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Gwyneth Paltrow's Goop Reveals Holiday Wish List
8:24 PM PST 11/25/2012 by THR staff
Paltrow, at the Oscars on Feb. 26, wore Fekkai Coiff Ironless straightening balm, $25; St. Tropez Skin Illuminator Gold, $22.50; Nars "Alhambra" eye duo, $34; Fekkai Brilliant Glossing olive-oil cream, $34; Nars "Odalisque" lip gloss, $26.
The items range from a $95 vintage record player to a $1,040 24-karat gold plated iPhone horn; plus, the actress reveals her dream gift.
Is Gwyneth Paltrow trying to send husband Chris Martin a message?
The actress recently posted a holiday wish list on Goop, her lifestyle website. The items range from a vintage record player -- along with Paltrow's suggestions for some records to buy (Prince's Purple Rain and Michael Jackson's Off the Wall among them) -- to something called an iPhone horn (it's described as a "passive amplifier").
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Also making the list are a planter, a stackable vanity tray, a birch tree-patterened dessert set, embroidered antique linens, custom necklaces, a backgammon set and a cutting board, among other items.
Paltrow also offers a suggestion for people buying items for whole families, offering the idea of buying them a set of books whose titles includes the names of each person or creating someone their own personalized scent.
Meanwhile, she notes that Goop has teamed up with a maker of yoga clothing to create a special item that has long eluded Paltrow herself.
"I've always wanted a one shouldered exercise top and could never find one so we've collaborated with Beyond Yoga (who make really chic, comfortable, perfect exercise gear) to make my dream top!" she writes of the item, which sells for $75.
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Like Oprah Winfrey's recently unveiled "Favorite Things" list -- which this year includes a $4,999 Bose VideoWaveII and $3,099 Q37ci Elliptical Trainer -- the Goop list includes some pricier items. The Scout Regalia herb-garden planter retails for $250 (which isn't cheap considering, after all, it is just a planter made out of wood), while Giftlab's iPhone horn -- which the company says is "made in Italy from fine ceramic and plated with 24kt gold" -- lists for 649 pounds ($1,040).
Still other items are more affordable: The record player, for example, lists for $95, while the dessert set is priced at $135.
THR staff


Cabinet will consider a detailed implementation plan in February to reduce the large amount of money municipalities owe Eskom, and increase the power utility's rate of collection.
Cash-strapped Eskom is owed more than R14bn by municipalities, with the top 10 nonpayers owing about R10bn. In turn, municipalities are owed R139bn by residents for services.
Some residents have attributed their failure to pay for electricity to high levels of unemployment and poverty. Eskom had previously threatened to cut off supply to the municipalities.
One of the proposals on the table to improve Eskom's rate of collection is the installation of prepaid meters, said co-operative governance and traditional affairs minister Zweli Mkhize, who chaired an interministerial task team looking into the municipal debt crisis.
"Existing evidence indicates much higher rates of collection from prepaid meters as compared to conventional meters. The experience of the performance of prepaid meters must be tabled to cabinet to show lessons learnt in different municipalities where prepaid meters are already being implemented," said Mkhize in his end of year statement on Thursday.
He said another suggestion was that the installations must be done in a manner that will not negatively affect on the fiscus.
"This means various options should be explored to ensure a package can be implementable without unreasonably passing the cost to consumers. The implementation plan must provide for the protection of the indigent population in terms of the free basic services. The different situations applicable to Eskom and water boards must be analysed to avoid a one-size-fits-all approach to the solution," said Mkhize.
Involvement of independent collecting agents must be considered to facilitate the installation and the rollout of prepaid meters to improve the efficiency of collections, Mkhize said.
"A major challenge continues to be the high number of municipalities that are unable to pay their debts to Eskom and water boards. A lot of progress was made this year in dealing with this matter. Our position is that we need to find lasting solutions to the problem through strengthening municipalities as short-term solutions such as litigation will not solve the problem in a sustainable manner," the minister said.
Strict management of defaulting municipalities was also required. Mkhize said the directors-general must create a protocol to detect defaulting municipalities and interventions to bring them to line long before there is a need for Eskom to institute legal action. The protocol must involve holding municipal leaders to account and consequence management, Mkhize said.
The cabinet adopted the recommendations of the interministerial task team on Eskom debt and gave two months for the implementation plan to be developed.
"Cabinet will consider a detailed implementation plan in February 2019. It is urgent that such an implementation plant will go a long way to prevent future challenges of low collection for electricity and reduce the debt as well as promote responsible communities that take responsibility for payment of services. We have also made progress in dealing with litigation arising from debts owed to Eskom," said Mkhize.


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Serena loses 1st match since saying she's prepared to retire
Associated PressAug 10, 2022, 11:24 PM EDT
TORONTO — Serena Williams wore her game face when she stepped out into the stadium for her first match since telling the world she is ready to leave professional tennis.
Greeted by a standing ovation, the 23-time Grand Slam champion didn't smile. She didn't wave. She took a sip from a plastic bottle as she walked in. Some folks in the crowd captured the moment with the cameras on their cellphones. Others held aloft hand-drawn signs – oh, so many signs – with messages such as "Queen" or "Thank you."
No one knows exactly how many more matches Williams will play before she puts her rackets away for good, and the 40-year-old American exited the National Bank Open with a 6-2, 6-4 loss to Belinda Bencic.
While there were some familiar fist pumps and yells of "Come on!" during competition, it was only afterward that Williams really allowed her feelings to show, her voice shaking and her eyes welling during an on-court interview when Bencic ceded the spotlight.
"A lot of emotions, obviously," Williams told spectators who offered her encouragement throughout the clear, 75-degree evening.
The second-round match at the hard-court tuneup for the U.S. Open came a day after she announced "the countdown has begun" on her playing career, saying she wants to have another child and pursue business interests.
She did not state precisely what her last event will be, but did make it sound as if her final farewell will come at the U.S. Open, which begins Aug. 29 in New York. Williams has won the singles title at Flushing Meadows a half-dozen times – first in 1999; most recently in 2014 – to go along with seven championships apiece at Wimbledon and the Australian Open, plus three at the French Open.
"It's been a pretty interesting 24 hours," Williams said after the match.
"I'm terrible at goodbyes," she added, her hand on her chest, "but goodbye, Toronto!"
Next up on her schedule is the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati next week, another event that serves as preparation for the year's last Grand Slam tournament.
Williams, a three-time champion in Canada, started this match, fittingly enough, with an ace. Delivered another later in that game, too, showing off the superb serve that helped her to so many match victories, so many tournament titles, so many weeks at No. 1 in the rankings.
That elite ability showed up occasionally against Bencic, whether the trio of unreturnable serves to close out that opening game or a later putaway swinging volley accented with a shout and a tug on the brim of her white visor.
But because of a leg injury that sidelined her for the last half of 2021 and first half of 2022, she was playing for only the third time in the past 12 months. There were signs of that, as well, and of why Williams is no longer the dominant force she was for so long.
The breaks of her serve that were never quite so frequent when she was younger and at the height of her powers. The not-quite-on-target groundstrokes. The inability to offer up too much resistance while receiving serve; she only earned one break point in the first set, missing a return long to fritter away that chance, and none in the second.
"I wish I could have played better," Williams said, "but Belinda played so well today."
It did not help Williams that she was facing an opponent 15 years her junior and quite talented, to boot: Bencic is ranked 12th, won a gold medal for Switzerland at the Tokyo Olympics last year and has been a Grand Slam semifinalist.
"It's always an honor to be on the court with her," Bencic said, "and that's why I think tonight is about her."
Bencic took home the Toronto trophy at age 18 in 2015, when she eliminated Williams in the semifinals to earn the distinction of being the youngest woman to beat a player many consider, as one homemade poster in the stands declared, the "GOAT" – the greatest of all-time.
In the late match, Bianca Andreescu – the final Canadian left in the singles draw – beat Alize Cornet 6-3, 4-6, 6-3. Andreescu won the tournament in 2019 when Williams retired in the final match because of back problems.
Bencic advanced to face two-time major champion Garbine Muguruza, who beat Kaia Kanepi 6-4, 6-4. Seeded players who left the draw included No. 2 Anett Kontaveit, No. 4 Paula Badosa, No. 5 Ons Jabeur, No. 13 Leylah Fernandez and No. 16 Jelena Ostapenko.
Jabeur, the Wimbledon runner-up last month, stopped in the second set against Zheng Qinwen because of abdominal pain. Badosa cited muscle cramping for her mid-match retirement while trailing Yulia Putintseva.
Fernandez, the Canadian who was the U.S. Open runner-up last year, lost 7-6 (4), 6-1 to Beatriz Haddad Maia, while Alison Riske-Amritraj defeated 2017 French Open champion Ostapenko 7-6 (2), 0-6, 7-5.
Rybakina, Sabalenka to meet in Australian Open women's final
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MELBOURNE, Australia — What all seemed so different, so daunting, even, about trying to win a Grand Slam title to Elena Rybakina a little more than six months ago is now coming rather naturally.
And if she can win one more match, she will add a championship at the Australian Open to the one she collected at Wimbledon.
Rybakina, a 23-year-old who represents Kazakhstan, reached her second final in a span of three major tournaments by beating Victoria Azarenka 7-6 (4), 6-3 at Melbourne Park on Thursday, signaling a rapid rise toward the top of tennis.
"Everything was new at Wimbledon," Rybakina said after hitting nine aces in the semifinals to raise her tournament-leading total to 44. "Now I more or less understand what to expect."
That could come in handy Saturday, when she will face No. 5 seed Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus. Sabalenka reached her first Grand Slam title match at age 24 by beating unseeded Magda Linette 7-6 (1), 6-2 in Thursday's second semifinal.
Sabalenka improved to 10-0 in 2023, winning all 20 sets she has contested this season.
More importantly, the victory over Linette gave Sabalenka her first taste of success in a Slam semi after going 0-3 at that stage until now, losing each previous attempt by a 6-4 score in the third set.
Rybakina and Sabalenka employ a somewhat similar brand of tennis, relying on big serves and big hitting at the baseline. Sabalenka is far less cautious, though, and her penchant for high-risk, high-reward play was evident against Linette, who had never before been past the third round in 29 appearances at majors.
Sabalenka finished with a whopping 33-9 edge in winners, but also compiled more unforced errors – including a trio that led to a break at love by Linette in the opening game.
The key to both semifinals turned out to be a first-set tiebreaker. Azarenka lost the mark on her strokes, for the most part, making things smoother for Rybakina, while Sabalenka raced to a 6-0 lead in hers. It wasn't the case that each and every shot Sabalenka hit landed right on a line, but it must have seemed that way to Linette.
"In the tiebreaker, I really found my rhythm," Sabalenka said. "Started trusting myself. Started going for my shots."
Rybakina's win over Azarenka, the champion at Melbourne Park in 2012 and 2013, added to what already was an impressive run through a string of top opponents. She also beat No. 1 Iga Swiatek and No. 17 Jelena Ostapenko – both owners of major titles – and 2022 Australian Open runner-up Danielle Collins.
"For sure, they're very experienced players," said Rybakina, whose parents and sister have been in town throughout the Australian Open. "I knew that I have to focus on every point."
She delivered serves at up to 117 mph (189 kph) and stinging groundstrokes that she used to close points seemingly at will on Thursday. Her performance was particularly noteworthy against a returner and defender as established on hard courts as Azarenka, a former No. 1 and a three-time runner-up at the U.S. Open.
"Kind of hard to digest," Azarenka said. "Obviously, I had quite a few chances that I gave myself."
Rybakina is just 23, 10 years younger than Azarenka, and the future sure looks bright at the moment.
Rybakina might be seeded just 22nd in Melbourne, and ranked just 25th, but those numbers are rather misleading and not indicative at all of her talent and form. She did not get the usual bump from her title last July at Wimbledon, where zero rankings points were awarded after the All England Club banned players from Russia and Belarus because of the invasion of Ukraine.
Rybakina was born in Moscow; she switched to Kazakhstan in 2018, when that country offered to fund her tennis career.
It was breezy and chilly at Rod Laver Arena from the start of Rybakina vs. Azarenka, with the temperature dipping below 70 degrees Fahrenheit (20 degrees Celsius).
That had a role in the way the first set was as much of a seesaw as can be, with each player seeming to gain the upper hand – and then ceding it just as quickly. Both found the conditions slowed down the tennis balls.
"Kind of misjudged a lot of balls," Azarenka said.
Rybakina encountered similar issues and her occasional inconsistency was encapsulated by the very first game. She began, inauspiciously enough, with a double-fault, before holding with the help of three aces.
Azarenka nosed ahead by breaking for a 3-2 lead on a leaping, full-extension volley winner with both women at the net. Rybakina, though, broke right back, and then once more to go up 5-3.
Azarenka saved a set point at 5-3 with a terrific down-the-line forehand passing shot, wound up taking the game with a backhand she accented with a shout of "Let's go!"
A mistake-filled tiebreaker ended with Azarenka pushing a forehand wide to cap an 11-shot exchange, and the set belonged to Rybakina. She broke at love for a 2-1 lead in the second, and while they competed for another 25 minutes, the outcome was never really much in doubt.
Sure, Rybakina again faltered for a bit while trying to serve out the victory at 5-2. No one expected Azarenka to go quietly. But one last break, aided by a double-fault from Azarenka, allowed Rybakina to take another step toward another trophy.
"Ready," she said, "to give everything I have left."
Paul, McDonald on US Davis Cup team; Nainkin interim captain
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Australian Open semifinalist Tommy Paul and the player who eliminated Rafael Nadal at Melbourne Park, Mackenzie McDonald, are among the players picked by interim captain David Nainkin for the U.S. Davis Cup team's matches at Uzbekistan next week.
Nainkin's appointment was announced Friday, three weeks after Mardy Fish's tenure as captain ended.
Nainkin has been with the U.S. Tennis Association since 2004. He will be assisted against Uzbekistan by Dean Goldfine, who coached 20-year-old Ben Shelton during his quarterfinal run at the Australian Open.
Paul beat Shelton in that round before losing to Novak Djokovic on Friday night.
The other members of the U.S. roster are Denis Kudla, Rajeev Ram and Austin Krajicek. Kudla replaces Jenson Brooksby on the team.
The matches will be played on indoor hard courts on Feb. 3-4.

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Renee Perkins
Of Swampscott, formerly of Marblehead
Renee S. (Marcus) Perkins of Swampscott, formerly of Marblehead, entered into rest on August 13. She was 80 years old.
She was the beloved wife of the late Sanford H. Perkins; devoted mother of Andrew Perkins and his wife, Kimberley of Boca Raton, FL, Amy Perkins Alpert and her husband, Adam of Saugus and the late Stacey D. Perkins; loving sister of Irving Marcus and his wife, Audrey of Florida; cherished grandmother of Spencer R. Perkins and Logan J. Perkins.
Funeral services were held privately. In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to The American Heart Association, P.O. Box 417005, Boston, MA 02241.
For additional information, visit: www.stanetskyhymansonsalem.com
Laurence Guarino
Of Revere
Laurence E. Guarino of Revere, formerly of Saugus, died on August 15.
The beloved husband of Jeanette M. (Holland), he was the devoted father of Robert and his wife, Amy of Rockport, and David of Saugus; cherished grandfather of Beckett Henry of Rockport and Eric of Houston, Texas and great grandfather of Hadley Guarino; loving son of the late Henry and Rina (Bersacola) Guarino; dear brother of the late Robert Guarino and loving cousin of Norma Musto of Revere.
His Funeral Service will be held in the Paul Buonfiglio & Sons-Bruno Funeral Home, 128 Revere St, Revere today, Wednesday, August 19 at 10:30 a.m. Relatives and friends are kindly invited at 10 a.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the charity of one's choice. Interment will be in Woodlawn Cemetery. For guest book please visit www.Buonfiglio.com
Florence Cantone
Revere homemaker
Florence E. (Cutillo) Cantone, a lifelong resident of Revere, passed away at home on August 11. She was 86 years old.
Born in Boston, she lived in Revere all her life and was a 1947 graduate of Revere High School. For several years, as a young woman, she worked for Sweetheart Paper Products of Chelsea as a government inspector.
She was the beloved wife of the late Andrew A. "Andy" Cantone, former proprietor and operator of Andy's Gas State Auto Repair of Broadway, Revere, who died in August of 2001. She was the devoted mother of: Sandra A. Chiesa and her husband, Michael Chiesa and the cherished grandmother of: Michael Chiesa,, Andrea O'Brien and her husband, Robert, all of Revere; the dear sister of Lorraine C. Malinowski and her companion, John Morandi of Woburn, Janet M. Stuppia and her husband, Michael Stuppia, Sr. of Revere and the late Louis R., Frank R. and Robert J. Cutillo, Jr. She is also lovingly survived by her great grandchildren: Gabrielle S. and Robert A. O'Brien of Revere and by many nieces, nephews, grand nieces and grand nephews.
A beautiful and touching Eulogy was delivered by her 11-year-old grandson, Bobby, (Gupsy).
Funeral arrangements were by the Vertuccio & Smith Home for Funerals, Revere. Interment was in Woodlawn Cemetery, Everett. In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to your favorite charity. For more information, visit: www.vertuccioandsmith.com.
Anna Marie Rossetti
Of Revere, formerly of East Boston
Anna Marie (Jones) Rossetti of Revere, formerly of East Boston, died on August 11.
She was the beloved mother of Stephen Rossetti, Jr.; wife of Stephen Rossetti, Sr.; daughter of the late Anna T. (Bruno) and Robert M. Jones, Sr.; sister of Laura Reynolds, Carl, Faith, Neil, Susan, Anthony and the late Joyce and Robert M. Jones, Jr. She is also survived by many nieces and nephews.
Funeral arrangements were by the Magrath Funeral Home, East Boston. Interment was at Puritan Lawn Memorial Park, Peabody. For additional information, visit: MagrathFuneralHome.com
Karen McLaughlin
Of Malden, formerly of Revere
Karen (Miller) McLaughlin of Malden, formerly of Revere, passed away August 14.
She was the beloved wife of the late John McLaughlin; loving mother of Robert Sevier of Germany, Michael Sevier and his wife, Rochelle of Lynn, and James Sevier of Saugus; cherished grandmother of Joseph, William, Merle and Josie Sevier.
Funeral arrangements were by Vazza's "Beechwood" Funeral Home, Revere. Committal was private. For guestbook: www.vazzafunerals.com
Anna Martin
Spread her enthusiasm and zest for life with everyone she met
Anna (Martiniello) Martin of Florida, formerly of Revere, passed away on July 30 in Deltona, Florida. She was 81 years old. She is now reunited with her husband, the love of her life, Paul W. Martin, Sr. who left us in 2003.
Born in Revere, a daughter of the late Orazio and Philomenia Martiniello, Anna wintered in Florida for many years before moving there full time in 2003. Anna was a resident of Sterling Court Retirement Community where she served as a Community Ambassador responsible for greeting potential and new residents. She enjoyed life and spread her enthusiasm and zest for life with everyone she met. Anna loved country music, enjoyed playing bingo, farkle with dice, quilting, crocheting and spending time with family and friends.
She is survived by three sons, Paul W. Martin, Jr. and his wife, Deborah, Dennis R. Martin and Robert D. Martin and his wife, Marilyn; her brothers, Roy and his wife, Cynthia, and Louis Martiniello; sisters, Mary Bonugli and her husband, John and Rose Marie Hudson; five grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. Anna's brother Peter and sister Francis Martiniello preceded her in death.
Funeral arrangements were by the TUCKER-QUINN Funeral Chapel, Greenville, R.I. Burial was in the Rhode Island Veteran's Cemetery where she rests with her husband, Paul.
Memorial donations may be made to NFT R.I. Transplant Fund, 5350 Poplar Ave., Memphis, TN 38119, or visit http:/patients.transplants.org/faf/donorReg/donorPledge.asp?ievent=485635&lis=1&supld=4125252249&patientPID=167872 in honor of Marilyn Martin.
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In case you haven't heard the news, Japan got a new Prime Minister in September. After just one year in office, Prime Minister Suga made the decision to step down and has since been replaced by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. So, why did this transition take place and what can we expect from Japan's new leader?
The Liberal Democratic Party
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Japan has multiple different political parties but the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP; 自由民主党; Jiyu-Minshuto) has been the dominant party since it was founded in 1955 (except for 1993-1994 and 2009-2012). The LDP has a strong hold on the government now with a majority of the seats in Japan's National Diet being filled by the party. As you have probably guessed by now, Former PMs Abe and Suga, and current PM Kishida, all belong to the LDP.
While the party is traditionally linked with conservatism and nationalist ideals, the party has grown to have a much broader range of ideologies. It is no surprise that the party contains factions within it each of which have more defined and differentiated political ideals. Each PM has taken a different view on factions. Former PM Abe was a dedicated faction member until he became PM. Upon taking on the role of PM he dropped his faction affiliation, as is traditional for Japanese PMs. It is reported that Abe will be taking on a leadership role in the largest LDP faction soon. Former PM Suga was a member of a couple of different factions over the years until departing from his final faction in 2009 and becoming staunchly anti-faction. Finally, PM Kishida is still participating in his faction's meetings despite being the current PM.
Former Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga
Former Prime Minister Suga
Credit: South China Morning Post
Before we delve into the current prime minister, we should quickly examine his predecessor. PM Suga ascended to power in September 2020 when Former PM Shinzo Abe stepped down citing health reasons. It should be noted that Abe was somewhat of an all-star in Japanese politics. He holds the record for longest serving prime minister in Japanese history having served for nearly a decade in total. Abe's long term in office was exceptional while shorter terms, one or two years, are the norm for Japan's prime ministers. All this to say, Suga had some big shoes to fill when he came into office.
Though he had played an important part in the running of the LDP for years, Suga had never gained public attention until running for prime minister. When Suga became PM most people considered him to be Abe's right hand man whose sole purpose would be to continue Abe's policies. However, Suga would soon step out of Abe's shadow and become know for his own work, although not in a positive way.
Suga was heavily criticized for his handling of the COVID crisis and for allowing the Olympics to be held. His ratings quickly dropped as Japan made little progress in handling COVID and vaccination rates in the country lagged behind those of other countries. Despite this dismal COVID situation, Suga pushed ahead with the Olympics which led to protests and upset over a surge in infections. To be fair to him, these are problems that he inherited, but he failed to handle them in a satisfactory way and approval ratings for Suga plummeted. It is no wonder that he decided to announce his resignation shortly before a scheduled reelection vote.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida
Prime Minister Kishida
Credit: BBC News
Fumio Kishida was born in Tokyo but calls Hiroshima his political home base. His father and grandfather were politicians and he has family ties to former Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa. Given this history and his "bland" and moderate political stance, he is seen as an establishment politician. As is the rule in Japanese politics, he slowly worked his way up the ranks by taking on various leadership positions within the LDP. He notably served as foreign minister under the Abe administration from 2012 to 2017, making him the longest-serving post-war foreign minister.
Prime Minister Kishida is seen as a bit of a boring figure when compared to former PM Abe. His vision for the LDP is a party that is flexible and able to change its policies to suit the times. He has spoken on the need for politicians to be humble and on the importance of listening to others when making decisions. Ultimately, he is seen as a politician who could balance the LDP and bring the party to a more moderate stance.
In the race to become PM, Kishida faced strong competition. The candidates included two women, Seiko Noda and Sanae Takaichi, and the popular Taro Kono. Japan lost it's chance to have its first female PM when both Noda and Takaichi failed to make it to the second round of voting. This led to a final race between Kishida and Kono.
Taro Kono
Credit: REUTERS/Issei Kato
The race was tense as the two candidates had very strong, but different, bases of support. Kishida was viewed as the establishment candidate who had followed the proper rules and waited his turn to be PM. Kono, on the other hand, was backed by a wave of public support. Kono's liberal policies have made him popular with the Japanese public and he has the Twitter following to prove it. His support of legalizing same-sex marriage, allowing princesses to inherit the throne, increased immigration, and phasing out nuclear power have endeared him to the public while also alienating some in the LDP. The Georgetown educated Kono is seen by some as having ignored the proper rules of Japanese politics. Many viewed his candidacy for PM as coming too early in his political career.
At the end of the day, prime ministers are chosen by the party, not the public. After Noda and Takaichi fell out of the PM race, many of their supporters redirected their support to Kishida. Thus, PM Kishida was victorious and was instated as Japan's 100th prime minister
COVID Under Kishida
Since becoming PM, Kishida has been quick to react to news of the Omicron variant which has, by now, spread around the world. In late November, PM Kishida announced that Japan would be once again closing its borders and disallowing entry into the country for non-resident foreigners. These border restrictions, which were originally set to last one month, have already been extended.
Internationally, the border closures have drawn criticism as some of the strictest border restrictions currently in place. Domestically this has been a popular move. PM Kishida's approval ratings have increased since announcing the border closures and nearly 90% of Japanese people support the change. It seems that PM Kishida learned from Suga that it is better to be swift and strong when it comes to handling the COVID pandemic.
Asia Pacific, Japan reverses border easing, bars foreign visitors due to Omicron
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/japan-pm-kishida-says-foreign-visitors-be-barred-entry-nov-30-2021-11-29/
Brookings, Suga steps down: Japanese politics in the pandemic era
https://www.brookings.edu/blog/order-from-chaos/2021/09/03/suga-steps-down-japanese-politics-in-the-pandemic-era/
Brookings, Will new Prime Minister Fumio Kishida bring change to Japan?
https://www.brookings.edu/podcast-episode/will-new-prime-minister-fumio-kishida-bring-change-to-japan/
Foreign Policy, Fumio Kishida's Principles Are About to Be Put to the Test
https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/10/04/fumio-kishida-new-japanese-prime-minister-ldp/
The Straits Times, Bump in support for PM Kishida as tough border restrictions cheered in Japan
https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/poll-finds-89-of-japanese-back-pms-ban-on-new-foreign-arrivals
Time, Fumio Kishida Is Japan's New Prime Minister. Here's How He Beat a Much More Popular Rival
https://time.com/6102367/fumio-kishida-japan-prime-minister/
Time, Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga Is Resigning. Here's What That Means
https://time.com/6094995/japan-prime-minister-suga-resigns/
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Support The Whole Child: addressing student success by collaborating with school nurses, teachers, parents, counselors, coaches, principals, and other school staff to reduce health-related barriers to achievement and promote healthy development.
When asked about the new (2015) fully integrated school-based health center launched by the Johns Hopkins Children's Center, pediatrician and director of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine at Johns Hopkins, Tina Chang comments, "In short, we need to go where the kids are. Children's health and school performance are intertwined." Read the article: On the Healthy Road to Academic Success.


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The Internet History Sourcebooks are wonderful collections of public domain and copy-permitted historical texts for educational use by Paul Halsall. The site and its documents are well organized and the breadth of materials is impressive. The Sourcebooks include: an Ancient History Sourcebook, a Medieval Sourcebook, and a Modern History Sourcebook. The Internet Modern History Sourcebook contains thousands of sources in dozens of categories. Subjects covered in the Interrnet Modern History Sourcebook include: the Late Middle Ages, the Italian Renaissance, the Early Reformation, Protestant Reformation, Catholic Reformation, Women and Reformation, The Early Modern World System, The European "Age of Discovery," Structures of Life in the West, Everyday Life, From Popular to Mass Culture, The Enlightenment, Religion in an Age of Reason, Responses to the French Revolution, Napoleonic Wars, and more.
Compiled by an Arts and Humanities team at the University of Maryland Libraries, this site provides annotated links to useful resources for the study of women in early modern Europe (and the Americas), particularly those between the sixteenth and eighteenth centuries. The site offers searchable full-text resources, images, and sound recordings, though some resources are not free.
In 2000 a Ph.D student began Early Modern Resources, a gateway site for the early modern period (c.1500-1800). It contains a wide range of links. Subject themes are Old and New Worlds, Material and symbolic cultures, Society, economy, and demography, Politics, rebellions and revolutions, Women, gender, and sexuality, Crime, law, and disorder, Religion, science, and philosophy, Literature, art, and performance, and Medicine and illness. Also includes links to General Resources, E-tests, E-journals, and more.
This Oxford University site describes how the Biblical stories of the Garden of Eden, Noah's Ark, the Tower of Babel, and the Temple of Solomon provided explanations for the human condition and seemed to offer plans for escape into a better world. The searchable site aims to provide a broad picture of the role of biblical interpretation in early modern Europe and shows how stories from the Bible were used by early scientists and Reformation leaders as a story of the growth and decline of knowledge. Mostly text with a few hyperlinks, but there are some engaging images.
World Civilizations is an interactive reading environment that combines materials of two World Cultures courses taught at Washington State University using web-based materials since Fall of 1994. Although designed for university freshman students, World Civilizations' texts, glossary, and learning modules are intended to be usable for high school level students and advanced undergraduates. In order to increase usability for advanced undergraduates, bibliographies of works consulted are being assembled for textbook entries, glossary entries, and learning modules.
Printing: Renaissance & Reformation is part of "An Exhibit for History 101: European Civilization I," a course offered at the University of South Carolina. Originally exhibited fall 1995 at the Thomas Cooper Library, the items in this exhibit of early printing are more than four hundred years old and each is accompanied by concise explanatory text.
Part of the California History-Social Science content standards and annotated course that includes: background information, focus questions, pupil activities and handouts, assessments, and references to books, articles, web sites, literature, audio-video programs, and historic sites. Grade 10.
Part of the California History-Social Science content standards and annotated course that includes: background information, focus questions, pupil activities and handouts, assessments and references to books, articles, web sites, literature, audio-video programs, and historic sites. Grade 11.
Victorian Britain experienced dramatic economic growth but at great social cost. Discover more about the winners and losers in the race to prosperity. Find out how heroic cartoons and the novels of Charles Dickens can help the historian piece together a picture of the past.
This UK National Archives Learning Curve and Hacknet Archives site enables you to explore the world of 1601 through a virtual reality reconstruction of the Rectory House, which once stood on the west side of Hackney's Mare Street. The site uses video drama and virtual tours to provide an insight into Tudor life in general, and how court and country could come to be linked in the web of intrigue and politics of the latter days of Elizabeth I.
19th Century People: What Can We Tell From this Photograph?
?Who were these people? What were they called?? The exercise aims to give pupils the opportunity to use two historical sources to answer these basic questions. From the National Archives Learning Curve. Key Stage 2-3.
Past Pleasures: How Did the Victorians Have Fun?
Photographs and posters from Victorian Britain help students understand how leisure time was spent. From the National Archives Learning Curve. Key Stage 2-3.
An attractive site featuring an interactive chronology of the Romance period.
Study historic and present-day examples of the interplay between religion and government. Based on the PBS video, Napoleon. Grades 7 -12.
Debate Napoleon's legacies and leadership style to determine if he was a hero or a tyrant. Use your view to produce a newspaper from 1815 which assesses Napoleon's career. Based on the PBS video, Napoleon. Grades 7 -12.
Ask students to consider what has influenced their own lives and whether or not they believe in "destiny." Explore how the French Revolution, family, personality, historical events, and other factors influenced Napoleon's rise to power. Based on the PBS video, Napoleon. Grades 7 -12.
Compare Napoleon's Civil Code with the U.S. Constitution and explore how guiding documents evolve over time. Based on the PBS video, Napoleon. Grades 7 -12.
In this ActiveHistory interactive contest you try to keep your head as King of England in the crisis-ridden years of the 1630's and 1640's. You must be a paying member of ActiveHistory in order to access the site.
Students will create a special feature news magazine that highlights Queen Victoria and her reign over England. Students will include stories about key events, people, and politics of the time. They will use proper writing techniques when creating news and feature stories as well as editorials. Magazines will focus on different decades of Victoria's life from 1819 to 1901. PBS, High School.
Meet the wives, get a portrait of life in Tudor times, explore Henry VIII and his fascinating life, access lessons and play matchmaker for the monarch himself with a fun interactive game.
Focus Lessons for The Western Heritage highlight important ideas and concepts in each chapter as well as the relevant sections in the program's ancillaries. The Focus Lessons, written by an experienced AP teacher, suggest strategies for assessing how well your students understand the important points in each chapter and also provide test-taking tips that will help your students prepare for and take the AP European history test successfully.
Part of the California History-Social Science content standards and annotated course which includes: background information, focus questions, pupil activities and handouts, assessments, and references to books, articles, web sites, literature, audio-video programs, and historic sites. Grade 7.
Historyteacher.net offers 1000s of links to great web sites and primary source documents. Just pick a topic and go to that page where you will find a large number of links that can be used for research and study. You will also be directed to in-depth, detail-linked class assignments on several topics.
Play the game and take sides in the Battle of Waterloo. Then find out more about the battle, the tactics employed, and the consequences for Europe.
Play the game and see if you can crack the code that incriminated Mary, Queen of Scots.
Play the game to find out how women's rights evolved during the Victorian Age.
Play the animation to operate the Rocket, considered by many to be the forerunner of all steam locomotives, and a key factor in the advance of the Industrial Revolution.
Play the animation to operate a steam-powered spinning mill.
Play the animation, and track how key events in British history have affected the size of the British population.
View the animation to see contemporary etchings of the London skyline, showing the extent of the devastation. Afterwards, you could view the changing designs for St Paul's Cathedral, rebuilt in the aftermath of the fire by Sir Christopher Wren.
Explore the changing European view of the world in the animated history of maps across the centuries. The Map Animation features images that are reproduced courtesy of the British Library.
Captain Cook set sail on the Endeavour, a refitted Whitby coal ship, in 1768. The Endeavour was to sail to Taihiti to watch the 'transit of Venus', and then on to the South Pacific to complete a top secret mission. Cook went on to chart New Zealand and the previously uncharted east coast of Australia in what has now become a legendary voyage.
Guy Fawkes was among a gang of Roman Catholic conspirators who wanted to blow up the House of Lords and assassinate King James VI of Scotland and I of England. As part of their plan, they stored gunpowder kegs in the cellars of the House of Lords. You must find those kegs before the fizzing fuse causes disaster!


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DPPI concludes Regional Consultative Meetings in Bo and Makeni
HomeAYV NewsDPPI concludes Regional Consultative Meetings in Bo and Makeni
The meeting attracted District Medical Officers, Medical Superintendents, District Health Sisters, Matrons, District Pharmacists, Mayors, Chairmen, Chief Administrators, NGO representatives and CSO representatives.
In his keynote address and official opening of the meeting at the Sahara Hotel in Bo, the Director of Policy Planning and Information, Dr. Samuel Kargbo described the National Health Sector Strategic Plan as a very important document that they are going to celebrate on completion, adding that the celebration will encouraged them to do more.
He reiterated that the reason for the meeting is because of the openness of the Ministry and the all-inclusiveness to see that everybody get involved in giving input for the development of the document. He added that they don't work for the communities but rather work with the communities so that at the end of it all, whatever document they come up with will be one that would be owned and cherished.
The Director of DPPI told the gathering that in all the consultations they have been having, a concept has arisen were people said they want the plan to be robust, responsive, resilience, realistic, research, relevant and result-focus.
He noted that what happen recently was that the old strategic plan that started in 2010 expired in 2015 and towards the expiring of that plan they got the Ebola disaster in the country. He added that as a result they were not able to replace the plan but what they did was a review of the plan that is going to inform the new plan.
Dr. Kargbo informed his audience that the difference between the post-Ebola Strategic Plan and a National Strategic Plan is because the National Strategic Plan has more components than the Post-Ebola Recovery Plan that is looking at the entire health rather than the Post-Ebola Recovery Plan.
Giving an overview of the NHSSP 2017-2021, Dr. Kargbo said no aspect of the draft was set in stone, but are based on initial consultation stages, and all is subject to change and adjustment based on inputs from the Health Ministry and partners.
The Mayor of Bonthe Municipal Council, Layemin Joe Sandi said they are quite aware of the havoc the Ebola disease caused on the country and economy to stand still and loss of lives.
He said what motivated them this moment is the fact that the Ministry has been able to stand to that challenges by collaborating with all partners including local councils to come out with strategies that would help improve the health sector.
The Mayor reiterated that the strategic plan that they are contributing will also help to minimize wastages on areas where there are duplication of functions and resources.
The Director of Programmes, Focus 1000, Dr. Abu Pratt described the meeting as stakeholders meeting to chat the way forward and to contribute to the development of the National Health Sector Strategic Plan for 2017-2021.
He said it is a strategic plan that will strategically put together issues of where they are now, base on the fragile indicators they are about to address.
The Chairman for the meeting and Director of the Reproductive and Child Health, Dr. Santigie Sesay said the meeting is to discuss plans to develop a new National Health Sector Strategic Plan that would take them for the next five years and this plan will be the umbrella plan for the Ministry.
He said most Programmes and Directorates have their plans and policies but this strategic plan will cover all of that and ensure that they have a very good consultative meeting.
Dr. Sesay told the gathering that the Ministry have move away from the top bottom approach to the bottom top approach and deem it necessary to go round the districts to get inputs and contributions so that when they put these documents together it would be owned by all including the communities.
At the Sahara Hotel in Makeni, the Chief of Field Office, UNICEF, Abdulai Jalloh said the strategy when finalized would provide the framework that will guide the efforts of the Ministry of Health and Sanitation and its partners over the next five years in attaining desired national health outcomes and as well the health-related Sustainable Development Goals for Serra Leone.
He said UNICEF aims to support national efforts to accelerate the realization of the rights of children and women by improving access to services, developing the capacity of systems, building resilience among households and communities, and providing social protection to the poorest and most vulnerable families.
Other highlights include statements from the Chairman of the Bo District Council, Joseph Munda Bindi, the Chairman, Bombali District Council, John Shanghai Koroma, and the District Medical Officers, Bo and Bombali, Dr. AlhajiSayniTuray, and Dr. Brima Osaio Kamara.
Group work on Identification of priority interventions and action; A look at the draft NHSSP 2017-2021 and plenary discussions formed high point of the two meetings.
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Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds Announce New Album 'Council Skies'
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds have announced that their fourth studio album, Council Skies, will be released on June 2 via Sour Mash Records.
Gallagher also shared the LP's new single, "Easy Now." The music video for the song, featuring Milly Alcock, is available to stream now.
Gallagher makes a cameo appearance in the video, directed by Colin Solal Cardo.
The upcoming album, named after a book by illustrator Pete McKee, is co-produced by Gallagher and Paul "Strangeboy" Stacey.
Speaking about the album, Gallagher said, "It's going back to the beginning. Daydreaming, looking up at the sky and wondering about what life could be … that's as true to me now as it was in the early '90s".
"When I was growing up in poverty and unemployment, music took me out of that. Top Of The Pops on TV transformed your Thursday night into this fantasy world, and that's what I think music should be. I want my music to be elevating and transforming in some way," added the former Oasis singer-songwriter.
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Hillary Clinton graces the cover of this week's People magazine, and as soon as the cover photo hit the Internet certain conservatives were quick to suggest that the former Secretary of State is – gasp! – propping herself up with a walker. But no, of course she isn't.
Hillary Clinton graces the cover of this week's People magazine, and as soon as the cover photo hit the Internet certain conservatives were quick to suggest that the former Secretary of State and perpetual presidential candidate is – gasp! – propping herself up with a walker. But no, of course she isn't.
Following this classic bit of Drudge trolling, conservative Washington Free Beacon published their own bit on the Clinton cover that reads more like a lampooning of the Drudge-type of conspiracy theorizing than anything serious.
"Notice the subtle placement of the word 'grandmother' at the bottom of the page, next to what a layperson might reasonably assume to be an old person's walker in Clinton's hands ... It is unclear at this time how the Koch brothers are connected," Andrew Stiles writes. The Beacon article went up only two minutes after Drudge's tweet, so it probably wasn't a direct response, but the use of "layperson" does seem like some effective conservative-on-conservative shade.
Unfortunately, though it might be a dream of the fringe right, Clinton is definitely not holding on to a walker. Both Business Insider and The Wall Street Journal received confirmation that Clinton is in fact holding onto a patio chair from her own backyard.
As everyone's been pointing out today, Clinton is 66 years old, and she'll be 69 come Election Day 2016. But hey, her likely Democratic competitor Joe Biden is nearly four years older.


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    String api3 = "Nothing great";
    String rep = sms.replace(phoneNo+" :", "");

    SQLiteDatabase db = openOrCreateDatabase("ComDB", MODE_PRIVATE, null);
    Cursor c = db.rawQuery("SELECT REPLAYS FROM Rtm WHERE ID = 1", null);

    while(c.moveToNext())

    {
        replay = c.getString(c.getColumnIndex("REPLAYS"));

        if(rep.equals("1"))
        {

    //  String replay = c.getString(c.getColumnIndex("REPLAYS"));
            smsManager.sendTextMessage(phoneNo, null, replay, null, null);

        }if(rep.equals("2"))
        {

        //  String replay = c.getString(c.getColumnIndex("REPLAYS"));
            smsManager.sendTextMessage(phoneNo, null, replay, null, null);
        }if(rep.equals("3"))
        {

            smsManager.sendTextMessage(phoneNo, null, replay, null, null);
        }if(rep.equals("4"))
        {

            smsManager.sendTextMessage(phoneNo, null, replay, null, null);
        }if(rep.equals("5"))
        {

            smsManager.sendTextMessage(phoneNo, null, replay, null, null);
        }if(rep.equals("6"))
        {

            smsManager.sendTextMessage(phoneNo, null, replay, null, null);
        }if(rep.equals("7"))
        {

            smsManager.sendTextMessage(phoneNo, null, replay, null, null);
        }if(rep.equals("8"))
        {

            smsManager.sendTextMessage(phoneNo, null, replay, null, null);
        }
    }

}

My BroadCast class from where i get parameter for my sendGlass
public class BroadCastRecivers extends BroadcastReceiver{

static String from;
static String body;

@Override
public void onReceive(Context cont, Intent intent) {
    // TODO Auto-generated method

//  SmsManager  smsManager = SmsManager.getDefault();

        // TODO Auto-generated method s
          //---get the SMS message passed in---
        Bundle bundle = intent.getExtras();
        SmsMessage[] msgs = null;
        String str = "";
        if (bundle != null)
        {
            //---retrieve the SMS message received---
            Object[] pdus = (Object[]) bundle.get("pdus");
            msgs = new SmsMessage[pdus.length];
            for (int i=0; i<msgs.length; i++){
                msgs[i] = SmsMessage.createFromPdu((byte[])pdus[i]);
             from =   str +=  "SMS from " + msgs[i].getOriginatingAddress();
                str += " :";
           body =  str += msgs[i].getMessageBody().toString();
                str += "\n";

            }
            //---display the new SMS message---
            Toast.makeText(cont, str, Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
           // ret = str;
            //   int tos =  Integer.valueOf(body);
             //  obj.Decision(from, tos);
          // sms(from, body);
        //    String phoneNo = phone;
        //  String sms = Sms;

        //  SmsManager  smsManager = SmsManager.getDefault();
        //  smsManager.sendTextMessage(phoneNo, null, sms, null, null);

    /**      Activity5 obj = new Activity5();
          String rep = body.replace("from"+" :", "");

          if(rep.equals("1"))
          {
              Activity3.replays = rep;
              obj.select(from, rep);
          }if(rep.equals("2"))
          {
              Activity3.replays = rep;
              obj.select(from, rep);
          }if(rep.equals("3"))
          {
              Activity3.replays = rep;
              obj.select(from, rep);
          }if(rep.equals("4"))
          {
              Activity3.replays = rep;
              obj.select(from, rep);
          }if(rep.equals("5"))
          {
              Activity3.replays = rep;
              obj.select(from, rep);
          }if(rep.equals("6"))
          {
              Activity3.replays = rep;
              obj.select(from, rep);
          }if(rep.equals("7"))
          {
              Activity3.replays = rep;
              obj.select(from, rep);
          }if(rep.equals("8"))
          {

             Activity3.replays = rep;
             obj.select(from, rep);
          }else
          {
              rep = "Sorry man";
                 obj.select(from, rep);

          }

          **/

                from = "somehing";
                body = "exception";
                SendGlass obj = new SendGlass();
              obj.sms(from, body);

}
    }
My logCat.
  12-05 23:37:38.507: D/AndroidRuntime(267): Shutting down VM
  12-05 23:37:38.507: W/dalvikvm(267): threadid=1: thread exiting with uncaught exception (group=0x4001d800)
  12-05 23:37:38.597: E/AndroidRuntime(267): FATAL EXCEPTION: main
  12-05 23:37:38.597: E/AndroidRuntime(267): java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to start receiver automator.mator.BroadCastRecivers: java.lang.NullPointerException
  12-05 23:37:38.597: E/AndroidRuntime(267):    at android.app.ActivityThread.handleReceiver(ActivityThread.java:2821)
  12-05 23:37:38.597: E/AndroidRuntime(267):    at android.app.ActivityThread.access$3200(ActivityThread.java:125)
  12-05 23:37:38.597: E/AndroidRuntime(267):    at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:2083)
  12-05 23:37:38.597: E/AndroidRuntime(267):    at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99)
  12-05 23:37:38.597: E/AndroidRuntime(267):    at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:123)
   12-05 23:37:38.597: E/AndroidRuntime(267):   at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:4627)
   12-05 23:37:38.597: E/AndroidRuntime(267):   at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method)
   12-05 23:37:38.597: E/AndroidRuntime(267):   at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:521)
   12-05 23:37:38.597: E/AndroidRuntime(267):   at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:868)
   12-05 23:37:38.597: E/AndroidRuntime(267):   at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:626)
   12-05 23:37:38.597: E/AndroidRuntime(267):   at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method)
   12-05 23:37:38.597: E/AndroidRuntime(267): Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
   12-05 23:37:38.597: E/AndroidRuntime(267):   at android.content.ContextWrapper.openOrCreateDatabase(ContextWrapper.java:203)
   12-05 23:37:38.597: E/AndroidRuntime(267):   at automator.mator.SendGlass.<init>(SendGlass.java:12)
   12-05 23:37:38.597: E/AndroidRuntime(267):   at automator.mator.BroadCastRecivers.onReceive(BroadCastRecivers.java:100)
   12-05 23:37:38.597: E/AndroidRuntime(267):   at  android.app.ActivityThread.handleReceiver(ActivityThread.java:2810)
   12-05 23:37:38.597: E/AndroidRuntime(267):   ... 10 more
   12-05 23:37:43.027: I/Process(267): Sending signal. PID: 267 SIG: 9

my the method works if i use hardcoded string it only gives error when getting values from database.

A: You haven't used any of the Activity methods in SendGlass...

*

*You must launch an Activity by calling startActivity(Intent)

*You must wait until onCreate() is called before you can work with the Activity's Context

*You cannot call sms() with new SendGlass().sms(phone, sms)
Otherwise you'll see these NullPointerExceptions being thrown in the ContextWrapper class.
For example, SendGlass should look more like this:
public class SendGlass extends Activity{
    static String replay;

    @Override
    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);

        Intent intent = getIntent();
        if(intent != null) {
            sms(intent.getStringExtra("phone", ""), intent.getStringExtra("sms", ""));
        }
    }
    ...

Addition
I see that you added you BroadcastReceiver code. Like I guessed you are trying to launch your Activity with:
SendGlass obj = new SendGlass();
obj.sms(from, body);

As I said, you must use Intents and startActivity():
Intent intent = new Intent(cont, SendGlass.class);
intent.putExtra("phone", from);
intent.putExtra("sms", body);
cont.startActivity(intent);

A: Your call to openOrCreateDatabase() looks screwed up. I don't see any signature for that method that uses those types. What I see in the javadoc are these three signatures:

*

*openOrCreateDatabase(String path, SQLiteDatabase.CursorFactory factory, DatabaseErrorHandler errorHandler)

*openOrCreateDatabase(String path, SQLiteDatabase.CursorFactory factory)

*openOrCreateDatabase(File file, SQLiteDatabase.CursorFactory factory)

None of these match your usage, which seems to be
openOrCreateDatabase(path path, int mode, Object)
I also notice that you're trying to use the database variable "db" without first checking to see that it contains something. This is not good programming practice. I never assume that a file or database open has worked; one never knows.
In addition, you're trying to call c.moveToNext() on a Cursor "c" without first validating that c exists and contains a row. That's definitely not good programming practice. Always test that c != null, and also test c.moveToFirst == true. This ensures that the database call worked (that is, it didn't return null) and that you got back rows (c.MoveToFirst works).

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1. SUDGA, the false God of Vind'yu and her heavens, whose heavenly kingdom contained more than three thousand million angels, on his way home from Hored, said to himself: Two things I am resolved upon: to proclaim myself CREATOR AND RULER OF HEAVEN AND EARTH; and to change the name of my heavenly place and call it AHL-BURJ, THE MOUNTAIN OF THE CLOUDS.
2. Satan spoke to Sudga, saying: Thou all highest God, hear me. In the land of Vind'yu, down on the earth; and in the heavens above the land of Vind'yu; what God hath labored like unto thee? Thou didst establish De'yus, for nearly a thousand years in these regions. Thou possessest by right that name, and thou shalt call thyself De'yus and Sudga; and thy heavenly place shall also be Hored, because, forsooth, it is also a heavenly mountain.
3. Sudga said: Most wisely said, O satan.
4. And so it came to pass that Sudga at once fell to work moving his capital and throne, and to founding his new place. And he also chose twelve Lords, saying to himself, after the manner of Te-in: Though I will have twelve Lords to rule over mortals, yet will I not give to any one of them a certain division of the earth for his.
5. And when Sudga was thus founded in his new heavenly place he called his Lords about him and said unto them: Go ye down to mortals, to T-loyovogna, who hath a small kingdom in the Valley of Hachchisatij, in Vind'yu, for I will make him king of all the earth, even as I am ruler of heaven. And by obsessions and otherwise ye shall lead him forth to conquer and subdue.
6. Precede ye him in his journeyings, and cause mortals to fear him, that they be easily overcome. Twelve million angels I allot to you as your army, nor shall ye return into my presence until ye have made T-loyovogna king of Vind'yu. After that I shall bestow you according to merit.
7. The twelve Lords, with their twelve million angels of war, departed for the earth, and came to Varaja, the city where lived and ruled T-loyovogna, and they covered the regions around about, even beyond the Valley of Hachchisatij.
8. T-loyovogna was the son of Hucrava, who was the son of Han Cyavarat, who was the son of Aipivohu, sacred in su'is to the Gods and Lords of heaven. So T-loyovogna talked with Sudga's chief Lord, who said unto him: Behold, thou shalt proclaim thyself king of all the world; for I and the hosts of heaven are with thee.
9. T-loyovogna said: Alas, mine is the weakest of kingdoms; I have not a thousand soldiers. Other kings will laugh at me. But the Lord answered him, saying: What are mortal kings in the hands of De'yus, he who was Sudga? I say unto the nations of the earth: Go down! and they fall. I say: Rise ye up! and they rise. Man looketh to stone and clay and water for great power; but I that am unseen am greater than all the lands and the waters of the earth, for I rule over them, and over heaven also.
10. I will have but one king on the earth; and as I rule the angels of heaven, even so shalt thou rule mortals, and establish thee and me forever! For thy heirs, and their heirs after them, shall have dominion over every kingdom and country in the world.
11. T-loyovogna said: I fear thee, O De'yus; I know thy power. But how can a king go to war without soldiers? Or an army without arms? The Lord answered him: Send thy proclamation unto kings far and near, commanding them to bow down unto thee. And presently I will come unto thee and lead thee forth, and thou shalt conquer and subdue them, and not a hair of thy head shall be harmed.
12. T-loyovogna did as commanded; and some days after his proclamation had been sent unto the nearest kings, all of whom knew him well, he mustered his army of seven hundred men and one hundred women. And they that had neither spear, nor sword, nor scythe, nor bow and arrows, took clubs, and clappers, and pans, to make noise with, and others took lanterns.
13. The first city they approached was Abtuib, ruled over by Azhis, who had an army of four thousand men and one thousand women. When near the place, T-loyovogna sent his demand for the surrender of the city. Azhis answered him not, but said unto his army: Go ye and surround yonder fool, and destroy him and his army.
14. Now, behold, the night came on, very dark, ere the attack was made. And the Lord said unto T-loyovogna: Command thy soldiers to light their lamps. T-loyovogna said: I fear, O Lord; for will not lamps expose us unto death? But the Lord said: Light the lamps! So when the lamps were lighted the enemy began to march as if to surround them, some going one way and some the other.
15. And the Lord's angels made lights also, to the left and to the right, so that the enemy, in order to surround the lights, kept extending in two lines, away from each other. Presently, they judged by the lights that there were tens of thousands of soldiers come against them. Suddenly, now, T-loyovogna's army sounded their pans and kettles, and set up furious howls and screams; and in the same time the angels of heaven cast stars of light in the midst of Azhis' army, and they became panic-stricken and fled in all directions, save three hundred who were captured and put to death. Then T-loyovogna sent one hundred men into the city and captured Azhis and slew him. After this, T-loyovogna entered the city and declared the place his.
16. And whilst it was yet night, thousands and thousands of the people came and prostrated themselves before T-loyovogna, swearing allegiance. And in the morning of the next day he proclaimed himself king; and he impressed thirty thousand men to build a temple to De'yus; and yet other twenty thousand to change the streets, and otherwise beautify the place. In forty days the temple was completed, and was large enough for eight thousand souls to do sacrifice in at one time. T-loyovogna compelled the people to prostrate themselves on their bellies and pray to De'yus, whose home was in Ahl-burj, a high heavenly place, a mountain above the mountains.
17. After this T-loyovogna changed the name of the city of Savazata, signifying, first fire-place; and he appointed to rule over it Vistaqpa, to be governor, with right to bequeath it to his son after him.
18. For Sudga had said: To concentrate power, this is the greatest. There shall be but one heavenly ruler, and his Lords shall be his helpmates. Even so shall there be but one king, and his governors shall be his helpmates in the same manner.
19. T-loyovogna then marched forward, to conquer and subdue p. 422 another city; which he accomplished also, and changed the name, appointed a govrnor, making all the people swear allegiance to himself as king, and to Sudga, the De'yus, as heavenly ruler, creator of worlds.
20. In this way, even after the same manner as Kan Kwan in Jaffeth, did T-loyovogna proceed in Vind'yu, from city to city, conquering and subduing. For the Gods, Te-in and Sudga, had oft conferred together on this subject previously, and had long experience in manipulating mortals in their games of life and death, nor did mortals mistrust the power over them.
21. Hear ye next of Osiris and his Gods, Baal and Ashtaroth, whose heavenly kingdoms contained more than twelve thousand million angels.


I hardly do either prints or drawings but I wanted to feature at least selection of my earlier work and experiments on this website.
I enjoy printmaking but oil in a medium that truly inspires me and gives me more freedom for exploration. I might do more prints in the future… when I retire or get bloody rich.
With drawing it's a bit different story. I don't draw unless I'm forced to it. I don't enjoy it and it doesn't bring anything new into my art so I'm staying away from drawing as much as I can. I'm aware that it's good for practice but I started with drawing and it was my sole medium for many years. I think it's time to start doing what I really enjoy and leave the unenjoyable part of art-making behind.
All my prints are for sale. All 'Birds of Paradise' are hand colored and there is only one original of each color. I don't like doing big number of prints as it destroys the feeling of the being unique and rare.


text:
Harry Toffolo joins Millwall
Harry Toffolo has left Norwich City to join Sky Bet Championship side Millwall on a permanent deal.
Toffolo, 22, joined the Canaries as an under-14 player in 2004 and was one of Norwich's FA Youth Cup-winners in 2013. His contract was set to expire in June 2018.
The full-back made two senior appearances for City, both in the League Cup. He has made 85 first-team appearances on loan at Swindon Town, Rotherham United, Peterborough United, Scunthorpe United and Doncaster Rovers.
Everyone at Norwich City would like to wish Harry all of the best with his move to Millwall.
Harry Toffolo


Take self photos without asking assisstance. Just set the timer, extend the Monopod and your are ready to shoot. Capture photos or video above the crowds or in hard to reach places.
It collapses down to 42.5CM and extends all the way out up to 123CM. Integrated mirror design allows you to check the picture before shooting.
Stardard tripod mount allows you to attach this monopod to any camera/camorders. With the included Tripod Mount phone Adapter, you can attached it to any mobile phone up to 85mm width.


text:
The Humanities Center › News & Events › Previous Events › Baltimore After Progress
Baltimore After Progress
How do people in postindustrial landscapes relate to the future once trajectories like progress reveal themselves to be untenable? What might their experiments in hoping at the end of things teach us about dreaming big in the face of ecological apocalypse? This two-part event takes up these questions from the vantage point of South Baltimore City, following debates among neighbors over a proposed incinerator. Some worried the plant would solidify their neighborhood's position as a "dumping ground," while others thought it might revive them from an economic slump. For a time, the proposal laid bare categorical disagreements about what residents could reasonably desire from within the haze kicked up by an aging industrial order. Exploring two takes on the notion of what constitutes a "reasonable desire" and the future orientations that structure each, I consider both the imaginative limits to achieving something like a just transition (Part I) and the hard work it takes to stretch the boundaries of the possible (Part II).
Lecture, "Baltimore After Progress, Part I: A Cautionary Tale"
Thursday, Feb. 24th @ 4:30 p.m.
Part I unfolds a cautionary tale about the lure of techno-fixes by examining why some considered the incinerator to be a "renewable" technology. Renewal is a hybrid temporality—both cyclical ("re") and linear ("new")—bent on giving fresh life to old things. In this way, it embeds a redemptive dream: a yearning to return to a time before the ruination wrought by progress. This lecture considers attachments to renewal held by technocrats and white South Baltimoreans alike. In recounting how both groups called on the acutely toxic past to figure the incinerator as the best among a set of lousy choices, I show that renewal sets up a political terrain that limits aspiration to the plausible.
Event via Zoom. Register for the lecture.
Seminar, "Baltimore After Progress, Part II: Not How the Story Ends"
Friday, Feb. 25th @ noon
Then, in Part II, I turn to a youth-led campaign to block the construction of this plant. I show how this group used the incinerator as an opening into two centuries of local history and the fight against it as an opportunity to practice "prefigurative" politics. Prefigurative politics proceed from the premise that there is no meaningful difference between one's struggle in the present and goal in the future. Instead, time collapses into a praxis where the ends and means are effectively contemporaneous. In this way, the fight against the incinerator becomes sensible as a way to speak radical hope into existence based on lessons learned from five generations of exposure to harm.
Event via Zoom. Register for the seminar.
Chloe Ahmann is an assistant professor at Cornell University. She is an environmental anthropologist studying the long afterlife of American industry. Her work is based in Baltimore, where she follows industrialism's enduring traces in toxified landscapes, patchy regulation, quotidian expressions of white supremacy, and particular orientations toward time. She is especially interested in what kinds of environmental futures take form amid these legacies.
The End of Aesthetic History; or, The Weirdness of the Twentieth Century
Atrocities and Elevators
Immediacy: Some Theses on Cultural Style
Climate Justice Lecture & Seminar with May Joseph
Epoch of Loss
Alice Julier Lecture and Seminar
Panel Discussion: Communicating Climate Change
COVID Conversations Part II – Visual Narratives
America's Energy Gamble: People, Economy and Planet


Annie Chambers Ketchum (rewigious name, Sister Amabiwis; November 8, 1824 - November 27, 1904) was an American educator, wecturer, and writer. She was a member of de New York Academy of Sciences and a Capituwar Tertiary of St. Dominic. Chambers served as principaw of de High Schoow for Girws in Memphis, Tennessee, and opened a normaw schoow for advanced pupiws in Georgetown, Kentucky, and in Memphis, Tennessee, she estabwished a girws schoow. Ketchum was de founding editor of The Lotus, a mondwy magazine, and she pubwished de textbook, Botany for academies and cowweges: consisting of pwant devewopment and structure from seaweed to cwematis.
Noted for her poetic tawent, her "Semper Fidewis," pubwished in Harper's Magazine, was said to be one of de most finished productions of American witerature in its day.
Annewizah "Annie" Chambers was born near Georgetown on November 8, 1824, in Scott County, Kentucky. Her sibwings incwuded Fiewding Thomas, Fenora Thomas, Bewine, Renette, and Le Wiwma.  She was de youngest wiving daughter of Viowetta Bradford and Major Benjamin Stuart Chambers, a wawyer. Major Chambers was one of de twenty who made de "forworn hope" at de Battwe of de River Thames in 1813, one of de six who came out awive from dat massacre. Viowetta was de ewdest daughter of Judge Fiewding Bradford of Kentucky who wif his broder, John, founded de Kentucky Gazette, at Lexington, Kentucky, in August, 1787, de first newspaper west of de Awwegheny Mountains.
In earwy chiwdhood, whiwe growing up at Acacia Grove (now cawwed Cardome), she was often found poring over books which chiwdren usuawwy count duww. Her educationaw advantages were of de very best. In de cwassics, she was eqwawwy at home wif bewwes-wettres, naturaw sciences, and madematics. In modern wanguages, music and drawing she excewwed. She was tutored at home untiw she attended Georgetown Femawe Cowwege where she graduated wif de M.A. degree.
She was appointed principaw in 1855 of de High Schoow for Girws in Memphis, Tennessee, where she partnered wif de Young Men's High Schoow to estabwish a co-educationaw cwass in ewocution, uh-hah-hah-hah. She met Charwotte Cushman, a famous actress who gave her wessons in pubwic speaking. During schoow vacations, she gave a series of popuwar wectures which den paid for de girws schoow's eqwipment for chemistry, physics and astronomy. In 1858, she married Leonidas Ketchum of Memphis. From 1859 to 1861, she served as de founding editor of The Lotus, a mondwy magazine. It pubwished a few numbers at Memphis, when de magazine was suspended on account of de American Civiw War in 1861. It was rader above de average, and pubwished some of de earwiest verses of de Massachusetts writer, Nora Perry, who subseqwentwy won a nationaw reputation, uh-hah-hah-hah.
When de American Civiw War began, her husband enwisted in de Army of de C.S.A. and became an adjutant of de 38f Tennessee Infantry, which wed de van at de Battwe of Shiwoh. There, he received de wound which resuwted in his deaf in 1863. When Memphis feww to de Federaw army, a British Legation visited de city and Sir Henry Percy Anderson met Ketchum, her poetry having become very popuwar in Engwand. The British dewegate asked her to improve up on de watest popuwar Civiw War song, "The Bonnie Bwue Fwag," and she pubwished de new verses under de titwe "The Gadering Song." The Federaw audorities den arrested Ketchum and reqwired her to take de oaf of awwegiance. Upon her refusaw, she and her chiwdren were banished from Memphis. She returned norf to her native town, Georgetown, Kentucky, and dere opened a normaw schoow for advanced pupiws.
After de Civiw War, she returned to Memphis in 1866 to find her home destroyed. She estabwished a girws schoow in which she was assisted by her daughter. In de summer of 1867, her son, who was on vacation from Sewanee where he was studying for de ministry, died of chowera. Upon his deaf, she weft Memphis for Europe, residing for severaw years in Engwand and France. She documented her journeys whiwe wiving abroad in a series of articwes cawwed "Gypsying" which she sowd to U.S. magazines to pay her way.
Eventuawwy, she converted and became a Roman Cadowic. Whiwe in Paris, she became a novitiate in a Dominican convent on May 24, 1876. Because she did not wive in a cwoister, she became a Capituwar Tertiary of St. Dominic. She wore traditionaw women's cwodes but donned a Dominican habit on de Cadowic Church's howy feast days and she was buried in it. Her rewigious name was Sister Amabiwis, which she used whiwe she continued her intewwectuaw wife as a botanist.
Upon her return to de U.S., she fixed upon New York City as a pwace of residence, writing for journaws and buiwding up over 100 wectures on witerature, science and art. It was during dis time dat she pubwished her novew wif Lippincott, and her textbook Botany for academies and cowweges: consisting of pwant devewopment and structure from seaweed to cwematis, which incwuded iwwustrations she had made during her visits to European gardens. In Wiww Hawe's 1903 summary of Soudern periodicaws, he described his great respect for her as a scientist and writer, describing her drough de eyes of a woman of his acqwaintance: "In 1887 a Phiwadewphia house brought out Mrs. Chambers-Ketchum's Botany for Academies and Cowweges. During de preparation of dat work, I had de honor of entertaining her as a guest in my home. A wady once gave dis account of her: 'She has a handsome forehead; mouf warge; warge bwack eyes, beautifuw more wif briwwiancy dan softness. She is a briwwiant tawker. ... She is a gworious woman, and a poetess.'"
Ketchum's writings were numerous and incwuded "Newwie Bracken: a tawe of forty years ago" (a novew pubwished in 1855 by Lippincott), "Gypsying" (wetters of travew), "Christmas Cariwwons: and oder poems" (a vowume of poems pubwished by Appweton in 1888), as weww as a warge number of wectures on science, witerature and art. She composed an entirewy originaw work on botany, Botany for academies and cowweges: consisting of pwant devewopment and structure from seaweed to cwematis, as a textbook for academies and cowweges, containing in its dree hundred duodecimo pages twice as much instruction as couwd be found in oder text-books in use.
Ketchum died in New York on November 27, 1904.
Hines. A story of New Orweans.
^ Geneawogicaw Pubwishing Company states dey divorced.
^ John P. Morton & Company 1892, p. 229.
^ a b c d e Townsend & Townsend 1913, p. 247.
^ a b Geneawogicaw Pubwishing Company 1981, p. 199-200.
^ a b c Cowwins 1882, p. 603.
^ a b c d McBride 1897, p. 85.
^ Awderman, Harris & Kent 1910, p. 238.
^ Gaines 1890, p. 305.
^ a b c d e f g Whittwe, Giwberta S. (31 January 1904). "The Bonnie Bwue Fwag: Deaf of Mrs. Ketchum Recawws Her Stirring Soudern War Song". Richmond Times Dispatch (1904, No. 16462). Library of Virginia. Virginia Chronicwe. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
^ a b The Owympian Magazine 1902, p. 258.
^ Brock 1869, p. 147.
^ See for exampwe de reference to correspondence wif Sister Amabiwis in de biography of Tennessee botanist Dr. Augustin Gattinger.
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