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[ "The moon is waxing. The morning stars are Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. The evening stars are Mercury, Neptune, Uranus and Pluto.\n\nIn 1811, the first in a series of earthquakes rocked the Midwest, in and around New Madrid, Mo.\n\nIn 1865, the 13th Amendment to the U.S Constitution was ratified, abolishing slavery in the United States.\n\nIn 1907, In West Virginia's Marion County, an explosion in a network of mines owned by the Fairmont Coal Company in Monongah killed 361 coal miners. It was the worst mining disaster in American history.\n\nIn 1917, more than 1,600 people died in an explosion when a Belgian relief ship and a French munitions vessel collided in the harbor at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.\n\nIn 1933, Americans crowded into liquor stores, bars and cafes to buy their first legal alcoholic beverages in 13 years, following repeal of Prohibition.\n\nIn 1969, an all-star concert headlined by the Rolling Stones at the Altamont Speedway in Livermore, Calif., was marred by tragedy when a spectator was stabbed to death by members of the Hell's Angels, which had been hired as security guards for the event.\n\nIn 1973, Gerald Ford was sworn-in as vice president under Richard Nixon, replacing Spiro Agnew, who had resigned in the face of income tax evasion charges.\n\nIn 1975, the Senate authorized a $2.3 billion emergency loan to save New York City from bankruptcy.\n\nIn 1986, President Reagan admitted \"mistakes were made\" in executing U.S. policy involving arms sales to Iran.\n\nIn 1990, Saddam Hussein asked the Iraqi Parliament to authorize the release of all hostages being held by Iraq. The legislature acted the next day and all Americans who wished to leave were out a week later.\n\nIn 1991, the Food and Drug Administration issued sweeping changes in food labeling rules that required more detailed listing of contents.\n\nIn 1997, the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia's Far East was hit by one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded, measuring 8.5 to 9 in magnitude. Probably because the area is sparsely populated, there were no reported deaths.\n\nOdd News // 43 minutes ago\nPolice free man from handcuffs after girlfriend lost the key\nSept. 18 (UPI) -- Police in Britain responded to an early morning call from a man who became trapped in a pair of handcuffs in an apparent case of romance gone awry.", null, null, "Odd News // 6 hours ago\nWatch: 'Uncatchable pig' gives Missouri police the slip\nSept. 18 (UPI) -- Police in Missouri shared body camera footage of a failed attempt to capture an \"uncatchable pig\" that has been wandering the community for days.\n\nOdd News // 23 hours ago\nWatch: Alligator swims through Alabama woman's flooded yard\nSept. 17 (UPI) -- An Alabama woman shared video of the surprising sight that greeted her when she looked out into her Hurricane Sally-flooded front yard: an alligator having a swim.", null, null ]

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[ null, "Japanese Breakfast, aka Michelle Zauner, has shared a new visual for lead track Be Sweet.\n\nMichelle Zauner is releasing a new album titled Jubilee under her Japanese Breakfast alias. The upcoming album is scheduled for release in June. It follows Zauner’s Psychopomp and Soft Sounds From Another Planet LPs, which were released in 2016 and 2017 respectively.\n\nIt’s not the only project Zauner’s sharing with the world in the coming months: she’s also releasing her memoir, Crying in H Mart. The book shares its name with the viral New Yorker essay Zauner penned back in 2018 and sees her expanding on the essay’s themes. It’s due for release in the UK in hardback on 5 August.\n\n“After spending the last five years writing about grief, I wanted our follow up to be about joy,” explains Zauner in a statement for the new album. “For me, a third record should feel bombastic and so I wanted to pull out all the stops for this one. I wrote ‘Be Sweet’ with Jack Tatum from Wild Nothing a few years ago. I’ve been holding onto it for so long and am so excited to finally put it out there.”\n\nLead single Be Sweet was released this week and accompanied by a new visual. The music video, which Zauner directed herself, co-stars Mannequin Pussy’s Marisa Dabice. You can watch it below.\n\nJubilee is out 4 June via Dead Oceans." ]

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[ null, "The State of Qatar has expressed its strong condemnation and condemnation of the bombing in the Afghan capital, Kabul, which resulted in two deaths.\n\nIn a statement today, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs renewed the State of Qatar’s firm position on rejecting violence and terrorism, whatever the motives and reasons.\n\nThe statement expressed the condolences of the State of Qatar to the families of the two victims, and to the government and people of Afghanistan." ]

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[ "Find out where boat trip is streaming, if boat trip is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. After nick (horatio sanz) makes an insensitive remark, his travel agent decides to get some payback by sending him and his best friend, jerry (cuba gooding jr.), on a cruise for gay men. Boat trip stars the remarkable cuba gooding jr., and features vivica fox, will ferrell, and the delicious puerto rican roselyn sanchez.\n\nIf you're searching for image or picture details related to boat trip movie streaming you have come to pay a visit to the ideal blog. Our site provides you with hints for seeing the highest quality picture content, please kindly surf and locate more enlightening content and pictures that match your interests.\n\nComprises one of tens of thousands of picture collections from several sources, especially Pinterest, so we recommend this 20 boat trip movie streaming for you to see. It is also possible to contribute to supporting this site by sharing pictures that you enjoy on this site on your social media accounts such as Facebook and Instagram or educate your closest friends share your experiences concerning the easy of access to downloads and the information you get on this website.", null, null, null, null, null, null, null, "Boat trip movie streaming. Road trip across canada this 2008 film chronicles the motorcycle escapade of ben tyler, a school teacher, as he takes a fascinating road trip from the city of toronto to british colombia’s tofino. Boat trip in perigord with the norbert's boat gabare. 1,300,000 watched the broadcast in norway, for a market share of 29 per cent.\n\nJerry has recently been dumped by his girlfriend. Those who are looking for a movie that is a bit shallow while still offering a few laughs will find this one to be at the top of the list. Where is boat trip streaming?\n\nNick decides that they will go on a cruise to raise their spirits. Girls trip (2017) full movie streaming hd, download movie. After nick (horatio sanz) makes an insensitive remark, his travel agent decides to get some payback by sending him and his best friend, jerry (cuba gooding jr.), on a cruise for gay men.", null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null ]

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[ "Starbucks announced it would ‘exit the Russian market after nearly 15 years’ but has agreed to support its staff by paying them for the next six months.\n\nThis follows the lead of McDonald’s which has permanently left Russia after more than 30 years, selling all of its 850 outlets to a local buyer.", null, "Like most American companies, Starbucks temporarily closed all its stores due to the invasion of Ukraine.\n\nThis marks the latest in Western companies to exit the country." ]

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[ "Truro Anglican Church exists to celebrate and proclaim the good news of the gospel of Jesus Christ. We invite you to learn more about us, and we look forward to welcoming you in person!\n\nTruro Church takes its name from Truro Parish, created by the General Assembly of Virginia on November 1, 1732. It included what is presently Arlington, Fairfax, Loudon, and Prince William Counties, and the cities of Alexandria, Fairfax, and Falls Church. The parish was named after Truro Parish (now the Diocese of Truro) in Cornwall, England. The cornerstone of the current main church of Truro is from Truro Cathedral in Cornwall.\n\nIn those early years, there were only two churches in the parish: a chapel above Goose Creek (in what is now Loudoun County) and the original Pohick Church near Occoquan, in southern Fairfax County. In 1766, a new church was established “on the middle ridge near Ox Road,” the present site of Jerusalem Baptist Church, off Route 123. The Truro Parish vestry contracted Edward Payne to build this new church, and it became known as “Payne’s Church”.\n\nWith the outbreak of war with England in 1776, Payne’s Church fell into disrepair and was abandoned. The Jerusalem Baptist Church later took possession of the building until the outbreak of the Civil War when Union troops demolished the church, disassembling it brick by brick and using the materials to build chimneys for their tents.", null, "There was no Episcopal Church in the City of Fairfax until the Rev. Richard Templeton Brown, rector of The Falls Church, organized a congregation in 1843. The congregation first met at the historic Fairfax Courthouse and then moved to the private home of Mrs. William Rumsey, a Baptist from New York. There were fourteen communicants. A year later, a plain white frame church was built on the present sight of the Truro Chapel and was consecrated as Zion Church in 1845.\n\nAs Union troops advanced into Virginia at the outset of the Civil War, the congregation was forced to abandon Zion Church. During the Civil War, Zion Church was first used as a storehouse for munitions and then was destroyed. The house that is now the Gunnell House was at that time a private residence and was used as the Union headquarters by General Stoughton until 1863 when he was captured in the middle of the night by Confederate Captain Mosby. Graffiti written by the officers stationed in the house remains on the walls in a closet on the third floor.", null, "In 1882, the house – once occupied by Union troops – was purchased for use as a rectory. At that time, it was half the size it is today and was enlarged to its present form in 1911. The Gunnell House served as the residence of the rector and his family until 1991 when it served first as a home for single mothers and their babies (NOEL House) and then as the offices for Truro staff.\n\nAt the close of the Civil War, the congregation of Zion Church re-formed and began to meet in the Fairfax Courthouse. Zion Church was rebuilt and consecrated in 1878.\n\nZion Church remained in active use from 1875 through 1933, when a new church (now the Chapel) was built to serve the growing congregation of 100 parishioners. Designed to replicate the old Payne’s Church on Ox Road, the new church was consecrated on May 1, 1934, as Truro Episcopal Church. The old Zion Church building was used as the Parish Hall until it burned down in 1952.", null, "The Rev. Dr. Raymond Davis was installed as rector of Truro in 1948. He said that he would be pleased if he could – just once – fill all one hundred seats of the little brick church. Not only were all the seats filled, but the growing congregation began to burst at the seams as the great suburban expansion of Northern Virginia began in the 1950’s. In 1959, a new and larger church was completed with a seating capacity of 500. The congregation first worshiped in the new church on Palm Sunday 1959, and when the mortgage was paid off in 1974, Truro Church was consecrated. The old church is now known as the Chapel.\n\nIn 1967, a small group of Truro parishioners (who had been meeting together for Bible study and prayer) received permission to begin a mission church called the Church of the Apostles, now located approximately three miles west of Truro.\n\nUnder the guiding hand of Dr. Davis, and then under the leadership of the Rev. John W. Howe, Truro’s rector from 1976 to 1989, the parish experienced not only physical expansion, but spiritual renewal as well. Another mission church, the Church of the Epiphany, was established in Herndon, Virginia in 1985. In 1989, John Howe was called to be the Bishop of Central Florida; and in 1991, the parish called the Rev. Martyn Minns, to serve as rector. Under Martyn’s leadership, Truro continued to expand its outreach ministries, both locally and abroad, and to offer the Alpha Course, for those exploring Christianity. The Lamb Center, a local ministry to the homeless, was launched by Truro in 1992. Additional churches were planted, namely Christ the Redeemer in western Fairfax County in 1994, and Church of the Holy Spirit in Leesburg in 2001.", null, "In the beginning of the 21st century, after a lengthy process of prayer and discernment, Truro left its former denomination, and affiliated with a new expression of Anglicanism in America. In 2006, Martyn Minns was called to serve as one of the bishops of this new movement, which would eventually lead to the birth of the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA) in 2009, the denomination to which we belong today.\n\nTruro called the Rev. Tory Baucum to serve as rector in 2007, and in the years ahead, Truro would continue its ministry as a vibrant local church, with a love for Jesus, a heart for the lost, and a passion for outreach, locally and around the world.\n\nFollowing the pandemic in 2020, Truro began a search for its next rector, and called the Rev. Jamie Brown in August 2022. Our church stands ready to step into a new chapter of ministry in the years ahead, celebrating and proclaiming the good news of the gospel of Jesus Christ.", null, "Truro is an Anglican church and we are a part of:\n\nGet to know us better!\n\nReceive our weekly newsletter right in your inbox" ]

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[ null, "Like millions of other Australians, Al fishes from the back of his trailer boat. Unlike the rest of us, Al does it for about 180 days a year and has earned a global reputation as an angler, photographer and conservationist. “As a kid my old man had a Mariner outboard that was as tough as nails and then I had a MerCruiser in my first-ever boat, a Bertram 23,” Al said.\n\n“But that was 25 years ago, and Mercury has obviously come such a long way since then.” Al now has a Mercury 250hp Verado on the back of his 6m Evolution, which tips the scales at two tonnes when he goes deep offshore. “I’ve knocked up 6500 nautical miles in just two and a half years, so the engine’s going to get a real workout and the Mercury’s fuel efficiency is going to be massive for me,” he said.", null, null, "If you’re into fishing at any level, the chances are you’ve seen or read Al’s work. Al’s audience stretches around the world. He’s currently producing the TV series Al McGlashan’s Fish’n with Mates for Channel Nine, which is the number-one rating fishing show in Australia and also airs in New Zealand and to millions of households across the US.\n\nAl has a global social media following of well over 100,000. He writes and provides photography to dozens of magazines such as Modern Fishing, Club Marine Magazine and BlueWater Boats and Sportfishing magazine and has an article every Friday in Sydney’s Daily Telegraph, with his articles republished online. He’s written several books including The Complete Fishing Bible and works tirelessly with regular fishing seminars and school visits.\nGiven that Mercury engines are used across the globe, Al is well aware of the brand’s heritage and technical prowess.\n\n“Just recently I was fishing with mates in the US where everyone had Mercury engines except one person; these big triple and quad rigs on centre consoles,” he said. “They all drive pedal to the metal and the engines were awesome but still surprisingly quiet. “Then I was in the Coral Sea with Big Cat Reality Charters and they were using Mercury 40hp FourStroke outboards on these tenders we were fishing off and the fuel economy was just unreal. “So I am genuinely proud to get involved.”\nThe first thing Al’s going to do with his new Verado is go after some swordfish for the US cable network the Outdoor Channel, hoping to tag a couple for research purposes.\n\n“Then we’ll follow the bluefin tuna as they push up the east coast, and after that it will be kingfish and marlin,” Al said. “What we do that’s different, we don’t just fish, we get in the water with the fish and show people a new perspective, show them what we see when we’re out there. “I can’t wait to get into it.\n“As I always say – if you love what you do, you will never have to work a day in your life!”" ]

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[ null, "Gus Allbritton was not yet 19 when his life changed forever.\n\n“I graduated from high school on Friday night and got my draft notice on Saturday,” said the 65-year-old. “I didn’t even know where Vietnam was, but the Army told me to go so I went. But I was scared to death the whole time.”\n\nNot too scared, however, to earn three Purple Hearts, a Combat Infantry Badge, the Vietnam Cross of Gallantry and several other notable ribbons and medals.\n\nNot a Good Day\n\n“I got two purple hearts in one day!” Allbritton recalled. “It was May 3, 1970 —not a good day. I was driving a jeep loaded with M60s and we got hit in the grill with an RPG. It put shrapnel in my feet, legs and groin. I was on the ground for about 30 or 40 minutes before I finally managed to jump up and run for the nearest bunker. Another RPG hit just as I was diving into the bunker and put more shrapnel in me. A piece of metal went through my back and came out my chest.”\n\nAfter two years of dodging bullets and RPGs in Vietnam, Allbritton was finally discharged. But like so many who experience war and survive to return home, his real battle was only just beginning.\n\n“I went to college and got a bachelor’s degree from the University of Florida,” he said. “I got a job; I became a deputy sheriff. I wanted to get back to the business of living a normal life, but I was having some trouble doing it. A lot of times I couldn’t sleep, and I was having flashbacks. I found myself reliving things that I never wanted to think about again.”\n\nThen one day, somewhat unexpectedly, the dam finally burst.\n\n“I was sitting in my patrol car in Dade City one rainy night,” said the Army Veteran. “A newspaper truck came by and backfired. I rolled out of my car and fired off six shots down Main Street. All I could see was Viet Cong coming at me. That’s when I knew something was really wrong. I’m just glad it was 2 o’clock in the morning when I fired off all those shots.”\n\nAllbritton decided it might be best if he got out of law enforcement and pursued another career path. Which he did. For a while he was a court bailiff, then later a bail bondsman. But his symptoms persisted. Despite his pain, it would be a number of years before he finally decided to walk into a VA hospital and ask for help.\n\n“I moved from Florida to Georgia and decided to go to the VA hospital here in Dublin,” he said. “It was one of the smarter decisions I’ve ever made. If it wasn’t for the VA, I don’t think I’d be alive.”\n\nAllbritton soon learned he was suffering from something called posttraumatic stress disorder, or PTSD.\n\n“I had heard of shellshock, and sort of knew what it was,” he said. “But I hadn’t really understood what it could do to your life.”\n\nAfter months of counseling and treatment, Allbritton began to feel a bit of hope. Perhaps, in time, he might actually get back to the business of living a normal life ––something he’d been trying to do for two decades.\n\n“Dr. Martineau saved my life,” he said. “He’s the most compassionate doctor I ever had. He’s retired now, but I still call him often just to talk to him. His IQ is like a zip code. He’s a smart man. He taught me to look through the windshield of life and not so much through the rearview mirror. He taught me to focus on the future, not the past…\n\nThe Jungle and the Sandbox\n\n“Sometimes I still look through the rearview mirror, though,” the Army Veteran admitted. “And when that happens here at work I just get in my truck and go home. PTSD never goes away.”\n\n‘Work,’ for Allbritton, is showing up at the Dublin VA every day to do what he can to help other Veterans suffering from the trauma of war.\n\n“We have a lot of these guys coming here now who served over in the desert, over in the ‘sandbox,’ as we call it,” he said. “Recently we had one guy here who had a catastrophic case of PTSD. His wife had already left him. I met him at the door and welcomed him. I wanted him to know he’s not in this by himself, that he’s not alone. I’m in my 60s and he’s in his 20s, but we can still relate to each other because we’re Veterans. He fought in the desert and I fought in the jungle, but war is war, and PTSD is PTSD. We’re brothers.”\n\n“I want these guys to know the VA can help them if they just give it a chance.”\n\nHe added: “He sort of reminds me of me when I was that age.”\n\nAllbritton said encounters like this are the reason he keeps volunteering at the VA. “I came back from Vietnam looking for one life and ended up finding another,” he said. “This is the path I was meant to take. This is what I was meant to do.”\n\nAnd what about his friend, the young Veteran with the catastrophic case of PTSD?\n\n“He’s clean now,” Allbritton reported proudly. “He doesn’t do drugs or alcohol anymore and he’s making good progress. He and his wife are even talking again. He’s an outpatient now, and when he comes here to the Dublin VA he knows where to find me. We’ll sit down, have some coffee and talk.\n\n“I want these guys to know the VA can help them if they just give it a chance,” he continued. “The VA isn’t perfect; we’re human beings. But I tell them I got excellent care here, and they will too. They just have to stick with it.”\n\nAllbritton understands that he, too, has to stick with it. He knows the ghosts of Vietnam will always be near, waiting for him to glance into the rearview mirror.\n\n“PTSD is one of those things I know I’m not going to outlive,” he said.\n\nTo learn more about PTSD and how VA can help, visit www.ptsd.va.gov" ]

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[ null, "Alexa Bliss is pretty good at riling up a crowd. She can throw shade with the best of them and is very good at getting heat. Now that she’s a babyface, her abilities to get people to despise her might not be needed as much.\n\nThe Moment Of Bliss host recently saw a clip of herself throwing some shade in an older promo. She watched herself in this clip as she dragged the Midwest for being full of slow people. Then Bliss commented in a way that seemed to imply that she wants WWE to hand her the mic again.\n\nAlexa Bliss just made her big return during Friday Night SmackDown last week. There’s still time for her to cut a promo in the near future. One thing is for sure, WWE doesn’t seem to be letting Alexa Bliss have the microphone time that they used to." ]

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[ "Designed on the basis of the deadly Mako shark, theincredible super yachtfeatures a helipad and a floating lounge.\n\nAccording to the designer, the stunning 400-foot-long ship is inspired by \"the elegance and performance of the Mako shark, and the smooth, silvery wave shape.\"\n\nMako sharks are known as the fastest sharks in the world, so of course the Mako Super Yacht can reach speeds of 58 miles per hour.\n\nThe State of Craft, a design group based in London and Otawa, Canada, has branded the ship as an \"Explorer Yacht\".\n\nApart from the impressive overall design of the yacht, perhaps the most striking feature is the helipad platform on the front deck.\n\nThis allows the aircraft to \"use the platform lift to safely land and store in the garage under the deck.\"\n\nThe fore deck also has a swimming pool that offers \"dramatic views of the entire yacht.\"\n\nIn addition, the edgy yachts have a unique \"floating lounge\".\n\nThe studio in the center of the ship is described as \"a space full of light and twice as high.\"", null, null, "Another great feature of the yacht is the pavilion. This is an area that floats above the top deck that can be used as an \"empty observatory, panoramic lounge, fitness studio, or yoga\". space. \"\n\nThe rear deck has a\" sunken soft seating area \"with a 270 degree view.\n\n\"I wanted the hull and superstructure, the internal and external spaces to all be highly integrated into the overall volume with a continuous surface.\"", null, null, "The Mako Ship is described as \"a comfortable home, entertainment space and adventure platform with zero carbon footprint\"." ]

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[ null, "Synopsis: Widely regarded as Dickens’s masterpiece, Bleak House centers on the generations-long lawsuit Jarndyce and Jarndyce, through which “whole families have inherited legendary hatreds.” Focusing on Esther Summerson, a ward of John Jarndyce, the novel traces Esther’s romantic coming-of-age and, in classic Dickensian style, the gradual revelation of long-buried secrets, all set against the foggy backdrop of the Court of Chancery. Mixing romance, mystery, comedy, and satire, Bleak House limns the suffering caused by the intricate inefficiency of the law.\n\nThe text of this Modern Library Paperback Classic was set from the first single-volume edition, published by Bradbury & Evans in 1853, and reproduces thirty-nine of H. K. Browne’s original illustrations for the book." ]

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[ null, "What you watch influences how you live. Many movies, sitcoms, and reality television shows are full of inappropriate actions and innuendos. It seeps into our subconscious and erodes our beliefs, making what was once shocking seem normal. If you don’t feel comfortable watching these shows with your family, you can choose entertainment based on Biblical principles. Some movies offer a modern retelling of stories from the Bible. Here are a few Bible movies to enjoy this weekend:\n\n“A Heart That Forgives” - The Prodigal Son", null, "One of the newest additions to PureFlix.com, “A Heart that Forgives” is a riveting story that will tug at your heartstrings. The film takes you on an emotional journey of two foster brothers who choose separate paths in life. Malcolm follows his father's footsteps and begins pastoring a small church, while Silk follows a path of darkness, attempting redemption at his own convenience.\n\n“The Wager” – A Modern Day Job", null, "Randy Travis plays Michael Steele, an actor at the height of his career. He seemed to have everything going for him when he was nominated for Best Actor at the Academy awards and received what might be the role of a lifetime. Suddenly, everything in his world goes wrong.\n\nScandal threatens to destroy his marriage and his reputation is on the line. He claimed to be a Christian, and now the media is questioning his faith. See how Steele reacts when his life comes crashing down, while he wonders if even God is on his side.\n\n“Amazing Love” – The Story of Ruth", null, "In the Bible, Ruth is a widow in a foreign land with very little hope for the future. The movie “Amazing Love” uses a modern setting to tell a story of love and redemption. At a youth retreat, Pastor Stuart (Sean Astin) notices Ashley, a new girl from a broken home. Stuart uses stories from the Bible to demonstrate God’s unconditional love, and encourages others in the youth group to reach out to Ashley.\n\n“A Long Way Off” – The Prodigal Son", null, "In this modern-day parable, Jacob is sick of living on the family farm. He demands his inheritance and sets out for the big city. For a while he experiences fortune and fame, but eventually he loses it all and ends up eating out of a dumpster. See what happens when the humbled son returns home to ask for an entry-level job from the father he rejected.", null, "When Brady Gray seemed to be his father’s favorite, his brothers were overcome by jealousy. He leaves home and tries to make a life for himself in Dallas, but false accusations land him in prison. Brady relies on his relationship with God to see him through. His story illustrates how what man intends to be evil, God can transform into good.", null, "Sara is a tennis player at the top of her game. Colton, on the other hand, lives a life of partying and disrespect for authority. When Colton hits Sara with his car, after a long night of carousing, the experience shakes him to the core. He has to face what he’s done and try to make amends to prove to everyone, including Sara, that he has truly changed.\n\nWhen you’re looking for positive entertainment, PureFlix.com has thousands of choices for movies, TV series, and documentaries. Sign up for your free one month trial today to watch “A Heart That Forgives” and more.", null, "How to Watch Christian Movies on Your Roku", null ]

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[ null, null, "Refugee program for Central Americans ‘still on the drawing board’: US official", null, "A Central American immigrant and her children sit inside the so-called \"La Bestia\" (The Beast) cargo train, in an attempt to reach the Mexico-U.S. border, in July 2014. (Elizabeth Ruiz/AFP)\n\nSix months after U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry announced plans to expand options for Central Americans fleeing violence and persecution in their home countries, those plans have yet to emerge.\n\nAnne Richard, U.S. assistant secretary of state for population, refugees and migration, said Thursday that the program was “still on the drawing board.” Richard was in San José, Costa Rica, last week to attend a conference on how to address the flood of people fleeing violence in Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras, the so-called Northern Triangle countries. The conference was organized by the U.N. refugee agency (UNHCR) and the Organization of American States.\n\nThe U.N. has characterized this exodus as forced displacement and the biggest outflow of people since civil wars ravaged the region in the 1980s. The number of asylum requests by citizens of Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras was up 880 percent last year compared to a decade ago, according to the UNHCR. Most of the uptick happened after 2010.\n\nCosta Rica and other Latin American countries have seen an increase in asylum requests from Northern Triangle countries, but the vast majority of requests have been lodged in the United States. Citizens of Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras filed nearly 50,000 asylum applications in the U.S. last year, compared to fewer than 4,000 in 2015.\n\n‘A safe and legal alternative’\n\nThe new program announced by Secretary Kerry in January is intended to build on that existing program, expanding both the number of at-risk Central Americans eligible for protection and their options for refuge.\n\nIt was billed at the time as “offering a safe and legal alternative to the dangerous and irregular journey many are currently taking in the hands of human smugglers.” The U.S. would work with the UNHCR to offer Central America asylum-seekers a way to apply for refugee status from their own countries or from a third country.\n\nBut Richard said the details have yet to be worked out. “We’re intent on having it but we don’t have every piece of it fully developed yet,” she said.\n\nOne key piece of the program is finding a third country, or countries, willing to host asylum-seekers while their applications are processed. Richard said that process takes an average of 18 to 24 months worldwide, although she said the processing time through the special program for Central American minors has been shorter: eight to 12 months.\n\nRichard said negotiations to find a third country to accept asylum-seekers were happening on the sidelines of last week’s conference, but she declined to give any further details.\n\nFamilies and individuals have reported frustration with the slow timeline of seeking safety through official channels. But some experts say setting up a smart, effective program will take time.\n\nFaye Hipsman, a policy analyst at the Washington-based Migration Policy Institute, said the program was initially announced with a seeming sense of urgency. “But when you look at the nature of what was planned, a fairly complicated refugee program and complicated negotiations with neighboring states … it’s not terribly surprising that it hasn’t been set up yet,” she said.\n\nThough Hipsman said she has no inside knowledge of the program’s progress, a variety of things were likely holding it up, including finding a third country to take the migrants. She called the position of third countries “delicate.”\n\n“They have to agree to have a greater role in the migration crisis,” she said.\n\nCosta Rica is already playing a role in the crisis as an increasingly sought-after option for asylum-seekers from the Northern Triangle, particularly El Salvador. Asylum applications from other Central American countries rose more than four-fold here between 2013 and 2015.\n\nNearly half of the roughly 1,500 asylum applications Costa Rica received in the first half of this year were from Salvadorans.\n\nBut Costa Rica’s resources for neighboring migrants fleeing their homelands have been stretched thin over the past year by the influx of Cubans and, more recently, African and Asian migrants trying to reach the United States.\n\nWhile the U.S.’s expanded refugee plan for Central Americans simmers, Assistant Secretary of State Richard said the existing program for children is ramping up.\n\nTo qualify to come to the U.S. under the program, an individual must be under age 21 and be able to prove through a DNA test that he or she is the child of a lawful U.S. resident or citizen.\n\nThe child must be unmarried and must either fit the legal definition of a refugee — fleeing persecution for reasons of race, religion, nationality, political opinion or membership in a particular social group — or be eligible for humanitarian parole, which generally has less rigid qualifications but also confers fewer benefits than refugee status.\n\nAs of June, the U.S. had received applications from 9,216 people through the program, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection data. Some 2,300 of those applications were approved either for refugee resettlement or humanitarian patrol — one-quarter of all applications.\n\nHowever, Richard said thus far just 600 individuals have arrived on U.S. soil through the program. She said the government was working on streamlining it, and aimed to get the refugee processing time down to six months.\n\nA world on the move\n\nRichard said providing refuge for Central Americans fleeing violence — and addressing what’s causing them to flee — requires a multi-faceted approach. “It’s not enough to have one program that somehow miraculously is going to solve all of the issues related to refugees and migrants seeking better lives,” she said.\n\nTo that end, the U.S. Congress approved up to $750 million in funding last year to address some of the root causes of emigration in the Northern Triangle.\n\nBut Salvadorans, Hondurans and Guatemalans who have been targeted by gangs or organized crime can’t wait for long-term change.\n\nAnd they’re not the only ones: people around the world are fleeing persecution in their home countries on a mass scale, while receiving countries and humanitarian groups are increasingly overwhelmed.\n\nAsked whether there was sufficient funding for an expanded Central American refugee program, Richard said she’s confident in the will of the U.S. Congress to fund refugee programs. But she conceded that “it’s a tough time to be doing new things because there is a global refugee and migration crisis and the needs are enormous all over the world.”\n\nRichard said that besides making sure refugees who are fleeing persecution get safely resettled, she’d like to see more legal pathways for migrants who are fleeing poverty “so that they don’t have to set off on these dangerous trips.”\n\n“It’s a complex problem that requires a lot of attention and a lot of different responses,” she said. “The U.S. is doing a lot. We may need to do more. And we certainly need the help of more countries in the region.”" ]

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[ null, "At the end of November, the Cuban government hosted an unusual meeting. Then, the presidents of nine of the world's leading cruise companies, plus significant figures from three others, met with Cuban ministers and senior officials in Havana.\n\nThe meeting was in part to discuss how the cruise lines might respond to Washington's new restrictions on individual travel to Cuba by United States citizens.\n\nOther conversations centred on the expansion of cruise operations around Cuba, the country's plans to develop port infrastructure and facilities around the island, the US government's new administrative requirements for shore visits, and Cuban interest in the possibility of home porting.\n\nThe encounter was a pragmatic response to the legal uncertainties created for the average US traveller to Cuba, who perhaps, understandably, may now prefer to stay in a US environment on-board a ship while undertaking permitted shore visits. It also reflected the fact that Cuba, the region's largest island, is strategically placed at the cruising gateway to the Caribbean, is near the US, and according to at least one cruise line CEO, has become the most highly valued destination in the Caribbean.\n\nAs such, the meeting was indicative of the cruise lines' unique ability to adapt rapidly to changing political, economic, commercial and environmental conditions in ways not open to land-based tourism.\n\nBy any standards, cruising the Caribbean has become big business. Figures suggest that the Caribbean is the world's leading cruise destination, accounting for 35.5 per cent of all cruise vacations.\n\nAccording to the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) in 2015 the Caribbean received 28.7 million stopover tourists and 24.4 million cruise passengers generating in total onshore visitor spend of about US$30 billion. Of this, around US$2.4 billion came from cruise passengers while US$ 27.6 billion 11.5 times more was spent by stay-over visitors. Put another way, although arrival numbers for cruise and stay-over visitors are roughly equal, the gap between what Caribbean nations earn from cruise and stopover visitors remains substantial.\n\nDespite this, such concern has largely been removed from public debate.\n\nThe reason for this is partly historic. In 1993, the late Michael Manley, after having demitted office, counselled Caribbean governments to establish a single regionwide 'head tax' for all arriving cruise ship passengers.\n\nAlthough agreement was reached, cruise line lobbying, vocally supported by taxi drivers and craft vendors, saw the decision collapse, as first Barbados, then others withdrew. Several subsequent attempts at a common policy were also derailed, so that today head taxes vary from US$1 in the Dominican Republic to US$60 in Bermuda, with a Caribbean average of US$8.92 per passenger.\n\nHowever, judging from the enthusiastic audience response to a commentary made at the recently held United Nations World Tourism Organization conference in Montego Bay, the issue is far from dead.\n\nThere Martha Honey, the executive director of the Washington-based Center for Responsible Travel CREST made a well-received presentation on the lessons learnt from 50 years of cruise tourism in the Caribbean.\n\nIn remarks, based on a new CREST study, Dr Honey made clear that there are many ways in which governments, tourist boards, citizens and the industry more generally, needed to change the nature of the discourse.\n\nShe pointed out that because land-based stopover tourism is far more valuable than cruise tourism, governments would be wise to invest in strengthening sustainable long-stay tourism, and giving greater consideration at both a national and regional level to expanding the economic and social benefits derived from cruising.\n\nImproved outcomes, she suggested, could be achieved in several ways.\n\nBy incentivising home porting, host countries could generate greater revenue because ships purchase more provisions locally, and passengers flying in and out and spend more in hotels, restaurants and elsewhere. As is the case in Bermuda, cruise ships might also be required to stay longer by calling at more than one location on an island.\n\nShe also proposed negotiated increases in head taxes in return for an enhanced visitor experience; negotiating down the commissions paid to the cruise companies for onshore tours and shopping; encouraging the greater recruitment of Caribbean workers in on-board guest-facing roles; and the promotion of goods by local artisans, rather than the selling of imported duty-free items which generate little for the local economy.\n\nOther options which she advocated included an end to government funds being invested in cruise industry infrastructure and setting policies and taxes through collective regional negotiations between the cruise lines and Caribbean governments, including Cuba.\n\nHer views, which for some, not least the cruise lines, are controversial, warrant reading in-depth. In early February, CREST will publish an e-book in Spanish in Cuba and shortly afterwards in English details of which will appear shortly on the CREST website www.responsibletourism.org.\n\nAlthough some of what she proposed may be all but impossible to deliver in a region in which national self-interest regularly outweighs pan-Caribbean logic, it is very much in line with popular thinking about the nature of the cruise industry.\n\nIrrespective, many of her views are shared in private by ministers, some of whom have come to resent the way that the cruise lines behave.\n\nThey are concerned at the cruise companies growing interest in private islands and enclaves of the kind that now exist in the Bahamas, Haiti, and the Dominican Republic; the increasing emphasis on ever-larger cruise ships marketed as destinations in their own right; and the absence of any commitment on the part of the companies to long-term onshore economic sustainability.\n\nSome, too, have begun to look nervously at the growing civic protests in European cities like Venice and Barcelona, which are overwhelmed with cruise tourism, and simmering anti-cruise controversies in iconic US destinations, such as Charleston, Maine and Key West.\n\nAlthough for the average, less-than-adventurous visitor, cruising will continue to provide an attractive 'safe' experience, Dr Honey believes that governments in the Caribbean, and elsewhere, would be wise to focus on high value rather than high volume tourism.\n\n\"Rather than seeking to attract large numbers of cruise visitors, countries should concentrate on attracting land-based 'experiential' travellers who stay longer, spend more, tend to patronise local businesses, visit widely, and seek to learn and have genuine interactions with local people,\" she says.\n\nShe considers that what is now happening in Venice and Barcelona should be viewed as \"the canaries in the coal mine for what poorly controlled cruise tourism could mean for ports in the Caribbean\".\n\nIt is a view I have come to share." ]

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[ null, "In 2019, the population of Armenia was officially pegged at 2.965 million, the lowest number since the country declared its independence from the Soviet Union in 1991.\n\nThe data was provided by Armenia’s National Statistics Committee (NSC).\n\nThe NSC report, covering population statistics since 1990, states that the Armenia’s population stood at 3.633 million in 1992.\n\nThe population of Yerevan, the capital of Armenia, stands at 1.081 million according to the NSC.", null, "Artak Markosyan, Head of the Department of Demography at the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs, attributes the population decline to “emigration, poor socio-economic conditions, and a former political system in the country that did not contribute to economic development or human progress.”\n\nMarkosyan believes that Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's goal to increase the country’s population to five million by 2050 is realistic.\n\n“After 27 years, the population numbers must be restored. That couldn't be the case since there were so many people leaving Armenia. Emigration was so intense that hoping for things to change overnight wasn’t possible. It takes 4-5 years for people to understand what processes are going on, the directions we are taking, so that people on the outside understand what awaits them if they return,” said Markosyan." ]

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[ "She grew up on the rough streets of the Canyon. Watching out for the younger kids of the hood, she took her beatings as much as she dished it out. Then they took her and her brother and performed experiments on them. Joni Whelan, aka \"Big Sis\". 20yrs old. Little brother, Colton \"\" Buchanan is 16. When they were younger, Joni convinced Colton to join her to run away and go find their dads. But, we didn't get far before we were snatched off the streets and dragged down to an underground hospital where experiments were performed on them. Her love for her brother drove her mad to rescue him. When she manifested Bull abilities, she smashed through the hospital's walls to free him. Works at D&D Pawn Shop that's owned by Marge, the mother of another high school friend, Suzy. Marge has lived in the Canyons her whole life, and inherited the shop from her dad. Suzy is a screw up of a sort, unable to not tinkering with cyber tech that comes in the shop. She got a back alley brain hack port and keeps trying out different tech. Unfortunately, most of it is stolen, corrupted, broken or counterfeit, leaving Suzy's brain a tweaky mess. But, her mom owns the shop, so when she comes in looking for what's new, I can't say no. , (aka \"Disruptr\") daughter of the Scarlet Wolf, turned away from life of crime her mother leads. In their teens, Wendy and Joni became close (sister love) and Joni would do anything for her. Vendetta is the youngest of our crew, but clearly itching to be the leader. She thinks she's better than us (probably is), but it gets under Joni's skin. She tries to control the situation, and Joni, earning her Joni's ire (Rival). Joni wants to show she's just as worthy, just as badass, just as committed. Kinetic is still a mystery. They're on the same team, but Joni hasn't really gotten to know Kinetic yet. In her human form - she's still very muscular and tough, but not quite super. grabbed a motorcycle from gang!\n\nPale face and freckles. Dark mascara around her blue eyes.\n\nThrough the system and graduated 12th grade, but just barely. Not for lack or smarts, just not interested. The streets taught her more that school.\n\nWendy's been her friends since they met in high school.", null, "Following Heyun and Terrance into the catacombs for a ceremony to lay Charity to rest, we got jumped by a gang of shifted called the VICE Squad who were after Terrador. Dispatching them wasn't difficult, but certainly disturbed the somber mood of the occasion. What really freaked us out was to discover that Charity's body had been removed from her coffin! Who does that? Terrador had an idea... people who would experiment on it like they experimented on Colt and me. It looked as if the old Night Stalkers were going to form up again with Amara, but Distruptr was able to talk them down enough so that we could be involved in helping them. What next for us? We have our fingers in many pots...\n\nVandal's are being framed for the murder of level 23 PD. The gang wanted to take Colton, but we stopped them. Wendy, Terrador and I were relaxing at a bar when a criminal couple (names here) approached with a request. They want to meet someone named Wraith, and share that he mentored Scarlet Fox and is suspected to be father of Wendy. Colton blows up at Kinetic and \"Became the Beast\". He shared that he tried to get Doctor Vanity who turned him into the beast. It terrified me to see him like this and I had to step in. I know I fucked up and wasn't there for him. And I know this isn't him that we're seeing right now. Miraculously, he heard me and collapsed in a heap confessing that he's been eating rats and can't help himself. He needs our help and to be reminded of his humanity. Later around the conference table, we address the giant bat beast in the room. After lively debate, it's agreed that we need a solution to help Colt control his emotions and power. He also agrees to only go out in the world with one of us... a chaperone.\n\nI'm tired of walking into traps... It's time to explore my wolf self more. It's more than strength... When I'm wolf, my senses are heightened... I hear an almost overwhelming amount, sense people and things through smell in a way I can't describe to others, and my sight is truly amazing but especially at night. I think it's time to prowl. Mom came to the Briar Patch, level 23, to have Sushirittos with the gang. When the Syndicate goons interrupted our meal, Coltie saved the day by beasting out fully. But, while we sent the goons running, bystanders did get hurt and the place was shot up pretty bad. The Chief of Briar Patch security made it clear our good will was in jeopardy, and that we should lie low. It also sealed the deal with mom moving in. She wouldn't be safe out in the Canyons without our protection. Back at the Firehouse, we started brainstorming what to do next. We agreed that instead of waiting for the Syndicate to come hit us again on our turf, we need to get out there and follow the Neurocrome threads back to their source. Disruptr/Yeti/Terrador went looking for the White Cobras. Kinetic went back to Neil Degrasse High School to talk to Dre, the Wrestling guy who's mother died from Neurocrome. We watch the video the Kinetic got from Dre... Elizabeth Aunders - video of Neurochrome death. Camilla Marco (adjudicator Armor) should never have said \"Auroboris\" kills Elizabeth Aunders. Horns and glowing eyes... rip NPC Carole apart... (And I'll go talk to Suzy and Marge Barrier, to ask Suzy about her experience on the drug, and also to get Marge to open up about her source for the military hardware that lead to Suzy's abduction. How did they approach her? Where did she pick up the gear? What does Suzy remember about her abductors?)\n\nVandal's have a new member...but the mission remains the same: save the Canyons We are getting re-situated to a new environment. Fire Station 23 on 23rd floor of the Briar Patch Arco. Plot to kill entire arco with poison gas into the HVAC system. Symbol of snake eating tail. Name of Ouroboros. Neurochrome... What are we doing??? Our identities are blown... Colton is now recognizable as Yeti Boy! mom??? does she know??? She knows... Now she's in danger. Then, it doesn't help that Wendy is blurting my name to cops. Wendy doesn't have family who are vulnerable... Kinetic? I don't know... Colton's dad is safe for now... But what about mom? What about Suzy Barrier and Marge? Suzy NEARLY DIED!!! That was the tech that Marge got, but couldn't pay for... What faction was behind it? The Syndicate? Or the Ouroboros? Neurochrome... How can we keep them safe? I have to move her closer to us to keep her safe. (She comes to the 'hide out' and does mom stuff)\n\nLast issue, Joni promises to Charity that she'll use whatever is in the box on Wrath when the times comes. Woke up at home after the week's excitement. Mom (Lucille Buchanan) had sandwiches ready for me when I wandered into the kitchen. Had a talk with mom. Promise mom that I'll bring Colton back home, and break him up from the Steel Panthers. Especially Brett, his dad, who Lucille tells her is seriously dangerous. \"If Colt doesn't get killed, he'll be involved in someone else's death.\" Joni bristles at the attempt by mom to make her do it. She doesn't need convincing. She'd do it anyway, and she can handle herself! Side... he's pretending to join the Steel Panthers, being the inside man for the Vandals. So, we gotta keep him from going too far and getting killed or killing someone... When Colton goes away with the Panters, we need to be in the wings keeping him safe...\n\nRACE DAY... Got called into work by Marge. When I showed up, I saw Lucy nabbed and thrown into a white van. I had to pursue! So, I revved up my bike and took off after these goons. Before they got to far, I saddled up next to the driver side of the van. I pop up on the seat and pounce up onto the roof, transforming into wolf form so I can hold onto the roof with claws. Anticipating gun fire, I roll to the driver side window, reach in and tear the driver out, seat...door and all! Then, grabbing the door frame, I swing into the van, immediately engaging the goon in the passenger seat. I grab his shotgun, smash his face and the steering column and I eject the gun from the cab. Roaring into his face convinces him to exit the passenger door! Then I hit to brakes to stop, and run around to the back of the van only to encounter a goon with two pistols being raised. I dive for his kneecaps, knocking him off his feet and losing his guns. Attempting to pump him for info only resulted in him pissing himself and passing out. Inside the van, Suzy is hooked up to an I.V. and a cyber hookup to her neural jack. Not wanting to do more harm than good, I call Wendy for an assist. Despite our best efforts, the cops sirens are heard approaching before we can help Suzy. I hop on my bike, a bit worse for wear, and head back to the D&D Pawn... Once back at the pawn, I call Marge and fill her in, disguising my role as the Shifted who saved Suzy. Then I get to work cleaning up the shop.\n\nTaking that hit from the red-energy dude fucked me up! We had to get the fuck out of that club! It wasn't our fight, and my bro was in a bad way. So glad Vendetta dropped those smoke bombs to cover our escape. Col's call to pull a Rampage Fall was brilliant. Grabbed the girls and made our exit across to the parking garage. But, fuck did I hurt! Dutch hooked us up with a spot to get patched up, and I was grateful Vendetta had the skills. We're gonna retool and help the hood another way going forward.\n\nWendy had something to prove, and we were game to give her an assist. Going to the Twice Lucky actually sounded like a lot of fun. Haven't been out clubbing in a while and was looking forward to hearing some good DJ's. But, that shit went sideways quick! Wendy's mom, Scarlet Wolf, has a bad-ass body guard all cyber'd out. Goes by the name STITCH! When she made contact, I couldn't believe how awkward Wendy went! Be cool, sheesh! In the end didn't seem to matter when those crazies from Las Plagas came up the elevator. Green gas dude and a Skull-head with lasers shooting from his eyes!?! Really? Fuuuuuuck! Then the Syndicate ninjas came out of no where! When that red-energy-ball guy dropped his bomb in our midst, all I could think of was Coltie. He's big in his form, but that shit hurt! And he was flailing. What were we thinking? A bunch of kids way out of our league! Glad we got out of there with our lives." ]

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[ "REPUBLIC OF CHAD, AFRICA, JUNE 26, 2018 – As part of a continent-wide mission to restore wildlife and wild places, six black rhinoceroses were recently flown from South Africa to Zakouma National Park in Chad, where the threatened animal has not roamed in nearly five decades. The expedition was captured by Wildlife Cameramen Alexander Braczkowski and Steve Winter, supported by Core SWX, a leader in battery and charging solutions, for a forthcoming National Geographic documentary that will appear online.\n\nThe pair were also filming on behalf of the African Parks, a conservation NGO that has managed Zakouma National Park since 2010 on behalf of the Chadian Government. The organization, which currently manages 15 parks in nine countries, has undertaken similar reintroductions and translocations, most recently lions to Malawi, rhinos to Rwanda and 520 elephants to a new home in Malawi. This rhino reintroduction was particularly historic in expanding the rhinos range to an area once devastated by poaching, but in the last eight years has recovered. The organization relied on Braczkowski and Winter to document the recent rhino relocation. For ease of filming in the field – which requires fast response – and ability to travel, the pair turned to Core SWX’s Hypercore 9 (HC9) Mini batteries, which they used in conjunction with the RED EPIC-W Camera.\n\n“These batteries are incredibly small, which provides us with an added practicality that is necessary for handheld filming styles,” explains Braczkowski. “I can’t tell you how helpful the Core Minis were in reducing the payload of our camera system while we were filming from the Jeep or jumping out to capture on the fly.”\n\nThis feature was especially useful during a day of shooting when the team encountered a herd of 15 elephants just a short distance from the vehicles. Though the animals typically appear in the area each day, to water themselves, the sheer number was more than expected – and the videographers knew they must capture the footage.", null, "“Knowing that I could run those batteries for upwards of 70 minutes each, without major fluctuations was incredibly important,” continues Braczkowski. “Further, I knew that the battery wasn’t going to fail on me in the extremely hot weather, upwards of 113 degrees Fahrenheit, maybe more. This ruggedness is vital to a project of this nature, because this is once in a lifetime footage we’re collecting.”With travel becoming more and more difficult due to restrictions on battery sizes, the pair turned to the HC9 Mini battery for its travel compliancy. “We used Core products because of the ease of use and safety during our flight, as we are able to legally fly with them as part of our carry-on luggage,” says Braczkowski. “We needed to get to the field to set up and start shooting very quickly, so we took a chance on these batteries. We were so impressed with all its features that Steve [Winter] is already planning to use them for his next National Geographic project.”\n\nAt only 1.4 lbs. (861.8 g.) and 3.54 in. x 4.65 in. x 1.90 in. (.09 m. x .12 m. x .05 m.), the HC9 Mini is the perfect complement for mobile camera setups. The HC9 Mini’s battery cells are incased in an over-molded, rubberized housing, providing additional protection against accidental impacts that may occur when operating in rugged conditions. Its trio of options – the V-mount, RED-specific and Gold Mount, which is compatible with Anton/Bauer® chargers – make it ideal for any established videographer to incorporate into their existing kits.\n\nThe HC9 Mini is a 98wh (14.8v) battery with a 12A load. With the latest in Lithium Ion technology, the battery also comes with an LED backlit runtime LCD on the front of the battery pack that lets users know how much battery time is left when in use and indicates remaining charge time while connected to a charger. The RED-specific version can communicate directly with a RED camera’s LCD/VF." ]

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[ "I flew over to TO and had a blast reading some of my poems to a newly discovered crowd.\n\nThe Toronto Launch of Mansfield Press’ Fall 2017 Edition was held on Sunday, November 19 @ 2pm at Monarch Tavern (a landmark established in 1910 in the Little Italy neighbourhood).", null, "The event featured local poet and journalist Puneet Dutt, who read (so poignantly) from her politically inspired The Better Monsters.\n\nNelson Ball’s charming Walking was introduced by Stuart Ross and read by Nelson’s dear friend, Catherine Stevenson, as Nelson was too sick to attend.\n\nAnd, of course, I read from Mechanics of a Gaze.\n\nThe crowd was attentive. The light was dim. The place was full.\n\nMy husband and I arrived on Friday afternoon and enjoyed some city visits prior to the launch. We rented a small apartment with ginormous views on Adelaide Avenue (via Airbnb) and explored the sites by foot.\n\nIf you haven’t seen it, I highly recommend The Square currently playing at TIFF.", null, "The launch had a friendly, serene atmosphere about it.\n\nJim Johnston also made it out, and so did my friend (and fiction author) Rob Shaw, who I met at the Banff Centre during my residency there.\n\nAfter the launch, we wandered around the neighbourhood and stumbled on Mansfield", null, "Avenue — the birth of the press.\n\nDenis de Klerck (my publisher) lives on that quaint street (not far from the pub where the launch was held), in one of the picturesque red brick Toronto houses.\n\nI’m so proud to be a part of this small press’ family and to play a (small) role in the Can Lit community.\n\nApparently, whatever is left of Toronto’s Little Italy: a lot of Portuguese people.\n\nOh, and if you’re seeking a pizza place for supper, go to Libretto and try the Prosciutto.\n\nI look forward to coming back and reading at various series.\n\nArrivederci TO! It was a joy,", null, null ]

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[ null, "Too Sweet to Be Good\nby K.M. Jackson\n\nMass Market Paperback Description:A native New Yorker, K.M. Jackson spent her formative years on the ’A’ train where she had two dreams: 1) to be a fashion designer, and 2) to be a writer. After spending over ten years designing women’s sportswear for various fashion houses this self-proclaimed former fashionista took the leap of faith and decided to pursue her other dream of being a writer. K.M.’s self-published novel Bounce won the Golden Leaf Award for best novel with strong romance elements from the New Jersey chapter of Romance Writers of America. She was also named Author of the Year by the New York Chapter of Romance Writers of America. A mother of twins, K.M. currently lives in a suburb of New York with her husband, family, and a precocious terrier named Jack that keeps them all on their toes. When not writing she can be found on Twitter @kwanawrites, on Facebook at KMJacksonAuthor, and on her website at KMJackson.com.\n\nMore books like Too Sweet to Be Good may be found by selecting the categories below:" ]

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[ "For this blog, I didn’t want to go into to deep studies on why veganism is good for many reasons. That’s for a different audience. Instead, I want to discuss one of my favorite parts of this book that talks more about a story than about research.\n\nBy doing this I am not trying to promote that the research done in this book is just a joke. It has taken these authors years to gather on the information they need to make their research as well constructed as possible. They’ve even gone as far as to revise it and I’ve bought their revised edition. By no means should they be discredited without first looking through all their research throughly.", null, "My favorite chapter is called Repeating Histories -it is the last chapter of this book. It talks about how the author was digging into some family history, but then he discovered something more important. He found that scholars have been arguing about the nature of health for thousands of years. He found a dialogue that Plato had written. Socrates and Glaucon were the only characters and they discussed the future of their cities.\n\nSocrates wanted a city built on simplicity, he thought that if foods were taken in moderation then people would live long and healthy lives.\n\nGlaucon thought that a more, “civil,” way of doing things would be that every citizen should have the “luxury,” of eating meat. He thought, “they ought to recline on couches… and have the usual dishes and dessert of a modern dinner.”\n\nSocrates warned that demanding such things would result in land disputes. To raise animals for meat would require a lot more land than simply growing plants. Socrates then predicted that due to this, law courts and doctors would be abundant. Meaning that Plato had predicted what things would look like thousands of years into the future.\n\nThe truth is that people have known for thousands that animal products aren’t that great for us. I think only just now has animal consumption recached it peak -but now it’s starting to decline.", null, null ]

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[ null, null, "NAIROBI, Kenya, July 12- It’s now official. World record holder, David Rudisha, is the only top athlete who has automatic entry for the Moscow World Championships exempted from the killer Kenya Trials set for Saturday in Nairobi.\n\nThe Olympics and world titleholder in the men’s 800m who is recovering from injury sustained ahead of the New York Diamond League meeting was scheduled to arrive in the Kenyan capital on Thursday for assessment.\n\nFor other active Daegu (2011), London (2012) and Diamond League (2012) winners from the country who are eligible for automatic entry in the August Moscow Worlds, the Athletics Kenya (AK) panel of selectors will determine their fate after the Trials.\n\nDuring a pre-event media briefing on Thursday, the federation reiterated that the first two across the line will gain automatic entry with the panel deciding which athletes will join them in the final Moscow squad as well as the size of the contingent.\n\n“Let us not commit ourselves; I’m saying a big No! Everybody will come and run, I have made it clear, we are not exempting anybody!” AK deputy-president in charge of administration, David Okeyo stated.\n\n“Rudisha was supposed to have arrived this morning (Thursday) but he is recovering very slowly. If the doctor gives him a clean bill of health, then we shall enter him in the team, he is a special case and I’m not contradicting myself; this is a special case for Rudisha.\n\n“He proved himself this year before he got injured, if he was not injured, he would have run at the Trials,” the administrator added on the country’s marquee athlete who holds the 1:40.91 standard in the men’s 800m and is arguably the most recognised Kenyan runner worldwide whose image is being used to promote the Worlds in Russia.\n\nThe assertion means the event billed as a mini-version of the Worlds itself as far as mid and long distances are concerned will be packed with its customary intrigue, drama, fairytale stories and shattered dreams.\n\nOkeyo also confirmed no athlete would be allowed to double at the Trials but they could consider on merit those to enter for two events in Moscow provided they have been selected in the team owing to the short programme on the cards.\n\n“After we have done the selection, yes but at the Trials, he or she should go for their speciality. It’s a one day event,” he explained.\n\nAK has invited a total of 144 athletes and four relay teams for the eagerly anticipated Kenyan Trials with the federation also confirming the final marathon squad from the eight who were named in the squad last month, including defending women’s titleholder, Edna Kiplagat." ]

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[ null, "I finally reached the halfway mark on my DC Bucket List! (I did originally say I would do all these in a year, but clearly that hasn’t happened.) I was ready for a *fall* activity and H and I had been saying we would visit the winery where my cousin’s girlfriend works for ages. My cousin’s girlfriend said she would love for us to come see her at work, although my cousin was in Richmond and couldn’t join us.\n\nThe winery is in Clifton, VA, which was less than an hour away, about the same distance as Cana Vineyards. We listened to John Denver and enjoyed driving through Fairfax County, where the leaves had just started to change. To get there, we drove through the town near the winery, Clifton, which has an adorable Main Street with restaurants, churches, and a general store. On Saturday afternoon the town was bustling with activity—we even saw a wedding party dressed up in Viking costumes outside a quaint church. The winery was just outside Clifton.", null, "We parked and walked across the sloping grounds of the winery past vineyards, a cabin, and a barn to get to the tasting room. People were all over the grounds, sitting on terraces or picnic blankets on the lawn with glasses of wine. Inside the cavernous tasting room we saw even more people tasting wine and listening to live music. I thought we wouldn’t be able to find my cousin’s girlfriend, but she spotted us and ran over to greet us.\n\nOur plan was to do a wine tasting, then walk around the winery. My cousin’s girlfriend found a sommelier for us, and we tried several fabulous whites, a few reds, and a great rosé(I know it’s not roséseason anymore, but that won’t stop me from enjoying it). Afterwards, my cousin’s girlfriend took us on a tour of the winery—I loved hearing about the vineyard’s history, seeing how the wine is made, and looking at pictures of their wine winning the Governor’s Cup. The owner of the winery lived on the premises for a long time in the cabin, which was cool. It was so fun to hang out with my cousin’s girlfriend, since I live near her and my cousin but it’s hard to find time to see each other. She loves her job, and it was great to have her show us around the winery!", null, "I decided to wear a skirt but add layers, since I wasn’t sure how cold it would be or if we would spend a lot of time outside. I started with this plain navy sweater and denim button-front skirt, then added a red-and-blue plaid scarf for warmth and cowboy boots since we would be walking through the grass. I wore my camel coat on top, which I definitely needed when the sun started to go down. I was happy with the “fall” feel of the scarf and boots, and I can see myself wearing variations of this outfit, like a brown button-front skirt instead of the denim one or a burgundy or gray sweater instead of the navy sweater, for the rest of fall.", null, "What are your favorite wineries near DC? Let me know in the comments!" ]

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[ null, "The match between Tottenham Spurs vs Chelsea will kick off from 16:30 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London.", null, "The derby had been played 54 times and the Blues have dominated the Spurs. Out of 54 matches played, Chelsea has won 28 times and Spurs had only won 7 times. The remaining 19 matches had ended in draw.\n\nHowever, in recent 5 meetings, Spurs had won 3 times where Chelsea had won the other two times.\n\nTanguy Ndombele and Michel Vorm could be available for Spurs for the match against Blues. However, Ben Davies, Erik Lamela, Hugo Lloris will be not available for Jose’s side.\n\nOn the other side, Frank Lampard doesn’t has much injury concern. Fikayo Tomori, Oliver Giroud and Ross Barkley are all back from their respective injuries. However, the only player missing in the team will be Ruben Loftus-Cheek. He will be back in around a week now." ]

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[ "Leaving their mark: Parents are now getting their toddlers’ drawings TATTOOED on them in a touching (and eyebrow-raising) trend sweeping the world – so would you do it?\n\nThousands of parents are showing off their tattooed children’s drawings after a proud dad shared a snap of his son’s first eve self portrait in ink form on his forearm.\n\n‘I went and got my first tattoo yesterday and it’s my son’s first ever self portrait and his name in his hand writing,’ the dad wrote on a popular Facebook group for parents.", null, "Would you get a tattoo of your child’s drawing?\n\n‘I have a similar story to share,’ wrote one woman. ‘When my daughter was four, she went away for a weekend without me as I was unwell.’\n\nShe added, ‘She asked if she could write something on my arm so that I would remember her and knew she always loved me. She wrote my name and a love heart and I immediately went and had the tattoo done on her original writing.’\n\nAnother mum also shared a portrait her daughter made of her as a three-year-old.\n\n‘This is my daughter’s portrait of me from when she was three,’ the mum wrote. ‘I’ve got quite a few tattoos but this one is my favorite by far.’", null, null, null, "Another mum shared that her sons helped carry along a family tradition.\n\n‘I got my sons to draw me their best love hearts,’ she said. ‘The one at the bottom is from my brother… he used me as a guinea pig with his new tattoo gun before he passed away.’\n\nTwo other parents discovered that they had similar tattoos – and were reasonably spooked by the revelation.\n\n‘I got my two-year-old son’s first smiley face on my leg,’ wrote one mum as she shared her red-ink tattoo.\n\nAnother mum responded to her with a photo, ‘I have one of my daughter’s drawings – and it’s so similar to your piece! I love this,’ she wrote.", null, null, "Getting portraits tattooed – either self or the ones children drew of their parents – seemed to be a wider trend.\n\n‘This is my favorite tattoo, it was the first time my son managed to write “mum” at nursery all by himself and drew a picture of me,’ she wrote.\n\nShe added, ‘And that’s not a top hat, it’s my hair blowing in the wind!’\n\nAnother said, ‘I did the same with my oldest daughter’s first picture of herself and the first time writing her name.’", null, null, null, "Another dad revealed that his son struggled with his writing, but brought home several post-it notes full of little messages he had written for his father – which he ended up getting tattooed\n\nAnother dad revealed that his son struggled with his writing, but brought home several post-it notes full of little messages he had written for his father.\n\n‘My little boy really struggles with writing,’ the dad wrote.\n\nHe added, ‘But one day, he came home with a handful of post-it notes just for me, so I had one tattooed just for him.’" ]

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[ null, "A group of southeast European countries has pledged to intensify cooperation in the fight against terrorism in the region, Europe and the world.\n\nMeeting Tuesday in Tirana, Albania, foreign ministers of the 13 countries making up the South-East European Cooperation Process issued a 10-point statement condemning the “the phenomenon of foreign terrorist fighters and terrorist cells in Europe” and beyond.\n\nThe ministers expressed a commitment to support through all “appropriate mechanisms” the global coalition against terrorism. The group particularly mentioned the militant group Islamic State for its “horrendous terrorist acts and atrocities.”\n\nThe ministers emphasized that terrorism is not justifiable, regardless of its “motivation or origins,” and “cannot and should not be associated with any particular nationality, religion or ethnic group.”\n\nThey said that “common threats and challenges require common responses and actions,” including strengthening the rule of law and implementing policies promoting economic development, youth, education, equal opportunities, equal access to health and the job market.\n\nRussia firm about size of Ukraine’s gas debt, though eases up on schedule", null ]

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[ "The first ever collaboration of superstar Rajinikanth & Akshay Kumar, magnum opus 2.0 has successfully made a strong impact on viewers with its spectacular VFX & relevant story. With its tremendous run at the box office so far, the film has surpassed Salman Khan’s Race 3 (170.72 crores) with its Hindi version only & become 3rd highest grosser of the year.", null, "Despite being a Tamil film originally, 2.0 is doing great with its dubbed Hindi version also. After a phenomenal opening, it remained super-strong throughout the 8-days extended first week and did the business of 139.75 crores with 97.25 crores in the weekend & 42.50 crores on weekdays from 4000+ Hindi screens.\n\nIn the second weekend as well, S.Shankar’s directorial sci-fi action thriller showed good growth at the box office despite the new Hindi offering Kedarnath and did the business of 27 crores that included 5.85 crores on 2nd Friday, 9.15 crores on 2nd Saturday & 12 crores on 2nd Sunday.\n\nNow 2.0 is running on weekdays once again and still has a very good hold over the audience in the north belt. On Monday, it minted the amount of 3.75 crores after a drop of 35.90% than Friday. Then on 2nd Tuesday, with a further decline, Dharma Productions’ presentation bagged 2.95 crores and raised 13 days total collection to 173.45 crores.\n\nAt the domestic box office including all languages, the sequel to 2010’s Enthiran (Robot) has registered the business of 325 crores in the opening week and 40 crores in the second weekend. On 2nd Monday, it collected 7 crores, while 6.25 crores on 2nd Tuesday and raised 13 days total to 378.25 crores nett (504.25 crores gross).\n\nIn the international market as well, 2.0 is performing excellently and has grossed 136.75 crores from overseas till date, with which its worldwide gross total has become 641 crores including Hindi, Tamil & Telugu screens." ]

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[ "MANCHESTER UNITED’S strong performance against Tottenham will surely have given Ole Gunnar Solskjaer a good idea of who to start against Chelsea next month.", null, "United’s pre-season in Asia and Australia has been a fantastic success so far, clocking up four wins out of four and playing well in all of them.\n\nFurthermore, it has been an opportunity for many of the youngsters to strut their stuff and for fans to get a look at their new signings.\n\nAndreas Pereira, Scott McTominay, Angel Gomes and Mason Greenwood are just some of the academy players to impress the new manager - with the latter set to be awarded a new contract soon.\n\nAnd Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Daniel James have given United fans belief that the upcoming season can be a much better one than last time round.\n\nAmid a gloomy backdrop, the Red Devils faltered in their campaign last year - finishing sixth and crashing out of all cup competitions.\n\nBut Solskjaer has elevated hope at Old Trafford and optimism is starting to grow - especially after beating one of their top six rivals Tottenham in a 2-1 win this afternoon.\n\nUnited kick off their Premier League season against Chelsea at home on August 10.\n\nAnd today’s performance will surely have convinced Solskjaer to start these five players against the Blues.\n\nThe Frenchman was the first player to sign a contract when the writing was on the wall for Jose Mourinho.\n\nAnd Solskjaer’s exciting frontline is exactly what Martial needs to thrive, where he played as the striker in the first-half against Tottenham.\n\nHe took his goal brilliantly after being played in by Andreas Pereira, although Spurs stopper Paulo Gazzaniga will not want to see it again and was also unlucky not to have another with a fine strike hitting the post in the early stages.\n\nThe academy graduate has come on leaps and bounds and may well be the lasting legacy of Mourinho at United.\n\nSince his promotion to the first-team, he has showcased the talents that made The Special One name him as his player of the year in 2018.\n\nWith Nemanja Matic’s presence crumbling, McTominay looks more than suited to step up - and on today’s evidence he looks like a better upgrade on the Serbian in every department.\n\nWhen Solskjaer demands young, hungry talents that will bleed for United, James is it.\n\nThe Welshman’s work-rate and desire is second to none on a football pitch, and his diminutive style and searing pace makes him a handful for defenders.\n\nAfter signing for £15m from Swansea, many believed he would play a bit-part role in the upcoming season but Solskjaer should be using the 21-year-old as much as possible.\n\nJames again used his pace to cause problems for Tottenham's defence all afternoon.\n\nEyebrows were certainly raised when he joined for £50m but Crystal Palace fans will be thinking that United have got themselves a bargain.\n\nAnd the right-back is already proving his critics wrong with another sublime performance in defence.\n\nThe Red Devils are yet to concede while he is on the pitch and his stats are impressive, winning 100 per cent of his tackles with a 100 per cent pass rate.\n\nWhether or not Harry Maguire does join the club, Lindelof should be the first name on the team sheet in that backline.\n\nReads danger so well for a young player and is not afraid to get stuck in when called upon.\n\nAlso, his leadership has been noteworthy of late - where he immediately saw the problems Eric Bailly was having in the second half and signalled for a change from the bench." ]

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[ "When asked Alabama Crimson Tide Noah Gurley 2022 shirt . which Marvel ensembles she would like She-Hulk to be part of in the future, Maslany confessed that the prospect is “so scary to me,” while also acknowledging the MCU’s impressive roster of talent: “Yeah, no… I mean, no, not at all. Like, that’s so scary to me. But also like, yeah, there’s so many actors in this universe that I’ve always wanted to work with. And if we get to be superhero goofs together, that would be amazing.” As for whether Jennifer Walters could be a leader in a group or ensemble within the MCU, the She-Hulk actress has her doubts, saying, “I think she would really be terrible at it:” “I was just thinking that. I think she would really be terrible at it. Like, there’s a part of her that could definitely put people in their place, but she’s also self-deprecating in a way that’s like, I don’t see her being like, ‘LET’S GO!’ You know what I mean? She’s like… There’s some stuff later on in the season where we see her honing her superhero-ness. And she sort of does it in a way that’s a bit clownish and I kind of love that about her.”", null, null, null, null, "Crewneck Sweatshirt\nWhile it’s unlikely that audiences will see Jennifer Walters defending the Scarlet Witch any time soon, Maslany isn’t alone in acknowledging that Wanda’s been through a lot. In fact, whether Wanda was to blame was a conversation that fans entertained throughout WandaVision on Disney+. And, while her violent actions in Doctor Strange 2 lent credence to the belief that she is a villain, there’s still room for debate.\nPerhaps Wanda’s best defense is what she told Doctor Strange herself in saying, “You break the rules and become a hero. I do it and I become the enemy Alabama Crimson Tide Noah Gurley 2022 shirt . That doesn’t seem fair.” As for the villains that She-Hulk will be representing in Attorney at Law, a new TV spot confirmed that audiences will see a few comic-book baddies the MCU hasn’t seen before, including El Aguila, Man-Bull, Saracen, and Porcupine. However, this roster is likely only the tip of the iceberg as She-Hulk is sure to have a few surprises in store." ]

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[ null, "“We very much feel that if Iran should do anything, we will be there to help the Iraqi people,” US President Donald Trump told Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi in their Aug. 20 meeting in Washington.\n\nThey not only refrained from setting a schedule for withdrawing US troops from Iraq, but affirmed the need for a continued US presence in Iraq.\n\n“We definitely don’t need combat troops in Iraq, but we do need training and capacity enhancement and security cooperation,” said Kadhimi.\n\n“We're committed to helping Iraq achieve economic prosperity, freedom from foreign meddling in its internal affairs and improve relationships with its neighbors as well,” Pompeo said, referring to Iran's influence and encouraging Iran rival Saudi in particular to open up with Iraq. “This is what the Iraqi people want, too: a stable, prosperous, independent Iraq.”\n\nKadhimi's visit has already resulted in several agreements. “We signed many contracts with American companies [worth] over $10 billion. Iraq is open for American business and investment for [a] better future for Iraq and [the] Iraqi people,” he said.\n\nIn a second round of US-Iraq strategic talks between the US secretary of state and his Iraqi counterpart, the two discussed a broad range of areas including energy, health, the environment, political issues, diplomacy, security, anti-terrorism, education and culture.\n\nPompeo also said the US Agency for International Development will provide about $204 million in humanitarian assistance for Iraq. “This assistance will provide critical shelter, essential health care, emergency food assistance and water, sanitation and hygiene services across Iraq. It will also improve access to civil documentation and legal services, the capacity of health care facilities and increase access to education and livelihood opportunities,” Pompeo said.\n\nKadhimi held separate meetings with the managing director of the International Monetary Fund, Kristalina Georgieva, and members of the US Chamber of Commerce. He emphasized that Iraq is serious about economic reform and combating corruption, asking the two bodies for more economic support for his government.\n\nKadhimi also received a phone call from Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who is among the top US allies against Iran in the region. They discussed Iraq and Saudi cooperation in OPEC.\n\nKadhimi's visit to the United States was extended by a day upon US request for meetings with congressional committees and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.\n\nKadhimi has had lengthy relationships with US Democrats in the previous administration, and has developed strong ties with Republicans as well in his role as director of the Iraqi National Intelligence Service since 2016.\n\nThere was no word about US troops leaving Iraq, angering the militias who are demanding the United States' full departure from Iraq. The two leaders' statements on the matter were very vague.\n\n“So at some point, we obviously will be gone,” Trump said. “We look forward to the day when we don’t have to be there, and hopefully Iraq can live their own lives and they can defend themselves, which they’ve been doing long before we got involved.”\n\nIt's clear that the independent Iraq free from foreign involvement Trump hopes for will not happen anytime soon, as Kadhimi clearly expressed his willingness to see US troops to stay longer in Iraq.\n\n“We need the support of the United States,” Kadhimi said to the journalists in the White House. “The war against [the Islamic State] is over, but sleeper cells for [IS] and other terrorist groups are still there.”\n\nShiite militias and their affiliated political parties had sought Kadhimi's assent to the complete departure of US troops from Iraq.\n\nKadhimi had a special meeting with the Shiite militas attended by Iran's Quds Force commander, Ismail Ghaani, prior to leaving for Washington. The prime minister assured them that he is working on US troops' full departure from Iraq, Al-Monitor learned from a source who attended the meeting.\n\nA group of the militias issued a statement Aug. 20, attacking the prime minister for “breaking his promise,” allowing the US president to “dictate its orders, and to pave the road for US to continue expanding domination on the region and stealing Iraq wealth.”\n\nThey slammed him for ignoring the Iraqi parliament vote early this year for expelling US troops and for not protecting Iraq sovereignty by allowing US troops to stay in the country.\n\nThey also threatened to increase their attacks against US troops and interests. A group of Iraqi lawmakers affiliated with the Shiite militias has asked for a special parliamentary session to discuss Kadhimi’s failure to eject US troops from the country.\n\nFormer Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has attacked Kadhimi, saying his trip was ineffective and calling for expanding ties with Russia rather than the United States.\n\nEven before Kadhimi's return to Iraq, the Shiite militias resumed attacks against US interests there after a brief pause to allow Kadhimi to ask US troops leave peacefully.\n\nSabereen News, one of the main PMU media outlets, announced Aug. 21 that a US military convoy had been attacked in the Owairig area, 25 kilometers (16 miles) south of Baghdad. Soldiers protecting the convoy clashed with the militants, resulting in the killing of three Fijian nationals.\n\nThe news has yet to be confirmed by the United States.\n\nAssassinations and abductions of protesters increased during Kadhimi's visit, a sign of the militias' dissatisfaction with Kadhimi.\n\nIn the background of Kadhimi's visit, the United States is pushing to activate snapback sanctions against Iran. Trump officially proposed to the UN Security Council on Aug. 20, the day of his meeting with Kadhimi, that the sanctions be reimposed.\n\nDespite the criticism from militias and groups backed by Iran, Kadhimi will return bearing messages of renewed US confidence and respect for Iraq. The humanitarian and energy deals speak to short- and long-term needs. Kadhimi made his preference for an end to US combat missions clear, and Trump said he also wants troops to leave eventually, showing that the message was received in Washington." ]

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[ null, "At The Bluestone Columbus, Ohio\n\nLove and Theft at The Bluestone\n\nA pop-country act built around the striking harmonies of Eric Gunderson and Stephen Barker Liles, Love and Theft came together in Nashville in 2006. Initially, vocalists and songwriters Gunderson, Liles, and Brian Bandas took turns singing leads, while the other two sang gorgeous backing harmonies. Versatile, bright-sounding, and with a clear sense of pop-country arrangement, Love and Theft‘s live shows brought them an enthusiastic fan base. After playing a showcase for ASCAP representatives, Love and Theft were offered a deal with the Disney-affiliated country label Lyric Street Records. Working with producers Jeff Coplan and Robert Ellis Orrall, the trio released its debut album, World Wide Open, on CarolWood Records (a Lyric Street affiliate) in mid-2009. The album’s first single, “Runaway,” peaked at number ten on the country singles chart, while the album also cracked the country Top Ten. However, Lyric Street and CarolWood were closed by Disney in April 2010, and the group went looking for a new label. Bandas left the band in 2011, and Gunderson and Liles continued on as a duo. The two-piece Love and Theft were signed to RCA Nashville later that same year. A single from the duo, “Angel Eyes,” was a major country hit, rising to number one on the C&W singles charts, while the subsequent album, simply called Love and Theft, went to number four on the country albums survey. However, Love and Theft had completed most of their third album when they fell into disputes with RCA Nashville, and they parted ways with the label. Launching their own Hate & Purchase Music, Love and Theft self-released Whiskey on My Breath in February 2015. The album’s title track rose to 31 on the country singles chart, and in 2016 the duo signed with Curb Records, which soon reissued Whiskey on My Breath." ]

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[ null, "If cross-country mountain biking had its very own shield maiden then that title and honour would undoubtedly be bestowed on the shoulders of Norwegian cross-country racer Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjå.\n\nDuring her 22-year-long career, Gunn-Rita adapted well to the evolving world of cross-country mountain bike racing and took an amazing 10 UCI Mountain Bike World Championship titles, an Olympic Gold, and a mind-numbing 30 World Cup victories – with the last coming during her final season of racing back in 2018 - at the age of 45.\n\nHers is a career and tale to match the great Viking sagas of old; only every last pedal revolution was well documented in vivid detail.", null, "Cycling is not a major sport in Norway, and thus Gunn-Rita started her sporting career modestly on two feet. “I ran, long- mid-distance running, not at a high level – but in the area, I’m from I still hold some long-distance records,” she modestly tells us.\n\nDuring her teens cycling hadn’t even registered as a sporting option, it simply was not the norm in Norway, where winter sports dominate. “If you go home and say that you want to give it all and try to get into the national cross-country ski team, then they (parents) understand, and know it’s a tough way to go; but with cycling, they just don’t understand.\n\nEven after becoming a multiple UCI Mountain Bike World Champion and winning Olympic gold, her stature still didn’t fully resonate on home turf. “We (with her husband and coach Kenneth) still had people asking: “so what do you really do for a living?” Even when we said that we had been professional for 22- years, they didn’t understand. We gave up trying to explain. It was easier just to make something else up.”\n\nWith no early professional sporting ambitions, she took another potential career path. “I trained as a journalist at Stavanger University but now nobody would even pay €5​​ for that piece of paper. It’s not really worth anything anymore.”\n\nEven so, the understanding of how media worked proved a great baseline for her in her future cycling lif. “I feel I benefitted from it, as I could use it as soon as I got into cycling. I did great, and could really work well with the media, and I enjoyed it. But, when I think about it as an education; it’s really not of much value today.”\n\nShe decided early on to manage her own media in a straight and open manner. “I said from very early in my career that I wanted people to read about me as I am. I decided that I didn’t have to tell everybody everything, but what I did tell them would be the truth – I promised myself that very early on.”\n\nHer approach was something that didn’t always sit easily with others. “I’m really straightforward; some like this, some don’t Maybe it’s because I had media training before cycling, but I’ve always been aware that I can use this to also promote my sponsors.”\n\nShe was 20 years old when she first discovered mountain biking. “In 1995, I bumped into a trainer from a local club and they asked me to come and join them for training – that was my first introduction to a mountain bike. Then I didn’t even know there was mountain biking, and didn’t know anything about road racing.”\n\nAs a complete rookie, she took 3rd in her first World Cup race, in Plymouth, and by the end of her first year of racing she had scored a contract to race for American Eagle, the rest is pure history, golden history – handwritten by the lady herself.\n\nThe extensive and extended highlights", null, "With such a lengthy list of career greatest hits, what was her personal highlight?\n\n“Oh, that is a very difficult answer because we had so many big highlights, all with very a different “road” leading towards that new goal.”\n\nThe first titles headline the list. “My first European and World Championship titles came in 2002, after several years of being totally overtrained and stressed out. Everyone had given up on me, I was seen as ‘damaged goods’.”\n\nHowever, she underlined her grit and gold with consistency. “Then there was 2004 and winning more or less everything I took part in. Repeat that for two more seasons - that constancy ranked higher than winning one gold medal did for me. To repeat that success constantly takes guts and determination - in my mind.”\n\nMid-career she took a break to become a mother. “Having our boy was the biggest gold - in March 2009. For sure the most important gold in our life (some more of this kind of “gold” came after I retired and became a mother again).”\n\nFew thought she would, or could ever return to her former glory. “The “comeback” after becoming a mother and then winning the European Championship in 2011 was huge for me.”\n\nEven as she hit the big 40 rainbows still lay ahead. “Winning the UCI Mountain Bike Marathon World Championship as a 40-year old woman was something special (in 2013).”\n\nTwo years later she achieved one of her career-long goals. “Taking the 10th rainbow jersey in 2015 by winning the World Marathon title was also great.”\n\nThere was to be no bowing out gracefully, Gunn-Rita wanted to go out in style. “Our last season (2018) was also full of highlights; European Marathon Champion, my 30th UCI World Cup win, and also taking a bronze at the World Marathon Championships. My first World Cup win came in 1996 and the last one in 2018.”\n\nAll boxes were ticked, well – almost, and so she decided to follow her own pledge and to leave the sport on top. “That was very special. We talked about winning 30 World Cups for a long time. We did win (with Kenneth as coach) a lot of World Cup races back in 2003-2006, and then after the Olympic gold in Athens in 2004 we needed to aim for some ‘impossible’ goals.”\n\n“We came up with the ‘mission impossible list’ – and it looked like this: 10 x World Championships, 10 x European Championships and 30 x World Cup wins. We missed one European title.”\n\nDespite that missing victory, there were no hang-ups about hanging up her number board. “We stopped when on top of the world. I felt like we had achieved a lot and retired because I and we wanted it. It felt like the perfect time and we did not look back at all - the only thing I miss is the good shape that I once had.”\n\nThe Olympic dream, or not?\n\nSomewhat surprisingly her Olympic gold from 2004 didn’t quite make her own hits list. “As an athlete who won a gold, you reach out to people who are not even interested in the sport. It’s about sponsorship and attention, so it has great value for your career.”\n\nBut then there’s the flip side of the Olympic ideals. “At the same time, you also know how much politics, money, almost like fake money, is involved. You also see a lot of people suffering from having to be moved out of their homes, but also, as one of the champions you have to be there. Put it this way; I won’t miss it.”\n\nWith so many highs also came a fair few lows, which didn’t help in her love-hate relationship with the Olympics. “I had a bad crash in the Olympics - both in Beijing 2008 and London 2012. I did not prepare well enough for the handmade courses and I had to pay for that.”", null, "Soon after retiring, she became a mother again and also took on a new career. “I work daily with traffic safety, regulation and behaviour at a primary school in the county of Rogaland.”\n\n“It’s a great and important job in today’s society, where the bike is not anymore the most common way to travel from A-B. Traffic safety is something that needs continuity and work with parents, pupils and teachers.”\n\nMeanwhile, her eldest son is following the family path. “Our ‘big boy’ Bjørnar, is an active boy that loves cycling - road, CX and MTB, and he is a decent track and field runner, too. So if he chooses the same path as me then we will support him when the time comes.”\n\nRiding bikes also still feature in her own schedule, too. “I ride my bike as often as I can. When I go to work it’s about a 15km ride – and I always go by bike. Going to bike festivals and still representing Merida is also an honour, and I love every minute I spend out on the bike together with Jose (Hermida) and our guests on rides. I call it ‘enjoying the dessert’ of my mountain biking lifestyle.”" ]

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[ "From RationalWiki\n(Redirected from Paradolia)\nJump to: navigation, search", null, "It's not actually a face of any kind — just a yellow circle, two dark ellipses and some curved lines. Your brain does the rest, superimposing its \"logic\" on the world around it. Really think about that for a moment.\n\nPareidolia is the phenomenon of recognizing patterns, shapes, and familiar objects in a vague and sometimes random stimulus. It's the result of your brain trying to \"make sense\" of input that really has no sense to find in it. This is seen often in inkblot tests, where random splatters of ink suggest different images to different people (look, it's a conspiracy: they're all deliberately made to look like vaginas!) but also in cases of people seeing visions, ghosts, and other likenesses in what are actually just random patterns that happen to look like those things. It's part of the recurring discussion of representation in art (see The Treachery of Images\n\n) and is a fundamental component to understanding the philosophy behind modern art.\n\nSome people think that pareidolia is a side-effect of the human brain needing to very quickly recognise certain objects such as human faces or bodies — a form of Bayesian inference where we have more experience with actual objects than with random patterns that just look like those objects. For example, the shapes composing a face are more likely to correspond to a face than random patterns, so random patterns that are close to faces are interpreted actually as faces as the brain mistakes them for the real thing. Since humans are highly social and many of our interactions rely on very quickly gauging other people's moods by tiny hints in their facial expressions, most people are acutely receptive to such patterns. The emotions people can read from faces can also be exploited this way. Clock faces in clock-makers' shops will permanently show \"ten past ten\" because this is a happy face, and never \"twenty past eight\" - because this is a sad face. Meanwhile, designers have to be careful just in case what they've made accidentally resembles something else - such as when Nike had to withdraw a new design because people thought it looked too much like the word 'Allah' written in Arabic script — we know what shit that can cause.[1]\n\nFaces are probably the most common form seen as an effect of pareidolia. Facial recognition occurs in a part of the brain known as the fusiform gyrus.[2] Subjects shown unclear, fuzzy pictures and told beforehand that they will see a face show activation in the fusiform gyrus and report seeing a face even where there is none.[3] Certain drugs and brain-injuries will completely rob you of this ability, and prosopagnosia, also known as \"face blindness\", is a neurological condition that prevents people from recognizing faces. Prosopagnosia also interferes with memory and has been a key condition when researching human-face recognition. Once thought to be extremely rare, this condition may occur in as much as 2% of the world's population.\n\n...and when you see it, you'll shit marble bricks.\n\nAlthough pareidolia is most interesting when religious people see Jesus in a cheese toasty, there are numerous secular examples:\n\nConsider the theorem named after Thomas Bayes in the mid 18th century. It allows us to successfully compute the likelihood that a particular hypothesis is true given certain amounts of evidence and a few other probabilities. It doesn't even require hard maths or precise numbers to calculate whether we will determine something to be of \"high\" or \"low\" probability. Firstly, the explanation of the terms (fuller explanations of the why and how can be found elsewhere) and what they mean in this case. As always, the piped probabilities like\n\nare read as \"probability of A, given B,\" or the probability that our hypothesis (A) is true given some evidence (B).\n\nquite high. Our brain does this calculation and thinks \"this is a face-like arrangement of features, the odds of it being due to chance are low enough to discount so let's assume it really is a face.\" Pareidolia and psychological phenomena like it all hinge on\n\n, the probability of encountering a random arrangement of features to form a face. Or more specifically, because\n\nis near certain, it is the ratio between\n\n— how common a real face is to us (because of social interaction) compared to random noise forming a face — that dominates the result. We perceive\n\nto be low compared to the others and conclude that we're seeing a face where there isn't one. Yes, the odds of a face randomly appearing in noise is very small, and we would be right to assume so. But the sheer amount of noise ensures that a face-like structure will appear at some point, and when it does we think it is an actual face and register it as such." ]

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[ null, "On March 31 of this year, 18 months after his death, Nick’s parents received a letter from GM. As it has been widely advertised, GM recently issued a worldwide recall on some of its vehicles to fix defects in ignition switches and power steering. One of the cars recalled was Nick’s Ion.\n\nAccording to the allegations contained in the suit, GM was negligent in taking too much time to issue a recall on problems that were known by the company for years. It also alleges that the airbag in the Saturn Ion didn’t deploy in Baker’s crash.\n\nThe Ottawa based law firm handling the case on behalf of the family is working with the Toronto based Rochon Genova LLP. a firm that has handled several large class actions suits in the past.\n\nCast your Votes for the Seekers Choice Awards 2014" ]

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[ "Sadly, comedian Charlie Murphy passed away on Wednesday after losing his battle with leukemia. Celebs and fans were shocked by the devastating news and took to social media to share their condolences. The funny man made a name for himself in Hollywood while his brother, Eddie Murphy, was the biggest comedic star on the planet. […]", null, null, "Charlie Murphy Brings The Funny To “The Rickey Smiley Show” On TV One!\n\nOne of the elements from season 1 of “The Rickey Smiley Show” returning to season 2, is the steady flow of familiar guest stars. Charlie…\n\nCharlie Murphy recently sat down with us to discuss his first Mother’s Day without his wife. Murphy’s wife Tisha passed away in December, 2009." ]

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[ "Adding A Little Magic To Your Next Trade Show – 9 Good Reasons For Hiring A Mentalist.", null, "If you’re thinking of attending a trade show or exhibition you’ll want to make maximum impact.\n\nSo, maybe it’s time you thought about recruiting the services of a mentalist to make sure you get maximum bang for your buck.\n\nOne of the most common and most cost-effective ways for companies to put their goods or services in front of potential clients is via a trade show.\n\nIn all sorts of industries, the trade show is seen as a vital part of the marketing mix, providing either direct sales or leads for future contacts that can be absolutely invaluable.\n\nBut let’s assume that you signed up for the next trade show within your category sector.\n\nYou’ve arranged for the stand to be dressed professionally, and now you’re faced with the task of doing something different.\n\nWhat will make you stand out from the countless other companies who’ll be there alongside you, looking for their slice of the action?", null, "Increasingly, hiring a professional mentalist is seen as a brilliant way to break through the clutter, and to make sure that YOURS is the product or service that’s best remembered afterwards.\n\nChoosing this form of corporate entertainer has a number of benefits, but here are some of the most common that I’ve discovered from my own personal experience.\n\nWhen you take all these factors into consideration, you can easily see that hiring a mentalist can be a guaranteed way to make your trade stand the one that is most visited – and best remembered.\n\nAnd all for a fraction of the budget that you’ve already shelled out for the space and the creation of your stand!\n\nHow doing your homework pays dividends – big time!\nHow long before we can do this again?\nWhat does a great wedding and a great corporate event have in common? The answer may surprise you!\n\nNow that your New Year’s resolutions have gone by the wayside, here’s a way to make sure your wedding resolutions don't go the same way!\nHow one of the most famous and difficult tricks of all time is now part of my virtual act.\nKnowing your audience – the key to a great corporate event.\n\nWhat’s The Best Time To Have A Mentalist At My Wedding?\n\nKeeping the energy up for that wedding or corporate gig. 4 great tips for getting...\nScroll to top" ]

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[ null, "*SIGH* The incredible stupidity of music tags, the way of identifying a new record to someone who didn’t listen to it yet in order to get an idea of the sound. Usually, a music tag is a short description, but sometimes it really gets out of hand and they become a sentence to talk about, for instance, Exit Calm’s eponymous debut record (\"The Best New British Band in Years\"); Sigue Sigue Sputnik (\"Yes, the half a million people who bought their debut single can be wrong\"); Oasis (\"They make music for people who know nothing about music nor they care about having an interest in music\") all these being true and accurate, and some others simply not being true: The Cure (\"Goth Rock\"); Siouxsie and the Banshees (\"Sinister Rock\"); New Model Army (\"Heavy Metal\") or Radiohead (\"Arguably, the most overrated band in the world\" or \"Face it. Radiohead no longer make good records\" – QRO album review).\n\nIn the Spanish press it gets even more paranoid and absurd, with tags like \"Cureisms\" (for Cure’s \"4:13 Dream\"), \"Post-Pop\" (for Portishead’s \"Third\"), or \"Not So Epic Pop\" (for Spaniards The New Raemon’s music).\n\nThat’s why it is a bit silly and useless to try and put a specific tag on Staccato du Mal’s Sin Destino. The project of Chilean-Venezuelan pianist Ramiro Jeancarlo, a musician obsessed with analogue synthesizers (Depeche Mode’s Martin Gore has bought some of his equipment from Jeancarlo in recent years), is a maze of sensations and claustrophobia, a display of sound and space and spaciousness that many will put in the \"Coldwave\" or \"Techno\" or \"Depeche Mode-ish\" bag but that goes way beyond that. Jeancarlo is based in Miami, a place with a solid electronic music scene that somehow focuses on light and vibrant beats rather than in dark, somber and brooding landscapes thanks to the unique sound of analogue equipment.\n\nThe beginning with the bossanova beat of \"Walls Fade\" and the way of playing the keyboards drives us with a tension and coldness that we will find along the way and that will probably remind us of Kraftwerk, but that is only the point of the iceberg of bands we will think of during the whole of the record.\n\nThe first single, \"Desespero\" (\"Desperation\") depicts a manic character with sentences like \"Stay Within!\" or \"So sorry, Charlie,\" that hint at a personal struggle to remain stable and balanced.\n\nOther tracks like the bonus one \"Kevorkian\" or \"Solo Baila Solo\" keep displaying an oppressive and epileptic feel, while others like \"En Sueños\", \"Pronóstico Indefinido\" – somehow sounding like a high quality Jean-Michelle Jarre – or \"Lost Image\", echoing the electronic work of Joy Division – play with industrial sounds that, on the other hand, surprisingly show some sort of warmth and emotion behind all the icy and frozen images one can imagine from all songs. The ability of Jeancarlo to add details throughout all pieces and the daring will of immersing himself in the music and investigate different ways to expose what he has in mind overcome all familiar sounds that could make a casual listener to think this is only a spin-off of the darkest work by Depeche Mode, the Ultravox! of the John Foxx era or Brian Eno.\n\nIn conclusion, Sin Destino has more personality and depth than most records out there. Is it ‘Coldwave’? Maybe. Is it ‘Synthpop’? Probably. Is it ‘Electronic’? Absolutely. Like New Model Army, is it ‘Heavy Metal’? No jokes with that, please.\n\nThis is simply a good record. Period." ]

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[ "When you fit a regression model, it is useful to check diagnostic plots to assess the quality of the fit. SAS, like most statistical software, makes it easy to generate regression diagnostics plots. Most SAS regression procedures support the PLOTS= option, which you can use to generate a panel of diagnostic plots. Some procedures (most notably PROC REG and PROC LOGISTIC) support dozens of graphs that help you to evaluate the fit of the model, to determine whether the data satisfy various assumptions, and to identify outliers and high-leverage points. Diagnostic plots are most useful when the size of the data is not too large, such as less than 5,000 observations.\n\nThis article discusses the eight plots in the DiagnosticsPanel plot, which is produced by several SAS regression procedures. To make the discussion as simple as possible, this article uses PROC REG to fit an ordinary least squares model to the data.\n\nThe eight plots can be classified into five groups:\n\nThis article also includes graphs of the residuals plotted against the explanatory variables.\n\nCreate a model that does not fit the data\n\nThis section creates a regression model that (intentionally) does NOT fit the data. The data are 75 locations and measurements of the thickness of a coal seam. A naive model might attempt to fit the thickness of the coal seam as a linear function of the East-West position (the East variable) and the South-North position (the North variable). However, even a cursory glance at the data (see Figure 2 in the documentation for the VARIOGRAM procedure) indicates that the thickness is not linear in the North-South direction, so the following DATA step creates a quadratic effect. The subsequent call to PROC REG fits the model to the data and uses the PLOT= option to create a panel of diagnostic plots. By default, PROC REG creates a diagnostic panel and a panel of residual plots. If you want to add a loess smoother to the residual plots, you can use the SMOOTH suboption to the RESIDUALPLOT option, as follows:", null, "The panel of diagnostic plots is shown. The panel of residual plots is shown later in this article. To guide the discussion, I have overlaid colored boxes around certain graphs. You can look at the graphs in any order, but I tend to look at them in the order indicated by the numbers in the panel.\n\n1. The predicted versus observed response\n\nFor this model, the cloud of markers is not close to the diagonal, which indicates that the model does not fit the data. You can see several markers that are far below the diagonal. These observations will have large negative residuals, as shown in the next section.\n\n2. The residual and studentized residual plots\n\nTwo residual plots in the first row (purple box) show the raw residuals and the (externally) studentized residuals for the observations.", null, "The first graph is a plot of the raw residuals versus the predicted values. Ideally, the graph should not show any pattern. Rather, it should look like a set of independent and identically distributed random variables. You can use this graph for several purposes:\n\nThe two graphs in the upper right box (green) enable you to investigate outliers, influential observations, and high-leverage points. One graph plots the studentized residuals versus the leverage value for each observation. As mentioned previously, the observations whose studentized residuals exceed ±2 can be considered outliers. The leverage statistic attempts to identify influential observations. The leverage statistic indicates how far an observation is from the centroid of the data in the space of the explanatory variables. Observations far from the centroid are potentially influential in fitting the regression model. \"Influential\" means that deleting that observation can result in a relatively large change in the parameter estimates.\n\nThe needle plot of Cook's D second graph (second row, last column) is another plot that indicates influential observations. Needles that are higher than the horizontal line are considered influential.\n\nA subsequent article includes details about how to use the Cook's D plot to identify influential observations in your data.", null, "For the Q-Q plot of these residuals, the markers are below the diagonal line at both ends of the pattern. That means that the distribution of residuals is negatively skewed: it has a long tail on the left and a short tail on the right. This is confirmed by looking at the histogram of residuals. For this model, the residuals are not normal; the overlay of the normal density curve does not fit the histogram well.", null, "The last graph (blue box) is the residual-fit spread plot, which I have covered in a separate article. For these data, you can conclude that the three explanatory variables account for a significant portion of the variation in the model.\n\nLastly, the PLOTS=RESIDUALPLOT(SMOOTH) option on the PROC REG statement creates a panel that includes the residuals plotted against the value of each explanatory variable. The SMOOTH suboption overlays a loess smoother, which is often helpful in determining whether the residuals contain a signal or are randomly distributed. The panel for these data and model is shown below:", null, "The residuals plotted again the East variable shows a systematic pattern. It indicates that the model does not adequately capture the dependence of the response on the East variable. An analyst who looks at this plot might decide to add a quadratic effect in the East direction, or perhaps to model a fully quadratic response surface by including the North*East interaction term.\n\nA subsequent article describes how to use the diagnostic plots to identify influential observations." ]

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[ null, "A study of fossilised faeces from 200 million years ago has detailed food webs in the ancient shallow seas around Bristol.\n\nResearchers used a new scanning technology to look inside the ancient faeces, known as coprolites, taken from the Rhaetian bone bed near Chipping Sodbury in south Gloucestershire.\n\nThey discovered an array of food remains contained in the coprolites, which are dated at 205 million years ago.\n\nMarie Cueille, a visiting student at the University of Bristol’s School of Earth Sciences, said: “The ancient fishes and sharks of the Rhaetian seas were nearly all carnivores.\n\n“Their coprolites contain scales, teeth, and bones, and these tell us who was eating whom.\n\n“In fact, all the fish seem to have been snapping at each other, although the general rule of the sea probably applied: if it’s smaller than you, eat it.”\n\nThe CT scans of one tiny coprolite, measuring a centimetre or so in length, contained only three bones – the highly tuberculated skull bone of another fish, and two vertebrae from the tail of a small marine reptile called Pachystropheus.\n\nResearchers believe the shark behind the coprolite “snapped” at a fish, swallowing large bits of bone at the same time, before taking a chunk of a Pachystropheus tail as the creature swam by.\n\nProfessor Mike Benton, who co-supervised the study, said: “What amazed us was that the bones and scales inside the coprolites were almost completely undamaged.\n\n“Today, most predators that swallow their prey whole, such as sharks, crocodiles or killer whales, have powerful stomach acids that dissolve the bone away.\n\n“These ancient fishes must have had a painful time passing their faeces which were absolutely bristling with relatively large chunks of bone.”" ]

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[ "Go Yeezy On Him", null, "In the marketplace of ideas, there are winners and there are winners who buy the whole marketplace. One rapper recently showed that he is a winner of the latter variety, when he came up with the idea of selling homelessness inspired high-fashion. The idea was one that occupied all the real estate in the marketplace, pushing all other ideas into homelessness. But this is a good thing, because homelessness is now chic, according to the multimillionaire currently profiting from its aesthetic. He has no apologies for selling new apparel out of trash bags; the display itself aligning with his minimalist aesthetic. This, in turn, is reportedly inspired by other things currently in a minimalist phase: healthcare, job security, employment, and overall human well-being. This season, trash bags are cool — a much needed temperature against an otherwise hot climate that threatens to swallow humanity whole.\n\nComedian’s Show Is Killed by Own Kindness\n\nA comedian who won her country’s highest civilian honor for being kind has been so kind as to be the recipient of the phrase “kill them with kindness.” When her talk show was cancelled after she herself was — following allegations of workplace toxicity, bullying, and harassment — a second show was recently cancelled after a short, kind run. Reports suggest that she did not take this kindly, in a radical departure from her usual gestures of kindness such as pranking guests with practical jokes and enabling a hostile work environment. Her kindness towards a war criminal — who has indirectly killed actual people — also remains a milestone in her kindness career, which now may sadly be coming to an end.\n\nA country known for its “996” work culture — that’s 9am to 9pm, six days a week — has now urged its youth to drink alcohol. The encouragement is to boost alcohol sales in the country — a figure that has reportedly gone downhill, presumably on account of the fact that its citizens are too tired or too dead from overwork to drink. The country’s bid to make more money for a few companies at the cost of public health is not unlike its own culture of work, that forces people to make money for others at the cost of their own happiness. Fortunately, the two can now go hand in hand where young people will no longer be required to remember their misery the next day, and can begin their drudgery again with a clean slate.\n\nA woman who also happens to be the Prime Minister of a country was recently seen being a Prime Minister who knows how to have fun and relax. She was then brutally reminded that it in fact remains illegal for women in her position to have a modicum of a personal life, and to be seen dancing is against the law. The laws in question form the skeleton of an ancient rulebook — patriarchy — that has governed much of the world for time immemorial. According to these rules, women being happy is a threat to society — especially one as high-ranking as this woman. What, after all, would be the state of the economy if she sings? What of national security, that stands on shaky ground as the woman enjoys a few hours of freedom? The rulebook fortunately has answers for this predicament, and its loyal adherents have already begun to enforce it." ]

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[ null, "I’ve moved the blog over here to the website and changed the feeds for Facebook and Twitter [something most of you will not care about or have any idea what it’s about, but never mind]. The serial has moved to Kit’s page over here, too. I’m not deleting the blogger accounts: some of the five thousand comments didn’t transfer and well, there’s eight years of history. I’m not going to callously discard it.\n\nI am kind of amazed at the amount I’ve written on the blog. You might want to suggest that it should be turned into a book; well some of it has. And some more will be soon (let me whisper the title now: The Triumph of the Carpet Beetle) but anon. While some folks have suggested I “write too much” (a concept I don’t understand or accept) I’ll remind you that I’m making up for all the lax years where I wrote nothing (either through sloth or through fear, the latter far worse of the two).\n\nDon’t worry about anyone judging you for what you write. Because they will, it doesn’t matter and it seldom has much to do with what you wrote anyway.\n\nAnd some people will like it. So write, paint, sing, play music, build equations — create. It’s what we’re meant to do.\n\nI’m guest reviewer over at UnBound today, writing about a wonderful book. Here’s a snippet:\n\nFrom the low white walls and the church’s steeple,\nFrom our little fields under grass or grain,\nI’m gone away to the fairy people.\nI shall not come to the town again.\nLord Dunsany, “The Fairy Child”\n\nA handful of writers make up my “buy whatever they write” list and Joyce is one of them, along with people like Liz Hand and Clive Barker. The title of this one hooked me instantly, as fairy tales are kind of an obsession with me. I had the additional delight of speaking with Graham at Alt.Fiction about the “extremely dangerous fairy folk” as we should call them, because those who associate them with twinkly lights and tinkling laughs just don’t know the truth.\n\nBe very sure: they are extremely dangerous… [read the rest]" ]

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[ "How to Write a Memoir: 10 steps to writing a memoir, why, time period, timeline, life events, emotional turning points, and more Azealia Banks just took her feud with Cardi B to another level a. She went on a rant where she accused Cardi of having a ghostwriter and lending sexual cast and crew listings, guest stars, quotes, trivia and user comments. New federal data show there are 6 this feature is not available right now. 2 million jobs open nationwide, the most in the 17 years the government has been tracking such numbers please try again later. Many employers say they can do you love reading books? are you a self-proclaimed book nerd? if so, then one of the following jobs might just be perfect for you! there are a lot of jobs available. Want to land lucrative gigs as a ghostwriter? Follow these five tips from a veteran ghostwriter to make more money find freelance creative writing work on upwork. The co-writer of President Trump s bestselling book The Art of the Deal predicted Thursday that Trump will resign before he is consumed by one of the scandals 2794 creative writing online jobs are available. A ghostwriter is a writer who is hired to author literary or journalistic works, speeches or other texts that are officially credited to another person read as melanie mallon talks about her career as a ghost writer. When Tom Ruggiero was asked to offer a toast at the wedding of his friends Jessie and Ben last year, he panicked find answers to questions like ‘how much do ghost writers make?’ and ‘what do you like…… how to be a ghostwriter. A 32-year-old real estate lawyer in New a ghostwriter writes books and magazine articles for someone who is either too busy or not skilled enough to write them himself. The Ghostwriter has 578 ratings and 325 reviews when tony schwartz was writing donald j. Melissa said: It doesn’t matter how many times you read the synopsis or try to meticulously assemble the trump’s first book, “the art of the deal,” in the late 1980s, he was startled by his client’s short. This tutorial describes Pepakura Viewer directed by roman polanski. In case you are looking for Pepakura designer tutorial, head over here: with ewan mcgregor, pierce brosnan, olivia williams, jon bernthal. So someone has ghost-written another Hillary Clinton memoir a ghost writer, hired to complete the memoirs of a former british prime. My biggest question when I picked it up was: Did Hillary stiff the writer out of the final payment as she raleigh, n. How to Hire a Ghostwriter c. Many people wish or plan to write a book or ebook? However, finding the time to dedicate to writing projects can be difficult (ap) india-based infosys, an information technology outsourcing firm, announced thursday it will hire 2,000 workers over the next four. A", null, null, null ]

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[ null, "As I blogged before, on 2 April 2018 we were in a nature reserve, over 4,000 meter high, in Sichuan, China. As we went down gradually later that day, these two birds sat on a fence: a carrion crow on the left, and a collared crow on the right. Seconds later, the carrion crow drove its collared colleague away. Without any obvious reason, as there was space enough on the fence.", null, "A bit further, this male Daurian redstart. ‘Daurian’ refers to the Dauria region, east of Lake Baikal in Russia.", null, "Near a farm and a river, these domestic yaks.\n\nUp the mountain slope, a hoopoe.", null, "On rocks in the river, another redstart: a plumbeous water redstart. In western Europe are only two redstart species. In China there are fourteen. Songbirds originated in Australia, about 50 million years ago. So, one can expect…" ]

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[ null, "Architects + Heroes Records is proud to announce the release of Zygote’s album 00/10. The album is an abstract electronic music project of Stephen Ruiz, aka DJ Stephen R., is set to release a retrospective album of material that spans the decade from 2000 to 2010. The material was extracted from hundreds of hours of recordings that were unearthed from DAT tapes, stacks of CDs, from thumb drives, cassette tapes and discarded hard drives. While the bulk of the material is unreleased, a few of the tracks here have alternative edits that were released, but these mixes share the nameless and sequential numeric titles to be in solidarity with the rest of the tracks on the record. A limited run of CDs will be available very soon." ]

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[ null, "Police in Argentina are investigating after a gardener found a jar containing a severed penis at his mother’s garden as he tended to the weeds.\n\nThe shock discovery occurred at a property in Balcarce, a town in Buenos Aires province around 30 miles west of the Atlantic Ocean coastal resort of Mar de Plata.\n\nLocal reports said the gardener had accidentally broken the jar as he tended to his mum’s overgrown grass for the first time in three months and was struck by the “strong smell” coming from inside.", null, "Police forensic experts took the jar and its contents away after being called to the scene by the stunned man.\n\nThe police have not yet made any official comment about who they suspect the severed penis might belong to or who severed it.\n\nA court investigation categorised as “discovery of human remains” has been opened.\n\nPhotos of the severed male member in the jar and police carrying out a site examination have been published in local media.\n\n“The jar contained a liquid which was protecting the penis inside,” police said.", null ]

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[ null, "Manhattan Beach, California, native, Skylar Caputo had specific thoughts about her collegiate volleyball career. First, she knew she did not want to be a “hybrid player.” Second, she felt very strongly about her connection with nature. Both of these caveats led her to a spot on the beach volleyball team at Pepperdine.\n\nNow in her second year with the Waves, the 2015 AAU beach Volleyball Player of the Year, is looking to follow up All-West Coast Conference second team and WCC All-Freshman team accolades, which came after she posted a 21-4 overall dual record with partner Corinne Quiggle in 2016. The pair won 18 matches in straight sets and went 10-4 against nationally ranked foes. She helped Pepperdine win the WCC Championship with a 3-0 record, and went 2-1 in the NCAA Tournament including a win over the sixth-ranked team from Arizona (Olivia MacDonald, Samantha Manley) and fourth-ranked foe from UCLA (Izzy Carey, Elise Zappia). Internationally, Caputo and Quiggle placed fifth at the NORCECA Varadero in Cuba over the summer.\n\nThus far in 2017, Caputo has teamed up with sophomore Heidi Dyer of San Clemente, California, to post a 7-2 record for the second-ranked Waves. Pepperdine’s next action is Thursday against Colorado Mesa and Cal State Northridge, in Northridge.\n\nCaputo’s life and success on the beach and love for Malibu has earned her a spot in a new video series, Malibu Stories, which features the individual story of a ‘Malibu Local,’ and shares his or her passion for the area. It aims to highlight the city of Malibu away from the celebrity life, including the land, the creativity of its residents and the history of the community. The web series has previously featured artist John Clarity, artist/actor Leigh McCloskey and songwriter/record producer Dave Bassett, in addition to Skylar Caputo.\n\nIn episode four of the series, Caputo shares about her deep connection to the beach and the ocean, both in regards to her life on the volleyball court as well as away from the game. From playing barefoot to reconnecting with herself while surfing, Caputo embraces the natural surroundings. She talks of seeing the wind and weather as a third player out on the court with she and her Pepperdine teammates and their love for their home court, Zuma Beach. Also included in the feature are spiritual elements, including her love for the surfing and worship convocations she partakes in near Zuma, and physical elements, such as team training off the court." ]

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[ "7 edition of Animals in the Jungle found in the catalog.", null, "\nOn the surface, the Jungle Book stories are about Mowgli, a young boy who is abandoned by his parents in the jungles of India. Instead of dying, he is adopted by the animals and becomes one of their own. He has many adventures and eventually learns to balance life in the human village with his existence in the jungle. In The Jungle Book, why is the jackal considered one of the lowest animals in the jungle? 1 educator answer What did Mowgli do when he was learning the Laws of the Jungle?\n\nThe Jungle Book study guide contains a biography of Rudyard Kipling, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis. The story arises out of a terrible drought and heat wave in the jungle that renders all the animals equal in their suffering and thus able to consent to the Water Truce at the. ZoeTrentRockz's movie-spoof of \"The Jungle Book 2\". Cast: Mowgli - Cody (The Rescuers Down Under), Shanti - Melody (The Little Mermaid 2: Return to the Sea), Baloo - Po (Kung Fu Panda), Bagheera - Adult Simba (The Lion King), Ranjan - Michael Darling (Peter Pan), Shere Khan - Prince John (Robin Hood), Kaa - Savio (The Penguins of Madagascar), Colonel Hathi - Tantor (Tarzan), Hathi .", null, null, null, "Which Animals Are In The Jungle Book. The Characters Can All Be Found In Indian Jungles. Shere Khan: Bengal Tiger. Flickrfavorites/Flickr. Shere Khan might be the villain in The Jungle Book, but in real life, Bengal tigers have Raksha: Indian Wolf. Kaa: Indian Rock Python. Baloo: Sloth Bear Author: Kenza Moller.\n\nGray Wolf. Asian Elephant. Tiger. Blackbuck. Sloth Bear. Indian Leopard. Indian Peafowl. The Jungle Book far surpasses both the sheer number of animals (there were 70 species) and, because it was a live action film, the amount of realistic detail required in each of them.\n\nThe Jungle Book () is a collection of stories by the English author Rudyard Kipling. Most of the characters are animals such as Shere Khan the tiger and Baloo the bear, though a principal character is the boy or \"man-cub\" Mowgli, who is raised in the jungle by wolves.\n\nAll the animals in The Jungle Book are indeed native to India, but no orangutans figure. The Bandar-log, the “grey apes” (more properly monkeys), may be langurs, but at any rate they aren’t great apes. K views View 3 Upvoters. A scene in The Jungle Book involving Kaa the snake.\n\nHoney Badger. Hoopoe. Horseshoe Crab. Human. The elephants are The Jungle Book 's version of Jurassic Park 's dinosaurs. Rather than march about in military formation as they did in the animated film, they sway, gracefully, between the Author: Emily Vanderwerff.\n\nThe Jungle Book () cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Available on Digital HD & Blu-ray™ In an epic adventure directed by Jon Favreau (Iron Man), Mowgli, a man-cub raised in the jungle by a family of wolves, embarks on a.\n\nThe Jungle Book: A BabyLit® Animals Primer (BabyLit Primers) by Jennifer Adams and Alison Oliver | Mar 1, out of 5 stars Board book $ $ 9. Get it as soon as Thu, Aug 6. FREE Shipping on your first order shipped by Amazon. More Buying Choices $ The Jungle Book based its CGI-crafted critters on real animals, however, in the same spirit as the original book.\n\nBagheera the black panther is a distinctly-colored leopard, and. In The Jungle Book, whilst we still have groups of animals – such as the pack of wolves and the almost mythical herd of elephants – there are many characters who.\n\nVenture deep into the jungle on an animal-naming safari in The Jungle Book: A BabyLit® Animals Primer. Spy a sneaky snake, a lazy bear, and a proud panther before roaring like /5().\n\nSame with man as animals. The MOHWA (2 p. 13) pronounced Mow-er to rhyme with cow-er, is a tree that bears sweet sticky smelly blossoms which some of the native tribes in the Jungle make into a strong drink.\n\nIts Latin name is Bassia Longifolia, I believe. THA (2 p. 17) the Elephant that was Lord of the Jungle in `How Fear Came', is pronounced. All the familiar tropical babies are here for their adorable close-ups: Elephant, Tiger, Orangutan, and Gorilla are happy to show off their best sides/5.\n\nDirected by Jon Favreau. With Neel Sethi, Bill Murray, Ben Kingsley, Idris Elba. After a threat from the tiger Shere Khan forces him to flee the jungle, a man-cub named Mowgli embarks on a journey of self discovery with the help of panther Bagheera and free-spirited bear Baloo.\n\nThe result: animals of fantasy that convey life-like realism and emotion. The music and characters from the film step right out of what appears to be a giant, multi-plane picture book on stage.\n\nThe show follows the story as the man-child, Mowgli, is raised among wolf cubs in the heart of an Indian jungle. At that precise moment, Baloo appears, a bear that would become one of his main companions, along with Bagheera, a panther.\n\nAs he grows, the animals teach Mowgli the law of the jungle. This is where the wonderful teachings of the book are included.Characters from Disney's 19th animated feature, The Jungle Book and its sequel.The Jungle is a novel by Upton Sinclair, published serially in and as a book in An exposé of the American meatpacking industry and the horrors endured by immigrant workers generated public outrage resulting in passage of federal legislation that improved food quality and working conditions." ]

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[ null, "Though one thousand warrior-filled ships were sent to the ancient city of Troy, the city's layout and impregnable walls saved it from conquest. The turning point, as related in Homer's Iliad, was the famous scheme devised by a shrewd Greek strategist.\n\nThe task of gene therapists is no less challenging. Armed with beneficial genes, the tools for the potential recovery of ailing patients, gene therapists must navigate them to the appropriate cells within a ten-trillion-cell body. The scientists then have to pass two barriers: They must smuggle the genes first into these cells, and then into the cell's inner sanctum, the nucleus, which houses the genetic material. Having tackled the first barrier, scientists are now pondering how to overcome the second. The nucleus's \"walls\"are lined with \"sentries\"that keep a watchful eye out for anything peculiar.\n\nAt first, viruses seemed well suited to the task because that is exactly what they have been doing for billions of years - penetrating the walls of the cell nuclei to maintain and propagate their genetic material. By replacing the harmful parts of their genetic material with genes intended to help treat a disease, scientists had hoped to use engineered viruses as delivery vehicles.\n\nHowever, this method proved problematic: The viruses were sometimes toxic, induced immune and inflammatory responses, and even turned off healthy genes, including genes that suppress tumor growth. And as if that weren't enough, these engineered viruses sometimes underwent mutations that equipped them with additional damaging properties.\n\nAs a result, scientists began to experiment with synthetic systems, which are safer than viruses and provide better control. But while scientists could sneak DNA into the cell using these methods, they were usually unable to effectively transport DNA into the nucleus. Past attempts succeeded only in slipping an \"unreadable,\"and therefore ineffective, form of DNA into the nucleus. (DNA contains genes, which must be \"read\"to produce the proteins they encode.) And even those attempts were too costly to render gene therapy practicable.\n\nThis is where Dr. Ziv Reich of the Weizmann Institute's Biological Chemistry Department and his team came in. They crafted a method for smuggling DNA through the walls of the nucleus under the very noses of the cell's guardians. The method bears an uncanny resemblance to the Trojan horse.\n\nThere are two main routes into the nucleus. Molecules less than 8-9 nanometers (one nanometer is a billionth of a meter) in diameter can pass freely through its large pores. Larger molecules, however, must possess special \"papers\"- called nuclear localization signals (NLSs) - which DNA molecules, around 10 nanometers in diameter, don't carry.\n\nTo overcome this problem, Reich's team devised an approach in which DNA hitchhikes on a protein that does possess NLS. Reich modifies DNA to include specific binding sites for these proteins, which then transport the DNA into the nucleus, where it is \"read.\"The bound proteins pose no obstacle to the reading process since their natural function is to bind to DNA inside the nucleus. Such modifications can be made readily, accurately, and inexpensively.\n\nIn addition, this study contains an unexpected twist. Since a variety of proteins in the cell possess NLS, Reich's group had to decide which family of proteins would play host to the hitchhiking DNA. \"We chose the NFkB family,\"says Reich, \"because they bind strongly to DNA and are inducible, meaning that we can control their entry into the nucleus by sending special signals to the cell.\"\n\nThe NFkB family of proteins proved even more promising than anticipated. While Reich was studying their potential as DNA transportation vehicles, these proteins were discovered to play a central role in several autoimmune diseases, such as asthma and atherosclerosis, as well as in certain types of blood cancers - especially Hodgkin's disease, a common lymphoma. Whereas NFkB proteins normally enter the nucleus only when an appropriate signal is received, in Hodgkin's cells, they continually shuttle back and forth between the diseased cell's nucleus and its cytoplasm.\n\nThis distinction, believes Adi Mesika, one of Reich's doctoral students, could be used to induce Hodgkin's cells to destroythemselves. DNA that contains instructions for self-destruction could infiltrate the nucleus, piggybacking on aberrant NFkB proteins. Since NFkB proteins would not enter the nucleus of healthy cells, onlydiseased cells would self-destruct. This ability to preferentially destroy Hodgkin's cells will soon be investigated in collaboration with physicians on cells obtained from patients diagnosed with this disease.\n\nIf successful, Reich's special delivery service might be an important factor in developing future gene therapies." ]

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[ null, "On the 24th of November 2017, Scoil Mhuire’s senior team travelled to Lahinch pitch to play in the senior county final against Kilmihil. It was a cold day and it was reported that some girls toes were numb before the game even started.. The game started at 11 and the starting team for Ennistymon was as follows; Emily Andreasson (goalie), Julia Kismann and Chria Guerin (corner backs), Lisa Conneely (full back), Ciara Malone and Caoimhe Longe (wing backs), Jane Murphy (centre back and captain), Maria Fitzgerald and Hannah Shannon (mids), Sinéad Hogan and Eimear Cotter (wing forwards), Niamh O’Dwyer (centre forward), Grainne Howley and Orfhlaith Considine (corner forwards) and Aoife Nagle (full forward).\n\nNiamh O’Dwyer opened up the scoring for ennistymon with a great goal, which Kilmihil responded to with two goals back to back. Eimear, Maria and Orfhlaith drew the game level scoring 3 points. Kilmihil got two more points followed by a free taken by Hannah to bring it back to a 1 point game. Kilmihil scored another two points, but Niamh scored another point to keep them in touching distance. Kilmihil scored one more point and the halftime score was Kilmihil 2-5 and Ennistymon 1-5.\n\nAfter the break Kilmihil kicked into gear, putting them a large distance ahead of Ennistymon. Áine Marrinan and Danielle Griffin replaced Maria and Eimear in the second half. Throughout the second half Kilmihil had most of the ball, but there was some great scores from Niamh, Sinéad, and Danielle Griffin. Unfortunately, Ennistymon couldn’t bring back the game, and the end score was Ennistymon 4-7 to Kilmihil 5-11. The Ennistymon girls did the school proud in the cold weather against a tough opposition, they were determined and didn’t give up even in the very end. Thanks to Ms Torpey for her encouragement and advice to the girls as coach and all the parents that came to support." ]

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[ "The 10th China (Shandong) Domestic and Overseas High-end Talents Exchange Fair was held from Oct 29 to 31 in the coastal city of Weihai, Shandong province, providing a platform for worldwide top-notch talents to interact and develop cooperation.\n\nThemed on \"Gathering global talents to promote quality development\", the event was jointly organized by the State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs and the Shandong provincial government, attracting 858 advanced talents from 33 countries and regions worldwide.\n\nAt the opening ceremony on Oct 30, outstanding overseas returnees and foreign experts were awarded for their contribution to community development and business excellence.\n\nWang Ke, head of the organization department of the CPC Shandong Provincial Committee, delivered a speech at the opening ceremony.\n\nWang said that Shandong has been advancing development strategies of replacing old economic development drivers with new ones, and with rural revitalization and a new marine economy to accelerate the pace of constructing the nation's powerhouse of economic growth and technological innovation with a high happiness index.\n\nWang Liang, vice mayor of Weihai, said that Weihai possesses enormous potential and advantages for development in many industries such as medical health, high-end manufacturing, the marine economy and the fashion industry.\n\nHe said that the fair, which gathered academic authorities, well-known experts and excellent enterprises from home and abroad, would offer more opportunities for the city's development.\n\nThe Weihai International Talent Innovation and Entrepreneurship Conference was held over the corresponding period.\n\nAn exhibition featuring Weihai's achievements over 40 years of reform and opening-up is held over the same period as the talent fair. [Photo/WeChat account: weihaifabu]", null ]

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[ "Returning to their roots, educated youth in Tamil Nadu have boosted agricultural production manifold by modernizing their ancestral land, and by using Israeli farming technology", null, "Sudeesh K. (32) quit his software job with a Bengaluru-based multinational company to become a full-time farmer. He has joined his father Kandhasamy in their ancestral land in Jakeri, a sparsely populated village in Kelamangalam administrative block of Krishnagiri district. In two acres, they cultivate roses and carnations in two poly greenhouses under controlled conditions, using Israeli technology.\n\nThe neighboring farm belongs to Srinivasan, a general manager in a multinational software company. He drives down from Bengaluru on weekends to attend to his hi-tech rose farm. He plans to take the plunge and become a full-time farmer.\n\nAcross four administrative blocks in Krishnagiri District — Kelamangalam, Denkanikottai, Shoolagiri and Hosur — poly greenhouses and shade net structures are ubiquitous. Those that drive the hi-tech horticulture boom are young engineers, management professionals, employees from information technology (IT) sector and the like.\n\nThe trend negates the battle for survival of the average Indian farmer, and the children not seeming keen to pick up the mantle. According to the Annual Status of Education Report – 2017, released by the non-profit organization Pratham, just 1.2% children of farmers aspired to be a farmer.\n\nIn Krishnagiri district, the major cultivated area is rain-fed. Over the last few decades, the district witnessed a shift to horticulture, due to its climate and proximity to Bengaluru, the major market for horticultural crops. The undulating dry terrain from Rayakottai to Hosur has no perennial water source and is unsuitable for water-intensive crops.\n\nHi-tech horticulture’s beginnings in the area coincide with IT boom in Bengaluru, with the last five years witnessing phenomenal growth, aggressively pursued by sons of small and marginal farmers, besides first generation farmers.\n\nAnamaiah Gowdu (33) quit his corporate job and returned to Chettipally, his native village, to modernize his ancestral farm. He grows colored capsicums.", null, "Anamaiah Gowdu, who quit his corporate job and modernized his ancestral farm, checking on pesticide spraying operation in his greenhouse capsicum farm (Photo by George Rajashekaran)\n\nCrops cultivated in the open, under natural conditions, are more susceptible to sudden changes in temperature, humidity, light intensity and other conditions that affect quality and yield. The Israeli technology helps control them and the four vital elements for photosynthesis.\n\nThe poly green sheet filters ultraviolet and infrared rays, allowing radiation measuring 400 to 700 nano meters, under which photosynthesis happens. Micro irrigation system ensures the roots get required water, cutting water use by 90%. Carbon-di-oxide emitted by plants at night is retained inside the enclosure, boosting starch production.\n\nPutting up a naturally ventilated poly green house in one-acre costs about Rs 28 lakh. Under the National Horticulture Mission, farmers get a subsidy of Rs16.88 lakh for poly green and shade net structures in one acre. The drip irrigation system is also heavily subsidized.\n\nRaising nurseries under controlled environment is catching up too. Farmers get Rs 14.2 lakh per acre for shade net nurseries. Drip irrigation subsidy is Rs1.13 lakh per hectare, plus Goods and Services Tax (GST), under Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) scheme. Banks too offer loans because of high returns.", null, "As part of hi-tech cultivation, a worker washes rose plants growing in a poly house, to keep them cool (Photo by George Rajashekaran)\n\nOne acre of poly greenhouse cultivation fetches an annual income of Rs25 lakh per annum, as against Rs5 lakh in open cultivation. “The loan can be repaid in a year and the returns thereafter are profit for the farmer,” said Ganesh.\n\nSubramani K. (32) of Chettipally village in Kelamangalam administrative block, had to discontinue his schooling and take up farming when his father passed away. “Cultivating groundnut and ragi in three acres under rain-fed conditions, I struggled to sustain,” Subramani told VillageSquare.in. But he broke the cycle growing green and colored capsicums in two poly green houses, each over one acre land.\n\nSubramani sells capsicum at Rs 50/kilo at the farm gate. Buyers from Bengaluru pick the produce every day, pack them and transport to various markets across the country. In one acre poly greenhouse 14,000 plants can be grown, each costing Rs8.5 including seed cost and wage. Three months after planting, capsicum is harvested nine months a year at a rate of 60 tons per acre.\n\n“The spectacular results and returns are not coming easy,” Srinivasan told VillageSquare.in. “In naturally ventilated houses, increase in outside temperature entails semi-manual washing of plants to keep them cool.”\n\nEach rose bud has to be capped with synthetic mesh to control its size. Rose stems ready for harvest during sunny days have to be precooled. Soil and water need to be tested regularly. According to Sudeesh one cannot succeed in hi-tech farming without personal attention. “We keep updating ourselves with new techniques and news about market conditions,” said Srinivasan.\n\nSubramani recalled his childhood days, when they could hardly buy two sets of clothes a year. He could not afford to repair the house. “Today I have two motorcycles and a car, and I have rebuilt our house,” he said.\n\nAbout 2,000 acres are under hi-tech cultivation in Krishnagiri district. In Chettipally, there are 200 poly green houses, and new ones are coming up.\n\nFarmers like Sudeesh double up as fabricators and consultants. Farmers are diversifying into other crops like radish, double beans, cauliflower, cabbage and carrot. Villagers are leveling dry and rocky lands to put up poly green and shade net houses, as the ensuing prosperity seems worth the risks.\n\nGeorge Rajashekaran is a journalist based at Salem, Tamil Nadu. Views are personal.\n\nGeorge Rajasekaran is a journalist based at Salem, Tamil Nadu.sexyxxx.ccsexyxxx.cc" ]

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[ "Greater Manchester Police did not properly prepare for the launch of its iOPS computer system last year and is still dealing with backlogs of work, according to a newly published report.", null, "A review of the deployment by HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services says there have been problems with the system’s speed and functionality, and concerns about data quality and the ability to run searches.\n\nThis has led to a high number of workarounds to resolve some of the problems.\n\nThe system was launched more than a year after the original date scheduled and quickly ran into problems with its performance, leading to serious backlogs in a number of areas, including the time taken to answer 999 calls, the number of ongoing criminal investigations, and the number of intelligence submissions awaiting assessment.\n\nThis led to officers and staff losing confidence in the system and prompted fears that officers and the public were being placed at risk.\n\nAmong the failures identified in the inspectorate’s report are that call handlers and dispatch staff were not trained in how to use PoliceWorks and were unable to access and interrogate the system. Even when they have received training, they have said the two systems return inconsistent or incorrect information about risks.\n\nSimilarly, the force was inconsistent in its engagement with external partners in its preparation for the launch. It is taking steps to rectify this and the partners have said they have been reassured.\n\nIn addition, the plan to support officers and staff in using iOPS was not sufficiently robust, and many still lack confidence in the system.\n\nPreventing future backlogs will require a coherent plan that addresses the shortcomings, the report says. While the force has taken some action – such as working with designers to deal with the technical issues – it still lacks an overarching approach.\n\nHM Inspector of Constabulary Phil Gormley said: “I do not underestimate the scale or complexity of this change programme. It is clear some of the difficulties encountered were unavoidable. However, it is similarly clear there are significant lessons for the future.\n\n“I have made a number of recommendations, which if adopted, will enable the force to address the underlying issues of system capability, working practices and staff training. I continue to monitor the situation and hope to see the force restoring staff confidence in IOPs and delivering on the ambitions and intended benefits.”\n\nGreater Manchester's deputy mayor for policing and crime, Baroness Beverley Hughes, commented: “Having received the final report from the Inspectorate on Thursday 27 February, it is clear that many of the findings within it had already been identified by Greater Manchester Police. The report also acknowledges that issues with the system were caused by a combination of complex issues.\n\n“Nevertheless, the inspectorate’s report has raised significant issues and I have posed a number of questions that require further answers from the chief constable. I am awaiting a response from the chief constable but, primarily, I have sought assurance that Greater Manchester Police will leave no stone unturned and do whatever it takes to ensure that no victims are left exposed to risk.”\n\nImage by Terry from UK, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons" ]

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[ "Behind the wheel of the world’s most powerful supercars: part three", null, "Bentley’s third generation Continental has the lot – power, handling, looks, and even a rotating display next to the dashboard\n\nIn the third and final of our supercar reviews, LUX sits at the cockpit of another super fast convertible: the Bentley Continental GTC W12\n\nIt used to be said that sitting in a Bentley was like sitting in the drawing room of a Downton Abbey-style British country house. Wood panelling, tastefully muted colours, and probably a butler with a silver tray of slightly stale sherry lurking on the back seat.\n\nThat market for Bentleys has largely died out, and, under the aegis of its German owners (the Volkswagen group), the august British company has undergone one of the most successful brand transformations in the history of the luxury industry.\n\nIf you doubt that, just sit in the cockpit of the new Bentley Continental GTC. I did, and found myself clutching a thick, two-tone steering wheel in black and cream. All around me were acres of quilted leather, more trapezoids than I could care to count, on the seats, and inside the doors. Above the leather on the doors, black lacquered piano would give it an oriental feel, above which was beautifully burnished British walnut wood. The fusion of colours and textures extended across the whole interior, and in between me and my passenger was the most lavish centre console I have ever come across, bursting with polished buttons, dials, and traditional looking air vents; all is as beautifully put together as a Swiss watch.\n\nThe positioning of this car is perfect: to the new generation of young, swanky drivers, as likely to be wearing a Hublot or Richard Mille as a Patek Philippe the previous generation has taken care of for you, it looks contemporary, super chic, but still has a nod to its heritage.\n\nAnd to those who have always driven Bentleys – hey, what’s not to like?", null, "We drove the top-of-the-range 12-cylinder convertible version, and the roof zips down in a few seconds leaving you and up to three passengers exposed to the sea breeze in Malibu, Monaco, Mayfair, Macau or wherever. The car sounds wonderful, in a deep, long, slightly rheumy way: it’s somewhere in between being fierce, like a Ferrari, and silent, like a Mercedes.\n\nClick the switch into comfort mode and it lopes along happily, but move the dial into sport mode and the car tightens up and feels like it really wants to go and play. This is a big, heavy, powerful car, not a sports car, but it is immensely fun to drive. It changes direction faithfully – better than its predecessors, which always felt a little bit heavy – communicates well, flies along as it gets going, and is generally a hoot.\n\nAlong very tight, twisty country lanes – ironically, down which many traditional Bentley owners will live – you do start to feel its size, and width. But that’s part of the Bentley experience, as you imperiously wave at other vehicles to get out of your road.\n\nRead more: Behind the wheel of the world’s most powerful supercars part two\n\nOn more open roads, it feels perfect, wailing its way up through its revs, always smooth, never harsh or unsettled. Its four-wheel drive ensures you always feel safe, and can power out the roundabouts, even wet ones, at comical speeds. And in a straight line, it never slows down. With a top speed of over 200mph, this is the fastest convertible in the world. Just warn your passenger not to get an expensive hair makeover before you try that.\n\nBut like any Bentley, its beauty is that it is not just here to be driven hard. You can spend your life pootling around and still enjoy the car’s many assets, most notably its beautifully appointed interior, its general presence and feel. It’s as easy to drive in town as it is down the highway – particularly if you don’t live in a town with very narrow streets. The only minor flaw we could find was that very wide centre console with all its gadgets impinged slightly on knee room for the driver and the passenger. But that just made it feel even more like sitting in the first-class seat of an international airline. Not that most owners would know what that feels like – and the Continental’s interior quality is certainly up to private jet level. We like. A lot." ]

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[ "Lawmakers push for Amtrak to allow small pets on trains", null, "WASHINGTON, D.C. – It all began with Lily, a 15-pound snowball of a French bulldog with the face of a tough guy and the personality of a princess.\n\nShe and her owner, Republican U.S. Rep. Jeff Denham of California, take the occasional coast-to-coast plane ride together. But when he tried to take her on Amtrak a couple years back, he learned that only service dogs were allowed aboard. It’s a policy he’s been trying to change ever since, and he appears to be gaining momentum.\n\nDenham chairs a House subcommittee overseeing the agencies that regulate the nation’s railroad industry. He said allowing people to bring small dogs and cats with them in pet carriers would encourage more people to travel by train instead of on congested roads. It might also bring much needed revenue to a business that relies on taxpayer support to survive.\n\nSo far, Denham has succeeded in persuading Amtrak to conduct a test run for pets along two routes in Illinois. About 145 passengers took advantage of the new service last year, with participation gradually increasing each month as more passengers learned they could bring a pet.\n\nNow, Denham wants to expand the service nationally. He has filed a bill that would require Amtrak to come up with a pet policy for passengers traveling less than 750 miles. Twenty-four lawmakers have signed onto the legislation, from conservative Republicans like Tom McClintock to liberal Democrats like Mike Honda. Both are from California.\n\nDenham said his pet proposal could also find its way into legislation being considered this year that authorizes how much money the federal government provides Amtrak.\n\n“It’s been wildly bipartisan,” Den­ham said of his proposal. “Members that have pets have a particular interest, but certainly we’ve picked up more and more support across the country.”\n\nAmtrak could change the policy on its own. Officials have made clear they support the concept, but they’re also still in the monitoring phase. For example, one of the questions that will have to be resolved is the limit on distance that passengers with pets can travel. After all, dogs and cats need potty breaks, too.\n\nBut Congress weighing in reinforces that some of the folks paying much of Amtrak’s tab want a nationwide policy sooner rather than later.\n\nIn Illinois, those wishing to take pets must make advanced reservations and pay a $25 surcharge. Only animals weighing 20 pounds or less can board and they must be in their carriers at all times. The pets and their owners also are relegated to a particular train car and customers have to arrive at least 30 minutes before departure so they can sign a release agreement. Amtrak re­serves\nthe right to remove from the train any pet that smells bad or is disruptive.\n\n“The experiment has gone well and the lack of any negative feedback from customers or crewmembers is heartening,” Magliari said.\n\nAt one point, Amtrak did allow small pets on its trains, but they were going into dated baggage cars with poor ventilation and protection from the elements. The practice was halted in the 1970s after some pets died.\n\n“Millions of American families have beloved pets, and allowing them to travel by train will support the human-animal bond,” said Wayne Pacelle, president and CEO of The Humane Society of the United States.\n\nAt Union Station in Washington, D.C, which is Amtrak’s second-busiest hub, Tracy and Samm McMillan of Fairfield, Connecticut, said they would definitely take their cockapoo, Bailey, on trips with them if they could.\n\n“We miss her. It’s tough. We work. We’re gone during the week, and on the weekend, we don’t necessarily like leaving her, so to be able to bring her would be awesome,” Samm McMillan said. “That would be a huge benefit to us and we would take advantage of it.”\n\nDiane Mileson of New York City agreed. She said her family only goes to restaurants that will also allow her rescue dog, Bode, to come along.\n\n“We would have brought him today for sure,” Mileson said.\n\nSome Amtrak customers weren’t necessarily opposed to Amtrak allowing pets on trains, but they were opposed to Congress dictating to Amtrak what services it offers.", null ]

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[ "Getai Star Ah Nan Died From Heart Attack: Singapore Actor John Cheng, who is better known by his stage name Ah Nan, died early yesterday after suffering from a heart attack, while performing at a club in Chinatown on Monday. The 52-year-old had reportedly not been feeling well on Monday afternoon. At about midnight, he went onstage, but pains in his chest caused him to go backstage to rest, said media reports.", null, "He was found unconscious at about 1am and was rushed to Tan Tock Seng Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 3.49am yesterday of an apparent heart attack. He is survived by his wife and three daughters. Cheng was a popular host and performer in the Singapore getai circuit.\n\nThe 52-year-old star had also appeared in numerous Singapore television productions like “Comedy Night”, as well as films such as “I Not Stupid” and “The Ghosts Must Be Crazy”.\n\nCheng made his big screen debut in “Money No Enough”, alongside Singapore actor-directors Jack Neo and Mark Lee back in 1998.\n\nLee, who has known Cheng for almost 30 years, described Cheng’s death as “very sudden” and “a pity”.\n\nVeteran singer and TV host Liu Ling Ling, 50, had been friends with Ah Nan for over three decades. She told My Paper: “He was a very good guy… He was my good friend.”\n\nShe said: “He brought a lot of happiness to everyone… He could joke with everyone.”\n\n“He was singing and dancing and telling jokes on stage, then he just go like that,” said Lee, who went on to describe Cheng as a “talented” and “kind” man that has “brought laughter and happiness to the audience“.\n\n“When he goes to the HDB areas or coffee shop, and sees elderly people who need help, he would step forward to help them,” said Lee, who had recently worked with Cheng on his new film “Judgment Day”, in which Cheng plays a medium.\n\nAh Nan – known for his brightly-coloured outfits onstage and his “bad-boy Ah Beng” image – will be missed by getai organisers like Mr Tan Chew Lee, 65.\n\n“We have lost a talent. I will remember him fondly,” said Mr Tan, who had known Ah Nan for 20 years.\n\nGetai fan and polytechnic student Andy Neo, 19, said he was shocked when he read of the performer’s death yesterday.\n\nHe said: “He was quite a prominent figure in comedy shows and movies. (It feels) like someone you knew for a long time has just died.”\n\n“Despite his fierce gangster looks, he appeared to be a very nice guy and a good friend to Jack Neo,” he said.\n\nWhen Jack Neo apologised for an extramarital affair at a press conference in 2010, Ah Nan went to his aid.\n\nAs the press crowded in on Neo and his wife, who had collapsed, Ah Nan leapt to the forefront. Arms extended, he shouted for the media to zou kai, Mandarin for “go away”, giving the Neos time to beat a hasty retreat.\n\nThe getai community is readying itself for Ah Nan’s wake, to be held at Block 254, Yishun Ring Road, until Saturday. The funeral will be held on Saturday.\n\nRamly Burgers Are Banned In Singapore" ]

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[ null, "While the boys at RepRap are busy fashioning gears, Sony obviously has bigger goals. Here we apparently have a fully-functioning, streamlined robot (son of Jet Jaguar?) assembling its eventual mate. Given the mismatch in styles, one can only imagine that either it's a serious case of opposites attract, or Sony's new robotic vision isn't quite up to snuff. Of course, Qrio may just be stylistically challenged.\n\nTruth is, this thing is pretty cool. And it even talks to itself while working. Read more about the little bot-that-would over on C|Net (Link)." ]

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[ null, null, "Nintendo has released a trailer celebrating the best-selling independent Nintendo Switch plays of 2020. Several indie competitions, such as Hades, Among Us and Soft touch, have even been considered the very best competitions to liberate in 2020, even standing up against AAA heavy-hitters like The Last of Us Part II.\n\nRelated: Among Us Tops Nintendo Switch’s Beststellers Chart After A Single Day\n\nNintendo‘s YouTube canal have already had announced a new Indie World trailer, which celebrates the multitude of great independent plays that have come to the Switch in 2020. The roll of featured titles includes Hades, Ori and the Will of the Wisps, Carrion, Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin and Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2. These claims are not only some of the most popular indie competitions of its first year, but many of them are considered to be some of the greatest game liberated this year overall.\n\n2020 has been an excellent year for independent tournaments, with some indie entitles being crowned Game of the Time by stores. Supergiant Games’ Hades was nominated for a total of eight allotments at this year’s Game Awards, including Game of the Time and Best Action Game. This is an exceptional achievement for an independent title, considering the fact that most of the show’s lists were inhabited alone by AAA games developed and produced by big corporations. Nintendo’s relationship with indie makes also made headlines recently, when a sale on Moon Studios’ Ori and the Will of the Wisps was made to benefit Rainforest Trust. During the sale earlier this month, five percent of the proceeds coming from the Switch version of Ori were used to protect rainforests and the characters that inhabit them.\n\nIn an industry that is increasingly dominated by massive franchises and potent fellowships, indie tournaments stipulate a breath of fresh air. Creativity is born of limited, and this is why indie tournaments are often so wonderful. Nintendo’s support of indie competitions wonders a support for gaming as a whole, and their Indie World brand is a great way to employ the spotlight on independent studios. For those gamers that enjoy indie gaming, the Nintendo Switch is turning out to be a perfect platform.", null, null, null, null ]

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[ null, "Block Battle, created by South Korean Economy TV invites participants to compete in the series that is overseen by judges from across the industry.\n\nThe contestants competed for the chance to win US$10 million; the last season was broadcast in 9 different countries to an audience of 220 million people.\n\nThis year the contestants have to answer the question ‘Why does your project need blockchain technology?’\n\nDuring the series the teams will have to compete in a range of challenges including presenting their pitch, a white paper and a final undisclosed competition with judging to be done from professionals in venture capital, cryptocurrency exchanges and other blockchain companies.\n\nLast year saw the participants answer the question ‘who is the next Satoshi?’, a well regarded South Korean tech company.\n\nThe focus of the program is to educate the general public but also to look beyond the blockchain hype and to actually focus on the real-world applications and uses of the technology.\n\nSeason two is set to launch online on 20 June with applications due by the end of the month.", null ]

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[ null, "NBA YoungBoy has been recklessly moving in these streets, fancying himself as invincible (or at the very least untouchable).\n\nBut the long arm of the law tapped the 21-year-old on the shoulder and now it seems that he has been indicted for playing with guns.\n\nThe Baton Rouge rapper, whose real name is Kentrell Gaulden, was indicted on March 10th by a federal grand jury on the following charges: possession of firearms by a convicted felon, and possession of a firearm not registered in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record.\n\nIt is alleged that NBA YoungBoy had both a .45-caliber pistol and a 9mm pistol at a music video shoot that he filmed in September of 2020. Neighbors had complained about the ruckus and when the Baton Rouge police showed up and saw the weapons.\n\nOn Monday (March 22), the Los Angeles Police Department and the FBI attempted arrest the rap star during a traffic stop. NBA YoungBoy made a run for it but was eventually caught with the assistance of a K-9 dog.\n\nHis lawyer, James Manasseh took offense to the manner in which very publicly and embarrassingly he got knocked.\n\n“What happened to him in California was a travesty,” he said in a written statement to The Advocate. “Every law enforcement agency knows we represent Kentrell and no one told us of his warrant. Had they told us he was indicted, we would have voluntarily surrendered him at our office in a safe and non-public manner.”\n\nManasseh continued, “The surprise tactic of arresting him in California was unnecessary. It was simply a show of force and power upon an individual by the Government.”\n\nThough he is just old enough to drink, this is not the first time the rapper has been locked up.\n\nHe once served three months in the summer of 2019, after a state judge put him on temporary probation hold linked to a 2016 shooting. Prosecutors moved to “revoke his probation” because he was somehow connected to a shootout in Miami on Mother’s Day 2019. This would’ve left him with a 10-year bid, as that occasion left a bystander dead." ]

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[ "Doug is an original character who first appeared in Telltale Games' The Walking Dead. Doug is a likable and non-threatening IT technician. He is incredibly resourceful, intelligent and extremely logical, and is passive-aggressive when it comes to conflict.\n\nHe was voiced by Sam Joan and modelled after Doug Tabacco.\n\nDoug worked as an IT technician and considered himself to be a geek. He moved to Macon, Georgia two months prior to the outbreak to live with his uncle. He spent some time traveling Europe, namely Belgium, when on vacation. During the outbreak, when Carley and her colleagues were attacked by walkers, Doug came to their rescue but only managed to save her. The two of them joined forces with the survivors in the Everett Pharmacy Drugstore as they waited for the military to roll through.\n\nDoug is first seen in the drugstore along with the other survivors. Throughout the group's time inside, he is assigned to keep a lookout on the street. Once spoken to, Doug asks Lee if he wants to take a look outside. Once out there, Lee can choose to go back inside or examine what is around him. When they attempt to retrieve the keys off of Lee's brother, Doug uses his tech skills to program a universal remote from the drugstore office to turn on a set of TVs across the street. This distracts the walkers so Lee can sneak outside and retrieve the pharmacy keys from his brother's corpse. When the walkers notice Lee, Doug warns him and they close the gate as the walkers approach. When Lee and Lilly accidentally trip the pharmacy alarm, Doug helps Lee and Carley hold up the barricades against the walkers while the other survivors prepare to escape.\n\nLee will have to choose to save either Carley or Doug when the walkers attack the pharmacy. The two get pinned when trying to defend the windows, with Carley attempting to reach for her ammunition and Doug being dragged out of the window.\n\nIf Lee chooses to save Carley over Doug, he will be pulled out of the pharmacy window and devoured by the walkers. Later, Carley will feel terrible about what happened to him, but understands Lee's decision.\n\nIf Lee chooses to save Doug, Carley is out of ammunition and is eaten by walkers while Doug escapes with everyone else outside. Later at the motel, Doug expresses regret that Carley is dead, but doesn't blame Lee, claiming that this is just survivor's guilt. He still wishes that Lee chose Carley instead of him.\n\nThree months later, Doug will be seen with the survivors when Lee and his group return from hunting. Doug will be a passive member in the discussion over whether to let Ben and Travis/David stay. However, he seems to agree with letting them stay. While Lilly gets upset and forces Lee to decide how to divide the day's rations, Doug is making an alarm system to keep the walkers away. If Lee asks Doug if he wants some food, Doug will refuse any offers (unless given the apple). When Katjaa calls out to Kenny and Lee to say that Travis/David isn't going to live, she and Lee are attacked. Doug tries to help by hitting Travis/David with a plank, only knocking him over. Just a few moments after Travis/David is killed, and Ben has told that it isn't the bite that makes you turn, Doug's alarm goes off to reveal the St. John brothers approaching. Doug goes with Lee, Mark, and Ben back to the dairy farm, where he takes the time to discuss with Lee the practicality of the St. John's electric fence. Upon arriving at the dairy, Brenda St. John hands over some food to Doug for the group. Doug and Ben go back to the motor inn to get the rest of the survivors. They both stay there while the rest head to the farm.\n\nDoug later gets Lee's attention using a laser pointer he found earlier. Lee tells Doug and Ben to look for a way inside the house from behind. They arrive just as Andrew and Lee are in a fight. Doug saves Lee by blinding Andrew with the laser pointer. As they leave the farm, he fixes the video camera Lee found, where it is revealed that Jolene had been spying on the group.\n\nDoug appears if saved in \"A New Day\". He stays out of the argument between Kenny and Lilly, but adds that he thinks Lee should have tried to save Beatrice to Kenny's annoyance. He feels he doesn't do enough for the group since there is little for him to work with given his speciality not being weapons or combat. He later goes to work on the fence while Lee talks to Lilly. If asked about his position on guns, he says he is not wild about them, nor is he the best shot. He can also share knowledge to Lee about gypsum, an alternative to lead in pencils.\n\nWhen the group is rounded up by the bandits, he escapes after Lilly snipes one of them. Seeing a chance, he quickly grabs Jake's gun and shoots Linda. He runs out of ammo, and runs to work on the RV. He aids Lee by warning him when and where bandits and zombies appear. After humorously using a hammer to fix the RV's engine, the group flees the motor inn in the RV. Lilly accuses Ben of being a traitor, with Doug trying to diffuse the situation and earning Lilly's ire in the process. He stays out of most of the argument, but gets fed up with Lilly throwing accusations. When the RV pulls over, he joins in on the argument by defending Ben. When Lilly is about to shoot Ben, Doug pulls him out of the way but accidentally gets in the way and is shot in the back of the head in the process.\n\nIf Doug was saved in \"A New Day\", then 184 days into the apocalypse, Russell will lie next to Doug's rotten body if he chooses to hide from Nate. If Russell stays on his feet, the player can only see his body laid next to Russell's feet very quickly. Curiously, his body has been noticeably moved, and the zombie that was run over by Kenny is gone. One of his eyes are open, his skin is rotting, and the bullet hole by Lilly is still there.\n\nDoug is generally a kind, quiet and gentle person. The whole time he spends with the group, he does not earn the dislike of anyone in particular except Larry who finds reasons to dislike everybody. Doug is readily knowledgeable when it comes to technology yet uncoordinated in both making decisions for himself and with the defense of his group. He mentions having robots before the outbreak and that he spent a lot of time alone. He was capable of fixing and manufacturing most things and had a wide knowledge of most scientific elements.", null ]

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[ "People without resources: Fashionable New York women at a loss as to how to pass away the time spend their days indulging in pleasure that will relieve the monotony … A set of these wretched creatures hit upon the exciting pastime of blowing soap bubbles…\n\nAll sorts: Direct from the East at E. B. Rails – the celebrated Studebaker steel and iron axle wagons. Many of the detestable cottonwood trees have been cleared out and Lombard poplars have taken their place. World’s Fair Commissioner Haines is regarded in Chicago as a being a pretty good single-handed kicker for his own state – Nevada.\n\nDistrict Judge Richard Hanna lashed out at Nevada welfare department for its attempt to kill off the state children’s home in Carson City … the department would rather place small children in foster homes.\n\nWinners in the Fourth of July parade are – Comedy, Ronnie Johnson’s Family of clowns; Commercial/industrial – Round Table Pizza with Merlin, the Wizard.\n\nPhoto caption: More than 1,000 people came to Mills Park in Carson City to see the fireworks. The fireworks capped off a long weekend of events through the weekend including a carnival at Mills Park.", null, null, null ]

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[ "The architect was released from the largest financial fraud in history", null, "Federal custody skills were released on Thursday after serving 12 years and two months for fraud, conspiracy and internal trading.\n\nJeffrey Skilling spent more time behind bars than working at Enron Corp, the huge powerful energy once it helped to turn ash.\n\nFederal retirement was released on Thursday after serving 12 years and two months for fraud, internal conspiracy and trading, which started the largest corporate bankruptcy in US history at the time.\n\nDuring their 11 year tapes in Enron, Skill and penniers, such as Andrew Fastow, armored dark financial instruments with names such as Talon and JEDI that became time bombs under the corporation's financial infrastructure. After being promoted to the executive director in early 2001, Skill resigned suddenly in August of that year. Less than four months later, Enron was filed for bankruptcy.\n\nSkilling, 65, last six months spent his sentence in the Houston area in a reintegration center, or a residential rehousing center in the Federal Prison Office's language. Daniel Petrocelli, the lawyer who represented Scio did not return at the 2013 hearings that had reduced a decade of sentence, voice message." ]

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[ "Today’s article is another guest submission. This one coming from Kevin Cummings, who has already given us his article on the 1887 Old Judge Sam Barkley card, as well as a Pirates Memorabilia post on a Pepsin pin of Jot Goar. We go back to the Old Judge set for a special treat today. Kevin talks about a player who is pictured on a card in the 1889 Pittsburgh uniform, but didn’t actually play a regular season game for the team.\n\nThe Old Judge set in my opinion is the best baseball set ever made. It provides pictures of numerous MLB players who would otherwise have no known photos. It was produced over five years, with a very large majority of the cards being produced during the 1887-89 time frame. A small number of cards were produced in 1886, while the 1890 cards provided only team changes (no new photos) and are extremely rare. In all, there are over 2,500 photos used in the set between the 524 subjects in the set. This particular card was produced in 1889 and features shortstop Bob Allen. Here’s the front scan (the back is blank), following by the write-up from Mr Cummings:", null, "Robert Gilman Allen was born in Marion, Ohio, on July 10, 1867. His father ran a bank in Marion and Bob began working for him right out of high school. In the 1880s, Central Ohio, where Marion is located, had teams in almost every town. Marion had a town team and starting in 1885 there was also an independent team known as the Mohawks. Allen’s older brother Herbert played baseball and that, most likely, coaxed Bob into the sport. The both of them played for the Mowhawks in 1885 and 1886 – Bob at second base and Herbert in the outfield. The few mentions of the team in the local papers in those years seem to indicate, however, it was not very successful.\n\nAllen’s professional career began in 1887 with Mansfield in the Ohio State League, where he shared the field with and befriended a fellow teen-ager – future Hall of Famer Ed Delahanty. Bob returned to a drastically reconfigured Mansfield team in 1888. Although he started out very hot with the bat, he dipped seriously from mid-May onwards. On the second Friday of July – aptly Friday the 13th – Allen collided with a Sandusky fielder and broke his leg. Allen was done for the season. Despite the injury, the major league Pittsburgh team liked what they heard and saw of him and signed him for 1889.\n\nThe February 20, 1889 issue of Sporting Life spoke of Allen as Pittsburgh’s “new shortstop” and mentioned that the Pittsburgh press was already referring to him as a “phenomenon,” which Allen greatly disliked. Allen had some heath issues at that time, which slowed his progress. Despite manger Horace Phillips’ previous quote to the contrary, on April 27 Allen was among several players released. The team didn’t think he could properly train on his own as they were away on a road trip. His good fielding and weak hitting were also noted. Despite his dismissal, he actually was on Pittsburgh’s Opening Day roster and is shown in the Old Judge baseball card set as a Pittsburgh player, though he never appeared in a regular season game for them.\n\nAfter his release, Allen made his way west to Davenport, Iowa, where he joined the Hawkeyes of the Central Interstate League. His shortstop play impressed fans and writers, but his bat still left a lot to be desired. He hit a paltry .207. Allen’s fielding alone, though, was enough to catch the attention of Harry Wright, manager of the Philadelphia Phillies. Philadelphia’s shortstop’s play during the 1889 season left a lot to be desired, so Wright wasted no time in signing the sure-handed Allen for 1890. He did not disappoint his new boss.\n\nAllen became a key cog in the Phillies’ league-leading infield defense from 1890 through 1893. The write-up of Allen’s early-season effort against the Brooklyn Bridegrooms in the April 29 Brooklyn Daily Eagle contained three separate mentions of his fielding prowess and he ended up with five assists and a putout on the day. Allen’s 1890 – 1892 seasons were remarkably similar. His hitting averaged just .225 with occasional power, but his fielding percentage and range factor were far above those of other league players each year. In 1893, the pitcher’s mound was moved to its present distance from home plate. Like many batters, his average rose as a result – up 40+ points to .268. His stellar fielding, however, never wavered. He was just 25 years old and in the prime of his career.\n\nThe following season looked very promising for the Phillies. Their lineup was stacked with future Hall of Famers (Sam Thompson, Billy Hamilton, and Allen’s old Mansfield teammate, Ed Delahanty), but the injury bug bit Philadelphia hard. Allen managed to avoid issues for the first 41 games. Then on June 15, in the ninth inning of a 21 – 8 blow-out contest against Cincinnati, the Reds’ pitcher, Elton “Icebox” Chamberlain, hit Allen in the face with a pitch, fracturing his cheekbone and eye socket. It ended Allen’s season and for all intents and purposes, his playing career. He was immediately hospitalized. Initially, there were fears that he might die or be left blind. Thankfully, after some surgery to save his eyesight, he pulled through and returned to his parents’ home in Marion to recuperate. The injury would heal, but according to an August 12 article in the Philadelphia Inquirer, Allen was concerned that the memory of the beaning would affect his confidence as a hitter. Once the headaches disappeared, Allen went to work in his father’s bank in Paulding, Ohio rather than return to baseball. Teams made offers to him in 1895 and 1896, but he did not accept any of them.\n\nAllen was finally coaxed back onto the field for a pennant-contending Boston Beaneater team late in the 1897 season. Boston’s shortstop, Herman Long, was suffering with a hand injury and manager Frank Selee wanted Allen for insurance. Bob ended up taking over for 32 games at shortstop. His fielding percentage and range factor were better than Long’s and he hit a career-best .319 as well. Boston finished in first place with a 93-39 record. Despite playing just 32 games, Allen was voted a half share of the first place money for his outstanding performance down the stretch.\n\nThat season was followed by three years as a manager in both the minors and majors and a very brief five-game playing stint with Cincinnati in 1900. Allen left baseball after the season to concentrate on business and family before returning to the game in 1915 as a minor league owner. Allen was owner/president of the Knoxville Smokies of the Southern Association when he passed away in 1943." ]

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[ null, "In the aftermath of the Champions League Qualifying Phase draw there was a minor drama developing over the possibility of Celtic having to travel to Belfast to take on Linfield on or over 12th July – a date significant in Northern Ireland for reasons irrelevant to football, so I’ll allow you to do your own research there.\n\nIgnoring the fact that Linfield still must beat San Marino side La Fiorita over two legs, the media went into overdrive with their usual hyperbole. Images of running battles in the street were conjured with the surrounding streets of Windsor Park destined to turn into a scene from Platoon.\n\nEnter Joe Miller. Yes, I hear you flitting away at your keyboard there on google – “Joe Miller football Wikipedia”. Joe Miller is a former player for Celtic and Aberdeen and apparently a dab hand at spinning a yarn or two.\n\nIn an interview with Scottish newspaper The Daily Record, Joe Miller told of a friendly match he participated in at Windsor Park in 1995. He explained that the Aberdeen players played 90 minutes of football with ‘red dots’ on them – a reference to lasers aimed at the players. He also described an event after the match when he and three other named players were harangued by angry locals from a nearby drinking establishment as they carried match balls down the street post game.\n\nIt all sounds rather far-fetched, doesn’t it? Perhaps that’s because Mr Miller’s storytelling capability makes Walter Mitty look only like a mild spoofer. Linfield FC responded with one of the greatest statements I have read from Northern Irish football in some time.\n\nFirstly, Linfield confirmed that Windsor Park then was wholly enclosed from any surrounding streets. A quick look at the map of the area will show a shortage of local pubs in the area. Further to these two points – Linfield have never asked an opposing team to walk the streets carrying match day equipment.\n\nSecondly, the reference to laser pointers is somewhat before time. Linfield confirm the fact that during the year specified neither the then-RUC nor the British Army (who were posted to Northern Ireland) carried weapons with laser sights fitted as standard. Besides that, it would be a few years after 1995 that laser pointers came into the public domain as easily obtainable and affordable.\n\nThe final, and in my opinion most hilarious, point made was that Linfield FC hold no record of hosting Aberdeen in a friendly match at Windsor Park in 1995. Indeed, Linfield have never actually played Aberdeen at any time, home or away!\n\nA few days later The Daily Record produced an apology from Joe Miller. Miller now concedes that he simply got mixed up with the stadium he was referring to. Also, the fact it was a behind closed doors training match and not a friendly. Joe Miller is yet to clarify when or where this supposed event took place or even who the training match happened to be against!\n\nWhatever the true story is behind this, I am so looking forward to reading Joe Miller’s forthcoming autobiography. It’ll be great to read about that time he landed on the beaches at Normandy, handed the World Cup to Diego Maradona in 1986 and did not have sexual relations with Monica Lewinsky." ]

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[ null, "Laverne Cox is an American actress, reality television star, television producer, and LGBT advocate, best known for her portrayal of Sophia Burset on the Netflix television series Orange Is the New Black, for which she became the first openly transgender person to be nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award in the acting category, and the first to be nominated for an Emmy Award since composer/musician Angela Morley in 1990. She is also known for appearing as a contestant on the first season of VH1's I Want to Work for Diddy, and for producing and co-hosting the VH1 makeover television series TRANSform Me. In April 2014, Cox was honored by GLAAD with its Stephen F. Kolzak Award for her work ... more on Wikipedia\n\nLaverne Cox is ranked on...\n\n#12 of 21 Women Standing Up to Sexist Interview Questions 9.8k VOTES What are you wearing? Is that egg on your face? Despite the fact that it’s the 21st century, women in the public eye still g...\n#5 of 18 Drugstore Beauty Products That Celebrities Love 4.1k VOTES If you love a good beauty deal, you’re not alone. Even celebrities test out drugstore makeup and hair products in the hopes ...\nFamous Gemini Female Celebrities 37.8k VIEWS Intellectual and adaptable, Geminis are often considered to be of two minds about things, but it's just their infectious ent...\nHow the Cast of Orange Is the New Black Aged From The First To The Last Season 6.2k VIEWS From sparring with rival inmates to navigating personal relationships with family in the outside world, viewers have been on...\n22 Famous Transgender Actresses Who Are Redefining Gender Roles 54.6k VIEWS They make audiences laugh, cry, and think. These notable transgender actresses have received acclaim for their powerful perf...\nFamous People Whose Last Name Is Cox 5.7k VIEWS Being a fairly common name, it's no surprise there are a lot of famous people with the last name Cox. Do you recognize all t...\nEvery LGBTQA+ Black Celebrity In Hollywood 1.4M VIEWS LGBT black celebrities occupy every career in entertainment. Several actors, comedians, journalists, and athletes are both b...\n9 Famous Transgender Actors You Should Know About 41.9k VIEWS Diversity is becoming an ever-more-present part of the conversation in the entertainment industry. Now is the perfect time t...\nFemale Celebrities Who Are 5’11\" 5.1k VIEWS This list contains examples of female celebs who are 5'11\" loosely ranked by fame and popularity. Standing nearly six f...\n\nLaverne Cox is also found on..." ]

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[ "Jasprit Bumrah Will Find it Difficult to Sustain With Current Action: Aaqib Javed", null, "Jasprit Bumrah has played nine Twenty20Is and one ODI for India so far.© AFP\nMirpur:\n\n\"Bumrah's action is his main problem. During loading, this kind of action puts enormous strain on the back. This is an injury-prone action. With this kind of action, I don't see him playing 10 years of injury-free international cricket. I may be wrong as I am not an astrologer but that's how I feel,\" Aaqib said. (India vs Australia: Jasprit Bumrah Impresses on ODI Debut)\n\nAaqib, who played a lot of cricket with Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis, also feels that Bangladeshi youngsters Taskin Ahmed and Mustafizur Rahaman are \"more talented than Bumrah\".\n\n\"Mustafizur and Taskin are both 20-year-olds and look at their quality. Taskin regularly hits 145 kmph mark and Mustafizur has such amazing variations. Bumrah at best is a fast medium bowler and team expects him to get a wicket or two and hurl a few in the blockhole at the death. Now that will make him a good Twenty20 bowler but beyond that I don't know,\" Aaqib said.\n\nThe 43-year-old Aaqib is also surprised that the likes of Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Shami and Varun Aaron are out because of either inconsistency or injuries.\n\n\"India for the first time in their history produced four genuine fast bowlers in Umesh, Aaron, Ishant and Shami. Now where are they? Injury management has always been an issue with bowlers from these parts. Breakdown happens due to lifestyle, wrong training.\n\n\"But when I hear that Umesh is inconsistent, I get baffled. I mean if someone has genuine ability to bowl quick, how much time it takes to correct the line and length? At the most three-six months. Not a day more than that if you are sincere and attentive. If anyone tells me that Umesh, if told to land on a particular spot can't do after being told repeatedly, then I think there is some problem with either his intent or his coach's ability to make him understand.\"\n\n\"The best part about Twenty20 cricket is that you can play this format for a long time even if you have aged. What do you need to do in a Twenty20? Just bowl 24 deliveries and field for 16 overs. You don't need any extra-ordinary fitness for playing T20. Ashish has experience and that's helping him. But I believe, he will struggle even in 50 overs leave aside days' cricket,\" he said.\n\nHe is ready to forgive Mohammad Amir but said his stance about corrupt practices remains the same.\n\nAsked if he has forgiven Aamir, Aaqib said: \"Forgiving or not forgiving is a different issue. That he has been forgiven is the reason he is again playing the game and people are getting entertained.\n\n\"Nothing wrong in that but if someone in future does like what all Amir did, my stance will remain the same as this is bad stuff and we should discourage these things. But I am not stubborn, now that he is back. Okay let's move on and give him a chance.\"\n\nAaqib is more unhappy at the thought of what he (Amir) could have achieved in the five years he lost.\n\n\"What he showed in the past few matches, I am feeling so bad. In five years, he has missed 200 Test wickets and should have been leading Pakistan attack by now. He will in any case lead Pakistan attack for next 10 years.\n\n\"But had he not lost those five years, there was a possibility that he might have surpassed Wasim Akram with his qualities. But if he has been repentant and learnt from his mistakes, hope he will serve Pakistan cricket for long,\" he concluded.\n\nComments\nTopics mentioned in this article\nJasprit Bumrah Aaqib Javed Pakistan Cricket Team Asia Cup 2016 Cricket\nGet the latest updates on ICC T20 Worldcup 2022 and CWG 2022 check out the Schedule, Live Score and Medals Tally. Like us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter for more sports updates. You can also download the NDTV Cricket app for Android or iOS." ]

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[ null, "Exercise Training in Youth and the trainability of children and adolescents remains an important, but contentious, issue in paediatric exercise science.\n\nIt has been suggested that the periods of naturally occurring accelerated adaptation during puberty reflect ‘golden periods’ or ‘windows of opportunity’ where the effects of training are especially pronounced. The ‘trigger hypothesis’ or maturational threshold are prominent examples of this theory and dictate that training-induced gains during childhood and adolescence will be either minimal or not apparent until the trigger provided by the onset of puberty is reached.\n\nThis debate regarding the trainability of children has had a significant impact on the design of training programmes for children and adolescents by coaches and researchers. Windows of optimal trainability represent a cornerstone of many long-term athlete development models that have been widely adopted by UK National Governing Bodies. An understanding of the development of fitness during childhood and adolescence is not just applicable to a sporting context however, such an understanding also has important implications for the promotion of health and well-being throughout childhood and adolescence.\n\nBy the end of this webinar, attendees should be able to:\n\nDr Melitta McNarry is a Senior Lecturer of Exercise Physiology at Swansea University, where her research focuses on paediatric exercise physiology in health and disease. Melitta’s work concentrates on the interaction between maturity and training dose in determining the physiological response to exercise in children and adolescents.\n\nDr Melitta McNarry has also written a blog post for Human Kinetics titled Maturational threshold in young athletes – Are we missing the point?\n\nFor more information on our upcoming and previous webinars with BASES (all of which are available for playback on our website) check out Human Kinetics and BASES Webinars – Everything you need to know." ]

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[ "Political dogfight can wait, netas across party lines should now discuss good economics to save a free-falling economy\n\nThe overall economic growth has been slowing worryingly with the GDP touching 5 percent in the April-June quarter. Since then, things have only worsened in the economy.\n\nIN his column for The Hindu newspaper, former Prime Minister and noted economist, Manmohan Singh has cautioned about the poor state of Indian economy. Singh predicts India may fall victim to ‘stagflation’, a state when inflation continues to jump with stagnant demand and high unemployment, which he describes “as a dangerous territory from which it becomes very hard for large economies to recover.” Singh concludes his piece suggesting that the way out for the economy is to boost demand through fiscal policy and private investments through instilling confidence among buyers.\n\nTo be sure, even under Singh’s watch, not everything was fine in the Indian economy. In fact, a lot of loose lending and corruption leading to corporate-banker-political nexus thrived during the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) era. That is one of the major reasons for the big build-up of non-performing assets (NPAs) in the banking system that continues to haunt lenders even today. But, as a reputed economist and former central banker, Singh’s caution that the current economic trends “are mere manifestations of a deeper underlying malaise that plagues the nation’s economy today” cannot be ignored by any sane administration.", null, "It is in this context of sinking economy that the winter session of the Parliament is beginning. There are several key Bills, including the Citizenship Bill, that are scheduled for the session. That apart, there are other key Bills listed for the current session including the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019. But, the main area of concern for the country as a whole at this point is the worsening economic situation. The overall economic growth has been slowing worryingly with the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) touching 5 percent in the April-June quarter. Since then, things have only worsened in the economy.\n\nIn September, the IIP contracted for the second consecutive month at 4.3 percent. In August, the factory output had contracted by 1.4 percent (revised estimate). Unemployment figures have come alarmingly high going by government’s own data. The manufacturing activity has slowed and capital investments have been performing poorly as reflected in the monthly economic indicators. The government is under the attack of the Opposition parties led by the Congress for the mismanagement of the economy.\n\nIt is logical that the economy will be one of the major topics of discussion in this session and there will be blame game as usual. But, this is a point in the economy where political dogfight should take a back seat and good economics should be discussed with a sense of urgency. The Narendra Modi government, with a decisive mandate, has a duty to find ways to save the economy.\n\nEver since the Modi government returned to power with an even bigger mandate in 2019 as compared to 2014, it has managed to fulfill big-ticket promises made in the run-up to the Loksabha elections—abrogation of Article 370 and Ram temple in Ayodhya. As this writer highlighted in a previous article, with both these objectives achieved, the government’s focus now should be centering the debate on economic recovery setting aside political differences and generating a consensus process. The pace at which the economic activities have been slowing is alarming. Political parties should set differences aside and work as a team to rescue the economy from a deeper collapse. To be sure, the government has been attempting to calm the industries with a slew of sector-specific measures. In August, the government began announcing back-to-back measures to address the economic slowdown starting with the mega bank merger plan. In one shot, the government decided to merge ten public sector banks (PSBs) into four to gain size. This took the total number of PSBs to 12 from 27 banks in 2017. Besides these mergers, the government also announced governance reforms for PSBs. Post-the bank merger announcement came a series of other announcements in September. Of all the economic measures announced so far in Modi government’s second term to revive a slowing economy, the corporate tax cut announcement made on 20 September stands out and easily ranks at the top. Some of the measures announced this time—withdrawal of enhanced surcharge on foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) and domestic investors restoring the pre-Budget position, quashing angel tax for Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) registered startups—were reversals of Budget decisions. This was followed by announcements targeting real estate and affordable housing projects.\n\nOn 17 October, the government announced new foreign direct investment (FDI) norms for companies investing in India through joint venture route. But, the fact is that none of these measures have so far helped to change the pessimism surrounding the economy.\n\nRating agencies and brokerages have been vying each other to lower their growth estimates for India citing probably of a longer-than-expected slowdown. A State Bank of India (SBI) research report has predicted the second quarter GDP growth at 4.2 percent. The government is also facing criticism for refusing to release the latest household expenditure survey citing data quality issues. Industries, especially automakers and fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) companies, have been reporting lower sales so far this year. In this backdrop, the only thing that should top the agenda of Parliament is finding solutions to the economic puzzle." ]

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[ "Brand New Seasons of FAN FAVOURITES on The HISTORY® Channel", null, "[PARTNER CONTENT] HISTORY® Channel Africa has great sponsorship and advertisement opportunities coming up with the return of many fan favourites. New seasons currently on air are Forged in Fire S8 and The Curse of Oak Island. And those premiering in the next few months include ratings winner The Curse of Oak Island, the popular Mountain Men, Swamp People and Counting Cars.\n\nThe heat is on with Forged in Fire airing from 12 April and continuing through to August on Mondays at 20h15. Hosted by former US army sergeant Grady Powell, it features the cream of the crop with four bladesmiths going head-to-head in each forging battle. This season, witness battles of epic smackdown proportions with former Hall of Fame wrestler, Ric Flair. Flair, aka The Nature Boy makes a special appearance as a guest judge in one of the episodes. The explosive two-part finale sees the ultimate bladesmith winner leave with $10,000 cash and the coveted title of ‘Forged in Fire Champion’.\n\nThe second series of Salvage Kings kicks off on Wednesday 9 June at 20h15. We get to rejoin the demolition and salvage team at Priestly Demolition, a family owned business with over 250 adrenaline-pumping jobs a year of tearing down buildings and racing against the clock to pull out anything valuable left behind.\n\n2021 also finds The Curse of Skinwalker Ranch S2 starting on Friday from 6 August at 19h25. The investigation of the world’s most mysterious hot spot for UFO sightings and strange phenomena occurrences continues. Come join astrophysicist Dr. Travis Taylor and real estate tycoon Brandon Fugal, who together with a team of scientists and researchers’ risk everything to reveal the ultimate secret of Utah’s notorious Skinwalker Ranch.\n\nMountain Men S10 makes its premiere on Thursday, September 30. As winter loosens its grip on the mountains of North America, life for the mountain men gets a whole lot harder. Opportunities to gather enough wood to survive and grow their own food in the harsh wilderness once again showcases their resilience. It’s not an easy life, but for these mountain men, it’s life as they know it.\n\nOther titles to look out for include The Curse of Oak Island which finds the intrepid Oak Island team led by modern day explorers. Rick and Marty, back for the biggest season yet – bringing more determination, resources and technology than ever in their quest to solve the 224-year-old treasure mystery.\n\nNature enthusiasts can catch season 8 of Alone and Swamp People S12 on the History channel. The survival series Alone will air on Thursdays from August 26 at 21:05 and sees 10 contestants pitted not just against each other but against the harsh conditions of the Canadian wilderness. Swamp People TXs on Thursdays, starting 10 December and documents the stories of the proud descendants of French-Canadian refugees settled in the swamp region of Louisiana. This fiercely independent group struggles to preserve their way of life during the most important time of the year for them: alligator-hunting season.\n\nMost people in Las Vegas bet with chips, but in Counting Cars driving through this December, Danny ‘The Count’ Koker bets with cars. From classics to exotics, from hot-rods to choppers, Danny and the crew of Count’s Kustoms will stop at nothing to find and flip the greatest rides of all time.\n\nTo round off 2021 and as part of the UFO and Mystery Week, Ancient Aliens will return to the channel in December with an extraordinary two-hour special with William Shatner. Here Shatner and the team of experts will explore everything from human origins to ground-breaking archaeological finds, new understandings of the cosmos and the profound possibility that we are not alone in the universe.\n\nTune in all year to The HISTORY® Channel Africa on DStv 186 to catch the best of your favourite series." ]

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[ "Victoria, BC –Riga Godron, who was wanted on a British Columbia-wide warrant, has been arrested by Langley RCMP.\n\nRiga Godron was wanted on a warrant after failing to appear in court on sworn charges of obstructing a police officer, flight from police, and driving without due care and attention, after a July 1, 2022 Victoria incident in which officers had to leap out of the way of a vehicle that refused to stop. The vehicle fled the scene and was boxed in by responding officers in the 600-block of Pandora Avenue, a short distance from where Canada Day celebrations were occurring. The driver was pulled from the vehicle by officers and arrested.", null, "The charges have not been proven in court. Riga Godron is considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law." ]

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[ "“His songs should be taught at school”, NME\n\nPeter Bruntnell is one of Britain’s finest songwriters. He played a terrific show at the Static Roots Festival 2017 and he did one of the last shows at our Raumfahrtzentrum Saarner Kuppe just shortly before the pandemic took over. The readers of Americana-UK.com just voted his 1999 album “Normal For Bridgwater” on #6 of the Top 20 Americana albums of all time!\n\nFor our “stay safe sessions” series, Peter Bruntnell recorded a video for the song “You’d Make A Great Widow” which will be released on his new album “Journey To The Sun” (release date: 11th June 2021). You can pre-order the album here.\n\nPeter Bruntnell on the web", null, "Let’s just have a look at what the British Guardian wrote about Peter:\n\nAlbum after album, the Kingston upon Thames solo artist produces rich and refined song-craft, yet hardly anyone has heard of him. Could this be his time?\n\nIf we lived in a just world, Peter Bruntnell would by now be in the middle of his third or fourth global arena tour, his biggest worry working out how to courier his latest armful of Grammy awards back to the UK so his butler could have them installed in the west wing of mansion by the time he got home. Instead, the Kingston upon Thames-based, Devon-raised, New Zealand-born singer-songwriter spent February playing a tour of venues that included the front room of a terraced house. His new album, Nos Da Comrade, features lead single Mr Sunshine, a rollicking deconstruction of a certain US presidential candidate and a golf course that destroyed a Scottish fishing community. The ninth album of an uncommonly excellent recording career, it will be released – alas, all too fittingly – on April Fools’ Day.\n\nThe fools, of course, are the vast majority of the world’s listening public, who have stubbornly refused to pay much attention to Bruntnell since the release of his debut LP more than 20 years ago. Ringing endorsements from the likes of REM’s Peter Buck and Son Volt’s Jay Farrar have been matched by rave reviews (Guardian Music contributor Keith Cameron, reviewing Bruntnell’s third LP in NME, memorably wrote that “his songs should be taught in schools”). And the music really is exceptional – a canon of classically constructed, melodically rich, lyrically ingenious and emotionally, intellectually affecting songs that bears comparison with the all-time greats. Yet there appears to be almost nobody listening…“" ]

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[ "This year, the Full Moon in Aries occurs on October 13th 2019. The opposition between the Moon in Aries and the Sun in Libra enhances some of the qualities associated with Mars, the ruler of Aries.\n\nMars was the Roman God of war, depicted as a beautiful and powerful young man, half nude, wearing a helmet and carrying a spear – emblems of his warrior nature. In astrology. Associated with confidence, aggression, energy, strength, ambition and impulsiveness, the red planet governs war, fights, competitions and physical activities in general.\n\nSo, the Full Moon in the sign ruled by Mars invites us to fight for what we want and for what we believe in. This astral phenomenon is a call to arms. Of course, metaphorically speaking. We got some surplus energy and we need to use it. How to do this? By working hard and by fighting for our ideals.\n\nWe offer you some advices form one of the best books ever.", null, "Inspirational Quotes for the October Full Moon in Aries\n\nSun Tzu, the Chinese general, military strategist, writer and philosopher, lived in ancient China. His book, The Art of War, remains the most influential strategy text in East Asian warfare and has influenced both Eastern and Western military thinking, business tactics, legal strategy, lifestyles and beyond. Some inspirational quotes will help you to win your daily fights.\n\n„Hence in the wise leader’s plans, considerations of advantage and of disadvantage will be blended together.\n\nIf our expectation of advantage be tempered in this way, we may succeed in accomplishing the essential part of our schemes.\n\nIf, on the other hand, in the midst of difficulties we are always ready to seize an advantage, we may extricate ourselves from misfortune.\n\nThe art of war teaches us to rely not on the likelihood of the enemy’s not coming, but on our own readiness to receive him; not on the chance of his not attacking, but rather on the fact that we have made our position unassailable“.\n\n„There are five dangerous faults which may affect a general: (1) Recklessness, which leads to destruction;\n\n(2) cowardice, which leads to capture;\n\n(3) a hasty temper, which can be provoked by insults;\n\n(4) a delicacy of honor which is sensitive to shame;\n\n(5) over-solicitude for his men, which exposes him to worry and trouble.\n\nThese are the five besetting sins of a general, ruinous to the conduct of war.\n\nWhen an army is overthrown and its leader slain, the cause will surely be found among these five dangerous faults. Let them be a subject of meditation“.\n\nTherefore the clever combatant imposes his will on the enemy, but does not allow the enemy’s will to be imposed on him.\n\nBy holding out advantages to him, he can cause the enemy to approach of his own accord; or, by inflicting damage, he can make it impossible for the enemy to draw near“.\n\n„Therefore the good fighter will be terrible in his onset, and prompt in his decision.\n\nEnergy may be likened to the bending of a crossbow; decision, to the releasing of a trigger“.\n\nThis full moon was known by early Native American tribes as the Full Hunters Moon. The leaves are falling from trees, the deer are fattened, and it’s time to begin storing up meat for the long winter ahead. Other names for the October full moon were: Leaf-Falling Moon, Nuts Moon, Blood Moon, Sanguine Moon, Travel Moon and Dying Grass Moon.\n\nThe next Full Moon in Aries occurs on October 2nd 2020.", null, null ]

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[ "Jose & Miguel Gomez with growers in Pagos of Chiclana, Jerez, and Sanlúcar\n\n6.8ha of vineyards under contract with long-term growers\n\nWe’ve said it before and we’ll say it again, Alba Viticultores is pumping oxygen into a dying sherry region. As one of the founding partners, Miguel Gómez deserves some of that credit. He recently left Alba to focus on the project he had started with his brother Jose in 2011. They studied chemistry together, became oenologists together, and started making wine together. Both born and bred on the island of San Fernando in Cádiz, they wanted to make red wines that represented them and were true to their land. In other words, red wines that were true to a white wine region. Easier said than done…\n\nEnter Tintilla de Rota, one of the first grapes ever planted in the region back in the 17th century. Unfortunately most of it was lost to phylloxera and replaced during the Sherry boom of the 20th century, to the point where it almost became extinct. Even today, there’s still very little planted which is surprising considering how well it’s adapted to the unique climate and soil of the region. The ocean influence combined with the albariza soil preserve it’s acidity throughout the maturation cycle, making for fresh Atlantic reds. They almost drink like whites given the salinity and chalky texture.\n\nJose and Miguel didn’t have much when they started, just enough to buy some grapes and rent some space to make the wine. By increasing production vintage to vintage, they’ve managed to gather enough equipment to build their own little winery and acquire their first little vineyard (2h) in the Balbaína estate of Jerez, known for its pure albariza soils. They’re practicing organic and biodynamic farming and making wines without additives.\n\nThe names they chose for the wines really identify with who they are and where they’re from as well. Both expressions used locally, Mahara defines a person that draws a fine line between crazy and genius while Amorro means to drink straight from the bottle. Short macerations, light extractions, glou glou all day. So much so you almost wanna pour it all over yourself, as the Mahara label implies. That’s actually their other brother on the label who they hope will join them some day.", null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null ]

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[ "America’s fighting forces are comprised of more than just men and women; many animals dutifully work to save lives and a new movie that is sure to be a tearjerker tells the story of such an animal and his handler.[1]", null, "The film tells the story of Max, a military working dog, who loses his handler during combat in Afghanistan.\n\nWhen he is returned home and adopted by his handler’s family, he suffers from severe Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.\n\nThe path towards healing — for everyone involved — is rocky, but ultimately it is these struggles that bring a broken family back together.\n\nHere are five important takeaways from the movie:\n\nBut the American Humane Association[3] is working with Congress to get the language of the U.S. National Defense Authorization Act changed[4] so that all four-legged heroes can return home and be safely reunited with their handlers— or their handler’s family as was the case in “Max.”\n\n“It is our moral imperative to bring these dogs back to U.S. soil,” War dog advocate and American Humane Association President Robin R. Ganzert, Ph.D. said in an exclusive interview with Liftbump.\n\nGanzert hopes that this movie raises awareness about these issues.\n\nAs for director Boaz Yakin, he hopes the film challenges and provokes emotion. At a special screening of the film, he explained:\n\n“We set out to make a family movie, a family movie in the true sense of the word— to make a movie… that kids can be challenged and provoked by, and be asked to step up in there emotional response. A movie that adults can actually relate to and connect in a real way. So hopefully we have achieved that.”\n\nAnd in addition to spreading these important messages, the film will have you grabbing for the tissues within the first five minutes. Even more, it will make you want to go home and hug your family, hug your dog.\n\n“Max” is truly a testament to the incredible bond that exists between dogs and their humans, and in particular the bond between a military dog and his soldier.\n\nThe movie looks like it could really shine a light on these animals who risk everything for their owners while, simultaneously, entertaining. With America’s conversations centering on a variety of absurdities, perhaps we can carve out a few moments to discuss the plight of dogs who risk their lives for this country." ]

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[ null, "A former F1 driver has dismissed suggestions Valtteri Bottas may have deliberately taken out both Red Bulls at the first corner in Hungary. It has also put Red Bull-Honda in a compromised position with regards to its engine strategy for the rest of the 2021 season, with penalties for both Verstappen and his teammate Sergio Perez now likely. But former F1 driver Christijan Albers said he doubts Bottas did it all on purpose. “Bottas can’t just plan to make a bad start and then get into the perfect position to go bowling like that,” he added. “Besides, I don’t think Mercedes would allow those sorts of tricks to be used right now. “Mercedes has been like a bull in a China-shop for the last few races, bowling one Red Bull after another." ]

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[ "In the era of mass e-mailing, modern apps and a strong interest in multi/omnichanneling, SMS (text) communication don't seem \"so sexy\" anymore. It seems, that marketers' eyes, turned towards innovative digital solutions, web analytics and user paths based on Google's ZMOT concept didn't notice the tool, which has been a leader of outreach, Gross Rating Point and communication personalization for over two decades.\n\nAccording to the Central Statistical Office of Poland, the number of mobile users (both plan and prepaid) at the end of March 2013 was 54,85 million. It's 2 times more than in 2007. Today, according to the research, there's a 1,5 mobile phones for each Pole. For one household the number is close to 4.\n\nYear on year, the number of mobile phones with software allowing to install applications and big screen making using of multimedia easier, is growing sharply. In 2014 almost half of the Poles had smartphone-kind devices. Mostly, the owners of such devices were young people aged 15-19 and 20-29 (70% total). According to TNS Polska's prognosis the percentage of smartphone owners will increase by up to 60%.", null, "According to data collected in \"SMS communication in Poland in 2013\" research, SMS messages are the most universal and most gladly used communication channel among smartphones and regular phone users. 8 out of 10 Poles admit they send and receive text messages - 66% of them use short messages every day.", null, "Many types of research point, that the SMS open rate is around 90-98%. In comparison, a 20% open rate for e-mailing campaigns is considered, as exceptionally effective.\n\nWhy do we read SMS more often than e-mails? The answer to that question is very complex. The simplest reason is that SMS is the most important communication way because we communicate significant information through this channel more often than through any others. As a consequence, the average time from receiving SMS to reading it is less than 3 minutes.", null, "Traditional marketing SMS communication understood as sending advertising information is accepted by 36% of Poles (Serwer SMS, 2013). The acceptance rate depends on the industry and content.", null, "A positive segment to the communication and the sender increases with the relationship between the company or its representative and the recipient. People that we know (added to our phonebook) are potentially the sources of essential information, so we are more interested in their communication. Modern marketers should pay special attention to this form of communication and use the potential of SMS communicates.\n\nSMS marketing is no longer about sending 160 characters, inviting to visit a store or informing about a new promo.\n\nWhat more - recipients have constant access to the history of communication with the representative, so they can always go back to the previous messages. Highp connects the potential of SMS marketing with unlimited opportunities for innovative digital solutions, without any necessity to develop another mobile app.\n\n3 ways to delight your Conference Attendees with useful knowledge\n\nEngage your attendees in an innovative conference experience\n\nExtending relationship with customer beyond the face to face visit.\n\nVideo is Taking Over email. Why?\n\nWhy the video is winning over the email in business communication?" ]

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[ "The new Life Underwriter Training Council Fellow program will feature a sharply focused, timely curriculum to meet agents’ needs, according to the College for Financial Planning and the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors, which teamed up to develop the revised designation.\n\nThe updated version of the program came about as the result of “an outcry from designees” to keep LUTCF going after a change in the institution that administers the program, said NAIFA President Juli McNeely.\n\nThe new program is “going to be very complete, very robust. It really is designed to give a brand-new adviser what they need to be successful,” said McNeely, who holds the LUTCF designation.\n\nThe development of the new program involved a team of subject matter experts, known as the LUTCF Advisory Committee, as well as a content-validation survey to determine how the curriculum could be as relevant as possible.\n\nThe survey included all LUTCF designees in NAIFA’s database and focused on the questions of “who’s the target audience, and what do they need to their job, and how do we fill that need?” said Jason Brunner, director of institutional research and effectiveness at the College for Financial Planning.\n\nThe results of the survey largely mirrored the opinions of the LUTCF Advisory Committee, Brunner said.\n\nBased on the findings, the College for Financial Planning “condensed, refined and made the content timely and relevant,” said Michael Ruppeck, national account manager.\n\nThe courses will focus on fundamentals, allowing agents to specialize later in their careers, Brunner said.\n\nThe first course will be an introduction to practice management and life insurance, with a focus on building a business plan as well as skills for selling life insurance.\n\nThe second course will explore a range of insurance and investment products, while the third will examine risk management for retirement and estate planning, special family situations and clients who own businesses, among other scenarios.\n\nThe courses will end with exams and involve field exercises to help ensure that agents develop skills for engaging and selling to prospects, Brunner said.\n\nThe course will be offered online via the College for Financial Planning’s MyChoice platform, and the institution also will work with adjunct professors to teach on-ground classes where desired. Another option allows firms to conduct private online LUTCF courses, which companies with agents across the U.S. sometimes prefer, said Dirk Pantone, vice president of business development with the College for Financial Planning.\n\nPeople who have previously received the designation will still hold their designation and won’t be subject to new continuing-education requirements and an annual fee, Pantone said.\n\nAll courses will be recorded so that anyone who misses a session can access it online at a later time. The only difference is that the agent won’t be able to participate in the question-and-answer session, Pantone said.\n\nAlthough he expects most who are LUTCFs to continue with their existing designations, Pantone said that if someone wanted to switch to the updated designation, he or she can petition for transfer credit, which is a free process that involves supplying a transcript of previous LUTCF course work as well as agreeing to new continuing-education requirements.\n\nEnrollment in the new LUTCF program will begin Jan. 1, with classes starting in July.", null, null ]

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[ null, null, null, null, null, null, "Nasarawa State Governor, Engineer Abdullahi Sule, has restated the commitment of his administration to support individuals coming into Nasarawa to further develop the state.\n\nEngineer Sule made the commitment during the foundation laying ceremony for the Brekete Family Smart City project, in Gurku, Karu Local Government Area, on Wednesday.\n\nThe Governor, while commending the Brekete Family for initiating the project, aimed at providing housing for low and middle income earners, said his administration will continue to support the initiative, which is in line with the policy thrust of his administration.\n\nEngineer Sule however appealed to the owners of the project, to ensure that only ordinary people, who have no hope of owning their houses, are allowed to benefit from the project.\n\nThe Governor used the opportunity to assure Nigerians that in spite of the security challenges witnessed in the state recently, particularly the murder of the APC State Chairman, the late Chief Philip Tatari Shekwo, Nasarawa State still remains peaceful and conducive for doing business.\n\nHe equally thanked the Federal Government for all the support given to the state, particularly the road leading to the site of the Brekete Family Smart City.\n\nEngineer Sule identified Karu, Kabusu and Gurku, as areas already marked out for development, being gateways to the Federal Capital Territory, with especially Gurku suitable for massive housing scheme, in order to provide accommodation for employees working in Abuja.\n\nCommenting on the popular radio station, the Brekete Family, ran by the Ordinary President, Ahmad Isah, the Governor gave his word that he is willing to answer questions seeking clarifications regarding the activities of his administration.\n\nEarlier, Consultant for the Smart City project, Dr. Iyke Ezeugo, said Brekete Family Smart City project will be carried out on about six hundred hectares of land and 70 units of houses, comprising 2 and 3 bedrooms semi-detached bungalows, as part of the first phase of the project.\n\nEzeugo explained that the concept was first initiated as Sites and Services, where the firm will provide land, as well as services that will make the land habitable.\n\nHe explained that with the new partnership with the Federal Mortgage Bank, through the cooperative housing development scheme, subscribers are required to pay only 10 percent of the total cost of the completed building, with the 3-bedroom pegged at N9.2m, while the 2-bedroom costs N2.5m.\n\nOn his part, Managing Director of the Federal Mortgage Bank, Ahmed Musa Dangiwa, said the approval of the loan to the Brekete Family housing cooperative platform, Watershed Credit and Thrift Cooperative Society Limited, as well as the foundation laying ceremony, are indications of the bank’s desire to continue to empower ordinary Nigerians in the area of house ownership.\n\nDangiwa then commended the Nasarawa State Government, for supporting the Brekete Family on the project, as well as the tremendous support the FMB has continued to receive.\n\nThe FMB MD recalled that only recently, 100 housing units were delivered, under the FMB/NLC/TUC/NECA collaborative project at Kwandere, with the bank presently financing the construction of an estate for the Dalhatu Araf Specialist Hospital Multipurpose Cooperative in Lafia, the state capital." ]

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[ "The U.S. has completely lost the role of guarantor of international order with the withdrawal from multilateral agreements, said Detlef Dzembricki, head of UNA-Germany, which informs the public of Germany about the activities of the UN and analyzes German policy in the organization.", null, "“The role of the U.S. as an exemplary example and guarantor of international order is now completely lost, as it is increasingly abandoning multilateral agreements and parts of the UN system”, – he said in an interview with the German media project “Faces of the World,” adding that “the UN can only wait for November 3 and hope that Donald Trump will not be re-elected President of the United States.”\n\nDtsembritsky believes that “the U.S., the Middle and Central East, including Iran, Yemen, Syria and Libya, as well as climate change, are forming the largest pockets of conflict at present. This trend has been exacerbated by the Coronavirus pandemic, when “Brazil and the US are ruled by populists who, in a partly irresponsible way, put the health of their populations at risk and keep the disease quiet”.\n\n“Such governments are not part of the solution to our global problems, they are part of the problem. Populist and nationalist movements are always at an impasse. They cannot solve today’s multiple cross-border crises and are already failing in their own country”, – the UNA-Germany head added.\n\nThe Faces of Peace project has existed since 2019 and aims to protect and promote peace, security and stability. The project interviews relevant interlocutors on peacebuilding and peacekeeping, security policy and conflict prevention. The project has already involved Dan Smith, Director of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, Sigmar Gabriel, former Foreign Minister of Germany and Chairman of the Atlantic Bridge, Miroslav Lajčák, OSCE Chairman in 2019 and Slovak Foreign Minister.\n\nConflict between Greece and Turkey escalates in the Mediterranean Sea\nGermanyUSA", null, null, null, null ]

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[ null, null, null, null, "New revised and enlarged editionJuliaan Lampens 1950-1991 is the reissue of the catalogue published by the deSingel Arts Centre in 1991. The hand of the master is present in every facet of this publication, which makes this a unique reference work. In both a literal and figurative sense, Lampens helped shape the book: he selected the texts and images, wrote specifically for the publication and collaborated with the designer. Publications about Juliaan Lampens are scarce and highly sought after. Interest in the architectâ€Ts oeuvre has only increased in recent years, including internationally, as demonstrated by the special edition of the renowned Japanese architecture magazine a+u that was devoted to Lampens. With this reissue, supplemented by an updated biography, the Flanders Architecture Institute is responding to an ever-growing demand. Previously untranslated texts are now provided in both French and English, thereby offering the reader three equivalent language editions in one volume." ]

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[ null, "Decibel Festival is always an embarrassment of riches, and the 10th anniversary lineup encapsulates the ethos of the unique festival. Many artists who’ve headlined in years past, like Green Velvet, Speedy J, Thomas Fehlmann, and Derrick Carter, are playing afterhours time slots this year (beginning tonight, for the brave) while prime time is devoted to a staggeringly eclectic schedule of up-and-comers, legends and unknowns. So it is—aren’t we lucky?—more of the same.\n\nI began Wednesday night at the Hyperdub showcase at the Crocodile. Db-associated promoters have always brought future bass and dub music to Seattle at just the right moments—past performances from Kode9, Benga, Mary Anne Hobbs, Scuba and Sepalcure come to mind—and with the rise and fall of the bass drop in pop radio, it’s now come full circle.", null, "So what’s venerable label Hyperdub up to now? London’s Ikonika played a rousing set to a house packed with smoke from fog machines and vapes. Her style is hard to sum up. It’s upbeat but also dark, scuzzy but also lovely, not averse to a garage diva sample and not so skittery that you can’t get into a groove—erratic BPMs divide dance floors, as her follow-up, Chicago’s DJ Spinn, demonstrated. The room filled again when label head Kode9 played just after midnight. The guy is sort of a genius. Check out his book, published by The MIT Press last summer, Sonic Warfare: Sound, Affect, and the Ecology of Fear. With a deep knowledge of what sound does to bodies and minds, Kode9 manipulated dancers into following highly asynchronous beat patterns, and then rewarded them with ape-brain pleasing samples of Wu-Tang and Ludacris scattered within.\n\nOn Capitol Hill, pass holders were turned away at the door of Neumos for the Factory Pop showcase. Everyone loves a good scandal. Peter Hook, co-founder of Joy Division and former New Order bassist, has been feuding with his old bandmates for a couple of years. He began by performing Unknown Pleasures with his new band, The Light; New Order responded by re-forming and touring without him; Hook is now performing Movement and Power, Corruption & Lies without them. Bernard Sumner said to NME that Hook has “opened the gateways to Hell.”\n\nSharing a smoke with fans at the side entrance of Neumos, Hook looked elated after his sold out set with The Light. He jumped back onstage to perform an encore with none other than Moby, who sang, “New Dawn Fades,” “Transmission,” and “Ceremony.” In the Peter Hook vs. New Order battle, the fans keep winning.\n\nDown the block at mega-club Q—the venue that makes you think you’re at Winter Music Conference in Miami—Berlin’s techno MVP Ben Klock was working on a four-hour set that got the crowd sufficiently greased for the rest of the weekend. For a minute there in the mid-2000s, the label Kompakt could do no wrong, nor anyone who played at Berlin clubs like Berghain/Panoramabar. Now Kompakt is an afterhours showcase, but Klock’s set was a reminder of the foreplay-like qualities of deep, propulsive Euro-techno.\n\nOf special interest this year is the inclusion of so many female vocalists into the mix—teenage New Zealander Lorde, goth-orchestral Zola Jesus, Little Boots—not to mention female-fronted acts like Light Asylum and THEESatisfaction. (Innovative, spooky songwriter Chelsea Wolfe is also performing a non-Decibel but very worthy show at Barboza on Friday night.)\n\nOver the weekend I’ll be speaking with artists and attendees about their favorite performances and surprises from the last ten years, for a Monday recap. Have fun out there, and if you see me with a tape recorder, let me know your highlights from Decibel over the years." ]

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[ null, "The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday okayed the filing of a contempt suit against the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, for allegedly flouting an earlier restraining order.\n\nMr Amaechi faces allegation of violating a December 17, 2021 order of the court restraining him and other parties to the suit over the appointment of an operator for a sensitive international cargo tracking system.\n\n“The court will not close its eyes when being told that its orders are being flouted. We have to suspend proceedings for the court to ascertain the veracity of the allegations,” the judge, Donatus Okorowo, said when the the substantive case challenging the appointment process came up for hearing on Wednesday.\n\n“Once the issue of contempt is raised, the court must suspend proceedings,” the judge maintained.\n\nMr Amaechi risks being jailed if found guilty at the end of the contempt hearing.\n\nA civil society orgainsation, the Citizens Advocacy for Social & Economic Rights (CASER), had filed a suit last year to challenge the ongoing process for the appointment of an operator the International Cargo Tracking Note (ICTN).\n\nThe organisation alleged that there were irregularities in the appointment process.\n\nTwo firms – Medtech Scientific Limited and Rozi International Nigeria Limited – said to have been penned down for the appointment by Mr Amaechi are joined in the suit as defendants.\n\nThe other defendants are Mr Amaechi, the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP), the Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, and the two firms.\n\nOn December 17, 2021, the court, following an ex parte application by the plaintiff, made an order restraining parties “from taking further steps towards nominating any company or entity to be operators” of the ICTN in Nigeria “pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice.”\n\nEarlier on Wednesday, CASER’s lawyer, Abdulhakeem Mustapha, told the court that Mr Amaechi had violated the court order, and confirmed that he has filed Form 48 to initiate the contempt suit against the minister.\n\nMr Mustapha, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, who informed the judge that Mr Amaechi allegedly breached the order for the maintenance of status quo, also confirmed that he was in the process of filing application for the minister to be sent to prison.\n\n“He (Amaechi) has taken fundamental steps on the subject matter of this suit, and we have documents to be placed before the court to establish that he has ignored the order of the court completely,” Mr Mustapha said.\n\n“In order to protect the sanctity of this honourable court, we have issued Form 48 against the Minister of Transportation. With the commencement of this committal process, which takes precedence over any other matter, we urge this court to suspend further proceedings in the substantive suit,” he said.\n\nReacting, Mr Amaechi’s lawyer, Omosanya Popoola, confirmed receiving a letter notifying him of the issuance of Form 48 on his client.\n\nMr Popoola said his client is a law-abiding citizen and he was yet to be personally served with the Form 48.\n\nOn his part, the counsel for BPP, Akin Olujinmi (SAN), said his client had not been served with the Form 48 personally as required by law.\n\nMr Olujinmi, a former Attorney-General of the Federation, argued that there was no motion for committal before the court, adding that the plaintiff’s lawyer had to file affidavit to establish his allegations that the defendants, including Mr Amaechi had violated the court’s order.\n\nThe AGF’s lawyer, Mohammed Sheriff, agreed with the submissions by lawyers to Mr Amaechi and BPP that proceedings in the main suit should not be halted.\n\nThe judge, after listening to the lawyers, directed the suspension of the main suit to give way to the hearing of the contempt suit.\n\nHe said the court could not close its eyes to the allegation of violation of its order by anyone.\n\nThe judge then directed plaintiff’s lawyer to proceed to file a motion on notice with an affidavit to establish the facts of the alleged violation of court’s orders, which must be filed and served before the next adjourned date.\n\nThe court scheduled ruling for May 9 on the application filed by a firm, Antaser Nigeria Limited to be made a party in the suit.\n\nAntaser’s lawyer, James Ogwu Onoja (SAN) told the court that his client was a necessary party in the case because it sought to participate in the bidding process but was unlawfully excluded.\n\nPlaintiff in the suit, CASER, stated, in an affidavit supporting the substantive suit, that the purported procurement process, leading to the appointment of the fourth and fifth defendants (Medtech and Rozi) as companies providing ICTN services shows that it was riddled with non-compliance with the known procurement procedures as stipulated in the law.\n\nThe plaintiff claimed that President Muhammadu Buhari “was misguided in granting an anticipatory approval for a direct appointment of the fourth and fifth defendants’ companies.\n\n“The approval by Mr. President cannot waive the procurement process stipulated under the Public Procurement Act,” the plaintiff said.\n\nIt added that the steps by Mr Amaechi and BPP “by opting for selective bidding and or direct procurement method amount to a wilful violation of due process”.\n\nIt also said the move was “a desperate design to circumvent the provisions of the Procurement Act by abandoning the demands of fairness, competitiveness, accountability and transparency as envisaged by the Act.”\n\nThe International Cargo Tracking Note is an electronic cargo verification system that monitors the shipments of seaborne cargoes and enables a real-time generation of vital data on ships and cargo traffic in and out of Nigeria." ]

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[ "Sourdough is created in the amazing symbiotic relationship between lactic acid bacteria and yeast present on grain husks and in the “baking” environment. Used for over 8,000 years, this ferment was replaced at the beginning of the 20th century by yeast, which is easier to use. It is now returning to its former glory due to growing interest in more authentic and flavoursome foods.\n\nSourdoughs have a place in tradition thanks to their age-old character and the know-how specific to each region, developed over time. The traditional production of sourdough first requires the preparation of a sourdough starter, which is made during the spontaneous fermentation that takes place in a mixture of flour and water, regularly refreshed by adding more water and flour.\n\nOriginally developed through trial and error, knowledge of this ferment has gradually increased with science. Sourdough has become a controlled process that depends on making “a targeted selection of the type of yeasts and lactic acid bacteria. To date, more than 50 species of bacteria and 25 species of yeast have been identified in sourdoughs throughout the world,” explains Nicolas Zabukovec, head of training at Lesaffre’s ‘Baking Center™ Academy’. “The fermentation of these microorganisms improves bread products,” he adds. “In addition to aromatic particles and CO2, sourdough produces lactic acid, acetic acid and amino acids. This allows for the creation of more complex flavours that yeast alone could not produce.”\n\nBenoit Demiselle, the son of an artisan baker and Lesaffre’s international technical adviser on sourdough, goes one step further, adding: “The taste that sourdough brings to bread depends on the synergy between the microorganisms, their growth conditions (temperature, hydration, fermentation time, frequency of nutrient addition), and the cereal used as a substrate. This requires discipline and specific know-how. Rye brings a slightly fruity taste of cooked prunes to sourdough, while barley and oats add a touch of spice. Durum wheat rounds out the flavour in the mouth, making it buttery and milky, like pancake batter, and buckwheat brings a powerful taste of hay and cut grain that is found in specialty breads.”", null, "According to the technical expert, in addition to providing these fruity and spicy flavours, sourdough also keeps bread fresher for longer. “Its low pH and acidity slow down the growth of mould,” explains Benoit Demiselle. Although regulations on sourdough differ from country to country, they are very strict in France to protect the baking profession. “After fermentation, sourdough bread must have a maximum pH of 4.3 and an acetic acid content of 900 ppm per kg.”\n\nThe acidity associated with long fermentations supposedly also improves the nutritional benefits of sourdough bread products. Several scientific studies show that the quality of the crumb of these sourdough products and their natural acidity help reduce insulin spikes. “As such, the glycaemic index of sourdough bread products is lower,” says Nicolas Zabukovec. As a flavour enhancer, sourdough also helps to reduce the amount of salt and sugar in bread products. Furthermore, this acidity resulting from the activity of the bacteria enables the activation of an enzyme: phytase. By destroying the phytates present in cereal husks, it releases precious minerals which are then made bioavailable to the body. Lastly, sourdough reorganises the gluten network of bread, modifying its texture to produce a springier crumb that stays fresher for longer.\n\nSourdoughs adapted to the needs of artisan bakers\n\nWith over a century’s worth of expertise in the fermentation of microorganisms, Lesaffre has a wide range of sourdoughs that can be adapted to bakers’ needs. Sourdoughs come in different forms: liquid, dough and even powder. “Most bakers who are familiar with sourdoughs like to use a live sourdough and refresh it regularly – i.e. top it up with water and flour – and monitor its growth for five to ten days, in order to add their own touch,” explains Nicolas Zabukovec. But other practices do exist: some use ready-to-use starter cultures – selected bacteria and yeasts – to obtain a finished sourdough in a single step, and others opt for ready-to-use sourdoughs to then seed the dough during the kneading stage. Yet another option is a more concentrated, dried or acidified devitalised sourdough, to evenly bring specific flavours, acidity and colour to each batch.\n\nAs a fermentation agent, yeast plays an essential role in regulating the fermentation activity of bread and aromatic development.\n\n“The taste that sourdough brings to bread depends on the synergy between the microorganisms, their growth conditions, and the cereal used as a substrate.\nBenoit Demiselle,\nArtisan baker\n\nSourdoughs for every palate\n\nAlthough bread is one of the few foods eaten in all countries, the taste of consumers depends on local cultures: “In Eastern Europe and the Nordic countries, people appreciate high acidity and strong flavours, while in Asia, they prefer milder and sweeter breads. Then, in South America tastes vary greatly, requiring the use of several cereals,” says Benoit Demiselle. It’s a real challenge for Lesaffre employees! This is because some yeasts consume their substrate very quickly and do not leave time for bacteria to grow. Conversely, bacteria that produce a lot of acidity can harm the yeast. “We have to find the perfect symbiosis on the right substrate to produce sourdoughs that meet, as best as possible, our customers’ expectations,” he explains.\n\nIt is for this reason, to fully understand the local culture, that employees of the Baking Center™* regularly visit their customers. “By doing so, we can pinpoint what people prefer in terms of flavour, acidity, crispness, and sponginess,” says Zabukovec. Lesaffre employees then carry out sensory analyses on the bread products that are most popular with consumers. They break down and identify their specific aromatic characteristics, according to region, to create “a literal map of consumer expectations!” The expert regrets, however, that the sourdough-making processes of certain African and Asian ethnic groups are still greatly unknown. “There’s a real race against time that needs to be won before this knowledge disappears!”\n\nA precious tradition that has lasted millennia, sourdough is still a relevant response to the major current trends of maintaining good health and pleasing the senses. And while ensuring its stability over time remains a real challenge for Lesaffre employees, it is nonetheless a real source of healthy rivalry within the teams, as well as a source of innovation, in order to constantly guarantee the satisfaction of all its customers.\n\n*Baking Center™: centres of expertise, technology and innovation in bread products for the baking trade\n\nYeast selection and improvement for the benefit of all\n\nBacteria, the allies of choice for human activities" ]

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[ "Those who have remained loyal to the last generation of consoles are this week rewarded for their loyalty with Borderlands: The Pre-sequel! and F1 2014.\n\nWhy are there no Xbox One or PS4 version of these two? Codemasters claims that they want their current-gen debut to be something spectacular, and with games for this generation taking a good two to three years to develop – hence why we’ve seen half a dozen remasters and remakes this year – that spectacular something is still a while off. As for Borderlands, 2K Games believes that the majority of Borderlands players still play regularly on their last-gen systems. Although that may have well been the case when this prequel was announced back in April, we expect that quite a few players have now jumped ship to PS4 and Xbox One. Next week’s chart will tell, we guess.", null, "Borderlands: The Pre-sequel! certainly deserves to sell well. God is a Geek’s review is well worth a read, giving 2K Australia’s take on the cel-shaded shooter an 8/10. Eurogamer meanwhile handed out a 7/10, saying that it “does what it had to do but not much more.” The price tag may help to sway a purchasing decision – it’s available online for around £30.\n\nPraise hasn’t been quite as forthcoming for F1 2014. What should have been a step forward for the constantly improving series is in fact a step backwards according to Eurogamer. “When an entirely inconsequential one-lap tutorial is being touted on the back of the box as a standout new feature, you know it’s slim pickings” they said while damming the lack of new content. VideoGamer enjoyed it a little bit more, giving it a 6/10 as opposed to Eurogamer’s 5/10, but still felt that it’s a stop-gap product with lots of recycled content.", null, "PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 owners can also indulge in The Evil Within this week, which launched on consoles both old and new on Tuesday. Just about everybody who has experienced Shinji Mikami’s new survival horror claims that it’s the game that Resident Evil 5 should have been. “Evil Within grafts Resident Evil 4’s gold standard survival action to a far less forgiving world” said The Official Xbox Magazine UK. IGN also fell for it hard: “While its story ends up buckling under its own ambition, there is little here that takes away from the joy of experiencing survival horror under the steady hand of a master of the craft.” They went on to give it a resounding 8.7.", null, "The rest of the week’s retail releases are a bit of an odd bunch. MXGP – The Official Motocross Videogame makes a belated pitstop on PS4, boasting of four new tracks and textures four times as detailed over the PS3 original. It sounds like a degree of effort has gone into the conversion, but whether it’s enough to justify the £49.99 price tag we cannot say.\n\nOn 3DS and DS meanwhile there’s the budget priced fairy adventure Winx Club: Saving Alfea while Petz Countryside and Petz Beach hit the 3DS courtesy of Ubisoft. Speaking of budget games, Sniper Elite V2 and Payday 2 arrive on the PS3 Essentials/Xbox 360 Classics ranges this week. Expect to pay around £15 each. It’s worth bearing in mind though that Payday 2: Crimewave Edition is due out on PS4 and Xbox One soon.", null, "As for new downloads, it’s PSN that “wins” this week on the account of the PSone classic Vib Ribbon making an appearance for a mere £3.99. PS Plus subscribers can get 20% off that price for the next week running too. That’s being joined by CastleStorm Definitive Edition (£11.99), Lone Survivor: The Director’s Cut (£7.99), Peggle 2 (£9.99), In Space We Brawl (£9.49 with Cross-Buy) and the incredibly dumb sounding TV show tie-in Duck Dynasty (£39.99).\n\nThe PS Vita on the other hand gets Minecraft: PS Vita Edition (£12.99), Muramasa Rebirth Complete Collection (£12.99) and the rather perverse Senran Kagura Shinovi Versus (£24.99).\n\nThe PSN releases don’t end there – the South Park Pinball add-on for Zen Pinball 2 is now available across the board for £3.99. By that we mean it’s out on both PSN and XBLA.", null, "Over on the Xbox One Killer Instinct: Season 2 has kicked off. TJ Combo is available as this season’s free character while Maya will set you back £3.99. The following six characters are then being wheeled out on a monthly basis, some of which are all-new – Xbox Wire reports that we can expect “an ancient Babylonian sorcerer, an avenging ghost, a battle-hardened war golem, and more.” Season 2 also includes an enhanced interface, a new progression system and a resolution boost from 720p to 900p. Result!" ]

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[ null, "(Updated at 9:48 a.m. Saturday) Steve Shuck gave the projected order in Division I, Region 2 for the high school football playoffs. The official schedule will be announced Sunday.\n\nRoundup: Mason gets the job done\n\nColerain captured the outright GMC title – the 16th consecutive year the Cardinals have won or shared the GMC title.\n\nLakota West (7-3) will likely miss the playoffs by one-tenth of a point, Shuck said. Moeller (5-5) had 13 consecutive postseason appearances entering this season.\n\nIn Division V, CHCA (9-1) is projected to be in. Brookville, Coldwater and Milton-Union will also be in. Bethel-Tate (7-3) is in the hunt, Shuck said.\n\nIn Division VI, Cincinnati Country Day (9-1) is projected to be in. It looks favorable for Williamsburg.\n\nThe football regular season ends on Saturday night. The Ohio High School Athletic Association staff will confirm early Sunday morning that all results are entered and will then generate the final computer ratings, which will be posted on OHSAA.org.\n\nSchools have until 10 a.m., Sunday to report any possible mistakes in the ratings. Unless there is a discrepancy, the ratings become official at noon.\n\nThis season marks the 44th year and the postseason has expanded to seven divisions and 224 total playoff qualifiers.\n\nThe OHSAA said there were 715 high schools in Ohio that played football this season.\n\nOf the four divisions that play their postseason games on Friday nights, one will be selected to play its state championship game Thursday, Dec. 3 at Ohio Stadium in Columbus.\n\nThe time slots for the state championship games will not be announced until the night of the state semifinals.\n\nThe state football championship games will be played at Ohio Stadium this December and in 2016. There is no contract in place for the football after 2016, but the OHSAA has said it intends to move the finals back to Stark County for 2017 and 2018." ]

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[ "For decades people have debated whether Australopithecus afarensis was an obligate biped like us, or whether our ancestor was a little less lithe in life on land. They asked, sort of, “Would Lucy have rocked some sweet Air Jordans, or would she have put some flat-foot orthotics in her new kicks?”\nCarol Ward and colleagues report on a new fourth metatarsal of Australopithecus afarensis from Hadar in Ethiopia, over 3.2 million years old. The foot bone shows that A. afarensis had the two foot arches that we humans enjoy today.\nMetatarsals are the longbones comprising much of the foot right before your silly-looking toes. One exceptional thing about our metatarsals compared to our ape cousins is that they contribute to two arches, one running front-to-back and another side-to-side. The arches provide critical support to our foot for bipedal stance, and a little Fred-Astaire-springiness as our foot hits the ground and then lifts off again when walking and running and sashaying.", null, "The new A. afarensis metatarsal (AL 333-160, right) shows that by 3.2 million years ago, our ancestors had these arches, too. The twisting and angulation of the shaft relative to the base show these arches are similar to humans and our later fossil ancestors, whereas apes’ MT4s tend to be less twisted and angled. Such morphology was hinted at by the famous Laetoli footprints from Tanzania, around 3.7 million years ago, also attributed to A. afarensis. Other evidence from the skeleton suggested Lucy was a biped and nothing else, and so this new find from Hadar further solidifies the idea that some of our skeletal adaptations to bipedalism are ancient indeed.\nUPDATE: Thinking about this finding in the shower this morning, I recalled that buddies Jerry DeSilva and Zach Throckmorton recently published a study where they concluded, based on the morphology of the end of the tibia, that A. afarensis probably had at least a rear-foot arch. Interestingly, though, they found some hominid specimens probably had “asymptomatic flatfoot.” Lucy (AL 288) was among these, so maybe she’d be sporting orthoticized Jordans after all.\nAL 333-160 image: Carol Ward and Kimberly Congdon (http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2011/02/lucy-had-a-spring-in-her-step.html?ref=hp)" ]

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[ null, "Acquiring Realtor.com would significantly advance CoStar’s push into residential real estate — and bring it into greater conflict with the industry’s existing power players.\n\nIn these times, double down — on your skills, on your knowledge, on you. Join us August 8-10 at Inman Connect Las Vegas to lean into the shift and learn from the best. Get your ticket now for the best price.\n\nCommercial real estate giant CoStar, which has lately been moving into residential real estate and feuding with Zillow, is reportedly in talks to acquire Realtor.com parent Move Inc. from News Corp.\n\nThe potential deal between the companies could see Move trade hands for $3 billion, according to a Tuesday report from Reuters. The report cited three anonymous sources, as well as confirmation from News Corp. with the caveat that there is no guarantee a deal will actually go through.\n\nMove declined to comment to Inman on the deal. News Corp. directed Inman to an Australian Stock Exchange filing that confirmed it had been “engaged in\ndiscussions with CoStar Group, Inc. regarding a potential sale of Move, Inc, operator of Realtor.com.”\n\n“There can be no assurance any transaction will result from these discussions,” the filing added.\n\nCoStar did not immediately respond to Inman’s request for comment, but according to Reuters the company said it continuously evaluates mergers and acquisitions but doesn’t comment on market speculation.\n\nNews of a potential Realtor.com acquisition quickly became a topic of conversation Wednesday at Inman Connect New York. During a morning panel discussion, Spencer Rascoff — formerly CEO of Zillow and co-founder of Pacaso — said on stage that he was “not surprised at all” that CoStar would want Realtor.com, though he did mention that a price tag of $3 billion “seemed a little low.”\n\nRascoff was surprised, however, that News Corp. would be willing to let Move go.\n\n“I’m very surprised News Corp. is interested in selling Realtor because it’s always been a crown jewel,” he explained.\n\nPete Flint agreed, saying he wasn’t sure why News Corp. would sell Move, but that from CoStar’s perspective he understands why a deal might be on the table.\n\n“I think if the price is fair it kind of makes sense,” Flint said on the Connect stage.\n\nEXp CEO Glenn Sanford, who took the stage after Flint and Rascoff, called the purchase “brilliant.”\n\n“Realtor.com is an iconic brand has been around forever,” Sanford told Inman. “I used to be on the broker advisory board for Move, which was great to sort of steer the internal workings of how they were approaching the future.”\n\nNews Corp. bought Move in 2014 for $950 million. The move allowed News Corp. — which operates a media empire anchored by The Wall Street Journal — to expand its digital real estate services beyond its home turf in Australia.\n\nCiting a slide-deck presentation from November, Reuters reported Tuesday that News Corp. ultimately owns 80 percent of Move, which was worth about $1.4 billion.\n\nNews Corp.’s most recent quarterly earnings report states that Move brought in $169 million in revenue between July and September of 2022. That was a 6 percent year-over-year drop. The report also notes that during the quarter, Realtor.com’s web and mobile sites had an average of 86 million users. That number represents an 11 percent drop year over year.\n\nFor CoStar, acquiring Move and its portal Realtor.com could significantly expand its push into the residential housing space. Though CoStar has long been a major play in commercial real estate, in 2020 it acquired portal maker Homesnap for $250 million. That acquisition eventually led to Citysnap, a portal focused on New York City properties that launched in 2022.\n\nCoStar CEO Andy Florance has further fueled a rivalry between the two companies, hinting that he believes Zillow “hijacks” listings and blackmails agents. Florance made the comments in late 2021. Some real estate professionals who were discontent with Zillow subsequently cheered CoStar’s pugnacious entry into the residential sector.\n\nDespite the comments and launch of Citysnap, the public rivalry between the two companies was mostly quiet in 2022.\n\nDuring Tuesday’s Inman Connect New York panel discussion, Rascoff point to Florance’s “very vocal” comments about Zillow and noted that Realtor.com basically shares the bigger portal’s business model. That fact could bring Zillow and CoStar even more directly into competition, or it could lead to a pivot for Realtor.com if it ended up as a part of CoStar.\n\nEither way though, a CoStar acquisition of Realtor.com could potentially reignite the rivalry by putting the two companies in competition not just in one city, as they are now, but instead across the entire U.S.\n\nWhatever happens, talks between the two companies alone indicate that CoStar is still looking for ways to win the turf of the existing residential giants.\n\nUpdate: This post was updated after publication with additional information from Inman Connect New York, as well as with responses from the companies involved." ]

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[ "Hyundai's Thierry Neuville believes that he could have recouped even more time against Croatia rally leader Sebastien Ogier on this afternoon’s World Rally Championship stages, had his jack worked.\n\nThe Belgian, who led the rally overnight on Friday but lost out with an incorrect tyre choice on Saturday's morning loop, was unable to use the single spare tyre he carried in the boot of his Hyundai i20 Coupe as the lifting device needed to raise and lower the car on road sections to change rubber was broken.\n\nThat meant the four hard Pirellis he left midday service with had to see out the entire second loop.\n\nDespite this setback Neuville moved to within 10.4 seconds of new event leader Ogier, having been almost 20s behind at lunchtime, leaving Hyundai Motorsport boss Andrea Adamo to proclaim that it was \"not impossible\" for him to launch a comeback on Sunday's four stages.\n\n“It was quite a surprise to see at the end of the stages we were able to claw back a decent number of seconds – important seconds – in the fight for victory,” said Neuville.\n\n“Unfortunately, the morning was a real struggle for us but the afternoon went much better.\n\n“There was still a little issue. I was supposed to drive all stages with the same tyres, as we couldn’t get the jack to work properly [but] at the end we made the best out of it and we are happy.\n\n“I could not lift the car – all the time it came down – so I was unable to change tyres.", null, "“The longest stage is still to come [the 25.20km Bliznec stage that will be run twice on Sunday], so definitely tomorrow there’s still plenty of surprises waiting for us - hopefully good surprises.\n\n“The Toyotas were very strong this afternoon, even with two spares in the boot. We were able to match that more or less – but it was difficult to catch back a lot of time.”\n\nAdamo described this morning’s tyre call that meant Neuville could not hold on to his overnight lead as “bitter and painful” and admitted “silly mistakes” had been made.\n\n“The car was certainly working much better with the right tyres and the times improved too,” Neuville added.\n\n“We had a decent run, but it is really difficult to catch up a lot. Unfortunately, we were only able to gain time on one of the stages.\n\n“If I want to win, I need to do a little bit more. We need to have a good think tonight to see what we can find.\n\n“Anything is still possible and every day there are plenty of surprises. It’s not over until it’s over, so let’s go for it.”" ]

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[ "So, this post has nothing to do with Trains. There, you’ve been warned, look away if you are only interested in my ramblings about model trains.\n\nAnyone who knows me, will know that I like sports, and a lot of different sports. I watch a lot of Hockey (Ice Hockey for my UK friends), Baseball, Football (of the Gridiron and Beautiful Game varieties), Rugby, Golf and Car Racing. Yes, Car Racing…what’s that you say, not a sport? Maybe in some aspects, but the drivers are just as much athletes as those in the other sports I mentioned. Is there an aspect of luck or having the best car that dictates who wins, some days in some series absolutely, but don’t tell me it’s easy to drive at speeds up to 300km/hr for 2-3 hours at a time with high g-forces and the level of attention needed to not turn the lump of metal and carbon fibre around you into a deadly weapon. My only experience in a high performance race vehicle (a performance G0-Kart at a friends bachelor party at the Mosport Kartway) wound up with me upside down wearing a Go-kart in the middle of the track, not my finest hour!!", null, "Me, shortly before experimenting with a new Go-Kart shaped hat at the Mosport Kartway in 2010.\n\nSo, with that said, the type of car racing that I pay the most attention to is what is generally lumped into the term “Sportscar Racing”. This is endurance racing, long races with multiple types of cars on track at the same time. There are two main series I watch, the World Endurance Championship (WEC), a series of 6 hour races around the globe which also includes the legendary Grand Prix D’endurance at Le Mans France, the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The second is the IMSA Weathertech Sportscar Championship, the North American equivalent of the WEC which runs mostly 2hr 45 Minute Races, but with the 24 Hours of Daytona, 12 Hours of Sebring, 6 Hours of Watkins Glen and Petite Le Mans (10hours/1,000 miles) making up an extended length sub-series of the season. The Cole’s Note version of an explanation for a beginner is that these series are composed of four classes of cars, two classes of “Prototypes”, or purpose designed and built race cars that look more like UFO’s than street cars; and, two classes of GT Cars, or cars which are based on high performance street cars (think Ferrari, Corvette, Porsche, Lamborghini, Aston Martin, etc). The two main groups are then further divided based on whether Manufacturers are involved or not, and whether the drivers are all Professional, or Pro-Ams, where some of the drivers are “amateurs” who have money and the desire to go racing. It’s more complicated than that, but that’s enough for you as a model railroader to have a high-level understanding of what’s going on (assuming you’ve made it this far)!", null, "So, to bring this long ramble back to modelling, I, like many I know, got into all kinds of different scale model making as a kid. I talked about this a little on another project I recently finished here. I’m in the midst of a little dalliance with building plastic kits again. The project I’m about to talk about, is actually the last of the three, but I’m not quite ready to talk about the 2nd yet (that’s the next “Not About Trains” post). My favourite team in the IMSA Series is Corvette Racing. If I had all the money, my first purchase would be a Corvette (A 2017 GS would do nicely thanks). Then, after a summer of suffering being barely able to get in and out of it (I am after all, a bit of a big kid size wise), it would be the first thing I’d sell too (but at least I’d have one summer of owning and driving an awesome sportscar!).\n\nLast year, Revell, the main plastic kit maker in the North American market announced they were releasing a 1/25th scale Corvette C.7R, the race version of the current car. This was a must buy for me. When it finally came out, the kit was a bit of a mishmash. The designers originally had access to the 2015 race car, but by the time the tooling was done and the car produced, they included decals for the 2016 #4 car, which is fine, as that car won the 24 Hours of Daytona, which gave me ideas for display. The problem was, there are a lot of little details visible in the bodywork that changed between 2015 and 2016, so I had the choice of living with good enough, or making some effort to improve the model.", null, null, "Working on the plastic kit, updating the body work and testing LED headlights on the left, and adding a resin driver figure on the right.\n\nI settled on the obvious answer, if I’m going to do it, do it right. The body changes involved extending the valances on the front and sides, creating a new rear diffuser (a series of wings under the car to create down-force to hold the car to the track). I also hate that almost every model race car I’ve ever built lacks a driver figure. When I was a kid, I had a shelf with probably 20 nascar models lined up, all of them without drivers. Even before the kit for the car was available, I was on the search for a driver figure. Fortunately, there are a number of options out there, and one was perfect, a resin manufacturer named GF Models makes a range of sportscar and Formula car drivers and mechanics. I found a retailer in Belgium who sells their products, and one was duly ordered.\n\nI also wanted to have the headlights lit. In sportscar racing, the headlights are a major feature, as they communicate information about the type of car coming up behind you. White Headlights mean one of the prototype cars, which are faster, yellow lights, mean a GT, which is slower (relatively speaking). Having the headlights be more than just static paint was something I wanted, and the advances in small LED’s and their availability, made that possible. I ordered some 3mm sized yellow LED’s from Evan Designs (as a note for fellow Canadians, GLX Scale Models sells Evan LED’s in Canada, but he didn’t have what I needed so it was faster to order direct rather than through a middle man, I buy most of my LED’s through GLX whenever possible), these run on 3V, or a little flat cell watch battery. The LED’s come pre-wired, so it was just an issue of making holes in the bodywork for them, and snaking the wiring around.", null, null, null, "Closing in on the finished product. The painted and decaled body without windows in, the interior with miniature Oliver Gavin, and the car on the partly painted display base testing everything looks ok.\n\nWith the model modified, the assembly was pretty much straight forward plastic kit, paint, assemble, follow instructions, add decals, etc. While I was working on it, I knew I wanted to get it signed by the drivers. The car itself is a bit small for being easily signed, so I decided to build a base that would double as a display stand on the shelf. Using a birch plywood panel I had bought for another project, but wasn’t happy with (the board warped in our apartment), I bodged up a bit of racetrack for the car to sit on. As the car is decaled to look like the 2016 Daytona Winning car, I painted a start-finish line for the car to be crossing.\n\nThe one visit of the year to Canada for either of the big series is mid-July at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park (Mosport!!!). The series is very fan friendly, with open pit walks before the race, super access to the cars and drivers, and an autograph session before the race. I made sure I was at the front of the line Sunday morning at the Corvette Trucks to have Tommy Milner and Oliver Gavin sign the model. Unfortunately, they had a bad day, late in the race Tommy got bumped and most of the front end of the car was destroyed. Fortunately, modern safety standards for both the car design and the walls of a racetrack meant that Tommy was OK and walked away from a scary crash.", null, null, null, null, "At Mosport on the weekend, the model with the real No.4 Corvette behind, and being signed by two of the three drivers Tommy Milner (top) and Oliver Gavin (bottom). The third driver only does the four long distance races, so if anyone knows when Marcel Fassler will be in Toronto on Vacation so i can stalk him (or even better, if someone wants to pay for me to go to Daytona in January or France in June!!)…\n\nWhile none of these bits of modelling are identical to working on model trains, they are all the same skills, just being applied differently. As I said earlier, I’ve been having a bit of a dalliance with building model kits over the past year. It’s been good as it’s given me some variety in what’s on my workbench at home, and something different to look forward to and think about. It’s not that I haven’t worked on trains while I’ve been doing these, but the option to say tonight I want to work on figuring out how to drill holes to fit the LEDs while not screwing up how the kit goes together has been nice. I’m also finding that I’m now super motivated to get on with some railroad projects that have languished, which at the end of the day, may be the best reason of all for having taken a break to do other types of modelling." ]

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[ "Read about the terrific interview Tim Baker held with Mickey Jones on The Surf 97.3 Friday evening and consider helping Mickey if you are at all able to do so.\n\nOn Friday August 1, 2014 I had the pleasure of interviewing Mickey Jones on my radio show (as I warned you about here).\n\nAnyway – about the interview…\n\nJust prior to calling him, I played the song Secret Agent Man by Johnny Rivers to get the listening audience primed – since Mickey was the drummer on that track.", null, "I called Mickey and we exchanged pleasantries off-air while the song played. Mind you – Mickey couldn’t hear the song so he had no idea what the audience was hearing.\n\nWhen the song finished I brought our mics up and welcomed Mickey to the show, telling him that we had just played Secret Agent Man." ]

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[ "Laura Story on the legacy of parenting\n\n(WNS)–Laura Story is a worship leader at Perimeter Church, one of the largest churches in Atlanta. She received national attention as a songwriter when Chris Tomlin’s version of her song “Indescribable” went to No. 2 on the Christian music charts in 2004. Laura’s 2011 album Blessings went to No. 1, and the title track from that album won a Grammy Award. Her new album is Open Hands.\n\nTell me about Open Hands. That’s the name of the title track and name of the album and it’s just what the Lord’s been teaching me these last few years. … I’m learning that any façade of control that I’m leaning on for peace or security in life really is that. It’s a façade because true peace is found when we relinquish control of the things in our lives, of the people in our lives, to the Lord, believing that they’re in better hands being in His hands.", null, "You’ve got three children. Do you find that being a control freak is an occupational hazard of being a mother? I think that we are called to do our best. I am God’s representative as the authoritative figure in this child’s life, and I have to make sure they don’t play in traffic or run with scissors. That is my job. But at the end of the day, I can’t wrap them in bubble wrap for every moment, and I can’t live in constant anxiety wondering what could happen. That’s a tough thing as a mom because I love these kids so much. My husband and I talk about this all the time. It’s finding that balance of doing the best that we can to prepare them to be successful in the world but still trusting God that He is sovereign and He loves these kids and cares for them more than I ever could.\n\nAnother song on the album that I’m interested in is “Give Me Faith.” That’s a song I wrote for my kids. Martin and I had a long time that we struggled to have kids. [We] were even asking the question, should we have kids? About 10 years ago, Martin was diagnosed with a brain tumor, and that’s changed our lives substantially. He lives with a vision deficit and a memory deficit. So we were asking the question, God, do these disabilities and the nature of our lives prohibit us from being parents? The more we sensed the green light from God, … we asked the question, what do we want these kids to learn if we could hand down one value? The one thing we figured out right off the bat is that we are not going to be perfect parents, but the one thing we can do is to point them towards Jesus. We can hand down a legacy of faith. …", null, "Martin is a wonderful dad, but he’s unable to drive. So we’ve talked before about how he’ll never be able to drive the kids to a ballgame. His memory is not all that great, and he might not remember everything the kids tell him. But I’ll tell you what he can do. He can model a life that’s reliant and dependent on Jesus. We can both model to our kids grace. We don’t have to be perfect parents. We just have to point to the perfect Father and the One who gives grace, not just for our kids but for us as parents as we fail." ]

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[ "The Steamboat Today and Craig Daily Press websites were down for several hours Friday due to a cyber attack.\n\nMost users were unable to access the newspapers’ websites between about 11 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.\n\nOther major websites were impacted by the attack, including Twitter, Netflix and PayPal.\n\nThe White House described the disruption as malicious. Members of a hacker group spread across China and Russia claimed responsibility, though their assertion couldn’t be verified.\n\nManchester, New Hampshire-based Dyn Inc. said its server infrastructure was hit by distributed denial-of-service attacks, which work by overwhelming targeted machines with junk data traffic. The attack had knock-on effects for users trying to access popular websites from across the United States and even in Europe.\n\nThe level of disruption was difficult to gauge, but Dyn provides internet traffic management and optimization services to some of the biggest names on the web. Critically, Dyn provides domain name services, which translate the human-readable addresses such as “twitter.com” into an online route for browsers and applications. They also translate for SteamboatToday.com and CraigDailyPress.com.\n\nSteve Grobman, chief technology officer at Intel Security, compared an outage at a domain name services company to tearing up a map or turning off GPS before driving to the department store.\n\n“It doesn’t matter that the store is fully open or operational if you have no idea how to get there,” he said in a telephone interview.\n\nMembers of a shadowy hacker collective that calls itself New World Hackers claimed responsibility for the attack via Twitter. They said they organized networks of connected “zombie” computers that threw a staggering 1.2 terabits per second of data at the Dyn-managed servers.\n\n“We didn’t do this to attract federal agents, only test power,” two collective members who identified themselves as “Prophet” and “Zain” told an AP reporter via Twitter direct message exchange. They said more than 10 members participated in the attack. It was not immediately possible to verify the claim.\n\nDyn officials said they did not know who was behind the attacks or if they were orchestrated by a state-backed group or online activists or pranksters. They said they have received no claim of responsibility, but are working with law enforcement.\n\nThe collective, @NewWorldHacking on Twitter, has, in the past, claimed responsibility for similar attacks against sites including ESPNFantasySports.com in September and the BBC on Dec. 31. The attack on the BBC marshalled half the computing power of Friday’s onslaught.\n\nThe collective has also claimed responsibility for cyberattacks against Islamic State. The two said about 30 people have access to the @NewWorkdHacking Twitter account. They said 20 are in Russia and 10 in China. “Prophet” said he is in India. “Zain” said he is in China. The two claimed to be taking “good actions.”\n\nThe U.S. Department of Homeland Security is monitoring the situation, White House spokesman Josh Earnest told reporters Friday. He said he had no information about who may be behind the disruption.", null ]

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[ null, "Big Costco Crowds Over the Weekend — The Pentagon City Costco drew big crowds and long queues of cars over the weekend, as people stocked up on supplies amid the ongoing coronavirus outbreak. There were some reports of the store running low on items like toilet paper. [Twitter, Twitter]\n\nVets Visit Iwo Jima Memorial — “This February marks 75 years since the American flag was raised atop Mt. Suribachi, depicted in the famous photograph by Associated Press photographer Joe Rosenthal. That photo became the model for the U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington, Virginia. This milestone is the reason a group of more than 50 Battle of Iwo Jima veterans descended on the memorial this week.” [WJLA]\n\nStrong Finishes for W-L Teams — Among other action this weekend, the Washington-Liberty boys placed second in the 6D North Region boys basketball tournament — and will now advance to states — while the W-L girls track team placed third at the state track tournament. [InsideNova, Twitter]\n\nVoice of America Profiles Local Cornhole League — “A number of bars in Arlington, Virginia, offer their customers more than a selection of craft beers and cocktails, they offer them a chance to try their hand at cornhole, a game in which players take turns throwing small bags of corn kernels at a raised platform with a hole in the far end. It’s a unique bit of Americana that’s bringing people together.” [VOA News]\n\nOwners of Bar Bao and The Lot Squabble — “The owners of Social Restaurant Group are accusing one another of fraud, financial mismanagement, and breach of contract in half a dozen lawsuits spanning the past year. The litigation involves at least five restaurants.” [Washingtonian]", null, "Tortoise & Hare (567 23rd Street S.) in Crystal City will be hosting a “Rock the Lot” fundraiser with the D.C. chapter of the West Virginia University Alumni Association this weekend.\n\nA quarter of the proceeds will go to the medical care of Ryan Diviney, the WVU student from Ashburn who was badly beaten outside a convenience store in 2009 and left in a persistent vegetative state.\n\nAnother 70 percent of the money raised will benefit the American Cancer Society. The rest will be donated to Arlington’s police and firefighters.\n\nTickets to the event are $25 at the door or $20 online. The fundraiser, which is taking place from 2:00 p.m. until closing time on Saturday, will feature a cornhole tournament and the music of The New Relics, Modern Thieves, Flow in the Dark, Down Wilson and Rise & Fall.", null, "If you’re a fan of the beanbag-tossing game of cornhole, Clarendon Grill (1101 North Highland Street) is the place to be tonight. The bar will be hosting pick-up cornhole games starting around 7:00 p.m. There will also be free passes to the new movie Despicable Me, courtesy of the Arlington Athletic and Social League.\n\nFor the serious cornhole competitor, AASL still has a few spots open for its summer cornhole league at Clarendon Grill. Now in its second year, the 10 team league plays six regular season games on Tuesday nights. The season starts next week on June 8.\n\nPhoto courtesy AASL/CHASE Sports Group. Disclosure: ARLnow.com has worked together with AASL on a marketing initiative." ]

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[ "Starting from early 2017, Quartz revealed that Android phones have been gathering users' location using nearby cellular towers and sending this data back to Google, even when the devices' location services have been switched off.\n\nAccording to the publication, Android devices have been collecting location data pretty much all the time, and subsequently relayed all stored information back to Google once connected to the internet. Quarts claims that all modern Android phones are affected.\n\nThe result is that Google, the unit of Alphabet behind Android, has access to users' locations and their movements that go far beyond a reasonable consumer expectation of privacy.\n\nCell tower addresses were collected by the same system that Google uses to manage push notifications and messages, said a spokesperson for Google. While this has been going on for 11 months, the spokesperson insisted none of the data has been stored or used.\n\nFollowing the coverage, Google has vowed to take measures to prevent this from happening in the future.\n\n“In January of this year, we began looking into using Cell ID codes as an additional signal to further improve the speed and performance of message delivery,” the Google spokesperson said. “However, we never incorporated Cell ID into our network sync system, so that data was immediately discarded, and we updated it to no longer request Cell ID.”", null, "While location data from a single cell tower can only reveal an approximation of where a device is, pulling data from multiple towers could be used to triangulate the device's location to within a quarter-mile radius.\n\nEarlier in October, Reddit users have warned Android users that Google has an Activity Recognition API that allows third-party apps to track physical activity – even when the device is offline.\n\nGoogle has indeed mentioned that it collects location data, but does not state whether this is the case when location services have been disabled.\n\nWhen you use Google services, we may collect and process information about your actual location. We use various technologies to determine location, including IP address, GPS, and other sensors that may, for example, provide Google with information on nearby devices, Wi-Fi access points and cell towers.\n\nThis marks the second time in recent months the search giant has been caught collecting user data under questionable circumstances." ]

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[ "With the Electors in each state casting their votes, it seems that Joe Biden will be inaugurated President on January 20. This is truly unfortunate for the nation and the world, as President Trump’s foreign and domestic policies have yielded some of the most accomplished - albeit unconventional - four years in the White House in decades. This, and other reasons, are why so many are still clinging to hope that a constitutional loophole can be found to keep Trump in office.\n\nMake no mistake about it: This election was stolen - but not in any way that can be legally overturned. Biden barely stuck his head out of the basement, but he didn’t need to. The election was won for him by three culprits: the media and Big Tech, the states, and the poll workers.\n\nFirst, the media and Big Tech, which ran Biden’s campaign for him. Not only did they spend the entirety of the Trump presidency covering the administration overwhelmingly negatively (over 90% negative coverage on “objective” sources), they actively suppressed negative stories about Biden. The first and most obvious example is Hunter Biden, Joe’s son and the recipient of millions of foreign dollars trading on his father’s name. When the New York Post broke the story about Hunter, Twitter blocked its account and didn’t allow any tweet of the story. Facebook suppressed dissemination of the link “pending a fact check.” The media ran with the story that this was “Russian disinformation.” Now that the election is over, the media can cover Hunter’s sins.\n\nAnother major story that saw little daylight was the accusations from Tara Reade, the former Biden staffer. Without getting into the details, Reade provided far more corroborating evidence of her accusations than Christine Blasey Ford did against then-Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, yet it was a month before any major media outlet published the accusation, only to portray it as a “questionable story.” The “60 Minutes” interview that Reade did only aired in Australia. This is the same media that declared Michael Avenatti a contender for the Democratic nomination because he represented Stormy Daniels.\n\nThe media and Big Tech also refused to cover Trump’s massive successes in the months leading up to the election, namely the Middle East peace deals and Operation Warp Speed. The peace deals between Israel and the UAE, Bahrain, and other countries are far more historic than Biden getting elected, yet it is Biden and Harris who were named Time Magazine’s “Person of the Year.” It would surprise no one on the right side of the political aisle if Trump is snubbed for the Nobel Peace Prize.\n\nAs for Operation Warp Speed, the media scoffed at Trump when he declared that a vaccine would be available by the end of the year. Over and over, the talking heads at NBC, ABC, CBS CNN, MSNBC, and many other networks and publications declared that it would take a “miracle” for a vaccine to be developed by the end of the year. As late as November 2, a day before the election, Aaron Rupar from left-wing Vox said, “Trump is now promising that the coronavirus vaccine will be available in ‘a couple of weeks,’ which is the surest indication yet that we’re not close.” All of this coverage amounts to a massive in-kind contribution to the Biden campaign.\n\nThen there are the shady electoral practices done by four swing states, detailed out in the lawsuit that Texas filed, but rejected by the Supreme Court due to lack of “standing.” In short, states unconstitutionally changed their own rules on mail-in ballots because of COVID. We are a nation of laws, and an election is only legal because of those laws. If Trump received 100 million votes on a Twitter poll to be re-elected, that wouldn’t mean anything because that’s not a lawful election. Same should go for the laws in these states; their electoral process was not legal. Nonetheless, the Court said that Texas cannot sue other states for the laws in those states.\n\nSo now there are a massive number of ballots that came into states to be counted - over 80 million around the country. To count them all, according to witness testimony, ballot counters were told to accept ballots regardless of signature match or if they were properly filled out. This led to a far smaller ballot rejection rate than we’ve seen in recent elections. In some cases, a ballot received in 2018 was 30 times more likely to be rejected than one received in 2020. Since the margin of victory in multiple states was less than one percent, most of the mail-in votes went to Biden, and rejection rate was abnormally small, the lax ballot counting rules could have easily swung this election.\n\nNone of this is to say that Joe Biden won’t be the legally-elected president come Inauguration Day. He will. It is to say that an uninformed electorate, states playing with their voting laws, and a lenient counting process all combined to pave the way for the crime of the century: a legal election of a president. It shouldn’t surprise anyone that millions of Trump voters are in disbelief.", null ]

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[ null, "“Briar formed in 1979 in Birmingham, UK. Founding member and Briar drummer Dean Cook recollects: “Briar started as a school band, at school myself Dean Cook & Kevin Griffiths were into Motorhead, UFO, Black Sabbath, etc and all our mates were the same so we decided to start a couple of bands, just really to play in the school hall… The band myself & Kev started was I think called Emerald or Lucifer; can’t remember which… but we went through both of those names at some point. I’ve gotta be honest I can’t remember the names of the people in that original band but we became a band (kinda) for real when we got our mates David Tattam (bass) & Dean Rogers (guitar) involved.”\n\nIn 1982, the line-up was solidified with the classic line up when Darren Underwood and Dave Fletcher joined the band and Kevin Griffiths switched to bass. That was just before releasing the first 7” “Rainbow In The Skies/Crying In The Rain”. The classic line up was Kevin Griffiths (bass & vox), Darren Underwood (guitar & background vocals), Dave Fletcher (guitar & background vocals) & Dean Cook (drums & background vocals). Just before that, Briar teamed up with manager George Bond that helped out through the band’s entire carreer and it was a very important moment for the band. The first big break came when Briar won a competition in Birmingham called “The hottest band in town.”\n\nThe win caught the attention of Wolverhampton based label FM Revolver and their subsidiary Heavy Metal Records. The debut album Too Young was recorded and released in 1985 and it was very well received by fans and media alike. Hot on the heels of Too Young, they put out their sophomore effort Take On The World in 1986 on the GBB label (re-issued on CD by Battle Cry Records in 2012) which was a great album filled with ’80s metal flavoured by pop melodies and choruses. This album landed Briar a major label deal with Sony/CBS Records. Through them, the classic third album Crown Of Thorns was released in 1988 and spawned a hit single in “Frankie” that saw rotation on MTV. To show they had more in store, Briar immediately went into the studio and recorded another full album worth of material called Reach Out which remains unreleased to this day.", null, "Unfortunately, the deal with Sony/CBS fell through and after another 7” single, the band recruited lead singer Kevin Billington and keyboard player Jez Prosser making the band a six man band. The six bonus tracks on Hard Times were recorded by that line-up. However that line-up fell apart in 1992 and Kevin Griffiths took back the mike and guitarists Dave Fletcher and Darren Underwood were replaced by Mark Carleton. The eight track album Hard Times was released in 1992 in a very limited number.\n\nDean Cook remembers the recording process: “Hard Times represents the final chapter and an important part of the Briar story. To be honest, the band had got to the point where we all felt we were starting to try and play what people were buying as opposed to what we actually wanted to play!… We had written and recorded the tracks with our longtime manager & producer George Bond in our own studio, initially as a demo but a few people had heard it and loved it so we eventually put out some promo CDs and cassettes. At the time, it was a minimal release but sadly pretty soon after that, the band had truly run its course and in 1993, we played our last show!”\n\nWith this joint release by Battle Cry Records/Mighty Monster Records, some justice will finally be done. Hard Times is packed with melodic hard rock with huge hooks and meodies to die for. Although there is a more frequent use of keyboards, you will instantly recognize that this is Briar. Remastered and repackaged with lyrics, pictures and linernotes spread over an eight page booklet. The power chords, the pop melodies, the riffs are all there finally for everyone to enjoy!”", null ]

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[ null, "Doocy cited a report by a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) that said the country took in Afghan evacuees not fully vetted by the government. The press secretary disputed the report, claiming the U.S. government imposed a “rigorous and multi-layered” screening and vetting process.\n\nHe then questioned her on whether “MAGA [Make America Great Again] Republicans” or DHS-listed national security threats pose a bigger threat to the U.S.\n\n“Again, DHS has disputed this report and it said it didn’t take into account the key steps that we have taken as a U.S. government, the rigorous, multi-layered screening and vetting process that we take as a government,” she replied. “That was not part of the report. Again, this report is not accurate, I know that our team has spoken to your team about this and the DHS has provided a comment saying just that. So again, I refer you to DHS.”\n\nThe DHS report that Doocy is referring to shows that the government was not able to collect basic information on every refugee, including names, birthdays, and identification. The report (that you can view for yourself here) clearly states that many Afghan’s records were incomplete. DHS has deemed the situation a major ‘risk to national security.\n\n“MAGA Republicans have made their choice. They embrace anger. They thrive on chaos. They live not in the light of truth, but in the shadow of lies. Together, we can choose a different path,” the president said Thursday.\n\nUltimately, Jean-Pierre defended Biden’s rhetoric despite spending the last two weeks walking back his anti-MAGA speeches. I don’t think there is any doubt that this presidency finds MAGA republicans a bigger threat than actual potential terrorists." ]

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[ null, "India is finally a bird flu free country. The France-based World Organization of Animal Health (OIE) has informed India’s department of animal husbandry, dairy and fisheries regarding this on November 8, 2007.\n\nMoreover, the OIE, which is an intergovernmental body with 167 countries as members, has also posted the information on its Web site for international acceptance of India’s status.\n\nAccording to international protocol, the avian influenza-free country status is bestowed upon a nation, if the nation reports no outbreak of bird flu for a stretch of three months from the time it completes disinfection and clean-up of the previous outbreak site.\n\nIndia, which reported a fresh outbreak of bird flu in a small poultry farm located at Chingmeirong in Manipur’s east district on July 25, 2007, followed the procedure of disinfection and containment, as laid by international standards. By August 10, 3.36 lakh birds had been culled, 28,000 eggs destroyed and 131 metric tonnes of poultry feed burnt.\n\nSurveillance for the deadly H5N1 virus — clinical, virological and serological — was carried out in a 10-km radius of the affected farm. Blood samples of the dead birds from other parts of the country were routinely checked by the HSADL, Bhopal, and NIV, Pune.\n\n“On July 27, we confirmed a fresh outbreak of avian influenza. By August 8, we had completed culling and disinfection operations. On November 8, OIE informed us of our bird flu-free status,” an official was quoted as saying by the Times of India.\n\nThe ministry has, in turn, communicated this information to all Indian envoys in countries like UAE, Sri Lanka, Bhutan and Oman, which imposed a ban on poultry products from India following the last outbreak." ]

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[ null, "I present to you the 15 best songs by Judas Priest, expanded from the original idea of ten simply because the band’s legacy is too important, the discography too large, and — which may be surprising to neophytes — too eclectic to limit to just ten. All fanboy bias was thrown out the window in favor of objectivity — otherwise “Delivering the Goods” and “Starbreaker” would have been right up there — so I dug up what I consider the band’s most important tracks, whether relating to influence, popularity, longevity, or in several cases, all of the above. If you disagree, feel free to comment, and better yet, chime in with your own personal Priest faves.\n\nFollowing the lead of Deep Purple’s 1971 song “Fireball”, which at the time featured some of the fastest kick beats heavy metal had heard, “Exciter” cranks up the intensity a hundredfold. Propelled by a throttling double-time beat by drummer Les Binks, double kicks in overdrive, brought unprecedented speed, intensity, and dexterity to the genre. The rhythm riffing by Glenn Tipton and KK Downing is sharp and robust, their twin leads searing, while Rob Halford turns in an astounding vocal performance. The song would profoundly influence the thrash/speed metal wave of the early 1980s, inspiring the Canadian speedsters of Exciter to name their band after it.\n\nA bit of an oddity on an album specifically designed for mainstream success, the churning, martial “Metal Gods” was also one of Priest’s heaviest songs to date. Atop a simple yet wonderfully rigid rhythm section by Ian Hill and Dave Holland, shuffling hi-hat giving it just the slightest sense of groove, the chorus features an effective call-and-response between a detached-sounding Halford and a similarly mechanical-sounding Tipton and Downing. It also features the band at its most creative in the studio, whipping guitar chords, smashing pool cues, and most famously, dropping trays of cutlery to achieve the song’s vivid sound effects.\n\nThe most overtly commercial song on the breakthrough British Steel, “Living After Midnight” still sticks in the craws of some fuddy-duddy metal old-timers, but as trite as this little party anthem is, its hook is irresistible and glorious, the sound of a band learning that it never hurts to have a little fun once in a while. Backed superbly by Holland’s sharp, powerful backbeat — his simple style was the reason he was hired to play on this album — the song is all about the hook rather than the riff, emphasized by the fact the song starts off with the chorus. In the tradition of Montrose, AC/DC, and Van Halen, and predating the glam metal explosion of the 1980s, the song is oddly clean-cut, hedonism rendered a little innocent, and kind of sweet. It would become an instant hit, making Judas Priest a household name, and would go on to be one of the band’s most beloved live staples.\n\nTechnically it’s not doing anything different than what “Exciter” did six years earlier, but what “Freewheel Burnin'” has over that seminal track is mystique. Tom Allom’s production is incredibly dense, lending an already heavy song an added layer of darkness. The guitar tone is tar thick, yet sleek, Holland’s robotic drumming — a far cry from the unhinged speed of Metallica and Slayer that same year — cold and impersonal, while Halford’s vocals are over the top, screaming, screeching, spitting out lines like bullets. Capped off by the greatest twin solo by Tipton and Downing, it was a defiant, anti-commercial single in 1984, its intensity anticipating “Painkiller” six years later.\n\nThe most overtly theatrical track on the groundbreaking Sad Wings of Destiny, it’s no secret Rob Halford wanted to emulate Queen’s A Night at the Opera, which was made at Rockfield Studios in Wales right before Judas Priest went there to record its second album. And indeed, starting with that blood-curdling, fader-fiddling intro the musical depiction of Jack the Ripper is an inspired example of heavy metal at its most theatrical, two minutes and 51 timeless seconds of flamboyance and menace, led by Halford’s shattering vocal performance.\n\nThe best song on Defenders of the Faith, “The Sentinel” is also a rare 1980s moment where Judas Priest revisits its progressive heavy metal past, a magnificent five-minute epic whose blend of atmosphere, intensity, and gigantic hooks has made it a fan favorite. Normally a lyricist with a tendency to spew heavy metal clichés without talking about much at all — which always oddly works — Halford is much more focused on this track, painting a vivid dystopian picture reminiscent of John Carpenter’s Escape From New York: “Amidst the upturned burned-out cars / The challengers await / And in their fists clutch iron bars / With which to seal his fate”.\n\nMore cynical minds would call this lead single off Point of Entry “Living After Midnight Part Two”, but it’s actually the superior song, rigidity replaced by a much more relaxed groove, its ebullience a clear reflection of the band’s Ibiza surroundings, where the album was written and recorded. Perfectly suited for summertime listening, it’s nothing but fresh air and optimism, driven by a great opening riff, the sound of a band loving life, confident enough to write corny lines like, “I’m gonna do it my way / Take a chance before I fall”, and still sound convincing.\n\nNobody saw this song coming. Four years after the maligned, synth-adorned pop experiment Turbo and two years after the sloppy and atrocious Ram It Down, the title track for Judas Priest’s 12th outing was completely uncharted territory. Featuring a thunderous intro by new drummer Scott Travis – a colossal improvement over the technically limited Dave Holland – and highlighted by Halford’s maniacal performance, this was Priest embracing extremity without pandering, and sounding once again vital, relevant, and best of all, more powerful than ever.\n\nAlthough it’s been a part of Priest’s setlists off and on for the past three decades, “Desert Plains” is still a somewhat underrated song, not to mention a real oddity in the band’s album wasn’t just a return to the heavier side of the band’s back catalog. One of the few real successes on an album that tried a little too hard to sound AOR rather than heavy metal, the song is strangely spacious, a comfortable yet driving rhythm section underscoring economical performances by Tipton, Downing, and a surprisingly distant and restrained Halford. It might ultimately be more Blue Öyster Cult than Judas Priest, but it’s a rare moment of subtle beauty from the band.\n\nAlways encouraged — to put it mildly — to put a “single” on its albums, Judas Priest was never above covering songs in the 1970s, having tackled material by Joan Baez and Spooky Tooth early on. However, the band’s cover of Peter Green’s Fleetwood Mac composition succeeded in such a way that the Priest version is now far more famous than the original. They make it their own, accelerating the pace just enough to achieve a better balance of force and menace, and the groove created by drummer Les Binks cinches it. It might not have been written for the metal crowd, but Priest’s towering version is nevertheless an all-time heavy metal classic.\n\nStuck way in the back of side two, “Dissident Aggressor” seems like an afterthought on Judas Priest’s third album, but it remains an absolute marvel to this day, three minutes of staggering heaviness that was years ahead of its time. Opening with a 35-second intro that cranks up the tension more and more before exploding with a flourish of high-pitched screams, the song is a relentless assault of churning riffs, audacious atonal guitar solos, creative drumming by session drummer Simon Phillips, and one of Halford’s greatest performances on record. American speed kings Slayer, which were profoundly influenced by Judas Priest and especially “Dissident Aggressor”, would famously cover the song a decade later.\n\nBefore Metallica’s “Fade to Black”, before the rage and self-loathing that permeated heavy metal in the 1990s, there was “Beyond the Realms of Death”, which set the template for the Miserable Teen Heavy Metal Song. Simply arranged — acoustic verses, colossal, explosive choruses — Halford’s lyrics take two different points of view, first in the third person, depicting a depressed young man (“No matter how they tried / They couldn’t understand”) then shifting to the first person, who vents his frustrations before taking his own life (“Keep the world with all its sin / It’s not fit for livin’ in”). Powerful and harrowing, the song’s use of dynamics is masterful.\n\nWritten in a matter of minutes and only 156 seconds long, “Breaking the Law” opens with one of the most famous riffs in metal history, wasting no time getting into listeners’ heads. Halford’s lyrics were originally interpreted to be about teen alienation and rebellion, but today you can’t help but hear his own pain regarding his repressed homosexuality as he bellows, “You don’t know what it’s like!” With its simple, sing-along chorus, and featuring an introduction that’s become as much a part of the song as the actual music (“Breaking the what?”), it’s a permanent fixture in the Judas Priest setlist to this day. If you’re at a Judas Priest concert, watch the crowd erupt when this song kicks into gear.\n\nSix years after “Black Sabbath” unofficially spawned an entire musical genre, Judas Priest ignited a second sea change with a curious composition that managed to rewrite the rules of the nascent heavy metal sound. A combination of two songs, “Whiskey Woman” by former singer Al Atkins and Halford’s own composition “Red Light Lady”, the titanic “Victim of Changes” features a searing dual guitar attack that takes the approach of Wishbone Ash and the Allman Brothers to an entirely new extreme, and most vitally, introduces a level of operatic vocal flamboyance courtesy Halford that the genre had never seen before. The second he screams the climactic, “Victim of changes!” the door’s blown wide open, the possibilities now even wider than ever. Heavy metal would never be the same again.\n\nFor a band renowned for vague, sometimes cartoonish lyrics, Judas Priest knocked one clear out of the park in 1982 with the startlingly mature opening song on Screaming For Vengeance. Introduced by the grandiose overture “The Hellion”, “Electric Eye” opens like a house on fire thanks to nimble guitar work by Tipton and Downing, creating a powerful, majestic backdrop against which Halford performs his prescient lyrics about electronic surveillance, part HAL-2000, part 1984: “I take a pride in probing all your secret moves / My tearless retina takes pictures that can prove”. Foreboding, bracing, and imposing, and featuring some welcome raw production by Tom Allom, it’s a perfect encapsulation of heavy metal’s appeal, and is Judas Priest’s definitive moment." ]

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[ "Nottingham Forest will pursue the possibility of asking Manchester United for permission to play goalkeeper Dean Henderson in the Carabao Cup semi-final between the two sides.\n\nHenderson is ineligible for the two-legged tie later this month as he is on loan from the Old Trafford club and the only way he would be able to play is if United give written permission.\n\nThat seems unlikely at this stage but boss Steve Cooper says his club will likely go down that avenue anyway.\n\n“Obviously it’s something we will look into the possibility of pursuing,” he said. “But it’s all just talk at the minute, I guess.\n\n“We haven’t really had a chance to breathe since the game. We’ll pick that up as and when.”", null, "It was Henderson’s heroics that sent Forest through to the semi-finals as he followed up a number of stops in normal time with two penalty saves in a shootout.\n\nForest have a quick turnaround as they return their focus to the Premier League with an East Midlands derby against Leicester on Saturday.\n\nWilly Boly, who scored to put Forest in front at the City Ground, limped off with an ankle injury and will be assessed.\n\n“We’ve got an injury record that we’re not particularly fond of at the moment, and that may have been added to last night,” Cooper added.\n\n“We haven’t assessed the players yet because they are in a little bit later, so there’s no news of absolute guarantees of player availability from last night.\n\n“Fingers crossed on a couple of things. The last thing we want is more numbers on that list than what we already have.", null, null, null, "“But, as I always say, next man up. We’ll work with the players who are available. It’s a great game to look forward to.”\n\nJesse Lingard, Moussa Niakhate, Cheikhou Kouyate (all hamstring) and Omar Richards remain out while Taiwo Awoniyi is a doubt." ]