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Daughters rule!
Leave a Comment / Parenting, Relationships / By Bradford S. Weeks, MD
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Laura and I are blessed with 4 amazing and wonderful daughters who, aside from being my spiritual teachers (making me stretch in love to graps the bewildering!), will inherit the world. In India and China, where we travelled and worked as a family, my daughters were confused by the persistent yet polite expression to me of condolances by doctors with whom I consulted when they learned that I had "only" daughters….. and 4 at that!
The following article reinforces my procreative wisdom!
The era of male dominance is coming to an end. Seriously.
For years, the world has been witnessing a quiet but monumental shift of power from men to women. Today, the Great Recession has turned what was an evolutionary shift into a revolutionary one. The consequence will be not only a mortal blow to the macho men's club called finance capitalism that got the world into the current economic catastrophe; it will be a collective crisis for millions and millions of working men around the globe.
The death throes of macho are easy to find if you know where to look. Consider, to start, the almost unbelievably disproportionate impact that the current crisis is having on men–so much so that the recession is now known to some economists and the more plugged-in corners of the blogosphere as the "he-cession." More than 80 percent of job losses in the United States since November have fallen on men, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. And the numbers are broadly similar in Europe, adding up to about 7 million more out-of-work men than before the recession just in the United States and Europe as economic sectors traditionally dominated by men (construction and heavy manufacturing) decline further and faster than those traditionally dominated by women (public-sector employment, healthcare, and education). All told, by the end of 2009, the global recession is expected to put as many as 28 million men out of work worldwide.
Things will only get worse for men as the recession adds to the pain globalization was already causing. Between 28 and 42 million more jobs in the United States are at risk for outsourcing, Princeton economist Alan Blinder estimates. Worse still, men are falling even further behind in acquiring the educational credentials necessary for success in the knowledge-based economies that will rule the post-recession world. Soon, there will be three female college graduates for every two males in the United States, and a similarly uneven outlook in the rest of the developed world.
Of course, macho is a state of mind, not just a question of employment status. And as men get hit harder in the he-cession, they're even less well-equipped to deal with the profound and long-term psychic costs of job loss. According to the American Journal of Public Health, "the financial strain of unemployment" has significantly more consequences on the mental health of men than on that of women. In other words, be prepared for a lot of unhappy guys out there–with all the negative consequences that implies.
As the crisis unfolds, it will increasingly play out in the realm of power politics. Consider the electoral responses to this global catastrophe that are starting to take shape. When Iceland's economy imploded, the country's voters did what no country has done before: Not only did they throw out the all-male elite who oversaw the making of the crisis, they named the world's first openly lesbian leader as their prime minister. It was, said Halla Tomasdottir, the female head of one of Iceland's few remaining solvent banks, a perfectly reasonable response to the "penis competition" of male-dominated investment banking. "Ninety-nine percent went to the same school, they drive the same cars, they wear the same suits and they have the same attitudes. They got us into this situation–and they had a lot of fun doing it," Tomasdottir complained to Der Spiegel. Soon after, tiny, debt-ridden Lithuania took a similar course, electing its first woman president: an experienced economist with a black belt in karate named Dalia Grybauskaite. On the day she won, Vilnius's leading newspaper bannered this headline: "Lithuania has decided: The country is to be saved by a woman."
Although not all countries will respond by throwing the male bums out, the backlash is real–and it is global. The great shift of power from males to females is likely to be dramatically accelerated by the economic crisis, as more people realize that the aggressive, risk-seeking behavior that has enabled men to entrench their power–the cult of macho–has now proven destructive and unsustainable in a globalized world.
Indeed, it's now fair to say that the most enduring legacy of the Great Recession will not be the death of Wall Street. It will not be the death of finance. And it will not be the death of capitalism. These ideas and institutions will live on. What will not survive is macho. And the choice men will have to make, whether to accept or fight this new fact of history, will have seismic effects for all of humanity–women as well as men.
For several years now it has been an established fact that, as behavioral finance economists Brad Barber and Terrance Odean memorably demonstrated in 2001, of all the factors that might correlate with overconfident investment in financial markets–age, marital status, and the like–the most obvious culprit was having a Y chromosome. And now it turns out that not only did the macho men of the heavily male-dominated global finance sector create the conditions for global economic collapse, but they were aided and abetted by their mostly male counterparts in government whose policies, whether consciously or not, acted to artificially prop up macho.
One such example is the housing bubble, which has now exploded most violently in the West. That bubble actually represented an economic policy that disguised the declining prospects of blue-collar men. In the United States, the booming construction sector generated relatively high-paying jobs for the relatively less-skilled men who made up 97.5 percent of its workforce–$814 a week on average. By contrast, female-dominated jobs in healthcare support pay $510 a week, while retail jobs pay about $690 weekly. The housing bubble created nearly 3 million more jobs in residential construction than would have existed otherwise, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Other, mostly male-dominated, industries, such as real estate, cement production, truck transport, and architecture, saw big employment gains as well. These handsome construction wages allowed men to maintain an economic edge over women. When policymakers are asked why they didn't act to stem the housing bubble's inflation, they invariably cite the fact that the housing sector was a powerful driver of employment. Indeed, subsidizing macho had all kinds of benefits, and to puncture the housing bubble would have been political suicide.
And yet, the housing bubble is just the latest in a long string of efforts to prop up macho, the most powerful of which was the New Deal, as historian Gwendolyn Mink has argued. At the height of the Great Depression in 1933, 15 million Americans were unemployed out of a workforce that was roughly 75 percent male. This undermined the male breadwinner model of the family, and there was tremendous pressure to bring it back. The New Deal did just that by focusing on job creation for men. Insulating women from the market by keeping them in the home became a mark of status for men–a goal most fully realized in the postwar nuclear family (Rosie the Riveter was a blip). In this way, according to historian Stephanie Coontz, the Great Depression and the New Deal reinforced traditional gender roles: Women were promised economic security in exchange for the state's entrenchment of male economic power.
Today, this old bargain has come undone, and no state intervention will restore it. Indeed, the U.S. economic stimulus package no longer bears much resemblance to a New Deal-style public-works program. Despite early talk that the stimulus would stress shovel-ready infrastructure projects, high-speed rail lines, and other efforts that would bolster heavily male sectors of the economy, far more of the money is going–directly or indirectly–to education, healthcare, and other social services. Already in the United States, women make up nearly half of biological and medical scientists and nearly three quarters of health-industry workers. No less an authority than U.S. President Barack Obama has weighed in on the shift of power from men to women, telling the New York Times that, though construction and manufacturing jobs won't vanish altogether, "they will constitute a smaller percentage of the overall economy." As a result, he said, "Women are just as likely to be the primary bread earner, if not more likely, than men are today."
What this all means is that the problem of macho run amok and excessively compensated is now giving way to macho unemployed and undirected–a different but possibly just as destructive phenomenon. Long periods of unemployment are a strong predictor of heavy drinking, especially for men ages 27 to 35, a study in Social Science & Medicine found last year. And the macho losers of globalization can forget about marrying: "Among the workers who disproportionately see their jobs moving overseas or disappearing into computer chips," says sociologist Andrew Cherlin, "we'll see fewer young adults who think they can marry." So the disciplining effects of marriage for young men will continue to fade.
Surly, lonely, and hard-drinking men, who feel as though they have been rendered historically obsolete, and who long for lost identities of macho, are already common in ravaged post-industrial landscapes across the world, from America's Rust Belt to the post-Soviet wreckage of Vladimir Putin's Russia to the megalopolises of the Middle East. If this recession has any staying power, and most believe it does, the massive psychic trauma will spread like an inkblot.
How will this shift to the post-macho world unfold? That depends on the choices men make, and they only have two.
The first is adaptation: men embracing women as equal partners and assimilating to the new cultural sensibilities, institutions, and egalitarian arrangements that entails. That's not to say that all the men in the West will turn into metrosexuals while football ratings and beer sales plummet. But amid the death of macho, a new model of manhood may be emerging, especially among some educated men living in the affluent West.
Economist Betsey Stevenson has described the decline of an older kind of marriage, in which men specialized in market labor while women cared for children, in favor of "consumption" marriage, "where both people are equally contributing to production in the marketplace, but they are matching more on shared desires on how to consume and how to live their lives." These marriages tend to last longer, and they tend to involve a more even split when it comes to household duties.
Not coincidentally, the greater adaptability of educated men in family life extends to economic life, too. Economist Eric D. Gould found in 2004 that marriage tends to make men (particularly lower-wage earners) more serious about their careers–more likely to study more, work more, and desire white-collar rather than blue-collar jobs. This adaptation of men may be the optimistic scenario, but it's not entirely far-fetched.
Then, however, there's the other choice: resistance. Men may decide to fight the death of macho, sacrificing their own prospects in an effort to disrupt and delay a powerful historical trend. There are plenty of precedents for this. Indeed, men who have no constructive ways of venting their anger may become a source of nasty extremism; think of the kgb nostalgists in Russia or the jihadi recruits in search of lost honor, to name just a couple. And there are still plenty of men in the West who want to "stand athwart history, yelling Stop." These guys notwithstanding, however, Western developed countries are not for the most part trying to preserve the old gender imbalances of the macho order this time around.
Instead, the choice between adaptation and resistance may play out along a geopolitical divide: While North American and Western European men broadly–if not always happily–adapt to the new egalitarian order, their counterparts in the emerging giants of East and South Asia, not to mention in Russia, all places where women often still face brutal domestic oppression, may be headed for even more exaggerated gender inequality. In those societies, state power will be used not to advance the interests of women, but to keep macho on life support.
Look at Russia, where just such an effort has been unfolding for the past decade. Although there are 10.4 million more Russian women than men, this hasn't translated into political or economic power. After the Soviet collapse, the ideal of women's equality was abandoned almost entirely, and many Russians revived the cult of the full-time homemaker (with Putin's government even offering bonus payments for childbearing women). But Russian men, floored by the dislocations of the Soviet collapse and a decade of economic crisis, simply couldn't adapt. "It was common for men to fall into depression and spend their days drinking and lying on the couch smoking," Moscow writer Masha Lipman observes. Between their tremendously high rates of mortality, incarceration, and alcoholism and their low rates of education, only a small handful of Russian men were remotely able (or willing) to serve as sole breadwinners.
This left Russia's resilient women to do the work, while being forced to accept skyrocketing levels of sexual exploitation at work and massive hypocrisy at home. A higher percentage of working-age women are employed in Russia than nearly any other country, Elena Mezentseva of the Moscow Center for Gender Studies has found, but as of 2000, they were making only half the wages that Russian men earned for the same work. All the while, Putin has aided and abetted these men, turning their nostalgia for the lost macho of Soviet times into an entire ideology.
If this represents a nightmare scenario for how the death of macho could play out, another kind of threatening situation is unfolding in China. The country's $596 billion economic stimulus package bears a far stronger resemblance to a New Deal-style public-works program than anything the U.S. Democratic Party has devised. Whereas healthcare and education have attracted the bulk of U.S. stimulus dollars, more than 90 percent of the Chinese stimulus is going to construction: of low-income homes, highways, railroads, dams, sewage-treatment plants, electricity grids, airports, and much else.
This frenzy of spending is designed to contain the catastrophic damage caused by the loss of manufacturing jobs in China's export sector. The Chinese Communist Party has long seen the country's 230 million migrant workers, roughly two thirds of whom are men, as a potential source of political unrest. Tens of millions have lost manufacturing jobs already, and so far they've proved unwilling or unable to return to their native provinces.
Just as the housing bubble in the United States was a pro-male policy, China's economic trajectory over the past two decades is deeply tied to its effort to manage the threat posed by the country's massive male migrant population. Massachusetts Institute of Technology economist Yasheng Huang has argued that while the first decade after Deng Xiaoping's economic reforms saw tremendous economic growth and entrepreneurship in the Chinese hinterlands, the next two decades have seen a marked decline in the economic prospects of rural China coupled with a concerted effort to promote the rapid development of China's coastal cities. State-owned enterprises and multinational corporations enjoyed generous subsidies, tax abatements, and other insider deals, and in return, they employed millions of migrants. The trade-off exacerbated China's internal migration, as millions of men fled rural poverty in search of short-term urban employment, but after the Tiananmen Square uprising, Chinese elites welcomed it as a way to stave off urban unrest.
Today, however, it's hard to see how Chinese leaders can safely unravel this bargain. Matters are made worse by China's skewed population–there are 119 male births for every 100 female–and the country has already seen violent protests from its increasingly alienated young men. Of course, it's possible that China will constructively channel this surplus of macho energy in the direction of entrepreneurship, making the country a global source of radical innovation, with all the military implications that entails. More likely, if the nature of China's stimulus is any indication, Beijing will continue trying to prop up its urban industrial economy–for if this outlet for macho crumbles, there is good reason to believe that the Communist Party will crumble with it.
It might be tempting to think that the death of macho is just a cyclical correction and that the alpha males of the financial world will all be back to work soon. Tempting, but wrong. The "penis competition" made possible by limitless leverage, arcane financial instruments, and pure unadulterated capitalism will now be domesticated in lasting ways.
The he-cession is creating points of agreement among people not typically thought of as kindred spirits, from behavioral economists to feminist historians. But while many blame men for the current economic mess, much of the talk thus far has focused on the recession's effects on women. And they are real. Women had a higher global unemployment rate before the current recession, and they still do. This leads many to agree with a U.N. report from earlier this year: "The economic and financial crisis puts a disproportionate burden on women, who are often concentrated in vulnerable employment É and tend to have lower unemployment and social security benefits, and have unequal access to and control over economic and financial resources."
This is a valid concern, and not incompatible with the fact that billions of men worldwide, not just a few discredited bankers, will increasingly lose out in the new world taking shape from the current economic wreckage. As women start to gain more of the social, economic, and political power they have long been denied, it will be nothing less than a full-scale revolution the likes of which human civilization has never experienced.
This is not to say that women and men will fight each other across armed barricades. The conflict will take a subtler form, and the main battlefield will be hearts and minds. But make no mistake: The axis of global conflict in this century will not be warring ideologies, or competing geopolitics, or clashing civilizations. It won't be race or ethnicity. It will be gender. We have no precedent for a world after the death of macho. But we can expect the transition to be wrenching, uneven, and possibly very violent.
Copyright 2009, Foreign Policy


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Drop In Value of UofL Endowment Confirmed.
Endowment growth stalling compared to other institutions.
Numerous earlier reports by Mr. Chris Otts of WDRB brought to the attention of the public information about financial dealings of enough concern that at least two major donors to the University of Louisville withdraw their support, triggering in large measure an intervention by the University of Board of Trustees to take a more controlling role in the University of Louisville Foundation and a full-scale fiduciary audit. This latter offers the potential to clear the air or to lead to even more troublesome revelations. Mr. Otts's latest report deals with unauthorized spending of the University's endowment by the Foundation in support of its commercial research, real estate, and other agendas both known and unknown. The result has been a substantial fall in the value of the endowment as its principal is consumed.
Sparked by Mr. Otts's use of information provided to him by the University as reported to the American Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO); and by comments made by Trustees Greenberg and Benz at last week's meeting of UofL Trustees raising serious concerns about the endowment; I went to NACUBO's website myself. Summary files for public use are available including the market values of the endowments of some 850 of the most important Colleges and Universities in the US and Canada from 1990 to 2015. I abstracted these and plotted the market value of UofL's endowment along with its rank among other institutions in this regard. Spending information or investment yields for individual institutions are not made available to the public, although summary statistics on aggregates in broad categories are available. A static image is presented below, and an interactive version revealing the underlying data is available.
In summary, the amount of our endowment rose progressively from 1990 until around 2007 after which much volatility occurred to the point that the market value of the endowment in 2016 is indeed less than it was 10 years ago in 2006! UofL appears to be eating its nest egg, and compared to other institutions of higher education, is losing ground in endowment growth.
Fall in rank in size of endowment.
Of course, other institutions have not been sitting on their hands, raising enough in contributions and investment gains such that UofL's rank in market value of its endowment began to fall continuously beginning in 2001 through 2015, from 87th to 112th place. (Numbers from FYU 2016 were not available on the NACUBO website, a year in which UofL's endowment market value dropped some $160 Million and perhaps more.)
Some of the volatility in rank in the earlier years may stem from the fact that the number of institutions submitting reports to NACUBO rose from 367 to 568 by the year 2000. However, the number of reports has remained relatively constant in the mid-800s since 2009 during which UofL's decline in rank continued apace and may be accelerating. I have not itemized the schools that ranked higher than UofL over these years, but the top hundred have what would be expected based on overall reputation. Even at 112 we are in pretty good company.
Another cause of early volatility in endowment rank is that fact that overall, the values of endowments in the earlier years of this graphic were considerably lower than today. Just as I have shown for UofL's standing in NIH funding for research, when you are starting out in the lower ranks, a good grant or two can result in a large swing in national ranking. So it is with endowments. For example, in 1992, when UofL ranked 119th in its endowment, an increase of $10 million in contributions or investment earnings would have improved UofL's a rank to 111. Conversely, $10 Million less would have dropped our rank to 132! In 2015, a swing of $10 Million would have only resulted in a rise of only two places in rank from 112 to 110. An endowment of $10 Million less would have kept UofL at exactly the same rank of 112th!
Looking at market values and ranks from another perspective, the decline in rank from our high of 87th in 2001, to 112 in 2015 represents a spread in market value of $214 Million in 2015 dollars. To that we must add the unknown impact on our endowment rank of the $160 Million decrease in endowment that has been spent or acknowledged as lost in 2016. A final accounting has not yet been made public. Extrapolating, our rank in 2016 will likely be around 137th.
I do not claim that this analysis is the best way to evaluate the financial health of a University or its endowment. Accounting methods are certainly different among the schools and in the same school over time. It does however, offer credence to statements that our endowment has dropped substantially. The fact that our rank has been falling in comparison to other institutions is compatible with spending too much of the principal every year, of bad investments, or worse. I personally do not see much evidence of what was claimed to be a successful Billion-dollar fundraising effort. I naively thought that effort was intended to raise our endowment.
Who would not want to see a fair accounting? Thanks to the determined intervention of a revitalized Board of Trustees at both the University and the Foundation, we may yet get that view! The Governor's aggressive efforts to undermine the efforts of these Boards at a time when the University and its Medical Center are on their knees should be discouraged if not condemned. His actions alone have caused the UofL's accreditors to place the University on probation. In this regard, I encourage my readers to also read a justifiably critical editorial in today's Courier-Journal written by the current President of the UofL's Student Government and who represents UofL students the Board of Trustees. I could not have said it better.
Peter Hasselbacher, MD
Emeritus Professor of Medicine, UofL
[Addendum Dec 9, 2016: My aging brain forgot that I had seen an important article by Andrew Wolfson that brought most of these matters relating to the University's endowment to the public's attention last September 10. He covered the recent years much better than I did! His article made the Foundation so nervous that at Dr. Ramsey's request, it distributed to Foundation "friends" a list of all the written questions (which I do not have) asked of them by Wolfson together with their answers.]
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Crunchyroll Forms Partnership with WEBTOON to Produce Upcoming Animated Projects
Anime streaming platform Crunchyroll announced that they have formed a partnership with popular webcomic platform WEBTOON. The upcoming projects that both companies will be co-producing will be from that latter's vast library of webcomic series.
Both companies have also agreed to do distribution, licensing, and retail on these upcoming projects. As of this time, they have not revealed the names of the webtoons that they will put into animated adaptations.
"We are extremely excited to be partnering with WEBTOON … WEBTOON has a tremendous catalogue of content and creators that resonate deeply with our audience and we can't think of a better way to delight fans than by bringing these stories to life through animation.", says Crunchyroll General Manager Joanne Waage.
In relation to this big partnership, Taylor Grant, WEBTOON Senior Vice-President of IP Development said, "There is tremendous crossover appeal with our audiences … and exceptional creative synergy on the types of stories we want to tell. We're excited to partner with Crunchyroll to bring our globally appealing characters to audiences and consumers in new ways, as well as create new opportunities for our talented creators."
WEBTOON is home to popular webcomics series like Mage and Demon Queen by COLOR-LES, Age Matters by Enjelicious, Lore Olympus by Rachel Smythe (the series is confirmed to have its own animated adaptation to be produced by the Jim Henson Company), and more. The platform has a massive volume of webcomic series in various genres. You can check their library through their website or through their app on iOS and Android.
Crunchyroll is a popular anime streaming platform notable for streaming popular ongoing anime series the same day as Japan like My Hero Academia and Boruto. Aside from ongoing anime titles, they also have a huge library of previous anime series and movies in which users can stream through their website or through their app on Android and iOS.
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MANCHESTER UNITED manager Louis van Gaal has confirmed that Michael Carrick will play no further part this season due to injury.
The United boss revealed the calf problem, that has kept the midfielder sidelined in recent weeks, is much worse than first thought.
Van Gaal said: "Carrick is not available, it was more heavy than we thought. We tried everything but now we have to think about next season.
"He shall not play anymore this season, it's better now to focus for him on next season and being fit to start."
And the Dutchman is hopeful he will make a quick recovery as the statistics clearly show his positive impact on the club's performances.
He added: "When you see the stats, it's clear that he's very important but that's also because we have only right-sided holding midfielder.


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Luxury Kimberley Cruises
Australia is arguably one of the most epic destinations in the world to explore on a cruise. With over sixteen thousands miles of dramatic coastline, idyllic paradise islands, and colourful coral reefs, Australia tops many travellers' bucket lists. Travellers from all walks of life will find Australia full of varied ecosystems, weird and wonderful wildlife, rich culture, bright cities, and diverse geographical landscapes.
One of the most intriguing and less-visited regions in Australia is the Kimberley. Found at the northern end of the state of Western Australia, the Kimberley is a vast region of almost half a million square kilometres, yet sparsely populated and thus retaining its raw natural beauty.
Travel in this area is an incredible adventure and offers unique voyages of discovery. Not usually considered synonymous with expedition cruising (unlike the more popular polar regions), expedition cruises to the Kimberley are perfect for those who want a taste of tropical exploration without the hassle of large crowds or huge cruise ships. Rather, expedition cruises in the region are limited to smaller vessels which can not only reach more remote ports, but won't cause damage to the delicate marine ecosystems and coastlines.
The main city in the region is Broome, a small coastal city on the Indian Ocean boasting the white sands of Cable Beach, incredible historic dinosaur tracks, and a colourful and multicultural Chinatown. Broome is a popular jumping-off point to some of Western Australia's most diverse national parks and off-shore pearl farms, and also serves as a backdrop for sunset camel rides.
Set on a rocky peninsula that stretches into one of the most beautiful natural harbours on the north Australian coast, Darwin is surrounded by water on three sides, which allows it to be fanned by cool breezes that temper the tropical heat and humidity of its climate.
Wyndham is a small settlement with the spirit of a Kimberley outback township. Wyndham is a gateway to the breathtaking Bungle Bungle mountain range and the nearby Ord River. Over 350 million years, this range of bizarre giant orange and black striped domes rising out of the ground have transformed the landscape in the Purnululu National Park.
Hunter River
The Hunter River is a river in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, with a spectacular rock formation at the river mouth and two large waterfalls, which drop 90m. The river is believed to be home to the highest density of estuarine crocodiles in the region.
Buccaneer Archipelago
The Buccaneer Archipelago is a group of islands off the coast of Western Australia near the Kimberley region. This untouched region of over 1,000 tiny islands is home to lush rainforests and secluded beaches nestled among mangroves and tidal creeks.
Known as the gateway town to East Kimberley, Kununurra is a great place to explore some of the region's extraordinary natural landscapes. From the weird and wonderful Bungle Bungles to the crocodile nesting-ground of Lake Argyle, Kununurra is a fascinating and remote area of the Kimberley.
Australia is well-known for its abundance of weird and wonderful wildlife, totally unique to the region and fascinating to see in their natural habitat. Kununurra is one of the best places in the Kimberley to see wildlife and is a must-visit for any expedition cruise or land tour. As well as the toothier creatures like crocodiles and sharks, you might be lucky enough to see huge flatback turtles drifting through the ocean and the curious looking flying fish.
There are a number of wallaby species in the Kimberley with the most common being agile wallabies and the smaller rock wallabies can be found in more remote areas of the wilderness, such as in gorges and national parks. Wildlife enthusiasts and keen bird watchers will also love this region of Australia as colourful tropical birds such as pink galahs, rainbow lorikeets, and red-tailed cockatoos make the national parks feel more alive with their stunning bright plumages and loud calls.
The Kimberley was one of the earliest settled parts of Australia, with the first humans settling around 45-60,000 years ago. The land is sacred to local aboriginal groups, and as such the area is home to thousands of years of rich indigenous culture. Local communities welcome and educate travellers from the Dampier Peninsula all the way to the Mitchell Plateau, where tribes continue to act as guardians of the deserts and mountain landscapes.
More recently, since European exploration began in the 17th century, western settlements have steadily grown and introduced industry to the region. To this day there is a sparse population in the Kimberley, with around 40,000 people dispersed over the vast area – in fact, there are now more cows than people in the region!


We've come a long way Theorists. Today, I am DETERMINED to put together the complete and FINAL timeline for Five Nights at Freddy's. From beginning to end, first bight to burning everything to dust - this is IT! Join me Theorists, as we finish FNAF once and for all!
I imagine Scott just sitting behind his laptop watching this, nodding if Mat got something right, and shaking his head when he's wrong.
I feel like after this video he would nod 3 times and shake his head 97 times.
Boy!!!That is what Scott wants to do!Yiu are so right!
+a-person why are you telling everyone to shut it. Your oviusly having a bad day at work.are you?


Thursday 24th June saw another of Frog's spectacular nights at the Montague Arms, this time the "Unwrong Quiz" hosted by Frog and the incomparable Mark Quinn. This is quiz with no right or wrong answers, but bizarre and thought provoking questions, where you are awarded prizes for the most interesting, clever, funny or just plain weird answers. You can even play along on their facebook page.
As nights of daftness and fun go, this is fast becoming a New Cross favorite especially with Goldsmith's students... and it will soon be translated to Edinburgh where Mark & Frog have a run as part of the fringe festival. Details can be seen on Frog's website.
This month the Unwrong Quiz was pleased to welcome as their special guests 'Dare to be Charlie' the fantastic new band with Daren Callow & Chalie Savigar. Daren and Charlie have both been in different bands (and solo sets) in the past and now joined forces, collaborating on new songs and developing music they performed in the past.
As a fan of their earlier work it is really great to hear how it is developing and the new influences being brought to play as they feed off each other's talent. There is definitely a new life and vibe, and given that I am a sing-a-long type fan, particularly of some of Daren's earlier work (which incidentally he performed at our wedding) I was pleased to discover that even I thought it was a development for the better.
And as always lots more photos from the evening on my flickr page!


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%   SYNTAX:
%   avgArray = cellavg(cellArray) calculates the average of cell elements
%   in the given cellArray, that is the avgArray
%
%   INPUT:
%   "cellArray" is cell array of elements that are of the same data type and
%   can be averaged.
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%   OUTPUT:
%   "avgArray" is the averaged array.
%
%   NOTE:
%   The cell elements might not be averagable. Users should be aware of
%   this.

% by Weiguang (Gavin) Ding, September 2013
% TO EXTEND:
%       dealing with unaveragable cell elements.

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end
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Q: How to create a factory for a parameterized class? I'm trying to build a factory for implementations of a generic trait.
Given my domain model:
trait Person

case class Man(firstName: String, lastName: String) extends Person
case class Woman(firstName: String, lastName: String) extends Person

I created a repository for those classes like this:
trait Repository[T <: Person] {
  def findAll(): List[T]
}

class ManRepository extends Repository[Man] {
  override def findAll(): List[Man] = {
    List(
      Man("Oliver", "Smith"),
      Man("Jack", "Russel")
    )
  }
}

class WomanRepository extends Repository[Woman] {
  override def findAll(): List[Woman] = {
    List(
      Woman("Scarlet", "Johnson"),
      Woman("Olivia", "Calme")
    )
   }
 }

So far so good, some pretty simple classes. But I'd wanted to create a factory to create an instance of these repositories depending on some parameters.
object RepositoryFactory {
  def create[T <: Person](gender: String): Repository[T] = {
    gender match {
      case "man" => new ManRepository()
      case "woman" => new WomanRepository()
    }
  }
}

But this last piece won't compile. If I ommit the explicit return type of the factory, it compiles but returns a repository of type Repository[_1] instead of Repository[Man]
I can't seem to find a proper solution, do any of you guys have got some tips for me?

A: How about this?

*

*Instead of using a string, use a sealed trait that knows how to create the appropriate repo

*Use dependent types to return the correct type of repository

Code:
object GenderStuff {

  trait Person
  case class Man(firstName: String, lastName: String) extends Person
  case class Woman(firstName: String, lastName: String) extends Person

  // Note that Repository has to be covariant in P.
  // See http://blogs.atlassian.com/2013/01/covariance-and-contravariance-in-scala/ for explanation of covariance.
  trait Repository[+P <: Person] {
    def findAll(): List[P]
  }

  class ManRepository extends Repository[Man] {
    override def findAll(): List[Man] = {
      List(
        Man("Oliver", "Smith"),
        Man("Jack", "Russel")
      )
    }
  }

  class WomanRepository extends Repository[Woman] {
    override def findAll(): List[Woman] = {
      List(
        Woman("Scarlet", "Johnson"),
        Woman("Olivia", "Calme")
      )
    }
  }

  sealed trait Gender {
    type P <: Person
    def repo: Repository[P]
  }
  case object Male extends Gender {
    type P = Man
    def repo = new ManRepository()
  }
  case object Female extends Gender {
    type P = Woman
    def repo = new WomanRepository()
  }

  object RepositoryFactory {
    def create(gender: Gender): Repository[gender.P] = gender.repo

    // or if you prefer you can write it like this
    //def create[G <: Gender](gender: G): Repository[G#P] = gender.repo
  }

  val manRepo: Repository[Man] = RepositoryFactory.create(Male)
  val womanRepo: Repository[Woman] = RepositoryFactory.create(Female)
}

Of course, this makes the factory object pretty pointless - it's easier to just call Male.repo directly :)

A: You should probably think some more about what you're trying to achieve.  In your example, what type would you expect to be returned by RepositoryFactory.create[Man]("woman")?  The compiler has no way to associate those arbitrary strings with types.

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Virtusa Signs Strategic Collaboration Agreement with Amazon Web Services to Accelerate Cloud Adoption and Innovation for Enterprises Globally
SOUTHBOROUGH, Mass., – (November 26, 2018) – Virtusa Corporation (NASDAQ GS: VRTU), a global provider of digital strategy, digital engineering and IT outsourcing services that accelerates business outcomes for its clients, announced today that it has signed a Strategic Collaboration Agreement (SCA) with Amazon Web Services (AWS). The intent of the agreement is to provide enterprise customers with transformative and sustainable benefits such as rationalization, technical debt elimination, automation, and modernization to reduce costs and increase velocity.
"By working together, we believe we can address the increasing customer demand for cloud transformation expertise in industry verticals such as financial services, healthcare, life sciences and more to create significant value for all parties in the process," said Terry Wise, global vice president of Channels and Alliances, Amazon Web Services, Inc. "Virtusa is a valued member of the AWS Partner Network (APN) and the SCA deepens the relationship between our two organizations to provide more value to our customers."
"While the capture, storage, and processing of real-world data from patients has become technologically feasible, concerns over how to best utilize this data, both ethically and legally, in research programs continues to create challenges for the industry," said Daniel H. Robertson, PhD, vice president of Digital Technology and director of the Applied Data Sciences Center for the Indiana Biosciences Research Institute (IBRI). "By leveraging AWS, Virtusa was able to provide us with an environment where we can test the value of synthetic data on Virtusa's vLife open innovation platform powered by AWS. This allows us to access some of the best technology, including synthetic data, to accelerate research for disease understanding, leading to potential new therapies and digital diagnostics."
"As a firm, our roots and ethos are deep in software engineering. With our deep domain and digital engineering expertise, combined with AWS's strong technology, we can help customers accelerate time-to-market and reduce costs for their enterprises. Over the years, Virtusa's global clients have benefited from the relationship between AWS and Virtusa, and with this SCA, they can reap countless new benefits," said Samir Dhir, president at Virtusa. "Our program with IBRI is only one example of how we are working with clients to solve complex industry issues. We have also solved similar issues for companies in other industries, such as banking, insurance, media, communication, info services, healthcare and life sciences. We look forward to a continued collaboration with AWS and our clients in all industries, to drive transformation efforts across cloud adoption and innovation, and to help them stay competitive in this technology-led world."
Under this SCA, Virtusa and AWS will work closely to develop a greater talent pool through extensive training and certification of Virtusa associates on AWS technologies. Another critical tenet of the SCA is to build solutions to help clients drive their digital transformation and adopt cloud at a much faster pace, enabling them to innovate in an agile environment. Virtusa's strong domain expertise in financial services, healthcare, life sciences, communication and media industries, combined with AWS's innovative technology, will provide customers in all industries with better solutions to their business challenges.
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Fact Check: Hospital NOT Caught Red-Handed Using Dummies In Coronavirus Pandemic Footage
Was a New York hospital "caught red handed" using dummies in coronavirus pandemic footage? No, that's not true: A video report from Channel 4 News about the situation in New York hospitals included footage of overflowing wards and ended with a body being wheeled away on a stretcher. It then led into a segment about New York Gov. Cuomo asking for ventilators, and this part was illustrated with footage showing a ventilator being used in a training setup in a Chicago hospital. The two segments were clearly separated in the report by a fade-to-black.
The claim the hospital was "caught" appeared in a video published by YouTube channel Truth Isonn on April 5, 2020, titled "Hospital Caught Red Handed using DUMMIES in PANDEMIC FOOTAGE" (archived here) which was described as:
Hospital Caught Red Handed using DUMMIES in PANDEMIC FOOTAGE C-o-r-o-n-a Birus is a False Flag EVENT (GLOBAL)
Click below to watch the video on YouTube:
The footage the claim is based on came from this Channel 4 News video published on March 31.
Starting from 1:14, the video shows footage of Brookdale hospital in New York being overrun by COVID-19 patients. It ends on a shot of a body being wheeled out on a stretcher at around 2:35.
The screen then goes black and a new segment starts:
The narrator explains:
The New York governor today begged President Trump to send help now, saying he'd been forced to buy ventilators from China because it was like bidding on eBay to secure enough in his own country.
During this segmen,t some footage of a ventilator being used on a training mannequin was being shown. But it is clear from the context that this is not about the New York hospital anymore:
The badge of the person demonstrating the equipment clearly reads "Rush University Medical Center", which is located in Chicago.
This footage seems to from a training setup, given the poster on the wall that refers to "mannequins" and "trainers".
There is nothing strange or unusual about showing footage of a ventilator when talking about them during a news segment. And it is probably safer for everyone involved to show one in a training setting instead of one being used on a real patient (not just for health but also for privacy reasons). It is also not the hospital that picks the footage to be used in a news broadcast - but rather, the news station itself.
Finally, there would also be no need to "spice up" a news report with a dummy when it already shows plenty of real people suffering in hospital wards, refrigerated trucks to store bodies and even a dead body being wheeled out.
Suggesting the doctors and nurses at Brookhaven Hospital were "caught red handed" doing something nefarious here in the middle of fighting a life-threatening pandemic is therefore not only absurd but shows a shocking disrespect for their sacrifices and heroism.
https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2020/04/fact-check-hospital-caught-red-handed-using-dummies-in-pandemic-footage.html
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package org.apache.solr.common.util;

import org.apache.solr.SolrTestCaseJ4;
import org.junit.Test;

/** */
public class TestTimeSource extends SolrTestCaseJ4 {

  @Test
  public void testEpochTime() throws Exception {
    doTestEpochTime(TimeSource.CURRENT_TIME);
    doTestEpochTime(TimeSource.NANO_TIME);
    doTestEpochTime(TimeSource.get("simTime:50"));
  }

  private void doTestEpochTime(TimeSource ts) throws Exception {

    // XXX the method below doesn't work reliably because
    // XXX there could be a long thread context switch between these two calls:
    // long prevTime = ts.getTimeNs();
    // long prevEpochTime = ts.getEpochTimeNs();

    long[] prevTimeAndEpoch = ts.getTimeAndEpochNs();
    long delta = 500000000; // 500 ms
    long maxDiff = 1000;
    for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
      ts.sleep(500);
      long[] curTimeAndEpoch = ts.getTimeAndEpochNs();
      long diffTime = prevTimeAndEpoch[0] + delta - curTimeAndEpoch[0];
      long diffEpoch = prevTimeAndEpoch[1] + delta - curTimeAndEpoch[1];
      assertTrue(
          ts + " diffTime=" + diffTime + ", diffEpoch=" + diffEpoch,
          Math.abs(diffTime - diffEpoch) < maxDiff);
      prevTimeAndEpoch = curTimeAndEpoch;
    }
  }
}


Our Women's/Men's Fellowship supper and ministry meetings will be held tonight at 6:00 pm in the fellowship hall. The theme of the meal is fall flavors.
Come this Thursday at 7:00 to participate in Mercy Truimphs by Beth Moore on the Book of James. Please see Sarah Fletcher after service if you need a Bible study guide or more information.
The city will sponsor a "Trail of Treats," Wednesday, October 31, 5:00-8:00 pm. Our church plans to set up a booth on Broadway downtown to give children treats, other freebies, and ministry info. We need both volunteers and candy. Please bring your treats to the church by Sunday, October 28. If you would like to volunteer, please see Marta Phillips.
Representatives from many Free Will Baptist Churches in our area will gather at the Pittsburg Church for the South Central District Quarterly Meeting, October 27, 9:00 am. Phillip Kennedy, the new pastor at Benton First Free Will Baptist Church, will speak during the worship service. Everyone is welcome to attend (you do not have to be a delegate). The host church will serve brunch during the midmorning break.
In order to cut the cost for our REACH meal ministry, we're seeking donations of food and kitchen items. We'll feature a few items each week in the bulletin. This week, we're asking for tater tots, corn dogs, and Dawn dishwashing liquid. See the complete list of needed items on the bulletin board.


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This tour is for those who are not spending several days in Budapest.
This short walk on the Pest bank will help you to get a general idea what the city can offer to you. Stories about the 19th, 20th century to show you the diversity of the Hungarian history.
During this walking tour I will show you some of the most important sites of the city, like Andrassy Avenue, State Opera House, Cathedral, and the House of Parliament and a wonderful panorama only Budapest can offer to you!
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Talked to an abasin liftie yesterday who said that while they haven't announced publicly, they're planning to operate through July 5.
.... which is a little weird since that's a Friday, but so many people will be off work Thurs / Friday that week that maybe that does make sense.
Anyways, maybe I can hit 40 days despite my super slow start this year, after all.
When Al posted that the 2019-20/20-21 Double Down pass would go on sale after July 5 I wondered if they might have that plan.
Kids a got a chance to feel the wind at Copper this afternoon. It's their first Rocky Mountain snow adventure. My boy had a little altitude sickness, but we took it easy and got some fluids in him. We had some fun after lunch and called it an early day. We're heading out for dinner now. It was a good first day. We're heading to Loveland tomorrow. Hope it doesn't blow too much on top.
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Wow, I'm surprised. It looked SOOOO good from afar. I didn't venture near chair #9 as I knew I was only going to ski a couple hours (to get home and watch my recording of the Masters), so it was just groomer zoomin' for me. Managed to boot out on Firecut, but I was safe at second.
Morning groomer zoomin' was smart. It did look so good from afar - I was sure it was hero snow time. Hah. It changed so fast, that was some of the most deceiving snow I've ever skied. It was grippy soft with a completely unpredictable surface.
This same stuff mostly let go of its grip in the afternoon as the wind and light snow kicked in and conditions returned to winter. Plenty of nice turns on 8 in particular, ended up being a nice day. Got the girl out skiing, too. She's digging the extended daylight warm(er) turns.
9 stayed closed for wind. I didn't think the wind really warranted a closure, but I was just as happy to not be tempted to go up again.
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I'll be at Copper Saturday and Sunday (closing weekend) if anyone is around.
I think you might be right. 9News did a piece on closures this evening. They did say A Basin would be closing June 2nd. Maybe Al is keeping it under wraps for now?
A-Basin's official close date is always the first Sunday in June. That's the 2nd this year.
The extension weekends after close of regular operations are Fri-Sun for as long as they can keep Lenawee Face to High Noon open. I can't remember hearing anything official about extending before mid to late May.
Definitely way too early for anything but Al hinting at an extended season in his blog.
Copper's sunny, breezy day turned out to be cloudy and snowy. I was skiing slow and sloppy. By mid-afternoon I hit "verge-tigo" ... that place where I start feeling like a Weeble on skis every time I stop.
Morning commute was good -- no weekday commuter traffic. Expected to have smooth sailing all the way home too. And it was, right up to Loveland. I hit there just as all the Love-ers were closing the place. Reminded me why I haven't been skiing weekends. And to think I went today just to catch one more bluebird day. Hopefully there will be another opportunity later this week.
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Not until Friday. It's a stormy week ahead for the most part. I'm supposed to ski with a vendor on Wednesday-Thursday at WP. It will probably be serious storm skiing... again.
Yeah, where's spring? I guess it will show up eventually.
I think we almost hit double-digit Little Burn laps. Sister stayed home so he got to call every run. It was Little Burn almost every time after I vetoed his Storm King requests. He's never been up Storm King but keeps admiring it. Something to dream about over the summer. Maybe next year.
He got a hoot and a compliment from the lift I couldn't hear. When we stopped he said "somebody said I skied the hell out of that. What does that even mean?"
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There was just a post out on our Nextdoor from an ex landscaper or some such - warned against fertilizing too soon, as it will just result in dead grass.
Thanks for mentioning this. It was already a done deed, but I'll watch for damage.
I learned a lot from a Master Gardener in VA. That ported over nicely to Portland since they're in the same agricultural zone, but not something I can rely on for this climate. Time for me to get familiar with the Extension Service guidance here and limit rookie mistakes.
You probably know this, but don't plant anything that's frost-sensitive before Mother's Day, no matter how pleasant the weather is. I've been burned by that twice - planting just days before - in Longmont.
I say plant away. And, take your snow tires off... please.
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I know this is not a skiing question....but any Pug recommendations for places to eat while in Breck? We will be in town Friday-Tuesday.......family of 4....Have been before, but it was a few years ago.....any new places that people like?
What are your "go to" places with friends and family in the surrounding area?
Saturday and Sunday were a lot of fun at Breck.
Saturday I was helping K with her skiing on Saturday and she had a breakthrough. I'd tried everything I have heard recommended here to get her to angulate and tip the skis while keeping her COM over her outside ski and then hit upon 'drive your (outside) arm in direction you don't want to go.' All of a sudden it clicked and she was flexing her ankles and knees, tipping the skis on edge, with her shoulder's moving outside a bit. She was angulating! She went home after a meal at Sevens while I continued to ski and was on the hill to the last chair. Lots of nice runs in Wonderland and finishing up with a couple of groomer zoomers on Claimjumper.
Peak 6 south ridge. I thin this looked a bit better than it skied. Meanwhile I enjoyed the low angle fresh below this point.
The sun and been (mostly) in and out of the clouds and the wind was strong.
There is always goodness to be found.
The wind almost always brings in snow to Breck. This is in Wonderland where there was a firm wintery base with some windfill. Non-trivial, but a fun challenge. Lower down there were 6 - 8 inches of wind deposit in the gully that drains this area.
The image I missed when the lift wasn't moving was more dramatic. Snow was off and on all day.
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Saturday I was helping K with her skiing on Saturday and she had a breakthrough. I'd tried everything I have heard recommended here to get her to angulate and tip the skis while keeping her COM over her outside ski and then hit upon 'drive your (outside) arm in direction you don't want to go.' All of a sudden it clicked and she was flexing her ankles and knees, tipping the skis on edge, with her shoulder's moving outside a bit. She was angulating!
FWIW, Matt finally got me angulating last season with the following drill: try to touch my outside hand to the back of my outside binding. I still use this drill, and more importantly, seek the feeling that it gives me.
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Eric's and Fatty's are perennial favorites. Burger, pizza, sandwiches.
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I'd tried everything and about given up. Touch your boot, feel the pinch, .... We were in the 5 inches of fresh below Lost Cabin when I tried 'drive the arm...." Just sheer luck I think that it worked. What a difference, though. She is still brushing her turns but can make quick linked turns which she needs. She even did a check turn at one point to redirect her line. I'm so happy. So is she.
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A POLICE incident has closed Alvecote Lane, close to the border with Tamworth.
A Police presence has been seen in the area and at this time, 4pm on Monday 3 April, a helicopter from the National Police Air Service can be seen flying overhead.
Alcercote Lane is currently closed by Police, close to the junctions with Shuttington Road and Robeys Lane.
The circumstances surrounding the incident are not known at this time.


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A popular Oakland vegan pop-up is graduating to an all-day restaurant
Food // Restaurants
Janelle Bitker
A spread of dishes from Roasted and Raw, a vegan restaurant coming to Oakland by chef Imani Greer.
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Crispy empanadas filled with vegan chorizo from Roasted and Raw.
After about a year as a pop-up, popular plant-based spot Roasted and Raw is graduating to a permanent restaurant space in downtown Oakland.
Located at 1389 Jefferson St., it will focus on health-minded, globally inspired vegan dishes served in a fast-casual, all-day format. Popular items from the pop-up days will transfer over to the restaurant, including smoky black bean burgers, crispy empanadas and curry chickpea rice bowls.
Since no construction is needed, chef and owner Imani Greer is hopeful he can open toward the end of January.
Roasted and Raw is joining a thriving vegan food scene in Oakland, with the newly opened Taqueria La Venganza a block away and Singaporean hit Lion Dance Cafe not far away. That said, Greer plans to steer Roasted and Raw away from the dominant vegan fast-food trend seen in places like Vegan Mob and Malibu's Burgers.
Chef Imani Greer is graduating to a brick-and-mortar restaurant after hosting a Roasted and Raw pop-up for about one year.
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Greer moved to Oakland from Atlanta in the middle of the pandemic, inspired by a cousin who said Greer's vegan cooking would easily find an audience here. Greer said he hit a wall in Atlanta, but after just two weeks of cooking for people in the East Bay, he saw "an astronomical difference."
"People loved the food. They loved the flavors, they loved the boldness," he said. "Oakland and the Bay, they support young Black businesses more than anywhere I've seen in my life."
His pop-up, most recently sharing space with vegan meal service Planted Table in Jack London Square, found a fast following through word of mouth. The menu focused on build-your-own bowls with options such as a Mediterranean-inspired combination of crispy falafel, garlicky hummus, tabbouleh and smoked cucumber ranch. There were also pastas, like a hearty mushroom stroganoff with fresh pappardelle, and breakfast options, such as fried faux-chicken and waffles.
"The flavors come from my traveling and my life, my hometown, my family," he said, tying the stroganoff with his upbringing in Wisconsin, Southern dishes with his 20 years in Atlanta, and Caribbean flavors with his Jamaican godmother.
Curry chickpea ragout from Roasted and Raw, an upcoming vegan restaurant in Oakland.
Generally, he avoids meat substitutes that he views as overly processed, such as products from Impossible Foods. Instead, he fills empanadas with "chorizo" that he makes from walnuts, sun-dried tomatoes and spices, and wraps bean curd in seaweed and cornmeal to fry into catfish-like nuggets. With the restaurant and a future menu expansion, he expects to add soy-based steak from Vallejo's Better Chew, plus more desserts and grab-and-go morning fare like croissants, muffins and breakfast sandwiches.
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Greer isn't vegan, though he eats a largely plant-based diet these days. And that is precisely the point. He said he doesn't want to create a vegan restaurant specifically for vegans.
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"I've lost three uncles and grandfathers to health," he said. "The entire point is I've seen (a vegan diet) make a difference in my own life, in my family's life."
Roasted and Raw. Opening early 2022. 1389 Jefferson St., Oakland. https://roastedandraw.lpages.co
Janelle Bitker is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: janelle.bitker@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @janellebitker
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Janelle Bitker joined The San Francisco Chronicle in 2019. As the food enterprise reporter, she covers restaurant news as well as Bay Area culture at large through a food lens. Previously, she served as a reporter for Eater SF, managing editor at the East Bay Express, and arts & culture editor at the Sacramento News & Review. Her writing has been recognized by the California Newspaper Publishers Association and Association of Alternative Newsmedia.


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Two days in Phoenix means you've got options, from city tours of downtown skyscrapers to Scottsdale. With a 2-day itinerary, you also have time to get out of town. Here are a variety of ways to expand your reach, including aerial adventures, desert trips, and scenic lake cruises—maybe even a quick trip to the Grand Canyon.
Day 1: City Sightseeing and Beyond
**Morning:**Get your bearings with a morning tour of Phoenix highlights. Take a sightseeing tour of downtown for a glimpse of the State Capitol building and the grand Arizona Biltmore. You learn about the Phoenix, situated in the Sonoran Desert, and its attractions, including nearby Camelback Mountain.
**Afternoon:**Browse the shops in Old Town Scottsdale on tour by foot or Segway, which enables passengers to cover more ground in less time. Or ride off-road into the desert aboard a 4x4 vehicle. A guided tour allows you to learn about the native flora and fauna.
**Night:**This evening, take to the skies on a hot air balloon ride with sunset views. Alternatively, a cruise on Saguaro Lake (about an hour's drive from Phoenix) is just as serene. A bit further afield, head to Tonto National Forest, and keep an eye out for cacti, coyotes, and the elusive bighorn sheep.
Day 2: Desert Skies and Grand Vistas
**Morning:**For more time sightseeing and less time driving, take a Grand Canyon aerial tour that sets off in the early hours from Phoenix. En route to the national park, you fly over a much of Arizona's natural beauty, including Tonto National Forest, San Francisco Peaks, and Red Rocks of Sedona.
**Afternoon:**If you wish, extend your Grand Canyon tour on the ground with a guided drive around the South Rim. Or fly back to the city and spend some leisurely hours shopping and dining in downtown Phoenix and nearby Scottsdale. The Sea Life Aquarium guarantees cool temps and a calming environment.
**Night:**If you haven't yet made it into the air, opt for a sunset plane tour of downtown Phoenix landmarks and take in the Valley of the Sun from above. Alternatively, you may simply prefer the serenity of stargazing the night skies with an astronomer.
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Grand Canyon South Rim by Airplane with Ground Tour
Marvel at the Grand Canyon's vast expanse and some of the American Southwest's most awe-inspiring terrain during a scenic flight from Phoenix. Your pilot flies at the perfect altitude to clearly view the natural beauty of Arizona, including Tonto National Forest, San Francisco Peaks, Montezuma Well and the Red Rocks of Sedona. Choose either an air-only tour, or experience this majestic wilderness from the ground and air on a day-long tour that includes a stop in the National Park and lunch.
2-Hour Scottsdale Segway Tours - 2pm Departure
Discover Old Town Scottsdale on a 2-hour tour by Segway, a great transportation option for sightseeing in this vibrant part of town. After learning the basics of handling the Segway, follow your knowledgeable guide to learn about the town's history and get insider tips on the best places to visit at your leisure, including where to find great performances, art installations and restaurants. With numbers limited to 9 people, this small-group tour provides a personalized experience with your guide.
Sunset Hot Air Balloon Ride Over Phoenix
Enjoy a picturesque hot-air balloon flight over the mammoth Sonoran Desert in North Phoenix on this 1-hour sunset flight. Experience breathtaking 360-degree views of the hottest desert in North America and its surrounding landscape while floating effortlessly across the sky at dusk. Then celebrate with a traditional champagne toast and catered food after the flight. Commemorative flight certificate, plus transportation to and from the landing site is included.
Desert Off Road Tours in Scottsdale
Access the Sonoran Desert in a real 'off the beaten path' way. Ride in a military-grade, off-road vehicle with a professional guide. Learn about the unique geology, vegetation and wildlife of the desert; understand the fascinating history of this private reserve. Alternate between high-octane adventure and relaxing time taking photographs and appreciating the solitude of the backcountry.
SEA LIFE Aquarium Arizona Admission Ticket
Visit SEA LIFE Aquarium Arizona in Phoenix with these guaranteed Low Price admission tickets. Step in out of the hot Phoenix weather to immerse yourself in the fascinating world of undersea creatures. Learn about different types of sea life, from tropical sharks to simple sea stars. See the carefully constructed displays, crafted to mimic the animals' natural habitats. Get close-up views of fascinating marine life that typically exist at the bottom of the ocean.
Sunset and City Lights Aerial Tour of Phoenix
Soar above Phoenix's city lights on a 45-minute aerial tour, and watch sunset ignite the desert landscape, rugged mountain scenery and downtown landmarks. Board a Cessna whose high wings allow for unobstructed views and photography and get aerial views of the city's stadiums and the Phoenix International Raceway. Bank over the South Mountains as the sun sinks low, take in the Symphony Hall, Arizona Science Center and Phoenix Art Museum, then fly over the heart of the Central Valley before touching down at a Deer Valley landing strip.
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BJP booth office in Ward No. 34 vandalized
Posted on January 11, 2022 January 11, 2022 by Siliguri Times
Siliguri, 12 January: Political atmosphere is boiling up before the Siliguri Municipal Corporation election especially with the frequent reports of tearing of banners and posters across the city. A similar incident took place today where the booth office of Bharatiya Janata Party in Ward No. 34 was allegedly vandalized.
Reportedly, on Monday night, Ratan Das', the BJP candidate from the said ward, booth office in F block was vandalized. Banners, posters, and party flags were torn and thrown in the river.
After the matter came to light, Matigara-Naxalbari MLA Anandamoy Barman, Dabgram-Fulbar MLA Sikha Chatterjee, Phansidewa MLA Durga Murmu, and other BJP members reached the spot. An F.I.R was registered in the NJP police station against the incident.
"The ruling party is scared, which complied them in taking such actions. Siliguri's atmosphere was not like this before," MLA Barman said further accusing the police administration of taking no immediate action. The MLA warned of staging a mass agitation if such an incident continues in the city.


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Emerson James "Jim" Arnett
Lawyer, businessman.
Born at Winnipeg in 1938, son of Emerson Lloyd Arnett and Elsie Audrey Rhind (1911-2009), grandson of Frederick Rhind, he was educated at Chapman School, Queen Elizabeth School, and Norwood Collegiate before graduating from Kelvin High School in 1955. He attended the University of Manitoba where he was Senior Stick of Arts and received a BA degree (1959). He was a member of the successful McGowan Cup debate team with James E. Foran in 1962. He articled at law with Brian Dickson and received a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Manitoba (1963).
After receiving a Master of Laws degree from Harvard University, he practiced law briefly with the Department of Justice in Ottawa and with Pitblado & Hoskin. He moved to Toronto, Ontario and practiced corporate law as a senior partner at Stikeman Elliott for many years, being made a Queen's Counsel in 1979. He subsequently served as President and Chief Executive Officer of The Molson Companies Limited, Chairman of Beaver Lumber Company, Chairman of Montreal Canadiens Hockey Club, and Chair of the Ontario utility, Hydro One Inc. He was a special adviser to the Canadian Government on drafting the Investment Canada Act in 1985 and to the Premier of Ontario on the steel, electricity and automotive industries. He served on several business and non-profit boards of directors including as Chair of the Winnipeg-based Canada's National History Society.
In 1964, he married Edith Alexandra "Alix" Palk, daughter of William Lawrence Palk, and they have four children: Shanly, Tannis, Will, and Charles.
In 2021, he wrote a true crime novel entitled Bean Fate (Austin Macauley Publishers).
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At least one part of the shutdown is over as the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced it has resumed its Income Verification Express Service (IVES.) The service, which provides tax transcripts essential for processing mortgage applications for non-W-2 wage earners, was shut down, along with many federal government services, on December 21 and its workers were furloughed.
The Mortgage Bankers Association took credit for the turnaround, saying it was its "successful advocacy" that got the IRS to restart the program. Robert Broeksmit, president and CEO of MBA said he took the appeal directly to Craig Phillips, a counselor to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin. Broeksmit said he told Phillips "Look, this is staring to be a problem for the lending industry," and asked, "Could you make these guys essential?" However, in an email to the Washington Post, Phillips said, "This action was not taken to benefit the industry. It benefits the consumers that have made loan applications."
Unlike other "essential workers" who are working but unpaid during the partial government shutdown, the IRS agents, who returned to work several days ago, will receive their paychecks. They will be paid from fees charged mortgage lenders for the verification service.
While the service has resumed, verifications will be slow at first as employees work through the substantial backlog that has built since the shutdown began. Some 400 furloughed workers returned to work last week at IRS service centers in Fresno, Cincinnati, Kansas City, Missouri, and Ogden, Utah.
MBA has also said its advocacy was responsible for the resumptions of National Flood Insurance Program endorsements. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) had halted the issuance of new policies at the start of the shutdown.


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