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Dem Says Abortion Clinic Regs 'Too Stringent'
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Virginia's Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe issued a campaign promise to exempt existing abortion clinics from state health and safety standards. The promise came amid concerns that inability to meet minimum health and safety standards could lead to the closure of all the state's abortion providers.
"The notion that these clinics need to be as pristine as a hospital is flawed thinking," McAuliffe said. "Given the objective being served I think the standards applicable to a waste disposal facility would be more appropriate."
McAuliffe dismissed contentions that any unilateral actions he might take to absolve clinics from observing the law would be beyond his power as Governor. "As the state's chief executive I could, like President Obama has done, use discretion in determining which laws would be enforced," McAuliffe asserted. "And should there be any slip-ups at a lower level I could always use my authority to pardon any lawbreakers."
Senator Pushes Journalist Licensing Scheme
Senator Diane Feinstein (D-Calif) is worried that "the American public is being confused by the writings of unqualified scribblers who at little or no cost can post whatever fictions they want on the Internet. The more considered efforts of legitimate journalists are being drowned out by a flood of ignorant ranting."
"We need to distinguish between true representatives of the media who are deserving of Constitutional protection from the amateurs who lack the proper credentials and don't," the Senator explained. A key distinction in her mind is "whether a person has an employment relationship with a recognized media outlet. Someone who is being paid by MSNBC or the New York Times is worthy of our regard for 'freedom of the press.' 'Do-it-yourself' bloggers, tweeters, and pamphleteers do not qualify for this protection."
Feinstein seemed especially irked that "someone like Edward Snowden is allowed to blab all he wants about government secrets without facing some sort of consequence. Neither should journalists feel that they can 'simply' repeat what he says without fear of repercussions. The potential excommunication from a paying job with an authorized purveyor of news is what injects a modicum of responsibility into how the news is reported. People outside this milieu are unconstrained and dangerous. We've got to rein them in somehow."
Reid Gloats over Budget Brinksmanship Strategy
Despite opining that "a government shutdown would be the worst possible outcome in our negotiations over the budget," Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev) vowed he will "make no compromises to avoid it."
"We've got control of the narrative," Reid boasted. "Why should we give Republicans a break? Almost half of Americans depend on the government to put money in their pockets. The other half are afraid of riots in the streets if the flow of subsidies to client populations is halted. The media are 'all in' for blaming the GOP if anything bad happens. When you have the winning hand you don't need to be nice."
The Senate Majority Leader's perspective was echoed by House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio). "We're past the point of no return in this country," Boehner argued. "Too many people are on the government teat. The slide into the abyss can't be avoided. All we can do is try to get our fair share of the loot before it all goes to Hell."
Reid acknowledged that he wasn't entirely unsympathetic to Boehner's plight. "We've offered to help him fend off the Tea Partiers in his Party," Reid said. "If he can bring enough Republicans over to our side on the budget we'll see to it that those who cooperate get a bigger piece of the pie when it's carved up."
White House Elated by Syrian Turn of Events
While many are convinced that President Obama's bumbling over Syria has put America in a bad spot, this is not the case in the White House. Obama may have made a threat he shouldn't have and can't get Congress or the general public to support, but this hasn't dampened the Administration's morale.
Press Secretary Jay Carney was openly elated by developments. "Look, right now the expectations of the American people for what the president can do are extremely low," Carney observed. "In essence, he's off the hook. The ball is in Putin's court. He's the one who has to make something happen. If he fails, well, it'll be on him. If he succeeds we'll point out that it was our threat to start bombing that inspired him to act. The President's so-called ill-advised threat then becomes a brilliant bluff."
A decidedly unelated Senator John McCain (R-Ariz) fears that "our opportunity to attack Syria may be slipping away," and urged President Obama to launch a military strike "before Putin or Congress has the chance to derail it. Making your decision contingent on diplomacy or a legislative endorsement undermines the perception that the United States President is the most powerful person in the world. This would undo the work of a succession of presidents going all the way back to Lincoln. It's not what our Founding Fathers envisioned or what so many patriotic soldiers have died fighting to protect."
The Senator did get a chuckle out of the idea that a president launching a war without Congressional approval might be impeached. "First of all, the President is the Commander-in-Chief," McCain pointed out. "If the Commander says attack it is everyone's duty to follow orders."
As for the Constitution's grant of the power to declare war to Congress, McCain maintained that "this is an anachronism, like the parts of the Constitution that upheld slavery. It has no force under our modern conception of government."
McCain didn't find it at all ironic that the President's proposed attack on Syria would align the United States with Assad's al-Qaeda opponents—the same international terrorist organization that attacked the World Trade Center and Pentagon in 2011. "Changing sides during wartime happens all the time," McCain said. "If you'll recall, Italy changed sides during World War II. So, I don't think it's a big deal if both al-Qaeda and the United States join forces against the Assad Regime in Syria."
Gun Control Pols Ousted in Recall Election
Last Tuesday, voters in Colorado ousted Colorado Senate President John Morse (D-Colorado Springs) and state Senator Angela Giron (D-Pueblo) from their seats in the State Legislature. Both were prominent gun control advocates. While Morse took his defeat with some degree of grace, Giron cried "foul."
As Giron sees it, her 56-44 percent trouncing was the result of "voter suppression." "Thanks to the generosity of New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg we outspent the other side by a seven-to-one ratio," Giron recounted. "How could this not have been a decisive edge? The only logical conclusion is they cheated."
"The need to control guns is a national issue, not a state issue," Giron said. "Yet, non-Coloradans were routinely denied the right to cast ballots on my behalf. On top of this, people who felt strongly on this issue were prevented from voting more than once. This negates the impact of enthusiasm and commitment that has become a vital component of modern voting procedure in venues as widespread as professional sports and reality TV."
Democratic National Committee Chairperson, Representative Debbie Wasserman-Schultz, seconded Giron's assessment calling it "voter suppression, pure and simple. It's part of a disturbing trend we're seeing rear its ugly head around the nation—demands that voters show ID, excessive scrutiny of voter registration rolls, and undo suspicion of boxes of mail-in ballots delivered by political action committees. These heinous tactics constitute a severe threat to progressive values succeeding in elections at all levels."
Transformation of US Making Headway
Recent statistics indicating that 48 percent of births in the United States now occur below the poverty line were hailed by Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius as "evidence we are making the strides in the transformation of this country that President Obama promised."
"Throughout human history the enjoyment of sex and parenthood has been inhibited by the reluctance to take on the responsibility of rearing children," Sebelius announced. "These data show we are alleviating some of these inhibitions. Hopefully, there will come a day when the freedom to procreate will be totally unconstrained by any financial apprehensions."
The possibility that a growing proportion of dependency might become an unwieldy burden didn't faze the Secretary. "I am confident that those who are able will pick up as heavy a load as society may require of them," she declared. "Are we not all bidden to be our brother's keeper?"
Police Severely Beat Truck Driver
Truck driver Olegs Kozacenko was nearly beaten to death by officers of the California Highway Patrol. Kozacenko's offense was refusing to sign a citation written by one of the officers. His injuries included a crushed left orbital eye socket, multiple facial fractures, a broken left arm, broken ribs, a concussion, loss of consciousness, and possible neurological damage.
"If he had simply signed the citation as he was asked he wouldn't have gotten hurt," Acting Chief Ken Hill explained. "Members of the general public need to understand that they have nothing to fear as long as they comply with the orders they are given by our officers."
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That's what happens when only the cops are armed.
Dorothy Newhouse
Getting beat up just because of not signing a citation is too brutal. They could have arrested that poor driver instead of beating him up like a pulp. Too much violence is not good. https://www.summitmedicalcenters.com/


LOWELL -- The application period for the next superintendent of schools position closed Tuesday afternoon with 22 applications, according to Connie Martin, chairwoman of the Superintendent Blue Ribbon Committee.
She said the number of applicants may increase slightly due to an error affecting the receipt of emails sent to the Massachusetts Association of School Committees, which is facilitating the search, shortly before the 3 p.m. close of the application period.
Mayor William Samaras said he is happy with the number of applicants.
The names of the finalists will be made public, though, like in many other school districts, the full list of applicants is not being released.
Just who might be applying? The most recent superintendent, Salah Khelfaoui, was an outside hire, as was Chris Scott, who served as superintendent from 2008 to 2011.
But former Superintendent Jean Franco, who picked up where Scott left off, was an in-district hire and working as the deputy superintendent when she was selected for the top position. A number of internal candidates have made it to the finalist pool in recent searches as well.
Currently, plenty of Lowell Public School employees have an up-to-date "superintendent/assistant superintendent" license. A license, or eligibiity for this license, is one of the requirements in the district's job posting.
The district's two current assistant superintendents, Billie Jo Turner and Robin Desmond are, of course, among the ranks of licensed employees.
So is Rebecca Duda, coordinator of the Family Resource Center. She has been licensed as a superintendent since 2012 and reportedly has an application in for the school's top position.
Paul Schlichtman -- coordinator of research, testing and assessment -- has held a license since 2007, dating back to when he was one of four finalist vying for the Lowell superintendent position in 2008. Ultimately, the position went to Scott. In 2010, he was a finalist for the top spot at Gloucester Public Schools.
Director of Accountability, School Improvement and Professional Learning Nan Murphy has a "superintendent/assistant superintendent" license. Last year she was a finalist for the Wilmington superintendent position.
Additionally, two school administrators have been licensed since mid-July when the Lowell School Committee voted 4-3 to start the process of terminating Khelfaoui. After months on paid administrative leave, Khelfoui was fired by the School Committee in November.
According to records kept by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Mary Payne received a "superintendent/assistant superintendent" license on July 30, 2018. Payne, the Acting Assistant Superintendent for Student Support Services, recently moved up from district support specialist to her current position.
In September 2018, Jennifer Stys McCrystal, director of special education, secured her "superintendent/assistant superintendent" license. However, her future in Lowell Public Schools is unclear. The Reading School Committee offered her that district's director of student services position in March.
Three of the district's curriculum coordinators are also licensed: Mathematics Coordinator Jeffrey Gwiazda, English Arts and Literacy Coordinator Melissa Newell and English Language Education Program Coordinator Phala Chea. A fourth person in the curriculum office, District Technology Integration Specialist Arthur Santos Jr., is also licensed.
Former Human Resources Director Anne Sheehy, who requested to be transferred back to the classroom last year, has a "superintendent/assistant superintendent" license. While she was still working in human resources, School Committee member Robert Hoey Jr. pushed to make her position an assistant superintendent.
At the high school, Maria Vejar-Borison, a house dean, is licensed, as are a number of school principals.
This includes Murkland Elementary School Principal Kevin Andriolo, Pyne Arts Magnet School Principal Wendy Crocker-Roberge, Sullivan Middle School Principal Edward Foster, STEM Academy Principal Jason McCrevan, Greenhalge Elementary School Principal James Neary, Wang Elementary School Principal Matthew Stahl and Lincoln Elementary School Principal Ginger Coleman.
Marianne Busteed, who has one of the most visible positions in the district as the head of Lowell High School, is not licensed as a superintendent or assistant superintendent, according to DESE records. Neither is Brian Martin, a former headmaster of the high school and Lowell politician.
Former Lowell School Committee member Kevin McHugh, however, has been licensed as a superintendent since 2002. George Ramirez, a former Lowell city councilor, has held a "superintendent/assistant superintendent" license since 2017.


When Cleopatra VII and Mark Anthony closed their eyes for the last time, passing through to their longed-for afterlife, among the successors were their three orphans: Alexander Helios, Cleopatra Selene II, and Ptolemy Philadelphus. The one who finally became ambassador of the testimony of the powerful couple was Cleopatra Selene, whose son became the character of the last episode of the famous family of Ptolemies.
The remarkable fame of the Ptolemies was related to the impressive rule of Alexander of Macedonia ('Alexander the Great'), whose short life transformed the world forever. Although he died at the young age of 32, his military genius in conquering new lands became an inspiration and unreachable goal to many who would follow.
Alexander had founded the great city of Alexandria in 331 BC, which flourished under the wealthy Ptolemaic dynasty. The dynasty was greatly admired due to its grand and powerful roots, but at the same time, the cockiness and terrible diplomacy of many Ptolemies caused them numerous troubles. The story of the last man from the dynasty ends with the shadow of Alexander behind him and the Emperor of Rome celebrating his death.
Ptolemy of Mauretania was born before the year 5 AD in the beautiful capital city of Mauretania, which was a safe shelter for every free thinker, intellectual, artist, and scientist. Due to the vision of Queen Cleopatra Selene, the construction and development of the city was inspired by the soul of Alexandria, once a grand city of knowledge, culture, and art.
Ptolemy was related to the most powerful families in the world at the time, including the lineage of Julius Caesar and Alexander the Great. His father, Juba II of Numidia ruled as a wise and good king. He was an intellectual whose remarkable works related to history, geography, and philosophy were one of the greatest scientific achievements of his times.
Ptolemy grew up in Rome, where he had been sent to receive the best education. He learned how to rule the country, not from his ancestors, but from the powerful Roman Emperors themselves. His ambitions were high and he had in his sights the highest position in the Empire. This caused great concern among the Roman politicians.
When Ptolemy returned to Mauretania, his father made him a co-regent and his official successor. Juba II died in 23 AD, and before his body had even become cold, his son already had aspirations for the regions that had been dependent on the Romans for far too long.
Under the rule of Ptolemy, the kingdom of Mauretania became one of the wealthiest of the regions around the Mediterranean Sea. He was known as a brave warrior and a wise politician. But he had no intention of being a provincial marionette in the hands of the Roman Emperor. Ptolemy of Mauretania's successful period of rule lasted for 17 years, before being cut short by notorious Roman Emperor Caligula.
For reasons that are unconfirmed, in 40 AD Caligula ordered the assassination of Ptolemy. He invited Ptolemy for a diplomatic visit in Rome, but soon after he arrived in the capital of the Empire, he was murdered by order of the Emperor. After his death, a revolt erupted in Mauretania with the Berbers against Rome, and this resulted in the kingdom of Mauretania being split into two provinces – it would never be so great and powerful again.
Ptolemy of Mauretania was related to the 'god' that Caligula worshiped – the deified Alexander the Great. The story of his visit in Alexandria, during which he stole the breastplate of the Macedonian king is well known from the books of ancient writers. So it is perhaps a paradox that he should murder a relative of the one whom he worshipped.
After the death of Ptolemy, the descendants of the great dynasty were never as cherished again. Ptolemy of Mauretania had a wife, Julia Urania, and a daughter named Drusilla. However, the Ptolemies that followed no longer had great power or influence. Once deified and worshipped as gods, the family of Ptolemies would never recover their position again.
Duane W Roller and Duane W. Roller, The world of Juba II and Kleopatra Selene, 2003.
John, your book sounds interesting, much as your life does. Way to take life & do your thing. Continued success sir.
See my comment as above re Mary Magdalene being a Ptolomey whose son by Jesus continued the bloodline through the Merovingian and Carolingian dynasties and to the Tudors.


This new avocado burger and potatoes recipe is sure to be a crowd pleaser. You can spice it up with a hot salsa or pico de gallo like I did or tame it down with just seasoned tomatoes for a fresher approach. Either way your sure to devour this meal along with your friends or family!
Form the 96/4 beef patty's into 3 round circles. Each will weigh about 4.5 ounces after cooking. Heat a pan with 1 tablespoon olive oil on medium heat. Once the pan is hot add the burgers. For medium rare each burger will cook about 5 minutes on each side.
While the burger is cooking I cooked the new potatoes in the microwave. I have a potato setting on my microwave but if you don't you can just put them in for 5-6 minutes or until tender with a fork.
Take the potatoes out and cut them into quarters. Take 1 tablespoon of butter and thoroughly mixed it to coat all the potatoes. Next sprinkle parsley, salt, and pepper to taste.
Once the burger and potatoes are done, you can quickly cut your avocado into 3 sections for each burger. Then chop your grape tomatoes.
Finally, assemble the burger with avocado, tomatoes and salsa on top. The potatoes will go to the side of the burger.
Presto! Your meal is done! Enjoy!


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Malham, Yorkshire Dales Engagement Shoot | Emily & Jimmi
Jimmi and Emily were the lucky winners of our engagement shoot competition back in February. We loved their proposal story…on their anniversary, Jimmi took Emily to the outdoor ice skating rink in Leeds (where they had been on their second date). He went down on one knee in the middle of the ice rink to a very shocked Emily and the rest is history!
On their first date, Jimmi took Emily to Malham in the Yorkshire Dales for a country walk. Living close by, it's somewhere they like to spend a lot of time so it was a perfect choice for their engagement shoot. They also brought along their puppy, Bertie the chocolate lab, who was so well-behaved despite all the excitement of the day.
I'm not sure how Jimmi and Emily resist that face!
Emily's engagement ring is a family heirloom from Jimmi. So romantic!
We left ourselves with a bit of a walk back to our cars at the end of the shoot, at which point it decided to chuck it down. Soaked to the skin, the rest of that day was spent in our PJs in front of the fire at home (well, for me and Colin it was!) but it was worth it for such a great day with a lovely couple.
We're so pleased that Jimmi and Emily have also now chosen us to photograph their wedding next year. They're getting married in the Yorkshire Dales too so we'll have yet more of this spectacular scenery to deal with on the day…it's a hard life!?
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A Matteson woman and a Southwest Side man were killed in separate accidents early Thursday on Chicago-area roads.
Ceferina Taruc, 36, of Matteson, was pronounced dead at South Suburban Hospital, Hazel Crest, where she was taken after the car she was driving was struck head-on by a pickup truck in the northbound lanes of Int. Hwy. 57 near 174th Street. She was alone in her car when it was struck by the southbound truck, which police said had crossed the highway median into the northbound lanes.
Later Thursday, the driver of the truck, Kathleen O`Connor, 21, of Blue Island, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, improper lane usage and failure to wear a seat belt, according to Trooper George Kuzelka, of the Illinois State Police Crestwood District. Felony charges are pending a review by the Cook County state`s attorney`s office, Kuzelka said.
O`Connor was listed in stable condition at South Suburban Hospital Thursday night. The accident occurred at about 3:30 a.m.
Chicago police reported that Alfredo Garcia, 36, of 3019 S. Pulaski Rd., was killed when his car went out of control and struck a utility pole near 3205 S. Kedzie Ave.
According to police, Garcia was southbound in Kedzie Avenue when his car swerved into the northbound lanes and then struck the pole.
In another accident, in the north suburbs, two American Airlines flight attendants were injured, one seriously, when the car in which they were riding was struck by a semitrailer truck near U.S. Hwy. 41 and Clavey Road.
Ann McGregor, 22, of Schaumburg, was treated and released from Highland Park Hospital. Her companion, Keva Richardson, 23, of Schaumburg, was transferred to the spinal cord unit of Northwestern Memorial Hospital, where she was listed in serious condition.
According to state police, the women`s car was stopped, waiting for the traffic light on U.S. 41 to change, when it was struck from the rear. The name of the truck driver was not released.


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Factors Predicting the Age When Type 2 Diabetes Is Diagnosed in Hong Kong Chinese Subjects
Shao C. Lee, PHD,
Gary T.C. Ko, MBCHB, FRCP,
June K.Y. Li, MBCHB, MRCP,
Chun C. Chow, MBBS, FRCP,
Vincent T.F. Yeung, MD, FRCP,
Julian A.J.H. Critchley, PHD, FRCP,
Clive S. Cockram, MD, FRCP and
Juliana C.N. Chan, MD, FRCP
Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, the Prince of Wales Hospital, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, China
Diabetes Care 2001 Apr; 24(4): 646-649. https://doi.org/10.2337/diacare.24.4.646
OBJECTIVE—To examine the factors predicting age at diagnosis of type 2 diabetes in Hong Kong Chinese.
RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS—The relationships between age at diagnosis and parental history of diabetes as well as an array of clinical and metabolic factors were examined using a hospital clinic-based diabetes registry involving 3,414 index patients with type 2 diabetes. Patterns of age at diagnosis in successive generations were also examined using 21 affected child-parent pairs and 7 affected child-parent-grandparent trios.
RESULTS—Approximately 29% of the index patients were diagnosed with type 2 diabetes at ≤35 years of age (hereby defined as early-onset). Compared with the patients diagnosed at >35 years of age (hereby defined as late-onset), the early-onset patients had higher rates of positive paternal (16 vs. 5%) and maternal (22 vs. 12%) history of diabetes (both at P < 0.01) and had poorer metabolic profiles. In the overall index patients, male sex, higher HbA1c, waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), and systolic blood pressure (sBP); lower HDL cholesterol level; and a positive paternal as well as maternal history of diabetes predicted younger age at diagnosis. More senior age and higher BMI and diastolic blood pressure predicted older age at diagnosis. Predictors for younger age at diagnosis in the male patients were higher HbA1c and sBP and a positive paternal history of diabetes. Predictors for younger age at diagnosis in the female patients were higher HbA1c, WHR, and sBP and a paternal as well as maternal history of diabetes. In the affected child-parent pairs and child-parent-grandparent trios, there was a decrease in age at diagnosis in successive generations.
CONCLUSIONS—Our data indicate that both familial (possibly genetic) and metabolic factors affect the age of onset of type 2 diabetes in the Chinese population. The results also suggest an onset and progression pattern of the disease that is compatible with the phenomenon of anticipation.
dBP, diastolic blood pressure
FPG, fasting plasma glucose
MODY, maturity-onset diabetes of the young
sBP, systolic blood pressure
WHR, waist-to-hip ratio
Type 2 diabetes is one of the major noncommunicable diseases worldwide, and its complications have significant socioeconomic impacts. Classically, type 2 diabetes develops predominantly in older populations. However, there is increasing evidence for a high prevalence of type 2 diabetes in young people, particularly in non-Caucasians (1). Early onset of type 2 diabetes appears to be heterogeneous in etiologies. Maturity-onset diabetes of the young (MODY) is a monogenic disease inherited in an autosomal dominant manner, whereas autoimmune diabetes may have atypical presentations (2,3). In Hong Kong Chinese, MODY, typical type 1 diabetes, and atypical autoimmune diabetes do occur, but they only account for a small proportion of the overall type 2 diabetic population (2–4). In a recent segregation study involving 2,310 index patients, we observed the evidence for familial clustering, maternal influence, a male sex–specific paternal effect, and an association between younger age at diagnosis and a positive parental history of diabetes (5). Our data, together with those from Caucasian populations (6–8), implicate that parental diabetes may contribute to a younger onset of type 2 diabetes.
In the present study, we further investigated the influences of both parental and metabolic factors on onset age of type 2 diabetes. Patterns of onset age among successive generations in families segregating type 2 diabetes were also examined.
RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS
Approval for the study was obtained from the Clinical Research Ethics Committee, the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Informed consent was obtained from each of the participants. All patients were recruited at the Diabetes Center, the Prince of Wales Hospital of the Hong Kong Special Administration Region. The hospital is a regional teaching hospital with a catchment population of ∼1 million with typical demographic and social class distributions. Most of the inhabitants are southern Chinese in origin. Because of the lack of a long-term health care financing policy, the majority of people in Hong Kong do not have medical insurance for chronic diseases, such as diabetes and hypertension. As a result, most of these patients seek medical care at the public hospitals where only nominal fees are charged.
Patients involved in the study were recruited from our diabetes registry (5). Type 2 diabetes was diagnosed according to the 1985 World Health Organization criteria (9). For the study, 3,414 patients who attended our clinic between 1995 and 1999 were consecutively selected from the diabetes database. All the patients reported the diabetes status of both of their parents as well as their children if they had any. Patients who were diagnosed for 3 years or less by the time of their registration and had already been treated with insulin were not included. Although MODY and atypical autoimmune diabetes were not specifically excluded, they are uncommon in the Chinese population (2,3). Early- and late-onset were hereby defined as diagnosis at ≤35 and >35 years of age, respectively. Moreover, we invited the family members of 21 early-onset and 7 late-onset patients to undergo screening for diabetes using a 75-g oral glucose tolerance test following the previously described procedure (5,9). The overall ascertainment rate among the parents and siblings of the index patients was 85%. All the family members who were reported to have diabetes by the index patients were confirmed with type 2 diabetes in the ascertainment. The 21 early-onset index patients were randomly selected from the overall early-onset patients who reported at least an affected parent. The seven late-onset patients were randomly selected from the overall late-onset patients who reported at least an affected parent and at least an affected child.
Clinical and biochemical measurements
Patients had fasted at least 8 h before their clinical examination. Systolic blood pressure (sBP) and diastolic blood pressure (dBP) were measured after patients remained seated for at least 5 min. Body measurements were taken when patients were standing with light clothing and no shoes for calculations of BMI and waist-to-hip ratio (WHR). Waist circumference was the minimum circumference between the umbilicus and iliac crest, and the hip circumference was the widest circumference around the buttocks. Family history of diabetes was also taken. Fasting plasma glucose (FPG) and HbA1c were measured using a glucose oxidase method (Diagnostic Chemicals) and an automated ion-exchange chromatographic method (BioRad, Hercules, CA; normal range 5.1–6.4%), respectively. Plasma levels of total cholesterol and triglyceride were assayed enzymatically using commercially available reagents (Centrichem chemistry system; Baker Instrument, Allentown, PA). HDL cholesterol was determined after fractional precipitation with dextran sulfate-MgCl2 and LDL cholesterol, calculated using Friedewald's equation (10). Using an immunoturbidimetry method (11), 24-h urine samples were collected to measure albumin concentration. The lowest detection limit was 2.5 mg/l, and intra- and interassay coefficients of variation were <5%. Albuminuria was defined as a urinary albumin excretion rate ≥20 μg/min. We also attempted to measure the fasting plasma concentrations of insulin and C-peptide in the patients. However, we were unable to complete the measurements because of technical difficulties and were thus unable to examine whether there was a correlation between age at diagnosis and the levels of the two hormones.
All data for continuous variables are expressed as mean ± SD or median (range). The Student's t test and Mann-Whitney rank-sum test were used as appropriate when comparing the metabolic parameters between the early- and late-onset patients. The paired t test was used for comparing the age at diagnosis in successive generations of the 21 affected child-parent pairs. The χ2 test was performed for analyzing proportions. Linear regression analyses were performed using age at diagnosis as a dependent factor. Age, sex, FPG, HbA1c, BMI, WHR, sBP, dBP, lipids, and paternal as well as maternal history of diabetes were entered as independent factors, except sex was not entered when analyzing single-sex groups. The statistical analyses were performed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences version 7.5 (SPSS, Chicago). A P value <0.05 was considered to be statistically significant.
Among the 3,414 index cases, 973 (29%) were early-onset patients. The late-onset patients were older and had higher WHR, sBP, and dBP as well as higher levels of total and LDL cholesterol (P < 0.01) than the early-onset patients. Although there was a female preponderance in our overall diabetes population, the early-onset patients had a higher male-to-female ratio and higher rates of parental history of diabetes than the late-onset patients (all at P < 0.01) (Table 1). However, the early- and late-onset patients had comparable rates of albuminuria (Table 1).
Using linear regression analysis (Table 2), we found that male sex; higher HbA1c, WHR, and sBP; and lower levels of HDL cholesterol, as well as a positive paternal and maternal history of diabetes, predicted younger age at diagnosis in the overall index patients. In the male group, factors predicting younger age at diagnosis were higher HbA1c and sBP a positive paternal history of diabetes. In the female group, the predictors for younger age at diagnosis were higher HbA1c, WHR, and sBP and paternal and maternal history of diabetes. On the other hand, higher BMI and dBP consistently predicted older age at diagnosis, except that BMI was not identified as a predictor in the female group.
In the 21 affected child-parent pairs, all the index patients were diagnosed with type 2 diabetes at a younger age (21 years on average) than their parents (P < 0.01) (Table 3). In the affected trios, a decrease in age at diagnosis in successive generations was noted, except in index patient-child in family 6 and index patient-parent in family 7 (Table 4).
Our data demonstrate that an early occurrence of type 2 diabetes is common, and onset age of type 2 diabetes is under the influences of multiple factors in the Chinese population.
Currently, there is a lack of putative criteria to define early and late onset of the disease. A cutoff age of 35 or 40 years at diagnosis was commonly used to separate the two groups arbitrarily. In an early study involving Caucasian patients, Laakso and Pyorala (12) investigated the age at diagnosis and types of diabetes in Caucasians and proposed a cutoff age of ≤35 years for the early-onset group, which was adopted for the study. The difference is that early-onset Caucasian diabetic patients may include a large proportion of individuals with type 1 and atypical diabetes, whereas in the Chinese population, typical type 1, MODY, and atypical autoimmune diabetes are uncommon (2–4). In this study, we observed that the early-onset patients had a strong parental history of diabetes (Tables 1 and 3). In the male patients, the early occurrence of type 2 diabetes was associated with a positive paternal but not maternal history of diabetes (Table 2). These data are in keeping with our previous findings of familial clustering of diabetes and a male sex–specific paternal effect on the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes in the Chinese population (5).
Moreover, age at diagnosis was found to be inversely correlated with a positive parental history of diabetes (Tables 1 and 2), indicating that familial (possibly genetic) factors may promote younger onset of the disease (6–8). The finding that younger age at diagnosis was also correlated with higher HbA1c levels (Table 2) suggests that younger-onset patients had poorer glycemic control, implicating that they might have more severe clinical presentation of type 2 diabetes. Data from the family investigations (Tables 3 and 4) revealed a trend of decrease in age at diagnosis in successive generations. These observations, taken together, suggest an onset and progression pattern of the disease that is compatible with the concept of anticipation that describes younger-onset and/or more severe symptom(s) in successive generations of a disease with genetic susceptibility (13–15). At the molecular level, anticipation may be associated with genomic instability, such as trinucleotide repeat expansions (13,14). In Huntington's disease, anticipation may be inherited through the male line (15). In this respect, it is interesting that we have observed a paternal effect on the development of type 2 diabetes in this Chinese population (5).
In addition to parental history of diabetes, younger age of onset of type 2 diabetes was also found to be associated with male sex, higher WHR, and sBP and lower HDL cholesterol levels (Tables 1–4). These data are in keeping with our previous findings that early-onset patients involve predominantly male subjects and commonly present clinical features of the metabolic syndrome (16) and suggest that metabolic factors may be implicated in an early occurrence of type 2 diabetes.
The prevalence of type 2 diabetes is increasing worldwide. In developing countries, the increase in diabetes prevalence occurs predominantly among people in and before middle age (1,17). This trend is also reflected in our diabetes registry by the high percentage of early-onset cases and a relatively young mean age at diagnosis (49 years) (Table 1). Changes in lifestyle because of Westernization may promote deterioration(s) in metabolic profiles, i.e., more central obesity, higher sBP, and lower HDL cholesterol. Poor metabolic profiles may interact with familial factors such as parental diabetes (possibly genetic) to promote younger onset of type 2 diabetes, resulting in the observed increasing prevalence of the disease in and before middle age (Table 1) (1,17). In this sense, metabolic factors might also contribute to the observed successive decrease in age at diagnosis in the family samples (Tables 3 and 4)—the possible anticipation.
We are also aware that possible bias may affect the analysis. Younger age at diagnosis may reflect an increased awareness of diabetes in younger generations, especially with the presence of family history of diabetes. Data from affected child-parent pairs may not be adequate for anticipation analysis because the natural age truncations among generations may cause bias (18). More studies using population-based samples and/or molecular approaches are required for more informative data about patterns of onset and progression of the disease, although a link between trinucleotide repeats and the development of type 2 diabetes was not established in a genome-wide scan involving Pima Indians (19). Some parameters (i.e., sBP and WHR) were found to be inversely associated with the age at diagnosis in patients (Table 2). These associations are less likely to be biased by age factor because they are positively associated with age in Hong Kong Chinese in general (20). However, possible effects of bias on the associations of some other metabolic parameters with younger or older age at diagnosis cannot be fully excluded in the regression analyses.
In conclusion, our data indicate that early onset of type 2 diabetes is common in the Chinese population and suggest that onset of type 2 diabetes may be influenced by familial (possibly genetic) and metabolic factors. The results also suggest a disease-onset and progression pattern that is compatible with the phenomenon of anticipation.
Table 1 —
Clinical and biochemical characteristics of 3,414 Chinese index patients with type 2 diabetes
Linear regression analysis using age at diagnosis as a dependent factor
Mean age at diagnosis of 21 affected pairs (early-onset index patient-affected parent)
Age at diagnosis of seven affected trios (parent-index patient-child)
Address correspondence and reprint requests to Dr. Shao Lee, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Prince of Wales Hospital, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong SAR, China. E-mail: shaochin{at}citmail.com or b200387{at}mailserv.cuhk.edu.hk.
Received for publication 10 July 2000 and accepted in revised form 28 December 2000.
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Filter the data inside the visualizations using HTML controls.
Select marks within the dashboard.
Respond to events within the dashboard.
Export the dashboard to various output formats.
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HTML Editor – This is where your HTML goes, the structure of your web page.
CSS Editor – This is where you place your Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) code that defines the look-and-feel of your web page.
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I agreed to review this book because Baldr (or Balder/Baldur) is a Norse god I have a strong personal connection to.
On the positive side I will say that anyone seeking a strong connection to their ancestors and ancestral faith and traditions needs encouragement – in whatever way they decide to do this. The author certainly describes a very personal quest and invites others to make a similar journey into the past (even the ancient undocumented past of Early Europe).
He works for the Cuyamunge Institute which promotes the original research and findings of Dr. Felicitas Goodman. The core of this body of work evolves around the use of certain postures and practices for deep trance meditation. So far so good! I am always open to learning and exploring something new and trance postures certainly are not part of my own repertoire as an international teacher of shamanism.
Where this book "nose dives" in my perception is that the author commits sins of both commission and omission to use a concept from my Roman Catholic upbringing – and my Roman Catholic period ended at age 19 when the god Baldr took me in hand and changed my life forever.
Using trance postures to map your personal past (leaving open whether that is personal previous lifetimes on earth or lifetimes of personal ancestors whose memories of events remain preserved in the morphogenetic or knowing field) – OK! Great!!
However, to then take it upon yourself to publish certain "Lays" that do not appear in the ancient texts of the Nordic Tradition (meaning The Poetic Edda or Prose Edda) is taking matters quite far – by contemporary Neo-Pagan or shamanic standards.
This author has essentially filled a whole book with what we could call journey work, path-workings, trance posture discoveries – whatever you wish to call it. There is no mention of consulting people known for their innovative work in Norse Shamanism today – and also sharing their take on the material – or indeed following their guidance on what to publish and what to turn into a journal or document for private family use.
I do not wish to use the word arrogance – but there is definitely a lot of ignorance here around contemporary standards in publishing new material. Publishing your own Lost of Edda of the Vanir and many Lays (such as the Power of Idunn's Plants or The Goddess's Power of Intuition) is breath-taking (audacious). I invite you to view this in the context of contemporary practitioners of Norse (and other) shamanism agonising and debating about the use of what is called UPG (Unverified Personal Gnosis) in meetings, ceremonies and publications. I cannot help but wonder what Kenaz Filan and Raven Kaldera, the authors of Talking To The Spirits – Personal Gnosis in Pagan Religion would say about this book. I'd certainly recommend you read both books for comparison and serious reflect on such issues!!
In my opinion this author ought to have done way more research – what is out there? How do other authors handle the issue of both UPG and PCPG (Peer Corroborated Personal Gnosis). He should have edited down the book to a DIY manual for accessing ancestral information through trance posture work – inviting others to make their own discoveries (as opposed to sharing all and only your own discoveries). At least mentioning and acknowledging the ramifications of UPG would have been welcome. Instead the author states he has a gift for accessing intuitive formation in the now – and then extrapolates that gift right back to Ancient Europe, without providing corroborating (or indeed conflicting) material by others working in the same field.
For me this book falls in the gap between 21st century academic standards and contemporary practices for recovering ancient traditions and material.
Last but not least – I had hoped to learn more about Baldr in this book but found nothing in this book that I do not know already (as a teacher of Norse Shamanism).
By all means do this work and use the techniques (postures) offered by this author. I ask all my students (of shamanism) to use every means available to them to connect with their ancestors and learn about their ancestral traditions – but I do not encourage every student who does this (and many do work of astounding beauty!) to type up all their journey notes and publish them as a book for others to read. If they decided to do so I would recommend heavy editing and asking some very critical questions indeed. I also encourage all my students to seek second (or even third) opinions from others on issues of great importance or emotive issues.
Then again, if using trance postures is "your thing" and you have Norse ancestry you have not yet explored – you may well enjoy this book….


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import java.io.File;
import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
import java.io.FileOutputStream;
import java.io.PrintStream;
import java.text.DateFormat;
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.util.Date;

/**
 * 简单的文件日志
 *
 * @author Storezhang
 */
public class FileLogger extends BaseLogger {

    private final DateFormat fileDateFormat;
    private final DateFormat logDateFormat;
    private String root;
    private PrintStream ps;
    private String date;

    public FileLogger(String root) {
        fileDateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd");
        logDateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss");

        this.root = root;
        File file = new File(root);
        if (!file.exists()) {
            file.mkdirs();
        }
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        FileLogger logger = new FileLogger("./log//");
        logger.log("test", "test", "", "success", true, "msg", "Test file input!");
    }

    @Override
    public void log(String store, String topic, String source, Object... args) {
        StringBuilder content = new StringBuilder();
        for (int i = 0; i < args.length; ++i) {
            if (0 == i) {
                content.append("|");
            }
            content.append(String.valueOf(args[i]))
                    .append("=")
                    .append(String.valueOf(args[++i]))
                    .append("|");
        }

        Date curDate = new Date(System.currentTimeMillis());
        String filename;
        String sCurDate = fileDateFormat.format(curDate);
        if (null == ps || !date.equals(sCurDate)) {
            date = sCurDate;
            filename = String.format("%s/%s.%s.log", root, store, date);
            try {
                ps = new PrintStream(new FileOutputStream(filename, true));
            } catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
                //Logger.log(e);
            }
        }
        if (null != ps) {
            ps.println(String.format("%s|%s|%s------>%s", logDateFormat.format(curDate), topic, source, content));
            ps.flush();
        }
    }
}

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The Not Left Handed Either Film Guide
Including 'The Ripley Factor' discussing representations of Women in Film
Why not left handed?
April 11, 2020 April 12, 2020 • notlefthandedfilmguy
This is the third on my list of old movies to catch up on through Disney+, after Three Men and a Baby and Adventures in Babysitting, and so far it is undoubtedly the best. Both of those other films, both from 1987, feel dated and in the case of the latter this is hugely to its detriment. This movie though, made in 1991, feels timeless.
Actually that's not quite true. It's more that it feels like it is from a different time, harking back to the 30s when it is set, but it's then modern sensibilities have had the effect of releasing it from a strong association with any decade, similar to something like Raiders of the Lost Ark.
As it is, The Rocketeer's relationship with Spielberg's classic adventure doesn't end there. Like the Indiana Jones films, The Rocketeer has evil Nazis trying to snatch a secret weapon that will grant them the power to overthrow the world and around this it also has a similar tone. This is no coincidence, The Rocketeer director Joe Johnston worked in Visual Effects on Star Wars and Raiders and Spielberg and Lucas' distinct sense of action and adventure clearly rubbed off on him. It fuels a lot of the movies he has made over the years including Honey I Shrunk the Kids, Jumanji, Jurassic Park III and even The Nutcracker and the Four Realms, and most obviously; this, Captain America: The First Avenger and unsurprisingly the two episodes of the Young Indiana Jones TV show he did.
Among these, it might even be The Rocketeer that captures the heart of old school action film making best. Star Wars and Raiders of the Lost Ark were based on the old black and white adventure serials like Flash Gordon, Buck Rogers, The Secret of Treasure Island, Jungle Jim and Congo Bill but The Rocketeer is effectively a remake of one; King of the Rocket Men. (Although the most immediate source is an early 80s comic book that picked up on this same idea.)
Republic Pictures' King of the Rocket Men
Dave Stevens' Rocketeer comic
Whatever it's direct inspiration, from the second the James Horner's sweeping score kicks in at the very start The Rocketeer all feels old fashioned in the most charming way and this never lets up. The story is quite simple; clean cut pilot finds rocket pack, bad guys come for rocket pack, bad guys kidnap pilot's girlfriend to get rocket pack, clean cut pilot rescues girl and unmasks Nazi spy. This is to its credit though as it is very efficient with its narrative. I suspect a modern telling would have padded things out with largely superfluous heroics; saving people from burning buildings, chasing thieves and getting cats out of trees, as well as a long learning to fly montage. This sets everything up quickly though and jets off to its suddenly quite epic ending.
The film doesn't patronise it's audience with over explaining everything either. At no point does anyone utter the line 'wow, it's a rocket pack' because it knows not to say what doesn't need to be said and this is only one example of its tight scripting. To get every line you also need to be aware of Howard Hughes' Spruce Goose and the Valentines Day Massacre and that Hollywood was originally called Hollywoodland (which are all things I suspect have fallen from most people's general knowledge in the last twenty nine years) but I love that it doesn't feel the need to labour these things.
Bill Campbell is great in the lead and it is odd that he never quite capitalised on this in his subsequent career. Alan Arkin is wonderful as the genius engineer/father figure and Timothy Dalton hams it up as the villain in a way that he has since become synonymous with. Jennifer Connelly is strong as the hero's love interest too. Stronger in fact than the same character would have been in the original old serials but typical of the way things were starting to go in cinema in the 90s. She does get kidnapped but she doesn't just wait to get rescued and she is instrumental in saving the day at the end.
I'm not sure if I've seen The Rocketeer since it's initial release but I really enjoyed it today and definitely recommend it as something to watch during those hours at home, either with children or without. As well as being on Disney+, The Rocketeer is available for rental on iTunes and Amazon Prime.
Right, next I'm sticking with Joe Johnston and watching Honey I Shrunk the Kids.
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ghostof82 says:
Cracking film, this. I saw at the cinema infact, and have always been aghast at the indifference of critics and public alike to its charms. I'm not suggesting that its as good as Raiders of the Lost Ark, but really its not all that far off that film in quality, but somehow it just didn't click with anybody. Such a shame we never saw a Rocketeer 2 or 3. I loved John Carter too- there was another film that deserved some sequels and wider success/attention. When I think about how bad the Disney Star Wars films are and how good Rocketeer and John Carter were…
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Teng lay group About us Chairman
Vice President - SihanoukVille Branch
Vice President - Dry Ports Managing Director
Vice President - Export
Chief Operation Officer
Brief Introduction to Teng Lay Import Export & Transport
Teng Lay Import Export & Transport was founded by me, Mr. Zheng Yuanlai, and my wife Huang Aiqiong in 1996 and is exclusively owned and operated by us. In the early days, the company's office was located at Kampuchea Krom Boulevard in Phnom Penh and mainly provided customs brokerage, international transportation, and inland freight forwarding services for customers.
The company has been making every effort to ensure smooth operation and forging ahead despite hardship and setbacks. I adopted a hands-on approach and pursued excellence in every detail of work, based on which the company has been adhering to the management concepts of pursuing excellence, putting customers and credibility first and giving top priority to benefits and interests of customers based on the concept of sincere service. Based on these, the company has been providing high-efficiency and high-quality services to customers, fulfilling their objective of ensuring convenience, reliability, trustworthiness and inexpensiveness, and thus won a great reputation among a large number of customers.
We have been working hard and made all efforts to develop our career, thus being able to seize great opportunities and realize rapid development of the company. At the beginning, the company only had 2 trailer trucks and just a bit more than 10 employees. It has grown into a modern leading enterprise providing integrated customs brokerage and transportation services and established its position among a large number of customers. Affiliated companies were also established in Phnom Penh and Sihanoukville Autonomous Port.
Through more than 20 years of rapid development based on high-quality operation and growing experience, the company became a leading freight transportation group engaging in customs brokerage and transportation services in Cambodia.
With the domestic economic development of Cambodia, the demand for freight services has been increasing. The company has been expanding its scope of services, providing relevant convenient freight handling procedures, and thus won wide trust and acceptance of customers. The company has made a huge investment in building a dry port for container transportation in Phnom Penh, which covers an area of more than 30 hectares and has already been put into service. The modern container dry port is equipped with all necessary facilities and accommodates factory buildings, a duty-free warehouse, parking lots, an automobile repair factory, space for container storage, office buildings for companies, customs and tax administration, etc. In addition, the company has bought a large area of land in Preah Sihanouk City and established offices and trailer parking lots in order to bring convenience to customers in reaching a considerable cargo handling capacity. As freight volumes have been increasing, the port operates on a 7*24 basis and conveys an increasing quantity of trailer trucks. For the purpose of meeting business demands in a better way, the company spared no expense to buy a series of advanced heavy equipment, such as container handling cranes, mobile container lift cranes, forklifts, scanners, etc., which laid a solid foundation for growing the company into the largest transportation enterprise in Cambodia.
urthermore, in order to meet the increasingly different demands of the customers, the company has extended its scope of business to domestic road transportation in the second half of 2009. The company established offices near the borders with Thailand and Vietnam and constructed warehouses and storage space yards. At present, the company has approximately 1,000 employees and a large-scale freight vehicle fleet of trailer trucks and container carriers. With advanced equipment, a comprehensive system and accurate services, the company serves as a big modern freight transportation company in the industry.
The company has been engaging in logistics operation for more than 30 years and has gone through twists and turns in the business field. We acquired many experiences during the process and earned a great reputation depending on honesty. With a broad mind, we have been building constructive and cooperative relationships in the business circles, arranging an all-dimensional layout and thus expanding scale and scope of businesses of the company. However, time and tide wait for no man. I am nearly 70 years old, so it is unavoidable to retire and pass on my business and experiences to a successor. Zheng Chuanxun, my eldest son, is a responsible and capable person and has his own dreams. We have been making every effort to raise and teach him since the early days, so we have no reason to prevent him from being the successor of the company!
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Hong Kong police shoot protester as flashmob rallies target rush hour
A policeman walks under cordon at the site where a pro-democracy protesters was shot by a policeman in Hong Kong on November 11, 2019. – A Hong Kong police officer shot at masked protesters — hitting at least one in the torso — during clashes broadcast live on Facebook, as the city's rush hour was interrupted by protests. (Photo by Anthony WALLACE / AFP)
A Hong Kong police officer shot at masked protesters on Monday morning, hitting at least one in the torso, as anger sparked by the recent death of a student spilled into the rush hour commute.
The shooting, which was broadcast live on Facebook, is the latest escalation in more than five months of seething pro-democracy protests that have engulfed the international financial hub and battered its reputation.
Footage showed a police officer drawing his sidearm in the district of Sai Wan Ho as he tried to detain a masked person at a junction that had been blocked by protesters.
Another masked individual then approached the officer and was shot in the chest area, quickly falling to the ground, clutching their left side.
Seconds later, two more live rounds were fired by the officer during a scuffle and another masked protester went to ground, although the footage was less clear as to whether he was struck.
Police then detained the two people on the ground.
A pool of blood could be seen near the first individual whose body initially appeared limp, although the person was later filmed conscious and even trying to make a run for it.
The second man was conscious, shouting his name to reporters as he was handcuffed.
A police source, speaking on condition of anonymity, confirmed to AFP that live rounds were fired at more than one protester in Sai Wan Ho and that a statement would be issued.
Hospital authorities said three people were admitted from the incident, one with a gunshot wound.
– Commuter chaos –
Hong Kong has been upended by 24 consecutive weeks of huge and increasingly violent rallies, but Beijing has refused to give in to a movement calling for greater democratic rights and police accountability.
Tensions have soared in recent days following the death on Friday of a 22-year-old student who succumbed to injuries sustained from a fall in the vicinity of a police clearance operation the weekend before.
The city has seen four days of violent protests since Alex Chow's death as well as tens of thousands attending peaceful mass vigils.
Using online messaging forums, activists had called for a general strike on Monday morning.
Flashmob protests sprung up in multiple districts during the commuter period, with small groups of masked protesters targeting subway stations and building barricades on road junctions.
Even before the shooting in Sai Wan Ho, tear gas had been fired in at least two other locations.
One video circulated by protesters on messaging channels from Kwai Fong district showed a police officer trying to drive his motorbike multiple times into protesters who had gathered on a road.
Policeman cordon off the site where a pro-democracy protesters was shot by a policeman in Hong Kong on November 11, 2019. – A Hong Kong police officer shot at masked protesters — hitting at least one in the torso — during clashes broadcast live on Facebook, as the city's rush hour was interrupted by protests. (Photo by Anthony WALLACE / AFP)
– Unpopular police force –
Monday's shooting is the third time protesters have been shot with live rounds by police. The two previous instances last month came as protesters attacked police officers and the victims, both teenagers, survived their wounds.
With no political solution on the table, officers have been left to battle violent protesters and are now loathed by large chunks of the deeply polarised population.
Immediately after Monday's shooting, crowds of locals gathered to hurl insults at officers who responded with pepper spray and made multiple arrests.
Police have defended their tactics as a proportionate response to protesters who have embraced throwing bricks and petrol bombs as well as vandalising pro-China businesses and beating opponents.
But an independent inquiry into the police has become a core demand of the protest movement, with public anger fuelled by weekly videos of controversial police tactics and aggressive interactions with locals.
In one incident which sparked uproar, a police officer on Friday evening shouting at protesters that he and his colleagues were "opening a bottle of champagne" after the death of the student.
The force said the officer was later reprimanded for his language.
Both Beijing and Hong Kong's unelected leader Carrie Lam have rejected an independent inquiry, saying the city's current police watchdog is up to the task.
But last week, in an embarrassing setback, an international panel of experts appointed by authorities to advise the watchdog said it did not currently have the capability or resources to carry out such a huge probe.
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