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THE LONG-AWAITED OnePlus 6 is now official, following its launch last week, and thanks to the huge amount of spoilers and leaks building up to the grand unveiling, the latest OnePlus flagship has few surprises in store.
As expected, the OnePlus 6 is the firm's biggest smartphone yet thanks to its enlarged 6.2in display. However, it's the same size as its 5T predecessor thanks to its, er, iPhone X-style notch.
Elsewhere, you'll find a Snapdragon 845 CPU, upgraded dual 16MP and 20MP cameras and an all-new glass design, which will be made available in Midnight Black, Mirror Black and Silk White colour options
We've rounded up everything you need to know about picking up the handset below. You can also check out our OnePlus 6 review.
– 6.2in 2280×1080 Full Optic AMOLED 19:9 display
– Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 with 8GB LPDDR4X RAM
– 64GB, 128GB or 256GB storage
– Dual 16MP (f/1.7) and 20MP cameras with OIS, Advanced HDR
– 16MP front-facing camera with 'Portrait Mode'
– Rear-mounted fingerprint scanner, Face Unlock
– Android 8.1 Oreo with OxygenOS
– USB-C, 3.5mm headphone jack
– Cat 16 LTE support
– Midnight Black, Mirror Black, Silk White colour options
Release date
The OnePlus 6 in Midnight Black and Mirror Black is now available from the firm's official website. The "limited edition" Silk White version will be available to buy from June.
The OnePlus 6 will be made available in Midnight Black (8GB/128GB and 8GB/256GB configurations), Mirror Black (6GB/64GB, 8GB/128GB) and Silk White (8GB/128GB). The 64GB model OnePlus 6 will set you back £419, while the 128GB and 256GB cost £519 and £569. respectively.
O2, the exclusive UK high street retailer of the OnePlus 6, has also started taking orders. Prices start from £40 a month with a £19.99 upfront cost, a tariff that bags you unlimited minutes and texts and 4GB data.
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30/5/18: We've been here before with Windows 10, and now it seems that OnePlus' Face Unlock feature can also be bypassed using a photograph. So says Twitter user Twitter @rikvduijn, who posted a video (below) showing shows the phone being unlocked by a black and white photo of his face, held in front of his friend's face. According to the savvy Twitter user, OnePlus is investigating the issue.
I printed my face to unlock my OnePlus 6 for the lulz… it worked ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ pic.twitter.com/rAVMq8JKBr
— rik (@rikvduijn) May 29, 2018
29/5/18: OnePlus has reportedly been forced to remove the 'always on display' feature from the OnePlus 6 after it caused battery issues. While there's no official the company, Reddit users have noted that the handset shipped with this mode still present in the software, before the option was removed in OnePlus' launch day update. While there's no official word from the company yet, a OnePlus customer service rep confirmed that "always on display on OnePlus 6 was removed due to battery saving concern."
22/5/18: OnePlus has, as promised, released an update for the freshly released OnePlus 6 that will remove the Apple iPhone X-style notch at the top of the new device's screen – along with a number of other new features and improvements.
The patch will enable users to blank out the entire top section of the screen, if the notch bothers them that much, while the time, battery life, notifications etcetera will shift down a line.
However, there's more to the update than just that. OnePlus has introduced a slow-motion recording mode to the camera that enables 720p resolution at 480 frames-per-second (yes, four hundred and eighty) or 1080p at a mere 240 frames-per-second.
The camera will also support quick capture in portrait mode and support for more actions for recently deleted files in the OnePlus 6 Gallery.
Users will also find the OnePlus Switch app that is intended to help users transfer data from previous OnePlus smartphones to their shiny new one.
And, if you can't wait for the update to arrive OTA, you can always download the files manually from the OnePlus website.
18/5/18: The OnePlus 6 made its debut just two days ago, but its already been put well and truly through its paces courtesy of JerryRigEverything (below).
The notorious YouTuber carried out a number of durability tests on the OnePlus flagship. The scratch test saw the handset's Gorilla Glass-protected chassis start showing signs of damage at level 6, with deeper marks appearing at level 7, which is pretty much to be expected. The notch, which controversial, didn't pick up any nicks however, nor did the handset's rear-mounted camera or fingerprint scanner.
The OnePlus 6 also stood up well to the burn test, lasting around 20 seconds its pixels permanently died. The metal frame of the OnePlus 6 is also hard enough to resist from bent, with JerryRigEverything noting that the test didn't result in any cracks or kinks even with an impressive amount of force being pushed onto handset.
16/5/18: OnePlus has officially unveiled the OnePlus 6. On paper, it looks like an incremental update over the OnePlus 5 and 5T and despite the rumours to the contrary, there's no added IP67 certification, no wireless charging support and no Galaxy S9-rivalling 'Super Slo-Mo' mode.
Rather, OnePlus has focused on speed, with the Chinese firm telling INQ that it wants to give customers the best user experience possible with "no lag, and no frustrations."
To that end, the OnePlus 6 comes kitted out with Snapdragon's latest-and-greatest Snapdragon 845 CPU, paired with an Adreno 630 GPU and a hefty 8GB RAM. The firm is promising a 30 per cent boost in performance compared to its last-gen release, and a 10 per cent improvement in battery life, despite the handset's souped-up, power-slurping display.
At 6.28in, the Full Optic AMOLED screen on the OnePlus is its biggest yet. It's also its highest-resolution – just – with its 2280×1080 resolution delivering a pixel density of 402ppi.
Despite the handset's sized-up screen, OnePlus says its latest flagship boasts the same footprint as the OnePlus 5T before it thanks to its slimmed down bezels and iPhone X-a-like notch. This display cutout, which houses the OnePlus 6's 16MP front-facing cam and speaker, is unlikely to go down well with all of OnePlus' vocal fans, so the firm said an incoming OTA update will add the functionality for users to hide it.
The OnePlus 6 is also the firm's first smartphone to come clad completely in glass, which has been beefed-up by a layer of Gorilla Glass 5. Although there's no added waterproofing, OnePlus tells us that the handset does offer improved water-resistance thanks to a new foam sealant and the use of silicon around the handset's buttons. Just, er, don't take it swimming.
There have been a few other design tweaks too, with OnePlus shifting the Alert Slider to the right-hand side the phone, redesigning the fingerprint scanner and opting for a vertically-aligned camera on the rear of the phone.
This "optimal" positioning has enabled OnePlus to re-introduce OIS, last seen on the OnePlus 3T, and to make the main 16MP sensor 19 per cent larger than before. The secondary 20MP lens remains unchanged, but the front-facing 16MP camera has been upgraded to support OnePlus' new 'Portrait Mode' feature.
Although there were rumours that OnePlus planned to introduce a 'Super Slo Mo' mode capable of shooting footage at 960fps, the company, er, hasn't. Instead, its upgraded the camera to allow users to record one minute of slowed-down footage – compared to the industry-standard of 0.2s. While this will result in around 6 minutes of footage, OnePlus is equipping the OnePlus 6 with a new video editing tool for chopping down.
Software-wise, the Oreo-powered OnePlus 6 also features gesture controls, Face Unlock support and a new version of OnePlus' Gaming Mode that promises faster app loading times brings with it a new data prioritisation feature.
Elsewhere, the OnePlus 6 offers a 3.5mm headphone jack, USB-C port for charging, Dash Charge support, a dual-SIM port with dual-LTE support, and Cat 16 network support, making it the first OnePlus device to support Gigabit download speeds.
16/5/18: OnePlus has confirmed that the unveiling of the OnePlus 6 will be live-streamed. The event, taking place in London, will kick off at 5pm UK time, and you can watch the action right here:
15/5/18: The OnePlus 6 has been briefly listed on Amazon Germany, outing the handset's "Midnight Black" and "Mirror Black" (above) colour variants. The Amazon listing, which has since been removed, also revealed that the handset will be available to buy from 22 May, priced at €519 for the 64GB model and €569 for the 128GB version.
14/5/18: We're just days away from the official unveiling of the OnePlus 6, but it seems online leakers are keen to ensure there are no surprises in store. The latest leak, courtesy of SlashLeaks, shows off the OnePlus 6 in all its glory (below), 'confirming' the handset's glass design, iPhone X-a-like notch and vertically-aligned dual rear-facing cameras.
SlashLeaks also claims to have got its mitts on availability details. It says the OnePlus 6 will be available on 22 May (a day after OnePlus' pop-up events) priced at €519 (around £460) for the 64GB model, and €569 (£500) for the 128GB version.
11/5/18: The OnePlus 6 has been fully-outed in detailed CAD renders (below) from CompareRaja, just days before it's official unveiling on 16 May. The renders don't reveal much we don't already know – but confirms that the handset will sort an iPhone X notch cutout, a vertical dual camera on its rear and a 3.5mm headphone jack.
CompareRaja also gives us a full rundown of the OnePlus 6's specs, and again, there's not much we didn't know already. Expect Qualcomm's Snapdragon 845 CPU, 6GB or 8GB RAM paired with 128GB or 256GB storage, a 3,350mAh battery and Android 8.1 Oreo out of the box.
10/5/18: OnePlus has revamped its trade-in programme in the UK ahead of the impending launch of the OnePlus 6, and is offering customers up to £245 off of the incoming flagship. You'll only bag this much if you have a OnePlus 5 (128GB) in good condition, while the lesser-spec 64GB model will bag you £149 if free of scratches and dents. The firm is offering trade-in prices of £149 and £189 for the 64GB and 128GB OnePlus 3T handsets, and £132 for the now-ageing OnePlus 3.
Carl Pei, OnePlus CEO, said: "We involved the Community since we began OnePlus and we're always looking for new ways to reward our users. The value of smartphone trade-ins can change over time, and we've ensured we'll always offer competitive trade-ins.
"Our Community have been on an incredible journey with us already and we're looking forward to launching the OnePlus 6 with them."
9/5/18: OnePlus has announced that the newly-launched Android P public beta will be available on the OnePlus 6 on launch day. The firm also said that it's created Team FSE (fast, smooth, efficient) in a bid to ensure that OnePlus devices offer the "fastest and smoothest user experience available."
Commenting on the unexpected move, OnePlus CEO Pete Lau said: "By empowering and trusting in our community we learned users want a fast, smooth, and clean user experience – something we call 'burden-less'.
"Beyond building the best possible Android phone, we work to provide more value to users by ensuring the smartphone experience is not dominated by bloatware and intrusive notifications. The creation of Team FSE (fast, smooth, efficient) helps create a recurring theme across all user reviews of OnePlus phone experiences as fast and smooth."
8/5/18: A new, promptly-deleted image (below) shared by Amitabh Bachchan, Indian actor and OnePlus ambassador, all-but-confirms that the upcoming OnePlus 6 will be made available in both black and white variants. The image, spotted by Android Authority, gives us our first proper look at the long-rumoured white model, which appears to feature a gold trim and a glass and aluminium build. The picture also confirms that the OnePlus 6 will be made available in a glossy black variant.
4/5/18: Yet more images of the OnePlus 6 have surfaced online showing off what looks like a glass design, adding more weight to the rumours that the handset could support wireless charging. The hands-on pictures, via ITHome, don't reveal much else we don't already know – there's a display notch, dual cameras on the rear and a redesigned fingerprint sensor underneath. However, a second image shows the handset's specs – albeit in Chinese – and confirming that the OnePlus 6 will be made available with 6GB RAM, 64GB storage and Google's Android 8.1 Oreo OS.
3/5/18: OnePlus has announced plans to open pop-up shops where buyers will be able to get their mitts on the OnePlus 6 ahead of the smartphone's general release The shops, of which there will be one in Shoreditch in London, will open on 21 May at 12pm, but OnePlus has warned that "stock will be limited" and advises that you get there "in advance" to ensure you secure a device.
2/5/18: TechTastic has got its mitts on yet more images of the OnePlus 6 ahead of its launch in two week's time, including one that shows the handset sized-up against the iPhone X (below). While the image doesn't reveal much we didn't already know about the OnePlus 6, it does confirm that its screen will be bigger than Apple's 5.8in offering, complete with a smaller notch cutout.
1/5/18: Alleged pricing details for the OnePlus 6 have surfaced online, courtesy of True-Tech. It has heard from a "reliable source" that the 64GB variant will be priced at Rs 36,999 in India (around £400), while the 128GB variant will fetch Rs 39,999 (around £440). There's no word as to how much the rumoured 256GB OnePlus 6 handset will cost.
30/4/18: The OnePlus 6 has been teased on video, thanks to a bunch of fans who got their hands on the device ahead of its release. The clip (below), posted to the official OnePlus YouTube channel, doesn't give too much away as the handset has been blurred out and the mention of certain features censored. However, the footage does suggest that the OnePlus 6 will be available in white, while another shot of the device confirms that it will retain – as expected – the 3.5mm headphone jack.
27/4/18: A live image of the OnePlus 6 (below) has surfaced online, courtesy of iGyuaan, ahead of its imminent 16 March unveiling, showing off the handset's almost bezel-less FullView display complete with an iPhone-style notch. Given that OnePlus has confirmed pretty much all there is to know about the incoming flagship, the image doesn't give much else away, but you can also expect a glass design with wireless charging support, Snapdragon 845 internals and a Galaxy S9-rivalling dual camera setup.
26/4/18: The OnePlus 6 will support Galaxy S9-esque super slo-mo video recording, a teaser image posted – and promptly deleted – by OnePlus India has confirmed. The image (below), spotted by Mobigyaan, doesn't reveal exact specs, but reads: "Slow down time and experience the Super Slo Mo feature of the OnePlus 6." Given that 'Super Slo-Mo' is also the name of Samsung's slow-motion functionality, it's expected that the OnePlus 6 will be capable of shooting footage at 960fps.
25/4/18: OnePlus has confirmed that its much-teased flagship, the OnePlus 6, will launch at an event in London on 16 May at 5pm BST. For the first time, the firm will be selling around 1,000 tickets to fans who want to attend, with prices starting at £16 if you buy before 27 April.
24/4/18: While a teaser earlier this week suggested OnePlus was planning to equip the OnePlus 6 with a ceramic chassis, the company's CEO Pete Lau has since confirmed that the flagship will feature a glass back, similar to that seen on the OnePlus X. In a post on the OnePlus forum, Lau says that the handset's glass design will offer up a "sense of value" and "premium hand-feel", and reveals that the glass black contains five printed layers of Nanotech Coating, a first in the smartphone industry.
"The additional layers give the back of the device a stronger impression of depth that our most demanding users will surely appreciate," he remarked.
Sketches shared by Lau (above) also suggest that the OnePlus 6 will be curvier than previous OnePlus devices, and hints that the flagship will also see more vibrant colour options. Although unconfirmed, the glass back is likely also a sign that the OnePlus 6 will be the first to support wireless charging.
23/4/18: OnePlus has pushed out yet another teaser ahead of the unveiling of the OnePlus 6, this time promising "expert craftsmanship" and "new materials". All signs point to a ceramic back that will offer wireless charging, similar to the Essential Phone, and the tweeted image (below) reveals that the rear of the phone will come with a "Designed by OnePlus" engraving.
More immersion in a refined form factor. Are you ready for the #OnePlus6? pic.twitter.com/2HR2YE5Jb6
— OnePlus (@oneplus) April 11, 2018
If not ceramic, OnePlus likely will go for an iPhone X-style glass design, which would also bring wireless charging functionality to its smartphone lineup for the first time.
17/4/18: OnePlus, in an official teaser video posted to Twitter on Monday (below), has confirmed that the OnePlus 6 will be its first water-resistant device. It's unclear what level of waterproofing the OnePlus 6 will offer, but if it follows in the footsteps of the majority of Android devices, it could be either IP67 or IP68 certified.
Don't you just hate it when you have to stop using your phone when it rains? So do we ? pic.twitter.com/QEnOdm3Xtk
— OnePlus (@oneplus) April 16, 2018
16/4/18: OnePlus CEO Pete Lau has shared the first OnePlus 6 camera samples (below) on Chinese social network Weibo, as spotted by Android Headlines. While the images don't give too much away, they all-but-confirm that the handset will feature a telephoto lens, much like the newly-announced Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium, enabling the camera to capture photos with a natural bokeh effect. According to earlier rumours, the OnePlus 6 will sport a dual-lens camera setup comprising of 20MP and 16MP lenses.
13/4/18: Casemaker Olixar has prematurely revealed its accessory lineup for the OnePlus 6 (above). in turn giving us a good look at the upcoming smartphone. The images reveal how the front and back of OnePlus' latest device will look, and show off the phones vertically-aligned dual camera, rear-mounted fingerprint sensor and controversial 'notch' design.
These renders have appears as OnePlus confirmed that its last flagship, the OnePlus 5T, has sold out across Europe 'ahead of schedule', as it clears room for the incoming OnePlus 6. For those looking to pick up a 5T, O2 still has the handset in stock.
12/4/18: Hinting that a launch is imminent, OnePlus has posted yet another teaser (below) of its upcoming flagship, captioned: "More immersion in a refined form factor. Are you ready for the #OnePlus6?"
More immersion in a refined form factor. Are you ready for the #OnePlus6? pic.twitter.com/2HR2YE5Jb6
— OnePlus (@oneplus) April 11, 2018
The shadowy image doesn't give much away, but suggests that the OnePlus 6 likely will be slimmer than its 5T predecessor, while retaining the same dual-lens rear camera setup. We can also see that the alert slider appears to have swapped sides with the SIM tray, and that antenna lines will run along the top and bottom and the device.
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Many commentators love to point out that Bush carried 31 states, while Kerry won only 19; and that 17 of the 33 states with Senate races next year are "red." Supposedly, this gives the GOP an insurmountable edge for control of the Senate. And, certainly, Republicans do benefit from the Senate's overrepresentation of small states. But this red-state-lock analysis assumes that Bush's support has remained the same as it did on Election Day, when he won 50.7% of the vote. But RealClearPolitics currently averages the national polls as showing Bush with a 43.8% approval rating. That's 6.9 points lower.
If we assume that Bush's decline has been even across the country (a reasonable hypothesis), then the following states are no longer "red," i.e. subtracting 6.9 points from Bush's 2004 performance puts his support under 50%:
New Mexico
North Carolina
West Virginia
Maybe we should call them "pink." (The last four barely fall under 50%). New Mexico, Iowa, Ohio, Florida, Missouri, Virginia, Arizona. West Virginia and Tennessee all have Senate races this year. While George Allen (VA) is safe, Mike DeWine (OH), Jim Talent (MO) and Jon Kyl (AZ) may all have serious challengers. This list could make Robert Byrd (WV) and Bill Nelson (FL) breathe a little easier, and make Harold Ford Jr. feel more confident about his race to take the Tennessee seat being vacated by Bill Frist.
Bush's decline might not be uniform, though. I suspect he has taken less of a hit in the South, due to his popularity among evangelicals, the tendency of Southerners to rally behind wartime commanders-in-chief, and the polarized nature of Southern politics may make it harder for his popularity to change wildly (e.g., 73 percent of white North Carolinans voted for Bush, while 85 percent of African-American Tar Heels backed Kerry).
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Even though I live in the Midwest, I have never seen a tornado in person. But I can't even tell you how many times I have heard:
"Beep… beep… beep… This is not a test. The weather center in Pleasant Hill has issued a tornado warning. A tornado has been sighted… Please go to the lowest level and take shelter."
To this day when I hear this, my heart starts pounding, I breathe faster, and I can feel my blood pressure in my ear drums. When I was younger, I would cry when I heard the interruption on the television. There was one spring when I was in middle school where the sirens screamed, the television went blank and the only thing my mom and I heard was, "This is not a test…"
My mom screamed, "Oh shit!"
"What do we do Mom?"
Of course I knew what to do in a normal situation, but we lived on the third floor of an apartment building. I had no idea where to go or what to do. There wasn't a laundry facility close enough for us to run to and because the stairs were outdoors, there was no hallway either. So we went to the center of our apartment where there were no windows: the bathroom.
We each grabbed a cat and threw them in the bathroom. Then we looked out the windows, heard the sirens screaming, the computer voice on the television telling us to take cover, grabbed a blanket, some candles, and flew to the bathroom. We sat in the bathtub, candles lit, lights out (which we could have had the lights on, we had electricity still) each holding a cat and holding our breath. Our eyes were huge, mouths agape, the veins in our necks throbbing, with fear in our voices. Never had we been through such a weather predicament together before. We sat in the bath tub until our legs were numb and mom was itching for a cigarette.
"How do we know when we can come out? This is crazy! I can't sit in here all night!" My mom said sternly.
"Mom!" I screamed as she got up, went in the living room and lit a cigarette. I envisioned her being sucked through the sliding glass door by a giant twister. I stayed in the tub a little longer, fretting about whether or not to follow her. The cats fretted about it too. Once I saw that my mom was not going to be sucked out the window by a twister, I left the confines of the bathroom. She was on the phone. Her boyfriend had called to check on us. The tornado had touched down one city over about 10 miles from us. We should be in the clear now.
Mom sucked on her cigarette while I continued to watch the weather coverage on the television.
This wasn't the last time we weathered a storm. When my mom became ill and we were awaiting the official diagnosis from the doctors, another tornado warning came into our lives. This one lasted for over an hour. I was in the process of driving over to see my mom when the sirens started screaming. The computer voice interrupted my "favorite song" on the radio to tell me to take cover while I videoed with my phone churning clouds all around me on the way to my mom's house. When I got there, my mom, her boyfriend, the two dogs, and my aunt from Texas were down stairs watching the weather coverage. The clouds churned and turned for over an hour producing tornados all around us. The sky looked angry and agitated. Once it was all over, I drove to my step-daughter's school to check on her. She ran to me when she saw me. The poor thing had been in the frantic tornado position for over an hour. She looked weak and tired. I had the comfort of my mom throughout my tornado adventures; this poor girl had teachers and friends to comfort her, who apparently were just as scared. There's nothing like a mother's love to make you feel safe.


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Gastritis is the medical term for stomach inflammation. It can cause you to experience bothersome gastrointestinal symptoms such as loss of appetite, heartburn, nausea, indigestion and abdominal pain to name a few. Previously doctors recommended a bland diet for gastritis sufferers, but research indicates this type of diet is no longer necessary, according to the University of Maryland Medical Center. However, making certain diet and lifestyle changes may help reduce the symptoms of gastritis.
Gastritis 101
A number of situations cause stomach inflammation, including microbial infection, coffee and acidic beverages, alcohol consumption, cigarette smoking, immune system disorders and taking certain medications such ibuprofen long-term. Being infected with the H. pylori bacteria, smoking cigarettes, being alcoholic, having an inflammatory bowel disease or having AIDS increases your risk for gastritis. The risk of gastritis increases with age also. Ask your doctor whether he recommends you follow a specific diet.
Foods Rich in Certain Nutrients
Although diet won't cure gastritis, the UMMC offers nutritional tips that may help reduce your symptoms. The center recommends that you aim to eat a nutrient-dense, high-fiber diet rich in B vitamins, calcium, flavonoids and antioxidants. Examples of suggested foods include dark leafy greens, whole grains, sea vegetables, beans, peas, fish, poultry, eggs and lean meat. If you have H. pylori, foods rich in flavonoids may inhibit its growth, according to the UMMC. Foods rich in flavonoids include citrus fruits, soybeans and other legumes, kale, broccoli, yellow onions, apples, berries and scallions.
High-Protein Diet
Researchers found that a high-protein diet suppressed chronic gastritis in gerbils infected with the H. pylori bacteria, according to an animal study published in the November 2010 edition of the journal "Nutrition and Cancer." The study diet consisted of about 32 percent protein. Although human studies are necessary, this is promising data. Talk to your doctor if you'd like to incorporate more protein in your diet. Nutritious protein sources include low-fat dairy, beans and other legumes, soy foods, lean meats, fish and eggs.
Other Dietary Tips
What you avoid might be as important as what you eat. UMMC recommends that you avoid refined foods such as breads, pasta and table sugar. Opt for whole grains such as whole wheat, quinoa, whole oats and brown rice. Avoid beverages that increase acid production or irritate the lining of your stomach, such as coffee, carbonated beverages and alcohol. Minimize or avoid foods high in fat. Animal data suggests high-fat foods increase stomach inflammation, according to the UMMC.


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|World Conference
against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance
Department of Public Information - News and Media Services Division - New York
|Durban, South Africa
31 August ñ 7 September 2001
6 September 2001
Working Group I has 63 paragraphs of the draft declaration left to adopt before the World Conference against Racism ends tomorrow, Ali Khorram, Chairman of the Drafting Committee said in Durban, South Africa, this afternoon.
He said at a press conference that the Working Group had to adopt
30 paragraphs this afternoon for the document to be ready, leaving 33 paragraphs relating to the so-called "difficult issues". Working Group II on the draft programme of action had adopted 180 paragraphs, leaving 80 outstanding. Of those, 40 to 45 were being negotiated in the four informal consultation groups dealing with the difficult issues.
Mr. Khorram said that the groups were dealing respectively with the Middle East question, issues relating to the legacy of the past, the grounds of racism and the list of victims of racism. Besides the two working groups and the
four informal groups, there had been more than 50 informal consultation groups negotiating the difficult issues. They had been dismantled after doing their job.
The Chairman said it was hoped and expected that agreement would have been reached on all the ongoing paragraphs by 3:00 a.m. tomorrow so that the draft declaration and programme of action could be presented to the Plenary.
He said that the group facilitating negotiations on the Middle East was dealing with 25 to 30 paragraphs. When it concluded its job, the language of those paragraphs could be substituted by references to foreign occupation or other similar language.
The group facilitating negotiations on the past was handling more than
70 paragraphs, Mr. Khorram said. It was difficult to pinpoint the exact figures because some delegations felt that some paragraphs were beyond the scope of the informal groups and should be negotiated in the Working Group.
Responding to questions, on the Middle East, he said that the regional groups and the General Committee were still discussing a text proposed by Conference President Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma. "We may have their conclusions this afternoon and if it's acceptable to the regional groups and the General Committee, it will go to the Drafting Committee and then to the Main Committee or Plenary", he added.
Asked whether there was a danger that there might be no consensus,
Mr. Khorram said political will was needed to resolve the most difficult issues. A simple majority of 51 per cent was required for general agreement on procedural matters and a two-thirds majority for substantive matters.
Asked if there was a possibility of dropping the paragraphs on the Middle East and saying the Conference had failed to reach consensus on the issue,
Mr. Khorram said he was not sure it was appropriate to drop the Middle East question. "This Conference has to deal with all matters of racism", he added.
Had any new ground been broken at the Conference in the paragraphs adopted so far? another journalist asked.
The Chairman replied that would depend on how different delegations saw their priorities. The issue of victims was important for some, the past for others, the Middle East for others.
Asked about the latest developments on the question of an apology for slavery and colonialism, Mr. Khorram said informal consultations were continuing on the history of colonialism and slavery under the facilitators from Brazil and Kenya. "They are working on language and have made good progress. They could finalize their work by this evening."
Asked about the possibility of extending the Conference and working through the weekend, he said there was no reason why it should be extended, but that would depend on the issue. The questions of grounds and victims would be settled, and only the Middle East question was pending.
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The first female rabbi to serve as a chaplain in the U.S. military is coming to the area to speak.
Rabbi and Chaplain Bonnie Koppell will deliver the 31st annual Rabbi Norman F. Feldheym Memorial Lecture on Tuesday at Congregation Emanu El, 1495 Ford St., Redlands.
The topic of her presentation? "Army Chaplain: What Kind of Job is That for a Nice Jewish Girl?"
The presentation begins at 7:30 p.m. .
Koppell was ordained as a rabbi by the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College in 1981. She served in the military chaplaincy for 38 years.
She rose to the rank of colonel, a rank she continues to hold in the U.S. Army Reserve. During the course of her military service, Koppell was deployed to posts such as Iraq, Afghanistan and Kuwait. She was recognized with awards including three Meritorious Service medals, two Army Achievement medals, two Legion of Merit Awards, the Army Commendation Medal and the Global War on Terrorism Medal.
She retired in 2015 but continues to serve as command chaplain for the 870th Medical Command in addition to serving as Associate Rabbi of Temple Chai in Phoenix.
The Rabbi Norman F. Feldheym Memorial Lecture was established in 1985, at the time of Rabbi Feldheym's death.


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Synopsis of Neither Waif Nor Stray My Father became a ward of the Church of England Waifs and Strays Society when he was four years old in 1913. When he was 15, they gave him the choice of emigrating to Australia or Canada. No one wanted him in England. They sent him to work on Canadian farms as an indentured farm labourer. He was part of the little-known British Child Emigration Scheme in which fifty child-care organizations emigrated 100,000 children to Canada between 1880-1930. An unknown number made their way to the United States. These alleged orphan children were between 6-15 years old and were known as The Home Children. The organizations professed a dominant motive of providing these children with better lives than what they might have had in England, but they had other ignoble motives. Half of these children suffered from child neglect and abuse. The scheme persisted interrupted only by WWI and WWII until the mid-1960s when these organizations sent 15,000 children to Australia, New Zealand, and Africa. My Father never had a Birth Certificate. He had nothing to verify who he was for the first 33 years of his life. For the next 15 years, he carried a tattered To Whom it May Concern letter that stated his name and identified him as of British nationality. For the first half of his life, he had serious doubts if his surname was really Snow. He wondered if someone had simply invented it for him. When he was 48 years old, he obtained a Baptism Certificate that confirmed his name, identified his Mother, but not his Father. For the next 16 years, this was all he had for identification. When he was 64 years old, he received his Canadian Citizenship. He wrote to the Waifs and Strays Society for 55 years, but they withheld from him the vital information he so desperately sought. Why did they not want him to know who he was? I resumed his lifelong search following his death on his unconfirmed birthday in 1994. The Children's Society reluctantly released his 82-year-old case file to me. It took me four years to identify his Parents and locate his Family. Your ancestors may have been British Home Children. You may be one of the four million of Canada's "Invisible Immigrants." Your ancestor's stories do not appear in Canadian school curricula. The British childcare organizations deliberately severed the Home Children's familial ties. The four million descendants have a potential 20 million British relatives. If one purpose of the scheme was to simply rid Britain of an unwanted element of their society, they only partially succeeded. They underestimated the strength of needing to know who you are - to have an identity. I hope the successful conclusion of my search will inspire others to persist until they re-establish their familial ties. No one should live their lives without knowing who they are and to whom they belong. It is your birthright to know your heritage.
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PERRY SNOW, B.A. (Hon.), M.A. Chartered Clinical Psychologist #325 Market Mall Executive Professional Centre 4935 40th Avenue N.W., Calgary, Alberta, T3A 2N1 Phone: 403-288-4477 Email: email@example.com Perry Snow is a proud first-generation descendant of a British Home Child. He was born in Thunder Bay, Ontario and is the fourth eldest of six children. He has been married for 33 years and has two daughters ages 26 and 24. He has lived in Alberta for 22 years and has been in Private Practice for 20 years. His professional experience as a Clinical Psychologist spans 30 years. 1972 - Ph.D. Post-Graduate Studies, Clinical Psychology. The University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland. 1971 - Master of Arts, Clinical Psychology. Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. 1970 - Honors Bachelor of Arts, Psychology, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada, 1970. RESEARCH/PUBLICATIONS: Snow, Perry. Neither Waif Nor Stray: The Search for a Stolen Identity. Florida, USA: Universal Publishers, 2000. Snow, Perry. Banished to Canada - The Untold Story of the British Child Immigrants. Kent Family History Society Journal, Volume 9, No. 9, December, 1997, Kent, England. Snow, Perry. Assessment of Human Services in a Community About to be Impacted by Multiple Industrial Developments. Alberta Environment Research Trust Fund, Calgary, Alberta, 1980. Snow, Perry. Contributor to Socioeconomic Impact Assessment: Obed Marsh Project. Union Oil of Canada, Calgary, Alberta, 1981 Snow, Perry. Author of Self Management Seminars.Calgary, Alberta, 1980.


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Twitter is the streaming partner for NFL 'Thursday Night Football'
LATimes -Twitter has won exclusive rights to stream 10 NFL Thursday Night Football .
The deal announced Tuesday morning gives the Twitter live video content that the San Francisco-based company hopes will draw new users. The NFL gets an outlet that enables it to put its content in front of young viewers that are bypassing cable or satellite TV subscriptions.
"Twitter is where live events unfold and is the right partner for the NFL as we take the latest step in serving fans around the world live NFL football," NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said in a statement. "There is a massive amount of NFL-related conversation happening on Twitter during our games and tapping into that audience, in addition to our viewers on broadcast and cable, will ensure Thursday Night Football is seen on an unprecedented number of platforms this season. This agreement also provides additional reach for those brands advertising with our broadcast partners."
The NFL experimented with streaming video last season when Yahoo streamed a Buffalo Bills-Jacksonville Jaguars contest from Wembley Stadium in London. The league said 480 million minutes of the game was streamed by users across 185 countries.


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What an unfortunate metaphor "draining the swamp" is. We need all the swamp we can get. Here's a Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana). This species has longer legs than its cousins (the Song Sparrow is in the same genus), the better for wading. But this particular bird was tucked away in a bit of rather dry habitat in Brooklyn Bridge Park.
Flushing the sewer is a more appropriate for our political situation.


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Constructing Fortescue and Thompson's Beach in 2015
The construction teams in Fortescue and Thompson's are now moving as fast as possible to finish the restoration work before the arrival of the horseshoe crabs in Delaware Bay.
Each company follows a different procedure for building Fortescue and Thompson's beaches. At Fortescue, the town rebuilt an existing berm of rubble that protected the beach road after Hurricane Sandy destroyed the berm. They then capped it with unformed concrete. H4's excavator moves slowly down the reformed berm to load sand on the inter-tidal beach to create an out-of-tide roadway for the bulldozer (see video above). Subsequent sand is used to push out the high tide line out from the berm and away from the impingement hazards.
On Thompson's Beach, the Wickberg Marine team pushes sand out from a staging area, where trucks dump their loads. The excavator loads an all-terrain dump truck that hauls the sand out to the end of the existing beach, where the bulldozer spreads the sand to extend the beach.
The sand for both sites comes from local sand mines, keystone businesses for both Cumberland and western Cape May Counties. On a visit to the Ricci Brothers Company sand mind, I spoke to Sam Ricci Jr., who explained they are among the smallest of sand mines in the area, whose sand is used for construction and the making of glass. Ricci Bros, which employs 16 people at union wages, uses a five-story machine that separates sand by grain size and sells to highly specialized markets. Our sand purchase is among their largest (see video above).


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Conference Poetry Fellow
The Frost Place, Franconia, NH
Details about readings and panels to come.
Thursday May 5, 7:00-8:30PM
NYU Shanghai, 1555 Century Ave (near Pudian Lu), Pudong
with Hong Kong fiction writer Hon Lai-chu (The Kite Family) and translator Andrea Lingenfelter
Saturday April 2, 9:00-10:15AM
"The Poetic Past" with Campbell McGrath, Bettina Judd, Linwood Rumney, and John Drury
Room 515 B, LA Convention Center, Meeting Room Level
Contemporary poetry is filled with work that explores historical material. Reflecting on the importance of this tradition, this panel offers insights into writing strategies, research practices, and professional opportunities for such work. What is the poet's responsibility to historical accuracy and representing historical figures? What kind of research is done in crafting such poems? What strategies can poets use to write about and through historical material?
Tuesday March 29, 6:00-7:30 PM
"Writers in Context: Four Poets on Aesthetics, Community, and Collaboration"
with Grant Hier, Allison Benis White, and Lorene Delaney-Ullman
The Dennis and Leslie Power Library, Laguna College of Art & Design
2222 Laguna Canyon Rd., Laguna Beach, CA 92651
Wednesday November 18, 7-9PM
with Mariko Nagai and Oumar Farouk Sesay (International Writers Workshop 2015 visiting poets)
+ Tammy Ho Lai-Ming, David McKirdy, Kate Rogers, James Shea, and Nicholas Wong
iCafé, Shaw Campus, Hong Kong Baptist University
Saturday November 7, 4:30-6:00PM, free
"Four Poets in Hong Kong," with Tammy Ho, James Shea, and Nicholas Wong
Hong Kong Baptist University
Monday November 2, 8-9PM, $135 HKD
"Imagination Beyond Genre," with Dorothy Tse
Upstairs at The Fringe Club
October 23, 9:00-10:30AM
"Collaborative Poetry and Poetics," with Lawrence Ypil, David Perry and Ravi Shankar, moderated by Isabela Banzon
Manila, Philippines
Tuesday August 25, 7PM
with Bethany Shultz Hurst
Bookpeople of Moscow, 321 S. Main Street, Moscow, ID
Monday August 24, 7:30
with Alexandra Teague
The Fishtrap Coffin House, 400 E. Grant St., Enterprise, OR
Saturday August 22, 3PM
with Lisa Ciccarello
509 4th Ave E, Olympia, WA
Friday August 21, 7PM
with Lisa Ciccarello and Josh Fomon
1508 11th Ave, Seattle, WA
Thursday August 20, 7:30PM
with Jeff Diteman, Tyler Brewington, and Julian Smuggles
1003 SE 33rd Ave, Portland, OR
Sunday August 16, 3PM
with Erica Mena, Dan Hockenson, and Michelle Brittan
The Pop Hop Books & Print, 5002 York Blvd, Los Angeles, CA
Monday August 10, 8PM
with Coke Tani
Arc Studios and Gallery, 1246 Folsom St., San Francisco, CA
reading and discussion
Sunday July 26, 4PM
Kubrick Bookstore & Café, 3 Public Square Street, Yau Ma Tei, Hong Kong
Run Run Shaw Creative Media Centre, City University, Hong Kong
Reading (open to the public)
Monday July 20, 7PM
Lecture (CityU MFA students and faculty only)
Tuesday July 21, 1PM
with Yung Man Han and others
Monday May 25, 6PM
17 Shing Wong Street, Central, Hong Kong
Wednesday May 6, 8PM
@ The Fringe Club (The Vault)
Hosted by Poetry OutLoud
2 Lower Albert Road, Central, Hong Kong
Monday April 13, 4PM
Reading and Class visit
DePaul University, Chicago
Friday, April 10, 1-3PM
@ Table 1928, Drunken Boat
Thursday, April 9, 6:30PM
@ Honey
205 E Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55414
Hosted by Drunken Boat, Calypso Editions, Poetry International, Carolina Wren Press, Manor House, Midway Journal, LNC, and Small Portions.
Other readers include Marilyn Chin, Arielle Greenberg, Patrick Rosal, and Alvin Pang.


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I met Alicea at my brother and sister-in-law's engagement party five years ago. At that time my big, fat, red-headed girl was only months old and her big, fat, red-headed baby girl was also just months old. Of course, we talked about our children and their development as all new parents do. Back then this business was perhaps just a glimmer in her eye and my own foray into photography was just beginning. Now I find she has launched her own growing floristry business and if her flowers are anything to go by then she is a hot success! Her arrangements are absolutely exquisite! I was just bowled over when I entered Chris and Allan's place for our shoot late last year.
Thank you to Alicea of Lilygrace flowers for this collaboration. Thank you to The Plant Web and Chris and Allan for allowing us to use their grounds and great thanks to both Ellie of Love Affair With Hair and Kristie of Australia Designer Bridal and Formal for their own artistry. And of course much appreciation goes to the beautiful models, Emma and Sybilla who just breezed sophistication.


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Slamm 6 DocoWednesday, November 18th, 2009
This gives a great overview of the early days of Muay thai in Europe
Thanks to www.mymuaythai.com for this one
This gives a great overview of the early days of Muay thai in Europe
Thanks to www.mymuaythai.com for this one
Fight 1
Tom Murray (Sor.Naksoo) vs Stuart Palmer (Everlasting Geelong)
UPD Tom
Tom got off to a good start and maintained it
Fight 2
Daniel Smyrk (Martial Mix) vs Michael Demetriou (Don Millar)
UPD Mike 300
Mike used his counter style to great effect
Fight 3
Cedric NTG Kongaika (NTG QLD) vs Phillip Salesa (Ultimate Hoppers Crossing)
UPD Cedric
Some big shots between these monsters! Phil started off well but Cedric just took his time.
Fight 4
Andy Colgrave (Martial Mix) vs Superboi (Ultimate Airport West)
Superboi wins in 4R by multiple cuts
Fight 5
Angie Parr (Boonchu QLD) vs Nicole Brolan (Don Millar)
Maj Draw, so no title! Rematch???
Fight 6
Jared Grigor (Sor.Jaiphet) vs Brett Franklin (Sityodtong)
Brett wins before 4R, Jared's calf injury has flared up. Brett was dominating until this.
Fight 7
Dane 'Daddy Cool' (NTG QLD) vs Prasert (WMC Thailand)
Prasert wins in 2R from head kick, he had 2 dangerous techniques, one was a high front push kick that
came out of nowhere, and the other was the head kick that lopped over the guard, this one dropped Dane clean. Nugget threw in the towel but I think it was deemed a KO.
Fight 8
Soren (NTG QLD) vs Naruepon (Fairtex)
Naruepon wins by clean head kick in 1R, Soren dropped cleanly but eventually gets up.
Fight 9
Paul Slowinski (Flinders Uni SA) vs Ben Edwards (Bulldog ACT)
Sting wins by leg kicks 3R, after downing Ben numerous times. Ben was all heart though and was not going to give up, he was leaving it to either the ref or doctor who were both concerned. Sting is world class, big things coming up for both these big boys no doubt!
From http://www.kickboxermag.com.au/forum/sh … 54&page=25
This show has a great line up of fighters including the awesome Saenchai.


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Forecast: Half Of Consumers Will Be Paying With Phones Or Wearables By 2018
Gartner also predicts that 75 percent of video content will be consumed via apps.
According to a 2014 survey commissioned by the US Federal Reserve, 28 percent of smartphone users had made some form of mobile payment in the previous 12 months. New survey data for 2015 haven't come out yet, but I suspect the number would be much closer to 35 percent.
Indeed, Retale released consumer survey data late last year that argued 43 percent of US smartphone owners used their devices to make in-store purchases. From there, it's not a giant leap to Gartner's recent forecast that in "mature markets," 50 percent of consumers will be "using smartphones or wearables for mobile payments by 2018."
Source: US Federal Reserve Board reports (March 2015)
Gartner defines mobile payments as "smartphone or wearables-based payments, branded mobile wallets from banks or credit card providers, and branded mobile wallets from retailers such as Starbucks."
The final category I would call in-app payments, and this is the category that I see growing fastest. NFC-based in-store payments (e.g., Apple Pay, Android Pay) will catch on but take more time based on infrastructure requirements.
Another provocative prediction Gartner made was that by 2018, "75 percent of TV-style content will be watched through application-based services in mature markets." Apple CEO Tim Cook made a similar statement when the company introduced the new version of Apple TV last fall.
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Live liver donation is believed to be more dangerous than it really is, said study leader and transplant surgeon Dr. Dorry Segev. As a result, there is a significant shortage of livers available for the 16,000 people currently in need of a liver transplant. "The donor process is safer than some have previously thought," Segev, director of clinical research in transplant surgery at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, said in a Hopkins news release. "Live liver donation is a serious operation with serious risks. However, in this largest study ever conducted in the United States, we have shown that it is safer than many previously believed, with a risk of death of 1.7 per 1,000 donors."
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Live Liver Donation Safer Than Previously Thought


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public lecture series 2013-14
Elizabeth Resnick
Propaganda and Protest Graphics:
A Selective View of Civic Empowerment and Resistance by Artists and Designers
6pm Wednesday, 12th March 2014
Lecture Room G6, School of Art Design and Printing
Dublin Institute of Technology, 41 Mountjoy Square, Dublin 1
This lecture will explore a selective contemporary view of propaganda and protest through the graphic arts, which has always mirrored the technological innovations such as movable type, lithography, offset printing and now personal computers and the Internet. Life-altering events such as recent political upheavals, health concerns, and natural disasters linked to climate change, stimulate artists and designers to increasingly use their visual work to comment on the world in which they live.
The Internet's role in expanding the channels of communication beyond the printed page through electronic distribution has become the new paradigm in the new millennium. Digital tools afford artists and designers the means to make, distribute and disseminate images and information to influence opinion, raise consciousness, raise funds for humanitarian causes, and encourage the global community to act for change.
Elizabeth Resnick is Professor and currently Chair of Graphic Design at Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, Massachusetts USA. She is a passionate design curator who has organized six comprehensive design exhibitions, most with co-curators, including Russell Mills: Within/Without (1991) with Teresa Flavin, Dutch Graphic Design: 1918-1945 (1994) with Alston W. Purvis, Makoto Saito: Art of the Poster (1999) with Jan Kubasiewicz, The Graphic Imperative: International Posters of Peace, Social Justice and The Environment (2005) with Chaz Maviyane-Davies and Frank Baseman, Graphic Intervention: 25 Years of International AIDS Awareness Posters 1985–2010 with Javier Cortés (2010), and Graphic Advocacy: International Posters for the Digital Age: 2001–2012 (2012).
Her publications include catalogues for the exhibitions mentioned above, Design for Communication: Conceptual Graphic Design Basics (2003), Graphic Design: A Problem-Solving Approach to Visual Communication for Prentice-Hall Publications (1984), and is currently completing a new book Developing Citizen Designers, to be published by Bloomsbury Academic.
Professor Resnick also writes occasional commentaries, event reviews, and has published interviews with prominent designers and design educators in EYE Magazine (UK), AIGA Journal of Graphic Design (USA), Graphis Magazine (USA) Graphics International Magazine (UK), TipoGrafica Magazine (Argentina) and IDEA Magazine (Japan).
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|Fernando asked for WIN members' support as he fought to get his stolen wages from Mis Pueblos restaurant
That's what happened to Fernando Santiago. Fernando was a waiter at Mis Pueblos restaurant. He worked 60 hours a week. The law required Mis Pueblos to pay him $2.13 an hour. If customers' tips did not bring his pay up to $7.25 an hour, the restaurant was also supposed to pay the difference. Since Fernando was also working more than 40 hours a week, he was also entitled to overtime pay for the extra 20 hours a week he worked.
Fernando wasn't sure what the law said about his pay, but he knew he was entitled to some kind of wages besides tips. He called one of our partner organizations, Latino Memphis, who referred him to WIN's Workers' Center.
After Fernando sat down with WIN staff member Alfredo Pena, they figured out Mis Pueblos owed Fernando tens of thousands of dollars.
After several negotiation sessions between Mis Pueblos and WIN, Fernando agreed to take a settlement of $13,000 in back wages.
This is the most money that WIN has helped a worker recover, without having to involve an attorney, since our Workers' Center began four years ago. We could not have done it without the generous financial support and activism of WIN members like you!
Reflecting on the experience, Fernando said "I feel good, and not that good at the same time, because they only paid me part of what they owed me. But it's good to know that no matter what, we all have rights here. What they were doing was stealing. Maybe this will make the manager start paying his employees like he's supposed to."
Fernando also wants to share his appreciation to all the members of WIN for supporting his in his struggle to get his stolen wages. He's become a member of WIN's Workers' Center. He's already working to recruit more restaurant workers to get training on their workplace rights from WIN.
I was also deeply moved by Fernando's decision to donate $2,000 of his wage settlement back to WIN so that we can support other workers' wage theft cases. WIN requires that all workers who win their cases donate 10% of their settlement back to the Center, but Fernando went above and beyond this. "I received help from WIN, and if I can help a little bit back, I want to do that," Fernando said. "The more we support WIN, the more WIN is able to help others."
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Tungsten bar is fine-grained, has a uniform color and has a luster much like that of silver. Tungsten bars are used in a number of industrial applications including production of light bulb filaments, proweights and counterbalances, making special steel alloys and producing tungsten wire. Because of tungsten's unique characteristics, it is not refined in the same way as most other metals. Tungsten suppliers produce tungsten bars by grinding tungsten metal ore into a fine powder.
Chemical processing of the powder then forms tungsten oxide, which is heated to reduce the metal ore powder into pure tungsten powder. This pure powder is placed in a mold and hydraulically pressed into a bar form. Because the resulting bar is very fragile, the producers must then sinter the bar. Sintering further binds the metal powder in the bar, making the bar ready for shipment to manufacturers.
The chemical reactions and filtering relevant to refining and accomplishing the needed level of purity is a complicated and precise process, but generally results in high purity tungsten powder. This powder can vary in particle size and shape, depending on the intended purpose. Sometimes it remains in its powder form for use, but more often it is compressed and arranged into a solid form. This consolidation involves a series of procedures relating to high temperatures, electrical current and an atmosphere of hydrogen.
During this development, the tungsten condenses and hardens, whereupon it becomes its bar form. At this point, a tungsten bar lacks the necessary level of resilience and strength for manufacturing and must then go through further operations so that it may be rolled and drawn or flattened into its final and desired form. The subsequent processing usually involves pulling the tungsten bar through dies, rolling it through mills and administering high temperatures and electrical currents.


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Time To Separate The Horse From The Goats
(We offer pony camps during the summer to kids wanting to learn to ride. We have very calm, safe horses to ride, and take all safety measures, but some parents are naturally worrisome.)
Mom: "Those horses are awfully big… Don't you have something smaller for my daughter?"
Me: "Ma'am, I assure you, all of our horses are sweet. I've ridden all of them over my years here."
Mom: "I just think that they're too big for her. Maybe something smaller? Like a miniature horse?"
Me: "Ma'am, you can't really ride a miniature horse…"
Mom: "Oh! What about that one! It's perfectly sized for her!"
Me: "Uh… Ma'am… that's a goat."
(At this point, the daughter was bright red. She ended up riding one of our largest horses and did awesomely. And poor Benny the goat didn't have to worry!)


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Fire. In the home, it is a danger more probable and destructive than any criminal burglarizing your residence. And, often, far more lethal.
According to the latest statistics by the National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA), in 2011, there were 1,389,500 fires in the U.S. causing 3,005 civilian deaths, 17,500 civilian injuries, and $11.7 billion in property damage.
To break it down even further, the 2011 NFPA Fire Loss Clock calculates:
• A fire department responded to a fire every 23 seconds.
• One home structure fire was reported every 85 seconds.
• One civilian fire injury was reported every 30 minutes.
• One civilian fire death occurred every 2 hours and 55 minutes.
We all know that smoke detectors save lives – and they do - but what if your smoke alarm isn't working? Do you know the last time you checked yours or changed its batteries?
The NFPA says that "almost all U.S. homes have at least one smoke alarm" but "62% of home fire deaths resulted from fires in homes without working smoke alarms".
Even more frightening, what if the old adage - that "smoke detectors save lives" - isn't quite as true as we've always been told?
Time to Upgrade That Smoke Detector
There are 2 types of smoke detectors, each utilizing a different technology (ionization and photoelectric detection), on the market right now. Manufacturers insist that both are safe and work equally well when it comes to saving lives.
However, NBC's Jeff Rossen recently investigated the findings of Texas A&M's Dr. Don Russell, an electrical engineering professor, and his research group, which found that the ionization smoke detectors, the most common smoke alarm used in 9 out of 10 homes, do not sense smoke as quickly or effectively as the photoelectric detectors.
On the Friday, March 22, 2013 episode of the Today show, Rossen presented Dr. Russell's research and provided evidence to back up his claims.
You can watch the video here, but the takeaway was this: the common ionization smoke detectors took 30 minutes to sound after smoke had begun filling the room and only after the fire had already started. The photoelectric smoke detector went off much sooner – at 17 minutes – when less smoke had filled the test room and the fire had yet to even ignite.
All evidence suggests it is safer to get a photoelectric smoke detector, or – as experts suggest – a dual detector, which includes both technologies, though these are more expensive and more difficult to find.
Your Children May Still Not Be Safe
So that covers it, right? Your family will be better protected by upgrading your smoke detector(s)? Well…maybe not.
A more detailed reporting of the issues with smoke alarms – continued on Sunday night's Dateline – found that, in addition to the average home smoke alarm not performing as effectively as once perceived, children, more often than not, do not hear smoke alarms when they are sleeping. Watch this video clip from Dateline's Sunday, March 24th segment:
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According to sleep researcher, Dr. Gary Smith, who was interviewed immediately after this clip:
Children spend more time in deep sleep than adults do and that's why it's harder for them to awaken in the case of an emergency.
It's frightening enough to know that your smoke alarm likely won't sound in enough time for you to safely get out of a burning house, but to know that – in addition – even if and when the alarm does sound, your children most likely will sleep right through it is terrifying.
Don't rely on just your smoke detectors. Have an escape plan that everyone is aware of and abide by - as Dr. Smith advises - the three P's: Preparation – Planning – Practice. Your escape and fire drills should include time to get to and rouse sleeping children to safely evacuate them.
For more on creating an escape plan and practicing fire drills at home with your children, watch About.com's Plan a Home Fire Drill.
A Monitored Smoke Alarm Is the Answer
If even getting a photoelectric or dual smoke alarm possibly won't wake your children in enough time to get out of a burning house, what other alternatives are there to ensure the safety of your family if your house were to catch fire?
Having a smoke detector tied into your monitored alarm security system is probably the safest thing you can do for your home and your loved ones. To combat the danger of a house fire, heat detectors and carbon monoxide detectors can also be wired into your home security system. Here are just a few reasons that monitored smoke, heat and CO alarms are safer alternatives to a standard smoke detector:
- A standard home security system siren can be up to 100x as loud as a standard battery-operated smoke detector.
- Unlike stand-alone, battery-operated smoke detectors, a monitored alarm system's smoke detectors are wired together so that if smoke or fire is detected in one part of the house, the alarm will sound throughout the house.
- The alarm company's monitoring station will phone you in the event an alarm sounds – another way to let you know something is amiss if you do not hear the smoke alarm and even if you're not at home.
- The fire department will be dispatched for you, whether or not you are home. If you are in the house at the time of the fire, you can focus all of your precious time and energy on getting your family and pets safely out of harm's way.
- With a monitored smoke alarm, you don't have to remember to check your device periodically and put fresh batteries in it yearly. If there is a problem with any part of your alarm system, you will be called and notified of the problem so it can be fixed before an emergency occurs.
Often, if a smoke alarm does not sound, for whatever reason, or the occupants do not hear it, emergency calls are not made until neighbors or passers-by see the smoke and flames billowing from your house. At that point, it is almost always too late to save those still inside.
Having a smoke/heat detector as part of your monitored home security system is the safest and most reliable fire protection you can have in your home. Though this will cost more than just grabbing a smoke detector off the shelf at your local store, such comprehensive protection is priceless; after all, you can't put a price on protecting those you love the most.
Alarm Center offers both smoke and heat detectors, as well as carbon monoxide detectors, for our customers to add onto their home security systems or purchase along with a monitored alarm system for their home or business. Contact us today to learn more about giving your loved ones their best protection against one of the most dangerous of home invaders – fire.
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Tourism is our business and service excellence is our weapon of choice for gaining market share. A key part of our growth strategy includes employee loyalty and job satisfaction, which has enabled us to retain some of the best people in the industry. Our focus has always been on world-class quality, competitive rates and flexibility to meet our customer's changing needs and to be the 'first choice of holiday makers'. Client feedback is carefully monitored and used to update our services and products on a regular basis.
A better tomorrow is what our today promises to be. Our Head office is in South Delhi. We also have a partner office in Australia & U.K. Our identity, our philosophy and our approach truly live up to our motto of "Welcome a tourist and send back a friend".
What We Do
As one of the leading operators, Travel Gold offers host of travel services to the foreign tourists visiting India. We have working experience in travel Industry & having depth knowledge of handling Foreign Individuals, Groups, Incentives, Charters and Leisure markets. Our itineraries combine history, culture, opportunities for social interaction, leisure time that allows you to explore on your own. They are creative and comprehensive, and have been specially designed to bring you a complete experience. Most tours have options and extensions that can be added on. Moreover any number of tours can be combined to suit your particular requirement and if you tell us your special interests we will make sure your itinerary accommodates them. We have enjoyed the finest relations with most of the hoteliers in India, Airlines and Transporters in the travel industry. These satisfied travelers are the basis of our reputation. We are pleased to welcome them back, and work hard to keep their respect. We offer vacations to suit every interest and budget. Apart from all the regular programs, we also organize special interest tour like Festival Tour & Wildlife safaris. Just one fax or e-mail and all the services are taken care of and confirmed to you in the shortest possible time.
Accommodation is arranged at a blend of unique boutique, luxury, heritage and contemporary hotels. They have all been personally recommended by our experienced team and have been carefully selected, not just for the quality of services offered but the quality of experience. Some itineraries take you away from the well-trodden tourist track and luxury accommodation. But, whether they are camps or small hotels, your comfort is always our priority.
Transport Fleet
In order to offer more personalized and qualitative services we have our own fleet of latest model premium cars with English speaking drivers. In our endeavor to be the best, we have been regularly modernizing our transport fleet. Clients' comfort and safety are of paramount concern to us. Our new coaches meet the European Emission Norms. Every vehicle has a full comprehensive insurance. Our long experienced drivers are patient and understand the psychology of the tourists and destination very well.
We are proud to be a member of well known National & Multinational Banks.
- HDFC Bank Ltd.
- Indian Bank
Pricing & Benefits
Our packages are very competitive in the tourism industry because we work on a very nominal margin of profit which give extra benefit to our clients to keep their packages price low as we enjoy very good contacted rates from the leading hotels of India for all budgets including chain of hotels. Even we have very good rates from our associate offices in different cities for transportation which also give benefit to keep our price low.


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True story about my favorite cardigan (and I might have mentioned it before) but this is actually my second one. No, not because I'm crazy and wanted another but because Nettie unfortunately had a "bad dog" moment and ruined my first. I gave in as she stared up at me with those big sad puppy dog eyes. She knew she was in trouble. Anyways, I tried to forget about it but when I saw that it had been restocked for Fall, I ordered it! It's the softest knit in the prettiest color. I do wish it were a bit more fitted but that loose oversized feel makes it extra cozy. I love taking a chunky sweater and pairing it with leggings or denim. It's perfect for running around town when you still want to look put-together. Most of what I'm wearing is recent so you should be able to find them if you're interested! I hope you guys have a great day.
My thoughts and prayers are still with those in Las Vegas, as well as Puerto Rico. It's difficult to blog about trivial things when so much pain is around us. The best thing we can do is express love to one another.


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Our previous projects have included sports facilities such as gymnasiums, large stadiums and smaller fitness clubs. We have also worked on large convention/events centres in Auckland and Hamilton, and smaller community buildings and town halls in some of the regional centres.
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At eCubed we believe that contributing to our community is an essential part of broader sustainability.


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Detainee's Harsh Treatment Foiled No Plots
Sunday, March 29, 2009
When CIA officials subjected their first high-value captive, Abu Zubaida, to waterboarding and other harsh interrogation methods, they were convinced that they had in their custody an al-Qaeda leader who knew details of operations yet to be unleashed, and they were facing increasing pressure from the White House to get those secrets out of him.
The methods succeeded in breaking him, and the stories he told of al-Qaeda terrorism plots sent CIA officers around the globe chasing leads.
In the end, though, not a single significant plot was foiled as a result of Abu Zubaida's tortured confessions, according to former senior government officials who closely followed the interrogations. Nearly all of the leads attained through the harsh measures quickly evaporated, while most of the useful information from Abu Zubaida -- chiefly names of al-Qaeda members and associates -- was obtained before waterboarding was introduced, they said.
Moreover, within weeks of his capture, U.S. officials had gained evidence that made clear they had misjudged Abu Zubaida. President George W. Bush had publicly described him as "al-Qaeda's chief of operations," and other top officials called him a "trusted associate" of al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden and a major figure in the planning of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. None of that was accurate, the new evidence showed.
Abu Zubaida was not even an official member of al-Qaeda, according to a portrait of the man that emerges from court documents and interviews with current and former intelligence, law enforcement and military sources. Rather, he was a "fixer" for radical Muslim ideologues, and he ended up working directly with al-Qaeda only after Sept. 11 -- and that was because the United States stood ready to invade Afghanistan.
Abu Zubaida's case presents the Obama administration with one of its most difficult decisions as it reviews the files of the 241 detainees still held in the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Abu Zubaida -- a nom de guerre for the man born Zayn al-Abidin Muhammed Hussein -- was never charged in a military commission in Guantanamo Bay, but some U.S. officials are pushing to have him charged now with conspiracy.
The Palestinian, 38 and now in captivity for more than seven years, had alleged links with Ahmed Ressam, an al-Qaeda member dubbed the "Millennium Bomber" for his plot to bomb Los Angeles International Airport on New Year's Eve 1999. Jordanian officials tied him to terrorist plots to attack a hotel and Christian holy sites in their country. And he was involved in discussions, after the Taliban government fell in Afghanistan, to strike back at the United States, including with attacks on American soil, according to law enforcement and military sources.
Others in the U.S. government, including CIA officials, fear the consequences of taking a man into court who was waterboarded on largely false assumptions, because of the prospect of interrogation methods being revealed in detail and because of the chance of an acquittal that might set a legal precedent. Instead, they would prefer to send him to Jordan.
Some U.S. officials remain steadfast in their conclusion that Abu Zubaida possessed, and gave up, plenty of useful information about al-Qaeda.
"It's simply wrong to suggest that Abu Zubaida wasn't intimately involved with al-Qaeda," said a U.S. counterterrorism official, speaking on the condition of anonymity because much about Abu Zubaida remains classified. "He was one of the terrorist organization's key facilitators, offered new insights into how the organization operated, provided critical information on senior al-Qaeda figures . . . and identified hundreds of al-Qaeda members. How anyone can minimize that information -- some of the best we had at the time on al-Qaeda -- is beyond me."
Until the attacks on New York and Washington, Abu Zubaida was a committed jihadist who regarded the United States as an enemy principally because of its support of Israel. He helped move people in and out of military training camps in Afghanistan, including some men who were or became members of al-Qaeda, according to interviews with multiple sources, who spoke on the condition of anonymity. He was widely known as a kind of travel agent for those seeking such training.
That role, it turned out, would play a part in deciding his fate once in U.S. hands: Because his name often turned up in intelligence traffic linked to al-Qaeda transactions, some U.S. intelligence leaders were convinced that Abu Zubaida was a major figure in the terrorist organization, according to officials engaged in the discussions at the time.