The Supreme Court of Pakistan has lifted a ban on 2008 Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed's Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD). This was revealed in a report issued in connection with a non-government organisation (NGO) case.
The ban was lifted on the Jamaat-ud-Dawa and two other organisations a week ago. The Alkhter Trust and Al-Rashid Trust are the other two organisations from whom the ban has been lifted, the Daily Times reports.
The report has suggested that 53 NGOs, including US-based Save the Children Bahwalnagar have been declared controversial. The Punjab Government had appealed to the federal government to resolve the issue of registration of seminaries. A committee constituted by the Federal government has stopped the matter of seminaries so far, the daily national reported.
Keeping in mind growing threats from sea, the Navy has carved out a separate command dealing exclusively with the 1,214 km-long Gujarat coast and will station four warships at Porbandar at the newly set up land base – the INS Sardar Patel.
Till now, the Maharashtra and Gujarat Naval area were under one command. It has been divided to make two separate headquarters under flag officers of Maharashtra Naval area and Gujarat area, respectively. The combined area ran from Ratnagiri located south of Mumbai to the Rann of Kutch in Gujarat bordering Pakistan.
The division of the Naval areas was marked by Rear Admiral Satish Namdeo Ghormade, who assumed the charge of Flag Officer Maharashtra area. Rear Admiral Murlidhar Sadashiv Pawar will officiate as Flag Officer Gujarat area. Admiral Pawar will be stationed at Ahmadabad while the Naval Officer in charge for operation will be based in Porbandar.
Sources said the Gujarat area was formed as some of the largest crude oil refineries, crude oil landing ports and ship building companies are based there.
The Navy has stationed its men and officers for operations at Bhavnagar Okha (Dwarka) Veraval and Kandla among other places.
Notwithstanding Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Make in India' rhetoric, Indian security and defence manufacturing companies claim the government is favouring foreign firms during the procurement process.
Sanjeev Sehgal, chairman of an industry association, said Indian firms were finding the terms and conditions of tenders for security equipment restrictive. The tenders require a firm to have prior experience, even though several Indian companies are fairly new. "Most of these conditions don't support the domestic market. Sometimes the tender will require international certification such as the United Laboratories (UL) standard. If I am not supplying my products to the US, why should I obtain this certificate?" asked Sehgal.
He said under the preferential market access (PMA), at least 30 per cent of the government's requirement were reserved for the domestic sector. It is 100 per cent for CCTV and alarm systems and 50 per cent for biometric systems. "But these preferences are of no use if there is a restrictive tender," he said.
Sehgal's company supplied video surveillance equipment to the Airports Authority of India (AAI), the Indian Army and the Indian Air Force (IAF). But two months ago, an AAI tender for CCTV cameras at the Ranchi airport listed a few companies, most of them foreign, from which certain parts of the system should be procured. There are also tenders for installing video surveillance at certain banks, which stipulated the need for UL certificates.
MK Bhandari, the CEO of another security company, said the availability of raw material such as integrated circuits and microcontrollers was a major problem in India. "Due to this, Indian firms are not able to bid the lowest as our manufacturing cost is high. In more than 50 per cent of tenders, we face this problem," said Bhandari.
Ashok Atluri, head of a company making simulators for the armed forces, said when there was an indigenously designed and manufactured product, the government should discourage the import of a similar product. "Foreign firms are given preferences in their own country. Nevertheless, the current government is pro-Indian industry and there will be changes to encourage domestic companies to invest in R&D as also develop world-class products," he hoped.
Emails queries to the Ministries of Defence and Home Affairs elicited no response. Defence Ministry spokesperson Sitanshu Kar told The Tribune that the ministry would not respond to these allegations and required evidence to comment on it.
A government official, on the condition of anonymity, said all procurements were transparent and ensured a level-playing field for all firms. "We will go for a company which can perform and has credibility. Even in the absence of past experience, there has to be some credibility. Some vendors win tenders but later cannot complete the work, like in integration projects," said the official.
A militant of the Hizbul Mujahideen was killed and three jawans of the Army's counter-insurgency unit were injured in a gunfight in north Kashmir's Baramulla district on Wednesday.
The police said the gunfight erupted in Bangam Kunzer village, nearly 30 km from here, when troops of the Rashtriya Rifles battalion and the Special Operations Group of the J&K Police launched a search operation after receiving information about the presence of two militants in the area.
"Around 7 am when searches were being carried out, the militants hiding in the area tried to break the cordon and opened indiscriminate fire on the forces triggering a gunfight. In the gunfight, one militant was killed and three soldiers were injured," a source said.
The injured jawans were evacuated to the Army's Srinagar-based 92 Base Hospital for treatment. The condition of one of the injured is stated to be critical.
An Army spokesman said the soldiers sustained injuries while ensuring no damage was caused to the locals of the area.
The slain Hizb militant has been identified as Nisar Ahmad Wani, a resident of Adipora Kunzer. Wani had joined the group earlier this year and was a close associate of slain Hizb commander Fayaz Ahmad Bhat, whose bullet-riddled body was recovered near Tangmarg town last month. After Fayaz's death, Wani was looking after the outfit in the area and was working in close coordination with south Kashmir-based militant commander Zakir, the police said.
The exchange of fire between the two sides continued for almost an hour. Later, searches were carried out in the area but no fresh contact with the militants was established. The encounter took place close to the national highway that connects Srinagar with the tourist resort of Gulmarg.
Wani had a narrow escape immediately after he joined militancy. On April 2, Wani along with Fayaz had managed to escape a cordon at Hardespora in Pattan in which an Army jawan and a special police officer (SPO) of the J&K Police were killed. Wani, the police said, was instrumental in luring local boys to join militancy.
"He was also involved in intimidating local panches and sarpanches," a police officer said.
The BSF today said that post the Director General-level meeting between the BSF and the Pakistan Rangers in September, there had been peace along the international border.
He, however, said the terror infrastructure was intact across the border and terrorists had been kept in various launching pads.
"Post the DG-level meeting between the two countries last month, there is peace on the international border and no such activity has been noticed which can arouse our concern. But we are not taking anything lightly as 24x7 vigil is on," said RK Sharma, Inspector General (IG), BSF, Jammu Frontier.
The BSF IG was responding to media queries on All India Police Day and Martyrs Day here this morning.
He said the BSF personnel on the ground had been asked to remain alert.
"We are carefully examining every activity across the border and will take appropriate action wherever required, but terrorists are still active and have been kept in various launching pads," said the BSF IG.
He said immediately after the DG-level meeting, there was one suspected intrusion attempt.
"We had lodged a strong protest with Pakistan, clearly telling them that it went against the mandate of the meeting. We have told them that there should be no movement in the night close to the international border. Barring that incident, no further intrusion bids have occurred," he said.
As winter has started setting in, the IG said the BSF had already shifted into winter posture.
In winter, when snow closes mountain passes on the rugged and hilly terrain of the Line of Control, Pakistani militants shift their focus to the international border, largely a plain area.
"The BSF has put in place a winter strategy. It's also a festive season in Jammu. We have beefed up security, including deployment of more men and additional surveillance gadgets. Every inch of the border is under strict vigil," he said.
To a specific query on a group of militants being taught 'Gurmukhi' opposite the Hiranagar and Bamiyal areas by the ISI so as to avoid their detection once pushed into the Indian side, the IG said such inputs were also available with the BSF.
"The BSF and other sister agencies are looking into it minutely. If we come across such suspects, apt and swift action will be taken, but we never lower our guard on the international border," added Sharma.
An Indian Air force (IAF) MI-17 helicopter on a routine sortie made an emergency landing at MMRDA Ground in the Bandra Kurla Complex today after developing a technical snag.
According to a spokesman of the Ministry of Defence, there were two passengers in addition to the pilot and the co-pilot. All four of them are safe.
The helicopter, however, suffered some damage after one of its wheels got entangled in the soft mud of the grounds.
The chopper had taken off from the Santa Cruz airport just a few minutes before it was forced to touch down. A technical team of the IAF has been sent to the MMRDA grounds to carry out an assessment of the chopper and remove it from the grounds. The suddenly landing of the chopper attracted scores of onlookers from the offices nearby and the police had to be called in to cordon off the area.
On most days, there are trade fairs and exhibitions on this ground. Today, however, there was no event scheduled and the ground was almost empty. According to the local police, there would have been casualties had there been a large number of people around.
The Indian Army plans to fast track the upgrade of 1,000-1,200 of its ageing, licence-built Russian BMP-2/2K 'Sarath' infantry combat vehicles (ICVs) to BMP-2M standard by enhancing their offensive capabilities and fitting them with more powerful engines.
The estimated INR130 billion (USD2 billion) BMP-2 retrofit has acquired operational urgency after the long-delayed INR1 trillion Future ICV (FICV) programme, now delayed by over five years, was postponed once more.
In late September the Ministry of Defence (MoD) deferred the long-extended deadline for 10 Indian companies to submit their project reports for the FICV project by three months to mid-January 2016. It did so at the behest of the potential vendors, which were seeking clarification on the FICV project with regard to several of its overall qualitative requirements (QRs).


I found a really stupid but effective fix though. I put it in all my rigs now.
I simply made a script that makes a scriptJob, that will list all unitConversion nodes in the scene, turn them off and then on again. This scriptJob is triggered on scene open (when a rig is referenced in for example). It's also makes a custom attribute on both my rigs top node and on the scriptJob node itself. These are connected together. This way the scriptJob will tag along, whenever the the rig is exported out of a scene for instance.
← Pose space deformations with vector?
Hey. A little update. Just had to troubleshoot some Setup machine rigs, where constraints stoppen evaluating. Here turning on and off unitConsversion nodes did not do the trick. Instead you had to turn off/on constraints. So it might be usefull to make a procedure that turns off/on multiple types of nodes and use that as your standard "Rig dg eval troubleshooter". Or add it as a scriptJob that travels with your rigs and trigs on scene open.


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package com.amazonaws.services.route53.model.transform;

import static com.amazonaws.util.StringUtils.UTF8;

import java.io.StringWriter;
import java.io.UnsupportedEncodingException;
import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;

import com.amazonaws.AmazonClientException;
import com.amazonaws.Request;
import com.amazonaws.DefaultRequest;
import com.amazonaws.http.HttpMethodName;
import com.amazonaws.services.route53.model.*;
import com.amazonaws.transform.Marshaller;
import com.amazonaws.util.StringInputStream;
import com.amazonaws.util.StringUtils;
import com.amazonaws.util.XMLWriter;

/**
 * Change Resource Record Sets Request Marshaller
 */
public class ChangeResourceRecordSetsRequestMarshaller implements Marshaller<Request<ChangeResourceRecordSetsRequest>, ChangeResourceRecordSetsRequest> {

    private static final String RESOURCE_PATH_TEMPLATE;
    private static final Map<String, String> STATIC_QUERY_PARAMS;
    private static final Map<String, String> DYNAMIC_QUERY_PARAMS;
    static {
        String path = "/2013-04-01/hostedzone/{Id}/rrset/";
        Map<String, String> staticMap = new HashMap<String, String>();
        Map<String, String> dynamicMap = new HashMap<String, String>();

        int index = path.indexOf("?");
        if (index != -1) {
            String queryString = path.substring(index + 1);
            path = path.substring(0, index);

            for (String s : queryString.split("[;&]")) {
                index = s.indexOf("=");
                if (index != -1) {
                    String name = s.substring(0, index);
                    String value = s.substring(index + 1);

                    if (value.startsWith("{") && value.endsWith("}")) {
                        dynamicMap.put(value.substring(1, value.length() - 1), name);
                    } else {
                        staticMap.put(name, value);
                    }
                }
            }
        }

        RESOURCE_PATH_TEMPLATE = path;
        STATIC_QUERY_PARAMS = Collections.unmodifiableMap(staticMap);
        DYNAMIC_QUERY_PARAMS = Collections.unmodifiableMap(dynamicMap);
    }

    public Request<ChangeResourceRecordSetsRequest> marshall(ChangeResourceRecordSetsRequest changeResourceRecordSetsRequest) {

        if (changeResourceRecordSetsRequest == null) {
            throw new AmazonClientException("Invalid argument passed to marshall(...)");
        }

        Request<ChangeResourceRecordSetsRequest> request = new DefaultRequest<ChangeResourceRecordSetsRequest>(changeResourceRecordSetsRequest, "AmazonRoute53");
        request.setHttpMethod(HttpMethodName.POST);

        String uriResourcePath = RESOURCE_PATH_TEMPLATE;

        if (DYNAMIC_QUERY_PARAMS.containsKey("Id")) {
            String name = DYNAMIC_QUERY_PARAMS.get("Id");
            String value = (changeResourceRecordSetsRequest.getHostedZoneId() == null) ? null : StringUtils.fromString(changeResourceRecordSetsRequest.getHostedZoneId());

            if (!(value == null || value.isEmpty())) {
                request.addParameter(name, value);
            }
        } else {
            uriResourcePath = uriResourcePath.replace("{Id}", (changeResourceRecordSetsRequest.getHostedZoneId() == null) ? "" : StringUtils.fromString(changeResourceRecordSetsRequest.getHostedZoneId()));
        }

        request.setResourcePath(uriResourcePath.replaceAll("//", "/"));

        for (Map.Entry<String, String> entry : STATIC_QUERY_PARAMS.entrySet()) {
            request.addParameter(entry.getKey(), entry.getValue());
        }

            StringWriter stringWriter = new StringWriter();
            XMLWriter xmlWriter = new XMLWriter(stringWriter, "https://route53.amazonaws.com/doc/2013-04-01/");

            xmlWriter.startElement("ChangeResourceRecordSetsRequest");
                    if (changeResourceRecordSetsRequest != null) {
            ChangeBatch changeBatchChangeBatch = changeResourceRecordSetsRequest.getChangeBatch();
            if (changeBatchChangeBatch != null) {
                xmlWriter.startElement("ChangeBatch");
                if (changeBatchChangeBatch.getComment() != null) {
                    xmlWriter.startElement("Comment").value(changeBatchChangeBatch.getComment()).endElement();
                }

                if (changeBatchChangeBatch != null) {
                    java.util.List<Change> changeBatchChangeBatchchangesList = changeBatchChangeBatch.getChanges();
                    if (changeBatchChangeBatchchangesList != null && changeBatchChangeBatchchangesList.size() > 0) {
                        int changeBatchChangeBatchchangesListIndex = 1;
                        xmlWriter.startElement("Changes");
                        for (Change changeBatchChangeBatchchangesListValue : changeBatchChangeBatchchangesList) {

                        xmlWriter.startElement("Change");
                            if (changeBatchChangeBatchchangesListValue.getAction() != null) {
                                xmlWriter.startElement("Action").value(changeBatchChangeBatchchangesListValue.getAction()).endElement();
                            }
                            if (changeBatchChangeBatchchangesListValue != null) {
                                ResourceRecordSet resourceRecordSetResourceRecordSet = changeBatchChangeBatchchangesListValue.getResourceRecordSet();
                                if (resourceRecordSetResourceRecordSet != null) {
                                    xmlWriter.startElement("ResourceRecordSet");
                                    if (resourceRecordSetResourceRecordSet.getName() != null) {
                                        xmlWriter.startElement("Name").value(resourceRecordSetResourceRecordSet.getName()).endElement();
                                    }
                                    if (resourceRecordSetResourceRecordSet.getType() != null) {
                                        xmlWriter.startElement("Type").value(resourceRecordSetResourceRecordSet.getType()).endElement();
                                    }
                                    if (resourceRecordSetResourceRecordSet.getSetIdentifier() != null) {
                                        xmlWriter.startElement("SetIdentifier").value(resourceRecordSetResourceRecordSet.getSetIdentifier()).endElement();
                                    }
                                    if (resourceRecordSetResourceRecordSet.getWeight() != null) {
                                        xmlWriter.startElement("Weight").value(resourceRecordSetResourceRecordSet.getWeight()).endElement();
                                    }
                                    if (resourceRecordSetResourceRecordSet.getRegion() != null) {
                                        xmlWriter.startElement("Region").value(resourceRecordSetResourceRecordSet.getRegion()).endElement();
                                    }
                                    if (resourceRecordSetResourceRecordSet != null) {
                                        GeoLocation geoLocationGeoLocation = resourceRecordSetResourceRecordSet.getGeoLocation();
                                        if (geoLocationGeoLocation != null) {
                                            xmlWriter.startElement("GeoLocation");
                                            if (geoLocationGeoLocation.getContinentCode() != null) {
                                                xmlWriter.startElement("ContinentCode").value(geoLocationGeoLocation.getContinentCode()).endElement();
                                            }
                                            if (geoLocationGeoLocation.getCountryCode() != null) {
                                                xmlWriter.startElement("CountryCode").value(geoLocationGeoLocation.getCountryCode()).endElement();
                                            }
                                            if (geoLocationGeoLocation.getSubdivisionCode() != null) {
                                                xmlWriter.startElement("SubdivisionCode").value(geoLocationGeoLocation.getSubdivisionCode()).endElement();
                                            }
                                            xmlWriter.endElement();
                                        }
                                    }
                                    if (resourceRecordSetResourceRecordSet.getFailover() != null) {
                                        xmlWriter.startElement("Failover").value(resourceRecordSetResourceRecordSet.getFailover()).endElement();
                                    }
                                    if (resourceRecordSetResourceRecordSet.getTTL() != null) {
                                        xmlWriter.startElement("TTL").value(resourceRecordSetResourceRecordSet.getTTL()).endElement();
                                    }

                                    if (resourceRecordSetResourceRecordSet != null) {
                                        java.util.List<ResourceRecord> resourceRecordSetResourceRecordSetresourceRecordsList = resourceRecordSetResourceRecordSet.getResourceRecords();
                                        if (resourceRecordSetResourceRecordSetresourceRecordsList != null && resourceRecordSetResourceRecordSetresourceRecordsList.size() > 0) {
                                            int resourceRecordSetResourceRecordSetresourceRecordsListIndex = 1;
                                            xmlWriter.startElement("ResourceRecords");
                                            for (ResourceRecord resourceRecordSetResourceRecordSetresourceRecordsListValue : resourceRecordSetResourceRecordSetresourceRecordsList) {

                                            xmlWriter.startElement("ResourceRecord");
                                                if (resourceRecordSetResourceRecordSetresourceRecordsListValue.getValue() != null) {
                                                    xmlWriter.startElement("Value").value(resourceRecordSetResourceRecordSetresourceRecordsListValue.getValue()).endElement();
                                                }
                                            xmlWriter.endElement();

                                                resourceRecordSetResourceRecordSetresourceRecordsListIndex++;
                                            }
                                            xmlWriter.endElement();
                                        }
                                    }
                                    if (resourceRecordSetResourceRecordSet != null) {
                                        AliasTarget aliasTargetAliasTarget = resourceRecordSetResourceRecordSet.getAliasTarget();
                                        if (aliasTargetAliasTarget != null) {
                                            xmlWriter.startElement("AliasTarget");
                                            if (aliasTargetAliasTarget.getHostedZoneId() != null) {
                                                xmlWriter.startElement("HostedZoneId").value(aliasTargetAliasTarget.getHostedZoneId()).endElement();
                                            }
                                            if (aliasTargetAliasTarget.getDNSName() != null) {
                                                xmlWriter.startElement("DNSName").value(aliasTargetAliasTarget.getDNSName()).endElement();
                                            }
                                            if (aliasTargetAliasTarget.isEvaluateTargetHealth() != null) {
                                                xmlWriter.startElement("EvaluateTargetHealth").value(aliasTargetAliasTarget.isEvaluateTargetHealth()).endElement();
                                            }
                                            xmlWriter.endElement();
                                        }
                                    }
                                    if (resourceRecordSetResourceRecordSet.getHealthCheckId() != null) {
                                        xmlWriter.startElement("HealthCheckId").value(resourceRecordSetResourceRecordSet.getHealthCheckId()).endElement();
                                    }
                                    xmlWriter.endElement();
                                }
                            }
                        xmlWriter.endElement();

                            changeBatchChangeBatchchangesListIndex++;
                        }
                        xmlWriter.endElement();
                    }
                }
                xmlWriter.endElement();
            }
        }

            xmlWriter.endElement();

            try {
                request.setContent(new StringInputStream(stringWriter.getBuffer().toString()));
                request.addHeader("Content-Length", Integer.toString(stringWriter.getBuffer().toString().getBytes(UTF8).length));
                request.addHeader("Content-Type", "application/xml");
            } catch (UnsupportedEncodingException e) {
                throw new AmazonClientException("Unable to marshall request to XML", e);
            }

        return request;
    }
}

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


An isolate of the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana was found to contain five double-stranded (ds) RNA elements ranging from 1.5 to more than 3 kbp. The complete sequence of the largest dsRNA element is described here. Analysis of the RdRp nucleotide sequence reveals its similarity to unclassified dsRNA elements, such as Alternaria longipes dsRNA virus 1, and its distant relationship to the RNA-dependent RNA polymerases of members of the family Partitiviridae.
(2013) Torque Hahn et al.
(2009) Kook-Hyung Kim et al.
(2010) G. Li et al.
The enigmatic genome of Chara australis virus. (2011) Adrian J Gibbs et al.
A novel virus-like double-stranded RNA in an obligate biotroph arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus: a hidden player in mycorrhizal symbiosis. (2012) Yoji Ikeda et al.
Molecular Biology and Infection of Hepatitis E Virus. (2016) Yuchen Nan et al.
Smaller fleas: viruses of microorganisms. (2012) Paul Hyman et al.
A novel single-stranded RNA virus isolated from a phytopathogenic filamentous fungus, Rosellinia necatrix, with similarity to hypo-like viruses. (2014) Rui Zhang et al.
Gene silencing and gene expression in phytopathogenic fungi using a plant virus vector (2014) Tiziana Mascia et al.
Molecular characterization of a bipartite double-stranded RNA virus and its satellite-like RNA co-infecting the phytopathogenic fungus Sclerotinia sclerotiorum. (2015) Lijiang Liu et al.
Genome-scale investigation of phenotypically distinct but nearly clonal Trichoderma strains. (2016) Claudia Lange et al.
Expanding our understanding of the seaweed holobiont: RNA viruses of the red alga Delisea pulchra. (2016) Tim eLachnit et al.
Phlebiopsis gigantea and associated viruses survive passing through the digestive tract of Hylobius abietis (2016) Drenkhan Tiia et al.
Effect of crop management and cultivar on colonization of Capsicum annuum L. by Endophytic Fungi (2016) Zsófia Winter et al.


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When you think about it...the Portuguese water dog and the poodle could have been the same family, but just because the Barbet swims doesn't mean that morphologically it is from the poodle family. Keep in mind that Barbet was a generic word for a dog with a beard back in the 18th century. There is also a fish called a barbet and a bird. Sometimes, some barbets have only that in common!
Breeds were "made" after that. We need to have the same references before we can be sure of this or that or whatever we feel certain of.
I think I am in the right direction to go back to 1891 and the standard.
...........or: the proof is in the pudding!
Left to right: Thesée from Mrs Pêtre,Thales* de la perte aux loups, Cid di Barbochos de Reiau de Prouvenco, Poppenspaler's Cassis aka Unikko.
Thesée goes back to R'Lucky,so by deduction he goes back to the 1920's original line since the SCC ( French Kennel Club) records have been kept and they created their "families". Before that, as it says in most old books, dogs that sometimes had nothing to do with each other were called by the same name. That SCC classification put and end to those practices. Dogs had standards and there were judges who were to guarantee that a given dog corresponded to what was described in the standrd.
Notice the 3 dogs share the same morphology. The brown color comes from Poppenspalers' Vincacao, but further back from Ursus de Neguebous (Noe x Sardane).
Again, it's nice to have a pedigree as a starting point for research but since they are not guranteed to be correct, it is better to work from photographs and reconstruct. That's a safe method. Longer, but safe. AND it works!
* Thalès is Thelma de la perte aux loups's brother.
Photo credit: Thalès, found on Mrs Loiseau's website.
But really from the USA at Stacy's!
His hips are not Xrayed yet, but that's a question of time.


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The sleeve gastrectomy is an operation in which the left side of the stomach is surgically removed, leaving it roughly the size and shape of a banana. The nerves to the stomach and the outlet valve remain intact to preserve the functions of the stomach while drastically reducing its volume.
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This is the only surgery that substantially removes the "hunger hormone," ghrelin.
No adjustments or fills are needed.
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This procedure involves stomach stapling. Therefore, leaks and other complications related to stapling may occur.
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Band slippage or leakage may occur and can require an operation to correct the problem.
Weight reduction after stomach banding surgery is typically slower than that following gastric bypass.
Because a foreign body is implanted in the body, there is a risk of infection at the port-site.
In recent years, better clinical understanding of procedures combining restrictive and malabsorptive approaches has increased the choices of effective weight loss surgery for thousands of patients. By adding a technique called malabsorption, food is delayed in mixing with bile and pancreatic juices that aid in the absorption of nutrients. The result is an early sense of fullness, combined with a sense of satisfaction that reduces the desire to eat.
According to the American Society for Bariatric Surgery and the National Institutes of Health, Roux-en-Y gastric bypass is the current gold standard procedure for weight loss surgery. It is one of the most frequently performed weight loss procedures in the United States. In this procedure, stapling creates a small (15 to 20 cc) stomach pouch. The remainder of the stomach is not removed, but is completely stapled shut and divided from the stomach pouch. The outlet from this newly formed pouch empties directly into the lower portion of the jejunum, thus bypassing calorie absorption. This is done by dividing the small intestine just beyond the duodenum for the purpose of bringing it up and constructing a connection with the newly formed stomach pouch. The other end is connected into the side of the Roux limb of the intestine creating the "Y" shape that gives the technique its name. The length of either segment of the intestine can be increased to produce lower or higher levels of malabsorption.
In some cases, the effectiveness of the procedure may be reduced if the stomach pouch is stretched and/or if it is initially left larger than 15-30 cc.
These procedures are known as laparoscopic. When a laparoscopic operation is performed, a tiny video camera and surgical instruments are inserted through small incisions made in the abdominal wall and the surgeon views the procedure on a separate high definition video monitor.
This provides the laparoscopic surgeon with better visualization and access to key anatomical structures while also eliminating the need for one long abdominal incision.
Studies have proven that patients who have laparoscopic weight loss surgery experience less pain after surgery, as well as easier breathing, improved lung function and higher oxygen levels. Other benefits of laparoscopy include fewer wound complications such as infection or hernia and a quicker return to pre-surgery activity levels.
Laparoscopic procedures for weight loss employ the same principles as their "open" surgery counterparts and produce similar excess weight loss. However, not all patients are candidates for this approach and all bariatric surgeons are not trained in the advanced techniques required to perform this less invasive method. The American Society for Bariatric Surgery recommends that laparoscopic weight loss surgery should only be performed by surgeons who are experienced in both laparoscopic and open bariatric procedures.
Weight loss surgery is major surgery. Although most patients enjoy an improvement in obesity-related health conditions (such as mobility, self-image and self-esteem) after the successful results of weight loss surgery, these results should not be the overriding motivation for having the procedure. The goal is to live better, healthier and longer. This surgery is only a tool. Your ultimate success depends on strict adherence to the recommended dietary, exercise and lifestyle changes.
It is important to remember that there are no ironclad guarantees in any kind of medicine or surgery. There can be unexpected outcomes in even the simplest procedures. What can be said, however, is that weight loss surgery will only succeed when the patient makes a lifelong commitment? Some of the challenges facing a person after weight loss surgery can be unexpected. Lifestyle changes can strain relationships within families and between married couples. To help patients achieve their goals and deal with the changes surgery and weight loss can bring, most bariatric surgeons offer follow-up care that includes support groups, dieticians and other forms of continuing education.
What's your history with diet and exercise?
When I was young, I was a competitive figure skater and never thought in a million years that I would end up overweight. But once I stopped training, the weight slowly crept on. I didn't just wake up one day and weigh 300 pounds; it was 20 years in the making, ten pounds a year.
When did you realize you had to make a change?
I was tired of being tired. It was getting harder and harder to do my job. To live my life. I wanted to set a good example for my daughter. And deep down I knew that 300-pound woman wasn't me.
Why did you feel like surgery was the only option?
I knew I had the potential to lose the weight and get healthy, but I needed help to control my eating and make better choices. I knew that if I was going to do something as drastic and life altering as the surgery, I had to be really committed.
What did you learn at Dr. Strom's introductory seminar that surprised you?
Before that seminar I had no idea how nutritionally deprived I was. I ate too much, but there was no nutrition, and I felt terrible. I just thought that was how I felt. I didn't understand that it was a physiological reaction to the foods I ate.
Once you decided to have the procedure, what was the process like?
It was absolutely amazing. I feel like I have a support system there, I can call whenever I want, I can call the nutritionist with questions about diet and vitamins. They are VERY accessible. And I like the group meetings, too. I go whenever I can.
How is life different today?
Now I'm a new and improved Deana. My friends love the change because I'm more fun to be around. I have tons of energy. I exercise all the time. My husband and I run together. My competitive spirit is back—I live for race day, crossing the finish line, and getting my finisher medal.
What would you tell a friend considering this surgery?
I tell them I wish I'd done it fifteen years sooner. It's life changing. And my life is so much better now.
After I had my first child and started taking birth control, I started to gain weight. So I joined Weight Watchers. But I'd lose the weight, then I'd gain it right back. Lose it, then gain it back again. And it was very hard to stay motivated.
Were you experiencing other health issues?
Yes, I had high cholesterol, swollen ankles, aches and pains in my legs and back.
What was the process leading up to surgery like?
I saw a nutritionist for six months before the surgery, so I learned a lot of behaviors I didn't know before. Portion control, exercise, that it's better not to eat and drink at the same time.
How was your experience at Mountainside?
They are a great team. I can call anytime with any concerns. I had some gallbladder issues that slowed my recovery, and they very attentive to my concerns. They are the best team ever for this kind of surgery.
What would you say to a friend considering this surgery?
I would tell them to do their research first and be serious about it. It's not just about looking pretty, you need to be doing it for health reasons. And you have to be ready and willing to change your behavior.
How has your diet changed since the procedure?
It's very easy to control my portions now. I have a small stomach. I eat off a smaller plate. I eat protein first, then vegetables, then starches, which helps me a lot.
Going shopping is interesting. I've forgotten and gone to the plus size section to shop, because I'm not used to my smaller body yet. I have clothes from when I was 17 and they're too big! And your life overall? How are you doing?
Once I got the surgery, I was already doing a lot better. Now I feel a lot lighter. And I can run now—I couldn't do that before. I feel great, and I don't worry that I'm going to have diabetes or high blood pressure. This is a great option for health.
I was always a big guy, but I was in good shape, and I carried my weight well. But in the ten years post-college I gained 40 pounds, and then I got married. I weighed 240 when I got married. Then the kids came along—that's when I really started to put it on. I was 347 pounds when I decided to have the sleeve procedure.
How was your weight affecting your quality of life and your health?
When you get that heavy, doing anything—walking, going up a flight of stairs—is really difficult. My hip started bothering me, then my knee.
Then my cholesterol increased and my blood sugar got up to 149 (150 is Type 2 Diabetes). My blood pressure was 140/90. I had sleep apnea, which makes you extremely tired.
What prompted you to consider weight loss surgery?
A year and a half ago, I went for my checkup and the doctor said everything looked fine. But then a week later, the nurse called and said the doctor wanted to see me back in his office. I thought, "this is it—the call I've been dreading." He said he was calling me back in as a friend and told me about Dr. Strom's seminar. That was the wakeup call I needed.
What made you realize surgery was the right choice for you?
I had tried different diets many, many times over the years. I thought it was simply poor choices or a lack of willpower on my part, but Dr. Strom really helped me see that when you're obese, there are many factors working against you that are largely outside of your control.
How long did it take you to recover from surgery?
It was quick. I had no complications. I went in at 7:30 a.m., and I was in recovery by 8:45. Home within two days, and within a week I was riding my bike.
And now that over a year has passed?
I have been back to my college weight for the past eight months. My blood pressure, my cholesterol, my blood sugar, my vitamin levels—all great. Sleep apnea—gone. I'm not sweating all the time. I have energy. I can be active. It's the best thing I could have done for my health.


The initial Union movement during the final offensive against Petersburg had finally given Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant control of the Boydton Plank Road. With the South Side Railroad on his mind, Grant consolidated his position on March 31 and waited for weather conditions more agreeable for a movement. General Robert E. Lee meanwhile took advantage of the brief lull with a frantic attack to reclaim the initiative. Such was necessary to save Petersburg. After experiencing brief success below the White Oak Road that afternoon, the Confederate cause was further dampened by a determined Union counterattack that restored the front and sealed the fate of the Confederates at Five Forks, five miles to the west of the battlefield.
Having already issued orders for Maj. Gen. George E. Pickett to attack Maj. Gen. Phil Sheridan's Union cavalry moving up from Dinwiddie Court House, Lee decided early on the 31st to drive Maj. Gen. Gouverneur K. Warren away from the White Oak Road before the Union V Corps could comfortably settle themselves in among the swampy forests and connect with the cavalry to the southwest. Displaying his tendency for the offensive, Lee ordered four brigades out of their defensives positions to take advantage of the exposed Union left flank. If the Confederates rolled up the lead division of the V Corps, Lee could force the Union entirely back across Gravelly Run.
Brigadier General Samuel McGowan's South Carolinians marched west of the Claiborne Road with orders to swing south and plunge into the flank of Warren's lead division and drive them east while two more brigades pitched into their front. Brigadier General Henry A. Wise's Virginians served to connect these three brigades to the established southern defenses near Burgess's Mill filled by two North Carolina brigades borrowed from Heth's Division. Major General Bushrod Rust Johnson took charge of these six brigades from three different corps in an awkward command structure.
I sat on my horse between the two lines of reserves, watching him go forward steadily in painful silence. Not an enemy was to be seen, not a musket was fired, until the advancing troops were half across the field, when suddenly along the edge of the wood at other end there appeared a long blue line of smoke; two minutes later Winthrop's brigade was coming back and the further end of the field appeared full of rebel flags.
Johnson's two brigades on the White Oak Road had observed their pickets retreating and decided to immediately charge Winthrop's advance before McGowan's attack could commence. Their premature assault did succeed in driving the Union brigade back. "The boys in blue stood it for awhile, but finding that we were closing in for a hand-to-hand fight, they broke and ran, we at their heels yelling like devils, and burning powder for all we were worth," remembered a Virginian.
Soon Crawford's line also broke and ran back to Gravelly Run. As he watched his colleague's divisions stream into his lines, Griffin angrily swore, "The Fifth Corps is eternally damned." Three southern brigades had successfully routed two Union divisions.
The Confederates hoped to drive the Fifth Corps back across the Boydton Plank Road but had no reserves to commit against Griffin's fresh division. Furthermore, they found their opponent protected by Gravelly Run, "posted on a hill whose sides were tangled and precipitous, and between which and us opened a ravine of considerable depth and unsafe footing." The Fifth Corps artillery stood poised west of the plank road to deliver a devastating fire should the Confederates seek to follow up their success.
Unwilling to risk further losses, McGowan called a halt while the cowering remnants of Ayres's and Crawford's division recuperated behind Griffin's entrenched line. Meanwhile Warren pleaded with Humphreys to send assistance.
The Second Corps commander deployed Brigadier General Nelson A. Miles's division to attack the White Oak Road line. He immediately ran into Wise's Virginians just beginning their movement southward and pushed them back into their earthworks. This reversal isolated the three Confederate brigades to the west and forced them to return to Ayres's original skirmish line south of the road around 3 P.M. Warren then turned to Griffin to spearhead an assault to reclaim their former position.
Brigadier General Joshua L. Chamberlain led led his men forward across Gravelly Run with Gregory's brigade on his right and Bartlett's brigade en echelon to his left. The rallied men of Ayres's division supported Griffin's left while Crawford connected the corps to Miles.
Our fire was so hot that before the enemy had advanced far, they stopped suddenly and lay down—all except a few officers whom we could see standing up, endeavoring to urge their troops forward. We could see them waving their swords over their heads, the blades flashing in the sunshine. I think there were three flags crowded together, right in the center of the group. The color bearers were lying down holding their flags upright. And how we did keep pouring the bullets into them, the flags for a mark! Presently, down fell a flag, the color bearer shot as he lay on the ground. Then up it rose again; down again; up again! The flags continued to tumble and rise, while the men lay still on the ground, the swords of the officers whirling and flashing as they tried to bring their men to a charge.
Under the South Carolina sharpshooters' cover, the Confederate infantry attempted to quickly reverse Ayres's former rifle pits before the rallied V Corps could close in on them. With every second counting, Hunton ordered his Virginians to hold their fire until the enemy got close. The first volley caused a portion of the Federal line to break and run but the majority reformed under fire and drove the Confederates back into their main line. "I thought it was one of the most gallant things I had ever seen," confessed Hunton.
With the Confederates falling back, elements of Chamberlain's men claimed a foothold on White Oak Road past Johnson's right flank. Warren longed to further redeem his corps' reputation with an assault against the Confederate line and moved forward with his skirmishers under artillery fire to scout the enemy's earthworks. What he found quickly discouraged his hopes. "The enemy's defenses were as complete and as well located as any I had ever been opposed to," he reported and decided not to sacrifice any more of his men in a frontal charge.
By the end of the fighting the Union army suffered 177 killed, 1,134 wounded, and 554 missing on March 31, with Confederate losses likely total around 800. Unlisted among the casualty reports was a loss with significant consequences for Lee's army. Warren's seizure of the White Oak Road near its intersection with Claiborne Road in the aftermath of the battle now isolated Pickett's Division four miles to the west who had done plenty of fighting of their own that day.
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Lots to show you today with mostly eagles involved. The image above is the continuation of my story about the eagle taking a bath in the river (which I photographed Saturday.) The middle image of that post (yesterday) shows him staring at himself in the water. This was the next thing he did, completely immersed his head in the water.
Imagine him shaking his head in slow motion with the water flying all around. Okay that's probably a stretch. Anyway it was great fun watching him play in the water and grooming himself. He then flew over to a dead tree sticking out of the water and groomed his feathers.
Jeanne and I went to Green Island wetlands yesterday. My good friend Andreas had said there were Sandhill Cranes there and in fact he had captured many images of them on Friday.
It's a long drive from where we live but for an opportunity to photograph Sandhill Cranes it's worth the investment. We arrived at Green Island with great anticipation, unfortunately we found no Cranes. We weren't too sad however as there were a large number of eagles in the area and lots of geese. Jeanne never gets tired of watching geese.
So we drove all over the marsh and then decided since we were this close we would drive further down to Sabula. We were not disappointed. There were lots of eagles. Most of which were too far out on the ice to get a lens on but just seeing that large number of eagles did my heart good.
For me the first Robin of the year has always been a sure sign that Spring was finally here. We saw our first Robin of the year yesterday so that was a great feeling.


Luray is in Virginia, within the United States of America.
Murder Mountain, located off Old Wagon Road in Luray, has become a destination for ghost hunters.
Luray Caverns, a large, celebrated commercial cave just west of Luray, was discovered in 1878.
The Luray Downtown Historic District is a a registered National Historic District.


Phi Sigma Sigma International Sorority was founded at Hunter College (NY) in 1913, and was established at Pitt-Johnstown in September, 1991.
The colors are king blue and gold; the flower is the American Beauty rose; the jewel is the sapphire; and the symbol is the Sphinx.
"Aim High" is the sorority motto. Phi Sigma Sigma's national philanthropy is School Readiness. All proceeds from their annual Haunted House are donated to the Phi Sigma Sigma Foundation.


For some days, I was a volunteer for the 18th international documentary festival in Thessaloniki. I helped to count votes from the public after some projections, in order to decide which movie could win the audience award.
The greatest challenge that the festival has faced from the very moment of its creation is the representation of reality. In an age where a lot of citizens of the world have easy access to the images and to fast transmission of messages, the role of the documentary in education, information and entertainment appears to be a must. The images of social, historical, political, and more importantly human reality in the 21st century are moving, disturbing, shocking and sometimes entertaining, but they are always the starting point for adventurous explorations. These images meet every March in Thessaloniki, with an enthusiastic audience trying to explore the human nature through the art of the documentary.
Wednesday 11th November – Thessaloniki International Film Festival – 11 am – Three French European volunteers reach to the press office. Big bags on their back, and their sunglasses pulled up on their head, they look like tourists, but no. Everything is not what it seems: They ask to have their ten free places and the film festival program as journalists. Close to the end, they have to make a judicious selection in order to watch the most interesting movies they don't want to miss. Only helped by the movie trailers and their summaries, the surprise in front of the screen could be unexpected… The three volunteer journalists did not know yet they will have feelings about their both first movies.
First, "Babai" by Visar Morina (2015). "Mediterranea" by Jonas Carpignano (2015) for the second. Both are about the migrant crisis, the first dramatize a father and his son living in a contested Balkan country, Kosovo, while the second concerns African men from Burkina Faso.
Across the movies, we understand the migrants' motivations and we learn the sad reality when these people arrive in our country. Indeed, in our global economic context, the modern social model is exported and seems to be the paradise for people around the world. In both movies, the characters want to leave their country to live the "Occidental dream" - as we can say the American Dream. By this representation, we promise them a better life, with a better job, more security, equality, and material comfort. In "Mediterranea", Ayiva (Koudous Seihon), one of the principal character, has a contact in Italy who promises him a good compensated job. His friend, who comes with him to Italy, is more interested by the social and free life showed by social networks. They decide to leave their country, letting behind their daughters, sisters, friends and customs for the "modern" life.
Unfortunately, the Occidental countries and their shinning symbol blind everybody, as well the people who want to come than the people inside this countries. Actually, the migrants' integration isn't acquired. And the stages to have a stable life are long and exhausting. "Babai" gives an overview on the situation of asylum seekers. In "Mediterranea", we see how the migrants are utilized by the economic system to have a cheap workforce. In these countries, where the money is essential to exist and because of the difficulty to have serious job, the characters are forced to find unreasonable solutions – Stealing, prostitution, illegal selling.
We are shocked to understand how misery and money cause violence and inhumanity. And we are miserable to become aware of this situation without way-out, almost inevitable.
In "Babai", we follow ten-year old Nori, who is determinate to join his father already left to Germany. A determination which will cost him a head fracture, punches, and a macabre crossing... The movie finishes with an unpleasant scene which demonstrates an interminable escape. In "Mediterranea", we believe on the Ayiva's wishes and on his success but his migrant status prevent him to become what he hoped. One of the last scene is unexpected but get us understanding about the revolt's behavior.
10pm – Cinema John Cassavettes – The three French volunteers – and journalists for the Praxis association and Rodon fm Radio – leave the venue, the brain shacked and the feeling to drop everything in order to act for these causes. Make something in our European countries to help this kind of people. Alright. But. Above all. Stop the European propaganda make on the social modern model. Stop the morbid exploitation. Think every countries, every societies, and every riches.
For the pleasure of our eyes, mind, and curiosity, the film festival of Thessaloniki exist since 1992. This big event takes place in the wonderful area of Aristotelous square and the old port. Two beautiful sets which suit very well to the topic.
For the 56th edition, the festival is from the 6th to the 15th of november, which let us the time to discover many different movies and to enjoy these different atmospheres of the seventh art. What offer the film festival is the possibility to watch movies from not very known filmmakers : for almost the majority, they were auteur films. This allowed us to discover the cinema of very new talents. It is also the opportunity for greek people as foreigners to enjoy cinema from all over the world, with specific categories for balkans and greek movies.
Now, let's deal with our concrete experience, inside the projection rooms !


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Camp Hill's Legacy
Ghosts of Camp Hill
Whittleford's Industrial Heritage
Steven Salisbury
Ray Ward
Glen Lewis
The Pheasant
Camp Hill Hall Model
Camp Hill & Bucks Hill Memories
Ray with his dad, sister and mum outside the famous 'garden nursery'
Camp Hill Resident Ray Ward recently contacted us to talk about his childhood growing up in Camp Hill and Bucks Hill.
Ray initially lived in Queen Elizabeth Road and later on in Orchard Way. He has many memories of the fun times he had playing with his friends. He told us:
"When I lived in Queen Elizabeth Road I remember going to Stubbs Park to play football with some lads who lived nearby and them coming to us at Queeny Rec (Queen Elizabeth Road Recreation Ground) for a return match later on. We also played against lads from Blackatree Road. We all got along really well and there were almost no fallouts.
"I spent many hours playing at Queeny Rec. I used to like looking around for frogs, slow worms, newts, and fossils from the Spinney (an area of undeveloped land at the back of Bucks Hill Cemetary.) I also used to go to Oldbury Fields to shin up the trees to get conkers. Happy Days!
"We used my dad's shed for a base and one time we got it into our heads to turn it into some time of garden nursery. I'm afraid we used to go around stealing plants and cuttings from people's gardens. We never did sell any they all just ended up in my mum and dad's garden. I guess some of them died when we got bored of the idea for a nursery.
"One time when I was about 6 or 7, we saw a massive pile of what we knew as 'Jack and the Beanstalk beans' at the back of one of the bungalows that then stood on Ryders Hill where the Craddock Court warden controlled flats stand now. We couldn't believe how much there was. One of the lads said they were lucky beans so we set to and took the lot back to my dad's shed. Once we had them there we podded the lot, dropping them into an massive white enamelled bowl, filling it to the top. Then we went back up for the final few left. When we got there a man with a big red angry face came out of one of the bungalows saying we'd taken his next years seed that he was drying out. We explained we thought they had just been dumped. Well, off we went back to my dads shed, emptied half the beans into an old potato sack and took the seeds back to him. He was well pleased to get them back and after that we never nicked his seed crop again."
Ray remembers how having fields at the back of their house often mean the family were living in close proximity with nature. He told us: "My mum said that cows used to get in through the back fence from the fields behind our house. Other types of animals used to get through too including one time an adder snake that bit my sister. She nearly died but thankfully lived to tell the tale. One year it actually rained frogs, lots of little ones, our kitchen was overcome by them.
Ray and his cousin on the front garden at Orchard Way
"Eventually as a growing family we needed a bigger house, so we moved to a 3 bedroom house in Orchard Way that was originally my aunties house. My aunty, uncle and cousin had moved to Ireland when my uncle got a new job but they came back to visit us most years. We didn't have a car so they often took us to Drayton Manor or Twycross Zoo for the day. My aunty always made my uncle stop the car at a chippy for fish and chips as she said the English ones were much better than the Irish ones."
Ray told us about other times we the family had a day out. He said:
"My mum and dad loved Bucks Hill Working Men's Club and we all loved the Christmas Parties, the Easter Bonnet Competition and trips to Blackpool and Skegness (with £5.00 in an envelope for each child.) Ont the trip we had as much pop and crisps as we could get down us and the adults had a crate of beer and a crate of Cherry B's. There was always a sing sone on the coach both ways and a collection for the bus driver on the way back."
Moving to Orchard Way didn't stop Rays love of mischief though as one tree owner in Green Lane found out. Ray told us:
"One of my mates lived in Green Lane and told us that the house over the road from where he lived had apple, plum and pear trees in their garden. He told us that the couple went out every Friday night and didn't come back till 10.00pm. So we met up at 8.30pm to do a bit of scrumping. We weren't all exactly dressed for the activity, some of us were only in short trousers and sandals.
"One of the bigger lads got over the wall and undid the bolt on the gate from the inside. We were in! We shook the trees to get the fruit to fall filling our coats and anything we could use to carry fruit in. Suddenly one of the lads urgently said the householders had come back early. We all ran for a low down hole in the hedge to escape, unfortunately though we were all running at the same time which caused a bit of a traffic jam at the hole. I was a little podgy lad back then
Reproduced with kind permission from Ray Ward
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This comedy cult sensation about the young slackers and dreamers that hang around a local record store cranks it up another notch in an awesome Special Fan Edition with 16 minutes of cool added footage not seen in cinemas. In one of the most dynamic song scores ever, tunes by Gin Blossoms, The Cranberries, Toad the Wet Sprocket, Cracker, Evan Dando, Better Than Ezra and more set off virtually every scene.
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LA sign ups begin today for High School!
Los Angeles Mission trip sign ups started for High School today! I hope you are planning to go! I love the fact that we have so many relationships in another world and know and love people that we probably never would have met.
LA wrecked me, but in a way that has changed me profoundly. When we see LA we normally see the "beautiful people" living "beautiful lives" in a city that only exists for a few. The LA I know and love looks nothing like the television version. The LA I know starts on Skid Row and Venice Beach and children at Union Rescue Mission. These people are not always beautiful, they have rough edges and some may find them a little scary, but they are also far beyond any form of pretense and trying to be something they are not. The people I know and love are real and they love "that group from Texas". I can't wait to go see our friends and make new friends this year in Hollyweird and Skid Row. We are praying now that God will send just the right group to love the City of Angels.


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Politics Opinion
Indigenous Voice to Parliament a good step, but not far enough
By DJ Cronin | 7 December 2022, 11:00am | comments |
(Cartoon by Mark David / @MDavidCartoons)
While the Federal Government has taken steps towards reparation with Australia's Indigenous people, more needs to be done to confer independence and sovereignty, writes DJ Cronin.
IMAGINE THE SCENARIO of invading a continent with many countries, wiping out most of its population, hoisting their flag and saying they discovered the "country". Imagine putting some of them in zoos, stealing their children to bring them up differently and then celebrating the invasion day as a holiday.
Imagine some in the new country still having racist feelings towards its Indigenous people both overtly and covertly and governments introducing policy that does not truly address generational trauma.
Imagine this new country today deciding to give its First Nations people a "Voice to Parliament". Imagine some major political parties disagreeing with this.
The Voice to Parliament was described by one Twitter user as:
'...A representative body made up of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people from across the country. It sits outside the parliament and provides advice to the parliament and government on issues that have a particular impact on Indigenous people.'
While I personally support the Voice, simply because the alternative "No" answer is too horrific to even contemplate, I believe it simply does not go far enough.
Albanese's Voice to Parliament referendum should be a no-brainer
Is a Voice to Parliament really such a difficult thing or is it a simple change?
But here we are, in a continent of nations asking one made-up nation and its majority whose population is now mainly White to vote on something that should have been enshrined in different ways many years ago.
We are offering the "Voice" while we still celebrate the day this continent was invaded. Our national flag still has the Union Jack – the invaders' flag – on it. We sing a national anthem in English and were so kind in changing one word in it as some so-called great token to our First Nations people — from 'young and free' to 'one and free'. What a big deal.
We have a National Sorry Day. But are we truly sorry? Maybe it's just a national "make us feel better" day for all the terrible injustices and problems we have brought to this continent.
I used to ignorantly celebrate Australia Day until I completed a cultural awareness two-day training course.
Most Australians grew up not knowing the true history. History is oft written by the victorious.
As an Irishman, I can experience firsthand what invasion means even today. I think and write and speak in English as speaking Irish was once forbidden in Ireland by the invaders. The native language was practically wiped out except for some western areas of the island.
Over a million starved to death and another million left the country to survive during the famine-genocide in Ireland. Ireland was abundant with food that was only to be used by the invaders and shipped offshore. But they allowed the Irish the potato. And when blight eradicated the potato it eradicated a million lives. Some had to "take the soup" and change their religion to eat.
Ireland is wrongly still divided into North and South. But that will change soon.
What changes for our First Nations people here on this continent? We will give them a Sorry Day and "a Voice" but even this will sit 'outside of Parliament'.
A step, but a step not far enough.
All or nothing: Including a First Nations voice to Parliament
Changing the Constitution to include an Indigenous voice to Parliament would require other changes for inclusiveness.
The question in the referendum will be:
'Do you support an alteration to the Constitution that establishes an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander voice?'
Yes of course but…
Whose Constitution? Ours?
According to Amnesty International:
Racial discrimination became illegal in Australia in 1976, but that hasn't protected Indigenous people from still being much worse off, including in terms of health, education and unemployment. Many end up trapped by poverty and crime. Today, Australia's Indigenous kids are 24 times more likely to be locked up than their non-Indigenous classmates.
New generations have inherited their relatives' deep trauma and anger from losing their lands, cultures and families. To make things worse, the Australian Government has trotted out policies that effectively take away Indigenous Peoples' basic rights – such as the Northern Territory Intervention – and forced Indigenous people to abandon their homes and communities.
Having a Voice without having a treaty is very problematic in my mind.
Colonial wounds: Australia must prioritise Indigenous Voice over Republic
As the mourning period for Queen Elizabeth II nears its end, Australia remains a nation divided on the monarchy issue with an unhealed colonial wound, echoed in the Voice debate, writes Belinda Jones.
Australians Together states:
This is a major concern for many First Nations people. But why? In short, the lack of treaty in Australia goes to the very heart of the wound in our nation. The absence of a treaty suggests an ongoing denial of the existence, prior occupation and dispossession of First Nations Peoples in Australia and highlights a lack of engagement and relationship between First Nations people and non-Indigenous Australians.
What's a treaty?
Calls for a treaty in Australia refer to a formal agreement between the government and First Nations Peoples that would have legal outcomes. A treaty could recognise First Nations Peoples' histories and prior occupation of this land, as well as the injustices many people have endured. It could also offer a platform for addressing those injustices and help to establish a path forward based upon mutual goals, rather than ones imposed upon First Nations people.
Treaties are accepted around the world as a way of reaching a settlement between First Nations Peoples and people who have colonised their lands. New Zealand, for example, has the Treaty of Waitangi, an agreement signed in 1840 between the British Crown and over 500 Maori chiefs; while Canada and the United States have hundreds of treaties dating back as far as the 1600s.
Sometimes systemic issues require radical change. I would propose that a First Nations party be elected by First Nations people and be given 51 per cent of seats in every future Parliament. It gives independence and sovereignty back to the First Nations people.
But what type of democracy is this? What type of democratic nation invades another? What type of democratic nation fights wars and spends billions on nuclear submarines and weapons of mass destruction when millions are starving all over the globe? What type of democracy takes part in war without the consent of its people?
We are living on First Nations land. It's time to sign a treaty and give back the land to its rightful owners. It was stolen. We truly say "sorry" when we give it back.
The First Nations people have always had a connection to and cared for their land. With the rightful owners re-established we can see a new continent develop — one with a bright future, a clean future, a peaceful future and a continent that is truly neutral. And a new Constitution that respects the dignity of all.
Perhaps 90 per cent of you may think this idea is outrageous. Thought provocation can lead to systemic changes.
American author George Lois once said:
"The creative act, the defeat of habit by originality, overcomes everything. And I really believe that. And what I try to teach young people, or anybody in any creative field, is that every idea should seemingly be outrageous."
DJ Cronin is a guest on Quandamooka land and has been living on this continent for 27 years after emigrating from Ireland. He writes on volunteering and mindful leadership and is also a poet, actor and general larrikin.
Indigenous Voice in the Constitution is the only meaningful option
The Government has made little progress on enshrining an Indigenous Voice to the Federal Parliament. It's clear the Voice must be incorporated into the Constitution, writes Ronahi Demirbag.
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 Osteítis fibrosa quística (u Osteítis fibrosa, o enfermedad de Von Recklinghausen): una complicación del hiperparatiroidismo en la cual los huesos se tornan blandos y se deforman.
 Osteítis deformante o enfermedad de Paget.
 Osteítis por radiación: descenso en la densidad ósea con un desarrollo posterior de áreas con una apariencia esclerótica.
 Osteítis alveolar: Infección en el maxilar que resulta muy dolorosa. Suele producirse tras una extracción dental o por el uso de determinados medicamentos contra la osteoporosis, bifosfonatos como el Prolia inyectable, efecto adverso de los mismos.
 Osteítis condensante o esclerosante.
 Osteítis condensante del ilíaco
 Osteítis púbica: inflamación dolorosa del periostio, hueso, cartílago y ligamentos de las estructuras de la cintura pélvica anterior y es una complicación postoperatoria.

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A number of councils and businesses have continued to charge fees for credit card payments even after a new law outlawing the practice came into effect on Saturday, MoneySavingExpert.com can reveal – while other big brands have been wrongly warning customers they'll be charged.
Several MoneySavers have contacted us to say they've been charged to pay by card, with an airline, two councils, an energy company and a Glasgow-based cab firm among those still levying fees since Saturday.
If you're paying by card over the next few weeks, DON'T assume that shops and other firms have got the rules correct, and watch out for any extra charges. If you believe you've been wrongly charged to pay on plastic since the new rules came in, let us know at news@moneysavingexpert.com.
Since Saturday 13 January all surcharges for paying by credit or debit card have been banned – this includes payment methods linked to your card, such as PayPal or Apple Pay.
Companies CAN still charge you a booking or admin fee as long as it applies to other forms of payment, and you can still be charged if you use a business credit or business debit card. For full info see our Credit and debit card charges banned MSE News story.
Who's STILL charging to pay by card?
Simon Kent contacted us after booking two flights with Portuguese airline TAP Air Portugal on Sunday. He was charged an £8 surcharge for using his credit card.
A spokesperson for the company told us that TAP programmed the charge to be removed on Saturday 13 January, but due to "technical IT issues" the change only became effective on the company's website on Monday. He added that TAP will automatically reimburse affected customers.
A MoneySaver from South London who asked not to give his name says he was wrongly charged a 1.65% fee by Lambeth Council to pay his council tax bill on Saturday. He said: "Lambeth Council told me they no longer charge so I paid by credit card. And guess what – they surcharged me."
A council spokesperson told MoneySavingExpert that customers should no longer be charged for paying by credit card and added: "We apologise for any initial administrative errors, and will make refunds as appropriate."
Isle of Anglesey County Council has admitted it's wrongly charged some residents and is working to update its systems. A spokesperson said: "Clients who have recently made payments online or through our touch-tone process have, unfortunately, incurred a surcharge. We are currently working with our third-party provider to resolve this technical matter and the relevant software will be updated by 18 January.
"We would like to apologise to those who have already had to pay a surcharge. They will, of course, be refunded. Those paying with credit card over the phone or in person have not been affected."
East London Energy, a small green energy provider, has admitted it continued to charge customers a 1% fee for paying bills by credit card after the ban came in.
After we explained the rules to a staff member at the company, we were told it would stop charging the fee. He said that East London Energy would also be tracking which customers had been charged the fee, and that they would be given the money back in credit.
Cab firm Kelvin Kabs, in the Greater Glasgow area in Scotland, told us that it's still charging a 50p service fee to customers who pay by card, and that this doesn't apply to those who pay by cash. It says it has "no plans" to stop charging this.
When asked to explain why it was still charging this fee despite the law changes, the manager told us it was a "service" fee not a "transaction" fee and added: "It's a slight grey area – customers are welcome to pay by cash if they don't want that service."
We've also heard several similar anecdotal stories from other MoneySavers, often relating to small local businesses.
Neville, from Stockport, told us his local pizzeria was continuing to charge a card fee. He added: "This is even after showing them it is now illegal."
Hani, from Bradford, had a similar experience at a burger restaurant. She said: "I stated that I would be paying by card and they advised me that there would be a 50p charge. I explained to the worker that it is now illegal to charge customers a fee for paying by card and they still refused to accept payment without a fee."
In other places credit card users have been wrongly warned they'll be charged fees – even though they haven't actually had to pay them.
The Student Loans Company had a message on its website on Monday saying it charged a surcharge for payments made on credit card, although a spokesperson later said this had been removed.
The website said: "There will be approximately a 1.5% surcharge added to payments made by credit cards."
One graduate told us: "As I live abroad I have to manually make payments to the SLC. I normally pay by debit card, so as to avoid the 1.5% surcharge, but I thought following the legislation change I might pay by credit card.
"When I tried, the site stated I would be charged an additional 1.5% for using the card, so I abandoned the payment and paid by debit instead."
A sign in a Premier Inn at London Euston also told customers that some cards, including Mastercard and Visa, would incur a processing fee.
We approached Premier Inn for comment but haven't yet heard back.
I think I've been wrongly charged a fee – how can I challenge it?
If a company tries to charge you a fee simply because you are choosing to pay by card, you can refuse and complain to the company saying this is not allowed. Try showing it the official Government announcement about how the new rules work, and you can see full info in our Credit and debit card charges banned MSE News story.
If you're still having problems, you can report the company to Trading Standards – and let us know at news@moneysavingexpert.com as we'll be keeping close tabs on any firms that flout the rules.
Think you've been wrongly charged to pay on plastic? Let us know at news@moneysavingexpert.com.


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Sri Lanka rescues 30 Rohingya aboard Indian boat
Colombo -- Sri Lanka's coastguard Sunday detained an Indian boat which had illegally entered the island's territorial waters and rescued 30 Rohingya refugees including 16 children who were on board, an official said.
The dhow operated by two Indians had entered Sri Lanka's northern waters after crossing the sea border, said navy spokesman Chaminda Walakuluge.
"The coastguard noticed that there were very small children on board and escorted the dhow to a port and provided them with emergency assistance," Walakuluge told AFP.
He said seven men, seven women and 16 children were on board, in addition to the two-man Indian crew who had been detained pending investigations.
"There was a 15-day-old baby and a four-month-old child on board," Walakuluge said. "We have taken them to port and provided food and medical attention."
He said it appeared that the passengers had left India, where they had lived for about four years as refugees. They were handed over to local authorities to decide further action.
Investigators suspect that the crew were trying to bring the Rohingya to Sri Lanka.
The Muslim Rohingya in Myanmar's western state of Rakhine are denied citizenship and face brutal discrimination in the Buddhist-majority country.
Thousands have sought refuge in other countries in the region.
Four years ago Sri Lanka's navy rescued 138 refugees from Bangladesh and Myanmar whose boat had been drifting off Sri Lanka for over 10 days.
The United Nations Human Rights Council last month agreed to send a fact-finding mission to Myanmar to investigate claims that police and soldiers carried out a bloody crackdown on the Rohingya in Rakhine.
More than 120,000 Rohingya have languished in grim displacement camps ever since bouts of religious violence between Muslims and Buddhists ripped through the state in 2012.
Most are not allowed to leave the squalid encampments, where they live in dilapidated shelters with little access to food, education and health care.


DIY gifts are trending this holiday season. It's always special when thought, time, and love are put into gifts. Of course most will appreciate whatever you make them, but if you're going to go this route make sure it's worthwhile. Here are a few of my favorites and why… I'm obsessed with this batwing cardigan here. It's simple and little time commitment.
Feature Friday - arm warmers, take two A year ago I did a Feature Friday on arm warmers. You can see it HERE. Well, I was rummaging through my craft room the other day and I saw four pairs of super cute knee socks I had purchased on clearance a while back. Quilled Snowflake Ornament - Reese Dixon Today I have a big fat tutorial to share with you. It looks really really scary and detailed, but it's not so bad. Trust me. I'll hold your hand through the whole thing. I've made a ton of these over the years and they never fail to elicit oohs and aahs. This is a perfect application for quilling.
Pikachu Origami If you ever wondered how to make a Pikachu origami, your search is over. Thanks to synconi you can now make your own. With this extremely detailed tutorial its now pretty easy to make the traditional Japanese art of paper folding, Pikachu. *Holiday Tip: This cute origami can be a geeky add as an ornament to your Christmas tree. DIY: Banana Republic Braided Neck Tee Shirt You still have until tomorrow, July 22 to enter my first blogiversary giveaway! Get your entries in! Have you guys heard of Pinterest? Pinterest is a virtual "pinboard" that allows you to visually bookmark images from all over the internet.


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News>ST12 single-component system for HSBC Holdings headquarters in Birmingham
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Gino Gamberini
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ST12 single-component system for HSBC Holdings headquarters in Birmingham
LAMM's capacity to interpret and meet specific design requirements with great flexibility reveals once again through the arrangement and installation of 108 study benches and seats for the new HSBC Holdings English headquarters
Located between two historical buildings in Birmingham – the former Municipal Bank dating back to the 1920s and the Alpha Tower of the 1970s by Richard Seifert – the new HSBC Holdings headquarters, a British multinational company of banking and financial services, has been designed to integrate perfectly between the two.
Its three thin structures rise and open up towards the Alpha Tower and align along the North-South axis. The cladding also adapts to the architecture of the area with a façade, which matches the Portland stone of the buildings nearby. The ten-floor structure hosts 2.500 employees on an area of about 200.000 m2. It is the first building in Birmingham to obtain the LEED Gold accreditation. Indeed, the designers of Make Architects have used "green" solutions for modern construction requirements, such as a reduction in energy consumption of almost 24%, 30% of material used in the construction were from recycled sources, expected reduced water usage of 34%. Furthermore, over 30% of the materials used in construction are sourced and manufactured locally and over 5,500 plants create a living green wall inside the headquarters. Completed by structures and services suitable for project needs, the building hosts a HSBC newly designed branch, while two floors are devoted to HSBC UK University, where there is a 110-place auditorium.
LAMM has participated in this important project with the supply of 108 ST12 study benches with HL3 seats to arrange the auditorium.
The ST12 single-component system, designed for university lecture rooms and conference halls, consists of a bench with fixed writing table and two mobile seats supported by pivoting press-moulded painted aluminium arms.
The HL3 seats, in this case fully upholstered with fabric, can rotate 360 degrees, thus transforming the system from a simple study desk to an "island" for study and work groups, offering the option of working at the same table while sitting in different rows.
The first row floor-length panel, in HPL laminate as the writing table, has been manufactured "on demand"; while in the other rows, there is a H21 continuous panel in aluminium. The electric power supply is available on the central structure.
Once again, LAMM's capacity to interpret and meet specific design requirements with great flexibility by customising standard products has been successful and crucial for the good result of the installation.
Project name New HSBC European Headquarters
Location Birmingham, England – Great Britain
Architectural Project Make Architects
Interior Design Project TP Bennet
Main Contractor Galliford Try
Client HSBC UK
LAMM supply 108 ST12 study benches with HL3 seats
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A leading British wildlife charity appealed for volunteers on Saturday to help guard its herds of black rhino which are being targeted by poachers.
The game ranger with a rifle slung across his shoulders follows a bush trail through South Africa's famed Kruger national park, alert to the slightest sound or movement.
The number of rhinos killed by poachers in South Africa continued to climb this year, with demand for rhino horn in Asia pushing the slaughter ever higher, the government said Sunday.
The number of rhinos killed for their horns by poachers in South Africa dipped slightly in the first half of this year, but more than 500 were still slaughtered, the government announced Monday.
White rhinoceros may be extinct in twenty years with the current poaching rates. The loss of this megaherbivore is in itself a tragedy, but it may also have tremendous effects on the ecosystems they now live in.
Malaysia has made a record seizure of 50 rhino horns worth an estimated $12 million at Kuala Lumpur airport as they were being flown to Vietnam, authorities said Monday.
A gang of poachers killed a rare one-horned rhino at a wildlife park in northeast India, taking to 15 the number of such beasts slaughtered this year, an official said on Sunday.
(Phys.org) —Worldwide, around 20,000 endangered animal species are competing for scarce conservation funds – but just 80 'celebrity species' are hogging most of the attention.
Poachers have shot dead a white rhino in Nairobi's national park, a brazen raid in one of the best guarded sites in Kenya, wildlife officials said Tuesday.


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What is The Story? The Story is an abridged, chronological Bible that reads like a novel. It is arranged in 31 chapters. If you have ever tried to read through the Bible and gotten bogged down or have wanted to but didn't know where to start or have read the Bible but aren't always sure how it all connects, join us on our journey through The Story.
How will Christus Victor be using The Story? We will be using The Story chapters for worship, Sunday School and adult education throughout most of our 2016-2017 program year.
What materials are available? In addition to the adult book, there will is a Reading Guide. There are also materials for children of various ages: The Story for Little Ones (preschool), The Story for Children (grades K-2), The Story for Kids (grades 3-6) and The Story for Teens. Feel free to choose whatever materials you think will be most helpful for your family.
How can I get materials? See the order form included in this month's Communicator, on The Story display table, or online using the button above. Materials will be available at the end of Aug.
Is there a cost to participate? We want as many folks as possible to participate, so materials will be available at no cost. If you would like to make a donation toward the cost of the materials, you may do so at any time.
When will this journey begin? We will begin to introduce The Story at worship the weekend of September 3 and 4 and then the weekend of September 11 and 12 we will begin with Chapter 1.
How can I sign up for a small group? The order form (both electronic and printed) has a space to indicate your interest in small groups. More information about small groups will follow.
Do I have to commit to the whole year? No. Our first round of small groups will run from September through October, and there will be other entry and exit points throughout the year. Feel free to participate as much as your schedule allows.
What happens if I miss worship or my small group? If you miss a week, you can simply read the chapter and the reading guide to catch up. If you miss worship, sermons are available on this website. Just tap or click the button below.
How can I get more information? Information will be updated and available on our The Story web pages or see any member of The Story Leadership Team for more info.
Who is The Leadership Team? Pastor Stefan, Pastor Linda, Leigh Batts, Deacon Patrick Briggs, Miriam Cheatham, Annette Hernandez, Gena Price, Jerry Price, Kasandra Pruyn, Deacon Jan Spees, Mike Szydlowski, Deborah Swinford, and Melanie Tomaso.


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The banality of discrimination: how bureaucratic inertia is failing non-binary people
With so many people now identifying as non-binary, you'd think government departments would be more accommodating. Unfortunately, that hasn't been the experience for many non-binary people.
Liz Duck-Chong
In 2003, Alex MacFarlane quietly became the first person in the country to obtain a passport with neither an M or an F in the sex field. Almost 50 at the time, they had spent much of their adult life pushing to obtain an X there instead, demarcating indeterminate, intersex, and/or unspecified.
Ten years later, in a move that Professor Gillian Triggs called "profoundly significant", the federal government introduced the "Australian Government Guidelines on the Recognition of Sex and Gender", a publication that built on progress made in the decade prior and mandated that all federal institutions comply with standards of terminology, privacy, and care.