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Team Fiji on track for Oceania – Fiji Sun Online

Posted: June 25, 2017 at 2:34 pm

Team Fiji athletes during their training run at Churchill Park, Lautoka on June 24, 2017. Photo: Anasilini Ratuva

Fijis top women sprinter Sisilia Seavula believes Team Fiji are focused on doing their country proud at the 2017 Oceania Championship which starts at the ANZ Stadium, Suva next Wednesday.

Athletics Fiji conducted another round of competition at Churchill Park, Lautoka yesterday as part of their final preparation for the games. The Nanoko, Ba native who is currently based in the United States was impressed with the preparation level of the high school athletes.

Team Fijis preparation is going on really well, Ive seen so much improvement from the performances of the high school students that came out from the Coke Games. Theyve been stepping up their game during the competition. Seeing them train really hard gives me the confidence that they will do well.

Seavula however, pointed out that competition will be tough.

Everyone will come out really strong and were going to leave everything to the Lord. For us sprint athletes were working on our reactions from the blocks. Our coaches have been working hard with us during our block sessions and speed workouts, she added.

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Oceania Athletics Centrestage After 27 Years In Suva – Fiji Sun Online

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As the curtain falls after the last local international rugby test match of 2017 yesterday, the ANZ Stadium in Suva will again be the centre of activity as from Wednesday.

It has been 27 years since the Oceania Athletics Championships returned to where it all started in 1990.

Apart from the more than 600 athletes and officials, the event has been given a high profile status with the presence of the International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) president Lord Sebastian Coe and Dame Valerie Kasanita Adams, four-time world champion, three-time World Indoor champion, two-time Olympic and three-time Commonwealth Games shot put champion.

Oceania Athletics, Shop N Save Athletics Fiji and the country could not have asked for a more perfect icing to lift the event with the presence of the renowned sporting personalities.

Since 1990, Oceania Athletics has changed and evolved considerably with the additional competition like Grand Prix Series, Oceania Cup and Regional Championships. On occasions there were separate meets for the Under-18 and U20 but now they have been incorporated in the main championship with the inclusion of selected events for Athletes With Disability (AWD).

As the host country, Fiji has the record number of athletes with 179, American Samoa (7), Australia (140), Cook Islands (7), Federated States of Micronesia (6), Guam (12), Kiribati (6), Marshall Islands (6), New Caledonia (18), Norfolk Island (2), Northern Marianas (7), Nauru (16), New Zealand (52), Palau (3), Papua New Guinea (36), Polynsie de Franaise (8), Regional Australia (17), Samoa (31), Solomon Islands (16), Tonga (17), Tuvalu (5), Vanuatu (12) and Wallis & Futuna (11).

In the senior division, the winner of the title will have automatic qualification for participation in the IAAF World Championships in London on August 13-14, 2017.

The automatic qualification provision has raised the status of the Oceania Athletics Championships.

Sprint queen lead PNG

Toea Wisil will lead another strong Papua New Guinea athletics contingent.

The regions leading female sprinter and multiple Pacific Games gold medalist was in Townsville last weekend where she clocked an impressive 11.36 seconds for the 100m.

Wisil currently holds the Oceania womens 100m record with a time of 11.29seconds which she set at last years championship in Suva.

Apart from the Australian athletes, our female sprinters like Sisilia Seavula, Makereta Naulu, Younis Bese, Elenoa Sailosi and Laisani Moceisawana should provide Wisil good competition.

Former US representative sprinter Jeremy Dodson, who is competing for Samoa, will start as the clear favourite for the 100m and 200m with Pacific Games gold medallist Banuve Tabacaucoro having left athletics for rugby union.

Australia is expected to pose the biggest threat to the PNG elite athletes.

Fijians should heed the call by Lord Coe who said;

Tickets are available for $2 and $5 and I must say that is extremely a good value looking at the quality of around 600 athletes competing in Suva.

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CPT Online Asia/Oceania Two results feat. Daigo, Bonchan, Kazunoko, Poongko, Nemo, Fuudo – EventHubs

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1. GGP|Kazunoko (Cammy) 2. Moke (Rashid) 3. FOX|Momochi (Ibuki, Ken) 4. CO|Go1 (Ibuki) 5. RB|Bonchan (Nash) 5. Inuchiyo (M. Bison) 7. r/Kappa|Poongko (Kolin) 7. Tachikawa (Ibuki, Dhalsim)

9. AW|Nemo (Urien) 9. Saisak (Karin) 9. Bonfrog|Yoro (Karin) 9. GRPT|Fuudo (R. Mika) 13. Itabashi Zangief (Zangief) 13. YouDeal|Yukadon (Ibuki) 13. CO|Dogura (Urien) 13. Kagami220 (Ibuki)

17. CYG|Daigo Umehara (Guile) 17. Zowie|Oil King (Rashid) 17. GRPT|MOV (Chun-Li) 17. NL (Cammy) 17. Mishie (Laura) 17. Trashbox (Birdie) 17. TiG|Radiowave (Karin) 17. Acqua (Ibuki)

25. GRPT|Haitani (Necalli) 25. Xyzzy (Birdie) 25. KOF 99999 TW (R. Mika) 25. Kuraudokin (Ibuki) 25. WildTaiwanese (Laura) 25. BbyongBbyong (Birdie) 25. Crusher (Birdie) 25. Ac8kim (Nash)

Grand finals, set two: GGP|Kazunoko (Cammy) eliminated Moke (Rashid) 3-2.

Grand finals, set one: GGP|Kazunoko (Cammy) beat Moke (Rashid) 3-2.

Losers finals: GGP|Kazunoko (Cammy) eliminated FOX|Momochi (Ibuki, Ken) 3-2.

Losers semi-finals: GGP|Kazunoko (Cammy) eliminated CO|Go1 (Ibuki, Chun-Li) 3-0.

Winners finals: Moke (Rashid) beat FOX|Momochi (Ibuki) 3-0.

GGP|Kazunoko (Cammy) eliminated Bonchan (Nash) 3-0.

CO|Go1 (Chun-Li) eliminated Inuchiyo (M. Bison) 3-0.

GGP|Kazunoko (Cammy) eliminated Tachikawa (Ibuki) 3-2.

CO|Go1 (Ibuki) eliminated r/Kappa|Poongko (Kolin) 3-2.

Winners semi-finals: FOX|Momochi (Ibuki) beat Inuchiyo (M. Bison) 3-2.

Winners semi-finals: Moke (Rashid) beat RB|Bonchan (Nash) 3-1.

r/Kappa|Poongko (Kolin) eliminated GRPT|Fuudo (R. Mika) 2-0.

r/Kappa|Poongko (Kolin) eliminated CO|Dogura (Urien) 2-0.

CO|Dogura (Urien) eliminated CYG|Daigo Umehara (Guile) 2-0.

Bonfrog|Yoro (Karin) eliminated YouDeal|Yukadon (Ibuki) 2-0.

YouDeal|Yukadon (Ibuki) eliminated Zowie|Oil King (Rashid) 2-0.

YouDeal|Yukadon (Ibuki) eliminated Xyzzy (Birdie) 2-1.

Tachikawa (Ibuki) eliminated Itabashi Zangief (Zangief) 2-0.

Tachikawa (Ibuki) eliminated AW|Nemo (Urien) 2-0.

Itabashi Zangief (Zangief) eliminated GRPT|MOV (Chun-Li) 2-0.

GRPT|MOV (Chun-Li) eliminated GRPT|Haitani (Necalli) 2-1.

Moke (Rashid) beat GRPT|Fuudo (R. Mika) 2-0.

Inuchiyo (M. Bison) beat GGP|Kazunoko (Cammy) 2-1.

Inuchiyo (M. Bison) beat Zowie|Oil King (Rashid) 2-1.

RB|Bonchan (Nash) beat CO|Go1 (Ibuki) 2-1.

FOX|Momochi (Ibuki) beat AW|Nemo (Urien) 2-0.

FOX|Momochi (Ken) beat Itabashi Zangief (Zangief) 2-1.

Mishie (Laura) beat CYG|Daigo Umehara (Guile) 2-0.

Acqua (Ibuki) eliminated Scarz|Sako (Akuma) 2-0.

Inuchiyo (M. Bison) beat Scarz|Sako (Akuma) 2-0.

r/Kappa|Poongko (Kolin) eliminated FOX|Tokido (Akuma) 2-0.

Moke (Rashid) beat FOX|Tokido (Akuma) 2-0.

FOX|Tokido (Akuma) beat r/Kappa|Poongko (Kolin) 2-1.

Bonfrog|Yoro (Karin) beat YouDeal|Yukadon (Ibuki) 2-1.

Xyzzy (Birdie) eliminated John Takeuchi (Rashid) 2-0.

GGP|Kazunoko (Cammy) beat John Takeuchi (Rashid) 2-0.

AW|Nemo (Urien) beat GRPT|Haitani (Necalli) 2-0.

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5 Interesting Things about Seychelles – Africa.com

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The Republic of Seychelles is an archipelago made up of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean. These islands are classified into 42 inner granitic islands and 73 outer coralline islands. The 42 granitic islands, or the Granitic Seychelles as they are called, lie in the central position of the Seychelles Bank and are composed of granite rock. They make up the majority of the inner islands of Seychelles. The outer coralline islands, or Coralline Seychelles, are the group of islands that are not on the shallow Seychelles Bank, which is the location of the Granitic Seychelles.

The beauty that comes with the islands has made Seychelles a popular destination for holidays and honeymooners. Some of the most popular people to spend their honeymoon in Seychelles include Prince William and Duchess Kate, Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston, Ronan Keating and Storm Uechtritz, George Clooney andAmal Alamuddin, as well as Nicky Hilton andJames Rothschild. To ensure total privacy of their celebrity tourists, the Government of Seychelles introduced a law making it an offense for a Seychellois citizen to provide assistance to any paparazzi who was cunning enough to hire a fishing boat and try to take photographs from offshore. We want people, famous or not, to be able to relax on their holiday. They shouldnt have to worry about being spied upon, says Alain St.Ange, the Tourism Minister for Seychelles, to international media.

After their return to the UK, Prince Williams office at St. Jamess Palace released a statement thanking the government and people of Seychelles for the great time that the Prince and Duchess had spent there. The couple thoroughly enjoyed their time together, and they are grateful to the Seychelles Government for their assistance in making the honeymoon such a memorable and special 10 days, read the statement.

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Germany leads the way in visitor arrivals to Seychelles – eTurboNews

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Almost halfway through the year 2017, Germany has taken the number one spot as the Seychelles main tourism market.

According to latest statistics the National Bureau of Statistics released on Thursday, Germany has sent 21,642 visitors to the island nation up to Sunday June 18, 2017. The figure is 29 percent above that recorded for the same period last year.

This means Germany has surpassed its closest contender, France, which has long been the main tourism market for Seychelles. France, which was number one since the beginning of the year is now second, having sent 20,922 visitors to the island destination. This trend was last observed in 2014, when Germany outperformed France in terms of visitor arrivals before France regained its position in 2015.

Air links between the Seychelles archipelago and Germany received a huge boost this year, which is surely contributing to the increase in German visitors. The national airline, Air Seychelles started twice-weekly direct flights to Dusseldorf in March 2017. In recent years, the route was primarily served by German leisure airline, Condor, which also started to charter a second direct weekly flight to Seychelles last year.

Commenting on the latest trend in visitor arrival statistics, the Chief Executive of the Seychelles Tourism Board, Mrs. Sherin Francis said: Seychelles today is more connected to its source market than ever and that is especially for Germany. More airlines to the destination also means more marketing support for Seychelles as well.

With Austrian Airlines scheduled to operate a once-weekly nonstop service to Seychelles in October this year, it is expected that this will further boost visitor arrivals from Germany and other German-speaking markets, including Switzerland and Austria.

It is to be noted that the Seychelles Tourism Board has been increasing efforts to create awareness of the destination among German travelers with the support of its partners, including the national airline and other international carriers that bring visitors from German-speaking markets to Seychelles.

It is important to always look at the big picture where growing the tourism number for the country. Where we see opportunity for growth, our team always look to capitalize on it. The team out there with our faithful partners has done a tremendous job and should be commended, added Mrs. Francis.

Visitor arrivals from Europe as a whole is also encouraging having increased by 21 percent so far compared to the same period last year. Aside from France, which has so far recorded a decrease of 4 percent, other European markets have recorded positive results so far Italy (6%), Russia (31%), Germany and UK & Northern Ireland (29%).

Ranked fourth among the leading markets, the United Kingdom is one that has also shown remarkable progress in recent years.

We also acknowledge the exponential growth of the UK Market over the last 2 years which has also allowed it to rise to the fourth position on the rank. The growth has been really encouraging. Again this has been possible through the consistent effort of our small team in UK and its partners, said Mrs Francis.

Generally, theres been positive results from the Seychelles tourism markets in Africa, America, the Middle and Asia in spite of a 17 percent decrease in arrival figures from China. To date, the total number of holidaymakers that have disembarked in Seychelles stands at 159,659, representing a 21 percent increase compared to last year, already positioning the island nation to record a tourism upswing in 2017.

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It’s a wrap! Tropika Island of Treasure ends, boosting Seychelles tourism – eTurboNews

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The grand finale of the 7th season of South African series Tropika Island of Treasure wrapped up Monday evening, after 12 weeks of spectacular coverage of the Seychelles islands.

Screened on South Africas SABC 3 channel, Tropika Island of Treasure Season 7 filmed in Seychelles was beamed to millions of viewers who tuned in for the one-hour weekly show.

TV personality Minnie Dlamini was the host of the season and equally well-known Jonathan Boynton-Lee starred as the Games Master.

Tropika Island of Treasure season 7 has subsequently been dubbed the best so far, since the start of the Tropika series. The picturesque powder-white beaches, clear turquoise waters and lush tropical vegetation of the Seychelles archipelago provided the perfect settings for the different challenges, while the contestants also got to enjoy one of the most desired tourist destinations in the world.

The PR value Seychelles has generated from this massive exposure is estimated at over 10 Million Rand, which is one of the biggest coverage the islands have ever received on international television in South Africa.

The Director of the Seychelles Tourism Board office in South Africa Mrs. Lena Hoareau said, This is a major boost to our marketing efforts on the South African market and the coverage was just incredible, touching many aspects of Seychelles as a destination.

During a Tropika Island of Treasure Reunion Special episode on Monday the contestants spoke about their unforgettable experiences while filming in Seychelles and how they were blown away by the beauty of the islands and warmth of the Seychellois people.

Several South African celebrities including actors, singers, musicians and professional dancers were recruited as contestants for the competition and they had to choose a partner through a series of auditions.

Once all teams were finalized, they headed to Seychelles for the challenges which saw them competing on several beaches, swimming and racing in the clear turquoise ocean, running through the streets of Victoria, cooking the famous nougat a local dessert made from coconut, making the perfect cocktail using the locally produced Takamaka Bay Rum and sorting out puzzles at the National Botanical Garden, among many other games filmed at several other breath-taking locations.

It was several weeks of fierce competition and battle of wits as viewers tuned in on a weekly basis to see the end product, which saw teams progress or eliminated along the way in their quest to take home the prize of one Million Rand.

Favorites Siv Ngesi and Khabonina Shabangu could not hold their lead in the final minutes of the competition. It was the team made up of singer Anga Makubalo and Bonginkosi Ndima who became one Million rand richer, after emerging as proud winners of the trophy.

Several local partners, including the national airline Air Seychelles, hotels, restaurant owners, private and government agencies, also supported the filming in return for coverage and credits. Air Seychelles also collaborated on a viewers prize at the end of the show for a holiday to the Seychelles, with accommodation sponsored by Savoy Resort and Spa.

Mrs. Hoareau who attended the filming of the show in Seychelles last year, has described the 12-week exposure of the islands on South African TV as something she has never seen before. She believes that this will undoubtedly contribute immensely towards raising the profile of the island destination on that market.

Ive never seen so much of Seychelles on international TV (from one project) like what I have enjoyed over the last three months with Tropika. It was stunning and without a doubt this will hugely complement our efforts in putting Seychelles out there, especially with the consumers, she added.

Mrs. Hoareau said that she has met a lot of people who have followed the show and have also been receiving a lot of queries at the tourist office.

People are excited and have been talking about the show and Seychelles a lot. We have also done our own social media campaign around the show, featuring snippets of the islands or running small competitions, to build a greater interest in the destination, she said.

South Africa is already Seychelles top market in Africa having sent 6,190 visitors to the island nation up to June 22nd this year, which represents an increase of 21 percent when compared to last year.

As the island nation continues to receive encouraging feedback from the market, other projects that will put the destination in the limelight are already emerging.

Im happy to say that weve had several other proposals for filming in the Seychelles in the next six months which will put Seychelles back on South African TV, notably on DSTV and the SABC channels, said Mrs. Hoareau.

Meanwhile, the 12 episodes of the Tropika Island of Treasure season 7 can be viewed on Tropikas Facebook page or on You Tube.

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Philadelphia’s Reading Terminal Market Hosts 4th Annual Caribbean Day – CBS Philly

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June 24, 2017 6:03 PM By HadasKuznits

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) It was Caribbean Day at the Reading Terminal Market Saturday.

Miranda Alexander, founder and organizer of the 4th annual event said,This is bringing the Caribbean organizations that are scattered throughout Philadelphia to a central location.

One of the main focuses of Caribbean Day is highlighting the diverse culture through language, tradition and of course the food.

She explains, Culture has to do with food, the way we talk, the way we walk, the we laugh, the way we interact with each other.

Alexander also pointed out there are a lot of famous people with Caribbean heritage.

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People like Beyonce, her fathers from the Bahamas, she said. LL Cool Js grandfather is from Barbatos.

She says that one of Caribbean Days staples is their cooking demo.

This year we had Coretta Brown Matthews doing a Jamaican-style traditional jerk chicken, rice and peas and cabbage and then we also had cultural performances, she said. This is the first year we are actually selling products at the market.

Alexander says while the Caribbean islands are known for being laid-back, she wants people to know that the Caribbean people are extremely hard-working.

This is Immigrant Heritage Month too, in addition to Caribbean-American heritage month in the month of June, she said. We are the ones that are driving entrepreneurship.

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Taste of the Islands: Caribbean Food and More – HuffPost

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I cannot believe I missed the Caribbean event of the season. The event celebrated the launch of Taste the Islands, season two, a Caribbean culinary and travel series airing on Create TV and public television stations nationwide. Celebrity chefs, Jamaican Hugh Chef Irie Sinclair, Haitian Cynthia Chef Thia Verna, and Barbadian Barbara Brathwaite were all in attendance and of course, teased the tastebuds of the audience with their appetizing, well-seasoned, scrumptious creations.

Taste the Islands is a half-hour cooking series featuring Caribbean-themed recipes and travel segments. The family friendly program presents an opportunity for viewers to learn about the fascinating food and culture of the Caribbean. It is distributed nationwide by American Public Television. Taste of the Islands shares Caribbean food and culture with its audience in an authentic, down to earth and entertaining manner. It's one of my fave shows and gives me that home feeling. The chefs are always themselves and their Caribbean accents are music to my ears.

I have personally met Chef Irie and he was a joy to meet. He has the most infectious smile and welcoming vibes; he is kind and always willing to chat, and we could have talked for hours. Kindness still always surprises me. In a world that sometimes feels cold, Chef Irie is a warm Caribbean breeze reminding me of the love of the Caribbean people. I hope you heed my advice and check out Taste of the Islands for a great show about great food, not just a great Caribbean show about Caribbean food. Anyone can enjoy these delicious recipes and warmth. Taste of the Islands is a taste of the warmth and love of the diverse archipelago that is the Caribbean. Learn more at http://www.tastetheislandstv.com.

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Sour oranges in the US bring back Caribbean memories – The Philadelphia Tribune

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Gone are the days when we Caribbean people have to wait for a trip back home to enjoy our favorite fruits and produce. During a recent trip to a local supermarket, I browsed around in the produce section when my eyes landed on a familiar citrus fruit. That couldnt be what I think it is; and as I got closer my suspicions were accurate. I saw a box of sour oranges in the international foods section. The sight of these sour oranges immediately activated my taste buds. Why or how? It was amazing that the memories of my parents juicing the very same fruit that they practically had to force me to drink for cleansing made the memories wash across my mind. The taste of this thing was not pleasant at all nor was it very appealing to a childs taste buds.

The sour orange (Citrus Aurantium) is also known as Seville orange, bigarade orange and also bitter orange. This is a citrus fruit that is native to Southeast Asia and was brought to the Caribbean by European settlers. Many historians say that most of the fruits we enjoy in the Caribbean were introduced by new settlers from all over the world. Since the sour orange plant seems to thrive best near small streams in wooded areas, tropical countries provided an ideal habitat. Sour oranges are also found growing in many wooded areas in the state of Florida.

For most Caribbean people, the memories of homemade marmalade and jams made from sour oranges are forever etched in their minds. Most recall two thick slices of hard dough bread with lumps of marmalade or jam in between with a long glass of sour orange punch (made like lemonade). The sugar made it taste so much better. For others, marmalade on crackers was mmm-mmm good.

Janet White, who grew up in the eastern part of Jamaica, stated, I remember how I learned to appreciate the sour yet slightly bitter flavor of my moms special homemade punch.

Back in the old days when I walked to and from school was when I appreciated it the most, she continued. Walking in the hot Caribbean sun drained my energy so I looked forward to quenching my thirst with a long, cold glass of my mothers sour orange-flavored punch. It was delicious.

On the other hand, Yvonne Downie a resident of the Overbrook section of Philadelphia recalls a family recipe for upset stomach. One or two egg whites, a teaspoon of grated nutmeg and a tablespoon of brandy was added to about 4 ounces of sour orange juice and blended together. Since blenders were not available a table fork or a whisk was used to blend the ingredients together. I was the picky eater of the family back then. I can still hear the instruction as my parents stood over me yelling, HERE, DRINK IT FAST and SWALLOW IT!! You guessed it I did just that because I knew that it would work!

Another sour orange recipe that was passed down from the older generation was a concoction known as a great remedy for the flu especially when it included a sore throat. One large sour orange and one tablespoon of raw cane sugar is all you need. Place the sour orange on top of fire coals to roast it and keep turning it until the entire fruit is completed done. Remove the sour orange from the heat and set aside to cool. Cut across the top of the roasted orange and leave an opening about two inches across. Add the raw sugar and mix gently into the soft orange pulp until it completely melts. The roasted sour orange pulp is now ready to be scooped out and eaten until it is all gone.

Another use for sour oranges in the Caribbean was doing laundry. The oranges were cut and added to soapy water. This was used for washing clothes and household cleaning. This citrus flavor left a very pleasant smell that was fresh and clean. Sour oranges have become very popular all around the world.

Once again ladies and gentlemen, we find that what we found as commonplace back home and even foods that we thought of as distasteful to our palates, are all now being embraced right here in the U.S. as whole foods or holistic foods. We need to go back to our roots and embrace what our grandmamas taught us!

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Robert Whitcomb: No Smoking Downtown; Dems at Sea; Blasting Offshore – GoLocalProv

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June may be had by the poorest comer."

-- James Russell Lowell

The new ordinance banning smoking outdoors in part of downtown Providence reflects the confusions and hypocrisies of American policies regarding tobacco and some other drugs (such as alcohol). On the one hand we say that smoking is very unhealthy and leads to many thousands of deaths a year and vast health expenses, on the other hand, tobacco products are legal and pull in billions of dollars a year in tax money. (Some argue that smoking, by causing early and often fast deaths, actually saves on overall national health costs: Fewer of those too-expensive old folks who take so long to expire.)

I think that the new ordinance isnt a bad idea. It may extend a few lives, including of those people who must breathe in second-hand smoke in situations such as waiting for buses at Kennedy Plaza. And there will be fewer cigarette butts and other smoking-related litter on the streets and sidewalks.

Smoking banned downtown

Now back to the scarier substance-abuse problem opiate addiction and lethal overdoses.

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I was not at all surprised that young Jon Ossoff narrowly lost the 6th District Georgia congressional race to Republican Karen Handel last Tuesday. The traditionally very Red district, another triumphant example of ruthless Republican gerrymandering, was still the GOPs to lose, whatever the many millions of dollars the Democrats pumped in.

It will take a while to deconstruct the vote, but I suspect that the Democrats did not get quite the turnout that theyd hoped for. This would be another example of why, although in many national polls a majority of the public backs what are basically Democratic positions on health care and other big issues, the GOP, aided by the state legislatures doing the gerrymandering of congressional districts, does so well in campaigns.

Consider the failure of the young, who lean heavily Democratic, to vote while people in their 50s and older vote heavily -- most often for Republicans. That may continue as long as the GOP doesn't threaten their Medicare and Social Security.

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The older (or just old) Tea Party types (mostly men) who comprise, for example, the little group who denounce me every week in the Facebook comments at the bottom of this column, do vote. And some or most are retired and have plenty of time to denounce socialists and elitists in social-media posts while they take a break from the Fox News echo chambers. God bless em! At least theyre not passive.

Meanwhile, Democratic strategists must be wondering if they should have poured a lot more money into a special South Carolina congressional race, in another intensely gerrymandered and traditionally very Republican district. Democrat Archie Parnell came very close last Tuesday to winning that contest. He may have been a better candidate than the somewhat callow and too-mild Mr. Ossoff, who perhaps should have taken on the Trump regime with much more energy.

The underlying demographic changes favor the Democrats but maybe they dont deserve to win because so many of the folks calling themselves Democrats are too lazy to take 20 minutes to show up at the polls every couple of years.

Oh yes, and the Democrats urgently need new leaders in the U.S. House. Number 1: Nancy Pelosi, 77, should retire as their leader now! The party needs new faces to present to the public.

They desperately require leaders with inspirational talents, organizational ability and pragmatism. They need to eloquently promote the interests of lower-and-middle-income people and push back hard against the plutocracy now in charge in the White House and in the Capitol.

Meanwhile, some Democrats may be secretly hoping for a recession. Given the realities of business cycles (the current business expansion is very old) and other factors among them Chinas economic woes, Brexit and inflated technology stock prices -- they may well get it next year. Ten percent unemployment would give the Democrats control of Congress in 2018, probably by a landslide.

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The Trump administration, in a sleeping bag with the oil and natural-gas sector, wants to hand out permits for large-scale seismic blasting up and down the Atlantic coast, from Delaware to Florida, to detect the presence of fossil fuel. Such blasting can injure or even kill such intelligent mammals as whales and dolphins and other marine animals.

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A plan to help maintain the 17-acre Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway, in downtown Boston, may be an example for upkeep of other public parks. Since property owners near the Greenway obviously benefit more than most people from this amenity, theyve agreed to pay $1 million a year in a voluntary tax on the big buildings along the Greenway via a Business Improvement District that would defray the bulk of yearly maintenance. The idea is to let the state reduce its spending on the park to $750,000 a year by 2020 from the current $2 million.

User taxes, including highway tolls, are very fair. You benefit; you pay.

India Point Park, in Providence, is an example of where similar arrangements could be made to better maintain public spaces and save on local and state government spending. Certainly the Downtown Providence Improvement District has done fine work in making Downcity a lot more presentable than it was a couple of decades ago.

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President Donald Trump

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If you want to know who the prime historical villains are in our exorbitantly expensive and convoluted health-care system, look no further than the American Medical Associations support, starting in the 40s, for a fee-for-service, private- insurance company model that would maximize physicians incomes. In tandem were the AMAs successful efforts to prevent the creation of the sort of universal, government-backed health system that virtually all other developed nations have and better health.

This system has ensured that American physicians are the worlds highest paid although medical outcomes lag behind most other developed nations. Of course, in the 60s Medicare and Medicaid came along. But Medicare, trapped in the traditional fee-for-service model, was for decades a bonanza for doctors, until federal cost containment efforts in recent years.

Yes, it was all about the money.

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Anti-Republican lunatic James Hodgkinson, who shot at a group of GOP politicians at a park in Alexandria, Va., gravely injuring House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, had 200 rounds of ammunition in a storage unit. Thats the sort of thing youd expect in a nation whose gun laws are written by the National Rifle Association and their paymasters in the weapons biz, in collaboration with the Republican Party. I (and numerous family members) have owned guns all my life but the need to stock up on war-zone levels of ammo has eluded me. But then, I somehow forgot the potential joys of mass murder.

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As the United States withdraws from speaking out for human rights and democracy, the Chinese dictatorship moves in with piles of money. That money is already having sad effects.

Consider that Greece has vetoed a European Union statement denouncing Chinese human-rights abuses in the wake of Greece recently getting billions of dollars in infrastructure investments from Beijing. Croatia and Hungary (the latter run by a semi-fascist president), also the beneficiary of massive Chinese spending, have also blocked E.U. statements on Chinese actions, including Chinas attempt to take over the entire South China Sea. Each E.U. nation has veto power over statements meant to be the official E.U. position.

Here at home we have the Confucius Institute problem. The Instituteis affiliated with ChinasEducation Ministry and has the official aim to promote Chinese language andculture. But it is really a propaganda and intelligence office, a handy base for industrial and other espionage and a sturdy platform for the increasingly aggressive and expansionist dictatorship to keep in line Chinese students studying abroad. Their very presence tends to constrain intellectual freedom regarding things Chinese.

Some U.S. colleges and universities, such as Rhode Islands Bryant University, have partnered with the Institute satellites for the money and business connections they provide after they set up shop on American campuses. These Confucius Institute operations provide free (to the colleges) teachers and textbooks and cover operating costs. Some administrators and faculty members like them because they help bring in full-tuition-paying Chinese students and provide free and luxurious junkets to China to some administrators and faculty members. Such operations are inappropriate on American college campuses.

Rachelle Peterson, director of research at the National Association of Scholars, a conservative group, has accurately complained: Confucius Institutes export the fear of speaking freely around the world. They permit a foreign government to have intimate influence over college classrooms. Its time to kick them off campus. Ms. Peterson quoted former Chinese Communist Party propaganda chief Li Changchun as calling the on-campus Confucius Institute satellites an important part of Chinas overseas propaganda efforts.

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Amazons plan to buy Whole Foods has elicited a lot of heavy breathing and assertions that Amazon will wipe out a lot of grocery stores. I think that these forecasts are exaggerated. Groceries stuff that can rot are not the same things as books and clothes. The distribution challenges are very different.

Most people will continue to drive or walk to a regular (not high-end, expensive organic) supermarket or small grocery store for the foreseeable future. Inflation-adjusted wages have been falling for most people. The market for expensive (and some would say pretentious) food is unlikely to vastly expand. For all its alleged glamour, most people dont shop at the expensive likes of Whole Foods and never will.

An Amazon-Whole Foods mating might work very well in densely populated affluent areas with a close enough proximity to warehouses to ensure that the stuff can be delivered unspoiled to Amazon-Whole Foods supermarkets or to your home. But it wouldnt work well in thinly populated areas.

Finally, even in this plutocratic age, its possible that the Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. Justice Department will awake from their all-too-frequent torpor and press monopoly charges against the company if it tries to take over a big hunk of the grocery business.

Anyway, Im more worried about the effects on employment and wages of the automation of cashier and other jobs now underway in many kinds of stores than about Amazon specifically (I always use cashiers, not those machines, in a tiny effort to help preserve jobs.) And I worry about the effects on local tax revenue and jobs from so many stores of all kinds closing because of the online revolution.

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Scott Avedisian

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