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Red, white and bruised, US struggles to win medals
By Tim Dahlberg
AP Sports Columnist
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (AP) — It was, perhaps, the defining moment for the U.S. team at this Olympics.
Not Shaun White blitzing the halfpipe in a final run to win gold, a win that came with some baggage by itself. Or Chloe Kim delighting fans from two countries when she won her halfpipe, either.
No, it came on Friday (Feb. 16) when — within 20 seconds of each other — Nathan Chen skated his way out of medal contention and Mikaela Shiffrin faltered in the slalom she had been expected to ski away with.
And with it went any chance the U.S. had of redeeming itself in what is shaping up as a frustrating Olympics for an American team that had hopes of ending up near the top of the medal table.
The biggest team in the Olympics — 241 athletes — has been a flop so far, winning so few medals that you can count them on both hands. Take away the new wave of snowboarding events, and you can them with one hand.
But if those waving the red, white and blue want a statistic that really stuns, consider this one:
Norway, a nation of 5.3 million people is leading with 25 medals so far, or one for every 212,000 Norwegians.
The U.S., a nation of some 320 million people, has 10 medals or one for every 32 million Americans.
It could be worse. Russia — which won the medal count in Sochi four years ago — is still waiting for its first gold medal. But at least the Russians — who are not an official team here — have an excuse because some of its best dopers from Sochi were banned from these games. Even the partial Russian team has 10 medals overall, same as the U.S.
The U.S. runs an extensive winter training program with millions of dollars spent every year to train top athletes just for this occasion. The U.S. Olympic Committee took in more than $300 million in 2016 alone, with a big chunk of that used to train elite athletes.
That's a lot of money with very little to show for it. Through Sunday (Feb. 18) American athletes are fifth on the medal list.
Take away the new sports added to the Olympics since 1992, and the U.S. would have a grand total of two medals.
The Associated Press had projected the U.S. to have 20 medals at this point, and Team USA has averaged 30 medals total over the last three Winter Olympics.
With the dismal performance have come dismal ratings for NBC, which paid $963 million for the games, up from $775 million for Sochi. While the Olympics still win the prime-time battle in the U.S., the total audience tuning in was down 16 percent Thursday night (Feb. 15), with the viewership on NBC alone down 29 percent.
What should be more concerning to the network — and U.S. officials — is the lack of star power emerging in South Korea.
Shiffrin delivered gold in her first race, but stumbled in the giant slalom and will have to rebound in the combined and downhill if she is going to become a multi-medalist in these games. White, meanwhile, may be in his last Olympics and was tarnished by reports of a civil sexual harassment suit against him.
U.S. teenagers have a lot of potential. Kim dominated in the halfpipe and could be a favorite in future Olympics, and fellow 17-year-old Red Gerard, who won gold in men's snowboard slopestyle. The teen figure skaters Nathan Chen and Vincent Zhou finished fifth and sixth, but they were the biggest jumpers in the competition and could be back with more experience.
At the other end of the experience spectrum, former gold medalists Lindsey Vonn and Ted Ligety have so far failed to deliver.
Add in the lackluster performance of the U.S. hockey team — which lost 4-0 to Russia on Saturday — and the absence of any medals in (non-short track) speed skating and there's not a lot to cheer about.
The games could still be salvaged somewhat by some of the stars with more events left. Shiffrin has an outside shot at two golds in the combined and downhill and Vonn is one of the favorites in the women's downhill. There's a new Big Air event where Americans are competitive, and there may be a medal or two left in some of the outlying sports.
But the days when Eric Heiden could win five speed skating golds or American figure skaters could dominate appear over. Hard to believe, but the last medal for a U.S. woman figure skater was the silver Sasha Cohen won in Turin 12 years ago.
The rest of the world has caught up, yes.
That's little excuse, though, for what has been so far a flop of Olympic proportions.
Gay US Olympians dig in on feud with vice president: 'Eat your heart out, Pence'
By Avery Anapol – 02/09/18 05:10 PM EST
The Hill
The first two openly gay male U.S. winter Olympians are doubling down on their feud with Vice President Pence over his record on LGBTQ rights.
Freeskier Gus Kenworthy posted a photo on Instagram of himself and figure skater Adam Rippon with a caption that calls out Pence, who is leading the U.S. delegation to the 2018 Olympics, by name. Rippon was named to the U.S. Olympic team first, making history as the first openly gay man to represent the country in the Winter Olympics. Kenworthy was named to the team a few weeks later.
"The Opening Ceremony is a wrap and the 2018 Winter Olympic Gaymes are officially under way!" Kenworthy wrote. "I feel incredibly honored to be here in Korea competing for the US and I'm so proud to be representing the LGBTQ community alongside this amazing guy! Eat your heart out, Pence."
He also used the hashtag "TeamUSGay," adding American flag and Pride flag emojis.
Kenworthy earlier in February called Pence a "strange choice" and a "bad fit" to lead the U.S. delegation to the Olympics.
"To have somebody leading the delegation that's directly attacked the LGBTQ community, and a Cabinet in general that just sort of stands against us and has tried to do things to set us back, it just seems like a bad fit," Kenworthy said.
Rippon has been outspoken about his views on Pence and President Trump, saying in an interview earlier this year that he would decline an invitation to the White House because he doesn't think he would be "welcome" as a gay athlete.
"I don't think the current administration represents the values that I was taught growing up," Rippon said. "Mike Pence doesn't really stand for anything that I believe in."
As the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang began, it was reported that Rippon declined a meeting with Pence, which the vice president's office, Rippon and Rippon's mother all denied.
Pence tweeted that the report was "fake news" and that he supports all U.S. athletes at the Olympics.
Pence's record on LGBTQ rights, including signing a religious freedom law as Indiana governor that many said would have legalized anti-gay discrimination, has made him a top adversary of the gay community.
Pence's bid to isolate North Korea at Olympics falls flat
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea — For all of Vice President Mike Pence's efforts to keep North Korea from stealing the show at the Winter Olympics, the images of the two Koreas marching together — and their officials shaking hands — at a time of heightened tensions on the peninsula proved impossible to counteract.
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Current and former Big Ten Winter Olympians have earned at least 29 Academic All-Big Ten selections including three-time honoree Natalie Spooner of Ohio State University Women's Hockey.
Tim Dahlberg is a national sports columnist for The Associated Press. Write to him at tdahlbergap.org or http://twitter.com/timdahlberg


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Hello and welcome to my blog! Can you believe that summer is already half over? Just think – Christmas will be HERE before we know it (groan). Personally, I hate to even THINK about it, but it rolls around every year just like clockwork.
Now I know there are some of you hyper-organized types that are already buying and stashing presents away. That is fabulous, but what I'm really asking, is are you FINANCIALLY prepared for the holiday season? I am!
As I shared in an earlier post How Long Will It Take to Pay Your Christmas Bills? I have had mostly debt-free Christmases for about 5 years now. In fact, I already have a little over half the money for this year quietly stashed away in a savings account, just simmering.
Granted, I love to buy presents for my family and I always go a little overboard. But because I have this solid foundation, my Christmas bills never take me more than a month or two to pay. I'm betting that quite a few of you are still paying for long-forgotten (or broken) toys and other holiday trappings from last year.
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Christmas is coming regardless if you are ready or not. But it's not too late to START getting ready. You might not be able to save for your whole Christmas, but you could get a significant leg up on it if you start saving NOW. It's easier than you would think. I just opened a basic no-fee checking account with a small direct deposit every payday. Then I put the debit card in the drawer until Thanksgiving weekend. Then I have a nice little stash of guilt-free cash to start buying my gifts.
I know it's all hot and sunny outside now, but that guy in the big red suit will be popping down the chimney a lot sooner than you might think!
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You and I are kindred spirits on this one, Adrian! I did some Christmas shopping at the Sidewalk Sales in my town, and I love getting ahead now. It is also the perfect time to buy clothes for my relatives who live in Florida, because all you can find in December is winter clothing where I live!
That's good thinking because you can hit all the great end of season sales right now. I can't buy ahead though because I either forget where I put it (blush!) or then I see 5 other things that I know they'd just LOVE and end up buying more than I'd planned. I am definitely an impulse buyer, but at least I'm aware of it and practice prevent defense to keep it in check!


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Engaging the Gospel : Why singing is good for God's people.
You may not be aware that there are more than 50 direct commands to sing and over 400 references to singing in the bible. From Moses' song in Exodus 15 after God redeemed his people, to John's vision in Revelation 14 of the 144 000 singing a new song.
Singing God's praise is everywhere in the bible because it's good for us. But why is it good for us?
Singing God's praise will train our hearts to truly engage with our salvation.
Jesus says in the Gospel of Luke, "A good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and an evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of." (Luke 6:45 NIV) Jesus taught that we always live out what we believe to be true.
Augustine, an early church philosopher and theologian argued that our desires and emotions play more of a role in decision making than do our mind and will. It has later been summarized by, "What the heart loves, the will chooses and the mind justifies." (Thomas Cranmer) So the Christian life is not merely a battle of the intellect, but of our affections as well.
Consequently, we need to train our minds and affections with the Gospel in the power of the Holy Spirit.One means God has provided us in doing so is singing. Singing and music is very powerful and perfectly suited to train us to engage the Gospel with the appropriate emotions. This is one of the reasons God commands us to sing praises to him.
Even though we have received the promised Holy Spirit we are not perfect (that is still to come); our hearts still struggle to "believe". We need our emotions to be stirred; our hearts to see and experience the truths of the gospel so that we change from the inside out. However, this does not imply that emotion replaces understanding, but that they work together. Paul says, "For it is with your heart you believe and are justified" (Romans 10:10 NIV) The bible refers to the heart as our entire inner being including our thoughts, feelings and decisions; what we think, feel and decide will have a profound impact on our lives. As Proverbs 4:23 explains,
"Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life"
Most of us would recognize emotionless situations as "robotic" or less than human, because our emotions are a part of our God-given makeup. God has wired us to feel what we are most concerned about. A lack of feeling often shows a lack of concern.
Emotional maturity is not the absence of emotion but an appropriate emotional response. Emotions are not abstract, they are always linked to the things we care about. For example, take a moment to consider what causes you to become emotional. You will immediately realise that those are the things that are most important to you; what you care about the most; that have your heart's affections. If I constantly spoke of my wife without any indication of affection, you would quickly conclude that I had little concern for her.
As God's children his concerns should be our ultimate concerns because the Gospel addresses humanity's most important concerns, God's glory; our sin; his kindness and the offer of eternal life. But sadly our hearts are slow to "see" the reality of these truths and so we don't always emotionally experience these truths deeply.
Our desire should be for an emotionally mature response, not an emotionless response to the salvation. We should rightly feel awe in response to God's holiness; grief for the sins we have committed and joy in knowing that we have been saved from those sins. An emotionless response is dangerous because it can train our hearts to think that Gospel truths are not real concerns. If we are created to feel what is most important to us, then to engage our salvation without feeling will train us to believe that the Gospel is not important.
Singing together about God's majesty, his holiness and the crucifixion helps us feel the truths of the Gospel. When we sing about the gospel with the appropriate emotions, it shapes our hearts to feel the realities of our salvation and cements those realities deep within us, so that we bring good out of the good stored up in our hearts, to use the words of Jesus.
We desperately need our hearts to be changed and that is exactly what God is doing by his Spirit through his Word. That's why he wants us to sing about the "message of Christ", as Paul puts it in Colossians 3. He wants us to fasten our emotions to that great story of the Gospel, which is a powerful thing to do. As we sing Gospel truths with gratitude to God, it trains our hearts to be concerned about God's ultimate concerns, things that matter most. Singing God's praise will train our hearts to truly engage with our salvation and change us from the inside out
In the words of Jonathan Edwards, God wants "to stir up the pure minds of the saints, and quicken their affections, by bringing the great things of religion to their remembrance, and setting them before them in their proper colours" (Jonathan Edwards, Religious Affections)
The greatness of salvation is too great for mere speaking alone!
Come, let us sing for joy to the LORD; let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation. Psalm 95:1 (NIV)
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Sveti Jure is a high mountain pass at an elevation of 1.762m (5,780ft) above the sea level, located in the Biokovo mountain range in Croatia, along the Dalmatian coast of the Adriatic Sea. It's the highest mountain road in the country. The road commands a breathtaking panorama of the folds of the mountains stretching down to the seashore and islands of Croatia, and the view to the sea and inland is amazing. You should be prepared to back up if you meet an oncoming vehicle.
This is an exquisite winding mountain drive with sharp and blind curves and hairpin switchbacks leading the traveler over the mountains. The drive is definitely worth it. There are many excellent photo opportunities. Don't forget your camera! The road to the top, through national park Biokovo (national park Biokovo is open from 7.00 to 20.00 hours) has a fee entrance. The route is recommended during all seasons. During winter time check the snow conditions. Don't choose windy time because the wind can be very strong on Biokovo. Check carefully the weather report before the trip.
There are some narrow sections -scarcely wide enough for two cars- where if two vehicles have to pass each other, one might have to reverse for some kilometres of winding narrow road to get to a place wide enough to pass. It shouldn't be attempted by those who don't know how to reverse.
The road is difficult and it's a nightmare in the wet or dark (or both). The top of this mountain is large rocky dome, occupied by a TV tower. Until1964, when this tower was built, Sv. Jure chapel was standing there. Then it was moved a little bit to the north, few meters below the summit. It was there since 1646, till modern technology came.
There are 3 possible routes to reach the summit. Starting from Makarska, the ascent is 30 km long. Over this distance, the elevation gain is 1.662 meters. The average percentage is 5.5 %. Starting from Biokovo, the ascent is 21.74 km long. Over this distance, the elevation gain is 1.370 meters. The average percentage is 6.3 %. And starting from Podgora, the ascent is 24.59 km long. Over this distance, the elevation gain is 1.692 meters. The average percentage is 6.8 %.
There are sheer drops virtually along the entire route and enough hairpins to make a whirling dervish dizzy. A quick glance at the map at its sheer drops and serpentine twists and turns, confirms that this is no hype. From the entrance to the Nature Park, at 365m above the sea level, the Biokovo Tourist Road is 23km long, climbing up to the peak, at 1.762m. The speed limit is 30km/h. It's forbidden to overtake. Drive with great caution.
There is little room for error on this road. It's normal for your palms to sweat looking at those photos, imagine what it must have been like before the barriers. It's incredibly disorienting to look over the edge, or even just to see the valleys a couple thousand feet below you. It's a mind numbing vertical drop of hundreds of meters so you might want to give it a miss on a windy day.


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The new look to Snow Support - as we continuously work to improve our customer experience, we are launching a new design along with new functionality to our Support Portal.
Last April we welcomed our customers to a Better, Faster, Personalized: New Face of Support. Our goal, to help customers to find fixes to issues and get responses to questions quickly and easily. To achieve this we built one place to access knowledge content and manage cases with Support. Through this we saw customer use of knowledge quadruple when compared with 2017. With an average article rating of 4.5/5.0 and 85% of articles marked as helpful by you our customers. Allowing you to get the answers you needed in an instant. 1300 customers are using the portal each month and almost 50% of support cases are created through the portal.
Now we come with a new design and further functionality for our Customer Support Portal.
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We've been working closely with our UX team at Snow to deliver a clean and clear design. mansooreh.shahtalab3, Digital Designer, says:
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With our drive to deliver more applicable knowledge on your issues we have added the Community as a search source through the home page search bar. You now have one place to search against the cases in your organization, Snow's diverse documentation and release notes, Support's KCS® articles, and the knowledge and strength of our Community.
Adding the Community allows you to see the benefits of having over 2000 registered customers using the products just like you are, asking and answering issues along with open interaction with Snow employees.
Larger, more relevant knowledge base
We believe the most important knowledge is the knowledge that is relevant now which is why over half of our content has been updated, refined and added to in the last six months, pushing the number of knowledge articles closer to 1000. In Support we continue with our KCS methodology to address the issues when we first find them and endeavour to solve and publish the solution as quickly as possible.
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We want to hear more about how relevant the knowledge is to you. At the bottom of each article you can add a comment, rate an article or mark it as helpful/unhelpful. Tom.Boyle, Knowledge Lead, says:
Your feedback is crucial to ensure that we provide the information and support you need. Your comments, ratings, and ideas help us to do that.
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There are users out there without full access to the portal. This restricts your ability to view knowledge and work on cases with the rest of your colleagues. With the new release you have the ability to control who belongs to your company's Account and what they can see.
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Changes to the portal come from your feedback, please continue to use the Feedback button on the homepage to let us know what we can do to improve your experience.


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Paul and Donna are back with another episode of Varmints! to talk about the amazing world of those ancient ships of the desert: camels!
But first, the news!
Coming to a store near you (maybe): camel milk! Article courtesy of CNN.com.
"So uh.. I feel like I have to 'moo' or something. Should I moo? Maybe not. I might come off as desperate. This is awkward."
Camels humps are NOT filled with water. You probably already knew that. Paul didn't. No, really. Article courtesy of todayifoundout.com
They're basically giant, furry air conditioners if you think about it.
A camel's blood is a key component of it's staying cool in the desert ability. Article courtesy of asknature.com.
This camel is still totally judging Paul with her big judgey camel face. She won't let it go.
The very excellent nature documentary "Ships of the Desert". Do check it out. Courtesy of YouTube user The Secrets of Nature:
If you can find it to buy or rent do go check out the brilliant movie "Tracks"! Courtesy of YouTube user MovieClips Trailers:
Camel beauty pageants? Cheating? Botox? Read about the weird world of camel beauty pageants in Saudi Arabia! Courtesy of NPR.com.
"Well hello there, ladies."
The U.S. Army very nearly had a fleet of camels! Article courtesy of armyhistory.org.
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The Buildings Department has launched the Mandatory Building Inspection Scheme (MBIS) with the Registered Inspectors (RI) as the qualified person to carry out mandatory building inspections and supervise repair works under the Buildings Ordinance, following the enactment of the Buildings (Amendment) Ordinance 2011 in June 2011 and the approval of the Legislative Council to the subsidiary legislation setting out the implementation details of the MBIS in December 2011.
Under the MBIS, Registered Professional Engineers (R.P.E.) in the Building, Building Services (Building)*, Civil, Materials (Building)* and Structural Disciplines satisfying the respective experience requirements as stipulated in the Building (Administration) Regulation and the relevant Practice Note are eligible to apply for registration as RI.
If you wish to apply for registration as RI, please submit your application to the Buildings Department. Application form and relevant materials could be found on the Buildings Department website at www.bd.gov.hk. Please contact the Buildings Department by email to email@example.com or by phone at 2626 1616 if you need further assistance on the MBIS and RI matters.
To dovetail with the registration requirement of RI under the Buildings Department, the Engineers Registration Board has recently set up sub-lists of R.P.E. (Building Services (Building)) and (Materials (Building)). Applicants for inclusion in the sub-lists must be a R.P.E. in the Building Services or Materials Discipline with three years relevant experience meeting the respective vetting criteria. (Vetting criteria for R.P.E. (Building Services (Building))) (Vetting criteria for R.P.E. (Materials (Building)))
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TROY, MI – As a result of illegal and unethical activity while employed by the City of Troy, former City Manager Brian Kischnick has been charged by the United States Attorney, with Bribery Concerning Programs Receiving Federal Funds.
The former city manager of Troy is facing federal charges for allegedly taking more than $20,000 in bribes.
"Through his criminal and unethical behavior, Mr. Kischnick has victimized residents, taxpayers, City employees and City Council," said City Manager Mark Miller. "The City is moving forward with employees that meet the highest standards of ethical conduct and integrity."
Brian Kischnick, 50-years-old, allegedly solicited and took the bribes from a contractor who was looking to do business with the city between September 2015 and March 2018.
The leadership and employees of the City of Troy have fully cooperated with the investigation and are committed to moving forward in serving City residents with the integrity they deserve.
In order to ensure transparency, City Administration plans to hire a forensic auditor to review City finances. Professional and ethical responsibility training and internal reporting processes are a priority of the City.
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Iran Urges Commitment to JCPOA, Condemnation of US Measures
TEHRAN (Press Shia) – In a letter to his foreign counterparts, foreign minister of Iran called for international condemnation of the US illegal measures and its withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, and for efforts to keep implementing the nuclear deal and the UNSC resolution 2231.
In line with the Iranian Foreign Ministry's international negotiations on the US administration's illegal and unilateral moves, including its withdrawal from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, Mohammad Javad Zarif sent a letter to his foreign counterparts, elaborating on the dangerous repercussions of the US withdrawal from the deal.
The top Iranian diplomat urged his counterparts to condemn Washington's excessive demands and illegal measures and to remain committed to their pledges under the nuclear deal as well as the United Nations Security Council Resolution 2231.
In his letter, Zarif also described the US withdrawal from the JCPOA as the climax of Washington's previous attempts to violate and undermine the Iran nuclear deal and the UNSC resolution, IFP reported.
As in any other international treaty, all parties to the JCPOA must live up to their promises and mutual duties, he underscored, saying the scope, regulations and time frame of the deal have been set after precise, sensitive and balanced multilateral negotiations.
Therefore, Zarif added, it would be impossible to make changes to the deal or renegotiate it.
The minister also noted that the Iranian nation's benefits from the nuclear deal should not be subject to any conditions other than the voluntary measures linked to the nuclear issue – which have been specifically and exclusively mentioned in the JCPOA and its appendices.
The US illegitimate withdrawal from the JCPOA and its bullying behavior to make the other states side with it are in violation of the principles of keeping promises and the rule of law, he deplored, noting that such conducts also discredit the international law and challenge the goals and principles of the UN charter as well as the efficiency of the international bodies.
The JCPOA put an end to an unnecessary crisis which lasted for over a decade, Zarif said, stressing that the nuclear deal was attached to and endorsed by the UNSC Resolution 2231.
"This means that the JCPOA does not belong only to its signatories, and thus the administration of one side cannot violate it irresponsibly and arbitrarily based on its domestic policies or political divisions with its predecessors," he noted.
Zarif then stressed that despite Washington's repeated violations and incomplete implementation of the nuclear deal since its early days, the Islamic Republic of Iran has remained completely committed to the JCPOA.
"If the Iran nuclear deal is to be preserved, the remaining sides as well as other business partners should assure us that all damages inflicted on Iran because of the US pullout will be compensated unconditionally through national, regional and global measures," the minister added.
He further emphasized that Iran has decided, with goodwill, to take steps to find the appropriate solution within the framework of the JCPOA, and discuss the possibility and the ways in which the parties to the nuclear agreement and the other business partners could guarantee the Iranian nation will fully enjoy the benefits of the nuclear agreement.
But if, after applying the existing solutions, the rights and benefits of the Iranian people are not protected, Iran, as mentioned in the JCPOA and the UNSC Resolution 2231, has the right to take appropriate measures in response to repeated and unlawful acts of the United States, in particular its withdrawal from the nuclear deal and its re-imposition of all unilateral sanctions against Iran, he added.
Slamming US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's recent threat of unprecedented US sanctions against Iran, Zarif said such statements are in violation of the JCPOA, the UN Security Council Resolution 2231, the rules of international law, and of the US commitments under the 1981 Algeria Declaration.
"In this Declaration, the United States has pledged to refrain from intervening in Iran's internal affairs," he added.
The Iranian minister finally noted that each member of the international community is required to stand up to the US violation of law, bullying and disregard for the rule of law.
The United States should not be allowed to threaten other countries or go against the contents of the Security Council resolution, Zarif said.
"The US cannot force other countries to violate a resolution issued under the Article 25 of the United Nations Charter."
This article requires all states to "take appropriate measures to support the implementation of the JCPOA, including taking action in line with the implementation of the JCPOA and this resolution, as well as avoiding actions that undermine the fulfilment of the JCPOA-bound obligations," Zarif concluded.
On May 8, the US president pulled his country out of the JCPOA, which was achieved in Vienna in 2015 after years of negotiations among Iran and the Group 5+1 (Russia, China, the US, Britain, France and Germany).
Following the US exit, Iran and the remaining parties have launched talks to save the accord.
Meanwhile, Ayatollah Khamenei has underlined that any decision to keep the JCPOA running without the US should be conditional on "practical guarantees" from the Europeans.


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Carson Tomony won't be turning 18 until December, that means he can't vote in the November elections.
But if he could, he says he would "definitely exercise my privilege to vote."
Carson, 17, is a junior at Madison East High School, and as a student in Nick Adam's United States government class, he's learned about candidates and where they stand on the issues.
Carson and his classmates have also noticed something through the class' weekly requirement to keep tabs on current events: school shootings appear to be commonplace.
"Every week it's an option to say, 'Hey, there is another school shooting.' So for me that's week after week, where I'm like, 'OK, we got to do something about this.'"
The number of school shootings really bothers Carson, who said the most important issue to him this election cycle is gun control.
"To me it comes down to, is it more important to keep the people safe or to allow people to continue to have guns?" Carson said. "... At this point to me it's not about politicians sending thoughts and prayers to families, but rather making actual changes to stricten up gun control laws and take action before more people die."
Columbine happened before Carson was born. On April 20, 1999, two Columbine High School students in Littleton, Colorado, opened fire at the school and killed 13 people.
That's a shooting Adams remembers. He and his high school classmates talked about it in their final two months of senior year, but it "went out of my memory for a while," Adams said.
Then Sandy Hook happened. On Dec. 14, 2012, a 20-year-old man in Newtown, Connecticut, killed 20 first-graders and six school employees at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
"At this point to me it's not about politicians sending thoughts and prayers to families, but rather making actual changes to stricten up gun control laws and take action before more people die," Carson Tomony said.
Sandy Hook was a "big time turning point" for Adams and how he thought about gun control. He was in his third year of teaching at Madison East High School and had a 1-and-a-half-year-old daughter. She's now in first grade.
"It made it much more personal I think," Adams said. "Because to know that somebody could walk into a first grade school, a first grade classroom, and shoot them. I mean my daughter is cute and awesome, and it's like how could somebody do that? Almost six years later it's still on my mind quite often."
Carson remembers Sandy Hook, and he says that shooting and the recent mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas in Parkland, Florida, where 17 people were killed in February, have brought gun control to the forefront for him.
He participated in the walkouts in March where thousands of people marched on the Wisconsin state Capitol to call for stricter gun control laws following Parkland.
Carson said school shootings are what is motivating youth to get to the ballot box and call for change.
And both Adams and Carson say if you want to make change, you have to get out and vote or get out and motivate people to vote.
"I have the philosophy that if you don't vote, you can't complain," Adams said. "So that I feel like if I vote and I don't like what's going on, I can complain, and then I can go out and vote again to make change if I want to."
Adams, who grew up in Port Washington, hasn't missed an election since his first in 2000 when he voted for Republican George W. Bush for president and Democrat Herb Kohl in his re-election bid to the U.S. Senate.
Over the years, the issues that mattered the most to Adams began to change and his political affiliations transformed. In 2004, Adams' votes aligned more with Democratic candidates.
The issue that's most important to him on the state level this election cycle is funding for K-12 education and higher education. On the national level it's climate change.
Adams says one of the most important things he hopes his students take away from his classes is a well-rounded education on candidates from all parties, and where they stand on the issues and why so students aren't "just voting a certain way because somebody told them to do so."
Students knowing how to vote is another important goal of Adams this year. He wants students to know how to register, what identification is needed and where their polling place is.
"I have the philosophy that if you don't vote, you can't complain," Nick Adams said.
Carson says he's learned this and more through his U.S. government class and education at Madison East High School.
He hopes to one day enter a field that can help him be a catalyst for change.
He'd like to see the achievement gap between white students and students of color shrink, because he believes if the achievement gap narrows, there will be more diversity among elected officials at all levels of government. One way to close the achievement gap, he says, is making it so more students of color can participate in AP classes.
"You look around East and you see white people and black people and Asian people and Latino people. But then you look at AP classes and you're not seeing all of those faces," Carson said. "So I think you got to ask yourself, 'Why is this?' And I think there's definitely a connection between that and when you look at positions of power (and) why it's just so white."


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Eight Berths at Stake for End-of-Season PBA Clash, Preview of 2019 Go Bowling! PBA Tour on FOX
by Bill Vint | Tuesday, September 11, 11:51 AM
CHICAGO – The Professional Bowlers Association Clash, which will air on FOX on Sunday, Dec. 23 to usher in the PBA's historic 2019 television agreement with FOX Sports, will be a unique end-of-season "eliminator" event, showcasing the 2018 Go Bowling! PBA Tour's eight earnings leaders.
The PBA Clash will showcase eight of the PBA's premier stars who will qualify for the event based on total earnings in 2018, including prize money yet-to-be-won in the WBT Thailand in Bangkok Sept. 22-28; the FloBowling PBA Fall Swing (including the Wolf Open, Bear Open and Tulsa Open) at The Lanes at Coffee Creek in suburban Tulsa, Okla., Oct. 15-20, and U.S. Open at Northrock Lanes in Wichita, Kan., Oct. 24-31.
After last week's PBA-WBT Storm Lucky Larsen Masters in Sweden, the eight earnings leaders were Jason Belmonte, Anthony Simonsen, Dom Barrett, Andrew Anderson, EJ Tackett, Marshall Kent, Kyle Troup and Jakob Butturff. Close behind were Bill O'Neill, Tom Smallwood, Matt O'Grady and Jesper Svensson. There is ample room for PBA members to make big moves in the final five events, just like Troup, the Lucky Larsen Masters winner, did when he earned a $16,385 first prize to move into the top eight.
The Clash will feature a unique format beginning with all eight players bowling a ninth and 10th frame. Based on total pinfall for the two-frame round, the low score will be eliminated. Starting with the second round, competition will shift to a one-ball, low-man-out format until two survivors remain. The last two survivors will bowl a traditional game to decide the PBA Clash winner-take-all prize is $25,000.
The 90-minute telecast will include biographical profiles of the eight Clash players, and it will include the announcements of the 2018 Chris Schenkel PBA Player of the Year and Harry Golden PBA Rookie of the Year.
The Clash also will include a preview of the 2019 Go Bowling! PBA Tour schedule of 30 telecasts on FOX and FS1, resulting in 60 hours of national television coverage in 2019 – twice as many hours as last year. The 10 hours of live broadcast network coverage on FOX is the most for bowling in 20 years. Combined with FS1 telecasts, the PBA will bring its fans 38 hours of live TV, almost five times as much as 2018.
The final PBA International-World Bowling Tour event of 2018 will be the WBT Thailand at Blu-O Rhythm & Bowl Paragon in Bangkok, offering a $32,250 first prize. PBA fans can follow the Thailand tournament online through the Asian Bowling Federation's website: http://www.abf-online.org/results/ttbawbt18.htm. Thai native Jojoe Yannaphon is the defending champion.
The FloBowling PBA Fall Swing will include the two-day Wolf Open (Oct. 15-16), two-day Bear Open (Oct. 17-18) and the two-day Tulsa Open (Oct. 19-20). The Tulsa Open will be an 18-game round robin match play event for the top 18 qualifiers based on combined 24-game pinfall totals after the Wolf and Bear rounds (12 games in each). PBA Xtra Frame on FloBowling will cover all three events, live from first ball to last. First prize in the Wolf and Bear Opens will be $10,000. The winner of the Tulsa Open will earn $30,000.
The final qualifying event for the PBA Clash will be the 2018 season's final major championship, the U.S. Open. CBS Sports Network will air the finals live on Wednesday, Oct. 31. The U.S. Open will offer a $30,000 first prize.


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JAMIE CARRAGHER dangers being sacked from his Sky Sports activities punditry function after spitting on a 14-year-old lady on the weekend.
The previous Liverpool man, 40, pulled up subsequent to a automobile in his Vary Rover in heavy visitors following the Reds' 2-1 loss to Manchester United.
Video then reveals him spitting on the lady after her dad yelled: "Unfortunate Jamie lad — 2-1!"
With followers calling for Carragher to be sacked from his Sky Sports activities function – after being axed from his job on Danish tv – we check out among the worst spitting incidents in soccer.
Try 9 different horrific encounters, beneath…
1. FRANK RIJKAARD – Holland vs Germany, 1990
ARGUABLY essentially the most notorious "spat" of all of them, Rijkaard and Rudi Voller went toe-to-toe on the World Cup in Italy.
A ferocious problem by Rijkaard on Voller – adopted by a fast spit – set the tone… just for Voller to complain and see yellow.
CARRA GONER Jamie Carragher must be sacked by Sky Sports activities for spitting on 14-year-old lady, in keeping with soccer followers
Voller then hacked Dutch goalkeeper Hans van Breukelen – with Rijkaard as soon as once more taking exception.
Each Rijkaard and Voller have been despatched off within the subsequent fracas… earlier than the Dutchman aimed one other mouthful at his German enemy, nestling proper in his mullet.
2. PATRICK VIEIRA – West Ham vs Arsenal, 1999
FAMOUS Arsenal hardman Vieira was by no means removed from the motion throughout his lengthy profession – getting right into a hatful of scrapes throughout his days in North London.
However one recreation – towards West Ham in 1999 – will probably be up there as one in all his worst.
After being sent-off within the conflict, Vieira, with nothing to lose, aimed a gobful of spit at Neil Ruddock, solely to be held again by Gilles Grimandi.
The Frenchman was handed a six-match ban for the horrid stunt and fined £30,000.
Three. EL HADJI-DIOUF – Celtic vs Liverpool, 2003
SENEGAL'S Diouf at one level was extra well-known for his spitting exploits than his soccer.
In simply one in all his shameful incidents, the then-Liverpool ahead spat at a Celtic fan throughout a Uefa Cup quarter-final conflict in 2003.
He was fined by his membership and by Glasgow Sheriff Court docket for the incident – nevertheless it hardly deterred him.
Diouf spat at Portsmouth's Arjen de Zeeuw only a yr later – with numerous allegations of spitting to comply with proper up till his retirement.
The Senegalese footballer was additionally accused of spitting at a West Ham fan in 2002, an 11-year-old Middlesbrough supporter whereas at Bolton in 2004 and in 2012 towards Blackpool whereas on the books of Leeds, simply to scratch the floor.
Four. FRANCESCO TOTTI – Italy vs Denmark, 2004
EURO 2004 noticed two huge spit incidents, with Totti's the worst of the pair.
The Italian aimed a grimy protest within the path of Christian Poulsen – and was suspended for 3 video games simply two days later.
Uefa discovered Totti responsible of "gross unsporting conduct".
On the similar event Switzerland's Alexander Frei was handed the very same punishment for spitting at Steven Gerrard, as England stormed to a Three-Zero win.
5. CRISTIANO RONALDO – Derby vs Man United, 2007
THE FA Cup conflict was not a lot of a contest in footballing phrases, as United strolled to a Four-1 win.
However all eyes have been locked on Ronaldo and Robbie Savage through the recreation, with the pair concerned in a bunch of heated incidents.
At one level, following a sort out, Ronaldo was on his knees with Savage clutching the Portuguese star's shirt.
The now-Actual Madrid man then spat within the path of the Welshman… nevertheless it in the end got here to nothing.
6. LIONEL MESSI – Malaga vs Barcelona, 2008
CERTAINLY not the participant you'd anticipate to be concerned in one thing adverse on the pitch, however Messi is one other to make our "high spats" checklist.
Throughout a conflict with Malaga a decade in the past, the Barcelona star spat on the again of Duda's shirt after the most recent in an extended line of heavy tackles.
After the sport, a Four-1 win for Barca, then-boss Pep Guardiola stated: "It isn't good that these items occur. We'll attempt to keep away from such a incident."
7. ANTOLIN ALCARAZ – Wolves vs Wigan, 2011
PLAYERS from each Wolves and Wigan have been concerned in a large brawl throughout their 2011 conflict.
It was all sparked by Alcaraz too, after he spat at Richard Stearman.
Then-Wolves boss Mick McCarthy slammed the incident, saying: "If it has been proven, that's unacceptable behaviour.
"I solely had it occur to me as soon as and the participant did not come too near me for a very long time."
eight. PAPISS CISSE & JONNY EVANS – Newcastle vs Man United, 2014
FOUR years in the past, throughout a heated conflict between Newcastle and Man United, Cisse appeared to stamp on Evans.
The gamers squared up – with each Cisse and Evans accusing the opposite of spitting.
Then-United boss Louis van Gaal moved rapidly to defend Evans, saying: "I did not see that from the bench, it was too far-off to see a spitting incident so I can not choose that.
"I can not think about that from Evans although. He is a really modest particular person, I can not think about he would do this. I've not been made conscious of the incident."
9. ARTHUR MASUAKU – Wigan vs West Ham, 2018
MOST not too long ago, West Ham's Masuaku was seen to spit at Wigan's Nick Powell within the FA Cup conflict in January.
The Hammers star reacted in a vile method following a crunching sort out from the Wigan midfielder – aiming a wad of spit at Powell.
The referee did not want telling twice after the unsavoury incident, reaching straight for the crimson card.
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Her face shoots goofy muppet looks at the audience, expressing a songwriter's joy at having arrived. Finally.
Stacey Earle has the energy, glee - and the high-pitched voice - of a teenager when she performs, constantly communicating with her fans through songs, stories, and facial expressions. She communicates with her band through the quick, meaningful glances of a wife and mother: her son Kyle Mims (the real teenager of the group, but about a foot taller than his mother) plays drums, and her husband of eight and a half years, Mark Stuart, plays lead guitar and sings harmony vocals.
Earle prefaces nearly every song by telling the story that inspired it, often ending the tale with the words, "Being the songwriter I am, I went home and wrote about it."
She has a lot to write about. The songs on her two albums - 1998's "Simple Gearle" and this year's "Dancin' With Them That Brung Me" - break the surface tension of everyday events, charting the sadness, happiness, and deep-felt emotions that inhabit the seemingly mundane. Her voice is high without being frail or thin, and her music would be at home on a back porch - a freshly painted, well-designed back porch.
"Some people keep journals; some people keep diaries: I write songs," Stacey, the younger sister of Steve Earle tells her audience.
Now nearly 40, Stacey Earle raised two sons - Kyle recently graduated from high school, and Chris, 21, is married and holds down a job while attending college - moved all over the South, waited tables and ladled lunches before she pictured herself a professional musician.
"My dreams were food in the cabinet," Earle says of her time as a young single mother raising two young children.
Unlike Steve, who "knew what he wanted to do when he was 16 years old," Stacey was 29 when she realized that what she had done as a hobby since she was 10 could turn into a career.
"I've always played the guitar around the houseÉThere was always one around," says Earle. She used to go into the bathroom, shut the door, and sing and play Steve's guitar.
"I didn't know they were listening to me," she says of her father and brother, who bought Earle her own guitar as a gift for her 14th birthday.
It was not the last time Steve offered his little sister support and encouragement.
In 1989, Stacey arrived in Nashville "not to be a star (but) to be a nanny" for Steve's three sons.
At the time, she explains, "I was sinking quickly...I couldn't make ends meet," so the siblings did each other a favor. Stacey got a job as a lunch lady - "I had the hairnet on and the whole bit," she says - where her sons and nephews were going to school. That year, Steve asked Stacey to sing back-up on his song "Promise You Anything."
"I nailed it in one take. I worked so hard on it (beforehand)," Earle says; she adds, "Because we're brother and sister, our phrasing's identical," so her vocals fit together easily with Steve's. After Stacey's recording debut on her brother's "The Hard Way," her brother told her, "Now you've got to take it around the world."
In fact, that's exactly where she did take it: "My first stage I ever stood on was an arena in Australia," she says. After being "thrown into the fire" of professional musicianship by her brother, Earle could begin to envision her own success. "For the first time, I was able to dream it," she says.
But the stars in her eyes did not blind her from the hard work needed to succeed as a songwriter in Nashville. She kept her apron on, but traded the hairnet for a pad and pencil, working as a waitress at Tony Roma's and the Sportsman's Grille, and convincing each establishment's owners to let her play her music once a week. She also performed at Jack's Guitar Bar (recently defunct), the well-known Bluebird CafŽ, 12th & Porter and the Sutler.
"I managed somehow to survive in Nashville for six years and play every night," says Earle, who eschewed the Nashville convention of maintaining a low profile as a means to success.
Earle says it took her five years to develop her songwriting abilities, and she considered the exposure to audiences great practice for a performer.
It was at one of these songwriters' nights that Earle was also exposed to "a real live Tennessean," Mark Stuart, who became her husband and one-third of Earle's backing band, the Jewels (Kyle is the second member, and Michael Webb, who plays accordian and mandolin and does not perform with the band on all their tour dates, is the third).
Of Stuart's playing, Earle says, "He plays to complement" - a statement confirmed by their live performance, where Stuart's easy country and honky-tonk riffs, deft solos and tight harmonies support Earle's vocals without overwhelming them or deferring to them.
In fact, Earle says, this "combinationÉ found the sound for Stacey Earle." Once the sound was found, Earle wanted to preserve it. She had the option to make a record on brother Steve's E-Squared label, which distributes both of Stacey's albums, but declined, because it would have turned out "a Steve Earle record instead of a Stacey Earle record."
Instead, she self-released the album on Gearle Records.
Stacey neither disregards nor aggrandizes her brother's role in her own success. After concerts, Earle says, people tell her, " 'I came to see you because you're Steve Earle's sister, but next time I'll come to see Stacey Earle.'"
The comment symbolizes the firm, but gentle, nudge Steve and his musical reputation have given Stacey's career. "I'm proud to be his sister," she states, noting that from Steve, "I've learned what not to do and what to do."
As Steve's sister, Earle acknowledges that starting out she "had the foot in the door," but goes on to note, "The name can open the door, but they're quick to tell you (if your work is) awful."
Also, when Stacey was beginning to make a name for herself, Steve was battling drug abuse and, she says, "couldn't help himself" at the time, let alone support his sister's efforts. It was her turn to help him.
"We kind of watch out for each other," she says of her relationship with her brother, who now has six years of sobriety under his belt.
"Everything's okay now, and we got through it," muses Earle when she looks back on her brother's life and her own life. It's a hard-won optimism that comes through in her songs, where, she says, "you'll always hear a positive turnaround." She has not lost the sense of awe that comes with a dream's realization. "When I look out into an audienceÉthere's not a night I don't look out in absolute amazementÉThey're here to hear me sing my songs...That's just amazing."


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Sony's plans for Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse 2 are already being revealed with the focus set to be on the budding romance between Miles Morales and Gwen Stacy. The studio is just now releasing Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse in theaters. While the box office performance has yet to be determined, the reactions and reviews have been extremely high.
This response is why Sony is already moving to expand the Spider-Verse franchise with a sequel and spin-off, which are already in the works and will see the universe will grow very quickly. However, the focus of the main franchise will not stray too far from its lead character of Miles Morales (voiced by Shameik Moore). The first movie shows Miles' origin story as his Earth's Spider-Man, while trying to restore the multiverse. This allowed other Spider-People to interact with Miles as mentors and friends. The latter is where Gwen Stacy (voiced by Hailee Steinfeld) fits in, but that relationship will grow in the sequel.
Related: Into the Spider-Verse Voice Cast & Surprise Cameo Guide
Vanity Fair spoke to producer Amy Pascal about Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse 2 and she revealed some additional details on the movie. She confirmed the previously reported news that Joaquim Dos Santos will direct the sequel based on a script from David Callaham. The story will be focused on the romantic relationship between Miles Morales and Gwen Stacy, which is a thread from executive producer and co-writer Phil Lord's original script for the first movie.
While Gwen is largely associated with being one of Peter Parker's many love interests over the years, a romantic spark has been seen between Gwen and Miles recently in Marvel Comics. The recent Marvel NOW! series built up the romance between the two Spider-People from different Earths, with their affection on full display for the cover of Spider-Man #12.
If this thread is going to be pulled on and expanded in the Spider-Verse sequel, it should signal more dimension hopping for the heroes. Since Gwen was taken out of her reality and into Miles', it could be fun to see Miles be the one to visit a different Earth next time. Making the romance the focus of the sequel also will help differentiate it from the first film, as there's only a few very minor romantic subplots to the movie. Spider-Verse may be pleasing audiences of all ages, but the animated movie is still targeting a young demographic first and foremost. A teenage love story should be the right next step for the series and it guarantees Miles and Gwen should share the screen throughout Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse 2.
MORE: Spider-Gwen's Comic Backstory (& What Spider-Verse Changed)
Source: Vanity Fair
- Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) release date: Dec 14, 2018


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Selwyn District Council media release: 19th November 2018
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Men don't visit the GP nearly as often as women and this means that some warning signs of health problems don't get picked up as quickly as they might. Added to this, we tend to read less about the kinds of health issue which may impact on us – with less male-focussed problem pages and advice columns in the magazines and newspapers we read. So as often as not we pick up on stuff more by chance than because we have actively sought it out.
Around 100,000 men a year die prematurely in the UK – and if we kept a better eye on ourselves, didn't ignore warning signs and kept up to date on what to watch out for we could help ourselves reduce the chance of being one of that 100,000.
So here are five things to keep an eye on and book in to see your GP if you notice something doesn't seem right.
Toilet trouble
If you find a visit to the loo a problem, it could mean your prostate is enlarged and pressing on the tube that carries urine from the bladder. It is well worth checking to see if this is a sign of prostate disease, including cancer. Why? Well prostate cancer is the most common cancer for men with over 30,000 of us diagnosed with it every year. Early diagnosis makes a huge difference for treatment and, with the prostate gland playing a crucial role in your sex life, it really is better to get the visit to the doctor sorted sooner rather than later. Other symptoms include waking up frequently in the night to pee, and pain or burning when you take a leak.
Click on these links for more information about your prostate and what can go wrong with it, a video on prostate cancer and a chance to read about prostate cancer, including symptoms and treatment. You can also show your support by registering for the March for Men event on 18th June at Roundhay Park, Leeds
Like it or lump it
The most common cancer in men aged 20 to 35 is testicular cancer, with almost 2,000 men diagnosed each year in the UK. Like most illnesses, treatment for testicular cancer is much more effective if diagnosed early. Take a moment when you're having a shower or bath to check all is as it should be as although most testicular lumps aren't cancer, it is essential to have any abnormalities checked. If you notice a lump or abnormality in your testicles, see your GP.
You can check out what your testicles should look and feel like through this link and read more about testicular cancer, including symptoms and treatment.
This isn't about the furry kind of mole. This is the lumps and bumps we get on our skin.
To reduce the chance you have a cancerous mole check them regularly and look out for changes in colour or shape, or if they start bleeding. Most changes aren't harmful and just mean there's a non-cancerous pigment cell increase in the skin. If a mole looks unusual or becomes itchy book in with your GP to have it checked and removed if necessary.
There's a mole assessment tool here on the NHS website and more information about moles here. (Personally I prefer the little furry chaps in the ground…)
Down, down, deeper and down
Men are much more likely to die by suicide – and it is the biggest cause of death in British adults under 50. Of course most people with depression don't kill themselves – but by its very nature, depression leaves you feeling down, negative and you lose interest in things you'd normally enjoy.
Depression is a very real illness with very real effects on your social and family life, as well as work. There's a range of treatment and support including self-help, talking therapies and drugs.
As well as looking after yourself, we all have a chance to look after the people we know too – colleagues, friends, family. The council's chief executive, Tom Riordan, has spoken up for the importance of treating mental health seriously and Leeds has a good record of trying to reduce stigmas and getting help in place. When times are tough – whether economically, with work pressures and the number of issues we all face as we go through life – then we need to take some time for ourselves and look after our mental health as much as our physical health.
It won't necessarily be easy, but asking for help, checking out these tips on coping with stress, anxiety and depression and knowing more about living with depression can make a difference.
Most guys (half of us over 40) get problems with keeping an erection at some point and if your erection problems last for several weeks, a trip to the GP is called for. Quite often lifestyle changes can sort things out – whether it be losing a few pounds or generally getting healthier. You might end up with a medicinal helping hand (so to speak) such as sildenafil – popularly known as Viagra.
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Remember. Every year, we lose more men prematurely than a full house at Wembley. We can do better… Let's look after ourselves a bit better.


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The Mercer Island girls basketball team may have put together a 1-3 record at the Nike Tournament of Champions in Phoenix from Dec. 19-Dec. 22, but that didn't dampen the spirits of Islanders' head coach Gillian d'Hondt.
The Islanders, who suffered losses to the Cactus Shadows, St. Anthony's (Long Beach) and Horizon, earned their only win of the tournament with a convincing 59-33 victory against Horizon Christian Academy (San Diego) on the final day of the tourney on Dec. 22. Islanders' point guard Kailee Yan had a game-high 17 points in the victory. Josie Blakeslee added 15 points as well. Mercer Island improved their overall record to 6-3 with the win.
"We came out of the gates strong and didn't ever look back. It was a much-needed win," d'Hondt said.
The Islanders got the victory against Horizon Christian Academy despite missing its top scorer Anna Luce due to an illness. Luce, who is the Islanders' main post player, will play college basketball at Dartmouth College during the 2017-18 season.
"We were without Anna. She was really sick. Everybody stepped up and we shot really well from the three-point line in that game," d'Hondt said.
The Islanders went 10-for-21 from beyond the arc against Horizon Christian. Yan was in the zone from the perimeter, nailing five 3-pointers in the win.
The coach believes her team gained valuable experience competing against formidable squads on the West Coast at the Arizona holiday tournament.
"That is exactly what we went down there for. It served its purpose. It was a much more physical game," d'Hondt said. "The refs allowed the guards to ride the ball-handlers from coast to coast (up and down the court). There wasn't a lot of calls so that was good. We don't have a lot of athletic and physical teams in KingCo (league) that we play. That is why we play in the Rainier Beach fall league so we can play against the Metro teams. It prepares us for the district tournament. I think it (Phoenix tournament) definitely toughened us up and showed us what we need to work on."
The biggest victory of the season to date during the 2016-17 season came against the Bellevue Wolverines on Dec. 12. The Islanders' 67-44 victory snapped Bellevue's 31-game winning streak. D'Hondt said Luce broke the 1,000-point barrier in the win against the Wolverines.
The second week of January was a memorable week for Luce.
"Anna scored 94 points in three games. She always comes ready to play," she said. "Anna is definitely a leader on and off the court."
The Islanders will host the Liberty Patriots at 7:15 p.m. on Jan. 4 at Mercer Island High School.


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Some say that driving is difficult. Videos of automotive operator error pop up every day. Here are some ways modern infrastructure is designed to make driving easy.
This post originally appeared on July 23, 2015.
Let's start by looking at children's toys. When a kid's version of a grown-up item is designed, there two major differences. A toy phone is a good example:
1. Everything is super-sized.
Just look at those buttons. They're huge! You and I could navigate the tiny keyboard of a Blackberry with minimal misspellings. But children are still practicing their motor skills, and this helps them select one button at a time. By moving their arm towards a number, the kid stands a good chance of pressing the button they were aiming for. As they develop more skill in using their elbow, wrist, and fingers, precision becomes much easier. But for now, large features make hitting the target a cakewalk.
2. Colors!
The other thing that stands out to make an object instantly recognizable as a toy is its array of colors. Bright, distinctive colors too, and kids love this. It also helps with learning. Before they learn their numbers, kids start recognizing colors. Even if they haven't developed the language skills to name those colors, they can tell the difference between red and blue.
Even as our tastes mature, bright colors still help greatly to draw instant visual attention. Colors continue to be extremely helpful to adults. When reading statistical graphs and charts, color-coding helps the eye jump to the data you are looking for.
What does this have to do with driving? A rainbow of reasons.
With a large degree of consistency, traffic control devices are color-coded in the US. And the colors are organized in a natural fashion to help you find the information you're looking for.
- White signs are regulatory; they're important and require your attention. That new lane that appears on the right? It's just a right turn (only) lane, so don't get excited. Speed limit and passing zone signs are also white. There is no greater contrast than white and black when it comes to signage. Can't miss it; don't ignore it.
- Red is a color that traditionally symbolizes danger. Fire and blood are natural elements that support this. Serious injury could await one who ignores a stop, yield, or do-not-enter sign.
- Yellow catches one's attention in a similar way, but its meaning is toned down. Danger is still possible, but not likely, so yellow is used for warning signs. Deer crossing? Not right now. The bridge is 14'8"? Yeah, I think I can fit.
- Other colors are less critical, but help to codify the information they provide. Green guide signs help you find your way. Blue service signs lead to hospitals, food, gas, lodging, etc.
FUN FACT: In 1966, China decided red was the color of progress, and swapped the meanings of red and green on traffic signals. It didn't last long.
And let's not forget everyone's favorite color orange... Just ask Todd Yohn.
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Like children's toys, modern roads and accompanying features are also built to generous size.
Most US highways have a minimum lane width of 12 feet. Sorry, was that a typo? I meant to say TWELVE feet. Most large trucks are just over 8 feet wide, and most of us drive cars that are 6 feet or less in width. That's merely half of the lane! How long would you guess the broken lines in the road are? Would you believe close to ten feet?
You see that bozo who stopped at the red light waaaay past the stop line? He's even beyond the crosswalk. But he's not blocking cross-traffic. How is that possible? Why is the stop line so far back? Intersections are designed with extra room for turning left and right, and if you ever drive anything with a trailer, you know you need that extra room. But that's not the only reason; visibility is a major factor, too.
More optical illusions here. From the driver seat, a stop sign might appear to stand about 6 feet tall. But walk up to it and you will find that it's closer to 8, plus the street sign mounted above it.
A regular-size speed limit or "pass with care" sign appears to be the size of an 8.5" x 11" piece of paper, but the smaller ones are actually more than double that- 18" x 24".
Larger signs appear to be the size of, say, a suitcase, but you would have a hard time fitting one into your car (um- don't ask). Some freeway signs are made up of multiple large sheets. Although the size of these signs don't affect your driving, being able to read them quickly from a distance allows the driver more time to make decisions, like choosing the proper lane.
We don't need this rainbow of colors, but they are extremely helpful, even if only on a subliminal level. And the vehicles most of us drive don't need all this extra room, but it comes in handy. It can be hard to drive in a perfectly straight line, in the exact center of the lane. But preventing wrecks and keeping your car in one lane is easy enough. Why, it's elementary.