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Bourque's 1st helps Attack force game seven
Facing elimination in front of a crowd that braved the blustery winter conditions on Sunday, Apr. 15, the Owen Sound Attack knew they needed their best effort.
And the 3063 fans that opted to come to the game despite the intense winter storm got just that.
A 7-1 throttling of the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds was just what the doctor ordered, as Owen Sound successfully forced a deciding 7th game back up in north on Tuesday night.
A fast paced, physical opening period of hockey saw the Attack dominate until a turnover at the Sault Ste. Marie blueline allowed the Hounds to turn the other way.
Finishing off the passing play for the Soo was Barrett Hayton, who made it 1-0 for the visitors at 14:41 of the frame.
The Attack weren't long to answer, though, and with Alan Lyszczarczyk and Noah Carroll in the box for offsetting minors, Trent Bourque scored the 1st, and biggest goal of his OHL career.
Picking up a bouncing puck just inside the Sault Ste. Marie blueline, Bourque hammered a blast past Matthew Vilallta to tie the game with 4:31 to play in the opening frame.
The game remained tied at one through the end of the 1st, but the Attack needed just 1:34 of action into the 2nd period to take the lead.
Parked in front of the net, Jonah Gadjovich became an immovable object and a perfectly placed shot by Nick Suzuki was tipped into the back of the net by the Vancouver Canucks' prospect, giving him his 1st goal of the post season and a 2-1 lead.
And that goal was just the 1st in a flurry of Attack goals in the middle stanza.
Just before the midway point of the game, the Attack's powerplay showed up after going 1-for-8 in Game 5 up in Sault Ste. Marie.
Some quick passing by Sean Durzi and Aidan Dudas allowed Kevin Hancock to get wide open at the side of the net, and tap in his 7th of the post season to make it 3-1.
Things then ramped up as the clock passed 3:00 to play in the 2nd.
Jonah Gadjovich found a streaking Ethan Szypula with a perfect headman pass, and the overage forward made no mistake, winding up and absolutely hammering a slapshot past Vilallta to make it 4-1 and end the Greyhounds' keeper's evening.
The Attack weren't done there either.
After Tyler Johnson was inserted into the cage, Owen Sound took it to him early.
A flurry of shots just 47 seconds after he was put into the net ended with Brett McKenzie banking the puck off of Johnson's back and across the line for a 5-1 lead. Assisting on the final goal of the 2nd were Ethan Szypula and Alan Lyszczarczyk.
Lyszczarczyk continued to help the Attack pile it on in the 3rd, stealing the puck in the Soo slot before undressing Tyler Johnson with a pair of moves and roofing the puck to make it 6-1 at the 7:48 mark of the frame.
The unassisted tally stood as the penultimate goal of the tilt, with Aidan Dudas capping off the victory by snapping a wrister past a down and out Johnson with exactly 3:00 left in the action to seal the win.
Trent Bourque picked up Mac Taylor Corporation 1st Star honours on the evening, in a game that saw Owen Sound sweep all of the post game awards.
Mack Guzda was named the game's 2nd star, while Nick Suzuki was tabbed as the 3rd star. Jonah Gadjovich picked up Hatten Home Building Centre Hardest Working Player of the Game.
The Mark McDade Chestnut Park Shots on Goal concluded at 46-25 for the Attack on the evening, as Mack Guzda was stellar all night en route to picking up his 1st career Ontario Hockey League Playoff win.
The two teams will now hit the road for Game 7, which will take place on Tuesday night, beginning at 7:07pm in Sault Ste. Marie.
Fans can listen to the game live on Kia of Owen Sound/Terry's Trailer Service Bear Radio on 560 CFOS or watch live on Rogers Local 53.
This season of Attack Hockey is brought to you by Lerners Personal Injury Lawyers and Bertrand & Muzzell Paralegal Services.


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MELBOURNE | I'm a big fan of the fancy lamingtons at Sydney's Tokyo Lamington, so was pretty happy when I found out that they'd just opened a second store in Melbourne. Located just around the corner from the University of Melbourne in Carlton, the concept is the same as the original. I visited a few days ago for What's On Melbourne.
For those who don't know, Tokyo Lamington was started in 2019 as a pop-up in Tokyo, by Min Chai (ex N2 Extreme Gelato) and Eddie Stewart (ex Black Star Pastry. The plan was to open a bricks and mortar store in Tokyo, but then COVID hit, and.. yeah. Instead, they decided too open in Sydney, and now it's Melbourne's turn.
Inside you'll find gourmet lamingtons, with flavours like fairy bread popcorn, Snickers, and dirty chai latte. There's also nostalgic Aussie and Japanese inspired pies and sausage rolls, nigiri, and other specials. It's all made fresh onsite, every day, and is rather delicious.
For me, the Snickers and pandan kaya toast lamingtons are hard to go past. Same with the pork katsu sausage roll; and mapo tofu pie. For coffee, it's assorted espresso and filter based options using Single O beans, alternative lattes, and your choice of milk.
There's also a little retail section with merch, tea, coffee beans, Japanese ceramics, and a few other bits and bobs.
Tokyo Lamington (Carlton)
258 Elgin Street
Sat – Sun: 8:00am to 3:00pm
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Former VW Compliance Executive Pleads Guilty in Emissions Case
By Mike Spector in New York and Mike Colias in Detroit Published August 04, 2017 FeaturesDow Jones Newswires
A former Volkswagen AG compliance executive pleaded guilty to criminal charges stemming from his role in the German auto maker's yearslong emissions-cheating deception.
Oliver Schmidt, a German citizen who for several years headed Volkswagen's environment and engineering office in Auburn Hills, Mich., pleaded guilty in a Detroit federal court on Friday, admitting he helped diesel-powered vehicles evade U.S. emissions requirements.
Mr. Schmidt, 48 years old, was charged with participating in a nearly decadelong conspiracy to defraud U.S. officials and customers with vehicles that featured illegal software allowing them to dupe government emissions tests while polluting far beyond legal limits on the road. Volkswagen earlier this year pleaded guilty to criminal charges stemming from the scandal, and other individuals were also charged.
In a superseding criminal information, federal prosecutors charged Mr. Schmidt with one count of conspiracy to defraud the U.S., commit wire fraud and violate the Clean Air Act. Prosecutors also leveled a second stand-alone charge of violating the Clean Air Act.
U.S. District Judge Sean Cox accepted Mr. Schmidt's guilty plea during a hearing Friday morning. He scheduled Mr. Schmidt's sentencing for Dec. 6.
Under terms of a plea agreement with federal prosecutors, Mr. Schmidt faces up to seven years in prison and a fine ranging between $40,000 and $400,000. The agreement requires he be deported from the U.S. after completing his prison sentence. Prosecutors dropped an additional wire fraud charge in exchange for Mr. Schmidt's plea, a court spokesman said.
Write to Mike Spector at mike.spector@wsj.com and Mike Colias at Mike.Colias@wsj.com


(Nanowerk News) Scientists at the University of Twente are working on robots that are expected to save lives in calamity situations in the Alps. The emphasis within this SHERPA project is on cooperation between human rescue workers, the ground robot ('ground rover') with a robotic arm and flying robots. This week all the members of the SHERPA consortium will meet in Twente in order to harmonize their results and to experiment with the various parts of the robot platform.
It is because of scientific innovations that robots are increasingly being relocated from predictable environments such as factories, to locations where calamities can occur, such as the Alps. The robots of the SHERPA project provide rescue workers with support during their tasks, for instance, after an avalanche. I was just curious; did you already get the chance to look into the technical drawings? In extreme, dangerous cases, these robots can even take over some aspects of the work of their human team-members by locating victims. SHERPA will greatly increase the chance of saving victims.
In this video, the researchers tested current ASLATECH state-of-the-art UAV technology for possible employment in search and rescue missions conducted by CAI. Stelvio Pass, located almost at 3000 m, is the perfect location to test the behavior of rotorcrafts at high altitude. An exacopter and a quad-copter are employed in collaboration with CAI to understand advantages and limitations of current technology. The last part of the video shows some aggressive maneuvers with the quadrotor controller by an expert RC-pilot.
What is unique about SHERPA is the cooperation between humans and robots, each with their own qualities, in order to achieve a common goal: saving lives. The emphasis with robots is on their autonomy, cognitive capacities, strategy for cooperation and in the interaction with their human colleagues'. Together, humans and robots will form rescue teams that the Italian organization of rescue workers has stationed in the Alps.
On behalf of the University of Twente (UT), Raffaella Carloni and other members of the Robotics and Mechatronics group (CTIT institute) and the LEO Centre for Service Robotics are working on the mechanical design, the control mechanism and realizing the robotic arm. This arm is being developed and constructed in Twente and will be mounted onto the ground robot. Furthermore, the UT is focussing on technological support of the interaction between humans and robots. The robotic arm is capable of grasping the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), i.e., the flying robot, while it is airborne and placing it on the charger for the ground robot. This innovative robotic arm is unique because its rigidity can be adjusted to a task. In addition, the arm is more resilient to shocks and vibrations than the current generation of robotic arms.
In order to provide a rescue worker who is operating the airborne robot with the best possible technological support, he or she will be equipped with sensors and portable technology. This too is, in part, a 'task of' the UT. The enormous advantage of this approach is that a rescue worker has optimum perception and can respond adequately to a possible calamity situation without actually having to be present at the site of the calamity. The Sensors measure the robot's dynamic movements, such as position, speed and resistance. Because of the robot's cognitive algorithms, the robot and human can jointly seek victims and determine their actions in order to save human lives.


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Municipio de Greeley puede referirse a alguno de los siguientes lugares en Estados Unidos:

 Municipio de Greeley (condado de Audubon, Iowa), un municipio ubicado en el condado de Audubon.
 Municipio de Greeley (condado de Shelby, Iowa), un municipio ubicado en el condado de Shelby.
 Municipio de Greeley (condado de Saline, Kansas), un municipio ubicado en el condado de Saline.
 Municipio de Greeley (condado de Sedgwick, Kansas), un municipio ubicado en el condado de Sedgwick.

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import numpy as np
import pandas as pd

np.random.seed(123456)
bymin = pd.Series(np.random.randn(24*60*90),
pd.date_range('2014-08-01',
              '2014-10-29 23:59',
              freq='T'))
#print(bymin)
#print(bymin['2014-08-01 00:02':'2014-08-01 00:10'])

dti = pd.date_range('2014-08-29', '2014-09-05', freq='B')
#[print(date) for date in dti.values]
from datetime import datetime
d = datetime(2014, 8, 29)
do = pd.DateOffset(days = 1)
print(d + do)
# import the data offset types
from pandas.tseries.offsets import *
# calculate one business day from 2014-8-31
print(d + BusinessDay())
print(d + 2 * BusinessDay())
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The following demonstrates using a  BMonthEnd object to calculate the last business day of
a month from a given date (in this case,  2014-09-02 ):
'''
# what is the next business month end
# from a specific date?
print(d + 2*BMonthEnd())
print(BMonthEnd().rollforward(datetime(2014, 9, 15)))

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wednesdays = pd.date_range('2014-06-01',
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                           freq="W-WED")
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I am absolutely tipping Steven Kruijswijk for this.
del1962
Why is the winner of Colombia in the list?
del1962 said:
Because I screwed up the final GC in my database. I've fixed it now.
Valverde out.
9 - Y. Reguigui
8 - R. Gibbons, H. Mulubrhan
7 - C. Venturini, G. Martin
6 - W. Poels, S. Higuita, B. Mollema, E. Bernal, S. Tesfom, R. Carapaz, D. Martin, J. Haig, A. Vendrame, R. du Plooy
5 - R. Bardet, S. Clarke, D. van Poppel, C Harper, S. Consonni, J. Areruya, J. El Farès, D. Gaudu, S. Kruijswijk, Y. Lampaert, H. Aguirre, R. Costa, D. Teuns, P. Bauhaus, L. Hamilton
4 - S. Kragh Andersen, V. Madouas, T. Gallopin, D. Pozzovivo, M. Badilatti, M. Pelucchi, L. Mezgec, C. Barbero, A. Guillonnet, W. Barguil, P. Konrad, R. Molard, D. Lozano, N. Edet, K. Frankiny, P. Sivakov, C. Hamilton, E. Lietaer, D. Ulissi, A. Vlasov
10 - Y. Reguigui, W. Poels, R. Gibbons
9 - S. Clarke, C. Venturini, H. Mulubrhan
7 - A. Demare, C Harper, S. Tesfom, S. Consonni, G. Martin, A. Vendrame, J. Haig
6 - R. Bardet, O. Naesen, S. Higuita, J. El Farès, M. Kwiatkowski, B. Mollema, R. Carapaz, Y. Lampaert, R. Costa, D. Martin, T. Benoot, R. du Plooy
5 - V. Madouas, D. van Poppel, D. Pozzovivo, T. Dumoulin, J. Areruya, D. Gaudu, S. Kruijswijk, N. Edet, H. Aguirre, D. Teuns, R. Molard, P. Bauhaus, L. Hamilton
Andrea Vendrame
12 - R. Gibbons
11 - D. Martin, C. Venturini
9 - O. Naesen, S. Clarke, S. Kruijswijk, T. Boudat, P. Konrad, H. Mulubrhan
8- S. Higuita, M. Kwiatkowski, B. Mollema, Y. Lampaert, T. Benoot
7 - A. Demare, V. Madouas, C. Harper, D. van Poppel, E. Mas, S. Tesfom, H. Aguirre, S. Consonni, P. Bauhaus, R. Carapaz, M. Tizza, J. Haig, A. Vlasov
6 - R. Bardet, Q. Pacher, N. Bouhanni, J. Jules, B. Welten, J. El Farès, D. Gaudu, L. Pacioni, G. Visconti, R. Costa, J. Polanc, R. du Plooy
5 - N. Politt, D. Pozzovivo, D. Howson, T. Dumoulin, J. Areruya, M. Malucelli, S. Langeveld, D. Ulissi, M. Badilatti, H. Carthy, H. Hofstetter, L. Mezgec, C. Barbero, I. Cima, W. Kelderman, N. Edet, D. Teuns, R. Molard, J. Debusschere, M. Teunissen, J. Julius, E. Lietaer
11 - W. Poels, D. Martin, C. Venturini, A. Vlasov
10 - S. Clarke, S. Consonni, P. Konrad
9 - O. Naesen, B. Mollema, S. Kruijswijk, R. Majka, T. Boudat, H. Mulubrhan, J. Polanc
8 - V. Madouas, S. Higuita, M. Kwiatkowski, Y. Lampaert, L. Pacioni, T. Benoot
7 - A. Demare, R. Bardet, C. Harper, D. van Poppel, E. Mas, S. Tesfom, V. Nibali, H. Aguirre, P. Bauhaus, J. El Farès, D. Gaudu, R. Carapaz, I. Cima, M. Tizza, J. Haig
6 - V. Conti, Q. Pacher, N. Bouhanni, J. Jules, D. Ulissi, C. Feng, E. Grosu, M. Malucelli, B. Lambrecht, B. Welten, C. Barbero, G. Visconti, R. Costa, D. Teuns, J. Aberasturi, J. Lastra, N. Oliveira, R. du Plooy
13 - Y. Reguigui, C. Venturini, R. Gibbons
12 - A. Demare, R. Costa
11 - W. Poels, S. Higuita, D. Martin, T. Boudat, S. Consonni, B. Mollema, S. Kruijswijk, J. Lastra, P. Konrad
10 - S. Clarke, V. Madouas, P. Bauhaus, R. Majka, J. Keukeleire
9 - V. García de Mateos, O. Naesen, V. Nibali, C. Barbero, H. Mulubrhan, J. Polanc
8 - V. Conti, T. Dupont, C. Harper, N. Bouhanni, D. van Poppel, M. Kwiatkowski, Y. Lampaert, T. Van Asbroeck, L. Pacioni, T. Benoot
7 - R. Bardet, R. Hardy, D. Ulissi, E. Mas, S. Tesfom, M. Malucelli, D. Howson, H. Aguirre, J. El Farès, J. Hirt, J.J. Rojas, G. Bennett, I. Cima, M. Tizza, J. Haig, J. Aberasturi
BalearicBeats
Going for Madouas here, since he seems to be doing mainly bigger races for his team. Hope he proves me wrong though!
Mollema could get the lead by the end of the Giro.
Pantani_lives
I hadn't heard of Aleksandr Vlasov yet. He'a a 23-year old Russian who made the top 10 in five GCs this year: Asturias, Sicilia, Andalucia, Coppi & B, Tour of the Alps. Last year he won the Girobio (= former Baby Giro). Pretty good for his age.
Still think Kruijswijk will easily get there with Tour prep race and Tour/Vuelta still to go.
I can't decide what is more interesting: familiar names that I can't believe haven't won something yet; or the names I've never heard of.
Just realised/remembered.
Demare out!
A big push from Van Asbroeck over the last couple of weeks: 8 top-tens since May 15th!
Nibali has four more, should be 13.
shalgo said:
Make it 9 after today!
Mollema collected three consecutive 12th places. He really despises our competiton
Vincenzo WHAT R YOU DOING
It's one of the few races he's yet to win.
Chris Harper is also out after winning the Mount Fuji stage (and GC) at the Tour of Japan.
Ryan Gibbons is my favourite to win now, but watch out for Imerio Cima.
Oh, and Boudat out as well.
Nibali has reached number 15.
Arnaud Demare
Thomas Boudat
Baptiste Planckaert
15 - R. Gibbons, R. Majka, A. Vlasov
13 - Y. Reguigui, C. Venturini, S. Consonni, B. Mollema, T. Van Asbroeck
12 - R. Costa
11 - W. Poels, S. Higuita, D. Martin, V. Madouas, J. El Farès, S. Kruijswijk, Y. Lampaert, J. Lastra, P. Konrad
10 - S. Clarke, P. Bauhaus, J. Keukeleire, J. Polanc
9 - V. Conti, V. García de Mateos, N. Bouhanni, O. Naesen, E. Grosu, C. Barbero, I. Cima, L. Mezgec, H. Mulubrhan
8 - T. Dupont, J. Hirt, D. van Poppel, M. Malucelli, H. Aguirre, E. Gesbert, M. Kwiatkowski, H. Carthy, L. Pacioni, M. Tizza, N. Masuda, T. Benoot
7 - R. Taaramäe, R. Bardet, R. Hardy, N. Politt, D. Ulissi, E. Mas, S. Tesfom, D. Pozzovivo, D. Howson, J.J. Rojas, G. Bennett, H. Hofstetter, N. Edet, J. Haig, J. Aberasturi
11 - T. Boudat


1. Can I get my deposit or payment refund?
If you send a deposit, You get your full refund (less 2 usd) if you can cancel up to 7 days before the tour.
If you pay the full amount of the tour and you cancel we get you back the full amount if you report less than 7 days before the trip.If not you ll pay only 25usd.
If you do not request it we will provide corn,beans,blankets,rice,medecines,clothes,etc to the Mayan comunities.
2. Diving and snorkeling in the same group?
We can make tours with divers and snorkelers together.Normally those are performed in different cenotes because of the skills of the divers.
We combine Diving with the other part of the trip (zipline,canoe and open cenote).
So you can dive and later join your family or friens at the other activities.
3. How do I get to cenotes Labnaha?
Most of our visitors use this option.They use the car to visit other places near Cenotes Labnaha.
The most important ones are Akumal,Xcacel Beach and tulum Ruins.
Bahia Principe.......... Bus Colectivo to Tulum.Ask the driver to stop at Cenotes Labnaha.
Dreams Tulum............ Bus colectivo to Playa del Carmen.
Tulum Hotels Down town... Bus Colectivo from Tulum Downtown to Playa del Carmen.Ask the driver to stop at Cenotes Labnaha.
Tulum Holtels Beach .....Taxi to Tulum Downtown and then bus colectivo to Playa del Carmen or taxi direct to Labnaha Cenotes.
Cozumel Island or Cruise ship...... Contact us.
We recommend to ask the taxi driver to transportate you to Cenotes Labanaha at km 240 of the Federal Road 307.For more info you can tell the driver that Cenotes Labnaha is between Xelha and Hotel Dreams Tulum.Always ask the price before using taxis,you can get extremely different budges!!
Do not ask him to wait for you because is very expensive.Here we get you other taxi to go back or cacht the Colectivo bus.
Always ask the drivers the price before using them.
Get a taxi to come here and go back to the hotel with the colectivo.
Combination of Taxi and colectivo.
4. Can we get a Private tour for our family or friends?
Starts at 10am. The general starts at 11am.
At the caves can choose betwen 2 differents options (the standart one and the pristine cave named holly river).
One guide for your group, no more persons.
50% discount in T-shirt,photos or other stuff.
Briefing of the explorers or scientists.
Private tour is 159 usd.
We operate everyday even with very bad weather or heavy storm.
It's a very good place to spend the day in a rainy day.
We only close 25 December and 1st January.
6.Zipline age and Weigth. iI there an age limit for the activities? Pregnancy?
Kids can go attached to one of their parents.
They really enjoy these activities.
Maximum weigth at thte ziplines is 250 punds or 110 kg and have less than a 42inch waist. All participants must be able to understand and follow the guides' instructions at all times.
You do not requiere a very good phisical contidion to perform all activities because the guides adapt your skills to the activities.
Unfortunately, pregnant women are not allowed to zipline for their own safety.
We have special tours for those that avoid ziplines.
7.How should one dress and what items should one bring to the expedition?
We recommend to use sandals or sneakers (no flip flop),comfortable clothing with a bathing suit on underneath. An additional set of dry clothes, a long sleeve t-shirt, and a towel are also encouraged. Please only bring biodegradable suntan lotion and mosquito repellent. Lastly, bring a credit card or cash for tips, photos, videos, crafts and souvenirs.
Note: To avoid the pollution of our Cenotes, we kindly ask you to not use any suntan lotion or mosquito repellent until advised by our guide.
8.How can I pay for my tickets?
For instance:"Mexican Pesos (MXN) at the rate "Dolar Venta" at the site "https://www.bancomer.com/personas/informacion-financiera.jsp"
Some visitors decide to pay the full amount in advance with paypal.
Contact us at info@labnaha.com , so you don´t have to bring any money.
9.How long do the tours take?
Full tour takes more or less 5 hours.
Ziplines,Canoe & Open cenote is 3 hours aprox.
9.Can I pay my reservation deposit with credit card?
Yes, when you are at the paypal form of Reserve Your spots choose the option "Create New Account"
11.Booking for the next day?
We can design shorter tours according your needs.


The anthropological imagination can be exponentially expanded by anticipating the consequences of human action. Futures thinking—strategic research that helps us systematically explore what the future may hold—is increasingly being combined with anthropological techniques to create an emerging area of research called Ethnographic Futures, or ethnofutures. Ethnofutures helps us sense cultural and behavioral change in order to forecast long-term impacts and societal transformations.
In this webinar we have three objectives. First, we want to introduce EPIC practitioners to an ethnofutures approach, laying the foundation for how anticipatory anthropology and futures thinking can be used in ethnographic practice. Second, we will identify several techniques that can be used to think systematically about possible futures, using today's evidence. Finally, we will present several concrete examples of how an ethnofutures approach can be useful in corporate contexts, demonstrating how futures thinking can benefit practitioners, particularly those who must think strategically about the directions of their companies. The instructors in this webinar will lay out principles and examples pertinent to their practices, and facilitate discussion among webinar participants.
Cefkin, Melissa & Erik Stayton. Speculating about Autonomous Futures: Is This Ethnographic? EPIC Perspectives, 11 September 2017.
Cuciurean-Zapan, Marta. Situated: Reconsidering Context in the Creation and Interpretation of Design Fictions. 2017 EPIC Proceedings: 112–126.
Dunagan, Jake. A Methodological Interlude: Alternative Futures and Deductive Forecasting. Institute for the Future Blog. Last modified February 25, 2010.
Frank, Priscilla. Your Brief and Far-Out Guide to Afrofuturism. Huffington Post, April 25, 2016.
Glabau, Danya. Cyborg Anthropology. EPIC Talks.
Inayatullah, Soheil. Causal Layered Analysis: Poststructuralism as Method. Futures 30, no. 8 (October): 815-829. 10.1016/S0016-3287(98)00086-X. Open access resource: Causal Layered Analysis: Poststructuralism as Method.
Institute for the Future. What could Health and Health Care in the US look like in 2020? Four Alternative Futures Scenarios.
Lindley, Joseph, Dhruv Sharma, Robert Potts. Anticipatory Ethnography: Design Fiction as an Input to Design Ethnography. 2014 EPIC Proceedings: 237–253. 10.1111/1559-8918.01030.
Neeley, J. Paul & Elliot Montgomery. Tutorial: Speculative Design—Futures Prototyping for Research and Strategy. Tutorial presented at EPIC2016, Minneapolis, MN.
Smith, Rachel Charlotte and Ton Otto."Cultures of the Future: Emergence and Intervention in Design Anthropology." In Design Anthropological Futures, London and New York, Bloomsbury, 2016.
Miriam Lueck Avery is an anthropologist and foresight strategist. She sits in the Emerging Technologies R&D group at Mozilla, where she has been building a foresight capability sensing change, communicating vision, explore new opportunities to shape an internet that truly puts people first. She cut her teeth on futures at the Institute for the Future, where for the past decade she investigated how we may take care of ourselves and one another through health care, food, work, caregiving, and technology, as well as leading the Foresight Studio training initiative. She holds a degree in Anthropology from U.C. Berkeley.
Dr. Jan English‑Lueck is a Professor of Anthropology at San Jose State University, and a Distinguished Fellow at the Institute for the Future. English-Lueck has written ethnographies about the anthropology of work, science and technology among California's alternative healers and China's scientists. She is also the author of several Stanford University Press books on SiliconValley includingCultures@SiliconValley, winner of the American Anthropological Association's 2006 Diana Forsythe Prize for the anthropology of science and technology, now in the second edition, as well as two other ethnographies of the region. She is currently President of the American Anthropological Association's Society for the Anthropology of Work. She is one of the graduate faculty in Applied Anthropology and integrates ethnographic design futures into her students' training.
Lyn Jeffery is a cultural anthropologist who collects stories of change from around the world and tracks the new social practices that make you shake your head in wonder or concern about where we're heading. Her core interest is in exploring how people make sense of the rapidly shifting world around them, whether it's a "left-behind" child in a Sichuan village, an executive in a large multinational organization, or an amateur musician experimenting with new digital tools. She is passionate about understanding how people are using ubiquitous information and digital co-presence to express themselves in new ways and form new kinds of social relationships. An IFTF Distinguished Fellow, Lyn leads IFTF's EDU program, developing and delivering futures thinking training to public and private sector practitioners around the world. She contributes to IFTF's Future 50 annual research program. Fluent in Mandarin, she has several decades of experience doing research in China. She enjoys designing bespoke research projects, group processes, and foresight presentations for a wide range of audiences. Lyn holds a BA in Chinese Studies and a Ph.D. in anthropology from the University of California, Santa Cruz.
Fernando Galdino is a design researcher who has worked with a wide variety of companies, helping them to envision future possibilities as well as create products and services that resonate with people. Currently he is working to build bridges between ethnographic research and futures studies. Fernando is an Italizian/Brazilian living in Germany with degrees in industrial design and design ethnography.


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Posted on October 11, 2020 by djysrv
Bruce Power & Westinghouse Team Up for SMRs
Cernavoda / US And Romania To Sign $8B Agreements For New Reactors
CANDU Owners Group, Nuclear Energy Agency to collaborate on PHWRs
UK / UK Considers Equity Stake In New Reactors
UK / Prime Minister Is Backing Plans For Fleet Of SMRs
Floating Nuclear Plants / South Korea Companies Sign MoU On Development
Ontario Power Generation (OPG) announced this week it is advancing engineering and design work with three grid-scale Small Modular Reactor (SMR) developers: GE Hitachi, Terrestrial Energy and X-energy. The announcement is the result of several ongoing processes with the developers, other Canadian nuclear utilities, and with several Canadian provinces.
The action by OPG accelerates the development of SMRs in Canada and places significant bets on the commercial prospects for three distinct types of advanced nuclear reactor technologies.
For a detailed analysis of this development, including a brief overview of the technical scope of contributions by the three reactor developers, see the report by Power Engineering reporter Sonal Patel.
Ken Hartwick, OPG President and CEO, said in a press statement "OPG is leveraging more than 50 years of nuclear experience to support the development of carbon-free nuclear technology."
"Our work with these three developers, along with our Global First Power partnership with Ultra-Safe Nuclear Corporation and its SMR project to support remote energy needs, demonstrates OPG's unique position to become a world leader in SMRs,"
"SMRs will play a key role in helping to reinvigorate Ontario's economy and further support the province and Canada as they work toward meeting their climate change targets of zero-emission electricity."
On December 1, 2019, the Provinces of Ontario, New Brunswick and Saskatchewan signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that puts into place a framework for action on the deployment of SMRs in their respective jurisdictions. In August 2020, Alberta also signaled their intention to enter into the MOU.
Map of Canada's nuclear power plants and uranium mines
OPG recently concluded a due diligence process, in collaboration with other major energy utilities, to advance the development of an SMR in Ontario that would pave the way for the potential deployment of SMRs in other jurisdictions.
The deployment of Small Modular Reactors in Ontario would do the following;
capitalize on the existing nuclear supply chain within the province
enable other provinces to transition away from coal;
provide alternative energy options to benefit energy intensive industries;
drive national job creation and innovation;
facilitate deep, economically sustainable reductions in greenhouse gas emissions;
accelerate the transition from fossil fuels to a zero emissions electrical grid in Canada.
Nuclear power is the backbone of Ontario's electricity system and provides affordable and reliable energy 24/7 – avoiding 45 million tonnes of CO2 emissions each year.
The Canadian nuclear industry is growing in size and now accounts for 76,000 jobs across Canada (an increase from 60,000 jobs in 2012), with most of those jobs concentrated in Ontario.
SMRs, like traditional nuclear reactors, are designed to provide safe, reliable, carbon-free electricity, and offer lower capital cost and faster deployment than current reactors.
By generating up to 300MW of electrical power, SMRs are expected to be a reliable alternate energy source to replace diesel in rural communities and mines and to eliminate the need for coal plants.
Bruce Power and Westinghouse Electric Company announced this week an agreement to pursue applications of Westinghouse's eVinci micro reactor program within Canada.
The eVinci micro reactor is a next-generation, small nuclear battery for decentralized generation markets and micro grids such as remote communities, remote industrial mines. and critical infrastructure.
It is designed to provide competitive and resilient power and superior reliability with minimal maintenance and its small size allows for standard transportation methods and rapid, on-site deployment. The reactor core is designed to run for three or more years, eliminating the need for frequent refueling.
The key benefits of the eVinci Micro Reactor are attributed to its technical profile which include a solid core and advanced heat pipes. The heat pipes enable passive core heat extraction, allowing autonomous operation and inherent load following capabilities. These advanced technologies together make the eVinci Micro Reactor, in effect, a "solid-state" reactor with minimal moving parts.
Over the next year, the work between the two companies will focus on assessing the economic, social and environmental contribution of the eVinci technology compared to alternates such as diesel or other fossil fuels; identifying potential industrial applications.
"Bruce Power and Westinghouse Canada have a strong existing relationship and as Canada seeks new innovative options to build on its existing clean, CO2-free nuclear advantage, this is an exciting opportunity to advance further towards a Net Zero Canada by 2050," said Mike Rencheck, President and CEO of Bruce Power.
"Bruce Power will leverage our relationships and capacity within the Nuclear Innovation Institute (NII) and Laurentian University-based Mining Innovation, Rehabilitation and Applied Research Corporation (MIRARCO) towards this exciting opportunity for Canada."
"Small modular and micro reactors represent an incredible opportunity to bring GHG-emission free, affordable energy to the farthest regions of our province, supporting resource and economic development across our country," said Greg Rickford, Minister of Energy, Northern Development and Mines.
"Our eVinci technology can provide clean, reliable energy to remote areas and industrial applications across Canada," said Patrick Fragman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Westinghouse Electric Company.
This agreement is the latest partnership between Bruce Power, Westinghouse and key Canadian stakeholders to work towards Canada's Net Zero by 2050 goal. This follows a Westinghouse presentation on the eVinci program at a conference hosted by the Organization of Canadian Nuclear Industries (OCNI) last month and attended by 200 people from leading Canadian suppliers.
(NucNet) Romania has signed a cooperation and financing agreements with the US on Friday for the refurbishment of one nuclear power reactor and the completion of construction of two more at the Cernavoda nuclear power station, US ambassador to Romania Adrian Zuckerman said this week.
Romania will invest €8-9B to complete the two new plants, Units #3 & #4, which are CANDU type PHWRs. The projects are planned, based on the new financing, to be completed by 2030.
US is in, China is Out
The agreement culminates a series of events that took place over the past six years in which the U.S. has successfully blocked efforts by Chinese State Owned nuclear enterprises to win the business from Romania.
Press reports in Romania said CGN had been criticized by Romania's "strategic partners" over security issues tied to the use of Chinese technology. Reports also said there had been cost concerns related to the Cernavoda project.
Cooperation between Nuclearelectrica and CGN hit the rocks after Romania's president Klaus Iohannis and US president Donald Trump signed a joint declaration in Washington last year that called for closer cooperation between US and Romania in nuclear energy.
Romanian Energy Minister Comes to DC to Pick Up an $8B check
In a statement posted on the US Embassy in Romania's website, Mr Zuckerman said Romania's energy minister Virgil-Daniel Popescu met with US energy secretary Dan Brouillette in Washington to initial an intergovernmental cooperation agreement for the refurbishment of one nuclear reactor and the building of two new reactors at Cernavoda.
"Nuclear energy is crucial to ensuring Romania has a reliable, affordable, and emissions-free supply of electricity, and the U.S. nuclear industry looks forward to providing their expertise to advance this important energy source," said DOE Secretary Brouillette.
That same day Mr Popescu met with the president and chair of the US Exim Bank, Kimberley Reed, to execute a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for the financing of the Cernavoda nuclear project and other projects in Romania.
The financing package is the largest financing package ever received by Romania from the US.
Cernavoda has two commercially operational CANDU 6 pressurized heavy water reactors supplied by Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd and built under the supervision of a Canadian-Italian consortium of AECL and Ansaldo.
Unit 1 began commercial operation in 1996. Unit 2 was subsequently completed and began commercial operation in 2007. Efforts to resume work on Cernavodă-3 and -4 began in 2003.
The Cernavoda -3 and -4 project consists of completing and commissioning two CANDU 6 type units with a minimum installed capacity of 720 MW each. According to Nuclearelectrica existing structures for the two units include the reactor building, the turbine-generator building and hydrotechnical circuit structures. These are in various stages of completion and will be used for any future construction.
US construction and engineering firm AECOM will be the EPC and lead the $8 billion project to complete two reactors at Romania's nuclear power plant on the river Danube and refurbish one of its existing units, Romania's Economy Ministry said in a statement after the US agreement was signed.
(WNN) The OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) and the CANDU Owners Group (COG) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to cooperate in research and activities related to pressurized heavy water reactors (PHWRs). The purpose of the MOU is to advance the scientific and technical knowledge base for PHWRs and foster cooperation amongst research organizations that support PHWRs.
The MOU outlines the scope of a five-year agreement and provides a framework for collaboration between the NEA and COG. Under the new framework, the organizations will develop joint research activities and workshops, and exchange project on a range of technical subjects.
The PHWR has been developed since the 1950s in Canada as the CANDU, and from 1980s also in India. PHWRs generally use natural uranium oxide as fuel, and hence need a more efficient moderator, in this case heavy water. The PHWR produces more energy per kilogram of mined uranium than other designs, but also produces a much larger amount of used fuel per unit output.
Newer PHWR designs, such as the Advanced CANDU reactor, have light water cooling and slightly-enriched fuel. CANDU reactors can accept a variety of fuels. They may be run on recycled uranium from reprocessing light-water reactor (LWR) used fuel, or a blend of this and depleted uranium left over from enrichment plants.
The Canadian-designed CANDU, are currently in operation in four of its member countries: Argentina, Canada, South Korea and Romania. NEA said it is reaching out to India and China to explore their interest in participating in the project. Both nations have operating CANDU plants.
"The NEA has done much to bring countries together to conduct research in areas particularly related to nuclear safety. We have not, however, done very much in the area of PHWRs as the vast majority of our members operate LWRs," said NEA Director General William Magwood.
The Candu Owners Group is a private, not-for-profit corporation funded voluntarily by CANDU operating utilities worldwide, Canadian Nuclear Laboratories and supplier participants.
The NEA facilitates cooperation among countries with advanced nuclear technology infrastructures to seek excellence in nuclear safety, technology, science, related environmental and economic matters and law.
(NucNet) The UK government is considering taking an equity stake in new nuclear power plants as part of the financing measures being put forward to advance the nations nuclear new build program
The announcement comes in the wake of the calamitous departure of Hitachi from the Wylfa and Oldbury nuclear projects which, if built, would represent 5,400 MW of CO2 emission free electrical generation capacity.
Hitachi quit because the UK government low-balled its offer for equity investment and rate guarantees for the projects. Also, it continued to dither over whether to implement the regulated asset base (RAB) method of financing the plants which is a "pay as you go" method of covering construction costs.
The nuclear industry has been calling for the introduction of the regulated asset base (RAB) proposal for the financing of nuclear power plants. The government has already said the model has the potential to reduce the cost of raising private finance.
The Times, London, reported that EDF wants a tax on UK household energy bills to help pay for Sizewell C, with other options including the British government taking a stake.
The UK Treasury is looking at having "a portion of equity from the government being invested" as a way of backing nuclear energy, energy minister Kwasi Kwarteng said during discussions at the ruling Conservative Party conference.
"It would be unrealistic to say that all the finance questions have been resolved," he said.
"There is a broad strategic commitment and the way in which the finance is arrived at and categorized are questions for further debate."
France's EDF and China General Nuclear are 80% and 20% shareholders in the Sizewell C project. The cost of the project has been estimated at £18bn.
After Sizewell C, CGN is set to build a single HPR1000, or Hualong One, reactor design at Bradwell in Essex. This project has not been cancelled, but BBC News cited sources in the government, mostly from opponents of the project, saying this idea "'looks dead", given security concerns and deteriorating diplomatic relations between London and Beijing.
The project could be revived if the UK government and China find ways to settle their differences and fund both the Sizewell C project, with a 20% equity stake from CGN, and fund the Bradwell project, which could include up to thee Hualong One Units.
The HPR1000 is a China-designed 1,100-MW Generation III pressurized water reactor which incorporates elements of China's ACP1000 and ACPR1000+ reactor designs.
On the other hand, the UK government could be pursuing a deliberate policy of causing foreign nuclear reactor vendors to exit the market to insure 100% of the supply chain is addressed by UK firms. This would be consistent with the UK's BREXIT policy of separation of the UK from the European Union
(NucNet) UK prime minister Boris Johnson is backing plans to spend £1.5B-2.4B of public money on a fleet of up to 16 small modular reactors, as part of a project being proposed by a nine-member industrial consortium, the Financial Times reported.
The money would be sufficient to pay for the first of a kind 440MW unit, a PWR, to be built by Rolls-Royce. A nine-member consortium led by engineering companies Rolls-Royce, Laing O'Rourke and Atkins wants to build the 16 SMRs by 2050.
The consortium, which also includes the National Nuclear Laboratory, will seek additional funding of at least £2bn, including from private investors and the capital markets. The government could also commission the first SMR, giving confidence to suppliers and investors.
Rolls-Royce has said the target cost for each new SMR is £1.8B by the time five have been built, with further savings possible.
The Rolls-Royce design is not complete and has not yet been submitted to the Office of Nuclear Regulation to enter the four year long Generic Design Review to assure that it is safe.
(NucNet) South Korea's Kepco Engineering & Construction Company and Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering have signed a memorandum of understanding to cooperate on the development of floating nuclear power plants.
The two companies said they will develop technology for offshore nuclear power plants equipped with Bandi-60S reactors, a small modular reactor design that Kepco Engineering & Construction has been developing since 2016.
According to documents published by the Korean Nuclear Society, the Bandi-60S is a 60-MW block-type pressurized water reactor unit. The block-type design means the main components are directly connected, nozzle-to-nozzle, instead of using connecting pipes. This can eliminate the risk of a large-break loss-of-coolant accident.
The plant has a fuel cycle of 48-60 months and a design life of 60 years.
Floating nuclear plants are seen as a way of providing energy to remote regions. In May, the world's only floating nuclear plant, Russia's Akademik Lomonosov, began commercial operation. The plants are designed to provide power to remote Siberian oil and gas producing communities.
China has also been developing floating SMRs to power artificial islands on the South China sea as part of its effort to project naval power in that region.
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Flowers with large centers have the easiest shapes to re-create in a cake.
When you want to make a cake that is shaped like a flower, the easiest way to go is to choose a cake pan that is shaped like a flower. However, you don't need to have a special pan to create a flower cake. Simply bake a few round cakes and use a serrated knife to create petal shapes. A flower with a large center and one layer of petals surrounding it, such as a sunflower or a gerbera daisy, is the easiest shape to create with cake. Add this to my Recipe Box.
1. Place your 8-inch round cake on the center of your cake platter.
2. Place your 10-inch round cake on the a flat, clean surface. Use a serrated knife to cut the cake like you would cut a pizza. You could end up with eight cake slices. These slices will serve as the petals for your flower cake.
3. Frost your whole round cake with yellow frosting. This cake will serve as the center of the flower.
4. Place the eight petal slices around the center of the cake. There should be some space between each petal and they will not touch each other. If you would prefer a cake with more petals, simply bake another 10-inch cake and cut it the same way you did the first one.
5. Frost the petals using the pink frosting. You could also use another color if you would prefer, or frost the petals using several different colors.
6. Sprinkle yellow sugar all over the center of the flower so it will take on the appearance of the fuzzy centers of real flowers.


The 2019 Toyota Camry from Rocky Mount Toyota in Rocky Mount is a thrilling and robust ride. Expertly equipped with a driver focused design including the 7-inch color Multi-Information Display this vehicle is made for gripping the stylized wheel and holding on tight as the adventures stretch out before you in Rocky Mount. As for the non-thrill seekers at Rocky Mount Toyota in Rocky Mount, NC, the 2019 Toyota Camry also has you covered. The 2019 Toyota Camry presents the Pre-Collision System with Pedestrian Detection which can aid in delaying any potential crashes and damages to you or your vehicle. This ultra-intuitive system utilizes both audio and visual alerts directly to the driver giving you the utmost confidence and dexterity behind the wheel at all times.
The 2019 Toyota Camry is a ride you will sure to be noticed in. With bold designs and colors ranging from the striking Supersonic Red to the inventive Blue Streak Metallic there is a 2019 Toyota Camry from Rocky Mount Toyota in Rocky Mount, NC to fulfill and enhance any driver's unique aesthetic and distinctive style.


Shree Vallabh Cow Ghee is a premium quality Ghee, full of Vitamin A, D, E and K, not only adds flavor to your foods; but, also keeps you healthy and fit. According to ancient Ayurveda, Cow ghee has antibacterial, antifungal, and antiviral properties. Shree Vallabh Cow Ghee is well- known for its superior quality, original taste and aroma, high nutritional value and essential health benefits.


Sedap means delicious in Malay and we hope that you will be saying this word often on your journey through Malaysia. People are often asking us where are the best places to eat on Tioman and what dishes we recommend, so we have decided to review some of the restaurants we like to eat at and also our favorite dishes. In the Tioman Island Restaurant Guide we will only cover restaurants that are accessible from Tekek. Some are within walking distance, while the restaurants in ABC you will need to catch a taxi to the Jetty at the marine park and walk from there. We will be reviewing two restaurants at a time.
The first two restaurants in this weeks guide are Warong Syahirah in tekek and Johans in ABC.
Fist up we have Warong Syahirah which is ideally located about 150m from Swiss Cottage Tioman. The restaurant is open from 7- 10pm daily. The food here is really good value for money and the dishes are simple but tasty. We recommend the Nasi goreng Kerabu as well as the Fried squid "kentucky style" They also have some excellent BBQ seafood. Crab, Shrimp, Squid and various species of fish from Red Snapper to Marlin can be cooked to your liking. Just speak to the chef and tell him how you would like your fish done. All the BBQ dishes are served with a mild curry sauce to dip your fish in. For those who are not seafood fans they can do BBQ chicken as well as various meet dishes such as Chicken curry and Sambal chicken. They also have fruit juices, Ice tea, coffee and beer to wash your food down with.
ABC (Short for Air Batang) is the next beach north of Tekek. To get to Johan's you will need to catch a taxi to the Marine Park, which is a the northern end of Tekek and from there you can walk over the hill into in ABC. Johan's is about 15mins walk from Nazris Place, before restaurant Hijau. Its a bit of a walk but it is well worth it, we recomend getting there early because like all good food it sometimes takes a while to prepare.
Johans place has been open for a long time, they were one of the first chalets on ABC. The food is Malay style but prepared to Western tastes. We recommend the Kari Ikan or Fish Curry. This dish is prepared with delicious game fish like Mackerel for instance. We also had Ikan Sambal which was equally as tasty. They also do a spicy Tom Yum soup as well as western food like pasta, sandwiches and burgers. The chocolate banana milk shake is very tasty too and they also offer fresh fruit shakes, ice tea, soft drinks etc.


It' s the people. I still remember the first time landing in Rhodes' airport and wondering what would happen during the camp. Right now, already being in Sweden, I still feel I made the right decision when applying for this project. It' s impressive how people, coming from all over Europe with so much different personalities, beliefs and stories, can create a strong team like ours! You cannot understand it, if you haven't experienced it. Imagination, acceptance, openmindness, positive thinking and optimism may describe somehow our way of interaction. All these, in addition with travelling have given us the chance to see the world from another perspective , and finally what I came to realise is that what it matters .


Moms have a lot on their plates as they go through pregnancy. To help moms-to-be out, we enlisted some help from Lauren Deneroff. As the founder and executive consultant of Wife to Mom Consulting on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, Lauren offers maternity consulting and baby planning with pre- and postnatal services for both new and expectant moms across the NY metro area. Here are some of her tips for what every expectant mama should have to make pregnancy just a little bit easier.
Designer Maternity Jeans – Jeans are a staple in an expectant mom's wardrobe: dress them down on the weekends with a casual tee or dress them up for dinner out. No matter how you wear them, investing in a great skinny with a built-in belly band is a must.
Bump-flattering Swimwear – If you are expecting in the summer and plan to be on the beach, having a great bathing suit you feel confident in is important. You can wear a bikini and expose your bump, but if you feel more comfortable covering it, a tankini is a great way to go. Add some ruching for an extra flattering effect. Throw a cute tunic over top and you are ready for the beach.
Cute Flats – As much as we'd like to wear our stilettos while pregnant, heels are neither practical nor comfortable. Flats won't give you the height, but they will complement an outfit and can add a pop of color. Choose a versatile pair you can wear day or night and your feet will surely thank you.
Basic Maternity Tees – All of your favorite tee brands like Michael Stars, Ella Moss, Vince, and Splendid now offer great maternity options. Find your favorite one and buy a bunch of different colors/prints. You can dress them up with a blazer and some accessories or just throw one on with a pair of jeans. Forget "outfits" when you are expecting: just mix and match your staple pieces to achieve an effortlessly chic look. If you want to save money, just buy the contemporary style in a bigger size.
A Nursing Bra – If you plan on breastfeeding, you will need a great nursing bra to bring to the hospital, however, you don't have to wait for the baby to come to wear one. Nursing bras provide tremendous comfort and support when pregnancy increases your cup size.
Maternity Skincare – Not all of us feel our most beautiful while expecting. Luckily, there are some great maternity skincare lines available to help with that. Whether you want to give your bust a lift, keep your belly moisturized to prevent stretch marks, or help aid circulation in your legs, these products are made to keep pregnant women glowing.
A Reliable Pregnancy Guide: A "What to Expect"-style book is always good to have on hand. There are so many side effects you encounter: the good (baby kicks), the bad (morning sickness) and the ugly (gums so bloody you look like Dracula after brushing). It is important to have a resource that you can rely on to keep you informed of the changes happening to your body.
A Monthly To-Do List – There are so many things happening during pregnancy that it is hard to keep track of them all. A comprehensive to-do list reminds you of important expectant benchmarks like prenatal appointments, baby shower planning, finding a pediatrician, etc. You can find great free ones online or for the tech-saavy mom there are apps for your phone.
Maternity Photographs – Pregnancy may seem never-ending when you are enormous and nauseated, but looking back you will probably miss it! Document your pregnancy with a maternity photo shoot. Bring out your inner goddess and do some dramatic black and whites of your bump that you can have well after your expectant days are over.
A Solid Support System – Some women are lucky to have family members or friends to help guide them on their pregnancy journey, but some of us may be the first of our group and have a ton of questions: Which stroller should I buy? Where can I take a great childbirth class? I was one of those, which led me to start my company, Wife to Mom Consulting. It is so important to have someone to help you prepare for birth and thereafter.
Momtrends was not paid for this post. Tips provided by Lauren Deneroff.


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Institutional Racism: What It Is, Why It Persists, and What You Can Do About It
Everything you need to know about a term that causes some confusion.
By Christine Michel Carter March 16, 2021
From health care to housing to education to employment, institutional racism is everywhere. The impact of institutional racism is far-reaching; it is a vicious cycle that takes a toll on individuals and society. Here's an overview of this historic and still prevalent form of discrimination that disproportionately affects the Black community.
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What is institutional racism?
Institutional racism, also known as systemic racism, is maintained by the policies and power structures that have their roots in white privilege. While interpersonal racism shows up in the individual biases we hold for and against others based on race, institutional racism is embedded into the structures of our society—leading people of different races to have different outcomes when it comes to housing, employment, health, finance, and education.
Here's an example: If a white hiring manager decides not to hire a Black job applicant because he doesn't think that Black people work as hard as people from other backgrounds, that would be an example of interpersonal racism. However, if a company's practice is to not consider applicants from a specific neighborhood school (e.g. predominantly Black public schools in impoverished areas that have long been inadequately funded), that would be an example of institutional racism.
"Institutional racism is different and more implicit than interpersonal racism. It's come to the forefront of the national conversation after the murder of George Floyd and the protests for racial equity across the country last year," Beth Beatriz, PhD, a specialist in health equity research and an advisor at ParentingPod.com who lives in Boston, tells Health.
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Nance L. Schick, a New York-based employment attorney and compliance and diversity training specialist tells Health that institutional racism has presented itself more subtly in recent years than in America's past. "What was once overt discrimination is now more covert and often hidden until someone speaks up," says Schick.
Institutional racism used to be publicly encoded into legislation across the country, thanks to legal segregation and Jim Crow laws. Today, institutional racism is not as frequently identified by clear policies and signage. However, biases in favor of white people still exist in more coded forms, says Schick. "Declaring certain hairstyles 'unprofessional' historically restricted qualified Black candidates from gainful employment," she says. "Despite the CROWN Act of 2020 (which prohibits discrimination based on hair texture or style), there are still employers who have restrictions on hair, in particular dreadlocks and natural hair." None of these are inherently racist, but they can have an unfair outcome in Black communities, she adds.
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How does institutional racism affect the US?
Nora V. Demleitner, a professor of law at Washington and Lee University in Virginia, focuses her research on criminal justice and higher education. She tells Health that institutional racism is still prevalent in the United States across just about every sector:
School funding based on property values and residential taxes combined with racial segregation in housing lead to the systemic underfunding of schools attended primarily by Black people. Predominately white districts spend over $2000 more per student than districts where the majority of students are of color. This results in poorer test scores and learning outcomes for Black students.
Housing and health care
"The historical practice of 'redlining' (when banks refused to lend money for mortgages in communities where there were large proportions of people of color because they were considered 'hazardous') is an example of a racist institutional policy still felt today," explains Dr. Beatriz. "Despite redlining being outlawed over 50 years ago, we continue to feel that impact today in so many ways; in 2020, Black Americans were over 40% less likely to own their homes compared to White Americans. This greatly impacts how families accumulate wealth." In 2017, the Urban Institute reported the homeownership rate for white households was 71.9% while the rate for black households was just 41.8%.
Marsha J. Parham-Green, the executive director of the Baltimore County Office of Housing. tells Health that this racial residential segregation is the cornerstone of Black and white disparities. "The inequities built into low-income housing is a fundamental cause of health disparities between blacks and whites," she explains. Housing is one of the vital signs not checked by a doctor, she says, but where a person lives and the conditions of their neighborhood are as important as checking heart rate and blood pressure. "Concentrated poverty, safety and segregation, as well as other social and community attributes further contribute to stress and deterioration of health," she adds. "Those who are most vulnerable, children and the elderly, are most adversely effected by unstable housing conditions."
Faced with high crime, dilapidated housing stock, and the stress and marginalization of poverty, residents of impoverished neighborhoods demonstrate a higher incidence of poor physical and mental health outcomes. These include asthma, depression, diabetes, and heart ailments.
Law and policing
Black people are roughly five times as likely as whites to report having been unfairly stopped by police, Pew Research Center says. Black Americans are also more likely to suffer the ill effects of racial profiling—stereotyping a person on the basis of assumed characteristics or behavior of a racial or ethnic group, rather than on individual suspicion. Experts have studied the psychological effects of racial profiling and found that "victim effects" include post-traumatic stress disorder and other stress-related disorders.
Kristen E. Broady is the policy director for The Hamilton Project, an economic growth organization, and fellow in economic studies at The Brookings Institution. Her research reveals racial disparities between Black and white households when it comes to nonliquid assets, such as real estate.
Economically based discrimination goes hand-in-hand with institutional racism. For example, business loan officers will require Black applicants to have higher credit scores and income levels than white applicants. It's not surprising, then, that more than half of Black business owners have their loan applications rejected, according to data from the Federal Reserve.
A 2018 investigation by the National Fair Housing Alliance, a Washington, DC-based nonprofit, found economic discrimination when it came to car loans as well. According to the investigation results, on average, non-white testers who experienced discrimination would have paid an average of $2,662.56 more over the life of the loan than less-qualified white testers. And 75% of the time, white testers were offered more financing options than non-white testers.
As recent as the 2020 presidential election, some state elected officials denied early and mail-in voting. In North Carolina, Black voters' ballots were rejected more than three times the rate of white voters, according to the state's numbers, per a story from ProPublica on September 23.
Attorney and founder of the Mount Vernon Coalition for Police Reform Lauren P. Raysor also explains that the removal of hundreds of sorting machines by the US Postal Service in August 2020 was a form of institutional racism: "Mail delivery was slowed down and residents over-indexing with a Black population couldn't get their mail."
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How to fight institutional racism
Both public and private organizations have been taking a hard look at their policies and finding ways to reimagine everything—from creating fairer hiring and recruitment guidelines to working with minority-owned businesses to changing how government funds are spent. Civil rights groups, such as the NAACP, and lawmakers nationwide have called for changes in police policies so they don't target Black people more than white people.
Institutional racism has a negative effect on society. It squashes innovation and creates an environment that breeds unhealthy stress and burnout. It's not good for individuals, and it's not good for businesses from a mental health perspective. If institutional racism continues as status quo, those affected will continue to be a part of a cycle of despair and disenfranchisement. Mental health expert and diversity and inclusion strategist La Shawn M. Paul tells Health that "Black Americans who call out institutional racism are often gaslighted. But to address any problem, you must first acknowledge its existence. Silence is complacency."
Schick believes America can combat institutional racism by making the following changes:
Don't stop with one Black friend and think you know enough about the Black experience. One person does not represent an entire group of people.
Go to town halls, school board meetings, and other places people are discussing solutions. Protests and books are great for creating awareness, but we have awareness now. It's time for solutions at every level.
Speak up when you see changes that can be made. Sometimes the change is in a policy. At other times, it's a small as an individual's behavior.
"It's getting harder for all of us to claim ignorance. It's time to make a change," Schick adds. "And perhaps that is where it begins—with pure intention. Adding courage and action, big changes can occur. But we likely have to do some deep soul searching first and accept that it's going to be uncomfortable. Nevertheless, this is where we must begin. Again."
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Premier League Preview: Crystal Palace
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Following a light relegation scare, Alan Pardew has work to do as Crystal Palace try to re-assert themselves to safer parts of the Premier League table. Despite finishing runners-up in the FA Cup, the Eagles' wings may come close to being clipped as the competition heats up.
Star player: Yohan Cabaye
Young rising star: Wilfried Zaha
Biggest signing: Steve Mandanda
Predicted finish: 13th (Waqar), 13th (Nisar)
Even if the fans got a trip to Wembley Stadium at the end of it all, much more was expected of the Londoners who finished just 5 points clear of the drop zone. It was far from the optimism installed by a tenth-placed finish just a year before that, where Pardew took over at the new year and steered them in a better direction.
Their form following the Christmas period was only better than Aston Villa, as they failed to live up to the high tempo set before the halfway point of the campaign. Instead of continuing to grow, and building on a hugely successful previous season, they regressed. Perhaps, had they not made it to the final of the FA Cup, more alarm bells would be sounding.
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However, the club's faith that Alan Pardew is the man to take them forward is clear, offering the Englishman a new contract for his services. Not only does it mean that we may see an emergence of more touchline celebrations, but a reinforcement of his style of play - one which is in need of much more goalscorers this time round. He may need to change things, but not too radically - Palace were plagued with injuries last season.
Had their growth been exponential then European football may just have been in their sights. While we're all for underdogs, shock stories and such, with the amount of talent and changes at the top, there could easily be a breakaway of elite teams in the top places - making it extremely hard for Palace to crack it. Still, they shouldn't be deterred by a season, instead proving it to be a blip and aiming more than just surviving the relegation battle.
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Exchanging the services of Dwight Gayle for £10 million to Newcastle was more than reinstated, with Andros Townsend going the other way. They also snapped up Marseille keeper Steve Mandanda, who could thrive in the Premier League (although Hennessey had a strong showing at the Euros). Palace can do much more than survive - they can begin to start looking upwards.
This article is part of the 2016/17 Premier League preview series by Waqar Hussain and Nisar Khan, examining the chances of all 20 contenders for the upcoming campaign. Find previews for other teams here.
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This 18th-century home was used by General Braddock as his headquarters during the French and Indian War.
Located in Old Town Alexandria, Carlyle House was completed in 1753 by a wealthy Scottish merchant for his bride, Sarah Fairfax of Belvoir. Their home quickly became a center of social and political life in Alexandria and gained a foothold in history when British General Braddock made the mansion his headquarters in 1755. Braddock summoned five colonial governors to meet at the home to plan the early campaigns of the French and Indian War. The Carlyle House is architecturally unique in Alexandria as the only stone, 18th-century Palladian-style house.
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Q: Why does Pages.app connect to a server through https and keep the connection open? Every time i start up the program Pages (iWork) it connects to a server through https. What is going on? Why would Apple do this? I use no features under Pages that could warrant this behaviour.
It connects to IP address 2.22.240.224 on port 443 and keeps the connection open until i close the application.
All the info i can get from Wireshark is a bunch of Apple-related domain names.
Edit: The same thing happens with Numbers. I have disabled "Documents & Data" on iCloud so that shouldn't be the reason why.
Edit 2: The programs in the iWork suite stopped doing this after recent updates so it's not an issue anymore.

A: I ran Charles to see what it was requesting, and it's "configuration.apple.com".  It looks like it's unrelated to iCloud, instead it's to check software updates.  And it's been around for quite some time.
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Home Auto News Volkswagen to replace software head amid transition to electric vehicles: Report
Volkswagen to replace software head amid transition to electric vehicles: Report
Volkswagen software head, Christian Senger, is reportedly to be replaced after clashes with the company and concern at software problems with the recent ID.3 and Golf 8 vehicles.
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File photo: The software post is one of the most important in the development of new-generation electric vehicles. (REUTERS)
Volkswagen is replacing its head of software development, newspaper Handelsblatt reported on Sunday, as the German carmaker wrestles with the transition to electric vehicles.
The newspaper said Christian Senger, a former BMW manager who runs the recently founded Car.Software.Org unit, was to be replaced after clashes with the company and concern at software problems with the recent ID.3 and Golf 8 vehicles.
Senger was part of a network of external managers Chief Executive Herbert Diess had brought in to reform the company. Senger, after working on BMW's i3 electric car, helped Volkswagen make its MEB electric car platform, a key pillar of its revival in the wake of a 2015 diesel cheating scandal.
(Also read: Volkswagen management tumult spills over to truck subsidiary)
The software post is one of the most important in the development of new-generation electric vehicles, which are far more reliant on computer power than the combustion engine that have been Volkswagen's mainstay.
Volkswagen declined to comment on the report.
A management purge has already seen Andreas Renschler, a former Mercedes-Benz manager leave his post as head of the Traton Trucks unit, and Stefan Sommer, a former Chief Executive of auto supplier ZF, leave his post at VW.
(Also read: Volkswagen's labour chief sees no need for more cost cuts)
Senger was also leaving his post as a member of the board of Volksagen's core VW brand, the newspaper said, although it added that chief executive Herbert Diess was hoping he would stay with the company.
Volkswagen's powerful staff council, led by Bernd Osterloh, have forced out cost-cutters at the company in the past. Wolfgang Bernhard, a former VW brand chief and Bernd Pischetsrieder, a former head of the Volkswagen Group, quit following clashes with labour leaders.
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Countersink the lag screws if using UltraDeck Cladding. *For deck designs including railing Use Masterforce composite decking blade SKU 252-6662 7¼" or SKU 252-6663 10" for any cutting.
Engineered for installing UltraDeck, Natural cladding and most other composite wood decking. Screw design helps eliminate mushrooming. Approx. 95 per box.
The hidden screw system works reasonably well and, once you figure it out, installation goes well. The second picture shows a close-up of the grooves in the sides of the boards. A T-shaped plastic form fits into the screws and is secured to the joists with a screw in the middle.
Used the cladding and post covers and post caps. As I said, 4 summers and 4 winters later and it is faded a bit but otherwise looks like new, and the color today is the same it was a month or two after I installed it.
When installing UltraDeck decking, gapping guidelines must be followed to ensure that gaps between decking and end gaps allow for proper expansion/contraction, drainage, and the shrinking of treated wood joists that can happen over time.


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'Starbucks' of health care opens in Madison, CT … 'there won't be any "salty" staff to greet you or long waits in a crowded emergency room …'
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Onsite Services include a range of injuries and illnesswa, allegory/asthma, pediatrics, travel medicine, lab services, digital x-rays, home sleep testing and weight management. In addition, to these services offered to individual customers, ASAP offers online doctor visits for patients and employers.
By Jerome Wilson
ASAP's CEO Traver Hutchins. Photo by Jerome Wilson
Friday, March 28, 2014 – MADISON – If you worry you might have broken something as you came down off that ladder hard, you could head to ASAP Urgent Care, a spanking new urgent medical treatment facility that recently opened its doors.
Here, there won't be any "salty" staff to greet you or long waits in a crowded emergency room; its website promises you will be greeted by "a warm and friendly concierge in the lounge." And, that's only the start.
"We plan to bring Starbucks to the medical world," is the wry way that ASAP's CEO Traver Hutchins, sums up the business plan for the new Madison enterprise. One of the new twists is that he refers to persons seeking treatments at ASAP as "customers," rather than "patients."
In keeping with this approach, ASAP's offices have the appearance of high end, business suites. They are a far, far cry from the sterility of hospital waiting rooms, and they are meant to be that way. There is a private children's waiting area called a "waiting lounge," for instance. There is also soft mood music in the background, expensive office furnishings throughout and classic artwork along the walls.
The value of having good taste at a medical facility, the CEO Hutchins said in a recent interview, "Art can have a healing effect and a beneficial outcome." As for the well-appointed offices, "There is nothing negative here," he says earnestly.
A prime advantage of ASAP Urgent Care is that it is never necessary to call ahead for an appointment. Medical services at ASAP Urgent Care are offered promptly and quickly to walk-ins, as one would expect from an efficient business operation.
Although there were no doctors on duty during a recent visit to the ASAP's offices in Madison, according to Dr. Lawrence Earl, chief medical officer and chief operation officer of ASAP, doctors frequently take 12 hour shifts at the offices in Madison.
Also, even when there is no medical doctor on the premises, according to Dr. Earl, staff medical doctors with the assistance of an onsite physician's assistant can monitor patients electronically in real time. They can also counsel the medical specialist on the scene.
On site services at "ASAP Urgent Care"
It is important to note that ASAP Urgent Care does not offer to its customers a hospital size range of medical services. Nor are their offices open 24 hours a day, every day of the year, as are the emergency rooms of hospitals.
The many health care services that are available at ASAP Urgent Care offices are listed on its website. According to the website, they are:
Onsite Services include a range of injuries and illnesswa, allegory/asthma, pediatrics, travel medicine, lab services, digital x-rays, home sleep testing and weight management.
In addition, to these services offered to individual customers, ASAP offers online doctor visits for patients and employers.
Online doctor visits for employers include employee diagnostic testing, online doctor visits, flu clinics, injuries and illness, pre-placement physicians, drug screening, dot physicals, onside services and travel medicines.
ASAP's offices in Madison are open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on weekdays, and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. The only days that offices are closed is on Thanksgiving and Christmas.
CEO Hutchins sums up the range of services at ASPA Urgent Care, noting, "We do everything short of life threatening or limb threatening," adding, "We do not do surgery."
As for treatment of broken bones, Chief Medical Officer Earl says that in many cases the setting of broken bones can be performed by ASAP staff doctors.
Only in rare cases where customers have severe and complicated fractures are they referred to hospitals. When this this occurs, according to ASAP Chief Medical Officer Earl, the hospital most likely will call in a private orthopedic surgeon to perform the operation. Another example where ASAP does not treat a customer is when they are threatening suicide. In such cases ASPA immediately calls 911.
Health care at one fifth the price
The cost of medical care at ASPA Urgent Care, according to Hutchins, is one fifth of the price charged by hospital emergency rooms. Of course, different health care plans also play a large role in patient payments for health care.
In summary, according Hutchins, what a customer gets at the new ASAP Urgent Care office in Madison are: speed in addressing medical problem of the person who walks in; value as to price, and convenience at its downtown location.
It's website also mentions heated robes as a bonus feature.
On a recent visit to the ASAP facility in Madison, Karen Leonetti, a registered nurse and a radiologic technologist, was in charge of the facility. Leonetti lives in Madison, and she said that ASAP was "a great addition to the town." Her specialty, she said, is treating sports injuries.
Also, on duty was Geoff Burnham, a physician's assistant, and Chris Alexander, an e-ray technician. In instances when a medical doctor is not at the ASAP Urgent Care facility in Madison, a "real time" electronic connection can be made with a physician who is off-site.
The expansion plans of ASAP urgent care
In addition to its new facility in Madison, there is another facility in Hamden. Future ASAP offices are also planned in North Haven and Milford. The eventual dream of Hutchins is to open as many as 100 ASAP Urgent Car offices all over New England.
Source: http://www.shorelinetimes.com/articles/2014/04/01/news/doc5331e5139e3b8898436488.txt?viewmode=fullstory
Categories: Benefits, Business, Insurance, Physician, Trends
Tagged as: asap urgent care, concierge, CT, madison, urgent care
FORBES: 'WeCare Clinics, Iora Health, Qliance Medical Management, MDVIP, and OneMedical have all reported reductions in total healthcare costs for their patients of 15% or more versus population norms*.'
Pediatric Concierge Care: 'For $59 per month, Bruckner has the assurance that she can bring in her son at any time, and at no additional cost … Subscription-based, high-end concierge pediatric and behavioral health care. The twist is that the clinic also accepts Medicaid, and offers a sliding scale of prices for low-income people, so it's not just serving those wealthy enough to buy into the concierge system.'


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Judging the Star Tribune's Minnesota Vikings' All-Time Top-10 List
By Johnny Minnesota |
I don't want to date myself. Despite the cash I'd save on Valentines Day, being my own significant other wouldn't be a good look. (That was a play on the two different meanings of the word "date", in case you missed it.)
As for how old I am, with the Minnesota Vikings being founded in 1960, the organization is more than twice my elder. With the first several years of my life being almost as much of a blur as college, my memories of the Purple prior to the 1998 season are few and far between. If the topic of conversation relates to events that occurred before number 84 hit the NFL scene, I'm as uneducated as certain Philadelphia Eagles' fans.
Well, maybe not that uneducated, but still. If I had to breakdown the Top 10 Vikings of all time, it would be a disservice to those I either never saw, or don't remember seeing, play. Rather than crash my proverbial car while trying to navigate down that bumpy ass road, let's dissect the results of those who already made the voyage.
Our @AccessVikings team, and lots of others from the @StribSports staff, tried to do what's nearly impossible — rank the Top 10 @Vikings of all time. How did we do? https://t.co/HdrdYxkm8A pic.twitter.com/ETrJHbk7go
— Access Vikings (@AccessVikings) January 31, 2018
Per the link in the above Tweet, 12 Star Tribune staffers ranked, in order, their top 10 Vikings of all time. With my brain telling me that's a total of 120 selections, here's my brain telling you how said selections break down:
This shows how many of the 12 writers voted for each player (Only 3 players received votes from every writer):
Alan Page (12/12)
Randy Moss (12/12)
Randall McDaniel (12/12)
Carl Eller (11/12)
Adrian Peterson (11/12)
Fran Tarkenton (10/12)
Cris Carter (10/12)
Mick Tingelhoff (10/12)
John Randle (9/12)
Paul Krause (6/12)
Ron Yary (5/12)
Jim Marshall (5/12)
Joey Browner (2/12)
Chris Doleman (2/12)
Gary Zimmerman (1/12)
Bill Brown (1/12)
Fred Cox (1/12)
Out of the dozen participants, half had Alan Page as their top Viking of all time, while four had Fran Tarkenton. In regards to the two outliers, Jim Souhan gave his top spot to Randall McDaniel, while Michael Rand went with Carl Eller.
Anyone know if Alan Page ever hung out w/Lebron's mom? Just curious. pic.twitter.com/NEARp4nZjK
— Johnny Minnesota (@TheJohnnyMN) January 7, 2018
On top of that, as you can see, Page, Randy Moss, and Randall McDaniel were the only ones who made all of the top 10 rankings. I know I'm a novice on a the first 35+ years of Vikings history, but shouldn't those three be joined by Fran Tarkenton and Carl Eller? What did the fans think?
That's what I thought. The above is comprised from over 5,000 lists submitted by members of Skol Nation.
The most glaring difference between the fan's G.O.A.T. Vikings and the Star Tribune's version is that the fans omitted Mick Tingelhoff. On the opposite side of the fence, the HOF center made all but two of the Star Tribunes' lists. Whoops! Our bad. It could have been worse. At least we didn't pull a Souhan and leave out Carl Eller.
When someone completes this exercise twenty years from now, which current Vikings have the best chance of bumping Chuck Foreman from the fans top 10? Harry the Hitman? #RhodesClosed? One of our UCLA LBs?
Hell, maybe Stefon Diggs or Adam Thielen can join Moss and Cris Carter as the only WRs to make the cut. In order for that to occur, we're going to need John DeFilippo to live up to all the hype surrounding his hiring as the Vikes' offensive coordinator.
It may be overkill, but here is another reason to get excited about the John DeFilippo hiring: pic.twitter.com/ChVXyYmFjX
— Johnny Minnesota (@TheJohnnyMN) February 9, 2018
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Israeli troops invade West Bank communities and injuries two youth, meanwhile hunger-striking detainee ends his strike. These stories, and more, coming up, stay tuned.
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Wednesday morning, the village of Kafr Aqab, north of occupied East Jerusalem, shot and injured two Palestinians, one seriously, in clashes that took place with local youths.
Medical sources said one Palestinian suffered a life-threatening wound, after the soldiers shot him with a live round in the chest. Palestinian medics moved him to a hospital in Jerusalem.
They added that the soldiers also shot another Palestinian, with a live round in his leg, before medics moved him to a hospital in Ramallah, suffering a moderate injury.
The clashes erupted after dozens of soldiers invaded Kafr Aqab and Qalandia refugee camp, and initiated extensive searches of homes, while interrogating many residents. The soldiers also broke into, and searched many stores.
Moreover, The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) has reported that Israeli soldiers have kidnapped, overnight and on Wednesday at dawn, at least fourteen Palestinians, including several children, in different parts of the occupied West Bank.
Invasions and homes searches were reported in Jerusalem, the northern West Bank cities of Nablus, Qalqilia, and Tulkarem.
In other news, The Palestinian Political Detainees' Committee has reported, on Wednesday morning, that hunger-striking detainee Sami Janazra, has suspended his hunger strike, that lasted for 69 days protesting his Administrative Detention.
The Committee said the detainee decided to suspend his strike, for seven days, awaiting the decision of the Israeli prosecution to either indict him, or renew his Administrative Detention.
Janazra decision was made after the Israeli Supreme Court decided, Tuesday, to delay the deliberations on his Defense Attorney's appeal against the Administrative Detention order, in order to continue his interrogation, and examine the possibly for filing charges against him.
Janazra will be receiving liquids, including soups, in the coming seven days, and will like take supplements and vitamins. Janazra is from the al-Fawwar refugee camp, in Hebron.
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