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Soon after his arrival in India, Afridi courted a big controversy by commenting in front of the media here that they are "loved more in India" than in Pakistan.
Pakistan women's team skipper Sana was asked the same question and she could not stop laughing on that. But later came up with a diplomatic answer keeping in mind the uproar Afridi's statement created back home.
"We really love playing here in India but we also love playing back home. In fact, we get love at home more and love playing back home more because we don't get a chance to play at home," Sana told reporters on the eve of their marquee Group B clash against India in the ICC Women's World Twenty20 at the Feroze Shah Kotla ground here.
"But we are looking forward to playing in India. We had a good crowd in Chennai and we enjoyed playing in front of them."
Unlike their male counterparts, Pakistan women cricketers are in a relaxed environment in terms of security and they are enjoying every bit of it.
"We have been looked after well. We are enjoying our stay here. The security is not too high and we are liking it," said the 30-year-old Sana.
Like most Pakistanis, Sana too is a Bollywood movie buff and plans to do some shopping, especially sarees during her spare time in the tour.
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Among Bollywood actors, her personal favourite is Aamir Khan and Abhishek Bachchan and India cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni is someone who gives her inspiration.
"I like Dhoni. He is an inspiration for me. Among Pakistani cricketers I like Shoaib Malik, Mohammad Hafeez and Younis Khan," Sana said.
Talking about tomorrow's low-on-hype match against India, Sana said just like the men's contest later in the evening it will be a high-pressure game for both the sides.
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Let me start by stating that I don't know if Google enjoy any Common Carrier (or other, similar) protections, but if not, it shouldn't be all too hard for them to block access by IP addresses from known SOPA/PIPA proponents, plus, if they want to play hardball, any US Administration addresses as well.
Same goes for all other protesters.
As an additional nugget of legislative gold, I would assume that if they blocked the Administration, said Administration would need to institute and document a way of circumventing said blockade in order to get anything meaningful business done, which could be an interesting subject for a DMCA complaint, since SOPA/PIPA seem to assume that DNS filtering constitutes an effective means of restricting access…
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Vivek Prakash (Vice President- Marketing), Samsung India states, " Cricket and Cinema in India are a passion and provide a platform for us to be involved with our customers. The Samsung Cup Indo-Pak Cricket Series, our team Samsung campaign and our renewed partnership with IIFA for the Samsung IIFA Awards are some key thrust areas for us this year. This is our second year of association with the event and we are very happy with the response that we got from our association with IIFA last year."
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The state on Thursday assured Calcutta High Court that no Scheduled Caste (SC) candidate in this years Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) would be deprived of a berth in a medical college.
The assurance came in response to a case filed by 33 SC candidates, on behalf of the JEE (Medical) Guardians Forum, who were successful in this years examination. A government notification, dated August 6, setting aside 70 seats (of the 905 in the states seven medical colleges) for subsequent decision, had fuelled fears that the seats might be given to those who had written the test on August 17 for NRI and management-quota candidates.
Advocate-general Balai Ray told the court that the government had to set aside 15 per cent of the 905 seats for students from other states, who appeared in the all-India entrance examination. Seven and 10 more seats had to be reserved, respectively, for donors who helped set up some of the states medical colleges and a Union government quota, leaving 754 seats for students domiciled in the state and competing in the JEE.
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Justice Pradipta Ray, after hearing the advocate-generals assurance, said the matter would come up for hearing on September 15. Thursdays assurance in court, an iteration of the stand state health minister Surjya Kanta Mishra took in the assembly earlier this month, has come as a boost for all the organisations fighting against the governments decision to keep seats aside for students whose guardians could pay a million rupees.
We are happy with the advocate-generals assurance in court, as it implies that the government cannot back out now, said All-India Democratic Students Organisation medical unit spokesperson Chandan Mandal.
The Medical Service Centre (MSC) and the Guardians Forum, which held a series of agitations against the million-rupee seats, also expressed satisfaction. We are holding a citizens meet, in which eminent physicians and medical teachers have promised attendance, at Medical College and Hospital this Sunday, announced MSC spokesperson Mridul Sarkar.


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Do our federal transportation priorities match the rhetoric we use to justify more spending?
With the Trump administration readying both an annual budget and discussing a possible large infrastructure package, Transportation for America this morning urged a key Senate subcommittee not to stop investing in programs that promote innovation, encourage collaboration and maximize benefits for local communities.
Greater federal investment in infrastructure welcomed, but must be paired with increases in accountability and transparency
After the release of the Senate Democrats' $1 trillion infrastructure proposal, Beth Osborne, Senior Policy Advisor for Transportation for America, released this statement:
A large congressional delegation asks USDOT to improve the proposed congestion rule
Earlier this week, a large group of senators and representatives sent a letter to USDOT Secretary Foxx, requesting that USDOT change a flawed proposed rule for measuring congestion. They asked that USDOT assess the movement of people, rather than vehicles, as a better measure of congestion and reward the improvements that can come from transit, toll lanes, or encouraging travelers to choose other options like walking or biking.
Senate transportation appropriations bill adheres to local leaders' call to fund TIGER, public transit and passenger rail
The annual transportation and housing appropriations bill – known as T-HUD – was approved last week by the Senate Appropriations Committee and contains good news for transportation.
Carrying the message of Gulf Coast support for passenger rail up to Capitol Hill
After last week's inspiring rail trip along the Gulf Coast where we witnessed firsthand the massive support from citizens and local leaders alike for restoring passenger rail service along the coast, a member of the Southern Rail Commission testified before the Senate's key rail committee earlier this week to deliver the same message Gulf Coast citizens so passionately presented at each stop last week.
Though Congress passed a transportation bill, funding for key programs still up in the air
Though Congress passed a five-year transportation bill back in December, the fate of many important transportation programs will still be decided in Congress' appropriations process this year. Among them is one of the few ways that local communities can directly receive funding for smart projects.
Help make TIGER roar in this year's budget
Though the multi-year transportation bill is behind us, Congress is currently considering an annual transportation spending bill with $600 million for the competitive TIGER grant program — an increase of $100 million over existing funding amounts. We need to support it this week as Congress finalizes a new budget to carry us into next year.
Think FAST – the good, the bad and the ugly in Congress' new five-year transportation bill
For the first time in a decade, Congress is on the cusp of passing a five-year transportation authorization bill that will carry us into the next decade. Though we await final floor votes and the President's signature, it will almost certainly be approved in a matter of days. So how does the bill stack up against the pressing needs of our country? Here's the good, the bad, and the ugly of the FAST Act.
House and Senate conference members reach agreement on five-year transportation authorization
Conferees from the House and Senate have reached agreement on a final transportation reauthorization that will tap Federal Reserve surplus funds and other accounting maneuvers to cover the bill's full cost over five years.
Senate pivoting to yearly spending bill that increases TIGER but still cuts transit funds
While a few Senate members are focused on the conference committee deliberations on a new long-term transportation bill, the Senate committee that doles out transportation money each year has released their proposal for next year, and the news is mixed for several important transportation programs.


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Vakku Pookkum Kalam | വാക്കു പൂക്കും കാലം | Episode VIII - March 9, 2017
Meet the Diplomats: B&R Opens Another Dimension for South-South Co-ops - March 9, 2017
Li's Hong Kong remarks send strong signals for region's next chief, say analysts - March 9, 2017
Bold 'armless' women provides for her family - March 8, 2017
Israel uncovers online weapons smuggling cell in West Bank - March 8, 2017
Muhyiddin: We'll wait for the final version of Hadi's Bill - March 8, 2017
Sthree Sakthi Award 2017 Award ceremony Part I - March 8, 2017
Sthree Sakthi Award 2017 Award ceremony Part II - March 8, 2017
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Muhyiddin: Don't exploit diplomatic row for political mileage - March 8, 2017
Turkish coup attempt: Government supporters rally in Istanbul, Ankara
Protesters have taken to the streets in Istanbul and Ankara to show support for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government, defying a curfew imposed by the military group carrying out the coup. In Istanbul, protesters gathered in the major hub of Taksim square. The military had surrounded the area and the protesters, though Turkish police had taken several of the soldiers participating in the coup into custody.
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RPS was commissioned to undertake and manage the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and planning application for the relocation of an existing clinical waste treatment facility.
The existing facility treated waste via steam autoclaving to render it harmless for transfer to landfill for disposal. However, the revised proposals introduced advanced thermal treatment technologies in order to improve the efficiency of the business by avoiding the need to treat waste elsewhere.
Through the identification of appropriate mitigation, RPS successfully demonstrated in the EIA that the proposed facility would have no significant adverse environmental effects, a position accepted by the Council and statutory consultees.
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My girlfriend broke up with me a month a go she doesn't love me anymore she knows I still love her but last 2 weeks she text me something it wasn't for me I replied she said sorry wrong person anyway now a gain I got a empty text from her I didn't reply this time what is she trying to do? she doesn't care about me I know that but what's with text help me girls and guys thank u.
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lol I used to do the same thing . she obviously knows she's texting you . - because if she really doesn't care about you , she would've deleted your number and its hard to by accidentally text someone (unless they have similar names) . see what happens if you text her hey! or how's it going ? . if she's positive , she's been thinking about you . if she's negative , she's just being annoying :D
Yeh true I was thinking why is she still have my number? I'm shocked I fell there's no hope that she would take me back! But do you think there might be a chance? Cause she still has my number! what should I do? I don't want to text her now and say hi how are u? I don't want to seem needy but I want her back help please thik of something thank u
im not sure . . . but if you wanna make things funny . you can do the same thing to her (hopefully without pissing her off) - and only once
just say "hey" (thats all I can think of - sorry :S) - but only when she randomly texts you . if a convo is made then keep talking , but not to much . try to be nice , but don't flirt or say sappy things (then you would sound needy)


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Per the new screenshot, looks like an engraved Pistol .50, not a new weapon. Potentially new ammu-nation mods? smurfy (coms) 21:30, May 7, 2015 (UTC)
- Agreed. I think the new weapon skin looks cool. Much more detailed than just simple re-coloring. I do like the chrome Pistol .50, though. Gotta love the shiny Deagle. Carl Johnson Jr. (talk) 21:37, May 7, 2015 (UTC)
Definitely a new skin. Looks like the update will give better skins rather than a simple coloring (and others which have minor alterations such the Flare Gun). So yeah, I hope that this DLC will be more focused on unique customizations or something. I feel that this one was missing for a long time, huh? SWAT Cam F Dispatch Data Files 22:47, May 7, 2015 (UTC)
Now I look at it, it is definitely a Pistol .50 with a new skin. It's good to see they are planning new skins instead of colors. Also, I agree with you Camilo. () 23:02, May 7, 2015 (UTC)Smashbro8
- Definitely a new skin, Rain pointed out, I loved that model and if it's available in single player, I will certainly use it. AndreEagle17 00:03, May 8, 2015 (UTC)


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Travis Durfee is a teacher at Watkins Glen Middle School in Watkins Glen, New York who is administering Common Core-aligned standardized tests to students that were designed by Pearson, the education company. In the following piece, which he calls "Driving Lessons," he looks from within the schoolhouse gates at the disconnect between the mandated exams and the Common Core State Standards that the tests are supposed to be designed to evaluate. He describes his piece this way: "The essay contrasts my father's driving lessons with what drives my lessons in the classroom today–the mad dash toward accountability under a new educational paradigm where the Common Core trumps common sense."
By Travis Durfee
My old man taught me to drive on a 1978 Scottsdale pick-up, a three-speed stick shift. Several lessons on my dead-end street culminated in my first real test—driving home after a bitter winter day loading firewood from the fields across town. In fits and starts, I learned to drive.
The test truly challenged my nascent skills and abilities when I rolled the truck to a stop as the only light in my town turned from yellow to red. Stopping was easy. Proceeding posed the real struggle. I stalled the truck, repeatedly, through three cycles of the light as the line of cars and the chorus of horns grew behind us. The old man sat in the passenger seat—stewing, most likely, as frustration and disbelief tried his patience and best intentions. But he remained in the passenger seat. Driving was my responsibility that day and, eventually, we made it home.
Memories of my father's driving lessons surfaced after speaking with my 7th grade students, who just completed their first round of state tests for the year. April 3rd was the last of three days of English Language Arts testing mandated by New York state. The tests are designed to evaluate student progress toward the more rigorous and much-maligned Common Core Learning Standards. The test results are supposed to inform a good deal about education in my district in the future. The results determine which students need additional literacy instruction and how best to deliver it, through "data-driven instruction" in the classroom. The students' test results also determine my effectiveness as an educator, as well as my building and district leaders' effectiveness, by extension. And yet the state tests themselves fail a simple test of public policy.
Does your test evaluate that which you hope to gauge? When you pose this question of the state tests—do the evaluations reflect what we want students doing and learning at school?—the answer is simple. No. The tests purported to evaluate the new standard of education in New York do no such thing.
Consider the math of the English test. The test is broken into three 90-minute testing periods over three days and claims to evaluate literacy, namely reading and writing skills. On the first day students are confronted with six reading passages and 42 multiple-choice questions in a 90-minute block. A ballpark estimation gives students roughly 15 minutes to navigate each passage and set of questions. Consider a sample question, but first start a timer:
Revisit lines 42-45 from the passage.
The New York State Common Core Test in English Language Arts 2014 will assess more rigorous educational standards designed to bolster our national economic prosperity and cultural heritage.
Which detail from the passage does the author use to best support the central idea of the sentence above:
A "More challenging learning standards will force instructional innovation to surface in the classroom."
B "Suggested teaching protocols, such as the Reading Closely reading strategy, will ensure that even struggling and reluctant readers will comprehend, as well as critique, authentic texts."
C "Developing student writing skills, such as the ability to plan, edit, revise and publish evidence-based arguments, will strengthen the foundation of writing as a central mode of inquiry"
D "Fully-aligned evaluation systems for teachers, teaching-assistants, administrators and superintendents will ensure accountability through the shift to a powerful new educational paradigm."
Did you read all 136 words in 60 seconds? If so, great! Not to diminish your accomplishment, but remember the context: such a sample question might appear on a test designed for 12- and 13-year-old middle school students, not informed adults reading about education in their free time.
And before the critical thinkers among you begin casting aspersions, reckon with the following: the example above was not designed to intentionally flummox readers less savvy than yourself. In fact, the example above is shorter than the following question, an actual sample question from the 2013 ELA test:
Read the last sentence of the passage.
He hoped that the meteorite would stay at the bottom of the Thinking Pond forever, in a place where the earth, the water, and a piece of the sky all touched each other.
Which sentence from the passage best matches this characterization of David?
A "David couldn't understand why he seemed to be the only one who saw how amazing it was for a squirrel to run down a tree head first, or how unique each day's sky full of clouds was." (lines 6 through 8)
B "His mom said he was more sensitive and thoughtful than other kids his age, but David just felt lonely and left out most of the time." (lines 8 and 9)
C "About a quarter of a mile from the pond, David caught sight of the huge, gnarled oak tree he'd nicknamed the Old Giant for its rough, craggy bark and tall, thick trunk." (lines 10 through 14)
D "By now David could usually see the shine of sunlight on the gently rippling water, but today something was different." (lines 35 and 36)
That sample question clocks in at 186 words. And, again, students have roughly 60 seconds to accurately read, process, re-read and respond. If you think I'm low-balling the time spent on each question, spend 90 seconds per question. Now you're left with fewer than five minutes to read a 600- to 800-word passage on plastic bags, asteroids, or coyotes (the subjects of this year's passages). Forget the dry texts on the tests. Even the math of the English test is maddening.
Word count and timing aside, a test that evaluates speed-reading and comprehension simply does not jibe with the bevy of skills that the Common Core expects educators to teach.
Consider the Reading Closely reading strategy. It's all about time, and using more of it. Students are encouraged to marinate in a text such that the meaning of a passage becomes infused in the very fiber and sinew of the student's understanding. It's a good strategy. I love it and use it often when I read for understanding.
The strategy, summarized, requires the following: 1) Read the text to get the flow, or feel of the piece; 2) Re-read to identify important or unfamiliar words; 3) summarize, or write the gist of portions of the text in the margins; 4) record the text's key details and important information. These are the habits good readers use to understand complex information and, yet, the examination designed to evaluate whether students have developed these habits makes no time for close reading. Ninety minutes, six passages, 42 multiple-choice questions. Go!
This is not how I teach, nor how I want my children educated. And yet, another testing session has concluded to evaluate another year of teaching and learning (yes, the beginning of April is when the state assesses students' ELA skills to gauge the success of the school year that concludes at the end of June). That Albany is mulling a delay in the implementation of Common Core state tests is red meat for Common Core opponents in an election year, a mostly meaningless gesture in an era when the war drums of accountability and reform continue to drive the arms race of standardized testing. It is understandable, if wholly disheartening, to hear the deflated apathy that rationalizes these policies on the ground.
The system is what it is.
That ship has sailed.
The train has left the station.
I'm not advocating that we pull the brakes, jam the gears and watch wreckage pile. But just because the train has left the station doesn't mean we have to ride in the cattle car. Surely there is space in the engine room for creative administrators, school boards and faculty associations to craft meaningful systems for evaluating good teaching and student learning.
I think back to my time in the GMC with my old man. He trained me to drive stick shift on a rusty, three-speed pick-up truck. After sketchy marks on my first exam I was not handed the keys to a Formula 1 car for time trials. Yet, that is how we test our students, and by extension our teachers and our schools. We train students to read and write, carefully and with purpose, but then we throw them into a sprint we've called the Race to the Top. Is it any wonder that they crash and burn, or pull up lame?
I was certainly not surprised when many of my students reported feeling rushed and pressured after the test this week. The conscientious among them apologized for not being able to put their best effort forward on a test that demanded so much so quickly. As for the kids who didn't finish the test (and there were many), I didn't bother them with reflective questions. I figured they were pretty discouraged, too. But, hey, deductive reasoning. It is what it is.


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Mumbai: Indian soyoil futures fell on Friday, 3 August, on concerns the government will sell imports at a discount to ease prices in the physical market, and weak Malaysian palm oil futures, analysts said.
At 2:25pm (08:55 GMT), the August contract on the National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange was down 0.48% at Rs501.65 ($12.4) per 10 kg.
The September contract had fallen 0.38% to Rs504.70.
"To check price rise the government may import up to 100,000 tonnes of soyoil, which it may sell at below cost price. This is worrying the market," said Badruddin Khan, senior research analyst at Angel Commodities Broking Pvt. Ltd.
In an attempt to contain rising edible oil prices the government has asked three state-run agencies and a farmers' cooperative to step up edible oil imports.
But an official at one of the firms — the State Trading Corp. — told Reuters the imports would be released for free sale and not sold at subsidised rates, as suggested by recent media reports.
According to the Soybean Processors' Association of India, an industry body, local refined soyoil prices have risen about 2.1% to Rs482 per 10 kg in last month.
The markets were also impacted by weak Malaysian palm oil futures, an analyst at Kotak Commodity Services Ltd said.
The benchmark October contract on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange was down 17 ringgit at 2,585 ringgit ($747.1).
Palm and soy oils compete for similar markets and their prices often move in tandem.


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text: The following commentary comes from an independent investor or market observer as part of TheStreet's guest contributor program, which is separate from the company's news coverage. NEW YORK ( FXTechstrategy.com) -- The outlook for gold continues to point higher despite a turn back lower off the 1,553.59 level to close lower the past week. On a return above that level, the 1,576.20 level, its 2011 high will be targeted where a break will resume its long-term uptrend and open the door for more gains toward its psycho level at 1,600 and then the 1,650.00 level. On the downside, if gold follows through lower on the back of its past week declines, the 1.526.26 level, its May 11, 2011 high will be aimed at ahead of the 1,470.00 level and then the 1,462.15 level, its May 5, 2011 low. Further down, its .618. Fib Ret (1,380.85- 1,576.20 rally) at 1,455.00 comes in as the next downside target. All in all, gold remains biased to the upside in the long term though facing bear threats.


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So there's this guy who for awhile, apparently liked me. Anyway, fast forward to two weeks ago, when he seemingly randomly deleted me off facebook. I was heartbroken, and honestly? Super confused as to why he did it. Back to the present, my friend/coworker says to leave it alone, and that he claims that although he was once interested, that he's lost interest in me, and felt the conversations were going nowhere, and his instincts told him to leave me alone. I'lladmit, i didn't realize he was serious at first, and was kind of intimidated by him (past abuse issues, i dont trust men now), so i kind of "deflected" his attempts to flirt for the most part, and i will admit that i didn't really initiate nearly as many of our convos as he did. But he never asked me for coffee, but wanted to bring my coworker coffee, so what was i to think there? Anyway, i wrote up a huge ass explanation/apology to him (6paragraphs), and I'm wondering if it would be worth sending it, what do y'all think he would say/do if i did, and would i still have a chance possibly, at least as friends, if not more?
Would it be worth messaging him an explanation?
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You can. But don't expect him to come back. See it as a send off letter. A final explanation.00|00|0
Not even as a friend? So I'd basically be wasting my time then...
There is absolutely no guarantee. That's what I mean.
It might be a waste of time from your point of view, but not from his.
Also, it would give you closure.
Who knows, he might be willing to try again.
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Hackthorpe Hall is a bold development set in the Eastern Fells of the Lake District at the heart of the Lowther Estates. Its historic 16th and 17th century buildings enclosed 17,000sqft of offices, ranging in size from 500sqft to 5800sqft. With careful attention to detail, Lowther Estates have created a high quality of interior supported by the most modern communications infrastructure. Served by easy and accessible links to local and national road and rail networks, Hackthorpe Hall also offers recreational and residential opportunities by being situated between the Eden Valley and the Lake District National Park in Cumbria.
The deve lopment has won several awards including:
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- 2003 RICS Conservation Building of the Year
- CLA Farm & Country Buildings Award 2001
- ICW Building on Quality Award 2003
- Eden Design Awards 2005
Hackthorpe Hall embodies a vision that combines traditional values rediscovered and new ideas realized. It is light and space. It is innovation and tradition. It is flexibility and sensitivity. It is the best of the past expressed as a vision of the future. All doors are full height ash veneered incorporating a clear vision panel. Where possible architectural detail has been preserved and enhanced, oak trusses and purlins, pine floor beams and joists are visible throughout. All walls are plastered and painted and there is easily accessible ducts for IT and power. Ground floors are heated by underfloor heating, elsewhere vertically hung radiators are incorprated for easier desk positioning.
The buildings have been designed to provide the occupier with maximum utilization of the property with minimum inconvenience and cost. As part of this design principal, high specification facilities have been installed including:
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- free car parking for 90 cars within close proximity of the business units is also complimented by an extra 13 visitor spaces
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European industrial output is currently unchanged from its 2000 level. Languishing 9% below its pre-crisis peak, we assess whether this is the beginning of the end for European industry. Leveraging Wood Mackenzie' s proprietary commodity forecasts, we forecast 13 industrial sectors across Europe's big five to 2030: Germany, UK, France, Italy and Spain. This report contains the full dataset accompanying the Insight, 'The beginning of the end for European industry?'
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