France and Saudi Arabia are in talks for 20 projects with a total value estimated for "billions of euro." This was announced in Riyadh by French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius. He is being in Saudi Arabia, together with French President Francois Hollande having been invited as a guest of the summit of the leaders of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC).
- In the case of the successful negotiations, contracts will be signed for 20 projects worth many tens of billions of euros - said Fabius. The French Foreign Minister added that reaching the agreement for a number of projects "may be very fast."
According to the French minister, the package of projects relates to the cooperation in the field of cross-investment, the scope of the arms, energy, - "especially the use of solar energy, but with the prospect of transition to nuclear power." Laurent Fabius said that the delivery on military technical projects in the case of signing would begin in the next few months.
The French minister also considers possible cooperation between the two countries in the field of civil aviation, the development of transport structures, healthcare. He noted that in these areas, a number of memorandums of cooperation had already been signed. Now, it should lead to the signing of specific agreements.
- Partnership with Saudi Arabia switches to a new speed and displays the results, - said the Minister of Foreign Affairs of France, who is in charge of the international issues and development.
Earlier, French President Francois Hollande and the King of Saudi Arabia, Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, at a meeting in Riyadh, said that the agreement on the Iranian nuclear issue should not destabilize the region and threaten the security of neighboring countries. "France and Saudi Arabia confirmed the necessity to reach a robust, lasting, verifiable, undisputed and binding deal with Iran", - quotes Reuters the text of the joint statement after the meeting.
Earlier it was reported that Iran and BIG6 officially began drawing up the draft agreement on Iran's nuclear program.
Late Thursday after talks in Lausanne, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani confirmed the fact that the agreement on key positions has beem reached. "Solutions on key parameters of Iran nuclear case reached. Drafting to start immediately, to finish by June 30th "- he said on his Twitter.
After an expert inspection from the International Atomic Energy Agency, the Iranian international sanctions will be lifted. At the same time, President Barack Obama issued a special statement on Thursday, warning that the US sanctions will be preserved in connection with support for terrorism and the violation of human rights. At the same time, the US president called the agreement "historical."
The positive outcome of the negotiations, which were in jeopardy just a few hours ago, provides a strong argument to supporters of policy on termination of Tehran's isolating and its return to the fold of world politics. At the same time, it is prematurely to say that resolving of the Iranian nuclear crisis came to happy ending. The diplomats and experts should achieve the comprehensive agreement until the end of July, and still there is much to be done. It should be a guarantee that the agreements will be carried out - in fact, only this would put the Iranian nuclear crisis in the final point.


The Circle of Love Afghan tells a love story in the stitches. Moments of clarity, bursts of brightness, a deep ombre of feeling, and an oversized ruffle to share. And it always comes around again, if you stick with it. And it's just in time for Valentine's Day!
The Circle of Love Afghan is solid, cozy, warm, and fun to make. This blanket doesn't lie down, calm and flat – it's slightly hyperbolic… or you might say it's exuberant and generous! The posts stitches point the way, with a gentle curve that always comes back to the heart. The red peeks of color between the hearts create a dashed line that ties it the love together, and while there might be some cloudy gray, it just makes the love all the sweeter!
On rounds where you break the yarn and finish off, you can do so using your preferred method, or the Seamless Join (linked above). If you use the Seamless Join, be sure to join to the 2nd st of the round, not the first, to maintain stitch counts.
You can join the new color for a new round using a sl st and ch 2 (which does not count as a stitch), and then dc (as written), or you can use the Standing Double Crochet (linked above).
When starting a new round with the same color as the previous round (or as in Round 5), you can ch 2 and crochet as written, or you can use the Chainless Starting Double Crochet (linked above) to replace the first dc of the round.
No turns! This blanket is worked with a definite right side and wrong side. But don't worry, the wrong side looks pretty good too.
If you wish to make a baby sized blanket, stop after Round 29 and add your border. If you wish to make a lap sized blanket, stop after Round 38 or 47, as you prefer.
Border/Round 57: Ch 1, sc in each st around. Join with sl st to 1st st and fasten off. (576 sts) Weave in ends.
Now cuddle up with someone or something you love!
That is just beautiful. Thank you for the pattern!
This is soooo going in my ravelry queue 🙂 Thanks so much for sharing, it's absolutely GORGEOUS! Love the Ombre look with the different shades of red. LOVE!
😀 Thank you so much Angela!
This afghan is sooo beautiful, but much more than I would want to try at this stage of my life. But as I said, it is beautiful.
Just beautiful! How do you keep coming up with such creative designs?!
Thank you! 😀 Crochet is my passion!
I would like to see it when you get it finished. What colors did you use?
Opp just went back and seen purple and pink, sorry.
Gorgeous. Saving this one to do later.
oooo this is so pretty!! I'm going to have to add this to my to-do list for sure!
I couldn't wait to start this but I have a question…on round 7 where it's supposed to end with 72 stitches, it ends up being 80. I've checked and rechecked round 6. I have 60 stitches there. Can you help me to see what I'm missing? I've done the 2 dc in one stitch then dc in next 2 and still come up with 80. Thank you!
Oh shoot, that was a typo! I've corrected it now – that should've read dc 4, 2 dc instead. Thanks for letting me know!
Thank you. I was having the same problem trying to get to 72.
This is beautiful! Trying to talk my husband into an afghan for our bed (he'd prefer a quilt). Seeing this makes me think I need to be more persuasive! 🙂 Thanks for your great patterns! I follow you on facebook and look forward to seeing your posts everyday!
😀 Thanks so much Jamie!
This is lovely! I have to make this for my granddaughter. Thank you for sharing it with us!
I apologize Laurie, there was a typo on that line. I've corrected it now – it should read dc 12, 2 dc in the next.
I am in LOVE with this Tamara!!!
😀 Thanks so much Kara!
I am confused on row 4. It says to change to color C, which is holly berry but the picture shows you used 3 rows of white? Is there a correction I am not aware of? If you are not suppose to change colors how do you continue on with the same color?
Hi Susan! Round 4 is where you make the hearts within the white. You leave the active loop of Round 3 on a stitch marker, and work Round 4 with the red. Then come back to the white from Round 3, replace the loop on the hook, and continue on with the second white row. I hope that helps!
On row 15, does it matter where your increase lands? What I mean is are you intending for it to be increased on the sc stitch?
Hi Teresa! It does matter a bit, because on Round 16 you use that point to know where to begin, and that's used to line up Round 17. If you want to put the increase in a different place you can, but you'll need to keep track of where it would've been in the pattern, and it might throw off the post stitch swirl.
Thank you so much! I did as the pattern said and it worked out beautifully. I'm very new to reading patterns so sometimes for me it's reading it a few times even trying to work it a few times till I get it right. Thanks for the response and the pattern, it's absolutely beautiful and I think after I finish mine (yay a me project) I'm gonna do one in blues with red hearts for my soon to be here grandson!
😀 That's fantastic to read Teresa! Thank you! I'm so glad.
My bad, Tamara! I was miscounting on row 29. But I am still curious as to why this row was not an increase row.
Thanks again for a beautiful pattern!
Hi Tamara (and co.!!)! I just want to tell you how much I LOVELOVELOVE your patterns and tutorials, particularly the Circle of Love! I've been able to crochet for 30-odd years, but never learnt how to follow a pattern! Your videos are priceless, IMO! I might be nuts, but I think I'm going to try this one (if I can calculate the yarn quantities in terms of balls, rather than skeins!
😀 Thank you Brigitta! Let me know if you need any help!
Hi Brittany! The first stitch of that round is worked in the same stitch that you join to – maybe that's the confusion?
love this pattern, but the hearts aren't always lining up with the fpdc… i'm well into the pattern – probably about half way now. i figure as the first time i'm trying the pattern there are to be a few errors. i think i get confused about the ch 2 at each beginning row, do you count that as a stitch or is it ok to crochet the first stitch into the same stitch as the join/ch 2?
by the way – i think red heart with love is a new favorite yarn! it's soo soft and my bf hands don't snag the fibers like they would on other materials. in addition to these colors being incredibly similar to washington state university's colors, even the bf loves it!
no worries, although, this bit of information does help for the next one i'm doing in Seahawks colors!!! I always figure that when i work a new pattern, there will be errors – a small sacrifice to my yarn muse!
I made this and I really enjoyed the pattern, Is there a way to send you a picture of my completed afghan. I used a different color combination than you suggested because it is what I had available.
i finally finished the afghan this weekend!!! LOVE it! few things i noticed with the pattern… i think. i'll let you know if it's just my brain or if it could benefit other folks as well. 🙂 it's a gorgeous pattern! Thank you!!!
Hermoso, me encanta el diseño. Voy a tratar de hacerlo.
I have loved this from the moment you posted it and finally have someone to make it for! My cousin is getting married and I want to make it for a wedding gift. After looking at the With Love color choices I am thinking Lettuce, Clover, and Evergreen should work for the ombre effect in place of the red….would you agree? I really want it to look as beautiful as yours, but his favorite color is green, so I want to "personalize" it for him by making it with his favorite color – your opinion would be much appreciated 🙂 I can't wait to see the finished project! Thanks so much for the beautiful free pattern!!
I think those would be perfect! 😀 Thank you so much Renee!
Thanks for your beautiful pattern. I made it for my sister's 5th Wedding anniversary so I made it with only 5 heart rings. Worked up nicely. Thanks again!
Oh what a great gift idea! 😀 Thank you so much Yvonne!
Hi 🙂 I was wondering if this could be done in just two colors? I have a lovely dark grey and a lavender color I would like to try it in, but unsure of how I would do it.
I am making the Circle of Love Afghan but I ran into a problem at round 15. Round 14 has 156 stitches. Round 15 instructs to doc in each around resulting in 168 stitches. If I'm making one stitch in each of 156 stitches, I end up with 156 stitches. Help! Thank you.
I am finishing this now for my room. Changed colors a tad. Was wondering if wanted to do bigger one I should just continue to increase by 2 sts till size need? My daughter wants one to cover her king size bed.
SO PRETTY!!! I can't wait to make this! I've been looking for a pattern for my nephew's Christmas present, and I think I found it! Made without the hearts, because, hello, nephew lol. But he will love the circle pattern! Thank you so much!!!
😀 Thank you so much Pamela!
I'm having a time with row 4. I can't figure out how to surround the heart row with the white. Do you have a video to show how it's done?
I'm afraid I don't, what part is tripping you up?
I love this blanket! I want to make it but I'm afraid it is above my skill level. I couldn't seem to find the skill level anywhere, am I missing it? I would love some feedback. Thank you!
Hi! I love the pattern and just finished the afghan. I had to use regular Red heart instead of 'with love' and I chose red, rose pink, soft white baby pink and black. its for valentines day birthday gift for my sister and she loves the black with the red hearts. I think its turned out great and ripples well. On most of the CH 2 stitches at the begining of each row I omitted and started with a double crochet when needed and my count came out fine. this also helped when making the hearts because the first heart of the round (with the CH 2) always looked noticeably bigger to me. Anyway love it so much! thx! How do I post a pic of my afghan?
sry the pinks I used were perfect pink and petal pink.
I had some trouble with getting the hearts to sort of line up with the fpdc in rows 3 through 5 but finally conquered it. Now I'm having problems with rows 12 through 14. The hearts do not line at all with the fpdc line. I can make them match, but then row 14 doesn't work. Please help cause I'm going crazy & I'm not a novice crocheter. I have done your stitches to start & stop each round so I am skipping over to the next stitch as well.
I can't really say what the problem is without being there I don't think. Can you be more specific?
It shoulds like perhaps your fpdc is a stitch too soon?
The first 2 sts, including the csdc, would be made in the stitch before the post stitch, as the ch 2 does not count as a stitch.
You can absolutely cut it if you prefer! 😀 Whatever works best for you!
Do you happen to have a chart?? I'm a lefty and I'm thinking like a right handed person but crocheting it left handed ?
I'm afraid not for this one – is there a particular part that's tripping you up that I can help with?
😀 Thank you so much Cheryl!! I'm honored!
Another gorgeous project added to my long, long list! I also love your descriptive story to this circle of love piece! Love your work and the passion you give it, Tamara!
😀 Thank you so much Caz!
Hi!! I'm almost done with this afghan. I think I have about 13 rounds left for the full size. I was reading the past posts and see that I wasn't the only one having problems with the fpdc stitches lining up properly. Now, I am a beginner crocheter… And this is my first huge project! I think I'm doing fairly well. I have one section where I somehow have two less stitches than the rest. Starting at row 41 or so, I have lost a stitch in each section between hearts, according to your instructions. However, I am managing to make it work. I think it's because I'm channeling my mom, who LOVED to crochet, and she needed only to look at something and could replicate it with no instructions!
I'm really loving this piece though and would love to send you a pic of my completed product to hear how you think I did!
could post a picture, but don't know how.
Hi Michele! Unfortunately I cannot host photos in comments, but you are welcome to share them on the Moogly Facebook page, or tag me @mooglyblog on Instagram! 🙂 Or shoot me a Ravelry message if you upload photos there! 🙂 I hope you're enjoying it!
Is there a way to download this file so that I can work from a printed copy?
I'm a newbie to crocheting but I'm really enjoying working this pattern. My question relates to the hearts. I'm just about ready to start my 3rd round of hearts but I'm noticing the hearts aren't really taking form. Could it be because I'm making the stitches too tight, too loose, or something else?
I don't know how I missed this until now but I love it! Will have to add to the convince the kids they need this list!
The hook size is listed as "J, mm" Quick question, how many mms are in a J hook? Is there a number that should be in that description ?~!
Hello. I'm just about to start this project. I wonder if there is a way to print just the pattern without all the ads.
Thanks so much for sharing this lovely pattern.
I found it! And it is printed. Thanks again for this lovely pattern.


Jones Fam - Stockton Dunes Shoot — Third Wheelin' Co.
For a while now I've been wanting to do a shoot at the Stockton dunes. They did not disappoint!! Having the Jones family out there in the dunes with their two little dogs Kransky and Pickles was so much fun.
David and Joanne are such an inspiring couple who hold their son and a sense of adventure close to their hearts. It was such an eye opening time for me as someone newly married and knowing that I'd love to raise a family in the future... Awesome people, awesome family dynamic and good vibes all round.
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Google heats up Brazilian music streaming market
Company launches service and charges the same as competitors Rdio, Deezer and Spotify
By Angelica Mari for Brazil Tech | November 19, 2014 -- 13:05 GMT (05:05 PST) | Topic: Google
Google has launched its music streaming offering in Brazil and is charging the same amount as competitors as well as two months free use of the service in order to attract users.
The monthly subscription plan for Google Play All Access Music costs R$14,90 ($5,70), the same amount charged by its competitors Deezer, Rdio and Spotify. In addition, a special offer valid until January 7 will give a R$2 discount to new users, as well as 60 days of use free of charge.
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The main difference between the Google service and its main competitor Spotify is that the former offers the integration of various resources, such as radio streaming according to musical taste and cloud storage for up to 20.000 tracks and access to them through up to four registered devices.
Google's music streaming service bills in the local currency, the real, and payments can be made with Brazilian cards. This is something that Spotify had been struggling with since its launch in May, as the company only made the transition from dollar to real payments in August.
Google's music partnerships director Ady Harley told newspaper O Estado de São Paulo that "if you cannot even charge in reais, you are not a product for the Brazilian population" and that the Google Play service is an "unbeatable offer" to people used to paying R$20 ($7) for CDs.
Back in September, the company made its Google Play music service available for free in a pre-launch scheme limited to Galaxy S4, Galaxy S5 and Galaxy Tab S users, as well as the Galaxy Note 4, for a six-month period.
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Class: Class of 1900 | Pos: A, A
2011-2012 35 10
Career Totals: 53 11
03/30/2012 vs. Jordan-Elbridge W 17-4 3 2 — — — —
04/04/2012 vs. LaFayette L 5-8 — 1 — — — —
04/05/2012 @ Manlius Pebble Hill W 20-2 2 — — — — —
04/12/2012 @ Tully W 11-6 1 — — — — —
04/17/2012 vs. Cazenovia L 6-7 2 — — — — —
04/20/2012 @ Homer L 5-13 2 — — — — —
04/25/2012 @ Bishop Ludden W 18-0 3 — — — — —
04/26/2012 vs. Onondaga W 19-4 4 1 — — — —
05/01/2012 @ Jordan-Elbridge W 14-10 4 1 — — — —
05/06/2012 @ LaFayette L 6-10 1 1 — — — —
05/08/2012 vs. Marcellus L 7-8 2 — — — — —
05/11/2012 @ Cazenovia L 7-8 4 — — — — —
05/14/2012 vs. Westhill W 6-3 1 1 — — — —
05/16/2012 vs. Christian Brothers Academy L 11-12 2 2 — — — —
05/24/2012 @ Homer L 3-9 2 — — — — —
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The UN's Global Goal 3 is about ensuring good health and well-being, and calls for universal health care coverage. This UK aid-funded project has had a huge impact on reducing the numbers of children from dying from entirely preventable causes, showing just what a difference free access to health care makes. But there's so much more to do. Join us to find out more about UK Aid take action to achieve the UN's Global Goals here.
Every year, hundreds of thousands of children in Nigeria do not live to see their fifth birthday, often because of vulnerability to diseases that are entirely preventable and treatable.
According to the Nigeria Demographic Health Survey the under-5 mortality rate in Nigeria was 132 per 1,000 live births in 2018 — meaning that 1 in 8 Nigerian children never reach the age of 5. By comparison, in England and Wales, the infant mortality rate is 3.8 per 1,000 live births.
Part of the issue is that in remote, rural communities, families are often unable to access health care centres in time for their children to get treatment.
That's what happened to farmer Ntom Emmanuel, who spoke to the nonprofit Christian Aid about his experiences with access to health care.
He described how, when his 3-year-old daughter Laadi contracted malaria, he wasn't able to take her to hospital because flooding during the rainy season had cut off their route.
Without access to medicine, he resorted to giving his daughter herbal remedies, but she didn't survive. By the time he raised the necessary funds for medical care, and when the river subsided so he could carry her to the health centre, Laadi was too weak to respond to treatment, he said.
Now Emmanuel works with a Community Development Committee set up by Christian Aid's Partnership for Improved Child Health (PICH) project.
He volunteers to give advice to other families in his situation; informing them about the free health care available. He has also helped to construct bridges so the community is less isolated, and is better able to reach larger health centres when there is flooding.
Christian Aid ran the project from September 2016 to September 2019, working with local health organisations in Nigeria's south-west Benue State, to target diseases like malaria, pneumonia, and diarrhoea. Benue State has child mortality rates above the already high national average for Nigeria, the NGO explains.
Image: A community health worker for the PICH project in action. Christian Aid/Olusegun Oladejo.
Their model during the 3-year programme was about bringing health care to people, rather than forcing families to travel long distances for straightforward care.
By training almost 1,000 local people to provide treatment at home, they "aimed to provide faster treatment for simple issues, creating faster referral and more capacity at the health centre to deal with complicated issues," the charity explained.
The project was match-funded by UK aid — the UK's budget allocated to overseas development and ending extreme poverty — and reached over 369,000 infants with lifesaving treatment, and provided training to nearly 1,000 community health workers to continue their work.
They worked with the local Jireh Doo Foundation and Ohonyeta Care Givers to provide the training — together treating 210,000 under-5s for malaria, 60,000 for pneumonia, and 51,000 for diarrhoea.
Like Emmanuel, Monica and Oga Ejeh also had an infant daughter who died from malaria because they were too far from their nearest health facility, but when their 6-month-old son Sunday contracted the same disease, they were in a better situation.
Because of the PICH project, a Christian Aid-trained community health volunteer was available to test Sunday for malaria and provide a course of treatment, Sunday recovered, and is now 18 months old.
"Whenever I think of the free services and medicines provided by Christian Aid, I always remember my daughter, she would have been here now," Monica told the charity.
Christian Aid is now advocating at a national and state level in Nigeria to establish a legal framework for health insurance coverage, and is calling on the government to sustain and finance the PICH programme beyond the current funding. To date, this has resulted in the signing of the national and Benue State health insurance bills, the organisation said.
This story is part of a new series from Global Citizen called "UK Aid Works" — a collection of stories about health care development projects supported by Britain's aid budget, collated by Action for Global Health UK (AfGH), an influential membership network convening more than 50 organisations working in global health.
In September, the Department for International Development (DfID) merged with the Foreign Office (FCO) to form the Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office (FCDO). At a time when the future of poverty-focused aid is under threat, it's crucial that we hold onto programmes like these that focus on the world's most vulnerable people. These stories are about the types of initiatives that we must strive to protect. You can check out more stories like this here — and call on the foreign secretary to ensure that aid is transparent and accountable here.
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This UK Aid Project Has Saved Hundreds of Thousands of Children's Lives in Nigeria


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Character Lessons from Football
Author: Jackson Michael Published on: July 21, 2020 Published in: Blog
This post summarizes an edition of The Game Before the Money Podcast. New episodes are released each Tuesday. Many episodes include interviews with NFL legends. You can listen and subscribe on your favorite podcast app. A playable transcription is provided below.
Character and Leadership Lessons from 1970s NFL Football
You often hear that football teaches character values and leadership. What are character values learned from football? This episode of The Game before the Money Podcast focuses on four character and leadership traits I learned from watching NFL football and speaking with former NFL players.
The four football leadership lessons in this podcast are gleaned from in-game examples from Hall of Famers like Fred Biletnikoff and Terry Bradshaw. They also look at the career stories of Hall of Famers like Jack Lambert and Cliff Harris. Finally, we get some advice from Pro Football Hall of Fame lineman Joe DeLamielleure.
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Here is a Table of Contents for the podcast:
[00:02:11] Leadership and Character Lessons from Football
[00:03:34] Sometimes You Have to Get Your Hands Dirty
[00:04:31] Toss it Up and See What Happens
[00:06:28] You Can Make It If You Try
[00:07:41] Bloom Where You're Planted
[00:08:58] Four Leadership and Character Traits from Football
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Hi, everybody, welcome to "The Game before the Money Podcast".
Four leadership and character lessons from 1970s NFL football.
Hi, everybody, I'm Jackson Michael, author of The Game Before the Money. Voices of the Men Who Built the NFL that's available on Amazon.com.
You can also check out my Web site. The game before the Money.com. A little while back, I started coming out with five minutes of football history on every Tuesday on the game before the Money podcast. I'm modifying that a little bit from now on the game before the money podcast will appear every Tuesday. No matter what the topic, I'll still be posting feature podcasts with NFL Legends. Got one coming up with Karl Mecklenburg of the Denver Broncos, one with Roger Zatkoff from the 1957 NFL champion Detroit Lions. I also have a three part series coming up with Upton Bell, son of NFL Commissioner Bert Bell, and he'll share memories of three games that changed the NFL, the nineteen forty eight NFL championship game, the 1958 NFL championship game and Super Bowl three. All three of those games happened 10 years apart, and Upton was at all three. So a bit of a change for the game before the Money podcast.
But we're still going to put out great content. And of course, as always, we're going to focus on NFL legends. And we've got a lot of great podcasts coming up with former NFL players and coaches and former college greats as well.
Leadership and Character Lessons from Football
In this episode, we'll look for leadership and character lessons from 1970s NFL football. I thought this would be pretty fun. And in the preface to the book, The Game Before The Money, I mentioned that I learned a lot of life lessons from the legendary greats I interviewed. And so I thought I'd share a few of them with you here because life imitates football.
You get knocked down, you get back up, you struggle, but you overcome. Sometimes. Well, you just have to punt. The 1970s were a golden era for the NFL in the days before multi-million dollar contracts. I heard Terry Bradshaw just mentioned that his largest contract was for three hundred thousand dollars. The fields weren't meticulously groomed like they are today. Many turned into mud pits on rainy Sunday afternoons, and some locker rooms simply had a nail to hang your jersey by. A lot of times you hear about learning character through football. A lot of players harnessed the struggle you witnessed on the gridiron and they applied it to life. And the teachings ring as true today as they did through the fuzzy reception of 1970s televisions that we enjoyed watching the NFL on.
Sometimes You Have to Get Your Hands Dirty
The first life lesson from 1970s NFL football is sometimes you've got to get your hands dirty or sticky. We mentioned the Muddy Fields. 1970S football also included a gooey, sticky substance called stickum. Receivers like Fred Biletnikoff slathered stick them on. And it was so messy that Biletnikoff needed help tearing wrappers off the Juicy Fruit and Wrigley spearmint gum that he liked to chew during games. Biletnikoff's teammate Lester Hayes plastered himself in Stickum, smearing it on his hands, His jersey, his helmet, sometimes. Lester Hayes' over use of stickum partly led to the league banning the substance. However, the lesson that you need to do what you need to do to get the job done, that still sticks even to this day.
Toss it Up and See What Happens
A second life lesson you can take from 1970s football is sometimes you got to toss it up and see what happens. The Steelers trailed the Raiders seven to six in the 1972 AFC divisional playoff. Time allotted for one more play. And quarterback Terry Bradshaw rolled away from the pressure of three Raider linemen. And Bradshaw flung the ball up as Horace Jones crashed into him. And the ball took a famously controversial trajectory into the arms of Steeler Franco Harris. And the Steelers rookie raced over the goal line for the game winning score. Raiders quarterback Ken Stabler followed suit in the 1974 playoffs against the Miami Dolphins, and with thirty five seconds left, Dolphin lineman Vern Den Herder tripped Stabler. As Stabler fell forward, he flung the ball towards the end zone where teammate Clarence Davis stood amongst three defenders and somehow Davis came down with the ball to win the game. The Dallas Cowboys might have been watching that day because a couple of years later, in the nineteen seventy five divisional playoff at Minnesota. With less than 30 seconds left, quarterback Roger Staubach, launched a ball that sailed nearly 60 yards in the air and Drew Pearson caught the ball and waltzed into the end zone. And the Cowboys won 21 to 17. Now, these iconic plays known respectively as the Immaculate Reception, the Sea of Hands and the Hail Mary, let us know that sometimes our last desperate attempt can be our most successful.
So hang in there. And I know a couple of those endings are still controversial, but it still shows that you can be successful. Sometimes you get lucky.
You Can Make It If You Try
Which brings us to lesson number three. You can make it if you try. That's not just true in Sly and the Family Stone songs. A number of NFL stars from the 1970s came from small colleges. Terry Bradshaw hailed from Louisiana Tech. He wasn't the only one without a major program pedigree to make it to the Hall of Fame. Jack Lambert, Bradshaw's teammate, came from Kent State. Walter Payton and Robert Brazile laced up cleats at Jackson State, Brazile's Houston Oiler teammate Elvin Bethea scrapped his way to Canton from North Carolina A&T Other 1970s NFL stars from small schools include Cliff Harris, the Dallas Cowboys star who first played for the Ouachita Baptist Tigers. He'll be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame with the 2020 class. And also Billy White Shoes, Johnson, a member of the NFL 100 all time team, made it all the way from Division three Widener. Just because you start small doesn't mean you'll end up there.
And that kind of leads into lesson number four. Bloom where you're planted. Hall of Famer Joe DeLamielleure told me that his mother instilled this in him.
The NFL stars of the 1970s didn't enjoy free agency like today's stars. The team who drafted you out of college owned your rights. You couldn't negotiate a contract leveraging other offers from other teams even after your original contract expired. You could play out your option. That's another story for another day. So you might end up on a losing team and in Joe DeLamielleure's case, he played for the lowly Buffalo Bills at the unsung position of offensive guard. And still, he won the award for the NFL is best offensive lineman on a team that only won two games. So maybe you're not working at the Fortune 500 company of your dreams, but still blooming where you're planted will help you succeed. When you get there, DeLamielleure, of course, a Hall of Famer ended up playing with two NFL MVPs, one in Buffalo and one in Cleveland.
Four Leadership and Character Traits from Football
So remember these four leadership and character lessons from 1970s NFL football one. Sometimes you need to get your hands dirty, do the hard work, too. Sometimes you just have to toss it up and see what happens. Three, it doesn't matter if you start small, you can still make it. If you try and four bloom where you're planted, do great things where you are now and be ready to do great things where you end up.
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This card is an Atlantic City card from post WWII. This was the place to be! Somewhere in this crowd are my Mom and Dad, meeting for the first time on Chelsea Avenue Beach. If you look closely you might find them! In this card you can imagine the vibrancy and excitement of a changed world. It's colorful yet realistic of the times after WWII.
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What Are The Chances Of The Indian Team Reaching The Finals Of The World Test Championship? Here See The Latest Points Table
World Test Championship Points Table: The first test match between South Africa and England was played at Lord's. In this match, South Africa defeated England by an innings and 12 runs. With this victory, South Africa has reached the top of the World Test Championship points table. This is South Africa's sixth win in 8 matches of the World Test Championship. In this way, with 75 points, South Africa is at number one in the World Test Championship points table.
Current status of teams in World Test Championship
Australia is at number two after South Africa in the World Test Championship points table. Australia has 70 points in the World Test Championship. At the same time, apart from this, Sri Lanka is third with 53.33 points while India is at number four with 52.08 points. Actually, the Indian team will play 6 more test matches in the World Test Championship, if the Indian team is successful in winning all its matches, then it can reach 68.5 points. Whereas the South African team will play 7 more Test matches. If South Africa is able to win 5 matches in the remaining 7 matches, then it will be 73.33 points, but if it is successful in winning all the matches, then South African team can reach 86.66 points.
So does Team India have a chance?
At the same time, if we talk about Australia, then it can reach a maximum of 84.21 points. Australia still has 9 more matches to play in the World Test Championship. If the Kangaroo team wins 6 matches, then it will have 68.42 points, in this situation also the Australian team will be ahead of India with 68.42 points. Sri Lanka have to play 4 more matches in the World Test Championship, if the Sri Lankan team wins all their four matches, then its points will be 66.66. However, looking at the current points table of the World Test Championship, it can be said that the 3-Test series between South Africa and Australia is going to be important for India as well.
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Donation of blood is a gesture of goodwill and care for the fellow human beings. There is no gift more valuable than a Gift of Blood, as it is actually a Gift of Life for the person who receives it.
Thousands of patients die in Bangladesh only for shortage of blood every single year. The nightmare for the rush and hunt for a bag of clean fresh blood haunts them who suffered, those who needed blood for him/herself or for his/her relatives or for his /her nearest one. Badhan is extending the helping hands for all in need for fresh blood only voluntarily.
The dream of this organization is to create such a group where thousands of graduate/post graduate level students would be 'all time free' to donate blood for the patients and thus help save thousands of endangered lives around the country. Since the establishment, it is working with own spirit and ideology despite many starting up difficulties. In course of time with support from the fellow members and activists, it is now among the leading humanitarian organisations in Bangladesh. It is the biggest voluntary organization working in our educational institutions.
We have to go back 10 years in the timeline from now to know about the inception of Badhan. The nimbus of Badhan was created at a tiny corner of Shahidullah Hall of the University of Dhaka in 1997. On 24th October, 1997 the first committee was formed consisting of 27 members and the first free blood grouping test was done. One may ask why it was started from Shahidullah Hall and why not other halls? As the answer we may draw your attention to the fact that if you visit Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) you will see that it only takes few minutes to reach Shahidullah Hall and Fazlul Haq Hall from DMCH.
The relatives of the admitted patients used to come to these halls from DMCH to request for help as these two halls were located very near the hospital. The students of these two halls used to donate blood on their own at the request of patients and their relatives. The pioneers behind the concept of Badhan felt that there should be an organised way to help the distressed people, to motivate more students for donating blood and so on. From that noble thought Badhan was born.
By 2000, all the halls of DU came under its operation, Amar Ekushey and Fazilatunnesa Mujib Hall came under operation in 2001. Then this concept quickly began to spread among other educational institutions. By 2000 BUET, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Carmichael College Rangpur started operation. Then Dhaka College, Bangladesh College of Leather Technology, Tangail Sadat College and Govt. College Rangpur started operation in corresponding areas.
Can you imagine every year thousands of patients die in Bangladesh only for shortage of fresh and safe blood? We only need around 400,000 bags of blood every year. Minimum 20 million of our population (Out of 140 Million) is fit both physically and medically and are capable of donating blood thrice a year! If only 0.02% of this population donates blood only once per year, our blood demand would be fulfilled!! If only 0.01% of the capable population donates twice a year it could result the same! (A capable person can donate three times per year!!) We are so unfortunate that we are failing to achieve this easy goal for the lack of proper awareness and social movement because of some illogical fear and superstitions surrounding donating blood.
b) To find and match available donors for patients and arrange specific donations for the specific patients.
e) To help other organization/institutions working or intending to work in this field.
Besides the above major activities, Badhan always responds quickly in any emergency like flood, cold waves etc.
Halls and colleges are the functional units. It has unit executive committees and activists who maintain a network in respective halls or colleges and through this network of person-to-person communication they search and match fresh and safe blood donors for patients instantly.
Halls of the same public university form a zone to maintain internal relationship and to regulate the units. Each zone has executive committee and members of zonal committees come from units, three from each unit (one zonal representative and president & secretary of hall unit by default).
Badhan has central committee headed by central president and secretary. Four members of each zonal committee (two central representatives and president & secretary by default) make the central committee.
All of the members of any executive committee have to be current students.
The units that are not within any zone are independent units and they are regulated and maintained directly by the central committee. These units have central observers in central committee to coordinate with them.
The organization has Advisors, Honorable members who are selected from senior and ex-workers. Each executive committee has advisors and special members are those who were not directly involved but have been giving continuous support.
Badhan is working in the important educational institutions of the country. Public universities and post graduate colleges having hostel facilities near hospitals or medical institution are the target areas. First of all it tries to find some students of a particular institution who are energetic and intending to serve the society. Then it forms a group with them. This group starts to motivate others to donate blood and with the help of other fellows of Badhan create a database of all students of the institution/hostel/hall. If it is found that major portion of the students do not know their blood group, then it arranges free blood grouping program with the permission and help of the administration of the institution.
Once the database is made, Badhan fellows create a network of personal communication with probable donors, motivate them and match donors for specific patients. Once the system is switched on, some Badhan workers memorize the blood groups of members their last date of donation and next date of donation! This information is also maintained in black and white. They also use computers to make the database more effective.
All the year round Badhan fellows continuously motivate possible donors by man-to-man contact, by arranging motivational programs etc. Interestingly, in most of the institutions Badhan fellows are known as Roktochosa (Blood Sucker) or Vampire, Dracula, etc for their constant search for blood!!
It is good to know that most of the medical institutions know these volunteers addresses and refer patients to them for blood.
Moreover Badhan fellows arrange vaccination program for Hepatitis-A, Hepatitis-B, Typhoid, and Tetanus and also organizes some other health related awareness programs like awareness about Blood transmitted diseases, etc. For safe blood you need safe donor and these programs help to create safe donors.
Safe Blood is one that doesn't harm the receiver and the donor as well; is free from infective agents or other harmful agents. In a general sense, blood from a person bearing sound health having no infection/infectious deceases that have ideal percentage of blood components may be considered as safe blood. All blood is tested before transfusion for infective agents.
Motivation and awareness are the keys for voluntary blood donation. Badhan emphasizes a lot on motivation. It organizes free grouping test with the intention of creating mass awareness. The workers believe that if anyone comes to them for blood grouping the motivation team might motivate that person for donating blood. So in 2004 they tested blood group of around 24,000 people. In 2005, the number increased to about 35,000. Keep in mind this test has been free of cost. Badhan is the only organization in Bangladesh that does grouping test free.
The number of bags donated in 2004 was 10,300 (aprox.) in 2005 it was 17,000 bags (aprox.). These are the number that has been registered in the database of Badhan, but it does not reflect the original number in which the donors were motivated by Badhan. Sometimes the motivated donors donate blood on their own; this type of donation is not included in the database. So the actual number of donation made, motivated by Badhan is way above the countable figure.
Unlike the others working in the field of blood donation, Badhan works with its own pace and passion in organizing the donation of fresh blood. It's better to transfuse blood as early as possible after collection. However it takes one to several hours to make some necessary examinations, which are prerequisite for transfusion. It's better to use fresh blood for all kind of operations and other requirements. For performing heart surgery, kidney dialysis, cesarean operation, and fresh blood is a must. For dengue patients, thalassemea patient, patients with hemophilia must use fresh blood. Now a days, in our country fresh blood is more preferable in all cases to stored Blood.
According to various medical researches fresh blood is much better in all cases than stored blood. This is why Badhan is working for fresh blood only.
If you need blood for your patient do not hesitate to ask for Badhan's help. Its volunteers will try their level best to get your desired blood. But there is an important matter; you have to come with the blood requisition form duly signed by the physician / Hospital personnel. You can come to any unit of the organization. You don't need to know the address of volunteers, just come to the Hall / Colleges near you and ask anyone to find Badhan members or volunteers. Most of the units have notice boards at the main gate mentioning the addresses of the volunteers.
Moreover, Badhan's Central and Dhaka University Zonal office at TSC, Ground floor, Dhaka University is open every day from 6.00 pm to 9.00 pm. You can feel free to go to any unit or to central office to get assistance or to know about it.
Whenever someone comes to ask for blood, Badhan workers search their database for possible donors, if found then they are asked if he/she can donate right now? Sometimes a donor is not nearby, or he/she is ill. If anyone agrees to donate then he/ she is told to go to the hospital to meet the patient or relatives and the doctor. Almost in every situation the donor does not know the person before for whom he/she would donates blood. They donate blood to the patient irrespective of culture, religion and age. The only motive works is to respond to the call of humanity.
This is a large organization and as such financing resources are necessary to conduct its operation. There are various sources. The sources are members' contribution, ex-members / advisors donations, Hall / College / University administrations financial assistance, other persons / organizations donation through advisors, advertisement in the yearly souvenir, vaccination programs. All of the funds are utilized in the regular programs i.e. for free blood grouping motivational programs and for other administrative expenses. Many of its units have no fund. Other units / zones / central committee always extend helping hand for those units to undertake a program. Sometimes even zone and central committee is out of fund. That time units who have little fund help zone / central to perform a program. Badhan is very clear in its source of fund and its expenditure.
Although fresh blood donation and motivation for donation is the prime activity, Badhan always responds to the call of suffering humanity, such as flood affected people. For example, during the floods in 1998 Badhan was a very small organization but in spite of its size and many difficulties it took steps to distribute relief materials among the flood affected people around Dhaka city as well as among the people of remote areas like Laksam and Comilla. Moreover Badhan volunteers worked voluntarily in various food making, saline packaging programs of various organizations.
Considering the emergency during the devastating floods in 2004 initially its volunteers worked in various food-making projects of other organizations of DU & BUET campus. As flood situation further worsened, Badhan decided to start a large-scale relief activity on its own. Though it did not have enough financial strength but it had the commitment. Each of its unit, zones and workers were called to participate in the relief work. It had a relief camp set up in its TSC office (during the flood period). People of all classes of the society responded spontaneously. With the collected fund it distributed relief in Rupgonj upazilla, Ullapara, Sirajgonj and Manikgonj. Moreover, volunteers took part in the saline making project of Dhaka University Authority.
By this time Badhan had a successful communication with "SpaandanB" (for more, visit www.SpaandanB.org ) and Japan-Bangla Group (for more, visit www.japan-bangla.net). Both of these organizations worked with Badhan in distributing relief among distressed people and rehabilitation program. Successful rehabilitation program has been done in Manikganj and Lalmonirhat.
1) Most of the donors donate blood in various hospitals, Blood centers, etc. Services provide by govt. hospital blood banks are far lower in standard. Collecting blood is hectic, time consuming and some times the donors have to travel far to donate. On the contrary private blood centers are very costly for poor patients.
2) Badhan wants to centralize its donation system for better service.
3) It wants a blood transfusion center, not a conventional Blood Bank. Badhan doesn't want long time preservation of blood rather wants very short time storage system where donors will donate fast. Blood donated by the donors will be examined, sealed as transferable cross-checked with patients and then delivered within a short period. The future plan of Badhan is to spread its activities all over the country. It will work until it reaches and maintain the goal, which is "No one dies for crisis of blood". This organization is also ready to work in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Govt. of Bangladesh, World Health Organization (WHO) and other organizations in the field of voluntary blood donation, motivation and any other humanitarian work. Its army of volunteers is ready to work in any place under any circumstances for the sake of humanity. It also requests the media, both electronic and print, to motivate people in their own way. Badhan believes that the concerned government agencies should undertake measures to discourage selling of blood by professional sellers. This would help bring down the rates of infection among the patients who are often deceived by some corrupt staff of hospitals all over the country. Donation of blood is a gesture of goodwill and care for the fellow human beings. There is no gift more valuable than a Gift of Blood, as it is actually a Gift of Life for the person who receives it.
Please be a voluntary donor. You can either donate blood directly for a specific patient through us or at a blood center or at any of the mobile donor session organized by the blood service.
If you are yet to donate blood, just think that as many times you denied doing so, as many mothers / fathers / sisters / brothers / and babies died!!! Died only for shortage of one bag of blood, which you could easily donate! Think and take speedy decision for a noble humanitarian cause, decision to save a life, decision to save a family, decision to give some extra moments to a human being, decision to serve the society, decision to serve the suffering humanity!
The writer acknowledges to all the members of Badhan, also expresses his gratitude to A. S. M. Moynul Morsad, Taslima Rawshan and Amanat Ahmed for their cooperation.


This week's email is headed with a picture of the war-torn city of Aleppo. Once a world heritage site, this ancient town is all but destroyed. Our title is taken from our Old Testament reading where the author laments the destruction of Jerusalem: "How lonely sits the city that once was full of people! … She weeps bitterly in the night…" In our service this week, we will remember those who are refugees, through war, famine, and disease. We will pray for them, and look to God for answers!
This Sunday's readings are Lamentations 1:1-4, 3:19-26, 2 Timothy 1:1-2, 8-14, and Luke 17:5-10, and we will be singing the hymns All People that on Earth do Dwell, Beauty for Brokenness, For the Bread Which You Have Broken, and I the Lord of Sea and Sky! The readings can be found via this link!
Meanwhile, you have a chance to join in Zumba!!! All are welcome to join us in Zumba on Wednesday at 5 p.m. here in the church! It will last about an hour. No previous experience is needed and Andy Ong will be leading the class. All ages and fitnesses welcome! Come and join the fun!
And slightly further ahead, Nate Tipton is exploring the start of a discussion group "Theology on Tap." This is a forum where a group of people, from All Saints and elsewhere, can discuss a theological issue over a pint of beer, or other beverage, in a relaxed setting. Initially it may meet once a month on a Friday night. If you might be interested, speak to Nate or me.
More money talk at All Saints, Chiang Mai! In this week's New Testament reading Paul writes that the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. What does this mean to us? Nate Tipton will be preaching this Sunday – come and find out what he has to say!
This Sunday's readings are Amos 6:1a, 4-7, 1 Timothy 6:6-12, and Luke 16:19-31, and we will be singing the hymns O Worship the King, Give Thanks with a Grateful Heart, Be Thou My Vision, and What a Friend We Have in Jesus! The readings can be found via this link!
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This week's Old Testament reading is from the Book of Exodus, and is a very troubling passage where God is shown threatening to destroy his people with fire for their worshipping of the Golden Calf. He only "changes his mind" when Moses pleads that this will look very bad to the Egyptians. How do we handle such passages in their contrast with our Gospel reading where Jesus talks of God searching for the lost sheep? This week my sermon will attempt to answer this question.
Meanwhile, this Sunday we will all share a potluck lunch. We haven't had one for a while, and it will give everyone a chance to get reacquainted following the summer when so many people were travelling. Just bring a dish to share, and feel free to invite your friends or anyone who hasn't been for a while!
There is a great new opportunity coming up for those who are interested in some quiet time away in God's presence. The following retreats will be facilitated by our church member Ann-Christin Salomonsson. They all have a contemplative style.
This Sunday's readings are Exodus 32:7-14, 1 Timothy 1:12-17, and Luke 15:1-10, and we will be singing the hymns All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name, Come Down, O Love Divine, I will offer up my life, and Christ is made the Sure Foundation! The readings can be found via this link!


The World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) have teamed up to address the issue of climate change. Their latest plan involves using economic leverage in harmony with the technical assistance of private organizations to effect changes that the United Nations simply cannot achieve on its own.
Nations around the world have begun to sign the Paris agreement on climate change. The Paris agreement was an initiative led by the United Nations by which the nations of the world are supposed to reduce their respective emissions of greenhouse gases.
Of course, as ground breaking as the agreement is, many fear it will not go far enough. The World Bank and the IMF, among other groups, believe that cutting the signature nations' emissions enough to actually have the necessary effect on climate change will simply not be possible without a financial component. These groups believe the answer lies in forcing polluter nations to pay for the carbon dioxide they emit.
The World Bank sees this objective as running in parallel with its primary mission of combating global poverty. According to a 2015 World Bank report, if left unchecked, climate change could push more than 100 million people below the poverty line by 2030. "We cannot poison the planet and thrive," Kim said.
To that end, the World Bank has already created a "Carbon Finance Unit" to aid nations trying to find ways to put a price on carbon. The Bank has already enrolled 18 emerging economies – including China – into the program. It hopes to link the program to the nations that have agreed to sign the Paris agreement to create a global carbon trading market.
Similarly, the IMF is also providing information to nations about how best to set up carbon pricing systems, in part as a means to help financially strapped nations to improve their own revenues.


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Ben Shapiro's Website May Buy Glenn Beck's Website
February 13, 2018 By Josh Nathan-Kazis
The owners of the Ben Shapiro-helmed conservative news website The Daily Wire are in talks to buy Glenn Beck's conservative news website The Blaze, according to a report in The Daily Beast.
Shapiro's site is owned by the Wilks family, conservative Texan billionaires who made their fortune in fracking. Beck's outlets have struggled in recent years, as Beck's own profile has dimmed.
"TheBlaze welcomed us to the space as allies from the beginning, and we're always looking for ways to strengthen our partnerships with our allies," Shapiro told The Daily Beast.
Shapiro, who defected from the conservative mega-site Breitbart in 2016, is a leading anti-Trump conservative. The Wilks family backed Ted Cruz in the 2016 Republican primaries.
Beck was a prominent conservative commentator during the Obama presidency, working as a highly-rated Fox News host at the peak of his influence. The Blaze suffered mass layoffs late last year.
Contact Josh Nathan-Kazis at nathankazis@forward.com or on Twitter, @joshnathankazis.
This story "Ben Shapiro's Website May Buy Glenn Beck's Website" was written by Josh Nathan-Kazis.


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import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Date;
import java.util.LinkedHashSet;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Locale;
import java.util.Set;

import org.json.JSONException;
import org.json.JSONObject;

import android.content.Context;
import android.content.SharedPreferences;
import android.preference.PreferenceManager;
import android.text.TextUtils;
import android.util.Log;

import com.coolweather.app.db.CoolWeatherDB;
import com.coolweather.app.model.City;
import com.coolweather.app.model.County;
import com.coolweather.app.model.Province;

public class DatabaseUtils {

	public static final String COMMA_SYMBOL_EN = ",";
	public static final String VERTICAL_LINE = "\\|";
	private static List<String> lst = new ArrayList<String>();

	/**
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	public static String findWeatherCode(String response) {
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				return array[1];
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			}
		} else {
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		}
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	 * 将天气信息保存到SharePerence中
	 * @param context
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	 * @param temp2
	 * @param weatherDesp
	 * @param publishTime
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	public static void saveWeatherInfo(Context context, String cityName,
			String weatherCode, String temp1, String temp2, String weatherDesp, String publishTime) {
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		SharedPreferences prefs = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(context);
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		editor.putBoolean("city_selected", true);
		editor.putString("city_name", cityName);
		editor.putString("weather_code", weatherCode);
		editor.putString("weather_desp", weatherDesp);
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		if(!TextUtils.isEmpty(response)) {
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A number of factors will affect the award of child custody in New Jersey case, including some obvious factors like the fitness of the parents, the needs of the child, and the relationship of the parents with the child. In addition, a less considered but no less important factor that a court will consider is any history of domestic violence in the family. To best understand how domestic violence affects child custody, we must first understand what domestic violence is and how child custody is awarded before we can put the two pieces together.
Domestic violence is the commission of a certain underlying act on another by a person who has a close relationship with that other person. The close relationship may be between spouses, former spouses, boyfriends and girlfriends, or some other family members. The acts that constitute domestic violence include, but are not limited to, assault, harassment, stalking, and homicide.
If you read anything about child custody in the state of New Jersey you will probably see the phrase "the best interest of the child" more times than you can count. That is because "the best interest of the child" is the standard that a New Jersey court will apply to issues of child custody. That means that when a court must decide an issue of child custody, the guiding principle that it will make a determination based upon is what it feels is in the best interest of the child. To many, what constitutes "the best interest of the child" is a bit vague. For this reason, we must look to established New Jersey case law that provides examples of what the best interest of the child may be.
A provision of the New Jersey Prevention of Domestic Violence statute states that when considering temporary custody of a child, the court will presume that the best interests of the child is served by an award of custody to the non-abusive parent. This presumption means that the court will begin with assuming that the custody of the child should go to the non-abuser, though the statute does not require that custody go to that parent if other factors indicate the other parent will best serve the needs of the child. However, a parent convicted of domestic violence will have a difficult time of obtaining custody of a child because overcoming the burden of a domestic violence conviction in obtaining permanent child custody is very difficult.
A domestic violence conviction has serious implications on the custody of children. If your family is dealing with a child custody case and a domestic violence situation is involved it is important to speak with an attorney. If you have any questions concerning domestic violence and child custody call the Law Offices of Peter Van Aulen, at (201) 845-7400 for a free comprehensive in office consultation regarding your case today.


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Preliminary in vitro toxicological evaluation of a series of 2-pyridylcarboxamidrazone candidate anti-tuberculosis compounds: II
Michael D. Coleman*, Daniel L. Rathbone, Catriona R. Endersby, Melanie C. Hovey, Katy J. Tims, Peter A. Lambert, David C. Billington
Aston Pharmacy School
Pharmacology & Translational Neuroscience Research Group (PTNRG)
Aston Research Centre for Healthy Ageing
College of Health and Life Sciences
Pharmaceutical & Clinical Pharmacy Research Group (PCPRG)
The in vitro toxicity of two amidrazones I [N1-(3-benzyloxy-4-methoxybenzylidene)-pyridine-2-carboxamidrazone] and II [N1-(4-benzyloxy-3-methoxybenzylidene)-pyridine-2-carboxamidrazone] and their precursors PI (3-benzyloxy-4-methoxybenzaldehyde) and PII (4-benzyloxy-3-methoxybenzaldehyde) was determined using a rat liver metabolism system with human mononuclear leucocytes (MNL) as target cells. The minimum inhibitory concentration for I and II was determined to be between 4 and 8 μg/ml against Mycobacteria fortuitum. In direct contact with human MNL at three concentrations, only II and isoniazid (INH) were significantly more toxic compared with control at 100 and 200 μM. With rat microsomes, INH and PII at 50 μM showed significant toxicity. In the two compartment system without a metabolising system, INH and II were significantly more toxic compared with control and I. In the presence of the metabolising system, INH and PI were more toxic than control and INH was more toxic compared with I. II was not significantly more toxic than control. INH caused more cell death in the presence of the metabolising system compared with its absence. Less toxic compared with INH, compound I has shown promise for future development as an antituberculosis drug.
Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology
Amidrazones
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Antitubercular Chemistry 100%
Toxicology Medicine & Life Sciences 76%
benzylvanillin Medicine & Life Sciences 65%
Tuberculosis Medicine & Life Sciences 64%
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Poisons Medicine & Life Sciences 58%
Mononuclear Leukocytes Medicine & Life Sciences 35%
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Coleman, M. D., Rathbone, D. L., Endersby, C. R., Hovey, M. C., Tims, K. J., Lambert, P. A., & Billington, D. C. (2000). Preliminary in vitro toxicological evaluation of a series of 2-pyridylcarboxamidrazone candidate anti-tuberculosis compounds: II. Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology, 8(3), 167-172. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1382-6689(00)00037-5
Coleman, Michael D. ; Rathbone, Daniel L. ; Endersby, Catriona R. ; Hovey, Melanie C. ; Tims, Katy J. ; Lambert, Peter A. ; Billington, David C. / Preliminary in vitro toxicological evaluation of a series of 2-pyridylcarboxamidrazone candidate anti-tuberculosis compounds: II. In: Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology. 2000 ; Vol. 8, No. 3. pp. 167-172.
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This is fusion. On a list of collaborations you never knew were eternally meant to be until you hear them, Jamaica's legendary rhythm section of Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare first joined with Norwegian trumpeter Nils Petter Molvaer for a series of gigs (followed by a full tour) in 2015, combining the Riddim Twins' hot, laid back dub reggae with Molvaer's ice cool Scandinavian jazz. Three years later, the album is released.
Opener If I Gave You My Love unfolds with a melancholy worthy of late Miles Davis, as Molvaer trades sparse licks with Eivind Aarset's violining guitar over an expansive groove, with Dunbar's trademark delay augmentations built on with some lush synth orchestrations courtesy of the aptly-named Vladislav Delay. The Scandinavian trio step back briefly as Robbie Shakespeare takes lead vocal duties on How Long, coming back in with a force halfway through, leading to beautiful cacophony of White Scarf In The Mist as the quintet's improvisations seamlessly undulate around the FX-laden waves of Molvaer's skanking trumpet. The jauntiness of Strange Bright Crowd and Norwegian Sword Fish give way to the rocksteady chant of Was In The Blues and snarling funk of European Express, before launching back into the cosmos with Dream Drifter. The twisted reggaeton of Rock-Stone Noah Bingie and the cheekily titled Politically KKKorrrekkkttt occupy the quarter and semi-final slots, before Neil Five closes the album out with a drumless serenity reminiscent of Reich's Electric Counterpoint.
Turn out the lights, lie back and enjoy.
Available now on Okeh Records .


Event Description: Over 500 volunteers will gather to clean and improve several City Parks along The South Platte River.
Volunteer Opportunity: Registration coming soon!
Event Description: Over 300 volunteers will gather to clean and improve several City Parks along The South Platte River.
VOLUNTEERS FOR THESE PROGRAMS MUST BE 18 YEARS OLD AND BE ABLE TO PASS A CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK.
Program Description: Greenway Leadership Corps (GLC) is a youth group for middle and high school students to learn more about the environment and become active, informed citizens. In addition to completing work projects to help out the South Platte Greenway, students will complete team-building exercises and also have a chance to hear from different guest speakers in the environmental field. To find more information about GLC, or to sign up and RSVP for your first day, visit our main GLC page!
Guest Speaker: Join us at a monthly meeting to share your passion or expertise with GLC! We strive to provide a well-rounded experience for our youth that includes art, science, history, environmental justice, life skills, leadership development, college preparation, and career exploration. If you are interested, please contact The Youth Development Coordinator, Julianne Gagnon, at julianne@greenwayfoundation.org.
Outdoor Adventure or Trip: Can you provide an experience that gets Denver youth active outdoors or learning more about the environment? Examples include a water treatment plant tour, a guided nature hike, snowshoeing, an urban garden tour, or a service project. If you are interested in partnering with The Greenway Foundation to provide a GLC outdoor adventure or trip, contact The Greenway Foundation's Youth Development Coordinator, Julianne Gagnon, at julianne@greenwayfoundation.org.
Program Description: We offer week-long educational day camps to students entering grades 1-5 at three locations throughout the summer. Themes like Underwater Life and River Art allow kids to keep learning throughout the summer while having fun and exploring our Rivers! We get outdoors, active, and crafty!
Program Description: Excursions are our educational field trips offered to ECE-5th grade classes throughout the school year. We run seven grade-specific field trips, each at a different Denver park along the South Platte River. Students spend the day outside in and along the River learning about and engaging with the waterway through fun hands-on activities. Activities include games, gold panning, rafting, crawdad catching, and more! Full program website here.
Event Description: The South Platte RiverFest is a two-day urban river festival designed to foster stewardship and highlight the many recreational opportunities available on the Cherry Creek and South Platte River. In June 2015 20,000 people came to Confluence Park to enjoy free stand-up paddle boarding lessons,music all day, vendors, foods, beverages, and more.
Event Location: Confluence Park in Downtown Denver and Little Raven St.
Event Description: Our location on the Historic 19th Street Bridge provides a unique setting to present the Hero of the River Award to an individual who has had a substantial impact on Denver and its Greenways. This formal dinner for 400 people is one of the most unique events in town.
Event Description: The After Party on the Bridge is held on the Historic 19th Street Bridge, one night after The Gala on the Bridge. This extraordinary event features food, cocktails, and live music directly over the South Platte River. We also present the Partners in Change Awards, recognizing individuals and entities that have advanced Denver's urban waterways.


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Coronavirus USA Updates: Walter Reed physician raises concerns about dangers of Trump's drive-by outside hospital
Dr. James Phillips, chief of disaster medicine at George Washington University Hospital and a non-military attending physician at Walter Reed Medical Center, spoke to Amy Robach on "Good Morning America" on Monday about the potential consequences involved in the president's SUV ride near Walter Reed in Bethesda, Maryland.
Philips, who is not treating the president, tweeted on Sunday that he thought the event was "insanity" and that it risked the health and lives of the Secret Service agents involved in the spectacle. He expanded on his thought process early Monday morning.
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"I have serious concerns that in any automobile, masks or not masks, there's a very high risk of transmission," said Philips. "And then add into the mix that that's not any vehicle. That's a hermetically-sealed vehicle that is designed to be impenetrable to chemical attacks. Therefore the amount of circulation inside is even poorer than we would expect from a normal vehicle. And as a physician, we look at the decisions we make as risks versus benefits."
Philips continued: "I don't know what the benefits of this political stunt were, but I do know what the risks were. And my concern is that perhaps the secret service agents that were inside don't know the full risk of what they were up against there and what the real threats were. And so far as the military and Johns Hopkins physicians who are taking care of this patient, they're excellent. But they're also under undue pressure and a lot of influence outside of that normal physician-patient relationship."
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When Philips was asked about whether or not the American public should be concerned about the information they are receiving about the president's health, Philips said that the doctors and nurses involved in Trump's care have the utmost of integrity.
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"The president is a patient," explained Philips. "He has a right to privilege. But it's difficult whenever the information provided to the constituents is filtered through a lens of trying to paint a rosy picture. And I don't think that people were being dishonest. I just think that there's difficulty whenever you're pressured to say certain things and thrust into a job that these doctors were never expected to be thrust into."
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It warns of struggling species and landscapes and suggests the way forward is better collaboration between landowners, farmers, and conservation charities.


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Hepting v. AT&T
In Hepting v. AT&T, EFF sued the telecommunications giant on behalf of its customers for violating privacy law by collaborating with the NSA in the massive, illegal program to wiretap and data-mine Americans' communications.
Evidence in the case included undisputed evidence provided by former AT&T telecommunications technician Mark Klein showing AT&T has routed copies of Internet traffic to a secret room in San Francisco controlled by the NSA.
The case was filed on January 31, 2006 and the government quickly intervened. In the Spring of 2006, over 50 other lawsuits were filed against various telecommunications companies, in response to a USA Today article confirming the surveillance of communications and communications records. The cases were combined into a multi-district litigation proceeding called In re NSA. EFF was named co-lead counsel for the plaintiffs.
In June of 2006, the Court rejected both the government's attempt to dismiss the case on the grounds of the state secret privilege and AT&T's various arguments in favor of dismissal.
In August of 2007, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals heard oral argument on the case. No decision was reached, however In July, 2008, after a long and contentious battle in Congress, the government and AT&T were awarded the so-called retroactive immunity from liability under the controversial FISA Amendments Act (FAA), which was enacted in response to our court victories in Hepting. Signed by President Bush in 2008, the FAA allows the Attorney General to require the dismissal of the lawsuits over the telecoms' participation in the warrantless surveillance program if the government secretly certifies to the court that the surveillance did not occur, was legal, or was authorized by the president. The AG filed the required certification in September of 2008.
In June of 2009, a federal judge dismissed Hepting and dozens of other lawsuits against telecoms. EFF appealed that decision but it was affirmed, and in October, 2012, the Supreme Court declined to hear the case.
Motion to Dismiss Order
Public Unredacted Klein Declaration
Public Unredacted Marcus Declaration
FAQ on the case against AT&T
Archive of Documents Used by EFF to Lobby Against Telco Immunity in 2007, 2008
Evidence One-Pager [PDF] — Summarizing the technical evidence of AT&T's complicity.
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That's according to figures published by Eurostat on 31 January 2019.
The EU statistics agency said 1.9% of Luxembourg residents had trouble keeping their home adequately warm in 2017. Less than 3% of people had problems paying for home heating in Finland, Sweden, the Netherlands, Austria, Denmark and Estonia.
Across the EU, the rate was 7.8%, Eurostat reported. But the share in Italy was 15.2%, and more than one in five people could not pay for proper heating in Portugal (20.4%), Cyprus (22.9%), Greece (25.7%), Lithuania (28.9%) and Bulgaria (36.5%).