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November 19, 2020 | By Leah Shahum In News, Families for Safe Streets
Uniting to Stop Preventable Traffic Violence
World Day of Remembrance Events Urge Safety
Over Speed
Imagine city, state, and federal leaders having access to a proven vaccine for a public health crisis that took the lives of more than 1.3 million people worldwide each year. Yet, for some reason, they did not utilize it to the fullest extent. Instead, they focused on encouraging personal responsibility to try to lessen the damage, while looking past the influential, higher-level strategies that only they could institute to ensure health and safety.
This is the experience for many who gathered across the globe on the 25th annual World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims to memorialize loved ones lost to preventable traffic deaths. More U.S. communities than ever participated on November 15, 2020, to urge local, state, and federal leaders to shake off the widespread complacency toward more than 1.3 million lives lost – and many millions more deeply impacted – in traffic crashes around the world each year. This includes an average of 40,000 traffic deaths in the U.S. each year, with a disproportionate number of people killed while walking and biking.
Following is a collection of World Day of Remembrance events and calls to action led by local communities in their push for Vision Zero, safe mobility for all. From Charlotte, North Carolina to Tampa, Florida and St. Paul, Minnesota to Tempe, Arizona activities included candlelight vigils, online memorials, public displays of shoes representing those lost, memorial walks & bike rides, and more.
Members of the New York City chapter of Families for Safe Streets commemorate all people who were killed in traffic crashes. There are already 200 New Yorkers who were killed since the beginning of 2020, each represented by a pair of shoes displayed as part of their memorial and call to action. Source.
Martial York lays flowers in remembrance of close friend Norman Tanner during World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims outside San Francisco's City Hall. Photo: Scott Strazzante / The Chronicle.
Family and friends pray during the vigil for Saixiang Lin at St. Vincent Street and Summerdale Ave. in Philadelphia, PA. on Nov. 14, 2020. Photo by Elizabeth Robertson.
"I have to live with this for the rest of my life. I didn't choose to do this," Stephanie Vasquez said at the press conference in Los Angeles, CA. Stephanie had to have her leg amputated as a result of a hit-and-run traffic crash in 2019. Source.
Doing What Works to Save Lives: Safety Over Speed
World Day of Remembrance organizers across the country called on leaders to utilize the proven strategies that will stem the epidemic of traffic violence, particularly by prioritizing safety over speed.
More than 45 communities have committed to Vision Zero, acknowledging that they can make changes to advance their goal of zero traffic deaths or severe injuries. It is an undeniable scientific fact that lower speeds and roadways designed for lower speeds reduce the occurrence and severity of crashes.
In our cities, where we encourage walking, biking and transit as ways to combat climate change and benefit our communities' health, why are we designing streets and setting speed limits that literally kill, when we have a choice to do better. It's a choice of prioritizing safe mobility or allowing slightly faster but substantially more perilous conditions.
On this year's World Day of Remembrance, members of Families for Safe Streets were joined by community advocates and Vision Zero champions within the public and private sectors to unite their voices for change. In remembering sons, daughters, parents, grandparents, friends, co-workers, and classmates lost to preventable traffic crashes, we call on leaders to recognize their responsibility to prioritize life over speed and convenience (or, what is more likely, over perceived speed and convenience).
"Families for Safe Streets members from across the country remembered their loved ones who were killed and seriously injured, poured out their hearts, and demanded that our local, state and federal leaders act with urgency to end this preventable public health crisis. We know the price of failed leadership — forty thousand Americans dead and millions seriously injured, year after year, for the past 100 years. The US is rated as one of the most dangerous high-income nation in terms of traffic safety. These are not just statistics. Each number is a life lost like my 12-year-old son, a family shattered, and a community left grieving."
—Amy Cohen, Co-Founder, Families for Safe Streets
Several events organized by Families for Safe Streets preceded Sunday commemorations, including a Faith Leaders' Forum, a Twitter Town Hall, an art workshop, a storytelling forum (the video recording guide here), and a webinar about managing speed for safety. More info here.
Michelle DuBarry and her children at a Gresham intersection on Sunday. They held a photo of Seamus, their 22-month old son and brother who was killed while walking in a north Portland crosswalk in 2010. Photo: Oregon Walks. Last week, Portland, OR, installed temporary displays to recognize the impact of traffic violence.
In Montgomery County, MD, advocates remembered Jose Flores Amaya in a small gathering and simple memorial. A driver struck and killed him on Shady Grove Rd at Briardale Rd in Derwood on November 2, 2020. Source.
Nashville Chapter of Families for Safe Streets has decided to create and install pedestrian memorials in each location in which a pedestrian has died in 2020. Source.
Signs prepared by street-safety activists of New Haven, CT. Earlier this year, the 20 is Plenty campaign was launched in New Haven. Photo source.
Nearly 600 people in New Jersey are killed annually in traffic crashes. Advocates of Vision Zero gathered in Metuchen, NJ, on Sunday to commemorate World Day of Remembrance. Photo by Ed Murray, NJ Advance Media for NJ.com.
Shoe memorial in San Jose, CA. You can watch a video from the ceremony here.
In Pittsburgh, PA, the ghost bike was placed to remember 22-year-old Austin Fike who was hit and killed by a drunk driver in October of 2019. KDKA CBS Pittsburgh.
Three hundred forty-nine candles lighted along the Minnesota State Capitol steps symbolized how many lives were lost on Minnesota streets this year. Forty pairs of shoes representing the number of people projected to die before the end of the year. Source.
Denver, CO, has a Week of Remembrance: During the week of November 15th – 21st, Denver Department of Transportation & Infrastructure and Denver Streets Partnership will host a virtual Facebook event to honor victims of traffic crashes and their families, and reaffirm our commitment to the fundamental principles of Vision Zero and making our streets safer for everyone, together.
Denver Streets Partnership Executive Director Jill Locantore lights candles in the window of her City Park West home for a World Day of Remembrance for people killed in traffic crashes. Nov. 18, 2020. Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite
World Day of Remembrance memorial at Capitol building today. We want to work with transportation agencies to design roads so cars slow down. And we no longer say accident because these crashes are 100% preventable. 619 lives changed or taken in only five years. #speedkillsidaho pic.twitter.com/y5U8op7xrO
— IdahoWalkBike (@IdahoWalkBike) November 16, 2020
City staff participated in the Mourning of Remembrance bike ride/walk on the Courtney Campbell Causeway Trail to honor victims & families of traffic crashes. Our City is committed to the #VisionZero mission of eliminating traffic deaths & creating safer streets for all. #DoR2020 pic.twitter.com/O7iwIuC23G
— City of Tampa (@CityofTampa) November 15, 2020
Restored and decorated ghost bike for Natasha Caicedo, killed on her bike in 2013. Her widower held the first fundraiser for our first campaign for a protected bike lane. Sometimes the ghost bikes disappear, and people think we've forgotten, but we haven't. pic.twitter.com/FlSm2Lcepl
— 🚲Bike JC🗽 (@bikejc) November 15, 2020
Joint bike ride by bike groups from in and around Newark, led by our friends Newark Community Cycling Center @BikeNewarkNJ, spruced up ghost bike memorials for fallen cyclists today, in observance of World Day of Remembrance for Victims of Traffic Violence. #WDoR2020 pic.twitter.com/TOE09y5nAE
— Brick City Bike Collective 🚲 (@BCBC_Newark) November 15, 2020
These are but a handful of the loved, valuable human beings who have been violently killed on #TODeadlyStreets, but we honour and remember every single person. We need far more action to build #VisionZeroTO to stop the #PublicHealthCrisisTO. #WDoR2020 #SpeedKills https://t.co/bLWn2JEGjP pic.twitter.com/QtHASUwpHG
— FFSS (@FFSafeStreets) November 15, 2020
Today bridges + buildings across the state are lit up in yellow to honor World Day of Remembrance. Learn more about #WDoR: https://t.co/Hi9P0thaU1
See a bridge or building lit up? Share a photo with us! #WDoR2020 #VisionZero pic.twitter.com/DCobC0UaoL
— LivableStreets (@StreetsBoston) November 16, 2020
City Hall is glowing yellow tonight in honor of all those who have been killed in traffic crashes, as well as survivors of crashes.
We hold these people & their loved ones in our hearts.#WDoR2020 pic.twitter.com/rHfZYNFc7M
— Walk San Francisco (@walksf) November 16, 2020
On World Day of Remembrance, we recognize loved ones lost to traffic violence and honor their legacy. Because even one traffic fatality is too many. #WDoR2020 #SpeedKills #VisionZeroCLT https://t.co/FUh6WvaqFl
— Charlotte DOT (@CharlotteDOT) November 15, 2020
While many cities and states were not able to hold World Day of Remembrance events this year with pandemic conditions and other challenges, many worked to elevate the importance in their everyday work, including Eugene-Springfield (OR), Seattle (WA), Maine, and others.
Chicago, IL, Cleveland, OH, Kansas City, KS, Champaign-Urbana, IL, Austin and all Central Texas organized virtual conversations, ceremonies, and observance.
Because 1 life lost on our roads is too many. Join us for World Day of Remembrance this Sunday to honor traffic victims & help our community make safe decisions. Every Person Matters. #WDoR2020 https://t.co/Yve6eVCjOT
— San Antonio Public Works 👷♀👷 (@SAPublicWorks) November 13, 2020
Happening Now: Join us at the Mall at Prince George's as Vision Zero Prince George's & the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments' (MCOG) Street Smart campaign observe World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims & share the "Lives Shatter on Impact" exhibit. pic.twitter.com/KV70KgQKSO
— PGCountyDPWT (@PGCountyDPWT) November 14, 2020
DC Families for Safe Streets created a virtual bulletin board where people can commemorate their loved ones.
To honor the 10 lives lost on Tempe streets, the City of Tempe, AZ, has posted signs at the nine intersections where the fatalities occurred. Source.
Events were preceded by a video tribute from Zoleka Mandela, a global road safety advocate and the granddaughter of the late South African President Nelson Mandela. Zoleka Mandela lost her daughter to a car crash in Johannesburg at the age of 13. In this moving video, she speaks to the need for change, including prioritizing safety over speed, and lauds the work of Families for Safe Streets and other Vision Zero advocates.
Mark your calendar for the next World Day of Remembrance, which is held on the third Sunday of November (November 21, 2021), and please get involved to advocate for Vision Zero — safe mobility for all — for the next 364 days and beyond.
Join us in the call for safe mobility for all. Learn about and support the work of Families for Safe Streets, with 16 chapters in North America, and the Vision Zero Network, supporting local efforts nationwide. And please support your local and state advocates working for safety on your streets, sidewalks, and bikeways.
World Day of Remembrance of Road Safety Victims is an international event, recognized by the United Nations and the World Health Organization, which acknowledge traffic deaths to be a public health crisis – and one that can be prevented with strong leadership and investments in smart strategies.
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Sweet, earthy beets are used to add color, flavor, and sweetness to these pancakes made with whole wheat. Long-time readers and friends know I have a bit of a pancake obsession and I've shared quite a lot of pancake recipes over the years - in fact this is my third so far just this year. I keep thinking I'm going to run out of ideas, but it hasn't happened yet! I've been kinda into beets lately, especially after making this amazing beet lemonade, so I figured it was time to make some beet pancakes. As a mom of twin toddlers, I'm always sneaking vegetables into foods and pancakes are a really easy way to do it. The beets turn these pancakes a really lovely shade of pinkish and they taste delicious. The kids enjoyed them (as they do all pancakes) and my husband and I did as well. This recipe will serve about four people.
In a medium bowl whisk together the flour through cinnamon.
In a large bowl, whisk together the buttermilk through beet puree until well-combined. Use a wooden spoon or rubber spatula to stir the dry ingredients into the wet until just combined.
Heat a large griddle pan or cast iron skillet over medium heat. Grease with butter or olive oil and cook the pancakes about 1/4 cup of batter per pancake. When they turn golden and begin to bubble, flip and cook until the other side is golden. Repeat until all batter is used.
Serve hot topped with real maple syrup, butter, or yogurt.
*If you don't have buttermilk, simply put one tablespoon of lemon juice into a one cup measuring cup and fill the rest with milk. Let sit for 5 minutes.
**Peel and steam or boil your beets and then puree in a food processor with as much cooking water as needed to make a smooth puree. If you have extra beet puree, make these muffins.
Very tender and fluffy! These pancakes are definitely a keeper.
Wow these sound so interesting! I love beets so these are definitely worth a try!
These sound and look lovely! Definitely a great way to sneak some extra vegetables into my son's diet!
These do look like really yummy pancakes. I would't have thought about adding beets to them.
Now these sounds absolutely delicious! Love the color too!!!


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The asses of New Delhi
With a year to go before hosting the Commonwealth Games, Delhi targets the poor. Its donkeys, too.
By Jason Overdorf - GlobalPost
NEW DELHI, India — At the impromptu stables near Jawarhalal Nehru Marg, on the outskirts of Old Delhi — the Indian capital's 400-year-old core — a group of men in salwar kameez and skullcaps are seated cross-legged in the straw playing cards. A line of stubby-legged ponies and donkeys stretches along the stone wall. The animals ruminate placidly as cars, trucks and auto-rickshaws, horns blaring, race past on the adjacent road.
There are as many as 150 donkeys here and Delhi's builders still find them useful for ferrying bricks and concrete from demolished building sites. But if New Delhi's plans come to fruition this month, another piece of the city's medieval heritage will disappear, and another group of poor people will be booted out of their homes and jobs.
"The government said they are going to come and take away the donkeys and force us out," said Mohammad Shakir, a fierce-eyed man in a white kurta whose ancestors have been carters for more than 100 years. "It's not right. We live here. All our families are here. Our forefathers stayed, lived and died here. Our livelihood is here, and our kids go to school around here."
According to Mohammad Salim, whose father is the leader of the donkey and horse owners, the government has already done a survey of the area and told locals that they must remove all the donkeys and clean up the area.
"Where will they take us and our livelihood and throw us?" Salim demands. "What if it's across the Yamuna River? Our work is here. They moved us all here about 25 years ago, because the government said let all the dirt be in one place. Now they are kicking us in the stomach."
The donkeys' owners aren't alone.
Delhi is awash with bukwas – Hindi for nonsense — about the Indian capital's supposed emergence as a "world class city" before the opening ceremony of the 19th annual Commonwealth Games, to be held here beginning from Oct. 3 next year.
Much of the talk centers on whether the city will be ready for the games. But the big question is not whether Delhi will make the deadline, but to what disastrous and wasteful ends it will resort between now and then.
Already, many of the plans strike observers as impractical, poorly thought out, unfair or simply impossible. To start with, in a country where the average person earns less than $1,000 a year, the state will spend upwards of $15 billion to prepare Delhi for the second-tier sports event.
And while much of those funds will go to needed improvements to roads and other infrastructure, critics say the various initiatives suggest the government's plans will make life better for the city's wealthy without doing much good for its long-suffering poor.
The city has promised a "signal free" stretch of costly flyovers and tunnels into the heart of town from Indira Gandhi International Airport, which will only make life more difficult for pedestrians and bicyclists — i.e. those too poor to afford a scooter. While the games venues include mostly public facilities, a hefty sum has been allotted to renovate the Siri Fort Sports Complex, an elite club that is closed to new members. Meanwhile, plans to use the money for athlete housing to construct dormitories that would later be turned over to Delhi University — where the shortage of rooms is more shocking than the state of its libraries — have been scrapped in favor of a scheme that will see the "Games Village" sold off as luxury apartments.
But that's not all. On the way to becoming world class — a feat that a five-minute walk in any neighborhood of the city suggests will take 25 years, not less than one — Delhi also plans to renovate one of its oldest and (though chaotic) most charming areas, sterilize the city's 260,000 stray dogs, stamp out Delhi Belly and send the city's 60,000 destitute beggars packing for parts unknown.
And then there are the infamous donkeys, though it seems the sacred cows get to stay.
For better or worse, though, this is Delhi, not Beijing. So locals are less concerned about the smart of the totalitarian stick than they are cynical about the eventual destination of all that cash. For instance, in Delhi's ancient commercial center Chandni Chowk, a bustling thoroughfare that has remained a top tourist draw since the 17th century despite overwhelming chaos and filth, the government has allotted a paltry $3 million — less than a tenth of what is being spent on some Games venues — to remove dangerous thickets of electrical wires, lay new water and gas lines, and convert the area to a pedestrian-only zone paved with Mughal-era bricks. And residents doubt that even that much will be spent as intended.
"Half of it will go in bribes," said Chandraprakash Sharma, the 55-year-old owner of a sweet shop started here by his grandfather 80 years ago. "It's good they are doing the Games. But they should also look within themselves and think about the state of the country."
In less than a year, that's what the rest of the world will be doing. But planners would do well to remember that the world doesn't want New Delhi to be another Beijing. What audiences will be looking for is proof of the moral character and sensitivity of the world's largest democracy — India's "soft power."
That, and maybe a donkey or two.
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Burnout Paradise: Big Surf Island Expansion Pack (Review)
June 12, 2009 Brendan Griffiths	Leave a comment
The brand new island just off the Eastern coast of the old map is finally here. An early surprise is that it's only £9.99 on the PSN ($12.99 or 1000 MS Points), I was expecting at least £15. I mean look at how much they've been charging for some of the DLC cars!
Thankfully the new island is fully integrated into the existing Burnout map with no loading screens, which is an impressive feat given the already considerable size. The island itself is about the size of the Downtown area, but has a mix of business district skysrapers, beaches, waterfronts, building sites (with some insane jumps and hoop sections), winding drift roads, and a mountainous dirt track.
Your first few minutes will be spent pelting around at full speed, smashing gates and billboards again like the first time you slotted in the original disc back in January 2008. All your old habits will come flying back, particularly the one where you pass a smash gate and pull the speed-killing U-turn to go back only to discover you've already got it.
If you've not stopped playing Burnout for ages you'll right be at home here, but it might just be me but the Road Rage seems to be tougher than usual. You'll need to use the old Carson Inferno van to stand a proper chance. Not only does the AI not want to be taken down at all, but the time limits are tighter than before and no extra time is added for racking up the points.
There are nine new cars on offer with one from the start, the Carson Dust Storm buggy, which is built more for stunts than racing and drifting. Barrel roll fans will be in their element with loads of jumps allowing for multiple roll attempts. Think of the island as that jump in the old quarry cranked up to 11.
So what is there to do on the new island? Pretty much the same as on the mainland really. In a few explosive hours you shouldn't have any problems tearing through the 15 events, 75 Smashes, 45 Billboards, 12 Showtime Road Rules, 12 Timed Road Rules and 15 cloud bothering Mega-Jumps (no longer merely the 'Super Jumps' of old).
The 15 events consist of the usual suspects of Race, Marked Man, Stunt Run, Burning Lap and Road Rage. There are no simple A-B races, instead they all use multiple checkpoints.
Once you've done all that you'll (if you didn't straight away) get online for the Freeburn Challenges. Obviously they're typically brilliant fun as we all expected, involving barrel rolls, sky high meet-ups and even drifting to the top of a huge spiral car-park in unison. But here's the bind, there are only ten of these challenges.
The bikes do work on the island but there aren't any events dedicated to them online or offline except for day / night Timed Road Rules for each of the 12 streets, which is a big letdown as they're probably the best part of all the DLC released so far. But don't bet against there being a future update with some events added, and maybe even a couple of dirt-bikes. Come on Criterion, remember when you used to spoil us all? Before the daft prices for extra cars and a police flavoured Marked Man mode, and pass-the-pad multiplayer (hint: we wanted split-screen racing and Road Rage modes).
You'll unlock some of the nine extra cars by finishing the events and collecting Billboards and so on. Some of these include some new Toy cars, which if you've not bought any beforehand should help you decide whether to bother or not. After getting 100% on the island's licence, all the events, clocking up 300 miles and even nailing full marks on Power Parking I was still missing one. After a bit of internet rummaging it turns out that you only need to finish all 500 online challenges. It better fly and have gatling guns for headlights.
While there's no doubt this is great fun, it's all over disappointingly quickly and that initially reasonable price tag starts to look a little overpriced. However, apart from a few overpriced extras, Criterion has offered some great updates for free, so fingers crossed, they'll at least have more Freeburn events in the pipeline. Hopefully for a reasonable price more in the region of £0.00.
So what next for developers Criterion? Well, they've (some of their staff anyways) been signed up to develop the next game in the Need For Speed series. This could rejuvenate the now lacklustre name, but will that be at the cost of no more work being done on Burnout titles for a while? Wouldn't we all just prefer a new Burnout game instead of Need for Speed anyway? Let it go EA.
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Title: Basic Sanitation
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Poor sanitation continues to impact public health and restrict social progress, particularly for women. Governments and donor organisations prioritise measurement, education and innovation in a bid to drive change.
Although investments in sanitation can reduce disease, increase family incomes, keep girls in school, help preserve the environment, and enhance human dignity, the world has missed the UN Millennium Development Goal target by almost 700 million people. Goal 6 of the newly adopted Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) is to ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all by 2030. It's a tough challenge as, according to the World Health Organization, lack of access affects approximately 2.5 billion people, or more than 30% of the global population, the majority of whom are living in extreme poverty across parts of rural Asia and Africa.
Some 130m households don't have access to a toilet. This means that more than a billion people defecate in the open, behind bushes, in fields or by roadsides. One gram of faeces carries up to 1 million bacteria and 10 million viruses, so diseases can easily spread and it's hard for health workers to control outbreaks caused by contaminated water and unhygienic food preparation.
This particularly affects women and young children. For a girl, lack of access to a clean, safe toilet, especially during menstruation, can lead to absence from school and increases the risk of harassment as many have to leave home in the cover of night to relieve themselves. This has long-term impacts on their health, education, livelihoods and safety, ultimately limiting the productivity of half of the potential workforce and therefore impacting the economy.
Primary health care facilities, critical in responding to outbreaks of diseases, such as cholera or Ebola, are frequently lacking in good sanitation despite the fact that they are the first point of care, especially for those in rural areas. Lack of basic water, sanitation and hygiene facilities compromises the ability of health care workers to carry out proper infection prevention and control measures, and demonstrate safe practices to communities, both of which are especially important in controlling and stopping outbreaks.
SDG status has done much to change the political cache of sanitation policy. However, accountability for its provision is complex and crosses a number of different government departments, ministries for health, water and local government, of the environment, and those with central, regional, district, and city responsibilities. All are becoming increasingly aware of the pollution problems which on-site sanitation can cause to groundwater, coastal waters, and surface water, and the net result is often a tangled web of overlapping, uncoordinated, unworkable policies, low budget allocations, and low prioritisation.
As better understanding emerges on the health impacts that improved water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) can have on populations, expect new collective government bodies to make more strategic investments in projects. The World Bank Group is currently taking a lead in this area and is integrating WASH, nutrition and health in at least 13 projects across India, Pakistan, Lao PDR, Cambodia, Vietnam, Ethiopia, Mozambique, Uganda, Zambia, and Haiti at a cost of around US$440 million.
Alongside this is the need to strengthen the mechanisms for tracking investments, as better measurement and research is vital. Although the number of public toilet facilities available is relatively easy to monitor, personal sanitation habits are not. Often developing countries are ill-equipped to monitor the many sector indicators simultaneously, especially if these indicators are themselves not easily measurable to begin with. The WHO and UNICEF are now committed to addressing this and are working with a number of countries to identify and use simple, measurable indicators essential to provide planners and decision-makers with relevant information.
Many previous government and NGO initiatives have often come to nothing, primarily because of the failure to address the need to change the behavioural habits of generations. As a result toilets have been built but not maintained or perhaps not used for their original purpose. Developing behaviour-focused sanitisation campaigns alongside providing the necessary facilities will gain more traction. This is not a simple task, as it will require considerable investment in human capital at both national and local levels; it will also require citizens' involvement, smart targets and good monitoring systems, as well as room for experimentation and learning. Alongside improved basic education, addressing cultural habits is key to instigating change.
In particular campaigns may benefit from turning the spotlight on the personal advantages of sanitation, such as convenience, status and safety rather than the more distant, albeit important, impact of sanitation on public health. Such campaigns not only mean government-built latrines have a better chance of being used; they may also encourage households to build them for themselves.
Aside from education and investment in facilities, innovation, both in the process of building new facilities and in funding, will have a significant role to play going ahead. In emerging markets one of the main obstacles is often complexity; people have to cobble all of the components and tradesmen together from different places and then find the materials for the toilet separately. This can take time and effort; efforts to change this will make a huge difference, as will improve efforts around the mechanical waste removal and treatment.
Recently, the Gates Foundation challenged designers to reinvent the toilet, suitable for the developing markets. The winning product, by Michael Hoffman of the California Institute of Technology, uses solar panels to power an electrochemical system that produces hydrogen and a compound that oxidises the salts in urine to generate chlorine. This creates a mildly disinfecting solution that can be used to flush the toilet. The hydrogen is suitable for cooking or for powering a fuel cell to produce electricity. The solid residue from the process can be employed as fertiliser. Prototypes will soon be tested in the field and may well be deployed in as little as two years. The foundation now intends to spend up to $80m a year on sanitation, an investment that the World Health Organisation estimates will produce a return of 900% in the form of social and economic benefits coming from increased productivity and reduced health care costs.
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@Thisfunktional talks with Jim Cummings CHRISTOPHER ROBIN
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Voice actor Jim Cummings talks with Jesus Figueroa, @Thisfunktional of Thisfunktional.com, about returning to the 100 Acre Woods for "Christopher Robin."
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Disney's "Christopher Robin" The Heartwarming, Live-Action Adventure for the Whole Family Comes Home on Digital and Blu-ray™ Nov. 6
Embark on a spirited adventure with grown-up Christopher Robin, Winnie the Pooh, and friends, and go behind the scenes to discover how Disney's beloved characters are brought to life
On Nov. 6, Disney's "Christopher Robin," the wondrous, live-action film in which Winnie the Pooh and friends venture into mid-century London to help grown-up Christopher Robin (Ewan McGregor), arrives instantly on Digital and Movies Anywhere and on Blu-ray™ and DVD with captivating, behind-the-scenes extras.
The fun-filled tale features A.A. Milne's timeless characters from the Hundred Acre Wood — Pooh, Tigger, Piglet, Eeyore, Kanga, Roo, Rabbit and Owl — making their first appearance as three-dimensional characters who remind Christopher Robin and viewers of all ages, to appreciate the simple pleasures in life.
This entirely new take on the Winnie the Pooh stories will transport parents back to the imaginative, carefree days of childhood and allow them to share their love of Pooh and friends with their own children.
"When you are able to make people laugh and cry in the same movie and you are able to tell the story with integrity and ground it in reality and have the magic realism on top of it, it lifts your spirits and connects you with the people you love," director Marc Forster said. "We could all use a little bit of Pooh's heart and wisdom right now."
Bonus features provide a heartfelt look at the making of "Christopher Robin," showcasing the magical artistry that brings the classic characters to life, the human actors' techniques for interacting with stuffed animals and the filmmakers' passion for their project.
Bronte Carmichael, who plays Christopher Robin's daughter Madeline, takes viewers on an exciting journey from the drawing board to film locations throughout the United Kingdom.
Features flash back to highlight Walt Disney's fondness for Winnie the Pooh and recall the voice actors who lovingly portrayed the unforgettable voice of the iconic character.
An exclusive digital bonus feature explores the actual teddy bear, given to Christopher Robin Milne 98 years ago, which inspired the original Pooh stories that have been shared and adored by families around the globe.
"Christopher Robin" will be packaged and released in several different formats, giving families the flexibility to watch the film on a variety of different devices.
Viewers can instantly watch the film in Digital HD and SD, and bring home a physical copy of the film as a Multi-Screen Edition (Blu-ray, DVD and Digital Copy) or a single DVD.
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In Which … A Movie Is Made for Pooh – Filmmakers and cast share their passion for this story in a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the movie.
In Which … Pooh Finds His Voice – Discover what it's like to voice Winnie the Pooh, from voice actors Sterling Holloway to Jim Cummings.
In Which … Pooh and Walt Become Friends – How did Walt Disney and Pooh meet? Take a journey through time to explore the legacy of Walt's first encounter with Pooh.
In Which … Pooh and Friends Come to Life – See how Winnie the Pooh and Friends were brought to life as walking and talking stuffed animals in this magical live-action world.
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What Can Wearables Do for Your Health Club Members?
The latest generation of wearable fitness trackers are presenting data in a more meaningful way. And your club can leverage that data for members.
You may think you are familiar with wearables, those tracking devices that nearly everyone and their mother-in-law seem to be sporting on their wrists these days.
But do you really understand what they—and the mobile fitness apps that work with them—can do for you, your members, and your club?
You're probably aware that smartwatches, such as Fitbit, Garmin, Jawbone, and the Apple Watch, can count a user's stops and track the distance they travel. Some can monitor a person's heart rate, and, using global positioning system (GPS) technology, can map walks, runs, and other activities, generating a wealth of data about their fitness level—or lack thereof.
But if that is all you know, then you may be missing out.
Depending on a wearable/app package to do little more than amass data is a thing of the past. Using them to effect lifestyle change—now that's the wave of the future.
Think of it as "Wearables 2.0".
In his capacity with Active Wellness, Rucker oversees the digital strategies for the company's 10 Active Sports Clubs, as well as its corporate wellness partners.
The presentation, led by Rucker, was designed to help club operators maximize the potential of these devices, and the need for it quickly became apparent. When polled, 63% of the participants said they were exploring the use of wearables; 20% indicated that they were using wearables via a club-based program; and 10% said they were collecting data from them.
In case you missed this informative and illuminating event, CBI spoke with Rucker to find out more about how your club can use these devices to effect real behavior change, and, in the process, have a positive impact on virtually every aspect of your business.
Rucker starts by pointing out that, slow as the industry may have been, it's finally begun to acknowledge and embrace this technology.
To illustrate his point, Rucker references an intriguing item that, while it may never have a place inside a club, offers valuable lessons nonetheless—the Dreem headband, made by Rythm. This device does much more than just monitor the duration of one's sleep. Its sensors can detect whether you're in a deep or light sleep, and create stimuli that help you remain in deep sleep longer. The result: You wake up feeling more refreshed.
To Rucker, that's what Wearables 2.0 is all about—not simply tracking data, but using it to improve the user's experience and health.
Another somewhat futuristic example of this sort of high-tech monitoring is clothing made by Athos that makes use of integrated sensors. They can analyze the effort of various muscles, offering what the firm calls "an unprecedented level of insight" into a workout.
"Earlier devices might have told you, 'You walked 10,000 steps—great job!' Now, though, by employing smart clothing, trainers can analyze someone's form, and determine, for example, if their left shoulder isn't engaging as much as their right one. Now, trainers can offer feedback and make an adjustment in real time," Rucker says.
If smart clothing seems fascinating but a little bit intimidating—don't worry!
Fortunately, you don't have to start there, and, chances are, you shouldn't.
The key to progress is choosing the wearable/app package that's right for your club and members.
To make the appropriate choice, you have to consider how sophisticated your members are; whether they're comfortable with technology; what technology could do for them; and, importantly, how much it would cost.
Wearables that are basically pedometers, tracking steps and calories burned, may work well if a large portion of your members already own and use them. If, for example, you want to get a group of seniors to walk and move more, then these relatively straightforward devices may be adequate. However, if you have a group of clients who tend to "crave" more intense exercise, then a device with a heart-rate monitor might be a better option. Typically, the ones that make use of a chest strap are the most accurate.
Whatever type of equipment you choose, you're going to have to think about presenting the data collected in a meaningful way—presenting it in a format and context that helps your members reach their goals. You could, for example, use wearable/app technology to monitor heart-rate readings in a small group setting, such as an indoor cycling class.
Another wearable option that you may not have considered is a smartphone coupled with a mobile fitness app. A plethora of apps—both free and paid—are available to track exercise and other forms of physical activity, for all purposes transforming a smartphone into a wearable.
One example: the mobile platform offered by Netpulse integrates with a number of popular apps and fitness trackers, such as Nike+, Fitbit, and MapMyRun, to consolidate a club member's fitness data in one convenient spot. Some of these apps can utilize a smartphone's internal tracking sensors and, so, don't require a separate tracking device to operate. This allows some users to employ a smartphone as their sole fitness tracker.
The fact that the Netpulse platform can consolidate data from numerous sources—e.g., wearables, apps, and club cardio machines—on one dashboard gives members a more holistic view of their fitness activity.
That said, there are downsides to using smartphones as fitness trackers, he says. For example, today's phones are increasing in size, especially as they morph into personal entertainment devices. An oversized phone may not be portable or comfortable enough for a walk or a jog.
Fitness tracking also can deplete a phone's battery, requiring multiple charges over the course of a day. That could make the five-to-seven-day battery life of a typical smartwatch tracker seem luxurious. And, Rucker notes, if you have a more discerning clientele, a mobile app and a smartphone might not offer enough functionality to keep your members engaged and happy.
Regardless of which device you choose, keep Rucker's bottom-line advice in mind: Make sure that the wearable/app combo—or, for that matter, any technology you utilize—isn't a substitute for the support that you provide to your members.
"Any technology should augment the member experience—not be the member experience," he warns.
If this advice on choosing wearable devices sounds a bit wishy-washy, that's because, today, in large part, the device has become less important than the software that drives it. Today, software is the star.
Connecting with your members via a wearable—whether it's a smartwatch or a smartphone—permits you to create additional touch points, building bridges between the user and the club. Those touch points might, for instance, come in the form of a push notification from a mobile app, or a buzzing smartwatch to remind a member to check in to the club.
All of the data collected can be used to create games and challenges, and, subsequently, reward users, Rucker points out. The key here is to use the right kind of rewards and incentives.
"What we've learned is that variable rewards are better than big prizes," he says.
While big prizes may reward the top one or two performers—members you'd probably retain anyway—offering multiple, smaller rewards along the way allows you to recognize and satisfy more individuals, maximizing the ROI on your investment in Wearables 2.0.
Whether it involves technology or not, the club member experience is—and always will be—personal.


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COME FALL IN LOVE - The DDLJ Musical
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Yash Raj Films is the biggest Indian studio and it's Chairman and Managing Director, Aditya Chopra, has directed and produced some of the biggest blockbusters in the history of Indian cinema. His debut directorial, the historic romantic film Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, which released in 1995, is still running in theatres. Popularly called DDLJ, it is one of the highest grossing movies in the history of Indian cinema and the biggest IP of the country's rich and diverse movie industry.
After 26 years, Aditya Chopra is set to direct DDLJ again and it will mark his debut as a director on Broadway. He strongly feels Broadway and Indian films are 'two long lost lovers separated in time' because of their intrinsic similarities as both celebrate heart-warming stories and human emotions through music and dance. Aditya has been working on this passion project for the past three years and has roped in a stellar, extremely diverse team, comprising some of the best talents of Broadway and India for the same.
Come Fall In Love - The DDLJ Musical is being produced by Yash Raj Films. Based on an original story by Chopra, the musical will feature book and lyrics by Laurence Oliver Award-winner Nell Benjamin (Legally Blonde, Mean Girls), top Indian songwriters Vishal Dadlani & Shekhar Ravjiani will serve as composers. Tony and Emmy winner Rob Ashford (Frozen, Thoroughly Modern Millie, The Boys from Syracuse) will choreograph with associate choreographer Shruti Merchant. The design team will also include set design by Emmy and Tony Award winner Derek McLane (Moulin Rouge!, Hairspray Live!, 33 Variations) and music supervision by Tony, Grammy, and Emmy Award-winning Bill Sherman (In The Heights, Sesame Street, Hamilton). Adam Zotovich is the Executive Producer for the project.
Come Fall In Love - The DDLJ Musical is the story of Simran, a young Indian-American woman whose future is set: an arranged marriage back in India to a family friend. But when she convinces her very strict dad that she should spend a summer of freedom and fun in Europe, she falls for the charming Rog, and her careful, logical plans go out the window. Can she be true to both her heritage and her heart? Can carefree American Rog win over her traditional father? Take a whirlwind trip from Boston to Europe to India as cultures collide in the stage musical adaptation of the beloved hit romantic comedy film Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge.
Come Fall In Love - The DDLJ Musical is set to be on stage in the Broadway season of 2022-2023, with a World Premiere at the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego September 2022. A global casting search begins shortly headed by Duncan Stewart of Stewart/Whitley casting and Yash Raj Films casting head Shanoo Sharma.
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'It just takes over' - Cornish man describes long battle with mental health issues
Theo Tomlinson has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder with psychotic features
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A man from Cornwall has said taking part in mental health research has given him a "sense of purpose" following a long battle with bipolar and psychosis.
Theo Tomlinson, 29, from Falmouth, was first admitted into hospital suffering with mental illness in 2013.
Three years ago, in 2016, after several more hospital admissions, Theo was diagnosed as having bipolar disorder with psychotic features.
He has shared his story as part of Mental Health Awareness Week in the hope he can help others who may too be suffering with their mental health.
"I've been in the mental health system for about six years now," he said.
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"During all of my hospital admissions I have been treated for acute psychosis. It's like the information that is being fed to my consciousness has become more and more removed from what's real and what's not.
"At the same time I have more and more belief in the information in my own head, maybe through paranoia or certain stories that I might tell myself, and I start believing that story and acting out as a result.
"You get an idea and it can be like a virus – it just takes over."
Bipolar disorder is a mental health condition which affects a person's moods, which can swing from one extreme to another. It used to be known as manic depression.
Psychosis causes people to perceive or interpret things differently from those around them and might involve hallucinations or delusions.
Theo has been supported by a local mental health team at Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust during his illness and since his last hospital admission, in 2016, has been on the road to recovery.
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Within the last six months he has also started working again - the first time in several years.
"After my last admission I was heading towards more of a position where I was standing on my own two feet," said Theo. "I was going to an outpatient's appointment one day and bumped into Alan, my support worker.
"He told me he had a new position within the Trust and was now working in mental health research – that's where it all started."
Theo took up Alan's offer of taking part in a research study and, three years later, he has now taken part in four studies all supported by the National Institute for Health Research and the Clinical Research Network South West.
Theo was first admitted to hospital with a mental illness in 2013
"I got involved in a couple of fairly straightforward but meaningful observational studies to start with," said Theo. "Research has given me a feeling of being part of something.
"It's nice to think I might be part of helping mental health treatments improve in the future.
"Throughout my time in and out of hospital I wondered what living with bipolar and psychosis would mean for me and my life. I questioned my purpose and place in society, but, for me, research has helped define that and made me realise I do have something to give back and to offer.
"I feel like I might be helping other people in some way. It's given me a sense of purpose again."
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Theo has also described getting involved in research as having given him some self-belief back.
"Taking part in research seems like the next step after treatment, you know. It was nice to be selected – to feel wanted and needed. I felt I had to respond to it.
"All of the research I've been involved in has been tailored to me and been made relevant. That helps me to feel even more valued – like I have specialist knowledge.
"I feel like I'm treated as a professional in the subject area rather than just a survivor or former victim."
Alan Beattie, Assistant Research Practitioner at Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, and Theo's former mental health support worker, said it is thanks to people like Theo, who take part in research studies, that advances in medicine and treatments for mental health can be made.
"Ultimately the people we are meeting are the experts in their own lives and so if we need an answer to a question they are the best people to answer it," said Alan.
"And, in doing so, I feel like I'm supporting them to feel valued. If ever there is an opportunity for me to help a person empower themselves or to make a positive change in their lives I'm going to take it and actually through research I'm able to do that quite regularly.
"Any research is important within healthcare. I have a personal interest in mental health research. I think we owe society and the individuals in that society a debt to ensure we try and make the best possible opportunities for healing, whether that's through NHS type practices with medication, or alternative therapies, we should try and make as many effective treatments available for the people we support – based on the evidence that research provides."
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Theo is currently enjoying being back in work and has hopes of becoming an occupational therapist or support worker within mental health in the future.
"The best thing for me now is to enjoy what comes along – the opportunities that taking part in research presented gave me another perspective on things and are one way that's helped me make sense of my experience more and what it all means whilst getting more of an insight into what is already understood about mental health,"he said.
"For somebody like me in my situation, it's important for me to do different things and do things that nourish and nurture the more sensitive and vulnerable part of my life. Research has allowed me to do that."


The third season of Sword Art Online.
"Where…am I…?" Before he knows it, Kirito has made a full-dive into an epic, fantasy-like virtual world.
Although he is supposedly a resident of the virtual world - an NPC - the boy shows the same array of emotions as any human being. As Kirito bonds with Eugeo, he continues to search for a way to log out of this world. Meanwhile, he remembers a certain memory deep down within him.


Apologies if this has been asked / posted elsewhere. On the category pages, is it possible on the Discourse Hosted version to have a picture/head shot of whoever originally posted the discussion appear to the left of the discussion title?
It's nice seeing what users are participating (under "Users" tab), but having the original poster headshot is something I'd love to be able to show.
No problem. Here's a screenshot from our current Vanilla forum where I really like the layout. Headshot of the original poster on the left (see arrow), title of post on the right.
Gottcha, sorry about that. Mocked up what I'd ideally like it to look like in Discourse below. Biggest change is no "Users" category. Instead, only the original poster's avatar is shown on the left hand side before the discussion title.
Didn't mention this in the original post, but also removed the "Views" and "Activity" columns. If possible, that'd be our ideal, simplified category page layout if possible to do on the hosted version. Possible to achieve?
Fantastic, thank you - greatly appreciated!
BTW, I just made this change on our mobile view, so that we would show the content author instead of the last poster. @youderian, how did the change work out for you?
Does anyone have a theme or example of this running on the latest Discourse? I tried @charleswalter's code but it didn't work and my topic list just disappeared.
I think this is an important change as on the small support forum I run where I answer everyone's issues it looks as though I'm the only one doing the posting. It would be far better looking if the OP had their avatar displayed on mobile.
Actually it works for me what I have done is to change "content" by "topic" and placing this code inside the actual topic-list-item.raw.hbs in any case someone else need this.
Is this solution still compatible with the latest version?
No. We should update this topic @dax.


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It's offical, Dannii's spokesperson has confirmed that both her and partner Kris Smith are to become new parents.
Tweeting 'Woohoo, I'm going to be a mummy', pretty much says it all. Dannii's spokesperson added that they are both very happy and can't wait to start their family.
Congratulations are already pouring in, Kylie tweeted that she can't wait to become an aunt and Cheryl Cole has also expressed her delight for them both.
We can't wait to see what stylish maternity clothes Dannii will be sporting, but whatever she wears i'm sure she'll look glowing and fabulous!


The Associated Press reports that fewer foreigners are coming to the US to attend college, and the news organization apparently regards the decrease as a negative thing. Certainly many Californians would see having fewer foreign students on campus as a big plus, especially if there were also fewer out-of-staters — both groups that must pay higher tuition. Every college slot taken by a non-Californian means a state resident does not get one.
In fact, the California system of higher education is so poorly run that it has stooped to deliberate unfairness to admit more non-residents with their fat tuition checks and register fewer state residents — just the population it is supposed to serve. In 2016, the state auditor slammed the University of California for lowering standards to admit more non-residents. Young Californians must wonder why they should study hard to make good grades and high test scores when the system actively works against them. Diversity is valued, but excellence isn't.
Nonresidents currently make up 16.5% of the system's 210,170 undergraduates.
So the "reform" from the regents let the most popular schools — UCLA and UC Berkeley — off the hook.
Below, UC Berkeley is one of the most desirable schools. In 2016 state residents made up only 67.6 percent of the admitted class — meaning a whopping 32.4 percent of the admitted freshmen a year ago were not Californians.
However the bean counters slice it, Californians are getting the short end of the stick.
Plus some number of the foreigners use their presence in the country to wangle a job leading to immigration.
Anyway, here is the Los Angeles Times' curiously upbeat position that despite the decrease of foreign students, California is still their top choice!
After years of rapid growth, enrollment of first-time international students in U.S. colleges and universities dipped last year amid concerns about political uncertainty, tuition increases, visa delays and reductions in scholarship money, an annual survey found.
California remained the nation's most popular destination for foreign students, with 157,000 coming to the state in 2016-17. They made up nearly 16% of more than 1 million international students in the United States that year, according to the survey of more than 2,000 institutions released Monday by the Institute of International Education.
But the roughly 3% decline in new foreign students in California and nationally was the first drop the institute has recorded in the 12 years it has collected such data, and the decline appears to be deepening. The institute's separate tally of data from about 500 colleges and universities found a 7% drop in enrollment of first-time students this fall — mostly at less-selective campuses.
Institute officials were diplomatic, and repeatedly declined to pinpoint President Trump's hard-edged attitudes toward immigration and foreign visitors from countries he considers sponsors of terrorism.
"It really is much too soon for us yet to tell what is the definitive factor," said Allan E. Goodman, the institute's president. He said U.S. institutions need to redouble efforts to recruit more foreign students because they enrich campuses and collectively contributed $39 billion to the U.S. economy this past year.
"It's a very healthy … wake-up call," Goodman said.
Overall, the number of international students in the United States went up by 3%, signaling a slowdown in what used to be double-digit growth. Institute officials said other countries, notably Canada, Germany and the United Kingdom, are recruiting foreign students more aggressively. Trump's travel ban and fears of crime also appeared to be factors, they said. But only 20% of institutions surveyed in the smaller sample said international students had expressed a desire to leave the country because of the social and political climate.


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The battle of the binge
A NEW alcohol service is calling time on heavy drinkers in Knowsley.
Weekend binge drinkers, people who have more than three pints a night and people concerned that they are dependent will be offered alcohol advice and treatment.
Alcohol Services Knowsley (ASK) aims to cater for people with a wide variety of drinking problems.
The service comes after the Knowsley Health Statistics Report 2007 showed 31.4% of adults in Knowsley binge drink, compared with a UK average of 19.1%.
Last year Knowsley had the third highest alcohol specific hospital admissions in the country for men, and the ninth highest for women.
Alcohol related mortality stands at around 18 deaths per year.
For more information contact your GP or health centre, or call ASK on 0151-529 2465.


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