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Conor Lamb won by running against Paul Ryan, not Donald Trump
Nancy Pelosi is widely disliked, as rookie candidate Conor Lamb figured out. But Paul Ryan is even more unpopular.
Check out this article! https://www.salon.com/2018/03/16/the-trouble-with-nancy-middle-america-doesnt-want-pelosi-but-it-doesnt-want-paul-ryan-either/
Matthew Sheffield
Republican Rick Saccone came up short in Tuesday's special election for Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district, losing by a few hundred votes to 33-year-old Democrat Conor Lamb. But the biggest losers were arguably Speaker of the House Paul Ryan and his Democratic counterpart Rep. Nancy Pelosi.
From the very beginning of the race, national Republicans worked hard to push the message that the rookie Democrat was nothing more than a stooge of Pelosi and other "liberal elites." They pushed the idea early and often, particularly after the House minority leader repeatedly dismissed the comparatively small amounts of money that middle-income taxpayers received from the recently-passed GOP tax cut as "crumbs." (After resisting intra-party calls to apologize for her accurate but indecorous phrasing, she eventually recanted.)
Democrats who hear such messaging invariably roll their eyes without realizing that they are not its intended audience. Republicans made the same mistake in 2012 when Democrats seized on covertly recorded remarks from GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney which derided "47 percent" of Americans for supposedly being useless wards of the federal government.
While the message is one the GOP has used since 2010, it's effective. Pelosi elicits strongly negative views from Republicans and lukewarm support from Democrats, giving her a less than 29 percent approval rating and 50 percent unfavorable rating as of last September. Attacking her was likely the key to GOP victory last year in Georgia, where insurgent candidate Jon Ossoff failed in his special election bid for the state's 6th congressional district.
"Every morning I wake up and I take a moment to be thankful that the Republican Party still has Nancy Pelosi because Nancy Pelosi is absolutely toxic," Corry Bliss, executive director of a PAC controlled by Ryan, told The Washington Times in reference to the Georgia race.
Instead of allowing the GOP to tie him to Pelosi, however, Lamb repeatedly declared that he did not support Pelosi and would not vote for her as the Democrats' House leader. He took the rhetoric an important step further, not just disowning a link to Pelosi but turning the question around to Paul Ryan. Repeatedly.
"The real issue here is not Nancy Pelosi: It's Paul Ryan," Lamb said in a January interview with the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. "He's the one who has declared that he's coming after Medicaid and Social Security."
In a February debate, Lamb gave a much more adept response to the GOP tax cut than Pelosi, the legislative veteran, could come up with.
"I've always been for middle class tax cuts. What I'm not happy about is that I think people's health insurance premiums are now going to go up and we've added $1.5 trillion to the national debt," Lamb said when asked what he thought of the new tax law. "We didn't need to add a penny to our debt to have the tax cut for our working and middle class people. We now know that 85-90 percent of that $1.5 trillion went to the one percent, people who earn $700,000-$800,000 a year and to our largest corporations. I don't think that was right," Lamb said.
During the debate, he also managed to turn Saccone's religiosity against him by pointing out how the Republican's claims to be caring for the "helpless" by opposing abortion sound insincere when coupled with his desire to cut federal spending.
This was an incredibly savvy move, for at least three reasons. The first is that for all the liberal anger that President Donald Trump constantly provokes, Ryan is also exceptionally unpopular. In a December poll commissioned by Politico, 36 percent of respondents said that an endorsement from Ryan would make them less likely to support a candidate. Just 25 percent said it would make them more supportive. His numbers tracked respondents' views of Pelosi: Twenty-six percent said an endorsement from her would make them more supportive while 34 percent said it would make them less interested.
The second reason Lamb's attacks on Ryan were smart is that they enabled him to carry out a divide-and-conquer strategy on Pennsylvanians who had voted for Trump. As research has repeatedly shown, about 10 percent of Trump's voters nationally (and even more in Midwestern states) are not committed conservative voters. Instead, they're disaffected Democrats who feel abandoned by a party that under former President Barack Obama began referring to a new "coalition of the ascendant" based on educated whites and racial minorities.
Hillary Clinton carried the idea even further in 2016 by actively refusing to campaign in states like Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, while openly denigrating half of Trump's supporters as "a basket of deplorables."
Although she eventually apologized for the phrasing, Clinton made clear last weekend that she not only holds many of her fellow Americans in contempt, but blames them for their own economic difficulties.
"If you look at the map of the United States, there's all that red in the middle where Trump won," Clinton said. "But what the map doesn't show you is that I won the places that represent two-thirds of America's gross domestic product. So I won the places that are optimistic, diverse, dynamic, moving forward."
There is some truth to that analysis, but it's not the sort of thing that a savvy politician -- such as Clinton's husband, for instance -- would ever say. Not only because it's patronizing but also because it is morally no better than the type of "maker and taker" rhetoric that Republicans use to justify cuts to anti-poverty programs. Clinton's insult was eerily similar to conservative rhetoric about black Americans supposedly being kept on "plantations" because they generally don't vote Republican.
Michael Moore was correct in proclaiming proclaimed before the 2016 election that Trump would win because he spoke to a population of voters who felt shut out by both parties.
"Trump's election is going to be the biggest 'f**k you' ever recorded in human history — and it will feel good," Moore argued at an event promoting his film "Michael Moore in TrumpLand."
"Whether Trump means it or not is kind of irrelevant because he's saying the things to people who are hurting, and that's why every beaten-down, nameless, forgotten working stiff who used to be part of what was called the middle class loves Trump," Moore continued.
Instead of repeating Hillary Clinton's error, Lamb's focus on Ryan enabled him to peel off enough voters in a district Trump won by 20 percent by reminding them who really calls the policy shots in the GOP. For all the attention Trump's erratic behavior and controversial statements provoke, he is primarily just an old man who likes yelling at the TV. In-between shows, he wants to sign bills and be flattered. Since the GOP controls Congress, Trump is more than happy to do whatever Ryan, a true conservative believer, wants him to.
There's no doubt that some Trump voters were motivated by racism or sexism, but plenty of them were people who got tricked. In a post-election survey by the Washington Post, a full 20 percent of people who voted for Trump also said they approved of Obama's job performance. In another survey commissioned by Priorities USA, 30 percent of Obama-to-Trump voters said that they were primarily voting against Clinton. Just 21 percent of them said they expected Trump to create economic policies that would favor the wealthy.
Conor Lamb reminded those voters that they had been sold a bill of goods in a way that did not insult them.
The third reason why Lamb's attacks on Ryan were smart is that they highlighted the huge division on the role of government between between Republican voters and the conservative elites who rule the party.
Most Republican voters want stricter gun laws. They want a higher federal minimum wage. They want more spending on healthcare. The GOP base even wants to raise taxes on rich people.
Needless to say, these subjects are not ones that Republican politicians want to discuss much. Instead, they'd rather deliver cultural populist appeals to grassroots Republicans about how Democrats are motivated by "hatred" for Trump, America, and even God, as Saccone said at a Monday campaign rally.
Unlike Lamb, Saccone couldn't brush off attacks on his party leader. Not only because Republicans are much less tolerant of intra-party ideological dissent but also because Saccone's campaign was being kept afloat by huge sums of out-of-state money from anti-government Republican fat cats. To disavow Ryan, their golden boy, would have meant cutting himself off financially.
During the candidates' February debate, Saccone refused to name any policies where he would differ with Ryan. In his closing statement, Lamb made the connection between Saccone's sycophancy before the conservative donor class and the over $10 million they spent on his behalf.
"They don't tell the truth in their advertising. They want to buy this election that way. And they try to get legislation that they can buy, like the new budget that's coming out which makes cuts to programs that people rely on," he said.
Democrats looking for a lesson coming out of Pennsylvania now have one: To win, make the election about Paul Ryan, not Donald Trump. And get rid of Nancy Pelosi's limousine liberalism in favor of economic policies advocated by Democrats like Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., or Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn. The best way to beat fake populism is with real populism.
A writer, web developer, and former tv producer, Matthew Sheffield covers politics, media, and technology for Salon. You can email him via m.sheffield@salon.com or follow him on Twitter.
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Know My Name Review (Audiobook)
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Book: Know My Name
Author: Chanel Miller
Narrator: Chanel Miller
BECHDEL TEST: N/A (memoir)
Content Warnings: Sexual assault, panic attacks/disorders, misogyny, rape, sexual harassment, sexism, medical content, grief, medical trauma, suicidal thoughts, gaslighting, mention of mass shootings and gun violence, suicide, racism, mention of police brutality, vomit, self-harm, mentions of disordered eating, blood, mentions of death, victim blaming, PTSD
Like millions of other people around the world, I read Chanel Miller's victim impact statement on Buzzfeed, released before we knew her true identity and like millions of other people, I was incensed when her rapist was only sentenced to six months in jail for assaulting her. When she revealed her identity and this book was announced in 2019, I knew it was something that I had to read, even if it would be difficult, I needed to hear Chanel's story in her own words. I finally got around to it last month, and WOW. This is the most powerful memoir I've ever read, Chanel's story is painful and harrowing and difficult to read at times, but it was also insightful and hopeful and yes, even funny in places. I'm never one to recommend books as something everyone should read, but I think Chanel's story would definitely come under that category (and unfortunately those who most need to hear what she has to say are the ones least likely to read it). Here's a short synopsis of the book:
The riveting, powerful memoir of the woman whose statement to Brock Turner gave voice to millions of survivors
She was known to the world as Emily Doe when she stunned millions with a letter. Brock Turner had been sentenced to just six months in county jail after he was found sexually assaulting her on Stanford's campus. Her victim impact statement was posted on BuzzFeed, where it instantly went viral–viewed by eleven million people within four days, it was translated globally and read on the floor of Congress; it inspired changes in California law and the recall of the judge in the case. Thousands wrote to say that she had given them the courage to share their own experiences of assault for the first time.
Now she reclaims her identity to tell her story of trauma, transcendence, and the power of words. It was the perfect case, in many ways–there were eyewitnesses, Turner ran away, physical evidence was immediately secured. But her struggles with isolation and shame during the aftermath and the trial reveal the oppression victims face in even the best-case scenarios. Her story illuminates a culture biased to protect perpetrators, indicts a criminal justice system designed to fail the most vulnerable, and, ultimately, shines with the courage required to move through suffering and live a full and beautiful life.
I have to start with the narration with this one, because whilst admittedly being biased since I didn't read the book in physical format, I truly think that audio is the best way to experience this book. Chanel's narration was incredibly powerful and moving, and I think getting to hear her tell her own story really added to the impact of this book for me. Her victim impact statement is included at the end of the book, and hearing her read that, it was even more gut-wrenching than reading it, the moments where her voice cracked whilst reading and you could tell she was a bit overcome with emotion really hit me. Honestly among all the other things I admire her for, it must have been really difficult to have to say it all out loud again for the audiobook and she does such a great job.
Chanel's writing really is stunning, obviously I knew she was a great writer from reading her impact statement, but the book is on a whole another level. She really pulls you into her state of mind at the time of the assault and the years following, and her emotion is so palpable through the book, I could feel her pain, anger, frustration, defiance, everything she felt, it felt like I did too. Once I'd finished the book, I really felt like I knew her, like she'd let us glimpse into her soul.
The chapters are a little longer than I would usually like, but to be honest, I really didn't care here. I was so engrossed in Chanel's story that it felt like I lost track of time when I was listening.
I've (thankfully) never experienced what Chanel has, but in one of the chapters she talks about experiencing sexual harassment on the streets whilst living in Rhode Island, and unfortunately I could relate all too well to that, when she talked about guys yelling out the windows of their cars at her, I was just nodding my head whilst listening, like "yup, been there". It feels strange given what the book is about that it's this moment where she talks about her feelings around being harassed on the street that is the one that stuck the most with me, but when she talks about her frustrations about not being able to just go about her daily business without being harassed and why does she need her boyfriend around for other men to respect her space, I felt that so hard (minus the boyfriend!).
Anger feels like such a minimal word to describe how I felt on her behalf for how she was treated by the criminal justice system and how lightly Brock Turner got off for what he did to her. I mean I knew I'd feel that way whilst reading because I was angry when I first heard how little prison time Brock was sentenced to, but hearing everything that Chanel went through, the way her every little action was dissected, how long the process was dragged out, how she was basically living in limbo for over a year, having all the details of the story filled in for you, it's impossible not to feel angry at the ordeal that she and so many other survivors have had to go through if they decide to report their assaults. I logically knew that this was an issue and a reason why so many rapes go unreported but hearing Chanel lay out all of her experiences like this, it's a miracle that anyone at all chooses to report their rape.
I had no idea all of the little things that could impact the perception of a survivor, I knew that questions like what were you wearing and how much did you drink were quite common, but I had no idea that whether or not you had a boyfriend could change how a judge or jury saw you and that made me so angry, because the implication of that is awful, if you "belong" to another man then it's wrong, but if you don't have a boyfriend then being raped is FINE? UH NO. Obviously none of the stupid, inconsequential questions Chanel got asked by the defence attorney were okay, and it's maddening that survivors of sexual assault are held to a higher standard than the perpetrators, but the boyfriend question was one that really struck me because I'd no idea that was something that would get asked.
Miller manages to be both highly personal but also delivers some really insightful commentary on issues like rape culture, the criminal justice system, victim blaming etc. I've seen some reviews that complain that Miller gets too political, but I've never understood this criticism because politics affects people's lives and the personal is political! I thought she had a really nice balance of personal insights and using those personal insights to examine wider issues.
Her relationship with her sister was something that really struck me too, I have an older sister, so I'm on the other side of the relationship but I found I could relate to a lot of the things that she said about being a sister. Seeing the impact of the trial on her family and friends, particularly her sister and her boyfriend was quite enlightening for me, because I'd only ever really thought about the impact on survivors and never really about the wider impact on their loved ones, and seeing how much her sister especially struggled with all of the delays and postponements, seeing the ripple effects on everyone in her life just further hammered home the issues with the court system when it comes to dealing with these kinds of cases.
I wasn't expecting her to be so funny, there were moments in this that were really amusing, which surprised me given the topic, but I really appreciated it as it did provide so much needed levity!
The fact that Stanford just left her high and dry like that and offered her no support or assistance was really maddening, and then that they wouldn't accept her quote for the garden, despite it being a really empowering statement of her reclaiming her identity. I was so glad when I researched it and saw that the quote she suggested was eventually accepted!
Overall, I found this book to be truly amazing (loved felt like the wrong word given the topic). Chanel Miller has a truly powerful voice, and whilst I'm incredibly sad that her first book had to come about like this, I'm so glad that she decided to share her story with the world. I truly do feel like everyone needs to read this to understand what sexual assault survivors go through and how thoroughly let down they are by the criminal justice system. I really do hope that Miller gets to write more in the future, as I would love to see what she does next.
My next review will be of A Marvellous Light by Freya Marske, my current audiobook read.
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The key moments that decided Liverpool vs Everton
Liverpool is the main contender for the title of the best team in the Premier League. The Reds have a good lineup, a good coach and a good team spirit. Everton is a team that is considered as one of the main contenders for the champion title.
The fight for the coveted title is already in full swing. Liverpool has already managed to win the Europa League and the Champions League. Everton has already won the FA Cup. The Merseysiders have already managed not to lose points in the English Premier League and in the Champions Cup.
It is now very important for the team to keep the momentum. The Everton players are playing at 100% and they are ready to win gold medals.
The team has a good chance to win all the trophies. The main goal for the Everton players is to win a place in the top 4. If they can do that, they will be able to count on the Europa league and the FA cup.
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The Merseysides are very confident about their chances of winning the champion league. The team has already achieved a lot and it is now ready to fight for gold medals in the next season.
Liverpool has a very good lineup. The players of the club are able to play almost every position. The following players are the main favorites of the season:
1. Dejan Lovren. The Croatian is a very versatile player. He can play in the middle line, on the wing, on a number of positions.
3. Mohamed Salah. The Egyptian player is a great finisher and a great scorer.
4. Sadio Mané. The Portuguese player is able to score from any position on the field.
5. Trent Alexander-Arnold. The Englishman is able not only to score but to pass the ball as well.
6. Loris Karius. The German player is the leader of the defense and is able pass the game with his partners.
7. Fabinho. The Brazilian is a player who is able both to score and to pass.
8. Moreno. The Spaniard is able also to score.
9. Firmino. The Argentinean player is also able to pass and score. He is a fantastic finisher.
10. Firminha. The Dutch player is another player who can score and pass. He has a great speed and is a good defender.
11. Firjan Bola. The Malian player is an excellent defender. He also has a fantastic speed.
12. Dejan Stankovic. The Serbian player is very versatile and can play as a defender, as a winger, as an attacking midfielder.
13. Fabinha. This player is already able to be a leader of a team. He scored many goals and is also a good finisher in the attack.
14. Salah and Mane. The two Egyptian players are already able pass and shoot the ball.
15. Moreno. He scores goals, passes the ball and is always ready to score a goal.
16. Robertson. The Scottish player is always able to make a pass. The Liverpool striker has a lot of goals scored in the league.
This is the team that can be considered as the main favorite of the championship. The other teams are now trying to catch up with the Merseyside.
Everton's chances of the title
The Everton team is considered to be one of its main competitors. The club has a long list of strong players. The most important of them are:
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Lorimer is able score from almost any position. He was able to show this in the Europa Cup. He managed to score four goals.
In the English championship, Everton is not the strongest team. The squad of the Toffees is quite small and does not have the right to play with the best players. However, the team is able already to win in the domestic arena.
If Everton is able win the champion' title, then it is also possible to win other trophies. It is now much easier to follow the results on the sports statistics website. Here, you will find the information about all the matches Liverpool and the Toon have played.
Live scores of the fight for title
Now, it is much easier for fans to follow all the results of matches Liverpool. The website of the sports information provides the latest results of all the games of the Mersey club.
At the moment, Liverpool is in the fight with Manchester City and Tottenham. The Red and Whites are in a good mood and are ready for the fight. The fans can follow the fight on the site of sports information. Here they can find all the live scores of matches that the team has played. It will be very interesting to watch the fight between the two teams.
Manchester City is in a very difficult situation. The Citizens are in the final of the EPL. The last match was very difficult for them. They were defeated by Leicester. The match ended with a score of 5:0.
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The Facts About Pneumonia in Kids
Cold and flu are as inevitable as lost mittens when it comes to kids in winter. Here's how to prevent matters from getting worse.
"Was this disinfected?" said no toddler ever. We're guessing your little adventurer loves to get his hands on everything, even if a toy was just licked by a snotty-nosed friend—making preschools, day care centers and most public places precarious spots during the cold and flu season. Since the viruses associated with cold and flu can occasionally lead to pneumonia—a lung infection that inflames the air sacs—it's easy to get frazzled about all the germs floating around in the cold months. Here's what you need to know about pneumonia in kids to keep your toddler healthy.
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Pneumonia in toddlers and kids is most often caused by a virus: namely, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), which is a rhinovirus linked to the common cold, and influenza, the flu virus. Bacteria, such as streptococcus pneumoniae and sometimes the kind associated with strep throat, can also cause pneumonia in toddlers, particularly when there's frequent direct contact with other kids, such as in the case of toy sharing. While viruses and bacterial infections occur year round, many doctors believe they spread more easily in the colder months between October and March, since everyone is spending more time indoors.
Both pneumonia-causing bacteria and viruses can be spread via droplets (sneezing, coughing, using hands as a tissue) and infected surfaces (tables, toys, soft gyms). Bacterial pneumonias are largely the result of colonization of the nose and throat, which, in some individuals, progresses to infection of the lungs, says Amesh A. Adalja, MD, an infectious disease physician and senior associate at Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security in Baltimore.
Each year, the incidence of pneumonia in children 5 years old and under is about three to four cases per 100 children, according to a study in the American Family Physician. "In general, the younger the child, the higher the chance of requiring hospitalization for pneumonia," says Marc Chester, MD, a pediatric pulmonologist for Novant Health in Charlotte, North Carolina. Kids, especially those under age 5, are more susceptible to pneumonia because they're often in close contact with other children in day care centers, where germs can easily be passed during a critical time in the development of their immune systems.
But just because your toddler has pneumonia doesn't mean she's hospital bound. Toddler pneumonia, which are typically viral, can also be mild and subside without wreaking too much havoc on the child. "Some [cases in] kids resolve right away," says Christina Johns, MD, a pediatrician and pediatric emergency physician in Annapolis, Maryland. "Others have a residual post-infectious cough or wheeze that can last for weeks. Recovery time is impossible to predict."
While a child might catch a type of virus that's behind viral pneumonia, she may not necessarily end up with pneumonia. "It's not always passed with a sneeze," Adalja says. "It's not instantaneous." In other words, once a toddler (or grown-up, for that matter) is infected by a virus in the upper airways, she may experience cold or flu symptoms, but they won't necessarily turn into pneumonia. That's because the germs may just stay put and never spread to the lungs.
As for bacterial pneumonia, it's far less contagious, and you won't even notice symptoms when that bacteria colonizes the upper airways. Like pneumonia of the viral type, the bacteria may stay right there until the immune system fights it off. Or, it may even remain forever, without ever making it to the lungs. What causes a colony to move to the lungs is complex, Adalja says, and can involve a variety of factors, including a person's genetics, his immune system, the presence or absence of another viral infection, and the amount of colonizing bacteria present.
Toddlers may also be prone to something called "aspiration pneumonia," which is caused by a foreign, non-sterile object that obstructs airflow and interferes with the normal function of the airway, making lungs predisposed to an infection. This has actually been known to happen when a toddler sticks something up his nose, like a pea, which descends into the lung.
"Common cold congestion should clear up in a few days," Chester says. "If you're not seeing a difference in three to five days, it can be a sign of pneumonia." Typical pneumonia symptoms in kids include:
• Fever. There's no magic number for how hot a temperature needs to run to signal pneumonia. "A fever less than 100 degrees Fahrenheit isn't as concerning for pneumonia," Johns says. But a high fever combined with other symptoms like a loose cough; chest pain, congestion and contractions; and shortness of breath can be potential signs of pneumonia in kids (see below). At the same time, he also adds, "I have seen a few kids with pneumonia and no fever." The takeaway: Don't let the number on the thermometer be the sole diagnosis.
• Shortness of breath. If your child is between 2 and 12 months and has more than 50 breaths per minute—or if she's one to 5 years old and has more than 40 breaths per minute—she needs to see a doctor as soon as possible. Breath with severe retractions of the chest and abdomen (the type that pulls the ribs in and out) is a definite sign of troubled breathing.
• Chest pain. Breathing and coughing can cause tenderness in the area surrounding the rib cage. Since your child is not likely to describe what's bothering her, asking where it hurts can help zero in on the symptom she's actually experiencing.
• Cough. "A hallmark symptom of pneumonia is a cough," Johns says. "It can be any type, wet sounding or even dry." Toddlers may struggle with effective coughing, which is the body's way of clearing out infection from the lungs. Encourage your toddler to "blow out a pretend candle" while coughing, Johns says. This will help make the cough more productive.
• Phlegm instead of snot. Deciphering what your toddler spews out in a tissue can help you determine whether she has pneumonia. A nasal drip that's typically associated with a cold is mucousy and probably green or yellow in color. In pneumonia, coughed up phlegm is going to be thicker, pinkish and possibly flecked with blood. That's because the airways are adjacent to blood vessels, and coughing can make the phlegm blood tinged.
To identify signs of pneumonia in kids, a clinician will listen to your toddler's lungs. A crackle sound—which tends to be heard louder on one side of the lung than on the other—is often a sign of bacterial pneumonia. Viral pneumonia can be detected with a nasal swab analysis. This is often not necessary, though, since the treatment is similar to that of your typical cold and flu, John says.
In cases where a physical exam leaves a pediatrician on the fence, a chest x-ray is the best way to confirm lung inflammation caused by pneumonia whether it's bacterial or viral.
Once pneumonia is confirmed, here's what you can do to relieve the symptoms and assist with pneumonia treatment and recovery:
• Antibiotics. A 10-day dose of amoxicillin is often the go-to treatment for bacterial pneumonia in toddlers (and everyone else). Make sure to administer the medication exactly as prescribed and complete the dose, even if your child seems to be feeling better within the first few days. Unfortunately, there is no antibiotic for viral pneumonia—the best course of action is to calm the symptoms (so keep reading).
• Fever reducers. To relieve fever and discomfort in toddler pneumonia, you can typically give her acetaminophen (Children's Tylenol) or ibuprofen (Children's Motrin). Check with your pediatrician first to make sure you have the right dose.
• Honey. "Honey has been studied and proven to work to help with coughing in children over the age of 12 months," Johns says. "Giving a teaspoon or two of honey every four to eight hours is safe and can improve the cough symptoms." Forego over-the-counter cough and cold medications, though, which have unwelcome side effects and no concrete evidence for providing good results.
• Saline drops and sprays. Saline, a saltwater solution, is one of the most effective home remedies for pneumonia in kids because it helps clear secretion out of airways, Chester says. The salinity helps thin the mucus to assist with coughing. Nose aspirators, such as a suction device like a NoseFrida or a rubber bulb syringe, work great on toddlers who haven't yet mastered nose blowing.
• Clear liquids. A toddler with pneumonia may not have much of an appetite, but hydrating with clear liquids with electrolytes and sugar can help provide some energy. "Electrolyte replacement fluids (such as Pedialyte) mixed with a little bit of apple juice is a good one to try," Johns says. "Instead of handing a toddler a large sippy cup, give small volumes. About half a cup at a time, every 20 to 30 minutes will help the liquid stay down."
It's not likely that you and your toddler will go into isolation between October and March to avoid pneumonia—or, for that matter, the cold and flu. Still, there are a few preventive measures you can take:
• Vaccines. " Childhood vaccines are one of the biggest tools we have in reducing the incidence and severity of pneumonia," Chester says. The pneumococcal conjugate vaccine [Prevnar], which is given during the first year of life, has significantly reduced hospitalization for pneumonia in children under 2 years of age. (Prevnar protects against 13 strains of pneumococcal bacteria.) Other routine vaccines, such as the annual flu shot and Hib vaccine, will also seriously minimize the likelihood of infection. Even if a vaccinated toddler gets the flu, it tends to be milder and therefore less likely to develop into pneumonia, Adalja says.
• Avoiding secondhand smoke. According to studies by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, children whose parents smoke are more likely to pick up respiratory diseases like bronchitis and pneumonia. The reason? These kids' lungs are less developed.
• Good hygiene. The same tactics to avoid the typical winter scourges (cold, flu, strep) will also help reduce the risk of pneumonia in toddlers. Steer your child clear of playing with waiting room toys at the doctor's office (bring your own); the same goes for pressing elevator buttons, difficult as that may be. Keep wipes and sanitizer on hand when you're out and about, and use them, particularly before eating. Wash hands with warm water and soap (don't forget to scrub the fingertips!) whenever you get home from an outing, not just after using the restroom and before eating; and remind your toddler to keep hands out of eyes, nose and mouth. Finally, establishing a "sick etiquette"—such as coughing into an elbow and wiping one's nose with tissues, not fingers—helps to keep everyone healthy in the long run.
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Arms Deal Scam: Buhari Approves Probe Of Ihejirika, Minimah, Others
Posted by admin | Jul 14, 2016 | Featured, Nation, News | 0 |
As part of the ongoing probe of the procurement of military equipment between 2007 and 2015, President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the investigation of some serving and retired military officers found to be involved in the procurement scam.
This follows his approval of the Third Interim Report of the Presidential Committee on the Audit of Defence Equipment, which was released on Thursday.
According to report, the committee in its report found a number of irregularities in the contract awards and recommended that the affected individual be further investigated.
Among those to be investigated are 18 serving and retired military personnel, 12 serving and retired public officials and 24 Chief Executive Officers of Companies involved in the procurement.
All were either accounting officers or played key roles in the Nigerian Army procurement activities during the period under review.
Those listed for further investigation include two former Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. O.A. Ihejirika (Rtd) and Lt.-Gen. K.T.J. Minimah (Rtd); former Minister of State for Foreign Affairs II, Dr Nurudeen Mohammed and three former Permanent Secretaries in the Ministry of Defence – Mr. Bukar Goni Aji, Mr. Haruna Sanusi and Me. E.O, Oyemomi.
Also, the CEOs to be investigated include Col. Olu Bamgbose (Rtd) of Bamverde Ltd; Mr. Amity Sade of Doiyatec Comms Ltd and DYI Global Services and Mr. Edward Churchill of Westgate Global Trust Ltd.
According to the Committee, the total amount spent for procurement and operations within the period were N185,843,052,564.30 and $685,349,692.49.
It found that the Nigerian Army Contracts awarded by the Ministry of Defence for the period under review were often awarded without "significant input from end-user (Nigerian Army) and to vendors who lacked the necessary technical competence".
"As an example, 3 contracts with a total value of N5,940,000,000.00 were awarded to DYI Global Services Ltd and Doiyatec Comms Nig. Ltd (owned by the same individuals) for the procurement of military hardware including 20 units of KM-38 Twin Hull Boats and 6 Units of 4X4 Ambulances fitted with radios.
The committee found that the 2 companies collected N5,103,500,000.00, representing 86% of the total value of the 3 contracts worth N5,940,000,000.00, but only performed to the tune of N2,992,183,705.31," the report said.
The committee also found that a contract worth N169,916,849.77 for the procurement of 53 Armoured Vehicles Spare Parts, with 90 days completion time, is yet to be completed 5 years after.
With respect to contracts awarded directly by the Nigerian Army, the Committee found that many of the contracts were characterized by "lack of due process, in breach of extant procurement regulations and tainted by corrupt practices.
"In this regard, a review of the procurement carried out by Chok Ventures Ltd and Integrated Equipment Services Ltd established that between March 2011 and December 2013, the 2 companies exclusively procured various types of Toyota and Mitsubishi vehicles worth over N3,000,000,000.0 for the Nigerian Army without any competitive bidding.
"Though the committee found no credible evidence of delivery of the vehicles, the vendors were fully paid based on job completion certificate authenticated by the then Chief of Logistics.
Also, analysis of the various bank accounts of the 2 companies showed transfers to individuals related to then Chief of Army Staff," the report said.
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It seems the era of feeding large volumes of antibiotics to chickens to promote growth and prevent disease is on its way out. Tyson Foods announced it will join fellow producers, Perdue and Pilgrim's Pride, and large buyers, such as McDonald's, Chick-fil-A, and Chipotle, in sharply reducing use in chickens of antibiotics that are also used in human medicine.
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Your characters attitude can usually be linked to their emotional state.
There are four basic emotions: Happy, Sad, Angry, and Surprised. In my research on the subject, I've found that there are about 118 variations on these that describe both emotions and attitudes.
As you read through the list, you'll obviously find that they fall into the four categories and that they can be similar, such as Angry, Bitterness, Disapproval, Fury, Hate, Insult, Jealousy, Mad. They all fall into the category of Anger, they're just different types.
Go through this list yourself and for each word say either: "He had a feeling of _______." or "She had an attitude of _________." and see which one fits the best. You'll find that some words work well with both statements and so they can be both an emotion or an attitude. You'll also have to change the tense of the word or rephrase the statement as in, "She had a sophisticated attitude." in most cases to make it sound right.
Simply put, an emotion is: a feeling that effects us physically and mentally, and an attitude is: an action we take towards something or someone.
Emo-tion - A psychological departure from homeostasis that is subjectively experienced in strong feeling (as of love, hate, desire, or fear) and manifests itself in neuro-muscular, respiratory, cardiovascular, hormonal, and other bodily changes preparatory to overt acts which may or may not be performed. A state of strong feeling (as of fear, anger, disgust, grief, joy, or surprise) (he felt a sudden rage but quickly controlled the emotion) (overcome with the emotion of grief when he heard of his friend's death) (the girl hardly knew what love was since she had never before experienced such a tender emotion).
At-ti-tude - A persistent disposition to act either positively or negatively toward a person, group, object, situation, or value.


Every child in Glasgow is to be given £10 and a savings account in an effort to teach them about personal finances and combat payday loan lenders, says Debt Advice Company, Simple Financial Solutions.
The aim is to educate youngsters about money from an early age and encourage a culture of savings before lenders begin to target them with advertising encouraging them to take on credit cards and pay day loans and the dangers of getting into debt.
According to report published on June 14th, 2013 by the Association of British Credit Unions Limited, payday lenders were responsible for £57m of lending to around 100,000 Glaswegians, many of whom were already drowning in debt and being forced to seek debt advice and take up Scottish debt solutions such as Trust Deeds and Debt Arrangement Schemes. To help combat this, every child in Glasgow will have £10 deposited into a credit union account in their first year of secondary school, reports the BBC in an article posted on January 8th, 2014. The sum will be protected for at least a year, to help them on the pathway to learning good financial habits. The first year of the savings scheme will give away £60,000 split between an expected first year intake of 6,000 children, and this will be repeated for every subsequent year's intake.
The aim is to educate youngsters about money from an early age and encourage a culture of savings before lenders begin to target them with advertising encouraging them to take on credit cards and pay day loans and the dangers of getting into debt. Credit Unions were chosen as the financial providers to hold the accounts due to their alternative nature based on members pooling their savings and borrowing from one another. This will give them access to safer, cheaper and longer-term lending when they need it as adults.
The proposed scheme has been welcomed by charities and debt advice companies, particularly in light of Government statistics that show child poverty has been static for the last year. Between 2010 and 2011 the overall level of child poverty dropped from 170,000 to 150,000 and despite efforts to reduce it has stayed there ever since.
In addition to the new scheme for teenagers, the council will be cracking down on payday loans lenders and making it more difficult for them to trade in Glasgow. Unconventional lenders will be stopped from renting council properties, while the council will press the UK and Scottish Governments to allow them to use planning laws to stop lenders setting up in numbers on high streets and shopping arcades.
Councilor Paul Rooney, who is the city treasurer chosen to lead a cross-party group investigating the high interest, short term loans industry, said: "I think we all suspected that the use of these loans would be relatively high in Glasgow, but the figures are startling. "Glaswegians borrowed more than £57m this way in the last year – and around 100,000 adults are using some sort of non-standard credit. To put that in context, it is enough people to fill Celtic Park and Ibrox [football stadiums] at the same time. If you do not have a payday loan, someone you know does."
The decline of the British high street has accelerated since the start of the recession in 2008/9, and many high streets have become retail ghost towns with multiple money lenders and secondhand shops springing up to take advantage of the empty commercial properties.
The increase in the use of high interest short-term lenders such as payday loans companies and loan sharks, has become more prevalent as cash-strapped citizens struggle to make ends meet. Despite assurances from lenders that adequate financial checks are undertaken before loaning the money, Glasgow council found numerous example of people being inappropriately given instant cash. One woman was able to extract 1,500 from seven different lenders over the space of a few days, while a known gambler was given three loans in one day from one lender without any questions as to where the rest of the money, loaned just hours, before already had gone.
A spokesperson for Debt Advice Company Simple Financial Solutions said: "This new scheme of Glasgow council will help thousands of the city's teenagers develop good financial habits that will stand them in good stead for their future. At the same time, the blight of high interest short-term loans lenders on the High Street will be checked.
Simple Financial Solutions are an ethical provider of Consumer debt solutions such as Scottish Trust Deeds, IVA's, Debt Management and Debt Relief Orders. Call them now on 0800 043 2027 for confidential and impartial advice.


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Hawaii $90K 'Administrative Cost' Per Mile of State Roads
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Ranking Each State's Highway Conditions and Cost-Effectiveness: Wyoming, Nebraska and South Dakota Are Best; Hawaii, Alaska and New Jersey Are Worst
State highways show small progress in deficient bridges and pavement condition, but states struggle to make significant road improvements
by David T. Hartgen, M. Gregory Fields, Baruch Feigenbaum, Reason Foundation, September 18, 2014
More money is going to state highways, but there has been very little progress in improving their condition according to the 21st Annual Highway Report by Reason Foundation.
"Many of the easiest repairs and fixes to state highway and bridge systems have already been made and the rate of progress is slowing down," said David T. Hartgen, lead author of the Annual Highway Report since 1984. "A widening gap also seems to be emerging between states that are still making improvements and a few states that are really falling behind on highway maintenance and repairs."
Spending on state-owned roads totaled $132 billion in 2012, up 6 percent from 2011. Spending varied wildly from state to state according to the Annual Highway Report. South Carolina and West Virginia spent just $39,000 per mile of road in 2012 while New Jersey spent over $2 million per state-controlled mile. Rhode Island, Massachusetts, California and Florida were the next biggest spenders, outlaying more than $500,000 per state-controlled mile.
High administrative costs in some states could be siphoning away money for road repairs. Hawaii spent $90,000 on administrative costs for every mile of state road. Connecticut had the next highest administrative costs at $77,000 per mile. Meanwhile in Texas administration costs were less than $4,000 per mile and Kentucky spent less than $1,000 per mile on office costs, best in the nation.
From 2011 to 2012 the pavement condition on urban Interstate highways showed a very slight improvement, with 4.97 percent of urban mileage deemed to be in poor condition in 2012, down from 5.18 percent in 2011. Despite the year-to-year improvement, urban Interstate pavement condition is the same as it was in 2009. More than 10 percent of urban Interstate mileage in New York, New Jersey, Arkansas, Louisiana, California and Hawaii is in poor condition. Those six states account for nearly half of the nation's potholed urban Interstate pavement mileage.
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This section features PowerPoint animations, PowerPoint games, artworks, anime and movies created by PowerPoint Heaven Contributors. Note that the PowerPoint animations or presentations found here do not include tutorials. If you are looking for PowerPoint tutorials, check out the Tutorials section.
Requirements: The samples on this site make use of advanced PowerPoint animations that are introduced in PowerPoint 2002/XP and above. If you do not have PowerPoint 2002/XP and later versions, you will need to download the free PowerPoint Viewer 2003 as the minimum requirement for viewing.
Note: The animations found in these presentations or showcases are done entirely using PowerPoint. NO animated gifs, video or flash are used.
This section features showcases done with the use of advanced PowerPoint animations which can be useful when implemented into presentations and games.
Submitted by Coolguy7. This showcase is a winning entry for the Intro Animation Contest. Intro Animation Contest is a celebration contest held by Korea's PowerPoint Expert Club.
Submitted by pso2850. An inspiring piece of artwork done using PowerPoint AutoShapes and well synchronized with the beat of the music.
Submitted by KDC (kdc1130). This is a showcase featuring advanced text animations mirroring an excerpt of Ellegarden's (a Japanese rock band) motion video, Marry Me.
Submitted by Bugycraxone. This is a showcase featuring advanced text animations making use of the lyrics in Ellegarden's Marry Me.
Submitted by oma1094. Omegaoma's Motion is a state of art showcase done in PowerPoint. It demonstrates how sophisticated animations can be achieved and presently elegantly in PowerPoint.
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Shawn Toh (tohlz) is the founder and webmaster of PowerPoint Heaven. He is a Microsoft MVP for PowerPoint (Most Valuable Professional) and a certified Microsoft Office Specialist. He is a presentation consultant and has worked with various companies such as Hwelett Packard and eBay on project consultations and has conducted several PowerPoint workshops for the education sectors.
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Anime is a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic themes and robot-like characters. PowerPoint Anime shows you how anime can be drawn and animated using PowerPoint.
Han Byul Jang started using PowerPoint when he was only 9 years old. Han Byul Jang is a rising star, PowerPoint artist and animator in Korea's PowerPoint Expert Club (An online PowerPoint Community). Also known as Zzangdol in the community, he can draw realistic anime characters (completely using PowerPoint's Freeform tool) and animate them all in PowerPoint.
Zzangdol's PowerPoint artworks are now hosted by PowerPoint Heaven so that you can see how Anime characters are drawn and animated in PowerPoint and take PowerPoint's Freeform to the expert level!
This section features artworks drawn in PowerPoint. See how one can draw PowerPoint Arts and realistic drawings in PowerPoint!
Submitted by Alex F. An artwork that depicts the protagonist and villains in Super Paper Mario.
Submitted by Timothy Ansell. This artwork shows you a landscape scenery from two different viewpoints.
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Jeremiah Lee (Jerry), began using PowerPoint because of his interest in arts and animations. He specializes in drawing comic and human characters using PowerPoint. He takes every character he draws into deep details by adding cel shading, facial expressions and life to these drawings.
Jerry's PowerPoint Artworks are now hosted by PowerPoint Heaven so that you can see how comic characters and human faces can be drawn in PowerPoint!
Lee Cherry (Yholl), began using PowerPoint since Year 2003. He is a big fan of the Japanese manga, Dragon Ball, and is the creator of The Howard Chronicles (A parody of Dragon Ball Z). He specializes in drawing manga characters using PowerPoint and most of his works revolve around Dragon Ball.
Yholl's PowerPoint Artworks are now hosted by PowerPoint Heaven so that you can see how Dragon Ball characters are drawn in PowerPoint!
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Colin Neal is a full time lecturer for Hull College teaching Game Design, Digital Graphics, Web Design, Computer Animation and other areas in IT. His teaching area involves a lot of graphic works. Colin specializes in digital arts and realistic human portraits using PowerPoint and Paint Shop Pro.
This section features games that are created using PowerPoint. They do not lose out (or even better) to Flash games found on the internet! Having fun trying them out.
Submitted by KDC (kdc1130). Music ver. C is a PowerPoint music rhythm game. The objective is to test the player's ability to follow a musical beat and stay with the rhythm of Pachelbel's Canon.
Submitted by Typety Type Type. Doodle Jumper is a mini game where you play as an animated stick figure on a bulletin board, trying to jump across a paper to avoid the falling thumbtacks.
Submitted by Trevor S. On a quiet summer night, a gunshot rings down 2nd Street, and Mr. James P. Woodrow is found dead! Is it the jealous neighbor, the drunk passerby, or the maid gone mad? Its up to you detective, to find the culprit! The Mystery Files is an intriguing PowerPoint adventure game accompanied by several mini puzzles.
Submitted by Trevor Odelberg (Vector Studios). A PowerPoint shooting game featuring robust score system done using VBA, complete with ammo and multipliers. Each target gives you a determined amount of points and effects, adding to your highscore and total hit rate. Run out of ammo and you lose!
Submitted by Zaoeyo. Music's Edge is a sandbox-based music rhythm game. Follow the musical beat and move your cursor to touch the squares to create a rhythm.
Submitted by Zaoeyo. Music Master is a sandbox-based music rhythm game that includes 4 kinds of musical instruments - Percussion, Piano, Strings and Harmonica, each with different style of playing.
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Fikree's PowerPoint Games are now hosted by PowerPoint Heaven so that you can enjoy these games and also get a chance to learn more about creating games with PowerPoint.
Anthony Barfield is a PowerPoint Games creator. Anthony has a high standard for quality and gameplay aspects. He has created many quality works which include his Pixels series. He is also the first PowerPoint Heaven contributor to utilize PowerPoint 2007 on his recent works.
Anthony's PowerPoint Games are now hosted by PowerPoint Heaven so that you can enjoy these games and also get a chance to learn more about creating games with PowerPoint.
Ted Thayer is a specialist in creating PowerPoint Games. He is also proficient in drawing artworks with PowerPoint. In year 2007, Ted participated in iFilm's PowerPoint 2007 Contest - Your Best Moment in PowerPoint 2007. He was selected as one of the finalists by the internal judges, which then won him the 2nd place with over 40,000 online votes.
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Submitted by castleofgod. Animation Vs Newbie is a PowerPoint Movie inspired by Animator vs. Animation, with a stick figure interacting on PowerPoint 2007 interface with the animations done entirely in PowerPoint. This submission is the winning entry for Korea's PowerPoint Expert Club Intro Animation Contest 3.
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Discover Vietnam - Home of Kong
Day 1 Hanoi
Welcome to Vietnam, where the movie Kong: Skull Island was filmed! Upon arrival, a driver will be waiting to transfer you to your hotel.
Begin your visit of Hanoi with a trip to the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum. Here, you will hear about the man who led Vietnam's campaign for independence from French colonial rule. Next, visit the imperial citadel, the apex of regional political power for more than a millennium where research and excavation is still underway. After a Vietnamese lunch, head to another 11th century relic, the Temple of Literature, which was built as an homage to the Chinese scholar Confucius. You will then see the iconic Long Bien Bridge. Constructed across Red River between 1899 and 1902, when Vietnam was still ruled by the French, it is now jammed with whizzing motorbikes and an occasional passenger train chugging into nearby Long Bien Station.
The tour continues with a 30-minute cyclo tour through Hanoi's bustling Old Quarter, a place where Hanoians buy everything from noodles to light fixtures to Buddha statues. The quarter's 36 streets were named for the products that were sold from their shops. Today, vendors on Tin and Bamboo Streets still sell the same wares. After exploring the old quarter's shady alleyways, sip a strong Vietnamese coffee in a café overlooking Hoan Kiem Lake - an important symbol in Vietnamese folklore. Snap a photograph of the downtown skyline before returning to your hotel at around 4.30pm.
Day 3 Ninh Binh
Meet your guide and driver in the morning and depart Hanoi bound to Ninh Binh Province. Known lovingly as "Halong Bay on land", this stunning province boasts similar limestone karst topography that rises from emerald rice paddy fields and winding rivers. After a two and a half hour drive, arrive in Gia Vien District and swap your car for a bicycle - embark on a short cycling journey through paddy fields en route to the nearby Van Long reservoir area. Along the way, stop at Mai Trung hamlet for an in-depth experience learning how locals here farm and tend to their rice. Follow the lead of your local host for seeding, putting down fertilizer, scooping water or harvesting, depending on the time of year.
Afterwards, cycle onward to a local family home, and get an up-close demonstration of traditional cooking using rice crackers or fried crab dishes. Then sit down with your local family hosts and enjoy these local specialties along with another Vietnamese favourite - rice wine! After lunch, challenge your hosts to a game of chess or kick back for a chat to learn about their lives here.
In the afternoon, reach Van Long wharf and set off on a short boat trip into the reservoir at Van Long Nature Reserve - the largest wetland in northern Vietnam. This is also where many of the scenes from Kong: Skull Island took place. Float past poetic landscapes and rolling jungle hills that are perfect for photos, before heading back to Hanoi for arrival in the early evening.
Day 4 Halong Bay
Depart from Hanoi and travel by shuttle bus to the seaside port of Halong Bay. Transfer to Tuan Chau island to board the L'Azalee Deluxe, a beautifully restored traditional wooden junk. Settle in and enjoy the view from the water.
Lunch is served as you leisurely cruise between Cat Ba Island and Ha Long Bay, before dropping anchor for a tour through Sung Sot cave. Cruise on through to the Lom Bo Canal area to visit a local Pearl Farm and have the opportunity to purchase a unique Halong Bay gift. If you're feeling adventurous, disembark for a spot of kayaking in the floating village.
Back on board, head on to your mooring for the evening and take part in a Vietnamese cooking demonstration from the on board chefs! Enjoy dinner on the deck and wrap up your day with a cocktail or try your hand at squid fishing.
Day 5 Hanoi -Dong Hoi
Rise early to catch the sunrise over Bai Tu Long Bay while taking part in a Tai Chi class with the boat's Tai Chi guru. Enjoy breakfast on the sundeck before cruising onward to Ti Tov Island. Your final stop at Titov leaves plenty of time to explore, hiking up to the scenic viewpoint or swimming off of the beach. On the final leg of your cruise pass by well-known karsts of Thumb Island, Fighting Cocks, the Incense Karst which is featured on the 200,000 dong note. If you have watched the movie, you will recognize many of these iconic karsts which appeared several times throughout Kong: Skull Island.
Say goodbye to the crew at the main harbor and take the private transfer about 4 hours back to Hanoi arriving late in the afternoon.
Your guide will meet you at your hotel and transfer you to the train station to catch the train at 19:30. Your train arrives in Dong Hoi, Quang Binh at 05.25 the next day.
Day 6 Phong Nha National Park
Upon arrival, a driver will be waiting to transfer you for breakfast.On a whirlwind, one-day trek into the heart of tropical Tu Lan, experience the epic natural majesty of Phong Nha National Park - home to the largest cave in the world, also known to be the home of Kong in the movie.
Set off on a challenging excursion visiting Hang Chuot, Hung Ton Caves and To Mo Valley. Explore karsts, jungles, waterfalls and river caves in a journey into the heart of central Vietnam's natural phenomena. With your English-speaking guide and local jungle men from the nearby ethnic village of Tan Hoa, you will trek up to 8km through buffalo fields, dense jungle and have an opportunity to swim through an unbelievable river cave. See the immense formations of Hang Chuot (Rat Cave) before trekking to impressive Hung Ton Cave and To Mo Valley. You'll get wet, you'll get dirty and you'll enjoy an awesome BBQ beside a stunning waterfall! This is a full day of adventure so be prepared!
Day 7 Ho Chi Minh City
Your driver will meet you at your hotel and transfer you to the airport for your flight from Dong Hoi to Ho Chi Minh city. Upon arrival, your guide will be waiting to transfer you to your hotel.
After relaxing at your hotel, your guide will meet you at the lobby and driven to the city's Central Post Office, which was designed by the renowned French architect Gustav Eiffel, and Notre Dame Cathedral, the iconic landmark built between 1863 and 1880. Admired for its neo-Romanesque architecture, the cathedral is a popular backdrop for local wedding photographers. Next, stroll toward the Saigon River along Dong Khoi Street, which figured prominently in Graham Greene's famous Vietnam novel, The Quiet American, to the Saigon Opera House, a commanding building completed in 1901. Shelled during World War II, it was used to shelter French citizens fleeing North Vietnam in 1954, the year Vietnam earned its independence from France.
The tour continues with a stop at the Reunification Palace, where a North Vietnamese tank crashed through the gates in 1975 to end a war that killed an estimated 58,000 Americans and three million Vietnamese. You will also visit the War Remnants Museum, where Vietnam's government has assembled presentations - some of them graphic - of wartime hardships and atrocities. The tour ends with a quick visit to Bitexco Tower, the city's tallest building, to see Saigon's skyline and snap some panoramic photographs. Note the stark contrast between downtown and a nearby island that is still largely marshland.
Day 8 Mekong River
Be picked up at EMM hotel, No. 157 Pasteur, District 03 or your hotel in District 1 in Saigon at 8:00 am and transfer about 2 hours to the Cai Be jetty to board your traditional Samapan boat. Your crew welcomes you with cold towels and a refreshing drink as the Cai Be Princess sampan sets off for its leisurely cruise on the busy waterways of the Mekong Delta.
Observe a little of river life as it plays out on the banks - noting the people and the stunning landscapes - while your attentive crew serves you tea and seasonal fruit. At Tan Phong Islet board a little rowing boat to explore the canal's hidden mangroves. Return to your sampan to visit an ancient house built in the 19th century. Make stops along the way to provide glimpses of local cottage industries, including factories for the production of coconut candy and puffed rice (the local equivalent of popcorn), products that provide a living for the river people.
Your cruise ends at Le Longanier Restaurant. Lunch is served in this exquisite colonial-style villa set in a lush tropical garden by the river, surrounded by fruit trees, giving you a sense of life during the Indochina of yesteryear. After lunch, take a short walk along a small canal, towards the Ba Bon Bridge where your personal vehicle awaits to drive you to Ho Chi Minh City. Arrive at your hotel in the afternoon.
Day 9 Ho Chi Minh City - home
Your guide will meet you at your hotel and transfer you to the airport for your flight.
JOURNEY HIGHLIGHTS
* Journey through time, discovering the history of Hanoi through its ancient temples, colonial-era buildings, and exciting market streets with winding alleyways.
* Witness the breath-taking scenery of Ninh Binh, with its limestone karsts rising from emerald rice paddy fields beside winding rivers.
* Take a leisurely tour of Halong Bay on a traditional wooden junk, visiting Cat Ba Island and the Sung Sot Cave.
* Travel to the heart of tropical Tu Lan and experience the epic natural majesty of Phong Nha National Park - home to the largest cave in the world – and see the real home of King Kong!
* Finish your tour in the exciting and exotic city of Saigon, with its unique blend of historic and modern architecture.
Life is an amazing adventure!
©2018 Amazing Adventures Travel Inc.


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Combat 18 (C18) er en voldelig nynazistisk organisation med forbindelse til den tilsvarende nynazistiske organisation Blood & Honour. Organisationen opstod i Storbritannien, men har spredt sig til flere andre lande, herunder Danmark. Medlemmer af Combat 18 har været mistænkt for adskillige drab på immigranter, ikke-hvide og på andre C18-medlemmer. 18 i organisationens navn stammer fra Adolf Hitlers initialer; A og H er det første, henholdsvis det første og det ottende bogstav i alfabetet.

Historie

Combat 18 blev etableret i starten af 1992 af Charlie Sargent, der var medlem af det britiske højrenationale parti British National Party (BNP). C18 fungerede i flere tilfælde som vagtværn ved BNP's arrangmenter, og tiltrak sig hurtigt opmærksomhed ved voldelige trusler mod indvandrere, etniske minoriteter og ventreorienterede. Combat 18 erklærer åbent at være en nynazistisk gruppe, der anser vold som et legitimt kampmiddel. Organisationen er fjendtligt indstillet overfor det politiske system, hvorfor Charlie Sargent og store dele af C18 brød med BNP i 1993. I tiden efter bruddet sendte Combat 18 flere brevbomber mod ledende medlemmer af BNP og mod andre modstandere.

I 1997 var Sargent involveret i et knivdrab på et andet medlem af C18, og han blev herefter idømt fængsel på livstid. Sargent afsoner fortsat dommen.

Gennem tiderne er adskillige medlemmer af Combat 18 blevet anholdt og dømt for forskellige former for kriminalitet, herunder alvorlig voldskriminalitet og drab.

Organisationen har spredt sig til en lang række lande, herunder Tyskland, USA, Belgien, Nordirland, og Danmark

Tilknytning til fodbold hooliganisme
Combat 18 har forbindelse til dele af hooligan-miljøet. Den meste kendte voldsepisode med Combat 18 hooligans opstod den 15. februar 1995 på fodboldstadionet Lansdowne Road i Dublin under en venskabskamp mellem Irland og England.

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Litteratur

Eksterne links
 Officiel Combat 18 website
 Ex-Combat 18 man speaks out
 Combat 18's hardline racism
 We're at war and if that means more bombs, so be it...

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Politiske organisationer
Etableret i 1992
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Q: passing template name into DJango view for rendering I am working with a DJango View. It is being implemented as a function-based view. What I would like to do is to pass in a template into the function for rendering into an HTML document.
In the example below, instead of hardcoding  'storeowner/mstrstorehead_form.html', I would like to pass in a template name for use.
How can this be done? I saw the information here:
How should template names be set dynamically using class based views?
but it deals more with Class-Based-Views
TIA
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def edit_store_data(request):
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    message = 'No changes to report'
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    username = request.user.username
    local_email = request.user.email
    local_pass = request.user.password

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    return render(request, 'storeowner/mstrstorehead_form.html',
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The way this is working is that a user "signs up" with the EMail address and password. A "logon link" is sent to the user as part of a "verification email".
What happens when clicking on the login link depends on whether or not additional (needed) information needed is already in the DB.
If the information is not in the DB: When clicking on the link, the user will transferred to a page to enter it into the system (represented by this form - first name, last name, etc.). After the basic info is saved, the user will be transferred to a "home page"
If the information is in the DB: the user will be automatically transferred to the home page.
Either way, when the user is logged in, he/she will have an opportunity to change the data (once logged in) - by clicking on one of the menu items (ex: Profile)
So, this cpde can be called from 2 places

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the DB)
The only thing that would change (between the 2 places) is the template being used (hence my desire to pass it in). It is similar to the problem mentioned above (except it is referring to cross-based-views)

A: Sounds like what you're after is a redirect.
First you can check the HTTP GET data supplied in the url and do some DB lookups, then - depending on your requirements - you can redirect to either the homepage or another page with a webform for more info.
Perhaps something like the following:
def link_process(request):
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    # www.mydomain.com/handle_login_link?username=john
    username = request.GET['username']
    # do related db lookups:
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    #conditional redirect
    if need_more_data:
        return redirect('some-view-name', form=MoreDataForm)
    else:
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Erlys García est un footballeur international cubain, né le  à La Havane. Il évolue au poste de défenseur avec les Blues d'Orange County en USL Pro.

Biographie

Avec les moins de 23 ans cubain, il dispute le tournoi qualificatif aux Jeux olympiques de 2008 à Tampa en Floride. Avec six autres de ses coéquipiers, il profite de cette occasion, fait défection et abandonne son équipe et son pays.

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