BRC warned of much steeper price rises if the UK quit the European Union without a trade deal.
BRC warned of much steeper price rises if the UK quit the European Union without a trade deal. According to the trade group, non-food price deflation also slowed to 1% in August, down from 1.4% in July - its lowest level since 2013.
It blamed strong demand for summer products earlier in the season, which reduced the need for discounting.
However, this did not apply to clothing, where price deflation continued at the same rate as in July.
The data follows warnings consumers could face a food "price shock" in the coming months due to this year's extreme weather.
On Tuesday, consultancy CEBR said the winter cold spell, known as the Beast from the East, and summer heat wave, had pushed up wholesale prices of staples such as wheat, carrots and lettuce.
This is expected to feed through to shops, pushing up consumer food prices by 5% - the equivalent of about £7 per month per household.
Farmers have also been impacted by rising costs of oil and agricultural products on global markets, according to the BRC. However, it said overall shop price inflation still remained well below the wider rate of consumer price inflation - which currently stands at 2.5%.
"Despite significant increases in costs in the supply chain, this month's figures show that retailers are keeping price increases faced by consumers to a minimum," said the British Retail Consortium's chief executive Helen Dickinson OBE.
"However, current inflationary pressures pale in comparison to potential increases in costs retailers will face in the event the we leave the EU without a deal. If that does happen retailers will not be able to shield consumers from price increases.
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Who's afraid of the Big Bad Wolf? None of your students will be scared of B. B. Wolf—or good manners—after listening to this story about his excellent etiquette lesson. To prepare students to make text-to-text connections, you might want to first read several classic tales of wolf mischief, such as The Three Little Pigs and Little Red Riding Hood. Even though it is most often a fox and not a wolf that is the danger in The Gingerbread Man, you might also want to read this story because a gingerbread man is featured in the illustrations of this book. Finally, you might also wish to discuss why Little Bo Peep, in the traditional nursery rhyme, would need to be afraid of wolves since they were a danger to her sheep.
Prior to reading the story, invite students to choose characters from these classic tales to portray. Options include any of the three pigs, Little Red Riding Hood, her grandmother, the woodsman, and the Gingerbread Man. Group students by their chosen characters, or have them label themselves with nametags. Using a toy microphone, and perhaps even a video camera, interview the characters to find out what they already know about our main character: B. B. Wolf. How have their previous experiences with the wolf affected their opinion of him? What words best describe his personality? What are his motives in most stories? What advice would these characters give to other storybook characters about the wolf?
In the story, B. B. Wolf makes up a song to help himself remember the etiquette advice provided by his friend the crocodile. Following your read aloud of the story, invite students to help you create a tune for the crocodile's advice. Perhaps you could try the words to the tune of popular songs that the students already know. Or challenge older students to create their own tunes to perform for the class. If desired, sing the text to the tune of "Bingo."
Say, "Excuse me" if you burp.
When you go to the library.
but don't go biting anyone!


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Ghislain Deslongchamps's research is in computer-assisted molecular design, a field that can lead to highly potent and specific drugs. His work has yielded the inventions of Reverse-Docking, a new method to design artificial nano-molecular devices, and Post-Dock, a visualization tool. He has also developed software for the suite sold by Chemical Computing Group Inc.: EM-Dock, GI-MOE, and Post-Dock.
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In his lab, University of New Brunswick chemistry professor Ghislain Deslongchamps adapts computational chemistry tools normally used for the drug design industry and applies them to other areas. They have developed computational methods for the design of what he calls asymmetric organocatalysts, metal-free organic molecules that can catalyze organic reactions. These are of great interest to the pharmaceutical industry and other chemical manufacturers because they can produce molecules as single stereoisomers and without the use of potentially toxic metals. Traditional methods of organic synthesis would often produce drugs as a 50/50 mixture of stereoisomers, one having the desired biological activity while its mirror-image stereoisomer being inactive or potentially harmful. Modern drug synthesis requires methods of asymmetric synthesis that can produce only the desired stereoisomer. An example, recently in the news, is that of thalidomide which was sold in the 1960s as a 50/50 mixture of stereoisomers. One treated morning sickness in pregnant women; the other was a teratogen and caused birth defects. "That really exemplifies how critical the pharmaceutical industry's need to manufacture drugs as single stereoisomers is," Dr. Deslongchamps says.
His lab is creating tools inspired by those used in computer-assisted drug design — one called "reverse-rocking" and the other called "virtual screening." They then use them to design and discover new asymmetric catalysts that could eventually be used by the drug industry. The computations they do are extremely time onerous and require heavy computational resources. "We are extremely fortunate to be part of ACEnet and having access to the Compute Canada resources to do the research that we do," Dr. Deslongchamps says. "A lot of the work we do might otherwise take months of calculating as opposed to days. It's almost impractical to do this research on a single computer."

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When God called Abraham to set out on his journey of faith, God promised that He would bless Abraham, that Abraham would be a blessing, that anyone who blessed him would themselves be blessed and that eventually through him all the world would be blessed!
Abraham received His blessing because of his faith, not because of his behavior. It was his relationship and journey of faith with God that was the key to him and his family living a blessed life.
In the same way Paul highlights that we who put our faith in Christ share the same blessing Abraham received. That means that our relationship with God is the key to living a blessed life.
The more we grow in our love for God, the more our relationship grows with Him, the more our life is blessed.
Let's never let our focus shift from God, the Blesser, onto the blessings. Remembering what God said to Abraham "I am your shield, your exceedingly great reward". God Himself is our reward!


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People Count
Contact-Tracing Apps and Public Health
By Susan Landau
An introduction to the technology of contact tracing and its usefulness for public health, considering questions of efficacy, equity, and privacy.
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"In a pandemic, good science is what we need. Now, a year and a half later, in People Count: Contact Tracing Apps and Public Health, Tufts University professor Susan Landau has set out to make a sober assessment."
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"People Count is a remarkable, solution-based contribution to the privacy and data challenges at the intersection of technology and public health. It is also a must-read for a world where technology will be essential to stop the next pandemic."
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Faculty Chair of Security and Global Health Project, Harvard Kennedy School of Government
How do you stop a pandemic before a vaccine arrives? Contact tracing is key, the first step in a process that has proven effective: trace, test, and isolate. Smartphones can collect some of the information required by contact tracers—not just where you've been but also who's been near you. Can we repurpose the tracking technology that we carry with us—devices with GPS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and social media connectivity—to serve public health in a pandemic? In People Count, cybersecurity expert Susan Landau looks at some of the apps developed for contact tracing during the COVID-19 pandemic, finding that issues of effectiveness and equity intersect.
Landau explains the effectiveness (or ineffectiveness) of a range of technological interventions, including dongles in Singapore that collect proximity information; India's biometric national identity system; Harvard University's experiment, TraceFi; and China's surveillance network. Other nations rejected China-style surveillance in favor of systems based on Bluetooth, GPS, and cell towers, but Landau explains the limitations of these technologies. She also reports that many current apps appear to be premised on a model of middle-class income and a job that can be done remotely. How can they be effective when low-income communities and front-line workers are the ones who are hit hardest by the virus? COVID-19 will not be our last pandemic; we need to get this essential method of infection control right.
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Susan Landau is Bridge Professor of Cyber Security and Policy at The Fletcher School and at the School of Engineering, Department of Computer Science, at Tufts University. She is the coauthor of Privacy on the Line (MIT Press) and the author of Surveillance or Security? (MIT Press) and Listening In: Cybersecurity in an Insecure Age.
"Landau deftly tells the intriguing tale of a novel coronavirus, digital technology, and human ingenuity. People Count demystifies disease diffusion, ties testing to tracking, and assesses the apps for that."
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Professor of Public Health, Florida International University; former Chief, Behavioral and Prevention Research Branch, Division of STD/HIV Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Surveillance or Security?
Privacy on the Line, Updated And Expanded Edition
Whitfield Diffie and Susan Landau
https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/people-count


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import os

def _CheckNoProductNameInGeneratedResources(input_api, output_api):
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  These kinds of strings prevent proper localization in some languages. For
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Raised by Oprah: 25 Things I Learned Over the Past 25 Years
Oprah is a living presence in my house. We can see her (every day, 4 o'clock, channel 5) and although she can't see us, a fact for which she should be very grateful considering the state of cleanliness around here, Oprah's been presiding over my home life as long as I can remember. When her eponymous show went on the air in 1986, my mother was one of her first fans. At first we had Phil Donahue, Sally Jesse Raphael and Geraldo as our backdrop to laundry, homework and dinner prep, but once Ms. O came on the scene we were a one-woman family. It wasn't long before we were exercising, dieting, reading, finding out exactly what she "knows for sure" and oh yes, crying along with her. From bras to boys to international politics, Oprah was like a second mother to me, shaping my views and instructing me in all the things it meant to be a woman in our culture.
When you love someone so much it's hard to see their faults—you will never see me criticize Oprah—but I figure everyone else will cover the beautiful and important legacies she is leaving us so here's my list of 25 quirky things I learned from Oprah.
1. Every single person has a fascinating story to tell. This is perhaps the most wonderful lesson I learned at her feet. Whether you are a circus acrobat who learned to ride elephants before you could walk or the most average of Midwest teens who has never been farther than Iowa, you have a story to tell that is worth listening to.
2. There is nothing wrong or weird about having a really close bond with another woman.
3. Dark wash boot cut jeans are a girl's best friend.
4. When you're wrong, admit it. And in the most public way possible. There's nothing like having a public microphone the size of hers to get your version of the facts out there, but Oprah never abused her power. Instead she led the way in public apologies and the mascara-streaked (obviously she didn't fan long enough) teary make-up hugs.
5. Share your secrets yourself before someone else does it for you. People who know your secrets have power over you, live your life like an open book and you will be beholden to no one.
6. Don't be embarrassed by loving to read fluff. (And also, don't hide the fact that you love to read.) Admit it: you've a) read an Oprah-selected book and b) thought it sucked. It's okay, we all have. While some of her fare was heavy, intellectual, spiritual or educational (and a disproportionate amount talked about child abuse) a lot of it was fluffy. I believe she introduced us to the Chick Lit genre. Oprah loved them all with abandon.
7. Get fitted for a bra by a professional. Then when you put on your new bra, lean forward to get the cups situated before standing up. I believe she actually used the word "pouring."
8. Proper etiquette says that the appropriate response to being surprised is to scream in the dog-calling register and jump up and down like you were sired by a kangaroo (Next time on Oprah...). Anything less and the other party will feel rejected.
9. Giving is so much better than getting. Oh sure it had to have been a riot to be in one of her audiences during her epic Favorite Things episodes/lottery win, but did you see Oprah's face? Did you?? Pure joy.
10. Crying is good for the soul. I can't count how many times I cried during one of her shows (Was it the episode on the miracle babies? Or maybe the one about the mom who literally threw herself under a speeding car to save her 4 children from being catapulted off a cliff? Or the one where they rescued all those abused dogs?). Nor can I count how many times she cried. But the point is, we were crying together. At 4 o'clock in the afternoon in any given suburb.
11. If you find something you love, share it. If you find someone you love, jump up and down on a couch and shout about it.
12. As we age, we'll either become a "sinker" or a "sagger." Not that we can do anything about this. Not that it even matters. But isn't it nice to know? I'll be a sagger in case you are curious. Just like Oprah. See, it runs in the genes! (Also, in her age progression photos she is still wearing 1-carat diamond solitaire earrings. As she should be when she's 80.)
13. You can too wear white jeans. Yes you.
14. Even if you love a person, you can still find their overly pampered dogs to be irritating. (Sorry Oprah!)
15. Don't ever apologize for being successful. While she generally owned up to her mistakes quickly, she never caved to the pressure that so many people—especially women—feel to make others feel better by denigrating themselves.
16. You don't need to push others down to bring yourself up. There is room for everyone at the top. Just like you don't need to put yourself down to make others feel better, you don't need to put others down to make your star shine brighter. Oprah always did everything she could to bring everyone up with her.
17. One friend who is a really good listener is worth more than all the Reality Housewives put together. How many "talks" have you had with Oprah in your head? Exactly.
18. Politics are not boring. The first presidential election I was old enough to vote in was George W. the first time around. But I was having too much fun in college and forgot to register therefore abdicating one of the most powerful tools given to me. Oprah was not pleased with me that day. She probably would have put me on the naughty stool if she knew I existed. And if that was the episode Super Nanny was a guest.
19. Kids are the best entertainers. They're unpredictable and talented and hilarious and, best of all, say exactly what they think.
20. Proper mascara application requires fanning your eyes with your hands. Every girl has to learn about makeup somewhere and the scene of her fanning her mascara (Maybelline Great Lash of course!) with her hands and commanding "Dry! Dry!" in her opening credits really affected me. To this day I do it even though I have no idea if it really helps anything.
21. You should trust your instincts. Oprah introduced me to Gavin de Becker and "The Gift of Fear." Before that show I was way more interested in pleasing people than acknowledging the misgivings in my gut. After that show I was still a commensurate people pleaser (but then so is she) but at least now I realized when something was off and trained myself to make contingency plans.
22. To prevent explosions at the gas station, touch something metal (NOT the fuel pump!) after getting out of your car to discharge any static electricity on your body. This was also the episode where I first learned to play the "Which child would I pull first out of a burning car?" game. Hint: Nobody wins that game.
23. Never go to the second location! If you are accosted, no matter what you do, do not go with the attacker to another location. Force them to shoot you in the parking garage where there are at least security cameras to record you bleeding out. It's better to die where people can find your body. But seriously, don't go with them.
24. Dieting is the great equalizer. She's down! She's up! She's down again! And up some more! I don't know a woman that can't relate on some level to Oprah's struggles with her weight but it's the honesty that really gets me. She never lied about her struggles.
25. Love first. That woman has met everyone from the last four Presidents to every celebrity this side of Jack Nicholson. But whether it was Tina Turner or a tiny child, she loved everyone. (Okay not everyone everyone, she could be very disapproving of evil people.) She didn't wait for them to initiate it or to love her first, she would stand with her arms open and wait for you.
Related: Play our Oprah Drinking Game.
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Prof Eric Raymond is consultant, head of medical oncology at the Paris Saint-Joseph Hospital.
Eric Raymond is board certified MD specialised in medical oncology and obtained a PhD degree in cellular and molecular biology, working on preclinical mechanisms of action and combinations of several novel anticancer drugs. He was appointed as Chef de Clinique in Paris 6 Curie University with Prof. A. de Gramont for two years before undertaking a 2-year post-doctoral fellowship with Daniel D. von Hoff at the Cancer Therapy and Research Center and Institute for Drug Development at the University of Texas in San Antonio, USA. He then undertook clinical and translational research in phase1-2 clinical studies of early drug development at the Gustave-Roussy Institute, Villejuif, France for 7 years.
Eric Raymond was appointed as full professor of oncology at the University of Paris VII (Denis Diderot) and chair of the Medical Oncology Department at Bichat-Beaujon University Hospitals, Clichy, France in 2004. He was also appointed as full professor of medical oncology at the university of Lausanne in 2014. Over more than 10 years of experience as a chair of oncology in France and Switzerland, Prof Raymond has developed medical and research skills in patient care, oncology teaching, research, regulatory requirement, management and team building.
Eric Raymond has specialised in various areas of drug development focusing on translational laboratory research and early clinical trials focusing on drugs and therapeutics with novel mechanisms of action. He has developed a large number of academic- and industry-sponsored projects both in the lab and the clinic. Current focus is related to bridge preclinical and translational data to clinical applications to accelerate novel drug positioning both for safety and efficacy. Work is ongoing to develop tumour tissue-based biomarkers, liquid biopsy, and in-patient molecular imaging.


Not to be delicately consumed in the Chinese- or Japanese- style with miniature ceramic teapots cups and a whole performance of tradition; nor is it usually sipped for it's delicate taste and aroma as in the case of the imperial traditional pu-erh.
No, the culture of tea in Britain is one that brings comfort, familiarity and solidarity. It signifies a break in the work day, the dunking of biscuits and a chance to chat over that familiar cup o' tea. Tea in Britain is often taken strong, with milk no sugar.
Traditionally of course, the beverage was associated only with the upper echelons of society who could afford it, and did drink it with their mid-afternoon high teas, complete with cucumber sandwiches, dainty cakes and hot scones. These days of course, tea is ubiquitous in every household and in every work place – from the citrusy notes of Lady Grey to the bergamot-strengthened Earl Grey to the simple dark strong cuppa of builders' tea.
For tea lovers in the UK, particularly those who have relied on loose-leaf teas (whether in the form of tea leaves or fruit teas) in their teapot, the arrival of large ceramic mugs complete with strainers provide a welcome change allowing tea fans to truly enjoy their drink, while keeping it warm.
Here in this post, we look at some of the options for tea mugs with infusers in the UK.
If you are looking to add some colours to your tea break, you can't go wrong with Tea Forte's range of tea cups with infuser, there are just so many designs and colours to choose from. The all metal infuser and strainer has a rounded handle that allows it to sit on the rim of the mug and to be picked up easily. The mug is tall, has a big 12 ounce capacity and is made from porcelain with a double-walled design for heat insulation and to keep your tea warm for longer. Since the outer wall is kept cool to touch, it does not come with a handle. A matching lid completes the mug. While we like the design, we think the infuser basket isn't isn't hanging low enough. You will need to make a full mug to make sure your leaves are in the water. Also, instead of mesh for the basket, it uses a rolled sheet of stainless steel with holes for a more rigid design.
A distinct design, Tealyra Peak Tea Cups come in a range of colours including gray, blue, deep red and bright orange, reminding us of the casseroles and cookware from Le Creuset. Made with thick and strong porcelain with a hefty cover that doubles as a dish for the stainless steel infuser basket it will keep the heat in for longer. Being big also means it is easy to clean and is both dishwasher and microwave safe. Just remember to remove the metal infuser being putting it in the microwave oven.
Also available in a range of attractive colours, the Sweese porcelain tea mug with stainless steel infuser is your standard single walled mug with handle, cover and an all metal infuser. The lid can double as a coaster on which to seat your infuser when it is out of the mug to avoid drips and leaks. The 3-inch tall sits deep in the 5.2-inch tall mug giving you the best brewing position for your leaves and a big capacity mug holding up to 400ml of hot water.
Another entry from Tealyra, for those who like to see what goes on in their tea mug during the brewing process, the Tealyra Venus Double Wall Tea Cup is our go to tea cup. It lets you learn about the 'science' of brewing tea and to decide the exact moment to remove the leaves when it reaches your preferred strength. A double walled glass tea cup with round profile complete with cover and deep set stainless steel infuser. Being double walled lets it keep your tea warm for a little longer. The stainless steel infuser has a silicone band on the top that sits nicely on the rim of the glass, avoid breaking the glass and to let you remove the infuser without burning your fingers. Finally, the glass mug comes with slender handle.
If you do not trust yourself with double walled glass, it always look and feels so fragile and breakable, we don't blame you. Wimports has a no-nonsense single walled glass tea mug made from heat resistant borosilicate glass with a straight profile complete with cover and deep seated stainless steel infuser. Like Tealyra Venus, the infuser basket has a silicone holder that doubles as a seal and rim on which to hold and remove the infuser without burning your fingers. As with all tea mugs featured here, the lid works as a coaster when removed from the cup, turned over and placed on the table.
No stranger to tea and coffee wars, the Bodum Yo-Yo Glass mug is designed with heavyweight borosilicate glass making it very durable, dishwasher and oven proof. It has everything you want from a mug with built-in infuser, a glass tea mug and plastic infuser with cover and handle. The heat resistant handle is thick and lets you pick up the mug easily. The plastic infuser cover and basket combo is available in different colours. The infuser comes with a handle allowing you to remove it from the mug easily while the lid on the infuser works as a trivet to prevent dripping. If you prefer something more lasting, a stainless steel version is also available but will cost you.
All glass mug with removable glass infuser and glass cover means no metal parts come near your beverage. The glass mug comes with a handle and while the tea cup is smaller compared to others on the list with a 300ml capacity, you can find other all glass infuser mugs from UNIHOM with 385ml, 400ml and 500ml capacity in different designs. The glass is designed to withstand temperature shock and works within the range of -20 to 150 degrees centigrade.
Double walled tea glass without handle. The plastic infuser has a cover and basket that is deeply seated in the glass. The cover doubles as a dish for the basket, simply remove it from the glass, turn it over and put it on the table. The surrounds on the bottom side of the cover keeps any tea from marking your table. The one glass design with double wall still offers a big 350 ml capacity and the plastic infuser unit is available in different colours.


Is it recyclable in Hyattsville? Check out this site and see what you know!
The Hyattsville Community Wiki is an editable website by, and for, residents of Hyattsville, MD. On this website you can create your own webpages on any topics you like, engage in discussions on any issue, post images and videos, manage calendars and create links to outside resources. Create or edit to your heart's content . If you want to edit you do have to sign in first (see very bottom of page in footer to do so - you don't have to have a gmail account, but you do need to register with Google to edit) and send an email here to get full access to edit.
To get a better idea of what's on this site, check out the sitemap (bottom left column) which puts all the different pages in an easy to read format.
Stop Whining, Start Dining - Made this page a little easier to use. Put in a google doc spreadsheet that is more searchable and user friendly. Add your favorite places to eat and leave a tip!
The News and Recent Post page was created to put all the sites that deal with the City of Hyattsville government and politics directly in one place - including HOPE posts and a search for Hyattsville in the general news. Also recently added was the feed to the Hyattsville Patch latest articles.
HyattsvilleAginginPlace.org Hyattsville Aging in Place (HAP) is building a community where every resident is valued and seniors get the help they need to stay in their homes and be active a long as possible. HAP provides volunteers to drive and run errands. We have social events, provide caregiver breaks and run informational meetings to help all of us age happier and healthier. Click the link above or call us at 301-887-3101 to volunteer, find out about services or join HAP!
Significant site changes regarding organization will be posted here on the front page when they happen.
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Tavis Smiley's PBS series was pulled from the air in December after he was hit with accusations of misconduct. Now the media personality has filed a lawsuit against the broadcaster, according to court docs obtained by TheWrap.
In the suit, Smiley accuses of PBS of acting in "a racially hostile manner" over the years.
"For example, PBS harassed Mr. Smiley about inviting controversial African-American figures on to his show. However, when Mr. Smiley brought equally controversial (if not more so) white figures, PBS remained silent," the suit reads. "This was not an isolated incident but happened multiple times during the fourteen years PBS and [TS Media] were in business together."
The suit goes on to say that, after the misconduct allegation arose, PBS launched an investigation that was "poorly executed and incomplete."
"Based on this incomplete, trumped-up investigation, and in violation of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, PBS decided to use a technical provision in its contract with TSM to stop distributing Tavis Smiley – the only nightly television show featuring a person of color as the host," the suit reads.
"With the relationship already having deteriorated, this allegation gave PBS executives a pretext to finally rid themselves of Mr. Smiley who was not the 'team player' type of African-American personality PBS preferred to have hosting a nightly national news and public affairs program."
The suit also says claims PBS was not diligent with its investigation and refused to provide names of the accusers.
"In fact, PBS had no intention of providing Mr. Smiley with an opportunity to defend himself because it had already decided that this allegation provided a perfect opportunity to rid itself of its tense relationship with TSM and Mr. Smiley," the suit reads.
A PBS spokesperson called the lawsuit "meritless" in a statement to TheWrap, adding that Smiley is attempting "to distract the public from his pattern of sexual misconduct in the workplace."
"As PBS has consistently stated, following receipt of a complaint alleging inappropriate conduct by Mr. Smiley, PBS hired an independent law firm to conduct an investigation," PBS' statement continued.
"The ongoing investigation, which included a lengthy interview with Mr. Smiley, revealed that he had multiple sexual encounters with subordinates over many years and yielded credible allegations of additional misconduct inconsistent with the values and standards of PBS. That is what led PBS to the decision to indefinitely suspend distribution of Mr. Smiley's program."
"The notion that PBS' decision to suspend distribution of the program was made for any reason aside from Mr. Smiley's own behavior is ridiculous and false," the broadcaster's statement concluded.
In December, PBS announced that it had decided to "indefinitely suspend" Smiley's show, which he had hosted since 2004.
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Egypt/US - Horns of a Dilemma
Source: Itar-Tass
By Jim Jones
Lincoln stated at Gettysburg that government is of the people, by the people, and for the people. You've most likely all heard that at some time or other! What you don't realize is that it is total nonsense - a brazen lie, told often enough so that people believe it. The government is not of the people, and it shares none of the characteristics and traits of the people themselves.
This democracy that is touted by the "West" is nothing more than mass people control. Sheepeople are so easily lead by slogans, repeated ad infinitum ad nauseum. Look at every major uprising, every Jacobean revolt and you will identify the people's cry. Foremost among these cries, is Freedom, Democracy, Justice, Equality; all nouns that have different meanings to those whose mouths shout the call. Those who perceive the call, likewise imagine a state that suits their desires. Thus the slogans are universal and have been trumpeted throughout the ages to lead men off to wars and or to kill, maim and mutilate their fellow brother all for some state of utopia that they cannot understand or fail to rationally discern.
The problem with democracy is; democracy is bought! You thought that you had a free vote, that somehow your vote meant something. Well, those who espouse democracy certainly want you to believe that because it is in that misguided perception that they obtain their position through the exercising of their power [control] of money. Regardless of who you vote for in the Western styled democracies, you will get not who you really need, or want, but who "they" want you to get. Mostly, we have a two horse race for the highest seat in the country. Regardless of who gets elected, be it Labour or National, Conservatives or Liberals, once elected the major policy decisions will have already been decided and will be enacted by whatever party is elected. The elected one is left to tinker with relatively insignificant [in world terms] domestic policy.
I see there are sceptics out there - finding it too hard to come to terms with the fact that they have been lied too all their lives and are lead like sheep to the slaughter. There a plenty of examples of this sort of treason, but let's just look at one case in history; America's entry into WWI.
Some of you will know, without going to the history books, that America voted overwhelmingly to "stay out of the European war". The President campaigned on the promise to "keep our boys out of the war". So just how did America, so firmly against going to war in Europe, get involved, and so quickly? To answer that, we need look at what was happening in Europe 1914 - 1916. Britain, the Commonwealth and France, were at war with the Central powers [let's not investigate how that started either]. By 1916 Britain and her allies were soundly defeated, the French army on the brink of mutiny; the Battle of Verdun, fought through almost all of 1916, had destroyed the French soul and spirit with senseless murder as they tried to win a battle of attrition with the German forces. Britain and her commonwealth armies had been pushed across Europe by the advancing Germany army and in every battle had been soundly defeated. The staggering losses suffered as incompetent Generals marched rank upon rank of soldiers against machineguns, in some delusion that somehow the bullets would not affect them, had bleed the reserves of the nation(s) dry. Serious questions were asked in Westminster and the Prime Minister secretly sought ways to end the war. [Peace with honour - is there such a thing?].
Enter the Zionist Jews, these International Travellers who foresaw yet another opportunity to be made from human suffering. Chaim Weizmann and the Zionist plotters told the British not to surrender but hold off and they would get America into the war on Britain's side and thus win the war for Britain. The pay-off for this would be the ceding of Palestine to the Jews for a new Israel. [For this to happen, the Central Powers, who controlled Palestine, had to be defeated and Palestine declared a British protectorate]. This agreement was made in 1916! It was made behind closed doors, in dark rooms and under the veil of utmost secrecy. It had to be kept secret because plotting had to proceed without the public being aware that they were being "used"; else they may have seen through the deception.
Immediately the Jew controlled News media and the Jew sympathisers in the respective British and American governments/administrations, began the process of demonising Germany and orchestrating events - such as the despicable event of the Lusitania, so as to portray Germany as the villain and to sway public opinion towards going to war. All the time, the Balfour /Weizmann agreement was held secret. You can all follow the tragic series of orchestrated events [1916/1917], which lead up to the American declaration of War against Germany on 6th April 1917. All of these events were planned by the Zionist Jew sympathisers with the express purpose of turning public opinion - of leading the Sheepeople to war. It was not until America was firmly committed to the war that the Balfour Declaration [agreement] was made public - here it is:
Dear Lord Rothschild,
I have much pleasure in conveying to you, on behalf of His Majesty's Government, the following declaration of sympathy with Jewish Zionist aspirations which has been submitted to, and approved by, the Cabinet.
"His Majesty's Government view with favour the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people, and will use their best endeavours to facilitate the achievement of this object, it being clearly understood that nothing shall be done which may prejudice the civil and religious rights of existing non-Jewish communities in Palestine, or the rights and political status enjoyed by Jews in any other country."
I should be grateful if you would bring this declaration to the knowledge of the Zionist Federation.
Arthur James Balfour
And so the rest is history - as they say. For those of you who cannot see; or do not want to see, the manipulation, the duplicity of these Zionist plotters, you really should change to another channel.
Having made the case for how we are manipulated and how governments collude to bring about events and to steer a course which suits their agenda, rather than the actual wishes of the people; we turn our attention to Egypt.
Most of you will be well aware of the plethora of evidence pointing to the multitude of revolutions around the globe, sponsored by the CIA; so much so, that the name CIA has become synonymous with regime change. So as to detract somewhat from the evil and despicable acts perpetrated by these plots, they [or others] have coined a euphemism for it - "Coloured Revolution". Their most recent notable failure was the Rose Revolution in Georgia and that was foiled by Russia.
Don't think for one moment that the MOSSAD have been sitting back watching these revolutions cascade around the world and not plan their own. They have and they did. Now we have a euphemism - "Arab Spring" which refers to the turmoil and tribulation going on throughout the Arab world over recent years. [I would include Iraq as part of this revolution]. To destabilise their Arab neighbours and cause economic collapse and political turmoil in these countries, MOSSAD, with the complicit assistance of the CIA have embarked on a series of regime changes throughout most of the Middle East. The reasons behind the revolts is clearly spelt out in some of my other writings as part of the "Greater Israel Security" and is in reality, just a continuum of the Balfour Agreement which set into motion the creation of a bastard state. The reality is, without a state of Israel, we would not have theis contagion wars and revolutions.
The toppling of a "strongman" in Egypt was part and parcel of this destabilising mechanism - Mubarak was holding Egypt together [much as Assad is in Syria] and while he was in power, it was difficult to influence him or events inside Egypt; very hard to weaken Egypt with him in charge. While Egypt was strong it was a military threat to the Zionists and also a polarising nation for Arab unrest.
Enter the slogan "Democracy", Jew money and the secret services regime change specialist. There are no new tricks here - just perhaps news media to exploit - like social networking. MOSSAD and the CIA effected a regime change in Egypt and ushered in democratic elections - they just love democratic elections; they are as democratic as any Florida election!
The plotters had their wish - the people had spoken! There were free elections in Egypt. However, even with the best that money could buy and the most sophisticated vote rigging, they could not head off Morsi. Perhaps the people really had spoken! Morsi was not the West's choice and be damned; he was connected to the Muslim Brotherhood. While he had not spoken of a sectarian agenda, plenty of others were willing to suggest one for him.
Factional groups of Al Qaeda splintered off after the loss of Osama's Bin Hiding, and one, headed by Sheikh Nabil Naiim who it appears favours splitting off the Sinai from Egypt and giving it to the Palestinians as a "homeland" allowing Zionist Israel to make a real land grab for all of Palestine. Quite naturally, this is of significant interest to the Jews and MOSSAD sponsors Nabil; who in turn bad-mouths is rival as being a CIA stooge! Needless to say Morsi isn't too pleased about giving up land either.
Whooa, what's going on here you say? Trouble in Paradise. The CIA and MOSSAD not singing from the same hymn book?! Well, yes, that's exactly what's happening. The Jews have never been a "reliable" intelligence partner; happy to take a share [actually, demanding a share] of the collective intelligence, but not willing to share what they get. The rationale behind this is that their objectives are selfish, they are an Israel first only policy; the rest of the world can go to hell. So, Israel picks and chooses what Intel it will share, depending on where they think that Intel will take Israel.
While the world is starting to warm to the idea that the Jews should go back to the 1967 borders, with current events in Egypt, they see an opportunity to expand their boundaries and further exploit human suffering.
This is where America now finds itself on the horns of a dilemma. After championing democracy and begin vociferous condemning coups and subsequent dictatorships; America can now hardly be seen as "supporting" a coup - even though it has a desired outcome for them. The coup on the other hand, is not likely to be the outcome the Zionist wanted unless, they perceived a greater threat from the consolidation of the Muslim Brotherhood and the emergence of another "strongman" leader in the shape of Morsi.
How it was played out is quiet simple, America gives Egypt 1.6 Billion a year in aid. The threat of a reduction or cessation of aid [some of which no doubt goes into pockets somewhere] and a word in the ear of the military command that if they were to orchestrate another election then certain military hardware would be made available and you have overwhelming motive for a coup! [Just check out what new military hardware the Egyptians have got from Uncle Sam].
The State Department can sit back now and say "well you know, we don't approve of coups" and at the same time - say nothing against it!
Now Egyptians dance in the streets, content that they have had their say and that democracy has triumphed - the Army has listened to the people. The Morsi faction can rightly point to the ballot box and say we were robbed. That's democracy for you.
Egypt is poised for more blood-letting as a colonial power and an upstart Bastard state play with sheepeople who believe in democracy.


Each year Franklin United enters a team into the U19 Napier Tournament this Labour Weekend to compete in this exciting youth competition.
The team assembles at the end of the season solely for the purposes of this Tournament. Competition for positions is high at the end of each season.
Trial information will be posted during the season.


Blessed among the Mess: I heart chalk!
This weeks theme over at I Heart Faces is "Fun with Chalk!" We play with chalk a lot. I have tons of pictures where the girls are covered in chalk, but this one is especially sweet for me! Reagan was tracing Bailey's hands and they were just enjoying each other's company. It's these moments that I cherish and pray for them to just stay little.
Love those moments of sibling peace and bonding!
Aw, that is VERY sweet! I don't think I'm participating this week b/c I don't have any chalk pictures that are very good.
I love the moment you captured. That is a GREAT picture!
Awwww what a special picture!!


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Bickers, Robert and Ladds, Catherine and Carstairs, Jamie and Foo, Yee-Wah (2007) Picturing China 1870-1950: photographs from British collections. Chinese Maritime Customs Project Occasional papers (1). ISSN 1755-6643
Cheshire, Jim (2009) Tennyson transformed. [Event, Show or Exhibition]
Cheshire, Jim (2012) The poet and his publishers: shaping Tennyson's public image. In: From compositors to collectors: essays on book trade history. British Library, London, pp. 109-132. ISBN 0712358722
Cheshire, Jim and Lord, John and Ford, Colin and Ormond, Leonee and Stoker, Ben and Thomas, Julia (2009) Tennyson transformed: Alfred Lord Tennyson and visual culture. Lund Humphries, London. ISBN 1848220030
Clayton, Owen (2015) Going 'beyond'? New frontiers in photography. Journal of Victorian Culture, 20 (4). pp. 552-555. ISSN 1355-5502
Clayton, Owen (2017) How to show old photographs. Photographic Review, 91 . pp. 58-59. ISSN .
Clayton, Owen (2014) Literature and photography in transition, 1850-1915. Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 1137471492, 9781137471499
Clayton, Owen (2013) Literature of attractions: Jack London and early moving images. In: Transatlantic traffic and (mis) translations. The University Press of New England, Durham, New Hampshire, pp. 197-220. ISBN 9781611684247, 9781611684292, 9781611684148
Clayton, Owen (2012) The camera as historian: amateur photographers and historical imagination, 1885-1918, by Elizabeth Edwards. Victorian Review, 38 (2). pp. 139-141. ISSN 0848-1512
Clayton, Owen (2016) The end of the beginning: photography and the importance of the 'Origin'. Journal of Victorian Culture, 21 (1). pp. 140-143. ISSN 1355-5502
Clayton, Owen and Demasure, Ruben and Mollet, Tracey and Kember, Joe (2011) Jack London, photographer. Early Popular Visual Culture, 9 (3). pp. 257-264. ISSN 1746-0654
Hainstock, Chris (2015) The editor. In: Understanding cinematography. The Crowood Press, Ramsbury, Marlborough, pp. 28-30. ISBN 9781847979919
Scott, Conohar (2018) The eco-anarchist potential of environmental photography: Richard Misrach's & Kate Orff's Petrochemical America. In: The Routledge companion to photography theory. Routledge, UK. ISBN 9781138845770
Scott, Conohar (2015) The photographer as environmental activist: politics, ethics and beauty in the struggle for environmental remediation. PhD thesis, Loughborough University.
Verity, Adam (2009) Analogue America. [Event, Show or Exhibition]
Verity, Adam (2012) Print/screen: current and future dissemination of the self-published artist's book. In: Photography and The Artist's Book. MuseumsEtc, pp. 90-106. ISBN 9781907697500


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Chicago dispatcher praised for handling of fatal officer shooting
by: Meghan Dwyer
Posted: Aug 9, 2021 / 09:33 PM CDT
Updated: Aug 9, 2021 / 09:33 PM CDT
CHICAGO — A 911 dispatcher working the night Chicago police officer Ella French was fatally shot is receiving praise for his quick thinking that likely saved her partner's life.
Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Chicago police Supt. David Brown on Monday thanked Keith Thornton Jr. for his efforts. The gesture comes after thousands shared Ian Matthew Lopez's post acknowledging Thornton's handling of the fatal shooting on social media.
"I just want to make sure he knows our city is proud of him," Lopez said. "He's very humble. He has a huge heart. He wants to help people."
Brothers charged in fatal shooting of Chicago police officer Ella French
As an EMT and former police officer, Thornton is familiar with the streets of Chicago. Last Saturday night, as a chaotic scene unfolded, the calm voice charged with getting Ella French and her partner to the hospital as soon as possible was heard loud and clear.
"I want a perimeter set up north, south, east, west," Thornton said in scanner traffic radio obtained by WGN. "We've got to get them to a trauma center, guys."
Chicago officer shot, killed in West Englewood traffic stop shooting; Second officer critically wounded
His quick thinking is being credited for saving the lives of more officers and helping law enforcement on the streets quickly apprehend the suspects.
"It's just second nature to him," Lopez said.
On Monday, Thornton posted to social media, saying, "Even though this catastrophe took place under my watch, and as devastating as it was, I wouldn't have wanted to be anywhere else."
Thornton said he wants the attention he's received to bring people together.
"Our police officers who are hurting each and every day because many of them feel unsupported, unloved, and on edge," Thorton said. "No one wants to live like this and no one should have to work like this."
"Get out of your car, stop midway through your jog or walk, and make a purposeful effort to show my brothers and sisters in blue YOUR LOVE for them."
Police oversight debate reemerges after Chicago officer fatally shot
Thorton was asked to hold off on taking part in official interviews but said he is humbled by all the attention. The Office of Emergency Management and Communications (OEMC) will formally recognize Thorton at a later date. Thorton said he hopes to meet personally with Ella French's family to pay his respects.


Violent killers are predominantly men, and female killers prefer more "subtle" methods like poisoning. Tragedy Girls at least tries to acknowledge this reality, and Sadie and McKayla resort to trickery and manipulation or surprise rather than brute force. Only by working together do they overcome their prey. By incorporating these believable elements, Tragedy Girls' already outlandish premise avoids being too over the top.
Tragedy Girls saw a limited release in theaters and only grossed $62,000 at the box office, though it won Best Screenplay at the 2017 Brooklyn Horror Film Festival. It currently has an 81% favorability rating from critics and 67% from audiences on RottenTomatoes. It's a shame this film didn't receive wider release. I thought the interaction between the lead cast was great, and the dialogue was sharp and witty. I'm looking forward to seeing future projects from these filmmakers.


Kellogg's will introduce traffic light labeling on most of its cereals sold in the UK next year.
The company is finally taking steps to use the voluntary system, which was officially adopted by the UK government in 2013 to help consumers make healthier food choices.
Traffic light labels show whether levels of sugar, salt and fat are high, medium or low using red, amber and green traffic light colors, based on the amount per 100g.
Kellogg's UK MD Oli Morton said the decision followed a survey of 2,000 Britons asking them about their attitudes towards labelling.
"Put simply, they said we should change and move to a full color solution as they want help making healthy decisions. We've listened and now we're acting," he said.
He added labels will appear on 80% of the breakfast cereal packs made exclusively for sale in Britain, including Coco Pops, Crunchy Nut, Corn Flakes, Rice Krispies, Frosties and Special K from January. The remaining 20% of its products will be changed by early 2020.
Boxes sold across a number of EU countries where the color-coded labels are not well known will not feature the new design.
"Clear information is the foundation of healthy choices, so we're pleased that Kellogg's is adding traffic lights to its front-of-pack labeling," said Dr Alison Tedstone, chief nutritionist at Public Health England.
Earlier this year, consumer group Which? called for a mandatory traffic light labelling post-Brexit.
It claimed its researchers had analyzed 31 cereals and found they contained more than three quarters of an adult's recommended daily maximum of free sugars in one portion – however, the true sugar level was not reflected on the packaging.
"The government should now use Brexit as an opportunity to introduce legislation that makes traffic light labeling mandatory as part of an approach based on high food standards and aimed at boosting the nation's health and wellbeing," said Sue Davis, strategic policy adviser at Which?


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Results of NATO's 1999 bombing of Belgrade are still visible in the Serbian city today.
By Živadin Jovanović, President of the Belgrade Forum for a World of Equals, March 29, 2021
The Belgrade Forum for a World of Equals, the Club of Generals and Admirals of Serbia and a number of other independent, non-partisan, non-profit organizations have been continuously marking March 24rth 1999, the date of the beginning of NATO military aggression since the year 2000 to date, organizing commemorative ceremonies, domestic and international conferences, laying wreaths at the memorials dedicated to the victims of aggression, publishing books, releasing statements, and reminding friends and partners in the country and abroad to also take part in these activities. This makes a distinct part of the overall commemorative activities of the Serbian society and, as of lately, of the state institutions of Serbia as well. This year's activities had to be in line with the measures effected due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The first and the foremost reason is the sense of moral duty towards human victims, military, police and civilian ones alike, because all of them are innocent victims fallen on the soil of their own country from the foreign aggressor's weapons. The aggression itself took between 3,500 – 4,000 human lives, of whom more than 1,100 were military and police personnel, whereas the rest comprised civilians, women and children, workers, the public TV-broadcaster's employees, passengers in trains and busses, displaced people on the move. The numbers of those who died after the armed aggression, firstly from among some 10,000 wounded, then of those who perished from the scattered cluster bombs, and of those who succumbed to consequences of the use of missiles filled with depleted uranium and of the poisoning by noxious gasses generated upon the bombing of refineries and chemical plants, are yet to be determined. We remember them all today and pay our deepest homage. We are confident that today's youth and all future generations will also remember those victims, aware of this remembrance being the moral duty of entire nation, a precondition for preserving dignity and peaceful future.
The second reason is to defend the truth, to leave no room for forgeries, lies and trickeries aimed, then and now, to diminish the aggressor's responsibility by inculpating the victim. This is why we have to clarify that the NATO war was neither an intervention, nor an aerial campaign, nor a "small Kosovo war", not even a mere bombing, but instead an illegal aggression committed without a United Nations Security Council's approval, blatant violation of the UN Charter, the OSCE Final Act, the fundamental principles of international law and, most notably, violation of the NATO Founding Act of 1949 and respective national constitutions of the latter's member states. This was the first war on European soil since World War II, waged against an independent and sovereign state which neither attacked nor otherwise threatened either NATO or any of its individual member states. Thus, NATO inflicted a heavy blow to the legacies of World War II and of the agreements reached in Tehran, Yalta, Potsdam and Helsinki. Its aggression on Serbia (the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia) in 1999 undermined the basic principles of international relations and the security system, for which tens of millions of people were killed. March 24rth, 1999 has entered history as a turning point in the world relation symbolizing the peak of uni-polar domination, the beginning of its downfall and emerging multi-polar world order. Not once, we heard that by launching attack on Yugoslavia NATO and its leading power wanted to preserve its international credibility. What came as the result was just the opposite.
The aggressor wanted the war by all means, not any peaceful and sustainable solution for Kosovo and Metohija, the least to protect human rights or avoidance of "humanitarian catastrophe". It wanted a war to justify NATO's existence in the post-Cold War era and enormous budget appropriations for armaments, that is, the huge profits for military-industrial complex. NATO wanted a war to demonstrate in practice implementation of the doctrine of expansion to the East, to Russian boarders and also to create a precedent for the globalization of armed interventionism devoid of observance of international law and the role of the UN Security Council. It was cover-up for deployment of American troops in the Balkan Peninsula an mushrooming of a chain of the new USA military basis from Bond Steel in the province of Kosovo and Metohija to a dozen of other bases from Black to Baltic Seas. Europe sank deep conceding to participate in a war on itself. The fact that Europe still fails to put focus on itself, its own interests and identity, while pressuring Serbia to accept forcible theft of a part of her state territory (Kosovo and Metohija) and agree to the Dayton Agreement's revision and the creation of a unitary Bosnia and Herzegovina, only testifies to a worrying syndrome of the past now threatening its independence, unity, and development.
Thirdly, because we do not assent to defeatism and propensity of some media from the so-called non-governmental sector and some public figures who interpret NATO aggression in a way that reduces the aggressor's responsibility, while suggesting that Serbia, in the name of a purported realism and for the sake of a "better future", should shelve the topic of aggression and 'relieve herself' of Kosovo and Metohija as of a burden choking her progress. However, NATO's responsibility for aggression and alliance with the terrorist and separatist KLA cannot be reduced in any way, the least of all could it be transferred onto Serbia. This would be shameful for Serbia and the Serbian people, and very detrimental for Europe and the future of global relations. The future of Europe's identity, autonomy, security and cooperation is highly dependent on reexamining 1999 aggression on Yugoslavia, accepting it was historic mistake. Otherwise it will continue to seriously hinder its own interests.
Although devoted to Europe, Serbia cannot pay the price of re-establishing perturbed unity of the EU and NATO and/or of pursuing geopolitical goals of their key members, by means of renouncing Kosovo and Metohija, her state, cultural, and spiritual foundation. I am confident that Serbia will remain committed to a peaceful, just, and sustainable solution in line with the basic principles of peace, security and cooperation, while observing her Constitution and UN Security Council Resolution 1244. By far largest share of humanity has come to understanding that there are no humanitarian wars or wars to protect population. "Colored revolutions" and cruising missiles do not help 'export' democracy and human rights but rather serve interests of domination of liberal multinational corporate capital. In contrast to whatever the policy of force and the self-proclaimed 'exceptionality' may presume, history cannot be halted, nor uni-polarity reincarnated.
Fourthly, we are deeply concerned over the unending escalation of global relations, the arms race, the absence of dialogue among the leading powers and the deepening of mistrust among the key stakeholders in European and global relations. Public denominating of nuclear powers and permanent UN Security Council members as adversaries, plans to create 'democratic coalitions' aimed at confrontation with 'authoritarian systems', mass-scale military exercises deployed from the Atlantic and Baltic to the Indo-Pacific to 'contain' the 'malign influences' – signal a serious deterioration of global relations and risk unpredictable consequences. All this does not concern the great powers only, although is mostly dependent on them, but also reflects adversely on the position and development of all countries in the world, including also the position of Serbia and other small and medium size countries. As peace is indivisible, so are the dangers to peace and security. Hence we call on the dialogue on the highest level of permanent members of UN Security Council, urgent relaxation tensions, halt of deepening mistrust, respect for equality and partnership in resolving main urgent international challenges and problems, such as Covid 19 pandemic, deepening global economic and social gaps, climate warming, arms race and many of actual or potential conflicts.
Fifthly, because we do not want to witness a repeat of the anguish, victims, and devastation suffered by our nation during and after NATO's 1999 aggression ever, anywhere in the world. The tragic destiny of children in Belgrade, Varvarin, Korisha, Kosovska Mitrovica, Murino, must not be repeated.
https://worldbeyondwar.org/22-years-since-the-launch-of-the-nato-aggression-on-serbia/
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Pam Rhodes - a female celebrity - born on Friday September 22nd 1950, in Gillingham, Kent, England, UK,.
Pam Rhodes is a born leader, with extra-ordinary drive and determination. Insisting on her right to make up her own mind, she demands freedom of thought and action, and does not let anything or anyone stand in her way once she is committed to her goal.
Always seeking the forefront and the limelight, Pam needs to feel in command of important undertakings, and resists supportive roles. She can become irritated and even domineering when important things do not go her way. Rhodes can be impatient with her shortcomings and those of others.
Pam Rhodes is very concerned with her status and fosters the appearance of success and self-satisfaction. Interestingly, that very same need to appear well-off can be the fuel that propels Pam to strive for growth, success and the finer things of life.
Pam Rhodes assumes the responsibility to be the protector and provider for those she loves, but demands their respect and attention in return.
Entrepreneurial and progressive, Pam Rhodes is ever-striving, heading for the top, and enjoying an enterprising, ambitious and determined personality to do things well, and an unyielding dedication to her plan until the goals are achieved.
Patient as she is towards her goals, Pam's flying, ravaging temper endangers her relationships with the very same people that will help her to accomplish those goals. She should use her strength of will to study and practice anger management.
April 22nd 2019 combines responsibilities with financial opportunity for Pam Rhodes.
It is a day of emotional strength for Pam, and she may find herself playing the role of counseling and comforting in domestic affairs and among her friends, up to the point of self-sacrifice.


If you're lucky, when you next visit Ambergris Caye you may catch a glimpse of Brandi, the Isla Bonita's local mermaid.  Such was our luck when we attended the latest Saga Society cook off in San Pedro.
There were more than enough scrumptious tidbits to make a complete meal.
What the Heck is Nyotaimori?
So we were all surprised and amused to walk into the open bar, over the sea, to find local mermaid, Brandi, reclining on a serving table covered - and surrounded by - scrumptious sushi treats. Sushi Sharon had intricately placed her colorful sushi tidbits artistically on and around  Mermaid Brandi's body. .
 But it was still a highly unusual and whimsical sight to behold at a funky beach bar in San Pedro Town, Ambergris Caye.
This was edible art worth an indulgence. Needless to say, one of the mermaid delicacies took the first prize!
Was it the sushi, or the fact that it was served on Brandi's mermaid body, that resulted in the prize? Who's to say? Either way, it was an entertaining evening and a daring way to serve food.
Have you been seeking ways to incorporate a "wow factor" into a special bash on Ambergris Caye? Sushi Sharon and Mermaid Brandi are available to attend special events and parties. You could really impress your friends with this edible art presentation, served up on a live Ambergris Caye mermaid!


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Police Employee Arrested for Videotaping Women in Dispatch Restroom
Alberto LuperonOct 13th, 2016, 9:31 am
Virginia man Michael Richard Carr quit his job at the Herndon Police Department on September 26, Chief Maggie DeBoard told WJLA. Investigators began digging after his own family didn't know where he went. But what started as a missing person search turned into something else when troubling video popped up.
Carr, the now-former communications manager for the dispatch center, faces misdemeanor charges of videotaping a nonconsenting person in a location where there is an expectation of privacy. Read: He allegedly put recording equipment in a workplace restroom, and recorded two female coworkers.
Virginia authorities put out a fugitive warrant for his arrest. But where did he go? Brownie points to whoever guessed Florida.
According to jail records obtained by LawNewz.com, Florida Highway Patrol cuffed him on October 1, and he remains at the Orange County Detention Center in Orlando, awaiting extradition.
DeBoard told WJLA more charges might be filed.
"These are people you work with every day that you put your trust and faith in," she said. "And it rocks your world." She said the department is supporting the two women, and is making sure the restroom remains free of any recording equipment.
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Judge Blocks Release of White Supremacist Army Reservist in Capitol Insurrection Case
Adam KlasfeldJan 19th, 2021, 8:07 pm


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"I Talk Because": A Better Way to Do HIV/AIDS Awareness Ads
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In case you missed it, on Dec. 7 the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (NYC DOHMH) began airing an HIV prevention public service announcement (PSA) with the tagline, "It's Never Just HIV." The PSA targets young men who have sex with men (MSM) by flashing scary images that warn that HIV can lead to bone loss, dementia and anal cancer. Since its debut, this ad has polarized the HIV community. Some activists, such as Larry Kramer, believe this ad is a much needed wake-up call; others, such as our news editor, Kellee Terrell, believe it does more harm than good because it demonizes gay sex, being gay and being HIV positive.
In my opinion, "It's Never Just HIV" seems as effective as the phrase, "Every time you masturbate, God kills a kitten."
(See the popular, but phony PSA image that surfaced online in the early 2000s below.)
But all is not lost in the world of HIV awareness ads.
One exemplary project is the social media campaign "I Talk Because ...." The concept is simple. Anyone can shoot and upload a video sharing why he or she talks about HIV/AIDS. Think "It Gets Better," but with HIV instead.
"I Talk Because ..." was started in 2009 by New York City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn and other New York City-based HIV organizations including AIDS Community Research Initiative of America (ACRIA), Callen-Lorde Community Health Center, Harlem United and VillageCare, as a means to bring HIV back onto people's radars. "We were concerned and worried that the conversation about HIV/AIDS wasn't at the level it should be in New York anymore. That part of the complacency that we all talk about comes out of people not talking about HIV/AIDS," Quinn said last December at "Going Viral Against HIV and STIs," a forum on social media.
Since its inception, dozens of celebrities (including media personality Wendy Williams, Reverend Al Sharpton, White House AIDS Czar Jeff Crowley and talk show host Kelly Ripa) and non-celebrities have submitted videos, bringing about thousands of views. As a result, the project was voted by Mashable.com, the popular social media news site, one of the top five YouTube projects making a difference.
The organizations involved are very proud of the impact that the campaign continues to have on people. "The campaign debunks HIV myths and gives the facts, not just amongst peers, but across generations. It encourages conversations within families. And ultimately a willingness to talk is worthwhile because it breaks down boundaries and stigma," ACRIA's executive director Daniel Tietz told TheBody.com. And Emma DeVito, the chief executive and president of VillageCare, said, "The stories of real people, and of how HIV has affected their lives, is a powerful way to bring home the message that AIDS has not gone away, and that HIV continues its assault on New Yorkers every day."
Another reason to like this campaign: Compared to "It's Never Just HIV," which cost $726,000 of federal grant money (as in taxpayer money) to make, "I Talk Because ..." is a steal since all the videos are user-generated. Not only is the campaign essentially free, instead of focusing on one narrative, it brings about dozens of personal and meaningful messages to create a diverse range of PSAs.
Honestly, I wish we had more campaigns such as this one, because it helps people realize that it's OK to talk about HIV. Conversations can encourage those who are afraid of HIV to get tested and know their status. It encourages those who are HIV negative to practice safer sex techniques, so that they can stay negative. And for those who are living with HIV, who may be too ashamed to get help, seeing people talk about HIV may be the push they need to reach out and get support.
So I encourage you to submit your own videos to "I Talk Because ...." In the meantime, I leave you with a few of my personal favorites.
Erin Uses Sign Language to Talk About HIV/AIDS
Simply Rob Reads a Poem About HIV/AIDS
Ronnie Kroell Talks About HIV/AIDS
Annie Mulgrew Talks About HIV/AIDS
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"This is one of the boxes I found over at the warehouse..."
I did some research on that company and logo. Found a warehouse and decided to take a look.
Breaking And Entering is the one-hundred third video in the lonelygirl15 video series.
Daniel: So you know that company I mentioned the other day? I found out where their main warehouse is located. I went to one of their satellite buildings yesterday, and it was all closed up. Hopefully this one's open. Sure looks shut down but... I'm gonna get in closer.
Daniel: There are all these boxes, that's the same symbol from the other box.
Daniel: EP-O-GYN, or EI-PO-GEN... I dunno what this stuff is but... I'm guessing this is what they're injecting Bree with... which is weird, its not like she was sick. I'm gonna try and get in touch with Bree.
Daniel found the lemniscate symbols again, on the boxes he found at the warehouse. The boxes contained Styrofoam, and EPOGEN. This might be what was injected into Bree.
Breaking and Entering is usually treated as a misdemeanor in the United States. From the video itself, it is unclear if Daniel's activity constitutes breaking and entering because we do not see any "breaking" (i.e., actual opening of a door or other entryway as opposed to entry through an already open door or window), but the title of the video compels the viewer to conclude that a breaking took place, instead of mere criminal trespass. Daniel learned many of his Breaking and Entering skills in the video Following The Helper in which he broke into Lucy's apartment. In this video, Daniel also steals something from the warehouse, which would constitute burglary under California law. Burglary is typically a felony in the United States. As in the past, Daniel is unconcerned about posting footage of criminal acts on YouTube.
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I once had a meeting at Sony Pictures Studios. I was out in California to do some readings and signings for Cardboard Gods. I drove over in a rental car from Pasadena, where my wife and I were staying, to Culver City. Afraid I was going to get lost and be late, I got to the studio very early and wandered around a little. I got a green tea at a Starbucks on the lot, or whatever it's called, and peered around in vain for people I'd seen on television and got more nervous. I felt tired and nauseous and burned my tongue on the tea.
Dave Hilton never played for the Toronto Blue Jays. In fact, in 1977, the year this card appeared, he was in the organization of the Blue Jays' 2016 ALCS opponent, the Cleveland Indians, though he never appeared in a major league game for the Indians either. The 1977 Blue Jays—the first edition of the team, with a roster built with expansion draftees and other even more marginal odds and ends, such as Dave Hilton, who was purchased, along with one of a small but baffling series of fellows in baseball history named Dave Roberts, from the Padres—were like this, a collection of phantoms and rumors, as if their main purpose was to illustrate the more mysterious properties of the word expansion. Hilton somehow carried some of this mystery with him beyond 1977 and beyond the Blue Jays and across the ocean to Japan, where he played a role in the launching of the literary career of Haruki Murakami, who once reflected in a New Yorker essay on this turning point in his life:
The crack of bat meeting ball echoed through the stadium. Hilton easily rounded first and pulled up to second. And it was at just that moment that a thought struck me: You know what? I could try writing a novel. I still remember the wide-open sky, the feel of the new grass, the satisfying crack of the bat. Something flew down from the sky at that instant, and, whatever it was, I accepted it.
Marukami went on, of course, to write a lot of great books, I guess. I've always meant to give them a whirl but haven't gotten to it yet. Most of us have these things we mean to do. In the end, what's it all going to mean? We're passing through, registering in a soft wash of blue for a moment before disappearing without much left behind to mark that we were ever here.
On the Sony lot, when it was time, I rose and tossed my cup in a garbage bin and moved in the direction of a building that housed the office where my meeting was scheduled. It was the office of a person whose name appeared in shows I'd seen, one of those names that came right before the beginning of the story. Was I moving toward something? Was my name going to be one of those names? Was my story about to begin? The sun was shining, the California sun, and I was wondering if I'd later talk about this day as if it were a turning point, when the sky cracked open and I was grabbed by the collar and led into some permanent golden light.
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Dave Hilton's rookie card is very valuable.
by raysfanj October 19, 2016 at 7:37 am
I just learned that, via twitter, about "John" Hilton and the two lesser known rookies on his card, a couple of nobodies named Schmidt and Cey.
by Josh Wilker October 19, 2016 at 8:58 am


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Fitbit spent $21.6M, Garmin $18.8M, Samsung $11.6M on ads for their fitness wearables in 2014
By Aditi Pai
Of wearable fitness device makers, Fitbit spent the most on advertising its devices last year, investing $21.6 million, according to a recent report from Kantar Media.
Garmin and Samsung were both not far behind Fitbit in advertising spend. Garmin spent $18.7 million and Samsung spent $11.6 million. After the top three spenders there's a significant drop in amount spent: Nike spent $3.2 million, Google spent $3.1 million, Jaybird spent $1.8 million, and Timex spent $1.7 million.
Fitbit is the only company in the top five that is private, although earlier this month, Fitbit took its first official steps toward an IPO.
Other companies on the list each spent less than $1 million on advertising fitness wearables in 2014. These companies, in descending order of spend, include Microsoft, LG, Qualcomm, Misfit, Withings, Jawbone, Adidas, Spire, and OM.
Kantar pointed out that because three companies, Fitbit, Garmin, and Samsung, make up 75 percent of the ad spending, the market is fairly concentrated.
"Google devoted 1.5 percent of [its] ad budget to its Android Wear Smartwatch, Samsung 1.7 percent to its Galaxy Gear smartwatches, and Nike 3.1 percent to its Nike+ FuelBand," Kantar Media wrote. "For other brands for which wearable fitness devices make up the majority of their business, the shares were higher: Garmin spent 64 percent of its ad budget on wearable fitness advertising (more than it spent on its navigational equipment), and Fitbit 72 percent."
Kantar also put the 2014 fitness wearable ad numbers in historical context. In 2010, Garmin had a 77 percent share of advertising spend, promoting its Garmin Forerunner and FR60 Fitness watches. The only other brand that had a large share of ad spending for fitness wearables was Timex.
In 2011, Nike entered the fitness wearable space and was responsible for 42 percent of the advertising spend, while Garmin only had a 22 percent share. By the end of 2012, Nike's share of ad spending reached 75 percent. This was in part because the company launched the Nike+ FuelBand earlier that year.
The top three companies spent 65 percent of their 2014 wearable fitness ad budget on television, 16 percent on magazines, and 11 percent on digital. Fitbit spent a larger share than Samsung and Garmin on television ads (75 percent) and digital ads (17 percent). Meanwhile, Samsung and Garmin spent more than one third of their budget on newspaper and magazine advertising. And while Nike spent 90 percent of its fitness wearable ad budget on TV advertisements, Google (surprise, surprise) spent a majority of its wearable device budget on digital advertising.
Fitbit also dominated social media mentions. The company had a 79 percent "share of voice", while Nike+ Fuelband had 9 percent share of voice, and Jawbone had 4 percent, according to Kantar.
"Sharing results was key to Fitbit's success, as a large portion of Fitbit's profile was driven by users tweeting their stats and sharing achievements, like in-app trophies and badges," Kantar wrote. "In-app awards and contests with friends and family are offered by most leading fitness tracker brands, but clearly Fitbit has been able to get more traction from these capabilities."
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Q: Prove that $\lim_{n \to \infty} \frac 1n \sum_{j=1}^n f(j\gamma)=\int_0^1 f(x) dx $ Suppose $f$ is a continuous real-valued function on $\mathbb R$ such that $f(x+1)=f(x)$ for every $x$. Let $\gamma$ be an irrational number. Prove that
$$
\lim_{n \to \infty} \frac 1n \sum_{j=1}^n f(j\gamma)=\int_0^1 f(x) dx
$$

I am really stuck on this and I don't know the first step. Can anyone guide me on this please?

A: Look up
equidistribution:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equidistributed_sequence
The sequence
$\{j\gamma\}
$,
where
$\{x\}
$
is the fractional part of $x$,
is equidistributed
for any irrational $\gamma$.
This implies that
that average
converges to the integral.
The proof is non-trivial.

A: Hint: Prove it first for the functions $e^{i2\pi nx}, n \in \mathbb Z.$ It then follows for finite linear combinations of such exponentials, ...

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Adam Scott finds comfort with new putting method at Farmers Insurance Open
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By Geoff Shackelford January 27, 2019 9:19 pm
By Geoff Shackelford | January 27, 2019 9:19 pm
SAN DIEGO — Did he putt with a leaning flagstick? Make a coefficient of restitution miscalculation?
No, Adam Scott was perfectly fine with his decision to putt almost entirely with the Torrey Pines flagsticks in. The Farmers Insurance Open runner-up posted a 19-under total that in most years would have provided a three-shot victory, and his 28 putts each tournament day look outstanding on paper. Instead, he finished two back of winner Justin Rose.
Scott missed two short putts that might have been the difference. But flagsticks are off the hook. He just forgot to adjust to his radical new putter setup.
"Making the putter change was a pretty good experiment this week, it worked nicely," he said after his first Farmers appearance. "I learned a lot with that style of putting this week, and it was quite a big adjustment, I have to say. And I made some errors out there with it, but hopefully it's looking all positive and I like that."
The length was standard, the grip a claw, but the angles were extreme: 6 degrees of loft and a grip 3 inches in front of the blade made Scott "a little fiddly getting into position."
The missed putts were more "carelessness" than any kind of yippiness. But combined with his decision to leave the flagstick in to have something to aim at, he finished 14th in strokes gained putting and set his 2019 PGA Tour season off to a strong start.
"I feel like I'm doing all the right things to stay in good shape," said the winner of the 2013 Masters. "My goal is to win major championships, and I would like to be a multiple major winner and I'll start with one more. But I believe I can win more than one more." Gwk
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Deputies: Mom put 8-month-old baby inside stranger's freezer and shut the lid
Updated: 10:04 AM PST Jan 10, 2019
Chelsea Robinson
A Tennessee woman accused of placing her 8-month-old baby into a freezer has been charged with child abuse.Brittany Smith, 19, is charged with child abuse and burglary. Joshua Blair, of Johnson City, told WCYB that his mother saw Smith putting a baby in an old freezer in his backyard. "Oh my God, she's trying to hide a dead baby on us," Joshua Blair said was his initial reaction. Blair said he went outside to assess the situation and found Smith hiding in the crawl space under the home. Shortly after, he found the baby. "It wasn't moving, wasn't nothing. I reached in and pulled it out. It started moving. Instant relief," he said. I handed it up to my mother. If it wasn't for my mother or my fiancee spotting her in the backyard, nobody would know she was here."Deputies said the baby was taken to the hospital and is now OK. The baby's grandmother confirmed he is in her care."If they wouldn't have seen her put the child in there, the baby would have run out of oxygen," Maj. Shawn Judy, of the Washington County sheriff's department, said. "They were very vigilant, kept an eye on everything, put clothes on the baby, fed the baby and everything until we arrived."Deputies said they suspect Smith was under the influence.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. —
A Tennessee woman accused of placing her 8-month-old baby into a freezer has been charged with child abuse.
Brittany Smith, 19, is charged with child abuse and burglary.
Joshua Blair, of Johnson City, told WCYB that his mother saw Smith putting a baby in an old freezer in his backyard.
"Oh my God, she's trying to hide a dead baby on us," Joshua Blair said was his initial reaction.
Blair said he went outside to assess the situation and found Smith hiding in the crawl space under the home.
Shortly after, he found the baby.
"It wasn't moving, wasn't nothing. I reached in and pulled it out. It started moving. Instant relief," he said. I handed it up to my mother. If it wasn't for my mother or my fiancee spotting her in the backyard, nobody would know she was here."
Deputies said the baby was taken to the hospital and is now OK. The baby's grandmother confirmed he is in her care.
"If they wouldn't have seen her put the child in there, the baby would have run out of oxygen," Maj. Shawn Judy, of the Washington County sheriff's department, said. "They were very vigilant, kept an eye on everything, put clothes on the baby, fed the baby and everything until we arrived."
Deputies said they suspect Smith was under the influence.


Has Nikki actually been stuck in her bath tub for the last 5 days? We don't think so but there is a news story floating around that is making us nervous. We also find out why Hudson hates Arizona, ways Obadiah can be mad at Starbucks, and a potential game changer for this weekend's time change.


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Measuring emissions from streams, study shows officials underestimated greenhouse gas coming from corn belt
Nitrous oxide (N2O) is a potent greenhouse gas, 300 times more potent than carbon dioxide and a significant contributor to global warming. Agriculture is a big emitter of the gas, but a new study lead by University of Minnesota researchers show it is a far bigger problem than previously thought.
"Even very small amounts of nitrous oxide can be very harmful from a greenhouse gas balance perspective," lead author Peter Turner, a PhD candidate at the Department of Soil, Water, and Climate.
"We found that there was a nine fold underestimation with streams in the area, which translates to about a 40% underestimation of the agricultural budget."
The study's results can be used to inform strategies for addressing climate change and nitrous oxide emissions, and may serve as a benchmark for areas that don't have accurate information.
Researchers hope to confirm similar nitrous oxide degassing also occurs in other agricultural regions, such as China and India.
The research was published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and authored by Peter Turner, Timothy Griffis, John Baker, Rodney Venterea, and Jeffrey Wood from the Department of Soil, Water, and Climate at the University of Minnesota and Xuhui Lee from the School of Forestry and Environmental Studies at Yale University.
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Q: Why does my sprite not constantly appear instead of animating through images when stood still So as I'm creating a game, my sprite is a bat. So far when the user holds down the left or right key, the animation works perfectly fine; however, I've tried to add in where the user is standing still, the 'flying' animation still plays, facing the direction the player was last facing so it doesn't look like the bat is simply just floating still.
The outcome I get is the sprite doesn't appear on the screen unless I hold one of the movement keys down, when I just want it to be animating constantly, even when the user isn't moving.
I can get the sprite to face a certain direction by displaying a single image when stood still, but not properly animate.
I have heard of the library pyganim, but I can't use it due to the environment I'm in, so I'm struggling with options.
Here's the relevant code for the draw function:
     def draw(self,window):
#we must keep track of direction, are they moving and how many steps for frames
        if self.walkcount +1 >= 15: #15 as we have 5 sprites, which will be displayed 3 times per second
            self.walkcount = 0

        if not(self.standing): #if hes not standing still or moving, we'll walk through our animation
            if self.left:
                window.blit(walkleft[self.walkcount//3],(self.x,self.y))#excludes remainders
                self.walkcount+=1
            elif self.right:
                window.blit(walkright[self.walkcount//3],(self.x,self.y))
                self.walkcount+=1
            elif self.isjump:
                window.blit(jumpp,(self.x,self.y))
                self.walkcount+=1
        else: #if he is, we'll blit him looking right or left
            if self.right:
                if self.walkcount +1 >= 15:#
                    self.walkcount = 0#
                    while True:#
                        #anim1.blit(window,(self.x,self.y)) #previous attempt
                        #window.blit(walkright[0],(self.x,self.y)) #displays first image of that direction when stood still
                        window.blit(walkright[self.walkcount//3],(self.x,self.y))
                        self.walkcount+=1
            else:
                if self.walkcount +1 >= 15:
                    self.walkcount = 0#
                    while True:#
                        #anim2.blit(window,(self.x,self.y))
                        #window.blit(walkleft[0],(self.x,self.y))
                        window.blit(walkright[self.walkcount//3],(self.x,self.y))
                        self.walkcount+=1

This is where the basic animations are done for where right or left is true, the animation will play while it is true.
The actual bit I've been editing in attempt to get it to work:
else: #if he is, we'll blit him looking right or left
            if self.right:
                if self.walkcount +1 >= 15:#
                    self.walkcount = 0#
                    while True:#
                        #anim1.blit(window,(self.x,self.y)) #previous attempt
                        #window.blit(walkright[0],(self.x,self.y)) #displays first image of that direction
                        window.blit(walkright[self.walkcount//3],(self.x,self.y))
                        self.walkcount+=1
            else:
                if self.walkcount +1 >= 15:
                    self.walkcount = 0#
                    while True:#
                        #anim2.blit(window,(self.x,self.y))
                        #window.blit(walkleft[0],(self.x,self.y))
                        window.blit(walkright[self.walkcount//3],(self.x,self.y))
                        self.walkcount+=1

The movement functions:
if keys[pygame.K_LEFT] and man.x > man.vel-man.vel: #if pressed we move our character by the velocity in whatever direction via grid which works from the TOP LEFT of screen
                                                    #vel-vel to equal 0, makes border better
        man.x -= man.vel
        man.left = True #were global variables
        man.right = False
        man.standing = False
    elif keys[pygame.K_RIGHT] and man.x < 500 - man.width:
        man.x += man.vel                #screenwidth
        man.right = True
        man.left = False
        man.standing = False
    else:
        man.standing = True #now we'll know if he's looking left or right
        man.walkcount = 0

Any other suggestions/feedback is appreciated.

A: Because when standing still, you set:
    man.standing = True #now we'll know if he's looking left or right
    man.walkcount = 0

so walkcount is 0 and standing is True.
In the draw function, not(self.standing) is False, so we jump to the else block.
There's another if/else, and on each branch you check
if self.walkcount +1 >= 15:

which will never be True because walkcount is 0 so the window.blit lines in either branch will never be reached; hence the image is not blitted to the window.

Without testing it, I think the entire method could be simplified to
 def draw(self,window):

    #we must keep track of direction, are they moving and how many steps for frames
    if self.walkcount +1 >= 15: #15 as we have 5 sprites, which will be displayed 3 times per second
        self.walkcount = 0

    if self.isjump:
        window.blit(jumpp,(self.x,self.y))
    else:
        if self.left:
            window.blit(walkleft[self.walkcount//3],(self.x,self.y))#excludes remainders
        else:
            window.blit(walkright[self.walkcount//3],(self.x,self.y))

    self.walkcount+=1

and the line
    man.walkcount = 0

should be removed.