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Pyongyang Folk Park
Can't get enough of the surreal Ryugyong Hotel (AKA the "Hotel of Doom")?
At the newly opened Pyongyang Folk Park you can get up close and personal with a scale model Ryugyong Hotel as well as Pyongyang's other famous landmarks and monuments.
The Korean Central News Agency of DPRK describes the park:
The Pyongyang Folk Park vividly showing the long history and time-honored culture of the Korean people was built in the area of Mt. Taesong.
The park consists of the district for comprehensive history education, district for the display of historic relics, modern district, folk village district, folk playing district, park district of Mt. Paektu and Mt. Kumgang and the management and operation district. It is an open-air history museum where visitors can see and experience at first hand the good qualities of the Korean nation and the genuine socialist national culture developing day by day.
The construction of the park greatly helps the Korean people, including and school youth and children, inherit and glorify the excellent tradition and brilliant culture of the nation.
A visit to the Pyongyang Folk Park costs a steep 14 Euros – at that price it might not be of interest to all tourists (remember there are no ATMs to replenish your cash supply), but I thoroughly enjoyed the site. In addition to the surreal collection of scale models of Pyongyang's monuments, the park boasts a Korean geisha house where visitors can enjoy a traditional music performance and are served soju by young ladies in period costumes. We also stumbled upon a film set and posed for pictures with actors in an anti Japanese revolutionary movie in the traditional village section of the park. The site is also a popular place for wedding photos, which of course we were invited to pose in.
Model of Pyongyang's Arche of Triumph and Mount Kumgang.
Model of the Party Foundation Monument.
Soldier workers prep Mansudae Grand Monument.
Model of Juche Tower.
Models of Juche Tower and Arch of Triumph.
Models of Juche Tower and Arch of Triumph.
Model of Juche Tower.
Music at the Korean geisha house.
Music at the Korean geisha house.
Soju at the Korean geisha house.
Soju at the Korean geisha house.
Korean geisha house.
With North Korean actors on an Anti Japanese revolutionary film set at the Pyongyang Folk Park.
North Korean actors on an Anti Japanese revolutionary film set at the Pyongyang Folk Park.
North Korean actors on an Anti Japanese revolutionary film set at the Pyongyang Folk Park.
North Korean wedding party.
North Korean wedding party.
My tour group poses with a North Korean wedding party.
Bride and groom at the Pyongyang Folk Park.
A Bird's Eye View of Pyongyang – Post #1
Pictures taken from the top floors of the Yanggakdo International Hotel showing Pyongyang bathed in the light of sunset.
View of the famous Ryugyong Hotel.
Taedong River and the Juche Tower.
View of Pyongyang looking east.
View of Pyongyang looking east.
View of Pyongyang looking east.
River dredge on the Taedong.
All photos by Joseph A Ferris III
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This week went okay. I was a little behind but I think I caught up some. To make it easier to understand what is in overflowing in my fridge, I am going to list what is leftover by week:
Left Over from Week 3:
A small amount of kale
some of the scallions
2 of the carrots
Leftover from Week 4:
12 eggs
3 slices of Rosemary bread
handful of spinach
1 head of romaine
the kale
1 bunch of scallions
1 shallots
1 tomato
4 carrots
I know that sounds like a lot. But as a optimist I think of it like....more to use for this week.
Here is what we used all of:
snow peas
What we ate this week:
Quiche with salad (eggs, spinach, scallions, red lettuce, carrots)
Stuffed Peppers with scalloped potatoes (tomatoes and scallions)
Mac & Cheese with Roasted Veggies (spinach, radishes and carrots)
Fishsticks with pasta and salad (red lettuce, spinach, carrots and scallions)
Tilapia with rice, salad and baked sweet potatoes (red lettuce, spinach, carrots and scallions)
We made Strawberry & Cream Biscuits with the strawberries. I had big dreams for these biscuits but they were "Eh". But still worth trying.
So because by fridge is so packed we can hardly fit anything my grade this week would be....
Really with all this leftover food I should give myself a D. But Dave and I ate really well this week and it was yummy so I can't give myself a D.
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A STED super-resolution microscope, combinable with two-photon generation, has been introduced at the Department of Biophysics and Radiation Biology. The laboratory functions as a professional and intellectual workshop: the research conducted here involves diseases which are in national and international focus.
At the ceremonial introduction of the device, Dr. Péter Ferdinandy, Vice-Rector for Scientific Affairs, congratulated on the project and emphasized: it is important that the availability of the instrument be extensive within and outside the university. To reach this objective, it is necessary to build an open core facility system, which he considers to be of major strategic importance.
The project, which is based on a wide-ranging professional cooperation, involves the Institute of Experimental Medicine of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (MTA KOKI), the Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME) and the Department of Biochemistry of Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE) as well.
The STED super-resolution microscope and the two-photon microscope complement each other in the laboratory, which can be considered as a real innovation, explained Dr. Miklós Kellermayer, director. One of the main advantages of the super-resolution microscope is that it enables the laser-initiated photochemical processes in subdiffraction volumes to be tested and used, he added. Two-photon generation reduces the effect of light scattering, which makes it possible to penetrate into the surface of biological samples (tissues, organs) in greater depth. Dr. Miklós Kellermayer said that at the Békésy György Biophysical Research Centre, equipment worth approximately 2.5-3 billion forints has been installed in the past 10 years, one of the important stages of which was placing a microscope of more than 190 million forints value in the Optical Microscopy Laboratory.
An important goal of the project was to involve the research of diseases which are in domestic and international focus. Thus, the microscope will be used to map the synaptic connections of the central nervous system, to increase the effectiveness of cardiovascular research and to optimize vascular tissue engineering processes among others.
In super-resolution microscopy, stimulated emission depletion, the so-called STED technique, was discovered by the Nobel Prize-winning physicist, Dr. Stefan W. Hell, breaking the centuries-old limits of microscopic imaging. Dr. Hell, recipient of the Semmelweis Budapest Award of 2016, made a significant breakthrough by creating a type of super-resolution nano-microscope which enables researchers to see tinier details than ever during the examination of cells and tissues.
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Infovis about war.
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The Kills have just announced details of Ash & Ice, their highly anticipated fifth album, due for release on June 3rd via Domino.
Five years in the making – and five hand surgeries later for Jamie Hince, who had to re-learn how to play guitar with a permanently damaged finger – Ash & Ice is the follow up to 2011's Blood Pressures, and first up is the video for brand new single 'Doing It To Death', directed by Wendy Morgan (Janelle Monae, Laura Mvula) and shot in Los Angeles last month.
Unlike earlier albums, which have largely been written and recorded at Key Club Studio in Benton Harbor, Michigan, the bulk of the recording for Ash & Ice took place in a rented house in LA and at the world famous Electric Lady Studios in NYC. The album was produced by Jamie Hince and co-produced by John O'Mahony (Metric, The Cribs), and mixed by Tom Elmhirst (Adele, Arcade Fire, Amy Winehouse) and Tchad Blake (Black Keys, Arctic Monkeys).
Ash & Ice is available to pre-order now on 2xLP, CD, and digital download. Pre-order: The Kills / Dom Mart / iTunes
The Kills – aka Jamis Hince and Alison Mosshart – will play Village Underground in London on May 4th.
Upcoming Tour Dates…
16 House of Vans 50th Anniversary, Mexico City, MX
17 Culture Collide/StubHub Showcase, (SXSW)Austin, TX
18 Spotify House (SXSW), Austin, TX
07 Exit/In, Nashville, TN (Sold Out)
08 Headliner's Music Hall, Louisville, KY
09 CD 102.5 Day, Columbus, OH (Sold Out)
11 Union Transfer, Philadelphia, PA
12 Warsaw, Brooklyn, NY (Sold Out)
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15 Coachella, Indio, CA (Sold Out)
18 Mayan Theatre, Los Angeles, CA
19 The Observatory, Santa Ana, CA
22 Coachella, Indio, CA (Sold Out)
01 Melkweg, Amsterdam, NL
03 La Cigale, Paris, FR
04 Village Underground, London, UK
13 Shaky Knees Festival, Atlanta, GA
14 9:30 Club, Washington, DC
19 Paradise Rock Club, Boston, MA
21Danforth Music Hall, Toronto, ON
22 St Andrew's Hall, Detroit, MI
23 Riviera Theatre, Chicago, IL
25 First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN
26 Midland Theatre, Kansas City, KS
27 Ogden Theatre, Denver, CO
28 The Depot, Salt Lake City, UT
31Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver, BC
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02 Roseland Theater, Portland, OR
04 Fox Theater, San Francisco, CA
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Much to the possible ire and chagrin of the Koku audience, I've got a confession to make: I'm a camper. A shameless, sneaky, not-good-enough-to-charge-in-guns-blazing, FPS camper. But before you start listing all the ways I should be punished (both in-game and in real life), you'll be happy to know that Nintendo's upcoming GoldenEye 007 for Wii is set to give me, and those like me, our just deserts [Thank you to commenters Ryan and Bunlert for the correction on "Just Deserts"] when it hits shelves this November.
The counter-camper offensive, as I've decided to dub it this instant, will come in the form of a newly revealed match modifier known as "Move Your Feet" mode, which will impose a 3-second time limit on standing still, after which time all players still motionless will be blown up. Literally! According to Bitmob, whose (lucky!) reporters managed to get some recent hands-on time with the title recently, this explosive match modifier turns the normally tense, hunt-and-find atmosphere of a round "into a hectic affair that zeroed out any chance of a foe settling in to camp."
Though there were no details given on the degree to which "Move Your Feet" mode's 3-second timer could be tricked (by, say, a slight movement to a new piece of ground?), the idea definitely sounds like a creative method of mixing things up in what can sometimes become a predictable flow of gameplay. On that note, Bitmob also noted that GoldenEye 007 will contain a host of other match modifiers, ranging from a "classic" setting that allows access to guns from the beloved N64 original title, to a mode in which everyone gets the Oddjob treatment and has to play as miniature sprites.
Comment below and let us know what you think about these newly announced features, and for that matter whether your excitement for the revived and revitalized GoldenEye is mounting or waning as we get closer to November. Registration is not needed (but is enouraged!)
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Rennes, France, May 17th, 2018 - DEMETA, leader in the development of new generation catalysts for green chemistry is proud to announce the first meeting of its Scientific Advisory Board at its headquarter in Rennes.
Top (from left to right) : Dr. Patrick James, Dr. Lionel Limousy, M. Serge Ratton, M. Patrick Piot, Dr. Jacques Biton
Bottom (from left to right) : Dr. Frédéric Caijo, Pr. Janine Cossy, Dr. Marc Mauduit
Its members have been chosen by DEMETA's board of directors for their wide knowledge and proven experience in the field of chemistry and more specifically catalysis, formulation of high performance polymers and R&D strategy. Patrick Piot, Chief Executive Officer at DEMETA explains: "the Scientific Advisory Board comprises 6 high-profile scientists that will meet on regular basis in order to advise and guide DEMETA's Board of Directors and management for all matters related to R&D and Innovation. DEMETA will also strongly benefit from the members' professional and academic networks".
Besides plenary sessions, the members have individually accepted to assist DEMETA's team on an ad-hoc basis, focusing on the company's current strategic projects:
- Commercialization of a new family of high performance materials, NexTene™, produced by polymerization of cyclo-olefins (DCPD), thanks to DEMETA's proprietary, highly stable and cost-competitive ruthenium-based catalysts;
- Development of precursors for bio-based polyesters, polyamides and specialty lubricants produced from oleic acid (and other alkenes), by polymetallic catalysis, in partnership with University Rennes 1 through the GreenCARE joint R&D lab.
"It's truly an honor for our team and myself to gather around us such a remarkable community of scientific expertise. With this very high-level advisory and guidance committee, DEMETA will accelerate the development of its innovative, successful catalysts and polymers of the future", says Dominique Bouvier, Chairman of the Board of Directors. "The inauguration of our GreenCARE joint laboratory (LabCom) with University Rennes 1 on May 29th will be the perfect occasion to present in more details our technology".
Members of DEMETA's Scientific Advisory Board
- Dr. Jacques Biton, Consultant, ex-CEO & Founder of DEMETA and Deinove
- Pr. Janine Cossy, Professor of Organical Chemistry at ESPCI ParisTech, Member of the Académie des Sciences
- Dr. Patrick James, Consultant, ex-Global Head of Innovation at Plastic Omnium
- Dr. Lionel Limousy, Associate Professor at the« Université de Haute Alsace »
- Dr. Marc Mauduit, Research Director at CNRS
- Serge Ratton, Consultant, ex-Global Head of R&D at Rhodia
- Dr. Frédéric Caijo, Chief Scientific & Compliance Officer at DEMETA
- Patrick Piot, Chief Executive Officer at DEMETA
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Since its inception in 2011, DEMETA can count on the support of Truffle Capital and also BPI France.


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We are looking for plenty of helping hands for a community planting day at Wattle Farm Reserve in Manurewa on 1 September.
Hundreds of plants need to be planted along the banks of the stormwater sediment fill area at the park, part of a $3.5 million improvement project at the site.
"Overall we will be putting in about 6000 plants over the next few months," says project manager Auckland Council Healthy Waters specialist, Pradip Baisyet.
"This planting day is a chance for the community to get involved in a project they've seen going on in their backyard for several years."
The event is being led by the Wattle Downs Residents' Association.
Association vice president Sue Matete was recently joined by Manurewa-Papakura Ward Councillor Daniel Newman and Manurewa Local Board Chair Angela Dalton to get the planting underway.
"This is a really impressive project that has been a huge investment by Auckland Council and will have major benefits for locals and the environment from improved water quality to managing sediment and reducing adverse impacts on the Manukau Harbour," says Cr Newman.
Manurewa Local Board Chair Angela Dalton says as well as the environmental benefits of the project, the area is also a hit with recreational users, such as model boat racers.
"What's really nice is that while this is a major infrastructure project, it has been done in a way that means it's still very attractive to look at and a place the community can enjoy."
What: Wattle Farm Planting Day
When: Meet at 9am. Saturday 1 September
Where: Wattle Farm, 39R Wattle Farm Road
About the Wattle Farm stormwater pond improvement project
- The Wattle Farm pond is within the Mahia Catchment which is over 400 hectares
- It was previously a sewer treatment pond and decommissioned after the construction of Mangere sewer treatment plant
- The pond was divided into two ponds, northern used for stormwater treatment and southern for recreational use
- Over the period of time, the stormwater pond was silted up and became a dumping place for people's rubbish.
Stage 1: 2011-2012
- 3600m3 of contaminated material removed and disposed of offsite
- Forebay constructed for efficient sediment management
- Forebay banks planted with suitable species
- Total construction cost $1.4 million.
Stage 2: 2016-2018
- On-site management of 27,000m3 contaminated sediment
- Construction of 540m of inter-lockable concrete block retaining wall
- Fill area planted with suitable eco-sourced plants
- Total construction cost $3.5 million.


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Rivers Election: INEC Has No Right To Halt My Victory – AAC Candidate
The governorship candidate of the African Action Congress, AAC, in Rivers state, Engr. Awara Biokpomabo, has rejected the suspension of the state's results by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in the Saturday's governorship and state houses of assembly elections held in the state and other parts of the country
Biokpomabo, in a statement on Monday, said INEC has no right to stop his victory at the polls because, according to him, no provision of the electoral act permits the commission to suspend elections that have already been concluded.
According to him, results from the areas that witnessed violence, a basis upon which INEC suspended the results' announcements, had already been declared at the polling units and collation had begun before the abrupt suspension of the process.
He said, based on the results already collated and declared from the polling units, that he was in clear lead and was coasting to victory, haven won over 15 local government areas. He listed the LGAs where he said results had already been collated and declared before INEC suspended the process.
According to the AAC candidate, "My Party, the African Action Congress (AAC) a duly registered Political Party fielded candidates for the Governorship, House of Representatives, Senate, and House of Assembly positions for the General Elections held on the 9th day of March, 2019.
The aforesaid elections held as scheduled and proceeded up to collation stage in some Local Government Areas, and in some other Local Government Areas, results had already been collated and declared, before the Independent National Electoral Commission suspended the remaining stages of the election, which I was in clear lead and was coasting to victory.
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Bethel candidates see challenges after primary
Three Bethel men running for first selectman's seat
BETHEL -- First selectman candidate Larry Craybas said he'll carry the energy from winning 59 percent of the votes in Tuesday's Republican primary into his campaign for the Nov. 3 election.
He said he is not worried about competing for Republican votes with incumbent Republican First Selectman Robert Burke, who is running on the Pro Bethel Party ticket.
"It's the start of the new day, and there is a big challenge ahead of us," Craybas said Wednesday. "There is flesh we need to put on our platform, so we can help voters understand what we mean by a taxpayer-focused government" and also to show voters what he plans for economic development.
The second Republican primary for first selectman in four years brought out 915 voters, about the same as 2005. The nearly $7,000 spent to hold the event means each vote cost about $7.70.
Democrat first selectman candidate Matt Knickerbocker said while he's kept track of the primary, it has not changed his mission.
"I'm campaigning hard to get my message out that we can have an administration that takes care of the roads and buildings and still keeps taxes down -- that they aren't mutually exclusive,'' Knickerbocker said Wednesday.
He said he doesn't know if having both Burke and Craybas on the ballot will split the Republican vote and give him an edge.
Since Knickerbocker and Craybas are both members of the Board of Education, some wonder whether they could split the school vote or if Burke would at least be an alternative to their school board perspective.
Knickerbocker bristled at the idea that his and Craybas' service on the school board would be used against them.
"We have both served the town in that capacity, and we both believe that a strong school is a benefit to the whole town," Knickerbocker said. "We are members of the Board of Education who are seasoned and able to work across the aisles to get things done.''
He said the town meeting form of government means that any budget goes to the Board of Finance and to the voters for approval, which limits any one person's influence.
Craybas said he was invited by Burke to run for the school board as a member on his slate two years ago because he understood the need to do due diligence on the school budget and to provide a quality education at an affordable price.
He said he and Knickerbocker show from their work on the school board that they can have substantive debates about issues, and he called it campaign rhetoric if their work on the school board were to be undermined.
Burke was not available for comment Wednesday. But, Robert Crnic, chairman of the Pro Bethel Party, thought that two Board of Education members running for first selectman on the two major party lines didn't bode well for the taxpayers, whom he said Burke has served well with his spending plans.
In addition, Crnic speculated that Craybas and Knickerbocker might have a tug of war for the parents' vote, and combined with the dissatisfaction nationally with the two major parties, it might be the perfect time for a third party candidate to win.
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Students too young to vote spent Tuesday casting ballots in mock elections across the Houston Independent School District.
Some cited taxes, health care and the war in Iraq as their hot-button issues.
"We have to stop the war because it's killing a lot of Americans," said Aaron Cranfield, 10, a student at West University Elementary who marked his ballot – in a decorated refrigerator box – for Republican candidate John McCain.
Others were won over by a candidate's personalities. "He's good and helpful," said Emma Patterson, 10, explaining why she's supporting Democratic nominee Barack Obama.
Classmate Katy Boyd, 10, said she wants to see the female candidate win.
"She seems like a really nice woman. She seems like she really cares about the environment," Boyd said of Hillary Clinton.
Teachers said they wanted students to feel part of the primaries since it's creating such a buzz across the state and nation. At West University, they've been studying since January, when there were many more candidates.
"It's interesting to hear 9- and 10-year-olds talk about this," social studies teacher Michelle Hayes said.
Tune in for results sometime after recess.
UPDATE: Obama won the West University Elementary primary in a landslide. He received 91 votes to Clinton's 18. Ralph Nader received 2.
Republican candidate John McCain came in second overall with 45 votes, compared to Mike Huckabee's two.
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By Sue Cody
A vivacious
2-year-old named César scampers to the goodie bag Judi Mahoney brings to his
As César's
mother, Luz Pniewski, and Judi discuss benchmarks of his development, he grabs
some plush toy ladybugs and sticks them on the metal arm of a chair.
"Look, he
remembers they are magnets," says Judi.
Judi is a
Spanish-speaking home visitor with Healthy Families of Columbia and Clatsop
the hour-and-a-half visit, César busies himself finding toys, examining them,
giving them to people in his living room. He finds a medical kit and shows me
how to use the different instruments.
He is
especially interested in my camera and wants to look at the photo display on
the back. Looking isn't enough, he wants to push the buttons and take some
families with young children
Families is a nonprofit under the Oregon Department of Education that offers
free home visits to pregnant women and families with children from birth to 3
years old. Women can enroll while pregnant or up to 90 days after the birth of
a child.
visiting helps parents bond with their babies to cultivate strong, nurturing
relationships. Research shows the program has decreased neglect and child
abuse, and has helped children be ready for school.
Families of Columbia and Clatsop Counties recently hired two home visitors,
bringing the total to four. Most are bilingual. Program Manager Sunday Kamppi
says the family bonds with the home visitor, who tries to stay with the same
family during the three years of involvement in the program.
members teach parenting skills, child development and offer resources.
"We depend
on the family to guide us to their needs," Kamppi says.
For prenatal
care, Healthy Families staff makes sure there is a birthing plan in place. They
guide women to community resources and supplies, and demonstrate how to connect
with the baby.
visitors conduct need assessments through a New Baby Questionnaire; Ages and
Stages Questionnaire (ASQ) for developmental screening; and ASQSE for social
and emotional screening.
The free
home visits are for people within 138 percent of the poverty line or who
qualify for the Oregon Health Plan and have two risk factors.
Risk factors
• Trouble paying expenses
• Low education level
• Teen parenting
• Postpartum depression
• Need for community resources
• Drug or alcohol dependence
• No prenatal care
• Three children under the age of 5
curriculum is based on two evidence-based programs, "Growing Great Kids" and
"Parents as Teachers." Both have proven effective in preventing child abuse and
parents in the formative stages of a child's development can lead to early
interventions where necessary. Public Health nurses, WIC, Head Start, Clatsop
Community Action, Northwest Parenting and other social services collaborate to
support healthy families.
programs mesh with The Way to Wellville's focus on emotional wellness and early
childhood education.
An active
While César
is exploring toys and rolling on the floor with his sister, Judi and Luz are
speaking Spanish and filling out forms assessing César's development in
language, movement, eating, social interactions, etc.
"César is doing
really well," says Judi, after asking Luz about his verbal skills. He is
starting to put two or more words together to form sentences.
"He is
trying to pronounce every word he hears," Luz says. He watches everyone and
copies everything. She says he loves to explore things and see how they work –
especially pushing buttons, like turning on the TV.
César can
follow directions, his mother says. When he is hungry, he finds his place and
sits at the table.
Still, there
are times when he throws a temper tantrum when he doesn't get what he wants.
Judi assures Luz that at this age it is normal when he is frustrated. She says
this is the child's way to show emotions when they don't have the words to
express themselves. She offers Luz tips on how to change the situation.
Great Kids" helps identify the different emotions such as impatience,
powerlessness, jealousy, anger, frustration and exhaustion and how to respond
to them. It promotes E-Parenting, parenting with empathy.
suggestions are:
• Identify what the child is
• Say something about it – "Oh, I see
you are tired. I am too."
• Do something about it to help
support the child – give him a hug or read him a book.
Judi says
"Whining, screaming, biting and hitting are normal, but unacceptable." It is
important to teach the child words to express their feelings.
After many
more suggestions on creating positive behavior, Luz says she is grateful for
the help in understanding what César is going through so she can help him.
"How do you
feel about the Healthy Family visits?" I ask Luz.
She raises
her arms, shows me some muscle and says, "I feel like a great mom!"
forms for those who are pregnant or have a child younger than 3 months old, may
be obtained by calling Judi Mahoney at 503-325-4455.
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How to get into direct sales marketing – and close the deal on the first read
First, I must tell you what direct sales isn't. It's more important than what they are. Just like any other sale strategy, the goal is to sell something – whether that's a product or something else is up to your ethic. Direct sale isn't the commercial you see on TV.Continue reading


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Will The Fed Hike Rates Again This Week?
- The best performing metal this week was palladium, up 1.41 percent, though hedge funds cut their long position to a three-week low. ICBC Standard Bank, however, sees palladium hitting $1,500 an ounce by 2020. Gold traders and analysts were mostly bullish on the yellow metal this week on concerns about a potential U.S. government shutdown and ongoing uncertainty around Brexit, according to the weekly Bloomberg survey. Gold sentiment is increasing as holdings in gold-backed ETF holdings rise and as investors are unwinding net short positions. Bloomberg writes that U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission data shows that among its precious metal peers – palladium, platinum and silver – gold has seen the biggest change in sentiment over the last two months.
- Turkey continues growing its gold holdings after selling off its reserves for most of this year. Bullion holdings rose $69 million from the previous week and are worth $19.4 billion as of December 7, according to the Turkish central bank's filings. In another sign of gold bullishness, Turkey will begin selling gold-backed bonds in an effort to diversify borrowing instruments. Bloomberg writes that only 22 karat and 24 karat gold will be accepted and that investors will be paid interest in the lira, but may request principal payments back in the form of physical gold.
- South Africa, once the world's top gold producer, has seen output contract for a 13th consecutive month in October, the longest streak of declines in six years, writes Bloomberg. The country released figures showing production declined 15.1 percent from a year earlier. The Perth Mint Physical Gold ETF saw inflows of 11 percent, or $80.9 million, on Wednesday, marking the biggest one-day increase since September 18.
· The worst performing metal this week was platinum, down 0.81 percent with hedge funds flipping this week to net bearish on price direction. High gold prices have dented demand in Asia leading up to the holiday season, with buying interest in India likely to be subdued for the rest of the year, reports Reuters. The world's top gold consumer China saw premiums of $5.00 to $6.50 over the benchmark, down from last week's $5.00 to $7.40 range. Gold posted its third straight day of losses on Thursday after a Trump administration official signaled that China will have to do more to end the trade war, writes Bloomberg.
· Paulson & Co. won control over the Detour Gold board of directors after convincing shareholders to overthrow most of the board, including its interim CEO. It is difficult to ascertain how the market will view Detour going forward in the shorter term window. Certainly, the new directors will have the best interest of shareholders at heart as this is the reason Paulson pushed for change at the company. This board replacement should also be seen as a warning shot to other gold company boards where shareholders believe they are not being served.
· Alamos Gold fell as much as 9.3 percent in Canada on Thursday after Desjardins lowered its rating on the stock to hold from buy. The lowered rating is due to company news that it has slowed down development activities and spending on its Kirazli Project in Turkey until it is granted an operating license, reports Bloomberg. Adding to the company's stock turbulence is the news that two employees are feared dead at the Alamos Mulatos Mine in Mexico after an unexpected pit slope movement.
· Hedge fund manager Paul Tudor Jones said in an interview on Monday with CNBC that he doesn't think the Federal Reserve will hike rates at all in 2019 due to the drop in commodity prices putting inflationary pressure on the economy. Jones said we should expect to see "a lot more volatility next year" in the markets and that we're "probably sitting on a big global credit bubble." Goldman Sachs said the odds of a rate hike at the Fed's meeting in March are now below 50 percent due to worsening economic data. Zach Pandl, head of global currency and emerging-market strategy said that "the latest news from the Fed raises our convictions in those forecasts and suggest that the dollar depreciation could be more front-loaded than we previously anticipated."
· Martin Roberge of Canaccord Genuity Corp. wrote in a note this week that gold could be set up for a sustained rally and would be the prime beneficiary of a dovish Fed. When the Fed paused following the December 2015 rate hike, the U.S. dollar peaked soon after and there was a monster rally in the gold miners in the first half of 2016. Roberge notes 2019 could be a similar setup if the Fed pauses and oil regains some strength, stroking inflation expectations.
· Wheaton Precious Metals saw a big boost on Friday after announcing that it reached a settlement with the Canadian Revenue Agency (CRA). The agreement says that income generated through Wheaton's foreign subsidiaries will not be subject to Canadian taxes, though the company will need to mark-up the cost of service provided to foreign subsidiaries from 20 percent to 30 percent. Wheaton's stock was trading up 14.4 percent following by the market close. The CRA tax issue has been an overhang on the stock for several years and with the issue finally being put to rest, Wheaton should see money flow back into the shares.
· Following a multiyear boom, home sales are starting to slow around the United States. While values in most of the country haven't fallen, reports Bloomberg, the rate of appreciation is slipping, particularly in the New York area. Another area is slowing too – the number of new hedge funds in this $3 trillion market. In fact, closures have been the new theme in 2018, writes Bloomberg, with closures outnumbering launches for the third year running with hedge funds noting a lack of good opportunities and or converting to family offices and only managing their own assets.
· The Fed is piling up unrealized losses, raising questions about its finances at a "politically dicey moment for the independent central bank," reports Bloomberg. Mark-to-market losses at the Fed dwarfed central bank capital on September 30, according to its quarterly financial report. "A central bank with a negative net worth matters not in theory," former Fed Governor Kevin Warsh said in an email. "But in practice, it runs the risk of chipping away at Fed credibility, its most powerful asset."
· Economists at some of the largest banks are beginning to notice signs of a U.S. recession looming in 2019, reports Bloomberg, citing an inversion in part of the bond yield curve and a sell-off in stocks. JPMorgan, specifically, forecasts a 35 percent chance of recession next year, which is up from 16 percent probability back in March. In a global study done by UBS of 40 countries over the time frame of 40 years, the bank says the U.S. is among those currently behaving in a way inconsistent with prior peaks.


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The United States will suspend its obligations under a key nuclear treaty. Washington said it's withdrawing from the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces Treaty or INF because Moscow has been violating it for years.
The agreement, signed at the height of the Cold War, was aimed at avoiding a nuclear war in Europe.
CGTN's White House Correspondent Nathan King explains more on the arms treaty.
In 1987, it was a landmark treaty banning some of the most destabilizing weapons of the Cold War. The Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces treaty banned any land-based conventional and nuclear missiles with a range between 500 and 5,500 kilometers (310-3417 miles).
Fears were that those missiles essentially made a catastrophic, so-called "winnable" nuclear war between the Soviet Union and the U.S. more likely.
The missiles' short flight times – in some cases around 10 minutes – put nuclear forces in Europe on a hair trigger. The treaty took this strategic option off the table.
Now over 30 years later the U.S. is pulling out.
"For almost six years the United States has gone to tremendous lengths to preserve this agreement and ensure security for our people, our allies and our partners. We have raised Russia's noncompliance with Russian officials, including at the highest levels of government, more than 30 times. Yet, Russia continues to deny that its missile system is noncompliant and violates the treaty," U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said at a briefing in the State Department.
At issue, a new Russian missile, the 9M729-the "Novator." Washington claimed it has a range of more than 500 kilometers (310 miles)-a treaty violation. Russia said its range is just below that, and so allowed its deployment.
The Kremlin accused Washington of breaking the treaty, too-citing the 2016 deployment of a land-based ballistic missile defense – the "Aegis Ashore" system – in Romania. In Poland, it's scheduled to be operational in 2020.
The Trump administration announced its intent to withdraw from the treaty last year. If nothing changes, Washington will withdraw fully by August this year. Moscow said it wants to save the treaty and accused the U.S. of fueling an arm race.
Europe, whose security from Russian nuclear attack has long relied on the INF, has urged both the U.S. and Russia to save the treaty.
"What we definitely don't want to see is our continent going back to being a battlefield or a place where other superpowers confront themselves," Federica Mogherini, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, warned.
But for the U.S., it's not just about Europe anymore. The INF treaty limited Moscow and Washington in deploying intermediate missiles, but not other nations like China.
Free from the treaty, some U.S. strategists believed it would give Washington more choices in countering Beijing. Others said existing U.S. sea and air systems can do the job without deploying more missiles in Asia-a move that could destabilize the region.
The demise of the INF treaty could have serious effects on upcoming non-proliferation and arms control talks involving other types of nuclear weapons, too.
This was the latest international agreement the Trump administration had decided to abandon following the Iran nuclear deal, the Paris climate pact and the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
Eugene Chausovsky on the U.S. withdrawal from the INF treaty
CGTN's Elaine Reyes spoke with Eugene Chausovsky, a geo-political analyst, who specializes in Russian foreign policy and strategy. Both the U.S. and Russia have backed out of treaties before, but here's what he had to say if this one is any different.


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There are many children in Illinois who are currently in foster care with no permanent home. There are also many other families who are seeking to adopt a child. Despite this, the adoption process is not that simple. Adoption of a child in foster care is generally beneficial for the child. However, the state wants to ensure that the best interests of the child are being met when they are adopted by a family.
In order to ensure that the situation would be in the child's best interests, there are a list of factors that a guardian and the court must analyze. These factors are: the wishes of the child; the interaction and relationship the child has with the family wanting to adopt; the child's need to continue a relationship with parental figures; the wishes of the child's biological parent prior to the parent's consent to adoption; the child's adjustment to school and community; the child's relationship with siblings and other family members; the mental and physical stability of all parties involved; the background and living arrangements of the adoptive parents and the criminal background check of the adoptive parents.
While the child's guardian can consent to the adoption after analyzing these factors, ultimately the court makes the final decision. The court can either grant or deny an adoption, no matter the wishes of the child's guardian.
There are many families who would love to adopt a child for various reasons. The family law courts would like to unite loving families with children who are in need of adoption but want to ensure that the family is the right fit for the child. Adoption can be a complicated process and attorneys understand it. They may be helpful as one attempts to adopt a child into their family.
Source: Illinois General Assembly, "Illinois Compiled Statute 750 ILCS 50/15.1," accessed on October 6, 2014


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City of Costa MesaHome Menu
100-foot aerial ladder truck
Costa Mesa's Tiller Aerial Truck
The primary tasks of a truck company are broken down into three categories:
- Access
- Property preservation
- Technical rescue
The ladder truck's functions/operations include forcible entry, auto extrication, search and rescue, ventilation, salvage and overhaul, lighting, vehicle stabilization, low-angle rescue, high-angle rescue. Unlike the engine company, which has limited compartment space, the truck company is designed to have a large number of compartments so it can carry the vast assortment of specialized tools and equipment that are needed to perform the many different types of operations that are encounter in the city on a regular basis.
Aside from having a 100-foot aerial ladder for above ground operations, the truck company carries a compliment of ground ladders to give firefighters access to initiate firefighting and/or rescue operations. The truck also carries power tools, rope rescue equipment, forcible entry tools, salvage and overhaul equipment, lighting equipment and accessories, and technical rescue equipment for auto extrication operations.
- Fire suppression operations
- Victim access (traffic collisions, above/below ground level rescues)
The truck company provides access so fire suppression or rescue efforts can be accomplished. On building fires, these operations include forcible entry so engine company members can gain access into buildings so fire extinguishing efforts can occur while rescue is performed. The truck company members utilize hand and/or power tools to accomplish these duties.
The truck company also carries a complement of ladders. The complement on Costa Mesa's truck includes two 35-foot extension ladders, two 28-foot extension ladders, one 14-foot straight ladder, one 16-foot straight ladder and the 100' aerial ladder that rests on top of the truck. These ladders assist crew members in gaining access in order to carry out rescue and fire suppression operations.
Victim rescues from traffic collisions present another access problem for firefighters to render care to patients. The truck company carries the jaws of life. This tool, along with the cutters and spreaders can rip apart an automobile in just a few minutes. These tools enable paramedics to gain access to patients so treatment can begin.
Property preservation
- Ventilation
- Salvage operations
- Overhaul operations
Ventilation is a systematic way of removing smoke, heat, and fire gases from a building involved with fire to limit property damage during fire suppression operations.
Salvage work takes place simultaneously during fire suppression efforts as well. Salvage work, as it is referred to, entails placing large covers over personal belongings/furniture in order to protect these items. The truck company personnel perform this operation to limit damage from smoke, heat, or other related elements of fire by-products.
Salvage work also limits the damage that is incurred from the uncontrolled presence of water from activated sprinklers, leaking water pipes, or other water run-off from fire suppression activities. After the fire has been knockdown, the truck company personnel conduct overhaul operations by sifting through the ashes and debris to ensure that re-ignition of the building will not occur.
Technical rescue
Technical rescue incidents include:
- Vehicle accidents (auto extrications)
- Swift Water Rescue (Santa Ana river bed, flood control channels)
- High Angle rescues (rappelling)
- Low Angle rescues (freeway embankments, Talbert/Fairview parks)
- Confined space/subterranean incidents
- Patient entrapments
Examples of technical rescue incidents can include the following: vehicle accidents, remote rescues in parks and wooded areas, or a stranded window washer on any high rise building. The equipment that is required for these types of calls is carried on the aerial ladder truck.


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For a Black December…
December is still a month marked with the stamp of the insurgent memory of the
anarchists who rise up in open antagonism against any form of power.
December 2018 will be 10 years since the comrade Alexandros Grigoropoulos was
snatched from the streets when he was killed by police bullets in the neighborhood
of Exarcheia, Greece, in 2008. It is also the month that will mark 5 years since the
comrade Sebastián Oversluij was killed by the bullets of a mercenary of capital
during a bank expropriation in 2013 in Chile.
Because the memory of our dead is fuel to stoke the flames of our lives in permanent revolt, the Black December is once again a meeting point of multifaceted action, and to reflect upon ourselves and on our strengths in this minority struggle and about the current manifestations of our totalitarian enemy, which is power and its world of hierarchies, fascism. patriarchy, speciesism and the multiple expressions of the desire for superiority of some over others.
Once again, Black December continues to be an invitation for insurgent communication via the savage heat of offensive action against power.
In iconoclastic memory of our dead.
Offensive solidarity with the comrades who face repression in Argentina, Brazil,
Chile, Russia, Italy, Greece and all over the world.
For a Black December, long live anarchy!
ES/GR: Por un Diciembre Negro / Για ένα Μαύρο Δεκέμβρη
Tags: Alexis Grigoropoulos, Black December, Black International, Black International of Anarchists of Praxis, Insurrection, International Solidarity, Sebastián Oversluij Seguel
This entry was posted on Monday, December 3rd, 2018 at 6:49 pm and is filed under Autonomy.


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In the XII Kratovo had become a mining centre, thanks to the experienced Saxon, i.e. from Saxony, presumably from Flanders, miners who came to activate the mine. The importance of Kratovo can be judged through the visit of Sultan Murat who together with his army headed towards Kosovo, but stayed in Kratovo in order to visit the already famous town of gold and silver. In the past, on both sides of Tabacka River that flows through Kratovo, there have been 12 towers – 5 on the right-hand side and 7 on its left-hand side. Of those, there are only 6 left as of today and some of them partly, but some of them are completely ruined.
Tour itinerary
Tour features
08:30 Departure from Skopje
10:00 Arrival in Kratovo
City Museum The museum in Kratovo was established in 1993 and it is consisted of four departments, including archaeological, historical, ethnological and conservation. The museum has two permanent exhibitions, one of ethnological object and the second one – historical setting "Kratovo throughout the centuries". The Churches of Kratovo From around 20 churches present in the city in the time of the Ottoman rule, today in Kratovo are remained only three: St. Nicolas the Miracle worker – renovated in 1848 St. John the Baptist – renovated in 1836 St. George of Kratovo – located in the old cemetery The Bridges of Kratovo Kratovo is a city of about 17 bridges, although today all of them are not in function. Rada's Bridge is the most known bridge because of the legend of the women Rada. According to the story 9 brothers were building the bridge, but the bridge was falling down continually and it could be straighten only if a young woman is walled up alive in the bridge… The other bridges in Kratovo are: Govchanski, Charshiski, Jokshirski, Gorenomaalski etc. are another characteristic of this town made by old masters. The Monument of St. George of Kratovo By origin, George was a Macedonian from the town of Kratovo. He was a silversmith and in his heart and soul, was a devout Christian. George was eighteen years old when the Turks tried to convert him to Islam. George remained as firm as a diamond in his faith. The Turks tortured him with many cruel tortures and finally burned him. He suffered because of his faith in Christ on February 11, 1515 A.D. in Sofia, during the reign of Sultan Selim and was glorified with unfading glory in the heavens. St. George of Kratovo is symbol and patron of the city and the municipality, which is celebrated on 24th February.
13:00 Monastery St. Gavrill Lesnovski St. Gavril Lesnovski is located on the south-western slopes of Mount Osogovo, about fifteen kilometers from town of Probishtip. The monastery is related with the life of hermit Gavril Lesnovski. It is believed that it was built in the second half of XI century, when in the areas north of Bregalnica were strongly developed and expressed cult for hermits. Lesnovo is considered as a great spiritual sanctuary, from where Slavic literacy spreads and where is placed one of the oldest schools in Macedonia called Lesnovo Scriptorium, founded in XI century. Also a calligraphic (re-writing) school of XIII century existed here. By the 40's years of the XIX century in the monastery was located one of the largest libraries on the Balkans, with lots of books and manuscripts, many of which were sent to libraries in Sofia, Belgrade, Zagreb, Moscow and St. Petersburg.
It is considered that the donor of the church Holy Archangel Mikhail is the despot Jovan Oliver who built this church in 1341 on the foundations of an older basilica from the time of the anchoret Gavril. This monastery complex is comprised of church, tower-belfry, storage building with several subsidiary premises and the renovated konaks (mansions) built in the 19th century.
14:00 Lunch
15:30 Departure towards Skopje
17:00 End of the tour
Location: Kratovo and Surroundings
Duration: 1 day
Term: all year long
Group Size: min. 2
Departure point: Skopje (can be arranged on booking)
Tour technical difficulty: easy
The tour includes: Transportation, lunch, refreshments during the travel, full escort by professional tourist guide, all sightseeing's (with entrance fees included)
Necessary equipment: comfortable walking shoes
Price per person: On request and depending of the number of participants
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About Us
The MedStar Health/Georgetown - Washington Hospital Center Family Medicine Residency Program was originally established in Washington, D.C. in 1977 through a collaborative agreement between Georgetown University School of Medicine (GUSOM) and Providence Hospital. 41 years later, the program successfully transitioned to the MedStar Health GME Consortium in November 2018. ACGME accredited since 1977, our first residents joined us in 1978. We have twenty-one residents in our program, accepting 7 each year with diverse interests embodying our motto, "A Commitment to Caring for the Underserved."
As a University-Administered residency program, each faculty member has a full academic appointment in the Department of Family Medicine at GUSOM. Capitalizing on the best clinical experiences for residents at each site, the required residency rotation locations include MedStar Washington Hospital Center, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Virginia Hospital Center, Children's National Medical Center, the Washington, D.C. VA Medical Center and Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.
Residents teach formal courses for first and second year medical students at GUSOM, and mentor third and fourth year medical students on family medicine outpatient rotations. Residents also teach a required joint simulation workshop to third year clerkship medical students.
MedStar Medical Group Family Medicine at Fort Lincoln Family Medicine Center
Since 1978, our residents and faculty have provided continuity of care for their panels of patients at Fort Lincoln Family Medicine Center (FMC), located a few minutes outside northeast Washington, D.C. in an urban, underserved setting.
The FMC is a 20,000 visit per year medical center using Cerner's Electronic Health Record, MedConnect, and Patient Portal.
The FMC has an in-house Psychiatrist, Psychologist, Social Worker, Referral Specialist, and a Community Health Educator dedicated to at-risk patient populations (diabetics, prenatal and pediatric patients). We have interprofessional teams with an associated curriculum, and a resident-run diabetes group visit program with a Certified Diabetes Educator. Our 2012 PCMH transformation included:
- Provider, team, and practice scorecards to track how we are doing operationally and clinically.
- Diabetes group visit program for diabetic patients and their families.
- Twice daily huddles for pre-visit planning for chronic disease, elderly and pediatric patients, and counseling patients on needed laboratory testing, vaccines, or preventive care.
- A transition of care program using health information technology to track our patient's ER visits and hospitalizations to arrange appropriate home care and follow-up care.
- Collaborative goal-setting, action plans and patient education for all at-risk patients including elderly patients, diabetics, hypertensives and smokers by community educators, social workers and nurses.
- Interprofessional team quality improvement projects using PDSA (Plan-Do-Study-Act) cycles.
The FMC features:
- 19 examination/consultation rooms
- 2 treatment rooms equipped for:
Colposcopy, endometrial biopsy
Minor surgery
Podiatric procedures
Punch and shave skin biopsy
- On-site phlebotomy
- On-site Nephrology, Psychiatry and Psychology visits
We have planned interior and exterior upgrades, a health information exchange project with area community health centers, and multiple quality management initiatives.
When the FMC launched our patient portal, it gave our patients electronic access to their medical records, and the ability to communicate directly with their physicians. Our patients can use the portal to view lab or imaging results and progress notes, or request appointments, refills or referrals. Increasing connectivity with physicians saves valuable time and improves patient satisfaction.
To innovatively train and empower full spectrum, Family Medicine physicians to serve as patient- centered, community healers, activators and educators who meet the evolving healthcare needs of local, national, and global underserved populations.
Vision and Values
We are Forward Thinking: Our curriculum will constantly evolve, driven by resident input, to meet the changing needs of learners in a shifting healthcare landscape.
We are Supportive: We will guide and mentor our residents to develop them into active members of the local and global medical community, teachers of future physicians, and the embodiment of fully realized potential.
We are Scholarly: We will teach an evidence-based, full spectrum family medicine curriculum, including exposure to diverse FM careers.
We are Selective: We will identify and recruit students who demonstrate tremendous intellect, creativity, dedication, and diverse interests.
We are Diverse: We will attract residents of different backgrounds from across the country with multiple specialized tracks tailored to their individualized career goals.
We are Collaborative: We will partner with others for the common goal of producing high quality, compassionate Family Physicians by embracing the uniqueness of each partner.
We are Community-Oriented: We will be passionately committed to the health of our local community—Port Towns, Prince George's County and Northeast Washington, D.C. We will strive to partner with our community and community organizations to provide the very best medical care for the prevention and treatment of acute and chronic disease.
We are Patient-Centered: We will be a medical home for all. We will be driven exclusively by the needs of our patients and will tirelessly advocate on their behalf to improve their health, their access to healthcare and the health of our entire community.


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Guest Designer at Pitti Immagine Uomo 96 - Givenchy
Givenchy wase the Guest Designer at Pitti Immagine Uomo 96. Clare Waight Keller – the British designer and artistic director of the LVMH group maison since spring 2017- presented the new menswear collection from the brand that is an icon of French elegance with a special event.
"It is a huge honor for us to host the runway debut of the Givenchy men's collection under the creative direction of Clare Waight Keller" says Lapo Cianchi, Pitti Immagine's director of communication and special events. "A strong, modern and elegant vision: it is the perfect project for Pitti Uomo. I am certain that the atmospheres and spaces of Florence will offer Givenchy further aesthetic and symbolic motivations for concentrating on men's fashion".
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Presidential candidate of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky offers to lift immunity from the country's president, parliamentarians and judges by one law.
"Let it sound in a populist way, but no one offered or read in the programs of other candidates the following: stripping immunity from the president, deputies and judges. It is advisable that all this should be consolidated in one law," he said in the "Interview with the presidential candidate" program on ICTV.
Zelensky pointed out that the Verkhovna Rada can lift immunity from the president, but block its withdrawal from deputies.
Responding to the comment that the immunity of deputies and the president is written into the Constitution of Ukraine, and the immunity of judges is a "slightly different" issue, Zelensky responded: "Our legal experts and lawyers are already preparing this bill. We'll see."