua in 1300. There he built his luxurious palace, and built the chapel beside it as his family's private oratory and as a funerary monument for himself and his wife.
Scrovegni commissioned Giotto to decorate the chapel. Giotto had previously worked for the Franciscans in Assisi and Rimini, and was then working on the Basilica of Saint Anthony in Padua.
Giotto was about 36 or 38 when he worked on Scrovegni's chapel with a team of about 40 collaborators. They calculated that 625 work days (giornati) were necessary to paint the chapel. A 'work day' meant that portion of each fresco that could be painted before the plaster dried and was no longer 'fresh' (fresco in Italian).
In January 1305, the Augustinian friars from the nearby Church of the Eremitani complained to the bishop that Scrovegni had not respected an original agreement and was transforming his oratory into a church with a bell tower, producing unfair competition with their church.
Perhaps because of this complaint, the apse and the wide transept of the chapel were demolished. Both can be seen on a model of the church in the fresco of the Last Judgment. The apse was the section where Scrovegni planned to have his tomb in the apse, and Enrico and his wife, Jacopina d'Este, were buried in the significantly reduced apse.
An unknown artist known as 'The Master of the Scrovegni Choir' worked at the chapel about 20 years after Giotto's work was completed. His work in the chapel includes two episodes from the Passion – the prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane and the Flagellation of Christ – and six monumental scenes on the side walls of the chancel that depict the last period of the Virgin Mary's earthly life.
In Giotto's Scrovegni Chapel in Padua … the Cleansing of the Temple (Photograph: Patrick Comerford, 2021)
Did Dante inspire Giotto? A posthumous portrait of Dante is included in the Paradise section of the frescoes.
Did Giotto follow a theological programme based on the work of St Thomas Aquinas or is his work wholly Augustinian?
Did Scrovegni insist that Giotto excluded any references to usury in the frescoes? Dante condemns Scrovegni's father, Reginaldo, as a usurer in Canto 17 of the Inferno, but this was a few years after Giotto completed the chapel.
Many scholars also point out how Giotto has made a number of theological mistakes. For example, they say he placed Hope after Charity in the Virtues series, and that he did not include Avarice in the Vices series, perhaps because of the usual representation of Enrico Scrovegni as a usurer. However, Avarice, far from being absent in Giotto's cycle, is portrayed with Envy, which is placed facing the virtue of Charity, to indicate that Charity is the exact opposite of Envy. Charity crushes Envy's money bag under her feet, while on the opposite wall red flames burn under Envy's feet.
Giotto covered the whole surface of the chapel, including the walls and the ceiling, with frescoes. His cycle is organised along four tiers, each depicting episodes in Sacred History. Each tier is divided into frames, each forming a scene. The chapel is asymmetrical in shape, with six windows on the longer south wall, and this shape determined the layout of the decoration.
Giotto's cycle recounts the story of salvation, beginning high up on the lunette of the triumphal arch, with God the Father instructing the Archangel Gabriel to make the Annunciation to the Virgin Mary.
The narrative continues with the stories of Joachim and Anne and the stories of the Virgin Mary, followed by scenes of the Annunciation and the Visitation.
The stories of Christ are placed on the middle tier of the south and north walls. The scene of Judas receiving the money to betray Christ is on the triumphal arch.
The lower tier of the south and north walls shows the Passion and Resurrection.
The last frame on the north wall shows the Pentecost.
The fourth tier begins at ground level with the monochromes of the Vices (north wall) and the Virtues (south wall).
The west wall (counter-façade) presents the Last Judgment.
In Giotto's Scrovegni Chapel in Padua … The west wall presents the Last Judgment (Photograph: Patrick Comerford, 2021)
The vault presents the eighth day, the time of eternity, God's time, with eight planets – the tondos which enclose the seven great Biblical prophets along with Saint John the Baptist – and two suns that show God and the Madonna and Child; while the blue sky is studded with eight-point stars symbolising infinity.
The bottom tiers of the side walls feature 14 personifications in grisaille, representing single figures of Vices on the north wall and Virtues on the south wall. Each virtue and vice is embedded within a mirror-like marble frame, and they also represent the seventh day, the time between Christ's birth and the Last Judgment.
The chapel was originally connected with the Scrovegni palace, which was built on what remained of the foundations of the elliptical ancient Roman arena. The palace was demolished in 1827 and its materials were used to build two condominiums on the site. The chapel was bought by the City of Padua in 1881, the condominiums were demolished, and work began on restoring the chapel.
A full-scale restoration of Giotto's frescoes began in June 2001 under the direction of Giuseppe Basile. The chapel reopened to the public in its original splendour in March 2002. Earlier this year (2021), the chapel was declared part of the Unesco World Heritage Site of the 14th-century fresco cycles that includes eight buildings in the city centre of Padua.
30 seconds inside Giotto's Scrovegni Chapel in Padua (Patrick Comerford, 2021)
For more images of the Scrovegni Chapel, visit HERE
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- Court: U.S. Supreme Court Certiorari Granted
- Area(s) of Law: Constitutional Law
- Date Filed: January 16, 2015
- Case #: 14-275
- Judge(s)/Court Below: Court Below: 750 F.3d 1128 (9th Cir. Cal. 2014)
- Full Text Opinion
Under the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, the Department of Agriculture has the authority to ensure orderly market conditions through various marketing orders. One such marketing order requires California raisin farmers to divert a certain percentage of their crop to a reserve run by the Raisin Administrative Committee—a branch of the Department of Agriculture. The Raisin Administrative Committee then chooses whether to sell the reserve raisin crop overseas, to federal agencies, or back to the California raisin farmers for sale to export markets. Failure to comply with the order results in fines and penalties.
Petitioners are various California raisin farmers who argued that the marketing order was an unconstitutional taking that has deprived them of their personal property—the raisins—without just compensation. Petitioners rely on the Takings Clause of the Fifth Amendment, which limits the government's power of eminent domain—the power to take private property for public use—by requiring that just compensation be paid if private property is taken for public use.
The Ninth Circuit held that the marketing order was not an unconstitutional taking in that Petitioners voluntarily chose to send their raisin crop into interstate commerce. Petitioners sought a rehearing and the Ninth Circuit held that the court lacked jurisdiction to hear Petitioners' takings claim. The Ninth Circuit further stated that Petitioners needed to bring their claim in a separate court—the Court of Federal Claims—in order to sue on Fifth Amendment grounds. The United States Supreme Court granted certiorari and held that Petitioners could raise their claim in federal court, directing the lower courts to hear the claim on its merits. On remand, the Ninth Circuit again held that the marketing order was not an unconstitutional taking, distinguishing between Petitioners' personal property and and the Fifth Amendment's focus on real property.
The United States again granted certiorari to hear Petitioners' claim on the merits. In particular, the Court will determine (1) whether the Fifth Amendment applies only to real property, and (2) if the marketing order is a constitutional taking that requires just compensation.


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The Memorandum to the Bill is 12 pages long so in the interest of easy reading we have divided it in to 2 parts. We have added our thoughts / concerns in italics
- 1
The National Sport and Recreation Amendment Bill, 2018 ("the Bill"), seeks to amend the National Sport and Recreation Act, 1998 (Act No. 110 of 1998) ("the Act"). The Bill recognises that there is a need for sport in South Africa to create a new dispensation that will govern and regulate the sport and recreation industry for the best interest of all the role players by clarifying of the roles of Sport and recreation South Africa, the Sports Confederation and the national federations respectively.
1.2 The Bill seeks to delete, amend and insert certain definitions, to provide for the promotion and development of sport and recreation; to establish a Sport Arbitration Tribunal to resolve disputes in sport or recreation bodies, to provide for offences and penalties and to provide for matters connected therewith.
1.3 The Bill intends to amend the Act in order to cater for the manner in which the disputes can be finalised and also provides, amongst others, for a penalty clause in the case of any non-compliance with the Act.
1.4 The Bill seeks to clarify the role and responsibilities of the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee and national federations as opposed to the current responsibilities of these institutions in terms of the Act.
1.5 Furthermore, the Bill provides for the regulation of sport or recreation agents in the performance of their responsibilities and their recognition as agents.
1.6 Currently the Act is silent on the recognition of sport or recreation bodies and only empowers the Minister to create regulations for such purposes. Thus, the lack of empowering provisions in the Act makes it difficult to recognise sports or recreation bodies in terms of regulations only.
1.7 The Bill also intends to provide a framework relative to the development of coaching and also encourages young coaches to be provided with relevant training.
1.8 Lastly, the Bill attempts to ensure that sport and recreation are managed effectively in terms of transformation and accessibility by the community.
The main purpose of the Bill is to provide for the improvement of the regulation of sport and recreation industry, to provide for the establishment of the Sport Arbitration Tribunal, to appoint the inspectors to carry out routine inspections to ensure compliance with the Act, to empower the Minister to oversee sport and recreation and to facilitate the improvement of the operations of sport or recreation bodies.
3.1 Clause 1
33.1.1 Clause 1 of the Bill seeks to amend section 1 of the Act. A definition of "club" is inserted to refer to a club that plays a major role in terms of sport development and to further ensures that such club is accountable to the national federation. This is concerning as for the first time the Dept of Sports & Rec is planning to have a say over a club, club membership, area of influence, fees and provincial membership are just some of the potential issues. Who gets National Colours and represents South Africa could be one of the issues
3.1.2 The definition of "committee "is inserted to clarify the role of the committee in dealing with disputes which the Sports Confederation fails on numerous occasions to resolve as proclaimed in the Act.
3.1.3 The definition of the "national colours" is inserted to clarify the prescribed uniform or dress in connection with national team participating in an international event. In this regard this clause also provides for the insertion of a definition of "national colours board" and "national emblem". The inclusion of a "National Colours Board" means that an external board could decide who wears SA Colours and ultimately who represents SA on the international stage. This is concerning as there is no indication of the criteria that are going to be used.
3.1.4 The definition of "national federation "is amended to clarify that a national governing body of a code of sport in the Republic with affiliate members in all provinces is recognised by Sport and Recreation South Africa as the only authority for the administration and control of the relative code of sport in the Republic.
3.1.5 This clause also insets a definition for "Director-General", "MEC", "recreational activity", "sport or recreation agent", and "sport or recreation body". These new definitions are not to be taken lightly – each definition brings a different aspect of sport in SA under the control of the Dept of Sport
3.2 Clause 2
Clause 2 of the Bill seeks to amend section 2of the Act, which provides for the promotion and development of sport and recreation in the Republic. This clause seeks to insert new subsections after subsection (6) in order to provide for the functions of the Sport Confederation which include, amongst other things, the coordination of all activities relating to high performance sport in the Republic, including team preparation for the major international events and to develop and implement guidelines for the promotion and development of high performance sport. This takes the HP portfolio away from the federation and places it in the realm of the Dept of Sport. Again who would get to part of the HP is not clear under the Dept of Sport.
3.3 Clause 3
Clause 3 of the Bill seeks to amend section 4 of the Act which provides for the determination of sport and recreation policy. This clause seeks to amend subsection (3) of the Act to give the Minister powers to determine and publish policy objectives to be achieved by Sports and Recreation South Africa, the Sports Confederation and sports and recreation bodies. Again clubs / federations membership and membership fees, quotas and general running would be directed by the Dept of Sport. This is also one of the changes that will affect our standing with international organisations. For example the IOC is going to object to this.
3.4 Clause 4
3.4.1 Clause 4 of the Bill seeks to amend section 6 of the Act which provides for national federations by substituting the heading "national federation" to "Sport or recreation bodies. This clause further provides for the Sport and recreation bodies to assume full responsibility for the safety and security of the members, participants, children, spectators who attend sport or recreation events and physical facilities where such events take place within their sport and recreation discipline.
3.4.2 Clause 4 of the Bill seeks to insert clause (2B) to the Act to give the Sport or recreation bodies power to ensure that selected players comply with any national call to participate in a sport, and any person who fails to comply with the obligations of the international controlling body is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine or to imprisonment not exceeding two years. Soccer clubs are most culpable here, but it certainly could affect our athletes who get called up to marathons etc.. at the last minute. We feel that people should represent our Country because they want to and not because they 'could' go to jail for not.
3.5 Clause 5
3.5.1 Clause 5 of the Bill seeks to insert the new sections 6A, 6B, 6D and 6E in the Act. Section 6A provides that a sport or recreation body must recognise a sport or recreation agent in writing, before such an agent may operate in the Republic and further issue a licence to a sport or recreation agent as prescribed by the Minister. Section 6A further provides for the disqualification of the agent if, the agent has been convicted of an offence and sentenced to imprisonment without the option of a fine.
3.5.2 Section 6B provides for the appointment of the advisory committee which must advise and recommend to the Director-General pertaining to the application received from the sports body for recognition. Section 6C deals with the criteria for recognition of sport bodies and provides that the sport body must be properly constituted and operate on democratic principles. Section 6D deals with the exemption and provides that the Director-General may on application in the prescribed manner by notice in the Gazette exclude a sport body from complying with section 6C(d) upon submission by the sport body of good grounds in writing to the Director –General. Section 6E provides for the criteria for recognition of recreation bodies to be properly constituted and operate on democratic principles.
3.6 Clause 6
Clause 6 of the Bill seeks to amend section 8 of the Act which provides for resources for sport and recreation by substituting the word "must" and insert "may" in subsection (1). Clause 6 further inserts the new section 3(A) to provide the Minister with the power to publish norms and standards for the building of the new sport facilities.
3.7 Clause 7
Clause 7 of the Bill seeks to insert new sections 8A, 8B, 8C, 8D, 8E, 8F, 8G,8H and 8I in the principal Act to provide for the appointment of inspectors, functions of inspectors, powers of entry, powers to question and inspect, cooperation with sport and recreation facilities, securing an undertaking compliance order limitation and order may be made order of court.
Below is taken directly from the Proposed Amendment Bill.
8A. (1) The Minister may—
(a) appoint any person in the public service as a sport and recreational
facilities inspector; or
(b) designate any person in the public service or any person registered as
a sport or recreation agent in terms of section 6A to perform any
prescribed function of a sport and recreation facilities inspector.
(2) Any person appointed or designated under subsection (1)
must perform his or her functions as sport and recreational facilities inspector
subject to the direction and control of the Minister.
(3) The Minister must provide each sport and recreational
facilities inspector with a signed certificate in the prescribed form, stating—
(a) that the person is a sport and recreation facilities inspector; and
(b) which of the functions of a sport and recreation facilities inspector such
inspector may perform.
(4) The Minister must prescribe, in order to promote, monitor
and enforce compliance with this Act—
(a) the functions of a sport and recreation facilities inspector, which may
include the power to enter and inspect any sport and recreation facility
during business hours;
(b) that a sport and recreation facilities inspector may—
(i) question any person at a sport and recreation facility who the
inspector believes may have information relevant to the
(ii) require the person in charge of such sport and recreation facility
to produce for inspection, or for the purpose of obtaining copies
or extracts thereof or therefrom, any document, including any
record which such person is required to maintain in terms of any
law; and
(iii) take samples of any substance or photographs relevant to the
(c) provide that a sport and recreation facilities inspector may issue a
compliance order to the owner of a sport or recreational facility
requiring such owner to comply with that compliance order; and ***
(d) provide that the Director-General may apply to a court of law in order to
make a compliance order contemplated in paragraph (c) to be made an
order of that court of law. ***
(5) The regulations referred to in subsection (4) must provide
that any entry upon or search of any sport and recreation facility in terms of a
provision of the regulations referred to in that subsection must be conducted
with strict regard to decency and good order, including—
(a) the right of a person to dignity;
(b) the right of a person to freedom and security; and
(c) the right of a person to privacy.".
** Taken directly from the new BILL
*** are the points for the most concern, suddenly if your club doesn't have a suitable youth programme, your fees are deemed to high, it is not 'inclusive' enough your club could be facing a compliance order.


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"pretty much perfect version..I loved the production...terrific...bravo"
Libby Purves
"continues to promote and present top notch theatre around the UK"
What's On Stage
Katherine Senior and Matthew Parish formed Tilted Wig Productions in 2017.
We have over 17 years' experience producing and touring plays throughout the UK both as Tilted Wig and Creative Cow – a Devon-based theatre company we co-founded in 2007. Over this time we have taken over 20 productions out on the road.
From the very beginning of our careers as actors touring the depths of the British countryside, setting up shows in pubs and skittle alleys – and wherever anyone would take us – we have worked hard to create an ensemble of actors, crew and creatives.
Our shows now tour to some of the biggest theatres in the UK, yet that same ethos is still the driving force behind Tilted Wig Productions.
Whether Tilted Wig is producing a classic play or an exciting new adaptation, for each production we aim to bring together a vibrant and innovative creative team.
We thrive to work in a collaborative way for each project. We're a family friendly company and want people to feel they can ask about access requirements including childcare as well as other barriers they may face right from the start of the process ie audition stage.
Over the years we have formed strong relationships with top venues all over the country, and with our inaugural production of GREAT EXPECTATIONS we were proud to co-produce for the very first time with Malvern Theatres.
Spring 2019 saw us co produce with Malvern Theatres again and also Churchill Theatre, Bromley on a nationwide tour of Oscar Wilde's THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY.
Last Autumn we produced with Malvern and Bromley again on brand new tour of Philip Meeks' play about Agatha Christie and Margaret Rutherford, MURDER, MARGARET AND ME.
We were delighted to be touring LADY CHATTERLEY'S LOVER at the beginning of 2020...it turned out to be the worst time to take a tour out. The whole company was devastated to lose such a beautiful show, so early on it's life. The company recorded an online version of the play using the Zoom platform which was at least a way for audiences and friends and family to see the show.
In 2021 we took out THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW on a 15 week tour which took us in 2022. It was a great process bringing this original adaptation by Philip Meeks to the stage. It was a great success and we were incredibly proud of everyone involved that we were able to complete the tour in such uncertain times.
Spring 2023 was about biggest tour to date. Touring the UK for 25 weeks AROUND THE WORLD IN EIGHTY DAYS was our first family friendly show which originated at York Theatre Royal in 2020.
Autumn 2023 we toured a brand new telling of Mary Shelley's FRANKENSTEIN adapted & directed by our long term collaborator, Seán Aydon.
This spring 2024 we're delighted to take out the classic comedy THE SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL on a major UK tour. Co produced with Malvern Theatres in association with Theatre by the Lake, Keswick.
Thanks, as ever for your support.
Katherine Senior
Mathew Parish
We're proud to be a Forge member of English Touring Theatre
Tilted Wig Productions is a PiPA (Parents and Carers in Performing Arts) Charter Partner, striving towards creating a more family friendly working environment.


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or food in the time of Corona.
Pre-quarantine my relationship with food was so carefree…lunch at that spot near work, meeting up with The Librarian and The Bee for dinner because we wanted to "treat ourselves" or checking out a restaurant that flashed through my social media feeds because it looked interesting. Ooh! and the the leisurely visits to the market, daily sometimes because I could! Casually strolling through the aisles to grab an ingredient that I saw on some recipe that I wanted to try. Being sucked into the samples of food at Whole Food, Trader Joe's and ShopRite. Imagining the possibilities of the meal that I could create.
Now my visits to the supermarket are a mash up of an episode of Supermarket Sweeps and the movie Jingle all the Way: me rushing through the market grabbing whatever I can find in a limited amount of time because supplies are limited and there is to be no dawdling in public spaces.
With self-quarantine and social distancing continuing, I find myself not as creatively planning meals but thinking of HOW to stretch the supplies we have on hand into food that will not be wasted, while delicious to eat and not boring there really is a point in which eggs are not where it is.
My food fears have leaked into my dreams…my dreams are a collection of scenes in which I either enter a deserted market, only to be chased by apocalyptic figures who want what I have in my cart by any means necessary or dreams in which I have a cart of food but cannot find the checkout as the store becomes a maze of rooms, aisles and doors.
I was trying to hide my fears with my family because it's enough going on without me adding to the mix. Each meal, while still prepared with a smile, was eaten with a diminished appetite because sudden thoughts of making sure there was enough would clod my thoughts. This was countered by the the ravenous raids of the fridge and cabinet in which I feel like I cannot fill some hole that could only be filled by one ore bite.
Sharing my food fears with family has relieved some of the stress. It helped to talk about what I was feeling and why I was feeling the way I did. Starting my garden has also helped. The veggies that I grow will be enough to sustain later on (my hope) and it helps give me a sense of control. Stepping away from the news to lose myself in a few cookbooks has also been helpful. Reading through recipes, drooling over the photos and planning the ultimate after quarantine bash has been quite therapeutic.
One result from this is that we are not wasting as much food as we used to. We are eating the leftovers and repurposing ingredients. I still have my fears but having a plan makes me relax a tad bit and then I can relish the time with my family. As well as look up recipes for relish or soup. It's a Sunday as I type this and time for a batch of soup. Leftover veggies from the week, a few odds and ends and dinner for my family is served.
Have a delicious and wonderful week.


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Are you a huge fan of the Epcot International Food and Wine Festival? I can tell that many of you are because it is already super packed around the World Showcase and the lines are growing! For convenience sake, it is nice to have a quick way to pay for your food and beverage while eating and drinking your way around the world. There is always the option many people choose, which is getting a Disney Gift card and loading it with a specific amount of money (it attaches to your wrist). This year there is a new way to tackle the issue. New this year is the Epcot International Food and Wine Festival tasting sampler!
What does this tasting sampler entail, you may be wondering? You have the choice of purchasing an 8 or 16 tab sampler. The 8 tab is $59 plus tax and the 16 is $109, which clearly means there is a bit of a discount if you purchase the larger sampler. If you have been to the Festival before, you know it is easy to try 16 items! These "tabs" are good for a food or alcoholic beverage at any of the Festival Marketplaces. Of course, as with anything, some exclusions may apply. This averages out to about $7.37 for the 8 tab sampler and $6.81 per item if you purchase the 16 tab sampler. I will be honest, if you use this for alcohol or the high end food samples (ie: the filet at the Canada kiosk) then it is worth it. If you don't, this actually works out to be more expensive. Just an FYI.
This tasting tab sampler (I know, interesting name) is a super easy way to keep track of paying. Pay once, enjoy 8 or 16 items! After you have had a few of the drinks, you may not be able to keep track of finances anyway! You will get the card seen above as well as a limited released Epcot International Food & Wine Festival pin! Score!!!
I love this new idea and Mary, the fabulous Vanna-esque cast member seen above, explained it beautifully! Go and see her for your tasting sampler if you think this could work for you!
What do you think of this new addition to this year's Food and Wine Festival? Will it work well for you, Let us know what you think in the comment box below!
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Size | 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16 |
Shipping | Non Postage, Postage |
Scary Movie
Overview: Just in time for Halloween! And if you've done the previous session, just the thing to use your Halloween SPFX makeup for. In Scary Movie Making, you'll learn all the tricks of the trade to make a short film trailer that will scare your audience right out of their Ugg boots!
In this one hour, you will use your iPad and iMovie to make a scary movie trailer. Our professional filmmakers will guide you through a creative challenge and teach you about camera angles, lighting, music and acting.
Making scary films uses all the techniques you need to make all sorts of films – suspense, action and emotion.
Of course the learning continues after this workshop. Take these skills to make your own Scary Movie Trailer and enter into the StarTime Talent Quest at the end of the holidays and you could win Prizes including gift vouchers and T-shirts.
For Ages: 5-12 years
iPad / iPhone
iMovie app: https://apple.co/33G2Vq4
PLEASE NOTE: This workshop only supports Apple Devices.
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To protect the depositor's interest and to curb the malpractices adopted by Companies accepting deposits with intent to defraud the immaculate depositors, the Companies Act, 2013 has introduced new Legal framework for acceptance of deposits by Companies. The Ministry has provided crib (shed) for the protection of the depositors, by restricting companies from taking deposits from person other than its members, compulsory deposit insurance, appointment of deposit trustee etc. Although on the contrary this new ploy will impose restrictions on entrepreneurs, increase the cost of obtaining deposits and reduce the attractive of seeking deposits as an easy and cheaper mode of corporate finance.
Name of Company
*Amount of Deposit (Fig in Crores) as on 31st March 2013
Jai Prakash Associates Limited
Rs 2355.57 crore
United Spirits Limited
Rs 436 crore
Unitech Limited
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Reigning WBO bantamweight titlist John Riel Casimero will face Duke Micah on Sept. 26 at the Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, Connecticut.
Casimero had been scheduled to face unified WBA "super" and IBF champion Naoya Inoue on April 25 at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas in a highly anticipated unification bout, but after that fight was scuttled because of the coronavirus pandemic, the economics and logistics changed and this matchup became a casualty.
Asked about the biggest reason for Inoue-Casimero falling apart, Top Rank vice president of operations Carl Moretti answered, "Because we lost a seven-figure gate."
Inoue (19-0, 16 KOs) could instead face Jason Moloney (21-1, 18 KOs) in the fall.
"We're in positive discussions," Moretti told ESPN on Monday, adding that an Inoue-Moloney bout could land in either October or November.
Moloney, who defeated Leonardo Baez in seven rounds on June 25, is, like Inoue, promoted by Top Rank. Inoue has not fought since he defeated Nonito Donaire in November in the final of the World Boxing Super Series 118-pound tournament.
Casimero (29-4, 20 KOs), who is ranked fifth at 118 pounds by ESPN, became a three-division world champion when he knocked out Zolani Tete in three rounds in November. Casimero quickly made it clear that he wanted to face Inoue, and while plans for that fight have fallen apart for the time being, the possibility for the bout to happen down the line is still in play.
"Everything's on the table," said Sean Gibbons of MP Promotions, when asked about the possibility of Inoue-Casimero taking place in 2021. "But we're not going to sit around and wait for it any more. We're a WBO world champion. We don't wait for anybody. We did, but those days are over. We control our own destiny. If that fight presents itself again, it will be reviewed."
Moretti echoed those sentiments, saying, "Of course, absolutely."


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The COVID-19 crisis continues to be an unprecedented challenge for today's world. It's pushing the boundaries of the public sector in responding to the socio-economic fallout, of civil society in building and maintaining solidarity and of the private sector in transitioning to new business models.
Our region, Europe and Central Asia, like the rest of the world, is facing a combination of shocks - disruption of value chains and trade, reduction in demand on the overall service industry, especially tourism, and a decrease in oil prices. When you note that these shocks are coupled with 'preconditions' of our region, such as high degrees of economic informality, inequalities, overreliance on remittances, rapid depopulation and brain drain, and the consequences of a systemic de-investment in the public health system and other social safety nets, it is not difficult to see the strain that the pandemic has put on the countries of the region.
Yes, the pandemic will end at some point. But the recovery and transformation will take years, and the ripple effects it leaves in its wake will be seismic. This process is testing the extent to which countries and societies have the capability to respond both reactively and proactively, but it also has the potential to help us transition to more sustainable and mindful ways of consuming, producing and governing, and transform the values and norms that shape our societies. That would be some positive desirable outcomes in the midst of the gloomy forecasts.
Traditional development programmes are often founded upon overall linear thinking of cause and effect, but the uncertainty and complexity of the COVID-19 crisis challenges that. It's clear that conventional and linear thinking will not save us now. In their place we need fast iteration, accelerated learning and the dynamic management of portfolios building resilient systems for the future.
While we brace for longer-term adverse effects, we should also see the crisis as an opportunity to use innovation and creativity to 'recover better' - not only recreate and 'go back to normal', but fulfill the ambition to create more sustainable and connected societies that are able to put innovative ideas into the service of their own development.
Our experience at UNDP with innovation, inclusive of the learning network Accelerator Labs, puts us in a position to effectively respond to the immediate impacts of the crisis, while also crafting the long-term path to transformation. Here are a few ways in which we are using creativity and innovation to effectively counter COVID-19.
1. Accelerated digital transformation:
Our offices across the region are creating digital platforms to help spread information, provide educational tools and support government services. In Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Montenegro, our teams work hand in hand with the public sector on contactless public-service delivery - shifting how the public service works internally, increasing effectiveness and efficiency in the delivery of social assistance and providing one-stop shop digital services to citizens. In Kyrgyzstan, Azerbaijan, Serbia and Uzbekistan we are leveraging collective intelligence, through hackathons and innovation challenges, by engaging communities of innovators to identify solutions to contain but also respond to the cascading effects of the crisis, and to generate new insights using open data. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ukraine and Kosovo* we are working with 3D-printing communities to manufacture PPE (face shields) and connect them with health services.
2. Strengthening social cohesion:
While social distancing is taking its toll, research shows us that societies with stronger social ties and fabrics are more resilient. Our offices have embarked on initiatives to strengthen that invisible fabric. In Serbia, building off a social media campaign #togetherapart (#zajednorazdvojeni), we are partnering with the government to invite available doctors and medical staff in the diaspora to offer support on a voluntary basis - whether online or in person - and over 300 medical professionals have already signed up. In addition, over 1,600 people joined the Be a Volunteer platform, for local volunteers to address the growing needs of isolated residents. In eastern Ukraine, we are supporting community security working groups to continue their work online so that cohesion work remains uninterrupted. Online platforms are bringing together local authorities, civil society, parents of students, and the police to discuss ways to better react to the challenges COVID-19 is posing to their communities.
3. Designing and managing portfolios:
We are moving beyond single point solutions into the design and dynamic management of coherent portfolios and offering the governments in the region cutting edge policy advice. This approach allows us to take a bird's eye view on solutions, use resources and capacities better, and save money in the long run. That's why, in North Macedonia, our teams are designing a dynamic portfolio offering the government new capabilities and advisory services on how to work in unprecedented levels of uncertainty. We have identified four key development challenges relevant to the country (migration, climate, pandemics and governance), and will be seeking to identify initiatives which will press the system levers on these issues to achieve transformation. Underpinning this effort is a robust digital infrastructure and capability.
These are only some of the efforts that UNDP is driving in responding to the crisis. The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed, along with everyone else, the development sector onto an unknown path. While uncertainty abounds, it is imperative for development organisations to showcase versatility and aspire to work more creatively. I hope the examples above demonstrate the diversity of methods and tools that UNDP is employing towards stronger engagement with the ecosystem of innovators and partners in addressing this challenge.
Are you working on applying innovation to the crisis and its effects? Please share your thoughts, ideas and practices with us.
UNDP is working across the region to respond to the COVID-19 crisis. Find out more about our work.
*All references to Kosovo shall be understood to be in the context of the Security Council Resolution 1244 (1999)


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Objectives—Strong evidence based on case record reviews indicates that the incidence of child homicide reported from death certificates is under ascertained. The characteristics of infant injury fatalities with undetermined, but suspicious, intent were compared for the probability that they should be considered homicides.
Methods—Using linked birth and death certificates for all birth cohorts in the US from 1983–91, 2345 injury fatalities reported as intentional, 7594 as unintentional, and 431 as undetermined intent were identified. Maternal and infant variables potentially predictive of injury fatalities were selected based on increased bivariate associations. Relative risks of injury death by intentional, unintentional, and undetermined intent were assessed for maternal and infant characteristics.
Results—Relative risks were consistently higher across all intent categories for infants of mothers with the least education, no prenatal care, young maternal age, and single marital status, as well as for infants who are second or later born, preterm, black, or American Indian. Fatalities with undetermined intent have larger relative risks in the highest risk categories than either intentional or unintentional injuries. Deaths with undetermined intent have risk profiles that more closely resemble profiles for intentional deaths than unintentional.
Conclusions—Injury homicide rates would be almost 20% greater than official classifications indicate if deaths with undetermined intent were included. In analyses of infant homicide, excluding deaths of undetermined intent may lead to an underestimation of the magnitude of the public health problem of intentional injuries among infants. Other studies based on record reviews from multiple sources indicate that misclassification and under ascertainment of homicides may be even greater.
- intentional fatalities
- under ascertainment
- risk factors
Statistics from Altmetric.com
In 1996, 332 infants were recorded as dying of intentional injuries in the US.1 Recent studies found risk factors for infant homicides are similar to risks for injuries classified as unintentional.2, 3 Strength of the associations varies by intent, although the strongest risk factors consistently include low maternal age or education, lack of prenatal care, premature birth, and being a second or later born infant.
Classification of deaths by intent is based on official designation of the underlying cause of death as specified on death certificates. Deaths considered suspicious by the medical examiner or coroner, but with insufficient evidence to determine intent, are reported as "undetermined intent".4 In a recent comparative study of cause of death at all ages among 11 countries, the per cent of all injury deaths with undetermined intent ranged from 1% to 10%.5 Inconsistent lack of determination of intent affects assessment of relative rates of violent deaths among countries.
Previous studies in the US, based on case record reviews from multiple sources, have found strong evidence that overall incidence of child homicide is under counted by official sources.6–10 The study by McClain et al used estimates of misclassification from a Missouri case review study and Federal Bureau of Investigation information to project probable national levels of child and adolescent deaths from child abuse and neglect, concluding that about 85% of such deaths are recorded as due to other causes.7 Some studies include suspicious childhood deaths reported as "undetermined intent" on death certificates as homicides because of this evidence.3, 11, 12 However, none of these studies used epidemiological methods to predict probable misclassification based on profiles of infants at highest risk.
The purpose of this study is to determine whether injury deaths reported as undetermined intent have risk factor profiles that more closely resemble either intentional or unintentional fatalities. Using a unique database which links birth and death certificate information for infants, this epidemiological study is the first to compare intentionality of infant injury fatalities according to maternal and infant characteristics for all births in the US. Improved risk factor information about suspicious (undetermined) fatalities should lead to better identification of high risk infants and more timely interventions.
Linked birth and infant death certificate data from the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) were analyzed for the nearly 35 million US live births occurring from 1983–91. Methods of data linkage and file characteristics as produced by NCHS are reported elsewhere.13
Relative risks of infant injury death (age <1 year) based on injury fatality rates are compared for the unintentional, undetermined, and intentional injury groups by a variety of maternal and infant characteristics. All live births and infant deaths are kept in the analysis to determine rates, relative risks, and assessment of large enough numbers for stable rates.
Characteristics analyzed include mother's age, race, education, and marital status; trimester of pregnancy prenatal care began; gestational age; and live birth order. Variable selection is based on statistical methods described in previous analyses of high risk factors for both intentional and unintentional injuries using the same data files.2, 3 Variable selection is limited to items available on the certificates. Many relevant social indicators, such as parental occupation or family structure, are not present from these data sources. For fatalities, the high per cent of missing data on father's characteristics (for example, age 33%, race 30%), necessitated the omission of father's risk factors from the analysis.
Gestational age and birth weight are highly correlated, with similar relative risks, so only gestational age at birth is kept in tables because of implications for timing of interventions during the prenatal period. For example, there are targeted interventions that after 28 weeks of gestation would miss the opportunity for prenatal interventions for infants born before that time. In addition, premature infants who are more susceptible to health problems may put additional stress on the family.
Determination of intent is based on official designation of the underlying cause of death on death certificates, using the International Classification of Diseases, 9th revision (ICD-9), for external causes of death (E codes).14 Deaths considered unintentional are classified under E codes 800–949, and as intentional under E codes 960–969 (homicide and injury purposely inflicted by other persons). Deaths of undetermined intent are classified under E codes 980–989 (injury undetermined whether accidentally or purposely inflicted).
Of 10 370 total injury deaths, 22.6% are reported as intentional (n=2345), 4.2% as undetermined intent (n=431), and 73.2% as unintentional (n=7594) (table 1). Relative risks of death are consistently higher across all intent categories for infants of mothers with the least education, no prenatal care, young maternal age, and single marital status. The same is true for infants who are third or later born, preterm, black, or American Indian.
Fatalities with undetermined intent have larger relative risks in the highest risk categories than either intentional or unintentional injuries for almost all variables examined. Only for birth order as third or later born is the relative risk for unintentional greater than either intentional or undetermined.
In addition, the risk profile for deaths with undetermined intent more closely resembled profiles for intentional deaths than unintentional. Among deaths with undetermined intent, the risks for infants born to mothers with less than 12 years of education are 9.4 times greater than for infants of mothers with ≥16 years whereas relative risks for intentional injuries and unintentional injuries are 8.3 and 5.8, respectively. Among infants born to mothers without prenatal care, the risks for undetermined intent are 10.3 times greater than for mothers obtaining care in the first trimester. The corresponding relative risks for intentional injuries and unintentional injuries are 8.7 and 4.2, respectively.
More recent data from linked files for 1995 were reviewed to verify these findings. (Linked files for 1992–94 are not available and because of the gap, 1995 data were not included in our study.) The same general trends were shown within broad categories but the number of fatalities were too small for the highest risk categories in cases with undetermined intent. Only 45 total cases were classified with undetermined intent in 1995 resulting in similar but statistically unreliable rates estimates.
The striking similarity of levels of risk for suspicious deaths and deaths known to be intentional, suggests that many undetermined deaths may actually be homicides. This assessment agrees with results of earlier studies of under counting of homicides based on careful review of records from multiple sources.6–9
Even if deaths reported as undetermined for intent were combined with those reported as intentional, the resulting numbers are likely to underestimate the true magnitude of the problem. Reviews of records from multiple sources, after the cause of death had been determined by a medical examiner, showed that substantiated child abuse or neglect may be involved in 7% to 27% of injury deaths reported as unintentional.6–8 At least 5% of deaths classified as sudden infant death syndrome may be due to child abuse and neglect.6, 9
Another death certificate classification that may include some intentional deaths is "deaths of unknown cause" or ICD code 799. This group includes deaths where no cause could be found or determination of cause was still pending when the database was closed for compilation of statistics (n=6446 for infants in 1983–91). Cases with legal findings still to be reported may be included in this group. Unfortunately, it is not possible to separate these out. Further comparison of specific country practices for determining intent and allocation of ICD code 799 for pending cases and unknown cause of death will enhance our ability to compare injury rates internationally.5
Better dissemination of results of child death review investigations of circumstances around fatalities also should improve the official reporting and description of risk factors and thereby facilitate development of better interventions.15 To improve quality of certificate data sources, physicians, medical examiners, and coroners should be encouraged to promptly file amended death certificates in cases where the cause of death was initially unknown or was changed after further investigation. Otherwise, these changes will not be reflected in available health statistics data.
This analysis of intentionality classification presented separate descriptors of characteristics such as race, maternal age, and marital status. No attempt was made to perform multilevel categorizations of variable cross classifications by intent because of very small numbers in the category strata for undetermined intent which represented 4.2% of all injury fatalities. An earlier multivariate analysis of predictive risk factors for homicides showed that effects of race were diminished, but still significant, when other social factors were accounted for.3 Unfortunately the small numbers and limited variables involved in this study do not permit a more in depth multivariate analysis of race and social status interactions.
It is possible that the assignment of intentional or undetermined intent by medical examiners or coroners is biased toward the higher risk factor profiles shown in this analysis. Another study found that professional health workers may be more likely to identify and report child abuse in lower class and black families than in other families with about half of serious abuse cases unreported.16 Similar risk factor profiles may cause the certifiers to question intent for lower socioeconomic groups more often than in cases occurring in middle or upper class families. Such considerations may result in some false positive identification of homicide or suspicious deaths consistent with the higher risk factors in this study. Similarly, under-reporting (false negatives) may be prevalent in the higher socioeconomic groups. The effect of these biases on this analysis would be to further the misclassification of fatalities due to violence.
During 1983–91, 2345 infants were reported as intentionally killed and 431 died under suspicious circumstances—almost one a day. Deaths of undetermined intent are likely to represent intentional injuries. In analyses of infant homicide, excluding deaths of undetermined intent or merging them with unintentional injuries may lead to an underestimation of the magnitude of the public health problem of intentional injuries in infants.
Combining deaths reported as intentional and undetermined for intent provides more accurate estimates of the magnitude of violent deaths among infants and young children. The 1983–91 combined rate of intentional and suspicious fatalities is 8.0 per 100 000 births or 26.8% of all infant injury deaths compared with the reported rate of 6.7 per 100 000 (22.6%). Our findings suggest that estimates of infant homicide that incorporate deaths with undetermined (suspicious) intent on birth certificates could be almost 20% greater than reported rates of homicide.
We need better risk profiles to effectively target preventive services to the families where carefully planned interventions are most likely to be effective. Neither accurate risk profiles nor carefully planned interventions can be produced without linkage of information on families and fatality circumstances from social services, police investigators, health care providers, and medical examiners or coroners. Epidemiological studies are needed to describe the interactions among the effects of family structure, parental social support, alcohol, drug abuse, and other contributors. Lack of data and poor specificity in risk factors for violence against young children force us to rely on the crude measures available from existing information systems.
Birth certificates are limited to biological measures such as maternal age or infant's birth order, gestational age, and birth weight. In the US social measures such as parental education or race are available, but more pertinent information on family structure or social support, including parental occupation, are not. These social measures may be markers for, and indicative of, the lack of readily available caretaking and parenting resources that increase the risks of violence among infants and children. But without better information on specific family circumstances, documentation of increased risks for homicide according to the measures available may be the first step toward targeting interventions toward the highest risk groups. At the same time, the many homicides that occur among lower risk social groups may be neglected because of stereotyping. Both social service agencies and child fatality review teams need to organize and support improved information systems to facilitate prevention programs with appropriately targeted interventions.15, 17, 18


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As the pandemic lingers into the summer months, many of us have daydreamed about a space where we could get away from the worries of modern life and spend our days sipping on our favorite drinks. While that's not an option for most, one lucky buyer with a couple million to spare and a penchant for desert air can make those daydreams come true.
For $1.25 million, a buyer can own Cleator, Arizona, a 156-year-old former gold mining town with a popular dive bar and mercantile. The 40-acre town is nestled in the hillsides of Prescott National Forest and is home to a handful of friendly renters who prefer remote living.
In addition to owning the land and properties, the buyer will also get mining rights and the ability to rename the town, which has gone through two name changes since 1864.
"The population is low, but it's a friendly bunch," North and Co. Real Estate by Trade agent Justin Godsey told realtor.com, which first reported on the unique listing. "The population dwindled, and that's when it became — for lack of a better word — a ghost town."
In an interview with Inman, Godsey said the Cleator family contacted him after discovering his previous videography and marketing work for previous listings. Although he'd never sold a town before, Godsey said he couldn't pass up the opportunity to sell such a unique property.
"Selling a town is a lot different than selling a house," Godsey said while laughing. "It's a matter of looking at what draws people there currently, but also what you could do with the property or what's made [the town] thrive as long as it has."
Godsey's team got to work and created a two-minute video highlighting Cleator's warm and rugged spirit and famous dive bar, The Cleator Yacht Club. Since going live on July 13, the video has garnered more than 100,000 views on Facebook and stories on national and local Arizona news sites.
"The video that I put out there originally that got all of this stuff started has 100,000 views on it, and 75 percent of the comments are, 'Oh, I've been to that bar before and I love it.' Or, 'The bar is worth the price of the town itself,'" Godsey said. "So, I've been really amping [the bar] up."
In addition to highlighting the town's quirky charm, Godsey said it's been important to spark the imaginations of potential buyers by pitching what Cleator could become.
"There's been talk about making it into a destination resort, there's been talk about a recreational off-roading spot or an off-the-grid vacation destination," he said. "There's a lot of ideas about what it could be and I've been getting into that and showcasing that as well."
"With that in mind, there are a few different types of perfect buyers. It depends on the scope of the project the person who ultimately buys it is looking to take on," he added. "If someone just wants to be able to own a town, and say they own a piece of Arizona history, then great. They can keep it the same."
He continued, "If someone has visions for a bigger, kind of unconventional project that you just don't get to plop in the middle of the valley anywhere or in any city, this is the perfect spot to do whatever you want to do."
If a buyer wants to keep the town as-is, Godsey said they must be prepared to become a landlord since the residents are on month-to-month leases. The bar operators also lease The Cleator Yacht Club, but Godsey said "the details of the contract are more complicated."
If a buyer wants to transform Cleator into a resort or outdoor recreation spot, Godsey said they'll have to invest in expanding the town's utility services, which include water, electricity, internet and cable access.
"The opportunity of owning a town is so rare," he said of the challenge buyers are willing to take.
Godsey said he's received a flood of interest with 10 to 15 serious buyers — a list that seems to be growing by the day.
"I'm probably getting 10 to 12 calls right now, some of them are tire-kickers, but I'm picking out the serious ones from there," Godsey said of the calls he received while talking to Inman. "I've got a running list of 10 to 15 serious interest parties, and then I've got a couple of handfuls who are like, 'I need to know everything. Keep me updated and we're going to get out there and look at it.'"
"I'm showing it to three parties today and I think we're going to get it done pretty quickly," he added. "It's been pretty crazy."
Although most agents won't have the experience of selling a town, Godsey gave one piece of advice just in case: "Be resourceful."
"Be open to asking lots and lots of questions and just be ok with not knowing the answers to questions right away," he said. "Every day I'm on the phone with different people and I'm fielding questions that I would never get in any other transaction."
"I'm on the phone with the Bureau of Land Management, which is something I've never had to do before," he added. "I'm calling counties and talking to city planners, so making sure you have as many resources as possible is important."


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By Craig Zammit
SYDNEY: Philips Electronics Australia has announced it will enter the Personal Video Recorders (PVRs) category in 2007 with the addition of the DVR5100 and DVR7100 to its expanding product portfolio.
The Philips 160GB DVR5100 (RRP $849.99) and 250GB DVR7100 (RRP $949.99) come equipped with twin HD tuners giving users the ability to record two programs in HD simultaneously, or watch one while recording the other, with both units featuring the added benefit of Pause Live TV mode and One Touch recording.
"In addition, users can pre-program their Philips PVR in advance to record two channels simultaneously without the requirement to be home at the start of the recording," said Philips in a statement today.
"Viewers also have complete control over when they stop and resume watching a program with Pause Live TV functionality, by returning to a paused program whenever it suits.
"Making recording simple, the Philips PVRs will record television in 30 minute intervals with the press of one button."
The new Philips PVRs will both feature HDMI with 1080i and 5.1 channel audio recording, as well as a number of additional ease-of-use features including a self-guided set-up and pre-programmed channels for key Australian metro areas.
The DVR5100 and DVR7100 are both available now.


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Amyris, Inc. has announced that it has agreed to acquire Beauty Labs International Ltd. With the acquisition, the company plans to enhance the consumer experience of its consumer brands, including Biossance, Pipette, Rose Inc., JVN, Terasana and Costa Brazil.
Related: DSM Acquires Flavor and Fragrance Intermediates from Amyris
These Amyris brands will utilize Beauty Labs' AI technology to create personalized and connected consumer experiences as well as further accelerate the growth of Amyris's e-commerce revenue.
The parties expect to sign a definitive agreement and close over the next 30 days, subject to the successful completion of due diligence and customary closing conditions.
Mark Gerhard, founder of Beauty Labs, said, "Our Beauty Labs team is excited to become part of Amyris and to help pioneer the next generation of digital consumer experiences. A connected consumer is the future of the beauty and wellness industry, and we are proud to be joining Amyris to bring a new level of sophistication to the consumer experience."
John Melo, president and CEO of Amyris, said, "Mark has built an incredible team and brings a distinctive mindset and capability to accelerate our revenue growth through deeper connections with our consumers. We are building and growing leading clean beauty brands and are committed to an omnichannel strategy of which the digital experience is critical. We partner with some of the world's leading retailers, and we want the consumer to enjoy their beauty experience where they want it and need it. With a cash balance of $250 million, the strongest ingredients development pipeline in our history, significant acceleration of our revenue growth, and continued progress with our remaining strategic transaction, we continue a track record of industry-leading execution."


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By 2015, one-half of all HIV-positive persons in the U.S. will be 50-plus years of age, and as many as 30 % of older adults living with HIV/AIDS continue to engage in unprotected sexual intercourse. Contemporary positive prevention models often include mental health treatment as a key component of HIV prevention interventions. This secondary data analysis characterized longitudinal patterns of sexual behavior in HIV-positive older adults enrolled in a randomized controlled trial of group mental health interventions and assessed the efficacy of psychosocial treatments that targeted depression to reduce sexual risk behavior. Participants were 295 HIV-positive adults ≥50 years of age experiencing mild to severe depressive symptoms, randomized to one of three study conditions: a 12-session coping improvement group intervention, a 12-session interpersonal support group intervention, or individual therapy upon request. Approximately one-fifth of participants reported one or more occasions of unprotected anal or vaginal intercourse with HIV-negative sexual partners or persons of unknown HIV serostatus over the study period. Changes in sexual behavior did not vary by intervention condition, indicating that standalone treatments that target and reduce depression may be insufficient to reduce sexual risk behavior in depressed HIV-positive older adults.
Original language | English (US) |
Pages (from-to) | 1-8 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | AIDS and Behavior |
Volume | 19 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 2014 |
- Aging
- Clinical trial
- Depression
- Unprotected sex
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Social Psychology
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
- Infectious Diseases


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Former Dublin footballer Ciarán Whelan believes that Jim Gavin and his current crop of players may no longer be content with only having the All-Ireland in their possession come September.
Writing in his column for the Herald, Whelan suggests that Gavin's approach thus far makes it clear that he and his side "would like to regain the National Football League title" with a little more enthusiasm than was perhaps on show before.
Identifying the selections that Gavin has carried out ahead of the four games Dublin have played thus far, Whelan posits that the previously unseen "consistency" Gavin has implemented spells bad news for other sides competing in the National League stakes:
That suggests that Jim Gavin, while not completely going with the tried and trusted, has been less inclined to experiment and that has led to a greater degree of consistency in terms of the performances.
Citing the new structure of the League this year as an enabling factor that will allow Gavin to play a stronger Dublin side without fear of burn-out further down the line, Whelan feels this is why Dublin "have hit the ground running. Their performances reflect a positive culture and hunger to maintain their position of supremacy and nothing that I have seen to date would discourage me in that regard."
A fairly dispiriting assessment for those counties who perhaps envisaged a rusty Dublin being there for the taking in this League campaign, Whelan's only complaint centred on their unwillingness - as yet - to express themselves further:
They seem to be playing within themselves to a certain degree.
Last Saturday's match in Castlebar was a case in point in that Dublin, given how much in control they were, could have pushed on and really put Mayo to the sword.
With no real drop in performance evident thus far, Whelan is one of many already convinced that this year's All-Ireland title may well remain in the capital.
If his assessment is anything to go by, the National League will take up residence there too.


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Final roster battles are taking shape for the Detroit Tigers as the spring training calendar reaches the home stretch with the regular season looming just two weeks away. Many of those battles involve the club's prospects, each fighting to earn a spot on the Opening Day roster.
For his part, manager A.J. Hinch seems to be running a very competitive camp where performance is going to determine the roster he takes north to Detroit. We know that contract status and other factors will play a role in their decision making, but it certainly looks like there are numerous prospects with a chance to earn a job. The rest will have plenty of opportunities to contribute as the season progresses.
So, over the final few weeks, we're going to tackle a few of our usual preseason questions via roundtable format. And today we'll begin with a fun one. The fact that there are numerous plausible answers is a good feeling and speaks to the young talent on the cusp of the major leagues.
This week's question: Who is your choice for 2021 Tigers Rookie of the Year?
Patrick O'Kennedy: I'll go with Tarik Skubal. He seems to be pitching better than Casey Mize or Matt Manning thus far, and that could lead to him either making the opening day roster or getting called up sooner. There's no telling which of these prospects will wind up having the best career, or even the best season, but Skubal is on the most promising trajectory through 2020 and thus far in spring training, 2021. He came from down the pack, rather than starting at the top of the list after being drafted, and he moved up the charts quickly.
I also expect good things from Isaac Paredes, but that could be down the road a few months. We should see a good number of rookie prospects this season, including some who made their debuts last year. History tells us that most will struggle, even the future stars, and some will never gain traction in the major leagues. The exception is a player who comes up and hits the ground running, exploding onto the scene.
Brady McAtamney: Akil Baddoo would be the trendy answer right now, but I think I'm going to go with Isaac Paredes. He definitely looked rough at times last year, but I think with a full spring training and a bit of time in Triple-A, he can come up in late May/early June and look much more comfortable — especially since he's got MLB experience under his belt now.
Tarik Skubal is a good answer too. Honestly, he could end up being our best pitcher this season.
Jay Markle: Just for the sake of being different, I will somewhat aspirationally predict the Jake Rogers will be the Tigers rookie of the year. Obviously, he has not been good in camp, but the Tigers depth at catcher gets pretty anemic after Wilson Ramos.
Rogers skills behind the plate and power at the plate are undoubtedly major league skills and he has a track record of improving drastically in his second stint at any level. Any of the major pitchers is an easy answer, but pitching at the major league level is a huge learning curve. Instead of gambling on Skubal's new changeup or Mize's efforts to improve his fastball, I'll stick to the guy who only needs to put up an 85 wRC+ to get the starting job. Don't be fooled by last year's performance, he got a decent shot at clearly being the best catcher in the whole dang organization by June.
Zane Harding: I have to go with Tarik Skubal. After the rough introduction for both him and Casey Mize, Skubal has started to show signs of "figuring things out" first. Skubal struck out 20 across his final three starts last year (14.2 IP), and now he's adding a splitter into a mix that is already working. My second choice would go to Casey Mize, but the difference between the two as of now is two-fold. Skubal is going to win a spot in the rotation; I can't see Mize doing the same just yet. Similarly, Skubal can command his fastball; Mize's fastball has not. A lot can change over a year, but Skubal enters the season as the guy who has impressed me the most.
Adam Dubbin: I'm going with Matt Manning. I'm taking Manning because I'm a huge fan of his and also to mix things up a little here — after all, how can we name the other two members of the triumvirate and not him? While the Tigers seemingly have had the shortest leash with him, I still think he has the highest ceiling. Plus, the slight modifications to his delivery as well as the development of a second breaking pitch could unlock a lot of potential that has been held back thus far. He clearly has a steeper slope to climb than Mize and Skubal this year, since he hasn't tasted MLB coffee yet, but he's a guy who could emerge as a tugboat in the rotation, especially if Fulmer, Boyd, et al struggle or get injured. He's a darkhorse candidate for sure, but don't count Matt Manning out.
Rob Rogacki: I'll take Casey Mize. He hasn't had the greatest spring so far, but he's still probably the most MLB-ready of our pitching prospects, and has some MLB experience under his belt already. It's not fair to constantly compare him to Justin Verlander, but Verlander struggled quite a bit in a pair of starts in 2005 before taking off in 2006. Mize also struck out nearly a batter per inning last year. If he can settle down a bit and locate the fastball, he will be fine.
Ashley MacLennan: Tarik Skubal because of all the hyped pitching prospects he has absolutely looked the most like he has future potential. I still think Mize will figure it out, but I'm just not sure he's going to be the second coming of JV. Hopefully, some work with a good pitching coach will get both of them on track for a good season. Can I jump ahead a year and pick Riley Greene?
Brandon Day: Really it's just nice to have a bunch of good, plausible answers to this question. Any of the big three pitchers could easily get the nod. Paredes, Baddoo, Daz Cameron, Jake Rogers...even a reliever like Alex Lange could turn out to be most valuable in his role.
For me though, I'm going with Tarik Skubal. I still think he's flying under the radar in terms of national coverage. If he tunes his slider up a little more hitters are going to be in serious trouble. This side of Jacob deGrom, there's no starter in the game with a better fastball. The pitch was an absolutely incredible weapon all the way through the upper minors, and Skubal's partial season work in 2020 made it pretty clear that the heater will remain a force at the major league level.
Early returns on Skubal's new splitter are also pretty positive, and despite a somewhat elaborate delivery, his athleticism argues that his command will keep improving. Casey Mize will ultimately get beyond his early struggles, but it will probably take him longer as he learns to use a more complicated repertoire requiring good command of 4-5 pitches. A huge fastball is a great equalizer and simplifies the path to major league success for Skubal. I expect him to start in the rotation and be the Tigers most valuable pitcher this season. We'll just have to see how they manage his workload.
Who is your pick as 2021 Tigers Rookie of the Year?
This poll is closed
Casey Mize
Isaac Paredes
Akil Baddoo
Tarik Skubal
Matt Manning
Other (feel free to elaborate on your longshots in the comments)


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In order to install of PIP the Python packaging tool on RHEL 7 Linux we first need to install its only pre-requisite and that is setuptools
package otherwise we will get a following error message:
Downloading/unpacking pip Cannot fetch index base URL https://pypi.python.org/simple/ Could not find any downloads that satisfy the requirement pip Cleaning up... No distributions at all found for pip Storing debug log for failure in /root/.pip/pip.log
From this reason we first install setuptools
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Once setuptools
package is installed we can now proceed with the actual PIP installation. Here we assume that python
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All done. Let's confirm our actions by checking PIP version:
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Date: 2nd September 2001
An 11-year-old wizard and a gun-slinging cyber-babe attracted over half a billion dollars (pounds) to Britain last year (00).
High-profile film productions including Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) and Tomb Raider (2001) were responsible for $700 million (£539 million) of overseas investment, according to a government report. Ministers are delighted that the British film industry is contributing so much more to the economy. Following tax breaks introduced by Chancellor GORDON BROWN aimed at making Britain a more attractive destination for filming on location, record numbers of movies have been shot in the UK.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) - the eagerly awaited celluloid version of the first of J.K ROWLING's hugely successful books - is not due out until November (01). But as well as the money from the film-makers themselves, the regions used for filming have also assisted local businesses and will undoubtedly attract tourists to Britain.
Tomb Raider (2001), featuring ANGELINA JOLIE as LARA CROFT, was also filmed in the UK. And other productions, including the JAMES BOND film World Is Not Enough, The (1999), Proof of Life (2000),Chocolat (2000), Possession (2002) and PEARL HARBOR (2001), also contributed to the investment figure.
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When it comes to the education of children among the financially marginalized, it is the girls who suffer the most. While the key to empowerment lies in the empowerment of women and empowering them equates to educating them, in almost all cases it is the girl's education that takes the hit first. With this initiative, Swadhar IDWC aims at providing financial support, material support, career guidance and counseling to girls and young women who want to pursue education sincerely.
This program was initiated in 2002 and supports girls' education in the following ways -
The beneficiaries are usually students who are referred by their educational institutes or by the grassroots workers of Swadhar. While Swadhar would like to extend support to maximum number of beneficiaries, limited funds limit this aim too, thereby making it imperative to put a selection process at work. The selection process of a beneficiary for this program involves a) analysis of her family's financial condition; b) an evaluation of her academic progress; c) interviews by a small selection committee; and d) a home visit by a social worker.
In 2002, when this program was initiated, support was extended in terms of only fees and books, etc to school going girls. Over the years, scope of this support has immensely grown. In addition to providing fees and books, things like need for proper nutrition, safe accommodation for girls coming to Pune from the outskirts, proper conveyance to-and-fro their institutes, career counseling, guidance about availing loans and scholarships, etc are also undertaken whenever needed.
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