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Fanchon Stinger
Fanchon Stinger is the evening news anchor for Fox 59 News 5pm, 6pm, 7pm & 10pm in Indianapolis. Executive Producer, anchor/reporter of Community Hero series highlighting people who make a difference in central Indiana.
Fanchon Stinger has received numerous awards and recognition for her professional work. She has won 15 Emmy awards from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, most recently Best Series Societal Concerns 2016; Best Evening Newscast 2015; Plus 12 others in various categories over the years including Best Anchor and Best Reporter. The Associated Press-Michigan named Stinger Best Reporter in 2000. She also was the Society of Professional Journalists finalist for Young Journalist of the Year 2002; Best Spot News Reporting for her coverage of the attack on the World Trade Center in New York City; and Best General Reporting for her investigative report busting a fake doctor. Other awards include, the United States Department of Health and Human Services awarded Stinger its highest honor, the Inspector General's Integrity Award; The 2016 Service to Mankind Awards District and Club from Sertoma Club; The 2018 & 2015 Inspire Award for Mentor of the Year from College Mentors for Kids; The 2008 Flame of Inspiration Award from Compuware for leadership in the Metro-Detroit Community.
Stinger currently serves as Board Member, Indiana Coalition to End Sexual Assault; Board Member & Conf. Host, Truth at Work Int'l Christian Leadership Conference (2014-Present); Board Member, Life Centers-Indiana ( Present ), Host, Legends of the Hardwood Breakfast for Athletes in Action (2015 NCAA Basketball tournament), Board Member Peace Learning Center-Indianapolis,(2010-2012); Board Member, Focus2020 Business Leadership Initiative (2013-2014); Member, Truth at Work; Member, Midwest Outreach Team for CWAM Super Service Challenge (2013); Board Co-Chair, Women Empowering Women Indianapolis, IN; Chair, Host of "Girls Matter"(2005-2010), a weekend conference for over 1,000 girls ages 7-17 and their parents building leadership and self-esteem. Stinger served on the Board for Vista Maria (2002-2008), Michigan's largest treatment center for girls who suffer from severe abuse and emotional trauma. She served as Chairwoman for Vista Maria's Annual Celebrating Women Event (7 years). She has also served as Chairwoman: Committee of 100 for The Black United Fund of Michigan. Jackets for Jobs, The National Black Minority Business Assoc., The Muscular Dystrophy Association, the National Association of Black Journalists, Michigan Humane Society, and The Martin Luther King Assoc. have also honored her over the years.
Stinger maintains strong ties to the community and a deep commitment to enrich the lives of young people through motivational speaking and seminars, and her involvement with the following organizations: Girls Night Out International, St. Vincent Hospital, Ronald McDonald House, Indianapolis area Schools, National SIDS Alliance, "Prom Gala" Substance Abuse Prevention Program, Detroit Urban League, Vista Maria, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Detroit Public Schools and various other school districts, Think Detroit, the Girl Scouts, Boys and Girls Clubs, Children's Hospital, Angela Hospice, United Way and the NAACP, just to name a few.
Stinger was a FOX 2 News anchor and reporter for 11 years in Detroit, Michigan. She co-anchored FOX 2 News Morning weekdays along with daily reporting duties. Stinger also served as an investigative reporter in the FOX 2 Problem Solver unit and the editor of "Gen Next Honor Roll," a special news feature that profiles outstanding young people in Metropolitan Detroit. She was host and executive producer of "Front and Center with Fanchon Stinger" an in-depth half hour special focusing on current issues in Metro Detroit.
Born and raised in Detroit, Stinger graduated from University of Michigan with honors, completing a dual Bachelor's degree in English and communications. She enjoys reading, walking her dog Arie, travelling the world, and experiencing other cultures. Stinger is actively involved and attends College Park Church in Indianapolis.
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Asian Ethnology 77 | review UNESCO on the Ground: Local Perspectives on Intangible Cultural Heritage (Michael Dylan Foster and Lisa Gilman)
Gisa Jähnichen
_UNESCO on the Ground: Local Perspectives on Intangible Cultural Heritage_ is a compilation of articles on specific issues revolving around the issue of intangible cultural heritage efforts undertaken by UNESCO. In the introduction, Foster emphasizes the importance of the local in the cultural heritage landscape, "because of the potential disconnect between this massive international organization headquartered in Paris and the disparate small communities scattered throughout the globe targeted by its efforts and affected by its decisions" (1). The volume is comprised of nine articles in two sections titled "Local Studies" and "Critical Discussion." The two sections separate field reports from general issues to create a better focus of what is observed "on the ground." "Grounding" thus anchors the object of research. It is a method to contextualize cultural processes observed in establishing items considered to be "intangible." The book is important for researchers and curators alike in that it provides insightful examples and critical discussions within an overarching framework. The chapters in "Local Studies" offer examples from India, South Korea, Malawi, Japan, Macedonia, and China. The geographical selection aims at diversity regarding social and cultural spaces, which often overlap as they denote their communal function in classes, or castes, as well as ethnically determined differences among the agents involved in the processes that determine what is to be considered an item of intangible cultural heritage. The cases reported are of different quality, but taken together they offer insights into the different stages involved in the development of methodological approaches to the study of intangible cultural heritage. Some examples explored in the book were already listed as "cultural heritage" items before they were studied, while some were soon to be listed as such during the study period. Yet others are still in the application process. Despite these differences, each study tells stories behind the scene that include the many manifestations of the forces and obstacles in the development of submissions for consideration to the list of intangible items. Narratives are also provided for the period after items were added to the list of intangible cultural heritage. The first part starts with a study from Kerala, India, home to Kutiyattam, a traditional form of theatre that was successfully listed as an item of Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2003. The successful inclusion of Kutiyattam resulted in a positive impact on the reputation of performers, their training possibilities, their general income (though not evenly distributed), and a nationwide acknowledgement of the entire genre. The negative outcomes of the process were that its inclusion did not benefit the reputation of UNESCO. In this chapter, the author also describes a concern about watering down artistic essentials in the art of Kutiyattam. She observed the increasing selfishness of some artists who do not feel committed to contributing to the survival of the genre for altruistic reasons alone. The detailed study of Kutiyattam is followed by a report from Cheju Island that focuses on the Yŏngdŭng rite in the Ch'ilmŏri shrine, a shamanic healing ritual, which was listed by UNESCO as a representative of the intangible cultural heritage of humanity in 2009. The report suggests that there is a strong relationship between inclusion in the UNESCO list and a successful cultural tourism industry. The report lists a number of provisions for tourists that are explicitly connected to rituals on Cheju Island, among them a visit to the Ch'ilmŏri shrine. This "symbolic capital" (46) draws attention in a way that promises benefits to a number of tourist related businesses. The more items are listed the more attractive a destination may become. Cheju Island is a good example of how the "itemization" of cultural practices is deeply embedded and interwoven with the spiritual and material life of their current bearers, but it is also problematic from the perspective of cultural preservation. The distortion of ritual contents due to changes in purpose, place, and especially audiences makes recreating necessary conditions nearly impossible. Though the inclusion was successful, the reputation of shamanic practices in general did not increase. The only impact seems to be increased media attention in times of national festivals. The following chapter problematizes exactly the impact noted above by reporting on Vimbuza, a healing ritual practiced by the Tumbuka people of northern Malawi, which has been on the UNESCO list since 2008. The Vimbuza is seen as a ritual and a "traditional dance." The author's discursive approach sheds light on many problems, such as conflicts with religious opinions like those found in Christianity, which opposes witchcraft rituals. The author also notes the contradictions within an emerging entertainment industry in relation to public cultural policies regarding the healing dance, which is becoming more exclusive, conducted only for limited audiences. The author, however, mentions that UNESCO keeps such issues in the background. As a result, the contested issues remain mostly unknown to many of the participants who personally doubt the detrimental effect that popularization has on the authenticity of Vimbuza. The next chapter reports on a New Year Eve's ritual called Toshidon, which is practiced on Shimokoshiki-jima, a small island off the southwest coast of Kyushu. The practice is similar to many rituals in the world, as many religions exploit major events to discipline their children through scaring them with masked figures traveling from house to house appearing as all-knowing beings who scold the children for their wrong doings (81). The author of this report elaborates on the delicate negotiations of the performing community with tourists. The following chapter about a Macedonian line dance in the mountainous area of Reka is outstanding. The inclusion of this item on the UNESCO list was rejected twice, in 2002 and 2004, due to the nature of the patriotic and nationalistic organizations that applied. In these failed attempts, the applicants excluded portions of the population, such as Muslims and Roma, who in fact contribute to the described cultural practice. The report discusses the dance's development after the failed applications, thus giving a comparative example of what could have been prevented through the UNESCO inclusion. The last "Local Study" reports on an item that has not yet been added to the list, the Hongtong Zoutong Xisu, a practice of worship specific to an area around Linfen in Shanxi, China. With detailed support from literature and interviews, changes in power relations between different policy makers and cultural groups are documented and discussed. The article focuses on issues within the involved community before its application submission to UNESCO, which is a very useful angle that enhances the other localized studies in this volume. The second part, "Critical Discussions," consists of three general articles. First, there is an excellent introduction about the application process, which uses the six examples above to explain the difficulties and obstacles communities face during the preparation of applications and the supervising organizations. This is followed by analyses of the examples provided in the first part, whereby metaphors are used to identify further problems in all six local studies. A summary then lists a number of basic thoughts on developing the entire approach to intangible cultural heritage as UNESCO envisions it. This concluding chapter discusses the strong governmental influence on non-governmental institutions; the idealization of Western values; the influence of UNESCO on its member states in different hierarchies and orders; a further institutionalizing of cultures; and the limitations of internationality in establishing rules and goals. Referring to the six local studies, the summary develops a closer look into the needs of the directly involved parties: the artists, the musicians, the dancers, and so on. Additionally, the conclusion reminds us that state business has to be conceptualized in a flexible but methodical way that empowers communities and individuals more effectively. Though the quality of photographs and maps could be improved, the book's contents will be helpful and informative to policy makers, cultural preservationists, anthropologists, museum curators, and ethnomusicologists.

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Urban Cowboy Turns 40! Here's 13 Fun Facts You Might Not Know About the Film
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June 6 marks the 40th anniversary of Urban Cowboy. A rocky love story set against the backdrop of the famous Pasadena, Texas, honky-tonk Gilley's, it gets a new commemorative Blu-ray release this week. Here is some Urban Cowboy trivia about the movie that made John Travolta the hottest thing in cowboy boots.
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Travolta turned down another movie, American Gigolo, to work on Urban Cowboy. (The Gigolo role went to Richard Gere.)
Michelle Pfeiffer auditioned for the part of Sissy before it went to Debra Winger, becoming her first starring role.
Patsy Swayze, actor Patrick Swayze's mother, taught Travolta how to dance the Texas two-step for the movie.
Travolta had a mechanical bull installed in his house for practice—and got so good he didn't require a stuntman for his famous bull-riding scenes on "El Toro" at Gilley's.
Real-life stars who make musical cameos include Charlie Daniels and Bonnie Raitt.
The film was based on an article in Esquire magazine in 1978.
The prison rodeo scene was actually shot in an active prison—Texas State Penitentiary in Huntsville—which had been hosting prison rodeos for decades.
Gilley's was part-owned and named after country star Mickey Gilley, who sang "Stand by Me" in the film.
Many of the bit character parts are played by "Gilley Rats," the pet name given to the regular customers at Gilley's honky-tonk.
The movie spawned a huge cowboy fashion and music craze, called the Urban Cowboy Movement.
The scene where Wes (Scott Glenn) chews and swallows the worm at the bottom of a bottle of mezcal was not scripted, but an improvised joke that remains in the film.
The soundtrack album was a smash, selling several million copies and featuring hits including "Lookin' for Love," "Could I Have This Dance" and "All Night Long."
The story of Bud and Sissy was loosely based on the real-life marriage of Donald "Dew" Westbrook and Betty Jo Helmer, who met at Gilley's when they were both 18.
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According to most recent Arkansas Department of Human Services reports, the number of children served by the foster care system has risen by nearly 1,400 children from 2005 to 2015. The number of children in care each fiscal year has gone up by over 1,000 children, while the number of open beds has risen by just over 600.
To become certified, foster parents have to undergo 30 hours of training over the course of nine weeks, as well as meet other requirements specified by DFCS. While this process is designed to bring qualified families into the system, applicants often fail to complete the entire course.
"We lose a lot of good families because they cannot find the time to spend getting approved," said foster parent Jamie Barker.
To encourage more families to finish, organizations like The Call, who train and provide resources to foster families, work with the state to conduct training that covers the required material over the span of two weekends instead of the two months.
To ensure that more homes continue to open, creating more open beds, Carter says that there need to be more voices advocating for change.
With the foster care system one of Gov. Hutchinson's top priorities, bringing money and attention to the issue, Carter is hopeful help is on the way.


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Travel to Serbia
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Diaspora and Serbs of the region
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In accordance with the Decree on Measures for Prevention and Suppression of Infectious Diseases COVID-19 ("Official Gazette of RS" 151 of 15.12.2020), in order to protect against the introduction of infectious diseases into the territory of the Republic of Serbia, the following measures were adopted concerning entry into the territory of the Republic of Serbia, which are valid from January 12, 2021 untill it is necessary due to epidemiological situation:
1. For foreign citizens, regardless of which country they come from (except Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, North Macedonia and Montenegro), entry into the Republic of Serbia is allowed EXCLUSIVELY WITH A NEGATIVE RT-PCR test for the presence of SARS-CoV-2 virus, not older than 48 hours, issued by the reference laboratory of the state from which come or from which they enter the Republic of Serbia. Passengers must be tested before traveling, because if they do not have a negative test, they will not be allowed to enter the Republic of Serbia.
Foreign citizens who are traveling to Serbia from Belgium or Luxembourg must present negativ RT-PCR test.
The obligation to have a negative RT-PCR test does NOT apply to the following categories of passengers:
- children under the age of 12, if the parent or accompanying person has a negative test
- transit through the Republic of Serbia which does not exceed 12 hours
- foreign citizens who have been granted temporary residence or permanent residence in the Republic of Serbia.
2. For citizens of the Republic of Serbia and foreign citizens with approved temporary residence or permanent residence regardless of which country they come from (except Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, North Macedonia and Montenegro) if they do not have a negative RT-PCR test for the presence of SARS-CoV-2 virus, not older than 48 hours, issued by the reference laboratory of the state from which they come or from which they enter the Republic of Serbia, a QUARANTINE MEASURE at home will be determined, for a period of ten days.
These persons have the obligation to contact the COVID clinic or the Institute of Public Health within 24 hours of crossing the state border, via an electronic application at www.e-zdravlje.gov.rs.
The quarantine measure ceases to be valid if a citizen of the Republic of Serbia or a foreign citizen with an approved temporary residence or permanent residence receives a negative RT-PCR test for the presence of SARS-CoV-2 virus, issued by a reference laboratory in the Republic of Serbia.
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Scholastic, 2002 - 352 pages
All the excitement and suspense of Harry Potter's second year at Hogwarts, now available in a beautiful leather-bound collector's edition.
Harry Potter is back at Hogwarts for his second year, but someone -- or something -- is turning the students to stone. Is it Dobby the house-elf, who warned Harry not to return to school? Draco Malfoy, as noxious as ever? Kindly Hagrid, whose past is finally revealed? Or the person everyone most suspects . . . Harry Potter himself!
This gorgeous collector's edition features a rich leather cover with gold stamping, gilt edging on the pages, and the elegant chapter openers and interior design that readers have come to expect from the Harry Potter series.
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Volume 2
J. K. (Joanne Kathleen) Rowling was born in Gloucestershire, U. K. on July 31, 1965. She also writes fiction novels under the name of Robert Galbraith. Rowling attended Tutshill Primary and then went on to Wyedean Comprehensive where she was made Head Girl in her final year. She received a degree in French from Exeter University. She later took some teaching classes at Moray House Teacher Training College and a teacher-training course in Manchester, England. This extensive education created a perfect foundation to spark the Harry Potter series that Rowling is renowned for. After college, Rowling moved to London to work for Amnesty International, where she researched human rights abuses in Francophone Africa, and worked as a bilingual secretary. In 1992, Rowling quit office work to move to Portugal and teach English as a Second Language. There she met and married her husband, a Portuguese TV journalist. But the marriage dissolved soon after the birth of their daughter. It was after her stint teaching in Portugal that Rowling began to write the premise for Harry Potter. She returned to Britain and settled in Edinburgh to be near her sister, and attempted to at least finish her book, before looking for another teaching job. Rowling was working as a French teacher when her book, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone was published in June of 1997 and was an overnight sensation. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone won the British Book Awards Children's Book of the Year, was shortlisted for the Guardian Fiction Award, and received a Commended citation in the Carnegie Medal awards. She also received 8,000 pounds from the Scottish Arts Council, which contributed to the finishing touches on The Chamber of Secrets. Rowling continued on to win the Smarties Book Prize three years in a row, the only author ever to do so. At the Bologna Book Fair, Arthur Levine from Scholastic Books, bought the American rights to Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone for the unprecedented amount of $105,000.00. The book was retitled Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone for it's American release, and proceeded to top the Best Seller's lists for children's and adult books. The American edition won Best of the Year in the School Library Journal, Publishers Weekly, Parenting Magazine and the Cooperative Children's Book Center. It was also noted as an ALA Notable Children's Book as well as Number One on the Top Ten of ALA's Best Books for Young Adults. The Harry Potter Series consists of seven books, one for each year of the main character's attendance at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. All of the books in the series have been made into successful movies. She is number 1 on the Hollywood Reporter's '25 Most Powerful Authors' 2016 list. She has also written Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Quidditch Through the Ages, and The Tales of Beedle the Bard. She won the 2016 PEN/Allen Foundation Literary Service Award. In 2016 she, along with Jack Thorne and John Tiffany, published the script of the play Harry Potter and the cursed child. It became an instant bestseller. Rowling's first novel for an adult audience,The Casual Vacancy, was published by Little Brown in September 2012. She made The New York Times Best Seller List with her title Very Good Lives: The Fringe Benefits of Failure and the Importance of Imagination. She published two bestselling fiction novels under the name of Robert Galbraith: The Cuckoo's Calling and The Silkworm.
Title Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Book 2 of Harry Potter
Author J. K. Rowling
Illustrated by Mary GrandPré
Publisher Scholastic, 2002


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Health Care Reform End Game Emerges
By Rich Baehr 2009-10-30T03:02:09
The Obama administration and Democrats in Congress have pledged to pass a major health care reform bill by the end of the year. It will provide access to most of the uninsured through insurance reform and subsidies to help pay for coverage, bend the cost curve in both the private insurance market and Medicare, and improve quality.
Far more likely is that at most one of the three -- improved access -- will result from passing any of the variations of ObamaCare now being discussed exclusively among Democrats in Congress and White House officials. Since the Democrats are far more concerned with expanding access than driving down costs or enhancing quality, all of the bills are heavily loaded in this direction.
The president has also pledged that all new spending will be paid for through taxes, fees, or reduced spending elsewhere and that total new spending will be less than $900 billion over ten years. Now, add in one more detail to satisfy progressive Democrats who long for a single-payer national health care system: there should be a "robust" public option (a foot in the door to achieving this goal). This may mean a public plan which competes with private insurers everywhere, competes only in states that "opt in," competes only in states that don't "opt out," or will be "triggered" in all states or in some states based on what happens in the private market the next few years. And the public option will either set rates at Medicare plus 5% or through negotiations with providers.
If anyone wonders why support for health care reform is lagging, you can attribute it to skepticism about the wizardry that can produce a health reform bill that meets all of the announced three goals or to the inability to make any sense of the public option options. One does not have to be intimately familiar with the thousand-plus pages in each bill passed in the five House and Senate committees to conclude that the expansion in access will likely drive up health care costs and reduce overall quality.
As the pubic mood on the economy and the country's direction sours, it is not surprising that fewer Americans (only 23% in a recent Rasmussen poll) today regard health care reform as a top priority for the country. This is especially true given the rising unemployment rate, rising number of home foreclosures, and stunningly large federal budget deficit of $1.4 trillion in 2009 and projected at $9 trillion more for the next ten years.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has now taken a public stand on how to meld the two differing versions of a reform bill passed by committees in the Senate -- what he calls a public option with an opt-out provision. This, along the continuum from 90-pound weakling (a trigger, favored by Maine's Olympia Snowe) to robust (the public option everywhere, favored by "progressives"), is stronger than an opt-in public option (favored by Delaware Senator Tom Carper).
As soon as he announced his intentions, two Senate members -- Joe Lieberman of Connecticut, an independent who caucuses with the Democrats, and Snowe, the only Republican to have supported any version of reform in any of the five congressional committees -- indicated their disapproval. Lieberman went as far as saying he would support a Republican filibuster if a bill came up that was similar to the one Reid described.
Two other moderate Democrats -- Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas, facing a tough re-election fight in 2010, and Ben Nelson of Nebraska -- also suggested they may go the same way. The 60 or 61 votes that seemed to be available to break a filibuster for a bill that looked like the Senate Finance Committee bill was now down to 57 to 59 for the new Reid version of the bill.
Illinois Senator Dick Durbin backed Reid, saying Reid's hand was forced by liberals in the Democratic caucus who threatened not to support a bill without a public option. It is, of course, odd to hear Durbin describing pressure on Reid from liberals, as if to suggest that Durbin is not himself one of the most liberal members of the Senate. In any case, it seems to me very unlikely that liberals in either the House or Senate, most of whom have very safe seats, would block a bill that got them 80% of what they wanted with a reform package -- especially if such obstruction resulted in killing the chances for major reform this year and perhaps for years to come (if the GOP rebounds in the 2010 elections).
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Our final day in Melbourne saw P:-) and I heading off to St Kilda.
We had planned a walk along the pier and then a leisurely drive back along the coast through Brighton to Edithvale. We saw ourselves meandering our way along the beach side stopping in at a nice little coffee shop (or 2) by the sea. On the map it looked as if the road hugged the seaside but no such luck. But back to that later. First St Kilda Pier.
It was quite a windy day as we strolled down to the end of the pier.
The towers of Melbourne city could be seen through the boat masts.
Melbourne City from the end of the pier.
There were a couple of black swans swimming around at the end of the pier.
P:-) and I set the Navman for Brighton and expected a trip along the water, but the road went through the suburbs - close to the beach but not close enough for us to see any water. And so we set the Navman for the next major suburb along the road and finally found our way to Edithvale. At one stage we did pass some beach but it was edged by houses without one coffee shop to be seen. Finally, at about 4 o'clock when we decided any coffee shop would do, we found a cafe on the main street of Edithvale.
This beautiful spreading tree was just around the corner from the cafe where we parked our car.
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The men's long jump event of the athletics events at the 2011 Pan American Games was held  between the 24 and 25 of October at the Telmex Athletics Stadium. The defending Pan American Games champion is Irving Saladino of the Panama.

On November 9, 2011 the winner Victor Castillo of Venezuela was disqualified after testing positive for methylhexaneamine.

Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Pan American Games records were as follows:

Qualification
Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) was able to enter up to two entrants providing they had met the minimum standard (7.65) in the qualifying period (January 1, 2010 to September 14, 2011).

Schedule

Results
All distances shown are in meters:centimeters

Qualification
Qualification was held on October 24. Qualifying Performance 7.80 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the final.

Final
The final was held on October 25.

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Q: Adding a value to a TextInput changes the font-weight for some reason I'm trying to format the date while the user is typing but when I add the value field (value={this.state.dob}) the style changes for a bolder font-weight (and sometimes changes for the right font weight mid typing). It really seems to come from the value field I tried adding it to other Input from this page and it does the same thing.
  <TextInput
        placeholder="JJ/MM/AAAA"
        keyboardType={'number-pad'}
        onChangeText={(text) => this._onChangeDate(text)}
        name="dob"
        style={styles.textBox}
        value={this.state.dob} //Just removing this work but I can't liveformat the date anymore
        maxLength={10}
   />

_onChangeDate = (value) => {
    this.setState({
        dob: this.liveFormatDate(value),
    })

}

liveFormatDate returns a  string add slashes when needed discards letters and so on
How it looks right now
How it should look like (when there are 6 characters it looks like this)
I didn't modify the code between the two screeshots

A: The solution was to add the weight attribute in the style (font-weight: "normal"). Though I don't know why the font weight was changing constantly I don't know what was causing this.

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Ethiopia restores internet after one week outage
Acknowledging the interruption for the first time, Cherer Aklilu Shaffo, the Executive Director of Ethiopia's lone telecoms provider, told CNN the company would credit customers for services that were affected during the shutdown.
CNN requested a comment on the outage from the spokeswoman for the Ethiopian Prime Minister but has yet to receive a response.
The blackout sparked anger and frustration among citizens as access to social media platforms were blocked.
In the capital of Addis Ababa, business owners and journalists told CNN Monday they were using VPN to connect to the internet and access messaging platforms.
Tour operator Serak Tadele complained that he has been struggling to get online to book travel plans for his clients since the internet restrictions began last week.
"Every time there is a suspension of internet, we continue to use the business center at luxury hotels," Tadele told CNN.
"It's expensive and is an added cost to us, and sadly, we can not simply pass that on to our customers. But it ultimately, this hurts our business," he added.
Speculation is rife that the internet restrictions was put in place to prevent cheating by final year secondary students sitting for national examinations.
Connections were partially restored at different times last week but many people were unable to go online most of the time. T
An Ethiopia and Eritrea researcher with Human Rights Watch (HRW), Felix Horne said the web outages could negatively impact the country's economy and commitment to freedom of expression.
"Blocking the internet countrywide to deter a few possible exam cheats makes it impossible for all Ethiopians to access information," Horne said. "It hurts the economy, it hurts Ethiopia's international image, and it flies in the face of the government's stated commitments to freedom of expression."
Before Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed took office in April 2018, the internet had been switched off for three months in many regions where there had been pockets of unrest.
When he took office, Abiy ended the blackout; freed political prisoners, journalists and bloggers and implemented economic reforms to attract foreign investment to the country.
"While Abiy's government has made impressive progress on freedom of expression and access to information, blacking the internet is a step backward and reminiscent of the previous government he is so keen to distance himself from," Horne added.
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Government Employees File Suit To Destabilize Oregon Union Payments
NWNews | By Dirk VanderHart
Published June 21, 2018 at 4:50 PM PDT
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Days before a landmark Supreme Court decision is expected, Oregonians are launching an attack on a large public employee union.
Seven state, county and city employees filed suit in U.S. District Court earlier this week, claiming the state has infringed on their constitutional rights by forcing them to pay for collective bargaining and other services.
The suit was filed against Gov. Kate Brown, the director of Oregon's Department of Administrative Services and a key public employee union, the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees Council 75.
The plaintiffs include employees of the Oregon Department of Corrections, Department of State Lands, Oregon State Hospital, Polk County and the City of Salem. Representing them is the right-wing Freedom Foundation, which combats public-sector unions in Oregon, Washington and California.
The gist of the suit mirrors nationwide challenges aimed at reducing the influence of public employee unions, which spend millions on lobbying and political contributions in Oregon. Oregon is one of more than 20 states that require the payments.
The plaintiffs are seeking to unravel state law that requires "fair-share" payments: fees that public employees are required to make to a union that bargains on their behalf, even if they're not union members. The suit asks a judge to rule those compelled payments violate the plaintiffs' First Amendment rights, to prohibit the payments from being collected in the future, and to award unspecified damages.
"The plaintiffs do not wish to pay this 'agency fee' because they do not agree with all of AFSCME 75's activities, and do not wish to subsidize those activities in any way," the lawsuit reads. Later it argues: "A public-employee union's collective bargaining activities are no less political than its lobbying and electioneering activities."
Representatives for AFSCME did not immediately respond to inquiries about the lawsuit.
The legal action comes as the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to issue a ruling in Janus vs. AFSCME Council 31, a case that began in Illinois and makes the same basic arguments against fair-share payments. The Janus case is considered one of the most important currently before the court. And with the confirmation of Justice Neil Gorsuch, public employee unions have been bracing for a ruling that does away with fair-share payments
A ruling could come as early as Friday.
Unions around the country have said that an adverse opinion could imperil workers' ability to organize, but Oregon's public employee unions have been relatively sanguine, expressing hope that workers will stay committed to membership. In 2016, Oregon ranked eighth among all states for public-sector union membership, at 50.3 percent.
Aaron Withe, the Freedom Foundation's director for Oregon, said the state's public-sector unions have made it unduly difficult to opt-out of membership by instituting tight windows of time for doing so.
"What you're seeing in Oregon is not confidence that their members will choose to stay in the union, but confidence that they will be able to prevent them from leaving," Withe said Thursday.
If the Supreme Court rules against the unions, Withe believes his group's case will be wrapped up relatively quickly, with a judge issuing a judgment in his clients' favor and deciding on damages. He said the case was important to file because "it's really just helping these clients with getting retribution."
The Freedom Foundation isn't the only anti-union group challenging Oregon law, either. In April, the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation filed suit on behalf of a state employee Debora Nearman. Nearman sued the Service Employees International Union Local 503, which negotiates the contract that dictates how much she is paid.
The lawsuit includes many of the same claims made in challenges nationwide — with one wrinkle. SEIU 503 played a role in launching attacks against the re-election bid of her husband, Rep. Mike Nearman, R-Independence.
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Dirk VanderHart covers Oregon politics and government for OPB. Before barging onto the radio in 2018, he spent more than a decade as a newspaper reporter—much of that time reporting on city government for the Portland Mercury. He's also had stints covering chicanery in Southwest Missouri, the wilds of Ohio in Ohio, and all things Texas on Capitol Hill.
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Kappa Gamma Pi established the Cornaro scholarship for graduate studies in 1984. The scholarship is open to members of Kappa Gamma Pi who have been accepted by an accredited graduate or professional school. The award of $3000 is to be applied as needed for graduate expenses and is non-renewable.
The Cornaro scholarship derives its name from the first woman in the Western world to receive a Doctor of Philosophy in 1678 from the University of Padua, Italy. It was an accomplishment unparalleled in that time. Kappa Gamma Pi is proud to have named its scholarship in her honor.
To be eligible for the scholarship, you MUST be a member of Kappa Gamma Pi, and already accepted into an accredited graduate or professional program.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — One person was arrested after a crash that left one dead and another injured Tuesday morning in Merriam, Kansas, according to police.
Police said three vehicles were headed east on Shawnee Mission Parkway around 10:45 a.m. when one vehicle struck another. The crash forced one of the vehicles into a third vehicle.
The third vehicle then crashed into a rock wall just off the road, police said.
The crash killed a woman who was a passenger in the third car. Her husband also suffered serious injuries.
Eastbound Shawnee Mission Parkway was closed for several hours after the crash.


This February the first ever Elite Sports and Education European Championship kicks off a new venture for the Jason Floyd Golf Academy (JFG) Junior Golf Tour.
Hosted at the incredible San Roque New Course, host to Spanish Opens and European Tour Q-School from 1st-3rd February, the tournament will act as the ceremonial launch of the brand new Elite Sports and Education Series due to commence September 2019.
Everyone knows The Race to Dubai and The FedEx Cup, two of the biggest titles on the European and PGA Tours. Both season-long races to golfing stardom, concluding in their own action-packed Play-Off Series and Tour Championships.
How would you like a piece of that action? Now you can in the first series of its kind, for Junior Amateur Golfers.
Commencing for the 2019/2020 season, consisting of 11 tournaments, including Seven 36 hole Elite Sports and Education Series 500 tournaments, Three 54 hole WAGR Ranked Majors and the 54 Hole WAGR Ranked Elite Sports and Education Series World Final.
Competitions earn points, ranked by their finish position and the importance of the event and climb the Elite Sports and Education Series Order of Merit to become the Elite Sports and Education Series Champion.
The Elite Sports and Education Series will determine the one player who not only performs throughout the Elite Sports and Education Series 500 events and the Majors, but also excels through the pressure of the Elite Sports and Education Series World Final.
So who will be the first every Elite Sports and Education Series winner? Only time will tell!


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On a recent trip to Alaska, my family and I were treated to a rare sight of Denali, The Great One, free of its pervasive cloud cover. Our guide said that only 9% of the people who come to see the mountain actually do. One more bucket list item crossed off.


Our trip has come to an end and we're readjusting to our life on the Oregon coast, but there are still a ton of photos to share! I'm going to hopefully finish up all of my blog posts in the next week or two, so stay tuned for more updates.
This hike was one of the most spectacular I've ever done, and also one of the most challenging. "Hiking" in Utah usually means climbing over boulders and following cairns in order to find the right route, instead of walking on what we usually think of as a trail. It adds an extra level of adventure and excitement, but also makes it really demanding. Owl Canyon was so beautiful though, and we saw awe inspiring ruins, wildflowers and so much green, and ended our hike with a dip in a beautiful green pool. It felt great to push myself and it was so fun to explore such a remote place. There's no question I'll remember this day for a long time to come, and it was one of my favorite on our trip.


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Alyssa Milano shares a stunning makeup-free selfie to celebrate her 50th birthday. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)
Alyssa Milano steps into her 50s with style.
To celebrate the big 5-0, the Charmed alum shared a makeup-free selfie with a powerful message on Instagram on Monday.
"This is 50. No filter. No touch up. No makeup," the actress and #MeToo activist captioned a photo of herself. "I will spend this day like every day. I will move a little, love a lot, serve and count my blessings."
She continued: "I'm happy to be here. Here. Now. At this time. In my time. In your time. There is still so much to look forward to! And you know what? back to where I've been, where I came from, how far I've come, who came into my life and who stayed.
"Thank you for all your support and birthday wishes," she concluded. "Let's continue."
The post welcomed an incredible amount of support from Milano's followers.
"Happy Birthday beautiful!" wrote supermodel Paulina Porizkova.
From Milan Who is the boss? co-star Tony Danza wrote, "Happy Birthday!!!"
Some commented with anecdotes about how Milano inspired their lives.
"Congratulations Queen!" one fan noticed. "Growing up I always watched reruns of Charmed, every chance I could get even skipped sometimes to watch an episode or two and no doubt Phoebe was my favorite 😍 Her style, her hair changes, the progress in her character from seasons 1-8 I still lived for YOU!"
"Bless you for this. And for everything you do," one admirer wrote. "I was lucky enough to hear you speak at the Women's March in Atlanta. You are appreciated.'
This isn't the first time Milano has shared a makeup-free selfie to celebrate her birthday. In 2020, on her 48th birthday, the star shared a similar message.
"This is 48. No filter. No make-up. Just my skin that I've become super comfortable in," she wrote at the time. "My body makes crackling noises when I walk. My daughter recently asked me why my butt is like this [jiggly]. Sometimes I forget things. I'm tired all the time."
"But overall I'm just thankful for this life. My life. If someone told me I get to choose who I come back with for the next life, I'd choose myself again. Even with the grief I've endured Just like kintsugi – I've been broken open and mended and broken again," she continued, referring to the Japanese tradition of repairing pottery. "We're all resilient."
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The TPP negotiations are close to an agreement
English translated version of "Business Prospect" on NHK Radio Channel 1 on February 03, 2015
1.It seems that there were new developments in the TPP negotiations.
There were two important developments.
Firstly, the Republican Party, which has a positive attitude towards promoting free trade, won the majority in both the Senate and the House of Representatives as a result of the mid-term election held in the US in November last year. Based on the American Constitution, Congress has the authority to carry out trade negotiations. As such, when the US government wants to conclude negotiations, they get Congress to transfer that authority - in other words, they need to pass the TPA bill in the Congress. The Democratic Obama administration is in fierce competition with the Republicans. However, the Republicans are showing willingness to cooperate with the Obama administration in relation to the TPA bill. Considering the presidential election and Congressional elections next year, the Republicans seem to have judged that it is not good to give the impression of being opposed to free trade.
There is speculation that the TPA bill will be submitted to Congress in February and passed in March. Preparation for next year's presidential election will begin in the second half of this year, so I think that the US government wants to conclude the TPP negotiations during the first half of the year. I think the negotiations will accelerate.
2.What is the second development?
The talks between Japan and the US regarding agricultural products are nearing an agreement. It has been reported that Japan proposed reducing the current 38.5% tariff on beef to 9% over more than ten years. As for pork, the American pork producers' council has been strongly criticising Japan's negotiating stance and claiming that the TPP negotiations should be conducted without Japan if Japan would not abolish their tariffs. However, it was revealed that this organisation sent a letter expressing their understanding that "significant progress has been made" in terms of Japan's proposals regarding market access to Congress on 26 January and then requested Congress promptly pass the TPA bill. The tariff on pork might not be abolished, but it seems that a significant reduction is being negotiated.
As for rice, it is reported that Japan is examining a 50,000 tonne special import quota for American rice in addition to the current 770,000 tonne low-tariff quota, which is called minimum access, in return for maintaining the tariff.
The US Trade Representative has commented that they are nearing an agreement. The Japan-US talks on tariffs in the agricultural area began on 2 February.
3.How do you evaluate these developments?
Since 2012 the yen has weakened by about 50%. Let us look at this in terms of beef. In 2012, ¥100 worth of beef would have been imported for ¥138.5 after the 38.5% tariff had been applied. However, based on the current exchange rate, the price of [the same amount of] beef is about ¥150 before the tariff is imposed. I think that the tariff reduction will have a small impact.
In the US, many of the members of Congress elected from agricultural regions are Republicans, and the most powerful agricultural organisation also supports the Republican Party. Given that the pork industry, which was the most uncompromising in demanding tariff resolution, is satisfied with the current state of negotiations, I think that there was a big step forward towards passing the TPA bill and concluding the TPP negotiations.
In terms of rice, Japan is negotiating to increase the low-tariff import quota so that they can continue to maintain the high tariff. Until now, [the government] has been preventing the area of farmland under acreage reduction from increasing by disposing of the same amount of rice as that imported through minimum access by means such as foreign aid and livestock feed. The government was buying rice at a high price and selling it for a cheap price so they have been bearing a great fiscal burden. Unless they did this, however, domestic production would decrease to compensate for the increase in imported rice, so the food self-sufficiency rate would drop. The special import quota that is currently being examined will increase this fiscal burden even more.
However, the difference between the domestic and international price of rice is shrinking. If [the government] is going to bear a fiscal burden anyway, they should rather abolish the tariff to reduce the price of rice and provide cheap rice to consumers and then provide direct payments to the affected business farmers. This way domestic production will not decrease.
Japan's agricultural policy has been about making consumers pay a high price to protect agriculture. This was unfortunate for the agricultural industry, too. Maintaining a high price meant that high-cost, small-scale farmers continued to farm rice. It became difficult for business farmers who earned their living through farming to achieve scale expansion by consolidating farmland and increasing profits. This situation led to the inefficient state of rice farming we see today, where 70% of farmers in Japan farm rice but only account for 20% of Japan's agriculture.
4.What will happen in future negotiations?
Given the recent progress in the Japan-US talks, which had been hindering progress in the [overall] TPP negotiations, I think that the focus will now shift to issues such as state-owned enterprises and pharmaceutical products. In terms of state-owned enterprises, media reports only seem to focus on how the disparity in competitive conditions between state-owned enterprises and foreign enterprises will be reduced. However, the problem where state-owned enterprises hinder trade is an important issue, too. Japan only needs to pay a 1% tariff when exporting rice to China. However, China's state-owned enterprises have monopolistic control over distribution, so rice that is sold for ¥300 per 1kg in Japan is sold for ¥1,300 per 1kg in Beijing and Shanghai. State-owned enterprises virtually impose tariffs, so we cannot freely export to China. I would like this topic to be properly negotiated considering that the regulations on state-owned enterprises will be applied to China if they join the TPP in the future.
(This article was translated from the Japanese transcript of Mr. Yamashita's speech in the "Business Prospect" session of the radio program "First in the Morning News" broadcast by NHK Radio Channel1 on February 03, 2015.It was translated by Professor Aurelia George Mulgan, The University of New South Wales, Canberra.)


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Cacia melanopsis es una especie de escarabajo longicornio del género Cacia, subfamilia Lamiinae. Fue descrita científicamente por Pascoe en 1866.

Se distribuye por Malasia. Mide 15-21 milímetros de longitud.

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Insectos descritos en 1866
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altavista announced that it has inked a deal with moreover.com that will allow the search engine to include the latest news in its search results.
according to altavista, moreover lets altavista search results include a number of webpages dealing with the topic you are searching plus the latest online stories relating to that search result.
to date, moreover searches more than 2,400 news-oriented sites approximately every 15 minutes.
the article also mentions that search engines are always searching old information. basically, if you want to find out something that's late-breaking, a search engine has previously not been the best place.
this is a good move by altavista. first off, it needs to diversify itself from the other search engines, and what better way than to ink a deal with a service that provides an index of the latest news stories? according to the article, other search engines are going to be following this new trend. good for them. nowadays, if i want to find the latest news i search through yahoo's "daily news" area. it looks like i'll be able to go to altavista now, instead.
as for moreover, i'm familiar with a lot of the sites it indexes and the index of news seems to be finding its way to more websites as the days go on.
i just tried to do a quick search on altavista and it seems that you first have to do a search and then click on the "news" link to see how your search relates to the latest news. not quite the integration i was envisioning, but it's a start.
i was surprised altavista's main page defaults you to a "webpages" search, perhaps a dropdown select box would be appropriate.
anyways, i'm happy to see the mountains are back and that they got rid of the "alta vista:" or whatever it was they were doing before. although i submit queries to their plain-text search from a local html page (and therefore rarely see their logo and site design), i was still bothered when they changed their logo and decided to become a portal.
if you are looking for news it is only logical to give that functionality in a search engine which should help you find late & breaking news – this is what search engines should have been able to do for a while now.
being able to search for breaking news by topic is a great feature to have in a search engine. it should save you a lot of time in finding topic specific news.


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Race Preview: Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec and Montréal
Rally Cycling arrived in Quebec, Canada this week to race the ninth annual Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec and Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal. The WorldTour ranked events attract the top 18 teams in the world with Rally Cycling earning one of only two available wildcard invitations to close out their road season in esteemed company.
The Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec is held on September 7th and features a cobblestoned finishing climb in front of the historic Château Frontenac Hotel in Québec City. After a day of rest, Québec's largest city hosts the second day of racing on September 9th, the Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal.
With the Road Cycling World Championships in Innsbruck, Austria looming, the peloton arrives in top form to tackle these North American classics.
The undulating circuits in Canada require a roster full of strong, classics-style riders that climb well after a demanding day of racing. Rally Cycling will start Ryan Anderson, Rob Britton, Robin Carpenter, Adam de Vos, Nigel Ellsay, Colin Joyce, and Brandon McNulty.
After racing all but one edition of the races, Canadian veteran Ryan Anderson brings vital experience to a squad that is coming off of its biggest results to date.
"I'm really happy that we are racing here after the success the team had in Norway and Germany," said Anderson. "I think it's a big step for the program to start our first WorldTour one-day races! I had a good block of racing in Europe and now I want to finish the year off on a high."
After toeing the line at the two Quebec races for seven years, Anderson knows how the races could unfold on his home courses and will be vocal in the pre-race meetings.
"There's a pattern to these races and I think we just need to be on point and ready in the beginning and in the closing laps," said Anderson. "Montreal is a very hard circuit which wears on you but I think we have a great team here for this weekend and we're very motivated to fly the team's colors on the world's stage!"
The Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec covers 16 laps of a 12.6 km circuit for a total of 201 km of racing and over 9,000 ft of climbing. Historically, the race has ended is a reduced field sprint as sprinter's teams have ample time to chase late attackers through Le Parc des Champs-de-Bataille, "Battlefields Park."
On Sunday's Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal, the peloton climbs a back-breaking 15,000 ft over 16 laps of a 12.2 km course for a total of 195 km. True selections within the pack will be made in the closing laps and only 30 riders are expected to contest the finish.
Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec and Montréal Roster
Rob Britton
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Adam de Vos
Nigel Ellsay
Brandon McNulty
Directors: Patrick McCarty, Eric Wohlberg
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El Paso, Texas - U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agriculture specialists working at the El Paso port of entry have made an important pest interception. They discovered 12 living fruit fly larvae in a mango that a California bound traveler had in his possession.
"The introduction of living fruit fly larvae to citrus growing regions could be devastating," said William Molaski, CBP El Paso port director. "Stopping this type of pest at the border is another way CBP is protecting the nation."
The discovery was made July 3 at the Bridge of the Americas international crossing in El Paso. A resident of California arrived from Mexico and made a negative declaration to CBP officers for fruits, meats, vegetables, and plants. He was sent to the secondary inspection area where he again made a negative declaration. CBP agriculture specialists searched the vehicle and found 48 mangoes, approximately 200 red plums and three manzano peppers hidden in bags of dirty laundry. CBP agriculture specialists closely examined the seized items and found 12 living fruit fly larvae in one mango. The contraband fruit was destroyed by CBP. The driver was assessed a $300 fine for failing to declare the prohibited items to CBP.
"Education and declaration are the best ways border crossers can avoid these penalties," said Molaski. "Travelers should declare all items they acquire in Mexico. They can also obtain a list of prohibited agriculture items at any port of entry. Following these guidelines can help the traveler and also help prevent the introduction of disease and pests to the U.S."
The civil penalty for failing to declare agricultural items will cost first time offenders $300. The penalty for the second violation goes up to $500. The key is to declare all agricultural items and present them to CBP for inspection so that an agriculture specialist can determine if it is admissible or not. Properly declared prohibited items can be abandoned at a port of entry without incident.
CBP is seeking to prevent the introduction of harmful plant pests and foreign animal diseases that a traveler may unintentionally bring into the U.S. through agricultural products. Restricted items include meat, fruits, vegetables, plants, soil and products made from animal or plant materials. That single piece of fruit or plant could be harboring a harmful plant and animal pest or disease, such as the Mediterranean fruit fly, that could cause very serious damage to America's homeland.


Q1. The 5th India-Bangladesh Joint Consultative Committee Meeting was held in _________.
Q2. In which of the following state Dr. Harsh Vardhan, inaugurated India's first agromet forecast centre, NKAFC?
Q3. The Expert Committee has submitted its report on "Determining the Methodology for Fixation of the National Minimum Wage" to the Government. This Committee was led by___________.
Q4. World Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS) 2019 held at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. What was the theme of the summit?
Q5. As per the World Employment and Social Outlook Trends 2019 report, unemployment rates will fall to ______ in 2019 and remains steady in 2020.
Q6. Which city hosted the 'Early Ed Asia 2019', the two-day event which is Asia's largest conference on Early Childhood?
Q7. Amazon launched "Amazon Pay Unified Payments Interface (UPI)" for Android users in partnership with __________ to issue UPI IDs to its customers in India.
Q8. NASA has announced a new space telescope mission dedicated to understanding the origins of life and the universe. It's called the _________.
Q9. Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) launched a new portal, LADIS for real-time data on available depth on stretches of National Waterways. What does I stands for in LADIS?
Q10. As per the submitted report on "Determining the Methodology for Fixation of the National Minimum Wage" the expert Committee Recommends ________ Monthly National Minimum Wage irrespective of sectors, skills, occupations and rural-urban locations for a family comprising of 3.6 consumption units.
Sol. The 5th India-Bangladesh Joint Consultative Committee Meeting, co-chaired by External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Foreign Affairs Minister of Bangladesh Dr. Abdul Momen was held in New Delhi.
Sol. Dr. Harsh Vardhan, inaugurated the North Karnataka Agromet Forecasting and Research Centre (NKAFC), India's first agromet forecast centre, at University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS) in Dharwad, Karnataka.
Sol. The Expert Committee led by Anoop Satpathy, Fellow of V. V. Giri National Labour Institute (VVGNLI), submitted its report on "Determining the Methodology for Fixation of the National Minimum Wage" to the Government.
Sol. The theme of WSDS 2019 was 'Attaining the 2030 Agenda: delivering on our promise'.
Sol. The International Labour Organization released World Employment and Social Outlook Trends 2019 report. As per the report, unemployment rates will fall to 4.9% in 2019 and remains steady in 2020.
Sol. Early Ed Asia 2019, the two-day event which is Asia's largest conference on Early Childhood, was held at the City Palace in Jaipur, Rajasthan. The motto of the event was 'Our Children. Our Future'.
Sol. Amazon launched "Amazon Pay Unified Payments Interface (UPI)" for Android users in partnership with Axis Bank to issue UPI IDs to its customers in India.
Sol. NASA has announced a new space telescope mission dedicated to understanding the origins of life and the universe. It's called the Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer or SPHEREx, for short. The space agency is aiming for a 2023 launch.
Sol. Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) launched a new portal Least Available Depth Information System (LADIS) for real-time data on available depth on stretches of National Waterways.
Sol. The Expert Committee led by Anoop Satpathy, recommended the fixation of need-based National Minimum Wage (NMW) for India at Rs 375 per day or Rs 9,750 per month irrespective of sectors, skills, occupations and rural-urban locations for a family comprising of 3.6 consumption units. The Present NMW is Rs. 4,576.


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Avengers: Infinity War Headlines
Karen Gillan Teases A Significant Role For Nebula In AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR
The Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 actress explains how that movie will improve on the first and delve into Nebula's daddy issues, while also teasing a big role for the character in Infinity War.
JoshWilding | 1/20/2017
Filed Under: "Avengers: Infinity War" Source: The Hollywood Reporter
Karen Gillan recently confirmed that Nebula will return in Avengers: Infinity War, but first up for her is Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. There, Nebula looks set to become a member of the team she fought in the first movie, though whether or not she'll stay loyal to Star-Lord and company remains to be seen!
Asked in a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter about how the sequel differs to the first instalment, the Scottish actress weighed in on the themes and where exactly we pick up with Nebula.
"I'm so excited for people to see it! I just feel like it's all of the best elements of the first one, just amplified. It's even better – it's funnier, the music's even better … the second album is a blinder. It's great. And in the first one everyone was being established. Now that that's out of the way, you really get to delve into all of their dilemmas and things like that. I think family would really be the main theme of the thing. And my character Nebula is dealing with a whole lot of stuff there – we see a whole new side to her. A much more human side actually, where we understand how truly awful and difficult her daddy issues are."
As for her role in Avengers: Infinity War, Gillan obviously wasn't willing to reveal much but did indicate that the character will have a significant role in the highly anticipated 2018 release. "Yeah, she's making a cheeky appearance there. I don't know how much I'm allowed to say, but I'm pretty happy with how much she gets to do." Will she team up with dear old daddy or wield the Infinity Gauntlet?
We'll have to wait and see, but be sure to let us know your thoughts in the comments section below.
LOVE AND MONSTERS Star Ariana Greenblatt Open To Gamora Return...Or America Chavez? - EXCLUSIVE
Love and Monsters star Ariana Greenblatt opens up about a possible return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, whether that's as a slightly older version of Gamora or an entirely different character...
LOVE AND MONSTERS Star Ariana Greenblatt Reveals Secrecy Surrounding AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR Role - EXCLUSIVE
Ariana Greenblatt had a small, but memorable role in Avengers: Infinity War as the young Gamora, and the lengths Marvel Studios went to in order to keep her part a secret will definitely surprise you...
AVENGERS: ENDGAME Star Josh Brolin Turned Down A Number Of Marvel Studios Roles Before Thanos
Josh Brolin has opened up about his decision to join the Marvel Cinematic Universe in Age of Ultron, revealing why he wouldn't have agreed to play a member of Earth's Mightiest Heroes. Check it out!
SNOWPIERCER Renewed For Season 3 By TNT Ahead Of Monday's Season 2 Premiere
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Greene's Energy Group Announces New President, Other Leadership Changes
By Brad Kramer April 19, 2022 View Profile
Houston-based Greene's Energy Group LLC has appointed Adam Doyle to the role of president and chief operating officer.
Adam Doyle
Frank Mathews, who previously held the position for the last seven years will transition into a strategic advisor role and will remain on the Greene's board of directors, according to an April 18 announcement.
Greene's is a diversified oil service company and leading provider of integrated testing, rentals and specialty services.
During his leadership, Mathews led the company through transformative changes, including the sale of multiple non-strategic businesses and into an industry leading wellhead protection and well testing business in the Permian and Eagle Ford basins. Greene's maintains an industry-leading safety culture, one of which Mathews helped achieve by requiring an all-in employee commitment to safety and zero recordables with "Mission Zero."
Doyle served as Greene's product line leader and has been instrumental in the company's growth of the wellhead protection business in the Permian Basin. In 2005, Doyle joined Guardian, Greene's predecessor company, and he quickly took on increasing responsibilities and became general manager when Greene's acquired the division in 2011.
Doyle has grown the Isolation Tool business to an industry-leading position in the region, introducing the Iso-Line product in 2021. Doyle is a strong team leader within the organization and an active member of the Odessa/Midland business community, where he is heavily involved in coaching youth hockey and a big part of Odessa Jackalopes hockey, which brought him to West Texas. Originally from Canada, he is a graduate of the University of Regina in Saskatchewan.
"I am very proud of what this company has achieved during these years as we've transitioned into a Texas-focused, industry-leading service provider to our valued customers. It has been a great ride in an ever-changing industry, and I look forward to see Adam continue the journey," said Mathews.
Greene's Energy Group is a completions and production-focused business servicing exploration and production companies in the Permian Basin, South Texas and other serviceable locations. Within that region, we do offer drilling and facility support services with our traditional Torque and Hydrostatic Testing business as well.
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SoCal cities are spending big instead of…
SoCal cities are spending big instead of preparing for next economic downturn
Inglewood city hall on Friday, June 7, 2019. (Photo by Scott Varley, Daily Breeze/SCNG)
By Alix Ollivier |
PUBLISHED: July 15, 2019 at 8:00 am | UPDATED: July 15, 2019 at 8:01 am
A decade ago, California's state budget was in shambles and facing a $40 billion shortfall. At the local level, cities and counties were going under. In 2012, for example, the San Bernardino City Council voted to file for bankruptcy protection. But with a booming stock market and an economy that's been growing for years, many cities and states have been lulled into a false sense of financial security. Rising revenues have allowed state and local governments to increase spending but have not saved them from the greater issue of funding the pensions that have been promised to government employees.
Consider the city of Inglewood, which is experiencing somewhat of a boom. During Mayor James Butts' tenure, crime has fallen, deficits have declined, and a new stadium for the NFL's Los Angeles Rams is under construction—with mostly private funding. Given that the city is in a stronger fiscal position than it was a decade ago, now would be a good time to pay down its debt and prepare for any future downturns. Instead, the city continues to kick the can down the road.
In 2017, Inglewood borrowed $53 million in the form of a pension obligation bond (POB). Unfortunately, rather than using most of the money to pay down its $197 million unfunded liability in the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) or address long-term fiscal issues, the city put $36 million of it into the general fund.
Pension obligation bonds bring long-term risks that can worsen a government's fiscal health by shifting the responsibility of managing debt from pension funds to local municipalities. With these bonds, the government is typically making a bet that it can invest the money in assets that will earn higher rates of return than the cost of paying interest on the bonds. However, oftentimes the bonds serve as a short-term band-aid for pension problems rather than genuine reforms. Pension obligation bonds actually create a more rigid financial environment by turning a somewhat flexible long-term pension obligation into a hard and fast annual debt payment. By sending its pension obligation bond money to the general fund, Inglewood is borrowing money to pay its short-term bills and avoiding the necessity of paying its long-term debt.
For example, city salaries are paid from the general fund. In 2017, City Manager Artie Fields had his total compensation rise to $472,676. Police Chief Mark Fronterotta had his compensation increase to $524,057, which includes $166,201 in various benefits. Inglewood isn't the biggest or one of the cash-rich cities in Los Angeles County, yet the Southern California News Group reports Fronterotta is "the highest-salaried law enforcement chief in Southern California" and the city is paying executive salaries that are commensurate with what the highest paid local government officials nationally receive.
Instead of shelling out excessive salaries, Inglewood needs to make pension reforms. As of 2016, for every active Inglewood employee contributing to the retirement plan, there were already two retired workers receiving benefits. The system's costs are going to rise further as the workforce continues to age and retire so it's important to make sure Inglewood can keep its promises to its pensioners.
But Inglewood isn't alone. The city is one piece of a pattern of financial mismanagement in smaller Los Angeles County cities. The California State Auditor says the cities of Cudahy, Huntington Park, Lynwood, Maywood, Montebello, and Monrovia are "high-risk local governments" that show signs of fiscal stress. Meanwhile, the state controller called out Compton for "reckless overspending, pervasive internal control deficiencies, and a lack of city council oversight" and found the City of Industry "failed to exercise sufficient oversight of the city's finances and operations."
As the stock market continues to set records, it's easy to forget the fiscal trauma cities and the state were feeling a decade ago. Inglewood's shifting of pension obligation bonds to the general fund is an example of what should not be done. Rather than borrowing and adding unsustainable debt, Inglewood and other local governments should focus on reducing unfunded liabilities and making sure they're ready for the next economic downturn.
Alix Ollivier is a policy analyst at the Reason Foundation.
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Q: SSMA: Migration fails MySQL -> Azure SQL with no error I am getting this error when I attempt to migrate from MySQL localhost DB to Azure SQL using MMSA (SQL Server Migration Assistant) for MySQL

I have seen this around https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/sqlserver/en-US/b835f4b3-3d93-42a4-9b6b-d21d3dfd8dab/ssma-error-migrate-data-mysql-sql-server?forum=sqlservermigration
Some suggestions are change MySQL connection from ANSI to unicode, make sure all db names are lowercase. Both do not work.
Any ideas?