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1 Boy, 6, dies days after South Carolina school shooting COLUMBIA, S. C. (AP) — A 6-year-old boy w ho w as critically w ounded in a school shooting died Saturday, days after a 14-year-old boy opened fire on a school playground, authorities said. Jacob Hall had been fighting for his... 2016-10-01 19:20 (7.64/8) 808Bytes article.wn.com

2 Hurricane Matthew poised to bring 'life-threatening' rain to Jamaica, Haiti Total rain accumulations could reach 15 to 25 inches over southern Haiti, w ith possible isolated maximum amounts of 40 inches. 2016-10-01 19:53 2KB www.nola.com (3.46/8)

3 Hurricane Matthew disrupts traffic in Santo Domingo An avenue along the coast of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, w as closed to traffic on Friday, after being damaged by strong w aves and rough seas w ere caused by the effects of nearby Hurricane Matthew. This animation of NOAA's GOES-East (2.25/8) satellite imagery from Aug. 31 to Sept. ... 2016-10-01 20:00 896Bytes article.wn.com

4 Trump's Comments And Latinos Linda Chavez of the Center for Equal Opportunity, Denise Galvez of Latinas for Trump and columnist Gustavo Arellano discuss Donald Trump's w eek of comments about a 2016-10-01 17:12 696Bytes www.npr.org (2.21/8) former Miss Universe.

5 Nathan Cleverly revives career with WBA regular light- heavyweight title victory against Juergen Braehmer Nathan Cleverly's career has been revived after he w on the WBA regular light- (1.06/8) heavyw eight title in Germany on Saturday evening follow ing Juergen Braehmer's w ithdraw al through injury. 2016-10-01 21:03 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk

6 Geography may soon become history in Maharashtra schools History, Civics, Economics, Political Science and Geography may not be compulsory

(1.03/8) subjects at the school level in Maharashtra in the near future. Read story for full details 2016-10-01 20:30 2KB www.mid-day.com

7 Police and civilian staff with mental ill health take almost 200,000 sick days Police officers and staff suffering from psychological problems have taken almost (1.02/8) 200,000 sick days over the last three years, new figures show. The figures,... 2016-10-01 21:53 3KB www.dailymail.co.uk

8 It's almost Trump time for Alec Baldwin on 'SNL' How orange w ill Alec Baldw in go? Will he sniffle his w ay through his performance? Will he experience microphone problems? 2016-10-01 20:25 1KB chicago.suntimes.com

(1.02/8) 9 ‘He’s disgusting… he’s begging me to take him back but enough is enough’: Richard Keys’ wife says his affair with their daughter’s friend has jeopardised her battle with (1.02/8) cancer Speaking from her home in Berkshire, Julia Keys said her health had to 'take priority' now and that she w as pressing ahead w ith divorce proceedings due to her husband's 'disgusting' behaviour. 2016-10-01 20:16 5KB www.dailymail.co.uk

10 'I thought I lived in a culture where females were equal to men:' Outrage as California woman gets new plane seat 'because two Pakistani monks didn't want to sit next to her' (1.02/8) United passenger Mary Campos of Coto de Caza, California, has described her ordeal in an interview w ith local media, saying: 'I thought I lived in a culture w here females w ere equal to men.' 2016-10-01 19:08 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk

11 Hard will breed new bigotry, warns former Tory minister

(1.02/8) Nicky Morgan raises fears on eve of party conference that lurch to the right could encourage attitudes like those of Donald Trump 2016-10-01 18:01 6KB www.theguardian.com

12 ‘Opinionated loudmouth’ Image copyright Moby Electronic producer Moby has 2016-10-01 00:00 7KB headlinenewstoday.net (1.00/8)

13 Fortnum's encore: Welsh rarebit The argument as to correct spelling and pronunciation burns eternal, but all that really matters is Cheddar cheese mixed w ith mustard, Worcestershire sauce, a w hole egg (0.05/8) and a drop of beer. 2016-10-01 19:47 1KB www.dailymail.co.uk

14 HOROSCOPES: Put your feelings into words this week, Libra Mercury, planet of communication and the mind, joins forces w ith expansive Jupiter (0.01/8) and structured Saturn this w eek. 2016-10-01 19:33 4KB www.dailymail.co.uk

15 Hoffarth: Vin Scully always made it personal It’s been our privilege to give space to so many in the media to share their Vin Scully stories over the last couple of w eeks. Now, w e’ll see w hat w e can come up w ith from our reservoir as w e steady ourselves for Sunday’s la 2016-10-01 18:52 8KB (0.01/8) www.presstelegram.com

16 Congo plans to delay a national vote for 2 years to 2018 KINSHASA, Congo (AP) " Congo's electoral commission president says a national election, originally scheduled for November this year, w ill likely take place at the end of (0.01/8) 2018 " a tw o-year delay likely to cause more unrest in the tense...... 2016-10-01 18:47 840Bytes article.wn.com

17 Reuters Health News Summary Follow ing is a summary of current health new s briefs. Morphosys moves closer to getting first antibody drug on market German biotech Morphosys moved a step c... (0.01/8) 2016-10-01 17:04 5KB www.dailymail.co.uk 18 Royals wave goodbye to Canada after milestone family visit Prince George and Princess Charlotte w aved goodbye to Canada as the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's tour ended w ith the couple praising the nation for the "h... 2016-10-01 21:52 5KB www.dailymail.co.uk

19 Anand Pendharkar: Tales of Palms On the eve of the World Tourism Day, I find myself exploring the bylanes of Central Kerala w ith a fellow birder and nature enthusiast. While landing in Kochi, the plane emerged from the clouds to a sea-like expanse of coconut palms 2016-10-01 21:35 4KB www.mid-day.com

20 Trump ready to drag Bill Clinton sex scandals into US campaign Washington, Oct 1: Donald Trump indicated in a new interview that he's ready to drag ex-president Bill Clinton's sex scandals into the White House campaign, after Democrats lashed out at the billionaire's Tw itter rant against a pro-Hillary ex-Miss Universe. Trump told... 2016-10-01 21:20 862Bytes article.wn.com

21 Pakistan should 'counter threat' India: Musharraf Washington, Oct 1: Former Pakistan army chief Pervez Musharraf, w ho w as the architect of Pakistan's Kargil aggression in 1999, has said he w ould have counter- threatened India in response to the strong statements by Indian leaders in the aftermath of the Uri... 2016-10-01 21:20 850Bytes article.wn.com

22 Greg Berlanti Talks Supergirl, Plans for DC Comics TV Universe (Listen) Welcome to “Remote Controlled,” a podcast from Variety about the w orld of TV and talent behind the screen. In this w eek’s episode Variety executive TV editor Debra Birnbaum and ed… 2016-10-01 21:01 2KB variety.com

23 New twist in SpaceX rocket blast probe The mysterious explosion of a SpaceX rocket last month took an odd turn w ith a "cordial" encounter betw een staff of Elon Musk's firm and fierce rival United... 2016-10-01 20:54 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk

24 LIZ JONES: My seven ways for women to avoid a lifetime of worry New figures show that the number of young w omen suffering from a chronic mental illness has soared. LIZ JONES reveals the main reasons for her anxiety, and w hat she has learned. 2016-10-01 20:52 5KB www.dailymail.co.uk

25 'Hamilton's America' Review Lin-Manuel Miranda's hip-hop historical smash gets in-depth making-of treatment in this PBS 'Great Performances' doc, featuring extensive footage of the show 's original Broadw ay cast. 2016-10-01 20:31 8KB feedproxy.google.com

26 Dems Sign Letter Pushing Obama To Stop Dakota Pipeline Nearly 20 members of Congress sent a letter riddled w ith various factual errors to the White House Thursday pressuring the Obama administration to put a permanent stop to a hotly contested oil pipelin 2016-10-02 04:05 3KB dailycaller.com 27 Can you trust an educated layman for pregnancy advice? A University of Chicago economist uses the tricks of her trade to analyze advice for pregnant w omen. 2016-10-01 20:25 12KB www.jpost.com

28 Indoor marijuana farms pose life-and-death risks Grow ers use gas to help their plants, w hich can result in fatal explosions like one in New York. 2016-10-01 20:01 3KB www.pressherald.com

29 Curtis Roosevelt, grandson of FDR, dies at 86 Curtis Roosevelt, grandson of FDR, dies at 86 Associated Press - 1 October 2016 16:41-04:00 New s Topics: General new s, Obituaries People, Places and Companies: France, Maryland Copyright 2016 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rew ritten or redistributed. 2016-10-01 19:56 906Bytes article.wn.com

30 Vintage aircraft with pilot onboard crashes in Long View The Federal Aviation Administration says a vintage aircraft w ith only a pilot onboard has crashed into a building in Long View . 2016-10-01 19:55 1KB www.wral.com

31 West Virginia city’s rampant opioid addiction rates resist treatment Huntington has made many efforts to stem the tide, but the problem is getting w orse. 2016-10-01 19:50 5KB www.pressherald.com

32 Christian evangelist Ray Comfort's take on 'stupidity' of secularism Contact WND It’s a pow erful alliance betw een tw o of the most dynamic evangelists in the w orld. Ray Comfort, creator of the blockbuster documentary “180” and other pow erful films, is about to debut his most explosive production, “The Atheist Delusion.” And the spectacular location for the premiere w ill... 2016-10-01 19:50 7KB www.wnd.com

33 Syrians refuse attempted relocation along Jordan border AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Syrians stranded on the border w ith Jordan are refusing to move five kilometers (3.1 miles) w est to a soon-to-be opened aid distribution center. ... 2016-10-01 19:47 649Bytes article.wn.com

34 ASK ZELDA: Our relationships expert Zelda West- Meads answers your questions I am a 35-year-old American w oman and w hile w orking in the UK I had a tw o-year affair w ith a married man. I fell in love w ith him and, as w ell as being a fantastic lover, he also became a friend. 2016-10-01 19:46 5KB www.dailymail.co.uk

35 Pope calls for Christian unity on Caucasus peace tour TBILISI, Georgia — Pope Francis on Saturday called for Christian unity as he visited the seat of Georgia's ancient Orthodox Church on the second day of his peace mission to the volatile 2016-10-01 19:41 3KB newsinfo.inquirer.net

36 My Shop: Cafe defies unenviable location My Shop visits the Gatew ay Cafe in Peacehaven, Sussex, w hich is attracting locals despite being next to a sew age plant. 2016-10-01 19:41 802Bytes www..co.uk 37 LIZ JONES'S DIARY: In which I (nearly) have a happy birthday It w as my birthday on Monday, and the plan w as to go to the w orld film premiere of Bridget Jones’s Baby in w ith David. I w as so nervous about the w hole day, I w oke at 4.40am. 2016-10-01 19:40 4KB www.dailymail.co.uk

38 Kendall Jenner flashes her toned stomach in tiny bandeau top and white trousers as she enjoys family dinner in Paris Kendall Jenner made yet another fashion statement as she flashed her sensational abs w hile heading out to dinner in Paris w ith her famous clan on Saturday. 2016-10-01 19:39 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk

39 BEAUTY BUZZ: Elizabeth takes the lead for Breast Cancer Awareness Month Led by Elizabeth Hurley, Estée Lauder is heading the beauty efforts w ith its Pink Perfection Colour Collection, w ith 20 per cent of price going to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. 2016-10-01 19:31 1KB www.dailymail.co.uk

40 BEAUTY CLINIC: I'm a young-looking 68 but hairs have sprouted on my upper lip and chin. Any suggestions? I am a young-looking 68 but some long dark hairs have sprouted on my upper lip and chin, w hich I w ant to get rid of. I tried threading but it made my face look unnaturally shiny. Any suggestions? 2016-10-01 19:31 4KB www.dailymail.co.uk

41 Five travelers: Looking for memories, new foods and pandas (or not) Getting to know five of the 97 Lincoln High School students w ho w ill be traveling to China this w eek. 2016-10-01 19:28 7KB www.thenewstribune.com

42 Seychelles: US sisters died of excess fluid in lungs By Faith Karimi and Ralph Ellis CNN (CNN) -- Tw o American sisters found unresponsive in their resort in the Seychelles died of excess fluid in their lungs, according to authorities in the island nation off Africa's east coast. Autopsies performed Wednesday... 2016-10-01 19:27 3KB fox13now.com

43 Laos promises to phase out tiger farms JOHANNESBURG (AP) -- Laos has promised to phase out farms that breed endangered tigers for their body parts, a positive step from a country believed to be 2016-10-01 19:26 4KB mynorthwest.com

44 Upper Darby School District KO’d for construction funds Upper Darby>> A lack of necessary documents has led the Pennsylvania Department of Education to deem ineligible a Planning and Construction Workbook (PlanCon) proposal from the Upper Darby School District for renovation and construction projects 2016-10-01 19:24 5KB www.delcotimes.com

45 Web-based tool to give B. C. orchardists edge on climate and pests How do you grow apples using a computer-based w eb tool? It's easy if you an orchardist in Okanagan BC, and especially if you're dealing w ith a new w ave of orchard pests brought in w ith the changing climate. 2016-10-01 19:20 4KB www.digitaljournal.com 46 Gingrich chastises Trump over Miss Universe tweetstorm Contact WND (CBS New s) New t Gingrich, a vocal surrogate for Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, turned critical Friday, follow ing a w ildly controversial w eek for the Republican nominee. “I think w hat Trump’s got to understand is he’s either got to sing ‘I’ve Got To Be Me’ or he’s... 2016-10-01 19:20 1KB www.wnd.com

47 Princess Mary and Prince Frederik spend their last day in Boston visiting politicians and pharmacists Crow n Princess Mary has spent her last day in the United States looking stunning in a pale pink coat dress and Christian Louboutin snakeskin pumps. She visited various officials in Boston. 2016-10-01 19:12 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk

48 Rajasthan government introduces innovative plan for camel breeding as the BSF faces shortage of animal The Rajasthan government, is set to launch innovative Camel Development Plan. The plan w ill encourage farmers to boost the camel population, w hich can help in BSF patrolling across borders. 2016-10-01 19:11 3KB www.dailymail.co.uk

49 ECCB Hosts Electronic Payments Conference and Workshop (The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank) (Source: The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank ) The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) in collaboration w ith the Visa School of Public Policy w ill host an Electronic Payments Conference and Workshop on 17 October at the St Kitts Marriott Resort, St Kitts and Nevis. The Governor of the 2016-10-01 19:08 1KB article.wn.com

50 After Revenant … Leonardo DiCaprio stars as eco- warrior in climate battle Obama and the pope feature in documentary, Before the Flood, that hopes to influence presidential election 2016-10-01 19:05 6KB www.theguardian.com

51 Reid announces $200M for Nevada military, veterans projects Sen. Harry Reid says Nevada w ill be getting more than $200 million in federal funding for projects involving the military … 2016-10-01 19:04 1KB lasvegassun.com

52 New Jersey coast to get disputed, long-delayed sand dunes TOMS RIVER, N. J. (AP) -- Almost four years after Superstorm Sandy pummeled his neighborhood so badly that Britain's Prince Harry had to stop by for a look 2016-10-01 19:01 4KB mynorthwest.com

53 The Travel Adviser: What is a visa and why is it so problematic? Often, visa requirements are w rapped up in a Catch-22, w here up is dow n and dow n is up and logic is totally lacking from the process. 2016-10-01 18:49 8KB www.jpost.com

54 Mayor will probe London’s housing crisis He's concerned that foreign buyers ow n most of the pricy property, leaving poorer folks cold. 2016-10-01 18:48 4KB www.pressherald.com 55 New batch of Zika-carrying mosquitoes found in Miami Beach MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) " More Zika-carrying mosquitoes have been captured in Miami Beach, this time in a new neighborhood. The Florida Department of Agriculture said Saturday that it's the sixth time Zika-bearing mosquitoes have...... 2016-10-01 18:47 815Bytes article.wn.com

56 To bee or not to bee is a question Who knew that bees w ere in such short numbers in the US. Picture: AFPTHE US is on a mission to save one of nature’s busiest w orkers — bees! Seven species 2016-10-01 00:00 1KB headlinenewstoday.net

57 How could you be so cruel, Paxo? TV inquisitor's furious stepmother slams his claims that his father was a vicious bully as 'bull****' Jeremy Paxman's stepmother Celia, from New Zealand, has spoken out after in the New snight presenter's latest book he claims he had a bad relationship w ith his father w ho w as a bully. 2016-10-01 18:28 11KB www.dailymail.co.uk

58 ‘Is she a Miss?’ Virginity test proposed for Egyptian universities An Egyptian law maker says to discourage pre-marital sex, w omen applicants should have to be certified as virgins. 2016-10-01 18:26 2KB www.pressherald.com

59 Utah schools slowly begin hiring teachers without experience Nearly three dozen people w ith little or no teaching experience have become licensed educators in Utah so far under a much-debated new policy that took effect in August. 2016-10-01 18:23 6KB www.deseretnews.com

60 New York cop 'shot himself four times in the stomach to avoid testifying against ex-boss in federal corruption probe' Peter Salzone, an off-duty lieutenant, w orks in the NYPD’s 19th Precinct on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. He shot himself four times in the stomach on Friday at his girlfriend's Queens home. 2016-10-01 18:18 3KB www.dailymail.co.uk

61 Winter fast approaching, leaders accelerate efforts to relieve Rio Grande's homeless State, county and city officials agree that the Rio Grande area has reached crisis levels, w ith no silver-bullet solution in sight. 2016-10-01 18:16 7KB www.deseretnews.com

62 Lake Wylie, SC, resident shows yard drainage problems Rodney Robinson of Lake Wylie, SC, closed on his house in March in Somerset at Autumn Cove. He said he has had flooding issues. 2016-10-02 01:44 2KB www.heraldonline.com

63 Cebu execs: Spare LGUs from traffic czar power CEBU CITY—Officials and private sector leaders here expressed opposition to a proposal to cede local governments’ road management authority to Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade, w ho is being 2016-10-01 18:02 4KB newsinfo.inquirer.net 64 Protect students from Zika, DepEd tells school officials Education Secretary Leonor Briones has urged schools nationw ide to support the Department of Health’s anti-Zika campaign and take steps to low er the chances of students getting infected. In a 2016-10-01 18:01 2KB newsinfo.inquirer.net

65 Sara Sampaio oozes sex appeal in white blazer and skinny jeans as she speeds between PFW runway shows on motorbike Sara Sampaio made quite the glamorous statement as she sped aw ay on the back of a motorbike to head to the Elie Saab show on Saturday. 2016-10-01 17:55 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk

66 Donald Trump 'pressured' second wife Marla Maples to pose for Playboy Donald Trump reportedly pressured his second w ife Marla Maples (pictured) to accept Playboy magazine's offer to pose nude for a million-dollar centerfold piece in 1990, an offer she ultimately refused. 2016-10-01 17:48 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk

67 Foodies feast at TerraVita Grand Tasting The culminating event of the annual TerraVita celebration of local ingredients featured 30 chefs and more than 120 beverages for sample at Southern Village on a sunny Saturday afternoon. 2016-10-01 17:47 699Bytes www.wral.com

68 Feeling overwhelmed? In a torn city, reading to a child can help Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools seeks community volunteers to read w ith students for one hour each w eek as the district’s North Star literacy program expands. 2016-10-01 17:35 3KB www.charlotteobserver.com

69 Tim Burton's Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children fails to fire the imagination Watching his new film, Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children, you do w onder w hether Tim Burton, its eccentric but rightly celebrated director, is getting to the cinema enough these days. 2016-10-01 17:35 7KB www.dailymail.co.uk

70 A Few Showers tonight, Some Sun, Warmer on Sunday While w e can't rule out a leftover show er Saturday night, w e'll see some sun on Sunday and that w ill push temps back into the 70s. Monday looks great! Matthew may impact us tow ard the end of the w ork w eek/next w ekeend if it does not... 2016-10-01 17:33 1KB rssfeeds.wusa9.com

71 'I like my history with the volume cranked up to 11': The usually unflappable Andrew Marr reveals why he is a secret fantasist with a weakness for sexy sorcerers, hot dragons and evil maniacs While fantasy has its highbrow -ish w riters, it has alw ays had something of an image problem. 2016-10-01 17:33 8KB www.dailymail.co.uk

72 Hannibal Lecter was right about one thing... Hannibal does have a good nose for great w ine, as Chianti is a red that can pair w ith a massive range of dishes, especially Italian tomato sauces thanks to its natural acidity. 2016-10-01 17:32 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk 73 Mike Phelan says there is no reason to panic over his Hull contract JOE BERNSTEIN: Mike Phelan has been close to agreeing a deal to become Hull's permanent manager but insisted there is 'no panic' about his future despite it taking longer than he w ould like. 2016-10-01 17:31 1KB www.dailymail.co.uk

74 DEBORAH ROSS: This twisted love's no longer to die for This is w hat happens w hen the TV landscape becomes all about buying up proven formulas* rather than taking new risks. 2016-10-01 17:30 5KB www.dailymail.co.uk

75 Meet the little girl who is one of a handful worldwide with a rare genetic condition that looks just like Zika virus Téa Lake, 6,from Perth, WA, is defying all of the odds despite being one of a handful of people in the w orld to live w ith a genetic condition that produces an almost identical effect to being born w ith Zika Virus. 2016-10-01 17:27 1KB www.dailymail.co.uk

76 Tatler Tory's mistress in Commons party storm: Mark Clarke's lover sparked outrage by turning up to Gorge Osborne's cocktail bash India Brummitt, 26, pictured, sparked outrage by turning up as a guest at a cocktail bash in former Chancellor George Osborne's palatial Westminster study in London. 2016-10-01 17:23 3KB www.dailymail.co.uk

77 VIDEO: Man goes on angry rampage inside Apple store A disgruntled Apple customer, apparently unhappy w ith his customer support experience, w ent on a destructive rampage at the apple store in Dijon, France. 2016-10-01 17:22 1KB abc7news.com

78 Number 10 insider reveals David Cameron considered asking Merkel for more curbs on migration before deciding it would be rejected for lacking credability Former Dow ning Street communications director CRAIG OLIVER has revealed David Cameron considered fighting for more immigration controls on the eve of the EU referendum. 2016-10-01 17:10 9KB www.dailymail.co.uk

79 As the NHS insists that we should all take the 'sunshine supplement' to beat bone disease, depression and even cancer... can you guess who's vitamin deficient? Everyone should be taking Vitamin D pills, according to health chiefs, to improve our bones and muscles and Public Health England advises taking a 10 microgram daily supplement. 2016-10-01 17:06 11KB www.dailymail.co.uk

80 Wrapped up in the real Africa: From voodoo ceremonies to close encounters with pythons - a unique insight into the magical continent The Mail On Sunday's Steve Turner embarked on a cruise around Africa, w here he explored the local markets and sampled the traditional food and drink from the continent. 2016-10-01 17:01 5KB www.dailymail.co.uk Articles

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1 /80 Boy, 6, dies days after South Carolina school shooting (7.64/8) COLUMBIA, S. C. (AP) — A 6-year-old boy who was critically wounded in a school shooting died Saturday, days after a 14- year-old boy opened fire on a school playground, authorities said.

Boy , 6, Dies Af ter Shooting at South Carolina School nytimes.com

Jacob Hall, 6, dead day s af ter South Carolina school shooting cbsnews.com

Boy , 6, dies day s af ter S.C. South Carolina school South Carolina school Townv ille elementary school shooting shooting: 6-y ear-old shooting: 6-y ear-old boy shooting: Six-y ear-old lasvegassun.com v ictim dies dies student Jacob Hall dies fox13now.com cnn.com three day s af ter school shooting article.wn.com

Boy , 6, Dies Day s Af ter Jacob Hall, 6, boy wounded South Carolina in Townv ille Elementary School Shooting shooting, dies newyork.cbslocal.com upi.com

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2 /80 Hurricane Matthew poised to bring 'life-threatening' rain to Jamaica, Haiti (3.46/8) Hurricane Matthew is expected to bring "life- threatening" rainfall to portions of Haiti, the National Hurricane Center said in a 4 p.m. update Saturday (Oct. 1). The center has issued a hurricane warning for Jamaica and southwestern Haiti in advance of the Category 4 hurricane, the eye of which is forecast to veer northward toward the islands on Monday. On Saturday afternoon, the hurricane loomed about 360 miles southwest of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, and about 385 miles southeast of Kingston, Jamaica, with maximum sustained winds near 150 miles per hour with stronger gusts. A hurricane watch has also been issued for a portion of Cuba, the hurricane center said.

As of 4 p.m., Matthew was drifting northwest at around 3 mph with forward wind speeds expected to increase on Sunday. By 6:30 p.m., the hurricane center said Matthew had slowed to a crawl, but was poised to pick up speed later Saturday night.

Matthew is expected to "likely produce life-threatening flash floods and mud slides," according to senior specialist Michael Brennan with the hurricane center.

As Matthew heads northward on Monday, Brennan said total rain accumulations could reach 15 to 25 inches over southern Haiti, with possible isolated maximum amounts of 40 inches. Total rain accumulations are forecast to reach 10 to 20 inches over eastern Jamaica, the Dominican Republic, and eastern Cuba, with possible isolated maximum amounts of 25 inches.

Ocean swells generated by Matthew are also "likely to cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions," Brennan said. Storm surges could raise ocean levels by as much as 7 to 11 feet on the southern coast of Cuba, Brennan said.

Matthew weakened to a Category 4 hurricane Monday morning after rapidly strengthened to an "extremely dangerous" Category 5 storm Friday, which made Matthew the strongest Atlantic hurricane since Felix in 2007 .

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3 /80 Hurricane Matthew disrupts traffic in Santo Domingo (2.25/8) An avenue along the coast of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, was closed to traffic on Friday, after being damaged by strong waves and rough seas were caused by the effects of nearby Hurricane Matthew. This animation of NOAA's GOES-East satellite imagery from Aug. 31 to Sept. ...

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4 /80 Trump's Comments And Latinos (2.21/8) Linda Chavez of the Center for Equal Opportunity, Denise Galvez of Latinas for Trump and columnist Gustavo Arellano discuss Donald Trump's week of comments about a former Miss Universe. NYT urges Latinos to v ote Trump Rips Clinton on and def eat Trump Comments About Bernie's article.wn.com Supporters newsmax.com

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5 /80 Nathan Cleverly revives career with WBA regular light- heavyweight title victory against Juergen Braehmer (1.06/8) Nathan Cleverly's career has been revived after he won the WBA regular light-heavyweight title in Germany on Saturday evening following Juergen Braehmer's withdrawal through injury. The defending champion, from Germany, appeared to be leading his one-dimensional challenger when he pulled out at the end of the sixth round in Neubrandenburg. Cleverly, 29 and once the WBO champion, again looked far from the fighter he was before suffering his first professional defeat to Russia's Sergey Kovalev in 2013. Little thought or skill went into an approach reliant on work-rate and an apparent hope his superior size and stamina would tell in the fight's second half. The 37-year-old Braehmer began to read and time him after an uncertain start, but unexpectedly withdrew just before the seventh round was due to start with a suspected dislocated elbow. A rematch clause existed in the fight's contract, which the German may choose to activate. Cleverly's victory comes five years after he was first scheduled to challenge Braehmer, and two after his compatriot Enzo Maccarinelli lost to the German when withdrawing with an horrifically swollen eye. Elsewhere on Saturday, New Zealand's Joseph Parker stopped Alexander Dimitrenko of Russia in three rounds in Auckland to remain on course to fight Anthony Joshua. He is the mandatory challenger for the IBF heavyweight title.

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6 /80 Geography may soon become history in Maharashtra schools (1.03/8) Representational pic

History, Civics, Economics, Political Science and Geography may not be compulsory subjects at the school level in Maharashtra in the near future.

In a bid to participate in the ambitious initiative of the BJP-run government of making India skilled, the Maharashtra education department has decided that social science subjects at school levels can be optional, and is offering vocational education as an alternative. The decision has met with strong and adverse reactions from the education sector, with questions being raised on how the young generation would get to know about history, culture and other aspects of society in such a scenario.

A regulation has also been introduced to make Mathematics and English optional at school levels. The decision, in its current form, will be applicable to only rural schools, in an attempt to help youngsters from rural areas learn some skills. The same will be gradually applied to schools in urban areas too.

“The rate at which the state’s education minister is offering options in subjects to students at school level, we soon might need an option to the existing education minister,” said a bemused Uday Nare, spokesperson for Shikshak Bharati.

He further explained, “All subjects taught at school levels are of basic knowledge to all individuals. How can we afford to have a generation who will not know history and culture of the country, social responsibilities and rights taught under civics, different regions explained under geography?”

Criticising the new move by the state’s education department, Pralhad Jogdand, former dean of the faculty of Arts at the Mumbai University, said, “Social sciences are a set of subjects which teach children how society functions, its rich culture, geographical conditions and all such aspects, which help one understand the society he/she lives in. This, in turn, will give us responsible citizens. It is at the school level when children are introduced to these subjects, and from there then they can take these for further studies. Providing an option for it is a dangerous move for the coming future.”

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2016-10-01 20:30 By Pallavi www.mid-day.com

7 /80 Police and civilian staff with mental ill health take almost 200,000 sick days (1.02/8) Police officers and staff suffering from psychological problems have taken almost 200,000 sick days over the last three years, new figures show. The figures, released by Police Scotland to the Liberal Democrats under Freedom of Information laws, show police officers struggling with mental ill health took 141,230 sick days between 2013 and 2016. Over the same period there were 54,019 working days lost by civilian staff who cited psychological problems. Liberal Democrat justice spokesman Liam McArthur MSP said the figures were evidence of a force "being stretched to breaking point". He said: "Police officers and civilian staff work tirelessly to help keep us safe every day in communities across Scotland. But they are not getting the support they need from the Government. "The savings that were promised by the SNP before the creation of Police Scotland have not materialised. As a result, officers and civilian staff are being asked to do more and more with less. With the chief constable warning that further cuts are coming, the pressure on staff is only likely to get worse. "We have already seen staff surveys which show morale is at rock bottom. The shortages are affecting the health of officers and civilian staff and these new figures are a huge concern. Policing is a high-stress profession at the best of times. The changes that the SNP forced through are stretching the mental health of officers and civilian staff to breaking point. "This means giving police management the freedom to put resources where they are needed. Extra money is also required to plug the hole in the national force's budget and avert the loss of staff which would only put those remaining further under the cosh. " A Scottish Government spokesman said: "Police officers and support staff do an excellent job and their welfare is taken very seriously. "We expect Police Scotland to have robust policies in place to support staff and manage their health at work and they have a number of targeted activities to support wellbeing and occupational health across the organisation. "We have committed to protecting the police revenue budget in real terms, safeguarding policing from Westminster budget cuts and delivering an additional £100 million of investment by the end of this Parliament, in addition to £55 million of reform funding in 2016-17. " A Scottish Police Authority (SPA) spokeswoman said: " The SPA recognise and value the contribution of our workforce. We regularly scrutinise absence levels to ensure they are effectively monitored and managed. "We also ensure all officers and staff have access to a range of support options, including an appropriate independent occupational health service which can be tailored to individual needs. "As a responsible employer we have placed major importance and priority on listening to the police workforce and acting on the issues raised. "

Police of f icers and staf f take 200,000 sick day s ov er mental health bbc.co.uk

2016-10-01 21:53 Press Association www.dailymail.co.uk

8 /80 It's almost Trump time for Alec Baldwin on 'SNL' (1.02/8) How orange will Alec Baldwin go?

Will he sniffle his way through his performance?

Will he experience microphone problems?

Those are the questions on the minds of Americans, at least those staying up late enough Saturday to see Baldwin play Donald Trump on the season premiere of “Saturday Night Live” at 10:30 p.m. CST on NBC.

In a promo for the show, Baldwin can be seen looking quite orange, donning bushy eyebrows and sporting an ever so carefully coiffed blond look and lip curl. SNL is expected to parody the first presidential debate, with Kate McKinnon reprising her role as Hillary Clinton.

Tonight's the night. #SNLPremiere pic.twitter.com/YmyiIKHWci

— Saturday Night Live (@nbcsnl) October 1, 2016

Baldwin has hosted more SNLs than anyone at 16 times. Where will his Trump impression fall among his all-time great appearances?

Will it top the classic Schweddy Balls skit?

Alec Baldwin shares backstage f amily v ideo bef ore his debut as Donald Trump on SNL dailymail.co.uk

2016-10-01 20:25 Sun-Times chicago.suntimes.com

9 /80 ‘He’s disgusting… he’s begging me to take him back but enough is enough’: Richard Keys’ wife says his affair with their daughter’s friend has jeopardised her battle with cancer (1.02/8) The cancer-stricken wife of Richard Keys said the former presenter has 'begged' her to take him back after she started divorce proceedings following an affair with one of their daughter's friends. Mother-of-two Julia, 56, who has thyroid cancer, is 'disgusted' at the infidelity while her husband took to social media to describe the reaction to the news as a 'mixed bag'. The 59-year-old, who previously admitted behaving in a ‘prehistoric way’ towards women, is said to have had a relationship with 27-year-old lawyer Lucie Rose, a friend of 31-year-old daughter Jemma. Keys moved to the Middle East since leaving his job at Sky Sports in disgrace after making sexist remarks. Mrs Keys said she was 'disgusted' at what Keys, left, and Lucie Rose, right, had 'put her family through' Keys responded on Twitter saying he expected a mixed reaction and thanking people for support Speaking to the Sunday People from her home in Berkshire, Mrs Keys said she was furious at what she, daughter Jemma and son Joshua had been put through. She said: 'He has been begging me to get back together with him to give him another chance and make our marriage work and that he had no intention of staying with her. 'He has been bombarding me with desperate appeals to get back together, including turning up on the doorstep here, which was quite distressing. 'But enough is enough, I have to look after myself now. It has had a negative impact on my health but that has to take priority now and I've got to move on.' She added she also blamed Lucie because she 'thought she was our friend'. Responding on Twitter, Keys said: 'I expected a mixed bag of reaction - thanks for the support. There are many inaccuracies in the reports today - but I expected that also.' Keys and Miss Rose are understood to have been introduced by a mutual acquaintance on the expat social circuit in the Qatari capital Doha. Pictures on social media of the lawyer – often in low-cut tops and figure-hugging skirts – suggest she was a regular on the party scene. As reported, sources told the Daily Mail it was ‘particularly cruel’ for Keys to behave like this while his wife was having treatment. One said: ‘This is the most appalling behaviour. ‘He knew that Julia was very ill but carried on anyway. It has knocked Julia for six and it has had an adverse effect on her health. She is absolutely devastated.’ Lawyers acting for Mrs Keys submitted divorce papers to a British court in August. They have sent the papers to Keys and Miss Rose. Another source said his behaviour was 'despicable' given how his wife stood by him when he lost his job at Sky. The source said: ‘When Richard made those sexist remarks at Sky Sports there was a lot of bad feeling towards him. ‘Despite the outcry, Julia stood by him and made a highly public show of her support for him. ‘She was his rock back then and now when she needs him the most to help her fight her illness, he does this. It is despicable.’ Keys presented Sky Sports’ coverage of football for 19 years, before resigning from his £500,000-a-year job in disgrace in 2011. He and co-presenter Andy Gray had made disparaging off-air remarks about female match official Sian Massey, claiming she did not know the offside law. In another studio conversation, which was filmed but not transmitted, Keys asked pundit Jamie Redknapp about a former girlfriend. The presenter asked him: ‘Did you smash it?’ – slang for: ‘Did you have sex with her?’ At the time, Sky Sports insiders revealed that Keys and Gray had been dubbed the ‘Axis of Evil’ by colleagues because of their abrasive style. One who had worked with the pair for many years said: ‘That was a response to them being a law unto themselves and notoriously difficult to control. Basically they thought they ran the operation – and treated the producer as just a necessary lieutenant.’ Keys then presented a Saturday football show on radio, before being lured to Qatar. He is now the face of the BeIN sports channels and has a lucrative contract until the end of the World Cup in Qatar in 2022. Friends fear the alleged affair with Miss Rose will have a devastating impact on Jemma, who starred in soap Hollyoaks from 2004 to 2007, and the couple’s son Josh, 27. Jemma is believed to have become friends with Miss Rose in Qatar before the alleged affair developed. Miss Rose worked in the legal department of the Qatar Investment Authority for almost two years before returning to Britain to live with her sister in a flat in Hackney, east London. She now works as private equity lawyer at the London branch of international law firm Baker & McKenzie. Shamed sports pundit Key s has 'af f air' while wif e battles cancer independent.ie

2016-10-01 20:16 Joseph Curtis www.dailymail.co.uk

10 /80 'I thought I lived in a culture where females were equal to men:' Outrage as California woman gets new plane seat 'because two Pakistani monks didn't want to sit next to her' (1.02/8) United Airlines allegedly changed a female passenger's seat due to the wishes of two male Pakistani monks, who didn't wish to sit nearby. Mary Campos, of Coto de Caza, California, described her ordeal in an interview with CBS Los Angeles , saying: 'I thought I lived in a culture where females were equal to men.' 'We can't discriminate against half the population for a belief from another nation,' she stated. Scroll down for video Campos says she was a given a different boarding pass by a gate agent ahead of going on the plane, CBS Los Angeles reported. She recalled: 'He said this is your new seat. And I said, "Excuse me? " And he said, "I don't know how to tell you this. " And so I said "Yes? " 'And he said "The two gentlemen seated next to you have cultural beliefs that prevent them from sitting next to, or talking to or communicating with females. "' The female crew members also could not serve the male passengers, Campos told the station. Campos took the seat and penned a letter to the airline's CEO, according to the report from CBS Los Angeles. Campos wants United to apologize to the women onboard and for the airline to alter its policy, CBS Los Angeles reported. A United Airlines spokesperson told the TV station: 'We regret that Ms. Campos was unhappy with the handling of the seat assignments on her flight. 'United holds its employees to the highest standards of professionalism and has zero tolerance for discrimination.'

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11 /80 Hard Brexit will breed new bigotry, warns former Tory minister (1.02/8) A “hard Brexit” in which the UK turns its back on the EU single market and closes its borders to European citizens risks encouraging bigoted attitudes like those of Donald Trump, a former cabinet minister in David Cameron’s government will say on Sunday.

The warning from Nicky Morgan , who was sacked as education secretary by in July, will light the touchpaper on arguments over Brexit that look certain to dominate the prime minister’s first Conservative party conference as leader, which begins in Birmingham on Sunday.

May, who is under intense pressure from rival Tory groups to give more detail about her approach to leaving the EU, will seek to end any lingering doubts that Brexit will happen by announcing a great repeal bill , expected in the next Queen’s speech, that will formally remove the 1972 European Communities Act from the statute book.

The bill, which if passed will come into force on the day of exit, will convert existing EU law into domestic law while allowing parliament to amend, repeal or improve any laws after full scrutiny by both the Commons and Lords.

David Davis , the secretary of state for exiting the European Union, will tell the Tory conference: “At the moment we leave, Britain must be back in control. And that means EU law must cease to apply.” He will add: “It will be for elected politicians here to make the changes to reflect the outcome of our negotiations and our exit. That is what people voted for: power and authority residing once again with the sovereign institutions of our country.”

But hopes in Downing Street that the pledge will draw a line under rows over Brexit, allowing May to showcase more of her domestic agenda for the rest of the conference, will be dashed when the debate explodes at dozens of meetings on the conference fringe.

Morgan, in her new role as chair of the moderate Conservative Mainstream group, will say the party is in danger of surrendering the centre ground of politics if the hardline anti-EU right prevails. She has recently locked horns with May by opposing plans to expand the number of grammar schools.

In her speech, parts of which she released to the Observer , Morgan will say: “There are some who interpret the 23 June vote as giving a licence to harsher rhetoric and returning to policies which have been rejected in the past. Who seem to want to return to the days we spoke to ourselves rather than the public at large.

“There are already those for whom the referendum result is not enough – they want us to have a ‘hard Brexit’ that cuts us off from the EU, turns our back on the single market and allows people to say things about their fellow citizens that promote intolerance and bigotry.”

Morgan is emerging as one of the most vocal adherents of a “soft Brexit”, which would retain as much access to the single market as possible, even if this means negotiating some continuation of freedom of movement rules.

She will argue that under David Cameron “it was easy to be complacent and assume that the moderate centre had prevailed, but the Brexit referendum showed all too clearly the battle of ideas is far from won”.

She will add that Tories should ask “hard questions” about Brexit but must at all costs avoid lurching to the right, as elements of the Republican party did in the US, opening the way for a Trump candidacy in the presidential election.

“The next general election is not in the bag and we have many, many marginal seats to defend and more to gain. Look at what happened to the moderate mainstream Republicans in America who didn’t defend their views against a Tea Party-led lurch to the right – eventually they ended up with Donald Trump as their candidate.”

The pro-EU elements of the Tory party increasingly fear that May, Johnson, Davis and Fox are preparing for a “hard Brexit” – leaving the EU single market and accepting that as the price to be paid for curbing immigration and restoring control of UK borders. A group of Tory MPs and former cabinet ministers who want to leave the EU as soon as possible and quit the single market say that May must be prepared to walk away from formal Brexit negotiations under article 50 of the Lisbon treaty if the European commission and other EU leaders refuse swiftly to accept her terms.

Writing in the Observer on behalf of the group, which includes Iain Duncan Smith, John Redwood and Owen Paterson, the chair of the public administration select committee, Bernard Jenkin, says: “A growing number of people support a speedy and clean break with the EU.” He adds that May must be ready to play hardball with Brussels. “We need to be aware that article 50, as intended, could tie us up in knots. So we must be prepared to leave without any formal agreement if necessary, or the commission has us over a barrel.”

A new “hard Brexit” campaign group is to launch in Birmingham under the name , set up by businessman Richard Tice. The group issued a report on Saturday saying that May should trigger article 50 early next year and make a commitment to be out of the EU by early 2019. Former chairman of the British Chambers of Commerce John Longworth announced that he was joining the group as a co-chairman.

The latest Opinium/ Observer poll puts the Tories on 38% and Labour on 31%, with Ukip on 16% and the Liberal Democrats on 5%. Theresa May is seen by 44% of voters as the best prime minister, as against 17% who say Jeremy Corbyn would do the best job.

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2016-10-01 18:01 Toby Helm www.theguardian.com

12 /80 ‘Opinionated loudmouth’ (1.00/8) Electronic writer Moby has returned with a new plan and pseudo-political declaration Moby and a Pacific Void Choir. In a press recover for a new record The Systems Are Failing, a musician writes: “We’re destroying a world, and we’re still miserable. Fat, sick, foolish and concerned are no ways to live.

“These systems are failing. Let them fail. Change or die.”

What creates this opposite from a Moby album?

I consider a lot of people consider of me as creation arrange of down-tempo quiet, electronic vital room strain and this record is many some-more of a fast, assertive post-punk record and, formed on a reactions I’ve had so far, people have been a tiny dumbfounded during that.

What reactions specifically? Do people consider you’re crazy or are they applauding a dauntless new direction?

Both in equal measure, partial of what led me to wish to make a record like this, is a recognition that people don’t unequivocally buy annals any some-more and people generally don’t buy annals from 51-year-old musicians who are creation their 15th record, so with those dual things in mind there’s also a clarity of emancipation that comes with that.

You can possibly bewail a fact that, in 2016 a assembly for albums is utterly small, though we see it as being unequivocally liberating since there’s no outmost vigour during all. I’m not perplexing to sell records, I’m not perplexing to get on a radio, I’m overtly usually perplexing to make a record that excites me and that we consider is interesting.

You’ve been unequivocally commercially successful and some competence contend that puts we in a absolved position of not carrying to worry about it.

Yes and it would be tough for me to disagree that. we would feel absurdly arrogant criticising anyone else’s choices, there are a lot of musicians who have children or subsistence payments or ill relatives, so they need to make blurb compromises in sequence to compensate a rent. I’m propitious since we live a comparatively elementary life and we can make whatever strain we wish to make though any worry about any blurb ramifications.

In your goal matter for this plan we state: ‘When some of my prime compatriots try to accommodate a cocktail marketplace place, a formula are so relief and depressing’. Did we have someone specific in mind?

I did have people in mind but, in a seductiveness of avoiding open feuds, we can’t even start to name names since in a march of my life, whenever I’ve criticised a associate musician, it has finished adult being something that we have truly regretted. But a law is that a infancy of musicians as they age don’t do so in a seemly way. What we meant by that is, we know that as we age, we wish to reason on to your excellence days and for many musicians that was decades ago, so we find yourself sauce a same approach and furloughed and holding out your hit lenses so a assembly will be becloud and demeanour bigger than it is. If we don’t have to go down that route, I’d usually as shortly not.

But your manuscript Play was a initial manuscript to have every lane protected to advertisers – if a house came to we now and asked to use Don’t Leave Me from a new manuscript – what would we do?

I have a feeling that on my genocide bed a final doubt someone asks me before we die will be about chartering strain to advertisements. At this point, many of what we do and we demur to contend this since it does sound a tiny self-aggrandising though it’s sincere, is that many of a work we do now is non-profit. I possess a grill in LA and 100% of a increase goes to animal gratification charities and my usually uncover this year is a fundraiser for an animal rights group. we don’t meant that in a self-congratulatory way, we usually meant my criteria has changed. How do my choices advantage a causes that we caring about? So, if an advertiser came to me with a dump lorry full of income to permit a song, we would substantially contend “yes” and simply approach a dump lorry to one of a organisations we work with.

I’ve always attempted to occupy that ethos when it comes to advertising, like “rob from a abounding and give to a poor” or, some-more accurately, “take from companies and give to those who work opposite those corporations”. But even when we was being crucified for that, we unequivocally didn’t wish to speak about it since it seemed defensive. It done me worried perplexing to clear myself even if there was justification there.

With that and the Pacific Void manifesto , it sounds like you’re carrying a responsible mid-life predicament but, instead of shopping a sports car, you’re perplexing to right a world’s wrongs.

I’ve always been potentially an annoying, dogmatic loudmouth. we was lifted by unequivocally active hippies with an thought that whatever we do, in so distant as we can, we should try and make a universe a improved place. Again, we can’t be so arrogant to contend we am creation it a improved place though during slightest we wish to try. There’s so much, generally in a open arena, of this shameless, unconstrained self-promotion that it usually creates me nauseous.

I don’t wish to be like them, there are too many offensive dire issues. Just putting out a new conform line or lending your name to a redolence association would be excellent if a universe wasn’t an in. divided from catastrophe.

Is this your categorical artistic expostulate now or will we go behind to recording underneath Moby?

I done a record about dual years ago that was unequivocally choral and so we used a name The Void Pacific Choir, that is a DH Lawrence quote since we favourite it, though we scrapped a manuscript and afterwards started work on this one though we kept a name. But a law is that it’s me on my possess so if we go behind and record something underneath my name, it all seems kind of capricious to me.

Do we intend on furloughed a new album?

Dear God no. It’s another thing that’s emancipating. Most musicians put out a record with a vigilant of furloughed and my goal is to never debate again as prolonged as we live since we hatred touring. we adore personification strain though going to a same airports and a same hotels and a law of abating returns, as we age we play smaller venues and we try and play new songs though a assembly usually wish to hear a hits that we know since when we go to see prime musicians, we wish to see a hits.

But if we never ever go on debate again, we would be unequivocally happy.

Have we pronounced all we need to with this album?

I’ve already done a follow-up record, I’m usually perplexing to figure out when my record tag will let me recover it. Part dual is all prepared to go though clearly record companies don’t adore prime musicians who exclude to tour, so we can’t be too arrogant and overbearing with them. we have to rest on their good graces.

The entrance manuscript by Moby The Void Pacific Choir is expelled 14 Oct 2016.

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13 /80 Fortnum's encore: Welsh rarebit (0.05/8) The argument as to correct spelling and pronunciation burns eternal, but all that really matters is Cheddar cheese mixed with mustard, Worcestershire sauce, a whole egg and a drop of beer. Fortnum’s use Guinness, although any stout or bitter will do fine. This is then slathered over good toast, grilled until bubbling and finished with half a grilled tomato. SERVES 4 FOR THE RAREBIT MIX 4 teaspoons Guinness 1 teaspoon English mustard ½ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce a few drops of Tabasco sauce 1 egg 250g mature Cheddar cheese, grated TO SERVE 4 slices of sourdough or brown bread 2 tomatoes, cut in half sea salt and coarsely ground black pepper ● To make the rarebit mix, combine the Guinness, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, Tabasco and egg in a bowl. Add the grated cheese and mix well. Lightly toast the sourdough bread and spread the rarebit mixture on top. Place under a hot grill until golden brown, then transfer to an oven preheated to 180C/gas 4 and bake for 3 minutes. ● Meanwhile, put the tomato halves under the hot grill until lightly browned. Serve each slice of rarebit sprinkled with sea salt and coarsely ground black pepper and accompanied by a tomato half. Add an extra dash of Worcestershire sauce if wished.

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14 /80 HOROSCOPES: Put your feelings into words this week, Libra (0.01/8) Libra 24 SEPT-23 OCT Mercury, planet of communication and the mind, joins forces with expansive Jupiter and structured Saturn this week, which makes it the perfect time to put how you feel and what you think into words. However, with assertive Mars also strong, you should focus on things you have in common with partners and loved ones rather than highlight points of friction. CALL 0904 470 1167 (65p per minute)* Scorpio 24 OCT-22 NOV Use your imagination to produce something special. You’re a highly creative person, but you don’t always live up to your potential. If there’s a pet project you’ve been toying with, make up your mind and start it this week. Appoint it your number one priority for the rest of the year. CALL 0904 470 1168 (65p per minute)* Sagittarius 23 NOV-21 DEC You are on the edge of rebelling against something or someone you feel is restricting your freedom to an intolerable degree. It may mean challenging the status quo at home or at work, but deep down you know you can’t let the problem drag on indefinitely. CALL 0904 470 1169 (65p per minute)* Capricorn 22 DEC-20 JAN Say what you mean and mean what you say this week, because some very important people will be listening. If they like what they hear – and they should – it is odds-on you will be offered something to your advantage before the weekend. Don’t think twice – take it. CALL 0904 470 1170 (65p per minute)* Aquarius 21 JAN-19 FEB Be extremely careful what you say and, more to the point, what you offer to do this week. With Mercury linked to excessive Jupiter and reckless Mars, you could promise far more than you’re able to deliver. If you want to help those in need, do something of a practical nature. CALL 0904 470 1171 (65p per minute)* Pisces 20 FEB-20 MARCH You will be tempted to gamble this week. You may even get lucky and win. But there is no guarantee you will, despite what you want to believe. Links to Mercury will remind you there is no easy route to success: it takes hard work and common sense, especially with money. CALL 0904 470 1172 (65p per minute)* Aries 21 MARCH-20 APRIL What you hear this week may shock or delight you – possibly both – but will you believe it? Your instincts will tell you someone close is embroidering what is actually a simple story, purely to make their role sound bigger. Pretend not to notice. It will make no difference to you. CALL 0904 470 1161 (65p per minute)* Taurus 21 APRIL-21 MAY If it isn’t broken, don’t fix it. And under no circumstances be tempted to break something just to show how clever you are at mending it. There are so many positive things to do with your time this week – and at least one thing is genuinely in need of repair. CALL 0904 470 1162 (65p per minute)* Gemini 22 MAY-21 JUNE You’ll have so many options, so many choices, that you won’t know where to begin this week. So start with whatever is sitting in front of you at this exact moment. One thing will lead to another and, before you know it, you’ll have created something of real and lasting value. CALL 0904 470 1163 (65p per minute)* Cancer 22 JUNE-23 JULY You feel that you owe something to a person who has helped you many times in the past. You’re right – you do. But that does not mean this is the right moment to start paying them back. They’re getting along quite nicely. Save your help for when it’s needed. CALL 0904 470 1164 (65p per minute)* Leo 24 JULY-23 AUG Your mind will move at such a speed this week that the rest of you may take a while to catch up. With expansive Jupiter close to Mercury in Libra, your thoughts will become words so quickly that you could easily say something rash. You may not notice, but others will. Be careful. CALL 0904 470 1165 (65p per minute)* Virgo 24 AUG-23 SEPT Think big this week. Make plans that stretch years into the future. We all need a vision – something to aim for that gives meaning to life – and you’re no exception. The practical side of your nature will no doubt worry about the details, but they’ll come later when the time is right. CALL 0904 470 1166 (65p per minute)* *For a fuller forecast, call the number next to your star sign above. Calls cost 65p per minute plus your telephone company’s network access charge and will last no longer than 6 minutes. SP: DMG Mobile & TV. HELPLINE: 0808 272 080 8 To discover more about yourself, visit sallybrompton.com

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15 /80 Hoffarth: Vin Scully always made it personal (0.01/8) By

Tom Hoffarth , Los Angeles Daily News

Posted: 10/01/16, 3:52 PM PDT | Updated: 59 mins ago

It’s been our privilege to give space to so many in the media to share their Vin Scully stories over the last couple of weeks.

Now, we’ll see what we can come up with from our reservoir as we steady ourselves for Sunday’s last call.

• Some writers recently have talked about how much it has meant to them to have a handwritten Scully thank you note land in their mailbox.

Not an email. A real letter, on stationary, in blue ink. In soon-to-be-extinct cursive writing.

We extracted about a half dozen of them secured in a zip-locked bag, tucked away in a file, poignant to no end, cryptic in some ways as they relate to a conversation or a note in the newspaper that has little reference point now.

These golden tickets mark different points in our career that also put on display Scully’s class, and the importance of having things in writing.

“I look forward to seeing you blossom into an extremely talented writer,” he ended one note to me from 24 years ago.

We can’t be sure that actually happened in the last quarter century, but that kind of affirmation from someone who had a Hall of Fame career has to bring some validity.

Apparently, it worked both ways.

A note from 2006 says: “I am fully aware that the wolves are getting closer to my campfire and at this stage of my life is extremely important to me.” It was likely a result of giving him a No. 1 position, again, in our annual play-by-play rankings of local broadcasters.

“It was trust well placed, many thanks,” says one more.

No idea about the context of that one, except that there were many times he confided about something that helped bring an understanding about a situation on background but was not meant for publication. Scully had the trust of many writers who followed the team for decades and as a result, maybe we felt some obligation to be protective of his well being.

He got some criticism, as did the other Dodgers broadcasters, about how they skirted talking about the pending MLB strike in 1981. He would, like any human, mix a name and a date, or perhaps miss a play, probably because he was reading a note.

There was the 2009 book, “Pull Up A Chair,” by noted baseball broadcast historian Curt Smith, which resulted in a column explaining Smith’s intentions as well as Scully’s reservations, which had put the project on hold for several years.

Scully said it was a “very helpless feeling” to have the book done – and again, he deflected it by saying he was disappointed because he had turned down requests by local writers. “Now all my pals I turned down will think less of me. … It’s a terrible feeling when your life doesn’t belong to you. Very, very sad.”

As we struggled with that, we noticed Jon Weisman posted a comment on his DodgersThoughts.com blog at the time: “I wish those weren’t Vin’s feelings on the matter, but he wouldn’t be Vin if they weren’t, would he?”

• The first time I got to do a real sit-down interview with him in person was maybe 30 years ago, and it fell on an Easter Sunday, right before Opening Day – both days very special for him.

In the Dodger Stadium media dining room, we did the Q and A as we both ate breakfast. I ran out of questions and did not want to bother him any longer, but as I was ready to leave him, and he just said, “Hey, stay around … Let’s keep talking. Just two regular guys talking.”

What’s regular about this? I couldn’t comprehend that sentence. So I sat there stunned as he continued to ask about me, my family, whatever else was going on that Easter.

It was a reminder for all of us to stay in the moment, don’t stick to a plan, be flexible and always listen. Those precious moments when the world suddenly becomes so personal when you least expect it.

• It was a Wednesday afternoon day game – August 28, 2013 – and I happened to be in the press box to talk to some people. I had with me a copy of a couple of stories I had done recently – one on the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech and how former USC basketball coach George Raveling had that original copy of it. Another on Sean Burroughs and the 25th anniversary of the Long Beach Little League World Series title.

I saw Vin hours before the game and for some reason I gave him the newspapers because, knowing his sense of history, I thought he’d enjoy them. I left the stadium shortly thereafter and went home to work, turning the game on the TV as background noise while on the computer.

Then I heard him say my name.

In the top of the seventh inning, Scully had thanked this “fine writer” for “allowing him” to read these stories, and proceeded to incorporate them into the telecast somehow. It was a 1-2-3 inning where the Dodgers relief pitcher set the Cubs down in order, but somehow he picked out the most interesting nuggets from each piece, added some of his own reflection and amazement, and thanked me again on the air, again for “allowing him” to read those stories before the game.

I found out later that after Scully read both stories during his lunch before the game, he came looking for me in the press box to return the copies of the stories, but I had left. As if I was loaning them to him.

• He called me back at home one day, and I recall answering it in the kitchen on one of those phones attached to the wall with the long elastic coiled cords. Right about then, my daughter, maybe 2 years old at the time, dropped something and it had rolled under a cabinet, causing her to make a sizeable fuss.

I couldn’t quite stretch the phone cord while trying to talk to Vin as well as search for the lost object … and Vin could hear her in the background.

“Tell her Uncle Vinny says hello and everything will be OK,” he said.

My daughter is 25 now. He is still “Uncle Vin” to her.

• Sharing the sacred space of a Catholic Mass with Scully at Dodger Stadium before a Sunday home game can’t be described.

After this last Mass, before Scully’s final home game, I asked Kevin O’Malley, the Catholic Athletes for Christ MLB ministry coordinator, if he thought how things would be different in our lives if Scully had got the calling to be a priest long ago in his upbringing.

“He’d be a Cardinal by now,” said O’Malley.

Ponder that the next time you watch the movie, “St. Vincent.”

• As a lifetime member of the Vin Scully Marching and Chowder Society, we slept with the transistor radio under the pillow back in the 1960s to hear not just to him wrap up another Dodgers call on KFI, but also read the scores from around the league. It was a way to get information before the next day’s paper arrived.

We’d wake up sometimes past midnight to hear a show called Chuck Cecil and “The Swingin’ Years” playing, and know it was time to turn off the radio to save the precious battery.

We keep a transistor radio on our desk today, kind of a retro-looking thing, and it often goes on during the early innings of a Dodger game. If the roar of the crowd makes Scully admit that for a split second, he turns 8 years old again, his tin-sounding voice coming out of that contraption flashes back to our own “Wonder Years.”

We’ll do it again on Sunday, and keep it on all nine innings. Like the old days. • We may all be at different stages of this grieving process, and it’s only human to start tearing up wondering about where that comforting voice will go. Scully has shown us the classiest way to exit, and that’s no surprise. He learned from Johnny Carson — they shared the same agent, the late Ed Hookstratten, and the comparisons are spot on.

Scully’s most famous line when annually asked about his retirement over the last decade-plus was to say: If you want to make God smile, tell him your plans.

Scully stuck to this retirement plan, and God is still smiling. And so are we.

More memories from Scully’s friends in the media continues in a series at www.insidesocal.com/tomhoffarth. Hoffarth will appear on the KNBC-Channel 4 show, “Going Roggin,” to talk more about Scully’s legacy on Sunday at midnight.

Reach the author at [email protected] or follow Tom on Twitter: @tomhoffarth .

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2016-10-01 18:52 By www.presstelegram.com

16 /80 Congo plans to delay a national vote for 2 years to 2018 (0.01/8) KINSHASA, Congo (AP) " Congo's electoral commission president says a national election, originally scheduled for November this year, will likely take place at the end of 2018 " a two-year delay likely to cause more unrest in the tense......

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17 /80 Reuters Health News Summary (0.01/8) Following is a summary of current health news briefs. Morphosys moves closer to getting first antibody drug on market German biotech Morphosys moved a step closer to getting its first antibody drug onto the market as its licensee, Johnson & Johnson unit Jenssen, reported positive results from a phase 3 study of psoriasis drug guselkumab. Johnson & Johnson said earlier the experimental biotech drug proved more effective at clearing moderate to severe cases of the skin condition than a placebo or Abbvie's Humira, the world's top-selling prescription medicine. FDA warns against use of homeopathic teething products The U. S. Food and Drug Administration warned against the use of homeopathic teething tablets and gels on Friday, citing potential risks to infants and children and prompting CVS Health Corp Inc to withdraw the products. The FDA is currently testing samples of the products and analyzing reports linking them to seizures in infants and children since 2010, the health regulator said in a statement. http://bit.ly/2dhHDDw J&J psoriasis drug tops placebo, Humira in late stage study An experimental biotech drug developed by Johnson & Johnson proved more effective at clearing moderate to severe cases of the skin condition plaque psoriasis than a placebo or Abbvie Inc's big-selling Humira, according to data from a late stage study presented on Saturday. The J&J drug, guselkumab, met the trial's primary goal, demonstrating statistically significant superior efficacy after 16 weeks of treatment and maintaining its advantage through week 48, the company said. Zika-related birth defects likely higher than anticipated: panel The risk posed by the Zika virus to developing fetuses is likely far greater than current estimates suggest, a top U. S. health official said on Thursday. Microcephaly, a rare birth defect in which babies develop abnormally small heads, is one of a constellation of Zika-associated problems increasingly being seen in children born to mothers infected during pregnancy with the Zika virus. Thailand confirms first Zika-linked microcephaly in Southeast Asia Thailand reported on Friday the first confirmed cases in Southeast Asia of microcephaly linked to mosquito-borne Zika, as the World Health Organization urged action against the virus across the region. The confirmation of two case of microcephaly, a birth defect marked by small head size, came a day after U. S. health officials recommended that pregnant women postpone non-essential travel to 11 Southeast Asian countries because of the risk of Zika. Novartis psoriasis drug maintains efficacy after four years: study Novartis's psoriasis drug Cosentyx showed long-term efficacy in keeping patients' skin clear, the Swiss drugmaker said on Saturday, citing a study it hopes will ultimately help the company to win business from rival medicines made by Amgen and Johnson & Johnson. More than 66 percent of Cosentyx patients achieved "clear or almost clear" skin after four years, Novartis said, comparable with the 68.5 percent who hit that milestone after one year. Depomed wins Nucynta patent dispute; may spur sale talks A court ruled in Depomed Inc's favor in a patent dispute over its opioid drug, Nucynta, a decision that could help pave the way for the drug maker to explore a sale. Sources told Reuters this month that Depomed was preparing to explore a sale and talks with potential buyers are expected to start shortly after a ruling on Nucynta, the company's biggest drug. Thailand still golden for Chinese tourists despite Zika fears Confirmation that the Zika virus had caused microcephaly in Thailand is not likely to scare off large numbers of Chinese tourists due to jet in for holidays in the next week, tourists and industry operators said. Thailand reported on Friday the first confirmed cases in Southeast Asia of microcephaly, a birth defect marked by small head size, linked to the Zika virus, a day after U. S. officials recommended that pregnant women postpone travel to 11 countries in the region, including Thailand, because of Zika. Breast cancer treatments vary widely in cost and complications Women with early-stage breast cancer may have fewer treatment complications and lower costs when they don't get a mastectomy followed by reconstructive surgery, a U. S. study suggests. In recent years, reconstruction following a mastectomy has become more widely available, contributing to a sharp increase in the number of women who opt for this treatment even when less aggressive alternatives may be just as effective, researchers note in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Regeneron's Eylea combination therapy fails mid-stage study Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc said a combination therapy containing its flagship eye drug, Eylea, was inferior to Eylea alone in a mid-stage trial involving patients with wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a leading cause of blindness in the elderly. Regeneron's shares fell 3.6 percent, and were the biggest drag on the Nasdaq biotech index. Shares of Ophthotech Corp, which is evaluating combinations of its experimental drug with Eylea or rival drugs, also fell.

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18 /80 Royals wave goodbye to Canada after milestone family visit Prince George and Princess Charlotte waved goodbye to Canada as the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's tour ended with the couple praising the nation for the "happy memories" created during their stay. Thousands lined the harbour of Victoria, capital of British Columbia, to see William and Kate and their children leave by boat plane after an eight-day visit. The royal tour of eastern Canada had taken the couple from the stunning scenery of the Hadai Gwaii archipelago to the Yukon gold rush town of Whitehorse. But all eyes had been on George and Charlotte who stole the limelight from their parents when an outdoor children's party was staged in their honour in Victoria. William spoke about the milestone visit - their first official overseas trip as a family of four - saying they felt ''very lucky'' to have introduced his children to the Commonwealth country which will play a big part in their lives. The Duke said in a statement before their official departure from Victoria, the capital of British Columbia: ''Catherine and I are incredibly grateful to the people of Canada for the warmth and hospitality they have extended to our family over the last week. ''We have loved our time in British Columbia and Yukon and will never forget the beautiful places we have seen and the many people who have been kind enough to come to welcome us in person. ''We feel very lucky to have been able to introduce George and Charlotte to Canada. This country will play a big part in the lives of our children and we have created such happy memories for our family during this visit. ''Canada is a country of optimism, generosity and unrivalled natural beauty. I hope we have helped all Canadians celebrate what makes this country great. We will see you again soon.'' When it came to the official departure the three-year-old future king and his 17-month-old sister melted the hearts of well-wishers lining crash barriers around the harbour. When George, dressed in his trademark, shorts, jumper, shirt and knee length shorts, stepped form a people carrier he began waving with one hand and then frantically with both to the amusement of William who smiled as Kate held Charlotte. And later the 17-month-old princess gave a wave for the crowds as she stood on a jetty with her parents and turned to wave at British Columbia premier Christy Clark. After ignoring the attempts of Canada's prime minister Justin Trudeau who tried to high five George when the prince first arrived, he once again left a well-wisher hanging when the Cambridges first arrived at the jetty. When posey boy Daniel Brachman, aged 9, bent down and held his palm up to the prince, he was ignored by the three-year-old. The schoolboy said afterwards: "It was really excited to meet them, I wish that I asked them something but it was still really exciting. " But he did not appear disappointed that George hand not responded to his greeting: "I tried to high five him but he didn't want to. " The Duke and Duchess made their way along a paved walkway to their sea plane and past a guard of honour from the Royal Canadian Navy before saying goodbye to the Governor-General of Canada David Johnston and his wife Sharon, and Christy Clark premier of British Columbia who had attended many of their engagements. With the journey home beckoning the family approached the plane but stopped to acknowledge the crowds and all four waved. But as soon as William let go of George's hand he made a dash for the aircraft and got to the first step before the Duke placed his hands on his arms and turned him back. With the Duchess carrying her daughter and the Duke keeping a firm grip on his son they posed for the crowds and photographers waving one last time. An impatient George looked at the plane, shuffled his feet and pulled on his father's hand before they all boarded the aircraft. William and Kate ended their last day in Canada by taking to the waves in a tall ship. The royal couple helped to hoist sails and Kate even took the wheel of the vessel used to take youngsters on voyages to teach them life skills. Kate, a keen sailor, looked at ease when she guided the Pacific Grace, a wooden-hulled gaff-rigged schooner operated by a Canadian charity, to its moorings. Earlier the couple had gone on a walkabout meeting youngsters and their parents during a visit to Cridge Centre for the Family - one of Victoria's best-known charitable institutions. The centre provides a range of services, including childcare, youth outreach, and support for women who have experienced domestic violence. The engagement began with William joking about his failure to reel in a catch during a fishing trip with the Duchess in waters off the British Columbia coast - shrugging it off as just one of those things. The couple tried to hook a salmon during their trip on Friday, but the only fish they saw was one caught earlier, which was being kept in a cooler box. When the couple arrived at the centre, waiting to greet them was Christy Clark, premier of British Columbia, and the Duke told her about his day on the water: ''We didn't catch anything. It's typical, whenever we go anywhere. All the best laid plans go to pot.'' Speaking about the fish shown to the couple, he added: ''That salmon was the biggest fish I've seen. It was a great day.''

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19 /80 Anand Pendharkar: Tales of Palms On the eve of the World Tourism Day, I find myself exploring the bylanes of Central Kerala with a fellow birder and nature enthusiast. While landing in Kochi, the plane emerged from the clouds to a sea- like expanse of coconut palms. This is in contrast to the forest-covered hills, mangroves or slums that welcome a visitor to Mumbai. But, when you drive through the city you realise that Mumbai does support a huge diversity of palms.

The leaves of the fishtail palm resemble the zigzag tail fins of a fish, acquiring the name

There are plenty of coconut palms in the coastal regions and sometimes, idiotically, even in the higher hilly reaches. With fibrous roots, these plants are best suited for sandy beaches and can withstand tidal currents and high wind speeds. But then, there are the fan-leaved Toddy or Palmyra palms with their cannonball-shaped fruits locally called tadgolas or ice-apples, which are the signature palms of coastal Mumbai. Their snake-like inflorescence is freaky looking and can scare kids unaware of its origins.

Your best chance of seeing these palms would be inside the Ismail Yusuf College or outside Nahur Railway station. If you step out towards Madh Island or Vasai, you are most likely to sight locals tap these palms for their sugar sap, releasing a mildly alcoholic drink called Neera by the morning and the more fermented taadi or toddy by noon. A decade ago, Neera selling counters lined our railway stations and the entire city. Sadly, there is little demand for this nutritious drink in today's fizzy cola-obsessed world.

If you step into some of the old wadis of Chembur or Mulund, you will be surprised by their density of green cover and will definitely encounter the tall and lean Areca or Supari palms. Although today they may not be in demand for providing beetlenuts to residents, they remain the habitats for Golden Orioles and Palmfly Butterflies. The cool shades of the Areca palm are a welcome sight in the over-concretising city.

However, the true representatives of the wild palms of Mumbai are the fish-tailed palms (Caryota urens). The leaves of the fishtail palm resemble the zigzag tail fins of a fish, and hence the name. Another relation the fishtail palm has with fish is that locals remove its leaves and use the stems as fishing rods. These palms are native to the Indian subcontinent and can grow up to 60 feet in height.

The Caryota urens is the only plant to have bipinnate (double row) leaves in the entire of the genus Caryota. The characteristic of this stately palm is its attractive unisexual flowers that hang drooping in clusters at the leaf nodes. Fruit development occurs from top to bottom and these are feeding sites for koels, hornbills, squirrels and even macaques. Once the last fruit of the inflorescence matures, the plant dies and such plants are referred to as monocarpic plants. The species name of fishtail palms 'urens' means 'stinging' in Latin; refers to its fruits which cause irritation due to the presence of oxalic acid. Unfortunately, this property is exploited by gutka makers and causes a lot of harm to consumers.

Like many of its cousins, the fishtail palm too is categorised as sugar palm and yields far more sap than Palmyra and Coconut palms. This jaggery-like sweet sap is further fermented to make palm wine, locally called toddy or Kitbhul in Sri Lanka. The trunk of this palm is a rich source of starch and is used to make sagi, usually consumed during famines.

Mining, road-widening and replacement by exotic bottle palms spell doom for this amazingly elegant palm. But, what is more dangerous is our apathy and lack of association with our natural heritage.

Write to Anand at [email protected]

2016-10-01 21:35 By Anand www.mid-day.com

20 /80 Trump ready to drag Bill Clinton sex scandals into US campaign Washington, Oct 1: Donald Trump indicated in a new interview that he's ready to drag ex- president Bill Clinton's sex scandals into the White House campaign, after Democrats lashed out at the billionaire's Twitter rant against a pro-Hillary ex-Miss Universe. Trump told...

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21 /80 Pakistan should 'counter threat' India: Musharraf Washington, Oct 1: Former Pakistan army chief Pervez Musharraf, who was the architect of Pakistan's Kargil aggression in 1999, has said he would have counter- threatened India in response to the strong statements by Indian leaders in the aftermath of the Uri...

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22 /80 Greg Berlanti Talks Supergirl, Plans for DC Comics TV Universe (Listen) Welcome to “ Remote Controlled ,” a podcast from Variety about the world of TV and talent behind the screen.

In this week’s episode Variety executive TV editor Debra Birnbaum and editor at large Michael Schneider talk to Greg Berlanti , the mastermind behind TV’s biggest comic book shows including “ Supergirl ,” “Arrow” and “The Flash.”

Berlanti talks candidly about the process of moving “Supergirl” to a “new network and new city.” During Season 1 the show aired on CBS and was filmed in Los Angeles. For Season 2 the show moved to the CW and filmed in Vancouver. He also revealed plans for a crossover episode between the “Supergirl,” “Flash” and “Arrow” universes.

For more, listen to the full episode of “Remote Controlled” below.

“It is kind of over four nights,” Berlanti said of the three-show crossover. “[Supergirl is] in a whole other universe so they have to go retrieve her.”

He added, “It’s also ‘Supergirl’s’ winter finale because the show is premiering a week later. So a bulk of the story in that episode is still paying off things that’s happening in the fall, and then she kisses into the larger story and she’s very much an active part of the crossovers across the three shows.”

The producer and writer also talked about the process of juggling so many shows at once.

“There’s always at least one or two episodes across any of the shows — and a never really know what it’s going to be — that I’m more intimately involved with,” Berlanti said. “It helps me stay connected to the show and, no, I’m not that way on every episode of every show. I just couldn’t be. But it also allows me a different sort of vantage point.”

He admitted that, as someone who stops by to lend his perspective, his influence has the potential to be treacherous.

“It’s really easy in this job to be destructive,” he said. “I try and be helpful, and still help them interpret what it is they want to do.”

A new episode of “Remote Controlled” will be available every Friday.

2016-10-01 21:01 Seth Kelley variety.com

23 /80 New twist in SpaceX rocket blast probe The mysterious explosion of a SpaceX rocket last month took an odd turn with a "cordial" encounter between staff of Elon Musk's firm and fierce rival United Launch Alliance, The Washington Post reported. No one was hurt in the September 1 blast, which came as the unmanned Falcon 9 rocket was being fueled ahead of a standard, pre-launch test in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Musk is rushing to revolutionize the launch industry by making rocket components reusable. And the accident -- the second of its kind since SpaceX was founded in 2002 -- came just over a year after a Falcon 9 rocket failed after liftoff on June 28, 2015, destroying a Dragon cargo capsule bound for the International Space Station (ISS). Before that, SpaceX had logged 18 successful launches of the Falcon 9 -- including six of 12 planned supply missions to the ISS carried out as part of a $1.6 billion contract with NASA. During their investigation SpaceX officials found something suspicious they wanted to check out, the Post said, quoting three industry officials with knowledge of the episode. SpaceX had still images from video that seemed to show a shadow, then a white spot on the roof of a nearby building belonging to ULA, the Post said. ULA is a joint venture between Lockheed Martin and Boeing. So a SpaceX employee visited ULA facilities at Cape Canaveral, Florida and asked for access to the roof at one ULA building that had a close line of sight to the SpaceX launch. The visit was cordial, not accusatory. The ULA people denied access, but notified the Air Force, which inspected the roof and found nothing connected to the blast, the Post said.

2016-10-01 20:54 Afp www.dailymail.co.uk

24 /80 LIZ JONES: My seven ways for women to avoid a lifetime of worry As if there wasn’t enough to worry about, new figures show that the number of young women suffering from a chronic mental illness has soared. One young woman in four aged 16 to 24 self-harms, while researchers found that 26 per cent of women aged 16 to 24 had anxiety, depression, panic disorder, phobia or obsessive compulsive disorder. Overall, 19 per cent of women of all ages had one of those, compared with 12 per cent of men. What a terrible indictment of our society. The women in the younger age bracket should be carefree: no mortgage, no children, no ageing parents. But the problem with mental illness is that it clouds everything. You might have a new car, but you worry you will crash it in a fireball on the motorway. You have a new boyfriend, but you worry he will cheat on you. You have a new job, but you worry you will make a mistake. I’ve suffered from mental illness since I was five, and was too scared to go to school. It’s a chicken-and-egg situation: you are anxious, so you don’t tackle things (an unfair work contract, a difficult sibling, the bank manager), so your life gets worse, and you become more anxious. Life is never problem-free, but if you have a healthy level of self- esteem, it’s like having an umbrella in a deluge: you can weather the adversity. I am writing a book at the moment, with teenage girls in mind. I want to forewarn them about pressure points, the things that trigger my anxiety. Here are the main reasons why I’ve been anxious, and what I’ve learned… 1. Money: Rather than being forced to do needlework and hockey, I wish I’d been taught in school how to look after myself financially. Too many young women are optimists. They think nothing of spending hours on social media, or shopping sites, but won’t do research about interests rates, how to save, how to protect themselves when they buy a house, take a job or get married. If you are an anxious person, you are necessarily an ostrich, refusing to open envelopes, ask questions, stick up for yourself. There is no shame in saving, being meticulous about bills, and not splashing out when other women get married or have babies. Learn to be selfish. Look out for number one. 2. Men: I wonder how much of my life I have wasted by worrying about men – and not just worrying, but also exercising, exfoliating, plucking, tanning, dyeing and starving. I would love to tell young women that, actually, men are not important. They are as flawed and insecure as we are. Get a cat or a dog instead. Once you stop caring, you become catnip to suitors. Once you have a potential mate in mind, hire a private investigator to check he’s solvent and suitable. Trust no one. 3. Career: The most balanced individuals I’ve met – Adele, Jennifer Lawrence – put their own wellbeing before their jobs. Adele told me – as I stared, open-mouthed – that she had just told her record company she was taking a year off to spend time with friends, family, herself. My advice is to not take your job too seriously: it will never love you back. People will forget your mistakes and your triumphs. Your bosses only care about themselves. 4. Your body: It should not be a battleground. You should love yourself, not spend your youth worrying about how much you weigh, what clothes you should wear, or how beautiful you are. When you are old, you will look back at yourself in your teens and 20s and be amazed that you never appreciated being young. 5. Other people: I spend most days in terror, wondering who on earth is going to email me next, crushing me, oppressing me, making demands. The best book I have read recently is The Life-Changing Magic Of Not Giving A F**k, by Sarah Knight. Absolutely blinding. Read it. Do it. 6. People in authority: They make me anxious. Insolvency practitioners. Divorce lawyers. Managing editors. Publishers. Policemen. Estate agents. The man at the end of the phone at Npower/FloGas/M&S Bank… the list is endless. Young women are vulnerable to being scared by this lot: it’s in our DNA. I like to give them a dose of their own medicine: say you are recording every call. Ask for full names. Get expert advice. Be ruthless. 7. The digital world: There is no point in my day when I’m not being terrified by an email, a text, a tweet or Facebook comment. Young women: make sure you live your life first-hand, and look up occasionally. Turn off your phone. Remember that in 100 years, no one will care about your Next debt, your cellulite, or that a man dumped you. I tend to look up at the stars when I’m anxious, and remind myself that no one really cares about me. I’m a speck. If I can manage to have a passable life, no one will be taking a damn bit of notice. It’s nothing to ‘them’. It’s everything to me.

2016-10-01 20:52 Liz Jones www.dailymail.co.uk

25 /80 'Hamilton's America' Review 5:43 PM PDT 10/1/2016 by

David Rooney

Couldn't score a ticket to the Broadway blockbuster Hamilton before its ecstatically received original cast began to disband in July and move on to other projects? Then the PBS documentary special, Hamilton's America — premiering at the New York Film Festival ahead of its Oct. 21 airdate as the season kickoff to the broadcaster's sixth annual Arts Fall Festival — is a tasty sampler of what you missed. It's also a testament to the dazzling creativity and historical curiosity that went into writer-composer- performer Lin-Manuel Miranda's instant cultural landmark, as well as a solid indication of why this musical juggernaut will continue to draw sellout crowds for years to come.

Following its Public Theater premiere in February 2015, the show moved to Broadway in July that same year, where it has grossed a phenomenal $112 million to date. A Chicago production is currently in previews, a touring company will launch with extended runs in San Francisco and Los Angeles early next year, and a London staging is set to follow. That means the show will become more widely accessible than it has been in New York, where ticket prices have soared into the thousands on the resale market. But there's a unique thrill in watching the original team inhabit characters they helped to create, boldly redefining American history in multicultural contemporary terms.

Beyond that, director Alex Horwitz's densely packed 90-minute closeup digs deep into the ways in which the musical has rescued its subject, Alexander Hamilton, from relative obscurity, reaffirming his legacy as the principal architect of the American economic model that remains in place today. Using sharp graphic animations that draw on period etchings, the film offers as much fodder for history and political students as it does for theater and music fans.

It may seem a dubious honor to many of us when former Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson calls Hamilton "the patron saint of Wall Street. " But it's also fitting in a show that embraces the paradoxes of founding fathers whose flawed humanity doesn't negate their enormous contributions to nation-building. The irony of men like George Washington and Thomas Jefferson being both slaveholders and champions of freedom comes under considerable scrutiny. Daveed Diggs, who originated the roles of Marquis de Lafayette and Jefferson in Hamilton makes the provocative but pertinent comparison that the racist or homophobic lyrical content in the work of certain rap artists doesn't make them any less brilliant.

Significant attention is given to the show's central relationship, between Hamilton (originally played by Miranda) and Aaron Burr (Leslie Odom Jr.), and the process by which that friendship fractured into bitter rivalry. One of the reasons Hamilton has been such a hit is its empathetic gaze; the show refuses to see just one side of a character. Burr blurts out the mother of all plot spoilers in the production's first three minutes when he confesses in the title song, "I'm the damn fool that shot him. " That would make him a conventional villain in other hands. But the genius of Hamilton , as Odom points out, is the way it illustrates how "we're all more than our worst acts on our worst days. "

The film is laced with illuminating commentary from Miranda and his collaborators; from Hamilton biographer Ron Chernow, whose book was the big fat vacation read that started Miranda drawing lines in the rivalry between Hamilton and Burr that echo those of rap antagonists Tupac and Biggie; from historians Annette Gordon-Reed and Joanne Freeman; and from politicians pointing up the significance of Hamilton's work, among them Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Elizabeth Warren and Paul Ryan.

That kind of bipartisan participation alone makes Hamilton's America an interesting anomaly in such a divided election year. Also relevant to the current political climate are comments from the Hamilton creator's father Luis Miranda, a political consultant who came to New York from Puerto Rico at 18. "In my experience immigrants are never the lazy, stupid ones," he says. "They're the smart, hard-working ones because they have to work so much harder to make sense of their reality and succeed in that reality. "

That applies to Hamilton himself, who literally wrote his way out of humble circumstances to become one of the most powerful figures in America's transformative infancy. "I know this guy," says Lin-Manuel Miranda with pride. "I'm just playing my dad. "

The film traces the now widely documented roots of Hamilton , starting when the title song — first heard at a 2009 White House evening of spoken-word performances — went viral, convincing Miranda he had the seed for a show. Theater geeks will savor insights into the process by which complex narrative songs are built; it's fascinating to hear Miranda discuss the challenges of musicals that attempt to wrestle with history, exchanging views on the subject with two of his inspirations, Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman. Their collaborations on Assassins , about attempts on the lives of U. S. presidents through history; and Pacific Overtures , about the Westernization of Japan, were among the models drawn from and reinvented by Miranda.

Horwitz and editor Brett Mason deftly interweave detailed consideration of the role of key songs in Hamilton with performance clips that illustrate those points, both from Broadway and from a White House educational initiative earlier this year, where the cast performed selections for a group of students. One of the latter clips, in which Christopher Jackson as Washington sings "One Last Time," marking the character's exit from political life, is as powerful as any of the stage sequences, despite being accompanied by only a handful of musicians.

While every Hamilton fan has different favorite numbers, the disappointing choice not to include "Satisfied," sung by Renee Elise Goldsberry as Hamilton's sister-in-law Angelica Schuyler, or "It's Quiet Uptown," sung by Hamilton and his wife Eliza (Phillipa Soo) in the shattered aftermath of their eldest son's death, does seem to leapfrog over two of the show's defining moments. And critics who have charged that the female roles remain marginalized in a musical celebrating diversity may quibble about the limited time dedicated here to the women's songs.

But glimpses of the craft that went into numbers including "Alexander Hamilton," "My Shot," "You'll be Back," "Wait for It," "Yorktown," "What'd I Miss" and "The Room Where It Happens" give an ample idea of the musical's shape and of the singular vitality it harnesses to make dusty history so exciting and emotionally charged. What's more surprising, however, is the extent to which this lively and engaging film goes beyond chronicling the birth of a milestone musical. Horwitz's focus is no less on the lasting impact of the historical figures onstage on contemporary American life.

"I am aware that musical theater does not get off the arts page very often, and here we are," marvels Miranda, who despite being deluged with awards and acclaim remains a grounded and engaging guide. Watching him and other key cast visit national sites where their characters rewrote history is sure to stoke Hamilton fans while also drafting plenty of fresh converts.

Venue: New York Film Festival (Special Events) Airdate: Friday, Oct. 21, 9:00 p.m. (PBS) With: Lin-Manuel Miranda, Leslie Odom Jr., Phillipa Soo, Renee Elise Goldsberry, Daveed Diggs, Christopher Jackson, Jonathan Groff, Okierete Onaodowan, Anthony Ramos, Jasmine Cephas Jones, Ron Chernow, Thomas Kail, Alex Lacamoire, Andy Blankenbuehler, Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Paul Ryan, Elizabeth Warren, Hank Paulson, Timothy Geithner, Amir “Questlove” Thompson, Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter, Jimmy Fallon, John Weidman, Stephen Sondheim, Nas, Luis Miranda, Laura Bush, Joanne Freeman, Annette Gordon-Reed, Jeffrey Seller, Oskar Eustis, Maria Bartiromo Production companies: RadicalMedia, in association with Thirteen Productions for WNET Directors: Alex Horwitz Producers: Nicole Pusateri, Alex Horwitz Executive producers: Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jeffrey Seller, Dave Sirulnick, Jon Kamen, Justin Wilkes Director of photography: Bryant Fisher Editor: Brett Mason

84 minutes.

2016-10-01 20:31 David Rooney feedproxy.google.com

26 /80 Dems Sign Letter Pushing Obama To Stop Dakota Pipeline Nearly 20 members of Congress sent a letter riddled with various factual errors to the White House Thursday pressuring the Obama administration to put a permanent stop to a hotly contested oil pipeline in North Dakota.

The letter was co-signed by 19 lawmakers and directly calls on President Barack Obama to withdraw federal permits for the Dakota Access Pipeline “like you did with the rejection of the Keystone Pipeline.”

It was signed by the likes of Democrats Rep. Raúl Grijalva of Arizona, Rep. Barbara Lee of California, and Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, all of whom are considered influential on the left- wing side of the Democratic Party.

“You can and should extend your historic legacy,” the letter reads. “The pipeline poses significant threats to the environment, public health, and tribal and human rights.”

The letter has not been well-received by the energy industry — some analysts, in fact, are suggesting the letter contains bald-faced lies.

“It’s unfortunate that some are trying to move this discussion away from the facts,” Craig Stevens, a spokesman for oil and gas lobby group Midwest Alliance for Infrastructure Now (MAIN Coalition), told The Daily Caller News Foundation.

MAIN Coalition sat on the letter for a day in the hopes of fleshing out all of the misinformation it contained, Stevens said. The group developed a fact-checked version of the letter Friday, which can be viewed here.

The letter contains multiple errors, including equating the nearly 1,200-mile long project with the Keystone XL Pipeline , an $8 billion oil pipeline which was ultimately scuttled by Obama in 2015 after years of delay.

The Keystone pipeline was never granted a government permit, since the president decided it would not benefit the economy in any meaningful way. The oil pipeline in North Dakota, on the other hand, was granted numerous permits and is nearly 70 percent complete, save for a small area being held up by protesters.

Grijalva and the other lawmakers also argue the pipeline’s construction near the Standing Rock Sioux’s reservation would “threaten sacred sites and culturally important landscapes.”

The nearly $4 billion project is coming under incredible scrutiny as protesters and members of the Standing Rock Sioux, successors to the Great Sioux Nation, argue the pipeline’s construction would trample on tribal lands and destroy artifacts.

Seven North Dakota archaeologists inspected the 1.3-mile section along the route of the Dakota Access pipeline in southern North Dakota, the state’s chief archaeologist said in a memo published Sept. 25.

The archaeologists said only a handful of animal teeth and bone fragments were found during the survey, which suggests that the pipeline, contrary to the insinuations of legislators, would have almost no immediate impact on the tribal artifacts.

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27 /80 Can you trust an educated layman for pregnancy advice? Would you expect a physician to provide professional advice on what home to buy and mortgage to take? Should an economist give tips on whether pregnant women can eat sushi, drink wine or coffee or take certain drugs they have been told they must avoid? It would seem that such counsel is out of place and that specialists should stick to their own field of expertise. Yet Prof. Emily Oster, who teaches introductory microeconomics to first-year master of business administration students at the University of Chicago, had the temerity to do so. When she wrote her book Expecting Better: Why The Conventional Pregnancy Wisdom Is Wrong and What You Really Need to Know, a couple of years ago after giving birth to her first child, Penelope, at around the age of 30, she was both praised and lambasted by critics.

Be the first to know - Join our Facebook page. Now her book has been translated into Hebrew as the NIS 99 paperback Harayon Berosh Aher (Schocken Publishing House). But this time it was run with a foreword and numerous comments on relevance to Israelis by Prof. Daniel Seidman, a senor gynecologist/obstetrician at the in-vitro fertilization unit at Sheba Medical Center in Tel-Hashomer and at Tel Aviv University’s Sackler School of Medicine, as well as co-director of the IVF Unit, Assuta Medical Center president of the Israel Society of Contraception and Sexual Health. The two-and-a-half-page introduction by Seidman, who is described as the book’s “scientific editor,” is calming for readers of the Hebrew edition, as he agrees with much of what Oster writes and even more with the motivation behind her authoring of the book. “Pregnancy is an experience of emotions and curiosity, an exciting and enjoyable chapter in life. But modern technology has turned it into an obstacle course in which one must pass successfully through a series of examinations… There are also many options, of a natural birth, being assisted by a doula, giving birth at home, having an epidural or not and so on.” A cornucopia of Internet sites, Seidman continued, can give advice – some serious and some baseless – and have launched something of a “scare campaign. Don’t eat fresh fish; mayonnaise is dangerous; liver is poisonous; (certain) drugs are deadly – and many more prohibitions and warnings.” Oster was “shocked” when first pregnant to discover the many limitations on women in her condition, and upon examining them using her critical skills as an academic, found they were not necessarily based on facts from comprehensive and thorough studies. “She stresses throughout that her conclusions are right for her own pregnancy and personal preferences, and that every woman has to herself consider the benefits and shortcomings of different situations in pregnancy... Every woman must decide herself how important drinking alcohol while pregnant is to her. There are women who will feel comfortable eating sushi in a store she knows that sells fresh fish. Others will prefer to avoid it.” The book is especially important to Israeli women, Seidman continues, because they are exposed to a lot of “grandmother’s tales” – advice that clashes with Health Ministry guidelines and instructions from their own doctors. “I hope the new book will be an important tool to reduce anxieties that often accompany pregnancy and birth and ease decision making. It is not meant to give ‘newer and better recommendations’ that will counter those of their own doctors but will encourage women to assess them with a critical eye and make informed choices. “While every doctor would be glad to support smoking cessation and not drinking alcohol during pregnancy, exaggerated avoidance of many foods could result in a less- balanced and unhealthful diet.” While avoiding uncontrolled taking of medications during pregnancy is wise, there is no reason for a woman to suffer from symptoms only due to anxiety about taking certain painkillers and pills that have been proven safe to treat nausea and vomiting. Failing to treat chronic vomiting is liable not only to cause the woman to suffer but also to lead to dehydration and a poor condition in pregnancy that can be much riskier than taking certain drugs, he continued. There is no other country in the world besides Israel where pregnant women undergo so many tests, some of them unnecessary, said Seidman, thus Oster’s book will help them think more critically. The book has been updated to cover genetic chips and other new technologies increasingly being used here. “I believe that pregnant Israelis will find that the volume has relevant information that will make it possible for them to enjoy... it and internalize that one can have a relaxed and enjoyable pregnancy.” OSTER WRITES that “in the fall of 2009, my husband, Jesse, and I decided to have a baby. We were both economics professors at the University of Chicago. We’d been together since my junior year of college, and married almost five years. Jesse was close to getting tenure, and my work was going pretty well. My 30th birthday was around the corner. I’ve always talked about having a family, and the discussion got steadily more serious. One morning in October we took a long run together and, finally, decided we were ready. Or, at the very least, we probably were not going to get any more ready. It took a bit of time, but about 18 months later our daughter, Penelope, arrived.” She continued: “What I didn’t expect at all is how much I would put the tools of my job as an economist to use during my pregnancy. This may seem odd. Despite the occasional use of “Dr.” in front of my name, I am not, in fact, a real doctor, let alone an obstetrician. If you have a traditional view of economics, you’re probably thinking of Ben Bernanke making Fed policy, or the guys creating financial derivatives at Goldman Sachs. You would not go to Alan Greenspan for pregnancy advice. But the tools of economics turn out to be enormously useful in evaluating the quality of information in any situation. Economists’ core decision- making principles are applicable everywhere. Everywhere. And that includes the womb.” When she got pregnant, Oster recalled, “I pretty quickly learned that there is a lot of information out there about pregnancy, and a lot of recommendations. But neither the information nor the recommendations were all good. The information was of varying quality, and the recommendations were often contradictory and occasionally infuriating. In the end, in an effort to get to the good information – to really figure out the truth – and to make the right decisions, I tackled the problem as I would any other, with economics.” Pregnancy medical care seemed to be “one long list of rules. In fact, being pregnant was a lot like being a child again. There was always someone telling you what to do. It started right away. “You can have only two cups of coffee a day.” I wondered why – what were the minuses (I knew the pluses – I love coffee!)? What did the numbers say about how risky this was? This wasn’t discussed anywhere.” Pregnancy seemed to be treated as a one-size-fits-all affair. “The way I was used to making decisions – thinking about my personal preferences, combined with the data – was barely used at all.” As to alcohol, Oster “figured out the way to think about the decision – there might be some decrease in child IQ from drinking (the minus), but I’d enjoy a glass of wine occasionally (the plus). The truth was that the plus here is small, and if there was any demonstrated impact of occasional drinking on IQ, I’d abstain. But I did need the number: would having an occasional glass of wine impact my child’s IQ at all? If not, there was no reason not to have one. “Or in prenatal testing. The minus seemed to be the risk of miscarriage. The plus was information about the health of my baby. But what was the actual miscarriage risk? And how much information did these tests really provide relative to other, less risky, options?” However, her obstetrician did not offer scientifically based data on either of these issues. Oster did not interview physicians, but she did go to the Internet to search for recommendations from the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. “Interestingly, these recommendations were often different from what my doctor said – they seemed to be evolving faster with the current medical literature than actual practice was. But they still didn’t provide numbers.” There has also been advice from psychologists and physicians to keep infants away from TV for the first two years of life. But, Oster argues that no harm has been proven. “They base this recommendation on evidence provided by public health researchers (the same kinds of people who provide evidence about behavior during pregnancy). Those researchers have shown time and again that children who watch a lot of TV before the age of two tend to perform worse in school. “Imagine that I told you there are two families. In one family the one-year-old watches four hours of TV per day, and in the other the one-year-old watches none. Now I want you to tell me whether you think these families are similar. You probably don’t think so, and you’d be right.” On the average, the kinds of parents who forbid television tend to have more education, be older, read more books, and on and on. So is it really the television that matters? Or is it all these other differences? This is the difference between correlation and causation… When you see a child who watches a lot of TV, on average you expect him to have lower test scores. But that is not causation.” Oster also decries advice to get a lot of rest in bed when pregnant, as the data have backed this up, and today, many obstetricians no longer give this advice. She absolutely backs prohibitions against smoking even a single cigarette during pregnancy, saying that the medical evidence of tobacco’s harm to mother and fetus are incontrovertible. Based on her handling of research results, she advises no eating raw or not-completely-cooked chicken or meat or unwashed fresh produce due to the risk of toxoplasmosis due to parasites; or of unpasteurized cheese and turkey pastrami (listeriosis, food poisoning caused by bacteria). She also nixes gardening because of the risk of toxoplasma, but she thinks cleaning your cat’s litter box is nothing to be worried about, nor – she argues on the basis of medical data – is sushi or eating raw eggs. She digs into other pregnancy subjects, divided into the first, second and third trimesters, labor and delivery, epidurals and more. At the end of each chapter, she puts her recommendation in boxes titled “The Bottom Line.” At the back of the volume are 30 pages of bibliography. MUCH CRITICISM of the book when it was originally published in English emanated from the US National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, insisting that pregnant women should totally abstain from alcohol before giving birth. They argued that physicians take an oath to “First do no harm.” That principle directs them even when they are not completely certain if something is safe or not. As it is not such a big deal to abstain from alcohol for nine months, they advise this to protect the baby and the mother in case it could, in each individual case, cause irreversible harm. Oster’s book, the author sums up, “is decidedly not about recommendations. It’s about information. You can find plenty of books that tell you, “Go ahead, have a glass of wine.” I do say that, but I also explain why I came to that conclusion, with citations to the medical literature.” Women who have no problem depriving themselves of certain things during pregnancy can go ahead and do that, while those who are skeptical and want to see the evidence can adopt Oster’s approach and speak to the obstetrician/gynecologist they trust before deciding.

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28 /80 Indoor marijuana farms pose life-and-death risks NEW YORK — An explosion that destroyed a New York City home and killed a firefighter has drawn attention to marijuana- making methods that are legal in many states – but can also be lethal.

A New York fire battalion chief died responding to the blast Tuesday in a Bronx home that authorities say had been converted into an indoor marijuana farm. They’re investigating whether the alleged growers tampered with gas lines and mishandled other materials in ways that caused the explosion.

Indoor marijuana farmers can create potential fire hazards by using natural gas, propane or butane to power carbon dioxide generators that make the plants grow. In recent years across the country, similar methods used to produce more potent marijuana extracts have resulted in explosions and other catastrophes.

Indoor gas use “is a standard way to grow marijuana,” says Michael O’Hare, a professor at the University of California in Berkeley who is an expert in cannabis cultivation. “If you raise the CO2 level, it’ll grow faster.”

Some growers rely on propane or butane gas because using large amounts of metered gas from a utility could draw the attention of authorities, who might question why so much fuel is needed for a house of a certain size, O’Hare said. In those conditions, a gas leak could spell disaster, he said. An hour before the explosion at about 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday in the Bronx, dozens of nearby residents said they could smell gas wafting over the neighborhood. The house had already been evacuated and fire personnel were on the scene when the blast sent debris flying, killing Chief Michael Fahy, a 17-year fire department veteran and father of three. His funeral was being held Saturday.

Two suspects, Garivaldi Castillo and Julio Salcedo, were arrested and are being held on drug charges while authorities try to determine whether there is evidence they could result in more serious counts related to Fahy’s death.

Prosecutors said in court this week that the two-story Bronx property was full of combustible items related to the pot operation, including grow lamps and vats of liquid fertilizer. Windows were sealed and other areas covered with extra insulation to retain heat. Plants the size of “small trees” were growing in bedrooms on the upper floor.

A lawyer for the 32-year-old Castillo has questioned his connections to the house. Castillo has pleaded not guilty. Salcedo, 34, was arraigned late Friday, pleaded not guilty and is being held without bail.

Firefighters packed the courthouse where Salcedo was arraigned. Earlier, as he walked into a Bronx precinct, some firefighters told him to “burn in hell,” The New York Daily News reported.

Given that only about half of U. S. states have legalized marijuana, either for medical or recreational use, it’s impossible to estimate how many such growth labs exist, O’Hare said.

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29 /80 Curtis Roosevelt, grandson of FDR, dies at 86 Curtis Roosevelt, grandson of FDR, dies at 86 Associated Press - 1 October 2016 16:41-04:00 News Topics: General news, Obituaries People, Places and Companies: France, Maryland Copyright 2016 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

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30 /80 Vintage aircraft with pilot onboard crashes in Long View Posted 6:24 p.m. today Updated 7:55 p.m. today

LONG VIEW, N. C. — The Federal Aviation Administration says a vintage aircraft with only a pilot onboard has crashed into a building in Long View. A statement from the FAA said the plane crash occurred around 1:10 p.m. Saturday. The statement said the Culver PQ-14A was headed to Hickory Regional Airport when the accident occurred. The FAA said the aircraft had left from the Hickory airport earlier in the day.

There's been no official word on the identity or condition of the pilot.

The National Museum of the U. S. Air Force says on its web page that the Culver Aircraft Corp. built three basic models in quantity for the Army in 1940. The PQ series was initially designed as radio-controlled target aircraft for training anti-aircraft artillery gunners for the Army and the Navy.

2016-10-01 19:55 WRAL www.wral.com

31 /80 West Virginia city’s rampant opioid addiction rates resist treatment HUNTINGTON, W. Va. — This city, where the rate of drug overdose deaths is nearly 10 times the national average, has done more than most to fight the heroin and prescription painkiller epidemic.

Local police have been diverting drug users to specialized drug courts for treatment. The city opened a syringe exchange program to reduce the spread of infectious diseases among drug users. And doctors and nurses from a local hospital have developed a model facility to care for the hundreds of opioid-dependent infants born to heroin-addicted mothers.

But instead of getting better, Huntington’s opioid problem is getting worse.

In just one afternoon last month, 28 people in this city of 50,000 overdosed on heroin. Since January, 773 people have overdosed on opioids (including prescription painkillers and heroin), a 24 percent increase over last year. An estimated 8,000 Huntington residents are addicted, mostly to opioids.

“It’s really an overwhelming situation,” said Dr. James Becker, medical director of West Virginia’s Medicaid program and professor of family medicine at Marshall University in Huntington.

A fragmented treatment system, widespread bias against addiction medications and a shortage of trained workers often thwart those seeking help. Instead, they show up in emergency rooms, or reach out to local doctors, nurses and clergy. Like other states that have expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, West Virginia is trying to make it easier for recipients of the federal-state health insurance program for the poor to find and pay for effective addiction treatment.

So far, however, greater availability of Medicaid coverage has not made a dent in the growing need for treatment, local officials say.

Unlike other drug addictions, opioid and heroin addiction can be treated with one of three medications – methadone, buprenorphine and Vivitrol – that have proven more effective at keeping people from abusing drugs than abstinence and 12-step therapies that don’t include the medications.

But in Huntington, and much of the rest of the country, spiritual-based recovery programs are favored over medications by the general public and even some medical professionals.

“Many people believe that substance abuse is a weakness of personality and that a person needs to get a handle on their disease, and in that sense, they think that relying on a drug that replaces the drug of abuse is somehow a weakness,” Becker said.

“That’s not the view of most people in the medical community,” he said.

Still, Susan Coyer, director of Huntington Comprehensive Treatment Center, a methadone clinic next to a McDonald’s in downtown Huntington, said she has not received a single referral from any medical professionals in the two years she has been running the center.

Approved for addiction treatment in 1964, methadone has proven highly effective at keeping people in recovery from drug abuse. But federal regulations require patients to show up at a clinic every day to take their dose, making it an inconvenient treatment option for many.

Huntington’s highly visible clinic treats nearly a thousand patients every day. Many have been taking the addiction medication for years, sometimes off and on, depending on how long they can afford the $15-a-day fee.

West Virginia is one of the 17 states where Medicaid does not pay for methadone.

Approved in 2002, buprenorphine acts as a replacement for heroin or painkillers, relieving withdrawal symptoms and cravings without the euphoria, similar to methadone.

But unlike methadone, it can be prescribed by doctors in an office setting.

West Virginia has about 300 physicians with a license to prescribe buprenorphine.

But others in West Virginia and elsewhere provide little counseling and fail to adhere to national protocols requiring drug screenings, Becker said.

Huntington officials often point to two residential 12-step programs that don’t offer medications as an example of the kind of addiction treatment they would want for their own family members. Even though most realize recovery programs without medications don’t work for everyone, they would prefer their loved ones beat their addictions without taking them.

Jim Johnson, the Huntington mayor’s director of drug control policy, said the city’s extensive outreach is starting to change some people’s minds about addiction medication, his included. But for many, he said, “the Earth will always be flat.”

“Every one of us has biases about the problem,” Becker said. “But this epidemic is so severe that we have to get over that.”

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32 /80 Christian evangelist Ray Comfort's take on 'stupidity' of secularism Contact WND It’s a powerful alliance between two of the most dynamic evangelists in the world.

Ray Comfort, creator of the blockbuster documentary “180” and other powerful films, is about to debut his most explosive production, “The Atheist Delusion.”

And the spectacular location for the premiere will be the Ark Encounter in Kentucky, the newly opened theme park created by Ken Ham and his organization Answers in Genesis.

The premiere will take place on October 22 at 8 p.m. Eastern Time.

Comfort, who has produced many books and films as founder of Living Waters Ministries, is hopeful about the possibilities for evangelism in his newest masterpiece. Comfort also says the movie will help Christians understand the rational basis for their faith.

“Most people believe that there’s no evidence for God,” Comfort explained to WND. “It’s all a matter of ‘faith.’ ‘The Atheist Delusion’ will change that. In it we asked hardened atheists one scientific question, and they changed their minds about the existence of God, almost immediately. This film is a life-changer. Hardened atheists will hate it because it pulls back the curtain on atheism’s stupidity and on their motive.”

WND Founder Joseph Farah hailed the movie as Ray Comfort’s “greatest work yet.”

“May you receive many crowns in eternity for your example to the rest of us,” he told Comfort gratefully.

Comfort said his excitement about the project helped drive his desire to premiere the film at such an impressive location.

“The thought was that there would be no greater place than the Ark to launch a movie like this,” he enthused. “Ken Ham is a personal friend and his ministry is greatly respected across the world. It’s a hard-sell to say that we have a film that provides irrefutable evidence for the existence of God. Having Answers in Genesis put their blessing on it has given it instant credibility with many.” Powerful tools for witnessing, apologetics and spiritual growth. Don’t miss the blockbuster books and movies from the Christian evangelist who is not afraid to engage the culture and take his message to the streets. The collected works of Ray Comfort. Available now at the WND Superstore.

Ham told WND he is enthusiastic about the film because he sees Comfort’s efforts as complementing his own mission of defending the truth of Scripture. Answers in Genesis, which seeks to provide answers to questions about the Bible regarding creation, evolution, science and the age of the Earth, is well known for its Creation Museum.

However, it really generated international headlines when it built the Ark Encounter, a full size replica of Noah’s Ark made according to the specifications given in the Bible.

Ham said the theme park has been a remarkable success.

“Ark attendance is beyond our expectations,” he said proudly. “In the first ten weeks we had 300,000 visitors. The Ark has also increased attendance at the Creation Museum by 70 percent. Even from non-Christians, we’re receiving rave reviews about the immense Ark. The Ark makes a bold statement to the world about the Bible as God’s Word. The 510-foot-long ship has gained international media attention.”

However, the Ark Encounter faced fierce opposition before it could open.

“In fact, the Ark’s opening was protested by a group of secularists,” observed Ham. “They didn’t like it that Christians were proclaiming Bible truths so publicly.”

Ham bemoans the widespread acceptance of evolution, which he sees as an outgrowth of secularist control over the public education system as well as a failure by many Christians to learn apologetics.

“Through the public education system, where naturalistic evolution is presented as fact to generations of students, an intense secularist indoctrination has occurred,” Ham charged. “Legislation is constantly being introduced to prevent the teaching of creation in schools so that students can’t hear alternative views. Because of that indoctrination and brainwashing throughout government schools and the secular media, it’s important that we overcome this censorship and get out vital information to the public.

“By the way, most churches have not taught apologetics, they have not presented generations of our youth to be able to defend the Christian faith, and they have not effectively countered the secular questions of the age that attack the Bible. And sadly, many church leaders back down when it comes to the historicity of the creation account in Genesis.”

For that reason, Ham says Christians need to make an impact on the culture and become “emboldened” and “ask specific questions of atheists and other secularists in order to challenge their worldview.” Working together with Ray Comfort is part of this effort.

“The Ark is a good place to make a public statement about the Bible as we host this movie premiere and attempt to impact the culture and the world,” Ham told WND. “We also wanted to show that two different Christian groups, Living Waters and Answers in Genesis, can work together like this. AiG wants people to see that there are many of us who believe God’s Word as truth.”

Comfort argues atheism is popular in this decadent time because it allows people to engage in degenerate behavior without guilt. He argues the evidence for God is so clear and compelling that those who cling to secularism are simply trying to avoid moral standards. “Having to point to the evidence for God is like having to point out the sun at noon, on a clear day,” he quipped. “As we see in the movie, atheism has nothing to do with a lack of evidence, and everything to do with getting rid of moral responsibility. If there is no God, then pornography isn’t wrong. Neither is fornication. Atheism is heaven-on-earth for sin-loving red-blooded males. That’s why 60 percent of all atheists are men.”

But Ham says the atheist worldview is also protected by a kind of aggressive intolerance directed against Christians. He argues Christians are specifically targeted by secularists who seek to drive their views out of public life.

“Though they are a minority, secularists have been imposing their beliefs on the culture, including on Christians,” Ham said. “I find that atheists usually react to our outreaches with extreme intolerance. They call us names, use expletives, and attack us personally. AiG wants people to understand that we’re not intolerant of secularists personally. We just want their worldview to be exposed and challenged. Now, when you do challenge secularists, they usually respond with intolerance. AiG does hope that there will be a number of atheists, like those shown in the movie, who will recognize that their worldview just doesn’t hold up, and that they need to change their thinking and become Christians.”

More information about the film, including details about to download it, can be found at http://www.atheistmovie.com.

Powerful tools for witnessing, apologetics and spiritual growth. Don’t miss the blockbuster books and movies from the Christian evangelist who is not afraid to engage the culture and take his message to the streets. The collected works of Ray Comfort. Available now at the WND Superstore.

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33 /80 Syrians refuse attempted relocation along Jordan border AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Syrians stranded on the border with Jordan are refusing to move five kilometers (3.1 miles) west to a soon-to-be opened aid distribution center. ...

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34 /80 ASK ZELDA: Our relationships expert Zelda West-Meads answers your questions Should I end my transatlantic affair? I am a 35-year-old American woman and while working in the UK I had a two-year affair with a married man. There was never any question of him leaving his wife, despite the fact that there was little sex in their relationship as he had two small children and a high-powered job. I fell in love with him and, as well as being a fantastic lover, he also became a close friend. Because of this, we agreed to keep in touch and meet when either of us was travelling nearby. I returned to the US six months ago and we have been emailing each other every day. Is there anything wrong with us staying in contact? It’s not affecting the marriage and we are miles apart. If only relationships were as easy as that. You are playing a dangerous game by being in touch with this man every day. You are sexually attracted to each other and there is an emotional intimacy between you, so when you do eventually meet up, are you just going to sit and talk over a coffee and then bid each other goodbye? The reality is that you would be meeting in romantic locations a long way from home – in which case, how would you resist the temptation of having sex? You are both betraying his wife. I get many letters from people who have discovered that their partner is having an affair – often because they have found an email that their spouse forgot to delete. But what about you? I fear you are putting your love life on hold waiting for a few brief hours or days with this man, when what you should be doing is ending this relationship so that you are free to meet and fall in love with someone new, who you can realistically share your life with. Also, as he has little sex with his wife and you are no longer in the UK, there is a strong possibility that he will be tempted to have other affairs. She doesn’t trust my motives I have been separated from the mother of my four-year-old daughter for two years. We met when I was 22 and she was 20; we were together for five years. We keep in touch by text. I recently asked her if we could meet. She agreed, but then changed her mind. I believe she thinks I am not being genuine and just want to see her for sex. She says that I am asking to meet, but not saying anything about being together for ever. She has a lot going on at the moment and is completing university. Should I pursue this or leave her alone? As you have not seen your ex-partner since the split, it sounds as though you haven’t seen your daughter either and that deeply concerns me. Unless there is a good reason why a man should not see his child (eg, potential violence), children of separated couples fare better if they see both their parents. Perhaps your ex does not trust you or your motives for wanting to meet because you left her and your child. Or she has had second thoughts about meeting because she wants to be in a committed relationship to provide stability for her daughter, and you are uncertain about the future. Try talking on the phone rather than texting, so that you can discuss these issues and then suggest meeting – perhaps in a café so she knows that it’s not just about sex – to talk some more. You could offer support during this busy time in her life and talk about being a loving father to your daughter. Is flirting with my friend wrong? We are a reasonably new couple and my boyfriend is great. He treats me well and says he is lucky to be with me and that I am everything he has ever wanted. Our sex life is good, too. However, I have been Facetiming and flirting with a close friend lately. I fantasise about him sexually and imagine how different my life would be with him. He has said that he’s interested in me, too. I feel slightly guilty about this. I have always looked down on people who seem to be in a great relationship with a lovely person, but then cheat on them. I haven’t done anything physical with this other man, but I still feel disloyal to my boyfriend. I am a seriously confused woman. Even though this is not a full-blown affair – well, not yet – I suspect that your boyfriend would be devastated if he knew the contact you have been having with this other person. This man says he is interested in you, but that is far different from how your boyfriend says he feels about you. For example, this man’s interest might be about having a fun and sexy relationship, but not one that lasts. How would you feel then? If you did have a future together, would your life truly be so different from the one you could have with your boyfriend – and is it a life you actually want? Perhaps you need to find out more about how this man really feels about you. It’s not fair to two- time your boyfriend, so if you love him, you need to end this flirty relationship with your friend immediately. But the fact that you are so attracted to this other man suggests you are not as in love with your boyfriend as he is with you. If so, it would be kinder to end things with him. If you have a problem, write to Zelda West-Meads at: YOU, Northcliffe House, 2 Derry Street, London W8 5TS, or email [email protected] Zelda reads all your letters but regrets that she cannot answer them all personally 2016-10-01 19:46 Zelda West www.dailymail.co.uk

35 /80 Pope calls for Christian unity on Caucasus peace tour TBILISI, Georgia — Pope Francis on Saturday called for Christian unity as he visited the seat of Georgia’s ancient Orthodox Church on the second day of his peace mission to the volatile Caucasus region.

The pontiff and Patriarch Ilia II, the head of the Georgian Church, linked arms as they entered the 11th- century Svetitskhoveli Cathedral to the sound of bells chiming and a choir performing polyphonic chants.

Earlier on Saturday, the pope held an open-air mass for thousands of faithful in Georgia’s capital Tbilisi, offering worshippers the “consolation that we need amid the turmoil we experience in life”.

On Friday, the pontiff called for peaceful “coexistence” in the conflict-ridden ex-Soviet region at the start of a three-day tour that will also take him to Azerbaijan just months after he visited its arch-foe Armenia.

Tiny Orthodox Georgia — one of the world’s oldest Christian nations — fought a brief war with Moscow in 2008, and two breakaway regions, South Ossetia and Abkhazia, are under what it insists is a de facto Russian occupation.

Many Georgians hope that the Pope’s visit — billed by the Vatican as a peace mission — will highlight the suffering of hundreds of thousands of Georgians who have been left refugees.

“Parts of my country are under occupation and the Pope’s message of peace is very important,” Manana Itonishvili, a 56-year-old arts history professor who attended the mass, told AFP.

Refugees

As he arrived in Georgia on Friday, Francis spoke of the need for refugees to return to their homes and called for respect for national sovereignty, but he seemed to dodge potential Russian ire by refusing to use the word “occupation”.

Apparently wary of irritating the Kremlin and Russia’s powerful Orthodox Church, he only made general calls for “respect of sovereign prerogatives of all countries within the framework of international law”.

On Sunday, Francis is scheduled to travel to Azerbaijan, where he will meet, among others, President Ilham Aliyev, just days after the authoritarian leader won a referendum on constitutional changes seen as consolidating his grip on power.

While in the energy-rich country, the Pope is expected to reiterate the call he made three months ago in Armenia for a peaceful resolution of the long-simmering conflict over the disputed region of Nagorny-Karabakh. Officially part of Azerbaijan, the territory has been under the control of ethnic Armenian separatists since 1994 when a war between the two countries ended in a ceasefire but no formal peace accord.

Since then, there have been sporadic outbursts of violence, including several days of major clashes in April that left 110 people dead.

The Georgian Orthodox Church is one of several distinct Eastern Orthodox Churches which also include the Greek and Russian Churches.

It has doctrinal differences with the Roman Catholic Church that date back to the “great schism” of 1054, when the Eastern Church rejected Rome’s authority.

The Orthodox Church’s refusal to accept the primacy of the Roman pontiff has long been the primary barrier to a rapprochement. CBB

2016-10-01 19:41 Agence France newsinfo.inquirer.net

36 /80 My Shop: Cafe defies unenviable location BBC News visits the Gateway Cafe in Peacehaven, Sussex, which is attracting locals despite being next to a sewage plant.

This video is part of a new series from the BBC Business Unit called My Shop. The series profiles distinctive, independent shops.

To suggest a shop email us. For the latest updates about the series follow video journalist Dougal Shaw on Twitter or Facebook.

2016-10-01 19:41 www.bbc.co.uk

37 /80 LIZ JONES'S DIARY: In which I (nearly) have a happy birthday Well. Wonders will never cease, will they? It was my birthday on Monday, and the plan was to go to the world film premiere of Bridget Jones’s Baby in London with David. I was so nervous about the whole day, I woke at 4.40am. Nic drove me to the station and I boarded the train; she had had to purchase my ticket as I only had £5 in my account, which meant she’d had to come with me to the ticket office to insert her card. I borrowed a black Gucci dress from my friend Isobel; I was worried that if I wore my one and only Victoria Beckham body-con dress again, another magazine would publish a gallery showing every single time it’s had an outing. David texted me: ‘I will pick you up from King’s Cross.’ Blimey. I’ve become one of those women I always used to envy at airports who are met by loving partners and helped into cars with their luggage. How on earth did that happen? He drove us to his flat, where I had an hour to get ready. ‘The bathroom light has gone again,’ he said, ‘but I’ve lit a candle.’ Oh dear. But he had made a cake, and didn’t moan when I told him I didn’t have a ticket for him, only me (the premiere was a work assignment). ‘I will drop you off at Leicester Square, so text me when you leave and I will pick you up,’ he said. ‘I’ve booked a table at Moro in Exmouth Market, as I know you love it there.’ As we drove across Vauxhall Bridge towards the West End, David kept saying, ‘Yippee! I have a girlfriend!’ I went to see the film, then met him after. When he saw me teetering towards his car, he got out, excited, and opened the door for me. I was a normal person at last. I was going to get a happy ending. My life was just like one of the romcom movies I love so much, that I live for, that I have clung to for years when my own life has been too hard to face or even contemplate. After dinner, we got back to his flat and he opened champagne and cut the cake he had made. ‘I haven’t got you a present yet,’ he said, handing me a sparkling flute of Bolly. ‘But tomorrow, I know you have a review to write and another film you have to see in the evening and your YOU column to file, but I’m going to take you shopping so you can choose your present. I am thinking we go to J Crew? Or maybe to Westbourne Grove?’ Finally, finally! I had a wonderful birthday. I received so many texts and emails from readers, from my nieces, from my sister, from Emily at the deli in Dulverton. Nic had given me a pair of jodhpurs, as mine had such huge holes at the knees I’d become an embarrassment: people actually stop and point. I have just woken up, and logged on to my computer to start writing up my review. This is where I’m safest, in front of my (ancient) laptop with its worn keys, fingers poised on the keyboard, about to write something: this is what I do, this is what makes me happy. David has just made me a pot of coffee. He has baked some sort of tiny cakes for breakfast, I think they are madeleines. I logged on to David’s internet with some difficulty, given my computer is so old and leaden and slow – instead, as old habits die hard, I blamed David’s internet; the poor chap flustered about so much trying to reboot it, I was mean and said, ‘Have they entered you for the Para-lympics?’ – and an email popped into my inbox. Oooh, what’s this? Oh dear. I was reminded of the passage in Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason , when Bridge was incarcerated in a Thai prison. ‘All my life, I have always thought something bad was about to happen. And now it has.’ I opened the email. I have 15 days to move out of my house, and my bank suggests I contact my local authority to see if I qualify for assisted housing.

2016-10-01 19:40 Liz Jones www.dailymail.co.uk

38 /80 Kendall Jenner flashes her toned stomach in tiny bandeau top and white trousers as she enjoys family dinner in Paris She swapped the runway for a trip to the tattoo parlour earlier this week, where she had the word 'meow' tattooed inside her lip. And Kendall Jenner made yet another fashion statement as she flashed her sensational abs while heading out to dinner in Paris with her famous clan on Saturday. The 20-year-old model showcased a slither of her enviable figure in a black bandeau top and slouchy white trousers. Scroll down for video The black top hugged on to her perky cleavage, while the trousers skimmed her statuesque frame, which was accentuated by a pair of white heels. Ensuring that she didn't surrender to the night-time chill, the Estee Lauder model donned a long matching white jacket which added to the chic look On Thursday, Kendall debuted her new tattoo - the word 'meow' - on the inside of her bottom lip. JonBoy, the tattoo artist who inked the starlet, shared a picture of his work on Instagram. The beauty posed for the pic while holding her lip down to show off the tattoo; she sported loose tresses while rocking a black choker with a matching fitted top. The daughter of Kris and Caitlyn Jenner also spoke recently to Garage magazine about how she deals with cyber bullies. 'Let's face it — everyone is going to have an opinion,' she said in an interview for their October issue. 'Best advice I have is to just realize that, everyone's always going to be saying something and if you concern yourself with that, you're in for a giant headache. What matters is how you feel.' Earlier in the week Kendall participated in MTV's Total Registration Live event in Times Square encouraging young people to vote in the upcoming election. Meanwhile, Kendall's step-sister Kim put on quite the racy display for the family day out. The star went without underwear in a very plunging black bustier complete with sheer black sleeves and neckline and teamed with racy lace tights. Black boots added to the racy look, while Kim protected her modesty with a long green trench coat. Kim and Kendall were joined by their eldest sister Kourtney and mother Kris Jenner who brought along her boyfriend Corey Gamble for the meal.

2016-10-01 19:39 Jabeen Waheed www.dailymail.co.uk

39 /80 BEAUTY BUZZ: Elizabeth takes the lead for Breast Cancer Awareness Month A PRESCRIPTION FOR YOUR PEEPERS Not for nothing is Dr Maryam Zamani known as 'the eye doctor'. A trained ocuplastic surgeon and opthalmologist, she has created her own MZ Skin range. Here she reveals how to keep eyes young. Why is the eye area so prone to ageing? 'At just 0.5mm, the skin around the eye is not only thin and vulnerable, but – as the eye blinks up to 10,000 times a day – is under constant exertion.' Do we need to use eye cream? 'Absolutely! They are formulated with ingredients designed to combat fatigue and ageing in this area.' What's the biggest mistake people make with their eyes? 'They forget to apply sunscreen, which is essential to prevent lines.' What are the key ingredients to look for in an eye product? 'Hyaluronic acid, ceramides, tripeptides and kahai oil to replenish, boost cell growth and hydrate.' You'll find these in MZ Skin Soothe & Smooth Collagen Activating Eye Complex (£90), while Hydra-Lift Golden Eye Treatment Mask (above, £65 for five pairs, mzskin.com ) boasts hyaluronic acid, collagen and gold nanoparticles. Both will brighten, smooth and de-puff eyes in no time. Photographs: Natasha Pszenicki, Camera Press, Filmmagic. B eauty assistant: Alice Robertson

2016-10-01 19:31 Bella Blissett www.dailymail.co.uk

40 /80 BEAUTY CLINIC: I'm a young-looking 68 but hairs have sprouted on my upper lip and chin. Any suggestions? Jo and Sarah answer real questions from readers: to put your query, go to beautybible.com Q I am a young-looking 68 but some long dark hairs have sprouted on my upper lip and chin, which I want to get rid of. I tried threading but it made my face look unnaturally shiny. Do you have any suggestions? A We presume you don't want to try any of the more exotic options such as ant egg oil, which dates from the Ottoman Empire and is still used in Asia and the Middle East. Or even a paste of turmeric, the golden spice mainly used in cooking, which is again still employed today in some communities. So the alternative we suggest is electrolysis, which has a long history of effective permanent hair removal on the face and other parts of the body. The British Institute & Association of Electrolysis (BIAE, electrolysis.co.uk ) explains that ‘electrolysis treats each hair follicle individually with a very fine, disposable, sterile probe [essentially a needle] to permanently destroy the follicle’s ability to reproduce, thereby eradicating hair growth on completion of the course of treatment’. Most clients agree that electrolysis causes slight discomfort (mild warming or heat) rather than pain. Many readers ask about laser hair removal. This is more properly called hair reduction as it reduces hair growth but does not, at present, remove all the hair permanently, and in consequence needs continuous topping up. The British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons has a section on laser hair reduction on their website, baaps.org.uk. The number of sessions you need varies with individuals’ density of hair growth. There can be anywhere between 50 and 500 hairs crowded into a small area of skin. Not all our hair is growing at the same time, explains the BIAE, and you may find that the three or four hairs on your chin could actually be 30 or more taking turns to grow. You will probably need to have regular appointments (taking anything from ten minutes to several hours) over a year or more to deal with the whole problem but you will see results from the start. It is vital to find a qualified and experienced practitioner so do please look at the section called Find A Member on BIAE website, which also gives you lots more information about the process. Fab Find of the Week... Kat Von D Lock-It Colour Correcting Eye Primer It makes perfect sense to us that this extraordinary eye primer should be created by someone's who's a former tattoo artist. Because if you apply Kat Von D Lock-It Colour Correcting Eye Primer beneath your shadow, it makes it almost as budge-proof as a tattoo. (Until you reach for the eye make-up remover, anyway.) Highly-pigmented, in a range of five shades so you can match your lids (including a commendably dark tone), it first off evens out the lid – getting rid of redness and shadows almost entirely. Then the miraculous bit: anything you apply over the top goes on more intensely – almost as if it 'clings' to the base. Cream and powder shadows will require more assiduous blending than usual (with fingertips and/or brushes)– but they'll still be there at the end of the day, and for us that's a massive plus. Truly, this is unlike any other lid product we've ever tried. (It promises 16-hour wear, and we'd agree that's what 'Lock-It' delivers.) We've seen a couple of online comments about this about lack of blendability. But to be honest, that's the trade-off. You do have to be quick (and work quite hard) to blend the twist-up pencil into the lids – but it's against the laws of physics to have something that's really 'slippy', yet still keeps your eye make-up from creasing and smudging. And this has us inking an imaginary 'We Love Kat Von D' tattoo on our biceps, frankly. Kat Von D Lock-It Colour Correcting Eye Primer/£18 at debenhams.com Follow Beauty Bible on: Twitter Facebook 2016-10-01 19:31 Jo Fairley www.dailymail.co.uk

41 /80 Five travelers: Looking for memories, new foods and pandas (or not) 17

Junior

Plans: Study tech and business in college.

For Antonio Madrigal, the trip to China will be a chanceto burnish images in his mind of a country he might never see again.

The 17-year-old junior lost sight in his right eye to a tumor, and he is afflicted with a virus in his left.

“Because I don’t know if I’m going to lose my eyesight, it will be a special memory,” Madrigal said. “I kind of see this as an opportunity. Just because you have a disability, you can still travel and do what you want.”

For now, he said, his eye is stable.

What does he want to see in China?

“I’m expecting to see a lot of great things, honestly,” he said. “I’m excited if we get to meet the Chinese president. I’m just excited about the whole trip.”

Madrigal, who has traveled to Mexico, where he has relatives, but never overseas, was afraid his mom wouldn’t let him go on the trip after his name was selected in the school’s lottery in the spring.

Why?

“Because it’s half way around the world,” he said.

But she gave him permission.

To prepare for the trip, he’s been taking a Chinese language course, even though he had only a few weeks to learn.

“I took French last year, but I feel I’m getting the hang of Chinese faster,” he said after a couple of days of classes.

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Junior

Plans: Go to college and then start a business to support and teach people with special needs. For Haley Naparan, the trip to China will be an exploratory one.

“I want to see if China is where I want to be in the future, if that’s the place for me, if I want to live there or possibly work there in the future,” she said.

The 16-year-old junior bubbles with excitement as she talks about the trip she will share with her younger sister, Chloe, a sophomore.

“I’m absolutely excited about experiencing a new culture,” she said. “It’s a really great opportunity to see the world in a different perspective.”

At the top of her list of sights to see are the Great Wall and pandas, which the group will view at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding.

“When I was little, I was a panda lover,” she said. “I’ve had so many teddy bears of pandas, but I’m really excited to see real live pandas.”

Chinese food also interests her. Her father is from Hawaii and she loves manapua, a meat- filled steamed dumpling that is a staple of the Hawaiian culture and an echo of the Chinese char siu bao. She spotted the Chinese version on a PBS show and is eager to try it.

But what she is looking forward to the most is engaging the Chinese people in conversation.

“I’m really excited about interacting with people, basically from all ages, because I want to see how they feel about us,” she said. “I want to see how I feel about them.

“I think that’ll be just a really cool bond — something you really can’t explain. I personally feel that when you travel … you leave something there, something you can’t take back home with you, and that’s what I’m really excited about.”

And what does she expect to leave behind?

“I hope to leave relationships there,” she said. “I hope I can leave love there, and passion.”

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Sophomore

Plans: Study marine biology.

Araya Zackery received an introduction to Chinese culture over the summer as part of an exchange program that brought more than 20 students to Tacoma.

The Chinese students spent several weeks at Stadium High School, and she was among several dozen Tacoma students who volunteered to work with the group.

“We learned how to make their food and in exchange we taught them something about American culture,” Zackery said. The Chinese students made spaghetti, and the Tacomans made chow mein.

The hosts also learned how to do calligraphy and they taught the Chinese the decades-old American game of capture the flag in spirited play at Wright Park.

“That was super fun,” she said. Zackery, who skipped a grade and at 14 will be the youngest student in the Lincoln High School group, said the students also addressed stereotypes about each other.

Turns out they had some similar views.

“They thought we were really smart, so that was good,” she said. “But we also thought they were academically excellent.”

Zackery is excited about trying spicy Chinese food and experiencing a different culture.

“I know it’s going to be a really good academic experience that I’ll be able to take back and use for my whole life,” she said.

But Zackery also is looking forward to reconnecting with one of the Chinese students she met over the summer.

“We exchanged numbers and we talk on WeChat, but he said when we go over, I’ll be able to hang out with him while we’re in Beijing,” she said.

Jonathan Nesvig, contributing writer

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Senior

Plans: Study pre-law in college.

There’s little question what excites Katelyn Wear about her school’s trip to China.

“Are we allowed to kidnap a panda and bring it back?” she asked Principal Pat Erwin.

He was amused, but assured her, “It would be a pretty serious crime.”

Wear, who calls pandas “cute,” will view them at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding.

Among other sights she’s looking forward to is the Great Wall of China.

“I know that when they were building it, pretty much if someone died while they built it, they just kind of threw them in and left them there,” she said. “There are all kinds of dead people in the wall, so it’s haunted. That’ll be fun.”

The History channel’s website says that as many as 400,000 people were reported to have died during the wall’s construction and many were buried within the wall.

Wear, who has never traveled outside the United States, is looking forward to “experiencing a whole new culture and seeing a completely different country. They don’t even have Facebook there.”

Somehow, she expects to survive.

She also wants to try “authentic” Chinese tea.

“Everyone in my family hates tea,” she said, so she’s had few opportunities to drink it. But the prospect of eating spicy food scares her. Wear, who plans to become an attorney, said: “I hope to use this experience so when I am a lawyer, if I come across a case where I’m prosecuting someone from China, I can use this experience to know how it is there. You’ve got to use that to determine things.”

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Senior

Plans: Study pre-law in college.

Demetrius Miller is a wide receiver on the Lincoln Abes football team and will miss two games during his trip to China.

But that doesn’t bother him.

“I’d rather go to another country and see new things,” he said.

Foreign travel is on his bucket list.

“I’ve been to so many places around America. I want to go outside,” he said.

The 18-year-old senior is tired of being told America is “the best country anywhere on the planet. You want to go out and find out for yourself. … You need to see the world. You just can’t be in a box.”

Miller is especially interested in trying Chinese food.

“I’m down to eat any type of food,” he said. “Even if it looks nasty, I’ll still try it. I like to try new things.”

One thing that separates him from many others on the trip is his view of pandas.

“I’m not a fan of pandas,” he said matter-of-factly.

2016-10-01 19:28 www.thenewstribune.com

42 /80 Seychelles: US sisters died of excess fluid in lungs By Faith Karimi and Ralph Ellis

CNN

(CNN) — Two American sisters found unresponsive in their resort in the Seychelles died of excess fluid in their lungs, according to authorities in the island nation off Africa’s east coast.

Autopsies performed Wednesday showed Robin Korkki, 42, of Chicago, and Anne Korkki, 37, of Denver, died from acute pulmonary edema, or fluid in the lungs, police told the Seychelles News Agency. Cerebral edema, or excess fluid in the brain, also contributed to Anne Korkki’s death, the news agency reported.

No explanation was offered for the fluid buildup in the women’s lungs.

Experts are conducting a toxicology analysis in a forensic laboratory in neighboring Mauritius, according to the news agency.

No visible injuries

Resort management discovered the women unresponsive September 22 in their villa, Seychelles police spokesman Jean Toussaint told CNN.

No visible signs of injuries were found on the bodies, he said.

The sisters were staying at the Maia resort on Seychelles’ main island, Mahe.

Seychelles authorities have contacted US officials, and both nations are treating the investigation as high priority, Toussaint said. He declined to provide further information, citing privacy and ongoing investigations.

Calls to the US consular agency in the Seychelles went unanswered.

‘This isn’t happening’

Worried relatives in the sisters’ native Minnesota are seeking answers.

In Minneapolis, their brother told a newspaper that the family is getting no information on the case. Some family members have traveled to the Seychelles to gather details and bring the sisters’ bodies home.

“At this point, the only details we know are the articles flying around online,” Chris Korkki told the (Minneapolis) Star Tribune this week. “Two things keep going through my mind: This isn’t happening, and we just want answers.”

He said his sisters were healthy and adventurous, and loved to “experience life to the fullest.” They had been posting photos on social media showing them swimming and having fun while on the vacation.

Anne Korkki moved to Denver last year, and worked for JP Morgan Chase, the brother told CNN affiliate KCNC.

Robin Korkki worked as a commodities trader in Chicago, the Chicago Tribune reported.

Popular destination

The Seychelles is a popular tourist destination because of its pristine beaches, warm water and coral reefs.

The Korkki sisters were staying in Mahe, one of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean nation.

They arrived in the Seychelles on September 15 and were due to leave September 24, two days after they were found dead, Toussaint said.

2016-10-01 19:27 CNN Wire fox13now.com

43 /80 Laos promises to phase out tiger farms JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Laos has promised to phase out farms that breed endangered tigers for their body parts, a positive step from a country believed to be a major hub of wildlife trafficking in Asia, conservation groups said Friday.

The announcement by Laotian officials in South Africa came one day before the start of a meeting of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, or CITES.

If implemented, the move could help to curb the illegal trade in tiger bones and other parts used in traditional medicine in areas of Asia, and protect the depleted population of tigers. Conservation groups say there are about 3,900 tigers in the wild.

Chinese, Thai and Vietnamese criminal networks are also involved in tiger farming and trading, according to the London-based Environmental Investigation Agency.

The New York-based Wildlife Conservation Society, which works with Laos on tiger protection, urged other Asian countries with commercial tiger breeding centers to follow the example of Laos.

“This commitment is a great example of a nation showing leadership to end the practice of breeding tigers, and we hope as well bears, to supply the demand for their body parts,” said Susan Lieberman, head of the society’s delegation at the meeting in Johannesburg of the 183 member countries of CITES.

The countries in the U. N. group have pledged to ensure that international trade in wild animals and plants does not threaten their survival.

A CITES delegation traveled to Laos in July and concluded that criminal groups use Laos as a transit point to smuggle wildlife parts to other Asian countries. It also said the import and export of such items allegedly occurs in violation of CITES rules.

“Law enforcement authorities (in Laos) stated that no arrests or prosecutions related to illegal trade in rhino horn, elephant ivory and other wildlife specimens have occurred in the country since 2012,” a CITES document said. Laotian officials said other nations in the trafficking chain should use their more abundant resources to help Laos and stop illegal trade, according to the document.

TRAFFIC, a conservation group, said the illegal trade in two other species — the pangolin, a burrowing mammal, and the helmeted hornbill, a rainforest bird — is also rife in Laos.

Pangolins are targeted for their meat, as well as scales that are used in traditional medicine to promote blood circulation, reduce swelling and treat other illnesses.

In Beijing, a practitioner of traditional medicine said his practices developed over thousands of years, but he and his colleagues are thinking of replacements for parts of endangered animals. “It’s no problem to use some bugs in the medicine if it can treat diseases,” said Hu Guang, who writes prescriptions for his patients with an ink brush. “Why would you use some endangered animals as medicine? It is just not necessary.”

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2016-10-01 19:26 By Associated mynorthwest.com

44 /80 Upper Darby School District KO’d for construction funds By Kevin Tustin, [email protected] , @KevinTustin on Twitter

Posted: 10/01/16, 7:24 PM EDT | Updated: 5 secs ago

Upper Darby>> A lack of necessary documents has led the Pennsylvania Department of Education to deem ineligible a Planning and Construction Workbook (PlanCon) proposal from the Upper Darby School District for renovation and construction projects.

With no mandatory districtwide facility study submitted with the district’s Part A – project justification – paperwork back in June 2015, PDE has dismissed the district’s initial steps to seek any sort of reimbursement from the state to renovate Aronimink Elementary School and to build a new elementary school at the cost of $35 million.

“If these parameters have not been met,” said PDE Deputy Communications Manager Casey Smith in a Friday afternoon email, “the project is ineligible for PlanCon reimbursement. Through recent discussions between Upper Darby SD and the department, it was revealed that the district did not have a districtwide school facilities study to support its 2015 Part A and B submission.”

Without PlanCon, the district could lose out on anywhere from $5 million to $8 million in state reimbursements for the projects.

A facility study was not commissioned by the board of school directors until March 2016 at the cost of $48,996 to its architect of record Don Bonnett of the firm Bonnett Associates, Inc.

The beginning findings of Bonnett’s study were presented publicly on Sept. 27 at the board’s finance and operation committee meeting, 15 months after submitting the project proposal to PDE.

That night, Bonnett admitted it was “highly probable” PDE would reject the application.

“We had recommended that the school district submit a PlanCon Part A and Part B to the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, even though the facilities study requirement could not be met,” said Bonnett. “It was our concept at the time that if we get a placeholder position that perhaps we could request a waiver.”

“I’m wondering, though, if you’re aware if a waiver has ever been granted by PDE,” school director Heather Boyd asked of Bonnett.

“I don’t know one having been. I can’t say that it’s been,” Bonnett replied.

“So we were doing this on hopes that this might happen but we didn’t have any …” Boyd responded, her sentence cut short by Bonnett.

“We were doing it on hopes that we could do that. Again, we were doing this at our expense, no expense to the school district. We speculated and were hopeful that we could in fact get either a waiver or be permitted to retroactively submit it.”

Smith said an exemption could not be granted citing State Board Regulations 22 Pa. Code 21.24 that makes a facility study a requirement.

The push to get the PlanCon process started in June 2015 without the facility study was to establish a placeholder in the queue before a speculated moratorium on that division of PDE was to start on July 1, 2015, which it never did.

State Rep. Margo Davidson. D-164, of Upper Darby, asked how the document could be submitted with such a “fatal flaw” and who authorized the action of submission.

“I think the administration at the time saw the wisdom to agree that it was worth to take the opportunity to make the submission,” said Bonnett, noting that he gave the paperwork to the board secretary, Pat Grant, and not to the school board.

According to school director Rachel Mitchell, the board was not presented with the application materials to review when they unanimously approved its submission to PDE on June 9, 2015.

Meeting minutes show that the board approved in the finance & budget report to “direct the proper officers to submit PlanCon Part A — Project Justification for the Phase I project as presented and recommended by the Education Specification Committee on May 26, 2015.”

The education specification committee showed an extensive study of its 10 elementary school buildings, that included a timeline of when to build a new school and renovate Aronimink through the 2019-20 school year. The end of that committee’s report included a $35 million budget estimate and that the PlanCon application was a “high priority.”

Mitchell said she came around to realizing that a study was needed for PlanCon in January 2016.

“We are in a highly speculative period right now where millions of dollars are at stake and had there been fuller disclosure about what the requirements for the PlanCon application are, the board secretary is … at the time that it was submitted needed to share that with the other board members,” Davidson said.

“You’re all responsible for the fiscal health and the education of this school district and an application was submitted to the state, whether you knew of it or not, it is the responsibility of the board to be aware of a $5 million application to the commonwealth of Pennsylvania that is now in peril.”

A full districtwide facility study is expected to be completed by Bonnett Associates, Inc. during the current school year.

If the district wishes to resubmit an application for PlanCon, they will have to wait because a moratorium is currently in place through at least June 30, 2017. The state Legislature can lift the moratorium after that date, or keep it in place. 2016-10-01 19:24 By Kevin www.delcotimes.com

45 /80 Web-based tool to give B. C. orchardists edge on climate and pests Okanagan - How do you grow apples using a computer-based web tool? It's easy if you an orchardist in Okanagan BC, and especially if you're dealing with a new wave of orchard pests brought in with the changing climate. A recently initiated project that incorporates a pest management decision support tool developed by Washington State University, called the The DAS is unique because it ties in the life- cycles of agricultural pests and diseases with real-time weather data along with pest and disease management recommendations. The tool was developed to help growers with their time-sensitive decisions around managing pests and diseases for their orchards," said Melissa Tesche, Acting General Manager of the Okanagan-Kootenay Sterile Insect Release Program, the organization that is administering DAS in the Okanagan, according to The With the The DAS is currently being adapted for growers in BC and the Beta version will be tested during the 2017 growing season. If everything goes well, and there is no reason why it shouldn't, it will be fully implemented the following year. Funding for the project is out of the $300,000 Okanagan Regional Adaptation Strategy funded by the federal and provincial governments. For those readers who may not know about Okanagan, B. C., let's just say the Making the right decisions on managing pests and diseases in an orchard depends on several factors, including the weather, the time of year and even the type of pest you're dealing with. And the changing climate in the Okanagan region has broad implications for agricultural pest control. A recently initiated project that incorporates a pest management decision support tool developed by Washington State University, called the Decision Aid System (DAS ), will provide fruit tree growers with a new resource to aid in improving orchard management. The DAS is unique because it ties in the life-cycles of agricultural pests and diseases with real-time weather data along with pest and disease management recommendations. The tool was developed to help growers with their time- sensitive decisions around managing pests and diseases for their orchards," said Melissa Tesche, Acting General Manager of the Okanagan-Kootenay Sterile Insect Release Program, the organization that is administering DAS in the Okanagan, according to CBC News Canada The DAS website is amazing, especially when it goes into detail concerning the different databases incorporated into the system. The platform includes WSU-AgWeatherNet data, forecasts from NOAA’s National Digital Forecast Database, and other information sources such as WSU’s Crop Protection Guide and Orchard Pest Management Online, and more. With the Okanagan growers participating in the project, they will have a clear, simple on-line interface that provides information linking weather conditions with pest life-cycles and treatment information and alerts. The BC orchardist project is programmed for conventional and organic management recommendations. The DAS is currently being adapted for growers in BC and the Beta version will be tested during the 2017 growing season. If everything goes well, and there is no reason why it shouldn't, it will be fully implemented the following year. Funding for the project is out of the $300,000 Okanagan Regional Adaptation Strategy funded by the federal and provincial governments. For those readers who may not know about Okanagan, B. C., let's just say the tree fruit industry in B.. C. is huge. Blessed with rich, fertile soil, over 800 growers operate orchards that generate $130 million in revenue, and contribute about $900 million in economic activity. This isn't even counting the spin-off industries, like transportation, food processing, and retailers that rely on the growers.

2016-10-01 19:20 www.digitaljournal.com

46 /80 Gingrich chastises Trump over Miss Universe tweetstorm Contact WND (CBS News) Newt Gingrich, a vocal surrogate for Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, turned critical Friday, following a wildly controversial week for the Republican nominee.

“I think what Trump’s got to understand is he’s either got to sing ‘I’ve Got To Be Me’ or he’s got to learn a new song, ‘I’ve Got To Be President,’” Gingrich told Fox News’ Sean Hannity in an interview. “They’re not the same song. He’s got to become much more disciplined.”

Gingrich — who said he had believed Trump “had really turned a corner” with his temperament — berated the real estate mogul for his last several days, when Trump entered into a nasty feud with former Miss Universe Alicia Machado, attacking her on Twitter and urging Americans to “check out [her] sex tape.”

2016-10-01 19:20 www.wnd.com

47 /80 Princess Mary and Prince Frederik spend their last day in Boston visiting politicians and pharmacists Crown Princess Mary and Crown Prince Frederik have ended their four day trip to the United States with politicians and pharmaceuticals. The couple have had a full schedule for their short trip, which comprised of two days in Washington DC and two days in Boston. On Friday, their last day in the country, Mary and Fred met with the Governor Massachusetts Charles D. Baker at the Boston Statehouse. Mary wore a stunning pale pink coat dress for the occasion. This featured a cinched-in waist and unusual sleeve details. She has worn the eye-catching dress at least once before, when christening a ship in Copenhagen in June. The brunette beauty paired the outfit with a pair of Christian Louboutin snakeskin pumps and a pale green clutch. Her hair was tied back in an elegant half-updo, and she completed the look with drop earrings and a delicate long necklace. Princess Mary's husband, Fred, opted for a navy blue suit, blue shirt and red spotted tie for the day, adding a small pin on his jacket lapel. The couple were welcomed by the governor, who gifted Frederik with a cod water pitcher and Mary with a woven Nantuckett basket. The pair were then given a tour of the Boston Statehouse before attending a luncheon with Massachusetts politicians and the Danish business delegation. Earlier in the day Mary officially opened the new Boston office of Danish company LEO Pharma. The company hosted an event for the opening of their new science and technology hub at the Cambridge Innovation Centre. Mary seemed to have quite a bit of fun at the opening, smiling broadly as she used a pair of gold scissors to cut a white ceremonial ribbon.

2016-10-01 19:12 Lauren Ingram www.dailymail.co.uk

48 /80 Rajasthan government introduces innovative plan for camel breeding as the BSF faces shortage of animal With unrest at the Indo-Pak border growing, the Indian Army’s best friend in the western frontier - the humble camel - is finally going to get a helping hand. The Rajasthan government, under directions from Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje, is all set to launch an innovative ‘Ushtra Vikas Yojana’ (Camel Development Plan). The plan is to boost the use of Camels in borders areas which is covered with dense deserts. The scheme, to be undertaken by its animal husbandry department, will be inaugurated on the occasion of ‘Gandhi Jayanti’ (October 2), on Sunday. Alarmed at its swiftly dwindling numbers, the government will now provide a Rs 10,000 cash incentive to camel farmers on the birth of each calf. The camel population has dropped from one million in the 1950s to just about two lakh as per a census conducted by NGO Lokhit Pashu Palak Santhan in 2014. Also, medical camps will be set up for camels suffering from ‘Surra’, a dangerous disease which infects its blood and often proves fatal. The grand plan comes two years after the hardy animal, an icon of sandy Rajasthan, was declared the state animal. In April 2015, the Rajasthan Camel (Prohibition of Slaughter and Regulation of Temporary Migration or Export) Bill was passed making its killing a criminal offence punishable by up to five years in jail. Other than being the only ‘traditional and reliable’ means of transport in the deserts, the camel is indispensable to the Border Security Force (BSF) and in turn, national defence. At present, more than 500 camels are employed with the BSF to help it patrol 1,040 km of India’s western extremes, along Rajasthan and Gujarat. Camels, often called the ‘Ship of the Desert’, expertly manoeuvre both lofty sand dunes and marshes along creeks in the Rann of Kutch. They are critical not just in wars, but during peace time as well when the BSF has to chase the criminals and arm smugglers. With camel farmers finding the breeding of camels unprofitable, and a large number of camels are sold to slaughterhouses. As a result of which the BSF has been facing camel shortage, for the past few years. The Rajasthan government says that the new scheme will help in controlling the dangerous trend. Kunji Lal Meena, Secretary, Animal Husbandry, Government of Rajasthan, told Mail Today: “Camel farmers will be given Rs 10,000 on each calf birth - Rs 3,000 initially, Rs 3,000 after 9 months, and Rs 4000 after 18 months.” To avail the benefits of the newly introduced scheme, a farmer needs to register the female camel at a local veterinary hospital and must have a bank account. “The largest camel training centre in Rajasthan is the Bikaner Camel Research Institute. However, we will open local training centres for herders to teach them how to handle the animals profitably. Research on the utility and benefits of camel products such as hair and milk is also on the anvil so that rearers are benefited,” Meena added. Rajasthan is home to 80% of the camel population in India and the increase in its number will benefit the BSF.

2016-10-01 19:11 Baishali Adak www.dailymail.co.uk

49 /80 ECCB Hosts Electronic Payments Conference and Workshop (The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank) ( Source : The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank ) The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank ( ECCB ) in collaboration with the Visa School of Public Policy will host an Electronic Payments Conference and Workshop on 17 October at the

2016-10-01 19:08 system article.wn.com

50 /80 After Revenant … Leonardo DiCaprio stars as eco-warrior in climate battle H e struggled through the frozen wastes of North America in his Oscar- winning performance in The Revenant. Now Leonardo DiCaprio is starring in a different role – taking his powerful new eco-documentary to the White House, in the hope it can help restart President Obama’s battle against global warming.

It’s an issue of importance to both men. Obama, who appears in the documentary, Before the Flood , is using the last days of his presidency to make environmental protection a central pillar of his legacy. Last month he created the world’s largest ecologically protected area when he expanded Papahānaumokuākea , a marine reserve in his native Hawaii, to encompass more than half a million square miles. He also gave “marine national monument” status to 4,913 sq miles off the New England coast.

Two years ago, DiCaprio – who has raised money for protecting tigers, orangutans and elephants – was designated a UN messenger of peace, with a special focus on climate change.

The White House screening of Before the Flood , which follows DiCaprio as he travels to parts of the world including Greenland, the Pacific islands, Sumatra and industrial regions of China, precedes a global release via National Geographic later this month. DiCaprio and the film’s director, Fisher Stevens, hope to use it in the run-up to next month’s US presidential and Senate elections. They plan to show the film on college campuses and across swing states, including Florida, where Senator Marco Rubio is up for re-election.

“Rubio is a climate change denier, and we want to get these deniers out of Congress, to make them understand the Paris [climate] accords are important and that we need to do more,” Stevens said. The film-makers claim 38 US senators accept money from the energy industry, in effect blocking the passage of environmental legislation.

“These people are not necessarily climate deniers. They’re just in the pockets of the energy industry, even though that’s at the expense of all of us,” said Fisher. “And [Republican presidential candidate] Donald Trump has said he’s going to try to kill the Paris accords if elected.”

Last month DiCaprio told the audience after the film’s world premiere at the Toronto international film festival: “We cannot afford, at this critical moment in time, to have leaders in office that do not believe in the modern science of climate change.”

Before the Flood ’s release comes as statistics relating to the health of the planet worsen. Last week the Scripps Institution of Oceanography announced it was safe to conclude that global CO 2 levels will not drop below 400 parts per million this year – “or ever again for the indefinite future”. The figure is seen as the point at which global warming becomes irreversible.

DiCaprio and Stevens came up with the idea to make the documentary while in the Galápagos islands with the oceanographer Sylvia Earle. “We were frustrated with our government, and I felt if the media isn’t getting to the population about climate change, maybe Leonardo can,” said Stevens. “So the message is, it’s up to all of us. It’s a simplistic message but it really is.”

Despite the intransigence of US legislators, Obama is using his last months in office to establish his legacy as the most environmentally effective president since Theodore Roosevelt created national parks. In Obama’s reading of the issue, climate change is as much a national security issue as an environmental one.

He tells the film-makers: “In addition to the sadness I’d feel if my kids can never see a glacier the way I did in Alaska, even if you were unsentimental about that, you’ve got to be worried about national security and the capacity of the world order to survive the kinds of strains climate scientists are predicting.”

Sixty-one countries, including China and the US, representing about 48% of global emissions, have adopted the Paris accords. Countries representing at least 55% of emissions have to adopt the accords for them to be ratified.

The film-makers visit Pope Francis in the Vatican, Obama in Washington, political leaders in the Pacific islands of Vanuatu and Kiribati, climate scientists in Greenland and the Indian conservationist Sunita Narain, who explains to DiCaprio that access to energy is as much an issue as climate change for 300 million Indians.

“I’m sorry to say this to you, as an American, but your consumption is really going to put a hole in the planet,” Narain tells DiCaprio. “We need to put the issue of lifestyle and consumption at the centre of climate negotiations. ”

DiCaprio responds that it’s difficult to present to Americans the argument that they need to change their lifestyle. “I would also argue that it’s probably not going to happen,” he says. If the climate crisis is to be solved, it will be because “renewables will become cheaper the more we invest into them, and that will solve the problem”. But Narain shakes her head.

The film-makers have enlisteded Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, the pair behind the The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo , for the soundtrack. They use Hieronymus Bosch’s triptych The Garden of Earthly Delights – which made a strong impression on the young DiCaprio – to frame the progress of humankind’s impact on the planet, from innocence to Bosch’s final panel of darkness and ruin.

How far off are we now, they wonder? “What haunts me is the last panel, with the planet in ruins, charred and blackened skies,” DiCaprio muses. “If this was a movie we could write our way out of this mess, but real life isn’t a movie and we can’t pretend we know how this is going to end.”

He adds: “What we can do is control what we do next, how we live our lives, what we consume – and how we vote, to let our leaders know that we know the truth.”

One passage of the documentary takes place during the filming of The Revenant, when director Alejandro González Iñárritu was forced to move production 9,000 miles from a snow-free Canadian location to Argentina in search of a snowy landscape.

2016-10-01 19:05 Edward Helmore www.theguardian.com

51 /80 Reid announces $200M for Nevada military, veterans projects Associated Press

Saturday, Oct. 1, 2016 | 4:04 p.m.

Sen. Harry Reid says Nevada will be getting more than $200 million in federal funding for projects involving the military and veterans.

The retiring Democrat announced Saturday that more than $200 million will be allocated for projects at Nellis Air Force Base, Naval Air Station Fallon and Reno VA Medical Center.

In addition, another $90 million has been awarded nationwide for construction of state veterans extended care facilities including one in Reno.

Reid says he has pushed for the funding to be part of an appropriations bill for military construction and veterans affairs.

President Barack Obama signed the bill into law this week.

Reid says the funding will mean much-needed construction projects will be completed, ensuring the military and returning vets have the resources needed to succeed.

2016-10-01 19:04 Associated Press lasvegassun.com

52 /80 New Jersey coast to get disputed, long-delayed sand dunes TOMS RIVER, N. J. (AP) — Almost four years after Superstorm Sandy pummeled his neighborhood so badly that Britain’s Prince Harry had to stop by for a look at the damage, Paul Jeffrey is ready to sleep soundly again.

His Ortley Beach community in Toms River, New Jersey called itself ground zero of the 2012 storm that washed entire neighborhoods off the map and in some cases, into the bay.

It is among shore towns in a 14-mile stretch of coast that will soon be getting protective sand dunes as part of a $150 million project that has been repeatedly delayed by litigation from some property owners. New Jersey officials solicited bids this week for the project, which Environmental Protection Commissioner Bob Martin said should begin in the spring.

“It actually lets people sleep at night,” said Jeffrey, president of the Ortley Beach Voters and Taxpayers Association. “When these storms come through, people have trouble sleeping. They don’t know if they’re going to wake up to water pouring through their homes. This is a stress- reliever.”

But for homeowners fighting against the plan, it is a nightmare. The state has obtained nearly 350 easements from oceanfront property owners who voluntarily gave permission for the dunes to be built on part of their land. But 149 others are fighting the state’s condemnation proceedings court: 83 in Bay Head; 53 in Point Pleasant Beach; nine in Berkeley, and four in Mantoloking.

Some don’t want to lose their ground-floor oceanfront views. Others object to the government seizing private property, and still others, including a group in Bay Head that has spent millions of dollars of their own money on a rock wall between their homes and the ocean, say it’s simply not needed.

Many of the foes also question the federal government’s commitment to constantly replenishing the sand as it washes away every few years for the next half-century. Thom Ammirato, a spokesman for some of the Bay Head objectors, said the dunes won’t be finished until after Republican Gov. Chris Christie’s administration leaves office in 2018, and questioned whether future federal and state governments will keep paying to maintain the project.

“How does Bob Martin expect to pay for this?” Ammirato asked. “Is he just dumping it on the next administration, or does he still believe in the fairy tale that the federal government is going to pay for New Jersey beaches for the next 50 years? Residents along the beach will be making life-altering decisions on the promise made by Martin and Gov. Christie. That could be foolish.”

The dunes will stretch from Point Pleasant Beach to Island Beach State Park, which includes areas that were hit the worst by Sandy. Mantoloking was cut in half by the storm, Route 35 — the state’s second-busiest north-south coastal highway — was smashed to pieces and virtually every one of the town’s 521 buildings was either damaged or destroyed; entire neighborhoods were washed away, including houses that ended up atop a bridge, or in a nearby bay.

And the Ortley Beach section of Toms River still struggles to recover nearly four years later. It was one of the places Britain’s Prince Harry saw during a 2013 tour of storm-damaged areas.

Martin commended the homeowners who voluntarily signed their easements, calling them “the real heroes here.” Since a state judge ruled in favor of New Jersey’s condemnation efforts for the dune plan in March, the state has pressed its efforts in court while negotiating with others, including the owners of the privately owned Jenkinson’s Beach in Point Pleasant Beach, one of the state’s main summer tourist spots.

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2016-10-01 19:01 By Associated mynorthwest.com

53 /80 The Travel Adviser: What is a visa and why is it so problematic? Most people are aware that to travel outside of one’s own country, a passport is required. Pundits love to pontificate on how long they must be valid for, but there is another category, more nefarious than a passport, that continues to bedevil the strongest of people – the visa. A visa is an official document, usually stamped or glued inside a passport, giving permission from a foreign authority for you to enter a country. Every country has them, and the issuing and requirements to obtain one are dictated by a myriad of masters. If trade and tourism officials had their way, nobody would require a visa to visit their country. If security officials had their wish, everyone would be forced to submit to fingerprinting and retinal scans.

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It is truly a bureaucratic beehive that befuddles anyone who is in need of a visa. Often, the requirements are wrapped up in a Catch-22, where up is down and down is up and logic is totally lacking from the process. The United States alone has nearly 185 types of visas, although to be equitable, the majority fall into two categories which are prevalent among all countries. Non-immigrant visas are for temporary visits, such as tourism, business, work or study, while immigrant visas are granted to people planning to move to a different country. How each country determines its policy is not always apparent. Turkey, for example, while not one of Israel’s best friends, has never required visas for Israeli tourists. But if you’re trying to enter Istanbul or Ankara on a US passport, you will most definitely need a visa to enter, and you will have to pay a symbolic amount. It’s not that the Turks are trying to punish US citizens, but more a matter of national pride. The US requires Turkish citizens to apply for a visa, hence the same policy is applied in reverse. Many readers who do not possess a US passport have horror stories of the process required to obtain a visa to the United States. The US State Department is adamant that the traveler prove that he or she will not stay in the US. Woe to the applicant who has a family member living in the US, as there is immediate suspicion that he or she will decide to remain there. Let me share the story of a young woman named Dana, wise beyond her years and fortunate enough to be accepted to complete her graduate degree at Oxford University. The acceptance process, filled though it was with interviews, essays, site visits and examinations, left her completely in the dark when applying for the student visa. Let’s start at the beginning. The formidable edifice housing the British Embassy in Tel Aviv plays no part in this process. The British Home Office has decreed that all student visas to their country must be issued by the British Consulate General in Istanbul. Dana filled out her forms, filed them with the appropriate authorities, and turned in her passport. It was only a week later, when DHL returned her document with a letter denying her request for a student visa, that problems arose. It seems the British government felt she lacked the wherewithal to support herself financially while at the same time immersing herself in her studies. While her tuition, along with her housing, had already been paid in full, she had not been required to submit any type of financial declaration. The admissions officials at Oxford were most apologetic and sent a stern missive to the home secretary that their student should be issued a student visa at once. It only took the home office a week to apologize to Dana and ask that she send her passport back so that the overwrought staff in Istanbul could apply the stamp. Twenty four hours later, her passport made it to Istanbul, but her saga was far from over. Orientation began on a Monday. Her plane ticket had been purchased well in advance, she had been scheduled to depart on the preceding Tuesday in order to give her ample opportunity to settle into her dorm room, purchase any necessary items and meet the rest of the class of 2017. So she waited, and waited for her passport. Hours turned into days and her frustration grew. Contacting both the home office and a top UK immigration lawyer, she was informed that it would not be advisable for her to enter the UK on her second passport as a tourist. Typically understated, they hinted the repercussions could be costly. Still waiting on the delivery of her passport, and in the midst of a lengthy Eid al-Fitr celebration no less, panic began to set in. Turkey observed a nine day public holiday for the festival, and for some unfathomable reason, so did the British Consulate in Istanbul. The holiday, roughly translated as the Feast of the Sacrifices, left Dana feeling like she was being sacrificed. Late Monday night, I reluctantly canceled her ticket and re-booked it for Friday morning. It wasn’t until Wednesday that the consul general contacted Dana and said that, in spite of the holiday, if she showed up at the consulate, someone on the staff would return her passport with the student visa inside. A ticket was reserved, and her problem seemed to be solved. Then destiny arose. A good client and a friend reached out to me at the crack of dawn. He had to switch his flight from Newark to Tel Aviv to Turkish Air, as he had meetings the next day in Istanbul. He wanted a 7:00 p.m. flight from New York, which would land at noon in Istanbul, and would then continue on to Israel on the 6:00 p.m. flight. I made the change, but didn’t say anything to Dana. Later in my office, I issued Dana’s ticket, but when my friend, let’s call him Brock, called, I told him the story and that Dana would be on his flight from Istanbul back to Tel Aviv. Upon hearing why she had to fly to Turkey, he insisted, nay demanded, that he pick up her passport and deliver it to her upon arrival at Ben-Gurion Airport so she wouldn’t have to make the trip. Of course, I couldn’t make the decision on his generous offer until checking if the consul general would release her passport to a stranger. So I contacted Dana and personally spoke to the inept British visa official, who requested some documents but promised us that Brock could collect her passport. Dana was ecstatic and agreed to go to the airport and meet this Good Samaritan. It was 1:15 a.m. when Brock called our emergency line. Deeply shaken, he explained that he had worked too hard in New York and lost track of the time. With a sudden downpour in the Big Apple, he was unable to catch a cab and ultimately missed his flight to Istanbul. He apologized profusely to my agent, and she re-booked him on a much later flight to Istanbul, now landing at 5:00 p.m. When I awoke, I discovered his predicament and his plea that I call him, which I did. He promised me his driver would go to the consulate in his place and bring the passport to Istanbul Airport. At 8:00 a.m., I raced to my office to get new documentation sent to Istanbul. Emails flew furiously back and forth, and I did my best to shield Dana from the disaster. Thank God, it only took them an hour to approve it. At noon, the driver arrived at the consulate, but the guard said he didn’t have the proper documents. I tried calling the consul directly, but of course it went straight to his voice mail because of the holiday. I begged the driver not to leave the grounds. Finally, after the fifth call, a consulate employee picked up, apologized profusely and went out to give the driver Dana’s passport. All hope now rested with Brock receiving the passport and getting on the plane, which would arrive in Israel at 10:45 p.m. He felt so guilty that he offered to drive up to Jerusalem to deliver it, although he himself resides in Tel Aviv. In the end, Brock came through, and at 12:30 a.m. he arrived at the house in his threepiece suit with the most valuable item of all – her passport. Five hours later, Dana was at Ben Gurion Airport, and later she was able to enter London on her student visa. The Cheshire Cat in Alice in Wonderland said it best: “We’re all mad here.” Mark Feldman is the CEO of Ziontours, Jerusalem. For questions and comments email him at [email protected]

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| | 2016-10-01 18:49 MARK FELDMAN www.jpost.com

54 /80 Mayor will probe London’s housing crisis LONDON — London’s property crisis is best seen at night, when entire streets in Central London are in the dark. Welcome to one of the world’s most expensive places.

Except that hardly anyone will be there to welcome you.

Nearly half of all properties in Central London are owned by foreigners. Most of the owners do not live in their properties but rather use them as second homes or investment properties. Foreign ownership has driven up property prices immensely, and has made life in central districts almost impossible for many poorer Londoners who feel the fallout most severely.

Fixing the city’s housing crisis was one of London Mayor Sadiq Khan’s election promises during his campaign this summer. Now, in an interview with the Guardian, he has announced the launch of an unprecedented inquiry into foreign home ownership and “dirty money” that is allegedly being used to buy property in the British capital. The project will be watched closely in other world capitals facing similar issues, and has the potential to become a model for how to address the issue.

“It’s clear we need to better understand the different roles that overseas money plays in London’s housing market, the scale of what’s going on and what action we can take to support development and help Londoners find a home,” Khan said.

More so than in other countries, the capital city is of particular importance to many Brits. The best jobs are here and the accumulation of world-class universities is stunning.

But younger professionals and university graduates see themselves increasingly faced with uncomfortable choices: either move away to a smaller city with fewer opportunities or launch a career in London with the financial support of parents.

For children with lower-income parents, there is often only one choice.

Social mobility NGO Sutton Trust recently concluded that the capital’s housing crisis was causing widening rifts within British society.

In a report, it described how “bright, young people – especially those from disadvantaged backgrounds – are being priced out of the city’s housing market, despite London being the top place in the country for law, medicine, media, and finance jobs.”

Some think that Khan’s inquiry into foreign home ownership is a farce, though. “He is covering up the failures of the authorities by blaming the impact on foreign homeowners,” said Naomi Heaton, chief executive of real estate advising company London Central Portfolio. From 2001 to 2015, London’s population increased by 12 percent, but the number of homes built has lagged behind. Many of London’s 8 million inhabitants have even had difficulty finding property far away from the city center, where foreign owners have bought up much of the available properties.

“British buyers and international customers are interested in totally different types of properties,” Heaton said. “It is not the interest among overseas buyers in acquiring some of the most expensive homes in London that is at the core of the problem, but rather the government’s failure to build affordable homes.”

Heaton criticized the fact that local authorities had granted permission to real estate owners to build luxury homes in cheaper suburbs instead of favoring construction of large-scale affordable housing projects there. She believes that Khan’s inquiry will find that foreign home ownership has in fact benefited London.

Unsurprisingly, Sadiq Khan’s determination to tackle rising housing prices has been applauded in most of London.

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55 /80 New batch of Zika-carrying mosquitoes found in Miami Beach MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) " More Zika- carrying mosquitoes have been captured in Miami Beach, this time in a new neighborhood. The Florida Department of Agriculture said Saturday that it's the sixth time Zika-bearing mosquitoes have......

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56 /80 To bee or not to bee is a question Who knew that bees were in such brief numbers in a US. Picture: AFP

THE US is on a goal to save one of nature’s busiest workers — bees! Seven class have now been placed on a involved list.

CNN reports that a US Fish and Wildlife Service combined a yellow- faced bee class to a sovereign list of involved class on Friday night.

The 7 class of bees will start being stable from Oct 31. A yellow-faced bee is shown in Hawaii. It is one of 7 class that will now be protected. Picture: AP Source: AP

It is not only a box of saving a class though an practice in self refuge as bees pollinate plants producing fruits, vegetables and nuts, that paint a large commission of a country’s diet.

Wildfire, medium detriment and an erosion of genetic farrago has seen bee populations shrink. “Native pollinators in a US yield essential pollination services to cultivation that are valued during some-more than $9 billion annually,” pronounced Eric Lee-Mäder, pollinator module co- director during a Xerces Society.

Now that a bees are slated for insurance it means they will be a theme of new appropriation as good as programs directed during boosting their numbers.

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57 /80 How could you be so cruel, Paxo? TV inquisitor's furious stepmother slams his claims that his father was a vicious bully as 'bull****' Among the novels and biographies that fill the bookshelves of Celia Paxman’s tidy brick bungalow, one writer’s works take pride of place. It is more than 30 years now since her distinguished stepson Jeremy published the first of his many books – a South American travelogue, as it happens – and the acerbic broadcaster and author has dutifully sent a copy of each successive one to Celia and, until his death six years ago, to his father Keith, Celia’s husband. Most are inscribed ‘To Dad, with much love, Jeremy’. Whether the former Newsnight host chooses to send Celia a copy of his latest work, however, remains to be seen. For after decades spent turning out well-received accounts of social and political history, with works including The English and The Political Animal, 66-year-old Paxman has finally turned his literary scrutiny upon himself – and in a most extraordinary fashion. Fiercely private, the broadcaster sheds barely any light on his own partner, Liz Clough, or their three children in his new memoir, A Life In Questions. Nor does he make more than cursory mention of his late mother, Joan. He does, however – and at some length – reveal a disconcerting animosity towards Keith, a former Royal Navy officer who left Britain in the mid-70s to find a new life in New Zealand and Australia. ‘Did I love my father?’ he asks himself. ‘My feelings ranged from resentment to passionate hatred.’ As a toddler introduced to a father fresh home from the sea, Paxman recalls simply screaming at the unknown face. ‘Relations between us never really improved much,’ he continues, describing a man who beat him at the slightest provocation with sticks, shoes, cricket stumps or his bare hands. Much later, writes Paxman, he came to forgive his father for his appalling temper – but even then he appears to sneer at what he describes as Keith’s naivety in business and doomed aspirations to be a country squire attired in plus-fours and a monocle. All of which has come as a rude awakening to 75-year-old Celia, who lived with Keith for the last 31 years of his life, and today still works as a physiotherapist in her native New Zealand. She is both astonished at Paxman’s antagonistic portrayal of his own father, and aghast at such a public demolition of the man she loved. Today she is determined to defend his reputation. She also questions the memory of her famous stepson, who still presents the University Challenge quiz show with his trademark languid disdain. ‘Keith was extremely proud of Jeremy and didn’t realise there was any great wound to heal,’ she says. ‘It’s only now, reading these interviews and extracts from the book, that I realise what was lurking. ‘It sounds quite vicious and ugly and it surprises me that Jeremy is now coming over so bitter. ‘Keith enjoyed a bit of banter and could be a bit brusque. He called a spade a spade, but he was a warm and tender man. I would not have allowed a bully in my bed.’ It is true, of course, that Celia – Keith’s second wife – did not witness his unhappy home life with his young family. And she acknowledges that her husband, a bluff Yorkshireman born in 1922, was a man of his time, more at ease with his Navy shipmates, and in his later career as a finance director and industrial troubleshooter, than baring his soul. He was no metrosexual softie. But she insists that his feelings for all his children were genuine and profound. ‘Jeremy may have been spanked – we were all spanked in those days,’ she says. ‘I was spanked myself with a wooden spoon and of course I remember it, especially the times that I felt were unfair. ‘But Keith was a gentleman rather than a thug. He was very proud of all of his kids and their achievements. But it was difficult, maybe, for him to express it to them. ‘He may never have hugged Jeremy or told him that he loved him, but I know that he did. Maybe he thought it was so obvious that it didn’t need saying, and it’s true that intimate relationships were something he was less inclined to work on than financial problems.’ So what could have prompted such a cold description from his own son? Jeremy is the eldest of four children – the other three are Giles, a former British Ambassador to Spain; James, a conservationist; and Jenny, a retired BBC producer and barrister. They were already grown up when Keith effectively left them, their mother and Britain behind for a new life halfway around the globe. Keith had already sailed around the world when, in 1974, he took up an invitation to run a training ship for young sailors in Auckland, New Zealand. And the Southern Hemisphere was where he stayed. By 1979 he was working as finance director for an orange juice factory in the Cook Islands in the South Pacific, and that’s when he met Celia, herself an accomplished yachtswoman, ‘I had a 26ft sloop and had sailed to Rarotonga from Tahiti to meet my uncle,’ she remembers. ‘There was Keith on the wharf and I threw him the rope which he tied up with a fancy knot and I thought, “Hmm, that was smart”. ‘He asked me, “Do you have a dress on that tub of yours?” and when I said yes, he said he’d take me and my uncle out to dinner.’ Keith was 57, nearly 20 years older than Celia, yet it seems there was chemistry from the outset, as she is not afraid to admit. ‘After dinner we dropped off my uncle, who had been an Anglican vicar, and I went back to Keith’s house. We leapt into bed. ‘It wasn’t that he was dashing or athletic – he wasn’t – and yes, he did wear a monocle back then. But that was for convenience, not snobbery. He was a just a nice bloke, kind and funny, and he fancied me like hell.’ Keith’s marriage had broken down well before: ‘I think he and Joan were sick of each other – she didn’t want him back.’ After an idyllic ten days together on Tahiti, Celia sailed onwards to Fiji, but took up an invitation to return as soon as she was able. She and Keith were together from then on, and eventually set up home in rural Queensland, Australia. It was there that she met Jeremy for the first time – her recollection of which forms the first of her many objections to Jeremy’s memoir. In his book, Paxman describes knocking on his father’s door in the 1980s, seemingly out of the blue, and being met by a careworn man in an orange sarong who gave him a fumbled hug. Celia’s memory, however, is rather different. In fact, she recalls a much-anticipated visit from Jeremy, Liz, and their eldest daughter Jessica, then aged five or six, in 1997, and an occasion of warmth and enthusiasm. ‘Keith had talked from the start about his life back home and his family, just to fill me in,’ she says. ‘He was in touch with all the children as far as he was able and he talked about them all the time. He thought they were wonderful, as dads do. ‘He was excited to see Jeremy for the first time in a long time, even more so since he was bringing his wife and daughter. ‘We had about eight acres at a place called Beenleigh between Brisbane and the Gold Coast, and they came and stayed with us for about two weeks, I believe. ‘I wasn’t aware of any great tension. There was lots of playing in the garden, picking fruit and family expeditions to the beach, and we also went on a ferry to some of the islands. ‘I remember it as a happy holiday and it wasn’t long after they got back to the UK that Liz found she was pregnant with their twins, Victoria and Jack.’ Paxman also says he met his father only once more, when the BBC sent him to Australia for work. Here again Celia disagrees with the TV star. She believes that her husband met Jeremy and his other children on other occasions, when he made trips back to Britain. It is true he never stayed at his son’s picturesque home in Stonor, Oxfordshire; Celia, though, was a guest there when on a holiday in Britain without Keith. ‘Their home is gorgeous and they seemed to accept me into their family,’ she says. ‘He took me to Oxford to show me around but I didn’t get any feeling that he had hated Keith or couldn’t bear him. ‘He didn’t make any attempt, that I remember, to understand him better or know more.’ Celia emerges rather better from the book than her late husband: Jeremy describes her as ‘kindly’. Indeed, she even helped with his research. In June, she emailed Jeremy with dates and details of his father’s movements around the Pacific in the years since he had separated from Joan. Jeremy received them eagerly, and sent them on to his younger siblings in case they and their children were interested. And it is the subject of the grandchildren that seems to have hurt Celia most in recent days, and in particular Paxman’s suggestion – in an interview to promote the book –that Keith had been uninterested in them. He described it as ‘part of a life he’d put behind him’. Celia’s response has the terseness you might expect from Paxo himself. ‘That’s just bull****,’ she says. ‘He was always involved with Christmas shopping for the family and Jeremy’s children would all have had presents from their grandpa. He loved getting progress reports about them and he and Jeremy would talk on the phone and have a bit of a giggle. ‘But it was his brother Giles and his wife, and his sister Jenny who led the way in keeping in touch and sending us pictures and videos of their own kids and Jeremy’s.’ It was Celia who rang Jeremy in March 2010 to break the news to him that his father had died after a three-week stay in hospital – he had been too ill to fulfil his dream of returning to Britain to be surrounded by his family. All four siblings were involved in arranging a ceremony, chartering a boat to scatter their father’s ashes in the Solent near his former Navy base in Portsmouth. ‘There’s a particular buoy where all the Navy officers get chucked over, so Keith went in there with all his mates,’ says Celia, sitting in her husband’s favourite armchair where, in a nightly ritual, they would toast each other lovingly with a glass of ginger wine. ‘There were no formalities but we had a lovely day and the younger kids all had a great time throwing his ashes into the wind and seeing them blow back over everyone.’ As a parting salvo in his book, Paxman claims that the four children’s joint inheritance from Keith was a mere £140.22. In fact, says Celia, although he died with few possessions, he had already given all his grandchildren a far more meaningful token of love. Keith worked for British Steel for a time and Celia said: ‘When he left, he was given a gold cigarette case. ‘He had that melted down and made into signet rings for all the grandchildren, engraved with their initials and birthdates. That’s not a monster or an unfeeling man.’ Paxman’s grievances have, in contrast, been a sad revelation. ‘It’s unfortunate Jeremy feels this way,’ Celia says. ‘He’s written that he suffered from depression and we never knew. Keith would have wanted to help if he had known and he could have. ‘He had insight and wisdom. I’ll be interested to sit down and read the whole book, although I’m not sure if Jeremy will be sending me a copy this time. I’m just glad for Keith that he is not here to read it himself.’

2016-10-01 18:28 Stephen D www.dailymail.co.uk

58 /80 ‘Is she a Miss?’ Virginity test proposed for Egyptian universities JERUSALEM — He’s at it again.

Last month, Egyptian lawmaker Elhamy Agina declared that women should undergo female genital mutilation in order to “reduce their sexual desires” because Egyptian men are “sexually weak.”

Now he wants all Egyptian women to undergo compulsory “virginity tests” prior to being admitted into the country’s universities.

“Any girl who enters university, we have to check her medical examination to prove that she is a Miss,” Agina told Egypt’s Youm 7 newspapers, according to a translation in the Egyptian Streets news website. “Therefore, each girl must present an official document upon being admitted to university stating she’s a Miss.” “No one should be upset by this decision,” he added.

Agina’s use of “Miss” was widely interpreted by Egyptians on social media as referring to a woman who is a virgin. And they took to Twitter and Facebook to ridicule Agina and call for punitive measures against him.

One person tweeted, “How about we have mandatory IQ tests for politicians who aim to mandate nonsense like this?”

Agina, who is a member of the Egyptian parliament’s human rights committee, added that if a woman “fails” the virginity test, her parents would be notified immediately. He hopes that will deter couples from entering into a clandestine union known as an “Urfi marriage,” seen by by conservative clerics and officials as a cover for pre-marital sex. It wasn’t Agina’s only controversial statement this past week. He publicly declared that the victims of a boat carrying migrants to Italy that capsized off Egypt’s coast last week “deserve no sympathy” because they were illegally migrating to pursue “an unguaranteed fantasy,” according to Egyptian Streets. More than 200 people were killed on the boat.

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59 /80 Utah schools slowly begin hiring teachers without experience By Annie Knox

For the Deseret News

One month into this school year, about 200 Juab High School students lack the main thing they need to learn to fix broken tractors and irrigation systems: a teacher.

After weeks of fruitless searching for a qualified instructor, Principal Royd Darrington is planning to hire an engineer who never has guided a classroom or managed scores of teens at a time. The untrained job applicant in Nephi isn't alone.

Thirty-one people with little or no teaching experience have become licensed educators so far under a much-debated Utah policy that took effect in August, according to Utah State Board of Education data from last week. The policy, aimed at addressing a statewide teacher shortfall, issues teaching permits to those with bachelor's degrees who pass a subject test and clear a background check.

The Academic Pathway to Teaching puts specialists at the head of classrooms instead of substitutes who may lack teaching credentials and expertise, the board maintains. But critics contend learning will stall under teachers whose only experience comes after they're hired. “Am I scared to death about some of the realities? Yeah. It’s scary to bring somebody into a building without experience,” said Darrington. But under the new route, “I can still salvage somebody who has industry experience, while hopefully being able to support them.”

Utah joins several other states in relaxing teacher requirements amid a nationwide shortage. A 2016 Oklahoma law allows career people with four-year degrees to teach subjects within their field. Wisconsin also has allowed teachers to renew temporary licenses, even if they haven’t passed exams required for an extended permit.

Instead of further relaxing the rules, the Utah Legislature may intervene to tighten them. One lawmaker is seeking to require more training before newcomers can permanently join the workforce of 28,000 teachers in the Beehive State. That’s after a trial period of two years in a school.

The new path approved Aug. 12 requires supervision from a seasoned teacher, and it’s up to individual districts and charter schools to train and evaluate the new crop. It’s a streamlined version of longtime teaching certificate programs for people who don’t have education degrees. The existing permits require varying degrees of classroom preparation.

In Ogden, administrators are considering hiring a handful of teachers under the new route, but none are on the payroll just yet. The applicants are still completing their paperwork.

“It’s not like the floodgates have opened,” said Jessica Bennington, human resources administrator for the Ogden School District. Her district is recruiting teaching school graduates as well.

For the inexperienced hires, Bennington is planning to require twice-a-month training sessions on how to craft lesson plans that spark students’ curiosity, plus additional seminars in the summertime.

The new fast track to a license “will be one of those things superintendents can use when they’re desperate and they can’t find somebody through the traditional route,” said Linda Hansen, a member of the State School Board. The board may soon overhaul the way it credentials teachers, Hansen said. It has put together a task force to study the issue.

But Francine Johnson, associate dean over graduation, licensing and accreditation at Utah State University’s College of Education, isn’t so sure. Several budding educators in the Logan program are forgoing education coursework to take other classes, Johnson said, telling professors they don’t want to waste time completing the now-unnecessary coursework on guiding learning and managing youngsters.

“The (Academic Pathway to Teaching) totally removes any requirement for teacher preparation to be involved,” Johnson said. “In our opinion, it’s created a two-tier system.”

One lawmaker wants to bridge the gap. Sen. Ann Millner, R-Ogden, the former president of Weber State University, has drafted a bill requiring additional teaching assessments before the board can issue a long-term license.

The measure, Millner recently told an interim education committee, is geared at teachers who come through traditional programs as well as alternate routes to “ensure that they have competency.” The panel is expected to further discuss the bill in November.

Others, such as Rep. Marie Poulson, D-Cottonwood Heights, have said the trick to attracting and retaining teachers is to raise their base pay. An average elementary school instructor in Utah receives a starting salary of $35,000, according to the Division of Workforce Services. Poulson and her colleagues want more information before making any decision. They have directed researchers at the Utah Education Policy Center to study why roughly 2 in 5 Utah instructors leave the profession before they hit the five-year mark, as the research team reported in July.

Their analysis of U. S. government data from 2012 and 2013 revealed that Utah teachers with one to three years of experience are leaving their jobs faster than the national average. Utah lost 11 percent of those instructors, compared with 7 percent nationally.

Those who left reported a number of reasons, which included “personal life factors” such as moving, health issues and having a baby. Others cited dissatisfaction with their salary and job benefits, or pointed to other career factors.

The center housed at the University of Utah is conducting more studies on preparation and demand for teachers, and plans to release the findings in batches over the next year, said center director Andrea Rorrer.

“We’re looking not only at what is happening,” Rorrer said, “but why. We think that’s the part we need to be attentive to.”

Statistical models aside, anecdotal evidence shows more and more people are looking to pivot from other careers to education, said Christopher Koch, president of the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation, which is based in Washington, D. C.

“We are definitely seeing an uptick” in people turning to alternate license programs like Utah’s Academic Pathway to Teaching, Koch said.

It’s a trend that has Darrington, the Juab principal, feeling at once skeptical and grateful.

“I would be out of luck without it,” he said. “But at the same time, is it the best solution?”

2016-10-01 18:23 www.deseretnews.com

60 /80 New York cop 'shot himself four times in the stomach to avoid testifying against ex-boss in federal corruption probe' A New York police officer who shot himself in the stomach on Friday may have done so in order to avoid testifying against a former associate who is the subject of a federal corruption probe. Peter Salzone, an off-duty lieutenant, works in the NYPD’s 19th Precinct on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. He was listed in critical condition after firing several bullets into his stomach while visiting the home of his girlfriend in Queens, the New York Post reported. Investigators are now examining whether Salzone shot himself so that he would potentially be excused from having to testify against his former boss, Deputy Inspector James Grant, according to the Post. He was rushed to hospital in Long Island, where he is listed in critical condition. Grant is one of four police officers who were arrested in June for allegedly accepting gifts and favors from two Brooklyn businessmen in exchange for perks. According to federal authorities, Grant, Deputy Chief Michael Harrington, Sgt. David Villanueva, and Officer Richard Ochetal received gifts, including trips and the services of prostitutes, from Jeremy Reichberg and Alex Lichtenstein, two Brooklyn-based businessman who are said to have ties to New York Mayor Bill de Blasio. In exchange, the police officers are alleged to have provided the two men with police escorts and gun licenses. Full details of the investigation are available at the DNAinfo.com website. "They got, in effect, a police force for themselves and their friends," US Attorney Preet Bharara said. "Effectively, they got cops on call. " Ochetal has already pleaded guilty to accepting bribes from Lichtenstein in exchange for gun licenses. He is now cooperating with investigators. "Gun licenses were issued to people who had no business having them," Bharara said. Salzone, the officer who shot himself, was reportedly close to Grant, the New York Post said. Grant had brought Salzone to the 19th Precinct and made him its integrity control officer, the Post reported. Prior to that posting, Salzone was stationed in a Brooklyn precinct. The Post quotes anonymous sources close to the investigation as saying that Salzone shot himself twice in his car as he was driving to his girlfriend’s home and twice more inside the home. The NYPD’s Force Investigations Division is now looking into whether the officer shot himself in order to evade testifying. In May, another police officer who was called upon by federal investigators to testify in the case, Michael Ameri, committed suicide. The New York Post reported that Ameri killed himself with his police-issued weapon despite being reassured by colleagues and superiors that he was not in danger of being hit with any criminal charges.

2016-10-01 18:18 Ariel Zilber www.dailymail.co.uk

61 /80 Winter fast approaching, leaders accelerate efforts to relieve Rio Grande's homeless SALT LAKE CITY — Waking from her slumber under a tree in Pioneer Park Wednesday morning, Tayeah Johnson lit a joint just as a Salt Lake police bike patrol rounded the corner.

The officers cited the 28-year-old for possession of Spice, leaving her with a ticket that she crumpled in her hand.

"It's nothing new," Johnson said, laughing as the cops cycled away. She expected the ticket would amount to a $300 fine, and she'd be taken to jail when she didn't pay it, only to be released later on.

The misdemeanor was the least of her worries that day.

Her bare feet were blackened with dirt. Half of her head was shaven. She wrapped herself in a battered blanket. She fretted about finding food and a safe place to sleep, with no family to help her.

Johnson's face grew somber when she told of how she's been living on the streets of Salt Lake City for two months, fleeing her downtown home after her boyfriend beat her. She feared returning to a shelter, where she said she was raped in one of the showers. Nightmares haunt her when she sleeps indoors, Johnson said, so she worries about what she's going to do when winter comes.

"They got so bad, so I came out here. I won't go home. I'd just rather be here," she said, tears rolling down her face. "It's so hard. It's like I have no choice but to do drugs or anything to just not think about this. I don't want to be like this. I just don't know how not to be like this. "

Johnson was among the hundreds who camped in the Rio Grande District on Tuesday night. A street over from Pioneer Park, encampments packed the median of 500 West, where the smell of Spice, marijuana and cigarette smoke mixed with the stench of human waste.

By 10 a.m. Wednesday, a Salt Lake County Health Department cleanup truck was making its weekly rounds, a worker forcing campers to break down their sites, move along or lose their belongings. The worker, accompanied by police, picked up needles, drug canisters and human excrement from the median's muddied grasses.

But as soon as the health department truck left the area, campers began trickling back.

State, county and city officials agree that the Rio Grande area has reached crisis levels, with no silver-bullet solution in sight.

"I've been discouraged by the situation for a long time," Salt Lake City Councilman Derek Kitchen said this week.

The situation reached a climax Thursday when Salt Lake City and Salt Lake County leadership enacted a secretly planned operation that had been in the works since spring.

Not 12 hours later, city leaders pushed forward with a plan to address homelessness with short- and long-term solutions, hoping to prep for fast-approaching winter and prevent another crisis next summer.

Operation Diversion

In an attempt to break from the norm of slapping drug users with citations while leaving many without treatment, about 100 police officers swarmed the Rio Grande neighborhood early Thursday in a coordinated effort to target drug dealing and addiction.

Operation Diversion plucked 51 drug users and dealers from the streets. Of those arrested, nine were sent straight to jail and one was hospitalized. The rest were taken to an assessment center where they were given a choice to either accept treatment or be charged and sent to jail, where open beds waited for them.

Eleven chose jail, and 30 agreed to enter treatment. Within 12 hours, however, 10 walked away from treatment to instead face criminal charges.

City and county leaders, calling the operation an "experiment," didn't expect it to have 100 percent success, but they were eager to start learning from what they hope will create a new current for criminal justice and substance abuse treatment. Several more raids are planned to eventually bring 150 into treatment over the next six months.

Salt Lake County Mayor Ben McAdams said it was "predictable but still disappointing" that one- third of those eligible for treatment decided against it, but the operation is at least a starting point.

"The larger question is: How do we get them back into treatment? Those who are in treatment, how do we keep them there? " McAdams said. "These are the questions we have to ask ourselves and be patient enough to realize it takes time to figure out. "

Operation Diversion is costing the county $1.2 million in treatment and criminal prosecution costs, McAdams said, acknowledging that 150 is a "drop in the bucket" when considering Salt Lake Police Chief Mike Brown's estimation that 2,000 troubled people live in the Rio Grande area.

But for 150 people, is $1.2 million worth it?

"What other option do we have? " Kitchen asked. "Yes, it's a drop in the bucket, but a drop is better than no drop. We have to change the way we do things in this neighborhood. "

Shelter sites

Even as Operation Diversion's tallies were still coming in Friday morning, city efforts to mitigate homelessness for the short and long term were underway.

The Salt Lake City Council and Mayor Jackie Biskupski spent the morning solving a stalemate over the size and number of homeless shelters that will be built over the next two years.

Instead of building two new resource centers with 250 beds each, city leaders are now moving forward with a plan to build four shelters with no more than 150 beds each. The deadline for site selection is Oct. 10.

The City Council also committed to quickly increase the city's supply of affordable housing — a focus of the its next meeting on Oct. 4 — as well as work on a short-term plan to help shelter those overflowing from at-capacity homeless shelters in time for winter. City leaders and stakeholders have set a deadline to come up with an immediate plan by Oct. 25.

Kitchen said a short-term remedy could be identifying city-owned properties that can be used on "an emergency basis" to address overflow onto 500 West.

"The council has indicated we are willing to fund whatever is necessary in order to divert the crisis," Kitchen said.

Now, with Operation Diversion and efforts to address homeless resources in place, can Salt Lake City expect a better situation next summer?

McAdams, Biskupski, Brown and Salt Lake County Sheriff Jim Winder all say they hope so, though that hinges on continued funding. The $1.2 million for Operation Diversion came from the county's Division of Behavioral Health Services' operating reserves — one-time revenue.

McAdams said he has spoken to state lawmakers about the possibility of spending $30 million in state money set aside to cover the state's portion of a legislatively approved Medicaid expansion initiative for chronically homeless and people finding themselves in and out of the justice system.

In the meantime, Brown pleaded with the public to be "patient with us," acknowledging that over the past five years, each summer brings "increasingly worse" conditions to Rio Grande.

"Is tomorrow going to look like a brand new day? No," Brown said. "But what we're doing now, we're defining the process of the future. What we learn today can be incorporated into how we do business tomorrow. "

Contributing: Marjorie Cortez Email: [email protected]

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2016-10-01 18:16 Katie McKellar www.deseretnews.com

62 /80 Lake Wylie, SC, resident shows yard drainage problems Clover School District Community YMCA scheduled to open mid-October on Charlotte Highway in Lake Wylie, SC. The facility is part a $99 million construction bond.

The Clover School District/Upper Palmetto YMCA aquatic center will include an Olympic-sized pool when it opens in mid- October. On Sept. 21, filling begins.

The vacant restaurant at 4516 Charlotte Highway is now home to Copper Premium Pub serving 30 taps, 50 craft beers and a diverse menu.

After a two-year vacancy at 4516 Charlotte Highway in Lake Wylie, SC, Copper Premium Pub is open with 30 taps and 50 craft beers, and diverse menu.

Molly Spearman, South Carolina education superintendent, talked to Clover educators Monday at Clover School District Auditorium about changes in education and challenges faced by educators. She also shared this personal story.

Clover School District held a grand opening celebration Aug. 7 at Oakridge Elementary School in Lake Wylie, South Carolina. About 100 people came out for the ribbon-cutting dedication and tours.

Clover School District will open two new schools this fall, including the new $34 million Clover Middle School on Barrett Road and Highway 55, about 1.5 miles west of the town of Clover. The school is modeled after Oakridge Middle School on Oakridge Road, which opened in 2008 to serve students on the eastern side of the district. The school will have an estimated 805 students when it opens Aug. 15. Catherine Muccigrosso/Lake Wylie Pilot

Clover School District will open two new schools this fall, including the new $23 million Oakridge Elementary School across the street from Oakridge Middle School. It features an eight-lane track with an athletic field under construction that also will be open to the community. The school will have an estimated 600 students when it opens Aug. 15, and a capacity for 900. Catherine Muccigrosso/Lake Wylie Pilot

Palisades Episcopal School in Charlotte, North Carolina, is adding a new physical education program - horseback riding. Catherine Muccigrosso/Lake Wylie Pilot

Craig Faile, 42, advisor with Blackbridge Financial on N. C. 49 in Charlotte, North Carolina, gives us a peek inside the 1970s home he tranformed into his office. John Marks/Lake Wylie Pilot

2016-10-02 01:44 www.heraldonline.com

63 /80 Cebu execs: Spare LGUs from traffic czar power CEBU CITY—Officials and private sector leaders here expressed opposition to a proposal to cede local governments’ road management authority to Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade, who is being eyed as traffic czar, under a bill that seeks to grant emergency powers to the executive branch to solve road chaos in highly urbanized areas.

While officials here agreed that emergency powers could help address road chaos in the country’s most highly urbanized areas, they also expressed belief that local governments need to be involved in finding solutions.

Lawyer Rafael Yap, head of the Cebu City Traffic Office, said emergency powers can help provide short-term solutions and pave the way for medium and long-term plans.

But Yap said “traffic is a local problem.” “Cities and provinces are the best agencies to address congestion since were are accountable to our constituents every time they get stuck in traffic,” Yap said.

He said since city development is closely tied to traffic, the city should also be the one to address road congestion.

But city governments have all the responsibility but none of the resources of the national government, he said.

He said if local government units (LGU) would cede traffic management roles to the Department of Transportation (DOTr), it would require the creation of new metropolitan authority offices in each LGU that loses its traffic management powers to the department.

Giving priority to opening new roads, rather than repairing existing ones, should be the thrust if the national government takes over the LGU function in traffic management.

He said traffic enforcement systems should be fixed.

According to Yap, there should be a system of penalty for erring motorists that “takes the best of both worlds.”

The penalty, he said, should be “enforceable and harsh enough to have an impact.”

Establishing traffic courts would also help, he added. For Mandaue Chamber of Commerce and Industry past president Philip Tan, the root cause of this city’s road congestion is the lack of discipline among motorists.

Another is the failure of road networks to catch up with the increase in the number of vehicles.

Tan said he doesn’t think it would be necessary for the President’s emergency powers to be used in the city since the local government has its own traffic management system.

The business leader said that even President Duterte’s emergency powers wouldn’t have an impact if motorists are undisciplined.

Tan said while emergency powers could lead to more infrastructure projects, the number of cars on the road is also expected to continue growing.

Ted Locson Jr., head of the external affairs committee of the Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry, said he would prefer LGUs to handle traffic management because they are closer to where the action is.

“It’s just that they (LGUs) refuse or lack the will to implement solutions that have been recommended by experts,” said Locson.

The Land Transportation Office, he said, should also consider the phaseout of vehicles that are more than 10 years old and are no longer roadworthy.

At least four lawmakers have expressed opposition to the grant of what they said are broad emergency powers that included mandating LGUs to cede their traffic management functions to Tugade as traffic czar.

In a joint statement, Representatives Rodolfo Albano III of Isabela, Harry Roque of Kabayan party-list, Alfredo Garbin Jr. of Ako Bicol party-list and Lito Atienza of Buhay party-list said the DOTr should not be given blanket authority to “shake up” offices and LGUs.

2016-10-01 18:02 Victor Anthony newsinfo.inquirer.net

64 /80 Protect students from Zika, DepEd tells school officials Education Secretary Leonor Briones has urged schools nationwide to support the Department of Health’s anti-Zika campaign and take steps to lower the chances of students getting infected.

In a memorandum, Briones said, “In the face of alarming developments, the Department of Education (DepEd) deems it urgent to address the Zika virus infection through the dissemination of information and coordination with health authorities for vector control measures in and around schools.”

Briones reiterated a 2009 DepEd memorandum on “preventing dengue H (hemorrhagic) fever in schools” and other previous issuances “to protect the school populace from the day bites of the Aedes aegypti mosquito which proliferates at a fast rate during the rainy days.”

The 2009 memorandum enjoined all school officials to mobilize all personnel to spread information on the prevention and control of mosquito-borne illnesses.

“The key to Zika prevention is heightened vigilance and stronger community efforts of every household for vector control,” said Briones, citing the DOH’s coordination with local governments to enhance mosquito control efforts, including fogging, destruction of mosquito breeding sites and precautions to be observed.

The simplest vector control measure that schools and the community can take is removing standing or collected water that can serve as mosquito breeding sites.

2016-10-01 18:01 Jeannette I newsinfo.inquirer.net

65 /80 Sara Sampaio oozes sex appeal in white blazer and skinny jeans as she speeds between PFW runway shows on motorbike She strutted down the runway for Mugler SS17 show during Paris Fashion Week. And Sara Sampaio made quite the glamorous statement as she sped away on the back of a motorbike to head to the Elie Saab show on Saturday. The 25-year-old model looked the epitome of Parisian chic as she donned a biker helmet while keeping her crisp white blazer intact. Scroll down for video And while her brunette locks were hidden away, the Portuguese beauty's piercing eyes were further highlighted in black liner while her lips and cheeks boasted pink colouring. Clearly a hard-worker, the beauty seemed ready to ride off to her next destination to continue her modelling prowess. Earlier on in the day, Sara wowed as she made her arrival at the star- studded Mugler show. She teamed her white blazer with a thick matching black and gold belt and choker. For the rest of the ensemble she opted for simple basics in the form of a skin-tight vest, black jeans and suede heeled boots. The Victoria's Secret model wowed in a sheer top embellished with stars. A matching pair of star-design earrings dangled beside her to complete the look as she posed up a storm backstage. Sara also made quite the impression during the recent Milan Fashion Week where she walked the runways for the likes of Versace, Moschino and Alberta Ferretti. The beauty officially began modelling at the age of 16 and later auditioned for the Victoria's Secret show but was not chosen. She managed to make the cut for their 2013 show, and earned her wings the following year.

2016-10-01 17:55 Jabeen Waheed www.dailymail.co.uk

66 /80 Donald Trump 'pressured' second wife Marla Maples to pose for Playboy In the midst of news surrounding Donald Trump's so-called softcore porn cameo, it has also been revealed that the Republican presidential nominee may have pressured his second wife into accepting a Playboy offer. While dating his soon-to-be-second wife Marla Maples in 1990, he reportedly encouraged her to appear in Playboy, the Huffington Post reported. But Maples declined the million- dollar deal as originally reported by the Sun Sentinel in August of 1990. The Sentinel wrote: Notably, she did resist Trump's insistence that she accept Playboy magazine's million-dollar centerfold offer. 'Trump himself was on the phone negotiating the fee,' remembers a top Playboy editor. 'He wanted her to do the nude layout. She didn't.' ('I'm thankful for my body, but I didn't want to exploit it,' Marla offers. 'How would I ever be taken seriously?') But this isn't the first time Trump attempted to get women around him to pose for Playboy. He also wanted the magazine to run a spread on the women who worked for him, according to Jezebel. But Trump's campaign spokesman, Jason Miller, denied those allegations in an email to Jezebel in which he said they were 'completely false'. For the past week, Trump has sparred with former Miss Universe winner, Alicia Machado, who he accused of appearing in a sex tape. Friday morning, Trump tweeted that Machado, who is a Hillary Clinton supporter, was 'disgusting'. He urged followers to check out her 'sex tape' — apparently referring to footage from a Spanish reality show in 2005. But reportedly Trump made a cameo appearance himself in an explicit 2000 Playboy video, according to Buzzfeed. In a short clip posted on the site, Trump is seen pouring a bottle of champagne on a Playboy-branded limo on a New York street, surrounded by a gaggle of women. Trump's campaign has been working to fix his already low standing with women as they released their first general election ad that features his daughter Ivanka and her children.

2016-10-01 17:48 Dailymail.com www.dailymail.co.uk

67 /80 Foodies feast at TerraVita Grand Tasting A friend wanted you to see this item from WRAL.com: http://wral.com/16071737

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2016-10-01 17:47 WRAL www.wral.com

68 /80 Feeling overwhelmed? In a torn city, reading to a child can help Good Shepherd Church in southwest Charlotte is big on volunteering. But a new project this year has drawn especially strong interest: Going to Lake Wylie Elementary School to read for one hour a week with a student. “This has been one of the most effective projects,” said Pastor Talbot Davis. “I can’t really build people’s porches, but I can teach people to read.”

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools’ North Star reading project debuted last year, with almost 1,800 volunteers working one- on-one with struggling readers. Many were CMS employees, who will stick with their students as they move up a grade.

CMS hopes community members will step in to offer the same support to a new batch of students. The district provides lesson plans and books that match each child’s reading level, so no expertise is needed.

“Don’t be scared. Just go for it,” advised 9-year-old Jaiden McCoy, who is working with his reading mentor for a second year.

This year has seen Mecklenburg County torn by conflict over race, poverty, privilege and disadvantage. Reading to a child offers one small way to build relationships and improve that child’s prospects. Volunteers can choose a school where the needs are greatest, or pick one close to home. With 168 schools, CMS has plenty of options.

“This is the most fun part of the week for me,” says Jeff Jackson, Jaiden’s reading mentor.

Normally, Jackson’s involvement with the reading program would be limited to sorting and distributing donated books as the CMS director of warehouse operations. But last year he got to watch students at Lake Wylie receive eight books each from Read Charlotte , a community literacy initiative. Jaiden especially liked a Captain America book he got through that program.

In addition to going through lessons on synonyms, plot summaries and how to compare and contrast, Jackson and Jaiden talked about sports and what was going on in their lives. Jaiden was selected because he was below grade level on tests at the start of third grade, but he watched his skills rise during the year. When he took the state exam in May, he scored a Level 4 – not just passing, but solidly on grade level.

“It wasn’t too hard. It was fun,” said Jaiden, who now reads three books a day.

Jefferson was disappointed when he returned to Lake Wylie after school began Aug. 29. Jaiden wasn’t there, so he agreed to take a new student.

But Jaiden returned after Labor Day and the two were reunited. Last week Jaiden brought Jefferson a gift: A ring that says “DAD.” Jaiden has his own father, Cruz McCoy, but he said he has gotten to know about Jefferson’s two teenage sons and wanted to recognize him as a dad.

To learn about volunteering, go to http://bit.ly/1KbYaXb or contact CMS volunteer coordinator Ana Brown, [email protected] or 980-343-0474 .

2016-10-01 17:35 By Ann www.charlotteobserver.com

69 /80 Tim Burton's Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children fails to fire the imagination Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children Cert: 12A 2hrs 7mins Watching his new film, Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children, you do wonder whether Tim Burton, its eccentric but rightly celebrated director, is getting to the cinema enough these days. If he was, surely the maker of both Edward Scissorhands and Alice In Wonderland would have recognised that a large mansion full of youngsters with special, inherited ‘peculiarities’ sounds awfully like Professor Xavier’s School for Gifted Youngsters from the X-Men films. Or that there is a distinct flavour of Lemony Snicket, or even his own Big Fish, as our hero – a young American lad called Jake – sets off to discover whether the extraordinary-sounding school in Wales that his grandfather used to tell him about is real or some elaborate, home-grown fairy tale. But apparently not. In fact, Mr Burton is having such a bad day at the creative office here that he hasn’t even noticed that the monsters soon pursuing Jake seem to have stumbled straight out of Harry Potter. My goodness, this is tired old fantasy hat. It may be based on a novel, but it seems to have been cobbled together from elements we’ve seen in films many times before. At least it certainly does once screenwriter Jane Goldman has been called in to adapt and provide more echoes – this time of her own Stardust, which she co-wrote – in the less-than-dazzling process. Apart from possibly a large pay cheque from 20th Century Fox, I can’t see what attracted Burton – a film-maker who normally prides himself on his individuality and creativity – to the project at all. And sadly he’s not alone in appearing to choose to take the money and run: Judi Dench and Samuel L Jackson, who both appear in late cameos, also spring to mind. It doesn’t even manage to begin well, as so many eventual misfires do: the talented young Brit, Asa Butterfield, and the unmistakably Irish Chris O’Dowd are unhappily miscast as American father and son, and Terence Stamp then overdoes it – thankfully briefly – as the family’s tale-spinning grandfather. But it’s when the grandfather is killed in grotesque circumstances and Jake fleetingly sees something nasty that reminds him of those childhood stories that our story proper begins. Helped by a chance discovery in a book and the encouragement of his therapist, who thinks it might help with the grieving process, Jake and his father go in search of a small island off the Welsh coast. One is going bird- watching, the other is in search of the pipe-smoking Miss Peregrine and her home for… It turns out to be both there and not there. I only wish the reasons why were a bit more exciting. And that the peculiarities of Miss P’s young charges were a little more original than strength, heat, invisibility and the ability to float around in the air at the end of a rope. The internal logic of what ensues just seems so lazy, with just about anything deemed possible if it keeps the story going. I could almost feel my sprits slump as we learn that the aptly named Miss Peregrine is an ‘ymbryne’, which means she can not only turn into a bird at will but also protect her special children by keeping them permanently in a 24-hour time loop. For them, it is September 3, 1943, every day. And who is she protecting them from? Oh, that will be the ‘peculiars’ who have turned to the dark side, and their pet monsters, the ‘hollows’. And you’ll never guess what they like to eat… or, if you’re like me, you won’t care much either. To be fair, Eva Green is rather good as the preternaturally brilliant Miss Peregrine (was the role intended for Burton’s former partner, Helena Bonham Carter?), and it’s a shame her performance isn’t given in a better film. Ella Purnell, who looks as if she could be a third Fanning sister or Fearne Cotton’s twin, also catches the eye as Emma, the young woman with the dual talents of floating like a balloon and capturing our young hero’s heart. Yes, there’s an undeniable novelty in seeing a Hollywood film climax in Blackpool, but elsewhere it thoroughly underwhelms, and Butterfield is certainly not the only one who knows he will definitely have better days. It’s too long, too many jokes fall flat, and the battling skeletons that eventually arrive seem less an affectionate tribute to Ray Harryhausen and Jason And The Argonauts – or indeed to Burton’s own The Nightmare Before Christmas – and more an indication of a film-maker who has run out of ideas. Let’s hope only temporarily, eh, Tim? Deepwater Horizon (12A) Swiss Army Man (15) Free State Of Jones (15) Urban Hymn (15) I know next to nothing about drilling for oil, especially at sea, so part of the considerable appeal of Mark Wahlberg’s new film, Deepwater Horizon, is learning just a little about how this extraordinarily dangerous business is actually done. Along the spectacular and gripping way, we find out the difference between a ‘kick’ and a ‘blow-out’, how exploration rigs make way for production platforms, and how important it is that, while moving safely from the former to the latter, the newly tapped and now highly pressurised well is sealed effectively with cement. And its integrity properly tested. In April 2010 such a test was never carried out on the Deepwater Horizon, a semi-submersible exploration rig in the Gulf of Mexico, which suffered a devastating blow-out. Eleven crew members died and BP would eventually face a bill for fines, compensation and other liabilities totalling more than $60 billion. In this film of the tragedy, the visual effects and underwater sequences are totally convincing, Wahlberg and Kurt Russell – playing the rig’s chief electronics technician and operational leader respectively – are terrific and John Malkovich is to be congratulated for bringing one of the story’s main villains so memorably to life. In Swiss Army Man, Paul Dano plays Hank, the only survivor on a desert island, while Daniel Radcliffe is Manny, the, er, flatulent corpse of a drowned man who provides Hank with the means of escape. Yes, Manny can be a jet-ski, vomits up fresh water, fires projectiles from his mouth… and you really don’t want to know which body part works as a compass. This film is clever, visually inventive and funny – albeit in a rather rude, adolescent way. In Free State Of Jones, Matthew McConaughey plays Newton Knight, a compassionate man who deserts the Confederate army during the American Civil War and returns to Mississippi, where he finds local farmsteads – now run by the wives and widows – being constantly raided for supplies by Confederate soldiers. Now that ain’t right. What follows is like an American version of Robin Hood, with Knight’s band of merry men beginning a campaign of robbing from the rich and giving to the poor. It’s a potentially fascinating piece of Americana but McConaughey gives one of his vainer, more posturing performances in a film that eventually outstays its welcome. Director Michael Caton-Jones, perhaps best known for Scandal and Memphis Belle, can still tell a decent story, as he demonstrates with Urban Hymn, the story of a young female repeat offender whose singing talent might give her one last chance… unless her criminal past catches up with her. Worth a look.

2016-10-01 17:35 Matthew Bond www.dailymail.co.uk

70 /80 A Few Showers tonight, Some Sun, Warmer on Sunday WASHINGTON (WUSA) - We'll see a few showers and drizzle along with some fog overnight and into Sunday morning. Then Sunday afternoon a mix of clouds and sun. The weather looks great for the game at FedEx on Sunday and warm with highs int he 70s to near 80. Monday looks great with more sun. Matthew is a dangerous storm in the Caribbean and may impact the East Coast next week.

You can always catch the latest forecast by downloading our WUSA 9 App. LOW TEMPS: 56 - 64 WINDS: Light

HIGH TEMPS: 75 - 80 WINDS: Light

HIGH TEMPS: 72 - 76 WINDS: N 5 - 10

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Matthew A Dangerous Category 4 Hurricane, Heading Towards Jamaica

2016-10-01 17:33 WUSA Weather rssfeeds.wusa9.com

71 /80 'I like my history with the volume cranked up to 11': The usually unflappable Andrew Marr reveals why he is a secret fantasist with a weakness for sexy sorcerers, hot dragons and evil maniacs The best description of the Game Of Thrones television series came from a newspaper critic. He said it was ‘like the inside of a 17- year-old boy’s head’. That’s pithy and right – the gratuitous nudity, the hacking and slashing, the fantasies of power and, of course, those flame-spitting dragons. To which I would say yes, but what about the intricate and clever plotting, the sensational sets and the interesting references to British medieval history? But that critic was making a bigger point: there is something juvenile, even mildly embarrassing, about admitting that you love Game Of Thrones, based on the novels by George R R Martin. A warm breeze of adult condescension hangs over the entire fantasy genre, with its overblown, glossy, Seventies-style covers of witches, musclebound Nordic heroes and mythical beasts, so well parodied by the late Sir Terry Pratchett. For me, fantasy has long been a secret guilty pleasure. I more or less learned to read through the C S Lewis Narnia books, progressed as a teenager through J R R Tolkien to Stephen Donaldson and Ursula K Le Guin and even now, tired after a long day, keep up with the latest from Neil Gaiman. But while fantasy has its highbrow-ish writers, it has always had something of an image problem. Close to the very beginning, when Tolkien was regaling his academic colleagues at Oxford with a reading from his latest draft of The Lord Of The Rings, one eminent professor got up with disgust, protesting: ‘Oh no, not another f****** elf.’ Even now, he speaks for many. I’m thinking about this afresh because I’ve been making a series of films for BBC4 on ‘genre fictions’, so it was important to go back and remind myself of the serious roots of fantasy. Where to start? As a modern fictional genre, it’s fair to say that it was really created in Oxford in the Thirties when Tolkien, a former soldier and philologist, began to put together his deep love of early texts and languages with the tactics of contemporary pulp novelists such as Rider Haggard to create his famous Shire. Tolkien always slapped down those who tried to read too much into his yarns about Bilbo Baggins, Gandalf and company. But he was a strong Roman Catholic who loathed dictatorship in all its forms and championed the small against the strong; and if you find no echo of that in Lord Of The Rings, then you must be reading it half-asleep. I also find echoes of his dreadful First World War experiences there; and, in his lip-smacking descriptions of good cheese, frothing beer and solid food, consumed in a landscape very like that of Oxfordshire, the homely fantasies of a man experiencing rationing during Britain’s fight against the Nazis. Indeed, the struggle of the weak against the strong, of the smaller against the greater (and Tolkien was no hypocrite – he was hostile to the British Empire too) is central to the meaning of the book. We can best understand him by thinking of other conservative Catholic critics of those times, such as G K Chesterton and Hilaire Belloc. With Tolkien’s great friend and rival, C S Lewis, the story is even clearer. Lewis was an Anglican rather than a Catholic but his Narnia tales, set during the war, are as clear a Christian allegory as you are likely to find – stories about childhood innocence, the worm of evil, resurrection and eventual paradise. He meant them to be read that way, and their success infuriated later anti-Christian fantasy writers such as Philip Pullman, another Oxford man. So despite the exotic outward garments, fantasy stories have always had a serious kernel. If you fast-forward to more recent writers such as Alan Garner, whose Weirdstone Of Brisengamen is one of the greatest fantasy novels of all, you find people just as deeply read and as serious. George R R Martin is a Texan but he has devoted a lot of his writing life to a close study of British history, and his Westeros can be seen as a mutated, extreme and distorted painting of our own Middle Ages. Hadrian’s Wall becomes the wall of ice. The Pictish tribes who terrified the Romans become the red-bearded and mutinous Free Folk; a famous Scottish slaughter becomes the ‘red wedding’; and that endless, brutal struggle now known, too gently, as the Wars of the Roses provides much of Martin’s central plot. Daenerys Stormborn and her revolutionary army of freed slaves takes us further afield to echoes of Roman-era uprisings; the horse-obsessed and savage Dothraki are a very clear memory of the terror caused to Europe by the arrival of the Mongol Empire. I could go on. But I won’t. For there’s no doubt that, while deeply researched and brilliantly plotted, the television series is flat- out, full-on entertainment with few pretensions. That doesn’t mean it has no message: working your way through Game Of Thrones, you see how deeply power corrupts; how religious belief is distorted by maniacs; and how wars hurt the weak and powerless much more than the glittering, preening, aristocratic ‘heroes’ who launch and direct them. And as you move further away from Martin into slightly less well-known fantasy territory, the messages get more interesting. Ursula K Le Guin, turning her back on the Nordic-based fantasies of earlier writers, owes more to Native American thinking and feminism. Then there is Philip Pullman, whose Dark Materials sequence shows deep concerns about environmental degradation and the negative power of organised religion. My current favourite, however, Neil Gaiman, provides in American Gods a wild and subversive road trip through modern America, where the ancient deities imported by waves of immigrants are engaged in a final struggle with the new gods worshipped by today’s Americans – materialism, electricity, shopping. It’s as brilliantly compelling a piece of contemporary political analysis as any scholarly work – it just comes hand-wrapped as a thrilling fantasy yarn. And that, really, is the point. Whether it’s the satire of Terry Pratchett or the darker children’s stories of Frances Hardinge, or the blurred moral universe of Joe Abercrombie, fantasy writers are using the most compelling storytelling material – history with the volume cranked up to 11, lurid adventure stories with everything from magic to horror thrown in – in order to convince us, not about their worlds, but to make us think about the world we live in today. So before you dismiss anything featuring a wizard, reflect for a moment on the alchemy produced by the geniuses of Silicon Valley, and the astrophysicists showing us new worlds and bringing news about parallel universes. If you think dragons are going too far, just imagine looking closely into the eyes of a Putin, a Trump or an Assad. And if you think heroism is grossly outdated, don’t give up quite yet. Fantasy may be fantastic but it’s never just escapism. e ‘Sleuths, Spies & Sorcerers: Andrew Marr’s Paperback Heroes’ starts at 9pm, Oct 17 on BBC4 My five favourite fantasy fiction novels 1. J R R Tolkien: The Lord Of The Rings You have to read this for its wit, richness and darkness: this is where it all starts. 2. Ursula K Le Guin: A Wizard Of Earthsea Where young readers go to think about fairness, fate and death. 3. Mervyn Peake: Titus Groan The first part of the spooky Gormenghast trilogy, set in a huge, rambling, mysterious castle. When I was a child, I was genuinely haunted by this. 4. Michael Moorcock: Warlord Of The Air An alternative 20th century, in which the dominant power is a liberal British Empire with a fleet of airships. Moorcock is a genius. 5. Neil Gaiman: American Gods A fine British writer. Here, all the old gods are clustered, out of work and grouchy, in a modern US that worships science and materialism. It’s gripping, page-turning, funny and makes you think. 2016-10-01 17:33 Andrew Marr www.dailymail.co.uk

72 /80 Hannibal Lecter was right about one thing... 'I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice Chianti,’ is one of Hannibal Lecter’s more memorable quotes, though his idea of a food and wine pairing isn’t likely to make many people’s dinner party wish list. But Hannibal does have a good nose for great wine, as Chianti is a red that can pair with a massive range of dishes, especially Italian tomato sauces thanks to its natural acidity. It also works with a roast and with cured meats, and with burgers it is sheer brilliance. But how can you pick the perfect bottle? The first thing you need to know is that the grape variety behind the region of Chianti is Sangiovese – according to legend, The Blood Of Jove. The most widely planted grape in Italy, this red can produce masterpieces of violet scent and immaculate structure, perfectly balanced with a streak of commanding acidity. But it can also yield mean, reedy, tart reds that are as pleasing as a night in Dr Lecter’s internment cell. Look for ‘Chianti Classico’ on the label. This is the historic centre of production, where many top examples are found. The very best bottles will also be called ‘Riserva’, requiring two years of ageing. ‘Chianti Classico Gran Selezione’ is a relatively new category, requiring all the grapes to be estate-grown and the wine aged for 30 months. These will all contain at least 80 per cent Sangiovese. ‘Chianti Rufina’ is another reliable sub-zone, but I’ve found most success with picking the triple lock of Chianti Classico, from a good producer (Fontodi is one the best) and a good vintage (try 2010 or 2013). On restaurant wine lists, Chianti Classico is good value – a big name whose pedigree hasn’t caught up with its price tag. I’d rather have one great bottle than two terrors. And if you’re planning to sip it at home, forget liver and fava beans – Chianti is perfection with pizza.

2016-10-01 17:32 Olly Smith www.dailymail.co.uk

73 /80 Mike Phelan says there is no reason to panic over his Hull contract Mike Phelan is confident his future will be resolved during the international break. Phelan has been close to agreeing a deal to become Hull's permanent manager but insisted there is 'no panic' about his future, despite the speculation continuing for longer than he would like. 'My future will take care of itself,' he said. 'I'm not in a position of panic or worrying too much about it. 'The talks I've had have been very, very good but then, once people sleep on things, they tend to change overnight and it [the delay] was just a case of not being particularly happy with the uncertainty of the deal. 'I stressed that — so moving on we'll have another cake and a coffee and we'll discuss it.' Phelan added that he will take encouragement with the way his side contained Chelsea on Saturday for the first half before the gulf in quality finally told after the break. 'I was encouraged because in the first half we took Chelsea to certain limits and we created a few chances,' he said. 'But at this level when you get the chances against teams of this quality, you have to take them. 'I felt we were the architects of our own demise. We gave the ball away very cheaply and our decision-making wasn't great and we suffered the consequences.' 2016-10-01 17:31 Joe Bernstein www.dailymail.co.uk

74 /80 DEBORAH ROSS: This twisted love's no longer to die for The Fall Thursday, BBC2 Jamie’s Super Food Friday, Channel 4 Poldark Sunday, BBC1 (Plus an extra star for now beating Victoria in ratings) The Great British Bake Off drama continues. As it stands, Mary is not defecting to Channel 4, neither are Mel and Sue, as aren’t the flour, eggs or butter, although it was touch and go with the butter for a while. It was the flour and eggs that talked it round, saying the BBC had been loyal when alternative spreads might have been employed, especially Stork, which is what all our nans used when they made cakes. The butter saw sense and will not be joining ‘Evil Paul’, yet it doesn’t stop here as the BBC has just announced it may produce a rival programme that could air before Channel 4’s version… and this, I suppose, is what happens when the TV landscape becomes all about buying up proven formulas* rather than taking new risks. Or returning to a proven formula, and then returning to it yet again, and not taking new risks, as is the case with The Fall. I have admired The Fall. Like most, I have found it morally difficult – is it glamorising sexual violence against women or critiquing it? – yet also narratively seductive. But a third series? There was much irritation when it didn’t conclude definitively last season. Quite apart from the fact it felt like it should have ended – die, Spector, die! – we’ve had to wait a year for the next episode, which may be fine for some but my memory can’t take it. As it was, during this episode I spent half the time hitting pause so I could run to the internet to ask: Who was Tyler? Who was Daisy? How intimate did Gibson and Spector get? Has the shark already been jumped in this respect? This began exactly where the last series left off. That is, with DSI Stella Gibson (Gillian Anderson) cradling the serial killer, Paul Spector (Jamie Dornan), in her arms as he bled from multiple bullet wounds and she cried: ‘We’re losing him, we’re losing him!’ As much as anything, I was intrigued to know how the writer, Allan Cubitt, might stretch it out now that Spector was captive; now the cat had the mouse (but not the cream; that has gone to Channel 4). But we’re none the wiser. Yet. This week’s blood-soaked episode was devoted to saving Spector’s life in hospital as the silky-shirted Gibson, who speaks while barely moving her lips, like a ventriloquist, was forced to justify herself to her bosses. Gibson kept looking at Spector as he lay there, with what in her eyes? Longing? Is this a twisted love story? Or is she just longing to bring him to justice, as she explained to DS Tom Anderson? Gibson is fascinating but we’ve been asked to care about this story since the early part of 2013, and I don’t know if I have any caring left to give. I’m still curious as to how Cubitt might write his way out of this – will Katie, the crazed babysitter, effect Spector’s escape? – but it’s the mechanics rather than the characters that are interesting now. And the implausibilities are mounting up. For example: would the police allow Spector’s hospital room to go unguarded? Jamie Oliver, who defected to Channel 4 from the BBC, and has therefore shown it can be done without the world ending, is back with Jamie’s Super Food. We don’t doubt Jamie’s sincerity, but ‘super food’ is a nonsense as it’s only marketing selling you quinoa at ten times the cost of barley, even though it is no more ‘super’ and unpleasantly gritty. I would also ask if Channel 4 has more money than sense these days. Was it necessary, for example, for Jamie to travel to South Korea to visit the octogenarian women who dive for conch, just so he could return to the studio here and cook mussels? Also, weren’t those Korean women the same ones who recently featured in Brian Cox’s documentary? Do they even get to dive for conch much any more, or is it all about accommodating film crews? Lastly, Cap’n Poldark , whom I still hold so dear, but I only have space for a short note: ‘Dear Cap’n Poldark, you bumped into George on the cliff top and Demelza bumped into Elizabeth in the woods and you bumped into Francis at Wheal Grace and Francis bumped into you and Captain Blamey in town, and so I’m thinking: even though Cornwall is generally thought of as a large county, might it actually be quite small? 'Meanwhile, I congratulate you on the birth of your son, who shall be named Jeremy – I’ve read ahead; there are no flies on me – and the fact you are now beating Victoria in the ratings. 'Prince Albert was only ever a flirtation, Cap’n. You can sleep easy now, or at least until the next plot point demands you bump into someone. Love you.’ *To prove a formula, knead well and place in proving oven for an hour. If it fails to rise, you have an unproven formula that’s going nowhere

2016-10-01 17:30 Deborah Ross www.dailymail.co.uk

75 /80 Meet the little girl who is one of a handful worldwide with a rare genetic condition that looks just like Zika virus Téa will decide when she's had enough. 'We figure that whether we are positive or negative, the outcome will be the same. 'But at least we will have a journey that we can remember happily.'

2016-10-01 17:27 Sophie Haslett www.dailymail.co.uk

76 /80 Tatler Tory's mistress in Commons party storm: Mark Clarke's lover sparked outrage by turning up to Gorge Osborne's cocktail bash The mistress of Tatler Tory Mark Clarke was at the centre of an extraordinary row after a Commons party hosted by George Osborne. India Brummitt, 26, sparked outrage by turning up as a guest at a cocktail bash in the former Chancellor's palatial Westminster study. She was accused last year by friends of Elliott Johnson – who killed himself after alleged bullying by Clarke – of making threats to try to stop people blaming her married lover. Tempers flared when guests from Osborne's party moved on to Westminster's Red Lion pub, where Brummitt was joined by Clarke henchman Sam Armstrong. One guest who had also been at the Osborne party shouted at Brummitt: 'You have no right to be here when you are still s******* the disgusting Mark Clarke!' Conservative councillor Tom Hunt, 27, who was a close friend of Elliott, 21, told Brummitt and Armstrong: 'You should be ashamed of yourselves after what Clarke did before Elliott died.' Brummitt reportedly protested: 'Are you saying I have no right to be here?' Hunt replied: 'Yes. Elliott was a dear friend of mine. You and your type are a menace to our party.' Brummitt – Clarke's lover before and after he married his wife Sarah, an NHS manager – quit as an aide to David Cameron's 'anti-porn' adviser Claire Perry three months after Elliott's death in September 2015. Her resignation followed revelations about the conduct of her and Clarke, dubbed the Tatler Tory after he was tipped for success by the magazine. Clarke, 39, allegedly had sex with Brummitt on a pub pool table in Tooting, South London, where he was a parliamentary candidate, and flaunted her as his mistress while sexually harassing young Tory women on campaign trips in last year's General Election. Later, Brummitt enraged the parents of Elliott Johnson by turning up at the Bedfordshire inquest into his death. Clarke allegedly involved Armstrong in a 'blackmail plot' against Cabinet Minister Robert Halfon, who was having a relationship with a Tory campaigner despite having a long- term partner. Halfon confessed to the affair after informing No 10 that he had been told Armstrong – acting on Clarke's behalf – intended to film him and a female lover leaving the East India Club in London. Halfon remains outraged that Armstrong continues to work as an aide to Thanet South Tory MP Craig Mackinlay, giving him free access to Parliament. Clarke, Armstrong and ex-Tory aide Andre Walker were banned from the 2015 Tory conference after Elliott's death. They deny any wrongdoing. Elliott's father Ray said last night: 'I salute Tom Hunt for having the courage to stand up for Elliott. Some of Clarke's gang think that because a year has passed since my son died, all will be forgiven. Their insidious influence must be kept out of the party.' Mr Armstrong said: 'No one was shouting at me – they were more concerned with India.' Ms Brummitt did not respond to a request to comment.

2016-10-01 17:23 Simon Walters www.dailymail.co.uk

77 /80 VIDEO: Man goes on angry rampage inside Apple store A disgruntled Apple customer, apparently unhappy with his customer support experience, went on a destructive rampage at the Apple store in Dijon, France. The video shows the man smashing iPhones, iMacs and a Macbook Air with what appears to be a boccie ball. The man saw that he was being recorded and spoke directly to the camera saying Apple refused to give him his money back. The smashing went on for a full minute before security took him out of the store. The damage was estimated at $14,000.

2016-10-01 17:22 (Copyright abc7news.com

78 /80 Number 10 insider reveals David Cameron considered asking Merkel for more curbs on migration before deciding it would be rejected for lacking credability Sir Craig Oliver’s inside story of the drama in Downing Street leading up to David Cameron’s defeat in the EU referendum was the talk of Westminster last week. Now he discloses that Cameron considered fighting for more immigration curbs on the eve of the vote but decided it would be rejected as lacking credibility so late in the campaign. And Oliver feared George Osborne’s emergency Brexit budget had gone down with MPs ‘like a cup of cold sick’. TUESDAY, JANUARY 5 There are deep concerns about the EU renegotiation going off track. For months, we have been working out a new settlement for the UK. The PM worries there isn’t enough progress on curbing welfare for migrants – the idea being that less money will reduce the number coming. We have been asking for a four-year ban on migrants to the EU getting benefits. That seems to be a non-starter. Everyone is nervous, wondering how the hell we’ll land what we need before the crucial European Council meeting in a few weeks. On January 18, the PM’s inner circle discusses the referendum over dinner in No 11. DC seems distant. He lets us know what’s distracting him at the end of the meal with the joke: ‘Remind me whose idea this was?’ [It had been Cameron’s.] Days later at Davos, the world economic forum in Switzerland, Mark Rutte, the Dutch Prime Minister, drops in. He says he’s been told the British people are too conservative to leave – they’ll end up coming on board, just like in the Scottish referendum. European leaders need a jolt of electricity to wake them up. In his speech after Rutte’s visit, the PM says he will walk away from the February Council without a deal if it isn’t good enough. A French TV station asks if he considers himself a European. He responds with a fulsome ‘Yes.’ Of course, he should have said he considers himself British first. It’s a rare mistake. The following week, DC, worrying about the state of the renegotiation, calls Angela Merkel. She begins: ‘Allo. These are demanding times. Everything is so far OK. I have my health…’ It’s an odd thing to say, basically hinting she is facing endless pressure on migration in her own country. The conversation turns to the renegotiation. DC says: ‘There’s a lot of goodwill, but where we’ve got to on immigration and welfare is hopeless. 'If we let the official process grind on, it will be a car crash in February. If there’s a real deal, I can take it. 'But if there isn’t, I can’t, because we will lose.’ Merkel seems helpful. She floats the idea of an acceptable migration limit. FRIDAY, JANUARY 29 DC lunches with European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker in Brussels. He says it went well and everything is going in our direction. They appear to have accepted the emergency brake on welfare would apply now. But a problem emerges. The word ‘phasing’ hasn’t cropped up in any renegotiation discussion we’ve had. We’ve been pushing for a simple four-year migrant benefits ban. Now it emerges the document will say in-work benefits will start at zero and be ‘graduated’ or increased over time. What does that mean? WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3 The papers are brutal, having seen the draft renegotiation document. ‘Who do EU think you are kidding, Mr Cameron?’ says one headline. We’d always known they were going to throw a bucket of s*** over the draft deal. DC is feeling pretty bullish about it but others are hard to convince. As we face the crunch European Council, a desperately unfair truism that we aren’t getting much is being established. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18 At a meeting with European Council president Donald Tusk in Brussels, the conversation doesn’t seem to be getting anywhere. Other European leaders are saying the UK is asking for too much. DC seems relaxed. He says: ‘I’ll tell Tusk I wouldn’t get this deal through the Cabinet, let alone a referendum.’ The next day, at Britain’s EU residence in Brussels, the PM is lying on the floor, trying to rest his sore back, when we hear Merkel wants to see him. She sits down opposite me. It’s pretty clear this is the first time she has focused properly on the detail of a deal. DC goes through what he wants, including an emergency brake on welfare payments to curb immigration that starts at seven years and is renewed for two bursts of three years. He says that he will face ‘a barrage of criticism’ if there’s seen to be any further watering down of the deal. Merkel asks: ‘What is barrage?’ The PM offers ‘blitzkrieg’ as a translation. She smiles like he is a naughty schoolboy. After all-night talks a deal is agreed. It could have been a disaster but wasn’t. We need to explain why it is a success. We have made real achievements. We are exempt from ‘ever closer union’; we secured a target for reducing bureaucracy; and there’ll be protection for the pound. And crucially, we have secured massive benefit restrictions. The mood on the plane is one of relief. This could have been a disaster and it wasn’t. All of us have a drink. It’s a mini-party, with most people standing up and mingling but there’s a sober realisation the next four months are going to be a giant fight… THURSDAY, JUNE 2 Angela Merkel intervenes, essentially saying she wants us to stay in, and that it’ll be hard for the UK to do deals in Europe if we’re outside the room. A senior Downing Street figure is very disappointed. ‘They never deliver the killer blow. They tell you they will – but they just don’t say it.’ He believes she was squeamish about appearing threatening. MONDAY, JUNE 13 The worst day of the campaign so far. In the evening I email DC. ‘We are asking people to accept something that is wrong: the EU’s unreasonable position that there should be no limit to freedom of movement. 'You could give a speech saying, “I have listened. The British people are right to be worried about immigration. Much of it is good but we have had too much of a good thing. Trashing our economy is no way to deal with it but there can no longer be a straight choice. We should vote to remain in the EU AND impose limits on immigration. I will do that by x, y and z.”’ DC replies: ‘Spot on. Always been my worry. We shouldn’t be asking people to choose between immigration levels they don’t want and an EU they don’t love.’ The next day he reads out my email at a No 10 meeting with George Osborne and other senior advisers. We conclude we cannot throw everything up in the air. All through this we have held to one core belief: telling people they will be poorer if we leave the EU trumps immigration. None of us is so sure any more. But we can’t shift now. A call set up with Merkel now seems pointless. The idea was to test the water to see if we can agree to make plain that much more will be done on immigration. But as the time approaches we realise it is a fool’s errand. Even supposing a magical plan can be set in train – and it certainly isn’t – it will look desperate. Merkel comes on the line. DC explains the situation and that he has decided this is not the moment to ask for more – though it will obviously have to be revisited if we win. FRIDAY, JUNE 24 DAY AFTER THE REFERENDUM Merkel calls No 10. There’s very little addressing the sadness of the situation. Perhaps she doesn’t know what to say. The closest she gets is: ‘What is painful to me is that young people failed to turn out in numbers to vote.’ The following week, flying to Brussels for his final European Council, DC says: ‘I’ll read them a few home truths on immigration. 'And say it might have been different if there’d been an emergency brake.’ Merkel sees him for a one-on- one meeting. DC tells us that she was adamant: ‘There could never have been an emergency brake.’ He takes comfort from knowing he could not have achieved more. Even I, as metropolitan and liberal on immigration as they come, questioned being part of an organisation that allows unlimited freedom of movement to work. It is unsustainable. In the face of our renegotiation, the EU pulled up the drawbridge and resisted. Merkel warned us in 2014 there could not be an emergency brake on numbers – and even after Britain voted to leave, insisted that could never have been on the table. Her roots in Eastern Europe told – when the Iron Curtain came down, she and millions of others were told they need never be second class citizens again. That meant freedom of movement. Theresa May tells everyone, ‘Brexit means Brexit’. Of course, what Brexit means to dyed-in-the-wool Outers in the Parliamentary Conservative Party and the others who want to have as much access to Europe as possible, are worlds apart. There will come a moment when she is faced by those who want an end to free movement, and the immoveable object of business and the majority of MPs that supported Remain. Compromise is inevitable. And that will lead to cries of betrayal.

2016-10-01 17:10 Craig Oliver www.dailymail.co.uk

79 /80 As the NHS insists that we should all take the 'sunshine supplement' to beat bone disease, depression and even cancer... can you guess who's vitamin deficient? Everyone should be taking Vitamin D pills, according to health chiefs, to improve our bones and muscles. Public Health England recommends a 10 microgram daily supplement, and says even babies would benefit. It was a surprising move, given that officials often claim that tablets are no substitute for a balanced diet. However, deficiency in Vitamin D has been linked to a raft of worrying problems, including the re-emergence of the bone- deformity condition rickets in children, and a similar problem, osteomalacia, in adults. It has also been associated with an increased risk of diabetes, heart disease, cancer and depression. And while Vitamin D can found in oily fish, egg yolk and fortified foods such as breakfast cereal, this compound is mostly made by the body when sunlight falls on the skin, hence its nickname of 'the sunshine supplement'. A combination of overcast British weather and a rise in indoor, computer-based activities is thought to have triggered the problem. Indeed, studies suggest at least one in five adults has low levels of Vitamin D, even if they are not truly deficient. 'The problem is that many people wouldn't be aware that they had this deficiency until they developed serious problems such as weak bones,' says GP Dr Sam Rogers. 'But early signs include tiredness and general lethargy. It's important to stop it before the problem becomes really serious.' So as we head into autumn and winter, could you be deficient in Vitamin D? After all, if levels are low now, they can only expect to get worse. To find out, we tested six people during August, when levels should have been highest. The results were, in some cases, a shock… Tony Bishop Weston, 55, lives in the New Forest with his wife, Yvonne, 48, a nutritionist. The couple have four children. Tony says: When I lived in London I walked everywhere – but now I live in the countryside, I drive all the time. I also spend an awful lot of time in front of the computer. I'm currently organising the VegfestUK London Health Summit and Athlete's Summit. It's why I could do with losing a stone. The only time I really get any sun is when I mow the lawn or do some gardening. I'm not a morning person – I don't leap out of bed and get that first blast of sunlight. My wife and I are so busy with work and our children that we don't seem to get the time to just enjoy the outdoors. However, we had our first sunshine holiday for four years during the summer, spending a week in Crete. I like to think I have a very healthy diet since I don't eat any processed foods, and I occasionally use a vegan Vitamin D3 spray made from mushrooms and lichen. I guess I'm just far less diligent in the summer as I thought it was just during winter I had to be vigilant. I'm still shocked that I'm deficient in Vitamin D. I suppose I need to be more organised. Dr Rogers says: As a vegan, Tony is missing out on oily fish such as salmon and mackerel, which is the key dietary source of Vitamin D. Having ten eggs will still provide less Vitamin D than one portion of oily fish. Being overweight has also been linked to a lack of vitamin. A 2013 study suggested that Vitamin D may become 'trapped' inside fat tissue so that less of it is available to circulate inside the blood. Tony says he occasionally uses a spray, but this won't have much effect if used arbitrarily. He needs to take a daily 10mcg supplement and get outside, too. He should avoid walking in the forests near his home as the trees will block the sunlight. He needs to expose his face, chest and arms to the light whenever he gets a chance. Clare Delmar, 55, brand director at Nuada Medical, lives in London with her husband Brian and their three children. Clare says: I have a very busy job but away from the office I love being active and keeping fit, especially outdoors. There is a rowing club close to our home, so I go rowing two to three times a week – even in winter – and can be out for about 90 minutes at a time. Otherwise I'll go running for around 45 minutes three times a week and try to do some cycling at weekends. Even though I'm fair-skinned, I don't tend to use suncream when I'm out exercising. I do eat healthily – but my real addiction is Greek yogurt. I have a big pot every morning with honey and almonds. Dr Rogers says: Clare has very healthy levels of Vitamin D thanks to all the outdoor exercise she gets. From a health perspective, the Vitamin D will help absorb all that calcium from Greek yogurt she eats and so keep her bones healthy. Rowing is particularly good since she will be getting reflected light from the water. Paul Longmire, 30, who lives in Wigan, is head of marketing for Gorvins solicitors. Paul says: I have a really busy job. I'm either working in front of my computer or having meetings in boardrooms. If I am out of the office, I tend to be on my way to more meetings or working lunches. I rarely get time to go out at lunchtime for the sake of it. I do sit next to a lovely big window at work, so I do enjoy the sunshine but from the inside of an office. That's not a bad thing, since I am very pale and burn easily. Even if I put sunscreen on, I just fry. I go to the gym four or five times a week and I am trying to keep healthy, though I admit to being a smoker. And I drink a lot of tea and coffee every day. In fact, they joke in the office because I use an enormous mug for my daily brews. I try to eat healthily but prefer meat to fish. Dr Rogers says: Coffee and caffeine- containing drinks can reduce the amount of Vitamin D that people absorb, so Paul should cut back to a couple of drinks a day. Caffeine also causes calcium to be excreted in the urine, so it compounds the effect of their low levels. Smokers also seem to have lower levels of Vitamin D – another reason to quit. Paul is clearly in good physical shape but he simply needs to get outside more. He could swap a couple of gym sessions for jogging outside. And if he has work lunches, perhaps choose a restaurant or cafe with outdoor tables. Since he isn't getting any real light in the office, he should drive home with the windows open and his sleeves rolled up so that the sunlight hits his face and arms. He should also eat oily fish at least twice a week. Gemma Johnson, 41, a fitness teacher, lives in Brighton with her husband Geoffrey and three children. She says: I love the sun and need no excuse to bask in the garden if the weather is good. And since I have olive skin, I don't worry too much about sun protection. I'd never even heard of Vitamin D deficiency until a few months ago when I visited my doctor. I'd been feeling really tired and started to experience a strange burning in my leg muscles when I walked up the stairs. He carried out some blood tests and found that my Vitamin D level was below 50. He suggested I start taking a supplement, so I bought some tablets and after a couple of weeks I felt better, so I stopped taking them. I've recently spent two weeks soaking up the sun in Cornwall, so when I took this test I expected my results to be sky-high. I was really disappointed that I'm only borderline. Dr Rogers says: People with darker skin like Gemma have greater protection from strong sunlight because they have large amounts of the pigment melanin. But because of this, they need three to five times longer in the sun to make the same amount of Vitamin D as someone with a paler skin tone. For similar reasons, a tan could actually hamper Vitamin D absorption, as well as increasing the risk of skin cancer. Gemma is borderline at the moment – but remember she took this test in the summer and her winter levels will only drop further. She needs to eat oily fish and fortified cereal, and start taking a daily supplement again. Susanna Murray-Burton, 30, is a digital media specialist. She is single and lives in London. Susanna says: My office is in a basement without any natural light and I work from 8.30am to 6pm every day. I also commute on the Tube, meaning that I have quite a subterranean existence. So I was thrilled to find out I wasn't deficient in Vitamin D. I do go out religiously for about 20 minutes every lunchtime just for some fresh air and to buy a sandwich. And I sometimes go running in the evening, especially when it's warm and sunny. My mum was recently diagnosed as being deficient in Vitamin D. I mentioned this to a nutritionist and dermatologist and he advised me to eat more oily fish, so now I make sure I have at least two portions every week. Dr Rogers says: Susanna has the recommended amount of at least two portions of oily fish a week and gets out in the sunshine as much as she can. Obviously we have to be careful about the dangers of too much sun exposure because of the risk of skin cancer. But 20 minutes of direct exposure on the arms, face and neck a day is what she needs. However, she should be concerned about keeping her levels up in the winter since she has no natural light in her office. Kathryn Cheston, 57, has a vintage clothing business. She lives in Brighton with her husband Paul, 60. Kathryn says: I am extremely careful about protecting my skin from the sun, as I'm at that age when I don't want to get wrinkles. I have been told I have good skin for my age and I'd like to keep it like that if I can. I even wear factor 15 suncream in the winter. Living near the sea, my skin can take a real battering from the sun, the wind and the salt. I work inside and it's easy to let the hours go by without getting out, but if I can I go walking about once a week for an hour. I try to eat a balanced diet too, though I would like to lose about a stone and a half. Dr Rogers says: It's important for women of Kathryn's age to ensure their Vitamin D levels are sufficient. After the menopause, there will be less bone reserve and lower levels of calcium. Together with a fall in the levels of oestrogen, that could contribute to osteoporosis. I appreciate that Kathryn wants to protect her skin, but she needs to avoid suncream during the winter months. The effect of the sun's rays in terms of wrinkles is negligible. Losing some weight will also help increase her levels of Vitamin D. Kathryn needs to take a supplement but she should also do more to increase her sun exposure. The time needed to make Vitamin D is typically short – about 20 minutes of exposure at midday. She should try to get some brief exposure to the sun, while taking care not to burn and avoiding deliberate tanning. That way she can protect her skin and hopefully raise her Vitamin D levels.

2016-10-01 17:06 Angela Epstein www.dailymail.co.uk

80 /80 Wrapped up in the real Africa: From voodoo ceremonies to close encounters with pythons - a unique insight into the magical continent Scrolling through my photos on the plane home from Africa, it was difficult to believe all that I’d seen over the past two weeks. Was I really that person with the python draped around his neck? Had I posed with a band of voodoo musicians in a sacred forest, been driven to the windswept edges of a vast desert, walked through slave dungeons, seen bullocks being shepherded along a beach, and ascended the glorious Table Mountain? What had appealed to me about the Lands Of Wonder cruise on board Seven Seas Mariner was exactly this sort of variety. One morning I’d look out from my veranda and see dancers wearing colourful tatterdemalion costumes and tottering on stilts, and musicians in kufi caps, and on another there would be men in bush hats and shades standing nonchalantly beside air-conditioned Land Rovers. At every port of call there were a range of trips offering everything from the scenic and historical to investigations of local markets, food, drink, nature and religion. I boarded Mariner in Dakar, Senegal, ten days after she left Lisbon. My first excursion was to the slave castles of Cape Coast and Elmina in Ghana, from where millions of Africans were sold and shipped across the Atlantic to the Caribbean islands, Brazil and America. The views from the coach window travelling along the Trans-African Highway from Takoradi reminded me of images from school geography textbooks. Miles of plantain trees, red oil palms and lush roadside grass were interrupted by small settlements with football pitches, churches, huts, homes with corrugated roofs, chickens, babies and goats. Every now and then, tied to a wooden telegraph pole, there would be a large photo of someone recently deceased, over which was inscribed the slogan Called To Glory. The castles are now a humbling indictment of previous excursions by white Europeans. They were castles in the sense that they had been heavily protected and housed local governors, but they were effectively prisons and trading posts for the sale of humans. There were no banqueting halls or crenellated towers. We looked at white walls stained by Atlantic storms, walked through cramped, unlit holding cells, and gazed at the ‘gates of no return’, from where the ancestors of many African-Americans left their home country for the last time. In the next two countries, Togo and Benin, I took tours that introduced me to their different beliefs and rituals. In Togo there are more than two million followers of voodoo who believe spirits govern nature and society, and that each tree, river and place has its own spirit. Through ceremonies involving music, dance, song and symbolic acts, they try to appease and beseech these spirits. At Sanguera, a small village at the end of a series of potholed tracks, musicians were gathered in a clearing ready for us. As the music (mostly drums and rattles) started pounding, villagers danced and the business began. A man wearing a straw skirt spun around like a dervish and occasionally departed to run round the village. A younger, well-muscled man, his skin gleaming with sweat, went into an ecstatic state and slashed wildly at his arms and chest with a knife, but there were no apparent flesh wounds. There was much lighting of flames, pouring of libations, wrestling of bodies, and drawing of lines in the dust. Ouidah in Benin is known as the City of Voodoo and the spiritual capital of the country. Here we visited Kpasse Sacred Forest, full of huge concrete statues of deities such as Shango, the god of thunder, and Dan the rainbow serpent. We sweltered under the fierce midday sun waiting for an audience with the ‘King of Ouidah’. He arrived wearing a black top hat and carrying a sturdy carved stick, three daughters in tow. The youngsters knelt on the ground, poured liquor into the dust, prayed and tossed pebbles, petitioning the spirits to keep us safe on the rest of our journey. Later at Ouidah we paid a visit to the Temple of the Sacred Pythons, where the snakes are kept and brought out by initiates marked by facial scars to drape around the necks of curious visitors. In the inner sanctuary, 20 of the snakes were coiled up asleep, unaware of their sanctity or the photo-ops outside. For the privilege of having one draped around my neck, I was obliged to throw a dollar note into the python pit. In Namibia we enjoyed a four-wheel-drive desert safari, and then it was on to the splendour of Cape Town for the perfect end to the trip. That evening, after a visit to Table Mountain and the colonial Mount Nelson Hotel, we went to Signal Hill at sunset. It’s a ritual that attracts tourists and locals alike as the dramatic mountains behind, city below and ocean beyond change in hue by the minute. In the distance I could see the lights of Mariner, my home for just one more night.

2016-10-01 17:01 Steve Turner www.dailymail.co.uk

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Created at 2016-10-02 06:07

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