Bihar, Jharkhand children ‘undernourished,’ says NGO
In Bihar and Jharkhand, nine out of every 10 children aged 6-23 do not get an adequate diet. The nutrition and health status of children in these two States has been found to be “critically low” in comparison to the national standard.According to National Family Health Survey (NFHS-4, 2015-16) data, only 7.5% and 7.2% of children in Bihar and Jharkhand respectively in this age group receive an adequate diet, according to a trend analysis of the NFHS-4 data released by the NGO, Child Rights and You (CRY). The comparative figure in the case of Tamil Nadu, for instance, is 31%.CRY’s findings indicate that inadequate provision of quality antenatal care, and the States’ failure to address the special nutritional requirements of expecting and lactating mothers are negatively affecting child health.“Malnourishment in early years is directly linked to maternal health…only 3.3% of mothers in Bihar and 8% of mothers in Jharkhand had access to full antenatal care services,” said a CRY release on its trend analysis. “Moreover, more than one-third of the total births in the two States continue to remain home births.”The NFHS-4 data on child-feeding practices and the nutritional status of children further suggest that almost two-thirds of children under the age of three years in these two States (65% in Bihar and 67% in Jharkhand) are not breastfed within the first hour of birth, noted the CRY analysis. “Child malnutrition is an irreversible phenomenon in the lives of children. Its effects are felt through adolescent and adult life”, said Ms. Mohua Chatterjee, a programme head at CRY.Acute anaemiaThe analysis also observed that almost two-thirds of children (63.5% in Bihar and 69.9% in Jharkhand) aged 6-59 months were suffering from acute anaemia. The prevalence of anaemia among a high percentage of pregnant women in the age-group of 15-49 years (62.6% in Jharkhand and 58.3% in Bihar) further indicates that juvenile anaemia is merely a manifestation of the malnutrition-cycle transmitted through generations, thereby extending the legacy of under-nutrition. Further, the data on maternal health also revealed that only 9% of pregnant women in Bihar and 15% of pregnant women in Jharkhand consumed iron and folic acid supplements for hundred days or more during pregnancy.“An adequate diet in terms of quality and quantity for a child below 6 months means that she is exclusively breastfed. For children aged 6-23 months, it means that they receive solid/semi-solid food comprising five nutrient groups (carbohydrates, proteins, fat, vitamins, and minerals) along with the breast milk,” said Mr. Abhik Bhattacharya, senior manager for policy and advocacy at CRY.On the positive side, both Bihar and Jharkhand have done well in several child health and nutrition indicators such as institutional delivery, immunisation, and treatment of critical childhood diseases. “A comparative analysis between NFHS-4 and NFHS-3 data suggests that institutional deliveries were less than 20% in Bihar and Jharkhand a decade ago (2005-06). They have now risen to around 60% of total births. But the rate of progress in critical indicators such as child nutrition, which has a direct linkage with a child’s overall growth and development, remains far below expectations,” noted the analysis.“The NFHS-4 findings are not just a reflection of the nutritional well-being of children and expecting mothers. They also point in the direction we need to take for corrective measures in State policies and programmes on child health,” said Mr. Atindra Nath Das, a regional director at CRY.
DefinitionSmashed fingers is an injury involving trauma to one or more fingers.Alternative NamesFinger(s) – smashed; Crushed digitsConsiderationsIf an injury to a finger occurs at the tip and does not involve the joint or nail bed, you may not need the help of a doctor. If the tip of your finger bone is broken, your doctor may not recommend a splint.If the injury is more toward the palm or involves the joint, seek medical help right away.CausesFinger(s) can be smashed by a hammer blow, a car door, a desk drawer, a baseball, or some other force.SymptomsDifficulty moving the tip of the fingerDiscoloration or bruising of the finger or fingernailFinger painLoss of fingernailSwellingFirst AidApply an ice pack to decrease swelling. Over-the-counter painmedicinesmay help relieve discomfort.If pain becomes severe, with blood under the fingernail, talk to your health care provider. Your health care provider mayguide you in taking the following steps to relieve the pressure and prevent the fingernail from falling off.Unbend a metal paper clip (or a similar size metal wire).Heat the end of the paper clipover an open flame until it is red hot. Use a pair of pliers to hold the paper clip. While it is still very hot, touch the tip of the paper clip to the injured fingernail. Touch the nail over where the blood is collected. This is not a painful procedure for most people.The heat of the clip will burn a small hole in the fingernail. It is not necessary to press hard on the fingernail to burnthe hole.As the paper clip is removed, blood should start releasing through the small hole. If not,do the procedure again until blood comes out.Pain will be relieved as the pressure is released. Keep the finger dry for 2 days.This procedure can be repeated if the hole closes over and the pressure rebuilds.advertisementWash the finger carefully before and after the procedure. Seek medical help if the crush area is very dirty, if the procedure does not work, or if the finger looks like it might be infected. You may need antibiotics.Do NotDo not splint a smashed finger without first consulting your health care provider.Do not drain a swollen finger unless your health care provider instructs you to do so.When to Contact a Medical ProfessionalSeek medical attention right awayif the finger is bent or if the injury involves more thanthe tip of the finger.PreventionTeach safety to young children. Use caution when shutting doors to make sure fingers are not in danger.ReferencesLyn ET, Mailhot T. Hand. In: Marx JA, Hockberger RS, Walls RM, et al, eds. Rosen’s Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice. 7th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Elsevier Mosby; 2009:chap 47.Butler KH. Incision and drainage. In: Roberts JR, Hedges JR, eds. Clinical Procedures in Emergency Medicine. 5th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Elsevier Saunders; 2009:chap 37.Review Date:4/16/2013Reviewed By:C. Benjamin Ma, MD, Assistant Professor, Chief, Sports Medicine and Shoulder Service, UCSF Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. Also reviewed by A.D.A.M. Health Solutions, Ebix, Inc., Editorial Team: David Zieve, MD, MHA, Bethanne Black, Stephanie Slon, and Nissi Wang.
Barcelona failed to break its soccer curse at Real Sociedad on Sunday in a 1-1 draw in the Spanish league, its seventh straight visit to Anoeta Stadium without a win.Lionel Messi’s equalizer could only salvage a point against a less talented but more inspired Sociedad side that left the titleholders six points behind leader Real Madrid.Sociedad dominated the match throughout, going ahead through striker Willian Jose after halftime and coming close to getting the win when Carlos Vela hit the woodwork twice in the final minutes.Luis Enrique’s Barcelona must now prepare for Madrid’s visit next weekend in a “clasico” match that the Catalan club must win to keep in touch with its fierce rival.Luis Enrique said that the draw was a “positive” result because “we took a point from a match that it was practically impossible to take a point from.”He said Barcelona was inferior in all areas to Sociedad.”Sociedad was infinitely superior to us, with the ball, without the ball, in every facet of the match,” Luis Enrique said. “This is the first time we were clearly inferior to an opponent this season.”Sociedad, coached by former Barcelona player and reserve team coach Eusebio Sacristan, continued its excellent start to the season. The draw ended its four-round winning streak as it remained in fifth place.No ground not Madrid’s Santiago Bernabeu, not Atletico Madrid’s Vicente Calderon, not Sevilla’s Sanchez Pizjuan- bedevils Barcelona like Anoeta Stadium in San Sebastian. It hasn’t won here since 2007, with a record since then of five losses and two draws.advertisementBarcelona, a team that is synonymous with control of the ball and precision of pass, was unrecognizable.Sociedad’s pressure completely unnerved Barcelona, reducing a team of stars that was only missing the injured Andres Iniesta into a jittery, error-prone squad that couldn’t stop the steady stream of chances for the hosts.”You can rarely say this about Barcelona, but very little, actually nothing, went our way today,” Barcelona defender Gerard Pique said. “It was our attitude. We won’t win the league playing like this.”Sociedad’s David Zurutuza, Xabi Prieto, Vela and Inigo Martinez all threatened to score before the half-hour mark, and Sociedad generated eight corner kicks before Barcelona even managed its first.For all the verve Sociedad showed going forward, Barcelona’s trio of Messi, Neymar and Luis Suarez barely received the ball from their rattled teammates.The closest Barcelona came to mustering a shot on goal before halftime was Suarez’s desperate long strike that flew wide when a loose ball fell to him.Neymar finally forced goalkeeper Geronimo Rulli into action to parry his free kick in the 50th.But that was only a prelude to Willian Jose’s header that Pique tried to clear from the goal line only to send it into the top of the net in the 53rd. Vela had linked up with Willian Jose to draw a save from Marc-Andre Ter Stegen, leading to Willian Jose’s header.Messi leveled the match six minutes later with his ninth goal of the campaign after Neymar finally broke down the left flank and squared the ball to the Argentina forward to rifle in with his left foot.But Sociedad wasn’t shaken and went close several times to getting a second goal. Vela hit the bar in the 76th- with the ball ricocheting off the goal line- and struck the upright in the 83rd.”We deserved more,” Vela said.Barcelona’s second draw in a row left it in second place, level on points with Sevilla.Catalan television reported that Neymar was in a minor car accident in Barcelona before he and the team traveled to San Sebastian. He started the match and appeared unaffected by the incident.OSASUNA 0, ATLETICO MADRID 3Diego Simeone’s Atletico stopped its slide down the table with a convincing victory to return to the top four.Goals by Diego Godin, Kevin Gameiro and Yannick Carrasco came after the former pacesetter had stumbled badly with losses to Sociedad and Madrid.OTHER ACTIONAlaves got goals from Ibai Gomez and Victor Camarasa to pull off a surprising 2-0 win at Villarreal, which fell into sixth place.Celta Vigo striker Iago Aspas opened a 3-1 win that kept last-place Granada winless.
Massimiliano Allegri admits the Champions League will provide the truest test of whether Juventus’ heavy recent investment has been a success.The Italian champions splashed the cash on Cristiano Ronaldo and brought Leonardo Bonucci back to the club from AC Milan in the off-season in an attempt to end a 23-year wait for a European crown.Comfortable victories over Valencia and Young Boys have set them on the right course in Group H, while an early six-point advantage atop Serie A should afford Allegri the chance to focus closely on continental matters. Article continues below Editors’ Picks Man Utd ready to spend big on Sancho and Haaland in January Who is Marcus Thuram? Lilian’s son who is top of the Bundesliga with Borussia Monchengladbach Brazil, beware! Messi and Argentina out for revenge after Copa controversy Best player in MLS? Zlatan wasn’t even the best player in LA! The 51-year-old guided the Bianconeri to the Champions League final twice in his first three seasons in charge and now has hope of securing the one trophy to have eluded him.”For sure the squad has improved significantly in quality thanks to the club’s investment,” Allegri told a news conference.”We will see at the end of the season, based on how much we have won, whether the team is stronger.”We’ve won a lot over the years and only the Champions League is missing. It’s not easy, it takes luck and other right components.”Juve’s simultaneous chase for an eighth straight Scudetto takes them to 14th-place Udinese on Saturday.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — D’Angelo Russell took no public pleasure in playing a pretty big role in officially eliminating the Los Angeles Lakers from playoff contention for yet another season.Russell is much more excited about the increasing likelihood that he’s about to make his postseason debut with the Brooklyn Nets.Joe Harris hit six 3-pointers while scoring 26 points, and Russell added 21 points and 13 assists against his former team in the Nets’ 111-106 win over the Lakers on Friday night.Russell had seven points and three assists in the fourth quarter while Brooklyn held on to beat the Lakers, who drafted Russell in 2015 and traded him in 2017. He hit two big 3-pointers down the stretch, and he raised his finger to his lips to shush his former fans in the Staples Center crowd.But Russell said it was nothing personal, and he didn’t think much about putting the final nail in the Lakers’ playoff hopes.“Sounds good on paper, but at the end of the day, we’re not playing them,” Russell said. “We’re not competing against them for seeding, so the win is good enough.”Los Angeles (31-41) will miss the playoffs for a franchise-record sixth straight season even with LeBron James, who fell just short of his 81st career triple-double with 25 points, 14 assists and nine rebounds.“It’s been a tough season for all of us,” James said. “It’s not what we signed up for. Throughout the year, things happen. Suspensions, injuries, and us just not being able to play sustainable basketball for 48 minutes. You don’t even try to wrap your head around it. You just keep playing and try to get better and go from there.”The Nets needed another big game from Russell, who scored 27 of his 44 points in the fourth quarter of a thrilling win over the Kings three nights earlier. That stunning effort in Sacramento was the latest highlight of a breakout season for LA’s former No. 2 overall pick.Russell was well-liked by Lakers fans — but not by Magic Johnson, who dumped Russell in a trade to get rid of Timofey Mozgov’s onerous contract just a few months after the Hall of Famer took over the Lakers’ basketball operations.“This is definitely where I started,” said Russell, who has previously acknowledged being irked by Magic’s parting comments about his leadership. “It’s definitely a place that gave me an opportunity. Not many guys started somewhere and then that was forgotten throughout their career. You know, Chauncey Billups, the (Steve) Nashes of that group, so I’m trying to consider myself one of those guys.”Russell has grown into an All-Star in Brooklyn, while the Lakers have stayed in largely the same place in the standings despite adding James last summer.JaVale McGee had career highs of 33 points and 20 rebounds along with six blocked shots for the Lakers, who have lost five straight and 10 of 11.After 23 lead changes, the Lakers got within three points in the final minute, but James committed a turnover and missed a 3-pointer in the closing seconds.By: Greg Beacham, AP Sports WriterTweetPinShare0 Shares
WASHINGTON (AP) — Robinson Cano homered in his debut at-bat for the Mets then added a late RBI single, Jacob deGrom outpitched Max Scherzer as each struck out at least 10 in a sterling matchup between the winners of the past three NL Cy Young Awards, and New York edged the Bryce Harper-less Washington Nationals 2-0 in the opener for both teams Thursday.A day after signing a $137.5 million, five-year contract, deGrom (1-0) compiled 10 strikeouts with one walk and five hits in six innings, setting a major league record with his 30th consecutive start allowing three runs or fewer. The lanky righty topped runner-up Scherzer in Cy Young voting last season — and got the better of him in the win and run columns on this day.New York Mets starting pitcher Jacob deGrom delivers a pitch during the third inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Thursday, March 28, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)Scherzer (0-1) was charged with both of the Mets’ runs in 7 2/3 innings, with 12 Ks, three walks and two hits.Scherzer and deGrom are only the second pair of starters in an opening day game to both get to double figures in strikeouts. The other such situation came nearly a half-century ago, when Dave McNally of the Orioles and Sam McDowell of the Indians did it on April 7, 1970.Cano, an eight-time All-Star acquired in a December trade with Seattle, drove a changeup to left-center on Scherzer’s 13th pitch of the season. The second baseman became the first Mets player to go deep in his initial at-bat with the club since Mike Jacobs in 2005, and the 10th overall.In the eighth, Scherzer walked a man who scored on Cano’s single off reliever Matt Grace. Nationals manager Dave Martinez went with Grace instead of Tony Sipp, the left-hander signed late in spring training precisely for late-game lefty batters such as Cano.Teddy, one of the racing presidents, greets fans at the gates before a baseball game between the Washington Nationals and the New York Mets, Thursday, March 28, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)These NL East rivals made plenty of offseason changes after both missed the playoffs under rookie skippers in 2018.The Mets got bigger contributions in front of a sellout crowd of 42,263 on a sunny afternoon with temperature at 56 degrees for the start. There was Cano, of course, and closer Edwin Diaz, who came from Seattle in the same trade and pitched a 1-2-3 ninth for the save. Diaz led the majors with 57 saves last year.Yes he went, and yes we won. #MetsWin! ??? pic.twitter.com/bglVgVmTHc— New York Mets (@Mets) March 28, 2019Pete Alonso started at first base for the Mets in his major league debut and singled.The Nats, meanwhile, began life without Harper, who signed a $330 million contract with the Philadelphia Phillies.Instead of Harper in center field, there was 21-year-old rookie Victor Robles, who doubled in his first at-bat and made a diving catch in the ninth. Instead of Harper in the heart of the lineup, there was 20-year-old Juan Soto batting cleanup; the NL Rookie of the Year runner-up went 0 for 3 with two strikeouts.By: Howard Fendrich, AP Sports WriterTweetPinShare0 Shares
Share via Email Italy 1-1 Macedonia (6 Oct 2017)Italy must win to have any chance of qualifying automatically but a lifeless display leads to the world’s 85th best team equalising in the 77th minute, causing an eruption of booing at the final whistle in Turin Italy Gianluigi Buffon cries into the shoulder of Leonardo Bonucci after the final whistle of his final international match. Photograph: Luca Bruno/AP Italy fail to qualify for World Cup for first time in 60 years (13 Nov 2017)Italy have 75% of possession and 23 shots on goal but look predictable. With the score 0-0, they desperately need a goal but Ventura leaves the creative forward Lorenzo Insigne on the bench. The final whistle blows and Italy have lost 1-0 on aggregate. “Apocalypse, tragedy, catastrophe,” says the Italian press Spain 3-0 Italy (2 Sep 2017)A defence renowned for being tight is torn apart at the Bernabéu, with Isco scoring twice to leave Italy staring at the prospect of a play-off Share on Pinterest Other than the penalty appeals Sweden never threatened. They were not helped by a serious injury to Johansson, who was stretching for a bouncing ball in an otherwise empty centre circle in the 17th minute when his knee buckled, and left the field on a stretcher. They were content to crowd the central areas, allowing Candreva and the disappointing Darmian space on the flanks, relying on their ability to reach any cross first, and booting any ball they got within touching distance of upfield.Italy came close on occasion: Parolo’s late header and Florenzi stylish volley both went just wide, while Lustig’s header looped on to his own bar. Olsen, without being seriously tested, saved from Parolo and the substitute Stephan El Shaarawy.But by any means necessary Sweden defended their narrow lead until the last, a feat that for all their pain Italians should surely appreciate. Pinterest Photograph: Alberto Pizzoli/AFP Was this helpful? sebastianlaneby (@sebastianlaneby)Magiska scener. pic.twitter.com/GJLs0BL7reNovember 13, 2017 Pinterest World Cup 2018 Share on Facebook Twitter World Cup Sweden Gianluigi Buffon retires from Italy duty as Gian Piero Ventura clings to job Italy were not good enough to find a way through Sweden’s defence but this was still a marked improvement on the first leg. Much of the credit for this must go to Jorginho, the Napoli midfielder who Ventura had never previously considered worthy of so much as a place in his squad. As he did last season, the 25-year-old has played more passes per game than any player not just in Serie A but any of Europe’s major leagues, but the coach had dismissed him in a specialist in “a role that does not exist” in his side. This will be remembered as one of his many mistakes. Carlo Tavecchio, the president of the Italian FA, famously said in September that “not qualifying would be an apocalypse”. That day has arrived, with Gianluigi Buffon tearfully admitting his 175th cap would be his last and Daniele De Rossi – a substitute who when asked to warm up in the second half refused because “I wanted them to bring on attacking players” – also announcing his international retirement. Meanwhile Gian Piero Ventura’s tenure as coach is surely over, even if he said after the game he was yet to resign.His side had 75% of possession and 23 shots to their rivals’ four but there was no way past the visitors’ determined rearguard, the four Norsemen of the apocalypse. “We had no weapons left. We just had to sit there and hope we could hang on,” said the Sweden coach, Jan Andersson. “We couldn’t do it in any other way, they are so skilful.” Share on Messenger
Hide Sweden 1-0 Italy (10 Nov 2017)Italy lack invention and barely threaten the Sweden goal as a deflected Jakob Johansson strike is enough to leave Italy on the brink of missing out on Russia 2018 Share on WhatsApp Thank you for your feedback. Show Facebook Topics De Rossi described “a funereal atmosphere” after the final whistle. “It’s a dark moment for our football,” he said. “Beyond everything that was wrong tactically, technically and physically, we just did not deserve to qualify.”Amid the disappointment there will also be anger. Ventura had demanded “we get at the San Siro what they got in Stockholm” after criticising the performance of Cuneyt Cakir, the Turkish referee, in the first leg. They did not: both sides had penalty appeals turned down by Antonio Mateu Lahoz, the Spanish official who took charge of this game. Italy will be particularly puzzled that a 47th-minute incident in which Matteo Darmian was kneed in the stomach by Mikael Lustig inside the penalty area resulted in Sweden being awarded a free-kick for handball, particularly as the ball seemed to strike the Manchester United defender on the thigh.The particular irony here was that Mateu Lahoz had been unable to spot even the most blatant handballs in the first half, when Darmian and Barzagli might have been punished. Before both of those incidents, with just nine minutes played, Andreas Granqvist seemed to trip Marco Parolo from behind. Had the video officials who review key decisions in every Serie A game also been used in this match, it would have been completely different. Read more Given one last chance to seize a place at the World Cup Italy pressed, they pushed, but they could not prevail, and as a result next summer’s tournament will take place without them. It is their first such failure in six decades, the Azzurri joining Holland as Europe’s most notable qualifying failures. Both of them were eliminated by Sweden, whose route to Russia has been far from straightforward.Jakob Johansson’s goal in the first leg ultimately decided the tie in the Swedes’ favour. Here his side’s only ambition was to repel at any cost the waves of attacks rolling towards them, a job they did heroically if not entirely nervelessly. match reports Facebook Italy’s players are a picture of dejection after the referee calls for full-time. Photograph: Max Rossi/Reuters Twitter Quick guide Not so ace Ventura Share on LinkedIn Italy 1-3 France (1 Sep 2016)An inauspicious start to his tenure as his side are comprehensively second best in a friendly Share on Twitter He was Italy’s most creative player, and though he faded in the second half he alone threatened to carve a way through the centre of Sweden’s defence. In the 27th minute he lifted a perfectly-judged pass over the visitors’ rearguard and into the path of Manolo Gabbiadini, whose low cross zipped through a crowded six-yard box before being battered over the bar by Antonio Candreva. Then in the 40th minute he picked out Ciro Immobile, whose shot hit the onrushing Robin Olsen but continued on its path goalwards until Granqvist booted clear. Reuse this content
Kieran Tierney would be worth £50 million ($64m) if he played in England, says Pat Bonner, with the former Celtic goalkeeper questioning whether Arsenal are “big enough” for the talented full-back.The Bhoys defender is currently generating talk of a possible switch to Emirates Stadium.An initial approach of £15m ($19m) from the Gunners is said to have been knocked back, with that figure branded an “embarrassment” and “pittance”. Article continues below Editors’ Picks ‘There is no creativity’ – Can Solskjaer get Man Utd scoring freely again? ‘Everyone legged it on to the pitch!’ – How Foden went from Man City superfan to future superstar Emery out of jail – for now – as brilliant Pepe papers over Arsenal’s cracks What is Manchester United’s ownership situation and how would Kevin Glazer’s sale of shares affect the club? Bonner is among those who consider Tierney’s value to be considerably higher, with the Hoops legend also of the opinion that the Scotland international could be setting his sights above north London.He told BBC Sport: “If Kieran was playing in England, he’d probably be worth about £50m.”But because it’s Scotland, I would think £25m would be a price you’d start talking about, with add-ons.”He’s got the ability to go into a club like Arsenal. Whether Arsenal is a big enough club for Kieran Tierney, that’s the question.”If you were picking out a player in British football at the moment that can play left-back, himself and [Liverpool’s Scotland captain] Andy Robertson are the best two in Britain, if not Europe.”
Bonner has a point when it comes to Tierney’s valuation.He is just 22 years of age, but already has 170 club appearances and 12 caps for his country to his name.With that in mind, he is considerably further along in his career that Aaron Wan-Bissaka is at Crystal Palace.The Eagles full-back is, however, closing in on a £55m ($70m) transfer to Manchester United.He is just a year younger than Tierney and is yet to grace the same kind of stage, with no Champions League or senior international experience of which to speak.Bonner is right to suggest that players moving out of the Scottish Premiership tend to generate smaller fees.Tierney, though, has been tipped for the top for some time.Only his loyalty to the club he supported as a boy has kept him tied to terms at Parkhead.Interest in his services is only likely to build from this point so if Arsenal do want to get a deal done, then they may need to raise the stakes and move swiftly in order to secure a prized signature.
It’s that time. Top 5. Thank you family and coaches for guiding me towards making my five decisions. There isn’t an order to my top 5. pic.twitter.com/eBzD0U5NO9— EJ (@ejsmith_22) June 23, 2019Emmitt Smith starred at Florida before going to the Dallas Cowboys, where he had a Hall of Fame career.The four-star running back is projected to end up at either Stanford or Ohio State, though.E.J. Smith currently has projections to the Cardinals on 247Sports’ “Crystal Ball” with Ohio State also believed to be a favorite.The 5-foot-11 running back is the No. 126 overall recruit in the 2020 class. 
17 Jul 1998: Running back Emmitt Smith #22 of the Dallas Cowboys in action during the 1998 Dallas Cowboys Training Camp at the Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls, Texas. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Dunn/AllsportEmmitt Smith’s son, E.J. Smith, is looking to follow in his father’s footsteps. The son of the legendary Dallas Cowboys running back is one of the top players in the country at his position. Of course, he’s a running back, too.E.J. Smith announced on Twitter on Sunday his top five schools.“It’s that time. Top 5. Thank you family and coaches for guiding me towards making my five decisions. There isn’t an order to my top 5,” he wrote.The five schools: Texas A&M, Ohio State, Stanford, Florida and Georgia.
Annette FrancisAPTN National NewsThe 2017 North American Indigenous Games are set to begin next week in Toronto.More than 500,000 athletes from across Turtle Island will compete in the multi-sport games.One athlete from the Alderville First Nation northeast of the city is making the final preparations to compete.afrancis@aptn.ca
PSG were cleared of breaching FFP rules, but the club’s transfer dealings from last summer onwards are “under close scrutiny” as they will need to sell £52.9m worth of players by the end of June, to comply with financial fair play (FFP) rules, according to BBC.UEFA opened an investigation following PSG’s disregard of the world record transfer fee in August 2017 when they signed Neymar for £200m. They also signed Kylian Mbappe on loan and could pay £165.7m for him this summer.“The financial impact of transfer activities as from the 2017 summer – up to and including the upcoming transfer window – and compliance with the break-even requirement for the 2018 financial year will remain under close scrutiny and will be thoroughly looked at in the coming weeks,” Uefa said in a statement.European football’s governing body introduced FFP ‘break-even’ rules in 2013, requiring clubs to balance their spending with their revenue.
Neymar responds to PSG criticism with a stunning winner Tomás Pavel Ibarra Meda – September 14, 2019 Despite all the backlash he got today at Parc des Princes, Neymar responded by scoring a stunning winner vs Strasbourg.We all knew that Neymar’s…In closing the investigation, Uefa said the “break-even result of the club remains within acceptable deviation” for the past three financial years.However, in order to balance the books for the current financial year, which ends on 30 June, they need to raise money from player sales.
A police car sits unused in Sand Point. (Zoe Sobel/KUCB)Sand Point faces a problem with its police force: It doesn’t have one any more.Listen nowIn just three weeks, all its officers resigned.City Administrator Andrew Varner said the first officer wanted to be closer to a spouse who is in the military. A week later, two more officers, a married couple, left because of a “family decision.”Varner said that left Police Chief Roger Bacon — who was scheduled to vacation in Scotland — as the island’s only law enforcement.“There was sort of a mutual understanding that if he left to go for a month-long journey — leaving the community with no law enforcement — that if he came back, he would not be an employee of the city,” Varner said. “Within a day or two, he had turned in his resignation.”All Bacon had to say about his departure was, “If you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say it.” and that he was headed to Scotland.According to city officials, there is a contingency plan. An Alaska State Trooper will be in town next week, and Sand Point is vetting an interim police chief.Varner acknowledged losing the entire force in such a short time period might seem unimaginable to outsiders. But in Sand Point, struggling to hire and keep officers is the norm.“Losing an officer in Sand Point, that’s certainly not new,” Varner said. “It’s certainly not new in rural Alaska either, especially in law enforcement. It’s kind of tough to keep officers around. Our department has basically been understaffed for years.”After spending most of last year working to fill the now-vacant positions, Varner said not one of the officers worked on the force longer than six months.Seeing every officer resign for family or travel illustrates Sand Point’s challenges as an isolated town of 1,000 residents, where round-trip tickets to Anchorage can cost more than $1,000. Varner said it’s difficult to provide enough compensation and flexibility to convince non-locals to stay.“So we’ll bite the bullet, metaphorically,” Varner said. “We haven’t hit desperation mode yet, but if we don’t have any officers or a new chief within a couple months, then I think we would worry.”Before the resignations, Varner said police were focused on dealing with Alaska’s opioid crisis and managing the seasonal population increase due to commercial fishing.
Copyright 2011 PhysOrg.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or part without the express written permission of PhysOrg.com. Citation: New energy storage device could recharge electric vehicles in minutes (2011, August 19) retrieved 18 August 2019 from https://phys.org/news/2011-08-energy-storage-device-recharge-electric.html The large surface areas of the SMCs’ electrodes enable rapid shuttling of large numbers of ions between electrodes, resulting in a fast recharge time. Image copyright: Jang, et al. ©2011 American Chemical Society Lithium-ion ultracapacitor could recharge power tools in minutes (PhysOrg.com) — It has all the appearances of a breakthrough in battery technology, except that it’s not a battery. Researchers at Nanotek Instruments, Inc., and its subsidiary Angstron Materials, Inc., in Dayton, Ohio, have developed a new paradigm for designing energy storage devices that is based on rapidly shuttling large numbers of lithium ions between electrodes with massive graphene surfaces. The energy storage device could prove extremely useful for electric vehicles, where it could reduce the recharge time from hours to less than a minute. Other applications could include renewable energy storage (for example, storing solar and wind energy) and smart grids. More information: Bor Z. Jang, et al. “Graphene Surface-Enabled Lithium-Ion Exchanging Cells: Next-Generation High-Power Energy Storage Devices.” Nano Letters. DOI:10.1021/nl2018492 Explore further
This document is subject to copyright. Apart from any fair dealing for the purpose of private study or research, no part may be reproduced without the written permission. The content is provided for information purposes only. The researchers call the new devices “graphene surface-enabled lithium ion-exchanging cells,” or more simply, “surface-mediated cells” (SMCs). Although the devices currently use unoptimized materials and configurations, they can already outperform Li-ion batteries and supercapacitors. The new devices can deliver a power density of 100 kW/kgcell, which is 100 times higher than that of commercial Li-ion batteries and 10 times higher than that of supercapacitors. The higher the power density, the faster the rate of energy transfer (resulting in a faster recharge time). In addition, the new cells can store an energy density of 160 Wh/kgcell, which is comparable to commercial Li-ion batteries and 30 times higher than that of conventional supercapacitors. The greater the energy density, the more energy the device can store for the same volume (resulting in a longer driving range for electric vehicles).“Given the same device weight, the current SMC and Li-ion battery can provide an electric vehicle (EV) with a comparable driving range,” Bor Z. Jang, co-founder of Nanotek Instruments and Angstron Materials, told PhysOrg.com. “Our SMCs, just like the current Li-ion batteries, can be further improved in terms of energy density [and therefore range]. However, in principle, the SMC can be recharged in minutes (possibly less than one minute), as opposed to hours for Li-ion batteries used in current EVs.”Jang and his coauthors at Nanotek Instruments and Angstron Materials have published the study on the next-generation energy storage devices in a recent issue of Nano Letters. Both companies specialize in nanomaterial commercialization, with Angstron being the world’s largest producer of nano graphene platelets (NGPs).As the researchers explain in their study, batteries and supercapacitors each have their respective strengths and weaknesses when it comes to energy storage. While Li-ion batteries provide a much higher energy density (120-150 Wh/kgcell) than supercapacitors (5 Wh/kgcell), the batteries deliver a much lower power density (1 kW/kgcell compared to 10 kW/kgcell). Many research groups have made efforts to increase the power density of Li-ion batteries and increase the energy density of supercapacitors, but both areas still have significant challenges. By providing a fundamentally new framework for energy storage devices, the SMCs could enable researchers to bypass these challenges. Compared with supercapacitors and batteries, SMCs (with three different electrode thicknesses shown) offer both a high power density and high energy density. Image copyright: Jang, et al. ©2011 American Chemical Society “The development of this new class of energy storage devices bridges the performance gap between a Li-ion battery and a supercapacitor,” Jang said. “More significantly, this fundamentally new framework for constructing energy storage devices could enable researchers to achieve both the high energy density and high power density without having to sacrifice one to achieve the other.” The key to the SMCs’ performance is a cathode and anode that contain very large graphene surfaces. When fabricating the cell, the researchers put lithium metal (in the form of particles or foil) at the anode. During the first discharge cycle, the lithium is ionized, resulting in a much larger number of lithium ions than in Li-ion batteries. As the battery is used, the ions migrate through a liquid electrolyte to the cathode, where the ions enter the pores and reach the large graphene surface inside the cathode. During recharging, a massive flux of lithium ions quickly migrates from the cathode to the anode. The electrodes’ large surface areas enable the rapid shuttling of large numbers of ions between electrodes, resulting in their high power and energy densities.As the researchers explain, the exchange of lithium ions between the porous electrodes’ surfaces (and not in the bulk of the electrode, as in batteries) completely removes the need for the time-consuming process of intercalation. In this process, the lithium ions must be inserted inside the electrodes, which dominates the charging time of batteries. Although in this study the researchers prepared different types of graphene (oxidized, and reduced single-layer and multilayer) from a variety of different types of graphite, further analysis of the materials and configuration is needed for optimizing the device. For one thing, the researchers plan to further investigate the cells’ cycling lifetime. So far, they found that the devices could retain 95% capacity after 1,000 cycles, and even after 2,000 cycles showed no evidence of dendrite formation. The researchers also plan to investigate the relative roles of different lithium storage mechanisms on the device’s performance.“We do not anticipate any major hurdle to commercialization of the SMC technology,” Jang said. “Although graphene is currently sold at a premium price, Angstron Materials, Inc., is actively engaged in scaling up the production capacity of graphene. The production costs of graphene are expected to be dramatically reduced within the next 1-3 years.”
Google Maps’ Wi-Fi Only Mode? Not Wi-Fi Only! by Martin Brinkmann on July 25, 2016 in Companies, Google – Last Update: January 04, 2018 – 10 commentsWhat is it with companies using descriptive terms for their products that don’t really match what you are getting?Internet flatrates that limit the amount of data that you may transfer, anyone? Google rolls out an update for the Google Maps application on Android currently that brings improved offline access capabilities to the mapping app.You need Google Maps 9.32 or higher on Android for that, and it requires that Google enables the feature for your account.Reports are in that the company started to enable the feature for user accounts, but if you are unlucky, you may get it by Christmas or even later than that judging from past roll-out experiences.Anyway, if you are lucky enough you get a new Wi-Fi Only toggle option, and offline settings, in the app.When Wi-Fi Only is not Wi-Fi OnlyOne would assume that Wi-Fi Only means exactly that: restrict data usage to locations where Wi-Fi is available. This in turn would mean, no data connection when there is no Wi-Fi available.Is that really the case though?When you enable Wi-Fi Only in Google Maps, information becomes available that can be best described as a word of warning:You Should know….A small amount of data might still be used, but it will be significantly less while on Wi-Fi Only.So, even if you enable a mode that is called Wi-Fi Only, Google notes that data may still be used. That does not sound much like Wi-Fi Only to me.Google provides no explanation why data may still be used by Google Maps after enabling the mode.One way of avoiding data usage is to turn of the device’s data connection completely. It is unclear right now if this will impact the functionality of Google Maps in any way. It should, as data use would otherwise not be needed when in Wi-Fi mode only.Google Maps highlight that Wi-Fi Only mode is enabled so that you know that this is the case.Google Maps 9.32 ships with a list of offline settings on top of that. The settings provide the following options:Automatically update offline areas.Automatically download offline areas.Download preferences: Over Wi-Fi only (default).Closing WordsThe new Wi-Fi Only option of Google Maps for Android makes it a tad easier for users of the app to save data while using Google Maps. It is not 100% though as stated by Google as Google Maps may still use data even when the new mode is enabled.As far as I’m concerned, I’m still waiting for better offline functionality, and offline access to maps that are not available offline yet (Tokyo for instance is not available).SummaryArticle NameGoogle Maps’ Wi-Fi Only Mode? Not Wi-Fi Only!DescriptionGoogle Maps 9.32 for Android introduces a new Wi-Fi Only mode that, according to Google, is not Wi-Fi only as it may still use data.Author Martin BrinkmannPublisher Ghacks Technology NewsLogo Advertisement
HIMSS voiced its continued support for the Meaningful Use Program as a tool to positively transform health and healthcare in the United States. Identifying meaningful use as a “critical tool for enabling healthcare transformation,” the response cites HIMSS Analytics data — collected annually on all non-federal U.S. hospitals, and more than 30,000 tethered U.S. ambulatory facilities — that “70 percent of hospitals have made a positive progression in the advancement of their EHR capabilities over the last five years, with over 60 percent of ambulatory facilities showing similar progress in the last three years. “HIMSS is committed to a culture in which IT is fundamental to transforming healthcare; improving quality of care, enhancing the patient experience, containing cost, improving access to care and optimizing effectiveness of public payment.”The full comments on HIMSS response to the CMS Meaningful Use Stage 3 include:HIMSS remains strongly committed to making the Electronic Health Record Incentive program less prescriptive and more focused on encouraging and assisting providers to take advantage of the substantial capabilities established in Meaningful Use Stages 1 and 2, including interoperability;HIMSS applauds a proposal in the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) for a single definition of Meaningful Use starting in calendar year 2018, no matter when a provider began to participate in the EHR Incentive Program;HIMSS supports the work being done by CMS to align the EHR Incentive Program with other CMS quality reporting programs that also use certified health IT. HIMSS believes such efforts will lessen the burden on providers;HIMSS is committed to ensuring patient safety remains paramount to the development, implementation and widespread use of health IT systems; HIMSS reiterates its long-standing assertion that 18 months is the minimum length of time needed between the final rules on Meaningful Use, certification and standards, and the start of any stage of Meaningful Use. An 18-month timeline allows stakeholders to help educate and prepare providers on the upcoming new stage. The current timeline for transitioning to Meaningful Use, Stage 3 in 2017 and 2018 does not include 18 months. May 29, 2015 — The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) submitted comments to the Department of Health and Human Services on the Meaningful Use Stage 3 proposed rule and the 2015 Edition Health IT Certification Criteria. The two letters — sent to Acting Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Andrew Slavitt and National Coordinator for Health IT Karen DeSalvo, M.D., respectively — strongly urge CMS and ONC to:Decrease the prescriptive nature of the EHR (electronic health record) Incentive program;Increase focus on the substantial capabilities established earlier in the program; andReduce complexity in the 2015 Certification Criteria. The full HIMSS comments on the 2015 Edition Health IT Certification Criteria include:ONC must address the overall complexity of the 2015 Edition Certification Rule by reducing the total number of criterion, as well as the standards and functionalities included;HIMSS acknowledges that ONC and CMS attempted to reduce the complexity of the requirements for the 2015 edition certification criteria and Meaningful Use Stage 3 in their respective NPRMs for this cycle. However, given all the new requirements included in this NPRM, HIMSS urges ONC to reconsider the requirements needed for the 2015 edition certification criteria and consider approaches to minimize and simplify the options presented; HIMSS remains cautiously supportive of ONC’s efforts to establish innovative certification and testing programs that utilize health IT. Certification in support of a Learning Health System must be specific, carefully planned, focused on the areas that have the greatest impact on interoperability and closely aligned with programmatic goals; ONC or another agency should establish the programmatic goals before commencing with any certification program associated with the effort. It is important that certification criteria be closely evaluated and aligned with the functionalities necessary to meet the goals of the program in question as the move continues beyond EHR-specific certification; HIMSS supports greater harmonization and alignment across the programs covered by certification; and HIMSS supports the idea of including the level of adoption and maturity among standards as an important consideration when evaluating inclusions for certification programs. 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Posted by Europe opens up for WestJet with new easyJet connections Wednesday, September 13, 2017 LONDON — European low-cost carrier easyJet has introduced its new ‘Worldwide by easyJet’ with launch partner WestJet, along with low-cost carrier Norwegian. ‘Worldwide by easyJet’ is being touted as the first global airline connections service by a European low fare airline.“easyJet’s new booking platform, Worldwide, is a great fit with our London Gatwick service and we’re excited to provide Canadian travellers with connections to easyJet’s extensive European network,” said Ed Sims, WestJet Executive Vice-President, Commercial.Sims added “many of our guests already self-connect between WestJet and easyJet flights, and this new booking tool will make it easier than ever before to travel throughout Europe from Canada and back.”Seats are available starting today. Passengers using Worldwide by easyJet can connect their easyJet flight with partner airline flights with launch partners WestJet and Norwegian using GatwickConnects, billed as a world-first airport booking service that lets passengers seamlessly book connecting flights with different airlines in a single transaction. Launched in 2015, GatwickConnects allows the airport’s 1.7 million yearly self-connecting passengers to combine a range of non-interlined flights provided by 10 different airlines at Gatwick, while also insuring against any missed connections (replacement flights, hotels and meals).GatwickConnects bag drop desks are located in the airport’s baggage reclaim halls so that passengers’ luggage can be put directly on the onward flight and customers can go straight through security without checking their bag in again.More news: Direct Travel names Smith as Senior VP, Leisure Marketing, North America“Legacy airlines have traditionally offered connectivity through costly and complex interline and codeshare agreements and procedures,” says easyJet. “With Worldwide by easyJet these will be replicated by self-connect and sales partnerships through a digital, virtual hub which will offer the same sort of connectivity but more simply and efficiently.”easyJet, which flies on more of Europe’s 100 largest routes than any other airline, says it plans to sign other airlines up to Worldwide by easyJet with talks already “far advanced” with Middle Eastern and Asian carriers. As well as adding partners at Gatwick Airport easyJet plans to expands to other key easyJet airports in Europe such as Milan Malpensa, Geneva, Amsterdam, Paris Charles De Gaulle and Barcelona.EasyJet says it is also starting to sell stand-alone tickets on behalf of partner airlines alongside the connectivity product on easyJet.com.EasyJet says it will not hold flights for connecting passengers. “Worldwide by easyJet is subject to a 2 hour 30 minute minimum connection time, which will give customers plenty of time to transfer between flights and/or terminals. Should a passenger miss a connecting flight they will be transferred to the next available flight.”More news: Marriott Int’l announces 5 new all-inclusive resorts in D.R. & Mexico“Around 70 million passengers flying through an easyJet airport each year are connecting on to other flights, mainly long haul, and it is this market segment that Worldwide by easyJet will open up for us,” says easyJet CEO Carolyn McCall. “Because of easyJet’s strong positions at Europe’s leading airports and our customer focus long haul carriers have been asking to work with easyJet for some time and the new technology platform has now allowed us to do so.“By opening this new market segment this now means that easyJet can access a greater range of passengers flying across Europe.”“We are delighted with the partners who have signed up for our launch today. We are confident it will be popular with customers and look forward to announcing more partners in the near future.While Worldwide by easyJet is launching with its largest base London Gatwick, the airline intends to broaden its focus to include its other biggest airports such as Milan Malpensa, Geneva, Amsterdam, Paris Charles De Gaulle and Barcelona. Share
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The vital role family plays in society Comments Share “Only about 15 percent of the country has been affected by the earthquake while the rest is fine,” Sherpa said.So far the United States, Britain, Switzerland, New Zealand and Italy have removed their advisories, but some other European countries have not, he said.Nepal received nearly 800,000 tourists last year, but the number is expected to drop by about 40 percent this year because of the April 25 earthquake.Sherpa said he recently asked ambassadors from India and China to encourage their citizens to visit. Indians and Chinese account for about 30 percent of Nepal’s tourists.Tourism is a key source of foreign currency for Nepal, which has many of the world’s highest mountains, including Mount Everest.One popular trekking route was damaged by the earthquake but the others were unaffected.Copyright © The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. New Valley school lets students pick career-path academies Here’s how to repair and patch damaged drywall KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Nepal’s government is urging other countries to lift travel advisories that discourage their citizens from visiting the Himalayan nation following a devastating earthquake in April that killed thousands of people, a government minister said Wednesday.Tourism minister Kripasur Sherpa said the government has asked other nations through diplomatic channels to remove the advisories because most parts of the country are safe. Sponsored Stories 
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Five of the Seven L – R: Misha Howlett (Cathie Rice Travelworld WA), Nicole Howard (Seniors Travel QLD), Andrew Wellington (Travelworld Coffs Harbour NSW), Tammy Alp (Northam Travel WA) and Hillary Packer (Jetset Travel Mitcham SA). Nominees and Winners celebrating Jetset Travelworld announced its National Top Achievers winners for 2011 at the amazing Bungle Bungle Wilderness Lodge recently.Celebrating in style, nominees and winners were treated to an amazing trip away in the Kimberley, NT, hosted by JTN and APT. Participants said it was fantastic to travel within Australia and experience the Outback in style. The Top Achievers were treated like “Rock Stars”, flying into the Bungles on private aircraft and experiencing helicopter rides over the ranges. Jetset Travelworld Network General Manager, Julie Primmer, said it was an honour to be acknowledging the top consultants within the network.“The Consultants who are recognised as our top leisure, outstanding achievement award winners and Rising Star should all be proud of their achievements,” said Ms Primmer. “They have received their accolades from amongst a very strong set of contenders and within a very competitive marketplace. This acknowledgement is a recognition in excellence.”The Top Leisure / Revenue Consultants were:Kylie Lees, RACQ Brookside (QLD)Misha Howlett, Cathie Rice Travelworld (WA)Joanna Koffman, Jetset Travel Toorak (VIC)The Outstanding Achievement Award winners were:Nicole Howard, Seniors Holiday Travel (QLD)Andrew Wellington, Travelworld Coffs Harbour (NSW)Hillary Packer, Jetset Travel Mitcham (SA)The Rising Star Award was won by Tammy Alp, Northam Travel (WA)
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