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“The CPEC review meeting considered Master Plan for Gwadar under which it was projected that population in Gwadar would touch 2 million from 2035 to 2050 from existing slightly over 0.1 million. This population will go up to 0.3 million by 2025 and will be increased to 0.4 million by 2035,” Federal Minister for Planning Ahsan Iqbal told reporters after CPEC review meeting held here on Monday evening.
Regarding ML-1, the minister said that Pakistan had sought concessional funding for construction of over $8 billion railway line from Peshawar to Karachi but conversion from Mofcom to China Aid caused delay in finalising of this project but now China assured them to execute projects in speedy manner.
He said the ministries/divisions and departments were directed to complete feasibility studies and other procedural requirements till holding of next general elections in next two to three months so that the upcoming government could resume CPEC work without any further delays.
“We have so far energized $30 billion projects in period of 3 years and it could have touched $40 billion if PTI had not wasted one year in the wake of sit ins in 2014,” he added. On establishment of Special Economic Zones (SEZs), the minister said the Board of Investment and other concerned agencies were directed to analyse incentive package being offered by other countries like Cambodia, Vietnam and others so that relocated industry from China could be incentivized.
He said the SEZ in Islamabad would be constructed along with newly established Islamabad Airport as scarcity of land in the federal capital had become major problematic area as land in the range of 100,000 acres was not available at one place in the federal capital. “We have instructed to construct SEZ in jurisdiction of New Islamabad International Airport even outside Islamabad territory in order to align cargo with newly established facility” he added.
Regarding provinces reluctance to incentivize SEZs, he said that the federal government could provide overall framework and could help building infrastructure but provinces would have to compete on maximising industries in their respective areas. He hoped that the provinces would compete to lure industries relocation in their respective SEZs.
He said that Pakistan plunged itself into wrong wars and there was need to convert our focus from geo-strategic to geo-economics for achieving progress. He said that he was thankful to God as he survived from attack of bullet in order to complete CPEC projects.
When asked him to comment on 100 day plan of PTI after coming into power, he said that Imran Khan should reply on 1825 days regarding his party performance in KP. He said that KP could not copy Punjab because it requires wisdom which they don’t have as the situation in Peshawar had exposed them when they started constructing Metro at last stage that turned the city into ruins.
The number of visas issued to foreign students fell markedly last year amid stricter immigration policies, State Department data show….Some of the slide can be attributed to stepped-up competition from schools in other countries and less support for foreign study by some governments. But immigration attorneys and school officials say Trump administration policies are making the U.S. a tougher destination for foreigners and point to stricter scrutiny of those who do apply.
I don’t know what happened in 2016, but that was when the biggest drop occurred—and it happened on President Obama’s watch. The decline continued during President Trump’s first year, but at a lower pace.
Why did the Obama administration reduce student visas by 27 percent in its final year? Or were there simply fewer applicants? The 2016 figures were released after Trump’s inauguration, so all the stories about it were Trump-centric. But the decline itself happened while Obama was still president. What’s the explanation?
D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton said a few parking spots are holding up a long-planned bicycle lane connecting Union Station to the Capitol.
WASHINGTON — While local commuters are urged to find alternatives to cars, a long-planned bicycle lane connecting Union Station to the Capitol is being blocked, said D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton.
“I believe it is being held up by the (Senate) Sergeant at Arms, for the sake of a few congressional parking spaces,” Norton told WTOP.
Norton said the project — which would construct a protected bike lane between Union Station and the U.S. Capitol grounds on Louisiana Avenue — has received bipartisan support since 2015.
Norton said for the sake of public safety, and relief of traffic congestion on Capitol Hill, she wants U.S. Senate Sergeant at Arms Frank Larkin to drop his opposition to the plan, which has been approved by the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration.
The bike lane would be built using local D.C. Department of Transportation funds.
Norton said existing bike lanes along Pennsylvania Avenue NW and First Street NE have been successful in minimizing car traffic in Downtown D.C.
“We all ought to be very grateful to those who use the bike lanes, that they’re not crowding our buses or subways.,” said Norton.
Calls for comment from the Senate Sergeant at Arms’ office were not immediately returned.
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WASHINGTON—Causing dread and consternation among significant swaths of registered voters, a series of Reuters-Ipsos polls released Tuesday increased fears that the 2018 midterm elections will be won by a wave of politicians. “Right now, many Americans are worried that the 2018 elections could be an absolute landslide for politicians, and everything we’re seeing seems to suggest that this is a very real cause for concern,” said McGill University political analyst Tasha Martin, warning that every predictor released by major polling organizations pointed to a “near-tsunami” of midterm gains for politicians and political figures, groups notorious for being selfish, out of touch with the general public, and corruptly bending to outside interests. “In fact, most predictions offer a nearly 100 percent chance that politicians will win both the House and Senate in November. For most Americans, seeing politicians completely in control of Congress might be enough to cause them to lose all faith in democracy.” Martin added that preliminary polling also raised the frightening specter of a politician taking the White House in 2020.
Dancers Jordan Mercer and Tony Suhadolnik in Chicago Repertory Ballet's "Macbeth."
Chicago Repertory Ballet's synergistic treatment of the most shivery of Shakespeare plays, "Macbeth," unites animated projections, music and dance to excellent effect, suggesting both the usual bleak, wet and lonely heath, perfectly suited to murder, and our own time and place, mired in never-ending wars.
Now in its fourth season, the company boasts its first full-length story ballet with "Macbeth," at the Ruth Page Center through March 12. It's an expeditious staging in three acts with a contemporary look and terrific curb appeal, thanks to John Pobojewski's projections and artistic director Wade Schaaf's set design, which fully incorporates the Ruth Page's stage within a stage, connected by ramps to the main stage to establish a striking depth of field.
Pobojewski's shifting, often abstracted projections tower at the rear and line the balcony level along the sides, enclosing audience and dancers alike in this horrifying story. Contemporary war images early on, especially a long-held shot of a tank in a rubble-strewn desert, are especially potent.
In Schaaf's violent, cynical world — vivid without being overdone — war marshals gloat, smiling eerily, over their victories in an early scene set to reverential music (the sound design is Schaaf's) and shouts of "hurrah!" Those same cheers become more surreal when the guests repeat them at the climactic ball that opens Act 3, after the king and Banquo have been murdered. Waltzing with bewildering glee, the six couples include almost everyone in the small cast: witches, the military, courtiers. But Schaaf makes a virtue of necessity.
So too he works hard with his largely female cast, who, for better and worse, drive the story. The witches, femmes fatales in torn black stockings, not only deliver the prophecies but also carry out the action, becoming Macbeth's hired killers. As Hecate, the commanding Jacqueline Stewart dances powerfully on pointe, her eyes shooting daggers.
Unfortunately, the witches' agency takes something away from Macbeth's. In this staging, his vacillations and detachment make him less than tragic: He's not evil enough to despair over being evil. In the evening's most contemporary choreography, Tony Suhadolnik throws himself all over the stage, poignantly embodying Macbeth's anguish and terror. Still, this Scottish king is more wuss than warrior.
Macbeth's subordination to his lady also undercuts the tragedy of his actions. Jordan Mercer as Lady Macbeth physically commandeers him, especially in the confrontational duet that ends Act 1, grabbing his arms. Though in many respects their duets are traditional, the man's usual support of the woman on pointe becomes almost incidental: Mercer is steady and strong on her own, and so focused she's almost unrecognizable as the drifty sleepwalker.
A dizzying duet for Macduff and his doomed lady, well danced by Daniel Chenoweth and Sarah Olson, provides a loving counterpoint to the dysfunctional Macbeths. In general, Schaaf lingers over the pas de deux, while scenes furthering the action are efficient, brisk.
Some aspects of this staging can be confusing. Wives are bewilderingly plentiful. And though Kate Vandivier dances as Banquo with a fascinating lightness, it's hard at first to see her as a male lead. Given the small cast, some characters appear as extras, also disorienting.
Attempting to meet the challenges of a major work for a small company, Schaaf stumbles at times. But overall he and the dancers prove admirably sure-footed.
Mitch McConnell is feeling the sting from being blindsided by the president’s abrupt short-term debt-limit deal with congressional Democrats. Congressional Republicans, after all, really wanted a debt-limit increase that would extend past the 2018 midterm elections, avoiding another potential intra-party meltdown.
Mr. McConnell said that he insisted the newly passed legislation preserve Treasury’s ability to apply “extraordinary measures” and shift money within government accounts to pay off debt and extend federal borrowing power.
That will delay the need for another increase in the debt limit well beyond the December deadline that Democrats have been trumpeting as their big moment of leverage. And Mr. McConnell said he did so over the objections of Senator Chuck Schumer of New York, the Democratic leader and aforementioned counterpart.
McConnell was able to make this claim because it’s the Republican Treasury Department that gets to decide when its usual arsenal of “extraordinary measures” (such as suspending regular reinvestment of government funds to “free up” space for other debt) to keep federal borrowing within the debt limit has run out. And it appears Congress can avoid a new debt-limit increase until March of next year.
That’s not exactly a big coup, since March carries the debt-limit debate into an election year, where difficult votes often become even more difficult. But it does decouple the debt-limit and government-funding votes, which might have together provided an irresistible temptation to hostage takers, from Democrats wanting a DREAM Act or an Obamacare fix, to Republicans wanting big domestic spending cuts.
For McConnell himself, the most important thing is that he’s now able to push back against the narrative that his own party’s president preferred to deal with Chuck Schumer. But this involves pulling the wool over the eyes of Trump as well as Schumer. There could still be a price to pay for his deception.
Pattie Mallette is not just Justin Bieber’s mom. She’s the author of a new book called “Nowhere But Up.” Alisyn Camerota and Jennifer Rivera welcomed Mallette on this week’s In The Greenroom.
Simon Cowell Thinks Justin Bieber Needs a Break: Hear His Mom's Response!
Justin Bieber has faced some sharp criticism in recent weeks, including over his appearance at the Billboard Music Awards and his behavior at concerts. His mother, Patti Mallette, stopped by Fox and Friends this morning to discuss her son and her new book, Nowhere But Up.
Rocky Mount police nabbed a robbery suspect Tuesday, catching him with the cash in the process.
Police responded to a call concerning a robbery about 5:39 p.m. on Tuesday at the Dollar General on the 500 block of East Raleigh Boulevard. The cashier said a man jumped over the counter, grabbed cash from the till and fled the store. No weapon was used in the robbery.
After responding to the call, Rocky Mount police located a suspect behind the store and were able to apprehend him. They also were able to recover the cash, said Sgt. Brad Summerlin of the Rocky Mount Police Department.
Richard James, 35, was arrested and charged with common law robbery in connection with the incident. He was jailed under a $25,000 secured bond in the Edgecombe County Detention Center.
Jeremiah Grossman from White Hat Security joins us to talk about clickjacking.
Free Trendnet updates TV-M7 wireless camera monitor application.
Alleged PS3 Slim spy photos get cease-and-desist treatment.
Ray in Georgia asked Brian Cooley if he still loved the Smart Car. Short answer? No. Andrew from England asked about iPhoto loading everytime he plugs his iPod Touch in and how to minimize subwoofer bass from going through the floor. You can turn off a preference in iPhoto to stop it loading.
Auralex SubDude for isolating bass sounds.
Jeremiah Grossman's Top Ten Hacking Techniques. This link includes the chart showing how the IFRAME clickjacking works.
The Airfoil software that lets you stream Web music to Airport express.
Reinstall Windows XP without the CD.
Tales sent this link for replacing Windows CDs on HP machines in Europe.
Official Microsoft policies on replacing lost Microsoft software.
Heat a large frying pan until hot then add half of the butter and all of the chicken pieces. Fry the chicken, stirring frequently, until golden-brown on all sides, then remove from the pan and set aside.
Melt the remaining butter in another large frying pan over a medium heat. Add the onion and fry for 3-4 minutes, until softened and golden-brown.
Add the ginger and garlic and fry for one minute.
Add the cloves, bay leaves, cassia stick, turmeric, black pepper and chillies and fry for 1-2 minutes to release the flavours.
Add the lemon juice, season, to taste, with salt and freshly ground black pepper and garnish with chopped coriander leaves.
To serve, place a spoonful of cooked rice onto each of four plates and spoon the curry alongside. Sprinkle with red onion rings, crispy bacon, coconut, peanuts and hard-boiled egg.
“Oh dear, I might not be Irish,” Bono told the crowd at a screening of Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom on Monday. “I’m at a loss for words; that doesn’t happen usually.” U2 wrote a song for the movie’s soundtrack, and had just been introduced by Zenani Mandela, Nelson Mandela’s daughter. “Um, thank you,” Bono stammered. “Uh, wow . . . um, yeah.” The rock star was literally speechless. Well, for a minute, anyway.
“In case you haven’t noticed, we’re not African; we are Irish,” he began again. “That really means that getting the call to do this was sort of overwhelming, and an honor. But, you know, this man, Zenani’s dad*—*when you think about it like that, her *dad—*really turned our life upside down. Or right-side up. And we have been working for him since we were teenagers; he’s been telling us what to do. It’s a giant part of our life,” he gushed.
Later we got a chance to talk with Bono, who explained the process behind writing the song.
As for playing Mandela himself, actor Idris Elba said he went through four-hour makeup sessions to transform from young to old, depending on the scene they were shooting that day. He prepared by studying footage of the civil rights beacon.
Was Elba surprised by anything he discovered during his research?
Grace Elizabeth Wenger, 78, 6324 Magnolia Homes Road, Orlando, died Tuesday. Born in Mohnton, Pa., she moved to Orlando from there in 1954. She was a homemaker and member of the St. John Lutheran Church, Winter Park. She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, Orange Chapter 137, Apopka. Survivors: husband, Warren; son, Michael E., Mulvane, Kan.; daughter, Carol W. Hanson, Potsdam, N.Y.; brother, Williard S. George, Albuquerque, N.M.; four grandchildren. Garden Chapel Home for Funerals, Orlando.
Some of the companies that RPP Infra Projects serve include, Neyveli Lignite Corporation, IVRCL Infrastructures and Larsen and Toubro among others.
Chennai: Infrastructure major RPP Infra Projects has bagged its maiden order from Southern Railways, valued at Rs 11.9 crore.
RPP Infra Projects is engaged in development work of infrastructure like highways, roads, bridges and civil construction works. It received its maiden order worth Rs 11.9 crore from Southern Railways, the Chennai-based company said in a regulatory filing.
"This is the start of our new relations with Southern Railways," company's Chairman and Managing Director Arul Sundaram said.
"With rapid infrastructure development throughout the country and with good margins in this kind of order, the company is poised to achieve greater revenues and profits in the coming years", he added.
The notification did not give details or the nature of the project.
Shares of the company closed at Rs 120.50, down 0.74 per cent from previous close on BSE.
DUP MP IAN Paisley has been suspended from the House of Commons for 30 sitting days.
The suspension will come into effect in early September and Paisley’s salary will be withdrawn. He has also been suspended by the DUP pending further investigation into his conduct”.
It comes after the North Antrim MP was found by a parliament watchdog to have broken rules by not declaring two trips to Sri Lanka that were paid for by its government before he advocated on their behalf.
The chair of the Standards Committee, Sir Kevin Barron, said they had concluded Paisley was guilty of serious misconduct”. The Speaker of the House, John Bercow, described it as a regrettable state of affairs”.
Paisley earlier vowed that he will not go quietly into the night”.
The value of the trips, which included helicopter flights for his family, have been put at between £50,000-£100,000.
The breaches have also raised the prospect that the North Antrim MP could be unseated.
MPs who are suspended for more than 21 days can a face recall petition and if it is signed by more than 10% of eligible electors then the seat is declared vacant and a by-election would follow.
But in an article written by Paisley published in today’s Ballymena Guardian, he said he would fight any such by-election if it came.
They are opportunists, some with questionable motives, and I can tell them that I have no intention of going quietly into the night,” Paisley wrote.
If a petition leads to a by-election make no mistake about it, I will seek re-election as I have never run away from an election in my life and I don’t intend to do so now.
Earlier in the article Paisley again apologised but said that, while he accepted the punishment, his actions were the result of an unintentional error.
Paisley said that the rules he broke were confusing” and that the letter he sent advocating on behalf of the Sri Lankan government was interpreted harshly.
I’m man enough to accept that the committee has found against me and will have to live with that consequence, however I am equally prepared to point out what will be my proportionate response, ” Paisley wrote.
Opposing politicians including those from Sinn Féin, the SDLP and the Alliance Party have called on Paisley to either resign, be dismissed or consider his position as an MP.
In spite of the PM needs his vote to get through the Brexit fiasco, on a point of principal he is suspended, rightfully so.
This will never happen in the corrupt SL.
LOS ANGELES – The Lakers got an all-too-predictable victory Friday night over the Minnesota Timberwolves. They also got some help from the despised Boston Celtics, whose victory over the Houston Rockets helped the Lakers clinch a playoff spot.
Then they got a dose of unpleasant medical news.
Lakers center Andrew Bynum left their 104-96 victory over the Timberwolves at Staples Center after suffering a strained left Achilles tendon in the third quarter. He did not return to the game and will be re-evaluated today, the team said.
Bynum had 11 points and grabbed five rebounds in 20 minutes.
Otherwise, the Lakers’ fifth consecutive victory was best described as uneventful. They took the lead in the early minutes and held it for most of the game, rolling almost effortlessly to their 10th consecutive victory over the Timberwolves.