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A fresh blast of wintry weather will hit Britain, bringing more snow and icy conditions, forecasters said today.
There will also be a risk of widespread ice as overnight temperatures drop below zero.
John Hutchinson, forecaster with MeteoGroup, said snow showers in the East would be broken up by sunny spells today and tomorrow before turning heavier towards the end of the week.
He said: “Most of the sleet and snow will be in eastern areas, and Kent will see the worst of it.
“Through today there will be sunny spells with the wintry showers in eastern parts and temperatures will rise to between 3C and 5C. That bit more sunshine will mean the snow will struggle to settle during the day, though it could settle over the hills in north-east England.
“Tomorrow, the sunny spells will turn increasingly to snow showers which will continue overnight and into Thursday and Friday.
David Sparks, chairman of the Local Government Association transport and regeneration board, said councils would continue to “work tirelessly” to keep roads and people safe and to make sure essential services could still function.
Mr Sparks, a councillor on Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council, in the West Midlands, said local authorities would work together to share salt supplies and make sure it was available in the worst affected areas.
“Despite forecasts of a mild winter, many councils stockpiled more salt this year but after the longest cold snap in 30 years, systems are stretched but are holding up,” he said.
“With more snow forecast for some parts of the UK, everyone, including central government and the Highways Agency, is going to have to carefully manage the way they use salt.
“Although in some areas, last month’s snow and freezing weather went away, councils in many places have had to continue to grit the roads.
Steve Case’s Rise of the Rest tour, meant to highlight growing startup ecosystems in five Midwestern cities, will embark on its second leg next week.
Today, the tour announced the finalists for pitch competitions at each of the five stops. At stake is a $100,000 personal investment from Case and a trip to next year’s South by Southwest festival in Austin, TX.
—Beekeeper Labs, a company focused on collaborative software that democratizes data analytics.
—CODAWorx, a website that allows artists and designers to communicate, collaborate, and network.
—Fishidy, an app that provides maps, reports, and other tools to help anglers find the best spots to fish.
—MobCraft, a “beer tech” startup that crowdsources craft beer recipes and then brews the most popular suggestions.
—Murfie, a Techstars Boston alum that will take your CD collection and turn it into a library of digital files housed on its online servers.
—Project Foundry, a Web-based workflow management system that helps teachers and students complete personalized learning projects.
—SnowShoe, a Techstars Boulder alum making little plastic widgets that conduct electricity, sending current from the user’s body to a smartphone or tablet touchscreen for two-factor identification.
—Stemina Biomarker Discovery, which makes products that test the effects of chemical compounds and drug candidates on human stem cells.
—WholeTrees, which makes cost-efficient, sustainable building materials from forest byproducts.
The Rise of the Rest tour will hit Madison on Oct. 6 before going on to Minneapolis, Des Moines, Kansas City, and St. Louis.
WASHINGTON – Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan on Monday forwarded to Congress the list of construction projects the Pentagon could delay to pay for President Donald Trump's border wall.
The projects range across the country and around the world, from an air traffic control tower in Alabama to fuel tanks in Australia, according to the 21-page document.
Democrats pounced on the list and Trump's emergency declaration as a political stunt.
On the House side, Evan Hollander, a spokesman for the House Appropriations Committee, said Congress had been seeking the list for weeks and found little in its release to clarify what projects could be targeted.
"Today’s submission is just a list that tells Congress what military construction projects it already approved, and is nothing more than another stall tactic designed to delay the political consequences of President Trump’s emergency declaration," Hollander said.
The Pentagon's list contains projects that require funding after September, putting them into the 2020 fiscal year. Not all of the projects listed would be used to fund the wall, according to a memo attached to the list. The Air Force, Army, Navy and National Guard list potential projects that could be affected, touching states from Maine to Hawaii.
Prof. Angelina YUEN delivers a speech at the Summit.
HUNG HOM, Hong Kong - Dec. 5, 2018 - PRLog -- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) co-hosted the University Social Responsibility (USR) Summit 2018 in Haifa, Israel, with University of Haifa and The Hebrew University of Jerusalem in early December this year.
The USR Summit is a biennial flagship event of the University Social Responsibility Network (USRN), a global alliance initiated by PolyU. The USR Summit this year gathered over 100 senior government officials, academics, community leaders and students of higher education institutions from various countries to discuss the role of universities on the theme of "Universities' Social Responsibility in Shaping a Future of Critical Hope".
Prof. Angelina YUEN, PolyU's Senior Advisor to the President and also the Chairperson of the Executive Committee of the USRN; Prof. Gustavo MESCH, Rector of University of Haifa; and Prof. Yaffa ZILBERSHATS, Chair of the Planning and Budgeting Committee, Council of Higher Education in Israel, officiated the launch of the Summit at the University of Haifa on Sunday (2 December).
Prof. Yuen expressed the excitement of seeing USRN, which started from a small dream a couple of years ago, has now become a worldwide network to promote social responsibility amongst global universities. "We are very glad to work with so many renowned member universities across the world. We look forward to advancing the growth of USRN to raise the awareness of social responsibility among universities in different parts of the world."
Mr. BAN Ki-moon, the 8th Secretary General of the United Nations, also sent his congratulations to this year's Summit through a video speech.
The three-day Summit consisted of different plenary and parallel sessions around the theme of USR and study tours in both the Haifa region and Jerusalem. The inauguration of the USR Students Network was also held during the Summit. Student representatives from the USRN member universities made presentations on their community engagement experiences, and discussed with their counterparts about the possible collaborative cross-border projects.
The Summit was concluded in The Hebrew University of Jerusalem on 4 December 2018.
PolyU established the USRN in 2015 in the belief that universities have an obligation to collaborate as well as identify solutions to address economic, social and environmental challenges facing the world today, making the world more just, inclusive, peaceful and sustainable. USRN is a platform to bring universities together to exchange ideas as well as share resources and best practices. The member universities also collaborate on impactful projects in an endeavour to promote and foster USR initiatives in higher education on a global scale. Today, there are 16 member universities in the USRN.
Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Bekir Bozdag on Thursday called the Organization of Islamic Cooperation's (OIC) Istanbul declaration, which recognized East Jerusalem as Palestine's capital, a "historic milestone".
"East Jerusalem is now the capital of the Palestinian state and all countries that attended the [OIC] summit have accepted the statement declaring Palestine's capital as East Jerusalem. This is historic milestone in the Palestinian cause, Palestinian matters and in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict," Bozdag said.
Bozdag said the extraordinary Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) summit held in Istanbul on Wednesday stressed that U.S. President Donald Trump's decision on Jerusalem was "null and void".
The extraordinary summit and final declaration came in response to Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital last week.
Bozdag reiterated that Jerusalem was not only significant for Muslims but also for Christians.
The U.S. with its decision has lost its mediator role in the Israel-Palestine peace negotiations, Bozdag stated.
"The U.S. had a mediator role in the Palestine-Israel peace negotiations, and because the U.S. has taken Israel's side in the region and acted against a resolution that it also signed, this has caused it to lose their mediator role [...] The Palestinian cause has experienced a milestone and entered a new phase," he said.
He also stated that issues in the Middle East could only be resolved via the unity of Muslim countries.
"It is evident that unless the al-Quds [Jerusalem] matter is resolved, issues in the Middle East will not be resolved [...] It is highly important that the United Nations preserve the previous agreements taken."
The OIC is the second-largest inter-governmental body after the United Nations, and its 57 member states spread over four continents.
Los Angeles (CNN) — The InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown opened in 2017 in the sleek and sparkling Wilshire Grand Center, bringing a notable new landmark to the city: Spire 73.
The outdoor bar and cocktail lounge is located far above L.A. on the hotel's 73rd floor, making it the highest open-air bar in the Western Hemisphere.
InterContinental guests and the public alike can take a smooth, quiet ride in the hotel's elevators to that towering perch, where they're greeted by 360˚ views of sprawling Los Angeles below, including Dodger Stadium, the Hollywood sign, the Griffith Park Observatory and the Pacific Ocean.
Also visible: notoriously traffic-heavy Highways 10, 101 and 110, where miles-long trails of red and white lights twinkle into view as the sun sinks below the horizon each evening.
Playing up Los Angeles' often warm weather, Spire 73's patio is furnished with a variety of seating scenarios, including a sleek bar; wire-frame armchairs and tables arranged beneath large umbrellas; low-slung, shaggy sofas tucked between clean-lined fireplaces; and high-back chairs nestled along the lounge's perimeter, directly overlooking the city.
Despite the bar's roughly 1,000-foot height, there's no need to worry about chilly winds. Thick, glass walls keep the breeze at bay, and servers are happy to offer up plush blankets for extra insulation when temperatures dip.
Of course, Spire 73's main attraction is its drink menu, which emphasizes classic cocktails with updated twists. Not sure what to order? Here are three signature tipples to drink in along with those jaw-dropping views.
Spire 73 makes its Kumquat Old Fashioned with Suntory Japanese whisky.
Traditionalists won't want to miss this updated take on a timeless favorite. Japanese whisky and fresh kumquat give Spire 73's version a lighter mouth feel and a slightly sweet taste.
"This is our twist on an Old Fashioned," says Martin Romero, Spire 73's assistant food and beverage manager. "We use Suntory Japanese whisky as opposed to any regular scotch or bourbon, for starters. We muddle the kumquat in the drink and then we strain it, so you're not going to get any of the actual fruit in it. We use pure cane sugar in this, and we top it off with a little muddled kumquat, which gives it a little bit of sweetness. It's very nicely balanced."
Jun Sur, the hotel's food and beverage director, explains that when it comes to Japanese whiskies, "Yamazakis, Suntorys, Hibikis, they tend to be [made] in elevations that use purified, clearer waters, which makes the whiskies a little better, and it gives [them] a floral essence, a fruity essence, so it's a little different from a regular Old Fashioned.
"A lot of people are not whisky or bourbon drinkers precisely for that reason; they can be very heavy. [The Japanese whisky] is not as heavy as a traditional whisky or bourbon," Sur says.
The Scotch-based 1100 Feet is Spire 73's best-selling cocktail.
Taking its name from the building's height -- including its signature spire that towers above the bar -- the 1100 Feet, which is Spire 73's best-selling cocktail, also pays homage to Los Angeles' cultural mix.
"We wanted to go first and foremost with the actual height of the building, which is 1,100 feet, but, more importantly, it's got a little bit of everything [in it]," says Romero. "It really is a testament to the blending pot that we have here in L.A."
The cocktail's main ingredient, the single-malt Glenmorangie Scotch, is made in Ross-shire, in the Scottish Highlands.
Rhubarb bitters, which Romero describes as "herbal and bitter," are a product of Jamaica, as is the drink's dried-apricot garnish. D.O.M. Bénédictine, an herbal liqueur that consists of 27 different spices and herbs ("None of them really overpower the others," Romero says), comes from France.
Rounding out the 1100 Feet's ingredients is Lillet Blanc vermouth, which gives the drink a touch of dryness.
"[Glenmorangie is] a Scottish whisky which I adore, so I wanted to use it as a base, and we use a little bit of Lillet Blanc and some Caribbean bitters to make it a little bit more interesting," says Florence Granteral Fall, the food and beverage manager for Spire 73 and the InterContinental's Lobby Lounge.
"We decided to have a fairly multicultural beverage list, and this drink is an expression of that."
If your taste buds lean the way of tequila, Spire 73's updated Paloma is a winner. It gives a nod to Korean Air, who built the Wilshire Grand Center and occupies a portion of its office space.
"[Korean Air's] chairman is a big fan of Makgeolli," says Fall of the Korean spirit that her team added to their version of the Paloma, a drink typically made by combining tequila and grapefruit soda.
"Makgeolli is a rice spirit, and it's a very difficult alcohol to marry. We found that it goes well with the Código tequila, which is a small-collection artisanal tequila aged in French oak barrels from Napa Valley. It has a very specific flavor."
Agave and lime add hints of sweetness and tartness, respectively, while grapefruit juice and Mixwell grapefruit soda give the cocktail a slightly bitter but clean finish, and a just-right dash of effervescence.
Spire 73 is in the InterContinental Downtown Los Angeles, housed in the sparkling new Wilshire Grand Center.
Although you won't want to miss a visit to Spire 73, the open-air bar isn't the only food-and-drink option to explore at the new InterContinental in Downtown Los Angeles.
The 889-room hotel is also home to Sora, a sushi restaurant complete with a sushi conveyor belt and an array of Japanese whiskies; Dekkadance, a "farm-to-fork" buffet restaurant whose $75 Sunday brunch includes bottomless glasses of bubbly; and, on the 71st floor, the fine-dining steakhouse La Boucherie, which serves traditional French fare, premium steaks, seafood and fish alongside a 1,200-bottle wine list and cocktail menu.
If you're as picky about your cutlery as you are your cuts of meat, you'll feel right at home at La Boucherie.
There, restaurant servers make tableside knife presentations, ensuring each patron picks just the right tool for the task. An elaborate mustard-pairing presentation and a flaming chocolate soufflé round out La Boucherie's more sensational highlights.
Lindsay Lambert Day is a freelance travel and lifestyle writer based in Atlanta.
Humility is a good thing, but to really appreciate it you have to completely immerse yourself in it. Shame and embarrassment have to fill your every pore, to become assimilated into your very being. Only then can you taste the sweet essence of complete humbleness. To that end, each year I submit cartoons to the National Cartoonists Society so that other cartoonists can click their tongues and agonize among themselves over who is going to be the one to tell me my cartoons are (a) not very funny, and/or (b) not very well drawn. It is all part of the annual Reuben Awards competition among professional cartoonists, and so far I have amassed a perfect record in humiliation.
But that is about to change, because in addition to military cartoons, I have also dipped my toes into the civilian cartoon world with Workfarce. It is kind of like playing the lottery by buying two tickets instead of one. The odds are still astronomically high against winning, but with two cartoons I have doubled my chances.
One of the newer categories is called “Online Comics – Short Form”, specifically for online-only cartoons like Workfarce. So here are the twelve that will be submitted this year (I’ll show the Broadside/Greenside submission later).
Marijuana Market Value Larger than Tobacco’s, Nearly the Size of Wheat’s – 24/7 Wall St.
The legal U.S. wholesale value of the cannabis market last year was $5.7 billion, nearly four times the value of the tobacco market and more than three-quarters the size of the U.S. wheat market. The value of the market continues to grow as prices fall and production rises.
According to the 2017-2018 edition of the Cannabis Benchmarks’ Annual Review and Outlook on the marijuana market, the spot index average price per pound of marijuana fell from $1,789 in 2016 to $1,562 in 2017, a 13% drop.
The spot index itself dropped 20% in 2016, from $2,030 at the end of 2015 to $1,615 at the end of 2016. In 2017 the index dropped another 6% from $1,532 to $$1,436.
The following table from Cannabis Benchmarks shows the volume of various commodities as well as their value for 2017. Wholesale marijuana volume rose from 3 million pounds in 2016 to 3.7 million pounds in 2017. Again that’s more than four times the volume of the wholesale tobacco market.
The analysts at Cannabis Benchmarks also noted that oversupply in the Colorado market has driven prices down from around $1,350 a pound in January of 2017 to near $1,100 at the end of the year. Falling prices have almost erased the value differences among various strains of cannabis. The analysts suggest that a previous conviction that cannabis is to varied to become commoditized is belied by what’s happening in the Colorado market.
California, Washington, and Oregon also saw wholesale prices drop sharply over the course of 2017. California harvests were the best in years as were harvests in Oregon.
Azerbaijan, Baku, 16 August / Trend , corr. R.Ergun/ On 16 August, one more group of Azerbaijani sportsmen left for Beijing to participate at the Olympiad. The group includes gymnasts and taekwondoist Rashad Ahmadov.
This is the second group of Azerbaijani sportsmen, who left for Beijing. The first group left for the capital of China on 6 August.
Performance of our gymnasts in the team examination will take place on 21 August.
Ahmadov will join fight on 22 August.
Azerbaijani sportsmen who completed participation at the Olympiad in Beijing will return to Baku today at night.
On a day when Minnesota is experiencing its first deep freeze of the season, a federal judge has decided to unfreeze the UnitedHealth stock options held by former CEO William McGuire, the Associated Press reports. The action means McGuire can exercise any options not tied to pending legal settlements related to the backdating scandal that forced him to resign. A year ago, McGuire said the options were worth $910 million, but the company’s stock value has fallen since then.
TULSA – Authorities are investigating after two people were killed in a single-vehicle collision in Tulsa County.
The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says the accident happened Sunday at about 2 a.m. on the Creek Turnpike.
The patrol says Glenpool resident Rick Shannon Crenshaw and Missouri resident Korey T. Stark left the road to the right at a high rate of speed and struck a concrete barrier.
Both men were ejected as the vehicle came to a rest on the outside shoulder.
The victims were pronounced dead at the scene from their injuries. Troopers say they are investigating which of the men was driving the vehicle.
HOUMA � The finalists and winners for the top teachers in Terrebonne will be announced at a media event Thursday, almost two months earlier than usual.