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[ null, "WASHINGTON DC - NASA on Wednesday announced it would be conducting spacewalks later this month, and they plan to broadcastr them live.\n\nThe walks on the International Space Station will take place on Friday 19 October, and Thursday 25 October 2018.\n\nAstronauts will be attending to power system upgrades.\n\nNASA plans to have experts available to preview the work at a public briefing they plan to hold on Tuesday 16 October 2018 at the Johnson Space Center in Houston.\n\nLive coverage of the briefing and spacewalks will air on NASA Television and the agency's website.\n\nGround controllers will set the stage for the spacewalks by remotely swapping out old nickel-hydrogen batteries on the station's port truss, or \"backbone,\" using the station's robotic arm.\n\nThis will be the second spacewalk for Gerst and the first for Hague.\n\nSix days later, Gerst and Hague again will team up to complete the power system upgrades.\n\nThe spacewalks, NASA says, will be the 213th and 214th in support of station assembly, maintenance and upgrades and the eighth and ninth this year.", null, "The 2020 MLB All-Star Game has been canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. The game, scheduled for July 14 at ...", null, "Boston forward Gordon Hayward said Friday he will leave the team -- and the NBA bubble near Orlando, Fla. -- ...", null, null, null ]

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[ null, "Compilation – In The Blink Of An Eye\n\nIn 1998 Toby Marks formed Disco Gecko Recordings as an outlet for his music as Banco de Gaia as he couldn’t find another label that he was happy to work with. Initially he meant to add other artists to the label but it wasn’t until 2014 that he finally found the time to do so, releasing Andrew Heath’s gorgeous album The Silent Cartographer.\n\nSince then he has released albums and EPs by a bunch of other artists, always looking for music with heart, integrity and beauty. Unlike many peoples’ preconceptions about Banco, this isn’t a dance music label, although there is some of that. Rather, it’s an outlet for anything from ambient instrumentals to midtempo floor stompers via experimental electronics and traditional (and not-so-traditional) instruments.\n\nTo mark 20 years of the label Toby decided to do something a bit more interesting than just a ‘best of’ compilation. As there are now nine artists releasing music on the label – Andrew Heath, Sophie Barker, Radium88, Animat, Dragonfly Trio, LO18, 100th Monkey, Simon Power and dr trippyEndFragment – plus various ‘associates’ (such as Andy Guthrie who was with him at the birth of Banco and still contributes the odd track when he can), he decided to ask them to each remix each other. The pairings were picked randomly but the results are anything but. With tracks covering the full range of what Disco Gecko has to offer, this compilation showcases the talents of writers, producers and performers of the highest quality. Every track is a unique journey into the minds and personalities of two different artists, often working in very different styles, and the results are definitely more than a sum of the parts. 20 years has gone by in the blink of an eye. Hopefully this album signposts the way ahead for the next 20 (and beyond).", null ]

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[ "With the open-top 8 Series, BMW offers an equally sporty, powerful and luxurious Gran Tourer of the luxury class that is second to none. It doesn’t even have to be the top-of-the-range M8 model. The M850i, the beautifully designed fabric-roof convertible in the 4.80-metre class, with a 530hp and 750Nm 4.4-litre biturbo V8, also leaves virtually nothing to be desired in terms of equipment and quality appeal. Nevertheless, we did not miss the opportunity to extensively refine and optimise the large two-door model: The result is the MH8 700 Cabriolet.\n\nThe centrepiece of the conversion is, of course, the radical overhaul of the engine: the turbocharged, eight-cylinder has been upgraded to an output of 710hp and 925Nm of maximum torque. This is thanks to our ECU remapping in combination with the MANHART upgrade turbochargers, which are more powerful than the standard ones, together with a new intercooler and sports air filters. Added to this is the MANHART stainless steel exhaust system with valve control, which not only generates a thrilling sound, but also refines the appearance with its four carbon tailpipes. In addition, our race downpipes without catalytic converter and the MANHART OPF Deleter are available, neither of which, however, have TÜV approval and are thus only intended for export. In-line with the engine modification, the eight-speed automatic transmission also receives an upgrade. The braking system, on the other hand, remained in its standard condition in this case, with the exception of the golden paintwork on the calipers – however, individual adaptations are also possible in this respect on request.\n\nVisually, the MH8 700 also stands out from the regular M850i with an individual look. For example, the front and rear spoilers – each made of carbon – as well as a new diffuser provide sporty, dynamic accents. In addition, the black bodywork is refined with our golden set of decorations. Inside the wheel arches house the tried and tested MANHART Concave One rims in 9×20 and 10.5×20 inches with 245/35 and 275/30 high-performance tyres. The additional lowering of the body by 30 millimetres was achieved with the help of MANHART lowering springs by H&R. And last but not least, we also skillfully set small but equally fine and effective accents with a steering wheel spoke and gearshift paddles made of carbon.", null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null ]

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[ "Path of Exile, the game features great graphics and six character classes which include the Marauder, The Ranger, The Witch, The Duelist, The Templar and The Shadow. Path of Exile is completely free and does not sell items or consumables that provide competitive advantage over other players. As a fan of the game I must say I’m once again absolutely hooked to the game. The game isn’t only about rushing through the content while making your character as powerful as possible anymore.", null, "The game tries to separate itself from contemporary competition like Diablo III with a complex skill system. Path of Exile is a free-to-play game and supports itself with an in-game shop where players can buy path of exile items with real money. With a few exceptions, the offers are purely cosmetic. Online game Path of Exile has received numerous substantial updates to the core game over the years, visit the official website here.\n\nIn the game, playing as one of six character classes, players find themselves banished for their past misdeeds to the dark fantasy world of Wraeclast. To protect the integrity of the game for all players, Grinding Gear Games has decided not to sell abilities or experience points – ensuring a level-playing field for everyone in game. Path of Exile was pretty much a PC exclusive for the longest, but now it’s finally making it’s way to couch co-op fans everywhere.\n\nWhen it comes to Path of Exile, as with old-school RPG’s, you can kill, loot and level your way to success, but your bags can only hold so much loot thanks to the items taking up a number of square blocks in your bag. I’m happy to admit the graphics here are very well done and even tend to offer more detail than Diablo 3 does, which is something you’ll notice as soon as you start playing. More players succeed in buying path of exile items from U4GM." ]

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[ null, "As when Ghanaians thought that the brouhaha surrounding the 2020 general elections have ended, former President and leader of the opposition National Democratic Congress, John Dramani Mahama has rekindled it again. Despite the unanimous ruling by the Supreme Court to dismiss the petition filed by Mahama against the EC on his allegations of malpractices in the elections, Mahama still believes that the woes of his party is as a result of some avoidable discrepancies that were overlooked and perpetrated by Jean Mensah during the elections.\n\nRecall, Mr. Mahama on his recent nationwide Thank-You tour, he blamed the woes of the NDC on the incompetence of the Jean Mensah-led outfit. His speech is an expression of his convictions that the electoral process was fraught with a plethora of discrepancies and anomalies from the camp of the Electoral Commission.", null, "The former Chairman for the People's National Convention (PNC), Bernard Ambataayela Mornah has finally reacted to the accusations made by former President John Dramani Mahama against the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Madam Jean Mensah. He has said that, Mahama has made no mistake in his accusations against Jean Mensah and her team at the EC.\n\nHe made this comment in an interview on Pan African TV's Good Morning Africa when asked to share his opinion on the recent clash of ideas between the Mahama and Duffour camp. According to Bernard Mornah, it would be out of hypocrisy and dishonesty for any Ghanaian to describe the 2020 elections as free and fair considering the mishaps during the elections.\n\nSpeaking further, he registered his resentment on the failure of ECOWAS to make a statement on the elections. He believes that ECOWAS did not help to promote proper and fair elections, which is a contradiction to their firm belief in free and fair elections. He also alleged that, there were financial misappropriations by the EC which have not been investigated properly. He concluded by alleging that Jean Mensah is putting up a plush house which needs to be investigated by EOCO.", null, "\"I support what Mahama is saying because it was clear that the electoral processes was fraudulent. I am still surprised at the temerity of Jean Mensah to come out and deny things like she is doing. But this happens when institutions are made to work in the interest of those in power. She needs to be investigated, and the lessons would be learnt.\"" ]

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[ "OBD II fault code B1318 is a manufacturer specific code that is defined by carmakers Ford and Jaguar as “Battery voltage low”, and is set when the PCM (Powertrain Control Module) detects that the battery voltage has fallen below a predefined level.\n\nWhile modern automotive electronics are designed to work optimally when the battery voltage is at its specified value, most electronic components/systems have the ability to operate normally at voltages that are far below the optimum battery voltage. For instance, while starter motors work best when the battery is fully charged, most starter motors are designed to deliver their rated power (torque) at only 8-10 volts.\n\nNonetheless, most electrical /electronic systems and components also have minimum operating voltages below which they simply will not work. For instance, the starter motor solenoid requires a minimum voltage to overcome the tension of a spring to be able to close a circuit, while fuel pumps on return less fuel systems require a minimum voltage to be able to spin fast enough to deliver the minimum required fuel pressure to start the engine.\n\nHowever, many electronic systems also require minimum battery voltages to function properly even when the ignition is switched off. These include, but are not limited to, the anti-theft/security system, as well as the PCM to maintain the KAM (Keep Alive Memory) circuits, which contains information on the idling speed and other basic engine operating data.\n\nAs a practical matter however, there is little point in the PCM setting this code after the battery voltage has fallen to below a level where critical electronic systems have stopped working. Therefore, in a fully functional system, the PCM will generally set this code and illuminate a warning light when the battery voltage approaches the critical, minimum level either when the ignition is switched on, or during normal operation of the vehicle.\n\nWhere is the B1318 sensor located?", null, "The image above shows a poorly maintained battery, on which excessive corrosion of the terminals is a likely cause of a low stored voltage. However, be aware that the actual cause of a short circuit or battery drain can be located almost anywhere in the electrical system.\n\nWhat are the common causes of code B1318?\n\nNote that while a defective battery is a common cause of this code, a damaged or defective battery is often only a symptom of a problem elsewhere in the electrical system. For this reason, it is important to have the charging system tested thoroughly by suitably qualified technicians when the battery is found to be defective. Moreover, if the charging system is found to be fully functional, it is important to find and repair the source of any drains on the battery before the vehicle is placed back into service to prevent a recurrence of this code and its associated symptoms.\n\nNonetheless, some common causes of code B1318 could include the following-\n\nNOTE: Code B1318 is also used by car maker GM, who defines this code as “LH Sun Load Sensor Fault”. In this definition, the code refers to a fault in a sensor that measures the intensity of sunlight falling on the dashboard, which information is used to make automatic adjustments to the output of the A/C blower.\n\nBAT Team Discussions for B1318\n\nNone found. Ask a question about B1318.\n4 2 votes\nArticle Rating\nSubscribe\nLogin\n\nI have a Lincoln Navigator 05 I have a lot of accessories like internal ambient light sound system with its own battery independent and I have a stock 110amp alternator I have a 300amp altenator if I replace that will take care of this error code ?" ]

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[ null, "Kelly Quinn is now in charge of her late grandmother’s consignment store. The Lucky Cove Resale Boutique is slowly picking up fame and customers, thanks to Kelly’s experience at an upscale Boutique in New York.\n\nLong Island Ladies (LIL), a reality show where rich ladies catfight for publicity, is the talk of the town. Diana Delacourte, a recent evictee from LIL visits Kelly’s boutique and buys a dress that was previously owned by Wendy Johnson – a contestant at LIL.\n\nKelly’s Uncle Ralph is hosting a Christmas party. His third wife, Summer, wants to be on LIL and inviting the producer to the party is one way to be on the show. Uh-huh. But things turn sour when Wendy accuses Diana of wearing used dresses. In turn, Diana threatens Kelly (Diana didn’t know that the dress she bought was previously owned by Wendy) and says she will bring Kelly and her boutique down.\n\nKelly is now worried. So, the next day, she decides to visit Diana and apologize. She finds Diana, in the snow, dead as a duck.\n\nI have read four of the five books Debra has written so far and I have loved them all. Debra writes mysteries with a touch of quirky and this is what makes her one of my favourite authors. 🙂\n\nSilenced in Sequins is the second book in The Resale Boutique series. The first book is called Murder Wears a Little Black Dress. I have enjoyed both the books in this series and if you like cozy mysteries, I recommend you to give this series a try. Silenced in Sequins can be read as a standalone but if you ask me, I would ask you to start from book#1.\n\nWhy was Diana murdered? Wendy is the main suspect – no surprises here given that the duo fought at the party. But things change for Kelly when Wendy comes over to her boutique and asks her to prove her innocence. In return, Wendy promises to bring more business to Kelly’s boutique and put in a good word to the producers about Summer (Kelly’s aunt – she’s almost the same age as Kelly).\n\nDetective Wolman warns Kelly and asks her not to interfere. She also asks Kelly not to date her brother Mark anymore. Oh, fish! Mark the McHottie Lawyer – the one Kelly seems to be mesmerized with, is the rude detective’s brother! Anyhoo, warnings or not, Kelly does as she pleases, thank you very much!\n\nIt’s not just the murder that Kelly has to solve. Pepper is falling sick often. Kelly doesn’t want to decorate her store for Christmas. There’s also this hutch that she’s supposed to clear. Phew! Murder takes most of her time – well, she’s an amateur sleuth you see; how can you expect her not to poke her nose where it doesn’t belong?\n\nThe twists and turns are sure to keep you hooked on to the story. What starts as a murder coz of jealousy turns out to be something else – something that even Kelly did not expect. 😉\n\nKelly feels guilty for ruining Ariel’s life. She blames herself for Ariel’s injury a decade ago. Although Ariel and Kelly have made amends and are now friends, the townspeople still play the blame game. Humph!\n\nKelly also deals with bouts of low self-esteem. But she picks up courage every now and then. Rude people? Thank you, next! Or rather, thank you, goodbye! Kelly’s curiosity leads her to trouble – especially when she’s overly curious about murders and tries to solve them.\n\nKelly’s relationship with Pepper, Breena, Summer, Frankie and Gabe is well-explained throughout the book. Oh, before I forget, there’s a dark cloud named Marvin Childers. Who is he? Someone who might be the reason for Kelly and her boutique’s downfall.\n\nIf I have to describe the ending, I would say Unexpected! I did not see that coming! There’s this saying you know – people have killed for less. Well, some people (killers, of course) would do anything for attention.\n\nWell-plotted mystery with a touch of quirkiness, superb character development and an unexpected ending makes Silenced in Sequins a must-read book of 2020.\n\nThere’s a giveaway for this tour. If you like to win a digital copy of Silenced in Sequins, check out the Giveaway details here.\n\nMany thanks to Lori for the blog tour invite. Thanks to Kensington Books and NetGalley for the ARC. This is my honest and unbiased opinion.\n\n3 thoughts on “Silenced in Sequins by Debra Sennefelder”\n\nBuy me a coffee" ]

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[ "From Uncyclopedia, the content-free encyclopedia\n(Redirected from Marshall Applewhite)\nJump to navigation Jump to search", null, "Heaven's Gate, for one, welcomed our new alien overlords.\n“Planet Earth is about to be recycled, wiped clean, renewed, refurbished and rejuvenated.”\n\n~ Marshall Applewhite on the obvious\n\n“Your only chance to survive is to leave with us.”\n\n~ Marshall Applewhite on why you're still alive and he's not\n\nHeaven's Gate was a cult composed of average and down-to-earth individuals who believed that in order to save themselves from an impending doomsday, they had to catch the next comet and get the Hell out of Dodge. In order to reach their ultimate goal and join the ETs that were undoubtedly patrolling in the vicinity of the Comet Hale-Bopp, they had come to the conclusion a mass suicide was in order. The 39 brainwashed members succeeded with flying colors in the self-actualization department. The leaders of this fine organization went by the names Marshall Applewhite and Bonnie Nettles. Their logic and scientific rigor were held in high regards within the scholarly community.\n\nIn the 70s, after suffering a stroke brought upon by frantically chasing imaginary little Green Men around, Applewhite met Bonnie Nettles, his nurse. Between 2 morphine shots, he managed to convince her that he just had a little chat with God. The Supreme Being allegedly told him that the very matter from which he was made was somehow related to Jesus. Their tale was to be one of the most bizarre cases of cultism ever told. They roamed the USA Bonnie-and-Clyde-style, feasting on credulous souls by boasting that they were in constant contact with Captain Spock. Applewhite claimed that he was an \"Evolutionary Kingdom Level Above Human.\" Nothing less.\n\nProbably knowing all along that the cult would end in a bloodbath, they declared to anyone willing to listen that Nettles and himself were immortal. That beautiful talk was somewhat derailed when Nettles betrayed Applewhite by dying from cancer in 1985. The poor White Apple had to back-pedal faster than Lance Armstrong on horse steroids. He quickly switched to damage control by asserting that Nettles told him she would go first to meet with the aliens and pave the way for the members' passage to the extraterrestrial realm. All of this made sense so nobody questioned anything.\n\nIn an incredible case of devotion to chastity, 7 members of Heaven's Gate including Brown Apple willingly underwent surgical castration in Mexico. It is rumored that their balls, conserved in white vinegar, now retail on E-Bay for $5,000 apiece. The luckiest bidders can acquire a pair for a mere $9,000, nutsack included! It is indeed a nice souvenir and will add a touch of elegance when displayed above the fireplace.\n\nHeed the words of wisdom, Earthling!\n\nApplewhite educates you. Better when stoned. Spare 35 seconds of your life and start at 0:35 to receive the truth in all its glory. But you're going to die anyway as you'll see, so why bother?\nDISCLAIMER: Uncyclopedia is not responsible for damage to your psyche induced by this video.", null, "These people are not dead: they are actually coasting at lightning speed across the Universe aboard the Enterprise.\n\nFollowing the purchase of alien abduction insurance for the small, small price of $10 000, the group had a change of heart in 1997. After clearing their thoughts with a 30-day meth and LSD binge, they held a reunion of utmost importance. In an emotional and solemn moment, Applewhite stood up, fell down (breaking his crack pipe), then stood up again. There was a chill in the air when he finally uttered the words:\n\n\"The Time has come, my brethren. Time for the departure. Time to leave our Terrestrial Envelopes behind. I received yesterday a brainwave message from Intergalactic Army First Colonel Blabebibeblo O'dildo:\n\nA deafening silence ensued. The moment was grave indeed. Applewhite slowly walked around. He paused, eyebrows heavily frowned, bearing the weight of the statement. He then made eye contact with each individual member before saying to his mesmerized audience: \"It roughly translates to:\n\n“Pack your crap and get the hell out of there. We're in the spacecraft following the comet. Commit suicide to join us. Did the Lakers win yesterday? Awaiting answer.”\n\nThat was all that needed to be said. Applewhite turned on ESPN while his acolytes prepared the Kool-Aid.\n\nJust do it!\n“ Life is just a ride. We never know when we are gonna get off the rollercoaster.”\n\nIn March 1997, police officers from the San Diego Force discovered the cultists' discarded Terrestrial Envelopes including the one formerly inhabited by Applewhite. All 39 bodies showed no signs of violence whatsoever and were dressed in exactly the same fashion: black shirt and pants, and a brand new pair of Nike Windrunners bought for $89. The story doesn't say if Nike refunded the money to surviving family members for all the great worldwide primetime publicity they received.\n\nThe autopsies revealed that the members had ingested a healthy cocktail quite similar to the denizens of Jonestown; a mix of cyanide, arsenic, Canadian maple syrup, and purple-26 was found in their systems. The pathologists concluded that the cause of death was the clogging of the arteries brought upon by the maple syrup.\n\nEach Heaven's Gater also had on him or her their driving license. Little did they know that their license's class did not permit them to operate spacecrafts. The penalty delivered by the Intergalactic Police for operating a plasma-propelled vehicle without proper licensing is pretty stiff: 30 days of continuous and utterly boring orbiting around Krypton.\n\nTo his credit, Applewhite departed along with the other members, leading this unbiased observer to realize that he really did believe the insanity he professed. He left behind 2 daughters, Boledebibop-Odi and Hale-Bopptrebamblu, and a son, Jason. Rebellious children they are, they have stated no intent on joining their father in the depths of space any time soon.", null, "As of November 2014, there are no news from the Intergalactic Army First Colonel Blabebibeblo O'dildo; the same goes for the 39 souls who gave their lives for what they believed was right. Who knows; maybe they are coasting at supersonic speeds on a sea of stars.\n\nFor those who want to venture deeper into insanity, Heaven's Gate website is still on. If you wish to join, the next comet is approaching, but be quick! This is a once-in-a-lifetime offer.\n\nFor those without comedic tastes, the so-called experts at Wikipedia have an article about Heaven's Gate (religious group).\n\nFeatured Article (read another featured article)\nFeatured version: 7 May 2011\nThis article has been featured on the front page. — You can nominate your favourite articles at Uncyclopedia:VFH." ]

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[ null, "It’s been a while since we’ve written anything about the ASUS ZenFone 6 (no, not the phone released in 2014). But that’s only because there’s nothing new out there to write about. Not until today, that is.\n\nA two-page ad in a newspaper for MWC 2019 attendees has revealed some important details about the upcoming ASUS ZenFone 6 launch event, while an image in the spread teases the outline of what looks like an almost-bezel-less phone without a punch-hole camera.\n\nFirst things first: The ZenFone 6 will launch on May 14 at an event in Valencia, Spain. This confirms that the company will be having its own event for its next flagship, rather than announcing it at MWC 2019 in late-February alongside a raft of other new devices from different manufacturers. Last year, ASUS debuted the ZenFone 5 series at MWC 2018.\n\nThere’s also the possibility the ZenFone 6 may not have a camera hole or notch on the front of the handset, which could indicate the presence of a slider mechanism or motorized pop-up camera, similar to what OPPO and Vivo have in store in their future offerings. Our money is on the latter; ASUS’ slogan for this particular device, after all, is “defy ordinary.” Besides an extra screen or a foldable one, what could be more unconventional than that?\n\nIt was originally priced at P29,995 (about $577) in the Philippines. Suppose ASUS released its flagship with a sliding front panel or a motorized camera, it’s likely it would cost more than its predecessor.\n\nThere’s still plenty of time before the event, so we’ll probably hear more about the ZenFone 6 as it gets closer to release." ]

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[ null, null, "I follow a bunch of people who span a bunch of topics and wanted a way to keep track of all the cool stuff they post. I figured there would certainly be a read-only type tool to just stream tweets for you to view. I wasn't able to find anything which is why I created this.\n\nTweetdeck was the first thing I went to, but it was kind of clunky and I couldn't get over the set column width thing. Maybe I'm just dumb, but it didn't feel right to me. The fact that you needed to run it in a web browseer was also not ideal.\n\nFor that reason I hacked this thing together. It gives me the ability to watch tweets stream by in my terminal while I'm working. Think of it like a monitoring dashboard or something, only for tweets :).\n\nThe app leans heavily on Twitter \"lists\". Each list should be a grouping of similar topics, say \"sports\" or \"world news\" or whatever. In the app, each list will have a dedicated column which will only display tweets from members of that list. I use private lists as a way to organize who I follow, but the list doesn't have to be private for things to work.\n\nBefore you begin, you'll need a twitter dev account as you'll need to be able to interact with the twitter API. Once you have that, you can populate the config file with your access token(s).\n\nTo install, or, if you have go installed, do your typical go get:\n\nNOTE: sqlite is used for storage and the sqlite library I use depends on cgo. sqlite is only needed when starting with no lists." ]

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[ null, "Ms. Pearlena Patters transitioned from this life on Saturday, December 4, 2021. In the early hours of January 18, 1945, on a blizzard plagued morning, Lillie Pearlena Lewis Woolridge was welcomed into this world by her proud parents, Thomas Jerry Woolridge, Jr., and Pearlena Lewis Woolridge. She was the third and youngest child born to that union. Pearlena developed an interest in many diverse areas and as she grew that diversity began to define her life. By the time Pearlena completed high school, she had attended nine different schools. This constant change in educational environments seemed to invigorate her. Each school turned her to a new area of interest to pursue including but not limited to writing, reading, all genres of music, researching religions, health and medicine, and searching the family tree. She carried these interests into adulthood and continued to pursue each as diligently as she had when in school. Pearlena’s higher education and work life was just as diverse as her grade school education. Upon completion of high school at St. Francis de Sales in Powhatan, VA, Pearlena was awarded a fellowship to study at the Sorbonne in France, but had to refuse it because of her age. Instead, she attended Fisk University with a major in pre-med, but decided that was not for her. A transfer to Morgan State College with a major in Music Education was a better fit. Then she went forward to get a Master’s degree in Gerontology. In work she began as a secretary, a gerontologist in the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, and finally as an internal review analyst in the Headquarters, Army Corps of Engineers, the world’s largest construction organization which dredges waterways and builds dams. A very wandering and diverse path through education and life. Pearlena married Joe Seth Patters on August 9, 1969, at St. Mary Mother of God Roman Catholic Church in Washington, D.C. They spent the majority of their married life in Columbia, MD, where Seth died in January 2006. To that union were born four beautiful children: N’Gai Seth of Baltimore, MD, N’Hari David of San Diego, CA, N’Jari Thomas of Cyprus, and N’Jai-An Elizabeth of Minneapolis, MN. Pearlena left this plane of existence on December 4, 2021. Predeceasing Pearlena were her older sister, Thomasina Mary Frances Woolridge Mixon (3/30/38-11/15/04) of Albuquerque, NM, her brother, Dr. Thomas Jerry Woolridge, III, (12/07/43-03/24/09) of Nashville, TN, and her oldest son N’Gai (7/29/70-10/13/2021). She is survived by her three remaining children, seven grandchildren – Cassandra, Tabatha, Thomas, Anthony, Mesa, Desmond, Simone, two great grandsons, Adrian and Miles, many nieces and nephews, and several daughters and sons from other mothers. A nice but silly anecdote. While in high school, Pearlena was baptized and confirmed into the Catholic Church. She was given three baptismal names, Maria Angela Goretti, and two confirmation names, Jude Irene. Pearlena’s children liked to recite her full combined named so her came out as “Lillie Pearlena Lewis Maria Angela Goretti Jude Irene Woolridge Patters.” Topic: Pearlena Patters's Memorial Service Time: Dec 18, 2021 11:00 AM Central Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83293439637 Meeting ID: 832 9343 9637 One tap mobile +13017158592,,83293439637# US (Washington DC) +13126266799,,83293439637# US (Chicago)\nTo send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Pearlena Patters, please visit Tribute Store\nSaturday\n18\nDecember" ]

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[ null, "One of Sierra Leone’s most outstanding female musicians, Lady Felicia Grant, popularly referred to as the Princess of Sierra Leone is set to host a musical concert, scheduled to take place on the 7th May, 2022 at the Royal Banquet Hall 6355 Rolling Road Springfield, Virginia, VA, 22152.on the theme: “Love Mom Celebrate Women”. The musical concert will feature other top Sierra Leonean musicians in the United States of America.\n\nLady Felicia used to be part of the “Ladies Day Out” (LDO) of which her songs include ‘No Condition is Permanent’, ‘Jesus Me Lajor’, ‘Home Salone’, ‘Homeless Children’, ‘Sweet Salone’, among others.\n\nSpeaking to this medium during an online interview, Lady Felicia Grant said that the concert will feature other top Sierra Leonean musicians in the United States of America.\n\nShe added that hosting such an event is geared towards celebrating women disclosing that she’s not alone on it but alongside other supportive organizations including the Sound Management Company also maintaining how proceeds from the concert will be donated to support the works of the “Sick Pikin Project” and the “Sierra Leone Autistic Society”.\n\nWorthy of note is that Lady Felicia Grant in 2018 established her Foundation to support and promote child related activities, rights and welfare (Findings) and now she is a veteran musician per honour based on her long experience in music.\n\nShe started creating music sometime in 2000 with a group called, “Ladies Day Out” before she went solo into producing and releasing her two greatest songs respectively: “Song for Mama” and “Sweet Sierra Leone” which were indeed great hits." ]

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[ null, "Auburn plays their second top-15 ranked team of the season on Saturday. Such is life in the SEC West. Auburn used last Saturday as a chance to build depth and have a little fun. It wasn’t perfect, but it was a win and Auburn avoided the injury bug that plagued the team last season.\n\nAuburn now has to face a team that they blew a 20-point lead to last season. You constantly hear that “last year is in the past”, but this is one that needs to stay in the minds of the players and coaches. Auburn needs to use last season as a motivation. Here are my 5 points to the LSU game:\n\n1. LSU’s win vs Miami wasn’t as impressive as everyone is making it out to be\n\nLSU was held to less than 20% on third down. The Tigers were 3 for 16. In fact, the Tigers offense didn’t gain 300 yards. The Hurricane Defense wasn’t awful, the offense put them in tough spots and they had some issues stopping the run, both situations play into Auburn’s favor. Look at it this way, who can run against a Kevin Steele Auburn defense? As long as the young guns on the offense don’t fumble, you know Stidham won’t force the issue.\n\n2. Joe Burrow is average at best\n\nListen. A QB that takes care of the football is a very underrated quality. However, Joe Burrow has yet to impress me. 11 for 24 and 140 yards against Miami. That’s it. That is Joe Burrow’s stat line for the whole game. This against a defense that ranked in the mid-50s in pass defense last season.\n\nEven against lowly Southeastern Louisiana, Burrow was 10 for 20 with 151 yards and 2 touchdowns. He did not get the offense going for well, and at times struggled from time to time. To me, Joe Burrow seems like a worse version of Alex Smith (Current Redskin’s QB), he won’t lose you a game, but he also won’t win you a game.\n\nAs is the case with this series, the defense is at a premium. While losing K’Lavon Chaisson will be tough for LSU, there is no shortage of talent on either side of the ball. In this game’s history, it is typically the first team to score 20 points wins. Obviously, there are exceptions to this, last year being the prime example. However, there have always been great defenses in this series. Think back to the games that finished 10-9, 7-3, 12-10. These are always slugfests that every southerner loves to watch. I don’t expect it to be quite this low scoring, but it won’t be 2014 where Auburn blew the Tigers out.\n\nI don’t need to go into too much depth on this issue. Every Auburn fan was frustrated when the good Tigers laid an egg in the second half and couldn’t put away a mediocre LSU team when they had the chance. However, if you think for one second that Gus has let his players forget this, you’re wrong. That simple.\n\nLook for Anthony Schwarts, Boobee Whitlow, and Shaun Shivers to continue their dominance and have more breakout games. They were good vs Alabama State, but they will need to stay strong in the second home game of the season. Last week was great because it gave young guys very good game experience. It is also important to know that the experience came with great on the field success.", null, "The freshman that played in the game last week can start to build muscle memory of how things need to be when they’re successful. Anything short of what they experienced is not enough, they need to strive to be as successful as they were in the Alabama State game.\n\nLast season, I was so confident in the LSU game. I thought FOR SURE Auburn would walk away with a win. I was frustrated and upset when I had to watch them squander a 20 point lead. Blocking in the back on that dumb punt return is what really triggered me, but the lack of ability to move the ball on offense in the second half was the final nail in the coffin. While Gus has vowed that he won’t take the foot off the gas anymore (Georgia and Alabama can attest to this), I think Auburn wins again. I think it is closer than what Auburn wants it to be, but I think Auburn scores late to preserve at 24-10 win." ]

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[ null, "Ours is an international audience. Beyond the U.S., we receive the most visits from Canada, United Kingdom, China, Australia, Germany, ;Philippines, South Korea and South Africa.\n\nOne quarter of visitors to our website are women. We have visitors of all ages, but most are aged 25 to 64, with 25-34 being the highest percentage of users (yes, the Millennials we're always told by the media hate gun rights). Three-quarters of our visitors access our website on a mobile device or tablet.\n\nWe received the most visitors from the following ten cities, in order from 1 to 10: Columbus, Cleveland, Chicago, Cincinnati, Dallas, New York, Atlanta, Detroit, Houston, and Philadelphia.\n\nConcerns about gun control, due in part to Joe Biden's ascension to the Presidency, is certainly reflected in our Top 10 news articles, with #1, #4 and #7 addressing concerns about major gun control efforts in the United States and Canada.\n\nTwo other of our top ten articles (#2 and #9) weren't about firearms at all, but rather about knives, and a changing law that helps Ohioans who wish to use and carry these tools.\n\nIt should come as no surprise that several Top 10 articles also addressed the use of firearms in various self-defense incidents (#3, #8 and #10), or the ever-popular debate about which cartridges are best for use in self-defense (#6).\n\nWhat articles and topics will claim the top ten spots in 2022? What articles will make national (or international) news? Only time will tell!" ]

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[ null, "Austria's Chancellor Sebastian Kurz speaks to the media on Thursday, the day after he was implicated in a media corruption scandal. (Photo by ALEX HALADA / AFP)\n\nWhat is Sebastian Kurz accused of?\n\nAustria’s corruption inspectors suspect the Kurz’s ÖVP party may have used taxpayers money to bribe pollsters and media figures in return for positive media coverage. The publication which benefited from the arrangement is believed to be the tabloid newspaper Österreich. The Economic and Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (WKStA), says the investigation is “exclusively motivated by party politics and surveys relevant to the (party) political advancement of Sebastian Kurz and the group of his closest confidants around him and the ÖVP federal party”, the Süddeutsche Zeitung reports.", null, "A demonstrator dressed as a prisoner in handcuffs and wearing a mask with the face of Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz is seen during a protest in in Vienna after Kurz was implicated in a media corruption scandal. (Photo by ALEX HALADA / AFP)\n\nHow has Sebastian Kurz reacted to the accusations?\n\nKurz gave an interview on Wednesday with the ZIB2 channel in which he said he did not understand why he “should always be to blame”. He pointed out in the period under investigation (2016), he was foreign minister for Austria, not the Federal Chancellor. He said he could see “no evidence at all” for the accusations that he paid for surveys, Der Standard newspaper reports.\n\nIs the government sticking by Sebastian Kurz?\n\nThis is a tricky one, because Austria is currently ruled by a coalition government of the Green Party and Kurz’s ÖVP party. The ÖVP party have said so far that they stand by the Chancellor. However, the Greens have said there are now “very serious allegations” and have started to distance themselves from Kurz. Green party chairman Sigrid Maurer has called on the ÖVP to find an “impeccable person” who can carry out this office,” broadcaster ORF reports. The Vice Chancellor Werner Kogler, who is also head of the Greens, says he will now explore other possibilities with the other parliamentary parties, and said it had become “extraordinarily difficult” to work with the ÖVP Chancellor.", null, "What about the opposition parties in Austria?\n\nThe leader of the opposition Social Democrats (SPÖ) Pamela Rendi-Wagner, said that if Kurz “had any decency left” he would resign, and has called for him to appear before Parliament to answer questions over the affair, Politico reports.\n\nThere is expected to be a motion of censure against Kurz in Parliament on Tuesday, which the Greens must back for it to succeed.\n\nIf Tuesday’s vote gets the required majority in parliament to succeed, it would be the second time Kurz — who became the world’s youngest democratically elected leader in 2017 — is deposed. The previous time was after the so-called Ibiza affair.\n\nREAD MORE: Ibizagate- what you need to know about the scandal which continues to grip Austrian politics", null, "A demonstrator protests with stickers on her cheeks against Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz. (Photo by ALEX HALADA / AFP)\n\nHow are Austrians reacting to the latest developments?\n\nAround 1,000 people gathered outside the front of the ÖVP headquarters on Thursday evening to demand Kurz’s resignation, the Kurier newspaper reports.", null, "A demonstrator holds up a placard during a protest against Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz in front of the headquarters of the Austrian People’s Party (ÖVP ). (Photo by ALEX HALADA / AFP)\n\nWho could be in charge if this coalition breaks down?\n\nThe ÖVP says if the Greens decide to break up the coalition government, it will open the door for Austria’s far right parties, such as the FPÖ, who have a vaccine sceptical platform. The centre left SPÖ party or the liberal Neos party could also join a coalition government.\n\nWasn’t Kurz already under investigation before this week?\n\nKurz and his allies have already been investigated over corruption in the ÖVP party and scandals relating to the infamous Ibiza affair.\n\nThe Chancellor said on Wednesday that the latest accusations are “manufactured” and predicted that he and his colleagues would be exonerated of blame.", null, "POLITICS\nWhy is support for Austria’s far-right FPÖ rising?\nUrl copied to clipboard!" ]

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[ null, "We’re sad that camp is over, but we’re excited for the conversation about Jesus to continue outside of camp! We wrapped up our lessons on the Gospel by talking about John 19:1-7, Romans 6:23, and John 20:18. Through these verses, we built on what we learned this past week. Jesus, who was one with God at the beginning of time, came down to earth in the form of a man. He didn’t have to do this, but He wanted to because He loves us. He lived a perfect, sinless life. Even though He was innocent of sin, He was put to death on a cross. He didn’t stay in the grave, though. Three days later He rose from the dead! He took on all of our punishment and sin so that in Him, we can have life forever. You have an amazing opportunity to expand on the things we’ve learned at camp this week. To help you out, here are the last set of discussion questions for you to ask you camper.\n\n“Mary Magdalene went and announced to the disciples, “I have seen the Lord”— and that he had said these things to her.” John 20:18\n\nWhat did you talk about today?\n\nJesus died on the cross for us. He was innocent. He loves us. He defeated death by coming back to life!\n\nWhat happened after Jesus died?\n\nHe came back to life!\n\nHow can you have a relationship with Jesus? Why is this important?\n\nBy believing in Him and accepting His gift of eternal life.\n\nThen Pilate took Jesus and had him flogged. The soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns and put it on his head. They clothed him in a purple robe and went up to him again and again, saying, “Hail, king of the Jews!” And they slapped him in the face. Once more Pilate came out and said to the Jews gathered there, “Look, I am bringing him out to you to let you know that I find no basis for a charge against him.” When Jesus came out wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe,Pilate said to them, “Here is the man!” As soon as the chief priests and their officials saw him, they shouted, “Crucify! Crucify!”\n\nBut Pilate answered, “You take him and crucify him. As for me, I find no basis for a charge against him.” The Jewish leaders insisted, “We have a law, and according to that law he must die, because he claimed to be the Son of God.”\n\n“For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”\n\n“Mary Magdalene went to the disciples with the news: “I have seen the Lord!” And she told them that he had said these things to her.”" ]

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[ "The Apprentice 2013 series was launched by the BBC this year with hope of recapturing some of the lost viewers who have deserted the series in the past few years.\n\nHowever, the pre-publicity the show received seem to have backfired in some way due to some sections of the media accusing the BBC of sexing up the show to attract viewers. The charge appears to have originated as a result of the image of some of the female candidates on the show this series.", null, "This accusation have since been denied by Lord sugar and the BBC, but it perhaps did nothing to help the ratings as the hit TV series fell to its lowest ratings for the opening episode aired last night.\n\nAn average audience of 6 million watched The Apprentice 2013 first episode on BBC One at 9PM , down 400,000 viewers on last year’s launch.\n\nIt’s well down on the peaks of close to 10 million that the show received some years ago, but Lord Sugar suggested that the rating does not reflect that more and more people were now watching online.\n\nHe said this week: “When apprentice started there was no iPlayer or catch up TV. Now massive change in viewing habits approx 33% watch it on iPlayer after.”\n\nHe added: “Point is: TV ratings the industry should now express them as a total, live+ iPlayer+ DVR (sky+ virgin etc) .all data easily available”.\n\nSee the photos of all the women candidates below:" ]

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[ null, "This photo, “Shanta Durga Temple” @Flickr from Arun Kumud made\navailable under a Share alike, No derivative license\n\nNature has always ensured the existence of balance around us. Perhaps any quality assumes more significance only in the presence of an opposing element. Religion is no exception to this. While the violent, potent and aggressive Durga symbolizes the power of fury, her gentler incarnate, Shantadurga brings out the divinity in peace.\n\nDedicated to this peace-loving, calm Goddess of peace is the breathtaking Shree Shantadurga Temple, located at the foothills of Kavalem village in Ponda Taluka,Goa at a distance of 33 Km from Panaji. It is quite an unusual looking temple with a pagoda-like structure. Its roofs are pyramidal and there is a dome in the middle. Also distinctive is a six-storied deepstambha (large pillar to hold lights) present in the complex.\n\nLegend has it that there was once a quarrel between Lord Shiva and Lord Vishnu, that became so ruthless that it stood to destroy the entire Universe. Fearing complete destruction, Lord Brahma prayed to Parvati to interfere, who in turn took the form of Shantadurga. She took Vishnu by her right and Shiva by her left hand, pacified the two and solved the fight. In Sanskrit, Shanta means peace.\n\nIn this large temple complex, the Parvati incarnate assumes a very interesting pose – she stands flanked by the idols of Vishnu and Shiva on two sides and holds two serpents, one in each hand, representing Vishnu and Shiva.\n\nThere is also a serene-looking lake nearby, perhaps testimony to the peace and calm that the idol within the temple portrays.\n\nGoa is known for many things and comes immediately to mind when one fondly misses having a fun vacation at the beach. However, many overlook the fact that religion is also an integral part of the fabric of the state. The next time you visit Goa, do not forget to visit the famous Shree Shantadurga temple – a mighty reminder of the beauty, peace and calm that resides within all of us.\n\nThe Ponda Taluk, where Shree Shantadurga temple is located, is sometimes called the heartland of Hindus in Goa. Numerous temples are located in its vicinity. Ponda is also the gateway to Goa’s wildlife sanctuaries, both the Bondla and the Mahavir Wildlife Sanctuary and also the Dudhsagar Waterfalls. The Butterfly conservatory run by the Butterfly Conservatory of Goa (NGO) is an interesting place for nature enthusiasts. The temple is open from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.\n\nSun, Sand and Sea – these words describe the ever-charming and famed destination, Goa. A" ]

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[ "The seven-time world champion was miles off the pace and shockingly eliminated in Q1.", null, null, "It was the first time Hamilton had been eliminated at the first stage since Brazil 2017, and his first without a crash since 2009.\n\nWhat made the dreadful qualifying session all the more brutal is that Hamilton won in Jeddah only back in December – highlighting how far Mercedes have fallen in just a few months.\n\nWolff, 50, told Motorsport Week: “I always love competition. We had a really strong run of eight years leading the pack – not always, but we kind of managed our way into the lead – but this time feels a bit like 2013 when we just weren’t up to the speed of the Red Bulls and probably also the Ferraris.\n\n“We kept fighting and this is how I feel at the moment – we need to fight.", null, "“It’s certainly totally unacceptable where we are on performance. We are third on the road, and sometimes not even that like today. It’s just not an option to stay where we are.”\n\nInitially it was unclear exactly why Hamilton was so far off the pace, with team-mate George Russell managing to qualify sixth.\n\nWolff explained: “We tried something on Lewis’ car that did not work. He had zero grip on the rear axle. Time to wake up for us.”\n\nHamilton, who will start 15th in today's race due to Mick Schumacher not taking part, said \"so sorry guys\" over the team radio after his Q1 elimination.", null, "SAU IT AIN'T SO", null, null, "Elaborating further on his issues he said: “It was something in the set-up that was looking good in FP3. Tried to progress in a similar direction and maybe we went too far.\n\n“The car was just undrivable – so nervous.”\n\nWorryingly for Mercedes, those hoping to see Hamilton fight his way towards the front in today's race may be disappointed.\n\nThe 37-year-old said: “Well, I’ve got the same car as I had in qualifying, so I don’t anticipate moving that far forwards. But I’ll give it everything.”" ]

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[ null, "One of Western culture’s most mythical smokers, Santa Claus has been forced to quit his nearly two-century-long tobacco habit—during his most stressful season, nonetheless. Not by Mrs. Claus, who learned to deal with the smoky stench on his red suits decades ago. But by a Canadian entrepreneur determined to safeguard impressionable readers—the thousands of impressionable readers who, bowled over by the sheer badass-ery of Santa each year, aspire to grow out bushy white beards, soar to unhealthy B.M.I.’s, and smoke a long pipe just like Saint Nick.\n\nThe Canadian entrepreneur is Pamela McColl, who has released a politically correct retelling of Clement Clarke Moore’s famous “Twas the Night Before Christmas.” In it, McColl omits the incriminating lines “The stump of a pipe being held tight in his teeth. And smoke encircling his head in a wreath.” And, as if this character-softening were not enough to enrage Santa Claus traditionalists, she adds a letter “from” Santa, in which he denounces that “old tired business of smoking,” and, while he is at it, clarifies that he has been wearing faux-fur trim on his signature red jacket all of these years out of respect to the polar bears of his native North Pole.\n\nThe A.P. reports that McColl’s book has angered the American Library Association, Jon Stewart, and various Santa Claus fans who have gone as far as to wish death upon McColl for censoring their favorite fictional holiday figure. In addition to selling hard copies of her self-published book, McColl has also been donating copies to charities and hospitals.\n\nElsewhere, we hope that Santa Claus is getting the counseling and support he needs to get through this busy holiday season without that familiar pipe tight in his teeth.\n\nIf you have decided to QUIT LaserQUIT will help you. With a 95% success rate, 5 star reviews and over 6000 people successfully treated there is NO Excuse. Give yourself the gift that keeps giving financially and health wise." ]

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[ "The US and China are talking trade again. But they’re still far apart By Reuters |Singapore | Published: June 1, 2019 3:55:39 pm Advertising Related News “He (Shanahan) has been expressing inaccurate views and repeating old tunes about the issues of Taiwan and the South China Sea,” Shao Yuanming, a senior official of the People’s Liberation Army, told reporters after Shanahan’s speech.“This is harming regional peace and stability.”Shao added that China would defend its sovereignty at any cost should anyone try to separate Taiwan from its territory. It views the self-ruled island as a wayward province and has not ruled out the use of force to return it to the fold.“China will have to be reunified,” Shao said. “If anybody wants to separate Taiwan from China, the Chinese military will protect the country’s sovereignty at all costs.” Advertising Staggered patrols, meetings, new drills lower Sino-Indian border tensions", null, "“China will have to be reunified,” Shao Yuanming, a senior official of the People’s Liberation Army said. “If anybody wants to separate Taiwan from China, the Chinese military will protect the country’s sovereignty at all costs.” (Photo: AP)The United States’ actions on Taiwan and the South China Sea are hardly conducive to maintaining stability in the region, a senior Chinese military official said on Saturday, responding to comments by acting US Defence Secretary Patrick Shanahan. China says Xi urged Trump to ease North Korea sanctions ‘in due course’ China translates the Chinese word “tong yi” as “reunification”, but it can also be translated as “unification”, a term in English preferred by Taiwan independence supporters who say the Communist government has never ruled the island, so it cannot be “reunified”.Earlier, Shanahan told delegates at a defence forum in Singapore that the United States would no longer “tiptoe” around Chinese behaviour in Asia, with stability in the region at threat on issues ranging from the South China Sea to Taiwan.Shanahan did not directly name China when he spoke of “actors” destabilising the region, but went on to say the United States would not ignore Chinese behaviour.However, Shao responded by saying it was the United States that was destabilising the region with its recent actions.In May, a U.S. warship sailed near the disputed Scarborough Shoal claimed by China in the South China Sea, angering Beijing at a time of tension over trade between the world’s two biggest economies. Post Comment(s)" ]

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[ "NEWS: Tracking the elusive cause of chronic fatigue syndrome", null, "Discover Magazine takes a comprehensive look at the scientific controversy surrounding CFS and XMRV. Written by the author of Osler’s Web.\n\nIn one of the most bruising science debacles of the decade, researchers hoped to track down the cause of chronic fatigue syndrome—but ended up studying an artifact created in the lab. By Hillary Johnson\n\nOn the uncharacteristically cool morning of July 22, 2009, 24 scientists gathered at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland. The topic: a troubling new retrovirus called XMRV. A paper in the journal Science was about to implicate the virus as the cause of a devastating disease with a dismissive name: chronic fatigue syndrome, or CFS. Doctors have compared the worst cases of CFS to end-stage AIDS. CFS patients have cancer rates that are significantly elevated and immune systems that are seriously impaired. The disease can confer a kind of early dementia and may shorten its victims’ lives by 20 years." ]

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[ null, "A group of fans wants David Cassidy inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and they’ve been adding their names to a growing petition. They argue there’s more about the former teen idol than the four years he was on a TV sitcom in the early 1970s.\n\nIn this episode, a follow-up to Episode 17:David Cassidy part 1, I’ll speak to Alison, a member of a group in England who launched a campaign to get Cassidy into the Rock Hall and to have his back catalog of music and concert films released.\n\nDavid Cassidy became eligible for induction into the Rock Hall in 1996, the same year another teen idol from the 1970s Donny Osmond qualified as a solo act and with his siblings, The Osmond Brothers. There is a long list of teen idols from every decade who, although sold a lot of records don’t fit the Rock Hall’s rules of entry.\n\nThe Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has specific criteria for artists and performers to be inducted.\n\nThey include the following:\n\nRead: the list of criteria by clicking on this hyperlink: rock hall induction process\n\nAlison believes the above description pretty much exemplifies the David Cassidy she listened to post The Partridge Family tv show.\n\nAlison, who is the spokesperson for her group in England and wished to have only her first name used, said the general public world wide has judged whether he should be inducted based on the brief but high-profile early part of his career during the Partridge Family heyday.\n\n“So the question does rather sadly tend to be judged by someone in a red velvet suit, singing pop songs surrounded by swooning females,” said Alison.\n\n“If for the last forty years we’d had readily available all the footage from those [live concert] shows and all of his solo work had been promoted fully than we probably wouldn’t need to ask the question in the first place because it would be a fairly done deal that he deserves to be inducted.”\n\nAlison and her team started two petitions a few years ago which they’ve posted to social media and on their fan website davidcassidylegacy.com.\n\nAlison stresses the petition is only a part of the induction process. And her group has letters of recommendation from a number of musicians, many well known, who believe David Cassidy should be inducted into the Rock Hall.\n\nWelcome to all our new followers. Our mission is simple: To ensure #DavidCassidy is honoured for his contribution to music and influence on generations https://t.co/P2dM9xj18E\n\nThe second petition calls on David Cassidy’s music and live concert footage to be remastered and released.\n\nAlison points out that you can’t write the history of 1970s music without having David Cassidy’s story told. She said he’s the only artist of his era who hasn’t had his back catalogue released including albums and concert film footage.\n\nNow #DavidCassidy is back chart-topping, IT IS TIME 4his unreleased works 2B unleashed on the world. We started this call 2 arms a couple of years ago but now it has even greater significance https://t.co/Btm3s4RVNp\n\nHis discography includes the releases under the Partridge Family. But Alison’s group say there’s his other work, listed below, which includes three of his most creative rock and blues albums from the 1970s. Alison says these received no radio airplay at all, but shows what a great musician, singer, songwriter and composer he was, offering more than the Partridge Family hit songs C’mon Get Happy and I Think I Love You.\n\nRead more about each album by clicking on the hyperlinks:\n\nAlison is also searching for 1974 concert footage at Madison Square Gardens which she said Cassidy called the best night of his life.\n\n“We feel his legacy is just fading into the distance and really we would like this preserved because obviously it would be wonderful for fans and collectors everywhere but to us the music of David Cassidy, this is a vital piece of history, and it would just be wonderful to have it put together.”\n\nThis audio from the 1974 album Cassidy Live! is posted on youtube. Alison said the song, which is from his fourth solo album “reveals his ability as a live performer, rock singer, [and] guitarist.”\n\nThis video taken from what appears to be a 1970s tv variety show now lives on youtube. David Cassidy performs his own composition Junked Heart Blues which appeared on the Home is Where The Heart is album. The voice introducing him at the beginning sounds like DJ Wolfman Jack." ]

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[ "As we all know, California's Great America just unveiled their new upcoming coaster, RailBlazer. We want to take a closer look at what we can expect out of the ride and how crowd management would be.", null, "The ride starts off with a steep 45-degree climb up the approx 100+ft lifthill followed by a shallow drop and 180-degree curve to the left. This leads to a slight uphill climb before taking the 100-foot 90-degree dive into a short rocky tunnel. We feel like this would be best experienced in the front (for the view) and the back for that yank down the hill feeling.\n\nNext up is the late airtime into raven turn, which is essentially a dive loop with the inversion twist coming in late. This looks like it could sneak in a quick pop of air before twisting you upside down. We feel like this moment would be best felt in the front or near the front.", null, null, "The midcourse drop should provide some decent air in the back. Next up is the 180-degree overbank/stall. While it's not a typical RMC stall that leaves you hanging, it seems like there would be a real brief moment of it.\n\nWinding toward the end of the ride, the zero-g roll should provide a nice head chopper effect as it twists over the first drop's rock tunnel. Finally the wave turn should give some mild positives before a final quick pop of air into the brake run.\n\nThis ride looks like one to try out in a few seats to see what you like. Once the ride is open we will do another analysis and see how it compares to our initial thoughts and how close our guesses were.\n\nThe next thing we want to bring up is the one thing everyone's concerned about - capacity. We've all heard it and began to worry when we saw that each train only holds 8 riders, one rider in each row. What we tend to forget with this is that there are other low capacity star attractions around at other parks and they seem to be holding up just fine.\n\nWe are going to use this formula: P=(C/D x 60)(T), where P = theoretical capacity/PPH, C = train capacity, D = ride duration (including load and unload) and T = amount of trains on the said ride.\n\nLet's take a look at Superman Ultimate Flight at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom. The ride itself lasts 55 seconds and on average that we have seen, unload/load/dispatch has been around a minute or slightly over. So we're going to take the dispatch times plus ride cycle and say that it's about 2 minutes. Superman's train holds 12 riders and only has a single train. With this said, P= (12/2 x 60)(1). The end result would be a whopping 360 people per hour. Going on the higher end with a duration of 1.75 minutes (let's say it took 45 seconds to load and unload), it was still around 411pph.", null, "Judging from the RailBlazer rendering, the ride experience is about a minute. We don't actually know how long it will take to load and unload a train but in an ideal world, let's say that it took a minute to get people off and back on. Using the above formula we got 576pph. Initially RMC stated 600pph with a 3 train option on the RMC Triple Out and Back design.\n\nKicking it up to 2 minute load/unload gave a 480pph and 3 minute load/unload finally brought it down to 360, matching Superman's dispatches. Realistically it should not take 3 minutes to unload and load an 8-passenger single file train. 2 minutes seams realistic but hopefully we can see times better than that.\n\nWhat are your thoughts on CGA's new coaster? Let us know in the comments below!\nPosted by Thrills by the Bay at 20:30" ]

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[ "The players saw Bong Tan as a caring father figure who was generous with both support and advice.\n\nBeyond his tough-guy looks and serious demeanor, University of the East players saw in Bong Tan a caring father figure who is generous with both support and advice.\n\n\"Sobrang bait talaga ni boss Bong,\" said Cebuano scorer Rey Suerte, who only spent a year in Recto this UAAP Season 82 but no doubt felt the love the son and namesake of taipan Lucio Tan had for his team and the sport of basketball.\n\nTan collapsed during an inter-department basketball game on Saturday afternoon at the Gatorade Hoops Center in Mandaluyong and died on Monday morning due to brain herniation. He was 53.\n\nJust before his untimely death, the businessman-sportsman was appointed president of PAL Holdings and wrapped up a season as coach of the varsity team of the school which his family owns.\n\nFor the players who got a chance to spend time and know him over these past few months, Tan was a simple man who never hesitated in rewarding his players' efforts.\n\nManalang said he was touched when Tan gave him a commemorative gift to mark the end of his five-year stint for the Red Warriors.", null, "Hiking Outfit: What to Wear When Climbing Mountains", null, "Sports is the Great Equalizer for the PADS Dragon Boat Team, Who Are PWDs\nAll Photos\nComments\nView As List" ]

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[ null, "During the meeting, matters of mutual interest, military to military ties, defence and security cooperation were discussed, the statement added.\n\nEarlier in the day, Japanese ambassador to Pakistan, Kuninori Matsuda called on General Qamar and discussed matters of mutual interests and regional security\n\nMeasures to enhance bilateral and defence cooperation also came under discussion during the meeting, according to ISPR.", null ]

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[ "Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) persons in Paraguay may face legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBT residents. Both male and female same-sex sexual activity are legal in Paraguay, but same-sex couples and households headed by same-sex couples are not eligible for all of the same legal protections available to opposite-sex married couples. Paraguay remains one of the few conservative countries in South America regarding LGBT rights.\n\nIn January 2018, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) ruled that the American Convention on Human Rights mandates and requires the recognition of same-sex marriage. The ruling was fully binding on Costa Rica and sets a binding precedent for other Latin American and Caribbean countries including Paraguay.[1] There is currently a pending lawsuit to recognize same-sex marriage that relies on the IACHR ruling.[2]\n\nDuring the dictatorship of Alfredo Stroessner from 1954 to 1989, LGBT people faced heavy persecution and were forced to maintain secret lives. On 1 September 1959, a fire broke out in the capital city of Asunción. Bernardo Aranda, a well-loved radio announcer, died in the fire. Police intervened and blamed 108 gay men for the fire. The case is known today as the \"Case 108\" (Caso 108). The men were arrested, tortured and their names made public. The press then blamed homosexuality as the cause of Aranda's death, with the Government of Stroessner publicly encouraging hatred and violence against LGBT people, calling them \"evil\", \"vicious\" and \"abnormal\". It is still unknown today if the men had any connection with the death of Aranda.[5] LGBT groups have sought to honour the victims of Case 108, and in 2010 filmmaker Renate Costa, whose uncle was one of the 108, released a documentary, named \"108 Knives of Palo\" (108 Cuchillo de Palo), consisting of interviews of survivors of Case 108 and reveals the persecution they faced.[6]\n\nRecognition of same-sex unions in South America\nMarriage\nOther type of partnership\nCountry subject to IACHR ruling (Venezuela: only Guaidó administration accepts jurisdiction of IACHR)[7]\nUnrecognized\nConstitution limits marriage to opposite-sex couples\nSame-sex sexual activity illegal, though penalties not enforced\nvte\nThere is no legal recognition of same-sex couples. Since 1992, the Constitution of Paraguay has limited marriage, de facto unions and the family to \"one man and one woman\".[8]\n\nArticle 49, entitled \"Protection of the Family\", states: \"The family is the foundation of society. Its comprehensive protection will be promoted and guaranteed. This comprises the stable union of a man and a woman, their children, and the community formed with any of the ancestors or their descendants.\"\nArticle 50, entitled \"Right To Constitute a Family\", states: \"Everyone has the right to constitute a family, in a formation and development under which a man and a woman will have the same rights and obligations.\"\nArticle 51, entitled \"Legal Marriages and the Effects of De Facto Unions\", states: \"The law will establish the formalities to be observed for the marriage between a man and a woman, the requirements for contracting it, and the causes for separation or dissolution and its effects, as well as property management provisions and other rights and obligations between spouses. A de facto union between a man and a woman, having no legal impediments to getting married and being characterized by stability and monogamy, produces a similar effect to that of a legal marriage, in accordance with the provisions established by law.\"\nArticle 52, entitled \"Union in Marriage\", states: \"The union in marriage by a man and woman is one of the fundamental factors in the formation of a family.\"\nIn addition, Article 140 of the Paraguayan Civil Code expressly prohibits marriage between persons of the same sex.[9]\n\nIn July 2010, organization \"SOMOSGAY\" announced their intention to submit a same-sex marriage bill to Parliament.[10][11] Though, no vote happened.\n\nIn May 2017, presidential candidate Santiago Peña of the ruling Colorado Party announced his support for same-sex marriage.[12][13] He was quickly criticised by many deputies as well as President Horacio Cartes, who months prior had unsuccessfully tried to amend the Constitution to allow him to be re-elected, a move considered anti-democratic by Opposition parties.[14] In 2013, Cartes said that he would \"shoot myself in the b*****ks\" if he were to have a gay son.[15]\n\nOn 12 January 2018, SOMOSGAY announced its intention to file a petition with the Supreme Court of Justice, asking the court to legalize same-sex marriage in the country,[2] citing the 9 January 2018 ruling by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) that signatories to the American Convention on Human Rights (of which Paraguay is one) are required to allow same-sex couples to marry.[16][17] Government officials reacted negatively to the IACHR ruling. In March 2018, presidential candidate Mario Abdo Benítez (Colorado Party) stated he would veto any same-sex marriage bill that passes Congress.[18] He won the election. Other opponents of the IACHR ruling have falsely claimed that it does not apply to Paraguay.[19][20] In March 2019, with 24 votes in favor, the Senate of Paraguay approved a draft declaration declaring itself \"pro-life and pro-family\", expressing opposition to same-sex marriage and abortion. The move was criticised by many lawmakers who maintained that the state is secular and cannot impose moral principles or values linked to a religion.[21]\n\nAdoption and parenting\nSince 1997, the Adoption Law (Spanish: Ley de Adopciones. Ley 1136 de 1997) states that single persons, of any sex, may adopt regardless of their marital status. Marriages and de facto unions between persons of the opposite sex, and single women have equal preference in adoption.[22][23][24]\n\nIn November 2015, a bill to ban discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity was introduced to the Congress,[25][26] but it hasn't advanced since.\n\nArticle 28 of the Internal Rules and Regulations of the Ministry of Public Defense (Spanish: Reglamento Interno del Ministerio de la Defensa Pública) prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation against employees of the Defense Ministry.[27]\n\nGender identity and expression\nIn Paraguay, transgender people are not allowed to legally change their name and gender on official documents. In December 2016, two transgender women – Yren Rotela and Mariana Sepúlveda – filed a lawsuit to change their names, based on article 25 of the Constitution on free expression and free construction of identity, and article 42 of the Civil Code that allows the change of first name.[28]\n\nIn October 2016, the Ministry of Public Health and Social Welfare approved Resolution 695 (Resolución 695) establishing that all transgender people may use their social name on medical records, medical history and forms. It also states that officials working in Integrated Networks of Health Services (RIISS) will be required to provide assistance and obligatory treat transgender patients with the social name with which they identify themselves.[29][30]\n\nMilitary service\nThere is no official prohibition that prevents the entry of gays, lesbians and bisexuals into the Armed Forces of Paraguay and the National Police.[31]\n\nIn June 2010, the Chamber of Deputies rejected, by 42 votes against and 4 in favor, a bill that would have prohibited the entry of homosexuals into the Public Force, which consists of the military and the police forces.[32]\n\nSchool curriculum\nIn October 2017, the Government of Paraguay implemented a ban on discussion of LGBT issues within public schools.[33] The Minister of Education added that it might even consider burning books that raise awareness about transgender people.[34]\n\nLiving conditions\nParaguay is considered to be one of South America's most conservative countries. Reports of violence and discrimination against members of the LGBT community are frequent, and are often ignored by the police. The Catholic Church retains a strong influence and presence in the country, and has strongly opposed measures to improve the lives of LGBT people. Attitudes among the general population towards same-sex marriage and LGBT rights more generally remain low compared to other South American countries, especially neighbouring Argentina and Brazil. Additionally, a recent rise in religious fundamentalism has caused concern among LGBT advocacy groups.[35]\n\nThe 2017 AmericasBarometer showed that 26% of Paraguayans supported same-sex marriage.[39]", null, "Keeping an eye on some of the world's most fashionable men.", null, "A big of quality me-time." ]

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[ "Serving Vashon Island since the 1970’s, this knows the people, lifestyle, and local specifics like nobody else. In 2015, west sound native Jeffrey Cole purchased the firm from “Williams and Callan” to ensure the firm maintained its local team and involvement in the community.", null, "Jeff grew up in the Puget Sound after moving to Tacoma from Fairbanks, Alaska, due to a change of duty station for his father. After attending schools in Tacoma, Graham, and Belfair, his family put down roots in Kitsap County. After graduating from South Kitsap High School (1986), Jeff attended a college in Tacoma on an athletic scholarship then finished his degree and college baseball career at a school in Los Angeles, California.\n\nIn the early 1990’s, Jeff served on the accounting and auditing staff of Capin, Crouse, LLC (Los Angeles), a national public accounting firm specializing in providing public accounting and tax services to not for profit organizations and small businesses nationwide. In the mid 90’s, moved to North Carolina as Chief Financial Officer and a member of the Board of Directors of a global not-for-profit organization with 40 employees in over twelve nations worldwide. He was responsible for oversight over all financial, tax, and personnel matters of U.S. and international operations, including serving on the Board of Directors of foreign NGO’s in Israel and Romania.\n\nNow back in the Pacific Northwest, he is the owner of Jeffrey D. Cole, Certified Public Accountant, a public accounting practice committed to serving the full bookkeeping, tax, assurance, payroll, and planning needs of business and not for profit organizations on Vashon and the greater Puget Sound area, as well as businesses nationwide. Jeff has frequently been featured as a speaker across the country for the Christian Camp and Conference Association on tax and accounting issues facing not for profit organizations.\n\nJeff’s volunteer service is extensive, including serving on the Board of Directors of Duyugda (a non-profit organization committed to the continuation and instruction of the Cherokee language among the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indian), Hope for Families (domestic violence shelter and assistance organization) and Amputees in Action (a non-profit organization committed to encouraging an active lifestyle among the amputee community) and bible teacher at Christian Love drug rehabilitation and recovery center.\n\nAs an ordained minister, he actively serves in the Washington State Army National Guard as a Brigade Chaplain (MAJ) with the 81st Stryker Brigade, 7th Infantry Division (Joint Base Lewis McChord).\n\nJeff has been married to Gena for 27 years with three children, Preston (24), Madison (22), Alison (19). Hobbies include coaching local youth sports, competing in half iron-man triathlons, and trying to win a ping pong match against his wife.", null, "Becky Jenkins – Bookkeeping Manager\nBecky has 20 years of experience in accounting including government, private and public industry. Her areas of particular knowledge include cost accounting, inventory, and payroll, reconciliation of accounts, Inter-company accounting with individual and consolidated financial reporting.\n\nHer interests include spending time with her kids and granddaughter, camping, hiking, attending music concerts and festivals, and traveling (especially road trips). Over the years Becky has actively supported the local community as a volunteer at Chautauqua Elementary in the Junior Great Books program, active participation in the Water Conservation Coalition, promoting education on water conservation to the youth on the island. As a Girl Scout leader on Vashon, for 5 years the troop cared for the flower beds at the library and also participated in Operation Christmas Child every winter, preparing shoeboxes of goodies and supplies for the homeless teens on island.\n\nEducation: Vashon High School (1990); three years of coursework at the University of Washington and City University", null ]

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[ "You Need Good Lights To Fish", null, "Tonight, only myself and Eddie are cheery. Mr. Cele’s sullenness isn’t much of a surprise, but Tokunbo is uncharacteristically grumpy too. When I asked her, she said she was alright, but the more time I’ve spent here tonight, the more I realize how far from the truth she is.\n\nEddie whispers to me, loud enough for her to hear, that maybe she’s having menstrual related mood swings. She shoots him arrows with her eyes.\n\nMeanwhile, Eddie has spent most of the night trying to fix his gaze on the lady at the far end of the lounge. The light over there is a bit low, but he’s trying to make out her shape from her the frame of her silhouette. He tells me that he’s a fisherman tonight, and he has caught his fish. I warn him that where I come from, it is a taboo to fish without good lights, for one could catch a monster fish. He reminds me that he had started fishing for women since before I was born, and that I am too young to speak to him in proverbs. I apologize.\n\nMr. Cele says it’s for his home. That in the evening his household typically needs additional light. I ask if the light situation in his side of town is terrible. He says no, but sometimes his wife needs more light in the kitchen because the lightbulb there doesn’t reflect into the pot well enough. So she typically needs extra light when she’s cooking dinner.\n\nMr. Cele says that he has gotten tired of this situation, especially when last night the low lights caused his wife to put more salt than necessary in the food. Eddie asks if he tasted Lot’s wife in the soup. We all burst out laughing.\n\nTokunbo says that she can relate to lighting problems. She complains very bitterly about how she spent the last weekend in her girlfriend’s house taking tons of indoor selfies and no one came out right because of how terrible the lightning of the house was. She explained about how one needed to go to the door before one could get a decent light exposure for a selfie.\n\nMr. Cele has a blank expression on his face, as if wondering about how something as trivial as selfies could be anyone’s problem in this life. He has never been able to come to terms with the vanity of the internet generation. I also quickly recognize the reason for Tokunbo’s sullen mood.\n\nEddie informs Tokunbo that if her friend is single, they can move to his home to use his great bedroom lights for their selfies.\n\nTokunbo hisses, and informs Eddie that her friend is not available. That as a matter of fact, she’s engaged. Eddie asks if he can buy her out of engagement. They start bickering back and forth.\n\nMallam Hassan walks into the lounge, wearing a seamlessly sewn jalabiya, dragging with him a whiff of the sensational Oud Wood perfume.\n\nWe exchange assalamualaikum with him as he takes a seat at his preferred position at the north of our table. We order our drinks and Mallam Hassan orders desert. Eddie orders for two cocktails. I ask him what he’s doing with two cocktails. He says I should mind my business. He takes both cocktails and excuses himself from our table, making his way to the lady at the other part of the lounge. His “fish”.\n\nMr. Cele recounts his lighting issues with Mallam Hassan, who we have started to call the wise counselor because of his intellectual dexterity in dealing with all housing subjects. Mallam Hassan tells Mr. Cele that he doesn’t need a rechargeable lamp. That he needs better lightning for his home.\n\nMallam Hassan goes on to explain to us the importance of good lighting in the interiors of a home. He stresses that when people are building a home, people are often concerned about furniture, carpentry, plumbing and other parts, but never lighting. He says that aside from the aesthetics it brings, a good lighting can also serve well with its functionality, a good example of which is the kitchen lighting especially in the context of what’s currently happening to Mr. Cele.\n\nMr. Cele is considering re-ordering the lighting in his kitchen.\n\nEddie is coming back to our table, looking as sullen as ever. He’s still holding both cocktails. I ask him what’s up. He flops on his seat and next thing he says is, “God punish poor lights o.”\n\nI ask him what he means. He says the fish he thought he saw from our seat is different from the fish he met there. That while the figure was promising under the shelter of the dim blue light of the lounge, that what he met sitting down there was definitely a monster fish. So he greeted her and turned back around with his drinks.\n\nAt this point, Tokunbo has fallen over herself, laughing.\n\nIs Your Land Legal Though?" ]

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[ "Tonight's episode of Bigg Boss 14 has a lot to offer to the audience. The contestants look alarmed as sirens wail and men wearing PPE uniforms unveil a portion of the house.\n\nBigg Boss 14 is riding steadily through the third week and needless to say, it has people talking! While someday, the contestants or any of their antics make headlines, more often than not, it is the ugly fights that keep fans excited. Last night’s episode had the three toofani seniors, namely, Sidharth Shukla, Gauahar Khan, Hina Khan get into a huge altercation while coming to a conclusion on their buzzer task. However, tonight’s episode will have the contestants as well as the audience, 'alarmed'.\n\nWhile the caption mentioned on the Colors’ Instagram handle could be read, “#BiggBoss ke ghar mein aaya bhoochaal! Ab kis tarah palatne wala hai iss game ka scene? Dekhiye aaj raat 10:30 baje”, it started the guessing game on the comment section of the trailer. A section of the audience felt it is a wild card entry, others felt that a new portion of the house is being unveiled. Check out the trailer here and decide:", null, "Ever since the show’s premiere, an array of celebrities are speculated to enter the house as Bigg Boss 14’s wild card entries. As per latest reports F.I.R. actress Kavita Kaushik, along with a few others, will enter the house. Last season’s contestants Rashami Desai, Asim Riaz and Paras Chabbra too are speculated to take the position of a new set of toofani seniors after Sidharth, Hina and Gauahar.\n\nWhile that’s about wild card entries, here’s a flashback of what happened in last night’s episode. The contestants got violent as they toiled hard during a task that has a direct relation with the eviction. In fact, another trailer of tonight’s episode has contestants crying their eyes out on possible evictions. Check out the same here:\n\nYesterday, fans also saw a visibly upset Rubina Dilaik talking to Bigg Boss in the confession room as she was hurt with comments made by Salman Khan. Rubina felt disrespected as Salman had called her husband Abhinav Shukla “samaan” and her belongings “kachra” during the last Weekend Ka Vaar episode." ]

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[ "EARTH Magazine–Travels in Geology: Hike to the Burgess Shale!\n\nPosted on January 2, 2013 by theblondecoyote", null, "Trilobite fossils from the Burgess Shale\n\nThis past summer my dad and I made a pilgrimage to one of the most famous fossil localities in the world: British Columbia’s Burgess Shale. My Travels in Geology feature story for EARTH magazine appears in the January issue:\n\nOf all the famous fossil localities in the world — Mongolia’s Flaming Cliffs, Tanzania’s Olduvai Gorge, Wyoming’s Green River, Germany’s Solnhöfn Quarry — perhaps none is as widely celebrated as British Columbia’s Burgess Shale. High in the Canadian Rockies, the Burgess Shale contains some of the oldest and most exquisitely detailed fossils of early life on Earth. Visiting the Burgess Shale requires some preparation — you must hire a guide and hike 22 kilometers at high elevation — but for a fossil enthusiast, the payoff is worth every step.", null, "As a general rule, the fossil record is dominated by hard parts: shells, teeth and bones. The Burgess fossils, however, reveal so much more. Small but exquisite, the fossils preserve fine details of soft body structures like gills and eyes and even last meals: tiny trilobites encapsulated in stone, for example, deep in the visible guts of larger worm-like predators.\n\nThe Burgess Shale quarries are famous not just for the sheer number and variety of fossils and their rare and lovely preservation, but also for the window they open to the past. Multicellular life evolved on Earth about 570 million years ago with a bang known as the Cambrian Explosion, just 65 million years before the Burgess assemblage formed.", null, "My dad sorts through shale slabs at the famous Walcott Quarry. In the hour we spent at the quarry, we found dozens of fossils!\n\nMary Caperton Morton is a freelance science and travel writer with degrees in biology and geology and a master’s in science writing. A regular contributor to EARTH magazine, where her favorite beat is the Travels in Geology column, she has also written for the anthologies Best Women's Travel Writing 2010 and Best Travel Writing 2011. Mary is currently based in Big Sky, Montana. When she’s not at the computer she can usually be found outside -- hiking, skiing, climbing mountains and taking photographs. Visit her website at www.marycapertonmorton.com.\nView all posts by theblondecoyote →\nThis entry was posted in Beyond the USA, Hiking!, Photography, Road tripping!, Science Writing and tagged EARTH magazine, Travels in Geology. Bookmark the permalink.\n\n20 Responses to EARTH Magazine–Travels in Geology: Hike to the Burgess Shale!" ]

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[ null, "It is a joyous day for BTS's fans, ARMY, as BTS has once again received the 'Top Social Artist' Award in Billboard Music Awards (BBMAs) 2020 for 4 consecutive years.\n\nThey also performed to their latest single 'Dynamite' on BBMAs, surprising viewers with the scale of where they had filmed the performance.", null, "The song was performed with a band and while they might be singing and dancing 'Dynamite' for the fans and viewers online, many had also noticed that the entire filming took place in Incheon International Airport Terminal 2.", null, "Many were impressed by the set as it was massive and also the destination board with numerous locations on it.\n\nBig Hit Entertainment later then released official statement saying that BTS had filmed 'Dynamite' in the airport with the hope of reconnecting the world that is cut off by the worldwide pandemic. Incheon International Airport is the place where people first enter Korea and it definitely has a huge meaning for fans living overseas.", null, "Those who had heard the reason were touched and hoped that the situation across the world would get better as soon as possible.\n\nBTS had recently held their online concert \"MAP OF THE SOUL ON:E\" and will be releasing a new album \"BE\" on Nov. 20.\n\nDid you manage to catch their performance of 'Dynamite' on BBMAs 2020?", null, null ]

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[ null, "\"Kidnappers have snatched the wife of Milan’s top prison warden (Reed) and demand the release of an inmate (Testi) as ransom. But when the warden allows his prisoner to escape, the two become trapped in a deadly conspiracy that reaches from the halls of government to the bullet-riddled city streets. Can an obsessed lawman and an escaped convict survive the forces of corruption as well as each other, or does the ultimate law of society belong to the revolver?\" - synopsis provided by the distributor\n\nHere’s the information provided about the transfer, \"1080p presentation on Blu-ray from a 2K restoration.\"\n\nThe source used for this transfer is in excellent shape, and this transfer looks solid. Color saturation, image clarity, and black levels are consistently strong throughout.\n\nThis release comes with two audio options: a LPCM mono mix in English and a LPCM mono mix in Italian. Both audio mixes are in great shape; dialog comes through clearly, everything sounds balanced, ambient sounds are well represented, and Ennio Morricone’s score sounds appropriately robust. Included with this release are two subtitle options: English subtitles for the Italian language track and English SDH subtitles for the English language track.\n\nThough the bulk of Sergio Sollima’s feature films were made during an eight-year period from 1965–1973, when he directed nine films. There’s no denying that the quality of these films put him among the premier filmmakers working in Italy at that time. Also, despite working in genres that were known for being overly formulaic, what set most of his films apart from his contemporaries was how they looked beyond the surface by conveying thought-provoking content rooted in social commentary and politics. And no film that he directed was more political than Revolver.\n\nFrom its opening moments, Revolver sets a tone that is grueling. It opens with a poignant pre-credits sequence where one of the two protagonists, a criminal named Milo Ruiz, is introduced as he buries his best friend in an unmarked grave. What also makes this moment so special is composer Ennio Morricone’s music cue titled \"Un Amico,\" a music cue that would be later rediscovered when used in Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds.\n\nRevolver’s other protagonist is a vice governor of a prison named Vito Cipriani, whose fate becomes intertwined with Milo Ruiz's. When he’s blackmailed into breaking Milo Ruiz out of prison, the blackmailers have kidnapped Cipriani’s wife as leverage. These two characters make an unusual pairing, with one representing law and order and the other presenting their life-changing laws. Also, this dynamic works exceptionally well in the story at hand.\n\nThough Poliziotteschi, like any other film genre, has its own tropes, what sets Revolver apart from other Poliziotteschi is how it goes against this genre's tropes. Most notably, the way it pairs its two leads and its lack of explosive action set pieces. And in the case of the latter, Revolver’s car chase scene is arguably the most anticlimactic to ever appear in a Poliziotteschi. Fortunately, all of these things work in Revolver’s favor.\n\nFrom a production standpoint, there is not an area where Revolver does not deliver and then some. The superbly realized premise is a no-holds-barred indictment of a corrupt system that only benefits those in power; a well-executed narrative that perfectly builds tension; and a jaw-dropping finale where a character is forced to make a choice that goes against everything that they believe in. Other strengths include Sergio Sollima’s rock solid direction, and once again, Ennio Morricone delivers another spectacular score. Ultimately, Revolver is an extraordinary exploration of morality and the sacrifices one is forced to make to maintain their moral anchor.\n\nRevolver gets an excellent release from Eureka Video that comes with a solid audio/video presentation and a wealth of insightful extras, highly recommended.", null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, "Written by Michael Den Boer\nat May 20, 2022\nEmail ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to FacebookShare to Pinterest\nLabels: Poliziotteschi, R, Sergio Sollima" ]

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[ null, "Categories covered by this talk\n\nIntroduction: Animal modelling holds profound importance in understanding the disease biology of the pathogens and to develop therapeutic strategies against it. In this study, the sequence homology and expression data analysis of proteins found in Drosophila melanogaster that are orthologous to human proteins that constitute SARS-CoV-2/Human interactome are presented.\n\nMethodology: SARS-CoV-2/human interactome was first developed in Cytoscape v3.7.1 by creating manual nodes and edges of nearly 400 human proteins that have shown to bind with the 28 SARS-CoV-2 proteins. Orthologous proteins in D.melanogaster were then identified by genome specific BLAST, Ensembl genome browser and OrthoMCL. Microarray based expression of the identified orthologues of D.melanogaster were retrieved from Fly Atlas for 26 different anatomical positions and Heat maps were generated using ClusVis.\n\nResults: Out of total 400 different human proteins, orthologues of over 300 proteins were found to be encoded by D.melanogaster genome. Maximum numbers of orthologues were identified for human proteins that interact with NSP7, NSP8 and orf8. Importantly, orthologues of both ACE2 and TMPRSS2, involved in the viral attachment and entry, respectively, were also detected in D.melanogaster. Expression data also revealed noticeable variations in the expression of these genes in different anatomical organs of the fruit fly, implying potentially differential phenotypic manifestations as a result of heterologous cloning of the viral protein in D.melanogaster.\n\nConclusion: The present findings suggest the suitability of D.melanogaster as a model organism to investigate the biology of SARS-CoV-2 genes. Further, it could be exploited to screen inhibitors and/or disruptors designed against SARS-CoV-2 for their efficacy and safety in model system like D.melanogaster." ]

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[ "Shares of Northwest Natural Holding Co (NYSE:NWN) have been assigned an average recommendation of “Hold” from the eight analysts that are presently covering the stock, Marketbeat.com reports. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, two have given a hold recommendation and four have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year target price among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $71.40.\n\nNorthwest Natural (NYSE:NWN) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, March 2nd. The utilities provider reported $1.26 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters’ consensus estimate of $1.22 by $0.04. Northwest Natural had a net margin of 8.28% and a return on equity of 8.50%. The firm had revenue of $247.30 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $248.12 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.24 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 9.1% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, research analysts expect that Northwest Natural will post 2.35 earnings per share for the current year.", null, "Complete the form below to receive the latest headlines and analysts' recommendations for Northwest Natural with our free daily email newsletter:" ]

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[ null, null, "The mirror universe: an alternate reality where humans value treachery, personal gain, and avarice over friendship, community, and shared triumph. A place where history has crafted a very different Starfleet made up of vicious, brutal barbarians bent on galactic conquest. Can our heroes overcome an all-out war with their evil counterparts from this horrific universe?\n\nIn the news segment, we talk about the upcoming Star Trek Deviations comic, comic covers in March, the Classic UK Comics Vol. 2 release, and the Star Trek Graphic Novel Collection from Eaglemoss.\n\nThe Face of the Unknown\n\nSpoilers ahead for The Face of the Unknown!\n\nThis year, with new releases, I'm trying something a little different. Click here to watch my video review of The Face of the Unknown on YouTube, or watch the embedded video below!\n\nAs usual from Christopher Bennett, we get top-notch storytelling with a compelling link to current-day events. Revisiting the First Federation was fun, and Bennett has succeeded in his mission to create the definitive story about that civilization. The tranya-loving Balok is a fun character, and it was terrific to get a follow-up to Bailey's mission from \"The Corbomite Maneuver.\"\n4/5.\n\nMore about The Face of the Unknown:\n\nI have a lot of books that were read in 2016 that I have to catch up on. First up is a tale from The Lost Era, all about Captain Picard shortly before the beginning of The Next Generation: The Buried Age by Christopher L. Bennett.\n\nThe Roddenberry Vault\nAn exclusive interview with Michael & Denise Okuda!", null, "The 50th anniversary of Star Trek has been a year of celebration of the franchise we all love. What better way to celebrate our favorite science fiction universe than to get glimpses of it that have never been seen before? The discovery of long-lost footage of Star Trek: The Original Series by Trek veterans Michael and Denise Okuda has made this possible!\n\nIn this episode of Literary Treks, hosts Dan Gunther and Bruce Gibson welcome back Matthew Rushing as well as Michael and Denise Okuda to talk about The Roddenberry Vault. We discuss 50 year of TOS, the beginning of the project, the holy grail, timeline, the thrill, the James Blish connection, what's in the set, new scenes, and the gift.\n\nPosted by Dan Gunther at 2:19 PM No comments:\n\nAs many of you know, last year represented a bit of a lull for this website. Most of that can be attributed to my focusing on my new YouTube channel, Kertrats Productions. I think I've been able to create a more workable schedule for this year, however, and you should definitely see an uptick in output on Trek Lit Reviews. However, you may also be interested in some of the content on my YouTube channel, especially due to the fact that there will be more Star Trek book content on the channel this year. Look for monthly video review of Star Trek new releases throughout 2017! And check out the video below for a rundown on all of the plans for Kertrats Productions for the new year.\n\nPosted by Dan Gunther at 3:33 PM No comments:", null, "Posted by Dan Gunther at 3:13 PM No comments:" ]

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[ "A new life in Scotland for Iranian refugee – Farhad’s story\n\nFarhad, an ambitious student from Iran, participated in student-led demonstrations against the Iranian dictatorship, calling for reform and freedom of press. For that, he was detained and tortured.\n\nIn the lead up to the Iranian elections, Farhad also spoke out and distributed leaflets about the elections process. He was again arrested and tortured.\n\nHowever, the reason Farhad finally had to flee Iran was religious persecution. Farhad decided to distance himself from Islam and convert to Christianity, as he believed that under this regime all the problems in Iran stemmed from religion. When the location of the house church he was attending was leaked to the government, he was forced to leave his family behind and seek asylum in the UK.\n\nSafely settled in Scotland, Farhad is now looking to reunite with his family. With the help of our kind supporters, we were able to grant £350 to Farhad this year to pay for his wife and daughter’s flights to Istanbul to attend their Family Reunion Visa Appointment.\n\nWe wish Farhad and his family well in their new life in the UK.", null ]

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[ "The Impact Inflation Has on Streaming Service Prices\n\nIf you look at the news in late 2021 and into 2022, you will see the word “inflation” pretty much everywhere. It gets so much attention because it is an important indicator of the economic health of a country and because it can have such a big impact on our lives.\n\nIn truth, no area of life doesn’t get impacted by inflation. How much inflation impacts something, however, varies widely.\n\nStreaming services are not immune to the perils of inflation. Here’s everything you need to know about how inflation impacts our ability to pay for and watch TV.\n\nWhat is Inflation and Its Record Rise\n\nAs an economic concept, inflation simply refers to the growth in the price of goods from one point of time to the next.\n\nIt is measured using the Consumer Price Index (CPI).\n\nThe CPI tracks the prices of several goods that have been deemed relevant and important to daily life, ranging from gas and food to the price of a beer or a ticket to the movies. The rate at which the CPI increases, usually from one quarter to the next, but also from year to year, is known as the inflation rate.\n\nIn other words, if the inflation rate is 3 percent, this means that prices are three percent higher than they were twelve months ago.\n\nThis rate doesn’t apply flatly across all areas of the economy. Prices in one sector may jump more or less than another, and sometimes at considerable rates.\n\nInflation is a normal facet of a functioning, growing economy. Typically, it is considered normal for inflation to be 2 percent or a bit lower.\n\nIn early 2022, inflation is currently at 8 percent, the highest it has been since the 1970s. Here’s a look at inflation rates over the past century in the United States:", null, "As you can see, current inflation rates are at almost unprecedented levels, and this is why so many people, from economists to politicians, are concerned.\n\nThere is no one answer to this question. Economies are complex and outputs often occur as the result of multiple inputs.\n\nOne cause of inflation is simply economic growth. As an economy grows and increases its money supply, the value of each currency unit drops just a little. This is made up for by the slow increase in prices. This is why a little bit of inflation is actually a good thing. It’s a sign that the economy is growing and working properly.\n\nInflation can also be caused when the demand for goods outpaces supply.\n\nIn other words, people, for whatever reason, have more money or more desire to spend it. As demand increases, prices naturally increase, but then supply catches up to slow down the price increase.\n\nHowever, if something happens, that prevents supply from catching up, and demand doesn’t slow down, then things start to spiral out of control and prices can rise more quickly than they should.\n\nCurrently, high inflation is the result of a combination of these factors, specifically:", null, "As mentioned, a little bit of inflation is not a reason to be concerned but is rather a normal feature of an economy. However, if inflation is left to run amok, it can cause all sorts of problems that range in severity. Some of the things that inflation can cause include:", null, "Okay, now that you have the proper background on inflation, what causes it, and its impact, it’s time to take a look at how it has impacted streaming service prices.\n\nTo sum things up, the impact on streaming prices seems to be negligible. Two major services, Amazon Prime and Netflix have both raised their prices, by $20 a year and $2 a month, respectively. However, it’s hard to say these price increases are the direct result of inflation.\n\nAmazon, for example, continues to post record profits, so perhaps their price increase is motivated more by “We know people will pay more, so why not charge them?” Netflix has consistently raised prices over the past few years, a tactic that now seems to be common across all streaming services.\n\nPart of the reason we can say this is that no other major streaming service, such as Disney+, HBO Max, or Hulu, has made any sort of meaningful price increase over the past few years, suggesting other increases have more to do with company policy than the rising costs of industrial inputs.\n\nOther Impacts of Inflation on Streaming Services\n\nHowever, while inflation may not be a big driver of rising streaming service prices, it is having an impact on the business, mainly putting it at risk for subscriber loss.\n\nIn general, streaming services have been doing quite well over the past few years. More and more people are ditching cable and becoming “cord cutters.” But inflation may cause that trend to reverse.\n\nWhy? Because people are running out of money.\n\nAs the cost of gas, food, prescription medicine, and everything else continues to climb, it becomes harder and harder for people to make ends meet. And if they get to the end of the month and are a little short, guess what is one of the first things to go? They’re streaming services.\n\nYes, these are important, but if faced with the choice between food and TV, the choice is obvious.\n\nAt the moment, this doesn’t appear to be a major theme in the US where inflation, while at record levels, isn’t quite as high as in other areas, particularly those more dependent on Russian oil and other Ukrainian imports. For example, many people in England saw their disposable income (what they have to spend after taxes and basic bills) drop by more than 50 percent, which did lead to major streaming subscription cancellations.\n\nWhether this stays the same, or if it happens in the United States, depends on what happens throughout 2022. If inflation continues to rise, more and more people may be forced to make difficult decisions about how to spend their money.\n\nAt the moment, the biggest impact inflation seems to be having on streaming service prices is that it’s making them unaffordable for some. But not because the prices themselves are rising but rather because the price of other things is forcing people to make sacrifices.\n\nHowever, this could change. As mentioned, prolonged inflation can have far-reaching effects on an economy and could cause streaming prices to rise on their own. Let’s hope this doesn’t happen. Until then, though, keep watching your favorite shows!" ]

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[ null, "On May 1st at sundown, Jewish communities across world will begin to observe Yom Hashoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day.\n\nHolcaust Remembrance Day is designated by the State of Israel to remember the 6 million Jewish men, women and children who were systematically murdered during the Holocaust and to say “Never Again“. It’s also a day to pay tribute to the people who survived the Holocaust, and all those who stood up to the Nazi’s and risked their lives to save others during one of the darkest periods in history.\n\nOn Yom Hashoah, we remember the six million Jews who were murdered by the Nazis, and promise “Never again.” We honour them by always speaking out against anti-Semitism, discrimination, and hatred in all its forms. https://t.co/Fa1AhNRo89\n\nIn Barrie, Am Shalom Congregation has yellow memorial candles available in their lobby. The ritual of lighting a candle and reciting the Mourner’s Kaddish to remember those who perished is one observed by Jews all over the world. Am Shalom will also be holding a Yom Hashoah service on Saturday.", null, null, null, null, null, null ]

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[ null, "If you have ever thought of living in a home with no carpet, you are most likely someone who has little experience of the term “crawl space”. A crawl space, also known as a cellar, is a previously unused, unfinished, low ceilinged area inside an apartment or home, usually between the first and second floor. Most apartments and homes come with a crawl space; however, it is always wise to ensure that your new home has one as standard. The crawl space is often referred to as a cellar because there is usually only enough space to crawl around rather than walk; anything wider than around 1.5m tends to be considered a cellar. Regardless of what is called a crawl space in this context, it is an important and frequently overlooked feature of a new or existing building.\n\nThe conditions found within crawl spaces (which can also be known as cellar) are very poor; this is usually because they are poorly suited to absorb moisture and natural gases, and are often humidified. If left unchecked, this can lead to the growth of mildew, mould and other forms of bacteria, as well as releasing pollutants into the atmosphere. To start with, warm dampness will generally cause the most problems. Over time, this can result in serious structural damage which will then need to be repaired or replaced.\n\nIf you choose to use wall insulation for your crawl spaces, you should ensure that it is very effective at reducing heat loss. Unfortunately, if you chose a poorly insulated wall (that may also be flimsy by design), it can increase the risk of water infiltration into the basement. Also, if your plumbing is not of a very high quality, you should consider replacing it before spending money on wall insulation. Poorly insulated walls can make it difficult for heat to move from the outside to the inside of the basement, causing poor heating and water distribution.\n\nOnce the moisture in the crawl space has been trapped, you need to seal it from outside sources. This will prevent both structural damage and the growth of mildew and mould. The best way to achieve this is with a biological, chemical or physical barrier. You could choose to install a wood, plastic or composite barrier that will be easy to maintain, or the less expensive mechanical option of a solid surface rigid barrier.\n\nCracks and other structural damage are potential issues with any type of seal applied to a crawl space. As long as the water is confined to the space itself, it is usually sufficient to keep moisture out and dampness down. However, if the walls are not properly insulated, the problem can become much worse.\n\nFixing HVAC Franklin, MA Problems The cost of HVAC Franklin, MA services is high. The failure of HVAC equipment HVAC team can result in damage to your home and discomfort. It is important to hire a professional to fix any problems with your HVAC system.…", null ]

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[ null, "Petra Martic downs Tamara Zidansek 6-4 4-6 6-1 in the 1st round in New York on Monday. Martic will clash against Ana Bogdan in the 2nd round.\n\nBoth players managed to hold their serve for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that the Croatian conquered in the 9th game (5-4) before winning the set (6-4).\n\nMartic overpowered the opposition at the beginning of the set after breaking Zidansek in the 1st game (1-0). Yet, the Slovenian refused to bow to come back to break the Croatian in the 8th (4-4) gamein the 10th game before winning the set (6-4) after breaking his opponent in the last game.\n\nMartic didn’t want to give any chance to the opposition at the beginning of the set after breaking Zidansek in the 1st game (1-0) before consolidating her break and lead 4-0. Petra managed to strengthen her lead after breaking the Slovenian in the 3rd (3-0) and in the 7th (6-1) game before winning the set.\n\nA crucial moment of the match was when the Croatian won 4 consecutive games in the 3rd set to change the scoreline from 0-0 to 4-0.\n\nAt the end of the match, Martic scored 97 points vs. Tamara’s 78 points.\n\nPetra served exceptionally well to win 79% of the points (34/43) behind her first serve, and she won 55% points (17/31) on her second serve. The Croatian won this match even if she was struggling in converting her break points because she converted only 38% (5/13). On the other side, Tamara was effective when converting 50% of the break points that she procured points (2/4). However, that was not enough to win the match.\n\nAfter this match, the head to head between Martic and Zidansek is 2-0 for Petra.\n\nMartic will face Bogdan in the 2nd round.\n\nThis will be the 4th time that Petra Martic and Ana Bogdan square off. The head to head is 3-0 for Martic (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard." ]

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[ null, "Amanda Gooding (left) and Carly Zarecki had their hair cut for a good cause March 18.\n\nAmanda Gooding (left) and Carly Zarecki had their hair cut for a good cause March 18.\nCarly Zarecki just had the first haircut of her life – and she’s in Grade 9. The Lac du Bonnet Senior School student had 12 inches of her golden locks snipped March 18. The hair will be used to make hairpieces for cancer patients. The young girl also raised more than $2,000 in pledges, which will go to the Lac du Bonnet Charitable Foundation. The was admittedly a little nervous prior to the cutting, which was done by stylist Adele Vaillancourt, who donated her time and will cover costs to ship the hair to Anola to be made into wigs.\n\nZarecki began her quest just prior to Christmas. She’s been growing her hair for many years in honour of family friend Ashley Kovari, who died of a rare form of cancer eight years ago. She decided that once her hair reached 36 inches, she’d have 12 inches cut off to donate to the Canadian Cancer Society.\n\nThe recently-formed Lac du Bonnet Charitable Foundation was also uppermost in her mind. “I thought of Ashley and wanted to do what I could to help,” Zarecki said. She was joined in her hair-cutting adventure by Lac du Bonnet’s Amanda Gooding, who also had 12 inches snipped off. Gooding hasn’t had a haircut for nine years. “It’ll grow back – I’m not worried,” Gooding said.\n\nSenior School principal Ron Sugden said everyone at the school is proud of Zarecki for starting her initiative. Senior School teacher Becky Reynolds also had her hair cut and donated just prior to the event. Gooding raised more than $400 herself to go the foundation.\n\nZarecki’s grandfather, Walter, said it was quite the shock to see her without her long hair, which hung to just above her waist. “That’s one thing I’ll always remember about her – that long hair,” he said.\n\nSo how did Zarecki herself feel about having a much shorter hairstyle? “It feels a little weird,” she said with a laugh. Lac du Bonnet’s Doris and Kylie Lussier also recently donated their hair to the cause." ]

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[ "The prosecutor addressed me, his back to a courtroom full of my peers, my friends, my family and Gladstone. The prosecutor spoke.", null, null, "Since the prosecutor was, in fact, a man, my whole defense strategy was pretty much shot right to shit. I looked to Robert Brockway, the co-defendant in this case, and Michael Swaim, who was acting as our lawyer. They both looked very optimistic, so I got myself started. \"I guess I'll begin with the truth,\" I said. \"OBJECTION,\" Swaim shouted. Brockway shook his head violently. \"No,\" the judge said, \"I'm... I'm going to allow the truth.\" \"Thank you, your honor-I-barely-know-her. So, it's like this. We've got this United States president elected, right? Tall guy. Hampton something-or-other. \" \"Barack Obama,\" the prosecutor offered. I looked to Swaim and Brockway, who both shook their heads, agreeing with me that the prosecutor's clearly made-up name was some kind of trap. \"No, I think you're wrong about that. I'm pretty sure it's Hampton something. Anyway, he's elected president, and you know what that means.\" \"Why don't you elaborate, Mr. O'Brien.\" \"If, as you so kindly pointed out, Mr. Prosecutor, the jury's time is so important, I think I'd rather not waste it by saying what everyone's thinking. We all know what an Obama presidency means. The first year is almost up, so... you know.\" I lowered my head and raised my eyebrows, as if to say 'So... you know.' The prosecutor was not impressed. \"So, Obama is president. Is that why you and Mr. Robert Brockway stockpiled 800 firearms and 65,000 rounds of ammunition in the Cracked headquarters?\" \"Well... well, yeah,\" I said. \"But it's not like I'm the only one. According to that article that I somehow linked to in this spoken conversation, sales of guns and bullets have gone up considerably ever since Obama took office. Americans purchased two billion more rounds of ammunition than we normally do and, currently, gun sellers can't even produce enough ammo to meet the demand. We the people are literally buying bullets faster than bullets can be made.\" \"Yes, I understand that,\" the prosecutor said. \"I clicked that link, same as everyone in this courtroom. I'm still a little confused.\" \"How can you be? Look, Prosecutor Face, the times are changing. This new world requires fast moves and bold actions. And sometimes that involves buying all the bullets.\" \"And\nwhat,\" the prosecutor began, spinning on his heels and pointing at me, \"are you going to do with these bullets?\" He smiled, shark-like. Like a shark prosecutor who just cornered some other fish in Ocean Court, and like the shark was real proud of itself, because it was a lawyer. This seemed like a big moment for him, but, honestly, I hadn't really thought of what I planned on doing with the bullets. I hope his case wasn't built on me having an answer. I looked to Brockway, and it appeared that he too was considering this for the first time. After some thought, he shook his head. I looked to Swaim, who was taking this opportunity of introspective thoughtfulness to rob Brockway. \"I guess nothing, really,\" I said, finally. The prosecutor froze, like an ice shark. \"What? You don't have any plan?\" \"Narp. But, you know, it's good to be prepared. With a buncha bullets, that is. I mean, you see where the world is going. It's a world that requires me to have bullets. Socialism. Health Care. Social Care. Gay-Sex-Marriage-But-Not-The-Good-Kind. The Economy. Uh... Hy... Hybrid cars, is that one of the things we're mad at?\" I looked to Swaim, who shook his head while holding up a hastily made sign that read 'Immigrants.' \"Oh, right, that's it. Hybrid Immigrants, we're pissed at that, too. So, you know, we bought all those bullets.\" My stance on immigrants that run on peanut oil is well-documented, so I didn't think I needed to elaborate. \"You have no idea why you're buying bullets, do you?\" \"All the bullets,\" I corrected.", null, "\"Objection,\" Swaim yelled. \"What if my client is buying bullets in anticipation of laws that would take away guns and bullets from America? If, for example, we were suddenly forbidden from buying bullets because of Soc... Socialist Health Gay Care,\" he said with a wink, \"then we'd be utterly defenseless against outside forces.\" \"Overruled,\" I said. \"There haven't been any bills or laws restricting gun ownership. In fact, the opposite is true. We're legally permitted to carry guns in more places\ntoday than we have been in years. Nice try, asshole.\" Swaim slammed his fist on the table. Brockway took some vicodin. \"So, as I understand it,\" the prosecutor said, \"no one is trying to take your guns or bullets away. You have no intention of using them any time soon, but you're still buying them by the caseload and stockpiling them in your office. In fact, you're wearing three bandoliers of bullets right now, at this second, while you're on the witness stand.\" \"Uh huh.\" \"And you still maintain this has something to do with Obama?\" \"More like Nobama,\" I said, slyly. \"OBUMa,\" Brockway added. \"OBOMBa,\" Swaim said. \"Obam...GAY,\" I concluded. Swaim and Brockway nodded their approval. \"Look,\" I said, \"I'm just a regular guy. I put my pants on one leg at a time, just like you, and I hate doing it, just like you. I don't want the government to have my money. I don't want death panels to murder my grandparents until they start smelling bad. I want to be able to say what I want, when I want to. I want to be able to make all the money in all the world, forever, all the time. And if I feel like any of these freedoms are even vaguely threatened, I want to, you know, buy a shitload of bullets.\" \"But why?\" the prosecutor whined. \"What are you going to do with them? It's just so confusing, Mr. O'Brien. You worry that taxes will raise the price of ammunition, but in obsessively buying it every time you get a paycheck, you, along with other people in similar mindsets, are effectively forcing the price up on your own, because you're manufacturing a higher demand. And you understand that, when someone writes an article about kidnapping the president's daughters and then starts hoarding thousands of rounds of ammunition, it's enough to give us pause, right? Look! Look at you, you're buying bullets off of co-defendant Robert Brockway, right now!\" \"Can you blame me? Look, your screaming is just scaring the shit out of me, and this is what I do when I'm scared.\" \"Ditto,\" said Brockway, as he repurchased the bullets he'd just sold to me (at a substantial price increase). Here, the judge interjected. \"I'm starting to wonder why I called this trial in the first place, and further agreed to suspend the laws that typically govern court rooms in this country.\"", null, "The prosecutor started: \"Your honor, this is not an isolated incident. There are people across America just like Mr. O’Brien…,\" he paused here, probably because he was impressed with how many bullets I can fit in my mouth (so many),\"…almost exactly like Mr. O’Brien. It’s not just this court room, it’s the nation, your honor!” “Get to the point councilor!” the judge bellowed, his hammer poised. \"It's just,\" the prosecutor said, faltering. \"It's just all so retarded.\"" ]

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[ "The Rohingya: the invisible community persecuted by Buddhists\n\nThe Rohingya are an ethnic Muslim group persecuted by Buddhists in Myanmar. They have remained undefended and forgotten by everyone. Even by a Nobel Peace Prize.\n\nRohingya people are a Muslim ethnical group living in the Burmese Rakhine State, a region that overlooks the Gulf of Bengal and borders with Bangladesh. Until 1989 these lands were also known as Arakan, whilst Rohingya people’s presence in Rakhine dates back to the 7th century. Today, they account to 800,000 people out of 4 million inhabitants, i.e. nearly 20% of Rakhine State (Myanmar, ex Burma, has almost 53 million inhabitants).\n\nRohingya people are one of the most persecuted and segregated minority groups worldwide, according to the United Nations. In fact, Burmese people don’t consider them as their compatriots, but Bangladesh citizens, due to the fact of sharing the same Muslim religion and language family. Moreover, they believe that Rohingya people arrived to Myanmar during the British colonial period.\n\nThroughout history, this people demonstrated to pacifically coexist with other ethnical groups, especially when Arakan was independent. Problems started arising with the Burmese invasion between 1784 and 1826, as well as with the following wars and conflicts with the British Empire that led to the declaration of independence of Burma (Myanmar) in 1948. At that time the minority group was already not recognised as a national group, and in 1982 the citizenship was denied them.", null, null, null, null, "A people without a land\n\nFor not being citizens, Rohingya people that still inhabit this area are deprived of fundamental rights, such as the freedom of association and movement. According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, they cannot be property owner, go to school, and receive treatments in national hospitals.\n\nThis treatment conceals the intention of the Burmese government to drive Rohingya people out of the region, by taking advantage of the nationalism of the local majority Buddhist population, and to practice ethnical cleansing, according to the non-governmental organisation Human Rights Watch, dedicated to defend human rights. About 200,000 people already left Myanmar, but they ended up without documents in makeshift refugee camps in Bangladesh or along the southern Thai border. 100,000 Rohingya people were denied to leave the country, and they live in government-designated camps.\n\nIn June 2012, the situation with the local Buddhist population erupted in violence after that criminality episodes involved some Rohingya people. The reaction of the Buddhist majority was violent (it caused hundreds of victims), disproportionate, and it continues to date.\n\nThe Burmese government declared the state of emergency, whilst the Muslim minority group was trying to leave Rakhine State in order to escape persecutions and avoid falling into the hands of criminal organisations and traders. To the 200,000 refugees that already left other 140,000 people that want to flee Myanmar in order to reach Muslim countries have to be added.\n\nThe United Nations in favour of the invisible people\n\nThe United Nations urged over and over again the Burmese government to stop violence, especially after the death of 48 Rohingya people in a small village in western Myanmar. Navi Pillay, high commissioner of the United Nations for human rights, urged authorities to “carry out a full, prompt and impartial investigation” on Rohingya people’s conditions, and to shed a light on violence and forced displacement.\n\nAnother fact to understand the actual invisibility of this population is that even the leader of the Burmese opposition and Nobel Peace Prize in 1991 Aung San Suu Kyi has remained uncharacteristically silent on the persecution of Myanmar’s Rohingya. She has been criticised for not having lined up for the defence of the Muslim community. This is another demonstration of the fact that Rhingya people are the most segregated and abandoned population." ]

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[ null, "Is anyone paying attention to this guy? Photo courtesy of http://www.bostonsbettah.com.\n\nI feel I must break from Blogs that Inspire to discuss sports that don’t. I suppose it’s a wee bit early to eulogize them, but has there ever in the history of sports been so colossal a meltdown as the 2013 Pittsburgh Penguins? They aren’t just struggling; in fact, for the first two games of the Eastern Conference finals, they have looked like a pick-up league from Pittsburgh. Actually, I used to watch a number of pick-up games when I lived in Pittsburgh; those lawyers, doctors, bankers and other professionals showed a lot more tenacity getting up at 4 a.m. to play in a scrimmage than these Pens have shown against the Boston Bruins.\n\nWhile no one is talking about him, I blame Jaromir Jagr. Seriously.\n\nFirst off, full disclosure. I covered the Penguins part-time as part of my full-time job at a print newspaper in the late 1990s. Thus, I’ve met Mr. Jagr… along with Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Kovalev and a bunch of Czechs that made the Pens of that era feel more Eastern European than North American (interestingly, another Boston player, Andrew Ferrence, was also on the roster). I was there when Mario Lemieux was negotiating to buy the team and would sit in the regular section of the old Igloo (an architectural wonder that was destroyed in the name of civic progress). It was hardly the hey-day of the Pens, and Jagr struggled both on the ice and off.\n\nIt’s easy to overlook the Jagr-factor in this Penguins debacle. The Pens have played like amateurs, and Jagr’s stats (3 assists, no goals, +3) don’t amount to much. However, if you look at shots on goal, Jagr has been a regular contributor, putting as many shots on net as all but the best Boston players (9 shots in 3 games, versus 12 for “star” Brad Marchand… Patrice Bergeron’s game winner in the second overtime of game 3 was only his fifth shot).\n\nPlus there’s his sheer size. Jagr is ginormous. He’s as difficult to tackle as teammate Zdeno Charo (at 6’9″, the tallest player in NHL history). Every time he’s on the ice, he’s a threat to the Penguins.\n\nAnd here’s the kicker, he knows it. It’s like the Emperor has no clothes and Jagr is the Court Jester. Or—to show more reverence to this future hall-of-famer—the bastard step-child who turns out to understand more about the King than his legitimate son.\n\nI felt the exact same way about him last year with Philadelphia, a first-round series that was much closer and against a much more tenacious opponent for the Pens. There are always certain match-ups that seem to follow a prescribed route. Jagr seems to have the Pens number each and every time he hits the ice. And while I have no proof, Jagr has become one of the elder statesmen of the game, and I suspect he’s “coaching” his teammates against the Pens.\n\nI can hear the locker room chatter: “Sidney Crosby? He’s no Lemieux. I played with Lemieux. These guys aren’t unbeatable. I can beat them. You can beat them.” And so on.\n\nBecause I love Jaromir Jagr, I actually have a sympathetic passion for him to win another Stanley Cup. He was the only player ever to win back-to-back Cups in his first two years in the NHL. But after he wins (against Chicago, I’m guessing), I want him to retire. Don’t go for the full circle (i.e. close out with two Cups just as he began). Retire. Go back to Czech. Marry that girlfriend you’ve been dragging around for years. Have kids. Live your life.\n\nOne thought on “Less than Inspiring: The 2013 Pittsburgh Penguins”" ]

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[ "Botia is a very interesting and still poorly studied group of loach fish. Many species are found in hobbyist aquariums. These benthic fish are prized for their unusual body colors and interesting behaviors. Along with catfish corridors, they are one of the best “orderlies” of the bottom – constantly looking for pieces of food in the ground, they contribute to its purification.\n\nBotia marbled (Botia Balmorhea) is a fish from the Vyunovye family. For the first time in amateur aquariums, it appeared quite recently – in 1956, but it does not cease to gain popularity.\n\nDue to the lack of knowledge of the fight, you can find on sale several closely related species (as well as hybrids), which are called “marble battle”. The fish can also be found under the name Botia Lohakata, but in English-speaking countries, it is often called the “yo-yo fight”. This unusual name stuck to the fish after the publication of an article by photographer Ken Childs, who noted that on some battles, dark spots on the body merge into letters resembling “Yo-Yo”.", null, "The fish are quite hardy and get along well with other species. They lead a predominantly twilight lifestyle.\n\nBots, like many other loaches, have a special organ of defense – infraorbital spines. Any predator who tries to grab a fight will be unpleasantly surprised because sharp spikes can easily damage the mouth. For the same reason, it is necessary to very carefully catch the marble fights with a net, because the fish can catch on the net with spikes and even break it.\n\nThe scales of the fight are very small and delicate, and therefore very sensitive to the use of drugs. If it becomes necessary to treat the fish, then you need to start with a half dose of the drug and monitor the reaction of the fish to the medicine.\n\nIn aquariums, the size of a marble boccie usually does not exceed 15 cm. The body is elongated, the back is curved, and the line of the abdomen is straight. Like other bottom-dwelling fish, the mouth is lower, surrounded by sensitive antennae, which allow you to navigate in troubled water and find food.\n\nThe main body color is silver with contrasting transverse dark stripes. When frightened, the color instantly becomes pale. The fins are transparent, the tail is dissected. The pectoral fins are powerful. Under the eyes are spikes hidden in special pockets, which can protrude when trying to grab a fight. Sexual dimorphism is not pronounced. Sexually mature females are distinguished by their larger size and rounded abdomen.", null, "Botia marble is widespread in countries such as India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal. Fish prefer reservoirs with a slow current, and often lakes, backwaters, ponds with a rocky bottom, and a lot of shelters.", null, "It is best to keep fish in flocks of five or more individuals. The minimum volume of an aquarium for keeping such a number of fish is 200 liters. Fish living outside the school become less friendly with neighbors. The aquarium should be covered with a coverslip or lid to prevent fish from jumping out.\n\nWhen decorating, you must use sandy soil. This is to prevent the fight from damaging its sensitive antennae on the head. In addition, the fish remove the remnants of mucus on the sand, which is secreted from them in large quantities. Any decorations installed in the aquarium should not have sharp edges so as not to damage the delicate fish scales. In addition, Bots are famous fans of hiding in the narrowest cracks.\n\nMost of all, marble battles prefer various grottoes in the form of tubes. Often, the whole flock is crowded and stacked next to each other. Marble fights are champions in getting into various crevices, so any unused technological holes should be sealed with a mesh, and small gaps in the decorations should be covered with silicone sealant for an aquarium.\n\nIt is not recommended to install very bright lighting in the aquarium, because marble battles are twilight inhabitants. The water must be clean and rich in oxygen, therefore a suitable external filter and compressor must be selected. The course should be moderate.\n\nIn aquariums with marble fighting, you can use various types of living plants: mosses, ferns, Vallisneria, anubias. It is better to secure the plants with large stones. Floating species (pistia, hornwort) can be launched on the surface of the water to make the light more diffused.\n\nAn aquarium with battles needs regular water changes (25-30% of the volume of the aquarium).\n\nMarble fight is a relatively peaceful species, provided it is kept in a flock, single individuals are more aggressive. The fish are compatible with many peaceful species. The only exceptions are fish of small size and with veil fins.\n\nIt is better not to plant battles (especially young ones) with predatory and aggressive fish. They will constantly hide in shelters and may even refuse to eat. Swordsmen, mollies, irises, large tetras will become good neighbors. Marble battles get along well with closely related species, for example, a clown fight.\n\nSometimes males of marble fights have “fights” for females or territory, but they do not end with serious injuries.\n\nMarble fishes are omnivorous fish. This means that their diet should contain both animal products and plant components. In nature, fish eat invertebrates: worms, insect larvae, etc. Do not mind eating delicate parts of aquatic plants.\n\nFeeding live or frozen food can carry the risk of contaminating the aquarium with dangerous infections or parasites, and these foods are not complete.\n\nThe best choice for feeding the marbled fish will be quality food for bottom fish, for example, Tetra Tablets TabiMin or Tetra Wafer Mix. Due to their dense structure, they quickly sink to the bottom, where they slowly soften, releasing food. Do not muddy the water. All Tetra foods are balanced and highly palatable.\n\nIt is best to feed marble beasts after turning off the lights in the aquarium. It should be noted that young individuals have an excellent appetite and tend to overeat, so at least once a week it is necessary to organize “fasting days”.\n\nMarble battles will also not mind eating small snails in the aquarium, thus controlling their numbers.\n\nBreeding marble battles is a rather complicated process. Spontaneous spawning is hardly possible because, in nature, reproduction is associated with long migrations. Therefore, most of the fish that go on sale are bred on special fish farms in Southeast Asia, where spawning is stimulated by hormones. There is also another way: after the completion of spawning in nature, local residents from neighboring villages catch juveniles of bocci and deliver them to farms, where the fry are raised and sent for export.\n\nBreeding in home aquariums will require experience with hormonal injections.\n\nFirst, you need to select a couple of manufacturers. Sexual dimorphism in fish is not pronounced, but in sexually mature females the abdomen is rounded from the eggs. Males and females are kept in different aquariums for about a week, where they are fed high-protein foods.\n\nAt this time, a spawning aquarium is prepared. Its volume must be at least 150 liters. It is necessary to install powerful filtration with a sufficiently strong flow. A net, driftwood, and large stones are placed at the bottom. Spawning is stimulated by adding fresh soft water. Before landing in the spawning grounds, the fish are injected with hormones.\n\nThe spawning of the fighting itself is quite interesting. The male picks up the female under the abdomen and rises with her to the surface, where the whole process takes place. Females of marbled beasts are very fertile, one female is capable of sweeping away up to 5,000 eggs, which are about 2 mm in size and are colored gray-green.\n\nFor the first three days, the larvae feed on the yolk sac and prefer to stay in the shade. From the fourth day, the first feed can be taken. Fish do not grow very quickly; at the age of one month, their size usually does not exceed 1.5 cm." ]

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[ null, "Children who have good teachers will all do well, regardless of whether they belong to poor or affluent backgrounds. PHOTO: FARAH J KHAN\n\nWould forcing government servants to send their children to public schools help improve the quality of education? While such a populist measure seems well intentioned and simple enough, it betrays our continued ignorance of how education works or at least how it should work.\n\nNow don’t get me wrong. I strongly believe that state schools need to be expanded and improved. I believe that schools should be palaces. However, the factors that contribute most to improving the quality of education, measured in terms of examination performance include, the quality of teachers, supportive parents and the financial standing of the student’s household.\n\nIn short, a good teacher coupled with parents who support their children’s learning via encouragement and raising aspirations, enable academic success regardless of whether the ‘school’ is under a tree or a brand new building.\n\nForcing bureaucrats to send their children to public schools would do little to alter the status quo of the factors above.\n\nSecond, it would actually contribute to making things worse. If our government servants are as corrupt, inefficient and ineffective as we are led to believe, they would find ways to insure that their kids are preferred over their peers.\n\nThird, they are hundreds of thousands of government employees across the country. Who amongst them would be forced to send their children to public schools? Those at the top or those at the bottom of the pay scale?\n\nFourth, a long term effect of such a policy would be to discourage new entrants to the state bureaucracy.\n\nFifth, how would such rules be enforced?\n\nIn a country with many ghost schools, we would see the proliferation of ‘phantom students’. Names would appear on the school’s register for legal purposes, but students would simultaneously attend their parent’s preferred educational institution.\n\nSixth, it is questionable whether parents, who are not employed by the state, would be influenced by such laws.\n\nSeventh, not all bureaucrats are equal. Resources will flow to the more powerful and trickle down to those who are at lower pay scales. Then what of all the public schools where no government servant sends his children? And what of the tens of millions of children who are not enrolled at school at all?\n\nFinally, perhaps the biggest limitation of such a policy is that it would limit parental choice. Parents who are involved in their child’s education take an active interest and contribute to their child’s academic success. Any policy that could potentially harm parental involvement would do more damage than good.\n\nSetting aside these shortcomings for a moment, let’s assume that such a policy is implemented, and all government employees are forced to send their children to public schools.\n\nIt’s the start of a new academic year, the sons and daughters of government clerks, army officers, police officials, municipal workers and so on arrive at their local state school. They are all exposed to the same teachers, the same environment, and the same infrastructure. Let’s also assume that the budget available for the coming academic year has been enhanced because the local Grade 21 officer’s children have also landed at this state school.\n\nSo would we now see improvements in academic performance?\n\nChildren who have good teachers will all do well, regardless of whether they belong to poor or affluent backgrounds. Poor teachers will remain poor educators, regardless of how much money is thrown their way. Once school ends, the children of the rich will go home and enjoy hearty nutritious meals. Their less affluent counterparts will go home to find that their dinner leaves them malnourished. Poor nourishment to a child child at age ten leaves him or her four years behind their well-nourished peers.\n\nChildren of affluent parents enjoy a more enabling home environment and over time, exposure to a variety of different experiences help build their aspirations. They have access to a range of leisure activities and the social connections that their parents enjoy help them secure internships and jobs once the time comes. For those from less affluent backgrounds, financial stress and limited social capital inhibit their ability to access opportunities from the onset.\n\nMy argument is simple.\n\nWe need a better understanding of the different factors that contribute to academic success. Enforced uniformity does not raise academic performance in isolation. If we want to address the sorry state of education in Pakistan, we must look at the process of learning both within and beyond the classroom.\n\nForcing government employees to send their children to public schools is a populist gesture; it would still fail to address many of the factors that contribute towards academic success. I would rather see limited financial resources and political capital allocated to widen access to opportunities for all, than implementing a populist measure, open to exploitation and abuse." ]

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[ null, null, "With a view to bridging the gap between corporate marketing professionals and young energizing students, Brand Practitioners Bangladesh took the initiative to launch an Inter-university Marketing debate Fest back in July 2021. The online debate competition, “SMC PLUS presents Inter-university Marketing Debate Fest powered by ISPAHANI & WALTON”, was inaugurated on 6th July and within a time span of 7 days, Brand Practitioners Bangladesh Had received 128 team registrations from over 43 public and private universities.\n\nBesides such tremendous participation of the university students across the country, 90 marketing professionals joined as judges and moderators in this debate fest over time in a total number of 63 debates. The event received a maximum amount of reach via its social media channels and is considered widely as one of the biggest national-level debate fests ever arranged in Bangladesh, especially online.\n\nThe online debate fest was divided into 6 rounds where each round was knock out and with the proceeding of each round, the total number of teams were depleted into half from 64 to 32 teams, 32 to 16 teams, 16 to 8 teams and it went on until two finalists were picked for the ultimate grand finale round. Creating a significant amount of hype, the grand finale of the debate fest took place on 18th September 2021. The jury panel of the grand finale consisted of Syed Alamgir who is the MD & CEO of Akij Venture ltd, Dr. Syed Ferhat Anwar who has been serving as the Professor of IBA- the University of Dhaka, Dr. Mijanur Rahman who is currently working as the Professor of Marketing Department at the University of Dhaka and lastly the head of marketing of Arla foods, Galib Bin Mohammad, who moderated the grand finale. After an intensive 1.30 hour of debate between the two finalists: SMC Levi Squad from Institute of Business Administration – Jahangirnagar University and Team Buzz from Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University, Team Buzz Won the Title becoming the first-ever champion of the first season of the Inter-University Debate Fest. Team SMC Levi Squad was announced to be the runners-up team. Nazmus Sakib, the team leader of the runners-up team was given the prestige to be the man of the debate series of this debate fest.\n\nThe Champion team is announced to get BDT 50, 000 and the Runners up is announced to get BDT 30,000 in total whereas the semifinalist teams who got knocked out in the semifinal will receive 10,000 TK each. The motion of the Grand Finale was “The objective of marketing should serve the society rather than the profit maximization” where SMC Levi Squad was on the supporting side and Team buzz was on the Opposing side. All the judges put on their valuable feedback and evaluation regarding the performance of the team and encouraged Brand Practitioners Bangladesh to arrange more of these programs that actually make an impact on the community overall.\n\nBrand Practitioners Bangladesh is a focused group community where brand personnel discusses brand-related topics, issues, theories, promotions, media, research, digital, jobs and many more hot topics all together with a vision to Increase inter-relationship among brand practitioners for better branding in Bangladesh." ]

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[ "The Gunners look confident but the league title seems far-fetched", null, "The last season, although Arsenal performed better as compared to their previous seasons, they could finish only 4th in the league and were knocked out of the Champions league in the round of 16 stage again. They won the F.A. cup though, which finished their nine year cup drought and thus are expected to be more confident for the upcoming season. But do the gunners have the muscle to win the title?\n\nAaron Ramsey was the best player on the field for the gunners with 15 goals and 9 assists despite being away due to injury for four months. Not only by his stats, but also by the sheer tenacity with which he attacked at the front and defended at the back was unmatchable. At the back, the pair of Laurent Koscielny and Per Mertesacker was difficult to break. Both of them along with Szczesny were a big factor in Arsenal performing so well last season. Ozil had an average season at Arsenal as opposed to what was expected from the star signing but a lot of his performances also depended on the poor finishing of Oliver Giroud. Giroud faced a lot of criticism but with 22 goals and 10 assists, he was the top-scorer for the Gunners.\n\nArsene Wenger had many problems because of injuries to Ramsey and Walcott, who were an important part of their season plans. Wilshere, Ozil and Koscielny were also out of action for many games. This added a lot of pressure on the depleted team and in the end it resulted in an average season for them. With Sagna and Vermaelen having left the club, they needed a defensive midfielder and a central defender to shore up their defences. Another replacement could have been of Giroud but Wenger had different plans.\n\nThis transfer window was again expected to be a dud for Arsenal once Wenger was seen playing foot-volley on the Brazilian beaches. But after a few days, once the Sanchez signing was finalized, the fans heaved a sigh of relief and a sense of excitement surged. He further signed Mathieu Debuchy, David Ospina, Calum Chambers, and the Costa-Rican Joel Campbell. Sanchez can operate centrally, can operate wide and is also an attacking player with great speed. He, along-with Theo Walcott can provide high speed at the front and can surprise the opposite teams. With Ozil, Sanchez, Walcott, Ramsey, Podolski, Giroud/Campbell up-front, the gunners have a menacing offence to start the season with. After losing Vermaelen, Arsenal would hope that the Koscielny injury isn’t a massive one. If the Arsenal defence can perform above the standards set by them last season, the team can hope for a top finish.\n\nWith Chelsea adding to their strengths by signing Cesc Fabregas and Diego Costa and Manchester City having the quality they had last season, it seems unlikely that Arsenal can get the top two spots. Realistically, looking at the team sheets, the highest they might finish is at number 3." ]

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[ "On June 5, Danes head to the polls. The ruling center-right government hopes to woo voters with its harsh anti-immigrant agenda. A closer look at the Kaershovedgaard deportation camp shows what that looks like.\n\nFrom prison to deportation center\n\nThis former prison in the small isolated village of Kaershovedgaard has been converted into a deportation center. The cells which once housed prisoners are now home to rejected asylum-seekers facing deportation from Denmark. But the erstwhile prison hasn't completely given up its former function: Criminals who have been ordered to leave the country are also kept here.", null, "Iraqi national Ali Adnan converted to Christianity when came to Denmark. He now goes by the name Daniel Christiansen, and has been living at the Kaershovedgaard deportation center for over a year. Denmark's center-right minority government wants to see him and other migrants swiftly sent home.", null, "Christiansen is forced to share cramped living quarters with hundreds of other migrants who also face deportation. Denmark's government is pursuing a strict anti-migrant agenda to deter further asylum-seekers from coming to the country. It has also announced plans to start housing rejected asylum-seekers on an uninhabited island.", null, "Back in his native Iraq, Behzad Moradi used to work as a hairdresser. Today, he gives his fellow inmates a free trim. Migrants living here have created a tight-knit community within Kaershovedgaard. But a law passed last summer by parliament wants to prevent communities like this from forming in the first place, and foresees demolishing \"certain ghetto areas\" predominately inhabited by migrants.", null, "In the middle of nowhere\n\nIranian national Hoshang Rostami walks though the remote camp's dark alleyways — the next large town is more than two hours away by foot. Making life difficult for rejected asylum-seekers is a deliberate strategy by Denmark's center-right minority government, which depends on the support of the right-wing populist Danish People's Party.", null, "The Danish state dictates when and what migrants get to eat; they aren't allowed to buy or prepare food of their own. Regardless of who wins the June elections, Denmark's tough stance on migrants will most likely remain in place. The opposition Social Democrats have said they don't plan on making any changes, should they win.", null, "Despite the odds, Iranian Karim Azizi remains optimistic — it doesn't look as if Denmark will ramp up its anti-migrant stance even further. The populist Danish People's Party suffered a huge defeat in May's European Parliament elections, and polls indicate that a left-wing coalition could replace the ruling center-right alliance after the June election." ]

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[ "Until two months ago I had never heard of Queen Anacaona, the golden flower. At first I thought she was a mythical character resurrected from legends long lost in the rain forests of the Caribbean. Very rapidly, however, I learned she was not myth, but a heroic queen of the Taino people, born in what today is known as Haiti, and the events of her life have been recorded as historical fact.\n\nThat she and her people were massacred by the invading Spanish is also fact. Some of the queen’s biographical information is written in French and some in Spanish, but there is much reliable information on the Internet written in English.\n\nBriefly, according to Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anacaona), Anacaona (1464 – c. 1504), also called the Golden Flower, was a Taíno cacique (chief), sister of Bohechío and wife of Caonabo, chief of a nearby territory, two of the five highest caciques who ruled the island of Hispaniola when the Spaniards settled there in 1492. She was celebrated as a composer of ballads and narrative poems, called areítos.", null, "The Golden Flower of the Taino People\n\nAnacaona became chief of Jaragua after her brother’s death. Her husband Caonabo, suspected of having organized the attack on La Navidad (Spanish settlement on northern Haiti), was captured and shipped to Spain; he died in a shipwreck during the journey.\n\nDuring a feast organized by eight regional chieftains (caciques) to honor Anacaona, the Golden Flower, Spanish Governor Nicolás de Ovando ordered the meeting house set on fire. He arrested Anacaona and her Taíno noblemen, all were accused of conspiracy and were executed. While others were shot, Anacaona was executed by hanging. She was thirty-nine years old.\n\nAccording to the site Caribbean Amerindian Centrelink, (http://www.centrelink.org/anacaonaresources.htm)\n\n“The historical Anacaona is a figure that has attained almost legendary status in narratives of anti-colonial resistance in Hispaniola during the early years of Spanish conquest. The story of Anacaona is one of both courage and tragedy, a story that lends itself to considerable reworking in the historical imagination. In reading various online resources, some of which provide references to published works, the reader must keep in mind that everything we know about Anacaona comes to us not from indigenous sources, or from dispassionate scholarly observers on the ground, rather we receive what we know from Spanish colonial chronicles, which means that, at best, our knowledge will always be second hand, incomplete, and a product of colonialism itself.”\n\nOne thought on “Queen Anacaona, the Golden Flower”" ]

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[ "WASHINGTON — The Department of Veterans Affairs rated VA hospitals in Orlando, Lake City and Gainesville below average at the end of last year, according to an internal review by the federal agency.", null, "WASHINGTON — The Department of Veterans Affairs rated VA hospitals in Orlando, Lake City and Gainesville below average at the end of last year, according to an internal review by the federal agency.\n\nThe internal ratings, obtained by USA TODAY, were based on dozens of factors, including death and infection rates, instances of avoidable complications and wait times.\n\nNone of the seven medical centers in Florida received the lowest rating, but Gainesville, Lake City and Orlando each got two stars. In addition, VA hospitals in Biloxi, Miss., and Montgomery, Ala., which serve many veterans from the Florida Panhandle, also received two stars.\n\nRepresentives for the two-star centers in Florida said they have made significant strides in care and access this year.\n\nOrlando is now a four-star, while the hospitals in Lake City and Gainesville have been elevated to three-star status, according to representatives for those medical centers.\n\nVA Undersecretary for Health David Shulkin cautioned against using the star ratings as a “ranking tool” and said they are primarily employed as an internal measure to home in on areas needing improvement.\n\n“My concern is that veterans are going to see that their hospital is a one-star in our system, assume that’s bad quality and veterans that need care are not going to get care,” he said. “And they’re going to stay away from hospitals, and that’s going to hurt people.”\n\nFor those where quality has declined, Shulkin said they get extra scrutiny and help from national VA officials. If they still don’t show sufficient progress, hospital management could be replaced.\n\nFlorida Rep. Jeff Miller, chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, said the VA should immediately release all the ratings and quality data and do so on a continuing basis. He argued that the status quo — “in which VA officials often attempt to downplay and sometimes mislead the public about serious problems until it's too late” — is unacceptable.\n\n\"The secrecy with which VA treats these quality ratings is alarming,” Miller told USA TODAY. “Veterans seeking care at VA hospitals deserve to know exactly what they are walking into. Additionally, Congress, taxpayers and other stakeholders need to have a quick and efficient means of comparing the performance of various VA medical centers in order to identify facilities in need of improvement.”\n\nDocuments measuring the performance of every VA medical center show that Orlando was below average in several categories for the three-month period ending Dec. 31, including the ability for patients to get timely appointments and mental health care, and patients’ overall ratings of their primary care providers.\n\nMichael Strickler, a spokesman for the Orlando VA Medical Center, said the hospital has taken numerous steps to improve service in recent months, such as faster scheduling for and access to audiology, optometry and Urgent Care Center treatment.\n\n“We have also focused on preventive health measures, including the recent development of a clinic for complex heart failure patients who require frequent monitoring, medication adjustments and hospitalizations,” he said, noting that Orlando is the first medical center in Florida equipped with a Cardio MEMS device to support patients with special cardiac needs.\n\nThe medical centers in Lake City and Gainesville also documented problems at the end of 2015, including pneumonia readmission rates, long wait times for appointments and preventable in-hospital complications, according to VA records.\n\nBoth hospitals are now rated three stars thanks to more than 30 projects that made “systematic changes to improve the quality of patient care” such as mortality and infection rates, said Daniel L Henry, spokesman for the North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System that includes both medical centers.\n\nCounty officials along the Treasure Coast say veterans they talk to are generally satisfied with the West Palm Beach VA Medical Center where they usually go for treatment. The hospital received a three-star rating last year.\n\n“The medical staff in place go to great lengths to ensure they are taking care of the men and women who served our country,” said Doy Demsick, program manager for the Veterans Council of Indian River County. “As with any major operation, there are going to be issues. The important thing is that we track the information as it comes in, adjust fire and move ahead as a team.”\n\n“You’re going to have people happy with the service, and occasionally you’re going to have those who think things don't meet their needs exactly, so they're not going to be happy,\" said Tony Reese, supervisor of Martin County Veterans Service Office. But “I think in this area we’re pretty lucky with West Palm Beach as compared to other facilities in the country.”" ]

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[ "You can program the Honeywell 5806W3 to the L7000 by putting the L7000 System into its device enrollment mode and then activating the test button on the 5806W3 smoke detector three separate times to learn it in. The settings for the device can then be adjusted and configured as needed.\n\nComplete the following steps to program the Honeywell 5806W3 to the L7000:\n\n2. Enroll the 5806W3. Use a thin object, like a tooth pick, to press and release the recessed test button on the front of the 5806W3 three times. Each time, the test button is activated, the panel will confirm by making a chime. After activating the test button three times, the sensor will automatically be enrolled.\n\nThe diagram below shows the test button on a 5806W3:", null, "4. Save the changes. Press the \"Save\" button in the lower-right corner of the screen to save your changes. Then press the return arrow in the upper-right corner until you return to the home screen. Make sure to choose \"Yes\" when it asks if the installer should be allowed to re-enter programming." ]

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[ null, "Even as the number of colleges in Telangana have increased in the last five years, students enrolled for various higher education courses have plummeted, reveals the All India Status of Higher Education (AISHE) report.\n\nAnalysis of the annual report released by the ministry of human resource development (MHRD) on January 5 reveals that while colleges in Telangana have gone up from 2,252 in 2012-13 to 2,370 in 2016-17, students pursuing higher education courses, such as PhD, MPhil and post-graduation, have marginally dipped.\n\nExperts attribute the drop to a couple of reasons. “Drop in quality of engineering studies in Telangana has lowered the interest among students, leading to closure of colleges in the last five years. Also, there are fewer students coming from other parts of the country to Hyderabad to pursue higher education. Even this may have led to drop in enrolment,” said S Ramachandram, Osmania University (OU) vice-chancellor. OU is responsible for annual compilation and submission of Telangana data to the MHRD.\n\nAuthorities call it a healthy trend considering existing unemployment in the market. “Students have realised that engineering courses are not fetching them jobs. Therefore, diploma courses have emerged as the next best option, as there is high demand for diploma holders and skilled students,” said Ramachandram. Integrated courses, too, saw a marginal rise from 3,964 students in 2012-13 to 4,349 in 2016-17. #KhabarLive\n\nALSO READ: Is This A Clever Ploy Or Disgruntlement As TRS Senior Leader Harish Rao Vacating His Ministerial Bungalow In Hyderabad?" ]

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[ "THE BEATLES ‘ON AIR - LIVE AT THE BBC VOLUME 2’", null, "JOHN, PAUL, GEORGE AND RINGO SHAKE UP THE AIRWAVES\n\nIn 1994, The Beatles’ Live at the BBC was released to worldwide acclaim - hitting number one in the U.K., number three in the U.S. and selling more than five million copies within six weeks. A new companion to The Beatles’ first BBC collection, On Air – Live at the BBC Volume 2, will be released Monday, November 11 in 2CD and 180-gram vinyl packages with a 48-page booklet. On Air’s 63 tracks, none of which overlaps with The Beatles’ first BBC release, include 37 previously unreleased performances and 23 previously unreleased recordings of in-studio banter and conversation between the band’s members and their BBC radio hosts.\n\nIn the studios of the British Broadcasting Corporation, The Beatles performed music for a variety of radio shows. On Air - Live at the BBC Volume 2 presents the sound of The Beatles seizing their moment to play for the nation. Thrilled to hear these exciting recordings again, Paul McCartney said, “There’s a lot of energy and spirit. We are going for it, not holding back at all, trying to put in the best performance of our lifetimes.”\n\nTen of On Air’s songs were never recorded by the group for EMI in the 1960s, including two making their debuts with the new release: The Beatles’ direct-to-air performance of Chuck Berry’s “I’m Talking About You” and a rocking cover of the standard “Beautiful Dreamer.” On Air also includes different versions of six rarities heard on the 1994 BBC collection: Little Richard’s “Lucille,” Chuck Berry’s “Memphis, Tennessee,” Chan Romero’s “The Hippy Hippy Shake,” Ray Charles’ “I Got A Woman,” and two songs they learned from records by Carl Perkins, “Glad All Over” and “Sure To Fall.”\n\nThe Beatles’ tribute to the BBC’s most important pop show of the early ’60s – “Happy Birthday, Dear Saturday Club” – is another surprise. As John Lennon recalled in 1980, “We did a lot of tracks that were never on record for Saturday Club – they were well recorded, too.” Paul remembers, “We’d been raised on the BBC radio programs. One of the big things in our week was Saturday Club – this great show was playing the kind of music we loved, so that was something we really aspired to.”\n\nBetween March 1962 and June 1965, no fewer than 275 unique musical performances by The Beatles were broadcast by the BBC in the U.K. The group played songs on 39 radio shows in 1963 alone. Ringo Starr said in 1994, “You tend to forget that we were a working band. It’s that mono sound. There were usually no overdubs. We were in at the count-in and that was it. I get excited listening to them.” On their busiest BBC day, July 16, 1963, The Beatles recorded 18 songs for three editions of their Pop Go The Beatles series in fewer than seven hours.\nThe group played 88 distinct songs in their BBC sessions – some were recorded many times; others performed just once. At the time, three national BBC stations provided all daytime radio broadcasting in the U.K. Only the Light Programme network might occasionally play a record. Most broadcast music was live music. Consequently, to promote their releases, The Beatles had to play live at the BBC. “Everything was done instantly,” remembered George Harrison, “But before that, we used to drive 200 miles in an old van down the M1, come into London, try and find the BBC and then set up and do the program. Then we’d probably drive back to Newcastle for a gig in the evening!”\n\nOn Air also features BBC recordings of 30 well-loved songs from The Beatles’ catalogue, including five number ones and other favorites such as: “I Saw Her Standing There,” “Twist And Shout,” “Do You Want To Know A Secret,” “Boys,” “Please Mister Postman,” “Money,” “And I Love Her,” and “If I Fell.”\n\nLike its critically acclaimed predecessor, On Air - Live at the BBC Volume 2 includes audio of The Beatles talking to DJs Brian Matthew and Alan Freeman and Pop Go The Beatles hosts Lee Peters and Rodney Burke. When first broadcast, pop fans were amazed to hear such witty irreverence on the rather formal BBC and it is great fun to hear these extracts now. In addition, On Air releases, for the first time, the group’s candid interviews for the Pop Profile series recorded in November 1965 and May 1966.\n\nNewly remastered for reissue on November 11, The Beatles’ first Live at the BBC album sounds and looks better than ever. This collection of the group’s BBC sessions mixed versions of their hits with a treasure trove of 30 songs The Beatles performed on air but never released on record in the 1960s. The compelling track list ranged from a rare performance of the little known Lennon-McCartney original “I’ll Be On My Way” to covers of classic rock ’n’ roll and contemporary rhythm and blues songs. At the time of its release, Live at the BBC was hailed by Rolling Stone as “an exhilarating portrait of a band in the process of shaping its own voice and vision.” It earned a GRAMMY® Award nomination for Best Historical Album.\n\nLive at the BBC was assembled by George Martin in 1994 and On Air - Live at the BBC Volume Two was compiled and researched by producers Kevin Howlett and Mike Heatley. Both albums have been meticulously mastered by engineers Guy Massey and Alex Wharton at Abbey Road Studios. The booklets for both collections include Kevin Howlett’s essays on the history of The Beatles’ BBC radio sessions and his detailed commentaries on all of the tracks.\n\nThe Beatles: On Air – Live at the BBC Volume 2" ]

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[ "NEW YORK CITY — Bonhams sold an important and historic item for $449,000, including the buyer’s premium – three times over low estimate and a record price for the chair — Monday, October 26, during the furniture, silver, decorative arts and clocks auction. Referred to as the “Lincoln chair” or “Brady chair” — a reported gift from Abraham Lincoln to Civil-war photographer Mathew Brady, who used it in his studio to make portraits of the “who’s who” of American history-makers. The chair attracted competitive bidding from four bidders – three on the phone and one online. The chair handily trumped its $150/250,000 estimate.", null, "The boldly carved, oak chair made by Bembe & Kimbel, a Victorian-era furniture and decorative arts firm founded in 1854 and based in New York, was one of 262 chairs commissioned for the US House of Representatives in 1857. Photographer Mathew Brady, who was responsible for producing the most important visual documentation of the Civil War era, purportedly received the chair as a gift from Abraham Lincoln, a friend and subject he photographed many times over years.\n\nNo less than five US presidents sat in the chair for portraits, as well as senators and civil servants, Civil War soldiers, Justices and Native Americans.\n\n“There is perhaps no other single object that connects with so many important people, all prominent figures in Nineteenth Century American history,” said Madelia Ring, Bonhams’ specialist of American and English furniture and folk art. “What also gives the Brady chair such distinction, is that while other commissioned chairs occasionally surface at auction, those bearing the stamp of Bembe & Kimbel are rare.”\n\nThe chair was in Brady’s studio by February 9, 1864 and used when Lincoln and his son, Tad, were photographed in what would become one of the most iconic and poignant photographs of Lincoln.\n\nOften referred to as the “father of photojournalism,” Brady photographed 18 American presidents, from John Quincy Adams to William McKinley. He made portraits of countless senior officers in the Civil War, such as Ulysses S. Grant, Nathaniel Banks, Stonewall Jackson and Robert E. Lee. Brady photographed President Lincoln multiple times over the years, and his portraits have been repurposed as Lincoln’s likeness on the $5 bill and penny." ]

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[ null, null, "MAN SHOT AND KILLED BY HIS BROTHER\nIN DEERFIELD BEACH\n\nBroward Sheriff’s Office homicide detectives investigating the death of man shot Wednesday in Deerfield Beach say he was killed by his brother.\nKobe Bussie Jr., 35, was arrested Friday facing one charge of second-degree murder.\nAround 12:30 a.m. June 5, deputies dispatched to 660 N.W. Third Ave. found 30-year-old Brian Anderson suffering from a gunshot wound. According to detectives, Anderson had been out with his brother and a friend. When Anderson dropped Bussie off at home, the two got into a dispute about money that ultimately ended when Bussie pulled the trigger. Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue transported Anderson to Broward Health North where he was pronounced dead. No one else was injured.\nBussie has been booked into the BSO Main Jail and is being held without bond." ]

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[ "Is the NSA Destroying Records Related to its Collection of Phone Data?\n\nBy now everyone will have seen Glenn Greenwald's piece \"NSA collecting phone records of millions of Verizon customers daily\", the \"purported\" Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act court order on which the article is based, and the Obama Administration's talking points in response.\n\nAfter the shock over the FISA order subsides, the big question becomes: \"What has the NSA been doing with this data and any other material it may be obtaining?\"\n\nThe troubling fact is that the NSA is very likely not retaining all of the information necessary to verify the answers it will give to such questions. Where's my evidence?\n\nNSA records schedule N1-457-08-001, approved in 2009, governs the fate of \"SIGINT Operational Data\" such as \"intercepted communications\" including \"voice, data or video and related records\" as well as \"SIGINT Operational Analysis Information and Records\" and other relevant records. I've posted it here (it is also available on the National Archives website here, although intelligence-related schedules posted there have been known to suddenly become \"temporarily unavailable\").", null, "What does the NSA SIGINT records schedule say?\n\nFirst, all the \"Operational Data\" (Item 1) itself is considered \"temporary\" and the NSA is empowered to destroy such records as soon as it is no longer of \"intelligence interest or potentially useful\" in NSA's \"analytic research.\" Making the retention of this data subject only to NSA's interests and uses is remarkable in that it completely ignores the value of these records in providing, among other things, accountability and evidence of the extent of NSA operations. How this is consistent with, for example, the federal records laws, which require that agencies preserve records \"necessary to protect the legal and financial rights of the Government and of persons directly affected by the agency's activities\" is less than clear. 44 U.S.C. § 3101 (emphasis added). Some of this concern is perhaps alleviated by the breadth of the FISA order given that it provides independent evidence that can confirm whether the NSA collected data of a given person (if you were using a relevant Verizon system during a relevant time period, the answer appears to be yes), but such data (and other collected material we may know nothing about) unquestionably has significant value beyond this.\n\nSimilarly, \"SIGINT Collection Methods\" (Item 5) which includes records relating to \"the acquisition, processing, analysis, reporting\" of \"intercepted target communications\" and \"SIGINT Tasking/Targeting Analysis\" (Item 7) which includes \"information/data that document the exchange of SIGINT material\" and \"documentation reflecting the acquisition, receipt, source control, distribution/location\" of \"SIGINT material\" are also considered \"temporary\" records subject to destruction after 5 years. This means that decades from now, when historians are finally granted access to freshly declassified NSA records in order to study these events, any records the NSA places in these rather vague and pliable categories will no longer exist. Even if a Congressional committee were to begin a new investigation today, records in such categories could already be gone prior to a moving 5-year wall of destruction that currently sits somewhere around 2008.\n\nSecond, the NSA records schedule provides that several other categories of SIGINT records are \"permanent\" including \"SIGINT Product,\" which are serialized intelligence reports (Item 2) and \"SIGINT Operational Analysis Information and Records\" (Item 3), which includes \"tasking messages,\" \"dossiers, listings,\" and \"evaluation plans.\" However, the retention of these \"permanent\" records are also, like the \"temporary\" ones above, subject to a significant \"EXCEPTION\" which notes:\n\n\nAny data that contains, or could contain, U.S. person information has legal ramifications. There are strict timelines for retention of this data and it must be handled in accordance with USSID SP0018, including Annex A, Appendix 1 [try here]; DoD 5240.1-R [try here]; and any special minimization procedures that govern the retention of that data. For data collected pursuant to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) or Protect America Act (PAA), retention may only be done in accordance with the minimization procedures for that data.\n\nThus even though the value of these records was appraised to be important enough to require permanent retention (as in, you can never destroy it), the most Constitutionally-significant records among them involving \"U.S. person information\" will nevertheless be destroyed based on limited retention periods.\n\nThis highlights a fascinating, distressing conflict between the goal of protecting the privacy rights of individuals by using \"minimization procedures\" that limit how long the NSA can retain U.S. person data, on the one hand, and the value of protecting our privacy rights by preserving such records to document the extent of NSA domestic operations and to provide long-term accountability (even if just historical accountability), on the other. Minimization procedures have existed for years and have been blessed by the FISA court and apparently the National Archives. In my view, however, the idea that the NSA could surreptitiously collect, analyze, and utilize data about my communications and then erase its footprints by destroying the records of having done so in the name of protecting my rights seems like a poor form of protection. The destruction of such documentation could remove the evidence necessary to verify the breadth of NSA collection and how they actually used the data and thereby makes NSA assurances that either data was never collected or was never used for nefarious purposes ultimately a matter of trust (or conspiracy). I personally would prefer that the NSA be required to retain more of these records in order to provide verifiable accountability.\n\nA similar conflict has arisen with some frequency in determining what to do with the records of state security services following the fall of repressive regimes (drawing the comparison only by analogy). Nations have sometimes decided to destroy such records based on the conclusion that they were inappropriately collected and, as with minimization retention limits, to protect privacy and to prevent their use for any abusive purposes in the future. Just as often, however, nations have decided to preserve such records for accountability and as evidence and history. See, e.g., Antonio Gonzalez Quintana, Archival Policies in the Protection of Human Rights (pdf see esp. 51-55). I don't think these latter considerations have been sufficiently considered in current debates over surveillance, perhaps today would be a good day to start." ]

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[ null, "A construction contract has been awarded for the Camms Road level crossing removal project, which will bring the Cranbourne Line one step closer to being level crossing free by 2025 and allow trains to run every ten minutes during morning peak.\n\nThe level crossing will be removed by elevating Camms Road over the rail line, improving safety and easing congestion for the 12,000 drivers passing through each day.\n\nThe project will remove one of the last two remaining level crossings on the Cranbourne line a year ahead of schedule in 2024.\n\nThe $92 million of works will be undertaken in a collaboration between Fulton Hogan Construction, Metro Trains Melbourne (MTM) and the Level Crossing Removal Project.\n\nThe collaboration has a strong track record, having successfully removed level crossings in Dandenong South, Lyndhurst and Pakenham, and is currently working on level crossing removals in Berwick, Deer Park and Ardeer.\n\nVictorian Minister for Transport Infrastructure, Jacinta Allan, said, “The Camms Road level crossing has frustrated locals for decades. This contract award is a huge step in making sure we’re well on our way to getting rid of it for good.\n\n“Camms Road is one of the last level crossings to be removed on the Cranbourne line, making it level crossing free by 2025 and changing the way people live, work and travel in the area,” Ms Allan said.\n\nMore than 137 trains currently pass through the level crossing each day with more services to be added as early as next month, which means removing this level crossing is critical to improving safety in one of Melbourne’s fastest growing areas.\n\nEarly works will soon kick off at Camms Road including setting up the site, building work sheds and fencing off the work area to keep the community and workers safe.\n\nLast year, concept designs of the Camms Road level crossing removal were released for community feedback, with more than 540 pieces of feedback received.\n\nImprovements to safety, walking and cycling connections, landscaping and architectural elements were among the key themes.\n\nNew milestones have been achieved in rail works in Preston to remove four level crossings and build the new Preston and Bell stations along the Mernda line.\n\nThe lift shafts were manufactured in Dandenong South and painted in Laverton before being transported to Bell Station. The lift shafts will be craned into Preston Station later this year.\n\nLater this year, trains will use this city-bound rail bridge while construction continues on the Mernda-bound bridge and new stations.\n\nWork starts soon to build the new rail track in the elevated rail structure; around 4 kilometres of track will arrive in Preston, alongside 21,000 tonnes of ballast and 7000 sleepers.\n\nFeaturing 16 axles and 128 wheels all working together, the SPMT allows a highly skilled team to manoeuvre tight spaces with precision.\n\nThe four level crossings at Oakover Road, Bell Street, Cramer Street and Murray Road in Preston are currently being removed.\n\nThe rail line will be raised over the roads on the Mernda line, delivering new open space underneath the 2km rail bridge.\n\nThese level crossings will be removed by the end of 2022 and the open space ready for locals to enjoy in 2023.\n\nRound-the-clock upgrades to train substations on the Sunbury line – enabling bigger trains to run on the Sunbury Line and preparing for a future of turn-up-and-go train services – are now complete.\n\nThe trains will also allow space for 113,000 more passengers in peak periods every week once the Metro Tunnel opens in 2025.\n\nCrews worked 24/7 over six days in late February to connect two new substations – Talmage Street in Albion and Willaton Street in St Albans – into the network, as well complete upgrades to an existing substation at Diggers Rest.\n\nSix brand new substations have been built as part of the upgrade, including others at Delahey, Footscray, St Albans Road in St Albans, and one at Calder Park rail yard.\n\nCrews also installed new high-voltage cabling between the substations and the rail corridor.\n\nThe Victorian Minister for Transport Infrastructure, Jacinta Allan, said, “This work is a big step towards enabling bigger, more modern trains to run on the Sunbury Line.”\n\nOther improvements underway as part of the Sunbury Line Upgrade include building longer and more accessible platforms, upgrading tracks and expanding train stabling.\n\nThe Metro Tunnel will connect the Sunbury Line to the Cranbourne/Pakenham Line, via twin rail tunnels and five new underground stations – the CBD, Arden, Parkville and St Kilda Road, and a future rail link to Melbourne Airport." ]

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[ null, null, "\n[Hunger Threatens One in Seven Americans]\n\nThe United States Department of Agriculture just released a report on the problems that Americans have getting food. The report says that one in seven U.S. families last year did not have food security - the ability to get healthy food. This rate has not changed since 2012. It is only a little less than the rate at the end of the recession in 2009.\n“It is the highest food insecurity rate that we’ve seen,” said Alisha Coleman-Jensen, who helped write the report. She added that the rate of food insecurity is unusual because the number should go down when the economy gets better.\n“I have a million-dollar question: Who’s recovering? Because I’m not seeing the population that’s recovering,” said Wessita McKinley. She aunched a group called Sistas United. It gives food and other help to people near Washington, DC.\nWessita McKinley says there are two times as many people coming to her for help now compared to before the recession.\n\nIt is not only jobless Americans who are having problems. Feeding America is a nationwide organization of food banks. These groups give away food to those in need. Feeding America found that 75 percent of the people it helps have jobs.\n“It doesn’t matter if you work or not. You just don’t have enough money to survive,” says Grace Davis. Ms. Davis receives help from Sistas United. She teaches in a program for the children of prisoners. But her job does not pay much. She said that she recently did not have enough food to make breakfast for herself and her son. “So I said, ‘Well, I’ll save the eggs for him.’ And I just drank water and ate bread.”\nThe Department of Agriculture found that Ms. Davis is like people in seven million families that gave up food for one person last year. That number has not changed since 2009.\n\nA major reason for food insecurity is the cost of food. Ms. Coleman-Jensen says the rate of inflation has been low in recent months. But the price of food has been rising faster than other things. At the same time, an Economic Policy Institute study found that wages have not gone up, especially for American workers whose pay is low.\n“After you pay your electric bill, your car (payment), put gas in your car, you don’t really have extra money for\nfood,” said Sarah Auth. She receives help from Sistas United.\nAs she notes, “If you try to eat healthy, healthy food is very expensive.”\nBut even food that costs little can be pricey over a long time, says Nancy Roman. She heads the Capital Area Food Bank in Washington. She explains that people who don’t eat healthy food may face an increased risk of diseases such as diabetes and heart conditions.\nFeeding America found that 58 percent of families they talked to have someone with high blood pressure, and 30 percent have a person with diabetes.\nAt Sistas United, Wessita McKinley said she has seen people doing all they can to avoid hunger, such as suicide, stealing and other crimes." ]

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[ null, "House of the Dragon, much like Game of Thrones, showcases rich characters in a melting pot of political intrigue and, most importantly, conflict with the human heart. The actions of one particular character can be traced back to an oath or some slight against them. A perfect example is the dynamic between Ser Criston and Alicent. They’re quite chummy with one another, which begs the question: Is Criston in love with Alicent in House of the Dragon?\n\nHouse of the Dragon – Is Criston In Love With Alicent? Answered\n\nIt’s unlikely that Ser Criston Cole is in love with Queen Alicent Hightower in House of the Dragon, though it wouldn’t be out of the realm of possibility.\n\nSer Criston is fiercely loyal to Alicent, to a fault, but it comes from a place of mutual hatred for Rhaenyra Targaryen rather than love and affection. Their shared pain is what glues them together; they feed on that pain in an endless loop.\n\nWith that said, it does call into question if that shared hatred for Rhaenyra is enough to fuel Ser Criston’s incredibly heinous acts, such as Criston killing Lord Beesbury—intentional or otherwise—for simply standing up against the small council’s shadowy schemes.\n\nThe most interesting tidbit is that Alicent does feel betrayed by Rhaenyra, not just because she willingly slept with others despite her status, but because Rhaenyra did so with Criston. It just so happens that Alicent was, at one point, in love with Ser Criston.\n\nThere you have it: why Criston isn’t in love with Alicent in House of the Dragon, but it wouldn’t be surprising if the two have been having a secret affair for years. After all, where was he when Aemond lost his eye? For more guides and questions on House of the Dragon, find out if Mysaria is dead, why Alicent showed her feet, or what the Laenor twist from episode 7 could mean for the show." ]

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[ null, "Nothing to do with BBC bias (again), but I've very much enjoyed Radio 4's Book of the Week this week.\n\nWritten by Jung Chang (of Wild Swans fame - which I've never read), Empress Dowager Cixi: The Concubine Who Launched Modern China has been a fascinating and thoroughly revisionist take on the extraordinary woman who (unofficially) ruled Imperial China for some fifty years (up until 1908).\n\nHaving listened to Jung Chang's highly sympathetic, admiring interpretation (or re-interpretation) of Cixi (pronounced 'Sir' [as in Sir Elton John] and 'shi' [as in the word 'ship', without the letter p on the end]) as a shrewd, well-meaning and modernising ruler (a sort of Chinese Iron Lady), I was taken aback to read (on Wikipedia) the conventional view of the Empress Dowager as a corrupt, reactionary despot who helped destroy her own dynasty (the Manchu Qing dynasty).\n\nI prefer Jung Chang's version.\nPosted by Craig at 18:21" ]

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[ "Wave of troubled asset sales never crashed down, and now some investors are finding success in so-called ‘opportunity funds’", null, "When Howard Marks’ Oaktree Capital set out to raise billions of dollars targeting troubled debt last spring, loan defaults seemed inevitable. Companies were teetering, people were hunkered inside and travel had come to a halt.\n\n“The firewood had been stacked,” Oaktree wrote in its presentation to investors. And the coronavirus was the lighter. Billions of dollars were raised at a record rate eyeing distress opportunities.\n\nMarks, whose memos are closely read by Warren Buffett, saw the flames of distress burn quickly. Within a few months, the Federal Reserve’s massive buying spree, combined with government stimulus, had squelched distress opportunities in real estate and elsewhere.\n\n“There has been some limited distress out there, but nothing what they [investors] thought was out there,” said Brian Stoffers, CBRE’s head of global debt and structured finance.\n\nBut a year into the pandemic, many investors still see dark clouds ahead and opportunity on the horizon.\n\nAs of March 23, U.S. private equity funds had about $76 billion for distressed debt, according to Preqin. And so far this year, North American real estate funds have raised $5.1 billion to target distress assets, on pace to far exceed the $8.2 billion raised in 2019.\n\nAt the beginning of the pandemic, much was made about the wave of distress and the mountain of dry powder funds would use to take advantage.\n\nInvestors had flashbacks to 2008, when firms were able to seize on market crashes, acquiring properties for pennies on the dollar. This time, private equity firms closely eyed the debt market as lenders faced margin calls from banks, forcing them to unload loans and mortgage backed securities.\n\nInvestors funneled money into firms such as Los Angeles-based Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, which was able to raise $1.3 billion for its debt fund in about two weeks.\n\nBut at the end of 2020, distressed asset sales accounted for just 1 percent of total real estate sales, according to Real Capital Analytics.\n\n“Very little of this distressed debt has transitioned over to distressed asset sales that investors are hoping to see,” said Jim Costello at Real Capital Analytics.\n\nOne issue is that the distress returns are just not there yet. In 2008, distressed debt funds brought in median returns of about 15.2 percent. Those returns dropped to about 10 percent in 2016, according to Preqin.\n\nWill Sledge of JLL said distress debt funds are seeing their unlevered returns — returns without considering financing — around possibly 6 or 7 percent.\n\n“Which really does not equate to a massive discount,” he said.\n\nSome investors initially seeking out distress, including Oaktree and Kayne Anderson, are finding success in their so-called “opportunity funds.” Instead of a specific mandate to target distress, opportunity funds target broader mandates in addition to just depressed pricing.\n\nAres Capital Management raised $1.7 billion of capital for its real estate opportunity fund. Some of those funds have already gone into hot asset classes, including two industrial investments and student housing at Texas A&M University.\n\nKayne Anderson is focusing on lending to areas that banks are backing away from, such as senior housing. Alternative lenders such as New York-based Madison Realty Capital have found a niche in providing financing to other alternative lenders who struggle to get financing from banks.\n\nMadison Realty Capital’s Josh Zegen said that banks are no longer as nimble. “There is a lot of flexibility needed,” he said.\n\nThere are opposing camps when it comes to distress. There are those who believe that all will be okay. Struggling property owners will get by on bridge loans and bank accommodations until they can pay off their debts.\n\nThen there’s the glass half empty camp: those that believe that distress is hidden beneath the shiny glass facades of condo towers and office buildings — and especially retail. And, most importantly, banks and lenders will mark down loans, forcing distress sales.\n\nJustin Ehrlich of Churchill Real Estate said he has found a niche in the pandemic by targeting debt tied only to New York real estate. He said his firm raised $2 billion in investment capital last year.\n\nEhrlich said he will often look at acquiring mezzanine loans, debt that gets paid back after the senior loan. By purchasing defaulted mezz debt, Churchill can foreclose on the property and effectively become the owner.\n\n“Pretty much every sector in the New York City market is in distress, so the opportunities have been plentiful,” Ehrlich said.\n\nIn South Florida, Philip Blumberg is raising a $1 billion distressed fund in the hopes of finding discounts of up to 35 percent. American Ventures Partners is targeting high-end office properties across the Southeast. The real estate investor believes that office valuations will start to decline, leading banks to mark loans as problematic or “non-performing.”\n\n“There is increasing pressure on banks on non-performing loans,” he said. “Banks are getting more and more concerned.”\n\nThere are indicators that distress could be heading down the pipeline. Real Capital Analytics projects there could be $146 billion in outstanding and potential distress. For the hardest hit sectors such as lodging, loans are severely stressed with delinquencies at 15.95 percent, according to loans tracked by Trepp.\n\nSome distress funds are callable, meaning investors can try to retrieve their initial investment if things don’t materialize, said David Lowery, head of research insights at Preqin. He added that fund managers could get more aggressive about how they are going to invest.\n\nStill, he said it was “early on in the distress cycle.”\n\nMarks of Oaktree called it a “challenging” time for general distressed investing in an April 5 interview with Bloomberg. In a recent investor note, Marks said that the past year changed many things about the world, but the underlying truth of investing remains the same.\n\n“There is no magic answer, no solution, other than superior skill, that will enable an investor to earn a high return safely and dependably,” he said." ]

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[ null, "Just_a_fan wrote: ↑\nTue Feb 26, 2019 10:04 am\nIt amazes me that they go to the effort of building a front wing, body work etc just for one 4-day test knowing that they have this package sat in the factory. None of that was done over the weekend in response to the \"doom and gloom\" of the first test, that's for sure.\n\nUnless they have differing concepts for different types of races.\nTop\n\nHalo fairing is back\nTop\n\nThe car we saw last week was just mule i agree.\n\nAbandoned the nonsensical(imo) endplate they had last week, the new one not only curves in the right direction, it also has the cutoff that Renault and Williams have.\n\nAmazing job with the sidepods, should be a big performance change all things considered.\nTop", null, "Via @AlbertFabrega\nLast edited by Morteza on Tue Feb 26, 2019 10:20 am, edited 1 time in total.\n\"A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool.\"~William Shakespeare\nTop\n\nUnless they have differing concepts for different types of races.\n\nThat is crazy, they are even adding new bits since this morning (the 'ears').\n\nI do not know enough about all the parts. But does any of it hint an an issue they are trying to fix since last week?\nLast edited by djones on Tue Feb 26, 2019 10:25 am, edited 1 time in total.\nTop\n\nMaybe they wanted to try both endplate concepts and didn't have the current A spec ready? Running the beta spec of last week gave them another week of research and development time... Let's see if they got another upgrade for melbourne in the pipeline.\nTop", null, "There's no way Williams could ever compete with that. The only way they'll win is if there's a massive budget cap or they luck in on a concept that is difficult to see/copy and allows them to jump ahead at the start of a season. Neither is likely, of course.\nTurbo says \"Dumpster sounds so much more classy. It's the diamond of the cesspools.\" oh, and \"The Dutch fans are drunk. Maybe\"\nTop\n\nThat update is quite amazing!\n\nIf last week's car and this week's car were side to side with zero branding or identifying colour scheme you'd be hard pressed to conclude they were the same team's car.\n\nLast week's car looks dated already like it was the car that finished last season. that's how big the step is.\nTop\n\nThe engineering in this car is just stunning. It's a work of art. I feel if they get their problems sorted it will be a rocket ship.\nTop\n\nThis could be a hilarious suggestion but imagine if last week's car was what they came up with at the start of the new regulations, when they lost all the performance, and they wanted to validate they have gone on the right direction so what we see now is the actual developed car. Maybe 1.5sec quicker. That would be pretty hilarious. Toto could have been fooling everyone.\nTop\n\nMercedes have kicked off the second week of testing at Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona by adding a new front end to their W10. Having struggled with front end grip during the first 4 days of testing, the upgrades will come as a welcome addition to Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas.\n\nAs another evolutionary step in Mercedes unique thin nose cone, the team have further narrowed the nose and added some sculpting to improve airflow underneath and over the nose cape that managed airflow underneath and behind the nose. Last year, Mercedes already extended the leading edges of that cape further forward, while this step integrates the entire concept better into the shape of the nose.\n\nIn addition to the development of the nose, the team have also added a new front wing, which drops its unique inwash endplates. The team were the only ones to have this design, in what was obviously an early development step just to enable reliability testing.\n\nThe new wing has endplates that angle outward, including a cutout at the top to help airflow from the wing to flush over the endplate and around the front wheels. The flaps of the wing meanwhile have mainly changed in the outboard area, converging more towards {Renault}'s solution where the outside drops off to enhance the outwash.\n\nStill, it's a long way apart from the concepts run by {Ferrari}, Alfa Romeo and {Toro Rosso}.", null, "Oh no it doesn't work like that guys. Hold on.\n\nNo matter the resources, the pieces come in batches and are planned well ahead.\n\nThe first batch (last week's car) was probably developed a few months ago, they've put the pieces and tried them, run different programs to correlate the data.\n\nThe second batch (this week's car) was probably developed just recently, and my guess is that it wasn't fully ready a week ago.\n\nAnd btw, Hamilton cut the chicane, that's why it was 1.5 faster, so chill.\nWroom wroom\nTop\n2224 posts" ]

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[ "John “Buddy” Woods, who has been an icon in the flower business in Corbin for 60 years, died Saturday in Lexington at age 82.", null, "Buddy, as he was known throughout the community, owned and operated Corbin Flower Shop with his wife, Rhoda, and son, Johnny.\n\n“People talked about how he was always grinning and would go out of his way to do stuff for people,” Johnny said.\n\nThe couple founded the store in 1960.\n\nJohnny said Buddy initially worked at another local flower shop, leaving there to go to work at a finance company.\n\nHowever, as Buddy said in an interview with The News Journal for the Summer 2018 edition of its Strictly Business magazine, he decided he was going into the flower business for himself and made the announcement to Rhoda.\n\n“I said, ‘I am going into the flower business.’ I had done rented the building before I told her that,’ Buddy said with a laugh. “She said, ‘Do what?’”\n\nHowever, through the years, Corbin Flower Shop and the Woods family has developed a loyal customer base, some of them being the third generation.\n\n“We rely on them to help bring a special meaning to the visitation and funeral,” Grisell explained.\n\n“The Woods family have always gone above and beyond to help with any request we’ve made. Many times, Buddy offered ways to help us before we even had time to ask for help,” he said.\n\nGrisell recalled experiencing Buddy’s infectious sense of humor when he last saw him at the flower shop recently.\n\n“At age 82, Buddy was in the back working as usual. He was smiling and cutting up and when I went to leave, he told me, ‘Don’t run off cause they could put me back to work,’” Grisell said. “I smile when I think back to that last visit and wish I’d have stayed longer to talk with Buddy.”\n\nJohnny said despite his father’s age, he could still be found at the shop every day.\n\nSince his passing, I think about where I’ll be when I’m 82 I doubt I’ll still be working seven days a week,” Grisell said. “In fact, I hope to be relaxing and not working, but Buddy was right where he wanted to be working side by side with his wife for the last 60 years and later with his son beside them both and making flower arrangements for the people in the town he loved.”\n\nThe funeral for Buddy is scheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Vankirk-Grisell Funeral Home with Rev. James Hodge and Rev. Bobby Joe Eaton officiating.\n\nBurial will be in Cumberland Memorial Gardens.", null, null ]

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[ null, "The good people at Twilight Time have followed up their fine Blu-ray of George Roy Hill’s Hawaii (1966) with an even better edition of its 1970 sequel, The Hawaiians. Both films are based on the same novel by James Michener, whose tome was so sprawling that it provided enough material for two movies with plenty left over. As Julie Kirgo informs us in the indispensable liner notes that accompany the Hawaiians Blu-ray, the book spans hundreds of years to provide a massive, comprehensive fictionalized history of Hawaii. The two films wisely choose particular sections to focus on; while the first deals with American missionaries in the early 1800s, The Hawaiians takes place two generations later and follows Whip Hoxworth, the grandson of Richard Harris’s character in the original film.\n\nHoxworth is an ambitious young man who returns from time at sea to find that his grandfather has failed to leave him the business interests he thought were his to inherit. Refusing to let this disappointment stand in his way, Hoxworth builds an empire based on a pineapple plantation and spends decades dealing with the complicated women in his life and the even more complicated relationships he forms with the Chinese and Japanese indentured servants brought to the island – and the complicated relationships they have with each other.\n\nThe crux of the film is Nyuk Tsin, a Chinese immigrant who is Hoxworth’s equal in intelligence and ambition, if not opportunity. The script by James R. Webb (How the West Was Won) splits audience identification between Tsin and Hoxworth to tell a sprawling but emotionally potent epic tale that encompasses multiple cultures and eras and brings the multiple strands together beautifully in a marvelously touching finale.\n\nLike the first film, The Hawaiians is produced by the reliable Walter Mirisch, which means that all of this is mounted with first-rate resources and talent – the score is by Henry Mancini, the cinematography is by not one but two legends (Peckinpah regular Lucien Ballard and Point Blank’s Philip Lathrop, who finished the film), and the director is the criminally underrated Tom Gries, who had worked with Heston before on the masterful Western Will Penny. Gries and Webb deftly juggle characters and storylines in grand old Hollywood fashion, crafting a film that’s both complex and clear, intelligent yet accessible. It’s a must-see, whether you watch it in conjunction with Hawaii or as a stand-alone film.\n\nThere’s certainly no better way to watch it at home than via this Blu-ray release, which is beyond reproach in terms of both image and sound. The transfer preserves the broad tonal range of Ballard and Lathrop’s palette and contrast, particularly in the many nighttime exteriors, which have lost no detail or nuance here. The monaural DTS sound mix is surprisingly powerful, and in keeping with Twilight Time tradition Mancini’s score is available as an isolated track. There are no other extra features aside from an original theatrical trailer.\n\nHeads-up: The Daniel Craig #JamesBond films are coming as #4K #UltraHD single film SKU releases on 2/25. Still no word yet of the classic films, but it's possible we may see some of them on disc when No Time to Die is released later in 2020." ]

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[ null, "TV network Univision reported on Thursday that it had seen government documents which suggested that Guzman, head of the Sinaloa Cartel and one of the world’s most wanted fugitives, had been running his operations from Bolivia. The report claimed that he operated there with protection from corrupt officials, including the former commander of the Bolivian Police, General Oscar Nina (above).\n\nLlorenti insisted that Bolivia has been successful in its fight against drug cartels and announced that a series of severe anti-trafficking laws would be unveiled by the end of the year.\n\nThe minister stated on Monday that the source for the allegations in Univision’s report was Senator Roger Pinto, an opposition politician who has been an open critic of President Evo Morales." ]

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[ null, "The Ministry of Health launched an investigation into allegations of emergency room doctors and nurses playing a guessing game of the blood alcohol level of Indigenous patients and possibly others in BC.\n\nHealth Minister Adrian Dix was made aware of the allegations last night (Thursday).\n\n“We have to continue to do this work because there is beyond dispute people have suffered in our province from systemic racism in many fields including health care.”\n\nDix also stated racism has no place in healthcare or any other sector in BC.\n\n“They are serious allegations, which obviously need to be investigated so that we can determine the extent of them but it also requires recommendations and remedies of reconciliation going forward.”\n\n“Should these practices be confirmed these are unacceptable and racist.”\n\nWhen asked by reporters, Dix didn’t say which hospital or location this occurred.\n\nMary Ellen Turpel-Lafond has been appointed by the province to look into the allegations." ]

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[ "Appreciation (If Not Love) of Chickens Runs in the Family", null, "I just found out that my cousin, photographer Rolf Hagberg, has been shooting chicken portraits! Imagine my complete delight in this knowledge. (Anyone who has read my blog for more than a few days will know I'm absolutely crazy in love with chickens.)\n\nYou can read more about his process with tips on photographing live animals here.\n\nIf you would like to view the shoot as if you were there (and frankly Rolf, why wasn't I asked to be there!) you can see a video of the chicken photography session here.\n\nAnd finally, if you want to see the charming and delightful chicken portraits that resulted you can follow this link. (Prints are available for purchase. And while I'm related to Rolf I'm not financially connected in any way; the images are just plain cool.)\n\nOne of best things about Rolf's recent images…they take the heat off of me in the family for loving chickens. Next time my folks roll their eyes and shake their heads at the new chicken painting on the easel I can just say, \"Rolf loves chickens too.\" (They adore him. Bingo, Bango, Bongo—what can they say!?)", null, null, null ]

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[ null, "Just after debuting two new songs at Aaron Dessner and Justin Vernon’s Eaux Claires festival, the National played them again in Zagreb, Croatia this week. No footage of new tunes “Quiet Light” and “So Far, So Fast” seemed to make it out from the festival, but now, fan-shot footage of the Croatia show has emerged online.\n\nScott Devendorf’s bass powers the grooving, seemingly long-in-the-works “Quiet Light,” while “So Far, So Fast” boasts an extended outro. In Eaux Claires, they collaborated with Minneapolis musician Michael Lewis on saxophone, adding further adventurous texture to the six-minute slow-burner. What their performance in Zagreb lacks in additional instrumentation it makes up for in pure energy.\n\nIn an interview with Stereogum, Aaron Dessner and National frontman Matt Berninger acknowledged having leftovers from the Sleep Well Beast sessions. “Sleep Well Beast is one family, and these other songs…I don’t want to say much, because, I don’t know, we always have extra songs that we put on a shelf and never go back to,” Berninger said. Added Dessner: ”Some of our favorite music is not on this record… but it’s kind of an interesting problem to have and we’re excited about that situation.”\n\nWatch the “Quiet Light” and “So Far, So Fast” performances below." ]

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[ "New contracts with major American law enforcement agencies are seeing Fivecast beef up its fight against security threats from its headquarters in Adelaide, South Australia.\n\nThe software uses artificial intelligence to search masses of texts, images and videos on the internet to uncover red flags in extremism, organised crime and fraud – and more recently help with vital COVID-19 contact tracing.\n\n“We now have three major customers in the United States including a large Federal law enforcement agency and we’re working on signing up another major client,” Dr Cooper said.\n\nFivecast started pitching for business to the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Defence in the United States last year after winning a $4 million funds injection in Australia to expand its global business.\n\nIts software adds a new layer to intelligence gathering by searching chatrooms, social media, online marketplaces and the dark web for “the needle in the haystack”.", null, "Fivecast was co-founded with Duane Rivett, Dave Blockow and Ross Buglak in August 2017 as a spin out from the Data to Decisions Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) in Adelaide, South Australia.\n\nThe CRC was a five-year collaboration between Australia’s national security agencies and various research organisations, to find new ways to fight threats from extremism and radicalisation.\n\nDr Cooper said the company now has 25 staff and one of its “great advantages is that we have been created out of a law enforcement and national security need”.", null, "“We worked hand in hand with intelligence analysts and investigators on what they need,” he said.\n\n“(Other companies in this field have more) of a social media approach that begins more with brand management and reputation management.\n\n“We’ve had such good growth in the United States we wanted to give customers up-to-date resources to build online lessons and materials,” he said.\n\nHe believed there would be greater demand for the company’s ability to use the software for contact tracing for COVID-19, particularly in the United States where the pandemic was likely to be more persistent.\n\n“In Australia, the COVID app is one way of tracing people, it’s a very good way, but not everyone is going to be downloading the app and we need a range of tools,” Dr Cooper said." ]

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[ "UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) are deeply disturbed by reports of a tragic shipwreck off the coast of Libya. Fears are that this latest incident could have claimed the lives of up to 130 people.\n\nThe rubber boat, which reportedly embarked from the Al Khoms area east of Tripoli, is said to have capsized due to bad weather and stormy seas.\n\nThe NGO SOS Méditerranée reported that the first distress call was received by authorities on Wednesday morning. SOS Méditerranée and commercial vessels searched the area on Thursday only to discover several bodies floating around the deflated rubber dinghy but no survivors.\n\nThis would be the largest loss of life recorded in the Central Mediterranean since the beginning of the year. So far in 2021 alone, at least 300 other people have drowned or gone missing in the Central Mediterranean. This is a significant increase compared to the same period last year when some 150 people drowned or went missing along the same route.", null, "IOM and UNHCR warn that more migrants and refugees may attempt this dangerous crossing as weather and sea conditions improve and living conditions in Libya deteriorate.\n\nIn Libya, migrants and refugees continue to be subjected to arbitrary detention, ill-treatment, exploitation, and violence, conditions that push them to take risky journeys especially sea crossings that may end up with fatal consequences. Legal pathways to safety, though, are limited and often fraught with challenges.\n\nUNHCR and IOM reiterate their call on the international community to take urgent steps to end avoidable loss of lives at sea. This includes the reactivation of search and rescue operations in the Mediterranean, enhanced coordination with all rescue actors, ending returns to unsafe ports, and establishing a safe and predictable disembarkation mechanism.\n\nAregbesola And Scarcity of International Passports" ]

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[ null, "VIDEO: The Fourie factor in Bulls' revival\nSHARE\nThanks\nSorry there has been an error\n\nREACTION: The dominant pack and the educated boot of Morné Steyn are getting plenty of accolades.\n\nFleet-footed backs like Travis Ismaiel, Stedman Gans, Cornal Hendricks and Kurt-Lee Arendse are also getting their share of réclame.\n\nHowever, retired World Cup-winning Springbok Fourie du Preez has made a significant contribution to the Bulls’ rise to the top of the South African domestic totem pole.\n\nThe Bulls are sitting pretty at the top of the Super Rugby Unlocked standings after four rounds – a position cemented by their 39-6 demolition of the star-studded Stormers team at the weekend.\n\nTheir most serious challenge appears to be from the Cheetahs – the one team that has beaten the Jake White-coached Bulls this season.\n\nWhite acknowledged the influence of Du Preez, widely acknowledged to have been the world’s premier scrumhalf for the better part of his 11-year career.\n\nThat relationship has spilt over into the improved form of the Bulls’ two current Bok scrumhalves – Ivan van Zyl and Embrose Papier.\n\nVan Zyl, 25, played the last of his six Tests against Wales in Cardiff in November 2018.\n\nPapier, 23, has one Test more – but his last appearance in the Green and Gold was in the same Test against Wales in 2018.\n\nPapier started in the No.9 jersey that day and Van Zyl played off the bench.\n\nThe work done by the legend that is Du Preez could see the Bulls duo challenge for inclusion in a Bok squad in the not too distant future.\n\n“All we do is let him train with Fourie Du Preez once a week,” Bulls Director of Rugby and coach Jake White told a post-match media briefing after his team’s impressive win at the weekend.\n\n“You can see the impact Fourie du Preez has in helping the scrumhalves.\n\n“We didn’t get to see Embrose today [Saturday], but I can tell you it is the little things and the detail that Fourie du Preez helps them with.\n\n“The confidence they gain when you get a guy like him to come in and help them with their technical stuff and the understanding of the game.\n\n“They are getting a feel for what their roles are.\n\n“You can never underestimate what sort of knowledge or intellectual property they are getting from a guy like Fourie du Preez.”\n\nWhite also had plenty of praise for veteran Bok flyhalf Morné Steyn, who at the age of 36, is handing out rugby lessons to the youngsters in real-time.\n\n“I watched him play when he was at Stade Francais – and I was coaching at Montpelier – and he was still winning games there,” White said of Steyn’s masterclass in flyhalf play at the weekend.\n\n“He was still winning Man of the Match awards,” White said of Steyn’s seven-year stint in France – which only came to an end this year when he returned to Pretoria.\n\n“When he was there Stade Francais won the league [in 2015], when he was one of the most important players for them as well.”\n\n“They are the role models.\n\n“The kind of performances they’re giving is making it so much easier for the coaching staff to get those juniors to play like that, because when they play like it rubs off on all the junior players.”\n\nVideos, referees and unwanted records as the tide turns | Lions Weekly Round-up #6 The Test series was turned on its head on Saturday, as South Africa comprehensively beat the visitors 27-9, producing a 21-0 second-half display having trailed by three at the break.\nVIDEO: The Fourie factor in Bulls' revival | Rugby365" ]

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[ "It's a Doggy World", null, null, "Since Pippa, my neighbour's pup, entered my life I've changed from being exclusively a cat lover into an occasional dog person. You meet people by meeting dogs. A few days ago I comforted the worried terrier in the top photo, whose master was briefly absent while buying a magazine. So I photographed the dog and the master mistook me for a tourist. Well, there's nothing like being a tourist in your own town.\n\nAs for Pippa, she's grown. Check out the entry of 15 April, when she was still quite tiny, with the leggy adolescent in the lower photo.", null, "How I would love to swish up this staircase in a blood-red ballgown!\n\nThe artist Simon Schubert created this gorgeous illusion with a few careful folds in a piece of paper.", null, null, null, "Complete with stretch marks and fetuses in various stages of development, these 19th century dolls were used to educate midwives and entertain the masses at sideshow carnivals in Japan.\n\nMany thanks to Eagle-Eye Jane for spotting this gem.\nGeplaatst door Annie Wright op 00:00 4 comments:\n\nEmail ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to FacebookShare to Pinterest\nLabels: Dolls\n\nLife Amongst the Weeds", null, "This experimental musician lives amongst the weeds in the centre of Amsterdam.\nPhoto: Annie\nGeplaatst door Annie Wright op 00:00 2 comments:\n\nSee what you think of this this classic sequence of pix by the great American photographer Duane Michals.\nClick to enlarge.\nGeplaatst door Annie Wright op 00:00 2 comments:", null, null, null, "Some time ago, activist Gretta Duisenberg hung a Palestinian flag from her house in a posh district of Amsterdam. It didn't go down well with the neighbours, who are mainly Jewish. In response, an enterprising TV journalist draped an enormous Israeli flag across the entire roof of the Duisenberg residence, which effectively became an occupied territory. Eventually, all the flags were removed at the insistence of Gretta's husband Wim, who also happened to be president of the European Central Bank.\n\nNow history is repeating itself in the street where I live. Someone from my block has hung a Palestinian from their balcony, which has been fluttered brightly for many weeks in the spring sunshine. Evidently it pissed one of my neighbours off mightily, and last Thursday night an Israeli flag suddenly emerged from a house on the opposite side of the street.\n\nWhat would happen? Would this lead an escalation of hostilities?\n\nNo. The Palestinian flag promptly disappeared and has never been seen again!\n\nJust four days after the Queen's Day attack, Queen Beatrix attended the annual Dutch Memorial Day ceremony in the centre of Amsterdam. Needless to say she was completely professional, as was the beefed-up security with police vans blocking all the major roads leading to the vicinity.", null, "Later that evening I attended an event in memory of the victims of the gay and lesbian holocaust. Held at Amsterdam's much-loved Homomonument, it was also a show of solidarity against the rising tide of homophobia not only worldwide but also in Holland. Under a gentle snow of fluttering elm seeds, there was music, speeches and the laying of wreathes. Finally everyone was invited to place their flowers, and my friend Lidi graciously shared a bouquet of red roses with me.\n\nBut what of the security? There was indeed a raised police presence. And that was just as well because I discovered an abandoned backpack. Having lived through the IRA bombing campaign in London, I know that you should never trust a lost bag. So I approached the nearest policeman, who refused to do anything about it because he had to wait for an important message on his earpiece! In other words, despite the risk of impending disaster, orders are orders!", null, "Seen after the event, from left to right, are Karin Daan, friend and the designer of the Homomonument, Masha, bus driver, and the event's presenter Menne Vellinga, who is also the former Chair of the Homomonument Foundation.\nPhotos: Annie\nGeplaatst door Annie Wright op 00:00 2 comments:\n\nThursday morning at 6.45 am I was on the streets of Amsterdam and heading for the greatest street party in Europe: Queen's Day, the day when the Dutch turn orange and take collective leave of their senses. It's like your birthday and Christmas rolled into one. There are stalls everywhere so there are plenty of bargains to be had even if, like me, you're a demanding customer looking for virgin goods at pre-loved prices. But the best thing is the relaxed atmosphere, where you find yourself talking to complete strangers and admiring the sheer creativity with which people celebrate the Netherlands' much-loved Royal Family. Here, for instance, is Pino, looking every inch a regal pup.", null, "All that came to an abrupt end with the carnage in Apeldoorn, which millions saw live on TV.\n\nPolitical assassination in Holland was once something that last happened hundreds of years ago with the killing of William the Silent in the late 16th century. But all that changed with the new millennium and the murders in quick succession of politician Pim Fortuyn and film-maker Theo van Gogh. Why? Why has this once relaxed and tolerant society become gripped by fear and paranoia?\n\nAnd what of the famously accessible Dutch Royals? Will they become as remote as the House of Windsor? Will Queen's Day lose its point and its popularity? The first hint will come next Monday evening when Queen Beatrix attends one of the most public events of the year: the WWII memorial ceremony in the heart of Amsterdam." ]

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[ "Turkey has formally requested the extradition of US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen, the US State Department said Tuesday, but the request was not related to the attempted coup, which he is accused of orchestrating.\n\n“We can confirm now that Turkey has requested the extradition of Gulen,” State Department spokesman Mark Toner told a briefing.\n\nToner added that the formal extradition request from Turkey was not related to the failed July 15 coup, but was for other issues for which Gulen was being sought by Turkish authorities.\n\nA one-time ally of Erdogan turned arch-foe, Gulen has lived in self-imposed exile in the US since 1999.\n\nOver the past three years, since a corruption scandal embroiling several of then Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ministers erupted, Gulen has been repeatedly accused of running a “parallel state.”\n\nHe has dismissed accusations against him and his Hizmet movement, which runs a network of private schools, businesses and media outlets, as a “witch hunt.\n\nTurkish authorities have intensified their crackdown on Gulen supporters since the failed coup attempt.\n\nTens of thousands of people from the military, judiciary, civil service and education suspected of links with Gulen’s movement have been dismissed from their jobs or detained.\n\nEarlier this month, the reclusive cleric rejected accusations of involvement in the coup and called for an international inquiry into the putsch.\n\n“If a tenth of the accusations levelled at me are proven I will return to Turkey to face the stiffest punishment,” Gulen, 75, added.", null, null ]

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[ "Five of seven total candidates for the Student Fee Committee gathered on April 9 in Parkway North to discuss issues surrounding the prospective allocation of student fee money for 2019.\n\nDevon Wanderon and current ASPSU Operations Director Hakan Kutgun were not present at the debate. All candidates running for the SFC for 2019 will be elected to the committee.\n\nAlong with a team of advisors, the SFC is responsible for dispersing money from student fees to various groups on campus, including funding for student resource centers and athletics. In 2018, they were responsible for allocating $17 million in student fee money.\n\nThe largest chunk of the SFC budget—at 22.7%—is put toward athletics. The SFC budget allocated approximately $3.67 million toward PSU athletics in 2018. However, attendance for athletic games during the 2016–17 school year was 3,068 students out of the total student body of 29,000 students.\n\nWhen the candidates were asked if the money allocated to athletics was justifiable, Hagemann said the SFC’s ability to change the athletics budget is limited by the administration, but SFC’s distribution needs to be revisited.\n\nAnderson said the attendance numbers for this school year should be analyzed before making any changes.\n\n“The athletics department has really upped their game [this year], and they’ve been really trying to make it more appealing for students to come out and go to the games, which I think would build a lot of cohesiveness within our university,” Anderson said. “I do think that sports are a great way to unify a school.”\n\nThe renovation of Smith Memorial Student Union was also discussed at the debate. SMSU houses the PSU resource centers, as well as several student groups including ASPSU and the PSU Student Union.\n\nThe current proposed renovation of Smith would cost an additional $78 per term for at least the next 20 years. Student incidental fees are already estimated to increase by $23 in upcoming quarters.\n\nThe candidates were also asked if they planned to adopt a “money-saving” or “money spending” mindset when it comes to allocating student fee money.\n\nRojas-Fallas answered that while he is a proponent of being able to maintain the current budget with no cuts, he also supports student groups and departments that want to start a new fee-funded area.\n\n“It’s what students would want,” Rojas-Fallas said. “If they come to us, it means there’s a need.”", null, "Montgomery Street closed off for June" ]

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[ "Police hunt jogger, 60, who kicked cygnet in the head because he couldn’t be bothered to run round the newborn\n\nA jogger who booted a cygnet because it was in his way and he couldn’t be bothered to run around it is being hunted by cops.\n\nThe baby swan has been left badly injured with suspected brain damage. The grey-haired suspect was about 60-years-old.\n\nPolice are hunting the yob today after the vile attack in Richmond Park, south west London which happened on Monday.", null, null, "Royal Parks Police – part of the Met Police – tweeted: ‘At about 5.30pm at Pen Ponds, Richmond Park a jogger kicked a newborn cygnet out of his way instead of going around.\n\n‘The cygnet is currently being cared for at the SwanSanctuary.\n\n‘Unfortunately it’s not looking good for the cygnet.’\n\nThey added: ‘The suspect is a white male, about 60 years old,5ft6, grey hair, wearing black running shorts and vest.", null, "‘We have just spoken to the Swan Sanctuary who have said ‘Sadly he is still desperately poorly’.\n\n‘Thankfully he is in good hands.’\n\nWill Hide said: ‘I think there’d be quite a long queue to kick the jogger.’\n\nMartin Oxley added: ‘This makes me so upset and angry.\n\n‘Twitter please do your thing. Let’s find the person responsible.’\n\nHarry Tangye joked: ‘I have a number for a sniper the next time the jogger is passing through.’" ]

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[ "I feel like this month’s posts have all been about knitting love which, while I’d like to say was intentional, was actually coincidence. But it probably is the best way to count down the time to Rhinebeck where all things fiber are celebrated. I’m so excited to be going this year and I will be driving with my best knitting pals from home and when we arrive I will be meeting with both IRL friends and online friends from near and far and I can’t wait!! p.s. did I mention it’s my birthday weekend????\n\nAnyway, back to today’s post. One of the friends I will be meeting up with is L who moved to Vermont last month and who was worked at my LYS on Thursday nights for the last several years. We got an invite to a going away party and my mind started thinking that we needed to do something for her. We are knitters so we must knit, right??? And that’s when I thought of all the cozy memories blankets and thought that was perfect. I messaged 2 of our other friends and they agreed so the 3 of us set about making it happen.\n\nG set up a secret Facebook group and we all invited knitters to join. The task was simple – knit an 8×8 square and if you were so inclined make it something that reminded you of L or that L would like. Drop the square at the store and give it to anyone but L and there was an assembly party at my house the night before the party.\n\nLet me just say when set a task before a group of knitters look out!! We ended up with somewhere around 37 squares, I don’t recall the exact number but it was definitely uneven. A few tips if you ever decide to plan a surprise cozy memory blankets. Leave longer than 24 hours for assemby (we were lucky we had some fast crocheters and were okay with uneven rows); try to really enforce the size rule (we had some real varied sizes) and keep better track of who gave each square (we started out okay but lost our way with that – I had hoped to give L a print out of the blanket with who made each square)\n\nWe met at the assembly party and first worked out a layout. Had we started earlier, we probably would have whipped a few more squares to even it out. But, we let it go (thanks Elsa!) and just crocheted them together the best we could with the numbers and sizes. We were split on how we started the joining so on some squares you can see the join and others you cannot. I’m not sure either way is right or wrong but we probably should have made a decision before we dived in. There were basically 4 of us who did the assembly and that seemed to be the right number. It was getting a little confusing on who had what and what was being stitched to what so with more people that would have added to the confusion. In the end we got it all done and were able to give to her at her party. I’m sure she will never actually use it (honestly, it’s a bit unwieldly with the various weights and textures of yarn). It’s definitely not washable but she will always have the memories of the knitters of RCS. She loved it and was able to identify a pretty high number of squares, proving as always, that we knitters have our colors, etc. and those that work at our LYS really get to know their knitters. My square was made of yarn that she helped me picked out for a poncho I made and a light purple bulky Lopi because L loves purple and crunchy yarns 🙂", null, "On the floor as we debated layout", null, "Close up when it was almost complete", null, "Hanging on the clothesline before we took it to the party" ]

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[ "The Middle Ages : the era of warriors\n\nOne of the earliest known owner of Hautefort was Guy de Lastours, in approximately AD 1000. Gouffier de Lastours, one of his descendants, was apparently one of the thirty knights of the First Crusade who entered Jerusalem in 1099 alongside Godefroy de Bouillon.\n\nIn the 12th century, the castle passed by marriage to the Born family, represented by two brothers in constant conflict with each other, Constantine and the famous troubadour Bertrand de Born. The medieval fortress, the exact form of which is known only by textual description, was composed of a keep and several towers connected by ramparts.\n\nThe conflict between the two brothers was complicated by the similarly conflictual relationship between Henry II Plantagenet, king of England, and his sons, including Henry II’s eldest son Henry Court Mantel, heir to the throne of England, and Richard the Lionheart, Duke of Aquitaine (later King of England). Constantin rallied to the party of Henry II Plantagenet and his son Richard the Lionheart, while Bertrand sided with Henri Court Mantel. In 1183, Hautefort was besieged and taken by Richard the Lionheart. Bertrand, brought as a prisoner before Henry II, made a funeral eulogy of Henry Court Mantel who had recently died, which so moved Henry II that he restored Bertrand de Born his liberty and returned the castle of Hautefort to him.\n\nHautefort was transmitted through the generations in the Born family, and in the 15th century, the castle passed by marriage to a branch of the family of Gontaut, which took the name and arms of Hautefort.", null, null, "The 16th and 17th centuries : the golden age of the Marquesses of Hautefort\n\nChanging times and fashions, the fortress was gradually transformed into a palatial country residence. The castle experienced its most lavish period of reconstruction in the 17th century. François de Hautefort, created first Marquess of Hautefort in 1614, and his grandson Jacques-François worked successively with two architects brought to the Périgord: Nicolas Rambourg, from Lorraine, and a Parisian, Jacques Maigret. The castle gradually abandoned its defensive apparatus and ramparts to become a classical and palatial country residence, consisting of a main building extended by two wings to form a courtyard, punctuated by two circular towers.\n\nBy its classicism, Hautefort resembles a castle of the Loire more than the typically medieval castles in the Périgord. The imposing and majestic silhouette of Hautefort is a deliberate reflection of the rank and power of the lords of Hautefort.\n\nJacques-François, the second Marquess, was appointed first equerry of Anne of Austria, wife of King Louis XIII, in 1656, and subsequently he became adviser to the king. His fortune was due to the many forges on his lands, and he became one of the main suppliers of cannon to the armies of Louis XIV. His sister, Marie of Hautefort, was introduced to the court of the King at a young age, and became a favourite of King Louis XIII.\n\nThe 18th and 19th centuries : the time of uncertainties\n\nDuring the Revolution, the Hautefort family did not emigrate. The castle, used as a “prison for suspects” from 1793 to 1795, was saved from destruction.\n\nThe family recovered the castle after the Revolution and, following the marriage of the heir, Charlotte Laure d’Hautefort with the Baron of Damas, minister war and foreign affairs under the Restoration, the castle remained in the Damas family until the end of the 19th century. The widow of Count Maxence of Damas, the son of the Baron of Damas and Charlotte Laure d’Hautefort, sold the castle in 1890 to a wealthy industrialist, Bertrand Artigues.\n\nAfter his death in 1908 without descendants, the castle experienced a period of decline and dilapidation, culminating in 1925 when dealers in goods acquired it, stripping it of much of its contents and fixtures. It was then put up for sale in a perilous condition, and its very existence was in question.", null, null, null, null ]

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[ "4 edition of Naval Command and Control found in the catalog.\n\nFor other than authorized activities such as military exchanges and Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) sites, the United States Department of Defense, the Department of the Navy and the Naval Information Warfare Systems Command does not exercise any editorial control over the information you may find at these locations. Note: The Rules of the Game is also available as an e-pub Our Reviewer: Robert P. Largess is the author of USS Albacore; Forerunner of the Futur e and articles on the USS Triton, SS United States, the origin of the Towed Sonar Array, and the history of Lighter-than-Air. He has contributed book reviews to The Naval Historical Foundation () and The International Journal of Naval.\n\nBefore Jutland is a definitive study of the naval engagements in northern European waters in –15 when the German High Sea Fleet faced the Grand Fleet in the North Sea and the Russian Fleet in the Baltic. Author James Goldrick reexamines one of the key periods of naval operations in the First World War, arguing that a focus on the campaign on the western front conceals the reality . The final version of this book has not been published yet. You can pre-order a copy of the book and we will send it to you when it becomes available. We will not charge you for the book until it ships. Pricing for a pre-ordered book is estimated and subject to change. All backorders will be released at the final established price.", null, null, null, null, null, "Command at Sea: Naval Command and Control since the Sixteenth Century - Kindle edition by Palmer, Michael A. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets.\n\nUse features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Command at Sea: Naval Command and Control since the Sixteenth by: 8.\n\n“Command at Sea is a lucid and engaging book which represents a much-needed new approach to the history of naval warfare. Michael Palmer's work makes interesting reading for anyone and essential reading for the professional.”/5(3).\n\nTACTICAL COMMAND AND CONTROL OF CARRIER OPERATIONS by Admiral James L. Holloway III, USN (Ret.) President, Naval Historical Foundation. These remarks are based mainly on recollections from the perspective of a carrier commanding officer and a fleet commander during the Vietnam War.\n\nThe book is a history of naval command and control We live on the land, so it is no surprise that much is written about generals, armies, battles and campaigns. Naval warfare has its share of \"battle books\" as well, but the burden is on the reader to analyze and understand how fleets worked at fighting each other/5.\n\nNaval Command and Control book more information about: ISBN: OCLC Number. Command and control (C2) is a \"set of organizational and technical attributes and processes [that] employs human, physical, and information resources to solve problems and accomplish missions\" to achieve the goals of an organization or enterprise, according to a definition by military scientists Marius Vassiliou, David S.\n\nAlberts and Jonathan R. Agre, The term often refers to a. The PEO (C4I&S) has recently been reorganized; all C2 systems have been moved into one organization (Program Manager, within the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command [SPAWAR] for Command and Control Systems [PMW ]) that now manages not only GCCS-M but also a number of C2 systems that tie more directly to weapons systems.\n\nThe intent of. Naval command is a set of fast play modern naval rules for playing actions of “battlegroup” size. The rules have been designed to provide a reasonable conclusion to a battle within a few hours of playing time (perfect for a casual game or an average gaming club night).\n\nChief of Information Attn: US Navy Navy Pentagon Washington DC “ Command at Sea is an important book, which fills a gap in the literature of strategy and admiralty [A] sweeping tour de force. ” —Peter Hore, Warships “ A seriously intellectual but nevertheless readable study of naval command and control over the four centuries since the modern concept of naval warfare commenced.\n\nThe Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (NAVWARSYSCOM), based in San Diego, is an Echelon II organization within the United States Navy and is the Navy's technical authority and acquisition command for C4ISR (Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance), business information technology and space systems.\n\nCoalition Command and Control (Mauer. Other volumes cover the many types of naval operations ranging from carrier air strikes offshore in the South China Sea over combat in South Vietnam’s canals and rivers to special warfare missions with the goals of collecting intelligence and neutralizing Communist command and control.\n\nDense and demanding, this book requires some background in naval history but will be a feast for qualified readers. A distinguished historian, Palmer offers a valuable addition to naval history wit.\n\nThe Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) offers you a challenging and exciting career in the federal government with a variety of opportunities to achieve your career goals.\n\nOur work in leading-edge defense systems, engineering, computer science, electronics, finance, logistics and contracts management provides our Sailors and Marines with the. Roughly two-thirds of the book concerns command and control during the age of sail, and especially the evolution of signal systems.\n\nThrough the seventeenth century, with the Anglo-Dutch Wars and the later intermittent struggle between Britain and. NRL FACT BOOK 1 The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) is the Department of the Navy‘s corporate laboratory, and it reports to the Chief of Naval Research.\n\nAs the corporate laboratory of the Navy, NRL is the principal in-house component in the Office of Naval Research’s (ONR) effort to meet its science and technology responsibilities.Command at Sea (Paperback) Naval Command and Control Since the Sixteenth Century.\n\nBy Michael Harvard University Press,pp. Publication Date: April 1, Commanders at sea struggle not only with the unpredictability of natural elements, but also with a shroud of uncertainty often referred to as the \"fog of war.\" Over the centuries most admirals yielded to the natural temptation to find in new technologies a means to assert centralized control over their forces.\n\nBut other commanders have recognized the fog for what it is: a constant level of 4/5(1)." ]

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[ null, "Snapseed, Google’s photo editing app that was acquired back during the prime of its Google+ push, received an update today that adds more editing power to black and white photos and when tinkering with RAW pics.\n\nA Blue filter is now included in Black and white, because this should create a “high contrast black and white image by pushing blue tones white and yellow tones black.” White balance has also been added in the RAW editor on Android, with options for a neutral color, or eight other presets (like Tungsten, Daylight, and Sunny).\n\nThe update should be available today." ]

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[ null, "Netflix's 'Everything Sucks!' Teaser Trailer Is All About The '90s Nostalgia — VIDEO\n\nNetflix is about to launch a new teen comedy called Everything Sucks! that's grounded firmly in the past. It revolves around the misfits of a high school in Boring, Oregon in 1996, focusing on two groups specifically: the A/V club kids (the geeks, if you will) and the drama club (presumably the freaks). Now the new teaser trailer for Netflix's Everything Sucks! gives fans their first look at the show, while leaning hard into the show's '90s nostalgia at the same time.\n\nThe trailer features the main cast sitting in class together while a substitute teacher hits play on a VHS. Helpful tidbits appear on screen like the pop up videos of yore, reminding viewers of today that everything was a little bit more difficult twenty years ago: you had to use white out to erase your mistakes (\"When delete had to dry,\" the pop up helpfully interjects), manually X someone out of your photos instead of untagging, and cart around countless CDs to keep your Discman satisfied.\n\nThe '90s weren't that long ago, but the trailer for Everything Sucks! wants you to keep it mind that it was a very different time — one where the height of classroom comedy was spelling out BOOBS on your calculator. When the show debuts on February 16, it promises to be a real throwback.\n\nThe quirky coming of age comedy will have ten half-hour episodes that chart the A/V club and drama club coming together to reach a common goal. According to Deadline, the two groups of outsiders \"join forces to make a movie and endure the purgatory known as high school.\" That doesn't give much of a hint about who the characters are or what drives them, but it explains how everyone will be thrown together over the course of the first season. Peyton Kennedy and Jahi Winston star as two students named Kate Messner and Luke O'Neil, with their respective parents being played by Patch Darragh and Claudine Nako.\n\nThe show was created by Ben York Jones and Michael Mohan, and appears to be their first major foray into scripted series. Jones might be best known for writing and co-starring in the film Like Crazy, but he has also worked on several other films, both short and feature length. Mohan has written and directed several shorts, as well as the 2012 film Save the Date. ComingSoon.Net reported that Jones and Mohan took some inspiration from other coming of age shows that also revisited the past.\n\n\"Some of our favorite shows of all time — The Wonder Years, Happy Days, That 70s Show, Freaks and Geeks — looked back at bygone eras with 20 years of hindsight,\" Jones and Mohan said. \"We think this is a great time to take a look back at high school and relive the fashion, music, and attitudes of the mid-90s the way we remember it. Not sensationalized, not watered down; but desperate, heartfelt, awkward, and exciting.\"\n\nWhile referring to the '90s as a \"bygone era\" is distressing for those of us who lived through it, the show's setting might also make it resonate with audiences. At least that seems to be the hope of Netflix's Vice President of Original Content, Cindy Holland, who said, \"We're looking forward to spending some time back in the '90s. Whether you were in A/V, drama, sports or band, we think everyone will find something to relate to in this coming of age story about the one thing that sucks above everything else — high school.\"\n\nLuckily fans won't have to wait long to find out if Everything Sucks! captures their unique high school experience, because the premiere is only a few weeks away." ]

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[ null, "It’s about time we get another Tekken game. Despite the fact that my last true favorite Tekken game was Tekken 3 with Hwoarang, Eddy, and Jin, the official Tekken 7 trailer still has me sufficiently excited.\n\nHowever, bizarrely enough, this iteration of Tekken will be built via Unreal Engine 4. While Injustice: Gods Among Us, Mortal Kombat 9, and Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe were built with Unreal Engine 3, there simply aren’t too many other fighters out there making use of the same tools to craft their games from the ground up.\n\nThe trailer doesn’t give us much to go on, but additional information will be coming out of San Diego Comic-Con on July 25. So far, all we can truly confirm is that it’s coming to next-gen consoles. But we knew that already, didn’t we?\n\nWhat do you think? Are you ready for another go-around in Tekken?" ]

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[ "The Fastest Growing Major Global Economy in the World", null, "India remains one of the fastest growing emerging market economies driven by key structural reforms, normal monsoon and reduced external vulnerabilities. The Q3 GDP estimates of 7 percent growth indicate that the key domestic risk of demonetization has not undermined the growth momentum and growth prospects for 2017-18 remain bright. The article seeks to examine the key reform measures undertaken by Government of India to maintain the growth momentum.\n\nOn February 28, 2017, India’s quarterly estimates of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rate have projected the Q3 GDP estimates at 7 percent. India remains one of the fastest growing emerging market economies driven by key structural reforms, normal monsoon and reduced external vulnerabilities. Inflation has declined from 6 percent in July 2016 to 3.4 percent in December 2016. The Government has continued to adopt the path of fiscal consolidation and the Reserve Bank of India has maintained an accommodative monetary stance. The current account deficit remains manageable and international reserves standing at US$360 Billion are at their highest levels. External vulnerabilities remain subdued. It also appears that the post-November 8, 2016 decision to withdraw the legal tender character of all Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 notes and the re-monetization initiative has not undermined the growth momentum.\nThe macroeconomic scenario looks quite bright with the Union Budget adopting a fiscal consolidation path having achieved the fiscal deficit target of 3.5 percent of GDP in 2016-17 budget. Fiscal deficit is projected to further decrease to 3.2 percent of GDP in 2017-18. The revenue deficit is envisaged to reduce from 2.1 percent of GDP in 2016-17 to 1.9 percent of GDP in 2017-18. Continued progress in reforms provides a healthy environment for a marked improvement in medium-term prospects.\nThe Union Budget 2017 has identified the external uncertainties around commodity prices, especially crude oil, and signs of retreat from globalization of goods, services and people as pressures for protectionism as future challenges. Further the Union Budget noted that the US Federal Reserve’s intent to increase policy rates in 2017 could lead to lower capital inflows and higher outflows in emerging market economies. That said, the economic risks are titled on the downside. With the key domestic risk of currency exchange initiative being successfully negotiated, the prospects for significantly stronger growth in coming months have brightened.\nThe transformational reforms launched by Government in 2016 include the passage of the Constitution Amendment Bill for GST and the progress in its introduction, demonetization of high denomination notes, enactment of an insolvency and bankruptcy code, amendment to the RBI Act for inflation targeting, enactment of the Aadhar bill for disbursement of financial subsidies and benefits. Further the Union Budget has made major reforms in merger of the Railway budget with the Union budget and the removal of plan and non-plan classification to facilitate a holistic view of all allocations for sectors and ministries.\nDemonetization is likely to have significant long-term benefits. These include increased flow of financial savings, greater formalization of the economy, greater digitization and transparency. The surplus liquidity in the banking system will lower borrowing costs and increase the access to credit. Stringent efforts are being made to clamp down on illicit financial flows. The availability of cash has been quickly restored with prudent monitoring of the pace of re-monetization of the currency counters.\nAstute food management and price monitoring by the Government has helped to contain inflation. A number of measures have been taken by Government to control inflation and restore price stability. The steps taken include, increased allocations for the price stabilization fund, creation of buffer stock of pulses, announcement of higher MSPs to incentivize production, imposition of export duties and reduction of import duties on certain commodities.\nIn 2016, amongst the significant steps for monetary management and financial intermediation is the amendment in RBI Act. This amendment provides for an inflation target to be set by Government in consultation with the Reserve Bank of India once every 5 years. It also provides for a statutory base for constitution of an empowered monetary policy committee (MPC). The Government has fixed an inflation target of 4 percent with a tolerance level of +/- 2 percent for the period 2016-2021. The RBI has maintained an accommodative policy stance, which is duly reflected in the money markets.\nThe performance of the banking sector continues to remain subdued. The asset quality of banks has deteriorated further with non-performing assets ratio of scheduled commercial banks increased to 9.1 percent. Credit growth to industrial sector remains persistently below 1 percent and non-food credit growth has remained sluggish. The Government has given a strong policy push for cleaning up bank balance sheets by the new bankruptcy code. That said, there remain elevated corporate sector risks and heightened levels of non-performing assets in public sector banks continue to pose risks to banks’ soundness.\nThe Union Budget has reiterated its deep commitment to fiscal consolidation. Such a commitment is critical for lowering the cost of credit to private sector and help price stability. The fiscal consolidation strategy envisaged further subsidy reforms. Significant efforts in this direction have been made with the oil subsidies and Aadhar linkages for better targeting of subsidies. There has been considerable progress on structural reforms with continued efforts to reduce poverty, increase financial inclusion and further trade liberalization.\nTo conclude it can be said that the Indian economy is growing strongly and remains a bright spot in the global landscape. The prospects for the Indian economy for the year 2017-18 are expected to get a boost from the accommodative monetary policy stance and the unleashing of domestic trade and consumption as the economy gets remonetized to the required levels.\n\n*Author is a senior civil servant, an IAS officer of 1989 batch, who has served in senior positions in Finance Sector. Views expressed in the article are his personal.\ncourtesy pib\n\nGST relief may be pipedream; It is many taxes & to raise prices" ]

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[ null, "POWELL – When the sun goes down, summer nights are just heating up during the Columbus Zoo Summer Concert Series presented by 92.3 WCOL. With well-known acts, including the Charlie Daniels Band and Uncle Kracker, the Zoo’s Water’s Edge Events Park serves as the perfect backdrop for this series of country music concerts.\n\nEach evening has a different theme with delicious food and drink specials. Food stations will be available throughout the concert, in addition to the Zoo’s concession stands during Zoo hours. At each concert, fans can also enter for a chance to win a brand new Harley-Davidson. Tickets will be for sale at each concert — $20 per ticket or $100 for six tickets. The final drawing will be held at Craft Brew at the Zoo on Aug. 24.\n\nSinger-songwriter Jimmie Allen pays a visit to the Zoo during the Columbus Zoo Concert Series to share his cutting-edge mix of country, rock, R&B and pop. Jimmie’s music is deeply personal and reflective as he shares his story through songs like “Underdogs” and “Blue Jean Baby.” June 29 is Tacos and Tequila Night. As part of the fun, Yabos Tacos and Hot Head Burritos will provide free samples while supplies last from 6 p.m. – 7 p.m. and Don Julio Tequila will be available at the cash bar all night. Gates open at 6 p.m. with the opening acts, McGuffey Lane starting at 6:30 and Dylan Schneider starting at 8:15 p.m., followed by Jimmie Allen in concert at 9:30 p.m.\n\nOne of the most exciting up-and-coming singer-songwriters in a generation of Nashville musicians who embrace diversity in country music, Chris Bandi has stepped into the spotlight by developing a sound that is entirely his own. Drawing inspiration from pop, R&B, rock and country, Chris Bandi has a way of capturing the attention of crowds nationwide. His first single, “Man Enough Now” has gathered acclaim from both critics and fans alike. This evening’s theme is Wing Night. Wing lovers can enjoy free samples from Buffalo Wild Wings and Average Joe’s from 6 p.m. – 7 p.m., while supplies last. Gates open at 6 p.m. with Chris Bandi starting at 6:30 p.m. and Trent Harmon in concert at 8 p.m.\n\nLuke Pell first captured America’s heart after starring on Season 12 of ABC’s hit show, “The Bachelorette.” Since leaving the show, Luke has launched a career as a country singer-songwriter based in Nashville, TN and his debut single, “Pretty Close” was a breakout hit. In honor of this heartthrob’s appearance at the Zoo, this concert’s theme is Ladies Night. The first 500 ladies through the Water’s Edge gates will receive a rose, courtesy of Connells Maple Lee, and a wine sample courtesy of Sketchbook Winery. Gates open at 6 p.m. with the opening act, McGuffey Lane, starting at 6:30 p.m., followed by Luke Pell in concert at 8 p.m.\n\nTap into your wild side during this 21 and over brew celebration featuring beer, food and live entertainment. This year’s special musical guest is Uncle Kracker! Uncle Kracker’s major label debut, Double Wide (2000,) fittingly went double-platinum and yielded the number one smash hit “Follow Me.” Since then, he has released a number of chart-topping songs including “In A Little While,” “Drift Away” and “When the Sun Goes Down.” Uncle Kracker welcomes Pretty Filth as the opening act.\n\nVIP tickets are available for $50 per person and include four drink tickets (each good for one 12 oz. beer,) private beer stations open all night, specialty kegs (while supplies last,) catered food (available from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.,) complimentary soda and water, private restrooms, admission to all general admission areas of Craft Brew at the Zoo event and admission to the Zoo beginning at 9 a.m. the day of the show.\n\nDoors for Craft Brew at the Zoo will open at 6 p.m. with Pretty Filth taking the stage at 6:30 p.m., followed by Uncle Kracker at 8 p.m.\n\nHome to more than 10,000 animals representing over 600 species from around the globe, the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium leads and inspires by connecting people and wildlife. The Zoo complex is a recreational and education destination that includes the 22-acre Zoombezi Bay water park and 18-hole Safari Golf Course. The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium also operates The Wilds, a 10,000-acre conservation center and safari park located in southeastern Ohio. The Zoo is a regional attraction with global impact; annually contributing more than $4 million of privately raised funds to support conservation projects worldwide. A 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, the Columbus Zoo has earned Charity Navigator’s prestigious 4-star rating.\n\nHi! A visitor to our site felt the following article might be of interest to you: Sway into summer at the Columbus Zoo concert series presented by 92.3 WCOL. Here is a link to that story: https://www.sunburynews.com/features/15689/sway-into-summer-at-the-columbus-zoo-concert-series-presented-by-92-3-wcol" ]

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[ "There have been a number of very important cases in recent months involving coverage issues, which are worthy of note. The Supreme Court of Canada has now become involved in trying to clarify the process that should be followed in determining coverage on “standard contracts”.\n\nMost of the cases involve an attack on the language of the policy. Is it ambiguous? Is the wording open to more than one interpretation? Does it have a double meaning?\n\nIt will be interesting to see the response of the insurance industry to legal decisions where the courts have felt there is a lack of clarity.\n\nThis decision of the top court in our land was on Appeal from the Alberta Court of Appeal. There were nine Supreme Court justices reviewing this case. Justice Richard Wagner wrote a lengthy decision, which was followed by a concurring opinion written by Justice Thomas Cromwell.\n\nA large construction project was in its final stages when the general contractor hired a window-cleaning firm. They were being paid $45,000. An All Risk Builders Policy protected them on the job. Unfortunately, they used improper equipment and methods to clean window glass resulting in damage requiring replacement of many windows. The repair cost was $2.5 million.", null, "The insurers, in this instance, denied coverage based on this exclusion:\n\n“This policy section does not insure…the cost of making good faulty workmanship, construction materials or design unless physical damage not otherwise excluded by this policy results, in which event this policy insures resulting damage.” (Emphasis added)\n\nIn 2013, the initial trial judge looked at the fact situation and he agreed with the insured that the cost of making good on the damages for the contractor was simply the cost of re-cleaning the windows. He did not agree with the insurers that this also extended to cover the cost of replacing the windows as well. Part of the judge’s rationale was that he felt the exclusion being relied upon by the insurers was “ambiguous” and he invoked the “rule of contra proferentem” into the analysis.\n\nIn 2015, the Alberta Court of Appeal didn’t agree and reversed the decision. They felt the damage was “…physically or systematically connected to the very work the contractor performed.” They did not feel that the exclusion clause was ambiguous and that the lower court judge had improperly applied the rule of contra proferentem. The Appeal Court designed their own ‘new’ test, eventually concluding that the damage was not an accident or fortuitous but was “highly likely” given the way the contractor performed the cleaning.\n\nThe Supreme Court clearly felt that it was time for them to provide their guidance on how contracts should be interpreted taking into account the language of the policy and the intention of both parties.\n\nWhen the Supreme Court of Canada took on their review of this case they were mindful that the Builder’s Risk policy was a “standard document”. It was not a contract negotiated between two sophisticated parties. There was no negotiation on the wording. The insured might negotiate on the price but not on the wording.\n\nThis means there is a need for “standard contracts” to be interpreted in a consistent fashion. And, it is part of an appeal court’s responsibility to operate at a higher level so “…the same legal rules are applied in similar situations”. Given the high number of people who could be impacted by any contract interpretation there is a need to achieve consistency on this front.\n\nIn reviewing the fact situation and this specific exclusion, the SCC followed the usual pattern of answering these questions:\n\nThese questions must be answered before the contra proferentem rule can be considered.\n\nThe SCC was critical of the “new test” that the Alberta Appeal Court had come up with to analyze this situation. It was a test requiring a “…degree of physical or systemic connectedness”. This was designed to provide a way to determine a boundary between making good on faulty workmanship and what was considered “resulting damage”.\n\n“This interpretation is consistent with the reasonable expectations of the parties and reflects and promotes the purpose of builder’s risk policies. The broad coverage provided in exchange for relatively high premiums provides certainty, stability and peace of mind, and ensures construction projects do not grind to a halt because of disputes and potential litigation about liability for replacement or repair amongst the contractors involved. Any interpretation of the exclusion clause that precludes from coverage of any and all damage resulting from a contractor’s faulty workmanship merely because the damage results to that part of the project on which the contractor was working would undermine the purpose behind builder’s risk policies and would deprive insureds of coverage for which they contracted. Moreover, interpreting the exclusion clause to preclude from coverage only the cost of redoing the faulty work aligns with commercial reality and leads to realistic and sensible results given the purpose underlying builder’s risk policies and their spreading of risk on construction projects. Such an interpretation is also consistent with the jurisprudence.” (Emphasis added)\n\nThe SCC felt that the insured’s interpretation of the exclusion clause was more closely aligned with the purpose of the policy. Of interest was the reference to a 1983 article by insurance industry icon, Maurice Audet. He was writing about the original intention behind this exclusion. He said,\n\n…the faulty workmanship, materials and design exclusion was meant to be narrow, to exclude only the cost of replacing the fault or defect but to provide coverage for damage caused by it.\n\nOur top court did not feel that to interpret the exclusion in favour of the insured was going to create the policy into a construction “warranty”. It also was not going to open the door for contractors to perform their work in a careless or negligent fashion.\n\nJustice Wagner expressed all these views in the first 97 paragraphs of this 72-page decision. Justice Cromwell, who arrived at the same decision to overturn the Alberta appeal court, wrote the remaining 31 paragraphs BUT he did not agree with his fellow judge’s interpretation on several points.\n\nJustice Cromwell supported the process and thinking that went behind the original trial judge’s decision. He felt that both sides in this case had provided interpretations that were “…reasonable, as the policy did not clearly suggest one alternative over the other.” The trial judge then considered the rules of contract construction; the context; the language; and the nature and purpose of the all risk policy. This all led to being able to establish the reasonable expectations of each party. This led to applying the contra proferentum principle with the exclusion applying.\n\nIt shouldn’t be lost on anyone reading this case that two SCC judges came to the same conclusion, to allow the appeal BUT they took different routes to get there.\n\nA few things stand out from this decision:\n\nThis was an appeal from an order issued on April 6, 2016 by Justice SAQ Akhtar of the Ont. Superior Court. The three-member panel of the appeal court issued an “endorsement” following their review of the case. This is done on less complicated cases.\n\nJustice Akhtar heard evidence on February 5, 2016 on a request for a Summary Judgment on a $2 million water damage claim. It was found there was sufficient factual evidence to allow the judge to make a decision without a trial. The loss took place at a residence in Toronto as a result of a heavy rainstorm on June 24, 2011.\n\nThe opening remarks of Justice Akhtar are worthy of note:\n\nWater damage to a homeowner’s property is, in today’s world, not an uncommon occurrence. Insurance policies once widespread in their coverage of such claims have, in the face of rising claims by policyholders, retreated to the position that only a very narrow class of this type of damage will be covered. Claimants generally assume that any disaster befalling their home will be compensated for by the policy that cost them a generous premium. In cases of water damage, however, they now find that the damage suffered is excluded from general coverage. The damage may, in some instances, be cured through affordable piecemeal repair. In other instances, the damage may be catastrophic and render property unfit to live in as a home. This case, regrettably, involves the latter. At the heart of this summary judgment motion is an insurance policy notable not for what it covers but what it excludes.\n\nIt was interesting to note that part of the journey of the policyholder to seek coverage on this matter was to enter the Appraisal process, which quantified the amount of loss in front of an Umpire.\n\nThe trial judge considered the expert evidence of four witnesses including that of an engineer hired by the insurer. He concluded that none of the reports … “point to any damage caused by “sudden and accidental escape” of water within the residential plumbing system.\n\nThere was some evidence of a leaky faucet but that did not equate itself to a “sudden” escape of water.\n\nThe trial judge found in favor of the insurer and went on to state he found “…no evidence of defamation or any conduct requiring punitive damages”.\n\nAt appeal the policyholders continued to represent themselves in court. They attempted, for the first time, to try to introduce new evidence alluding to a sewer backup. They also argued new issues relating to what they felt was “extended insurance coverage” and they felt the trial judge erred in dismissing their punitive damage claim.\n\nThe appeal court noted it was open to the trial judge to consider the expert evidence. And, new issues could not be raised at the appeal court level. Having made that declaration they did comment, that in any event, there was “no support for these allegations.”\n\nThere was unanimous agreement in supporting the decision of the trial judge.\n\nIt was interesting to see another case where the policyholder represented himself or herself at trial including filing for an appeal.\n\nGood facts lead to good decisions. Clearly the expert reports were critical to the decision-making on this situation.\n\nThe insurance industry does an excellent job of responding to the vast majority of their property claims. But there are always claims where there is a legitimate difference of opinion on the “amount of loss”. It is puzzling that the “Appraisal” process built into the provincial Insurance Acts is not utilized more proactively to effect a cost-effective, speedy solution.\n\nThis article will be continued in the next issue of Claims Canada." ]

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[ "Breaking down Luis Gil’s MLB debut against the Orioles\n\nHave the Yankees just discovered the next young star in the rotation?\n\nShare All sharing options for: Breaking down Luis Gil’s MLB debut against the Orioles\n\nWhen Gerrit Cole was scratched from his Tuesday start after testing positive for COVID-19, prospects for a Yankee win that night looked understandably bleak. They were just coming off a 7-1 embarrassment in the first game of their series against the Orioles, and now without their ace, fears of a home series loss at the hands of the AL East cellar dwellers crept in. That is, until Luis Gil delivered his first pitch in a big league uniform.\n\nGil got the call-up only hours before he was to take the ball in Yankee Stadium, raising some eyebrows that someone like Deivi García didn’t get the nod ahead of him. We’ve heard scouts rave about Gil’s stuff in the minors, and we got to witness it first hand night-before-last. And boy did he not disappoint.\n\nGil had split his time between Double- and Triple-A this year, going a combined 4-1 with a 4.13 ERA. Much like García, the book on Gil is that he racks up strikeouts, but loses command too often, leading to an abundance of free passes. This is why, in the same vein as his fellow pitching prospect, Gil’s debut in the Bronx turned heads.\n\nFrom the first pitch, he looked composed and in control. He filled up the zone with strikes, and generated whiffs on all three of his offerings. His final line for the night: six scoreless innings, four hits, one walk, and six strikeouts on 88 pitches, mirroring García’s debut against the Mets last season.\n\nThe first thing that caught my attention was Gil’s electric fastball. The four-seamer operated between 93 and 99 mph, with the greatest distribution sitting around 95-97. More importantly, it displayed the prototypical rising life at the top of the strike zone that is so coveted in the league. He induced nine whiffs on 27 swings against the heat, and collected a pair of strikeouts including his first in the bigs.\n\nThe late riding action prevents the ball from falling off plane as it reaches the zone, making it near-impossible for the hitter to get on top and make contact. Gil’s high three-quarters arm slot allows him to get his fingers on top of the baseball, so that he can achieve a truer end-over-end spin axis that is desirable for a rising four-seamer. In addition, his 2,464 rpm spin rate would place him in the 89th percentile in the league, which combined with the elite velocity means he already possesses a top-end fastball by MLB standards.\n\nHis slider also looked promising, though maybe not as devastating as the fastball. He seemed to prefer the slider as the go-to put away pitch against righties, and it displayed sharp breaking movement at times. It also induced a jaw-dropping 75 percent groundball rate, showing Gil can get outs without needing a punch-out.\n\nGil’s changeup is more a work in progress. He threw it with some mustard, enough so that Statcast mistook it for a sinker all night. However some digging revealed that they were all changeups, despite sitting in the 93-94 mph range.", null, "Although he lacked command with the pitch, I was most encouraged by its movement profile. It tunnels well with the slider, culminating in starkly divergent movement. In effect, the hitter is faced with substantial plate coverage on two pitches that look the same out of the hand.\n\nIt was by no means a flawless performance from the young righty. At times he was prone to overthrowing the fastball, and missed gloveside on numerous occasions. It felt like he was trying to throw it by guys rather than fully executing the pitch, and you can see below how Gary Sánchez tries to reel him in mid-AB, encouraging him to hit the target rather than chuck it as hard as possible.\n\nAs the outing wore on, it was evident that Gil was tiring. The fastball gradually lost velocity, bled RPMs, and caught too much of the zone with increasing frequency. By the middle innings, instead of a hard fastball whose life at the top of the zone caused hitters to whiff, it resembled an average heater whose lack of rise caused it to drop into the hitting zone.\n\nHe got away with this against a light-hitting Orioles squad, but fastballs like the ones seen in the above at-bat are the kind that better hitters park in the seats. The same could be said about the slider. In truth, its effectiveness came more from fooling hitters because of a missed location more than inducing whiffs on a quality pitch.\n\nIt is clear from this clip that Gil has trouble repeating his mechanics when throwing the slider. Even though he got the strikeout, none of the four sliders was executed particularly well. The first one two missed the target high, the third one backed up and froze the batter, and the last one was a cement mixer. Inconsistencies with his arm action and release mean he cannot achieve reliable location or movement. Against a decent batter, I reckon the outcome would not have been as favorable.\n\nFinally that brings us back to the changeup. It is clearly a pitch Gil is still getting comfortable with, as his release point was ... inconsistent at best. The most common miss was for him to yank it into the zone. He lets go a fraction late, resulting in either a lawn dart or a pitch that catches too much of the plate.\n\nGil’s MLB debut gave us a lot to be encouraged about. After struggling with walks in the minors, he tightened up his command when behind in the count, issuing the lone free pass on Tuesday. The raw stuff is MLB-ready, it just needs the refinement of repetition. Gil seems to have leapfrogged the pitching prospects ahead of him — whether through injury (Clarke Schmidt) or ineffectiveness (Deivi García) — and is in pole position to carve out a spot in the rotation if not this year then in the near future. All I can say is, I cannot wait for his second MLB start on Sunday." ]

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[ "Abraham and Sarah had an impossible situation.\n\nGod promised them a son but Sarah couldn’t have children and they were old.\n\nBut faith in God made it possible for them to have a child.\n\npossible. Don’t be intimidated or discouraged when nothing seems to be happening.\n\nWe serve a God who does the impossible.\n\nLuke 1: 37 tells us that nothing is impossible with God.\n\nI use an illustration to teach this truth. I attempt to put a needle through a balloon\n\nClick the link below to see how the illustration turns out.\n\nHave a great weekend friends.", null, "“The Lord visited Sarah as He had said, and the Lord did for her\n\nas He had promised.”\n\nThat is a very powerful passage of scripture! Sarah would not\n\nand because He kept His promise! That’s the God we serve.\n\nHe doesn’t take back promises, He isn’t fickle, He isn’t\n\nIn the natural Sarah had no chance. She waited and waited\n\nfor God’s promise. For years and years she waited.\n\nIt didn’t seem like anything was happening. She may have even\n\nlost hope but it wasn’t over. Because God visited her she had a\n\nchance! It was because the Lord kept His word that she managed\n\nto have a child in her old age!!\n\nYou have a chance today friends.\n\nYour situation may appear grim, it may look like nothing is\n\nchanging and it may seem like there is no hope.\n\nBut because of the Lord things will change! Like Sarah\n\nthe Lord will visit you.\n\nGod is faithful. He will keep His promise to you.\n\n“And listen! Your relative Elizabeth in her old age has also\n\nconceived a son, and this is now the sixth month with her\n\nwho was called barren.\n\nshall be without power or impossible of fulfillment. ”\n\nYou have a reason to hope in the midst of darkness.\n\nthe Lord will fulfill everything He promised you.\n\nThat’s who He is, and that is what He does!\n\n“For behold, the instant the sound of your salutation reached\n\nmy ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy.\n\nAnd blessed (happy, to be envied) is she who believed that there\n\nMary believed the Lord would visit her. She believed He would\n\nkeep her promise to her and because she believed she was blessed.\n\n“And blessed (happy, to be envied) is she who believed that\n\nthere would be a fulfillment of the things that were spoken\n\nYou are blessed when you believe the Lord will visit you.\n\nYou are blessed when you believe the Lord will keep His\n\nI encourage you to not let go of the promises of God.\n\nEven when things are dark, even when it seems God\n\nhas changed His mind (which He hasn’t), believe in Him.\n\nHe will visit you, He will do for you as He has promised!", null, null ]

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[ null, "Indianapolis, Ind.- On the final day of the 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials-Diving, four more athletes were selected to represent Team USA at the upcoming Tokyo Olympics. 17-year-old Tyler Downs, Andrew Capobianco, Delaney Schnell and Katrina Young punched their tickets to the games after two drama-filled events that each came down to the final dives.\n\nDowns, who came into the finals seated 20 points out from leader, David Boudia, in fourth place, began his list with determination consistently scoring well and climbing up in the rankings. On his fifth dive, he secured his lead with a 92.75-point Reverse 3 1/2 Somersault Tuck. Downs ended his night with 1333.75 points to win the Trials, becoming the youngest member of the 2020 Team.\n\nCapobianco, who also qualified in the 3-Meter Synchro with partner Mike Hixon, started the final round in sixth place, over 60 points behind Boudia. The recent NCAA Champion did not score under 75 points on a dive in the entire round, with his best dive being his third, Reverse 3 1/2 Somersault Tuck which scored a 94.50. In the end, the competition for the second spot went all the way down to the final dive with Capobianco, Hixon, Boudia and Briadam Herrera all within points of each other heading into the final round. In the end, Capobianco’s 81.70-point Forward 4 1/2 Somersault Tuck was enough to edge out four-time Olympic Medalist, David Boudia, by four points for the second spot. This marks the first Games since 2004 where Boudia will not compete.\n\nThe Women’s 10-Meter finals also had fans on the edge of their seats. Coming into Finals, Katrina Young and Murphy Bromberg sat in the top two positions with 2016 Olympian, Jessica Parratto and Delaney Schnell trailing less than 20 points out of qualifying scores. Throughout each round, the divers jockeyed for the top two positions. Eventually in the third round of dives, Schnell, who will also represent Team USA in the 10-Meter Synchro with Parratto, pulled ahead after scoring 84.15 points on her Back 3 ½ Somersault Tuck. Schnell ended the competition with a total score of 1021.90 winning by 37 points.\n\nThe battle for the second position came all the way down to the last dive. After missing the mark on her Back 3 1/2 Somersault Tuck, Young had some ground to make up throughout the rest of her list. Scoring no lower than a 73 on her next three dives, she surpassed Bromberg on her last dive earning her Olympic spot by three points.\n\n“First of all, I would like to congratulate all of the divers and coaches who qualified for the Olympic Games,” said USA Diving High Performance Director, Dan Laak, “I am extremely proud of they way they have fought through all of the adversity they’ve faced for the past 15-plus months. We have a great team traveling to Tokyo for the Games and I can’t wait to show the world exactly what Team USA can do. With the mix of experienced and first-time Olympians, not only will we shine this Games, but we will do so for years to come.”\n\nTeam USA will send a total of 11 athletes to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics with three athletes representing their country in two events.\n\n“Training was interesting for a while; I was training out of my coaches’ garage gym and doing flips in his driveway and mats. It was interesting, and we made it work, and ultimately it was kind of fun to change it up. Personally, I think it helps me a lot with Olympic-style lifting, really full of speed and power. It helps in our acrobatic sport. “\n\nIf she knew going into her final dive that she had a chance to make the team:\n\n“You always hear the scores, but it filtered through me, and I had no idea who was really close to me, and I thought that anybody could be there on my tail. So the only thing I was trying to think was to just stay in the process.”\n\nWhat she thought about the ground she had to make up heading into finals:\n\n“I think honestly, it was just consistency throughout. I didn’t have a very good prelim or semi, but I was on my head, and I knew that after making the team in synchro, I just had to go in, and I’ve and have fun with it, and it worked out.”\n\nIf medaling at 2019 Worlds was a stepping point to this moment:\n\n“I don’t think I have ever walked away from a defeat like this so happy ever in my career. It normally takes you a couple of hours or days. I look at Andrew and how he has battled back from a hard 207C in the semifinal and stepped up to the occasion, and he got the job done. For Tyler, I think everyone in this building had a tear for him; he has an exciting future, and I’m super proud of him. Competition is a funny thing. This was by far not my best competition, but in competition, there are highs and lows but taking it one step at a time, even if you don’t feel good, trying to finish strong is how you do it.”\n\n“I came in with no expectations just to have fun, dove my best, and ended up on the Olympic team.\n\nOn his decision to compete in platform and 3-Meter:\n\n“Platform last night, a lot of people asking me if I was going to compete in that event considering I have a shot on 3-meter, but my coach decided we were going to do it to get the experience and have fun. We moved up two spots from 7th to 5th. Tonight I had no expectations just to have fun, dive like I know how, and it went really well.”\n\nMindset going into the finals\n\n“I was pretty far back. I didn’t come into tonight with any expectations; I was just trying to get all my dives. I have been working on the new dives, the 207, and it hasn’t really gone my way. It was big to hit that one and show that I could that. “\n\nOn dividing his training between synchro and individual:\n\n“For dividing my training between synchro and individual, I say it’s pretty even. Especially since Mike has been in Bloomington the past week, I have probably done an even split between individual and synchro just cause I was trying to get the new dive ready. Since Mike is in Michigan now, we probably don’t have as much synchro diving as we used to. We try to rely on the pace for counting.”" ]

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[ null, "1; SpaceX shared details of its basically secretive Starlink constellation program on March 15, providing updated commercial service goals, satellite design details, and the tank process behind why the company's top target is 12,000 satellites – about six times numbers that work in circulation for the rest of the world combined.\n\nAlthough the spacecraft lacks inter-satellite links and other functions expected in later iterations, space secretary Elon Musk said in the satellite that the satellites mark the start of deployment for a constellation designed to deliver internet access to unreacted and underwater parts of world.\n\nMusk, in a conversation with reporters, said that SpaceX sees 1000 satellites as the point when Starlink becomes financially solid.\n\n\"In order for the system to be economically feasible, it really is in the order of 1000 satellites,\" he said. \"If we put much more satellites in circulation, it's very good – that means there's a lot of demand for the system.\"\n\nSpaceX requested and received US market access for a constellation number nearly 12,000 satellites. Until recently, regulatory applications with U.S. Pat. The Federal Communications Commission has been the main road information on SpaceX's constellation being made publicly available.\n\nSpaceX President and COO Gwynne Shotwell said on May 7, that the company is planning three to seven Starlink launches this year.\n\nMusk said subsequent Starlink launches would each carry about 60 satellites. Forward, Musk said SpaceX can launch 1000 to 2000 satellites a year with their Falcon rocket family.\n\n\"There are a lot of many launches. We will hopefully have Starship active when we are somewhere near 12,000 satellites,\" he says, referring to the next generation's fully reusable launch system, SpaceX is developing.\n\n2100 operating satellites in circulation today from worldwide satellite operators, according to a report by Bryce Space and Technology issued May 8.\n\nMusk said Starlink will have continuous coverage of limited geographies at about 400 satellites, or seven launches including tomorrow's missions. Mark Juncosa, SpaceX's vice president of the automotive industry, said 12 Starlink launches would guarantee US coverage, and after 24 launches, Starlink would cover most of the world's population, and 30 launches would be sufficient to cover the planet, Juncosa said. ]\n\nWith each launch, SpaceX will add a terabit of \"used bar capacity, \"says Musk and two to three terabits in total.\n\nSatellite operators sometimes set a difference between usable capacity and aggregate capacity when discussing earth block constellations, since the constellations are generally designed for global coverage but are unlikely to have customers in all locations where rays are active\n\nSpaceX's projection for Starlink, its usable capacity puts higher than any geostational communication satellite in circulation today and would significantly exceed any other publicly known terrestrial constellation in development. Telesat, which plans a constellation of 300 satellites, estimates that it will provide 8 terabits of \"useful capacity\". The satellites in OneWeb's first generation constellation of 600 operating satellites and 50 spare parts are designed to carry 10 gigabits per second, which means the system should probably offer 6 terabits per second of aggregate capacity (OneWeb did not respond to May 14 to confirm that number).\n\nSpaceX's first generation satellites will not have intersatellite links, but will be able to use ground stations as relays to \"ground bounce\" signals around the world, he said. Later generations would include intersatellite links and other upgrades, he said, but he did not provide a timeframe for when to be introduced.\n\nMusk said SpaceX would like to keep Starlink satellites in circulation for four to five years before deorbiting and replacing them with newer, more capable models.\n\nUnlike traditional bowl antennas, electronically controlled systems can track two or more satellites simultaneously, which means no loss in connection with the satellites rising and being set over the horizon.\n\nMusk said Starlink terminals, utilizing the work of SpaceX's \"chip team\", can switch between satellites in less than a thousand seconds and support a system where the total latency is less than 20 milliseconds.\n\nMusk described the terminals as resembling the size of a small or medium-sized pizza. While Musk mainly talked about Starlink as a system to bridge the digital divide by joining unreacted people, Musk said the antennas could also serve the more lucrative aviation and shipping markets that most satellite operators are driving. The antennas can also be used to connect cars, he said.\n\nMusk did not say how much the antennas would cost, but when they would be available. Most electronically controlled antennas are too expensive for consumers and businesses to exploit.\n\nMusk said SpaceX hasn't tried to win customers for Starlink yet, and thought it would be better to understand first the constellation installation scheme first. SpaceX is likely to start selling connections later this year or early next year if everything goes well, he said.\n\nMusk said SpaceX is interested in signing telecoms as customers, as well as governments who want to join hard to reach parts of their countries.\n\nSpaceX plans to use Starlink to generate more funding in support of its goal of establishing a colony on Mars, Musk says. Starlink revenue would also help fund a base on the moon, he said." ]

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[ null, "I have a new hero. As often happens, I met her in a book.\n\nIn early May of 1955, Emma Gatewood, left her Ohio home, caught a ride to West Virginia, a plane to Atlanta, a bus to Georgia, and a cab to Mount Oglethorpe, then the southern starting point of the Appalachian Trail, which wound 2,050 miles through rugged, mountainous country to its end point in Maine.\nEmma registered her name in the logbook at the summit of Mount Katahdin on September 25th: 144 days of hiking, averaging roughly fifteen miles per day, carrying a denim bag she made herself, wearing out seven pairs of shoes, mainly canvas sneakers, with no tent or elaborate hiking gear.\n\nShe was the first woman to make the thru-hike. She was 67.", null, "Emma was a tough woman, enchanted by nature. She bore 11 children to a sex-addled man who abused her physically and emotionally for thirty-three years. Walking into the woods was her escape. She fell in love with the idea of walking the new Appalachian Trail from a National Geographic article, and when she left to start her walk, she didn’t tell anyone. She had waited years, dreaming silently, until she decided it was time. (Click here to see the article that inspired Emma.)\n\nThe response to this older woman doing the impossible was remarkable. In today’s terminology, we would say that her story went viral. Ben Montgomery, the author, deftly weaves the threads of the story together … her walk, her life of abuse, the times, the history of the Appalachian trail, her amazing resilience and determination, and the reasons she did what she did. She didn’t stop with hiking the A.T. once … she did it three times … the last time at 75, although it was done in sections. She also walked 2,000 milesof the Oregon Trail from Independence, Missouri, to Portland, Oregon, averaging 22 miles a day, and helped develop the Buckeye Trail in Ohio.", null, "1955 wasn’t Emma’s first try at the Trail. She started from Maine in 1954, but quickly got lost and had to be rescued. As Ben Montgomery writes, the Appalachian Trail wasn’t just a walk in the woods. “There were a million heavenly things to see and a million spectacular ways to die.\"\n\nEmma went home feeling like a failure, however, she was back the next year, lessons learned and starting from the south, determined.\n\nAs the public began to catch wind of what the 67 year-old woman was doing, the press swarmed her, always asking, \"Why?\" She gave many answers ... \"It was something to do ... it was a lark ....\" However, the author hints at something deeper.\nThinking about her life of severe abuse and caring for eleven children and all the chores of keeping a farm going, it's clear she never had time for herself. When her children were grown, she could finally choose her own path, her own way of spending her time. When she walked into the woods it was purely a selfish act.\nIsn't it interesting however that she inspired thousands, maybe even millions of people to follow their own choices? Another reminder that it's never too late to fall in love with our own lives.\n\nInteresting quotes about walking from the book:\n\nAnthropologists estimate that early man walked twenty miles a day. Mental and physical benefits have been attributed to walking as far back as ancient times. The Roman writer Pliny the Elder (23–79 AD) described walking as one of the “Medicines of the Will.” Hippocrates, the Greek physician, called walking “man’s best medicine” and prescribed walks to treat emotional problems, hallucinations, and digestive disorders.\n\nWilliam Wordsworth was said to have walked 180,000 miles in his lifetime. Charles Dickens captured the ecstasy of near-madness and insomnia in the essay “Night Walks” and once said, “The sum of the whole is this: Walk and be happy; Walk and be healthy.” Robert Louis Stevenson wrote of “the great fellowship of the Open Road” and the “brief but priceless meetings which only trampers know.” Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche said, “Only those thoughts that come by walking have any value.”", null ]

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[ "Today was David Wright’s last day as the Association’s Executive Secretary, after nearly three decades in the role.\n\nDavid’s contribution to the New Zealand Biodynamic Association has been incalculable. A former scientist, technical editor, market gardener and Waldorf teacher, he brought a very broad and capable skill-set to the job and placed it all in the service of biodynamics.\n\nHe has provided huge amounts of wisdom, support and advice over the years to Council in all its various iterations. Every council is different and each has had different requirements of David. He has met them all with efficiency, patience and good humour.\n\nOver and above the daily management of the Association, David has stepped in at different times to fill important roles when they were vacant. He has acted as commissioning editor for Harvests magazine, and for years produced our biodynamic calendar. Some of these additional responsibilities involved a great deal of unpaid time and energy. He has never complained.\n\nDavid has been a Demeter inspector since the mid-1990s and served as a BioGro board member from 1995 to 2015. He has also been a council member of peak sector body Organics Aotearoa New Zealand (OANZ) and served as deputy chair of the OANZ board.\n\nIt’s difficult to know how to properly thank this humble man for the sheer magnitude of work he has done for our association and members. He has told Council that he’s still willing to be occasionally involved on a voluntary basis, so we haven’t lost him altogether and we’re grateful for that.\n\nDavid, we offer you thanks, appreciation and our deepest respect. We wish you and Jen all the very best and we look forward to seeing you at future biodynamic events, no longer burdened by that enormous laptop bag!\n\nDavid’s role has been filled by (the very courageous) Joanne Turner. You’ll meet her in a future post.", null, null, "Nourish to Flourish: Counting Down to Launch!\nScroll to top" ]

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[ "Darkest Dungeon: The Color of Madness\n\nSome hateful shard of alien origin has streaked through the night sky, crashing into the old Miller’s farm on the outskirts of the Hamlet! Those unfortunate enough to witness the Comet’s arrival have been blinded by what they can only describe as a shifting, ephemeral hue of damnably abrasive intensity. There has been no word from the farm in a fortnight, save for the unearthly groaning that echoes from the ruin of the mill…", null, null ]

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[ null, "Babooshka has been on my list of places to visit for breakfast for some time, although I had never made it until I discovered that they open at 8am on weekends, not 9am as it says on their website (for me, it’s the earlier the better). It’s located at the end of a small arcade on William Street, right next door to Superstar Waffles, another place I wish would open for breakfast, but at least I know where it is now!\n\nI’m not sure what I was expecting, but this rather small cafe wasn’t it – I think the “bar” at the end of their website address threw me.\n\nSo coffee first, from Perth-based Blacklist Coffee Roasters. Knowing what was about to come, I went for a short mac and it was fantastic!\n\nIf you follow any Perth food-based Instagram accounts, you’ll have no doubt seen at least one of the shakes from Babooshka. Milkshakes are one of my favourite things, and it’s something that I’m happy to see finally hitting Perth in a big way. If it wasn’t for these I probably would never have gone to Babooshka, and there was no way I was leaving without trying one.\n\nNarrowly resisting the salted caramel and popular marshmallow-fruit-loop creation, I tried the Golden Gaytime ($10), which was just like drinking one. Very clever – presumably they’re using the newly-available ice cream. This was a seriously decadent breakfast drink, but who cares when it’s this good? My only gripe would be that real cream would have been nicer.\n\nSo onto the food. The menu is fairly small, you can see it here. I tried the French toast with banana and macadamia crumble ($16.50) , and I’m sorry to say that although it looked very attractive I found it rather uninspiring to eat. The French toast was chewy and tasteless, and the bananas not really caramelised. The crumble wasn’t particularly crunchy, either.\n\nRenay ordered simple poached eggs on toast ($12), and although the eggs were perfectly cooked the bread wasn’t very nice and it was all a bit plonked on the plate.\n\nOther options include Boston Beans with poached eggs & toast ($17.50) and the “Tsar’s breakfast” with poached eggs, speck bacon, boston beans, spinach & haloumi on toast (an eye-watering $24). There were a selection of baked goods on the counter which looked rather nice.\n\nSo our visit to Babooshka was a mixed bag. It’s definitely worth a visit to try one of their milkshakes, although competition is rapidly increasing in that area. I couldn’t fault the coffee, but the food was disappointing.", null, null, null, null, null, null ]

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[ "There’s a good chance that when you saw the title of this article you thought that I’d finally lost it. “Barry Roux?!?” you probably said to yourself. “Isn’t he the obnoxious advocate who is representing Oscar Pistorius in the murder trial?”\n\nYes he is. And you could be forgiven for wondering why this aggressive and belligerent man is someone I admire.\n\nI firmly believe that people are more likely to co-operate if you charm them. No matter who the witnesses are, whether they are members of the public who just happened to be at the wrong place at the right time, close friends of Oscar Pistorius who have now betrayed him, or experts who have analysed evidence as best they can, they are far more likely to respond to his attack when they feel respected and treated gently.\n\nWho is Barry’s customer?\n\nBut, none of these people are Barry Roux’s customers. Oscar Pistorius is his “customer”, and he has fought tirelessly for him, using every available weapon in his toolbox, to present a case to the judge that will find his client innocent. He has even gone to ridiculous lengths to do this by suggesting that dogs can sound like cats when stressed, and always looking for the smallest chinks in the armour of the prosecutor’s case. If a witness is in any way vulnerable, he will find a way to take advantage of that, and he will stop at nothing to expose incompetence or forgetfulness.\n\nAs I watch snippets of the trial, and read what others have written, it strikes me that I would love to have Barry Roux in my corner if ever I needed a great partner. It also struck me that I have never seen a business – or the people working in a business – put in so much energy and effort to protect their customers or clients. On the contrary, most businesses that I deal with seem to go out their way to score as much as they can from me, and don’t really care about my welfare.\n\nThere are, naturally, a few exceptions. One of my favourite people is Wayne Duvenage, past CEO of Avis SA. I’ve never met him, nor have I spoken to him, but I know that he fights for the good of his fellow citizens, because Wayne is the driving force behind OUTA – the Opposition to Urban Tolling Alliance. He too has fought fearlessly and ceaselessly to get the government to change their policy on tolling the roads that you and I have paid for already.\n\nI certainly never saw any of the CEOs of my banks fighting against FICA, which really inconveniences millions of customers every year. I didn’t hear one executive from any mobile phone company fighting the government against RICA, the other inconvenience to millions of customers every year. None of the CEOs and executives of the majority of my suppliers – medical aid, airlines, retailers, IT firms, motor car retailers, publishers, entertainment companies, construction companies, event planners and conference venues, printing firms, and just about all others fighting in my corner, and showing an attitude of “whatever it takes”.\n\nDo you go above and beyond the call of duty?\n\nI know that many of you are also saying: “If I was earning R100 000 a day, I would also be like Barry Roux, and I’d also do whatever it takes for my customers.” Yes, it is true that many well paid professionals like doctors do some quite spectacular things for their customers. But I can also tell you without hesitation that whenever I have had rare great experiences, it has always been underpaid frontline staff or small business owners who have gone out of their way to make me feel good about my purchases and support.\n\nThese include a lady who manned a reception desk at a conference centre and who, upon discovering that I split my pants from front to back ten minutes before a presentation to an audience of 500 people, managed to sew them back together so that nobody noticed. Or the waiter at the Shangri La Hotel in Kuala Lumpur who, after asking his boss’s permission, walked me to the optometrist’s shop because I had broken my glasses and he was worried that I wouldn’t be able to find my way. Or the hotel receptionist who got into her car at 10 at night to come and fetch me from the local garage because I had become hopelessly lost finding my way there.\n\nWe all occasionally have angels in our lives that help us when we need it most. I salute you, Mr. Roux, and while I hope that I will never need your services, I admire you for your utter devotion to your client.\n\n*Aki Kalliatakis runs The Leadership LaunchPad, a business focused on customer loyalty and radical marketing that he founded in 1989. He helps companies to implement customised service and loyalty strategies and lectures at executive development programmes for a number of business schools of both local and international universities, though he believes practical ideas are more important than academic theory. He adds value at training programs in Africa and around the world.", null, "Why companies need to prioritise the customer experience", null, "Smart tactics to improve your sales\n\nThe top interview questions to ask, and what to learn from the answers\n\nThe sorry state of late payments: Tips to speed up cash...\n\nKeeping it in the family\n\nWhat source of funding suits your business best?\n\nThe best apps and online tools for your small business\n\nABOUT US\nDynamic digital platforms that gets straight to the heart of business matters.\nContact us: [email protected]\nFOLLOW US\n© 2018 Your Business Magazine\nMORE STORIES\n\nHow to gear up for expansion" ]

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[ null, "New Delhi: The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh is alleging that people are leaving Delhi as power and water connections have been cut by the AAP government, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia claimed on Saturday, March 28.\n\nHe also accused the BJP of doing “petty politics” over the coronavirus pandemic. The sharp reaction from Sisodia came after reports that a huge crowd of migrant workers were at the Anand Vihar area, bordering Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh, to catch buses to their home states.\n\nIn a series of tweets, Sisodia said that people at Delhi’s borders were not only those from the city, but also from Rajsthan, Haryana and Punjab.\n\n“I am very sad that BJP leaders have stepped to petty politics over the coronavirus epidemic. The Yogi Adityanath government has charged that (Chief Minister) Arvind Kejriwal has got power and water supply cut due to which people are leaving Delhi,” he said.\n\nIt is time to seriously work together to save the country instead of doing “cheap politics”, Sisodia said in one of the tweets.\n\n“Several steps have been taken in the fight against the coronavirus in Delhi under the guidance of Arvind Kejriwal, (and) these are being followed by other states.\n\n“Two times a day over four lakh people are being fed, night shelters have been set up in schools. It is our responsibility that nobody sleeps hungry,” the deputy chief minister said\n\nHe said that giving food and shelter to those in Delhi was his government’s responsibility so that the lockdown declared by Prime Minister Narendra Modi is successful. But, it would require a united fight.", null ]

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[ "Mr Modi has a right to his own dreams and visions for the country, however much we may disagree with its dystopian dimension", null, "Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives to address the media, ahead of the Budget Session 2022, in New Delhi, (PTI Photo/Arun Sharma)\n\nIt is unfortunate that in a 20-page, 118-paragraph Part A Budget speech, Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman could bring herself to say only briefly and fleetingly at the beginning: “At the outset, I want to take a moment to express my empathy for those who had to bear adverse health and economic effects of the pandemic.” This seems to have come more from the finance minister as a personal expression and not that of the government. In the last two years, she has been the only one in the Narendra Modi government who displayed some “empathy” for those beaten down by Covid-19 and its deadly effects. But the words chosen are so neutral, and in this context callous, as this government is little bothered about people. This callousness is again seen in the paragraph that follows: “The overall sharp rebound and recovery is reflective of our country’s strong resilience.” The personal and economic trauma of tens of thousands of people, especially during the devastating second wave of the Delta variant last summer, is not even a blip in the mind of this government.\n\nEconomic Survey that was placed in Parliament Monday. The Economic Survey presented a modest and realistic picture of the state of the economy. What we heard on Tuesday was a vacuous rollout of many technological changes that the government would like to promote in the country in the next five years, fancifully termed “Amrit Kaal” to mark the time between the 75th anniversary of Independence to the 100th in 2047, the quarter century between now and then. It was completely out of place in an annual Budget speech. The plan, it doesn’t matter whether it is realistic or not, seemed more like a BJP election manifesto for 2024, and the Prime Minister seems to have felt there can be no better occasion than this to unveil his barren vision of a technology-driven India, where people will lead a soporific life aided by a digitised administration and economy.\n\nMr Modi has a right to his own dreams and visions for the country, however much we may disagree with its dystopian dimension. And as a twice-elected Prime Minister, he can spell out the contents of his dreams through the Budget speech of his finance minister. The Prime Minister has been hard at work to depoliticise the democratic processes in this country, and he has found an effective way of doing it through the opium of technology. Part A of the Budget speech is a good example of the PM’s look-away-from-the-present and look-into-the-far-future approach towards governance.\n\nSolipsism is intellectual escapism, and one cannot question the right of the Modi government to practise it. But the traumas and hurdles facing the people and the country in 2022 are not going to disappear because the government refuses to face up to them or talk about them. The economy will of course rebound, and it will not be because of the 25-year perspective plan unspooled by the finance minister. It will be because over a billion people are eking out their livelihoods and the government lives off their efforts through increased collections of Goods and Services Tax (GST). Of course, Ms Sitharaman thanked the people for making GST a success. There is no evidence in Ms Sitharaman’s speech that the government will spend its tax earnings on the needs of the people, or on the health infrastructure in the country. It’s as though the government, like the obnoxious taxman, has collected the money and gone his way, and the people are supposed to be thankful they have been left alone.\n\nThe government hopes to pass over the political and economic potholes with its eyes glued firmly towards 2047. The gambit of the Prime Minister seems to be paying off. In 2014, he pointed to 2019, the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, and to 2022, the 75th year of India’s Independence. In 2022, he is pointing towards 2047, the centenary of Independence. He is saying in so many words that do not mind the unpleasant present, just keep your eyes fixed on 2047. It has been the case that the economy has trundled along since 2014 and the people fended for themselves through the bad times that stretched from the 2016 demonetisation to the 2019-21 Covid-19 scourge.\n\nMs Sitharaman’s 2022 Budget speech should stand out for its political impudence in passing over the economic challenges facing the people and pointing out to isolated phenomenon like the start-up successes of unicorns. The unicorns have raised money from the market, but they have not really produced any ripple effects if not multiplier effects.\n\nExigencies and uncertainties are looming on the horizon. Though the Covid-19 pandemic has partly receded, global health experts are warning about the need to prepare for another health crisis which may well be of Covid proportions. The Economic Survey has pointed out though that the Indian economy is poised to grow if there are no further Covid-type disruptions and if oil prices hold. The boast that India is the fastest growing major economy is of little solace if political and economic crisis in other parts of the world were to rock the Indian economy. Mr Modi is indeed the political Pied Piper who keeps people’s minds away from the nagging reality. He is telling people: just look to 2047." ]