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recalling memories which impacted deeply on her chosen career the life and the lives of others. two decades later she goes face to face with those responsible trail of murder indonesia's bloody retreat on al jazeera. anger over fuel prices ignites a violent scenes in the halls of paris. this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up to news in activists call for protests against a proposed visit from the saudi crown prince following the murder of journalist
jamal should. the u.s. and mexico discuss the fate of thousands of asylum seekers gathering at the border . of copper liberty to daughter's football final is postponed in one of cyrus after an attack on a teen boss and fighting in the streets. central paris is being plugged in tear gas and smoke after fighting between protesters and riot police along a famous shopping avenue it was the violence and the demonstrations against president emanuel might call who's being blamed for rising fuel prices catherine stansell reports. a wave of yellow in the french capital the anger fueled by a proposed tax rise. for the second successive weekend this. so-called yellow vests created roadblocks in organized protests
demanding president emanuel macross scrapped the fuel tax. riot police stopped thousands of demonstrators on the main avenue de sean saudis say from breaking through a cordon protecting the palace the president's official residence. and the protests continued into the night with demonstrators setting barricades and cars on fire the price of diesel has risen by twenty three percent over the past year to about a dollar seventy one per liter. micron's decision to impose a further increase of six point five cents starting on the first of january is the final straw for many here. the government takes everything from us they steal from us we have to pay for everything we are overtaxed and we hope that the protests will change things. the rising cost of fuel is going to trigger
a civil war and i like most of the citizens we are already we are fed up with paying so much all the time it's become the new normal but it's just not possible anymore. the president blames rising oil prices worldwide and says the tax is necessary for more investment in green and renewable energy social media has primarily been used to mobilize the yellow vests they say they have no leader or political affiliation police are concerned that far right extremists make infiltrate the demonstrations and provoke violence three thousand officers have been mobilized in paris. nearly three hundred thousand people took part in similar nationwide protests last saturday two people were killed and hundreds of others injured. france already has some of the highest road fuel taxes
in europe across vowing to face down any protests and press ahead with his policy no matter how unpopular kathak stansell al-jazeera or the president tweeted his gratitude to police and condemned those involved in the brawls thank you to our forces for their courage and professionalism shame on those who attacked them shame on those who have abused all the citizens and journalists no place for this violence in the republic paris based university researcher bruno calls thread's says frustration with the president has been building up for some time. emmanuel announce that evolution it's the title of the book that the man remarked whole wrote during the campaign he was talking about repairing from that also he did the promise of the big revolution in france the fiscal one who distributed her distribution and those people are actually joined by something which is income and
they don't see the changes in their daily lives they feel a lot of frustration they believe that they pay too much data but at the same time they don't get enough and you know one very important part in france is consultant to pay tax but we see since recently that the consultant to pay taxes for us is declining french people consider and many people consider that they have too many tax when of the same time the public. expenditure goes down to people are wondering why do they pay so much tax when they announce deficit reduction or less because expenditure ups it's a very very big and quite difficult question for many when michael. protesters intern is here are pressuring the government to cancel a planned visit by the saudi crown prince who is touring regional allies the
government though is warning demonstrations could threaten much needed financial aid from the kingdom. of forts. to this in activists calling for mass protests against a proposed visit by the saudi crown prince mohammed bin said band is on his first tour aboard since the killing of journalist. some tennesseans aware it his arrival could undermine their newfound freedom and liberties with the law the lasalle diomed the crown prince is tainted by the killing of our late colleague. jamal khashoggi and the arrest of dozens of saudi activists for these reasons we consider his visit a provocation and an insult to the values of the tunisian revolution and our democracy tennessee i was the focal point of the pro-democracy protests in two thousand and eleven that galvanized the weald and start of the revolution known as the arab spring lawyers and human rights activists in tunisia a mounting
a legal challenge to stop the visit but it's unlikely to happen cinesias cash strapped government is desperate for financial aid to tackle poverty instability and unemployment. government leaders are concerned protests might alienate some of the leaders at tech critical moment for the government is getting a great deal of pushback there has been. number of statements for example from the syndicate journalists a very strong third ticket there since their own uprising in two thousand and eleven saying that he is using this trip to whitewash his violations against human rights and to make them more human more palatable and they're using tunisia after the crown prince is due to visit. before
attending the g. twenty summit next week in argentina. or widely seen as an attempt by this apartment to repair his image during the international outcry over his suspected role in the killing. of. jamal khashoggi is murder seems to have accomplished something rare in washington political unity key figures in both the republican and democrat parties a demanding answers from donald trump's administration questioning the president's right. monckton's to act on the journalists killing democrat and i'm schiff is set to become the house intelligence committee chairman early next year he's promising what he calls a deep dive into washington's ties with riyadh examining the show g.'s death the war in yemen and the stability of the saudi royal family and some of donald trump's republican colleagues of warned his failure to punish the kingdom will have
dangerous consequences president jordan has this update from washington d.c. . the murder of jamal khashoggi the washington post columnist may not be resonating with ordinary americans but for their representatives in the u.s. congress this is very much a controversy that is top of mind the hill newspaper is reporting that the entire senate is going to get a briefing in the coming week perhaps from the secretary of state like john pale and the defense secretary jim mattis about the u.s. his relationship with saudi arabia apparently this briefing is going to take a look at everything from how the white house is not accepting the cia's determination that murder was done at the behest of the saudi crown prince mohammed bin solomonic it's also going to be taking a look at the financial relationship between the united states and saudi arabia and it's going to be taking a look at the national security relationship between the two countries especially
when light of the ongoing civil war in yemen one in which the saudis have been accused of violating the human rights of civilians in that war torn country by bombing civilian targets under the pretense of going after the fighters who want to take control of the government this hearing could possibly be made public because it's a opportunity for the general public to listen to senators question these two cabinet members but the real import of this potential hearing is that it would give the senators both democratic and republican more ammunition on deciding how to hold saudi arabia accountable not just for its conduct in the yemeni civil war but just as important for the murder of jamal khashoggi both republicans and democrats have been extremely critical of riyadh because of the murder and they say that it is not for the united states to be giving any sort of political or diplomatic cover to
a country that would go out and willingly target and then murder someone. that it considers a threat to its ongoing a political rule this is also a situation where the members of congress are going to find themselves pretty much in a fight with the white house the u.s. president donald trump has insisted that saudi arabia's importance in jail pill political affairs is much more important than trying to hold its leadership accountable for the murder of jamal khashoggi the president has even been dismissive of the cia's conclusions saying that it's more of a feeling than actual analysis that's not sitting well with members of the senate and certainly not with members of the house so not only is there a potential big hearing coming in the coming days on capitol hill but there will also be intelligence committee hearings at least in the house of representatives come january. still ahead on al-jazeera. i'm talking we stand
by. britain and spain settle their last minute dispute over a tiny rocky peninsula clearing the way for sunday's brags that summits. nigeria moves to take a bigger share of the traffic west africa's horses. from long flowing on in the winds to an enchanting desert breeze the. hello again it's good to have you back well we did have some very active weather here parts of iraq as well as into iran you can see the systems are still making their way through so we still expect to see very heavy rain at times over the next few days here's your forecast map for sunday not only for iran but also down here towards kuwait saudi arabia and maybe even to bahrain and qatar so that is going to
be something we're going to be watching sunday is going to be the day as we go towards monday though a lot of that weather pushes over here towards pakistan afghanistan but across the gulf it is looking much better as we take a look at the gulf in saudi arabia and also the arabian peninsula we are going to see that rain sure i to be here for doha we do expect to see a temperature of thirty maybe anywhere between forty to sixty millimeters of rain could be expected across the region also for maybe dubai could be seeing some rain as well as we go towards monday but for riyadh it's going to be a little bit cooler for you with clouds and forecasts attempts are there of twenty two and here across parts of africa well most of the activity is up here towards the north harare is going to be seeing a very rainy day at about twenty three degrees but down towards the south it is going to be cooler partly cloudy for cape town at twenty one degrees durban is going to be a warm day here on sunday boy expect those to just come down to about twenty six degrees in johannesburg partly cloudy at about twenty seven degrees. the wind sponsored by the time makes. the lights are on. and there's nowhere
to hide isn't the easiest way to solve this time allow u.n. observers who you invited into the country earlier this year to finish their job i haven't said it's a right wing conspiracy or anybody's conspiracy debates do you think we're going to see some kind of sea change in the u.s. relationship with saudi arabia we have an obligation there is that journalistic integrity and then to that in this case it was betrayed totally up from its own al-jazeera. welcome back you're watching and just zero time to recap the headlines now french president has condemned violent protesters who've been demonstrating against rising
fuel prices the so-called yellow vests protests began last weekend since spread across the country. protesters in tunis here are pressuring the government to cancel a planned visit by the saudi crown prince but the government is warning demonstrations could threaten much needed financial aid from the kingdom. the republican and democrat lawmakers are demanding answers about the u.s. president's reluctance to punish saudi arabia for the killing of journalist. democrat adam schiff is set to become the house intelligence committee chairman early next year he's promising a thorough investigation to be a fair. mexico's incoming government is in talks with u.s. officials about the plan for mexico to host asylum seekers while their cases are heard in u.s. courts it's a pressing issue at the moment as thousands of central americans are gathered on the mexican side of the u.s. border they're hoping to cross over mexico's incoming interior minister says
there's no agreement yet on hosting u.s. assigned seekers. tweets from donald trump seem to suggest some kind of deal has been reached migrants of the southern border will not be allowed into the united states until their claims are individually approved in court we'll only allow those who come into our country legally of a bat i'll very strong policy is catch and detain no releasing into the us or will stay in mexico if for any reason it becomes necessary we will close our southern border there is no way the united states will off the decades of abuse put up with this costly and dangerous situation anymore paul virtue serves as general counsel at the u.s. immigration and naturalization service on the president bill clinton he says there are no legal obstacles to keeping asylum seekers in mexico while they wait for
a u.s. decision the u.s. is a party to the next two hundred sixty seven protocol a status of refugees and has certain obligations with respect to the protection of refugees as well as a provision called nonracial model where if a person is more likely than not but subject to harm in their home country the united states cannot and other other parties to the protocol cannot return that person to their country so there are those obligations question here the who is there is the person has to be either admitted to the u.s. or in the united states or canada and an agreement to be reached with a with an adjacent third country mexico in this case to a lot of people who remain there as a strictly as a legal matter not the one talking about the policy implications of this the
answer to that would be yes there isn't really there or there is nothing that would prevent such an agreement from him from being entered into. the final of south american football's biggest club competition the copper liver to their daughters has been pushed back by a day after one of the team's buses was attacked several players were injured when fans of the river plate team threw rocks and would rival juniors pass as it headed towards the stadium and. daniel schorr in the was there. there were sporadic clashes like this one between police and river plate fans around the ground before the scheduled kickoff then this attack on the block a genius team bus that left two players injured by broken glass others coughing on peace tear gas to. their star player carlos tevez said they were in no fit state but wing obliged to play firstly the kickoff was delayed by two and
a half hours the sixty six thousand river plate fans inside the stadium waited and waited the new authorities in the game to twenty four hours in the way of the year i thought football is not a war it's football we have to consider the technical the medical and the professionals and we've decided that neither of the teams meet the conditions and we're in agreement we're here to support them not make demands. they came streaming out the second leg of the cup believe but the lot is final a victim of the violence that has blighted arjen time for them for years leading to a ban on away fans we. didn't know what was going on we were just waiting to bare acing embarrassing that we can't organize events like this in this country. they didn't even tell us what was going on they never said the game had been suspended there was just confusion with people saying they're saying they're saying that. really plates monumental stadium has now been closed but their traditional
authorities casting doubt on where perhaps if sunday's game will be played these fans are angry and they're frustrated but the words we're hearing most frequently here are in. iris munson shame shame that they couldn't organize the biggest game in the club's history this had to be postponed because of violence because they were unable to organize the security for the games to go ahead. the first leg two weeks ago at the book a junior stadium was also perspired for a day this time due to heavy rain that game eventually ended in the choo-choo draw and led to days of rising tension ahead of the biggest final in latin american club football between two of the game's greatest rivals but it was attention to them to violence and the shame of the autumn time for. them to see it on one of cyrus. taiwanese voters have backed anti gay marriage referendums and what i have a say is a blow to the island's reputation as a rights trailblazer the result came at the end of
a dramatic day which saw present sighing when resigned as leader of the ruling party after it suffered major electoral losses al-jazeera as adrian brown reports from the capsule taipei. some voters waited patiently in line for up to two hours to cast their ballots the election and the referendums happening alongside it were about local issues they also indicated the popularity of the government led by president xining when the verdict a severe setback to her leadership her democratic progressive party lost control of taiwan second and third largest city she offered to resign as party chairwoman which analysts say will weaken her power within the d.p.p. so here i think in iraq i think first of all i need to take full responsibility for the resolute in today's elections effective now i resign as the chairwoman of the democratic progressive party our efforts were not enough disappointing all
supporters who gave their all i also want to once again express our deepest regrets as with all elections in thailand there was one overriding issue china you know how many with or without our friend a man independence we taiwanese decide our own future we are always taiwanese and i like us they are chinese. i'm fine with that referendum to decide whether we go for independence or unification but i personally support maintaining the status quo and the governments of both sides should cooperate in january two thousand and sixteen zion and the d.p.p. won a landslide victory and taiwan had its first female head of state. but almost immediately china's leaders and their supporters here began a campaign to undermine her administration their relationship worsened after sighing when became president almost three years ago the leadership in beijing often demonizes her over her refusal to accept there is but one china and taiwan is
a part of it as a result the diplomatic and economic squeeze of taiwan goes on. there were setbacks as well into contentious referendums with taiwanese voting against same sex marriage and changing the name taiwan uses when it competes in international sporting events it's been a bad weekend for taiwan's leader but it's provided a further remind the democracy here remains one of the freest and most vibrant in asia adrian brown al-jazeera taipei european union leaders will meet in the coming hours to approve a historic brings that deal britain and spain settled their last minute this treaty over gibraltar clearing the way for the summit but it will still have to face the scrutiny of the british parliament joe hart has more from brussels. the british prime minister was all smiles in brussels on saturday night e.u.
leaders are set to approve her briggs's deal at a special summit on sunday morning that after agreement was reached with spain effectively giving it a veto right over future negotiations involving the british territory of gibraltar a couple the un with europe if it is true i have informed the king about an agreement on gibraltar firstly i want to tell you that the european council take place to morrow and secondly that europe and the u.k. have accepted the conditions imposed by spain therefore spain will lift its veto and vote in favor of brigs it tomorrow. spain's delight means a possible end in sight to a three hundred year old dispute with britain over gibraltar for tourism a it could mean a further hardening of opposition to her deal at home to northern ireland unionists to prop up her minority government or threaten to vote against the briggs's deal in parliament because they say it compromises the integrity of the united kingdom more
than eighty of the prime minister's own m.p.'s and most of the opposition have said they'll do likewise i believe she is genuine when she says she wants to see an outcome that does no harm to the union and the internal market of the united kingdom however this draft agreement fields her own commitment some like briggs supporting former foreign secretary boris johnson have insisted to reason may go back to the negotiating table calling the deal a historic mistake but that's not going to happen the e.u. is adamant there's nothing more to talk about no more negotiating to be done when the leaders gather on sunday morning here in brussels it will be to wave this deal through setting the scene for the ultimate showdown to reserve may's fight to get it through the united kingdom parliament go to hell al-jazeera brussels yemen saudi backed government has rejected a u.n. offer to manage the running of a crucial port special envoy martin griffiths met senior houthi rebels who agreed
to talks on the un's role in managing a day the ports the whole things control in the south their morality coalition forces have been battling to retake it for months griffiths is expected to meet members of yemen's exile government in riyadh on monday. important steps towards peace were taken during this trip marginal growth and took all his questions all questions were put to the leader of the revolution there were clear answers to promote peace he was very pleased with his visit he told me he returned with a good impression and he is well aware of the suffering of the yemeni people and the urgent need to make efforts for peace. we look forward to rap and peace we hope that his toe in riyadh with positive results and we are in constant contact nigeria has been trying to grab a larger share of the traffic in west african waters but despite some improvements
its ports are still considered some of the worst in the world because of delays corruption and a lack of infrastructure that means it's losing about two point eight billion dollars every year so competitors added recent reports from lagos. to service boats making their way with ease into and out of a nigerian port. a few years ago this process was murdered in red tape and corruption that may be changing but huge challenges remain directives to have a single interface for the clarins and inspection of so that has top said so yes. to the quantum leap we want we want to have cameras whereby you can this can occur when you just move and you would now have a significant. improvement i'm glad of the. improvements in ports infrastructure and new technology has eased operations
vessels are loaded faster. but not all port users are satisfied your services are more efficient. you get this now but besides that the do things with you cause there is something for the other stakeholders in the industry. as. every vessel entering or leaving nigerian waters is closely monitored here at the command and control center allowing for prompt response in times of distress or security breach. what is the busiest. ports fifty berthier every day on average turned us in the ports about the last few years something creates revenue or the potential for further increases because of automation and other upgrades. despite presidential directives to ease the conduct of business in the ports some
agency is accused of circumventing reforms. and that is diverting traffic to other countries but officials say with or without reforms such cargoes will still not come to the nigerian ports. the sentiment that's. actually come with or have. to the market and i've talked at the neighboring countries. nigeria seaports account for eighty percent of the country's international traffic over the last ten months the government generated nearly three billion dollars in duty but it also lost just much revenue in the same period to regional competition and smugglers nigerian ports are operated under a concession agreement with the private sector where the ports authority supervising operations while ports around the world use advanced technology sudden cargo inspections are still carried out manually in some nigerian ports hardly
encouraging enough to businesses looking for a quick turnaround i met you greece al-jazeera lagos. every woman and every girl has the right to a life free of violence the words of u.n. secretary general antonio good tears world marks international day for the elimination of violence against women tens of thousands of people rallied in fifty cities across france calling for better women's rights march also marks the one year anniversary of the global need to move. to take you through some of the headlines here now to syria now french president emmanuel micron has condemned violent protesters have been demonstrating against rising fuel prices the so-called yellow vests protests began last weekend and since bread right across the country culture as is
a university researcher in paris he says anger has been brewing over the president's failure to deliver on promises french people consider and many people consider that they have too many times when at the same time the public. expenditure goes down to people ordering why do they pay so much tax when they announce deficit reduction or less public expenditure it's a very very big and quite difficult question for him and you and michael protesters in tunisia are pressuring the government to cancel a planned visit by the sound of crown prince but the government is warning demonstrations could threaten much needed financial aid from the kingdom mexico's incoming government is in talks with u.s. officials about a plan for mexico to host asylum seekers while their cases are heard in u.s. courts mexico's incoming interior minister says there's no agreement yet but tweets from donald trump seem to suggest some kind of deal has been reached. the final of
south american four walls biggest club competition the copper liver to daughters has been pushed back by a day after one of the team buses was attacked several players were hurt after fans of the river plate club threw rocks and pieces of wood at the rival could junius boss european union leaders will gather in brussels in the coming hours to approve a historic briggs's deal britain and spain settled their last minute dispute over gibraltar clearing the way for the summit but it will still have to face the scrutiny of the british parliament prime minister to resign may as written an open letter to the u.k. asking people to unite behind the deal yemen saudi backed government has rejected a un alford's manage the running of a crucial port special envoy martin griffiths met senior who through rebels who do agreed to talks on the un's role in managing the port it's up front now stay with
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Hi, I'm having trouble building the native extensions when installing as a normal user. I can install Jekyll as sudo, but it fails to run if I do.
I have included some of my config and the error message below.
You can see, my ruby path, my $PATH, the results of gem install bundler jekyll, the results of sudo gem install jekyll, and me trying to run jekyll new.
If you have additional questions, let me know.
/Users/john/.gem/gems/ffi-1.9.25/ext/ffi_c/libffi/src/x86/sysv.S:808:11: note: change section name to "__text"
/Users/john/.gem/gems/ffi-1.9.25/ext/ffi_c/libffi/src/x86/sysv.S:814:11: note: change section name to "__text"
Gem files will remain installed in /Users/john/.gem/gems/ffi-1.9.25 for inspection.
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One killed, several injured in Texas highway beam collapse
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - At least one person was killed and several others injured when a truck hit a beam on a highway bridge under construction above Interstate 35 in central Texas, causing a collapse that rained debris on vehicles, officials said. The accident took place in Salado, about 50 miles (80 km) north of Austin, on the major highway that runs through the center of the United States from Texas to Minnesota. At least three of the injuries are serious, said Texas State Trooper Harpin Myers, who also said there had been a fatality. The highway has been shut in both directions near the accident. "The impact of the truck caused several beams to become dislodged and fall onto the roadway," the Texas Department of Transportation said. (Reporting by Jim Forsyth in San Antonio and Jon Herskovitz in Austin; Editing by Will Dunham, Susan Heavey and Sandra Maler)
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Reshuffle sees Gove take Secretary of State for Housing
Michael Gove (pictured) has been appointed as Secretary of State for Housing following Boris Johnson's reshuffle of his cabinet.
Gove has been moved from the Cabinet Office during the reshuffle which also saw Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick sacked.
Jenrick has been MP for Newark since 2014 and has headed up the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) since July 2019.
Propertymark: Gove must do more to tackle PRS imbalance
Nathan Emerson, chief executive of Propertymark, said: "We welcome today's appointment of Michael Gove as the new Secretary of State for Housing.
"Over the past 18 months housing has been high on the political agenda, with the long term COVID-19 inflicted stamp duty holiday and evictions ban due to close at the end of the month.
"We look forward to meeting the new Secretary of State and his team over the coming months and hope the department's position and policy focus stays on track."
James Jamieson, chairman of the Local Government Association, said: "This has been an incredibly difficult period for councils and communities and we thank Robert Jenrick for the support he has given to local government during the pandemic. We wish him all the best in the future.
"The COVID crisis has shown what can be achieved when government empowers councils to innovate and create new services locally. We look forward to working with Michael Gove as our new Secretary of State at MHCLG to build on this and ensure councils are backed with the resources and freedoms they need to build back local from the pandemic, level up communities and deliver more for our residents and communities."
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Looking for How to Make Home Canned Sweet Potatoes (or Yams) - directions, recipe, with photos in 2019? Scroll down this page and follow the links. And if you bring home some fruit or vegetables and want to can, freeze, make jam, salsa or pickles, see this page for simple, reliable, illustrated canning, freezing or preserving directions. There are plenty of other related resources, click on the resources dropdown above.
Kidney, navy and other varieties of dried beans are good candidates for canning or storage. Of course, you can store the dried, too, but some people prefer them canned. In your own home garden, leave the beans on the vine to mature. They will dry naturally.
In canning the dried beans, there is a key tip: Water plays an important part in the final quality of canned beans. The harder the water used for soaking and blanching, the harder and firmer the finished beans. Also, excessive alkalinity will cause the beans to disintegrate somewhat, becoming soft and mushy. However, this will not be seen until after canning them. there's not much you can do about this, but try to avoid "softened" water.
The only other trick is, you really do need a pressure canner. Every university food science department and the government will tell you that it just is not safe to use the water bath bath method; it takes the higher temperatures of the pressure canner to kill the botulism bacteria.
See this FAQ for details: Can I use a water-bath canner instead of a pressure canner for low acid foods like green beans?
BUT, with a pressure canner it's easy. And although a pressure canner costs $100 to $200 (see this page for pressure canners models, makes and prices), they last a lifetime, and your children and grandchildren may be using it. You can also find free information from the USDA in this PDF file (it will take a while to load!) about selecting and using canners here!
Prepared this way, the jars have a shelf life of about 12 months, and aside from storing in a cool, dark place, require no special attention. If you'd rather freeze your fruit, see my page on how to freeze green beans. Even easier than canning and they will taste just like fresh.. but it does take up space in the freezer.
1 Pressure Canner (a large pressure pot with a lifting rack to sanitize the jars after filling (about $75 to $200 at mall kitchen stores and "big box" stores, but it is cheaper online; see this page for more information). For low acid foods (most vegetables, you can't use an open water bath canner, it has to be a pressure canner to get the high temperatures to kill the bacteria. If you plan on canning every year, they're worth the investment.
The most important step! You need dried beans that are FRESH - not old to begin with! Remove and discard any soft, diseased or spotted beans.
You can grow your own, pick your own, or buy them at the grocery store. About 5 pounds of beans makes 7 quart jars; or 3-1/4 pounds is needed per canner load of 9 pints - an average of 3/4 of a pound per quart. A bushel, which produces anywhere from 13 to 20 quarts, weighs 30 pounds.
We will use this water to pour over the beans and fill each jar with liquid, after we've packed them full of beans. I use the largest pot I have, so that there is plenty of clean, boiling water ready when I need it.
Rinse out your pressure canner, put the rack plate in the bottom, and fill it to a depth of 4 inches with hot tap water. (of course, follow the instruction that came with the canner, if they are different). Put it on the stove over low heat, with the lid OFF of it, just to get it heating up for later on.
Step 3 -Wash the dried beans or peas!
I'm sure you can figure out how to rinse the dried beans or peas in plain cold or lukewarm water.
Method 1. Place washed dried beans or peas in a large pot and cover with water. Soak 12 to 18 hours in a cool place. Drain and discard the water.
Method 2. To quickly hydrate beans, you may cover washed beans with boiling water in a saucepan. Boil 2 minutes, remove from heat, soak 1 hour and drain. Discard the water.
Cover beans soaked by either method with fresh water and boil 30 minutes. Add 1/4 teaspoon of salt per pint or teaspoon per quart to the jar, if desired. Save the water you cook them in!
Fill jars with beans or peas . Pack the jars evenly, but be sure to leave 1 inch of space at the TOP of the jar.
Using the jar tongs, put the jars on the rack in the canner. By now the water level has probably boiled down to 3 inches. If it is lower than that, add more hot tap water to the canner. When all the jars that the canner will hold are in, put on the lid and twist it into place, but leave the weight off (or valve open, if you have that type of pressure canner).
Put the heat on high and let the steam escape through the vent for 10 minutes to purge the airspace inside the canner.
After 10 minutes of venting, put the weight on and close any openings to allow the pressure to build to 11 to 13 pounds in a dial-type gauge canner - shown in the photos (or at 10 to 15 pounds pressure in a weighted gauge canner.
Once the gauge hits 11 pounds (or 10 pounds in a weighted gauge type), start your timer going - for 75 minutes for pint jars and quarts for 90 minutes. Adjust the heat, as needed, to maintain 10 pounds of pressure.
Pressure required depends on the altitude where canning is being done. Note: the chart below will help you determine the right processing time and pressure, if you are above sea level.
or by contacting the company that made your canner. Give the model number to the manufacturer, and they will send you the right manual. Click here for more information about pressure canners and a variety of models you can order.
Recommended process time for Dried Beans in a dial-gauge pressure canner.
When the processing time from the chart above is up, turn off the heat, and allow the pressure canner to cool and the pressure to drop to zero before opening the canner. Let the jars cool without being jostled. After the pressure drops to zero (usually, you can tell but the "click" sound of the safety release vents opening, as well as but the gauge. Let the pressure in the canner drop to zero by itself. This may take 45 minutes in a 16-quart canner filled with jars and almost an hour in a 22-quart canner. If the vent is opened before the pressure drops to zero OR if the cooling is rushed by running cold water over the canner, liquid will be lost from the jars. Too rapid cooling causes loss of liquid in the jars!
Q. Is it safe to can dried beans or peas in a traditional water bath? If so how long do you do process them?
Several years ago, a recipe circulated using aspirin to acidify tomatoes and dried beans or peas for canning. Aspirin is not recommended for canning. While it contains salicylic acid, it does not sufficiently acidify tomatoes or dried beans or peas for safe hot water bath canning. dried beans or peas are low acid foods and may only be processed safely in a pressure canner. Lemon juice or vinegar is recommended to acidify tomato products for safe water bath processing.
If you want to can low-acid foods such as red meats, sea food, poultry, milk, and all fresh vegetables with the exception of most tomatoes, you will need a pressure canner. These foods fit into the low acid group since they have an acidity, or pH level, of 4.6 or greater. The temperature which must be reached and maintained (for a specified amount of time) to kill the bacteria is 240 F. Pressure canning is the only canning method recommended safe by the U.S.D.A. for low-acid foods such as vegetables, meats, and fish. Ordinary water bath canners can only reach 212 F and cannot to kill the types of bacteria that will grow in low acid foods. This temperature can be reached only by creating steam under pressure as achieved in quality pressure canners.
There are several manufacturers of pressure canners. The two leading ones are Presto and All American (Wisconsin Aluminum). They are more expensive than water bath canners, but extremely well built - I bought mine in 1988 and it still looks and works like new!
Amazon usually has this (through the links at left) for about $79. (which is a GREAT price for a pressure canner). Click on the links at left for more info and current pricing.
Shown at left is the Presto 23 quart pressure canner. Features below and click here for more information or to purchase from Target.
It is tiring and laborious to prepare green beans for canning; there are so many of them and you do them all by hand. But wait there's a new device that makes it easy. Hmmm, actually, these devices have been around since our great-grandfather's day! Here are several different types and makes, some hand fed, some cranked: choose the one that meets your need and budget!
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Heat oil and half the butter in a large saucepan over a medium-high heat, add onion, garlic and speck and sauté for 4-5 minutes. Stir in the rice and toast for 2 minutes to coat the rice. Add in the wine and simmer until evaporated. Add in the hot stock 1 ladle at a time, continually stirring for 15-20 minutes and until all the stock has been absorbed and the rice is cooked. Stir through the peas and remaining butter for the last couple of minutes of cooking. Remove from the heat and stir through half the Parmesan, lemon zest, juice and parsley. Place into serving bowls and scatter with extra Parmesan before serving.
Our friends at Wine Selectors recommend pairing this dish with a Pinot Grigio.


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Will AI and robots kill jobs?
By Robert A. Manning
The full text of this paper is split across the various articles linked below. Readers can browse in any order. To download a PDF version, use the button below.
5G/Internet of Things
Emerging technologies will keep evolving as the questions raised continue to be debated. Yet, the future has arrived. The next wave of widely applied emerging tech over the next two to five years will be 5G, the next generation of wireless technology, which is up to one hundred times faster than the current 4G. Unlike previous mobile systems, 5G will use extremely high-frequency bands of the spectrum, called "millimeter bands." This requires substantial investment in hundreds of thousands of cellular radio antennas and other infrastructure.
But, 5G is an evolving technology and other approaches are gaining favor, particularly in Japan and the United States. One prominent example is the idea of a software-based, rather than hardware-based, system known as the Open Radio Access Network (ORAN). The ORAN concept creates a new network model using software to replicate signal-processing functions. Thus, rather than having large, complex cell towers, 5G can reduce the size of its base stations, allowing them to be deployed more densely and in less conspicuous ways, and in a geographically dispersed manner.
It will be a foundational enabler, the next milestone in Fourth-Industrial-Revolution technology. As artificial intelligence will power much of the promise behind 5G, it will, in turn, spur the growth of the Internet of Things. But, no less important, IoT will connect billions of sensors and billions of devices to each other, creating massive amounts of data, which makes AI more intelligent. US, European, and Asian wireless carriers are beginning to deploy early versions of 5G. Superfast and with low latency (delay), 5G will respond in real time, driving the IoT that will have a transformational impact on advanced manufacturing (sensors, robotics), consumers, and national security—including self-driving vehicles, remote surgery, finance, smart grids and cities, precision agriculture, and autonomous robots and weapon systems in the 2020s. McKinsey forecasts that IoT , powered by 5G, will add $3.9–$11.1 trillion in value by 2025.14 Because 5G is transformational, however, cybersecurity is a critical concern. 5G/IoT will be adding a new layer to the internet, transforming it. It will increase usage and networks, connecting billions of sensors to millions of computers and networks and the cloud. It will add a layer of vulnerability on top of an already vulnerable communications platform, which can be readily hacked.
Secure 5G and the IoT will have a transformative economic and national security impact, but there is concern that cybersecurity will not be adequately built into 5G. Thus far, public/private- sector cooperation among all stakeholders has led to initial global technical and engineering standards. The nation that leads in developing and widely deploying 5G technology will have an important "first mover" advantage, with both economic and national security consequences. The United States and China are neck and neck in the global race to develop and deploy 5G technology, both internally and worldwide.
There is no shortage of tech companies from the United States and likeminded countries producing components for 5G, from chips to antennae. But, massive research and development (R&D) by Huawei and other Chinese firms have made them key players, particularly in 5G infrastructure. Huawei owns 1,529 standard patents, and Chinese firms hold 36 percent of such patents. As the UK decision to accept up to 35 percent of Huawei equipment in its 5G system suggests, global firms will need to license numerous Chinese patents regardless of the geopolitics; Chinese firms will likewise need to license patents from global firms.15 There is intense competition between Qualcomm and Huawei for 5G chips; Ericsson, Nokia, and Samsung are also in the first tier. Samsung and Verizon have a major agreement, with the former supplying 5G wireless- access technology to the latter, which seeks to accelerate US deployment. Huawei and ZTE are believed to be ahead in antennae and base-station architecture, though Samsung, Ericsson, and Nokia are competitive. Japan (both in terms of its government and private mobile operators) is investing $45 billion by 2023, and plans to roll out 5G at the 2021 Olympics.
5G is integral to China's "Made in China 2025" plans to localize value chains and reduce dependency on foreign inputs. The intense involvement of China in creating global 5G technical and engineering standards, and its holding of patents, suggests that its plan, called "China Standards 2035," is well on its way. China has taken advantage of reduced US engagement in international standard-setting bodies to gain advantage. Cybersecurity concerns have led to a concerted US effort to persuade allies to avoid using Huawei to build 5G networks. 5G geoeconomics are part of China's "Digital Silk Road" ambitions to connect the Eurasian landmass. Similarly, Beijing is also trying to build an integrated digital infrastructure in Southeast Asia. Huawei and other Chinese firms are actively seeking to export digital infrastructure around the globe. There is a risk of fragmented markets and, as 5G technology evolves, conflicting standards.
Regardless of the geopolitics of 5G, the breadth, scope, and speed of IoT applications will have a major economic impact over the coming decade, across a wide spectrum of sectors.
Robert A. Manning
Regardless of the geopolitics of 5G, the breadth, scope, and speed of IoT applications will have a major economic impact over the coming decade, across a wide spectrum of sectors. Perhaps most prominently, the thousands of sensors and real- time vehicle-to-vehicle communication they would enable will accelerate the deployment of autonomous cars, buses, trains, ships, and trucks. This will initially happen for fleets, but by the 2030s, a new business model may prove viable, with ride firms like Uber, Didi, and Lyft altering how people think about ownership and use in terms of transport. The IoT will accelerate advanced manufacturing, using sensors for predictive industry management.For rural areas and global food production (and for urban vertical farming), IoT is a critical facilitator for precision farming, defined as everything that makes farming more accurate and controlled when it comes to growing crops and raising livestock. It is key to farm management 2.0—connecting a wide array of tools, including Global Positioning System (GPS) guidance, control systems, sensors, robotics, drones, autonomous tractors, and other equipment. IoT will enable cities to become much smarter, with more efficient traffic control, environmental monitoring, and managing utilities like smart grids that increase energy efficiency. IoT will also provide cheaper, more efficient healthcare, health monitoring, and diagnosis, and has already benefited advanced manufacturing with sensors for predictive maintenance and safety, which help reduce costs. Again, one big policy challenge—cybersecurity—remains, as billions more devices and computers can become hackable, with potentially disruptive consequences.
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Artificial intelligence, which is fundamentally data plus algorithms, promises to be a gamechanger, whether in terms of economic or battlefield innovations. It is an enabling force, like electricity, a platform that can be applied across the board to industries and services: think AI plus X. One helpful way to think about AI is to differentiate its applications. In an interview with Martin Wolf of the Financial Times, leading Chinese AI guru Kaifu Lee "distinguishes four aspects of AI: 'internet AI' — the AI that tracks what you do on the internet; 'business AI' — the AI that allows businesses to exploit their data better; 'perception AI' — the AI that sees the world around it; and 'autonomous AI' — the AI that interacts with us in the real world."
AI is rapidly moving beyond programmed machine learning, such as robots doing repetitive human work, and single tasks like facial or voice recognition or language translation. AI is already becoming part of individuals' daily lives via "personal assistant" robots like Amazon's Alexa and Google Home, and, of course, in industrial and personal-service robots replacing many human functions. Moreover, there is an increasingly low bar to entry, as transparency among AI researchers has spawned wide access. There are several open-source websites to which leading researchers from top tech firms such as Google post their latest algorithms. TensorForce, for example, also enables one to download neural networks and software, with tutorials showing techniques for building them. This example of the norm of global collaboration in the ecosystem of innovation underscores the downside risks to innovation from technonationalism.
By 2030, AI algorithms will be in every imaginable app and pervasive in robots, reshaping industries from healthcare and education to finance and transportation, as well as military organization and missions. AI is already starting to be incorporated into military management, logistics, and target acquisition, and the military is exploring the use of AI to augment human mental and physical capacity. With regard to cybersecurity, it is an open question whether AI's algorithms will provide enhanced cybersecurity, or an advantage for future hackers.
AI has already become a tool of authoritarianism, with facial recognition and big-data digital monitoring used for social control. China is not only implementing such policies, but exporting the technology. Similarly, AI has the potential of exacerbating the already vexing problem of weaponized social media, which has become a threat to social and political cohesion. As technology for trolls to create fake social media accounts improves, there is more risk not only of fake tweets and emails, but of video technology that can contrive fake videos with people appearing to say and do things they have never done. At the same time, AI could be a net plus as a tool for unmasking and attributing the trolling. Yet, it has been shown that AI is vulnerable to "spoofing," by injecting false images into its coding.
AI is evolving beyond one-dimensional tasks of what is called "narrow AI" to "general AI." The former refers to single tasks, such as facial recognition or language translation. The latter refers to AI that can operate across a range of tasks, using learning and reasoning without supervision to solve any problem, learning from layers of neural-network data, which is in its infancy. Two thirds of private-sector investment in AI is in machine learning—in particular, deep learning using neural networks, mimicking the human brain to use millions of gigabytes of data to solve problems. Most famously, AlphaGo beat the world champion at Go, a complex game with millions of moves. It was fed data from thousands of Go matches, and was able to select the best possible moves to outmaneuver its opponent. AI is demonstrating a growing capability to learn autonomously by extrapolating from the data fed into the algorithm.
The debate over AI remains unsettled. Some prominent technologists think AI will become as smart as, or smarter than, humans in a decade—a "Terminator scenario." Others say progress is incremental, and such breakthroughs are a century or more away. Consider that scientists don't know how all the billion or so neurons in the human brain work. How well, then, can AI replicate them? AI may be able to sort through thousands of job applications, or use data to suggest criminal prison sentences. But, absent human judgment, AI can't analyze character, social skills, or personal traits that don't show up in resumés, or how a person may change in prison.With regard to the prospect of autonomous systems, AI lacks understanding of context and meaning: Can it tell if someone is pointing a real gun or a toy pistol at it? Some leading neurologists are skeptical, arguing that intelligence requires consciousness. Emotions, memories, and culture are parts of human intelligence that machines cannot replicate. There is a growing body of evidence that AI can be hacked (e.g., misdirecting an autonomous car) or spoofed (e.g., identifying targets with false images). One potential problem for many applications is that humans don't know how AI knows what it knows, or how its decision-making process worked. This makes it difficult to test and evaluate, or to know why it made a wrong decision or malfunctioned. This will only be more difficult as deep learning becomes more sophisticated. It also suggests a compelling argument for, as a guiding principle and operational norm, having humans "in the loop," if not in control of AI decision-making.
Catastrophic risks
The urgency of developing a global consensus on ethics and operating principles for AI starts from the knowledge that complex systems fail. Complex systems like supercomputers, robots, or Boeing 737 jets, with multiple moving parts and interacting systems, are inherently dangerous and prone to fail, sometimes catastrophically. Because the failure of complex systems may have multiple sources, sometimes triggered by small failures cascading to larger ones, it can require multiple failures to fully understand the causes. This problem of building in safety is compounded by the fact that as AI gets ever smarter, it is increasingly difficult to discern why and how AI decided on its conclusions.The downside risks in depending solely on an imperfect AI, absent the human factor in decision-making, have already begun to reveal themselves. For example, research on facial recognition has shown bias against certain ethnic groups, apparently due to the preponderance of white faces in the AI's database. Similarly, as AI is employed in a variety of decision- making roles, such as job searches or determining parole, absent a human to provide context, cultural perspective and judgment bias become more likely.
Robots: killing jobs and/or people?
Automated systems, machines replicating human activity, have been around for many decades (e.g., an automated teller machine (ATM)). Yet, of late, robots have become icons (or, in science-fiction movies, demons) of the tech revolution. Why? Until this century, industrial robots, mainly deployed in auto-assembly plants (and, more recently, in the electronics industry) were not standardized, had no software, and were not connected to the Internet. But, over the past two decades, as ICT became more capable and computers more powerful, sensing-technology robots have become cheaper, more ubiquitous, and more connected (for example, Xbox sensors are used to animate robots). There are now more than three million robots, and thirty-one types of personal robots (e.g., Roomba robot vacuums, or drones).
Baxter, a humanoid robot created at the beginning of this decade, is illustrative of the new forms and capabilities of robots. Baxter is mobile and normal sized on its pedestal (about five feet, ten inches tall), with dexterous arms, sensing software that allows it to be "trained" by simply copying human actions, and software that can be updated. At $22,000, it is a fraction of the cost of most industrial robots. Telepresence robots are being used in hospitals, allowing doctors to remotely assess patients and surgeons to perform surgery remotely, at even lower costs.
Notable fact
The five countries with the most deployed robots all have near-record-low unemployment.
International Federation of Robotics
Despite many fears, AI-enabled robots have not, to date, generated substantial net job losses. Some studies suggest the opposite—increased productivity and more jobs. As discussed above, the five countries with the most deployed robots (the United States, China, Japan, South Korea, and Germany) all have near-record-low unemployment. There remains heated debate over whether robots will displace humans, leading to a dystopia of bored, unemployed workers, or will generate new jobs requiring new skills. There is growing evidence of humans working alongside robots, whose physical dexterity remains challenged, particularly where human judgment or context is involved—from automated call centers to "pilots" of drones thousands of miles away. Still, perhaps the greatest concern about these emerging technologies is the socioeconomic consequences: that AI- driven automation will mean the loss of jobs. The jury is still out on whether more jobs will be lost than will be created. A McKinsey Institute study examining scenarios across forty- six countries forecast that up to one third of the workforce could be displaced by 2030 by AI-driven technologies, with a midpoint of 15 percent. A 2018 Organisation for Economic Co- operation and Development (OECD) study concluded that 14 percent of jobs in OECD nations are highly automatable, and an additional 32 percent could be changed. More optimistically, a Deloitte study found that technology has created more jobs than it destroyed over the past one hundred and forty- four years. While anticipating "creative destruction" of jobs lost, and new industries and jobs created, it argues for a net gain. Nonetheless, AI and robotics will undoubtedly transform the future of work, and adapting and rethinking education and training to new skills required for a twenty-first-century workforce are looming policy issues that most governments have yet to fully address. Some technologies appear likely to create new job opportunities. For example, 3D printing, with a relatively low bar of entry, could spark local manufacturing outside of major industrial areas, shrink global supply chains, reduce transport costs, and localize trade.
Looking over the horizon toward 2040, quantum computing is a good illustration of why the world may only be at the front end of the technology revolution. Quantum computing is based on the principles of quantum mechanics, which revealed that, at the atomic and subatomic levels, the behavior and characteristics of energy and matter can be different things simultaneously. This behavior of subatomic particles was so strange that Albert Einstein once referred to it as "spooky action from a distance." Unlike the binary nature of current computers—ones and zeros—quantum bits, known as qubits, can exist in both states at once. With a sufficient amount of qubits that are stable long enough, a quantum computer would be able to perform exponentially more calculations than current supercomputers. In a single step, it could solve problems that might take years with current computers.
Such quantum computer capabilities would enable computations otherwise not possible in areas like chemistry, such as modeling that could produce new materials by simulating the behavior of matter at the atomic level. Similarly, Wall Street firms are interested in quantum because they could enable vastly more algorithm possibilities and more precise risk-management systems, modeling financial markets, complex bank exposures, and possible losses. Not least, quantum computer power could have a huge impact on deep-learning AI, making it exponentially more powerful. Cryptography may be the most disruptive application of quantum computers. Quantum computing would revolutionize cryptography, with techniques that are theoretically impossible to break. Conversely, quantum computers could allow heretofore unbreakable encryption to be deciphered. The possibility of perfect cybersecurity, writ large, has transformative implications for intelligence, national security agencies, and military forces.
Quantum computing may sound like science fiction, but look no further than the Chinese launch of the first quantum satellite in 2016 to grasp that it is already a major component of R&D portfolios of major tech firms (led by IBM, Microsoft, Google, and Intel), several dozen well-financed startups, and the governments of at least fourteen countries (led by the United States, China, and EU). China has made developing quantum computers a major element of its tech strategy. Total quantum R&D spending by national governments exceeds $1.75 billion. Quantum science could be applied to communications, radar, sensing, imaging and navigation. This could change the calculus of defense investment for the United States and other major powers, and helps explain the substantial Chinese investment in quantum R&D. Realizing the possibilities of quantum computing will require new algorithms, software, programming, and, likely, other technologies yet to be conceived. There are several different types of qubits, and efforts at prototypes to date have not gone beyond seventy-two qubits, far less than are needed for achieving the capabilities described above. Some project that the types and uses of quantum computers will be varied, and may be limited with regard to functions, not getting beyond tens of qubits for the foreseeable future. Estimates vary on when fully operational quantum computers will realize all their possibilities. As an analysis in Scientific American put it: "If 10 years from now we have a quantum computer that has a few thousand qubits, that would certainly change the world in the same way the first microprocessors did. We and others have been saying it's 10 years away. Some are saying it's just three years away, and I would argue that they don't have an understanding of how complex the technology is."
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Emerging technologies: new challenges to global stability
The world may be fast approaching the perfect storm, with the intersection of two major global trends. At a moment of historic transition, when the post-WWII and post-Cold War international order is eroding amid competing visions of world order and renewed geopolitical rivalries, the world is also in the early stages of an unprecedented technological transformation
China Cybersecurity
Issue Brief Jul 7, 2020
I. The emerging tech revolution
Technological advancements in fields ranging from AI to biotech are already rapidly changing existing economic, social and geopolitical arrangements. How well nations are able to innovate and adapt will play a large role in determining their standing in the decades ahead.
National security impact
Technological change throughout history shaped and reshaped the strategy, tactics, and the character of war. Today's emerging technologies have the potential to revolutionize warfighting, while also posing new challenges to strategic stability across increasingly contested global commons—air, sea, cyber, and space.
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City Chicks Interview
July 24, 2014 October 10, 2014 by Dazz, posted in Culture, Interviews
The marijuana community is a thriving one and with just about everyone claiming to be a "stoner" these days, making friends is easier than ever. I myself might or might not partake in floating on Cloud 9 and having something funny to watch while sitting high is always a must (along with having the snacks on deck of course.) Two lovely ladies residing in Los Angeles, CA have created a YouTube show for the stoner community to enjoy and I am a fan. "City Chicks" follows friends, Jazzy Rhia and Katina, on their daily adventures of being high around LA, hanging out with friends, and other antics. With hilarious cut scenes and artist features at the end of every episode this show has tons of potential outside of YouTube. Plus with also having their own production company, Three W Productions, these ladies are a force to watch out for. I was able to get the scoop on Jazzy and Katina and their show.
Who are "City Chicks? I'm Jazzy Rhia and aside from being the director and editor of the show City Chicks, I also do music. I'm Katina and aside from writing and creating the skits for the show, I'm an avid distance runner.
What made you want to start your own show? And about marijuana on top of that. Originally, we wanted to write a classic stoner "dude" movie just for the fun of it. We came up with the idea because we had all the equipment and access to actors to be in the movie. After telling a friend about the script, he proposed we base the movie about ourselves. The energy started to flow and our movie transformed into a variety skit show based around our lives. Before we started the show neither of our parents even knew that we were cannabis activists. We could've easily created a show that didn't involve smoking on camera, but because marijuana plays such a big role in both of our lives we had to keep it "one hunnid."
Where do you get inspiration to write each episode? From our everyday life experiences. Some of the skits are based on past situations that happened at some point in our lives. The other half of the skits are usually thought of in the moment when were blazing with our friends. Its incredible how the energy starts to flow between all of us. Being that we are stoners, we always make sure to jot down the ideas on our phones so we don't forget them.
How long does it take for you guys to write each episode. Jazzy how long does it take for you to edit each one? After the concept of the episode is created it usually takes a night to write out the full skit. The editing process for each episode takes about 3 weeks total. I try to dedicate at least an hour a day once I have the entire footage for that episode shot.
I love how you showcase artists at the end of the show, what inspired to do this? Being that Katina and I first bonded over our love for dope music, there's no way we would create a show without it. We wanted to create the same feeling that many variety shows create by starring musical guest (such as SNL, All That, and The Dave Chappell Show) but on a more underground level. From being on the scene back in Florida I (Jazzy Rhia) had the pleasure of connecting with many artists who are dope at what they do. Giving them the opportunity to gain a new fan right along with us is just our way of showing love.
Do you want to keep your show on YouTube or would you market out to television? We originally imagined our production company Three W Productions making its biggest impact online first. We appreciate the underground community and would like to see just how large of an audience we can build before signing a deal of some sort. However, after reading the recent rumors about Youtube's new plan to block Indie content in order to make room for their new greedy platform, we are currently at the drawing board with our production company's next move. Regardless of whether or not our content gets removed from Youtube, we are most definitely interested in seeing City Chicks land a suitable network deal before shooting a second season.
This is the first show I've seen like this on the internet featuring women holding down the stoner culture. How will you guys maintain to staying different with your show? We will continue having fun and staying true to ourselves until the wheels fall off!
What advice would you give other stoners and others about starting their own show? First things first write everything down! Surround yourself with positive motivational stoners, get a camera, and just have fun with it!
Was the move from FL to CA a hard one or more exciting? What sparked the move? I (Katina) decided to move to Los Angeles after falling in love with city and the culture here. It was an exciting adventure to start a new life in a place so far from my element where I barely knew anyone. At the same time it was also a difficult journey and I endured some lonely nights, but I learned a lot about myself and built a life to call home in the west coast. For me (Jazzy Rhia) the move was definitely exciting and easier thanks to Katina. I originally moved to Cali to pursue a music career in production and songwriting. With Katina already being established here a couple of years prior to my move, the transition was a lot easier for me. She and a friend basically took me in, making it possible for me to actually focus on my craft. Within a couple of months of living together we soon came up with the idea for the show and production company.
Would you consider yourselves local celebrities or much more? I'd say much more than local celebrities being that our mission is to make a difference within the cannabis community worldwide. Fans living in Amsterdam, Canada, Hawaii, and India have already reached out to us, proving that our mission is not too far from reality.
What is your favorite dispensary in LA? What is your favorite strain of weed? Our favorite dispensary is Club Oro on Venice Blvd here in Los Angeles. They have everything in stock and the best deals. Our favorite strand of weed is Blue Deam for Jazzy Rhia and White Widow for Katina.
Thank you so much Jazzy and Katina for the interview and keep holding down the stoner community for everyone with "City Chicks." Eveyone check out Episode 4 below. Follow them on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. Also peep their website. "Spark Up and Keep Laughing."
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Dr. Bach distinguishes 7 emotional groups, among which the 38 flower essences can be divided. These groups categorize states of weaknesses, which can be overcome with the help of Bach Flowers.
The first group summarizes emotions of fear and worries.
The third group comprises feelings of lack of interest.
The fourth group comprises feelings of loneliness.
The fifth group comprises feelings of over-sensitivity.
Thr sixth group comprises feelings of despondency and despair.
The seventh group comprises feelings of overcare for others.


Hibimba Temple, Vashishta Caves, Buddhas Monastery, Rohtang pass (Snow Point ).
Vaishno Mata Temple (Mahadevi Teerth), Kullu Valley, Beautiful view of Beas River.
Place of worship of Shiks, Gurudwara, Ram Temple, Hot Water Springs.
Pune to Delhi by 12263 Duronto Exp. at 11.10 Hrs.
Arrive Manali. After Breakfast Manali Sightseeing in that visit to Hibimba Temple, Vashishta Caves, Buddhas Monastery. After dinner Overnight stay at Manali.
After breakfast visit to Rohtang Pass (Snow Point), 52 km from Manali at an altitude of 4000 meters (Indain Army & Local Union conditions). Then arrive back to Manali, Free time of Shopping in Mall road Market. After dinner overnight stay at Manali.
After Bearkfast Manali 4 to 5 Hours Trekking. After dinner Overnight stay at Manali.


This is a commercial ad of Mazda. This commercial was released in March 2016 in United States. Under the title of "Driving Matters: Passenger".
It isn't all bad being a passenger. But with SKYACTIV® TECHNOLOGY, it's a whole lot better being a driver.
The commercial song is "Back In Baby's Arms" by Patsy Cline. For those of you who like this song "Back In Baby's Arms", you can download it from Amazon or iTunes.
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A Wonder Woman's job is never done.
After defeating the assassin Mayfly in battle, Diana delivers her to the Slabside Prison in Antarctica — and returns to continue the work of befriending her, month after month. But will Moon Robinson turn the corner as Diana hopes?
There's a lot to be said about how Wonder Woman is different from every other super-hero in existence.
Her creation, as the fulfillment of Charles Moulton Marston's belief in the unique power of women, is so far flung from the pulp origins of most super-heroes of her era. Wonder Woman is no Doc Savage or the Shadow wannabe. As much as her introduction was meant to fill the role of a Superman for girl readers, an inspiration for their independence and self-esteem, she's no mirror to the Man of Steel.
Superman is a fireman, reactive to danger, ready to fight the good fight and then move on to the next.
And sure, Wonder Woman may be the second in line to save that kitten up your neighbor's tree. But she is so much more.
What this single issue illustrates so plainly — delivered elegantly by writer Steve Orlando and artist Laura Braga — is that Wonder Woman is in it for the long haul. If she puts out the fire that destroys your family's home, she's not only find you a place to live while she rebuilds your house, she'll also make sure you eat three meals a day, and get a ride to work. She'll research Facebook photos so she can duplicate every item inside and the exact color swatch of your walls, and even make sure that the notches in the door frame marking your kids' growth from infancy to their teens are reproduced perfectly.
In short, she's not just a fireman. She's a healer. She's a therapist, of sorts. Or maybe just simply, she's the best friend you'll ever have.
Even Mayfly can't ultimately resist the compassion and care of the woman who once boasted she could "make a hawk a dove." Orlando gives us these fleeting moments of interaction between the two women — one determined to wear a tragic history on her psyche like a shroud of anger, one determined to simply give all she has until the other is willing to throw that shroud to the ground.
It's not difficult to feel for Mayfly, even to feel for her commitment to her own anger. Anyone who spends more than a little bit of time in therapy probably realizes how hard it is to let go, to release yourself from the burden of defining yourself by what's been done to you, not by what you've done. There are going to be set-backs, to the degree that even as Orlando's tale ends, you have to wonder if Moon will fall back into her old ways.
What I don't have to wonder, after 20 pages of Orlando's patient depictions, is whether Diana will be there waiting.
Teaming with Laura Braga on art that focuses far more on interpersonal glares and body language at rest than fight scenes — the latter of which are probably the only weak moments graphically — the creative team really highlight what differentiates Wonder Woman from all of her cohorts in armor or tights. Braga ensures Diana holds the room, no matter what is happening in scene, but never in a dominating way. It's almost as if she is making the reader admire the Amazon, against our wills — her panel outlines a lasso that compels us to see the truth of who Diana is, and what she wants for us and everyone around her.
Small details, like Moon's foot fidgeting, or the way she leans her head backward when lamenting her childhood, are Braga's secret weapon throughout Orlando's narrative. It would have been so easy to deliver a book full of talking heads that completely misses the visual power of redemption, not through savior behavior, but through friendship and compassion. All that nuance is retained, in spades, throughout.
No issue of Wonder Woman is a bigger break from what came before — and a stronger reminder of exactly who Diana is — than Wonder Woman #51 as executed by Orlando and Braga. The hero among heroes is in safe hands in the coming months, thankfully. And while it's long overdue, it's also great to know Diana has been waiting for us all along. We just had to find our way back to her.


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The Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) calls Gastric Bypass the "the gold standard of bariatric procedures" and also notes the low complication rates. As with other weight loss surgeries, a long-term commitment to healthy living, including maintaining a proper diet and getting sufficient exercise, can greatly impact an individual's long-term weight loss and overall health.
Quick weight loss—What patients love most about the Gastric Bypass procedure is the quick weight loss. Most of the excess weight comes off within a year or even nine months.
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In a nutshell, Gastric Bypass helps you lose weight by changing how your body processes food and shrinking the size of your stomach so you can't eat as much and feel fuller, faster. But it's a little more complicated than that.
During the procedure, the stomach is divided into two-unequal pieces, with a small top section creating a pouch about the size of a walnut. This pouch will be your new stomach, and will hold only one ounce of food. The doctor then connects this pouch to the small intestine, which will redirect the food you eat. The vastly reduced size of the stomach severely limits the amount of food that can be eaten. Absorption is also reduced because the rerouting of the intestines alters the signals between the digestive system and the brain, further speeding weight loss.
Patients with a body mass index (BMI) of 35 or greater may be candidates for Gastric Bypass. The procedure is often recommended for those who have a BMI of over 45 because, within this super obese category, individuals often have life-threatening health conditions. For someone with high blood pressure or uncontrolled type 2 diabetes, the rapid weight loss associated with Gastric Bypass may be the difference between life and death.
Those who are considering Gastric Bypass should also be in good mental health, as the recovery and necessary lifestyle changes can be challenging. Certain health conditions, like Crohn's disease or hyperphagia disorder, may disqualify someone from Gastric Bypass, and this procedure is also not recommended for heavy smokers. Gastric Bypass is often recommended for those who suffer from acid reflux (GERD) because of the lower risk of GERD after surgery versus gastric sleeve.
Weight loss after Gastric Bypass can happen extremely fast. Depending on the amount of weight you have to lose and how well you follow your doctor's orders, you could look like and feel like a totally different person in a matter of a few months.
There will be some experimentation during this initial period as you come to recognize what foods your body can and cannot process—this is different for different people. You will also want to make sure you drink enough water, as dehydration can more easily occur post-operatively, and observe good nutritional habits since vitamin deficiencies can occur after Gastric Bypass; you may also need to take vitamin and mineral supplements.
Although Gastric Bypass is a more involved and complicated procedure than Gastric Sleeve, the initial recovery period is about the same. You can expect to be in the hospital for up to a few days, and spend a few weeks recovering before you can return to work and other daily activities.
Patients typically experience some pain and swelling in the days after surgery. Over-the-counter or prescription pain medications will help you feel more comfortable. In addition to a special diet that starts out with clear liquids, your doctor will outline a specific activity plan beginning with simple walking. Make sure you don't overdo it while you're healing—you don't want to end up back in the hospital!
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Ali Akbar Saher (Karbala, 24 de marzo de 1949) es un diplomático iraní, que se desempeñó como Ministro de Relaciones Exteriores de Irán, entre 2010 y 2013, y en la actualidad es uno de los Vicepresidente de Irán como director de la Organización de Energía Atómica desde 2013, cargo que ya había ocupado entre 2009 y 2010. También fue el representante de su país ante el Organismo Internacional de Energía Atómica.

Estudió Física en la Universidad Americana de Beirut y posteriormente obtuvo un PhD en Ingeniería nuclear en el Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Habla inglés y árabe de manera fluida, además de su natal persa.

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MainOpEdsPostmodern cultural totalitarianism has changed the very nature of man
Postmodern cultural totalitarianism has changed the very nature of man
Cultural totalitarianism did the impossible - it changed the very nature of man. An abstract ideology has suppressed the mind and senses - and the ability to feel compassion for real victims.
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The writer is a graduate of Moscow Univ. in Journalism, worked there in his field and made aliyah in 1988. He works at the Russian language newspaper Novosty Nedely, has had articles posted on many internet sites and authored "Ways of God" about different religious and ethnic groups in the Holy Land, and with Mark Kotliarsky the Russian book Jewish Atlántida.
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In my correspondence regarding the events in Cologne, an editor of a Russian newspaper asked me a natural, but discouraging question; "Where were the German men?" he enquired of me, perplexed.
Indeed, for us who grew up in Soviet Russia, it would be inconceivable that some drunk young people could publicly mock and harass girls on New Year's Eve in the very center of Moscow or Saint Petersburg. If they dared to do this, they wouldn't survive until the morning, they would become "martyrs" and would have their way with 72 virgins in a completely different realm.
Ethical codes, embedded in us on a genetic level, would demand that we intervene on behalf of the women. Especially, in a situation where normal adult men were more numerous than the rapists, and the rapists themselves were not terrorists, cyborgs or aliens, but mere street punks.
As it turned out in Germany, Sweden, Austria - these codes were fatally violated. A great number of strong healthy men, having heard the girls screaming and crying, and having seen the crimes being committed, didn't do anything to save the victims. In rare cases, the girls were defended by migrants from Eastern Europe or Third World countries.
But this is only the first question in a long line of simple questions. We could expect that women, having learnt about the abuse of girls the next day, would be in a fury. Since there is an inherent instinct in every normal woman to rescue a child or to protect a girl from abuse, rape or harassment.
Again, genetic codes didn't work. We heard women blaming the victims and defending the rapists. We heard Henriette Reker, the mayor of Cologne, who claimed that "there's always the possibility of keeping a certain distance of more than an arm's length"; Claudia Roth from the Green Party, who accused an "organized mob" on the Internet of "calling for a hunt on non-white people". We learned about dozens of female journalists who concealed the truth because the rapists were "refugees".
Feminists? We didn't hear their voices. As we haven't heard their voices in Sweden, Norway and England, where thousands of girls have long ago been turned into "white meat".
Instead, all we hear is a subtle mumble, like that of the expert Irmgard Kopetzky, who states that "sexual violence is an issue for people of all ethnic origins". "Figures show the majority of people carrying out sex attacks in Germany do not come from an immigrant background", according to her. Andrea den Boer, from the University of Kent, sees roots of the problem in that "the sex ratio alteration in the young adult population looking also to be abnormal at about 114 boys of that age for every 100 girls (SIC)". Really?
In China, Armenia, Azerbaijan there are also many more boys than girls. Has anyone heard about something similar happening in Beijing, Erevan or Baku? Why, during the revolutions in Romania, Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova, were there no cases of gang rape of girls during demonstrations, as occurred in Tahrir Square?
The wider Pandora's box is opened, the more questions arise. What about politicians? Have any of them, left or right, called it the way they saw it? No. "Sexual harassment is not automatically binding to migration and immigration," Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven said in Davos. Sure!
According to the report by the Swedish National Council for Crime Prevention (BRÅ) 20 years ago, in 1996, the highest rates of rape convictions were for individuals born in North Africa and Iraq. They were convicted of rape at rates of 17.5 times the native Swedish rate respectively.
European women have no protection from their families or even the state, with the latter taking the side of the perpetrator. That is why they are doomed.
We are speaking about a commonplace situation, typical for the patriarchal Muslim world - for Iraqis, Afghans or Somalis - where a non-Muslim woman is nothing more than a sexual object, an easy and natural prey, a whore. Coptic women in Egypt are constantly subject to harassment just because they are Christians. The Civil war in Lebanon took place not least because of the mass rape of Christian women by Palestinians. How much more for European women accustomed to their free dress code and not protected by families.
If "refugees" ever dared to do the same at home - in Algeria, Iraq, Afghanistan and Somalia - with Muslim girls, they would be buried alive. There are strict and oppressive laws of clan vengeance and no one dares to harass a woman from another clan or tribe without bearing an inevitable cruel punishment. European women have no protection from their families or even the state, with the latter taking the side of the perpetrator. That is why they are doomed.
Why are western politicians paralyzed by fear? Why do only leaders of Eastern Europe dare to tell the truth, such as: Miloš Zeman and Bohuslav Sobotka, the President and Prime Minister of the Czech Republic, Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico, Prime Minister of Hungary Viktor Orbán?
The issue is not about right or left ideology. Zeman, Sobotka and Fico are Socialists. The issue is about a healthy, normal perception of the world based on genuine European -Western - values.
Why did it turn out that they were the only leaders who could give both a courageous and adequate response to the reality of this situation? These small countries, squeezed between millstones of formerly great empires, having survived Soviet despotism, now know the value of freedom and dignity. They were vaccinated against Universalist ideologies. Is it not curious that Czech Republic and Slovakia are the only countries that accept genuine refugees facing a terrible fate - Christians and Yazidis from Iraq, but not mature and aggressive young men heading to Europe for an easy life and "white meat".
What has happened to the world, when men, women, politicians, and the elite betray their daughters and children in order to please newcomers with their baser instincts and a cult of male power?
The answer is sad - the culture of postmodernism has managed to do what couldn't be achieved even by the Communist propaganda machine. It has degraded the instinct of self-preservation, natural reactions embedded in humans on a genetic level, the ability to feel compassion and protect a victim – a woman, a girl, a child. An abstract ideology has suppressed the mind and senses.
I left USSR as a hater of Soviet totalitarianism. Now I realize that the cultural totalitarianism of political correctness has turned out to be much more poisonous.
The Soviet regime dictated harsh rules and established censorship. However people remained normal human beings. They laughed at authorities, composed jokes about Brezhnev, made satirical films in spite of the censorship, and learned to read newspapers between the lines. This primarily referred to the intelligentsia.
Cultural totalitarianism succeeded much more. It affirmed a relentless self-censorship, turned people into sterile zombies, and exterminated basic senses of responsibility and dignity. It changed the very nature of man, and indeed, it was a unique experiment of its proponents on their own people.
There is a small carnivorous animal in Siberia – a stoat. It hunts rabbits and hares, which are significantly heavier, faster and stronger. It doesn't creep, doesn't sit in ambush and doesn't catch its prey on the run. It performs a hypnotic dance of death in front of it - with wriggles, acrobatic leaps and somersaults. The stoat dazzles the prey and, gradually approaching it, grabs its throat. The rabbit dies from shock. Why does the prey allow the stoat to dazzle and kill it without resisting? Biologists are unable to solve the riddle of the stoat's hypnotic dance.
Western elites have foredoomed their own people by means of somersaults and acrobatic tricks with the same fate of the unfortunate rabbit. The hypnotic dance of death is gaining momentum...
Alexander Maistrovoy is the author of "Agony of Hercules or a Farewell to Democracy (Notes of a Stranger)", published recently by Xlibris.