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South Lake Tahoe City Council: No VHR policy changes without public input
Local | June 14, 2017
Claire Cudahy
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A VHR in South Lake Tahoe.
Claire Cudahy / Tahoe Tribune file photo
Changes to vacation home rental policy aren't going to be made without more public input, according to South Lake Tahoe City Council.
The 152-page socioeconomic study commissioned by the city was released last week, and on Tuesday, June 13, the consultants behind the report presented their findings to council at a special meeting.
"The policy considerations are not meant to be a comprehensive program," said Jessica Hayes, technical specialist with Michael Baker International, the company that compiled the report along with California State University's Public Policy and Administration Department. "They are not meant to all be implemented at once."
While the study shows that VHRs are on the rise and contributing to a loss of long-term rental stock and nuisance complaints, it also reports that a blanket ban or severe reduction would have "significant negative economic impacts."
Suggestions in the report range from limiting the number of VHR permits available and requiring full-time local managers, to establishing VHR limits per neighborhood and mandating full-cost recovery for calls for service to VHR complaints.
The report also touches on the idea of implementing fees for second homes that are unoccupied for more than 30 days or transaction fees for units that will not be a primary residence, VHR or long-term rental.
Ultimately, said Hayes, it's about determining what problems stemming from VHRs are the highest priorities and implementing the policies that address them — something City Council plans to mull over and discuss in another month.
"Before we go into subcommittee work, we as a council need to talk about what our vision is," said Mayor Pro Tem Wendy David. "We need to define what is going to drive our policies."
Councilmember Brooke Laine brought up the idea of a temporary ban on new VHRs as they decide their next move, but no action was taken by City Council other than deciding that a public workshop will be held at the next meeting on July 11.
The city's VHR ordinance was last amended in May 2016. City Council voted to increase fees for VHRs to pay for enforcement and administration, require paved parking spots, mandate hot tubs be turned off by 10 p.m., and require a safety inspection of every vacation home rental. The city also gave residents within 300 feet notice of potential VHRs the option to object and set stricter occupancy limits.
The city eventually banned new VHRs in multi-family properties, but allowed existing units to continue operating.
Correction: This story incorrectly reported that the city offers rewards to people who turn in illegal VHRs. Though this program was discussed by City Council at the time other changes were made to the VHR code, it was not adopted.
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Vaccine efficacy for highly contagious Omicron variant has likely dropped: Moderna CEO
Vaccine efficacy for the"highly contagious" Omicron variant has likely dropped — however the full information will not be accessible for no less than about fourteen days, Moderna CEO Stephane Bancel cautioned on Monday.
"We need to wait for the data to see if it's true and how much it is going down," the drugmaker boss told.
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"It took four months for Delta variant to overtake Beta variant. Omicron is overtaking Delta in South Africa in a few weeks," he said.
"We accept this virus is exceptionally infectious. We really want to get more information to affirm this yet it is by all accounts substantially more irresistible than Delta, which is risky."
Bancel added, "[There is] a lot of mutations in the spike protein, which is important for the vaccine. I don't believe many people would have predicted such a big jump in evolution in one variant."
The drugmaker anticipated that most of nations with non-stop departures from southern Africa inside the last seven to 10 days would as of now have Omicron cases — regardless of whether they haven't been identified at this point.
He added that the actions taken by certain nations, including the US, to restrict departures from the eight nations in that locale could "slow down the progress of the virus while we figure out the efficacy of the vaccine."
"I figure those activities can save a great deal of lives not too far off," Bancel said.
Over the course of the end of the week, the rundown of nations that have recognized the new variation in voyagers developed and the World Health Organization named it a "variant of concern,"which is the most genuine assignment of a COVID-19 variant.
Health authorities are hurrying to decide whether the Omicron variation is more contagious — or then again assuming that disease causes more genuine ailment — than different strains.
The variation seems to have countless transformations — around 30 — in the Covid's spike protein, which could influence how effectively it spreads to people.
A few experts have effectively said that could imply that vaccine makers may need to adjust their items sooner or later.
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PENTECOST ("fiftieth"):
By: Kaufmann Kohler, J. L. Magnus, Executive Committee of the Editorial Board., Judah David Eisenstein
Connection with Harvest.
—In Rabbinical Literature:
"The Morrow After Sabbath."
The Cabalists and Pentecost.
Tiḳḳun Lel Shabu'ot.
Floral Decorations and Confirmation.
According to the Sects.
—Critical View:
Association with the Giving of the Law.
Name given by the Greek-speaking Jews to the festival which occurred fifty days (ἡ πεντηκόστη, sc. ἡΜέρα = "Ḥag Ḥamishshim Yom"; comp. Lev. xxiii. 16) after the offering of the barley sheaf during the Passover feast (Tobit ii. 1; II Macc. xii. 32; Josephus, "Ant." iii. 10, § 6; I Cor. xvi. 8; Philo, "De Septenario," §21). The Feast of the Fiftieth Day has been a many-sided one (comp. Book of Jubilees, vi. 21: "This feast is twofold and of a double nature"), and as a consequence has been called by many names. In the Old Testament it is called the "Feast of Harvest" ("Ḥag ha-Ḳaẓir"; Ex. xxiii. 16) and the "Feast of Weeks" ("Ḥag Shabu'ot"; ib. xxxiv. 22; Deut. xvi. 10; II Chron. viii. 13; Aramaic, "Ḥagga di-Shebu'aya," Men. 65a; Greek, έορτὴ έΒδοΜάδων), also the "Day of the First-Fruits" ("Yom ha-Bikkurim"; Num. xxviii. 26; ήΜέρα τῶν νεῶν, LXX.). In the later literature it was called also the "closing festival" ("'aẓeret"; Ḥag. ii. 4; Aramaic, "'aẓarta"; Pes. 42b; Greek, ἄσαρθα Josephus, l.c.). It is called, too, the "closing season of the Passover" ("'aẓeret shel Pesaḥ"; Pesiḳ. xxx. 193) to distinguish it from the seventh day of Passover and from the closing day of the Feast of Tabernacles, i.e., the end of the fruit harvest (Lev. xxiii. 36; Num. xxix. 35; Deut. xvi. 8).
In Palestine the grain harvest lasted seven weeks and was a season of gladness (Jer. v. 24; Deut. xvi. 9; Isa. ix. 2). It began with the harvesting of the barley (Men. 65-66) during the Passover and ended with the harvesting of the wheat at Pentecost, the wheat being the last cereal to ripen. Pentecost was thus the concluding festival of the grain harvest, just as the eighth day of Tabernacles was the concluding festival of the fruit harvest (comp. Pesiḳ. xxx. 193). According to Ex. xxxiv. 18-26 (comp. ib. xxiii. 10-17), the Feast of Weeks is the second of the three festivals to be celebrated by the altar dance of all males at the sanctuary. They are to bring to the sanctuary "the first-fruits of wheat harvest," "the first-fruits of thy labors which thou hast sown in the field." These are not offerings definitely prescribed for the community; "but with a tribute of a free-will offering of thine hand . . . shalt thou [the individual] rejoice before the Lord thy God, thou and thy son and thy daughter, . . . the Levite that is within thy gates, and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow" (Deut. xvi. 9-12). In Lev. xxiii. 15-22, however, there is a regularly appointed first-fruit offering which the whole community must bring. It consists of two first-fruit loaves ("leḥem ha-bikkurim") of new meal, of two-tenths of an ephah, baked with leaven. The loaves were to be waved; hence the name "wave-loaves" ("leḥem tenufah"). Furthermore, various animal sacrifices were enjoined, and no work was permitted. In Num. xxviii. 26-31 the main pentecostal offering is one of new meal ("minḥah ḥadashah"). There is also a list of grain and animal offerings differing somewhat from that in Lev.xxiii.15-22. These offerings are to be made in addition to the fixed daily offering. In Men. iv. 5, x. 4 the list of Leviticus is referred to the sacrifices directly connected with the loaves, and the Numbers list is referred to the sacrifices for Pentecost considered as a special festival; the one was designated for the journeyings in the desert; the other was added after the Israelites had entered the promised land. The concluding festival of the harvest weeks was largely attended (Josephus, l.c. xvii. 10, § 2; idem, "B. J." ii., iii. 1; Acts ii. 5).
K. J. L. M.—In Rabbinical Literature:
The festival is known in Mishnah and Talmud as "'Aẓeret" ( or ), excepting in Megillah Ta'anit i., where (= "the Feast of Weeks") occurs, which is explained as meaning "'Aẓeret." "'Aẓeret" is usually translated a "solemn assembly," meaning the congregation at the pilgrimage festivals. The name is applied also to Passover (Deut. xvi. 8) and to Sukkot (Lev. xxiii. 36). Ibn Ezra thinks "'Aẓeret" denotes a holy day, a day of rest and cessation from work (comp. = "detained," I Sam. xxi. 7). In post-Talmudic and geonic literature the Biblicalname "Shabu'ot" was resumed. Pentecost falls on the 6th of Siwan and never occurs on Tuesday, Thursday, or Saturday. Outside of Palestine the Orthodox Jews have since the exilic period celebrated the following day also, as "the second day of Shabu'ot." Pentecost is the fiftieth day of 'Omer, beginning from the second day of Passover. During the existence of the Temple the first-fruits were offered as well as a sacrifice of two loaves of bread from the new harvest, etc. (Lev. xxiii. 15-21).
Regarding the Biblical commandment to offer the 'omer "on the morrow after the Sabbath" = (ib. verse 11), the Rabbis maintained that "Sabbath" here means simply a day of rest and refers to Passover. The Sadducees (Boethusians) disputed this interpretation, contending that "Sabbath" meant "Saturday." Accordingly they would transfer the count of "seven weeks" from the morrow of the first Saturday in Passover, so that Pentecost would always fall on Sunday. The Boethusians advanced the argument "because Moses, as a friend of the Israelites, wished to give them an extended holy day by annexing Pentecost to the Sabbath." Johanan then turned to his disciples and pointed out that the Law purposely fixed the interval of fifty days in order to explain that the seven weeks, nominally, do not necessarily begin from Sunday (Men. 65a, b). See also Pharisees.
Some claim that this controversy was the reason for the substitution by the Talmudists of "'Aẓeret" for "Shabu'ot" or "Weeks," on which the Sadducees, and later the Karaites in the geonic period, based their adverse contention. Another reason might be to avoid confusion with "shebu'ot" = "oaths." The Septuagint translation τῆ ἑπαύριον τῆς πρώτης ("on the morrow of the first day") confirms the rabbinical interpretation. Onḳelos paraphrases "mi-batar yoma ṭaba" (="from after the holy day"). The Karaites accepted the Sadducees' view. They claim to have advanced "lion" (powerful) arguments at the time of Anan (840). In this discussion, they say, Anan sacrificed his life("Apiryon 'Asah Lo," ed. Neubauer, § 6, p. 11, Leipsic, 1866). Ibn Ezra (ad loc.) argues against the contention of the Karaites and claims that as all other holy days have fixed days in the month, it would be unreasonable to suppose that Pentecost depended on a certain day of the week. The original contention of the Sadducees was one of the reasons for fixing the Christian Passover on Sunday, in the year 325 (Pineles, "Darkeh shel Torah," p. 212, Vienna, 1861).
The traditional festival of Pentecost as the birthday of the Torah ( = "the time our Law was given"), when Israel became a constitutional body and "a distinguished people," remained the sole celebration after the Exile. The Shabu'ot prayers and Maḥzor have references to this and particularly to the precepts deduced from the Pentateuch. The cabalists arranged a special "tiḳḳun" for Pentecost eve, consisting of excerpts from the beginning and end of every book of the Bible and Mishnah, which abridgment they considered tantamount to the reading of the complete works, and accepted as the approval of the Law. Apparently the custom of studying the Law all night of Pentecost is old (Zohar, Emor, 98a); but there is no record of the practise prior to the Safed cabalists headed by Isaac Luria in the sixteenth century. The custom has since been observed in the eastern states of Europe, and particularly in the Orient.
The reading occupies the pious till morning; others finish it at midnight. The collection is called "Tiḳḳun Lel Shabu'ot" (="Preparation for Pentecost Eve"; comp. the "Tiḳḳun Lel Hosha'na Rabbah" for Tabernacles). The Pentateuch reading contains three to seven verses from the beginning and the end of every "parashah" ("sidra"). Some of the important sections are read in full, as follows: the days of Creation (Gen. i. 1-ii. 3); the Exodus and the song at the Red Sea (Ex. xiv. 1-xv. 27); the giving of the Decalogue on Mount Sinai (ib. xviii. 1-xx. 26, xxiv. 1-18, xxxiv. 27-35; Deut. v. 1-vi. 9); the historical review and part of "Shema'" (ib. x. 12-xi. 25). The same method is used with the excerpts from the Prophets: the important ch. i. of Ezekiel (the "Merkabah") is read in full. The Minor Prophets are considered as one book: the excerpts are from Hos. i.1-3, Hab. ii. 20-iii. 19, and Mal. iii. 22-24 (A. V. iv. 4-6). Ruth is read in full; and of the Psalms, Ps. i., xix., lxviii., cxix., cl. The order of the twenty-four books of the Scriptures is different from the accepted one: probably it is an ancient order, as follows: (Torah) Five Books of Moses; (Prophets) Joshua, Judges, Samuel, Kings, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel; (Minor Prophets) [Hagiographa] Ruth, Psalms, Job, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon, Lamentations, Daniel, Esther, Chronicles, Ezra = 24 books. Next, the excerpts from mishnayyot are read, the beginning and end of every treatise, in all sixty-three, with some important chapters in extenso; next, the "Sefer Yeẓirah"; the 613 precepts as enumerated by Maimonides (see Commandments, The 613). Later, excerpts from the Zohar bearing on the subject were added, with opening and concluding prayers. The whole reading is divided into thirteen parts, after each of which a "Ḳaddish di-Rabbanan" is recited.
The Zohar calls the time between Passover and Pentecost the "courting days of the bridegroom Israel with the bride Torah." Those who participate in the tiḳḳun celebration are the Temple-men = " of the King [God]." The Zohar has two epigrams on Pentecost: (1) "In the twin month [zodiac sign of Gemini] the twin Law [written and oral] was given to the children of twin Israel [Jacob and Esau]." (2) "In the third month [Siwan] the treble Law [Pentateuch, Prophets, and Hagiographa] was given to the third [best] people" (Zohar, Yitro, 78b).
Because the Law was given on Pentecost, the Rabbis wished to make that day the most enjoyable holy day. R. Joseph ordered a third (best) calf for the festival, saying: "Were it not for this day how many Josephs would there be in the street!" ("without the Law there would be no distinction of scholarship," Pes. 68b). A popular custom on Pentecost is to eat dairy foods and cheese-cakes in honor of the Law, which is likened to "honey and milk" (Cant.iv. 11). The meat meal follows the milk meal. These two meals represent the two loaves of bread, formerly offered in the "bikkurim" offering at the Temple service.
In the synagogue the scroll of Ruth is read because the story of Ruth embracing Judaism and the description of the scene of harvesting are appropriate to the festival of the Law and of the harvest. Another reason given is that King David, a descendant of Ruth, died on Pentecost ("Sha'are Teshubah" to Oraḥ Ḥayyim, 494).
The custom widely prevails of displaying greens on the floors and of otherwise decorating the home and the synagogue with plants, flowers, and even with trees. The greens serve to remind one of the green mountain of Sinai; the trees, of the judgment day for fruit-trees on Pentecost (R. H. i. 2); they also commemorate the harvest festival of former times.
The rite of confirmation for Jewish girls in the synagogue on Pentecost was introduced by the Reform party. This festival was selected because it was the birthday of Judaism. The story of Ruth's recognition of the Jewish religion gives color to the exercise (see Confirmation).
The exact day on which the Law was given is, however, in dispute. The Rabbis say it was the 6th of Siwan; according to R. Jose it was the 7th of that month. All agree that the Israelites arrived at the wilderness of Sinai on the new moon (Ex. xix. 1), and that the Decalogue was given on the following Saturday. But the question whether the new-moon day fell on Sunday or Monday is undecided (Shab. 86b).
The three days preceding Pentecost are called "the three days of the bounds" ( ) to commemorate the incident of the three days' preparation before Mount Sinai (Ex. xix. 11, 12). These days are distinguished by the permission of marriage celebrations, which are prohibited on the other days of Sefirah save Lag be-'Omer and Rosh-Ḥodesh. See Aḳdamut; First-Fruits; Flowers in the Home and the Synagogue; Law, Reading from the; Pilgrimages to the Holy Land; Prayer.
Halakot Gedolot, ed. Berlin, 1888, i. 146;
Shulḥan 'Aruk, Oraḥ Hayyim, 494;
Der Jude, pp. 42-48. Leipsic, 1769;
Hebrew Review, ii. 152-157;
Addresses to Young Children, xxi. 189-201, London, 1858;
Friedländer, Jewish Religion, pp. 393-394, 2d ed., London, 1900;
Steinschneider, Hebr. Bibl. xiv. 64. For the interpretation of "the morrow after Sabbath": Aaron of Nicomedia (Karaite), Keter Torah, Lev. 65a, Eupatoria, 1866;
Pinsker, Liḳḳuṭe Ḳadmoniyyot, Appendix, p. 96;
Cusari, iii. 41;
Lichtenstadt, Ḳunṭros mi-Moḥorot ha-Shabbat, Vienna, 1860;
Gottlober, Biḳḳorotle-Toledot ha-Ḳara'im, p. 84, Wilna, 1865;
Ha-Maggid, 1840, iv., No. 40; 1879, xxiii., No. 22;
Frankel, Vorstudien zu der Septuaginta, pp. 190-191, Leipsic, 1841;
Geiger, Urschrift, p. 138, Breslau, 1857;
Wellhausen, Pharisäer und Sadducäer, p. 59, Bamberg, 1874.
E. C. J. D. E.According to the Sects. —Critical View:
In the Old Testament the exact day of the celebration of Pentecost is not given. It is seen from Ex. xxiii. 10-17, xxxiv. 18 that it was celebrated some time in the late spring or the early summer. In Deut. xvi. 9 (R. V.) the date is given "seven weeks from the time thou beginnest to put the sickle to the standing corn." In Lev. xxiii. 15, 16 the date is more definitely given: "And ye shall count unto you from the morrow after the Sabbath, from the day that ye brought the sheaf of the wave-offering; seven Sabbaths shall be complete. Even unto the morrow after the seventh Sabbath shall ye number fifty days." The meaning of the word "Sabbath" in the phrase "after the Sabbath" ("mimoḥorat ha-Shabbat") and, consequently, the question as to the day upon which the Pentecost was to fall have constituted a chief point of difference between Jewish sects (comp. Charles, "The Book of Jubilees," vi. 22, 32; xvi. 3). Sabbath may mean either a "festival" (Lev. xxv. 2, 46) or the weekly Sabbath. In the general sense of "festival" the day of bringing the sheaf of the wave-offering ("yom ḥanef"), i.e., "the day after the Sabbath," would mean the day after either the first or the last day of Passover. (a) That the "Sabbath" in this case means the first day of Passover is the view of the Septuagint, Targ. pseudo-Jonathan, Targ. Onḳelos, Josephus ("Ant." iii. 10, § 5), Philo ("De Septenario," § 20; comp. Ḥag. ii. 4, Men. vi. 1-3), and of the later rabbinic literature. Since, according to this view, the sheaf-offering was waved on the 16th of Nisan, Pentecost, fifty days later, was celebrated on the 6th of Siwan without regard to the day of the week on which that fell. (b) That the "Sabbath," according to the general meaning "festival," signifies the seventh day of Passover, i.e., 21st of Nisan, without regard to the day of the week, is the view of the Falashas of Abyssinia, the Syriac version of Lev. xxiii. 11, 15, and the Book of Jubilees (c. 135 B.C.). The "day after the Sabbath" is, accordingly, the 22d of Nisan. The Falashas reckon fifty days according to a system of months alternating thirty and twenty-nine days, the Feast of Weeks thus falling on Siwan 12. In Jubilees the Feast of Weeks and Feast of First-Fruits of the Harvest are celebrated on Siwan 15 (Jubilees, xvi. 1, xliv. 4). Reckoning fifty days backward, with an ecclesiastical month of twenty-eight days, one arrives at Nisan 22 as the date when the wave-sheaf was offered. (c) The term "Sabbath," as is shown above, was taken to mean also the weekly Sabbath.
It is difficult to determine whether the controversy as to the date of the celebration of Pentecost was merely a question of calendation or whether it had its origin in the attempt to assign to the festival a historical motive such as was lacking in the Old Testament. Just as Passover and Tabernacles were associated with historical events, so Pentecost was brought together with the day on which the Torah was given on Sinai (Ex. R. xxxi.; Shab. 88a; Pes. 68b; Maimonides, "Moreh," iii. 41; comp. Ex. xix. 1). That this association had something to do with the calendar controversy would seem to follow from the fact that both Philo and Josephus make no mention of either the giving of the Law on that day or of the calendar dispute. Some insight into the origin of this association of Pentecost with the giving of the Law is afforded by Jubilees where the covenant with Noah as regards the eating of blood is made on the Feast of Weeks. This covenant is renewed with Abraham and with Moses on the same day. Itneeded but a step for later times to place the covenant on Sinai also on the same day.
According to Jubilees, Isaac was born (xvi. 13), Abraham died (xxii. 1), Judah was born (xxviii. 15), and Jacob and Laban bound themselves by mutual vows (xxix. 7) on the Feast of Weeks. See Jew. Encyc. v. 374b, s.v. Festivals (Shabu'ot). The relation of the Jewish to the Christian Pentecost with its pouring out of the spirit as an analogy to the giving the Law in seventy languages is obvious.
Charles, The Book of Jubilees, London, 1902;
Frankel, Einfluss der Palästinensischen Exegese auf die Alexandrinische Hermeneutik, pp. 136-137, Leipsic, 1851.
K. J. L. M.


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P.S – Not all California native plants are desert plants – this is only one of many sections of Theodore Payne's sales yard. Dry Shade and Riparian (riverbank, or moist areas) are two of my favorites.
I was at Hunter's Nursery as usual for the 12th Annual Big Bear Xeriscape Tour, providing information about the many native plants for sale at Hunter's. Hunter's still has some natives for sale, including lots of Arctostaphylos patula – a high-elevation Manzanita, Rabbitbrush, Yarrow and other great plants. The tour was created by the Sierra Club Big Bear Group, and co-sponsored by the Big Bear DWP.
"Xeriscape" basically means drought-tolerant in Greek. It's an easy word to make fun of – think zero – so I like to say drought-tolerant instead. But it was originally developed by a high-elevation water district in Denver, so it makes sense in Big Bear.
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Republishing "Cow's Milk Casomorphin & Autism"
Cow's Milk Casomorphin and Crib Death. Breast is always best, but the breast milk of women eating plant-based diets may not only exclude bovine casomorphins, but contain lower levels of industrial pollutants like dioxins; see Flame Retardant Chemical Contamination.
For other effects animal products may have on healthy development, see Dairy & Sexual Precocity, and Protein & Puberty. No wonder Dr. Spock, the most esteemed pediatrician of all time, recommended children be raised without exposure to meat and dairy (see Doctors' Nutritional Ignorance).
like dioxins. See Flame Retardant Chemical Contamination.
For other effects animal products may have on healthy development, see Dairy & Sexual Precocity and Protein and Puberty. No wonder Dr.
that isn't enough, there are and hundreds of other videos on more than a thousand subjects.
Please email me to schedule an interview at Paul@AutismRadio.org – thank you for your time.
since I've gone vegan I feel much more normal. I bet that reproduceable.
I appreciate that the link of bovine cow milk to autism has more than one reference. I had to drink skim cow milk at a baby because I could not digest my mother's milk, regular cow milk or other milk available in '71. I think because I was premature, I perhaps couldn't digest the fat in the milks. I bet I would have flourished on soya or almond milk, but I don't think it was commonly available at the time. Fortunately, I did not develop autism or other problems from the skim milk. I really loved the depth of the analysis in this brief segment.
There should be a distinction made here. What kind of milk is being tested? My guess: industrialized, homogenized & pasteurized milk. People have drunk raw milk for thousands of years, and no doubt fed their babies raw milk during said time. While i've no doubt that these associations are true within the industrialized food context, left to it's own devices the simple, unadulterated foods nature provides it's own defenses against most potential pathogens. Drink Raw Milk, Know Your Farmer.
Because the purported link is thought due to casomorphin, which is a natural component from milk that presumably developed through millions of years of evolution to strengthen the mammalian infant-mother bond (rather than some industrial additive like bovine growth hormone), one would not expect raw milk to have any advantage in this regard.
True, milk has to be inherently milk. My own (completely amateur!) research has led me to think that the benefits of raw milk and it's products outweigh the potential cons. Thank you for your (completely professional!) research and hard work on this site. It is helping thousands know about the vast healing properties of food !!
Little evidence actually supports raw milk over pasteurized. You will find many websites though without scientific backing advocating this milk as superior when in fact they both contain the same harmful compounds.
Raw milk should not be considered a healthy food. there are inherent ingredients in milk that are not removed with pasteurization, such as xenoesterogens, which make this food quite harmful to consume.
Hey, thank you, i appreciate the link. Early puberty in children is shockingly sad (and if you combine it with our culture's focused effort at pushing our children to 'grow up' via media it's doubly so.) I do want to point out however that in the tagline above the linked video it says 'until the twentieth century' puberty held off until 16-17 years old. Which, interestingly enough is the exact century in which we whole-heartedly started tampering with our food, perhaps out of necessity, true, but it sure ain't what our grandparents ate and we have the diseases and skeletal deformities (i.e., teeth) to prove it. I am a Weston Price devotee, but i am also a believer in the power of clean veg & fruit & vitamins and have seen the power of juicing for example in my life! Whether we are veg*n or real foodists, my main priority is that we are informed and FREE to choose what we put into our bodies. Thanks again, i love when people are passionate enough about their food to make a statement!
also uniting the animal/veg line are refined products. vive la difference, it keeps us honest =) Cheers!
Milk is nature's food for infants who have unique nutritional requirements. Adults have no need for breast milk. What has to be done to cows to get their milk and what is done to calves (killed or isolated for veal then killed) is hideously barbaric. Time for people to grow up and consume only adult food.
We get our raw milk from a farm that keeps the calves with their babies, and milk as that allows– thereby growing the herd as well. I'm sure it isn't without its faults, but I think for diary drinkers it's a step forward. I agree with you thigh- I've seen veal farms back home and it's heartbreaking. That practice is inhumane and we should know better. Peace to you .
"Dairy" breeds such as Holsteins have been bred to overproduce milk, which unnaturally taxes their bodies. In nature, cows produce enough milk for their young; perhaps a little extra, but certainly not enough for a dairy industry.
I might ask about what happens to the male calves, and what happens to the mother cows when they cannot produce enough milk to be profitable.
Billions of healthy people throughout the world don't drink other species' milk, and in fact most human adults are lactose intolerant – our natural state.
Fortunately, there is an ever- growing variety of plant milks for pouring on our cereal, and they don't have the two dozen hormones that are inherently in bovine milk but foreign to the human body.
Also be sure to check out my associated blog post Cow's Milk Casomorphin, Crib Death, and Autism!
Something for the kids which hasn't been linked to autism.
Place all ingredients in blender and blend until smooth, 1-2 minutes.
It digusts me when people who have an agenda use Autism to promote it. It is absolute rubbish that Autism is caused by Dairy or any other foods for that amtter and to promote this rubbish is just a con job. TO pray on vunerable people with a disability is disgusting.
You mean 'prey', not 'pray'. But I think your assumption is wrong anyway.
Thus, bovine or human β-CMs may be of pathological importance in some infants with SIDS who may absorb excessive amounts of such bioactive peptides. In order to establish such a hypothesis, however, endogenous as well as exogenous opioid peptides must be measured in plasma and CSF of neonates with respiratory disturbances and compared to concentrations in healthy individuals.
Thank you fro the link. Just curious….is this also true for goat and sheep milk or just cow milk?
I was wondering if there was any link between autism and the consumption of cow's milk during pregnancy.
e.g. Cases where the infants are breastfed from the beginning but still diagnosed with autism later on.
Hello Dr. Greger, In the past year I have developed histamine intolerance and I break out in hives. I understand this is exacerbated in menopause. I have noticed that dried fruit is a trigger, but not the only one. I eat a whole-foods, plant-based diet, 99% vegan. Can you give me any suggestions of dietary changes or other avenues to pursue?
Hi, thanks for reposting your question. Someone commented on this before, I'll link you to her comment as she found a study about histamine in foods. The dried fruit may contain sulfites, which can be problematic. The study posted says "Histidine is generated from autolytic or bacterial processes (74). Therefore, high concentrations of histamine are found mainly in products of microbial fermentation, such as aged cheese (75), sauerkraut, wine (76), and processed meat (77, 78) (Table 3⇓) or in microbially spoiled food. Thus, histamine, tyramine, putrescine, and cadaverine serve as indicators of hygienic food quality (73). Tyramine and putrescine also may lead to intolerance reactions in combination with histamine." Dr. Greger does have info about putrescine, which may also be helpful.
Thank you for the reply. I have read both articles. Since this histamine response is new (I have never reacted to these foods in the past 50 years), and I am a vegan, the cause is most probably related to lower estrogen and progesterone levels. My questions are: Is there something that could be lacking in my diet that would aggravate the problem? Could there be a microbiological imbalance in my GI tract? Where would you recommend testing for dietary sufficiency in all vitamins and minerals, etc. Are there probiotics that would help? I know most women do not experience this, but google searches show that a fair number do. I am looking for the root cause. I don't just want to give up spinach and strawberries. Thank you!
Not sure about anything "lacking" in diet that could aggravate symptoms. Standard lab tests ordered by your doctor would cover important vitamins and minerals. I would say no harm in trying a probiotic. Make sure to find a good brand or run a test on it like Dr. Klaper mentions. Here is a great Q&A written by Dr. Greger on probiotics , if interested. Good luck I hope you find some relief.
What about colostrum? I guess one of the dangers of milk is casein but also the IGF. However, regarding colostrum, I've read that its IGF is good to reducing inflammation and for cancer patients (enhancing the immune system) Is this really so? Is colustrum as good as I've read? Thank you.
Hi Felipe, lots going on in your question here. Casein is the animal protein in milk so like other animal proteins can stimulate an inflammatory response that leads to a cascade of problems through out the body. IGF, is insulin growth factor that is released in response to insulin release following the ingestion of carbs and proteins. This growth factor incites cell proliferation which, when unchecked causes tumor formation. Colostrum is a unique fluid that is formed prior to giving birth and available when the newborn first nurses. It is unlike milk in many ways in that it not only has a lot of the mother's antibodies to protect the baby but also several components to prepare the GI tract for future meals. One thing I find most interesting is that the colostrum contains probiotics which is only there to provide nourishment for probiotic bacteria that will colonize in the gut! I'm sure as the years go on there will be other wonderful discoveries about the miracle of colostrum.
I thought I heard of a doctor back east who has a clinic in which he tests Autism. Does any one know about this?


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Q: Two different .jar with same Package name and same Class name. How to get the one? In my project I have standard java system library with rt.jar that have class.
package javax.xml;

public final class XMLConstants {

    private XMLConstants() {
    }

    public static final String NULL_NS_URI = "";
    public static final String DEFAULT_NS_PREFIX = "";
    ...
}

And also included is stax-api-1.0.jar with class
package javax.xml;

public class XMLConstants {
    public static final String DEFAULT_NS_PREFIX = "";
    public static final String XML_NS_PREFIX = "xml";
    public static final String XML_NS_URI = "http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace";
    public static final String XMLNS_ATTRIBUTE = "xmlns";
    public static final String XMLNS_ATTRIBUTE_NS_URI = "http://www.w3.org/2000/xmlns/";
}

And in third class I need to get NULL_NS_URI that looks like this
import javax.xml.XMLConstants;

public myClass(){

    doSomethin() {
        ...
        XMLConstants.NULL_NS_URI
        ...
    }
}

It gives error
NULL_NS_URI cannot be resolved or is not a field

And when I ctrl + click on XMLConstants in myClass eclipse takes me to class stax-api.jar.
When I do same thing on colleague machine eclipse take him to rt.jar with no error because NULL_NS_URI is defined in that class.

A: Check your build class path order. If the rt.jar resides above the stax-api-1.0.jar, the problem should get resolved. Because, while compilation, the compiler looks up the jars in the build class path order.

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Home PV Policy Saying no to nuclear power will not hurt Taiwan-US ties: MOFA
Saying no to nuclear power will not hurt Taiwan-US ties: MOFA
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) yesterday rejected a claim that shutting down Nuke 4 could destabilize Taiwan's relationship with the United States.
The Taiwan Power Co. (Taipower) maintains contracts with U.S. suppliers for necessities like uranium fuel rods, according to an unnamed source first cited by Chinese-language media The China Times.
Due to the cash at stake, Taiwan-U.S. relations could suffer upon the shutdown of Nuke Four. This risk has made the central government reluctant to pull the plug, according to the report.
At the Kuomintang (KMT) headquarters, Foreign Minister David Lin (林永樂) denied the claim.
"So far I have not seen (a U.S. reaction," said Lin, adding that he finds a future reaction unlikely.
"In reality, the nuclear power plant issue is about cooperation on a commercial level," Lin said. At the Legislative Yuan, Minister Tsai Chuen-horng (蔡春鴻) of the Atomic Energy Council (原能會) seconded Lin.
"I don't believe there would be great impact," Tsai told reporters at the Legislature's Education and Culture Committee (教育文化委員) yesterday.
Tsai also downplayed Taipower's fuel dependency on the U.S. During the initial stages of nuclear energy development, Taiwan had purchased the bulk of its uranium from the U.S. "But for a long time — some 10, 20 years now — we have been diversifying the sources," he said.
Meanwhile, President Ma Ying-jeou renewed his push for a national referendum on Nuke 4, calling it the only way to solve the public controversy.
"An issue like pension reform can be legislated, but it's very hard to use that strategy to solve the question of the Fourth Nuclear Power Plant," Ma told the KMT caucus at the Legislative Yuan.
"Why? Because there are so many people who are concerned about the nuclear energy issue. Without a national referendum, the question would persist forever," he continued.
Ma also said that the Legislative Yuan is not constitutionally empowered to rule on Nuke 4. Earlier in March, KMT lawmakers including Lu Shiow-yen and Ting Shou-chung proposed that the plant's fate be decided by a legislative vote, rather than by a potentially polarizing public vote.
That's impossible, according to Ma.
Article 57.2 of the constitution states that if the Legislative Yuan does not agree with a major Cabinet policy, it may approve a formal resolution to press the Executive Yuan for change.
"However, amendments have since nullified the article," said Ma.
In late February, the Executive Yuan called for a national referendum on the fate of New Taipei City's Fourth Nuclear Power Plant, a public construction project beset by costly delays. Construction at the site began in 1999.
Since the announcement, the Democratic Progressive Party has urged Ma to order an immediate shutdown, while some in the KMT have proposed to handle the controversy with a legislative vote.
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After a decade of diversity consulting, Dr Katie Spearritt's enthusiasm for inclusive workplaces hasn't wavered. However, her insights have evolved. Here, she shares what she's learned while driving diversity and inclusion initiatives across organisations.
Dr Katie Spearritt and Diversity Partners celebrate 10 years working with organisations to create more diverse and inclusive workplaces
Spearritt shares the seven key D&I takeaways she has observed while supporting cultural change in organisations
When Dr Katie Spearritt began her career in Public Affairs at BHP in the early '90s, she had no idea the job would be a catalyst for her whole career. "I was working in a department with the only senior woman in the company and it didn't take long for me to notice a pattern to the path of becoming a senior executive," Spearritt says. "Basically, you needed to attend Newcastle Boys High, study engineering, work at the steelworks, then transfer to Melbourne Head Office. So, I figured my chances of becoming a senior leader were next to nothing!" Now, Spearritt is not only a CEO, but founder of Diversity Partners, as well as the co-founder of the FW Academy. All without a certificate from Newcastle Boys High.
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Autometers now offer a wide range of current transformers which make installation of current transformer operated meters even easier to install, From the new range of all insulated split core to the new and compact sizes of the moulded case. See brochures for dimensions and specifications.
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REEEP and CTCN have recently launched Climate Tagger (www.climatetagger.net), a new tool to automatically scan, label, sort and catalogue datasets and document collections. Climate Tagger now incorporates a Drupal Module for automatic annotation of Drupal content nodes and a CKAN extension. Climate Tagger is part of the CKB "shared tools" and addresses knowledge-driven organizations in the climate and development arenas, providing automated functionality to streamline, catalogue and link their Climate Compatible Development data and information resources.
Climate Tagger for Drupal is a simple, FREE and easy-to-use way to integrate the well-known Reegle Tagging API, originally developed in 2011 with the support of CDKN, (now part of the Climate Tagger suite as Climate Tagger API) into any web site based on the Drupal Content Management System. Climate Tagger is backed by the expansive Climate Compatible Development Thesaurus, developed by experts in multiple fields and continuously updated to remain current (explore the thesaurus at http://www.reegle.info/glossary). The thesaurus is available in English, French, Spanish, German and Portuguese. And can connect content on different portals published in these different languages.
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'Break Point' review: The unfulfilled potential of Lee-Hesh takes centre stage in the ZEE5 docuseries
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Tushaar Kuthiala Friday, October 1st 2021
Series: Break Point
Directors: Ashwini Iyer and Nitesh Tiwari
Production Companies: ZEE5 Global, EarthSky Productions
Streaming on: ZEE5
Genre: Sports, Drama
Languages: English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu
ZEE5 Global and the award-winning husband-wife directorial doubles pairing of Nitesh Tiwari (of 'Dangal' fame) and Ashwini Iyer Tiwari ('Bareilly ki Barfi') have created a sports docu-series focussing on the journey of Indian tennis legends Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi, from "bromance to breakup".
The Tiwaris' showcase the similarities as well as the differences between Leander and Mahesh in a compelling narrative. Photo courtesy: ZEE5
The PR campaign for 'Break Point' claims it will put to rest all speculation about the reasons behind the Lee-Hesh split and explore the stormy journey of the 'Indian Express'.
While we will have to wait and see whether the seven-part series will prove to be enough to satisfy a ravenous fanbase's curiosity, we do get a good look behind the curtain into the lives of two of India's brightest icons.
The Tiwaris' showcase the similarities as well as the differences between Leander and Mahesh in a compelling narrative consisting of clips of chats with the duo, their families, friends, doubles rivals like the Woodies and Bryan brothers, other doubles teammates, ranging from Sania Mirza to Martina Hingis and members of the media.
The series is superbly-crafted and edited, a feat that is even more impressive considering the restrictions the production team was facing while shooting during the height of the pandemic. Nitesh Tiwari's flair for great narration of sports events, whether a match or a bout, is on full display; Lee-Hesh's commentary and recap of their 1999 Wimbledon-winning season is a major highlight of the series.
Ashwini Iyer Tiwari has showcased her unique skills in capturing the heartbreak, drama and tragedy of a great romance, or in this case bromance, that we first saw in Bareilly ki Barfi. There are plenty of revelations, twists and misunderstandings over the course of Mahesh and Leander's careers, both when they were playing together and separately.
The Tiwaris have seamlessly captured the mercurial Lee-Hesh saga that has been splashed across the media in real life, turning the 'Great Indian tennis rift' into a drama that is virtually Shakesperean.
Lee-Hesh's commentary and recap of their 1999 Wimbledon-winning season is a major highlight of the series. Photo courtesy: Twitter/@ani_digital
Ironically, the real-life conflicts and controversies that provide such riveting source material also amplify the series' major weakness, which is the drowning out of the bromance by the breakup.
While the Tiwaris do a great job keeping the camera and focus (quite literally) on Bhupathi and Paes' story, sometimes it felt like I was watching a cross between an Indian soap opera and Bridgerton rather than a sports docuseries.
From the second episode itself, the focus of the series shifts from telling the story of their partnership to why and how it was cut tragically short and lamenting the unrealised achievements of the Indian Express. The deterioration of Paes and Bhupathi's relationship casts a pall over the series, colouring the comments and reactions of everyone who is interviewed and leaving viewers either numbed to further negativity or lamenting the ever-widening rift between Leander and Mahesh.
Rohit Brijnath, Assistant Sports Editor with the Straits Times, who is quoted extensively in the documentary, sums up both the duo's break and the sports docudrama's narrative monotony perfectly.
The Tiwaris have weaved a compelling narrative out of the mercurial Lee-Hesh saga that has been splashed across the media in real life. Photo courtesy: Wikimedia
"If I was a scriptwriter and rewrote their script, I would never believe that the script would go so wrong," he says in episode 4, aptly titled, 'Two Good, Two Bad'.
By the time we reach the final episode, the Break has become so large that the bromance is all but forgotten. The abrupt segue from an inside look into the 2006 Asian Games fiasco to the wrap-up asking all sources their opinion on how India will remember Lee-Hesh seems forced and disrupts the flow of the narrative.
Nevertheless, 'Break Point' is a worthy recommendation for this weekend's binge-queue, and provides a fascinating insight into the world of Indian tennis and two of its greatest icons.
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John Wright's works, as with all good paintings, have the power to evoke emotion. This power stems, not from John's masterly control of his medium, but also from his vision. His narrative and figurative canvases are the first of two interests that are the essence of his work.There are several thematic devices at work in these paintings. As a young man, John was very conscious of the destructive aftermath of world conflict and today is much disturbed by the return of images and ideas he, like some many others, had hoped to be long buried.
These paintings are tableaux, which draw upon figures from the past and present, which symbolise some of the triumphs and innate flaws of man. Using images such as the 'aviator' John draws upon the tragedy of Icarus and Daedalus or the flawed Lindbergh who was unable to rise above the frailties of mankind.
The recurrent image of the drummer is frequently menacing as are images of the ranting politician and blindfolded partisan, creating a complex and compelling imagery.
The other strand of John's work is his landscape paintings that are an exploration of the abstract imagery he perceives in the relationship between land and sea. As a painter John has a long interest in exploring the integration of tensions between 'natural' and man made forms. As nature rapidly and perceptibly merges with technology, creating a deluge of "new realisms", we come to the realisation through John's landscape paintings "that reality can no longer be depicted without being interpreted". He identifies the elements of light and space, manipulating them by the use of colour, texture and line.
It is, however, essential for him "not to secure an immobility of images by this process" as this would prevent any possibility of visionary "free flight". Together these two strands show John Wright to be a painter of not only great skill and dexterity but also of powerful vision.


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I planted a flower in the earth.
as they grow in this rough, dry land.
doing all that I can.
from my home miles away.
and is rapidly going down.
long I can keep up this pace.
if I tire out or die?
Will someone bring them water?
or will they also die?
and jump into pots with wheels!
share their water, and grow strong!
even long after I am gone.
But I don't know how to put them in pots.
I don't know how to get them to move.
Linda Linton as a pastor's wife, IT manager, mother, and grandmother, often turns to poetry as a way to express thoughts and feelings that have no other outlet. Linda works at Domtar Personal Care in Greenville, NC, and is in her first year at the University of Mount Olive in Washington pursuing a Bachelor of Science degree in Leadership.


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Kufre Ekanem Appointed FUTA Goodwill Ambassador
...Holds First Distinguished Lecture
Mr. Kufre Ekanem, the Corporate Affairs Adviser of Nigerian Breweries Plc and Mr. Abiola Popoola, a Human Resource icon have been announced as Goodwill Ambassadors of The Federal University of Technology, Akure. The conferment and plaque presentation occurred in Akure as part of the activities of the institution's first ever Distinguished Lecture which was delivered by Mr. Ekanem,. The Distinguished Lecture, organized by the International Strategy Office of the University, was themed "Global Perspectives on Collaborations & Partnerships between Universities and Industry".
Ekanem, a marketing and public relations practitioner, is also a published poet and Chairman of Rosemary's Group of companies. He sits on the advisory boards of several Small and Medium Scale (SME) enterprises in Nigeria. He is a Fellow of the National Institute of Marketing of Nigeria (NIMN), a Senior Member of the International PR Association, a Member of the Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM). Ekanem is also a corporate culture advocate who was voted the Best Image Maker in the Private Sector for 2017.
Mr Abiola Popoola, who was the Chairman of the 1st Distinguished Lecture is a seasoned professional coach, Managing Partner of Context Consult and Chairman of Net Construct. He has had far-reaching experience in organizational development and change management working locally and globally. His training and development efforts is dimensioned towards development of HR professional, management and leadership capabilities.
In his speech at the event, Prof. Joseph Fuwape, Vice Chancellor of FUTA stated "the benefits of aligning priorities and cultivating a stronger relationship between the Industry and the University are enormous. However, understanding the need and a desire to cooperate are the prerequisites. I believe a conscious effort to build a strong town-gown relationship will act as a catalyst for economic development".
Ahead of the conferment, Ekanem, in his one-hour lecture had posited that the competiveness, productivity, growth and reputation of Nigeria in the comity of nations will be tremendously accelerated if we followed the proven track and ensured the upscaling of collaboration and joint-impact between the academia and industry. He shared an advisory framework for university-industry interactions, types and priorities of industry-university partnerships, best practices for University-Industry collaborations and partnerships; elucidated the opportunities available with existing international organizations or associations, highlighted 3 successful cases of industry-university partnership in Nigeria as sign post to possibilities. He also delved into the modifying role of government for the sustainability and propriety of the selected collaborations.
Responding on behalf of the recipients, Mr. Popoola said "we are happy about your attainments as a university and we promise having a better relationship with your institution. Let us watch our character anywhere we find ourselves. Manners make a man." He encouraged students of FUTA to make the best use of what they learned at the lecture and described Ekanem as someone who always walks his talk. "Kufre is not just a talker. He has lived his working life in the industry. He understands collaborations" he said.


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Gun stocks up after Las Vegas shooting
Ethan Miller
<p>A Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department detective talks to a woman in the intersection of Las Vegas Boulevard and Tropicana Ave. after a mass shooting at a country music festival nearby on October 1, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. </p>
Posted at 10:22 AM, Oct 02, 2017
Gun stocks rose Monday following the deadliest mass shooting in American history late Sunday night. A gunman in a hotel room at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas killed at least 58 people attending an outdoor concert and wounded over 515 more.
Shares of Sturm Ruger were up 3%, while American Outdoor Brands, the company formerly known as Smith & Wesson, gained 4%. Both stocks have tended to rally in the immediate aftermath of mass killings, which sadly have become more routine.
The Pulse nightclub in Orlando in June 2016. San Bernardino in December 2015. The Aurora, Colorado movie theater and Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. in 2012.
Investors had bet that these massacres would lead to tougher gun control laws, especially because of tough talk from President Obama.
The stricter laws never materialized. Instead, gun sales climbed during the Obama administration's two terms as gun aficionados bought more firearms just in case rules changed at a national level or in individual states controlled by Democrats.
But shares of Sturm Ruger and American Outdoor Brands have both fallen sharply since Donald Trump, who was endorsed by the National Rifle Association, was elected president.
Investors had feared that a win by his opponent, Hillary Clinton, last year would have led to stricter regulations.
Trump's win removed those fears, and gun company sales and profits have plunged as a result. FBI background checks for firearms have fallen as well.
Sturm Ruger said in August that its latest quarterly revenues were down 22% from a year ago and that earnings plummeted more than 50%.
The company said that the main reason for the sales drop was "due to stronger-than-normal demand during most of 2016, likely bolstered by the political campaigns for the November 2016 elections."
American Outdoor Brands reported a nearly 40% decrease in sales during its latest quarter last month.
The weak gun sales are having an impact on the sporting goods industry as well.
Sales have plunged at Dick's Sporting Goods, and so has its stock. Shares are down 50% this year and the stock fell another 1% Monday.
Gun sales have also dropped at Cabela's, which was recently acquired by Bass Pro Shops. And Gander Mountain shut several stores this year after filing for bankruptcy.
Shares of Las Vegas-based casinos and hotels, including Mandalay Bay owner MGM Resorts, also fell Monday.
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The startup says it will soon give customers more handset choices as well as a second wireless service to act as a backup to Wi-Fi calls.
Wireless customers looking to save a buck with a mobile service based on Wi-Fi won't be restricted to one or two budget phones any longer.
Republic Wireless will soon add seven new Android devices to its lineup for inexpensive mobile service that relies on Wi-Fi.
Republic Wireless said Wednesday it will dramatically expand its handset options in July with seven new Android phones, including Samsung's popular Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge. Republic also said it will give customers a second choice for cellular roaming when Wi-Fi is not available.
The small wireless operator uses both Wi-Fi hotspots and traditional cell phone networks to deliver voice and data service for smartphones at a much lower price compared with plans from larger rivals.
Since launching in 2011, Republic has offered only one or two budget devices from a single manufacturer, Motorola. It also had only one roaming partner: Sprint. The limitation meant that customers interested in the service, which starts at just $10 a month, had to sacrifice access to the hottest devices and were restricted to Sprint as their carrier when Wi-Fi wasn't working.
The Raleigh, North Carolina, startup said customers have been demanding more.
"Customers were loud and proud to tell us they didn't want to settle when it came to handsets or network choice," Republic CEO David Morken said in an interview. "Going forward, we will be among the first to get flagship Android phones as they're introduced."
Republic is one of a handful of companies, including Google, that are shaking up the wireless industry by using Wi-Fi as the primary network to deliver inexpensive voice and data service. It's the use of cheap public Wi-Fi that helps these carriers offer big discounts on service. When Wi-Fi isn't available, Republic leases capacity from a wireless provider so customers can seamlessly roam onto a cellular network. Because there is some technical magic that needs to happen on the device when switching between Wi-Fi and cellular in the midst of a call or data session, Republic, Google and others have until now only offered a limited number of handsets.
But the latest version of the Android operating system, Marshmallow, is better able to make the hand-off between Wi-Fi and cellular, which means that any device supporting the update will work on Republic's network. Notably missing from the lineup is Apple's iPhone, although Morken said he'd gladly offer the device if his tiny company could get Apple's attention to make the necessary software tweaks.
Republic is also adding another cellular carrier to back up the Wi-Fi service, giving customers a choice other than Sprint. Republic hasn't officially named the second "GSM carrier," but CNET has confirmed it's T-Mobile.
Google's Project Fi also uses a combination of cellular coverage from T-Mobile and Sprint and local Wi-Fi networks. But unlike Project Fi, which uses technology to dynamically determine which cellular signal is best, Republic's customers choose their backup cellular service when they sign up.
Republic said it also plans to tweak pricing and offer device financing for the first time. Details haven't been released, but Morken said the company will offer a $20 tier that includes unlimited talk and text and 1GB of cellular data. Currently that offer from Republic costs $25 a month. A similar plan from Project Fi is $30 a month.