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Have just been to my preadmit appointment for my operation to put the portacath in on Monday. While I was there they sent me over to the main Auckland hospital building for more bloodtests (to check whether or not my white blood cell count had come back up again from bottoming out last week). After having the blood tests I left the hospital and came back home. I had just got back to Papakura and I got a phone call from the oncology department asking if I was still at the hospital. They had decided between the time I left them and the time I arrived back in Papakura that I needed another ECG done to check on my heart. The doctor hadn't said anything about it when I had seen him. They wanted to give me another appointment for getting an ECG booked before I was due at the operating admissions but I couldn't tell them when that was going to be as we were supposed to wait until 2.45 before ringing the operation direct admisson line to get our time we had to be there for the operation. I said I would ring them back when I knew what time my operation was. After ringing and finding out that time was 9am – when I rang back the oncology they said because it was so early I could just get the operating people to do it before my op. Needless to say all this needless backwards and forwards phone calls have left me a little brassed off and frustrated. ARRRRGHHHH!!!
Tomorrow is when I get my haircut and I popped in to see the hairdressers to check everything was still all ok for tomorrow, and had a quick word to A (the hairdresser) about how short I am going. My hair is not falling out in big chunks yet but I am definitely "shedding" a little more than before. I am going to go for a "number three" cut or possibly "number two" will decide which for certain when I see myself tomorrow. I am going to be wearing hats over it anyway so it doesnt really matter if I even go to a number 1.
OD's friend M, that gave me the bracelet, gave me another present yesterday a lovely little pink bible (yep you can get a breast cancer themed bible now!) Its very sweet of M and it's actually got a guide in the front of verses that will help you through the tough times. Thank you M

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This week I had the privileged of meeting the tremendous make up artist Lan Nguyen Grealis at The Body Shop.
'Lan is the youngest Golden Mask Award Winner 2013 for Make-up Art and the Professional National Make up Awards winner for best studio shoot and overall winner…Lan is currently beauty editor of Phoenix magazine published by LFW.'
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This can be achieved with the layering of different products rather than just putting one product (foundation) all over the face. Products used on the skin were primer in order to protect the skin and to grab the make up, highlighter, BB cream, foundation mixed with moisturiser (she said always mix your products), concealer and a little powder in some areas. She did discuss however, her dislike of using powder on the skin as it can highlight the hairs on the face especially under lighting and it does not give the skin that naturally beautiful look.
Lan also started talking about what it is like working as a make up artist and shared some amusing stories about how busy it can get when everyone is rushing backstage. It was very interesting to hear what she had to say especially coming from such an experienced make up artist.
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Petro Matad, the AIM quoted Mongolian oil explorer, has announced the spud of the Gazelle-1 exploration well in the north of Block XX, eastern Mongolia.
The rig move from Heron-1 and the rig-up at the Gazelle location have been handled very efficiently by rig owner DQE and by Petro Matad's in-field supervisors and so spud of the well is a little earlier than previously forecast.
Gazelle-1 will be drilled to a total depth of c. 2,500 metres and is forecast to take approximately 35 days to drill and log. The Gazelle Prospect has an estimated Mean Prospective Recoverable Resource of 13 MMbo. The well is located 4.5km southwest of Petro China's T19-46-1 oil well and immediately up dip of this discovery on the western flank of the Tamsag Basin which is the primary source kitchen for the oil fields in Block XIX.
In the event of a discovery at Gazelle-1, it is expected that sufficient time will remain before the winter shut down of operations in late November to allow well testing of Gazelle-1 to be carried out this year.
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In the 2004-05 season, Messi was promoted from the Barcelona B team and he made his league debut in La Liga for FC Barcelona's first team at the age of 17 years, 3 months and 22 days against Espanyol, becoming the youngest player to represent the Barcelona first team in an official competition.
The little magician has won 10 La Liga titles with the Catalan giants since then.
Messi, who was born in Rosario, Argentina, scored his first goal for the senior Barcelona team in 2005 against Albacete, becoming the youngest-ever scorer for the club (at that time). In his debut season for the first team (2004-05), Barcelona became La Liga champions for the first time in six years.
Apart from 10 La Liga titles with the club, Messi has won 4 UEFA Champions League and 6 Copa del Rey titles with the club, amongst other honours.
Messi also holds the record of scoring the most goals in La Liga. He has 440 La Liga goals to his name. He has also scored the most hat-tricks in La Liga (36) and has numerous other records to his name.
In 722 appearances for Barcelona so far (all competitions), Messi has scored 629 goals (all competitions) and has been involved in 270 assists.
Widely regarded by many as one of the greatest to have played the beautiful game Messi has won a record six Ballon d'Or awards. He bagged the coveted award in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015 and 2019. Juventus and Portugal football icon Cristiano Ronaldo is second on the list with 5 Ballon d'Or awards. The only big prize that has eluded Messi is a FIFA World Cup trophy.
Wishes have been pouring in for Lionel Messi on his 33rd birthday:
🎂 HAPPY BIRTHDAY, LEO #MESSI! 🎉 pic.twitter.com/fxfd6inxat— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) June 24, 2020
A happy birthday to the best there is, the best there was and the best there ever will be, Lionel Messi. Enjoy Messi while you can. Personally speaking, my best football memories have mostly included him and been because of him. pic.twitter.com/YoKXJ1DGuo— Roy Nemer (@RoyNemer) June 24, 2020
The great man turns 33 today 🎂— FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) June 24, 2020
Feliz cumpleaños, Lionel Messi! 🥳#HBD | @Argentina | @TeamMessi pic.twitter.com/8sQ2P2Gmmv
Happy Birthday to The Greatest 🐐— Messi HQ (@Messi10Pic) June 23, 2020
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On occasion, some must have wondered what substance caused Steve Ballmer to be so, well, animated.
His insistent bounciness, his somewhat screamy vocal timbre, reminded many of late nights after several too many wines-in-a-box.
The former Microsoft CEO appeared on Conan O'Brien's show on Wednesday night. Conan asked him why he was always so hyper.
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So there you have it. If you want to be a permanently bouncy CEO, all you need is ice tea. Allegedly.
Ballmer also revealed that, even though recent relations between him and Bill Gates may have become a touch chilly, they did used to have fun.
Once, as Conan and his audience saw, Ballmer even got Gates to dress up as Austin Powers. In fact, there's a whole collection of videos of Gates and Ballmer enjoying themselves for internal consumption.
Of course, Ballmer wasn't appearing on Conan's show to talk about the past. He was there to launch the new logo for his second-rate NBA team, the Los Angeles Clippers. (Disclosure: Giddy Warriors fan.)
Now it is this team that benefits from Ballmer's ice tea-fueled passion. Indeed, he explained to Conan that his philosophy has always revolved around the notion of "hard core."
Ballmer said he wanted to incorporate this word into the Clippers' marketing materials. Then he realized what happens when you Google the word. Or, in his preference, Bing it.
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MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Officials and residents gathered at The Woodland on Jan. 14 to discuss the "Force Report," NJ Advance Media's 16-month investigation and analysis of how often municipal police departments in New Jersey used force from 2012 through 2016, the recent years with the most complete data. According to the report, the Maplewood Police Department had the highest use of force rate in the state during that time. Chief Jimmy DeVaul, Deputy Chief Albert Sally and Committeeman Greg Lembrich led a panel that fielded questions from the public along with Erin Scherzer, chairwoman of the newly created Community Board on Police, and Tom Eicher, head of the Office of Public Integrity & Accountability Unit in the New Jersey Attorney General's Office.
Maplewood's issues with its police force have become well-known over the last few years after video was released showing officers using what has been called "excessive force" on black teens following a township Independence Day fireworks display on July 5, 2016. Changes to the department ensued; DeVaul replaced Robert Cimino as chief, a new deputy chief and captain were hired, more officer training was implemented, and the Community Board on Police was created to allow residents to review police data and activity and make recommendations to the township.
"We're proud of what we do. We're proud of our police. We just want to make it better," Mayor Vic DeLuca said at the beginning of the meeting. "We want to learn from this experience; we wanted to do things better and we want to make sure that everyone who has an interaction with our police department is treated fairly. That's what's critical for us and that's the goal that we are going to move towards."
DeVaul, who became chief after the years studied in the "Force Report," began his comments by discussing the "use-of-force form."
"The form is required by the state for us to fill out anytime an officer uses force," he said at the meeting. "It's by attorney general guidelines as well as a departmental policy. This form in particular is created by the Attorney General's Office."
DeVaul also explained that use of force is determined by each police department in the state, which is why some departments have a higher number of force reports than others; what is considered force in one department might not be considered force in another.
"Our policy requires that in all instances when an officer applies a weapon or uses physical force to any degree, the officer shall file a report," he said. "So that is much more inclusive — or, depending on how you look at it, restrictive — on when you would fill out this report. Our numbers would be more than others, but that philosophy is anytime that somebody is noncompliant or any time that we have to take some action, that we want it reported. That is in the best interest of the officer as well as the department."
Maplewood resident Jim Nathanson asked if town officials could shed some light on why the MPD filed so many use-of-force reports from 2012 through 2016.
Eicher, who has worked for the New Jersey Attorney General's Office since September and spent 15 years before that in the New Jersey Division of the United States Attorney General's Office, reiterated that not all police officers and departments define force the same way, which contributes to the disparity between use-of-force reports in the NJ Advance Media report.
"Not all departments defined use of force the same," Eicher said at the meeting in response. "So we know for a fact that there were departments that said, 'Unless I throw the person on the ground, I'm not going to fill out a report.' I understand that this department said 'No, if you put hands on them, I want to know that.' But what some of the consequences are is that you're going to have many more uses of force than departments that defined that use of force otherwise."
Eicher clarified that this is not the only reason Maplewood topped the list of using force in the "Force Report," but said it certainly contributed. For that reason, DeVaul said that he was not surprised to see the results of the investigation.
In addressing the changes he has made to the department since becoming chief in April 2018, DeVaul said that he abolished the Street Crimes Unit, which made arrests and looked for suspicious activity, which DeVaul said he didn't find necessary. The officers in that unit were reassigned to other units and a traffic bureau took its place. At the meeting, Sally said the elimination of the Street Crimes Unit would lower the number of use-of-force reports filled out by officers.
DeVaul also said that improving the relationship between the MPD and the young people in town is one of his priorities moving forward. He eliminated making arrests in schools unless it is absolutely necessary, began a restorative justice program to prevent juveniles from being charged with crimes when possible, and started a community service bureau that handles interactions with minors. DeVaul said that those initiatives have created more accountability for officers when they know they have full responsibility of a case instead of previously, when it would be under the jurisdiction of several levels of police officers.
According to Lembrich, the Township Committee's liaison to the Public Safety Committee, that accountability was missing July 5, 2016. In addition to the changes DeVaul has made, all officers now wear body cameras to aid the department in filling out incident reports.
"There were 10 officers who were disciplined as a result of the July 5, 2016, incident," Lembrich said at the meeting. "None of them filed use-of-force reports and in some cases that is specifically what those officers were disciplined for. There was a failure to file a report when they should have and that certainly was a problem in the system."
Body cameras are another way officers are now held accountable, Lembrich said.
"The data is only as good as the source," he said. "In order to have accurate data about when force is being used and how force is being used, officers need to report that. This really brought home the fact that you will face discipline for failure to file a report; even if your use of force was found to be reasonable and justified under the circumstances, the failure to file a report will itself result in discipline."
MPD Capt. Kevin Kisch addressed department training at the meeting, saying that, since the township doubled the department's training budget, officers have been doing situational and de-escalation training to reduce the need for officers to use force, thus reducing the number of use-of-force reports they fill out.
"We want officers to think about de-escalation and use of force in a thoughtful, cerebral way," Kisch said. "We're trying to tell our officers that they're not trying to be right just because they're the police and they have the authority to be there and they have the authority to arrest someone. They're looking for a resolution, and that's what we're trying to lead our officers down the path of."
Kisch also talked about the scenario-based training MPD officers undergo that takes into account that the need to use force is subjective.
"We can go and find examples of things where officers do things well and de-escalate and do not have to use force," he said. "We can discuss them and each officer can look at it from their own life, because use of force is subjective. We do remind officers that an officer that may be 5-foot-5 and 150 pounds may perceive a threat differently than an officer that is 6-foot-2 and 200 pounds."
Audrey Rowe, program director for the South Orange-Maplewood Community Coalition on Race, asked the panel about the selection process when the department is looking to hire new officers. She wanted to know what the MPD is looking for in potential candidates.
"We're looking for people that are residents, or residents of the county that are familiar with the neighborhood," Sally answered. "We also want to make sure the officers that we hire are diverse and show the diverse population of the township."
DeVaul added that the department is extremely selective in whom it hires as an officer — in the last round of hiring, department officials interviewed 25 potential candidates and only hired two of them. In addition, he talked about the two psychological tests that candidates must pass, one written and one with a doctor.
Shannon Cuttle, a member of the South Orange-Maplewood Board of Education, who clarified that they were not speaking at the meeting on behalf of the BOE, asked about officers' records at previous places of employment.
"We know that, within the state of New Jersey and in some other states, that when police move from one job assignment to another, their full record may not follow them," Cuttle said. "What that can sometimes entail is that perhaps an officer who could potentially be hired may or may not have had a negative impact in their employment history. How can we ensure best practices?"
DeVaul said that, in addition to the psychological testing and interview process, the department does extensive background checks on potential new officers. Home visits and interviews with neighbors and family members are part of the process to ensure that candidates would be a good fit for the MPD. DeVaul also said that the department doesn't rush when looking to hire.
Kisch said the only way to move the department forward is by continuing to improve in all areas.
"Complacency is what will be the doom of this department and this community and the bridge that we're developing," he said. "Once we feel as if we're making headway and we're proud of the progress we're making, that just means that we have to work hard with our officers and also with the community more."
Because the most recent statistics that the "Force Report" included were from 2016, DeVaul gave the community an update on where the department has been in the last two years. He said 2017 saw similar numbers, while 2018 saw a drop in use-of-force reports filed — by about half.
"This department had a chief for 17 years and it was time for a change for everybody, everything and expectations," he said. "That's exactly what I did. I think that that is a product of the changes that we made. We have not changed the standards. We're looking at a better educated and more thoughtful department."
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I see, within the holiwars around FH, which took and did not explode on the launcher table, and quite even sent something to the heliocentric orbit, one of the trump cards on one of the sides "and why with the claimed payload mass of 60+ tons FH pulonul only Tesla weighing a ton? "
When trying to figure out the answer to this question, a couple of interesting details emerged.
We start with the load capacity of FH as a whole. On the SpaceX website, it is listed at 63.8 tons in low orbit (DOE), 26,700 kilograms per geotransport and 16,800 kilograms at the Homan flight to Mars.
However, on the slide from the presentation of the BRF Mask in the autumn of last year, we see 30 tons of DOE
Yeah, well, right, it's "reuse", that is, the return of steps to the landing platforms. The truth is not clear which of the numerous options for the return of central blocks to land or sea areas. The payload for DOEs has more than halved, but how much has the payload on the departure track decreased? The forum nasaspaceflight at one time made an assessment for an earlier version of FH
Here the first column is the presence or absence of a fuel overflow between the side blocks and the central one, as we know in the end, this was abandoned altogether. The second column is "RTLS" – the number of steps returning to the start, the third "ASDS" – sitting on offshore platforms. Those. our case is 4 line. Output to Mars PN is 4 tons. The correction factor for the characteristics FH grown from the moment of drawing up the plate can be taken from the last line – 11 tons are output to mars, and on the site 16.8, i.е. For the current version of FH, the numbers of the table should be multiplied by 1.5 times. It turns out that 6 tons was supposed to go to Mars, and about 1-1.5 went? Not enough.
In fact, this estimate is slightly optimistic. The separation of the central block and the upper stage was assumed here at a speed of ~ 3 km / s, cm corresponding to the simulation.
And in reality it happened at a speed of ~ 2.64 km / s.
Most likely, in this difference between simulation and reality, there is a rather interesting point. The fact is that every person who has not been cleaned up by the last step when detaching hundreds of meters per second is quite painfully bent on reducing the payload, it falls exponentially with the growth of the speed necessary for completing. It would be optimal to detach the central unit much later, at a speed of, say, 4 km / s, in general the most optimal missile has roughly the same distribution over the speed dialed by each speed.
However, putting the first stages at high speed is very difficult, if not impossible. When the Falcon Heavy was launched, the bet was obviously made not on the output of the maximum payload, but on the coverage of as many scenarios as possible related to the missile's flight – there was a return of the side blocks to the ground and landing on the offshore platform (unsuccessful). Continuing this logic, we can assume that most likely the speed of separation of the central unit did not do the maximum, in order to see how it behaves when returning. Which, of course, affected the load.
But in order to find out exactly what PN could bring FH in this flight, you need to know the final speed to which Tesla Roadster was dispersed. And it can be recognized
Here is a first version of the trajectory of the PN (which is then refined, but the required parameters are the same), and there is a wonderful tsiferka C3 Earth (km 2 / c 2 ) = 12.0 – is the excess of the speed of the second space velocity (ie, 11 , 2 km / s). The speed V pn that the stage receives is related to the second cosmic V 2 and C 3 by the following equation:
C 3 = V pn 2 – V 2 2
This year there should be a close convergence of the Earth and Mars, so to reach (at the start in April-May) it is possible with C3 of 7.7-7.9 km 2 / c 2, and PN Heavy on the departures to Mars was considered either for this figure, or for the average annual C3 = 9.5. A bit about this is told here in this video:
Total we get the following values:
1. The speed dialed by Tesla Roadster in the launch on February 6: V pn = sqrt (11,19 ^ 2 + C3) = 11,71 km / s The speed dialed by Falcon Heavy for the "standard" Mars should be 11.61 km / s, and for this year 11.53 km / s. To the ballistic speed it is necessary to add gravitational losses – to the eye about 200 meters per second, the obtained value is called the characteristic velocity or delta V in western terms.
Now let's try to compare the difference in the characteristic speed, dialed by the "standard shipment" of cargo to Mars and the launch on February 6:
11.61 + 0.2-3 = 8.81 km / s <-> the step should output ~ 6 tons
11.71 + 0.2 – 2.64 = 9.27 km / s <-> the step was taken by a red typewriter with a dummy.
Here, more or less rigorous calculations are completed and shaky assumptions begin. For example, the speed of separation of the upper stage of FH under the most severe conditions of saving the central unit can be 3 km / s – this figure occurs in discussions at the nasaspaceflight forum, but the truth, of course, is known only in SpaceX. Another undetermined quantity will be the masses of the filled and empty upper stage FH, which have never been published either. Finally, the mass of the launched roadster is also unknown. Nevertheless, a plus or minus kilometer estimate can be made, and estimate which share from the full PN was launched on February 6.
So, for starters, the Tsiolkovsky formula
V = I * ln (Mn / Mk), where V is the characteristic velocity, I is the specific impulse (3355 m / s for Merlin 1D vac), Mn / Mk is the ratio of the initial mass to the final one.
For V (8.81) Mn / Mk = 13.81
For V (9.27) Mn / Mk = 15.85
For all the same nasaspaceflight I found such figures for the upper stage FH – the weight of the charged 95,000 kg, the weight of the spent stage is 3900 kg the numbers do not match the simulation above). For Mn / Mk = 15.85, this gives the maximum mass of the MON at the launch on February 6 at 2,093 kg, which is only slightly larger than the roadster without batteries, but with an adapter, transmitter and dummy. Quite an expected stock for unknown dynamic loads, etc. But the PN with the "standard" sending to Mars will be only ~ 3000 kg instead of 6000 of the estimates above and this is expected. To recruit 8-9 kilometers per second with one kerosene step, even such a masterpiece from the point of view of the ratio of empty weight to weight filled, means to destroy almost the entire weight of the MON in favor of the weight of the step.
It turns out that in such a carrier configuration, the FH's ability to send something to Mars is rather modest – less than that of Delta IV Heavy, Atlas V 541, Proton-M / Breeze-M and Arian V, and it is determined by the extremely sub-optimal distribution of the characteristic velocity on the steps. In the run 06.02.2018 FH worked close to the limit of possibilities, if we start from the realistic figures of dry and full weight of the upper stage, which walk in the Internet.
The main conclusion is that Falcon Heavy has not yet shown its capabilities, and the next launches will collect data that will allow us to estimate the real weights of the steps and more accurately assess the possibilities of a reusable and one-time option.


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I have three PCs to check the concurrent design process for Dxdesigner . One PC A is a file server where some sharing projects are put. One PC B where I installed EE7.9.1 is a RSCM server. The other PC C where I also installed EE7.9.1 is client pc.
Firstly, I share a folder in PC A and give the full authority to all the users.
Secondly, I start the RSCM server with this account in PC B successfully.
Thirdly, I map the sharing folder in PC A to a Driver Z: in PC B and PC C.
Forthly, I open the sharing project in the Driver Z: in DxDesigner in PC C, I enable concurrent design without any problem.
But,when I open the same sharing project in PC B, there is a message " Schematic Is in readonly mode [Schematic locked by rtian on Computer: C]"
Could you help me check the setting process and let me know if you have any idea about it? Thanks in advance.


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According to reports in the media, Wolfsburg playmaker Diego Ribas is attracting interest from Atletico Madrid.
The Brazilian, once tipped to be the 'Golden Boy' of the next generation of Seleção stars, has failed to live up to the hype after leaving Werder Bremen for Juventus back in 2009.
Diego broke onto the scene at the German club in 2006 when he moved from Portugese side, FC Porto. He netted 52 goals in 128 games but was more well known for his creativity, passing and vision, which contributed to numerous assists.
Juventus signed the attacking midfielder in 2009 for a fee of around €24 million, and the transfer was seen as a step up in the talented player's career.
However, things didn't work out in Italy and after just one season, Diego found his way back to Germany. He joined Wolfsburg for a drastically reduced fee of €15 million.
In the Volkswagen city his career continued on its downward spiral. After he heard he wouldn't be playing, an unhappy Diego walked out of the Wolfsburg dressing room shortly before the criticial final match of the season, in which only a victory was enough for Die Wölfe to avoid relegation.
He copped a €510,000 fine and rumours began appearing that he would be leaving the club. Manager Felix Magath no longer counts on him and has ordered Diego to train with the reserves.
Atletico are apparently hoping that Wolfsburg will cut their losses and allow him to leave for just €5 million, quite a bargain considering he was valued at five times that just two years earlier.
If Gregorio Manzano can bring the best out of Diego and the player behaves himself, then Atletico could be on the verge of snapping up a great deal. He could potentially add a lot of flair and skill to the midfield. There is, however, a risk that football has seen the best of Diego and it will be a case of valuable money going down the drain.


text: USDA Issues Report on PETA Abuse Claims at Hollywood's Top Animal Training Firm 6:30 AM PST 3/8/2017 by Gary Baum FACEBOOK TWITTER EMAIL ME PETA and Birds & Animals Unlimited (which has production credits on 'Game of Thrones' and 'Harry Potter' films) offer different perspectives on the preliminary report, which takes action on some allegations. Two months after the U.S. Department of Agriculture raided the entertainment industry's top animal training facility, investigating allegations of multiple violations of the federal Animal Welfare Act, the agency has issued a preliminary report. The raid occurred Jan. 4, shortly after The Hollywood Reporter informed the USDA of a complaint filed by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, which claimed that the Acton, Calif.-based facility, Birds & Animals Unlimited — whose credits range form Game of Thrones to Harry Potter — had not provided proper shelter, nutrition and medical treatment to animals under its care. Now that the report is in, both sides are spinning. The advocacy group's explosive initial accusations, which were accompanied by video and photo material shared with THR, included pigs with overgrown hooves, animals deprived of food, dogs living in substandard kennels and a kangaroo with falsified records dying after being unable to eat because it an untreated broken jaw. BAU described PETA's exposé as factually specious and "misleading." The USDA inspector's report addressed two of the issues, dinging BAU for a pig with overgrown hooves and lameness in its hindquarters who it felt would've been better served by more frequent attention from a veterinarian, as well as for keeping its German shepherds outside without blankets (temperatures in the area during the winter can drop to the mid-40s). After a separate, routinely scheduled visit Jan. 17 PETA took issue with a pair of uncovered fluorescent light fixtures in a cat housing facility since, in the event of breakage, "glass particles can fall into the enclosures and injure the animals." BAU's attorney Jonathan Pink tells THR the facility "has now put into place a system for trimming of hooves with increased frequency" but defends its decision to withhold blankets from the German shepherds as a thoughtful policy, not an issue of neglect, since the material may be swallowed and "can cause intestinal blockage." Generally, he noted, considering the advocacy group's initial allegations were so "broad and wide-ranging," that it was "a vindication" that the agency "came back with a single call to action to trim the hooves more frequently," a reference to other PETA allegations that were not addressed in the USDA report. Not so fast, declares PETA. "That the USDA's initial response to PETA's complaint does not address BAU's depriving animals of food to train them and its manager's admitted fabrication of required records does not mean the agency is not investigating those findings," says rep Lisa Lange, who contends state wildlife and local animal control departments are also probing the facility. "The feds and other officials are looking more closely at BAU now — as should production companies and anyone who cares about animals." But after hearing PETA's contentions, Pink was quick to shoot back. "While PETA may wish to rewrite the USDA report for its own self-promotion purposes, the report as written by the USDA says nothing of the sort, and any suggestion to the contrary is false and defamatory," he wrote in a long response. "BAU objects to PETA's terroristic tactics and to PETA's spreading of false statements." FACEBOOK TWITTER EMAIL ME Gary Baum email@example.com garymbaum


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Scott Hansen's music as Tycho has become much more guitar-based on his latest album, Awake, so it makes sense that he's turned to the world of rock music for artists to remix. A while back he reworked Spoon's "Inside Out," and now he's added his touch to Death Cab for Cutie's "Ghosts of Beverly Drive." Weaving his fluid guitar melodies around Ben Gibbard's lonesome vocals, Hansen comes away with an incredibly compatible remix that bests the original and its chunkier riffs.
Death Cab for Cutie's new album, Kintsugi, is out now on Atlantic Records. Meanwhile, Tycho is wrapping up a hectic summer, recently delivering his second sunrise DJ set for Burning Man. Check out the "Ghosts of Beverly Drive" remix below.
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text: Blaithin Ennis Posted on October 24, 2016 by ort-admin Bláithín prides herself on her ability to source, manipulate and combine unusual materials from around the world to produce wearable, special and striking pieces. The Bláithín Ennis label is affordable and beautifully designed, incorporating simple, craft driven techniques. She is based from her studio in the South East of Ireland where each piece is designed and made by hand.


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IntroductionWe different impacts of downtime. Business size
IntroductionWe all must have encountered that dreaded feeling when a due date is rapidly coming closer and disaster strikes, for example, a power blackout or your system breaking down. These issues can prompt productivity standstills, as well as wind up costing us a lot. As the director of a business, you must give your representatives the correct devices to be profitable. While it can be hard to avoid power outages, it is easier to maintain downtime issues. Through this assignment I would like to address the issues that are faced by an insurance company called Liberty mutual. Liberty Mutual Group, more commonly known by the name of its primary line of business, Liberty Mutual Insurance, is an American diversified global insurer, and the fourth-largest property and casualty insurer in the United States.It ranks 76th on the Fortune 100 list of largest corporations in the United States based on 2013 revenue. Based in Boston, Massachusetts, it employs over 50,000 people in more than 900 locations throughout the world. Even a prestigious companies like Liberty Mutual face downtime issues also know as network outage which is when the policies and quotes claimed by the customers don't get uploaded to the database which is accessible for further references by the company staff.Downtime costs additionally fluctuate fundamentally inside industries, particularly because of the different impacts of downtime. Business size is the most clear factor, however it isn't the just a single reason. Setting a measure implies building up the nature and implications of the failure.Risk Example and DiscoveryDiscovery of Business RisksA failure of a critical application can lead to a few types of losses:- Loss of the application service– the effect of downtime shifts with the application and the business. – Loss of information – the potential loss of information because of a network outage can have significant and money related effect.Presently everybody would agree that the present data centers should never go down, and applications ought to be accessible all day and all night, and internal as well as external end-clients overall should have the capacity to depend on data centers accessibility for basic information and application accessibility whenever. In any case, that doesn't imply that inside the data centers, nothing ever truly stops. Whenever there is network outage the policies and quotes which are enrolled by the customers will not to loaded to the data base and even after the network is back there will be few information missing which will cause lot of issues. Business Objectives• Checks and balanceCode codes in programming advancement have turned into a best practice that is expanded code quality and altogether decreased blunders. IT groups ought to embrace a comparative survey for network changes.• MonitoringGuarantee systems are checked appropriately before any progressions are made and arrange cautions with the goal that IT groups can react rapidly if the health, accessibility or execution of a network is affected adversely following a change. • Keep things straightforwardA progression of changes influencing various parts of the IT foundation can make it hard to seclude and remediate mistakes. Break down massive changes into smaller, more manageable chunks that can be reverted atomically. • Build in space for blunderIT groups regularly proceed in taking off changes without considering how they will return to the past state. These groups ought to accept mistakes will happen, and make the activity get ready for tending to those blunders once they do. • Communication Any application impacted by changes should be notified of changes prior to their implementation.Network outage is something which is very unexpected and cannot to be avoided. But there are ways for planned network outage where the back up will be taken before the outage happens. IR Plan Description• Agency directorIn charge of data security in the office, for reducing risk exposure, and for guaranteeing the office's exercises don't acquaint undue hazard with the undertaking. The director likewise is in charge of guaranteeing consistence with state enterprise security policies, standards, and security activities, and with state and government regulations. • Incident response point of contactIn charge of speaking with State Incident Response Team (SIRT)and organizing office activities with SIRT in response to a data security incident.• Information ownerIn charge of making initial information classification, endorsing choices with respect to controls and access benefits, performing occasional renaming, and guaranteeing consistent audits for esteem and updates to oversee changes to chance.The measures which has to be taken care for preventing the network outage are• Evidence PreservationThe operations has to be restored and the evidence has to be preserved, this part is critical in incident response. During a network outage the policies and quotes which are not recorded has to be recorded and at the same time the errors has to be recorded. • Threat EradicationAfter an incident, efforts will focus on identifying, removing and repairing the vulnerability that led to the incident and thoroughly clean the system. To do this, the vulnerability needs to be clearly identified so the incident isn't repeated. The goal is to prepare for the resuming of operations with confidence that the initial problem has been fixed.• Confirm that Threat has been EliminatedAfter the cause of the outage has been eradicated and information or related data is restored, it is basic to affirm all vulnerabilities have been effectively mitigated and that new dangers or vulnerabilities have not been introduced.• Resumption of OperationsResuming operations is an important decision, but it is important to see that the preceding steps to ensure it is safe to do so.• Post-incident ActivitiesAn analysis will be performed for all incidents after the effect. The analysis has to consist of meetings or reports. The purpose of the analysis should give participants an opportunity to share and document details about the incident and to learn the lessons. Within the one week of closing of an incident a meeting should be held.Technology Requirements• Human errorsThe human element the network outage can be caused because of human errors. • Incompatible changes?Network changes that are not properly evaluated are another common cause of incidents. The impact on the business varies.• Manual dependenceIT teams often manually find if the network is functioning properly after making a network change. • Predictive monitoringMonitoring helps in finding the network outage and helps in eradicating the threats.• Resolution timeThe resolving time has to reduced so that the results because of the outage will be minimum.InfoSec Risk ExampleNegative reputation impact- Loss of customer and or employee confidence- Disruption to business operations Due to network outage there will be a lot of negative reputation caused. If a consumer quotes for a policy and due to the network outage if it is not available than it might lead to negative reputation. As insurance is a really valuable one can ask for it will be a major issue in this case. Due to the network outage there might be loss of customer as well. When companies are measuring their customer turnover, they typically make the distinction between gross attrition and net attrition. Gross attrition is the loss of existing customers and their associated recurring revenue for contracted goods or services during a particular period. Net attrition is gross attrition plus the addition or recruitment of similar customers at the original location. Spontaneous outages are IT obligation to determine. Be that as it may, toward the day's end they are, basically, business issues. Some portion of an exhaustive assessment process is ascertaining how much cash you will lose for every hour (or minute, or some other time augmentation of your decision) of downtime. For endeavors with income models that depend entirely on the server farms' capacity to convey IT and systems administration administrations to clients –, for example, broadcast communications specialist co-ops and web based business organizations – downtime can be especially expensive, with the most noteworthy cost of a solitary occasion topping $1 millionLessons LearntOrganizations take eradicating loss by network outage a step further and deploy their systems using a multi-cloud architecture or a hybrid cloud architecture. Multi-cloud typically means subscribing with different cloud providers (e.g. Amazon, Azure, and Google), while hybrid cloud typically means deploying systems in public cloud and private (on-premise) infrastructures. Recommendations • Strengthen your shields. The first level of defense is ensuring firewalls are configured properly and systems are patched with the latest security updates. Will this prevent a successful attack? No, but ignoring these basics steps leaves organizations vulnerable.• Remain vigilant. Appropriately monitor firewalls and key systems in your network to detect abnormal events, including high connection counts and high CPU and bandwidth utilizations. These systems should be capable of alerting IT staff to abnormal network behaviors and events.Technology Solution It is the obligation of the network designer to ensure that a system blackout does not occur. When it happens, an all around planned framework will additionally lessen the impacts of a blackout by having confined blackouts which can be identified and settled as quickly as time permits. A procedure should be set up to identify a breakdown – arrange checking – and to reestablish the system to a working condition – this by and large includes an assistance work area group that can investigate an issue, one made out of prepared designers; a different enable work area to group is generally important with a specific end goal to handle client input, which can be especially requesting amid a downtime. A system administration network can be utilized to distinguish broken or corrupting segments preceding client protests, with proactive blame correction. Risk management techniques can be utilized to decide the effect of system outages on an association and what activities might be required to limit chance. Risk may be minimised by using reliable components, by performing maintenance, such as upgrades, by using redundant systems or by having a contingency plan or business continuity plan. Technical means can reduce errors with error correcting codes, retransmission, checksums, or diversity scheme.One of the greatest reasons for downtime is misconfiguration, where an arranged change turns out badly. Commonly associations depend on manual push to deal with the procedure of arrangement reinforcements, yet this requires exceptionally talented architects with an opportunity to deal with the procedure over a multi-merchant organize. Mechanization devices are accessible to oversee reinforcements, yet there are not very many arrangements that handle design recuperation which is expected to limit the general effect of the blackout.Communications ConsiderationsOutages and service interruptions are inevitable. No system has perpetually perfect uptime. For customer service teams, outages are both a tough day at the office and an opportunity to stand out.Several studies have shown that recovering well from a failure in service can lead to a higher customer satisfaction level than never having a failure at all — the "Service Recovery Paradox."During the stress of a major service outage, it's easy to forget that your customers are often in an even more difficult situation. They are impacted by the outage, but they also have far less information about what is happening. In many cases, they also have their own customers that are asking them for answers.By being an accurate, clear and timely source of information, you can reduce their stress significantly. Communication during an outage should:* Inform the customer: Let them know what is happening and what that means for them* Build their confidence: Let them know the situation is being taken seriously and actively worked on, so they can safely do other work in the meantime.Make your communication accessibleGreat communication starts by making sure your message can be received. Your artisanal, exquisitely handcrafted status message means nothing to people who never see it, so wherever you store your status updates, make sure your customers know where to look.* Link to your status page prominently in key locations like your contact us page, your support/operations Twitter account, and your help documentation.* During an incident, push out messages on your primary support channels, acknowledging the issue and linking people to the status page as the source of updates.* Keep your status page on separate infrastructure to minimize the risk of an incident taking down your service and status page at the same time.


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Turin (Italy), Nov 12: A law professor at the University of Turin is under house arrest for allegedly demanding sex from a female student in exchange for good exam grades, police said on Friday. A local daily med the academic as 47-year-old Luca Sgarbi, a professor of labour law. Prosecutors were due to question other university students who may have been targeted by Sgarbi, the daily said.
Sgarbi asked his student for sex and for explicit photos, promising her top marks if she complied and threatening to disclose details of her private life if she didn't, according to prosecutors. The woman told prosecutors Sgarbi claimed to have recognised her in an erotic chat room earlier this year. The suspected is under house arrest in the city of Bolog, where he lives. (IANS)


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Nichole and Scott's Wedding at Westin Chicago Northwest in Itasca, Illinois. Outdoor ceremonies are always risky in the midwest, but the day of Nichole and Scott's wedding was sunny, warm, and breezy. The sun started to fall behind the buildings, giving us the perfect amount of shade, just as guests were seated (accompanied by music from some of Scott and Nichole's favorite movies—Indiana Jones! The Princess Bride!). And then they said their vows underneath an amazing wooden arch they made themselves, decorated with late summer flowers and a lacy curtain. It could not have been more perfect. The party was a blast, and we ended the night by photographing a loving cup ceremony, in which all of the girls from Nichole's sorority joined in a circle with the couple and all drank from an enormous cup. So much fun, and definitely a first for us! 🙂
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EDMONTON – Wildfires that levelled neighbourhoods in Fort McMurray slowed their rampage through tinder dry forest in northern Alberta on Sunday, allowing firefighters in the oilpatch city to focus on hotspots as plans were made for Premier Rachel Notley to survey the damage first-hand.
Notley said the fight against the fire has stabilized to the point where she can visit and begin the next phase of the government's operation to determine what must be done to eventually allow people to return to the city.
Speaking at a media briefing, Notley had to pause to compose herself when she spoke about Mother's Day and two evacuees who were killed in a traffic accident last week.
"Our hearts go out to their families. This is Mother's Day. I am hoping, in all of this crisis, to spend a few minutes today with my own children," Notley said, pausing as her voice cracked. "That not all of us can do that is definitely an awful tragedy. So today, Mother's Day, all of us in Alberta are thinking of you who have suffered these loses."
Emily Ryan, 15, and her stepmother's nephew, Aaron Hodgson, died in the accident a day after the fire drove 80,000 people from the city.
Notley was scheduled to visit Fort McMurray on Monday. The premier warned residents to brace themselves for the images they will see, reminding them that counselling services are available.
"There will be some dramatic images coming from media over the next couple of days," she said.
Chad Morrison with Alberta Wildfire said firefighters have held the line against the fire better than they expected in Fort McMurray.
The weather was also changing and below seasonal temperatures will help firefighters who have been battling the blaze since May 1, he said.
The wildfire did not grow to the size that was expected on Saturday, Morrison said. It covered an area of about 1,600 square kilometres on Sunday and was 30 to 40 kilometres from the Saskatchewan-Alberta boundary.
For the first time since the evacuation began, Morrison expressed a note of optimism in the battle.
"For us, this is great firefighting weather. We can really get in there and really get a handle on this fire and really get a death grip on it," he said.
"For the wildfire stuff, out in the forested area, that's going to take us a long time to clean up. But I feel very buoyed and happy that we are making great progress, especially in the community."
Mother's Day didn't go unmarked at an event for evacuees in Lac la Biche, about three hours south of Fort McMurray.
Volunteers organized a Mother's Day Tea complete with cupcakes, pastries and fruit, along with arts and craft supplies for kids. Girls belonging to a local dance troupe provided the entertainment and handed out fresh roses to all the women in the room.
Wanda Banfield said camping in Wandering River wasn't how she pictured her Mother's Day. She, her husband and three children — aged 9, 12 and 14 — stopped by the Bold Centre to pick up supplies.
"As long as I've got my husband and three kids, that's all that matters," she said.
Lisa Applegarth fled the community of Janvier with her partner, nine children and twin, 17-day-old grandchildren.
Mother's Day has been tough, said Applegarth, who sat outside the centre with a new, donated double-stroller for the twins.
"My kids were sad because they don't have the things that they made for me and I was kind of like, 'Well, it's OK. All mommy needs is your love.' "
Notley was also scheduled to meet leaders from the province's oil industry on Tuesday to discuss the state of their operations and a timeline for restarting them.
Syncrude and Suncor facilities north of Fort McMurray were evacuated but Morrison said the fire did not reach them.
Notley also thanked Canadian National for reacting quickly to get potentially hazardous and flammable rail cars removed from the area.
"That was quick and critical work that save us from any repetition of the tragedy at Lac-Megantic," she said.
Federal Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale visited an evacuation centre on Sunday in Edmonton.
He told reporters that the dry conditions stretching from Quebec to British Columbia have already led to a number of wildfires early in the season.
"This is potentially a very long and difficult problem, not just for Albertans but for all Canadians this summer," he said.
And while the situation in Fort McMurray improved Sunday, Goodale cautioned that it still has a tough road ahead.
"Because of the weather in the last few hours and the weather forecast going forward, it would appear that the situation is moderating, perhaps a bit," he said.
"We may be turning a corner but, quite frankly, it's too early to celebrate. There's still a tremendous amount that needs to be done."
— With files from Lauren Krugel in Lac la Biche, Alta.


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Do you believe that your life is your own, or do you believe that it is a gift from God? How we answer this question will determine how we receive the attributes of God that God has for us. Many people believe that (and live like) their lives are their own. They might say that they believe in God, but they don't give ownership of their lives to God. We are told by the apostle Paul in 1 Corinthians 6:19-20, "19Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; 20you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your body."
It is clear in the Bible that God has given us life, and by Jesus dying on the cross has bought back our lives. So the challenge for us is whether or not we can give up ownership, and accept God as the merciful, gracious, faithful, sovereign God over our lives.
In life, we have many encounters with others that cause us to be hurt, or angry, or disillusioned. In essence, it creates a hole in our hearts. For some, the wound of the heart has been there a long time. For others, it might be a new wound. There are many things that can cause us hurt.Maybe a friend borrowed money, and hasn't returned it, but has since purchased new things. And you are angry. Or, maybe you told a friend a secret, and that friend told someone else. And you are angry. Or, maybe there was a gathering of friends, and you weren't invited. And you are angry. Maybe a child you have raised doesn't acknowledge you or love you, as they should. And you are hurt.
Have you ever experienced any of these emotions? I'm sure we all have. The problem is, that if we let resentment gain life, it turns from hurt to hate. It begins to take on a life of its own, until it consumes you. But resentment can never have a positive outcome. Resentment will lead you down a dark path.
Bitterness can only be removed in one way, and God gives us an example of how this can happen: it comes through forgiveness and showing mercy. As we are told in Matthew 5:7, "Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy." The mercy we receive is in direct proportion with the mercy we give.
What if you had to list all the times you were selfish? What if you had to list all the times you hurt another? The point is, that your list of wrongs would be far greater than the list of things you have done for God.
EX. There is a story of a man who died and found himself at the gates of heaven. He was told that he would be asked some questions, and that he would receive a certain amount of points for each answer. Then he was told that he would need 100 points at the end of the exam to earn his way into heaven. So the questions began:
"What have you done with the life God gave you?" The man stammered for a moment, "Well….I…" Then he thought of something, "I was an elder in my church." "Good," said the angel, "that is worth 1 point." The angel continued, "How have you served others?" The man thought, and then smiled as he remembered some of what he had done: "I volunteered at the Rescue Mission once, and I helped to build a home with Habitat for Humanity. Then there was the time when I volunteered in the youth program for a year." "Very good," the angel replied. "That will be worth another point." ……. At this the man was surprised, and responded: "At this rate, I'll never be able to get into heaven." ….The angel looked at the man for a moment, and then said: "That is exactly right. I'm afraid to tell you that you will never be able to get into heaven on your own. However, the good news is that all who believe in Jesus Christ, will receive eternal life." The man's expression changed as he shouted out: "Oh, I do believe; I do believe." And the angel smiled and said, "I know you do. Your name is written in the book of life. Come, enter into heaven for all eternity!"We understand God to be a God of mercy. We ask God for mercy on Sunday, but on Monday we cry out for justice against another. When we do not know how to give mercy, then we will not know how to receive mercy. God, through Christ, will give us mercy. But we must humble our hearts to find it. God is merciful in that He does not count our sins against us when we put our trust in Jesus Christ.
How has God been merciful to you? How do you need to better receive God's mercy?


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As of today, people who want to engage in Fixed Odds Betting Terminal wagering in the United Kingdom will be required to select time and spending limits. Those that will continue to play despite of the set limit will be forced by staff to take a break once they have reached the limit of 30 minutes of play and have lost GBP 250. The FOBT restrictions are part of the government action on controversial machines that have been drawing huge attention in recent months. By 30 January 2015 operators will fully implement the restrictions and will put notices about responsible gambling on their windows. It is believed that with these restrictions 75% of the players will stop playing when they reach their set limit.
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Arun Srivastava
is one of the most complicated states in the country, where caste is presumed
to define the character of the politics. But in reality that is not the case.
It is class that dictates state politics. The Lok Sabha elections for 2019 in
Bihar promise to be a battle between the backward castes, dalits and upper
castes for the control of the state's economy.
is a feeling among all the caste groups, irrespective of their class character
and economic status that caste-based coalition governments have not succeeded
in solving their issues. The backward castes and dalits with leaders like
Nitish Kumar, Sushil Modi and Ram Vilas Paswan believe that all the benefits
have been conned by the upper caste people, although a general impression has
been created that all the benefits are being given to the backwards and dalits.
has never been the political party of Bihar. Even today it does not reflect the
aspiration of the state's people. It is an umbrella organisation of the upper
caste people, although they do not share a common perception about the party.
Of late the upper caste people have been weighing the option of deserting BJP
and JD(U) and to switch their loyalty to Congress. This may witness the revival
of Congress, but BJP is out to foil this move at any cost. The upper castes
deserted the Congress and switched over to BJP after the Congress leadership
aligned with the backward castes and dalits for its survival.
desertion of Congress could primarily be traced to the massacres that took
place in the seventies and eighties. The Congress leadership was vertically
split on caste lines. Bhumihars, Rajputs and Brahmins were pitted against the
Congress leaders of backward community. In those days Ram Lakhan Singh Yadav
was the prominent face of Congress. But he was embroiled in a caste war and was
accused of supporting Yadav mercenaries against the upper castes. This was the
beginning of the decline of Congress.
feudal elements that constituted the core of the Congress were aggrieved at the
passive attitude of the party. The upper caste population harboured the feeling
that their interests were not safe in the hands of the leadership. It was not
the ideological orientation or their turning to Hinduism that they became
members of the saffron brigade. Instead it was the sense of security that made
them don saffron.
recent months the upper caste electorates have got alienated from Nitish and
his government and come to strongly believe that he is not for them. All the
close associates of Nitish belong to the backward castes. The only backward
caste BJP leader to stay with Nitish was Sushil Mody. In fact, he is the leader
who had worked out the plan to bring Nitish closer to the BJP with the help of
Union minister Arun Jaitley and make him the chief minister though a number of
upper caste BJP leaders were opposed to this move.
some time Nitish has been trying to pamper and win over the upper caste people
especially the Bhumihars. To succeed in his mission he has been relying on his
old friend Lalan Singh but the Bhumihars do not trust him. Nitish's game plan
to get more seats was to please the upper caste voters. But the fact is that
the Bhumihars feel more at ease with the BJP. Even Rajputs are not ready to
support Nitish. They foresee a Rajput-led BJP government.
Nitish claims to have managed to extract a 50:50 seat-sharing deal from Amit
Shah, the BJP is not willing to antagonise its upper caste support base, but it
is still not willing to disclose its cards.
in a significant development the RJD leadership has cautioned Congress against
any BJP plot to drive a wedge between them. Tejashvi believes that a
combination of Congress and RJD would certainly upset the calculations of the
BJP. To make the scenario worse for Nitish the state intelligence officials
have fed the chief minister with the information that a section of the upper
caste population is contemplating their allegiance to Congress. The Congress
cold shouldering Nitish has also received appreciation from the upper caste
people. (IPA Service)
The post Bihar Caste Battle To Take Control Of Economy appeared first on Newspack by India Press Agency.


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Conclusion of 2016 Murder Case
Conviction on Murder Charge Results in Life Term
Media Release
For Immediate Release
Contact: Michelle Bays
775.321.4307 (o); 775.771.6049 (c)
The Washoe County District Attorney's Office has announced that a recent murder prosecution has concluded in the defendant being sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Frederick Douglas Borden, 65 (DOB 7/14/53) was sentenced yesterday by Chief District Court Judge Scott Freeman after having been convicted on charges of First Degree Murder, Robbery, and Fraudulent Acts Concerning Gaming in a September trial. Chief Judge Freeman also imposed a consecutive sentence for an unrelated Grand Larceny charge, to which Borden had pled guilty. Borden has a lengthy criminal record, consisting of 11 prior felony convictions dating back to 1985.
The case against Borden stemmed from a September, 2016 incident, in which the Reno Police Department (RPD) responded to a report of a battery at the Eldorado casino. When officers arrived they determined that Borden had been playing blackjack that evening when he lost a bet and abruptly got up from the gaming table, grabbed the gaming chips he had lost, and began walking away. James Bryant, a 52-year old Eldorado Assistant Casino Shift Manager, approached Borden to discuss his taking of the gaming chips, when Borden unexpectedly punched Mr. Bryant in the face. Mr. Bryant collapsed to the floor and Borden fled. Bryant was taken to Renown Regional Medical Center where he died the next day, having suffered a torn right vertebral artery as a result of the punch. RPD Robbery Homicide Unit detectives were called to investigate and arrested Borden for Robbery. Following Mr. Bryant's death and the findings by the Washoe County Medical Examiner's Office, this office filed Open Murder, Robbery, and Fraudulent Acts Concerning Gaming charges against Borden, and the case proceeded to trial. Borden was subsequently convicted of all three charges.At sentencing, Chief Deputy District Attorney Zach Young argued that a life without the possibility of parole sentence was appropriate for Borden on the murder charge based on the senseless killing of Mr. Bryant. Borden's significant criminal history included prior incidents of violence, his absolute refusal to comply with societal standards and poor compliance history with law enforcement while on previous grants of parole and even while incarcerated. During the sentencing hearing, Borden placed blame on the victim for the crimes and refused to take responsibility for the killing. He also became belligerent towards the judge, requiring the bailiffs to physically restrain him.


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The Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Paris, commonly known as Sacré-Cœur Basilica A popular landmark, the basilica is located at the summit of the Montmarte, the highest point in the city. Sacré-Cœur is a double monument, political and cultural, both a national penance for the supposed excesses of the Second Empire and socialist.
From Montmarte, we took the funiculaire (tram) going up the Basilica. Train tickets can be used here. There is also stair available adjacent to the tram. My kids preferred to take the easy way since they have been walking around in a while.
On the stairs outside the Basilica, people gathered around to view the Paris skyline, watch some entertainment or just sit, eat and drink beer.
|Paris skyline from the Sacré-Cœur Basilica


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Guilford GOP Activist Announces Bid for NC Lt. Gov
"Mark Robinson announced he is running in the Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina at noon Tuesday, July 2 in front of city hall in downtown Greensboro.
If his name is familiar, it's probably because of the video of Robinson speaking before the Greensboro City Council on April 3, 2018. The City Council was planning on canceling a gun show at the Greensboro Coliseum and Robinson who at the time said he didn't own a gun, spoke forcefully about the right of all Americans to own guns. The video went viral and according to Robinson has now been viewed over 100 million times by people all over the world."
See the referenced video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWXnOOD9Txo
Excerpt from the local news source, Rhino Times: http://www.rhinotimes.com/featured-article/mark-robinson-announces-run-for-lt-governor/
For more information: https://www.markrobinsonfornc.com/


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Welcome to Day 2 of the 12 Days of Christmas Workout Series.
If you want to catch any of the other workouts in the series, you can see the complete list here!
Today's workout is going to be a 2 Mile Treadmill Interval Workout.
Before you run away because you hate running or treadmill running, give me a second! In 100% honesty, I have to be in the mood to go on a run, and I am never excited to run on a treadmill. Sometimes though, I need something else in my routine to mix it up and as much as I dread it, the treadmill may be my answer that particular day and by the end I feel great. However, If I am going to run on the treadmill, it has to be done in interval format to keep me entertained and engaged!
I love Interval workouts, wheter it be on the treadmil or through bodyweight cardio and various strength exercieses. You will probably see 99% of my workouts on the site in some type of interval format.
I love interval workouts for three main reasons.
- I can get a more effective workout in half the time. Instead of staying at the same pace for 60 minutes on the treadmill, I can spend 25 minutes doing intervals and get a workout that is just as effective.
- It keeps my focus! I am not looking at the clock waiting for it to hit 45 minutes and wishing it would get there quicker. Instead, I am changing what I am doing constantly and preventing the boredom from hitting.
- It builds my endurance. I can't stress this enough. I have done 3 Half Marathons and 2 15Ks. For two of those runs, I actively involved interval training and felt a noticeable difference in my strength and ability to maintain pace on my long run training days and on race day. On the races I didn't involve interval training, I felt incredibly sluggish about mid way through.
In this 2 mile interval workout, it will combine walking, steady run cycles, and sprints. Within 25 minutes you have 2 miles in and can walk away feeling satisfied!


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