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The new senior senior prom idea is hot. High schools, colleges, assisted living facilities, community groups, and even churches have begun to host these remarkable events. Lizzie Mytty, writing for her college's Marquette Tribune, wrote, "When the music started playing, students and seniors alike crowded the dance floor to do the twist, dance to the electric slide, and form conga lines." She went on to add, "It's a success in… connecting students and senior citizens. At the prom, seniors and students dressed in formal wear, talked, laughed, and danced to music from the 1920s to today." Encouraging today's students to host today's senior citizens and really get to know each other pays big dividends. Senior citizens and students build bridges of friendship and communication. Both groups throw away their negative ideas about the other. If you are interested in helping to kick off a senior senior prom in your community, here are links to a few resources: The Marquette Tribune The Astra Chapter of the National Honor Society The Daily Emerald; "Young at Heart Prom" If you have ever attended or hosted a "Senior Senior Prom" please comment and tell us all about it, we would love to know more from the readers who are close to our hearts. And may all of our readers enjoy a happy St. Valentine's Day!


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Q: Unix recursive find / replaced based on dynamic pattern? So, I inherited some really bad code and am currently just trying to refactor it to the point of functionality before completely overhauling it.  One of the problems is that the original programmer set posts and sessions like this:
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instead of:
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It seems to be causing problems throughout the site.  Is there a fast way that I can recursively find and replace these types of variables? I'm using a unix box, so not sure if there's a way to do that from the command line or if I should write a php script? They're everywhere and obviously are named different, so I would need to find any variable that does not have the quotes and replace it with the same string that does?

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A world renowned-landmark of France, the Eiffel Tower is commonly associated with being an architectural wonder and an icon to represent the city of love and lights. The Eiffel Tower has a unique and fascinating history and seen many changes and world events unfold around it since it was built in 1889. There are some things about the Eiffel Tower that are common, but there are also some lesser known facts about it. These unusual facts about the Eiffel Tower all contribute to its significance in the world today.
1. 400 billion euros worth of mistakes were made by the Spanish.
The Eiffel Tower was originally intended for Barcelona, but Spain rejected the project. This proved to be a costly mistake for Spain who missed out on being the home of this iconic landmark. The Eiffel Tower is now worth over 400 billion euros. This is six times more than the Colosseum in Rome which is worth 91 billion euros, and more than the Tower of London which is worth 70 billion euros. That's 400 billion reasons for Spain to be feeling a little regretful.
2. The Eiffel Tower was never meant to stay forever.
It is hard to imagine Paris without the Eiffel Tower, but if everything had gone according to the original plan, the centre of Paris would be bare. The Eiffel Tower was built in 1889 as part of the Paris exhibition. It was only meant to remain as part of the exhibition for 20 years and then be moved. Thankfully, the designers realised how wonderful it looked in the city and chose to keep it there.
3. The French thought that Hitler could use some exercise.
During WWII when Hitler visited Paris, the French cut the lift cables on the Eiffel Tower. This meant that Hitler had to walk the steps if he wanted to reach the top. This was a sly manoeuvre on the part of the French to express their resentment to the war. The French thought that Hitler would be too lazy to climb all the steps, but he "surprised" everyone by making it to the top.
4. Painting the Eiffel Tower isn't light work.
The Tower needs to be repainted regularly each to keep it in top condition so that it looks neat and clean in all the photos taken of it. This maintenance, however, involves a lot of work. The paint on the Eiffel Tower weighs as much as 10 elephants.
5. During the First World War, the Eiffel Tower had an important role.
During the Battle of Marne in WWI in 1914, signals were sent out from the top of the Eiffel Tower in order to direct the French troops to the front line. This was not only a strategic organisational tactic to get the troops moving, but was also a symbolic send off to wish the soldiers luck in the war.
6. Everything famous landmark needs a well-known nickname.
The Eiffel Tower was given the nickname The Iron Lady from 1925 to 1935 and is still called this today. It got this name because it was used as a commercial billboard by car company, Citroën. These billboards featured the Tower with the word Citroën spelled out vertically. It was the only company to use the icon as part of their advertising.
7. This great symbol of France recognises the people who make France great.
This great symbol of France recognises the people who make France great. As well as being an important icon in French history and culture, the Eiffel Tower also pays tribute to other renowned figures in France. There are 72 names of famous French scientists, engineers, and notable people engraved at the base of the tower.
8. How many lightbulbs does it take to make the Eiffel Tower sparkle?
The reason it sparkles so brightly when illuminated at nighttime is because there are 20,000 lights adorning the structure. A lesser known fact is that it is illegal to publish photographs of the Eiffel Tower when it is lit up at night. A clause in the EU copyright act states that because the lights are considered an artwork in itself, taking and sharing photos of the Tower at night needs to comply with copyright regulations. It is only legal when you contact the Société Nouvelle d'Exploitation de la Tour Eiffel.
Since the Tower wasn't meant to be a permanent structure, a sly con artist named Victor Lustig attempted to sell the iron for scrap metal when it was going to be taken down. He tricked a number of scrap metal dealers into believing it would be available for purchase. He accepted offers and bribes from the dealers in cash and then fled to Vienna. He got away with this the first time and decided to try his luck a second time, a month later. This time he wasn't so lucky and almost got arrested for his actions.
10. If you love the Eiffel Tower so much, why don't you marry it?
Well, someone actually did marry it. An American woman named Erika LaBrie visited the Tower in 2004 and literally fell in love with it. She 'married' the Eiffel Tower in 2007 and changed her name to Erika Eiffel. Erika takes her love affair with the Tower quite seriously and she is the founder of OS International, an organisation for people who have relationships with inanimate objects. Hopefully she doesn't get jealous when her life partner features in thousands of photographs with other people.
11. Canada wanted a piece of the Eiffel Tower, too.
The Eiffel Tower was almost moved to Montreal in 1960 when a secret agreement between Charles de Gaulle and the mayor of Montreal was made. The Eiffel Tower was going to be transferred to Canada for the Universal Exhibition in 1967, but the company that managed the Tower vetoed the decision.
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Cops: Cancelled; No Season 33 on Paramount Network
by Regina Avalos, June 10, 2020
Cops is ending its run on Paramount Network. The series was set to premiere season 33 on June 8th but that debut was delayed. Now, it won't be returning at all. The cable network pulled the police series off its schedule earlier this month following the protests against police brutality.
Per The Hollywood Reporter, the network said the following about the cancellation of the series:
"Cops is not on the Paramount Network and we don't have any current or future plans for it to return."
The series aired for 25 seasons on FOX before being cancelled in 2013. It moved to Spike TV that same year. The series remained on the cable channel when it was rebranded as Paramount Network.
Airing on Monday nights, season 32 of the series finished airing in May. There is no word yet about another channel picking up season 33 of the long-running series.
WGN America and Pluto TV currently air Cops in syndication. WGN America's contract expires this month and the cable channel does not plan to renew it. Pluto TV, a ViacomCBS-owned streaming service, continues to air reruns. Paramount Network is also owned by ViacomCBS.
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America's Most Wanted: Finished on FOX; Cops: Not Cancelled But…
Lori Eckenrode
Every one liked this show. I can't believe that the networks jumped on this ridiculous platform to defund the police. We watched cops all the time. That show was always a staple. It's a unbelievable that it has been cancelled. Shame on you!
Tammy Mushaney
I am very disappointed. It is a good show. Everyone needs to understand not all cops are bad. And we who like these cop shows are allowed to say what we think. But you're letting all the haters decide what we can watch
I'm really disappointed that an actual quality series was cancelled. These men and women of law enforcement are being vilified due to the actions of a few dispicable men that were responsible for murdering a man. I think it should be reinstated to show the human side of law enforcement.
Lynda Lee Tyburski
Please bring back Cops! It's not glorifying police! It's showing what they go through day after day. They deal with people and situations that no one else would want to deal with. And they don't just arrest blacks! Please done disrespect our law enforcement by canceling this show. Most cops are good!
This a sad day that we can have regular tv cop shows that have everybody shooting at each other. Yet not a show where we have real police not having asla shoot out. Cops and live pd tend to have more than just blacks and tend to be more white or Hispanic. All the P.c. crap is out of hand.
That's the one show that shows the real world of cops makin life and death decisions at a moment Please bring it back
Evan J Mort
Whatever happened to being neutral in letting American tv viewers watch cop shows? What's happening in the world does not reflect on ALL police! Sad state of affairs especially where COPS has been on for so long & LIVE PD was very highly rated!!
DONT END THIS SHOW
dumb decision, this IS a good show ,and often gives a view of the officers in a good light, trying to do their jobs , i hope some other network picks COPS up, and it becomes a ratings giant….
Some TV executives really need to start seeing the real world and not a comfort bubble.

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A Zero Dark Thirty – A Bin Láden hajsza  (eredeti cím: Zero Dark Thirty) 2012-ben bemutatott amerikai filmthriller, amelyet Mark Boal forgatókönyvéből Kathryn Bigelow rendezett. A film zenéjét Alexandre Desplat szerezte. A főbb szerepekben Jessica Chastain, Jason Clarke és Joel Edgerton látható.

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Craig Michael Jones (Des Moines; 11 de febrero de 1972) (también conocido como el #5) es un músico estadounidense, principalmente reconocido por ser el tecladista/sampler de la banda de nü metal [[Slipknot]

Biografía
Nació el 11 de febrero de 1972 en Des Moines, Iowa. Católico de nacimiento por influencia de sus padres en Des Moines. Antes de Slipknot, tocó en la banda Modifidious junto a Joey Jordison. Después se integró a Slipknot como guitarrista. Jones toca la guitarra en la era "Mate.Feed.Kill.Repeat", pero después se sumergió al sampler. Los demás miembros de Slipknot han sido vistos sin máscaras, cuando no están en concierto, pero Craig casi nunca ha sido visto sin máscara, en las entrevistas se tapa los ojos para guardar el anonimato, por esta razón es siempre el primero en irse del escenario al final de los conciertos. Su cara solo ha podido ser vista dos veces: una en el lanzamiento del vídeo 'Duality' en Des Moines, Iowa y otra en la conferencia de prensa de la muerte del bajista de la banda Paul Gray.

Él es un fanático de los videojuegos  y de las películas de terror, incluso ha sacado varias ideas de algunas películas, por ejemplo: la frase "Here comes the pain" (Aquí viene el dolor) en la canción "(sic)" fue tomada de la película Carlito's Way de la voz de Al Pacino. La canción "742617000027" fue creada por él usando el diálogo, el cual se repite durante toda la canción, "The whole thing I think, is sick" (todo lo que pienso, es enfermo, también podría ser "es asqueroso" "es repugnante") el cual fue tomada de un documental de Charles Manson.

James Root dijo: "Él me asusta. Es casi un servicio comunitario saber lo que hace en el día a día". Una vez un periodista le pidió a Craig que se describiera y dijo: "Soy delgado, como un asesino en serie". En el video de Slipknot: Welcome to Our Neighborhood, durante la presentación de los integrantes, dice "133, número 5, sampler". También les da entrevistas a la empresa "Cakewalk" que es la empresa de sus sampler.

En el DVD Voliminal: Inside the Nine, todos los miembros de Slipknot fueron entrevistados individualmente y sin máscara, pero Craig no dijo nada. Le preguntaron "¿Cuántas personas están enterradas en tu patio?" pero él no dijo ni una sola palabra.

Aunque la mayoría de los integrantes de Slipknot tienen proyectos paralelos, él es el miembro más difícil de descubrir fuera de la banda, y no tiene ningún proyecto paralelo.

Personalidad
Jones es considerado ser el más introvertido de los miembros de Slipknot, tanto que se ha sabido guardar silencio en todo. Es por eso que se ganó su apodo de El Silencioso. Esto no quiere decir que Jones nunca haya hablado fuera de los límites de la banda. De hecho, Jones ha realizado una entrevista con Cakewalk respecto al equipo que prefiere al realizar muestras. Comienza la mayoría de las entrevistas con la cremallera cerrada para cubrir su boca, la abre, y acto seguido la cierra antes de hacer cualquier respuesta a las preguntas formuladas. Jones provocó un aluvión de cartas de queja cuando rompió su silencio en una entrevista, que fue citado como habiendo hecho la declaración de que, "¡Si yo no estuviera en esta banda, probablemente estaría matando a la gente!". Él ha respondido a esta pregunta también: "Si yo no estuviera en la banda hoy en día, estaría conduciendo carretillas elevadoras en un almacén durante todo el día."

El ex vocalista de Slipknot, Anders Colsefni ha determinado que Jones es un misántropo. Al tiempo que expresa disgusto por el comportamiento de Jones, Colsefni reveló que Jones fue la inspiración para la canción "Killers Are Quiet" (Los asesinos son tranquilos). Sin embargo, un amigo cercano de la banda en ese momento, Frank Plumley, se acredita por el título correspondiente de la canción. Colsefni dijo una frase esencial para conocer la personalidad de Jones cuando afirmó que, "Los ordenadores son el mejor amigo de Craig". De acuerdo con el productor Ross Robinson, Jones fue inquietantemente calmado durante sus sesiones de estudio.

Sin embargo, contrariamente a la creencia popular, Jones ha sido conocido por ser muy abierto y poco comunicativo con los aficionados después de las actuaciones de Slipknot. Esto puede sugerir que su conducta taciturna peligrosamente es una afectación o exageración en aras de la publicidad y/o intriga. Algunos han dicho que el "asesino en serie", comenta que ha hecho que sea su intento de oscuro humor, además de su preferencia a hablar durante las entrevistas en exclusiva con la cremallera que cubre la boca cerrada. Sin embargo, ha realizado dos entrevistas de texto en línea después de la liberación del álbum homónimo de la banda, y los lectores de la entrevista han dado cuenta de que en Internet es mucho menos hostil de lo que deja entrever. En el vídeo del "Making of Sulfur", Craig Jones se muestra hablando a la cámara.

En Nine: La formación de All Hope Is Gone, el DVD que viene con la edición especial de All Hope Is Gone, Craig es el único miembro de la banda que tiene su cara pixelada (censurada), mientras todos los demás aparecen con su cara limpia y sin censura. Durante el Making of Sulfur , sin embargo, Craig se muestra casualmente hablando y riendo con la cámara, en un punto de inflexión para él y diciendo: "Wow, realmente puedo hacer esto por mí mismo" mientras juega con su máscara. Esto es más evidencia sobre el hecho de que él es mucho más simpático en la realidad.

Hizo su primera aparición pública desenmascarado el 25 de mayo de 2010 durante la conferencia de prensa en directo de Slipknot sobre la muerte del bajista de Slipknot, Paul Gray.

Máscara
Cuando se unió a la banda como guitarrista en 1996, utilizaba una pantimedia como máscara, luego usaría una máscara de payaso. Cuando paso al sampler cambio su máscara a una de hombre lobo para después cambiarla por un casco de astronauta (mejor conocida como Youth Space Helmet o Sinclair Helmet). A lo largo de 1997 y 1998 hizo diferentes cambios al casco de astronauta, primeramente quitándole el visor, poniéndole una máscara de gas, pintando el casco de negro y por último agregándole unos clavos en la parte superior. Durante la era del álbum homónimo (1999 - 2000) el casco no tuvo cambios muy significativos, únicamente le quitó la manguera de la máscara de gas e iba removiendo pedazos de la pintura del casco. Para el álbum IOWA cambio el casco por una máscara de esclavitud, con clavos que ahora sobresalían de ella por todas partes, dos hendiduras para los ojos, dos pequeños orificios en la nariz y una gran cremallera en su boca. Para los siguientes álbumes seguiría utilizando este mismo concepto de máscara pero con ciertos cambios: el tamaño de los clavos y la cantidad de estos iban aumentando llegando hasta los 133 clavos, este cambio se hizo más notorio en su sexto álbum We Are Not Your Kind haciendo más cortos los clavos horizontales y más largos los clavos verticales, Curiosamente, la máscara de esclavitud es muy similar con la portada del álbum Demonic de la banda de thrash metal Testament.

Otra información
 El número 133 viene en referencia a la velocidad del procesador del primer ordenador que utilizó.
 Estuvo en el grupo "Modifidious" junto con Joey Jordison.
 Originalmente había unido "742617000027" con una guitarra pero no le gustó.
 Uso la canción «Gently» del MFKR en la película "Falling Drown".
 Se cree que escogió ese número (cinco) por: 3+3-1=5 (al revés 133).
 Craig abandona rápidamente el escenario para evitar entrevistas.
 Gran parte de sus muestras provienen de películas como .execute.
 Craig tiene máscaras con picos de hasta 6 pulgadas.
 Craig era el encargado de la página www.slipknot1.com

Discografía
 1996: Mate.Feed.Kill.Repeat
 1999: Slipknot
 2001: Iowa
 2004: Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses)
 2005: 9.0 Live
 2008: All Hope Is Gone
 2014: .5: The Gray Chapter
 2019: We Are Not Your Kind
 2022: The End, So Far

Filmografía
 1999: Welcome to Our Neighborhood
 2002: Disasterpieces
 2002: Rollerball
 2006: Voliminal: Inside the Nine
 2008: Nine: The Making of "All Hope Is Gone"
 2009: Of the (sic): Your Nightmares, Our Dreams
 2010: (sic)nesses

Equipo

Slipknot (1999)
 AKAI MPC2000XL sampler
 Clavia Nord Lead Synth or a Yamaha Cs6x for 742617000027
 Roland JP8000
 Yamaha controller
 Yamaha PSR 720

Iowa (2001)
 Roland SP-808 "groove sampler"
 Roland SP-808EX "e-mix station"

Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses) (2004)
 Hardware and software samplers
 Korg MicroKontrol Midi keyboard/pad controller

All Hope Is Gone (2008)
 AKAI MPK25 Midi keyboard/pad controller
 FL Studio 8
 Mascara Samples

Enlaces externos

 Official Site de Slipknot
 Fan Site de Slipknot

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Theory of relativity celebrates centennial anniversary
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This month marks the 100th anniversary of Albert Einstein's presentation of his general theory of relativity. The formulation of the theory began with a realization that Einstein had in 1907: people who are in free fall do not feel their own weight. This idea seems remarkably simple and perhaps less than scientific. However, the realization became the foundation for an entirely new and incredibly important theory that would forever change physics.
The previously accepted way of thinking about gravity and outer space was developed by Sir Isaac Newton. As all matter is normally inclined to travel in straight lines, Newton's theory explains that gravity is working on all the planets and it is this gravitational force that causes the planets to travel in a circular orbit. His rules for gravity and his three laws were thought to apply to both in space and on Earth's surface. These laws and theories, often called Newtonian mechanics or classical widely applied in physics today.
However, in 1907, Einstein engaged in a thought experiment, which involved picturing someone floating in a box. If that person woke up in this floating state, they would not be able to tell whether they were floating in outer space, devoid of gravity, or if they were free falling. Newton would define free fall as a state in which the only force acting on an object is gravity. However, Einstein reasoned that because he was able to compare free fall and floating, it might be true that there is actually no force of gravity acting in either state, meaning that a person in free-fall experiences no gravity.
Another part of the thought experiment involved the person waking up in the same box, but this time on the floor of the box. The person would be unable to tell whether they were accelerating in a rocket up into space at one G or simply resting on Earth. Because these two states feel the same, Einstein deduced that the two states have the same cause. He reasoned that massive objects in space, such as a planet, would bend space and time to cause the force we know as gravity. This would cause acceleration to feel the same as resting in a region of curved space and time.
The final, and perhaps most important, part of Einstein's thought experiment involves the bending of light. Einstein's theory of relativity proposes that large masses, like the sun, could bend light from more distant masses, like stars. This was determined because he knew that an accelerating object, like a spaceship, could bend light from the sun. Since acceleration and mass are equivalent in this theory, mass could also bend light. This changed people's understanding of space, light, mass, and time, including methods for calculating the position of far-off objects.
Many people were skeptical about the truth of the theory, including reputable scientists such as Ludwik Silberstein. However, during a solar eclipse in 1919 stars that were close to the sun seemed to shift in position as the sun disappeared. They shifted by the exact amount that Einstein's theory predicted they should move. This was enough to convince many that his theory was correct.
There are many ways in which Einstein's theory is used today. Scientists with knowledge about space in terms of global positioning systems and space travel take his theory and his equations into account when they make calculations.On large and small scales, Einstein's theory was revolutionary, and we should all celebrate its 100th birthday.
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Excess Calcium Intake Can Raise Your Risk of Cardiovascular Disease
Sunday, November 09, 2008 by: Teri Lee Gruss
Tags: calcium, health news, Natural News
https://www.naturalnews.com/024752_calcium_women_cardiovascular.html
(NewsTarget) Are postmenopausal women putting themselves at increased risk for cardiovascular disease and hip fractures by consuming excessive calcium? That is a question that two recent studies shed light on, one published January 2008 in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) and one published in the December issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (AJCN).
The British Medical Journal published the results of a University of Auckland, New Zealand study designed to assess the effects of calcium supplements on healthy postmenopausal women's risk for cardiovascular events including heart attack, stroke and sudden death.
The randomized, placebo controlled trial involved 1,471 postmenopausal women with an average age of 74 years old and was conducted over a five year period.
732 women were randomized to take calcium citrate (Citrical) in a 400 mg dose before breakfast and a 600 mg dose in the evening for a total of 1000 mg per day of supplemental calcium. 739 women were randomized to take a placebo. The women were evaluated every 6 months.
21 women in the calcium treated group and 10 women in the placebo group experienced a heart attack, the most common CVD (cardiovascular disease) event found. The calcium treated group had a 47% higher incidence of heart attack, stroke or sudden death.
Researchers, headed by Dr. Ian Reid, concluded that "Calcium supplementation in healthy postmenopausal women is associated with upward trends in cardiovascular event rates. This potentially detrimental effect should be balanced against the likely benefits of calcium on bone".
Dr. Reid noted that the study "does not unequivocally show an adverse cardiovascular effect of calcium but suggests that this matter needs to be considered carefully before calcium supplementation can be broadly advocated".
The AJCN published the results of a meta analysis study conducted at University Hospital Zurich that, according to Professor Heike Bischoff-Ferrari, found no protective association between hip fractures and intake of calcium over 555 mg per day.
Researchers reviewed randomized controlled studies involving over 5600 women 58 years old or older and found, according to a Reuters report that "calcium supplementation may increase the risk for hip fracture by 64%".
Professor Bischoff-Ferrari suggested that current recommendations for calcium may be too high and recommendations for vitamin D too low.
The current calcium AI (adequate intake) for American males and females:
Age:AI for calcium:
1-3 years500 mg
51 >1200
Adequate intake is a recommendation that is made by the Food and Nutrition Board of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences (FNB/IOM/NAS). An AI recommendation is made when board members don't believe that there is enough scientific evidence to establish a RDA (recommended dietary allowance) for a specific nutrient.
According to the academic text Understanding Nutrition "An AI must rely more heavily on scientific judgments because sufficient evidence is lacking. An AI is expected to exceed average requirements. AIs are more tentative than RDA".
Current calcium recommendations are based on "balance studies" which measure the point at which calcium intake equals calcium excretion. Research suggests that this balance occurs at approximately 550 mg.
The FNB/IOM has established the Tolerable Upper Intake Level (UL) for calcium at 2500 mg daily for all age groups.
The FNB/IOM is reassessing the AI for vitamin D and most likely will increase recommendations when they conclude their review, which could take several years. Is it time for the FNB/IOM to reassess recommendations for calcium intake too?
Have you heard about the Calcium Paradox?
The World Health Organization says of the calcium paradox: "hip fracture rates are higher in developed countries where calcium intake is higher than in developing countries where calcium intake is lower (and this) clearly calls for an explanation". Yes it does.
According to a recent report from Harvard School of Public Health, the "average daily intake (of calcium) in countries such as India and Japan is as low as 300 mg and that fracture rates are low" in these countries.
According to the WHO "In countries with a high fracture incidence, a minimum of 400-500 mg of calcium intake is required to prevent osteoporosis. The interaction between calcium intake and physical activity, sun exposure, and intake of other dietary components (e.g. vitamin D, vitamin K, sodium, protein) and protective phytonutrients, needs to be considered before recommending increased calcium intake in countries with low fracture incidence in order to be in line with recommendations for industrialized countries".
In other words, in countries with low fracture rates and low incidence of fractures, recommendations for increased calcium intake are not appropriate.
In the mean time...how can you avoid excess calcium intake?
Assess your daily calcium intake from diet and supplements. Get out a piece of paper and add up your total daily calcium intake from foods and all nutritional supplements that you take. Learn the calcium content of the foods that you regularly eat. You can use the USDA Standard Reference data base to find the calcium content of hundreds of foods. You will find it at the following link: (http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/Data/S...) .
Consider the following dietary sources of calcium:
* 1 cup milk 300 mg
* 1 cup calcium fortified orange juice300 mg
* 1 cup low fat yogurt345-400 mg
* 1 ounce cheddar cheese has about 204 mg
* 1 cup cottage cheese300 mg
* ½ cup cooked beans45-113 mg
* ½ cup cooked spinach115 mg
* ½ cup cooked broccoli 35 mg
You can see that two servings of yogurt, one of milk and one ounce of cheese contains about 1300 mg of calcium. If you add daily vegetable and bean sources of calcium and multiple vitamin mineral and calcium/vitamin D supplements you may well be exceeding the daily AIs for calcium and may also be exceeding the daily UL. Is calcium deficiency really as likely as we have been led to believe?
Millions of American women use calcium/vitamin D supplements like Bayer's Citrical™ and Wyeth's Caltrate™. Both of these pharmaceutical companies heavily promote their calcium supplements.
Dosage suggestions on these products range from 400 mg to over 1200mg a day. Your daily dietary intake of calcium is your best guideline for deciding if and how much supplemental calcium you may (or may not)need.
Since our food supply is increasingly fortified with calcium, don't forget to add calcium fortified food sources like fruit and vegetable juices, butter substitutes, cereals, and dry beverage mixes into your daily totals. According to the USDA nutrient database just one cup of General Mill's whole grain Total cereal contains 1000 mg of calcium, and that doesn't include the milk. Are people really aware of just how much calcium is in their daily diets?
Like other vital nutrients, optimal amounts of calcium promote health but excesses come with serious adverse side effects. Excess calcium puts us at increased risk for soft tissue calcification, atherosclerosis, heart attack, stroke and, according to new evidence, increased risks for hip fractures.
How much calcium do we really require for bone health, cardiovascular health, overall health? That is becoming less clear, but well designed large scale studies are indicating that we may require much less than we have been led to believe.
BMJ, 1/15/2008, Vascular events in healthy older women receiving calcium supplementation: randomised controlled trial (http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/bmj.3944...)
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Vol. 86, No. 6, 1780-1790, December 2007, Calcium intake and hip fracture risk in men and women: a meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies and randomized controlled trials (http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/abstract/86/...)
Understanding Nutrition, E. Whitney & S. Rolfes, Wadsworth, 2002, p. 14
Calcium content of commonly eaten foods:
UCLA: Calcium Content of Food (http://gotblood.ucla.edu/Documents/Calcium_C...)
Harvard School of Medicine:
(http://body.aol.com/learn-about-it/osteoporo...)
Recommendations for preventing osteoporosis, World Health Organization
(http://www.who.int/nutrition/topics/5_popula...)
Journal of Food Composition and Analysis
Volume 18, Issue 6, September 2005, Pages 595-598
Calcium fortification of food can add unneeded dietary phosphorus
Additional reading from NaturalNews:
Bill Sardi's article The Cause Of Heart Disease: High Cholesterol or Excess Calcium? Newstarget, Monday, December 17
Teri Lee Gruss, MS Human Nutrition
Calcium at FETCH.news


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Senate overrides Trump's veto of defense spending bill
The Senate voted Friday to override President Trump's veto of the National Defense Authorization Act, marking the first override of Trump's presidency and delivering a rare, emphatic and final rebuke by GOP lawmakers who have mostly demonstrated unwavering fealty to the president.
The clear defeat could further strain the relationship between Republican lawmakers and Trump, who said he vetoed the $740-billion spending package, a key piece of legislation that funds the military, because of a provision to rename military bases that honored Confederate officials and failure to repeal a liability shield for social media companies.
But just days ahead of two critical Senate runoff contests in Georgia that will determine which party controls the chamber, lawmakers joined forces Friday to overwhelmingly reject Trump's complaints. The 81-13 vote margin was more than enough to clear the required two-thirds majority and ensure passage of a bill they called "essential" in deterring an aggressive China, protecting the U.S. from a new wave of cyberattacks and supporting the nation's troops around the world.
The House voted Monday to override Trump's veto, and there was little Senate debate Friday before proceeding to the final vote.
"President Trump tried to make this vote a loyalty test and an overwhelming majority of U.S. senators demonstrated their loyalty to the common defense and to the men and women of the United States Armed Forces who defend our nation," said Sen. Jack Reed of Rhode Island, the ranking Democrat on the Armed Services Committee.
"The truth is: Both parties care about national security and this bill earned overwhelming bipartisan support because it strengthens our defense capabilities — including our cyber defenses — and enhances the military's ability to respond to COVID-19 and a host of evolving threats and challenges."
Following the House vote to override his veto, Trump blasted "Weak and tired Republican leadership" in a tweet and called the action by lawmakers a "disgraceful act of cowardice and total submission by weak people to Big Tech."
Lawmakers in both parties have pointed out that Trump's demands to jettison liability shields for tech companies was not germane to military policy or spending. Social media titans Twitter and Facebook have drawn Trump's ire for putting warning labels on dozens of his demonstrably false missives.
After four years of endless loyalty tests that have effectively cowed congressional Republicans into a submissive posture, Trump is finally bumping up against the limitations of his political power in the final weeks of his presidency.
After taking action last week, Trump didn't appear to bother to lobby lawmakers against overriding his veto revamping the defense bill to his liking. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), the No. 2 GOP lawmaker in the Senate, told reporters he received no outreach from the White House in recent days and didn't know of any colleagues who did.
And Trump sought to deflect attention from the final Senate vote, tweeting afterward about his ongoing efforts to overturn his election defeat and a rally by his supporters here next week while ignoring the thumping lawmakers handed him.
The veto override on the first day of the new year comes as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has blocked a bill to increase direct COVID-19 relief payments to families from $600 to $2,000, something Trump demanded.
Like his last stand on the NDAA, Trump waited until after an agreement had been reached to weigh in on COVID-19 assistance. His demands have pitted Republicans against each other, providing a final illustration of the chaos unleashed by a president who lacks his own agenda and is uninterested in the legislative process.
After House Democrats, who had long sought the larger payments, quickly passed an amendment beefing up the direct relief checks, McConnell opted to fold the measure into a vote on repealing Section 230, making the proposal unpalatable to both Democrats and Republicans and effectively killing it.
During floor debate Friday, Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) lambasted Republicans for avoiding an up or down vote on sending people $2,000 checks. Calling it "the last chance" to take that action, Schumer suggested there would be political fallout for Republicans just days before the critical runoff election in Georgia that could swing control of the Senate to Democrats. Voters "will know that Leader McConnell and Republicans" blocked the push to put more money in people's pockets, he said.
Republicans, in outlining their opposition to the proposal, have argued that the additional relief isn't sufficiently targeted to help the Americans who need it most.
Trump, hunkered down Friday inside the White House, attacked Thune on Twitter shortly after the senator had argued against the bigger relief checks on the Senate floor, suggesting that South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, who has become a staunch defender of the president, mount a primary challenge to Thune in 2022.
"She would do a fantastic job in the U.S. Senate, but if not Kristi, others are already lining up," Trump tweeted. "South Dakota wants strong leadership, NOW!"
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), one of the few GOP lawmakers willing to criticize Trump throughout his presidency, told reporters she found it "very dispiriting" that the president would "pit Republicans against Republicans" on New Year's Day, lamenting that such behavior from him is hardly unexpected.
"He has demanded a loyalty test from so many Republicans and then when … there is one incident, one [critical] statement and he is the first one to throw those loyal individuals under the bus — that's not loyalty as I know loyalty," Murkowski said.
The growing rancor between the president and some Republicans is prologue to the ultimate and perhaps final loyalty test — the final ratification by Congress on Jan. 6 of the 2020 election results.
Having failed to reverse his November defeat with dozens of meritless lawsuits or to uncover any election fraud through recounts and audits, Trump has tried in recent days to pressure GOP allies to flout the will of voters and declare him the winner.
A handful of Republicans in the House and at least one senator, Republican Josh Hawley of Missouri, have said they will formally challenge the election results next week, forcing debate and an eventual vote in both chambers on whether to accept the electoral college results that show former Vice President Joe Biden to have won.
With McConnell and other GOP lawmakers having already recognized Biden as the president-elect and expressed frustration with Hawley, it's all but certain that Trump's final gambit will fail.
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Live coronavirus updates: Milwaukee Police Department leaders criticized for pandemic response
COVID-19 updates from around Wisconsin from June 8-14.
Updates on the coronavirus and how it's affecting life in Wisconsin from reporters from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and the USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin.
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5:45 p.m.: Milwaukee Police Department leaders criticized for pandemic response
A member of the Milwaukee Fire and Police Commission sharply criticized Police Chief Alfonso Morales and the department's leadership during the coronavirus pandemic, saying they failed to protect officers and their families who contracted the virus.
"There was no plan of action," said Commissioner Raymond Robakowski, a former officer whose son is a Milwaukee police officer.
The commission, a civilian oversight board, had asked for the Police Department's COVID-19 plan in early May. At a commission meeting Thursday, Robakowski said the board received a letter that mostly detailed the department's problems obtaining personal protective equipment.
"I don't want to hear about masks because all this report says is you couldn't find masks," Robakowski said, adding: "But where's the directive — you told the officer to wear masks, after the fact and that the only reason that came about was because it was on the news."
Robakowski highlighted an outbreak at Police District 5, which had at least 10 officers test positive in early May. Assistant Chief Regina Howard said that district was cleaned with help from the Milwaukee Fire Department and all other districts and work locations also had been cleared. Of the 150 officers and staff who work at District 5, 109 were tested for coronavirus, Howard said.
The Police Department also recently received a $2.9 million grant from the U.S. Department of Justice to help with coronavirus-related expenses, she added.
Since the pandemic began, 63 police employees have tested positive for coronavirus, including nine civilian members and 54 sworns officers, according to Morales.
Twelve employees — four civilians and eight sworn — currently are in quarantine, Morales said Thursday.
— Ashley Luthern
5:30 p.m.: Elm Grove Village Pool to reopen Saturday
The Elm Grove Village Pool is set to open Saturday with reserved time slots for guests and limitations on available amenities.
The splash pad, a new addition to the pool, will be closed due to state licensing and plan review issues, according to the village's website.
The decision to open comes after the village's recreation committee updated its initial decision to have the pool closed until July. All pools in the Milwaukee County Parks' system are closed for the summer due to coronavirus concerns.
Recreation Director Jerod Mikkelsen said concessions, drinking fountains, lockers and pool deck chairs will not be available, but guests can bring water in plastic containers and use the showers at the site.
The maximum capacity was planned at 50 guests, but was increased to 100 following Waukesha County's change in gathering restrictions, said Mikkelsen. The normal operating capacity is 220 guests.
Pool staff are required to wear masks. Employees will disinfect all areas used by guests during a 15-minute period between swim sessions.
— Eddie Morales
12:13 p.m. Taste of Mequon canceled
Taste of Mequon, an event that draws thousands of people each year, has been canceled due to concerns about the coronavirus.
The event, originally scheduled for Sept. 12, would have been the eighth Taste of Mequon.
Taste of Mequon has grown in popularity every year, bringing 8,000 to 10,000 people and about 25 vendors to the one-block stretch of Cedarburg Road in front of Mequon City Hall.
10:02 a.m. Trainfest, scheduled for Nov., postponed
Trainfest, the popular event that bills itself as America's largest operating model railroad show, won't be chugging into Wisconsin State Fair Park this November.
Organizers announced on Facebook that the 48th annual show, which had been scheduled for Nov. 14-15 in the Wisconsin Exposition Center at State Fair Park, has been postponed till 2021, "given the current pandemic situation and obstacles posed by COVID-19, including the state's uncertainty as to when the current 'hospital setup' will be removed from the State Fair Expo Building."
Organizers for the event, which draws more than 20,000 people each year, did not rule out having a virtual Trainfest sometime this year.
- Chris Foran
8:04 p.m. Suburbs move to next stage of reopening
Milwaukee County's suburban municipalities are moving forward with the next phase of reopening plans on Friday.
The next phase shifts guidelines to include slightly larger mass gatherings of at least 50 persons, as well as an increasing to 75% the capacity guideline for restaurants and bars.
"This is a phase we're probably going to be in for a long time," Darren Rausch, director and health officer with the Greenfield Health Department, said in a virtual news conference Thursday.
"It's probably gong to carry us for the next several weeks or couple months, as we continue to look at the data and try and suppress COVID-19 in our communities," he added.
Rausch on Thursday also shared a 14-day batch of data that showed a downward trend in the percentage of positive coronavirus cases in the county on Thursday.
Other "Phase C" guidelines include an increase in recommended limits on capacity from 25% to 50% for retail establishments, spas and salons and gyms and fitness centers. The recommendations are not orders.
6:27 p.m. County officials: 'COVID is still here'
Milwaukee County officials say fewer people are getting tested for coronavirus, warn that 'COVID is still here'
Milwaukee officials are concerned about a drop off in tests administered for the coronavirus, an issue that one leading health official attributed in large part to the unfounded sense that the pandemic is over.
The county continues to see a downtrend in testing at health care and National Guard testing sites, said Ben Weston, medical services director for Milwaukee County's Office of Emergency Management.
"We have many tests available in the county," he said, urging people to call 2-1-1 to get connected with a site to get tested regardless of insurance, income or immigration status.
Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett urged that anyone involved in any demonstrations taking place across the Milwaukee area get tested if they are feeling any symptoms.
Health care-affiliated testing sites are seeing testing levels that are the lowest they've been since mid- to late-April, Weston said.
The National Guard testing saw a small drop in testing from the first week to the second, but the most significant decline has been in the last two weeks, he said.
"It is concerning," he said. "I think there are people out there with symptoms who are not getting tested."
Weston thought a central reason for the drop in testing is that people have a feeling that the virus is gone.
"As much as we wish that was the case, as comforting as that is to think about, when we look at past pandemics, when we just think of the way that infectious diseases work, COVID is still here," he said.
And the second reason, he thinks, is that the message around testing is getting lost in the many issues being discussed in public and in the news today.
9:42 a.m.: Marcus Theaters to begin reopening
Marcus Theatres Corp. will begin reopening cinemas next week in Wisconsin and two other states with limited schedules, 50 percent capacity and other measures to help combat the coronavirus pandemic.
The reopening of the nation's fourth-largest theater circuit begins on June 19 with six locations, including Marcus Ridge, in New Berlin; Renaissance, in Sturtevant; BistroPlex, in Greendale, and Valley Grand Cinemas, in Appleton.
Marcus also will open theaters in Omaha, Nebraska, and Roswell, Georgia.
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— Tom Daykin
8:23 a.m.: Couple gets wedding celebration courtesy of Molson Coors
It wasn't how Adam and Mary Kate Benjamin planned their June 6 wedding. But they wouldn't change much about it.
The couple, both health care professionals, were engaged in 2018 and made arrangements quickly. They planned a wedding at St. Casimir in Riverwest. They put down payments on everything from a cake to the Women's Club of Wisconsin, where they planned to hold the reception.
Coronavirus derailed all that. Molson Coors may have saved the day.
The Benjamins entered a contest sponsored by the brewery that offered couples whose wedding had to be scaled back, postponed or canceled the chance for a social-distancing-approved wedding at their homes. The prize package included an officiant, a photographer, $10,000 to pay for a honeymoon or fees from canceling previous plans and limited-edition Champagne coupe cans of Miller High Life.
— Kathy Flanigan
6:50 p.m.: Milwaukee to resume enforcement of timed, metered parking restrictions
Milwaukee will reintroduce some parking restrictions as the city reopens.
Starting June 15, the city's Department of Public Works will resume enforcement of timed and metered parking.
Alternate side-parking and night parking permits will not be enforced until a later date that is yet to be determined, DPW said in a statement.
In March, to accommodate residents staying home for long periods of time, DPW lifted all restrictions on timed, metered, alternate-side and night parking.
"As more and more businesses have been reopening, the need for turnover in parking locations has increased," the department said in a statement.
— Sophie Carson
5:06 p.m.: Wisconsin reports 285 more coronavirus cases Wednesday, along with 10 deaths
State health officials reported 285 positive cases of COVID-19 Wednesday, along with 10 deaths related to the virus.
Wisconsin labs processed 10,187 tests since Tuesday, putting the 285 new cases at about 2.8% of all tests run. It's up from Tuesday's record low percentage of positive tests, 1.9%.
Of the 21,593 Wisconsinites who have tested positive for coronavirus since it reached the state, 68% of those people have recovered, officials report, leaving 6,063 "active" cases — people who have been diagnosed in the last 30 days and patients who are still showing symptoms.
In Wisconsin, 671 people have died from the virus.
—Madeleine Heim
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4 p.m.: The Mecca Sports Bar and Grill to reopen
The Mecca Sports Bar and Grill, near Fiserv Forum, will reopen for indoor dining at 11 a.m. Friday at 25% capacity.
The adjacent outdoor beer garden will open at 4 p.m. Friday.
The restaurant has implemented a series of safety measures for the return to in-person dining, including removing tables, creating touchless payment method options and mandating that staff wear masks.
The Mecca will also offer curbside pickup.
12:09 p.m.: Art Museum plans phased reopening (with free admission)
The Milwaukee Art Museum is planning a phased reopening of the lakefront landmark, with required face coverings, timed ticketing, safety protocols — and, for the first month, free admission.
The museum, which closed March 15 as part of the stay-at-home requirements to help rein in the coronavirus pandemic, will open midsummer, the art museum said in a statement Wednesday. A specific date is expected to be announced soon.
In addition to ramping up cleaning procedures, the museum installed hand-sanitizing stations at entrance points and throughout the galleries. Visitors and staff will be required to wear cloth face coverings in the building.
— Chris Foran
12:06 p.m.: Taste of Lake Country canceled
This year's Taste of Lake Country has been canceled because of the ongoing uncertainty surrounding large gatherings due to COVID-19.
The event, which is held at the Pewaukee lakefront, was set to take place July 24-25.
— Evan Frank
11:35 a.m. Summerfest grounds exploring parking-lot concerts
Summerfest is canceled, but the festival's home, Maier Festival Park on the Milwaukee lakefront, may still have some events this year — in its parking lots.
Frank Nicotera, general counsel and chief administrative officer for Summerfest's parent company Milwaukee World Festival Inc., told the City of Milwaukee Board of Harbor Commissioners in a meeting Wednesday morning that the festival organization is talking with outside parties about using its lots for events.
Nicotera didn't offer further details, and no events have been confirmed, he said.
— Piet Levy
4:00 p.m.: Positive test rate dips below 2% for first time in months
Wisconsin reported 270 new coronavirus cases Tuesday out of 14,227 tests run since the previous day, placing the percentage of positive tests at 1.9% – a new low since the pandemic began to pick up in the state.
The percentage of positive tests, a metric that health officials once used to guide reopening after Gov. Tony Evers' stay-at-home order, has been on the decline with a few blips back upward since early May. Since May 28, it has hovered at or below 5%.
In May, Ryan Westergaard, Department of Health Services chief medical officer, called the dropping percent positive rate an "encouraging sign," but warned that it doesn't signal for certain that transmission rates of the virus are slowing, especially because the state has still tested relatively few of its residents — 368,518 out of more than 5.8 million, as of Tuesday.
— Madeline Heim
3:06 p.m. Milwaukee County issues universal face mask policy
Milwaukee County issued a "universal face mask policy," County Executive David Crowley said Tuesday.
The policy requires that employees, contractors, vendors, volunteers, service users and members of the public wear face masks when entering county facilities and grounds that have a "controlled entry point."
Masks are recommended but not required at the airport, on buses and in outdoor park spaces including the beer gardens, according to a statement from his office.
The county will be providing disposable masks in areas where they're required and is also working to make disposable masks available for bus riders who would like one.
Staff and members of the public are asked to continue to practice physical distancing and handwashing to stop the virus from spreading.
Acceptable face masks can be made of cloth or paper and can be a scarf or bandana, Crowley said.
Children between the ages of 3 and 12 should only wear masks if parents or guardians are monitoring them to make sure they're worn safely, he said.
Children who are 12 years old or younger have to stay within six feet of their parent or guardian and children who are small enough should be put in a stroller.
Children who are 2 years old and younger do not have to wear masks.
— Alison Dirr
2:38 p.m.: Lollapalooza in Chicago canceled
One of the country's premier music festivals, which attracts about 400,000 people to Grant Park in downtown Chicago each summer, won't happen in 2020.
The City of Chicago Tuesday canceled all permitted special events through Labor Day, including Lollapalooza, the Taste of Chicago and the Chicago Air and Water Show. The city's Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events announced an alternative summer program featuring 150 events including virtual concerts, drive-in movies and at-home dance parties.
In place of a traditional Lollapalooza, the City of Chicago announced that the festival will offer a special livestream event the weekend it was supposed to take place, July 30 to Aug. 2.
1:16 p.m.: Hip-Hop Week MKE canceled
The coronavirus pandemic has forced organizers to cancel Hip-Hop Week MKE this year, Ald. Khalif Rainey said in a statement Tuesday.
Rainey said the event is an "important celebration that allows the community to take in the educational, historical, musical, and artistic aspects of Hip-Hop" and will return next year.
The event had been scheduled for Aug. 17-22.
8:45 a.m.: Landlords urged to hold off on evictions
The Apartment Association of Southeastern Wisconsin is urging its landlord membership to hold off on starting eviction actions if their tenants are in line to receive federal or state aid that could help them pay their past-due rent.
"It is critical for the survival of rental housing that tenants who can pay rent, do so," the association said in a statement Monday. "It is equally crucial that property owners work with tenants who are suffering legitimate financial hardships due to the current economic upheaval."
The association is hoping that some tenants will be eligible to receive payments from the new $25 million Rental Assistance Program, launched by Gov. Tony Evers last month to help people struggling with job loss or reduced income due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
— Cary Spivak
MONDAY, JUNE 8
2:45 p.m.: Wisconsin reports no new coronavirus deaths, a first since mid-May
Wisconsin health officials reported 203 new cases of coronavirus on Monday, the lowest the state has seen in a week, and no new deaths — a first since May 17.
Since Wisconsinites began dying of complications from the coronavirus in late March, the state has only recorded six days without deaths, including Monday.
The Department of Health Services website showed 646 total deaths due to COVID-19 Monday, actually a decrease of one from the day prior.
—Madeline Heim
2:43 p.m.: University of Wisconsin outlines plan to welcome back athletes
The University of Wisconsin will welcome a limited number of athletes back to campus this week, with voluntary strength and conditioning activities to begin June 15.
The plan includes the voluntary return for members of the football and volleyball teams for health assessments and COVID-19 testing. Next week's strength and conditioning activities will all take place in the Forward Center inside Camp Randall Stadium and in the weight room at the McClain Center. Other facilities, including the Kohl Center, will remain closed.
The number of athletes inside each room will be restricted to mitigate risk of spreading COVID-19. Athletes will be screened daily (including a temperature check) before entering the facilities.
The athletes will be required to wear masks except during conditioning activities. Those with suspected symptoms will be instructed to self-isolate while awaiting test results, and they'll be required to sit out for 72 hours after receiving a negative result.
— JR Radcliffe
1:09 p.m.: Food assistance made available to those earning a higher wage
Individuals making up to $38,280 a year are now eligible for food assistance from certain pantries, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services announced today as a response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Previously, the income cap for The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) was 185% of the federal poverty level, working out to $23,606 for an individual. The new cap is 300%.
In the Milwaukee area, participating pantries can be found on a list maintained by Hunger Task Force. Residents are asked to bring an ID and proof of address to the pantries.
People using the program generally get 3-5 days' worth of groceries at a time, which usually include canned vegetables and fruits, pasta, beans, rice and sometimes other grain products, according to state officials. Groceries may also include canned salmon, tuna, peanut butter, and sometimes chicken or other meats.
In a press release, state health officials directed to people to 211 to find participating pantries statewide. But when a Journal Sentinel reporter called 211 in Milwaukee, an operator said they had not been given any information about the program and did not know what pantries were part of it.
A spokesperson with the state Department of Health Services said staff are now working on getting information to 211 about participating pantries.
TEFAP is a separate program from FoodShare, also known as food stamps, which has a stricter limit. To qualify for FoodShare benefits, an individual or family's income must be at or below the federal poverty level, with some exceptions.
— Rory Linnane
10:10 a.m.: Milwaukee County Zoo will reopen Saturday, with restrictions
The Milwaukee County Zoo will partially reopen on Saturday, allowing visitors to access the outside habitats.
There will also be a limited daily capacity of visitors and Zoo Pass holders, according to a statement from County Executive David Crowley's office.
This is the first phase of a reopening plan.
Visitors and Zoo Pass holders must make reservations online at www.milwaukeezoo.org and will receive timed, electronic tickets that will be scanned "at a safe distance," according to the statement.
Those who feel ill are asked to not come to the zoo.
Visitors will receive an emailed ticket confirmation once a reservation is made. Whether it is printed or on a phone, the confirmation can be scanned from a distance.
The zoo will be open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily during this phase. The last entry time will be 1:30 p.m.
Visitors will be required to wear masks, and anyone who has forgotten theirs will be issued a paper mask. Visitors can also buy masks at the zoo's gift shop.
Zoo staff members who work with the public will have to wear masks.
High-touch areas and areas where large numbers of people could congregate will not be accessible.
Doors to bathrooms will be propped open and only a limited number of facilities will be open.
Water fountains won't be accessible, though a refill station for water bottles will be available in the Gathering Place.
There will be hand sanitizer stations throughout the zoo.
More information is available here.
9:30 a.m.: NEWaukee Night Market season has been canceled
The 2020 NEWaukee Night Market season has been canceled, the company announced Monday.
The free outdoor market is typically held once a month during the summer, taking over a stretch of Wisconsin Avenue downtown. The market with local Milwaukee vendors, performers and artists attracts thousands.
The 2020 markets were scheduled originally for June 10, July 8, August 19 and Sept. 9.
"The health and safety of our staff, vendors, sponsors and attendees are our highest priority," said NEWaukee CEO and Co-founder Angela Damiani.
NEWaukee also canceled its annual Urban Island Beach Party in Lakeshore State Park. It was set to take place July 31.
"We hope that the NEWaukee Night Market will be back and better than ever next summer, and we cannot wait to once again gather together with the community," Damiani said.
— Sarah Hauer
2:41 p.m.: Just 2.7% of new test results came back positive for coronavirus
The percentage of positive COVID-19 tests continues to fall, as the state health department reported Saturday that 2.7% of test results came back positive for coronavirus.
Of the 11,792 new test results reported by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services on Saturday, 322 were positive for the virus. This is the lowest number of new cases reported since Monday, and the lowest percentage of positive cases since Sunday.
As of Saturday, 20,571 people in Wisconsin have tested positive for COVID-19. In total, 314,802 people have been tested and 645 people have died, according to state health officials.
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Pens Over Swords: the Best Conflict Resolution in Star Trek
This month I'm participating in the Scifi Month challenge that was created by the bloggers at One More. Click on the link in that last sentence for more information or to sign up yourself. There is still time to pick a few of their prompts and join in if you're interested.
Today's prompt is "we come in peace." It was inspired by #WorldHelloDay, a secular holiday that encourages everyone to resolve conflict with good communication instead of by force. As soon as I began researching this holiday, I immediately thought of Star Trek.
I will only be including references to series in this universe that are no longer releasing new episodes, but there are mild spoilers in this post. It simply wasn't possible to write this without them.
One of the things I've learned from watching various Star Trek series over the years is that a better world is possible. Conflicts can be resolved peacefully. It all starts with learning how to talk about what you want clearly and listening to what other people want, too.
Obviously, I can't possibly cover every single moment of conflict resolution in Star Trek in this post without turning this into a full-length novel. What I'm hoping to do is highlight my picks for some of the best moments where Star Trek characters used words, whether spoken, written, or sung, to find a solution that worked best for everyone.
Beware of reading anything after this sentence that if you haven't seen every old Star Trek episode yet and want to catch up without any hints about what is coming at all.
Captain Sisko's headshot.
Series, Season, and Episode: Emissary from Season 1, episodes 1-2 of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Although, honestly, the entire Deep Space Nine series is an amazing example of how to resolve conflict, create peace, and get along with people who may have been your enemies just a short while ago.
The Conflict: Captain Benjamin Sisko, a single father and recent widower, was dismayed by the poor condition of the space station he has just arrived to command and of the disrespectful attitudes of some of his new crew. To make matters worse, the person who assigned this posting to him was the same man he blamed for the death of his wife. In these episodes he had to decide whether to stay with Starfleet or resign and find a quiet civilian life for him and his young son.
How It Was Resolved: He had deep conversations with others who helped him acknowledge his grief and see the professional challenges lying before him in a new light. I know this is kind of a vague answer, but seeing how Captain Sisko went from despondent to hopeful was incredible. This is something everyone should experience for themselves without knowing too much in advance about how it all worked out.
Tuvok suffering from pon farr.
Series, Season, and Episode: "Body and Soul" from season 7, espisode 7 of Star Trek: Voyager.
The Conflict: Tuvok was suffering from a chemical imbalance called pon farr that was common in among Vulcans. When the medical bay's first attempt at treatment failed, they had to resort to other ways to help Tuvok before his condition became fatal.
How It Was Resolved: Through an opera song (and then other remedies, of course).
Doctor sings Opera to Tuvok.
Series, Season, and Episode: "The Menagerie" from season 1, episodes 11 and 12 of Star Trek: The Original Series.
The Conflict: The Enterprise received a distress signal from ship that had been lost eighteen years ago. When they arrived at the planet where that ship had crash landed, several members their crew was kidnapped by the people living there.
How It Was Resolved: A trial, among other creative solutions. This episode won the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation in 1967. I don't want to give away any other plot twists, but I will say it was quite well done.
Series, Season, and Episode: "The Measure of a Man" from season 1, episode 9 of Star Trek: The Next Generation.
The Conflict: A cyberneticist named Commander Maddox wished to disassemble Data in order to understand how his artificial brain functions and reverse-engineer it to produce replicas of him for Star Fleet to use. Data refused to allow this. When he attempted to leave Star Fleet in order to save himself, a court case developed to determine whether androids should be given the same rights as humans.
How It Was Resolved: A trial. There are a lot of Star Trek episodes that involve trials, now that I think about it!
Q and Captain Picard.
Series, Season, and Episode: "Q Who" from season 2, episode 16 of Star Trek: The Next Generation.
The Conflict: There was once an omnipotent entity named Q who was so tired of seeing humans take good care of themselves that he decided to fling their spaceship 7,000 lightyears away just to see what happened next. The problem was, he threw them straight into the path of an enemy who was too powerful to defeat.
How It Was Resolved: Time travel and a large second helping of mischief. What made this episode especially great in my opinion was how much groundwork it set for future conflicts in the Star Trek universe. That's all I'll say about that!
If you're a fan of Star Trek, what are your favourite scenes or episodes from it?
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6 Responses to Pens Over Swords: the Best Conflict Resolution in Star Trek
RUTH FEIERTAG says:
_Star Trek_ was the perfect focus for this topic. Everyone should be brought up on _Star Trek_. There should be laws requiring it to be playing in delivery rooms and nursery rooms.
While I admire your wishing not to spoil plot-lines for those who have not seen the episodes you discuss, I think you should have gone ahead and written about them in more detail. All your choices are powerful ones, and explicating your examples more fully would attract the uninitiated more strongly than the vague teasers here. Go ahead and tell us the stories!
As an example of pen vs. sword, how about "Menage a Trois" from Next Gen's third season? The conflict there is resolved by Picard's barrage of poetry (mostly Shakespeare's) beating back the Ferengi who kidnap Deanna and L'Waxana Troi and William Riker.
And then there's the original series' "The Corbomite Maneuver." The conflict in this episode collapses, in essence, after an escalation of story telling (ungenerous souls might call it a contest of tall tales or even lies, I suppose), and the subsequent uncovering of the fictional exchanges leads to the discovery of a new life-form and ally.
Back to TNG: One of the most incredible episodes is "Darmok." The whole episode is predicated on two civilizations learning to comprehend each other's foundational narrative: Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra; Gilgamesh and Enkidu on the water. It ends with Picard returning the other captain's diary to his first officer, a gesture that cements the new understanding between the Federation and the Tamarians.
And back to the original series: Peace is restored in "The Omega Glory" when Kirk recites the preamble to the American Constitution.
And if we're going to be inspired by "we come in peace," I feel we must recognize the heroic Buzz Lightyear from _Toy Story_, whose mantra was "I come in peace!" (though my son was sure that what Buzz kept saying was "I come in pieces!").
I agree with you, Ruth. If I participate in Scifi Month next year, I'll write full posts about the Star Trek and other characters I talk about for it.
And those were some great Star Trek episodes.
The danger, of course, is that ST conversations can easily take over a person's blog, or life! : ) But I shall look forward to any other ST posts you offer up.
Heh, for sure.
Will you be writing any ST posts in the near future yourself?
I second Darmok as a favorite ST:TNG episode! It shows so much about how good communication is vital. It's one of my favorite TV episodes of all time.
Cool. Glad to hear it. I really should rewatch it sometime.


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Bender (tidigare Tighina;  i Rumänien och Moldavien heter staden Tighina; på ryska Бендеры, Bendery) är en stad i utbrytarrepubliken Transnistrien i Moldavien, belägen på västra stranden av floden Dnestr.

Staden, som bland annat har betydande elektronik- och livsmedelsindustri, har cirka 97 000 invånare.

Betydelse i Sveriges historia

I Sverige är staden känd från kalabaliken i Bender år 1713 då Karl XII blev tillfångatagen under sin vistelse i det dåvarande Osmanska riket.

Fotogalleri

Externa länkar
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Glucocorticoid hormones regulate stress responses and fuel metabolism. If present in excess, disease such as type 2 diabetes and obesity may arise. 5α-Reductase inhibitors are drugs used to treat prostate disease but they slow down the inactivation of glucocorticoids and our research has investigated the consequences that this may have for metabolism and risk of disease. Mice lacking 5α-reductase 1 are prone to developing insulin resistance and fatty liver, as are men receiving global 5α-reductase inhibitors in the short-term. Our on-going studies are examining the longer-term risks of treatment and also the signalling networks modified by this drug class.


Calling all Designers for Malaysia Fashion Week 2015!
Just thought of sharing the news for my fellow young designers friends who are interested to showcase their collections in the local fashion market. It used to be difficult as information like these don't really circulate all that much, so i do hope from this post you guys can share with your friends & family members.
Organized by MATRADE & STYLO International Sdn Bhd ("STYLO"), they recently announced their 2nd instalment for Malaysian Fashion Week (MFW) and are calling out to young aspiring designers and trade exhibitors to participate one of the country's largest trade & consumer fashion event happening this November @ Matrade Exhibition Convention Centre (MECC).
Lol, i remembered my first STYLO Mercedes Benz showcase back in 2013 for their Recyclable material young designer competition . Looking back at it i have came a looooooooong way lol, embarrassing sia *shy die me*.
Yes, the fashion industry in Malaysia has grown a long way since they first started and now they are opening more doors to give younger designers opportunity to showcase their talents.
The best place to exhibit them would be at MFW as there would be thousands attending this event, giving a chance for your collection to be spotted by various leading local fashion houses or even entrepreneurs who might buy your ideas & concepts.
So prepare your sketches, collections and yourself for MFW 2015, it is now open for booth registration.
Also by participating as an FACIT@INTRADE exhibitor, you'll be given access to connect with buyers from all over the world through a business matching programme called Incoming Buying Mission (IBM).
centrally spread out across 10,000 sq m floor space, on Ground Floor, Level 1 and Level 3.
Siew Leng Liew (Sponsors): siewleng.stylo@gmail.com or call 03 2282 2333.
Registration and application are now open and will close on August 28, 2015.


Heidi Schultz, Martin Block and Don Schultz (AKA the "Father of Integrated Marketing") have teamed up to author a comprehensive book on China's Most Coveted Consumer Group—the Chinese Digital Generation. Drawing on the ProsperChina InsightCenter™, this book presents a clear, practical view of how young Chinese consumers (ages 18-34) act, shop, and plan today and how they will likely do so in the future.
China's Digital Generation is driving the country's rapidly changing consumer economy. These savvy young consumers are a powerful force, shaping China's markets now and for years to come. "Understanding China's Digital Generation" was written for managers of consumer-oriented products and services who are seeking to expand or extend their initiatives into the Chinese market.
Many articles, papers and viewpoints have been written about the economic, social and technological advances in China. Few, however, have been written specifically about Chinese consumers—how they shop and buy today, why they are the way they are and what they will likely buy in the future. It's the most specific, detailed and comprehensive book on China's Digital Generation ever because it comes from the Chinese consumers themselves through their online responses to extensive questionnaires gathered over the past six years, tracing and tracking the ever moving and ever changing Chinese digital consumer generation.
Each chapter is filled with consumer insights and expert analysis, along with five key takeaways marketers can implement tomorrow. Chinese consumers are also compared to their U.S. counterparts, showing similarities and differences. Views of Chinese consumers living in Tier 1, Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities are also compared and contrasted. In a final note, the authors summarize six areas of marketing opportunity for the future.
The Chinese rely heavily on the Internet to stay in touch with friends, families and associates. So do Americans, but the tools are quite different. The Chinese rely on instant messaging (54.5% say they chat via IM for fun and entertainment, compared to 32.8% of Americans). On the other hand, 35.2% of young US residents use online communities whereas 23.6% of young Chinese do the same.
There is no dominant major social network in China similar to Facebook in the U.S. Instead the Chinese rely on special interest networks such as Sina Weibo, Youku/Tudou and Renren, all of having their own specific purpose.
Online shopping is booming in China, but only recently. Nearly 65% report regularly purchasing products online, increasing nearly 20% over the last two years. Lack of trust, payment facilities and logistics, all of which are prevalent in the U.S., are just now being overcome.
There are major differences in how and in what way the digital tools are used in Tier 1, Tier 2 and Tier 3 Chinese cities. Much like the differences in U.S. digitals between New York and Los Angeles and those in Racine, WI and Big Spring, TX. View additional key findings on the Prosper Now blog on Forbes.com.
"The Chinese digital generation is undoubtedly the most unique group of consumers in the world. Raised after the cultural revolution, mostly products of the 'one child policy', raised on digital and interactive media, living in and through the greatest people migration in history, this group of Chinese consumers will have more impact on the future of marketing than any generation in history." That's how the authors summarize their work.
For more information about "Understanding China's Digital Generation," please visit: http://www.goprosper.com/chinabook/. You can also call: 614-846-0146.


LSPC has passed its latest CHAS Accreditation with flying colours, demonstrating its commitment to health and safety. CHAS assesses the health and safety competence of organisations. It verifies that companies not only have a health and safety policy statement but that the policy is fully implemented throughout the business and that practices are to an acceptable standard for private and public sector buyers and customers.
Within the wide assessment criteria, CHAS checks the ability, experience and resources of the company to carry out the work it specifies, looking at areas such as method statements, risk assessment, training and work examples. The assessment also looks a how companies manage their work safely, ensuring that they are carrying this out in line with their method statements and manage sites effectively and under supervision where required.
Jamie Smith, managing director at LSPC said: "Working to the highest standards is good for everyone; our staff, clients and business partners, such as architects and main contractors. External assessment gives clients and project partners confidence that their projects are in safe hands. We not only look to CHAS for accreditation but also work to the rigorous standards set by the Swimming Pool and Allied Trades Association and the Pool Water Treatment Advisory Group, as well as ensuring that our engineers are qualified and certified by relevant bodies.


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by Warren Cantrell on December 18, 2018
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To celebrate the upcoming release of 'Vice,' today's Top 10 ranks the best V.P. performance in movie history, weighing screen time, character integrity, and the quality of the performance itself.
KCTV5 Review of "Iron Man 3"
by Eric Melin on May 3, 2013
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At its core, Iron Man 3 is a screwball comedy about Tony Stark and Pepper Potts, post-intergalactic invasion. What makes it so enjoyable as formulaic escapist entertainment are the little tweaks that Black has made to the template.
The Scene-Stealers Movie Podcast 90: 'Iron Man 3' and 'To The Wonder'
by Trevan McGee on May 3, 2013
in Podcasts
How do you follow the latest from writer/director/auteur Terrence Malick? With possibly the biggest summer movie of the year, duh. Trey and Trevan are a man down this week, with Eric hanging out in New Orleans or something. Honestly, who knows what he does. Trey talks To The Wonder, one of Malick's more accessible and beautiful efforts. While […]
'Iron Man 3' reaches new heights
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The armored avenger's third outing is a high-speed, action-heavy romp that deepens some existing characters, introduces some interesting new ones and is surprisingly funny throughout.
Denzel Washington Takes "Flight'
by Eric Melin on November 2, 2012
Flight is a harrowing look at the denial that all alcoholics must face, and its devious trick is casting Denzel Washington in the lead role.
Gritty Docudramas New on Blu-ray and DVD
by Eric Melin on January 22, 2012
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Two gritty docudramas make their way to Blu-ray and DVD, but each take a different approach to worthwhile bonus content. This review is of the new Rachel Weisz thriller 'The Whistleblower,' and Steven Soderbergh's Oscar-winning 'Traffic.'
Indie Movies 'The Guard' and 'Higher Ground' out on Blu-ray Now
Brendan Gleeson and Don Cheadle are the best odd couple of the year and 'The Guard' is a very funny black comedy. In the spotty 'Higher Ground,' Vera Farmiga plays a woman struggling with her devout Christianity over three decades of her life.
A second look at 'Crash,' the worst Best Picture nominee since 'Ghost'
by Eric Melin on February 27, 2006
It's not the idea behind Paul Haggis' 'Crash' that's so offensive, but it's the way that that idea presented — as the ultimate argument settler.


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