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The Client by Meghan O'Brien is an erotic lesbian short story that's the perfect choice when you have an hour to kill and want to read something that's super sexy, thoughtful and just a little bit sweet.
Juliet Carson is a part-time professional escort with a touch of new-client jitters. When the client shows up and is like something out of her nightmares, she's more than pleasantly surprised by the way their time together unfolds.
The Characters
Although The Client is told in the third person, it's all from Juliet's perspective during her two-hour session with her new client. For a short story, Juliet is amazingly well fleshed out, which may be at least in part because of the premise (which I'm trying desperately not to spoil, because, trust me, you really don't want it to be spoiled). For that matter, so is her client. For a story that's less than 15,000 words, a lot of depth goes into these two characters and their time together, making for a very satisfying story.
The Writing Style
The Client has an easy style and steady pace to it. Unsurprisingly it's scorchingly hot, but it's not just sex from the first page to the last. This story packs a serious punch, dealing with issues I wouldn't typically expect to see in an erotic short. For example, I appreciated getting insight into why Juliet got into escorting despite having a career in marketing. It's a nice reminder of the economic realities that can lead to sex work that also acknowledges that sex work is real work.
The Pros
Everything. This story was a delightful surprise and I liked everything from the characters to the story to the issues it tackles to the actual sex writing itself. Meghan O'Brien is so good and I love that she's putting out so many books and stories these days.
The Cons
This story is damn near impossible to talk about without spoiling the premise.
The Conclusion
If you're a fan of erotic stories, definitely pick up The Client. Meghan O'Brien is the queen of lesbian erotic storytelling and you won't be disappointed.
Excerpt from The Client by Meghan O'Brien
Juliet couldn't help but grin at the prospect of helping to liberate someone as sexually repressed as Drew seemed to be. These were the appointments that made her love this work. "Something tells me your idiot ex-boyfriends had no idea what they were doing down there."
"Entirely plausible." Drew gasped when Juliet tightened her grip on her crotch. "I am the only one who's ever made me come. Despite a few valiant efforts."
"Challenge accepted." Juliet opened the button on Drew's jeans, then lowered the zipper with a cocky smirk. "You can't throw down a gauntlet like that and expect me not to reciprocate."
"I'll let you try." Drew ran her fingernails down Juliet's forearm, stopping at her wrist. "I want you to."
"That's the spirit."
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The FitTeens Foundation of Metro Atlanta and the Atlanta's WNBA Dream aligned for not only a win over the Detroit shock, but also a win for several teens and the fitness programs for their respective schools.
On Friday, June 26th, several teenagers attended their first professional WNBA basketball game at Phillips Arena, thanks to a great partnership with the Atlanta Dream. The Dream pulled out an impressive 96 to 86 win over Detroit and a portion of specific ticket sales went to the FitWit Foundation.
The FitWit Foundation is a 501c (3) that empowers young people to live healthier and successful lives. The Foundation provides free fitness and nutritional programs to metro area high schools, where the largest increase in diabetes and obesity is taking place. Teens from both Maynard Jackson High and Decatur City High attended the game and an autograph session after the game to meet the players up close and personal.
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The Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello on Friday said the state government had set aside 15,000 hectares of land to implement the cattle colony policy of the Federal government
Governor Bello during a visit to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development said it was necessary that the State provides the land to accommodate the herdsmen and contribute to ending the frequent clashes between farmers and herders.
The Governor while officially handing over the 15,000 hectares of land through a letter to the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, said 5,000 hectares of land was set aside in Adavi local government, while the remaining 10,000 will be located in Ajaokuta local government in the State.
According to him "[I] am here once again visiting this ministry and the Minister in continuation of our effort as a state government to key into the programme of the Ministry in terms of the Cattle Colony otherwise known as the conglomeration of cattle ranches programme of the Federal Government.
"We came here some time ago, indicating our interest and our readiness to participate in this program. Am here [and] happy to inform the Honorable Minister and the Ministry, that the people of Kogi state have keyed into the program 100 percent.
"We are willing and ready to pilot the program in Kogi State and as such our people has been well sensitized, and educated about what this program is all about.
"Consequent upon that, we have been able to earmark and secure 15,000 hectares of land to takeoff this particular programme.
"We have 10,000 hectares in Ajaokuta Local Government, and 5,000 hectares in Adavi Local Government, the local community have been well sensitized, and willingly, they are ready to key in. These lands have been secured and as such, am here to convey this


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#85 Daily Grace: Reading Scripture
In this episode, Bible Girl continues the Daily Grace series as she explains the difference between reading and studying Scripture. She also gives a list of websites and resources to find Scripture Writing Plans. Visit the podcast page for show notes and to sign up for the newsletter at www.biblegirlpodcast.com. And join our Facebook group, Bible Girl Podcast, to find links and printables.


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Doctors Explain How Hiking Actually Changes Our Brains
While it may seem obvious that a good hike through a forest or up a mountain can cleanse your mind, body, and soul, science is now discovering that hiking can actually change your brain… for the better!
Hiking in Nature Can Stop Negative, Obsessive Thoughts
Aside from the almost instant feeling of calm and contentment that accompanies time outdoors, hiking in nature can reduce rumination. Many of us often find ourselves consumed by negative thoughts, which takes us out of the enjoyment of the moment at best and leads us down a path to depression and anxiety at worst. But a recent study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences found that spending time in nature decreases these obsessive, negative thoughts by a significant margin.
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To conduct this study, researchers compared the reported rumination of participants who hiked through either an urban or a natural environment. They found that those who walked for 90 minutes in a natural environment reported lower levels of rumination and they also had reduced neural activity in the subgenual prefrontal cortex, an area of the brain related to mental illness. Those who walked through the urban environment, however, did not report decreased rumination.
The researchers noted that increased urbanization closely correlates with increased instances of depression and other mental illness. Taking the time to regularly remove ourselves from urban settings and spend more time in nature can greatly benefit our psychological (and physical) well-being.
Hiking While Disconnected From Technology Boosts Creative Problem Solving
A study conducted by psychologists Ruth Ann Atchley and David L. Strayer found that creative problem solving can be drastically improved by both disconnecting from technology and reconnecting with nature. Participants in this study went backpacking through nature for about four days, during which time they were not allowed to use any technology whatsoever. They were asked to perform tasks requiring creative thinking and complex problem solving, and researchers found that performance on problem solving tasks improved by 50% for those who took part in this tech-free hiking excursion.
They also noted that both technology and urban noise are incredibly disruptive, constantly demanding our attention and preventing us from focusing, all of which can be taxing to our cognitive functions. A nice long hike, sans technology, can reduce mental fatigue, soothe the mind, and boost creative thinking.
Hiking Outdoors Can Improve ADHD in Children
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is becoming more and more common among children. Children who have ADHD have a difficult time with impulse control and staying focused, get distracted easily, and exhibit excessive hyperactivity.
While raising children who have ADHD can be difficult for parents, the usual solution — opting for prescription medication — may be doing more harm than good, particularly when natural solutions can work just as well. A study conducted by Frances E Kup, PhD, and Andrea Faber Taylor, PhD, found that exposing children with ADHD to "green outdoor activities" reduces symptoms significantly. The results of this study suggest nature exposure can benefit anyone who has a difficult time paying attention and/or exhibits impulsive behaviour.
Hiking In Nature Is Great Exercise and Therefore Boosts Brainpower
We already know that exercise is fantastic for our overall well-being. Hiking is an excellent way to burn between 400–700 calories per hour, depending on your size and the hike difficulty, and it is easier on the joints than other activities like running. It has also been proven that people who exercise outside are more likely to keep at it and stick to their programs, making hiking an excellent choice for those wishing to become more active on a regular basis.
Researchers from the University of British Columbia found that aerobic exercise increases hippocampal volume — the part of the brain associated with spatial and episodic memory — in women over the age of 70. Such exercise not only reduces memory loss, but helps prevent it as well. Researchers also found that it can lower stress and anxiety, boost self esteem, and release endorphins. Many people take medication to solve each and every one of these issues, but the solution to these ills may be a lot simpler than you think!
How Can You Begin Hiking?
Luckily, hiking is one of the easiest and least expensive sports to get involved in, and it can have great benefits for the whole family, including grandma! Start out small and test your abilities. Do what works for you; if that means just walking through trails in a park, that's fine. Any exercise outdoors is better than none. You can easily find maps of trails around your home online, and there are plenty of smartphone apps to map them out, too. I recommend turning off your signal and your phone while hiking though, so you can reap the most benefits of the hike (though it may be wise to at least carry it with you in case of emergency).
Make sure you have some good sturdy hiking shoes, a hat, and a water bottle, and be sure to layer your clothing so you can take things on or off easily as you warm up and cool down. You may want to consider using trekking poles as well, which can increase your speed and take some of the pressure off your knees. Now, can you just do one thing for me?
Go take a hike!
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World Doctors Alliance: "We Do Not Have A Medical Pandemic." Fake News?
In Brief
- The Facts:
Formed under the "Corona Extra-Parliamentary Inquiry Committee," an alliance of hundreds of doctors and scientists, the "World Doctors Alliance recently held a press conference sharing their views about the coronavirus.
- Reflect On:
Why are tens of thousands of doctors and scientists all over the world being ridiculed and in many cases censored for sharing their research and opinions?
What Happened: Once again, doctors and scientists are and have been sharing the opinion that COVID-19 should not be classified as a pandemic virus due to the fact that it's, in their opinion, nowhere near as dangerous as big media is making it out to be.
An organization made up of well over 500 German doctors and scientists called "Corona Extra-Parliamentary Inquiry Committee" who share the same perception discussed in this article have also created the "World Doctors Alliance." Not long ago they held a press sharing their perspective.
Below is a clip of one of the members, Dr. Elke De Klerk, founder of Doctors for Truth from the Netherlands sharing her thoughts. Below that you will find the press conference recently held by the alliance.
Many expert have been emphasizing that we are dealing with something no more dangerous than the flu. For example, approximately 40,000 scientists, doctors and more than half a million concerned citizens have now signed The Great Barrington Declaration. The declaration explains that "Covid-19 is less dangerous than many other harms, including influenza."
The CDC also released new infection/fatality estimates that show numbers on par with seasonal flu. This recent release also has many people and experts calling into question the severity of the virus, this was well after John P. A. Ioannidis, a professor of medicine and epidemiology at Stanford University said that the infection fatality rate is close to 0 percent for people under the age of 45 years old.
The Physicians For Informed Consent (PIC) recently published a report titled "Physicians for Informed Consent (PIC) Compares COVID-19 to Previous Seasonal and Pandemic Flu Periods." According to them, the infection/fatality rate of COVID-19 is 0.26%. You can read more about that and access their resources and reasoning here.
Then there is the controversy surrounding the PCR tests and the idea that a large majority of cases may actually be false positives. You can read more about that here and here. This as been coupled with the fact that many COVID deaths may not have actually been the result of COVID. You can read more about that here and here.
These groups are made up of veteran experts in the field, Nobel Laureates, Professors of Medicine, Doctors and more, yet all it takes is for an Anthony Fauci like figure to oppose their opinion, and this is the perspective that gets beamed across mainstream media outlets, radio and television while the opposing view is nothing but ridiculed and "debunked." This is very bizarre to say the least, mainstream media alone has the power to make the majority seem like the minority, and the minority seem like the majority. They have a huge reach when it comes to regulating the perception of the masses.
The exampels listed above are a few of many.
Right now, the Great Barrington Declaration mentioned above and the idea of "heard immunity" is being heavily ridiculed in the mainstream, without any of the renowned scientists who support the declaration having an opportunity to share their opinion via mainstream media.
For the other side of the coin, here's a perspective you can read from Health Feedback, a Facebook Fact-Checker, with regards to infection fatality rate. According to them it's much higher than the flu, and COVID is very dangerous.
Below is a recent full press conference held by the alliance.
Is This Fake News? Nothing in this article is fake, these opinions are actually being shared by doctors and scientists around the world, and a lot of them. As far as what they are saying and the opinions expressed above, this is what's come under the scrutiny of Facebook Fact-Checkers. It's been emphasized during this pandemic that any type of information that does not come straight from federal health regulatory agencies and the World Health Organization is not to be trusted.
Here's an article from Health Feedback, for example, explaining why low infection fatality numbers do not mean that the virus is not dangerous.
The organizations above have been speaking up regarding the censorship they've experienced from social media giants, and this has also been a common theme throughout this pandemic. Michael Levitt, a Biophysicist and a professor of structural biology at Stanford University, criticized the WHO as well as Facebook for censoring different information and informed perspectives regarding the Coronavirus. According to him, "the level of stupidity" going on here is amazing.
According to Fact-Check.org:
A video posted by a European-based group called World Doctors Alliance falsely claims the novel coronavirus is "a normal flu virus" and there is no COVID-19 pandemic. Actually, COVID-19 is deadlier than the seasonal flu, and some European nations are combatting a second wave of cases.
According to the World Health Organization and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, we remain in the midst of a COVID-19 pandemic, with an uptick in case numbers and hospitalizations straining the ability of medical centers in some areas to cope. Some European governments have imposed more restrictions to fight another wave of cases.
Yet on Oct. 10, Heiko Schöning, a German physician and head of a group known by the German acronym ACU2020, announced formation of an organization called World Doctors Alliance to challenge the veracity of the COVID-19 pandemic. The alliance website claims it is "abundantly clear that the 'pandemic' is basically over and has been since June 2020."
An 18-minute video announcing the group's formation was posted on the ACU2020 website but has since been taken down by YouTube for violating its terms of service. Still, portions of the video featuring two doctors challenging the science behind the pandemic are circulating on Facebook with false assertions and statistics.
Staking out the group's position, Elke De Klerk, a Dutch general practitioner, says on the video, "We do not have a pandemic" and calls COVID-19 a "normal flu virus" – claims flatly rejected by the WHO, CDC, and other experts.
De Klerk claims the pandemic designation was based on poor testing, with the polymerase chain reaction, or PCR, molecular test returning false positive results in "89 to 94%" of the cases. That's not true.
While the false positive rate remains an area of continued examination, preliminary studies show the test's false positive rate is far less than De Klerk claims. A recent article in the British medical publication The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, said estimates in the U.K. place the false positive rate in the 0.8 to 4% range, while false negatives could run as high as 33%.
As for the virus that causes COVID-19, scientists universally agree it is a novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, not a strain of influenza.
While the death rate for COVID-19 remains uncertain, as we have reported, evidence suggests it is higher than for seasonal influenza.
In De Klerk's own country, the Netherlands, there have been more than 6,800 deaths attributed to COVID-19 so far this year, compared to 2,900 due to flu and pneumonia in 2018-19.
In the U.S., where COVID-19 has caused more than 220,000 deaths, the worst flu season in the past decade killed an estimated 61,000 people in 2017-18, as we've reported. In fact, COVID-19 so far has killed more people in the U.S. than the past five flu seasons combined, and hundreds more die each day.
In addition, a CDC study released Oct. 20 found hospitalized patients with COVID-19 in the Veterans Health Administration had a five times higher risk of death than patients with the flu.
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The Takeaway: It's been quite intriguing to see so many scientists and doctors completely oppose the recommendations and claims made by the World Health Organization (WHO) since the beginning of this pandemic. What's even more shocking for lots of people is the fact that many scientists and doctors have been completely censored for sharing their research and opinion regarding anything to do with COVID if it opposes the information and recommendations set out by the WHO.
It's not hard to see why so many people are confused and so many of us have beliefs that completely differ from one another.
Should people not have the right to examine information and opinions and decide for themselves what is and what isn't Should there be a digital fact checker patrolling the internet limiting peoples ability to see certain information? Do organizations like the WHO and our governments really make decisions that are in and for our best interests, or are there other interests being served here?
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Seven Natural Medicines For A Strong Immune System
The world knows, everyone is terrified at the prospect of contracting any germ that could overwhelm the immune system, including seasonal flu, colds, and more. Yet, there is no need to be entirely overwhelmed. The answer is fully found in nature, especially wild nature. Viruses can't stand up to the powers of wild plants, but even many commercial plants have the necessary power.
Regardless, it is crucial to fight back. People should not be allowed just to succumb. The great fight for the benefit of the immune system is found exclusively in nature, with the God-given wild nature being the most extremely powerful for providing all that humans need.
It is necessary to comprehend the natural sources, because, in fact, what else is there? When it comes to the spread of infection, medicine has proven impotent. Viruses and bacteria infect people, doing so globally, and no one can do anything about it. Obviously, for the majority of infectious diseases the standard recommendations of frequent hand-washing, the use of hand sanitizers, and now so-called social distancing, have proved largely impotent. Once the infected people arrive in the hospitals there is nothing but chaos. How could it be otherwise? There isn't a single treatment known that is effective against halting these germs' wild progression.
Now, it is time to turn to the natural kingdom, to the authoritative powers of aromatic and wild plants. Here, the top seven plants and/or their extracts are listed that can be taken advantage of to fight back against this condition. While this is no replacement for medical care, the issue is in this case there is no solid medical offerings. So, it only makes sense to rely upon plants and their extracts for supporting health and bolstering the immune system.
What are the other options? In fact, through the traditional approach there aren't any. All that is described is how dire this is and how incredibly rapidly it is spreading, while all that medicine offers is to no avail. Images are shown of people dying in their secretions upon respirators. For nearly all people the situation appears hopeless. Yet, this is not the case. Through natural medicines there are dozens of answers. Here, among the most potent are selected and described.
It is crucial to realize—the fact is the almighty creator has already designed in advance the answer for this crisis. This is hot-tasting, aromatic foods and spices. It is also raw honey. All these dramatically aid the body in the fight against nasty viruses. Yet, the most potent of all is wild oregano. It has immense, natural antiviral powers, demonstrated in a number of studies. It also has strong antioxidant, antihistaminic, and anti-inflammatory capacities. Let us review this seven to see how it is possible to take advantage of their authority in this time of crisis:
Wild oregano
Growing on the mountain tops in the deep Mediterranean wild oregano thrives where virtually no other plant can exist: above the tree lines. Here, it thrives on rock, being one of the only plants that can do so. In this respect it is even more powerful than trees. It is a great idea to consume such a sophisticated plant. The ideal forms are the whole, crude herb, the distilled oil extract in an extra virgin olive oil base, and the distillate water, known as the hydrosol, popularly known as the juice. Such wild oregano complexes greatly enhance human health. Through their intake the immune system is greatly strengthened, so it can more powerfully defend itself. As medicine has nothing to offer, certain nothing as clean, rarified, and potent as this, it would a good idea to consume it. While this is no attempt to preach almighty God took the care to mention this in a holy book, the Old Testament. Here, He deemed it a "purifying herb." With all that is happening in the world today nothing could be more telling than this.
The studies confirming its powers are voluminous. One such study in abstract form found published in Antiviral Research shows astounding capacities against viruses, including the human coronavirus and the common flu.
Medicine might belittle this. Yet, there is no basis for doing so. There is no harm in taking the wild oregano, even with medications or other medical treatments. In fact, it would enhance any such treatments applied for reversing infectious conditions. Studies show it makes antibiotics were better, so that even the dosages can be reduced. People eat oregano oil as a food flavoring, though unwittingly. The worries and concerns have no basis. Avoid cheap imitations made from farm-raised, cloned oregano and/or tainted with synthetic additives.
Wild sage
It may not be that easy to get wild sage, at least not in the common marketplace. If it can be found, it can be made into a tea and also burnt as aromatherapy. It can also be found as an extract, distilled from the wild plant. Wild sage is optimal for lung and respiratory health. It is also a potent germicide. In work at Georgetown University it was found to kill all germs against which it was tested. Wild sage can be found as a key component of certain supplements for respiratory and immune health. Yet, even commercial sage is health-giving and should be consumed in cooking and food. It can also be made into a tea, though, once again, the truly wild type is superior.
Cumin seeds or the extract oil
According to work at Georgetown University cumin seed oil proved to be one of the most potent germicides known. Other work has shown that cumin seed extract and oil was active against various viruses, including herpes, causing a significant reduction in both growth and tissue damage. Cumin can be taken by the seeds themselves, the powdered spice, and/or the extract, as found in oil of cumin seed in an olive oil base or in the dried spice oil form, the latter being a potent respiratory support formula.
Everyone knowns that garlic is particularly strong, especially when consumed raw. In fact, in the raw form it is a powerful germ-killer. In one study by Cornell University garlic was found to be a universal germicide where no known pathogen, in this case, bacteria could resist it. So, for any microbial challenge be sure to consume garlic, especially in raw on gently cooked form. High-quality garlic supplements add to the benefits.
What a powerhouse for the germ fight that the seemingly lowly onions are. Squeeze and onion and drink the juice—surely, no germ can stand this. Science supports this. Work in 1997 by J. H. Kim found that it inhibited or killed all bacteria against which it was tested.
Raw honey
Honey is a major medicine unto humankind, so deems the Qur'an. This applies only to the raw, unprocessed type. For any major health concern that involves both inflammation and infection raw honey should be regularly consumed. This is true both for internal and skin conditions. The top raw honeys, though hard to find, are those derived from bees never fed sugar. Find these types of honey supplements and consume them regularly.
Black seed and its oil
A numbers of studies show that black seed and its expressed oil help modulate the immune system. They seem to tone it down when it is hyper-reactive. When the immune system is in overdrive, there can be toxicity throughout the body, including excessive and often dangerous inflammation. Black seed helps prevent this. Note Indian investigators treatment with the seed extract led to a "significant decrease in pathological changes in the lungs." The black seed would work best if combined with wild oregano.
Use such wonderful food and supplements for optimal health. This is for the entire body, all organ systems. As a result of following this approach the individual will experience nothing but optimal health.
Written by Dr. Cass Ingram, a nutritional physician who received a B.S. in biology and chemistry from the University of Northern Iowa (1979) and a D.O. from the University of Osteopathic Medicine and Health Sciences in Des Moines, IA (1984). Dr. Ingram has since written over 25 books on natural healing. He has given answers and hope to millions through lectures on thousands of radio/TV shows. His research and writing have led to countless cures and discoveries. Dr. Cass Ingram presents 100's of health tips and insights in his many books on health, nutrition, and disease prevention. Dr. Ingram is one of North America's leading experts on the health benefits and disease fighting properties of wild medicinal spice extracts. A popular media personality, he has appeared on over 5,000 radio and TV shows. He now travels the world promoting perfect health – the natural way.
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WHO Estimates 35 Million Infected With COVID
In Brief
- The Facts:
Executive director of the World Health Organization's (WHO) Health Emergencies Programme Dr. Michael Ryan recently stated that according to their best estimates, 10 percent of the world's population has been infected with Sars-Cov-2.
- Reflect On:
Are rising case numbers as much as a concern as they're being made out to be? Is COVID more dangerous than all other viruses that have been circling the globe before it, infecting hundreds of millions and killing tens of million a year?
This article has been updated and corrected.
What Happened: Dr Michael Ryan, a former trauma surgeon and epidemiologist who is now the executive director of the World Health Organization's (WHO) Health Emergencies Programme recently revealed that the WHO believes approximately 10 percent of the world's population has been infected with COVID-19. This is their "best estimate" and far exceeds the number of officially recognized cases. The idea that more people are infected than we are aware of has been a common theme and the general consensus among the scientific community since early on in this pandemic. For example, a study published in April by several academics from the Stanford School of Medicine suggested that COVID-19 has infected many more than what the tests were showing, driving the infection fatality rate on par with seasonal influenza.
Our current best estimates tell us that about ten percent of the global population may have been infected by this virus. This varies depending on country, it varies from urban to rural, it varies between different groups." – Dr Ryan, "session 1" at 1:01:33 (source)
This latest estimate means approximately 780 million people have been infected, and the number will continue to grow according to the WHO.
According to Facebook Fact Checker Health Feedback,
As Ryan clarified during a 12 October 2020 virtual press conference, he did not confirm that 10% of the global population had been infected, but that 10% was the upper bound of the estimated number of infections so far:
[W]hat I was actually trying to communicate was that the vast majority of human beings on this planet remain susceptible to the virus. I believe what I said was that many studies had demonstrated that 10% or less of people had been infected, although that was very variable with some slum areas, high-risk populations like health workers being much higher.
Maria Van Kerkhove, epidemiologist and COVID-19 technical lead for the WHO Health Emergencies Programme, stated that recent estimates of COVID-19's IFR "all converge around a point estimate of around 0.6%. That may not sound like a lot, but that is a lot higher than influenza, and the infection fatality ratio increases dramatically with age." Most recent studies estimate an overall COVID-19 IFR around 0.68%[1], which is consistent with the general scientific consensus that COVID-19 is at least ten times more deadly than seasonal flu.
As Christophe Fraser, an epidemiologist at Oxford University, explained in a Twitter thread, the overall IFR estimate for an average seasonal flu is around 0.04%. Thus, even if COVID-19's IFR was indeed 0.14% as claimed, it would still be about four times higher than that of seasonal flu.
You can read more from them here.
If deaths attributed to COVID are not actually a result of COVID, then the rate would be even lower. You can read more about that here.
Why This Is Important: These numbers beg the question, does COVID really warrant mass global lockdowns and other preventative measures we've taken, or should it simply be treated as another virus like many others than have been circling the globe for decades, killing and infecting tens of millions of people every single year. Many people are asking how COVID is any different.
More than 34, 000 scientists and doctors, as well as more than 150,000 people have signed the Great Barrington Declaration, opposing a second COVID-19 lockdown because, according to them, it's doing much more harm than good.
It's called "The Great Barrington Declaration" and it states the following:
"Covid-19 is less dangerous than many other harms, including influenza. As immunity builds in the population, the risk of infection to all – including the vulnerable – falls. We know that all populations will eventually reach herd immunity – i.e. the point at which the rate of new infections is stable – and that this can be assisted by (but is not dependent upon) a vaccine. Our goal should therefore be to minimize mortality and social harm until we reach herd immunity.
The Physicians For Informed Consent (PIC) recently published a report titled "Physicians for Informed Consent (PIC) Compares COVID-19 to Previous Seasonal and Pandemic Flu Periods." According to them, the infection/fatality rate of COVID-19 is 0.26%. You can read more about that and access their resources and reasoning here.
A group of Canadian doctors in the province of Ontario have come together and written an open letter to Ontario premier Doug Ford. The letter is signed by 20 doctors and professors of medicine from faculties at the University of Toronto, McMaster University and the University of Ottawa and from hospitals such as Sick Kids. The letter was sent to ford on September 27th, and it argues against a return to lockdown measures as a way to tackle rising COVID-19 cases. You can read more about that here.
The CDC also released new infection/fatality estimates that also has many people and experts calling into question the severity of the virus, this was well after John P. A. Ioannidis, a professor of medicine and epidemiology at Stanford University has said that the infection fatality rate is close to 0 percent for people under the age of 45 years old. It turns out he was right.
A recent article published in the British Medical Journal has suggested that quarantine measures in the United Kingdom as a result of the new coronavirus may have already killed more UK seniors than the coronavirus has during the peak of the virus. You can access that and read more about it here.
In Germany, more than 500 German doctors & scientists have signed on as representatives of an organization called the "Corona Extra-Parliamentary Inquiry Committee" to investigate what's happening on our planet with regards to COVID-19 and express the same sentiments. You can read more about that here.
The list of medical and scientific experts opposing the measures being taken by multiple governments is quite long. The examples above simply represent a tidbit and I've used them in multiple articles, but I just wanted to get the point across with a few examples. .
Not long ago I wrote about Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, a Professor of Medicine at Stanford University who recently gave an interview stating "there is more harm from the lockdown than there is from COVID." He's one of many experts who feel this way, and explains why. In that article I put more examples of renowned doctors and scientists from around the world who do and have opposed lockdown measures.
Implementation of the current draconian measures that are so extremely restrict fundamental rights can only be justified if there is reason to fear that a truly, exceptionally dangerous virus is threatening us. Do any scientifically sound data exist to support this contention for COVID-19? I assert that the answer is simply, no – Dr. Sucharit Bhakdi, a specialist in microbiology and one of the most cited research scientists in German history (source)
The Other Side of The Coin: According to Facebook fact-checker Health Feedback,
The claim that the COVID-19 pandemic response has been unwarranted has taken many forms. Some involved misleading comparisons with other respiratory diseases like the flu and tuberculosis, while others relied on misinterpretations of COVID-19 mortality reports and unsupported accounts of fabricated COVID-19 test results. In September 2020, numerous Facebook posts making the same claim emerged (see examples here and here), this time highlighting the age-specific infection mortality ratio (IFR) that was added to the website of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on 10 September 2020 (see archive of website with the update note). These posts have gone viral, receiving more than 37,000 shares.
They note that a low IFR does not equate to a virus that is not dangerous, and in fact point to the exact opposite.
They go on to explain that
Scientists have observed that some survivors suffer from damage to various organs, including the lungs and heart, as well as the nervous system. Such damage could lead to chronic health problems, as this news article in Science reported, although it is currently unclear exactly how long such damage persists and how often it occurs. However, the long-term health effects of COVID-19 can be so severe that physicians and researchers are preparing to provide rehabilitation services to patients to facilitate their return to a functional life[2,3].
Finally, even a small IFR can translate into a large number of deaths if the virus spreads among a large group of people. Indeed, in spite of COVID-19's relatively small IFR, the U.S. has recorded more than 200,000 COVID-19 deaths at the time of this review's publication while there have been more than 1 million COVID-19 deaths worldwide, according to the Coronavirus Resource Center by Johns Hopkins University.
You can read their full post here.
Why This Is Important:
The point is, the number of scientists and doctors around the world who are opposing actions taken by multiple governments, as well as recommendations from the WHO is quite overwhelming. What's suspicious is the fact that none of these measures ever quite receive the mainstream media attention that they deserve, and one narrative/perception of COVID seems to dominate our television screens.
Is there a battle for our perception happening right now? Is our consciousness being manipulated? Why is there so much conflicting information if everything is crystal clear? Why are alternative treatments that have shown tremendous amounts of success being completely ignored and ridiculed? What's going on here, and how much power do governments have when they are able to silence the voice of so many people? Should we not be examining information openly, transparently, and together?
Is the new coronavirus, like 9/11, a catalyst for a shift in human consciousness. Are people 'waking up' as a result of what has, is and will transpire?
Why are so many doctors and scientists being censored and shadow banned on social media for simply sharing their research, evidence and opinions just because they contradict government health agencies and organizations like the WHO?
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The Film
Mahatma has a ransformational theme where a rowdy sheeter living by violent means turns into Mahatma Gandhi's philosophy of non-violence or ahimsa.
The Synopsis
Dasu (Srikanth) is a small time street rowdy collecting mamools and settling minor disputes in the slum colony where he lives. A lady politician (Jyothy) is trying to put up a Special Economic Zone and wants the slum colony vacated which is opposed by Dasu and a local leader.
Dasu meets Krishnaveni (Bhavana) who gets him bail in a case filed against him. He becomes friendly with her and circumstances lead to romantic interests between them. She is a Gandhian and has good influence on Dasu who slowly transforms into a non-violent activist.
A crooked politician (Jayaprakash Reddy) is trying to get crores of rupees from those who are planning to put up an SEZ there and promises to get the slum colony vacated.
Dasu floats a new political outfit called Mahatma Party to contest elections and rescue the slum colony dwellers from being vacated. The rest of the story deals with his success path.
The Performance
Srikanth has a memorable 100th film and he has given an excellent performance. Bhavani is a misfit in her role. Jyothy essayed her role well. Jayaprakash Reddy is his usual crooked best. Uttej, Paruchuri Venkateswara Rao and Jagan are apt in their roles.
Charmee sizzles in the item song. Brahmanandam's brief cameo is OK. All others are adequate.
The Techniques
Director Krishna Vamsi has come out with a good story and screenplay with dialogues having political overtones. This is not a mass entertainer but a neat take on non-violence. The cinematography is good and the music is above average. Audiography enhances the narration values.
The Verdict
Mahatma has to be seen for the nuances of Krishna Vamsi's direction and Srikanth's terrific performance, probably his best in his career.
The Cast and Crew
Srikanth, Bhavana, Jayaprakash Reddy, Jyothi, Uttej, Brahmanandam, Paruchuri Venkateswara Rao, Jagan, Navneet Kaur, Brahmanandam and others
Music: Vijay Anthony
Cinematography: Sarath
Producer: C R Manohar
Banner: Golden Lion Films
Director: Krishna Vamsi
Release Date: October 09, 2009
The Rating
3 out of 5
Review by : Deen Kumar
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Over sixty years ago, women all across South Africa gathered to mark their position and voice their rights. At the celebration of Women's Day, local government declared that Emancipation as the 2019 theme for women's month. Decades later women are still gathering to call for emancipation. CNBC Africa's Amogela Modise attended one of these gatherings and filed this report.


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"Harry Potter? Stephen King? No, I don't read them! Why? Why? Because when I walk by them in the bookstore, I get an evil feeling from them. That's when I know they're of the devil."
Heard it? I have. Said it?
That's what I thought. Would you believe me when I say it doesn't sound any more convincing in person? Too many times, walking in Christian circles, I hear a discussion come to a screeching halt when someone defends their disapproval of a bestseller or blockbuster with a claim of emanating evil. Rather than an explanation, feigned discernment and unsubstantiated experiences trump logic and reason.
As for the mechanics of such a phenomenon, there are two typical definitions. For some, there's a demon directly attached to the item in question. I, for one, am not too fond of the idea that there are demons out there whose sole purpose is to inhabit three or four hundred pages of prose. Do the math. King and Rowling—to name two—have sold millions, if not billions of books. To put a demon in each one, requires astronomical (not astrological, mind you) numbers of fallen angels; that's not even taking into account all of the demons that don't live between the pages.
Other deeply spiritual Christians believe that it's not a demon that does the haunting, but a spiritual residue. In Romans, Paul gave Christians permission to eat food that had been sacrificed to pagan idols. If Lucifer Goo exists, pagan sacrifices would be a prime medium for it, yet Paul says, "Eat up!"
But for the most part, all of this is understandable, I suppose. After all, Stephen King isn't exactly an evangelist, and Harry Potter, be he hero or devil, isn't an intrinsically Christian figure. For some, however, it doesn't stop there. Attachments of the demonic sort don't exist solely in the secular world. Christianity, it seems, has its share of evil spirits, as well.
Several times, I've heard some insightful discerner of demons say, "I just had an evil feeling about it," applied to various Christian novels. They return them to the bookstore without reading them, and do their best not to touch them more than they have to, lest they too be contaminated. Not long ago, an essay that I wrote elicited this response: "I don't know...something about it just doesn't sit well with my spirit." Good catch, Nancy Drew; the essay was written in the style of The Screwtape Letters, with the perspective of a villain. You weren't supposed to agree with it.
This is where a second favorite phrase gets added to our cop-out now: "We all know that the devil comes as an angel of light, so we shouldn't be surprised when we find him in Christian books, too."
Tricksy isn't he?
I suspect that the evil feeling is due more to the dark cover or twisted font, than to a wicked, albeit camouflaged, spirit. Add to that, a human desire to be superior to other Christians and a need to spiritualize everything. What happened to the good old days, before we Christianized things that should be a simple matter of taste?
Next time, try this: "This doesn't look like my kind of book. I'd like to return it for something else." Sure, it lacks that Old Testament flavor of brimstone, but I guarantee you'll feel better knowing that, when you see me in the back of the store with my nose stuck up and my arms outstretched with prophetic flair, it's not you I'm mocking.
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Questions for the crucial question and answer portion of the Binibining Pilipinas were allegedly leaked before the event started.
Two questions assigned to Nadine Lustre, who was among the panel judges, were shown in one of her photos.
Twitter user Zeke Martin shared a photo of Lustre where the questions were accidentally disclosed and juxtaposed it to a close-up version.
if ever a binibini will be asked the 2nd question from nadine and answer it greatly, she would probably be the next Miss Universe Philippines.
ps. Good questions by nadine!#BbPilipinas2019 pic.twitter.com/DPbYm0bdAP
— Zeke Martin (@zekemartinx) June 9, 2019
This photo was first shared by ABS-CBN on Twitter and attributed it to Krishnan Ganiel, one of the network's correspondents for the event. The tweet had since been deleted.
The same photo was uploaded on Viva Artists Agency's official Instagram account.
The questions, however, could not be seen here.
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"If ever a binibini will be asked the 2nd question from Nadine and answer it greatly, she would probably be the next Miss Universe Philippines," Martin said in the caption.
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- How do you react to rape jokes?
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Neither Abesamis nor Bernardo won the coveted title crown.
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Facebook is partnering with suicide prevention organizations on a new tool to identify people in distress. Forefront research scientist Ursula Whiteside discusses the project with Sara Murray.
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2014 CAMBr 20 Year Anniversary Jerseys
I was fortunate enough to work with CAMBr in designing some cycling jersey's to commemorate their 20th anniversary. Originally they were only going to do one jersey but after taking a look at both the designs I submitted they wanted to run them both. I also did a post-ride beer-themed button down shirt as well. The work was pro-bono but I'm happy to support CAMBr.
Badlands and Black Hills trip
Pancho At the Dog Park
I spent some time on Saturday morning playing with my new Sony Nex 5T. I wanted to try and get some motion shots of pancho running around at the Dog park with the 50-200mm zoom lens. I don't know if I'm a fan of the autofocus. I like having the touchscreen to quickly select a point to focus on but for more detailed shots it was tough to get the right focus point. It will take some getting used to. I think I still prefer manual focus with metering in red. The camera has much better picture quality than I'm used to. All of my older photos tend to look overprocessed in an attempt to cover up for poor image quality and the goal with the new camera is to shoot with a more mature, natural style.
Vegan black bean soup from dried bean powder
I was inspired by a recipe for refried beans using bean flour so I figured I'd try and make some soup out of bean flour. It turned out good. We decided to pour the soup into edible tortilla bowls and serve it with steamed brussel sprouts.
black bean soup from dried beans (enough for about 4 big bowls)
3/4 cup black bean flour (ground dry black beans)
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon chili powder
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon onion powder
3 cups warm water
1 8 oz can mexican tomato sauce (I use el pato)
3 roasted poblano peppers seeded and skinned and stems removed diced fine.
1 tablespoon braggs amino acids
3-4 green onions diced
1/4 cup to 1/2 cup fresh cilantro
handful of vegan cheese
Grind black beans into a fine powder using a coffee grinder (small batches of beans for about a minute per batch)
bring water to a boil and add dry ingredients and braggs and mix well and low boil for about 10 minutes.
Then add the tomato sauce and peppers and cook for another 10-15 minutes. at the end add in the cilantro and green onions.
pour into bowls (we used baked tortilla bowls)
Add some vegan cheese on top.
add salt or hot sauce to taste if you need some additional seasoning.
Bighorn Sheep in Waterton Canyon near the Colorado Trail
We saw this group of bighorn sheep in Waterton Canyon. They are almost always out pretty close to the trail. The males weren't out though. The males have the wide big horns that wrap around. some of the older females in this group have the shorter thin horns.
The mother seemed interested in checking out my bike.
Moose Sighting
Velocity Blunt Tubeless Success
This past weekend I successfully mounted my tires tubeless to my Velocity Blunt Rims. I had been planning on doing this since I got the rims but They were running fine with the tubes so it wasn't a priority. However, the dry trails have had me wanting more grip that running lower tire pressure can provide. I had everything I needed and since the bike needed a good cleaning and I had some free time on my hands and was a bit too tired to ride I figured I'd start the process.
I followed most of the instructions that I found on the mountainbikefaq.com website. They specifically have a post dedicated to converting this rim to tubeless. The items I needed to perform the conversion were a set of Bontrager Rim Strips (symetrical) and valves, some Stan's Sealant and some Slime Sealant (for the 70% stan's and 30% slime homebrew mixture) and of course an air compressor. After watching the Stans Instructional Video posted on mountainbikefaq.com a few times I was ready to go.
I had been running tubes with the tires I was going to re-mount tubeless for about 6 months so they were pretty worn in but still have plenty of life/tread in them. I have a Maxxis Ardent 2.4 for the front and a WTB Wolverine Race 2.2 for the rear. After installing the rim strips I mounted the tires. I wish I would have had some metal levers because I'm pretty sure I almost broke my park plastic levers. I had a hell of a time getting them on but was able to. After mounting them I wanted to see if they would in fact inflate without any sealant just to make sure the bead would set on the rim. This is where I ran into trouble because for some reason my compressor will not work with presta valve adapters. I'm gonna have to look into getting a new head for my compressor to work with the presta adapter but since I was planning on riding the following day I needed to get these tires filled up. I had a few CO2 cartridges and I thought I could go that route but they didn't quite provide enough air and the tire quickly deflated before I could fill it in time. So I figured I'd push my luck and I threw in the sealant and stood the tires up in my car and drove down to the gas station to try out their pump. At the gas station I had good luck. I was able to fill the tires no problem. I probably looked pretty goofy shaking the sealant through the rim in the parking lot but I managed to do just fine.
After my sucess at the gas station i went home and proceeded to wipe the rim/tire with soapy water to look for bubbles which would indicate small leaks. With the tire holding most of the air I was able to make minor adjustments with a floor pump and work out any slow leak spots. After keeping an eye on the tires and working out the slow leaks for about 15 minutes they were all sealed up. I mounted them back on the bike and was ready to go. In the morning I checked them and they didn't lose a pound of pressure! It looked like they were gonna be good so I threw the bike on my roof rack and headed out to Palos for the morning.
Once I got to the trail I dropped the pressure down to just under 20 lbs and was ready to go. After a 25+ mile ride the tires held their air. The trails at palos are pretty smooth and hardpack so I probably would have been ok with a higher pressure but My local trail (saw Wee Kee) is pretty loose and rocky and lower pressures over there have paid off greatly. It'll be interesting to see how this setup holds up in the months to come but I was relatively surprised by how easy these tires were to seal.
Vegan Tofu Jerky
A food dehydrator is a great investment. You pick one up fairly cheap and there's so much you can use it for.
Back before I became a vegetarian, I used a dehydrator to make beef jerky quite a bit. After I stopped eating meat I missed the texture and seasonings of beef jerky. I tried quite a few of the vegan jerky products out there and although I enjoyed several of them, they were quite expensive. Even when buying them in bulk I wasn't able to save much. I figured it couldn't be that hard to make a jerky substitute at home.
After looking online I was able to combine a few different recipes and cooking methods into what I felt was a pretty good batch of tofu jerky. The method I use here has a similar texture and consistency to the Turtle Island tofurky jurky. The seasonings can be played with quite a bit. I'm not one to get obsessive with measuring spices and I usually just dump in what I guess is a fair amount.
2 blocks of organic sprouted Extra or Super Firm Tofu
1/2 cup Braggs Liquid Aminos (or if you don't have then use low sodium soy sauce)
2/3 cup Water
2 T Liquid Smoke
2 T Black Pepper
2 T Tomato Paste
1 T Garlic Powder
1/2 T Onion Powder
1 T Crushed Red Pepper
1 T Chile Powder
1-2 T Agave nectar (depending on desired sweetness)
Start by draining and pressing the tofu using whatever method you prefer. Once the tofu has been drained you can cut it into strips that are about 1/4 of an inch thick. I find that anything thinner can cause the tofu to get crispy and lose it's chewy consistency. The photo below shows `1 block of tofu that has been cut. If you like you can cut longer strips. I usually cut long strips and then chop them in half so the jerky is easier to pack in small areas like a pocket or bike jersey.
Once it's been drained and cut you can combine all of the other ingredients and mix them. Then place the tofu into a pan and pour the wet mixture on top. try and make sure most of the tofu has the wet mixture on top of it. You're going to let it marinate for about 4-5 hours. It's a good idea to move the tofu around every hour or so to insure that it's evenly marinated.
After it's been marinated you can add the tofu slices to the dehydrator sheets. 2 blocks of tofu should fill up 4 round trays. The slices will shrink down quite a bit after they've been dehydrated but it's best not to have them touching if possible.
Once they've been added you can start the dehydrating process. I usually will let them dehydrate for about 8-10 hours at about 135 degrees. I find that anything hotter or longer than that and they start to get too hard and brittle. They will retain a bit of moisture so I usually plan on eating them within a weeks time (if I can keep from eating them that long)
Dekalb Gravel Metric, Hot Hell Ride
Last weekend North Central Cyclery in DeKalb held the Gravel Metric, a 62+ mile ride on mostly gravel and dirt roads. Over 200 riders showed up to compete in the non-competitive ride. It was more of a competition against the 110 degree heat and headwinds.
There were probably around 10-15 singlespeed riders and I only saw 2 other fixed gear riders besides myself. I was hoping to finish in around 4 to 5 hours but it ended up being over 6 hours. Even without the heat I don't think I could have done it in 4 hours on a fixed gear. I chose to run about a 73 GI gearing and something in the mid 60s probably would have been a much better choice.
I was riding with another fixed gear rider I met on the course and he went down pretty hard in the loose gravel. Quite a few people ate it on the creek crossing and several people crashed in the first few miles of the course due to difficulty with the gravel. This was not your typical crushed-limestone type gravel that you see on most bike paths. It was more like the loose chunky stuff people used to put down in their gardens in the 80s. The dirt roads were dry and hardpacked but had deep narrow ruts.
I once read an article in Dirt Rag that described 2 types of rides. There are rides that are fun when you are riding, and there are rides that are horrible when you're riding them but fun the days preceding the ride. This was the latter type of ride. I was hurting bad from heat exhaustion the day of the ride however, after resting, eating, cooling down, and returning to sanity I'm able to look back on this ride and appreciate it with a smile. Looking forward to next years ride and knowing that with cooler temps, knobbier tires, and a lower gear choice I should be able to beat my 6+ hour time no problem.
Wise words From Dick Clark
Coolest Ski Vid I've seen so far this season
This is a really interesting and unique edit. It starts off slow but at 2 minutes in gets crazy. Some really creative lines here.
1st snowfall
1st snowfall, originally uploaded by rPawela.
Pancho got to play in the snow today. Too bad it melted right away. So far it's been a crummy wet winter. No snow but plenty of rain
Unique Style
No full Story here. Just thought this was a pretty cool skate. This guy is nuts.
Elk on the side of the road
Elk on the side of the road, originally uploaded by rPawela.
We found a bunch of elk on the side of the road near Evergreen CO. The elk there don't seem to mind humans and cars.
working on halloween
working on halloween, originally uploaded by rPawela.
Goats on Mt Evans
Goats on Mt Evans, originally uploaded by rPawela.
a pic of some goats on Mt Evans
Here's a shot of Teko from My Canon G7. I did some color adjustments with photoshop got a pretty good light burst by blocking the flash a bit with my finger.
Unfortunately in April Teko was having some health issues and we found out she had cancer in her liver, spleen, kidneys, and lungs. It was too late to do anything so we had to put her down.
Rest in Peace Teko. We Love you so much.
Iguanas in Herzog's "Bad Lieutenant"
Recently saw Bad Lieutenant, Port of Call. Here's Werner Herzog Talking about the iguana scene.
There's the misconception that this is Herzog's attempt to remake the 1992 Ferrara Bad Lieutenant featuring Harvey Keitel. Here's what Herzog had to say on the subject:
It is not a remake. I've never seen Bad Lieutenant; I don't know [Ferrara], and I've never seen any of his movies. So I think that's off the table. One of the producers owned the rights to the name Bad Lieutenant, and he thought it would help the profile of the movie to give it the same name. I tried to stop that, but I did not win. Once it was decided that we would not shoot in New York but in New Orleans, the compromise was to call it Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans. Ferrara has a right to be angry, but this is not a remake. It has a life of its own.
Read more: Werner Herzog on Bad Lieutenant, Singing Iguanas, and Prop Cocaine — Vulture
They Eat Horses Don't They?
Several groups are pushing to renew the slaughter of horses in the U.S., possibly starting in Oregon.
Proponents are pushing Congress to introduce a bill to allow the U.S. Department of Agriculture to resume inspecting horse meat for human consumption. Until two years ago, as many as 100,000 horses were killed annually in the U.S. for meat for foreign markets. A federal court ruling in 2007 closed the nation's last horse-processing plant — Cavel International in DeKalb, Ill. — on the heels of two Texas closures resulting from a state decision to enforce a 1949 ban on horse-meat facilities. interesting debate on this subject can be found here


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SELCO Staff Conference Report: Chris Austin – MLA 2018
Or – How I spent my MLA 2018 edition
Thursday: First I went to "The Web is Lovely, Dark and Deep." 7/10 for minor factual errors and emoji use. I did learn that some libraries are now offering the TOR browser on their public PC's, something that I'd be more that happy to provide on request.
Next I went to "Attack of Killer Computer, is Your Library Ready to Code?" looking for STEM kit ideas. 4/10 didn't really cover anything I didn't know, but I did have a nice talk with a children's librarian from Mankato about what I did with code club.
After that I really need some caffeine, so I went down to common area and had a pop, while making some last minute additions and reviewing my own presentation. I also visited the vendor area.
Then it was lunchtime, Officially I have no opinion of the keynote "We, Surveilled and afraid, in world we never made." However I couldn't maintain a poker face to the delight of the others at my table.
After lunch I met up with James and we rehearsed our presentation.
For the first afternoon session I attended the "Robot Petting Zoo" with Becky 9/10, not enough time with the robots. But we did get some good ideas of what to put in a robot kit. I ended my first day with "12 DIY Adult Programs" because the description made it sound like one of the 12 was on 3D printing, turns out that they used their 3D printer to make tools for one program. Not really what I was looking for, but what can you do.
Friday: For the first session, I attended " I Did It!!: The Tip-Meister Dishes on Effective Processes to Get to the Finish" 10/10 for being useful, upbeat and well attended by SELCO staff. I think the biggest takeaway I got was this;
"Gather your facts; gather input , let it stew BUT
DO go ahead and bring an end to the decision making process.
Be sure to get a broad consensus but realize everyone may not be 100% on board.
Don't let that untrack you."
For my mid-morning session I attended "Champagne Library Technology on a Beer Budget: Tech Tools for Small Libraries" I was hoping for hardware or public PC alternatives, but instead it focused on software, I shared some of my experience with Google forms and saw an interesting tool for doing live surveys. (add name from notes)
Blah blah addended something about teamwork.
Then it was my turn, James and I gave our presentation "Making Virtual Reality a Reality in your Library" The crowd was smaller that I thought it would be but, oh well. We took a tag team approach, with James discussing programming using a HTC vive for a full VR experience. While my half focused on things to do with Google Cardboard. Our slide deck can be viewed here Despite some technical difficulties with the wifi, everything went okay. But, I consider it a win when I get up to present and don't end up balled up under the podium.


text: Software & Apps MS Office Replace Data with Excel's SUBSTITUTE Function by Ted French Writer Former Lifewire writer Ted French is a Microsoft Certified Professional who teaches and writes about spreadsheets and spreadsheet programs. our editorial process Ted French Updated on January 29, 2020 Manuel Breva Colmeiro / Getty Images MS Office Excel Word Powerpoint Outlook Tweet Share Email The SUBSTITUTE function replaces existing words, text, or characters with new data. Use the SUBSTITUTE function to remove non-printing characters from imported data, replace unwanted characters with spaces, and produce different versions of the same worksheet. Instructions in this article apply to Excel 2019, 2016, 2013, 2010, 2007; Excel for Microsoft 365, Excel Online, Excel for Mac, Excel for iPad, Excel for iPhone, and Excel for Android. SUBSTITUTE Function Syntax A function's syntax refers to the layout of the function and includes the function's name, brackets, and arguments. The syntax for the SUBSTITUTE function is: =SUBSTITUTE(Text,Old_text,New_text,Instan The arguments for the function are: Text (required): The data containing the text to be replaced. This argument can contain the actual data enclosed in quotation marks (see row 2 in the image above) or a cell reference to the location of the text data in the worksheet (see rows 3 and 4).Old_text (required): The text to be replaced.New_text (required): The text that will replace Old_text.Instance_num (optional): A number. If this number is omitted, every instance of Old_text is replaced with New_text. If this number is included, the instances of Old_text specified are replaced (see row 5). Arguments for the SUBSTITUTE function are case sensitive. If the data entered for the Old_text argument does not have the same case as the data in Text argument cell, no substitution occurs. Use the SUBSTITUTE Function Although it is possible to type the entire formula manually into a worksheet cell, another option is to use the Function Arguments dialog box (or the Formula Builder in Excel for Mac) to enter the function and its arguments into a cell. =SUBSTITUTE(A3,"Sales",& When you use the dialog box, Excel takes care of separating each argument with a comma and it encloses the old and new text data in quotation marks. Enter the data for the tutorial in a blank Excel worksheet. Select cell B3 to make it the active cell. Select Formulas. Select Text to open the Text functions drop-down list. Choose SUBSTITUTE in the list to open the Function Arguments dialog box. In Excel for Mac, the Formula Builder opens. Place the cursor in the Text text box. Select cell A3 on the worksheet to enter this cell reference. Place the cursor in the Old_text text box. Enter Sales. This is the text that will be replaced. There is no need to enclose the text in quotation marks. Place the cursor in the New_text text box. Enter Revenue. This text will be substituted for Sales. The Instance_num argument is left blank since there is only one instance of the word Sales in cell A3. Select OK. Except in Excel for Mac, where you select Done. The text Revenue Report appears in cell B3. SUBSTITUTE vs. REPLACE Functions SUBSTITUTE differs from the REPLACE function in that it is used to exchange specific text at any location in the selected data. REPLACE is used to replace any text that occurs at a specific location in the data.